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TELEGRAMS.

(Estiar's Service to the "Telegraph."]

(Continued from Page 1) THE QUESTION OF OFFICERS' PROMOTIONS.

London,.. Marob 4

In the House of Commons, Mr. MacPherson announced the appointment of a commission, under the chairmanship of Mr. Churchill, to examine the question of officer's promotion மச்

to deal with the anomalies of the existing system CHINA AND MER ATTITUDE TOWARDS GERMANY.

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London, March 3.

The "Times" Poking correspondent selegraphs shat the Allied Ministers hars presented a Memorandum to the Chi nate Government sympathising with their attitude towards Gor- many and promising favourable consideration of such questions as the suspending of the Boxer indemnity payments during the war and revising the tariff in the event of Chins effectively sovering relations with Germany and Austria.

NO NAMES OF SUNKEN SHIPS.'

London, March 4,

France has decided to follow Britain's example by sus pending publication of the names of ships sunk, giving instond a weekly statement of submarinism.

RUSSIANS' DRIVE BACK Qermans.

London, March 1,

A Russian official message received by wireless states: Our gas attack northward of Lake Narotch provoked panic in the enemy's treacles. Wo drove out the Germans who had "entered our first line treaches to the south-west of Brahezany.

THE WESTERN FRONT.

A French

Suscessful French Raids.

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Londen, March 4.

communique- announces several successful' raids on the German trenclics near Moulin-sous-Touvent, east of Hill 30 and the Forest of Apremunt, Prisoners were brought back together with material,

Further British Progress.

London, March 4.

Field Marshal Sir Douglas Uxig reports: After stubboni re- sistance, further progress was made to the north of Puiniouz- au Mont and east of Guannecourt. Our lius advanced s quarter of a miks on a frontage of Eve miles. An encuny bombing attack forced us to evacuate a trench to the cast of Sailly Saillisel, but we gained ground by an immediate

counter-attack

Some German Claims.

London, March 1

A German communique states that strong British reconnoitring detachments attempted to penetrate trenches

Hulloch and Levin, but were repulsed, There were renewed violent infantry encounters on both banks of the Ancre. The British met with sanguinary losses

The Germans broke into a Russian position west of Lack to a depth of 1,500 metres and 2 kilometres wide. They destroyed dugouts, Captured 3 officers, 276 men and 7 machine guns,

THE WAR LOAN.

Cautious German Criticism,

the greatest a000485 86

ing."

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, MARCH

1917.

7 ZEPPELINS IN 19 RAIDS. PABALYSED RAILWAYS, THE LATE MR. HEWITT.

ROBBERY ON A JUNK.

AN INDIAN'S VIEW

Frost Effects in Londen:

Pulpit Reference at the Cathedral.

Two Mon and a Woman Charged.

The Self-Sufficing Japanese.

good time, and we will see to it that Germany wins the sixth batile in the money market in as glorious a fashion as she won all the former battles.

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Lord French's Praise for Gauners and Men.

Frost, following upon two or

Two men and a women

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help

Lord French gives rome in-l teresting details of the develop-{

Sympathetic referenon was made meat of the Anti-Aircraft defences three days of alment continuous yesterday morning, by the Ear,

Writing in the Wealth of India' and the success which has been sleet, had the effect of completely VH. Copley Moyle, at St. John's charged at the Police Court this faberies of Japan, Mr, 8. Nibal were on the expansion of mining and achieved, both by gunners and paralysing the suburban services Cathedral, to the death of the afternoon, before Mr. C. D. Mel-Singh very vividly brings out the airmen, in dealing with Zeppelins, of the District Bailway on Janu- late Mr. A. H. Hewitt, Just prior bourne, with armed robbery on a fact that the Japanese are able to in a dispatch reviewing the work ary`

_22. Such a stoppage is to delivering his sermon, the jack. of the Home Forces.

start and to carry on stupendousen- unprecedented on the Under-prescher said that the late Mr. :

Complainant id ke Hewitt, whose death they all currying Previous to taking over the ground.

was terprises without needing foreign A cargo control of the anti-aircraft land

Between siz o'clock and half. mourned,

_of_mali experta. He pays high tribute to WE ODG who was fish from Shankiwan to Hongkong the genius of a nation that has defences throughout the country past aine to too, thousands of intensely fond of his religion when a small bost came alongside "been able, in less than two last February, Lord French states

workers rely upon the system and church. He was a msn him, and nine men boarded his generations, to dispanse with the that he had given omsiderable

between Wimbledoa, Harrow, keenly interested in modern vessel. The excuse they made services of foreignere," who were attention to the subject, and the and Esling to bring them to the theology and always listened in- was

City. Grest was their dismay tently to what preachers had to to search for opiam. Two of the trative bureaus, cheme which he submitted was

that they had come imported to organiss adminis approved and has since been when, on reaching Wimbledon 7, and, if there was anything men hit him with the batts of their scientific surveys, and to stare to conduct carried out.

Park, Southfields, and East said which differed from his revolvers and drove him and his workshops, factories and mille Daring the

winter (Lord Pattey Sutions on the Win views, he generally told the fokis down the batchway. They The result has been achieved French writes) there was little. bledon live, and at the preacher why it was that he looked remained there probably a quar. by using "the foreigners not hostile activity in this direction. stations, on the Barrow section at it differently. With regard to tor of an hour, when, on lifting only to but since I assutied charge of to find that the frost, which the recent National Mission, Mr. off the hatchway, he saw she affairs, but also to prepare the organise these defences enemy sirships and bad converted the roads into a Hewitt was asked to take part, but rabbers had left and were rowing Japanese to conduct unch affairs aeroplanes have invaded the dangerous glaued surface, had he felt that he could not under- in the dirration of Bindependently of alien help as

whenever conditions also stopped the trains. One take the responsibility. He was To Wan.

He (complainant) soon as possible." Japan has, train managed apparently to get a most generous supporter made a search of his boat and moreover, bailt up a highly sco The number of airships taking between Southfields and Wim- of the chatoh and always gave found that about $500 in silver cousful system of technical schools, part in raide bave varied consider bledon Park, and then come to a what he did without doing it and $300 in banknotes were turning out a large, number of ably. On April 3 only one was standstill. Another was reported publicly. He had slao rendered missing, besides a good deal of experts every ya r. Speaking of engaged, whilst in the raid of isolated on Putney Bridge. valuable help in attending to the clothing, and a gold watch-obain, fishery institutions, the writer September 2-3 not less than 12

Upon inquiry at the Under-repairs of the Cathedral orgun, [which was valued at

St. doing all the hard work himself In addition, the robbers took

$60.mnya :- ships are believed to have taken ground headquarters at

Jame's Park, the following official and without recompense. At all sway with them a pair of gold to discover that the Japanse It took but a short time for me part,

In all, 19 raide have been made statement was given: The times he was willing to advise as bangles. The care were thrown authorities and patriots, working by German airships, and 17 cause of the delay is due to the an engineer in matters connected overboard and lost. He could in co-operation, had oreated a attacks have been made by aero- freezing of the conductor rail, with the building. He was man not identify the robbers. He knew system of technical education in planes. The damage done has owing to the sleet. These are loved by all who knew him, and the woman defendant; her grand-aquatic biology that enables the been comparatively small, and the worst weather conditions that one who would be very much father and his grandfather were Japanese to soquire a sound nothing of any military import. perienced since the lines hare

the electric railways have ex-missed.

country have admitted.

ance has been effected,

were

Five Indian watchmen, em.

ployed by the University, were charged before Mr. J. E. Wood this morning, with assalting Mr. J. B.

Trken as a whole, the defen-boon electrified. The Tabou are sive measures have been success. running fairly well, but the University Watchmen Charged. ful. In very few cases have the services are very bad on the Dis- enemy resobed their objective, triut and Metropolitan Railwaye."

Wimbledon residenta They have been turned, driven accordingly confronted with the of, seriously damaged by gunfire, problem of how to reach the City, another watchman. and attacked with great success and those in the Wimbledon Park Gardiner appeared to defend and by aeroplanes. Seven have been and Southfielde districts im brought down, either as the result medistely set out on the long trail the case was adjourned, bail of gunfire or aeroplane attack, or to Patney in the hope of catching being £xel at $5 each.

of both combined.

*buses or trama at Wandsworth.

The work of the Royal Flying Corps and of the Gua sud Lighs The journey was beset by perils, Detachments, including the Royal for pavements and roadway alike trains were taken on to stations Naval Anti-Aircraft Corps, has were glassy, and pedestrians farther down the line by stes been arduous and has shown con-slipped at every step. Many wore locomotives. Os both the Metro eistent improvement; the the fall. When they resched politan and North London linee and lights have been effectively Fatney they found that thoughtful the various spectacle was seen of handled, and the pilota of the bus companies had taken vehicles men salting the power-raile to Royal Flying Corps shown both off other routes sad directed them dissolve the ice, to permit of the serving of high raise. skill and daring. All are de- to travel Citywards. The result shoes on the train picking up the

was that 'bases, as well as trama, electrio current. were raided,

goos

Some weird eff-ota resulted from

brothers.

The case was adjourned.

DAY BY DAY.

A Woman's Loss.

to

education in that science without incurring the expense of foreiga education.

Higher education in fiabery in given at two centres. Many in- stitutione exist in various parts of Japan to impart elementary education in fishery, generally conducted by provincial" aathori

A woman has reported the loasties and municipalition, or by of jewellery, valued at $1,705, private associations, with sub- $75 in money and a bank draft idiee from local gov.romente... for $800, which was stolen from They are of great utility because her.

hoy make it possible for lada to Fire.

pursas such studies without going are broke out yesterday morning.

At 52, and 54, Kremer Street a far from their homes. Both houses were used as ation in mining were started early Schools for providing instrus. knitting factory sad were gutted, in the sovention of the last century, The Police and firemen put out and at present exist in all parts the blase.

of the country.

Mr. Singh observes:-

sood ins

A New Chinese Brak. A new Chinese Bank, the Bo I had the opportunity of going Houg Bank, Limited, will com through several of these institu- Close co-operation with the

Engineer's Explanation. menos business very shortly inftions during my visit to Japan The engineer of the Under Singapore and will have branches several years ago. I found them to Navy has been maintained, and the B.N.AS., by their constant the attempts of the trains to run ground Railways gave the follow in Malsocs and Muar, whilst beliberally equipped and ethoient- The Garman Press has evident will go on fighting against ton and arduous patrol work on the on the Wimbledon fine before in ing explanation of the very agencies will be established in ly atd. The instruction in ly now been instructed to be very States, and, if necessary, against successful attacks on the enemy.ated the sky and gave the impres trains from the current rails by States, Hongkong, Amoy, Swatow of their vacation working in the

ooset and overseas, have shared in was light. Vivid electrical fashes, anamaal circumstances:—

Penang and some of the principal parted was highly practical. The cantons in discussion of the pro-more, and we shall not let our

toning into a pale groen, illamin-! "Current in pioked up by the town in the Federated Malay papils had to spend the best part spects of the new British Loan, selves be beaten" by English break of the rebellion in Dablia, sion that a big fire had broken cast-iron shoes which rub along and Shanghai.

On the morning after the out- ya the Times of January 17, end gold and English cheques any April 25, a hostile squadron, ac out. Buaning war resumed from the surface of the rail. This thin

mines, where they engaged in to adopt us of argament whion more than we could be beaten by companied by submarines, sparrow not long after eight coating of ice prevents the shoe

"Military Cross for Hongkong mining operations of all sorta-m will case the task of describing the troops of the Entente or by peared of Lowestoft. No doubt Wimbledon section did not make current will not pase through it. to his friends in the Far East to

Man. It will no doubt be of interestlings, drilling, blasting, etc.

timbering in underground wack- o'clock, but the first train on the from making contact because the a Lailare. the English Flost." The Berliner Tagsbatt said ou Apart from the artificial viol-the object of this demonstration

The mineral department of the Saturday that the whole question ence of their language, the most and to distract attention from o'clok. By mid-day the service water of that thickases, but 8. Logan, B.E, of the firm of eeted me very mach. The ores was to assist the Irish rebellion it appearance until after ten It would pass through a film of hear that Temp. Lieut. Cal. central laboratory at Tubyo inter is how much "new money 1 striking feature of the articles on Ireland. It failed entirely to was once more in working order. not through ios. The heavy Messrs. Palmer and Targer, ofere snalysed in this institution subscribed, and added.----- the Entente Note which fill - the

The London επε South Asahing is caused by the Shanghai and Hongkong, has by experts, and their fadings are *Ine respit will provide an German papers of Friday, Satur-40complish ite object,

Western's electrified system was shoe coming enddenly on to been awarded the Military Cross conducing to Japanese prosperity, indication of the real state of the day, and Sunday, is, perhaps, range on the towns of Yarmouth slea seriously ffected. One train patch of ice, which breaks the for good work done ander bea

The enemy opened fire at long country's financial strength. We the avoidance of the paragraph and Lowestoft, and continued was four hours in making the electric circuit. Bunday night is, fire on many coassions during the shall not be able to deceive our-which says that the EXLOC- melvon about the fact that tatamination

Hounslow, and of course, more favourable for the "push" on the Somme. He wa and the

the bombardment for about 20 journey from political

Chinese in Mexico. trength is not yet exhausted. disappearance of the German minates, after which they were amongers who were in trains production of this ice-coating than employed first of all on prepars- But the difficultion are across peoples" bave never formed pari pedo-bost destroyers, and they in doing journeys of sight or nine the normal service is shut down forward work, nearly always Government issued seam of

that were only just over the hour an ordinary week night, because tions for the advanos, and then on engaged by our oruisers and tar-

Some time ago the Chinere of the designs of the Allin. teamed away to the north east.

miles were told that they ought for a longer period. The first ahead of the guns daring the money for the relief of the Obi- - Tan Cologne Gansite asserts that Almost the only direct reference the new Loan is, in the main as the following passage in and submarince, the squadron 100pe with the difficulty, steam coating is to send a steam engine Daily News,

In addition to the heavier ships to consider themselves lucky. To method of getting rid of this ice whole of the operations.-N.-O. cewe kasidents in Mexico who conversion lawn, ons does nos Berlin telegram to the Frank-

have been suffering sil aurte of was sccompanied by a number of trains were requisitioned, and along the line with special steel

hardships and cruelly treated by venture to predict the result of furter Zeitung :---

destroyers, but the results of the these called at all stations. By sorapers fized so that they rab

the Bovolationists there. At the appeal for "new money.”

"L The friendly admission that bombardment were comparatively the time they reached Waterloo the top surface of the current-rail Serious, if True,

present, oa

of complains almost bitterly of the the Allies desire, indeed, to free small and no damage whatever of they were packed to suffocation, and clear the ice. To-day the ice

the loan propagands, and, referring Earope from the brutal covetous military importance was done.

Recently the Osaka Asahi re-American Garman crisis, th sixteen in & carriage being was so smooth and hard that this ported that a Tokyo firm had re- Oainone residents became more to the Guildhall speechse, sayees of Prussian militariem, bas,

about the average. Passengera did not completely encased. ceived information that in view critical. The Taohan and Sber- “It is significant that the idea of course, do not aim at the

had to wait several minutes "Then body of platelayers of increased submarine dangers Johang of Kwangiang have of compulsion was only thioly dentruction of the German peoples

before they could vailed in them. It is not with and their political disapperanos, is many wins battles but England through the berriere, owing to but they found it more difficult companies have agreed to suspend their reliaf, and at the same time gel was sent out with special scrapers, at sea the American steel and iron cemitted a sam of $2,000 for great joy that British subject climax which one cannot wine the war. Lloyd George re the congestion, and there was than usual to clear the rail. In all trans-Atlantic shipments of bave seat a request to the Central will read the saying of the Unan properly characterise with-peats bis phrase shout the pat naturally more grumbling at the some cases they had to use iron sad other metal goods for Government saking large fands Spellor of the Exchequer that, sa

having ZOCODESO toting Beide of the "Peassing mili-"show all seasons" demand than hammer to begin with,

With the present, long as there is money in the wearing. It contains only the tary osete." That is a osrefully asal. The first train, broke down regard to mit, we see it for the country, the war will not cosas. promise to let the Germans go on chosen beis. When the so-called between Hampton and Falwell, permanent way where points That is financial militarism of the living. They are not to disp military caste in the German after sending out electric flashes, bave to be kept open. But wa first clase-now for England, but pear politically-that is to say, Empire has disappeared, those which lit up the area for miles don't like using salt, on electrical aos pisarazt. Compulsion is, they may still form Biates; but who, in the same German Em- around, and three hours later it connections, because salt spoils moreover, necessary, because it that is all Economically, for pire, are constantly and indas was towed into Hampton Station the insulation and brings trouble will have to lake the place in example, they are to disappear. triously campaigning against the siding by a steam engine. in the fature. Except in special : many quarters of voluntary effort, Tost is, indeed, no new revela. conquest - politicians" and which has greatly diminished and lion, for the politico-commernist" Pan-Germans" and all the other the trains running ou

It was found impossible to get osser, therefore, we do not use the salt. It has to be used sparingiş, will diminish more every day in saree which England has aames by which they call people electrified North London rail and kept as clear as possible consequence of the increase in the laken during the war and pre- who are filled with patriotic way until past mid-day. As a of jumper cables and main cable peios of living.".

pared for the period after the war anxiety these people will have enacqueroo large numbers of connections. Das method which The Hamburger Nashrichten already point to that. But it is their will. Then the people will workers in the Acton and Will. is adopted where trouble is ex- really unnecessary seriously to be on top who talk about renuncianden districts had to proosed proted beforehand. is to keep In view of the extent of the examine what the Eatents and tion and reconciliation and world to London by rod.

its followers describe their brotherhood and the blessinge of ordinary ecents were witnessed at sight, which prevents the ice. Extra-trains running at intervals' ati propaganda motivity it should be

ossible to assume that the result pesce conditions or war sima pesos, and then the Allies will Willesden Junction, whers.srowds coating from forming. Another will be very big. Bas we are They speak for, or rather against, hare an cany game. To them of people waited in vain for the method is to leug hen the trains bold-blooded enough to be able)

themasivos,

Lloyd George, who, with robust resumption of the train services, on the oulaide linn, wo that' do wait, and we know for sertain The Hamburger Nachrichten strength of will, bas made his way The elretric trains are housed through the additional number What Germany in a few months | myaz-~

up from bare-footed village boy to the Binasbridge Park depot, and of shoes there is greater likelihood | will not fail to give the answer to "So thay are not to sobiera "fresh strength" of Great Britain, fatile until the show set in. -

Minister President, brings the all efforts to move them were of one making contact. We are! British War Loan. We, too, their sima by stme bat in dif- to which the Allied peoples look

now onasidering's farther metho ‍1 pas all our strength into proferent fashion, and they are to hopefully with even incrassing rupsing Wa Mablished bean in the diesetion of basting the At a fairly early hour electrical of keeping the rails clear-perhape Panda motivity, beginning it in make true the saying that Ger- credulity and humbleness

rails-by additional qurriat..

maid on Sunday;

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for the purpose.", TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENT.

FURTHER DELAY !!

THE

BANDMAN OPERA CO. will now open their season On FRIDAY, MARCH 9th, with THE BING BOYS ARE HERE. The Performance of " HIGH JINKS," advertised for THURS- DAY, March, 8th is Cancelled, owing to the Delay of the

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