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"MONDAY, APRIL 30. 1917.

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few, nevertheless soieties you feel | COLONEL ROOSEVELT'S PROPOSED that the party is there, I am not going to make an application, hut those thinking that all party feeling |

established not involving the impositions of food burdens. We believe it can do done without that; and of course, with food at its scarcest and dearest, this is not the time to talk of putting adds tionat burdens on food.

WASHINGTON, April 97.

so completely submerged that we The House of Representatives is sail over the whole ocean with lebating the Arty Bill. It defited impunity have only got to watch arada amandment to authorise Colonel they will see here a little swirt noul | Roosgvch to mise a volunteer force there a rugged rock. We will enden. | for Frakce by 170 votes to 106. your to avoid them, and we will bug

RUSSIAN, GENERALS REPLACED. them, but if we find them impeding the nation's navigation, there is

PETAD April 17.

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Both in munition factories and on the land women aro doing splendid work for Dritain, often regardless of themselves. One young woman of 13 writes :~~~ Intarted work, on a farm, several months) inga,but last August began to feck the "effects. What with milking, pig feeding, etc., and being constantly on wet ground it proved too much for me. I had a tall aching in my back and legs-sometimes all over my body and i loss all my energy could not eat or sleep properly: I was short tempered and down. Some friends were unkind enough to suy had become a walking ghost.

Yet now they are all surprised, for But for the purpose of Preference after taking a short course of Dr. that will not be essential. You can Williams pink pills there is a greak di Ference in me. ed to my checkspy appetito has by taking measures which other lami, this land to blow theur up and fetch the south western front, 28 Grners, The colone has refarm secure that by other means, particularly tough explosive in the tempes of Following M. Guschkaff's visit to steop work without distress. I am very grate-have taken for improving communication] the cargo safely though." (Cheers.) ful for the good Dr. Williams' pink pills between one part of their Dominions

and another. By these meats. products of any one country inside this GRAVE LABOUR SITUATION

IN GERMANY. great Imperial Commonwealth can be brought more freely, more readily, and more economically to the markets of the other. The Empire has infinite resources of wealth in minerals and food products, timber and every commodities needful for man and it is obviously advantageous not merely to i particular country producing these products but to every other part, including the United

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This statement of Miss Maud Cavanagh, The Fields, Northwood Salop England, conveys a hint to thousands of. women in health to invigorate their ble and strengthen their nerves by Beginning Dr. Williams pink pills for

ale people without delay."

A free HEALTH GUIDE will be sent to you if you send a post card request to che above address. Obtainable from dealers everywhere, also poat free, one bottle for 21.30, six for 95/-, from Dr. Williams Medicine Co. 90 Szechuan

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Atractions to sell by Fublication KING EDWARD HOTEL Kingdom, that there commalities shoul

(You ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERTED),

TUESDAY;

the 1st May, 1917, commencing at 2.30 pp., at their Sales Roónas, No. 8, Des Voeux Rouel, Corner of

lex House THEFT, VALUABLE TEAKWOOD· 197 BLACKWOOD FURNITURE,

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As follows.co Upholstered Suites, Ara-chairs arat Chesterfield Sofas Card Tables, Berton Furniture, Doublu, and Single Brass Bedsteads, Twin Bedstems (Teakwood) and Brass), Sideboards, Dinner Wag- gona, Extension Dining Tables, Chairs, Tek anxi Occasional Tables, etc., Dinner Services, Crockery Glass Ware, Choking Stoves, Cutlery. Toilet Sets, ke Bath Room Utensils, Foll-top Desks and Wring Tables, Electro Plated Ware, etc. Panos in good condition, Electre Reading Lamps, Blackwood and Teak. wood Screens, a quantity of Blackwood Furniture, Engrayings, Pictures, etc., etc.

(Full Particulars from Catalogue.)

Tax-Cash.

HUGHES & BOUGH.

Auctioners Hongkong, April 5, 1917.

PUBLIC ATCTION.

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Loxbox, April 27,

The Press Bureau innonces, tuat wireless message states that von Bethmunt. Hollweg sent a letter to the Government in the dermap Empire in February, exipisicing the

essity of uninterrupted labdhe en

wir industries. He declared that whoever attack the brave warriors Lt the front in the back, would be

LL ELEUTHIO TRAME Fhes Entrance bis together the Empire as a wholenished with the full force of the

A Electric Lifts, Faos and Lighting, European. Baths od Sanitary Fittinge. | Hot and Cold Water Systern Throughout.

Best of Food and Service,

TELEPONZ 373- TELEGRAPHIC ADDRES

VICTORIA

J. WITCHELL "Manager.

SILJMFOPON (SEBATTIK)

COAL."

RE Undersigned having an appointed As for the COWIE HARBOUR COAL CO., LTD., are prepared to quote prices fur bust quality SILIMPOPON COAL trimmed ints Bunkers at SEBAT

TIK SANDAKAN (British North Borneo

SILIMPOPON GOAL compares favour

HELAND AND INDIA.

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A Berlin report says that Herr Groener stated in the Reichstag that he would have cursidered the ques tion of lightening the workman's labours hugg for the impudent

E. Referring to Ireland, fr. "Lloyd Etibargo said to enuntry mfist he corte (vertel frosu a suspicious, surly and dangerous neighbour to a cheerter and by deontade if we are to have a well knit aut powerful Empite, 2 sell to the Leipsig and that is "essential for the petes Conference, to Herr con Berlanan of the world. Freland is the one! Hollweg, mußing politice! demands, pertiu (prospect vn the whole duelading the establishment of a "horizon. hỉ he apponted for a settle Labour Council on the Russian Herr owner said that this ent with Ireland it was because le roodel. knew from the facts driven into ins, was madness, died. Er concluddal by mind every fir, that in Americanameing his intention to placmil Austria and every part, it was the whole of tigrinity witte à pr-| regarded

meluding divisionul gommanders, Have been sepiacent.

SHELL EXPLODES IN A MUNITION

FACTORY.

LONDON, April 27

The Press Bureau: quounges that a six-inch shell exploded in a muni- tions works in Scotland, injuring a than and gloven wonien, Three of

the latter succumbed to their injuries, There was no material dinge dony.

THE RAMSGATE BOMBARDMENT.

HEAVIEST EXPERIENCED.

LONDON, April 41.

The homlariment of Ramsgate was the heaviest experienced there. It "pened at 2.15 with a brilliant display of starabells illuminating the whole At least town and neighbourhood.

shells fell into the town in six minutes. A man and a woman were

killed in their beds, and a horse was killed in a village two miles from the

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H.M.SS. TRIUMPH, AND USK.

CLAIM FOR PRIZE MONEY.

Lospos, Apr 8. The Prize Court has reserved as one of the essentials to clamation deoinding the eesmsation | judgullut in the claim of the Come! a speedy victory, therefore he appeal of strikes and intimating that politimanters of H.31.5. Triumph and xbly with the botter, grades of Japanese the patriotisan of "very man to end traitors sotial be ruthles de M.S.Tak for £6,000 as bounty Coal and gives "good" results on a very moderate consumption.

sink everything för küte purpose of punish.

in Connection with the siting 'of SANDAKAN exclusively for SILIMPO

Steamers calling at SERATTIK or serving the problem. Cheers) We

The Sodalist Davidson praised sevenfencing ships at Tsingtata." The FON COAL (either cargo or Bankers) ast concentrate upon defeating Ber Grener that Fogelble repression trar contended that the epopen- charges.

of the workinen's demands would Lion of the naval and military, foreés are exempt from payment of all Port the worst meny # have ever

At Sabattik Steamers are berthed along- enecuhtered.

lustroyed the nuvy's title to bonuty,

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AMSTERDAM, April 27..

INDIA AFTER THE WAR.

Logoox, April 29,

Lacas emphasised the need for developing the Indian side of the GERMAN SOCIALISTS AND LABOURustitute, sin India would be

Tennis Feles and Netting, &c. &c. Oliver and Smith Typewriters, Carpets (New and second baud), Chikda Cota, ctnside the Company'a wharf where there in a hconclusion the Prime Minister

minimum depth of 27 to 28 feet at low (referred to the position of India "EXY! A Berlin report states that He water Spring Tides.

Charts of Sibuka Bay (Sobattik Barsnici, Germany's greatest disappoint- frence's provincation, enlls the bear). Prices and all other informationment in this war and she bus had patriotic war workers to act, ruthe concerning the Port can baha on

wany-has been furdia. She expected' Jessly towards agitators. He saya: |· Presiding at the annual meeting of application to the "Agents.

*** Who dares to defy Hindenburg's ( the Colonial Institute, Sir Charles sedition, distraction, disaffection andj disloyalty, and this the forces call! Ele is a scoundrel who strikes. Grget Britain would he absorbent! üper the task of subduing and super pressing these. What did she find Eager and enthusiastic loyalty and help for the Epice, and I think fridi is entitled to ask that ther loyal myriads should feel not as it they a subject me h, the Empire, but a partner of the nation. All these gitestions require bold statesuwnship.

HE Undersigned have received in- structions to sell by Public Auction, (FOR ACCOUNT OF "HE CONCERNED),

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AMSTERDAM, April 25, The Independent Socialist Party Tas papară a resolution inviting the workpeople, on May 1, "to demand an eight bar day, world' pence and international fraternisation.

greitor than ever after the war.

LIGHTS ON LIFE IN GERMANY.

A prominent American business. mar who recently arrival in Paris from the eastern part of Germany told a Nero York Herald correspondent that where The Tageblatt regards it as

anhe was the effects of the war were varied. "Some things were surce in that in

reality invitation to gelebrite the day by and some this were quite pitiful," sir Ankerl to explain further, be he replied as follows? Scarce where he was living and, the re- sults were something to be remembered for a lifetime. bathing scened to have |been abandoned as mo great a luxury,

THE PREMIER'S PERORATION: Atrike.

Timkity, timorousness at finit.] [scurt:sness are abhorrent in peace. but they are fatal in war.

Great Britain had faced the pro- biein of war with amazing courage:

and Chairs, Chesterfield Sofas, Arm-chairs, TANG YUK DENTIST, successor to be miss face probikuus of peace in

d., Wardrobes and Toilet Tables, Cot, A., Miscellaneous Furniture, Pictures, de. Pall-top Disks, Blackwood Wars, including Cabines, Wardrobes, Stands, &c., Brass Funders and Fire Brosz, few lots Porcelaine, and Curios, &,, Pantry, Bath Room and Kitchen Utaasikas, Electric Lampa, Fans,

&c... Sc.. Mar Typewriters and Pianos. (Full, Particulars from Catalogue.) THEME:---Cak

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THE GREAT BATTLE.

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BATTLE FRONT.

LoNDox, April 2. Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig

I thank you my Lord Mayorand" council of this grent dity, not merely reports:~~ For the personal honour, but for the"

Nothing of special interest his encouragement evening from seeing accurred on the buttle front although men, who once fought each other, there is a market air activity. Soven working side by side for the greatest German deroplanes were brought gd. May that coorndeslip, endure down and six others were driven not merely to a triumphant victory, down. Six of our ure missing but until the derastation war has

THE FRENCH FRONT. hegn repaired and the fruits of u glorious victors have been gathered.

Prolonged Cheers,)

A FURTHER SPEECH BY THE

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LONDON, April 27.

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absence of coal itself but of the means to transport it from the mines to the The railway carriages are consumer, used for military transport, and it is with the utmost difficulty that any coal can be obtaincil, and then it is doled

in microscopic quantities.

time and during cok snap three bubias died in their mothers's arms from ex-

enid. posure to

"Only half a pound of meat was al London wholesalers have met to com- A French counnunique reports:

lowed per person per week. This did wider the prohibition of textile importa, not include sausages and geese and and the whole tone of the meeting was There was marked reciprocal artil-poultry of all kinds and game und fish-one of loyal support for the Government

all of which were very plentiful.” lery activity to the northwest of Asked about the erman artsy, he said in any action they might deem necessary A small committee to to win the war. Rheims and in the Clumpagne, but that in the east things were different act as an intermediary between the Im

from the western front, as, from his port Restrictions Department and the no infantry actions.

personal experience, he could testify trade has been appointed. Three German aeroplanes were to the excellent condition of the troops

The public need have no fear that brought down on April 25, und an infest to be a fury. The identhers will be any immediate shortage in seemed be that they were going to the supplies of any of the prohibited Speaking again subsequent to the additional six were seriously dunwin the war and that if beaten they textiles. Blocks in the warehouses and would begin again, Asked how, the shops are much heavier than they have luncheon, Mr. Lloyd George huid.aped and forced to descend. One of Germans could begin again if they were ever been. Further, the view generally don't want anyone to feel that our air, aquadrons bombed stations pepet the last held is that supplies will not altogether replied that the ruling clasacs in that be prohibited, but that certain quan things being all right, there is nothing and bivounce in the regions of Ribe part of Germany were not in the trenches tities will be allowed to come over under

yet. These classes would endeavour to license. Daily Chronicle. more to do. That is one of the rest mort and Creeu sur Terre.

perpetuate the military ambitions of difficulties of exaggeration, and "

Germany, anless they were absolutely UNPRECEDENTED ARTILLERY:

wiped out in some way or rendered causes punic On the contrary, it

harinlend things are painted in their true colours by saying that we can pu!! through with an effort, people will way, let somebody else make the effort and I will do the pulling through Success is assured if everyópu does

displaced his knee cartilage, was success thetic for the purpose S the Arras offensive was nearly double fully operated on by Mr. Barker, the A large and strung box with a sliding side-tracked politics because get the number fired in the first week well-known bone patter

ddor was backed to his den. This in the tirur ib folke a serious

Though he was unable annsaisted to anaesthetising chamber, and, tempted on the Somme offensive, while in the leave his house since the acident with

pisco

ment, the animoal was Fot ordinary vocations inust be neglected and week, six and a half times week previously, Mr Hodge walked soon a prisonen in itra VAN

immediately after the operation, and Mr. Through a hole in the side..

chloroform and you must concentrate on

the number of shells were fired in Barker

that the Labour was pumped into it with a foot bellow.

Jadi, dutice in a day or two.

tiger meanwhile through a gas in the vitals. My experience of the five corresponding week on the Somme Barker's skill and the failure of top. When he fell war the door was months. I have keen I'vemier is that This is unprecedented in the whole the War Offce to útilian bis services pained little, the flicted: foot deawn HEAD OFFICE- KINGS, Budiyas, wa have received help from men of

have beeple subject of questions inject and Lie operation performed with Parliament recently

HONGKONG.

Loxpos, April 27... Mr. Kellaway, one of the Parlia mentary secretaries to the Ministry

CABINET MINISTER AND AN

ALLEGED QUACK;

CHLOROFORMED TIGER.

A DELICATE OPERATION AT THE

***,ZOO.”

Munitions, mentioned in the House of Commons that the heavyMr. John Hodge, the Labour Minister, was lately operated on for an ingrowing The big Siberian tiger at the Zoo"

his share. During the war 1 huve shells fired during the first week of who while getting out of a hanson estou nail,jike was put under an anace

us illness when

ing the dread, cnety.cating at your excess of the muniber fired during the Minister able to resume is the veterinare urgentatching the

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