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MONDAY, MAY 21, 1917,

TELEGRAMS.

(Continued from Page 2)

FOOD CONTROL IN THE UNITED STATES.

WASHINGTON. May 2). Mr. Floevir, the Food Pontroller, announces that he intials to requinte essential summodities coul to enlier women and housekeepers to avoid waste and to substitute, as far as possible, other soumuklities for staple foods which will be exported to the “Allies. “El alsodobensly to cooperate with the Vlies regaling exports from Amenin and, common hoporta from other sountriou,

President Wilson states that the Gisteren will investigate the form stocks to prevent healing and pre- ( Boring, and will wuisition fovel Supplies withe public of the Tasted States and fix prices in ander to

guarantee a profit title farmers and jrotect consumers. The organisation will be on i volintary tasisa

THE FOOD, SITUATION IN GREAT

BRITAIN.

MÄSTERING THE STUMARINE

· MENÄCE.

Tesnis, May 30,

Mr. Kennels dutes, the Tinctor. General at Feral Continit, speaking at Edinburgh, said thest Ford. Devonport had' fher waghigienosped they diffentie tos and desle with the problem daily, with vigour mal iletmmiäitin

THE ROME CONFERENCE.

Boors, May 20

THE CHINA MAIL.

RUDYARD KIPLING ON ITALY'S

ACHIEVEMENTS.

LONDON, May 1

NATIONAL REGISTRATION IN AMERICA.

A PROCLAMATION BY THE PRESIDENT.

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Tine Inter-Ally Commercial Con- ! M Rudyard Kipling has returned |‚» ference has quicluded after 13-

I from a visit to the Italian, Fronts, the Curso, serizo and Trentino. Punimsate ppssing the proposals for band has given some impressions to

WASHINGTON, May 19.- President Wilson has issued an ermomic" union based on an Reuter's Agency. understakling regarding an interna. The famous writer is full of enthu-Naonal Registration will be taken Proclamation amsuncing that tional systons of maritiune transport.

siasm for the Italian army asid what!

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THE ENGINEERING STRIKE

LEADERS.

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Lastos, May, 10% Two of the Sheffield strik fenders hair been arrestest

Loxmox, Mag. 18. The Government has arrested two of this strike leaders in Manchester.

The police mided this hendpunkter

of the strikers delegates in London.

Loxtos, May 19. Ma conterened with the Engineers Executive Connell on which Mr. Loyd Geeree presided, the following propens were agreeil to: -

The Council to negotiate with the Government regarding the existing difference and to endeavour to con- tiake Elis practice, with a' view” nyckling future stoppage.

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CHINESE AFFAIRS,

(Wah Tax Yat Fois Service)

PARLIAMENT AND. THE WAR RESOLUTION.

PEKING, May 20,

it is doing. He is equally content ways The Tower against

Ai tha mavating of the Lower Extre of their ability to conquer.. which we are artayed has sought to yesterday, Mr. Shu Po Shing moved spoke with the keenest admimtien hapose its will upon the world by the postponettens of the War resol of the mechanics, and of the Italian force. To this rail it has inereused tien until the Cabinet hast been Fransportation in fate of the altnost its armaments until it has changed completely reorgausel. He nude unrealisable problet of warfare the face of the war. In the sense the motion un the ground that many among the motentatins and in the in which we have been wont to saws, Italy has given battle in the third dingusion. She has lifted her beaviest astillery to the higliest penks,"

A "STAFF OFFICEW'S

DESCRIPTION. **

think of armies, there are no armies Cabinet Ministers and resigned and in the struggles there an entire the existing members of the Cabinet nations armed, but the men remain had no right to press a resolution for ing to till the soil and man factories which "the Cabinet was not in are no less a part of the army in position to shoulder the spot- Finnce than the men beneath the 11

it is not an army wo must train and huttle-fag I must be so with us.

sibility.

10,000 feet elevation. The familiar

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relations

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wil's currici.

DISSOLUTION OF PARLIAMENT

DESIRED.

In this connection graphic purti culars are gathered by Reuter's

Mr.. No Cheung Chi moved that Agency hem a Staff Officer who has spe for wat it is the nation. To the resolution be submitted to the just rettamel fron-Italy.

this end our people must exhibit one Committee as further delay would The Staf Offver says that bun-f; but this cannot be kay if euch

compact front against the common incowenience the Government and dreds of guns are in position where

world think it impossible to dun purses lis peu privats purple and the country's diplomatic place one in position. Ele has seen. The nation needs all men, but it The Engineers' Exegutive and the the heaviest artillery in caverus dignes each a net ju the field which vote, Mr. Shu Po Shing's motion On the question being put to the Ship Stewards". Erion were to issue out of the rock at a height of will most please him, but in endes- justructions to the men to rescue feet above the sou level, and your that will best serve the wor

he has heard of some working at noon good. Thus though the sharp- work forthwith.

signs of war are absent. There are trip-hanniter in forging great guns | Shooter might be pleised to operate no at stretches of land and no santand the expert nachinist might bagged trenchies, nothing but the desire to march with the flag, the which are Ened with concrete ami e sharpshooter marches and the untains with wonderful treelies nation is being served only when strips of metal the has the impres chinist remains at his levers. No further arrests were to he fande sin that Italy is buikling fortifia The whole nation must be a team and the eight arrested then are to be. tions for war fer the next entry in which each man must play his bur simultaneously she is keeping part. It is, therefore, post fitting. Prebased at the curliest possible.

out on their can recrquizancestre on the mountain in front that to this end Congress has pats pealing the hiring of the case of

intending to capture it one day."

Continuing, the Staff Other states the

that what is more asterishing than thegins firing from nuntain top te mountain tap is the fact that the guns, are got there at all. Up the hentain slopes there atesterrifying zigzagmals. You look right down precipice, and at coniets there is lung to prevent you flying into space. While speed must be kept

whas were vietinised in sequence at the strike.

R LONDON OMNIBUS STRIKE ENDED.

said that if everyone ate two slires "of bread lys daily, wo night fire the Gerian subaerite menace undis.

maydi Mr. Jones pointed out the

Ligos, May 10,

The London. -Omnibus strike" kas coded "alter a conference between

vide that the nation'shall be classi fied for service to pluce men in that position which shall best serve the common good. The significance of this cannot be over-estimated: it is a mark in our progress, new thing in history, and a land

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In refusing to send Mr. Roose velt's Volunteers to France, the

Fresident said: To do so would seriously interfere with the carrying purpose, namely, the prompt crea

difficulty of complying with the empyers and employees, prop to keep the engines going, put of our chief and most important depral that all tewide should over by the Rt. Hei, Arthur Pas mentioning that by barley had. Henderson.

KING'S MESSAGE TO BRITISH

WORKMEN.

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beer halted in firat Britain Since „February 2" Honce the beef hoewed to-day involve the use of no new smin."

While the Adainty were

Lospey, May 181* working day and night to lefeat the

The King in replying to the submarine normer, which, perhaps,osage of the workers at Messes. was not た for frean being sur

Vickers, Sons & Maxing of their mounted as some people were in-approviation of their Majestie" visit, clined to think, shruiv, he said, says that he is confident thit British wo were naked to do little in making workinen will never fail their country- small individual evabamies. Fr

en who are fighting their battles believed we were begiming to mastër

on sea and kanel. aubmarinisan. Our shipping losses "had decreased, "not increased!!and the long days helped the seaplanes to convoy foxelships. Morrisver, the ingenuity of i Admiralty and the courage and skill of our sailors enabled bragte to be attacked by

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Delayed in transmission.j

LANCASHIRE MILLS AND WHIT

SUNTIDE HOLIDAYS.

these you gome lorries, puns and

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Pexisa, May 20.

view with the President and request- Two Genens have bad an inter-

him to dissolve Parliament.

The President replied: "I am not an Emperor and have no powers except those which are fixed by law."

The Tukwans have presented a petition requesting the dissolution of Parliament which was, however, beld back by the Premiery

ARREST OF AN, EDITOR.

PERING,, May 20.

Mr. Ivan Chen, has been arrested by The Editor of the Peking Gazette,

the Police for publishing" what are described as false and unfounded reports concerning a certain secret agreement, with a Certain Power involving the use of arsenals and the

Fall the chane of war.

tion und the warly use of an effective The Staff Officer speaks Tostarmy." enthipskestically of the smartness of The President added that it woukl the soldiers and the completeness of by agreeable to him to pay the con the preparations for the offensive.plinens alike to the Affies and Col. Italy before the war was not as pre- Roosevelt by sending the latter. He pared as England, but now she is admits that such a step would have manfacturing all her own guns, the finest effert politically and make inmunition and stores in way that a profound.impresion, but this is is absolutely extr.ordinary.

no time or occasion for compliments supply of anns, not calculated to ontribute to the "COMPULSION IN CANADA, successful progress of the war. The business now on hand is not drama- fie; it is pretical and is character- ised by scientifie definiteness and regard to this at every step. Every precision, and shall net with due particular of business is under expert advice on both sides of the, wafer."

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THE PREMIER'S SPEECH.

OTTAWA, May 19,

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Sir I. Borden's" annoimerment has not surprised the country, heenuse the demand for some, for of compulsion voiced by the initi tary, trade, iunicipal and other representative bodies has been in! sistent hitely in most parts Cromain. The Premier laid stress

Lonos, May 20, As the necessary eighty pet ant. * new method, which had so far ninjority in favour of a stoppage of the meaty for reinforcing been successful. Mr. Jones said he work in the Lanenshire Cotton Spin-dik effort jk to be maintained. It Canadian Divisions if Canada's splen thought that that success would Thing Mills during Whitsun week was. Pontime and Germany, in the first for desred, any restriction on the few montlis, wou realise that shoutpas will be voluntary.

Innhe under any circanasances starve us out,

Mr. Jones condemned compulsory ratioiing as expensive and likely to

leah equal distribution. So far

AN ASSASSIN SENTENCED TO

DEATH.

AMSTERDAM, May 20.

months.

The

GERMAŃ PILOTS IN CHINESE WATERS.

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Wednesday, May 23rd-Claes 18 (aspector Gordon).

Friday, May 25th Class 15 (Chief. Tospector Kori).

RUSSIA'S MOTTO.

As a result of the rupture of relations {between Chine und Germany, the German "LIBERTY EQUALITY AND

pilots doing business in Chinese waters FRATERNITY.""

for at boast and river ports have been superseded by pilots of other nation. alities, by order of the Chinese Govern- PETROGRAD, May 19,

ment. A despatch from the Dutch was apparent that the voluntary Government has issued a proclama Chinese Government that s the German reconstituted. Provisional Minister has been received by the system would not yield the substation deglaring it will be guided by pilots at Ningpo, Tientsin and New- Walchiaopu, in which he informs the tial results hoped for. He believed the spirit of liberty, equality and chwang are in extremely poor circum- the time hud

come when the fraternity. It rejects the ides of he would request the Government to stances since they retired from businesa, authority of the Stute should be separate peace, but aims at a general nam them some pension to relieve their the Sixty-third Orlinery General Meet The Directors' Report, presented at invoked to provide the necessary price without annexations and incondition reinforcements to sustain the gallant denmities based upon the rights of this despatch to the Bureau of Taxes for 10g, 4th April, stated:-- men who had held the lines for nations to decide their own affairseasideration, which was done by the

The Directors have now to submit to Was there unt a enț It is convinced the defeat of Russia Customs

Inspector-General of the Maritime the Shareholders the Ealance Sheet and Adler, the assassin of the Austrian froir: those who had fallen in France and he allies will not only he a Chinese papers to have expressed his Profit and Loss Account of the Bank for

The latter is said in the said, we were in a better position Minister, Stuergkh, las-been sen- and Belgien, who had died that calamity, but will postpone works opinion to this effect

Canada, might live that that sucrifice | wide pence. than we were six weeks ago The tenced to deuth.

should not be in vain ?"

It. firmly believes that The function of pilots, sometimes in- Country had shown distinct signs of

Sir R. L. Borden proceded:-1 Germans to destroy the Western alien subjects. Owing to the, treaties 11,465 106, 2L, inclusive of £130,205 Cleaning gear for all patteras of"

the Russian army will not suffer the ought never to have been performed by ing for all bad and doubtful debts, of į May 22nd, between 3.15 and s

volving the question of sovereignty. obeying the junctions and we lud

have considered the matter and Allies, and then throw themselves entered into between China and other 12s. 44. brought forward from the rifles must be drawn at the above plice.. been lucky with our wheat consign-

recognise that the responsibility is on Russia. ments. Nevertheless, he said, ther

sericas, but I do not, shrink from it.

countries having conceded the right of previous year. The Interim Dividend and time by all members not in posses extraterritoriality and that of con- at the rate of Fourteen per cent. per

sion of same. greatest economy is essential:

Therefore, it is my duty to un

saltation in the fixation of the customs Annam paid in September last. absorbed nounce that the Government will

tariff, at least

a portion of such rights £8,000. The amount now available is make early proposals to provide by

has been se And also ceded to foreign countries; therefore £427,466 10s. Pd., and the) compulsory military service enlist

to the lack of competent Directors propose to pay Final Chinese

the office of racht on a selective basis of woeb

pilots, which is

decad important because Dividend at the rate of Fourteen per reinforcements as inay be necessary. His Majesty the King has des- foreign mercantile marine, had perforce of Twelve shillings per share, making of its bearing on the interest of the cent. per annum, together with a Bonus.

ns our stocks were concerned, be

FAR EASTERN MAILS LOST.

Losnos, May 20.

The Postmaster-General andOUNCES

EARLIER TELEGRAMS.

BRITISH TROOPSHIP SUNK,

110 MEN MISSING.

LONDON, May 18.

THE LATE RAJAH OF SARAWAK.

ROYAL CONDOLONCES

LONDON, May 20.

MIFLES AND ACCESSORIES the year ended 31st December last.

All Service Rifles. reust be returned to These show a net profit, after providCentral Station Armoury on Tuesday,

D....

DAND.

Tuesday, May 22nd-Eractice. Thursday, May 24th-Volunteer Head- quarters, 7.55 p.m.

POLICE GAZETTI,

Headquarters Club on Wednesday, at The General Comittee will meet at

that letter mails from the Far East, British troopship Cameronia was ek as one of the finest fighting of the Sarawak Government All givory tacit consent of the Chinese Govern whole year, free of Income Tax: to add

The Press Bureau reports that the to maintain Conuda's. Army in the patched a message to the President to be taken up by foreigners, with the seventeet per cent." per annum.for the 530 P. ENTIRE DAY. via Siberia, and from the north of torpedoed in the Eastern Mediter.units in the Empire. The number Council in England expressing Their Germany have been broken off, the will then stand: at £1,900,000; to add the Sports Night to the Naval, Military Persia have been lost at sea through ranean on May 15. There are miss than 60,000, probably 100,000. Iowa of the death of the Rajah of German ships in water have been £20,000 to the Officer Superannuation and Police Forces have been issued to

of men required would not be less Majestice" deep sympathy in the sad derman settlements

mant. But as friendly relations with £100,000 to the Reserve Fand, which

action of the enemy. The procuble dates of posting at some of the representative places are:-

Chefoo

Hankow

March 18 to 21

13 to 19

M

Peking

¿

20

Shanghai Tientsin Hongkong Tokio Yokohama

18 to 21

16 to 21

.. 11

14

19

19

Manila

·4 to 11

Teberun

18 to 29

- 15 to 18. -17 to 24

Enzele

ing: One Military officer und 128 other ranks, two ship's officers and

ine of the crew.

LATER. The survivors of the Cameronia state the vessel was torpedoed in

hope when proposals are submitted all members will receive them with a sense of the greatness of the issue noived by the war, with a deep relation of the sacrifices we have nlready made, the purposes for

the afternoon in culra sea. The which they have been made, and submarine was not visible. The ex- plosion, which was severe, killed and witly a firm determination on our injured many of the crew and sol. Fart to do our duty in the great diers. The latter included so that may be.

struggle to the very end, whatever British, Scottish and Irish, but mostly Midlanders..

OPPOSITION SUPPORT.

Sarawak,whors I valued highly both as a loyal subject of my own and as the ruler of a friendly State." THE ENGINEERS STRIKE SETTLED.

"on land and

A proportionate number of tickols for

taken over for control by the Chinese Fund; to write off Premises Account the following

Government, which action is tantamount £30,000, and to carry forward the

Inspectors Eristace, degg, Suflad to the withdrawal of the extrater balance of £157,465 10. 2d.

Alves and Chief Inspector Wong. Tickets. ritoriality and other rights formerly

are Sir Heary Stewart Cunningham, uniforma

not required by Inspectors in granted to Germany in the treaties, K.C.LE, and Mr. William Henry The Band will, attend and be in Therefore, at the present time, it should be but reasonable to consider that Ger Neville Gosches, the Directors who now position at 5.55 p.m. t mans are deprived of their prisilege of refire by rotation, present themselves being pilots. However poor these Ger for re-election, AMA LONDON, May 19.

Trooper Hyndman is transferred man, pilots may find themselves to bo The engineers strike has been owing to the loss of their occupations, Wilson, F.C.A., and Mr. Henry Crough

The Anditors, Mr. David Charles to Foot Police yet as such condition is not due to ton Knight Stileman, F.C.A again harsh treatment on the part of China, no tender their service Enancial aid for the alleviation for their suffering can he demanded. Besides, since China broke of relations with able on and after Wednesday, the 11th

The Dividend and Bonus will be pay-1 Germany many German have been April.

By Order of the Board,

settled..

The leaders at Sheffield, Liver Sir Wilfrid Laurier followed. He pool, Coventry and Manchester were There was no panic, the men, soon pledged the support of the Oppositice charged at Bow Street with imped taking their stations, and the bonts to do its duty in such a way as tong the supply of munitions, were smartly launched The first ensure that the best method's would. boat was smashed, and there were be adepted to secure that victory for

They were remanded. many casualties. The ship sunk in which all are longing, and which they half an hour, yet numerous troops hoped would certainly come early or

FRENCH DESTROYEH SUNK.

when submitted would be considered boarded a destroyer and lifeboate late, and the Goremment's policy

PALLY, May 19. The destroyer Bontefeu was mined in that spirit.

and aunt

A few lives were lost. MASTERING SUBMARINES BY (Continued on page 3.)

NEW METHODS,

Tabriz in The dates refer to rails from China, Japan and Manila for letters only. The other places refer to a classes of compondence except par with comparatively small lose. The cels. The Post Office does not com-destroyers came alongside just like pensate for losses due to enemy a train drawing up at a station, and action. It more definite information the troops were ordered to jump aboard and stop when told, overload-

is required, the selder should applying being thus prevented The Chief to the office of posting.

Ocer perished through diving in an

LONDON, May 1 attempt to rescue a soldier who fell

Mr. Kennedy-Jones, M.P., Direc SWEDISH STEAMERS TORPEDOED bitween the ships

tor-General of the Food Economy Captain Bose, the author of “me Department, speaking "at Braam Bouthern the list to

Three Bri

BTOCKHOLM,

Jonve, Ant

the wireles

ingad

and then

NOW IS THE

at all why the German pilots from the ibres porta should be singled out for specially generous treatament. The request made by the Dutch Ministar may, therefore, be refused-

dismissed from office. There is no reason

FOR A LAME BACK -- WHEN you have peius ce, lomences

in the back bathe the parts with Chamberlain's Fain Babe twice a day KOBERERIINY WIth the palm of the hand

piece of fame. ment and bind it's pain

WAL HOGGAN,

Becretary,

ALWAYS RECOMMEND TE

almost every commuty there is

one whcao-lily'lias" been "manc velain's Colic Cholers, And

thedy Such persons t

unclatumma andita) dout for its'

A PRIME MINISTER'S DAY.

Londoit newspaper gires the fol- lowing time-tablashowing how Me Lloyd:? George spent a day recently 27.48-8.45-A busy hour perssing argent documente

545-Breakfast, twoimp present to discuss public

10. 04t work in Prime. room gelug through 8t dictating notes to heads of de perasing telegrams, seeing visitors -11,3)-- Session of Imperial Cabinet

2.18-Lunch, Several Miclate