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EARLIER TELEGRAMS.

(Continued from Page 1) `- THE MAN-POWER QUESTION.

Effact on the Civil Service.

London, April 15.

In the House of Commons, Mr. Bonar Law refused Nationalist request for an additional day's discussion of the proposal to apply compulsion to Ireland

Sir Auckland Geddes stated that the Govern- ment is determined to enforce the principle that no man over, the present military age should be taken for service it the situation could be met by calling up men of the present military age. The age of twenty-five was selected for a cloon cut of the Civil Service because above twenty-five were men really indispensable from the viewpoint of war effort. This did not mean that civil servanté over twenty- five were not being released as rapidly as possible. Certain Government offices were considering the desirability of releasing all men fit for general service up to fifty-three.

Mr Macpherson declined in the public interest to state the number of troops in Ireland Up to 31st December "Ulster, had contributed over fifty-eight thousand recruits

and the rest of Ireland over sixty-five thousand.

COUNT CZERNIN'S RESIGNATION.

Why it was Deemed Nacessary,

London, April 15. While internal reasons have also contributed to Count Czernin's resignation the immediate and chief cause was the publication of Emperor-Earl's letter cabled on 12th April, which made his position, most difficult.. Apparently Count Czernin did not know of the existence of this letter which, despite the allegation of falsification, in everywhere accepted as quite genuine.

M. Clemenceau the Victor......

Zarich, April 16. The "Frankfurter Zeitung" states that the Czernin incident has caused great mistrust among the population, which is aggravated by the nature of the explanation.

The "Arbeiter Zeitung" demands the publication of the original letter of the Emperor Karl,

The "Zurich Post says that M. Clemengear is the victor in this heated conflict.

THE VLADIVOSTOCK SITUATION,

Another Statement in the House of Commons.

London, April 15.

In the House of Commons, Lord Robert Cecil stated that no assurance had been given that the British and Japaness troops would be withdrawn from Vladivostock as soon as order was restored, but he hoped the incident would soon be closed.

In reply to Mr. H. B. Lees Smith, Lord Robert Cecil said the recent Reuter message that British and American officers had reported that the rumours of the arming of prisoners in Siberia were greatly exaggerated was substantially correct-

BRITISH HORSE RACING

Why It is Continued,

London, April 15.

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 17, 1818.

THE TOMBOLA.

THE POULTRY DEPOT.

HOME DEFENCE.

Spill Work is Here.

| St. George be met the Dragon And she Drazon took a spill

| St. George Bedrniund a flagon

| To keep away s chill

[Now you get a figon

There's a way where there's a will Go one better than the Dragon And take another Spill,

יוד.

for the Western demcorecies to say whether the vision of last

March shall pres into history as only a nightmares

war weary nations shall join Russia in revolt. But the revolus ornnot live. It will have

tion in a dismembered. Ramaia

depot, which would cost $33,000, or $70,000 with gutters on the upper story.

Parrasas to notice, Mr Bowley asked:

i. Eas

received for the constraction

revenue?

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face ultimately a reaction of pational sentiment based on bitter recentment at the havoo wrought by the Revolution. It will be ansble to carry out ita programme in the isolation to which it has condemned itself. A barrier run ning from Finland on the Arctic to Bamanis on the Black Ses will sever revolutionary Russia from commasion of the western worlding replies :—

1. The estimate has been laid Exonomic rain confronte a country before the Board. out from ile principal ports 2. The ares is 9,280 square feet

from Rigs, Oderes, Helsing and it is let se stated. fora. But more than ~ that, 3. 4 and 5. The question has the Revolation in this truncated nos. been considered, the sres Raseis must face the active could not be laid out suitably as enmity of the German power, a poultry market for the sum The Kaiser has accepted the chal- lenge of the Bolsheviki. They set out to infect the world with their ideas, Germany, has set

that chain of border states which

mentioned,

this war

broke

coastline, of the whole": "tan

100

ing of the opposing foros, bat France and Belgium, they such a meeting the Germans will the great length of our on necesarily week -to sroši. It line which we bave to: | hasheen shown in this war daland, Anyon Revised Pisos to be Submitted. Views of Lieut. Col. Repington that hingla" ships, and even to visit any motor | small ""squadrons and flotillas, will appreóias, the [can inaals Our Consteland preparations, mail- At yesterday's meeting of the It has always been my opinion out off conrore from the Shetland membering the leng Sanitary Board the question of a that the security of these islands Talands to the Straits of Dover, mestoIP new Poultry Depot opposite the is the pivot on which the whole within a considerable measure of an imp 84ilors Home, Des Voeux Road war turns, and that nothing can impunity, and it has usually been ofthe West, to obviate the present auis- compensate for the neglect of admitted, even before the war, defence of our ance caused in ho Shing and Li bome defence, maya Tient. Col. tht the landing of a raiding party Southern Sing Streats was again discussed. Repington in the Morning Post at was not impracticable. The a daty which can be carried out

A letter was received from the February 19. We can afford to lose comparative immunity of the Ger suonatafully by weak. Government stating that plans a battle simost anywhere overeen man naval raidere may conc-iv-trained troops, and at thin had been prepared for such

without norarily #fecting ably encourage them to further onlar (crisis of the max mo the result of the war or the efforts on a larger scale, a war must be taken there.

There are many methods of conduct of other operations, but in which mines, submarines, a battle lost within these islands, and aircraft largely figure, neces-- alatesding a countling, and followed up by the seizure by the arily involves a procedure alio pomibly our methods have been enemy of the capital or of vital gether different from that of our abanged from time to time, ~Bat been centres of manufacturing activity, old ware, while the dependence of there are two main methodu Buy estimate

of a is a blow at the heart which will warships of all types upon coal which have been advocated before wholesale Poultry Market near bring all car other operations to o oil, and the limitations set by the war, and it will be interes the Sailors' Home?"

sanctimsly end, since these these new means of propulsica ing to learn later on whether In this sense, peace at the exii. Hae the proposed site an inlande are our base in a great upon the radius of action of war one or other has been used by pense of Bargia would be a ares of 9,300 square feet? And war, and all our activities are shipe, and upon the time during us. In the first method the monstrong thing. Lexis may is it now let ad a timber yard at dependent upon it.

which they can remain at sea, main defence is upon the actual argue that the warrender of $250 per quarter P

It is not only useless but highly bring a great complication into bench, where every preparation Bassion territories to Germanin- iii Could not the ground dangerous to proosed with any the problem, and render the plans made to receive the enemy and fluence is not fatal ; and that the surface be operated and chan-overses operations against of a naval War-Si of the first oppose him. In the second problem is to "preserve as far anelled and about half the area powerful enemy before we have importance.

method the coast line is only cossible the revolution in Rasia rooled with concrete or brick fitted out the heart of the Em- No one knows, yet what the watched, and she defenos rolice itself "antil such a time-sa the

pire with complete defensive Germsn plans in the West may upen the rapid arrival of reser- pillars for less than $5,000!

is Are not the poniry dealers armour, and it is only on the be, but if they involva.a serion of vea. In the first method the willing to pay a rent which would basis of adequate defence at great attacks upon the Allied enemy will be more vigorously recoup the $5,000 in in boat 2 home that exterior operations Armies I find it difficult to sup-received on landing, but this be indulged in. This pose this these will not be up-method, which is really a new yeare and thereafter produce a can

abstantial net increase to the defence has always, in all our plemented by an offensive at sea. application of the cordon systems, great wars, been sɛsured by com- Now that Russia is completely has the defect of leaving the troops T. If so, what is the reason for bined land and ses preparations, out of the field, all the naval weak everywhere,, and liable to farther postponing a work which and never by one Service alone. means of Germany are at her be driven in by an asck pro- will be beneficial and profitable Still loss is the sea alone a sure anfettered disposal, and as it is vided with saits his wovering force to the public, and will remove the defence, for, if it had bean, we understood that Marshal von in the form of men-of-war using long standing nuisances from Ko should not have been so often Hindenburg controls, both Navy smoke-coreens to conceal their invaded in the remote past by and Army, he is likely to morements. It lenda to a great Shing and Li Bing Streets?

The Chairman read the follow-people on the other side of the use the former in a milit dispersion of froe, and the

North Sea...

Bry manner. Wisther, and strength of the chain is that of I should not be justified in it so how, the Ansarian Navy itawaskest link. In the second allading to our present home de-will enter into the plans is quite method the coast is only watched fence arrangements, and the less uncertain, but bare again we in co-operation with the Navy good I thought there the less must expect developments of a bat supports are suitably placed should I be justified in writing novel character, and all preparato arrive within a few hours, about them, but there are certain tions for watching and fighting and cyclists, mounted troops, and basic considerations which came this Navy must be perfectly commechanical traction for gape all out during inquiries made before plete. I regard the recent sortie come into play. In rear see the out and of the two German ships from the reserves at the railway functions The Chairman said that sup- certain conclusions arrived at Dardanelles as a demonstration with traina prepared for them, plementary to the questions 1 and by competent soldiers which may, which forms part of a general and this method has the advan- he had to inform the Board that I think, be alluded to without plan. It failed almost complete tage of enabling troops to be eat to infect the Slavic world the Department, had considered, revealing anything that ought to y, bat it seems to me not an-kept sesembled for training and with its own ideas of "order" In with the Public Works Depart be kept bidden. I have go interesting as a guide to the to reach a higher standard of were formerly Russis, the Kaiserment, improved plans and it was patience at all with silly people mentality of the German Higher field efficiency. In all method a a regular nervios of liaison hoped to submit the plane as who go about saying that they Command. will bays built up an active revised to the Board for approval are prepared to take risks at The tempistion to invade Eng- between the Navy sed the Army quarantine against the Bassian in converion with the estimates home; unless it can be proved, and bas entered the minds of is not only necessary but absolute Revolution. From Finland, Cour-for 1919 which would which it asuvat be, that some many great conquerors, and only ly indispensable, Iod, Lithuanis, Poland, shortly be coming into form. It thing else than the refusal of a vanishes, when adequate pre- It is impracticable to give more. Ukraine and Ramanis the forces hea been found that the plans as War Cabinet to ask the country parations on ses and land make then a few general principles in- of reaction will play upon what originally made were not quite for men is at the bottom of the the venture demonstrably too wolved in this important aspect remains of revolutionary Basis, suitable and the Fablic Works suggestion.

hazardous. That it will be costly of defence, and it in mot praction- The German Government has Department were drawing up

On two occasions, in 1918, and even disastrous now we all ble to describe what has been done or 140 approve or dis- sat out to stifle the Russian Re-plane for discussion by the Board. Field-Marshal Lord Roberts and hope and believe, but that it may volation for its own external Mr. Bowley sidahat in view, with two other officers now be attempted is not one of the approve. Homs defence is in intereate and internal equanimity of the Chairman's statement ha serving, brought this question hypotheses that we can afford to the hands of competent ente The Allies must preserve the did not intend to make his motion before the old Defence Com-rule out. A great German horities, and the War Osvindt Russian Revolution for their own but the estimate laid before the mittes, and in 1909 Mr. Asquith offensive in the West against must be aeromed to know all

Armies internal health and for the ideal Board was Lot the estimate for announced that the basis was to the Allied

may about this matter and to be 20- of a community of free nations in which he had asked,-

be against 70,000 invaders. The cost the enemy anythingeponsible subject to the advice which alons rests the hope of

1913 inquiry was interrupted by from 500,000 men upwards, and given by the General SME Bat cospe from such another agony

the war and I do not know what will not necesarily succeed. The one must admit that the views of as the world is now passing

the conclusion was,

landing in England might cont the character and extent of the through. The mistakes of last

What changes there may have comparatively small losses, and preparations to be made vary year must not be repeated by the

been since I cannot say, but the damage done by a force which great deal, and thereforelt is that Allies. We mast out' anresivar

should feel reluctance to accept penetrated to London, might be I go no further than what I free from appisising the value of

any figure less than that which irreparable. Danger for danger, lieve to have been the opinions of Russia to the world in terms only

the two Field Marshala recomand ssorifice for sacrifice, the in- Field-Marshals Lord Rooww and of her array.

mended. Ive no doubt that vasion of these islands: does not|Lord Kitchener, The problem of the Allied A sequel to several recent there are many more then in appear to offer, more risks than governments sad peoples is to burglaries was forthcoming at the khaki in these islands now than the great stroke against Hour seek for the elements of regeners Polio Court this morning, when a 600,000, but whether they are armies, and promises greater inen, is resulta." It is one against which, sion within revolutionary Russis, women was charged before Mr. available fighting

After deduct aven when our main interest

: Consul-General at Sacal There is danger in looking to Dyer Ball, with the unlawful smother matter. warda Cossack or Japscess possesion of a quantity of articles ing the sick and wounded, centred elsewhere, wat be has forwarded to the Board of

immense administrative constantly on our guard. armies for the restoration of the property of Mr. C. T. M. the

Trudo · Journal za gitranslation If the command of the narrow of an article from the Icoal Frees Bassis to the western fellowship. Pereira, of Lan Kwai Fong, services, the garrisons of Buch methods at once raise in the and property of several Chinese naval and other parts, the Royal ass can be won by Germany for dealing with "Shinname "hayo, hearts of the Russia people that She was also charged with Defence Dorps, the schooled-twenty-four hours I see no good obtained from the leaves of dread of resetion which is still, the possession of a number of pots, and training establishments, reason why a considerable force species of maple tres. As the Posit and naturally, their most poignant instrumenta for an unlawful the resulting figure of fighting of the enemy should not be of investigations are conducoterk men is not grest compared with landed in England, provided that at the Central Laboratory of the fear. We must win bank Basis purpose, RUSSIA AND DEMOCRACY. ing the moral balence against by safeguarding ber Revolution, Bergeant Field explained that the aggregate,

they were prepared to find their Government-General, it is stated Germany, the balance of de- We must search for those men and there had been several barglaries I have no doubt that Germany es comtannication ubweatly that the dye in looked upon as at mocracy against German mili parties in Russia whose feally to reported recently and, the has continually in mind the cut. I can certainly use no res- saperior one, and intrit his tarist autocracy. Rumis must be the Bevolution can never be result of certain information, he, invasion of these islande, and his son why 70 transcorts thould not attracted the attention of tople The following is from the New saved for the community of free questioned, but who nevertheless with others, raided No 22, Well- all the alternative plans for it is come in the convey, why the fast in various distrinta who have York Nation :-

nations. The bealthy fruits of stand for the unity of the Russian ington Street yesterday, Only order. Now for the first time liners and other large merchant gathered the lasres wohand- Russian signatures have been the Russian Revolution must be lands and against the German the woman was found there, and neither har Nary nor the Army remade in German ports should attached to a treaty of pesce at saved, not only for the sake of the idea of order. For the time sil the property most of which had has to think of a war on two net be need, nor why more then Breetlitorek, and the Allies-con- great Slax people itself, but for being they are submerged under been identifed as having been trants, and sa the Army 11gross tons per man, should front a situation which oslls for the uske of the world. In com the Bolshevik tide; but they stolen from several housse, was is now oncentrating in the be allotted to the carriage of the the highest wisdom, osution and bating the downfall of Russien ziet. They are the men who discovered in bocock loft. These West so is her Navy presumably troupe. The suceuvring of sich resolution. Not that we used liberty we should be fighting for like Kerensky, envisaged the was also a large number of concentrating for operations in a convoy could be assured by the special insight to understand the ourselves. For just as truly as Bevelation ne working itself our burglary tools, some of which the North Bes-I-do not know personnel ahaks German 2 Germen purpose. This is now as the destruction of Ossrism Benta in a Bassis of federated re were in the womsa's possession, whether the proposes to hazard after practice in Kiel harbour plain as day. The disappearance rivifying thrill through the publics, with every safeguard for concealed in her girdle. The the great gamble of invasion, but the Fingoland Bight, and, of of Hacia en a military power is to free peoples of the world, national and cultural autonomy tools included a jammy, pliers, certainly she has the ships, men, course, every conceivable preca be followed by the orushing of the the failure of the Russian and self-determination, abors of shisels, a file, hammer, fear clasp mines, submarines, and airerait tion would be taken to ensure Revolution. The Revolution is to be experiment will spell reaction secession from the Slay brother knives, a phopper, a table knife, which may enable her to make surprise. I have no doubt that we also there hse encompassed on all sides by for everywhere. The visits of a world hood. They are the men and three electric torches, at the development of all the new that a plan of invasion has been the attempt, and it is certain that shall discover akosme future data tremes of resotion garrisoned democratically ruled, freed from women of the Constituent pick look, three whistles, by Germau influence, German the incubus of cores diplomery, Assembly, embracing the vast two bangbes pt keys, two means of naval war promises us smstantly made; altered pand militarism has flung a challenge based on the self-determination majority of the pioneers and pieces of wire and one piece of operations of whigh parthen abandoned as was the case in the to the moral sentiment of the of peoples, and granting a fall martyrs of the long struggle for tope, There were also thirty-two perience supplies no piedodent.. daypol Napoleon, and that is

messure of justice to the working Russian freedom, To them the pawn tickets.

Considering the numerical pre- i not the German will to

In the House of Commons, Mr. G. Lambert asked: In view of the intense struggle in France is it proposed to

permit horse racing in the United Kingdom

Mr. Macpherson replied: The Government has not con- sidered that there is any reason to stop the present limited programme of racing, which is considered necessary in order to maintain the important industry of horse-breeding.

SHANGHAI OPIUM-SEIZURES.

Question in the Monse of Commons.

· London, April 16. in the House of Commons, replying to Sir Stephen Collins, Lord Robert Cecil stated that it did not appear that legal proceedings lay against anyone at present dami- clad in the United Kingdom in connection with two con- sigaments of opium exported from London in October and November last year concealed in pargo and discoyered on. arrival at Shanghai.

LT,-COL TRENCHARD RESIGNS.

London, April 18.

In the House of Commons, Major Baird announced the retirement of Lt.-Col. Trenchard in consequence of differ-". ences of opinion as to his duties and powers with Lord Eatharmare, head of the Air Ministry.

THE HOME RULE BILL.

A Moderate Meazáre.

London, April 118.

Beater understands that the Home Bule Bill is such a moderate measure that the Ulsterites notwithstanding past. declarations are likely to accept it as a piece of war legislation.

THE KAISER.

Amsterdam, April 182–

The Kaiser was present during the attack on Armen- tieres,

RECENT BURGLARIES,

A Police Court Sequel.

1

With the military balance of massee, will disappear if the Allies should turn, with a pledge Evidence was given by the ponderance of the Allied Navios that will prevent the power gone, there remains for the Russian Revolution, disappears, of their own national honour that owners, after which the case was there is every democratic nations," Day, there The advocates of militariam in the crasede is essentially one for adjourned until Friday for the attempt should morgen dance strongly than every free country will be justided the preservation of a free and further identification of some of olsanis akval qwar, the mood of maintain-lin their words and works,

only be one resni is democratio Bussie.

the property.

the stroke, but maly and only ow OWN PERLACHOns to remet it,

When Sedois talk of the len Line wiel WW'kre holding in

türes.

Korean Mapie Dye,

No suppena peaking of has, how binding to loo knowledge, and the sma which operations here (Gong-dolg

duated.