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THE WAR.
THE HONGKONG DAILY) PRESS, SATURDAY. MARCH 23RD, 1918.
THE ALLIES AND DUTCH SHIPPING. DUTCH SHIPPING IN AMERICAN PORTS SEIZED,
AMERICA AND RUSSIA. READY TO HELP ANY GOVERNMENT.
THE TOLL OF THE SUBMARINE.
Branco-Belgian Front.
EARLIER CABLES. LAGOON REUTER'S AGENCY.)
BRITISH FRONT.
General.
LATEST CABLES:
(THROUGH REUTERʼN = AGENDY.)
SCHEME OF RESTRICTIONS.
LONDON, March 20th. In the House of Commons, the President of the Board of Trade announced a scheme Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig re of restrictions affecting all users of
RAIDS AND ARTILLERY FIGHTING,
LONDON, March 20th.
AFFAIRS IN RUSSIA.
GENERAL NEWS.
PETROGRAD, March 21st, The Naval Commissary Dybenko was arrested for not taking the necessary measures for the defence of Narva
The papers state that M. Joffe, ex President of the Brest-Litovsk Pence Delegation, has been appointed Foreign Commissary in succession to M. Trotzky,
EARLIER CABLES.
AMERICA'S ALLEGIANCE TO
RUSSIA:
BARLIER CABLES.
BRITISH SHIPPING.
IMPORTANT STATEMENTE IN
→ PARLIAMENT.
LONDON, March 21st, Bir Eric Geddes delivered an important statement in the Honso of Commons He anid that the world's ocean-going ton- war exclud nage at the beginning of the war,
enemy ing
col amounted
CHINESE TELEGRAMS.
[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.]
PLAGUE AT NANKING.
PEEING, March 21st. There have been fifteen deaths from
PRIME MINISTER'S SPEECH,
Mr. Lloyd George said that there were 138 extensions of shipyards projected, of which 110 were in hand.
Ho og phasised that Lord Pirrie would be ab- solutely independent and subject only to latter would be the First Lord. The in a position to control both Naval and plague at Nanking. The infection is believed to have been carried in the clothing of soldiers from the north. The final appeal. Com- plete co-operation between Lord Pirric way has been closed and all other traffic and Sir Joseph Maclay was essential stopped, the city being isolated. Foreign 33,000,000 tons. Until December 31st last order to achieve the desired aims. The medical men are assisting the authorities: year this was reduced by the net figure was no shortage of steel supplies.
Ono case occurred on Monday at Tung-
tonnage,
Mercantile
Cabine Controllers, with the War
risk
the
There.
closed, and there have been no further deaths.
the fo
THE PREMIERSHIP
Tuan Chi-jui is being urged to resume the Premiership.
The
ekly share report dated March 22nd, Mesars, Vernon & Smyth in their
1018, state-
of 2,500,000, equal to eight per cent were more than force roured both cechow, near Peking. The railway bas boon of the world's ocean-going tonnage. The naval and mercantile vessels. Moscow, March 21st. percentage of net loss of British tonnage Mr. Lloyd George, proceeding to The American Ambassador, asked whe alone was 20. The Allied and neutral describe the difficulties of withdrawing ther, in view of the ratification of Peace, percentages were more favourable, owing skilled shipbuilders from the Army, men the American Consulate would leave Rus; to the inclusion of interned enemy ships whose skill was often essential to the sin, replied:="" I will not leave Rus by the United States. The reason for batteries, said ho was not going to efficiency of the army Bia until I am forced. The American) the greater loss in British tonnage was in the fred as a very critical and HONGKONG SHARE MARKET. Government and people are too deeply mainly due to submarinism being specially perilous moment, by doing so. interested in the prosperity of the Russian directed against Great Britain with the Government believed that by a special people to abandon Russia to the Ger object of starving us. The output of new exortion the deficiency of 120.000 tons 1915 and 1916 was of British shipping could be made good mans, and will do their utmost to safe British Connige in 1915
if we put our strength into the task. If the brave and patriotic Russian people marinism began we were over 1,300,000 There had been a gradunt diminution in will for a time abandon political dis tons to the bad.
the losses inflicted by enemy submarines agreements and net resolutely and vigorously, they will be able to expel the
and, if it continued, and if the ship yards increased their output at the rate enemy and guarantee a lasting peace
of 120,000 tons monthly as regards British for itself and the whole world by the
shipping, or 100,000 tons monthly as re end of 1918. My Government still counts
gards the world's shipping, the whole of America as an Ally of the Russian people
Our last report was dated 15th inst
.ports: We repulsed raiders southwards gas and electricity and limiting (guard the real interests of the country very low, and before the intense The Navy's work had been gratifying, and during the week under review our
of Passchendaele and northward of Poelenpelle, taking prisoners.
There was hostile artillery firing at La Basco Canal, Bois Grenier, and Pas
schendaele.
FRENCH FRONT.
HEAVY ENEMY ATTACK.
PARIS, March 20th.
A communiqué states:-There was artillery activity between Mistte and the Aisne, also in Champagne
Artillery firing is somewhat violent on the right of the Meuse and at Parroy Wood
In the Woerre, in the region of Bois Brede, the enemy heavily attacked.
After a stiff ùght we vjected parties which gained a footing in some of the advanced elements,
The enemy attack at Souain, mentioned this morning, was carried out by two battalions of Stosstruppen, who suffered heavy casualtins and were completely defeated."
Our aeroplanes dropped 13 tons of bombs behind the
enery lines. A number of explosions and two fires were observed.
Naval Activities.
EARLIBE CANLES, (THROUGH BELTOR'S ADENOV,].
THE SUBMARINES TOLL
BRITISH.
LONDON, March 20th. The Admiralty state:The arrivals for
the weeks were 2008 and the sailings 2,317. Eleven vessels over and six under 1,600 tons were sunk and 11 were unsuccessfully atlacked. Two fishing-boats were aunk.
FRENCH.
The French arrivals for the week were 975, and the sailings 920. Of the sink- ings two were over and two under 1,600
tons.
ITALIAN.
The Italian arrivals for the week end ing March 16th were 487 and the mailings 422.
One steamer over 1,000 tons and two sailing vessels, one over and one under 100 tons, were sunk
them to five-sixth of tho quan tity consumed during the corresponding quarters of 1817. The scheme is applic able to 23 counties south of the line of the Wash to Bristol, excepting munitions works, hospitals, etc. The scheme neces silated considerable restrictions of the London trams and underground railways, and abolished the illumination of shop
CONSTRUCTION.. After emphasising that our navigation
risks were greater than those of our Allies, Sir Eric Geddes referred to shipbuilding He said that when the Shipping Control ler was appointed work had ceased on that deficiency could be wiped out. Such and we are ready to help any Government over 50 large merchantmen—in varions-un achievement would do more to shorten which will sincerely organise a vigorous stages of construction owing to lack of the war than any individual effort of
material and labour. At present 47 large which Great Britain was capabl, be THE LICHNOWSKY MEMOR- shipyards containing 209 bertho were cause it would not merely inflict defeat
windows, and closed the restaurants at resistance to the German invasion.
0.30 and all places of amusement at 10.20.
A scheme for Ireland was being con- sidered.
ANDUM.
AUTHOR'S IMPRUDENCE.
"Asistendam," | March 21st.
wholly engaged in the construction of ocean-going merchantmen. We had also enormously increased the output of e- paired tonnage.
Lord Stanley forecasted the immediate cancellation of a very considérable num ber of passenger trains. He mentioned that Germany was in a bad way as regards transport. Last autumn Ger March lath) was discussed by the Main the exaggerated enemy claims as regards
many had reduced her train services 55 per cent, and there had been considerable reductions since in the tram ways, which, in some cases, had been re- duced by 70 per cent.
THE SPANISH MINISTRY,
MADRID, March 21st. After frequent consultations with the King, Senor Prieto absolutely refused to form a. Ministry
HOLLAND
EARLIER CABLES.
DENIES BREACH OF NEUTRALITY. GUIDED BY ECONOMIC
INTERESTS.
THE HAGUE, March 21st.
and colonies involved. He said that the intention of the associated Powers
A message from Berlin states that the Lichnowsky Memorandum (cabled, on
Committee of the Reichstag
16th,
March
SUBMARINISAL
Sir Eric Geddes proceeded to deal with
upon the enemy, but would bring home the fact that he could never defeat us.
Mr. Asquith said that the 1910 merean. tile construction figures were due to the requirements of the Navy. Ifc men- tioned that Admiral Sir John Jellicoe was removed at his own request from the Grand Fleet to the Admiralty specially
to deal with the growing- submarine
Gallipoli.
sinkings. For example, for the year end ing January 31st they claimed to have menace. Vice Chancellor von Payer said that sunk 3,300,000 tons of Entente and neutral
THE GALLIPOLI MEDAL Prince Lichnowsky, in the course of shipping The true figure was 6,000,000 statement to Count Hertling on March tons
LONDON, March 21st.. Our average loss during the last 15th, said that the Memorandum was quafter of last year was 261,000 tons Pherson stated that it was not intended
In the House of Commons, Mr. Ma intended only for the family archives, monthly, against which 140,000 tune wore to issue at present a special Imperial He showed it, on the assurance of absolute built monthly, For the same quarter the Medal or Ribbon for the operations in secrecy, to a few political friends, and Allies and neutrals, together were replae. he deeply regretted the vexatious indising 75 per cent of their lost tonnage. cretion by which it was more widely cir
REPLACEMENT. culated.
Sir Eric Geddee declared that it was Von Payer added that Prince Lich well within the capacity of the nowsky had resigned his ambassadorial Allied yards, even the British yards, rank, and, as he was obviously only guilty before very long, with a of imprudence, no further steps would be supply of material and taken against him.
Von Payer proceeded to contradict souse of Prince Lichnowsky's assertions, de
Prince claring that the key to
estimate of his
OUTPUT.
his achievements as he had expected.
Von Payer declared that the entire Regarding the low output in January permeated by aand February, Sir Eric Geddes said the Memorandum was. striking veneration for foreign diplomats, conditions were abnormally bad, but the of Holland's shipping outside Dutch Lichnowsky described in
especially the British whom Prince difficulties were gradually being over- traig come, and he believed that the problem ports, namely, one million tons.
appeared to be to requisition the whole
many
local market has been fairly active, and, considering settlement influences, has kept fairly steady.
Investment stocks, notwithstanding a
moderate ries in exchange, liate kept firm and a fair business has been done.
Shanghai market has been fairly good, but prices show little alteration."
Singapore market has been firm, bat prices still remain very low. **
quotations for Rubber Shares
Ayer Panas
Glenenlys Kedahs
The following are our latest wired
$8.50
2.25
3.00
Kempas
7.75
Malaka Pindaa.
2.10
Malakoffe
1.10
..)2,50
3,70 --15:00:
Now Serendahs.
Pejams Sandycrofts Tapahs
Plantation Rubber in London is quoted £75.
Bar Silver is quoted 441. Sterling T.T. is 3/18 Singapore T.T, is 133}. Shong- hai TT is nominal at about 604 and the
nominal at about 70 Bank's buying rate for 3 days bills is
Hongkong and Shanghai Banks, but,
BANKS Sales were made at 8615 for owing to an improvement in exchange, shares are now offering at the rate
MARINE INSURANCES-Unions have again come to business at $800 and Cantons at $320, and at these rates more shares could SWEDISH RED CROSS.
be placed Yangtɛzes were done at 6220 with exchange 73, and there are now OFFER TO BELLIGERENTS.
Luyers at 8217). North Chinos are vant- While the work performed by, for ined at Ts. 120.
FINE INSURANCES.-Hongkong Fires re- proper stance, the Swiss and Dutch Red Cross main at $330 nominal. The Company has man-power, organisations is constantly before the declared the anal dividend of $27, to replace entirely the world's losses on public, little has been heard about the able on 27th instant china Fire pay the present figures. (Cheers.) The stocks doings of the Swedish Red Cross during buyers at $133, of material in the yards at present were the war. That is not due to any failing at $77, but there are further sellers at SHIPFING-Douglatos have been done In the Second Chamber; Jonkheer Lou,
mere satisfactory than for years. The in duty on the part of that institution, this figure. Indo-Chinas have been placed don, Foreign Minister, stated that the
need at present was skilled labour, but but mainly because it has hitherto devoted in good quantities at slowly declining post of its labour and resources to the rates down to B164 cash. Market closes placing of Dutch ships at the disposal of Lichnowsky's mistakes and false conclu- they were gradually getting skilled men alleviation of the lot of Russian prisoners with buyers at $153, and a fow shares the Allies was not a breach of neutrality,sions regarding events before the war was
from the Army, Eighteen hundred of war in the Central Empires, and of offering at $154. Steamboats have been
the probably Prince. Lichnowsky's over skilled and unskilled mon had returned phical endprisoners in Rusia. Geografirm, with sales up to 818) The cash The Government, ut first, had intended to
made it natural That refuse the use of Holland's shipping, but bred of those who had not recognised others were demobilising
own services, and his to the yards up to March 18th and 780 this task should in the Bret place, fallate closca with buyers at 818, but there
on the Swedish Red Cross and the do not appear to be any buyers at equiva Swedish authorities. With the very large fent rates forward.
Star Ferries are bad reconsidered the matter in view of
numbers of prisoners of war on both sides cbtainable at 928. during the first years of war, amounting Vite-Langkats were sold at Tia. 14, the interests of her industries, shipping,
to more than 3,000,000, the taak has not and there are now buyers from the North been easy. It has included missions tent at Tls, 14 Shells are in request at to investigate camp conditions in the Central Empires and in the vast expanses but no business is reported. Ural of Russia, exchange of a large number of Caspians are nominal at 20/ invalids
and
REFINERIES-Market has been quiet. other imports through tiden,
errands of mercy. China Sagors have been placed at $80 Thus preoccupied it was only lately that and 881, and close with buyers at 880 or affectionate manner, and by an equally
the Swedish Red Cross found resources probably a little better. Malabone are to offer its service to the Western Powers wanted at 8292.nl striking irritation against almost all
on any considerable scale. During the German etatesmen. The result was that
concluding months of
last ye
year it worked Prince Lichnowsky frequently regarded ment of Lord Pirrie as Controller Gen-out a plan for that purpose, which re and shares are obtainable at 83. Kailans
ceived the full supportof the Government.
ramentre in demand at 40, but no shares are Germany's most zealous enemies as her eral of Merchant Shipping, under the They provided, a
convalescent British 32/ Jonkisser Troelstra, leader of the Social best friends, because they personally First Lord Lord Pirrie would not cars of aided a beginning, for the being offered. Tronohs have buyers as and German officers-prisoners of war DOCKS, WHARVES AND GODOWNS.-Hong-
whose Democrats, said he hesitated to declare were un good terms with him. be a member of the Board of Admiralty, particularly officers wh
but would have direct access to the Prime pends on release from the perende kong and Whampoa Docks have changed
psychical in
in hands at $132 and $131, and there are that the Government was departing from The aim of the Memorandum was obvious, Minister and the War Cabinet on quer
fluence of a 10 Cross undertoo probable buyers at the latter rate Kow-
internment The Swedish
loon Wharves have fluctuated between neutrality, and, be reserved his decision namely, to show how much better and
tions affecting shipping.
arrangements thus interned or cared
and the whole manage 983 and $83, and close steady at $83. ment of the until after the Government's reply. He more enlightened Prince-Lichnowsky's Sir Edward Carson, deprecated the for in
inspector. In accordance and are wanted for the North at Tis, 97. with what has been extensively done in LANDS, HOTELS AND BUILDINGS-Market assured, the peace of the Empiro if his shipbuilding. This multiplication Switzerland, and is now done in Holland has been quiet but steady, and, beyond policy had been followed.
Controllers was disquieting, and be the
will be placed in hotels or sales of Lands at 884, no business has would like more information regarding establishment at seaside places, transpired. There are further buyers a
or wherever climatic and other conditions this rate. Centrals are quoted 290, Hotelt Von Payer concluded: "Nobody will
exact functions of Lord best further their recovery. They will $87, and Humphreys, all buyers.. Pizric. The best plan would have not be kept directly under guards, but West Points are nominal at 878. reproach Prince Lichnowsky on account
been to have made Lord Pirrie Control the rmitted to mato, freely within 7703-MITLAA good business has
assigned to them, in order of this belief in himself. He was free tor responsible for both the paval and to remove as far as possible war condi- been dons.in the North, but prices show
A definite
out Tls. 175 close at Tls. 174 buyers, Yeng- authorizes the seizure of Dutch ships in towards them, but he should have con- was a masterful a tuan and would fight for in details, bas made by the Swedish (szepoos were placed at Tls. 8.80 and Tis sidered it his duty that his views should the mercantile marine, yet the longer the Governments, but so for nothing has come Shanghai Cottons are quoted. The 138 American ports.
Red Crues to the British and German 2.90, and buyers now offer Tls 6.60.-
it.
the same the question of Kang Yike Tls. tog, and Orientals Tla.
A long debats followed, in which number of members protested against the proposed agreement and criticised the attitude of the Government.
was on a fair way to solution.
CONTROL..
Sir Erie Geddes confirmed the appoint
MIXING.-Raubs have weakened a little
urged that Holland should, endeavour to policy was, and how he could have constant changes in the methods of & Goveden, under the supervision of Shanghai Docks show a further advance
SIX MILLION TONS OF SHIP- obtain wheat from
PING SUNK.
LONDON, March 20th.. In the House of Commons Sir Enc Leddes stated that during the twelve months ending January 31st, 8,000,000 tons
shipping
were sunk.
Tho enemy claimed to have Bunk 9,500,000 tons during that period.
GERMAN EXAGGERATIONS.
LONDON, March 21st. An Admiralty diagram shows the er aggerations is the German claims regard ing the sinking of mercantile tonnage. The exaggeration was only 46 per cent.
Ukraine. Jonkheer Loudon replies to-morrow.
LATEST CABLES.
AMERICA SEIZES DUTCH SHIPE,
WASHINGTON, March 21st.
LATEST CABLES.
ing
the
will be
tions from
President Wilson, in a proclamation, make notes about events and his attitude marcantile - shipbuilding Ford Pirtie acorda plan, worked in little alteration Ewos, after sales at
MISCELLANEOUS.-Cements have been
The proclamation was issued after the not became known to the public, and no war lasted the more rapidly would the receiving for similar internment in Swe 12, all buyers, War Trade Board
VERA informed that matter how small his circle of readers Fleet wear out
Sir Edward Carson hoped there would university men prisoners of war has dish university towns scientists and other Holland had rejected the American was his duty to state nothing contra be no friction between Lord Pirrie and been raised by the Swedish Red Cross very steady and after fair sales at 87,80 ultimatum to transfer her ships.
dicting the facts which he knew. As the Naval Constructon,
Mr. Wilkie (Labour) feared that Sir The intention is to enable such men to there are stijl buyers at the rate. Tran things
continue their studies aud the How are Memorandum will Eric Geddes statement would cause ing the continuance of the war in order Ropes at $21 Dairy Farms at 830 and researches dur-ways have come to business at 16:10. THE SILVER MARKET.
cause enough harm amongst malevolent greater friction in the yards,
that the world may profit by their work Powells at Watsons are wanted at and euperficial people The Memoran Sir Owen Phillips suggested that it when after the war, the task of recon 352, Chins Lights at $4.10, and Provid dum is absolutely valueless historically would facilitate shipbuilding if the struction will make their help invaluable ants at 87.10. Electrics can be placed at Von Payer next referred to a duplicate details of every ship launched were pub and imperative. Prince Carl of Sweden (48) Peak Tramways are on offer at $8, copy of a letter from: Dr. Muehlon; now lighed, det endte in the president of the Bed Cross in and Steam Laundrys are obtainable at 64- Krupp's directorate at the outbreak of the fullest details of every yard and every all through the way to assist the unfor in Switzerland, who was a member of Sir Eric Geddes, replying promised that capacity ht has laboured. untiringly
ship.
tunate victims of the war.
LONDON, March 21st.
in February, 1917, but it was 113 per cent. Silver is quoted 43 6/4d. per orice
in January, 1918. The average exaggers There are very small offerings and the
tion for the year was 56 per cent
market is arm,
Settlement Day 270m
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March