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General.
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GERMANS ENTER
HELSINGFORS.
LONDON April 16th
A wireless Gorman official message states:-Naval detachments in Finland after vigorous encounter with armed hands, entered Helsingfors,
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COUNT CZERNIN RESIGNS.
AMSTERDAM, April 15th. Vienna message states that the Raperor has occepted Count Czernin's resignation. EMPEROR'S LETTER ACCEPTED AS GENUINE
LONDON, April 18th. While internal reasons also contributed
to Count Czernin's resignation, the immeiliate and chief cause was the publi- cation of Emperorail's letter, which made his position most difficult. Ap. parently Count Czernin did not know of the existence of this letter, which, despite the allegation of falsification, is everywhere accepted as quite genuise
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CLEMENCEAU THE VICTOR
ZOEICH, April 10th: Tae Frankfurter Zeitung states that the Czernin incident has caused a great mistrust among the population which i aggravated by the pature of the explan tion,
The Arreiter Zeitung demods the publication of the original letter of the Karl to Emperor.
The Zurichport says that M. Clenien ceau is the victor in this heated conflict
AMERICAN LABOUR LEADERS
IN ENGLAND:
LONDON, April 15tli. A députation of American Labour Lenders have arrived in London on a three week visit to munitions and other centres.
The members, interviewed, said they Already wore deeply impressed by what they had seen of Great Britain's gigantic effort
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LUNCHEON IN HOUSE OF
COMMONS.
AMERICA AND THE WAR
WEEKLY WAR REVIEW.
WASHINGTON, April 16th. The War Secretary's Weekly Review saysThe enemy is waging battle to achieve victory. His sole aim today is the annihilation of the British Armies. Thus the terrain counts but little. It the enemy can muster driving power be will continue his assaults,
The probability of an enemy offensive in Italy as soon as the weather is more favourable, is increasing.
HORSE RACING IN ENGLAND
LONDON, April 15th. In the House of Commons, Mr Lambert naked:-In view of the intense struggle in France, is it proposed to permit horse-racing in the United Kingdom
PALESTINE WAR
SIL E ALLENBY'S, DESPATCH. BY THE DAILY TELEGRAPH S MILITARY -CONIESPONDENT-]
Vicissitudes in wat are proverbial; so long as our armies are in the field wo are not defeated; the fortune of war may turn, more especially in favour of a new woner. The first news of Allenby's triumph were synchronous with the Italian disaster The fall of Jerusalem came to balance Cambral, and the soldier. describing the matchless liks despite durance of our army in courage and
Palestine, should hoirience which I now
German attack is being threatened in France. The bars facts are already familiar. How Allenby took over the command from Sir A Murray after the breakdown" at Gaze. How he swita reorganised, the army, prepared its transport and communica tions for an offensive doutrance. How the Germans sont Von Falkenhayn, their. ex Commander-in-Chief, the great lender who planned and directed the downfall of Russia in 1915, to oppose the British general,
Allenby took command early in July. By the end of October he was ready to In the meanwhile, the Turks had
Mr MacPherson replied-The Gov. moved their army, and had had ap
ernment do not consider there le any
sure to prepare most formidable chain reason to stop the present limited proof fortifications from the sea to the gramme of racing, which is considered wilderness cast of Judea, Gaza converted:
into a modern fortress constituted the necessary in order to maintain the im sea-bastion of their line. The Turkish leit held Boorsucha as a detached bastion portant industry of horse-breeding THE VLADIVOSTOCK INCIDENT.
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LONDON, April 15th. In the House of Commons, Lord Robert Cecil stated that no assurance had been given that the British and Japanese troops would be withdrawn from Vladi vostock as soon as order was restored but he hoped that the incident would soon be cloecd.
In reply to Mr. Lees Smith, Lord Robert Cecil said that the recent Reuter message, that British and American officers het reported that the rumours of arming prisoners in Siberia were greatly exaggerated, was substantially correct.
OBITUARY
SENATOR STONE
WASHINGTON, April 15th. The death is announced of Senator Stone
THE SILVER MARKET.
Lovos, April 12th,
The silver market is steady,
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dominating the track by which a direct advance against Jerusalem might be attempted. Vast stores of munitions, overy engine of contemporary war, and heary artillery partly manned by Austro.. German gunners, were at Falkenhayn'a disposal.
THE SURPRISE ATTACRA
By skilful use of his cavalry Allenby rushed the Turkish garrison of Beersheba, and followed up the stroke by infantry attacks whichi perplexed the foo and pinned Turkish divisions to their posts while he developed his great attack eastern of Gaza The Navy and the Air Service co-operated post skilfully, both to paralyse the defence of the fortress and to interrupt, ita communications by rail The advance and rond with the north cast of the place turned its flank so the Turks were compelled to abandon their stronghold, and a general retreat from the first line of fortinestions ensued. Tho
intention of the Turkish Commander-in- Chief was to fall hack Trom one strong position to another, thu
thus rendering the
British advance wearisome, tardy, and custly beyond proportion with the results, Everything promised well for this plan, owing to the extreme difficulty of bring. ing along our gune and heavy material in a country which was almost devoid of roads, and to a great extent waterless, But the enemy reckoned without the invincible determination with which Allenby has been able to inspire his
Disregarding thirst hunger, fatigue, and sleeplessness, cold by night and heat our divisions-Londoners, Scot tish relentlessly on the track. the beaten enemy. While retreating he was kept on the move. Whenever he halter to make a stand ho was fiercely attacked before. he had time to organise his defence. This pursuit was only possible owing to the- consummate, skall with which
hin former Inspector of Cavalry horsemen The rapidity with which be followed up this offensive by a cavalry pursuit, and even by many cavalry attacka upor artillery and infantry in position, utterly disconcerted the Turks,- and prevented them from forming a new -line of battle across Palestine The final stand was made on the heights which surround Jerusalem.
by daetely and Australians-pressed
LONDON, April 15th.. Mesars Samuel, Montaga's report states:-The markets is quiet. The in- orcase in drawing rates by the India The representative Americans who are Council by a penny is due to the intro touring Great Britain were entertain- duction in the United States Senate of ed to luncheon in the House of Commous, a bill providing for the melting of fifty The visitors declared that United millions sterling of silver dollars, the States Labour was pledged to support repurchase of silver by the Treasury at the Allied cause until Germany was a dollar per ounce, the withdrawal of beaten to her knees.
silver certificates from circulation, and the substiution of one dollar by two dollar Federal reserve bank notes {},
The Baj, it able to secure a large staunch infants' co-operation with proportion of Enited States Government of a stubborn defence the Turks were silver, will still be placed in very hurled from their vantage points, and wore forced to surrender Jerusalem. now stood out as strong position as regards the currenty Since this climax to the campaign our
W problem. great - robber Slate. Her object was
troops have steadily pushed the Turks further from the city, and have in turn to make France, England, and America
formed a strong chain of posts extending from Jaffa, on the const to where the majestic
mountains of Judea abruptly descend 4,000ft. into the gloomy valley of the River Jorden,
ME Lalfour said the Central Powers now admitted the Reichstag's famous resolution foregoing war indem nities and conceding the right of self determination was merely camouflage, Germany
second-class Powers and to bestride the A CHASTE WIFE'S PLAINT
world as a great Colossus but he was confident this would prove another of SENT TO LI SZE TO, MINISTER OF Germany's profound miscalculations.
FOOD PROBLEM IN PRUSSIA
EFFECT OF EVADING REGULATIONS.
AMSTERDAM, April 15th, In the Prassian Diet, the Food Con troller, Berr Waldow, complained of the devastating effects of clandestine trading and evading the regulations. He added that. Roumania was compelled to sell to Germany her corn surpluses for the next.
two years:
CONDITIONS IN UKRAINE,
ZURICH, April 15th. The correspondent of the Frankfurter Zeitung in Ukraine sends a very glory account of the conditions. The shops and warehouses are empty and the 'pea-
sant stocks are depleted. The best seed corn is used for feeding cattle and scorel distilling. "The peasants have destroyed farm machinery and have slaughtered Their cattle, and no agricultural labour 10 available for the harvest
WORKS AT TUNG PING, BY
CHEUNG TEIK
The part of the despatch which describes the final defeat of the enemy and the capture of the stered city wolf is comprehensible to everyone, and is u model of modest, clear histórical narra- Live Onea
again English Yeomanry and Australian horsemen vied with one.
of
spite
COME LEILECTIONS.EU
Before this campaign was launched the army of Palestine had not been for tuante. At the first battle of Gaza it' had mot with a mor discouraging “set- [Chones Tsik took his grado as a hack The enemy was greatly superior Advanced Scholar in the 16th. Cheung, in numbers, had had ample time to pre- un year, 5.8. in 799 A.D. As an official pare his defence, and has been famous he did not reach high rank. Ha wrote throughout history for the tenacity with Govan booklets of poems, five of which are which he clings to his fortresses. The found in Kang Hi's famous Corpus of Tang Turkish triumphs at Plha in 1872, at poetry. He died when an octogenarian, Chetalja in 1912, and in Gallipol acer the middle of the ninth century AD 1010 prove the fact. More important when be Rector in the imperial still, his strategy was directed by Academy. In the original version, the first Commander-in-Chief of proved and con- four lines are in two pentameter couplets, eammate ability the German the last six in three heptameter couplets Marshal von Falkenhayn Nevertheless, When the poet was young, oril war had he has been completely defeated The aplit up the Empire into several factions fact is a most encouraging proof that Cheung Tail clung to that of his Emperor no fortified lines are impregnable to A rebel ohief having made overtures to him, British troops when well directed? The tempting him as the same time with valu victory was got by the timely accurate able presents, he replied by sending the and loyal co-operation of all arms, their characteristio poem of which the following lenders and staff and by avoiding the mistakes in staff work and troop-leading is a close translation]
which have led to disaster before. You knew full well, ains! that I was wed. Very notable has been the triumph of And yet, you gave me two bright moon-lit the cavalry arm. It may be
pearles Paterson question in a democratic State whether And moved, nay, troubled by your thought newspapers can or cannot profitably
swagen criticis the military policy A while I wore them on my fed silk vest of the nation when
thing is gained, and something Tall towers of my father's home rise near The balance depends on the skill and
the royal park,
good! faith of the erities but if the My husband, lance in hand, commands crude suggestions of some writers had
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