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WEATHER FORECAST
OVERCAST
„Baromalar 30.12
March 18, 1916,
Temperature 6 A.MI 58.
Fumidity
36
7169
日五十月二
TELEGRAMS.
CONDENSED.
THE DEATH OF LORD THURLOW IS ANNOUNCED.
SEVERAL PERSIAN FIRMS HAVE BEEN BLACKLISTED.
GERMANY INTENDS TO CONTINUE SUBMARINE WARFARE.
THE SILVER MARKET CONTINUES REMARKABLY STEADY.
THERE WERE THREE AMERICANS ABOARD THE TUBANIJA.
THE KING OF SIAM IS SUFFERING FROM NEURASTHENIA.
EVERYTHING AT VERDUN IS NOW IN FAVOUR OF THE FIRENCE
BERLIN SAYS VON TIRPITZ WITHDRAWS WITH ALL EONOURS. CAPTAIN OF TUBANTIA BELIIVES THE LINER WAS TORPEDOED FRENCH INFLICTED LOSSES AND TOOK PRISONERS AT APREMONT.
OPINION GROWS THAT VERDUN BATTLE HAS REACHED FINAL PHASE.
GOVERNMENT IS DETERMINED TO STOP ENEMY GOODS ENTERING INDIA. ADERAL LACAZE TAKES OVER GENERAL GALLIENT'S DUTIES IN PARIS. THE TUBANTIA WAS ONE OF NEWEST LINERS ON SOUTHĻAMERICAN RUN,
· ENEMY COMMUNICATION TRENCHES AT NIEUPORT HAVE BEEN WRECISED,
DESPERATE ONSLAUGHT IS EXPECTED ON DOUAUMONT-VAUX - FRONT.
SATURDAY, MARCH 18, 1916.
TELEGRAMS.
EXCLUDING ENEMY GOODS FROM INDIA.
[Renter's Service to the "Telegraph.”]
March 16, 8:35 p.za.
$36 PER ANNUM
Mar 18, 1915,
Tamperature 6 am. Humidity
57 pm 68
85
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日六拜雞装八十月三英港香 SINGLE COPY 10 CENTE.
TELEGRAMS,
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AT HOHENZOLLERN REDOUBT..
Proposed
[Renter's Service to The "Telegraph."]
March 16, 12.35 p.
Beater's correspondent at Headquarters states that the brief
CHINESE WARRIORS,
*Horious Light Medals.”.
Apart from the decorations of
In the House of Tarde, Lord Sydenham affirmed that much enemy good were still entering Indis.”
official references to the fighting at Hohenzollern Redoubt do notarios descriptions already in Lord Islington announced that a Bill would shortly be intro do justice to the importance of the results attained. It was decided sence, the Government is now daced in the Legislative Council to validate the seizure of suspected to destroy the German defences by mining the position and, at daakontemplating the issue of a naw goods. The real responsibility lay with the Consuls of neutral to March 2, there belched forth a series of volcanic eruptions: Our kind of decoration ander the nations. The Indian Customs authorities were scrutinising consign infantry immediately charged, and occupied the immense craters,
name of Yang-iwang (glorious
ments most closely, srd the recent publication of Black List finns practically without resistance. Then the counter-attack began and light) medals for the purpose of with which trade was prohibited would strengthen their powers in there was fierce fighting with guns, rifles and bombs throughout the rewarding specially the meritor excluding enemy goods. Any cases which Lord Sydenham could night. It is estimated that the British threw twelve thousands commanders and soldiers. prodace would receive close and early attention. The Government grenades in the twenty-four hours following the launching of the aese medals are to be divided desired to carry out the spirit and the letter of the policy of stack. The Germans continued to counter-attack for several days into five clases and the recipients checking, as far as possible, the entry of eremy goods into lodia. with gusts of bombardment and infantry rashes, but failed to re-shall receive annual allowance 26
cover the ground.
THE BLACK LIST.
March 16, 9:35 pm
The Gaste publishes the names of a number of firms în MANCHESTER COMMERCE CHAMBER OPPOSES FREE TRADE WITE GERMANY. Persis, including the notorious Wassmues Company, which have
been black-listed under the Trading with the Enemy Act.
THE ALLIES IN THE WEST.
More German Prisoners Taken.
[Peuter's Service to The "Telegraph.”]
March 16, 4.35 p.m.
A Paris communique says: Our batterion wrecked the enemy's Communication trenches at Nieuport, many being killed. There was no artillery setion north of Verdan.
The bombardment was feeble west of the Mense, but more
TRADE AFTER THE WAR
March 16, 1.50 100
follows: (1) Those decorated. with the First Class Tung-kwang Medal are entitled to receive an sunul allowance of $3,000; 0 those decorated with the Second Class Tung-kwang Medal shall receive an annual allowance of Mr. Hughes, Premier of Australia, was the guest of honour at a $2,000, (3) those rewarded with dinner of the Chambers of Commerce of the Empire. Mr. Hughes the Third Class Yung-twing said that victory would crown car arms only when we bant every Medal shall receive an annual energy to the supreme purpose of eradicating German influence allowance of $1,000 (4) those from British trade and the national lifa. The question of Britain's given the Fourth Class Tang future trade sad general policy was vital to the Dominions, and kwang Medal shall receive an an→ some indication thereof ought to be disclosed without delay. It was nual allowance of $500; (5) those esptured in the pursuit of the enemy after the occupation of Sellum, able to postpone consideration of the question till after the given the Filth Class Yang- wax, and nothing less than an economic revolution would meet the kwang Medal shall receive su position. The British Empire, he ssid, must be organised for trade annual allowance of $250. and industry, economic justice, national defance, preservation of the This proposal, it in reported, world's peace, and protection of the weak against the strong. It has been agreed upon by many was to organisation that Germany owed har tremendous strength.authorities in Peking, but whe- Mr. Herbert Samuel said that the problem of Imperial anity wasther croot it will be put into im- ripe for solution. It was the intense feeling of the nation that, after mediate operation is not yet
CAPTURE OF GUNS IN EGYPT,
March 16, 8.35 p.m.
Beuter's Cairo correspondent states that three guns waze
MORE RUSSIAN CAPTURES.
(Havas Telegram.)
4.
March 16,
still
two
intense at Haadremont and Damloup, while the French violently paraming the Turks, capturing six Officers 336 soldiers and
A Petrograd message saysIn the Caucasus we are bombarded west of Donsumont where the enemy was constructing guns. earth works. We effected a coup de main to the east of Apremont, inflicting loses and taking prisoners.
A German attack at Berahaupt in the Vosges was defeated by a curtain of fire.
Verdan Battle Reaches Final Phase.
March 16, 1.45 p.m. Beater's Paris correspondent says the opinion is growing that the battle of Verdun has reached ita final phase sad that everything în în favour of the French..
Although their artillery attacks are sa desperate so ever, the
[In the event of telegrams arriving too late for insertien on this
page they will be found on Page 8 or on Estra}.
EARLIER TELEGRAMS.
TEMPORARY BRIGADIER.
March 16, 12.05 a.za
The Gaatte annoncees that Major MacMullen, of the Ludhianas,
Germans have hardly gained a foot of ground, and most of what has been made a temporary Brigadier. they have gained has since been retakes.
It is now certain that the German infantry is not equal to that
engaged at the beginning of the battle.
Experts anticipate another désperate onalaught on the Donau- mont-Vanz front.
NO FREE TRADE WITH GERMANY,
March 18, 1.50 pm Eighteen out of twenty-two new Directors of the Manchester Chamber of Commerce have pledged themselves against Free Trade with Germany after the war.
GENERAL GALLIENT'S SUCCESSOR.
March 16, 150 pazi According to Reuter's correspondent at Paris, it is officially announced that Admiral Lacaze has temporarily taken over General Gallien?'s duties.
THE LOST "TUBANTIA."
March 18, 150 p.m.
The Dutch steamer Tabantis was ose of the newest and fastent Eners on the South American service.
There were 83 passengers and 294 crew on board. The captain believes that the liner was torpedoed.
March 16, 8.35 p.m. There were threo Americans aboard the Tabantia.
M WITH ALL HONOURS."
March 18, 1.55 p.m. A Berlin semi-official statement says that Admiral voo" Tirpitz withdrawa with all honours, and the choice of his successor, who has co-operated with Admiral von Tirpitz, guarantees continuity of policy, particularly in regard to submarine wariste.
CANADA'S GENEROUS SUPPORT.
March 15, 1.50 p.m.
IN THE COMMONS.
Care of Wounded in Mesopotamia.
March 18, 12.50 3.m.
In the House of Commons the Army Estimates were presented. Mr. Walter Lang, President of the Local Government Bord, said the Government both at home and in India were doing their utmost to provide every possible alleviation for the wounded of Mesopotamia. The Viceroy, some weess ago, had decided to send Sir Willism Vincent and General Bing'ey to enquire into the medical strange ments and to remedy any deficiencies. The War Ofice had supplied the Bay with two Indian general hospitals, with complete personnel and with the personnel of two more; also with a British stationary hospital of 400 beds and a British guneral hospital of a thousand beds with a hundred doctors and a hundred orderline.
A Rigid Airship.
March 18, 12.15 p.zo. In the House of Commons, D. Macuausta announced ompletion of a rigid airship by the Admiralty.
ON THE AIR SERVICE COMMITTEE.
March 16, 12.15 p.m.
believed that the Motherland was ready to admit the Dominions to a the war, we would be unable again to enter into friendly and equal known-Peking Daly News. trade relationships with our present enemies. Personally, be share in the Government policy of the Empire as soon as they desired admission.
THE TUBANTEA.
The Tubantis was still afast at passengers were in the bosts. It is now mined or torpedoed.
U
March 16, 1.25 p.m. 8.30 this morning and uncertain whether she was
March 16, 4.35 pm. The Dutch liner Tabantia hua sunk. All are safe.
TELEGRAMS.
SILVER
The Market St Strong..
Center's Service to The "Telegraph."
TELEGRAMS.
EARLIER TELEGRAMS.
FOR INDIAN RESEARCH.
Esentr'a Service To The "Telegraph.")
In presenting Professor Mac-
London, Received, March 18.
London, Received, March 18 Mesara. Montagu's_report says that the tone of the silver market donnell with the Campbell continues to be remarkably steady, Memorial Vedal on behalf of the the demand for Home Mint being Bombay branch of the Royal the chief factor.
Asiatic Socisty, Lord Sandhurst
The Continent has been a more paid a tribute to Campbell's great orless constant buyer, while there work in Bombay on the outbreak have been a few orders from Indis. of the plague. Protenoz Mie
The closeness of Chinsexchange donnell, replying, advocated a to parity, the absence of free sell- School of Eesearch for Europeana ing in the United States, mintage at some centre of Sanskrit leam- by Japan on account of Russia, ing, preferably at Benares, like and the extension of the area in the School of Classical Archaso- the which the rupee has to do duty, logy at Athens or the French
as well as the re-adjustment of the School in Cochin Chios, “- currency in India create fidence in the future of the market.
-Lord Montagn has accepted a seat on the International Air Service Committee.
ON BEHALF OF MARRIED ATTESTEDS.
March 16, 12.15 p. In the Hyde bye-election, Mr. W. Davise is a contestant on behalf of married attesiads against the coalitionist Mr. Jacobsen.
PORTUGAL AND THE WARA
March 16, 12 15 pin Reater that learns ex-King Manual of Portugal has saked all the Boyalists of Portugal to support whole-hearteld whatever Govern mant is established in Portugal, in view of the war."
ATTACKED WITHOUT WARNING.
March 16, 6.35 p.m.
KING OF SIAM ILL
London, Received, March 187
RETIRED OFFICER'S DEATH.
London, Escsévad, March 18.
Beuter's correspondent at Bangkok states that the King of
Colonel Sir Charles Moore Sikan is suite.ing from Watson has died in his 72nd year. zeuraathenis.
DEATH OF LORD THURLOW.
London, Received, March 18, The death is announced of Lord Thurlow, who was on the Earl of and was present at the capture of Elgin's Mission to Chini 1880-81 the Takn forts and Peking.
SIR ALI IMAM:
London, Received, March 18, Sir Atz Imam is saling to millions in connection with orders for munitions made in Canada Patria, with nine hundred passengers, including twenty Americans, (In the telegrams event of arrive
Beater oorrespondent at New York says that the French liner morrow for Bombay. daring the next two months,
Beuter's correspondent at Ottawa says the Minister of Finance has announced that Canadian Banks have offered a credit of fifeen
This is a matter for great pride, coming, a Dominion Government credit of ten millions.
- has Kerived in port. The captain reports that she was attacked
ing too late for Insertion "on
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Vit does, sfter the without warning by a subroszins of Tunis, the torpedo passing this pagathey will be found∙
within twenty feet of the stern,
THE NEW VICEROY.
CHINESE FINANCES.
The New National Loan.
In view of the fact that the Bonds of the 6 per cent National Loan in the First Year of Hang Haien will soon be issued for dis posal, circalar telegrama have been sent to the leading suthorities of the various Provinces requesting them to submit their respective estimates of subscriptions. So far there are nine Provinces which have submitted their estimates on the subscription of this Loan to the Ministry as follows-
Flonas Stariang Fukien Kanging
$ 400,000 400,000
500,000
1,000,000
Kiangan
820,000
Cheriang
800,000
Shanki
500,000
Hapeh Shensi
400,000
3.50,000
$5,250,000
DON'T FORGET.
TO-DAY.
Bijon Theatre-9.15 pm.
Victoria Theatre-9.15 pm
TO-MORROW.
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Bijou Theatre 9.15 p.m. Victoria Theatre 3.15 p.m. Saturday, March 25. Hongkong Rope Manufacturing Co., Ltd.-Meeting of Share- |holders; 11.30 a.m.
Hongkong Pope Manufacturing Co., Ltd.-Extraordinary General Meeting; 11.45 a m.
HEVC-Sergts' Mese Dinner, Hongkong Hotel - 8 pm
Monday, March 27,~~ Hongkong Club- Thirtith Yearly General Meeting, 5.30p.m.
Tuesday, March 28, Meeting of shareholders, 11.30 Hongkong Lee Company, Led-
of the Star of India and the Indian Hongkong Fire Insurance Co., Empire.
Landon, Received, March 13, Lord Chelmsford has had sn
Viceroy of lodis. He received aadience with the King zad kimed banda on his appointment sa the Insignis of the Grand Cross..
LORD CURZON.
Ind.Meeting of abareholderk
DOOD...
Wednesday, March 29, China Sagar Refining Co Ltd.-Meeting of shareholders 11.30 K
Friday, Lozany Bagar nga Lid Meeting
March 1.
11-30
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