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THURSDAY, MAY 18, 1918.

THE WAR.

TO-DAY'S TELEGRAMS.

(Beuter's Service to the China Nail)

THE BRITISH FRONT.

·ONE' CONTINUOUS BATTLE-A

CONTINUOUS FIELD OF

BLOOD."

Lastos, May 17. The lisereisney between long Sasmalty lists and play sertainly insignifieut enecanters

the

British front is explained by getters from corrigaudents describing the nature of the so-called “! sunill entyr

· prisos. ***

ITALIANS SUFFER SMALL

REVERSE."

BUT INFLICT GREAT LOSSES ON ENEMY.

Lospes, May 17. The latians adult a small teyerse in, Trentino, but at afairs have

THE CHINA MAIL

LESS BEER AND TOBACCO.

LONDON Mar 17.

The Board of Traile announces that

VON MOLTXE ON YERDUN.

AMSTERDAM, May 16. Fell-Marshal von Moltke, formerly the Chief of the Imperial Cerra

GENERAL MARCHAND KILLED

ACTION.

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General Marcband of the Fründ import of Tobacco will be reduced.breneral Stail, in an interview admittel Arny has been killed in action. |two-thirds from June 1st. 1

that the production of munitions by the

Mr. Runcimnu, President of the Board | Allies equalled that of the Central | GERMAN ACTIVITY NEAH VILNA.

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of Trace, has introduces Bill to recluse the brewing of beer hy 152, .

WHITE STAR LINE PROFITS.

LONDON May AT

Powers. He armed that the fighting at Verhuu was of vital importance, anl would perhaps have a decisive effect.

GENERAL TOWNSHEND AT CONSTANTINOPLE.

The Report of the White Star Fine

LONDON, MAY 16, shows a profit of £1,968,283, after pro" Major-General Townshemi has arrived siding for the Excess Profit Tax milat Constantinople. other contingencies,

Dividends amounting to 65% bare AUSTRIAN AIR RAID ON VENICE. | been paist already.

THE LANCASHIRE TRADE DISPUTE.

LONDON, May 17. The Committee of operative cortos spinners and cardroomers at Manchester far been limitedao first-line positions.fast hight agreed to meet the employers the Austrian clain to nearly 3,000 in referegen to their demand for ny prisongs is likely to be the usual increase if 1 per cent, in wages with | saggyration,

the object of argiving at a settlement before the end of the month. The spinners decided that the notices tender e shall i inoperative for the present

EARLIER TELEGRAMS.

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An Italian 20samanique alime Thele rasist mustily of mating that great losses are bien inflicted and riding. The unthinks of the the Vustrians whon atdheked in former are so tibiently known. Then i mussell Crmation, and it emphasises isa lauge explosion, blowing, aner bod that the Taliuus only Del hick en « Weapons juba the air, burying army section.

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and ederating carmishes. Then

Esben eesnterattueks bik bun PROGRESS OF RUSSIANS IN there is a gramie rush and a feras į denis of prisoners,

ASIA MINOR. fight for the possession of the unter: The Austrians on the leak of the f Ruble and land wartly gbang dan overg fint are able is develop their the wigle Treat. They are openaleek.

by vists of artillery to stash the wind entangle turpte, think thoma i

1 Deveth -15% reaching in irenek uitnes at. and finally an infantry radi. S dedines ? the rawh is found" "moughts, and *ptial

WAR PRISONERS IN GERMANY.

FORCED THE WORK IN ALL NUTHEN FACTORIES.

TURKISH COMMUNICATIONS

THREATENED,

4

Khan, May 16 Austrian aircraft raided Venice maxl the subarls of Mastre, but were driven eff before much harm could be done. One house wai damaged, but there were, no casualties in Velice; there were two killed and some wounded in Mestant,

THE HOSPITAL SHIP OUTRAGE. “

PETROGRAD, May 15.

Pericouan, May 16.

CALLICURA

THE NEW AND CERTAIN

CURE FOR CORNS WITHOUT PÀIN OR INCONVENIENCE.

A communique The Ger. THIS PREPARATION DIFFERS FROM, AND ENTIRELY SUPERAEDES, [trans love displayed nativity in the

AKE THE ADVERTISED PLASTERY (AND SOLVENTS, ✨ IT OTFES region of Lake Midsiel, north-east | IMMEDIATE RELIEF AND EFFECTS A SPEEDY OURE.

of Vilna, where they gained a partiat, IT IS NOT A CAUSTIC, BUT A SOLVENT OF TILE DECAYED footing in the Russian trenches.

AND WILL EFFECT A CURE WHERE ALL OTEIN APPLICATIONS HAVE FAILED.

whende a counterattack drove them CUTICLE: out.

'There was a violent all-night baun- barthment north of the lake.

The Germans were also active'u Galicia, but were hold by the Bus- Islan fire.

GERMANY'S SUBMARINE

WARFARE.

JA WARNING, TO NEUTRAL SALIPS.

"Wasuusatos May 17, .Count Bemstorft has hauled Mr The Russian Red Cross Society in Lansing a communication from Ger- recalled its delegates from the Tuter-many-warning neutral merchantren, national Commission on War Primers when sumagined by a subarine, s at Stockholm owing to the refusal of the to turn in the direction of the sub- German Red Cross Society to express marine, and declares that if they do regret at the sinking of the hospitalship to the consequences will rest solely Pietugal

on the neutral ship.

RISE IN FOOD PRICES. "·

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HOW BRITAIN COMPARES WITH "CENTRAL POWERS.

LONDON, May 16,

It is officially announced that since huly, 1914. food prices have risen" in Vienna by 110 per cents in Berlin by 100 per mat., and in the United (Kirgloon by a5 per cent.

It is pointed out that the Berlin prices would have been higher but for the official restrictions on the sale of foodstuffs.

PETROKAN. May 16, The Hussians have occupied the town of Manhatan, about 30 miles.to the north-east of Erzingan, driving a wedge into the Turkish defensive lines. This, Panis May 1

combined with the threat of the envelop | It is officially stated that the Allied (ment of Baghdad from the direction of dovacious starentes prinštive nom." prisoners of war in Germany are being Mosul, gives a vivid interest to the MILITARY SERVICE BILL PASSED. thewed to work in munition factories The recent movements of the Rus Grand Duke's operations in Asių Minor. Kand in which ville sand kergeand allo

LONDON, May 16. Superseded by six et stabbing wears, under threats of terres and imprimitians were mest ripid, especially towards, pons, devised for this close tighting, met in intensely heated cells,"

and be thrown at char paatters, į Sokliers, writes time_edrrespondent į at The Times, porsk lightly of thems daily struggles, tan along the elety | Cubes of our font it is pretically one! cordinwand" Lately, can optimuons ¦ falled Hood.

The French Boxermanent

retaliate. threatened to

GIR EDWARD GREY AND AN

IRON PEACE."

News ir eagerly awaits of Cossack rais far southward

PUTILE EFFORT TO CHECK " RUSSIANS..

LATER.

INVESTMENTS ABROAD.

BUBBER AND TEA.

fn his recent paper at the London School of Economies, pablished in The Statist" Sir George Paish stated that the amount of British capital placed publicly and that the amount of British capital in rubler plantations was BaginUDOD, subscribed for ten ara calfee plantations was common. These Heures did not however, inchide the very large amount of capital invested privately in tee and rubler, nor the very large sums devoted and in this way applied to

The Military Service Bill has present the aniounts of capital cal-

LONDON, May 16.

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to have been invested by Great the Buglia Railway. The rules are its third ruling, by a majority of 250 Britain abrul dir nut inchide any pri has likely to be well suppiled, with Tabriz to 31.

vate capital but, consisted entirely of that were known to have been Land Birks as uses, äul they are also

ised from the public, and for which traversing rich territory impable of (GERMAN CONCESSIONS IN INDIA.there was documentary evidence. supporting strong forces."

from recognised have now authorities in both the rubber and te In the House of Commons Sir J. Damount of British capital invested, and ilcstries calculations as to the total Rees pointed out that German firm we are not surprised to find that Laos, May. 17.

the had a concession for radio-active ore în amount is much greater than The Press of the Central Pavers cous-

the Nellore district, and naked whether stated in this paper:“Mr George Seton tain violently vituperative articles on

the local Government or the Rajcalculates that the amount of British Sir Edward Grey's recent statement A. Turkish attempt to check the possessed, or proposed to take, powers capital invested in ten in india, Ceylon, Fava, and Sunutra sunrut be less than DARING IRISH INCIDENT AT THE Tute to representative of an American Russians threatening the Baghdad rail-to cancel such concessions m re-grant 0000000 To this enlculation Le

newspaper, with the exception of the way is the future of tonight's cour them to British applicants

malique, which sys-The Bassians Mr Austen Chamberlain all the ruerts which expresses itself as glad continue to progress in the direction of question of policy was receiving careful that Sir Edward Gegy mentions a basisMasul. The Turks, further westward, attention. It apagars that the night "after"tke i för Peace negotiations. The Fortnerts in the Darbekir region, tried to take the offensive, but were defeated by our fire. Irish regiments in the trenches, believes that Peace can now be seriously

SEVEN TERKISH DIVISIONS responded to the, Gemuan pacards | discussed. inviting lem to lay down, their anns

MENACED, by sending à fusillade and by sing. Tag Rule Brilmania," an ofeer and & declinent of the Munsters inder took to capture the placards. To cut the entanglements they had to cross

FRONT.

Lustnos, May 17.

GERMAN MINE-LAYER DESTROYED

BY ITS OWN MINE.

COPENHAGEN May 15 Gerant, mine-layer has beet sunk off Falsterbo by striking one of its own

of the crew.

DUTCH STEAMER BLOWN UP

a. Tensiderable intervening stamines German destroyers saved some They were half way when they were discovered by enemy searchlights and a maxim, gun was turned on them..

Sime were badly wounded but none stirred. They remained being where they weg for hours. Then they erupt on, cut the Germán entanglements and ebergoli trench...

LONDON, May 17. The Dutch steamer Batazier bound from. London to Rotterdain. the has been blowing.

Four of the grew were host, the remainder being

The Germans were startled and maled at Yarmouth. they halted.

The Monsters brought back in triumph the placards which are now in Honiton,

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GENERAL MARCHAND.

REPORT OF HIS DEATH OFFICIALLY DENIED,

AFFAIRS IN" IRELAND,

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LONDON, May 17. Sir Horner Plunkett, who was in London has been hurriedly recalled to Dublin.

It is rumoured that Sir HoCO

Ty become Chief Secretary,

Mr. Asquith in Dublin has con- LONDON. May 17:

tinued to have informal conferences Ebading articles and·long appreciu- j¡with officials and

prominent tions of, General Marchand appear in residents.

the British Press, following upon the announcement of his having been killed in action.

"His death is

now. however,

"LORD HARDINGE FOR THE FOREIGN OFFICE.

PETROGRAD, May 16. The Russian..contime to sweep on- ward from Bitlis cutting the Turkish communications to the South-warch and south-westward, and seriously men- acing the rear of seven Turkish Divisions between Kut-and Mosul.

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GOVERNMENT OF PERSIA. „ANÓTIIER PROALLY GOVERNOR APPOINTED.

LONDON, May 16. Prince Nosit-Sultanch has been appointed Governor of Kerman. Like Prince Firm Firm Governor of Fars, he is a strong partisan

The curious lull in big events in all thentres except in Asia Minor, and of the Allies. especially the continued remarkable. German inactivity on the Eastern front, are raising the question whether the Germans can senil aid to the Turks"in time to prevent a great, and, perhaps, decisive Russian stroke in Mesopotamia.

THE FRENCH FRONT.

MINOR GERMAN. ATTACK

DEFEATED."

the new

THE MEXICAN SITUATION.

AMERICAN AGREEMENT WITH

2- CABRANZA.

makos, no allowance for appreciation beyond par value of the shares, but ou the other hand, does make allowance for the very large profits not divided, but re-invested in extensions of existing properties or in other planting invest: inents. As to rubber. Mr. II. Eric Miller, one of the directory of Mesere. Harrisons and Crafeld. Limited, made the follow. ing interesting calculation in the Rubber frowers' Association, which undoubtedly is as early accurate as one can

expect to get. The area of rubber plated in the Middle East is as follows:

Aures. Ceylon (Ferguson's Direc

Associa-

Malays

tion figures) 5 South India and Burma

·(estimated).......

#70,000TM

80,000

Dutch Inches (Dutch Asso

ciation

figures)...

517,000

Borneo and Cochin China

(estimated)

25,000

1,416,000 For South India and Burma, Borfleo and Cochin China it is estimated that, WASHINGTON, May 16. the nereage is 10000 Furthermore An agreement has been reached with according to Dutch statistics, at the evil General Carranza whereby the latter is of 1913, British capital in the Dutch

was over £12,500,000 - Consa given the opportunity to show whether Ind

LORD HARDINGE.

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Inies

Issued capital of companies who are members of the RGA Debenture, lone peeniams and reserves of those com-

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_say_42,000,000

.... 10,500,000

he can control the situation in Northera quently, the total amount of Britishr Mexico. Meanwhile the Americis will is £70,000,000. The calculation is as capital invested in rubber plantations Pants, May 16. To-day's communique says:There renini on Mexican soil,

follows was only lively artillery work in the Verdun region and the complete defeat. of a small German attack.

ANOTHER ATTEMPT NEVE HILL

304 FRUSTRATED. ».

PARIS, May 17. The evening comannique", "sagis :--An enemy detachment, attempting a sur prise attack on a small post at Butte-te- Menil, in Champagne, was fepulsed with bombi

Lospos, May 16. Lord Hardinge took bis. seat in the House of Lords, being introduced by Lord Newton and Lord Sanderson.

THE CASEMENT TRIAL.

LONDON, May 16. The proceedings at the trial of Sir There has been active artillery work Reger Casement and the soldier Bailey in Argonne, and a sharp bombardment today were confined to evidence.con- occurred in the region of Avoucourt, Hill firming the Attorney-General's opening 304, and Mort Homme. of the left of statement.

2.

радіен British

capital in Ned, Indies estates outside R.G.3. mém- bership

say - 5,000,000 Rubber acreage in British col

unies not included in R.G.A. membership

say 12,700,000

70,000,000* Thus in the ten and rubber alone the amount of British capital, invested abroad is no less than 2100,000,000, and nest of this money has been invested in quite recent years. It is of very great irportance that the country's policy after the War should not be such, that British investors will have no surplus capital with which to assist the produc tion of national wealth wherever it may TObesituatel

the Meuse. An attempted' attack west The Court adjourned with the anae of Elill. 304 was stopped by our curtain for the Crown practically completed. LONDON, May 17,

officially denied in Paris. Up to The Morning Post understands that the present no explanation has been Lord Hardinge will succeed the Rt. Hon. giyen of the mistaken announcement. Sir Arthur Nicholson, Bart. G.C.B., G.C.MG., G.C.VO, KCLE as Per- manent Under Secretary of the Foreign

ني

(The name di Gederal Marchand recndis

what is known in history as the Fashoda Office. Sir Arthur Nicholson is retiring

Facident. In 1808 Lord Kitchener, altor owing to ill-health.

ha had totally defeated the Dervishen at [Lord Hardinge occupied this position Ominnnan, marched as Fachodo, a town from 1904 to 1910, when he was appoint

on the White Nile, and Sound it occupiedad Viccray of India].

by a French force under Marchand then Colonel, who refused to retire without Torders from his Government. Those orders were given some two months later. Lord Kitebener and General Marthand met, for the first time since that, inci-

dent, when Lord Kitchener was inspecting the French front some months ago.] MILITARY CROSSES FOR AIRMEN

LONDON, May 17

The Military Cross has been conferred on two airmen in connection with the Zeppelin raids. A Pebath Brandon. ascended 9.000 feet and bombed L15, and C. A Ridley gets the distiction for conspicuous

and good work in

the raide.

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THE CANADIAN PARLIAMENT HOUSE-FIRE

of fire. There were some artillery airces east of the Mouse, and in Woevre.

THE BRITISH FRONT.

SUCCESSFUL, ENTERPRISES.

LONDON, May 17. General Sir Douglas Haig, ina com muniqué, saya-

Both sides were activo in minor efter prises on Monday night

Three parties of the enemy attempted. to enter our trenches south of Hebuterna., Two failed entirely, but the third entered our trenches for a

The Lancasinro Fusiliers, after the

Ortowa, May 25.0 The Report of the Commission brief period

It is expected that the Magisterial hearing will be concluded to-morrow.

BRITISH COLONY DETURNS

ISPAHAN

TEHERAN, "May II. The British Consul General and

Ispahan Colony have reentered They were splendidly welcomed by the, Hussian Military authorities and the Persians.....

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