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三日大十月四
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GERMANS BOMB BRITISH HOSPITAL,
Hundreds Killed and Wounded,
London, May 23.
ALLIED SUCCESS IN ALBANIA. -
Advance to Depth of Eleven" Miles.
ZEEBRUGGE AGAIN RAIDED.
London, May 22. Beater's correspondent at "Athena, telegraphing on May 21 Reuter's correspondent at the British Headquarters, writing es the night of May 19, saya-German airmen boubed a number of says that Franco-Italian troops in Albania have advanced to s British hospitals groaped far to the rear occur lines. It is estimated maximum depth of eleven miles during the past ibres days. They They have completely opened the that more than a score of machines participated in the attack. The took camber of prisoners. dasualties amount to some bandrede killed and wounded. The Santi srants Rd between Elreka and Kory xa. The Allied machines fl...... vary low, ad it imposible to believe that the red casualues were very light, proves on white grounds were invisible to them. Ons three grater aeroplane was fores o land by anti-aircraft fire. The three 'docupants were made prisoner. Oce, who was the leader of one of the quadrons, cynically argued that it was a pity we place hospitals where it is convenient for German airmen to bomb them. The behaviour of the nurses, several of whom are among the salties, was enblime beroi-m. Although bomb proof sheltera were close at band, act one of the magnificent women left her post during the two hours of the onslaught. They remained in the wards doing every. thing possible to alleviate the sufferings of their patients..
ON THE WESTERN FRONT.
British and French Attacks.
London, May 23. Field Marshal Sir Doglan Esig reports:-We repaleed raids at Arelay Wood, south of Hebaterne. We attacked a masahine-gun post at Avslay Wood sad destroyed the gan. The French osptured a macbice gun and a few prisoners in a successful raide north of Hailleur, esat of Locre,
How German "Volunteers" are Treated..
London, May 23. Bouter's correspondent st British Headquarters slates :-Pri soners from the 185th and 221st Divisione relate that drafts are being needed to replace the heavy losses in these anita, B-craits at depos were asked to volunteer ou the understanding they would be pat some distance behind the lige. A thousand volunteered, but, on arriving at Arles, they soon found themselves in the trenches. The deception "canced considerable soreness. The activity on the bath fields is limited to ganners and airmen, though a westerly gale impedes flying.
German Lines Entered.
London, May 23.
A French communique statos :-There are intermittent bac "Seriments south of the Arré. Au snemý soup de main in the region of Bois de Morgival failed under our fire. Our patrols sod detachments entered sexy lines, notably at Champagne, Arcour Wood, and in Woevre, and took prisoners and material.
Mars Aerial Attacks. “
London, May 23. Field Marshal Sir Dongisa Haig, reporting on aviation, says We dropped over eighteen tons of bombs on aerodromes and billets. We brought down fourteen and drove down two uncontrollable. Three of our machines are miesing. Our night flere dropped elaven tons of bomba on serodromies, Bruges Doke and billets in the Somme area. Several direct hits were obtained. A train was hit and set on fire. We again attacked Mannheim sad dropped twenty four heavy bombs on s chlorine factory, causing two large fires, Our aviatore clearly observed the blackened girdera of the buildinge which were gated by firea which we caused the preceding night. We also dropped four tons of bombe on a very important electrio | power station at Kresswald; One bomb hit the boiler house and "another cinsed a large cloud of steam to arise from another build- ing. All our machines returned. We heavily bombed on Thursday morning Kes Sablon Railway Station, Barets were observed on engiau sheds and on the track. All oar machines returned, despite sonsiderable anti-aircraft fre
Ü, 5. TROOPS FOR FRANCE.
A Million by Next Month.
London, May 23. Beater's correspondent at Washington says that Mr. Caldwell, a member of the Military Committer of the House of Representatives, predicta that there will be a million American troops in France by June.
MORE MISSING MAILS.
London, May 23.
A German Destroyer Sunk.
London, May 22.
The Admiralty Announces that Air Foros contingents, between
20 and May 22, carried out bombing operations on Zebrugge,
kod slao on the Milë, nesplane bsas and enemy shipping in the vicinity, also on Tooɑreat sad sa aerodrome at Bi... Dinis Westrem. There were two direct hits on enemy destroyere. A photographic reconnaissance shows that one wat destroyed and sunk. We drove down three enemy machines out of control. All of ours returned,...
UNREST IN BOHEMIA,
London, May 22,
A Pro-Estcato Demonstration.
There has been apother big pro-Entente and anti Apstrian demonstration at Prague. The demonstratora were arrested. Widespread uneasiness owing to British air raids on Germany bae compelled Count Hertling to issue a statement in which, however, he admits that no sure protection srits.
RUSSIAN AFFAIRS.
Londen, May 23.
Delayed Moscow telegrams indicate that theco. £ ct between the Rada and General Skoropadeky, mentioned this morning, originated Wing & General Storopadeky mobilising the White Gasrds and declaring the Reds to be dissolved. Violent fighting occurred in the region of Tobernigoff between German troops and the supporters of the Eads, who, with the aazistapes of the Polish Legionaries, drove Jout the Germans fma several places,
A GALLANT FRENCH OFFICER.
London, May 23,
Beuter's correspondent at Paria says the "M. Ciemionesa hae handed the Legion of Honour to Lieutenant Valleinmy o recently escaped from Germany after killing three German Foldiders who tried to stop him. He had previously assisted the scope of well-known French aviators, whose freedom be considered more valuable to France than his own.
AMERICAN SHIPPING OUTPUT.
London, May 23.
R-ater's correspondent at New York ezys that every shipyard | in the United States bas telegraphically been asked to speed up production and make July 4 the greatest ship-isunching day in the history of America.
DUTCH RESENT GERMAN FRIGHTFULNESS,
London, May 23.
Beater's correspondent at Amsterdam says that, giring avidence before the Shipping ouncil enquiring into the sinking of the Do ob steamer Catherins, the mate stated that when the sumarine "crew heard that one of their shots had killed the Captain they laughed. The Datoh Shipoing Inspector characterised this as inexcusable. The Gormsze were acting with ir orasing brutality against small vessels and no longer fired warning shots. Indeed, they shot people, desd without hesitating. This, added the Inspector, is beyond ali endurazos.
CANADIAN' TITLES:
London, May 23.
Beater's orrespondent at Oktawa says that, in the Hoves of Commons, 8 r Robert Borden stated that the Government Fuggested to the Imperial Parliament that Canadian titles should be sosferred on the advice of the Ossidian Premier and that so farther bereditary titles bould be bonferred on Canadians and that existing bereditary The Postmaster General announces the loss at sea, through titles in Canads should be extingui bed within a fixed period. Sir enemy notion, et parol mails posted at Singapore on January 12bert Borden said that he bad proposed a conference on the subjoi and 19, Pesang on January 4 and 22, Malacos on January 11 and which affected other Dominions. Tas Honse endorsed Bir Babert's 18, and the Fadersted Mafiy States on January 3 and 20." Only a faw lotters dated Jannery 17 and 19 frem Singapore and January 21 and 22 frem Penang, specially superscribed by the senders sa tu the route, were lost.
THE IRISH ARRESTS.
London. May 23. Michsel Lennon, a member of the Sinn Fein Executive and editor of the newspaper Young Ireland, was arrested in Dublin. last night. All the deportess have been informed that they could have their cases investigated by two Judges. It is understood that all have refused the › fi`z.
THE GERMAN-DUTCH AGREEMENT.
London, May 28. According to Rater's correspondent at the Hagor, the Nieuws Courant annonsera that triffio between Germany and Belgium over the Limburg Railway comménoos on Jane 4. Twenty trains will ran daily and these will be served by Datch personnel across Dutch territory.
GERMAN DEMAND FOR A FREE SEA.”
London, May 23.
Herr Von Kaehlmann, addressing the Berlin Chamber of Com mercs, dwelt on the numerons económio advantages of the Bumaniso Treaty, hal emphasised that all these closer ormmercial ties which Germany bed re-ntly pecared in the East, made a free sea the more necessary for German trade, and they must continue to strive therefor.-(Cheers)
action.
THE CHINO-JAPANESE AGREEMENT
London, May 23.
The British Government regarda with satisfaction the Chino- Japanese Treaty, cabled on Hev 22.
U. S. NAVAL EXPENDITURE,
London, May 22,
Beater's correspondent at Washington states that the Senate has passed a Bill authorising naval expenditure, amounting to sizleen million do'lars, which is two million dollars over the smOUDI which the House of Representatives authorised. The Bill will be submitted to s jist conferences of both Houses.
EXCHANGE OF PRISONERS..
London, May 234-
Beuter is informed that the Cabinet is considering the question of a general exchange of prisonere. An sozoungement is expected shortly, The Girarament bas received information from prisoners who escaped since March 21 confiming that British prisoners of war are employed immediate Joland the German lines,
CURTAILINY HOUSE RACING.
-Londow, May, 23,
The War Cabinet has decided that huren racing mast "be farther curtailed in consequence of the ita easing excain on coil-roya. The Jecker Club has therefore limited rhoing to the Newmarket after May 31
What Allied. Airman are Doing.
«London, May $3. Beuter's correspondent at the Freon Headquarter's ay-Brilliant
mooulit days and
nights bave Bruket
amazingoutburst of geral activity. While fighting planes carry out hundreds of patrola of the enemy lines and seek combats with enemy machines observa tion planes are busy mapping and photographing German dolences and directing fire for the gunners. Farther afield. bombardment aquadrons scatter bombe by hundreds on the enemy lines of communication while nigntly other aquadrons drop scores of tons of explosives on railway stations, depots and cantonments. From the 15th to the 18th insa, French Eghting planes have carried out 581 patrols, engaged in 105 duels destroyed 37 German aeroplanes, forced 80 more to land damaged in their own lines and burned six balloons. In the same period our observation planes nave executed over a thousand flights, including long distance reconnais wances as far as Mesieres and Friedrichshafen while bom- bardment squadrons have dropped 160 tons of bombs on military establishments. On the night of 15th May alone 120 French bombardment machines attacked Nesles, Boye St. Quentin, Jussy and Ham. On the following night 100 machines operated in the same region causing fires and ex- plosions. The operations of the past few days illustrate the extraordinary development of air warfare and the skill with which our pilota have solved the difficulty of manœuvring in. large numbers. On the 18th and following day our machines bombed a German aerodroms at Cappy setting fire to the -serodrome sheds and causing widespread damage, the Ger mans being powerless to protect themselves Other German aerodromes on the battlefeld were attacked by fifty French machines simultaneously with similar verülts. Italian and American squadrons were co-operating in a number of these expeditions with remarkabis success.
British Bomb-dropping Exploits.
London, May 28. Field Marshal Bir Douglas Haig, reporting on aviation, maya: We dropped twelve hundred bombs on various targeta, including aerodromes, near Ghent and Tournai and on billets" in the neighbourhood of Armentiores, Bapaume and Bray. There has been much air fighting, Wa brought down sixteen and drove down two uncontrollable. Three of ours are miss- ing Much mutual night bombing has occurred. We dropped over twelve tons of bombs on aerodromes used by enemy night fiers also on billets at Bray and Bapaume. All our machines returned. We brought down two of the enemy's by gunfire. We dropped two Jons of bombs on the chloride factory at Mannheim causing three large fires and two tons en raliway stations at Tmonville and Karthaus. One of our machines is missing. At dawn on Wednesday two formations. carried out a long distance raid against the important važi- way triangle of Liege and dropped twenty-two heavy bombe. The first formation's bambe caused three very large fires which still burned Bercely three-quarters of an hour later when our second formation few over Liege. Other machines dropped twelve heavy bombs on Mentz railway stations. All returned.
A Fierce derman Attack.
London. May 23. Beuter's correspondent at British Headquarters · KEYS ! The enemy's counter-attack west of Mervielle against the Barreys mentioned in a communique resulted in a heroe attack. A most violant lifting barrage heralded the enemy ● approach between the river Bourne and Merville Road. The enemy succeeded in reaching the trenches but every man who scrambled over the parapet was either killed or priz onered. A bombing party entered on the left of the attack bat supports promptly closed in and the Germans were cut flanked on both sides. They attempted to bomb a way out," : our rißemen for a considerable time arouching and sniptag them, then the Surveys made a dash and cleared the treauli of the remainder of the bombers. We prisonered thirty and captured nine machine-guna,
Field Marshal Sir Donglas Haig reports that the enemy on the night of the 22nd inst. rushed one of our posts in Aveley.. Wood. Two of our men are missing. We successfully raided in the neighbourhood of Ayette and Boizienzstmare inflicting casualties. We drove off an attempted" saamy raid in the vicinity of Riezduvinage. The enemy's artillery was active. during the night in the Ancre Valley, "southward of Lens,·· eastward of Bobecq and eastward of Nieppe Forest.
A RAID ON PARIS.
London, May 22,
A French official message zzys: Enemy seroplanes drop- ped bombs on Paris on the evening of the 22nd. There was no damage nor victims A second raid; begsa in relays after midnight. This morning bombs were dropped in a " district of Paris, Our machines went up and a violent artillerying barrage was kept up.
An official message says: Thirty enemy aeroplanes parti cipated in the Paris second raid mentioned earlier. Fifty- four of our machinëz went up. One German machine reach- ed the capital and dropped few bombs killing one and wound- ing twelve. There were some further casualties in outlying districts.
QUEBEC'S LOYALTY."
London, May 23,
The "Times" Toronto correspondent says there are indi- cations of a better situation in Quebec. Large employers of labour are withdrawing claims for the exemption of workman' from military service also there is a big rush of volunts-y
It was pure meledrama that the Frawley Company served to *dranded “bon 6”-- #1... tha Theatre Boyal laat evening, when Willard Mack's "Tiger Rose" wsa presented. - In epite of the fact that the Compday during its present stay has presented a pre«. ponderenos of "heavy" works, the theatre was almost-packed, and it is a deserved tribute to the stility of the performers that they continue to be so enthüeisstý«. cally patronised when the fare they off r is so much of a sameness,
The story of "Tiger Bose" is practically the story of a girl fall of nature's anbridled pretion. Bose Bocian, left at a tender aga to be brought up by the Factor of a Had on Bay Post, on this Loon River, Alberts, has added to ber French impatanaity the spirit of the limitless Weat, and the combination results in a-nature fall of passion and self-will. Charming of face and figure, she in beloved by all the mea she is brought in contact with, bat remsins untouched by lowe herself until she meets an engin eer, lately come to the entry, They make secret love, zod when the engineer meets 'at's moogirao- tion camp the man be ksa swOFE [to kill, owing to the latter's crime against his sister when in Boston, and becomes a murderer whom the Royal North-West Mounted- Polios je tracking, Bo beta out to help his ecospe and fight the Police civial. of the district. The play resolved" itself into a series of dramatio situations, and showa bow Rose. secrets Brace in the cellar of her house, how he escapes from there in a thunderstorm, bow she goes to him in a difused wood anbing how Constable Michael Dowlin catches them both there sad how Boen bolds, ap..the constable whilst Bruce escapes, only to give Caper falling and himself ap
with Father Thibault realising the danger in which the girt.
be is putting Melodramatic incidents abound snd the play is fall of thrills all... · of which are turned to best. account by the performera com- poping the cast. There is a como bat estiafactory ending, though there is a feeling that ons would have liked the story to have been carried a little farther, Bat the sutter of “ Kick Io”, has certainly conceived some exciting situations and handled them with no little ability.
In speaking of the players, cas i forged to say at the outset that, Miss Kathryn Browne Dsoker schieved a positive triumph in her impersonation of Rões, Her little Ispes into French, har display of ferce determination and her general deportment x4 A girl of almost savage nature were nothing short of artistin, and to her is due the great success that the presentation undoubtedly was, Mr. Frawley, se the Oonstable, had a pro minent part and he carried this through with all his wonted ability, Mr. Henry Mortimer as Breart Mr. Raynalds-Denniston, as Dr. Dan Cosick; Mr. EL Delaney, as the Factor; MA GA Forbes, se Pierre,
recruits to the colours. There was a great patriotic demons and Mr.W D. Howard, as;
tration in Quebec, which was beflagged on the occasion of the departure overseas of crimps of young French Canadians-
of the best known families, including the son of Premier Gouin, Justice Dorion and Sir George. Gareau.” The streets were thronged with thousands of cheering citizens.
THE NEW AUSTRO-OERMAN ALLIANCE.
Amsterdam, May, 92
Herr Kühlmann, interviewed by the Vienna "Tageblatt,* said: "Precisely as the alliance of 1879 was the bulwark of Kuropean peace so the renewed deepened Austro-German- alliance will be the foundation, stons of the world's podce..
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Father Thibault, "were all conspicuous in the presentation and took their respective parts with a naturalness that wonred success. The - minor- charactora were suwainel by Mr. Wm. H. Olaire, Mia Valentine Sidney and, Mr. Gary McGarry. The whole cast, was ag axosllent se his cOM biarms to be expected of the Frewley Company,
This evening, the com entitled Seven Kerato B
*is being given