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TUESDAY, MAY 2. 1916.

THE WAR.

TO-DAY'S TELEGRAMS.

(Henter's Service to the Chian Mak.)

DEATH KNELL OF IRISH RISING.

THE RUSSIAN FRONT,

RUSSIANS DEFEAT THE

, AUSTRIANS.

WHOLESALE SURRENDERS.

THE NOTOkers com NTESS MARKIEWICZ ARRESTED.

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Tostos, May 1

A Dublin' „numarasiger" sounds the death knell of he, frish rising

Particularly gnificant is the page reporting the wholesale surrebees' in Central Dublin, which is the centre of the whol? inoxomment, n

Sablers

THE CHINA MAIL.

GAS AND BOMBS.

PRATHER ENEMY ATTACKS ON BRITISH REPULSED

CALLICURA

THE NEW AND CERTAIN.

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FOR CORNS

WITHOUT PAIN OF INCONVENIENCE

PRICE 60 cents per bottle.".

Imenibers of the British Legation. The the Chartered Brule of Fadia paid the

President, You Shih-ku, was al

dividend as betere He sail represented on that occasion. I am hilly than the joint steek "banks had pleased to say that our representative in redner their dividends, because while Peking, Mr. Ludis, bare beca niet warmly there had not been at sexual reduction Lakbo, May 1.

revived up the members of the Chinese in the rate of dividend, the shareholders, General Sir Douglas Haig reports Government. We have also crablished would have load their warrants decressed the repulse of further as and Bamsemelves at Haiphong, and I ought by the deaction of a greatly inerewed Jatziekst He says the Germans have mundicated that last year. We have income tax. The point sok batiks had innsnewssinlly led the trenches, every hope that we shali asist in the undoubilly, ensidering the timos "they

a. Saturday night, war Friert, development of the trade at Ima-China. had past there, had an excellent THIS PREPARATION DIFFERS FROM AND ENTIRELY SUPERSEDES, while north of Messies, and at Wal- and in Jawing still elmer, by fixecial year, but the various Indian change ALL THE ADVERTISED PLASTERS AND SOLVENTS. IT GIVES rergham, they liberated gas as fand commercial ties, the priest yrs bausks had hai a gear which, under the IMMEDIATE RELIEF AND EFFECTS A SPEEDT OURE

chek in the morning along a fruitless friendship which exists and which, [sitemmistances, could be described almnes Let (2000 yards, followed up with awe trust, they always, raist hetaren Great as marvellous. To was very plausant ro

IT IS NOT A CAUSTIC BUT A SOLVENT OF THE DECAYED Eistntry attack, which was broken Britain and that great country France, think that during the very troubious kiasi

CUTICLE; AND WILL EFFECT A UURE WHERE ALL OTEEK Joy by our artillery, & hostile party (Toury war. The glorious conduct of which they had passed through, the AFTLICATIONS HAVE FAILED,

which entered "the trenchies at of her Arms during the present War, and interests, this bunk had not been pgat were imediately bombed cut. [especially in the test how weeks-flour, jeepuriided by any failure of the Indian Signitaneously? the enemy, following heart --has won the duration of her furrings system, spon which the grou þá innvy tuwabardment, attacked wish | Allies and the respect of the whole world, trade of their dependencies was Huonators Hollische Schnur hur relations in Sage and Eaiphong drotest. They were warped so often in

This was equally unsuccessful before with French Sankers and maguhants are the push that this system was izpas It is ohrially atwanegl that in a four machine fire.

of a thest cordial arul friendly description. and would break down, in a crisis; bat huttle on the Ist the Rapsians captured There has been active underground Reverting to premises, our new premises they had had the crisis, and it was now 2 others and 600 Austrians and rewarlar in the Fo salienta

at Mingapore are near rompletion, and genernity admitted that the financial prapturest must of their trenches, which

| will. I aliloky prove a handsome additions system which had best stred the shoek

to the property of the bank.

was the dancial systems of India. Eaey Were told that the value of the rupee could be maintained permanently At our annual averting last your limen. Fundes backed by a gold curreary, Talia tioned that 40 per tent. of our muff had had no gold currency, but it had a certain already joined his Majesty's Forces. Sing habere sovereigns in circulation. It. that date the number has intrgued, very had been recently stated that there had entsiderably, and every eligible man in heen incited down at the rate of 20,000 this office has aftested-hear, hear) 365 day. 7 to 0 millions's year. a considerable number have afrendy joiast (la, other words. Tidia, was engaged in. the Colours. Our thirty-two have eating her golf errrency, which must be obranted pommissions, and of the fenign she despair of theme, who contended it

PETROGRAy May 1

| were full of Austrias Dad.

FIERCE ENGAGEMENT IN LAKE NAROTCH REGION.

PETROGRAD, April 30, The principal fighting in the Russian these amitions. in front has been at Lake Narotch, where conselhance of booting weir thru-half the ice attacked in masse forilla tion in order to retake a few trenches. with Supplies for months,

Painted polien see doing their

to desitginate a kmirledge of, these surrenders which will have a test sanitary effect when it is known that the rebel tulel is tottering.

Rebels dine to bury property in Sackville Street, but the fire briggule is „now able to resume work.

THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, THE BANK'S STAFF AND THE WAR

... AUSTRALIA AND CHINA..

ANNUAL MEETING.

The sixty seemmi ordinary gruerni nevt. ing of the hareholders of the Chartered in India, Australia and thina was A very heree enggement is praeding held on Wednesday, March 29, on the in the adjoining trenches.

Thank's promises, Be. Bishopsgate. E

HATTLE TERMINATED BY A KUse,

PETRA April 30:

con-

FURIOUS FIGHT BETWEEN GER-Sir Manga Cornish Turner chair, staff -ix have obtained moista. Dno Was Beressary for her to live in Is wus MANS AND AUSTRIANS. of the company presiding. Mr. T. 1. (et our foreign stud has been killed, whilst citastory that after eighteen Whitefal goint manage) having rend three gi cair pan hope staff have met uths of terrible upheaval they could. de agire convéning the meeting... their deaths in the battlefish, Shaker congratulate rach other than so far as tho,

The CHAIRMAN suidsstieptleuens, Iseveral have a wondlyješ...

Tralian urney system was concerned. presale that you will take the repairs and, Buk, pumigularly distinguished himsett (and so far as the stability of the rupes The enemy forces were compelled to babesheet as trail. In the first pince, serat evasion, Mr. Matendon was comprennell, they were on a Bumer in the arcraft has perhaps, than „Vig before. the the The Formats beats tauleague, the Right "tin. Lard corection, ane gaged in a Right over retire from the Pinsk region wing to have to apdegging on behalf of our Hendere," who was

depoirt, leaving the Austrians "as re-handbed for his awence today. the engerny's lakes in France ga u pilati agad. This custommy predice genteng me that he is not all, and bus was so seriously wounded that one of afused the Austrians, who attacked Teen bad ng for, alwant a fortnight. has left for Bublur render osmart the mothe fermas a blowly hard-to-hand think that we mest i regret his nie

(his legs we practically severed, but he sinos hirveli of the surrenders,oy the light ensuing The terman methods this occasion."

brought his chine and observer, sick Par villeague. Siz. Impor

of quelling the outbreak reset the W. H... chep, has also asked me to Jualtis especially those of the Ansdelgid its absence at this meeting, Strin Evermally the tiernan Staff

as he is engaged on

These arrested include the motoring agitator fountess Markiewicz,

The raded concmareler af Bonoborthy

letes menet man in fruce exists.

is alive on the way to Büllin.

I

Applause.

Mr. Henley asked if the buûk wis

jer to Indian income paxu

The hairman: Yes, sir, ni E ret to say to the landed incon as of

per Mr. Ress: Is that retrospective The Chairman: Yes, retrospective; is has been telegraphed home, and I am

Another dieputation, fram Alone had to leapt the ruse of a furious with the Treasury, and than women she ne young men under military afraid we have to abide by the decision |

· “Reports, ut mall quiet" have been revived from other possible storm wentres, turhaling New Ross, Wigklow. "and Bagnalston.

The rebels at Galway are reported to he disfunding, “A few forests have logii

DEATH OF LORD ST. ALDWYN,

GERMAN ARMIES IN RUSSIA

LINE WEAKLY 'HELD.

The resolutions was then put and surried nanimously..

The Chairman, then moved tbue à

idend at the rate of 14. per nent, por anbumi for the half-year ended 31 Theember last, irre of incema" tax, be declared, payable on and after the th proximus.

Sir Henry S. Cunningham, WAKE., reconded the resclusion, which was carried

uninotsiy

in car ow literst in safety. I altink that

an is here fear, heur, Heade | on the depicts a of our staff has been important party mudo" gerad by the employment of Maret, pretending that the Passius, think, must' cour lyfore our

wage bat naturally this thrones a great at the Government were ameking in ander to terminates on moving the adoption the dead of extra responsibility and additional the fight,

report. I think we shall alt are that Else Work upon the shoulders of those who veget and heiatgesheet you prisutted batu renuitted "behind. 1' ne ne'y buy for regarded as patisfactory in pletit "The extra burder has been cheerfully of the differies, and drawlunch? made accepted, and every man and every wornan which trade and funne have been doing his and her heat to meet the durtel during the pust pour. 1: conditions, to give satisfaction to all, and Lospus, April 30.

indeed, a remarkable fact that in spite to speritive their leisure if required and Reviewing the strength of the Ger

of the Empire's vast military operaticam, subordinatë their personal interests to the man Armies on the Russian funt the with in the Wow and in the Rust, the welfare of the bank. The diretors desize Times Military Correspondent says that hade of, förpad. Britaine air folamiss and me to express their profound apprecation The whole front of 430-miles, from the unr nependencies cins safered vremparu of the elfors of all our staff, az ivfue and Child of Riga to Priped is hell by about dively so little. Thanks to magniscent bond-Theur, heart-in carrying out Alfred Kent, K.C.3677, who retired by: as Dirigins of infantry and ten Divi Navy and its wearying and cussing, their various duties during this time of rotation, be re-elected a dicestor, runáck sions of favalry aggregating 1,200,000|| patrol of our east fine and the protection

estra pressare;” Bing therefore, with Ling that Sir Alfred was one of their oldest men, of which the combatant strength afforded by it tomar fond- ronte, pearllar pleasure that the directors friends, and the board would indeed regret in rifes is a little more than 600,000, supplemental by the enterprises and recommend that the usual bonus of 10 if he were not re-elected." giving only 1300 combatants per mile braverse mermile sharing-theur, per cent. be granted to the staff, which

The resolution, was seconded by Mr. over the front as a whole. Eight of the hears the trade of Great Britain, still involves a sum of 1600. I aut pure Thomas Cuthbertson, and manimously grandson, four "ytors old suggeersvalry Divisions are in the trenches, cents to feurish, and is at consider. tub the shareholders will highly approved t

and except for a couple of cavalry Divi alle poportions. to the title...

It is true that the of this inuendation." (lour, hear

the motion of the Chairman, Ter, St.-Aliwy was bemorly Sirro reserve. Owing to these conditions Manchester goods, to the Rast decreased

sions and one infantry Brigade there is

seconded by Mr L. A. Wallace: Mr. exports of manufactured goods, chiefly DISTRIBUTION OF PROFITS. Msche Hicks Bettech. Bibeir was at the lack of natural line of resist

Thomas Cuthbertson was elected 'a Vissen: heningan. M. be the Ten the Germans have a topted a plan 1424, to the extent. It

in a during 1915, as compared with

We also prommend that" £225,000 should director, and on the rôtion of Mr. Resbury Division of Gangstershire. of holding easily defensible points

bariton of pretuises amount, and thus Henley, secunded by "Mr. S. K. Davia, strongly, and the intermeiliate spaces have taken these figure from the rep Flightly.

of Mesurs." WV. II. Nott and "Co.,

Lasix, April 30.

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The belly is gend of Lord St. Aldwyn..

Hlls fordship land bean indisposed for sometime past) His heir wus killed in action last week,

THE SURRENDER AT. KUT..

A FRESCIT COMMENT.

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The Chairman, then moved that Sif

Da

the

Mr. Davis secunded the resolution, and

"The Chairman: I thank you on betali

dividend of 14 per cent. per annum, Mesars, D. C. Wilson and H. C. X. free of income tax having regard to the Stileman were reappointed auditors. higher income tax now paid representing Despite the use of eens of turbed Liverpool. There are reason for this an increase in our dividend-aid for they ought to do before they separatod, Mr. Henley said there was one thing EARLIER TELEGRAMS # wire, a multitude of machine-guns, and diminished export which I need not enter this year. As regards the uppropriation and he would propose that the best thanke

superior railway facilities, the Cermanfato, but we trust retsember that of 100,000 to meet the further deprecian the shareholders be given to line is still weakly hell, uday in exports of 1912 and 1913 were far above ion of scurities, I would explain that directors and staff for their mangement portant withdrawal of troops for th storage being "E000,000,000 näd Offensive elsewhere may cost them deur.

following our netal practice is former at the bank. years rhe book's investments were wasten FRENCH SUCCESSES AT VERDUN

TRENCH TAKEN AT DUSK.

Paurs, April 30 A French supes at Verdun is the feature of the communique. After all, it is considered as a tlug the Geraaie, üfter a violent of this year show quite a considerable (on a lugher basis, and the equentAKE it a rule of your home to alway

I say Colonial enterprise, having only rerute connection with the real struggle attack southward of Lasiguy and looking forward to an improvement during the direurs consider it most desirable in femely as a safeguard against bowel

Aartillery preparation, made a small increase in vifte of exports, and we are depreciation in a giftiged securities, Iain's Colic Chuters and other fronts.

The magnificent get a fonting, but were immediately the coming months. resistance at Kat adds a glorions page to driven out. There has been a Lom-

the interests of the shareholders that complaints. It always cures, promptly EFFECTS OF THE WAR. War Loan stock should now be taken atale by all Chemists and Storekeepers."

and no household is safe without it. For Owing to the abnormal demand for market rates, and that other investments

PARIS May 1. The keynote of the comment on the! Kut-el-Anara surrericler ja struck by the l Trips, which says that in her come almost inevitable. Britain necepts the check it

an unfortunate event

4201

of the staff and on behalf of the board.

| £114.000303), respectively. These big

to exports ind Consaning markets, which it some cases

over stocking of the down on 31st Decembar lost to the market it was carried unanimously. were in an unhealthy condition. Thanks prises then ruling, and our War Loan to the diminished exports the balders helding was taken ut est price, as uoted of goods were able to dispose of the late some further ninimum prices on the by the auditors in our report. Since that surplus with ease anal with profit to sock Exchange have been abolished, "and" themselves. It is satisfacury note a good thing toe. (Hear, hear. In view A GOOD RULE FOR THE HOME that the figures, for the first two months of the probable issue of a new War Toun

The proceedings then vermianted.

keepon hand & bottle of Chamber-

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To-day's Advertisements

the military history of the Indian Army, bardment at Avocourt and Esnes: and makes still more cruel the fate of The French, at dusk, took a German the troops Our Allies have proved grench northward of Deadnan Hill, foods and raw material, exports from should be written down to a basis which | ouce more that trials only strengthen their resolution The Dubijn coking ambers of prisoners. Thred the East, especially from India, Ceyton, will represent their value of to-day. - I whose exceution was hastened by the tiernan coups de ma in the Vosges the Straits and Jara, atg... have been think that is a sound and wins policy. I Kaiser to impress Washington and completely failed. The French chased exceedingly good, and have been limited have no further ressurs to offer, and I London, only resulted in sparring the aeroplanes and forced them down only by the supply of tonnage available, now beg to move but the report now British to yet greater efforts. The loss They also captured, un undamaged I am afraid that we nest still look for presented, altogether with the balaneg, of Kut will only increase their Aviatik. determination, to are victory by new

a searsity of tonnage and for a high rangehen und profit ar loss account, be GERMAN TRENCH CAPTURED. sacrifices wherever British honour is

of freight, bist two are drawbuelta which approved and adopted." I will call upon engagerl."

Pants, May 1.

ane Comparatively trilling, and which Sir Alfred Dent to second that resolution. "Lust evening's communique says:

must only be expected in times of

Sir ALFRED DENT. K.C.M.G., seconded is warfare West of the Mouse, there was a

and must be

with the resolution,

Mr. los asked if, with regard to the `reasbouble equanimity. It is interesting | violent bombardment of our first and second lines at Mort Homme. North note the increase in the value of certain concluding remarks of the chairunita about RUSES OF BLOCKADE RUNNERS, Cumieres we captured a German foodstuffs and ray material during the taking the War Leon at market rate, he

BRITAIN'S BLOCKADE.

trench, with 30 prisoners."

Enst of the Meuse and in Woovre the day was comparatively calm, except for the usual cannonade.

DOWN.

met

War period. Taking pre-war prices and was right in saying that that War Loan 1 rried with it the privilege of conversión focate the foliowing facia Sugar into any new War Lean at a higher rato today I note the following facia:Sugar

of interest which might be put upon the his increased in value by 60 per cent.. wheat by 50 per cent., rice by 77 per

market... cent., te by 30 per cent., rubber by

The CHAIRMAN said that was 9.

LONDON, May 1. Admiral De Chair, Commander of the blockade squadron in the North Sen, interviewed by the London correspon FIVE ENEMY AIRCRAFT BROUGHT dent of the Brooklyn Engle, detailed Great Britain's methods for drawing the

21 per conti cupra by 70 per cent., juta) Mr. Hons said, that being so he did not nat around Germany. He anil" the A French aeroplane attacked two, by 22 per cent, indigo by $83 per cent, quite see the necessity for writing down blockade was 95 per cent. effective and Folders above the German lines in hemp by 110 per cent. tin by 47 per the security, as it would rise to the level "emphasised the extreme fairness which the region of Roye. One was riddled cent.. and copper by 101 per cent. It is of the new loan, whatever that might be. was shown towards neutrals, strongly by machine gun Ere and dropped not surprising that with this high rangu Of course, it was a very prudent course, contrasting with the German method from 5,000 feet, being smashed to of prices the countries which Are but whether it was necemary was perhaps He described the rases of the blockcarle-atoms, while the other was obliged to producing theso commodities haw another question. However, that was a runners to evade the, British inspectors, descend. Our buttieplanes brought experienced. ย period of unrivalled question which the diretors had devided, including copper kecia, hollow musta, down two other Folkers one south ponperity, Nor can merekanta complain and decided in 4 prident way. Tho rubber cuions, and cotton concealer of Douaumont. Five enemy nero-if in sine cases under the cirenmetanos Chairma had invited remarks, and he in barrels of four, which were houcy planes dropped bombs south of Ver. aditional taxation and additional incing would like to say that in the eller part combed and filled with liquid rubber, dum Our chasers brought downtar have been Imposed; to meet war of the year he attended one or two "but the chief trouble was duo falsa-two, and anti-aircraft guns accounted expenditure Quotienes; we must not meetings of English još stock banks and

manifesta. In several chacs, when the for a hind blockade-ruriners realised that the game was "up" the Captain produced the genuine and inked munifesta.

GENERAL SMUTS" CAPTURES.

ANOTHER GERMAN CONSUL

ARNESTED, 20

of

overlook the fact that in thin excessively noticed tondancy, on the part of high range of pricom lurks the danger of Chairman too draw comparisons between In disastrous full when the time comes for English and Germa banking. He had in decrease in the demand for theso com- not risen for that purpose, but on reading NEW BRANCHES IN THE EAST through this magnificent report of the Chartered Bank af lufi he certainly Shareholders Cill be interested to folt farlined to challenge a comparison LONDON, May 1

learn that the back's promises in Poking between the Indian" szóbange. Uarles"anı has been an active organiser of espioneer opened on 29th December last, how of any other country in the world. Generd Smuts reports Further has been arrested and brought to captures of quantities Cuf live stocic-ar

when munber of distinguished fans At the present in the joint, knee links. Kondos Trang (German Fast Africa) Salonia, and has now been interned

vora prefer incldding Sir John Jnedan file oczery bad redürrd their tion

the British Minister with the chief di practically all round, whereas

and much

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