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"THESDAY, JUNE 26, 1917.
TELEGRAMS.
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AFFAIRS IN RUSSIA
BRITAIN'S EXPENDITURE.
THE COST OF THE WAR.
Lossos, June 25,
EARLIER TELEGRAMS.
SINN, FEIN RIOT IN CORK.
ONE KILLED AND SEVERAL INJURED,
THE CHINA MAIL.
To the House of Commucrul, Mr. Benar Law, c'haneelke of thei Exchequer, stated that the duly
LONDON, June 2 Javongo of National expenditure was
A procession of Sinn Feiner Cock, EXPECTED DISSOLUTION OF THEiroom déjêter s to December 9, 1911, last night attacked a recruiting office. 26425,000; from April 1 to May 3.Relatives of men at the front resented
the action al rioting unned, ¥7,97100; Beni May 1 to Jane 94 Perawanan, June 23.
(£7,502, je; from April to Jun 3, The Norngjian states that the f Goverțuient has devitical to alissolvo | $7,732,000. The actual daily War
the Duma.
DUMA.
ADMIRAL KOLTCHAK AND HIS SWORD.
The police made haton charges. These proved ineffectual, and the military, with machine guns, were callel ou
The police were repeatedly stoned, expenditure, for the above periods was and had to act in a drastic manner.
Sho were red. One man was |ROZENINNU ET457,000), £1,9SDOGO.
killed and another winandes, besides Hand £2,723, respectively. The woulted with bayonets. The finirese in the expenditure on the disorders were quelled by midnight.
Aray was portly the attributed to
REPUBLICAN PROPAGANDA IN payments which would ultiamtidig le
SOUTH AFRICA. recoveredh The expetuliture &ow. (ummiuškos ląd been affected by tem-- Flagship demanded tlas surrender of Tomory encases, such as the mare rapid
delivery of orders
Perennan, Fan 25, Adengok Kolteluk. The exit our ntander of the Black Sen Fleet, states that when the crew" of the
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Pross tp, June 25. The mir wertes her are zetething to their reginants is stated to be increasing daily. Over 15,000. passes through Minsk on June 23.
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PRIME MINISTER'S, VIEWS.
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CAPE TOWN, June 20,
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his sword, he threw it is the ser. Four Law subi, plast he toured
Speaking at Robertson, Cape Colony saying that the Juruese, et hito
that the Aring and monition premiera is Botha regretted that the -his sword when he "euputubted at
Provincial Council elections had been fought on political aes. They should 'Port Agilar, and be would not give. Jung wonki eveved the estimate
Regarding the dose to the "Allies, have remained outside of party politics. it mutineers.
the Inpiral stoviment was infortunately, polities had been dragged into many matters where they shoukl DESERTERS RETURNING TO THE labi, thuring the opening weeks of
never have begu, even into native affair "thin
Jurrent
year, to talül vornunt.He would be coward and a faithless ments undertaken before, the entry into the mire without attempting to Fender if he allowed his people to sink of the United States in the Watrosene them: Senth Africa's insure, de the advantage of which was newpended upon the co-operation of the two white races, There could not and Bring Co.
must not be two streams in South Africa. Misellatenus" experiiture Prolonged cheers.) Now they heard of substantially inertise as gomured rappblican propaganda. Dil the people wirli last year, owing, aipongst otheant to ent' adrift! Why did they raise these matters under the present difficut hings, to clarges to land and sea ties Would it not have been far more restisjet, iweluhang the purvinse of honest ha-have sail at Verniging that soon as possiblet Seueral Botha proceder that the Nationalists to point t programme of principles specifically re Engised Clause 4 of the Act of Unies, concerning the Union's relations towards the United Kingdom, as resting on the ui fide of the two nations. Fet any. ne tell him, the speaker exclaimed, where their rights had been interfered with or curtailed and what was the reason of this republican propagandla. The fact was that they in South Africa had the greatest possible herties, and
AFFAIRS IN GREECE.
CRIMINAL SESSIONS.
"STEALING. BY CO-OWNER."
WAR CHARITIES,
SUBSCRIPTION LIST No. 18
The Criminal Sassions were rosumed | fieneral ———— this morning before Sir William Bees Me D. Jafn Davies, KC, Chief Justice.
One Ng Wa was charged with stealing by co-owner," and that he l, on or about June 23, 3914, at Yannati, steal the sum of $100 ey belonging to the beneficial owners of which the accused was one.
The Attorney General, instructed by Mr. W. L. Shenton, appeared for the prosecution, and Mr. C. G. Alibuster, instructed by Mr. E. Davidson, defended the accused, who pleaded not guilty.
The jurymen were:-Messrs. H. W. Dick, 3. da Romario, A. W. van Andel, W. Tarlor, R. M. Castro and ti. E. Williams.
lofore opening the case, the Attorney General asked his Lordship's permission to add a second charge to the inchiet ment. The second charge was that the accused converted to his own use the said $100.
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Mr. Alabaster ohjertel He muid that the second charge which the Attorney General desired to add did not refer to any other enn of money
first charge. It was only another way than that which was mentioned in the
of stating the offence in the same set of circumstances,
The point was argued at consilerable length, Mr. Alabaster quoting from various authorities in "upport of his objection.
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His Lordship provisionally allowed the Attorneg, General to add the
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SALONIKA, June 25, Proturb egyaing dans certapled the town or lania, tips the mailway is new opened Liyulia. Thenis and fearing to expenalt
Athens
THE VENIZELISTS.
Arukss, June 25,
Bus Vaizelinis divine intrediately to assume power in order to nip, isa
war fusions wisien not amounted 1250,000 weekly, and would
ARTILLERY ACTIVITY ON THE FRENCH FRONT.
Losnós, June 25,
A French contouniquò reports: -- "There sus" very hardy veinwal
the dad ang rectistry megintatillery activing on the Bayere mis mnch freedom as was obtainable under
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The Attorney General raid that the charge in the case arose in respect of contract entered into for the supply of stone for the purpose of building a pew harbour of refuge at Mong Kok Tsui, Yaumati" A Girta was formed called the Sun Tai Firm for this purpose, the defendant being the managing Continios, General Boths sail: partner. He controlled the moner South Africa is our fatherland and belonging to the firm and be controlled heizina. We should indeer he weak the Decounts generally, and he had ami miserable if we did not stand in charge of the books. Un May 28th the the first place for our fatherland j
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these sul-contractes a deposit, and war. He recomments the dance
absequently the business partner of the matisation of Germany as agnes
subcontractors retired from, Business. of preventing this.
·M. Venizelos ngeived a most éber dial welcune in the Pines and Koubtless will have the sathe L
M. VENIŽELOS. FORMING A MINISTRY.
ATuRss, Juerga, M. Jomart, sceumpanied by M. Zaimis, went to the Thilage whene They "conversed at length with the King
It is reported that the Cabinet has resigned and that M. Venizelos is forming a new Ministry,
THE OBJECT OF THE ALLIES
FaNtus, June 22
GERMAN FEAR OF A FOURTH WINTER WAR.
AMSTERDAM, Sinur 27.
THE IRISH NAVAL COMMAND,
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Lord! Roberts' Memorial Work- Sims, bas temporirily taken over the all kinds of problems (Cheers.)
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Anonymous Allies was to establish unity undelunge and rest owing to the severe Union itself, was to remain on a friend-carried out,
Prisoners of War fredom in Greece under a form of strain caused by his duties since, they footing with the British Empire, government which would take that outbreak of the war. unity and freedom permanent,.
The Stars und Stripes, Houts over the Naval headquarter AUSTRIAN TROOPS FIRE ON "
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AMERICAN RED CROSS CAMPAIGN.
WasHis Tos. June 25. A telegram from Milan to a Czech
Eighty million dollars have been Deputy has revealed in the Austrian collected during the first six days of Parliament that troops fired to a nation-wide Red Capes campaign. crowd of woma, at bread demon-
THE NEW AUSTRIAN MINISTRY stration, before the Town Hall at Frohsintz, in Moravia. Twenty-four! people were killed and 40wounded.
THE WAR PRISONERS' CONFERENCE.
THE HAGUE, June 26.. The war prisoners conference, in which Lord Newton, General Sir H. Belfield and Mr. Justico Younger are to! negotiate with German delegates with regard to the condition of prisouers of Lord Newton
war, has assembled. opened the proceedings.
GERMAN LEVY ON RUMANIA.`·
JASSY, June 25. The Germans have imposed a lary of 250,000,000 francs on the inhabit ants of the occupied portions of Ruzhania.
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OPERATIONS AGAINST MADSUDS.
SIMA, June 25.-
is officially announced that auccessful operations have been carried ont by the Wasilistan Field Force, assisted by a Nepalese contingent, against the Mdibuds
AMSTERDAM, June 25,
A message from 'Vienna states that Dr. Seidler's Ministry is provisional, and consists of bureaucrats.
ADMIRAL "YON. HINTZ'S NEW APPOINTMENT.
AMSTERDAM, June 28. The Tidenstegn states that the German Government has advised
Minister to Christiana.
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JAPAN AND SIBERIA.
In the House of Commons, on "May
ellor of the Exchequer whether his 14th Sir J. Lonsdale asked the Chan-
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Hi Lordship then informed the jury the Norwegian Government: that it attention had been called to an interview of the action taken by the prosecution intends to appoint" Admiral von which had appeared in a Moscow news and a formal verdict of not guilty on Hintz, the ex-Minister to Peking, as paper, and in which the Italian
Consul- General in that city was represented as both charges was brought in sad the baring stated that if Russia relaxed her accused was discharged. military effort in the present war the INwonld hathreatened with serious danger from Japan, and that according to a tredty concluded between the Allied Powers Japan would then have the LONDON, June 23.
right to occupy all Siberia sa far so the Reuter's Correspondent at Hendral Mountains and whether the quarters states that 2,000 men Government could make any statement. United States Army Medical Corgan on se subject? hage taken over six big British base hospitals.
THE EXO FIRE AT TIENTSIN.
I understand that both the Italian Besides the gutting of the
The great fire at Tiantain which started in Mesars Janiline, Matheson, Mr. BORAR LAW: The answer to the and Co.'s "B" Godown ranks among first part of the question is in the the most destructive Tientsin has ever afirmative. As regards thespond part,
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OERMAN PRISONERS: “ BEST TREATMENT IF ENGLAND.'”
In a discussion in the Main Committee of the Reichstag concerning prisoners of war, Inst month." Dr Kriege, of the For- eign Office, said the exchange of ritil priauners between Germany and Eng- and was not abolished, but only inter rupted temporarily in consequence, of ther probibition of cert in sea regions
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