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CHINA MAIL.
HONGKONG, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1916.
BY TELEGRAPH.
THE WAR
(Reuter's Service to the China Mail.)"
BRITISH VESSELS STRIKE MINES.
LONDON, Nov. 17.
The War Office reporte that the hospital ship Anglic struck a mine
in the Channel to-day, and sank.
About 800 were saved out of the 883 on board, by a petrol vessel. Another rescue ship was sunk by another mine,
SEQUEL TO EXTRADITION. PROCEEDINGS
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The Chief Justice remarked that the case was practically criminal and. Mr. Potton was making an affort to get his. client off. He (the Chief Justice) did not want to hear any more about the magistrate. The judgment was perfectly clear and be thought the Court had allowed Counsel, Finora latitude than parhapa ba ought to have had. Counsel would have the right to reply alter the Crown.
Mr Potter said he was only telling the Court what had happened. The Puisne
LATEST NEWS FROM THE EASTERN FRONT. Judge was inclined to taku a view which
PETROGRAD, NOV. 17, 11.30 p.m.
A communique states that below Dvinsk the enemy attempted to cross the Dvina at several points, but the boats were repulsed.
ENEMY ABAN ON TRENCHES.
To the west of Dvinsk the Germans wars compelled to abandon a portion of their trenches in the Lake. Srdaten district.
ENEMY FOMB GERMAN TRENCHES,
A Zeppelin flow over the Drinsk district on Monday night and dropped bombs, several of which fell into German truchhes, crusing panic and heavy losses.
EFFECTIVE RUSSIAN ARTILLERY ACTION.
The enemy continues to make desperato attacks in the vicinity of -Czartoryak. Our artillery again and again. Whattered him as he approached
the River Styr.
TES ARMENIAN MASSACRES.
"NO MOKÉ HORRIBLE CRIME IN THE HISTORY OF THE WORLD."
In the House of Commbris, during the course of a discussion of thể Armenian massacres, Lord Robert: Cecil, Under Bocrotity or Foreigh
was contrary to what the Magistra ** intended.
The hearing was again adjourned.
FOOTBALL.
Hongkong Junior League:
St. Joseph's v. Islamies." Kick off, 2.80 p.m., on K.E.F.U., growd.
St. Joseph's-U. Omar; L. G. Cor. deiro and B. Hyndman; L. Lapéð, Gold- borough, and S. A. Marcal; T. Hynd- man, C.. A. Goldenberg, J. L. Golden-" berz, D. Hyndman, and R. Omar.
Sentence was deferred at the Magis. Affairs, said that there had been no more horrible arima in the history tracy this affertioon ca a Chinese found of the world. The only mitigation was that it was nowide a religious guilty of the unlawful possession of $165 muvement. Ficu's Maloms everywhters reprobated the Armentis Holztrs worth of material, Hannal, &c. Ho`*** as much-as-we did. The massitick werd suffitely unprovoked, and t
Suggestion that British agents kai incited Armenians us rebellion was found not guilty on the charge of Isrceny. utterly Lalas. The greatest protection of tité Armenique way in our vic tory in this wit; and all our resources must be devoted to forcing the enemy in accept the Allice terms of peace. We had telgmphed to General Nixon in Mesopotamid to try to induce Arab tribes to sasiat the Armenian refugees.
MALAY-STATES GUIDES ON ACTIVE SERVICE.
LONDON, Nov. 17.
In the House of Commons at question time Mr. Bonar Law stated that the Mairy States Guides are being employed on active servicé:
A very constiturable number of Hope from the Cruws Colonies and Protectorates aru, serving, but it is unlesirable to give tib.tual figures,
BRITISH WAR LOAN FIGURES.
LONDON, "Nov. 17.
Mr. Maenges anarxinibeki in die Hoven of Guzzische zu mizabilen Carney that the amount of stock converted inter Wanchin was Ayy millions, whereof 204 millions had been obvole dni 155, millibar old war loan. The amount of war loan issued to meet conversion was 2761 millions.
Four Wei Hii-Wei polidemlén in the Colony to-day, clothed in khaki and wide. brimmed hate, attracted general, attention by their physical appearance. They were taking to the gaol three Wei-Hui-Wai Chinese sentenced to long terms of im- prisoom:nt.
Felated and Pubillahel for THE CHINA Maiz, Lectited, by Homes MonnaY BAM, No. 6. Wyndham Fersen, Hongkong.