THE
GERMANY'S
WAR
THE HONGKONG ~ DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, DECEMBER END, 1916.
MASS LEVY.
ADMISSIONS OF ALLIED SUPERIORITY.
BOMBARDMENTS IN THE WEST.
ACUTE POSITION IN GREECE.
FATE OF BUKHAREST.
The Balkans.
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LATEST CABLES.
(THROUGH RETKER'S· AGENDY, ] ACUTE POSITION IN GREECE, ALLIES TO LAND FORCES,
ATHENS, December 11t. In reply to Admiral Fournot's threat to land troops failing compliance with his demands, the Government to-night delinitely refused to surrender arms and
guna..
LONDON, December 1st. Router's correspondent at Athens states that the situation is unchanged.
Admiral Fournet will land forors to- morrow, unless the Government abandons
its stubbornness in the meanwhile.
OFFICIAL EXODUS FROM BUKHAREST.
PREPARING FOR FALL.
LONDON, November 30th. The exodus of the Roumanian Govern- ment and the Legations.from Bukharest is confirmet.
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MASSES OF BUSSIANS.
AUSTRIAN ADMISSIONS.
LONDON, December 1st.
CALM IN MACEDONIA.
BOMBS DROPPED ON PRILEP.
PARIS, November 30th.
A communiqué says there is nothing. important transpiring in Macedonia, where rain and fog interfered with
operations.
Our aircraft dropped many bombs on Prilep.
BULGARIAN, OFFER TO
ROUMANIA.
Naval Activities.
2,000 EXECUTIONS.
GERMAN RULE IN COUBLAND.
PETROGRAD, December 1st. Rofugees sinto that during the past nino months the Germans have court martiall. ed sed executed 2,000 of the inhabitants of Courland for alleged treason and espionage.
GERMANY'S MABS LEVY.
SOCIALISTS' STRONG PROTESTS.
November 30th.
LATEST CABLES.
(TENOUGH, REUTER'S AGENCY, } SINKING OF A DUTCH -
VESSEL. GERMANY TO PAY COMPENSATION"
AMSTERDAM, December lat. In reply to Dutch representations re- garding the sinking of the Bloomersdyk | SETTLEMENT OF AUSTRALIAN | rossons for the Bill were forged under
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COAL STRIKE.
INTENSE BELIEF.
MELBOURNE, December 1st.
According to Renter's correspondent at Amsterdam, in introducing the Mass Levy Bill in the Reichstag, Dr. von Bethumun Hollweg said that their one mies did not yet desire peace. They were much superior numerically, and this
the incessant fre at the front. He claimed that the German lines were still unbroken, but admitted that the result of the Allies' vast supplies of shells could be seen on the Somme. He indicated that voluntary means for carrying out the Mass Levy would be utilised before com. pulsion was applied
off the American coset, Germany has agreed to pay compensation for the ship, and that portion of the cargo consigned to the Dutchi Government, and refers to a Prize Court decision the remainder of the cargo. The reply also says that the 69 sank the Bloomersdyk because it would have to touch Kirkwall, and the bulk of the cargo was conditional coo traband, but admits that the subsequentation, until the outpat is normal.minority declared that the party rejected
declaration by the Dutch Government that the Bloomersdyk's grain was con signed to it shows that the ship should
not have been destroyed.
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SUBMARINE PIRACY.
BRIXHAM FISHING FLEET ATTACKED.
LONDON, November 30th.
AMSTERDAM, November 30th. At a sitting of the Bulgarian Parlin- ment, the Premier stated that prior A large enemy submarine attacked the to Roumania's entry into the war Bul-Brixham fishing fleet without warning ou garia offered not to attack Roumanie if November 28th. Two trawlers were sunk the latter gave the Dobrudja to Bulgaria, by gunfire and bombs. A third was die
abled and einking when last seen. Roumania did not reply.
GREEK CRISIS.
ATHENS, November 30th. The War Minister has resigned on account of ill-health, The aged General Hazzopoulos will take his place.
ALLEGED NON-FULFILMENT OF A PROMISE.
ATHENS, November 29th. The Allied Ministers visited the "For- eign
in connection Minister
with Epirus, where Graeco-Albanian guerillas A Bulgarian communiqué claims the de-are organised to fight the Italian troops. feat of the Roumanians in bayonet fight- ing between Giurgaz and Bukharest.
It is stated that the Ministers pointed. out that Greece's promise to punish officers who organised bandy: had not An Austrian communiqué speaks of been fulfiled, and that Italy has demuud. great mass of Russians constantly ated the recall and severe punishment of tacking between the Uz Valley and Tartar the officers concerned, Pass" for the relief of the harassed Reu-
Franco-Belgian Front. manians.” The communiqué also admifs
LATEST CABLES, slight Russian successes:"
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
HEAVY ENEMY ARTILLERY- ING.
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RUSSIAN ATTACKS.
IN WOODED CARPATHIANE.
Laos, November 30th.
A German official report says:-In the wooded Carpathians, on the Moldavian frontier, the Russians continued to attack and gained some advantages.
The report claims they the fall of Kim- pulung opens the way across the Toerz- burger Pass, and that the Germans cap- tured 1,217 prisoners and soven guus at Kimpolung.
RUSSIAN HAUL OF PRISONERS. LONDON, November 30th.
LONDON, December 1st. General: Sir Douglas Haig reports:- Thero has been reciprocal artillery work. The enemy's artillerying was particularly heavy between the Somme and the Ancre VIGOROUS BOMBARDMENTS. FRENCH AIRMAN'S EIGHTEENTH
'PLANE.
PARIS, Desember lat,
An official message states:-South of the Somme there has been a vigorous res ciprocal bombardment between Chaulnes Wood and Borny, near Massige, In Champagne, trench-guns blew up an A Russian official message states:-In enemy aumunition depot north of Four the wooded Carpathians we took pusses-de-Paris. In Argoane we exploded thres sion of Rukada heights and captured a hundred prisoners. A battle is proceed ing on the heights to the east of Kirlibabt. We have taken nine hundred prisoners in the last two-days.
The enemy has occupied Koman, which is seventeen miles south-south-east of Bukharest,
ROUMANIAN SUCCESSES.
VIOLENT ACTIONS ON TWO FRONTS.
LONDON, November 30th.
A Roumaniau official announcement states:-There have been violent actions on the whole north and north-west front. We progressed in the Buzeo and Prahova valleys.
Glazacírc.
The situation on the southern front is unchanged.
camuruflety, which wrecked enemy mining
works.
down his eighteenth seroplane.
Sab.-Lieutenant Ungesser has brought
BRITISH
ENTER GERMAN LINES.
LONDON, December 1st.
The miners have secured an eight hours, bank to bank, day, and the abolition of the double shift system. The owners will bo compensated for their lots by an in- crease in the selling price of coal.
The Commonwealth still controls the
The announcement of the settlement caused intense relief, and was loudly cheered in the Federal Parliaments.
A GERMAN MISSION.
PRAISE FOR AMIR OF AFGHANISTAN.
LONDON, December 1st. In the House of Commons, Mr. Cham- berlain related the history of the German mission in Afghanistan, which the Amir dismissed in May last. He said he would not in the public interest, state what had begume of the missioners, but some were captured by the Russians and British after leaving Afghanistan. He paid a high tribute to the behaviour of the Amir in the exceedingly difficult position in The crews of three sunken trawlera havo which the intervention of Turkey placod been landed,
him, and acknowledged, with great satis- Among the latest sinkings reported is faction on behalf of the Government, the that of the steamer Heapwell.
Italian Front.
The submarine fired on the hosts after the trawlers had been abandoned. The shells went overhead.
Other speakers generally approved of the Bill, but a representative Socialist
the measure because it deprived work men of the right to choose a place of abode. Even if the enemy were in Ger many he could not treat the population worse than the Bill proposed to do..
ANGLO-RUSSIAN FRIENDSHIP.
M. TREFOFF AND MR. ASQUITH.
COTTON WORKERS: WAGES MASTER SPINNERS'
· CONCESSIONS.
LONDON, November 29th. The Manchester operative cotton spin- ners have assured the Federation of Master Cotton Spinners that they will not participato in the cardrooners agitations for an immediate advance in wages,
Twenty thousand weavers employed in the district controlled by the Federation have been officially informed that the five per cent, war bonus granted them in January will be transformed into a per- manent advance, and a further five per cent advance will be granted them from January next.
DEPARTING AUSTRIAN
AMBASSADOR,
REQUEST BY AMERICA.
WARRINGTON, November 30th. The Government has requested Britain. and France to reconsider their refusal of
eafs conducts to the Austrian Ambassa~ dor, Herr Tarnowski.
FROZEN MEAT TRADE "AT TSINGTAU.
PETROGRAD, November 30th. M. Trepoff has sent a message to Mr. Asquith saying that the indissoluble Anglo-Russian friendship strengthened for ever by the blood shed tract for 6,000,000 lb. of fresh frozen beef in the anne conso,
has
'been
BUSINESS CABINET - FOR
RUSSIA.
U.S. Consul nt Tsingtao, Mr. Willys R. Peck, notes that when the United States Army transport Warren sailed · from Tsingtao on August 7th she had 2,436 quarters of beef for the use of the Ameri- Cap Army in the Philippine Islands. This was the first shipment under a con-
and 150,000 lb. of fresh mutton made with Mr. William Katz, an American residing in China. The price was 0.9) U.S, gold per lb., and the contract, signed April 4th, 1918, marke an innovation, as hith- erto most for the army in the Philip- pince has been purchased principally from Australia.
FIRST STEP IN FORMATION.
The erection of the refrigorating plant....... LORDON, November 30th.
necessary for the freezing of this meat Router's correspondent at Petrogradwas an achievement. The Japanese ad- Amir's loyalty to his pledge of neutralisays that the appointment of Count site on April 16th, 1916. Work was ministration approved the lease of the
ty, and his firmness in refusing the Bittich as Minister of Agriculture is started May 3rd, 1918, and the plant completed in 60 days. Is has a capacity seductive but unreliable inducements to regarded as the first step towards a busi of 150 tons of frozen meat monthly. The forsake his Ally; and in using his in- ness Cabinet composed of competent refrigerating machinery was purchased in Manila, and is of the ammonin axence to prevent disturbance on the specialists, able to work in agreement system, Tsingtao is considered the fore-
with the Duma.
most port in China for the exportation of beef, and is the site of a model abattoir orccted and conducted before the war by the German administration. The Russian Army authorities
Vladivostock, Siboría, have for many years occured London & China Express." large quantities of beef at Tsingtao.---
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AÇTIVITY IN THE TRENTINO. | frontier.
TWO AEROPLANES BROUGHT
DOWN.
Rous, November 30th. An official message says:-There is re ciprocal artillery firing in the Trentino. Our batteries fired on billets on the Upper Avisio and the Middle Isonzo, and caught the escaping troops..
There have been numerous pár fights. We shot down two scroplanes in the Agno Valley and Sagana Valley. Aerial Activities.
EARLIER ÚADLES, {THROUGH REVINE'S AGENCY.} DAILY AIR RAIDS. GOOD WORK BY NAVAL AIR SQUADRONS.
LONDON, November Both. An Admiralty announcement says that naval air squadrons made daily raids on the Bulgarian coast between the 23rd and 28th, and have bombed Karjani. They secured a direct hit on Angista railway station, and the camp at Rajolivos.
They machine-gunned troops, and con- siderably damaged the aerodrome at Drama. They also attacked Porna and Doksambos. Repeated attacks on Drama and Angista have borne satisfactory results.
All the machines returned safely.
General Sir Douglas Haig reports:- | General, We drove off an attempted raid north-east of Neuve Chapelle, and entered the Cher- uan lines at several places southwards of Armentieres.
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FRENCH FRONT. NOTHING IMPORTANT.
LATEST CABLES. THROUGE REUTER'S AGENCY.]
"WHAT'S IN A NAME ? "
LONDON, December 1st.
In the House of Commons, Sir J. D. Rees asked whether the business of the Calcutta firm of Ernst Hunsen was being carried on by members of the family was under the name of Ernest Howesen.
PARIS, November 30th, communiqué...- says:--There
were
nothing important on the Western front, Mr. Chamberlain said he understood Violent actions are proceeding at where rain and fog interfered with that the gentlemen mentioned
operations.
natural born British subjects. .... BRITISH FRONT.
PENSIONS' BILL AMENDED.
ACTIVE GUN AND RIFLE FIRE.
LONDON, December 1st.
LONDON, November 30th.
In the House of Commons, the Pensions' General Sir Douglas Haig says: Bill was amended so as to unify its ad- Machine-gun and rifle fire were active at ministration, and passed through com Guedecourt.
Imitton
GERMAN CLAIM.
LONDON, November 30th.
A German official announcement claims the capture of Kimpolung.
AUSTRALIA AND COMPULSION
LONDON, December 1st. Reuter's correspondent at Melbourne states that a vote of no-confidence in the Hughes Government, arising out of the conscription controversy, was defeated by forty-six votes to twenty-one.
EARLIER CABLES,
RUSSIAN AND BRITISH CONFIDENCE.
ANGLO-RUSSIAN FELEGRAMS."
November 30th.
It is officially announced that M. Trepoff has telegraphed to Mr. Asquith an expression of Russia's confidence, with God's help and the co-operation of the Allies, in the final triumph over a com mon enemy, and also trusting in the indissoluble friendship of the two coun- tries.
Mr. Asquith, warmly reciprocating, expressed Britain's assurance that the continued close cooperation of the two Governments would greatly contribute to the certain success of the Allied cause. The Governmetz and the people were
writedly convinced that the frienship of Britain and Russia, already confirmed by their common efforts and sacrifices, would remain unshaken throughout the future, tending towards the maintenance of peace and civilisation.
BRITISH ADMIRALTY
CHANGES.
FRENCH PRESS OPINIONS.
PARIS, November 30th. The newspapers here pay a tribute to Admiral Jellicoe's unequalled experience, and the masterly manner in which he has blockaded Germany.
They say that Admiral Beatty is a most popular British sailor of proved capa bility. They hope that his energy, tem- pered by experience, will be manifested in a successful initiative.
AUSTRALIAN COAL STRIKE
SETTLED.
MESQUENE, November 30th. The coal strike has been settled. The men will resume work on December 4th.
BLEEDING BELGIUM.
HAVEE, November 29th. Reuter's correspondent at Havre states that Germany is imposing a new tax of £100,000 monthly on Belgium. U.S. BANKS AND FOREIGN
LOANS.
FEDERAL BOARD CAUTION.
GERMAN MUNITIONS.
CREATION OF A NEW DEPARTMENT.
German, anxiety concerning ammuni- tion, of which a shortage has frequently been apparent during the Somme fight- ing and noticed in the Allies Reports, in evidently responsible for the creation of a new department of the War Offico.
General Ludendorff, in the interview
WASHINGTON, November 30th. The Federal Reserve Board has issued a statement cautioning the Federal Republished in the Neue Freie Presse, in- serve Banks against locking up funds in the efficient conduct of the war is the sisted that an imperative necessity for foreign loans and treasury bills. Never highest possible output of ammunition. theless it is announced that. Anglo it is clear that insuficient production, From the comments in the German Press
French Treasury notes, raging from one due to defective organization, has been to six months, will be issued in limited are about to be made to improve he -recognized and that strenuous attempts
aimounts in response to a widespread de Geren ammunition output.” mand from Banks and investors, but appointed head of the new department Major General Groener, who has been
they must be non-renewable.
REUTER'S.
TO REMAIN INDEPENDENT AND
IMPARTIAL
LONDON, November 20th.
A meeting of shareholders of Beuter's
is a forceful personality. He is described as having the insight of genius, an iron constitution, and enormous power of work. Hitherto he has been head of the Field Railway Department, in which capacity he has been responsible for moving gigantic masses of troops by rail. For his services in this capacity he was awarded the Order pour de Mèrite. When national feeding became a critical prob- lem he was transferred to the new State Irovistoning Department on account of
Telegram Company has unanimously his experience and organizing power. ratified the agreement whereby the It is now intended to obtain unity in providing and proportioning the food for Honourable Mark Napier, Lord Glenworkers, ru materials, arms, and
munitions
conner, Lord Peel and Sir Starr Jameson have purchased the property and asset of the Company for £550,000.
Apparently Germany's en tire productive capacity, and particular- ly her manufacturing plant will be
subjected to the administration of the new department, with a view to inten- Mr Williams, one of the directors, sified effort, coupled with co-ordination
presiding, emphasised that the names off means. The new office, although this
is not openly admitted, is, on the prin the purchasers stood for all that was ciple that imitation is the sincerest form honourable and straightforward British traditions Their chief object was to assure that Beuter would remain Imperial, independent and impartial, and not be connected with any financial undertaking.
of flattery, the highest possible tribute into the superiority of the Entente Powers? organizing talent in this field over that of the Germans.---Timer.
BENGAL JUTE TRADE.
EXCESS PROFITS DUTY,
LONDON, November 29th. The Board of Referees has increased the Statutory percentage for the Excess Profts Duty in the Bengal jute trade from six to seven per cent. in the case of companies and from seven to eight per cent in the case of private Erms.
"WHAT THE BUTLER SAW.""
That very amusing comedy," What the Butler Baw, attracted a large audience to the Victoria Theatre last evening, and the Howitt Phillips Company scored a decided success, all the subtle humour. with which the piece abounds being brought into full play. As on previous occasions, Mr. Wheeler Dryden proved an inimitable Pink (the Built), his acting at the crucial momsen Be is sup posed to see ⠀ certain diana" attaining high standard of skill. As the Mlant Irishman, who becomes enmeshed, in flirtations, Ma Houthi we also exosed- † ingly clever, and walks wile Miss Godart was quite delightial. Everyone bad a good laugh, and that is the height of enjoyment.