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MONDAY, APRIL 23, 1917.

BRITISH TRADE IN CHINA.

EARLIER TELEGRAMS.

TELEGRAMS.

(Continued from Page 1)

DESTROYERS.

ADDRESS IN LONDON BY MR. ROSH.

LONDON, April 20 THE NAVAL RAID,

Addressing the London Chamber of Commerò qu the prospects of extend- GERMANY ADMITS LOSS OF TWO ing British trade in China, Mr Archibald Rose emphasised the necessity for creating a deuand for our goods by letting the Chinese consumers see them and also by emulating of rivals in bart work, studying the special neeils of the

Losvos, April $2. A Geen official announcement states that after a naval engagement ou

THE ANGLO-FRENCH CAPTURES.

36,000 PRISONERS IN 13 DAYS.

Pants, April 21. "A. communiqué states: Between the Somme and the Cise there was violent reciperent artillers, partion larly south of St. theuting

Between the Aisne and Chemin

THE CHINA MAIL.

BRITISH SUPERIORITY.

WONDERFUL ARTILLERY.

ADVANTAGE.

Lasros, April 21.

NAVAL ATTACK ON DOVER.

ENEMY SHIPS SUNK.

LONDON, April 21, Lord Curzon, speaking at Derby. The Admiralty reports that last night said that the military position at fivo German destroyers attempted to present. is distinctly encouraging.raid Dover. The vessels fired a number He did not wish them to run away of rennds into a ploughed Seld.a few with the iletims the end had come miles from Dover and then steered in the just yet, but he had my doubt that direction of home and of our shipping, the operations in France during the possibly with the intention of attacking. hist fortnight won a considerable vessels which in five minutes engaged They were met by two Dover patrol victory and had shows the wonder and sunk at least two, possibly three of the night of April 20-21 east of Dover, buyers and cutting the costs of proine. de Dues we contined to progressi fuí superiority of our artillery, which the enemy ships and the remainder tled |

tired 4,008,300 rounds on the enemy, at bigh speed, escaping in the darkness.

His Tndship added 2 Keep Qur vessels suffered no A the result of a "bombing, night che destroyers Cs and 4 weretion to the lowest possible figure. He platent north of Sancy

onr casualties He damage andl reported! lost. ...

|mentioned that the Lancashire producerse alvanced in the region of Hurtesyour ere of Mesopotamia.“

[declared that the military power of exceedingly slight in comparison with THE NAVAL RAID CASUALTIES and exporters were seriously giving their hise...

not yet sutficiently the results obtained. attention to the question of developing the Our barrage fire four times shat Germany was AT DOVERL

British entrou and pitve goods trade in fered enemy attempts to leave their broken to indner her to accept terms Lesvos, April 22

Chin, There was no doubt aid Meterneles north of Braye-en-Laonnais, which were considered reasonable by

There was inmittent artillery the Allies." There ne twenty-two Etish dend! Rose, that China is a,, wonderful Heletivity in the region of Rheins and

for engineering enterprise and British the Champagne...

at Dover.

"GERMANS SHELL CALAIS,

Paris, April 22. One hundred shells wer;"filed on

Calas. Some civilians were kiel

dezu people were

am about

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GERMAN CRUISER LAUNCHED.

Lobes, April 22

"It is gumoured on Eyef that gaat, cruiser has lead fannebell and has been named Maplæra sra(Day' onder of Ah Kaiser",

THE FIGHTING ON EGYPTIAN FRONTIER.

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IN CONTACT WITH THE MAIN ENEMY POSITION.

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Langs: April 2

An official report from Egypt states We consolidate the groan galand soul are now in contact with the enemy main position revering Gaga. This extends from the sa ernst, near Sheik Hahne thigh Altar to the eastwards of the town, thence south

easterly Ab Hyleisn.

We rook 200 prisoners on the 19th

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FRENCH AVIATORS CONGRATŲ- LATE BRITISH.

SUPERIORITY OVER THE

GERMAN.

engineering

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groups shukl

settl

Altogether 33,000 prisoners and gods have been unpture by the ng-French Forces between the

and the 20th inst.

STEADY PROGRESS ON THE BRITISH FRONT.

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Scarpe, eastwards of Fampaux.. We progressed on the north bank of

We also advanced our line south- westward of Lens, where two counter. attacks were successfully beated off...

material were

Our vessels were handled with re- rackable gallantry and dark, the tactics they pursued being a very tins example of destroyer work.

We succeeded in saving ten German THE KING CONGRATULATES THE officers and 35 men from the snuken

FRENCH

vessels.

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LONDON, April 20 The Press Bureau announce that His Vinjesty the King has sent the following telegram to the President of the French Republic, saying

out well-accredited agents to educate the Chinese regarding the possibilities of merbantal power. Regarding distribu-Pul tion, a way must he found to plane the (driving force of the Briton behind the Chinese distributer in the interiors

I warmly gratulate you upon Compradores bad outhred their useful-

the group success that has attended ness and the Briton mat shoulder the

the efforts of the gallant French? responsibilities himself. Mr Rone ig

Lox, April 21.

Any during the past week, the new Yoontl cubation of British Field-Marskal Sir Douglas Haig reof which has been revived by me and my people with the utmost satis: exporters and producees who would ports:

The enemy's attempt to cover Gon-faction. assist in the joint working in China. nelien village was not successful. Our aries. I air certain, are an ensur- These victories of our joint China to artillery caught and drove hack thence of further study progress," enable 10 In

The enemy left | increase-

thus attacking troops. her exports and lny more from British manufacturers, many deat

TURKEY, AND THE UNITED isternal taxation must be regularised.the

STATES S 2x teenRZ to the provincer a tangible return from foreign trade; and communications must be improved. He suggested that small investors who are Linterested in China, and small Chinese

investin might provide. regular Our aeroplanes carried out useful. financial assistance for the industrial work yesterday. des choprient of Chita. Mt. Rose vrged British prodingers and exporters to dis tribute goods through British channels fe minded by aging that the political machinery, working through Consul and Legations, was the main

After sharp fighting, we, capted stay of British commercial rights in

Gonn-licy village, taking prisoners. China. The "uctivities and respon

We repulsed an attempted raid on ibilities of the Consuls would our trenches in the neighbourhood of increte proportionately with the in-Furquiseurt.

The Germans raided a crater-post, docthwards of Ypras. A few of uur men are missing.

BRITISH TAKE ANOTHER POINT.

Lasses, April 21. Fiehl-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig reports:--

carcase of British trade. The Foreign There was reciprocal artillering Dice and the Board of Trule are now jet a number of places. attempting to devise means of increasing

the efficiency of the Consular service in

order to meet the new needs. Closer PREPARING FOR FURTHER BIG co-operation by the exporters, and

was, perhaps, what could help most to extend British truda in

PARIS April 22: The French Aviation Corps has con-officials gratulated the British Aviation Cur upon its superiority over their ver saries which it never lost during the recent engagements, and thankfully acknowledge the British aid. They

Chinu

NEWS."

LONDON, April 22. Reuter's Correspondent a British Headquarters reports:

Heary deliberace bombardment is pro- seeding An overwhelming mass of

express their anmazement at the British THE IMPERIAL WAR CONFERENCE. artillery is engaged in cutting the wire

armors exploits which they are ambi tions to emulate.

It is confirmed that the German aviation losses in the last few days have been double those of the Allies.

DECORATIONS FOR BRITISH OFFICERS.

“LONDON, April 40. The following decorations have been .conferred :-

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The Crbix de Guerre:-Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig and General Sir

William Robertson." "

INDIA TO BE FULLY REPRESENTED;

LONDON, April 22. The Imperial War Conference has unarmously passed a resolation, moved by Sir R. L. Borden, and "sccorded, by Mr. Macy," "that the resolution of the, Imperial Conference passed on April should

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be modified

to

Hermit of India being fully represented at all future Imperial Conferences, and that the necessary Grand Officer of the Legion of steps should be taken to secure, the Honour: Lieut-General Sir G. E. assent of the various Governments in order that the next Imperial conference may be summoned and constitute accordingly." TheImperial Conference taking steps to carry out the Zesolution.

VIE.

Commander of the Region. Hogont-Commodore Lionel Halsey

Grand Ocer of the Oider of St. Leopold-General Smuts.

The Order of Mabommed Ali (First- Class)-Sir Francis Wingate.

The Victoria Cross-Commander "Gordon Campbell, in recognition of conspicuous gallantry and consummate coolness and skill whilst in command of one of H.M. ships in action." Com- mander Campbell clready possessed ...the D.S,O.

The Grand Cordor, of the Order of Leupold-Adminal Sir John St.

Jallicoe.

LONG-SOUGHT ANTISEPMC

DISCOVERED.

HELP IN THE LIGHT AGMÏNST POISONED WOUNDS.

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and smashing up the trenches and wrecking the strong points.

There has been a lull in big news, but no pause in the preparations for creating

big nowa.

There has been a steadily creeping } forward towards St. Quentin, and the extension of the "nut-crackers, which at the pre-arranged moment will close and snap Lens.

- FRENCH PROGRESS.

HARASSING THE ENEMY

PARIS April 21.

Turk

AMSTERDAM, April 21. has broker of relations with the United States,

NORWEGIAN RELIEF SHIP ATTACKED.

LATER. The Germans saved total ten officers and 108 men..

LATER,

Thirty Germans from the sunken destroyers have been picked up in the Channel by travelers and landed at Dover. They include several officers.

There was some "boding" by the crowds when the German survivors

Inader!.

Unoficial accounts of the raid sintes: that aalvoos of German star shells as a prelude to the bombanlasat were seen it 1230 in the morning, then rapid firing which lasted ten minutes, all the shell falling within a radius of a quarter, of a mile without the slightest damage being done.

Silence followed until 148, when firing was heard from 20 to 30 miles dashes were visible, moving saatwards distant, apparently by bigger guns. The

as the Germans fet The night was fine though misty.

News of the sinkings was brought by British destroyers and later in the morning two of the destroyer's reached a home, port..

YMIDEN, April 21. The Norwegian relief ship Kongle, Later in the day they were enthusias which was bound for Rotterdam with stically cheered by the Flest for distin- cargo of 3,000 tons of wheat, was shikguishing themselves. in the so-called "safe" zone.

The second mate is missing. The remaining 34 members of the crew of which 19 were Americans, were rescued by trawlera and landed here,

The vessel was struck on the star- board side, but owing to the darkness it is not known whether she was mined or torpedoed

LATER

The Kongale did not sink and is now being towed into harbour,

GERMAN STRIKERS' DEMANDS.

AMSTERDAM, April 21.' The Duweldorfey Anzeiger states that at a meeting of the Berlin strikure the leaders submitted resolutions demanding from the Government a declaration of its immediate readiness for peace on the basis of renunciation of annexations; also the immediate abolition of the compulsory service law, the liberation of political prisoners, complete political freedom, and universal secret franchise. The resolutions were defeated by z majority, which is not itated.

MUNITION WORKERS STILL ON STRIKE.

LATER

It is not clear whether this means that persons were killed in Dover or that British dead have been brought to Dover as the result of the successful encounter with the raiders.-E.]

RUSSIAN ARMY DELEGATES CONFERENCE.

SWEAR TO EXPÈL THE ENEMY.

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PETROGRAD, April 92 Twelve hundred delegates from the Armies on the Western Front assembled in congress at Menské

M. Rodzianko and M. Gutchko were present. The former in a speech emphasised that no return to the pris was possible, but the people enjoying their liberty must remember their duties to the country. He rejoiced to find that the fighting power on the Western front war indestructible.

The member of the Dunn, M. Rodit choff, received an ovation, and declared that we believe you will expel the

enemy."

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The congress responded by ahouting. "We swear it."

A French Colonel and a British Major spoke, the former exhorting the soldiers to pay less attention to politics and more to their military duties.

The British Major exhorted the sold-

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U.S. HELP FOR RUSSIA.

"New Yonx, April 21. President Wilson has almost complet General Gourko, Commanding on the ed his selection of the Commission Western Front, said that the new found which is to be sent to Russia to co-operato

A semi-official, Berlin telegram an nouncing the termination of the greaters to die for liberty if necessary. strike of munition workers at Berlin on Monday is now admitted to have been premature.

The Lokalaniger states that a quarter of a million workers from five factories were still on strike on Wednesday.

The Fordert states that at a meeting of the strikes on Thursday it was re-

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HAINAN NEWS ITEMS.

(From Our Chen Correspondent.}

There have recently been a nume, Insertion- liberty would parish unless the soldiers with the Provisional Government and of charges in the foreign community of made a great effort. He declared that to discuss the means by which the Hoihow. German militariam must be destroyed. United States can best help Russia.

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THE SPANISH CRISIS.

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It is believed that Mr. Root will be Chairman of the Commission, which will include commercial, railway, Goancial

solved not to rename work, but to, send WHY THE CABINET RESIGNED. and military experts..

the Chancellor..

A French dormínuniqué reports: --- North of the Aisne our troops are harassing the enemy, and there has heen au artillery duel in the regions

The Cologne Gazelle states that various of Nanteuil-la-Fosse and Hartebise. East of Cronne and north of Rheims strikes occurred at Leipzig on Monday the night was marked by violent and Tuesday. There was also a great mutual artillerying. We made pro-demonstration at Stoetleritz as a protest gress here, notably south of Javin-against the scarcity of food. court and east of Courey,

In the Champagne we repulsed attack against Monthaut.

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THE GERMAN REPORT.

RIOT AT MAGDEBURG,

WORST SINCE WAR BEGAN.

OLDENZAAL, April 21...

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The most serious riot in Germany since

LONDON, April 21 The Cabinet resigned owing to the Chamber'a rejection of the decree insti- tuting a National Economic Council to deal with economic and industrial prob- lems due to the war.

NORWAY TO REMAIN NEUTRAL.

THE CORPSE FACTORY.

Á DENIAL

Rev. and Mrs. F. P. Gilman of the": American Presbyterian Mission, have left for America on furlough. They will return in November. While in America they will attend the wedding of their daughter, Miss Janet, sad will LONDON, April 21. German report, transmitted by apend considerable time in New York wireless, denies that the bodies of dead and Pennsylvania. Mr. and Mrs, fril soldiers are treated as alleged by the man have been engaged in missionary English newspapers in a cablegram dated work in Cuina for more than thirty

17th inst.

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Dr. Nord, the German Commal, left

CHRISTIANIA, April 21. It says that these newspapers have years. The Storthing has concluded its secret mis-translated as "human corpses" the LONDON, April 21. A "Gennan official report, trans-the war began occurred at Magdeburg sittings on the question of food and the German word Cadurar, really meaning

dangers of navigating the North Sea the enreases of animals." owing to the reduction of the bread In relation to the foreign policy no: If this misiatetpretation may apply Holbow on the 11th inst. for Germany, mitted by wireless, states:

ration. Ten thousand strikere, mostly munition workers, tried to set fire to resolution was passed, but it was agreed to the extraut quoted from the Lokslan- via Hongkong. the Town Hall. The troops fired on that, strict neutrality must still be zeiger. it does not seem to touch the

The gradual increase of artillery activity between. Loos and the Arras Cambrai railway line continues.

The troops representing all the performing German peoples are heroic deeds every hour under the heaviest fire and are faithful in their endurance unto death on the mighty battlefields on the "Aisne and in the

Dr. H. Browning, directer of the The Belgian Croix de Guerre Bland-Sutton Institute, announced at a Admiral Sir John Jellicoe and Vice meeting of the governors of Middlesex.

Hospital that the institute had dis Admiral Bacon.

covered an antiseptic, which they had called Flavize.

The war had caused, by tens of thou-Champagne. Bands, wounds infected with the bacteria

ANTI-GERMAN DEMONSTRATION AT BUENOS AIRES.

BEUNOS Atars, April 22. A demonstration, consisting of 40,000 people, marched to the Presidential Palace on Saturday, cheering the Allie

Speakers eloquently supported the President's attitude towards Germany. A handful of Garman sympathisers were dispersed by the police

MR. BALFOUR'S MISSION TO UNITED STATES.

NEW YORK, April 23.

!

Our thrusting troops yesterday

of sepsis, and there had been a clamant afternoon cleared out the enemy from need for chemical substances which what was formerly the Sugar Fac would aid the surgeon in his treatment

tory.

We repulsed with severe losses

sector.

the strikers, killing and wounding

mary.

observed.

It was denied that Norway was about The disturbances continue and the to a her merchantmen town is in a state of siege.

FOOD CONTROL IN SWEDEN.

SITUATION SERIOUS.

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Mr Harold Moland, he has had detailed description of the enterprise quoted from the. Leyden poper In!

charge of the Chinese Post Office during Beligne.ED.]

the past four months, was recently THE FOOD QUESTION IN

KIN EDUCATIONAL ERA IN- transferred to fchang and has gone to SWEDEN.

GREAT BRITAIN,

that place. His successor has not yet STOCKHOLM, April 22

LONDON, April, 22:

arrived.. Professor H. AL Fisher hascered a The Fremier, M. Swart, has made his triumph in the House of Commons. His frat statement in the Riksdag." COPENHAGEN, April 21 There are daily demonstrations in Replying to interpellatious on the Proposals are described as a new educa Dr Asserland, acting Fresh Cousl Sweden against the Food Control subject of food, be recited the various tional era. The bulk of the increde in and physician in charge of the French restrictions on exports. He asid the fear the estimates is due to the increase of Hospital, was joined recently by Madame Committee."

teacher'laries. The proposals include of theseterribly distressing cases. Flavine the Franco-Russians on the Brimont Seven thousand workmen "paraded of starvation was unfounded. gave to the surgeon in his fight against

Vesteraa and thousands elsewhere, His interpellators regretted that all the raising of the school age to fourteen Acserteau and their four children, who

years, the development of agricultural came directly from France. education in village schools, liberal sepsis what was probably the most powerful weapon known so far. neur Braye from Paisy Plairit to as into their own hands regardless of crowd of 20,000 created a demon- scholarships, the maintenance of grante Mr. Bulmer, who has had chatyo of

The French stubbornly attacked threatening to take the food problem experts were not prohibited.

stration outside the Riksdag, and Hitherto all the potent antiseptics far eastward as Craonne, and between the consequences.

appointed a deputation to wait upon the to poor scholars in secondary schools and the Standard Off Company's interests Hainan and Luichon, had been granted were also highly poisonous to the living Promes, and Suippes

Cavernment on the subject of dearness plicity of examinations and national and BAILOR SOCIALISTS AT

of living, The Socialist, M. Branting,

Ka year leave, and left here on the 16th body, and many of our most distinguish French attacks at Chemin-des-

STOCKHOLM,

addressing the cowd, exhorted, the physical training,

inst for his home in Boston, U.S.A. people to be calm, na the new Govern-

The Company's business is being looked COPENHAGEN, April 21ment was not concealing the situation,

after by Mr. Gumbart, who was "WELL, ed hunted a cocinat me at like its predecessors

from America te Formosa in 1915, and tended in a body a Socialist meeting at Stockbait.

MR. LLOYD GEORGE RETURNS TO Board of Trade, under the Defence of

the Realm Regulations, prohibits the has been in China about five months, LONDON

publication of any new newspaper

Mrs. G. DByers and childr, of the DEATH OF SIR FRANCIS BURNAND. American Presbyterian

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Rev. Byers Later in the

ed surgeons despaired of the discovery of an ideal antiseptic which should kill the bacteria without barming the tissues. With Flavine they had come very near Mr. Balfour's Mission had a most to reaching this goal, and the by made cordial reception. It was met by rapregain of which the magnitude quld sentatives of the State Departments and scarcely be realised.

Dumes and in the Champagne broke down under our fire.

A PARENT'S DUTY. VOUR bay is always getting scratched Iar cut or bruised. Pecause these wounds have hand all right in no sign. they always will Get a bottle of Chamberlain's Pain Bahn and see that pery injury is cared for immediately

The possibilities of such a discovery the Army and Navy The Mission proere, by no means, exhausted, and the ceeded, by special train, to Washington. Investigation of agents for the treatment Mr. Balfour stated that the object of tuberculosis and other infective dis of the Mission is to effect the fullest cases had already begun. He earnestly ed-operation of all striving for an appealed for mens esperate these and on car get nothing better and blood For aleby all Chemists and Store- everlasting peace through, a successful similar important researches which the poison is too dangerous disease to risk.

Bland Sation Institute had je hand.

MARTIAL LAW TERMINATES TH SPAIN.

FONDON, April 21 The Press Burean announces that the Prime Minister returned to London of martial law this evening, after a series of conferences March has with the French and Italiano

MADRID, April 21

universities, the reduction of the multi-

NO NEW NEWSPAPERS.

LONDON, April 21. The Frass Bureau annonces that the

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