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WEDNESDAY. MAY 8, 1916.

THE WAR.

TO-DAY'S

TELEGRAMS.

(Reuter's Service to the China Maik)

THE RUSSIAN FRONT.

HOLDING THE GERMANS.

The features of rådig's communi "Que nro:

The Germans sainy attempted debouch from their tronches wish west of Lako "Namez in them or the Russian tire.

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THE RISING IN IRELAND.

ALL PEDELS.IN DUBLIN

4 SURRENDEREY

Ferpos, Mag 1.::

I is leially menied that alf rebels in Dublin hove surendered fan the City is reportal quite safe...

The rebels in the duty districts Forewarnendoring, teębile columns.

On the trout in the diregion d There were a thousand prisoners Diabekir the Cossacks, viganinsly in Dublin. yesterdug. Of these 489 drove the entrop westward.

werelsent to England fast night,

On ke frist in the direction of After a parley the rebels at Ennis. Bagdad the Russians hurled back "encorthy this morning agreed to ku important free westward, capturing render munditionally.

a portion of their artillery and many ammunition wagone."

THE SURRENDER AT KUT.

TO KEEP HIS SWORD,

Lass wight they offered to sürren- der the leaders KEY their arma provided that the rank and file are allowed to return to their bores. They were informed that they must surrender unconditionally.

THE CHINA MAIL.

TURKISH DISCONTENT WITH DERMANS.

FIELD-MARSHAL VON DEN GOLZ

SHOT.

BUKHAREST, May 1. The German Field Marshal von der Gola (whose death in Turkey was res gently wounceli was shot hy an Anatolian offer named Aliabdullah.

There is greit Turkish discontent with the Gerrians and a serious split among the Young Turks in Constant)

BRITISH BUY ROMANIAN FLOUR.

TURKEY ABSOLUTELY WITHOUT FLOUR.

LONDON, May 1. A British syndicate as bought all Rumagin four available for export.

This is a most important success | as the Central Powers were most Jeager to phruhuse it and Turkey is Jubsolutely without Hour.

HUNGRY PRISONERS OF WAR IN

*GERMANY,

URGENT APPEAL BY HUSSTÄN GOVERNMENT.

STOCKHOLM, May

In response to an urgent appeat' by

DENREAL TOWNSHENT ALLOWED! Urrulering or these terins.

A later reports they are now the Russinti Government, the Swedish Authorities are allowing the transport Dunlaven,

prisoners-of-war in Germany, of enormous quantities of food for

Losins, May 1,

Wicklow. Arklow,' Hagnalstown Wexford. New Poss, A. Berlin win-Bis mossage 45*!

and toanaies Cork, Clare. Limerick that the Turkish Forumander Valiland Kerry are generally quiet.

Pasha allowed Genom) Townsend | to keep his sword

440 British and 270 Indian, effeAYA.

It was expected that arms would be handed in relay in the City of Bork.

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THE TEWKESBURY PARLIA. MENTARY VACANCY.

LONDON, May 1.

The message claims thus rong column of soldiers and conMr. William Hicks Beach will be the the prisoners there are faur General, stebulary captured seven prisoners Coalition candidate and Mr. William in the neighbourhood of Ferns. Boosey" the Independent candidate at

The whale of Ter is reported Towkesburg quiet.

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THE VERDUN REGION.

PARIS, May 2.

The men of the surrender was most dramatic. The rebels carried, A communique reports mine-fight-white figs. The troops erased ing in the Arcane region and Fullement.

"Our positions left of the Mess in the region of Falun, were violently bombarded

There was artillery activity on thaj right of the "Mense, eoncentrated on "Pepper Fill and Donaurent.

AIR-FIGHTS DURING APRIL IN VERDUN REGION

B1 ENEMY MACHINES AND SIX FRENCH FELLED.

PARIS, May, 1. A componunique states that during April the French battleplanes were particularly active in the region of Ventus.

They brought down 31 enemy airesoft, while six of our aircraft were worsted in the same period.

THE BRITISH

FRONT.

LONDON, May 2. General Sir Douglas Haig reports:, The enemy last night exploded a mine"al Carency, demaging our front tranches, but the infantry did not attack:"

We repulsed a bombing attack south of Loo8.

WAY blew A counter-raine near Roclancourt against hostile miners.

Our artillery seriously damaged bostile works' near Agangras.

Artillery was active in the Iprus region.

Seven air-fights took place yester day. Two German machines were brought down.

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WELL-KNOWN POLO PLAYER **MISSING.".

LONDON, May 1,

ring.

Rebel leade's under a rag of truce)

THE NEW MASTER OF BALLIOL.

LONDON. May. 1.

CORRESPONDENCE. -

THE VETERANS' CLUB,

(To the Editor of the "Caixa" Mar.)

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Dear Siu,-Lenclose you :-

OHINESE AFFAIRS.

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(Wah Tax Yut. Po's: Service.)

THE SITUATION IN CHINA.

Przno, May 1.

Geuerat Lee Shun of Kiangsi province

2. A her to von from Majer Arthathas informed the Government, that Kwongahun-Fu has been ceespied by Hours.

revolutionists at its incependance

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4 Stotrineus showing the proceeds of the chillien's, perioada Munt Austin Theatre,

3. Extracts from a letter received by „Mrs. Looker from Minor. Arthur

Haggard.

and shall be glad if you can see your way to publish these in your paper as

CALLICURA

THE NEW `AND CERTAIN

CURE FOR CORNS WITHOUT PAIN OR INCONVENIENCE."

THIS PREPARATION DIFFERS FROM, AND ENTIRELY SUPERSEDEL

IT QİYES

ALL THE ADVERTISED PLASTER AND SOLVENTS. has been declared, and also that the IMMEDIATE RELIEF AND EFFECTS A SPEEDY OURE capital of the province is in a dangerous | position.

IT IS NOT A CAUSTIC, BUT A SOLVENT OF THE DEC.

CUTICLE: AND WILL EFFECT Å CURE WHERE ALL OTHER

Kingehow, Unnan" proviner, declaro! | APPLICATIONS independener on the 25th ult.

Dnon Ki Ten, president of the now Cabines,, telegraphed to the Souther troops asking them to exteral the truc

1 rhink they will be of general interest for 20 days, but no reply has get beca forthose who subscribed to the Fund Bad I received, went to the Entertainwa

Yours faithfully, HERBERT W. LOOKER Hongkong, Ord May, 1915,

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VETERANS' CLUB ASSOCIATION.

(To the Editor of the "Criya Mai"!)

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47., Bedford Bow,

Farion. W.C.,

13th March, 1926. . "S-1 sm reptested by the member of the Preliminary Organising Conénittee' nt the Veterans' Club Association, and their behalf, to thank all those a Bon

ones who have a generously subscribed

towards the objects of the Association..

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JAPANESE COTTON SPINNING INDUSTRY.

PREPARING TO COMPETE IN WORLD'S MARKETS.

The general trend of the situatieri in cotton trade says the Japan Mail haa| enabled the mutton spinners to pursue their extension plans with confidence, and in the case of the mora irresolute. to help establishing their plans for extension definitely.

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Some sections of capitalists also have witnessed in the export trade to try been lured out, by the good expansion their hand at this department of industry, and there are a goodly number

Ens. of new schemes being launched in the

I have received through Mrs. Looker (who was good enough to initiam the A drawback in this state of new appeal for subscriptions in Hongkong) animation in the line is an apparent the handsome snni of £90 together with tendency to secede from China where a list of those who have so kindly, sur once the spinners tried to establish mills scribed, but as I am con aware of the with the double object of escaping heavy addresses! I am amably, to sand 'a. letter taxes at the ports and of piploying cheap of thanks to paelr' individual subscriber China cotton gathered from producers and, therefore, seek the publicity of your direct, though the Mitsui Company gratitude. The sua subversed will be of columns as a mess of expressing our and the Naigai Cotton Company remain at Shanghai and Taingtan respectively very material assistance is in keping

tenacionsly adhering to their original this Institution going until the termina. plans. Some of the Japanese spinning companies which have mills along the tion of hostilities and thereby towards the Yangtze river have already sold their endowment of the festitution on a Perplants to Chinese business men, who are manent and adequate scale for the benefit of those offin sous of Empireer to set up in business on their ow account. Apparently they have now fighting for who survive, and of been much disappointed with the con- those who come after them.

fused taxation iystem of China, which provides for the assessment of taxes twice or thrice at provincial borders and practically offsets the advantage of having their mills in China.

In view of the generosity of those in Mr. Arthur Lionel Smith, M.A. | Hongkong, who have already subscribed Jowett Fellow, and Tutor and Dean of leathe to ask for more, bus may I point on that, should the sum already appronched officers and stiers in Ealliol College Oxford, has been apaived beinvegased to £100 or over, Sackville Street and an armistice pointed Master of Pallich, was arranged.

Merwards the rebel president, Pearse, signed"""ul unconditional surrender,

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THE DEMAND FOR SILVER. »

LONDON, May-1. Commenting OTI the continuer Copies of this

are being posted demand for silver for coinage, which has to-day throughout Zoharid.

caused the recent rapid advance in price, The Times suggests that a check is needed on the persistent expansion of the currency in circulation. It points

AUSTRALIA AND THE IRISH REVOLT. -

MELROCESE, May 1. The Commonwealth Government has cabled to Mr. Boner Law, Secretary of State for the Colonies,

leep regret as the revolt Ireland and confidence that the great bulk of the Trish people will disave and deplore the rising.

Representative Irishmen and Catholic Bishops, and áll Irish-born people denounce and repudiate the criminality of the Dublin" fanatics.

THE SITUATION IN EGYPT.

RAPIDLY RETURNING TO NORMAL.

LONDON, May 1..

It is officially announced that the situation in the Sollum district of Egypt

out that while three times as much silver is being coined by the British int as before the war, the issue of notes has also been increasing far beyond anything that should have been needed by the withdrawal of gold. Ibelieves the reason is that the people are now holding much more cash than formerly partly owing to the convenience of nutes: In anything like an organised campaign for economy this matter would receive

attention.

it will wraslo u when our new premises are open, to asme a bedroom, in the Club as the Hongkong," bedroom, dacicated in any way which may be desired, and also that each som of £100 received, subscribed alther individually or collec tively. will enable us to nume nad dedicate a bedroom in any such manner.

I beg encloses circular with refer. ence to the Veterans' Club Association and, for your information, have murked the paragraph dealing with the dedien

tion of admoms.

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With thanks for the publicity you have already given to the scheme and for any further assistance you may be able to render-I am, Sir, Yours faithfully,

'AUTHUR HAGGARD..

*: Major. Chairmann & Founder of the

Veterans Club. ***

• Not yet so hand.

THE CHILDREN'S PERFORMANCE

The net proceeds of the childrens per- formance in uig of the funds of the EARLIER TELEGRAMS. Neterans' Club amounted to 1.168.80.

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HEAYY GERMAN DEFEATO AT

YERDUN.

According to the results of investiga- tion by a highly reliable institution, 560,000 spindles are to be added by the domestic mills to the plants they run, in addition to 80,000 spindles to ho installed at their milk by the newly established companies. Looms are also to be installed additionally by the pinning companies in view of the rapid extension of the market oversens, ibe estimate for the additional looms reaching 1,781.

Nearly all of those extension plans have been drawn on the strength of the recent increase in the demand for in- termediate or finer counts, and therefore the spindles added are nearly all install- ed for the production of those qualities.

At present the import, of the equip. ments ordered from abroad is not going on so smoothly as was anticipated, and the installation of the additional spind- les and looms is likely to be delayed to some extent, but by the end of the present year some of them at least can be completely installed and put into placed will be due here in the course of operation. Even the most recent orders

next year at the latest." Thus at the end of next year the production of cotton issues, yarns, aäl other goods in Japon will see an enormous advance.

To this has been added a sum of. 825 "Then the total number of Spindles previously received from an anonymous worked to the fullest-producing capacity contributor, making a total of $1,193.80. will come up to 3,450,000 spindles A Draft for £132.9.7 and à P.0. for 1/2 against 2,810,000 spindles run at pre the equivalent of this sum * Ex. sent, while the looms actually in operat ATTACES IN MASSED FORMATION.2/2.11/16 plus stamp has been sent to ion will be brought up the 32,000 against The total Major Arthur Haggard, the Chairman 30,070 as at present of the Association,

production also will then reach 180,000 Lales a month against 165,500 bales at present, thus rosking Japan one of the principal cotton, goods suppliers of the work

PARIS, May 1.

A communique states-The Germans

is rapidly returning to the normal. We have suffered heavy defeats at Verdun. have occupied Moghar, and are making They attacked powerfully at dusk in continual air raids from Kharga no massed formation against Deadman Hill, Dakhla. A small body of the enemy is but our artillery and machine-gun fire inflicted enormous losses Every Gar- still occuying Babaria, terrorising the man assault was smashed. Another natives who are azrīken with 'typhus'had series of German attacks at Camines hunger.

were similarly defeated with serious

NIGERIA'S OFFER TO THE IMPERIAL GOVERNMENT.

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LONDON, May 1 It is officially announced that "Mr. Captain Leslie Cheape, a well-Bonar Low has informed the Governor- known polo player, is officially General of Nigeria (Sir Frederick reported as missing. “

SUBMARINE PIRACY.

LONDON, May 1

The following steamers have been sunk :-

The City of Lucknow. British steamer Toal. Norwegian steurer Mod. ""Swedish: barque Niola.

The Teal's crow were picked up.

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·A· DISGUISED SUBMARINË.

LONDON,-May-1.

A diaguised submarine attacked

the collier Wandle in the North Boo

without warning.

"The Wardle was

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Lugard) that the Imperial Government gratefully accept the offer of the Nigerian Government to meet the post war charges for interest and sinking fuud

of

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louses.

There has been a violent and con- ticuous bombardment of Hill 304 and Vaux.

French air-squadrons made destructive attacks on railway stations, and food and ammunition depots around Metz

BUBMARINE WARFARE..

KING'S ARMED YACHT SUNK.

LONDON, May 1.

VETERANS' CLUB.

47; Bedford Row

London, WC., --

March 24th, 1916.

SWORDS INTO PLOUGHSHIRES.

DEAR MHS. LOOKER-1 received your letter of February 10th enclosing the solliers on wheat land and 200 on dairy. Westralia can settle 3,000 returned cheque (Second, of Exchange) for £50. and fruit lands, in the years 1816 and and names of the people who subscribed 1917, with an advance of £500 and £300 in Hongkong to tie Veterans Club respectively. Seven thousand five hun- dred can similarly be settled in the Aenciation.

following year.

I do not know how, to thank all those who have so hiidly subscribed according

to the list you sent me, and therefore,

I have written the enclosed Isiter, thro To-day's Advertisements

copies of which I send you, for pablica tion in the Hongkong papers. It would be most kind of you if you would forward copy to any English papers, there may

His Majesty's armed yacht Regusa,be in Hongkong together with one of the

WANTED.

Portuguese FOREMAN ENGINEER

per cent on six millions and the minesweeper Nasturtium have enclosed circulars which I penture to sen! A for an industry in Hongkong, moet

of Imperial war debt, provided been sunk by mines in the Mediter you (half dozen). You will see what I have thorough knowledge of managing that the Imperial Government is ranean. All the officers have been have said soont the bedroom or bedrooms, Chinese workmen, good salary to satisfied that the financial position of saved Six of the crew of the Regusa, The amount you have sant au will be suitable man Nigeris will allow of The Emirs ofjand seven of the crow of the Nasturtium the greatest use to us, as we have.bean

are missing.

Kano and Katsens ofered to provide. £10,000 and £7,000 yearly respectively | |-- towards the Nigerian contribution

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PRINCE ÄLBERT RESUMEB ACTIVE. DUTY IN THE NAVY,

LONDON, May 1

It is officially announced that Prines Albert, who he been undergoing a long

date a shot as completely recovered and

for defer- course of treatment for gastric disorder,

sive purposes and

LATZE temably hard hit through the great The Regues was commanded by rejoined for the War, although they majority of our reguin members having Captain T. P. Walker, retired Vice-always come and visit us when they Admirul..

return on leave and, meanwhile, - wo admit others serving ga Honorary, man- bere during mobilizatic which help us considerably and then also. N

THE IRISH SITUATION.

ALL REBEL COMMANDOES IN DUBLIN SURRENDER.

LONDON, May T An official announcement sayE

does have

for shot until the pirate disappeared, stortly resume active duty in the all the Triblin rebel comp

One of the

Partear

Apply by letter stating age and experience to "8-74

Lanz Office C/ C Hongkong, May 3, 1916.

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