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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1916, TM
THE
LATEST
WAR.
TELEGRAMS.
(Reuter's Service to the China Maü.)
EXCITEMENT IN THE
REICHSTAG. "
STARTLING DISCLOSURES.
AMSTERDAM, Oct. 30.
Much excitement was caused in the
THE WESTERN FRONT, SUCCESSFUL BRITISH RAIDS ON
ENEMY TRENCHES.
LONDON, Oct., 30, General Sir Douglas Haig reports: Thuring the night two successful raids Reichstag by an Alsatian Deputy on enemy trenches were inade Went declaring that over a thousand Alsatians of Wytschacts and Fast of Boeninghe. bad been," preventively arrested” with- We took prisoners and inficted cön- cut knowing why. An ex-inmaid,aiderable damage. who snif slid was an agent of the Part. German Union, claimed to bave denounced 123.
Speakers belonging to the Cantre, Socialist, Progressive and Polish Parties expressed indignation at these mathless
methods.....
We bombed enemy working parties in the neighbourhood of La Bassee Canal, inflicting many casualties.
THE CHINA MAIL.
THE SINKING OF A GREEK SHIP.
A GREEK PROTEST TO
GERMANY.
ATHENS OCL 30 The Government has decided to protest to Germany against the torpedo ing of the Angeliki. THREATENED GENERAL STRIKE The Trade Union centre of Piraeus had decided in principle to proclaim a general strike if it can be proved that a German submarine has torpedoed Greek shipping. The Trade Unious decided to strike unless they are guaranteed that Greek merchantmen will not be torpedoed
COMFORTS FOR TROOPS IN
· MESOPOTAMIA. ⠀
AN APPEAL FOR PUBLIC SUPPORT.
LONDON, Oct. 30: The Committee of the Mesopotamia, Comforts Fund, of which Lord! Laming ton is Chairman, appeal for public
Heavy rain continties. There is nothing to report on our support. front south of Anere.
SUCCESSIVE ENEMY ATTACKS ON
THE FRENCH.
Dr Helfferich attempted to appease them and promised a thorough inves tigation. He accepted a National-Liberal PARTIAL ENEMY SUCCESS "AT" motion to refer the Bill rogaring! Preventive arrest to a Committee.
LATER.
BIACHES
PARIS Oct. 30.
There were startling disclosures in
A communiqué states: the Reichstag debate on the subject of We carried trenches north-west of preventive arrest. I was stated that |Sally Saillise) and advanced eastward, 424 personwaro at present incarcerated in the direction of Saillisel, taking 60 Of these 189 are merely suspected of prisoners. espionage. There are 1,053 caser of persons whose residence is restricted The Military exercise aclitrary powers subjecting the persons arrested to various forms of mental torture and hardships.
The
Germans attacked Bisches to the south of La Maisonette and, ware repulsed with severe losseT several times, but finally a most violent, attack penetrater elements of our first lino north of La Maisonette and guine
footing in Faro buildings.
All German efforts to drive us from Hill 97 failed.
The arrested persons include Rosas Luxemburg whose influence is feared, also girls of 17, and high diplomatists who represented Germany abroad.
Socialist members alleged that pre- ventive arrests constitute the weapon which is being employed against political ⚫bjectionables.
Dr. Helfferich defended the system. A message from Berlin states that the disclosures in the Reichstag have
At a meeting of the Committee on Saturday a gentleman just returned from Mesopotamia stated that the trans port had been greatly improved and the troops were now receiving the comforts
sent.
AUSTRALIA AND CONSCRIPTION.
LATEST POLLING RESULTS.
MELBOURNE, Oct. 30. The latest referendum figures are Yas...798,000 Na...887,000. The figures of the individual States are:-
New South Wales Victoris Queensland South Australis West Australia Tasmania...
SPORTING.
HOCKEY
At a well attended, meeting recently held at the Volunteer Headquarters presided over by Cat Chapman, it was decided to run two hockey teams in con- nection with the to be known as Yes. No. "A" and "B". A team will be 264,000 378,000 drawn solely from the Scouts Company 287,000 273,000 and the "A" tear from the remainder of the Corps. Both teams will be entered in the United Services Hockey League.
The following are the officers
83,000 63,000
.:
$9,000 90,000
59,000 37,000
25,000 29,000
The figures of the referendum give an altogether filgo ides of the attitude of Australian.
"A" Team-Captain, Pte Brayshay; Vice Captain, Pte. Dyer Ball; Secretary, Pte. Mitchell,
"B" Team-Captain, Pte. Evane; Vice- Captain, Lee Cpl. Edmonds: Secretary,
Hockey Committee: the foregoing with Lt Murphy as Chanman.
General Corps Hockey Secretary: Pte. Baskett.
when it says: "The anti-conscriptionists
The Age puts the matter in a nutshell | Pte Haskett.
admit we must not desert the soldiers. They simply refuse to sanction the proposed method of raising reinforec- mants in the Commonwealth,"
Mr. Case, a member of the House of Representatives and the organiser of the anti-conscriptionist campaign, urges both sides to carry out a vigorous voluntary system.
WEDDING, AT UNIOR CHURCH,
DOVEY MACKENZIE
In the presence of many friends the wedding took place at Union Church this afternoon of Miss Jessie Matheson Mackenzie, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Alex. Mackenzie of Hongkong, to Mr. Ernest Roadley Dovey, Government Analyst
HONGKONG GOLF CLUB.
DRAW FOR THE MAITLAND CUP.
•
The following is the draw for the Mait Ind Cup
To worst ndęso. Mr. and Mrs. Falconer (36). Mrs. Mckinney and K. Brayshay "(25). Mr J. Rodger and 3. D. Kinzard (24). Miss J. Rodger and J. Rodger, Jr. (38). Mr. and M. Miner Jones (13). Mr. and Mrs. Fletcher (91).` Mrs. Looker and P. J. Wodehonso (33). Mrs. Franklin and Lester Arnold (94) Mrs, Mailland and E. Johnson (18). Mrs. Crawford and F. Bevington (28).
The bride's dress was of while Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Stewart (34).
Mr. and Mrs. Adams (41).
The Times publishes letters showing Duchess mousseline silk, trimmed with that, the comforts sent to the Kution and pearl embroidery, she wore Mr. and Mrs. Joe Hooper (59) . prisoners in Turkey sometimes do not a silk-embroidered tulle voil and wreath | Mr. and Mrs. Bevia (32). reach them or we long delayed.
of orange blossom, and carried a shower Miss Denison and N. Marshall (4). The Treasurer of the Regimental bouquet of white roses and chrysanthe Miss Robertson and Mr. Mitchell (26). Comforts Fund complains that War mums. Office methods have nailified, the efforts
of the Fund to provide prisoners with Mackenzio (sister, of the bride) and Miss Jean Cousland (daughter of Mr.
clothing
EARLIER TELEGRAMS.
IRELAND AND HOME RULE.
The artillery struggle along the AN APPEAL. BY MR. REDMUND. whole front on the right of the Meuse
Dousument. There has continues, but it is less viclent. at been no infantry attack.
LONDON, Oct. 30. Mr. Redmond, speaking at Sligo, appealed to the Government to put Home Rule into operation and to
act
and Mira. 1 5. D. Cousland). Their dresses were of "white voile, trimuned with Valenciennes lace and blue ribbon, and they wore Diteli bonnets al carried bouquets of pink roses and blue ribbon..
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SECOND ROUND.
The bridesmaids were Miss Helens. Davey and EL. A. Taykır (4)','
Mrs. H. Griffin and G. A. Robinson (46). Mr. Pam and H. A. Brand (29). MY Rodger bhd W. C. Bond (2)
Miss Eakins and T. J. Fisher (26). 31rs. Winslow and R. E. Lindsell (3)
Mr. and Mrs. Gale (21). Miss Warters and C. Thorne (38). Wes. Crapnell and W. D. Kraft (86) 3. Wanning and R. P. Thursfield (14). Mrs. Nishet sad Mr. Winslow (42), Mrs. Moore and P., Hodgson (45). Arr. and Mrs. Grèsves (48);
Miss A. Gordon and T. A. Loughlin (26)'. Mr. and Mrs. Carponaal (48). Mrs. H. Hancock and A. C. Leith' (28)". Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Hayward (82) Mrs. Pearce and A., B. Stewart (21)..
Mr. and Mrs McGregor (48). Mr. and Mrs. W, H. Kent (42), Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Griffin (48)
The bride was given away by her father and the ceremony was performed by the Rev. J. Kirk Maconachie.
Mr. J Wattie as best iman.
The bridegroom was supported by
At the conclusion of the ceremony
ENEMY BOMBARDING RHEIMS.trust the Irish people. One great the Organist (Mr. Ed. Chiapman)
The communiqué concludes:
of British statemanship would played the Wedding March. "In do more towards winning the war accordance with their usual babit, in than an alliance with half a dozen" Dunedin," Barkar Road, The Peak, A reception was afterwards held at roused the indignation of practically order to avenge their defeat at Verdun neutrals. All Irish rights he said "can when many friends offered their felicit the whole of the members of the the Germans have violently bombarded fore the first need was to rally the con-
be won by constitutional action," there- tions to the happy couple... Reichstag. The Socialist Press is part the town of Rheins. There are a few stitutional
The bride's going away dress was cular bitter. It says that Dr. Helcivilian victims.
movement. He warned Shantung silk costume with coloured Irishmen that there was nothing picture hat, trimmed with pink and ferich was obviously nerron when he
Imperial in Ireland's position, but sheer blue. Mr. and Mrx, Dovey are leaving by maduces to Ireland, berself
the Empress of Russia to spend the honeymoor in Japan.
attempted to meet the charges.
"The Liberal ossische Zeitung declares
that Dr. Helfferich's reception showed
LINER FOUNDERS IN A GALE.
him that, his attitude is but little PASSENGERS AND CREW approved.
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RUMANIANS PURSUING THE ENEMY.
MORE PRISONERS TAKEN.
LONDON, Oct. 30.
A Rumanian communiqué states :- In Jiul Valley our pursuit of the enemy continues. We have taken 312 more prisoners, and four machine-gun
We repulsed two enemy attacks north of Azuga, near the Predeal Pass, six miles within Rumania, and we advanced A little on our Left wing in the region' of Drago Slavele.
There is no change elsewhere.
BITTER FIGHTING IN MACEDONIA.
"LONDON, Oct. 30- A French official report from Balonika tates that the Serbiaris, supported by French artillery, gained some advantage zorth of Delivol in bitter, fighting, which continues with obstinats violence. -on both sides
There is violent artillory activity in the region of the Corna and in our Left wing
BIG BATTLE IN ABYSSINIA.
SAVED
LONDON, Oct. 30, The Elder Dempster liner or has foundered twenty-five miles west. of Chant in a heavy gale.
All on board were saved.
LATER.
The Norwegian steamar Rain picked up the passengers and crew "of the Bernu and brought them to St. Nazaire.
THE PRINCE OF WALES.
LONDON, Oct. 23.
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GREATER REPRESENTATION ON THE COLONIAL COUNCILS.
The Prince of Wales has been gazetted QUESTIONS BY THE HON, MR a General Staff Officer, second grade.
WHOLESALE EXECUTION OF FOLES AND RUTHENIANS.
ROME, Oct. 30. [The Born is a ship of 2,074 not tons Austrian desertors and prisoners belonging to the British and African describe the atrocious treatment inflicted Elder Dempater & Co. are General Man-ed of sympathies with Russia Steam Navigation Co., Ltd., of which upon the Poles and Ruthenians suspect agers. The Born was built in 1899.]
They declare that 20,000 were summarily executed.
OTHER STEAMERS SUNK.
LONDON, Oct. 30, The British
steamer Marina is believed to have sunk.
The Spanish steamer Zumaya has been lost off Salvora. Only one person was saved.
COPENHAGEN, Oct. 30 The Norwegian steamer Stemshest has been sunk. The crew were anved."
STOCKHOLM, Oct. 30.
A Gorman submarine sans the schooner Ellen. The crew were saved. SINKING NORWEGIAN
SHIPS,
'GERMANY'S MOTIVE.
PARIS, Oct. 30.
It is believed that the sinking of Norwegian shipa by-the Germans is intended to intimate Sweden from making a Commercial Agreement with LONDON, Get 30.
the Allies, which the Allies are hopeful telegram from the British Minister of arranging Germany fears that the in Abyssinia announces that a big battle result might ultimately be to close her
GERMAN PRISON CAMPS.
MEN DYING. OF UTTER MISERY.
S
PARIS, "Oct. 30, The Danish writer, Madame Brameon makes painful revelatione concerning the prison camp at Gucstrow, where English and Russian consumptives are slowly dying less of illacss than of utter misery.
THE SINKING OF A TRANSPORT.
FIFTY DROWNED."!,
ATREXS, Oct. 30.. Fifty were drowned in the sinking of the Angeliki which was conveying colunteers to Salonika.
THE TREACHERY OF AUSTRO GERMAN SOCIALISTS.
ITALIAN SOCIALISTS MINISTER'S DENUNCEATION,
BOMA, Oct. 30.
Signor
world and The Socialist Minister,
Allied
H. E. POLLOCK.
GOVERNMENT DECLINES TO
REPLY..
Mrs. Gedge and Mr.. Dodwell (0), Miss Wilkinson and Mr. Compertz (27). Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Davidson (28).
The first round to be played by 19th November, second mound by th Nov.. third round by 3rd Dec., fourth, rohad by 10th Dec., fifth round by 17th Dec., semi-final by 24th Dec., and final by U1st Dec.
GOLF.
JAPAN -AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP.
Describing the recent competition for the amateur golf championship of Japan, which was won by Capt. E IM. Barrott (Shanghai) the
"Japan Chromile
on the links of the
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SCOTTISH FOOTBALL
(From Our Con Currespondents)
September 20.
In accordance with notice pre viously given the following questions were asked by the Hon. Mr. H. B. | says: Folloc's, K.C., at this afternoon's The weather conditions for the to the Shanghai papers by Mr.
There were several surprise results of Japan, played Bingham:- meeting of the Legislative Council: Amateur Championship of Jub ou
I have just received, the enclosed in Association League football, one 1. With reference to the following state. Sunday (15th instant), were at their letter from Mrs Fryatt which I should
ments in paragraph 5 of the Despatch worst and under the circumstances bo obliged if you will publish. It will or two might be termed sensational. of Ha Excellency the Governor, of the Barrett's score of 17 was exceedingly be seen that Mrs Fayatt approves of the Queen's Park won for the first time - 26th May, 1918 to the Secretary of 80od. The toes were particularly bad suggestion founda Captain Fryatt Prize State for the Colonies on the subject in consequence accurate driving was with one of the training ships. The at Aberdeen, since the amateurs be of the recent Petition for grate most fapossible, causing many players total amount collected was 31,290.80eme members of the League, reto fud the grass, where may strokes which I remitted to London as an Falkirk sustained their first defest presentation of the public on the were required to get out. After the first exchange of 3/0 producing £140/8/
though playing at home, and Dut Executive Red Logistire Councils round it looked as though the title might sterling.. namely It is quite impracticable to scores then being
be won by local players, the leading On enquiry I find that the National
Refuges for Homeless and Destituta gained their
victory of the sea- apply the principle of election to aD-. ·Barrett
Children, 164 Sh
soury Avenue, Lonson against Hibernians at Easter pointments to a body like the Execqtirë
don W
W besides their homes and Road, a ground not generally asso Council and it does not seem necesary
fages control two training ship, the
to set out the very obvious reason for which, such proposal could not be entertained. Will she Government state what are the reasons why such a proposal could not be entertained?
Bell
Pescaon
White
Menaugh
Lawsont Fitzgerald F
Jeffery
Brady
78- 70.
After the third nine holes the leading
2. Will the Government also stata for
what reasons two out of the four non-scores were Chinese Unofficial Members of the Legislative Council aro Government pominees Instead of ging-elected as Merahers?
Barrett' :""
Lawson
White
PERTRON Ball
193 .124.
The COLONIAL SECRETARY replying The positing was thus very interesting on behalf of the Governor said: The but Barrett proved himself a workar Government is not prepared to make winner by doing the last 9in 36, which a statement on the subject. in pouring rain, and being the last "WAS
Hon. Mr. POLLOCK, rising en a point of exceptionally good. White also played order, referred to his question not hav to second place
dgood in 37, and brought himself
ing been answered. He appreciated the Pearson get into serious trouble from fact that the Governor had it within a mis-hit toe-shot at the eighth, which his power to decline to answer certain cost him an 8, and brought him down in questions, a power which his Excellency the list
The cards returned were:-
asad frequently, That much had been conveyed to bim in a letter from the Barrotju 44 30 42 36 167 Clerk of Councils and he (the hon.
*43 member) thought it should have been stated-in-Council After the latter
has been fought 45 miles from Adis last half-open door to the w
enable Russia to obtain supplies when Bolati, in a speech denounced the from the Clerk of Councils the question eba (the capital), resulting in com- Abebs
Archangel is ics-bound. By t plete victory for the Government.
treachery of the Austro-German vanished from the agenda. He took it, fulness towards Norway Rasoikhail, the father of the ax-
ermany Socialists in deceiving the Emperor Leli Jesn, has been taken hopes to inspire Sweden with fear of Socialists regarding the war that he was at liberty to send a copy of the letter to the Press; otherwise it prisoner. Ledj Jesu himself is believed the consequences of any tendency to unless Europa was freed from the appeared that the question given in public in Council had gone mysteriously into word without any explanation at all,
to be among the tribes on the Somali- Abyssinia frontian
favour the Allies. However, opinion is expreased
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that
Victory be said would be incomplete the nightmare of Austro-derman mil the toriem Italy, would fight until the
many henriel manitariat wiped out the map of Europe.
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copy of the letter to the Breat
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Arethusa and Chichester. Of their old cisted with a visiting fears SUCCESS, boys they have 2200 serving in the The, undefeated clubs are row only senior service and 6,000 in the mercantile
marine, same, of whom are master three in number-Celtic, Rangern mariners. It appears to me to be just and Clyde. But indeed the Cham the thing for our purpose and Ipionship will nguin "only concern therefore propose a over the the old Glasgow fam lágina var money to the management of this society Unexpected skill und enterprise on the following simple conditions
1 The money to be invested in British gave Queen's Park their victory an
War Loan
-mannered Aberdeen crowd trig 2. The income derived shall be used: to the reverse badly There is ESTY
donate a prize och year to boy of any doubt of the result of Celtic either the Arethaan or Chichester visit to Motherwell, but an accident training shit'
MES FEYATT'S REPLY,
65 Oakland Road,"
4 That the prize shall be known as to one of the home forwards may
the Captain Fryatt Prize:
things very easy for the frislum÷7 Bangers were not at their best again Kilmarnock, but were good boug to carry off the points. For over an bour Clyde shot weakly against Baith Rovers, only putting the matter beyond doubt when the finish came in sight Ayr United played well for their success over Hearta but the
Dovercourt, near Harwich E. BINGHAM, Q
Bept. 24. Dear Sir, I am in receipt of your very kind letter for which L offer you and the subscribers in, Shanghai, China on behalf of myself and our most
family our mo
to
heartfelt thanks
I feel save your proposition Hearts are unfortunate, they have
husband and father of my seven children;
establish Captain
Prize had to play 19 men in three matchet, would be the most tangible form to the call of the hoki beng henry, commemorate the memory of my dear It is unlikely that Morton wel take
the place of runner-up to the Celtic and world, wore it possible to Bangers Championship that will coincide entirely with his
wishen "I feel his loss to me is irre. probably fall to Ayr, que latest Narbut I find consolation in the lapse of Merton against St Mirren placeable he was a man tho not promising
would
hundred times Talher
forfeit, his British heritage or meŢIE
ther conditions wit pectatora enjoyed the day,
me
which have been
dost permanent
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