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THURSDAY, MARCH 7, 1918.

TELEGRAMS.

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ENEMY'S DEMANDS ON RUMANIA.

AMSTERDAM, Mar. 6.

THE CHINA MAIT

INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT OF authorities and announced that the

CHINA.

PROFESSOR MIDDLETON

SMITI'S VIEWS. -.

LONDON, Mar. 8;

Reviewing the position of British trade with China in the Times "Trade Supplement Professor Milleton Smith, refering to the ery that the day of the wompradors is over,

forces in European waters would shortly be angmented by Brazilian warships. Ha specialy dwelt on the close Anglo- American co-operation.

LOSS IN TONNAGE DEORK SING. The losses of merchantmen were still tending to decrease. The loss of world half that of February last year. The tonnage in February was just over loss of the world's tontage for the five months ending Feb. 28, was tan per cant. less than for the correspondent A message from Sofia states that points out that the sons of compta-output of ships in Great Britain in Ave months of the year previous. The 1. Tontcheff, the Bulganadores, who as aften well educated January was only 68,000 to Britain Renee Delegate, who has returned and have founded their own busi-hoped the output in February would be from Bukharest for instructions as-nesses, will inspand direct and will double. regards the new questions which profoundly journs the industrial LABOUR TROUBLES. have arisen, stated in the Sobrnuje developinent of China... that the conditions upon which the

Professor Middleton Smith is of Busmanians accepted peace included the opinion that one result of the

THE RUSSO-GERMAN PRACS A LAWYER'S BANKRUPTCY

TREATY:

THE CONCLUDING ARTICLES

AMSTERDAM, March 5 The following are the concluding clauses of the Russo-German-peace

treaty:---

ME. M. TOZER IN THE STRAITS BANKRUPTCY COURT:

THE HONGKONG DERTS

HORRIBLE CONDITION

OF AFFAIRY.**

In the Saprane Court, before the Chist Justice (Sir John Hucknill, R.C.), of the Straits Settlements, F., A. Tozer, ad.

vocate and solicitor, recently underwent

Article 7. From the fact that Persis and Afghanistan are free and Independent States the contracting parkes undertake, to respect their territorial integrity, political and economie independence and Article 8. War prisoners are to be mutually repatriated.

Article 9 The contrasting parties mutually renaunce indemnification of wax costs, namely State expenditure and public and private damages which have. The main cause of the deerasse Wa

The bankrupt sold that he was still labour troubles, the men not doing all through military imeastiren they could. Unlass, there was specely including all requisitions undertaken in representing Meers Engers and Sene Bourage per da Matases. He could not yet say whether enemy country. the ression of Dobrudjá, the re-Entente will be that Great Britain improvement the point at which proArticles 10, 11, 12 and 13 chiefly the past was permanency. He was duction balanced losses would be deal with the restoration of relations peeling 1000 a month from the firm. dangerously postponed.

adjustment of the fontier between and Fraude will have a common Hungary anul Uanmania, and also commercial policy for South China. #cougie conceffionu.

China's joining Allies may he Ratnania had been informed that the beginning of a new era. ahe most sign by Murch, 5th. the, preliminary Treaty embodying the aforementione terms, upon which wegotiations would be resumed, with a view to the conclusion of a final peace.

COMBATING SUBMARINISM.

SEVENTEEN STANDARDISED

SHIPS LAUNCHED,

Loxbos, Mar. 5.

In the House of Commons, Sir

Mr. Mactamura stated that 77 ships, damaged by the enemy, were now under repairs.

EARLIER TELEGRAMS,

-THE NAVY ESTIMATES.

EXPLANATIONS BY SIR ERIC

GRUDIS.

NAVAL WARFARE INCREASING IN OUR FAVOUR.

LONDON, March 5.

In the House of Commons, Sir Eric

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Sir Erie Geddes emphasised that Great and specify appendices providing for the bad also had gate or two amall easeOTION Special Tram Cars will run before and after tian Night FarlowIDONA Britain mint rely in the coming criticaltre economic relations. period upon her own construction, for that the latter are regulated according board and lodang, but his total bill was The Wolf Barsan, for a footnote, side of his own. He still lived' at the Rost Home Malacca He paid $00 for his unquestionably, a considerable tima must elapse before the desired Amert to the German ultimatum demands and can potcut materialised. Ha balieved analogously to the Ukranian treaty. Great Britain could ultimately produce for ratification in a fortnight.

Article 1. The final clause, thusïdak Mo Valpy suggested that so the debtor was only supporting himself, he ought 3,000,000 tons of shipping annually, bot only if the shipyards turned out their UKRANIAN SOVIETS PROTEST to his creditom, may $75

maximum." Tha Gorarament intended to bring home to employers and workars of every shipyard the vital issue involved. He did not fear that the nation would mest the situation.

THE LANSDOWNE LETTER.

THE PREMIER'S SPECIAL SUGGESTION.

LONDON, March 3. Leo Chiozzu Money stated that Geddes, First Lord of the Admiralty;nection with the claims to transier Referring to the difficulties in con- Reventeen standunt ships of a ton-introducing the Naval Estimates, said territory franx ona Power to another, nage of 80.000 tons were built up that, generally, naval warfare had pri Lord Lansdowne, in the concluding ceeded increasingly in our favour. It to February 28th.

between enemy submarines and Allied Telegraph, saya¦— continued to be chiefly a trial of strength portion of his letter to the Daily "Such difficulties arise regarding anti-submarine messures. We were Copendent on indisputable information Alsace Lorraine, the Italian claim to from neutral sources with regard to the certain districts of Austria and the certain success of other enterprises, British claim to parte of the Turkish The occasional raids on our convoys and Empire. I think it inevitable to submit questions of the latter class to the Perice ou the English coast were the natural Congress which Mr. Lloyd George said outcome of a blockaded enemy trying to will be held at the close of the war." harass the blockading fleet. He believ ed the exit of the Gorden and the Breslau was in a similar raid. The loss of the Breslan was serious for the enemy.

AMERICA'S WAR EXPENDITURE.

UP-TO-DATE COST:

WasHisaros, Mar. 6. Ten months of war have cost the United States about 7.100 million dollars, over half of which was lent to the Allies.

The war expenditure' is increasing at the rate of over a hundred million dollars monthly, but it is still below the official estimates.

ALLIED ACTION IN SIBERIA.

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180 or so a month.

month. The debtor agreed to pay this

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W. HARKSTON"," PETROÓRAU, March 5, or more if he could. Ee had had The Ukranian Sorists have protested lottery tickets, but they bore no fruft against the Germans, refusal is allow. The was $3,800 owing to him by Laça the Soviet delegation to proceed to Sui Woon, of Maono. Mr. Valpy said

Bresthitova from Pisoft in order to that a letter addressed to Lam Sui Woon participate in the pourparies on the had been returned marked “unknown.”* ground that Germany recognised on The debtor said that the man was well- the Rada delegation with whom peice kouwn in Macao. The debt was for legal was sigued, k

The Soviets declare that Germany wishes to enslave the Ukmaisas, who muat defend themselves and destroy everything as they retreat.

RUABIA AND PRICE. EVACUATION OF PETEOGRAD CONTEMPLATED.-

:

PETROGRAD, March 5. provincial Soviets against peace it seems Judging from the resolutions of many

unlikely that the Congress of Soviete in Moscow, to be held on March 12, will ratify the treaty,

LABOUR'S WAR AIKS.

MR. HENDERSON ON GERMAN LUST OF TERRITORY

exposed.

Following on another question, Me. Valpy said, There are strange circum stances ecaneeted with his (the debtor's) Elongkang dubte, an your Lordship knows. Reference was made to a tele- Bankruptcy. very small matter. Please don't interfere."

fr. Valpy: What did you mean by saying that your bankruptcy was only s small matter?

The debtor: I meant the Singapore one, a compared with Hongkong

Oh, you meant relatively, then? The

barred debts, only came to about $1,200, amount in Singapore, excluding statute-|

1 And from your own statement that the debts which are not barred come to nly $8,500, I think you will "admit

One of those described as barred debts

for $3,000. Excluding the amount due to Mr. Lloyd on a judgment, your less ?--Yex. new debts.amounted to $2,500,--more or

They were incurred in about nine, or ten months 2-Yes.

That is not shioll, is it ?--I meant that the total was small compared with, Hong Kong

You will admit that it is rather unfoc tunately worded ?—I might have pub it differently.

Lord Lansdowne concludes: Mr. Lloyd George added a special suggestion, wherein President Wilson apparently. concurs, that the question of the German mans for ratification, and it will probably

A fortnight is granted by the Ger.that-Yes, if you my 90.-14 THE DOVER STRAITS RAID colonies, being one of extreme difficulty be employed in the organisation of the

and delicacy, a reserved to sach Red Army and the means of defence. Regarding the reecat caemy raid in the Straits of Dover. it was commonly questions could be settled, and in the destruction of all irremovable Congress. Does anyone suppose these. The evacuation of Petrograd aad believed that the passage of submarines reasonable time; while the war is still material are already contemplated. prevented by nets and other obstructions down in advance the principles upan through the Dover Straits had been raging? Can we do more now than lay since the early part of the war. That which the Peace Congress would deal was not the case. Undoubtedly a con with them and can we improve upon siderable number of submarines passed those which. President Wilson proposed though the Straits towards the end of and which both aides are apparently last year, but recently a more vigorous not indisposed to accept?" polier had bean adopted. A surface

* LONDON, March 5. barrage was maintained across the Channel day and, night in order to

Concluding his statement at East" You may Please don't interfere." obstruct the pasange of; submarines and

Ram, Mr. Arthur Henderson said the What does that imply 7-1 'thought that at night-time patrol-boata, numbering

LONDON, March 5. settlement forced upon Rassis showed I might pay off ruy Singapore, debts-, over a hundred, burned flares so that · The Daily Telegraph, commenting on that the German Government continued

ON LAAN" OR TANT? any submarines attempting to pats on Lord Lansdowne's letter, points out that to cherish schemes of annexation and the surface had a reasonable chance, of considerable events have happened since domination and steadfastly to gratify its Mr. Valpy recalled statements made by han being engaged. It was to raid this Lond Lansdowne's November letter, lust for territorial aggrandisement and the debtor at the previous hearings. barrage and to destroy drifters that the culminating in Russia's acceptance of a political supremacy. The German people Ex Lordship, on this point, said ik enemy came out on February 14. The humiliating peace. It says: "The only must be made to realise that a vistory was muggested that the debtor's derks Vice Admiral at Dover had ordered a way in which Allier statesmanship for such ruchless militarism would in Hongkong handed money to him by Court Martial to elucidate how the confront that fact is by stiffen permanently fasten upon democratic way of security for their honesty and enemy succeeded in passing the coveringgit spirit and firmly facing nations the awful burden of armaments wood behaviour. The dettor had answer, force guarding the drifters Sir Eric the prospect of a prolongation of and enforced service. The policy of the ed that that was not so. The they not SIBERIAN TOWNS IN POSSESSION Geddes paid a tribute to the crews of the war That is Mr. Balfour's Labour movement was not to hoist the give him any money or advance him any

the drifters and other craft, who, after way and the way of the vast mass of white fag, nor to condone: the enemy's money? the hammering, went out on the follow Mr. Balfour's fallow.countrymen. It brutality, nor to leva Gerreany with The debtor: They did advance money. ing morning as usual. Night raids of surely not necessary to recapitulate all her powers for mischief unimpaired.

MUTUAL AGREEMENT.

New Your, Mar. 6. An Associated Press message from Washington states that the United Stater agrees with Japan. Great Britain and the other Allies on the principic of action in Siberia, but

details remain to be worked out.

OF BOLSHEVIKS.

TORTO, Mar. 6.

THE DAILY TELEGRAPH'S"

PFVIEW.

DUTCH BATTLESHIP DAMAGED BY STORM.

His Lordship: The question was whe

security for their honesty and good-he basiour whilst they were employed,! az clerks in your service. ...

Mr. Vaipy: O in other words "for the due and proper discharge of their daties,"

It is credibly reported that Blago- this kind could always be undertaken the many obvious reasons in support of Before Labour's conciliatics, policyther they put up money by way of yentebek. Irkutsk. Khabarovsk and by a determined enemy and such raida M. Balfour's view that basic agreement could operate, both sides must be were a tribute to the efficacy of the very far from having been reached; seriously disposed to conciliation. One Omak, are now completely in the barraga.

It is enough to repeat that German side could not hold the olive branch and kands of the Bolshevika..

statesmanship cannot expect to have it the other the sword. mere word taken, as Lord Lansdowne apparently doce, when it professes liberal And enlightened political aims. We are quite unable to accept lord Lansdowne's perceptible advance in the discussion." view that Count Hertling's speech marks

JAPANESE INTERVENTION IN RUSSIA.

RUSSIAN SUBMARINES IN GERMAN

HANDS.

CAPTURED BOOTY AT REVAL.

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AMSTERDAM, Mar. 6.

A Berlin message says that eight old submarines and three serviceable steamers fell into the German handa at Revol.

-STERN ACTION AGAINST ALIENS

THE SPREAD OF INDUSTRIAL

UNREST IN AMERICA.

WASHINGTON, Mar. 6. The Secretary for Labour has or. dered the arrest and deportation of all aliens proved to have been spread- ing sabotage and anarchy in the Pacific Coast and the North-West, whether member of the Industrial Workers' World organisation or not.

THE IRISH CONVENTION.

DELIBERATIONS CONTINUE.

THE ALLIED NAVAL COUNCIL The home waters had become the enemy's chief field of thourine opera. tions. The greatest successes against there, and latterly in conjunction with submarines bad hitherto been attained the United States Naval Forces: On the other hand the Mediterminesa sccounta for some 30 per cent. of the lost ship ping. Conditions are more difficult to meet there and resources aro' leas adequate and anti-submarine' successce ars correspondingly lean satisfactory. and Adriatic rests with the French and The naval command of the Mediteranean

OPPOSITION IN JAPANESE DIET.

TOKIO, March 5. The Surakai and Kanaikai parties, Italians respectively and the British which are composed of the large majority forces. Bet under them. The Committee sppointed by the Allied Naval Council of the Diet, bave passed a resolution has extended the principle of one Allied against the movement of Japanese troops front as adopted militarily. Sir Eric in the Far East until the situation

becours more menacing (097 Geddes said he attended the meeting of

Publis opinion deprecates the antag this Committee in Rome which accepted anisation of Russia although it desires fully the anti-submarine proposals of Vice Admiral Calthorp, the British that an efective cheek be put on German Commander-in-Chief in the Mediterrs designs.LAGA

AMSTERDAM, March 3.

The debtor: No, I said that the money was loaned.

The Dutch battleship Hertog Hendrikan. Did they advance the money by His Lordship: There is no question of en rosts for the East Indies, was damaged by storm of the Faroe Islands on way of security ?-I ever took it sa

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*Page | taking prisonèls and, two machine-guns? waters should forthwith be adopted so

LONDON, Mat. 5." We repulted a hostile party attacking ng money which was advanced to you by the Mediterranean and that the main The Daily Muu anys that negotiations & post in the me neighborhood.

way of security 2-Certainly nok., Anti-anbmarine operations decided upon regarding Japanese intervention in Patrols brought prisoners south- Ha Lordship; It would be unprofes should be undertaken unders: Vice- Siberis may be expected to approach word of St. Quenting to be sional in the highest degree. Admiral Calthorp's orders, finality within the next, twenty-four

Valpy produced receipt myned This was one of the first fruits of the hours

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LONDON, Marcis 5.).

Hong, compridore, under an agreement

There was fairly elest artillery His Lordship That might or might

The Ambassadors of Great Britain,

Allied Naval Council from which it was France and Italy at Tokio, yesterday, A French communiqué say paper dated "April 11, 1216 Rem hoped to derive material and increas intended to make joint representations bouellt.

LONDON, Mar. 5. In the House of Commous, Mr. Bonar Law stated that the Govern WORK IN THE MEDITERRANEAN protect Aled interests in Siberin

amounting to a request to take steps to activity on the right of the Menic and not be an advance by way of creating a ment was informed that the mea

Sir Eric Geddes, in describing a visit

The American Ambassador in Tokio in the region of Crutieres and Bois le fiduciary agreement? That would do aures which they were taking into the Malitermnean, said he inspected is not expected to participate in the Chaume here & German attack was pead on the construction of the agree Ireland were having the desired large establishments for the tombined joint representation, bat no American repulsed after lively contest ment

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British Navy were establishing at THE TASK TO BE LEFT TO The deliberations of the Irak various point in the Mediterranean and Convention buvo not as yet ended.::

- DEATH OF MR. JOHN REDMOND♬

"Loxion, Mar, "0.

Mr. Join Redmond is dead.

Adriatic At the Greek Government's request British Naval officers were assisting in the reconstruction" and reorganisation, of the. Gresk navy and dockyards

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JAPAN GUATE

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An enemy attack at Bois-des-Chevar. Valpy (producing a document! liers was completely checked Is this the agreement referred to?—Yes,

A German raid on the American it must be

trenches in Lorraine was repulsed v72") The agreement. was read. It set forth. ↑ American patrois took some prisoners, the compradore's terms of service Includ

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