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WEDNESDAY, MAY 10, 1916

THE WAR.

TO-DAY'S TELEGRAMS.

(Reuter's Service to the China Mail)

GERMAN REQUEST TO

MEDIATE.

GERMANY'S PEACE CONDITIONS.

Londos. May 9,.

The Daily Telegraph" Cortespor deat at Rotterdah reports authorita Lively that the opinion is entertained that if President Wilsna declines the German request to mediate, the new anders issued to submarine connudes will be withdrawn and the campaign of frightfulness" be resumed making for nited States an enemy. Then the German Government will be able to tell Phe people that it is unable to contine Be struggle against the whole worki

It is heleved that Germany, as aumdition of peace, would be prepared to. bunden Belgium and Northern France. but she is determined to hold Clogland. which she is now preparing to attack with the oljert of serring the whole Dein line gela basis of negotiations,

Another German offettisive in the! Wearis unlikely, Shortage of fund is the kasinunt, farbor in Germany's present desire for å favemanble petre.

AMERICA'S REPLY TO GERMANY."

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New Yoas. Mag 9. The American Note to terming

en despatched.

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4t comprises only 2 word..

Washishton, May Bu

The text of the American Note in

reply to the Note ractived from er many is as follows :-) *

The Note of the Imperial German Government, dured the 4th just lik received must capeful consideration. It is especially notal as indicating the „forter purpose of the Imperial Ger-

VERDUN.

THE CHINA MAIL.

BARLIER TELEGRAMS

WHITE STAR LINEA "GYMRIC** TORPEDOED.

LONDON, May 5. Lloyds announce that the White Star liner Cymric is sinking.

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LATER.

There are no passengers on boars the Cymric.

The reasel was homeward bound with general carga

LATER,

THE SHANGHAI RACES.

The following results of the list four faces run yesterday arrived too late for publication la taët evening's issué --- THE PERING STAKES. On mile. Messrs. Toeg and Speelman's Sir

Lamerock

(Heard) 1

a

Mr. Lamerson's Volcano (Rawe)

Mr. Jeremi's Blazon... (Waileumier

Time: 2min 4 2-3secs.

CHINESE AFFAIRS.

"(Wah Tia. Yat Fo'a Sernica.)

SUN YAT SEN RETURNS TO CHINA.

SHANGAL, May 10, Sun Yat Sen has arrived here.

CALLICURA

THE NEW AND CERTAIN

CURE FOR CORNS

WITHOUT PAIN OR INCONVENIENCE.

THE STANOTLAR STAKES. One mile and YUAN SHIH RAI DECIDED NOT TOTES FREPARATION DIFFERS FROM, AND ENTIRELY SUPERSEDES,

hak.

Mr. Henry Morriss' Beaconsfield

(Stewart) 1 Mr. Blix's Elzelmit late Mobamaie

danisar

The uric was torpedoed by a German submarine in the Atlantic Mr. John Feels Peter Feman() yesterday at noon,

The Cymric was a vessel of 13,000 tonnage. She was built at Belfast in 1898.]

"MATTERS TAKING A GOOD TURN."

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PARIS, May 9.

A sombofficial statement says that matters are taking a good turn at Verdun. The French now regularly recaptare on the morrow the slight but costly and ephemeral gains made by the snemy the day before. "Thanks to the untiring beruis of our troops the statement says, "the situation on both banks of the Meuse has been re established me it, rus before the last renewal of the formidable German niffensive.” -

THE BRITISH FRONT.

SIL ESSPEL BAITS ON ENEMY

TRESCHES..

Losnos. May 9. General Sir Dougins Haig in emmiaique says:

"There wys some activity last night at offereût points of the fines

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"The enemy, utter heavy benaburd. quent, eliteres our trenches east of Thiepval wool, mil einseh, some Trasmites "before they were driven Lent. The encing left sptar desti and jene prisoner in our treticles.

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THE VERDUN BATTLE.

SEVENTY-EIGHTH · DAY..

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DESPERATE GERMAN ATTACKN

COMPLETELY NOLISHER

-PARIS, May 8. of Verdun saw the French again defeat The seventy-eighth day of the battle

the Germans by their stern resistance. and then by successful counterattacks.

(Johnstone) a

Time: n. 124-3. THE SPRING CUP. One mile: Mr Elrettes How Moch ......(Vida). 1 Messrs Toug and Sperman's Tuki Tuki

(Heard) 2 Die Ezra's Farthing Dan

(JEE)

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Time; min. & J-SRCA. THE SCURRY STAKE. Seven Furlongs | Major Nathan's Prudo .......(Watts) Messrs Toegand Speelman's White Nile (Heart)) Mr Henry Morriss Tringfield

(Stewart) 3 Time: twin 48 3-ees.

TODAY'S RESULTS

west of the Mouse has been very ferce as Shanghai served up to time of 20ug A commanipe say: Fighting on the The following results of to-day's racing throughout the night. The Germans to pass- made furious attacks against Hill GREAT YouTuban. Plate. 304 which were completely smashed, Mr. Henry Morriss" Homefield resulting in extremely heavy enemy losses. Then the French sharply at tacked, regaining ground eastward of Hill 304 where the Germans secured a footing yesterday.

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IT IS NOT A CAUSTIC, BUT A SOLVENT OF THE DECATED. PERING, May D. CUTICLE AND WILL EFFECT, A CORE WHERE ALL OFREX It is reported that Yuan Shah Kai APPLICATIONS HAVE FAILED. has decided not to ritke. He Is consulted with the late Prirne Minis ter on three concessions which ho is

ltimately prepared to yield

The Military Cataınandor at Nan king is insisting on a speedy seitle-

ment of the questions at issue with [the Southern troops, and states, that he will resign if there is any further fighting.

A NAVAL COURT-MARTIAL-

Paris, May 9. "The Minister" for the "Navy" has fordered a Naval Court to" mit ab Foochow for the trial of the Captain of the cruiser Haiyung in connection with the sinking of the steamer

Mr. famenton's Bernite........ Mr. Jelin Peel's Sandiway...deluvitone-3 lainyú raployed on transport ser

Time, Lat. 50 3-3secs. - THE REMICOS PLATS

There have also been a series of night engagements southward of Huudromont | Major Nathan's, Paragon Walts-I Wood Wa dose the Germans from M. Ellis Kadoerie's Cocos Chief E2 the greater part of the first line in which Mr. Fayla Wynbou they made headway yesterday. We Time, ut 52 4-5sers.

took a number of prisoners

PARI-MUTUEL STAKES.

I is contirmed that the German offensive here cost the enemy heavy Sherifices.

Me, Hon Mranis Custleftrid

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vice.

THEATRE ROYAL.

A talented company of artistes styled The Humphrey. Bishop London Star Company gave an entertainment at the Theatre Royal last night, but as the Scawart-1merits of the company had been very in- adequately advertise the undience was mengry, while the quality of the enter Mr. Henry Morriss Tringfield... H-tainment deserved a full house. There

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are seven members of the company. Mr Humphrey Bishop is an Operatic hass EX-1 Vidu- from the Royal Opera House, and lead- ing London Theatres Miss Nora Moon.. Williams-Primadonna Awan the Royal Opera |

Mr. Bits Tuzelnut | Tuz Racing Stars an

Mr. Elrett, Disick. Messrs Torgaul Speelman's White,

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The Freeh batteries displayed grens ativity westward of Pont-a-Mousson.

French aeroplanes falled twa German machines at Venlun. VIOLENT GERMAN BOMBARDMENT.

PARIS, May Wetterssfully Bided ueny

A communique states-Left of the trenches noth of.Thiepval woul, of the region of Hill 304 Las been bom- Mense, Avocourt Wood and the whole riving the occupants into their dug-barded with undiminishert violence. A THE YASUN CEP Pouts where we effectively Tomboyi | German attack in the afternion on Hill

Mewes, Torg and Sperluan) Sungari them

287, west of Hill 304, was stopped by a curtain of maxim fire. There has beer

Ilear We also had a successful interactive artillery work on the right of the Mr. Hears Momis' Wakefield prïse néar From Hess, entering hostile Meuse and in Wouvre. trenches which were well occupied,

Mr. John Peels Special Request

Fohnstone and inflicting, consid-nkle casualties?|

Our salties in both cases were fvery sight.

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These mids were executed by the Welsh wad Inniskilling Fusiliers. There was artillery activity

Theverment and that it is prepar; ; night nail today in the Ypres

ed to do its utmost noëopfine the opera-

tis of the war for the rest of it-

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THE ZEPPELIN DESTROYED AT

SALONIKA.

Lestos, May 9. Reuter's special correspondent at Salonika says that there were great hastings at the destruction on the 5th lieut.

Hamt to the fighting forces of the belligerents, and is determined to

THE RUSSIAN FRONT.

impose on all its commanders at Sens the limitations of the recognised raies

PETROGRAD, May 8,.

inst. of what is believed to be the only Zeppelin in the Balkans, the LZ 65, which is a middle-sized airship.

It seems certain that the urgir con sister of more than the twelve Germana who were captured, as two bodies were) found among the debris and others may bare heen killed by shell fire. Also, it is thought as most probable that some Bulgarians were aboard.

It is almost certain that the credit for the destruction belongs to the maral

of international In upon which the There has been the usual mantual Government of the United States hambardment on most portions of the insisted throughout the months since front. The Germans have been" pargne, which lamed the airship almost

the Imperial Government on Febrn- ticularly active north of Lake Tizen and ary 4th, 1915, amoiheed its sih-south-west of Dwinsk inarine policy, now happily abandoned.

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**BRESLAC AT WORK. The cruiser Bresla bombarded

The Government of the United States has been constantly guided and Empatoria restrained by motives of friendship in

TURKS EVACUATE TRENCHES. its patient efforts to amicably settle

The Turks creuated the entire front eritical questions arising out of that policy. Arcepting the Imperial Gove of their trenches in the neighbour Pinment's declaration of the abandonor of Erzindjie, under Russian fire. ment of that policy, which: so seriously menjaced the good relations between the two countries, the Government of the United States relies on the seru." paloas execution of the declaration.

The Imperial Government's altered policy is such as to remove the prin- cipul danger of the interruption of the good relations existing between the United States and Germany.

The Government of the United States feels it necessary to state that

PRINCE OF WALES ON ITALIAN

4 FRONT,

ROME, May 9.

test. Probably the airling at lowest. airship was set on fire by the crew. The envelope was consumed and the framework was bent and broken.

A British "ruiskly was the first, on the scene of the wreck rail secured the tag. It is understood that the propeller scored the first hit? will be given to the battleship which

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ENEMY THROWN BACK,

STUBBORN INFANTRY ENGAGE. MEXTS.

ROME, May 9.

A coacsalpic states:-Artillery fir- The Prince of Wales has paid ang has been generally more intense further visit to the Italian front along the entire Trentine front, and in accompanied by King Emmanuel. They Upper Adige. There bave been stul motored through Cividale to the most born infantry engagements in the Plezzo- dvanced positions of the Mid-Isonzo Basin, where the enemy was every- where thrown back. A number of where they met with an ovation.

prisoners were taken.

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Later the Prince met Signor Sandra and General Cadorna with whom His

An Italian gir flotilla raided and bombed troop concentrations at Mat

and returned safely...

t takes it for granted that Germany Royal Highness had an hours moet tarello, Calliano and the Adige Valley,

does not intend to imply that the maintenance of the newly-announced policy is in anywise contingent on the course or result of diplomatic negotiations between the United

cordial, conversation.

DAYLIGHT SAVING.

LONDON, May 9.

States and any other "belligerent, If the Daylight Saving Bill, which notwithstanding the fact that certain has been passed, is enforced on May 21, passages in the Imperial Government's normal time will be restored on October Note of May 4th, are susceptible of 1st.

that construction.

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Ting, "Ints. 8 Julsivesi, THE CONSOLATION Cur Mr. Ny W. Hirtling's The Fly Bird

Johnstone--I

Mr. Taroni's Blazon..... Willetier Mr. Laartin's Foralis

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THE LAW OF EUROPE.

MR ASQUITH'S SPEECH IN ROME.

Covent Garden: Miss Sybil Keymer, a most accomplished violonist, from the Royal Albert Hall; Mr Stanley Vilven,

very fire tenor, from the Queen's Hall; : Mlle. Suzanne Verney, a classical daneer. from the Louston Palace and Alhárubra ;; Mr Harry Russon, humorist and enter- tainer, and Miss Katie Riil who appears in comedy numbers. A feature of the entertainicent was the Wedgwood | Classica," correctly described as: a high-j:

classical posing and dancing. The Cum- class pot-pourri of grand and light opera,

pany are all that they caian to be and they provide an excellent entertainment.

LONDON FAIR SUCCESS. ORDER FOR £1,500,000 OF GOODS TAKEN

On the oansion of Mr. Asquith's visit The London Fair and Market at the to Rome, a reception was held ju hia Rogal Agricultural Hall chosed on March honour in the Capitel by Prince Colonna, 24th. This endeavour to capture epeny the Mayor of Rome. Replying to the trade has been most successful, and it is Prince's welcome. Mr. Asquith said: estimated that definite orders to the "In no other place in the world could extent of £1,500,000 have been placed. my message be delivered more solemnly with the various exhibitors. Bayers friendly and neutral than is the Capitol of Rome, the representing centre and source of so many of those country attended In some great ideas which have guided and individual mannfucturer Hold over deminated the West up to our time. £50,000 worth of goods each wha From the civilising genius of Ron maker of penny

in. toya took law of nations was derived that law leather goods, and fine art publishing the founder of European Stare, the over £90,000

in-orders The toy. fancy which, ripening and developing through sections were especially successful. out the long travail if years, triumphs As the next London Fair there will be over barbarie instincts and customs, over a thousand firms exhibiting, and and to-day is loyally accepted and nb practically all the space in both Olympia served by nations of every race and and the Agricultural Hall is already origin, with infinite advantage to the taken, so that over-buildings will be universe. What place more appropriate requisitioned.

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placed in pawn by its clients. This step for Connoisseurs. was prompteri by admirable motives,

but An appeal of an unusual character was unfortunately, it has adversely reacted heard by the House of Lords redently, upon the wives' and mothers and aged DAYLIGHT SAVING.

A Scottish Boy of 14 was suing us a

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diately compelled to raise the rate of LONDON, May 8. For the respondents Edinburgh Cor-interest charged on their detention, and In the House of Compions Sir Henry poration, a formidable array of counsel into force. It is thought likely that the now to-day & further increase has come Norman moved a resolution in favour had been briefed, viz., Mr. J. A. Clyde, Tressure will eventually advance a losn of the Daylight Sering Bill He K.C., Mr. W. Robertson, E.C., the Hou to the famous French institution to emphasised the simplicity of the ideas W. Watson, K.C., and Mr. F. A. Mfsc. enable it to carry on business until the The clocks will be put forward an hour Quisten.

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In order, however, to avoid BRITISH EMPIRE AND THE SUGAR 150 hours of daylight in the summer the face and severaly injured by the To-day's Advertisements

misunderstäuling, the Government,

of the United States notifies the Imperial German Government that it cannot for a moment entertain, mach less discuss, the suggestion that respect by the German Nava] Authorities for the rights of the sitizans of the United States on the high seas should in any wise or in the

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AUSTRALIAN PREMIER'S

SUGGESTION.

LONDON, May 0.

In a speech delivered at a medting

and save two and a half millions of sudden opening of a garden door into the pounds in lighting charges.

highway, and compensation WHA The Daylight Saving Bill was adopt demanded. The Edinburgh Court decided BONGKONG DOG & CAT SHOW ed by 380 votes to 2.

there was no cause of action against the

To be held at the SUBMARINE IN BAY OF BISCAY Corsion, and Lards Buckmaster, BACE COURSE (HAPPY VALLEY)

Haldana, Kinnear, Atkinson, and Parker I decided after a four hours' speech by Mr. Gallop that he inferior court was right... which opens on to a highway is not liable The steamer Clan Lindsay reports that I was held that the owner of door

LONDON, May 9.

of representatives of the cane sugar it exchanged shota in the Bay of Biscay

on, BATURDAY,

the 13th ins

All Dogs and Cats must be on the benches by 1 p.m. sharp.

alightest degree be made contingent Producers of India, Egypt and other at noon on the 3rd, instant with for damages if a passer-by in hurt by the Badges and Servant's Passes am now!

on the conduct of any other Govern parts of the Empire, at Caxton Hall, eubmarine which disappeared.

ment affecting the rights of neutrals Dr. Hughes, the Premier of Aus-LABOUR TROUBLES IN ENGLAND. "and non-combatanta Hesponsibility iliu, said he did not doubt that the Empire could produce all the

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SUBMARINE-PIRACY.

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LONDON, May 9:

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