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· WEDNESDAY, MARCH 21, 1917.

TELEGRAMS.

(Continued from Page 1.)

THE ENEMY RETREAT.

LUBING THEM ON,"

AMSTERDAM, March 2

Colonel Moralt, writing in the Berliner Tageblatt says: Every Cer. man should be pleased at the retreat, for it means that Hindenburg ia during on the British and French in order to indiet on them precedented loss."

GERMAN AND DUTCH COMMENT.

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All the German comment on the retres: re-schées Colonel Moraht's state. ment. Indeed a second Tannenberg," but on a far greater acate: seem to expected: The newspapers recall how Hindenburg drew the Russians away from the rommunications into the open and then pounced upon them with

tremendons fored.” “

The Dutch Press is sceptical regrävling n repetition of this triumph. The Haadake anya it is sheer nonsense ta. maintain that the Germans are retiring! voluntarily. The Ted points out that Himlenburg's game must be fully known to the Alliest commanders who will never fall into such a èrirle trap..

WHERE THE GERMANS WILL

MAKE A STAND.

Lostos, March 19. Areview of the Western front leaves the question as to where the Germans will make a stand against their purse still unsolved, but inclications seem to

point to the line covering Cambrai St. Quentin. La Fore and Laon. Cambrai ia a centre for distribution

THE COUP D'ETAT IN RUSSIA,

"MANIFESTO BY THE PROVISIONAL. GOVERNMENT.

PETROGRAD, March 19: The Provisional Government, in a maniieatrued to the citizens, proclaims | that the dip d'ep has set the keystone upon long years of struggle. It recalls the promise of constitutional libarties mare in 1906, and traces the subsequent withdrawal of the rights granted till the country relapsed into an abyss of

absolute rule and administrative arbi- trarirless and the country found itself faced with a power steeper in pice and infamy.

The Governmentdertaken toprovida the utmost necessary to being the war to a victoriotis conclusion and declares its intention to observe the foreign alliances and agrements

LONDON, March 20

The National Union of Finland hopes reat things of M. Rulitchen, the new overnor. He has always heen &

Staunch defender of Finnish rights."

THE RUSSIAN GENERALISSIMO.

PETROGRAD, March 20. The Times Correspondent states that the Provisional Government has decided that it is necessary to appoint us Genemliwimo .a person uticonnected with the Elouse of Romanoff.

BRITISH PREMIER ON THE RUSSIAN SITUATION.

TONDON, March 19.

THE CHINA MAIL.

THE MACEDONIAN FRONT.

Paris, March 20,"

A Bulgarian coinmuniqué santes. We repulsed enemy Attacks between; Lakus Ochridu und Prespa and east of Lake Prespa Lake Prespa..

LONDON, Burch 20 A German, officiul message, trans mitet by wireless; reportas

"The nine days" --battle between take Delida at Lake Prespa, and niso in the heights to the northward of Monastic has been restitless. The French'storining attacks failed.

THE SITUATION - IN GREECE.

∙MES

FURTHER

Taspen, March 19. ;. A Mesopotamia official message:

srutes:

We ordered the Diala on Saturday night and orclph Basriz and part of Bakubah, which is a good supply

contre

The inhabitants are frierally an ready to trade.

EARLIER TELEGRAMS.

THE GERMAN RETREAT.

SYSTEMATIO DESTRUCTION.

Losbox, March ID. Reuter's Correspondens ut French Headquarters telegraphing today says:

The entry is falling back morn pidly before the French than before the British.

All the roads hehind the fleeing') Meanwhile the enemy retiveski fos are closely packed day and night

towards Khunikin.

with transport columns and guns, hastily

while everywhere on the horizon smoke cloudstell of preparations for a further retreat.

AN IMPENDING POSSIBILITY.

LONDON, March 20, The Mesopotamizin despatch announe», ENTENTE MINISTERS RETURN TO ing the Turkish withdrawal sugrosta

ATHENS.

Expos, March 20,

An Athens telegruter states that the Entente, Ministers five returned.

A cargo of wheat is being dis- charged at the Pimens for relief

purposes.

THE WAR CABINET,

Luxos, March 20.

150 minutes.

The War Cabinet sat to-day for

LATER.

The work of destruction is proceed ing systematically. As an example. at the village of Candor, the Genuans med farms and waggons, destroy that the Tucks are likely to be caught fed machinery and everything useful. in the Anglo-Russian pincers, since and also carried off boys approaching Bakubab is only 57 miles from Khanikan militars age, besides the Mayor and on which the Russians are advancing the Deputy Mayor. Previously they from the east, 83 miles from Khanikin had not only seized all the people's produce, but the American relief sup- plies as well, fording everybody to work in return for thee-quarters of a pound of brod daily.

THE NEW FRENCH CABINET.

LONDON, March 19 The New French Cabinet bar been formed as follows:--

The Premier Foreign.

Affairs War

.M. Ribot

M. Painleve Admiral

Lacaze

Marine....

Munitions

M. Thomas

Finance...

M. Thierry

in

Interior.....

.M. Malyy

Commerce....

.M. Clementel

Violette,

Food Controller... Labour Representa

tire.. ........ M. Burgeons

appointed Minister of Justice.

The ex-Premier M. Viviani has been

LONDON, March 20.

PATRÓI, SKIRMISHES.

LONDON, March 1 Renter's evening despatch fr British Headquarters opens with references to the innezustomed sight, of curuiry. patrols skirmishing, with small parties of Uhlans. Ratteries of artillery are constantly galloping across country and taking up new positions covering the enemy's ro. treat. The operations to-day were carried on under a dark sky aisl with Ja gul of wind.

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GAIN OF 200 SQUARE MILES

During the past forty-eight hours we have pushed the Germans off something like 200 square miles, the intended orderly retirement having Que rapid retreat. developed into a patrols are fighting the reurguunis all the way, sometimes driving them closely in on their main forces. It

is abundantly clear that the Germans are being considerably mauled as they go,

The "first of the series of historic) Gabinet conferinees it", which the| Dóminiorac and India'are represents } al, ecommence as the Premier's bouse to-day. Groups of jounalists In the House of Coutons, in fan, photographers gathered reply to Mr. Asquith. Mr. Floyd Downing Street but "bleak and fieurge said that owing to the piercing wind prevented anything donatie suddeness of the events like a crowd. The first to arrive was in Russia, it is impossible, at pre-r... Walter Long, Colonial Secretary, sint, to give a detailed account of followed by Mr. Morris, the Premier over a wide" listrict. It is well what it is believed would prove to of Newfoundland, who had returned

appe with factories and warehouses

be a landmark in the history of the from France only the previous evan- and is also a great milway' junction of

ixinos equipped for very heavy traffe work. After relating, and cheersing. Following the arrival of the while sumerous roads tacct at the town. The events leading up to the forina-rouhers of the Cabinet. cane a The loss of Cambrai wut he ation of the Provisional Government; | succession of motor cars with Sir serious blow, affecting even the "Gor Mr. Lkyd George, continuing, said: 1. L., Bonieri and the Hon. John D. man forces at Lille and Ypres, as it

As far as our information goes the Hazen trepresenting Canada). Sir

A French communique reports: would eat not only the great feeder ew, Government has received the J. L. Ward and Mr. W. Massey The formation of the French Cabinet Alter a violent bombardinent, this line from Cologne through Maubeuge, support of both the country as a representing New Zealand). proceeded without a hitch. It represents Germans last evening powerfully at- | but likewise would ever the line be whole and the almy and faxy. Our). Mr. Chamberlin, with the Maharu the best elements of the Socialist and tucked on the Avocourt-Morthonme

Our barrage and machine-1 tween Metz Sedau-Lite-Ostead, canningtomaation does not, however, en-jah of Bickanir, Sir James Meston Radical parties and retains the most front. parallel with the old front.

able to say that all uger is an Sir P. Sinha walked over from succesful ministers of the old Ministry, un fire, smashed the waves of assault on the greater part of the front before Bapaume, rútge is the fast natural pover. It is satisfactory to know the India Office. General Smuts was like M. Ribot, the stern financial they could reach our lines and in-

the last to arrive? He and the Mahara-economist; M. Thomas, dubbed the listed heavy losses on the enemy. Miles of shut the new Government has been jab of Bikanir were in uniform the French Lloyd George Admiral Lacaze, level agricultural country offering no formed with the express purpose of others were in maníti.

In the direction of Hill 804 and marked military position now face the carrying on the war with increased

The representatives of the Dominions who had charge of the Naval opera or the edge of Avocourt Wood, where Brith, but this floes not imply that

were greatly impressed by the tone tions in the Mediterranean; M. Painleve,nemy parties, succeeded in penetrat vigour. (Cheers,) fortifications do not exist..

opened with a speech by the Premier whose agitation led to the introduction of the Cabinet proceedings which "the godfather of French aviation," our lines on a front of about 200 to which Sir Robert Borden, Mr. Massor

obstacle covering Cambrai.

The Imperial Government is con- St. Quentin likewise stands on one of

fident that he Russian people would the main arteries of Europe. There is a large canal traffic, besides railway links, find that liberty is compatible with with the Champagne front and with their even in revolutionary toes, whole of the north west district is and that free peoples are the best ary business. a veritable network of railways.

"SUBMARINE VILLANY,

MORE BELGIAN RELIEF SHIPS ATTACKED.

SEVERAL MEN, KILLED.

AMSTERDAM, March. 20. Two of five Belgian Relief vessels provided with. German safe-conducts were shelled by a German submarine. Seven persons were killed.

"STAVENDER March 20,"

The appointment of the sagacious, experienced and authoritative statesman, M. Ribot has generally satisfied France. He, is regarded as being eminently fitted for the government,

Sir Edward Morris, General Smuts and of aeroplanes in the Fretch army. He the Maharajah of Bikanir replied. The is the foremost mathematician in France Cabinet then proceeded with the ordia and has long been connected with the

Army Committee of the Chamber." defenders of their own honour. (Loudttended the Darrianelles debate in the

Subsequently the representatives and ironical Irish cheers and eries of, aoase of Commons.

[* Why don't you practice what you

preach?'')"

#

Continuing. Mr. Lloyd George said the Imperial Government was coun; fident that these events, making a

THE IMPERIAL WAR CONFERENCE.

Lospos, March 10,

Tau Manchester Guardian, pub world epoch, and the first great lishing, a special number of its daily triusaph of the principles for which elition, to synchronise with the first We entered the wur-(renewed Irish weting of the Imperial Cabinet. contains a message from Mr. Lloyd cheers)would not result in cos- fusion or in any slackening of wareorge saying that the Overseas conduct, but would lead to a closer representatives had been usked to and

more effective co-operation attend the meetings because we feci between the Russian people and the it is imperative that the whole The Dutch steamer Selien, bound from Allies in the cause of human free-Empire should assist in arriving at Rotterdam to New York, in ballast; and doin. (Cheers.) He added that, the curtain impending decisions about flying the Relief flag, reports that she Government proposes to put down a the war and peace, terms, which is was attacked by a submarine.. A boat motion on the question on the 22nd decidedly important to the future of was lowered containing eight men. All

inst. were killed. The Salien, put on full speed and escaped.

TERRIBLE EXPERIENCE IN

AN OPEN BOAT..

LONDON, March 20,

.. The Captain and his wife and eight of the crew of the small Swedish schooner Dag have landed after a most terrible experience.

FRANCO-ITALÏAN AERIAL ACTIVITY.

ROME, March 20. An official report states:-.. Franco-talian, sir aquadrons bom barded Pola

Five enemy aeroplanes were repulsed after an aeria! dzel

The Dag was bound from Laguns

A number of enemy aeroplanes drop- to Falmouth with a cargo of logped bombs on Grade. The demago "wood. One of her two boats", was

done was alight. destroyed and the other badly dam- The Italians retaliated by borbing aged in a hurricane in the Atlantic. the Lloyd yards at Trieste. The U37 intercepted. her early on Tuesday morning and forcing this crew to take to the leaky boot, took the ship's papers and then bombed and sank the schooner and abar doned the boat 200 miles off the

U.S. NAYAL: CONSTRUCTION.

"SPEEDING UF."

WASHINGTON, March 20 President Wilson has authorised

Scilly Islands with little water and

to speed up naval construction and

but a few tins of meat. The cold the expenditure of G.$115,000,000

necessary to keep the boat afloat.

THE S.S. CITY OF MEMPHIS.

CAPTAIN AND NINE OF THE CREW MISSING.

LONDON, March 20. The captain and nine of the crew of ̈:

American steamer City of Memphis tare still missing..

ITALIAN SHIPPING.

A MEAGRE SUBMARINE

FRENCH REPOST:

occurred, in consequence of which metres, lively hund-to-lind fighting.

the enemy, was partly driven out of our advanced siements.

Two enemy eroplanos were brought down. Our air squadrons bombed factories and foundries at Thiouville and Briey busin, as well as convoys and marching enemy troops in the region of Quiscard.

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THE GERMAN VERSION.

A German official message. trans-. mitted by wireless, states:—

Our evacuation of the track be-

tween Arras and the Aisne was long Ago prepared and was carried out without disturbance from the besitat, ing pursuing enemy.

•

We destroyed the traffic establish ments in the evacuated regions and provided five days food for the population left behind.

Wewformed trenches on 500 and 800 metres fronts, to the south-east of Bois-de-Malancourt and at Slope 804. taking 408 prisoners.

RAMSGATE SHELLED.

***BAG."

LONDON, March 20. An Italian Naval communiqué states that 118 vessels of an aggre- gate, tonnage of 420,060 entered all the peoples of the Empire. The Italian ports during the week ending

neetings are évidence of the still the 15th inst, while 457 of a total A DESTROYER ENGAGEMENT. greater changes which the war will tonnage of 481,795 left. bring about in the inter-relations of the different parts of the Empire; steamer were sunk. the "full nature of which would not|-, be apparent until after the war and the consequences could only be dealt with then.

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Loxtos, March 19

It

FUNERAL OF THE LATE DUCHEK. '

OF CONNAUGHT,

LONDON, March 19:

The funeral of the late Duchess of Connaught, which took place at St.

A supplement issued to the Dur-George's Chapel, Windsor, was a dignified yet siniple ceremony. A danelles Report deals with some. feature was the presence in khaki of previously excised, portions. shows that Mr. Winston Churchill troops from various parts of the Empire. The congregation included concluded in August 1914 thuit Tur- the High Commissioners of the key might join the Central Powers Dominions, Sir Robert Borden at ry moment and, in conjunction (Premier of Canada), the Rt. Hon. with Lord Kitchener, considered the F Massey (Premier & New seizure of Gallipoli should be effected Zealand), and General Smuts, There without delay by the Greek army a large attendance of members which woull enable the British fleet of the Cabinet and the Corps Diplo to enter the Sew of Marmor.

General Caldwell, Director of tique. The Duke of Connaught. Prince Arthur and Princess Patricks Military Operations, wrote a memo

immediately followed the coffin, then rundunt on the difficulties of the caine their Majesties and other Royalties The Indian Princes The Admimity's suspicions that Bikanir Pertab Singh and Bajo the Dardanelles forts were getting Ratlam had a place in the raga short of ammunition at the time of

procession. the botabardinens were subsequently confirmed

LONDON, March 19. The Admiralty announces that project. enemy destroyers shelled the un- defended watering-plage, Ramsgate,

'HONGKONG POLICH RESERYEA

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A BRITISH TRADE CORPORATION.during the night of March 17-18, and hurriedly escaped in the dark ness. It was impossible to ascertain Sir Albert Stanley, President of the damage inflicted on them. Commissioner Rocir adds a minuta the Board of Trade, has announced one of our destroyera to the east of telegraphed in March, 1918, that M. The enemy engaged and torpedoed that Ambassador Elliot at Athens BRITISH WAR EXPENDITURE.

Losnos, March 10. that steps will be taken to establish Dover. She returned the fire with Venezelos, proposed to offer the co Mr. Bonar Law stated that the an organisation called the British torpedoes and guns, with what result operation of three divisions in Galli-

F. C. 133 Wong King Shin is permitted fotal payments of all war and peace, Trade Corporation, which would be unlinown. There were eight sur poli, the King baving already been services from February 2nd to March giver a charter, and whose principal

vivors. All the officers were drowned, sounded thereon The Minister also to resign on leaving the Colony,

A second "British destroyer was heard from another source that the 31st

estimated to average object will be to facilitate and torpedoed while picking up the sur-King wanted war. 47,250,000 daily but this period establish a trade credit bank con vivors, but was not senously dam included, heavy special payments rected with the existing banks, for aged.

A British merchantman was also averaging over £1,000,000 daily. the purpose of developing British torpedoed and sunk in the Downs.

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FREE TRADE UNION AND

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A LONDON, March 19,

The Free Trade Union has issued

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THE LATEST ZEPPELIN RAID;

LONDON, March 19,

In the House of Commons, Mt.

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THE 8.S. CITY OF MEMPHIS

FART OF CREW LANDED.

LONDON March 19. Sixteen of the crew of the Ameri can steamer City of Memphis have Flanded and stats that the vessel was torpedoed on Butunlay evening by

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Was intense and constant bailing was the purchase of auxiliary craft of arguments against Colonial prefer 500,000 yen each toward the fund for were no fatalities and practically no two submarines. The steamer had Behtabel, Cauter versus Gailand Sicamed; Many ships lights were soon at night Thres qurdred and seventy-four'ndence. It contends, amongst other the proposed establishment of a chemical damage during the Zeppelin, faid of no cargo but the tiny craft was not observed. ditional naval officers have been things, that the adoption of the Isboratory to be started as a semi- the 16th inst, it was not necessary The food and water gave cut and the secured by raits from the Naval cherio will cause disappointment official institution. The 10,000,000 issue any further communiqué on occupants were nearly dead with cola Academy.

and hunger when after four days,

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SUBMARINE CREW DRUNKE

The Captain of the Norwegian sail

Collinggood which was sunk by

TROUBLE AVERTED.

LONDON, March, 20THAT little cold and sore throat yours must be checked at ons it may develop into something: ske few ddeca of Chamberlain's Remedy and inat states thatanabe For sale by al Chemists and

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Fand hüartburnings within the Dota proposed capital is to be made up the matter,

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GERMAN, THREAT

Another stage has been reached in ther

ship Line case in the 38. Court for

MW. 8. Fleming appear and Mr JW, Rice for defent Margument was beard inst motion fed by Mr Hice on the point c the right of Germans to e present circumstances a dation between the twĎ LONDON roh 19 Hour, Judge Labingies, bar

Anak APPROPRIATE ACTION TO BE TAKEN.

In the House of Commous, Mr. the moon, and ordered Hope announced that if the Germana

carrie

out their threat to

near the firing.

ploy

Mr Rice applied fox:

time of three mon

the the claim sud 'art