1917-03-12 — Page 9

TELEGRAMS.

[Rauter's Servics to The “Telegraph.”]

YESTERDAY'S TELEGRAMS.

THE WESTERN FRÖNT.

London, March S. Reuter's correspondent at Headquarters reports:-The weather has improved, an easterly wind drying the ground. Details are coming in of the recent fights. The most notable was the taking of Roshignal wood, # strategi: position which was strongly held by the Germans after the evacuation of Gommecourt. The British attacked on March 3rd. and cap. tured the main trench in two and a half hours; but stiff fighting at esse quarters for possession of two reserve trenches resulted in a deadlock. At midnight the British were tainporarily withdrawn while the guns bombarded the trenches till dawn. Then the infantry re-attacked and clear- ed the trenches. They found the wood deserted. The Ger- maas had evacuated the ridge.

The number of corpses found showed that the enemy casualties were rety heavy.

London, March 8.

The feature of the recent fighting has been the roquip tion of the struggle for air supremacy.

Field Marshall Haig yesterday said, that the enemy determinedly but unsuccesfully attempted to stop British aerial work. They sent up a very large number of machines and much fighting resulted, wherein three hostile machines wore felled and three were driven down damaged, Four British machines were felled and seren are missing.

Altogether the communiques mention 58 acroplanes brought down on the westem front during the last two days, A record unparalleled since 1st July. The Germans claim that 33 of them were Allied machines. Monday's and yes. terday's British communiquée admitted that six were felled and twelve were missing.

British airmen accounted for twenty and French three of the 23 German seroplanes felled,

London, March 9,

A.French communique reporta:Our attack yesterday between Batto du Mesnil and Maisons de Champagne was brilliantly successful, despite the snowstorms rendering marching difficult. We carried snemy positions on a front of 1,500 metros and to a depth of from 600 to 900 metres. A violent German counterattack against the left of the sector in the evening was repulsed with grenades, after an obatinate struggle, with serious enemy losses. We took 186 prisoners including three officers:

Two enemy attempts upon a trench in Avocourt wood failed under our fire.

London, March 9,

A German official announcement states:-We entered an English position westward of Wytschsete and captured 37 prisoners.

The French attacked southward of Ripost and pene. trated the trenches at Height 185, also in Champagne. Our. counter-attack regained a trench dominating the height. The farm remains in French hands.

London, March 10.

Field Marshal Sir Dongle Häig reports :-Last evening the snemy launched five raids on trenches northward of Wulverghem. and re-attacked with four parties this morning. Only one party in each case reached our trenches. The enemy left some prisoners, and twenty to thirty British are missing.

We raided the enemy first line southward of Bisches, where we damaged dugouts and inflicted many casualties.

London, March 10.

A French official announcement state-We entered wrecked enemy trenches at several points south of Boye The Germans thrice furiously counter-attacked the positions we captured yesterday in the sector of Maisons Champagne. Our curtain of Maxim fre everywhere shattered the efforts of the enemy, who was obliged to retire, leaving numerous doad.

We progressed during the day and captured fresh trenches north of the Butte du Mesnil-Maisons de Chan- pagne road. We took 170 prisoners in this region.

London, March 10,

'A German official report states: We repulsed French attacks near Baucourt, southward of Crapati mesnil,

Russian troops, led by French officers, penetrated our lines on both sides of Pros. A counter-attack ejected them

The positions westward of Champagneute several times changed hands resulting in no important change in the situation. We took 55 prisoners.

Our detachments forced their way into Caurieres Wood and took 200 prisoners. The remainder of the garrison fled.

The prisoners taken at Magyards total 1,004.

THE HOME RULE QUESTION.

London, March 8.

It is stated that the withdrawal of the Nationalists was decided at a party meeting earlier in the day. It is believed that they will now attempt to make the position of the Government untenable with a view to an election.

The "Morning Post" lobbyist thinks that Mr. Red- mond is not inclined to favourably consider Mr. Asquith's proposal, as it would produce nothing Langible for months. He saya there is reason to believe that the Dominion states- men are unwilling to be drawn into British domestic politics. The following are the only editorials: The "Daily Chronicle" says that Mr. Lloyd George's offer was in no wise constructive and could only irritate. Therefore it would have been better if it had not been made. The "Daily News" states that the defect in Mr. Lloyd George's speech wag its form and spirit rather than its contents. The Gov. ernment ought to have made constructive proposals to meet iba grave situation. The "Daily Graphic" states that Mr. Lloyd George's offer is a step backward to unrest,

London, March 10.

Copies of the Nationalist manifesto are being sent to Pre- sident Wilson and the Premiers of the Dominions.

The "Daily Telegraph" and the "Daily Now" alone comment on the Irish Debate and bath emphasised the Im- perial aspect,

The "Daily Telegraph" says until it is known whether statesmen in the Dominions will accept responsibility it is uscloss to further explore Mr. Asquith's suggestion.

The "Daily News" stale:: A resolute military Govern- munt is now starkly impossible sa a solution on the Dominions will not permit it. The problem of Home Rule must be in the forefront of Imperial organisation after the war.

INDIAN IMPORT DUTIES.

London, March 7.

In the House of Commons, Mr. Bonar Law announced that the discussion of Indian import duties would take place on 14th inst, on a resolution suthorising a grant from India.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, MARCH 12, 1917.

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TELEGRAMS.

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INDIAN IMPORT DUTIES.

London, March 10.. The business of the Manchester Royal Exchange was suspended for a few minutes yesterday for the purpose of passing a resolution on the Indian import duties

Sir Arthur Haworth, the President, said that in answer to a request from all the Chambers of Commerce in Lan- cashire, the Directors of the Exchange had consented to. establish a precedent in submitting a resolution to the mem bors namely That this Exchange, while applauding the action of the Raj in raising a War Loan of -£100,000,000, strongly protests against the proposed increase of duties without a corresponding increase in Excise, and urges the Imperial Government to take immediate steps to postpone such a controversial measure until the end of the war, or until the fiscal policy of the Empire has been considered and decided by the Imperial Conference as proposed by Sir William Meyer on March 1st, 1916, and confirmed by the Bill of March 7th, 1916."

A show of bands was taken, and the President announced that the resolution had been carried by 4,500 votes against 10:

THE SILVER MARKET.

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London, March 8. Silver is quoted, at 371 steady, buyers predominating. Messra. Montagu's reportatates that the market is exception!- ly quiet. Supplies from America are again scanty. Business is small, but the demand is more general, including some Indian bear covering.

Silver is quoted at. 75.

London, March 11.

THE MESOPOTAMIA report,

London, March 10.

In the House of Commons, Mr. Bonar Law said that the report of the Mesopotamia Commission was not yet written. He declined to promise before receiving the report that it would be published in its entirety,

THE DARDANELLES REPORT.

London, Marob 8.

The Dardanelles report remarks that the death of Lord Kitchener made it impossible to state his opinions and aims with the same confidence as in the case of living witndesos. The difficulty was enhanced owing to Lord Kitchener's in- sisting on the strictest secrecy with respect to all matters connected with military operations. Everything possible had been done, howeve.", to ascertain bis views and intentions by examining records and inquiring from his close associates.

The commission regretted particularly in connection there. with that Lt. Col. Fitzgerald, who was probably better acquainted with Lord Kitchener's opinions than anyone else," shared Lord Kitchener's fate.

The necessity for doing justice to the living as well as the dead impelled the commission to completely reveal Lord Kitchener's action in connection with the Dardanelles. It emphasises that when the attack on the Dardanelles was being considered Lord Kitchener occupied a unique position. -- It quotes theresnent a passage in the evidence of Mr. Chur- chill, who said: "Lord Kitchener absolutely dominated our counsels. His decisions were invariably accepted as final. Scarcely anyone ever ventured to argue with him. Respect for the man, sympathy for him in his immense labours, con- fidence in his professional judgment and the belief that he had plans deeper and wider than any we could see, silented misgiving disputes.

Loudon, March 3.

The Dardanelles report is made the text of articles in certain newspapers attacking what the "Daily Mail” calla "The Old Gang."

The Times' describes the report as a wholesome warning against any attempt to restore previous men and conditions,

Other papers like the "Daily Chronicle" and "Daily News" regret the publication of the report in war time as inopportune,

THE SUBMARINE CAMPAIGN.

London, March 8.

Sir Edward Carson, in a speech at the Aldwych Club, said we had not yet satisfactorily solved the submarine pro- blem. The situation threatened the people's food and more drastic restrictions on imports were pending; but we would stick to it to the end no matter what Germany did

He mentioned that the Germans had laid mines as far apart as the Cape of Good Hope and Colombo.

London, March 9.

The Press Bursaŭ announces that the Government has accepted the Nizam of Hyderabad's gift of £100,000 towards the anti-submarine campaign,

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London, March 9.

The "Financial Times," commenting on Sir Edward Car- son's speech on the submarine problem, says that certain known facts prove that the situation is not so grave sa pos- simiste declare. For instance, the imports of meat for the week ending March 3rd were more than double the imports during the corresponding week last year. Dairy produce is also larger

FATE OF KUT PRISONERS.

London, March 9.-- A correspondent in the Times" gives particulars of the fate of the British and Indian troops made prisoners at Kut and says the officers were made reasonably comfortable on the expedition's journey from Bagdad to Constantinople, but the men were driven in straggling detachments for a thousand miles to Anatolia, suffering from hunger and dostitution and the cruelty of the guards. The American consuls and missionaries helped them to the best of their ability at a few spots on the route. The largest concentra- tion camp was at Konis, where the prisoners, hungry, and insufficiently clad and sheltered suffered unspeakably, Turko-German officials refused to allow, the Americans there to assist the prisoners.

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VOLUNTEERing for NATIONAL SERVICE.

London, March 9.

It is now stated that volunteering for national service will not end on March 31st, but will be continued indefinite- Compulsion will only be applied as a last resort.

AMERICAN SENATE ALTERS ITS RULES. Washington, March 10.

The Senate by 76 votes to 3 has passed an amendment to the rules giving two-thirds of the members powers to cloas any debate.

PRESIDENT WILSON INDISPOSED.

Washington, March 10. President Wilson is ill and may have to keep to his bod for several days.

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