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DUTCH SHIPPING QUESTION.

-Threat of a German Blockade.

London, March 17. Beater's correspondent at Amsterdams says that the Frankfurter Zeitung threatens that if the Alnes iske over the Datch ships, German submarines will blockade the Dusch ocast.

Germany's Desperate Efforts.

London, March 18.

The Germans are making deeperate efforts to prevent Holland from accepting the Entente a terms regarding shipping, Threats and cajolery are being used indiscriminately. The Daich reply is expected to day.

It is stated that British ships in Datch ports are ready to leave at a moment'e notice,

The Daily Mail correspondent at the Hague understande that Holland has sooepted the Allies' conditions.

EGYPTIAN COTTON CROP.

The Plans for its Acquisition.

London, Marob 17.

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EARLIER TELEGRAMS.

AFFAIRS IN RUSSIA,

REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.

THE SHIPPING SITUATION.

Is Government Control-a Fallare ?

London, March 18. -Political interset centres in the debate on the Navy Estimates on Wednesday, when Sir Eria Geddes announces the messures of reorganisation within the Admiralty to mest criticismats The chief change is expected to ba the appointment of Lord-Pirms (Chairman of Messrs. Harland and Wolff) to control shipbuildingas be detailed statement of the actual amount of tonnage saak, together with the shortcomings in replacement, is likewine awrited.

The Times shipping correspondent warns the nation not to entertain the illation that the periodical publication of such returns will be at all comfortable to its peace of mind, bat says there are plentiful signs that the country-ia determined to meet the mont argent shipping requirements.

Sir Thomas Sutherland, late Chairman of the P. and 0. Com- pany, in a letter to the T'imes, says it seems abeolately clear that the Government control of shipping is a distinct failure. He urges the freeing of shipowners and mercantile builders from Admiralty interference.

THE COMING OFFENSIVE. Reater's correspondent at Cairo esys it is officially stated that; a Commission will be appointed in order to acquire the cotton crop.

What are the Germans Waiting For ? It will be assisted by an Advisory Board representing exporters,

London, March 17. growers and banks. No farther export licences will be granted

Renter's correspondent st the British Headquarters, except for the Commission's purchases. Licences slready granted commenting on the Hindenburg interview, cabled on March 14, will be cancelled except for cotton held in port and sold for export atates:Reciprocal raiding and artillery ring are keeping the before March 5. The Commission will well on the basis of forty front active and thunderoue, bat the German newspapers are eight dollars per kontar f.o.b. Alexandria fally good fair Sakel- questioning what the High Command is waiting for. General von larides. The British Treasury is prepared so lend ten millions Hindenburg is protecting too much spent the moral of the German aterling to meet the financial demands of the combination and an equal troops. All the recent experiences with prisoners demonstrate that eum will be advanced by a group bank at a limited interest under they are anything but confident at the prospect of a big cfensive and the guarantee of the Egyptian Government. If American prices even view it with diemsy. The enemy at present te trying his rise, the ssle price will be increased and profits of incresas will be atmost to discover the strength and dispositions of our artillery and credited to the Egyptian Government.

is wasting immense quantities of ammunition for this obj-ot. The indomitable work of oar sirmen in combing the skies is severely restricting enemy serial observation and ensuring cars.'

RUSSIAN AFFAIRS.

Russian Fleet Safe.

London, March 13. Beater's correspondent at Petrograd says it appears that the Russian Fleet at Odessa withdrew to Savaetopal prior to the German occupation of Odessa and Nicolaief, where the Soviets were immediately suppressed. The Germsoe have seized the navel dookyards at Nicolaief. The German offensivë is proceeding in the direction of Kherson.

Will the Peace Treaty be Rescluded?

London, March 18.

The majority of the Russian Press coatings to emphasise that the peace imposed by the German Imperialista cffers the necessary respite to enable the Soviets to organize the country for a fresh and betler straggle with the invader. They say the Treaty mast inevitably be rescinded once a real national authority is constituted.

A Disappointment ?

London, March 18.

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A message from Chicago says American grain experts are of opinion that the Germans will find no wheat at Odeses, as all bar been consumed by refugees and disbanded soldiers.

THE SIBERIAN SITUATION.

Germany's Military Schemes.

London, March 17,

Renter's correspondent at Tokyo says that telegrams from reliable quartera describe the German preparations at Irkutsk and eleowhere in 8 beria for the formation of two Army Corps and two Cavalry Corps, composed of German and Austrian war prisoners. A hundred and thirty German (fficers have arrived at Irkutsk and others, disguised, are pouring in. Field gane and armoured cara are being transported from European Boesia..

RUSSIAN AMBASSADOR TO BERLIN,

London, March 17. Beater'e correspondent at Petrograd states that M. Joffre, who wes President of the Pesce Delegation, has been appointed Russian Ambassador in Berlin.

A SERBIAN DENIAL.

Landon, March 18, The Serbe indignantly repudiate statements in German news. papera alleging a separate peace with Serbis;

THE GERMAN WAY.

London, March 17. Renter's correspondent at Stockholm states that telegraphic communication with Helsingfors and Bath Finland was interrupted 'suddenly on Saturday evening. Probably the Germans on Asland Island cut the lines,

THE MACEDONIAN FRONT.

Allied Forces More Active.

London, March 18,

Beater's correspondent with the British forces in Macedonia states that the past week has been more active in a sectors, especially on the British Srams and Doiran fronts. The Greeks Hive indulged in successful artillery action and carried out aviation and infantry raids on enemy trenches, capturing quantities of milit ary equipment.

THE BOMBARDMENT OF MONASTIR.

London, March 17.

According to Beuter's correspondent st Corfu, twenty-five were Killed and fifty-five injured, mostly women sad children, by the bombardment of Mansetir, cabled on March 16,

THE COAL SHORTAGE.

London, March 18.

An Order is momentarily, expected closing theatres, music bail and oinemas at 9.30 in the evening in order to economise fuel, Cisky and restaurants areʻalso kihaly to be effected.""""belted ownerE inding a deputation to the Coal Cuptroller on the sub sok".

THE WESTERN FRONT,

A Series of Strong German Attacks.

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London, March 18,

A Franck communique states:-The enemy bombardment on the right beak of the Meuse became intense, followed by a series of strong German stiseks. Big enemy detachments approached our positions, penetrating our lines at various points in the direction of Samogneux, north of Bois des Coorieres and the Bezinvaux district. The sessilante enffered heavily under the violence of our fits and were unable to maintain their positions in the elements in which- they had gained a footing. Artillery firing continues to be very lively in this region. Our troope last night penetrated enemy trenches at Bois de Malancourt to a width of 1,400 and a depth of 800 metres. The total number of prisopera-taken on the left bank of the Meuse last night exceeda 160, including several officere.

After a bombardment we raided to some depth in Malancourt wood and took forty prisoners. The enemy at night time violently bombarded points between the Messe and Biz var, We immediately replied. A German aeroplane was brought down and four others severely damaged. Our seroplanes dropped 7,000 kilegrammes of bombs on military establishments and behind the enemy front,

With the Belgians..."

London, March 18.

A Belgian communique states-Daring the past two days artillery activity has been particularly intense in the districts of Nieuport, Dixmude and Mercket, the enemy continuing to fire quantities of gas-shells. We replied similarly.

IRISH POLITICS.

An Unprecedented Event Reported.

London, March.18.

An unprecedented event in Irish politics occurred on Sunday at Waterford, which is at present in the throes of a most bitter elec tion campaign. Captain Redmond, the Nationalist Dandidate, and Mr. White, the Sinn Fein candidate, followed by their respective retainers in a two-mile procession, attended the St Patrick's Day celebrations. The demonstration was followed by a meeting, at which Captain Redmond defended the attitude of the Nationalists. towards recruiting in Ireland.

ALLIED CONFERENCE IN LONDON,

London, Match 18

Beuler's correspondent at Paris states that Clemenceau, ed from London, where an important conference was held. M. Signor Orlando-and other French and Italian Ministere have return Clemencesa expressed himself as being very eatified with the

results.

AUSTRALIAN SHIPPING CONTROL..

London, March 18. Reuter's correspondent at Melbourne asale that the Common- wealth shortly seanimes complete control of coastal verseia.

EARLIER TELEGRAMS.

STRIKES IN AUSTRIA,

London, March 17,

A Vienna telegram states that workers in the North- western State and Northern Railway workshops struck on the 12th. On the 13th they returned to the shops owing to a threat of military intervention, but they did not resume work Several factories at. Floridsdorf were ready idle. Telegraphic communication With Budapest is suspended strike, which is apparently serious, has broken put there, ALLIES TAKING OVER EGYPTIAN COTTON CROPS

London, Mars

The Press Bureau announces that Allies is taking over the Egyptian cotton. Angust next, also the residue of the present

Warships “Found" at Odessa.

Amsterdam, March 17-

A telegram from Berlin states that fifteen Russian wars Thips were "found in "the harbour at Odossa.

More Messacre.

Jassy, March

The Balsheviks at Odessa went to Sebastopol before the German occupation. Before leaving, the Bolshevik General Muravief ordered the massacre of othcers, capitalists and bourgeoiris and fined the population twenty million roubles.

Germany Desires Russian Fleets...

Petrograd, March 17. The complete demobilisation of troops in Petrograd diss trict has been ordered.

M. Kamkoff, speaking at the Moscow. Congress which ratified the peace treaty, said that Germany was buying. Bussian foreign loans and would force Russia to pay fifty per cent of all foreign loans. Russia could only expect to sup port an international proletariat if it showed it could fight to the end

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The German official press states that Germany is wil. ing to abandon her claims for repayment of expenditure" on war prisoners in return for the Russian Baltic and Black Sex fleets

* Austrian official sources state that German officers have been invited to organise the Ukranian army,

Her Ballin and the German financier Langhof ara ex- pected in Petrograd. It is stated the Government proposes to establish an oil monopoly.

A Palaful Peace:

Moscow March 17, The resolution of the Congress of Soviets ratifying the peace treaty describes the peace as painful, forced and dis- honouring and urges all the workers to employ all their strength to establish the defence of Russia upon the basis of a socialist militia. All persons of both sexes, young and old; should be militarily trained. : Lenin, in a speech, said that the peace should be accepted as a respite pending. the moment when the European proletariat would come to their assistance..

THE (WESTERN FRONT.

Belgians Mold the Coast Sector,

London, March 17. Renter's correspondent at British Headquarters saya: It is announced that Belgian troops are now holding the former British sector on the coast.

British Activity."

London, March 18. Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig reports as follows:- We drove off raiders near Zonnebeke. The enemy artillery has been active southward of the Bapaume Cambrai road. also against our rear defences, southward of Lens and in the areas of the Labasse Canal, Armentieres and Ypres. There was great serial activity yesterday. We again heavily. attacked billets and dropped thirty tons of bombs on two aerodromes and three dumps. We destroyed one hangar and crashed down one Goths in the act of rising. We brought down sixteen and drove down seven. Six of ours, are missing. Our night-fiers bombed billets and all re turned. We bombed the barracks and railway station at Kaiserslautern to-day directly bitting the station and causing a fire. We drove off attackers. All our machines returned.

Freach Penetrate Enemy Lines.

London, March 18,

A French commanique says:-There has been fairly con- siderable reciprocal artillerying north of Chemin-des-Dames, Under the protection of our artillery which dominated the German artillery, we carried out last night in the region of Cheppy on the left of the Meuse an important raid, We completely successfully penetrated enemy trenches on a front of eight hundred metres to a depth of three hundred metres. We destroyed all dugouts, blockhouses and works and brought back eighty prisoners belonging to three regi ments, also seven machine guns. Our losses were light.

Sorte German Clairis.”

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A wireless German offcial message states: After ten hours artillerying the French advanced on a wide front westward of Avocourt but were repulsed by our fire and hand-to-hand fighting. We, prisonered on the eastern bank. of the Mease two hundred, including the staff of a battalion, We shot down seventeen aeroplanes on Saturday.

MR. DILLON ON Í×ISH AFFAIRS,

London, March 17.

Mr. J. Dillon speaking at Enniskillen said his task would be tell England before the world that she must cease. to talk of a League of Nations or pretend that the war was in defence of small nationalities until the had freed a coun.. try which bean groaning for 700 years under misgovernment. The time had come to finish the Convention and if it fail- ed to agree on-settlement the Irish question" would as- sume in a week or two a more formidable shape than ever. Young and unthinking enthusiasts were anxious to establish an Irish Republic. They were not so numerous as they im- agined and he urged them to abandon the dangerous bluff and join their compatriots in a united demand for the prize within their grasp. He warned them against being led on to another rising as he knew their ranks were full of polies

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THE SUBMARINE CAMPAIGN.

Washington March 17 Mr. Daniels, Secretary for the US Navy,

The Had there was no doubt the Allies would win against the submaribes. They were wimming surely and steadily. They were capturing some submarines and destroying more, The Germans, were not sinking more merchantmen, than the Allies-would be building and with increased building during the summer in the United States End Britain, the difficulty would be overcome more and iNOTE..

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stating that Dutch sailings to England have been stopped.

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TELEGRAMS.

(Reuter's Sarvion to The “Tale

OBITUARY,

Canon Scott Holland.

London March 17.

The death is announced of Cenon Henry Soort Holland, MA.

Deceased was editor of the Commonwealth and, was at the time of his death Omön of Christ Church which appointment he had held since 1910. From 1882 to 1884 be sa Oston of TruRO and was Chaplain to the Bishop of Truro from 1888 to 1934 From 1886 to 1910 he was Osbon of St. Paul's Osthedral.]

U. S. WAR SAVINGS.

Stamps Barerly Bought,

The American war sayings certificate elampe, which were placed on sale at the American Post Office on Friday, era fenys the N. O. Day Nee of March 19) evidently meeting with fall ap preciation by the loual Americans and a number of requests for them have already-been-re ceived from the outporte. Only G,$40,000 worth were recaived, and half of these bad been sold by. yesterday. It would seem advis able, therefore, that those intend- ing to subscribe should make their purchases within the next law days, as it cannot be said when the next lot will azzivs.

These atamps are essentially a svinge investment, and were issued by the Amerion Treasury Department with the intention of ostohing small amorale a regular intervala, mamonning the would ordinarily 20 into saving bank accounts," The certificata has spaces for 20 stamps of $6 value each, the intention being that subscribers "should purchase a few stampe at a time sad so gradually all up the cer tifoste. Nedless to say, however, most applicants here are buying the full certificates at once, paying G.882.80, this month for what will be worth $100.on January 1, 1923. Next month the certifio. aten will cost $83,3the price and the cash-in value increasing 29 cents monthly until December, 1922

The Government does not en courage the purchase of certificate stamps in large amounts, the r5- gulations prohibiting the sale of more than $1,000 (10 certificates) to one person. „Consequently, several men who were prepared to invest larger amounts have been disappointed. An the certificaten are cashable at any post office in the United States.- here is a con venient method of buying gold while it is cheap, against intended fatare visita to Amerios or to hald for exchange profits,

Koreans Religious Bathuslasın. It is stated in the Seal Press that the religious enthusiasm of Koreansin North Pyongando now runs very high. A few days ago over ten thousand Christians assembled at a Roman Catholia Church Byonchon presided over by a Franch priest to hear a ver- mon. No such instance has ever before been witnessed in the

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