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SATURDAY, MARCH 3,
1917.
TELEGRAMS.
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GERMANY MEXICO AND JAPAN,
TELEGRAMS.
(Beatar's Service to the “ Telegraph.”}
THE GERMan retreat.
How the Enemy Obstructs our Advance.
London, March 1.
Beuter's correspondent at Headquarters, describing the German retreat, says that the enemy is characteristically destructive, setting fire to supplies, blocking trencher, rendering roada impassable and exploding munition dumpa; hence there is very little booty falling into our hands. Only an old machine gun was found intact at Serre. Enipers, on whom the enemy is relying to obstract purenit, are posted is the proportion of ten to every four burdred yards of front.
The correspondent quotes the following instance of a trick of the Boches. Some Australians encountered a short chain scross s gully and were about to lift it when an Anzio veteran shouted to them not to touch it. Investigations showed that the chain was attached to a mine big enough to annihilats a regiment,
There was bat little fighting for the possession of Berre. As the British were warily advancing, fourteen Germans emerged from the raina throwing up their hands. They were Fosa followed by &fty others who had ben ordered to resist to death, but they preferred to surrender.
THE WESTERN FRONT.
Violent Artillery Fire.
Londor, March 2,'
The Cilmax of Teutonic Intrigue.
New York, March 1:
Germany's promise to Mexico is contained in's does. ment, now published textually, dated January 19′′ It in signed by Herr Zimmerman and was actually sent" through · · Count Bernstorff. It was in President Wilson's hands when I broke off relations fact which is considered a sufficient answer to the Chancellor's complaint regarding American brusqueness thereasent. The document is regarded as the climax to the German Embassy's mochinations, the extent of which if fully realised would create immense public indignation,
Zimmerman's proposal regarding Japan is especially in- teresting in view of the belief of the chiefs of the American Army that if Japan ever invaded the United States it would be through Mexico into the Mississippi Valley in order to split the country in twain.
The revelations will undoubtedly have a profound effect upon the country and congress.
MR. BONAR LAW REPLIES TO MR. WILSON.
A Fiench communique rays.-There was violent artillery fire No Peace can be Based Upon on the Chambreites and Bezɔnvasz front.
[la.the event of telegrarus arriving too late for lasertion on this page, they will be found on ao Extra].
EARLIER TELEGRAMS.
THE WORK OF THE ARMY.
· Tributes in the House of Commess,
London, March 1. Mr. H. W. Forster, referring in the House of Commons to the German retreat in France said the enemy had hitherto impressed upon his troops the necessity for defending his positions and fighting to the very and. In view of such instruction, this Withdrawal could not but have an unfavour- able effect on the enemy troops and the German people, when the latter knew probably that the enemy was retiring not merely as a defensive mensure but with the object of saving his strength for a great blow on one or other of the Allied fronts. There is every indication that he will make a supremo effort to end the war in his favour in 1917, which can only be met by corresponding determination on the part of the British Empire and the Allies-(Cheers).
Mr. Forster said new flying schools were being established in Canada and Egypt, and paid a tribute to the valuable. services of the large number of Dominion air pilota. While he would not boast ዜና 13 what we would du if there were more Zeppelin raids, wo had profited fully by our experience. He mentioned that 4,000 miles of railway had been constructed at all the war theatres for the transport of big guns and supplies.
Apart from melaria in German East Africa the health of the troops had been most satisfactory. Enteric bad almost disappeared. The cases of typhoid among the British troops in France up to November 1 were 4,571, compared with 80,000, with 8,227 deatha. in the South African War. (Cheers). The cases among those not inoculated were fifteen times bigber than among the inoculated, and the death ratio was sevenly. times higher.
THE GERMAN RETREAT.
British Further Advance,
Landon, March 2.
Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig reports that the number of prisoners taken in February totalled 2,133 including thirty- alx officers.
The enemy continues to reirent
We advanced to the north of Miraumont 600 yards on a mile and a half front and discharged gas to the south
of Soucher and made a raid. We also entered trenches to the north-east of Givenchy.
The enemy raided trenches near. Ablaincourt and Ran- court but were ejected.
A wireless message from German official sources states that a strong English attack to the cast of Bouchez failed.
Dramatic Events Anticipated.
London, Marcb 2. Reuter's correspondent at Headquarters says around Ligny we are now upon ground which is actually higher than Bapaume so it is only a question of advancing gune to dom inste and renderit uutenable. The enemy has greatly damaged the main Albert Road, maintaining a eloady artillery fire on it and making its repair more difficult. There are hints of development of a mort dramatic nature if the weather holds,
HOME RACES.
London, March 1.
Babelitates for the Derby, Oaks and the Ascot Gold Oký raons will be run on May 20, June 1 and June 19 res-
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German Victory,
President Wilson's remarkable declaration
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BRITISH CONSULS AND THEIR WORK.
TELEGRAMS.
(Beater's Service is "lus.“ Telegraph."} GERMANY MEXICO AND JAPAN.
Japan Ignorant of the Move.
Washington, March 1; -
Mr. Lansing, in referring to Herr Zimmerman's note te, Mexico,, authorised the following statement: "We do not believe that. Japan had any knowledge of this or that she would consider any enemy propositions,
IMPORTANT NEW ORDER, -
London, March 1,
A new order prohibits the engagement or transfer of - employment of men between the age of eighteen and sixty- ons in occupations, of which a comprehensive list is issued." unless the employers are occupied in the execution of Gor- ernment contracta or work of national importance. It pro- videa for priority of attention for Government work.
SURPRISING INCIDENT IN OREECE.
London, March 1, According to a message from the French Macedonian Headquarters, the Greek comitadjis in the neutral zone south of Korica surrounded and wiped out a patrol of a dozen men and afterwarda mutilated the bodies.
THE LUSITANIA.
Plans for Salving.
Suggested Division of Sørvice.
The Specia! Gömmittee ap- painted by the Executiv» Council of the Association of Chambers of Commerce, over which Sir Algernon Firth presided, has just issued its report and recommandes tions.
The opinion is expressed that what is now required is that svary - Briti-h Corsalets ahould be an,
atpost of the Empire" to which British subjects may turn for seistance, and from which a keen look-out should be kept by com petent officials for opportuniting of extending British commeron. It is recommended, amongst other thingr.—we_quote Busters Ex- gineering---lbst Gvary. paid British Consular officer should be not only a British subjzot, nu in the condition at present, but he should be also of British birth
In jadging whether that result | can be secured by his methods, it is impossible for as to forget the past. For generations humane men, men of good will among all [ A nations, bave striven by Hagus the Lusitania, variously estimated related to the American Is- Conventions by Peace Conferences at from ons million to several ternational Corporation, entered and by all other means to make millions of dollars in money,, *nto with the Chinese Government war impossible, or at least to jewellery, and other valuables, for the repair of the canal. | mitigate the horrors of war. When | iring 275 feet beneath the waves, Since Japan's enquiry was wholly directed to the expansion war comes, by what means can eight miles of the Irish coast, made in the manner of a protest and promotion of those interests, she American these barriers built up against bar are being made in New York "gainst this loan, the authorities In order that the new conditions Senate on the subject of a League barism be made' tffective? They The attempt may be made early of the Americas International may effectively met, the com of Peace drew, at Bristol from Mr. cannot be preserved by belligo this spring by one esiving firm, Corporation proposed to the mittee is of opinion that the Boner Law, Chancellor of the rente if any of them choose to and there may be others, includ: Japanese ospitalista to make the Consular Service should be Exchequer, a notable reply. The following is the fall text of the ral States that effective sanction Lusitanis in, to use a sporting capitaliste of the two contries.
gnore them. It is only by nea-ing an English company, as the work a joint enterprise of the divided into two branches.
The Arst of these would be passage.***
The end of war is peace. The
can be given to them.
phrase, "abybody's pigeon." The plan as proposed by the administrativa, and the officer is known that negotiations are American Enanciera is to form a would include among his dation Germans have made us what they
What happened? at the war proseeding with the English un soppsex with a capital of the administration of the called an offer of peace. I outbreak of war the Germans Cerwriters by one New York firm, 13,000,000 yen, of whink the chant Shipping Anta, the giving-- received from the Allied Govern swept aside every one of these and that all available data con- Americans will supply 6,000,000 of advice and seeistance to British ments the reply which it deserved barriers. They tore up treaties corning the position and condi-en. Siema, Carey and Company objects trading in, residing, or -the only reply which Was which
they had themselves tion of the sacken steamship, coording to the plan, will take visiting the district, the relief and possible.
olemnly signed; they strewed including the depth of water, charge of the constraction work repatriation of dirtrosed British Most of us barg, however, I mines on the open sea; they com temperature, currents and gen One point remains casettled. subjects, and the work of a Regis- presame, read a speech by Pres-mitted every atrocity on sen and erally prevailing conditions, are Japanese capitaliate want to re-trar in respect of births, deaths, ident Wilson which appeared in a land against The Bagar being collected. The inform present the company, and the and marriages. yesterday's papers. It is a frank Convention which they had them-ation acquired during the paat American capitaliate have no The second branch . would speech, and it is right that any solves signed; they meds war few months has now led to a objection to this, but Chins wants furnish reports, with statistics, member of one of the Allied on women and children; they confidenes that what treasure the Japaness to be mere investors, of the trade of each district, and Governments who refers to destroyed neutrale BA should speak with equal frank-lesaly
ruth there is in the strong room, pas. end not to represent the concera, lists for the Board of Trade of 23 they did
their sengere cabins and baggage holds which she wants represented by possible buyers of British goods дева. It is impossible that he enemisa. They
and of manufactures, would this can with a reasonable amount of the American capitalista alone. and we can look on it from the moment driving the population lack be retrieved. The possibility
reply to enquiries addressed by same point of view. The bead of conquered territories intojot actually salving the vessel
the Board of Trade and by British of a great neutral nation, what slavery, and, worse even than itself and beaching her on the
subjects, and carry out such ever his private views may be, has, they are making some al frish ousst has been considered
other duties as may be oán- and I know as little as any of you ins embjoote of their enemies tentatively. The main deterrent
sidered necessary, in the interest what they are, must adopt aake up arms against their own is not the sise but the condition
of trade and commeres. With neatral attitudo.
country.
regard
the commercial branch the committee is of opinion that apart from the existing com mercial attaches, whose nativition Mowers. 8. D. Setas & Co., in cover wide arena, a new olsas of in May, 1915. Nevertheless when their report dated March 2, officer should be created who might be called commercial ins is an old as time—the difference means, to secure the
We must then take other diving operations are began the state
Cotton. :—Market raled steady, | telligence officers, Those officer future vessel will be thoroughly exs- between right and wrong. We pesos of the world. We bare mined to determine if there is a Sales are reported of about 300 it is suggested, should take ow believe we know that this is a rejected the German offer war of naked aggression; that enter into negotiations not from unos
to posible chance of bringing her ockages, as $30 to $30 per pical, many of the datise relasing. the crimes which have socom
the surface. Unsold mook in estimated at about |trade and commerce now sasignad last of conquest or
The Lusitania was valued a: 309 packages. Closing quota to Caneniar olboers, and should panied the conduct of the war desire for shining Victories. We 42,000,000, and, even as scrap, tion: 851 to $83 per piaal. devate themselves to the work of which have been unknown in the have rejected it, not from a spirit she would proves bcnsus in the departure of a mail steamer trade and commerce
Indian Tarn: The interest in | developing and expanding British world for centuries are small in of vindictiveness or a desire for metal valus slone. comparison with the initial orime revenge, bat
situation crested by the Japaness Government's enquiry to the United States Government with
gard to the contract which and descent, Plane to salve the tramware of Sieme, Carey and Company, which The committee has come to the conclusion that the interests of British trade and comMBIOS ORA- not be effectively looked after by any official whose duties are mot
America is very far removed
are at
from the horrore of this war; we All this has been done, and no are in the midst of them. Ameriosaaral Power has been able to is neatral; we are not zentral stop it, no neatral Power, indeed, We believe that the essence of a made soy protest against it. this conflict is the question whicb
becausa pasca
on German vistory.
INDIAN YARN AND
SUNDRIES.
Report.
of the vessel, and also the Messrs. Setns and Company's:
is intact by the explosion of the question of how much of her was torpedo which sent her to the bottom with a thousand victime
здого to
being of nearly three weeks, dar«. ing which tims our market |caled firmer, and the demand THE GRAND CANAL IN from the consuming districts
SHANTUNG.
pearing in freely on sooount of Iras arrivals and meagre stook of desirable threads, prices show s good rise from $2 is $6. per | :: |bale: Sales were reported of about
China Prefers American Surpervisors.
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DON'T FORGET.
TO-DAY.
Victoria Theatre 8.15 p.m. Bijos Theatred.15 punt. New Hongkong Cine -9.15 p.m.
of plunging the world into war now would mean a pesce based by a cold-blooded osloɑlation be- cause those who are responsible thought that it would pay.
It would be à fasce which President Wilson's speech had would laavathe military machine this sim-to gain pasas now and anbroken, with a halo of saccASI secure peace for the futais. Tas jaarrounding it. It would leave in our aim and our only aim. Hthe control of that machina hopes to secure it by a League of in the bands of the SAINS That Japanese ospitalists 7,800 bales, comprising about Pesos; and he not only spoke in man who, for a generation, would like to co-operate with the 4,000 bales of No. 10, 2,200. favour of such a league, but he prepared for war, who would American International Copors-bates of No. 12, 200 bates of Mo: is trying to induce the American make the same preparation again, tion in the work of rebuilding 16 :, 1,200 balss of No. 206. - Us- Senate to take the steps necessary and who would choose their own the Grand Canal in Shantung, sold stock is metimated at about | to give effect to it.
time to plange the world into the Chias, is the subutanos of a New 16,800 bales. Wɔld bar mugleared It would not be right to regerd horrors which wo STO now York cablegram published a few stock is compated at about this proposal 31 something at enduring.
days ago by the Asahi,
10,000 balen... togelber Utopian. You know
Last year the American sor- Bandry Artioles. *** Nothing that almost up to our own sident Wilson's. What he is the Chinese Government for the are reported in Angoor at $32 Our aim is the same as Pre-poration closed a contract with fresh to report. In imports, sales| day duelling continged, and longing for we are Ighting for reconstruction of this water-way (per pieni), Bescar stone at 8180* jost as the settling of private dis our sons sad brothers are risking According to the Asahi, negotis (per catty), oloves at 835 (por HK Horticultural Bioisty... putes by the word has now their lives for it, and we mean to tions are now in progress between diool), gum olibanam at $10 to Annuel Show at Botanic Garden become anthinkable, so I think
Mr. Willard Straight, view $18 (pez pisal), Kismis at $31 (Fint Day).
TO-MORROW.
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Thursday, March 8.
we may hope that the time will secure it. come when all the nations of the The bearts of the people of this president of the Amerion In to $34 (per pioul), myrame world will play she part whicb osantry are longing for peace wa tornational Corporation, and Dr. Golisme at #2 (per pical), ~Friday, Marc Cromwell describes as his life are playing for posts," forex Uno Taijiro, vice-president of the and ·HOADE Lavon at $11 H.K. Horticalfars work-to act as a Donstable, and pesos which will bring back to Industrial Bank of Japan, with a to $13 (por pical). In exporis, Annual Show at Bat keep peace in the parish. That die in enfely those who are view to making the proposed re-rohases are reported in green) (Beton time will come, I hope; but this guling our battles, and a pasos, construction of the Grand Cansi beson at 86 (par piom)), cardamBAN
bole subfoot is not an abstract, which will mean that thơng (wh question for the lasure. It ins will not come back have m
| question of life and death now" | Kown ther
of American binde at 815 10m piou