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MONDAY, MAY 14, 1917.
TELEGRAMS.
(Continued from, Page, 15
THE BRITISH MISSION TO AMERICA.
NEW YORK CHAMBER OF COMMERCE LUNCHEON.
THE SITUATION IN RUSSIA.
CONDITIONS AT SCHLUBSSL- BURG.
EARLIER TELEGRAMS.
1,
PETROGRAM, May 13.
THE CHINA MAIL.
FRENCH BLOW UP MUNITIONS DEPOT.
GERMAN VIEWS OF THE
'WAR
SEXTUPLE FINANCE IN CHINA.
OPPOSITION OF WASHINGTON.
LONDON, May 12. 'A French communiqué states.Our Despite Tecboùlze'a denial; it is con batteries carried out destructive fre dependent Committee for a Gorman which it appeared on March 8
against German organisations They blew up a munitons depot north-east of Wuvincourt on the left bank of the Mense.
red that the conditions at Schluessel burg are as telegraphed on the 10th inst. A amall party of anarchiats seized the Duke of Leuchtenbarg'. house in Petrograd and is defying the Connell of Workmen and Soldiers' SPEECH BY MIR, "BALFOUR.
delegites. The lacter's organ declares the Duma to be dead and claims that NEW YORK, Mag 43
the Committee has the sole right to * The Chamber of Commerce enter speak for the people until the Con-
ined the members of the Britishstituent Assembly tweets. $fissione tocat hehe, which in
engrable for the faer shit Arris kan franciers and business then of world-wide pote cast aside their
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GENERAL KORNILOFF RESIONS,
PETROGRAD, May.. 13. General Kornilo has resigned the
· sisternary restraint and aparily frommand of the troops at Petrograd Dedaimed Mr. Belfour' as a friend of No explanation is published, but it abe Uniteit StateN.,
apparently due to friction with the Mr. Ballour, responding to Council of Workmen's and Sokliers'
Delegates. mid hầm Nhịu dreams had been that she Enghsh-speaking liberty-loving branches of mankind would be driwa klowar together and Shat all temporary ises of difference would be soon. in their ma perspective. He had
Woithful to the ideal of Anaerin
friendship.
Shouts of No greeted Mr. Balfour's question: Does anyone
AMERICAN HELP IN ORGANISING RUSSIA'S TRANSPORT.
PETROGRAD, May 13.
The mister of War, M. Gutenkoff, states that if a defnite agreement is
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An artillery set was violent all night....
Detachments penstrated the German line north of Bezonraux at various points in Alsace, and took pricners.
GERMAN REPORT.
ONLY ONE ENEMY, ENGLAND.
The following interesting message. TheKomische Zeitung" publishes a report of a public meeting hall at from Washington was wired as
special to the New York Times in Cologne by the Rhenish branch of the Pence. The chief speaker was Herr Washington, March 25 - President Fahrman, the well-known National Wilson and Secretary Lansing will not Fahrum began by lend the anpport of the United States to Libers! lender. expressing bis thanks to the British for the proposed reorganization of what is having by their brutal frankness known as the Six Power" Packing opened the eyes of many Germans, who group formed originally for the purpose. now see that the fight is ally only of financing China. It is still the view. against England. The war against Eng-ut the Administration that American and was indeed inevitable. Since the bankers should not participate in a com appointment of Hindenburg and Lad- bination with the bankers of ather endorf the German nation has known nations to make a joint loan to China.
The State Department, in matters that sentimentality and partiality for England would have no influence upon of foreign loans, especially to China that American the decisions in the domain of military takes the position and naval setivity. At the same time. bankers should not enter into agree- Fuhrmann warned his hearers against ments with foreign institutions which be exaggerated expectations entertain-have more or less Governmental connex- fons and, it is hinted, may have political ed with regard to the submarine war.
He was followed by Dr. Prieger, and not merely financial objects in view.
attitude The Bavarian
of the Administration member of the Reichstag A
international group, became known after the publication of reports that the make up of New York, British, French, Russian, and Japanese bankers, proposed The present war, said Pfleger, would to elect or reorganization, with Cler- decide the fate of the German Empire, many excluded, and revive the plan to and be expressed his confidenes that advance $125,000.000 to China, The Germany would be able to obtain asghoment which binds these bankers to larga indemnity, in order to restore her set together with reference to the rego- wernancial situation.
tiation of Chinese loans will expire in June.
AMSTERDAM, May 12.
A Berlinofficial reports states:--- The strong British attacks on the Western Front last night were mostly repulsed by our curtain are. Our counterattacks thraw back the enemy where he had succeeded in penetrating our lines. The fight continnes at the Roeux railway station.
Fighting at new points developed in the morning
Fifteen enemy neroplanes brought down yesterday.
GERMANY'S WAR AINS.
LONDON, May 21
It is semi-oficially announced at
takes to organige Russia's transport the war aims ou Tuesday, system, the question of the supply of munitions would be satisfactorily solved
in a few weeks and the ravitualling of
MESOPOTAMIA.
and of the Bavarian Diet, who also declared that though Germany has in this war many opponents, she has only one eaumy, England-
but
tink that if sex power were bruns the army which is at present most un- RUSSIANS CROSS DIALA RIVER. asa mere vote of lack of confidence in the gan & Co. and Jacob Schiff of Kuhn,||
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THE INDEMNITY CHAZE.
It is not doubted that China will The Kolnische Volkszeitung, in lengthy and ponderous article, insists follow the example of the United States in declaring the existenes of a state of on indemnities. The indemnities are towar. Thus Germany, it was pointed consist of territory and money. For the out today, will be debarred from parti money, it looks to England, Russia Italy cipation in Chinese afairs. The bankers and other members of the alliance New York and the other nations: result cť negotiations ameng been and would remain unalterably inobed with America, who has under Beilin that the Chancellor will speak onaniusd Germany to be in a deplorable | named, si :
state of bankruptcy, England will have money enough, and she must be themselves have agreed to prorate Ger
many's original
share
of any loans as effectually bled.
defined under the original agreement and The German people are not to regard to set forth the new apportionment in the failure of the list British War Loan the agreement they have been discussing, as evidence that money is no longer
Henry P. Davison of J. Pierpont Mor- available. The failure must be regarded
Loob
called on Secretary Lansing Co. call British Government. Bonar Law once ten days ago and urged him to authorize threatened a compulsory lean and this Governmental approval of the Interna he must be compelled by Germany so to tional basking group. Mr Lansing said
will flow into arrange that the proceeds German coffers. British journals have the President had not changed his views stated that the national property represince 1913, when he declined to adopt the cf the New York bankers to suggestion sents a value of 20,000 millions, sterling.
At the conclusion of peses, the British sanction their participation in the Lots- the $195,000,000 international can show us whether this is mere losn. The statement issued by the Fre boasting or not.
sident explained that the conditions of! As money we can accept not only the loan seemed to touch very nearly sovereigns, but Treasury Bills, War the administrative independence of China of the part Loan, & By accepting Britisk State itself," that the
responsibility of oper as war indemnity we compel the of the Clovernment implied in the encour British to be tributary to us for years agement of a lean thus obtained and and with this in our hands it wil be
administered was "plain enougo,” that it was "obnoxious" to the principles upon which the American Governmat
Serred to German hands it would be favourable, would shortly be improved. | exerciseß on behalf of human free-The army has been reorganised enabling | dem
the utilisation of men of talent. Mentioned Th
delibeACCIDENT TO A RUSSIAN GIANT
AEROPLANE.
Boot was brought into existence in the hope of erhebing the Naval Power' which Gormuin asteenzey recognises a one- of the great bulwarks of freedicto add any of the most perfect defemons - egrinst, worki dorninarien.“
TILL THE HOHENZOLLERNS ARE OVERTHROWN.
Losos, May 13.
A ilussian wireless message states that the of Russia's giant Iliamnuro netz er planes, from some unus plained ranse, fell 10,000 feet at Monasteryska and her crew of six perished.
EXPULSION OF JEWS FROM JAFFA.
NEW YORK, May 13.. Prominent, Socialists hace sent
LONDON, May 13 messages to the Socialists at Stock-
Renter learne that all Jews have been holm. Conenhagen, The Hague, and. Berne requesting them to forward expelled from the Jala Passover and messages to the Secialists in Cor. have been compelled to flee to the north. måte, declaring ther the world wThey were robbed during their flight | cantings to fight Gomuns till the and their homes were lootari and destroyed. Those resisting were hanged. -Hohenzollerne are overthrown.
Thousands are wandering on the roads
The signatories to the message helpless, starring and ill, others
Lake Narocz
LONDON, May 12. A Russian official report transmitted by wireless states:-The enemy made gas attack at Staboyee, southwards of Three companies of Turks sad. Kurds attacked on Thursday on both sides of the Euphrates, south-westward of Erzin- gas and in the region of Kelerkami Pasa Their ofensive was arrested.
We captured on Tuesday part of the positions between Senna and Pendgenin in the region of the Garran Pass.
Later we captured several more posi- tions, but Turkish reinforcements at night-time compelled us to fall back on our trenches.
We crossed the Diala River on the 3rd inst. near Meidan and advanced in the direction of Kifri.
Our troops on Thursday forced a pas- sage of the Dials River between Jumur and
Omaraga.
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RUSSIA AND SEPARATE PEACE.
PETROGRAD, May 12.
M. Skobelof the leading member of the Executive Committee of the Work men's and Soldiers' Delegates, roundly
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innecessary to send German soldiers to England for the purpose of occupying the territory."
THE GERMAN EXCLUSION QUESTION
A STRAITS COMMENT:
The Pinang Gaselts commenting on the recent discussion in the Hongkong Legislative Council on the motion affirming it to be in the best interests of the Colony that Germans should be excluded for a period of ten-year after
melude Mr. Ruspil, who is a me have been deported to an unknown declared at a sitting of the Council that the declaration of pençe says:----
Eer of the Mission "prxceeding to | destination."
Russin.
THE PRESS CENSORSHIP QUESTION
IN AMERICA.
ESSENTIAL WORK.
WASHINGTON May 13, The Senate, after an atrimonious Newspaper debate, expunged by 39 votes to 39. the provisions of the Espionage Bill establishing a modified newspaper censorship.
COLONEL ROOSEVELT'S PROPOSED BAPEDITIONARY FORCE.
All
the Russian proletariat scornfully re- Every pudiated a separate peace. soldier who consented to such with Germany injured the general cause of Russian democracy. The Army must Bave a powerful organisation ready to fight, not merely in the trenches, but to take the offensive..
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INDIAN INCOME TAX.
tion Of
rested.
and
The Administration holds that if American bankers deal with China they shall
do so without reference to other Govermenta or other bankers of those Governments. It believes that through loans of the character of the ax
power B.Tangement American financial, in- terests will be tied up with those of other nations, and this might produce a States to icin with other nations in in- situation which would compel the United ternational pressure upon China. The State Department, it is assertert, is gotiations between American bankers encouraging and approving direct ne and China, and along this line is lending its support to the negotiations between the Continental and Commercial National Bank of Chicago and the Chinese Gor ernment for a load of 203,000,000 to the latter.
What the motion sought to do a not immediately to legislate, but to place it on record that it is deemed desirable to bar Germans for ten years, China last November. At that time The Chicago bank advanced 25,000,000 and then to impose restrictions on them, toCh
letter approving the loan. The bank har and for our part, unless there are strong the Secretary of State made public a
· Imperial" objections to such a case sent two representatives to China to loon and we cannot imagine itwe think it investigate the advisability of the is rather unfortunate that the officials with that wonderful secord that is frequently manifest in matters debated.
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of 825,000,000, and the State Department is now facilitating the investigation, in this matter in accord with the ernment of China. The department has let it be known that if the bank the advances the money the Government 8CHOOLGIRLS' VIEWS OF THE will extend all proper support to investment. These views of the depart ment were given several days ago to the counsel for the bank, who called upon Secretary Lansing.
LONDON, May '1 General Sir William Robertson was the guest at. dinner given. by the, Press Fundi. General the Robertson," in acknowledging
by the Councils of our Crown' Colonies, cansed, the defeat of a resolution which country's great debt of the Army to the
so many consider to be in the beat Navy and merchant seamen, mentioned
interests of these Fossessions generally that during the last five or six weeks
Allahabad April 28. We have no idea what the Hongkong we had expended 200,000 tons of
The Pioneer writes that one of the officials wish the public to understand muniticos in France alone, while we
most important measures to be consider. had sent across 50,000 tons of stone ed at the Simla session of the imperial by their action, though it was "ex weekly
legislative-council will be a bill for the plained" after a fashion, and, the official for making roads.
amendment of the Income tax Act of 1886. members who spoke declared their this meant & great amount of Complete revision of this statute is conviction that what Mr. Holyoak, and and General Robertson recognized to be necessary, particularly a large body of commercial opinion the newspapers to realise in order to enable the tax to be assessed wants, is not wise. One wonders what
with reference
sources of izcomes commercial men are on our Councils to all
cor.cerned was made in 215 votes, to 178, to restore to the their great power and responsibility and combined. An important departure in the East if their considered opinion is to encourage the 75 per cent of the far as Inert Delhi this year which to count for 10 very little. The
the act passad at empowers collectors of income tax to contribution of the Governor of Hong" call for retains of income where they kong to the discussion was not very consider that desirable. That reform helpful, and H.E the 'G.D.C. declared I no doubt help to render the assess that the motion is contrary to the idea
of the tax more equitable and of a lasting peace. One of the quickest (Inspector Gerrazi)
7 for the machinery lar purpose of preventing evasion, by wealthy means of interfering with lasting persons would be welcomed. At pre-ent peace is to give the Germans the same
WASHINGTON, May 13..
work The House of Representativer,
urged after a stormy debate, decided by
Army Bill the amendment which he Senate eliminated, permitting Colonel Roosevelt to lead a Division in France.
GERMAN CHANCELLOR GONE TO VIENNA.
AMSTERDAM, May 12.
A telegram from Berlin states that -the Chancellor has gone to Vienna for a
conference with Court Czernin.
SPIES IN NORWAY.
nation that was not fighting in the line, but whose work was essential to sue cess, to do its upmost so that the whole
of the resources of the nation could be too of additional i
utilised.
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HONGKONG POLICE RESERVE.
POLICE SCHOOL, 5.45 . Tuesday, May 15th.-Class 13 (Inspec tor Gordon).
Wednesday, May 16th.-Class
CINEMA.
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The evidence given by three school- girls from South London before the Cinema Commission last month throws an interesting light on the attitude of the child towards the "picture." To the girlsof 12 or 13, it seems, sent mental flms make no appeal.
The three witnesses were asked in 'turn what were the nicest picturex they had 14 ever seen, and the replies were sen
1. " Cleopatra,
Thursday, May 17th.-Class 15 (Chicl)
PROMOTION.
2Little Miss Nobody"
The Priscoer of Zenda" and
Rupert of Hestau."
No. 1, WYNDHAM SE- Miawer direEČÍ ESTABLISHED: 1900-
NO MORE CONTENTS BILLS -IN
ENGLAND.
There are now in Great Britain za contexts bills to inform readers what the bewspapers contain."
With the object of conserving the supply of paper and paper making material it is provided by Government order that on and after March 10, 1917-
No person shall exhibit, or caume, or, permit to be oxhibited, any paper poster making any announcement with
pect to the contents of, or adverti ing in any manner, any newspaper or periodical, except at the premises where, the bowspaper or periodical ių published
The saving of paper will be of impepek -- Ini suce to the "Press. But how will the
public take it?
It is interesting to note that all these Trooper 741 Ralph, Mounted Folice, filata were of British manufacture. to the rank of Sergeant:
tax payers with fixed salaries are easily openings, the same facilities as they had Inspector Kart). LORD DERBY'S, TRIBUTE TO THE assessed on the full amount which they before, immediately the war ends. heThose who spoke for the resolution were FLYING CORPS.
reccive while there is good reason lieve that large numbers of traders and far more convincing, and though they others do not bear anything like their lost the day, it is to be hoped we have full share of the burden.
not beard the last of such attempts to deal with this particular aspect of most important question.
A NASTY NIP:
The mercantile community-indeed the community as a whole in our Colonies--hava no desire to be associat
FOLKED.
No. 1 Section.-P.O. 403 Perry.
(Sgd.) F. C. Jan; D.S.F. (B.).
# "
Since the crying of news the cid method of eslling attention to what Dewspapers coitained-was largely stop ped by the police contents i haver becue a feature of the streets that will be greatly missed
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reply to the question what pictures they liked least, one of the girls said "The Topical Hudget and the others Tava Stories. One witness named a picture which she thought was "algar, and another mentioned an incident in a film
However, the public will accept gally to which she took exception. A woman, the decision of the Government, remem It appeared, strock, a man with scifix bering that in France there have been not The woman was servant in his father's newspaper posters since the autoreak of house, and he started cuddling and kiss war, though there were grounds for this
additional to the shortage of paper
"LONDON, May 12 Lord Derby, speaking at Liverpool, paid a tribute to the bravery of the Flying Corps. He defied anyone to say THE SHEEP AND THE SHEARER, whether any nation bad complete air but without fear of Баргеталсу, CERISCIANA, May 12.
ed on anything like the old terms with contradiction, he said that on the The tour associations of Captains, essential days of
A firm on the selected Admiralty list men who have failed to realise what T. JOHN AMBULANCE BRIGADE." the battles of Mates, Stewards, and Seamen have Arras and the Somme the supremacy contracted for certain firing gear at £54 honour, justice and mercy mean, who a set and sub-let the whole of the cop acknowledge neither International passed resolutious urging the Govern of the air ... 1986 absolutely curs, tract at a lower price, although permis obligations nor treaty unless they stand HONGKONG AND CHINA DISTRION. ment to adopt a more effective con- and without it we could not have sion had been given by the Admiralty to to gain by doing so, and in whose nature done what we did. Lord Derby said sub-let a portion only. The case was
The following is published for informa-ing her, so she gets up a crucifis quite unconsciously and hits him with it, To trol of foreigner who, ure pouring be kelieved that there were at present brought to light when the sub-contractor there is no chord which vibrates to the
It is notified in the London Gazette of this the witness objected on the ground. into Norway as "spies, and who are better brains working in great Britain tendered for subsequent Admiralty reclaims of either." Our Colonies have
30 March, 1917, that His Majesty the that it might make child:cu think less responsible for the sufferings of the on perfecting and improving lying irements at £12 18s. 8d. In cobae-tuffered too much in the past from the tion:
machines than in any other country in quence of the disclosure, £3,000 has been tactics of the Teston to be ready to
refunded by the contractor. Another forget it a hurry, and unless action
King has been graciously pleased to the world. Everything humanly possible firm which originally tendered at £40.98, taken on the lines indicatel, by legislation the appointment of His Excel- of religion." was being done to improve the air set have been called upon for a state tion, the remedy will lie with lency Sir Francis Henry May, K.C.M.G
ment of their actual cost service.
the community and may be exercised LL.D., to be Knight of Grace of the Referring to the general war outlook,
in other directions, which may land to Order of the Hospital of St. John of Lord Darby and there was every reaser
far more heart-burning The opinions Jerusalem in England.
(9) (81.), E: HALES to be optimistic. We can, he said, certainly beat the submarine mensce i "Among the volunteers for National expressed by the mover and seconder we ration ourselves as was required Service is Sir James Bell, the Town of the resolution as "unitedly shared giving his services in a clerical capacity, Chamber of Commerce at Hongkong, There was no place in the country for Cleric of the City of London. He is and endorsed by the Committee of the the man who did not do all in his power at the regulation salary of 25 a week, for the country and the war.
stuinen.
ATTITUDE OF SCANDINAVIA.
THE ATTITU
STOCKHOLM, May 12. After's three days' conference, the Scandinavian Ministers have resolved to continue absolute neutrality and to abstain froin mediation.
ENGINEERING STRIKE AT MANCHESTER GYER.
LONDON, May 13.
FOR A LAME BACK THEN you have pains or lameness
the recommendations of the Allied
Officer in Charge of
CROUP.
itziert.
The girls made po oomplaint against
boys whistled sometimes, and if they their treatment in the picture houses. persisted the attendants turned the
Did girls ever do that sort of thing 2 It all depende," was the cryptic reply Boy sometimes pulled their hair and knockod their bats off, but
out.
Day Chronicle.!!!
FOOTBALL OR" SHELLS?:
DISMISSED MUNITION WORKER'S PREFERENCE.
Compensation was refused by thế
bolice.
which unanimously adopted the identical
the form of amusement was not pecuLondon Munitions Tribunal recently to motion. That is to say, it is supported by the expert opinion of business zeti, and furthermore, it is not opposed to 18 disease is so dangerous and solier to cinema henses, and, gesin, Erneut Sidney Blair, who had been dis rapid in its development that every the attendant is shout he puts themed by a shelf Ermy ob a moziest ALWAYS RECOMMEND IT.
The man's foreman said - !„E naked bízni The following statements bearing on
to stay on Saturday afternoon TN almost every community where is Economic Conference; on the contrary mother of young children should be outside."!
saved We believe these views are shared by the attack of croup appears, and Wain the hack bathe the parts with by Chamberlain's Colic Cholers and the majority of bunoses men in the Ben send for mediting and let the child the question of eyestrain should be Chamberlain's Pain Balm twice a day Diarrhoes Remedy. Such persons seldom Straits too. and more convincing argu suffer until it can be obtained. Cimm rounded
1. It generally gives me a headsebe, massaging with the palm of the bad mise an opportunity to recommend.It, met will be needed to change the berlain's Cough Remedy is prompt and for five minutes at each application.
Always have botils 2. do not go very often as it is Put in any case. Then dampen & pises of Bennet slightly and these commendations and ita bever
falling qualities account for its great popular and the commercial attitude effectual and has never been Iniwa to This docision presumably affects all this finiment and bind it on over popularity. For sale by : Chemists than those vouchsafed by the band
injurious to my eyes, 3. I do not officials at Hongkong Ly
and Storekeepers,? the seat of pain. For sale by Hand Storekeepers Cherists and Storekeepers.
The Engineering strike committee Manchester has decided to resume
work on the 14th izst
in the horpe For sale by all Chemists
headache
siamefacture of shells. I refused, unf said he was going to play football. told him if he wanted to plas
argent work in connection with lon
rathad than work on shalls he had better go and play botball for good and smal