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February 16, 1917,
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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY
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1917.
TELEGRAMS.
[Bouter's Service to The "Telegraph.”]
AMERICAN EXPORTS.
Steel and Grain Held Up,
London, February 15.
TELEGRAMS.
[Bouter's Service to the "Telegraph.”]·
THE WESTERN FRONT.
Enemy's. Second Llae Eatered,
London, February 15, Benter's correspondent at New York says that there is an A French communique state-In the Paissiline district, immense accumalation of goods at America ports, owing to non-between the Oise and the Aisne, detachments entered the second sailings, A million tons of steal for export have been detained at Germen line and wrecked works and dug-outs, inflicting considerable New York. The movement of grain is disarranged by the lower on the enemy. congestion of the railways.
There was violent artillery firing in the La Tourbs sector and considerable patrol activity elsewhere,
Production Declining.
London, February 16. According to Reuter's correspondent at Washington, thirty of the leading railways have agreed virtually not to sccept shipments for export from the eastern seaboard till the congestion in relieved. Trains at ports are unable to unload through the lack of ships, which will not sail until the Government provides convoys.
Factories are shutting down in Chicago and other cities in the interior.
There is a general lessening of production owing to freight difficulties,
GERMANY AND AMERICA.
Japan Promises Help to the United States.
London, February 15. Rsater's correspondent at Now Tork says that assurance here been received that Japan will support the United States in the erent
.of war.
GERMAN TROOPS,
Concentrating In Schleswig-Holstein.
London, February 15,
It is reported from Denmark that German troops ara massing in Schleswig-Holstein.
SIR DOUGLAS HAIG'S INTERVIEW.`·
Was He Correctly Reported 1
London, February 15. In the House of Commons, in reply to questions as to whether the published interview with Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig was aathorised and correctly reported, Mr. MacPherson, Financial Secretary to the War Office, sisted that the Government had taken steps to discover from Sir Douglas Haig exactly what happened.
THE BRITISH WAR LOAN.
Coping with the Final Rush.
London, February 15.
The Banks, and Post Ofera will be open late to-night and to- morrow to aɔpe with the last houre' rush for the War Lɔan.
The Lord Mayor and the Metropolitan Mayora will proosed in state to Trafalgar Square to-day to preside at the final War Losa demonstration. Choirs and bands will be participating.
BUSY BRITISH SHIPYARDS.
London, February 15.
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In Champagne, sa enemy seroplane was brought down såre. French at aquadrons successfully bombel aerodromes, a railway station and bivonsos,
A German Report.
London, February 15.
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TELEGRAMS.
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LATEST SINKINGS.
An American Wounded.
London, February 14 The survivors of the Baronian stato That the ship was shelled before she was sunk. The Captain was made a prisoner and the boatswain died of wounds. Four were wounded, including an
London, February 14.
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PRICE OF SILVER:
Lon-an, February 16. The price of silver in 38); profitating. Markas sinady.
The latest winkings reported are the steamers Foreland (British) £1 A WEEK FOR WAR and three British sad one Norwegian small oraft. The total tonnage, including the Afrío, is 14,000 tons.
MESOPOTAMIA COMMISSION.
London, February 14. The Mespotamis Commission has completed the examination
A German officia! wireless memage says:-There have been of witnesses. numerous reconnaitring engagements, inflicting considerable enemy floss, at Armentieres and Arran.
The prisoners sapplied us with valuable information.
Enemy Raiding Parties Suffør.
London, February 15. Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig reporte:-We carried out a successful raid to the north-west of Gaendecoart.
Enemy raiding parties to the north of Loos and to the weet of Messines were caught by artillery and machine-gun fire and dispersed. A third party reached a post to the north east of Ypres,
| but it was driven off with losses.
Artillery Activity.
London, February 16.
A French communique aaya:-Enemy artillery was rigorously countered by ours, which furiously, bombarded the Maisons de Campagne sector.
There was an artillery duel to the right of the House.
SMALL FACTORY FIRE.
London, February 15. Through the Press Barsan, the Minister of Manitione announces that, in a small fire on Wednesday, in a factory in Hertfordshire, two workmen were killed.
There was little damage.
BRUGES HARBOUR.
Another Successful Aerial Raid,
London, February 15,
The Admiralty announces that seroplanes again on February 14 dropped a considerable weight of bombe on the harbour at | Brages, with most successful resalte, One of the machines did not
return.
CHINA AND SUBMARINISM.
May Sever Relations with Germany."
London, February 14. Renter's correspondent st Peking aaye that, in replying to President Wilson'a Note, the Chinese Government protests energetically #gainst unrestricted sabmarine warfare and says that Sir Loo Chiozze Money, speaking in the House of Commons,will be constrained, to its profound regret, to enver diplomatic if, contrary to its expectations, the protest should be ineffectual, it eaid that there were 4.000 more men in the shipyards now than at relations wish Germany. the outbreak of war.
OUR HEROIC MARINERS,
London, February 15,
An instanes of the heroism of merchantmen is provided in the fact that the survivors of the Vedamore, immediately they arrived in London, went to the offices of the owners to be re-engaged.
THE BALKAN BATTLES,
A Fruitful British Attack,
London, February 15.
The recrudesoenos of fighting on the Reminina and Macedonian fronts is not merely the result of enemy aggressiveness.
A telegram from Salonion reports that the British, in an attack, ejected the Bulgarians from a redoubt in the bills south-west of Doiran on February 10, maintained their ground against counter- attacks, and took prisoners.
Paralovo, mentioned in the communiqasr, is ten milen omat of Monastir.
The German counter-stroke in Ramsais, described in the communiques, recaptured part of the ground won by the Russians when they drove back the enemy to the borders of Bakovina a fortnight ago.
THE RUSSIAN FRONT,
A German Venture.
London, February 15.
A German official wirelere message says:-We stormed north- ward of the railway batween Zleczow and Tamopol and penetrated ooo hardred metres. We remained for fivs honra and"destrayed extensive mine-shafts, We took 281 prisoners.
We effectively bombarded the harbour and military establish- ments at Galatz.
Battle in Prog, 255,
London, February 15, Russian officiel wireless massage says The anomy atlasinad Biasanas od Zlotokay. The battle is still proceeding.
GERMANY AND NEUTRAL WARSHIPS,
An Inspired Threstening Article,
London, February 14. Reuter's correspondent at Amsterdam says that an inspirad article in the German newspapers states that though submarines will not attack mentral warships, the istter, in view of the mine danger, will enter the war zone at their own risk. Whether convoyed or not, a merchantmen in the war zone is exposed to intense sub. mariniem. For instance, Norwegian steamers bound for Britain would not be immune, though convoyed by Norwegian warships.
PACIFIST DEFEATED IN EYE-ELECTION.
London, February 14. The Rosendala bya-election resulted as follow-
Bir John Henry Maden, (Coalitionist) Mr. Taylor (Pacifist)
8,019. 1,804
Mr. Taylor was absent in the custody of the mi'itary.
THE ALLIED CONFERENCE.
London, February 1d. Renter's correspondent at Petrograd mys that Lord Milner, speaking at a bangast, indicated that the results of the allied Con- ference were completely successful in determining the details of previously concerted common plans on which the Allies had been deliberating.
REVOLUTIONARY OUTBREAK IN CUBA.
London, (February 14 Reuter's correspondent at Now York reports a revolutionary: outbreak in Cuba, atiriboted to German intrigues.
THE KAISER IN AUSTRIA,
London, February 14. Router's correspondent at Amsterdam asya shara itu mash #peon- Iation on the Kaiser's visit to Vienna, where he sand the Emperor Charles exchanged tomats. It is reported think the flatter in and to keep piacs with Spain and Amics
ARMING BRITISH MERCHANTMEN.
London, February 14. In the House of Lords, Lord Carson said there were nearly fifty per cent, mors merchant ships armed now than at the beginning of Droombar.
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EARLIER TELEGRAMS.
POSITION OF ALIENS AFTER THE WÄR.
London, February 15.
In the House of Commons, Mr. G. Cave, Ko, the Home Secretary, said that a Committee was sitting to consider whether interned aliens should be allowed to remain in Great Britain after the war and also regarding the questions of the exclusion of suspected aliens and the de- naturalisation of aliens. The Dominions, he said would have to be consulted in the last-named matter.
GERMAN TROOPS LEAVE EASTERN- FRONTIER.
Amsterdam, February 14. *The Handelsblad” says that German troop movements on the Pastern frošlihr have COSSAÏ”,
of the troops have disappeared southwards,
THE SINKING OF AN AMERICAN SHIP.
Set on Fire by Bombs.
Rome, February 15. According to the Ministry of Marine the Lyman' Law was set on fire by bomba.
A Schooner got a Steamer,
Washington, February 15.
The Lyman Law is a schooner and not a beamer, She was from Palermo laden with lumber and was set afire. by a bomb from an Austrien submarine which was not show- ing a flag. The crew of ten, of whom eight are AmericanS, were landed at Cagliari
AMERICAN AND GERMAN AMBAS JADORS.
Rubber Concealed on Bernstorff's Boat.
New York, February 15.
The Federal agents on searching the Fredrik VIII, on which Count Berntorff and his staff are now aboard, dis covered several hundred pounds of rubber concealed. Thà rubber was confiscated. The revolvers found on the pas- sengers were delivered to the Captain, who will return them at the end of the voyage,
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Mr. Gerard and Party Leave for Paris.
Berna, February 15. Mr. Gerard and party, numbering 150, left last night
for Paris.
THE WESTERN FRONT.
Landon, February 16. A French official statement reports & successful coup- in-main in the Proares sector, east of Rheims. There was artillery activity in Champagne and on the left of the Meuse.
German aeroplanes in the ovening bombed Dunkirk kill- ing and wounding civilians. They also bombed Nancy in the morning. Our air aquadrons bombarded two aerodromes, six stations and factories.
GERMAN SUBMARINE POLICY,
A Brazilian Protest.
Vienna, February 15. The Brazilian Charge, de Affaires handed Count Czernin, Secretary for Foreign Affairs, a Note in which Brazil expresses apprehension regarding this unexpected, unjustifiable and- illegitimate submarins blockade, which the refuses to re- cognize as 'offoolive...
Divided Opinion in Germany,
Amsterdam, February 36. Reliable information from Germany states that the pro-“ clamation regarding ruthless subaarining has, depressed many circles, who are of opinion that the naval authorities - have miscalculated the possibilities of the submarines: The policy is characterised så rash and unounsidered and cal- polated to alienste - neutrals: morporar, the prospect of bringing Great Britain to her kuses is believed to be hope- lens. Dompito y placards urging crepenupretă ortigians of the Kaiser and Hindenburg and wasziness of the war and fow of G
WIDOWS.
Pensions Minister on His New Scheme.
Mr. Barnes, Minister of Pensions, outlined his new pension scheme
in a speech at Browning Hall, | Southwark, last month.
In a week or two, he said, he would be sabmitting a scheme to the House of Commons, but ha had to get over one or two hurdles. They had their sims formulated, as it were, but, of course, Treasury sanction had to be got and Cabinet support obtained. One important factor | was that he had Mr. Lloyd George on his side.
They were going to do many things for the 'crippled men. These, however, would not be confined to gifts of money, It was to be made to a man's interest to work; and in thin connection he visited Roehamp ton, where men crippled in the war were exening 42 and £2.10%. -
week by working on leather Farsiglesi«. They had treinad: thoms men; they were going to train
more.
If a man got hurt in the war, or contracted a disease, or was disfigured, he would be given a definits sum of money, irrespec tive of and disconnected with him earning capacity.
Then there were the widow and the fatherless. They would do something for- the widow. They had done something in the past. After South Africa she got 5 wock, then 10a, 12 ...., 154., and no on. He was not inclined to give a healthy young woman a lot of money if she was able to work. Bat if she had children? Then her job was to look afise hør ohildren and she would have to receive a sufficient susa.
There was the care of widowa who were not exsatly ill, but for whom life in a factory would be physically impossible, or perhaps othern who, while not really ill, were not able to work for theiz own livelihood. For them pro- vision would be made. He was going to fix up so arrangement by, which any widow, who could not work for her own living would be granted £1 a wookdama
DON'T FORGET.
TO-DAY.
Victoria Theatre-9.15 p.m. Bijou Theatro-9.15 p.m. New Hongkong Cinematog 9.15 p.m.
TO-MORROW.
Hongkong
Hotel. - Share- holders meeting at noon"
Viotoris Theatre--3.15 p.m. Bijon Thesize 9.15 p.m. Now Hongkong Ch graph.—9.1^p^m
Saturday, February 24, Hongkong & Shangbai Bank. Shareholders meeting at noon,
Monday,
Race Meeting