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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1917.
TELEGRAMS.
(Continued from Page 1)
RESULTS OF THE BLOCKADE.
THE LATE LORD CROMER.
TRIBUTES TO HIS WORK.
LONDON, Jan. 31.
The newspapers publish long minoirs of Loki Cromer and pay high tributes to his work in Egypt
and India.
LONDON, Jan. 31.. The Times describes him us not Lori Robert Cecil, Minister of only one of the ablest "and Blockade, in a speech at Nottingham,successful masters of constructive
evidence from
many sourceR
hart
heen in one direction,, namely, food Tiots, food quotes, shortage of copper
and absence cž. rubber. It seamed especially beyond question that the Germans have but little wool, and less
Lost
THE CHINA MAIL.
CONSTANT ACTIVITY ON WESTERN FRONT.
FRENCH FRONT.
PARIS, Jan. 31.
A communiqué says: Between. Soissons and Rheims par to stopped dead two attempted coups de mains. There has been rather lively artillerying in Lerraine and the Vosges.
Our aeroplanes, during the night of the 29th and 10th, bombarded birounes, military factories and stations."
BRITISH FRONT.
LONDON, Jan. 30. fommuniqué, aays-We bembed Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig, in
dag-outs in the neighbourhood of Butte-de-Wir-leacourt and entered
Baid the blockade of Germany was statesmanship, who built up
the nearly complete. He believed that the Empire; but as one of the greatest #nemies' overseas exports had bean
English His high sense oË absolutely destroyed and their oversens |
public and private duty, his trans Imports practically destroyed. It was paren; honesty, straight-forwardness, most difficult to be certain of wasted last courage indomitable per was happening in the Central Powers severance, and absolute sanity in his but for many weeks the stream of judgment were his most conspicuous enemy lines east of Souches, greatly
churz.cteristics. The Times belioves damaging the works. the judgment of history of ord In the course of air-fight three Ger- I romer's work in Egypt will place man machines were destroyed sad thres him even higher than he stands driven down, dantageri.
day. The work has seldom. cotton, and are making clothes anderwitnessed a greater tryforna boots from paper. The Minister con- tion than he wrought in Egypt in eluded, with a warning that the blockade | less than a quarter of a century. slone would not bring victory, which emphasises, that Lord Cromer never,
the Hell had a free hand and it was only by be attained in FIS
slow degrees, aber erents had con- stantly justified his wisdom, that he acquired the commanding authority which he retained to the end of his public career. His epitaph might well.he "He never wearied in well doing."
KAISER'S BIRTHDAY.
SHOW."
RESULTS ON BRITISH FRONT.
LONDON, Jan. 31. Renter's correspondent at Headquar- | ters in forwarding particulars of the *Kaiser's Birthday Show" on January 27th says it was most successful In the recentoperations 358 prisoners have been taken, 300 camialties were inflicted, and
EARLIER TELEGRAMS.
if
It
THE GREEK SALUTE TO THE
ALLIED FLAGS.
FURTHER DETAILS.
CONFIDENCE IN VICTORY.
LONDON, Jan. 31.
Mr. Arthur Henderson, speaking at Norwich, copudiated the view that the war would end in a draw, Such an as-
thats who were acquainted with the sumption was most unwarrantable, and
fident sa now. military situation were never so
ROYAL SYMPATHY.
COD.
· SURGERY AT KUT.
A DOCTOR'S EXPERIENCE. IN THE SIEGE.
at the siege of Kut, (December 5th, 1015, Major C. H. Barber, L.M.S., writing in the Indias Micheal Cacatio on Surgery to April 29th, 1918.)" say-
A
It falls to the. lot of fow meu to be besieged for any length of time, and to fewer surgeons; and some of us have therdare enjoyed a somewhat unique opportunity of watching a good many cases of wounds in war from their com meatment to their conclusion, and of mostly adverse circumstances. In this noting the affect on them of various and
*pproximately
LONDON, Jan. 31. The King has telegraphed Mr. Walter Long atating that he is deeply grieved review the fill be interesting, but young and promising general. at the death of his son, who was probably not more reliable for purposes of dawing inferences that are any other statistics. For
BRITAIN'S FOOD SUPPLY.
AN UNAUTHORISED AND INCORRECT STATEMENT.
accurate, figures
that although st first sight:
guarantee a As those under
the fact no evacuation of sick and wounded had, perforce, been made from Kut since December the 3rd, 1918, that therefore the fate of the wounded could be accurately followed for
time might be expected to considerable time migh
real value to such figures
the headings "Deaths or Invalided, yet there are so many other factors to "be
be taken into consideration which have influenced The Food Controller states that Mr.these Egures that their value in very Anderson's statement to the effect that considerably modified or detracted from, Britain would starthy he placed on a ration's allowance was unauthorised and incorrect
LONDON, Jan 31.
THE EXPLOSION AT FUSHUN COLLIERY.
NEARLY A THOUSAND LIVES LOST.
ATHENS J 31. At the saluting of the Allied fags the infantry carried fixed bayonets and the mounted troops carried drawn swords, The Greek regimental colours were placed in the centre, and directly the Allied Ministers and Naval officers and datacliments bad taken up their places, the General commanding the parade saluted, the soldiers presented arms, the Greek flags were lowered and bugles sanded the general salute. Massed military hands also played successively four Allied national anthems, and, sim-taneous combustion. It occurred in
The explosion is attributed to spon
Nearly a thousand lives were lont in the explosion which took place at the Fushun Colliery, Manchuria, a fortnight ago, and the monetary loss is put af 360,000 yen.
These factors are the various conditions peculiar to a state of siege which have Ead their separate and several effects on the wounded.
Amongst those exerting a favourable effect have been
(1) the very short distance between the firing line and other places of accident and a Stationary Hospital; and consequently,
(2) the short time between the infic- tion of the injury and proper surgical treatment.
There is no doubt that both of these Facton have tended very materially to reduce the mortality and the permanent valding amongst the severely wound fractures, wounds of the chest and of the ed, such as these sustaining compound abdomen, both by reason of the preven tion of
of sepsis by prompt surgical aid, and of
of the reduction to a minimum
mum of the additional injury to the wounded that much movement necessarily entails. Similarly the general condition of the
a commanding strong position occupiat THE STORY OF THE “ LAURENTIC." ultaneously, a Greek battery fired & what is known as the Ovans shaft woundel had not, as a rule, juffered from
braging us nearer the reduction of Le Trapaloy,
NIBBLING AT THE ENEMY.
LONDON. Jun. 31.
SUNK, BY A MINE.,
LONDON, Jan. 31.
The auxiliary cruiser Laurentie was mined one and a half hours after sailing on Thursday. She sank in threequar
A French communiqué states: Weters of an hour. The weather was fine effectively bombanled enemy works in but cold. The crew totalled 478, of the region of Fixabancart, in Woevre whom about 125 were saved. Many
A detachigent penetrated the first were killed by the explosion. and second lines of the German trenches south of Leintre, in Lorraine, out tioned the defenders, and brought hack prisoners.
It is understood that an attempt was made to beach the vessel. The boats were got ready and rockets fired, as the wireless was destroyed. The explosion
twenty-one, qui salute, which - Allied. warships lying in the roads returned Then the trobat marched by in column, saluting the Allied flags, and the "lied Ministers then returned to a warship.
Some of the regiments of the garrison
which was capable of yielding 40,000 tons of coal a month. The shaft is at present termetically sealed, and it is not expected that the full producing in less than twelve months. In the capacity of the shaft will be recovered
ate at present at full strength. The remeantime seven other shafts and pits mainder are represented by detachments will be required to put out an additional
ELECTORAL REFORM IN THE" UNITED KINGDOM.
LONDON, Jan. 31.
6,000 tons a month each.
We carrieri ont a successful coup de of the rockets was seen by a lighthouse, ference on Electoral Reform presents The Report of the Speakers Con- main against an enemy post in the and soon mine sweepers were hurrying resolutions favouring manhood suffrage region of Moncal, where, and also to the Raine. The crew ware most the Vosges, there were numerous patrol orderly throughout. The ship founder for those who pay 10 sanally the flames inside the shaft were rapidly
encounters,
An enemy aeroplane was brought
down.
to
ed in 23 fathoms. The lifeboats, man-occupiers, a qualifying period. of aix ned by all survivors of the explosion every six months, maintenance of re- moathe, the revision of the register were provided with fares but the mine-sweepers had twenty miles cover, and many of the fares had purner? out before they arrived, and the search was most difficult. The men were Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig seven hours in the perishing cold in one
boat before being rescued.
BRITISH REPULSE ATTACKS.
reporta.
LONDON, Jan. 31.
作
We repulsed attacks in the neigh bourhoods of Beaucourt and westward
di Serre.
BELGIANS ENGAGED.
A Belgian communiqué atates: Our tillery, infantry and machine-gun Are drove back German detashmente approaching posts eastward of Pervyse and southward of Snoordschoote after violent bombardments.
ARTILLERY ACTIONS.
A French communiqué states:-
unduc exposure, dressing had very often
whilst the first field
been
applied
by the medical officer on the spot himself.
The unfavourable conditions have been counter balance the many, and probably largely more than favourable ones. They are
the badly arranged, badly lighted, and (a) The unhygienic surroundings in insufficiently aired, improvised hospital buildings
When it is remarked that best of these consisted of the hovels or cubicles of a third rate Mesopotamiat becaar, those who have seen such will understand.
time of diseases due to improper and (d) The prevalence for part of the insuficient food, namely, scurvy and beri-beri.
(c) The impaired mental outlook on effect on the morale of the patients by life of the besieged, and the adversa the constant shelling and hombing, to hospitals and their neighbourhood were the subjected to which may be added the of the expectation, often disappointed, mental strain of prolonged suspense and of reliel.
Of the 935 people missing 17 were Japanese, the rest being Chinese.
On the afternoon of the 12th inst., quibuficient hospital personnel
stores all hospitals when the Oyama Shaft of Fushun Col-being obliged to treat many times the lieria was being bernetically scaled, the zumber of patients for which they were heat inside the shaft was measured at originally staffed and designed.
Slow starvation and absence of a afternoon of the 15th, the temperature hospital comforts. 209" F. Four days later, that is, on the
sumcimey of both
preserved and fresh to 141. From this it was inferred that was noticed to come down by about 70*
subsiding. The temperature inside the hours, and a gradual fall was observe shaft was being measured every two The moment the teraperature comes presentation of universities, preservs down to about 80 F. relief parties tion of qualification where it is only and to be sent down by the sand limited to change of residence, single flashing pit and so by the eastern vote with one additional for business which connect with the lower parts of shaft of the Chianchinchai Pit, premises or university in a different Oyams Shaft These men are to under constituency, the adoption of a popula take the recovery of the remains of the tion unit of 70,000 per member, but victims first of all, and to narrow down The first intimation of the disaster separate representation for constituen- the scope of the inaccessible zone as fast was a telephone message to a certain ciss of over 50,000.
as possible. At first, some two months' time was expected to he wanted before Mayor from the Captain infornting The report recommends group repre- the shaft would to re-opened, but him that ninety survivors were in campsentation of universities, except Oxford judging by the quick cooling of the and appealing for warm clothing. The and Cambridge; proportions
re-temperature inside, the date for re-open- Mayor summoned the Corporation, representation for sub-divided constituen-ing is expected to arrive much sooner. quisitioned motors, collected clothing cies entitled to return between three and other necessarica, and hastened and five members: and polling on the the camp.'
same day.
to
Describing his experiences afterwards the Mayor said he was amazed at the unconquerable spirit of the Navy, na
The majority of the conference favour limited female suffrage, and suggests placing women on the Local Government
Such is a statement made by Mr. Tajima, in charge of the Mining Affairs of the
Fushun Collieries.
Another statement enys:--Before the fate of each missing person is ascertained, he cannot be considered as dead, and on this account the funeral service will have
ration grow amalar and smiler, when As the siege dragged on and the food all hospital comforts had given out the treatment of the sick and of the wounded became a heartbreaking orden! and s depressing duty, for one frequently could not carry out much needed surgical interference, solely owing to these piti able conditions.
From December 5th, 1915, to April 29th, 1916, there were about 2400
wounded brought into the hospitals, 400 odd of these belonging to the civilian population, 537 killed,
Of those that arrived in hospital-
488 died of wounds; 1,680 returned to duty;
47
- 260 remained for invaliding. This shows a high percentage of "re- to be postponed, and he is entitled turned to duty," but of theses good tany
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HONGKONG POLICE RESERVE.
INSPECTION..
."
His Excellency the Governor will inspect all ranks on Saturday afternon, February 10th. Detailed Orders will be issued. "No abranes will be permitted except on the certificate of the Sargon Superintendent.
POLICE-SCHOOL
No Police School will sit during the
Somewhat violent artillery actions baye illustrated by a lad of seventeen going register. The proposed age for eligible pay. According to an official of 108 are now in pour health and crippled in week commencing on. Monday, Feb. 5th
taken place at different points, especial in the sector cast of Reims and on the right of the Meuse.
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THE NEW BRITISH MINEFIELD.
DETAILS COMMUNICATED TO.
NEUTRALS.
to pisao in the recreation room and playing, "Pack up your troubles in your old hit bag, and smile," his co-
women in 30 to 35.
rades joining in the chorus. They NO ATTEMPT ON KING ALFONSO'S gular staff is entitled to wages for 365
LIFE.
were not depressed by the terrible" or deal. The arrival of the laden motors was cheered, and the men' paraded They and the Councillors sang the
MADRID, Jan. 31. The two bars of lead which were National Anthem. The soldiers in the found on the railway at Granads were camp refuted cigarettes, saying, "This connected with a robbery, LONDON, Jan. 31.
is Jack's Day," Subsequently other Though nothing has been
There is no question of their being survivors arrived, having landed at re concerned in an attempt on King nounced in London, the State Department at Washington publishes more points. Numerous bodies have Allonso's life.
01.
details of the new British minefield
as communicated to Neutrals.
been recovered.
by
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COMPANY 'PARADES.
...
(TV) The D.B.P.'s Cup.-To be won by the best shot amongst the Company" Inspectors, Crown Sergeants and Ser- geants.
The firing of Part II is provisionally fixed to start on Sunday, February 18th.
BAND PRICESC
Friday, February End Wednesday, February 14th Thursday, February 8th
Tuesday, February 20th Friday, February 23rd
at 6 pm.
Sharp.
(Sgd.) F. O. JENKIN 1.6. (E.).
Collieries, a Chinese coolie bired.tem-
one way or another, although ible to. porarily will have his wages for 180 days walk about and live in their lines. paid to his relatives when he dies at hin
As regards
parts
of the body affected, post, whilst a mining coolie on the re- there were a large number of head cases, The following Parades will take place NEW VICKERS ENTERPRISE
inevitable in trench warfare, and also an at Central Station as 530 m. Uniform, days. The sum of Y60,000, which the extraordinary number of abdominal
Woopers.
many of which were inflicted Helmets with Spikes, and Rifles Collieries Management intends to lay out. as the Relief Fund, is to be added to
Tuesday, Feb. 6th-Nos. and tetanus, these stipulated aliorances, which will who thus, thirty cases occurred, of Companie, and Ambulance Platoca
only recovered, despite the amount on an average to over Y500 each. fact that the incubation period in all but Wednesday, Feb. 7th.-No. 1 Company In distributing the additional allowance four cases was six days or more.
Out of the thirty cases nine were sheil of Y40,000 the Management will be
four bornb
wounde only guided by the size of the family left wounds behind. Over and above this the one of these recovered-aabell case.
In the Collieries officinia, firectly concerned most of the cases occurred, there was the early days of the siege when have started's subscription movement unfortunately, very anti tetanic in order to raise costributions for the serum available, and only seven or eight these three bereaved. There have been besides cases were so treated, and of t
and Marin Graners.
Mesars Vickers have determined to adů to their industries at Barrow the work of building merchant vessels, saya be "Daily Telegraph. This has necessitated the extension of their slready large ahiş building yard, which for many years has been exclusively employed in Thursday, Feb. 5th. No. 2 Company the construction of war vessels. They and Band.
therefore purchased from the Fur these paraics except by the undersigned.theaubon fuct with a frontage of Railway Company what is known
No exemption is to be granted from
MUCKETRY
COURSE PANT L
February 4th, leaving Blaka Pier at p
CLOSING QUOTATIONS.
12.30, p.nl
Mex armed with (17 Service Rifles or
∙Banks
Douglas Steamboats
existence of a certain amount of beri-Rißes issued to them on the Tange. bori
Del Indos.
710 buyers
720 sales
1186 buyers
20 ellers
132 nominal
of 1,500 feet to Walney Chan on which could be laid down twelve' o fifteen vessels at one time. The firm ca HEAVY CASUALTIES.
build at their
new slipraya vessels up to CO-OPERATION OF UNIVERSITIES. many communications received from recovered: the fourth recovery occurred
Japaz etc., offering suma” of, money. a case that had been treated by local All asks who should have offended, hout 450 feet in length and at the old
kt bcutaneous . Its greatest extent south-west to
Another message says: The Law
After all is done, the portion for esch
injections of hydrogen but failed to attend, to fire Part I. of slipways warships or liners up to 1,000 percride. Later
er on, & stack of serum was this year's contes en either Sunday, foot. Borth-east is about. 28 miles, its rentic was mined on Friday morning off
LONDON, Jan. 31: victim is supposed to be about Y1,000, received by acris].post and was used in January 14th, 21st or 28th dre warned length north and south being 170 the north coast of Ireland. She was
Professor Fisher, President of the which will be enough to keep the wolf many cases prophylactically
Several miles. It blocks the approach to the manned by a crew of 475, of naval Board of Education, in a speech at from the door of any of the bereaved cases were treated by carbolic acid in-attend the Range on Semday next,
families. This is considered. more jections, but without success. North Sea coast of Germany except ratings. There were no passengers. London pleadingfor greater co-operation liberal than in the case of home-mines. The host serious complication in the .m. Return about 12 noon.
About 260 perished.
among the universities, mentioned that Stilt the Management feels that no effect on the healing of wounds, of the of the siege was the bad through Neutral territorial waters
The explosion was terrific, huge Orford was devising courses of advanced sum of money can compensate for the steadily diminishing ration, the lack of (2) New Winchester: Carbines will take and extends south-west from a point
invalid food, the outbreak of scurry me to the Range. All others will have four miles west of the west coast of hole being made in the side of the vessel. study, open to Overseas, American and Precious lives lost.
among the Indian troops, and the Allied students. The Board of Educa Many stokers were killer outright Jutland, south-west of Kengkocheng |
The injured ware placed in the boats as tion would be glad to co-operate if tha scross the North. Sea, north of Hom's
the abip was sinking The vessel went
Universities combined in
a common SHIPBUILDING FIRMS Beef, thence southward, including down in a lime variously estimated at scheme on the above lines; also in a Dogger Back to a point off the coast,
from five minutes to three-quarters of scheme for the inter-change of tetchers. The Press Association is authorized to of Yorkahiro, south of Flamborough,
an hour. The sea was dotted with men
of the universities of Britain, the state that the eldestablished firm of Caird and Co. (Limited) is in future to then south-east to the neighbourhood muggling for life. Many were taken in Domimons and India.
be closely associated with Harland and. of the Dutch Frisian island, strendy, crowded hout which were half
There stul change in Govan Low Womarea of wheat have been proies, the highrat nanntag and
Ferreauis arres may be included. proaching to within seven,
will be no real change in the man-own as compared with 12,580,000 acres | Mounted Police and Mazim Gunners to agement of the Freenock undertaking, laat year. Terschilling.
the present directos Mr P. T. Caird and Mr. Arthur Caird still remaining directory AMERICAN IMMIGRATION BILL
tìm of company. Mr. J. W Kempster, one of the managing directors VETOED.
of the Belfast company, will join tho board of hard and fo (Limited): The fact that certain well-known shipping enterprises have had practically all their
miles of
WABIHINGTON, Jan. 31. President Wilson hur vetoed the Immigration Bill owing to its inclusion of the literary test.
swamped by the seas. The men wore half clad, it was bitterly cold, and it was hours before they were rescued by smacks
CERTIFIED OCCUPATIONS.
LONDON, Jan. 31.
Already 100 frozen, bodina have been
The list of certiãed occupations under washed up
the Military Service Act hu boen LONDON, Jan. 81 revised by the general raising of the The Admiralty announces that the age and a further faining is foreshad Laurendid was mined, not submarinedowed..
:
MERGER
most important veads built by ons or other of the two farms concerned makes the reach for their closer asociation apparent
WHEAT-GROWING IN FRANCE.
MUSKETAY COUNGE, PART IT.”. The following Prizes have an far been offered in connection, with Part II. "
(T) Intar-Platoon Shoot Gold Merials": offered by Mr. A. F. Areqlli to the It is oficially estimated that eight men of any Platoom whose tota!
PARIS, Jan. 31.
APPALLING. DEBTITUTION IN SERBIA
COR, Jan. 31. Tas pconomic situation in Serbia is palling. The enemy has requisitioned everything, and the Serbians are a solutely destitate.
count as one Platoon. Mr Arcali offers. an additional prize for the highest scor made by any member of any Fintoon.
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