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MONDAY. FEBRUARY 7, 1918

THE WAR.

TO-DAY'S TELEGRAMS.

(Reuter's Service to the China Maik)

THE WESTERN FRONT

GERMAN PREPARATIONS.

THE MAGNIFICENT SHOOTING OF THE BRITISH.

AMSTERDAM, Feb. 6. The Germans communús to conter abonmous Bores of ammo ullu semina ina western nous. muy guns Brigour roncs are siso aftred buy no dew taisnery.

Azurman soldiers decure boat they loat over 1,200 men in the recent attack in the region of Armenuerce | owing to the magnincent shooting of the Drugo.

Lavy compшm their `omcers Bre massed Koron

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Brush guns bavo Deen' terribly deatcucuva around apres.

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DESTRUCTIVE BOMBARDMENT OF

GERMAN THERUMES.

PARIS, Feb. G. “

A da tructivo bomourdment of Lie Garman Trenenes i Codlužnigno i the feature of wo-day a communiqué.

A rienca gun acroplate sou.avma- of Pervane telled a German L'INGLE, udamo.

REPORT BY SIR DOUGLAS HAIG.

LONDON, Feb. 6.

GERMAN COMMERON-

RAIDERS..

A GERMAN BOAST. “

NEW YORK, Feb. 0. Germans boast that nine com. merce-raiders, have been built and stat two are now in the Atlantic

The captain of the cuptured Brush stoomer Corbridge is quoted ab suy

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that the rakier with captivu as suip and the Appum 18

Ele siw tho -kot bout. ronge in the smart house. She was out in the Balud in VA,

Fcars are expressed that outers of the Chan Muelastan ween shot overuse the gun :

up led live berlins.

LONDON, Feb. G.

It is stated that the tretman Faldes as specialty uited for mine-laying at und streva.inines before running the fado routes. The reason why to * Calls were received Deenuse the raider's wirelças gutes at distress signals.

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THE CHINA MAIL.

INDIAN OFFICERS DECORATED

LONDON, Feb. 8. The King at Buckingham Palace conferred the following orders:

UB-Lieutenant-General Hupert

clough.

Order of British India, 2nd class,

with title of Bahadur-Joma dar Sada Singh (King George's Suppors).

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OPERATIONS IN MESOPOTAMIA:

Losson, Feb. 6.

SPORTING.

GOLF.

COMPETITIONS AT FAN LINE

BALSAMIC

COUGH LINCTUS

The mild and soothing influence which this preparation has, aluses it imong

A correspondent of the Betish Press at Basta states that on the 2nd the raidy spall had passed and the mud was drying up. "The renaf A large number of entries hare, been force was in good condition, and was received forthe Visitors Cup to be competed encamped., Apart from the weather fer daring February and March, the total the most valuable of its kind, in cases of Cough, Asthma, Hronchitis,. Abortness o which was comparable to the worsap to yesterday being ove hundred. in France in the winter of 1914, the Several cards were put in and a fair number Breathing or Dificulty of Expectoration; and while it remavus the zooumalatins o troops, had suffered peculiar dis of players also submitted cards for the phe'go, from its Tonic and Astringent virtuse it prevents its formation, and allaya abilities. The Lut county exposed Indian Order of Maris, 2nd class them to rifle fra at 2,000 yards when Captain's Cup. The attendance at Fanling

Subadar Dan Sing Tams (2nd attacked. Now, owing to the recent halk, conditions are assimilating to Curkhas).

those in France. Communication Indian Distinguished Service.

bronches have bach-out, and the Order-Ressuldar Ud Mimum operations are at present confined to (4th Cavalry) and Subadar ner desultory sniping and artillery fize. Singh (3 Sikh■!.

BARLIER TELEGRAMS,

(Router's Sapvies to tho: China Mail.)

THE

GRIME. ** LUSITANIA “

GERMANY. OFFERS REPARATION FOR AMERICAN VICTIMS.

WESTE

* THE WESTERN FRONT.

RECIPROCAL. BOMBARDMENTS,

PÄRIN, Fob. 4.

A communique states there is nothing to report except reciprocal bombard iments in the Vosgoa.

COMPARATIVE QUIETNESS,

PARIO, Feb. 5. A communique says to-day has been comparatively quiet. French heavy guns abulled an enemy infantry column and couroye entering Heye. German works in Champagne, Argonna afd Lorraine were bombarded.

EFFECTIVE FRENCH ARTILLERY.

FRENCH AIRMAN, FELLS HIS FIFTH ENEMY MACHINE.

"SOŽTE” BRITISH TRENCHES HEAVILY SEELLED.

LONDON, Feb. 4. A communique states that our artil- NEW YORK, Feb. 8. The Associated Press Correspondentory was sotive to-day against enemy tranches between the rivers füero tudat Washington states that there is a

and somme. Our trenches about use better outlook for the settlement of

the Lusitania dipate. Though the Elverdinghe wore heavily shalied. word illegal," to which Germany objects, la not used in the commual. cation which Count Bernstorff submit ted to Mr. Lansing, the note is beloved to contain words to the effect that the killing of Americans ob the Lusitania was without intent on the part of Ger- many, because the destruction of the liner was an act of reprisal; and Germany agrees that reprisals should not to applied to neutrals, Germany, therefore, regret that Americans were killed oa the Luritania, and offers reparation in the form of indemnity GERMAN VIEW OF THE SITUATION.

LONDON, Feb. 8. "Herr Zimmerman, the German Foreign. Under Secretary. in the course of an interview, atsted that Germany positively declines to ac quiesce in the American damend hat Germany should acknowledge the ut International Law." He hoped that the wrecked Zeppelin. It says theyAmerica would accept the alternative formula which Count Bernstorff-bad could have been disarmed.

THE DUTCH BLAMED ---

just prosented omitting reference to Count Reventlow attire that Zeption as serious, and was wiiting the Somme. Hostile aircraft were

illegality Germany regarded the situa

pelin L29 was evidently crippled and far to accommodate the United States, should have obtained asylum in bus refüred, to deprive herealf of sub-active about Ypres. Elverdinghe

has been again shelled. Holland, instead of being shot down. marine weapons, He contends that a crippled German

GERMAN RULE IN, BELGIUM. warship, would" be given protection in Dutch waters."

THE ABANINNED ZEPPELIN

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GERMAN PRESS HOWLING WITH INARUNATION.

Lossos, Feb. 8. The German Fress is howling with indignation because the trawler ning

"PARIS, Feb. 6..

was not so is ge as usual, the holiday arawdirritation of the membranes of the throat and chest, rundering those delicate pertz les baring returned after the heavy rain on susceptible of future irritation and disease. Saturday night.

"KOWLOON WIN AGAINST-

HONGKONG,

Interesting golf was played over the King's Park course yesterday when the team representing Kowloon won hand- somely from the Hongkong team, thum turning the ladies on the result of the drst match which was played at Fanling. Some remarkable, sofea wore made. Me Lindsell completedane round of nice holes. in the ascellent score of 34 which is four under the revised bogoy. Mr McLennan did the second hole in one in the morning, Another curious incident was Me Brayshay boling out at the second green to two after his ball bad landed in the rocks and had bounced over lying close to the pin. Ei oppo ott. Mr Lindsell, notwitstanding that he landed on the green in upe, 'took three to hole out.

The details of the match ara appended :—

HONGKONG. 1. KOWLOON. SINGLES.

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T. V. Hill

(8&9) Capt. Campbell....... J. Bitchior Dr. L. Woods...... (1 up) 8. H. Dodwell...... » K. KeLenoa......1

(32) R. Brand0e W. D. Kraft...

(3 & 4). 4. E. Crew

(3&1 E R. Johnson ...0 E. Brayshay'RE Lindseil ........ BJ. Grist J. D. MacKenzie E. V. D. Farr....0 G. H. May .................

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A commusique states:- French arutlery offeatively shelled enemy works between Soissons and Rheims, in Champagne and Lorraine, 1 and between the Aisne and Argonnell and Dudwell 0 ́s Campbell and Mac.

Sergeant Pilot Guynemen attacked

-YOURŅOS. J.

a German aeroplane in the Frise dis- trict and brought it down in flatnes. Ritchie and Farr... L

General Sir Douglas Hang reports Stephen did not rescue the crew of sinking of the Lusitania to be a violation This is the, fifch machino falled by

s follows:-

"Testerday evezing the British occupied the western edge of three mize-craters in the vicinity of Ver melles on the La Basseo road.

The enemy in the morning ex ploded a mine" noria of Loos but without causing any casualtics. occupied one edge of a "crater.

Renewed artillery activity on both sides is reported from Frise, north of La Basses canal, Wytschaete, and Ypres.

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Twenty-eight seal combats occur- -red

six- German on Saturday, machines being driven down into the enemy's line."

GERMAN TRENCHES SMASHED.

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DESTRUCTIVE AERIAL: BOMBARDMENT.

OVER A THOUSAND PEOPLE KILLED.

PARIS, Feb. 6.

WALL STREET APPREHENSIVE.

NEW YORK, Feb. 6. Wall Street is apprehensive of com- plications with Germany. Values fall abarply on the publication of the statement that Berlin bad refused to completely satisfy Americae demands regarding the Lusitania:

ITALIANS REPULSE NIGHT ATTACKS.

CONSIDERABLE ENEMY LOSSES.

ROME, Feb. 6.“

An Athens tolegrum to the Temps 50ys the French aeroplanes which recently bombed Petritch hovered over the place for twenty minutes

A communiqus states:-The enemy and dropped 200 bombs. A Bul-made two night attacks in a thick for garian communique says that 470 on the Podgora height, west of 'Gorizia, men were killed in the Bulgarian and one in the Sugana valley. comps. The total casualties were repulsed with considerable ecamy losses,

and some prisoners were captured. about a thousand.

BULGARIAN, DEPUTIES ACCUSED

OF ACCEPTING BRIBES.

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All were

SMART WORK BY HUSSIAN

SCOUTS...

Guynemen.

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(43) Woods and

(2 & 1)

May ****

Brand and Bray- "Enemy artillery was active north shay...

I v Kraft and Lind (21) IL.....0... and south of Ln Bassee Cammt.

Grist and Crew...0 B. Johnson and Our artillery-shelled anety.

MacKenzie trenches between the river Incre and

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AMSTERDAM, Feb. 1. The Telegraaf nanounces that a Belgian was executed on the 4th uit,, forwar treason. Other including women, have been sentenced to penal servitude for perioda ranging from Efteen to two years."

KING RECEIVES AUSTRALIA'S HIGH COMMISSIONER.

Lesbos, Feb. 4. The Rt. Hon. A. Fisher, the newly appointed High Commissioner for Axstralia, had a long audience of the King.

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THE ITALIAN LOAN.

OVER A HUNDRED MILLIONS A

SURSUMBED:

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SATURDAY'S FOOTBALL.

SHIELD OMPETITION.

The Clab presed into the semi-final on Saturday by defeating the Shropshires in the replay by two goals to mil. The game

interesting enough, though at times somewhat lacking in the finer points, not jably in the early stages of the Club's attacic and the Shropshires' defence. The Buldian be'd heir own, if anything rather more than their own, up to the Cubs LESE gol, but afterwards were not nearly so spirited and aggressive, and in the clowing they ware well held, having failed to reallke the opportunities their rigour and smartassa before the interval had tonded to give them. The Club's goals were scored penalty. Mr F. W. Wright had charge by MicTarish and Stalker, the latter from of the game, which was witnessed by a large crowd,

LEAGUE GAMES.

The only Fira Dekin. Lingue game * be ween werk Navy train and the Rove, Mah. 5. nyinar Tattern by ear ce Subscriptions to the National Leaofagut in hScor Divi-ia the 83rd Deen deleted Laún Lí ng by 34 for now amount to 105 millions sterling quite interesting display.

MUNITION DEPOTS AND GAS RESERVOIRS DEMOLISHED.

PARIS, Feb. 6.. A commuunique states that the English and French artillery smashed German trenches at Boesinghe, and that yesterday's bombardment in

TURKS STILL BEING PRESSED. Champagne

most effectivo. Trenches were levelled, several

The Bulgarian Government 228

PETRAD, Feb. 6. munition depots were exploded, and demanded that the Sobranje (Parlis-umber of enemy aeroplas few inver À communique states—A great reservoir of asphyxiating gas were ment) shall permit the arrest of Dvinsk. Geporal`Ivanoff" squats have FREQUENT BOMB OUTRAGES AND | deníolished, quantities of the gas thirteen Deputies accused of accept being carried into the Germaning bribes from a French Agent, trenches..

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RUSSIANS EXPLORE AND EXPLODE 40 ENEMY MINES.

FETROGRAD, Feb. 6.

A Russian communique says: There continues to be aircraft

AMSTERDAM, Feb. 6.

THE CAMEROONS CAMPAIGN, '«

ENEMY FLIGHT INTO SPANISH

TERRITORY...

MADRID, Feb."6. Fine hundred Germans and 14,000

natives have crossed into Spanish activity. Our aviators bombed Guines from the Cameroons and Mitud, The Russian scoute, explored liave been disarmed, and interned.

the enemy's mine-ficide which they connected by wires. They them exploded 40 of the mines.

THE CAUCASUS CAMPAIGN,

PETROGRAD, Feb. 8. The Russians continue to drive back the Turks in the Caucasus.

BRANCH OF KRUPPS AL SHAYLI.

RUSSLANS & FRENCH PRISONERS COMPELLED TO WORK THERE."

PETEOGRAD, Feb. 6. The Gertnaus have establisheita branch of Kruppu at Shavli, The Bussian inhabitants and a number of French prisoners have been com- pelled to work there..

REIGN OF TERROR AT CONSTANTINOPLE.

ATENA, Feb. 6. The Young Turks have created airn of terng at Sopatz

BRITISH WHEAT PURCHASES.

LONDON, Feb. 6.

An official statement regarding the Government's wheat operations says Great Britain took 60,000 of the 200,000 tons bought by the British and French Governments in Austen-

The "total amount of Argeduze Wheat she purchases will not exceed a quarter of a million quarters. The statement indicates that the example of France in requisitioning the Home Crop will not be followed,

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THE UNREST IN PORTUGAL.

STRIKES!

beco engaged in several successful affairs. For example, south of Novos laats they penetrated gaps in the

MADRID, Feb. L' wire made by our artillery into the! Reports have been received of serious zone between the first and secund lines troubles in Portugal. There are frequent of entanglements and attacked and bomb outrages and strikes in Lisbon annihilated a strong party of the enemy.and the surrounding towns Many troops have been sent on board warshipu and other troops have gone to the dis affected districts.

THE OPERATIONS" IN THE CAUCASUS.

In the Caucasus, despite a snowstorm for several daye, with twenty degrees of frost, our troops continue to pross the Turks,..

INCENDIARISM IN CANADA.

FURTHER FIRES.

OTTAWA, Feb. 8. A small military uniforma factory has been destroyed by fire, believed to be the work of an incendiary.

A munitions factory at Hespeler, Ontario, is reported to be in Bames.

DYNAMITE AT MONTREAL

MORTEZAL, Feb. 6..

A man attempted to dynamite Victoria Bridge. Ha was fusilladed by the guards, but escaped.

THE CAMEROONS. CAMPAIGN.

MORE ARMED DESERTERS. SURRENDER.

:

THE YANGT÷ZE DRAGONS

The British Masoum Authorities have proooccond against the wail theory.". They have not yt made a final report and as far only say that the specimens.AID OL very interesting and peculiar formation but are posibly stalagmita,

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LOSION, Feb. 4 Colonel Dobell reports that 58 more armed deserters from the remnant of the German forces have surrendered to the French More are expected. Strong French columns are nearing towards TMMEDIATELY, the Spanish frontier.

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IN MEMORY OF THE FALLEN.

LONDON, Feb. 6. Their Majesties the King and Queen attended the Choral Society' BRITISH MILITARY OPERATIONS. performance of Verdi's Requiem,"

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