MONDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1914,
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TELEGRAPH.
THE SITUATION IN INDIA.
General Officer Commanding Hongkong,
The situation continues satisfactory.
Dei, Nov. 28, 2 p.m.
Nows of successful operations at head of Persian' gulf has caused great satisfaction.
Marwaris returning to Calcutta in numbers on receipt of news of "destruction of Emden and confidence in ultimate victory of Allies more pronouncet.
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Recruiting continues very good,
CE GENERAL STAFF.
THE FIGHTING IN THE EASTERN THEATRE.
Rasala Inflating Heavy Defastu.
LOSTON, Nov. 28, 3.20 4.3.
. The Petrograd correspondent, of the Morning Post says that when the story of the Russian victory is allied to he told it will ustoriish the work, for the Russians have already iulieted on Germany's finest troops, a blow unprecedented since the days of Napoleon.
The public are perplexed at the unprecedented official silence, but remains conflent.
The hernum positions are probably like those of the Boers at Paardeburg
The only question is whether any part of the German forces will esenpr.
The bulk of their Anny is irrevocably, lost in the best event.
THE BATTLE OF LODZ.
LONDON, Nov. 28, 4.15 a.m.
& Petrogrand asticid despatch shows that the battle in Poland whose entry is at Lodz continues in hyvor of the Russians while the Austrians have been bully beaten, and are falling back on Cracow,
REPORTED RUSSIAN CAPTURE OF TWO GERMAN ARMY CORPS.
Logos. Nov. 27, 0.5 p.r... the whair front the Russiaus are pursuing the Germans, Aus" | trians and Turks. They are reported as living exptured two German Army Corps hetween the Rivers Vistula and Warta.
RUSSIANS PROGRESSING AT LODZ.
A Petrigrad communique says:-
7.25 p.m.
The battle of Lodz etimes. We are progressing in certain
'districts.
THE CHINA MAIL.
BY TELEGRAPH.
A LULL
LONDON, Nov. 30, 12.16 o.m.. The Puris evening communique, states 25-Quiet over-the whole front
than before, except at Argonne, where the German attacks word no more successful
LATEST NEWS FROM RUSSIA.
LONDOS, Nov. 29, 11,45 p.m.
An official telegram froin Petrograd states that between the Vistüli and the Warta the Germans continue to hold the fortified potion of Stryskow-Zgierz, Schadek-Zdjuskovoła.
There have been most stubborn fighting (at Stryskowania: Zgierz, where we captured guns und mitrailleuses and hundreds of prisonet.
We captureil the position of Glovno-Bielliky-Sobota.. The Germans on the left bank of the Vistula or counterattacking.
GERMAN MENDACITY UNMASKED.
LONDON, Nov 28.
BY TELEGRAPH. VICтe
(Reuter'a Service to the China Mail.)
OBITUARY.
LONDON, Nor. 20
VICTORIA THEATRE
TUESDAY, 1st DECEMBER
The death in aquounced of the Mat Great Sensation at the “Victoria"
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NEWS OF THE DAY.
LOCAL AND GENERAL
On the back page of this issue, will be found some interesting new items.
There were only three cases of infections disco reported last ezeke two of wateris and one" el sanali-por. The patients were Chines jumatat
to
Contrary to the assertions of flie German telegraphic agencies, no religioua Mohammedan novemont has taken place in Morocco. There was an incident at The total output the Kala Kenifra, but it had no religious character: On the 13th November a French Moning Administration's "ininis for the column, which had taken by surprise and burnt at Kenifra several camps of week ending Nov. 14 amciated. Moroccan rebel tribes, was, on its my back, attacked by numerous Berber 31,145 tons and the sales during the contingents which tried to surround it, but they were hurled back and beatonerid to 42.313.08 tons. by ro-inforcements brought by General Fleary and Colonel Duplessis. These fresh troops comprised seven Battalions of Infantry, five batteries of Artillery, and four Squadrons of Cavalry. The loss of the rebel tribes was enormous.
Certain German Telegraphic Agencies pretended also that the Jewish Turks residing in France bad been banished, and that a popular demonstration in favour of peace bad been held in Faris. All this is entirely wrong.
HORE SOUTH AFRICAN REBELS CAPTURED.
LONDON, Nov. 28.
In South Africa Colonel Van der Venter bas coptured a further CO rebels in the North Free State.
Loyal troops have effectively employed armoured trains against retels in the Transvaal.
MYSTERY OF A NORWEGIAN' TRAWLER.S
“LONDON, Nov. 28.
A tremendons sensation was caused at Fleetwood when a Norweging trawler was brought into port under a Naval escort.
AUSTRALIAN WOOL TO BE EXPORTED TO CANADA AND JAPAN.
LONDON, Nov. 28.
Our troops on the Prosclavitse-Brzeskostare-Beclmiy-Visnitsch front export of wool to Caantia and Japan."
A telegram from Melbourne says that it has been decided to permit obtained a decisive result, and routed the Austrians on the 26th inst.. taking over 7,000 prisoners, thirty guns, and over twenty quick-firers.
We had into Bresk stare, and captured the remainder of the 31st Honved, with the Commandant, and twenty officers of the General Staff. We are energetically pursuing the enetys.
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RUSSIAN GENERAL STAFF'S, WARNING.
Loxpos, Nov, 20, 6.50 a.m.
A telegum from St. Petersborg says that the General Staf has issued a warning that reports concerning the extent of the Russian victory in Poland not founded on fucts should be received with serve, but states that undoubtedly the German plan to smash the Russian front on the left bank of the Vistula and surround, part of the Russian Army had completely failed, and that in their retirement the Germans suffered immense losses. Nevertheless, the enemy were maintaining an obstinate resistance, and it was impossible to regard the operation as ended. It was cecessary, therefore, to await the revelation of definite results with frm confidence. The Russian troups were determine to break the enemy's resistance once and for all.
FIGHTING IN EAST AFRICA.
Great Gallantry Of The 25ib Panjabis. Despatches received respecting the operations on the East African and Ugunda frontiers since the end of Septeraber state that. Germans attacked Gazi on the 8th October, but were beaten lick and compelled to abandon a considerable amount of arms and ammunition.
Ficroc fighting has also taken place near Longido, in which the 20th Pudjabi Regiment behaved with great gallantry, inflicting heavy losses upon the Germana. We have occupied Longido.
The Germans have been repulsed on the Uganda frontier, sulleritig -about 60 casualties.
LIBERATING EUROPE FROM BARBARISM.
Losnos, Nov. 28, 5.50 am: President Poincare, conferring the Military Medal for Valeur on the French Generalissimo (General fore, in the course of a speech sait that France never had a finer Ammy. They would pursue to the end. in co-operation with the Allies, the task of liberating Europa fram bar- barisma.
JAPANESE NAVAL ATTACHE GRANTED AN AUDIENCE BY THE KING.
Lospos, Nov. 29, 1.40 a.. The King granted an audience to the Japanese Naval Attache Friday.
(Haras Telegraft.)
PARIS -STOCK EXCHANGE TO RE-OPEN.
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PARIS, Nov. 27. The Minister of Finance las fixed December 7th for the re-opening of the Parla Stock Exchange, for cash transactions ouly."
(British Foreign Office Telegrams.)
ARABIAN SULTAN LOYAL TO BRITAIN.
LONDON, Nov. 27.
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Abduli Saltan has spontaneously issued to all the Arab Chiefs is the Aden Hinterland a statement in which he mays that after & friendship existing for 70 years with Great Britain he calls on all of them to maintain their allegiance and render every assistance in their power to Great Britain, who has undertake this war to protect sraall States from aggression. The statement concludes with an appeal for Red Cross Funda.
EFFECTS OF THE WAR ON SHIPPING,
The Inspectors of the F.M.S, Polica who are on the Army Reseres az lenving for the front. There are others who wished to volunteer, but the F.M.S. Government. is.anable to dispensa with their services.
A Chinese paxed Wong Kwai Fong was charged before Mr Wood the three chickens, the property of Mr A. E. Magistracy this morning with stealing
Paine, a Eabbington Path, and also with stealing a bucket from the boum of Mr. A. Murris, 63 Robinson-Read: Dofendant was routenced to one month's hard: isboar and four hours' stocks.
Chinese were charged with being in At the Magistracy this morning two
porssssion of arman and ammunition at 11 Wing Saag Street. The first defendant was charged with having in his possession one landed revolver and live rounds of ammunition, and the second ass with being in possession of rounds of ammpiti a.
The charge against the Srst lefendant was withdrawn and the second defendant was fidel 8100 or two months' hard labour.
HONGKONG VOLUNTEER CORPS.
Corps Order by Lent. Col.. A. Chapman, V.D.
JOINED.
Pis. H. J. Naira joined the Corps on the 9th instant allotted and has been posted to Ecoats Company.
TRANSFER Corp. . . Raymond is transferred froar Right Section M.G Co. to H.K.V.R. dated 1. 12. 15.
DESIGNATIONS.
The Board of Trade has issued a statement concerning, the effects of the war on British and German shipping, which shows that 07 per cent of British 30.3 per cent. of German shipping unavailable, and 10,7 still plying or an shipping is still plying, only 29 per cent. being unavailable, compared with accounted for. Only ten German ships are known to be at sey, and the bulk of the German ships not accounted for are trawlers and small casting vessels.mitted to resign on Medical Certificate
THE ECONOMIC PRESSURE ON GERMANY.
LONDON, Nov. 27, 1.10 m.
Berlin in other countries. In New York there is a fall of 9 per cent, while in The German Press states that there is a large fall in rutex of exchange on Amsterdam the rate of exchange is more than 10 per cent below the normal lovel seually current at this time of the year.
In the meantime the rates on London and Paris remain higher than those
GERMANY UNEASY AT INCREASED COST OF METALS.
The rise in the prices of certain metals in Germany is causing much uneasiness.
The Frankfurter Zeitung of the 12th November advocated the fixing of maximum prices. Aluminium has risen from £30 to between 4225 and £250, and copper is stated to have increased in price from £62 108, to £110, Aluminium £81.
The prices in London on the same day were:-Copper £52;
MR. CHURCHILL ON THE NAYAL SITUATION.
Mr. Churchill, First Lord of the Admiralty, in the course of his speech (the first portion of which appeared in Saturday's China Mail) said
resign dated 30. 11. 14.
Sapper C. A. J. Wilkie is permitted to The oder wentioned members are per Pto. Hardwick, Stretcher Bearer Section, Pte. Stark, Strateber Boarar Section, Pts, Melbye, Right Section II. G. C.
PARADES.
Aiming Drill. Masketry excercises etc., Parades for to-morrow Tuesday Dec. 1.
under 8. A. Culley, D..L. L All Recruits 6.15 am under Co, Officers,, 8.13 p.m.
under an Instructor.
DETAIL
Do daty, Scouts Company, (ficers on duty Lieut. Well, 2/Lt. Cunninghaul and 2 Lt. Spine
Orderly Ufficor /Lieut. Swire.
To furnish Guards Scouts Company. Orderly Sergeant to-night Sergt. Hall, to-morrow Sergt. Sutherland.
A SHIP OFFICER'S ESÇAPADE.
Before Mr. Wood at the Police Court this morning, a Frenchman named Chaplin Destra, s ships offcor on board the .. Phoom Feho, was charged with assaulting Chinese girl, behaving in a disorderly manner, assulting
uniform,
The numbers of submarines lost had been equal. Our destroyers had damaging the officer's coman and with abown an enormous superiority in gun power, and of these wa had lost done, The girl complained that the mult took while sight or ten of the enemy's had been destroyed, We had lost six of place in a house in Cross Street. P.0. the older armoured cruisers, and Germany had lost two, but we have three as Drury was summoned by the blowing of four times as many as the enemy. In the most important clase of minor saw defendant is the house. Hearked defan,
les. Ho proceeded in
in the direction and vessels, modern fast light cruisers, we had fors two out of 36, Germany Inddant to go outside and accompany him to lost six out of 25.
the station. They proceeded down Spring Garden Lane when the defendant became stolen and hit the officer in the face gether and accused "carried on all the way with his open hand. They struggled toi to the station. Defendant seized the officer's tanic and, wrenched four button of doing 50 cents worth of damage. This
Defendant way dronk.
Defendant told Mr. Hazeland he did not
The prospects for the future were even more satisfactory. In the next twelve months we would have double the enemy's number of modern fast cruisers, Mr. Churchill emphasised the excellent position of Britain regard ing Dreadnoughts. Naturally, he could not announce the number that had joined the Floss since the war, but be scald say that the relative strength of the Flest had been made substantially greater. He showed that Germany at fifteen. It was no exaggeration to say that Great Britain could lose a super the end of 1915 could only add three ships, while Great Britain could add Dreadnought per month for a year, and yet be in a superior position to that held on the declaration of war. (Cheers) we
remember what happened, as he was very drunk,
Mr. Hazeland Bed defendant $3 on each HAVAR Telegram, Nov. 28, 6.3 p.m.
Mr. Churchill hoped that these facts would comfort any people who were Bis. Warship stated that he took into charge, ordering him to pay the damage. Artillery fighting is proceeding in Belgium. German heavy artillery nervous. He paid a tribute to the patriotism of the workmen in the ship consideration the fact that defendant was is less native and neuse. We repulsed infantry attacks south of Ypres. peace time, and their sonduct had been exemplary. The Navy followed maste
building yards (Chaers.) The health of the sailors was twice as good as in very dronk. The Aisne district is calm a quiet, In Chamangna district our heavy closely the historic straggles of the soldiers in the field, and showed zeal and artillery inflicted very heavy losses on the enemy's artillery. President enthusiasm, inspiring their leaders with the atmost confidence, (Cheers,___ Poincare presented themedaille militaires to General foffre.
(Official Telegram from French Cinvernment via Peking.)
GERMAN SQUADRON STILL IN CHILIAN
WATERSSEA
Losos, Nov. 28, 5:50
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On the 27th the artillery ducks in Belgium proceeded without any remarkable incident. One Gennen infantry attack took place south off
The Bordeaux Nurul communique milde that the German cruisers in Ypres and was repulsed with very heavy losses. In the Rheims region the Pacific have apparently not left Chilian waters Bines the battle of the French heavy artillery inflicted spry serious fossen on the Germans. Fulparuiso at the end of. October..
AIRCRAFT ATTACK ON UNFORTIFIED CITIES.
Prealdent Wilson's' Disapproval.
« “Loydun, Nov. 27, 4:17 pm,
A telegram from Washington age that Presalent Wilson las un eally communicated to the American representatives in the belligerent untries his flisapproval of aircraft tuwing hombs of unfertified.
pied by non-combatants.
If I understood that the Powers wiz take cogninones of the protes
HOUSE OF COMMONS ADJOURNS..
LONDON, Nov. 27, 10.40 p.m.
A MILLION REFUGEES IN
HOLLAND
Rotterdam, Deteber 13, Over 1,000.000 Belgian refugees are now Holland meeting which was held bere, this afternoon wasiatcended by the
acidizens of Antwerp, who discussed. the question is lɔ whether they should return to the city, 8lb was decided to postpone the deculon for few days, The inbabl trots of Antwort are allowed free ingress and grans at the present moment, but the feeling is that this privilege may in thred
The House of Commons las adjourned till February 2, but the House, wacka kline be refuted by Lizu Grimane, of Lonls meota on January 10.
ADRIATIC IND DARDANELLES BLOCKADED.
A Naval commung fe-issued at Bordenar
aue to block the vidriátic dea the coast of Egypt
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