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EGYPT AND INDIA UNTERTAIN.
LosDos. March 15.
THE DOLLAR.
Today's closing rate: 2/5 5/16. To-day's opening to S/55/16.
SOUTH AFRICA'S F.GHTING.
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Joranxasburg, Match`15, 1: In the House of Commons Sir E. Worthington Fordsburg surrendered, after a battle lasting Evars, Minister of War, introducing the army90 minutes. As the hour of ́evacuation approached estimates, said that the proposed personnel of 152,000 Johannesburg developed extraordinary activity. Matzes men, excluding troops on establishment in Irdis, showed | hiden with reinforcemente, accompanied by arblery, a reduction of 20,000 men compared with 1914, when dashed through the main streets to take up positions. there was an amy reserve of 146,000 men and 55,000 Gaus raked Fordsburg market square Baiping One militia The reserve to-day was 85,000 men with no continued when the troops entered the town. militia, but we had a large potential reserve in war sniper who was shot turned out to be a man drested an veterans. He proposed to strengthen the reserve by a woman. enlisting key men and to restart militia at a cost of} Dorina previous operations in East Johannesburg on £1,000,000.
the morning of March 12 the Transvaal Scottish made a Dealing with risks involved in reduction, Sir Le frontal attack with bagonets and captured the Dunswart Worthington Evans said the army might be called on towbels. Murderous fire prevented the removal of the reinforce the forces of the Crown in India. The General wounded. Staff had pointed out that is certain eventoalities r The military reached, Benoni in the evening, but inforcements much exceeding our fatere establishments feaning the artillery fire would hurt women and children" might be required. He hoped, sound policy and wise suspended operations on the maning of March 13. administration would justify taking the risk. He hoped feanwhile the rebels ransacked and burned houses ind also the policy of associating Egyptians more closely shops. Sodder with drink they fired indiscriminately, with the government of Egypt would enable reduction even on the men and children, and threatened to kill of troops there, but if this policy failed it might be wounded men in hospital.
send reinforcements. There ware possibilities which might require heavy reinforcements
necessary
to
of troops at the Rhine and Constantinople.
HONGKONG'S DANGER.
-LATER.
"UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER!'
PRETORIA, March 15.
A communique issued yesterday describing the Engagement at Fordsburg shows that the rebels were exceptionally well posted. Shortly before the ultimatum An interesting contribution to the debate on the expired a revolutionary envoy waited on General Fever Army estimates in the House of Commons was the and demanded the conditions. General Beves insisted maiden speech by Field Marshal Wilson who doulted meanditional surrender by eleven otherwise the wisdom at present of reducing Britain's fighting operations will start promptly at the zero hour." The troops. He referred especially to the situations in threat was carried out to the moment.. The Govern
India, Hongkong, Egypt, and Ireland. The result of thei ment forces advanced gradually but surely
Can after four hours from the south
present proposals, he said, would be an army do with increasing pressure. They encountered strong sufficiently strong to prerect or win a war, kot jeSWE weekmough to lose. He asserted that im ipite of Europe having been broken up into small states there were as many armed men in Europe now as in 1913
Sir Donald Maclean urged that the proposed ze ductions as soon as possible should be followed by others.
HUBBER INDUSTRY SLIMP.
GOVERNMENT INTERVENTION PROSPECTS.
LONDON March 15, Interest in the possibility of government ́interven - tion in the rubber industry has been revived by a state- ment in the House of Commons that discussions of the rubber situation are proceeding between the coloniai authorities of British Melays and the Dutch Indies.
London zaober circles recognise that nothing.can
TANK BREAKS DOWN.
Try were handicapped by the fact that the GoT- ernment tank which had hitherto greatly assisted them broke down. Reinforcements, however, were brought in and they finally overcame opposition. The engage- ment exceeded five hocm. The enemy had at least one machine gun. It is added that it is practically certain the notorious Fordsburg commando has be completely accounted for. The communique, dealing with the eastern Bres, records the recapture of the Far Eastern Reef township Springs and the relief of a sub-inspector and 68 police who gallantly defend.d the posts.
"AKGLO-PERSIAN OIL.
·GOVERNMENT'S HOLDING.
LONDON, March 15.
In the House of Commons the resolution authorizing
be done unless joint action between the Malay States payment of the uncalled of amounts due on government and the Dutch Indies is secured. The pinion is shares in the Anglo-Persian Oil Company was agreed to er ressed that such action should take the form of and the bul founded thereon was read a first time. export licerces. In view of the low working costa of
Sir F. G. Banbary said that if there were oilfields
Ceylon plantations the attitude of Ceylon com,anier is which it was necessary to develop in the interest of the viewed with some misgiving, but as Ceylon's planted Navy, the Government should take them over itself area is small compared with that of the Malay States and not give the protection of its name to a commercial it is suggested that joint Malay States and Dutch Indian company. He urged the Government to sell its shares. agreement excluding Cesion would still be possible if Ceylon dissented with limitation of exports.
1: RUMOUR DENTED.
LONDON, March 15. In the House of Commons, Mr. Winston Churchill, Secretary for Colonies, denied the suggestion made by Sir Walter de Freze to the effect that Datch rubber planters had intimated willingness to join a rubber, restriction scheme i the shilling duty on Java and Samstra tea compared with ten pence on British green tea, were remitted
SMUGGLER SCTČOKER BIIZED
3-MILE LIMIT TEST CASE.
WASHINGTON, March 15.- Proceedings are being taken against the British echooner, "Crace. and Raby" which is at present defined at Boston as a smuggler.,
It it stated that the vessel when four miles from the shore landed liquor into its own boats.
The proceedings will form a test case whether a Vessel violating the law can be seized outside the 3 mile Tirit.
HOME RUGBY.
LONDON, March
As "Bagger" in the Hospita defeated Landes 42-6 at Bickmor
Commander Hilton Young disclaimed any inten- tion on the part of the Government to invest a single further penny in a private enterprise.
HƆMI SHIPBUILDING DISPUTE,
'EMPLOYERS' OFFER REJECTED.
Lobos, March 15. Negotiations between the shipbuilding employers and the negotiating committee of the unions mentioned ended suddenly as a result of a, delegata conference of the men refusing to accept the employers amended offer to cut 16s, 6d, of the 26, 6d; wer bonus by instal- ments instead of in a lump sum
The employers claim that the original position, har been restored, nerdy that the cut will occur to-day. The negotiating committee has reported the position to the Minsiter of Labour,
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