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THURSDAY, APRIL 26, 1917.

TELEGRAMS.

(Continued from Pags 1.)

"BRITISH CAPTURES IN

MESOPOTAMIA.

Lostos, April 25, An official despatch from Mesopo tapia states that besides the ruling stock; the captures at Istabulat in elules 20 officers, 167 men, one

Lup

EARLIER TELEGRAMS.

ports

THE GREAT BATTLE.

EXCEPTIONALLY FIERCE FIGHTING.

LONDON, April 24," Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig res Further information regarding, Mon- day's battle shows that the fighting was Saven Garman exceptionally fierce. Divisions were engaged on the Croisilies. fearrelle front, and severa points of 14 Krupp guds, 1,240 rities and a tactical importanes changed hands more great quality of ammunition.

than once. All remained in our hands General Sir Stanley Maale, after a except a few buildings northward of 'night march, attackeila Turkish Thoux. Our massed artillery shattered frequent counter-attacks, while those sion on the west bank of the Tigris, penetrating our barrages were cut down at Sbatt-cl-Adhaim compelling him to by rifle and machine gun fire. One fall back ten miles to the north, We British Corps took prisoners belonging

to four Divisions. took 1 prisoners.

A RUSSIAN COMMUNIQUE.

LONDON, April 25,

THE CHINA MAIL.

THE FRENCH COMMISSION.

ARRIVAL AT WASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON, April 25 The French Commission, headed by M. Viviani and General Jofte, has arrived.

SPAIN AND SUBMARINISM.

THE MAGISTRACY.

A VIGILANT DETECTIVE

COMMENDED..

SHANGHAI SPRING RACE KELTING.

The 3. C. Daily News of Wednesday, April 18, anaye..→→

Whilst walking in Queen's Road truck was springy and fast: consequent- It was a fair morning and the grass Central yesterday, a ahroff hid kisly the majority of the gallops took pise pocket picked of 830, in Hongkongances of the morning were the gallops of on the outer course. The best perform-

bank notes. The shroff was unaware of Gladiator, Kowloon and Golden Oriøle. the theft but the pick pocket, wishing to with last three-quarters of a mile in 1.3, Gladiator covered 18 miles in 2.47-1,

AMSTERDAM, April 24. (make'aure of his escape dashed through | last half-mile 1.023, and last quarter 31 The Spanish Note relative to the ter Ko Sing Street. I chanced, however, Mr C. R Burkill in the saddle. Kowloon with the same jockey, went pedcing of the Fulgento mentioned or April 12 and 14 has been published that s Chinese detective, whilst being the Derby distance in 3.31 3/5, with last in Berlin. It emphasises that Spain's shaved in a barber's shop in Ko Sing three-quarters of a mile in 1.97 inst half 1.04.1, and last quarter'in 32.3 sec. existence is imperilled by implacable Street, saw the thief ruuning past Golden Oriole covered the Champions. submarinism, and earnestly invitas the shop. The detective immediatly distance in 2483, with lust three-quar discussion with a view to a mitigation jumped out of the barber's chair, ters of a mile in 1.37.1, lost half 1.3.3,

last quarter in 31.3 sec. of the evil

rushed into the street and sounded his whistle. Upon hearing the police whistle, the pickpocket threw the stalen bank notes to the ground but continued to run. After securing possession of the money the detectivo

The German press points out that the Note was framed by the ex-Premier Count Romanones, and that it is note worthy that the Note is still unpublish ed in Spain.

We advanced on the whole front. There has been considerable fighting today, though somewhat less feree, at AEROPLANE ATTACK ON GERMAN chased and caught the thief. Whilst

a number of points on the battle-front: Progress has continued between Sense

A Russian 'official mesange, transmitt-River and Monchy-le-Freux, and the el hy Wireless, states that Cossack's line was advance to within a few vepuland the Kurds on the night of April hundred yards of Fontaine-le-Croisille 21, near Seiger, in the Caucasus

hour works at Karasand, and a torpedo One of cur cruzisars destroy the har- bons destroyed three Turkish schooners, One of our submarines sank twe schoeners in the region of the Bosphorus,

14

THE MACEDONIAN FRONT.

LONDON, April 25,

A German official report saya :---- The Bulgurs repulsed British attacks between the Varlar and Lake Doiran.

NEUTRAL STATES AND SUBMARINE WARFARE,

À CONFERENCE. AT BERLIN,

Lostos, April 21.

*

Jamal Cherisy.

A 'counter-attack by strong forces in

afternoon was broken up by our artillery the neighbourhood of Garrelle this

and driven back in disorder.

Over 2,000 prisoner hare beeti passed. Eu the rear since Monday morning, and there are others not yet mounted.

There was a greater amount of air fighting on Monday than on any one previbus day. Aeroplanes attacked the enemy's machines wherever they were fcant, going far behind the lines bomb- ing railways, dumps and serodromes. and compelling the enemy to give battle. Fifteentierman machines were destroyed and driven down. A large three- seater was brought down in our lines and the occupants made prisovers. Two of our machines are missing.

Scarpe was chosen by Fiuk-Marshal

DESTROYERS.

and

There were many other good gullaps and fast last quarters. Unwood Park | Anished a gallop of two miles, with Last quarter in 20 sec. Swanee went a mile in 13.3. with last half-urile in 1.01.1 went comfortably for 11⁄2 miles in 2.3 and at quarter in 29 see Beaconlight. finishing strongly with last half-mile in 1.03. and ast quarter in 29.9 sec., and Lamplight took 2.33 for the mus dis taking his prisoner to the Police Station, tance, with last half-mile in 104.1 and the detective noticed a man in Queen's last quarter in 30 sec. Hurlequin cover Rowl Central apparently searching fored 11 miles in 1.81, with last half-mile in 1.043 and last quarter in 31 see, and. something he had lost. The detective Zaider Zee covered the miles in 2-47, asked the man what he was looking for with lust half-mile in 108.3, and luat

Blankenburg and Zeebrugge, British naval aeropinnes attackel five and the latter replied that he harl loss quarter in 20.3 hoc. destroyers which were steaming between $30 in Hongkong bank notes.

сп Well I guess I have your money," Monday afternoon.",

said the detective, "come along to the The lending machine dropped sixteen Folice Station. The astonished shroff bombe, one obtaining a direct hit.

ONE BELIEVED SUNK.

4

LONDON, April 24. The Admiralty" annotinces-Three

The remaining destroyers scattered, and were attacked by two machines which dropped 32 bomba. After this the leading destroyer listed to port, and was probably sunk, as four destroyers десп ..entering

were

afterwards

Zeebrugge.

!

SCENES FROM SHAKESPEARE.

The Mutines given at the Theatre

decompanies the detective and his prisoner to the Police Station and there identified the bank notes as those he had believed he had lost.....

When brought before Mr. Melbourne this morning the pickpocket pleaded guilty to the charge of pocket picking ant was sentenced to six months' hard labour and four hours' stocks in lieg of the last day.

SHANGHAI GAS CO., LTD.

The directors report and statement of recounts of the Shanghai Gu Co., Id. shows that the profiton working account amounted to Tis. 39x153.42 as compared with Tls 230,018.73 for 1915, an increase of Tls. 33,084.67.

The net profit for the year amounted of Tis. 242,873.44 against Tis. 188,573.11, jan increase of Tis. 12.203,33,

The balance at credit of profit and loss account, including the amount of Tis. 20,105,30 carried forward after appro- priation of the profits of 1915, smounted to Tix. 283,991.74 of which sum the

His Worship mentioned that the Sir Douglas Haig for the principal yesterday was in every respect fully detective's conduct was most commend-directors recommend appropriation as attack as being the weakest point in the up to the first performance given onable and instructed Sergeant Black to follows: 1 German lines. Its valley leads directly

The tiegmannisters in neutral Douai, the centre of the German/St. George's Night. It was exer have him recommended to the Hon. To pay dividend..

Sates have been called to Berlin for a conference or the submarine question. This is probably owing to this growing neutral indignation at suhanarinian,

defences It does not require great lent throughout, one and all acuitt progress here to cause the evacuation of ing themselves with the greatest Lans, and then the main German credit. Little Miss Butterfield again: position between Drocourt and Queant, charmed her carers which is the extension of the Hinden burg line, and which there is reason

As Prince

Arthur. Miss Reta Bazeland as

Captaia Superintendent of Police.

UNLAWFUL POSSESSION OF AMMUNITION.

Before Mr. Melbourne this morning, to believe is unfinished, will be threaten (Ophelia was delightful. Midsum

A Chinese passenger on as. Sui, Tai was of, and the way open to the broad iner's Sight's Dream appealed most charged with unlawfully having in his

plains towards Belgium. Thus Sir Douglas Haig is striking a blow at the to the juvenile audienes and for possession, 450 rounds of ammunition. invader's heart.

their benefit the Dance was repeated.

The defendant, who was represented The Theatre was well filled, the bulk by Mr. F. X. D'Almada, pleaded not of the audience being juveniles for guilty to the charge, stating that whose benefit the mutinee was chiefly although the ammunition, had been:

found in his box aboard the steamer, họ given,

Satur-did not know that the ammunition was in the box. Previously to the discovery of the ammunition, his box had been tampered with and he therefore believed

Meanwhile, all the neutrals Furope continue to suffer meutely from food shortage. There have

furiber bren

great workmen's demonstrations in conngetion, with the fool question in Sweden, which has suffered exceptionally from sub- marinism.

THE FOOD POSITION IN GREAT BRITAIN.

LONDON, April 25: The House of Lords debated the Food Limitation Bill

FRENCH PROGRESS. "

PARÏTM, April 24. A French communiquo states :— The day has been chiefly marked by artillery actions on the whole front day, 28th.

We continued the destructive fire

against enemy batteries and organisa

The last performance is on

for the year 1016 on 94,000 shares at 5 per cent. Tis. 2.50 per share.... To write off for de- preciation of land and buildings To write off for

of

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11

4,076.35

and plant

***** 134,740.02* To write off for

depreciation of " furniture.

To transfer to re- newals and depre- ciation account... To carry forward to

Hew account

"

$3310

80,000,00

The 199,7 4947

30,000.00

34,939.27

TL. 233,081.74

Daring the year 447,043,800 cubic feet of gas were sold to private conmmers,

tions in the regions of St. Quentin, the THE N.Y.K. EUROPEAN SERVICE. that someone wishing to do him as being an increase of 2.5 per cent. Pro- Oise, Corbeny and Juvincourt and

injury, placed the ammunition in the great in the output of gas for cooking, Loved and industral purposes coa

The demand for coke, tar and

LARCENY OF IRON HOOPING.

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the Champagne. Explosions were observed in a certain number of batteries. The Jamu Chroui-le of the 14th inst. box. We brought back four 105-millimetre says:

His Worship discharged the defen-sulphate of ammonia continued through- out the year and good prices were obtains- mortars, captured during the fighting It is difficult to credit the newa given (dant and ordered that the ammunition ed. During the year Ts. 68,500 of the company's 0 per cent. debentars were" on the plateau at Chemin-des-Dames. in the Japanese papers, that the Nippon be confiscated. So far we have not counted the gains, Yuen Kaisha proposes to suspend its

purchased and cancelled, reducing the Near Moronvilliers light troops pane European service altogether or at least

total issued to Tis.. 731,500. trated German treuches which were

No such ing to withdraw its tention

The reasona found fall of corpses.

giver for, the reported proposal a that at present such voyages should In Mr. Wood's Court this morning a be suspended for humanitarian reasons toolie was charged with stealing six on account on the danger to life; that liners are in greater danger than coils of iron hooping from the Green other steamers; and that the company's Island Cement Works at Hang Hom. European service gives too much benest

The defendant pleaded not guilty to

front.

Lorl Devonport impressed upon the House the necessity for the reduction in the consumption of bread to four pounds per bend weekly. The meat consumption hal been consider A Belgian communique says thero has ably reduced and the sugar allowance been very heavy artillery work on their roust be reduced to hali a poutid a week. It would depend upon the people's consumption of bread and other food- stuff within the next two months a to whether compulsory rationing would Ele warned the, House be necessary. that in the meantime the machinery for compulsory rationing

W&5

A

GERMAN REPORTS.

wireless, says:

Losnos, April 24.

know.

to Great Britain and her Allics in the charge and explained that he took Europe, while benefiting Japanese mer- chants to a very smaall' degree.. We can the hoops because he thought they were nat believe that such a reason as the last of 'no value. has been given by the Nippon Yusen Kaisha, and we hope the company will

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modified, but this also seemed incredible,

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A UNIONIST COMMITTEE'S

RECOMMENDATIONS.

As a result of the year's working, after providing for depreciation, ell dividend paid in August last of 3 per cent. liabilities, outgoings, also interim on the Preferred and 10 per cent. on the deferred shares, also including the sum The Enemy, Influence Sub-Committen of $12,904 14-carried forward from 1915, there remains a balance of 4998-04f the Unionist "War Committee have which it is proposed to apportion as published a report on the administration follows:-

6 the Trading with the Faemy Acts, in 100,000

which they recommend improvements in 30,000 50,000 the law. They do not make any com

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to pas Final Dividend of 3% oo the Preferense shares, equala..........

£180,000 plaint of the way in which the Act have

although not under enemy control, that has been conducted wholly or mainly fr the interest and forthe. benefit of the enemy,

9.That any amendment of the “law, should, if possible, take the form of Consolidation Act, and not of legalation: by reference.

BRITISH TITLES;

HELD BY PERSONS OF ENEMİ ORIGIN.

.

In the House of Lords Sir Bobert Finlay (Lord Chancellor) moved the second reading of Bill to deprive

of princes and peers of enemy origin. British titles. He said the Kjemssro originated in strong feeling at the un- paralleled brutality of the enemy's con doct.

Lord Courtney moved the shelving of

motion.

the

been administered, and their recom mendations for the strengthening of the £7,438-7/law are summarised as follows and Final Dividend on Defer-

That businesses of enemy character red ahares of 40% equal... 89,178-

of association owned or controlled by and to carry forward the

6,376-18-4

naturalised persons should be made Dividenda' will be payable at Examenable to the law by giving the Home change 2741-

Secretary power to revoke certificates of

Lord Lansdowne said the measur naturalisation on the ground of public

required more consideration than it find policy,

received yet. It applied to H.RE, the. 2.That the Cou should have power Duke of Albany, and H.R.HL the Dake on application by the Board of Trude to of Cumberland, and Prince Albert of compel witness to appear on oath before Schleswig Holstein. It was absurd to

call them fritord; they having become: the Board of Trade or its Advisory Com-domiciled in su enemy country. The mittee or otherwise and to produce punishment proposed to be inflicted was

pality, documents.

Land Bryce urged the Government not to proceed with the Ell, but to tefer t

Committee. to & Belect

+

A German message, transmitted by

The Magistrate, however, was in- On the Arras battlefield the British see its way to issuing an emphatic man formed that the defendant had served being troops standing on French territory, tradiction. In ordinary circumstances organised, He declared that if the yesterday delivered a second great thrus the Nippon Yusen Kaisho would be fully two previous convictions, for similar diminution was not accomplished we to break through the German lines. justified in withdrawing its steamers ofences, and a sentence of six weeks

The heaviest batteries have for days from any service,

because it was we would not get through to the next been burling masses of shells of every too dangerous or because it was un-hard labour and four hours' stocks was description against our positions. Early that the company is a semi-Government

but in view of the fact imposed. harvest, except with severe privation.

on the morning of the 23rd, the artillery organisation, it is incredible that vessels THE RETURN OF A BANISHEE IMPERIAL PREFERENCE. battle was increased to a very strong should be withdrawn because the service

drum-fire. Soon afterwards the English, would be likely to be more

useful to LONDON; April 25.

thrusting troops, led often by tanks Allies than to Japanese merchants. It"A banishes, arrested in Youmati Mr Benar Law stated in the House burst forward on a thirty kilometre is true that it was reported two or yesterday by a Chiness detective, was of Commons that the Imperial War front, bobind this wall of fire. Our three weeks ago that the Department brought before Mr. Wood this morning

of Communications intended to order destructive fire forced them in many Cabinet yesterday considered the relates to withdraw with beavy losses the removal of vessels from the European and sentenced to twelve months' hard. solution of the Burleigh Committee, in At other points the battle aways back unless the British embargoes were labour and four hours' stocks in lieu of favour of Imperial Preference, and bewards and forwards and is being fought though no contradiction of the statement the last day.

was published. Both the Nippon Yusen promised to make a statement on Friday with great bitterness.

Whenever the enemy gained ground Kaisha and the Department of Com- on the subject.

our brave and eager infantry drove him munications seem to suffer from the back The suburb of Lens, Avion, tribute to them views which would sug eagerness of Japanese merchants to at Garrelle, Roeux and Gueniappe were

gest that their outlook is wholly of the hottest places in the fierce struggle, self-regarding nature Japan is one of PASSENGER FLIGHTS TO AMERICA and their names will be associated with the members of the Alliance against the

It is with much regret that we have PETROGRAD, April 24. deeds of heroism by regiments from Teutonic Powers: As a Government she

to chronicle the death of Mr A. C. Hen-

That agreements for the transfer of The well-known engineer Fokker, who ter, late of Messrs Ballard and Hunter, The distingished Russian. General, almost every German district between has loyally performed the share of the Tacherbatscheff, has been appointed the sea and the Alps. A further attack work falling upon her, in the Far East has constructed the Fokker aeroplanes, of this port Mr Hunter was known by businesses made during the war by enemy

and if the war has brought to her second in command on the Rumanian of particular intensity with naw mas instead she is as much justified interviewed by the "Wiener Fremden- a large circle of friensis at Shanghai and subjects or by zaturalised persons whose Lord Curzon said the Govern ent

Be came out to Shanghai certificates are revoked" ahonid be void it was its duty to introduce the Bill, in front, where the King of Rumania is two years in Bol unless nade bona fide and for valuable view of Mr. Asquith's pledge, but poitie

followed in the evening on both sides of in" taking advantage of it sa any other / blatt," declares that his seroplanes after the outporta Generalissimo.

asa broke, under our are. There was papers as a simple matter of course that long distances, and that he intends to in 1876 to join the firm of Messre hand-to-hand fighting

the N.V.K, service is likely to be with etablish a passenger service by sero- and Co, and remained with them until consideration, and consistent with public out that Lord Lansdowne was then

Diane between Berlin and New York they closed business in 1802, when he

object: Lord Curzu warned the House yards on the Cambrai-Arras road, and the Allies than to Japanese, we can only will be able to do the journey from Gor. Co sille merchants. After this firm parties to the agreement

The enemy gained a few hundred drawn because it gives more profit to Xile la convinced that his aeroplanes joined the firm of Mesirs Paul Brunat and policy, the onos of proof to be on cheer of the Cabinet, und did not that the rejection of the measure would speculate on what the journalist view

of the obligations of an allianco farming to Americe in 38 hours

Lord Bnokmaster (Solicitor-General in the Asquith Ministry) and that when the sake of the national reputation it Fokker aeroplanes will leave for America, becam

his wife died and shortly after. be authoritatively contradicted.

that the late Mr Hinter retired from immediately before the commencement of duce: the Bill they were advised that years & complete, safe and regular senger service will be established, which, business and has beer. Bring in Liverpool the war were carried on for the benefit or princes were traitors, but not legally owing by their speed, will be preferred over sincs He was great friend of sader the control of enemy subjects and Carzon said that the law should

Lord even to luxurious steamers.

Christian Missions, and took much in not merely will those bosinesses which terest in Christian work in Shanels).

THE RUSSIAN COMMANDER ON RUMANIAN - FRONT.

"

FOKKERS FUTURE.

· AFTER THE WAR.

DEATH OF AN OLD SHANGHAI RESIDENT.

member

the ruins of Guemappe remained in his

hands.

As soon as the war is ended the Best Halo, as he joined Mr. J. A.That the powers of the Board of be liable to be misunderstood

Halland, and the firm nubsequently Trade should be extended so as to enable The German soldier at the front may be hoped that the statement will and the faventor believes that in a few ago Ballard and Hunter. Some years them to deal with businesses which at the Iste Government decided to intro:

.No.' í HONGKONG' Y.LD.

Members are reminded of the meeting to be held at the Military Hospital | knows that every man and womsa at to-morrow (Friday, 27th inst.), st 10,15 home is working unceasingly to support

him in the life and death battle..

Dr. W. V. M. Koch will lecture at the hour stated, and the practical work. will be taken by Mr. McHenny and Mrs. Ballosk

ROMANCE OF A SPOON.

LATER. A further German official message says there has been fighting all day for Gavrolia. There have been new English attacks along the Arris-Cambrai Road.

APARENTÉ DUTY.

VOUK boy always getting suratched

Six Charles I. Apostle spoons realized £150 at Christie's recently. Another set or cat or bruised. Because these

wounds have heated all night is no sign

of five of the same period were sold for 2110, while prices of Apostle spoons of they always will. Get & bottle of the reigns of Elizabeth, James L., and Chamberlame Pam Balm and so that Charles ranged from £21 to 234 each every injury is cared for immediately. The highest-priced spoon was found in You can get nothing better, and blood

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Lord Courtney withdrew his amend

to get rid of his and was one of the leading members of west so carried on at the Jite of the stand to enemy order. He would he Lera Middleton said he had asked to the Free Cliristian Church He was for passing, of the Act

time a director of the "Shanghai The the Board of Trade should be relieved of his THE FORTY YEAR TEST

Mercury Limited, and also served on have power to wind us a branch of any Nauticho must have exceptions the Committee of the American Associs firm or company, neutral or otherwise, ment, ter Lord Curzon had promised to refer the matter to a Select Confmither scrit to survive for period of tione: He died at his residence in Liver whose principal place of business is in an toc full elucidation of the facts forty years. Chamberlain's Cough pool yesterday. Bis death did not come Remedy was first offered to this public expected, by bir friends to be had eucly, country-

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