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The following it the official text of the important speech made by Lard Kft. chener in the House of Lords oa la

18th

RUSSIA'S NEW, LINE.

In the Eastern theatre a concentration of German and Austrian forces which took place during March and April to the south of Cracow developed into active operations against the position he the Russian 3rd Army on the line from Tarnow through Gorlice to the Rostoki

Pass,

BRITISH

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LACK OF KULTUR IN ENGLAND.

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Gorman disturbances in England, and to have been under no illusions about the the by horror everywhere aroused My Lords, There has bico no marked

These offensive operations by the Ger Lusitania murders, the Foreign Office change or decisive action in the various man and Austrian forces were necessitated Press Bureau is making desperate efforts theatres of war sines I last addressed

to maintain its "pogrom" theory, A your lordships on the military situation by the Russian success after the fall of In Flanders the drying up of the ground Przemysl in the Usok Pass and in the Car-semi-official communication from Berlin to the Cologne Gazette devotes a column and the improvement in the weather have pathians, which threatened to give entire

to the argument that England is in a enabled our troops, which have been access on to the Plains of Hungary to a

stato of suppressed revolution, and, hav- strongly reinforced, to take the offensive. Russian invading force,

ing lost all sense of security is at The action at Neuve Chapell was fought The Austro-German offensive begun on

the mercy of mob passion. It is declared with great gallantry, and enabled us to the night of April 20th by an attack in.

that the course of the war has produced occupy a considerablo nad, from a military the Gorlice region, and a desperate battle point of view, valuable position which had raged for several days along the Russian demoralization, and the waiter insists re- hitherto been held by the Germans.

ho calls the fact that German Zeppelins Towards the end of last month the front. The enemy's artillery fire, especial-peatedly upon the alarming effect of what

ly that of their heavy guns, was over- Germans carried out a violent attack on whelming, and the Russians, despite the

are now circling over Greater London." that portion of the Allied front held by greatest gallantry, were compelled to fall

The writer says that the scenes in Eng- the French to the north-east of the Ypres back. Further German forces were poured land illustrate the same low level of salient. In order to succeed in this attack the enemy employed vast quantities in to press the Russians, who, fighting Kulter" as the wrecking at the begin- of poisonous gases in defiance of the with their well-known tenacity, retiredning of the war of the German Embassy in recognised rules of war and of their steadily towards the positions on the Petrograd, and that, as the war is pledged word. Our soldiers and our River Han which had been previously pre- unpopular, public passion has been French Allies were utterly unprepared for pared. This retirement in West Galicia deliberately stirred up in order to keep is now ready and contains:

interest in the war alive. He then pre- Far Eastorn Nuwa, this diabolical method of attack, which led to a Russian withdrawal from partiets revolution as follows:--

Hongkong. had undoubtedly been long and carefully of the Carpathians, and the Russians now

These passions, ones aroused, break out,Quarter of a Million Casualties. prepared by the enemy. Full accounts hold a strong line from the Eastern Car have been published in the papers of the pathians to Przemysl, which place forms not in noble devotion and enthusiasm for Shanghai and the Was.

the cause of the State, but in criminal Hongkong Man at the Front effect of the gas and the agonishing death the pivot of their line, and thence along misdeeths, because their source is impure, and Tar 10th Pathana. which it produces,

tho Ban to the Vistula

the people are uncivilized and, both moralls and intellectually, are at a low level. is the rage for destruction with which we are nepainted from the terrible days of the French Revolution, and which both in Russia. and England will reappear when the revolu tionary feeling which is dormant in both directed against the Germans will some day countries ripens into action. What is now be directed against those who have sinned

The Germans have persisted in the use of these asphyxinting gass whenever the wind favoured or other opportunity occurred, and His Majesty's Government, no less than the French Government, feel that our troons must be adequately pro tected by the canployment of similar methods so es to remove the enormous and anjustifiable disadvantage, which must exist for them if we tako no steps to meet on his own ground the enemy, who is responsible for the introduction of this pernicious practice..

THE GREAT CANADIANS.

In Bukovina the Russians have made a countor-offensive, and have driven the Austrians back from the River Dniester to the River Pruth, The German losses in killed and wounded in these operations have been undoubtedly enormous, and many thousands of nowounded prisoners have fallen into the hands of the Russians,

DARDANELLES: GOOD NEWS.

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immeasurably against the lower classes in that the party war which in Germany has caused all distinctions of party and class to

this development.

their countries. It is as grand as certain

SUPPRESSING SOCIALIST OPINIONS.

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of Professor Cooper of Shanghai. China's Military Weakness Trading with the Enemy. Correspondance:

In connection with the attack on the Dardanelles forts a body of troops, comprising British, Australian, and New "Zealand soldiers, with a Nuval-Division, The forced retirement in front of the and in co-operation with a French force disappear will in England and Russia hasten Cigarette and Tobacco Fund. heavy clouds of gas which preceded the landed on the Gallipoli Peninsula. With German advance at Ypres resulted in the the assistance and co-operation of the left flank of the Canadian Division being Nary, they have been able to consolidate | shia rubbish, it is evident that the German Chinese Athletes.

Canadians suffered severely from the poisonous fumes, but notwith standing held on to their position in the most determined manner. Chris was in ded an ordeal to try the qualities of the finest army in the world, and all the more credit is due to the soldiers of Canada who, unprepared for such an attack and exposed to a withering fire, reluctantly and with perfect steadiness withdrew

The progress of our troops is necessari: their left Bank to conform to the newly slow, since the country is most difficult. alignment of the Allies' position.

But the Turks are gradually being forced by British brigades pushed up, and the and, though the enemy is being constant Canadians, however, were soon supported to retire from positions of great strength, enemy's advance was thereby checked, and y reinforced, the news from this front is the Germans, whose efforts had cost them dear, were unable to press forward any

thoroughly satisfactory.

further in this quarter.

While the German Government inspires their positions and to advance further on the lines they immediately captured. The military anthorities are constantly tight landing itself, effected in the teeth ofening their control over what they regard great natural difficulties, skilfully pre as the disaffected elements in Germany. pared obstacles, and armed opposition,jewspapers, and a very large number of There is less and less comment in Socialist

The White Ant. was a masterpiece of organisation, in-

them have now been forbidden to publish Hongkong and Opium, genuity and courage which will long be anything whatever that has not been Another Opium Haul. remembered. T

approved by the military censor. The The Precedent of Koren. Socialist newspaper at Soligen has beca. Swator Notes. placed under the "preventive censorship" Sanitary Board. for having published the text of a resolu-Riesha Coolies on Strike in nego,

en adopted at 25 public meetings in Tennis League. tion calling for peace which seems to have Forgery Charge Against a Foreigner. Hesse-Nassau.

GENKBAL BOTHA'S TRIUMPH.

Hongkong Police Reserve. The Chinuman's Henley. More Germans Deported from Japan. Sino-Itissian-Mongolian Agreement, Japanese and German Trade in China. Trading with Germans in China.

Mutual Aid Societies in China. Passenger Lists. Commercial:

The General in command The Murder of a Lappa Customs Officer. at Münster says that the resolution The Law Courts. "constitutes an incitement to treason and Telegrams. As a result of this retirement Sir Jehu The recent operations under the com- to military disobedience in face of the IT CETS THE CORDS French decided to draw back his line from mand of General Botha in South West enemy, and that its publication is a most that bind helpless hands. It strikes off the salient at Ypres which we had occupied Africa have been brought to a most serious offence against his regulations. through the whole winter. This with successful stage by the occupation of The Torwarte says that all the Socialist the shackles of Rheumatism. It is drawal was carried out with masterly Windhoek. The military ability displayed newspapers on the Lower Rhine are Bow strength and freedom from pain, brings back the ability to walk, work and enjoy success on May 3rd, and it was satisfactory by General Betha has been of a very high under extraordinary congorship. Similar life's richest blessings.

to note that though an operation of this order, and has confirmed the admiration military activity is reported in Saxony, LITTLE'S ORIENTAL BALM has sort, in immediate contact with the enemy, felt for him as a commander and lender of Meetings to protest against the forcing up His task was arrive ont under of food prices were to have been held all bren for many

years the one great liberais a difficult military achievement and men.

morali ekuila "of considerable difficulty, over: Saxong on Saturday, but were remedy on which absolute depcadenes serious casualties attached to it. The especially as regards transport, water, forbidden at the last moment on the

All these have curon Cripples have been made to walk, onslaughts on our positions in front of successfully overcome, and the compaigned to result in serious disturbances of bese ground that the meetings might be expect- may be placed. Countless cases have been Germass have sine attempted furious and supplies. bedridden victims Rhounationa's Ypres, each of which has been repulsed has now, happily, entered its final phases

In Mesopotamia our Indian soldiers citizens.”

the poate established among German tortures have arisen cured. Sufferers with severe sises to the enemy.

́ ́In all cases the newspapers bay shown their value and bravery by are forbidden to publish any comment given up by doctors and discharged from

attacking and utterly routing the Turkish upon the orders given them by the hospitals as incurable have obtained ready relief and Lave been cured by

forces sont against them. Sir Jobu Nixon military anthruitige. is following up the resulfe of his victory, Little's Oriental Balm,

and the whole country is gradually being cleared of all hostile forces,

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THE NEW OFFENSIVE.

In pursuance of concerted plans beize General Joffre and Sir John Brand vigorous offensive was taken by the French Army south of La Bassée and from Arras in the direction of Denni, whie at the same time the British Army co-eperated towards the Aubers ridge.

We have all followed with admiration

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The 50th report of the Mission-entitled, A Song of Praise in Time of Battle was presented. and in this document

of the following missionaries:-Dr. S H. Carr, Mr. J. Meadows (senior.

Germans to defend their lines after their experience of our attack at Neuve Chapelle But on the night of May 15th

Your lordships have watched the by renewed effort the British forces drove growth of the new armies and have added member of the Mission), Mr. G. Bowman, back the enemy or a front of approxi- doulid less, the dificulties which have con Miss E. Black, and Miss R. E. Samuelson, mately two miles for a considerable di fronted us in providing them with all the Twenty-six workers hase retired from the tance and captured more than 500 matra ial of war they require. I cannot field. On the other hand, there are 17- This action is also proceeding, speak too highly of the men and of the new workers, so that the total number of and we hope, in conformity with the devotion to duty they have displayed missionaries at the close of 1914 was 1,600. French operations will achieve important during the long months of training, or The income during the pear, though con- results.

of their cheerful acceptance of hardship,siderably less than in the preceding year. Offensive operations against the enemy's incidental to an inclement winter, which the report goes on to state, gives cause trenches demand, as we have known for have provoked the adniiestion of the for praise, when we regember that the same time, an enormous expenditure of expert officers who have reported to e ammunition, both of our usual type ass to the wonderfully rapid progress midyear included five months of war. The total income was £50, 192, which is well as of the high explosive pattern that in their training to become efficient $12,011 less than in 1913, when the figure soldiere, I am certain that in the activ reached was the highest in the history Packed in naked tins without case. Price for we are now making.

ities in the field which immediately await of the Mission. THE SHELL SITUATION.

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Your lowships and the country, ars them these men will worthily sustain the aware of the energetic steps that have reputation they have already attain has in one of financial trial, it has been one of spiritual fruitfulness, no fewer home. been taken to produce a sufficient amount of ammunition to supply the Aykut when more men should be wanted With regard to the recard of the half- I have said that I would let the country than 5,017 persons having en baptized. the field. There has been undoubtedly for the war. The time has come, and century now closed, the report continues, considerable delay in producing the

now call for 300,000 récruits to form now it is more than 35 years since Mr. Taylor. material we at an early stage in the war

armies. Those who are engaged in the sent home his first appeal for helpers. foresaw would be required. This delay production of war material of any kind The first two sailed in 1868, six moto in is due mainly to the unprecedented and should not leave their work. It is to muh 1865, and the Lammermuir party in 1806. about unlimited calls that have been who are not performing this duty Beaotland, Ireland, and Switzerland, as ede en the resources of the manufac appeal, and I am convinced that the mwell England, gave the first party. wyers of this country, Strenuous diarts hood of England still available will To-day the Mission has 1,327 stations and have been taken by all concerned to reduce loyally respond by coming forward out-stations, 1,204 chapels, and 372 schools as far as possible this delay in produs take their share in this great struggle fat

in areas which 52 years ago were rearly tion, and I am glad to say that already a great cause...

all closed to the Gospel. Apart from the a very considerable improvement in the

funds of the Associate workers, who are output has been the result of the energy

supported by their own Missions on the -and-good-work of all concerned. High explosive shells for field guns have recent contemporary cabled on May 24th: The over

The London correspondent of an India Continent, the Mission has received just ond and three-quarters millions ly been brought into prominence by com- Eye-Witness" with British Headquar pounds sterling since the foundation of the ments the Press. At an early stage intera states that the uniforms of some Bri-work, During the first half of the Mission's the war we took the preliminary steps to tish troops hit by German rifle fire were history less than 5,000 persons made manufacture these new projectiles, and recently observed to be alight." It is public confession of their faith in Christ, though the introduction of any nos depar- supposed that the enemy used incendiary but statistics fail to record the real gains tare, în munitions of war naturally causes bullets. The bodies recovered wers found of those 25 years. To-day the Mission is. delay and difficulty to manufacturers, I to be charred.

responsible for 50,771 persons who have by ar confident that, in the very near future,

public bautism professed their allegianco we shall be in a satisfactory position with

Telling his experiences as a ceaser of to Jesus Christ, whilst there are thousands. regard to the supply of these shells to the soldiers letters at the front, a Church more whose names have never

boen Army Chaplain said at the Queen's Hall, entered on any Church roll. Army at the front...

In these recent offensive operations out that one soldier wrote to four different. losses and those of the French have been girls, all in the same strain,, using the heary, but the task that our armies have same endearing adjectives, and only vary.

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