THE
WAR.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PREER BÅTURI
GREAT GERMAN ASSAULTS IN WEST
“WAVES” OF INFANTRY MOWN DOWN.
NEW BRITISH LOAN.
THE ROUMANIAN SITUATION.
NORWAY AND GERMANY.
FRANCO BELGIAN FRONT.
(THROUGH MEDISE'S_AGIENGY.] WAVES OF GERMANS. MET BY BATTERIES AND MACHINE-GUNS,
PARIS, October 27th.
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{THROUGH AKUTER'S AGERŐT.) THE VERDUN REVERSE. DUE TO KAISER'S PERSONAL INTERVENTION.
LONDON, October 27th. It is atted in Paris that the German reverse at Verdag was due to the Kaiser's perso al intervention, There were two German Divisions available at Verdun to give support, wherever it was required. These were withdrawn Wednesday and Friday to the Bapaune region in accordance with a colossal offensive in the Summe region which was
on
It was
airmen
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A communiqué states-On four ec casions the Germans attacked our cap tured Douaumot positions. The artil lery and infantry broke thow which were delivered at 8.30 in the morning and 2: in the afternoon against the fort, and the rot eastward, despite an intense bombardment by which they were preceded. The third was a most power-ordered by the Kaiser. ful attacks, the enemy dichouching from The French attack was watched by Hardoumont Wood at 3.30 in the after General Joffre. It was largely carried noon. They were caught by the batteries and out by Colonial Divisions. The weather machine-guns, Four waves of assaulters throughout was unfavourable were driven back in disorder and with misty preventing the heavy losses, and isolated elements. were
operating. takon prisonery A fourth attempt The Thiaumont work was captured Sutli of Chauffour Wood was completely after twenty minutes, all the defenders defeated. The total prisoners taken exowds 5,000, besides several hundreds being killed or captured, except one of of wounded who were picked up.
the Commanding Oficers, who shot him self in preference to surrendering. Four VIOLENT ENEMY ATTACKS. hundred mon of the Dunumont garrison surrendered, and 400 others were killed. 1 is noteworthy that the German defeat at Verdun coincided with the publication in the German press of an official article endeavouring to explain away the sacralbes sustained in the German attack at Verdun, declaring that Verdun was a sally-port from which the French could over in rom raind and was therefore strategically mportant Germany would close the sally port, and use it for further pene tration into France.
FRENCH FRONT WHOLLY
MAINTAINED
Fare, October 27th... An official communiga state-North of the Somme an attempted enemy attack against Boislabbe was entily re- paised. There has been just lively artillery work at Sailly-Snillisel and in The Vormando Villeire and Chaniner sector, Fous violent enemy counter attacks at Verdun were repulsed, and the front has been wholly maintained.
THE VERDUN OFFENSIVE.
A CONVERGING MOVEMENT.
Panis, October 28th.
Bay's the
A semi-official statement French progress in Fumin and. Chenois Woods is part of a converging movement which is now closely pressing in on Fort Vaux, the sole point ul the advanced line of defence covering Verdun cast of the Meuse which is still in the hands of the enemy,
and
The offensive was timed to begin days ago but was postponed owing to un- favourable weather. Apparently the enemy were surprised by the avalanche of heavy shells. The order to attack was given at 1140 a.m. and was sup- ported by extremely violent artillery
Tieneral Mangin, seeing that the attack was particularly successful in the Centre, ordered a continuance beyond the objective, with the result that Donaumont was soon surrounded, but the garrison, bercely defended the posi- tion and a terrible struggle continued! into the evening, the French bayoneting such Bosches as were serving the guns
The French Bight also went beyond their objective, winning a more extensive. victory than the Chief of the Command thought possible.
LATER.
A communiqué states The situation is unchanged at Verdun. The enemy violently bombarded the Vaux and Douaumont sectors:
NAVAL ACTIVITIES
THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
BRITISH MINESWEEPER
SUNK.
OFFICERS AND 73 MEN LOST.
LONDON. October 26th..
THE BALKAN &
ROUMANIA'S DETERMINED
DEFENSIVE.
ENEMY'S OFFENSIVE
WEAKENING.
LONDON, October 26th.
A Russian communiqué states, that the enemy
Dobrudja, has pressure in! weakened.
THE FATE OF CERNAVODA BRIDGE.
LONDON, October 28th. Au unconfirmed wireless telegram from Rome says the Roumanians have blown up the Cernavoda Bridge across the Danube.
BLNERAL
LY. OCTOBER ETK - 1916.
CLOUGH BEUTER'S AMIDECT
NEW BRITISH WAR LOAN, £60,000,000 TO BE FLOATED IN
NEW YORK
RD OF BRAVERY. FIFTEEN NEW Y.CA
HONGKONG MAGISTRACY-
"CHILDREN'S TOYS"—
CHARGE OF EMBEZZLEMENT.
1. The occupier of 24, Hollywood Road, was charged with “unlawfully, wickedly LONDON, October th and scandalously pulling indocut The Gazette contains the announce China figures. Toe defendant said that ment that 18 Victoria Crosses have been they were children's toys, and did but LONDON, October 27th. awarded. The recipients include Major think there was any law against selling The new British loan will be fosted JV Cauinbell, Coldstream Guards, the Such small tuys could, he said. in New York in November. It has been Major W. L. Congreve, late of the Bifle he found in soy stop fixed at 500,000,000 and will bear interest Brigade, Captain WB Allen, Captain at the rate of five and a hall per cent. N. G. Chavasse, both of the Medical
The case was adjourned. Half the issue will have currency in branch, Captain A. C. White, Yorksdiro three years and half a five years. The Regiment, a Lieutenant, a Second Lieut- terms are regarded us inchicating the tenant, six non-commissioied officers and
A shop coulic employed by a Macno proveniente in British credit in the men and two Ca-adian privates,
tradesman was sent down to Hongkong. United States by the war progresses, Major Campbell receives the award some time ago to collect certain accounts £100,000,000 despite heavy borrowing, now totalling for most conspicuous bravery and able due to the firm. After collecting, 8500 hơ leading in an attack, Beeing the first off for the country, and upon his two wave of his battalion decimated by return to Hongkong was arrested BRITISH COAL SUPPLY, machine gun and rifle fire he took person. He was charged with embezzling the al command of the third line. He rallied 8500 yesterday, and was defended by Mr. GREATER OUT RUT NEEDED his men and with the utmost gallantry W. B. Hird.
fed them against the enemy machine Addressing representatives of the coal guns, capturing the guns and killing mining industry, Mr. Amith said the personnel Ester, he again rallied that the coal outpus in 1013 was the survivors of his battalion and led A German official telegrair asserts that 987,000,000 tons, and in 1915 it was them at a critical moment through the the Roumanians blew up the bridge. only 233,000,000 tons The decrease heaviest fire against the objective and Arogue and vagabond “
The bridge carries the railway line from was largely attributable to the fact that was one of the first to enter the enemy before Mr. Hazeland, charged with Being: 985,000 minerg onlisted. Till June 8th treach His gallantry and initiative at such an individual The previous even- the inflow of outside workers reduced the most critical moment turned the ing he was found by the occupier of 300, the depletion to 153,000. The Government fortunes of the day and enabled the Praye East, endeavouring to gain hal- had secured the return of 11,000 miner Division to press on and capture objecmittance by breaking off the lock of the from the fighting line. The coal exports tives of the highest tactical importance door. The man's excuse was that he had for 1910 did not exceed 10,000,000 tons, Victoria Crosses have been awarded to no quilt to cover him, and he wanted to compared with 73,500,000 tons in 1915 Licut JV Holland, of the Leinsters, get into the house to sleep. A previous The exportations had been reduced to aand 2nd Lieut G G Coury, of the conviction was proved, and the togue dangerously low ligit. The Allies were South Lancs.
and vagabond was sentenced to two dependent on us, while the neutrals re
months hard labour. quired coal in exchange for raw material and munition making,
BUCHAREST, October 27th. The Cernarod bridge has been out,
AMSTERDAM, October 26th.
Bucharest to Constanza across the Danube, It is 11 miles long, between Fatehi and Ceravada. The structure consiste non and is about 1,000 yards in length nor the Bartcha, and passes over marshy land for about six miles. There is second bridge of about one mile long over the main arm of the Danube at Ceranveln.}
ENEMY HEAVILY REPULSED. After violent combats the enemy every A Roumanian communiqué siates -- where was heavily repulsed on the western frontier of Moldavia, where he now occupies but a small portion of territory in the region of the Trotus Pass and the Uzul Valley an
Predeal and south west of Brasio
We repulsed violent attacks south of
The enemy progre
west of Jufl
A Russian contmanye states: The Roumanians have succeeded in Arresting the pressure on the north
Valley
eastern front,
ENEMY CLAIMS CAPTURE OF VULCAN PASS.
LONDON October 20th. A Berlin official announcement clatins the capture of the Vulcan Pass in the Carpathians.
GERMAN TRICKERY. REVELATION OF INTERCEPTED
·-·LETTERS.
NEW LONDON, U.S.A., October 26th. Intercepted letters from London show
that the interned German merchantman Fillshad had been used for telegraphing, to German submarines off the American const Though the wireless had been officially sealed, those on board had apparently tricked the
the authorities, INDIAN PRISONERS OF WAR.
LONDON, October 26th
In the House of Commons, Hr. Forster stated that the Germany had taken prisoner 12 Indian officers and 667 men, MR ASQUITH ON THE SITUATION Iwo officers and seven min Laken
The Turks had taken 150 officers and so Replying in the House of Commons to question put by Sir Edward Carson Mr. Asquith said it was impossible, or at ang rate undesirable to say more than that the situation in Roumania was engaging the most axious attention not only of Great Britain hat of all the Allies, who have taken for many weeks past, and support their gallant comrades in the were grill taking every possible step to splendid struggle they were making (Cheers) He deprecated unduly pessi mistic views, for all the Allies were doing concertedly all in their power to help Roumania in her struggle for indcjen- dence. (Cheers).
THE OCCUPATION OF CONSTANZA.
ODESSA, October 26th. Particulars of the last days of the Russo Roumanian occupation of Con-
QUARANTINE AGAINST BASRR.
LONDON, October 28th. The Consul General at Alexandria reports that quarantine has been imposed on arrivals from Besra.
THE INDIAN JUTE CONTRACT.
LONDON, October 20th. The Times learns that at a meeting of the Dandee Jute Importers Association it was resolved to suggest that the War Offee should abandon their scheme for the Government buying jute and allow spinners to buy, their own juta provided the Government requisition the tonnage. CANADIAN HOSPITAL FIRE,
DUTCH INDIES REBELLION.
FARNHAM, (Quebec), October 8th. Aare, attributed to a defective chimney, Most of the 330 persons in the building destroyed the St. Elizabeth Hospital by the Germans were in Switzerland.caped by jumping from the windows. The camps in which the Indians were Twenty-five children were injured by interned in Germany were at Zossen, jumping from the third story to the Muenster. Osnabruck, Friedrichfeld and pavement. Five children were killed and
**prisoners____had been Wahu. Eight
Elleen are missing. exchanged. The numbers gives as having been taken prisoner by the Turks were those of which the Array Council had siderable number of Indians of the hut knowledge. In addition there was a cou garrison of whom no definite news had been received. The prisoners were Ahonkara Hissar Haselain, Broussa, Konia. Yosgad, and Labinchechir. A certain number of hospital cases were at Bagdad. Six officers and 1,139 men had been exchanged;
GERMAN WOMEN AND CHILDREN ÎN BRITAIN.
London. October 26th.
Mr. Samuel stated in the House of
PRACTICALLY ENDED,
THE HAGUE, October 28th rebellion at Djambi is practically anded Oficial information indicates that the The ringleader has been captured.
INDIAN ABORIGINES
LANGUAGES.
ORAMPHONE RECORDS FOR ASIATIC SOCIETY,
LONDON, October 20th
Sir George Grierson yesterday gave to
Defendant, who denied the charge, was remanded for a week.
ROGUE AND VAGABOND.
appeared
CONTRACTORS FINED,
A Chinese Government contractor was summoned by the Public Works Depart- meng for removing stones from the hill- evidence that thres large sears had been side at Pokfulam. It was stated in
made on the hillside, of about 50 square had been damaged to, the extent of $150. yards each, and a large number of trees
A fine of $50 was imposed,
$100 for deviating from plans which had Another Chinese contractor was fined been approved, and also for leaving to inforcing material out of halconies and but having the brackets extending for three feet under the floor joist
Mr. Vergette, of the P.W.D., said the roof of the balconies had collapsed, and the fall of the roof had broken the balconies:
THEFT OF A COAT.
When a fi was seen walking along the street with a somewhat dazzling cont upon his arm, fe wid that it belonged to the Hon. Mr. Lau Chu Pak, by whom he was employed, ant that he was taking it to tailors to be altered. His story was ut believed, and subsequent investiga- tions shuwed that the cost belonged to
defendant opened his box and removed country. While the latter was away, the another fok who had gone away to the
the cuat
When the defendant was charged before Mr. Hazeland, he admitted removing the coat, but said that he had no intention of stealing it. He wanted a little money. and was going to pawn the garment to © raise the wind?!
It in officially announced that an enemy stanza, gathered from arrivals, show that, Commons that 19,950 German women and the Asiatic Society gramaphone recorda said he could not withdraw as it would be
sweeper Geniste on the 23rd inst.
All the officers and 23 men were lost, Twelve were saved the ship was sinking but was still engaged with the enemy submarine.
When last seen
VESSELS - SUNK,
LONDON, October 26th.
The latest ginkings reported are:-The steamers Sylmouth (British), Venus 11 Flandre (Belgian) and the schooners and Sola Dag (Danish), Comtesse de Tweed and Twig (British),
COPENHAGEN, October 27th, A German submarine burned. Danish schooner London,
the
ANOTHER OUTRAGE AGAINST NORWAY.
A SERIOUS SITUATION:
Larbon, October 27th. It is believed that the Norwegian mail steamer froin. Berges to Newcastle has been taken to a Geming port, although A German seroplane was brought the vessel carried no contraband. Com dosat Vauquois. A French piloting on top of the other outrages, it is attacked an artillery column on the road regarded as increasing the seriousness of om Conflans to Etame at a height of the situation between Norway and Ger a hundred metres. The drivers filed, many Norway, since the the war began,
has lost ten per cent of its shipping.
WRECKAGE OF GERMAN WARSHIP,
abandoning their teams,
ENEMY ACTIVE ON BRITISH FRONT
HEATY LOSSES INFLICTED
LONDON, October 27th. General Sir Douglas Haig reporta; In the morning, after a heavy bombard- ment, the enemy attacked a Stuff trench running northward from Stuff Redoubt, They were driven back with considerable
Our artillery did most, effective. work Forty-one of the enemy were made prisoners, y la
The enemy artillery were active in the lay time south of Apere, in the neigh "bourhood of Loos and Fouque Villiers, Our aeroplages yesterday bombed many billete and depots. Three of the aero planes did not return.
ENEMY TRENCHES RAIDED
LONDON, Outcher seth. General Sir Douglas Hoig in s com- maine stažen—
Buring the night there has been. Lesyy enemy shelling between Eshcourt Abbaye and Les Boeufs, and in the neigbourhood of Stuffand Koller
Enemy trenches
Monchy and
Copenhages, October 27th.
It is stated that large quantities of wreckage of a German warship have been washed up at Refshale Island,
GERMAN NAVAL
CONSTRUCTION.
CONCENTRATING ON SUBMARINES.
WASHINGTOK October Srii. According to official information, Ber man naval construction is centred almost entirely ontirely on summarines. It is expected that test Spring the whole of taro years" fossen will have been more than replaced, Then the submarine warfare will be renewed in macet rutiikan, manner, including the We Atlantic
ESIAN SEUCESS.
bomba in one day, and fifteen wounded
authorities despatched stores by railway, men in a Red Cross Hospital were killed. Notwithstanding the Lombardment, the road, and sea, and ultimately burned the Femininder
nemy on the
A Russian flotilla assisted the retiring troops in resisting the enemy on the approach to the town
The troops retired 10 an orderly manner, and the flotilia only left when the port was in flames
Chotanagpur and Santalpargansa, taken since the outbreak of war.
by order of the Bebar Orissa Government, CONSCRIPTION FAVOURED IN students at the India Office, the British Sets of the records will be available to
Museum and the Asiatic Society. It is hoped that other local Governments of India will follow the example of Behar.
AUSTRALIA,
Mazourne, October 27th, Oficial reports from all Stater forecast
conscriptionist victory. Ensliainstic crowds witnessed 1,000 expeditionary troops marching through the Melbourne "freeta, includ" g a fine body who are
undergoing compulsory training, and who are dubbed "Hughes Owa.
THE CEYLON RIOTS.
NEW ZEALAND POLITICIANS,
LONDON, October 27th. The Right Hon. W. Massey, Premier of New Zealand, and Sir Joseph Ward, Minister of Finance and Posts, attended
meeting of the Cabinet.
OBITUARY.
Lonos, October 26th: In the reply to Me. Merrell, Mr. Bonar Law House of Commons, in
LONDON, October 26th. The death is nanounced of Sir John said he saw no reason for publishing | Muir Mackenzie, formerly of the Indian further papers about the Ceylon riots, but Civil Service. would ask for a report and investigation in the cases of Goone Wardena, Coone Bekers and Perera,
INDIAN
AFFAIRS.
TAXATION IN HONGKONG AND SINGAPORE COMPARED, A CONTRAST WITH THE SITUATION AT HOMEO
Complainant said he did not wish to 80 on with the case but Mr. Hazeland compounding a
A fine of $15 was imposed, with the alternative of one month's hard inbour.
UNLAWFUL POSSESSION OF OPLUM
Before Mr. Melbourne two Chinese were charged with having been in un
lawful possession of 700 taels of prepared
opium of the value of $7,000, on 21st October.)
Mr. P. Burn, Assistant Superintend ent of Imports and Exports, prosecuted, and Mr. E. H. Pollock, K.C. (instructed by Mr. E. J. Grist, solicitor), defended. The evidence given by Mr. Burn and other witnesses was to the effect, that on the date mentioned in the charge Mr. Burn, accompanied by several Rew sas Officers visited a boarding honge at *3. Des Voeux Road, West, for the purpose of searching for opium, which they had reason to believe would be found there. In one of the cubicles, underneath a the quantity of opium specified, con- bed, two baskets were found containing
cealed under some matting and cotton
BRAVE RUSSIAN SAILORS.-
LAST TO LEAVE CONSTANZA.
Odessa, October 27th: The English, Russian and French Consuls have arrived here. They were among the last to leave Constanza. The last train left for Cernavoda when the enemy were already bombarding the line, Despite the bombardment of the port the Russian sailors who remained after the troops and population had gone worked in a brave manner, burning huge grain elevators, stores of cereals. Haur and ofl. Refugees states that enemy aeroplanes
Losnus, October 25th, exhorting the Houmanicas not to be Mr. Lambert, Mr Chamberlain stated dropped procinations into the town In the House of Commons, in reply to afraid, as the invaders were friends, that electric light and fans would be
In crow-examination, Mr. Pullock“ They also dropped packets of poisoned installed in the hospital at Barrackpore Straits Times the following passage said at the time the spium was found In a recent leading article in Theelicited the fact that one of the accused sweets bearing false marks intended to before the next hot weather came in. The DocursIt is said that the taxation of that the baskets were not his, but the denote that they were of Eustian origin. Haj had reported the taking up of the Straits is higher than that of Hong property of a man who had left them electricisation schemes, as quickly as the kong. Well, we have taken what figures in the cubicle under his cane. He did SALONIKA OPERATIONS. staff and materials available permitted. we can lay hands on and have compared not know who the man was, but he had
BRIDGES AND VILLAGES
The medical authorities were determining them. The gross revenue of Hongkong gone out and he expected him to return the order and urgency of the schemes. is £1,140,000, but from this Joust be soon. The man, however, did not return, OCCUPIED,
Mr. Yate asked what was being done deducted one sixth, which is the amount At the close of the evidence for the regarding the ease of F E. Fry, of the represented by municipalatini, the prosecution the case was adjourned till Public Works, and Mr. Chamberlain Government acting as the municipality. replied that the Raj had been asked to After this correction we make the gross Mr. Pollock made application for a expedite The transmision of a memorial, revenue equal to about 29 101 per head reduction of the amount of bail- of population, and the corresponding 2,000 each which, he said, was evi- figure for the Straite in 22 as per dently meant to be prohibitive head, so that, even on this crude basis, Mr. Burn opposed any reduction of the assertion that we are more highly the bail hand. It was not as large as faxed than Hongkong is insecure it might have been considering the NEW YORK, October 28th, But any man who contends that the value of the optum involved. Mr. Hughes, speaking at Frookiye, and general population is heavily tazed Mr Melbourne final abe replying to the charges of the Democrats cause there happens to be an enormous
REDW cho that he is endeavouring to win the votes revenue frean opium is talking pure of the hyphenates declared that bo unadulterated nonsense.
LONDON October 28th. A French official report from Salemke
Our cavalry supported by julantry, occupied the bridges at Zvedi and the villages of Golobrus and Laision, south- west of Lake Prespa.
NAVAL AEROPLANE ATTACK CONSTANTINOPLE-BALONIKA
RAILWAY DAMAGED.
U. S. ELECTION.
MR. HUGHES AND THE HYPHENATES.
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SERBIAN.
GENERAL BIE D. HAIG'S.
NEW POSITION.
Hongkong The Strait, and third of the monoply prod Deduct revenue
Wednesday naxi.
bail at
on of the Respite of which we form a part The actual sum paid into during the year
600,000 which is equal-
00. per head of population: It isted, that the revenue for the