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·TUESDAY, “MAT 7, 1918.

TELEGRAMS.

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THE IRISH PROBLEM.

MR. DILLON. ADDRESSES”ANTI-" CONIGRITION MEETING.

Loxros, Muy t.

THE CHINA MAIL:

EARLIER TELEGRAMS.

BRITISH LINE IMPROVED.

ENEMY POSITIONS RAIDED.

Mr. J. Dillon and Mr. E. de

SEVERAL PRISONERS TAKEN. RUSSIANS ARREST Valem (Sinn Fein Meraber for

JAPANESE OFFICIAL.

Clare) from the same plable on

LONDON, May 5 Sunday as Ballagadereen, in Mr.

Fish-Marshal Sir Douglas Bulg reports:- Dillon's gerstituency in East Mayo, TOKYO, May 6.

We improved our live non captured The Russian authorities at Irkutek addressed an anti-conscription de-everal prisoners in the neighbourhood have arrested the Japanese Vicemonstration meeting attent hy of Sally-le-Sec and eastward of Hobu- Consul and the Prekident of the) Japanese Association.

CONSULS ACCUSED OF FLOTTING.

h

13.000 persons.

terno.

We repulsed an attack on our raw positions north-eastward of Hinges Our line is intact.

We successfully raided the Foret-do- active on the Lys battle-front. Nieppe sector. Both artilleries are be.

THE FRENCH FRONT.

ARTILLERY DUELS, »

LONDON, May 5. A French communiqué reports There was no infantry fighting during the day. south of the Aure and on the upper and There was an artillery duel north and

lower Ailette

Mr. Dillon enid if the Irish people kept united and determined for another, twa months, they "would défent conscription. He was con The Times Tokio Correspondent, ineed that this question would cabling on April 29th, says the destiny" the Government, bas to Asaki's Correspondent at Mcserwachieve unity Committees through- says the Foreign Commissary harshelfout the country must be organis the Consuls-General for Jupar.in a spirit of frank and friendly ec Great Britain, France anal the portion. He was sincerely desig United States a Note accusing the us to give fair representation to all Censils of participating in the plot sections 121 each parish. Unless against the Soviết Government and

unity was achieved, the whole game) alleging that the representatives of would be thrown into the hands of these Powers at Vladivostock and the military. There was an impres Peking were negotiating a counter,sion in the country that the danger revolutionary reorganisation. Bol- shevists have recently been examin totally false. The tiovenuuent wasmont-Flirey sector.

was passed. That impression was ing and subjecting to indignities

unlonbtedly staggered, but it would Japanese subjects in Siberian towns.be a disastrous mistake to allow the determination of the people to WHY HOLLAND ACQUIESCED IN

slacken. GERMANY'S DEMANDS.

THE HAGUE, Mag 5. The Foreign Minister has informed the Chamber that the German-Dutch renalon has ended.

LATES

Mr. Dillon suggested the forma- tion of parish cominittees attached to: every church and chapel. Thus it a struggle were forced upon them, the church would be the rallying. point. If the central organisation The Foreign Minister (Dr. H. were destruyed instructions would Tendon aid the mensures which reach the people through the national Germany desired were originally only organisations, especially the priests Partly acceptable.

The measures for the Church in the supreme hour were the resumption of transport, of national danger would come to the which had ceased since 1917, brusene of the people. He was not

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THE BOMBARDMENT OF PÅRIE.

A GERMAN LONG-RANGE GUN »

DESTROYED.

PARIS, May 5. It is confirmed that & French battery destroyed one of the Gorman long range guns which have been bombarding Paria

EXPORT PROHIBITION IN NETHER- LANDS INDIES.

·ADDITIONAL ARTICLES

PROHIBITED."

THE HAGUE, May E. The Governor-fremeral of the Dutch Indias has extended the prohibition on the export of tin, quinine and kapok to timber, tabacco, sugar, tea, pepper, coffee, copra, petroleum, Tegetable oils

and skins.

THE MAGISTRACY.

ASSAULTING THE POLICE.

Two Chinese plended not guilty when charged before Mr. J. R. Wood this morning, with behaving in a disorderly manner at Queen's Road Weat yester.

TREATRE.

T DANIEL FRAWLEY

PRESENTS

day and also with acsulting the police THE FRAWLEY COMPANY

Mr. Leo, d'Alaında,“solicitol for the dafence, applied for a remand.

Mr. J. R. Wood remanded the cusè) until next Friday fixing bail an #30

THE OLD, OLD TALE..

:..

J. R. Wood this morning, with being in A Chinese was charged before Mr.

unlawful possession of ten taels of prepared opium, net Goretament opium

Sergt. Murphy said the defendant was arrested at the Yaumati cailway-

It is officially explained that the cbject of the prohibition is to ensure to the Dutch Indies proportionate importsstation and the "apiam was found of necessaries, especially of foodstuffs, concealed around his waist." in exchange for export.

THE PEAK CHURCH.

reciprocal artillery activity north and

ANNUAL MEETING. A French communiqué reports: south of the Avre, also in the Douza-at the Peak Church was held at St. The annual meeting of worshippers Paul's College last evening. Dr. J. H. Sanders presided, and there were prosentDr. Lander (Bishop of

GERMAN REPORT.

Defendant admitted being in posses sign of the drug and gave the 'uanal excuse of having been commissioned by a stranger to convey the opium to the railway station.

His Worship fined the defendant $250

labour. The opium was ordered to be with the alternative of four months hard

confiscated.

INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE.

A German evening official massageVictoria); Arcadencan Barnett, the say-

Rev. H. C. Copley Moyls, Mr. E. BL Mr. W. Futtenden, Mr. P. Jacks charged belare Mr.JR Wood this Dowbiggin, Mr. W. M. Humphreys,

French counter-attacks at Kemmel and Bailleul failed with very, hoary

cases.

ENEMY EFFORT RESUMED.

KEMMEL HILLS ATTACKED.

LONDON, May 4. Reuter's Correspondent at British Headquarters, telegraphing to-day, saýy: enemy is resuming his effort to force There is unmistakable sign that the the hill chain west of Kemmel. Last sight be opened a tremendous bombard ment of Scherpenberg and the neigh-

oxiderable time.

and Mr. T. G. Fleming.

A Chinese pleaded not guilty when

Sergt. Murphy said the defendant was seen by a lukong to follow a woman who was carrying the chill on her back. He was putting out his hand to snatch

the constable arrestert him. the bangle from the child's, wrist when

The annual report statea inter alia-morning, with Cattempting to steal The Church has again been of great silvor bangle from a child in Shanghai Talue to Pank residents. Of the Street, Yaumati, balance of $1,534.37 · in hand at the beginning of the year $230 w given to War Charities and $1,000 invested in the Straits War Loan. The following collections for outside objects were made: Dr. Barnardo's Homes. Foreign Bibla Society 845. The Com $24.46; Hospitals $23.50 zad British and

mittee are now paying $5 weekly to those clergy who are good enough to enable the weekly Communion Service

to heartily thank Mr. and Mrs. Bowley for their handsome gift of a carred teakwood rerades in memory of Ellen Benton and Annie Edwards. This Maria Gibbs, Maria Bowley, Mary

A. Chinese pleaded not guilty, when work of art was executed from the charged before Mr. Dyer Ball this design of Mr. Bird and dedicated ou morning, with obtaining money noder Easter Day 1918. The Committee false protences.. also thank the Misses Мау

A lukong gave evidence of the arrest. His Worship discharged the defendant

tween Germany and Belgium by the vinced that it would take an army bourbood of Mont Rouge, sting to be continued. The Committee desire on the ground of insufficient evidence-

Dutch waterways, of mind, gravel which England could ! spare to and broken stone without the Dutch enforce conscription. insisting on an expert enquiry Jes Mr. de Valera said his followers garding the employment of the pre-woukl unite with the Nationalists riously trueported materials. to defeat conscription.. a gards The Dutch objected to uncontrol-East Cavan the Sinn Fein would only ied trusport und unlimited quanti-submit to one arbitrator, namely the ties as infringing the obligations of free cloice of the electors. neutrality.

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REMEDIED.

The Geruans then stated that SILVER SHORTAGE IN IRELAND they desired perzission respecting 1,600,000 tons annually. Holland agreed on the figure was below the

siumun quantity which it expres ed to the two interested Govern-

ments as necessary for the online up-keep of the rods of Belgium. Therefore, Holland was justified in withdrawing the stipulation regarding expert investigation.

LONDON, May 6. To meet the shortage of silver iuf Inland which has been ascribed to hoarding, & large quantity of silver coin arrived in Dublin yesterday from England.

THE LASCAR SEAMAN.

Germany simultaneously declared LORD INCHCAPE'S EULOGY. her willingness Bot to use the material for military purposes. Ger- many further derounded that she? should not he hindered in her right to export 2 quarter million -tous of gravel monthly from Holland

LONDON, May 0. Lon Incheupe, Chairman of the 1'. O. Co., presiding at the Strangers' Home for Asiatics, paid

high tribute to the splendid ser

The crushing hurricane bombardment upon the British and French lines north was reamed this morning and half an of La Clytte to the south of Mont Rouge hour later the French were sending up "S.D.S." signals..

No details are at present available.

CENTRAL POWERS AND RUMANIA.

PEACE TREATIES READY

FOR SIGNATURE.

AMSTERDAM, May 5. Austrian, German and Ramanian representatives have initialled, an economic treaty supplementing the

Romanian peace treaty.

All the peace treaties between Austris- Hungary, Germany sad Rumania· are now ready for signature.

DISASTROUS FIRE AT LUŠTRIAN:

CORN -MILL

AMSTERDAM, May 5. Fire has destroyed the largest Austrian corn mill at Wysotchan. The

damage is estimated at several million

to Belgiuni. During the somewhatices and gallantry of the native kronen and the cause is unknown.

scamen during the war. The Horne

hud provided comfortable quarters

long-standing Dutch prohibition of the transport, the exportation, usually free, of sand and gravel had for, torpedoed native seamen, Not GERMANY'S DRASTIC ACTION IN been seriously hindered, and Holland many of our fellow-subjects would

sail in Germanships for a long time after the war.

J.

Lord Inchcapé said the Lascar's sobriety, his calm demeanour in an "ergency; and his philosophie e durance of a catastrophe were beyond all praise..

had no longer a strong reisson for withholding her acquiescence "in wish concerning Dutch product whose export was not prohibited. Germany desired the resumption of the transport of merchandise by the Belgo-Gemur railway via Roervond which Germany itself stopped at the * beginning of the war. The terms of were

During last year 1,236 Asiatics admitted to the Home from

entirely destitute.

UKRAINE.

AN EXPLANATION IN THE

REICHSTAG...

AMSTERDAM, May In the Reichstag, the Vice-Chancellor, von Payer, referring to the events in Ukraine, mentioned in a German com muniqué cable on May 2, alleged that General von Eichhora's drastic action was dus to the discovery that the

for

OBTAINING MONEY BY FALSE PRETENCES. -

the gift of velvet kneeling Inspector Browne stated that the

cushions for the Communion rails, Mrs.defendant showed the complainant, am W. Mayrick Humphreys for looking old woman, a $10 bank note and asked after the linen and frontals; Mira.for subsidiary coins in exchange. She Knight for arranging the flowers, Miss procured the money from her daughter Innes and Miss Rose Edkins for playing

the organ and the men of the Middlesex and gave it him, receiving in exchange Regiment who kindly led the singing at what she believed to be a bank note the Sunday Evening Services.

wrapped up in brown paper. Further. examination revealed the bandle to con tain only brows paper. She reported the matter to the police and the defend.

The report and statement of accounts were adopted on the motion of the Chairman seconded by Mr. Humphreys,

ELECTION OF OFFICE BEARERS. The following were elected office." bearers for the ensuing year:on. Secretary, Rev. H. Copley Moyle; Hoa Treasurer: Mr. P. Jack Committee: The Bishop of Victoris, Rev. Kirk Maconachie, Rev. Copley Moyle, Hon. Mr. H. E. Pollock, K.C. and Mr. W. M. Humpureys.

NEXT SATURDAY'S GYMKHANA.

THIS MORNING'S TRAINING GALLOPS

ant was arrested.

Complainant told a long and discone nected story of having been stupified by fumes which the defendant blew on her face and then took advantage of ber condition to ebest her.

Inspector Browne said the defendant was ashamed of having been so easily duped and therefore told the story of the fumes to cover her confusion. was a common occurrence.

It

Defendant said he had given the $10 banknote to the complainant. The money was wrapped up in brown paper and the complainant in her confusior must have lost it. It was quite male to assume that possibility hearing the secant she

The following gullops, took place at Happy Valley this morning, all on the inside course which was some- I gave of her loss. what heavy-

After further evidence Mr. Dyer Ball three ESSEX CHIEF (1 mile)41, 1.90 sentenced the defendant to

́1,55,2; 1.7. 85.2.

mentha hard labour. MARNE (I make, lost 183, 1.14, DOUBTFUL (1 mile) 33, 1.09.3.

1.48, 1.g. 32.-

1.45.1 2.10.2, 1.q. 34.1.

the Dutch-German Convention of torpedoed vessels alone, 170 of them Ukranian Committee, including several PEEKSKILL and THE SPEC (1 mile)...

CHINA.

Ministers, had plotted the assasination of all German officers in Ukraine,

JAPANESE AGREEMENTS WITH ACTION SEVERELY CRITICISED. Curtain Barlin papers severely criticise the actions of the German military authorities in Ukraine, which is now completely controlled by Germans.

-October 12, 1874, debarred Durch were ..objection. Germany also desired free transport of all merchandise on this railway, except aeroplanes, unos and tounitions. The question of the

LONDON, May 5, Correspondent at transport of troops did not arise, but Holland was unable to permit the Peking, in a cable dated April 29th, ransport of Army supplice by virtue reports that a syndicate Japanese

The Times

of the principle of International Law banks about conclude loan two the remaining opponents.

expressly set forth in Article 2 of its procluination of neutrality.

RAMSAY MACDONALD MOSHED.

SPEECH ENRAGES DIS- CHARGED SOLDIERS. –

LONDON, May 8. During a Labour "May Day

demonstration at Leicester on Sun

J

A COAL EXPORTER'S MIS-" UNDERSTANDING.

A Chinese was charged before Mr. Ai 821.112, 145.8 2.21.1. q. Dyar, Ball this morning, with exporting 36.3

04 50 tons of coal per 8.5. Tang Les with SIAMESE Car (1, Lust 13)-42, 1.20.4, ent an export permit

- 1.52.4, 1.a 82 ke k

Mr. G. R. Haywood, fàr the Béferd. BLACK CAT (1 mile)-85, 110.2, ant, said the cargo was consigned to

147.1, 2.19.2, 1.q. 82.1.

a Datch firma in Java. The defendant MoRNING GLORY (7-mile)-35, 1.08.2, obtained sa export permit at the ANTICIPATION (1 mile) 34 1.08.4, instructed that the permit had to he

1.48, la 31.3.

Import and Export Office and was

1.43.2, 2.17.2-104

vised by the Dutch Consul previous to BUBBLESAND (1 mile) 34, 1.08, 1.43, exporting the goods. The defendant did not understand the instructions and 2.30, 1.q. 88

shipped the goods without having the DIVIDEND (1 mile)-97, 1.18.1, 1.48.1 permit vised. But when the mistake

2.23.1, 1.4

de

was discovered the defendants made |GESTLE - CAT (1 mile) 87, 1.17, every possible attempt to remedy it

1.58.4,-2.24.4, l.q. 31...

and telegraphed to the shipping AMERICAN TRIBUTE TO NAYY'S HUNTSMAN (2 mile) 87.8, 1.12.2 company not, to discharge the cargo

until everything was in order. ARE

Mr. Tratman of the Import and Export Office agreed that the defendant had made every effort to remedy his mistaka ELM

The Vortaerts says that affairs in the East are deplorable. The peace con- cluded there is calculated to scare away The Tageblatt says that even optimists million sterling for reorganization of the Chinese telegraph administra may see that the Eastern structure

stands on a very unstable foundation. tion under Japanese supervision The Japanese have also concluded an agreement with the Chinese Govemment with reference to wire- lesa telegraphy.

WHAT-FRANCE HAS LOST.

Mons. E. Hovelaque. Inspector Ceneral

of Secondary Schools in France, lectured

at the Manchester University of France's

day, Mr. Ramsay Macdonald's platshare in the war. Within three weeks

HEROISM.

WE SALUTE MEN OF BRITISH

"NAVY".

LONDON, May 6 Tributes to British heroism at Zoe or month from the commencement, he braggs from the American Admiral

1.48.3 130 SNUPTBOX (7 mile)-35.2, 1.09;

1.42.2, 1.q. 33.2, GAZEN CLOTH ( mile) 85.2, 1.092,

1.45, 1.9. 85.3. BLOWN MOUSE (17 miles) 40, 1.14.2,

1.00.4, 2.27, 2.69, 1.q: 82 CropCHAN (1 mile, lust 1-88, 2ND VIOLIN (1 last 4) 35.4, 111

1:46, Lq 881

form was stored by e body of meas said, France was deprived of one-sixth | Sims and Major General Biddle are 21017 1.15, 1q. 34,4 TRONG mostly discharged soldiers, and only of her total wealth whilst Germany

through violating the neutrality of published. Luxembourg, seized 9: per cents of her

the prompt action of the police pre vented the wreeking of the platform, Mr. Bamsey Macdonald started his speech by admitting that after

'The farmer Kaya: "We need have total from resources. Out of 170 blast little fear of the outcome of the struggle faces the Germans took 05 within with such convincing demonstration of the first month, and all their formates in the morale of the great service on which sensequence had to be reconstructed we are largely dependent for the main- the German offensive it was far more They were also deprived of more than tenance of the chivalry and freedom of 50 per cent of the total production of coal France had been stripped of its the High Seas.

ults to talk of peace He PAP

ceeded to complain that the Govern ment took no action upon the Aus kas. Pusperor's peace offer 4-year ugh when the crowd carrying the

ALWAYS BECOMMEND IT.

After the evidence had been heard, Mr. Dyer Balf fixed the defendent #25,

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