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THURSDAY, JUNE 1, 1918.
THE WAR.
TO-DAY'S" TELEGRAMS.
(Reiter's Service to the China Mai.)
VERDUN.
GERMANS CONCENTRATING FOR ANOTHER SUPREME EFFORT.
Fassios, May 31. The Rotterdam ecirespondent of the Daily Telegraph says the ther- nahs are concentrating fareed Hyg another suprenie effort at Verslin on imele imparalleled since the begin ning of the battle. The Russian frent is being dennded to the lust passikke usan, and it is reported that she latest reinforgenients include i Bhusands of Austrians,
the stars
THE MESOPOTAMIA DOSSIER.
SEVERE CRITICISM BY THE TIMES."
TONDON, May 31 The Flours severely | criticises, thus tovernment's Mésopotamia master. particularly for its missions.
It frusts that General. Sir" Joba Nixon will explain why he never transmittal General Townshend's view, and why be devided to dis- regand then.
The Timex,, o says, a seriousi The" lollowing noře 147 where fighting is forest indicates the responsibility retryches to General suluv opttacking to the positions Milf Sir Deschamp Dur, the Commander, 2014 at 20 saris west of Stortin-chief in India, who though he Home Bend Man hilly which i regarded as the sunin position north it tight not have been acquainted Charmy tider The capture bf A Paris with Genet Townshend's objec Ridge somni previnally ensure the cheoy Lions, knew the precise strength of
edning Verdun. 11.1 338 is 'n far
his forer, and ought to have beeh jooped billi, the expense of which would
aware of the risks involvest. go miong way to render Mort Momdise
Fu demands the trutle regarding the antenabbed and behin her positivas | there is my realis goni defensivo groant | repulse of Majar tienend, Aylmer at waril the main positioʻli sa t'harmy Badge Essium on Mawh 8th, when, the is reached, fur miles father south. Timer delines. Kut could consity Hill 206 is very story upon every site have been relievi, but for unperdone" of peninsula bully on the patible mistakes.
except the west, jotting wait like a sort
The Germans have this given mand o theiate to the easier contents of f filter western sider, Bin the Farmy's viforių į kav Aye trans Ron cenfined f. than side of the position and they have also!
ut fucked repoundly between the handj
Hood Man "Mill position.
The
THE CONQUEST OF THE
CAMEROONS.
EARLIER TELEGRAMS.
THE YERDUN STRUGGLE.
TERRIER NEW GERMAN
DASSAULT,
Paris, May 30,
A tribe new German assault at
THE CHINA MAIL.
GREEKS AROUSED BY BULGAR INVASION.
REPORTED SERIOUS, TROUBLE IN ATHENS.
BRITISH POST-WAR TRADE POLICY.
INDIA AND PREFERENTIAL
TRADING.
CHINESE AFFAIRS.
HARPER'S
(Reuters Stevice to the China Stall PRICKLY HEAT POWDER
THE SITUATION IN CHINA,
A NATURAL' EMOLLIENT AND ABSOKBENT DUSTING POWDER SCIENTIFICALLY COMPOUNDED FOR USE IN THE TREATMENT OF With the declaration of indepen- |ALL ITCHING INFLAMMATORY CONDITIONS OF THE SKIN,
Siteyoual, May BL
LONDON, May 30,
EONDON, May 30. The censorship la vary strict at In the House of Coramona Me Norton- Athens, where serious disturbances are Griffiths asked whether the Imperial said to have occurred. The little news Government intended to take any action that is allowish to pass indicates the before the termination of the war with a dence by tha Province of Flunan strength of feeling aroused by the view to the gloption of a preferential there and now eight province in PREVENTION Bulgarian invasion. Macecfoning Destructing policy with India in favour of revolt, while Slanting is practically puties are urging that Parliament the United Kingdom, the Dominions,
OF shotki meet this week to disensa. the fand our Allies,
in rebel harul.
matte.
Mr. Asquith-All aspects of our traile policy after the war are being lavent kated by the Goverment and will be BRISKER FIGHTING ON RUSSIAN Esenssl at the Fenomic Conference
FRONT.
I canot anticipate the results of these Escussions and investigations by making Sa statement on one aspect of it.
Colonal Yate--W India e repre- sented at the Conference!
Mr. Asquith No.
TRANSFER OF SERBIAN ARMY COMPLETED.
Pernoonan, May 31,
A communiqué says that minor fighting has been ones rather briske sele long the greater part of the front.
-There is no change in the Cau-
EAST AFRICAN CAMPAIGN.
BUITE OCCUTY NEU LANGENBERG.
Lospos, May 30.
It is officially goponticed thas Brigadier Geneal Northes compelled the enemy to evacuate New Longen place, capturing large quantities of "berg, and afterwards nccupied the
anunition, food, and stores of alla kimla.
PARIR, May 31. The French Admiralty announces that the transfer of the Serbian Army from Corfu to Salaika has now beeli complete L
Foreigners are generally of opinion SORE FEET that the forced ublication of Yuan Shih Kai is the only solution of the debullock,
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THE REPORTED POISONING OF
THE PRESIDENTY"
Pests, May 31. The report of the poisoning of Yuan Sbi Kai is absolutely untrue.
(Weh The Yet Po's Sercice.)'
THE SUPPRESSION OF THE
REBELLION. · ·
DEKING, May 31. The Government has informed the
THE MEDICAL ARRANGEMENTS IN Legations that the rebellion will ho
MESOPOTAMIA.
LONDON, May 30.
suppressed in a few months more, instead of in six months as praviously
Chamberlain said he was able to give date for the submision of the Report of the Cafimission of Enquiry into the The enemy garrison at Namena, break down of the medical arrange 23 miles north east of Abercorn,iments in Mesopotamia. He was entire
ly opposed to the saggestion of an interim Report.
In the House of Commons Mr. Akantel
-invasted.
KAISER RETURNS TO THE FRONT.
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AMSTERDAM, May 30. The Kidser las returned to the' Iruit.
COTTON WORKERS' DISPUTE.
Loxtos, May 30.
Erders and
The famenshire' Weavers have row alan refused the employers' offer.
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THE FOOD SITUATION IN
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GERMANY.
A LONG CONFERENCE,
AMSTERDAM, May 30
The Imperial Chancellor (Dr.
LANDON, May 31. Venign starket, the 101st day of the Bethmann-Hollweg) had a long con
Fettle.
ference with the King of Bavaria ut Munich.
BRITISH STEAMERS TORPEDOED.
LONDON, May 30, The British steamer Trunkly was torpedoed in the Mediterraneas. The crew were landed at Algiers,
The British" steamer Southgate has also been smk Twenty-two were savert"
SECRET AMERICAN DEAL. A
REPORTED LOAN. OF $20,000,000 (GOLDE
The Peking Gazette of the 24th inat, gives the following:-
THE PRESIDENT.
PERS, May 31.
A Japanese paper states that the report that Yuan Shih Kai la seriousły ill is quite true.
RUMOURED CHANGE IN THE GOVERNMENT.
PERING, May 31: There is a persistent rumour that eneral Fung Kok Chang, of Nan- king, has been suuntooned to. Peking
Tuan Chi-juk sncceed
(the Premier). Should be disobey the carler, the Government will ude
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THE PROVINCE OF SHANTPNO.
Praise, May 31
Tan Chi Kwei has left Peking with a bodyguard for Tsinan. Kun Wan Pang, the fovernor of Shan-
The report published in the Gazette yesterday regarding certain loan negotiating, is resigning,
The guest of the Camerans.
Today's gomentinique says:--The hom- | -908,000 square miles in extent nlment redoubled in violence West of defondled, by well-trained natives, the Mense, and was especially severe at plentifully supplies with getting disk between Deadman and Camieres.
Then the enemy delivered a very strong PROGRESSING WITH UNEXPECTED talers fan America has attracted guns, was a light task.
This SAROK up Major-therwriti Dobell's disputaries on the subject which ureisstad to-day,
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attack on all the positions in this sector, a fresh Division, newly-arrived, being engage All the assaults against the eastern slopes of ulna, where our positions were established, were defented!
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THE IRISH NEGOTIATIONS.
SPEED
Losnoy, Ay 31.
it is understood thus the Irish negotiations ure progressing with unexpected speed. There were con
tions now" in train between the Com- tnunications clique and a band of frenzied
BOMBS AT KIRIN.
considerable attention in "Chinese and
PERING, MAY 31. foreign direlek Ingidzies bave elicited
Chung Cho lum.
tha the information that the nightly seances | referred to in our report have been trans General commanding at Kirin, was ferted to "house in Tagu hengon his way from the milway station. interested in the ariation on a New Two American syndicates are said to be
-Whee
The difficulties were increased by incessant tropical ruins, the abuselben. of roads, mid dense forests.”
by the germans, who suffered heavy The co-operation between the
lasses, we were obliged to withdraw our British and French was perfect. and advance elements to south of the Genom Dobeli eulogises the work | Bethineourt-Cumieres Road. The enemy, I Mr. Lloyd George will probably by in Anerican, whose name occurs in s of the Nand then and the West however, despite repenteil Efforts, were nake a statement in the nature of fanailar. quotation from Shakespeare.
unable to dislodge us from the southern outskirts of Curnieres.
Further outward, in the region of
tex his gamer, two bonubs were He was not hurt, Carrettes Wool, after fruitless attempts ferences between the Nationalist and York group represented by a person with thrown at hio.
Ulster leaders yesténity, and the feeling in the evening was nestin Trish history thirty years ago, and the
ecame reminiscent of a notorious figure however. His assailant escaped. - hoped.
other San Francisco group represented |
African-
The Allied Force was 9.700 British and-French, including Indians.
THE IRISH COMMISSION...
LETTER FROM FIELD-MARSHAL VISCOUNT FRENCH.
LONDON. May 31.
The bombardment continual intensely at night time.
The only incident east of the Meuse whs heavy artillery fighting westward, of Fort de Douautnout.
an intérima Report to-morrow.
To-day's Advertisements
The amount is said to be $20,000,000 COMMERCIAL UNION ASSURANCE The Times says than bope, almost amounting to confidence, bus riven went subject of nightly discussion is
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few hours. Both sides are mani-missions demanded by the Americans, the 1st June, 1916 Load Marager in to a surprising degree during the past understood to be the interest and com-
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festing a hearty good will and which are described by a Chinese official sincere desire for a Settlement..
—with some experience of loan negotio A group of federal Home Rulers, tinns in the good old days-as "extru including Scottish and Welsh Mem- The pening commumiput saya bers of the House of Commons, in There was a most violent bombardmentarticipation of a settlement, en in the Mart Honirae-Cumieres region, ferred in the House of Commons
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NO FURTHER INFANTRY ACTION.
PARIS, May 31.
and moderate artillery activity on the
14 A QUIETER DAY ON BRITISH
FRONT.
yesterday.
MEASURE.
LONDON, May 31.
ordinary."
We have to observe, that it this report proves to be an accurate statement of facts, grave anti-American development)
are inevitable, the responsibility for Lib Shanghai and elsewhere in the South which will lie on these who have either taken an active part in a dangerous tras In the House of Commons, Mr. action or failed to inform Washington Asquith said that martial law was of the dangers of a policy which, fa a being, continued in Ireland as a pre-negative form, has leaped at Mexico cautionary measure. He hoped its five years of disorder, strife and murdere disuppearance would be speedy and complete. It would only be used in cases of urgent necessity.
At the sitting of the Irish Cam mission to-day a letter was read from right of the Mense and in Woevre,ARTIAL LAW & PRECAUTIONARY Field-Marshal Viscount French stat-There was nothing elsewhere. ing that early in February Mr. Birrell was of the opinion that » popular outbreak was not to be feared, but he rather feared that
LONDON, May 31. there would he dynamite outmges. General Sir Douglas Haig in a The "Commission adjourned inde.communique, says:--Enemy air-craft finitely.
yesterday were more active than usual One of our machines was shot down in 4 combat in the air, and fell in our lines. The hostile machine was forced down out of control futo the enemy's lines.
We exploder amine in the night
IRISH NEGOTIATIONS.
Lesbos, May 31.
ANOTHER LIFE SENTENCE.
Loxoos, May 31, John McNeill, President of the
The Glagow Herald says a settle-south-east of Chinchy. Two German Irish volunteers, has been sentenced
mince, exploded at Sonchez and to imprisonment for life. Neuville, failed to appreciably damage
ment has been reached on the basis of a Parliament for Nationalist Ireland with Ulster, or the greater "part of it," excluded.
MR, ROOSEVELT AND THE
HYPHENATEDS.”
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OPEN KNIFE THROWN AT THE EX-PRESIDENT.
New York, May 31. In the Memorial Day parade in Kansas City an open knife was thrown at Mr. Theodore Roosevelt. It struck the motor-car.
Mr. Roosevelt alterwards delivered a speech adrocating universal mili tary service and denouncing the
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Today was quieter-than usual. There was no infantry netion. and little ertillery activity,
' RENEWAL" OF AUSTRIAN EFFORTS.
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THE KING AT SOUTHAMPTON. Yesterday n foretaste of a renewal of the enemy offensive. Southward of Posina the enemy, after intensą,
LONDON, May 30. artillery preparation. attacked in the His Majesty the King visited direction of Soglidi Campiglio and Southampton Dells and inspected Monte Prisfora. After a desperate the arrangements made for the em struggle. we retained our positions.burkation and entraining of troops.
On the northern slope of Monte Eis Majesty boarded the hospital! San Michele we exploded a powerful ship Asturias und chatter with the tning, wreeking a long stretch of the wounded." enemy's trenches.
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