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TELEGRAMS.

[Beater's Service to The "Telegraph."]

THE MUNITIONS OUTPUT.

Labour Dilution Necessary.

SATURDAY, MAY 19, ∙1917.

TELEGRAMS.

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RUSSIAN AFFAIRS,

Restoring Military Disciplins.

London, May 18,

London, May 18.

Boater's correspondent at Petrograd says that Generals Alexeili, Ir the House of Commons, discussing the engineering strike, Dragomiroff, Gurko and Brasiloff declare that the Coalition Ministry Dr. O. Addison, the Minister of Munitione, emphasised the import will restore dissipline in the Army, which is enthusiastic ore the ance of the Manitions Amendment Bill. In view of the tremendous appointment of M. Kerensky as War Minister. programme of seroplane engines, guns and shipbuilding it was At a meeting of the Provisional Government and the Executive absolutely necessary to take skilled men from private commercial of the Workmen's and 8oldiers' Delagster, the Premier. 270E, firms, and the dilution of labour was the only way of maintaining declared that the defeat of Russis and her Allies would be a national such firms. He stood most firmly by bis Bill, but was prepared to dissater. Becce the Government was confident that the revolutionary discuss the details with the aspresentatives of the Amalgamated Army would not allow the Germans to be victorious. Society and whoever they brought, but he declined to receive directly the representatives of the strikers.

POST-WAR TRADE MATTERS.

German System to be Crushed:

London, May 18.

Beuter's correspondent at Rome anys that the Inter-Allied Commercial Conference has opened.

Lord Gainford, on behalf of the British delegates, emphasised Britain's desire that the resources of the Allise should be co-ordinated. The Conference approved resolutions relating to trade marks, the application of science industrially, the health of munition workers, the employment of disabled soldiers, a system of polios to protect trade after the war, a scheme for an inter Allied insurance union, and measures to crush the German system of trade with its

· espionage and corruption.

THE IRISH QUESTION.

Attitude of Nationalists and Ulsterites,

London, May 18.

Mr. John Redmond, in a letter to Mr. Lloyd George, refuses the proposal of immediste Home Bale exclusive of Ulater, bat accepts the alternative Convention.

Sir John B. Lonedale, on behalf of the Uister Unioniste, under- takes to submit the proposale to the Ulster Council's careful consideration, but, according to the Press Association, the Ulster leaders in the House of Commons stated last night that they would| not sumbit the Convention proposal to the Council nor themselves servs upon such a body,

GREAT ITALIAN OFFENSIVE.

A Spectacular Victory...

London, May 18, Beater's correspodent at the Italian Headquarters states that the Italian advance was highly spectacular, crossing the precipitons Isonzo gorge on narrow bridges, regardless of clouds of abrapnel.

The first line trerches fell immediately, and then the Italians mada a steep secent of Monte Kak to the Austrians' second line eight bandred feet bigh, bristling with machine guce.

The battle ragad all day sad all night till the Italiane ontfi inked and captured the whole position. Monte Kat's eummits, 1,800 foot high, were captured later, but forions, conoter-attacks on both orests followed. After heavy fighting, the enemy was repulsed and Monte Kak was definitely won.

GERMANY SCARED.

Great Anxiety Regarding Post-War Trade.

London, May 18, The big industrial paper, the Rheinisch Westfaelische Zeitung, publishes an article showing a further apre id of the scare regarding after-the-war trade, which started in the German banking "press, including the Berliner Tageblatt, the Zakalanzeiger and the Frank- fürter Zeitung.

It seems that its deliberate intention is to prepare the German nation for a surrender of all politie claims, if only peace is obtainable on pre-war trade conditions. The article is specially *pprehensive regarding the eff:ots of the Imperial Conference, which it dresda far more than the Paria Conference. It says that the establishment of an Imperial Customs Union will be a matter of extreme gravity for Germany as it would, by its weight, draw a mumber of smaller States into its orb:

THE WAR CABINET.

What It Has Meant,

London, May 17. The Times, after describing General Smuts' speech as warthy of great occasion, comments on his reference to the War Cabinsi, mying “certainly the meetings of the past few weeks have marked i an immense advance on the Imperial Conferences of past days, They bars bad, for one thing, the excellent result of establishing the position of India sa a partuer-nation in the British Common- wealth. General Smats knowe, and no man better, the dangera which luiked in the anomalous relations of the Dominions and Indie,'| and he, as much sa any staterman in the Empire, must rejoins et the better promise implied by the spresentation of India at the

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EARLIER TELEGRAMS.

THE HOME RULE QUESTION,

The Ulster View.

London, May 17.

The Ulster Unionists, replying to Mr. Lloyd George, undertake to submit the settlement suggestions to the Ulster Unionist, Council for sympathetic consideration.

Mr. Redmood's Reply to Premier.

London, May 17,

Mr. John Redmond, replying to Mr. Lloyd Georgs, says the Nationalists are prepared to recommend the assembling « of a Convention, provided Irishman of all creeds are repre sented..

BRITISH SUCCESS 'ON STRUMA FRONT,

London, May 17.

A British Salonica oficial message says: We arily, repulsed two counter-attacks at Kjupri on the Struma front, prisonering ninety-siz

ours.

ITALIAN GAINS,

London, May 17..

An Italian official message says: There has been bitter and prolonged fighting between Cucco and Vodice. The Enery repeatedly launched considerable masses against our new positions. All were repulsed. The rocky bastion of Mont Cuzco, from height 611 to height 524, remained firmly We appreciably progressed towards the important summit, Height 652, on Vodice. Enemy counter-attacke castward of Gorizia broke down. We occupied an important height southward of Grazigns and threw back with serions losses a powerful enemy attack on the northern sector of the Carso. The enemy shelled a field hospital at Cerrignano there being six victims. We have taken prisoner from the fourteenth to the sixteenth,-4,021, of whom 124 are officers.

IN THE WEST.

Capture of Bullecourt Completed.

London, May 17. Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig says: We completed the capture of Bullecourt to-day, taking sixty prisoners.

Further French Advance.

London, "May 18:

A French communique says: We completely re-establishi ed our line north, of Laffaux Mill. We appreciably advanced east of Craonne and Hill 106, south of Berry-an-Bas, cap turing-prisoners. Artillery duelling is fairly, violent -on California Plateau.

THE BRITISH TRADE CORPORATION.

London, May 17.

In the House of Commons, Sir Albert H. Stanley stated that the new British Trade Corporation would have a capital of ten millions sterling. It was proposed to raise 24 millions and it was necessary that a million should be sub- scribed before the prospectus was issued. He bad inter viewed representative bankers, explained the scheme to them and asked for their support. The banks were practically unanimous in support of the scheme although he could not say that all of them were equally enthusiastic in agreeing to subscribe capital. A number of the larger banks had subscribed toward the million which was necessary in order to launch the scheme. The Government did not propose to subscribe capital or to subsidise the undertaking in any way.

He believed the Corporation would serve a very useful

purpoec.

In the course of the debate on the scheme, he strongly criticised the terms of the Charter and attacked Mr. Obam berlain, who promised that the Government world recon- sider the matter in the light of the criticams made, but he was unable to promise to revise or withdraw the Charter.

THE FOOD SITUATION:

London, May 18

In the House of Lords, Lord Devonport said the volun- tary food economy campaign was becoming effective. Ther was a marked decrease in the general commumption, and particularly of broad in forty towns, including Birmingha * and Loods Ho

that the voluntary effort woul

achieve the defea

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TELEGRAMS.

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AUSTRALIAN AFFAIRS.

The Queensland Upper Hous

The Referendum has resulted in the defeat of the proposal

Brisbane, May 17,

to abolish the Queensland Upper Hoture.

Recruiting in Western Australia.

Perth, May 17. The Recruiting Committee has asked the Premier of Wont Australia to stimulate recruiting by removing from the civil service single men fit for military service."

The Premier replied sympathizing with the proposal but expressing the opinion that the Commonwealth should take the initial action. He promised to communicate with the Federal Government to that affect.

Mr. Hughes and the Army,

It is now known that the soldiers' votes were largely cant

Malbourne, May 17. for Mr. Hughtes. The latter in the course of a speech sid that this fact was one of the most gratifying features of the recent Commonwealth elections. The Nationalist victory would spar Australian troops to earn fresh laurels.

REGARDING THE IMPERIAL WAR CABINET,

London, May 18. Viscount Curzon, speaking in the House of Lords, made a statement regarding the Imperial War Cabinet similar to that of Mr. Lloyd George.

BAGDAD'S FALL.

Arab Race's Deliverance from

Turks' Tyranny. “

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From a distinguished suthority

and caltare-have broome wasten and an agglomeration of rains,

Bat the whole situation is now changing, and old religious and tribal fends are dying down rapidly. In Syr, there is a sense of unity and bestherhood among

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OBITUARY,

The Rajak of SuenWak,

London, May 31.

The death in ainosmbed of His Highnom Bir Charlen · JohnsoZÍ . Brooke, G.O.M-G., Bojih of | Sa'awak."

[Decessed was second. Rajah of Sarawak and was born in 1829, là. 1840 be joined E. M.'s Navy, but` in 1851 resigned to serve his anole in Sarawak. He was prominent in Fhelping to restore the "country to order, and put down pirsey and head-hunting. He ruled : ovec s population of 500,000 sai country 46,000 sq. miles in.

THE SILVER MARKET. Pasicity of Sales from America,

London, May 17. Monsern, Montagu's" report states that the market in steady in tone, hat there is no festurs of special interest except the cons tinued paucity of sales from America.

There have been a few general- orders, but the bulk of the business has been for coinsge♫

AMERICAN PROPERTY. Large Demand for War Lasurance. outisens, 1qcording to the way que Nervous citizens or cautions looks at it, can abs insure their

on the Middle and Near E, Arab-speaking peoples aboh bungalows on the Atlantic shore :

Reuter's Agency has received the following views on the effect of the fall of Bagdad :---.

not existed sinos Tarkish domination was Arst inflicted on that now unhappy, but once Poperous matry,

againm Zeppelin raids and sube or their *kyscrapers in Msaba muine suscks, save the New York Brining Post. According to insurance brokers who" were interviewed to-day, there are not a few of both kinds, for they report their offices literally swamp- ed with inquiries and applications from property-holders,

There is still considerable cƏR• fasion and unes tsioty, avan among insurance mèn themselves,

The osptare of Bagdad, known io. the Eset as the "Queen of Cities," will have a resounding

Two occurrences hard tended echo not only among the Arabs of promote this feeling of anity. Mesopotamia, Hedjax and E stern.

One is Djemal'e reign of terror Syria, bat alou ja Persis, at Dimascas, where he executed Afghanistan and the adjoining that meray the noblest of the regions of Central Asia, if nos

members of the princely famili- lies, and secondly when the peo farther afield.

To the Persians the taking of ple of Hedja proclaimed their Bagdad will be especially welcome,

independence and prevailed on 28 en omen that Kerbals and the Sherif of Mecca to accept thegarding the exem to which insurance companies may write Hejef will soon be freed from the title of King of the Hodjes.

| policies.sgainst war rink. This Since the proclamation of king- heavy hand of the Turk, who last year des crated their Holy Puces ship, King Hassan has formed i due, apparently, to the fact that mary brokers believed that the cantsinit g the shrines of Buseria alliance with the other indepead Towner-Coffey bill signed by and Ali, nd it may be noted that ent rulers of Arabis, and wherever Gov. Whitman on Wednesday, some 500,000 of the million their writrans(through territories

the Bagdad occupying a space nearly sa large State to insure against loss occas inhabitants of Provinces are adherents of the sa Ladis) the Tark rales no more. ioned by any bazarda incident to Sbisb nr Persian form of the In the United States and South

Islamic Faith.

authorised companies in the

America, too, there are Araber, including, of course, bɔm

bardment, explosions, and riota. In the beginning of the war the both Christian and Moslem- Tork, imitating their German who have been driven out of allien action in Belgium, violated the country by poverty.

In

a matter of fact, due in all probability to a technical eror în ite drafting, the bill is confined to

ibe-neutrality of Persis and in. Americs the Arab in every loss by bombardment only, bom-

branch of industry and

to creating trouble and disorder fession has proved himself the

in Afghanistan and India. Up to moral and intellectual equal of some days ago the Taras were in the Caucasian.

Those who look forward to an poesection of some 30,000 square

the

men shell-fire from, ships or bombe from aircraft. It does not An amendment to that effect, authorise insurance agaidat riots.

only a question of time before companies will be able to write d policies that cover all war risks, it Lasarance against explosions bas been authorised for the past three

miles of Perdian territory, which independent Arabistan are given however, has been placed before bea suffered from their destruct grounds for hope that these two the Legislature, and it may be ive and devastating tendencies, stirring proofs of Acub valoar în It is to be foreseen that as the adjx and brain power in the result of Basso-British military United States may be the two 00-operation the Turks will now 160888ary foundations for a state be compelled to evacuate Persiania Asia containing ali soil, while the conéquences may lements of progress and equall- well be more disastrous for theing anything Arabia, Syria, or To the King of Hedjaz, now Mesopotamia produced in the the ally of the Entenie, the expet. tinction of Tarkish. misrale in Bagdad will be gratifying and heartening" in his straggle for Arab freedom from the Ortoman yoks.

DON'T FORGET.

TO-DAY.

years,

The rates on this new branch of insurance will be uniform. The companies which are planning ta uaderwrite it are forming a com- férence in order to avoid cut-throat [competition. While the riten

will depend to a considerable ex-. sent on the location of the pro Bandman Opera Co." Mr.perty insured, it will range, Manhattan,” 9.15 p.m.

brokers say, from 35 conta'to $1 Asesalt-at-Arms on Volunteer a hundred, with the greater part Parade Ground, a

I placed at the lower figure. Al- most all of the policies contain olense warranting no cannellation for at least a year from date of underwriting.

Interport Rifa Shooting King's Park, Kowloon.

From general indications it i now quite clear that the Arab race is beginning not only to awake, but to conlence. It now seems more than likely that we are on the verge of one of thom great Arab intellectual move- ments-which have been turning- pointa in the history of the pas both in Asin and in Estops.co

For fix hundred yesra is haa|- besp the policy of the Turkish Kyrants of the Arab people, tu stimulate, tribgi, municipal and political feands, to support one faction against another and thas... held, th

in subjection. Daring thic

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Victoria Theatre-5.15 p. Bijon Theatre 9.15 p.m. New Hongkong Cinematogrupl -9.15 p.m.

TO-MORROW. Victoria Theatrem.16 p.m. Bijou Theatre-9.15 pm New Hongkong Cinemato ampli.-0.15 p.m.

Monday, May 21. Licensing Board. -- Elsstic

Not only are owners of abore- front dwelling hsstening to protect their property from pos sible bombardment, but awnork of - storage 7 waeshonase factories, and even, big buildings in the city, sro"