1918-04-30 — Page 6

TUESDAY, APRIL 30, 1918

TELEGRAMS.

(Continued from Faqe 3

HOLLAND COERCED.

SURRENDERS TO GERMIN DEMANDS.

Losuos, April-29. The Daily New Rotterdam Cor-L THE QUEEN'S MESSAGE TO pandent states Holland has sur THE ARMY AND NAVY.deed! to Germany, after a period of 24 hours, which the position was suddenly reported to be serious with everyone invited to believe that the question of peace or war was in the balance?

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**IN GOD'S NAME WE BLESS YOU

Loxnos, April 20. Her Majesty the Queen has sent the following message to the Navy, Army and the Air Fofee:--

I send this message to tell -every man how much we wouên. of the British Empire at Home watch and pray for you during the long hours of thes» days of istrest and exiuignee. Our pride in you is insurable, oir bogg, 111| bounded and our trust abrolity. You are fighting the ese el righteners til freedon to de fend the children Arxl woman of our land from th

It may safely be novented that the sand and gravel transport will shortly be resinned,

Lacrazy,

CHAOS IN RUSSIA.

THE CHINA MAIL

THE RESTORATION” OF THE MONARCHY.

A GERMAN MOVE.

EARLIER TELEGRAMS.

THE RENEWED OFFENSIVE.

WONDERFUL: CHUBADE

AN AMERICAN ALABOUR

LEADER'S TRIBUTE.

"ÖTTANYÀ, April 28

Mr. Gompers, in the course of his address to the Canadian. Senate' nod- CANADIANS STIR UP THE ENEMY.House of Commons, declared thatthe pre-

LONDON, April 98. Reuter's Corresponens at British Headquarters, telegraphing the evening,

sent war was the most wooderful crusade ever, undertaken. ↑ Hà, puit a glowing, tribute to the manificent response of Bulgium, France, Britais, Canada and w the rest of the Beitisir Empire. They had said to German militarism, Thas far shale chou go and no farther. Back we will talk peace. from France, back from Balgium than

Lovos, April 0. The long silence from Petrograd a ben broken by the reeipt of Benteruges les latest of whitch is dated the 23rd, which does

Heavy fighting de progressing at not enfin the rumours frun Stocky L'Oce tohu of the restoration of the rou-positions between Givenchy and Festu- Sharp fighting occurred for old crater areby in the person of the Tsarevitch bert resulting in the restoration of our Mr. Gumpers, amil cheers, emphasised which is Russian circles in Sweden line as it originally stood. Subsequently that the people of Canada and the is anticipati sa a probable Gernian the enemy rastacked and re-occupied United States were equally determined

an outer isolated post in the evening". to fight to a finish,

The Canadians, who had been axpresi- |- ing dissatisfaction at their inactivity, at night vented their feeling by stirring up the enemy opposite Lens Inthe course of these raids they killed a very large number who atently resisted, took 60 prisoners, captured four machine-guna and a bomb thrower.

TROVE

The commenie agrement to he unmouneed will greatly profit der "FIERCE FIGHTING IN FINLAND.

who will again compel Holland to supply the finished goods in returu for raw materials,

THE FULL DEMANDS NOT,

MADE PUBLIC".

LATER

The full detaande of Germany upon was that Holland are not is yet known in have overtaken, other countries. Loom or even by the Dutch public. You are fighting for our very exist-but there are indications that the ence, as the people at Home and Duges Government is less apprehen across the sens. You are offering ive that Germany, wants to fores your all, you hold buck nothing. Holland in the war at presunt. mid, day by day, you show love so grows that do man ban hate greater. We, ou our part, send

AMERICAN LABOUR AND PREMATURE FEAGE-

forth with full hearts and unfalter- THE OMINOUS HAND OF THE

ing will the dives we boli, dearest,

We too are striving in every, way possible towards victory. I know I'm expressing what is felt by thousands of wives and mothers when I way we are deformined to help one, mother in keeping your homes, ready, against your glad bone-coming. In God's name we bless you, and by his help was too will do our bests

EXEMY.

Lospox, April 29. The American Delegation visiting the United Kingdom hincheoned at Whitehall Palace, where they wery enabled to moes the British, Allied and Dominion PressmCH. Australia, New Zealand and South Africa were represented.

Canada,

Mr. James Wilson, of the American Furleration of Labour, replyag to the konst, of "Our Ainerican Guests.

Lognos, April 20. Petrograd messages describe the fieren fighting in Finland between the White and Bed Guards. Servetul train-londs of dead and wounded of

the Red Curls have arrives? .at Betrogha and Frogterioki, the popu lar, Patiograd resort, while Viborg lus been cut off from Petrograd.

FINNISH TROOPS ON RUSSIAN

FRONTIER.

Loxtos, April 20. Thay Russian troops have been.or dered to resist any attempt of the troops from Finland to cross the Russian Frontier.

The Commissioners have ordered the disummunent of the troops of the Governments of Kurek und Crimess

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ALLIED LANDING" IN YLADIVOSTOCK.

SIBERIAN GOVERNMENT RECOGNISES NECESSITY.

Losnos, April 20. The Siberian Provisional Govern ment, in a proclamation in North Manchuria, urges the establishment.

GERMANY'S WAR ON HOSPITAL said: "We recognise the funda- of solid relations with the Allies and

SHIPS.

HOW THE," GUILDFORD

CASTTE ESCAPED. "

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Loxtos, April 29.

mental truth that no Democracy can recognises the necessity of the intro- exist if the Imperial Gertzan Govern-duction of foreign troops, from the ment triumphs. The Alles must Fur East in Siberis, perling - the win the war, i, posterity in to he establishment of a fixed Government guaranteed political and industrial

in Kuasi. freedom: Pence now will be the

RED GUARDS.

DEPUTATION TO GERMAN MINISTER.

The Admiralty Stutes:--- An official enquiry shows gonelu-fulfilment of the Prussian dreun of BARBAROUS CRUELTIES AGAINST sively that the Guildford Castle, endilitary autéenney, because they „tioned on March 14, was struck. By have the very heart of Continental a torped which a submarine dis-Europe within their gasp and re charged. The first missed the sources which will ensure the further second bit, but happily it did not cony-st of other nations of the explode.

world."

There is no aporecíuble change to the situation this afternoon on the Ypres Comines Canali

BUCCESSFUL RAIDS BY FRENCH.

LONDON, April 285.

A French communiqué says There wan artillery activity at night time north of the Avre betwɛau | Lassigny and Nayon.

'THE AUSTRALIAN WAR LOAN, SUBSCRIPTIONS.

QVER 242,000,000.

MELBOURNE, Â#2 33. Mr. Watt, Treasurer, has announced that the War Lour subscriptions total £42,000,000.

TURKISH OPERATIONS IN

CAUCASUS. ::

LONDON, April 28. An official Turkish mesange, dated April 27, Bay# tim

We occupied Kart and, captured 860

We carried out two successful raida sips and a large quantity of war north of Chemin des Dames, taking 25 | material: prisoners.

CARGO BOAT.

We repulsed attempts preceded by SUCCESSFUL LAUNCH OF FRENCH lively bombardusenta aorthwest of Rheims in the sectora of St.". Mihiel, Lacorville and Bois-le-Pretre and took Frigonera.

FRENCH POSITION: EXTENDED.

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SITUATION IMPROVING.

PARIS, April 38

A semi-official wessage confirms that the French have how extended their front north ward ANG far as Villers Bretonneux and says that the situation has been re-established in, the "south while it is improving hourly in the north.

FRENCH PREMIER, VISITS FRONT. REASSURED AND CONFIDENT.

PARIS, April 18.

M. Clemenceau, who bas, returned from the Front, said he brought back a feeling of profound conidence and

TEASSURECE

A USEFUL CONFERENCE

LATER During his recent visit to the Front M. Clemencesa bada useful conference with Lord Milner.

GERMAN LOSSES IN MEN.

GERMAN ATTEMPTS.

FRUSTRATED.

DUNKIRK, April 28, A19,000-ton cargo steamer," the biggest French merchantian, has been successfully launched despite the Ger- also attempting to stop ber construction mans laying mines is her course and by air-raids and long-ranga bombard ment.

A GERMAN COMMERCIAL

"COMBINE.

BOYCOTTING FRO:ÁLLYŠ

NEUTRALS.

CHRISTIANIA, April 23.

It is learnt from an excellent source that a number of great Sterman and Austro-Hungarian concerns, including the German Oriental Company, the North German Lloyd and Lohman's, have formed a huge combine named the Europaeisch Handels Gesellschaft, at Bremen, the objects of which are to control and centralise the import tende al war products, animals, vegetables, textiles, minerals and raw materials from Russia, Partio, Manchuria, China, Turkestan, Rumania, and Finland, and STOCKFCLM, April 29.

A. CONSERVATIVE ESTIMATE. Also to orgabiso a union of all exporters: Socialist deputations waited upon

in the above countries who did business ÁRSTERDAM, April 28 - with Germany before the war and alto The Admiralty quotes a German Mr. Wilson proceeded to say that the Finish White "Minister, M. wireless official commuciqué of the be and his cofugues, as the author-Gripenberg, demanding, in the name Wrisberg stated that up to March 31, Allies from the products of these In the Reichstag General von to cut off neutrals who deal with the 24th inst. in the course of which, ized speakers of the American of the Scandinavian, Socialists, the there were 664,104 men missing, of countries and from all commerce with challenging the British figures of the Tabour movement, declared nost termination of the batharous cruel-30m 236,676 ware prisoners in France; the Central Powers;, also to organice shipping losses, it sure these ignore emphatically that they did not agree ties of the White Guards against the 179,000 in England and 157,000 in boycott and undermine the financial Russia and Rumani, while most of the and commercial position of the pro- the hospital ships and other ship-

to a peure conference with the Red Guard poury,

Fotbere could be regarded as dead. Entente neutrals, also to form a Central including ping spas which are particularly

Power commercial policy,,, enemies of Civilisation, irrespective M. Gripenberg refused to transmit

friendly neutrale exposed to and ure attacked by our U-boats."

[Theinikford Castle is a hos. pital ship. She was homeward bound when Aire was sugeba filly attack.

of what cloak those enemies would their representations of the ground weur, until Prussian Militarison was that they were an unprecedented withdrawn from within its own interference. Another similar de boundaries, and, thien, not until the putation to the German Minister was

d by a submurive at the entrance Germans had satisfactorily proved promised that the matter would

to the Bristal Channel on the even that they recognised the right of receive attention.

shall be.

their standard

ing of Mare 10, whilst flying Red civilisedations to determine for Cross flags and with a hospital ship therovelves what lights . The ship left South Afrien ou February 15, with 450 wounded from German East Atrica, also doctors, nurses and amimiances, The ship was newly painted. The submarine attacked the whip west of Imady Idead at 550.on Sunday afternoon.ja

THE SITUATION IN IRELAND,

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RUMOURS OF OFFICIAL CHANGES.

LORD KRONDDA'S RESIGNA- TION WITHDRAWN.

LONDON, April,20..

THE FATE OF SEBASTOPOL.

SURRENDER WITHOUT RESISTANCE URGED..

AMSTERDAM, April 20,

ÍNDIA, AND MAN-POWER

THE KING'S MESSAGE..

LONDON, April 28. The Press Burean states that the King has sent the following message to the Viceroy of India for communication to the War Conference at Delhi, on Saturday:-

learn with Ceep satisfaction that

in response to the Viceroy's invitation,

The Company will be officially liqui dated a year after peace is signed, bat will continue unofficially after that.

THE REPORTED ANGLO-SPANISH

CÓFTON AGREEMENT..

A MISUNDERSTANDING.

LONDON, April 28. Apparently the Madrid report of the the ruling Princes, Chiefs, representar 24th inst. regarding an Anglo-Spanish tires of Provincial Governments and cotton agreement is a faisunderstanding, leaders of all sections of the community,

Inquiries are being male, for the European and Indian, are meeting to reaffirm the abiding loyalty of the purpose of elucidating it. Indian people and their resolute will to prosecute to their utmost ability and to the fall limit of their resources, in

It is reported from Sebastopol that the Labourites in the Crimea tour the surrender of the town, barbour and fleet of Sebustopol Without resistatomation with the rest of the Empire,

against the freedom of the world.

The papers state that Tordance, but the lots decided to the war which our enemies have want- NO DISORDER OR VIOLENCE. Rhondda in response to the appeat oppose the Austrians and Germans only yoked and are ruthlessly waging Los the Prime Minister, hun with GRAIN SUPPLIES FROM UKRAINE. rejoice to know that's failer, utilisation |

Loxtos, April 24,

A Correspondent of the Daily Chronicle in Ireland says that, but for the Catholic Church supporting anti-Conscription, there hus beep

drawn his resignation.

MR. DUKE'S NEW POST.

The talk of the Hon. Mr. H. E. Duke's resignation has been revived,

violence and outrage. Much as It is stated that he will become a

the House of Commons.

TERMS OF THE GERMANO-

UKRAINE AGREEMENT.</

AMSTERDAM, April 20. The économie agreement between

RECRUITING IN AUSTRALIA IMPROVING.

MELBOURNE, April 28. Becruiting has improved in all the States of the Commonwealth.

TRADE IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC

ISLANDS.-

MELIOURNE, April 284.

we may lament the Catholic Bishops Judge and will be succeeded by Mr. the Cental Powers, and Ukraine, gated by the enemy. It is of ever/Sadth Pacific says the island trade is manifesto "he says, "it is due to Edward Shortt, 4 Liberal Member of signed on the 23rd inst, states that their emphatic counsel that the un- precedented anti-Conscriptica, de- monstrations in practically all the purishes in the country have not yielded a single case of disorder."

LORD WIMBORNE'S SUCCESSOR.

The name of Lord Midleton is

The Times & 557b- "Numeraria mentioned as the successor of Lord American and Canadian newspapers Wimborne.

favour conscription in Ireland."

The New York Times says To murderers of priests, ravishers of nuns, destroyes of churches and cathedrals and the slayers of the Catholics on Good Friday at mas in Paris the Irish Catholic hierarchy now turns in friendship

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THE ELECTIONS IN PORTUGAL

SIDONIO PAES ELECTED PRESIDENT. ahh time

LISBON, April 28

AUSTRALIAN ZINC OUTPUT.

CONTRACT THAT WILL BENEFIT THE EMPIRE.

MELBOURŃZ, April 20

Bir. Hugbes has announced that the Imperial Goverment has gon tmcted to purchase practically the whole of the Australian output of ziné concentrates during the war and for a decade afterwards.

is added that this

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of India's manpower will be the Conference's first care. The Empiro's need is India's opportunity. Recent events have made the struggle on the Western front more bitter and more

The Inter-State Commission's report NEW BRAZILIAN CONSULATES IN Bustained. The position in the East is

THE EAST. menneed by disturbances in Asia in on British and Australian trade in the increasing importance that the opers: growing and the white popolation tions of the armies in Egypt, Palestine steadily increasingiga shion t

Restrictions on foreign "sbipe trading Grain Bureau will be formed to and Mesopotamia should be largely

sustained from India, and look con between the Facife and Australia are deal with the supplies of grain.

fidently to the Conference to promote suggested in order to protect the British s spirit of unity and boncentration of from competition. GERMANY AND” RUMÄNIA.

purpose and activity and a cheerful acceptance of the cries without whieni PEACE NEGOTIATIONS no high object, and no, lasting victory take

can be achieved RESUMED..

TREATMENT OF WAR PRISONERS? AMSTERDAM, April 29.- Her Kuehlmaan and Baren

FRANCO GERMAN Burian have arrived at Bukharbet in

ARRANGEMENT, STA order to resume peace negotiations. GERMANO-AUSTRIAN HELATIONS.

AUSTRIANS SING ANTI- GERMAN SONGE,

AMSTERDAM, April 29,

A large crowd of Slavenes smashed

the windows of German building

PARIS, April 28.

DEALINGS IN TIN PROHIBITED.

TO BE USED IN MANUFACTURE BY LICENSE

London April 29. An ander by the Minister of Muni tions prohibite dealings, except under

all descriptions of t thin or Without the United szid prohibite its use, licence, in manufacture.

A Franco German agreement relating to war prisoners, interked civilians and the condition of the population of without

tions has been signed at

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Dr Wekerie- Hungarian Cabinet.

A decree has been issued making the Consulate at Yokohama a second class Consulate General and establishing HONGKONG TRAMWAY CO., LTD. Consulates at souber of places facind-

The approximate, state ing Shanghai, Calcutta, Capetown and Sydney, alio vics Consalates at Be receipts for the week end

is as follows Carriere, Daker, Kobe Bombay and la Vladivostok, ale creating a Consular Inspection Corps and amplifying the functions with the object of dayeloping foreign trade and creating new outlets for Brazilia products

BRIGANDAGE IN CHINA.

SHANGHAL April 26, Two hundred haganda have held up a train between Hauchowia and Kaifeng They shot dead three, and wounded fourteen passengers and plundered PLAINT IN CHILDREN. forty thousand dollars in money and

the summer monthe children, goods as a

digider of the Since early March brigands have cold-receive the most captured fire foreigners all of whom sttention. As soon as any have been released.except an America

| Laibach (s, town in Austria): Despite Bent during the fruit season: unnatural loosness of the boweld in

complaint le rare to be pro careful

This year- Last year, Increase Deerib

12,107

MR BALFOUR ON MEN WHO DO

A memorial to mron who have ful the war was unveiled in. Hil

hunch-yard, Middlesex, by M who also read the Lessons from Ee tie Let us now praise faadans at a service in the church.

4 When theit are taken from among us, ho «kkis innritable too great to bea

the intervention at the troops the Be sure to keep a bottle of Chamberlain's noticed "Chamberlain's Colic, Chola cogineer named Kyle. Innumerable ourselves: Whetli Sencor Sigonio Paes bico dested and will greatly benefit Australia ao Ferond song and kiérman songs and Colic, Doplers amk Diarrhoea. Remedy on And Diarrhoea Remedy.should be given Country towns and villages de norther lied, in this wan

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