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THE WAR.
COMPULSORY
COM
SERVICE.
MR. ASQUITH'S STATEMENT.
ENEMY ACTIVITY IN WEST.
IRELAND ALMOST NORMAL.
ANOTHER AIR ATTACK ON ENGLAND.
FRANDO BELGIAN FRONT
THROUGH BEUTER'S AGENCY.] ARTILLERY FIGHTING IN
VERDUN REGION.
PARIS,, May 3rd.
A communiqué says:-There is an artil lery duel west of the Mouse in the region between Avocourt and Mart Homme
The Lombardment east of the Mense har been somewhat intense between Thiaumont and Damloup
Our batteries dispersed enemy detach ments north of Chauffour Wood and north- west of Vaux Pond.
WELL-PREPARED
ENEMY
EFFORT BROKEN. ⠀ FAILED TO REACH BRITISH LINES.
LONDON, May 3rd. A British communiqué says:-A German attack cast of Ypres last night, following bouts of bombardment, broke down under our fire, not reaching our dines.
Another eatmy attack north of Albert was stopped by our fire,"
There has been some artillery netivity to-day,
Two creepy aeroplanes were driven down during fights in the air yesterday. They landed in a damaged condition behind the German lines.
AEROPLANE LOSSES.
LONDON. May 2nd. During April 70 seroplanes, of which 48 were German, including a number of Fok kers, wore accounted for on the Western Front. The British lost only four and felled 11 Germans.
ITALIAN FRONT
{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
DESPERATE BATTLE. ITALIANS ASSAULT PRECIP TO
RIDGE,
Hous, May 3rd.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
MORE VESSELS SUNK.
LONDON, May 2nd. The British stepmey Ifenden Hull hav been wank, The crew were saved,
MUH HONGKONG DAILY PREAN FRIDAY, MAY 5TH, 1016
THROUGH KEUTER'S AGENCY
GENERAL COMPULSION. IN GREAT BRITAIN
PREMIER'S STATEMENT:
LONDON May 2nd.
THROUGH LEUTER 6: AGENCY.]
WORKERS' STIRRING APPEAL FOR MEN
LONDON, May 2nd. The British Worker's National League isines a stirring manife to emphasising the Mr. Asquith announced in the Houts of nood for men and appealing to the nation Commons, that the Government to-morrow would introduce a meneuro dealing with the whole of the recruiting problem.
exert its whole strength in supreme combined effort, The imperishable example of Britons overseas is befors you Mr. Asquith explaining the Govern Shall the Motherland be more reluctant ientix position regarding recruiting, em than the children to defend their common phasised that they desired to secure general heritage and leave its defence to the prowi consent to organved labour, to which was | 1% of Allies while hundreds of thousands attached great importance. He affirmedlinger at Home! We do not doubt our that the naval and military effort of the countrymen', reply. In a supreme and Empiro exereded five millions of men, vital hour the Motherland calls for the un (and?) 88 army divisions, of which twelve grudging serving of all her children." were from the Dominions. This involved The signatories include six Labour mm- prodigious effort both here and through-bers of the House of Commons and other out the Empire [The meaning of this noted Labourites. passage is not clear. ED.]
Mr. Asquith reviewed the history of mas
The following stemmers have also been cruiting, pointing out the Cabinet's chaus
-
tive enquiry with the object of co-ordinat
Ruchenter City (British), Arlonding the military, financial and industrial (Swedish), Bo Brazen (Brazilian),
The Fridland and the Hendon Hall were both carrying American relief cargoes to Belgigus, totalling 13.000 tons of wheat.
The dry mentioned in yesterday's wire, was formerly Bir Thomas Lipton's wacht Bria
SAFETY OF DUTCH MERCHANTMEN.
THE HAGUE, May 2nd.
efforts, our two outstanding necessities being the maintenance of our see supremacy end the finsteing of the Allies. Then the Clovernment made a further review of the recruiting position resulting in the Government's recent proposals
It way now n question of method, and he was glad that the speeche, of Labour
THE IRISH RISING.
REBEL LEADERS AND TALES OF
FOREIGN AID
LONDON, MAY 2nd,
Dublin is to-day rapidly progressing towards normal although the military are still firmly holding the streets in the dis affected districts.
Those “Sina. Feiner still at liberty appear to have hidden their rifles, having used all their ammunition,
The rebel lenders admit that the lind
ROUT OF THE SENUSSI. THE WHITI MONASTERY THE
← MOTHER HOUSE.
Louise Peralta writos in the Daily Newe and Leader
CHINA COAST OFFICERS.
THE GUILD'S DEMAND FOR RECOGNITION.
COMPANIES POSITION,
- The Companies concerned have given the 1.-C. Daily Atwa the following statement by the Chino Coast Officers Guild for re- of their position in regard to the demand cognition as the body entitled to speak ou behalf of the officers in matters between them and the Companies;bete
The sun is high above the desort, but its rays do not pierce the whirling clouds which seeing to be made of sand oflame are rushing to the porth, The caravan wrapped in the hit breath of the phoning
gheoli Man and beag are passiv players in a scene in the eternal conflict between the elements of destruction and the
The proper course is for officers to cou forges of life it is part of an act in the municate with Companies who submit the grand drama of the evolution which is lead. position to principals. The latter consider to the triumph, upon a shrivelled the position effect improvements, where of the form of death. The kafila pract cablo and justified, as they have done has already been two months on its terrible on several docations in the past, without journey by this trade road from Darfur the uterference of the local Guild, and und Wada by way of the Kura Qares to if necessary they consult, with the Imperint Benghazi. The came's are done. Their | Merchant Service Guid which is recogniz- marked out by the blanched bones of the place the Companies in an invidious posi humpy have almost disappeared. The tracked: Recognition of a local Guild would
others which, in crassing, have gone down tion, under the spifestation of the of a Dead Sea
of offers have been rec ived as different lines and nintualy satisfac tory out ons of the points at issue have been arrived at The Companies are al- ways open to receive deputations of the officers and discuss matters with them, h
Half a dozen boum later, the storm-fiend is prose, and the kafla is nearing the west orn tuost of the string of live emeralds known, as the Kufra Cases, which for hundred toiles citend scrom the Libyan Desort from north-west to south-east. Past The Companies do nco believe the majori ing through a cincture of date palms; the ty of officers sro in favour of a strike. At- foreinest canals enter upon the Oasis of tempts of Guild officia's to encourage Kebabo. The flat feet pad poet brown child-ficers towards such a move are uncalled ren at play, past soft-eyed women drawing for and dangerous to mutual interests water at the wells, past herds of fat-tailed sheep cropping or lying upon surely the very greanest gram oyes ever aw. Under fringes of thuya tree, Yuns a narrow giver which ends its course by being absorbed by the thirsty edge of the desert.
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The China Cong Guild have been do nitel informed in reply to their letters that the Companies are at all times anxious and willing to discuss with their officers matters which concern them but they are ot prepared to discuss these questions with others, - It is considere ] unnecessary to continue repeating these replies The Guild apparently seek this neaus of [o ter- ing ng tation on their own behalf
POSITION ELSEWHERLY SEA
Afar, white houses gleam. They are the houses of the city of Jof, and one of them is the caravanserai whither wond the patient beasts. Certain of the travel fera pass up an avenue, lusciously over- Increases now put forward are not justi hung with the Buest dates in the world. ned but are apparently pressed by the towards a high wall in which is set & great Guild so as to convert special bocuses due white portal. The doors of this portal open to war conditions into an established basis from within, and out of what to scorched of pay for all times. This is unreasonable eye and mirage mocked brain has and a very shortsighted policy. Pay sɔm- grown in many weeks to be but a cononysi
similar trades. British India and Burmah tho Wayfarer passen into it that which Oil Co. are not in similar trades. Em- lies beyond the bridge Finer than a hair ployment in tropical waters and conditions harper than a sword?
Members encouraged n belief in the general been completely misled by tales of foreign and a conve of molten aud powdered brass pares most favourably with vessols in other
desire to settle the whole question nee and for all instead of piecemeal. He hoped
It is officially announced that the con-tat would be effected by to-morrow's Bill voying of Dutch" merchantmen bag ceased,
SUBMARINE SUCCESS IN SEA
OF MARMORA.
ATHENS, May 2nd. A British submarine in the Sea of Mar- ora sank a "laden Turkish transport
GENERAL.
THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.}
SURRENDER OF KUT.
STRIKING STATEMENT BY MR.
ASQUITH.
LONDON, May 4th,
Mr. Asquith again emphasised the need or national unity, because dissensions had a Camnging effect upon our Allies as well as upon Neutrals. He replied to the Government's-critic, by asserting that the Empire's contribution a bigger, and "We
vetter directed than ever
do not heed the gritios," he said “ if wo have the confidence of the country. If not let the House censure as.”
Mr. Asquish added : When to great offensive comes we shall be loptured by the same people upon the folly of it all.” His answer was that if there had been astokes
In the House of Commons, Me Asquith, and blunders the contribution of Great referring to the surrender of Kut, said Britain and the Empire was steadily grow. that the people were naturally impatient
ing and the nayab and military situation for a decisive victory, and they were sore
of the Allis was never so good as it was and depressed at the deplorable though to-day. If the Government had not the militarily insignifienzt, incident of the
confidencc of the country, let it find another surrender of the heroic garrisons. That body of men. They would find bons more had been the case in every great war in zealous, more loyal or more assiduous 10 which they had boon engagod. There were
the discharge of their task. Only the same accusations of indecision, prone of duty and love of country con crastination, half-heartedness and delay trained Ministers to continue to sit on and the same ery for a saviour or a comthe Treasury Bench They would be un- bination of saviours. At one moment the.
able to carry out the hay est burden eyer
country was told that the Cabinet overlaid upon British Stationen unlees they ruled their naval and military experts, and
felt they had not, unly the sympathy but at another they were told, as he believed
thọ trust of their countrymen, (Loud they wou'd be told when the papers pun-
cheers
communiqué says: —Italian Alpinists, in the Adamello zone, on April 29th, after erossing the rugged Chiesa ravine assault ed a precipitous ridge between Fargorida and Cel Cerento, After two days! desper.lished the matter regarding Mesopotamia,
nje fighting on the glacier they stormed four mountain positions tho heights averaging ten thousand fort, taking many prisoners and much booty.
FRUITFUL MOUNTAIN
FIGATING.
ROME, May 2nd.
A communiqué reports mountain fighting. in which the Italians captured a strong position as a high altitude together with prisoners, machine guns And other materială.
AIRSHIP ACTIVITY,
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.}
AERIAL ATTACK ON BRITISH COAST.
LONDON, May 3rd. It i ofboially announced that five hostile airships attacked the north-east coast of England and the south-east coast of Scol- land on Tuesday night. Their movements
·STA INCORtrang
WAVAL ACTIVITIEB;
{THROUGH BRUTEE'S AGENCY.]
SINKING OF THE "TUBANTIA,” GERMANY'S REPARATION.
AMSTERDAM, May 2nd.
The Handelsljöd says that Germany has agreed to give s Hamburg-Amerika liner
a-replace the Tubantiz.
that the Cabinet were too subservient to their military advisers,
· KING'S MESSAGE TO GENERAL
GORRINGE.
LONDON, May 2nd. His Majesty the King has telegraphed to the Commander of the Tgris Corps as follows:
"Although your brave troops have not had the satisfaction of relieving your conradės at Kut, they, under the able leadership of yourself and subordinate comnianders, fought with great gallastry. and determination under most trying conditions,
The achievement of the relief was denied you by Bloods and bad weather, no by the enemy, whom you have rê, solutely pressed back. I have watched
your efforts with admiration and ar
satished that you have done all that was humanly possible, and will continue do so ia future wounters with the
enemy.
INVALID COMBATANT
· PRISONERS.
LONDON, May 2nd, Germany has agreed to a British pro- poral providing for the transfer to Switzer. land of British and German wounded and invalid combatant prisoners, on similar lines to the Franco-German arrangement
mid
The military are making a most minute search to ong out the Inst sniper.
It is omcis!ly stated that Dublin is wrad ally remuning its normal condition and the ever-contracting cordon is clearing sque of the soul] districts In Irishtowa.
The Sian Feinor in Cork City, where there has been Le rising, have sur rendered their arus,
At is quiet in Cork Conaty, apart from an affray in the Fermoy districts, where the bend constable was shot in an attempt be the police to arrest two men in a house, the occupants of which ultimately sur rendered. Two were wounded,
A column has been sent to Enniscorthy and is arresting rebel, in County Wexford The rest of South Ireland is reported quit MR. BIRREL LIKELY TO RESIGN.
LONDON. May 2nd.
The Daily Telegraph says that the regg nation of Mr. Augustine Birrul is regarded as inevitable, but that Lord Wimborne will religin,
KAISER AND RELATIONS WITH AMÈRICA.
AMSTERDAM, May 2nd. A Berlin official message says that Mr.
Gerard, United States Anbaumdor to Ger- many has returned from Headquarter. where he had an audience of the Kaser
TRIBITSCH LINCOLN
EXTRADITED.
Sir Edward Carson, following Mr. Asquith, beterly criticised the Govern ment. He was glad, however, that & an
WASHINGTON, May 2nd. was now at the bend of affairs who had The Supreme Court of the United States done more in two months than had beening ordered the extradition of Tribisch uone in the whole time before. (Ciwers,)
Sir John, Simon contended that no case fad been made out for extending compul
azon.
An animated debate followed, Servic members
appealing for all possible recruite and prominent Liberals urging more vigout
Land energy.
LATER
Lincoln on a charge of forgery.
MB. FRANK BENSON KNIGHTED
LONDON. May 3rd. His Majesty the King knighted Mr. Frook Benson after the Shakespeare Ter- conlenary performance of Drury Lane this afternoon
as to health and leave call for different treatment. Larger chips call for increased responsibilities and correspondingly higher pay. The routine duties and size of ships arg entirely different.
The following is a comparative summary
of the size of vessels:——
He has entered upon a succession of gardens, where = running waters tinkle, where the air throus with bird music where, under tender green and flesh-pink lianas that maks between bough and bough a tracework like that of delicate Eastern glass, many white robed men walk contem. platively, whera, on terrace upon terrace, inore white-robed on pace and read. In the midst rises a wide-spreading Arah house, alled, like more white-habited men walk in whose many courts, flower and fountain
and talk with guests or pilgrims of every colour and in the costume of every people. Buddenly, at the striking of & gong, mork, pilgrim, and guest vanish wordlesslyssels within the far-reaching house or into the vast garden. It in the hopy of “ Magama!" the White Monastery, the another house Recollection Upon the Zawiya. Baida,
of the Order of the genussi, falls the great Sahiran silence
fented by Brigadier-General Lakin's col The Benus, whose troops.have bend de umna Agogia are the militant brother Africa To this House of Contemplation in hood whose prestige is paramount in Arab Kebabo, at once college, hospice, and "Day, d'manah
anctuary come pilgrims Iran all the countrice around what the French captain Monteil bag called the "gigunt of the Bahaan. Thract for ue mefair turd in the Faith, those return to their several regions to Berku, Porou, Bokuto others retrace the long road across British Nubia to Arabin; while many re- turn to Morocco by way of Twat. Sent on 10158100×) from this great - central propa-
Vessels under 1,000
B.L.8.N.
Crees Tonnagé
under 2,000 11
1
36
3,000 1120) $4.000 20
5,000 21
6.000 4% 7,000 14
8.000
9,000
10,000
130
NOT
40
PAY AND HOURS. Many milending statements have ap peared in a section of the loca! press vis- vi of the Indo-China S. N Co, and China. Navigation Co During the nat year or two paw of officers he been in- creased and the scale for all rank has been carefully considered. The benefits of home eave on half-pay and passage paid have been granted and also the payment special war bonuses. Officers accom.inode tipnisfaction of the olficers concerned board ship has also been improved
of
deliberate disregard of the ship's and incidentally of the officer welfare
ganda, the fraternity have, within recent The despatch of steamors is not more years, brought under the influence of Iam accelerated on the China coast than in any the tribes of the territories from Mayunha other properly conducted shipping business to Momhans and into all these pooplus in other parts of the world. As a matter hostility to Bussi sorbachezea kas san of fae officers on the China coast have instilled. It is from the Kufra Zawiya much more leisure time when in port as and from other house of the Sennes Order compared with other coast trades, baving that unrest is spread throughout Islamic regard to the system of ships compradures Africa from Senegal Suakin, from in vogue out here. Quick despatch is the Meila to Mozambique. We read of are very sence of efficient management and volt of tribes in Brush Nigeria; of the to put forward a grievance on that score Annihilation in Ubanghi of a party of must be either the rest of ignorance or Chasseurs of this frustrated plan of an explorer. These things are done by Berber, Tuareg, Negro, and Nubian, baling each The position at present apparently is that other gouly zavage tribes can hate, but the loss Guild are endeavouring to per all recognising the supremacy of the Arab suade their members to take advantage of who has brought then into the fold of the the war in Europe to strike, so na to com. Prophet Fanaticien is the adhesive pel the Companies to recognize the Guild
in the Founded, early • second quarter of with the hope of its braing able to force the nineteenth century, by Sidi Mohamad upon British Companies enhanced terms for banes Senussi, himself in revolt from the their members based on the extraordinary. teaching of the petrified Meresan, the conditiong prevailing dunar war time
REINSTATEMENT ATISH WAR. great Order of the Benussi, represents the emancipation of Islam. The school
The
Companies have recognized these
by the theology to which it belongs is that which traordinary conditions
Brant has been most deeply influenced by the special bonuses which is a fair and re- Sufism which originating in the subtle sonable way of meating the situation. With
ining, Persian
has permeated Islaroic regard to the reinstatement of officer who thought. It was in 1835 that the Sheikh es have gone to the front it is unanscossary for Semua stablished his first monastery at the Guild to make a bid
1 for 'n
popular For- Kohei near Macca Under the prcent dict over this question. What the Con Chist of the Sheikh Aburad Sharif, paties may find is probable opposition to grandson of the Founder, the zawiyan of reinstatement from officers who have re- the Order wherein, be meas of Rahmained at their posts But that the Com baniya, which is contemplation, the soiled panies wil deal fairly with such inen goen soul may travel, through the ascending without saving
Mr. Asquith's speech is regarded as an mportant qud direct challenge to his critics, COLONEL CARRUTHERS, C.M.G. purifying stations to its source, the Al
which will probably have a vital effect in learing up the situation. Many members
in the Lobby think it will strengthen the position of the Government, and that to. morrow's Bill really means general com pulsion, together with the minor proposala cesntly withdrawn, concerning youths of sightoon and time expireƒ ̈mon.
Mr. Asquith's most striking panengd Wha when he said that the question of recruit ing had been-reduced to one of method. ** That brought us face to face with com- pulsion," he continued, “with general, Immediato compulsion such as We are going to ropose. Thy has the immense advantage of getting rid of treatment.” (Cheers.)
LONDON, May 2nd: The Gazelle announces that Colonel R. A. Carruthors has been rande a Companion of the Most Distinguished Order of St. Michael and St, George,
PERSIA'S FINANCES,
PRILOGRAD, May 2nd. The result of pourparler, helween Bri: tain. Rusu and Persia is that a mixed Financial Commission, under the Persian Treasurer-General, will draft the first res
Persian Budget.
EAST AFRICAN CAMPAIGN.
LONDON, May 2nd. General Smute reports that the rainy piecemeal season has set it with greg violence and
is delaying operations.
Beautiful-are to be found from Meginez ́to Isfahan, from Brusa to Delhi,
this Order-founded by a thinker. an revolt tenon the commentary-bound ex position of the Ulemas traveller by the older, broader ways of Islam who had found his measure
during
OF
Much is said about increased rates of freight, but nothing of increased expenses in running the vessel, or of the 60 per cent. excess profits collected by the Government, When these are deducted the officers of the feet got a very fair there in bonusos e
of the balance left over
The percentage of men who have gone sojourn among the to the front from the
BAY the police force rior grades of whose metabors are beimanists or from haake, insurance of mercantile who link the affluence of the past to the offices. Men who want to strike now or seeds of modernity-lookers-back upon that who are anxious to leave for other employ- marvellous mid-Asian Golden Age had ment are doing so merely to improve their hoped
for arenascence of the Islamic Folence position, however and win they can, and literature - The Bonus sympathies taking advantage of war conditions, having been retranged from Yildiz by rea
of the intransigeance of the Kamidian regime, and the cleavage having calminated ween the Sengesite power and Stambul which has not grown less harmonious in porssity for the temporary renovas last five years, during which the Benussi to the Muhammadan State of Weday of the political influence has enormously increased. headquarters of the Order this most power-Arest house for the mudrous African ful of the Mussummen fraternities found Shi'ah who make the pilgrimage to the
of Holios of Shi'ism the
the sacred city
imperishable thing of the Esat the supe no greater than from Cantie marine is
in the
itself, for a long period subsequent to the Held the portance of the mother
Darfur reynt of 1838-9 in exeel estrela- of tiens with the British and French Govern zayiya at Joi ag an Intelligence Exchange ments. The French occupation of Wadai between the Dark Continent and Moray in 1810 however, revealed an accord bepotamia is not at this mentent to be underg
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