-REUTERS TELEGRAMS.
"THE NAVAL BAID.
(Continued from Fags L)
Raid Awards.
London, April 24,
The Press Baresa_ways that Vice-Admiral Sir R. Keyes has been appointed a Commander of the Bath in eognition of his services in coprection with the Zehragge raid. Commander Car penter, the commander of Vindictive has been promoted Captian.
Officer's Graphic Account.
London, April 25,
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY,
APRIL 26, 1918.,
REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
The landing at Zeebrugge is described most graphically by two officers of the Marines They said that it was a damned desperate adventure, carried out with dare-devil dash and courage." All the vessels large and small, formed a bank of urtiñeisl 'fog, stretching! from Zeebrugge to Ostend. When the. Huni dimovered the stratagem they put up the shells and then we steamed through the cloud and "got hell." All the marigen wors on deat, The Vindictive was exposed to mos rapid shell-fire bat aurisd on. When we'resched the Mole it was found that of the feartsen prown or gangware Aited on the Vindictive for landing only two were usable, and both of these were damaged and shaky. But we swarmed out by them shouting "Over you go, Boyale.” We lost heavily at the landing for the shall fire was terrific. After reaching the first ledge of the Mole we had sheer drop of twenty feet before we could get at grips with the enemy. It was raining hard, making matters worse. Eventually we Iowered down ropes and rope ladders Two German destroyers
along side the outer Mole shelled the Vindictive.
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GERMANY AND HOLLAND.
REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
TO-DAY'S MISCELLANY.
A farther InSIENOS nomenclaturartenlerde
MILITARY CROSS AWARD.
London, April 6 Following Still Negotiating.
The Gameite announces that this Military Cróna dha buen %Wabled. London, April 26. to Temporary Lieut. W. D. Woellwarth, attached to the Indisaated in July, 1917, Reuter's correspondent at Amsterdam says it is stated on good. Cavalry for conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty, A Divis" Come to elect a life authority that the main Germano-Datoh questions being discussed ional intelligence officer he accompanied a leading party, which While there he webs relate to sand and gravel and the use of the Glafosch and Antwerp during a raid penetrated the enemy's lines regardless of danger. He and Mrs Death Bailway which was stopped at the beginning of the war Holland ran ahead of the party ordering the enemy to surrender. His gallant Estialdonon de v does not object to Germany using it for non-military parvoven, Ger action markedly contributed to the success of the waterprise and before belefi many up to the present has not abjected to this stipulation. Gor-enabled much valuable information to be obtained, many is again demanding the transmission of sand and gravel through Hoʻland, bat Holland invists in exaèining confrol providing that Germany will puak matters to the extremes. It is expected that against the use of the materials for military purposes. Holland feare the Premier will speak in the Chamber at the and of the week after conferring with the Dutch kinister who is arriving from Berlin.
WHAT THE REICHSTÃO IS DISCUSSING.
London, April 24.
GERMANY'S “PAPER TAXES".
London, April 28. The Mannheim Volka Stimme, referring to Germany's new taxes, says they are only paper taxes. As an example the export duded on tea, coffee and cocos are trebled but none of these articles are imparted. The increases on beer and spirits taxes is estimated to yield a thousand million marks, but the output is only a tenth of the normal supply.
According to Renter's correspondent at Amsterdam, in the Reichstag, the Minister for War ssid thist no country was willing to
PAN-GERMAN LAW COURTS FOR BELGÍUM. renounce the use of gas, but the statements of the horrors of gue fighting were greatly gruggerated by others. "Speakers demanded
London, April 25, that Austria-Hungary begin sution on the southern front. Count "According to Bentar's correspondent at Amsterdam the German Roedern, speaking on the taxation proposals, quntesated the 'round Law Courts established in Belgium"are pan-German, British Bnsucial policy with Germany's ponderous methods.
The War Minister said that 20,000 recently wounded men bad returned to the front, Carionity was expressed as to the samber af THE DEPORTATION CASE.
Américans engaged,
WHY COUNT CZERNIN RESIONED.
London, April 24.
RUSSIA AND GERMANY,
:
The Vindictive's upper desk when we returned was a horrible sight and in absolute obson It was slippery with blood. All around were dying and wounded. Their shrieks were heartrending. The captain of the Vindictiva was most cool, manoeuvering most skilfully through the storm of shell. He got ber safely out under Reater's correspondent at Amsterdam sister that, in the Ann. oover of another smoke screen. "As he steered down the Channel he garian Parliament, Dr. Wakerle said that Count Ozernin had met at daybreak Vice-Admiral Keys's digahip. The Vice Admiral resigned because he had long felt that he did not possess the King's signalled "Well done Vindictive. "Both arewa cheered themselves confidence sufficiently, hours as they need, Vice Admiral Keye later addressed remnante of the battalion on Dover Pier. He told us that the whole operation was most successful. The officers added that one of the finest
As Explanation Requested. achievements was the work of the submarines which placed
· London, April 24. ten loma of bombs ander, the viaduct connecting the mola
According to Renter's correspondent as Petrograd the Commis with the shore, preventing reinforcements from coming. sary of Foreign Affairs has requested an explanation of the Germano- A number of crews warmed up to attack bot stopped when Ukrainian invasion of the Crimea. It throws out a warning of the they saw our bayonets. We charged and cleared's space and then possibility of a consequent action by the Black Sea Fleet. rushed to the first destroyer throwing in fifty grenades. The last we saw of her she was winking. We were unable to reach the other destroyers. The Vindictive had three howitzers fore and aft and amidehips. · Before we left, her foremost gun crew were wiped out three times in strocession by enemy fira. Our gunner maintained s
Loudon, April 24, fire with pom poms, howitzers and trench mortars After hambing Renter's correspondent at Wellington states that for the War s destroyer we formed up and forced a way ashore at the point of Loan of nine and a half millions sterling the contributions received the bayonet. We charged, killed and scattered the crew of a gan amount to eight and a half millions. Compulsory clauses will be sahore capturing the gun. It was awful to hear above the cannonad enforced to secure the balance of a million sterling. ing, the shrieks of the-wounded and dying. Mesnwhile the Vindio- tire was continuously engaged by shore bateries. When we were signalled to withdraw, the blockships had been sunk and our object accomplished:
TROUBLE ON THE AMUR RAILWAY.
· Red Guards III-Treating Travellers.
London, April 25. Renter's correspondent at Paking telegrapha thei the Red Guard is holding up, robbing and il-treating on the Amor Bailway.
"REFORM OF THE SECOND CHAMBER.
The Conference's Report.
NEW ZEALAND AND THE WAR.
The Latest War Lorn.
AUSTRALIA'S SPLENDID WAR EFFORTS.
London, April 24 Beater's correspondent at Melbourne states the Recruiting Conference ananimously revolved that as the time was one of unparalled emergency they should make the, moet efforts to avert defeat at the hands of German militarism. It urges she Australian people to unite whole-heartedly to secure the necessary reinforce menta voluntarily.
The Melbourne Age, commenting on the result of the Confer ence says it gives cause for congratulations. The terms of the resolution may be accepted as a pledge binding each organisation to exhaust-ite resources to indaos eligible man to rally to the
colours. A
The Hon. Mr. Tador, speaking at a Union gathering, declared that Labourites attending the Conference had done their best in the interests of Australis and the Empire. Labour was not lukewarm towards the war. They were in it and must stay there.
To-day's Proceedings.
The case was continued before
defence.
"OVER INFLATED WAGES"
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Mr, Samuel Lloyd, who has just died at his home near Birming ham in his ninety-first year, deserves to be remembered as the editor of 'little'known, but in many ways a very admirable, mederated version of the New, Trament His parpone, was to preserve the stately Elisabethan Future of British' Rallways, rendering wherever possible, Anzisty as to the future of departing from it only where an
translation the Fall Court this morning in British railways was expressed insocurate which Li Bang Mi, s solicitor's by Mr. G. Marray Smith, the change in English unge olerk, who was ordered to be chairman of the Midland Com-made this version of King James deported, bas brought actions Day, at the annual meeting of scholars misleading to modera against the Attorney General, the shareholder at Derby recently, rosders. The recali is a version Secretary for Chinese Assira and He said that inquiries had not micre accurate than those of 1611 the Captain Superintendent of Tealed the future intentions of and 1881, and more dignified in the Government, but he hopeû ite phrasing than each modern Police.
The details of the action have that on all questions affecting the renderings an Weymouth's or the vital interests of shareholder 16s Twentieth Century New Tata- already been given.
The Hon. Mr. H. E. Pollock, Board of Directors would he ment. Dr. Hendel Harris and a K.O., and Mr. O. G. Alabaster onsalted, No one, he said, number of other Biblical subolars (instructed by Mr. O. D. Wilkin begrudged the railwaymon--who lent hats)nce in the preparation son), again appeared for the had worked hard and loyally of "The Corrected New Testa. plaintiff, and the Hon. Mr. J. H. their increased war wages, but it ment.' Kemp, Attorney General, and the amounted to, ruch hago
I hear news of s tribute to the Hon. Mr. E. H. Sharp, KO.; for annual payment that only the the Crown, "appeared for the State could bear it. The cost to Entente from an unexpected to the Midland Company alone quarter, says a writer in the Daily Mr. Pollock continuing his was £4,000,000 a year." After the News and Leader. The French address gaid that their war, if they were still responsible papers tell that, anxious to do us Lordships should pause to reflect for the management the wages bonour, M. Gansbourg-has- that the dances alleged against question would require early promised sa produos as the defendant in respect to the Ds and equitable settlement, so that principal novelty of his denson at portation Ordinance had been slow of wages might bears pro- Monte Carlo Balfe's King committed some years before per relation to the earning powers Charlie." Everything in the pro- the Deportation Ordinance itself of the company. Wages and war duction, he says in his usus. was passed. They were not bonuses had increased almost Nepoleonis way, will be English- adances alleged to have been lavishly in many industries, and down to the prompter. This is very committed by him since the without sufficient consideration kind of M. Gumbourg, but is reading of the Ordinance. He being given to the far-reaching hardly convincing, for neither thought that was a further argue effect of these increases on other Grove nor the National Dictionary mens for the safeguards he had industries, with the result that of Biography nor any other been contending I was aboard we had drifted into a visibus agith reference book neems ever to have heard of "King that a man could be charged circle of wages...
Charlie" *The
Paritan's with offences alleged to have been | ---
Drughter" we know, but there in committed some years before the Ordinance was passed, and Mr. Pollock: Only a little over hardly room for "Prince Chatha that he should not know what the three hours, but it is not that we prosecution says about him. This complain so much of as the fact Perved to hammer - his (Mr. of what was done to him during Mt. Samuel Young, M.P., whome Pollock's point 'home about the the time he was in geol that his death was recorded could safely injustion of tile ads against the finger printa were taken, and he claim the distinction of being the was otherwise examined. He wÁS Foldest legiffistor who aver sat in London, April 25, a d Italien shipping returns for the past week show that the arrivals
In regard to paragraph 15 in treated as though he were to be the oldest of all Parliamentar Pat of office of member of the Second Chamber would be twelve years, were 342 and the departures 315. Only one host was sunk this the statement of claim, which a permanent member of the gaol, even his record was surpassed by The Chief Justice: I take it an Italian Senator, Signor Grappi, set out the wrongful One-third of the members would retire every fourth year and their being over 1,500 tone.
oedare which was adopted that this was done before who was 29 on March 28, 1917. places would be filled by election. Peers, who were not membere of the Second. Chamber, would be entitled to sil'in the Bönes of
by the Governor-in-Council, their bear the Secretary of Thin event was formally Selahiatod Lordships know that defendants Chinees Affairs; before he had in the Senate, and Signor Grappi Commons. Clergymen of the Church of England, the Roman
proved strong enough to maka a how contended that in law it an opportunity of explaining. Catholio "Oburch' and sho" of the Oburch of Scotland and thei
It is stated that Sir Arthur Boberts, the financial adviser to the could be applied to Mr. Li Hong Mr. Pollock. For, that is so, brief speech-in reply to the Protestant Episcopal Church of Ireland would be eligible for Air Ministry, has resigned owing to differences with Lord Mi. Eng (Mr. Pollock') ocnsen-Irad of this we are complaining, congratulations of his solieagues. election. If it were decided that the members of the Second Rothermere.
tion was that the Prison Regula. They had no right to treat him
Some very remarkable red Chamber should be paid, the payment should be the same as for the
tions did not apply to 's proposed as an ordinary prisoner, Commons. The Second Ubember would not be empowered to amend
Mr. Li Hong: Mi BOOK present being compiled by deportee. or reject financial Bille. A Bill, which olsimed to be's financial Bill,
going to ask for damages against GBP., if he could tees his of the War Ofine. It is aid to be The Chief Justice: Are you he was arrested naked the the Anthropometrical Department the Captain Superintendant of solicitor and the CRP, rained, proved beyond dispate that saying he could see him married men of 30 years of age Police?
ME. Pollock Oh yes, My Lord. on office maltete, but not about are infinitely more healthy than This is one of the wrongful acts the ones. This was a very serious single man of 30,
thing. Li Hong Mi was to go complained of
Jericho in s city aureo Ir. Pollock Waid that the re- before the EO. A. without the were regulations made in the overs. As the gaol Mr. Loo always been easily taken. Tha Prison: Ordinance of 1899. The D'Almada was present what walls fell down at the soun Prison Regulations ware made the OS.P. maid be cold of Joshua's trumpets is 20 regarding the conduct of pricommunicate with him but aggeration, i bat haskin soner's in the prison: known as not on the question of pro- summary of all her history. Victoria Gaol In the Deportation goed deportation Meber put Her people never seem to hara Ordinance the person one had to 'Almada on so undertaking. At been distinguished for bravery. do with in the matter of detention Buy rate he (Mr. Pollock thought No great man was born in and was the that matter would be mada quite Jericho: no heroic deck was STIC of an acous Beater's correspondent at Amsterdam states that the Dellacha - Superintend
"he" House"] [Blear when the defendant Memer doneim bet ar / She never look. Zeitung is being prosecuted for an article socusing Bazon Ton of Detention.
"quite waa" put in "the box. Could a siege and her inhabitants were Kashimann of immorality, Voraerts states that the allegations clear in whose custody the man be badged off and restricted always running sway." (G.
*** Smith's "Historical Geography were intended to influence the Esitetin #geinst von Küchlmann,
man was to be detained. In the like this 2 vnterey Deportation Ordinance man The Chief Justice I appose the Holy Land, y was entitled to be bailed so long he had the charges in his pocket sabe nould End reasonable when he was taken indore May security. The whole schema: “af kéGUAY
Follook: deportation was that a man was Mr. only to be detained for a few [W&£"*%20¥"" His Majesty the King inspected a party of officers and non-hours. He was pos a man who went before commissioned officers of the Indian Labour Corps under Captain G..
sense of the ter from the front,
1/7ustice:irem
London, April 24. The report of the conference, presided over by Lord Bryce, on the Reform of the Second Chamber, is now issned.”... It recommenda that the Second Chamber should consist of two sections, firstly 246 persons elected by panels cf Members of Parliament distributed in geographical groups; and secondly persons chosen by a Joint Stand-| ing Committee of both Houses and numbering about one fourth of the whole Second Chamber excluding ex offico mambers. The term
ITALIAN SHIPPING RETURNS,
MORE DIFFERENCES WITH LORD ROTHERMÉRE.
London, April 25,
Lord Rothermere Resigns.
London, April 25, ' may be referred to an appointed suthority, which would be elected of of the Air Service, has resigned from the Air Force, for reasons of The Press Bureau anncances that Lord Rothermore, Minster the beginning of every session and sommet of seven members of health. each House," When the two Chambera disagree, the Bill may be referred to a free conference of both Houses, consisting of thirty members who shall report eimauttaneously jo both Houses the eng- gested basis of agreement. Under the geographical group system Scotland would-be entitled to thirty seats in the second Chamber,
NO FAMINE FOR BRITAIN.
A Tribute to the Farmer.
London, April 25.
pro.
ided
London and Lancashire twenty-seven woh, Yorkshire twenty-four, Mr. Prothero, resident of the Board of Agriculture, addressing gulations r
ons referred to the other day benalt of any legal advice what by resources. Yet in war the haw Wessex eighteen, Wales and Loumonth, the South Eastern district, a meeting of farmers at Oxford, faida tribute to the work of the the south Midlands, East Anglia, the south-west Midlande, the Farmers Committees increasing the supply of home-grown too by north-west midlande, the cast midlands, and the aarthera district a sacrifice of geses landa. He was now able to say that the country Skeen members esob. If representatives of Ireland were to be was saved from famine, whatever the submarine might do. included they would number twenty saven; making a total of 273.
· The report is a Mejority ons, Lord Lorebara, Lord Bydenham and
Mr. T. Sosnian (M. P. for M. Bligo) dissenting The Duke of Eat ACCUSATION-AGAINST GERMAN FOREIGN SECRETARY land, Lords Lensdows, Dervatans, Lorebarn, Balfour of Barleigh, Gydenham, Hugh Cecil and Sir George Tounger-held that it was mprobable that election by groups of Commoners would produce a Þdy possessing the attributes of a Becond Chám bar.
GENERAL KORNILOFF'S TROOPS ROUTED.
The General Reported Killed.
London, April 25.
Beate a cofrespondent at Moscow states that the Soviet forcen routed Gedral Kornilo's detachments near Ekaterinodar on April 17. Prisones state that General Kornilf was seriously wounded and that he subsequently succumbed.
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WHY GERMANY CANNOT GUARANTEE SAFE CONDUCT.
London, April 25. pondent at Amsterdam telegraphs that a Berlin 24 states that Germany cannot guarźnize safe Crying grain to Switzerland from Americs tree matths because it will only be after that time ships could receive instructions. Therefore if ng the American Eng urs annk, President Wilson
"INDIAN LABOUR CORE
London, April 25;
Inspected By His Majestyću.
Views London, April 25.
P. Taylor, consisting of men from the State of Memper on the war prisoner in the ordinary had to "ghout af
ALLIES BANKING SUREEMENT WITH: SPAIN.
|- London, a pri 25, Heater's correspondent at Madrid states, that an agreement for the consortium of Spanish banke, remanenting a ospital of two millions sterling and including banking firmein Madrid, Bilbao and Barcelona, has been signed with Franco and the United States,
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