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WEDNESDAY, JUNË 20, 1917,

TELEGRAMS.

(Continued from Page 1

GERMAN ARMY'S DIFFICULT POSITION IN FLANDERS.

SPECULATION IS PARIS.

Fospos, June 10,

The difficult position of the Ger-

EARLIER TELEGRAMS.

THE GERMAN FAILURE AT INFANTRY HILL.

THE CHINA MAIL.

RAJAH OF SARAWAK.,

H.H. CHARLES YYNER BROOKE PROCLAIMED.

The Sarawak Gazette of June 1 com tains the following :

In His Highness the Rajah of Sarawak. Kuching,Have heard that you were. proclaimed Rajah of Sarnwelt today and, I send you on behalf of the Colony and myself the best wishes the the future and I am sure that the cordial relations which have existed will continue and be

Young strengthened.

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THE MONGOLIA SINKS SUBMARINE.

LONDON, June 18.

To his Excellency the Governor, Speaking of the "outstanding fra ry which the British have pertsWe captured et prisoners this was proclaimed Rajsh of Sarawak one for the kind wishes from you and the Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig re- His Highness Charles Vyner Brooke Singapore I thank Your, Egrellency tures of five months of fighting from pushed back from the plateur at morning during the enemy's failure to Thursday, May 24, 1917, being the Colony on the occasion of my pelan- November 18th, Sie glas Baig Messinės is keenly disensset in Paris regain the positions on Infiintry Hill.

seventh day after the death of His High |tion 43" Fajah. It will be my alm to say that despite the dnsual Where spriulation as to what the Cur troopers gained ground slightly the solemn charge given by the late between Sarawak and the Colony.

news Sir Charles Brooke, thus fulfilling further the cordial relations existing in the direction of Warneton. severity of the weather, the winter enemy will do, It is pointed pur

Rajah to the Council Segri as long ag4jah.*** Throughout the day there was intoala July 31, 1891, that his successor shonla campaign was vacated to a Suthat the lognans are humpered in artillery activity in the neighbourhoorl be established Bajah within seven days "eessful issue ander" nust trying and their arvonents by the Ypres curui [of Lens and northward of Armentieres.

of his death. most arons enlitions,

The air-fighting yesterday was again

The proclamation was read from a and the Lys river in their rear as in our favour. We brought down ten platform specially erected over the they can only be supplies and re.German aeroplanes, and Eve others were approach to the foren side of the Government offices: Formed by bridges which are under driven lown. Two ef ours are missing this platforms with the verandah the British shell fire. Ip is believed that the emuns will be forced to retire to utasther line of defenes wad that they are alrevly preparing for

Our steady progress in the face of great difficulties is the best tenth- mony of the energy anh thoroughness with which those details wêre met, and the bridging of the Sage" at Brie is an exemple of the nature of the opels we were Confrentandtlist. with and the rapility of their re-

proval.

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AHEIMS CEJSELESSLY

BOMBARDED.

Losos, June 19.

-the attices formed a stand which but

with

nned

A THOUSAND YARDS' SHOT.

A Reuter special service telegram

been prettily decorated for the pension from New York dated April 26

yellow hunting and Sarawak states Hap. At eight o'clock a.m. in secord. The story of how the American ance with orders all tags were hoisted steamer Mongolia, while in British to the mastheads where they remained witers, on pill 10 fired the first gun until midday. Shortly after the Bangers of the war for the United States and

road from the

the stone steps to the Government Offices and a guard of ank a German aahmarine which was honour

ander Lient. Clark was drawn about to attack the great liner, was with detachments of the Pokee on one iated Press be Captain Emery Rice, of up in position facing the platform and related to a representative of the Aus00- hide and Sailors or the other. Formed a the Mongolia in London. Captain. Rico hollow square... The stand itself, excent declared that there was absolutely no that part reserved for His Highness and doubt about his hitting the U-boat, anit the members of the General Council was One-oticials and non-officials-while ladies that she had besu destroyed. The were given seats inmediately behind the naval gunners on board the Mongolis, platform, and scho children allest the under the command of Lieutenant Brace corners below the stand

on each sile. War Waited States Navy, made a At 45 m. His Highness the Rajah clein hit at a range of a thousand yarıb. left the Astana and was conveyed across The periscope was seen shattered: bus the river in the Siamese State boat ro

a

A French communique states:-There was marked artillery activity in the J. meent engagement the region of Lataux, the Pantheon and la rais instanes, six gaps tieman reaguars were intended Crace and in the Chevreux sector. had to be hellgál, nemes the vaunl | toofora i serien which was performing a salut in Champagne, on

We captured a stem of trenches and the river, sotor of which vortricted when the ceny rearguard frans of 300 metres, and captured 10 of considerable with, over a swift was driven in between Flokoteks and prisoners. thing strend. The work was cons/Warneton. The British se since hombard Rheims into which two thou-well filled by representatives of alleinases that there was every reason to believe.

The Germans continus to ceasulessly menced on the morning of March successfully attacked in the eigand shells were thrown to-day 18 and by ten o'clock the, saane nightbourhood""of Klein" Zillibeke and civilian was killed and three injured. the infantry fit bridges were con Hollebeke which is the pivot of a

THE ALLIES INTERNATIONAL pleted, and by five o'clobk on the new "Gerinan retreat behind Lgs, foming of March 20, a medium type showing thus, the British detected (of bridge, "for" horse trapsport and the movement.

envalry, we completed. By two o'clock and the altero of March 28, heavy bridges empable of taking all forms of trpille hnd replaced the lighter Typ

Throughout the winter, the trunss port problems, "were most serinos, , both in the battle area and behind 1 lines. On the pick solition if

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CONTROL OF AMERICAN EXPORTS.

Wasseres, June 19, The Government Ims elaborated its plans for the control of experts, first cod and then of wheat. It is believed that too coul will be allowed to be exportisk to any neutral which these probing success futur Chetuses to furnish Treat Britain with fore, while the "control of coal will be

necessarily, largely depended.

I

the cle of last year's nipuid. | the struly growth of our armies and be regulate shipments (af fornl the mpid expansion of our uiteindean neutrals to Germany. resources had already taxed the ponds It is stated that the fovernment to de demost. The existing brand is'nolaring to permit, targeëes to leave and Barrow pa, mihunga war Aspedisur ports for neutral rountries insufficient tự deal with the inenins. Which retain the ships in their har ing traffic, an undue proportion of which was shown upon the roads, With the winter conditions deterior- ating the ronds, the difficulties a maintenance and repair became almost "overwhelming. The increase

Joars."

BRITISH TREASURY BILLS.

Legres, June 19, « The daily sales of British Treasury

of railway facilition of every type and Bills has been resumed. Today's en a large senle is therefore impera-rules for thredruths and "kix- tively and urgverly necessary,

mentles Bills and at 44 per cent. The The patel concludes: The discounts The weekly terriers of loyal co-djuration and complete Bills las bed a discontinued,

mutual understanding between the

Allies and onšelves throughout the

battle of the Spanne has been co- SENTENCE ON A DUTCH EDITOR tinned and strengthened by the

events of the winter, particularly |

by the circumstances attealing the enemy's withdrawal. During the

The

QUASHED.

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"AMSTERDAM, Jums 20. Fluga High Court has after part of the period under re- quashed the sentnce of three piew, a very considerable træet of months' imprisonment passed upon country has bech won back, to Fience M. Schindler, the vilitor of the by the combined efforts of the Allied Telegraf, who was charged with troops, . This result is fegarded with endungering Holland's neutrality. Evely satisfaction by all ranks of the The case will be tried in another "British army in France. At the

sámé tizm we wish to express our feelings of deep. sympathy and pro. found regret provoked among us by the sight of the destruction the war has wrought in ance fair ned prosperous countryside."

THE STRUMA FRONT.

BRITISH ABANDON SOME "UNHEALTHY ADVANCED

POSTS.

LONDON, Jane 19. According to enemy communiques, the British, after burning, villager abandoned advanced positions in the

Copart,

RACES AND HORSE BREEDING.

Loxpos, June. 20.

A deputation from the Jockey

Club will, to-morrow, subirit to the

Pernier proposals for a minirumy of

The Times states that a compio mine is probable, permitting night further days' racing at Newmarket, during the current year

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POLICY.

PETROGRAD, Jane 17. At the General Congress of the Council of the Workmans and Sokliers Delegates, the Minister of Posts and desired to haster the conclusion of Telegraphs said that the Government new treaty in which the Russian Demo racy's principles will be recogniset sa the Allies International polier.

| RUSSIA WANTS A NEW TREATY the stone steps where his Highnes was even more pertinent fact in relation met by the Hon. the Resident Mr A. B. to the ultimate fate of the submarine is Ward, the Hon. the Treasurer Mr 04that the shell disappeared immediately Gillan, the Hon. Mr CC. Robison, the the hit was made. It is stated that the Hon. Mr F. L. Grove, the Datu Bandar shell"always ricocheta in the water, al Abang Mohd. Kassim, the Datu Temongis seen again, unless it finds its mark. geng Hj Mohd. Ali, the Datu Hakim Hi Oil was also seen on the water after the Mohd. Azhari, the Datu, Imam Elj other members of the Geners! Council.

tahu. Rais. Inche Mohd. Zin and simanzine disappeared. Accompanied

Captain Rice outlined the facts by the members the modestly, but he could not quite concral Rajah

proceeded

un foot between the pride he felt in the achievement of lines of troops to the proclamation

his ship. He paid a high tribute to his stand and was received with salute. His Highness' flag at the gunners, and especially to the manner Seated in the reserved enclosure on the men, for the lieutenant directed the time being bruken at the mast-boud.

in which Lieutenant Ware handled his

right of His Highness were the Datu firing of the fatal shot. Bamlar, the Hon the Treasures, the Dat Imaun, the Datu Hakin and the Hon, Mr E. Grove, anri on the left the Hon. the Resident, the Data Temong

the Hon. C. Robison. Inche Mobil, Zin, and Mr Ong lang Swee,

a

The Minister enjoined a rousollated polmamme which won avoit a rupture with the Allies, and he declared that a separate peace would destroy the results of the revolution and bring Russin into new war alongside the German coalition. Froceeding, the Minister pointed out that the inactivity on the war front had saleebled the revolution, and that the Army should be ready to advance.

M. Lenin attacked M. Kerensky's ap- peal for an offensive.

M. Kerensky followell, and said that M. Lenin's doctrine was that of Marx | misinterpreted. M. Lenin's advooney of fraternisation at the front suited the | German Staff

The Congress, exelading the Extrem- its, gave M. Kerensky a ovation

THE NO SEPARATE PEACE " AGREEMENT STANDS

LORES

PETROGRAD, Jöne 17. The Provisional Government, bas published a Note suggesting an Allied Conference, with the object of revising War-Aim agreements, and excluding the London Agreement, the signatories of which agreed not, to conclude separate pause.

BRITISH SOCIALIST PEACE

- ADVOCATES."

RUSSIAN NAVAL SAILORS REFUSE TO CONVEY THEM,

LONDON, June 19.

in the outer named

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Following a fanfare by the buglers, a prochamtion in Malay was read by the Senior Malay Interpreter, Incho Moha med Ali,. The translation is as follows:

PROCLAMATION.

*

19 (sak the captain) that we sighted It was 5.20 in the afternoon of April the submarine. Lieutenant. Ware and I were on the bridge, where, in fact, we had been most of the time throughout the voyage. For five days and nights. I had not had my clothes off and we kept a big force of lockouts at work all the time. There was a haze over the sea at the time. We had just taken the sounding, for we were getting near shallow water, and Lieutenant Ware and I were looking at the lead, when the first mate tried "There is a sub- marine off the port how." The submarine was close to us-too close, in fact, for her-purpose, and she was submerging again in order to manouvre into a better position to torpedo us, when we sighted her. We saw ber periscope go down and through the water. I quick trates, the members of the Chimely ordered the man at the wheel to Court and of the Chamber of Com starboard the helm, and we swung the merce, and the leading members of the nose of the ship toward the spot where various communities, assembled, now the submarine had been seen. We were hereby with one accord publish art going full speed ahead, and two minutes proclaim that His Highness the Rajah after we first sighted the U-boat she Mupa Charles Vyner Brooke is become Rajah of the State of Sarawa to whom emerged again about a thousand yarda we do acknowledge all faith, duty and off, her intention probably having been to eatab ns broadsizle on, but when she appeared we had our stern gun trained full on her.

Where it hath piensod Almighty God to call to bis rest our late Rajah Charles Anthoni Brooke by whose decease the sovereignty of the Bay of Sarawak is come to His Highness the Rajah Mudah. Charles. Vyner Brooke.

therefore,

the members of the Supreme Council, the members of the General Council, the Chairman and members of the committee of adminis tration, the officers of the Sarawak Service, the native chiefs and

obedience.

Given at Kuching, this twenty-fourth tay of May in the year of Our Lord one thousand nine hundred and seven-i

"

At the conclusion of the reading of the Proclamation His Highness the Rajab rose and addressed the assembly in Malay na leur voice that was heard by nearly all those present.

The

Lieutenant Ware gave the command, and the big gun boomed. We saw the periscope shattered, and both the shell and the submarine disappeared. I cannot speak to highly of the cool manner in which the lentetant handled It was a fine gunners.

the speech is as follows: his crew of

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A KINDLY TRIBUTE.

" The secretary of the Socialist party

Ketlinsky, commanding the Russian. cruiser kald, aaking him to convey Pengirans, Abangs Inchis, chiefs and American naval. men. Lieutenant all classes of people in Sarawak that Were knew before the shell struck

wrote on the 14th inst. to Captain translation of to you Datus. exhibition of efficiency on the part of/ FINANCIAL RESULT OF THE TOKYO PORTUGUESE HOMAGE TO A DEAD

make

As the white laby and the kundor

PERFORMANCES.

BRITISH OFFICER.

Mr. Ramsay Macdonald and party to Russin

I will on no account interfere with the submarine that he had mide & The gross receipts front the three

The funeral of Captain William Bay Captain Ketlinsky replied that the the Mohammedian faith or with any hit. There was no guess work about it, performances of "Eismet" by the Tekio mand Croft Murray, Grenadier Guards, request was discussed.ct & conference of other religions or beliefs of the people it was but a case of pure mathematics. Amateur Dramatic Club, says & Japan who had gone to Portugal in the hope of all the officers aud mea on board the fruit show white when they are Taking the speed at which the Mongolia newspaper agency, amounted to a sum cruiser, and they had unzuimously split, so to is my heart unblemished to was travelling at the time and the speed expenses of the production amounted to as Lops, and succumbed to an attack of slightly exceeding Y10,000.00. The gross recovering from severe wounds received decided that it was their daty only towards you. Gentlemen and Dets of which the submarine undoubtedly would something over 3,800.00. It is under- act in accordance with the Provisional the Council and servants of the Govern- make, and taking into account the stood that the committee of the Club bond fever in the English hospital st Government's orders, In the whole ment do your duty to the best of your distance we were from the sub has decided to donate the sum of Lisbon, took place at Lisbon. of the cruiser's crew, considered that the ability and show truth and fustice if marine when Brat sighted and when ¥3,500.00 immediately to the King

By the scish of the widow, full military war must be prosecuted towards victory your dealings. My

People, rich and

wish you

ucing necessary to paserve horse and the destruction of the Prussian poor, never be afraid if you are in trouble the appeared the second time it can be George Birthday Fund, for the support honours were dispensed with, but a cap- briedinge

militarism, and ax consequently they have anything to complain of. I shown that Lieutenant Ware had his of seven beds for the sick and wounded tain's guard of honour was furnished by

all to tell me so that I cangur sighted to an inch. It must be

of the Allies during the

accounts the th Portuguese Infantry Regiment did not desire to carry deputies favour help you, therefors sever be afraid to remembered that the whole affair will be the coftin, covered by the Union Jack,

The balance in hand, after r

was borne by Bitish seamen, from the ing an immediate penev, he (Captain come to me. I trust that you gentlemen, occupied only two minutes. I assure donated to the same fund. Ketlinsky) declined to take any initia Datus, Pengirans, Abangs. Inchis, Chiefs

you we did not stop to reconnoître after The undertaking was so large that cherch to the grave, over which the tive in the matter.

and Towkays and all class and na- tionalities will assist by straight for the incident, but steamed away at full the expenditure necessary to ensure an

**Laut port "won sounded by six buglem" wardness, truth and justice to maintain peal, for it was ant improbable that adequate presentation of this play was TROOP MOVEMENT IN THESSALY. and strengthen the Government of the another submarine might be about also heavy. The scenery alone, with of the Portuguese Army

country.

The one we got had undoubtedly been freight repairs and additions, cost The funeral" was attended by the Advertising and British Muister. Sir Luis Barreto, de The termination of His Highness lying on the bottom at this spot wait printing took up nearly 1,000, while Cruz, representing the President of the

upwards of 3,500. Loxpoy, Inc is

speech was the signal for the Boyaling for a ship, and came up when she costumes, property and

the undry A French Eastern communiqué Salute which was impressively given states:-The British Air Service the guard of bongar, the band by heard our propellers. That's about all expenses necessarily involved, a con- Republic, the Belgian, Russian, Ame

Mean, ad Italian, Ministers, Captai successfully bomborled Tumba railway Hangers playing the Anthem. Thre

res of the story except this the gunnera siderable outlay cheers were then given for the Rajah on had named the guns board the and for the cause, however, is nearty Minister of War, and the representativas The set amount of profit to the Club Florentino Vartins, representing the station and several munition dumps. call

the "Our troop movements in Thessaly monies came to an end with a salute of submarine was called Theodore Roose affert of the Tokio Ampetitie des öflarge number of, regiments of the the Resident, and the cere Mongolia, and the one which hit the double that resulting from any All the Communes in the acigh-Ruma battery stationed on tho velt, so Teddy fired the first gun in the Club. Last year the Club gavo Breguese Army, leading members of

green behind the Government Dispen war after all. bourhood of Larissa and Volo bave sary, and a considerable amount Not spontaneously supported the Venezclist cracker firing in the bazzars while Government, and are installing new bedil" and guns of all kinds could be civil authorities

THE SILVER-MARKET.

Lostos, Jung 19.

unhealthy Struma Valley, including Kiupri and Promenut on the main

Silver is quoted at 3948. There Doiran-Seres railway, which is doubtless is a scarcity of offerings. but the destroyed at these points; also Barklid-market is firm.

juma, which is of some strategic im. portance, standing at the entrance to Rupel Pass. The British, however, still

hold the east bank of the Strum and

some country beyond.

BRITISH RAIDE.

LONDON, June 19.

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Upward of 400,000 copies of President Wilson's war address to Congress are to dropped over the German lined by French and American aviators. The text

continue.

نس

SHIPPING AFTER THE. WAR.

LONDON, June 18.

of the memage, translated into German, The Minister of Shipping warns those

of

the

heard being Fred

ed in various Malay kam-

people who

Serious rioting took place in Constan

beds to the same fand and this year, as the British clony, and many others, a result of the co-operation of the entire After the ceremony General Bernardie community, the Birthday Find he been tou, on bebait of the Secretary of State substantially increased and the total for War, thanked the Partngness officest Amount treight bede from Kismet."

larity of

Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig has been delivered by the printers,,, and arranging for the cuarter of British that he desires his title to be known napital, hissing the German offears, threecognition of the merits of the per-}

reports

now is ready for distribution. The drop-vessels after, the war, that he is unable We raided, last night, south-east of ping of the message is the resnit of a to give so assurance that the national verger, near the Bapaume-Cam- agreement branrand.

between, the French and American Governments.

requirements will permit such charter" ing

The following mussago was despatcape when astering the hospitals shouted to Y4,000 of Kiame valued at

HONGKONG POLICE RESERVE

|_ WILDIN-TOBIAB÷E97), The attention of all ranks is directed:

pong until noon, when faga were again WOMEN WHIP GERMAN OFFICERS.

les of the remarkable popr-resent for the kindly tribuite of respect bal-masted There is no doubt that

Kismet may be gatliered they had paid to the memory of May 24 will be remembered for many a

from the very large amount of indepen-fallen comrade.. year by 'the hundreds of were fortunate enough to be present at thople in April on the oceation of the dent booking at the theatre, box office the Proclamation of His Highness the return of a detachment of wounded sof-mounting to nearly. Y5,000 for the three Rajah Charles Vyner Brooke

diera from the Mesopotamia front. A nights. This amount was directly the His Highness the Rajah has intimated meb assembled round the military hot

result of the advertising done and the

formances. Vyner Brooke, Rajah of Sarawak.

The Clab has now as an isset the ing missiles through the windows, and

Several soldiers entire scenery, properties and general clamouring for food. from His Highness the Rajak-.

The play may be revived to the fact that this cup will be awarded To His Majesty the King at Bucking the mob.We are betrayed by Laver Tokyo next year, or the production may to the member of the Hongkong Puller ham Palace, London Ive the and the Germans." The words acted like be sold sa it stands to another club or Reserve who during the year commencing honour to inform Your Majesty that I magic, the crowd repeated them, and theatre desirous of producing met March 1st, 1017, perform the mont VALOUR BEHIND THE INKSTAND. have been proclaimed Rajah by the prepared to attack, the German officers Japanese, theatres is considering theirions so in the execution of duty-

It is understood that one of the people of Sarawak. I beg to nature ing that these are now very few jump Several hundred thousands of fron and devotion to Your Majesty of myself two. German captains were publicly horse of the scenery, costumes and propcities Your Majesty of the unswerving loyalty they were leaving the bospital, and tornslation of the play and the purchase LONDON, June 19.)

on fores, as they call them. They mean roses hace been distributed owing to and my people-Rajah of Sarswalehipped by Turkish women in front of A French communiqué, reports: Active, vigorous passengers who take the Kalar empowering arary command- To which His Majesty the King replied the Ministry of War. The hatred of the violent artillery duel occurred between flying teup at the bus without chiling oners to bestow them The Ferliner as follows Cordial thanks for

Jour Mont Cornillet and Mont Blond.. it to do more than slow down. Of course, Tageblatt protest against the Tra loyal and friendly telegram on your

Our fire broke a strong counter-attack second thoughts tell the conductor that Crows being won behind the inketand to Proclamation as Baiah: Congratulation extraordinary proportions, and Enver of Fosha, whứ is generally, called "" the only on the positions we won, yesterday in this is's war condition, because all the greater extent than at the front, and yourself and Sarawak.

May 24. between His Highness the Rejab that his days are numbered if he d ever, does not keep them from their ou oficials and orderlies, and even army and His Excellency bir Arthur Young, not resign. There is genrend was sickness grumble about the difficulty with such cooks and chauffeurs at the rear of the Governor of the Brait Settlements and throughout Turkey where misery i frequent stops of-eping time.

Vil British Agent för Sarawak,més

"spreading mopir as: classes of soci

STRONG, ENEMY COUNTER-ATTACK

BROKEN.

London bus conductors are complaia:

and best wishes for the

Germmos in Constantinople is reaching

this region. The enemy suffered ser. Young men are at the front. That, bow points out that toany have been bestowed The following the proiderman in Turkey has been warned

lous Losses and left mere prischors, ní our banda

trenche

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