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SATURDAY, MARCH 24, 1917.

TELEGRAMS.

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WAR DEMONSTRATION IN NEW YORK.

THE BUTTLE OF DEMOCRACY.

New Tons. March 23.

THE SITUATION IN RUSSIA.

THE ARREST OF THE, TIAR.

PETROGRAD, March 23. The ex-Tsor bas arrived ab Tsarskosel

There was no excitement on the arrival of the Telegates at Mohilet. They presented the mandate of arrest to General Ahkioff who informed the Tsar, who was waiting inside the Tamperial tin. The ex-Tone replied: "I am ready to go anywhere and to subenir to any derision.”

A mass meeting of 13,000 people in Madison Square Gardens passed a resolution calling upon Congress to declare a state of war between the United States and Germany and

A silent crowd withessed thig support pledging themselves to Presilent, Wilson.. In "unging the departure, the Dowager Empress United States to enter the ward a group of officers Bibling the without delay, Mr. Eli Fort, presil-ex-Ear farewell. The train arrived ing, emphasised that it Amerionut Susasis at nine in the morning went to war she wonkkbe again fight, when the ex-Tsun wie awakened

THE CHINA MAIL.

THE IRISH HOME RULES

QUESTION.

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HISTORIC SCENE IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS.

Loxtos, March 23. There was an historie scene in the House of Commens when Mr. Bonur Law made, his unexpected Home Bale statement. Lewd cheers rang front all the benes when Mr. Bomar Law declared that the Government had decided, despite the risk of failure," that it would be worth while, on their own responsibility, to make another attempt to reach a seźdłem ment.

The whole tone of the debate was one of conciliation.

Mr. Reimond was absent. but it

is known that, as a result of the ing the battle of decoracy op, the Al 11 o'clock he went to the dining Government's decision, the Nation side of denpoematie Allies including filon, inviting his suite to puertaße falist leaders will refrain front obstruc- "now, God be praised, the greats of potige. „Alterar lands corders-tinist tactles pending the Rivern democracy of Russia," "

Bo the Twar addressed his site ent's action.

A striking change in the Elsterite Front was revealed by the speech of Mr. Ronald McNeill, who, white

Mr. Fairchild, the ex-Secretary taan! "Servants saying Thank you! the Treasury, pictuinal great for your services. tu renoir. Ameriona devision led by Colonel kissed the tangibers of his suite and Roosevelt fighting in France undervants, the latter kissing in ex-upholding the justier of Uster's another fighting in Busisin, sent by the oldest democracy to the poungest democracy, to save both from the

rradial for of all dernderclips,

ANOTHER AMERICAN SHIP SUBMARINED..

Truns, March 23. A rawler has arrived with 13 addi- tional survivors of the Healdion. "her state that there were 28 donths. The ship way submarined without warning within the so-called "safe"

zone.

“The Attack

the Healdton ocmimed at 8.15 on the evening of March 21, The vessel was plainly lighted and bore the words Would tom. Nis Yorkietween the innsts. The survivors include the Captain.

LATER.

Tsar's shoulder. On arriving at the koperk? Bavillion the ex-Tsar, weur- ing the Cossack unitium, stepped out maily, but hoking huggard, and walked to a wanting motor car.

The public was not present.

UNITED STATES RECOGNI TION.

WASHINGTON, March 2 The State Department has an ameed the forivalaul, full recogni tion of the new Bussian tiovernment. HEITISH PRESS AND THE REVOLUTION.

Losos, March 23. The result and the revolution is received with" unmixed joy by the British Press.

view. expressed a desire umicable settlement.

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EARLIER TELEGRAMS.

THE FRENCH FRONT..

HEAVY ENEMY LOSSES,

LONDON, March 23. A French communiqué reports :-- In the region of St. Quentin there have been patrol skirmishes.

North of Dollan, between the Somms and the Oise, the enemy attempted violent counter-attacks to dislodge us from the east bank of the St. Quentin

'canal

Successive onemy attacks in front of Clastres, and Montescourt were broker, our maschine gun fire inficting heavy

Tosses on the Germans.

THE BRITISH ADVANCE.

STRONGER ENEMY RESISTANON.

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Loxvox, March Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig reporti-The anomy's resistance is increasing on the whole trout from westward of St. Quentin to the south of Arras.

年

Heavy

snowstorms impeded our advance We carried out a successful raid to the north-east of Arraz: The enemy, counterattacking across the open, suffered severe casualties. A small party raided our tronches worth of Ypres, but was driven out by our machine guns. We dispersed another party to the south-west of Lena.

THE RUSSIAN REVOLUTION. -

Equally violent fighting west of LaFore terminated in the complete THE RESULT WILL STRENGTHEN defeat of the anemy.

South of the Oise our detachments crossed the Allette at some point.

The Germans north of the Aiana, made renewed attempts between the Laon road and the river. Three attacks on the Vregny Chivres line were stopped by our barrage fire. Our artillery in the region south of the Alane enfiladed the Germans, inflicting very heavy" losses.

Fairly heavy artillery fighting took place in the Woerre region. An enemy attempt on Romainville farm, near St. Miniel, failed.

Reports are continuing to pour in of German vandalism in the evacuated

1ET? Zone.

RUSSIA.

LONDON, March 2... The Press Bureau announces that Mr. Lloyd George, in a telegram to Prince Lvcff, expressed the most profound satisfaction of great Britain and her aver seas lominions that Russis stands with the nations basing their instituticos no responsible governments. Much as wo appreciate the loyal and steadfast tu operation we have received from the Tsar and Russia's armies during two and a half years, we believe that the revolu- tion, whereby her destinies are based on the sure foundation of freedom, has been the greatest service yet male to the Allied cause. It proves that the war is a struggle for popular government equally with liberty, which has thus already won one resourcing victory. It is a sure promise that the prussian military autocracy will soon be ever throw. There is no doubt that the resalt of the establishment of a stable Reuter's correspondent at French constitutional government will be to headquarters reports: enemy strengthen Russia in, the resolve to either burned or exploded every house prosecute the war until the last strang in every village we passed They hold of tyranny is destroyed. All free wrecked the canal bridges and even cut peoples, will unite to attain a future down the fruis trees. The villagers fraternity of peace. agree that the German soldiers are practically exclusively fed on inferior bread and marmalade with a little pned meat, while the officers inre on very little better.

HUN YANDALISM.

LONDON, March

The

General Fleck, the commander of the 17th Army Corps, carried off the furni It was noticed that MP. Hometre of the house in which he resided at Law and Sir Edwaal Carson sut Ham. together and lengthily conversed prior to the former's Maternent. Speéniation is rife as to the Govern- Pent's intentions, of which nothing the trussired, but the opinion is that the best hopes of a settlement would be a reduction of the proposed lusion area with a proviss that any Chung may vote itself out of the Aeb a term of pears. It is also expected that there will be some symbol of the integrity of Ireland to meet the Nationalists' claim to a

United Ireland. **

The headings to The question of the participation litorists which row Long Live of the Dominion delegates has Gussin "and" Bursin us a Nationamused the very greater interest Lestify to the satisfaction with what it is printed out that all the Home is described as the most momentous Rule Acts of the Tominions were event of the war, and the most, crush the result of settlement by consent. The Healdton was an oil tanking blow yet dealt to Germany, who steamer. She was twice torpetite is now expected to feel the influence amidships and took firul Abou of the real Russian spirit. Syrn- capsized, and the twenty-one deim; [pathy and pity are expressed for the pants were probably drowned. The tragic figure of the Tsar. patriotic Reproi declares that at least six faizi devout, but melting in inwide.

Americans were drowned.

GERMAN SEA WAR ZONE EXTENDED.

NOTIFICATION TO NORWAY.

CHRISTIANIA, March 24. Germany has notified Norway that. the dangerzone now includes the waters between the northern coast of Norway and Spitzhergen, except the Norwegian territorial waters. Obviously this ja ximed at the Archangel route.

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THE LIBERTY OF THE PRESS

IN HOLLAND.

DUTCH EDITOR SENTENCED TO IMPRISONMENT.

A.STERDAM," March 29.

PRUSSIAN BREAD RATION TO BE REDUCED.

AMSTERDAM, March 23. Following the recent statement in

FEEBLE EXPLANATIONS FOR GERMAN RETREAT.

AMSTERDAM, March 23. The German press is still laboriowly explaining the retreat from the Ancre..

The Frankfurter Zeiting, after saving it is a riddle and a most painful surprise,; declares that it must be a clever move, and certainly splendidly carried out.

Major Merah, writing in the Berlin Tageblatt aridestly under Government inspiration, reminds the puzzled German public of Hindenburg's strategy in the daye of Tannenberg and ways that tal and moral strength to place the Prusskin Diet, that the stock of Rarely it is not necessary to point out that he is now acting in the west, himself boily at the end of the

grain is less than Was generally shortening his front strategically in people

believed, it is now announésk that order to leave a wilderness for the RECOGNITION OF THE NEW the Prussian bread ration will be advancing enemy, ・

reduced from April 15 by one marter.

GOVERNMENT.

PETROGRAD, March 23. The British. French and Italian Anibassadors yesterday conveyed to the Foreign Office their recognition of the Provisional Government and asked for a formal reception when

George Buchanan has recovered!

DEATH OF A FAMOUS FRENCH LAWYER...

PARIS, March 15.* The death is announced of Slaitre

from influenza." The whole Cabinet Labori, the famous French lawyer. will be present at the reception...

(Delayed in transmission.) THE RUSSIAN FRONT.

LONDON, March 23,

A Russian official meseage transmitted by wireless states:-

In the direction of Lida our connter/

THE OPERATIONS IN MESOPOTAMJA.

LoXDON, March 15.* Sir Arthur Lawley cables that the attacks regained trenches we lost yester-arrangements for the evacuation of

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KAISER DECORATES HIS NAVAL CHIEF.

AMSTERDAM, March 27

The Kaiser has conferred the Order of Merit on Admiral Vos. Holtzendorf, Chief of the Admiralty Staff, in re cognition of his services as his "Naval Connection."

COMPULSORY RATIONING OF. BREAD FORESHADOWED.

LONDON March 24.

In the House of Lords, Lord Daron- port the Food Controller foreshadowed compulsory rationing of brand unless the consumption is very considerably

HOME RULE FOR IRELAND.

DESIRE FOR SETTLEMENT.

Losnos, March 29.

.

A general strong desire is manifested. in the House of Commons. in favour of an Irish settlement.

Mr. Bonar Law said he thought it would be far easier to effect an if the arrangemert. with Ulster Nationalists would openly avow that they had no desire to impose Home Rule on Ulster. Both Irish sides must make sacrifices.

Mr. Asquith promised his hearty co-operation...

The Nationalists abstained from participation in the discussion.

BRITISH SHIPPING.

LONDON, March 22 "In the House of Commons, Sir L G. Chica Money stated that over a hund red standardised ships had been arranged for. The ships were of three sizes, but be could not give details of their speed,

etc

NATIONAL SERVICE: VOLUNTEERS.

LONDOy, March 27,

In the House of Commons, Mr. A. C. T. Beck announced that 157,323 men had volunteered for national service, and about half of them were available for work of national importance.

SURVIVORS OF THE S.S. HEALDTON ARRIVE.

THE HAGUE, March 23. A sicop has arrived with seven of the survivors of" the sunken American steamer Heridion.

The Healdton was torpedoed on the of which are missing. It is believed. 21st. Three boats were launched, two, fourteen men were killed by a boiler

diminished.

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PRESS.

The Hague Supreme Court hay We drove out the enemy from the actions in Mesopotamia were admir- sentenced Mr. Schroeder, the prostations of Vedeni and Halt, in the able. There was not the slightest

LONDON, March 22. bitch, the Red Cross motor launches

In the House of Commons, Mr. G. H. INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE GERMAN Ally Editor of the Telegraaf, to three region of Brailov, months' imprisonment, for the article We dislodged the Tarks from their worked splendidly.

Roberts announced that, the Board of written on January 16, 1915, in positions near. Charazia and occupied

Replying to the congratulations of Trade had appointed a controller for all coal mines, who was now dealing with which it was declared that con/Aliabal, pear Kernida, after a 16 hours the Liverpool, Exchange, Geper the question of distribution of supplies

with a view to economy of transpots.

scienceless scoundrels in Central Europe caused the war.

GERMANY SENDS PRISONERS TO WAR ZONE.

LONDON, March 23, The International Red Cross Society announces that a large number of prisoners have been sent to the war zone from Germany..

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BRITISH LINER TONNAGE *REQUISITIONED.

LONDON, March 22.

battle.

NO NEWS FROM RUSSIA.

LONDON, March 23.

Maude anys that the Lancashire men bore themselves most bravely at the passage of the Dialu

(Delayed in transmission.)

LONDON, March 23. A confidential circular issued by the General commanding in Muenster, West- phalia, has been published dictating to THE U.S. LOAN OFFER...

the newspapers how they are to discuss submarining. Editors are told that the LONDON March 23. "determined approval of the entire Except for the message announ

The City is impressed with the people must outring the press." He cing the capture of Kermanshah, no SIR. PERCY SYKES' PROGRESS IN American Federal Reserve Beard's recommends the use of the word "dn volte face in recommending billion limited" instead of rathlean" to news from Russia has been received

doliar loan. It is pointed out that describe submarining and urges an out since March 12.

bankers hitherto have been discouraged ward form of friendliness towards from taking up short-dated. Entente America.

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THE PRICE OF BREAD IN ENGLAND.

PERSIA.

LosDos, March 15.* In the House of Commons, Sir loans John D. Rees asked regarding General Sir Percy Sykes' progress in. Persia and the extent to which] he had suceeded in organising the force of military police. under Indian army officers in South Persia.

GERMAN SPIES IN AMERICA.

THE SITUATION IN FERSIA.

LONDON, March 15.

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A REMARKABLE PROCESSION.

PETROGRAD, March 23. Government delegates have gone to Mobileft to conduct the ex-Emperor to Tsarskoeselo. Le

THE TON-FON-TON-POLIÓT.

AUSTRALIAN SUPPORT.

ADELAIDE, March 22 A procession of Knights of the Order

The Congress of the Australian of fieorge and officers and men of the Imperial Bodyguard marched to his Chambers of Commerce have resolved Majesty's house carrying a red, Eng to support the demand to exact ton Yor emblazoned Liberty" and with a band ton for all shipping, destroyed by the Gormans contrary to the usages of. playing the Marseillaise, pa

A Polish regiment carrying the old war and also strongly to resiste Polish revolutionary dag of 1863 had as any proposal to band back the German New Yone, March 23.. In the House of Commons, Mr. W. enthusiastic reception at the Kiell. The islands in the Pacific. Buch step Two men accused of obtaining or Brookes asked, regarding the situation ag was handed over to the President would be opposed to the interests and attempting to obtain military informin Persia, whether the Persian gender of the Executive Committee, who said safety of the Commonwealth and to

free Poland." Lord Robert Cecil replied the ation in England and Ireland for marie could be reconstituted so as to "Free Russia will go hand in hand with New Zealand.

conveyanca to Germany vis the United obviate the necessity for a recurrence of General Sir Percy Sykes is at present states have been sentenced to two large Anglo-Russian military operations TE

THE BULGARIAN, BOMBARDMENT.

CASES OF MONASTIR. .../ at Shiraz organising the South year imprisonmont and a fine of in Persi

Lord Robert Cecil said he hoped that Person Rises. It was obviously G. $2,500 each: The State Attorney undesirable to discuss the matters stated that the accused were merely the present general retreat of the Turks CORDY, March 21,

tools sugaged in a series of premeditated from Persis would soon produce normal A Serbian semi-official message states After a debate in the House of Comised in the latter part of the violations against America by German conditions therein. The Imperial Govern that prior to their compulsory retire meat from the neighbourhood of mans on the Food question, Mr Batharat question

Monastir the Bulgars on the 18th and fath bombarded the town and dropped six hundred should many of which were sphyxiating shelle

LONDON, March 23, The price of a quartern load will be raised to a shilling on Monday.

THE FOOD POSITION IN GREAT. BRITAIN.

LONDON, March 23.

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The Government has made a generi requisition of all liner toonage of what is generally known as the "Conference Lines, which serve India, Australia South Africa, South-East Africa and South Americ

This means that the liner tonnige will be requisitioned at "Bluebook rates, which are lower than those that such tonnage fetches in the open consider messures to prevent evasion stands that the Chinese Government Kateer Fredrich der Grosse are of the regulations through the people has decided that no rights of extra-ter charged with conspimey in connection

market.

replying pointed out that the poorer

classes in Great Britain were not suffer. ing as badly as those in other belli gerent countries. He undertook to

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The superintendent of chemical works at Heboken and five engineers of

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good many noorte Yen not be cured

It is understood that this extended porchasing from different grocers Heitoriality shall contime to be enjoyed with the destruction of vessels last yeas entról is a scheme intended to deal said potatoes might last till the "new in China. This means that Germans in valued at four million dollar gold systematically, with and best crop if the well-to-do temporarily for Shanghai, instead of being represented The Government alleged that the nauseous Telicine,

from sampt. A drastic by the Dutch Consul General, will coca manufacture of the bombs, which were Ralin muraged Hurnuzb

smuggled aboard ships were conspiracies has end for new food orier would be issued under the controk of the Mized Court financed by Capta Boy-ed and von

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LONDON, March 23

HONGKONG POLICE" RESERTE.

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Members who have not yet returned their rifles to Armoury are to referred to Orders March 23rd/24th. 18 ye

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