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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1917.
TELEGRAMS.
(Continued from Page 1)
THE ITALIAN FRONT:
FURTHER ADVANCE BY THE ITALIANS,
Fosnes, Sept. 3. An Italian official message states : We divanced further to the east- ward of the Tins.ovizza Valley, cup- turing several " Dolinas.”
ENEMY AIRSHIP BOMBS DOYER.
Losney, Sept. 3. Taking advantage of the lull in the storin, and a brilliant moonlight, the German indulges in a "tip and run, ruk on a south eastern town. Little dunmge" was done; only t
diva people being injurl.
LLATEL
A British official message states, that a singla aeroplane curried out last night's rud, and dropped seven; bombs on Dover.
One pan wis killed and four Wonen and two chikiren Were
We took 317 prisoners on Saturday | injured. and Sunday; on this Julian Front.
BAD WEATHER INTERFERES WITH
OPERATIONS.
COINES, Sept. 3.
GERMANY'S WORLD POLICY.
THE CHINA MAIL
EARLIER TELEGRAMS.
ANOTHER AIR.RÄID.
CASUALTIES BELIEVED
SMALL
Lobos, Sept. 2.
THE ENEMY SHIPS LEASED.
CHINESE COMPANY TO RUN 17
.VESSELS.
NO RE CHARTERING ALLOWED.
P
RUSSIAN AMAZONS FOR
THE FRONT
SIX-FOOT WOMEN OF THE NAVAL GUARD.
HAIR CUT CLOSE AND IN MEN'S UNIFORM.
The V. . Daily News says:- A British official message says:fcussion, the question of the dispoes! of After several weeks of diplomatic dis- Hostile aeroplanes crossed "the east the enemy ship in thing waters, taken
Pernoonan, July 4 Kent coust.at 11.15 last night. They over by the Chinese Government when antingent were blessed to-day in the The colours of the Petrograd women's flew Seawards a few minutes later.
war was declared against the Central square of the St. Tane Cathedral. The Powers, has been definitely settled at first detachment consisted of over 2000 A few bomb were dropped. Feking. The former German and Jus-women and girls with hair
small.
DISCIPLINE IN RUSSIAN ARMY.
GENERAL KORNILOFF VIEWS ENDORSED.
in ane
of
THEATRE
ROYAL.
·ON ACCOUNT OF MISTAKE OF SAILING DATE,
J. R. WILLADSEN
will
present the
FRAWLEY CO.
FOR THREE MORE NIGHTS.
:1
"JERRY
The ensualties are believed to be ƒ triad szupa are soon to be on the high in full men's uniform, with @pped, and
sas again, and under the Chinese flag. The colours of the contingent are of All question of their disposal or charter light gold with black lettering and a to foreign governments or subjects is cross in the centre, with the name of settled. The ships have been chartored Madame Botchkareva, the commandant, TO-NIGHT: by a Chinese company composed of in- fluential moneyed men of various pro-
the corners On the oppoate side of the square was vinces.
massed a similar but farge Battalion of This information was contained in a Death, made up of convalescent soldiers,
received by Mr. Sah, Commissou of whom were still for Foreign
walking with night When asked for particulars George, carrying a banner
The Kiwish the Wednesday, 5th Sept.
of St been informed of
of the
name of the new veterans of the Ras-Turkish company nor of the terms of the charter also gathered to pay the kit war hind ing but he believed the new corporation new outburst of patriótiam. to bo composer
provinces. It several also be stated that the agreement of Chinese would be given
The Provisional Government her. Sah said that he had not device "B George for Russia," and
PETROGRAD, Sept. 3. Tostos Sept. 3. The Tras, in ay article on Ger-"
isaned a shitement reiterating ita Bail weather is intertoling with, the funny's grandiose world" poling, says!
confiderice ins-General Kömiloff. Italian advatas. The enemy is push that the fieman over sens policy is the adoption of the disciplinary men- The Government ab atifiones ing up reinforcements,
may be the gurb it wenny, for the serious and energetic ensures are,
ITALIAN BOMBING RAIDS.
Losos, Sept. 3.
essentially› Marktpolitik, whateversures he stipulated, and agree that weight and various Chinese of
tament, Germany wants back hercessary to re-establish the array at the haridling, er over
Cukynies not prinuril
for their
fighting capacity.
There is no pastion of superseding
An Austrian official message; trans-ceonomie vaine but for their militaryGeneral Korniloff, mitted by wipddess, states:--
Italian aviators hotubed sevenit towns on the West must of Istria
value and aims at the creation of a great militarist Starea militarist State of regroes communded by ther
Our aeroplanes drove back, an sirum officers and disciplined by them squadron making for Trieste,
THE BALKAN I
Losnax, Sept, 3 A „Gennan official message, by
wire, statys
We repulsed the French to the
north west of Monastir.
:
AFFAIRS IN' RUSSIA.
THE PRIVILEGES OF THE
COSSACKS."
Lavies, Sept. 8. The Thers Progmi Correspon dent states that the Russian Govern months vncelled the anciens
tenturiat privileges of the Thon
Cossucks.
It is unlikely that the Cossacks,
THE LAST WAR.
Pants, Sept. 8.
all other cargo, and there was in all | probability clause in the agreement which will prohibit the charterers from rechartering, especially to foreigners.
STEN COMPETITION,
"DEATH BETTER THAN SILAME" Many Cossacks stationed in the back. around stood up in their Racidles in order not to miss any details of the ceremony. Among the inscriptions to be seen on the. various banners: there are no
deserters,"
* were: “Among Cossacks and "Don't be tray the Allies
omen volunteers of all classes stood four deep on one side of the square, headed by their commander, bime, Botch- who has already won two-St.
The Humanité publishes the text night, by several interests who George Crosses for signal bravery at the
in German methods of warfare. They want such a State with their own suppilä, their own muuition factories and their own, aivai buses because it won dominuta the African Conreiterates that the vietory of Geruun | Some southern interests in particular Naval P the six-foot women of the i
pient and destroy the security of the Mediterangan and the Suez Cami, and fould he easily linked up with central Europe which it conkl flood with black armies and threaten, froi asepte of raval bass, the Cap route to Italia, to Australia atuite the Far East and thereby prevent England for again "concentrating
| her full naval forces in the North Sep,
AN AIRMAN'S TERRIBLE EXPERIENCE.
Lastes, Sept. 8, Major Bantarty. D.S.O., had a terrible expériencë whilst flying at thuncestershire. The engine stopped
The Chinese Government authorities here and at Peking have been strongly pressed, especially during the past fort of a statement drawn up by the coin peting for the privilege of acquiring
whore
sho bas led more than one Inter-Allied Conference at Landin,the use of the 12 steaners
desperate enterprise. which bers of the contingent who have also terprise Several other mem- which was entrusted with the draft-regate more than 30,000 ng of the resolution on the general considerable amount of firm diplomacy
and it has only been after exercise decorated with the St. George a
exercising & Cross were to be seen in
the muka. international policy. The Committee that the matter has at last been
Behind these women volunteers were ttled drawn
Guard imperialism would wan the crushing have been extremely anxious to get the body of Russin's finest norsewomen. and behind them, again, of emacy The Allies must per of the influential class who bave bearing the inscription: Death is bet ships and the number of men, some Among the women's banners were two of the peoples that this shall be the more than a few-men who wished give your hands to traitors severe in the way to attain the desire been cluburing for them has been ter than shame, and Women do not last war.
to charter only to re-charter at occe andi Leading ber battalion in the procession make a handsom
THE RUSSIAN EX-MINISTER OF
WAR.
CRIMINAL SLOWNESS.
PETROGRAD, Sept. 2.
At the trial of General Sukbon inoff, M.-- Koudzianko said that the Thus, before the war. regnised General Sukhomalimoti'e criminal slowness in the organisation, of the Army
The decused, after the out-
break of war, systematically resisted
the Duma's efforts to stimulate the
production of shells, notwithstuiling in mid-air and the machine took frppeals from the front, including an
Major Hunayne, whol
who he hitherto bun woost law and fell, abiding, will tainely suburgt,
appeal from the Grund Duke Xidov Was storched, crept out to the tail of law, M. Rodzianko sail he specially the machine, the dates following him. He then hung by his hands to REVELATIONS FROM THE RUSSIAN the framework of the rauching which
ARCHIVES.
crushed on to shed."
"Major Bamatyne is in a critical
AN ALLIANCE THAT DID NOT dualition.
MATERIALISE.
PARIS, Sept. 8. Telegans which passed between Ee Kaiser and, the Tsar, at the end of 1904, taken from, the, Tussion Arabives and published in the New York Herald, show that the Kaiser, Juring the Russo-Japanese crisis, dreamt of Franco-Russo-ferman olliance against Great Britain and attempted to induce the Tar to signi n secret tregty whereby France would have been furred with an fait accom pl, bathe Tsar, after inomentarily appearing to agree, changed" his
CANADA'S JUBILEE.
PREMIER'S STIRRING MESSAGE TÓ
THE CANADIAN PEOPLE
Canada, addressed the following message Sir Robert Borden, Prime Minister of
It seems to have been on the turnover. Mme. Botchkareva carried a bouquet of
generally uniber-rose@S. too, that one of the large,
stood shipping companies would Japanese
or charter the ships, and there have been rumours to the effect that certain Chinese would secure the possession of the vessels for the purpose of selling to Japanese
interests,
SAMES OF THE SHIP
It is understood that while the ships aru chartered to a private company, they will be under Government control.
The steaners are
China Silesia... Bohemia ikiang
D. Rickmers
Albenga Meidah... Meilen Fortuna
... Austrian 4. Austrian Austrian German
German
German
...German
Tons gross.
8,026
1,284
WOMEN WAR HEROES. Women fighters have through Russia's history figured in all great patriotic rallies when the national cause was at stake. Hundreds of women fought.in the Russian ranks in the Napoleonic
and said that today there is seat in the Indian army without one or two women warriors. This is the first time, however, that Amazon anits have been formed.
ски
Valorous deeds have been performed by the ussian emulators of Joan of Arc
this during war. There was Sister Mym 74Ivanovna, who, when the regiment to which she was attached was ont flanked and the officers had all fallen, rallied the solliers in
A successful dish on the enemy trench and died in the moment of victory. Many other Russian nurses have been killed or have died of wounds sustained in bravely succouring the soldiers under fire.
· 1,830
4,178
4,294
1.892
German 1,687
.... German 1,130 Two German ships at Amoy and one
has won the medal of St. George and Marie Smirnoff, a girl Cossack of 21, two St. George's Crosses for courageous action after being promoted to non- commissioned rank for taking." an Austrian other of the Genre Pro
prisoner
Anna
WES
journeyed to Galicia, and what he saw there filled hit with terrer. Heat another port, all small, ars included
runatically indicte General Suk. in the agreement, making 12 in all homlinoff us being responsible for the
The three boats first named belonged to the Austriad Lloyd line and plied enormous losses suffered, and, the retreat from Galicia. Other political between Triesta and Japan, the three
having good passenger and cargo accom personages also gave evidence, and modation. An effort was nude over neppe enlisted as an "ambu- each directly attributed Russia's, une year ago by the Chino Mail
ina Mail line to
to buy
ance man when the war began; but it did not satisfy her, and she preparedness to General Sukhon-these ships from the Austrian Lloyd,
bat the
permission to join the combatant
·linoff.
negotiations haps because the would-be purchasers, restret to death as a spy, but the fell through, per- She was wounded and captured in the Chinese, were informed that the transfer
sud while a * prisoner Bettenced might not be recognized by the belliger-senter
sentence AUSTROGERMAN INTRIGUE IN and that the ships might be subject we was not carried but, and she seizure on the high seas as enemy ships.
The Meidar and Meilee were well known river steamers plying to Hankow, for the ND.L. (Holchers), the Sikiang as a Tsingtao boat of the Hamborg Americ line and the Albenm and D. Rickmers were outside cargo boats. The Fortuna, & small craft, first took refuge at Yanking and came into Shangaui early last year the others have all been in port since the outbreak of war in August, 1914
UKRAINE.
PETROGRAD, Sept. 2. The War Ministry have published Separatist agitation was due to an particulars showing that the Ukraine
of the Jubilee anniversary- to the Canadian people on the occasionAustro-German agitation.
Amid the welter and horror of the war which pause for a moment to consider the
devastates civilization, we "RUSSIAN ENGINE DRIVERS'
STRIKE ABANDONED. Canada of fiolfa century ago, and the Canads of to-day
Much
has been added to our
PETROGRAD, Sept. 3. boundaries have been vastly extended,
ned, The engine drivers yesterday mind, in view of the events in, thes to embrace half & continent; our decided to abandon the proposed
Algericas.
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The telegums show that the Kaleer
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population has nearly trebled; there has strike, pending negotiations. ben a measurable development of our
sources; we have grown enormously
in production, commerce, and wealth
took advantage of the Dogger Bank facilities of communication and incident and, the difficulties of coal-portation
fuve
trave
been provided beyond all and ing the Russian Baltie Fleet on its life and the standards of living have anticipation, general conditions of way to the Fur Esst, to impress the been conspicuously raised!
1; eripestional facilities Tsar in favour of a new Russo-Ger
have beca
been greatly enlarged. In an alliance against Great Britain, ́assuming that. France, as an ally of Russia, would be compelled to join
them.
The Treaty of the alliance was annually drafted and the Tour wished
STOCKHOLM CONFERENCE.
ADJOURNED SINE DIE.
STOCKHOLM) Sept. 8. In view of the result of the London
all those, and many other, incidents of conference, the organisers of the the world's progress Canada has mere, Stockholm Conference have finally than beld her own.
this is impressive, but still more abatuloned the idea of meeting on inspiring in the thought that, during the September 9th, and have adjourned half-century which cow draws to a close, the conference indefinitely. Canada has come to a fuller
of her heritage and of the renowledge
A PROBABLE FLAT REJECTION.
Losos, Sept. 8.
A Trades Union Congress of 700
HONGKONG POLICE RESERVE.
RIFLES.
باور
Men retorning Rifles to store when going on leave will at the same time return their Oil Bottles and Pull Through or Cleaning Rods.
Armoury is open every Tuesday and All ranks are reminded that the when cergeant Fisher will attend to any Friday evenings from 5.15 to 6 p.m. defects in Riles and will issue or receive Bifles and Cleaning gear as required.
WINTER UN FORM.
1)
form, Equipment officers will made the Preparatory to issue of Winter Upi- following separate returns to this
captivity she threw hot soup in the face afterwards released: While in of an Austrian officer who tried to make love to her. She was given the St. George's Cross for bravery in the capture of a machine gun and five men.
SOAP LAW-SUIT.
LEVER BROS., ACTION AGAINST
BRUNNER, MOND AND CO SETTLED.
A settlement was announced on July 3th in Mr Justice Atkin's conrt in the King's Bench in the soap law-suit, in which the plaintiffs, Associated Enter prises, Limited, of Liverpool, a company controlled by Lever Brothers of
unlight, had saed Bronner, Mond, and Co., the well-known chemical manefac turers, of Norwich, in respect of breach by the defendants of an agreement of June 1913.
The case had turned on certain acts of the defendants with regard to the husi-
nesses in China of Messes William Gosange and J. Orsfield, which it was suggested were contrary to the agree- ment, but the defendants bad
and denied
for sine fall day doing anything opposed to its
The case had been before the
To its terms.
Cours for the full days. The principal witness was Lord Leverhulae. Sir John Simon, K.C., leading counsel
to show the dm to France before Dafidence in ber des last analysis, delegates, representing 3,000,000/ Collar:number, rank, name and it for the plaintifk, said that an arrange
hed before the
world
which it entails, to a clearer conscious-
of national 2488
purpose, to a
firmer The greatness of any ration attaching "his" signature, but the upon the character of its people as
resta, in the Kaiser was of the opinion that this exemplified in their ideals and by their workers, opens at Blackpool to-day. course would be dangerous, as fulfilling the national purpose. Judged will be the Stockholm Conference. for sacrifice and devotion in The chief subject for discussion France would immediately inform by this unfailing test, Canada stands Everything points to a flat rejection Great Britain, and Great Britain and
1866, the year before our Confeder of the Conference and the substitu Japan would immediately attack ntion was born, Frussia anatcher from tion of Conference of Allied Germany, of whose snall fleet their States, and took her first step along the
Austria
the hegemony of the German worken, mariti superiority would soon awful path that has led to the relentless Federation, numbering 163, have. The delegates of the Miners' which the forced
upon humanity three years ago. Her challenge to civil decided that the Stockholm Confer- hand, if the treaty were signed, freedom is being ence is impracticable, and they France would urge Great Britain. tô
Beas by the free favoured an Allied Conference, the world. Among them has worthily taken her place and meeting of the delegates of the National Union of Railwaymen like- Thus would they have
make short work.
On the other
Answered
democracies Bud
Canada
(9)
of members to whom no Winter ment had been come to that was entire Uniform has yet been issued.
satisfactory to themselves and to the Similar particulars respecting those defendants, and he was glad
that
the in possession of Winter Uniform matter had been settled an amicable
in but which requires exchange or way alteration.
His Lordship said he was not surprised These returns are to be made on or that the eminent business men repre- before September 18th next.
senting the Arms in this case, had com BAND TRACTICES FOR GRFT CMBER at 6 v.M. | posed their differences, especially as they. Tuesday, 11th, 18th and 25th.
Friday, 7th, 14th, 1st und ethers still in business relations with one another. He consented to the proceed- ings being stayed on the terms agreed upon between the parties.
-remain quiet through fear of France's proudly borne ber part wished it who, wise rejected the Stockholm Con Thursday, 20th, Wednesday 28th
position being jeopardised.
AFFAIRS IN GREECE..
CHARGES AGAINST PRECED-
·ING GOVERNMENTS TO BE INVESTIGATED.
ATHENS, Sept. a..
"A commission has been appointed
to investigate charges made against
in 1867, laid the foundation of our liber ferenço ties.
15, with
resolute spirit, so
"Let
Altogether a strong disinclination maintain our purpose and our effort is manifested against the meeting of that, in this last and greatest chapter of humanity's striving and triumph, it enemy delegates
shall be recorded of Canada that, as at the first she never hesitated, so to the end the never faltered.
TREATMENT FOR DYSENTERY.
War Favings Certificates to the value of £83.237,072, has been sold at Home up to June 10.
The Washington correspondent of
the New York Times AI I
ORCHESTRA PRACTICEŃ" FOR SEPTEMBER
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CHINA AND THE WIN.
RECRUITING TO BE STARTED.
Thursday, 6th Sept.
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A GOLD CURRENCY SCHEME FOR silver tael the Minister of Finance is
CHINA.
It has been the ambition of many Chinese to convert the silver
known to be an enthusiastic advocate of seriously thinking of securing erongis to start a gold currency Mr Liang Chi-chao, Ministar of
Finance who gold currency, in reported to be making can now be put into effect A raport investigations, to see 1 his pet theory
will discuss to-day the question whether China is to actoally join the war at once MR. LIANG CHI-CHAO'S PROPOSAL
The War Commission it is understood,
When a decision fe made it
it will be sub itted to the Cabinet for Epproval. Sentimens for war is very strong in certain influential
little knowledge as to what will be demanded of China once view of the immense losses incurred in is thery. Further steps will be watch ar become a reality; rnment is, to inded by exchange prior to One the proposals connexion with the various loans and
***ed with a great interest Peking Gazeri suggested by the establish recruiting stations in the the war and
Fimpossibility
ASP. (B).
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11251 circles although there thinking to one on gold basis. In 456 that he is bent upon carrying unt
currency
REMEMBER THE NAME HAMBERLAINTE CHERA Diarrhoes Remedy is the best knownd
member of preceding Governments, RY'S Colic Cholera and officially reported here that Germany 1916 numbered 79,000, an increase of Commissioner General. It is not known the time has come for China to s
Diarrhoss, Romedy followed by 14,300, during the year. The damber of 1813 over therions the gold currency experimen Krupp's employees at the end of several northern provinces. General Chin secure, loan on bosis since the out
Yan-pang may be appointed Recruiting break of war in Europe some people think
Skotlouchs. Governinent are accused It is especially good for summer,diar adds to the anti-submarine problem as) of the works wel fond shows that the training to Europe or to place the trained enormous capital neccesary to initiate crampasan pens in the słomach?
the most stubbora Cases of dysentery
depth of 200 feet. This achievement, period from 10,000 to 19200. The report
of plotting for an absolute fnonarchy rhoes in children. For sale by all this type of aabmersibin, would be able wer has had a bad vises on the health troopt with the recruits to that the gold currency system, Now that gald may need it some time. Fo and conniving of murders,
Chemists and Storekeepers 22
to dive under the nets of tha, warzhipa.. of the work people. H
forror may go to Europe PAKERY is obtainable practically at the rate of Chemists and Blaye
Gautle