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WEDNESDAY, JULY 25, 1917.

TELEGRAMS.

(Continued from Page 14.

BRITAIN'S WAR BILL.

THE NEW YOTE OF CREDIT.

LONDON, July £4.

ALLI D CONFERENCES. IN PARIS,

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Pants, July 24. Mr. Floyd George, M. Ribot and General Petam are holding a con

ference.

THE CHINA MAIL.

THE STRAITH BETTLEMENTS AND

THE WAR.

APPRECIATION OF COLONES CONTRIBUTION.

LONDON, July 25. The Lords of the Treasury fecond theit high appreciation of the spons taneous generosity of the Straits Settlements, in increasing its war contribution to £500,000 pestly and they reclf that the Legislative Council of the Straits Settlements bad also resolved not to recover from the Imperial Goverment the atmints by which the military con Russia,tribution of the Colony, for the years,

A BALKAN CONFERENCEA

Loynes, July 2 Great interest is being taken in the Allied Halkan Conference, to be In the House of Commons, this after in Faris to-morrow. noon, Mr. Bonar law will move a Vote

M. Ribot will preside and the of Credit for £330,000,000. This is the conference will be attended by Mr. largest amount yet asked for and reorge, Mr. Balfour, Baron will make the tocal: war credits 145,000,000,000:

Mr. P. M. Mason, the Liberal Member for l'aventry, has given notice that he avill move a reaction of the Yöte as a.. protest against "waste and extrava-

aned

ITER.

Sonning, the Serbian, Prender, and

presentatives fervin_ Ringni and Greece.

TRANS-ATLANTIC FREIGHT

RATES.

1918-14 uni 1914-15 respectively, extreded, tlac cost of the Garrison during the pericula.

SIAM'S DECLARATION OF WAR.

WHAT IT INVOLVES.

In the House of Commons, Mr. Bonar

PLANS TO REDUCE AND Jaw, moving a Vote, of Credit of

NEGULATE THEAL £670,000.000 n thria the Vote

Los pos, daly 24. Wasшxogos, July 24. was larger by £150,000,000 than any

The declaration of war by Siam previous Vote. The average dair ex

The Entente Fowers and definitely ends the netivities of tierman penditure out of the last Vote of Cralitated States of pegotiating plans agents, who have been financing and had ezoved the estimate by £1,000,000 to reduce and regulate the present directing 'anti-Britsh intrigues among daily. The estinite was £5,411,900 | gyrohibitive Trans-Atlantic freight seditious Indians. The declaration is It is understood that the also important commercially," a meny daily, whereas for 112 days of sher rates. Fimurial year, the gaily experture plans centerph the clusion. Cermans from Chin and Japan have was £6,795,000. The incresses wereitunately, of a Afied visselsheen operating in Siam with the object under the following heads, Army throughout the world, including of maintaining "German trade in the Navy unre Minitions. £500,000 | Jugend vessels, which will prob- Fast. All the enemy aliens, "who bave daily; advances b the Alles and ally he engaged in the Atlantie rade now beef arrested, in Sian: will shortly Dominions £500,000 dailyg misia grater extent than hitherto, he deported. Cellarons expenditure. £300,000 daily.

Mr. Bar LA sail that he was somewhat disappointed, despite the auf from Americs, that one selvarmes to the Allies has increased. But we land held throughout that the Allies were one, park the many spent on them was spent on ourselves. The burden we had assumed was great and evidence? our unselfishness and that was were not fighting for ourselves alone."

The Chancellor sast he was guided that the United States work-leal with this question fr the same spirit realising that the cause

مجھیں

ALLEGED FAILURE OF STATE

CONTROL.

VIEWS OF A TOMMITEER OF THE LONDON CHAMBER

OF COMMERCE.

Loxtos, July 34. The The stares that this port Fol rog Vereinsfs' Committee of the

on Chamber of "Comineres, intains that the present system of State Control.of.commnodities Ims the tailed in Ma aninin mišes, that is, to Allies was me, and that we remere the supplies or to reduce -tied upon reeriving in the United prices, and the t'ommittee recom States the resontess neccessary to paymele ter the Goveniment shall for suplies of all kits for our Allies, The total adsaners to the Allies and Dominions were £1,025,000,000 butthe; total advances th the Dominions were only £146,000,000.

Part of the increnserk Atta expenditure was due to the fact that, we

(crase to art as trading intermedi-

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THE PRICE OF BREAD.

Lusnos, July 21.

In the House of Camenons, repły,

her for Bury. Mt. Hour, Law said that the loss incurred by selling bread into fixed pricy of Oh per qurtern, will be borne by the excheter.

ha male greater payments to India foring to Sir B. Toutinait, Likerik Mem- services connected with the war, because a larger force had been got from India than was expected would be the case when the Budget estimate was framed. The expenditure on acroplanes bark also increasel.

GERMANY AND BELGIUM.

AMSTERDAM July 24. The German comment on Me. Lloyd George's reply to Dr. Michaelis is prin cipally devoted to protestations that all then of Belgitam becoming a German protectorate is out of the question. THE ANNIVERSARY OF THE WAR.

Loxtos, July 24. Their Majesties, the King and Queen, will attend an intercession service on August 4, on the occasion of the anniversary of the war.

BRITISH AND FRENCH CO-OPERATION..

LONDON, July 3. Thomas, the French, Minister of Munitions, and Mr. Churchill, the new Eritish Minister of Munitions, exchang ed edgratulatory messages emphasising that Our Departments will cooperate until victory is secured."

"

THE NEW SECRETARY FOR INDIA,

LONDON, July 24

Sir Edwin Montagu, Secretary of State for India, his leen re-adopted as

Mr. Bonir Imw explained that the TO KEEP THE NATION POSTED IN a candidate for the constitueneg of West

daily increase in expenditure, ngart from Jonna to the Allies, and allowing for expenditure which will subsequently he repaich, was £300,000,

"Evidently," he said, "the Badget estimate would be largely exceeded, mainly owing to our advances to the Allies."

The total Votes of Credit since the was £5,292,000,000. Now that the country with the greatest resources

War

WAR AFFAIRS.

Lexpos, July 21.

A committee has been formed to keep the nation posted in war afairs.

The members will include:-Mr. Lloyd George Mr, Asquith and Mr. Bonar Law:

The movement was initinted by Mr. Lloyd George, and a meeting

in the world was thrown into the scale will be id as Queen's Hall, on

on our side it was more true than ever that it would not be want of money that would prevent us winning"- (Cheers).

Mt, McKenna dwelt on the enormimas

ILA THE

August 8.

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Cambridgeshire.

He mid that he would take up the work of the reform of the Government of India where Mr. Chamberlain leftie. He will announce his polier in due course.

MR CHURCHILL'S SEAT.

LONDON," July 24.

Labourite, will oppose Mr.. Churchill at Mr. Stryingenur, a Prohibitionist

the election in Dundee.

AMERICA'S ADYANCES TO THE

LIES.

Wasmuspr, July 2ko- Aineries as adynneed the Allies $1,923,000,000 in three months.

MAIL PARCELA LOST,

LogDON, July 24. lost through enemy action:-

The following parcels have been Reathing London for lespatel between:

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Jine 20 cid July 7-For

Salonika forge,

the

July and July 8-For

Egyptian force.

the

the

the

the

July and July 10-For

Mesopotamian force, July and ply 17-For East African force and Bukan Base at Fort Sal July 17 and July 18.--For Maite

and Egypt,

July and July, 19,--For India, Gym, Seychelles, Aden. Bri- fish Somaliland. British Atrien und Zanzibar. Jus 12 and July

Gibraltar.

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TRAVELS IN CHINA.

WORK OF ASIATIC 200LOGICAL” EXPEDITION.

TWO THOUSAND MILES, Mr and Mrs Roy Chapman Andrews, New York, hitely arrived in Rangoon afte trip of over two thousand miles in Fun and administered and un- mapped territory on the Tibetan and Burma borde Mr Andrews is in pedition of the American Museum of charge of the Asiatic coological ex Natural History Andrews, Mirs Andrews, sister at the late

The

Facty

which consisted of Afr MaGeorge Borup, who was with Admiral discovered the North Polu; Mr Edmund Feary in the expedition in which he Heller naturalist, who accompanied r Theodore Roosevelt on his tour through Africa:

and a large staf of assistants, enials, etc.

Rangoon Gazette, Hr Andrews said they Speaking of the journey, states the and went to Japan where photographs left the United States in March, 1976. in natural colons of still life and moving or was visited, where more pictures pictures were taken.

From

Jupao.. were taken. Peking was visited after Kor Trouble was experienced in: the trip on account of the rebellion and Peking in gutting permission to make Eastmasestfed state of the country generally. hobtaining it, the party went to Fuchar where bouts were obtained and mile voyage was made up the in river to Yer-Pingu, which landed them right in the midst of stirring times, ass Fen-Ping-fu was being attacked by rebels and bandits In these troubles the party were not molested they wert on expeditions 4 Len-Ping- and: after game. Things became sodangerous at fo that the military commander asked the party to go back to Fuchaa. Samps and boats were obtained and the trip - exciting, as troops used to stand on the banks of the river and practise musketry at passing boats. They were stoppet

and an effort was made to com sandeer their impans and boots, bus the governor was appealed to and gave Mr Andrews thoroughly enjoyed her them safe passage through to Fuchau.

On returning experience and spoke of it as gress fun.

Fachau, it was decided

EARLIER TELEGRAMS.

THE BRITISH FRONT, SUCCESSFUL RAIDS AND AIR

WORK.

Losos, July 24. Fichl-Marshal Sir Douglas Baig report-

This morning's maid sinthward of Avion penetrated the energy's positions to go to Fu-ching and try to get 300 yanis on afrint of 600 yards to a depth of specimens of what is known there as the We inflicted beary blue tiger. This was one of the objects casualties and much damage.

of the expertion. We successfully raided the strongly Caldwell, & held farm castward of Oostraverne,

had been killed even of these animals by the Rev. Harry R. missionary, and as they are a rare and valuable variety the party We repulsed an enetay attack north-were anxious to get at least one specimen. westward of Cherisy.

There was serial fighting throughout yesterday, when the visibility was excellent.

Our aeroplanes successfully Co- operated with the artillery and dropped three tons of bombs on aerodromes, Ammunition dumpe, And railway sidings with good results. We brought down fourteen enemy machines, including a raider from England. Nine of ours are missing

THE FRENCH FRONT.

ENEMY BOMBARDMENT

--CÓNTINUES.

LONDON, July 24.

A communiqué stater:-The bombard ment of our positions at Hurtebise and in the Craonne region continues most Plateau. There was no infantry action. viclent, especially on the California

thrown into Rheims today.

Eight hundred and fifty shells were

In Champagne a German attack north west of Mout Cornillet was completely repulsed.

organizations in the Moronvillers region. Our batteries were most active against A long nage German gun fired one hundred shelle north of Naney. There were no casualties. We carried out a reprisal by effective fire on works at the Chateau Salina.

BRITISH RIVER STEAMER ATTACKED "FROM CANTON FORTS.

We learn that the Hongkong, Canton and Macao Steamboat Co.'s steamer Sainam went ground in

Thia, tiger's colour is maltese grey and black. They hunted for weeks and many times were within an ace of success. bus failed and had to leave without ore.

GRANDELE OF THE MOUNTAINS.

country,

A return was made to Hongkong and from there the party went to Tongking, milway to Yunner-fu. This being the From where they went by the French. end of the railway line, a caravan of obtained and a ride of, twenty-six miles mules and horse: WAS shirty-three took them towards the Tibetan border where they can ped. They left. Yunnan- fn on September 1, 1916. From this en they hunted and trapped through Sep- umber, October, November, December, and January through Mago and Lolo taking care not to enter the independent Lolo territory where it is said strangers are killed on sight. They camping at an altitude of 13,000 feet and hunted for some time on Snow Mountain, shooting game at from 1-4,000 to 15,000 fet. Snow Mountain, through which

phuces are 3,000 to 4,000 feet deep, are the Yangtzekiang cats, is 18,000 feet high, and the gorges

which in some the only thing, Mr. Andrews said, which Canyon of the Colorado in America, one could compare in grandeur to the Grand of the great sight of the world.

The difficulty of making cueself ander

ters from Yunnaafu, and as the tour English and Chinese speaking interpre stood was obviated by the taking of

progressed Mosos or Lolos, or Tibotas who spoke Chinese. The party lived in wind and rain-proof tents, using fu bags to sleep in. The tents were kept warm by charcoal fires. Ms Andrews was a source of intense interest every where they went, as she adopted

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The Victoria Cross has been conferref stockings,

on Major George Campbell Wheeler first white woman who has been through Hongkong and China, reports the Gurkha Bides, Indian Army "for the THE IRISH CONVENTION.

the territory traversed, was never ill American Consul-General George Et conspirons, bravery and determ day and Such food essentials 23 flour, sugar, Anderson, Hongkong, have agreed in a Gurkha officer and eight mer, crossed

and thoroughly enjoyed the life.

ination." This officer, together with ore LONDON AND AIR-RAIDS.

LONDON, July 24.

coffee, tea, and a small

general way upea legislation, now being a river and iramediately rushed the small quantity of tin-considered by the Government, for the enemy's trench under heavy bombing. ned goods were carried, THE NEW WARNINGS.

To the House of Commons, Mr.

mostly lived on the gure shot by that regulation of all branches of insurance in ving rise in expenditure." The present

Bonar Law announced that up to

along the Tibetan frontier visited there

Hongkong and, if possible, in China! obtained and artillery fire.

bank. position was that our expenditure was

the present there had beet 15 the Cantot river in bad weather on gines large, splendidly made men and along lines similar to thore follow.rong enemy party.

be was LONDON, July 4."

were very faw Chinese, mostly abori the tresty ports. The legislation runs afterwards £8,000,000 a day and the revenue! It appears that it was the new

Receptances. to the

counter-attacked invitations Monday night and was subjected to women who proved very friendly,

with ombers. £2,000,000. If this continued it would bomb warnings of air-mids which

to attend the Irish Convert-

ed in Great Britain, Canada, and a charge with another officer and

Major Campbell Wheeler at once -mean an additional 34 on the incoma roused Tandon nt 8.50 on

tion. The number of Labour troops stationed in the forta, at a severe rifle fusilude by Chinese the

the Philippines, the Philippine in three men receiving a severe bayonet Leaving the Tibetan border a movesurance law, and that of Canada par wound in the head, but managed, in tax, making altogether over 8in the £ing of July 22. ".

was made towards the Barma frontier: ticularly, receiving spproval as embody. This bold action on his part undon Stedir Representatives had been increased 'Chuenpi Point. There were no The party crossed the Yangtze river at ing provisions suitable for Hongkong saved the situation. In spite of his

spite of this That would cripple trade.

to disperse the enemy. The The signals, which were mos from Aye to seven. The Govern cause of riding prices was not profiteer-effective in the Sabbath calin, were

ment's nominees' included. Tord

Chi-tien and travelled by Wei-hai-Ting. The proposed legislation is designed to wound he continued to consolidate bis casualties. ing, bit inflated expenditure. The supplemented by notices to take

What the reason for the attack and hunting until Talifu

through unmapped country, trapping Dunraven, Lord Granard, Lord

Was reached prevent the operation of irresponsible position. Major Wheeler is the son of remedy was curtailment of expenditure cover earried by the police and

MacDonnell,

was in not known.

From Talifu the jour heir mailand which have been registered in HongkongThe son of another old Yakobama led to Teng companies. Out ot48 insurance companies Dr. and Mrs Wheeler, of Yokohama. Sir H.. Plunkett Farther labour unrest was certain if special constables.

yuch-Ting where they (Founder of the Irish Agricultural

learned that the United States had 20 have been placed in liquidation or sident was the recipient of the Militar prices contiqued to rise.

The Tube

broken off relations with Germany and stations and other refuges were Organisation Society), Sir William

There are wits in Shanghai. The subsequently declared war on her. track off the official register as a result Cross some time since. This is Lieutenan The House of Commons, has adopted quickly thronged by half-dressed Goulding (Chairman of the Great following paragraph is from the M. C.

The is for a

Captain) Rex Brant, Mother There was splendid aging all the way of financial, or other commercial, causes stachins Orn Section. The official # people, mostly women and children. Southern and Western Railway of Daily News-Ancther correspondent long caravan roots to Bhamo. for all companies operating in Hongkong machine with great coolnes under bea

Three thousand Zoologien specimens, or in the open ports of China under fire, and on his own initiative consoli The warnings lasted for ten minutes Ireland), Sir B. Windlo (Talent wishes to make happier, the happy the largest collection, Mr Andrews says British charter or control.

of the University College, Cork) Sir suggestion previously offered about ever obtained in Chirn by one zoological

dated The result of the division, in the by which time the streets were William Crawford, (JP: of the City "taking as read, chairman's speech, mens have been preserved in salt and there has been to little trouble from ground under heavy shell fire, Captain a line to resist counter-attack. It is a rather ramarkable fact that making several journeys over were obtained. The speci

open House of Commons is regarded as a practically empty. The "All clear" of Bellest, and senior Managing-auditors report, -resolutions, etc. by arsenic and are being sent to:America in wildent" inkuranes conceros in China Brent is now training troops for the sweeping vote of confidence in the signals were given at ten o'clock Director and Chairman of the York proposing that dividends should be Bhamo, Mr Heller halted, shooting, vale control on the part of governments Government and conining the solid at

beraletically scaled tins On

battery in this country, after NOOUD when the practically complete lack of sixteen months work in the trenches arity of the supporters of the National

Street Flux Spinning Company "taken as having been received This Me and urs Andrews came on to an authority of all such business is realised. war aims

Ltd.), and Sir James McCullagh will aave clerical labour in making & DOT stay will be made, the China is very large, the manual tarnover} They are going on to slcutta The insurance business in Hongkong and (Medical Inspector to the foul out dividend warrants, eliminate book museum of natural history visited, and Government Board, Dublin).

kooping and economize the banks' time, comparison made where possible. After raping into many millions of dollars. Such a course, be says, will be in done and then they will go on to Co- this Beid ander local charter and without this some sight-seeing in India will be Some of the compania in operatic in MR. OʻRRIEN AND THE IRIH keeping with Shanghai's traditions of lombo, Hongkong and pome Mr Heller Government control are among the

CONVENTION.

of philanthropy, and would also satisfy will rejoin the party in India. This is strongest companies to be found any the first time Mrs Andrews has beenrith where The need of regulation, how Incal "directors cravings for writing her husband on a zoological expedition ever, has been felt, and legislation now Loston, July 24 Replying to a letter from Mr. Lloyd except, perhaps, the cash in the bank, finished in the fore runner, Mr Androws upon a sound basis.

down nearly all the arts accounts, our times on such trips. The trip just being perfected, will place the business George, asking him to participate in the which can be used to help war fund,said, of an extensive trip to Thibet in Irish Convention, Mr. O'Brien, the ander of the Southern Independent Nationaliste, has, again decimed the

the Vote of Credit.

LATER.

ALL THE KUT GUNS RECAPTURED.

LONDON, July 24.

OBITUARY,

LONDON, July 24, The death is, aasounced of Mfr. Alfred Moseley, C.M.Q. In the House of Commons, Mr.

[Mr. Alfred Moseley served

with tho Macpherson Parliamentary Secre

Princess Christian Hospital in South tary to the War Office, stated that Africa and was also a member of the General Maude had recaptured all Tariff Commission of 1001.] ·

the 35 puis lost at Kut, which the Garrison had put out of "uction prior to its surrender, and thrown in the river, and were salved by the Turks.

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