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WEDNESDAY, JULY 3, 1918.
TELEGRAMS.
(Continued from Page 1.1
BRITISH UNITY.
INEMT SPECULATIONS ON UNDERMINING IT.
DISCUSSIONS IN GERMAN PRESS.
Losnox, July 1
The Times states the tweeting of the Imperial Confereneo has oc ensioni articles in the German
Pro sensing the structure, of
AFFAIRS IN RUSSIA.
EX-COMMANDER OF BALTIC FLEET SHOT.
Moscow, Fune 23. Capt. Stehastay, ex-Commander of the Baltic Flet who was 6- tenced to death for opposing and Ediscrediting the wet rule, has
bon it.
REPORTED MEDER OF EX-TSAR NOT TRUE. Reports of the misder of the ex- Tsar are completely discredited.
GERMANS IN KIEFF BEING
ARMED.
Amyr, June 25. the British Empire by professors and | other solled bxperts who are more ties the German colonists in the By order of the German author Just than they have been so far Tauride Government Apparently
they are abrict on themselves.
Viner That the war,okes to five. many sa köpes of kevirendy tacky. Tiping its unity. Canela lus! alues entirely dropped!
DIT H
the discrassion, but the Conservativ -- journals cling to the hope "that' trouble, est, still be made between Japan Australia aleus the fiture of the Pucite.
"The farinerts, in a long wtedy entitled Greater Britain, and nits that the British Empires uni-. dospad powerful military and, poli- find edasion, supplemented by
strong wodency toands ranaid unity and Custoris union which ar Hisely, and in which Great Britain mish assist the developmentofle Doug Gefmany's only, me mning hop is a murd between ||
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Lavony. July 1. cobertan with Herr un hech if the Reichstag that Cours Kuehlmany`s declanten in his last End is already regarded on, German territory, a telerum from Koye she yen findenburg has issued un significantly states that Fich«Mur-'
joner relative to the land question the Darinius and Great Brital colonisation of Gourland. “ paving the way, for the owing the failure of the latter to prevent
Textortion <if the Germania colonies.
1
THE IMPERIAL WAR
CONFERENCE.
"IMPORTANT RECOMMENDATIONS
ON POST-WAR POLICY.
CATALD
RUSSIAN BLACK SEA FLEET,
SOME OF THE WARSHIPS SINKS
Logos, July 1 In the House of Commotes, reply: ing to Mr. J. King (Liberal M.P. for
THE CHINA MAIL.
PRINCE ARTHUR OF CONNAUGHT'S
MISSION.
IMPRESSIONS OF VISIT TO JAPAN:
WAR" ITEMS.
HOT WAR RELICS WERE SATED..
Lay man
KAISERISM.
THE ENEMY OF ALL FREE NATIONS.
France Hey X-It may interest-Aus- tralises to know that when the Germans attacked Argentieres a recently collecter
We quote below from an Open Letter portion of the magnificent at of trophies to Maximilian Harden from Sir Tsidera LONDOS July 1, and relies which is being gathered for Spielasnu, publieked last August, but The Times Correspondent at Bauleni, awaiting tmnapart to the tune. when we have so many evidences that ar museums to Australis was still in specially appropriate at the moment Tokio kaya mon
It appeared at one time as if there the spirit of Germany which plunged | Prince Arthur of Connaught, inter- would be no chance of getting the much Europe into war still animates the
prized rolicsaway, but a young Australian rulers of Germany: viewed "begunding the impressious of officer who was in charge of them, finally
Your people should his visit, paid the people of all asses managed to clear them from the town on
The made to Prafted the value of the Alliance and Every single relic was moved from the their claim to rule the world, and that the day of its heaviest bombardment.ucderstand that they must abandon fels that is guntinted peace in the shelled and burning town before nightfall they are a very many respects actually Fur Eret, and that everything should without the loss of a trophy or harm to the inferiors of the people of ather be done to strengthen this relation
The British authorities gave most unbounded arrogance
nations whom they seek to rule. The ship. He had taken every opportu sonal assistance of the British Inspector Patriots is no doubt the fanlt of your generous help, it being only by the per
of your com- nity of expressing Great Britain's of trophies that this important portion megalomaniscal Kaiser, who for years appreciation of the Japanese Navy'sly reached the Australian cificer in
of a precious collection quickly and safe has been shouting from the housstops: received scant attention in the news-hands of the Germans were some which ordered to believe, your fellow-country- work in the Mediterranean, which charge of them in England. The only
"We Germans are the salt of the Australian relics which fell into the
earth!"
Beliaring, as they do, what they are pupers, and also her services in the were in course of collection by a certain
dian and Pacife Ocmnes, which patriotic Australian tunnelling company,men with blind and sheepish obedience were kept pen to the world's true salient when the German advance swept earth and the chosen people of which happened to the in the Cambrai think therefore they are the salt of the by Japanese vigilaties, We, on our over the country, it was then impos modern times. But belief in this part, were fully consciom clus Japun
sible to bring the trophies away. imaginary superiority will have to be had behavet loyally throughout, che |
knocked out of them before their war and was rendy, it necessary, toi
sobriety can be completed. suplay her military, es
nations laugh at your contention. employs her Naval, fores,
Releting to the luge gathering off British Indijons at the Embassy, Prince Arthur spoke of the Joyalty of India and said the Indian count-rubber goods are exhibited. but there manity in Japan wand further show are thousands of substitutes especially their bysity shortly by presenting an turned out large quantities of cheap a man of peace? Ha poses us the Angel for foods. The German manufacturers fancy goods made from substituted raw of Peace while behaving as the Bully of materials, which are cheaper and more Europe. plentiful and durable than the original raw materials used prior to the war. It is bot true that the German manufac-
From their cradle your people have turers are accumalating vast stocks been weaned and trained in military for foreign markets after the war. The deipline. They are taught that their factories are working under difficultise, highest aim in life is to be able to fight PERTH. W.A., July 1.
hut they will not take long to get busy and kill, and they have been so in An enthusiastic meeting of the after the war. Meanwhile they are sup structed for generations. This teaching plying goods to Holand. Scandinavia, ia peculiar to Germany. Other nations National Labour Party, held in the the Lalkan states and Turkey." towa ball which was crowded, co20,040 quintals of cereals, have been with horror, but Germans are taught to The Berlin municipal grenaries with regard the killing of their fellow-men demned and rependiated! The peace destroyed by fire. propaganda, Mr. Salden, ex-Labour
supported by his military entourage glory in it, and the Katser himself, Premier, declared that the man who
and the professors and the clergy, suggested following Russin was a
encourages it
Parcked aromas.
GERMAN SUBSTITUTES.
slenrrespondent of the Daily Chronicle London, May 12-The Amsterdam
Telegrapha: The annual fair at Leipzig. was a decided success. There ware Swedish, Norwegian and Danish buyers 3,300 exhibitors, and many Bulgarian were present, together with a few Swisa. No lerury
articles or leather or
AUSTRALIAN LABOUR AND THE WAR
traitor.
that the quantity reported
[The metric quintal is 20.46 1:0 destroyed would be 1,96 tons ]
AN ITALIAN TRAITOR.
tu
be
Rome, May 16-The documents of ignor Parodi. the millionin: president
N. Somerset), Mr. Huur Law con-COLONEL SIR A. H. LEE MADE A of the Italian Federation of Ship Owners, nes, July 1.
firmed the report that a large part
. "An ficial report states:-
of the Rosian Black Sen feet harl The arth, thi und sixth, menfortunately fallen into the banks ings of the hapetial Wor Coerforenen of the Gerruns.
Futte
held on the 24th, 20th and 29th of The Government int reason to were almost egglusively di.believe that the Russian sailors sank voted to a continuance of the die one of the warships in order to cussions on the various phases of the prevent the Germans taking posses post-war econotnie polity.
The Conference passed a resecution"
sion of them
endorsing the principle of the Used, HOUR OF JUSTICE IN RUMANIA! Kingdom Non-Ferrous Metal' Act, in
pursuance of the policy of freeing
the Empire from dependence on
Geen-controlled organisations in respect of non-ferrous metals and
FOREIGN MINISTER'S
LAMENT.
AMSTERDAM, July 1.
ones, and reqiatnenalaj the Gorem- In the Baronet Chamber, 1. Daghts of the "Rrugice to belops effecĮ Arion, Munyon tive RESSU
To conry 1 this Gat the fram
pulley,
Th Coni rekis
"
Mimister, declared je lnd tryck. The county den ned from Parla. elves pasement the fixing on the repoñäibli- ausolation expressing the opinion that the A part of the mistakes must tige Government of the Enpdalle atoned for, as tik eries ziraikingake
Such armagement punished, Government mat also among theturded as to ensure that carry out great fine the centiu maw materials preduced us F wur Leundens within the Empire stačili ho svall.|| 45299AERLAG, alds for the purpose of securing to
the
PEER.
who was arrested yesterday apparently on a charge of trading with Germany,
bave been seized.
Laspos, Jaly I. These papers show that Parodie Colonel Sir A. H. Lee, K.U.B.spatched huge supplies of jute to (Caionist M.P. for Farebant, has frontier), in order to defraud the Italian Germany Chisses (no the Swiss been raised to the Peerage. customs. The consignments were dis guised as bemp and tow. A great fire ocenrred early in 1917 at the national rope making manufactories at Corigliano, in Northern Ily, in which a large quantity of enery gate was destroyed. Farodi falsified accounts, and secured the iosumnce apneys though the inte had belonged ton Italian. Parodi was recently saverely criticiser for keeping a large number of merchant steamers idle at Genom, they obstructing the Allied traffic.
THE SILVER MARKET.
LONDON, June 20.
Silver is study.
EARLIER TELEGRAMS.
VICTORIA CROSS AWARDS.
'ONE OF THE MOST BRILLIANT ACTIONS IN RECENT
OPERATIONS,”
LONDON, June 28. The Gazette amounces the award reforms of leven now Victoria Crosses, all exceeded to English county regiments except
Jars, Congdian.
Hulded that he was alwage! The 'Stores record as usual super Empire and the belligera, Phed to war, and dechaded pear wing are Examples:
bravery mostly in attack. The fol) Milies command of certain essential! to save who could be saved, thanks materials in amier to end to the eit pel with those them to repair the effects of the man with whom he negotiated.
raw
assionfile pos ble, and syfegdandi
flu'r industrial requinstoents.
1. mendea the Bugil
shond of conwego wih dhe AFG!
SUPFLYING INFORMATION TO
ENEMY.
Losms, July 1.
Fusiliers, with nine men, by great
Seon Lieut. Schold. Lancashire i
during and elever dispositions cep turi 140 of the enemy.
for de kome jampunk we dough d're onlard. Mage, leru hood they mens primers. Ostertorial presbued in et smelis, Vormou nad his
PUNISHING PROFITEERS.
London, May The House of Con- mons, yesterday,passed the Food Profits Bill, which impors forfeiture of double the amount of ill profit. Sir Garden Howart, Solicite-General. explained that this would be, additional to the existing penaltis. Whatever other penalty was indeted at the rugistrare's discretion, the defendant mus: forfeit twice the amount of the illegal profit. members that forfeiture should also be Ministers refused the reqbest of several
wnserted that thi clause constituted the at the magisthto's discretion, and
cry essence of the bill
Womur
you know, and as all the world knows, How can your Kaiser, who has, as a unique and valger appetite for sali peace-loving tendencies with his everlast- advertisement, reccocile his assumed ing references to the Mailed Fist" of and to himself as the "Knight fo Germsay, to his "Destructive Sword," Shiping Armour?" Is this the talk of
A NATIONAL CREED.
Why should the rations of the world trerable when your Kaiser is graciously. pleased to frown}
Bar-Lord is graciously pleased to rattle countries held their breath when your Why should the people of other
his sword?
Why, at the bidding of one man your War Lord--should the people of the world be slaughtered in their millions?
law," and fastice deea nut count. Truth, Morey, and Honour sre, in German eyes, virtues to be practised by other nations, but need not apply to Germany, simply. because Germany is Germany.
With Germany "Necessity knows ho
Harden, Germans are now regarded us Ey the whole outside world, Herr specialists in crime and experts in cruelty. You would do well to explain this to your people.
In this war the Germans-particularly the Prussian-bave shown no meter or chivalry whatever. On the contrary, they have lebaved like bruter, com nitting abominations of cruelty, whining when their own skins are in dangor, and lying with impudent effrontery when their crimes have been trought home."
"WORLD OF ENEMIES."
Your Kaiser and yote Government world of cosmies," but have your people now frequently refer to your having "a. ever asked themselves thy this is s01 Russia, Belgium, and Serbia--the first Why in addition to England, France,
arrayed against you the United States to face you should you now have
of America, Italy, Japan, Mou tenegro, Albania, Portugal, Rumania, Cuba, Panama, Greece, and Sinm? And why have the further countries-Chios,
severed diplomatic relations with Brazil, Bolivia, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Liberia, Hayti, and Domingo you?
If they reply that it is because all these 25 nations are jealous of Cain- branded Germany and of your despised Kultur," they know they are avoiding the issue. The answer is because they
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A RUSSIAN AMAZON.
Battalion of Thath" he arrived in Varenaver, My 13.-Marie Leonina Botchkareva, leler of the Russian America from sin. She states that she is going to lance to fight the Ger- geant Woodall. Ride Brigade, ans. and she spects to die, on the single-inned captured a pachine: This adventajas
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Tandon, April 16-Replying to a riumph over Might.
You are aware that people are being The Contempo pass a furth & heat committed for trial on a clog ind acts were led an Mr. Bonar Lawait the Government object of the Allies is to destray
of the Ri Brigade All the officers in the Housu Commons to-day. resolution modig fat thaju" supplying Information to committee of the Confer,ne - steubl
the attack, whereupon Pte. Beasley ook would decline legiate to limit Germany; but you know that statement. first consider pencil methods by deure come sid that hessault and captured angle-handed has been conferred upon a glorial with Sword," and to silence the Knight in Lunety. They pleachd not guilty, commurd of his company, In the Centers need to those to be untrue. The Allies are endeavour cessive holders. He added No te ing to break Germany's "Destructive which sach part of the Empire conkl defence" way that the information un cuemy post, killed two of the put the knowled and approval of the
Shining Armour." This je the meaning their place. As three more officers
cerced." shot deal an officer who tried to take
God. they will accomplish then rushed from a dugout, Pte: Beesley shot one who attempted to destroy a map. Pte. Beesley seized two officers, the zag and took prisoners the other Four more officers
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OF WOMAN WHO ELOPED.. Threads of romance were woven into
6,000 HED INDIANS HAVE.
ENLISTED IN AMERICL
Fire thousand Red Indians have ON
listed in the army or pary for the war, according to an estimate by Mr.Calo Ball's Commissioner of Indian Affairs, is
materials referred to in the previous of business and was in no way inter resolution?mind that the Coveranicntsionally giver against the British, represented on the Conference should, in the light of the informa- THE RUBBER' SITUATION. tion wleted by the Comunitter,
"SAMMIE" OR "BUDDY?"! consult the representatives of the WORD TO SHAREHOLDERS.
Sir Auckland Geddes, replying to Mr..
There may be nothing in many names producers and trades concerned re-
Losnas, July 2
came out and these Ptc. Beesley also said that so far an men of the present is a lot in acme. "Poilu" and "Tommy" CLAIMANT TO £250,000 FORTUNE Joynson-Hicks Parliament recondly, and littls in others, but there, certainly garding the method of obtaining
disarmed and sent back en prisoner, military age wereprotected by occupa are striking instances. Those Dames command: best suited to tach coine
The Financial Times says it A commade brought up a Lewis gua tional exemption of certificates granted stand for undying glory. And it is only modity
practically certain that the Americus which Pte, Bocaley used with great by Government apartments with which natural that American soldiers who have will only be temporary unless the He was how alone with the comrade; fempowered to feal, no man of the name corresponding to those of their shop at Preston, where he has just died letter to the president of the Amerients. restriction on the inpat a rubber effect against the retreating enemy: the Director of National Service was conie to share that glory should mock the Life of Mc Patrick Brennan, formerly s slipper-maker, who kept a curiosity war takes a very unfavourable tur,ut they held on to the position for present military ge would bo ratained French and British comrades. But they at the age of 3.
four hours under heavy fire. The in civil life unica absolutely irreplage don't want any old name They want In 1810 Miss Ellen Sheridan, of I and when stocks, in America are red enemy then advanced to counter able in his premat position and his one that f's them, and one of their own lough, co. Langford, eloped with Robert
of Rel Indian League in New York City Ta duced to a low cbb, recovery will attack. His cozapanier was wound retention, wes nestry from the point choice. "Teddy" and "Sammy" bavo Dudley Blake, young officer hoe they have abscriber to menta
tarting the part, the Indians art the war, Me. Sells cites that Betin. Evidently under the gired, nevertheless Pte. Bexley with of view of the precution of the war been dismal failures, and." Amex the regiment was quartered at tullingar. $2,101,00 worth of Liberty bond, cunstances, any reduction in putput, the Lewis fan kept back the enemy responsibility to the administration of they seem to have hit upon Baddy" virtually disowned him and production of meat and sgricultural He (Sir Auckland) would not accept boys eny, is too it high schooly Now The non aver case to be brought about tremendous increase me Losos, July 1 will lessen the dutiger of a serious and left had been wiped ont. When they were prepare to enforce thorough among the forces. Whether it will live turned to England, and in 18so have assisted in Red Cross workdays.
till long after the ports on his right an Act raining the military age, unless and the name appears to be spreading
young man's family who are said to have Is the House of Commons, full prices and companies which darkness cure he moved lack to the ly the response from those who were of and whether America'arriors will Lieutenant Clearing all his fortune to
The couple went to Ainerica, but reproducts on Indian reservations and Brigadier G. E. P. Croft, C.31.3. can profitably (Unionist MP for Christchurch), ought to do so to the fullest extent companion and the gua, He mount departmenta
rest their trees original line bringing in his wounded the present will age in Government become universally known by that on neked Have the Government possible. But there is no need for ed the gun and kept it going at the Replying to Pringle, who asked says the Herald's correspondent Bud remains to be seen. In the meantime decided on n definite policy for sugar panic, und shareholders should not enemy till things quietened down how that world rmphisp with the dy is quite popular in the lady production within the Empire? allow themselves to be seated out of The Goattle guys his indomitable fixing of the age of far the clean cali New York Herald,
Mr. Bonar Law replied that the the holdings. Whether any serious pluck, skilful shooting fid good ir A. Geddes said that many men in subject was being considered. He setback is expor ced will depend on stamp this inciderit as ons of tag the age of 25 and shove, they entered that the invaded Rossin to protect du the adview of his solicitor, ha fobiady for
indgment in economising Ammunt the Civil Service,ver that app had already gone into the Army, but, about.
DEFINITE POLICY BEING "CONSIDERED.:
was well awero that interest was largely on the rudence of nanagere most brilliant nations taken in 16 throughout the Empire of compet
opérations
We are waiting to hear Germany
recent the region of Cisservant who were the Bolsheviki from Japan. Louis
Indispensable
his widow Mira: Flake left at her death The marriage of Brigadier General
died, ver
Patrick Brennsa, then a slipper maker Arthur Asquith, D.8.0. son of the H £28.00, and this was claimed by Mr.. of Blackhun.Ed was unable to obtain Hon. HH. Anquith, and the Hot the necessary Certificates to enable bam Betty Münnera, twin daughter of Lont to prove his relationship, and the whole and Lady Manners took place quisily of the money went to the asy Mr Brennan was offered portion, but ecently in the posuta
it He celebrated bis gulder Weddi
over your Egolar