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THURSDAY, MAY 8, 1917.
TELEGRAMS.
(Continued from Page 1)
THE SUBMARINE .PROBLEM.!
BTATEMENT BY BIR EDWARD CARSON.
Toyoos, May 27
· MAY DAY IN EUROPE.
NOT OBSERVED IN GERMANY.
AMSTERDAM, May 1.
THE BRITISH BUDGET.
A Berlin report states that theuppen! of the Socialists' Fixecutive and the
· Trade Unións that MacDay should not. herobserved was generally obeyed, and work cease) nowhere. There were no meetings or processions.
THE WAR EXPENDITURE.
NO NEW TAXES.
ADDITIONS TO THREE EXISTING TAXES.
THE CHINA MAIL.
EARLIER TELEGRAMS.'
BRITISH CAPTURES
NEARLY 2000 PRISONERS,
2.. 1
CHINESE CABINET 'DECIDES ON WAR.
A Peking "telegrans) reports that four Generals, yesterday interviewed The Premier while the Cabinet was LONDON, May 1. Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig (sitting and toki hím that Ching must, roporta
We have captured 19,343 prisongs, (declare war against Germany clining 393 officers 237 guns and out further shiny, howitzers (of which. 99 are heavy güne);
27 trench mortars, and 470 machine gun Our artillery also destroyes many other gu
During the air-fighting on Monday our netoplanes brought down eight machinea, and drove down aine out of control and shat flown another. Nine
Losnog, May 2 The Budget was introdued into the House of Commons today.
his steps, Mr. Horia Lase, Chancellow of the Exchequer, state that the estimate of the sylvances to the Allies and the Dominions had las escosted by cini,,000, but
was glad to say that the iof our aeroplanes are missing. nions had both the will and the even to supply inch "Tayt their Field, now the more sudden will be foun resources and that there would The no inensising strain upon the The fact that sneh sentiments are Jiritishi Exequier. Tuo kauns to premitted expression lends colour to the The "Allies list-gar aprouhted-- to tours previously cable of the £310,000,000 and to the Dominions delicate situation in high litical | 234,000,000, Since the beginning quarters in Germany,
of the war, the loans argunted to 1] (£928,000,000
£142,000,0000
The Fronts, on May ny reminds the governing classes of Gormuly that In the House of Commense replying with the overthrow of Tsism the question, Sir Edward Care First passibility of a continuance of absolutism kend of the Malmiralty, admitted that in any European entry collapsed thess was grand for suspicion that theWhether the remnants of European schmarines get it from enemy portsealal sovereignty hold on for a few vie neutral waters, The matter, was mouth or a few years, anyhow its being susilermband Sir Elwng Curson haus are numbered, and if it does not promiend to give 'aonate information otherwise secret sinn, car, reguading the wned nambers, amal t'te, tonnage of British, Allier „Neutral sinkings, and also the estimatsal "every" anbriaríize largest,
at
t
He admitted that some ships wihering To the Admiralty instructions myuding Leeks had been at, but the losses would have been greater if the ships kul not adhered ta inspructions.
Sir Fatwani Carson assured the Hottse that all the available resumes had been
oployed on such tracks.
Lord Robert Cell Minister of Bhekare, state that lockule experts had penumpanied the Missini tethe United States, and arrangements for
• Po-operation „ of the latter with the Allies for the must effective prosecution of the war were procceiling satisfactorily THE BRITISH NAVAL ADMINIS TRÄTION:
∙its downfall'
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AUSTRIA.
glorious and there
were ex-
Pils,
$
FRENCH PROGRESS.
FURIOUS FIGHTING,
LONDON, May 1. Reuter's Correspondent at the French Headquarters, telegraphing on April
30th, say:
1
THE BOXER INDEMNITY.
HOW IT WAS APPORTIONED.
Mr. C. Rozenaud, "writing to the jgive" söma particulars concerning "Finoucial Times ** stubox lede af this indenuity, which was fixed $7. mount when there is
such this Powers at,450,000,000 Hailewakak with-question of an offer nude by the tacis, to be paid in goll in thirty- Alice to the Chinese Governmentne geurs with four per caut.
be distributed forgo the paymens of the Boxes interest, to indemnity, it may be desirable to follows (---.,,.
The Premier reported the ends the Generals to the Cabinet; and. the Cabinet decidet in favour of declaring war.
The sing evening the Premier and other members of the Cabinet. reported the devision is the Prexis- dent.
The President said he wolk! abülo by the true opinion of the people, and it was decided to subunit she
CHINESE AFFAIRS.
Wah Tez Yat Po's Servico.) MORE BRIBERY ALLEGATIONS IN
PEKING.
Hassia
Germany Frozen
CIUNTRY.
Amount in Fordigh Securities.
205,7ÔM,ADO
Per
Amount in Halkwan Taois
20.01565, 13.73019
Chirrency: Amount.
Rumblew DOGO,13 Marks Tostru. Frames
180 PREUZI $78,760,423
Greur Briteis ไทย
L1.201
30.82,540
7,508,080
"3.8, of Ameri Taly
7,73180 7.เบล
34.TOKUWA Yen
48,200,207
KARIJE
24.03 Dollars ABOUT MAN Wire NANAMS Frank
20,440,778
90,800,738
1815200K "
Austri-flingary Holland Spain
10.304.002
0.17380
0.000
ANZLIM. · Blurpy"
135,473
14044,651
207,401
Portugá
0.02050
112,230
13.837
Sweden and Xerway Various
0,01306
02.820
·Inksto
0,4222
33,450
[] ..
$30,000,000
As a result of to-day's French aftack matter to Parliament for decision. in the Champagne, ste miles of the German front line, was captured. The
· respectively. AMSTERDAM, May 4.
enemy offered desperate resistance. managing to being up fresh troops, who Twenty-two socialist May Day meeti|
The Mision debt was now and not suffered from the bombaniment. baze lugs at Vienna pussel a resolution in £3.84,000,000, Iss the above menThis was posible owing to
the artillery-
When the aint of this injubrosd, would pay also regularly und favour of peace. The proceedings were tiened large loans. A large amount mitigating against
Nevertheless, in an bour the chie!
demnity was fixed by the Powers gold the said 450 millions, that, onferly.
of the expenditure was being objectives were achieved, although every
it was pointed out that, before Frings , well as Husels issued NATIONAL HOLIDAY IN RUSSIA, the revema ant none of the part of ground was sown with perils,
imposing upon China the burden of kan against the amount they ba other belligerents could show, suck the enemy clinging to every point of
such a debt, which oven in silver to reveive as their share of the i PRORA, May 1.
satisfactory figures.
wohld weigh heavily upon a country demnity. Fane issued in Decem The Government proclaimed May Day
The last War vantage with the courage of despair.
Then me furious counter-attacks, in
which had suffered so severely, firstber, 1001, 205 million irunes a national holiday.
Loni, Fueluding ". Tristry The weather
which the Germans suffered heavily.
PERING, May 2
through the war with Japan and the per cent. loan, while Russis amounted to 9900;048,000, and can-The French elung on to their quins, In the Lower House a member afters by the Boxer rising. China'sfested in April, 100%. 181,350,000 traonlinary scenes of gaiety and versions of per cent. Bonds; to being greatly dasiated by the rodermoded that Ching Fik Kwong, economical and financial position miles in a four per cent. loan
sening up clouds of donae smoke to enthusiasm. Ninmberless processions of 722,8), and i per cent, Boudsecure the organisation of the new hne Minister of the Admiralty, should should be taken into account. I payable in 39 years, ra
And the regularity with whsiakk appear before the House to answer seened in the interests of the Power Norknien, soldiers, sailors, officials to 22,635,1*0.
themselves that the indemnity to be China luk inlfilled all her obligations aur students, fraternising, marcher, He propesid To Thew taxes and
questions regarding a proposal to sell | paid should not excred what could clearly shows the economic strength accompanied by lauds playing and only addirkus to three of the cxist-
claimed the Kiangnan Tek to foreigners as reasonably he
without of a country which has suffered children singing the "Marseillaise" anding taxes, The Entertaintient tax LOSTON, May 2
in connection with this, there were paralysing the economical developmensely by the sharp fall in silver, ment of the Celestial Empire. which fell on December 3, 1902, ta The Daily Mail states that Mr Cother patriotic songs, to the centre of yielded last year £3,000,000 and the
LONDON, May 1, ·- | allegations of bribörg, corge is overhauling the Naval Athe City where meetings were held additional duty would rick a further la the House of Commons, replying
The Powers. however. not only 21.87 pence, but whose large re Admiral Ching refused, on some insisted on the payment of the sources and efficient management A million people participated.
$1,500,000. He proposed to into Sir E H. Jamb, Mr. Walter Long
Secretary of State for the Colonies, said protext, to attend the House. indemnity in gold, but so convinced enabled her to sunmount her forme QUIET, OBSERVANCE IN FRANCE crease the Toluces the again by it was very unlikely that any action. Another member proposed that was everyone in Europe that China, difficulties and to enjoy since many
AND ITALY :
s. 10. per paul, which would would be possible during the war PARIS, May L.
produce £60,000,000 and also to make respecting the recommendations of the delegates I appointed to investi- which had always paid regularly the years an excellent credit. May Day was quiet. A Syndicalist the Escs Profits duty 60 per cent. co-ordination of Empire harbours.
Dominions Commissieri in regard to the gate a report that the Chainman of interest on her debt, largely held the Budget Committee had received meeting followed by a procession along instead of fif per cent.
a bribe of $200,000 in connection the boulevards was dispersed, hat was
with the public sale of tobacco, and very orflerly..
wine right. A majority support this proposal..
ministration,
SIR EDWARD CARSON LIKELY TO
RESIGN.
Lostos. May
The Flakes stated that if Sir Edward Carson leaves the Autmirsity, which is likely enough, it will be in consequence of the attacks in connection with vontroversies pie coveerning sailors. May Day was observed in There has been no difference of opinion | tranqnil manner in Italy, between Sir Edward Carson and his
alleagues at the Admiralty.
The 7s adds that the Government
is likely to end the present system of publishing the losses of steamers owing to the dissatisfaction expressed by members of the House of Commons.
.
The new digy would be retrospec». tive as from Tammary 1st. ConceS- ROME 3fag 1. sions would be made respecting the most interest on new capital introduced since the war. The additional yield or this
estimated £20,000,000.
SWEDEN.
STOCKHOLM, May 9. Seventy thousand people participated in'a May Day demonstration. One Hag was theribe! with the words Brand Peace and Liberty A resolution was passed that with the resuscitation of an SHIPBUILDING IN BRITAIN AND international (word missing) a durable
AMERICA.
peace was assured).
SHIPPING AN ISSUE OF DOMINANT IMPORTAŃCE,
Washistros, May 2. The first fried conference of the British Mission with the American oficials, discussed the food and ship.. ping problema.
2.
The resolution
It is intended to deal with ship ping profits not by ts, but by
EMPIRE HARBOURS.
POSTWAR CO-ORDINATION.
ACTIVITY IN MACEDONIA.
COUNTER ATTACK ON NEW BRITISH POSITIONS REPULSED.
LONDON, May-1.
A French communiqué Eroma Macedonia says that on April 30th there was, a new and strong Bulgar counter-attack on the recently won Eritish positions near Lake vian. This was repulsed with heavy enemy losses. The artillery
CHINESE MINISTER LEAVES GERMANY.
4
PERING, MAY 2! requisitioning vessels, ut fixed rates.broke down an enemy grenade attack Berlin, hus wired that he and his Xgar Wai Fling, Minister in
ESTIMATES AND RESULTS.
concluded with Long Live the EightNCREASES AND "DECREASES: Hours' Day" "Long Live the Revision of the Constitution," "Long Live
Socialist Peace."
Losnoy, ny 2.
Fon the Carna Bend. There has been
very lively artillery activity on the staff have been safely excorted beyond
the German bourdry,
whole front.
ECONOMY IN WOOD,
LONDON, May 2. The War Office announces that the The preliminary explanatory state-use of wooden packing caser for export- There were similar demonstrationsment of the Budget shows that the ed cotton goods is limited to certain of throughout Sweden and there was per-receipts were £578.428,000, exceed
the finer fabrics. It is estimated that feet order everywhere."
NORWAY.
CHRISTIANIA, May Lord' Peres declared that the
There were May Day demonstrations prent rate of British construction everywhere, at which protests were made and the present estimated rate of at the dearness of living, but there American construction of ships is were no disorders.
insufficient to are the demands
necessitated by suburinism; hence
shipping is an issite of dorninant
importance. He urged that the, construction by America and the
RUMOURS OF AGRISIS IN GERMANY.
AMSTERDAM, May 2. The German papers chronicle rumours
Allies should be appreciably" in of a crisis in high Government quarters.
creused. The war has resolved
itself into rave between the
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efficiency of the British and Arneri-
ear shipyards and the German sah- nurines."
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REGRETTABLE INCIDENTS" IN RUSSIA.
ing the estimate by £71,153,000.
The principal ingrenses over the estimates were
Income Tax .. .£10,000,000 Excess Profite Duty,53,020,000 Estate Duties Stamps f
Telegraphus
Crown Lands Miscellaneous
1,232,000
978,000- 100,000 100,000 13,000,000
The deerenses comprise -
Postal
£1,850,000*
Telephones
Customs
Excise g....
450,000
$89,990 8,030,000
The expenditure mounted to £2,198,118,000..
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PETROGRAD, May 1. The Executive Council of the Work- it is understood that the closest men's and Soldier's Delegates has issued, THE SITUATION IN GREECE. co-operation of the present Anglo in the form of placards, a proclamation American toanage, and the pooling as follows:-Several regrettable" in-
LONDON, May 2: of the future building powers of the
cidents occurred yesterday, An unknown In the House of Commons, Mr. United States and the Allies was
youth killed General Kaahtalinski, and Bonar Law stated that he had seen decided upon.
shots were fired at political demons the conflicting reports of the situ trators in the Vassiliestrov quarter. Aation in Greece, but any pubic dis- number of indivilunda claiming to be cussion would be contrary to national members of the Executive Council interests... arrested a landowner, and others, also tore off the epaulettes of officers. Only madmen of enemies to national freedom could have committed such revolting acta. The Executive appeals to the oitizens to prevent recurrence of these acts."
THE FOOD PROBLEM IN
GREAT BRITAIN. ・・ A PROCLAMATION BY THE KING.
LONDON, May 2. The King has issued a proclamation urging the greatest economy of all grain, and that householders should reduce the consumption of bread by at least quarter of the quantity ordinarily con
med and not to use four except for bread.
The proclamation also enjoins the most cconomical cae of corn for horses.
SURPLUS OF POTATOES IN CANADA.
OTTAWA, May It is officially stated that there is a surplus of a million bushels of potatoes ITALIAN MISSION TO AMERICA. beyond domestic requirements.
BOME, May 2.
An Italian Mission is going to the United States, headed by Prince Udine
The Proclamation will be read from a son of the Duke of Genoa, and includ
the pulpits of churches on four consecu tive Sundays
ing Marquis Borgarelli, the Foreign
It states that the King is not asking Under-Secretary, Senior Marconi, and the people to do what he is pot doing two ex-Ministern. bimself. The Royal Household" bad..
A ROYAL ENGAGEMENT.
LONDON, MAY 2 The engagement is announced with the King's entire approval, of Prines Alexander of Battenburg to Lady, Irene, a daughter of the Earl of Landesborough
the saving of wood will thus be fifty
per cent.
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LORD CROMER'S FORTUNE.
LONDON, MAY 2** The late Bird Cromer left £117,608 sterling.
OUR LITTLE BIT SOCIETY."
The above Society have forwarded the following to-day through Messrs. Shewan, Tomes & Co. for Queen Mary's Needlework Guild, 2 Cavandish Square, London, W
132 roll bandages, 43 suita pajamas,
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LIBEL ACTION BY THE VICE- PRESIDENT
PERISG, May. 2. Judgment has been given in thd Courts in an action for. libel brought by the Vice President of the Republic against the Chung Yen Po news- paper.
The libel was held to be proved and the editor and manager were euch sentenced to three months' imprisonment.
They will probably appeal. The vernacular papers express
ut the sentence.
A DEMAND BY THE YUNNAŃ TROOPS.
* PEKING; May. 2. The Commander of the Yunnan
29 pairs surgical stockings, 6 quilts, stroops in Szechuan has demanded pillows, 5 pairs stretcher boots, & pairs $600,000 before the troops will leave) knee caps, & mufflers, 15 caps, 59 milk the province.
covers, 41 eye bandages, pairs mittens,
2. helmets, 3 floor cloths, 6 many-tail bandages, 6 handkerchiefs, & cies.
The following acknowledgement has been received
HONGKONG BRANCH OF QUEEN 'MARY'S NEEDLEWORK GUILD.
At the Exhibition of work at the The Little Bit Workera Society, Kowloon, Hongkong. DZAR MADAM1 beg to acknowledge City Hall yesterday the winner of receipt of your consignment for which the gold bracelet, presented by the I enclose official receipt.
Will you please accept our most grate Chinese Ladies Work Party, was ful thanks for this valuable gift. Them. H. Stainfield, ticket Np: 49. kind interest
tako in our which you work in much appreciated by us here in If Mrs. Stainfield will kindly send England. The demands made on our
resources now are extremely heavy and her ticket to Mw: Stabb, St. John's in the coming advance we are likely to Place Garden Road, the bracelet will be still more heavily requisitioned. }. Please convey to your workers our be forwarded to he cordial expression of thanks.
Yours faithfully,
MYRA M. Gos
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AMSTERDAM, May 2.
A telegram from Berlin. states that
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