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TULSDAY, MARCH 6, 1919.
TELEGRAMS.
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GERMAN TROOPS FOR FINLAND.
"SWEDEN'S ATTITUDE.
Steckno, Mar. S Germany has officially informed Sweden that she is sending troops to Finland at the request of the Finnish Government to suppress the revolution The German troops will ma the Aaland Islands as a halting place but Germany assures Sweden
SENSATION IN ITALY,
THE CHINA MAIL.
NATAL AIRCRAFT BOMB OSTEND.
LONDON, March 4,
SILK MAGNITES ARRESTED.
The Adiniralty announces that Naval aireraft muccessfully raided saaplana Bonnor, Mar.. 4.
| shalls at Ostánd, where a number of hits A' sonaation has been caused in were obtained from an altitude of 150 Italy by the arrows of numerous to 300 feet. There were also three prominent personages, including direct hits on an anti-airaraft battery in
the vicinity.. some millionaires connected with the silk indust, on a charge of supplying Swiss finns with silk valued at $1,000,000, which was ultimately used Zeppelins.
"THE BUSINBOMEN'S WEEK."
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KING'S MESSAGE TO CHAN CELLOR OF EXCHEQUER.
LONDON, Mar. 4.
All our machines returned.
GERMAN CAPTURES IN RUSSIA.
LONDON, March 3.
A German oficial message states After hard fighting we captured Pieskan, also Polock and Borissoff and efected a junction with Polish Divisions at Bobruisk.
The Austro-Germans entared
THE GRESSON STREET
AFFRAY
HOW HERGY. CLARKE DIED.
Law Sorgh Clarkoffall, and also heard the reports of a pistol from underneath. the bed, and then I ran away down lato. the street.
In reply to His Worship-witness saiď | ha did not use his revolver bocnasa, be? had no time to draw it out. He did J.not sea Inspector O'Sullivan for
Kwong Sang fall
Ng King, was charged before Mr.
Wood this morning, on remand in connection with the murder of Inspector M. O'Sullivan, Serge Clarks and a Chinese constable at No. 6 Gresson Street on the 2nd January last;
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Dr. McKenny, Superintendent of the Government Civil Hospital said that tha defendant was admitted into the hospital on the day of the Gresson Street affair, Defendant had a bullet wound through the upper lip on the right hand side and the ballet also entered the upper jaw, We have captured so far 6,800 officers, breaking the palate bona: There was $7,000 men, 2,400 guns 5,000 machine-siso a bellet wound at the lower extre guns, 1,000 vehicles including 5,000. motor vehicles, eleven amourel motormity of the breast bone. This bullet oir, 12,800 rides, 800 locomotives passed between the right and left lung His Majesty says: I should,000 railway truck and great quanti and lodged in the chest near the back
The King has sent a message to that she has no territorial interest Mr. Bona: Law on the opening of in the kalands and recognises the Businessman'ʼn Week."". Sweden's vital juterest in the
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came to the street. I saw Cheng Kum. Continuing witness said When I instructed him to go to bouse No. 10 NEW - ARTISTES. and watch No. 6 from thers. Soon alter I saw the defendant leaving No d and approaching, in the direction of No. 10. I was hiding at the ground See our Beautiful Arab Stallions and Performing Pozis Hoor of this house No. 10 and had drawn my pistol I tried to fire at Elephants, Lions, Tigers, Hoars, Leopards, HyRGAS, him but the pistol jamped, so I called out to Cheng Kum to fire. He did so and defendant fell down in the street NEXT Inspector Sim arrived at this time and I reported the matter to him. Shota were still being fired from the staircase of No. 6 and Cheng Kum Bred back in recurs. After a low exchanges the
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firing ceased and then a number of NOTION: Special Tam Care will run before and afores poline arrived. I then left the place and went into the Hospital
Mr. Henry Hanson, a marine gusticeer
Swede han replied that she like to wish you every success in the tita of artillery monations. Moreover bopa. There were also some slight and a member of the Police Reserve, atrongly. objects to the eventual great afforts being made throughout we took at Reval 513 min, 20 gun wounds on the foot Defendant was said that on the 92nd January he took
inclusion of the Awlands, in the nphere of "the" war operations and emphasises that even a limited utilisation of the islands, uecording Germain conditions, might create didieuities in the way of Sweden's humanitarking work in 'the protec tion of the population of the islands. The Swedish Cornmander of the Aaland Islands has been informed of
the country in action with the Businessmen Week. I am con. fident that my people will be willing to contribute, now and in the future, whatever money may be necessary to secure victory,”
THE SITUATION IN IRELAND.
LONDON, Mar. 4. Lord, French has gone to County
the expected arrival of a Gennan | Clare. expedition.
THE ALLIED DIPLOMATS IN
RUSSIA.
SUBJECTED TO NUMEROUS INDIGNITIES
-Loxpos; Mar. 4. Telegramos ira. Petrograd state that the Allied- diplomats were sub- jected to numerous indignities, prior to their departure.
They were detained for hours at
ITALY'S WAR FINANCE.
A SUCCESSFUL LOAN.
ROME, Mag. k.
The third loan has already resched five milliards of lire, exceeding by two milliards the previous best.
CANADIAN ELECTIONS. ~~~.
OTTAWA, Mar. 4.
In the final elections, returns, the Union Government received 148,292
The Government majority is 60 seats.
the station while their papera were civilian votes and 191,510 military mimately scrutinised and several per-votes more, than the Opposition. sons, incuding the Allied Officers intending to accompany the diplo mats, were obliged to resin behind: the authorities maintaining that the train was strictly reserved for diplo
amatists.
The Italian Ambassador was not allowed to leave on the pretext that
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION IN
BRAZIL
RIO DE JANIERO, Mar. 4. Senhor Rodrigues Alves, who was be endeavoured to smuggle non-President of Brazil from 1902 to
members of the Embassy among his 1906, has been re-elected.
The President is stacugly pro-Ally,
THE PEACE TREATY.
"AN ASSEMBLY OF SOVIETS
CALLED.
PETROGRAD, Mar. 4.
The Central Executive Committee proclaims that within a fortnight the peace treaty must be definitely ratified by both sides, but since
some
of the Soviets favour peace at any
EARLIER TELEGRAMS.
THE WESTERN FRONT.
A PATROL ENCOUNTER.
and 22 aeroplaneL
RUSSIA AND PEACE:
PEACE SIGNED.
BASLE, March 4, A German official message says:--- Peace was signed at 3 o'clock on the evening of March 3.
MILITARY MOVEMENTS
CEASE
LONDON, March 3.
A German official massage states:- Owing to the signing of the peace treaty, military movements in Great Rumia bave ceased.
GERMAN AEROPLANE BOMBS PETROGRAD.
PETEOGRAD, March 3. A German deroplane bombed the city and killed three persons and wounded
five.
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DIBSATISFACTION OF THE
SOYIETS.
PETROGRAD, March 3
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A large number of provincial Soviets, including those of Moscow, who are dissatisfied with the peace terms have convened a congress of Soviets at Moscow for March 12; to discuss the conditions.
FURTHER ARMISTICE GRANTED RUMANIA.
LONDON, March 3.
A German official message states :---- A further armisties has been granted to Ramanie to continue, the peace negotiations.
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GERMAN SQUADRON OFF GOTHLAND.
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operated upon and on let of February | was discharged froof the hospital and admitted into the Victoria Eso on the same day.
Cheung Kam, one of the search party
the tram near the Foet Office to Wanchai at 11.95 mm On the way to Wanchai ba said a tram passed as and a man in the tram shouted out something in Chinese. T saked the driver what it was and be aald: Armed robbery in. Gresson Street" When I reached Gresson Street
at the No. Grésson street continued two Chinese detectives, and put- ting on my armlet I asked them what his evidence this morning." He said was the matter. They informed me I was armed. So I want to be No. 1 "Inspector Sim came and asked me and told me not to go in unless which was the house. He also asked Police Station and after arming myself revolver and ammunition rusbed me for my revolverShots were still th Back
to the scene. I met Sorgt. Murphy being fired from the first floor or No. 6 and he told me there were armed Inspector Sim then walked away. I robbers at No. 6 Gresson Streek, I went in a with Inspector Watt, Sergeants and Murphy, & Police. Reserve
retained watching until a reinforcement | nt and a Chinese detective.
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of police arrived. I pointed out ther house to Han Hang and others. The went up to the house and on the staircase I noticed blood. I informed door of the ground floor of No. 6 was inspector Watt and together we traced pushed open and we went in. Shots the bloodstains to a cubicle as the back were still being fired but we saw no of the house. We went to the rear of the house where there were two cubicles one, so I told them that we could and one room. We saw an old woman the The defendant was who said there was nobody in not stay there. till lying in the street and Sergeant into the end cubicle where we saw two Murphy told me and Hau Hung to take Europeens hing on the floor appar antly dead-one on top of the other. him away. We did so and brought him When we drew our heads back, Isaw two feet moving under the bed. I called out Ito the No. 2 Police Station
to Inspector Watt: "two feet moving," And fired under the bed.
WHAT HAPPENED IN THE ROOM.
shot
We followed the bloodstains
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beard and Inspector Watt said, is a detective. We went in and carried Sun Tai, another Chinese detective the man out from the bed. We carried Chinese: "They being sworn in said "I went with the bim out and he said in Chi
We naked him search party which consisted of two if our shots had wounded him and be
me in the groin." Europeans and pine Chinese.
said. "No." We then took him down. arrived at No. 6 Gresson Street at 11 stairs and jutos mutor car to be taken o'clock. We had a search warrant to hospital. When we return we met Dr. which was carried by Inspector Halen whom we took with us to the O'Sullivan. I asked all the Chinese cubicle. The doctor felt the pulses of detectives whether they were armed the two men and pronounced, life to be and they answered, "yes", but I do not extinct. We searched the premises and know whether the Inspector and the found on the second floor a number of
•hinese women. Earopean Sergent were armed or not. I La Hai another Chinese detective was armed within automatic. I was with who formed one of the Search patry, Inspector O'Sullivan and Sergt. Clarke. said "When we arrived at Gressen When we went upstairs into the frst strest Lwent up to first floor. Inspec- Boor of No. 6 heat into first floor tor sullivan ordered me to watch the and made for the back portion of the kitchen. He and two others went into the further most cubicle: The only bouse. Three of our men. Cheng Kam, time I saw Sun Tai was when he came Kwong Sang, and Lo Hoi were out for the handcuffs. In the passage stationed near the passageway. I'm a man sitting on a bed with some I did not tee Kwong. Kwui.women.
en. I did zot speak to them. I saw two men smoking opium in the Then when the report of fire arms was front sitting room as I got in, one of heard, I saw a man underneath the bed. whom I knew as So Liu Chi I pased I attempted to arrest, his when them, followed by Inspector O'Sullivan, cived a shot in my left side. I did not res Sergt. Clarke and believed revolver to return the dre, the robbers stapped back and while drawing my that he had gone upstairs to the came running out. I fired. at them as reccnd floor. I looked inside the second they were running down the stairs. cubicle and saw a man, two women and They returned and, seeing me, fired at Tan fate the kitchen and girl sitting on bed. I took no me. I notice of them and went to the closed the door. I saw Chinese con-
Atable behind A stove with furthermost eubiela. "Going in I saw
chopper in his hand. I fastened two men lying down across a bed and the door and soon I besed the robbers TH a third man sitting on it. I was the shouting out "open the loor, or T first to get in; Inspector O'Sullivan and shoot you." They kicked the door and LONDON, March 4.
The Empire League entertained Kwong Bang followed me. I told the at last managed to break it open. The men to get up. They did so. Chinese constable jumped through the Renter's Correspondent at the British Headquarters asys that between St. Mr. Hughes at a luncheon. Speaking eached two of them of whom de window. Believing I had alan escaped, the robbers returned to the back cubi- Quentin and Polygon Wood there were at the luncheon, Mr. Hughes said feadsat is one, but the other was cle. I then rushed out of the kitchen. six oneday raida oo Friday night and that, subject to the limitation which searched by Kwang Sang I asked Some of the robbers came out of the the people of Australia recently the men where they came from, cubicle and fired at me. I tried to run also two enemy attacks.
Particular features of the raids were suposed, Australia must do its duty. and defendant told me they caine from downstairs bat slipped and rolled dows. the intensity of the enemy barrages and The Government will appoint a High Swatow. We found nothing on the Quickly getting on by feet, I saw In- the promptitude and volume of our Court judge as the Imperial tribunal and after the search we ordered them to spector Bim and reported the matter to jowa artillery in response; the almost to determine the number of recruits stand in one corner of the room. One him. After this I was taken to the Hos- exclusive use of the rifle for, the repulse recessary to maintain the divisions of the man who was dressed in European the case is still procending as we go and the disinclination of picked German at their full strength, and it will clothes asked the Inspector for his to press. troops to press home an attack."
LONDON, March 3. Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig rзporta:-
price and others are ready to raise We took a few prisoners last night the masses against German imperial-in s patrol encounter north-eastward of am, its urgent to convoke an Polygon Wood.
Extraordinary Assembly of the Soviets to settle the question, the date of which has been fixed for March 12 and the Assembly to meet. at Moscow:
GERMAN KULTUR SAVED!
A KAISER TELEGRAM.
AMSTERDAM, Mar, 4.
The Kaiser has telegmplied to Count Hertling, the Chancellor, as
follows:
"The German sword, wielded by the great any leaders, has brought peace with Ramsia. It especially satisfen me that German blood and
German kultur are saved."
JAPAN AND SIBERIA..
LONDON, Mar. 4.
GERMANS SCATTERED LIKE CHAFF.
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STOCKHOLM, March 3. The papers publish a report from Gothiand that a squadron of 15 German ship, with transports, passed on March 2, going northwarda.
AUSTRALIAN MAN-POWER.
MR. HUGHES OUTLINES A
"NEW RECRUITING
SCHEME.
SYDNEY, Feb. 28.
and after feeling the clothes, banded The biggest attack occurred against also increase the separation allowance clothes. The Inspector said All right
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the Portuguese on a front of 3,000 yards in the case of married men by them to this man. Defendant and the between La Bassee Road and Tean Fer cent Deferred pay after twelve other man pointed out their cunts SIR LA HAMILTON'S DISPATCHES gnissart, in which a whole enemy months would bear interces at the hanging on the wall and wanted to take battalion assaulted after a whirlwind rate of 43 per cent., or the current them themselves, but I stopped them bombardment. Fierce hand-to-hand rate for War Savings certificate, and told Kwong Sang to examine the fighting occurred, but. dushing whichever may be the greater. Mr. clothes before giving them to the The men then began to
A remarkable letter witten by Bir Portuguese counter-attack caught the Hughes said that cards would be sent men. enemy who were still at grips in, the to all men between the ages of 19 button up their coats. I called out for an Hamilton, Commander-in-Chief of trenches.
and 44 asking whether they were bandeafs and one of our men in the the Allied Forces at the Dardanelles. NEGOTIATIONS IN PROGRESS. How the Australians repulsed a raid prepared to enlist if drawn in ballot psange outside said yes" It was at is printed for the first time in the was characteristically brilliant A ter provided so many others in the same moment that Bergt. Clarke came volume of his despatches. In it be garble at homes-From my rific bombardment proceded an attack district submit their names to ballot into the room. The man who was in the states that his cables were altered and The Japanese situation is ut pre-by a party of 200, many of whom to make up the quota for any month. outer room in company with
mistake. has been made on the cor- were English-speaking. The principal
the same "kime. · I spondeat side of the hole of this Bent stationary but a conclusion of point of attack was a little post, the Many enlisted men will be given the two women came into the individual point of view hideous
leave on full pay to canvass for room at
stopped him and as I was searching him. Dardanelles businta Had we had the negotiations is momentarily garrison of which put up a most valiant eligibles in their home, locality, and I heard Inspector O'Sullivan,ory nut dozen good na papir en capon
defence. Nevertheless, the enemy'
thekkvitaio: life-giving. expected
"Don't move your band I turned dents hars carried the post and pressed on to recruiting sergeants will receive u There is little fear that the Bol-Company. Headquarters, where bonus of half a sovereign for each round and see the Inspector closing on interest of the stupendous proceedings the hearts and homes of the sheviks will get much story from counter-attack, organised by platoon recruit actually passed. The Gover the man who wearing European would have been brought to YOUR $5 TICKET Vladivostock as the quantities are so commander, irresistibly bero down upon ment invited patriotic citizens to pay clothes by the ride of the bed. Another humblest people in Britain. Instead of insurance premiums to cover cases man was struggling with Sergt. Clarks that I wmts cables of which I may at vast that it would take six months the Germans, who scattered like chaff
of death and total disablement, who was assisted by Kwong Bang Ileast say they are descriptive as far as normal service to transport them ARTILLERY ACTIVITY ON
Women would also be organised for saw the man in European clothes thrust official phraseology will perzik, and they FRENCH FRONT. westwards.
recruiting purposes and the Govern his hand into a small black box on the returned by some miserable people some ment would exercise all power to top of the bed and a moment afterwards where into berrible baresacratic cliches excourge eligible men in the Public 1 heard a series of revolver shots, or dead languages Le. We have made an appreciable advance. The situation Defendant, who was beside me, made a remains unchanged and similar fod Service to enlist.
rush for the small black box. I trod damned phrases As for informing bo to grasp him with my left hand, but the enemy, this is too puerile altogether be evaded me and managed to pull out The things these devil produce are all a pistol from the box Istrock him on read and checked by competent Staff the back of the neck with my right, Officers. To think that it matters 30, hand and he fell down. At the same time the Tork whether a certain trench was taken by the 7th Roral Boots or the ard Warwicks is really like children playing
JAPAN'S SIBERIAN MOVE.
GERMAN POLITICAL CIRCLES
GREATLY AGITATED.
THE HAGUE, March German political circles are greatly agitated, over the reports regaling Japan's Siberian move.
Inspired Press comment states that Germany will not fight in Siberia, but
if the Japanese attempt to rob Germany
of the profits, of her peace with Russia, Germany quickly reply.
Germany will only help Rulers
LONDON, March 3
A Freach communiqué reports There was a lively artillery action on the night of the Meuse, and in the Wocvre, Domivre and Dadonvillera regions.
There was a violent enemy bombard. ment of our lines north of the Bhone. Rhine canal
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LONDON, March 4 Silver is steady, Mesars Samuel, Montagu & Co. in their report statee: The Silver: Market is steady in tone and business
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