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日四十月三
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JAPAN'S FOREIGN POLICY,
London, May
REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
THE FIGHTING IN FRANCE AND FLANDERS.
BRITISH FRONT ADVANCED IN A LOCAL ENTERPRISE.
ENEMY'S LOSSES ESTIMATED AT 350.000, IN PRESENT BATTLE.
Reciprocal Artillery Fighting.
London, May 2. Field Marabel Sir Douglas Haig, in a communique, states; We repulsed a raid in the neighbourhood of Sebaterene. Osber- wise there has only been reciprocal artillery fighting.
Good Work by British Aviators.
London, May 2.
Sir Douglas Heiz reporting on aviation saya:-The un- favourable weather on May 1 only permitted short reconnaissances and bombing at a very low height. None of our machines are missing. We dropped a ton of bomba on railway station sidinge as Thionville on May 2, where a burst was observed, and on Carebatte Works where a fire was started. Several barsts we also observed on barracks and railway station sidings. All our machines returned.
Congratulations for the Second Army,
London, May 2.
Sie Dangins Haig, congratulating the Commander of the Second Army, mentions the Twenty-Ninth Division which by gellant sation north of Lys in the uarly days of the Lye battle, maintained their fice fighting record; als the Thrirty-Fourth Division for miny gallant actions srcnad Armentieres and Bailleur and their withdrawal from Armentierea in circumstances of exceptional difficulty. Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig farther mentions the Thirty-Third Division for their splendid fight on April 14 and for their gallant actions in the earlier days of the Lys Battle when the enemy was pressing his advance strongly.
A Successful Local Enterprise.
London, May 2.
French Progress at Hangard Wood.
London, May 2,
REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
THE PALESTING CAMPAIGN.
Chamber of Commerce Réport.
The forteigbily Price Carcent
atates:
Operations Resumed Bast of The Jordan...
Londer, May 2. A Palestine rffeial message states;—We resumed operations to interview with Beater's correspondent, added that Japan sought and Market Report, published by
Reuter's correspondent at Tokyo saya that Baron Goto, in his the east of the Jordan on May 1. While the infantry attacked the the friendship, co-operation and assistance of Ubins Japan the Hongseng General Ohamber enemy at the fact of the hills south-west and south of malt, encourage and assist in the reorganisation of Roseit, he would af Commerce, dated May 3, Australian mounted troops entered the village taking thing-three maintain peace in the Far East and help her neighbours and friends. Germans and 317 Turkish prisonera. Daring these operations & mount to the limit of her capacity. ed brigade, which watched the prossings of the Jordan at Jiureddamai, was attroked and forced back by s superior enemy who crossed the river dating the night Hone artillery batteries, supporting the brigade in moat difficult country, were obliged to abandon sine guns. The necessary apport for the detached, brigade was immediately forthcoming. The operations are proceeding. We repulsed local. altacks at everal points on the west of the Jordan.
DELHI CONFERENCE OPENED.
Indian Chlefs Generous "Offers.
London, May 23.
London, May 3.
****Canton SilkMovers Herbert Dent and Co.'s report (April 6):- "SEIN FEINERS AND NATIONALISTS.
Stock,000 Bales. Since our last report of' 23rd March our Quarrelling Over A Bys-Election.
market has not been so active for Lyons bats fair business has The alliance between Sein Feiners and Nationalists promirea been done. For Americas mora oct to be long lived. A gastrel broke out on the subject of the setivity was shown and resulted bye-election of East Cavan which the Sain Fainers persist in con- in about 1,200 bales being settled. testing despite Nationalist remonstrances. Thirty Nationalist Exchange which was very firm at Members of Parliament are to speak there on May 5 in opposition the begining of the fortnight to Mr. Griffiths, the Sinn Fein candidate. Mr. Dillon, speaking at under review has declined and st Bailie Borough, yesterday, said that the Nationalista were in no way the close is quoted about 11 par The Press Baresa announces that the Viceroy opened the Delhi responsible for the unhappy sitastion which had now arisen. If the cent. lower than our last quota. Conference on April 27, it being attended by sreen princes, the spirit exhibited by the Sinn Fein leaders in making this indecent tiona. Waste. No business hea non-official Legislative Councillore and about one hundred attempt to capture the seat, prevailed, national unity was impossible transpired and the price is again, representatives of all shades of opinion from all the provinces, and the imposition of necription would be facilitated.
lower. The Home Eale groop protested against the non-inclusion of re Mr. Di Valera visited the Bishop of Kilmore yesterday "in
Cotton Yarn --Oar market Besant, but failed to secure the Conference's approval. The Con-connection with the latter's anggestion of a compromise regarding continued depressed and only a ference approved of the continuance of voluntary recruitment and Ess: Orvan.
very limited basiness bar bean the formation of Pablicity and Employment Bureaux, and also
transsoted at an appreciable de- recommended that measures be taken to encourage the consumption
oline in rates. Quotations ära. of local products, develop shipbuilding and the production of
No. 10s at $175/207. No. 12. st. foodstuffs and other war requirements. The Conference showed a
$185/210. No. 16: at 8210/220. large measure of appreciation of the eitastion and a desire to furnish
No. 20a at 8215/245. Arrivals farther assistance to the Empire's cause. As a result of these
5,500 balen. Sales 1,000 bales, measures it is hoped that half a million, recruits will be obtained
10,000 bales. Bargains 14,000 Shipments nil Unsold stook: during the year. The Chiefs offers of "men and money were most cordial and generous,
POST-WAR TRADE..
AMERICA'S WAR PROGRAMME,
Expediting the Training and Increasing the Army,
London, May 3, Department's programme presented by Mr. Bakar, the Secretary According to Reuters correspondent at Washington, the War for War, to the Militery Committee of the House of Representativas, involves expediting the training of men and increasing "the army es rapidly as all conditions will allow. Mr. Baker has declined to discuss the numbers of the proposed army, because a specifió namber implies a limit which will solely depend on the available
resourcm which are constantly increasing.
SERIOUS AUSTRIAN STRIKE.
London, May 3.
GERMANS OCCUPY SEBASTOPOL
London, May 2.
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Woollens:No business doing. decidedly weaker and values have Baw Cottons :-Market "i dectined $3/5 per pical all round. Norminal quotations for Indian Cotton are $51/61 and for China descriptions $53/64 per pical.
Metals -Markes remains dal and lifeless. A few lots of zuila
Continuation of the Committee's Report.
London, May 2. The report issued by the Committee, presided over by Lard Beater's correspondent at British. Headquarters, writing on the Balfour of Burleigh, on the question of post-war trade, the first pari evening of May 2, states: Early this morning the Germans heavily of which appears in the Earlier Telegrams, deals with the question bombarded, with high explosive shells, to the west of Marria and of enemy countries getting materials after the war. The Report the area around Viller Bretonneux. There has been so infantry says that to attempt to prevent this would raise questions of great Reuter's correspondent at Zarish states that the Cracow striks have been done from spot, se action, possibly with the purpose of practicing barrages, and with international difficulty. Moreover, the Committes have the gravest in. the Dombrows ocal fields is the most serious of any outbreak higher prices. Tinplated hars view to an early resumption of the offensive, We have been profiting doubts whether such prohibition could be made practically effective, during Austrias occupation. Is began on April 5 and speedily shown firmness and there are ad- by the lail to prepare to meet any fresh enemy effort. Daring the It is also desirable that interference with our export trade should be extended to the whole of the coalfield. The most severe represing Tanoes to $34/5 per box a rise of day of Kay I we carried out, south of the Aners, a successful local limited to cases where public interest requires it. The Report measures of the Austrian authorities were unavailing. They finally $4 to $8. Steel Bars are quiet; enterprise, advancing our front over a width of pearly half-a-mile to mentions that the supply of all kinds of wool is likely to be suspended the entire passenger traffic on the railways.
Flour Market report. Slook: a depth of four hundred yarda. The weather has improved and insufficient for the requirements of the world, particularly merino,
About 170,000 Backs. Market our sirmen are doing deadly work over the enemy's positions.
for which Germany and Austria are practically dependent apon
steady.Quotations; Japanese 2nd Australia and South Africa. The Committee obasiders it of the
Patent $3.88 per sick. Jspacese greatest importance that joint measures should be devised
3rd Patent $3.60 per sack, with the Dominions to secure the control- of their oaspat
Japanese Straight $3 68 per mack. of all kinds of wool immediately after the war. The Committee
A German wireless official message saya:-We broke the Shanghai Flour. 33 55 per sok. concurs with the recommendation of the Iron and Steel resistanos of the enemy before Sebastopol sad oconpied the town Australian No. 1 $376 per sack. Trade Committee that no raw materials should be permitted im-
Australian No. 2 $370 per mack. mediately after the war to be despatched to present enemy countries
Australian No. 3-$3.65 per sack. from the mineral resources under British control. The Committee states that there are certain raw material the supply of which is
Suger :-Markes firm. “
likely to be sufficient to meet the world'a requirements, and it has Estimated Number of Enemy Troops Engaged,
been suggested that the Allies might jointly purchase the available London, May 2.
supplies of these. The Committee points out, however, that the situation is radically altered when it becomes a question of supply Beater's correspondent at French Headquarters telegraphing ing raw materials not to manufacturers on Government work but to on May. 2, states:-Under the German blows the Allied Armies maufacturers who are working on a competitive basis for Home have been welded together as never before. There is now no point and Foreign markets. The Committee recommends the restriction in the junction at which the Germans can thrust. The process of as regards the export from the United Kingdom of cotton yarn, welding the two armies together is complete bat will not stop there, wool tope, worsted, mobair and coal and expresses the opinion that Franco British D.visiona will be moved about the solidly-knitted it will be also necessary to regulate the export of coal and machinery. front at the wish of our High Command, as freely so the German The Report says that in the event of the Dominions finding it im- Divisione, Agsinet the enemy's territorial gains must be set the possible to adopt the Committee's suggestions it might be represented fact that he had to engage 140 divisions in five weeks. A consider to the Dominions that they could asset by imposing a heavy export
A French commanique states:There has been rather great reciprocal activity north and south of the Avre. We have appreciably progressed in Hangard Wood and have captured Biane Wood, south-west of Meilly Raineval, taking thirty prisonere sad capturing dve machine gods. There is artillery fighting between Parroy Forest and the Vosges.
AUSTRIA'S TROUBLES WITH ZIONISTS.
London, May 2.
Renter's orrespondent at Amsterdam saya that sccording to a telegram from Vienns the Austrian authorities have closed all Ziosist headquarters and meeting pisose at Cracow and are arresting many Socialist Zonists, including studente. The Jewish Baresu remarke that the occurrences shed a singular light on the Austrian semi- ficial declaration that the Government in favourably disposed towards Z-onism.
AN APPEAL TO IRELAND.
HALF. A MILLION ESTATE.
Fortunes Mada from Ships, Nurseries and Medicine..
able namber of these have been twice engaged and some even duty to present enemy countries and take precautions to prevent article in the Irish Independent, appeals to the people of Ireland to left by men who made their
parchase by neutrals on account of such countries.
London, May 3. A member of the American Mission now in London, in su belp in the great cruende the American nation has undertaken. The article says that America is grieved and amazed that Irishmen have not long since proved that conscription is unnecessary, and contrasts the bigh feeling in Ireland with the valantery privations of Americans on behalf of others whose need is greater. It says that Americans refuse to believe that Iriatman wish to be regarded as partners of the Prussian and Tork.
three times. Adding these reappearances there is a total of 186 engagements of divisione equivalent to a mass of two- end-a-half millions of men, whom the enemy has already pat into the battle. As the German dizisions-sre never with
-NEW FOUNDLAND'S CONSCRIPTION BILL drawn until they have soffered severe lose, on an 'average 2,500, it is reasonable to reckon the enemy" loenes since the beginning of the
London May 2. - battle at not less than 350,000. The Germans began the offensive Beuter's correspondent at St. John's, Newfoundland, ways that with a reserve of 850 000 in depote in France and Home. Bebiad the Legislative Council has unsuimously agreed to the Second zrad- these is only the 1920 class consisting of youths half of which are ing of the Conte:iption Bill." under eighteen years. The enemy's geonine fighting reserve is thus
-THE LIQUOR TRADE. half exhausted before he has covered anything like belf the distance ́to the goal." The reckless employment of divisions left him with s
Reports Regarding State Acquisition, total of eizty-six out of 206 in France which have not yet been en
London, May 2..
London, May 3, gaged. Of these twelve are Landetarm divisions which cannot be.
Renter's correspondent at Amsterdam learns from Bilia-thst The Daily Chronile states that the reports of the thres-Com ased for the purpose of the offensive. The Germans thus can have the Peasant Deputies overthrew the old Ukrainian Rada and the missions apiented to investigate into the financial aspect of State Little hope that the remaining sixty divisions will accomplish what Government. The Naw Government immediately adhered to the acquisition of the gant trade will be published to-day. The report the first 140 failed to achieve. Already the German staff must be Brealitovek peace."
regarding Eaglead and Wales is unanimous but not those referring anziously realising that their reserves of fresh troops are no greater
to Scotland and Irelend. The cost of the acquisition of braweries than Lose under General Foch.
And licensed bonzes in England and Wales is estimated at between 350 and 400 millions sterling which would be remunerative to the State.
Affled Officers Confident.
London, May L
UKRAINIAN, RADA OVERTHROWN.
THE PRUSSIAN DIET.
Threatened with Dissolution,
London, May
R:ater's correspondent at Paris states that M, Henzi Bidou, the
Renter's oraspondent at Amsterdam telegraphs that the distinguished military critia of the journal Debufs, has just returned from the front, and has given Reater & moat esparaging account of Prussian Diet, by 235 vores to 183, has rej-ated a Bosial Democratid the position. He says that the last time he visited the front was just mation to restore the equal eof age o'sues in the Electoral Reform after the captors of Kemmel Hill. He found some gloom at the Bill, but resolved by 232 to 183 in favour of plural voting. Thein po sitia conesquences of its loss, but when he returned he was Minister. Herr Friedberg, hinted at the possibility of the Govern delighted to find a spirit of almost confidence among Allied officers ment dissolving the Diet if the situation was not eased and men resairing in the magnificient manner in which the Ger mans were held up. M. Bidon said that Tuesday was a grand day for the Allies and was grever to the Germans than the lows of Kammel was to the Allies. H. Bidou oorcluded that never before had hel soon such real comradeship and mutal eateɛm between Allies as since the beginning of this battle when the French and British fought
and died together.
DUTCH-INDIES SHIPPING.”.
London, May 2.
the Calosies, has telegraphed to the Governor-General of the Datch Renter's correspondent' at Amsterdam says that the Minister for
Ladies that shipping to Amarios can be resumed on May 1,
THE PREMIER AND THE IRISH HOME RULE QUESTION.«
London, May 2. Brituio favouring the immediate self-Government of Ireland, Replying to a memorial signed by over 60,000 Irish residents,
he Premier says: “There is no object which I have mora olose at heart than to segist in composing this ancient controvarey. I am bound to say, however, that difficulties which are sufficiently great have not been rendered easier of settlement by the aballenge of the supremacy of the United Kingdom's Ferliament in thes aphere which has always been regarded as properly, belong. irtued by the Nationalist Party and the Roman Catholic Hierarchy. ing to it by all advocates of Home Hals, which bas recently been
in concert with the leaders of Sinn Foin
Three large estates have been
fortunes from shipping, flowers; fruit and vegetables, and medicine. Mr. Jalius Ernst Gathe, of Kepwick, Yorke, chairman of the West Hartlepool Steam Naviga tion, Co., and of other sterminip companies, left 2577,136) Mr. Walter Thoe, Ware, of Barrow Castle, English combe, near Bath, owner of extensive bureerise, £137,092, with bequests to ser=- Tants and charities; and Mr. Wm. Ralph Dodd, Barton Grange, Chesham, senior director of Messrs. Allen and Banbury, Ltd., left £72,480,
Miss Eizabeth Hall, of Rib- blendals Place, Preston, who left state valued at £41 058, "be- gaeathed nearly £5 000 to ratioas charities and also made bequesta to servants.
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