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SATURDAY, MAY 16, 1978.

TELEGRAMS.

(Continued from Face 1.)

ENERGETIC AERIAL ACTIVITIES.

Lopos, May 18.

THE CHINA MAIL.

BRITISH SUBMARINES,

DESTROYED.

Fickl-Marshal Sir Douglas Huis TO PREVENT THEM FALLING INTO reporting on, aviation, mys

We brought down sight aeroplanes Jon Tuesday and drove down apother.

Two of ours are missing.

THE WESTERN FRONT.

FRENCH RECAPTURE IMPORTANT ing the night.

HILL.

Losses, May 15. -Reuter's Correspondent at British Headquarters, telegraphing this even

Bombing continued actively dur- Twelve tons were

ENEMY HANDS.-

PRISONERS OF WAR.

THE BRITISH POLICY,

Losos, May 17. The Press Bureau states that in order to correct a misapprehension A STORY FROM FINLAND. it is officially staal that the Govern ment have for 4-considerable period LONDON, Alay 16,

alvocated the release of fit combat The Admiralty announces that

aut prisoners of war for internment dropped on Meniu. Chaulnes and even British submarines which reina teatral conntry, but not for Veronne and els "the station at amined in Eussian waters were repatriation. It has been only pus Lille, billets at Bapaume, hillested by onder between April Brd sible to apply the policy to officers south of the Somme un docks at

and April 8th owing to the German and non-commissioned officers be- Bruges. All our machines returned. naval forces approaching Hango, cause Cretmany hitherte has refused We successfully ride. Sone fell into enemy hands. The to extend it to privates. In Fagard The French have re-taken Hill 44, Wednesday. the railway station and Fun in the vicinity of Hango had to repatriation of fit combatants the a little unenee south of Dicklings it Thionville, dropping

already been dismantied, and the Government has always noted in busele Lake, commataling good of twenty-four heavy bomba.

Russians had retreated after blow consultation, with the Allies. servation over the that country north were observed on sheds, or the track up their Bar American sub- of the Mont Cuts chain of hills. Then furnaces, i We hit she Carlines: The crews of the British French vunter-attack developed into Shutte factory, alongside the rail-

prolonged and disperate struggle,way, four times, fighting Loitinuing in this region | throughout this morning.

in says:-

The Gentians, seven times pre- riously, fried to take the lift, before they served in pressing tuck the French by weight of manbenk od May 18t

The weather on the whole battles field has become blue and sunny

exp

Bursts

All our uselines returned despite heavy anti-aircraft fire.

ENEMY AIRMEN BOMBARD

DUNKIRK.

Losnos, May 15,

A French communiqué states There was great meiprocal artil- und the sky is lane with murry activity north of the Avre. airuven.

A BRILLIANT BELGIAN VICTORY.

HEAVY ENEMY CASUALTIES.

Two German aeroplanes brought down, on May 12tle and two' on May 14th.

One of our squadrons dropped 7,000 kikogrmies of projectiles on the rallway station

Chatelet-sur- Retourn.

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The enemy subarded the region.

BELGIAN HOSPITAL BOMBED.

submarines were removed to Petro- grad..>

The Russian Admiral rejected a proposal to block the harbour by sinking ships at the entrance, but the destruction of British submarines had an excellent effect in inducing the crews of merchantmen to destroy

fallen into the hands of the enemy. vessels which otherwise would have

AMERICAN LABOUR DELEGATION IN LONDON..

RECEPTION BY KING AND

QUEEN.

LONDON, May 16," Their Majesties the King and Queen held a reception at Buckingham Palace for the Amariean Labour Delegation.

His Majesty, in welcoming the Dels- gation hoped the opportunities which ITALIAN RAID ON FOLA, the Delegates bad cf judging

ENEMY DREADNOUGHT

TORPEDOED.

TONDON, May 10. "An' Italian comieniqué stater:- An Italian officer atal three petty

torpedoesk Fi Dreadnought of the Viribus nitis class.

The communiqué does not give

Fola aral

details. LONDON. May 16.

A Belgian comuniqué states:—

bombed Scaplaties brought down two enemy machines, then returned unharmed.

Loknox, May 15. Better's Correspondent at Frengk Headquarters. telegraphing to-day. of Dunkirk. There was slight damn-officers entered the port at Fola and describing the Gerran attack of khusage but no victims. Belgian front on April 17th in the reglan of Wartjevnavt, says although. the Germans hud u proportion of threy to ue, the Belgian Division Boling the setor defin ter th da ciemny aviator dropped four enemy without calling for reltforce-heats upon a hospital at Soogstade, anents, in any quarter. In two hours The artillery action assumed a lively the Certions advanced 1,200 yards clutcter, especially in the region of on the Ypres Dismude read as a Pilkern. as the Marajevaart bridge where they were held up by the Belgian artillery banges, then the ferians wete counter-attacked by the Belgian m- fantry and their freant flank was cut, -off from their reserves by an artillery barrage. They had no choice but

AMERICAN AIRMEN BUSY,

LONDON. May 16. An America communiqué statos: There was marked increase in reciprocni artillery activity, nogth of } death or cupture; the Belgiust victory, Toul and in Lorraine, was complete.

GERMANY'S MYTHICAL WAR INDEMNITY.

MINISTERS DECEIVING THE PEOPLE.

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LONDON, May 16. The German people are still led to expect a war indemnity.

Speaking in the Reichstag, D. Suson, the War Minister, said Ger- | Two Anterican ainen hrought many counts upon indemnities, while | The enemy kost 3,000 besides 100 down three German machines on Dr. Westrip declare that only by prisoners and 100 machine-guns, and

indennities in the Gemaan requires: they are not likely to re the Wednesday. experiment.

ments be net.

FINE. WEATHER ENABLES AERIAL

ACTIVITY

Losnos. May 16. Reuter's Correspondent at British Headquarters, telegraphing to-day,

Most of the fighting during the past twenty-four hours fias boen!

*erial.

Last night, taking advantage of the cleur, moonlit etmosphere, the Chore mans carried out a series of bomb- ing raids against the back areas of Allied zones.

able.

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AIR RAID ON PARIS SUBURBS.

LONDON, May 18.

An official message from Paris states:-

BESSARABIA TO BE JOINED TO RUMANÍA.

LONDON, May 16.

A message from Bukharest reports that the Premier, M, Murghilor,

The air raid alarm was given at en o'clock this evening. The guns opened fire and defending aeroplanes states that Bessarabia n its entirety. except for a slight rectification on [ascended.

No enemy machines reached Paris,the northern frontier, will be joined but bebe were dropped in the to Rumania. suburbs.

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The all deur sigual was given at midnight.

THE ORDER OF THE BRITISH

EMPIRE.

THE JEWISH POLICY FOR PALESTINE..

WOTO

Great Britain's war efforts would enable them to HASUTE the people of the United States that we doing and mean to continue to do cur

delegates would be able to give etmest. The King trusted that the lacly

tinilactory report of the manner in which the British women had come forward to replace the men "and bow efficiently they were canying on.

"In has always" said His Majesty, been my dream, which the war has fulfilled, that the Anglo American nations susuk work together in close harmonious ref latious towards the ideals of progress and civilization..common to both peoples' His Majesty hoped that after the WAT they would continue to stand to. gether.

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GENERAL FOCH'S TASK.

TRIBUTE BY MAJOR-GENERAL MAURICEL

| Lowpow, May 16. Major General Maurice, in an article in the Daly Chromide, pays a tribute to public to remember when they see our 17eners) Foch and appeals to the British huge casualty linta that the German blow as designed to fail on the British. and that General Foch's task is, while giving us the necessary support, to watch the enemy, reserves and unre his own. when the battle was at its height. The General Foch assumed his functions metace to Amiens was very real. get the Armice remain in dieet touch. Amiens enemy had been checked · The Allied is still in our hands.

General Foch thrice since the German Major-General Maurice said he met offensive and each time the latter looked younger, more vigorous and more con-

fident General Foch may be trusted to remain on the defourive not an hour langer than prudent generalship de maryls.

General Maurice denies that he is a disgruntled soldier, turned out of a job, He is about, to take up important em- ployment in France. Therefore be haa sacrificed a promising career. He does

HONGKONG WAR

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The sale of tickets has proceeded to satisfac-

not intend to indulge in recriminations torily that the Committee is now able to indicate his sole object being to bely readers to

get on with the war, but he feels bound & provisional allocation of the 3 big prizes and the to explain that be was at Versailles. He was in the corridor outside the Coun

ell Chamber, engaged on work in con- section with the questions discussed Ho concludes by stating that nothing was further from his mind that the a ̈partisan and political purpose.

GERMAN PROPAGANDA IN BELGIUM.

THE OLD SEPARATE PEACE GAME.

FARI, May 15.

the German propagande methods in the General Gillain, Chief of Staff of the Belgian Army, in an interview, shows Belgian Army to achieve peace. Belgian prisoners are taken to their families and

for a few moments are allowed to shan dun themselves to domestic joys. Photo- graphs of these meetings are distributed numerously in the Belgian lines with the words "Give up fighting and hone to your families. Then you will be tieneral Gillain says such happy. temptations are constantly resisted. For four years the soldiers have been exiled and separated from their wives and fami lies without news of their dear ones and knowing full well that the latter are the anceasing object of treacherous, hateful enemy machinations. Nevertheless, their confidence in the future is anbounded.

Mr..Me Cormick one of the Delegates, asured the King that the Delegation AUSTRIAN INTERNAL CONDITIONS, had been impressed by the magnitude | of Britaina, effort and said America would not be behind ia her contribution, to the common cause.

EARLIER TELEGRAMS.

THE EXCHANGE OF WAR PRISONERS.

AN ACUTE POINT OF CONTROVERSY.

LONDON, May 15.

Lord In the House of Lords, Now tou, referring to the Franco. German agreement regarding the ex change of war prisoners, mentioned yesterday, disputed the contentions that tre should act similarly to the French Government. He took upon himself yesterday to suggest that some form of exchange might be found advisable by the Government and made a somewhat vague suggestion theresnent, but the War Cabinet must decide the matteri

Lord Newton said one point of acate

STARVATION IN TRIESTE

ROME, May 15. The gravity of the internal conditions of Austria is evidenced by the situation at Trieste, which was among the pre-war richest Austrian towns, rivalling in wealth and comfort Genco and Mar.

meeting,

100 smaller prizes.

The prizes given below are, as already advised, subject to the amount available for distribution being the sum of $500,000.

In this event:—

Approximately.

WAR CHARITIES WILL RECEIVE 1st prize

$125,000

187,500

2nd prize

56,200

3rd, prize

37,500

2 prizes of $10,000 each (approx)

20,000

2 prizes of $7,500 each

15,000

2 prizes of $5,000 each

10,000

5,000

21

14,000

6,000

7,000

H

6,000

4,500

4,800

1,500,

$500,000

2 prizes of $2,500 each 7 prizes of $2,000 each 6 prizes of $1,000 each 10 prises of $700 each 15 prizes of $400 sach 15 prizes of $300 each 2 prizes of 3200 sách 15 prizes of $100 each

103 prizes

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TICKETS $5 each.

seilles. All classes of the remaining ON SALE AT ALL STORES, CLUBS, HOTELS, BANKS, Etc. population of Trieste held. denanding succoor. The notice calling the meeting, which passed the censor, is eloquent of the prevailing distress. It

says:

Trieste in without reserves of resources. We refuse to die of starvation. Even people who were rich before the war now live by beg ging from public charity. Malnutri tion and hunger prevent the workers doing their daily tasks. They do not produce even half the pre-war output. Statistics of sick a dead are terrifying, but the City declines to become a cometery. If the Government does not provide for the inhabitants they will not, die of starvation but will prefer any other death."

EARLY OFFENSIVE EXPECTED.

LONDON, MAY 16. Speaking at an official dinner given Qur aeroplanes were ceaselessly

by the Governorate of Jerusalem, Dr controversy between the Anglo-Garman AUSTRIAN BLOW AGAINST ITALY. busy over territory where the Ger-

LONDON, May 16.

Weizmann, explaining the aims of the Governments related to merchantmen mans were thickest and where their In the House of Comune, reply Zionist Commission, said Jewry was Germany was unwilling to treat s armed vessels, whom captured on communications were most vulnering to Mr. Hamar Greenwood, Mr. returning to Palestine to again create civilians. The Admiralty was not pra

LONDON, May 15. Walter Long, Secretary of State for great moral and intellectual centre. pared to allow German merchant soamen Well-informed observers are of the A Gert an on-commissioned off the Colonies, explained that the Zionists desired to creste con- to leave Great Britain until the matter opinion that the Austrian blow against eer, lately captured, throws glit, on Colonial Office was not consulted onditions under which the development was satisfactorily cleared. There were Italy may be expected at an early date. 3.750 British civilian prisoners in The project is generally believed to the disappointment the Germans the question of the creation of the of the Jewish people would not Germany, including 2,680 seamen, while comprise agrest invasion, with Milan sustained in their unsuccessful attack Order of the British Empire, which be a detriment to any of the great there 21,000 German civilian prisoners and Brescia as the chief objectives; but on the Belgian front on May 17th, urose out of considerations uncon- communities already established by in Great Britain. It an arrangement the latter are only parts of a complex

nected with the Dominions or the Palestine. All fears expressed openly were possible whereby all combatants scheme to smash up the Italian Army.

and non-combatante would be 'er Since "the retreat of October the Colonies, but when it was decided or secretly by the Arabs that they changeable the bargain would be whole Italian strategic plan has been would be ousted from their present perfectly fair because the numbers recast. The main defensive positions position were unfounded, The Jews would be about equal.

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SUCCESSFUL BRITISH RAID.

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LONDON, May 16. Pield Marshal Sir Douglas Haig reports:-

P

ARTILLERY ACTIVITY ON BRITISH FRONT.

to make use of this Omler for re- cognition of notable, civilian war service in Great Britain, be claimed that service of no less merit was handa after the war. Jews and Arabe

THE WAR.

A DISTINCTIVE DECORATION

LONDON, May 15.

did not intend to take the supreme political power in Palestine into their

THE TIME FOR PATIENCE

PASSED.,

very lamentable failure of co-operation

have been solidly held; but the Austrians now intend to strike against the remaining bundred and fifty miles of original Bank locg the mountain Monte Grappa where the enemy bolda wall stretching from St. Elvio Piss to positional advantages

HOUSES FOR THE WORKERS.

We carried out a raid in the neigh being rendered in the Dominions and alike tad carefully watched the fatesNewton's announcement regarding the The Tice commenting on Lord bourhood of Gavrelle, taking a few the Premier allowed him to cam of Albania and Russis: Modern archange of prisoners, criticises the prisoners.

municate with the Dominions and self-government needed a long and Government for failing to keep in touch There was reciprocal artillery leave it to the discretion of the hard apprenticeship under trained and with France and Italy on this very activity in the Somine and Auere various Premiers to make such re-trustworthy teachers. The Zignisté important question. It holds the War valleys, eastward of. Arras and on commendations for these honours as desired the supreme political authority Ofice mainly responsible for another

POST-WAR PROVISIONS. the Earthern battle-front.

they thought St, or none at all. in Palestine to be vested in one of the between the Allies." It says the Gov- civilised democratic Power, to be eramentno longer withholds the evidence

LONDON, May 16. The Minister for Reconstruction has MERCANTILE MARINERS PART IN selected by a League of Nations. This of the sufferings of the prisoners collesved

from British officers from Germany now appoisted a committee to investigate into Power should bold Palestins in trustin Holland, who are unsparing in their the desirability of establishing State and until self-government ie practicable. effort to stir the country and demand Municipal Housing Banks with a view Jewry would choose that Paver and more energetic action. The paper says to advancing fonds to private persons would announce its opinion thereon it has been thought here that conditions and bodies for the provison of houses, officers prove that British prisoners in In the House of Commons Sir Albert after the war. Zionists did not behavs lately improved but letters from for the working class after the war.

lieve that the internationalisation of Stanley stated that 12,000 mercantile Palestine or any form of multiple to calculatet istumamtym pusuance many camps in Germany are subjected mariners bad lost their lives in the war but none had ever refused to sail when pulitical control could be tolerated. of a deliberate policy of vindictiveness The Armenian massacres in the Cas. The least evil is insufficient and bad food, vessel was ready. (Chorro.) And, the reccnt. Tewish massacre Letters of officers contain proofs of tick man being driven to work, of foully Sir A Stanley announced that the in Turkestan showed that Amb, Jew deficient aanitary conditions, of medical King approved that a badge should be and Armenian must stand united intention brutally denied, of men bullied worn by officers and mea of the Mer order to resist the forces of darkness and beaten by German officers also by the Provincial Governments have, held French communiqué states-cantile Marine who had completed s and oppression threatening to over their guards, and of deliberate murder meetings, animously Raffirming the There was marked weiprocal artil father voyage after being aboard whelm the civilised world

in many cases The Timex concludes: resolation of loyalty and promising ali Jery activity cath and south of the vessel which had been sunk or damaged by torpedo or wine. The badge will be

LONDON, May 16. Field-Mahul Sir Douglas Flig

reports

There is inutual artillery activity, particularly to the north of Lys. ARTILLERY ACTIVITY ON FRENCH

FRONT

Loxmox, May 17

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* Eighteen" onemy" aeroplanes were in the form of a forpedo" and "will be brought down on May 15th and four corn on the caff of the left elcevo, Bars captive balloons, were set on fire, will be added for subsequent

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