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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10, 1918.

TELEGRAMS.

(Continued from Page 1.)

MR. HENDERSON DENOUNCES PRUSSIAN BRUTALITY,

AND ABANDONS THE POLICY OF CONCILIATION.

LosDas, April 9. Mr. Arthur Henderson, in a speech at Tomlon, sukl the Raiser and his War Lords, by their latest attack. In Jn the British people to gether in a consecrated and deter mined effort to destroy Militarisny.

THE CHINA MAIL.

THE GREAT STRUGGLE, THE MENACE TO BE KILLED

NO INFANTRY WORK ON THE

BRITISH FRONT.""

LONDON, April & ·· Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig

reports

Except for hostila artillery activity on different parts of the battle-front. especially in the neighbourhood of Bucyuoy, there is nothing to report.

MUCH CONFUSION BEHIND ENEMY LINES.

BY AUGUST..

U-BOLT WARNING IN 1911.

LORD JELIICOE'S FORECAST.

THE KAISER'S PEXCEL

* THE POWERS OF HEAVEN MUST STAND BY US.”.

The following is the official text of the perch delivered by the German Emperor at Homburg on February 10th, on the Į excasion of the celebration of the con onclusion of peace with Ukraine ---

Admiral Lord Jellicos visited Hull Friday and speaking at the Pacific Ex- change, said

Lord,

In him are

GERMANS SUED FOR RENT.

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A HỒNGLONG CISE AT SHANGHAI.

April 3rd before Mr. Grant Jones, Britishy At the Mixed Court, Shanghai, on Assessor, and Magistrate Kuan, the co was continued in which the Hongkook Central Estates, Id., sued. O. Strucks meyer, F. Siebert and T. Siebe Partem in the Gesmen Arm of Siemssen &Co, for the sum of Hongkong $6,378,45 Bir the rout of their offices in Queen's Buildings. Hongkong under a lesse entered inta on July 1, 1914.

Mr. . H. Weight appeared for the plaintiffs and the defendants appeared

in person.

The defendant Struckmeyer, in azewer to the Court, said that the defendants had nothing theisbed to add to the written defence they sabmitted to the Court at the bearing

My dear Homburgers. With my whole heart I thank you for the simple celabra. The British Navy bad done its best tien am the warm words which your throughout the war. The difficulties the Navy had to contend with were due unipal chief has just woken to me, simply and solely to one sours and Hard times have passed over us, and each that was the submarine. The methods lies had to bear the burden of care and of the submarine Westsprung upon the mourning, grief and trouble--not least the British Navy in the way of surprise who stands before you. LONDON, April 8.

He remembered Lard Fisher writing a Reuter's Correspondent at British memorandum when Lord. Fisher and united the care and wow of a whole Headquarters says

be were members of the Oil Fuel Com-people, and its suffering. In this very Just before dawn, this morning, the mittee in 811, and he remembered Lord Court I saw, a small boy, the Elem

Mr. Wright ssid the defendant, frm enemy developed a truly terrike bom Fisher, in his weniorandum to the burgers stand in 1970.81 under the lenders was wound up in October. 1914, ander hardment north of the Somme, lasting to war with us and Lord Fisher was hip of old Jacobi, when they came to the provisions of Cedinance No. 48, 1914

Admiralty, saying that if Germany went Mr. Henderson said he abandoned an hour, but I have not yet been able always sure the German would do so lay their homage before my mother of which corresponded with the Trading the polies of conciliation, which, heto learn the meaning of it.

the Germans would use the aubmarines blessed metuory after the news of great. The Act and also the ordinance, made with the Enemy Amendment Act, 1918

had hitherto favoured, because the for an early resumption of the German Jellicoe) recollected that the meruoran-

Our troops ara ceaselessly vigilant, against our merchant ships. He (Lord victories. That scene stanped itself for provision for winding up the business of Westem offensive, following

ryar on my soul. Then I did not dream alioneanies. It was necessary through- the offensive an a grand scale is expected thun going to the Board of Admiralty that it would

after he joined it as Second Sea

my lot to fight for the cut his argement to hear in mind that shameful treatment of Russia, proven at any time.

the defendant concern was a partnership We retaliated to the gas-shelling of and there was nobody in a responsible preservation of that which my grand- and not limited liability company. that-erganised Prussian brutality was Armentieres by gas-shelling German Position who agreed that the German father and my departed father had wou There was no question here as in the weking work dorniņution, threaten-positions thereabouts.

Navy would really do such a thing as and achieved,

limitation of liability, the partners were Lon! Fisher expected. Lord Fister was

Our feard God hom vertainly something jointly liable for the antire debts of the ing the free development of national ¦

We now know definitely that the right, as he had been right in maby in mind for our Geras people. That There are certain recitals in the and intentional life.

objectiva of the big attack on April 5 cases. (Cheurs )

ordinance and the first one to which be by ten Divisions of von der: Maritz's { Of course, the Navy was unprepared is why He has sent us to school, and would refer the Court was that it was Briny was the high ground about to deal with the submarine, but that every serious and clear-thinking man necessary that certain alien enemies Douzsucourt, Mailly-Mailles and Colinas not the fault of the Navy, because among you will agree with un that it should be ordered to quit the Colony and Camp This encounter developed into there would have been time to adopt was necessary; We often trod fals that certain other allen enemies should a pitched, open battle in which, despite measures which would hare effectually a By means of this hard schooling the defendants came under the first his superior numbers, the enemy made stopped the submarines from getting the Lord has shown us whither we want heading of an enemies who were or very little headway. Our ecunter- vatand that was the only way to deal to go. But at the same time the world dered to leave the Colony. The next attacks have since further reduced his with them. There is no royal road for was not treading the right path. Thonetecital was that it was necessary that gains.

saving merchant ships once the all why have followed bistory can see how up the affairs of alien enemies in order provision should be made for winding marines got out of barbour, and it was the British Navy had been faced with people after another, to bring the world sons. The ordinance was not entirely: impossible to block them in, but sincer Ford God has tried, through one to prevent loss to them and other per the task before it they had tried to do on to the right path." The peoples them in the interests of non-ecemy persons, their best. It was a asperhuman task, elves could not manage it. The Roman but was phased to some extent in the because the submarine could

go ender

interests of the enemies themselves. water for 24 hours and could be under Empire nk away, the Frankish Empire The powers of the Equidator were then water for 48 hours, and they did not tell to pieces, likewise the old German defined and there was also provision for know where she was.

Empice. Now he has net ne tasks. We the meeting of expenses incurred by the One or two people had asked him | Germans; who still have ideais, are to liquidator in the course of auch winding recently how it was that our losses in work to bring about better times; we up. Then section 10 said, in abort, that A draft recently arrived far the the Trish Sea had been 30 henry. The are to fight for Right, Good Faith, and ny liabilities of alien enemies not sati¿-

OPERATIONS IN PALESTINE.

ARABS OCCUPY KERAK.

LONDON, April 9. The Press Bureau states:- Advices from Egypt state that the Aruba lye had several successful engagements, defeating or capturing - small bodies of Terke on the south

era Hedjaz Railway and also destroy. ing the Portiman Railway near Bowat and derailing the train near Sir Jerkit,

empied

Moreover,

the Arabs

Korak on Sunday.

IRELAND AND CONSCRIPTION.

SUGGESTED PROPOSALS FOR HOME RULE.

Tesnox, April 0. The Times states the Governinent has found in the deliberations of the

state that this failure considerably upset German prisoners subsequently taken all plans since the German Second Army was so disorganised by it that a further serious effort was impossible for some days. They also say that there is much confusion behind the oneray lines and a lack of lisson owing to many people not knowing quite where they are.

Ninety Sixth Infantry Reserve composed of thirty men who participated in the

Berlin strike.

BAD WEATHER FAVOURS ALLIES.

LATER Reuter's Correspondent at British Headquarters, wiring on the eyening of the 8th inst., saya:

The beavy bombardment mentioned earlier died down after an hour, apparently smothered by the violence Irish Convention a hasis for proof our reply. -posals as requäls the Government of Wet, cold and dreary weather has Ireland, but their scheine of con- commenced. It is said the weather

•scription in Ireland is not conditional lock in this direction has gras against during this offensive is the first time the

upon the acceptance of these pr the Germana, posals by Parliament. Conscription will he insisted upon, whatever the inte of the proposals.

THE NEW HOME RULE BILL.

AN IRISH PARLIAMENT AT

`DUBLIN

*

Loxnox, April 9. The Daily Exprene states that the new Home Bule Bill will include an Irish Parliament at Dublin, with on Executive responsible to it, military --service, an fejguards for Protestant minorities, no control of the Navy, Anny or foreign policy; and a new Customs arrangement.

EARLIER TELEGRAMS.

THE LANDING AT VLADIVOSTOCK.

RUSSIA PROTESTS.

Moscow, April' 8. The Commissary for Foreign Affairs has formally protested to the Allied representatives as regards the landing

Vladivostok, at

demanding the immediate withdrawal of the forces. The Allies replying, characterised the landing as a purely local affair, due to Toual complications and said affairs "would be soon settled.

LANDING NECESSITATED BY DISTURBANCES.

LONDON, April 8. Reater is informed the the Anglo Japanese landing at Vladivostok was anlely necessitated by disturbances at Vladivostok, where on March 4 Japanese business premises were pillaged and Japanese killed. The landing has no relation to any so-called Japanese 'intervention in Siberis nor any move ment of a wider character than indicated.

GERMAN REPORT.

LONDON, April 7.

A German official message atater:- Our troops advancing no the eastern border of Coucy Wood and cia Bariais stormel a hillock north-eastward of Folembray and advanced as far as Yerneuil.

The prisoners now number 2,000

BRITISH AERIAL ACTIVITIES.

LONDON, April 9. Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Hig reporting on aviation, says:

Our lowfliers dropped ten tons of bombs and fired many rounda at hostile troops and transport on the battle- frost.

We brought down eight enemy machines and drove down nige Four of ours are missing.

Onr night-fiers, dropped five and balf tons of bombs on Donni railway station and on Bapaume.

FRENCH DELAY ENEMY

ADVANCE.

LONDON, April 9.

A French communiqué saya

if Lard Fisher's words had been believed

reason for that was that there was shoal water on each side of the Irish Ses, and abolarioes could sit st the bottom. A submarine saak a ship, and we got our craft on to her, and that was the first intimation we had. We hunted it down and it sat at the bottom until the troubles were over, and that was when our cruft, which bad hunted her, had to go back to port to refuel. Up the sub marine came again and continued her nefarions career.

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Morality. Thur Lord God means to have peace, but such a pesed in which the world endeavours to do what is right and vol.

We are to bring peace to the world, and we will do it one way or the other. Yesterday we managed it in friendly fashion. The enemy who, beaten by our armies, sees that fighting is no more use, and who holds out his hand, gets also our hand. We grip his. But he who will not accrps peace, bus, the contetry, shedding the blood of his on and of our people, will not have pesce, him we must compel.

um afraid," concluded Lord Jellicoe, we are in for a bad time for Lew month, but I have confidence. I have nothing to do with the business now, but I know what is ready and what is in preparation. I have confidence that by the summer, the late summer- That is now our task, for which all will not put it too soon-by the late must work. men and women. We wish bolds out until then- and I hope peoples, But" fest of all the victory of summer, about August, if the nation to live in friendship with neighbouring will (cheers)-I think by that time we really shall be able to say the submarina German rms must be recognized. menace is killed. (Cheers.) I will not Under ? great Hindenburg our troops ssy it notil August, because I always will contine to auhieve its Then peace autice that whenever optimistic speeches will come--pce of the sort required are made by the Prime Minister or any for a strong future for the German other high official they result in * desperate disaster about the next day. Empire, a peace that will influence, the (Laughter.) I have told the Prime course of suivera! history. To this end to make optimistic speeches about sy ne. To this end every one of you, Minister that, and have asked him never the mighty powers of Heaven onist stand stomarines, because the next morning I have had to go down to the War young and old, must live, for one only Cabinet with a very long list of losses thought: Victory and a German peace. I would like to ask them mot to make Long live the German Fatherland! optimistic speeches until August, when they can make as many as they like but not until then." (Cheera).

GERMAN POST-WAR SHIPPING

PROSPECTS..

TWO NEW PASSENGER LINERS.

Literatura published in Germany re as that two new passenger in the Himlenburg and· Colombus havá been built during the war, each of 5,000 tons. Two freight boats, the Munchen, and the Zeppelin, of 17,0 0 and 18,00 tons, respectively, have also

these are for the N.D.L.

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be detaineth Counsel took it that

fied by the liquidator stili remained in existence and persons who were interest- ed in such abilities still had their rights as against the alien enemics

Counsel then went on to say that the question for the Court to decide was whether the liquidation of an enemy firm under the provisions of the ordin- ance extinguished their liabilities under the covenants of the lease.

put an end to the contract, in other The Assessor :-Does the liquidation words 1

Mr. WrightYes.

Counsel then went on to say that inthe

case of an ordinary baszrept, or liqui dationin the case of a company, it might be argued that the lease was at an end, but the present instance was not such a case I was just as if a partuership of Pre-war days of its own accord decided to wind up its business.

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The Assessor: I don't think the LAST DAY for receiving THURSDAY, 11th April, 1918 Court is quite with you on that point. There is a compulsory element in this winding up, which is more analogous to

HAVE YOU SENT YOURS ? liquidation in bankruptcy than to a voluntary liquidation..

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Mr. Wright said that supposing there was an order of a Count to wind up a partnership business, that would not RECEIVING DEPOT Mesa LANE, CRAWFORD & CO. (Offic

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Court, but by virtue of the provisions

of a particular enactment. The question waa, did that make any difference There was no question here of the confiscation of the property of the defendants, and the ordinance, did not interfere with the lease Any Breat There is one important factor, accord- or by messor: Supposing the war and it might have run out by assignment cla a sub-tran

WHAT THE SEAMEN MEAN.

The were to come to an end to-morrow, the defendant could not re-enter 1

Mr. Wright:-Ne, because they have cancelled the lease.

The Assessor-Who cancelled it? Mr. Wright The liquidator, who is

ing to the Ginbe." that must be taken into account in any discussion of the position that will ensue after the war. That is the attitude of the merchant seamen, which is being carefully estuca- flaged by certain other sections of trade unionists—representatives Snehattheir agent.

Mr. Struckmeyer at this point inter tempts are foredcomed to failure. Wefected that the liquidater was not their have seen what the Seamen and Fire-agent. He was appointed by the Gos men's Union were able to accomplish ernment of Hongkong He had nothing with respect to the projected Stockholm to do with it. Conference. They rendered the proposal Connel, continuing, said that the law

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NO GIFT TOO LARGE,

SCOTTISH NOTES.

NO GIFT TOO SMALL.

(From Our Own Correspondent.)

EDINBURGH, Feb. II."

CLYDE AND KANPOWER For the moment the crisis in Clyde

abortive. Theiz, Attitude is unhol on the question of the position of alien labour circles over manpower has passed

enemies with regard to leases on

the

case_was that of the London and North-

mises the subject matter of a lesse into

HIGHLANDERS IN

we are faced by the astonishing fact that Dundee, drawing upon's population representing but a small fraction of this: vast aggregation, has done absolutely as well as Manchester. In comprisone. with the Scottish cities participating me. the contest, Dandee's position is only lesa aarprising. On a population insis Edicbargh should have contributed twice the amount of Dunded matter of fact, Dundee claims that les. For though the Capital is credited been built, while orders have been placed At the Trade Union Congress Mr. 7. Hoathieak of war was very clearly define way. The outlock is brighter, but the Edinburgh has contributed substitially for large series of new vessels to be Wilson, as the representative of his in three cases which he was going toy has by no means cleared. The with 4 milliona. 700 thousand, it i built in various German shipyards. All society, plainly re-affirmed the position from the legal point of view, that the workers has had a restraining influence on should be credited not to Edinburgh it.

quota

They proved beyond any doubt, patriatic demonstrations by the loyal obvious that a substantial part of this The seamen will not work with Germans ability of Siemssen & Co. as to the With regard to German shipping pros after the war unless and until full re-lease was by no menas extinguished by the "Soviet policy of the extremista, sa particular but to Scotland at large. pects the war, Philip

Heineken,

IN ITALY the general manager of the North- paration is exsuted for enemy outrages the outbreak of war or by the liquidation was shown at the last meeting of the German Lloyd, contributes an article in at wea. In this determination they are which took place under the provisions of Clyde Engineering and Shipbuilding The Italian newspapers are full of which he deprecates the roseate calcula-sapported by the officers of the merchant the ordinance. tions of prosperity after the war. He service, who are equally solute in Counsel quoted Halsey Lowenfield Trades. The resolution arrived at was appreciation of the physique, courage. The enemy pressure has continued say that German shipping mast be insisting on a boycott of. the Germans, the covenant of an alien enemy to pay |

707) which decided that on quiet fines; it adopted a waiting and endurance of the British soldiers. north of the Ailetta and in the region endeavour with small returns, Birut, and, in the wards of an official declara- rant under a lease was not extinguished policy, and contained no message about for an ghatase adiniration is kept for our Highlanders. The "Corriera of the lower Coucy Forest."'.

there is the great loss and damage of tion, disposed show them even less by the outbreak of war. The second downing tools. This was a distino della Sera is specially enthusiastic Our advanced elements resisted and the years of war to be made, good; leniency than the seamen sad freera Estates Co., Ld., . Fehlesinger (1018, change for the better. Four weeks shout them, though Lowland Scots will delayed the advance of the enemy, who secondly, the giganti aduanage which men themselves. Our politicians will do 1 K., p. 2). In this case the alien ago the same representatives called mile at the way in which the Highlande were very superior numerically, inflict cas been secured by Germany's enemies well to realise this, if, indeed they are enemy was prohibited from resiling in pon the Government to witle and green credit for all the Highland

and by neutral shipowners through the ing very heavy losses.

capable of realising snything that is in certain are which included the pre-upts Man-Power Bill before have been, largely recruited Batte We how regiments ircumstances of war. There has been reciprocal lively

no way connected with St. Stephen's hich he had entered. It was held that the end of January, failing which they may let that pass without comment artillery activity on the Somme front

This boycott is not a Parliamentary busi- he was liable on his covenant, to pay his and between Montdider and Noyon.

Dew, and it may be that it lies bofore rent. The third case was ons is, which would advise the men to down tools The Hibland regimente, we are told, A fortnight go they expressed regret are easily distinguished among the thair ken as a myopic, tribe. But they the alien enemy was repatriated and his that the Government insisted on pro Allies, for they are the most picturesque will do well do at their vision farther held that the completion of the liquida. ceeding with the Man-Power Bill, and soldiers in this unpicturesque war

business was liquidated. The Couet afield and to learn with what humility ation did not extinguish his liability threatened to down tools if the Govern. Like the Roman Legionaries they they can command that they are con under the lease. (in re Dieckmann, 34 ment failed to give satisfactory guar-Bght having their know bara: Instead fronted by the unflinching resolution of T.L.B. p. 188)

satees that they would open up pesce la trousers they wear a short pettison negotiations with Germany. The de The Highland mountains do not attain for the moderate workers, and the race which lives among these heights of representativer of the men yesterday is race of mountaineers, healthy, vigor abifted responsibility of presipitating ons, resolete accustomed to the open air crisis to the aboulders of the Labour and familiar with hardships. The land and Socialist Conference! It must be is "rocky and sterila, para a step- repeated that the pacifist agitations of mather than mother, and before the Clyde is not killed it is only Scotland attained its prescot industrial sentched. We shall hear of it agais prosperity, the population of the High Buy troubles in the Allied Councils or lenders, remaining apart from progress tud clinging to their almost medieval traditions, preserved intact longer the others the warlike instinota of the race. Dundee has done great things in ths Later, this warlike instinct found Tank competition? It is not known outlet in the British Ara with precision what the total is of the which they have furnished a anor masy subscribed, but it comes within mouse autaber of repaita There is sight of 4 milions. The effort of picturesque plant, but wild Dundee and Central Scotland barran, called Skye, which has doubtedly the finest yet made by had under arms one half of ita any part of the United Kingdom tion, and in proportion to a Manchester is the centre of a population there does not exist nothi

GERMAN REPORT,

LONDON, April 19. A German official message says We drove put the enemy from strong positions on the heights" eastward of

RUSSIA PROCLAIMS SIBERIA AT Coucy-le Chateau

WAR

PETROGRAD, April 8. The Government has proclaimed, a state of war thoughout Siberia and has ordered the Siberian Sovieta to organise detachments of Red Guards to resist the Japanese,

RUSSIAN FLEET TO LEAVE FINNISH WATERS.

PETROGRAD, April 9.g

BRITISH WARSHIP DESTROYE

ZEPPELIN..

COPENHAGEN, April 9. A telegram from Stavanger reports that a British warship destroyed & Zapplin of Jaedaren

In response to the Russian protest EXECUTION OF BOLO FOSTPONED,

against the German landing in Finland,

Germany Has demanded that the Russian Baltic Fleet Jesve Finnish waters by

PARIS, April 8

The execution of Bolo Pasha has

A GALLANT ACTION BY THE

TURKS.

A member of the Mesopotamia Expedi tionary Furoc, in a letter referring to the death of General Maude Bayi se

a body of men who will be supported by Counsel added that the rent in this

an enemy, astuplats over Bagdad, and

On the day of the funeral tisore was the whole weight of public opinion, who case was not satisfied by the liquidator Icision now taken seems to be a victory the altitude of the Alps; but the

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