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THR HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY MARCH 12TH, 1917.

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LONDON, March 9th. It is stated that the withdraws of the Nationalists from the Home Rule dabate in the House of Commons was decided at a Party meeting earlier in the day

INDIAN IMPORT DUTIBS:

LONDON, March 8th.

Mr. Bonar TRW announded in the House of Commons that the discussion on the Indian Import duties would be ou the 14th inst, on the resolution authorising the grant from, India.

THE ANTI-SUBMARINE CAMPAIGN

GENEROUS GIFT FROM THE NIZAM OF HYDERABAD

LONDON, March Oth The Press Bureau announces that the Government has accepted the Nizam of Hyderabad's gift of $100,000 sterling

towards the anti submarine campaign. -→

It is believed that they will now at tempt to make the position of the Govern infont untenable with a view to an èlet.H

SILVER, MARKET,

LONDON, March 8th. Messrs. Montaga's report states that the The Morning Post's Lobby correspond market is exceptionally quiet. The ent thinks that Mr. Nedmond is disinchin supplies from America are again scanty, ed to consider favourably Mr Asquith's Business is small The demand is more proposal as it would produce nothing general induding some Indian beer tangible for months, The correspondent covering.

as he has reason to believe that the Dominion statesmen are unwilling to he drawn into British domestic politics.m

EARLIER CABLES.

AUTHORITY TO ARM" MERCHANTMEN

The Daily Chronicle, in an editoria, THE SITUATION, IN AMERICA, says Mr. Lloyd George's offer was int nowiso, ConBructive. It could only Irritate and therefore it would have been 87 better if it hat mot been maderepene

The Daily News considers that the de- ect of Mr. Lloyd George's speech was in its form and spirit rather than in ita contents. The Government ought to have made constructive proposals to meet the grata situations

The Daily Graphic regarda Mr. Lloyd George's offer as a step backward to

unrest.

BRITISH TRANSPORT SUNK,

COLLISION DURING FOG.

LONDON, March 9th The War Office announces that the transport Mendi, with the final batch of South African native labourers, collided with another vessel in a thick fog off the Lele of wight on February 91st,

WASHINGTON, March 9th Mr. Lansing and Mr. Gregory (At- torney neraly have both advised Pre

has full authority sident Wilson that he h the Senate has revised its rules in order to arm merchantmen immediately batte prevent further flibustering, it is be ieved that Wilson will immediately all an extra.session of Congress to consi- der the matter.

to

MEXICO AND GERMANY,

LONDON, March 9th

The United States Government is semi- officially advised that Mexico City 38 10 direct wireless communication with Gor- many. An investigation has been ordered. TS. MARINES LAND IN CUEA SANDRA NEW You, March 9th. Four hundred American marines have landed at Santiago de Cuba, as a precau tion against any rebel attack.

Twelve Europeens and 191 natives were saved: 10 Europeaus and 615 nativen | THE. YARROWDALE? were drowned.

THE PEOPLE'S FOOD

THREATENED.

PRISONERS RELEASED.

AMSTERDAM, March 8th. The neutrals from the steamer Yarrow

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LATEST CARLES (THROUGH SKUTER'S 'AGENCY.)

FIGHTING FOR SUPREMAOY

IN THE AIR.

RECORD NUMBER OF MACHINES

BROUGHT DOWN..

LONDON, March 8th A feature of the recent ighting las been the resumption of the struggle for supremacy in the air

Front

LATEST CABLES. [THROUGH REGYHE'S AGENCY.]

SHORT LIVED SUCCESS.

LONDON, March 9th A wireless Italian oficial mensaga- gays--The enemy penetrated langs to the- west of Castagnavizz bub were out- thrown.

Russian Front.

LATEST CARLIN. [THEODOR BEUTER.8"AGENTOT ]

Bir Douglas Haig said yesterday that the enemy had determinedly but in ENEMY ATTACK REPULSED.

successfully attempted to stop British aerial work. They had sent up a greater number of machines and much fighting resulted during which three hostile machines were felled and three driven, down, damaged Four British machines wero felled and even are missing.

The communiques mention that a gether 56 aeroplanes have been brought down on the Western Front during the last two days, & record unparalleled since July 1st. The Germans claim that 33 of these were, Allied machines. On Monday and yesterday the British communiqués admitted that mix-were felled und 12 miss- ing British airmen accounted for 20 and the French for three of the 23 German aeroplanes felled,

RAIDING PARTIES.

LONDON March-10th Bir Douglas Haig reports that last evening the enemy launched avo raids upon the trenches, to the north of

purtles this morning. Only one party in Wulverghem and re-attacked with four each case reached the trenches. Tho. enemy left some prisoners and there are From 20 to 20 British missing. We raided the first line, to the south of Blaches, damaged dugouts and inflicted many casualtius

SANTA

STRATEGIC POSITION

CAPTURED. HEAVY ENEMY LOSSES.

LogTON, March 9th A wireless Russian offcial message. says We throw back an enemy aldake

The enemy cap. in the Mittau region. tured three heights to the north west of Okna: The attacks to the west of Okna failed,

Zhe Near East.

LATEST CABLE.. {THROUGH ZHUTER'S AGENOT.} RUSSIANS ADVANCING.

LONDON, March 9th A Russian wireless official inesago says: We destroyed fortifications at Mirzonilkcine, north west of Erzindjan. Our scouts advanced 181 miles south-w of Sakkiz

EARLIER CABLES.

RAPID ADVANCE IN MESOPOTAMIA.

GRAVE TROUBLE FOR TURKEY

PARZE, March Ret

* The newspapers are paying great, atten tion to the rapidity of the advanos su Mesopotamia They predict that it will have deep edest throughout Western Asia and will probably mean grave trouble or Turkey, who must bitterly regret the handing over of several Division of troops to Germany and Bulgaria, whe they are urgently needed at home.

THE MALARIA DEATH RATE.

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LONDON, March Btli. Henter's correspondent at Headquar ters says that the weather has improved, an easterly wind drying the ground.

Details are now coming in of the re Statistics prove thas Malaria kills more cent fighte The most notable was the people every year in the hot countries of taking of Rospignol Wood, a strategic the East than any other disease, an appal- position strongly held by the Germans ling fact when pre considers that most of after the evacuation of Gommecourt these deaths were preventable. captured the main trench in 24 hours, griping in the dark as to the cause of bat stiff close quarters fighting for the Malaria, and knew of but one palliative possession of the two reserve trenches and of no cure. But now it is positively resulted in a deadlock At midnight the known that the cause lies in the blood in LONDON, March 8th,

British temporarily withdrew while the the form of bacteria, and thousands of Sir Edward Carson, in a speech at the

guns bombarded the trenches till dawn.ufferers have proved that Dr. Williams

Fink Pills are a positive remedy, Aldwych Club, said we had not yet satis.

Then the infantry attacked and cleared factorily solved the submarine problem.

the trenches. They found the Wood de The situation threatened the people's food

The Times save that arrangements are serted. The Germans had evacuated the and more drastic restrictions on imports being considered to extend the shipping ridge. The number of corpses found were pending, but we would stick it to requisitioning scheme mentioned on showed that the enemy casualties were the end no matter what Germany did. March 3rd, to the services to India, Cey-most heavy He mentioned that Germans had laid Burma, the mines as far apart as the Cape of Good and the Persian Gulfs,

China, Japan

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The Dardanelles report remarks that the death of Lord Kitchener made it im possible to state his opinions and aims with the same confidence as in the case of living witnesses. The difficulty was enhanced, owing to Lord Kitcheners in- sisting upon the strictest scorecy in respect to all matters connected with military operations Everything possible

FAR EASTERN SHIPPING. SUGGESTED COMMITTEES OF

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LONDON, March 7th,

BRILLIANT FRENCH

SLOCESSES,

* The Times adds that as regards the out ward services it would seem that businese could be efficiently controlled by three ENEMY POSITIONS. CAPTURED.

un committee representing respective

Bomisian Gulf, Karachi and (2) Calentta, Colombo," and Burma, and (3) the Far East. It would probably also be desirable to form com- mittees of management with respect to Homeward loading...

LONDON, March 9th.

A French Communione says:Our attack yesterday between Buitemesnil and successful. Despite mowstorm, rendering Maison de Champagne wae brilliantly marching difficult we carried every Positions on & front of 1.500 metres to a THE DARDANELLES REPORT. depth of 800 to 800 metres

MR. ASQUITH SEEKS A DISCUSSION,

LONDON, March 8th,"

will ask for an early opportunity for a discussion of the Dardanelles Report, and also for the publication of the evidence

The reason why Dr. Willia“ Pink Pills cure Malaria is because they act directly and immediately upon the blood, cleansing it of the malarial poison, and restoring to it an abundance of red corpuscles in place of those de

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storekeeper to day.

German counter-attack on the left of the sector in the evening was repulsed with grenades, after an obstinate struggle, with serious enemy losses. We took 136 pri- soners, including three officers,VIDE

Avocourt Wood failed under our fire. OUTLER PAIMER & CO'S

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A FURTHER ADVANCE

was done, however, to ascertain his view Mr Asquith has given notice that he Two enemy attempts to take the trench and intentions by examining records and inquiring from his close associates. It was regretted particularly in this regard that Cuonel Fitzgerald, who was prob ably better acquainted with Lord which it is purported to be founded.

Kitchoner's opinions than anyone else,

LONDON, March 9th A French official messagei BB75 →We entered and wrecked

Points southe

shared Lord Kitchener's fate. The neces COUNT. ZEPPELIN'S. DEATH saver range!

aity of doing justice to the Living as well

as to the dead impelled the Commission.

AMSTERDAM, March 9th. Count Zeppelin died at Charlothenburg,

to reveal completely Lord Kitchener's from inflammation of the lungs,

SEVERE

FROST IN GREAT BRITAIN

HEAVY SNOWFALL.

LONDON, March 9th. Severe front is general in Britain. There have been heavy snowfalls in many counties:

at

The attacks fáriously the positions we captured yesterday in the sector of Maison de Chilimpigne, but our curfáin Maxim fire everywhere shattered the efforts of the enemy, who were obliged to retire, leaving numerous dead. We progressed during the

day and captured, fresh trenches north of the Butterooni Maisor 26 Champagne road. We took70 prisoners in this region; THE GERMAN VERSION:

LONDON, March 9th. A wireless German official message Bays We entered the English position to the west of Wytschacti and took 37 prisoners

action in connection with the Dardanelles

The report emphasises that when the attack on the Dardanelles was being com- sidered Lord Kitchener occupied a unique position, and quotes the passage in the evidence of Mr. Churchill saying, Lord Kitchener abapitely dominated our counsels. His

were invariably accepted as bual Scarcely anyone over ventured to argue with him. Respect for the man, sympathy with him in his in mange laboure, confidence in his profes sional judgment and the belief that he had plans deeper and wider than any we could see silenced misgiving disputes, MESOPOTAMIA COMMISSION.

REPORT NOT YET WRITTEN

LONDON, March 8th. In the House of Commons, Mr. Boner Law stated that, the report of the Mesore What will you say to the Sinnstormed the high ridge of Magyaros potamia Commission was not set written, ed He declined to promise, before receiving Feinets 1

THE HOME RULE DEBATE. ATTITUDE OF THE NATIONALISTS

porch capas

LONDON, March 10th. The Nationaliste frequently interrupt: ed questioning the Premier during his Home Rule speech.

The French attacked to the south of Ripons and penetrated trenches and took height 185 and Champagnefe. ) Our counter-attack?érégained the trench do minating the height. The farm remains

Mr Dillion angrily asserted: You are turning your back on Home Hule. fa French hands

per the Premier was dealing with the

Dillion interrupt

and Mr. Lloyd George re the report, that it should be published in plied I will say to them. You can its citirety

Dave Home

bazi we won't put under

*A SUBLIME. MEMORY"

KAISER'S PRAISE OF COUNT ZEPPELIN

LONDON, March 9th. The Kaiser has telegrapher his condol exico to Comptess Zeppelin in extrav gazt terms He says I feel the death of this excellent man most painfully. The whole of Germany unites with me in mourning one of the greatest sons of the Fatherland. His successes in the air have rendered, bis dame immortal far beyond Germany His memory will always remain sublime and dear to me Wilhelm:"

Between the Trotus and Us waileys we

adjacent to the Russian

positions and took 604 prisoTICTA

Doring Fehrbary we lost 24 seroplanes

Rule for the saxi bo do and the enemy Jost 01 MARE

not want your rule

people

When the Nationalists left the Hours they shook their fists in the direction of the Treasury Bench One shouted out

Haagman Carson,

CIVILIAN MOBILISATION IN FRANCE.

MEN AND WOMEN TO BE

ENROLLEE A

***** PAE16, March 8th, The amended Government Bill for the mobilisation of civilian, provides for the voluntary enrolment of both sexes from 17 vents to 60 years, with eventual com-

EARLIER CABLES.

HATTLEFIELD OF THE ANCRE BLINDING, SNOW AND SQUALLS

Lospor, March 9th

A correspondent at: Headquarters, well- mecon Match: 8thit says that s>fatique gale iz sreeping the battlefield of the Andre Blinding snow and aquells some- times making it impossible to see more. than a few hundred feet, hampering tha aurorasy The troops are working on new lines and the ground-hse again, frozen, facilitating transport

~ The odemy še most active in improving this front before Bapaume.

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