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`FRIDAY, MARCH 30, 1917.
TELEGRAMS.
THE CHINA MAIL.
BATTLE ON EGYPTIAN FRONT.
A^GRAY'S 'INN BANQUET,
(Continued from Page, L
RE-EXAMINATION OF THE
REJECTEDS.
ESTIMATED A MILLION MEN
AFFECTED.
Forens
f
It is estimated that a million men are affected)
LATER.
10000 TURKS DEFEATED,
TURKISH GENERAL AND
STAFF CAPTURED..
Lossos, March An offeind despatch from Egypt
[reports: -
NO POTATOES.
EARLIER TELEGRAMS.
GREAT ACTIVITY ON THA WESTERN FRONT.
LONDON, March. 20.
THE RUSSIAN REVOLUTION.
MINISTERS TAKE OUTH
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LONDON, March. 29,
EXERCIRAD, March 20, Genel Smuts was the guest othe
The Ministers took the oath of ottice Benckers at a dinner at Gray's Inu,
in the Sonate, awearing to serve [ yesterday evening. In accordance with
faithfully and justly the people of the A French communique says:~-
Russian State, sacredly guiding its the requirements of the Food Control- 20ler, there were no potatoes. Those in there has been git reciprocal artillery refraining from any attempts to restore Between the Sommie and the Oise liberty, rights, honour and dignity, and vited to meet Coneral Smuts included activity especially on the Fasigny-Bonay the old regime. They also swore to The Lord Chancellor, Field-Marshal
Our fire dispersed working take front.
all measures to "convoke Land French, Admiral Sir John Jelliese, Chanipagne after a violent bombard porrible on the basis of universal, direct,
parties south of St. Quentin In Constituent Assembly as Soun General Sir William Robartson, Mment west of Maisons-de-Champagne, the and equal and secret suffrage, to trans Chirebill, Sir Edward Carson, the Earl Gormans strongly attacked and gained fer to the Assembly all authority of Marlborough Lord Derby, Lonistements. Os fire smashed all attempts ment and to bow to the people's wil: a footing in some of our first line provisionally exercised by the Govern- Halsbury, and Lord Reading..
on Maison-de-Champagne, inflicting expressed in that Assembly regarding sanguinary enemy losses
the form of government and the fundamental laws of the Russian State.
SERIOUS FOOD SITUATION IN GERMANY.
British forces advanced teen LowDos, March, 29. miles from Rafa Wattignute, A Government Bill has beeu issued which is five miles to the south of enabling medien! 're-examination of all taza, for the purpose of covering the won of military age previously melonstruction of the way. The cally rejectest or discharged from the were heavily engaged by 20,000 of the 'metay in this neighbourhoodi on Myrlay and Tuesday and inflicted | heavy losses, taking prisoners, In the House of Commons, Me Boarding the unanding General and his Staf, the 33rd Turkish Law, quiting the second resting of the Bill enabling the malicat re-examination Division, of rejected nu iischarged men, suich it |
Ponur Austrian officers weer rape was absolutely necessary in view of the tured and two Austrian howitzers. military situation. Owing to sals All our troops hihaved splendidly marinism preventing men being takenpreilly the Welsh, Kent, Sussex, from agriculture and shipbuilding, the Feritord, Middinses and "Surrey "recruits obtained as the beginning regiments, and also, the Auzie of the year were 100,000 less than mounted forces and the Yeomany, expected. The shortage had been made ap. to a considerable extent. by measures such as the employment of unft von and also women, behind the Jines, hus farther steps were neveSSITY. It is estimated that the Bill will proluce 100,609 recruits in three months. Mr Bunar Taw pointed out thas similar Bill bail been passed in
HEROIC MIDDLESEX
REGIMENT.
ON A MINED TRANSPORT.
LONDON, March 20. The Press Burau announces that France. The shortage of restuits waattalion of the Micaller Beginight the thinsport Tyndareas, with a less disastrous than it might have beer
had been low than was antigipated, but
THE IRISH HOME RULE QUESTION.
Lostos, March 30, It is expected that the Cabinet will announce the now Irish proposals before Easter,
A new pledge is being circulated. in Clster, refosing, amongst other things, to accept any modification far the agreement of Jim D916, or any decision of overeeus statesmen a matter of inch vital concern
On the left of the Meuse an effective and destructive fire was maintained on enemy organisations on Hill 304 and Mor: Homme..
THE BRITISH FRONT.
Ficht Marshal Sir Douglas Haig
says:
Fillersfancon and Sanicourt.
Our cavalry captured the villages of
We drove off an attack at Eqnancourt with considerable German losses. We established ourselves as two points on
AMSTERDAM, March. 28; In the Reichstag Herr Batorki, the Food Dietator, admitted that the harvast had been over-estimate Pig stocks were insuficient and therefore many more cattle must be slaughtered. An increna in agricultural products was impossible owing to shortage of labour and transport difficulties. He urget all
recognise the seriousness of the
to us, us we do not seek in anywise the Doignies-Legnicourt road after situation....
I to intertere in their goinestic affairs."short fight and progressed southward and westward of Croiselles, We met The "Festminster, latetto states
strong resistance and carried out that the Colonial Ministers are not successful maids eastward of Aixnoulette eager to participate. in, an attempt and northward of Neuville St. Vaast of an Irish settlement,
CAVALRY OPERATIONS.
MR. HUGHES AND AUSTRALIA'S
LABOUR CAUCUS, ·
MELBOURNE, March 29.
of the harvest was a raillion tons,
A Socialist declare that the deficiency
THE IMPERIAL WAR COUNCIL.
. Lovros, March 28. In the House of Commons Mr. A Rowntree naked: Is the Imperial War Losos, March 28, Reater correspondent at Badaltative like the Imperial War Cabinet an executive" borly or only con- quarters telegraphing on the afternoon Conference? of the 28th, shows that the cavalry con-
Mr. Bonar Law replied: The Imperial
Mr. Hughes, in a speech at Castle-tinues to play a big part in the advance War Cabinet is both executive and and Eas. captured -two- more villages. Tamsultative, its functions being regulated.
Fifty of the menthers of Parlin- ment of Victoria State have unaui-: ously suported F National Covertiment.
14
thin
Mr. P Morrell: If it is executive". what is its relation to the War Cabinet of five: is it supperior of suboplinate }
Mr. Boat Law: It is dificult and not very desible to define relations which are entirely friendly.
Tecause in 1917 the enalties so far board, struck a nine on Murchain, declared that the laboi aneus Since yesterday we have pasbed on by the nature of the subject ander
of Cape Agulhas in a string did not dare opruly to dechre disroughly three thousand yanks on a a time of great fighting with terrible utheastBrly gath The Conselyalty, but it was openly lukewarm five-mile front between Longavesnes Josses face ns, and the whole value of began to settle after the explosion, on the war,
and Equancourt. the present a campaign might depeut je propelers showing abeive water, apon ability to drive home any The menperaded in perfect order. mccess, and a shortage of recruits might|The ma was land when the maka the difference between a decisive order was given to stand easy," and an indecisive victory.
the whole fattalion sug Steamers' wers despatched to the rescue and arrived in half an hear Althigh face with the probability of imminent death, the troops main
SIR DOUGLAS HAIG'S SYMPATHY WITH THE FRENCH.
PARN March 29.
THE ARGENTINE PROHIBITION EXPORT.
Field-Marshel Sir Douglas Hair hastained the same steadfast ruge It is understood that the Argentine
PARIS, March 98. written to General Nivelle sympathis first discipline...
prohibition of the export of grain does ying with the waffezing of the French.
or loading. It is pointed out that the not apply to the grain alrewly purchased,
Allies have conclude the bulk of their purchases in North America, Australia
the
The incident occurred in from the harbarous German devastation, vienity of where the Birkenhead was General Nivelle replied, thanking the last. Thanks to the devestion und British for, their succour and declaring perseverance of the taptain and the that the spectacle of barbarian wouldficers and engineers, the ship was fand India. inspire the English, and the French with fresh vigour to continue to punish red, and chet Simon's Town
(Cape of Good Hope) under her own i stearth Two holds were flooded and
the enemy.
POLITICAL REFORM FOR mother was leaking. The troops
GERMANY.
THE RUSSIAN LESSON.
AMSTERDAM, March 20. Dr. ven Bethman Hollweg is expected to speak in the Reichstag to-day on the subject of Political, Reform."which the German Press is now more boldly discussing.
The Verwaerts demands franchise reform immediately, and declires it is it sufficient to ask the troops to defend the Fatherlind but, a Fatherland already reformed for citizens enjoying equal rights." It insists that the Poles be given the same guarantees of freedom as those
guaranteed by the Russian Demo
cracy...
were, hauled by steamers.
PUBLIC KITCHENS FOR SOUTH LONDON.
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DESTRUCTION AND ROBBERY
BY THE ENEMY.. The enemy's destructiveness has frequently been too thorough, he having had to abanden large supplies of stores which he right have got away but for the time spent in cutting down orchardia and devastating flower gardens.
Tales of robbery continue to come
PARLIAMENT PROLONGATION
BILL.
The Parliament Frolongation Bill has in. In some cases the Germans makebeen issued and provides for extension and also all share certificates. general levies prior to leaving, taking up to the 30th September. the last franc of the poor inhabitants
DUNKIRK BOMBARDED.
torpedo, boats, fired sixty shells at
LONDON, March 29. A French communiqué saya: German
Dunkirk at two in the morning of the There were two victims.
20th.
W
FRENCH SUCCESSES IN MACEDONIA,
FRENCH LOAN IN UNITED STATES.
NEW Yong, March 28.
two yearly notes convertible to twenty- Mesars Morgan and Co. announce a new French loan of $100,000,000, in
year bonds, bearing intorest-at of par centum aad issued at 99, against collateral security valued at $120,000,000.
AUSTRALIAN METALS SOLD TO ENGLAND.
Lospos, March 29,
LONDON, March 29 H.M: The King, has expressed his
The Ministry of Food is about to
The French Macedonian communiquè į
MELBOURNE, March 28. deep, admiration of all ranks in up-establish, public kitchens to feed
reports:
Mr. Hughes has sold Australia's out- lling the Birkenhead's cherished 100,000 daily in South London.the enemy attacked the trenches we Britain."
After violent artillery preparation put of base metals for ten years to Great which it is hoped the rich will captured on the 26th at Cervenastens,
but our barrage stopped him.
Mr. Hughes' states that it is only Prisoners taken the recent the Commonwealth's output of zine operations in the Monastir region total and not all base metals that has been 2,101.
trulition..
putronise.
[Cape Agulhas is the most southerly point of Africa.]
LATER. The story of the Tymelevens has been published and is the theme of lealing EXPORT OF FLOUR FROM CHINA. articles eulogising the bravery of the Middlesex regiment and the seamanship of the officers
WOMAN SUFFRAGE IN GREAT
...BRITAIN.
LONDON, March 28... In the House of Conimous Mr. Asquith, moving a resolution urging prompt legislation' on the lines of the In the Prussian Upper Chamber, resolutions and speeches at the con- debating the Budget, Prince Ran-ference on electoral reform in January, ziwill said that the Polish policy "must be changed.
THE OPPORTUNITY OF HIGH PRICES.
Reuter's correspondent at Peking
SayS
prohibit the export A tax of 10 cents declared that in view of the war ser-will be charges on every 401b. vices of women and post war questions regarding women's activities it would
Dr. Breitenbach said that the Government in considering the aboli-be unjust and inexpedient to withhold tion of the Expropriation law and the franchise from women. also the granting of facilities for the use of the Polish language.
Mr. Lloyd George declare that soldiers must have a voice in the settle-" ment of post war conditions. He indi THE "BLOOD-THIRTY BRITISH.cated that the Government was hot]
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BAVARIAN, MINISTER'S GLOOMY VIEWS.
BERNE, March 20.
Dr. Brettreich, speaking in the Bavarian Diet, concluded with a most gipomy picture of the food situation, declaring: We must
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RUSSIAN ACTIVITY.
CONSTANTINOPLE'S WATER SUPPLY ATTACKED BY RUSSIAN SEAPLANES.
Barovno.."
LONDON, March 29.
sold, to Great Britain.
LATER.
ARREST OF OSAKA MERCHANT.
A REMARKABLE CASE.
Y250,000 WORTH OF CARGO MISSING.
On the 13th instant Mr. Nishio Tatsu- saburo, of the Nishio Shokai, un import and export firm of Ostia, and one of the arrested on warrants issued by the Kobe staff named Amaco Fusakichi, were Chiho Enihanaho
detained in and Kobe prison pending the conclusion of their preliminary examination.
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HONGKONG POLICE RESERVE.
NO. 2 COMPANY.
On and from-Monday, April Sad, this. Company will parade as follows:-
(a) The whole of the Recruits Platoon will be drafted into the former No. 2 Company
(h) The new No. 2 Company, will in-
clude four Platoons, thus: -
No.3 Platoon (Sections & and 6). No Platon (Sections 7 and 8). No. 5 Platoon (Sections 9 and 10). No. 6 Platoon (Sections 11 and 12). The O.C No. 3 Company will be responsible for posting Inspectors, Ser- geants, and Constables
NO. 3 COMPANY,
Taking advantage of the high price of food-stulfs throughout the world the Government proposes, in order to
A Russian official report says: Oa courage wheat growing and the mana-the western front German attacks east facture of Hour in the interior of China, of Illnet and north-west of Postavy to permit the unrestricted export of were repulsed. In a night attack on four by either native or foreign mer Boguchi, north-east of Krevo, the Ger- charts except in circumstances such as
mans occupied part of our trenches, but the situation. We attacked with gas a famine, when the local authorities may an immediate counter-attack restored
It is alleged that during January last in the Stokhod River in the region of the Japanese firm entered into an agree ment with Mesars. Tardine. Matheson & On the Rumanian front, south of the Co., Tientsin, through Mesara. Yukui & 4 Company will be absorbed into No. 3 On and from Motalay, April 2nd. No. river Ichabarioche, we are fighting for transport us bales of wool, Company, The new No. 3 Company valued at Y250,000, from Tientsin to the positions lost on the 23rd. An New York.
will parade as follows For this purpose the Nishio enemy attack south of the river Uss, Shokai chartered the steamer Taiten- south-east of Moinesti, occupied part of maru, which, with the goods on our positions after a desperate fight. left Tientsin for Kobe, where the
Russian seaplane aquadrons raided were to be transhipped for New York A number of members of Parliament Berkos, twenty-five miles north-west of steamer was ice-bound and was delayed Soon after her departure, however, the have lodged interpellations with the Constantinople. They dropped fifty in the vicinity of Chin-hunng-tao "for Government protesting at the anidunt bombs on the aqueduct supplying Con- about a month. of the Military Appropriations in the
Owing to this unexpected incident the Budget for the current year which totalstantinople with water. Another equy. over $156,000,000, or sixty per cent of dron bombed Tultcha.
Caka firm
suffered considerable loss, the whole expenditore of the Govern
and it is sileged that Mr Nisbio, if order to make good this losa ent.
tem- porarily decided to store the
goods
CHINA'S MILITARY APPROPRIA- TIONS.
PARLIAMENTARIANS PROTEST.
Comparing with other, countries the interpellation points out that the Mili-
SUBMARINISM.
1
LONDON," March 26.
in his own name and raise money thereon. When the steamer arrived
at Kobe, the eas bales of wool, instead
B
No. 7. Platoon. (Bections 13 and 14) No: & Platoon (Sections 15 and 16).. Chief Inspector Wong will be respon sible for posting Inspectors, Sergeants, and Constables."
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ZIPLES.
is
ST. JOHN AMBULANCE BRIGADE
HONGKONG AND CHINA DISTRICT.
T.X.CA DIVISION,
Tuesday, April 3rd.
8 p.m.-First Aid Lecture by Surgeon 8: F. Lee
9p.m.-Company and Stretcher Drill Thursday, April 5th.
6pm-Bandage Practice; Lee Corpi Wei Kan will take charge.
B.pin.Company and Stretcher Drill
SÁLYINGPIN DIVISION,
Sunday, April lat.
Members warned will parade with the Hongkont
Valunteer Reserves. on Sunday. Fall in on the Cricket Ground at 8.15 8.m.
Dress-Helmets,shorts, puttees, haver Backs (fitted), waterbottles.(led), great coats (rolled). Stretchers to be provid Rations should be carried in havor
ed.
Backs
VICTORIA "DIVISION
Nos. 2 and 3 Companies will parade Tuesday, April 3rd at Central Station on Sunday,” as follows:
April 1st,
12 noon-Nor. 3 and 4 Platoons.
p.m.-Nos. 5 and 'Platoons.
*
3 pm—Old No. 3 Company,
4 pm-Ok No. 4 Company.
PARADES, CENTEAL STATION. 5.30. 8.31.
Tuesday, April 3rd.No. 3 Company
of being transhipped to New York, were (new organisation) under Chief Inspec
Dress
5.15 p.a Stretcher Drill helmets, aborta, puttees.
TEŽA PROMOTIONS. The following promotions are made subject to confirmation by Major General
Dalton, Chief Cornmissioner.
J
MK. Lo, Divisional Secretary, to be Divisional Secretary and Sergeant
Leo Corp. Kong Ki-fai to be Corporal
(5.) E. Bure, Officer in Charge of Birwicks
prepared to adopt proportional repre Bentation. The Fremier paid a warm tribute to the servics of women munition maker. He said the Government pro. posed to leave the question of woman's suffrage to the House and he did not doubt what the vote of the House would tary Appropriations in Germany before ADMIRALTY'S WEEKLY REPORT. be. (Cheers). The Premier hailed the the War, when that country was building up a huge anlitary,machine, "were only. Commissions franchise recommendations twenty-six per cent of the total ex endure otherwise the British Will and appealed to the House to pasa themeloreover the Military Appropriations vessels and the sailings 2,433. There curity of the goods. A hundred bales (new organisation) under hier Inspec The Admiralty announces that the put into the hoce and Osaka warehouses tor Lammert the Bergeant Major, and penditure of the German Government aqueeze the blood out of our finger substantially as made.
arrivals of the past week totalled 2,314 amount of money borrowed on the so- Tuesday,
of the Tokio Boko Kaisha and a large C. C. Comp 10th-No. s Company Mr. Bonar Low announced that in previous year since the establishment of tune, including the hospital ship Asturias,
for the current year, exceed choss of any were sunk eighteen vessels over 1,600 were deposited in Kobe and 528 in Oaktor Lammert and 0.0. Company. the Republic, despite the fact that the
Meanwhile Mears, Jardine, Matheson Wednesday, April 11th-No. 1 Coma- view of strongly expressed opinions in Government has been discussing the and seven under 1,600 tons. Thirteen & Co., the owner of the goods, becoming pany, under Chief Inspector: Lemmort the debate favouring the Flectoral Con-question of disbanding, troops; and the vessels were unsuccessfuly attacked suspicious of Mr Nishio's actions, caused and C. C. Nos. 1 and 2 Platoons. ference's recommendations to the Gur. military expenditure is increasing every Ten fishing craft were sunk, of which inquiries to be made and ascertained the Thursday, April 12th.-No. 2Company,
facts
stated above. The British firm under Chief Inspector Lammert, the Scr- ernment he had decided to introduce a
nine were sailing vessels.
through their counsel, Mr. Yamamoto geant Major, and 0. 0. Company, Bill giving them effect.
and Mr J. Hiretkas instituted legal
ENCY EMERGENCY CLASE proceedings against Mr Nishio, resulting in the arrest and incarceration of Mr Nishio and his; manngorontanding Orders 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, and 96., who, prior to the ear Chronicle.
D.B.F. (B).
nails."
COLLIER'S BUCCESSFUL FIGHT WITH A SUBMARINE.
LONDON, March 29. Lord Brassy,, speaking at the Institution of Naval Architecte, told
AUnionist Amendment limiting provision of a new Register and votes electoral reform during the war to the
for soldiers and sailors was rejected by:
& story of how & Cardiff collier armed with a three pounder," fought for one and a half hours a341 votes to 62. submarine which the colliar drove off and then reached Rouen,
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LONG-STRANDED GERMIŃ
LINER REFLOATED.,
- LONDON, March 29
Mr. Asquith's motion was passed unanimously amid, loud cheers.
year.
CLOSED SHIPPING ZONE. EXTENDED.
During last year nearly 2,000 Boy Scouts watering the couets since the attice were employed by the Admiralty in Admirsity has paid for their subsistence The British Government has notified
AMSTERDAM, March 29,- (hut not for their help, which is gratuj taus) more thanvel early £6,000 for of the zone declared closed from the lat representative meeting of Lloyd's
£111,000. Further the Dutch Government of an extension the provision of siz motor ambalances and April the Scouts have given
the establishment of three recreation. hata and two marquees in Fincent
THE STRIKERS AT BARROWING KA
FURNESS.
The Gurmans have posted up in M Belgium the following notice—“ Bring to the notice of the population that It is announced that the Germair
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workmen who leave the Luctories without suficient reason, or who temporarily iner, demostris which was stranded, at The strikert Barrow Furnesssant themselves, will be immediately Guatemala in 1907 has it been voted 2,639 to 218, against resuming deported to Germany. Ta thnassi refloated by an expedition from Yang
deported Felgians are actually w ecaver
Book on the Government's terras
TROUBLE AVERTED.
to
"The attention of
of all ranks is drawn to (@gd.) E. 0. Jancor,
THE GERMAN PRISONERS,
Petrograd, Feb. 18. The maj
the prisoners captured Italy on the I
in south-western frons as educat
prominent social positions. All bear ness that they were several times called to the colours and again. released, rea tually receiving their billets in the in the rear..
When the upbra m
against Rumenia they were sent to fromb their posts in the occupied by women.
prisoners say that
and marine insurance company under- writers was recently held in the Com mittee Booms at Lloyds to arrange for
A LIFE SAVER the formation of a new committee.
called "The Marine Insurance Com TT is safe to say that Chamberlain's
hell de proposed that the new Cohn, Chelers and Diarrhoen, Reed THAT little cold and sore throat of
Cody
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