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WEDNESDAY. MAY 31, 1916.

THE

WAR.

TO-DAY'S TELEGRAMS.

(Router's Service to the China Mail)

FOOD PROBLEM IN GERMANY.

THE ITALIAN FRONT.

MEAT RATION HALF-A-POUND A

WEEK.

YOUNG CROPS AND POTATO FIELDS DESTROYED.

Lasnoy, May 30. The new Food Dictator in Ger many, is alreaily "cutting down the scanty allowances enjoyed by the population.

The gas etion in Berlin is now

AUSTRIAN OFFENSIVE EVERT, WHERE. ARRESTED.

INCBEDIBLE AUSTIŅIAS

SACRIFICES? -

THE CHINA MAIL.

SANGUINARY ATTACKS ON THE-

ITALIANS

CONSTANTLY BROKEN,

BOME May 30

FOOD SHORTAGE IN GERMANY.

CONTROL BY THE STATE.

CONDITIONS REVKALID IN LETTERS, A communigte states On Saturday night and Sunday morning the enemy There would appear to be no doubt. #relieved his furiais sangulary attacks that even under present conditions as on the positions between the Aidge" "url | established--even without fresh ul- Ana Valleys, which were constantly vapers on any front-Liermany is broken.

doomed."

Loscos, May 30, Messages from Roine stinto that the Austrian offensive Las been every Where arrested except in the centre. of the Asiago sector where the Aus (triana_jog, six days” have incessantly attacked with extreme vistener un

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front as pen kilometres with jo lower than forty buttals. aking

fixed at half-n-pound weekly; and it zeminously aukleol that this is subinemedible sacrifices. ject to workly recision.

2.

The 'opinion is generally cuter Khas been announced that the taled that the first phase of the Fool Committee will presently con- Trentino battle is new over, and that sider the question of the communal f the second phase is now beginning. feeding of the whole population,

131 Italians have evidently German hopes are now fixed on strengtheneil their position all along the coming

which this the libe harvest 4lovernment glowingly describes, but great "thunderstonas in Saxony and elsøgeloofemand doods, live seriously ganged the Ming “creps. Many potato Hellë luge been swept away,

THE POSITION AT

SALONIKA...

BULGARIA'S MOVE DISCUSSED.

Bosnos. My 50,

:

FURTHER SLIDES IN PANAMA

CANAL.

Lostos, Max B They have been further sides in the Caleb Cut, Panama Canal Slight delay on deep dright vessels idexpected."

There has been an intense artillery el in the Fosi ed Astion sector An attack on our positions south of Fosim Torrent was repulset after a desperate, struggle, with considerable

T

On the Asiago plateau we are con solidating the positions dominating the Asiago Insin.

Abrilliant counterattack by the bělat Regt, rescued two latteries which were surrounded at Monte Mossingh, reenver- ing every gun. There has been, omly skirmishing to the Sugana Valley, and on the rest of the front there have been artillery engagements.

GREAT BRITAIN AND THE BOSNIAN CRISIS.

"

SIR EDWARD GREY'S REPLY TO GERMAN CHARGES.

LONDON, May 10,

The Foreign Offer has issued a state- ment in reply to Dr. von Bethman- Hollweg's charge that Britain' attitude in the Bosnian crisis was bellicose. This statement shows that the Ambasador to widen the Breach between nt Petrograd avoided anything calcnlat-

Petrograd and Vienna, and reproduces. the lespatch of February 27th, 1909, to the Ambassador in which Sir Edward. Grey says:-I have made it clear, that we support Russia, getting rgonomic concessions for Serbi by diplomatie support, but we must not press thinga to a point of war.which would possibly involve the bulk of Europe and woul be out of all proportion to the interests at stake."

BRITISH EXCHEQUER BONDS."

EXEMPTING HOLDERS ABROAD

FROM INCOME TAX.

LONDON, May 31

In the House of Commons, Mr. Me- THE KING VISITS SOUTHAMPTON. Kema announce that he propose t

move an amendment to the Finance Bill exempting from the incothe tax, in

DOCKS.

The correspondent, representing the Lònder Pross at Sulonika printa out the serious difficulties to ang

LONDON, May 30, German Bulgarian advance from

The King visited Southampton Docks Demiskissar. There are only two and inspected the arrangements for the roads available the first brough | embarkation and entraining of troops. Seres, and the second down the Strima Valley r the Gulf of

MAGNATE.

LONDON, May 130. The death is announced of Mr. James J. Hill, the American railway magnate.

Orphano, thener following the const DEATH OF AN AMERICAN RAILWAY road which alonë is possible for when! traffic. The routs on which gung would be brought. capable of farming- ing the Allied entrenchments, are exposed to the fire of the Allier' heavy artillery. Roads affording corer to the enemy, are impussalıke to everything but mountain batteries. The Bulgarians "may" onevitably make n frontal astuck by pushing forward: a' stanng forced infantry.

EARLIER TELEGRAMS.

THE BRITISH FRONT.

but will only do so if they overlook HEAVY ENEMY BOMBARDMENTS.

the lessons of Verlun-the formid. able resistance offered by modern entrenchments

GENERAL TOWNSHEND ON THE ADVANCE TO. BAGDAD.

respect of five per cunt exchequer boda persous not ordinarily resident in the Unite Kinglom, irrespective of conditions of domicile.

LATEST EDITION,

STOP PRESS NEWS

(Reuter's Service to the China Mail)

BULGARIAN FORCES CON- CENTRATING.

ENEMY BOMBARDING FRENCH LINES.

SALONIKA, May 30.

LONDON, May 30. General Sir Douglas Haig, in a com- muniqué, states:-The enemy's artillery have been most active for the past twenty-fImportant Bulgarian forzes are four hours on selected portions of the front, and particularly between La Bassee reported to be concentrating at Canal and Arras. "There was a parti. Nevrokop as well as ut Kanthi. cularly heavy bombardment in the early The enemy is bornburling "the morning against our front and support Freneli alvaret lines on the Var bes at Lous, and it was continued advance towards Bagdad with inade-fall tactical points.

intermittently throughout the day at dar and also "at Kilindir."

The town and neighbourhood of THE DEFEAT OF THE SULTAN OF quate forces are given in correspon. dence between Mr. Chamberlain, the Arras, as far as Neuville St. Vaast, was Viceroy, the India Office and General also the scene of intermittent and heavy

Toxox. Muý 30. The representations of General Townshend regarding the risk of

concentrated bombardments. We, re-

Sir folan. Nixon, now officially pub-plied effectively, and in some cases ished, and which is presumably silenced hostile batteries. The enemy sprang mines in the Loos region, but Available in India.

did not damage our defences. The British". line About Mamety and Fricdart was the scene of artillery

The front from Zillebeke to Hooge and in the vicinity of Kiverdinghe was heavily abelled

THE RUSSIAN ARMY.

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PETROGRAD, May 30. The 1917 class of recruits is now reporting for service with the colours,

THE NEW DERBY."..

LONDON, May 30. An additional probable starter for The. New Derby is Valais, to be ride den by Clark. Canyon is slightly amias and is a doubtful runner.

Forest Guard has been scratched,

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LATER.

Ferox will be ridden by C. Child

and Nessovian by O'Neill,

DARFUR.

LONDON, May 30. The War Office anhounces that the completeness of the defest of the Sultan of Darfur is confirmed.

It appears that all the Sultan's

the Nation based uponu whole series This is summary of the situation says of communications from the German Fampire which tell an awful story of privation and misery-

CHINESE AFFAIRS.

(Wah Tax Ya Po's Service,)

THE SITUATION.

Saxonar. May 30.

HARPER'S

PRICKLY HEAT POWDER

A NATURAL EMOLLIENT AND ABSORBENT DUSTING POWDIE SCIENTIFICALLY COMPOUNDED FOR USE IN THE TREATMENT OF Yuan Shih Kal will bominate two AEL YTCHING INFLAMMATORY CONDITIONS OF THE SKIN. candidates for the Presidency and submit the names to the provinces | prefer. If the choice of the pres asking them to elect whichever they

vitices is unanimous ho will abdiente. SORE FEET

The Government is much worriest

Life is not phasant there is nothing more to be bought; and if there were, it is so dear that it is

for it impossible to pay

Famine is fast appoaching, a you will see from enclosed newspaper it tings When a man has to do tp days without meat, one day without fat and one day without butter in a hotel, how will the working men fare i There have been bloody riots in Berlinspirit is due to worry over the situs- and its suburbs owing to the hes of life tion, sot, to any other indisposition. at Verdun."

Lasting Kai Chiu's object in com-

over the receipt of a equfidential report from the Government delegates | to the Nunking Conference, and the | last two reports of the proceedings of the Conference.

Yu Shih "Kid's loss of flesh hank

FIGHTING ON THE HUNAN.

SHENSI BORDER.

» Everybody is wishing that the war | would end. Food is frightfully dent, anding to Shanghai, is``to' organiso", # only most impossible to keep

obtainable in small quantities" National Assembly. It house.

We may only write that all is well, but this is the simple truth that h Germany is starving. No one has the least idea of what is going on in the fighting area, but we think it must be dreadful In the large towns the dis- tress must be terrible, but everything must be kept secret. No newspaper may publish anything The pulty for smuggling a letter is immediate death by shooting."

There is not the slightest, doubt (this from a neutral viator) that the working-class is really starved-the fond riots in the cities demonstrate that."

THE CRY FOX PEACE. From a small German town :--

We may not write, you openly about the matters, but we think you

SHANGHAI, Mag. 30. · Hunan Provinco declared its in- deperience yesterday.

It is reported that there has been highting" on the Hunan-Stensi bor- der, the result being unfavourable to the Government.

Ngai Chi Chung's troops, number- ing seven battalions of infantry and

a brigade" of artillery, have retired

will get this letter without its being from Human and arrived on the 28th seen. Burn it at once on receipt. Haukow when they will return | All the butchers have closer their

THE KUT PRISONERS.

MEANS DE COMMUNICATING

...BEING ARRANGED..

shops. There is nothing to be got to the" North by train, "e Figs are also very dear, We have had to give up all our cocking pots for we are very short of copper for making

municions.

There is no petroleunt. The women in the town are indespair. They have already all been in front of the castle and tried to make peace and give us our, men back. These are sad times. There is

is very little batter. In

With the surrender of Kat und intern the town they have potato cards and

ment

of a large number of British and butter arts. All the

potatoes have ben commandeerd. Now, they are Indian prisoners of war, states a Simila flating another war lann. This despatch of the 7th inst. there has already the fourth. Gold has all been naturally arisen considerable anxiety called in. We have not a single gold among their relatives and friends in coin left Rings watches, anti gold Indis as to the best methods of cora- municating with them. The post office trinkets have been commandeered. is about to issue a notice showing the

There is no question of staying address of postal ar

articles intended for at not because the people were these prisoners. The address must be. lying of hunger in the streets, but written very distinctly in ink and nast

cause the privations have becomie

impible. The hospitals of the give the rank, initials and name of the town a fall of civilians who have addressee. The regiment or other amit, Indian fallen i owing to the way in which whether he is a British or the people have got to feed them-Prisoner, the name of the place of selves. It is now said that bread is to which in this case is Turkey. Then internment if, known and the country be made of hay

Ademy Bushant to send me a few should fallow: "Care of general at kronen, for I have no food to give the office, Mount Pleasant, London, EC. and a begging bread from and Ottoman Red Crescent Society, Loo stantinople," us all articles intended for Indiar

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Things are very bil here its censor boners of war are subjected to only Sunday we get meat. Sot British prisoners of war in London. It

at Bombay and those for.. scrap during the week up is he will greatly expedite the delivery of yond our means, we have letters, if the envelopes in which letters. dirty. We cannot satisfy our hunger

are addressed as above and ars placed even with bread. for that is rationed. are left open and enclosed in un onter Boots are frightfully dear. Things cover superscribed on prisoners of var get word every day."

"It's only the rich that can indulge service, addressed in the pass of an

dian prisoner of in tes and bread-and-butter. The

war to the postal pour ginnt buy or get food. Only censor. Domley, and in the case of

a British prisoner of the big hotels an afford good meals deputy chief cers

war to the "hostile co BAR- they have five

House, London, EC., in connection with

he above is

without Salisbury and mcat."

Jand here. It is difficult to

with manage. the money I have. The long standing

be remembered that while for a

There will soon be nothing with f

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actually internod in commu- to get a bitle butter continues. It is Turkey, the most direct mode of

London an exchange of whrse than ever, many women have nication is vis

General fallen ill and several have died of it,

Townshend's sick and wounded from cold and insufficient food. Some for an equivalent number of Mahomedan times, when one gets desperate, she and to these sick and wounded the above Turkish prisoners has been arranged commits suicide.

"The bread is very bad and in-postal notice raa hardly apply, so that in case of doubt, further particulare digestible; it apolls the stomach and pauses intestinal troubles I wonder should be awaited. how much longer the Fatherland' will stand it."

THE DXITISH BLOCKADE. "Why record such disual events asks the Nation." "First because of the lies spread abroad and in this toun

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LONDON, May 30.

The following awards are an nounced in the Gaulte

REPULSED.

A British aeroplane, the day after the battle, attacked the fleeing enemy who numbered only 300. They had to face a 14 days waterless march to the neurent village.

THE NEW DERBY:

THE RESULT.

LONDON, May 30, 4.20 p.m. The result of the Newmarket New Derby (the substitute for the Epsom Darby) was:-

PARIS, May 30. emmanique states: Left of the Meuse the Germans, after, a heavy calibre bombardment against pur first one and lines between vocourt, and Mr. E. Hulton's Finella (f. Childs)-1, Cumieres, made two violent attacks, both Mr. Fairie's Kwang Su (Templeman)—2. of which failed with heavy onemy losace. Mr. John Sanford's Nassovian Enemy concentrations west of Hill 304 were dispersed. A powerful enemy Morthomme and Cumieres, and emerging at Crows Wood, was smashed by a curtain of fire except on a front of 300 metres where the Germans gained: 4 footing in a front Le tronch There have been violent artillery operations east and west of Dousumont

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