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MONDAY. NOVEMBER 13, 1916.
THE
LATEST
THE CHINA MAH
THE WESTERN FRONT.
EARLIER TELEGRAMS.
WAR.
TELEGRAMS.
(Reuter's Service to the China Mail.)
GOOD PROGRESS BY RUSSIANS AND RUMANIANS.
RAPID RUSSIAN ADVANCE IN DOBRUDJA.
"PETROGRAD, Nov. 12. The Russians are attacking the bridgehend at Czernavoda from the felt and western bend of the Danube village of Dunarea and they occupied opposite Czenovada about a mile from the river on the Bukharat raibras.
a sonall
It is, lulevel that only enemy large erased the Danube. -but-it i not known whether th
FRENCH PROGRESS.
LONDON, Nov. 12.
A French communiqué states : North of the Somme some progress was made last night north of Mailly. Saillisel and also in the eastern portions, of the village
The enemy violently bombartled the whole district south of the Sortime,
An enemy attack south-east of Berups following upon a lively bombardment, was mostly broken by our fire. Enemy fretions which enterest some of our ware immediately
PORTUGUESE" FOR EUROPEAN BATTLEFIELDS.vanced trenches
CONTINGENTS ABOUT TO LEAVE.
LISBON, Nov, 12. The Premier announced in the Cham ber that Portuguese contingents are about, to leave to fight in the battle fields of Europe.
THE FORTS OF VERDUN.
DOUAUMONT FORT PRACTICALLY
UNDAMAGED.
GERMAN OFFICIAL STATEMENTS PURE INVENTIONS,
LONDONY Nov. 12 Reuter's Correspondent at French Headquarters has vicited Fort La mont and he sags the Germans aban rlokerlit-burriedly on-fieptember 2001 | -bridge-was-mixtorid or a passage.jowing to a big explosion in the magazine.. "effected by boats.
The Fussian concentration and adrines on the Rumanian front has bern most rapid and the occupation of Hinars on the river bank and hetwn fifteen and twenty mile of
ejected by a countersittack.
We maintained both positions. We took by a successful coup de putin an enemy trench opposite Armancourt. Lieut. Hateaux brought down his twelfth aeroplane and Liout. Dealin hig
inth
BRITISH GAS ATTACKS.
LONDON, Nov. 12.
Sir Douglas Haig reports that last night gas was successfully released against the enemy southward of Yprox Enemy artillery has been active in the Les Bounts and Eancourt-Tabhave regions, *
We twice discharged gas, worth of the Ancre
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LARGE SQUADRONS ENGAGED.
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LONDON, Nov. 12.
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THE ITALIAN FRONT
STRAIGHTENED..
AERIAL OPERATIONS ON SNOW AND TORRENTIAL RÄIN:
WESTERN FRONT.
LONDON, Nov. 11, An Italian official report states:--- Snowfall and torrential sina have been hindering our artillery. We have straightened our front between Monte General Sie. Douglas Haig, in a equ- | faiti and Castagnavizza, advancing nine hundred yards and capturing two aix monique, says
Yesterday our aircraft successfully jach guns and an abundant store of hombed enemy butments, aerodromes, ammunition. " headquarters, stations, and trains. Two traits were bit and a third set on fire. A number of explosions followed. Three enemy machines were destroyed in the course of numerous air fights and a fourth was forced down in our lines, and many others were driven down damaged. One of our machines is missing.
BATTLE RETWEEN 30 BRITISH AND 38 GERMAN MACHINES.
PARIS, NOT. 12. The great air battle at Sapound mentioned in a previous comunique was watched by thousands of spectators.
30,000 BELGIANS TRANSPORTED
TO GERMANY.
AMSTERDAM, Now 12. The Telegraaf states that 30,000 Belgians have been transported from Antwerp to Germany, also all males" in They are to receive 13 Waterloo, marks weekly and military rations.
Several riots have occurred at Antwerp Citizens between: 17 and 30 to depar. Many fled and were killed years of age were notified to prepare
Germans fired on one group of Belgians on the frontier by electric wires. The
Baffled in their attempt to cross the British lines the Germans decided after they had passed the wires. on "a colossal experlition, warning of which was given by our routing! aircraft. Accordingly three British squadrons, ch of ten, machines, attacked the Germans before they The enemy's eculd cross our lines. force consisted of at least 38 Fokken" and "Rumpers."
The
The scene w most oxciting as the machine guns crackle was varied by the leeper, note of revolver guna. lane was long in the balance. The first machine put out of action was a Eakker which whirled duly for a
Undoubtally they meant to return but THE RUSSIAN FIGHTING.ment, hurst into flames, and crashed the French forestalled them.
Loxpes. Nov. 12-
'A'Russian communiqué states:. After a day long bombardment în
to earth. Then a British biplane got badly hit, next two German machines, followed by many others, the precise anmber of which has not been ascertain- ed.
The official German stitements abouť | the cacaution and damage are total inventions. Except for a big hole in the roof wade by French beary shells the fort is lamaged. Every apart. country castwards thereof, shows
The battle raged fill evening wheny that the Germans will repent the that they have progresand 14 miles.ent is utilisable and the electric
light is in good order. Garman they captured a section of our half experiment.
in the lust for days and are about twenty-five miles from navoda.
SERBIANS CARRY STRONG
POSITIONS. “
CAPTURE 600 PRISONERS, `
LONDON: Nov. 11.
A Serbian official report states that the Serbians yesterday carried out bril liant operations at Cernereka carrying strong positions and capturing 600 pri- soners and a rumber of guns.
BRITISH NAYAL GUNS SHELL ENEMY BIVOUACS.
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SALONIKA, Nov. 11,
A British report states that naval
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The British were superior throughout guns successfully shelled enemy biyouses the Lipitzadoluaia Spistelniki region and routed and pursued the enemy, at Provista the examy stacked with large forces. whose losses were heavy. It is unlike
now signs and directions were still on destroyed trenches- Cer-the walls and there were considerable
Lasoos, Nov 19.
Enemy attacks contine south of stores of German bully-beef and biscuits. Donmatm with; no success. The French Commandant's tulle waxSouth of Almashmezo we carried littered with German stationary and two commanding heights mid took
A Tümanian commusing states: In the Trotus Valley we attacked | books. and occupied Mounts Alnmis and Pratcente
In the "Tel Valles we repoland eight attacks in the direction of Cernic summit and afterwards took the offensive along the whole "front
from Vranden te Slanic, and occupied the summits of Mounts Taperi und "Atamanrta.
Two Seventy-fires and a heavy gan loft by the French when they evacuated The fort remain. Sixty Germans who were asphyxinted by an explosion months ago are solidly immared in the
inner wall like faithless nuns.
THE RESISTING POWER OF THE FORTS..
The Correspondent says the Vertau
In-Buvon-Fathy we repnised an forts prove that the resisting power" of "enemy attack.
On the right bank of the Alk Valley we continue to progress.
The enemy or the right bank
attacked violently.
In the dini Valley a violent enemy attacle compelled cur tops to retire slightly southwort.
In the Paladja we advanced taras Topalo,
an
200 prisoners.
Daube freût continues.
Our southwardd adyuger on the
THE SINKING OF THE "ARABIA,"
SURVIVORS. STORIES.
MALTA, Nov. 12:
SUCCESSFUL AIR RAIDS, "
Panis, Nov. 12.
A communiqué says :--- "In the Ablaincourt and Gomiecourt districts seventeen British aeroplanes on Friday dropped two tons of projectiles on steel works at Fecklingen, north-west of Sarrbruck, arki felled three cuemy machines fa fights during the raid
The following right eight Freach aeroplanes dropped tons of projectiles on the same works,, and several fires were observed. All the machines returned asfely. On Friday night Fronch aquadrans droppol projectiles en stations at Ham, St. Quentin, Fergnier and Nesle, an aerodrome at Diewze, blast furnaces at Rosbach and Iagondange, and airsheds at Frescaty, causing explosions and firen
GERMANS BOMB AMIENS. German aeroplanes on Friday night
molern fortifications is greater than i supposed Autwerp is no criterion, "The Araber's survivors copërm Germal Tuch guns never plereed the Phab diere Mar not the slightestubade several French towns, massive roofs of Donationt or. Vandewhen the vessed was torpedoed, including Nancy and Huneville, doing otwithsharing that the homigroght thing wort off in most perfect was bombarded the same night, and
no damage. The open towar of Amical was ten-fold heavier than at Antwer order. The women and children civilians were killer and 27 injured.. The French als furionaly Lombarded
the forts with their shells and only placed in Le boots first. pierced the armour of aneh onea.
The Verlan forts have justified the "builders and strategists
On the Iman-Cismar-Ciarnsup front
we took 100 prisoners.
LATEST NEWS:
LONDON, Nov. 13. A Ramanian communique announces successes on the Northern fronts The Rumanians assumed the offensive on
THE FRENCH POSITION. The French position at Verdun is) described by Reuter's Correspondent at the Forch Headquarters.
They now hold the trench line fazing Document. The enemy at the nearest point is extremely comfortable, 400
Severd officers remained aboord to
the last moment. The submarine
s not seen' but the wake of a torpedo was discernible and the periscope of a submarine was seen 200 yards away, after the ship had heen struck,
The Arabia was hit in the bunkers near the engine-room. Coal blocked up the rent and sterned the inrush of water, undoubtedly, enabling the
the Moldavia front mal also advanced yards, distant. The French 14 are in the Dobija to the line Tupol well in front of Vanx where, the ship to remain so long afloat. Cisco Granasuf, sapturing a hundred Germans are in a line of shell-bles prisoners
NOTABLE SERBIAN
SUCCESS.
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Some of the passengers, assert that
FRENCH RECAPTURE SAILLESIEL
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PARIS, Nov. 12.
A camaniqué saysThe French in the afternoon, worth of the Somme, re- captured, most of the village of Saillisel and occupy the north-eastern and south eastern outskirts. The enemy is still resisting desperately. Up till now 100 prisoners have bern counted.
A German attack south of Pressoir, south of the Somine, was repulsed by bomba. A furious artillery fuel con-
tinuca.
A GERMAN COMMUNIQUE.
LONDON, Nov...11.
A Goran communiqué saya.. The British sncceeded in penetrating our first line of trenches north-east of Courcelette.
below the fort... Owing to the wetness the torpedo was discharged only Sty of the grand they cannot dig trenched yards away. The crash was so ter- and are compelled to occupy the fic that thic vessel was swirled zound feld line in gmund where a many the force of the impact. The
The house-to-house lighting near the sinks waist deep in mind unless noish of falling glass and pieces of church at Sailly-Saillieel can afford the he keeps to the
ridges. The wood was denfening. Many paasen Erench erall advantages. Otherwise French are much better off for the gers in the saloons
were thrown the attack tailed
Ten "enemy aeroplanes were brought 1.000 MORE PRISONERS AND EIGHT winter, being practically unexposed to down..
down yesterday. HOWITZERS.
Germa fire. At present the Freuch The peristope of a submarine was artillery work is such that next Spring, distinctly seen circling round the when the ground hardens, attacks here vessel but the submarine never carag
up to the surface. will be exceedingly simplified.
LONDON, Nov. 19. A French comntiniqué states that the Serbians are driving back the Bulgarning in the Cerna loop and continue their victorious advance. The whole of the Cuki range is now
in their possession, likewise the
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GERMAN COMMENT ON MR..
ASQUITH'S SPEECH.
AMSTERDAM, Nov. 12.
Russian counter-attacks at Skrobowa infler: The Germans penetrated the Russian main positions at Nazijo, Routh-west of Folwkonsolesiz, severu of which were fartifed. '
When the first assistance arrived The Romanian lines were stormed ho the Arabia was still floating though tween Predeal and Sinaia and 200 listing heavily. The first arrival was prisoners taken,
RUMANIAN FRONT.
strawler, which as the submarine FIERCE FIGHTING CONTINUES ON The Lokalanzeiger commenting on was still in the neighbourhood village of Folott wis captured by Mr. "Asquith's Guildhall speech de-stamed continually round the Arabid a brilliant assault. All Bulgarien clares that tac Germans are fully till she sank and the submarine Counter-attacks were repulsed with occupied with their own affairs and disappeared.- beary loss.
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PANDEMONIUM AT A PEACE CONFERENCE.
FORCIBLE PROTEST AGAINST PEACE EFFORTS.
LONDON, Nov. 11. A great processsion wrecked a Paciäst Conference at Cardi
Mr. Ramsay Macdonald, M.P., and -other-speakers escaped by a door
Mr. Tupper and Mr. Stanton, Labour M.P., headed the anti-peare demonstra tors at Cardi. The latter attacked the doors of the meeting, which was presided over by Mr. Winstono, presi- dent of the South Wales Miners' Federation.
Despite resistance by the polies, the demonstraters, numbering 10,000, forced an entrance. Mr. Ramsay Macdonald, M.P. disappeared but Me Winston and Mr. Thomas, M.P.. remained. They attempted to argue with the invaders! bus their voices were, drowner in patriotic singing. Mr. Thomas was dragged from a table and ejected.
and passed a resolution in favour of a The demonstratora hoki a meeting
vigorana prosecution of the war.
AUSTRIAN EMPEROR ILL.
LONDON, Nov. 12 The Austrian Emperor is suffering from catarrh.
AUSTRALIAN AFFAIRS.
A GENERAL MORATORIUM,
MELBOURNE, Nov. 14. The Communtealth has issued reguin tion providing for a general or torium. HOLMAN MINISTRY NO LONGER RECOGNISED
SYDNEY, Nov. 12. The Governor ha fented that he no lenger recognises the Holman Minis try, as Senator Wade has assumed con- trol, of the Assembly's business.
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PRICE OF TIMES" INCREASED."
LONDON, Nov. 12. The price of the Times is to be increased to three-halfpence on the 20th
inst
Other learling daily newspapers will probably follow unit.
"IZOMEN CARPENTERS FOR FRANCE.
It
LONDON, Nov-1 was mentioned at Chobham Military Tribunal yesterday that be tween 200 and 300 women carpenters in that district are going to Francé immediately,
THE MARRIAGE LAW.
#LONDON, NW IT. A Rumanian communiqué savs Enemy attacks in Slanie Valley at can hardly be expected to act as the A music-hall artist returning from:
Moldavia were repulsed- The "Serbians" niso progressed fur-saviour of the Armenians, and others Indin raid the explosion destroyed
The enemy, in Prahova Valley, after ther west and north of Veliselo.suffering from the misfortunes of the boat assigned to his company, a furious bombardment, attacked severi
JONDON, Nov. 11. Ho Assisted Lady Tata and other times and was reprised in the host The Bumadians It adds: Nobody has
angry manner. Reuter's Correspondent ́at
ludion
The Lord Chief Justice, insgiving into other boats. He was maintained the position Serbian Headquarters reports that slightest inclination for a separate
The Romanians captured a trench at jilginent in the size of Dr. Miraznwarud pence with Great Britain, but if the among the last to leave the ship. the successes at Tchuko range con other enerny Static sound Germany When: 600 yarde away ho saw the Dugoy de Ferer lighting continues in mouthned on September 24th, tinue. The Bulgars, reinforced by we perhaps would try to build them periscope of a submarine moving an advised northwards and fresh troops counter-attacked on the a bridge." 11th-inst., but were thrown back and pursued.
A. thousand additional prisoners and eight howitzers were captured es-well-us-other war material.
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THE DESTRUCTION" OF SHIPPING:
tonnage is probably the chief cause. Fot the present rise in rates,
Exports of rice from Saigon from ist January to 17th October, amount to 802,385 tons as compared with 202,858 LUNDON, NOV. II.
tons for the same period laut year, The British steamers Bupla, Merge Quotation for No. 2 white round sifted and Earl of Forfor have been sunlerce stands at 94.06 per picul fo.b. for Seventeen of the crew of the Bogota hare September/October shipment. been picked up; two boats are missing Bangkok/Hongkong-The rate in this
The American steamer Columbian believed to have been sunk.
ALMERIA, Nov. 12. The Norwegian steamer Tripol has been sunk The crew has been saved.
COPENILAGEN, Nov. 19 Five of the crew of the Norwegian steamer Mulang, sunk on the 17th Octo ber, are miasing.
CORUNNA, Nov. 12, Crews, numbering 163, belonging to the torpedoed Norwegian steamers Sallo, Fordel and the American steamer Colombian, have arrived in lifeboats this week
GERMAN GUANO COMPANY ACQUIRED.
Losnes, Nov. 11 Lord Rhondda has purchased for the sum of £350,000 the Anglo- Continental Guada Company, forma erly a German concern.
Continued on page 2.)
COMMERCIAL.
THE FREIGHT MARKET.
Henry
cents per picul bring new quoted for inside outside the bar loading respective ly as against 50/10 cents per picul reported in our la
Last advices
direction still continues weak, 90/50
Saikon, Philippines We have ne thing further to report beyond that in quence of the profability of the Philippine rice crop bring a good one unless something very unforeseen, h pens--such as unexpected late typhoon
for connigh, in mnezinal
the demand very light, if inded direction, any at all, until well into next year.
It is reported that nearly all Saigon perchases, for delivery this year, already. have freight covered,
"Sa/gon/Java;~We have nothing fan- ther to add to our report of a' fortright ngo in this connection beyond that tennage being still required, and shelt
ubitain,
Owners' ideas of rate ilu na coincide with offers in the market, and, combined with the legla of return emer ployment horthwards, before f interest in be taken, the rate will i ruling in juore northern water
Bowelwangthing further reported in this direcion although business might still be brought abont, before the fish of the season, with compaintively chop tah
Coal-Prices have
ully
proprietors are little inclined fuc since in view of anticipated general Fo. Combined with sumity of toxinaga from Japan very little business has been done nitlough there er of gnce demand. Hongay to heal or const ban. ness is therefore suffering, und, sooner or later, rates, whith stare at about 24. to 9400 per to yould teem
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Fixture.
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endor review a number of voll know vessels bating en zo for timecharter for periods of From to 12 mats arrying mates up to high se
*nowman & Cols Freight Cir on the left inks of the Alt. The said a declaration or bil of divorcement
under Mammerad law could not cular for November 11th, status towards the Arabia, evidently with captured a mountain.
dissolve mariage contracted in Enginn Since, reporting on the Sath ult, the ly and good business his bren aninged GERMAN THREAT TO NORWAY,
the intention of boarding and securite onemy attack on the right of the and the marriage wis therefore, a lawful southern marie has fitmed shbakaitini- ing the ship's papers, but rescuing Alf has been atopped
impediment to a second, for mine on hoth lime and trip: charter baret.
Mr. Justice Darling at the adoption | Cartinued steady business in North - An attempt by the enemy to land st
in the rates of of Dr. Maawärnd Din's contentia China and the rise, AMSTERDAM, Nov. 12. vessels closing in at full spend the mouth of the Ait was repulsed.
would open the way to polygamy.ainese tormaze has undouban canged during the affectial our market prita Inize extant The Lokalinaciger, though it ad, apparently frustrated the cks g
Mr. Justice Braz conerred.
* saakléra basineleL mits it is not aware of the Norwegian The majority of the passengers arz Fifty-six enemy guns were taken. Gemmant's decision regarding convinced that the gravest disaster À FAVOURITE, KUB DOWN be would appeal
Hongkong last going to
last month,
belligerent submarinos in Norwegian was averted by the promptitude of cffe golfer, the foothah player and [The win the case wers both prove the rate in this direction stood at city thelusive of benfers the fixture Fixtures of reialak angindo-Chins steuner 1410, constit EALONIKA, Nov 12..
waters, pays if Norway adheres to the European crow closing the the all round athlets know the En al women. De Miran varud Din to cents per picol and has since been calling for mat attention Bing that of
vales of Chamberlain's Pain Palm 17%, married M-England, wid absequently, steadily increwing The Serbians on Saturday repulsed the regulations recently published, watertight doors.
owners still demanding just the thin for a rib down after a dissolved, die muurige onder Mahomme steamers have boen vindecat
high ratnich bring the code garian counter-attack on their Germany would ignore them accaver
The Arabic tilted down gradually hard game. All sozena dianpears like dan law.
does not excar that the present state magis and spins and awellags are validity of the divorne, refused to lasac a whole tonasse in scarce regalar court
of the market will mac, t lous and extended their they are illegal. If nevertheless
to, any patent Norway insists there can be no questill the boilers burst with
cored in cop third less time than by any license 102, Dr. Miran waged Dina orrt could probably be fixed at the last ra
The stew, notrop, it is anticipa
For some while to come, other treatment. For fale by all. Chem." lage to a cond English roman and he will be a good one but general | iris and StorskeeDER. A
matter this came befoes the High Court:
the rest of the red of a continuance of diplomatie crush, then raha planged
zentions.
DAMIizinward Dîn intimated that rents for the general; etfen Blawo Der fou un steamers dead zeight
A Perristrar disputing the 47 and 70 venta and althougbema to. LośA TÝCHLOG, MAURIT