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BATURDAY, MARCH 18, 1916.

THE WAR.

TO-DAY'S TELEGRAMS..

(Reuter's Service to the China Maik)

THE BATTLE FOR VERDUN

FRENCH OPINION ON THE VERDUM.

BATTLE.

ANOTHER DESPERATE GERMAN ONSLAUGHT ANTICIPATED.

PARIS, Mar. 10. Opinion growing regard to the final phase of the battle of Verdun that everything is in faveur,

of the Frendi

Although their artillery attacks were more desņemtu than ever, the Germans hardly gained a jnot of group. Most of what they did take has since been reifiken.

It is now certain that the Gorga infantry is imel to the engaged in the beginning of the bättle, -

Exports anticipate another, desper ate onslaught an the Douaument Taux front.

MANCHESTER AND FREE TRADĘ.

THE NEW DIRECTORS OF THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE,

Lospos, Mar. 17. Eighteen out of twenty-two new directors of the Manchester Chamber

THE CHINA MAIL.

FRENCH LINER ATTACKED BY SUBMARINE."

*OG PASSENGERS ABOARD.

New YouE, March 16. The French liner Patria, with' 900

OUT WITH A NIGHT PATROL.

OFFICER'S AMUSING DIARY OF

HIS ADVENTURES.

The “Fifth Gloucester Caisita, B, K.F. alains the following amauring extract from the diary of an officer commanding reconnaitring patrol

passengers, including 20 American, has acrived, The Captain reports that be was attasked without warning by

bmarine of Tunis, the torpedo para Ing. 20 feet to the stern of the vessel.

DISASTER TO DUTCH LINER.

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Tux HAGUE, March 10.. The ship was still aflost at 8.30 in the morning. The passengers had then taken to the boats. It is now uncertain whether she struck__a__mine__oc_was torpedoad.

of Commerce have pledged them-robafe.

IATRE

The Tubantia has gone down. Al

The Tubantis was one of the newest selves to "no free trade with Ger- and tastest liners on the South Amari many after the war."

Can sarvice. She had 83 passengers and her crew numbered £94, ENEMY GOODS ENTERING INDIA.

The Captain believes the ship was torpedoed.. Lospor, Mars 17...

IA she House of Lords, Lor Sydentan airted that enemy goods were still entering India. »

Lord Islington announced that a Bill would shortly be introduced in the Legislative Council which would alidate the seizure of suspected gonds. The real responsibility lay with the Cansels of ubral coun-

uries.

HOHENZOLLERN REDOUBT,

IMPORTANT RESULTS OBTAINED IN RECENT FIGHEING.

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Mmomewhere

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6 p.m.-Wako from sound slaap. 0.15 pm-Mat Company Commander Told him I didn't believe any German oppdeita. Company Commander mid'in that cuas I was just the man ho wanted, and would I go aroma 9:30 p.m. and find fout

#.30 p.m.-S. I would think about is. 8.30 pm Want to think about it is secluded spot.

BYNTHETIC RUBBER.

THE GERMAN PRODUCTTOMS.

A”QUESTION OF COST.

With refactose to the recent reporba-bhat

Germany is producing synthetic rubber,

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poary says: The statement at BE EXCHANGED, AS FREQUENTLY AS THE READER WISHES, Germany is eroducing synthatio rabber]

is undoubtedly trae. At the same time it is probably of no importance to the FOR ANY OTHERS IN STOCK ON PAYMENT OF 10 GENTS CAL jinterested in rubber entside of the muntales controlled by the Germanic

lies. Before the war synthetic rub [ber in tom. Tots was made in Germany, It conto so much. however, that is onald not compete in price with either the wild or tho plantation product. At the present time, because of the rubber famine is GarmSITY. the price of plantation, crepe is between 110 and 112 pound. Ab auch gutes wynthetic rubbertan be profitably produced. With

QUEEN'S DISPENSARY.

6.60 p.m-Still thinking in secluded spot 7 p.m.-Went to tell of pairal. 7.15 pm Patrol went to think it over in secluded spot (same one).

7.95

p.--Observed with telescoape four Germans in trenches opposite. Seemned to

rubber at 88 cents, however, and no famine, synthetic rubber wouki still be com- bé lane, của u niên.

marvially impracticable. The rubber planter 7.958 pm-Pretended to sat hearty may, therefore, rest secure on's product dinger. Ask Company Commander that costs from one to two shillings ma whether petrol was necessary, in view of against one that costa soraral dollars a four Gormants seen by me, Company Compound. The fact that Germany la natually mander Raid four Germans probably care. making and using synthetic rubber will, of wker, wife, and two children locking up cruzan, startle ima readers. It is for for the sight. Dislike. Company Cam- their comfort, themf en, that the foregoing Gander.

is writtro. As to further roamaraton.

8.40 p.m.Soticed one of patrol writing there is the Exes that the German Colmin! ec black-edged notepaper. Said it was him † Association, in recont resolution, kid- last will and testarcent, and would I censor emphasis on the future need to the Father- it, as he wished to send it off tonight.

land of colonier in which could be grownS. 8.45.9. p.m.-Divramed weapons with rubber and quits peechs. They advise patrol Company Commander lent me his plantations, not laboratories. Their ferance mecha-i-m. Colt automuie pistol and examined would seem to be suEpienti b'ain.

9.50 p.m.-Tall patrol we ought to start 10 p.m.-Tell patrol we must start. and asked why we hadn't started

103 pm--Company commander came 10.10 p.m.-Patrol starsal, Night very

LONDON, March 18. Reuter's correspondent at the British Roadquarters mys the brief official references to the fighting at the Hoban 0 p.m.-Ict of Colt accidentally, allert Redoubt do not do justice to the Severely frightened Company Commander importance of the results attained,

Felt happier. The Indian Customs were,

It was decided to destroy the GerDead March in animon. Tell patral

9.45 P

.m.--Found patrol whistling utinising consignments most closer man defences by mining the position.

will wait a bik ly.

At The recent publication of a

duck o the Fad instant

9.50 p.m.-Tall: pätrol I thought' wa Black List of firms with whom travle there balched forth. A sories wald start.

volcanic eruptions. The infantry im- was prohibited would strengthen the mediately charged and occupied the thoveninent's powers for excluding immense craters, practically without Jenemy goods. Any cases entrestance. Theo A countariatsack

Sydenham could produce would have began and there was Barce fighting dark.

with guns, rifes, and bombs throughout 11.30 p.m-Fall Into large shell häïe The the night

getting over racape", Lose company com- Icetimiled that the British throwers Colt probably at bottom of shall 12,000 grenades in the hours follow taggests I should carry the bombs, as am hole. Felt happier. Company Bomber

for talking. Tread on mis listening patrol, ing the launching of the attack,

new unarmed. Reprove comptay bomber attack for several daya, with gusts dave of us. Listening planned failed to recover the ground. "

Curious smell our wire front lice.

BRITISH RIGID AIRSHIP.

THE DAILY BOMBARDMENT.

PARIS. Mar. 16. To-day's communique says: Our bufteries wrecked the enemy's jelose and early attention. “cononunication-trenches at Nieuport loverment desired to carry out the

and killed many of the neeupants.

spirit and the letter of the policy of

There has been no infantry acting checking as far as possible, the entryFhe Germans, continued to counter,

(et enemy goods into India.

Erth of Verden.

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Apart from the indiestion of the shartspa of rubber in Germany aided by the statement above that the prica thero in from $10 to $12, oqual to teen 40%, and remarks of the le per pound, the

respondent in Germany of the India Rubber World leave no difficulties which Germany is experiencing in ita sunnly of rubber goods, although he is evidently making out the heat as possible. Sub-titares of all kinds are being, saed wherever posipia, bat German manafy acturers have found that tyres cannot be reduced in quality and still mint in their eficiency. This correspondent says 2

"The incrassing demand of our the German] army trucks for solid rubber- led any of one ficttery-to- lika un this Kina, with which, in many casan,, they wore not at all' fasilite. Many maat common being the salection of em stably mistakes were made in this way, the

filage aurantie wera handed pounds on the sole merit of thai-cheapne au

out..

The bombardment, was feeble pst | FIRMS IN PERSIA, BLACKLISTED. hombardments and infantry rusber, but Reprove listening tral for sweating ad verininstels, with the resul' that may

of the Mouse, and more intense at Handrémont and, Damloup while the -French viglently bombarded west of Donaumont where the enemy was constructing earthworks.

"Foster, Mar, 18:

The Gazette saya a number of fires in Forain, including the-rotorį. [ous firm of Wassmuss, have been By a coup de main custard of blacklisted under the Trading with Apremont wejacted losses and toe" the Enemy Act,' prisoners.

A German atfuck at Bernhaupt. in the Vosges was dintented by a curtain of fire.

MUNITION-MAKING IN CANADA.

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LONDON, March 16. Dr. Macnamara announced in the

Hound of Commons the completion by the Admirsity of a rigid airship.

KING OF STAM ILL.

AIR SERVICE COMMITTEE.

BANGKOK, Mar. 17. H.M. the King of Siam is suffer. ing fruen neurastlieniu.

LONDON, March 16.

CREDIT OFFERED BY CANADIAN EARLIER TELEGRAMS.

BANKS.

(Reuter's Serpics to the Ching Mall.) THE BRITISH EMPIRE'S FUTÚRE"

Orraws, Mar. 16. The Minister of Finance has an noured that, the Canadian Banila have offered a credit of B15,000,084 in connection with orders.for muni- 3 tions made in Canada during the 2 next half yeur..

TRADE POLICY.

STRENGTH IS ORGANISATION,"

Loxoos, Mar. 18. * The Premier of Australia TMW. "This is a matter for great pride... Highes) was the guest at dinner

coming A it does, after the Dominion Gavernment's credit £10,000,000,

"YON TIRPITZ AND HIS POLICY.

THE ADMIRAL WITHDRAWS *WITH ALE HONOURS "I

Losvos, Mar. 16,-

of the Chambers of Commerce at the

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Crawl πούστ wire inta decaying (davo sport foetusen to learn that rahber caw. Ramin phrtions "of "daad onw can never he tiverad for a molid rubber from my face.

of Patrol comp'ains. motor truck tyre." ame!! of dead caw. Corp ral saggests more open formation" Patrol, in sUCCES.

sion from the right, fall into duusid trogeh To-day's Advertisements

full of water. Fell Στι myɩelf. Aşk casporal whether he knows way hark. Answer in the negative Collect opinions of patrol as to direction of our lines. Patral qaita positive on four priza of the compass (one each.) Take my own line.

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Fall over trip srire into several tin cans.NDERS are invited for the supply of PAYSTERS 1nd ECRAPERS for painting. Buspect corpors of using had language coating and samping H. Ship .. about me. Order corporal to lead the way bring on and paleting cork dust on E. M..

Lord Montagu of Besalien has Corporal falls are another wire iate Ships, &c. and eating Torpedo Boa's and | acceptert a sest on the Inter-Depart.onds of tin cins. Swear at corporal. Lighters, &o, to H M. Naval Yards

nental Air Service Committee.

PORTUGAL AND THE WAR"

KING MANUEL'S APPEAL...

LONDON, March 16.

In view of the war Dom Manuel (ex: King of Portugal) has asked all Royalists to support whole-heartedly whatever Government is established in Portugal,

Decide to lis low and listan. De sp Dise tinctly hear Private Jones imploring to be allowed to shoot Shout. Platoon sergeant answers. Sared. Rally patrol, and fall over parapet on to fixed bayonet.

1145 p.m.-3ly servant brings ma rum in my dag-out. Notice he is wearing respirator. Discover a good deal of dend cow still schoring.

12:30 to 235 am -Write report to estimated at five hundred yards. German Eandquarters. Distance covered by patrol reaches overcrowded. Object of patrol attained, etc."

9.15am-Weat to observe path of patrol by daylight Distance appears less then it seemed it night

96..Fetch Company Commisader and

·Form of Tender can be obtained at the Chief Cons riteter's Office. H.M. Naval Yard, Hongkong, and should be filled in and returned as indicated in Tender Form not later than Noox MONDAY, STEL

March, 1916.

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C. D. J. BELL. Chief Constructor. Hongkong, Mah T, 1916, EONGKONU GENERAL CHAMBER

Ha

OF COMMERCE, 1. THE ANNUAL MEETING of the Mambers of the Hongkong General TUESDAY the 28th March, 1918, 6 Chamber of Commerce will be held on

uk him how fast is. Company Comma-o'clock precisely in the DHAMBER OF

Empire In the course of a speel GERMAN SHIPPING CAMPAIGN. Commander Company Commander ask

HERR BALLIN'S PLANS. AFTER THE WAR.

of he said that victory would grow our arins only when we bent every energy to the supreme purpose of eradicating Gennan influence on Briash" trade and on our national life. The ques tion of Great Britain's future trade place at Badapest between Herren. Ballin The conferences that are now taking and general policy sus vital to the and Heineken, the managing directors. Df Dominions, and some indication of the Hamburg-Amerika Line and North that policy ought to be disclosed German Lloyd, on the cre hand, and the A semiotical statement published postpone consideration of the ques-merce, Finance, and the Interior on the without delay. It was impossible to Hongarian State Departments of Com at Berlin says that Admiral von lion till after the war. Nothing lesso symptomatic, a shipping expert Tirpitz withdraws with all honours. than economic revolution would meet rigear with which the great Hamburg: 1475 in Iwndon paper, of the renewed The choice as his successor of one the position. The British Empire Bremen Trust are preparing to resume the must be organised for trade and in shipping war as soon as the other war is who co-operated with Admirul vou dustry, economic justice, national crer, and of the particular directions in Tirpitz guarantees the continuity of defence, the preservation of the freelnamely, on the trade routes, both which they propose to concentrate their his policy, particularly of submarine world's peace, and the protection of aw and old, to Central and South Warfare..

the weak against the strong. It was America, including the latter's Eastern to organisation that Germany owed porbes by way of the Panama Canal. her tremendous strength.

GUNS CAPTURED FROM THE SENUSSI.

."Cano, Mar. 10. Three guns were captured in the pursuit of the Benussi Sollum.

MENT BUILDING, for the following der says about 50 yards. Dislike Company COMMERCE ROOM NEW GOVERN-

purposes

for his Colt Foot happier.

3.50a.m.-Rate to sleep. 4a..-Waked by Company Commander, who take me if I resise that am on duty 8am The Company Commander be

**atesfered."

THE WILL TO SAVE.

Spectator," expresses in rhyme his doubte A correspondent writing to *De

regarding the will of the Engishman to

7. He thinks taxing the only way...

The people of our time, Whatever bankern nay, Will Daver are a dime g Taxing's the only wa

I asked a few I met What each had saved, as yet The preacher mid, a soul: The last M.P., Apoll The golfar saved hole: The minis" or his face. The ongenist the race: The general sired a yan The bowler sarad s run : The gallant sared the dame: And the lady mad her name.. But even in glora,

For this purpose there will be available, Mr. Herbert Samuel (Home Secre-dition to the former feet represented by Recording to reliable inlocation, in tary) said the problem of Imperial the Hamburg-Boath Amerika Company and unity was ripe for solution. It was the Austro-Americans of Trieste, both the intense feeling of the nation that pacdencies of Herr Bali's, chiel after the war we would be unable combine, no faver than four, and, it may be, as many as eit new liners of over 20,400 again to enter into friendly.o equal tone and a minimum speed of. nineteen trade relationships with our present knots, not mention, a large zamber of AMERICANS ON THE "TUBANTIA enemics. Personally, he believed moderate-sized liners of hetween 8000 and 15,000 tons, which wil be transferred to the Transatlantic services from the pre-war These things won't pay the way. services to the Levant, Indian Ocast, and Far East.

at

LONDON, Mar. 16. There

·wers. three Americans on board the Tubantia.

the Motherland was ready to admit the dominiona into a share of the Government and policy of the Empire *s soon as they desired admission.

WOUNDED OF MESOPOTAMIA.

EFFORTS OF THE GOVERNMENT.

LONDON, Mar. 17.

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THE VANISHING PAUPERE,

To some extent the definite confiscation. by the Allies of interned enemy ve sair as part of the generalindemnity to be exacted THE SILVER MARKET.

from Germany might interfere with Harr Fallin'a ambitions plan, but the latter TONE REMARKABLY STEADY.

might still be carried out regardless of auch .confincation., ent

Official Agrse of "pauperism in Great Especially noteworthy is the Budapest Britain continue to show a dectise, though LONDON, Mar. 18. In the House of Commons, Mr. Costarence, as suggests that in the future the number is well over half a million. Messrs, Mortagus and Co.'s report Walter Long, speaking on the Armyrest German Shipping Federa fouill be The total in England and Wales at the end

the Mediterranean base of operations of the says the tone of the silver market Estimates, said that the Government Fema, instead of Trieste, as in the past. of 1915 was 568, compared with 635,040 both at Home sad in India, was doing Eerr Bailin is evidently of opinion that the io 1914. The decrease in cases of relief in continues to be remarkably steady its utmost to provide every possible latter port must be regarded as already an London was from 100,218 to 95,501. The demand for the Home mint is alleviation for the wounded in Meso-all Hangary separate corridor and on the night of December 24, against Italian possession, but that the Allies will There were 3.446 casual paupers relieved the chief factor. The Continent has potamia The Viceroy, some weeks outlet to the ans vis Fimme. If so, we 4077 a year before, been more or less a constant buyer. ago, decided to send Sir Willian may expect Herr Ballin to exploit Fiume There have been few orders from Vincent and Genem Bingley to for Germany's taxeft, India. The closeness of the Chin enquire into the medical armige

ments and to remedy, the deficien-

A LIFE SAVERA

exchange to parity, the absence of mes. The War Office had supplied free selling by the United States, the Ray with two Indian General

BEST MEDICINE MADE mintage by Japan on account of hospitals with a complete personnel,

in anfe to my that Chambeziali a {

'* Clific, BETTER medicine can tint he -male- Russis, and the extension of the area and the personnel for two more, also

Cholers and Diarthies Remnly has Ahan Chamberlain's Cough Remedy, in which the rupes, has to do duty, British stationary hospital with four red the lives of more people and relieved I rellores the Inngs, opean the secrations as well as the readjustment of the hundred, beds, a British general hoshte noflaring than any other remedy in alde expectoration and resists patuse fa pital of a thousand beds, with one existence. It is known all over this civilized reloring the system to a healthy condition surrency in India, create confidence. hundred doctors and one hundred wolf its steady cures of cramps in the Bealdes, it contains no opistes and iis per-

the future of the market.

such, diarrhoes and all in coat pains fietly afe to uke - More ale bgɛ all. orderlies.

For sale by all Chemists and Starakoepsce." Ulamisté soal Bizrakteders into

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1. To receive the Report and. Accounts"

of the Committee for the year ended

31st December, 1915.

2. To elect a New Committer. "

3. To transact any General Basipena.

By Order

EAM. WILLIAMS,

Secretary Bongkong, March. 18, 1918.

KOWLOON CANTON RAILWAY. (BETTE, SECTION),

ALTERATIONS TO TIME TABLE.

THE PUBLICIS HEREST NOTIFIED that on and from MONDAY, March 20th the following Trains are cancalled:

Train leaving Kowloon at 7.20 rat and amiring

SIGH DIEN at 8.13 2.x d

Train Leaving ROM Chus at 9,067.1.

|| and arriving:

rat Kowloon at 9.62.daily.

Train leaving LoWLOON at 8.48 M. DE arriving Sauk CUM SE 9.33 AM (SUN- DAYS only)

- Ün SATURDAYS only, the Train timed to leave Kowloos: at. 1,48 2.1+ will leave at 1.25 1.3. stoppinz`at arī stations. to. End Ca

By Order,

"EL. P. WINSLOW,

Manajer. Kowloon, 17th March, 1916.

MUSKETRY CONTEST..

NAVAL, /MILITARY AND POLICE FOROES

(Regular and Auxiliary). TEAM AND CHAMPIONSHIP SHOOT, FASTER MONDAY, April 24th, 1918. TEAMS of Thres from each Branch of

each Service in the Colony,

100 ganda-Grouping.

200 Jarda-Deliberate and Diasppesi Targetny

600 yards-Deliberate.

600 yzrda Delibarste.:

No Entrance Fee.

Tifin on the Hange.

Conditions and Description of Targeta letters on this matter have been addressed to Commanding Ofoam

PO JENKIN”

y Dapaty Supt. of Police (R),

Prince's Balldings. Bong kong Mach 18, 1910,

(Continued on pa

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