Straits Echo, 28 May 1917

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    35 1 Straits Echo DAILY CHRONICLE OF EVENTS, CIRCULATING THROUGHOUT THE STRAITS, THE FEDERATED MALAY STATES AND THE PAR EAST GENERALLY. VOL. IS. $24 Per Annum. PENANG, MONDAY, 28th MAY 1917. Single Copy, 10 cents No. 122.
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    AIR RAID ON ENGLAND.
    591 2 [Reuter's Telegrams] HEAVY LOSS OF LIFE. Eaemy Mtekiiei Shot Dow», London, May 26, An official announcement states that a Urge squadron of enemy aircrift, about sixteen in number, attacked south-east England between 5.15 and 6.30 yesterday evening. Bombs were dropped at a number of places. Nearly
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    CADORNA’S BLOW.
    663 2 [Reuter's Telegrams.] OVER 20,000 PRISONERS. BATTLE STILL RAGING. Further Gaia*, London, May 25. An Italian official announcement states A bittle is still raging from the sea to Plara. Our troops fought through a labyrinth of fortifications stubbornly defended by strong and welMrained forces. “The total number of prisoners
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    FRENCH FRONT.
    555 2 [Reuter’s Telegrams.] ARTILLERY ACTIVITY. Successful Operttioa, LondoD, May 25, 4 50 p.m, A French communique reports t "There was great mutual artillery activity at Chemin des Dames and in the region north west of Braye-en-Laonnois, especially towards the Pantheon, “To the east we carried out a completely successful
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    SUBMARINE WAR.
    532 2 [Reuter's Telegrams] FRENCH MINUTER J STATEMENT laterestiag Figures. Paris, May 26 The French Ctumbir di 9 cu„ e .i wb marinism. The Minister of Marine agreed with Mr Lloyd George and Lord M.lner that Bub marines will not beat u B With the captured tonnage and the tonnage
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    Empire Theatre.
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    U. S. A. AND THE WAR.
    1328 3 [Reuter's Telegrams.] £RITISH MISSION’S VISIT. Official Statement. Washington May 26, authoritative statement was issued on k Lion of the departure of the British lo.te.bo Doited State.. It o.jo that fir conferences which touched e,e,y phane b life of America and the Allies and are
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    PARLIAMENT PROROGUES.
    1479 3 [Reuter's Telegrams]. PREMIER’3 SPEECH. VARIOUS TOPICS DISCUSSED. Tbe Irish Questioa. L )DdoD, May 25. In the House of Commons, on the motion for an adjournment for the Whitsuntide recess, Mr, Lloyd George said that he could not at present definitely state the composition of the Irish Convention, but
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    The Dardanelies.
    255 3 [Reuter’s Telegram.] M. MiliukofT's Views. Paris. May 27. Ia a speech at Petrograd M. Miliukoff, lately Minister of Foreign Affairs, said that the essential point wa9 not whether the Dardanelles should be Russian or neutral, but whether they should be Russian or German. The Allies had recognised Russia’s
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