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FRIO AY, OCTOBER 5, 1917.
TELEGRAMS.
(Continued from Pago "1.)
THE RUSSIAN FRONT.
-Espos, Out. 4: A.Ragsan official message states: There was intense artillery activity in the Jacobstadt region,
THE POPE'S PEACE, ACTIVITIES.
Lornos, Oct. 4. the Pope is continuing his pruce campaign is evident from the constant references by Italian Catho le organs to the activities of his Holiness.
THE CHINA. MAL
NATIONAL SERVICE IN OREAT BRITAIN.
GENERAL SMUTS ON THE WAR SITUATION.
THE GREAT GOAL LOOMING IN
"SIGHT.
EARLIER TELEGRAMS,
THE FRENCH FRONT. ARTILLERY ACTIVITY.
·LONDON, UK, a
artillery activity north of the Aino and A communique states Three was on both banks of the Meter Otherwise there was comparatively quive..
THE NIGHTMARE OF PRUSSIAN MILITARISM.
WAR
CHARITIES
"OUR DAY" +
THURSDAY, 18th OCTOBER, 1917.
MORNING:
Collection for LADY MAY'S ROSE FUND Or cheques may he sent NOW faddress Government House (bavaloper being marked "R
and we took up a more favourable! Belgiums, Ou the other hand, is the people of this country and of the function would be to transfer from civil { fact that we retain all our gains in the
LONDON, Oct. 4 Mr Geddes Minister of National Service, speaking at Edinburgh regard ing man-power said that the demands LONDON, Dot 4
of the Ministry of Agriculture of the General Smuts, speaking at luncheon army would henceforth be dealt with in that the Pope, in forwarding the Presidents of the Chambers of Com-whole field of man-power strategy. It It is asserted, on the one band.given at the Connaught Rooms by the exactly the same way in relation to the reply of the Central Empires to this merce of the United Kingdom, was would no longer be possible to say that The enemy retired from his ad-Entente, actually offered to act us enthusiastically received. vanced trenches, to the north-west mediator in opening conversations
the Army was allowed! to seize men is During the course of an important as it pleased. The departments were of Sosip, on the Rumunian Front. with Germany on the subject of pronouncement General Smuts said that no definitely coordinated and their
-LONDON, et. S Renter's Correspondent at Headquar tera emphasises the importance of the stated that the rope contined him whole Empire deserved to be taken into employment of no importance and even recent pushes: This is the mud test of self to transmitting the replies to the the confidence of their political Jescorn:rom the Army, Navy and Air Service,military strength, for in this war the | AFTERNOON
They had cheerfully shouldered immer such numbers of man as the War king of a position is one thing and No doubt is entertained, in London urable burdens and their spirit, after Cabinet declared necessary. He retaining in is quite another.
three years of the greatest strain; rebe no party to industrial compuls of which the following incident in charac that Austria and Germany are utilis-mained unconquerable. The magnitude For the great transferences Ialour refire the Germans succeeded in rushing little batpost of ours in the Scarpe Baristic. Following a great baret of gun-
Valley, where there was much bitter utir, garrisoned by a mere handful, but Sghting in the Spring It was a mall the Germans made a great fuss over it, they do over any of their rare suc ceasi nowadays
position.
THE RUSSIAN MILITARY
SITUATION.
Losnos, Oct. 4.
Entente, without comment.
The Russian Press Bureau at maining the Press to keep the question Headplarters, sanmarising the niliof negotiations, on the subject of tary situation, declares that the
Belgium, to the forefront. doubt expressed by the Allied Presis regarding the possibility of Russi accomplishing her altyah Ally
THE ATTITUDE OF AUSTRIA
NOTABLE. SPEECH BY COUNT CZERNIN.
AMSTERDAM, Oes. Ht."
Their vanntings, however, wele four lads returned and cleared out the premature, for..ot the following might
at So'clock. GREAT DRAWING OF WAR BONDS
Parade Ground
English
LADY MAY
Varione
ctions.
St. John Ambulance Bri Refreshments. in
and Chinese EVENING at 0 o'clo
FET at the Public Gardens A FILMS shown for the first time in Hongkong lost Music.
WAR
"and
THE BANDS OF THE 25th MIDDLESEX REGIMENT, 18th
of their performance increased with quired it was proposed to atilise the time and sehen the last blows of this trade unions for trade nuionists and the great war esme to he struck against employment of exchanges for others the enemy, he was sure that, the Men and women would he enrolled as hardest and Heaviest would be war workers and as war work volunteer, those coming from this society of Noons would like by a transfer. Pheny jiable, hal qizotes, figures
nations which they walled or miscalled alien woukt not be allowed to grow fas showing the disposition, of the enemy
the British Empire. He felt sure that at the expense of the men serving their faring the Russians, from which it
the present situation as clearing up country. Every encury aliou, regarless post. The moral is, "What we take INFANTRY, 14th PUNJABIS and POLICE RESERVE will play during appears that the enemy, particularly,
and the issue was no longer in doubt. of age, would be required to undertake we keep nowadays, even though the the Afternoon and Evening. the nuns, are netually, "Tour Count Czernin, speaking at a ban to Freach newspaper that the Ger the Ministry, otherwise they wild and never recovers its losses is the He had expressed the opinion recantly work of national importance under my effects a temporary co-entry. numerous than before the Bevöin-quet, at Budapest, said: "Now that maus' were already beaten and their be internod. Regarding neutral aber beaten side. The Germans are thing The side which is always steadily losurg tion
The enemy artillery has been we have dispelled the ideas that rulers know it. That was his conviction. he hoped to get large numbers to underd surely defeated on the Western fecat imilarly largely reinforced.
The Austriu-Hungary in
Estate and have shown that we are ing no effort and sparing no effort to intention to raise the military age, but
moribund it laid on them the clear duty of relax tke such work. There was no present Defeat on the field is the one nightmare thoroughly sound we can reply on continue to make good and reach their it might be necessary later. Menn
from which Prasain militarism shrinks. reegnition of our vita! nexts in goal. The terrible odds they had been while, the Army required as many The communication says that the sible to offer to surrealer the proof the war, were being reversed and it 20 as they could get.
Europe. Until then, it is inpes.fighting against, during the early part volunteers between the ages of 30 and Combative spirit of the Russians is tection afforded by our ampsinft was not for them to become weary cow ahrady anifesting itself on the but we and or allies ure in a pod when the great goal was looming in northern front, and tends to the tion to lay side our artus and to
sight. The most important feature of
economic situation but he must leave that over for some other occasion He
difficulties on the Caucasian Front ure raphasised where the Cossacka have to fight fostile Kurtis as well as the Turks.
2
hope of a possibility of a complete sinnt future conflicts to arbitr,the war situation re-lay was the
Crexalicuation of the Army in tha
future
· MACKENSEN. PREPARING FOR AN OFFENSIVE.
فروم
Ongssal Oct. 4.
· General Mackensen is preparing for an offerasivas on. The Focsani Front
Lion,
EXPORTS TO SCANDINAVIA AND,
HOLLAND.
LONDON, Oct. 1.
GRAND CHINESE THEATRICAL ENTERTAINMENT From 3th till 12th October, at the Taiping Theatre
We do not trouble about the map. We Tickets for the War Bond Drawing are obtainable have done all we wanted in the way we wanted, and that is what really
at all the principal Banks,
matters.
THE CHURCHILL'S SPEECH.
THE NECESSITY. FOR STICKING ON
LONDON, Oct. 3. Continuing his speech at the Aldwich Reuter learns that yesterday's exported the necessity of grimly sticking on, Club yesterday, Mr. Churchill emphasis- arter does not involve a new policy; it and pointed out that one might cast hitherto followed. is merely an extension of the principles away the prize at the moment when one would only have to grasp it. That had appened twice in his experience of war. in the case of the Dardanelles when
proposed to take the Germans on the ground on which they were strongest and malelated that success would be and or which they challenged the world
certain. He meant their purely military. The Allies object is to require ground and is showing it they marle all goods, alike, destined for Holland ighting power. That was a wrong that there shall be export licences force he sawit at Spion Kop, and again
the greatest mistake in their History, and scandinavi, with the exception for this was far more than a military mentioned thus enabling the authorities war and its decision would more and to control the whole export traile more depend up the political, economic, uniformly and direct its now. psychological and other non-military UNEMPLOYMENT IN DENMARK
Cöma Czenin proceeded in are the tucessity for a general obligy- tury, intentional disarmament for, otherwise, he said the military neurssities would be ingrumparably greater than in the past and this on nations would become intolerable. Regarding naval di afiament; however, narrow ideas must be excepted and there must also be guarantees against "an The Democratiq Conference has eronomie war of revenge. decided not to displve untra Count Czemin ridiculed the ques-factors. Provisional Parliament has beention of inderanities for the devasuć established.
AFFAIRS IN RUSSIA.
PETROGRAD, Oct: +
THE EX-IMPERIAL - FAMILY.
PETROGRAD, C. .
It is reported than the ex-Imperial
· Fampily huis been allotted a residence in a mordistry, near Tablask.
MINES.
UNDER GOVERNMENT
CONTROL.
But let them look at the matter from tion of the Entente countries, less the German angle and see how the the latter were prepared to recipro-purely military situation stood At the ente with regard to the devastation beginning of the fourth year of the war in Galicia, East Prussia, the Isonzo, the enemy was everywhere on the Turkey and the German Colonice, defensive and everywhere slowly But the Entente; be said, was grada, retiring before us yo
ully abuting its clans and these This movement was necessarily slow his would probably eventually be
from the nature of the new form of
COPENHAGES, Oct.
one effort more would have secured tie complete results. All had bear allowed to be lost in hopeless and abject ruin. e aserted that if we took the neces sary vigorous offensive measures there privations facing us should not be c was no reason why the danger and ecesfully overcome. He was profoundly convinced that we still retain the power to solve every difficulty and to emerga triumphantly from the perila with which Mr. Churchill declared the great fea ebeck of the German submarine campaign The Government has introduced against Great Britain. It had failed to action, or to cut us off from the great
Owing to the stoppage of supplies of raw material, consenquent on the more strict blockade, unemployment we are surrounded greatly increased and numbers of facture of the last six months had been the tories have closed down.
Bill for national relief of the unemployed
it is estimated that the expenditure feeding and lodging, with special grants will be £650,000. The Bill provides for
for large familics.
THE NEW SOUTH WALES COAL oned. We can rexiound the warfare which required an enormous enlargement of Austria-Hungary,"transport of heavy artillery and he said, "provided the eneng coin, mechanical apparatus of all kinds, but pletely evacuates our territory, but even an advance of a mile by tis involved. fet no imagine that this moderate tremendous enemy losses compared THE SWEDISH POLITICAL CRISIS SYDNEY, Oct. 4.
progmmime of ours will hold good for with those sustained in the great battles "The Government of New South ever. If our eneinice compel us to
UN STOCKHOLM, Oct. 4, Wales took over the coil mines from continue the wur, wo sill revise were now continually inflicted on the coalition Government is not
in former wars. Such loases and defeats
OUR DAY"
+
"OUR DAY"
18TH OCTOBER.
DRAWING OF WAR BONDS
LANE, CRAWFORD & CO.
WILL PRESENT FREE ONE TICKET
hamper our economie life, or military FOR EVERY $20 WORTH OF GOODS PURCHASED reinforcements from America Is FebruIN THEIR STORE (SHIPCHANDLERY DEPARTMENT surveys were made over the whole field ary and March the most elaborate
of our economie and military life with's view to ascertaining what would be our
sicking It was found that ire should capacity for continuing war on the basis FOR of certain heavy continuous submarine.
EXCEPTED), CASH
ONLY
be able to continue the war if fecessary From September 26th to October 16th-
and maintain ourselves for a period so oud carry-on across the sea and feed long that other decisions would,
the beginning of the strike and in- that programme and demand con enemy Take the Western Front," be Herly, in the Bight opposes the certainly interveng before it expited LANE.
tervis to control then for a consider-pensation.. I am not very optimis Tablé 'time, possibly for the duration the regarding the readiness of the of the war, paying the openers Entente: to coseluit, peace on the certain amount for taef. ton of cont, above basis, but our hour has come for the guaranteeing of the tree and peaceful development of Austria Hungary.
AUSTRALIAN ÉLECTIONS.
PERTH, Oct. 4. It is probable that the State partien will consist of 32 Ministerialists und 18 oficiul bourites.
SIR WILFRID LAURIER.
OTTAWA, Oct. 4.
said, "where the flower of the German Deft's demand for constitutional army is gathered. One continuous to reform. tirement has been proceeding from the ammer of last year. It was very slow, but very sure, at Verdun, Champagne, Vimy Arros, Messines, Langemarck, Westhoek and Zonnebeke."
BEYOND THE "RAINE.
Mr. Bonar Law in reply to Mr. King
LATER
I have lately had the pleasing ext perience of increasing the figures in the scale of munition activities.
It is too soon to say that submarinism in defeated. We do not know in what On that almost immovable line the who asked a question regarding Sir soon counter measures against those novel form it may be renewed or how THE ARGENTINE GOVERNMENT German manhood was bleeding to death Carson's speech and the necessity for travel forms way become affective, bat
AND "THE GERMAN
MINISTER.
BUENOS AIRES, Oct. 4.
and tragedy and slaughter being Germany withdrawing basend the it is not too soon to say that the second enacted which was probably unparalleled aid in Parliament recently that the grant German submarine campaig belore terms of peace tould be made. in the world's history. They need motch was in effect a declaration that against these islands, which is the vital Count Luxburg, owing to the diff. advance to the Rhine to defeat Ger the German design for peace, should be factor against which all else stands on a culty of obtaining a safe conduct toy-One atrip of country was as good shown by the readiness of the Germans differont footing has been checked. Sir Wilfrid Laurier has intimated Germany, has asked permission to stand Balieve me" and General vaded. It was a declaration with which to recognise the immeree axertions of 65 another as long as they will only to evacuate territory which they land in and even repulsed it not too 1000 his intention to resign from the reside at a farm in the interior. The Smuts, long before the Rhine is the Government were in complete your sailors and the Admiralty, in coping Liberal leadership.
Government has refused and no train reached, Germany will have sued for pathy" for ship will be placed at his disposal. peace. Our military, predominance on aware that both banks of the Rhine for tion. Our capacity to wage war is Mr. King: Is the right hon. gentleman with the great diffetities of the nton- It is reported that Count Luxburg the Western Front is no longer in considershipitindes belong to Ger impaired and the submarine has been will leave by automobile, for Chile. question and it must be remembered the many? by powerless to affect it. The reserves of LORD NORTHCLIFFE ON AMERICA'Se very one on which the Germans thus tant, either is my right hon. friend,
the issue of military predominance-19 Mr., Konur Jawam not ignomat of PREPARATIONB...
THE CANADIAN MINISTRY.
OTTAWA, Oct. 4... Colonel Ballantyne, a prominent Montreal Liberal who took a batta- on to France, has been sworn in 'as Minister of Public Works.
THE ORDER OF ST. MICHAEL AND ST. GEORGE.
LONDON, Oct. 4.
The Preat Bureau announces that the Prince of Wales has been created
Grand Master, and Lot Lansdowne
$
TORONTO, Oct. 4. Lord Northcliffe, addressing the Canadian Club, id that the
general preparations for war by the United
challenged the world for August 1914
General Stouts touched on the Italian upcesses and also the operations on the Turkish Front
States were on a scule commensurate NATIONAL RATES OF WAGES FOR with her size, but he did not think that the Americans visualised the cessities of the shipping and trant
Chancellor of the Order of St,portation of men to France. They
Michael and St Creogge
THE BILTER MARKET.
LONDON Och, 4)
Silver Market quiet
FRENCH SHIPPING RETURNS.
Detë
would have to build at least six
nillion tons to cope with it
THE BRITISH COMMONWEALTH.
Lord Birmingham, and that |wealth wa
LONDON Oct leapeaking at
SEAMEN.
LONDON, Oct.. di
HONGKONG" POLICE RESERVE,-
Orders and by MET. G. Jenkin,
the beginning of the submarice war- food in this country are far greater than
fare and the great resoun of our lande bare not yet, been realised. If the war is prolonged, our armies, next year, will be stronger and better supplied than ever. On the Soumé, our artillery Bred in a fortnight, many thousands of toas of shells and during the present cffensives of under three weeks the tonnage of shells fired has doabled that of the whole of the Somme battle Next year, the power of tur krtillery will, despite the sumazine, undergo another great increase. The Allies to united in their confidence that he ha nos fáil, but walshould command of that confidence is shared
beindafrom
mans, hence the efforts our old
know
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