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THE WAR.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS. NATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 15TH, 1917
| HEAVY ENEMY
ATTACKS
IN
WEST.
THE RUSSIAN CRISIS.
KORNILOFF ENTERPRISE FAILS.
SWEDISH · DIPLOMACY.”
BRITISH NAVAL AIRMEN ACTIVE.
ranco-Belgian bront..
LATEST CABLES. (THROUGH REUTREʼB ADANCY-]
HEAVY ENEMY ATTACKS
ON BRITISH.
FIERCE FIGHTING,
LONDON, September 13th.
Naval Activities.
LATEST CABLES. [THROCOR REUTER'S AGENCY.]; U-BOAT MURDERERS.
SINK WITHOUT TRACE.”
LONDON, September 13th. It is evident that the boat murderers
out
the general
Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig reare striving to carry
GERMAN MESSAGE, STRONG RUSSIAN PRESSURE.
LONDON, September 13th.
A wireless German oficial message saysSouthward of the Riga Wenden roud our cavalry withdrew before strong Russian pressure.
General.
LATEST CABLES;
THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
SWEDISH ELECTIONS.
CONSERVATIVES LOSING SEATS.
STOCKHOLM, September 14th. The elections are resulting in a defcat for the Conservatives. Up to the prescut the Socialists have gained three seats and the Liberals five. The Conservatives have lost thirteen seats.
SWEDISH TREACHERY
GERMAN COMMENT.
AMSTERVA, September 14th. The Frankfurter Zeitung describes Count Luxbarg's actions as foolishness.
THE RUSSIAN CRISIS.
Petrogban, September 13th. The appointments of M. Kerensky as Commander-in-Chief, and of General Alexieff as Chief of Staff are confirmed.
KORNILOFF WANTS TERMS." A Petrograd telegram says that General Korniloff has expressed his willingness to Burrender on terms, but the Government demands an unconditional surrender.
THE KORNILOFF ADVENTURE.
PETROGRAD, September 13th.. M. Skobeleff, Minister of Labour, has stated that the Korniloff adventure hea definitely collapsed, and his headquartere have surrendered.
NO NEGOTIATIONS WITH: KORNILOFF.
PETROGRAD September 13th.
M. Savinkoff interviewed by the Associated Press, enid that General
Krimoff, who was the commander of the
Kornilof troops, was at Lugo, So far there had been to fighting anywhere. A por tion of the Korniloff troops is fourteen miles from Tsarko Selo, and another at Gathchina. He emphatically denied that
DISASTROUS FLOODS IN NORTH CHINA. 3,000,000 HOMELESS.
SHANGRAI, September 13th. Owing to floods there are 3,000,000 nome- less and destitute in Chibli. The number There is great drowned is inestimable destruction also in Honan, Hupeh and Hunan. Large districts in North China are virtually impasanble except in boate. The Chinese Red Cross ure argently, appealing to the nation for relief.
JAPANESE GOLD.
TORIO, September 13th. The Treasury has prohibited the export of gold, except under licence.
SWEDISH TREACHERY.
STRONG ANTIGERMAN FEELING IN BUENOS AIRES.
BUENOS AIRES, September 13th: A great crowd set fire to the German Club and attempted to set fire to the offices of the pro-German journal. The crowd
CHINESE TELEGRAMS.
[ar COURTESY OF THE CHUNG NOOI
SANDO
LUK WING-TING AND THE GOVERNMENT.
SHANGHAI, September 14tha Lan Cheng-un bos arrived at Peking and visited the Premier. He reports that Lub Wing-ting is opposed to the Canton Parliament and to the Scuate. If thes Goverument will formally convene a now
Parliament Lak Wing-ting will mediato with the South and West,
The President has sent Wang Shi-chen to Tientsin to instruct Li Yuan-hung to- mediate with the South and West,
SOLDIERS PAY,
Fu Lung-cho will devote the Japaninsof foan of 6,500,000 dollars to the payment of soldiers salaries.
CHINA AND THE WAR,
The Government yesterday discussed the
ports: After an hour of heavy bombard-practice and policy advocated by: Count Couns Luxburg cannot be expected to be any negotiations were proceeding, or also attacked the German Legation question of sending troops to Europe
His
trusted again as n diplomatist. ment, enemy raiders entered our trenches Luxburg, to sink without any traco
negligence and unintelligence have result eastward of Bullecourt. We drove them being left. The following authoritative in serious trouble. The paper also out after sharp fighting. The enemy left statement gives the latest instances of complains that the text disclosed that the a number of dead, also some prisoners.cold-blooded marders on the high seas,
telegrams, although they must have been We successfully raided in the neighbour- The schooter Jane Williamson was at available, were not published in Germany. hood of Oppy. The enemy, early this morning, bravily bombarded a mile of front north and north-westward of Lange marck, They then attacked in consider able strength, We repulsed them after fierce fighting. There were severe chemy losses.
tacked by a submarine on the 10th inst. off Cornwall, and was shelled till sho sunk. The crew of six took to the boat, whereupon the submarine shelled the ship wrecked crew. Three of them were killed and the master, mate and a seaman were picked up on the following morning
Despite the bad visibility, our seroseriously wounded. planes carried out artillery photographic work and bombed aerodromes, ammuni- tion dumps and railway stations day and night. We drove down three machines.
Two of ours are missing.
EARLIER CABLES.
HOSTILE ARTILLERY ACTIVE
LONDON, September 19th, Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig re ports: We took a few prisoners in the Lens sector last night, Hostile artillery have been active in the Hullecourt,
Messines and Langemarck areas,
VIOLENT ARTILLERY DUEL-
GERMAN BATTERIES DOMINATED
FARI, September 13th. communique says: The artillery 4 duel has continued in a violent manner in the region of Bixschoote. Our artil lery, north of the Aispe, are dominating the German batteries, which are most active in the region south of Juvincourt. We prevented any attack.
German aeroplanes bombed Dunkirk. French airmen successfully bombed Porte mark, Gitsgeitelindenken and Staden, and Can aerodrome north-east of Thourout.
The Balkans.
LATEST CABLES. (THROUGH REUTER'A AGENCY.) FRENCH ADVANCING.
The schooner William was attacked on the 11th and sunk by gunfire. The sub marine also fred shrapnel at the crew in the open boat. One of the crew was
wounded.
EARLIER CABLES.
BRITISH NAVAL AIRMEN BUSY
LONDON, September 13th. The Admiralty announces-Naval air.
craft dropped several tons of bombs on the Thourout aerodrome and dumps and the Bruges docks, causing explosions. They also attacked shipping at Zeebrugge Mole, getting direct hits on a large destroyer and several scaplane sheds,
FRENCH POLITICS.
M. PAINLEVE'S SUCCESS.
could proceed, with Korniloff. RUSSIAN FRONTS DEFENCELESS.
AND LEADERLESS.
and Consulate, and shops, and demon- strated at the House of the Foreign Minister, cheering him and execrating Luxburg and Germany, with whom street orators demanded a rupture. ARGENTINA AND COUNT LUXBURG.
t
BUENOS AIRES, September 13th: If Germany does not disavow Count Laxburg, Argentina will recall Minister from Berlin.
its
HONGKONG SHARE MARKET. Mesare, Vernon & Smyth, in their weekly share report dated the 14th Ery tember, 1917, state-
Our last report was dated 7th Septent- ber, and we have another very slack and uninteresting week to record Exchange has further advances, with tha natural result of
increasing thos dullness .of. ...our local market.. Investment shares are again... ther weak spot, and are extremely difficult to move Shanghai market has been ins fluenced by the high Exchange and re mains very dull and depressed. Singa PARIS, September 13th. M. Painleve's failuro yesterday mornfirm and the price of the raw material pore market for Rubber shares has kept ing was due to the Socialiste objection is slowly advancing,
FRENCH CABINET.
NO SOCIALISTS TO JOIN
PETROGRAD, September 13th. M. Skobeleff has emphasised the neces- aity for continued vigilance, because of the criminal activity of General Kaledin. He indicated new anti-revolution
attempts, and stated that the whole Army administration would shortly be altered. The Minister of the Interior has stated PARIS, September 14th. The Temps states that public opinion that owing to General Korniloff's revolt welcomes M. Painleve's success in form the Russian fronts were defenceless and The most ing a Cabinet, and the inclusion of fenderless for three day Ribot, which typifies the staunchness of severe punishment must be applied to The Government the country, irrespective of disagreements General Komiloff. and political rivaltics. M. Painleve is would do nothing to soften his lot:
KORNILOFF MOVEMENT FAILING, entitled to the most, liberal support.
LONDON, September 13th.
At a meeting of Socialists yesterday, it THE RUSSIAN SITUATION,
The latest news from Petrograd, still was decided not to permit any socialist evidently from Government sources, is to join the Cabinet, though they were PETROGRAD, September 14th. The organ of the Workmen's and that Korniloff's movement appears to be ready to support the Government entrust- Soldier's Delegates states that General definitely failing. A collision between theed with the safety of the country.. Subse
Korniloff and his chief of Staff, General Lukomsky, have agreed to be tried by a revolutionary tribunal.
NEW COMMANDS. General Rassky has been appointed to command the northern front, and General Dragomiroll has been appointed to com- mund the south-western front.
troop of the two parties is no longer to be apprehended. General Alexieff is tele- phonically endeavouring to persuade. Kornilo to abandon his enterprise, which, therefore, it is
Korniloff will not purshally opined
further.
APPEAL TO MUSSULMEN.
PETROGRAD, September 19th, The Committee of the Musulman Alli- NEW MARINE MINISTER.
ance has sent a delegation to the Mussul PETROGRAD, September 13th. Admiral Verderevsky, former Comman-man units who are marching with General causing fire. All the machines returnedder-in-Chief of the Baltic Fleet, has been Korniloff. Telephonic negotiations and
then vorbal discussions have proved fruit Russian bront.
LATEST CABLES.
[razovan MUTER'S AGENOT.]
FORCING THE ENEMY BACK,
GOOD WORK BY ADVANCED
DETACHMENTS.
PETROGRAD, September 14th,
A wireless Russian official message, dated Thursday, states: In the direction of Riga advanced detachmente are fight ing their way forward. They have occu pied Kulis village, in the coast region, and have also captured Pelne, southward PARIS, September 13th. Eastern communiqué says:-We of the Pskov Road, with prisoners and have reached Mulista, on the west bank booty. They have also advanced to Rent- of Lake Ochrida, and Hill 1,704, ten kilo- zon, and southward. metres south-west of Mulista. We took 160 prisoners..
An
Italian Front
EARLIER CABLES. (THROUGH HEUTER'S AGENCY.) AUSTRIANS CLAIM HEAVY ITALIAN LOSSES.
LONDON, September 13th.
EARLIER CABLES.
STUBBORN FIGHTING,
GOOD WORK BY VANGUARDS:
PETROGRAD, September 13th.
A wireless Russian official message says: On the Northern Front
guards, after å stubborn barvan-
gained
appointed Minister of Marine.
EARLIER CABLES. NEW GOVERNOR OF NEW SOUTH WALES.
LONDON, September 13th. It is officially announced that Sir W. E. Davidson has been appointed Governor of New South Wales.
THE SOLDIERS' VOTE.
MELBOURNE, Septmber 13th.
If the necessary arrangements can be made, the Victorian soldiers abroad will vote at the forthcoming State elections. THE ORIGINAL AUSTRALIANS
HOLIDAY AT HOME.
ADELAIDE, September 13th.
Icss.
THE FALLING ROUBLE.
LONDON, September 13th. While the exchange value of the rouble is at present only old, the intrinsic value, owing to the rise in the price of silver, is 29. 7d-
KORNILOFF'S DESIRE.
LONDON, September 13th. A telegram from Petrograd states that General Korniloff's proclamation says that his sole desire is to lead the country on the road to fortune. He will hold power only until the Constituent Assam bly meets.
CANADIAN NORTHERN
RAILWAY.
Orrawa, September 13th. The Director General of Recruiting
The Senate has passed the third reading states that arrangements will be made to send 5,000 of the original Australians of the Bill authorising the Government home for a holiday, irrespective of to purchase the Canadian Northern rail- whether reinforcements are sent. The visit way.
of these gallant men will give a great simalus to recruiting.
AMERICA AND MILITARY SERVICE.
ALIENS TO BE CALLED UP.
BRITAIN'S TRADE.
LONDON, September 13th. The increases during August were:- Exports, £2,083,393; importa, £24,475,978, compared with the same month last year.
FRENCH SHIPPING.
PARIS, September 13th.
A wireless Austrian official message possession of a massif. Southward of clains that the Italian offensive has fail Lake Plaure we gained a foothold in the
WACHINGTON, September 13th Our van ed, and declares that the Italian losses Selkorsten-Silamonya line.
The Senate has passed a resolution totál 230,000, including 20,000 taken guards advancing in the direction of Rige drafting military service for all aliens of
During the week the sailings have been
prisoner
continue
to hold the Nitzupepaus one year's residence in the United States, 1,047 and the arrivals 1,005. The sinkings Kebayar line. There is intense artillery.cept those exempted by Treaty, and have been one above and five below 1,000
ENEMY
PRESSURE.
HOME, Beptember 13th. An oficial message says:-The enemy, with renewed intensity, attempted to dis lodge us from Monte Sangabriel, but only gained a few advance posts.
to M. Ribot,
quently a list of the new Ministry was published, including M. Painlove Premier and War Minister; M. Hibot, Foreign Affairs, and M. Loucheur, Minister of
Munitions: There
Socialist are no
Ministers.
The Malakoff Co. has declared an in terim dividend of 15 por cent
The following are our today's wired quotations:-
Alor Gajabe Ayor Panas Glenealys
Kedahs**** Kempas Malaka Pindas
84.30
11:50
$2.50
4.10
0.00
3.00
Malakoffs
4.75 cum, dir.
New Berendabs.
4.50
Sandycrofts
4.50
Tapahв ....................
23:00
Plantation Rubber, in London is quoted at 2/10 per lb. Bar Silver is quoted att 50d. Sterling T. T. is 3/21 Singa pore TT is 1363. Shanghai T. T. anch the Bank's buying rata for 3d/a, bills ares
nominal
BUDAPEST IN SUMMER. M. Jeno Balla, the Special Correspon dent of dr Ujaag, devotes a two-column article to the menace of the German in BANKE Hongkong and Shanghais ares. vasion of Hungary. The Germans, he somewhat lower. Business has been done Bys, have poured into Budapest in their thousanda; they have monopolised the from $560 down to 2555 and further hotels, rented all available private houses, shares are probably obtainable at the and practically taken possession of the rat famous Marguerite Island, in the Danube,
MARINE INSURANCE No business is between Buds and Pest," and all because reported. Unions are on offer at $780, summer" The writer declares that Yangtszus $190 nominal with exchange at they mean to gorgo themselves in the Cantone are quoted 8320 nominal. Budapest has become a fashionable spa 73. North China quotation is higher at for all hungry Allies, German and Aus Tls. 110 nominal.. trian, and quotes the police statistics as FIRE INSURANCES. -- Hongkong Fires showing that in May there were 7,94 have buyers at 8290 and China Fires at Germans in hotels and 12,016 in private $131, but no transactions have taken
dwellings. They have come to spend the Nothing has been done and
summer in Budapest because it is the only place in Central Europe where onc prices remain nominal and unchanged. can eat well if one has money." M. Douglases are quoted at 881, Indo
China Deferred at $80 and Steamboats at Balla goes on to say:-
When rich people in Berlin ask cach 817 Star Ferries are offering at 823 other where they intend to spend the
ORS.Shells are lower, in consequence of a fall in London price, and are quoted summer, the invariable answer 18. At 102/6, but, 120 shares are offering and inte Budapest And they carry out their War risk prevents importations from threat, too. In May 20,000 of thez took London at any reasonable level. part in the invasion of Budapest, and kats are quoted at. Tis: 14 and Ural Cas. when all the hotels were filled the thou
pians
39/4 both nominat sands who followed had to go to the pro REFINERIES This section has been quite vincial towns,
neglooted and no sales are reported. China Sugars are nominal at $99, Malabons are to be had at $20.
All the summer residences along the beautiful nountain slopes behind Bada have been rented by the invaders, who pay 2,000 to 3,000 kronen per month for them, and the writer complains bitterly that their servants stop the vendors early la the morning on their way to the market places and buy up their stock at enormous prices, most of the visitors being rich Prussians of the manufacturing and is dustrial magnate class," who have money to burn as long as the Germans bay war loan bonds and their Government pay the army contractors. The article con- cludes:
Before the war we would have looked pon this state of affairs with satisfaction Today it causes us no small anxiety It is certain, and the Germen and Aus
trian visitors themselves make no secret of
Lang
MINING-Nothing doing whatever. Raubs could be got at 82.45. Kailana are wanted at 40/- Tronohs are quoted rather higher at 28- Aominal.
DOCKS, WHALVES AND GOBOWNS. A few sales of Hongkong and Whampoa Docks have been made at 112 and 3111 and they close with buyers at the latter figure Kowloon Wharves have remained steady at about 873 cash, with buyers at $74 for December Shanghai Docks nominal and unchanged at The 76-
are
LANDA, HOTELS AND BUILDINGS-Marken has been quite stagnant Hotels are on offer at $04, and West Points are in re quest at $78, Other Stocks are nominal, with Lands at 888, Centrals at 800 and Humphreys at 85.90-500
COTTON MILLS-Like all other markete
market places for hours in vain. Ils. 38.
ing southward of Vidza, We caused German and other chemy subjedla. tons. Thres vessels were unsuccessfully how it is that, although we are in June at 35.90 and Peak Tramways at $8.10.
several explosions. We gaind possession estimated that 1,000,000 men will be
of a height southward of Hadautz and affected. Allied and neutral subjects repulsed counter-attacks. We took 412 claiming axemption will be allowed to
Austrian prisoners.
leave the country within ninety days,
attacked.
SILVER. LONDON, September 14th.
Silver is firm, and there are buyers.
it, that only our butter and flour and meat this has been dull and inactive. Eme and other foods tempted them. This, too, are offering at Tls. 100, Shanghai Cotton just at a time when our women, worn out are wanted at the reduced rate of
Yiks are nominal at $14 with worry and fatigue, walk the conty 121, Yangtzepoca can be placed at
MISCELLANEOUS.Cements are dull, → eggs, fowls, meat, lard, and similar pro- visions are not to be had. If they ask sellers at $6.90. Tramways are on offer there are no young fowls and fresh vege Electrics have been done at $18 and China ables, no milk and no butter in the Providents at 87 Watsons are offering markets, the stereotyped answer in Ve at $6. Union Waterboats are quoted $13 would have enough, but before the sun sellers. Other quotations tre nominal at rises the hotelkeepers are on the spot and prices mentioned in our
list carry away everything, regardless of cost, MEMO Settlement day, 27th Sep The German visitors will pay anything." } tembe