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THURSDAY, JUNE 21, 1917.
TELEGRAMS.
(Continued from Page 1)
THE AMERICAN NOTE
TO CHINA.
THE INCIDENT CLOSED."
EARLIER TELEGRAMS.
BOISTEROUS WEATHER, ON BRITISH FRONT.
· THE OREEK ROYAL FAMILY."
LIANA June 19. King Constanting, with his suite of 130 arrived haru today,
THE GREEK GAKINET.
LONDON, June 19.
VARALA
Renter's correspondent at headquar INCLUSION OF AVENIZELIST."
ters says there has been a series of most violent thunderstorms in the battle area. accompanied by typhoons which rogtal up trees and bowleit over wagous as if they were mere playthings.
Despite these Niagara-like deluge, today is hotter than even It is Lopes, June 21. wonderful that during the entire storm A telegram recitivest in London our airman operater murenely in the goll and blue above the thundering Antwunges that the insidont in Pang canopy which was emptying its streams neetion with the American Note to the earth: Indeed, it was actually
one of their most 'sneressful days. Chmns is cksse ད}.
There was much general activity on the Western Front, especially in the Messines area where we continue to steadily on our way at the enemy's positions in the directing of Warneton.
THE STRUMA FRONT.
BRITISH WITHDRAW FROM
MALARIAL DISTRICTSÄS
The "iners as the whep ria Note was send” to the „Allied on Juną M. a similar extramaniation, probably a misunderstanding, was nawing to
delivered in Peking without the ether)) Powers being informed. After a consultation, the British. Premeh sand i Tapanese Governments replied to the i More Great Britain agrest with the
A British message from Salonika says prineisto and views of America but that owing to the advent at the intimated that owing to for position malarial season, our troops eastward of she could not take the steps pro- the Struma bare hear somewhat, with- pose, and odied that she shared drawn. Our patrols cleared out the Fast bank. Our hill positions west the lows of the "United States wand of the river completely dominate regarling, this desirability of trinthe evacuated ground!. quility in China
CONTINUED BRITISH ACTIVITY.
TOP
Tostor, June 20. Field Marshal Sir Touglas Haig
Losos. Jie 19.
British detachments are participating! in the eupation of Thessaly and the Firaeus.
ACTIVITY NEAR MONASTIR.
LONDON, June 19,
A French Eastern communiqué says: Our artillery sharply countered the enemy's in the region of Manastir,
We have reached the southern limit of Thessaly and occupy important spots. The inhabitants handed over a consider
Wo advannend Sightle to the south of the Cujeal vyer and to the nethabi qantity of arms and munitions.
of the Soules Budg
20
We took 35 prisoners and captured i four Belgh guns, to the vrst of 3----- en Toteslay, nigli, in addition to those phenoly sported.
Our memplanes did valuable work, despite the misettled wather. This bonded an eroky, dumpirmusing an explosiya, muut also phauit down six
·Břemy nachine,. Three of mus are missing
THE ÎNDIAN TEA TRADE.
Textos, June 21.
GERMAN AIRSHIP ATTACK ON RIGA.
PETROGRAD, June 20.. Five German hydroplanes few overa Jase on the Rigs front and dropped forry que houbs on sheds, ships and batteries, unsuccessfully. One sailor was wounded.
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ATHENS, Jane 20.. The Cabinet has empowered Zaimis to discuss the recanatitution. with a Venizelist adherent, with a view to the inchision of at least one Venizelist.
GERMAN BANKS IN LONDON.
SALE OF PREMISES.
LONDON, June 19. It is announced that Farclays Bank has purchased the Deutsche Bank in London for £200,000.
Losvos, June 201 Besides the sale of the Deutsche bank premises, the premises of the Disconto resellschaft have been bought by Lloyds Sex Insurance for £38,000, and those of the Dresdner Bark by the London, City and Midland Bank for £12,000
HAITI JOINS THE ALLIES,
THE CHINA MAIL.
DISTINCTIONS WON BY
THE SIKHS.
THREE HUNDRED MEN A
DECORATED.
Lord Chelmsful, Viceroy of Tullia, plying to an address by the Sikh community of Lalore, on the occasion of his recont visit to the Punjab, said
I thank you for the welcome Ferntain- in your address. It is a great pleasure to me to meet the represents tives of
the Sikh community in the capital of the province which is, in a pleuliar sens, tinted with sheir history as being the cradle and the home of their religion and the scene of their secake triumphs.
beun of special valuo in the critical timon that the province has gone through and the mention of those services gives me An opportunity of exprossing” my, als miration for the loyal assistance rendered by the Sikh community as a whole in repressing, the disorde, a created by a sawall but cangerous band of deuntion- alized Sikhs, who had joined hands with the King's enemies outside India and had conspired to eurey the torch of rebellion through the hottest tide of this Peaceful land.
And you refer to she claims of your cornmunity to adequate representation on the Legislative Councils. Lean aure you that all interests should be duly re
test. Our present practice scures your community the benefit of that principle and I do not think neve
you any anxiety that your claims will overlooked in any developments the futuro may have in stor
have
to the Sikh community that at the It should be a matter of special pride present mhment in the person of my friend, Raja Dulit Singh, they have a Secretary of State. representative on the Council of the
ADMINISTRAKINA KETORMIŠI
You have referred to the memorandum on administrative reformis, submitted to the Government of India By the Chief Khalsa
Diwan. The views therein
Your alain that the achievements of the Sikhs in the great war have been in keeping with the military achievements and traditions of your nice in the past has my gordial and complete concurrence The expectations expressed by is. Majesty the King Emperor at the Cernoation Durbar as to the traditional lelity and fortitude of the Sikhs has been more than justified and it must be a source of great Rratifention to you all to be able to point to shines record in proof of the vitality of the martial spirit expressed will receive attentive con- of the Khai The 14th Sikhs earned sideration. You are, however, aware unying fane by their soldierly be from my official statements that the haviour ch the shell swept benches whole question recupied the special of Gallipoli The 13th Sikhs be attention of the Governmen: of India sides serving with
distinction in throughout the greater pars of last year France, rendered conspicuous service and that, sa a result, certain recommen- in the arduous fighting of the last dations have been made to the Secretuicy year in the Liyan desert: while the
of State. As the present time I cannot ch sath and 47th ikhs have any more. Isympathize whole heartedly. ed to their already high reputations by with Indian aspirations and their notable schievements in Mesupo will be my lot during my of office TRIDIA.
period I I find that the Sikhs have turneri to assist them to find greater 'scope. STEAMER ENGAGES A SUBMARINE. over ) Indian Orders of Merit, and
Warning over 200 Indian Distinguished Service But let me repeat here
which it is my duty constantly to Meals ince the war began, and on two reiterate in these times of exuberant occasions recently it has been my ples- oumble
the King tokens of
Emperor's favour and appreciation. We have not yet received particulars of the many acts of personal gallantry, recorded in the course of the recent victories on the Tigris, but I feel sure that when they become known they will add lustre to the listinctions already earned by the Sikl
LONDON, June 19. Reuter's Correspondent st Haiti atates that liplomantic relations with Germany have been søvered.
FARIN, June 19.
hope it
A steamer engaged a submarine in I want task to posentthem with these hon, Patial activities when people's minds
the Mediterranean off the Spanish coast: the submarine submerged.
WOMEN'S BUFFRAGE.
PRINCIPLE ADOPTED BY THE HOUSE OF COMMONS.
LONDON, Thure 20. - The House of Commons bave adopted the general principle of women's stiffrage by 18 votes to 35
"GERMAN INTRIGUE IN CENTRAL AMERICA.
A
PARIS, June 20.
A telegram from San Salvador states that in consequence of German intrigues The raiders werven off by the in Central, America, the Salvator and coast batteries on several Costa Rica Governants have taken successive dinya, "h
repulsed a preventive
in regard to number of fruitless airsh tacks.
Germans, before announcing the rupture of diplomatic relations.
FRATERNISING WITH THE ENEMY
"Loxtos, June 19
An unlated message, received from: Jassy (Rumania) states that a Com In the House of Commons, reply-mittee composed of authern of the Ninth ing to Mr. Geulding's question ne to Army, on the Ramanian front, has issued. whether his attention, lud boën called an appeal against fratéraising which the to the congestion in the ten trade, and as to whether he would take steps to facilitate the transport of
ureasures
DYE-MAKING IN THE UNITED
-KINGDOM.
LONTON, June 19. -- In order to promote the further deret enemy. The appeal says: theopment of the dye-making industry in enemy desires our welfare then be must the United Kingdom, the President liberate Rumania; then we will help the Board of Trade has deciled o
THE INDIAN DEFENCE FORCE. The Indian Defence Force, to which you refer, has come into existence to meet special needs created by the war. As was explained in the speech of His Excellency the Corumander-in-Chief
are disturbed and opinions are unsettled Empires. Lat me repeat that the ideal which is best suited for India is not so much rapid progress, as steady progress. Do not expect violent changes. if progress is to be sure it must be consolidated step by step. The task we have in hand at pre-, sent is the convinct of this great war to 4 successful conclusion. You have fally recognized this fact in your address
Tendorse most heartedly your claim that the Sikh community have not lag- god behind in their duty in the past. They have proved staunch and true in the supreme test of battle. look to
WAR
The last of a series of lectures arranged
at Delhi, the object of the Government them with the greatest confidence to in creating this force is to provide for maintain the splendid record of service the British ad Indian portions of the which has won for our gallant Sich sol- army in India a second line capable of bediers so glorious a page in our Empire's ing utilized for the defence of Inicia's from history. in the more sedentary duties allotted to tiersand for the relief of regular troops them, as to spare as large a number as possible for service in the field. I am not prepared to express any opinion as THE BIRTH-RATE IN PEACE AND to the practicability of your suggestion to form a village militia oficered by retired officers. This, like many other proposals of the same kind, will demand careful examination after the war when the future military policy of the Empire under general review. I am unable to make any pronounce ment in regard to the grant of commis. sions. All I can way at present is that of population was inseparably connected Mr. Swanwick said that the problem the question of opening ont a wider with the ideals of constructive pacifism career in the army to Indians is now vader the consideration of the Govern and liberty for which the Women's In- ment and you may be quite certain that ternational Bociety stood. According to whatever may be done in this direction the militarist and not necessarily the of so largely from that basis the corollary drawn by will be of special benefit to the Punjab German militarist-the chief erd
woman was to bear children. But even
the militarist was 4. One Woman to think beyond. at indiscriminate
will
tra formi, India, at least of the enemy of all liberty-after which ament to deal with matters relating to represented in the army."
und
of
!
darakle peace will be possible."
RUSSIAN ANARCHISTS_RECOMING TROUBLESOME.
NINE SWEEPER SUNK...
PARIS, June 19.
A mihe-sweeper struck a mine in the Bay of Biscay and sanak. A boiler ex- plosion killed seven.
the encouragement, organisation and regulation of that industry under the direction of Sir Evan Jones, Bt., who will be styled Commissioner of Dyes.
ANNIE. BESANT'S BANISHMENT.
LONDON, Jane: 19.. The Privy Council has granted Annie Besant leave to appeal against the Driers
by the Manchester branch of the Women's Internationel League was given recently by Mra Swanwick, who spoke on
Fopulation and militariam."
معلمة
For the endeavours should, as you yourselves remark, be directed towards the success- ful termination of the war. Questions tion depended not only on the birth-
economic and other problems. Popula of policy cannot be dealt with hastily rate but the death rate and it was not and matter of this kind must yield to
moment, however, all oering of the birth-rate to general
the
the more urgent questions which now only the number of babies born that
mattered but
but the number of babies that pre-occupy the minds of those responsible for the conduct of affifirs. I must ask survived. Mrs. Swanwick quoted statis you, therefore, to possess your souls in tics showing that a high birth-rate Patience and to rest satissed, with the invariably resulted in a high death-rate. In France the falling birth-rate had beer. as prance that there cannot be better the subject for moral bomites, but much claim to
displayed in the war was due to the fact sympathy and generosity of the virility and grit of the French that they were the children of restricted. families. If more children wete brought into the world than could be properly reared many must be destroyed by the three positive checks mentioned by Malthus-wa, peat and famine.
of banishment made by the Magistrate of the Government than that which is of Madras in May 1916 and confirmed based on loyal and gallant service in the by the Governor-in-Council.
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A TIGHT HAND ON NEUTRAL SUPPLIES.
The Washington correspondent of
armangements now being worked aut for the pooling and coordinating of all Allied resources the first consideration is the employment of cargo space for the Allies, and only after. Allied, needs have been served will the ships availaDia be used for neutral exports
"TRODES FOR FRANCE
I am glad you have mentioned the subject of education as this gives me an opportunity of acknowledging the pro-
With regard to the question of de gress which your commanity has made A reduced birth-rate might actually the Morning Post" telegraphed on
patching an Expeditionary Force to, in recent years in incational matters. increased pupulation. But it ought not May -
France, there is no clash of opinion as You represent about a teath of the to increase faster than women could
As the result of the conferences be-regards the principle involved, between population of the province and yet the endure, nor faster then trie. The gtween the British Mission and the State" the President and his military advisers proportion of Such pupils in our public production. In old countries tnstitutions is how nearly one-seventh and the population might
means of
arrive at a
shipments stipulated for in Febr ary. Sir L. Hozza Money, Assistnut Shipping Contenibe, said that in view of the fog sat at the enal of May
PETROGRAD, June 20. Fifty anarchists, with three machine- "there were 90,600,000 pøŋnds of tes,
of which two-thinis was Indian and gas, conveyed in cabs, established themselves in building in a populous Cerlon fea, in stock anilhand in centre of the town. Two companies of Great Britain, independently of other Guards and Cossacks surrounded the or constantly building and compelled them to surrender. The anarchists were taken diminishing fonnage. it was not to gaol. possible to prenise greater importas tions on facilities, The average monthly huports, for, 1917 exceeded. the quantity the, Restriction of Im- ports Committee ha recommended to which the Prime Minister referred In his speech on February 23.
THE UNITED STATES AND THE ** SEPARATE FEACE" PACT.
of the whole. You owe much, as you point that not be passed; in this Department the Washington Adminis nor among people generally it is simply INDIAN TEÅ FOR AUSTRALIA.
expediency. The General Staff is prou yourselves have stated, to the energetic case we should aim at a stationary popu-tration is impressed with the necessity a matter of policy or more correctly, works undertaken by the Educational lation. This did not mean stagnation or of preventing any American exports ceading on the correct military theory A telegram from Melbourne, states
LONDON, June 19. After years of suffering under Ger
cessing to multiply. It simply meant that with n view to assisting the In the House of Commons, Mr. an rule at St. Gobain, Madame Peuvot Committee of the set the committee that the increase should not go beyond a from reaching Germany through neutrga, that the "small packet", principle i
I am pleased to see that Balfour, who had a great ovation, de has returned to the home of her parents,
bas paid Indian and Ceylon Planters who are clined to make a statement en bis Mr. and Mrs George of Rawmarsh-hill
them and I wish
success war
war caused an unthinking cry for more in this important
of using trained officers and men to turn left England ten years ago as a gover-The
portant branch of education. children, and it was time that a pure power in the matter the passage of necessity, stressed by the General Stat, the Commonwealth Government had it was not customary; also that beness in a French family, and on the outer of squaring female teachers for war. But it was vicious and uncivi
bt, confronted by the tion sufficient for peace was not sufficient the Embargo Bill now pending in raw recruits into soldiers. could not add anything to the published Continent met her husband, whom she probibited the importation of ten accounts. He re-expressed his warmest had not seen since he was called to the and I feel'sure they are doing their bestlised to produce more men, not for peace, Congress, will at his request," bo Under ordinary, drumstances the
British | thanks for "America's cordial welcome colours in August, 1914.
to so far as this may be possible, but for war, Uncontrolled increase of expedited. At a conference at the position taken up by the General Staff Madame Provot was living at Št.
the
e services b Baifone be sound and it is precisely and great hospitality to the British
taken by Lord Kitchener, who refused munity in this tseful class of work
and Mr. Lansing, and attended by their to send untrained men to the front Mission. (Cheers.) He stated that the Cobin in the early days of September,
Thave! pot ye seen the Khalsa college United States had not adhered to the 1914, when the Germans came and ran-
naval and trade advisers, the whole hat Marshal Jaffee and his colleagues Pact of London, regarding a separate after the inhabitants had to subsist on
sacked the place. She says that there but I look forward with rouch interest
It to my visit to that institution. I under-
subject was discussed at length. bave pointed out with much force that not only are American troops needed American exports to neutrals during for the moral effect on the British and the American Relief Societies gifta stund that the college on its present except that the offs of slaughtered footing is doingvaluable service to your
the war show, as the Morning Post Russians, but also for the blow it will animals was allowed by the Germans to community. It has the advantage of a be distributed to civilians.
system largely fsidential and I am glad lol to foraging expeditions by to bear that a large number of the pre- PASSENGERS TRICKS IN NEUTRAL has no often stated, astounding in inflict upon Germany. It will bring Bunger the bolder people, and Madams Prunet fessors, both Europeans and Indians, live at the college sell. Manly games are. bad
an exciting experience when taking at
ENGLISH GOVERNESS ESCAPES FROM ST. GOBAIN.
handicapped by tonnage shortage: mission to America on the ground that Rawmarsh, Yorkshire. Madame Pruvot of attention to the tech certain level at a given moment. Every and in order to give the President faly dangerous. Furthermore, there' is" the
from places outside the Empire.
CHILD'S REMARKABLE ESCAPE.
A Liverpool boy, aged five, had a're- markable escape while travelling with his grandmother on the Manchester to Liverpool expresa in April.
The boy, as the result of playing with
the door handle, fell from the carnage at Simonswood & bleak village about six miles from Ormskirk and 0 from Liver pool. The train was
The communication cord was pulled, and the train stopped when to the surprise of the passengers the boy was en running towards the train shouting for his grandmother to whom he was restored with only a slight bruise, on his leg...
peace.
M. HOFFMANN "LEAVES BWISS FEDERAL" COUNCIL.
BERNE, June 19.
AIR-RAID VICTIMS.
PENSIONS FOR DEPENDANTS
LONDON, June 19.
difficulty
RUBBER SMUGGLERS.
ZONEL
creases, and while the customary home to the Germans noth explanation is made to the Washing else can that America is in M Hoffmann has resigned his part in one of these at lazy, 15 miles 1 am told, sulably encouraged and I
Attempts to soggle rubber to Garington Government that neutrals are the war that not only can America membership of the Federal Council from St. Gobain When returning gather that healthy tone prevails The Council has informed the National through the Forest of St. Gobain, the song the students in due sccordance many were described in the Prize Court, now obtaining from the United States apply material but also men, that ons Council that it was ignorant of M. parts were captured and afterwards with the noble Fruitions of your com-when a quantity of rubber found on what before the war they were able to or two American divisions as the across the Atlantic but merely the he thrown into prison for the night at munity. With hese and other features oard Dutch, Danish and Norwegian secure from belligerents, the explanation only contribution in man power front miles sa bouz at the ting at about 66 Hofmann's action in Petrogruly
is accepted as only partly true. Chaunz. Next day they were sent to of the institution I hope to make closer ships was condemned,
acquaintance Fourni and committed to prison for a
Mr. R. A. Wright, for the Crown, said a resized by the State Department using, and that any gaps in the las tance when I pay my proposed
that in one case rubber was put into month without any trial. There they visit to the collige. had to depend on the American Relief determination & their educational efforts other casse was hidden in parts of the and their ability to draw upon the ing material in the world,
The Sikhs show the same stubborn trunks as passengers luggage, and in that had it not been for the neutrals will be filled by some of the best Beht Reports that the President as Committee for food.
Driven to desperation by the treat they have bown in many a hard machinery by members of the ships United States, Germany could not have ment Madame Pruvot and a friend fought battle. Their success in the peace crew In Dutch ship there was found lived upon her own resources, and sanctioned the despatch of troops to sealed a high wall, cut through five rows fal professions is nasured, the Govern 10cwt. of rubber in trunks shipped as the bafore this would have been compelled France are premature, but they will
South American man he In the House of Commons, Mr. Eonar eit barbed wire, and escaped They ment, on their fide, are most anxious to luggage of
to surrender, overcome by hunger. The cadonbtedly be sent with little delay wall legitima interests adequately re-booked his passage for Amsterde, but Law stated that the Government was walked 104 miles to Charleroi, aleeping rented in the public servico. Et rests | did not actually travel. The trunks, were Swiss Minister, who now represents The argument in favour of their being considering the question of pensioning in fields and living on charity the dependants of victims of air-raida, 2 When they reached Charleroi they with you to maintain your efforts to pointed out to the searching offer by German interests in America, has pinced sent is too powerful.
ensure that your young men attain the the master of the ship, before the President the situation of wart raised and sent back, as requisite educational standard and excel Two passengers hound to Germany in Switzerland if that country is debarred panioit by six German soldiers with rifles and fixed bayouts. They were then in other fields. It is the duty of Govern Danish ship hed between them 116 from receiving supplies freza the United treated severely with a lash until they ment to make the best use of the special pairs of robber gloves. In a Dutch ship States, and the whole, question of ex fainter months of solitary confinement.
were then sent to prison abilities of each class of its subjects and the second linen keeper was found to
it is the application of this principle have earsted 13 packets, of dental parts will be most carefully studied by The cotton market has smashed all for three
In July Last
which has given the Sikhs, auch great rubber, and 135 packets of dental rubber the Government, and if necessary Madame Fruvot per cent of the employees had fuired. The price has advanced to 104 allowed to return to St. Cohan, butin opportunities or winning military di were found concealed in the cabin of two rationing syntem will be adopted. this year all the civil population tinction to passengers and 99 motor cycle mined that Germany shall not receive angthership ship's The Washington Government is deter
URING the summer 'refrigerating engineer SERVICE UP BICH POLICE rubber inner tubes and 490 pairs of any assistance from the United States, should watch for Low
Inderstand that the pro-rubber gloves bointocate in the Pro The second linen keeper referred to and if prepared even to inflict some looseness of the child be
hamah pupon neutral rather than to given prompt
serious trouble may be Police services which admitted that he and intended to
bo the indirect means of bilping her berisin Ochic Cholera your community into touch with Germans Tree
diesel Remeis can always) bone by Sikhs be fast and hinted at Amsterdam and
also offers. For sale by 31. Chế
"BEER OR MEN ?
A London brewing firm applied at the Appeal Tribunal at the Law Society for an engine and craneman pussed for general service. It was stated that 85
EXCITEMENT ON COTTON MARKET
NEW YORK, June 19.
and that this man was necessary on points on a sensational advance in Liver deported to make room for
Account of large Army canteen contracts. pool, and private reports regarding the were
The military say that they must have low crops. Valuce closed near the top. German soldiers who were being brought the beer skid the e-firm's ren
representative and Mr.AH Richardson, M. And the AUSTRIAN CABINET TO RESIGN
War Office say they must have en lit
for general service in the Army Ther
" will have to choose between the to?
month
The That was to be called up in e
up to makes a fresh attack Sho was employed on the land with other womelly but at the beginning of March the Gerns finding it impossibly to food all the population, allowed some of them to
among them bin
AMSTERDAM, Jane 262- the Austrian. Cabinet bas decided to returnT-FERE resign
Madame Pre
sofbell the rabbar to them. He exp
eed, make a profit of 250 on aroutlay
to
many to prolong the wat
The shortage of an
the calculatioJ
auer the
CHILDREN BOWEL COMPLAINT IN
Dism