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FRIDAY MARCH 24, 1918

THE WAR.

TO-DAY'S TELEGRAMS.

(Better's Service to the China-Maiä)'

FIERCE ENGAGEMENTS ON RUSSIAN FRONT,

FIGHTING GENERAL ALONG THE WHOLE FRONT.

"

"NOTABLE RUSSIAN SUCCESSES,

PETROGRAD, Mas, "Acumuloniique says:

FIGHTING WEST OF THE MEUSE.

SEVERAL ENEMY ATTACKS.

THE CHINA MAIL.

LIVELY ARTILLERY DUEL WEST OF THE MEUSE.

Pania, March 2

A communique states —. West of the Mouse there has been a most lively artillery dust at Malan scurt, Ines and Hill 304. It wa particularly violéat Haucourt Hill, while ears of the Mause the bombard Yaux and Damloup. There har been infantry action.

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TRADE COMPETITION AFTER THE WAR.

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OHINESE AFFAIRS.

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THE REVOLT- IN CHINA.

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HOSTILITIES.

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PERING, Mar. 24.

Losnos, Mar. 20: Mr. Bencinar, President of tho Board of Trade, is appointing small committees to consider measures for safe-guarding the position of import- acant British industries uiter the wur

in relation to international competi

Loi Yuen Hung, Chu Sai Cheung ENTITLES YOU TO BECOME A MEMBER BOOKS BOUGHT CAN tion Two bus aanly been op- and Tun Ki Shui kuva telegraphically BE EXCHANGED, AS FREQUENTLY AS THE READER WISERS," pointed, (1) for im, stool and engi requested Lak Wing Ting, Leung FOR ANY OTHERS IN STOCK ON PAYMENT OF 20 CENTS CASELL” necting with Sir Clarendon Hyde Rai Chin. Tong Nai Tiu and Tson as Chairman, Mr. Balfour being one

THE BREAKDOWN IN HOSPITAL ARRANGEMENTS.

shortly

of the members; and (2) for shipping Nguk to cease hostilities and nego and ship building, with Sir J. Booth tinte "settlement: LONDON, March 93us Climan. The arrangements for A Mandate appoints Tun Ki Shui, In the House of Commons, Mr the textile industry will be, amouneed Chamberlain, findne Secretary of State

Chief of the General Staff. for India, expressed gratitude for and paid a tribute to the bravery and all-adurance of the Indian and British considered that the transfer of the troops in Mesopotami. He jaids he

control of operations, to the Imperial Government waï already advantageous,

PARIS, Mar. 23. Today's communiqué“” says: --- Wows of effe Meuse after an day kombardment the Germans munde ses paul utracks on our front from

Fighting is general along the whet. Avocourt wood to Malacourt village. He admitted the lamentable breakdown.

front.

The Russians optured two wiods ned a sillage in the darbstuli see, zor and a line of profeties saith of Drin

page.

"A" part★ularly" desperate menɛ is in progresly nurth of Bretasy. at way between Prinsk and Vilna. Having router-attacks with the object of relipturing lost trebes funkt

The Russians are gaining the upper und in the hotthon the south-

SONDEPT

of Lake Narvora,

norshrust of Milan, where they forced throw lines of entanglements and

All hemy attempts to debouch fam Avncourt wood were stopped dy our artilery and "lufantry fire.

Fast of the Meuse there has been au intense berdinent in Potanningnt-Vaux, region, :'

French or llery bombarded enemy Wsin Belgium, north of the

ad, in Argone,

THE MEXICAN REVOLUTION.

..

TWO AMERICAN AEROPLANES

2POSSIBLY LOST.

of the hospital arrangements, and

COLUMBÜ, Mar. 23, thought it was inexcusable. The short-expedition winst Fill, owing to There is no news of the American age of medical supplies wan largely due the Failure of the wireless, and the

to the snormous difficulties of river cutting of the telegraphs. everywhere for shallow-draught vessels navigation The Government sought Two neroplanes which were accom some of which were lost at sea, Neishering the expedition have not the Imperial Government nor the Raj

arrived, and they have possibly bean measures taken had already effected an were satisfied but he hoped that the lost in the desert.

improvement,

Mr. Hobhouse referred to Mr. Cham-

| MINOR OPERATIONS ON BRITISH |berlain's strong words,” and expressed the hope that the responsibility for the breakdown would be placed on the proper shoulders.

FRONT.

LOSTON, Mar.

Á enmmunique stres?— Last night the enemy exploded two trenches by a suries of flew uttacks, pupines, but caused no casualties, o notwithstanding the German use of There some band-grenade,

cases, and euptured ever, 19899] tighting in mine craters wail-cast | pristners, twelve melánégabs and of Vermelles, without changing "the olar terials.

The fussians, using gas, tively plucked attempt" outer

attacks.

RUSSIANS OCCUPY ISPAHAN.

Paxton. Mar. 237

Apmaninge states alata fight

pverded the Russian ocenju tion of!

Ispachani (Porsin).

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The ambitants, exhaust by Th

Tun feruan looting, wele tool the "Russians with enthusiast.

*.. Gov@maurstheneral and the authofties lauf previously prined th Passians and resentioned the city with

them.

GERMAN PIRACY OF NEUTRAL SHIPS.

APPREHENSIONS IN HOLLAND.

AMSTERDAM, Mar. 22.

It is all plot the departin for Netherlands Tudia of the finer Kaninin der Nederlandre, which was twigled for March 25th. Bas day provisionally postponed.

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"A LIGHTSHIP TORPEDOED.

LONDON, Mar. 23. Levil stores that the Gallow"] Lightship is reported tr have been aderspended and kunk.

YUMIDEN. Mar. 23.

i

Situation."

Today our gums tik trench or tars, successfully turded the enety's positioar Month-west Wenaqunet.

THE MEXICAN REVOLUTION.

SUPPORT FOR VRLA

OverMBCs (New

- Mesdong, Mur. 29.

Mr. Chamberlain, in reply, begged the House to keep the matter open until the facts wore officially known regarding the breakdown and the responsibility,

"KING INSPECTS MOTOR

AMBULANCES.

LONDON, March 233

MYSTERIOUS TEXAS FIRE.

LONDON March 23,

A mysterious fire at Paris (Texas) caused damage (to the extent $3,000,000.

BRITISH AND FOREIGN BIBLE SOCIETY.

ASSUAL MEETING OF THE HONGKONG AUNIEGABY,

of

AMERICA AND THE OPEN DOOR IN CHINA.

RESOLUTION OF PROTEST AGAINST') =

NEW JAPANESE DEMANDS,

Washington, January 28.

following solution on the pen ho

Senator Sherman to day introduced 54

China which on his request was referred. to the Committee on Foreign Relations:

.** Wheresa Japan has rarewed "ib

demands upon Chins by pressing certain imperative requesta which are similar, to those presented about one year ago, such requests being of that character that may re- ault in the exercise by Japan of sovereignty over and in the territory of the Chineso Empire And may be in sumption of jurisdi non exalusive in ita in such demands as will resul in the Fights and

elading curtain powers ombrag sole right to Jap n of trade, navigation, 4nd commerce, which wil close a portion of the Chinese territory and some of the Chinese ports to other nations; and

Whereas since 1809 the United tales: Amaric has proclaimed, and jointly with certain European Powers has estab ished what is com nly called the spen dooga China throgh diplom tis masca sad of heals. come of such Powers so sequinsan or declaring of such open- door prity are me at w-r; and

Whereas, such China is designed to protect the comeros. open door policy in rights of American cirices as well as thu

The annual meeting of the Hongkong inspected twenty motor ambalances iety was held in the y Full citizens or subjects, of the Guva ameste

The king, at Buckingham Palace,siliary of the British and Foreign Bible offent of the fifty, which the Cinem-to-The Bishop 17 Vindria presied. of Europe, all of which are thraktened to graphs Trades Association are pre- tar undress was six pu liw the Rev. w. W.made by the Government of Japan apon be impaired or strayed by the dimande renting to the Red Cross, Society and | igen. M. A., National 1,380, Secretary China, or the equal. treatment of such zba -Order of St. Jolin for an infer Chim, and amung ethers present wan citiz ne or bufects may be thereby Mesopotamia.

the Hoa, MP. Claud Severn, Colonial impaired or destr ged: Now, thereft

The annual report by the Bas. T. Wearts that the open done in China s

Resolved, That it is the sense of the Praton, Sceretary of the beat fluxiliary, heretofore declared, interpeet. - and was printed in the China Mail" a few applied in behat of the citizens of this {pvs 4LE!h;"

country as well as the citizens or subjecte of other countries so congerard is a nec of the United Sistes; that the "enste looks Sarp and vital element in the proftrater

Fis reported that Genend Herrera

DISTINGUISHED INDIANS AND THE ORDER OF ST. JOHN.

Foxpost Mar. 29.

INVALIDED INDIAN OFFICERS.

QUESTION OF RATES OF PAY.

LONDON, March 23

The Chodicas, in an address, mild that cutible suited at races of the world

be it

And all ages. They might have observed wi h profound concern upon auch demands

his revolted aglines Gemed Cuz-MacNeill suggested that it was gree To the House of Commons, Mr. muza and taken the field in Western injustice that British officers from fadiated help whirly the Bible land of the cheese Cover tent, and in Chibinden with 2,000 trops in who were invalided to England should to the man wins were fighting out regard pressure upon China in insing layong of General Villa.

receive Indian rates of pay only for battles, His Hardship recalled the wards upon such demende, if granted, as rustries. three months,

of the late Lord Hots when be arod people of the United Sates and their

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act upon the commercial rights of Mr. Forster said that the decision to the men he were fighting to book for Government, and to be in contravention of that effect was a concession which was spiritual help from the Bible, and went the as ent of the Japanese Imperial Govern- made after full consultation with the on to say that the Bible mus, and could munt expressed December 26, 1900'; and Raj.

Lige à great pearo-maker. In all their

be it further hearts, he said, there was an intense los Dep stment of State, be, and is hershy Resolved. That the Executive, through ing for peace. They did not want a requested. to communicate through

Proper imghteous peace, cha pesce that would diplomatic channels the protest of the be only temporary; laq be wished to say look with indiff rence upon the threatened Beratend its declaration that it can vot that ther-ust be in every heart, anal-gement of the rights of the American intense Bouging for jeare, gai tint when people and the Europeans concerned to an peace, & permanent peice, came, it equality of treatment in taade, navigation, but he based upon thy lines laid down a commerce in Chine." that even in Genaury the Society had by the Bible His Lordship remarked any supporters, and they found that.

The King las suctions additions GENERAL CADONNA IN LONDON. togi ists of Puits of the Oriler of

LONDON, March 22. St. John of Jeruseleņu Tin addi- General Cadorna, the Italian Gane tons include the nuties of the ralissimo, has arrived in London, He Beginnt Blog and Sir Portal was welcomed. by Lard Kitchener Singla.

Viscount French of Ypres and others, by large crowds, which included rosas Geners Cadorna was given an ofation Italiens. He will be received by His Majesty the King.

his Masti on Tad of the Order, and Menuership is contined to person O pandering the Christian faith. Donations taberiptions in the funds of the

be membership and tins the ge Milian supporters of the great work cali the Onler e designated “ats,

THE BRITISH BUDGET.

Lostos, Mur. 23. The Budget will probably be in

A strainer which has arrived hereduced in the second week in April. reports that it fund only the masts The date

not posed.· of the Calloper Jightslip above the surface,

A BYE-ELECTION.

NOTABLE MESSAGES TO THE

CANDIDATES.

LONDON, Mar. 22.

THE NEW GOVERNOR OF CEYLON:

Losnux, Mar. 22. Sir John Anderson has had an audiodo. of the King and kissed hands on his appointment

as Gover of Ceylon.

DISTINGUISHED INVALIDS.

İ:

LANDON, Mar. 22.

Lord Curzon is puding good proc

Lord Scarsdale (Lord Curzon's father) is seriously ii.

Mr. Asquith in a niebeage to Mr... Harris, the Coalition candidate at Harborough, says, "I trust you will dernonstrate the true anity of the · grusa. nation which is our greatest strength in prosecuting the war"" Sir Edward Carson in Me. Gibson Bowles (the other candi- data) pays a tribute to his services

letter to

GERMANY'S NAVAL "POLICY.

TO PREVENT ALL TRADE.

AMSTERDAM, Mar. 23,

THE TUBANTIA OUTRAGE,

To-day's Advertisements

NOTICE.

last per the Euixes: hielt zubscribed E to the hands of the Society; though that night not be any great recommenda tion for the Society. However, from another point of view it was interesting"

A-LL posa no having claimâ igainst a note that there were many Germans RADECKEN & Co or against the tim KARL DETMERS of Meways. who loved their Bible so we did. Ju this of Ms. RADECKER & Co, are requies ed to file same with the Liquidators. before the 8th April, 1018.

It is reported that Herr Ballin haert the Bishop, read an extract declared that Germany's policy is to from a speech by the Bishop of Chota prevent all traffic between the United Nipir deprecating the charges winch and neutral or not, Kingdom and European countries, been made against Geraan misionaries in India; charge of undermining the youth of the country; of spionnge and Lexphúting Christian workpper"behalf of the vil dusicmint the Kaiser. These charges, An official announcement states that blutely groundless, and must hure the Bishop of Cheta Nagpur said, were Dutch representations to Berliaheen made by Englishmen who new regarding the Tabantia outrage were absolutely nothing at all of what utf forestalled by declaration by the

were speaking. German Minister at The Hague.

THE HAGUE, March 23.

POSITION OF MARRIED MEN.

RESERVED OCCUPATIONA

REDUCED.

Losnov, March 52.

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The Rev. D. W. Leox inade a strong appeal on behalf of the Society. He dwelt gen the extensive work which was performed by it, and the many voirmes and many" tongues in which the Bible was published by the Society with the dret object of spreading the word. The Sexiety was commenced in troeblos

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THE TWENTY NINTH DALE On the Army Votes, the position of tines, and it had grasped the present FIVE DEBENTURES of the Hongkong TEARLY DRAWING of 8IXTY the "married men, was given further opportunity for expurton. No tens Clab (180104eachy was held in number than 3,000,000 volumes of the the Club House on FRIDAY, the 24th Mr Walter Long stated that the reser-criptures had been distributed among the March, 1916, when the

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duced and it has been decided that men were in hospital. The war had not been below certain aguia-varying from 25 to 35, in different trades, must be released. and book used for opening up a new a hindrance to the Society's work, but EARLIER TELEGRAMS. Also, a greater demand would be justly sphere of operations. Referring to the made from agriculture. These, deci work of the Society in think, the sposker will greatly affect the sions are applicable immediately, and said that the circulation of the Bible in

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Service Act for the avoidance of onistion of the Society in the whole world. tion, Sir Edward Carson wrote,

industrial compulsion are leaving too Last year 10,000,000 copies of the scrip- "and every opportunity ought to be

LONDON, Mareb 23, wide gaps, and a remedy is being centures ware circulated, and 2,500,000 A-telegram from Batterdam states sidered.

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COMPULSION FOR MARRIED MEN.

LONDON, Mar. 22.

CENTRAL: TRIBUNAL

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