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WEATHER REPORT.
September 16th, at 11,27-No retains from Jaganene atations. With few exceptions, pressure has decressed alightly at all stations reporting; there is no significant obangen in diatribution since yesterday,
Hongkong rainfall for 24 hour ending si 10 m. to-day, 0.00 Insh. Total sinos 1e January, 73.19 inches, against an average of 71:39 fuchen
THE WAR.
(Continued from page 6.)
General.
(THROUGH REUTER'§ 4GENCY.]
THE SWEDISH INTRIGUE, The following is typical of others: COUNT LUXBURG SEEKS PROTEC-Sergeant Edward Cooper, of the Riffe
TION OF AUTHORITIES.
BUENOS AIRES, September Count Luxburg, on returning from the interior, fearing hostilities in the capital, left the train at a station fifteen miles distant and sought the protection of the
Ts forecast for the 24 hours ending at noon THE SITUATION IN RUSSIAuthorities. to-day in se followi
DISTRICT
GENERAL KALEDINE ARRESTED.
It is reported that he has been given twenty-four hours to leave the country, and that he goes to Chile.
DIABOLICAL GERMAN
INGENUITY.
COPENHAGEN, September 14th." The Norwegian authorities have ascer tained that German ngents are attempting to place on Allied and neutral ships ex- plosives containing disease bacilli. The incendinary apparatus is in the guise of tinzed meats and vegetables.
Corps, with four men rushed, despite beavy fire, towards a concrete blockhouse. 950 yards away, from which machine-guns were holding up the advanos. A battalion on his left was also causing heavy casual ties to his own battalion. He ordered his own men to lie down when a hundred yards distant, and to fire at the blockhouse, the machine-gung not but, finding silenced, he rushed straight at them and an oposing in the fired his revolver into blockhouse, whereupon the machine-guns ceased fire and the garrison of forty-five, with seven machine-guns, surrendered. The Soldiers' and Workmen's Delegate, M. Nekrassoff, says that the movement will As Count Luxburg was afraid to leave This magnificent act of
of courage undoubted be quickly crushed, as General Kaledine the train, the Secretary, and then the ly saved a possibly serious check to the that Great Britnin has made peace over has no following."
Chief of Police, climbed aboard and] whole advance and also a great number SUICIDE OF GENERAL KRIMOFF assisted the trembling Minister to the of lives. General Krinoff, the Commander-of-the automobile amid the hooting of the crowd. "HONGKONG'S STORM SIGNALS | tropps supporting General Korniloff, They drove him to his residence in the KING GEORGE'S WELCOME TO | Herr Ludendorf are at present holding is
FOR CARE.
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Hongkong to Gay Rock
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South winds, moderate. Bouth Coast of Chins between / The same se
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No. 1. Hongkong and Hainan...
A NEW CODE
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Joost and
introunced signals codes at Hongkong on July 1st, in place of the old. Locs) Cods sad the China Cosat Code.
The principal change in the Local Code is that the new siguals will show the direction from which the gale is expected, whereas the old signals showed the post
PETHOGRAD, September 14th. General Kaledine and his Cossacks have been arrested at Rost-on-Don
arrived in the capital, after ordering the troops to lay down their arms and submit to the Government. He was received by M. Kerensky He immediately re turned home and committed suicide with a revolver.
NO. DEFINITE NEWS. The situation in Russia is fly from clear.
M. Kerensky continues to dismiss and appoint Generals and to deal with Cabinet crises. The cause of the latter.
The Chief of Police and the Secretary of the German Legation awaited the arrival of Count Luxburg at the station previously mentioned.
capital. It is now stated that he is going to Paraguay
URUGUAY AND GERMANY.
MONTE VIDED, September 14th. A Presidential organ urges 2 rupture between Uruguay and Gormany in sympathy with Agentina, saying that Count Lasburg's conduct affects all America
ARMED GUARD ON GERMAN SHIPS.
MONTE VIDEO, September 18th. The German crows were preparing to
tion of the typhoon. The latter will be it is said, is chiefly the serious food posink their vessels lying up in the port and
indicated, as heretofors, by the non-location. signals. The new Local. Code, is given below:
DAY BIGNALa
Afcaning Signal, Symbol. 1.-Rad cone-A typhoon exista which may possibly cause a gale at Hongkong with in 24 hours.. ~Black one, Gals expected from the
North (N.W. to N.E.). 8.Black coun
inverted Gale expected from the
Boath (B.E. to 8.W.). 4.—Black drom. —Osle expected from the
East (N.E. to S.E.). -Black ball-Gale expected from the
West (N.W, to S, W.), 4.-Double cons-Gale expected to in
crease.
1.—Black cross-Wind of typhoon for
expected (any diree tion).
Signal No. 7 will be accompanied by three explosive bumba, fired at intervals of 10 seconds at the Water Police Station and repeated at the Barbour Offica
The signals will be lowered when la considered that all danger is ovər,
The Day Bignals will be displayed a the masthead of the storm signal mass on Blackhead Hill, the Harbour Offles, H.M.S. Tamar, Green Island signal mari, the flagstaff on the pramuses of the Hong. kong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company at Kewloon, the flagstall on the premises of the Standard Oil Company at Laichikok, and the flagsta onar the Field Offcor's Quarters as Lyemun.
MIGHT BIONALS.: (Lampa)
1-White-white-white.
9.-White-green-green. 8.-Green-white-whita. 4.-Green-green-whits.
White white-graz. a-Green-green-gresu. 7-Red-green-red-get
The Night Siganis will be displayed, at sunset, on the tower of the Railway Station, on H.1.S. Tomar, and on the Harbour Office Bagstar. They will have the same signification na the day signal
Signal No. 7 will be accompanied by explosive bombs as shore, in the event of the information conveyed by this sign being Erst published at night."
CUPPLEMENTARY WARNING
Several Ministers have resigned, so the Government put armed sailors aboard. of whom were subsequently prevailed ARGENTINE NAVAL ATTACHE upon to remain. Meanwhile nothing is known of General Korniloft's whers-
bouto
General Alexcicft has been with General Korniloff's Army for two days arrang. ing terms of surrender.""
RECALLED.
AMSTERDAM, September 14th.. The Fassische Zeitray states that the Naval Aut ache. Captain Argentinie Arinto. Celery, has been telegraphically
recalled.
FURTHER REVELATIONS.
There is no definite news of what is
WASHINGTON, September 14th. going on cutside the Petrograd districts,
The State Department has published but the following telegram from General Verkhovsky, the Commandant at Moscow, correspondence which passed between Dr. e, the Headman of the von Eckhardt, the German Minister at to General Kaledine, Don Cossacks, shows that things are not Mexico City, and the Chancellor, in which running smoothly as far as the Cossacks the former recommends the secret bestowal are concerned Cogeack elements are of a decoration on M. Cronholm, the was propeding in the Don region at the Swedish Charge 'Affaires, who moment. The enemy is pushing towards formerly stationed at Peking and Tokio, for transmitting wenges on behalf of the o not kunw how to-inter- pret this, but if it means that the Cossacks German Legation. are declaring war on Itussin, 1 warn you nauthorised appearance af Cossack troops in the Moscow district will be regarded as a sign of revult." MORE EXPRESSIONS OF LOYALTY
Petro
that an
TO THE GOVERNMENT.
PETROGRAD, September 15th. The settlement is continuing. A deputa, tion of the Savage"? Division, which is pegaded as the mainstay of the rebellion, visited 1 Kerensky.
General Alexeieff. commander of this division, tendered a resolution declaring
-"
The following is an extract from Dr. von Eckhardt's letter to the Chanceller, dated March 8th, 1016
Sinec Croaholm has arrived here, he has not disguised his sympathy for Ger many. He is the only diplomab through whom information from the hostile camp is obtainable.”
Dr. von Eckhardt emphasises that the
make the enemy suspicious, and must bestowal of a decoration openly would therefore be postponed till after the war The Swedish Charge d'Affaires here, in
REPATRIATED SOLDIERS.
LONDON, September 14th, The Press Bureau announces that His Majesty the King has issued a messago to repatriated soldiers, welcoming them back to the Old Country, for whose honour and infety their duty has been nobly doze. His Majonty hopes that the happiness of home life among their friends may heal the wounds and obscure the memories of their sufferings.
AUSTRALIAN AFFAIRS.
WAR LOAN BILL PASSED.
MELBOURNE, September 14th. The War Loan Bill has passed, both House, and the Senate.
ANZACS HOLIDAY REPORT: Mr. Peare has announced that the Anzac holiday statement is unauthorised, In response to Mr. Pearce's enquiry, the Director-General of Recruiting stated that he only said he hoped that arrangements would be made for sending the men back. AUSTRALIAN EXPORT TRADE TO
BE DEVELOPED. The Federal Session will probably close at the end of next week and meet again in November.
With the object of developing the Aus tralian export trade the Commonwealth has decided to appoint trade representa lives in the United States and other countries.
AMERICA AND THE WAR:
AMERICA'S NAVAL STRENGTH,
PEACE **OVERTURES."
BERLIN AGITATED.
AMSTERDAM, September 18th, Berlin. bag been agitated by a rumour
tures The German newspapers are as sorting that the Council which the Kaiser, the Crown Prince, Dr. Michaelis and
connected with this.
It is officially announced From London that the above, rumour is utterly baseless,
JEWISH REGIMENT
ESTABLISHED.
LONDON, September 13th.
A Jewish regiment has been established with headquarters in London and a camp'. in the south of England. Voluntary ap plications are flowing in throughout the. United Kingdom, and many more from the Continent, while hundreds of transfers from other units of the British Army are being arranged. Special concessions. huve been granted by the War Office, which in- clude Kosher food during training.
A MILLION BRITISH PENSIONERS.
LONDON, September 14th. Mr. John Hadge Minister of Pensious,
tho speaking in London, said there are nearly a million pensioners. on Pension Ministry's books. The numbers are increasing by hundreds weekly: He is asking the Treasury for money to estab. lish a national experimental laboratorj to secure the best artificial limbs.
UNDER
SECRETARY FOR THE COLONIES
LONDON, September 14th. The Morning Post states that Mr. W. A. S. Hewins Unionist: M.P. for Here- ford, and Secretary of tho Tariff Com mission, has accepted the post of Under Secretary for the Colouies.
APPOINTMENT CONFIRMED.
LONDON, September 15th. The appointment of Mr. W. A. S.
the Colories is confirmed..
fidelity to the Government of all regiments an interview, stated that Cronholm was tion, £100,000,000 had been appropriated Hewing as Cnder-Secretary of State for:
of the Savage Division.
The Central Committee of the Baltic) fleet has telegraphed M. Kerensky the unanimity of the crews support of the Government.
General Kaledin has been arrested near Rustoff and formally charged with insub. ordination.
M. KERENSKY'S DIFFICULTIES.
M. Kerensky's difficulties have ot finished with the collapse of the revolt, as his efforts to establish a National
AKNAPOLIS, September 15th. Mr. Daniels, Secretary of the Navy, addressing the National Cadets, suid that, including estimates under considera-
dismissed in January. He refused to dis for naval construction during the past cuss the cause.
year, while the increase in personnel had COUNT LUXBURG TO RETURN TO recently been far surpassed. The increase
BERLIN.
in material and the number of ships in comicission during the past six months has been trebled,
AMSTERDAM September 15th.
A telegram from Berlin states that Herr Kuchmann has asked the Argentine Legation to request Count Luxburg to return to Berlin, and to seente him safe conduct on his voyage.
SCARCITY OF WHEAT
THE SILVER MARKET.
LONDON, September 13th. The silver market is firm, but quiet Messrs. Montagu, in their report on the silver market, state that there is no change in the conditions of the markety which have again caused un advances in quotations.
New York, September 14th. The flour mills in Minneapolis are clos sdging owing to the scarcity of wheat, which
is unprecedented for a middle harvest. INNER WAR CABINET FOR from San Francisco to China,
SWEDISH FOREIGN OFFICE OFFICIAL REMOVED.
STOCKHOLM, September 14tli
Government, threaten to be hampered by a
3. Ewerloof, the Secretary-General to the Foreign Office, lins been removed, solution proposed by the Maximalists and passed by the Petrograd Workmen's and Soldiers Delegates by 979 against 113 presumably in connection with the Lux-
burg affair. voles, censing the middle class parties, especially the Cadets, of complicity in the revolt and declaring that they must bo
When local signals are displayed in the Harbour & Cons will be exhibited as the following stations:-Gap Rook, Wagian, Stanley, Aberdeen, Sau Ri Wa,excluded from rower, Alsa stating that Sai Kung, Shia Tau Kok and Tal Po
a Government solely representing the pro-
to notify the fact to native craft and leturiat pasants must be established, passing ocean vessel.
Further details can always be givar to reals, on demand, by signal from lighthouses.
which should immediately proclaim a Democratic Republic and transfer and owners estates gratis to the Peasants
VALOROUS BRITONS. STIRRING STORIES OF HEROISM LONDON, September 14th. Further most stirring stories of heroism are contained in the Gazette in an
puncing the award of eleven new Victoria Crosses and one bar to the Victoria Cross.
FRANCE.
PARIS, September 14th. M. Painleve has formed an inner War Cabinet on the British model, consisting of himself and the Foreign, Marine and Munitions Ministers, and four Secretaries of State without portfolios..
The Ministry is a strong combination of Radicals and Moderates.“
M. Painlevo is an ex-Professor of Mathematics and has a great reputation
The object of the code is to gira at lean Committees, that an institute of workers The recipient of the latter is Captain Noet for character and intellect.
14 hours warning of a gala (Foran a by
Beaufort Seale, or 40-45 m.p.b., meas should control the industrial production Chavasse, late of the Medical Corps, who, velocity by Dines Anemometer) and lae and distribution of products; and that though severely wounded early in the warnings of expected changes in the
direction and force of the wind. Owingenpital should be ruthlessly taxed and war setion whilst carrying a wounded soldier to the dressing station, refused to leave however, to the uncertain movements of profits confiscated.
GREECE MOBILISING.
LONDON, September 15th. Beuter learns that Greece is mobilising
Substantial shipments are being made
The Indian Treasury's gold holding has been increased by -seventy-eight lakhs. but the silver holding has been decreased by twenty-one lakhs, owing to withdrawals of rupees to finance the crops.
Aerial Activities.
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NAVAL AIR RAID
LONDON, September 18th The Admiralty announces that Naval airerafton Wednesday night bombed Ghistelles and Thourout aerodromes. All the machines returned safely.
observations, it will occasionally happen that signals 1 to 5 may be displayed without a gale occurring at Hongkong, Or even Gap Rock, but the reverse is not likely to happen, except in the c of typhoons forming in the vicinity sa travelling rapidly towards Hongkong, or of a located typhoon increasing its raśn of progression abnormally, he made a good impression on the Allies assisted in carrying in a number of badly
Bigas! No. 1 is intended as a warning to "Stand By" and watch for the nexi
typhoons and to insufficiens telegraphle GOVERNMENT'S DETERMINATION. his post, and for two days not only con-
tinued to perform his duties, but went and has culled up its subjects belonging The Balkans. The Bouska Tarolia states that the ap
Although, and 1897 inclusive. for and attend to wounded pointawut of Generals Alexieff, Russky out repeatedly under heavy fire to search to old and new Greece, born between 1884
and Dragomiroff indicate the Govern ment's determination to prosecute the war practically without food, word with at all costs. The appointments have fatigue and faint with bis wounds, he
The War Committee is immediately as [sembling to formulate plaas to reorganise the army and prove the moralnika
A special Cossack Ministry is being established with a view to calming the Cossacks,
In the new non-Local Coda the approx. mate velocity of the storm centre will be shown, in addition to its direction of motion, and the position of the centre will be given in degrees of latitude and longitude. The sime at which the ward
ionog will alan born to dissolve the Dumar
The Bourse Gazette says that one of the first sets of the Government will be
JAPAN'S MISSION TO AMERICA PACIFIC FREIGHT RATES DISCUSSED.
WASHINGTON, September 14th. The possibilitics of a general, reduction of freights across the Pacific were dis
wounded men over difficult ground with extraordinary energy, his extraordinary energy and inspiring example being in- strumental in rescuing many wounded who would otherwise undoubtedly have cussed at a conference between Count Ishii
ping Board subsequently died of wounds. eumbed. This devoted and gallant officer and Mr. Hurley, Chairman of the Ship
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BALKANS FRONT.
FRENCH CONSOLIDATING
PARIS, September 14th An Eastern communique states:—Our troops are consolidating their new posi. tions at Pogradec.
Our prisoners now total 378 and the booty includes a big Austrian howitzer.