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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 15, 1918.

THE WAR.

TO-DAY'S TELEGRAMS.

(Bouter's Service to the China Mai)

BRITISH VICTORY "IN FAST AFRICA.

TELEGRAPHIC REPORT FROM GENERAL SMUTS.

FIGHTING ON THE

FRENCH FRONT.

NO FURTHER INFANTRY ACTION IN VERDUN REGION.

THE CHINA MAIL.

INELAND AND MUNITION-MAKING.

GREATER FACILITIES URGED.

LONDON, March 19.

A deputation of Irish businessmen- beaded by Mr. Jahn Redmond, waited

MARRIED MEN PROTEST.

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A CHRONICLER.

A JAPANESE TRAGEDY.

A tragedy recently occurred in a wealthy family in Awaji. It wasof a type

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DEMAND THAT, ALL SINGLE MEN BE FIRST CALLED 'UP.

LONDON, March 14. Large protest meetings of attested apo Mr. Lloyd George, Ministar of married men, which were 'hold into nearly every country in Asia, but has had authors, fresh arrivals every mail. The purchase of one book at one dallar Munitions, to urge greater facilities for Coventry, Leicester, Sheffield and very uncommon results. Hare is the tale Wigan yesterday, passed resolutions munition making in Ireland and the demanding that all single men should reduced from the accounts given at the time at graat length on the notorions "bird equipment of national shell and fuse factorios. The deputation declared that the Trade Urious would help the work

Mr. Lloyd George replied that he was anxious to utilise the "reserves in Ireland to the utmost, but it could not he ignored that the mout of Ireland was not industrial country. Ha poisted our thai Belfast's contribution to the conduct of the war was second to none. in the United Kingdon. He was not sanguine enough to hope that the war would be ended before July and thera fore he could not make plage for delivery of machinery on such

Parts, Mary 14 Losnos, Mar. 13.

"To-day's comicionique states: " General Smats, Commander-in-

North of Verslun the bombard Chief of the fritish Borees in Eustment bas been intensified west of the Africa, in a telegram dated Marchs | Meuse against Mort Hoane and inasumption.

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12th, says the aetion which run menced on the morning of the 11th

the region of, Bois de Bourmis.

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There was no толков why Ireland should not become more Our batterien shelled enemy prosperous industrially. He would gathegifigs between Forges and seize the opportunities afforded by

munition-making for Crows' wood.

industrially There has been moderate art:Bery developing Ireland, ward of Tavoj, ngulted in a 21981 [aeriving on the right of the Mouse "obstinate straggle with "wavering and in Weevre, but there was no

fortunes ll glnight.

"inst. against the. German prepared positions in the Kitovo. Hi, west-

The densely-woodell and shej, hills were strongly hold by the nty, the most farmiany misstacles Peing portions of positions), which were taken and retaken several times.

idiantry serion during the day.

The Germans attacked the trenches we reegly reempting "east of Peppeis, in upper „klencg, but our artillery and infantry fire quickly drove them buck to their trenches.

or artillery north of the Aisne

The firal mark" with the boyneked enemy organisations at was delivered liten 5 pas. and several points on the Vandere midnigh Two parties. Lol by plates,

The Deputation agreed to form a permasat committee to make definite suggestions to the ministry of munitions.

CHINESE AFFAIRS

(Wah Tss Fat Po's Service.)

THE YUNNAN REVOLT.

PERING, March 14. The Governor of Szechuen, Chan Yee, and two of the Generals propose

EFFECT OF VERDUN AT BERLIN AND BUDAPEST.

It is understood that a Cabinet Com-hare without prejudios,"

The heroine of the story was Aiko, the mittee is waaidering the matter,

It has been decided to delete large daughter of Mr Doi Yoshio, President of batches of industries from the starred the Kuchiyogawa Bank. She was educated lists, and to eliminate the single men

at this Yahigsoka Girls' High School, in other trades.

Oaks, and while there lired with Mrs Adzame," a well-known teacher in the Umada Girls' High School. In December 1913, being then. 20 years old, she was betrothed to Kawakami Shikuro, 97 yours old, the son of Sir Kawakami Mokichi, commonly reputed to be the richest man in Awaji. In February 1914 the marriage LONDON, March 14..

we performed at an hotel in Msiks, and The Morniny Pous correspondent at Aiko went to live in Shidzuki-machi, not Budapest states that there igualy with her husband, but, more Japonico, considerable uneasiner in consequence with his father and mother, three sistors (one of them widowed) and two brothers. of the disappointing results of the Bere, in the following December, she gave

birth to a daughter. German offensive at Verdua,

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LIKE MEN IN DREAMS."

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A Hungarian journalist resident in Berlin says that he has never seen the Berlin people in anything like their present mood. They walk the streets wrapped in thought, like MUA dreams.

So far the plain record of facts, which can be easily verified and are therefore not

in dispute. The Japanese papers openly coue the mother-in-law and the widowe sister in-law of continual barsh - treatment of the young bride but that is so common a festare of the Avistic mo lange that there may be acting in it that could be hold aader the libellus. As always seems to be the case. domination of his mathar, did nothing to the husband was entirely mitigate the severity of the treatment and did not even show signs of deploring it. When the baby arrived, it in alleged, the Military circles in Budapest declare eller sinter, though there were not the that an extra million men will béightest, grounds for such an accusation, required for the whole of the Westera

Everything is being sacrifced to Verdun, Austrian heavy gaat have been removed from the Italian front and the Russian front has been weakened. Reinforcements are com. tinually moving westward.

front is consequence of the Verdalared that it must be the fruit of some

effort.

GERMAN CLAIMS.

AMSTERDAM, March 14... A Balia communique claims that

Lieut-Colonel Freeth and Majer Heavy guns bombarded Gemanen amicably settlement with the Yun-since the beginning of events in the „Thompson of the "South Africans works in Champagne and Eastern Infantry, sooned a bold which they ĮArgonne,

maiyadne till they were winformoil || ACTIONS IN, THE AIR

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the following morning, when the thur aviators were, remarkably Gorman native troops were somagsive to-day. Six machines dropped" streaming away towards Kalut, in a bombs on the Strutegic station. south-westerly direction..

of Brenllest north of Verluz Sumitanomaly one of the Scouts Santorous actions were hughs in mounted brigules' wae vigiged in which we indisputably had the ad- clearing the foothills north-east of vantage. Three German aeroplanes Kilinanjare of the nony forces were brought down and others were

which had en eut off from the seen to be falling at their destruc- main body by the mid British tion has not been verified. edvane py the 8th, 7th and 10th. Movements are progressing to bar the retreat of these isolated forces west ward-

Concurrently with the above actions a strong column urder-ajor- General Stewart from the direction of Longido appcured on the Aruslias) Moshi road," the rear of the main German 'emmenbration. The enemy

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sequently, retreating out

Patis, Mar. 14. Today's, communique soys! West of the aleuse the cannonoodle had been fairly violent during the. night.

A strong Gerran reconnaisennkre in Haudremont Wond was checked by me curtain of fire.

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nuptiat eos etion-a charge which reatly distressed the young mother,

To add to be troubles of poor Aiko, her father was arrestol or a chsigu of Ensacial Irregularities connected with the bank, and died while under eximination. Alko went to the funeral, and, on her return to her father-in-law's house, was so overwhelmed with continual reproaches that she wont back to her mother. Once more she cuma fta Awaji, but the mother and sister refused Meuse district the Germans have capto let her into the house or to see hor Owing to a report tira: large retured 130 cheers, 26,340 men, 150 guna busband. With her baby she made her way to Osaka, where an uncis received her into his house. Here she lived for sima time, inforcements are coming from Taona aad.32 mchine-guns.

Par-old with her bat on December 18th,

year-old Fu, vis Chintoon, to Finchow, the

child, she left the house without the know- Government has ordered all the amics

ledge of the others living there. Sh so take precautions.

Appears to have bal the intention of once mbre seeing whether she could resume har proper position as the wife of Shikeco, but,"

EARLIER TELEGRAMS. (Router's Service to the China Mail.)

CANADA'S SACRIFICE,

LONDON, March 14. A Toronto telegram states that the total of Canadian casualtice is 13,568.

WAR COMMITTEES TO CONFER..

LONDON, March 14.""

The Unionist and Liberal War Com mittees confer for the first time e-day The hambardment continet viin view of the debate on the Army

Estimates.

at Vaux aid Dunlop, "is also

did the artillery activity, in Wouvre,

wards towards the U'stubara runtably in the seeker of His

The pursuit continues.

THE POSITION OF BULGARIA

YSTERESTING ŠTÁTEMENT 1Ž

PREMIER

ATHENS, Mar, 15.

A Sofia telegrain, states timt Fr.

The Cermans attempted an attack.

uh Bus-le-Fretre, but it was dis

DIRECTOR OF SUPPLIES AND TRANSPORT RESIGNS.

LONDON, March 13.

HOW GERMANE COUNT THEIR PRISONERS

PARIS March 14.

A semi-official announcement states that the German method of courting the prisoners at Verdun is based on the printipla of a stage army.

Le Matin states that the Germsa loases at Verdon were 200,000,

WAR COUNCIL OF THE ALLIES.

PARIS, March 14. The great War Council of all the Allies mes at General Joffre's head quarters.

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RESTRAINT OF PRINCES. LORDS' DECISION ON "WAR RISK

INSURANCE APPEAL.

Lotds Loreburn, Atkinson, Shaw, Par thoor, and Wronbazy recently delivered judgment in the House of Lords in the enas "British and Foreign Marine Inser ance Co., Ltd., v. Samuel Sanday and Co.,"

at o'clock in the morning, her courage failing her, she jumped overboard with ber baby from the Toyours-maru, of Wada, the bodies being recovered many miles.

pact during the following days..

Of course, this latter part of the story must be takes with all the reserva das tu the very unreserved "third pego" reports. There may be an Awaji version which would put a different complexion on it. Ex.ctly the same sort of thing has, how ever, very frequently happened, and such Casas Been to Se the terms of the abuse of the teachings of fish and wifely obe dience. Ordinarily the public exhibits no more sympathy than the mother-in-law, bus in this case the victim, before her tragic adt, wrote a long and pitiful letter telling of her woe-which, after her death, appeared in the dunji Shimbun under the peadonya Shirahagi.". The family boing sa prominent and the tragedy and its reputed cause so notorious, all the papara cupied the letter, commented on it, and published other letters upon it from readers.

it has

A popular story thas set going, accumulated details like an avalagche. It. is the theme of the novelist, the dramatist, and the movies." All sorts of apocryphal incidents are incorporated, Rueb, for

Major-General:8, S. Long, has resign the question raised being whether the instance, 21 the discovery of a younger! persed by our fire, and the Yed the Directorship of Supplies and respondents are entitled to recover £44,803 | brother-in-law in the act of forcing the

remy left a number of deal bebind. Transport, a position which he has held

since 1914.

The Daily Express states that Major. General Long resigned at the request of sir, Lloyd George.

ENEMY'S MASSED ARTILLERY AT

"YERDUN,

Radoslavof. Presiden; of the Council A HOLE DERMAN PLAN WRECKED. declared in the "Sobrange, that hel would not oppose the establishment

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of an intonomous Albani. He was A German artillery observation ignorant gi what Would happen tol

officer aniong, the prisoners taken ut

Bulgaria was not closelyrian says that originally the Ger Serbin. relate with either of her neigh bours. The agreement with Turkey an artillery, was mashed en bloes

could to-row become only scrap of paper.

BRAZIL AND GERMAN SHIPS.

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RIO DE JANTERO, Mar. 13. The. Cabinet is - considering, the question of "bartering

essels.

Gerinun

THE NEW BRITISH ARMY.

MILLION RECRUITS IN FOUR

DAYS.

LONDON, Mar. 14.

jul everyone as canvinced that' Verdur. would enable into dust but gradually the French shells poured on this quessed artillery com relling it to disperse, and wrecking. the whele Gerian plan.

ACTIVITY ON BRITISH FRONT.

LONDON, Mar. 14.

AN OVERSEAS MISSION.

LONDON, March, 14. Brigade Gomera Minchin has under taken a special mission overseas

PROMINENT INVALIDS. *"

LONDON, March 14. Mr. Arsten Chamberlain is still confined to his room with an attack of induenza.

Lord Carzon, who was operated upon. for a broken arm, ir improving.

THE MEXICAN REBELLION.

AMERICAN EXPEDITION ENTERS MEXICO.

NEW Yonk, Maret 14. General Sir Douglas Haig reports

The newspapers report that a puni. that the enemy exploded mines at tive expedition, suder Brigadier Per Carnoy and near the La Basseeshing, has entered Mexico.

The War Department is alleat, but Bethune road, but no damage was

it is announced that three cavalry regi done.

ments have been ordered to the border:

RAIDING ENEMY SEAPLANE.

We successfully bombarded the Mr. Tennant; Under Secretary for region of the Mametz-Lille Armen- War, in the course of a debate in the tieres railway and Hooge.

House of Commons paid a tribute to There has been considérable artil-DRIVEN OFF BEFORE REACHING

BRITISH MILITAEI APPOINTMENTS.

ENGLAND.

LONDON, March 14,

The German seaplane which was sighted off North Foreland no, noon on Banday did not reachland, British seroplanes chasing the ecaplade Kenward.

inraily safe, ha prayers thas bis guilt be in respect of a marina insurance policy.

They insured with the appellante two ant disclosed, his fight on footsteps cargoes from River Plate ports, to Ham- approaching, sad the young wife, discover- ed in front of the broken safe, and accused bury, but while the vessels were of the theft, taking blows and reproaches in Toyage war broke out and the shipe wors

pathetic silence, unwilling to incrimiente by order diverted, one to Liverpool and the other in Glasgow. At these ports the drama enn be seen at the Alois it is one of the superior sex. In Kobe the ergoes ware discharged and stored. The respondents then gave notice to the in-going streng at Kyoto cinemabegaph, and a fact, it is said to have spread "all suxades company of what bad, boon dora over the country.. and at the same time a claim to the sum

Things move quickly by meshseżzal aid insured as for constructive total loss of the

13 the goods by arrests and restraint of princes downdays, but this, no doubt, is was lodged, the respondents intimating manner in which many a famous romance that the cargoes vero at the disposal of has sprung up. Witness, for jostanos, the difference between Mitford's simple the insurance company,

Mr. Justice Baibache came to the enz. relation of the Forty-seven Ronin, and clusion that there was a destructive, low the development of the tale into the Chivshingura. The tale of Aiko has the of the goods proximately caused by posils insured against By a majority the Court elements of a stok drama in that it is

the continent--and illustrates popular of Appeal upheld this judgment, and the case typical of the country rather of inaursace company appealed to the Houseskoning to a great social injustice. In of Lords.

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so far removed from its origin that the family will not be regarded as the responsible culprits, but in the meantime. it is decidedly uncomfortable for the Kawakamis if the girl was really hysterical or unbalanced. If she were not, they deserve all they have got, but they may think it equally hard that they should be selected by fate for obloquy, when just the The following are the members of the same thing happened without attracting Committee, presided over bij Lord- Gur-antics to so many young wires. That is 201, which was recently appointed to was fats which decided it there advies the Government on the allocation which is popularly accepted with at the

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the wonderful discipline of the mealery activity about Loos and con- of the new Army considering their aiderable aerial activity on both sides." short term of training. A million Thirty-two hostile machines were recruits had been enlisted in four engaged and, three were brought days under Lord Derby's scheme down.

munition Bachelos, employed in making and all other national indus- tries would be reduced to a minis mum. The Government would see that the married met were not "let.

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TURKEY SEEKING PEACE.

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