SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1917.
TELEGRAMS.
PALESTINĖ.
THE CHINA MAIL
THE PALESTINE
"EARLIER TELEGRAMS.
VICTORY.
"EXCELLENT ACHIEVEMENTS IN
(Continued from Paga 1.7-
THE INVASION OF
TURKS IN FULL RETREAT.
LONDON, NOT.9.
ITALY.
An Bicial despatch from Egypt
states —
The whole Turkish Army is retreat- THE SERENE CONFIDENCE OF ing to the worth, bombed by British
THE ITALIAN TROOPS. aeroplanca
The
eniny, uper our right, is
Loart, Nov, 8.
"ENEMY OR RETREAT
LONDON, NOV 8” puls
FLATION ACTI
LONDON NOY 9.
Beuters Correspondent at. Erhit ian Headquarters, telegmphing OE: November 7th, states" that Gaba Field Marshal Bin Douglas Haig re ours, and the eveiny is in falf retreat ports that low fying machines, on FURTHER OBJECTIVES GAINED. all along the line. Large quantities Wednesday, fired many round on of war material and guns have fatten troops and transports and dropped a. into our hand,
number of bemba on trenches and The Turks began to weaken; just
Bületa night after successiut operations Three tons of bombs were dropped agniret their right by the London St. Denis Westrem and in the Lya at night, on aerodromes at Gontrode, regiments and the Irish dismounted Valley and also on railway communfea- Yeomanry, supported by the Antiens, with satisfactory results. and the East Anglicans, who attack- Cavalry and the Yeomanry Camelry.
LONDON, Nov. 9. ' Renter's Correspondent at Egyptian Headquarters, telegraphing on Novem
ber 6, state
retiring on Hehmu. We hampered ions, at dawn, to the north and north-ed the west of Carn sector last night,,;
Mr. loyd Georgs, A. Painleve his retreat, capturing some and the other Allied Ministers and fund transport.
prisoners
Our mounted troops, advancing - Generals went to the Front and con- „ferred with the King of Italy for twotheigh Jermaneh and Huj, which
hours où tuensures with, u ́siew to Allied co-operation.
The party afterwards visited the British and French troops, going to
the front.
Our achievements have, again been excellent,
Today we attacked the enemy posit
weat of Beersheba, actaining" all our objectives, with a goodly bag of prisoners, guns and war material.
Our new positions threaten part of the Tarkiab, line and will probably compel him to evacuate this sector.
The fighting still continues and to-day's offensive took place on a front
of 20 miles.
Country and Indian troops advanced at hall past éleven, while the West on the south-eastern defences. GOVERNMENT'S SYMPATHY WITH
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SUCCESSFUL RAID":"
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Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig The East Yorkshires took twenty-one north of Fresnoy Machine-gus tre prisoners in a successful raid to the
are thirteen and nine miles, respoes
liadicted many eastialties on the garrison.
altempting to escape our artillery Dhobine tively, to the past of Gazu, have
LONDON, NOV. The enemy's supports, attempt reached the south hunk of the Wadi Owing to the capturs of Beersheba, Mr. Balfour has communicated to ing to advance, suffered heavily from Fest, which is twelve miles to the we were able to outflank the main Baron Rothschild, on behalf of the Gevinegar Are. north of the old Turkish Front, and Turkish line extending from Gaza to ornment, an important declaration of The enemy's artillery is active in the
Beersheba, and consisting of four elabor sympathy with the Zionist napirations, sighbourhood of Passchendaele A semi-official Nate says that there thus established contact with ately organised systems with connecting which states that the Government vieira British and Frenete Ministers and our fortes advancing from Gaza.
trenches and scattered redoubts. favourably the establishment in Palestine | 90 AAN,
The Beersheba system, which was the of a National Home for the Jewish Generals are the fully appreciate
most, isolated, fell into our hands, thanks people and will at the beat endeavours the nigh spirit of the Italian troops
to brilliant strategy coupled with the to facilitate the achievement of this sudden onslaught which turned the object, it beingumdemtood that nothing enemy's position, by cutting of supplies will be done to prejudice the civil and along the Hebron Road and threatening religious rights of non-Jewish communi- We hate also captured the Turkish the Jerusalem-Sherria railway, which ties in Palestine or the rights and erustal railhead at Beithanon, and apparently disturbed the whole of the political states at Jews of any other enemy's defensive, plans as he was country. The rish Chronicle bails are pursuing the enemy in the direc-suddenly to meet the menace from the the declaration as marking a new epoch
east when all his principal defences faced for the Jewish moe. A tip of the Wadi Häsi.
the south-west.
who we marching with serve con- fidence to meet the invader:
ENEMY PAYING THE PRICE" OF ADVANCE.
LONDON, Nov. 9.
Reuters Correspondent u Italian Hentiqanters, telegraphing rester- day evening" statesi" : «.....
The mops, though still retreating are showing a tore keen fighting spirit anbare more strongly resist ing the eneng's advance, although the phins whone, the ormiles are nowej Sghtly offer a natural assistance, to the defemales, estopt the hills in the Province of Brevics, from whaère the Inlius ure zalging skills on the evety, onking hini pay a very high price for his advance.
GERMAN ADVANCE TOWARDS
PIAVE...
Foxrox, Nov. 6.
The latter, fores capturers the the bank of the mouth of the Wall Hexi and Herbich, reaching the railway and turning the enemy's prepared position on this wadi.
We have expturdil over in guns, The British Nazy, assister by the French Nacy, actively operated throughout; bombing the clay's communication's near the coast and affording other, vultable assistance,
THE KING'S CONGRATULATIONS.
P
LONDON, Nor. 3. It is officially anounced that the General King his talegmpbed to Allenby as follows
The unavoidable delay was the 'tof our advancing across. long tracks of saruly waste which enabled the enemy to fig trenches.across the line of our
avance..
Bat the mixed elements of regiments and dirisions which were thrown against these positions bear evidence of the confusion in which the enemy's organia- ation was involved Instead of meeting with a frontal attack, upon which he had apparently counted he found General Allenby's farens threatching to enclose him within a pair of claws that were ever gripping more tightly.
"
-FURTHER SUCCESSES IN MESOPOTAMIA
TEKKIT OCCUPIED,
LONDON, Nov. 8
An official message from Mesopotamia says
Descending the Tigris on November 5th, our troops with great gallantry, crossed twelve hundred yards of open country and-attacked a strongly entren ched position covering Tekrit
Tadian Sikh and Rifle regiments captured the first two lines of trenches, inflicting heavy casualties.
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Shanghai is comatose. HANE-Hongkong Ean's have relap sed to 3640, at which there are sellers. The London rate is now about 295.
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HARINE INSURANCES.-Cantoris at 8390 are selless. Unions are on offer at $800. North Chinas might be placed at Tls. 115 ex
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REFINERIES-China Sugars have small buyers at 884 Malabons at Gel are in request.
"I heartily congratulate you and
The execution of General Allenby's your troops on the successful results of your ably conceived plans which have plans entailed tremendous physical! been crowned by the cipture of Gaza, Istrain among all ranks, but their ex- atmires the tenacity anxi enduraneu of cellent fitaces has been proof against right flank and artillery shelled the with no business reported":
all ranks."
VICTORY DUE TO STRATEGY.
every call.
The Welsh and Home Counties troops opened the fighting, this morning, on the right flank of our attack. They rushed the Kuweilfeh ridge, ten miles to the north-east of Beersheba, 51 a furious onslaught, after marching the greater part of The Turks destroyed some ammunitie night. practically annihilating tion dupe but our booty is great in coe battalion and capturing numer-
LONDON, Nov, 0.
Egyptian Headquarters says in a Reuter's Correspondent at the
A Germen offiend messupe-states: We crossed the Livenza and con tinue to overcome the resistance of the Italian Fearguards and" are a message:- vancing on the mountain vonds nari the plain, in snow and rain, toward this operation, which has resulted in prisoners, and a few guns.
Pave
THE LIVENZA.
The Turk apprehending this a great victory, due largely to the struters of General Allenby who cut move, had concentrated in some ITALIANS BLOW UP BRIDGES ON funked the Turke on the left and strength and counter-attacked vigor. right, thus annulling all the advanously recovering a little of the lost tages of their positions.
ground, bat our inen, steady is rocks, General Allenby's efforts
beat off the enerny efforts most suc nobly seconded by the self-sacrifice, wessfully. courage and resistance of all rurks, who endured every hardship chaur- fully, and defeated the enemy in
LONDON, Nor. " Renter's Correspondent at Italian Headquarters, telegraphing
Fier:
dey, states that a doden bridges over
the Livenza River have been blown up by the Italians, in order to delay the enemy's advabee..
:
every encounter.
were
The troops are now busily pumuing the Turks whose lines of retreat are being heavily shelled by the raval
Kuns..
Meanwhile, the retreat has greatly abortened the fighting line, which is
Yesterday's operations consisted of ecurely 30 miles in Jezigth. This a feint against the Turkish rear fol- favours the concentration for defence.lowed by a heavy flank attack upon their main defences on the left, which ITALIAN OFFICIAL REPORT, fell successively, before the irresis
tible slaught of the London Losnos, Nov. 0% Regiments, and the Irish. An Italian official guesssage states: One of the features of yesterday's "Our troops continue to arrive and fighting was the remarkable stand fighting was the remarkable stand of to establish themselves in the posi- the Welsh troops and barne counties tions chosen for the resistance.
to get round our right. Our arguards are still holding up the enemy.
ENEMY'S DIFFICULTIES
INCREASING.
LONDON, Nov. 9. Reuter's Correspondent at Italian
·Headquarters states that the Austro- Germans dificulties in transport aro increasing owing to the lengthening of their communications and the Italiana destroying railways, bridges, roads and ...the water supply.
White dismounted Yeomancy attacked the trenches covering the station and bridge at Sherria and by mid-day we bad mastered the whole line in this sector. By the evening we had advanced over the intervening three miles and had occupied the place itself.
We repulsed a counter-attack Our cavalry attacked the enemy's
Turkish communications.
To the north we carried further trenches, and in the afternoon British and Indian cavalry charged over the trenches and cut down a number of retreating Turks
AND MINING-Langkats are. featureless Ranhs at 3 are on sale. Tronohs at 28- and. Urals at 30/- are taminal Shells remain
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The enemy, fleeing- at night, burned £3-7-6 and Kaildus at 4074anged at some stores and blow up three dumpa.. We occupied Textit on Tuesday. B We took 132 prisoners and much material
THE SITUATION IN PETROGRAD.
A PROCLAMATION BY THE W. AND S. DECÉGATES' COUNCIL.
LONDON NOV. 8.
actions.
DOCKS, WHARVES AND GODOWNS- Kowloon Wharves have been the medium of business at 885 and 886 for cash. Hongkong Docks are very steady az 3:17 at which rate buyers prevail. Shanghai Docks have changed hands at Tls. 72.
88.RS.
LANDS, HOTELS AND BUILDINGS.-West Poists have changed hands ut $80. Hongkong Lands are steady at 888. Hongkong Hotels might be placed at 350- Kowloon Lands at 830 have sellers whilst Humphreys at $54 are in dammad. A statement issued by the Petrograd COTTON MILLE. The Northern market Telegraph Agency announces that remains flat..
The following are to-day's Congress of the ail Russia Council of quotations Workmen's add Soldiers' Delegates har
Ewos The 16-Shanghai C
Cottons Tls. 414; Kung distributed proclamations to the Pro- 114,660 The 15 Yangtze pode vincial Council of Workmen's and ELECTRIC COMPANIER-Hongkong Elec- Soldiers Delegates, delegating power to tries ro firm at 348 with nothing doing. Four guns were captured:
the members of the Soviet relieving China On the left Bank Yeomanry, men of the Government Commissaries of the Kong Traghts are for sale at 84. Hong-
are quiet at the London Regiment and some Irish duties; ordering the release of the
MISCELLANEOUS.-Watsons are 853 troops attacked the Kawukah system arrested members of Agricultural Com are on offer. Caments at 87.40 are with which was one of the main features of mittees and the arrest of the Com- 17 aftersales. Ices at $147 ore nominal. out business. Providents are steady at the Turkish line. It was a veritable missaries who ordered their arrest Waterbosta are featureless at $13. Dairy labyrinth of trenches, with extensive abolishing the death penalty and re Farms are still wanted at 821 ex wiring, but the enemy was so completely establishing the freedom of political dividend. Steam Laundries at $3 are in decrived by our tactics and so impressed propaganda at the Front; ordering the request. Ropes at 8231 are quiet. by the threat further east, that it was release of revolutionary officere and Powells remain unchanged with sellers RUBBERS Singapore cables as followar comparatively lightly held and speedily soldiers who were arrested for alleged at 20h.
political crimes; and ordering the arrest-Malaka Pindaa S. $3 10, Malakofts succumbed to our dashing assault. weather was most favourable, due to Kischkin, M. Terestchenko, M. Malan Ayer Panas 12.60, Sungei Ragan 4.00
Throughout the operations
the of the ex-Ministers, M. Konovalo, M. 4.70, New Serendahs 4.00, Radellas 14.10,
all sellers. a heat wave-a most unusual thing in tovitch, M. Nikitin and others. November.
The sound of beavy guns is still audible. indicating that the Turks The men are described as going into are still receiving severe punishment.action with their tongues hanging out,
like a pack of hounds.
Yesterday the New Zealanders had A sharp brush with the enemy, who attacked with fixed bayonets, but were driven off by our machine guns, the enemy losing 300 casualties.
THE WESTERN FRONT,
GERMAN" "ATTACKS REPULSED ON FRENCH FRONT,
LONDON, Nov. 9.
A French communique states: After a violent bombardment, the Germans attacked at Chaume Wood THE OPERATIONS IN PALESTINE, and also in the region of Arracourt, in Lorraine The enemy was repulsed with serious losses and we took some prisoners..
A detachment imided the German tenches to the north-west of Bisel, in the region of Seppois in upper Alsce, and explored the position, destroyed dugouts and brought back war material,
The Italians are doing their utmost to reconstitute their forces and to mass their artillery in order to form a barrier The issue of the crisis depends on whether the Austro-Germans have cafcient forces' to continue their without loss. advanes at the present rate or whether the long-drawn pursuit is so thinning their lines that the Italiana may be able to stop and roll them back.
X SUCCESSFUL RAID.
LONDON, Nov. 9. Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig
The arrival of the frosh, guy, and reports: confident Allied troops has already bad We carried out a successful mid last an admirable effect and the Italian Staff night to the east of Hargicourt
is ready to make any sacrifices to save the situation.
THE BALKAN ZONE.
Lesson, November 9."
A Greman oficial message states:- The English arivanced on the Struma Plain bat & powerful Bulgarian counter- thrust threw them back.
KABRITISH AIR COUNCILS:
A
LONDON, November 9.
hoen introduced in the itors providing for she of un Air Force and one of the
GERMAN REPORT.
LONDON, Nov. 9, A German alficial message states There has been considerable artillery activity on the Ysor, at Postexpeile and at Passchendaele, m
The French advances at Sunigal wora thrown inek.
HELGIEN SPY IN LONDON,
SENTENCED TO DEATH.
LONDON, Nov. 8. An official despatch from Egypt
states:
;,
"It is announced that M. Kerensky has. escaped and the military have been enjoined to arrest him. All în com plicity with M. Kerensky will be treated a high treason.
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Rubber (Plantation) is quoted 2/91 per EXCEASUL The demand rate on Lon- don is 2/12 and the T.T. selling rate on Shanghai is 69.
ST. JOHN'S AMBULANCE BRIGADE. PETROGRAD, Nov. 9: Reuters Correspondent, telegraphing HONGKONG AND CHINA DISTRICT. on November, 7, states-At present there has been no bloorished, only a few minor street collisions,
The Parade ardered for Sunday, the 11th inst., is postponed until further notice.
TM-CA DIVIDUE,
Tuesday, November 13th
8p.m. Squad and Stretcher Drill Thursday, November 16th -
8p.m. Squad and Stretcher Drill,
"BAIYINGPUM DITERION,
The situation is obscure.... Four hundred and eighty-five delegates arrived for, the conference of the all Russin Council of Workmen's Tuesday night, the lightly held works were Maximalists.dex
We assaulted and captured, and Soldiers' Delegates, 335 of which to the south of Gaza and continued to advance, upon the night, to Alyaur Delegates have declared in favour of all Wednesday, November 14th
The Baltic and Black Sex Fleets" tor, dominating Gaza, to the south the power being given to the Soldiers east. On the left, we advanced to and Workmen't, Delegates, ka the Sheikh Redwan fortifications, a Tares Cossack regiments, now in mile to the north of the town and Petrograd, have informed M. Kerensky pushed through the town during the that they are prepared to support the day, reaching the month of the Wadi Government, provided there is ab com
promising.
Hesi, eight miles to the north of our original line
Our Sherin forces also successfully continued to advance, to the north west.
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DEATH OF A BANK ACCOUNTANTSomme where he was saverey wounded PETROGRAIN 9 Friday, November 16th-
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AT PENING;
Three days after his had received his The Turks still occupy seme have occupied the Winter Palace and oroby See Henter states that the Maximalista
wound, he was potefiel Ligutenant trenches to the east of Gaza, but also the premises of the General Staff.
After being invalided from the army.be there are indications of general The former was defended by a Women's
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Our aeroplanes inflicted losses on the retiring Turks and also on con centrations at the ruil herds
The capture of prisoners and guns. was considerable, en the whole front,
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