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THE AFGHAN RISING.
BRITISH TROOPS PUSH FORWARD.
Simla, May 10. The Afghan position on Friday was as follows--On the crest of the ridge dividing Landi Kotal from the Plains of Afghanistan, the enemy had small detachments at Ashikhel and Piru Ebel, small villages in the British limits near Landi Kotal.
The enemy force is estimated at 4,000 Afghan Infantry, possess- ing eight guns, with 3,000 tribesmen.
« The main Afghan strength is concentrated at Bags and the spurs commanding it. Bags is important owing to its proximity to the springs supplying water to Landi Kotal.
Our advance troops, under General Crocker, pushed forward on the 9th inst. and ejected the Afghans from Ashikhel. An advance was made down the pass west of Landi Kotal. The operation was successful and our casualties slight. Our first objectives were segured and the troops at Landi Kotal are now enabled to cover the concentration of troops operating in the Khyber area.
Aeroplanes co-operated effectively, using bombs and Lewis guns on excellent targets.
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THE LATE AMIR'S MURDER.
London, April 26. The Times correspondent at Simla says Nasrullah Khan has been convicted at Kabul for instigating the Amir's murder sad sentenced to imprisonment for life, and an Afghan Colonel the actual murderer, was executed.
VISCOUNT FRENCH'S BOOK.
JOFFRE A SUPREMELY GREAT LEADER.
London, April 30.
A further instalment of Viscount French's book "describes his visit to President Poincare on August 15, 1914, when he found the President most hopeful of the victorious advance of the Allies. President Poincare discoursed playfully in the possibility of the British Sghting another Battle of Waterloo. Viscount French says history will rank Marshal Jaffre as one of our supremely great leaders. He says he asked Joffre on August 16, as the British Army was posted on the left, or exposed, flank, to place a French Cavalry Division and two Reserve Divisions under his (Viscount French's) orders, bat Joffre was unable do this.
Viscount French says he was not surprised when General Lanrezac turned out to be the most complete example of the Staff College pedant, whose "superior education had given him little *ides of how to conduct war.
Viscount French discloses that he asked for General Plumer to succeed General Grierson in command of the Second Corps and that General Smith-Dorrien was sent out without reference to Viscount French.
SCOTTISH BYE-ELECTION.
ANOTHER LIBERAL VICTORY.
London, April 30. The Central Aberdeen bye-election, owing to the death of the Coalition Unionist, Mr. Gordon, resulted as follows
Major Wood (Liberal)
Mr. L. Davidson (Coalition Unionist) 3fr. J. F. Duncan (Labour)
THE TURF.
4,950.
4.764.
3.432.
London, April 30.
A: Epsom, the City and Suburban Plate resulted as follows:---
Royal Bucks
Arion Dansellon
2 3.
Thirteen ran; won by a length and a half. Four lengths between Recond and third.
Betting: 6 to 1 Roys! Bucks; 100 to 7 Arion: 5 to 2 Dansellon.
ECONOMIC COUNCIL'S DECISIONS.
London, April 30.
A communique from Paris, dated April 29, says the Supreme Economic Council reports that the Naval Armistice Authorities have removed restrictions on fishing in the Kattegat and have extended the North Sea fishing limits. Steps have been taken to permit the importation of all commodities except war materials in northern neutral countries and Switzerland, and the transportation of foodstuffs from thence to Germany are not restricted. facilitate commerce and the forwarding of relief supplies the Council has decided to permit shipments of all commodities except munitions through Germany under licence, and also considered the questions of facilitating traffic on the Danube and increasing the coal pro- duction in Austria Hungary and Poland.
ALIENS RESTRICTIONS BILL
London. April 30.
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In the House of Commons, at question-time, Mr. Bonar Law stated that the principles of the Aliens Restrictions Bill were already embodied in Indian legislation, and the Colonies and. Protectorates would be invited to adopt the general principles of any legislation adopted at Home, as far as was suitable, to their circumstances.
SEBASTOPOL EVACUATED,
London, April 29.
A Paris message says the evacuation of Sebastopol was com- leted on April 28. All the war material was shipped or destroyed.
GERMAN WAR PRISONERS..
CONDITIONS OF REPATRIATION.
Paris, April 29.........
REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
THE BRITISH BUDGET.
NATIONAL DEBT MOUNTING UP.
REVENUE EXCEEDS EXPENDITURE
1919.
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REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
PROSECUTION OF EX-KAISER.
HOW PRESIDENT WILSON, GAVE IN.
London, April 28 (delayed).
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The Times' correspondent at Paris states that the Heport of the Commission on the Responsibility of the War recommends the tzial of all persons for breaches of the customs of war, but does not. advise that the acts which provoked, the war should be charged against the authors and made a subject of proceedings before a Tribanal
In the House of Commons the Budget was introduced by Mr. The Report expresses the opinion that no criminal charges can- Austen Chamberlain, who emphasised the difficulty of the task, be made against responsible authorities or individuals, notably the owing to people now refusing to save or lend money as readily as ex-Kaiser, on the special head of breaches of neutrality, but urges during the war. On March 31st the National Debt was £7,435,000-that they should be formally condemned by the Peace Conference 000 compared with last year's estimate of £7,980,000,000, and at the
London, April 30 (delayed.) outbreak of the war £640,000,000.
The Daily Express correspondent at Paris says the original The Exchequer issues. last year were £393,000,000 below the Responsibilities Commission reported against the prosecution of the Estimates."
ex-Kaiser, which America and Japan also opposed. ***- The estimated daily expenditure was £8,143,000, while the Certain changes were insisted upon by the British delegates on actual was £7,670,000. Taking the period before and since the Armis-the advice of South African representatives and President Wilson tice, from April 1st to November 9th the daily expenditure had been gave way at the last moment. Hence the prosecution of the ex-" £7.443,000, and from November 9th it was £6,476,000. The reduction Kaiser will now be among the conditions of peace, would have been greater but for the experditure, in connection with demobilisation" of £52,000,000 for gratuities and £13,000,000 for unemployment.
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The estimated revenue was £842.000.000 and the actual
£889,000,000.
The receipts exceeded the Estimates by £47,000,000. Inland Revenge increased under every heading, while Customs and Excise showed a surplus over the Estimates of £14,520,000, of which tea accounted for £2,000,000.
The estimated expenditure for the current year was approxi- mately £1,437,000,000 and the estimated revenue £1,160,000,000 without the new taxes, or £270,000,000-above last year's receipts- (Cheers.)
TO BE TRIED BY FIVE JUDGES.
London, April 30 (delayed.). April, says the report of the War Crimes Commission recommends The Daily Telegraph correspondent at Paris, writing on the 28th that the ex-Kaiser be tried by five Judges representing the Great of Treaties. Powers, for offences against International Morality and the Sanctity The Peace Conference will demand the ex-Kaiser's extradition.
FIGHTING IN BUNGARY.
HUMANIANS TAKE EIGHT TOWNS.
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Berne, April 30 (delayed).
The
34.7 per cent. of the total expenditure for the closing fiscal year was provided from revenue and the balance from borrowing Our position in this respect during the past five years was unequalled A Rumanian communique, dated April 25th announces the by any ether belligerent. The National War Bonds privided £986,-capture on April 20th of eight Hungarian towns, including Gross- 000, and the War Savings Certificates £89,000,000.
wardeein, and hundreds of prisoners, and several railways. The National Debt comprised £6,085,000,000 internal, and population everywhere is most friendly. £1,350,000,000 external debt. On the asset side were the obligations of the Allies and the Dominions, which amounted on March 31st to £1,739,000,000, of which £171,000,000 was owed by the Dominions and £1,568,000,000 by the Allies. Russia owed £568,000,000, France £434,000,000, Italy £412,500,000, Belgium £86,000,000 and Serbia £18,000,000.
THREE MILLION DEMOBILISED SOLDIERS EMPLOYED:
SCHEME FOR PAYMENT OF UNEMPLOYMENT DONATION,
London, April 29. In the House of Commons, the Labour Minister, in defending the payment of an unemployment donation, pointed out that the million recipients included 350,000 members of the Forces, 108,000 ex-munition workers and 100,000 cotton operatives who became: unemployed owing to the blockade. Abuses were inevitable, but he was confident that half the complaints were without foundation. Any frauds discovered would be prosecuted relentlessly.
Since the Armistice, 3,000,000 ou tof 4,000,000 demobilised soldiers and civilians had been absorbed in industry. This was a remarkable achievement, because it would take years to get from war work to peace work, and also the Central Empires and Russia, which used to take a quarter of our exports, were closed, and China, Japan and New Zealand, which used to take another quarter, were practically cut off by shipping difficulties. Therefore there was no need to despair of the future.
CRYING NEED FOR MEN.
SOLDIERS RECALLED FROM THE LAND.
HUNGARIANS FORCED BACK.
Copenhagen, April 28 (delayed).
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A message from Budapest, dated April 27th, admits that the Romanians, attacking on the northern wing of the Eastern armies, reached Nagykallo, while from the south they are advancing to wards the Theiss bend' near Chap. The Czecho-Slovaks, on the southem front, attacked from Battasyak, in the direction of Szega- zard and forced back the Hungarians for some kilometres
HUNGARY SUES FOR ÅRMISTICE.. ̈`
Paris, April 28. It is reported from a Rumanian source that M. Belakun has made overtures to the Rumanian Headquarters with a view to an
arnisticë.
NEW ANGLO-FRANCO-AMERICAN ALLIANCES.
THE TREATY ALREADY DRAFTED.
· London, April 28 (Delayed). The Echo de Paris says it is believed in well-informed circles that the Treaty of Alliances between France, Great Britain and America has been drafted...
BELGIUM'S FINANCIAL NEEDS.
Paris, April 29,
obtains credit for at least £100,000,000 it will be it impossible to It is stated in Belgian circles that unless Belgium immediately save the country from irretrievable disaster. The seriousness of the position was brought to the Premier, M. De la Croix, and other Ministers going to Paris. It is stated that the Belegian delegates emphasised to the Council of Three to-day that unless the credit is granted it will be impossible for the Belgians to sign the Peace Treaty.
London, April 29. In the House of Commons at question time, Mr. Winston
AMERICAN POLICY IN THE EAST. Churchill stated that the Cabinet had decided to recall to the. Army soldiers working on the land, after very careful consideration. Men
SENATOR LODGE ON SHANTUNG. were most urgently required for special military duties in France, on the Rhine and elsewhere. They were ineligible for demobilisation
Boston, April 28. Senator Lodge, the Majority Leader in the Senate, in a speech at present and every effort would be made to meet any consequent said "The Americans should not meddle in European questions." incovenience,
What is of moré consequence to Americans than Fiume and Danzig Ireland, Egypt, India, the Army on the Rhine, the Imperial War is the fact that the Japanese insist on taking Shantung This is Graves Commission, the Department of Agriculture were all clam-Jnot in Europe but in Asia, where our interests are comparable to ouring for men. He was confronted with extreme difficulties'in those of the Allies. The Senate should keep a watch on this matter.".. meeting the manifold needs of the Public Service at present, but certain vital needs must be met.
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The Special Commission which is studying the question of Photo: Tientsin Press, German war-prisoners, of which there are 700,000 still in Allied countries, decided in favour of repatriation of the prisoners, provided capable German workmen were sent to France to recon- struct the devasted regions
AMERICA'S LATEST NAVAL SEAPLANE.
The above picture sho one of America's latest and largest naval flying boats. An over-n ype of machine, will probably fly the
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LEST WE FORGET.
The commandant at Tabora, was a planter who had formerly. been in the German havy. This man had been warned by the Ger man Government on account of his brutality, of which he had been officially convicted. He was once publicly horsewhipped by a German servant yet he wan appointed officer in charge of the prisoners' camp at Tabora. The same plan was followed in the case of the ladies" camp at Kiboriani. The man placed in charge here bore such a charse- ter that the local chiefs sent their wives and daughters "out" of the country. His own wife had committed suicide as a result of his vile conduct, and he was deliberately chosen to take: charge of ladies of gentle, birth and education--Account of Geri man "frightfulness" by Rev. E F. Spanton, principal of t Andrew's College, Zanzibar, who had been a prisoner of the Germans in East Africa; but was released when the Belgians captured Tabora.
DAY BY DAY:
We learn that Commander Beckwith, R.N., Assistant Har bour Master, will officiate as Superintendent of Imports and Exports during the absenca ön leave of Mr. D. W. Tratman.
curses.
Mr. A. J. d'Eca, who recently prosecuted an amah formerly employed by him, adheres to his statement in Court that he did not in any way fear the woman's He says he prosecuted her because he was afraid ahe would set his house on fire, and for no other reason whatévez. The Inspector in charge of the case, in suggesting otherwise, was obviously indulging in a little joke.
The Banvard Musical Comedy Company has had a tremendous draw. On Tuesday night when they staged "Hello Hawaii" the house was packed, and last night, when the performance.“ was repeated, it was absolutely so. This may be partly explained by the very large American community we have in our midst. At any rate, we hear that M Banvard will return to the Colony ere lang after the troupe visit Bingapore and Penang To-night)
Oh Paps will be produced.
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In relieving a Chiness of, a purse Containing $33 in Morrison Street yesterday, a pickpocket forgot the fact that he was standing between his victim ́and. an Indien constable. When ha turned round to bolt, he found himself face to face with the policeman and was arrested The outcome of the affair proved to be very unsatisfactory to st least two parties, the and his victim. The
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