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MONDAY, JANUARY 28, 1917.
TELEGRAMS.
(Continued from Page 2.)
THE OPERATIONS" IN MESOPOTAMIA.
GOOD PROGRESS AROUND KUT.
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LONDON, Jan. 21 An official report from Mesopotamia
Bays:
We have driven out the enemy from the area north-east of Kut-el-Amara and now bold the trench-system on a frant a depth of 1,100 of 2,500 yards to
Tards,
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THE CHINA MAN
DUTCH MAIL STEAMER ARRESTED, scene today, and every effort is being made to deal with the unfortunate effecta,
AMSTERDAM, Jan. 2.
The. Handelsblad reports that the umil steamer Prins Hendrik has been taken by the Germans to Zeebrugge
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A NATIONAL GOVERNMENT FOR
AUSTRALIA.
MELBOURNE, Jac. 2. Mr. Hughes, the Prime Minister, accepted a proposal for the formation of a National Government.
Loxnox, Jan. 29,
We have cleared the enemy from the SCHOOL FOR ORIENTAL STUDIES. right bank of the Tigris. from Kut-el- Amara down stream and have further progressed against the trenches on the right hark south-west of Kut-el-Amara
RUMANIAN OPERATIONS.
INEMY OFFENSIVE DEFINITELY CHECKED IN MOLDAVIA.
Jassy. Jan. 19. The latest communiqués show that the enemy ofensive in southern and western Moldaria has been definitely checked and that the Russians haer achieved marked successes at differ ent points.
A SEVERE STRUGGLE.
Losos, Jan. 21.
A German official riport, received by wireless, stater:
We captural on Friday, in addition
Nanesti. the whole bridgebend."; We stormed svém! lines; capturing
The School for Oriental Studies
hus been opened, to students. The date of the formal egening by the King has not yet been finally settled
EARLIER TELEGRAMS.
GREAT DISASTER NEAR
LONDON.
TERRIBLE HAVOC BY EXPLOSION OF A MUNITIONS FACTORY.
LONDON, Jan. 20.
It is offcially announced that an ex plosion occurred in a munitions factory in the neighbourhood of London last evening, and it is feared there was a considerable loss of life and damage.
ps to:
SITUATION IN ATHENS.
IMPROVING DAILY,
The King has twice enquired
ATHENS, Jan. 18. the damage and loss of life, and ex. The situation is improving daily,
victims. pressed solicitude for the famibes of the Negotiations on the application of the
Entente demands began yesterday,
DEATH ROLL OF BETWEEN 30 AND 60
Twenty-one died "in ton hospitals yesterday: therefore the death roll of the explosion is now between 30 and 60. The in-patients number 112, and in addition 265 more slightly injureil are being treated
THE INDIAN WAR LOAN.
TIMES" CRITICISM.
The Chief of Police has given an asaurance that the released Vanezelists will not be molested..
COMPULSORY MILITARY SERVICE IN COLOMBO.
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We take from the Times of Ceylon " the following report of the introduction of the Compulsory Military Service Bill in
the Legislative Council:-
Mr. Stubbs explained that there had been a strongly-expressed desirs in Ceylon that there should be compulsory military service for all Eumpeans of military age. The atleers of the mixed military The awasure now, before the Council was the outcome of chi's desire. During the control have arrived.
time that he was administering the Government he appointed a Committee to | cmides, the question. The report which TO chao. Committee made was confidential,
and, cnsequently, he was not in a posi- ! tion to deal with it.
THE KING'S CONGRATULATIONS
GENERAL SMUTS.
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DAR-ES-SALAAM, Jan. 20. The King bas sont the following message to General Smuts:-
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Before going any further there were swo points he wished to make quite plain. It was not intended by the Dill to send home for service at the front the Europeans in LONDON, JAD. 21. As you are relinquishing the Chief Ceylon or to dispense with the garrison In connection with the announcement Command in East Africa I desire to that was here. Its object was to increase! on the effective the "strength and efficiency of the ioval of the Indian War Loan, the Times congratulate you.
an important adjunct to tho regalar criticises the policy of the Rai, and manner in which you have successfully forces, which had always been regarded as particularly Sir William Meyer, financial conducted operations, notwithstanding Farrison, and which had rendered great member of the Viceroy's Council, in the unusually difficult conditions Iervice to the Empire in the course of the objecting to the extension of the War wish to thank you for the valuable present war. Loan to India jest it should impede the services recently rendered to the raising of internal loans for normal Empire.", purposes.
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THE WAR LOAN BOOM.
Ee was poo of the opinion the measure would largely increase the local forces. It was very rare, he thought, to find any man of military age who was not serving But in one or other of the loes! Corps. they had the future as well as the present to'cosider, and it was highly desirable
The Times is sure that the expecta tions of a large response will be realised, and is of opinion that the Loan will work out very much upon the lines advocated SUBSCRIPTIONS STILL POURING that every man coming into the island, as
by the Hon. Mr. Webb, "one of the ablest and most carnest of India's public men." As the Imperial Governmcat have large payments to make to India the money will probably remain there, but even the comparatively modest rum of £25,000,000, mentioned by Mr. Webb as well within India's possibilities, would he a substantial help to the Home Exchequer, and tend to maintain the
LUSS OF LIFE AND PROPERTY stability of Exchange.
LATER:
The Ministry of Munitions has the tom after a Finkent "Dobarito fissed the following report :--"
Fire started last night in a factory House struggle.
in the East End of London, nor the
The Russians storming back herres
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The article emphasises that the Loan will be quite voluntary, and welcomes M. Chamberlain's exurice that no
IN.
LONDON, Jan. 21. The War Loan boom is nädiminished Twenty subscriptions yesterday totalled 2:24,500,000.
THE FIELD" EDITOR'S
COMPLAINT.
AN INQUIRY ORDERED).
LONDON, Jan. 21. The Daily Mail state that Lord Rupee Loan will be raised in India for Derby, Secretary of State for W, has Intian purposes. The writer expresses ordered an Inquiry into the circum- the opinion that the proper course for stances alleged by the Editor of The the Raj at present is to ruthlessly out down every class of internal expenditure. and commends to the Home Authorities
the Sereth huges suffered heavily river, employed in refining explo from our fire. We took 556 prisoners, sives, A few minutes afterwards an
explosion occurred. Many opem tives escaped meanwhile. All the the view that India ought at present to TWO COMMERCE RAIDERS. explosives and the factory were combe entirely independent of food imports
CINEMATOGRAPHING THE
SINKINGS.
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pletely destroyed. Fires were caused
from England.
THE YARROWDALE'S" FATE.
TAKEN INTO SWINEMUNDE
in neighbouring factories, including an important flour mill. The explo- sion was felt at a great distance. BUENOS AIRES: Jan. 22. Three rows of houses in the neigh- The Captain of the Radnorshire, bourhood were practically demolish-
BERLIN, Jan. 26. interviewed, said he was "chased by ed, and other property was consider-
Is is officially announced that the two commerce raiders after leaving ably damaged. A local fire-engine Pernambuco (Brazil) on the 7th inst. was destroyed and two firemen were steamer Yarrowdale has been brought
into Swinemunde. Ee was quickly overhauled.. Twenty killed while playing on the fire. Tre six Germans boarded the ship and chief chemist of the factory--and a lock charge. He saw three vessels,aumber of work people were killed zunk, the Germans taking cinemato and buried in the-debris.
graph views of the sinkings.
THE RAIDERS' VICTIMS.
NEW YORK, Jan. 22
FURTHER DETAILS..
LATER.
The explosion in the East End last The Farrowdale, with the miders' night was one of the most terrible victima, has arrived at St. Vincent..experienced in the Metropolis. The
MINOR OPERATIONS ON BRITISH AND FRENCH FRONTS.
LONDON, Jan. 21. Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig, in a communiqué, says: We carried out a successful raid on the rest of St. Elvi.
There has been considerable artillery
Fich.
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'MR. BALFOUR'S NOTE.
CORDIAL RECEPTION IN AMERICA.
NEW YORK, Jan. 1. Mr. Balfcur's Note has been cordially received by the American Presi. The World saya" Nabody has stated the case against Germany with less passion and more clesmes."
(Continued on page 3.)
THE FIGHTING ON THE RIGA FRONT.
RUSSIANS IN WHITE TUNICS IN SNOW COUNTRY..
A telegram from
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well as those already in the island, should be called upon.
In connection with the question of efficiency Mr. Stubbs pointed out that so long as the forces were purely to expect the same level of efficiency that of a voluntary character, it was difficult thers would exist if the men were com pelled to serve. For instance, there was always the man who, for some reason, or other, felt dissatisfied with his condition and wished to resign.. The Bill would prevent such resignations, and it would give the military authorities & greater measure of control, and consequently would enable them to establish a greater measure of efficiency.
He frankly confessed that the Bill was to some improvements, susceptible"
nad he had no doubt that is would receive them in the course of its progres through the Council. He raight mention that it had been submitted to the Secretary of State for the Cclonies, and he, while approving its proposal, desired that there should be every opportunity for is to be thoroughly discussed, and it must be understood that the Official Members would not be bound to vote for it.
Coming to some of the amendmenta which on more matured consideration and in the light of information which be bad since Karnered Heveral amendments seemed desirable. Mr. Stubbe thought that the age-limi-placed in the Bill at
was too high. Es did not think that there were many men in Ceylon of that age who were capable of efficiently pár. forming military duty, and he thought the age limit aight be reduced to 50.) That, however, would not prevent older men placing their services at the disposal of the military authorities if they desired. Again, it had been represented to him that Clause 36 providing that all men between the ages of 13 and 40 should kervs.in a volunteer corpe was ambiguona, The question had been asked him whether it was intended that a man between 18
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RESCRIPT BY THE TSAR..
PETROGRAD, Jan. 22.
The Tar in 1 Rescript urges Prince Geolitzin, the neto Premier,
Fires caused by falling burning
debris broke out in the area, envelop ing, in addition to four mill, other
to drycte his attention to provision industrial concerts and many houses.
Jag the armies and civilians, and the
Firemeu, police, and military meng
right of our line.
..
A strong enemy reconnatadneo on
Telegraphic his liability by joining one or other of the dated January 8th, states that
Agency! the front continues Town Guards. The answer was in the
whose negative,
the
Gentlemen of military age,"
The Town Guard in
B.
marine when submerged cannot hope to overtake its target it must be in wait for the target to come to it.
THE VCLNERABILITY OF, TEZ AURMARINE.
improvement by rail and water of the with ambulances rushed to the scene, the south-west of Altkirch was repulsed a panic. The Russian attack was launch. manner which would enable it to attain seldom exceeds about 40 miles an IoT partial sight, she has sacrificed a corres-
transport. His Majesty hopes that
the Council of Empire and the Duma but it was impossible to remove the
will support the Ministers who, he victims to hospital in the "available Street vehicles were say, will find the support of the ambulances.
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Submarinės are simed with torpedoes We effectively bombarded enemy favourably for the Russians, splitting report had scarcely died away when an angry glare filled the positicos on the La Bassee Canal, to the pressure in the sector between Olie said Mr. Stubbe,will have no such and with guns. In regard to the torpedo,
and Tokkum
soft option. It would, of course, ba peculiarity exists which differentiates ite along the lens
length of eastern sky. The wildest rumours |south-east of Bois Grenier.
River A in
in Courland Province, gives aecessary to differentiate. Without disuse sery much from that of the gun. Limited to moderate enrface speed and spread, but gradually the facts
PARIS, Jan. 1.
them important strategical advantages filtered out and were found to be in After an artiley doel south of Las and has caused the enemy serious anxiety paragement, he thought the Town Guards The initial velocity of a projectile from a low submerged speed, and "uzable to in the Mitan sector. Furious enemy in the outstations might be regarded mera high-power gua is 3,000ft, per second, increase weight by the addition of very truth dreadful enough.
sigay an enemy coup de main failed.
counter-attacks have completely failed
or less as special constables. La Colombo che speed of the fastest ship is not over Armour, the submarine is obliged to rely upon her faculty for coricealment as ber The French, in a raid on the north-The Russians have strengthened the this was not so.
positions taken from the enemy and are! Colombo," added the Colonial Secretary, Cit. per second as these two velocitics chief means for employing her weapon, continuing operations, wh
which on west of Soissons, captured prisoners.
on account
tore is, or can be made, a military force of are in the ratio of 60 to 1's ship cannot whether mine or torpedo. But conceal There have been patrol encounters at
of their extended front, are now more systematic According to the latest considerable value." Steps are to be escape from a projectile fired at her. The ment entails disadvantages. In hiding- Burahaupt and in Alsace.
news the Russian pressure along the taken accordingly, to organisa it in
greatest velocity of an automobile torpedo herself she becomes blind, and it by the adoption of the periscope she has recovered Riga front has thrown the Germans into ed where the Germans Icant expected the same high level of eficiency as the it just before Christman. Consequently Town Guard Artillery, and to this section and this only for moderate ranges. By pending measure of invisibility. Bators the enemy was taken anawares. of the Towb Guard would be confined men reducing the speed to 30 miles or less concealing herself to attack, the sub.
Prisoners state that it is hard to des- of 18 to 40. Thero,, would be reserve an hour the compressed air in the flask tharine first trust sight her enemy in order - cribe the effect of the Rossians' sudden
to best advantage she must rise and attack on the Germans in companies for the older men, but the man unexpecially their
constructed comfortable between 18 and 40 would, as he had said, I can drive the torpedo further, but such entrenchments. The Russian infantry be required to attain the same high level pads, according to a United States peval search the horizon with natural vision are of the Unfortunately when so doing she cannot threw themselves on the comy without officiency as the Town Guard Artillery oficer, Captada W. L. Hodgers, any artillery preparation and in
'Dealing with the question of discipline, same order of magnitude as 'those of the promptly submerge, and is therefore liable The submarine's The first lines of the luto silence. sons were removed to the hospitals A Russian oficial report by wireless advancing Russian troops were white Mr., Stubbe pointed out that it would be target ship. Consequently, the direction to surprise attack.
tonics. The Germans, not anticipating necessary for the military authorities, to
(extend beyond the individual ship. Izs. which had been commandeered-states-Covered by concentrated artian attack, only resized what was bap direct men who did not already belong to and speed in which the target ship diñenity in eosing has consequences which Fifty are, stated to be killed, butlery fire, considerable enemy forces, pening when the Russians were already cops to join whatever unit in which moving are most important dements in warfare there is a combatant advantage that is only an estimate..
attacking our Naneschi front in the in their trenches and most of them the authorities might consider their mar deciding when she is within range. Con superior numbers which is greater tha
rendered. Many Gerroan officers who
vices were most required, while they sider, for instance, a 10-Knot torpedo the numerical ratio of the hostile, force s were aleeping in their comfortable un Apparently the first accident hap-vicinity of the river Rimnik, pressed derground quarters rushed out and tried would also have the power to transfer men capable of running 10,000 yards. If fired (as may be mathematically shown). Fue steamers Falle (Spanish), pened in the factory without warn-back our detachments towards the to rally their men but soon met their from one corps to another. Both these at a ship approaching at the rate of 20 this reason it has always been reckoned s
make death. The Germans were
bring superior forces to engang Dagmar (Danish) and Bergenhus ing. A vast erruption resulted and Sereth
blew up the entire establishment.
Armation by His Excellency the Governor The enemy exclusively used explosive use of the great part of their machine Power, however, would be subject to connois, there is a chance of hitting it fired great point, both ashore and afions, to (Norwegian) have been sunk.
Many, gans and guns.
and and here the Committees which were at a distance of over 18,600 yards, whereas smaltaneously upon the field of battle. were immediately used or restablishes on, and their recommendations the torpedo will exhaust its motive, power scession danger of interfering with friends enemy, Large members have arrived in Rika They Consist
Zemstovs invaluable. He declares therefore requisitioned and military
ambulance waggons summoned, and
Thus the mcat seriously injured per-
It to be the duty of all servants of
the State to show good will towards the Legislature.
a
five-minute convoy organised.
LATEST SINKINGS,
LONDON, Jan. 23.
The
THE RUMANIAN CAMPAIGN.
ENEMY USING EXPLOSIVE BULLETS.
LONDON, Jan. 20,
unable to
gang
to direct her attack. To accomplish this
A scene of the utmost terror occur- ballete south-east of Rakotisch, and captured by us were the established under the Bill would come if the target is withdrawing at 20 knots. But the submarine's imperfect vizion
red. Masses of burning liquid, tim-used the same class of bullets in the "SUBMARINE" LINERS AS FOODber, and red hot iron were projected Caucasus
CARRIERS.
in all directions. It was found essen.
GERMAN REPORT.
tial to demolish several buildings to
LONDON, Jan. 20, (
check the progress of the fire.
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A German official report states:-
of
All kinds and quick fri
mostly of middle-aged landwehr and would be considered. Amendmente might and sup before overfaking the target it when large submarine forces Krs Co include not only Germans and Austriaus be zooonsary as to dealing with offences fired from any range above 8,500 yards, centrated for simultaneous concerted but also Turks and Bul ariane and are At present it was provided that this When submerged the submarine itself also action, such so does not one in the assemblage of any type of surface craft. A matter should is, with the Committees.
LONDON, Jan. 22.
mber of long-range, ad The number killed in the factory and The Rumanians madè desperate attacks guns mortars field-guns and ammoni. He thought it might be found that this is limited both in speed and radius- Thus the submarine is not only an arm The Paymaster-General, Sir E.
Ri
and
are being exhibited on the and as far as military offences were con mors or loss at 6 or & knots. Thus when favourable opportunities occur in dis Compton-Rickett, speaking at Don. neighbourhood has not been ascertained, on the north of the Susita Valley, and tinn wagons have been brought into would be either desirable nor practicable, miles at mest at 10 or 12 knots, 100 miles to be used by stealth, but its most caster, unofficially suggested that but, owing to warning being given, were five times sanguinarily repulsed boulevards and in the athedral grounds, cerned it might be necessary to take thees submerged the submarine's arce of action persed and solitary action rather than in
where they attract larga crowds.
out of the hands of the Committee. resembles that of the torpedo which if concentrated and co-ordinated action. the casualties were not nearly as heavy. We captured 400 prisoners
Here ir. Stubbs left the measure carries as its chiet weapon. It cannot Engineering, submarine liners might be employed
As anticipated. Between 30 and 10 General. Mackenson has captured
which was seconded and the Council want chase to advantage whom submerged. A #1 food-carriers.
bodies have been recovered and about 100 reported as seriously injured,
The Local Government Board and
THE SPANISH SUBMARINE STORY. Local Authorities have undertaken to
MADRID, Jan. 22.
have funds rained." Meanwhile the. Minister of Manitions has requested the
The Minister of Marine denies that Borough Anthorities to provide in the Spanish submarine Inneo Pret? ia mediate necessary rutint.
in Danish waters. He states that it The Ministry Munitions states
Manasti, on the Soreth, despite snow
storms.
CHINESE M.F.'E- HOLIDAYS.
DELAYING LEGISLATION.
on to consider other matters.
submarine cannot be giren the highes The first reading" had occupied to surface speed because of the heavily built minutes. Mr. Stubbs was often halting bull and the heavy storage batteries.
CROUT
and crensicnally was by no means 10 Such surface speed se omm' be given to a "explicit as sould have been desired. I submarine is inadequate for the tactical TYVERY young child in ansceptible to CURE THAT COUGHL
Microspi: Don't wait untilchiefīrondz you have troublesome
to the large number of Members do not quite follow. Reid one who heard requirements of battle. It may enable a Owing of Parliament who have left teking for his eh." whnt is meant by the TG submarine to assume a favourable position ful disass attacks your little one before Cough, it does not mos that you their hamer fee the hinge ew Year, attoming fra same high level of efficiency or submerging ahond of a approaching your procure for it comes inthemight have connu option or that you are going.
there is pibility that the second
and this alone should boa warar Got to have it but it in thst your resting of the raft of this Constitution the Day it mean Swedish enemy, but it cannot be great enough to when chemister shops are usually closed, luiza are, threatens and it is just as will be deliver through the back of a drill and barracks Clad of hem to by antisfactory in the tactical approach and ceep Chamberlain's Canth, Rhinos well to on the wide and tko moram This chairman of the Cra he groan guous, as is the case with the torpedor boat at on hand. It never hit, acte ant corkin' Cough Remedy before it is too
Call Chominis and darekseper latex For sale by all Cherists and ference last week wired to the absenteestert werk. however, the amendment Boots, which relice upon her great, sud is absolutely. Unfinless Foi
urging them to potura
lapsed s
is still in the American shipyard, that the accident wil make no pretical whence it will proceed direct to difference to the outpat te tatinitions.
The Minister of Munitions visted the Storekeepers. Spain
verbally outlined will be legally defined
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