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SATURDAY, APRIL 21, 1917.
TELEGRAMS.
(Continued from Page 1.j
BRITISH SHIPBUILDING.
AT THE RATE OF A MILLION
TONS A YEAR.
Lostos, April 20. The Shipping Controller announces that the output of steamers of over 100 tons for the six months ending December 1916,» was less than the estimate, but the output for the three montha ending March 1917 exceeded the estimate, it being at the rate of over ▲ million tons per annum, No ship of 14,000 tons has been ordered, but the policy is being carried, pet of building even ships of 2,000 tons each, instead afone of 14,000 tons. Three types of atzindard ships are contracted for, and are approximately 5,000, 3,000 and 2,000 tons respectively.
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SHIPBUILDING IN AMERICA.
Wasunoribs, Ap■ 10: Mr Daniels, Secretary to the announces that begi gushering The temporary suspension of the con-
EARLIER TELEGRAMS.
THE GREAT OFFENSIVE.
FRENCH TACTICS AND THE HINDENBURG POLICY.
LONDON, April 19, '
THE CHINA MAIL.
RUSSIAN COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF CONGRATULATES › THE
FRENCH.
PARIS, April 19. General Alexcioff, the Russian Com--| mander-in-Chief, has telegraphed to General Nivelle the Russian Army's joy on learning of the magnificent Franch socosses. Ita ardest wish is that these efforts in which the Russian army hus resolved to participato at the earliest moment will be crowned with final
The latest French communique shows that the French have extinguished the salient south-west of loan and contriumph. quered the plateau, and from Jouy and
General Nivelle replied congratulating Aizy, its highest point, they have a General Alexeier on his lefinite appoint commanding observation over Chemin-ment as Commander-in-Chief nail says eles-Dames and the great road runaing that the French Army will rejoice to from Laffaux west, totraonne on the cast
learn that the Russian Army will soon The country from the road slopes down join their efforts against the commor shruptly for five hundred feet from the plain. West of Laon is the powerful) fort of Lanismurt which protects the outlet from that huge obstacle, St Gobain Pageat. As there have been no
ward to Lion, the citadel of which rises
St. Gobnin.
y
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RHEINS CATHEDRAL.
COMMERCIAL.
· HONGKONG SHARE REPORT,
· Mostra. Aloxon and Taylor, in their Weekly share. report dated 20th April, state
nounced.
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RUSSIA AND THE POLES.
מי
AFPEAL OF THE PROVISIONAL RUSSIAN GOVERNMENT.
Poles The former Russian regime.
ST. GEORGE'S DAY
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The former régime gave you hypo- apparently, given considerable satisfac-never would, full. The Central Powers MARINK INSURANCE-Unions have critical promises which it could, but tion by their figures just issued, and the took advantage of the mistakes of the market is firm with buyers at 8915, after aid régime in order to occupy and small sales at that rate. Cantons are vaatate your country. Solely with the 815 at $375, and North Chinas at sim to make your fight against Hansia and without business Yangtazes at her Allies did they concede to you 8917
dividend, are neglected. This illusive political rights rights which Company has declared a final dividend they did not extend to the whole of the of 815, making 821 for the 1915 account Polish people, but only to that part and a special interim dividend of. 83 in Poland which is temporarily occupied by addition.
the enemy blood of a people who has At this price
price they wanted to buy. never fought for the maintenance of despotism. Neither will the Polish people go and fight now under the leadership of their secular enemy against the cause of freedom and for the dis CAFE CHANTANT in DRILL HALL. memberment of their Mother country grest decisions, too, has struck. Libert MOVING PICTURES, JUGGLERS, ACROBATS, SINGE
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SHIPPING-Douglases are firmer with engaged ons movement between Laffauve been a tensely interesting visit $165.
thy from. She was permitted, last
buyers at and equivalent rates and Craonne which is designed to turn
one of his forward. Augach, to propany in
Deferred Indos have also The fighting is again general along inspection trips to the lines, Mr. A. Platt weakened, and after various sales round the whole front from Scissons to Au Andrew, Inspector-General of the Fit after sales at 31194. Star Ferries are about $125, shares are offering a 8133 berive and cast of Rheins. The progree Service of the America, Ambulate.still asked for at 3, with no shares te Russia cals upon you to join the on Bermerkcourt marks a further stage. They stopped for several days with the coming out. Steamboats have changed inks of the fighters for the liberty in the envelopment of Brimont, which sections working in the Verdura and St.hands at $18. in south of Bermericourt am north of Mihiel sevtors, and, as far as was posible Coetry mentionell yesterday morning for u Vitor, the dedly was allowed to eare and have changed hands at 3113) for Polish brother-people to regulate their REFINERIES-China "Sugars tavo at peoples. The Russian people, who hitve off the rake of despotism, recog last exhibited some symptoms of life, mise in all its fulness the right of the While the conquest of the dominating and to take part in the life of the front cash and April Settlement: market closes destiny according to their own will positions in the braken Moronvillers Sh visited revers dressing-stations near firm, with a good demand cash and The provisional Government, true to its
WORDS A SPACE preclude giving full and STARTLING DETAKS struction of cupitel warships, in order country, which was regarded by the the trenches, including ons within a few forward. Barevailing at the rate the common principles of their struggle SPECTACULAR
are still firm. at compacts with our Allies, true also to of the magnificent assembly of TALENT, WIT, MUSIC, AND SPLENDENT French themselves as impregnable, it not concentrate the building merely deprives the Germans of their hundreds yards of the German lines; she 3 with beyers
OLLS AND MINEY-Langbats are against militant Germanism, believes I most important observation points but in Foint a Mensson daring a heavy fraction better, with buyers in Shanghai that the creation of an independent the MENAGERIE and SIGNOR TOBOLSKI.
with at Tls. 17 Rambs at et have buyers. Polish
all threatens the forts overlooking Rheimsmbardment and
French poilts, and American drivers en Tronous are for sale at 370, wad Uralinistitate in the major part by a Polish Caspians are nominal at 28/ Shelly day at heulquartses to spend part of the might be placed at 107/- locally, but a sure safeguard for a solid peace in re- population would present in the future. night in a Wellar. Site passed through there are sellers a point over this.
novated Europe: Attached to Pussia by the ruins of Verdan, visiting successively Docks, WHARYER AND GODCWNS-A free military union, the Polish State four groups of Americans working in its Kowloon Wheres are very steady, but will represent a
mighty ramport against vicinity, and then returned to Paris by without business at 8. Hongkong the aggressive currents of the Central way Rheins. Cashodral and her re have been made for April settlement.
Docks are quiet at 8192 of which sales Powers threatening the Slav nations. mark thereon are worthy of special atten- Shanghai Docks are somewhat stronger will themselves determine their political The liberated and unite Polish people tih as coming from a neutral.
boyers offering Ts. 30 in Shanghai.
LANDA, HOTELS AND BUILDINOR-Cen- the organ of the Constituent Assembly ENTRANCE FEES:
rime, by expressing their will through trals after sales at $100, could probably 873, and Hongkong Lands at 8963 are botle'in request. Humphreys at 3 are nominal. Hongkong Hotels are without business at $102 after sales,
merekantnoon."
RAISING TROOPS IN AMERICA.
from the East..
The tierman press comments on the A SELECTIVE DRAFT SYSTEAL battle, while professing that the Allies have not attained the great objectives ascribe to them by the German com muniques, explain to their readers that the Hindenburg policy of evacuation of front positions is the only remedy against the Anglo-French enormotas superiority of men and materials
WASHINGTON, April 19. The Chairman of the Senates Military Camustrer, has reported in favour of a selective draft system for raising troops. He says it would be folly, this late in the day, in the light of Gnat Britain's "experience, for Amerien te leitin with volunteer-
ins
NICARAGUA IN SYMPATHY WITH UNITED STATES.
Wasnisoros, April, 19.
THE FRENCH OFFENSIVE.
was forced,
The purer not of the cathedral which)
wn me of wed, is entixbly destroyed. be placed at that rate. West Points at which will be convoked in the Polish
as all the world know much, masonry has been crambled by shellstates have lost heads and hands; the most delicate trucery of the ages is obliterated; a pathetic amount of the patient, reverent, inspired boil of muny entries and enunt- less hands has Fee swept away and Ented out for ever. Hat as I stood in front of the great edifice I felt mine of the depression and sense of unrelieved
Viennagua has notified her approval Chemin-des-Damel. We occupied the connyed by the ruined villagestreur STD no sellers for demand. Hong fraternal hand which free Russia ex-
of the "Taited States' declaration of war against Germany.
Verdun, and even the rained stores and at $1,75 ere
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For FULL PARTICULAES see Official Programme, to be had en te COTTON MILLA. The market generally It will be incumbent on the Russia LONDON, April 19.
appears to be firm in Shanghai. Shang Constituent Assembly definitely to con-Premises for a mero Hodicum. "A French communique says: Be
hải Cottons could be placed at Tls. 120 solidate the new fraternal union and to tween the Somme and the Oise there
won are in demand at Tls. 150 and give their consent to the modifications of has been lively artillery activity. The
cash. Tangtszepoos are firm at Tls. 5. will be unavoidable for the formation of Kung Tiks are wanted at Ts. 11 for the territory of the Russian State which enemy north of the Aisne, under vigorous
ELECTRIC COMPANIES, pressure, continued their retreat towards
Electric de tongkong a free Poland, built out of it, at present, at 1, but there disunited parts: " this rate. China Lights
Accept, therefore" Brother Poles, the villages of Aizy. Jour and Laffaux and captured the fort of Conde. We main
Trams have been the medium Of tends to True guardians of the tain close contact with the enemy. W houses of Rheiras. The famous cathedrale ere still in t
business at 87.25 and $7.30.
great traditions of the past, rise to great captured, after a sharp action, a strong not architects to the contrary-is tag} MISCELLANEOUS.-Chins Providents at the new dawn of your history, the hour point north of Hurtebis, taking five more waderful than ever. Is till 98, are nominal, and China Borneos are of the resurrection of Foland. Jay the hundred prisoners and two guns.
We stand in all the grandeur of its magni- neglected at 3 after sales. Cements union of our sentiments and of our hearts greatly progressed west of Bermericourt,ficent outlines. Tts bazne roof, its Prently under Settlement influences precede the future alliance of our States Dive eased off to 8:30, at which there may the old appeal of the messengers of There has been a most violent duel in pierced walls, its broken statues envelop ura boyers. William Powells have in your liberation resound with a new and the Champagne, at Moronvillers and it with a new acbility, because these meurs proved to a buying quotation of $6.40 irresistible force. A comuniter of lending Anyerican Massif. We extended our, positionist and will tell for ever of the great after sales at Dairy Farms are Forward into the fight side by side. and Bussian Socialists huge tele-north of Mont Haut and repulsed two tragedy through which France is passing at 81, and Hongkong Ices at 815.
wanted at 423). Waterboats are nominal hand in hand, for our commun liberty! graphed to M. Kerensky, urging that counter-attacks. We brilliantly carried a The mind of the restorer should never
Signed by all the Members of the Fro- EXCHASULThe demand rate on Lon-visional Russian Government. every effort should be made to pre-strongly fortified trench system with a touch the cathers) of Rheims except so damn is 24 9-18 and the 7. I. selling rate
front of two kilometres connecting far as is required for its preservation. ca Shanghai is.07. rent the conclusion of a "separate Auberive Woods and Morenvillers, and History has always been written on its pence with Germany which would drove the enemy back towards the wall and the, criage and faith is the Iesult in an increase of militarism outskirts of Vaudesincourt, taking, one heart of France to-day are worthy of this hundred and fifty prisoners. Our artillery is active on the left of the recording, Meuse in the direction of Morthomme.
A SOCIALIST MESSAGE FROM AMERICA TO RUSSIA.
NAW YORK April 1D.
and delay social revolution.
LOYALTY OF THE AMERICAN CATHOLIC ARCHBISHOPS.
BALTIMORE, April 20. The Catholic Archbishops of the Cnited States have sent a letter to President Wilson pledging whole, hearted loyalty of the Catholics of the United States as regards the war.
AMERICA AND ALCOHOLIC
LIQUORS."
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I can only liken the appearance of the Cathedral of Rheims, na I saw it, to
THE IMPORTANCE OF RECENT,,tre face of a beautiful woman which has
FRENCH SUCCESSES.
Jost the smooth freshness of tenth, but | which has attained a new beauty through the marks that the sorrows and vicis. situdes of life have left upon it."
The
JAPANESE GLASĘ FACTORIES IN MANCHURIA.
THE YARN, MARKET.
no
ENEMY SHIPS IN BRAZILIAN PORTS.
The following is a list of enemy ships interned in Brazilian ports:
Mesars Polisbwalls and Kotwall, cotton and yarn brokers, of Hongkong, Rio de Janeiro. Alrich, German 6,602; in their report covering the past fort Arnold Amsinck, German 4.526 Cap night state --
Roes, German 3,368; Carl Woleman, Losbox, April 19.
The jumpy state of cotton, which has German 5,565; Coberg, German 6,750
up to Lid, coupled with the Etraria, German 4, 437; Franken, Ferman Woesmann German 5,099; Gertrud, Reuter's correspondent at French
difficulty of covering exchange against Headquarters says The French are
sales, renders the price disparity between 6457 Henvette (ship) German 3,072, this market and Bombay wider than ever
Hohenstaufen, German 6189: UDANZA, entirely satisfied with the results of
and importers have
other option than German 48; Posen, German 6,569 their new offensive up to the present. The capture of the Ostel-Courtecon line
to wait and watch the trench of events, Roland, German 6,872; Santa Catharin
The aggregate of
gate of the past four weeks German 4,9474 Sierm Salvada, German is of first rate importance. Those
turn-over
over barely reaches 5,000 bales 8207 places were enormously strong positions
Pernambuco.Babia Laura, German rates marking an advance of $5 to $3.
Blucher. German 19,350; Cap and the compulsory retirement of the With the establishment by the South The rise is especially noticeable in No.971 enemy imperils their most powerfully Manchuria Railway Company of a glass 12 spinnings which have been dealt in Vilano, German 9467 Corrientes, Ger WASHINGTON, April 20. organised line from "Vauxaillon to factory at Dairen the glass factories pretty freely at advancing rates owing man 3,726 Eisenach, German 8776 managed by Japanese workers in Man to the scarcity of arrivals against pre- Gundrun, German 4779; Henry Woer The Democratic cautas has voted Port-de-Conde.
capture ofchuria have increases to nine Thevious contracts.
mann, German 6,02; Holjer, German Nanteuilla-Fosse threatens the "centre advantages of starting this line of busi- The market closes - firm but quiet;
5,555; Reol. German 5,320: San Nicholas in favour of introducing a Bill in the of the enemy defence system. The nese in Marchuria was noticon some there are decent orders on the market German 4,730, Santos German 4,857 present session to prohibit the sale whole enemy lire facing the west in years ago by Japanese capitalists as the and should the exchange dificulty be Sierra Nevada, German 5,238 Szell and manufacture of alcoholic liquors. threatened from the rear by the capture provinces abound in silica, but the got ever, it is quite on the cards to Kaiman, Austrian 3,900, Tijucs, German
4,801 W Valburg, German
3,081.. of Vailly and the advance beyond important factor of demand was ignored expect an active resumption of trade.
hy those people, Every year something Stocks are estimated at 99,000 bales Bahia-Frede Wohann, German GERMAN PIRACY OF A NORWEGIAN "Ostel The Germans are bitterly like 300,000 yen worth of glass-ware is including 13,000 bales bargained for...
2523 Laura, Austrian 6,129; Patagonia contesting every yard of ground and imported into Manchuria through Dairen,
German 3,018; Razenfels, German 5,47%; SHIP.
crowd their lines with men fighting but natives do not care about those
Santa Lees, German 4,238; Revilla, until the last moment and they are often goods. The only articles
German 5,156; Sterermark, German 4,5703 require FIRING ON LIFE-BOATS AND obliged to xaotion their gras, fire are cheap Lamps, bottles, candle shapes
Santas,Ganther. German 137. divisions which counter-attacked Juvin Basks and a few other inferior goods. Accordingly the line of business has not court were literally cut to pieces by the developed mach in Manchuria. French artillery, Eighteen new divisions have been identified from the prisoners taken since the beginning of the battle.
LOOTING..
CHRISTIANA, April 20. The enquiry into the sinking of the Norwegine, steamer Ner, confirms
that the submarine fred on the life- bonts, while the German sailors robbed the ship. Four persons in
the life-boats were killed,
FRENCH MISSION TO PETROGRAD.
PARIS, April 20 The French rmission to "Petrograd will include M Thomas, the Minister of Munitions.
·SULTAN DECORATED FOR BRAVERY!
LONDON, April 20 Great amusement has been caused by a telegram from Constantinople saying that Prince Cyril, on behalf of the King of Bulgaria, had pre- sented the Sultan of Turkey with an Order, for bruvery
FRENCH SHIPPING RETURNS.
LONDON, April 20, The French Admiralty's official
for the week ending April 15
there were 750 amvals
and 808 sume and five were unsuccessfully Etfucked A
lings. Four vessels were
THREATENED REAR ATTACK ON
RUSSIANS.
GERMAN PREPARATIONS TO THREATEN PETROGRAD.
PETROGRAD, April 19. The General Staff communicates that the Germans are concentrating paval and military forces on the northern front.
Numerous transports, including river steamers,, have assembled at "Baltic ports.
A portion of the Fleet left Kiel for Dung whence they have proceeded to Liban.
It is the opinion, that the Germans are contemplating & descent on the rear of the neighbourhood of the Galf of Finland, threatening Petrograd.
NEW SPANISH CABINET.
MADRID,, April 19, Don Prieto, President of the Senate, has formed a Cabinet.
!
RAILWAY.
Parahyba Menneburg, German 4,748; Porsia, German 3,589; 8alamanes, German 5,970.
Bao Paulo or Santos.—Falatis, German
3,557.
FUTURE OF RUHLEBEN.
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TO INDIA IN TEN DAYS. 17, At present there are two factories each in Harbin and Changchun, three POSSIBILITIES OF THE BAGDAD in Dairen, one at Mokden, and one at Newchang The factory at Newahang is being enlargod by Mr Ishimitsu, the proprietor, who has recently taken it over. The Tamaki glass factory at A journey from London to India in Dairen is managed on a fairly large nine days and seventeen hours was scale, too, but it has met with a num suggested as a thing of the future by Mr. ber of hardships so far. Only since last. Charles Wood in a lecture before the
yielded a year it has
fair return
on the Royal Geographical funds invested.
Bagdad HailwBYŁ In the views of thees who have a hand Since the completion of the Taurus in the business the prospects are good tunnels laat November it has been
Bishops, peers and peeretses, LP's fur the natives are slowly but steadily possible to travel 2,100 of the 2300 miles improving the conditions, and it is between Constantinople and Bagdad by and some of the men who have them expected that a few years hence better train From a junction ten miles nortaselves lived in the civilian internment goods will be in demanda.
of Aleppo the line from Constantinople
or, rather, from Haidar on the other the Kingsway Hall, London, recently at cap at Rableben, filled the platform at side of the Bosphorus--rups to
a meeting of relatives and friends of the Has-el-Ain, between the Euphrates and 4,000 civiliana still interned. The big the Tigris. There is then s break of ball was packed, and an overlow meet about 300 or 400 mils, and finally about ing in an adjoining hall failed to acog another 100 mils of railway from Takri
mmodate all those who desired admittanes. or Semans, to Bagdad. Mr. Woods The meeting urged that either the
Before the
completion
THE ORVISER "BRISBANE-"
SKIBBUILDING IN AUSTRALIA.
added: why REPARARNA
of the
•standed, 00
German plan of exchanging the $6,000 prisoners held by us for the 5,000 British
of Representatives it Melbourne on Persian Gulf to YOAD 20 the fat Rufleben should be äccepted, or an
In reply to Mr. Foster, in the House the com
express arrangement be made for them to be in- March 16, the Minister for the Navy rain from Constantinople to Aleppo; tered in a neutral country. The Bishop said that the cruiser Brisbane had been and subsequently fortnightly express of London, bo presided, sangunced his finished for a considerable time and was to Baars, on the Gulf. The speed was willingness to lead a
da deputation to the sway doing her duty. Only last week to be twenty-eight miles an hour, which Prime Minister, to par
pet forward these he had received a latter from the captain meant that the journey from Constan demanda. He remarked that we were of the Brisbane aaying she was doing her tinople to Basra, would take about anty feeding both lots of prisoners work very satisfactorily. As regarded six hours. It would thus be possible to A good fiddance to › bad rubbish if we the east, the could rat give the exact go from London to the Persian Gulf in can get and of the whole 28,000 Germans, figuren, but speaking generally, to six days, whence the ses journey to Was *Lord Charles Beresford's verdict thought the cost of the Brisbans E
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