1918-03-11 — Page 9

YESTERDAY'S TELEGRAMS.

(Continued from Page`7.)`. INEQUALITY OF PRISONER EXCHANGE.

London, March 7.

In the House of Lorde, Lord Derby, in justifying the Govern ment attitude towards the non-exchange of interned civilians, said of 15,000 intarned Germans in Great Britain who were eligible for repatriation the majority were rheervikts in the Germsh Army, while of 3,000 Balish subjointerned at Ruhleben 2000 were seafarers whom Germany regarded as combatants. -

AFFAIRS IN RUSSIA.

Londos, March-8.- - wireleka German cfisial message staten :-The Austro-Hon- garian Supreme Command haa-deapstohed a message to General Krylenko as follows.-"In leading aid to Ukraine the Austro- Hungarian troops only engaged in fighting as placas where the enemy resistance bad to be broken."

London, March 8. Renter's correspondent at Petrogard esya thst General Boffmenu bae selegraphed to General Krylenko apologizing for the German operations againet Raseia since the pesce. He attributes that to the sporadic movements of disorganised Rasaisu detachments. He has promised the immediate evacuation of all the regions occupied since the peace.

Londor, Mereb 9

A Russian wireless official message says that M. Levin and M. Trotsky bave ordered the Bolshevik plenipotentiary in Sweden rot to have relations with German Socialist-Imperialiste, and declarea that partisans of Herr Scheidemann and Herr David are strikers and traitors to the working classes.

London, March 9.

A Germen official wirelere mensagu aistee that Herr Von Dam busche has communicated with the Smolny Institute in Petrograd #tating that 450 inhabitants of Dorpat and Reval and 130 from other Livonisa towns have been deported in cattle tracks. This is in contravention of the peace fresty and therefore, he protests against any further deportation and demands the return of those already deported.

FINLAND PEACE TREATY SIGNED.

Amsterdam, March 8.

THE HONGKONG ~TELEGRAPH,~ MONDAY, MARCH 11, 1918.

YESTERDAY'S

TELEGRAMS.

AIR RAID ON LONDON.

Posted on London, March 8,

The Press Baresa, announce ---Aeroplanes orcased the East Coast át eleven o'clock on Thursday evening and proceeded towards London. The raid is in progress.

London, March 9,

HONGKONG SHARE REPORT.

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The Press Barosu announces :—Seven or eight ssropisnes carried out last night's raid. Twe bombed London. The first two H. K. & S. Banks ». raiders, following the Thadice, were furved back before reaching MARINE INSURANCES. the capitel. A third crossed the user coast and bombed the south Cantons west and north-west districts of London. A fourth crossed Ewer North Chinas and dropped bombe to the worth of Lindon and then proceeded Unions southwards across the capital, after dropping it remaining bombe Yangtazes on the northern districts. The remaining machines were turned back. There was some damage to property and several houses were China Fires demolished.

→ London, March 9.

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London, March 9. Last night's raid was facilitated by a remarkably vivid re-Shells fection of the Aurora Borealis over the North Ses, enabling an easy Ferries picking up of the coast line. Londoners were surprised owing to there being a high wind, and no moon but the alertness of the authorities was evidenced by the intensity and mobility of the barrage, resembling drum fire, and also by the speed with which airmen rose to defend the Capital.

London, March 8. The Press Bureau announces that eleven persons were killed Langkate and forty-eiz injured in last night's raid on London. It is feared Trenchs that an additional six bodies have been buried in the wreckage.

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RECRUITING 50,000 COAL MINERS.

Londos, March 8.

The Press Bareat snnounces that the Government has decided to recruit fifty thousand fit aamarried coal miners under the age of twenty five.

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A Palestine official message status:-Between March 4th and and Finland has been signed, also a trade and shipping agreement. 7th our lines astride the Jerusalem-Nablus Road has steadily Germany undertakes to endeavour to secure recognition by all the advanced almost anopposed. The maximum depth attained is three Powers of Finland's independence, Finland not to cede to any for miles on a front of eighteen miles. We successfully bombed the sign Power any territory nor grant any exeement on territory without railway and aerodrome at El Katrani on Monday. We dropped's German consent. Other conditions provide for the exchange of warto of tomba on the railway north of Meat and on sncampments prisoners, the restoration of public debt services, the permanent non cast of Jericho, on Tuesday. The enemy blew up the Jordan bridge Ewos fortification of the Aaland Islands, and the establishment of a Civil at El Sharaniyeh on Wednesday, Damages Commission with sentral representatives,

THE WESTERN FRONT.

THE EAST AFRICA CAMPAIGN.

London, March 8. London, March 8,

An East Africa official message states:-The main enemy fores Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig reports on aviation se follows: in still north of the Larso River and operations are continuing -There has been fire weather and great mutasl activity. We dropped over 400 bomba on billets and railway sidinge, and despite the rains. Our columna from Lake Nysas killed or captar- ed 177 of the enemy during January and February. The Zambesi macbice gunned enemy infantry, transport and batteries. brought down ten sad drove down ten enemy machines. Thres of foods are subsiding. our machines are missing. Despite the mist, car night-fliers bomb- ed an serodrome at Mets. All car machines returned.

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London, March 7. *

Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig reports -After artillery firing, the enemy, in a fog, raided our advanced poata north west of La Basres. Some of our men are missing from the post, which the enemy entered. We repulsed the raid. There was enemy artillery firing at Cambrai, Vermelles, Armentierea and Ypres.

London, March 7.

RESIGNATION OF SPANISH CABINET.

London, March 8.

The Spanish Cabinet hea resigned. Up to the present there is no explanation but it is apparently the outcome of the crieis which was believed to have been settled by the Cabinet's acceptance of the army reforms and the demands of the Military Committee which overthrew the Government in Jane.

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London, March 9.

Reporting on eviation, Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig enys:- "Despite the baza, we dropped three and a half tons of bombs on various targets, including one ton on an serodrome at St. Quentin. We trought dowï one machine. Oar night flere dropped five tona! of bombs on railway stations at Cambrai and Cösiguy and on billeta ' and batteries.

London, March 9.

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London, March 9..

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