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THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 24, 1916.

THE WAR.

TO-DAY'S TELEGRAMS.

(Reuter's Service to the China Mail)

DESPERATE INFANTRY FIGHTING.

DUMA.

THE CHINA MAIL.

THE BLOCKADE OF

GERMANY.

FIGURES FOR LAST YEAR.

FURTHER RESTRICTIONS ON

IMPORTS

LONDON, Feb. 29.

It is expected that further restric

ou imports will shortly be announced," both on necessities and

tione

luxuries..

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ALLIED SUBMARINE IN THE BOSPHORUS.

MUNITION TRANSPORTS SUNK.

ATHENS, Feb. 4,

Reports from various sources show that an Allied submariné has passed

BALSAMIC

COUGH LINCTUS

The mild and soothing indueres which, the preparation has, olesce, so among

through the Dardanelles and reached the most valuable of it kind, in mas o Cough, Asthma, Bronchiti, Shortnes the Bosphorus.

O the 13th inst. the submarine tor. pedoed eix monition-laden transporta.

Thare was the usual pacio Constantinople.

Breathing or Dimoulty of Expectation and while it removes the accumulation pholg, from its Tonic and Astringent virtues in prevents its formation, and allaga Irritation of the membranes of the throad and chest, rendering these delicate preis fes

ANOTHER ZEPPELIN DESTROYED susceptible of future irritation and disease.

BY SHELL FIRE.

LONDON, Feb. 23. Lord Lasilone, speaking in the, House of Tanks, said the Govern. 1 ment proposed to put the whole off

ANOTHER M.P. RETIRING. the blockade business in charge of a single"member of the Cabinet who

LONDON, Feb 23. would be entrusted with the car R.A. Yarborgb, MP, fe retiring ordination of nutters relating to this from the representation of Chaster [object.

through ill-health. ・・ VIOLENT BATTLE RUSSIA AND THE WAR.

Ford Tansdowne gave striking Sir Owen Philipps, the Guionist FALLS IN FLAMES SIX THOUSAND

FEET. NEAR VERDUN.

TSAR'S HISTORIC VISIT TO THEgures regarding the progressive candidate, will, it is expected, ha

diminution et important importa 'into fraturaad unopposed.

LONDON, Feb 22 Holland and Scandinavia during the Major Brodie Henderson, a machine- A mange from Bardo Duc statos GREAT SPERCH BY M. SAŻONOFFlutter Falf of 1913. Thus, of the gun expert, is the Unionist candidate that Zeppelin L 77 was struggling exports of oil frum: Holland to Ger for East Harts. The opposition on-against the wind with her lights out at

■ height of 6,000 feet when the. French. many in 1913, 88 per cent, were didate is the airman, Mr Pemberton guns flard incendiary sheila. One of

Baling-

The shells penetrated the Zeppelin's Never before were there such chargeable to the first half of the

ido, going right through, and smar secnes of enthusiasm in the Putear and only 17 per cent, to the

spread over the whole airship, which last built. The Sigures for November. The Haigs was present. The An

| slowly descended, she dames lighting and December together amounted to

up the sky. On the Zappelin touching only 1 percent. Thus this particular

the ground all her bombe exploded. business had almost vanished. The

Frenchinson rushed so the spot and figies for oil-seeds were similar.

found a tangled mass of wreckage and thirty naked corpans. (2) er He did not wish to imply that there was no danger ig'a suappegrance of leakage: he teared it woulil never be

Paris, Feb. 23.

A violens bank outward af Vexiun is tho feature of today's communique.

PETROGRAD, Feb. 23.

A Cermaq bombardiment continued) the whole night long, the French basilors and Ministers of af, the replying vigorously.

Malent infantry fighting sp reabag on a front st fiftelu bile smetres, from the right bank of the

Allied Rowers were prusen,

The rocket. in iris apering speech, watch wax citered to the edin, affarel shed the bistorie visit

CHINESE AFFAIRS.

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Taz Yat Po's, Servics,J

THE YUNNAN REVOLT.

PERTS, Feb. 8. The Government bus ordered Lang

Seuss to southeast of Berbalois fat is Majesty the Tr showed The French evacuated the village of green damonika between the Tser possible to hernerally seal. all chan-Shum Kum, Military Camryissioners, Haumont, but told the outskirts

ho peeple thenceforward. [nels. The greatest difficulty arisesut Canton to reapare Mongtsze.,

after a desperate, engagement insting) Erzerum was the fast my of the dawn of victory rising which very heavy losses were in Aicted on the chey,

in the a

The President greeted the gellant Allies, his words being drowned in Fautbursts of cheurs."

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tine.

The Government has aks peremp-

Aceond Zeppelin saw the disaster and turned tail..

The French Press. is jubilant over the aerial victory,

NOTABLE ITALIAN BUCCESSES.

Roxa, Fab. 23.

height, drove out the Austrians, and reppised counter-attacks. Subaequantly

the Italians extended the area of occupation in the direction of Monta Cola Saddle.

from the obligation to deal fairly and sorterately with neutrals. laut it torily ordered Tong Heung Ming and would be the height of fully to deli: Skum Kum, Military Commissioner, A communique way that the Italians The communique continues:-We |

berately start outraging pentru who each commar) an Army Disi have successfully concluded the sction initiated on the 9th inst, by capturing -recaptured the greater pars of a wond

opinie, at Sugh

A comon, to imminediately occupy tho

the mountainous Collo zane, in the in a salient occupied by the tee

plete blockude would neús ablouk...! Yunnan borders. "

Ougans district, Alpinists, advancing mana yesterday. Char curtain of fire

The Ambassadors, rising, received ade of neutrul ports and this pre-

Lung Yu Kwong will leave Pekingover snowfields and through fog, reached atopped short an-ntiack on Herbe-an ovation.

sents grave legal difficulties, includ-to-morrow to take up the post of the summit of Collo and the adjacont Pois. Prisoners declare that cermin The President ebncluded by saying proof of enemy destination of Commissioner of the Kwongwai German units were annihilated. ing that i was Russia's duty to the goods. The present system, if Garrison in Canton

There we continuini artillery accomplish the, resurrection of Ser-[not perfect, killed fieman exports Lung Kin Cheung, late Governor „duels as other points and the French has, and be expressed a fim hope and crippled German importe, some of Kwaicbow, who threw in his lot

artillory was active in Lòrmine. We fet victory withous which there of the most important of which with the Yunnan rebels, telegraphic- TSAR'S SURPRISE VISIT TO DUMA. recaptured in Aftain some parts of the shall be no pence," (Thunders offcluding coften, wool and rubberally reports that he is unable to come

bad ceased altogether. Our prato Peking owing to illness, M. Sezonoff, Ministes for Foreign sure was increasing monthly. He Affairs, in the cause of a greatery wished the people in Great speech in the Duna reaffirmed the Britain could have fortnight' unshakeable determination of Russia experiener of the conditions in A Turkish communique says that for and her Allies to conquer in this war. Germany. That would end the talk military reason the Army has witheriny's responsibility for the of the "supiueness of the Govern. drawn from Erzerum to a position to war the greatest, crine against it!!

humanity in the world's history the westward,

Erzeram as a fortress was militarily was thoroughly asked. The válueless.

trenches in Bois-de-Givenchy.

HOW TURKEY ANNOUNCED THE ERZERUM DISASTER.

LONDON, Feb. 23.

RUSSIANS ADVANCING TO

TREEIZOND...

PETROGRAD, Feb. 23... The river Beyukdore mentioned in the communique of the 22nd inet, 'is a tributary of the Atina between Batum

! and Trebizond.

The Russians in twenty-four hours chased the Turks in the coast region two days normal twenty miles, or marching.

I believed that the Turks have began to evacuate Trebizond.

applause)

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Lord Sydenham'moved a resolution urging the possible use of the Fleets German people were increasingly

thgar effectively prevent supplies realising that they had been duped

In reference and were now expressing open disracing the enemy.

to the suggestion that Great Britain's content. He dwelt on the cu-ordina- tion of the Allies and shid this relations with Neutrals might be co-ordination would be particularly endangered, his lordship beltered it was only necessary for the Allies to necessary when pesce came'

M. Suzonof paid a tribute to the take a firm stund. “ great services rendered by France, Great Brita and Italy.

FLEET MAKING MUNITIONS. STRIKING SPARE-TIME NETPUT._[People.

Lord Charles Beresford supported

the ination.

Mr. Sazmoff said the Germani Lord Lansdowne wild the problemi fovernment treated its people like was not so simple as it appeared: Lavage who make their soldiers unless they were carefully examined, trunk before an attack. They tried statisties might be most misleading. to stir the asses by making them The Siltration of goods custwurd, Beliore that the Allies aimed at the tough routails so far from increas complete annihilation of the Germaning, was markedly diminishing.

Such an argument was result of the measures taken by ibsurd because who would think of the Government, practically no com- sweeping away a nation of 72 mil-malities of miltary importance were Mr. Lloyd George has sent letter from people? The Allies never had now imported by neutrals above to Admiral Sir David Beatty warmly any such intention, but self-preserva-their own legitimate requirements. thanking the Fleet for the splendid ton dunded the ending of this work of the officers and men in making ruthless egoism and passion for munitions for the Army. The output plunder, with which the Germans is already striking, and its value is had not always sympathised. This Cecil (at present Under-Secretary for enhanced because it is done in the Prussianism must be crusheil. men's spare time, on' their own initative and without remuneration.

Lesbos, Fub. 23.

NAVAL AVIATORS KILLED..

Laxmix, Feb 23.

"Loroos, Feb. 28.

Foreign Affairs) had accepted the

MILITARY EXPENDITURE. Luk Wing Ting, the Military Governor of Kwangsi, has requested $1,000,000 for hilltary expenses, and 5,000 rifles.

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The Government has allowet-half a million dollars and ordered the Shanghai Arsenal to supply the rifles.

The Garemment is negotiating with a certih Power" for a loan on the security of the revenue of the Tobucco and Wine Mengpoly.

EARLIER TELEGRAMS.

(Reuter's Service to the China Mail.) GERMAN ATTACK IN FORCE." DRIVEN FROM FRENCH SECOND

LINE.

PETROGRAD, Feb. 23.

The Tear paid a surprise visis to the Duma on ita re-assembling. His Majesty was warmly ovated, members Exthusiasm provailed throughout His repeatedly singing the National Anthem. Majesty's stay. The Tear was again

ovated on leaving.

THE TURKISH LOSSES, AT. ERZERUMS

PETROGRAD, Feb. 22 The Turkish losses at Erzerum were

about 40,000.

GERMANS TRYING TO SCARE AMERICANS.

New York, Feb. 23. Anonymous letters warn Americans Anonymous booking passages on the liner Espagne not to embark in view of Germany's attack armed determination to merchantmen

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PARIS, Feb. 32. To-day's communique states :— In Artois, at dusk, the Germans attacked in force. In the Boin-de-

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In the House of Commons Mr.from infantry and machine-gun fire.

The Germans exploded mine at T central posiNISFLED Asquith announced that Lool Robert

Roclincourt. We occupied the crater. There has been further artillery activity around Verdun. Infantry attacked cast ward of Brabant sur Mouse, gained a footing in cur ad- vanced trench and reached our second trench, but were driven out, the French taking nembers of prisoners,

LATER.

3. Suzonoff said the reunion of duties of a new Cubinet Minister to Poland was inscribed on the Russian deal with Blockade questions. banner. He did not believe that the Polish people would be persuaded to fight for the German tyrants." Rus-i sin WAK sincerely friendly to Sweden. An icebound port in Aviators as killed or drowned, including Surinaria was useless to Russia the well-known Biera Commander Neville Osborne and Lieut-Commander which Lust obtain nỂ üutlet, to wi

A list of cargaltica gives five navel

De Courcy Ireland, killed, »

A "STRANDED BRITISH SUBMARINE.

THE HAGUE, Feb. 23.

free en in quite another direction. The Entente was convinced that when the hour truck Roun would know how to realise national unity and find real support fron ritose with whom her people natur-

*The British submarine which recent.ally synputhised.

Sy stranded at Sebymounikoog bau been redated and towed to Nieuwsdiep.

DUTCH STEAMER SUNK,

ROTTERDAY, Jan. 23. The British steamer Gasni has arrived

here with the second orgineer ind a sailor of the Dutch steamer La Flandre which has been sunki.

THE BANDON "" RELEASED.'

LONDON, Feb. 23.

A Copenhegea telegram stries that the East Asiatic Co's steamer Bandon, which was reized by a German trawler,

has been relented

JAPAN AND HER EUROPEAN ALLIES.

The newspapers anticipate that val and commercial advisers will be appointed by Lord Robert Cecil,

THE NEW VICEROY OF INDIA.

LONDON COUNTY COUNCIL'S CONGRATULATIONS.

INDON, Feb 23. At a meeting of the London

Two German attacks at Seppois were repulsed.

NOTICE.

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TEVE HAVE This Day authorised Ma

sign the name of our Firm in Canton.

DONNELLY & WHITE. Bangkok, Feb. 24, 1916.

WE HAVE TO DRY JOSDLCD to

-VIOLENT ATTACKS IN VERDUN SECTOR.

COSTLY ENEMY SUCCESS...

PARIS, Feb. 23.

The evading communique says:- Enemy trenches east of Boeringhe, in Belgium, were bombarded. A heavy snowfall prevented offensive activity in Artoire

CONSULAR REGISTRATION OF AMERICAN CITIZESS.

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THE attention of American Citizens and the representatives of American: institutions and. concerns is enlled to the fact that the Department of State's regulations contemplate that all American citizena, institutions. and corporations shall be registered ANNUALLY with the We destructively shelled enemy works Consul in whore district they live or a tribute to the heroism of Serbising Cord Chelmsford (e nimber of to the weat of Ravarie, in Champagne.operate. The object of this registration is The enemy, north of Verdun, after so facilitate the protection of American Russia was indignunt ut the action

Mr. Sazonoff justihed the action County Council a resolution

was

of the Ententeau Salonika and paid russed with acclamation congratulat-

of Bulgaria but was willing to believe the Council) upon his appointment violent bombardment of both banks of citizens, institutions, and corporations on

as Viceroy of India, and assuring the lease, launched a series of violent the part of the agents of the Governzent. that it was taken under pressure.

These ho, knowing the regulations, M. Suzonott Loted that Russia's him of the esteem of his colleagues attacks between Brabant end Herbenevertheless fail to register and maintain relutions with Penia were now and their confidence that he would bois, All were repulsed, sacept those sach registration may reasonably be Heat, but it was difficult to hopefully maintain the illustrious trait Haumont Wood and the salient presumed not to be entitled to register north of Beaumont, which the enemy, and not to be entitled to the American

Government's protection. for a prompt and complete restorations of the great office

at the cost of benyy losses, mcceeded tion of order in Persia, which, was,

Sir William Bean paid a tribute in occupying. torby internal troubles. Japanese co-operation was infinitely precious to Lord Chelmsford's Litviness of

to Tussia and the friendly welcome heart as eminently fitting bun forFromezy proverted an attack which was giver to the Grail Duke Michael- vitch Japan was appreciateding the great and sympathetic Hussin remained futhful to the people of Indi principle of non-intervention in

Dar curtain of fire north-west of

There was great artillery activity at Ban/leapt and west of Altkirch. preparation from debouching.

GERMANY'S FALSE CASUALTY-

LISTS.

American citizens, institutions, and concerns located in Hongkong are expected to registered at the Consulate General in Hongkong and to maintain sach roristra tion without notice from this Office.

GEORGE E ANDERSON,"

Consul General⠀⠀ Hongkong, Feb. 24, 1916.

(Continued on page 8.)

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Lord Chelmsford, weknowledging China, with whom Russia's relations the resolution sad the Viceroyalty, were good: Their neighbour net" Ladi wua, perhaps, the greatest Cing had taken all precautions fort n British subject could bold.

LONDON, Feb 22, Tagainst any violation or neutrality

The British correspondent with the hy German intriguers, but, in viewIt carried with great responsibili. of the difficulties caused by Chinties and difficulties und he was glad French forces gives suthoritative figures TT is absurd in allow a cough to bang ug iation the Entente Powers were to think that in ecugratulating him showing that the German entaalty lists and amp your vitality when Chamber Mr. Malau, the new Japanese Am seeking a means of defending their the Council had the resposibilare Elost unreliable, and are constantly quently happens that the total casualties bassador, ia an interview, said the iterate... In conclusion. Sazonal ties and difficulties in mind and were under stimrting the losses. It fre- fortunes of Japan and the Allies were remarked on the failure of Germ pleased that a member of the Council announced for a Regiment I consider

propaganda in America um bape stay inseparable, and up was convinced that Ruse Artericin eccome lnd been derged worthy is underably less than tenu uber of prisoners

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