EARLIER TELEGRAMS.
BRITISH MERCANTILE Marine and THE HUNS.
A Fly and a Half Years' Boycott Arranged,
London, May 2.
Mr. Havelock Wilson, President of the British Seamen's and Firemen's Union in a statement as regards the sacrifices of the mercantile marine said that fifteen thousand British seamen had been murdered by German pirates during the war at sea. The murders were growing despite the decline in the number of ships attacked beesuss the Hun was more determined than ever and the sailors wore in deadly earnest in their determination to apply a punitive boycott against Germany after the war. Masters, officers and seamen were in hearty unanimity in their determination, alter the way not to handle stuff in any way connected with Germany. A year ago the limit for the boycott was two years, now, owing to the increased crimes it had been extended to five and half years.
Mr. Wilson emphasised very strongly that the boycott would be enforced to the uttermost He had proofs that commercial folk in Germany were very uneasy thereauent because they knew that British sailors possessed the power and influence to make good their threat and because opinion was hardening daily. Mr. Wilson added that the Seamen's League was growing. Candidates for Parliament at next elec. tions not favouring the League's policy would have a poor chance. Branches of the League were being organised. Evers constituency would run candidates against those not satisfying their objects
THE WESTERN FRONT.
Splendid Work by the French..
London, May
A French communique. says: A German attack in the region of Thences, north of the Avre, Iailed under out fire. Enemy attempts north of Chavignon and north-west of Rheims were also unsuccessful We made raids notably in the direction of Lemonchel, west of Coucy-le-Chateau, north of Pont-a-Mousson and at Violu and brought back a score of prisoners..
AIR BOARD AND ADMIRALTY,
Position of Admiral Jellicoe and Colonel Trenchard.
London, May 2
In the House of Commons, Major J. L. Baird stated that' Sir William Weir was considering the best way of utilising Sir Hugh Trenchard's great qualities."
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Mr. Bonar Law stated that the Admiralty still hoped to utilise Admiral Jellicoe's services in an important posi- tion bat owing to Admiral Jellicoe's high rank it was not "easy to find a position acceptable to him. An important post had been offered to Admiral Jellicoe, who, for reasons bighly creditable to him, could not accept it.
POST-WAR TRADE.
Allies and the British Empire Must Agree.
London, May a
Lord Balfour of Burleigh in committee has presented
■ further report on post-war trade. It states that any general prohibition of exports to enemy countries after the war is impracticable and inexpedient but the Paris resolu- tions can be carried out if the Allies and the British Empire can agree upon a policy of joint control of certain important commodities for a transitional period. This policy should be applied as regards the United Kingdom by legislation empowering the Government to prohibit the export, except under licence, of such articles as are deemed expedient.
GERMANY AND UKRAIŃĖ.
Strong Aati-German agitation.
London, May 2 A German cominunique affords an interesting sidelight on: affairs in Ukraine. It alleges a strong anti-German agitation in Kief, supported by members of the Government," resulting inter alis in the distortion of the Gerama decree regarding the spring sowing which has produced excitement in the country and the arrest of the manager of the Russian Bank for Foreign Trade. The communique alleges that the Ukrainian Government connived at the manager's arrest hence Field Marshal von Eichhorn has been obliged to take drastic action including the establishment of military tri- bunals, sevére penalties for disturbers of the peace and the arrest of the Ukrainian War Minister, the wife of the Minis ter of the Interior" and the Commander of the town militia and others.
German Commander's Orders n'sregarded.
Zürich. May 2 According to a Kief telegram Field Marshal Eichhorn, commanding the Germans in Ukraine, has ordered the peasantry to return the property taken from the landowners This is and to begin cultivation of the great estates. arousing the most vigorous opposition. The Ukrainian Rada has instructed the Minister for Agriculture to direct the peasants to disregard Eichhorn's order.
AUSTRIA WANTS. PEACE.
Austria-Hungary Seething with Revolt.
London, May 2,
With reference to the enemy's "Peace offensive," it is
stated :--
Moanwhile the troubles of the Austrian Empire are apparently coming to a head. The Cabinet crisis in both Austria and Hungary is still unsettled.
The "Arbeuer Zeitung" of Vienna denounces Hungary for starring Austria and declares that the imports from Ukraine are still remote and empty stomachs cannot afford to wait.
Czecho-Slovak troops, who are Austrian subjects 'have appeared, according to Italian papers, on the Italian front, fighting for Italy. Their arrival bas disquieted Austro- Hungarian commanders, who fear the effect on their flav troops. Recently some of these men persuaded a number of Austrian Czechs to desert, which the Italian barrago between the Austrian front and support lines enabled them to do.
A special English correspondent on the Swiss frontier has received information showing that the populations of "Austria Hangary are starving" and seething with revolt, which he predicts will break out when the western offensive is definitely brought to a standstill.
The
GERMANY AND HOLLAND,
Negotiations Still Proceeding.
Amsterdam, May 2 “Handelsblad” ays that the statement of the "Nišnje Rotterdam Courant" cabled last night is too opti mistic. The negotiations are still proceeding.
THE ASSASSIN PRINZIP DEAD,
Amsterdam, May 2
Prinzip, who assassinated the Archduke Ferdinand and his wife, has died of consumption in Theresienstadt Fortress.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH SATURDAY, MAY 4, 1918.
́EARLIER TELEGRAMS.
AMERICAN SHIPPING DISASTER.
Coasting Steamer Collides with Cruiser.
Now York, May 2
Beventy-four përsëns-
The coasting steamer City of Fathers has sink as the result of collision with a cruiser. aboard the steamer ware drowned,
ITALIAN SHIPPING.
London, May 2. The Italian arrivals of the past week totalled 354 vessels and the departures 363. The sinking of only one small sail- ing vessel is reported,
JAPAN'S POLI Y UNCHANGED.
Tokió, May 2 Baron Goto, the new Foreign Minister, in a message to Reuter, declared that the suggestion was baseless that the policy of the Japanese Government had changed or that its loyalty to all its engagements had lessened owing to the change in personnel, which he said was solely due to the illness of the former Foreign Minister Baron Motono..
A. LONG WAR.
General Sir William Robertson's Views!
London, May 2
At the annual meeting of the Church Army Sir William Bobertson stated that large numbers of soldiers under nine- teen would arrive at the front in the immediate fiture, all splendid boys. The war was likely to last a long time, yet no sane man would dare estimate how long.
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UNION OF SOUTH AFRICA.
Representation at Imperial Conferenc",
Capetown, May 2. In the House of Assembly, General Botha announced that he would not attend the Imperial Conference but would Bend Mr. Barton, Minister of Railways and Finance, to assist General Smuts in representing the Union.
THE RUSSIAN SITUATION.
No News of Counter- Revelation,
Landon, May 2
In the House of Commons. Mr. Balfour stated that be had no official confrmation of the report of a counter-revolu- tion in Petrograd.
AMERICAN LEADERS OF
States. He talked to me like a fellow journalist. In him again I found that absence of reseITU, hat trust in the man facing him, which is one of the trusst indics
SIDELIGHTS FROM GERMANY.
tions of a big nature. Withal, ha Securing her StrengthTM
all
gave me an impression of power
Time.
and of grip which ons werke in
vain in smaller men, in there who
and
CHINESE ENGINEERING- AND MINING COMPANY, LIMITED.
This snõual gueril, meeting of the shareholders of the Chinese. Bagirovine & Mining Company, so often assume - a mantle of Dr. Alfred Laniok's book op Lid,, was to be held in London on roserve or of artfulness to cover * Clearses About War Aims," the 29th April 1918,' when the. deficiencies.
contains much that is interesting Directors' Report and Statement Mr. Elihu Root, ax-Secretary on the military measures which, of Accounts for the year anding ¡of State is a great lawyer, in the writer's view, are necessary | 30th June, 1917, was to be sub-
moving arator,
by for Germany'e fatare security. mitted, the As regarded
already pointed weny greatest administrative intellect Dr. Lanick
Extract From Directors' Report. in the country. I talked with employed by the Imperial Fro
The net result of the year's him in his busineses office down paganda Department for the| town in New York just before Enlightenment of Foreign Conn-transactions shows a balance to America entered into the war. tries, and his bock has been the credit of Proft and 'Loss As- Mr. Root is a square-faced, grim- published by the well known pro- count of 4411,604, made up as looking man, who might be fifty pegands publishers, the Politische follows-Proportion of Kailan instead of seventy. It is said Verlagsanstalt of Leipzig and Mining Administration's Pets plas China Interest... £278,054 that nothing could have kept him Heidelberg
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out, writer
from being President of the United Dr. Lanick begins by asserting Interest in Europe - Skates but the fact that in his that should Germany's enemies Agency Fees *** capacity of lawyer Es has pleaded be unable at the Pesce Confer Bundry Receipts the case of some of the great ence to obtain the condition they Krobange rorporations bars.
Total
Deduct
18,789
4,000
50
2463,081
.. 1896
4,200
42,031
500
$61,427
desire they will inevitably regard | Balance brought forward 152,123 The espacity and intellectual a peace concluded to their dis ruthlessness of the man is'appar advantage sa inconclusive and ant at one glance. He talks with will await a favourable opportun- the clarity of Mr. Asquith and the ity when they may begin a war incisiveness of the Mr. Joseph with better prospects of destroy Expense in Europe Chamberlain. He dose mot offering the Central Powers. For this Directors Fees... vorce like Mr. Boorevelt. And yet reason it must be Germany's Income Tax it was a plesaate to listen to his main effort to secure a durable Ralist Funds Blow words,crystal-clear in pesce, and this can only be done thought and parpare. There css by emerging from the war stron be Dowco barm in repeating one ger than she entered it, stronger of his expressions sa giving so than her enemies, and by taking indication of the man,
Buch steps as will secure her
Learing a Net
Balance of...400,654.. which the Directors recommend
appropriated" | M.
I told him I heard one of his Bʊperior strength for all time. speeches and found in it, He The author maintains that should be publican as he was, no criticism treaties alone and unsupported
;
fǝllows:-
oens paid 15th May 1917, bened
Final Dividend 7 per
cent, paid 18th. De
comber (making 1214
50,000
per cent, for the year) 75,000 Excess profia duty,
estimated at...
of President Wilson for not en- cannot guarentes the security Interim Dividend 5 per- tering into the war, such sa char. which Germany must have." The acterised the speeches of some best arrangement is that which other leading man. He told me extends oor military power and He proceeds: that he regarded the cause of the possibilities,"
various Might cen saaume Allieass so important and so trans- He talked about national affaire, condent that sny question of per forms. A strong army is might about the state of things in Ear-sonality must be submerged. (All a better internal military orga. ope. Ta asked me many ques- this before America declared nisation than that possessed by tions about England, and his war.) He explained that be other Powers is might; higher Some Personal Sketches and comments were a mixture of wis thought it better to express spintellectual training and better dom, of wit and boisterousness, proval of the President whenever technical knowledge are might; Impressions.
salted all the time with so and wherever it was possible to do riches are might; a grest papala New York, Feb. L.-The high. Americanism as atimulating as it so, by resson of the President's tion is might the possession of est American type which isevoly was frank. One gets an inade line of thought and action on the iron and coal regions and of
OPINION.
י
$5,000 Balance carried forward 191,654
£411654
ing itself from a mixed condition gute idea of Mr. Roosevelt from side of the Allies ideal, More abundant agricultural land. is guarantee against the everlasting of race reacted upon by traditions, his published pictures. There is good could be done this way than might. We must therefore see to disquiet which has characterised it at the Peace Conference that we werlike France even GTAP SİNGS by climate, by isolation from in him ang mixture of by any criticism.
secure as much as possible of all the time of Car. The military Earope, and all the varying invity and gentleness. B. is
The stara idealism of Mr. Root, these forms of power, and that we eitastion at the end of the war aidental influences, has a comilled with the desire to know coldly expressed, made a deep win them at the expense of our will show as whether such de posite distinctive nature which other people's point of view. He mark on me. In him, as in other enemies. It must be our aim to mands can be put forward. Here will afford wide fields of stody has a gift of phrase which makes public men, I found an intensive cocure this might in such, eaper we are only dealing with what we for the historian An English bis conversation delightful. His conviction of the right and justice abundance that our enemies will wish, and with what is absolutely men is apt to form basty jade complete trast in a comparative of the Allies' cause, and a symnot be able to overtake us, and essary for us." mente when he comes into con strapger's discretion was in itself pathetic understanding in con- that they will never again enter- It is interesting empare Dr. nection with England which in the thought that a time may Lanick's views act an arrange tact with some special strongly tribute to his own sincerity. marked side of the Americar
It might be possible to dislike | would surprise these who come come when they will be able to eat on the Essie «tron ier with character. To get any kind of Mr. Roosevelt's politics, it would times doubt America's knowledge attempt the destruction of the the pesos conditions as formalst just estimate it is well to draw be well-nigh impossible to die of ourselves.
ed by Herr von Kuhlmsan. He Central Powers.”'' conclusions from the best of the like the man himself. He is one of
A ratized. Poland. - The War Secretary, Mr. Baker, I The following passage is inter-writes: race-especially from those who those rare personalities who would
his desk in the eating: In order to protect would be more desirable than one have been selected for positions have gladdened the heart of Bo-found st in leadership..
bert Louis Stevenson. His glit War Department in Washington, ourselves from the destructive that is dissatisfied, and the ex- There follow & few anspehota tering teeth, his beetling brows, A small, genial man, who smokes will of our enemies for all time tension of the Baltic march to of Americans whom I have come pugnacious few his voice rising modest in demeanour as a clerk. exist in the future we must first ritorial extension than s frontier a big pipe, and who is as and this will to destroy as will Lake Peipus means a larger ter- in contact with. They are men almost to a childish treble, se he
on the Windaa or Drina. The whose names loom large
in gave point to a joke or a pangent His wide vision and his strong of all obtain those strategic Europe. In their various dir- phrase, were but the expressions grip of a vast organisation have extensions of our frontiere which military situation at the end of ections they may have a hand in of a rich, rare spirit. He swayed bean lately demonstrated by his in the opinion of our naval and the war will decide thie.
"Our military and politics! moulding the coming history of himself to and fro in his rocking-speech to Congrees. He too was military experts are necessary for the world.
chair and talked not only about kindness itself. "Whenever in our security. Farther, we must experts must decide whether we I went down to Oyster Bay to the present-day politics and the difficulty come and see me," he add to this so much territory shall now annex what is necessary see Mr. Roosevelt, ex-President of war, but about the time when he said. I believe he asid it with in the opinion of our economic for the maintenance of our food
sincerity.
authorities will guarantee us our supplies, or whether we must the United States, and one of the 8 President, and he did it in a
There is a man in New York economic development. These wait for a future war to secure national figures. I was a stranger fall flood of enjoyment and satis- to him. I drove out from the faction which it is impossible to to whom Britain in particular territories must be politically the land we want. The same ides must dominate na êvery- compatible station a couple of miles or so to reprodues in print. There is and the Allies in general owe a advantageous and a house of the bungalow type, in certain boyishness about him big debt for his efforts on be with a healthy principle of wherein the West with refer 6 country district quite close to which is attractive in itself. The half of their cause. Dr. Nicholas nationality. For this resson therence to our coal and iron supplies, the sea. The house looked rather hour I spent with him was fall Murray Butler, president of must be no sort of timidity at the in the East with reference to our Columbis University, whose adoption of measures which may considerations must be thrust to food and supplies. All other bare and, like the majority of of good things. I wondered
voice and pen--bave done con- seem to be temporarily --bareb, American residences, its ground whether it would be as susy to get tinuous service for the cause of each, for example, as the deporte one side. If we do not escare had no hedges giving privacy access to the personality of any humanity, is at the head of tion of a whole population. For what we want now we should be from the road or from observa ex-Prime Minister of Britain,
score of activities, and is unweari-each massores serve to eliminate rendered defenceless in a coming tion.
I went down to Washington one ed in the promotion of those the posibility of a future war, war, and the German nation will I walked up the 100 yards of day and called at the Treasury of objects which are uppermost in and therefore sonforms to the be left at the mercy of its enemies. drive and knocked at the door. Mr. McAdoo America's Chan the minds and hearts of Britain. high moral object of a world- The more mighty we are at the It was opened by a rather short, cellor of the Exchequer, one of the He is a man of powerful physique, peace."
pesee the greater will be our heavily-built man in tweed cost, right-hand men of the President tall, broad-shouldered, with mas
After this prologue Dr. Lanick ability to compel our enemies to knickerbockers, grey worsted and a man spoken of saa possible sive head and gift of flowing asks What territories come gire as all that we desire for the stockings and heavy boots, ap-successor to Mr. Wilson. His phrase. There parently hobnailed. I knew from secretary, in an outer office in the Anglo-Saxon in-bis-firm jaw and purpose of frontier regulation or
is something into consideration either for the weal of humanity. For we know that peace is secure so long na the pietures in the paper that it midst of a multitude of Dorras-steady ever. wes Colonel Roosevelt.
pondence, oallers, and telephone heard him speak the other fusi saswer can only be given by
for purposes of annexation? The Power dwelle in German bands." Dr. Lanick saks his readers not I told him I was a newspaper conversations, was as courteous as night at a barquet to inaugurate a zesponsible Government, which to be frightened at the ides that Correspondent from Europe if he had known me for years. He an American Phil-Hellenistic is in the best position to weigh annexations bring with them the "Come in," he raid:" glad to was but s reflection of his chief. Society. It was a speech st ones advantages and disadvantages, hatred of the annexed popula eze you are not going to ask me Mr. McAdoo sent out word that gracious and compelling. There and which has experts at its dis- tions, or that this batted maz anything for publication. I told he had someone with him, but was come quality in it which poest. But we can nevertheless bring about a noW WAY, HI him I had come only to introduce could I wait just a minute? When reminded one of the best in the express desires, and it is expected awer in thoroughly characteristic myself, and to have a talk with I went in I found a tall, spare man British House of Commons He shat at the Peace Conference these of the Prussian spirit • him if he would allow me. "Come with leen, soute, sharp-featured is a man not only deeply versed desires will be found to be those order to avoid the danger of right in and take off your over ince, and bright eyes. He grasped in European history in general, also of our responsible statesmen, future war the populations of sa- coat,
"he esid. He helped me to me by the hand and treated me but also in a knowledge of cur First of all we wish to see a nexed provinces hostile to us remove it. Then with a most with a confidence which 88-98 rent afsirs and living personal, Western march on the Channel abould be deported, and this on cordial manner he took me into refreshing from's high official asities on the other side. He told, under German protection, not an a large scale. Even in the cate bis library before a blazing fire, it was delightfal. In him, one of for instance, on the occasion to independent Belgiam
of a German protectorate o which and introduced me to a friend of the political opponents of Mr. question, an appreciative little would again be in a position to right to deport host de populations his. He put me in a comfortable Robervelt, I found the same dir-story about Mr. Asquith. There become an advanced military must be maintained. If we have zorking chair, seated himself in cofness, vigour and, if I may so is no more stalwart American than work for our enemies. We naes reason to believe that the annexed another a couple of yards away, express it, simplicity. He is one Dr. Nicholsa Murray Butler, hold Verdun, Belfort, and the population will oppose as in and proceeded with a warmness of the kernest slatesmen, as well There is probably zo ssuncher entire fortress chain of Eastern fature war we must not tolerate and confidence which I abould well as one of the cleverest basi- friend of Britain in America. France; we must hold this firmly their existence either in the Ea never forget.
zece organisers in the United Daily Chronide,
in our possersion me the best pire or on the Fation”