1918-06-24 — Page 6

MONDAY, JUNE 24, 1918.

TELEGRAMS.

(Continued from Puge 1.)

BULGARIA AND TURKEY

DISCLOSURES.OF ACUTE

DIFFERENCES."

"BULGARS NOT DEPENDENT ON TURKISH FRIENDSHIP."

AMSTERDAM, Jane 02.

An indiention of the strained rola-{ tions tween Turkey and Bulgaria, immediately due to the question of

THE WESTERN FRONT.

•NOTHING SPECIAL TO REPORT."-

Losos, dynet 120. Ficht-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig

Chepšeta za

There is nothing special to report. Me destroyed one aeroplane. Two of ours are missing.

STRONG ENEMY ATTACK

REPULSED.

BRITISH MAKE SUCCESSFUL RAIDS.

LONDON, Jane 23, Field-Marshal Sir Doughs Haig

the future of the Dobrulja, is afford.Weports:-

el "in Soha newspaper articks,

Į

THE CHINA MAIL.

PRINCE ARTHUR OF CONNAUGHT'S MISSION.

GENUINE OLADNESS AND ENTHUSIASM IN JAPAN.

EARLIER TELEGRAMS..

THE ITALIAN FRONT. ENEMY OFFENSIVE NOT RENEWED.

PREMIER ON IMPERIAL UNITY.

LONDON, June 22. Mr. Lloyd George, touting, the Dominion Ministers at the Parliamentary Sapper, said they were the leaders of probably the most democratic communi- ties in the world. We valued the shrewdness, ugzeity and edunge which

Tosio, June 18. Count Terauchi, the Prime Minis ter, in welcoming Triage Arthar of

LONDON, June 22. An Italian official raessage states: Connaught, said the Court, Gloverzi

The enemy's offensive has not been ment and the people of Japan wel-renewed since Thursday evening. Weferences with the statesmen of the weaned the Mision with geanine sanguinarily replaed a strong local

glunges and enthusiast. The ex-attack in the direction of Lesson.

The enemy concentrated a violent Chang of courtesies would tendre on the Montello and Grappa regions materially to twngthen the political We crushed, subsequent infantry ties of the two countries.

advances.

Baron Goto, the Foreign Minister, said the Alliance was essentially based on the principles of peace and

We completely repulsed a strong justice. The Royal visit at such a which Shorts that Berlin and local attack delivered after a beavy Junientous period would long he Vienu will dissipate the Turkish bombardment on the evening of the remembered. idea chat the Bulgarians are depend to the west of Morris, dent en Turkish friendship, and must ptirehuse it.

We took a number of prisoners in [successful ruids in the neighbourhood 2. Confiniation of the above is forth. of Morlancourt and at Baequoy, Auning Iron a sfewihy virt There was active instile artillery Kulhund he the Beichstag on Jung firing in the neighborhood 21st, in which he limittel that Aveluy Wood.

putihe opinion in Turkey und Bulgaria i

uf

was highly excited. finding was FRENCH CAPTURE ENEMY POST. entenvouring to reconcile the differs

elt es

Laspos, June 21,

A French communiqué gates: Enemy raid in the region below. GERMANY AND RUMANIA | Upper Alsace were repulset.

AN ACT OF NATIONAL ATONE-

MENT DEMANDED.

LONDON. June 22. Not content with the pen pratn bellas imposel

Brain, dermany is apparently pressing for the pushment of the haulers who favoured

war against the Contral Powers.

"Speaking in the Reichstag, Baron san Kulireann said the policy of the Centrul Pawers towards Remania would depend upon low the present

Au eteiny post south-enet of St. Maur was upturned,

SPECULATIONS ON THE ENEMY'S

STRANGE QUIESENCE. ·

IS ENEMY WAITING MORE TROOPS FROM RUSSIA?

Lostos. Jum 21. bentor's Comespondent at British Halquarters syste

The past work has been most un-1 Spectedly serene on the British Trout, ut & moment when it merel

Terount Kalo, the Opposition; leader, sail the Mission wou'd 'make the Alliance Amer than ever.

Cava Zuccheria, taking 150 prisoners.

We again enlarged the bridgahead of We penetrated post on the Asiago Plateau and captured the garrison

Wo brought down 10 seroplanes.

enemy

ITALIAN RESERVES HARDLY TOUCHED.

RoчE June-29 Signor Orlando, talking to Deputies CHINA'S PREMIER ON THE on Friday murning, said the line could have been established on Thursday but SITUATION.

the position of the Austrians was so Cangerous that they were obliged to continue their attacks in the hope of freeing themselves of the proximity of the Piave, whose flooding prevented

applies.

INTERESTING STATEMENT..

Lospos. June 29.

Peking, telegraphing on

The Daily Mail Correspondent ab the 174 instant, suys;-

The Prosnier, Tuan Chí Tui, inter- viewed, said the Chinese sokleret bear the frontier and Harhin were available, for cooperation with the Japanese. He hoped the Cantor rebellion would be suppressed in two thanatt, Then unre troops would

I sent to the frontier.

He recalled the fewmun brutali ti in the Boxer rebellion and the seizure of Tsinglan, and said that but for Germany China wouki be whole, to-cluy,

He was absolutely confident that the patience nad tenacity of the

Signor Orlando added that" the Italians bad hardly touched their

reserves.

SITUATION GENERALLY

UNCHANGED.

Roxx, June 99. Premier Orlando told Parliament this evening that the situation was generally unchanged and there was no infantry fighting.

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year.

Mentioning Sir R. L.: Borden, Mr. W. said their names were as well known A. Hughes and Mr. Massey, the Fremier and cateemed in the United Kingdom

in their own lands.

Ho regretted that the Premier of South Africa could not be present-(Elear, Heart either this Council or pre- viously. His absence was proof of his devotion to daty. The Fremier said he specially welcomed the great re-i presentatives of India. The Maharajah of Patiala bad worthily followed the test and inherited tradition of attack- His gallant people fight side by ment to the Crown and Empire.

side with Erishers who welcome them as worthy comrades. He also welcomed Sir S. P. Sinha who is the] firat Indian King's Counsel!

REAL HELP IN A MOMENT

OF NEED

Continuing, Mr. Lloyd George said: All the Dominion guests represent a good deal to us. They represent the consciousness of the Empire and real, help in a moment of real need.” The Dominion representatives. came more because the all country had got into readily and eagerly into the fight trouble through championing the sacred cause of freedom and right. One of the greatest atomies for future ages would be bow the children, when the Mother land was beset with cruel foes, rushed from the ends of the earth to shield ber with their sturdy strength. (Cheers). The overseas kinsmen must have noticed the special warmth of the greetings and the reception they had got since the war, for the old country was gratefu! to and proud of them. (Cheers). "The The enemy on the 20th vainly made guests have come to take part in the an effort of undiminished violence to re-great Council of the Empire which is capture the positions we won westward the most wonderful federation of human of the Piave.

beings the world has ever seen."-

THE STRUGGLE FOR MONTELLO.

AUSTRIAN VERSION.

LONDON! June 29.

A wireless Austrian official message

Marion Undipet carried out this most inet:bent on the Cheramis lies would be awarded with vic 333-

out of National abuevaral,"

which

Britain to War, He prayed to Heaven to bless Great Britain's

lo sotuthing. They buve dene

tory. Every nation aduired the In this connection it is significant practically nothing, with a bare for that the great friend of the Alliesenthe remaining in which to enham which drove treat M. Fake Jonescu, and a number of the Powers opposed to Germany

increase every week strength, resources and vitality. Itains and concluded by announcing is small wonder that speculation is is intention after the war to open somewhat at a loss to account for his "p China by mineral and railway

development. apparent quiesence.

his supporters have left for Switzer.

fand, while the Italian and Serbian Ministers and the French Charge d'Affaires have left, it is reported, on furlough.

in

The Germans are waiting though,

SERIOUS CONFLAGRATION them.

IN CONSTANTINOPLE.

M

TEN DISTRICTS DESTROYED. ``

200,000 PERSONS HOMELESS.

LONDON, June 22.

HERO.

Loxbox, June 217

they know that waiting is bad for FRANCE HONOUR BRITISH NAYAL

The explanation may be, found in the weather in Fheders, where rain has been steadily pouring down for three nights. If the The Gazette announces that. M. weather be not responsible for the Poincaré bas conferred the Legion Genon delay, one is forced to fall d'Honneur Grand Officier on Adinital back on ope

or two assumptions: Peirse.

A legran from The Hague states Either is waiting the arrival of

GOLD AND SILVER.

The struggle for Montello increased in violence, we destroying ware after wave of the enemy's storm troops in hand-to-hand fighting on kilometre front, the Italians throwing

a twelve

in reserve after reserve. We took 3,200 prisoners oo the 19th at Montello alone.

AUSTRIANS CLAIM 40,000 PRISONERS.

"

+

Lark. A Wireless Austrian official massage 7-

We repulsed Italian attacks on Montello ad westward of Sandona

The enemy, between June 13 and

20, lost 42 aeroplanes.

The prisoners now number 40,000, including a few Czecho-Slovak legionar- ies, who were immediately subjected to the treatment prescribed by aartial

NEW YORK, June 24. A message from Mexico City states that the Mexican Government has

law.

the Balkan correspondent of the more troops n Russia or possibly MEXICO TO PROHIBIT EXPORT OF Rotterdainschg! Courant says a fire the Armies may be suffering from broke out in Constantinople and some sort of upistesnio. Whatever Int, from May 31st to June Zná. may have been the reason for the It was the most terrible in human delay during the past two weeks it memory and covered a distance of, has been of the utmost value to us

miles across Stamboul. Ten die In a certain sector, not on the British decided to prohibit absolutely "the tricts in the city were zuvaged. front, the Era rasturcation wrought in export of gold and silver, owing to Five thousand houses, 20 bache, 15 days on its defensive capacity is similar restrictions as regards there

almost past belief, and what hapmetnis in other countries. pend they may well be happening elsewher".

a dozen bazuar, and 10 mosques were destroyed,

Two hundred thousand persons are homeless, whose condition is desper- ate as spotted typhus is alrealy raging.

The fire was due to a cigarette Ibrown way.

SHIPPING AFTER THE WAR.

COASTING & INTER-IMPERIAL TRADE LIMITS.

Loxnes, June 24.- The Report of the Committee on Shipping after the War, referring to the suggestion that the Indian coast- Jog trade should be reserved to British ships, especially owing to the subsidised competition of Japanese lince, says it doubts whether the adoption of this measure would materially aid British shipowners to

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EXCHANGE OF AUSTRIAN AND

GERMAN DIVISIONS.

A PECULIAR BARTER.

Loxbox, June 22.

KAISER IN PERIONAL COMMAND!

We are told, says the Daily Chronide that the Kaiser is commanding in person in the present battle, but that he is in Regium, ten miles deep in barbed wire Wellington and Kapelson were never more than three quarters of a mile spart

The Daily Mail's Correspondent at Waterloo, with which contest the

present titanic struggle has been com The Hague ways: At the discussions pared. The comparison does not hold this week the Ministry of War in of Lord Roberts was able to visualise

good. Not even the prophetie vision

Vienpa stated that the Germans combat such as this. He deemed impos

sible the massed attacks in which the proposed to send 12 Divisions to and have been fang forward into Italy in place of 12 Austrian Divi-arens which have become abattoirs.

ions to be sent to France.

IRISH QUESTION AND IMPERIAL FEDERATION.

::

DUTCH CONYO HELD UP.

MANIFESTS NOT IN ORDER"

THE HAGUE; June 19.

THE FOE DISAPPOINTED.

The Premier said he had the privilege of presiding at the first Imperial War Cabinet where around the table sat representatives of over four hundred million buman beings of most of the great races of the world and most of the great faiths, who had come together to evolve the best methods of establishing. right and justice on earth. It was a fine start for the Imperial Conference. The British Empire had sadly, boterly, angrily disappointed its foes and had surprised its feriads. While not depre cating the fleets of France, Italy, Japan and America, Mr. Lloyd George said the history of the sea had not provided anything to compare with the resource, skill and daring of the British Nary and the British matiner, and the way

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HIS SOCIETY under the Presidency of H. S. EL Princess A. de Ligne brings sick and debilitated

they fought and conquered the naval children from BELGIUM into Holland, clothes and aharka infesting the high seas. It was

an old story, but what the Empire had feeds them, gives them Medical care, and when done on land was something new.

There had never been anything like it. restored to health has to return them to Belgium, Great Britain had an army about the

size of the Bulgarian, and the Dominions

hardly any. Nevertheless, the United for funds do not permit more.

Kingdom had raised nearly six millions

of men for sea and land and the Domin ions, despite the mullness of their po- The departure of the Dutch convoypulations, the nearest of which was for the Dutch Indies is postponed owing thousands of miles distant, raised one to the manifests of the shipe' cargoes million Germany expected to meer being not quite in order.

raw. levies, brave but easily scattered by her highly-trained, disciplined legionaries. Instead the Germans en-

An extraordinary Ministerial conneil was held today, probably in connection with this.

THE "KONIGEN REGENTES."

في العيدي

BRITISH STATEMENT DENIED.

AMSTERDAM, June 22.

A message from Berlin officially denies the British Admiralty, statement that German mines were swept up in a track He thought that open formations used only by Dusch vessels employed in Brattered meri separated front officers repatriation of prisoners and that the would be the rule. As Waterloo, with mines found in the route, allotted to 70,000 men on our side and 60,001 on the Dutch Hospital ships, were of German. French, the battle, on a three-mile front. was compressed for the most part into a origin. one-and-a half-mile front. Such packing of men, he thought, could never recur He foresaw, however, as clearly as Haig, the need for intensive training of the But the Ediser in Belgium, in mcn. personal command Wellington rode up and down his lines the whole day long assurance of a change in the Irish Biz, I have a distinct view of

LONDON, Juns 22 If ever the Imperial Government sentiment the. Federal system cannot Napoleon and his stall," said an artillery In view of Lord Curzon's speech Mr. officer, approaching bio have my Dillon says the Nationalists will shortly decided upon the reservation of be applied in Indland.

guns trained on them, ready to frereturn to Westminster. MAY cousting and inter-Imperial trades Therefore, it is to be a com-No, no, said Wellington hastily "ao, Sergt. Sullivan, Sir Maurice Dockrell

I'll not allow it. It is not the business

LORD SALISBURY'S VIEWS

LONDON, June 29. Lord Sulisbury in a letter to the meet Japanese "competition else. Press says that until there is sorme where.

IRISH HOME RULE AND

CONSCRIPTION.

POSTPOYED BUT, NOT

ABANDONED,

on other than the grounds, it would plote bar to an Imperial Federation, he essential to provide certain ex which is impossible without Ireland: reptiones, including countries opening their coasting trade to British slúp-. ping, also important entrepots and contres, Buch as Hongkong, Sigal pore End Penang, which should be extruded from sousting trade bunits.

The Counstlee declares that any ssure preventing the free employ meht of foreign sermen on British ships is undesirable, and it is point that restrictions should not be placed in the United Kingdom or thie, Dominicans on the employment of Asistic coloured scum vheiner Brush subi

not.

LONDON, June 22.4. The Times understands that the Government confider their proposals

THE IRISH QUESTION,

NATIONALISTS TO RETURN TO WESTMINSTER.

countered men who had defeated their

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Will you not help this good work? Remittances

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Their achievement in the past threa

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whereas she had added thereto. Indis marked for the Belgian Children's Fund bad mised voluntarily nearly a million men. "They are about to raise another. (Loud cheers). They bave been and

are guarding the bridges of the East real and enduring tins were the invisible and will so continue to the end.

A STRIKING LESSON.

Empire.

* A FREE COMMONWEATH.

All

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SPLENDID WORK OF THE NAVY

ODEL It was true we had tee of language, race, blood and" common origin, but the most potent of all were "All this, to-night is a striking the ties of commas sim, sympathies and leason of the reality of the power of ideals,. They had stood the strain and

Sir Robert Borden said that the would have drawn us closer together. It ought to extreme peril had passed, thanks to the the Empire. What happened to the world if the might be the purpose of all statemenshine splendid work of the Navy, but what

to 5 throws strengthen those bonds, to defend and had the Dominiona dons for the supern

protect them against severance. into the conflict1 Russin collapsing which was best in the world was safer.portance of sea power! He declared American troops not in last year, Germany commanding the seas (Into-day for the existence of the British the whole of the Empire's spirit was

Ele recalled saying at the aching as ever. They were all ternational right would have been

optimista regarding the war because it war undertaken in a cause which could trampled underfoo: military despotisma Imperial Conference in 1917 would have triumphed throughout the

not be permanently defeated though i world. The Kaiser proclaimed to the

might be temporarily defeated. Against world that God gave Hindenburg and The federation of a free common the serious mistakes which were made of commanders to be firing Qla mard and Mr. Henry McLaughlin will explain Ludendorff to him and Germany; but wealth is worth making sacrifices for, was the most wonderful and mighty other. And when bloodthirtsy Blacher, why Mr. Gwynne was appointed to the who gave the British Empira to his One never known when its strength military effort ever undertaken and enemies The Kaiser could easily may be essential to the great cause of accomplished by any non-millary the hour of triumph, proposed to con Irish Recruiting Council centrate all efforts on the capture and. Lord French in a message to the discover if he would only ask some human freedomt, and that is priceless nation. immediate execution of Napa con, Wel Council says the readiness and good will learned divine to tell him who planted We now knew. (Cheers). Let the lington, while admitting the necessity of the capture; said as to the najur with which they responded to the wrath against injustice and shtorrence knowledge of the peril averted by the proposal. You and I have played parts invitation confirms his unfailing belief of inhumanity and love of freedom in inity of the Empire be our plea for too distinguished in these transactions in his countrymen's sympathy with the heart of men inped the divine further strengthening it. That is why Mr. Massey following Mr. Highes, to zow become butchers? That was the cats for which the Allies are fighting, passions which ranged the British Imperial Conference of 1917 has referred to the work of the Imperial The tank they have undertaken wil Empire from north to south, far best to become the Imperial Cabinet of today. Conference. They were daily engaged bring joy to many an old comrade in far west, in one brotherhood of Arms Cheers). That is why India has been in arranging a form of representation the field where Inab regiments are againt the doods and designs fed to our Councils, that is why for the people of the Dominions looking to the boys at home to maintain russian despotism Everybody has been added to the Council and framing practical constitution, to the great tradition of a fighting race. under-timated the reality and strength auto Council. converted into action, give the Dominious representations of the bonds which united the British and that is why we specially welcome which would continue to improve and APPOINTMENT CREATES PARLIA

Elpire

questa to night as forerunners of a develop penturies bence. He added MENTARY VACANCYS

Butodession For Lounsellors coming from that it was the special Zuty of pablie mich for generations men to encourage British secticients lk, the

rect the destiny and also affirmed that the staying

authority and of Britain was equal not upperi

in

old style of personal comyland.;

BOWEL COMPLAINT IN CHILDREN.

of. Home Bule and Conscription usURING the summer months mothers postponed, but in a way abandoned

THE SILVER MARKET.

ALONDON June 21

The Silver Murket

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given prompt attention at thĩa: timo. serious trouble may be avoided. « Cham- berbin's Colic Cholert and Diaries Remedy can always be depended upon. For me by all. Cheminta and stor koopite

Lonnow, June: 22,2) appointment of dir Bustace Fiennes as Governor of the Seychelles will use a vacancy for Banbary:

NOT PAPER TIES

Germany thought them pupie tice and third shrivel and asorch into black duas. at the firm flash of the drew of war

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MR. MASSEY'S SPEECH

the satest union" of free | Germany