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WEDNESDAY, JULY 9.,1318

TELEGRAMS.

GOVERNMENT'S "HOME

RULE POLICY"-

OF COMMONS..."

THE CHINA MAIL.

EARLIER

TELEGRAMS.

NATIONALIST MOTION IN HOUSE THE FRENCH OFFENSIVE.

NO CHANDE ON MARNE FRONT.

Lospo July 29.

(Continued from Page 11

JBISH SECRETARY'S REFLY.

LONDON, July 20

BRITAIN THE UNIVERSAL PROVIDER.'

SILENT ACHIEVEMENTS,

Boxpos, July

In the House of Comunions, Mr. Dillon, submitting a notign rondlei

GREATEST ARMY IN THE FIELDg the Government's Trish policy as alienating an exispetting to the Irish people, declared that the Irish were holding back from the wor

overment was determined to break "lovaitse. - they - believed that the

faith with Ireland and that Conscrip tion was imposed one Ireland in order to torpedo Home Rule,

Lord Corant, Speaking at Spot given at ding, Inn, "said at

th- begining "of the with your the war the purpose of the natioir; and the Heteroft -lawed y

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Mr. Dillon proposed that the Irish

A French communiqué states:- North of the Marne there was no

day, change during the night."

Wd took 400 prisoners here yester.)

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WHY FEW PRISONERS WERE TAKEN.

PARIS, July 19.

1,

A semi-official messago days The number of prisoners taken in the retreat is not very high because the Allies can only advance most cautiously. in a variegated country which is lavoar- while the Germans lett only weak detachments with orders to hold on to the last in order to enable the main boots to he got away. Thus the enemy in prisoners. On the other hand, the booty is large, especially in engurering wineres from nu's remove light artillery but bal to machinery. The Germans were able to The authorities discovengl an elabor abundlon beavy guns and also most of ate military system is purks their ammunition

wakening, abatement or modifichestion" be referred to a jury fable for defence by machine gun neats, ton. He believed that in the Americas appoited by President ings in that taperiai. War Cabinet ny Wilson... the solution of "tite, probleurs which,

Mr. Edward Shortt, K.C.. Chied

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people as my bow to destroy

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A REAL ALLIED VICTORY.

LONDON, July 29.

CHINESE COOLIES IN

FRANCE.

writes

A Reuter mesize staten :--- The enemy ha definitely abandoned A source of never-ending marriment thaline of the Cury; there is little doubt and amusement to the Yanks in France that he will retreat behind the Vesle is the presence of the Chinese labour which will give him a pretty straight detachment, line between Soissons and

13 American Rheims correspondent with the American Army This very got line is probably well in France. These, Chioke" are funny. entrenched, has got communications They take the war as one big joke and to the rear and aled a three railway their job as one prolonged holiday. lines behind the front.

You never see

one but wears

CARS on HIRE

Experienced Chauffeurs

Expert Mechanics.

A Large Number of

Villages between Soissona and Bazo smile. They work when they bave to New and Comfortable Cars

ches are, on fire, apparently indicating that the Germans are about to retreat further.

The German withdrawal from the salient is a real Allied victory but in nowise a rout. So far only 100 prisoners sod four guns have been taken.

and the rest of the time they play,

It is a source of great amusement to the Americans, and evilently to the Chinese, to explain to one another the different aspects of the "war. I havo! econ three or four doughboys in the midat of a bagel of Chinese, all talking| SUCCESSFUL BRITISH OPERATION.group understanding more than one or as hard as they cay go, and neither two words of what the other is saying The Americans like to watch tho

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LONDON, July 29.

reporte-

Field-Marsdal Sir Douglas Haig

In a successfai minor operation last uight in the Morlancourt sector, we took gained all our objectives and bent off 14 prisoners, captured 36 machine guns, three counterattacks, inflicting losses.

LATER." Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig

reports:—

The Australians in the Morlincours sector captured two lines of trench on a DENSE WOODS FAVOUR ENEMY. two mile front watride the Bray Corbie road, taking 100 prisoners and capturing a number of machine-guns. LONDON, July 29. Reuter's Correspondent at Americanwhile ours were light. Headquarters, telegraphing yesterday

Band beam ikheyond then four years. This Sorry for trend deplying, lowes are relatively higher in killal thai

schinery must now take a related that I had had been infinitely jammonient slope ami the sister) gieter sine the Sin Rein leaves sintygos of the Exijire must ventinue to have a voice in the great decisõitis ' t th 'uncil Clumber just as their sobhele paarticipated in the decisions j in the Self. The tents of the past! betricht were fipobaldy destined to

an influence car the whole nivalis un pievent the move "a tuents of presojos, also explosives" ver at the arquign not hes "Fetalkable than the Battle of the fovernment had, b'en ret afternoon, suger

brught from Glasgow. Seetedly Meing B1. His Forship eni! "phasizint „paltindars of the mining's Jalien, his loss of initiative iil the „Praportua se př the blog inflicted upon the noul att prestige of the mops, Vithough it was too early to indagine | that the "owing won

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camisastal Mr. Shorts aloehnel that the Nationalist Members lietuselves 'were blanc- worthy for the situation. Nationalists fastend of taking the Fe by the times, tried to

better, Plug-dhi-net. help/ French, who wanted to reliq,

"Allied have had found a genius in

Geomatisejam Fork,

Mr.

The enemy's casualties were heavy

The Caundiana twice successfully raided in the neighbourhood of Gavrelle.

MUNITIONS STRIKE ENDED.

REASON FOR THE TROUBLE.

LONDON, July 99. The strike of munition workers has en led.

Thanks to the dense woods, the enemy has been able to delay the advancing. armies and to hold up thousaruts with nests of machine-gun Hence the The enemy's losses are infinitesimal com- pared with the time gained. He has Singared most of his guns although he has one been obliged to destroy his ammunition. Lưørd With the abandonment of the Marne sector, however,, which the enemy beld.

The trouble was due to the Ministry con-

as long as possible in order to keep the of Munitions forbidding a few firms to „Band #dizon described the sunlden.

important railway from Epernay to engage more skilled workers with a Sports asserted that Mr. Chater Thierry, observation will coa. view to enabling other sörms which were mense of the Jungrican intey into the

Dike world Tryto slapted the same siderably accentuate our progress: understated to secure additional skilled fiebts, ed. Pagher as dicetrie, redning

mirasuris if he were in "Mr. Shortt's and it is already certain that the enemy

indeed, the pace has already quickened labour the plutoy aperiority to an equality. while her moal value of the enginy's

The gending will not stand on the Ourcq, and doubt- merginomarita

Frelatid hud veistige naproveil, snd the less, when we reach his prepared jolento as tion passed. Greut

Esedition, feeling had largely disappositions we shall find the enemy in great strength. What the Germane pean during the war had been the ears. He hoped to restore a state have chiefly suffered is the immense of freling which would make Home set-tack of his plans, and they will weithine, Banker, Momoner " and universal provider for all the Allig

Rule not only possible but desired be unable to recover before the end of The supine elins of Finger would substantially, everyone in Great the campaigning season, have been impossilik; evrept för 105. Thưridre, in, vios of or industrial) servieps, it was equuskulde that bur Abanis, were, not snel! but so

large

World

دیزل

Britain shagen had only then- selves to blame if they, rendered this impossible.

AMERICAN MARKSMEN'S SPORT.

LONDON, July, 29.

MUNITIONS. EXPLOSION IN

:

SAXONY.

230 PEOPLE KILLED.

ZURICH, July 29, Two bandred and ninety w people have been killed the result of an explosion at a munition works at Plauen

IMPERIAL PREFERENCE AND A

LEAGUE OF NATIONS.

Chinese talk.. Our doughboys have not learned any Chinese, but the Chinese have learned some English words. I don't know by what trick of the doughbors but the English of psychology, or whether it is the fault wonis the Chinese spring on fous would never get by in polite society. They seem to have an extraordinary gift for acquiring all the different forms of American profanity. Of course, they do not comprehend the right nee of said profanity and the use they do make of arme of our lavoured, though irreligions, expletives is ludicrous in the extreme. They will go into a little French grocery store, pick up some article, and then address the proprietor of the wagesin in the most awful terme

Inasmuch as the French tradespeople understand much English by this time the Chinese often leaves through the door followed by a stale egy or a soft onion. Aud he always laughs about it, It is quite remarkable that the Chinese do not pick up French, I have seen stand even the most commonly used only one or two of them who can under-

words. If the United States wishes to avoid some Oriental international com plications I believe it would be a good thing to persuade the, directors of the Y.M.C.A. to transfer some of their numerous men over here to the job of tuators in polite English for the beneât of our Allies, the Chinese.

To-day is Sunday, the Chinese day off. They always parade on Sundege. And what parade' Since it got warm each bas" an umbrella. The umbrellas were just ordinary umbrellas when the Chinese bought them, But to-day Lee Sung and his pals had gathered bouquets around the edge of the umbrellas were of bittercups and other towers and all bung little bunches of flowers, and on the tip of the umbrellas a bunch of red flowers. Recently one of the French atoras here got in a stock of white pyjamas Seven of the Chipere had bought these pyjamas and wore them for Dimanche finery. A dignified old Frenchman stopped me on the street aad said that something should be done about it the Chinois were" walking around without their clothes.

MR. ASQUITHL

Reuter's Correspondant at Americat Headquarters, telegraphing yesterday 3. Asquith said he hëleted simati

at nine o'clock in the evening, age- Si Bolens "Borden afirmed thing had been done as regaids the The Germans desperately resisted on

LONDON, July 29. Canad ́s determination, despite all suggestions to consult the leading Villeneuve plateau, which was swept by

In the House of Commons, replying sagrdins, to fight to the Finish Touition representatives in England fun-fire after the French drove of the to Mr. B. B. Leea Smith, Mr. Bouar defenders. Eventually our batterics Law said he did not in the least admit justifying her entry into the Bur with a view to arriving at a solution.turned the balance of gunpower, and that the policy of Imperial Preference

treneral, Struts-paid; a tribute-zur-be-appreciated Hat time with the plateau won we had an ideal was fatal to a League of Nations.

Some mention should be made of the *Treat Britain's anighty efforts, which, Bourinion representatives might be gun platform which made the enemy's Replying to further questions, Mr.beadgear of the Chinese. Several of were not given suficient publicity, ruletant to undertake any respon- Fransh and Americans were then able to opportunity of carrying ous the policy and varied shapes.

line on the Ourcq untenable. "The Bonne Law said there would be no them bad acquired straw hats of bizarre Une wore, 611 Touring the four years Great Britain sibility in the matter. The Irish advance on the open slopes at a rate in war time but the Imperial Govern American officer's discarded barrack had mised eight millions of men. question could not be submitted to hitherto impossible through the woodsment had put itself into line with the cap. One had an old American cam- Great Britain land the greatest Army President Wilson. Concluding, Mr. Mounted troops, proved most useful, Dominions Governments by accepting paign hat. Another wore an English in the field of all the Allies and Asquith phases the necessity towere ideal weapons for clearing out

bat armoured cars and light Tauks the principle. (Cheers).

tinkelly," and still another had found Mr. RL Outhwaite asked: Has the an old French trench hat.

It was a Was the only country which in the Empire of the Aities finding an

nests both on the ground and in the Government a mandate to commit the bizarre get-up. war-time had increased its from: ultimate settlement.

trees. The gun platforms in the trees | country

As a rule the Chinese are well-behaved. producing capacity. Her achieve MR. BONAR LAW.

served the enemy admirably in the Mr. Bouar Law replied: No, but the They live their own life and mix with forest country, but American marksmen Government has always a mandate to the French or the Americans only on 31002 were done silently wond Mr. Bonar Law emphasise that made aport of bringing them down. commit itself.

invitation. They seem unable to bold with characteristic. calmness and the real difficulty was not between As an officer remarked, it was like

enough French wine to get tipsy dignity. The country but become" Englishmen and Irishmen hat Irish-capemailzie shooting."

THE "JONAS" CONSPIRACY CASE. With good overseers they make ex

cellent labourers, but loaf when not. "the intinstay of the whole Alig

watched. They are performing a useful war service, because, generally speaking for each smiling Chink wielding a shovel back of the line, one Frenchman or one American is released for work further to the front...

civilizatices of the world.

RUBBER COMPANIES AND TAXATION.

AN IMPORTANT LEGÄL DECISION.

A mort

HEAVY FINES.

LONDON, July 29. The Jonas case (in which Sir Joseph Jenas, former Lord Mayor of Sheffield, useful to the enemy) has ended in a was charged with, giving information

verdies of guilty of misdemeanour.

"

men and Trishmen. The sutne right THE RESULT OF THE RETREAT. resistancë. It was impossible of well-determination claimed by predict the future, bat whatever Natiounists geould be claimed by an

ACTION MAY SLOW DOWN. intervened we were determined to Thetemun, mil until Mr. Dillon was i presse the British Empire and the, prosired publicly to recognise the

LONDON, July 90, dificulty, a settlement was impos- so far has been an Allied advance of The net result of the German retreat sible. Mr. Dillon himself admitted from seven to eight miles on a front that the majority of the people of of 20 miles and the capture of a score of Sir Joseph Jonas was fined £2,000; Included with the Germans villages and several important ferests. and the second defendunt, Yernor, The most valuable result strategically is £1,000 sterling, defendants being order. How. therefore, could Home Rule the restoration of the Allies greated to pay the costs jointly. be given in these circumstances? Faris-Chateau Thierry Chalons, railway He believed that not merely Irish by which the Champagne front can best

ICELAND A SOVEREIGN STATE. nien in the trenches, but Irishmen be revictualled and which is

important factor in future developments. Bưroughout the work who were willThe action may now slow down and

STOCKHOLM, July 29, Lospex, July 31..

Denmark has seknowledged Iceland The Rubber Share Brokers Assoh to fight for liberty would ask even

become stabilised for a time as a Sovereign State under their common ciation states that the Merliman whether the men who held back in between Soissons and Rhaina where the king decision, Sitikal on the ich, gives this greatest struggle in the world' the Merlimas Bibber Compung a

history really represented the race statutory ten per cent, on Recur

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MOTION REJECTED. Company. It is estimated, that the Mr, Dillon's motion wie rejected Merliman Company" will thus save by 245 votes to 10di £25,000 upon 489,000. Every, comm pany which is affected by the Val- Jarnbros decision for income-tax purposes will beneft irailarly to the Merlinan Company, if the devision is upheld.

THE FIGHTING IN ALBANIA,

AUSTRIAN REPORT.

Losnos, July 29,-

A wireless Austrian official report atutes

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In Albania the enemy's counter.

OUR REPAIRED SHIPS.

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Germans are apparently concentrating

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within a fortnight he has been forced to The Czecho-Slovaka have occupied abandon pearly half the advantages Schmakovk, 200 versts northward of gained by his offensive of May 27. The Nikolaievak, where they have captured question now is will the enemy settle considerable military stores, down to resistance on the plateau south

was attended by the greatest dificulties. Hendrik Olsen of Vesle or continue his retirement to

perished on July 1, while hunting near the heighta between Vesle and the

Dragon Point We started on our Aisne The answer will depend on the

homeward Journey on August & over the extent of his losses and the number of

ice from George Fiord, our start having his reserves. Indications, so far area

been delayed by our search for Hendrik that his losses are not excessive. It is The shortage of paper will

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