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日十二月五
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DR. SUN YAT-SEN.
Arrives in Shanghai from Formosa,
(From Our Own Correspondent), †
Shanghai,mg! Dr. Sun Yat-sen arrived from Formosa via Ja He left the reseal in mid-stream and landed Concession, where he is residing,
[Bouter's Telegrame.]
THE GERMANS IN CHINA,
Why Thair Kaportation is Cancelled;
London, June 25:
Harr von Kuehlmana, the Foreign Minister, speaking in the Reichstag, azndanoed, that "the Anglo German War Brisonere Conference at the Hague had already sohieved an important reelt, namely, the abandonment of the detestable idea of deporting, the Germans from China.”
The anndanomdat was reosived with general cheers.
China's Motives:
London June 25, The Times correspondent at Shanghai saya tak deep appointment is felt owing to the cancellation of the amangement to deport the Germans. It is pointed out that China has not given "way from feár but from motives of humanity, owing to German threats of reprisals on Chinese and Allied subjects in- Greeman hands.
IS IT PEACE?
Austrian Ambassador Call on Spanish Foreign Mialster...
London, Jaas 25. According to Beuter's correspondent at Madrid, the Austrian Ambassador visited the Foreign Minister, and is is reported in the Lobbies that the Government is spzioas to edjauru Prrliamella. order to best fall liberty to intervene in international affairs of the highest importance.
THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS.
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What Count Hertling Thinks.of It/
-Londel-June 20: Rauter's correspondent at Amsterdam says that the Rejahata following Herr von Kaehlmann, Count Hertling be intended to epssk in view of the experiences of anal! decor in regard to their spesobes, which were rarionals preted as symptoms of weakness, crafty traps, or of militariem. He went a step further on February 24, septed to President Wilroa's four principles, but Wilson had not spoken since. Therefore, it was LOS pursue the subjot, sepecially as statements reshing, Girm especially from America, made it clear that the proposed Lang Peoples really meat to strangle Germany ecmamically preferred Herr von Kashimson to explain Germany's portion in the east from Finland to the Black Bes. He regretted the angrundly recaption given to soms of Herr von Kuelhmann's statements” în wide circles. Count Hertling asid he did not procces to touch the question of guilt, to which Herr von Kuehlmanu reforged. That could confidently he left to history, but he felt compelled to dissipate the misunderstandings of Herr von Kaelhmann'agit diment sacribing the prolongation of the war to the enemy Powus, He said that Herr von Kaehlmann had spoken antinly la the sense that he (Count Hertling) spoke on February 24, for there agpuld be no question of blaming Germany's resolution to delad hejanit, or shaking our confiderios in vistory (Cheers). Now, as before, the Kaiser, the Empire, the Princes and the peoples stood together, trasting in the incomparable troops, and hoping that God would| reward the faithful German people with victory.
THE IRISH PROBLEM.
Question of Settlement by Imperial Conference
London; Fab
In the Hones of Commons, Mr. Godfrey Collins skede Domi the Government propose to take any sotion in connection – anggestion of General Smuts, at Glasgow on May 1, Imperial Conference might settle the Home Rule question ?*-*-
Mr. Bonar Law replied:-The Imperial Bloniarence riteoll selected the subjects for discussion; Whether it will consider, this question must depend on, circamsteres.
Mr. Collina Will the Conference, consider su
if it comes from the Irish people?
Mr. Bonar Low reiterated that the Conference itali
the subjects for discussion, #
Mr. Outhwaite affirmed that all the Dominion Governmenta trongly favoured Home Eule for Ireland.
Mr. Bonar Law:-I believe the reverse is rather the asse Mr. Outhwaite Have not the Australisz pd Government both passed a resolution on the question
Mr. Bonar Law 1eplied that he believed the Cabediani Dvern ment had passed a resolution to that effect twenty
EARLIER TELEGRAMS.
SHIPPING LOSSES IN MAY. London,
The Admiralty announces that the merchazet losses of the month of May dae to enemy action riak totalled: British 94,736 tons, Allied and neut tons, compared with an adjusted aggregate for Apti tons sad compared with 630,236 for Mart: Losses from mazine risk are stated to have heavy last month. The Ministry of Shipping anng steamships of and exceeding 509 gross tons em clearing at United Kingdom ports, but excluding and cross Channel traffic, totaled 7,777,843 tón
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1918.
EARLIER TELEGRAMS.
THE IRISH PROBLEM.
London, June "In the House of Commons, the Irish Secretarycks Shortt, stated that cirencastances in Ireland to-day were oth plicated and anxious. When the Premier early in pal explained the Government's Irish policy, there was city appearance that both Home Bule and Conscription could ba carried to a successful conclusión, but since then, the dr ̈cumstances had entirely changed, firstly, owing to the dis
covery of the German plot in Ireland, which was a réal and imminent danger in Britain; and, secondly, because anti-conscription feeling in Ireland had been used by extremists in conjunction with the German plot. He did not suggest that any substantial proportion of Irish anti-conscriptionlits knew that they were being used to further the German plot. It had been alleged that the German plot was a bogus plot, intended to injure Ireland: He regretted to say that the plot actually existed
..
Mr. Shartt proceeded to give striking examples of Ger- man propaganda and intrigue in Ireland He mentioned that the sources of information whereon the Government relied both in Ireland and outside had always proved reliable. Proceeding, he traced the activity of German agents in Ire land from 1911.. The Government found that Germany had been in touch with Ireland since the war and messages not only went to Ireland from German sources, but to Germany from Irish sources. The Governsient knew that în a certain port in Germany a large amount of ammunition was being. loaded into two German submarines, and moreover enemy submarines had been seen in localitics where the destruction of shipping could not have been their object.
It was a very curious coincidence that the letter found upon Devalera was written to him by another interned man alluding to something important which was going to happen two months after the beginning of the German offensive and .reminding Devalera that the two months would not end until
towards the end of May.
Mr. Ronald McNeil: Has the writer of that letter been shot
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Mr. Short replied: No, and unless we are forced by those calling themselves friends of those interned we de mot desire any more executions. If we can ensure the safety of the realm without more executions we want to do soralLE otherwise the responsibility will be upon those who force it, not upon as. (Cheers). The anti-conscription move ment had produced a recrudescence of drilling, sedit speaking, outrage and mid-night raids for arms all of whicht- entirely unfitted any "cdustry for a peaceful settlement of my of its domestic questions. Both Lord French and he, after a thorough investigation in Ireland, concluded that it was an absolutely essential preliminary to any form of epnscription that Ireland should be given an opportunity to voluntarily take her part in the war. The Cabinet adopted that view. Hence Lord French's proclamations. There was nothing new in the promise to give land to Irish soldiers and sailors. Similar provision had been made in England, Scotland and Wales. Referring to Mr. Arthur Lynch he said that just as a score of years ago when Mr. Lynch thought we were wrong he raised a battalion to fight against us, so to-day, when he knew we were right and believed in the justice of our cause, he was going to Ireland to raise a battalion to fight with us.
Mr. Shortt concluded saying that with a sincere desire for the settlement of this vexed question a settlement would be achieved, Lord French and himself had a difficult a problem as ever faced a Minister of the Crowd. They would do their best to solve it, but they would want the help of everybody in Ireland and all parties.
Mr. Lloyd George, speaking in the Commons on the Irish debate, emphasised the difficulties and perplexities of the Irish-problem. It was the problem of governing Ireland without the full assent of the Irish people. Any failures - should be viewed indulgently because the Government was largely preoccupied with the most tremendous responsibility of prosecuting the He believed it was not beyond the capacity of the House to carry through a measure of home ruje dealing equitably with the legitimate objections. of, a La part of the Irish community, but the discovery of the regant conspiracy and the antagonism of the Church towards conscription, constituting a challenge of Imperial supremacy, bad antagonised feelings inside Ireland and the House of Commons to Home Rule. It was one of the most fatal mis- takes the Church over committed. He believed it was uni- versally gondemned by the members of that Church outside Ireland while a great many inside Ireland dissociated them- selves therefrom. Until the atmosphere "created by this challenge was removed it was impossible to attempt. home rule legislation. The whole temper of the essenting Irish Unionista had been altered while the attitude of the Einn Feiners as regards the pro-German plot was the moet deadly blow to the liberties of Ireland that had occurred in the speaker's lifetime. He was still hopeful that a conciliatory spirit could be recreated enabling a settlement of the Irish question during the war. Ireland was a war problem and long as a settlement was not attained our difficulties were increasing, also those of the United States. He appealed: to Sir Edward Carson to show the same spirit as he did two. years ago and persuade Ulster to secure the willing assent of the people of Ireland to Imperial unify. The Government adhered to the policy proclaimed on 9th April, but in the method of its administration it would be advised-by proved administrators. Ireland ought to take ber share in the war (Cheers). We are fighting for the principle for which Ireland. had struggled, therefore he hoped Ireland would voluntarily. take a share now? It was the duty of the Government before: proocoding further to give her an opportunity of voluntarily, going into the struggle. (Cheers).
Mr. Asquith, following Mr. Lloyd George, agrood re garding the urgency of an Irish settlement ne a necessity of the war and said, he therefore would repeat the propotal of fifteen months ago Ten't it possible to take advantage. of the presence here of representatives of the great Domin ions to bring this matter before them again and ask them in the interests of the Empire to suggest, advise and present some scheme of settlement which might be acceptable to all parties in Ireland and the people of Great Britain. I do not believe the Imperial War Cabinet could perform a task moza vital to the interests of the Empire and more valuable to the prosecution of the war than to pave the way for a settle
aent in Ireland. (Loud cheers).
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EARLIER TELEGRAMS.
GERMAN FOREIGN MINISTER AND PEACE.
London, June 25, The following is the concluding portion of Herr von Kubi-" men's speech in the Reichstag
The absolute integrity, of the German Empire and. ita. Allies was a necessary pre-requisite condition of any peaos discussion. All other questions, however, might be subject to agreement. As regards the question of Belgium Germany refused to hind herself to a policy which would not also bind the enemy (Hear, hear), but he declared that no great ad- vazos pasosward was possible by publicly shouted statements. (Cries of assent). Germany hadn't shut the door to an hon- ourable pesos. Any peace proposal wherever it cams from would not fall on deaf ears, but once the moment came to exchange views a necessary prior condition would be motuid confidence in each other's probity and chivalry. However, as" long as every overture was regarded as a trap it was impos... Eble to see how any exchange of ideas could be initiated. "Without such an exchange of ideas in view of the enormous magnitude of the war and the number of powers engaged an absolute and is hardly to be expected by parely military decisions alone without diplomatic negotiations" (Cries of "Very true" and "Hear, bear! from the Left), "We hope our enemies perceive that against our enormous military resources the idea that they can win is a dream and that in due course they will find a way to approach us with a pesor. offer corresponding to the situation and satisfying Germany's vital needs. (Loud cheers).
BRITISH AIR RAIDS ON GERMANY.
London, June 28.
A British Air Ministry official report states Our sero, planes successfully attacked on the morning of the 95th rail sidings and factories at Saarbrucken, sugins sheds and bar- racks at Offenberg and an explosives factory, works and the 'railway station at Karlsruhe. Direct hits were observed on the engine-sheds and metallurgique works at Kariarube, eans- ing a large explosion, which is confirmed by photographs. Baarbrucken station and factories were damaged. We shot down two enemy aeroplanes and drove down two in the course of attacks on our machines. Three of the British machines are missing, of which one was forced to land in the enemy's lines with engine trouble.
TWENTY THOUSAND AUSTRIAN PRISONERS.
London, June, 23. -
An Italian official message says: Having re-occupied the bridgehead at Ceposile we yesterday extended it thas pro- voking and withstanding resolute enemy counter-attacks. Wa prisonered 377, also a few hundreds during the clessing up of the battle-field.
It is estimated the Italians have prisonered twenty thou sand Austrians since the commencement of the offensive.
ACTIVITY ON WESTERN FRONT,
London, Jane 27.
Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig reports: We prisonered a few and captured a machine-gun in raids and patrols in the neighbourhood of Saily-le-Beo and westward of Marville.. Hostile artillery was active in the neighbourhood of Ville sur-Ancre, Gommecourt, Baileal, southward of Lens and in -Hazebrouck sector.
A French communique ess: We made raids in the regions of Mailly, Raineval, Melicocq, Vinly-au-Cornillet and Lorraine and captured prisoners and machine guns." A: fresh German attempt on our small posts north of Leport was. repulsed. American troops last night carried out a brilliant- local operation towards Bellesa Wood. One hundred and fifty prisoners, including a captain, are already counted. *·.
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the bullseye of the present sitna-. tion the maintenance of unity of command on an efficient working. basis. With the Germans prepa ing another attack similar to that of March 21, General Food bears the greatest weight of responsi bility that any ons man ever had, and the highest duty of stery! allied Government is to hold up his hands.
An authority, commanding worldwide repeat and closely in touch with the military situation, gives this statement for the Times →
"General Foch has been selected by the Governments of FanÓN, and Great Britain and the United Skates as General în Chief Direct= ing all the atrategical movemente. of the Frecol British and American armies on the Franco- British front. He has been charged by the three Government with complete and undivided and indivisible responsibility for success or failure on the western front,
"All thres Governments con cerned have, in affert, éolemuly pledged themselves to plios at: the disposition of General Foch those alements of their military forces which he desires, and at. the times and places where be desires to have them. His 20%- sponsibility is absolutely in divisible except by rescinding the convention of Benavais.
"When he asks one of theme. Governmentato give him sách and ruch part of its military forces, iz.. order to mable bim to carry out his plans and to bear the. responsibility with which he is obarged, if that Government asyn, No your plan conflicts with some plan of cur own and "you"must sabordinate your plan 10- OUIE, then that Government, attempts to abary General Foch's respon sibility. This it osanot do
"There is so provision in the convention of Beauvais for the responsibility being placed any. where except with General Foch, Esch Government is in honour bound to do its best to help him. carry this reponsibility. This responsibility can be divided only by rescinding the convention of Beauvais; by's reversion to the former order of things, which for a year's work has had to be brought ne sa-nearly to greas paid on sccount of a reduced disaster by dividing the respon." period beyond which it was not sibility, as it was before, among- considered to be in the public three separate and independent interest to continus the arrange-nations, who wage three separate ment.
Panathen Bad independant „mara sad vwho Losses due to theft, fraud, vainly sttempt to fight the come A carious story is told in the rson, or JET R negligence man enemy with three separáte Beport of the Comptroller and amounted to £149 464 in 1916 and independent armies, under Auditor General on the Army 17 A loss of $28 789 occurred three separate and independent Accounts for 1916 17 in connecthrough an incendiary fire in the Commandere in Obief,
"From such # reversion to the tion with the employment of] Sapply Reserve Stores at Malta, experta on War Office contrae the circumstances being remark former order of things, God pro work. It appears that arrangeable. The first fire engine could look ui ! ments were in coarse of negocis not come into setion for some tion in July, 1916, for the service time becsaee the Maltess, in
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