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AMERICA AND THE WAR.

Demand for Release of "Yarrow dale" Prisopers.

London, February 20.

Banter's correspondent at Washington states that a Note was despatched to Berlin on Monday demanding the release of the Yarrowdale prissosra, owing to the absence of a satisfactory response to the previous enquiry. No time-limit has been fixed.

Germany's Decision.

Later.

According to Reuter's correspondent at Amsterdam, a Berlin official announcement states that the American prisoners taken from the Yarrowdale will be released after G emany has been officially informed that German ships in America will not be confiscated or their crews interned.

America's Need of Friends.

Loador, February 22. Reuter's correspondent at Washington states that the Foreign Belations Committee of the Senate has decided that the Colombien Treaty indemuifying Colombis for the loss of Panems cannot be ratified this Session, despite a letter by President Wilson urging ratification as an act of justice and "because it is possible we” shall need in the immediate future all the fiends we can secure in Central Amerion, where our interests are critical.”.

Food Scarcity In New York.

London, February 22, Beuter's correspondent at New York states that the Mayor ban ressived three deputations of East-side women who tearfully declared that their children were starring owing to the dearness of food. The deputations arged a Municipal appropriation of a million dollars for the purchase of provisions for the poor. The Mayor promised to investigate the conditions.

Full Powers to be Asked For.

London, February 22. A message from Washington says it is authoritatively stated that President Wilson, while not asking Congress for declarations of war, will request fall powers to protect American seamen and shipe from submarining.

This procedure is similar to that followed prior to the Spanish-American War.

MORALE OF OGerman TROOPS.

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 23. 1917.

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THE WORK OF OUR NAVY.

Dealing with the Submarine. Menace.

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TRAINING TIMES.

The Derby Favourites' Prospects,

Very little work was done at Happy Valley thin morning, near. ly all of the ponis, being rested in anticipation of to-morrow-morg ing's Anal gallops. A large pum-

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GERMANY'S FOOD PROBLEM.

Supply of Potatoes Stopped. London, February 21.

London, February 28, In the House of Commons, Sir Edward Carson, in his spongh According to Beater's correspondent as Amsterdam, the Framanber ware giren slow trotting, with introducing the Naval Extimates, said the number of armed Minister of Interior, in a Proolamation, admits that the frost has shors, canter home, and it merchantmen had been increased by over 47 per cent, during the completely stopped the supply of potatoss, the stocks of which are obvious that the finishing touc (last two months, and arming was being improved weekly. Sixty-certsin to be exhausted before the new harrest. This has strained of the training were making

nine Allied and central steamers each of over 1,000 tons, totalling the wesk svailable stocks of corn owing to the necessity of distribating wonderful difference to 201,000 tone, were sank during the first eighteen days of December; flour in the great cities. He therefore orders the rural authorities to The outstanding gallop, was sixty-fire of a total tonnage of 182,523 were enak during the same to take severe measures to compel Ermers to supply foodstuffs. period in January; sud eight-nine of a total tonnage of 268,631 were sank during the same period in February. Altogether 116, 91 and 134 vencels respectively had been sank during these periods. From February 1 to February 18, 6,178 ships arrived and 5,873 slips left the United Kingdom. He estimated that there were 3,000 ships in the danger some at any one time.

Continuing, Sir Edward said we had forty encounters with submarinsa during February. That was an enormous achievement. Regarding the fate of these submarines, official reports showed every degree from certainty to improbability. He selected as an instance of certainty the case of the captors of a submarine with its crew by a destroyer, and mentioned as a case of uncertainty sa instance in which an airship dropped a bomb on a spot just where a submarine had immediately previously submergod.

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Regarding shipbuilding, Sir Edward declared that no single slip would be uncocopied during the coming months, while steps and been taken to reconcile the compating claims of warships and merchantmen. He appealed to the nation to consent to the restric tions on importe in order to make the Admiralty's task-esaïer,

THE WESTERN FRONT.

A German Claim.

London, February 22,

A German official wireless message states;-To the south of Armentieres the British forced a way to our positions, bat we ejected them. We counted two hundred British dead, ́

THE BALKAN FRONT.

German Surprise Attacks.

London, February 22.

A German official wireless message states:-Bosween the Dniester and the wooded Unrpathians our surprise attacksenopeeded.

We drove back an English attempt to the east of the Vardar,

A Deose Enemy Attack-

London, February 22.

A Russian official wireless message stules :--A dease attack by the enemy to the north-west of the Dorasvetra failed.

Good Work by Russian Artillery.

London, February 22.

firing has taken place on the northern frontier of Western Moldavis. A Romanian cammonique ataten:-Violent reciprocal artillery

destroying positions. Russian artillery was active oleowhere, dispersing the enemy

Official Admission of Deterioration.

London, February 21, According to Beater'a correspondent at Headquarters, a copy of su Order by General von Hindenburg, which has been, captured, statos: The operations at Verdun in October and December are serious and regrettable reversos, Incapable oflicere must be rath- lessly removed. The number of prisoners in anasually large for and German troops. Soms evidently sarrendered without offering merious resistance sad without suffering heavy losses. This showe that the morale of the Home troope was low, and the reason thereof must be most carefully investigated. The old spirit of the German infantry must be revived by the strictest drill, inter alia. This is a matter of vital importeurs."

FIGHT IN A CAMP.

Bloodshed Among Prussians and Bavarians.

London, February 22,

According to Renter's correspondent at Maastricht, the news- paper Les Nouvelles saya ia sanguinary fight took place between Bavarians and Prussians in a camp at Deverion last week, in which 32 were killed and 200 wounded,

HOW GERMANY EMPLOYS WAR PRISONERS.

London, February 22. A message from Amsterdam asya Herr Grasher has informed the Reichstag Committee that 750,000 prisoners of war are employed as farm labourers and that their number will be increased. The garrisons in occupied territories will be employed on farms.

THE NEW FRIGHTFULNESS,

Two Small Losses.

London, February 22. The small British steamer Brigade and the ealing chip Centurion have been sunk.

A Sensational Discovery,

London, February 22. Benter's correspondent at Madrid mays it is officially announced that a buoy containing thirty-one cases with spare parts for German submarines has been discovered in the vicinity of Oarthagena. Thres Germans have been arrested in connection with the discovery,

Renewed Liveliness.

London, February 22.

A French communique from Balonics states that there has been artillery sotivity along the whole front, and patrol encounters near Seres sad on the Kakakavo front.

We raided a crest near Laka Dɔiran and took prisoners. Two enemy counter-attacks here were repulsed.

Óar aviators were most soliva.” There were several successful air fights. We bombed enemy colamns near Seres and Kelkak.

THE PERSIAN SITUATION.

Rellaved by Mesopotamian Successes,

London, February 21.

In the House of Lords, Lord Carzon emphasised that the situation in Perais had been materially assisted by the British euccesses in Mesopotamis, which had ossed the Turks 15,000 casualtion and great. loss of prestige. This would necessitate the bringing of farther Tark- ish reinforcements from the Caucasus, easing the position of the Ras- sians and ourselves in the East. The rebellion of the Grand Bhereof, who seemed in a fair way towards consolidating the Arab_world against the Tarke, siso tended to relieve the situation in Porsis, which was not altogether free of anxiety, but be thought he might| say the worst was over. The Persino link in the great Garman chain | of ambition and aggrandissement stretching from Europe to Asia had been forcibly twisted aside, if not broken. It would be Britain's object to see that link broken and never re-forged.

MINIMUM PRICES FOR CORN.

Lordon, Febriary 22. The Daily Chronicle states that the Government him decided to guarantee minimum prices on home-grown wheat and cats for three years after the war,

A CRISIS BREWING IN NORWAY,

London, Febriary 22, Renter's correspondent at Christiania says that there is con- siderable dissatisfaction in Norway at the Government's policy at Boater's correspondent at Madrid says that the Government is friction with Britain. There is a strong movement'ia hvour of the home and abroad, owing to“economic conditions and the recent determined to investigate thoroughly the busy incident, and to formation of a National Government, severely punish all those implicated, to demonstrate the strictness

of Spanish neutrality.

London, February 22,

A PRIZE COURT DECISION.

London, February 22. The Prine Court has disallowed the claim by Iriantenant Commander Boyle, V.O., commanding the va beparias E. 14, for pris).

for the sinking in the Bai of Marrsoën of a. transport, wish kappa ng bowed, all of whom was drowned, bus peers alwear

MR. GERARD'IN MADRID:

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NO EXCHANGS OF CIVILIAN PRISONERS :

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THE VALUE OF ARMING MERCHANTMEN,

London, February 21.. Bir Edward Carson, First Lord of the Admiralty, men- tioned (in the course of his statement on the Naval Esti- mates in the House of Commons) that seventy-five per cent of the armed and twenty-four per cent of the unarmed merchantmen had escaped after submarine attacks.

He also announced that the number of arrivals to and departures from the United Kingdom would henceforth be published; as also the names of ships attacked and escaped.

Sir Edward Carson also stated that the German sub- marine losses would not be published because this policy of secrecy was most distasteful to the enemy; and also be- cause the Admiralty did not know whether a submarine had been certainly destroysä.

THE WESTERN FRONT.

British Penetrats German Lines.

London, February 21. Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig reports:-We seized a portion of the trenches north-east of Gueudecours and en- tered trenches on a 650 yards front to the south of Armen- tieres, penetrating deeply and inflicting many ensualties. We raided, to the south-east of Ypres, 500 yards of front reaching the support line. Many of the enemy were kill. ed in the dugouts and mineshafte, which we destroyed. 114 prisoners were taken here, the total number of prisoners for the day being 164. Our casualties were light,

Artillery Activity.

London, February 22.

A French communique states that there was reciprocal artillerying in the region of Butte de Mesnil on the right bank of the Hause, near Cauriers wood and Bezonvaux.

AMERICA AND AUSTRIA,

Amsterdam. February 1. The "Frankfurter Zeitung" says that the "American "Aide memoire" to Vienna on the subject of submarining does not leave any doubt that a diplomatic rupture will follow.

GERMANY'S MAN-POWER PROBLEM.

Amsterdam, February 21. The Berlin "Mittags Zeitung" says that a medical re-examination of males born after Sept. 7, 1870, hitherto considered as permanently unit, has beca ordered at Hamburg.

IMPORT RESTRICTIONS.

London, February 22. Mr. Bonar Law announced in the House of Commons that Mr. Lloyd George's statement regarding the Governmer.t's policy on import restrictions has been postponed to February 23.

UNIVERSAL TRAINING IN AMERICA.

Washington, February 22. - After conferring with the President, the War Secretary announced that he was about to send to Congress a Universal Military Training Bill

THE BALKAN FIGHTING. -

London, February 22. A Rumanian communique, dated Feb. 10, states that "there were weak artillery firing and patral encounters on the whole front north of Dornavatra. The anemy furiously bom barded with gas shells the Rumanian positions north-west of Fosconi. Russians dispersed reconnaissnees in this region.

BOASTFUL SPEECHES IN The reichstaO.

Amsterdam, February 22.

'A. Committee of the Reichstag, sitting privately, listened to the boastful statements of Ministers on the subject of un- restricted submarining.

Herr Zimmerman concluded a detailed statement of the position regards the United States, saserling with firm confidence that Germany would attain þor síma by the om- ployment of submarines.

Admiral Capella said that the Navy's expectations of ruthless submarining had been surpassed. He accused the British Press, at the instigation of the Government, of con .coating the extent of the sinkings. He admitted that this made it difficult to give definito figures, but although a num- ber of submarines had not yet returned there was no resson to think that a single submarino had been lost since Feb. 1. Those that had returned reported that the British defensive msamura“ kød remained within normal límite, andl that there was practically no shipping in the North Bos

Dr. Helfferich declared that the diminution of Britain's supplies had already approached the danger point and that the decrease in Drommber alone had been considerably greater than the average dveresa in the whole of 1918 as compared with 1918;

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of Herolini, far this

expected to be the final test of the pony prior to race daye. As this pony in looked upon as the only seriouschallanger of Victory Dahlia and Silverstreak for the blas ribbɔnd, all attention was fixed on the gallop. Moller had to hold him in considerably for the first half mile, and when the griffin was given its own way it did fally what was expected. The total time for the mile and a | quarter was 2.51.4/5, the last [ quarter being covered in 30.4/5. It-in interesting to note that the { last half miles of Silverstreak and Victory, Diblia, yesterday - worn 1.04 and 1.04.1/5, respectively, wheresa "Berolini's time for the isme distance this morning w 1.04.1/5. This seems to show that all three have very little in- dead between them, and the Darby should, in consequenos, be |of an extremely open character.

To-morrow morning the final stages of the gallops will be reached, and there should be a |largs crowd at the course, for in- terest is now getting red-hot. Among those prevent this morn- ing wa His Excellency - the Governor.

The following are the few times recorded:--

Derby Pontes.

Yid. Mile and a quarter (Sedg wick)-41; · LIT.3/5; 1.52.2/5 2.26.3/5; 2.57; last quarter,30.2/5. Heroliai. Mile and a gaueter (Moller),-38.2/5 ;

1.12.25 147.9/5; 221; 2.5L4/5; last quarter, 30.4/5.

Warriorlini. One mile.-34; 1.11.1/5;-1.52 3/5; 2.13.2/5; laat quarter, 30.4/5...

Aerialini. Mile and a quarter, -32.2/5; 1.06 1/5; 14116; |2.18.4/5; 2.50.4/5; last quarter,

34.

Last

Iron Duke. One mila-33.15; 1071/5; L39; 212.3/5; quarter, 33,3/5

Victory. Balf mile.-33; 103; last quarter, 30.

Old Ponies.

Australian Chief. Half Mila.- 34:1.03.4/5; last quarter 29,4/5. Cadow's Waif. One mile: (Boyd)-35.2/5; 1.09.2/5; 14L- 4/5; 2.12.2/5; last quarter, 30.3/5.

Gulofina. Ose mile, (Boyd). -35; 1.08.2/5; 1.40; 2.11.45; lam quarter, 31.4/3.

General Birdwood. Half mile. -33; 1.03; last quarter, 30.

Dilny Chief."Half mile.—38;

| 104.2/5; Isst quarter, 31.2/5.

Subscription Griffins, Spalpeen. Ousmus. (Boyd), -39.3/5; 116.3/5 ; 1.40.2/5; 2.2); last quarter, 31.3/5.

Khakilini. Mile and a quartar. (Moller)-32,2/5; 106.1/5; 141.15; 2.16.4/5; 2.50.4/5; last quarter, 34.

DON'T FORGET.

TO-DAY.

Victoria Theatre--9.15 p.m. Bijou Theatre 9,15 p.is. New Hongkong Cinemato -9.15 p.m.

TO-MORROW,' Hongkong & Shanghai Bank.- Shareholders meeting at noon.

Victoria Theatre---9.15 Bijou Theatro-9.15 pm. New Hongkong graph.-9.15 p.m.

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