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BRITISH TRADE IN CHINA.
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GERMANY'S LATEST DEVILRY.
The Torpedoing of Hospital Ships.
Londen, April 22: The Admiralty announces that the steamera D'mègal and · Lao- trans were torpedoed without warning on the evening of April 17, whilst transporting wounded men to British parts.
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ARGENTINE'S WAR FÉRVOUR.
A Big Pro-Ally Demonstration,
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EARLIER TELEGRAMS.
AMERICAN WAR. MEASURES, ་ Washington, April 21. London, April 18
London, April 22.
The American Bag is flying brer Aldressing the London Chamber of Commerce on the prospecta
Beater's correspondent at Buenos Aires states that 40,000 the British Embassy for the first of extending British trade in Chins, Mr. Archibald Bise emphasised
demonstrators marched to the Presidential Palace
time in history. Saturday, cheering the Allies.
It is announced that President. the necessity of creating demand for our goods by letting the
Owing to the Garman practice of sinking hospital ships, it is
The speakers eloquently supported the President's attitude Wilson expects to receive Mr. Bal- Chinese consumers see them, and also by emulating our foreiga rivale is hard work, studying the special needs of bayers, and no longer possible to distinguish hospital ship, b.cause they become towards Germany. A handful of Garman sympathisers was dis-four and his fellow commissioners at White House on April 25 Tha' cutting the costs of production as low se possible. He mentioned more conspicuous targets. Therefore the Donegal and Lanfranc persed by the Polios.
were not marked as hospital shipe, bat were provided with an escort.
authorities are gratified at the emin- that the Lancashire producers an exporters were seriously giving, The Donegal was carrying slightly wounded men, twenty-nine
ence of the Anglo-French commis- attention to the question of developing the British cotton piscs goods trade with Chins. No doubt China was a wonderful field for of whom, and also twelve of the orer, are missing. The Lanfranc
sion, specially Mr. Balfour and M. Vivani. The Gåbinet has discussed engiceering enterprise, sad British engineering groups should carried 231 British wounded, 167 Germin wounded, 5 membera send out well accredited agents to educate the Chinese regarding of the Medical Staff, and 123 orew.
London, April 22.
the question of the regulation of Twenty-three British and fifteen Garmas are missing. Patrol
Reuter's correspondent at New York states that Mr. Ballour's food exports to northern Europe in the possibilities of mechanical power. Regarding the work of distribution, he anid that a way must be found to place the driving boats, at the imminent risk of being torpedoed, rescued 152 Ger- Mission was given a most cordial reception. It was met by order to prevent food reaching Ger- forse of the Briton behind the Chinese distributer in the interior.
representatives of the State Department, the Army and the Navy many, Legislation will probably be The illegal ant inhuman sabmirining of hospital ships is the and took a special train for Washington.
enacted on the subject. It is ex Compradores had out-lived their usefulness, and the Briton must
culmination of a savagery which has brought the world face to face shoolder the responsibility for himself. "
Mr. Balfour, in the course of a statement, said the object of the pected that nine of the seized Ger- He advocated a combination of British exporters and pro- cation in any conceivable distortion of international law of the an everlasting peace through successful war.
with a situation anparalleled in civilised warfare. It has no justi-Mission was to effect the fullest co operation. All were striving forma steamers will be ready for sea dacers which would assist joint working in Obins. In order to enable China to increase her exporte and thus buy more British most brutal creed of necessity. Following the sinking of the manufactures, her internal taxation must be regularised so as to Asturias sad the Gloucester Castle, Britain decided to trageport ensure to the provinces a tangible return from foreign trade, and wounded in vessels not hearing distinctive marking, and hsa noti- communicatione must also be improved. He suggested that smailed Germany of the withdrawal of certain hospital ship
The fighting on the Western front is leaving a very large num- investora in Britain, who were interested in China, sad amali Chinese investors, might provide regular financial assistance for of wounded Garmsas in our hands, and practically all ships the industrial development of Chins. He urged British producers bringing wounded men are bound to carry a proportion of Garmsns. and exporters to distribute their goods through British channels, it remains to be seen whether this knowledge will defoot the and concluded by saying that the political machinery, working man Government from the present abominable course. through Consuls and Logations, was the mainstay of British commercial rights in China. The activities and responsibilities of Consuls would increase proportionately with the innrease of Beitiab trade. The Foreign Office and the Board of Trade were now attempting to devine means of increasing the eficiency of the consular service in order to meet the new neede. Closer co-operation produced between experts and officials was perhaps what could help moet to extend British trade în Onina.-Delayed in transmission.
THE GERMAN NAVAL RAID,
Twenty-two British Killed.
London, April 22. In connection with the German naval raid on Daver there are twenty-two British dead..
Calais Shelled.
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London, April 22. Reuter's correspondent at Paris says that Garmin destroyers fired a few shells at Calaia on the night of April 20 21. ̈
The Calais Casualties.
London, April 22, Reuter's correspondent at Paris says that a hundred shells were fired on Calsis. Some civilians were killed and a dozen wounded.
German Admissions.
London, April 22. A German official message states:-After a naval engagement daring the night of April 20-21, to the east of Dover, the destroyers 485 and 042 were reported lost.
THE GREAT OFFENSIVE.
More French Progress.
London, April 22.
A French communique ears: There was violent artillery firing during the night to the south of St. Quentin.
We again progressed between the Aisne and Chemin des Dames. and north of Sapoy and Jouy
Grenading cocarred in the region of Hartebise, and there were ekirmishes and grenading to the west of Navarin.
German aeroplanes last night bombed in the region of Dunkirk, Three persons were injured.
German Versions.
London, April 22.
A German official wireless message asyo:-Artiliery firing to the north of the Scarpe increased to the most extreme violence. Our destructive fire caught moving troops, and a counter-atisck re- paleed an Eaglish advance on the north bank of the serp
Our storming troops blowing up a garrison blockhouse near Berry-au B:0.
Engagements at Braye, Hartebise farm, along the Rheims "Nenfchatel Road, to the north of Prosnes and on the west bank of
the Saippes resulted in heavy enemy losses.
We repulsed a French advance to the south of Bipont. The enemy lost a aeroplaner, and our naval aviators brought down sa sirahir, which fell in flames into the ses at Nieuport.
The King's Confidence.
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A German Lie.
THE IMPERIAL CONFERENCE.
* month: A Bill empowering Shipping Boards to take over 1} mil- lions of tons of the ships being built for foreign interests will be shortly introduced into Congress.
RUSSIA AND PEACE.
Petrograd, April 31. "At the Conference of the Dele-
London, April 22. The Imperial War Conference has unanimously passed s Ger-resolation, moved by Sir Robert Borden and seconded by the Hon. Mr. W. F.-Masser, to the following ffect: That the resolution of the Imperial Conferenos uf April 20, 1907, should be modified to permit of India being fally represented at all future Imperial gates of the Armics and the repre- Conferences, and that the necessary steps abould be taken to secure sentatives of the Workmen's and the assent of the various Governments in order that the next Imperial Soldiers' delegates the former asked (Conference may be summoned and constitute i sccordingly."
resolution.
The Imperial Government is taking steps to carry out this arate peace, and M. Sokoloff replied the latter if they advocated a sepi
that the Council repudiated such an idea.
London, April 22. The Press Bareau issues the following announcement :—A Garman wireless massage has accused the British and French of employing Tesla carrying the markings of Belgian relief ships for the purpose of attacking submarines. The allegation is antras, sad is merely a variation of the groundless ssssction that the Eatents is mis-using hospital ships. It is evidently intended as a pretext for the torpadsing of Belgian re'ief ships without warning.
Germian's Obvious Remedy,
London, April 22.
The Admiralty in its statement, reviews the progress of Germany's campaign against hospital ships. It points out that Germany's original scoasation-that hospital ships of the Allies, and of Britain in particular, were employed for the purpose of transport- ing troops and military supplies-was based on the evidence of witnesses the majority of whom were anonyms and the remainder Gorman.
Britain, in denying the outrageous charges, showed that Germany had the obvious remedy in cases of suspicion, namely the right to visit and search any hospital ships onexantered on the high seas. From the German refusal to tolerate hospital ships within certain limits there is only one conclusion to be draw¤, namely, that it is the intention of Germsay to add yet another and more unspeakable crime to the long list that disgraces ber record.
The statement recalls how the German Government glostingly announced the torpedologe of hospital ships, while the German nation appears to have accepted the intelligence with composure, if not with satisfaction. Warnings heing useless, orders were given for the Freiburg reprisal raid.
The statement contrasts the attitude of the Germans towards the raid with the spirit in which the Allies exacted retribution by purely military measures. The sirmen who carried out the attack were exposed to-sad did, în fact, incur-precisely the same dangers from the town defences as they would have incurred in the course of an ordinary action. It is plain," however, that any re- taliatory measures that are open to a government upholding the principles of humanity and jästice, would not prove a deterrent to Germany in the future. Sach reprisals could be only punitive in *ffect.
It will be necessary to reconsider the entire status of the hospital ships, in the light of the Germen attitude.
A NEW GERMAN CRUISER.
- London, April 22. A Berlin message announces that a great craiser has been launched, named the Mackenson by order of the Kaiser
WAR DECORATIONS.
London, April 29. The following decorations have been conferred --- Oroix de Guerre.-Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig and General Sir William Robertson.
Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour.-Lient, General G. F. Milne. 2. Commander of the Legion of Honour. Commodore Lionel Halser.
The Order of Leopold.-General Smuts.
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The Order of Mabommedali.—Sir Fransis Wingate.
The Victoria Cross-Commander Gordon Campbell, "in ra- cognition of conspicaons gallantry and consummate poolnem and skil in command of one of His Majesty's ships-in sotion.”” Com- His Majesty the King has telegraphed to President Poin-mander Campbell aiready pomessed the Distinguished Service nars warmly congratulating Am on the great success orowning the Order. French efforts. He says he is convinced that the victories of the united armies presage continued progress,
Enemy's Reserve Being Used Up.
London, April 20.
Grand Cardon of the Order of Lapala-Admiral Sir John Jellicos.
The Belgian Croix de Guerre.—Admiral Sir John Jellboos and Vice-Admiral Bacon,
THE BALKAN FRONT:
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The Garmans are relying on Hindenburg's boasted strategical. to gain victors. However, the extraordinary rapidity of the Ivance her clearly diarranged the enemy plans, and the ap-
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ATTEMPTED RAID ON DOVER."
London, April 21. The Admiralty announces that last night five German destroyers attempted to raid Dover. They fired a number of rounds into a ploughed field a few miles from Dover and the enemy thon steered in the direction of home and our shipping, possibly with the intention of attacking. They met two Dover patrol vessels and these vessels in a few minutes had engaged and sunk at least two and possibly three. The remainder fled at high speed escaping in the darkness.
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Our vessels sustained no material damage and the casualties were exceedingly light in comparison with the results obtained.. Our vessels were handled with remarkable gallantry and dash, the tactics pursued being a very fine". example of destroyer work,
We succeeded in saving ten German officers and ninety- five men from the sunken vessels.
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The Germans saved at Dover are ten officers and 108
Thirty Germans from the sunken destroyert, picked up in the Channel by trawlers, have been landed at Dover. They include several officers. There were the same booing crowds as when the German survivors were landed last night.
Unofficial accounts of the raid state that salvoes of Ger- man star shells preluding the bombardment were seen at 19.30 in the morning, then followed rapid firing which lasted for ten minutes. All the shells fell within a radius of a quarter of a mile and failed to cause even the slightest damage. Silence followed till 1.45, when firing was heard twenty to thirty miles distant, apparently from bigger guns". as the flashes were visible moving eastwards as the Ger mans Hed. The night was fine but misty,
The news of the sinkings was brought by British des- troyers later in the morning. Two destroyers reached their home port later in the day and were enthusiastically cheered. by the fleet for distinguishing themselves.
THE MILITARY OUTLOOK...
London, April - 21.
Lord Curzon, speaking at Derby, said the military position at present was distinctly encouraging. He did not wish them to run away with the ides that the end would comë just yet but there was no doubt that the operations in France during the last fortnight were a considerable military vic- tory, and had shown the wonderful superiority of our artillery which had fired four million rounds into the enemy. Es added "Keep your eye on Mesopotamia" and declared. that the military power of Germany was not yet suficiently broken to induce her to accept terms considered reasonable .by the Allies..
A GERMAN DENIAL.
London, April 21
A German wireless message:denies that the bodies of dead soldiers are being treated as alleged in the English newspapers in their cablegram of April 17, sad say these newspaper have mis-franalatexl sa 441 the German (mic) word * cadaver a really mosni (offaniniais
DEATH OF SIR FRANCIS BURNAND.
#London, April 22.
Sir Francis Cowley Burnand, editor of "Panch'! from 1882 ta 1906, has died, aged 81 yeara,
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