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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 27, 1917,
TELEGRAMS.
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THREE AEROPLANES FIGHT TEN.
MAILS LOST.
Besnos, June 28.
LONDON, June, 2 The Adminilty amones that The official letter mails to India, three geroplanes parresting pu Mon-Mesopotamia, Caylan, the Stmita Settle dar vugaged ten onemy machines in ments, Malaysia and beyond, despatched Clue ricinity of Routers, They fought from London un May 31st, and the GERMANY AND NORWAY.sixteen finates and brought parcels mail despatched on May 23,
down one of the gueray machines in bare best list at won
POSSIBLE RUPTURE.
THE SINN FEIN TURMOIL "BUBSIDING.
Loxiis, June 26.
The Daily Mail Dublin Correspon dent state that it is believed the turmoil over the release of the Sinn
THE
flames, and it is believed two others were driven dosen teab, of control. VAINTON, Jane 21.
The eluks interrupted the French newspapers speak of the all our nachineš tyturned safely,
view.
possibility of u rupture between Gerismny and Norway. They mon- LORD DERBY AND REPRISALS.. tion, the report that Admiral ven Heintz, the new Gemmän Meister top Norway, which luís not yet consented
In the Hose of Bands, Londiners, has cached a climax and
will subside Devilers, the released - to the mintuent, is only going to Perty, dealing with the question of Christinem tas deliver certain demands. reprisals, euphasised that our air-prisoner who is the Simm Pein endli Appanmily, these an connected with fernir arg daily bounding the enemy's date for Best Flare, hus offerek, rel the opening of the German official far. Hederland, on the authority volunteers to keep the pence
Lexnos," Junë. Bie
CHINA MAIL.
"THE SITUATION IN SPAIN.
| SPANISH DYNASTY” “IMBERILED,
MADRID, Jane 25. The Daily Mail" eprrespondent at Madrid, writing on the 18thirst, staten that the insurrectionary movement i only scotched and may revive at any moment, imperilling the dynasty, CONSTITUTIONAL GUARANTEES
SUSPENDED.
MADEIR June 20 The Council of Ministers has decided to suspendthe Constitutional guarantees. Senor Date, the Premier, had gone to the Palace to ask the king to sign the decree.
THE SINN FEIN HIOTS.
CORK "QUIET,
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LONDON, June 96. The Military took control of the polica were reinforced. Everything is miet.
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CORRESPONDENCE.
THE GOVERNORSHIP. OF THE 'COLONY.
(To the Editor of the “CHINA MAL.”)
DEAR S-1 pour contributor Sentator" borreet in his statement that our present Governor has hell the Governorship of this Colony for a record period? I have no book of yference at hard, but my impression is that His Excellency has not yet besteg Sir William Robinson's tenure...
I fancy sin that your contributor's | surmise is incorrect that Sir Henry's! term is imepalled'in the annals of the Colonial Offer. What about Sir John Anderson's Governorship of Singapore, which certainly was of raore than six years duration? And what about Sir
High Commissioner at Weihaiwel for goodness knows how many years?
Yours truly,
OLD STAGER
nil, by which the renate (plot for the head of our airaft in Franring the ventest. He will probabt, streets in Cork last evening, and the James Stewart Lyckhart, who hai, been i
ngaitis, Norway wis„betented.
THE SITUATION IN SPAIN
NEW TITLES.
that he would be well with the become the Sinn Fein leker. mark if Issaid that der verg hob. (cherming dropped behind ser liais, we dropped? 100 behind the German ins. That hendong was done with
whole entry woubi associhte aselt with the suggestion that, we should not try to imitate fernan brysality.
Mspa Fume 26. ti ottically are chat the suspension of the Constitutional military object. He thought the guaranters is more necessary than: at sar other time since 1975, owing to autorica peruna provoking disorders, and a section of the press attacking the Led Herby ruphasised that ne foningbations of angial conter and attempt prisals must have a'definire military ing to lestroy discipline by representing nject, such use blowing up bakkes. Spain as being ripe for a revolution. Aid munition works, for the mili Lensorship is being established.
tary authorities must be allowed to THE POSITION OF THE NEUTRAL POWERS.
Lostos, June 22%,
ur artoplanes in whatever way They thought it, to bring the war to a siiversstai conclusión. · He did not j want to sp war waged with the aid
gluten. We immast hit back, but the filingy authorities should be
le foudecide where and witen we shonki hibaek.
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THE OPERATIONS IN PALESTINE.
ITALIANS TO PARTICIPATE.
The position of the neutrals, which fredning daily more difficult, is for rje ukomoat, the chief topic.
The introduction of martial law in Spain was the first indication in Loloi that the situation was so serienus, ami ig & firt which shows the rig moses of the Spanish consorship, which is an extended: to Spanish newspapers. There is at disposition to regard as incompiere the official Spush reasons for the The Constitution, While any other local factors would aloulitle" contribute to the crisis.ge,
The
Losos, June 201
The Daily Mail states that Signor Sonnino, speaking in the Italian gambar, announced that the Italien reps will participate in the new and gores British offensive in Pales
undoubtedly the three outstanding THE DURATION OF THE WAR. -ones are: First, the semi-mbellion sampong the army offers against the
alleged' Court favouritisunt in umpter of promotion, ete; second, the political movement the left fries, which is said to favour republic and... third, the extrem Socialist moment, especially at Bargelong and Bilbon, which have long been bothegls of anarchism.
It is impossible, howager, to any "which" of these movergents is the most formidable; also hosy for the arny is infected with'sialister and “republican principles, nor the extent of pro-fiérunisan hmong the officers; but the belief entities that trouble is wholly internal.
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still
LONDON, June 26. Lloyd. Underwriters, for a hun- dred quines, if the war progresses to the end of 1917; ure derinding eighty guineas and proportionally downward to thirty guiness, to the end of 1914.
FOOD CONTROL IN GREAT BRITAIN.
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LIMITING PROFITS.
LONDON, June 26,
The Press Bureau announces that Lord Rhonda, the Food Controller, he has decided on a more strict and more
complete control of food stuffs, enfor Mensbile, Switzerland is
ing maximum prices and liniiting profits convulsed by the Hoffman affair at every stage of production and dis and is reorganising the control of her tribution. A Conting Department has Foreign Affairs Department.
been established in connection with the Regarding Norway, she is the Food Ministry, to ascertain the cost of object of German pressure similarly production and handling. The Ministry with the rest of Scandivania. Ger.will then fix prices "based on actual many is apparently suffering through costs, and an addition for a nominal the continued observance by Neutrals profit on the same basis as before the
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LONDON, June 226. The Times sontes' that Prince Tai
Baftenborg becomes the Marquis
illud Haven: Prince George Batenburg bees the Earl of Médina and Prines, Alexaltier
Tock becomes the Earl of Athlone,
EARLIER TELEGRAMS.
THE BRITISH FRONT.
HEAVY AIR FIGHTING,
of
LONDON, June 25. Fickl-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig reporte-We followed up fait might success south-westward of Lens "und substantially made progreek astridle the Somebez River on afront of one-and-half miles,
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We completely repulsed a raid south- eastward of Ypres..
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There was bouvy air fighting vester- day. We Bought down six and drove down five enemy machines. Five of ours are missing.
AHEIMS SEVERELY BOMARDED.
LONDON, Jane..
A French communiqué? statea There was sustained reciprocal artillery aring north of the Laffaux Mill and oa the sectors at Crime and Chevreux.
Twelve hundred shells were thrown into Eheima.
THE RECENT AIR RAID ON LONDON,
4 OFFICAL. CASUALTY LIST.
LONDON, June 25.
The Press Bureau announces that the casualties in the air raid on June 13th Are now 9 mea, 24 women, and 42 chikiren killed: 222 men, 170 women, And 100 children injured.
/ SUCCESSFUL RUSSIAN
OFERATIONS.
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LONDON, June 26
TEA IN THE UNITED KINGDOM.
ENOUGH FOR 15 WEEKS.V
[Other readers have also reminded us LINN, June 28. of Sir John Amlerson's Governorship of
In the House of Commons, Mr. W.Cf the Straits Settlements, and a note, Bridgeman atated that there were ap-on this subject appears in another
column. Sir Williaps
Robinson proximately 20,00,00, of tea in the appears from the Colonial Service List for about fifteen weeks if there were no kong for five years and seven weeks and. United Kingdom on May, 31. sufficient to have held the Governorship of Hong; imports in the meantime.
Sir Richard Macdonnell for five years and seven months. The Commissioner- ship of Weihere is not a Colonial
lovernorship-ED.)
The figures given represent bonded stocks. He had no information regard ing the amount in the bands of hole salers and retailers, but it was probably considerable.
LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET.
MAY REOPEN ON FRIDAY,
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LONDON, June 201. · The Directors of the Liverpool Cutton sociation, face they hope to reoper on Friday ander new
the market conditions,
JAPANESE ENVOY TO THE UNITED STATES.
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Tokio, Jane 25.
The suite of Viscount Ishii, Special Envoy to the United States, includes Vice-Admiral Takeshita and Major General Sugano.
BRITISH AIRMAN'S THREE FIGHTS
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TYPHOON WARNING.
The telegram quoted below was received from the Manila Obsecratory by the American Consulate General at 12.30 p.nt to lay :---
Warning: Low-pressure are over N. China Sea. A gyphoon may develop later..
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SOLDIERS' TRIP ROUND THE
ISLAND.
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On Wednesday last about 60 3.0.0,'s und men froin the Mikile- sex Regiment qud the B.G.A. 20. piyed a delightful trip round the Island. The Services Entertainment Fund kindly provided a nice ten, and the party was admirably-con- ducted by the Rev. C. I. Coopër"", Hunt. C.F. Bathing was indulged The Special Correspondent of Thein at Junk Bay and tea followed. Time at the British Hewlqueters recently wrote:
A. CROWDED FLIGHT ÖVER GERMAN LINES.
Here is the record of a single flight of car of our airman, made within the last few day
I have cut out only the names
Between Cape Collinson and Stanley
one or two felt the affects of mal de
er, but the spirits of even these
of machines and such small details as tow could go he dumped, and every- might conceivably be useful to the
enemy. Otherwise the record is pre-one was happy. The launch thrend- cisely as it was written :--
e its way between.mumerous quaint When our machines were attacked at Cambrai I attacked a hostile aviate at crafts in Aberdeen Bay: The scenery about 8,000. I saw that I hit his
was everywliete admired, and the engine as we closed with one another.
half-leoped to one side of him and then party handed at Murray Pier about
I
he dived, with a large trail of blue smoke. 7 p.n. after having had a most.}
dived after him to about 4,000ft.
und
fired about 60 rounds into him, when he enjoyable tie
went down absolutely out of contrul I watched him spinning, down to about 1,000ft., the trail of smoke increasing.
i was immediately attacked
cked by three
A Russian official réport transmitted enemy machines, which drove me down
by wireless states:-On the Barzin to about it. We were firing at one Sammit, 30 miles south-westward of another whenever possible; when at last Ushine, we cecupled a series of heights got into a good position and attacked in the direction of Rayat.
We repulsed a Turkish counter-attack. tions westward of the Ashkan Summit, We forced out the Kurds from posi- wearward of Seanch,
AMERICA TO RATION EUROPEAN NEUTRALS,
WASHINGTON, June 26. .President Wilson has created an Embargo Council, consisting of the Secretaries of State, Commerce and Agriculture, which will immediately apply plans for the rationing of European
Af agreeients with the Allies in the matter of exports to Germany;
VOTES FOR YOUNG SOLDIERS. with the rest of Scandinavia, Ger
view
.. neutral. many with a to inspiring
fi
LONDON, June 20, - Č. 1 Neutrals with a sense of fear.
The House of Cominous discusado Unrestricted submarine warfare,
at-length the proposal to give the having failed to intimidate them;
vote, le 10-year-old soldiers and she is now resorting to terrorism by sailors who had fought in the war. ineaus of "bombs, probably having
The matter was dropped ulter Mr. plenty of the latter to spare since Cave promised that the matter should Freach troops have occupied the stadium A telegram from Athene states that Amerien joined the Allies. How by considered at the first election: Zappeion and other points. ever, the revelation that the Kaiser'sfter the war.
PROVISIONAL GOVERMENT. couriers carry these in their volises,
ows to what length, the campaign
is being carried. The United States scotched a similar conspiracy when it dismissed Captains von Papen and Boyed and ultimately Dr. Dumbu.......-- BOMES IN GREAT VARIETY.
THE COTTON CRISIS.
LONDON, Jace 27. The Morning Post Manchester Cor respondent states that, the importance
AFFAIRS IN GREECE.
FRENCH TROOP MOVEMENTS.
LONDON, June 26.
PROCLAIMED.
ATHENS, June 26.
A Provisional Government his been proclaimed.
VENIZELIST TROOPS...
EPIRCH, June 26.. The Venizelist troops have landed at
of the Cotton Conference, which takes Preveza It is interesting to cote in this place to day, cannot be exaggerated. connection, that "the explosives dis- The Lancashire cotton pride has covered at Christiani' show a great recher
crisis comparable with variety, including round and rec-
the great cotton famine, sé · the sangular bombs, fire bombs, ordinary! infernal machines, bombs looking time of the American
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Civil War.
M. VENIZELOS TO FORM A CABINET.
ATHENS, Jane 25. M. Zaimis has resigned. The King told M. Jonnart that be like pieces of coal for steamers and How best equitably to distribute the agreed to M. Venizelos forming calculated to explode on railway small available supply of cotton in Cabinet. engines or steamers, and fountain England at a reasonable price, and M. Vonizelos, has arrived at Athens pens with electric batteries attached keep the mills running so as to alle MR. HAMBAY MACDONALD'S VIST to some held and a piece of some vists as far as possible the threat- explosive substance. These pens were evidently intended to set things good widespread distress until new
on fire.
THE METRIC SYSTEM
supplies can be shipped, are questions of primary importance demanding the undivided attention of the employers and the operatives. Four hundred FABIA JUDO 377 Chambers of Commerce the hope was machinery running until the new crop At a general assembly of the French thousand bales will not keep the expressed that Great Britain, Japan and is available, for the average consumption Easia would adopt the Metric System of the mills is from 150 to 200 hales in order to promote closer, scotomic
Sreekily rapprochement with France.
TO RUSSIA, AN
OPPOSITION REMOVED,"
LONDON, June 26
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The following is the Report to the Stareholders
one of them from above, having another GENTLEMEN The Directors submit un my right. I closed On. the turning in on him so close that I could assets and liabilities of the Company.
Latter,
to you the annexed statement of the
I saw my bullets strike the pilot's head, half-year ended March 31st, 1917- get a night actually on the pilot's head and the profit and loss account for the and the machine then simply heeled over
out of
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SCOTTISH FOOTBALL.
CLOSE OF LEAGUE SEASON.
(From Our Own Correspondent), May 2
Queen's Park, 1; Hearts, 1. Clyde, O; Celtic, 3.
Dundee, 2; Rangers, I
Hamilton Academicals, Rovers, 1.
Airdrie, 1; Falkirk, O."
Baith
Third Lanark, 2; Partick Thistle, 0. Morton, 2; Aberdeen, 0.
St. Mirren, 0; Dumbarton, 0
Having lost sight of all the other hal-year there have been deducted placed on the table by Greenock Morton reads as under, all the clubs having
and span to the ground. The other two ing current expenditure for the past machines cleared off machines and being so low, I decided to By home at about that height, namely, 200ft.
A company of German cavalry going east along a small road halted and fired on me; also several machine-guns opened
After going west minutes, I was again
fire.
for about five attacked by an
The surplus of earnings after deduct
On the last day of the Scottish amount to Yea 22,150.345.00, League competition, Rangers were dis Depreciation of the Flect
and Property Insurance Fund Ship's Structural Repair
Fund
Yen 1,443,457 as the result of their failure at Dundee
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The League for the completed season
350,352.
844,301 and Morton's victory over a weakened played the full tale of 38 games:
Aberdeen eleven at Cappielsw
Celtic Celtic are League Champions for the Morton
S 6 72 39.51 495 68 32534 Ton 2,633,111 14th time in 27 sensous, and if their Rangers
Airdrie 31 9871 38 50
·D For Apt zat 1 10 79, 17 ́··64.
enemy single-seater, and asbe approach-leaving a balance of Yen 38,478,200.480, gost is not so attractive as in 1914-15 Lanark::19:48 53 37:49) including Yon 18,961,156. brought for when they lost only 14, or in 1915-16, Kilmarnock 18 13 76945 43° ward from the last account.
10 49 43 40
6 57 59
Re
me again. These operations were roDirectors and Auditors' fees, and Yenalmost succeeded in: going through a 29 Thistle 15 16 741 43 37.
War.
and
apportion as follows:- Special Reserve, for War
fert.
11 58 (-13 2:35-
9 51 73 35
10 1414 41 53 34
14. 20 444 5932
7 24 7736
SCOTTISH GOLF CHAMEION KILLED
wounds is
ed I rocked my machine, until he was within 50 yards. 1 side-looped over him and fired a short burst at him.
The Directors now propose that Yen when they claimed 117, they hold a St Mirren 15 13 seemed to clear off, and then attacked and that Yen 200,000 be allowed as the
ked 975,868 be added to the Reserve Fund clear lead in goals lost and won, and Motherwell 16 16 Dumbarton -12:15 peated several ・・ tīmén · with slight variations in the way I looped over him, 103,000 for the employés as special grant League match programme without de Hamilton A. 12 16
for their services in connection with the until within about five minutes of cross-
Clydo wind), when he was about 10 yards be recommend a dividend at the rate of Airdrie, would take advantage of bis Ayr United 19 19 7 17:59 31 ing the line (fiying against a strong From the remainder the Directors It was expected that Yarnell, of
Falkirk 19 17 Hearts hind me
I looped straight over him eight per cent per annum besides two. and, coming out of the loog, fired u goodt long burst. I saw where I hit the pilot. per cent per annum as special dividend last opportunity to secure the individual Hibernian 10 18 10 37 35 30
13214 58 71:30′′: in the back, inst above the edge of the further twenty percent per anm cockpit. He immediately dived straight the dividends will absorb Yeni 4,195,000 of Bangers but unfortunately for him Raith Rovers 8 23 7 43 91
as extra special dividend; the total of goal record, at present held by W. Reid, Dundee
Queen's Park 11 207 06 8129 into the ground.
I then went over the German trenches, leasing a balance of Yen 32.777,433. filled with soldiers, and was fired on by Yea 32,777,433 the Directors propose to ou
For the adjustment of this balance of the Falkirk defenders proved ungener-Aberde
He had the satisfaction, however, machine guns, rifles and small field guza,
of secring the only goal in a keen game, The death in hospital from w in or out of range. There was a lot of artillery firing going on, and many of
and so sharing in an old record if he did reported of David F. Watt, the Scottials: our shells bursting in and about the
not set up a new one.OT Professional Golf Champion. The elder, German trenches, sothewhere in the vicinity of the Cambrai road. I. BAW
13,500,000 Dundes's soulier centre was in his of the two East Lothian golfing brothers, Watt was for some time in the service many small companies of infantry and
3,000,000 most aggressive mood against Rangers, of the Mortonhall Club, Edinburgh, ami cavalry, about 10 to 60 in each, going east along mall roads I notsi no con
5,300,000 and had a hand in the two goals that though a particularly fine player, it was voga or movement of artillery.
accounted for the Glasgow club having not until 1914 that he reached thi
honour that were his duc. In that cou,ou to give way to Morton in the table Seryear he won the Scottish Championship 3,270,0) Set Brown has appeared frequently in at North Berwick, which in the end the Dandee team this season at some resolved itself into a struggle, between 5,500,000
personal inconvenience, he is stationed him and his brother. He sot the lead by two strokes, and reversed the position 150,001 south of the Cheviots, and only a very in 1912 in the same event, when he was 825,000 enthusiastic player would risk the runner-up to his brother. In the pro discomforts of an all-night journey, fessional tournament at Post Seaton 532,133 The League recognised his services by which followed the Championship, he took fourth pisce, four strokes behind Yen 32,777,421 giving him a place in the Best v. Celtic
Risk and Depreciation of Value of Vessels to
be Built and Purchased-Yen Special Depreciation of the Book Value of the Fleet Special Reserve... Fund for Training, Protec I landed at the Brac aerodrome I saw.
tion and Encouragement "of Saamen My machine was badly shot about.
During this battle, besides their daily Dividend Equalization and chief job of observation on the
Fand enemy's guns and positions, our airmen Extra Special Di
Dividend (40% have been continually fading far into
· Extra. Allowanes..
the enemy's country, and in these few Directors and Auditors' days alone, hare dropped, in daylight, some 27 tone of a explosives on stations and depots and stores and...
Exten Bonus for Employés
tions of all kinds. They have al Balance to be?!
to spray, the German infantry in the trenches and on the roule with their michine guns, and they have eren, ut tacked, and killed, when there bag been no bigger game in sight, individual horseen.
The Executive of the Seamen's and Firemen's Union have unanimously passed a resolution recommending that t
Macdonald and his companions proceed tibition is fisting out its bouts with the embargo placed upon Mr. Ramey The British National Lifeboat Ins ing to Russia be removed, now that new life bet which ta around the neck their purpose has been seldaved in and chimes the wearer to be on his bac rawing attention co the sufferings of in such a jition that the mourie ke British seamen in the war
1791 well out of the water.
carried forward to next Account
REMPEL
Head Office, Toki, 29112day,,1917,
36" deral tunil_rorvien established between the mainl Italy and Bardinia in order to a „„danger fi or SUZUKİALINE
to
gamo for war charities.
Heart of Mid-Lothian team had quite a military appearance, six of the player appearing in the fashionable colour Hampden. It was therefore
be that a shot from, ex-boldia
ahoulds save the? tration
George Duncan, who was lost. Andin the Open Championship that year he was only live stroker behind the dealer, Taylor and Rise in the qualifying rounde at Troon, and came out well uradng, Scottish players In the Championship proper at Prestwick Ha handed player
and while