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日五廿月五

WEDNESDAY,

JULY 3,

1918.

卷拜 號三月七英港香

REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.

REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.

THE IMPERIAL WAR CONFERENCE.

ANOTHER HOSPITAL SHIP TORPEDOED.

REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.

OPERATIONS IN FRANCE.

Improvement of British Positions:

London, July 1.

French Actions Yield 200 Prisoners.

London, July 1

A French communique says:-We made several raids between Hontdidier and Noyon and took a score of prisoners. We captured the enemy centre of resistance north of Catry, taking twenty-six prisonera. We improved our positione between Paesy-en-Valois end Vinly and advanced our line to the east of the Chezy-Vinly Railway. A German counter-attack on our new positions south- east of Mosloy caused a lively fight, the result of which was that we integrally maintained our yesterday's gains. We took about two hundred prisoners in these actiona.

RUSSIAN AFFAIRS.

Naval Officer Shot.

London, July, L Reater's correspondent at Moscow, writing on June 3, says that Captain St. Chaany, formerly commander of the Baltic Flest,

has been shot,

$36 PER ANNUM.

TELEGRAMS.

(Reuter's Barvine to The "Telegraph.

THE SILVER MARKET.

London, Jaly% The silver market is quiet, and was closed on Monday.

THREE TO ONE.

Army.

Belfast, Ireland, May 4-Gem.

The Command of Essential Raw Materials. The "Llandovery Castlo” Sinks In Ten Minutes.

London, July 1.

London, July 1. Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig reports:-We rushed a post in

The Admiralty announces that the British bospital shio, the

The fourth, fifth and sixth meetings of the Imperial War Con- Aveley Wood on Sunday and raided, during the night, trenches to Llandovery Uastle, was torpedoed at 10.30 the night of June 27, 116 ference, held on June 24, 26 and 28, were almost exclusively devoted the west of Dernancourt. East County troops, sarly in the night, miles south-west of Fastnet. The ship tank in ten minutes. It was to the continuanos of discussions on various phases of post-war were engaged in a successful minor operation north-west of Albert, homeward bound from Canada and there were, therefore, no ziak economic policies. The Conference passed a resolution' endorsing They tock $4 prieoners, some machine guns and improved the and wounded on board. The crew consisted of 164 and the boat also the principle of the United Kingdom Non Ferrone Metal Act in active north of Albert, south-east of Arras, saat of Bobecq, and in nurses. Of the total of 258, one boatfall of twenty-four has been and ores, and recommended that the Governments of the Empire odds Against General Cough's positions. A counter-attack was besten off. Hostile artillery is carried eighty Canadian Army medical men and fourteen female paramanes of the policy of freeing the Empire from dependence on German controlled organisations in respect to non-ferrous_metala landed. There is a bare possibility of other survivors. It must be noted should make such arrangements among themselves as to ensure that the neighbourhoods of Merria, and the Ypres-Oomines Canal.

that in this, as in all other instances, the German submarins_bad s perfect right to stop and search the hospital ship under the Hague essential raw materials produced within the Empire should be Convention. It preferred, however, to torpedo the Llandovery Castle, available for the purpose of securing to the Empire and belligerent

Allies the ocmsad of certain essentiel raw materials to enable them Sir Robert Gough's first public The ship showed all navigating and the regalation hospital lights.

to repair the feats of war as soon as possible and to safeguard their statement regarding the conduct industrial n qairemente, The Governments of the Empire should of the 5th British Army, which he also arrange with the Alliea to utilise for the same purposes essential commanded in the retreat from raw materials produced in Allied countries. The Conference passed a St. Quentin, comes in the letter further resolution recommending that a Committee of the Conference to the Lord Mayor of Belfast,

"The fighting of the Ulster should first consider possible methods whereby each part of the Empire could obtain command of the essential raw materials refert division se, indeed, of all the divis ed to in the previous resolution, and that the Governments ions in the 6 b Army, against the represented at the Conference should, in the light of information greatest odde hurled on any body collected by the Committee, consult representatives of producers sad of troops throughout this great trades concerned regarding the method of obtaining command beat war, was magnificant. The main suited to each commodity.

features of the situation to which the whole 5th Army was exposed London, July 1.

are known to everyone, and gives The Times says that the meeting of the Imperial Conference Pome idea of what those odds were has occasioned articles in the German Press, disccasing the structure-fourteen infantry divisions of the British Empire, by professors and other so oslled experta. againat forty German divisone on The writere are more modest then hitherto and apparently they are March 21; reinforced by some almost convinced that the war offers Germany no hope of seriously eight to ten more Germen divisions undermining British anity. Csoads hse almost dropped out of the during the subsequent two days, (A British division was discussion, but Conservative journsle cling to the hope that trouble can still be made between Japan and Australia about the fature of nominally 20,000 at the begin- the Pacifio. Vormaerts, in a long article entitled "Greater Britain,"ning of the war, bat his number admita that the Empire baa manifested powerful military and has been reduced, according to political cohesion, supplemented by a strong tendency towards Lieut. Col. Repington, în mons economic unity and says Customs Union is also likely, in which case to 28 low as 9,000 men Britain must assist the development of the Dominions. Germany'ul estimating a division st only remaining bope is a quarrel between the Dominions and Grest 14,000, which is the present Gar Britain owing to the failure of the latter to prevent the restoration of the German Colonies.

Increasing Aerial Activity,

The Ex-Tsar..

London, July 1. -

London, Jaly 1. Renter's correspondent at the British Headquarters, telegraph. According to Boater's correspondent at Moscow, the reports of ing on July 1, says:-During the past month the war has resolved the murder of the ex-Tear have been completely discredited. itself into an affair of bombing. Every fice night enemy planes are ap, but their interference with car existence is only a fraction of what the enemy has to endure from cure. In Rhineland the sound of our engines never ceases in fine weather, and blazing buildings

German Colonists Arming..

Landon, Joly 1. Renter's correspondent at Kieff, writing on June 25, says that nightly illuminats the countryside. Last night's affair north of by order of the German authorities, German colonists in Tauride Albert was one of many recent acquisitions of ground which in the Government are arming. fature we will turn to sccount. This is the second local advance in the same salient. We have now acquired a command of fire and observation of which we stand in need.

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Sir Douglas Halg's Congratulations.

THE BLACK sea fleeT.

London, July 1. In the House of Commons, replying to Mr. King, Mr. Bonar London, Jaly 1. Law confirmed the report that a large part of the Russian Black The Press Burean announces that Field Marabal cir Douglas Sea Fleet had unfortunately faller into the bands of the German Haig has congratulated Lieut-General Baking and all ranke ander Government. He had reason to believe that Rusisa esiloce sank his command on the success of Jane 28, reflecting great credit on some warships in order to prevent the Germans gaining possession all concerned. He has also congratulated the Air Force for the of them. brilliant and all-important assistance rendered to other arme throughout the recent operations.

THE CZECH-SLOVAKS.

Presentation of Regimental Colours:

London, July 1. Beater's correspondent at the French Headquarters, telegraph. ing on the afternoon of June 30, skys:-President Poincars today presented national stardards to the Chich-Slovak regiments formed in Franos from volunteers belonging to Slav nationalites of Austria- Hangary, and regiments composed of kinsmen and co-nationals of Croob-Slovak soldiers,paptured by the Russians, mostly by voluntary surrender, early in the war, who are now fighting in Buseis, and of the Ozsch-Slovak regiments of the Italian Army, who fought most gallantly on the Pieve. Many have been Austrian soldiers and others are Slav emigrants from Americs. They know that they will receive no quarter if captured and the knowledge makes them more resolved to fight. The Czech-Slovake wear the french uniform in Franes, with a distinctive national badge.

THE RUMANIAN PEACE.

London, July 1,

Strange Speech by the Foreign Minister. Beuter's correspondent at Amsterdam says that in the Bukharest Chamber, M. Arion, the Foreign Minister, declared that 4he hour of justice had strack. The country demanded from Parlia ment the firing of reeponsibilities. Past mistakes must be stoned for and crimes punished. The Government must also carry out great financial reforme, as the war bardens exceeded £520,000,000. He added that he was always opposed to the war and concluded place to save what was saveable, thanks to the credit he enjoyed with those with whom they had negotiated.

ON THE ITALIAN FRONT.

London, July 1,

A British Italian official message states --The situation is quiet. We carried out two raide, taking a few prisoners and inflicting many casualties. We destroyed six seroplanes and drove down one uncontrolled. One British machine has not returned.

MR. PEMBERTON BILLING.

Frog Marched Out of House of Commons.

London, July 1,

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Carman Comment,

A SENSATIONAL TRIAL.

London, July 1. Sir Joseph Janaa (formerly Lord Mayor of Sheffield) and Charles Alfred Vernon, as well as the latter's father, named Carl, have been committed for trial on a charge of communicating information to the enemy. They pleaded not guilty.

Sir Joseph Jonse counsel said the defence was that the infor- mation complained of was given in the course of business and ass in no wise intentionally anti-British.

In the House of Commone, daring a debate on National Service, the Speaker ordered Mr. Pemberton Billing to leave the Chamber for disorderly conduct. Mr. Billing refused to do so. The Sergeant at Arms was called in and Mr. Billing still refused, AIR SERVICE MYSTERY. whereupon the sitting was suspended and attendants frog-marched him out of the Chamber.

GERMAN COLONISATION OF COURLAND.

London, July 1.

AUSTRALIAN LABOURITES AGAINST PEACE.

London, July 1.

Sir David Henderson Resigos.

Renter's correspondent at Perth, West Australia, says that an enthusiastic meeting of the National Labour Party in the Town Ball, which was crowded, condemned and repudiated peace propa-Norman ganda. Mr. Spadden, an ex-Labour Premier, declared that any man who suggested following Russia was a traitor.

A NEW PEER.

London, July 1 Sir Arthur Lee, M.P., who in October last presented the estate, Chequere Court, sa an official country residence for fature Prime Ministers of England, has been raised to the Peerage.

EMPIRE SUGAR PRODUCTION.

THE ANGLO-JAPANESE ALLIANCE.

Prince Arthur of Connaught on Its Value...

London, July 1 The Times' correspondent at Tokyo esye that Prince Arthur of Connaught, interviewed on his impressions of his visit, said that the people of all classes realised the value of the Alliance and felt that it guaranteed peace in the Far Esat and that everything should be „done to strengthen this relationship. He had taken every opportunity of expressing appreciation of the Japanese Navy's work in the Mediterranean, which had received eosot attention in the newe pspera, and also the services in the Indien and Pacific Oceans which

In the House of Commons, Mr. Page Croft seked-Have the had been kept open to the world's trade by Japanese vigilance. Government decided on a definite policy for eugar production "We on our part are fally conscione that Japan has behaved loyally within the Empire ?

Mr. Bonar Law replied that the enbject is being considered, throughout the war and is ready, if necessary, to employ her mili- tary, as ehe now employe her naval forces," Referring to the large and he is aware that the interest therein is Empire wide. gathering of British Indians at the Embassy, Prince Arthur spoke of the loyalty of India and said that the Indian community in Japan would farther show its loyalty shortly by presenting an address.

London, July 1.

Sir H. Verney: Has the right hon. gentleman any idea of the dismay and disgust of the Air Service in France on what smounts to a dismissal of this gentlemen ?

Me. Bonar Low No, sir. It in obvious I osanot be expected to

man strength, Gen. Gough had only 108,000 men sgainst 560,000 of the enemy whau thứ attack began and these troops: were reinforced by 112,000 id, 140,000 men.)

"I cannot speak too highly of the splendid calmness and dog- gednees with which many fellow countrymen met and fought this storm, and though many laid down their lives their splendid tenacity gaved the British Empire and France by permitting the arrival of reserves.

"The Corps Commander hat issued an order thanking all ranks for the fighting, spirit they dis played and reminding them that farther desde of gallantry will ba required of them in the coming monthe,"

DON'T FORGET.

TO-DAY. Victoris Theatre-9.15' p.mi TO-MORROW.

Viatoris Theatre-9.15 p.29-

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A refusal to disclose the nature In connection with Baron von Kuehlmana's declaration in his of the differences between Lord last speech in the Reichstag that Courland was already regarded as Rothermera and Major-General arewer questions of this kind German territory, a telegram from Kovno significantly states that Siz Hagb Trenchard was the which must give rise to differ- General von Hindenburg has issued an order relative to the land subject of discussion in the ences of opinion. question, paving the way for the German colonisation of Courland. House of Commons recently. Mr. Hogge: As the Government It was also announced that Sir have already got rid of great David Henderson had tendered fofficers from the Navy, the Army, his resignation. Sir David ie and from the Air Service on the one of the two Vice-Presidents of right hon. gentleman say how the Council of the Air Ministry long this practice is to continue the other being Bir Henry of getting rid of competent people?

Mr. Joynson Hicks: Cannot the not attending bere. If in eddis Kr. Bonar Law, in reply to Mr. right hon. gentleman at any rate tion to that hon. members aIG Pringle, said that before the give us a little more information? going to bring forward in this resignation of General Trenchard:

Mr. Bonar Liam quite House statements as to what they was accepted the differences of ready to consider that.

did in the lobbies, in the smoking policy between the General and

Answering a further question rooms, or in the dining room, Lord Rothermere osme before the by Mr. Pringle, Mr. Boner Law life will become perfeody intoler- War Cabinet. It was not in the avid the Vice-President of the Airable: public interest to make a state Council, Sir David Henderson, ment on the subject.

had tendered bia resignation on motion for the adjournment, asid Mr. Pringle, later on, on the Mr. Pringle: Does not the the ground that he felt unable to that he had since been informed right hon. gentleman recognise work with the new Chief of the that Mr. Bonar Law proposed, in the great public interest in this Air Force (Major-General F the event of there being a general matter, and cannot he make a Sykes).

desire ou the part of members, to statement which will allay Mr. Fringle said he would raise give a day to discuss the whole anxiety?

the question on the adjournment. subjsot. In these circumetanças there is public anxiety, but it is t'e Air Bervios would be repro raise again the question at this Mr. Bonar Law: It may be Sir R Cooper seked whether he (Mr. Pringle) did not intend to obvious one cannot discuss injeented when Mr. Pringle rained public questions of principle of the question. this kind.

Mr. Bar Law said he did not dersom before his appointment to

Lient, General Sir David Honey Mr. Pringle: Is it not the case feel called upon to attend when the Air Connoil had been Disgotore that the question of principle is ever any individual member General of Military Aeronautics not one affecting any war policy raised a debate in the House. but refers simply to the methods Mr. Pringle: I can say what wing of the Royal Flying Corps end in charge of the military of organisation on which leading the right hon. gentleman was from the outbreak of war duti experts of the air service have doing on the last pocasion when October last, when he vacated his Is it a Retrogende Step ?

regard to efficiency in the field, there Wae & debate on thesest on the Army Council to London Jaly 2.

wheress the Air Minister has adjournment. *-

undertake special work, and.. Renter's correspondent at Peking states that there is much regard to advertising in the Mr. Hogge: Playing chess. in America are reduced to a low ebb, recovery will net in. Under perturbation at Mr. Balfour's zomach which were cabled on June

The Speaker: I really must pointed his successor. Sir David Preen

Major-General Salmond was ap the circumstances, any reduction of output will lessen the danger of 21. It is considered that instead of marking the end of the opiam member is apparently giving observations, I have already had in the Argyll and Sutherland He Boner Law: The hon. deprecats there very offensive Henderson was formerly an officer seriona fall in price, and Companies which can profitably "reet traffic, the deal referred to by Mr. Balfour re-opens the whole of their trees ought to do so to the fullest extent possible, But there Chins both for cultivation and smoking and destroys years of his own version of the differences to reprimand gone of the men Highlanders, and served with is no need for panic, and shareholders should not allow themselves magnificient anti-opiam work in which China hasfected the of principle.+ to be con ed out of their holdings. Whether any serious set-back is greatest social reform in her history. The Government intends to

Mr. Pringle: Its the true one, for introducing inte the pedition of 1896 and the South" experienced will depend largely on the prudence of the managere etablish as vast opium gabelle, but hesitates to announos the

Mr. Bonar Law: I have said public Press referencse to the African War.] of Companies.

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THE RUBBER OUTLOOK.

Advice to Holders of Shares.

London, July 2.

The Financial Times says it is practically certain that the American restriction on the import of rubber will be only temporary, unless the way takes a very unfavourable furn, and when the stocks

VLADIVOSTOCK Soviet DISSOLVED.

London, July 1, Beuter'a correspondent at Shanghai says that the Czechs have dissolved the Vladivostock Soviet.

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