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THE WAR.
(Continued from Page 5.)
General
[THROUGH BEUTER'S SCENOx, 1
THE SIBERIAN SITUATION,
CHAMPION - OF CHINA'S INTERESTS.
LONDON, March 13th. Under the title of "What China Will
AMERICA'S
MESSAGE TO
RUSSIA
PRESIDENT DEFIES DIPLOMATIO CONVENTIONS.
LONDON, March 14th, -Telegrams from Washington state that President Wilson's message to Russia which defied diplomatic conventious, has greatly impressed Americans. It is in terpreted as demonstrating to Germany that America will not accept a peace which restoras France, Italy and Belgium Bruge
THE EDUCATIONAL BILL.
THE HALF-TIME TRADITION.
BRITISH TRADE.
LONDON, March 15th. There were increases in exporta £181,095 and in imports of £28,100,145 for
LONDON, March 14th. February, compared February last,
In the House of Commons, on the BRITISH DETERMINATION TO second reading of the Education Bill, Bir
FIGHT
Henry Hibbert contended that the clause compelling the attendance of every boy
LONDON, March 14th.
ALICE MEMORIAL AND AFFILIATED HOSPITALS, ANNUAL MEETING OF FINANCE COMMITTEE.
The annual meeting of the Finance
Committee of the Alice Memorial and Affiliated Hospitals was held on Friday in the rooms of the Chamber of Com 1. Albert Thomas, writing to the Daily and girl from 14 to 18 years at a day more, the Hon. Mr. E. Shallim (chair Chronicle his impressions of a visit to continuation school for 30 hours a year mán); presiding. Great Britain anye he was overjoyed to could not it the working conditions of The Hon. Treasurer
(Mr. witness, the strength and greatness of the Lancashire cotton industry.
AG industrial Britain The whole extended
Coppia) reported that the total of Mr. Fisher replied that the cotton in- donations received was about 2900 more
Do the Pall Mall Gazette publishes at the sacriics of the democracies of activities testified that the British realised dustry unreasonably depended on the than last year. This was chiefly due to Eastern Europe This issue especially that economie moans were necessary to cheap labour of children. The half-time increase in Chinese individual subfcrip appeals to the immense foreign-born secure the triumph of the ideals of free tradition of Lancashire and Yorkshiretions, thanks to the excellent offers of population of the United States dom so dear to Great Britain and France, stood in the way of effective organisation the Chinese members of your Finance
The very constitution of the British Em for advanced elementary pire and the long established intercourse throughout the country. He believed that
education Sub-Committee. This was the more satia.. between Great Britain and her dominions the opinion of the districts affected was constituted the best foundations for a ripe for the abandonment of hall-time. League of Nations.
long article by a Chinese writer, Mr. S G. Chong. He says that obvionely Japanese troops cannot ontor Siberia without the consent of China. China now at war with Germany, and in the interests of the Allies as well as herself shy will probably consent to the passage of Japanese troops through her north enstern Provinces. Moreover, if the German advance to the East menaces Japan, its menace is ten times as real and great to China. The hope that as a co- belligerent Power China will engage herself with Japan in operations against the common foe is confirmed by a report that Chisa proposes to despatch four divisions of her new Army to Siberia asan nssisant forco to Jupun. The next few weeks will probably see the issue of the internal strife in China, but it is hoped that, whatever form it will take. it will not prevent the Chinese Govern mont from fulfiling its international obligations if the Allies give it moral support. Such fulainent would not only help the Allies in the sense that it will compel China to send her troops into the field. but it will also be a moral and 'spiritual gain to Japan. The suspicion his existed hitherto that if Japan once entered Siberia, she would probably not evacuate it, and that occupation of Siberia will probably involve China in the low of portion of Manchuria and Mongolia. The suspicion is perhaps an insult to the honour and integrity of
Japan, but its existence cannot be ignored. The co-operation of China will end such an unfounded belief, as it is only too evident that China, with her vast possessions not yet developed and hor traditional fame for equity and justice, will be reluctant to accept any iden of territorial expansion, and that circumstanes will not permit that a joint operation by two Powers should result in territoria, gain by ong
DEBATE IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS.
LONDON, March 14th. In the House of Commons, Mr. Balfour spoke of the Russo-Japanese situation, in Jeply to Mr. Lees Smith, who declared that there was no evidence that the Jarge numbers of German prisoners în Siberia were armed or that Germany intended to dissipate her forces by and expedition to Siberia,
Mr. Lase Bmith added that the policy of President Wilson was utterly
nt variance with the policy of Lord
| Robert Cecil. If Japan entered Russia, the
territory she occupied would not be re
Officials in touch with the President anticipate German peace proposals aim- ing at a free hand in Russia, and they declare that President Wilson be this as a sacrifice of principle which he will never accept. There are ample stocks of food awaiting shipment. The only difficult factor at present is transporta tion, but this will rapidly improve after M. Thorns says that opinion in Great AMERICAN MEAT EXPORTS October when formidable resources will be available. Great Britain's cheerful an ceptance of privation is completely trans- forming American sentiment towards Great Britain, and the change is most marked.
RUSSIAN AFFAIRS,
THE MAILED FIST IN AALAND ISLANDS.
STOCKHOLM, March 14th. The Germans have ordered the people on the Aaland Islands to surrender all weapons and have also abolished the right of meeting.
THE GERMANS IN RUSSIA,
LONDON, March 14th.
TO ALLIES.
Britain was better than he had been led to expect. A rumour was spread on the Continent a few weeks ago that Great
WASHINGTON, March 15th. Britain was seized with a great longing
Meat exports to the Allies will be in for peace and her Government was search.
oreased by at least 50 per cent shortly, ing for a means of ending the war at the for the purpose of building up the Allies spesiest. His visit had convinced him reserves from the great surplus which has that British tenacity and determination accumulated in the United States. to prosecute the war was as strong ne during the Napoleonic wars.
THE PEACE OF THE WORLD.
Mr. Asquith, in a speech to the Women's
LONDON, March 15th. Liberal Federation, said that, the alleged Russo German
un peace was an object lesson
EXPORTATION OF TIN
RESTRICTED.
LONDON, March 13th. Owing to the smallness of stocka, no of the kind of peace Germany would seek licence will be issued for the export of to fupose or the Allies. Victory was the only rond whereby the peace of the world tin from the United Kingdom for a would be placed beyond the jeopardy of period of a month. ambitions nad the rivalry of selfth mis chief-making interests and forers. Loud
A mesenge from Zurich says that the German agrarian newspapers are urging that males in the occupied Russian terri tories should be transported to Germany in order to furnis cheap agricultural cheurs.) labour
RUSSIAN FLEET STILL AT ODESSA | TREATMENT OF PR SONERS-
LONDON, March 1421.
The Daily Pepres learns from Petro- Sud that most of the Black Sea Fleet is still at Odessa, but all the marchantmen have been transferred to Sevastopol
DECISION TO RATIFY TREATY
PETLOBKLAD, March 18th.
A meeting of the Bolshevik members of the Moscow Conference hina decided by a
OF-WAR
GREAT BRITAIN'S RETALIATORY MEASURES
LONDON, March 15th. Reuter's Agency is informed that the German Government having intimated place British officers in whatever locali that they consider themselves entitled to ties may be convenient, whether such specially Tiable
to air raid
THE SILVER MARFET
LONDON, March váth.
The silver market is steady.
Frumen-Zoldan front
„THROUGH WRITTEN'S AGENCY
BRITISH FRONT.
factory, as it was the first time for many years that Chinese individual and firm
tubscriptions had been more than those from non-Chinese, whilst the hospita's were chiefly used by Chinese. There was one cxception to this as in 1918 Mr. Shou Biu Ki and his friends made a special offort, thereby in one year clearing off the Bank overdraft. Subscriptions from Chinese Guilds were down last year by $700 Expenditure on medicines was about 35,000 less than last year, due to Dr. Gibson's foresight in laying down stocks against continually advancing costa
Ordinary repairs showed a decrease of $200, whilst special and necessary repairs to the Alice Hospital involvert an ex- penditure of $1,851 The other hospitals. were re-painted colour washed and im- proyed at a cost of 81,41.35. This was necessary" work and whilst in the ordi
nary way it would have come into the present year's accounts, weather condi sions being favourable, costs increasing and having the money to do it, the Sub- Committee decided to put the work in band last November. But for this the. stew year would have started with $1,600.
more than last year.
The sum of $5,000 was taken from. Fixed Deposit at 4 per cent interest, and re- Invested in Hongkong and South China War Loan Savings at 3 per cent, interest, It would be a matter for consideration of the incoming Sub-Committee to decide whether further amounts on fixed de posit should be similarly re-invested, both. investments being equally liquid, but one of them bearing exchange contingency."
The report and accounts wero adopted, and the Finance Sub-Committee was re elected with the following alterations:-
majority of 465 against 30, to ratify the localities are British Government hạ. WHY A GERMAN EFFORT FAILED. Mr. Tong Yat Chun in place of Mr. Âμ
peace treaty.
M. Ryazanow, the well known theorist of Bolshevisus, and the representative of all the professional unions, left the party after the decision;
EVACUATION OF CAPITAL CON- CLUDED
PETROGRAD, March 15th
It is announced that the evacuation off Petrograd has been concluded.
Inhabitants are now prohibited from entering or leaving
ᏐᎢ . not, the naturally decided to adopt a cumilar as course in the case of German officere.
THE PRE-WAR
POLICY
GERMAN
INTERESTING DISCLOSURES.
LONDON, March 15th
LONDON, March, 13th. Reiter's Corremandërit -y the Briftsh Headnanrters enten: German non commissioned officer taken prisoner - in the recurt attack north of Passchendael Rays that the failure of it was largely due to the innerate artillery support and the erratic fring of the mincnterfera The Times says the Stockholm, Socialist Annarently the attack was designed to be newspaper Potiken publishes a Memo delivered All trains have been suspended, randum written by Prince Lichnowsky, owing the promptitude of our counter 1 in considerable strength. but been suspended, are allowed to re-publish under in London.
The bourgeois newspapers, which had on German policy when he was Ambas barrare the prisoners say that many men refused to leave the trenches because they GENERAL SMUTS SPECIAL Memorandum was written in were derled and thoroughly dis
August, 1916 for the purpose of expound gusted ing and justifying his position to his FIERCE AIR FIGHTING personal friends. Only half a dozen poeng LONDON. March 14th. typewritten copies were made one of
MISSION
turned. There was no possible danger of Germany'a dockpring Siberia. (Laugh. ter) Japan's intervention would drive Rusaja into the orbit of the diplomacy AN UNANSWERABLE QUESTION. of the Central Powers,NAV
Mr. MacCallum Scott afirmed that the Teal danger was on the North-West frontier of India, Afghanistan and Porsia 50
Chak Man, Mr. Fung Tsz Ming in place of Mr. Lung Ping Shan, Mr. Mok Kon Shang in place of Mr. The Yan Chi and that the name of Mr. Li Ping be added.
The CHAIRMAN moved tha a vote of thanks to Dr. H. MacLean Gibson, the Superintendent and Secretary, to whom the Finance Committee tendered their deep sympathy in the distressing cir cumstances that had necessitated his absence from these proceedings, conjoin- might be restored speedily to health. ed with the earnest hope that Mrs. Gibson The Rev. T. W. PEARCE feelingly ass crated himself with the vote, saying that Dr. Gibson put his whole heast and sout into the work of the institution, and Dr. Pearce feelingly reminded the meeting of the indefatigable labours of Dr. Gibson for the welfare of the Alice Memorial
The
Mr. Shellim consented to continue as whom took a deep interest in the Hospital for many years. Chairman on the understanding that if was forced to resign, the Committee would. then fill the wacancy the left the Colony, or, for other reasons.
which through betrayal, reacted the Fald Marshal Sir Donata in Hospitals.mittee placed on record their Wilhelmstrasse, where it caused a great porting on aviation, saysWe dronperl scandal, Another reached the minority 700 bombs on billets, dumns and railway sense of the loss which they had experi LONDON, March 14th. Lord Willoughby de Broke drew atted German frontier. The document which on nerodre merged by the enemy's
Socialists, who somehow got it across the sidings at Courtrai and Donsin and also enced in the death of Mr. W. G. Hum- that General Smuts had met Count important as affording additional over tion in the House of Lords to statements the Tinies accepts as authentic, is chief night fiera. There has been very severe phreys and Mr. Un Kam Wa, both of Mensdorff (formerly Austrian Ambas-whelming proof of Great Britain's con We brought down 19 aeroplanes and
Gghting between large formations. sador to London), a
Lord Curzon said that he unhesitating sant desire for peace. Prince Lich drove down five. Five of ours are miss ly concluded that a question of that kind London in 1919 he found Sir Edward The Australian and Naval squadrons
nowsky describes how on arrival in ing would lead to highly undesirable discuss Grey rofused to give up the idea of an have been of the greatest value during the sien, and, if the noble Lord persisted in agreement with Germany. The British recent fine weather. putting the question, he would decline to statesman's aim was "not to isolate Gor answer it.
The report for 1917 stated that in the many, but to get Germany to participate bombs burst on the railway station and Netbervie Hospitals 34,044 surgical dress The question was thereupon withdrawa
Wednesday Freiburg raid out-patient departments of the Alice and in an already established concert by around the nower station. A large numings, were done, and, adding the daily removing causes of friction between ber of hostile machines attacked our air dressings in the wards, a total of £3,000 England and Germany and securing a men after all our tombs were released. A surgical dressings were performed A world peace by a network of agreements. Beren Eght ensued until all the Bostilo considerable but necessary expenditur He adds that Sir Edward Grey seemed machines were forced to withdraw Three was therefore required to provide cotton to find a way out of every apparent dead. of our machines have not returned wool, int, gauze and bandages. All out. lock
The Times accepts the document as authentic
Mr. Balfour stated that he thought it impossible in the middle of a European war to have found z remedy for the Russian misfortune. He was an optimist regars Russia, although not optimis tic about her immediate future. The policy of the Bolsheviks rendered the country helpless before German aggres sion. The Bolsheviks now desired to ro constitute the army and would doubtless welcome British assistance in that con- nection, hut the improvisation of a new. instrument could not be achieved in a THE day. It would have Laken years to garner the beneficent fruits of the Revolution in a time of peace. How could the pro- cess be carried on in time of war with a remorseless and unscrupulous enemy at the gate handling Russia at her own sweet will? That was the Allied pro- lem
IMPERIAL
WIRELESS
CHAIN:
PETITION BY THE MARCONI COMPANY
man Balfour did not cramente be not permitted to repudiate
open
suggest that
to
GREAT BRITAIN'S MERCAN-
During
FRENCH FRONT.
LIVELY ARTILLERY ACTIVITY.
a
PARIS, March 14th A communique states: There was whole front fairly lively artillery struggle on the
Activities.
[THROFOR LEDIER'S AGEN01.]
THE AIR SHIP RAID ON
ENGLAND
⠀⠀⠀ LONDON, March 14th. BY AN An important case has begun in the If the time came for Japanese aid two High Court, in which the Marconi
TILE LOSSES. points must be remembered. The Japanese would be friends and Allies of Company risks for a declaration that tic
THE PUBLICATION OF FIGURES. Russia against C
and their object Home, South African and Indian Goy
Postmaster General, as representing the would
Go the
vation of Russia front
LONDON, March 15th. an agreement, dated July 1918, relative priation Bill Mr. Bonar Law said pub Daring the discussion of the Appro night send a military expedition to the erection of an Imperial wireless lication of the tonnage losses was beiner Vladivostock, which would be militarily chain fatal and a waste of time, but
Sir Edward Carson, on behalf of the discussed by the Allies. He hoped Sir Aeral
Eric Geddes would be able to give derelict upon the plaintiffs, said that the agreement pro accurate figures when making his ship- to-day lay absolutely from end to end vided for the construction of six long building statement on the 20th inst. waters, disastrouson ADBy Mr distance atations in England,EYP Nothing but good could result from for German
far this East Africa, South Africa, India and publication, as the losses were much less Smith was penetration had
Singapore, with the object of providing than the enemy's estimates. The real German gone. A oficer in Russis would be safer than an inter-Empire communication. Except an Allied offer.
er. Only one
one bank was allowed regards England Egypt and East Africa, men in the shipyards feel that their work reason for publication was to make the in Moscow and it was a German bank the Postmaster General had the right, at was equally an vital to the war as fighting Russia sincerely desired to resist German any time prior to completion, to cancel in the trenches. He was certain the re- peneration, but,
but, having destroyed very the contract on payment of compensation Enstruma why cannot the
resistance
she was helpless. The Post Office repudiated the Bartement sults would astonish those who were dis Therefore,
supply in December, 1014 and stated that the PPointed now and they would be verg mach better in future. The Government outlined
General paid 26,000
hearty co-operation of the shipyard workers The Premier was continuall to
Sir Edward Carson contended that the engaged with the problem. He and Sir Fostmaster-General endeavoured to enter into a new agreement with different conrio deddes to-day had seen a number of Germany endeavoured absolutism; if it was absolate country Office stating that the war had created a of men in the shipyards we steadily in- she wished to encourage rebellion. Her new situation in regard to the provision Janasry and February there was n
creasing. When resulta vera bad in The
patients are treated free of charge, while in-patients are encouraged, as far as their eiroumstances. permit, to pay for their. food. The expenditure for food was 35,891,89 and refunds amounted to 5,805.60, thus leaving only a small balance of $88-39 to be paid from the General funds. In addition to the food to do so contributed upwards of $2,600. refunds, patients who were in a position
The medical work has presented a con- siderable variety of cages Malaria, Beri Bori, Typhoid Fever Bronchitis, and Phthuis predominating surgical cases included bullet wounds (cases coming. from the disturbed districts round. Can ton), Vesicali Calculi, Diseases of Bone, some being cases of acute necrosis, others of a chronic variety, mostly of Tubercular origin. In the earlier months of the year there was a large demand for vaccinas tion and re-vaccination; cases vaccinated br reracemated numbered 4,356. En couraging advantage has been taken of the wards in the Maternity Hospital where a larger number of cases has been tiented than in any previous year. There of whom were successfully treated. training in general and maternity nurs There have been eighteen pupil nurses ing during the year, and four who com pleted their curricula have passed the examination of the Midwives Board, Hongkong
When Government had decided not to proceed realised the necessity of securing the the night of March 11th a Naval raho were nk cases of Placenta Praevis all
MT.
of Russia's future with Germany with the wireless chain. The
her time-worn pian of fostering
Germany always wished encourage disorder in any other
THE GERMAN VERSION
LONDON, March 14th A Berlin official message states On squadron attacker fortified places and and in Yorkshire, obtaining good results military establishments on the Humber All our machines returned undamaged,
but her own. If a country was 2tions
and read a
letter from the Post representative shipbuilders. The number despite sevērə Kelsaiterait bring
game was to make other Governments weak of wireless, which teossitated prior con- bý starring up divisions unchecked. There sideration to military needs and the Ad. scarcity of steel and the amount of labour was far greater than in the previons
commercial development
Near East,
THROUGH BEDIER A AGENCY.
The income from donations was $15,867,24 as compared with 814,068.70 in the previous year."The Nethersole Ex- tension Fund amounts to $26,953.29.
The following beds are supported Morningside Cot by Morningside Cong Church Edinburgh, Hongkong
fore, Liermany would strive for perpetual miralty Arrangements with the Marcour three months when the results were good. Russian disorders with the inevitable Company in that respect might, ator Mors men were being brought from the TURKS ENTER ERZERUM. result because national unity was at pre-assist in dealing with the problem of army, but it was not easy to get them sent at a low cbbt.
The Attorney General, on behalf of the owing to the reluctance of commanders Postmaster General, indicated that these good men and the reluctance of question might arise whether the Mareant the men to leave their comrades in the Turkish wireless message A dated Manchester Royal Infirmary Nurses
*** Losnos, March 14th - Minjalpring Children's League Cot. Company had not terminated the con trenches trnet before repudiation occurre
be Appropriation Bill passed its despite the serious resistance of the
| Mar. 19th, states--We entered Erzerum, « Missionary League Bed. Langdon Cot, Ison, Melbourne. Belilios third reading. The hearing was adjourned
Garis School Cot
VLADIVOSTOCK COMMANDANT BANNERCOMMITS SUICIDE.
PETROG March 14th. The Commandant at Vladīzostock, hias committed suicide.
Armenians.