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TUESDAY, APRIL 11, 1916

THE WAR.

TO-DAY'S TELEGRAMS.

(Fouter's Serve to the China Máïï).

VERDUN.

ANOTHER HEGATOMB."

FRENCH BESISTANCE REMAINS UNBREAKABLE.

The only result, was .becatomb.

Frach resistance retins un- Breakable....

Forty-eight days of fighting at Verðlun have thus ended in a bal

defeat of the enemy,

SUBMARINE PIRACY.

เ

VEEDUN.

THE CHINA MAIL.

AN EYE-WITNESS'S ACCOUNT.

BY LORD NORTHCLIFFE IN

THE TIMES. " *

We take the following from Lord sorth. life's account of his visit to the vardun battlefield:--

VIEW OF TUK LITTEKNIXLD

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Fetuin, when I enjoyed his hospitality atcies of the military and civil supply that Incheon, drank tea. Aloss of nie 'young are wearing down sha derman power of Den edutented themselves with water, or fexistance. the white wit of the Monse. Thero should be less excitement at Headquarters of armies than as any part of the battle

deld.

THE FRENCH GENERAL.

..

In the brief meak he allowed himself the General discussed the battle as thought he were merely an interested spectator In' appearancs he resembles Lord Roberts,

THE ORDER OF RITTLE. The true moral of the Sghting to the north and cast of Verdun in that the French, with a comparatively small las uf ground, have warded of the attack of

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A one approaches the battle he volume of sound becomes louder and with the drastic change thad the French,orp, consisting of the 2nd Landwehr BE EXCHANGED, AS FREQUENTLY AS THE READER WISHRAF hines terrific. And it is curious, the like the Germans, are making in their the 12th Besarve Division in the order FOR ANY OTHERS IN STOCK ON PAYMENT OF 20 CENTS „CASH, INDIA'S ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, ingling of peace with war. The Conid, his rise has been so rapid

ebocolate and the pneumatic tire that he is little known to the Freuched. During the fighting the 11th advertisements na the village walle, the people, though greatly trusted by Cieneral Reserve Division is understood to have Losos, April 10...kilometre "Stone with its ten kilometres Joffre pad the Goreriment. I naturally been relieved by the 2nd Heserve Divi- Although the flustrial Commis- Verdun, a village cure peacefully did not ask his opinion on the line to the nerth-east of Verdun Iny sue sjon does not assemble until, October, strolling along the village street, just as connected with the way. We discussed 14th Reserve Division, tith the 7th slot. Immediately before the French Sir Archer Halland will arrive in

though it were March, 1014, and as the Australians, the Cozadians, the great Bombay rily in May to grunge the was Zone, while their houses wire matters.

congregation had us been sent away from growth of the British Army, anel kindredeserve Corps and the 11th Bavarian Pants, Apr 10, prompt and business-like investiga-filled by a warming any of men in

Reserve Division in support. These A semi-oficial statement says the tion.

At another gathering of offers some troops were on the righs of what may be pale blue, Syeb German attack on the French line

a wonderful bine this one asked whether the French would setvalled the ventral force. Next to them This is desirable, says The Times, French invisiblo cloth A aquadron expect the British to draw of the ranged the 18th Corps, the 3rd Corp, from Arocourt to Cumicigs was not only on account of the value of helpits passes at the moment, and given | West. It is questionable,*” replied one Divion in the order named, while south! of cavalry in the new blue and their steel Germans by making on attack in the the 15th Corps, and the Bavarian Ersatz launched with great force in a seven-the Commissioners' time, but because the impression that one is back again young her, whether such an attack Etsin in the Woevre were ranged the mile frunt and was kept up deeper the changes in imperial and inter-in what is known as the romantic days would not invotre disproportionate losses Landwehr Division, the 5th Army. arely the whole day,

national relations which the war has of war

that would wraken the Allie." another audė inevitable will provide upport-ozen vantage points from which with † the rupture of Veedun, would, cause grens By March the Germans brought up

Arrive at the battlefeld; there aIC A

The Corps, and the 3rd Bavarian Corps same officer pointed out that, although opposite Frases. nities for Indian development which glasses, or, indeed, with the naked eye, regret, owing to the historie, name it the 13th Reserve Irisign in place of shoub) he taken as they arise if they can take in mich shat has happened. bears, is would not, for many reasons, are to be turned to full account. Verdun lies in a great basin with the be more important than the pressing back while the forces farther to the east and the spent units of the 3 Army Corps, jolmalia das an object-lesson in this silvery Meuse twining in the valer. The of any other similar number of miles on with, which Jupart has made the war the cose, the Tay. Small groups of firs hammers, he believed that General

south were relieved by other azits, whose aspect in the energy and admitness is, the whole, Scottish Verdun the front.

Era where saw it, might be Forth, and since the introduction of the big German THE MESTRE OF THE ENEMY.

Forte bring of little cetition is not yet exactly known serve the use of her tide and darken some of the hills, giving a natural Sarrail hail said that the question was long the battle of Verdut my still rage, There are no means of estimating how -industry The selection of two emblance to Scotland. The town is not one merely of dismantling the forts, say that the Fruck are confident of mendera, in addition to the Chairs being made into a seccod Ypres by the but of blowing them up. As it is, when holding their own is not cough. They 1 mm England is highly satis. German Yeh, as it stands out in the ever ile Germans capture a piece of ltd feel that they have the measure of the

That a distinguished a

sunlight, it is difficult to realize that it where an^oid fort happens to be, they enemy, both in men and material. They save is few of the faithful who live below the French officers are not looking to tetration of heavy artillery either side ma is a place whose people have all gone, will use it as advertisement. But though know that, given the necessary coneras round. Ypres looked like titat the first so far as I could innen, for active ive che Scher from first, or even from the I saw in snou after the war bem coperation aw, they are most certainly the second. pisitions, but that, unless The crew of the farmer was remettent for Alfred Hopainson need not arouse and it is pretty to the pomptitude them by bearing our full share of the Persistence than any yet executed.By the by the inquiry, and the section of one by us is a hidden French battery, their offers are trained we shall adinfantry attacks of far greater vigour and The tall towers of Verden still stand. urging that when our new, armies and the bonbardment be followed, up by The Norwegian stealer Sjulgar lightest Indian rénsitiveness with which is seeds its serraming shells | tremendous military burden they are now earmy, and unless the adránce of the has been'sunk. The crew was saved-arding Laneshire intuence."back to the Germans within a few seconds carrying. The presens attack is the neony's artillery can keep pure with that though he belongs to listin Hance Ohe speedily grows areustom violent ineens of the whole Western have time to nuo its think position of the dispatch of a missive from the French at Verdan is by far the most of the jaiantry, the defending force wit guished Manchester family, bo is to and and seene, and can follow the war. indepenalent in politics and uncon-position of the villages about which the bombardment

As I write it is late. Yet the practically impregnable. nasol with the tile trade, German pretend, to mislead the world massed guns of the termans

is continuing and the This is what has happened mind. Ver. by wireless every mening.

are of. To the north and the "northeast farther afield, and the famous fort of in such numbers,

We journey greater calibre than have ever been used the first and second French Enes were The superb calm of obliterated by an intense bombardment eaumont is pointed out. The storming the French people. the efficiency of their executed with us of which the smallest of Port Douuumiont as related by the organization, the equipment of their were 105mm, while the Ink were ferman dispatches" is a par with the cheery soldiery, coavines one that the 210mm. Large numbers of still heavier sinking of the Tiger and the rest airmen in the German machine would never weapons up to 30m. were freely used, boothurdment of fiverpool. All the world he sale on compare with them even if both in direct and in curtain fire. The knows that the Tiger is, as she was before France and not the help of Huis, the weakness of the French forces holding the Germans sink bor in their new five ritish nations, Belgiura, Serbia, the first and Recond lines accounts for paper, one of the finest ships in the Italy, and Japan. It i unsafe to the insignifieuner if their losses. Ground world, and then the air bosbardment of prophesy about wars as it is to prophesy having thus been gained by the German Liverpool was imagiard in Berlin. The about any etits human affair, but this to the worth the French.evaavad olun. omains of Fort-hyratigant gunless and prediction one en make, and with arily the marshy ground east of the unmanned, was about as important. certainty rhus whatever, may be the Verdun Ridges in the Woevre. military aparution of little value. A result of the attack on the Verlin gestor, The effect of this was threshold. It Ember of the Brandenburgers climbed every such effort will result in addis gave the French strong defensive line into the gunless bort Douaumont, and many more thousands of corpses to those for high ground, it prevented the forma some of them are still there, supplied now lying in the valley of the Meuse, tion of a dangerotes salient, and appar lead-precariously with food by their goarades ambers of which are being carefully estly, it induced the Germans to believe

Lospos: April 10 The British steamer Zafra has been † tactory,

LATER

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The sinking of the stemmers PowaÊ and Eastern city un atawunovil.

FLUSHING STEAMSHIP SERVICE

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Fursnis, April 10.

The steaner service with Great Britain has been resumed.

SWEDEN AND MANGANESE ORE

Tasnox, Jápril 10. Sweden las prohibited the export

manganese an

GENERAL TOWNSHEND'S FORCE.

Loxoox, April 10).

In the House of Comunens Mr. Tennant sail bat be information as to whether Generik Townshend (beseig at Kut) lat sent a repis↓ to the King's message indicative of slie spirit of lus tronps.

AUSTRALIA AND VOLUNTARY

ENLISTMENT,

MALMORSE, April 10.

man as Sir Horace Planliett should spared from his present services is evidence of the importance attached

DUTCH STEAMERS SAIL FOR JAVA.

AMSTERDAM, April 10, Anderling to the Hardelabled the steuners Kambangia und Krakatun will sail for Jas an Webesday by the northern route.

THE AMERICAN PRESIDENCY.

CLAIMS OF MR. ELIBU BOOT URGED.

Wassoros, April 10. A manifesto by, seventy-five

ing Eisten Republfans drges the elims of ex-Secretary Root as caniate for the Presidency.

BARLIER TELEGRAMS

Mr. Peare the Minister of FRENCH EFFECT "PRE-MEDITATED Defence, in a speech at a gathering

of Trule Unionists, said the Com- monwelth polley was to do their utnal to assist the Allies to win. Their policy was one of Voluntary

"EVACUATION OF A SALIENT.

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A communique states:

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at night. They are practically surraded concealed from the neutral world and the that their enemy was demoralized. by the French, whose Headquarters Staff Germans theniscives: and "could neutrals |

Vardun is unlikely to be taken. Nothing regard the whole infideas as a simple, ace the kind of men whom the Germans jastifies a belief that the spirit and the episode in the gives and take of war. The do not sample to seas soldiers their stamina of the German forces are equal. abaouzermen: of The full Doumout to the world evinces the great, shock.

of Fort faith in Tettoie efficiency would reesive to the task of dislodging the Pranch from

their present formidable positions,

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THE SITUATION IN CHINA.

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anxiety of the Germans to magnify acy- event. thing concerning. Vercun into a great It should ale canse people in

Unluckily a pygmy behind a mecline- apply a grain of mis to German official sun is the equal of a giant.

uniques before "ayollowing them. pity your Highlanders cannot meet these Those modern battles" have now been fellow ja fair fight," said a described so freqnéctly that there is little licer, as we reviewed a gang of prisoners. new to be said of them. Of the bottle of The war would be over in morta." Verdun it can be said that on a fine day.

Persona! contact with the minerable

* PEKING, April 11. Yuan Shih Kai has ordered Ting

Paris, April 10.

A German offensive on the "Mort iam, but they were being defended. Homme-Cumieres front was bloody and on of sight of the horrors et the creatures who form the bulk of the by the conscript armies of the columns debouche in dense forma-hand-to-hand encounters its surrounding German prisoners is needed to convince Wai to proceed to Kwangtung as

defeated. The enemy assaulting Allies, and sooner than submit to tinos, from Camieres Wood and were make it a beautiful battle. German rule helwould have conscrip- caught by inchine-gun and artillery her more bird fex in that part of humanity can really have belonged to the Pociestor: He will soon start.

There is observer that such specimens of tion': but he believe they could do fire, and scattered, leaving hundreds France than in stane others, and we German Army, and especially to a corps... Lau Koon Hung, Admiral in com- their duty by voluntary enlistment. of corpses on the field. All attacks noticed with particular interest the spirit d'elite xich us the 3rd, or Berlin, Army mand of the Northern Squadron,

at Mort Homme were also repulsed and the cheerful seag of a lark as it rose Corps. One ill-favoured youth hailing intends going South. with heavy loss.

warbling hard by the spot where a French from Charlottenburg was barely ft. 4in. A simultaneous attack on our posi-15 was splitting the ears with its tions between Avocgurt Wood Farid Siap and scream, Forges Brook was desperately resist- ed and everywhere repulsed. Finally

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GERMANY AND ISLAM..

-PROGRAMME BEFORE THE WAR.

Loscos, April 10.

He will

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high. Narrow chested and peek faced, he probably go, to Fukien. had the quick-wittedness of the urban

SHANGHAI, April 10, recruit, but seemed far better frted for his stool as a railway clerk than for the National Assembly have arrived here, Nearly 200 members of the former "As we leave the battlefield and coue life of the trenches or for the ordeal of

BRITISH ANDCIANCES.

Further search of the German un attack on one of our works nortu- to where is the first Red Crown Station attack. Yet he had been taken at the and will hold a meeting to-morrow |

-achieves captured ut Moshi shows

programme definitely inwn up, but just before the outbreak of the wor stops had been taken to carry it out. The recipients of the circular mentioned in the telegram on the subject a few days ago had been instructed to report on the matter within three months.

momentarily in griping a footing in number of English ambulances bearing six weeks training, educated * în cast of Avnicourt, which succeeded rejoices our English eyes to notice the end of 1014 and sent to Flanders after to discuss the situation."

cut by a counter-attick..

the inscription of the liritish Red Crow trench-making for another month, then Ta-day's Advertisements

which are alloised to aid the French.rades a fall-fledged Prussian engles. 1OYAL HONGKONG GOLF CLUB. and the Order of St. John of Jerusalem, left to fend for himself and his coa

EARLY MORNING GOLF.

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that not only was an anti-Islamic our trenches, was imagdiately driven The enemy's artillery was most Poivre Hill, and in the Dousumont Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire to belonging to other units, be bud-been- active cast of the Mouse against It will please the milers and mine-owners Like the bulk of the other prisoneri Vaux region and against öll our s second lines.

that many of the wonderful withdrawn at the beginning of February Our artillery prevent criagen ure of their gift. The Red Cross from the Flanders front and sent to the BALL played on to any portion of the cut the enemy's infantry from leaving says that dutter pathetically gay, as the elglabeurhood of Verdun. He had known Band-Track, Grus-Track, or in the cars drive along the well-cared-for road, that there was to be an attacks but until Ditches on both sides of the said Tracks Dake no anxious, but a few inquiries the order was actually gisen naither he not nearer to the hole, under penalty of must be lifted and dropped in the fairway prove that the losses of the day have been nor his comrades had moved any hirt one stroke. inconsiderable.

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As night falls we come across our first in which to was to be employed or Moming Golf, and has been introduced to ascondly, to prepare a register of all

PETROGRAD, April 10, convey of the great hooded motor lorries, one thing he and his fellow were heartily annoyance to riders and ponies om mosques: thirdly, to prohibit cir destroyer Strogy rammed a submarine thousand while we were on our way bourhood of the frightiol English and caddies of the rails when ponien are

It is officially announced that the which my companion counted by the glad to be taken away from the neigh-

the track

Players are requested

to keep their cumcision except by liecused persons near the spot where the hospitalship between Paris and the Mouse. The war nearer to the kindly-French. From all passing stage who must submit to an examination Portúgal was sunk,

has reduced motor transport to a science, the reports which these men had received the Parr Cup when competed for in the The sbore, Local Bale is applicable to by a German official before receiving

and in no way is French efficiency better from their families during the last two say mornings demonstrated than in the manner in months, it appears that, in the words of which they have added to the carrying one of them, there reigns in Germany capacity of their railways and great considerable misery. All agreed that The steamers Silksworth Hall and They havn utilized thousands butter is unobtainable, ment scarce Glenalmönd have been wank, Three of miles of poplar and lime-lined roads (except in Alsace and paste of Pomer of the crow of the former are missing, for mechanical transport at 15 miles annis), fat almost unknown even in the hour. On one road alone we counted 20 Army, though in other respect the food THE CHARTALA'S "'. CREY...... motor convoys, each composed of spout of the Army was tolerable, though not

hundred wagons, and each group good er alendant All declared that of SHAREHOLDERS in the Com indicated by sonte simplu mark, such as enthusiasm for the wat had long since No. 2, Queen's Road Central, Victoris, an pany will be held at Company's Offices, four leared shamrock, un ace of hearts, evaporated, though, as two of the more THURSDAY, 27th April, 1916, at 1 or a comet. C

12 intelligent anung them malotained the o'clock Nocs for the purpose of Who are the men who are organising German Army does not expect to be batement of Accounts and the the great battle for the French side? Les vatan even if it no longer hopes to an at once say it they are young then, win. The chief longing of the mod, as General Retain, one of the discoveries of their families, the war, till lately colocul in till in the only

Nevertheless, Germany is now figuring as the chosen champion of Islam

The Hoo. Treasurer of the Alies Memorisand Affliated Hospitals baga to acknowledgo with thanks donation of #300 from the Colonial Government to the rands of the Hospitals,

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