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THE WAR.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY,
ITALIANS CONFIDENT OF RECOVERY
NARRATIVE OF THE RETREAT.
AIR RAID ON ENGLAND IN PROGRESS.
RELAYS OF AEROPLANES.
BRITISH AND FRENCH AVIATORS BOMB
ENEMY TERRITORY.
EAST AFRICAN AND EGYPTIAN CAMPAIGNS-
Franco-Belgian bront
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BRITISH FRONT.
RAIDS AND BOMBINGS.
Italian Front.
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ITALIAN FRONT.
GERMAN CLAIMS.
LONDON, November 1st. wireless German official report states-There have been successful engagements on the Tagliamento plain.
The Italians taken prisoner now total 120,000, and the guns, number 1,000.
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HILL ENGAGEMENTS,
LONDON, October 31st, An Italian official report states Engagements occurred yesterday in the hills of San Daniele del Friuli, along the Ledra Canal, at Pasinn, Schiavoneseo and Pozzutolo del Friuli,
NOVEMBER 2xD, 1017.
Austro-Germans feinted along the whole of the southern front in order to prevent the Italians moving their reinforcements to the extreme north.
The bombardment of Gorizia, and all- along the Careo to Montfalcone was ter rife, but it was not followed by infantry advances, which were clearly awaiting the development of Mackensen's turning
movement on the north.
The Correspondent testifies to the forti- tude of the main body of the Italians and to General Cadorna's genius in con- ducting the retreat most skillfully. ITALIANS PIN THEIR FAITH
TO CADORNA.
Hous, October 31st. Signor Orlando, the Premier, has tele graphed to General Cadorna assuring Phing that the faith of the Italian people The bravery of our covering units per in the Army and leader
unshaken. mitted other troops to continue the move- ment towards our new line.
THE GERMAN WAY
The Correspondent gives another in sight into the German mentality. In the
OUR PLAN" ald}?Bo of conversation, a captured | enemy officer, after saying that the
LONDON, October 31st, breaking of the Belgian neutrality states-Our movements in the Carnic A wireless German official report
The enemy and the world shall know that Italians in their hour of trial will settle their differences, and are inexorably resolved to free, the country of the invaders.".
justified by necessity, added that his Alps continue in accordance with our AMERI A'S FAITH IN ITALY
LONDON, November 18. Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig recountrymen could not understand, -new ports :- On Tuesday, north of the Ypres that the United States had entered the Routers railway, we captured 191 pri war and "we had nothing more to fear, soners, including three officers.
why the Allies refuse to take advantage, of the comparatively easy passage to the | Rhine which the invasion of Holland
would offer.
There was torn fighting to-day in the neighbourhood of the Ypres-Staden rail way, as a régult of which we slightly- improved our tine.
The North Staffords, in the afternoon,"
carried out a successful raid northeast- ward of 2008, and, besides inflicting other loses, they captured forty prisoners. Our casualties were light.
Our Artillery were active on the battle front, and they carried out a number of destructive bombardments. อ hostile positions and batteries
Bombing qindrons, at night-time, dropped two tons of explosives on the Roulers and Ingebmunster stations. moving trains, and billets.
Oar machines attacked the steel works and station of Volklingen in Germany, They wore awarded with excellent, re- sults. direct hits on a furnace, a power- house and a train being obtained,
The weather was brilliantly ne at the outset, but it turned later to rain and
show.
One machine did not return.
EARLIER UA BLES.
ENEMY ATTACK.
NEW CHIEF OF STAFF.
LONDON, October 31st. Major-General Bols, D.S.O., has been appointed Chief of Staff by Field Marshal Bir Douglas Haig.
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FRENCH FRONT.
FOUR DAYS' CAPTURES...
PARIS, November 1st. A communiqué states:-The offensive between the 23rd and 27th October yielded 11,157 prisoners, including 237 officers, and 150 guns.
there was a fairly lively bombardment.
Between the Mouse and Bexonxanx
plan.
EFFECT OF AUSTRO-GERMAN
ONSLAUGHT.
ROME, October 318. The Austro-German onslaught has fail ed to disunite the Italians. On the qon- trary, it has carented the interual unity." The Socialist leaders have offered he Government to support the Clericals, who are irritated at. Baron Sonmino's criticism of the Papal Note, and have resolved not to protest further.
The Archbishop of Milan, in a patriotic address, urges fortitudo and disciplines
A manifesto by Lombardy workmen recalls the German crimes in Belgium, Servin, and Roumania, and urges the people to defend their homes.
AVERTING DANGER OF BEING OUTFLANKED.
* LONDON, October 31st The Tagliamento, on which the Italians are slowly retiring, is eighteen miles, web of Udine, and is at present broad
ENEMY TERRITORY BOMBED. Our acroplanes bombed the railway swallen torrent,
at Thionville, Bettembourg, Mezieres, Longueville, Woippy Luxemburg.
All the objectives were hit..
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ARTILLERY STRUGGLE
CONTINUES.
The rapidity of the chetny advance hav anding failed to cut off the Italian centre and right, an early pause to the onslaught is now anticipated, owing to the difficulties of communication, thus giving the Italians time to roorganise and carry out their long-prepared defensive plan and to avert the danger of being out flanked, which obviously was the enemy's A communiqué states:-North of the object in his march against the upper Aisne the artillery struggle has proceeded reaches of the Tagliamento. This, tike along the whole of the Vauxaillon-Pinon all the rivers in Venezit, is exposed to sector, and our positions in the region attack from the mountains, a menace of Froidmont.
absent in
・the case of the river Enemy aeroplanes, dropped thirty Adige, which some crities regard as the report bombs on Dunkirk, but so far no casual-true military frontier of Italy, elates: addition to their main attack ties or damage has been reported.
LONDON, October 31st. Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig re- ports-There was an active artillery at tack during the night against the posi: tions we captured yesterday. There were
no counter-attacks.
GERMAN REPORT.
LONDON, October 31xt,
A wireles German official
yesterday, the English attempted to ad- vance at Gheluvelt, but were driven back.
HANDICAPPED BY BOISTEROUS WEATHER
LONDON, October 31st. Reuter's Correspondent with.
British Headquarters reports: The boisterous weather yesterday afternoon rendered a infantry action practically impossible. The troops were content with consolidat- ing the morning's gains, which were sub stantial and important.
PARIS, October 31st.
Aerial Activities.
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AIR RAID ON ENGLAND,
LONDON, November 185.
craft crossed the south-east coast in re-
The Press Bureau announces that air
lays, between 10.45 and 11.30 last night, making towards London.
The raid continues.
WASHINGTON, October 31st. America's faith in Italy is evidenced by the Treasury advancing a loan of $32,000,000 with which to pay for coal and other supplies purchased in Amerien, Egupt
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CAMPAIGN IN EGYPT.
TURKS ATTACK CAVALRY.
LONDON, October 31st
An official report from Egypt states ; -- Three thousand Turks, with 12 guns, at tacked our Cavalry cutposts on Satur day.
Though outnumbered and enveloped, the London Yeomanry gallantly held the positions for six hours, until they were reinforced.
Our casadities are under one hundred The Turkish losses were heavy. Africa.
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EAST AFRICA CAMPAIGN.
GERMANS EXPELLED FROM NAHENGE.
LONDON, October 31st An official report states: have been expelled from the Mahenge The Germang
district towards the Luwegu River.
They abandoned two guns. General Northey's troops have occupied Liwale, capturing 24 German
Euro-
pends, MENEMY LOSSES IN RECENT
FIGHTING.
bat the superiority of Italy's forces, withing at Nyangao, apart from wounded, The enemy's losses in the recent fight. Franco British help.. is expected to defeat are estimated at 53 Europeans and 288 the enemy assault long before the last Askaris killed, and 241 Europeans and resort to retirement on the Adige is neces-
677 Askaris made prisoner. sary.
General
BRITISH BATTERIES SAVED,
PARIS, October 31st. The Associated Press: Correspondent on the Italian Front, telegraphing last night, says that all the British batteries were saved, but he mentions that the men suffered much from cold, the torrential rain and hunger during the retreat.
In the House of Commons Mr. Me On the left of the attack the Naval NAVAL AIRCRAFT ACTIVE. Pherson confirmed that the Britika guas Brigade and London Territoriala strug
on the Italian Front had been success gled against well-nigh impossible weather
fully withdrawn odds. Consequently, they did not ad-|-
THE CAUSE OF THE DISASTER. vanco quite as successfully as the Cane
NEW YORK October 21st. dians, who were on higher and better
The Associated Press Correspondent at ground. The Canadians thoroughly re- The visibility was excellent and the the Italian Headquarters sends the first eugnise that the hom troops had a harder shooting accurate" All the machines connected narrative of the retreat, which task, and loudly praise their indomitable returned, spirit.
GERMANY PAYING A BITTER
PRICE,
LONDON, November 1st The Admiralty announces that the Air Service on Monday night raided Sparap, pelhoek and Varssenaere aérodromes.
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FLOODS AT DURBAN.
HEAVY LOSS OF LIFE.
THE INDIAN TEA CROP.
LONDON, November 1st. The Times understands that a definite scheme has been prepared, for the Govern- ment acquiring a substantial portion of the Indian tea crop.
Representative, lodics will be asked to
express an opinion concerning the matter in the near future.
THE SILVER MARKET. SENSATIONAL RISE.
LONDON, November 1st, There was a sensational rise of three
40 per ounce, owing to the scarcity of pence in the price of silver yesterday to
supplies, but there were fov buying orders. The advance is quite dispropor tionate to the business, transacted; thus it is not expected that the rise will proceed much furtheri
ITALIAN
SHIPPING.
LONDON, November 1st. An Italian official report states: 430 week. Two steamers over and one under vessels arrived and 376 sailed during the 1,500 tone were sunk, and one escaped attack.
EARLIER CABLES. BRITISH SHIPPING.
CHINESE TELEGRAMS.
THUNG NGOI
[BY COURTESY OF THE BAN FO."
A WARNING FO LUK WING-TING,
SHANGHAI, November 1st. The President. Ima wired to Lek Wing- ting warning him that if he opposes the
Government again they will order him to go to Peking.
PUNITIVE EXPEDITIONS.
Amandinte appoints Chu Tao-kong conmander of the punitive expedition to Yunnan,
Aundate dismissing Tam Homing and ordering Chan Ping-kwan to leave Canton has been signed.
Fu Liang-tao has reported to Peking that his army has arrived at Chiyang
Lo Yang Hajang, Defence Commis sioner of Phu will be appointed commander of the force sent to chastise Hunan.
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CALEBRATION DINNER.
LONDON, Ctober ist.
LONDON, October 3184 * The Admiralty announce that the arbrating the entry of China into the war, At a dinner in the Lyceum Club, cele- sailings 2,321 Fourteen vessels over and Ambassador, Mr. Page, was real :-" It. rivals for the week were 2.285, and the the following icer from the American four under 1,000 tons were sunk, and one Wna nauccessfully attacked...
means much to the United States and the Allies to have a clean judgment pass- ed by this ancient civilisation of Asia on the sima and
RUSSIAN AFFAIRS. THE CHEMISTS' STRIKE.
Assault upon civilistivities of Germany's Viscount Bryce, in proposing Great Britain's welcome to China, said it was PETROGRAD, October 31st. The chemists' strike is creating a seri moral call to all nign and nations to take China's glory that she felt the lofty ous situation, owing to the violence of her stand on the side of Right and the strikers towards the few chemistelustice. The most ancient people of the whom the strike committes permitted to
work.
The Municipality has decided to open inore shops.
COMPULSORY RATIONING.
LONDON, October 31st.: In the House of Commons, Mr. Bonar unhesitatingly recommend Lew stated that Lord Bhondda would compulsory rationing if necessary. DEFENCE OF LONDON AGAINST ZEPPELINS.
LONDON, October atst.
In the House of Commons, Mr. Me Pherson stated that London posseased guns which are able to effectively shell Zeppelins at their maximum height.
SINN
FEIN LEADERS IMPRISONED.
LONDON, October 31st. Ten Cork Binn Fein leaders have been imprisoned for participating in the re cent demonstrations, when one thousand volunteers performed military evolutions. THE ALLIED PARIS CONFERENCE.
LONDON, October 31st. In the House of Commons, Mr. Bonar Conference ni Paris will deal with the Law stated that the forthcoming Allied conchict of the war, and not war aims. It would consider the general war eitua Lion and take further measures for co- operation by the Allies.
THE HEART OF ITALY BEATS
FIRM, SAS
East and the great Republic of the West of victory." are now with us, and we are confident
He hoped that after the war China would resume her free and peaceful pro gress and that her future would be worthy of her great and wonderful past.
The Chinese Minister, in replying, said that all China's resources were at the disposal of the Allies to win the war, which more than ever had demonstrated the greatness of Great Britain.
FRENCH MERCHANTMAN'S FIGHT WITH SUBMARINE CAPTAIN OFFICERS AND CREW DECORATED.
PARIS, October 31st. The Captain and several officers and crew of the steamer Lire have been decorated with the Croixe de Guerre, for defeating a submarine after one and & half hours in, which 200 shells were fired.
proceeding to Archangel, picked up the crew of a torpedord Norwe gian ship, whom she was taking to the Shetland Islands when the submarine at tacked her.
THE GERMAN CHANCELLOR-
MICHAELIS
SHIP
RESIGNATION
CONFIRMED..
LONDON, October 31st A Berlin
message confirms IJT. Michaelis resignation of the Chancellor ship
The post has been offered to Count Hertling, the Premier of Bavaria, who is considering acceptance of the appoint ment.
AMSTERDAM, October 31st.
ROBE, October 31st. Bignor Orlando, the new Premier of Italy, has telegraphed to Mr. Lloyd
The prospect of appointment as Chan
their greatest trial they again affirin to effort by the Kaiser to win over the George that the heart of the Italian celler of the Bavarian Count Hertling people heats firm, In this hour of
has been unfavourably received by the German Preas. It is regarded as an great Britain their solidarity in the -comp- arrogant enemy has again put his foot struggle with the mon struggle. After fifty years a most powerful Centre party in the coming Reichstag over the of Italian soil, and with an which by Dr. strip enormous effort is directing & most for the latter's formidable struggle against us, but
downfall.
Was responsible spirit does not waver.
our
The Socialists and Moderate Liberals
on
If the enemy
famous
peace the adoption of
reckons upon weakens quite a con ary Krupp's Rhenish organ is displeas
our internal attack Count Herthing as reaction
resistance, he in
Signor Orlando concludes by expressing confidence in the bravery of the army.
trary result, for necessity will unite anded at the appointment of a non-Prussian. strengthen our nation.
COUNT HERTLING ACCEPTS.
LATER. The Wiser Zeitung states that Count cepted the Imperial Chancellorship, with Hertling, the Bavarian Premier, bas ae- certain reservations,
TIN AND TUNGSTEN OUTPUT
DURBAN, November 1st.
LONDON, "October 31st.
culminated in a rainstorm in which and Devon to establish a research ass
Four months abnormally wet weather Ministry of Munitions is inviting owners Tha Press Bureau, announces that the
inches of rain fell in twenty-four hours.ciation with a view to conducting experi
of tin and tungsten mines in Cornwall.
ments ander first-class experts to in- crease their output.
reported
The most extensive damage The Umgeni river is flooded, causing much damage in Durban, notably in the Indian quarter,
The food was so sudden that some In- dians were drowned in their beds and numbers took refuge on the roofs of houses.
LUXBURG'S INSULT TO SOUTH AMERICANS
WASHINGTON, October 31st. Mr. Lansing, Scoretary of State, has published the text of a telegram despatch-
and a higher percentage of wolfram in
It is pointed out that 35 per cent. tined by Count Luxburg, referred to in the ore hitherto has been lost.
A conference on the subject has been convened for November 7th.
cables dated 28th and 20th October, re- fist Count Luxburg advised Ber- vealing
in that it was dangerous to foster the impression among Brazilian that: Ger- THE POLITICAL CRISIS IN because the South Americans “under a many was Bay going and good-natured,
are Indians."
SPAIN.
the see King
benrs out General Cadorna's first
WOR
LONDON, October 31st. despatch, that the disaster was not dus
The crisis in Spain remains unsolved: A doten political leaders There were heartrending scenes, as some daily, but without result to overwhelming odds, but to the do A SOLITARY RAIDER.
fection of a portion of one of the armies fell off and were swept away exhausted. All attempts to form a Coalition Cabinet have failed, owing to the refusal LONDON, October 31st. guarding Venezia, where
Indian fishermen heroically co-operated of the leading parties to act together, An official report states-An mero tively
verth Behind this parliamentary ferment is the fighting had. occurred, with the police in saving life. Neverthe dissatisfaction of the Army with all pre- plane
crossed the Kentish coast this and where attack was so unexpected that less, the loss of life is heavy, as the thickly vious political combinations, which it accuses of ignoring the true military in orning, but did not penetrate island. the Italians had little more than an out populated Springfields: Flats, which were terests of the country 27 The raider dropped borobs on fields post. After the enemy had crossed the principally affected, were totally sub-
compara
As an example of the bitter price the Germans are paying for their desperate defence of the Passchendaele Ridge ay tem, the Correspondent mentions that it has been ascertained that & Company of reserve infantry went in with eighty strong and came out with only one off and made off upon being engaged by anti-Isonzo, near Tolmine, he faced a range merged. cer and four other ranks unwounded. To
another case, a battalion of Grenadiers, aircraft gunare..
after concluding a spell of duty, bad only its adjutant and one man left. Buch examples could be multiplied.
of low mountains, with the Italians mas
There was considerable damage to rail- The remainder of the bombs fell into ters of the passes leading to the eastern ways and numerous washaways on the
regions of Venezia Simultaneously, the main line
the pe
OBITUARY.
LORD LONDESBOROUGH.
LONDON, October 31st. 18 announced
of Lord
thin veney
AMERICA AND THE WAE, DISMISSAL OF ALIENS FROM SHIPYARDS.
NEW YORE, October 31st. The hundreds of shipyards on the Waterfront have been ordered to dismiss all alion enemies before November 1st, with the view to ending the numerous angular fires on the waterfront.
GERMANY'S PRECAUTION AGAINST AIR RAIDS.
AMSTERDAM, October 31st. The German newspapers state that the stained glass in the Cologne, Cathedral ing being replaced by ordinary glass as a precaution against air-raids,