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TELEGRAMS."
TELEGRAMS.
[Beater's Service to The "Telegraph."]
RENEWED GERMAN RETREAT.
Evacuation of St. Quentin.
London, March 29. A telegram from Paris states that the Germans have evacuated St. Quentin, and are burning villages for miles behind their presens linse, this indicating a renewal of the retreat.
[8t. Quentin is an important town in the Department of Aisne, on the Somme, and is situate 95 miles north-east of Paris and 23 miles south of Cambrai. It is the centre of big cotton industrica, In 1871, the Germans here routed the Army of General Faidherbs.] Enemy Preparing to Retreat in Belgium.
London, March 29, According to ■ Belgian 'soarce, the Germans are destroying the country in the vicinity of Zebraggė, Brages and Ghent, im- plying a retirement there also.
German Barbarism Inspires Allles to Fresh Vigour.
London, March 29.
Beater's correspondent at Paris states thas Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig has written to General Nivellę, sympathising with the sufferings of the French on socount of the barbarous German devastation.
General Nivelle replied expressing thanks for British succour, and declaring that the spectacle of barbarism will inspire the Anglo French forces with fresh vigour to continue the punishment of the enemy.
A New British Push.
London, March 29. According to Realer's correspondent at the British Head- quarters, writing on March 29, the enemy continues energetically to resist attacks on the northern parts of his new line.
The Germans manifestly regard Croisilles as of great technical --importance and are strongly defending it, but they are hard pressed
and are suffering beavy casualtios.
They have also suffered badly in the capture of Neuville Boarjonval eight miles east-south-east of Bapaume.
Our casualties were light at both platen, owing to the good cover, cabling me to capture many machine-guns.
Farther south our catports bold the Etreillers, Vanx and Ville Eveque line.. Our advance here thus forme wedge, the apex of which is five and a half miles from St. Questio.
"Everywhere fa Contact with the Enemy."
London, March 29..
A French communique states :-Toere is no change from the Somme to the Aisne.
We are everywhere in contact with the enemy.
We captured, south of the Oise, important depote, ammunition and other materisi.
A brisk attack captured the last portions of trenches which the enemy bad still been holding since March 18 in the sectors of Avocourt wood and Hill 304, on the left bank of the Mease,
Another Village Captured.
London, March 28,
[Boater's Servios to The " Telegraph."]
A BIG SUCCESS IN EGYPT.
Over goo Prisoners Taken.
London, March 29. An official announcement from Egypt state:We advanced fifteen miles from Rafa to Wadi Ghuzza, five miles to Gaza, for the purpose of covering the construction of a railway, and to the south of heavily engaged 20,000 of the snemy in this neighbourhood on Monday and Tuesday.
Temperature 6 am.
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SINGLE OOPY 10 CENTE.
$36 PER ANNUM,
LUK WING-TING.
TELEGRAMS.
[Reater's Service to The "Telegraph."}
".TRANSPORT STRIKES A MINE.
Splendid Behaviour of Troops la Face of Death.
London, March-29,
Why Did. He Visit Hongicong?
Sws the Paking Daily News of March 21.
Fung Kuo-cheong, has telegra
The Vice-President; - General phically reported to the Govern ting, Military Governor of the ment that General Lak Wing- province of Kwangtung, reached
with a battalion cf the Middlesex Regiment on board, struck
The Press Bureau announces that the transport Tyndareus, She began to settle after the explosion, her propellers showing. mine on Karon 9 of Cape Agalhas, in a strong south-easterly gale.
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The men paraded in perfect order, the roll was oslled, and the General Commanding and Staff of the 63rd Turkish Division, half an hour. Although they were faced with the probability of left that place yesterday for Pok-
We inflicted heavy losses, taking 900 prisoners, including the order to stand easy given. The whole battalion then sang.
Two steamers ware dispatched to the rescue and arrived in Nanking on 19th fastent, and well as fur Austrian officers. We alsɔ captured two Austrian imminent death, the troops maintained the same stendiest courage ing. If General Lak does Dol
All the troops behaved splendidly, especially the Welah, Kent,
sad disciplins. mounted troops and the Yesmansy. Sussex, Hereford, Middlesex and Surrey Regiments, the Ansowas lost. Thanks to the devotion and perseveranos of the captain, way, he will reach Poking this The incident occurred in the vicinity where the Birkenhead along the Tientsin-Pakow Bail- break his journey at any point officers and engineers, the ship was saved. She reached Simons- evening. town under her own steam with two holds fiɔoded and another leaking. The troops were landed by steamers,
The King has expressed his deep admiration of all tanke in kong prior to his departure for upholding the Birkenhead's cherished tradition.
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THE GERMAN PARLIAMENT.
Political Reform Urged.
London, March 28.
Bithmann Hollweg, the Imperial Chancellor, is expected to speak Reater's correspondent at Amsterdam states that Herr von
German Press is now more boldly discaming, in the Reichstag to-day on the subject of political reform, which the
that it is insufficient to ask the troops to defend the Fatherlande Vorwaerts demande franchise reform immediately, and declare, bat "the Fatherland is already reformed, for the citizens are anjɔying equal rights." It insists that the Poles shall be given the asme guarantees of freedom as those guaranteed by the Bassian democracy.
The Polish Question.
London, March 29, Prince Ridsiwill said the Polish policy must be changed,
During a debate in the Prassisa Upper Chamber on the Badger,
Government was considering the abolition of the Expropriation Herr von Breitenbach, Minister of Public Works, said the Law and the granting of facilities for the use of the Polish language.
MEDICAL UNFITS TO BE RE-EXAMINED.
A Million Men Affected.
London, March 29.
A Government Bill has been issued enabling the medical re-examination of all men of military age previously medically rejoted or discharged from the Forces. It is estimated that a million men are affected.
An Absolute Necessity.
.Londoa, March 29.
the Bill enabling the medical re-examination of men rejected or In the House of Commone, in moving the second reading of discharged, Mr. Bonar Law said this was an absolute necessity, in view of the military situation. Owing to enbmarinism preventing man from being taken from agriculture and shipbuilding, the recruits obtained at the beginning of the your were 100,000 less than was expected. The shortage had been made up to a considerable
Press Eulogies,
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Lalor,
theme of leading articles, ealogising the bravery of the men of the The story of the Tyndarens has been published and is the Middlesex Regiment and the seamanship of the officers.
AUSTRIAN EMPEROR IN BERLIN. Visit Connected with Peace Proposals.
London, March 20.
It is reported from Switzerland that the visit of the Austrian Emperor to Berlin is connected with new pesce proposals,
THE RUSSIAN FRONT.
Fruitless Eaemy Atlacks,
London, March 20. A Russian official wireless message siya:-The enemy attacked north-ward of Stanislavov, bat wae repulsed. He was also repulsed south-west of B.Kany,
Our wanter-attacks south of the rivers Onsen and Tchabanioch were aneucoeceful.
FOOD SHORTAGE IN BAVARIA.
Referring to the visit paid by General Luk Wing-ting to Hong-
the North, our own correspondent from Kwangchow.on
on the 13th
instant writes:
for Peking. First he desires to Hongkong before his departure There are two principal reasons for General Lok to pay a visit to
cultivate the friendship of mer- chaals there; and secondly his visit has some political signide- ance. It will be remembered that when General Chian: Ping-kwan, Osaton, his first set was to pay a Taohua of Kwangef, arrived st visit to Mr. Ohrang Ming-chi in Hoogkong, and to bring him back to Canton. The people wondered why Mr. Cheung had come back to place where he formerly wan unwelcomed, but they did not know the trus naturo of she rivit,
of General Lak to retire from this It has been the "aarnset desire
to take up the post of Tashna province, where he was compelled against his wish. Hence he has all the time been seeking a substitute. Be has several times tried to recommend General Tang to Le his successor, but Tang's. According to Router's correspondent at Berne, Harr Brestreios, seniority is not aufficient for so peaking in the Bavarian Dias, concluded with a most gloomy responsible a post. pistars on the food situation, declaring: "We must endurs, thought of recommending Gen- otherwise the British will squeeze the blood out of our finger-nails."eral Chan Ping-kwan to take bis
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Open Fear of British Pressure.
London, March 29,
GENERAL SMurs entertained,
Food Controller's Order Resposted.
London, March 29. General Smuts was the guest of the Benchers of Gray's Lon last
He has now
place, and General Tang to take the post of Tachen of Kwangesi. Lately, Mr. Chu Hinglan has tendered his resignation as Shen- obang of Kwangtong General Lak tried to ascertain the opicion
would'
Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig says :—After a sharp fight, w extent by measures such as the employment of unfits and of women |¤ight at a dinner which was served in accordanos with the req aire of the people as to whether they captured the village of Neuville Boarjonval, the enemy losing behind the lines, bat further steps ware neosssary. He estimated meats of the Food Controller, there being no paistoss. Those chi, but on sodones of his past ́.
accept Mr. Cheung Ming- failures and blanders, the people
heavily.
Raiding parties destroyed dog-outs and inflicted casualties on
that the Bill would produas 100,000 reoraits in three months.
invited to meet Genaral Smats included the Lord Chancellor, Mr. Bonar Law pointed out that a similar Bill had been passed Viscount French, Admiral Sir John Jellicos, General Sir Willis
the occupants in the zeighbourhoods of Arran, Neaville St, Vanst in France. The shortage of recruits was less disastrous than it might / Robertson, Mr. Winston Oburchill, Sir Edward Carson, the Dake of Astly refused. Thas his pro
and Neuve Chapello.
Two German aeroplanes were driven down and damaged daring air-fighting. Tures of ours are missing.
The German Version.
London, March 20,
A German official wirelere moffage 1278:-Our rearguards have advanced north-east of Banaume: They killed many English, and made prisoner of fifty-five French.
Attacke in Champagne failed with sanguinary losseS, We frustrated attacks on a wide front on the left bank of the Menee.
THE IRISH PROBLEM.
Ulstermen Rescat Colonial Participation.
London, March 29.
It is expected that the Cabinet will adnounce its now Irish proposals before Easter,
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A now pledge is being siroulated in Ulster, refawing, inter alia, to accept say modification of the agreement of June, 1916, or decision of Overseas atatesman in a matter of such vital oonoorn to ar, se we do not week in any wise to interfere with their domestic. affairs.”
Colonial Ministers Not Eager.
London, March 29,
The Westminster Caselle raya the Colonial Ministers are not sager to participate in the attempt to secura sa Irish settlement.
PUBLIC KITCHENS AT HOME.
Will the Rich Patroaise Them F
London, March 29, The Ministry of Food is about to establish public kitchens in order to feed 100,000 people daily in South London. It is hoped that the rich will patronise those kitchens,
BRITISH DESTROYER SINKS.
London, March 29,
A British destroyer collided with a meamer and ask. There was
was anticipated. But the time of great fighting, with terrible losses, have been, because the 1917 casualties so far had been less than
faced as and the whole value of the present campaign might depend on our ability to drive it home with any success. A shortage of recruits might make the difference between a decisive and an indecisive victory.
RECRUITING IN AMERICA,
Suggested Despatch of Army to Europe.
London, March 29, According to a massage from New York, British reoraiting methods have been adopted there. Posters are much in eridence, parades are being held, sad re-aiting tents are, sreated in the public squares.
The Cabinet has discussed a proposal to despatch immediately on the Western Front. a sentimental Army of 10,000 Begalars to plant the Ameriosa flig
THE MOVE AGAINST ITALY.
Large Austro-German Forces on the Way,
London, March 29,
A telegram from Vevay sinies that large AdairǝGerman foros are marching from Vorarlberg towards Italy.
COLLIER Y. SUBMARINE.
Successful Fight Against U-Boat.
London, March 29. · Lord Brassey, spesking at the Institution of Naval Architools, told the story of how & Cardiff collier armed with a 3 pounder gun fought a submarine for an hour and a half, drove it off, and resobed Вовед.
ITALY AND SUBMARINISM."
London, March 29,
An Italien uzval communique states that for the week ending March 25,517 merch sotmes, of 168,870 tons entered, and 189 vemale, 2,000-4500, and one. of 376,550 tons, left Italian poris. Four Italian atoum new," sich undhe
ons were susk, vanesi which was attacked:
Marlborough, Lord Derby, Lɔrd Bilsbury and Lord Beading.
UNREST IN SPAIN.
Martial Law Proclaimed.
London, March 20. Ésuter's correspondent at Madrid states that martial law has been proclaimed throughout Spain.
Apparently the Spanish censorship has suppressed previous explanatory telegrams.
A Serious Situation.
Later.
jocta were again frustrated. However, the reason which has caused General Lok to think of retirement is the Want of funds. He has been exosed- ingly anxious to obtain an assistant who can raise fonda to the province, dat meet the military expenditure of.
probibition, people in the pro
Since the removal of gambling
visce have lost their nagusi occupations, and it is hoped that when the General mes rives at Peking datisfactory Earlier telegrams from Madrid indioste a serious economic and means will be arranged loʻzaine political situation,
|funds in order to enable him to shipping has almost cossed, exports have fallen to a minimam, sua ameliorate the condition of the --The Minister of Commerce has stated that the movement of re-enforce the prohibition, and to
the import of ooal has ceased,
The Government ass is ned s proclamation denoncing as seditions an appeal to the people, the signatories to which have been imprisoned. The dispassion thereof is forbidden.
The text of the appeal has not yet been raasived in London,
THE ARGENTINE PROHIBITION.
London, March 29. Beater's correspondent at Paris says it is understood that the Argentine prohibition of the export of grain does not apply to grain already purchased or loading..
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It is pointed out that the Allies have concluded the bulk of their purolisess in North America, Australia and India.
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BARROW STRIKERS OBDURATE.
The Burrow strikers have voted by 2,838 votes to 218 against
London, March 29, · resuming work on the Government's terms.
REFLOATED AFTER TEN YEARS,
London, March 20.
stranded car Gunjomain in 1937, has just been relostad
Is le annognood that the German liner Sasostris, which was expedition from Va
people. In Hongkong all the former officials, such as Lingg Shib-yi, Li Chan, Channg Ming- ohi, Chen Wan-lang, Li Kuo-cirih, Treng Yang and others flooked to him and prepared all sorts of. entertainments for him, thinking that he would be allotted a mont all signs of dissolution. in the Cabinet, which had shown)
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