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THE WAR.
BRITISH
HOSPITAL
SUNK IN THE CHANNEL.
SHIP.
RESCUE SHIP BLOWN
UP.
NEWS FROM ALL FRONTS.
GREAT BRITAIN AND
GREECE.
PREPARATIONS
FOR
TREACHERY.
THRILLING STORY OF "ANCONA" OUTRAGE.
NAVAL ACTIVITIES.
(THROUGH REUTER'B- AGENCY.} BRITISH HOSPITAL SHIP SUNK IN CHANNEL. RESCUE SHIP BLOWN UP. HERDIC WOUNDED, AND SPLENDIDLY
NURSES. HEROIC
LONDON, November 17th.
The War Office reports that
the
hospital ship Anglin struck & mine in the Charinel to-day, and sank. About 300 were saved out of 385, by a patrol vessel. Another rescue-ship was sunk by another mine.
RESCUE WORK.
LATER.
The collier Lusitania rushed to the assist ance of the Anglia, and lowered boats. Meanwhile the collier was blown up, but the remainder of the crew were saved. Torpedo boats also steamed to the scene and brought some of the rescued to port
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.}
The first shot shattered the bridge. Others followed quickly. timber falling on all sides. Everywhere was confusion and panic. I saw dozens fall dead and wounded on the deck. I was perfectly calm, and started for the Parser's office ou the second-class deck to get, my money. I found him dead before his desk. Whole parts of the second-class deck had fallen
into the sea. Wounded and dead lay everywhere, including many- babies, women and children. I returned to my cabin to get my passport.
It was a journey, amid failing shots and screams of women, who graspied my ankles, im- ploring help."
THE HONGKONG, DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 19TH, 1016.
THE BALKANS,
REUTHE'S AGENCE.] Επακούσε SERBIANS FORCED TO RETIRE, POPULATION PANIO STRICKEN
FLEEING FROM MONASTIR.
SALONIKA, November 18th. A despatch dated the 16th instant states that the progress of the Bulgarians from Gostivar Hill will force the Serbians to retire from the Babuna Pass to avoid encirclement. The population of Monastir is fleeing panic stricken, Several Foreign Consuls have also
quitted the town and have gone to Salonika.
THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
THE GREEK SITUATION.
ALLIES READY FOR TREACHERY.
LONDON, November 18th. Telegrams received from Paris report
that M. Denys Cochin, the French Minister, will remind the Greek Govern ment that an Anglo-French fleet has assembled at Malta to exact a heavy penalty for any treachery.
[THBOUGH REUTER'S AGENCY }
BRITISH AND FRENCH
MINISTERS.
A CONFERENCE IN PARIS,
LONDON, November 17th.
JAPAN AND THE WAR,
FOREIGN MINISTER AND PARTICIPATION.
With regard to the proposed despatch of Japanese troops to Europe, Baron Kato,
ad
The Foreign Office announces that Mr.the Foreign Minister, is reported to have Asquith, Sir Edward Grey, Mr. Balfour and Mr. Lloyd George, accompanied by military, naval and diplomatic advisers, have arrived in Paris for consulation
with the French Government.
The British Cabinet
*
Ministers
The papers report that Great Britain has detained ninety Greek vessels at conferred with M. Briand and General Liverpool and Newcastle.
Joffre.
The Morning Post, in an article, de-
A LONG SITTING.
LATER. nouncing the Government's policy to- The French are firmly holding their wards Greece, say that unless King
The British Minister's conference at the positions on the left bank of the Constantine is told that Greek commerce Foreign Offico lasted until one in the after Crnava, inflicting severe losses on the and seaports will be destroyed, in noon. After lunch there was a conference Bulgarians who have retreated north-certain eventualities, we may find the
at the Elysee till seven in the evening. wards. The Bulgarians have evacuated expeditionary forces trapped.
The Ministers returned to London at Kosturing, and a number of Bulgarian
GREEK GOVERNMENT SEEKING night, after dinner at the Elysee. desertery surrendered to the Serbian
A SOLUTION.
The meeting is regarded as a preliminary to future conferences at which Russia and authorities at Chevgeli.
Italy will be. represented.
The Bulgarians are retiring north- wards in the region of Gradsko,
BULGARIANS ABANDON
ATTACKS.
PARIS, November 18th.
A communiqué states:-The Bulgariane on Monday abandoned their attacks on our front on the left of the Cerua River, west of Krivolak, and retired to Arkangel and the heights north of the village of Cicevo, abandoning numerous dead. The Bul garian losses in three days fighting was 4,000. Our losses are slight,
SITUATION STATIONARY.
LONDON, November 18th. The Serbian Legktion has not received news of any worsening of the military situation, which is regarded as stationary.
U881AN FRONT.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
DVINA FIL.
FINE ARTILLERY WORK ON THE
Dr. Grelle reached her cabin and ENEMY ATTEMPTS TO CROSS 'was trying to
her open
trunk
when she heard the porthole
inwards crashi
Ford felt the whizz of a shell overhead. "I jumped
and ttp
stewardess fall dend
HOW A
including a mairon, two nurses, and the before the door, struck by a shrapnel Captain of the Lusitania,
HEROINES AND HEROES..
un-
bullet. Thinking that death was lavoidable, 1 donned a sweater, tied a
STYR.
PETROGRAD, November 17th. A communiqué says that below Drinsk the enemy attempted to cross the Dvina at several points in beats, but was
An engineer, interviewed at Dover, said bonnet around my head, grasped repulsed, Westward of. Drinsk the Ger-
thet when the explosion occured the Anglia's bows seemed to melt away, and
basket of trinkets, and started on a search for a lifeboat. I was along on the the sea lapped the rails and splashed the cabin deck; not a soul commanded the passengers below, and chaos reigned there. I went to a place where two boats were being lowered.
dooks. The crew of the collier saw the woldiors coming up on deck, assembling as if they were on parade and waiting orders to enter the beats. Every moment their footing was becoming more precarious Some of the wounded slipped into the sea and many sailors dived in to resens thèms. Meanwhile, the nurses, splendidly heroic, helped the men te transfer the wounded | drowned.
They refused to bake me, saying that they were full, though there were not more than 20 cccupants, while the boats were marked for 50. The first boat fell into the sea, and the occupants were Remarkably few
Dvinsk district
ATHENS, November 18th. It is authoritatively stated that the Government is seeking a satisfactory solution of the question of Allied troops soeking refuge in Greek territory, but the Government hesitates to make a declaration in the form demanded by catente Pepers. It is understood that King Constantine wishes to discuss the situation with Lord Kitchener.
FRENCH MINISTER'S MISSION.
LONDON November 17th.
M. French Minister, Denys Cochin, has arrived at Athens un special mission: An immonɛe crowd wel comed him. He was received by repre- sentatives of the Premier, the Mayor,
Subse and the Municipal Council, gently there were demonstrations before his hotel and the French Legation, the | Marseilluïge being sung.
The
DEALING WITH GREEK SHIPS. LONDON, November 18th.
A
The Greek Legation in London states that the British Government is allowing all Greek ships which have completed: loading, or which are now loading. to proceed to their destinations, but fresh loading will be permitted.
no
THE PERSIAN SITUATION,
CONSIDERABLY RELIEVED.
LONDON, November 18th. Reuter is informed that the assurances
mams were compelled to abandon a por tion of their trenches in the Lake Sventen district. A Zeppelin flew over the given by the Shah to the British and on Monday night and Russian Minister at Teheran have pro- dropped betabs, a portion of which fell daced a good effect in diplomatic quarters in the German trenches, causing a panic in London, where the situation is regarded
The enemy continues
as being considerably relieved. The in- and heavy losses.
the vicinity of clusion in the Cabinet of the supporters of desperate attacks in
a policy of tranquillity has given satis Tchartoryisk. Our artillery again and again scattered him as he approached faction.
the River Styr,
were pro-GENERAL. I saw another
to the waiting boats, two of which were vided with lifebelts. the Anglia's. One of the latter, with a boat being lowered and jumped 20 fect, nurse attending to the wounded, reached gauging the
distance exactly, and
{TÜZOUGH BRUTER'S AGENCY.} ARMENIAN MASSACRES,
the centre of the boat "NO MORE HORRIBLE CRIME IN
the Lusitania just as there was a terrific landed in explosion at the latter's storn, and had to uninjured, still grasping the basket of sheer off. The Lusitanic's mate was blown from the rigging, but was not seriously
hurt.
KING'S MESSAGE.
trinkets. Another woman, an imigrant, jumped head foremost and fell into the
HISTORY."
LONDON, November 17th.
In the House of Commons, during a
sex. I dragged her in, but both her legs | discussion on the Armenian massacres, were broken,
Lord Robert Cecil said there had begr
There is no news of the arrival of the Russian troops at Teheran, and it is even probable that they will not even enter the city.
VISCOUNT HALDANE AND HIS CRITICS.
WARNINGS OF WAR.
THE WAR COMMITTEE, NEED FOR CONSULTATION.
LONDON, November 18th. The House of Lords, in discussing the Cabinet War Committee, urged that Lord Crewe Secretary of State for India,
should be called in consultation when- ever any matter affecting India was being discussed, and whenever any other departments were affected their heads should similarly be summoned.
MALAY STATES' GUIDES.
ON ACTIVE SERVICE.
LONDON, November 18th. In the House of Commons at question.
is as dificult as it is interesting. Among The present condition of the Empire
sonte politicings Japan's participation in the carnage in Europe is advocated, but the realisation of such a course is a plain impossibility, to say nothing of the com plete absence of a proper casus belli, render Japanese reinforcements really According to military experts, in order to
effective, a large number of soldiers must be despatched, for which purpose, how- ever, Japanese vessels are too nited-in transport capacity. This difficulty might be overcome by a special arrangement with the Allied Powers for the supply of such transports, but another and still more serious difficulty is the financing of such
a step.
The expenditure required for sustain- ing Japanese reinforcements in Europa would amount to thousands of million yen per annum. How is this chormon's buni to he raised? In order to maintain the authority and honour of the State, we must put out of consideration oll idén of fighting at others' charges. Going a step further, and assoming that Japan resorts to loans for the purpose, how will she raise or redeem such loans? In short, Japan's participation in the actual hostilities in Europe is impossible, bota' in practice...... and principle.
How is the Empire, then, to assist the lied Powers? The best and only way
is to supply them with munitions of war.
According to Press reports, the Govern ment seems to have been approached by the Allied Powers with a request for the supply of ammunition en a large scale. It will be beyond the powers of the Empire, however, to undertake such huge supplies as completely to sutisfy the abies' requiro- ments, but what Japon can do she will do.
As to the future development of the European situation, the fact is indisput able that Germnay must suffer final defeat, It is also to be admitted that, having lived in the comfortable atmosphere of peace for so many years, Great Britain seems to be a little slow in bringing her power into: full play. For example, while the aristo
racy are voluntarily going to the front
for the sake of their country, the majority of the people are apparently quite uncon- cerned. It is when Eng'ishinen really rise to the occasion that the country will como to play the most significant part in the
War.
time, Mr. Bonar Law said that the Malay States' Guides were being employed on active service. A very considerable num- ber of troops from the Crown Colonies and Protectorates were serving, but it was not desirable to give the actual figures.
SOLDIERS AND SAILORS.
AND THE INCOME TAX.
LONDON, November 18th. In the House of Commons, dealing with tho Finance Bill. Mr. McKenna agreed to an amendment that soldiers and sailers of all ranks whose total in- comes did not exceed £300 per annum | TURKISH FLEET DESTROYED. should pay an income tax at the old rates.
GERMAN INCENDIARISM
AMERICA. ATTEMPT TO DESTROY 500 HORSES.
•
"Among sonic sections of the Japaneso public, formany's power is over-estimated The impression gains ground a sume quarters that the Germans will win the Dual victory, and will then wage a war of revenge upon this Empire. It needs no great wisdom or foresight to s.e that such Fears are entirely groundiess.”-
SHORTAGE OF SHELLS.
Buth
A Danish gentleman, just returned IN from Constantinople, were he stayed a couple of years, states in the National Tidende that the spirit of Turkish soi- diers is deeply depressed. Civilians and Turkish soldiers nate the German ofli- cers, and have killed them on several ccasions. The Germans want to rule NEW YORK, November 17th. Turkey, and often revolution is on the There were three fires at the railway point of breaking out.
The Turkish feet really no longer station yard at Weehawken, New Jersey exists. The Garber is disabled, and the eles to a corral containing 500 horse Breed's cogines are destroyed. destined for the Allies. It is believed mave brazi disarined, and their crews that Germans were responsible. Watch and guns sent to the Dardaneles. The | cruiser „Vedjubich was wrecked during man fred revolvers at a number of suspi-[zu expedition in the Black Sea and ter- cious person whom they www running the Russiaus set her afloat and took her pedoed by the Turks themselves. Later
away, bat none were hit,
ty Odessa. The Haireddin Barbarassa, which is an armoured cruiser of 10,000. tans, on her way to the Dardanciles, with German oflicers and crew, was tor- pedoed, together with a smaller cruiser and torpedo destroyer, and 1,300 to 1,400 perished. The Torna eis, ister vessel, was disabled by an explosion of her own guns, and twenty-five men were killed. Many small cruisers and for pedo-boats also have been destroyed by colliding with mines. The Hamidich is Nearly the whole of the Turkish mer- the only cruiser remaining.
the chant feet has been destroyed by Allies submarines.
CONSPIRACY IN KOREA.
SECRET TRIAL AND JUDGMENT.
A Seoul message to the Mainichi says that a number of horesis who were ar- rested in coracaon with a conspicy LONDON, November 18.
case were recently secretly tried in the Viscount Haldane, speaking at Hamp- Chino Saibansno at Secui. The trial was the 30th ulumo. A particulars of tas stead, said he had been criticized for not concluded and judgment delivered on warning the country and his colleagues alleged offences are disc.osed, though no about the war. The fact was that he cries meditated are said to be of a very complicated asture and their enormity so had conveyed
whatever Information great that it published people would be considerable, astonished. The accused were convicted of violation of the Peace Preservation One named Seż they immeLaw and also of traud,
Gakukei was sentenced to unprisoRMENT
ห
LONDON, November 18th-
We started to row, expecting to be no more horrible crime in the history The King, in a message, says "I am killed, for the shells were striking the of the world. The only mitigation was shocked to hear that the Anglia, which | boats, killing end injuring the passengers, that it was in no way a religious move- recently conveyed me across the Channel, I saw the track of a torpedo, which hit ment. Pious Moslems everywhere in the has been sunk. I am grieved at the loss the drone. There was a terrific ex-world reprobated the Armenian horrors he had, and it
to his colleagues, and as much as we did. The massacres were incurced, and trust that the survivors have plosion, and the liner turned turtle and
The suggestion diately commenced those activities which not unduly suffered from their terrible sank in seven minutes. Our boat rowed entirely. unprovoked. exposure,"
toward Messina, leaking badly Women British agents had incited the had secured the command of the sea and
to rebellion
was utterly enabled the army to be mobilised at the and children clung to me, shrieking.hysteri- Armenians cally. I bailed cut and tried to quieton | false. The greatest protection to the outbreak of war, without which the in Calais and them. After four hours we sighted a boat Armenians was our victory in this war. enemy would now be without rowers, leaking and sinking. Our All our resources must be devoted to Paris. officer, with a revolver in his hand, ordered forcing the enemy to accept the Allies" Ala American lady doctor named his men to rescue them.
A French terms of peace. We had telegraphed Cecile Gralle, a graduate of Cornell erniser saw our flares in the evening and General Nixon (commanding the tops University, telegraphing from Bizertá, rescued us."
in Mesopotamia) to try and induce the saya she was the only American cabin
Arab tribes to assist Armenian refugees. ELIGIBLE EMIGRANTS.
THE "ANCONA" OUTRAGE, THRILLING NARRATIVE BY A LADY SURVIVOR.
LONDON, November 17th.
(TAROCON REUTZZ'E AGENCY.).
ARTILLERY ACTIONS.
the Ancona, The four FRANCO-BELGIAN FRONT passenger on others were Italians, Lunch bad just been finished when she heard a rush on deck, and noticed that the engines were slowing down Dr. Grelle, ascending the deck, heard the whizz cf a shell, which
PARIS, November 17th.
4.55 p.m.
communique states: There have
fell on the afterdeck. She saw a huge been some artillery actions.
submarine dangerously near, with four
huge guns in the cogning tower, and
another in the fore-part.
No warning
was given to the liner, which slowed
VIOLENT CANNONADING.
Panis, November 18.h.
2.00 8.m.
LONDON, November 18th.
In the House of Commons Bir John Simon said an Onder-in-Council was being prepared to prevent British subjects of military age leaving the country without permission.
NEW FRENCH LOAN,
PARIS, November 18th. The new five per cent. loan, of an un- down immediately the first shot was nonading has been general on most of the limited amount, opened on the 15th, at
front in France,
fired.
A
communiqué states:--Violent
can-
a price of 88.
THE BRITISH WAR LOAN.
SOME INTERESTING FIGURES.
LONDON, November 18:1. In the House of Commons at question Aime, Mr. McKonng said that the amount of stock converted to the war loan was £347,500,000, of which £204,000,000 repre- sented consols and £135,000,000 old war lonu. The amount cf the war loan issued to meet the conversion was £276,500,000.
ROYAL MAIL STEAMER ASHORE,
LONDON, November 18th. The Royal Mail steamer Pembrokeshire
is ashore south of Las Palmas,
for three years, Hen Shakudo for one year, and tight others to eight months' imprisonment cach,
It seems to us that the Japanese autho
Turkish ammunition is very scarce, It is said, for instance, that big guns in the Dardanelle have now only six- teen shots each to fire.
Coal, oil, petroleum, Bour, and bread are very scarce, and bread cards issued an in Germany.
UTO
FAMINE IN BERLIN.
INTERMINABLE LINES OF HUNGRY WOMEN.
French wireless communication: throogh the Press Bureau
A
received
tntes:-
The Fortarts writes: It is no exaggera tion to say that in Berlin there are thou- sands of people who are struggling every day to obtain a strap of meat or a morsel of land, and the absence of weapons or had language makes the fight no less bitter.
rities make a great mistake in holding such a trial in secret, as it is certain to arouse speculations concerning unrest in Korea walen are not jushed by tact. When the Editor of the Chroniela was recently in Korea, he heard reports of a conspiracy case then in couree of ex- It was amination by the procurators. stated that certain Korean, formerly occupying a high position, had received a document to which a number of signa- tures were attached, consisting of a sort of Treaty that was to be negotiated between Germany and Korea for the li- beration of the country from Japanese domination: On being examined the in iluential Korean to whom the paper was sent stated that, considering the docu- ment to be nonsensical, he had burnt is, thousands (of souls), who are drawn up every day in qu interminable line in front a rigid He was, however, subjected to examination with a view to discover who of the municipal shops where meat and fat drew up the document, and other arrests are sold. Many women declare that they were made. So far as could be learned, have spent three or four consecutive nights. the whole affair was of a most childish before these shops without once being able character, and it would have been rather to get served."
to the Japanese advantage than other
Is it not terrible to be forced to spend one's time and net's vigour throughout a long rainy autumn night in a battle for a serap of meat? This is what happens to
wise that the proceedings in the case should have been made public. The fact
The Russian Government has pro that sentence was pronounced under the hibited the further export of oilcake to Peace Preservation Law would suggest Sweden, which has already received that the "conspiracy" did not reach the 180,000 lbs.
morg than her point of overt action.Japan Chronicle. requirements.
averago