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TUESDAY, MARCH 27, 1917.
TELEGRAMS.
(Continued from Page 1)
THE BLOCKADE.
WHOLE QUESTION CONSIDERED.
LONDON, March 26, Mr. Bouar: Law quated in the House of Commons that the Cabinet with its Naval Advisers had fully considered the whole question of the Blocksilu, and was antisfied that the present policy was right in principle, and efficient in administra tion. Noutral accounts from Germany seemed to confirm this view.
THE SITUATION IN RUSSIA.
STILL SERIOUS, BUT CRITICAL STAGE PASSED,
PARIS, March 4 M. Kirenski, the now Russian Minis ter of Justice, interviewed at Potrograd, ail that the situation is still serious but he believed that the critical hour has passed. A constituent ssembly would be elected as soon as possible but there was not time to establish female The sutrage before the claction. Workmen's Committee has appoiatal
five of its members to check the nets of the Government. Werk has been re sumed everywhere to meet the needs of
FRISONERS OF WAR" IN BRITISH | national defence.
HANDS.
LONDON, March 26. Mr. Hope stated in the House of Commons that, we had the following:
prisoners of war:---
German
Austrian
Ilgian
Turkish
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INSPIRING MESSAGES FROM RUSSIAN TRENCHES.
THE CHINA
THE LAUNCH OF THE S.S. AUTOLYCUS.
1
LARGEST SHIP CONSTRUCTED IN BRITISH YARDS OVERSEAS.
The corentious of launching the sa Antolgens was performed this morning by Fady May in the presence of a larga and distinguished gathering which it
oluded
MAIL.
placing the salt of their experience at his Staff to the Taikoo Shippard and our disposal, and on behalf of the deck her designers, Messrs, Alices Holt, will bear charmedifa yur staff gonerally, their indebtedness but for the co-operations of Messrs Alfred which is what all of us wish for her and ffolt's mperintendents and staff. I have under the aegis of the God of Battle the pleasure to ask you to join me in fulfill nobly her part in the great best wishes to the good ship "Autolyeus" | struggle in which the Empire is fight for a successful career with continueding (Applause). I ask you to bless her prosperity to her owner. (Applause) and to say with me as Lady May aid This toast was heartily drunk by all just now, God Bloss. Her The present."
Autolycos!"
Mr J. Rat, manager of the Dockyard in proposing the health of Lady May
said should like to thank Ealy Hay, on behalf of the Taikoo Dookyund and Engineering Company Limitesh, for performing the ceremony we have just estoom and gratitude to her for coming witnessed and to offer this token of our
hors today.
The company then rose and drank.
terminated. the ship's health and the proceelings
SERVICE FOR ALL.
2
THE NEW SCHEME SIPLAINED.
Mr Neville Chamberlain launches his scheme of rational service at a public meeting held in the Central Hall, Westminster
There was a very large attendance of ladies and gentlemen at the cere moty including H.E. The Govenor and Lady May, Commodore and Mrs. Sandemar, Mr. G. T. Elkins, Mi. G, K. Mr Reid then used to Lady May Nuttall, M. K F. Greig, Colonela beautiful diamond circlet. He also Darling, R, Hoa Mr. and Mrs announced that while the ceremonica inside were being gone through the first Chathun. Commander and Mry
plates of the keel of a new vessel were Beckwith, Commander and Mrs R. W being laid on the stocks just vacated
The Prime Minister, speaking in sup- Myburgh, Engineer Commander W. W. and could be inspected later on. Reed, Mr and Mrs G. Montague Ede,
HE SIR HENRY MAY, in report of the call for volunteers, gave a clear warning that if the voluntary Mr and Mrs S. H Delwell, Mr T. F.plying for Lady May, said
system failed "pompulsion would be RECESSITY. The appes of the Director- speech other, own secount sa I can, General of National Service won also flough, Mr and Mrs N. J. Stabb, Hon. May can make quite as good a
Mrs P. H. Holyoak, Mr But she dislikes public speaking so endorsed by Mr. Henderson, who Ex... Parr, How. Mr C. E. Anton much that she ins asked me to return presideth, and Mr John Hodge, Minister and Miss Anton, Mr A. Harris, Mr thanks for hor. I equally dislike public andrs R. McGregor Mr J. W. Paton, penking, but, as my indebtedness to Lady May is greater than has been my
Mr and
of Labour.
PETRORAL March 26. An excellent sign of the times is the arrival of most enthusiastic deputations pul messages from the trenches, assuring the country that it can rely upon the its Hefenders. As an example onte It was not doubted, he said, that the regiment sent a messige aging: Hon. Mr and Mrs E R. Hallifax, Hon ability to pay up to the pesent time, dressed. Peers and trade union leaders | last nnried was a considerable meler.inconclusive end of the war would cover Kussia with Sternal shame. New Russia must not be stamped with treachery IMPERIAL AIRCRAFT FLOTILLA. You defeated the internal enemy: let
as romper the foreign fue."
estimates."
OVERSEAS RESIDENTS AND THE
A GIFT FROM THE DUTCH EAST
"INDIES,
Losnos. March 26, The British subjects residing in the Dutch East Invig have sent athscription of 23,815 in the Orersins. Club for the purpose of purchasing two aeroplanes.
Overses residents have now paid for 95 uit for the Imperi Airerait! Flotilla,formed by the Overseas Chai,
MILITARY CO-ORDINATION.
FRENCH PREMIERS. MESSAGE.
- THE, TIMES." TO
Loxes. March 26.
M. Ribot, the President of the French Republic has sent a message the Time emphasising the need for military co-ordination. He says it may he necessary to create some general instrument of allied coordination orį « somehow to revise the present excellent armingements between the armies of General Nivelle.and Fich!-Marshal Sir | Douglas Haig, though, at present, the understanding reached at the list con- ference in Lonilon is working host! ntisfactorily and the military situation is most gratifying.
It is the tremendous economic prob "lems that need special attention. M
Ribet forecasty drastic prohibition of French imports and extensive food growing.
STATE PURCHASE OF LIQUOR TRADE RECOMMENDED.
V
LONDON, March 9.
It is stated that the Committee
enquiring into the liquor trade has
BULGARIAN RULE IN SERBIA.
LONDON, March 2
The meeting was representative of most of the interests to which any appeal for universal civilian service must be l sat side by side on the platform, and employers surt work people were mingled in the bly of the hall. Except for the women who were massed in one of galleries it was preeminently ar audi- for that reason it was for the most part e of people over military age. Perhaps rather undemonstrative: but the speeches were well received.
ence of
the
Maal Mrs C Mel Mosser, Mr Atam quit ghd to have this opportunity Forbes, or, Mr H. Pollock, Mr T. of making & amall sucrificou account. Hayashi, Me E. Mori, Mr and Mrs K. C. her behalf, I wish to thank first of all the little damel who pro. Morten, Mr F. van Rees, Mr aur Mtssented to her the beautiful bouquet on A D. Conshand, Mr and Mrs E behalf of the Quarry Tag children, and also the Quarry Riy children for their Lacable, Cape and Mrs W. Armstrong kind thought Next, I have to thank Mr C. Blason," and many thers.
Mr Eeid for proposing Tady May's Iopening the meeting, Mr.Hender- H... The Governor and Luly Mayhealth, and lastly I have to thank so declared that the case for national arrival at the Dockyard shortly after 10 the Management ter doing Lady Mayservice, always "strong since the very am. Upon their arrival Miss Margaret the honour of having invited her to beginning of the war, had become fine vessel which has stronger and more urgent with the latest display of "un frightfulness and bruts! Serbian advices confirm the reports Manager of the Taikos Dockyard and presenting her with such a handsome to make a swift answer to Gemiany's
Beil the daughter of Mr. Reid, the launch the
just taken the water, and also for miliy despotism. We need, he said,' of a serious sing in Serbiantering roering Company Ltd., presented mono of this occasion. The vessel latest challenge gainst the Balgajans whose harshness | Laily May with a splendid bouquet which Indy May has just launched is
Mir Neville Chamberlin, towards the has made life mendugable.
the largest cecan going steamer con end of his spesh, based his appeal on of roses."
structed, not only in Hongkong but in the same ground "Don't let anybody After, the party gathered an the the whole of the British Dominions. Prose." he said, " that because Fount Bernstorf has been given his passports platform from which the ceremony She has a length over all of 4116 nothing remains for us to do. Germany A GERMAN ADVANCE THROWN was performed, had been photo inches, a breadth of 52 feet 4 inches,muns to starve us out before she herself grapheit, "Lady May christened the and a depth of 33 feet from the upper is starved oat. There is only one answer deck to the bottom of the keel. She is this country can give to a threat of that ship by breaking the usual bottle of 6,000 tons gross tonnage and her kind, and that is a blow straight between bows of dead weight capacity will be over 8,000 the eyes, which will beat her down and of champagne" over the
her to her senses.
National ser she did tons. The building of the vessel is an bring
country to see that it is dealt." soGood Inek, Autolyens, God Bless Object lesson proving that the Taikoo vice can deal that blow. It is, for the
This was A German advance in the region You". Här Ladyship then gave the almost any class of shipbuilding carried utter almost the only passionate
Shipyn is capable of undertaking
s otherwise a "plain on in the United Kingdom, and it justifies tale. The plan which he unfolded is a sentence, a plan for the enrolment the foresight of those who established in and women volunteers
frota this great shipyard and equipped it in euential ofxupations to take the place a manner that enables it to turn out of mer
withdrawn. from national almost any kind of vessel. The expert industries for military service. The reports received from time to time on following are the thief new paints which vessels built and on expensive repair he disclosed
" "
RUSSIAN OPERATIONS.
BACK
LOSTON, March 22.
"
A Hassian frial message. trans-the faulys saying mitted he wireless, reports:
of Postavy, following four gus waves, Wase thrown "back.
.
The Germans, dressed in white avendis, attacked to the gaswant of Baranovitel, but were dispersed.
THE CAUCASUS FRONT,
signal and the ship gled slowly down the slipway into the water. The launch was most successin, everything going of without a hitch
The party then proceed to one of the workshops which had been deed
e in what
WRS
We occupied By Fortifications utrated with flags and "Fowers for the work carried out in the great shipyards Plans have been formulated in con
Kalian in the direction or Kanglän.
The Turks are maintaining them. selves in the heights dear Mintage. RUSSIANS ENTER THE VILLAYET
OF MOSUL.
LONDON, March 20k
occasion, to drink the health of the newly launched vessel When the party had assembled,
of Hongkong prove that the class of work cloue here is all that can be desired, and compares favourably with the work done in the British Isles. In view of
Mr. G. T. FAKINS said :--Your Ex- the plentiful supply of labour which we enjoy in Hongkong and the increasing cellency, Ladies gel Gentlemen.-I number of skilled workmen in training desire, on behalf of Mesars. Alfred Holt under the guidance of the highly skilled & Co. and of the Taikoo Dockyard to European state in our shipyards, the express the pleasure we have in wel. future prospects of shipbuilding, the greatest industry of this Colony, cüght coming you here today for the langch to be well assured: A few instances the "Autolycus"; also our keen of the work that has been accom and have entered the vilaret of Mosulation of the presence of H. The plished in the building of the vessel Governor and of the honour Lady Mayute to the successful training and jast launched will suffice as an eloquent The vilayet of Mosul has an area of has accorded us by coming to christen supervision of Mr. Reid and his staff. 35.130 square miles, and must not le
onfused with the city of Mosul whit her and launch the boat. (Applause.) This The propellor and the stern frame of the remnants of the Turkish Must she has charmingly and successfully this vessel have a weight of 15 tons: some of the machinery castings are of tamin army retreated after their defent
A Rasian communique reports :---
The Russians are pursuing the Turks
junction with the Archbishops for enabling clergymen to undertake national work other than their parish work.
Arrangements in analogous lines are subject to some malifications, the
scheme will extend to Ireland. Volunteers will be summoned for per sorul examination either at Employ ment Exchanges or at public buildings, and then may return to their usual employment
; made in the case of doctors."
Seven
days notice will's
be given before volunteer is required to take up his new employment. If necessary a free | Subsistener allowances up to 23. dr. pe
railway warrant will be supplied.
may be chimed by transferred volunteer to cover extra
expenditure not met by extra wages.
race of
wages paid will be that to the new job, aubject to appropriate to
This extends to work on the land.
The
reportal to the florernment in favons at Bagdad. The Turks which the Bus accomplished and we wish to express the same weight, and two of the boilers a minimum wage of 25s, per week!
of 1 State purchase and control in England, Wales and Ireland but ex elnding Scotland.
YOLUNTARY RATIONING.
"
LONDON, March 20.. The Ministry of Food has arranged for a campaign for the reduction of food consumption with a view to retainin voluntary rationing. The campaign will be directed by 1,300 local War Savings Associations and there will be exhibitions, canvassing and communal kitchens The Mayors will convene meetings and lectures and open inform- ation bureaux.
NATIONAL SERVICE RECRUITING.
LONDON, Match 26. The great week of the recruiting
sians are pursuing are doubtless retrato her our thanks. Before asking you completed, weigh nearly 100 tons. All
ing towards the expital of the vilayet, to join me in good wishes for the future of these graat forgings have been und
on which in due course it is probable that a combined attack will be made by the British and the Russians.]
GERMAN EXPERTS FOCUSSING ATTENTION ON RUSSIA.
LONDON, March 26
A telegram from Rotterdam states that German experts are focussing public attention on Russia by declaring that the revolation has upset the Entente plans of a combined offezeive, the Russian armies are unfit for active operations.
THE THREATENED GERMAN ADVANCE ON RUSSIA."
LONDON, March 20.. Reuter has been informed from a
People engaged in agriculture will not
to drafted into other occupations; they will not even be moved to other districts without the assent of the If a man who has been transferred to
Board of Agriculture -
national work finds himself tempor
will
-1100
urrunemployed; 18. Gd. per day be paid
for not more than four weeks.
be suppressed;
but. No trade is to b
essential tradies
will be rationed in labour and materials (recommenda- tions on this subject are about to be made by a committee of experts) and it would be advantageous for such trades to pool resources in plant and labour.
of the vessel, I will mention a few points ufactured on the promises from caw connected with her construction: Heng Listerials. The engines, which are now kong has long had an excellent record ill indicate 1,000 borse power and, standing ready to be lifted on heard, for its shipbuilding work, and this judging by the evidence of previous prosent occision now marks a step successful machinery turned out of the forward in the industry, for the ship yard, these engines will leave little to just launched stands for Hongkong's be desired. The keel was laid on the 23 May last, and had it not been for entry into the anipbuilding world for the unavoidable delays in shipping some
would have taken construction of large ocean-going liners. of the material, the launching of place at a much earlier date. So much (Applause) All connected with Taikoo the vessel Dockyard are proud to have been for the body, and vitals of the vessel entrusted by such leading and experienc You will wonder perhaps, why she is
Mr Lloyd George stated that Grest
George stated that ed ship
owners as Mesars. Alfred Holt called Autolycus." Well; I assume it & Co. with the construction of one of is because the owners have already a Britain had sent fewer men to the army
and Navy in proportion to her popula their highly classed modern vessels, and "yes" in their fleet, and a daughter tion than any of the Great Forers of of Autolygus was the mother of lasts the West. That, however, did not mean also to possess their further confidence. At the present time the name "Auto-that she was shirking contribution, based on work already done, as to be lycus" seems peculiarly appropriate, for she was contributing in other ways slready entrusted with a sister ship for Autolycus was the son of Hermes who to the success of the Allies. Neverthe
less, millions was a very precocious infanit. Born in
labour must be filled. startapin
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that firm. I hope that as you leave this the morning, by the time he had awal and the of our best men had gone the panual meeting of the Cegion campaign on behalf of National Service Russian Diplomatic source, that the worksbop you will already see progress lowed his mid-day bottle he had invent the Prime Minister went on, "by Chamber of Commerce, Mr W. E. "Moir | in Batavia, under the presidency of the.
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hax opened. There were meetings in
threatened German advance
were made from all pulpita on Sunday.
CHINA AND GERMANY.
GOVERNMENT URGED TO -DECLARE WAR.
on
A largely attended meeting was held
making a
Burgomaster and the local Army Cow- a voluntary appeal. If you can started with this second vessel on theed the Lyre, and before his evening succeed by voluntary means it is un- It is, I think becoming increasingly mandant at which it was decided wo
and many towns on March 24, and appeals Petrograd in less to be feared now building birth just vacated by the meal ihe, had stoler 50 head of cattle doubtedly preferable. The good-will apparent that the Imperial Government fappoint & tonunities for the promotion from his brother, Apollo He then co-operation of the great labour organiza, is determined to organise busing in of Olympic Camen. The object is that than before the Revolution. MoreAutolycus." The "Autolycus is the returned to his cradle for good night's tions to which the Government, gave a such a way that only those articice as at the International Exhibition, to b
1919, stronge over, it would have a sobering effect largest ocean-going steamer so far conreat. His son Autolycus seems to have plodge are in themselves military are required, for fool and war purposes held in Boersheys
structed in the British Dominions over-inherited the cunning of his father for at Bat should, we fail in one volunt will be financed, and further, it seems part should be taken by local sportsman tary appeal, must resort to compul likely that steps will be taken and in the Olympia Sportses to be held upon the extremists. Anyhow, theses, although vessels of similar site he became a most successful robber sign. The nation is fighting for its lite rightly, to enforce economy on the there. The management has been pisced it Bghting for the Heist civilization Empire as a whole. The outlook is in the able hands of Capt. askar Germans would encounter a series of are now building in Canada The He had the gift of making himself, with
bis stolen goods, invisible We may Speaking of
enking of the new subinarine cam thersions one that calls for the utmost who recently returned to the Ta very strongly fortified positions. factor in the outturn of these large hope that our baby Autolycus will prove paiga"organized, studied zavagars caution on the part of all those from his Carlongh in the Netherlander Regarding the food question it is vessels, besides the possession of the worthy descendent of his ancestors the Prime Minister called on the nation engaged in carrying on the commerce during which he took a leading part significant that the nther day more necessary mechanical plant, is the and will, in the hands of some doughty to answer the German threat by build of the island. We should not only as Olympic Sports there. The Commit food reached Kieff in twenty-four supply of the skilled inbour required, members of the British Mercantife in thin, and developing, the resources once rigorously curtail every item of will be prisided over by Capt. Antes
Marine, which has won in the war equal of the country. Demonstrate to Gers estate and other expenditure, but all ho will have the asustanon of C The German Minister Ioft Peling at hours than during the whole of moro particularly for the exacting work clory with the sailors and soldiers of murder of the high seas.” Thero is with Exports from Great Brit Immink" of the local Engineers Corps,
many he excisimed,
the fatility of capital expenditure should cease forth
ave and Mr.) February
entailed in the heavy plating and rivette is Majesty, successfally evade the age old wood wood, this faland castle Micady been considerably restricted while Mr Boordhoek Herma
come for Secretary It is intended that & special ing. We have it, however, on the submarine attacks of all the Kings of our. They are trying to bridge it, and I think that the time has come authority of qualified experts that work enemies 1 predict that he will be able to make it impossible for you, too, it restricting to the utmost the importa effort ill be made to get the Militar done in previous heavy, repair jobs and to do so. You know that is fairy tales, Defend you talade Defedit the monttion into Ceylon of luxurios and hone to take a leading part in the
hand the hero or heroine has always been that is around it Let this nation stand essentials of fevery description. (A sada propagands towards that end
foremost among the nations of the earth pinuse. Such emtorced cconomy would, be undertakers in the construction of this particulse supplied with a fairy god-mother who organised to defend the flag of humans are be cheerfully barnd, by ship responds to every meat, and has brought him, or her good fortune,
civilization »!! a credit to the capacity of the Chinese Well, the lady who has acted as god. mother on tan occasion, although, aho can no longer be described as a fairy, concelebrated for ans - ahmlines of
PERING, March 26,
8 o'clock, on Saturday night, by special train with an escort of 20 policemen
The Cabinet has decided that Ger mans committing ordinary offences shall be tried by the Dutch officials, but of espionage or conspiracy will be dealt with by the Chinese authorities
"or
OBSON
Leung Chi Chao has submitted a long Memorandum to the Government urging It to declare war against Germany.
UMINE AND GERMANY"
CHINESE MINISTER ASKE FOR PASSPORTS
BARBAROUS TREATMENT OF FRENCH WAR PRISONERS.
PARIS, March 26. The President of the Association for War Prisoners has written to the workmen and their upervisors. Minister of Foreign Affairs urging the general finish also we hav Government to compel the Germans to lance that their work abandon their barbarons treatment of parison with the best French was priacners, of which, he says, hope and believe that 30,000 are illled and overcrowded vessels are only the Many sleep on maddy:
They mure and larger
are forbidden to write or receive letters (Applause.) wish
AMSTERDAM, March 26, 2
inter at Berlin bar and
and are: Stemils of the French
with:
to be turned out by diocal
preciation of the tended to the balle
bear com
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communities, and if the money, su spent on unnecessary articles were saved, and made available for investment in either the Indian or Ceylon war Joena, Ceylon inight
with a Ettie more has been poesinle the measure of the assistance sering in the war! (Applausch
of
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