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TUESDAY, AUGUST 28, 1917,
TELEGRAMS.
(Continued from Page 1)
THE COUNCIL SAT MOSCOW.
PLAIN TALKING BY MINISTER OF
** FINANCE.
Moscow, Aug. 27.
THE CHINA MAIL.
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CANADIAN SOLDIERS AND THE FRANCHISE.
HINDUS OF COLUMBIA ALSO GET THE VOTE,
THE MAGISTRACY.
LARGENY OF IRON PIPING. A Chinese was charged before Mr OTTAWA, Aug 27,
Wool this morning with stealing 37 The Soldiers Voting Bill is how
feet of iron piping from rovidence The Minister of Finance, M. Nakran practically through the House of Conin Kennedy Roach, Defendant pleaded soft in adirossing The Conference,
not guilty and said he bought it from indulged in some plain talking. Heons, as amerated by the Committed
The Bill enfranchises all oversens la marine hawker ke 83, pointed out the enormous increase in
hiiors who enlisted in Canada and After further evidens was heard, Correspondents .give gruesome no
paper money and admitted than the new counts of their visits to the battlefieldgine was much more costly than the there who are not regularly domiciled His Worship sentenced, the defondant
will vote as if living in the constituency to fourteen days' bardi labour. in, which they enlisted.
THE PRICE OF VICTORT.
A BLOODY MASSACRE.
LONDON, Aug. 27.
at Selo where the Italians have aliced very deeply into the heart of the Austrian resistance.
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Hindus of British Columbia and also
The right to vote is conferred upon |
Canadian Indians serving oversens. CHINESE GOVERNMENT PROPERTY IN GERMANY TO BE SEIZED.
ull The new ministrative bodies were absorbing enarrucut sums, and the financial difficulties were largely due to Mr Percival Gibbon telegraphs the redaction of revenue.
the increase in the pay of workers and Fle fore- Italy is not playing at war. She paysadowed manopolies, especially of ten. the price ifcher victories as the en The Conference was attended by reney with which she pays lies unler 300 delegates "consisting pl" ISS the vehement sam swollen hilevisly, delegates representing form Pumas, 100
AMSTERDAM, Ang 21 awaiting burial."-
Peasants delegates, 229 Council of The Berlin papers state that the Cons But within Selo itself, was a bloodyWorkmen's and Soldiers' delegates, 147, mander-in-Chief at Brandenburgh has onsacre, at the air is poisoned with munionpa delegates 118 Zemarays of ordered the seizure of all property and the French from heaps of dull grey, towns, 150 industrial organisations' de baking accounts belonging to the corpses of the Antrian who were
legates, 313 cooperative organisations | Chinese Government. slaughtered by the Italian hombers.delegates and 176 professional unions'
The Italians had to face veritable delegates. maze of machine-gua positions which would have been impregnable with it a prepuntory bombardment. The British guņa, ulotte fireri. 45,000 shells on the first tly
The Maximaliats decided to leave the hall unless the majority agreed to hand" over all power to the Council of Work- men's and Soldiers' Delegates.
General Korloffarrived and received The booty at Selo is incalculable and an enthusiastic welcome. Ele declared The that he would tell the Army that the Austrian Briggle Headquarters, aquier.watchword of Moscow was not inter- grount, were fitted up with ever nationalism but patriotism and victory, Inxury.
M. Kerensky, in a speech at a military
includes uninerous " - howitzers.
SIR DOUGLAS HAIG'S CONGRATU-ite at the Hippodrome, declared that:
LATIONS TO THE FRENCH.
Losos, Aug 27.
A DUTCH VILLAGE BOMBED BY UNKNOWN AIRMAN.
Piramiso. Aug. 3. An unknown airman, at half-past eleven on August 27. bombed the village of Calzani, to the north of the Sclert.
No damage was done.
AFFAIRS IN ABYSSINIA.
AS ABABA, Aug. 27. ex-Emperor Lidgiaast has
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The
STRALING ELECTRIC WIRE
Mr. Lo: Did the defendants tell you they were, succéssful?
Wit: No, they did not tell me. been successful, This chief engineer told me they d
Mr. To: Did you try to get money from the coxswain 2-
Witness Yes, every now and them.
Previous to the assault did you have any quarrel with any of them?
-No.
Do you know why they should ustnek you at all?--I suspect that the opium case was the reason.
A Chinese was charged before Mr
Mr. Mattingly: 1, think I ought to Wood with stealing 180 feet of electric inform your Worship this the enge wire from the works of The Chins
Light & Power Co. at Hungbom, with receiving it and not making entry in the books. ~~**
sopeats in be one of blackinail. Wit- sa mast have been trying to black- heal the first defeudant. In spite of his angehe looks T want to show your Worship that coplalunit is a bad character, and that he had set on the first defendant' beenuse he refused to give him any money after the sup positious theft.
On application of the solicitors the case. bail being Exed at $300.
wax adjourned to Friday next,
OBSTRUCTING A FOOT PATH.
"I have no wife, nor have I any childr. Mattingly (to witness): Have you ever had any transactión in to look after nic," said an old Chita opinn 2-No, never. man pathetically, when charged before, Mr. J. R. Wood with selling fruit on the footpath, instead of out on the
cantion and dismissed the case. road. His Worship adminstered “
DRUNK AND INCAPABLE
A European-helonging to a ship waa charged before Mr. Wood, this morning with being drunk and incapable in Con maaght Road West. Defendant plead surrounded for three mouths. After fine of $5.
in taking refuge in a defeating 300 Governmental troops he
neighbouring mountain.
he was convinced that the revolutionary escaped from Magdala, where he wased guilty and Flis Warship imposed a troups of Moscow would not only drive back the enemy on the front, but would
"Lester's Corrispondent at Floud-crush any attempt at a counter-revoluceel quirters states that: Pield-Marsim tiou. Sir Douglas Hig legrapheil to General Petai, on August 21, as follows:
EFFORTS TO INCITE A STRIKE FAIL.
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AH banks of the British
PETRORAD. Aug. 27. Amales in Framed joon in buurt.The chorts of the Moscow workers to congrulations go you and your write a atrika at Petrogrul have failed, gallant Armies, on the splendid and work is uninterrupted except at a Results grime at Verdun, yester factories.."
; day. Tha etienng will not be able
4 dure panere much
blow
dieneral Pain, replici :- Heurty thanks for the Kitul congratulations
of
Your gallant British troops who
The Prime Minister was arrested and put in chains for couspicing to overthrow
the Government.
THE FUTURE OF CONSTAN- TINOPLE.
AN ALLEGED OPIUM CONSPIRACY.
Your living is solely derived from your income us assistant manager of the rice shop at Yaurati-Yes.
You have a share in the concern of which you are managing 2-Yes.
How many shares )—A $250/share. What wage did you get on board "the revenue, launch as ja stoker- $13 per month.
Witness further said that he hal in that employ for two or three
your He bought shares in the rice concern with money borrowed from his mother-in-law. He did not go out deliberately to attack the coxswain because he did not get the $300 he asked for. He reported the theft of the opium to the Superin- tendent of the Exports and Imports before the latter went home. He Five Chinese were charged with lid not join in the theft of opium assaulting another Chinese who is the because he considered it too risky arxistant manager of a rice shop ind was afraid of being found out. Yaumati. Defendants pleaded Note the resumption of the Court this afternoon, his Worship adjourn. Guilty.
ed the ense to Wednesday, the 5th
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Russia's recent volte face on the sub- Mr. Mattingly of Messrs Deacon- ject of Constantinople and the Turkish Looker, Deacon and Harston, watched MESSAGE BY MR. LLOYD GEORGE of the future of the Ottoman Empire in the case for one of the defendants. Straits has brought the vexel question
TO RUMANIA.
Europe once more acutely to the fore- ground. Are we still fahting to evict said that though at first sight Mr. Lo, appearing for the plaintiff, Losos, Aug. 17.
the Turk from Constantinople i Mr Noel Buxton. M... discusses the posi-this case appeared to be a common case The Press Bureau announces that tien in an interesting article in the dune of assault it was nevertheless a serious Mr. Lloyd George has sent a mesage tices the course of English policy to matter, as it relatert to
Contemporary
Review, in which he to the Premier of Rumania on the wat
warl Turkey since in sauniversay of Rumania's entry into the
have brillently distinguished selves train during the last few days ir Flanders and Lets Your
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with their Allies toy "dotermination to win and a vannæn
askuräner of snevess.
THE RUSSIAN FRONT.
MORE ENEMY ATTACKS FAIL
insurmountė:
prox.
... LENS A DEAD CITT.
ENEMY'S RETREAT FROM THE"
OUTSKIRTS.
Mr Philip Gibhs, writing on June 9,
an opiumas-During the past few days a great
Rhine
a prospect of being decisive is the coxswain... On the Sth moon last year who hold this from vision, d
gives a
have
An Anglo Turkish Treaty laid the huis conspiracy. Complainant was a stoker clange, bas developed in the situation round Lens, and the Germans are sage, will touch the hearts of "the war, paying tribute to the courage and of British right to intervene in the ques-fon board the Revenue Launch No. 1 retreating from its suburbs, and drawing
tion of the Straits, and arrives at the cone where he made the acquaintance of buck before.
you our!
ur patrols to a line-of soldiers at Verdun who are united niece of tom anat al ferier, musation, which have proved insasian ta three of the defendants who also worked defence close round the city itself.
cause of freedom against autorney.nexation,
They are Pru-sians able in the pasture.
are equally The Message says:This cause can to day. The only solution, be says, wi
cogent there, the first defendant, being, the lands, men of the 1
city. never fail, however lorg its trip establishment of an international system while the leurich was bringing some very
They terattacking sometimes delayed. The recreation of Runnin's Ishers a stronger guarantee than any cases of opium to the Government path of
fought well
well, counter fercely, as nt La
La Calette, just army and the resistance it is now national organisation against the dangers
Lens And west of Avion, when the Canadian infantry: pushed making against the enemy, "under of aggression, and it provides for Russia factory at Wanchai the Erst defendant them and threatened their main de
closer to (who FIL difficult conditions, is a magnificent an equsi, or even
the biggest stake in the matter) (the coxswain) suggested a way in fences. But the strain of all the
the high example of the strength Freedom fal they might try and prise the box open, constant wastage in so that
Buxton Enes on
on to consider same suCCERA ›
which to get rich quickly. He said that explosives our guns have
apon inspiras in a free people and also a prooi | tration, of
their
nerves and caused i of which he instance the of the Allied determination to win Europeu Commission of the Danube, steal a small quantity of opium from the new prisoners just brought in des-
cribe their life as a hellish thing. victory."
the International Administration of the each case and then renail up the cases
In a recent raid at Hufluch our men Ottoman Debt (which," he says, has in such a way that the amount stayed two-and-a-half hours in the been one of the inost successful and
trenches German beneficial government institutions of stolen would not be noticeable dearl as proofs of their terrible visits. In and left many German Turkey), and the joint British and French Complainant refused to have anything another raid in the Cité St. Emilie. the
vernment of the New Hebrides.
be discusses several projects for to do with this saying that it was too Prussians were killed.
northern suburb of Lens
more of those of which he chiefly favours that of Sir left. On the 10th August complainant
internationalisation of the Straits risky, and be resigned his [position and The enemy's resolve to withdraw to: Edwin Pears --
line drawn more closely round Lens was
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Lostos, Ang 27.
A litissian official message, tans mitted by wireless, states:--
Enemy attacks to the south of Ocnn and to the north-east of iniled..
Sorcia,
Co-operating with our fleet, we railed Ordon on the Black Sea. The enemy Sred from the hospitals. We destroyed the official buildings and blew up eleven,
motor hours and seven felicens.
GERMAN REPORT.
Lustos, Aug. 27.
A Germani) official message, tranumit- ted by wireless, states :-----
We occupied positions which the Russians yielder, on the south bank of the Duen
.LATER.
A Cie:man official message transmitted by wireless, states :----
We capture important positions to the cast of Chernowitz, and took 1,000 prisoners and six guns.
THE TRIAL OF THE RUSSIAN EX-MINISTER OF WAR.
Petrughan, Aug. 277 Asked during the course of his trial whether, be' possessed any for- tune, M Sukbuminoff. the e Minister of War," replied" "that liv only had 400,000 mubles and his wife Hind ithing."
Sixty out of 130 witnesses inform- ed the Court that they were unable
to attend to give evidencë.
DISPUTES IN AMERICAN SHIP YARDS ADJUSTED.
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WASHINGTON, Aug. 27.
The representatives of the Govern ment and the Feleration of Labour have agreed to an Adjustment of the disputes in the ship yards. This example is likely to be followed by other trades, thus obviating any possibility of trouble during the war.
STRIKE OF MUNITION WORKERS. AT PRAGUE.
ZURICB, Aug. "$7.
Four thousand smiths have struck in the munitions factories at Prague. The troops, arrested 300 and compelled them to resume. EPIDEMIC DISEASE IN GERMANY
ZURICH, Aug. 27.
The German papers report the spread of intestinal diseases, especially dysentry.
FOOD CULTIVATION IN THE
UNITED KINGDOM.
LARGER INCREASE THAN ANTICIPATED.
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the
security.
cause it was the first outspoken proposal for some money, as he knew they had It deserves special consideration, be went to see the coxswain and asked him for an international Commission, and because Sir Edwin is the greatest of been successful in their venture. The living British authorities on conditions
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on the Neur Fast. He consider that a coxswantold him to get it from a friend free, international Constantinople is the of his (coxswain's) who owed him only guarantee of a lasting peace. Th
tmits of the Bosphorus must be open money. Complainant did not get it,
ahipa
of all nations. A
small nor did be press for it, as he was afraid independent Ftate must be formed, if he pressed the matter too far he
ever neutral, with its centre
to
for
the
them has ravelled
fire as a hell
H
bastaned and made definite by an attack against Hill 65, a strong point dominating which, on Sunday fast, stormed suddenly their trench system on the western side of the city.
TWO HOURS' BIELLAKO. Drum fire from a mass of our heavy guns opened upon this patch of ground, this bastion of their line beyond the Cite de Rinnmont, and for two hours enormous shella burst there in a storm of destruction. Waves of English troops followed this artillery, work, and, with
possession of the hill slope on the west put opposition of living men, though they stumbled over German dead, took
in Constantinople, and governed by would not know what might happen to independent rentral State shall have the 14th August Complainant and two an International Commission. This him. The alleged nasuult took place on no army, pply an efficient police purrar friends went out walking in Yaumati side. order: and its integrity must be guaran ted by creatics enduring and binding that evening at about & o'clock. They of all the Powers. will have no in- dividual ruler. Its sole ruler will be the met another friend with whom they the West from Enos in the South to Commission. Its boundaries will run, in had a chat. While they were talking Meden on the Black Sea, passing south gang of roughs, headed by the coxswain,
a
manringthe other side crept back to
mained on the
the ruined streets of Lens, sed disap
peared into shelter below their shattered houses. So far they have not found heart to make a counter-attack, though
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if Adrianople. In the East it will be attacked him. His friends intervened, leurs that the men were promised lane bounded by a line running from Ammit and he escaped to a shop called Wo Fat leave out of the line if they held Hill point at the Black Sea. tium through the False Bosphorus to
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longer. One of the defendants followed him into
The bill
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of the the shop and tried to drag him out to deliberto withdrawal. It is the leat
from which place
the HONGKONG POLICE RESERVE. · punish him. A Chinese constable who voluntarily withdraw as long as they Germans would duty intervened and wanted to intend to bold Lens at pit. But its "was on duty
take them both to the station, but the
preceded the *nemy a plan of suburbs of our patrols he pressure of one fell back _early the Yamati Police station came up and Coskatte, in and out of which Canadians morning · La
from took complainant to the station. Com have fought up the mine crater in the plainant made a statement to Inspector mods, and at nil cross roads just as be did in the country east of Rapsums, and Gerrard who advised him, to see the Péronne before his retreat last March. C.S.P., and the result was that this summons was issuäf.
LONDON, Aug. 27. The final returns of the Food Fro. duction Department of the acreage uuder The defence asked for a post-core and potatoes for the 1917 harvest. ponement of the trial, but the Court rafused.
KING OF GREECE AT SALONIKA.
show that instead of a total net increase of 347,000 acres, there is an actual in- crease of 388,000 acres over the area under cultivation in 1916. -
The figures do not include the vast increase of the potato harvest in gardens and allotments.
Taking into account the decrease which was originally anticipated, a total gross increase of 650,000 farms stone equivalent to five weaks' extra food- stuffe for the entire population."
INSPECTION. "AB ranks, will parade at Central - August 30th Uniform, Belueta, and After a little while Sergt Tulicel from Rifles.
Ne exemption will be granted on business or any other ground than that of Medical unfitness.
Ambalance Flation will parade with out Carriages and Stretchers.
The Drams and Bugles are included
above order." Mounted Police will fall in at Stables at 5.15 p.m.
The Parade will March Past in Coluinn of Fetra in Queen'statue Square.
Recruits will not parade. The Band will not parade.
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- Examined by Mr Le, complainant A German prineeling, pointing to
the stara described himself es the assistant
explains „to a juvenile, nu- dience: These are the orders that havo
during which time he fashioned the manager of Bop Yui Nhing rice shop at been conferred on God for His services.
efficient native cavalry force that came to the front so well and and such good Yaumati Ho was formerly a stoker on to the House of Hohenzollern. This in
service on many hard-fought fields, ont of the muny excellent cartoons srid. board Revence launch No. 1. He left caricatures contained in Tos: Hohen- zollerns through German Free pub
The late Lieutenant-General Gulminating in the battle of Khar the launch on or shout the 6th Tished by Mestre Hutchinson & Co., Broadwood, who was the General Officer his
carried him tam. Physically by no means streng Paternoster Row, at a shilling net. Commanding the troops in Hongling
through
hothe
laat year. The first defendant proposed that they should tamper with the cases
of opium they were conveying to the Government factory at Wanchai, and
SUPPLIED BY ALL CHEMISTS.
from 1906 to 1910 and who died, from strength ay
long yea400
Krist
SALONIKA, Aug. 27. The King of Greece has arrived and has visited the devastated quarters and the camps of the bomeless. He was received by the Allied Generals and a
wounds received in action on Jube 21st to all with whoorbaame in contact yo writer in the Times say RNA VAR KO NO: WAX na straight as a
Lord Kitchener to the lowest Goard of Honour. He was loudly are
lowest of bi cheered by the popuisco.
ve all the vallant soldiers who have WREATHING children have more steal a quantity of opined from the cases TYSICIANS prescribe Chamberlain's will be more sincerely mourned and deerperiors and inval to those serving absolutely trusted by his their lives in the Great Wary few COALITION GOVERNMENT IN GERMANS PLUNDERING BELGIAN be
ane ever beard Broad- trolled by giving Chamberlain's Colio. He refused and was told not to say on the stomach and intestinal paint quicker serving under him in strenuous and Beranend, la consequence was
Remedy because it relieves cramp in Any one who has had
the b wood ay
failure privilege of
for sty sobordinate. In: Fouth Africa the (was LONDON, Aug 27, dods after each operating egalrir oil to
is necessary is to give the prescribed thing about the matter. Anket what he than any preparation they Can come anxious tiges to the Sudan and South
of the bowels what be would do in regard to the pound fean be bought from any Africa will not need to be reminded of few soldiers have obtai
and served with The Belgian Government has been more than nature
chemist. A bottle will keep for years, his fearless courage, tenacity of purpose, loyal, straight, and time informed that the Germans have cleanse the ev ton. It is safe and and matter, he said he would leave, and left and no home is emplet without it and ballant, spirit. For
many
yes be that describe a man three Liberals, and three Nationalists ordered the Courtra banks to trus Even the most sever and dangerode accordingly. The cousin promised to Tor sale by all Chainate add to worked in the Serce, unceasing heat lived earless Christ Ma Teiko in Premier.
for all their valuables to Brussels.
cases are quickly cured by it. For M
of Sudan unknown and unheard off. by all Chemia and orekeepers
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