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THE WAR.
BRITISH SUCCESS IN EGYPT.
THRILLING STORY OF TURKISH ROUT.
TWO BRAZILIAN STEAMERS SUNK.
ROYAL INTRIGUE IN GREECE. EX-KING AND QUEEN PLOT FOR GERMANY,
Franco-Belgian Front.
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[TAXOUGH REUTER'S AGENDY.] BRITISH FRONT.
LONDON TERRITORIALS IN
SUCCESSFUL RAID,
LONDON, November 4th:
Egypt
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER öra, 1917.
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GENERAL ALLENBY CON.
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GREEK INTRIGUE EXPOSED.
HUW TINO CONSPIRED ON BEHALF OF GERMANY.
a little to the cast, across the Wady General, establishing themselves on the road to Hebron, cutting off escape by that dire tion. Telcsaba fell two hours later, but a strong force, with guns and machine guns, were holding out at Wady, bagring the approach to the town.. Mounted Anzac reinforcements thereupon brilliant- ly attacked at sunset, and charged strong Positions on the crumbling banks of the dry Wady by the pale light of the moon,
ATHENS, November 5th. Telegrams, secretly exchanged be- tween Athens and Berlin, all deciphered, conclusively prove that ex-King Constan-
THE DESTRUCTION OF A CHINESE TELEGRAMS.
CONVOY.
fEY COURTEEF OF THE 1 CHƯNG NGÔI BẢN PO."} RESIGNATION OF THE FOREIGN MINISTER
MERCILESS SLAUGHTER.
LONDON, November 4th-
An appalling story of cold blooded massacre of the crews of the North Sea convey, which was sunk by German cruisera on October 17th, is told by the Norwegian newspapers.
The lensteyn nays
the
German
Those on horseback used fixed bayonet tine and his Queen, were acting on behalf cruisers were observed at 6 o'clock in the
as lances and literally swept over all opposition and carried the town with rush. Meanwhile, west of Beersheba,
where the defences were strongest and nided by great natural advantages, the infantry, after harely an hour's artillery preparation, rushed the first line en
THE CAPTORE OF BEERSHEBA of the London Regiment captured hill
1,070, a strong redoubt. The binbar ment wiped out the majority of the enemy machine guns, although it failed to obliterate the wiring. Nevertheless, the
GRATULATED.
CAIRO, November 4th. The Sultan and General Maudo have
Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig re-warmly congratulated General Allenby infantry, in most keen spirits, tore down
Ports:--London territorials successfully raided to the east of Gavrelle, taking prisoners and machine-gun.
on the brilliant capture of Beersheba
General Allenby replied to General Maude as follows: We hope our efforts" The enemy, under cover of a bombard will assist yours and that our co-opera ment, raided to the south-east of Epely,tion will shorten the rond to victory." hit we repulsed the raid
To the north of Polygon Wood there is considerable mutual artillery activity and hostile artillery is more active in the Nieuport gretor.
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ENEMY STRONG POINTS CAPTURED.
LONDON, November 4th.
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LONDON, November 5th.
Reuter's correspondent at the Egyptian Headquarters, writing on November 1st, anys:The veil which has hidden the
hills, north-west of Beograbend, the Turks
of Germany, with MM. Gounaris, Skou loudis and Lambros Cabinets as mere tools.
morning and were thought to be British, but at 7 o'clock when there was more
The Queen, telegraphed to the light, they suddenly began to shoot and Kaiser, in November, 1916, anxiously the convoy was terrified to see the British enquiring when the Central Powers destroyer at the stern of the convoy be would be ready for an offensive in ginning to sink, though she fought to the Macedonia, and urging a German attackend. The cruisers signalled the ships to on General Surrail's left wing. She and stop and advanced on each side of the ex King Constantine, on January 2nd, convoy, which they swept with all their telegraphed the Kaiser that the situation guns, at a range of less than 200 yards. was desperate, unless the Germans attack Two German destroyers came up and ed" immediately. The Kaiser replied, helped to spred death and destruction
over the defenceless ships.
the barbed wire with their hands. Sabaring that the telegram had caused him deep emotion, udmiring their courage în Bequently, the main position was attacked
a horrible position, and declaring that at midday, and was captured in twenty-
Tino must act against his executioners, five minutes. Towards the left, among the
by attacking General Sarrail's left flank, Other telegrams from the Foreign Minis patte
tur, M. Zalocostas and M. Theotikis, the Minister in Berlin, show that the part played by the Royal Government in organising bands was with the object of cutting the Monastir Salonika railway and harassing General Sarrail's rear.
continued to oppose, but a combined movement drove them headlong at sunset. Onis instance of gallantry was a Lewis gua detachment, charging a field battery, driving out the Turks and tapturing, he guns, A most satisfactory feature is the smallnces of the casualties, which do not
اجمد
LIFEROATS SHELLED.
The shell, fell thick and fast and the Germans were not content to sink ships every living but shelled the life boats, and thing coming their way was mercilessly slaughtered. The survivors owed their lives to the high sea, running, making the houts & difficult mark.
BRITISH DESTROYER SUNK.
Amidst the massacre, another British destroyer came up and immediately at
attain the sum total of our prisoners TWO BRAZILIAN STEAMERS tacked, but was soon sunk in the unequal We entered Beersheba in the morning.
operations on the Palestine Front is partially lifted and it is revealed that the Turks have received a blow, in the The feature of the whole operation was
Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig capture of Beersheba, which has con- the remarkable staff work, cuniling all
ports: The Irish Fusiliers niade a suc cessful raid last night to the south-west of Havrincourt.
Tepuised.
siderably winded him. The achievement increments to dovetail with such exacti has necessitated weeks and months of tide and be timed with such precision. unremitting toil preparing for the coup,
CAPTURE OF GUNS AND ned in consequence the result has been
PRISONERS. achieved with almost machine like pre-
The enemy's two attempted raids in the neighbourhood of Monchy-le-Preux werecision. The ominous quierence preserved on the battle front was broken five days. Small parties of our troops captured
agu, the
guns vigorously shelling the strong points, one to the east of Broad- Turkish lines. The weight and extent of seinde and the other to the south-east of the fro transcended anything experienced Poelcanelle
hitherto Bimultaneously, the first wel- CHINESE MILITARY OFFICERS ON | come rnin and thunderstorm of the winter scason occurred, helping to harden the FRONT LONDON, November 4th.
surface and facilitating the movements of Our fire was most intense towards Reuter's Correspondent nt Headquarters men.
and mintes it is interesting to note that at the northern extremity, about Gaza the present juncture Major-General Koan there was nothing to Hung Tcheng and five Chinese Staff off was about to fall at cers are visiting the Western Front to thirty miles distant. Nevertheless, the study the situation and our war methods. Turks were suspicious and reconnoitred around Beersheba claiming success there LATEST CABLES.
for. The truth is that British mounted
FRENCH FRONT. ENEMY ATTACK DISPERSED WITH HEAVY LOSS.)
LONDON, November 4th.
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very
marked
the tow
LONDON November 4th.
It is officially announced that the cap. tires at Beersheba were fifteen guns, and the prisoners at Gaza 444, including twenty-six officers;
A TURKISH COMMUNIQUE
LONDON, November 4th. A Turkish communique saysThere is intense artillery activity at Guza.
Our batteries effectively replied to the enemy cruisers bombarding the coast. that a blow The Near East.
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MESOPOTAMIA CAMPAIGN.
troops held up the Turks, inflicting heavy
A FURTHER BRITISH BUCCESS. casualties, enabling the infantry to ad- vance and compelling the enemy retire-
LONDON, November 4th. ment, in ignorance of our dispositions. Aesopotamia official message states: Meanwhile frequent reconaissances and recommoitring column engaged the A French communiqué says:-Artillery
aerial photographs familiarised the Turks on the righ bank of the Tigris, activity continues to a
Command with the nature of the ground, opposite Dur. The enemy withdrew to degree north of the Chemin-des-Dames, in which, around Beershebs, gently un-wards Tekri, under the cover of a strong the region of Pinon and Vauxaillon dalates. It is traversed from north to rearguard. We drove out the latter from After a violent bombardment the Ger-south by the deep Wady, the town lying successive lines of trenches and occupied mans twity attacked north of Chaume in a depression, along the banks of the the whole position. Our cavalry harassed Wood, on the right of the Mouse Fire Wadysabah. The enemy defences extend the retreating enemy all day, taking dispersed the assailant, with heavy loss. ed to the north and west and also to the eighty-nine prisoners.
THE STORY OF GERMAN
south, from three to five miles from EVACUATION.
Beersheba, constituting
Italian Front. B somewhat isolated advance post guarding the Turkish extreme left. The position was one of great natural strength, the believing it to be unpregnable. It was well provided with guns, and machine gune, and was garrisoned by two completo regiments, other detachments of infantry and a general infantry advance began one and a brigade of cavalry. The attack hour later, curiously by the same troops who followed up similarly at Lassigny was a complete surprise for the enemy, last spring. The Germans left trenches who was cornered and practically ved and tunnels intact, kettles full of warn soup being found in the trenches, bowing out, almost before the news of the pht the precipitancy of the evacuation. The reached the enemy headquarters. All
LONDON, November 5th, Reuter's Correspondent at the French
Headquarters.
The departure of Hays T Germans from the Ladies Way was detect ed at daybreak on Friday. Rife fire show ed that the enemy was there overnight,
enemy
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ITALIANS REPULSE STRONG ENEMY ATTACK.
Lospos, November 4th. An Italian oficial message states:We repulsed a strong attack against our advanced posts in the Dacne and
SUNK.
EFFECTIVE FORM OF REPRISAL SUGGESTED.
RIO DE JANEIRO, November 5th, Two Brazilian eteamers, formerly the German berbury and Guarahy have been torpedoed off St. Vincent. Both were
benched.
struggle. The German flotilla, then cruis- ed backwards and forwards along the sinking steamers, pouring in a fresh terrible rain of shells at 100 yards range
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WOMEN WITH WHITE FLAG KILLED.
A shell went right through the Swedish
Two persons wore killed and four ship Winder and exploded in a lifeboat on the other side, killing all the occu- injured.
pants, 14 pin three women.
It is stated that the Government is demanding, as a reprimal, the confuspa
fign, of moneys held by the German banks,
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COUNT HERTLING'S APPOINT- MENT.
REACTIONARY PRUSSIANS BITTERLY DISAPPOINTED.
LONDON, November 4th. Reactionary. Prussians are bitterly dis appointed at even the small concession to Parliamentary ideas embodied in Count Hertling's appointment as Imperial Chancellor
The Athenisch Westfalische Zeitung declares that Count Hertling is ignorant. of foreign countries and is a supporter of Herr von Bethmann Hollweg's policy, as well as a jealous guardian of Bavaria's interests, and that he prevented Alsace- Lorraine from becoming Prussian, adds that he will radicalice Prussia, on the instructions of Heer-Scheidmann, Herr Erzberger Bud von Payer, and asks if there is no spark of the old proud
Prussian spirit teft. It emphasises that
It
all the hiportant offices are now in the hands of South Germans.
M. VENIZILOS ON THE
“SITUATION.
Rove, November 4th M Venezilos, interviewed by Reuter's Agency, said he was sure that the war would be long and difficult, but he was cortain that final victory would be with the Allies." Italy would overcome her present troubles, even if all the other
The other lifeboat rewed back to rescue the Captain and two waitresses from the wreek. A she struck the bont and kill ed five, only the mate escaping, by swimming..
The Wendar was now a mass of flames. Two girls jumped into the sea and were drowned. The Captain was saved by clinging to the wreckage,
Two women on a sinking English ship | waved a white fag, but the answer was
a shot, which killed both.
advance was necessarily slow, owing to arms participated but the lion's share Giumella Valley, in the Giudicare Allies gave up fighting, which was incora
the necessity of care to avoid numerous.
gaps. Our galling bombardment on the fell to the cavalry, who marched fifty sector slopes of the plateaux during recent days left the Germans with no option but to surrender the whole line.
Aerial Activities.
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NAVAL AIR RAID.
ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL DAY.
miles, chiefly at night in order to out- flank the enemy. Anzac mounted
troops took the outer circnit, the Yeo manry forming a junction with the infantry.
BRILLIANT CAVALRY WORK.
The advance. began at night fall, and succeeded in completely out- flanking the entry. -- The Anzacs met The Admiralty announces Our air
with the first opposition, ten miles south. service carried out numerous patrols to-day, bringing down an enemy machine cast of Beersheba. They were later held an the sea, driving down and damaging another, and probably destroying a third, up by a strong redoubt at Teleleaba,
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ENEMY MAY DECLINE BATTLE
ceivable. He was
convinced that Great Britain and America, would continue the The Greek struggle towards victory. situation was unproving daily, and the murale of the people and the spirit of the troops were admirable.
RACING IN AUSTRALIA.
THE VICTORIAN DERBY.
PARIS, November 4th. It appears from an Italian communigia
that the Austro Germans are fattempting to carry out a faɓking movement on the apper course of the Tagliamento in the
YO AME-MELBOURNE, November 4th mountains northward. If that river.
The following is the result of the Vic- te crossed the Italians would have torian Derby, rig at Fl to rebro i-on Pinte The opinion.
Biolan WHATWRPrime Viridis
Broken Glaes
We raided Engel zerodrome, and bombed defending the eastern approaches to the prevails, however, that the Austro-Ger the hangars and sheds: Two of the enemy attacking machines were driven dow All of our returned.
town. While the fight was here progress-maus will more probably entrench rather ing our light horas captured a position: than accept battle
Twelva men on another ship had inst got into a lifeboat when shell killed all the occupants.
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EXPLORER KILLED IN
ACTION.
LSDOS, November 3rd. It is announced that Brigadier General Rawling, C.M.G., CLE, F.RGB., has been killed
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BHANGHAI, November 5th Wang Tah-aith Minister of Foreign Affairs, has resigned and recommended La Ching-hsiang or Tsao Ju-lin as his
auccessor.
MILITARY MOVEMENTS.
Lu Chun-ho has wired to Peking that Chung Ti-tao a troops have occupied Chilintsing
Tam Ho-ming bas arrived at Yung chow.
REVISION OF THE PAREIA- MENTARY LAW.
The Legislative Bureau has revised the law of Parliament so that the total of the Lower House should he 400 members and the members of the Senate should not
be elected
THE CONTROL OF THE TEA TRADE
LONDON, November 3rd.
The Tea Control Committee has un-
animously elected Mr. George Folinrd, of
Messrs. J. Lyons & Go, as successor to Mr. Piggott, Director of Tea Supplies.
The Times understauds that the Indian" Ten Association yesterday appointed a sub-committes to consider schemes provid- ing for the Government acquisition of Indian and Ceylon tea for the United Kingdom requirements. The paper says: --It is alrendy clear that the trade will severely criticise the A scheme, similarly as Calcutto has done. There is no trace
of an unreasonable spirit among the tes industry's leaders, but rather a willing- Kas to be perfectly satisfied with pay- ments for supplies based on pre-war carn-" ings, or, if that is regarded as expecting too much, then with terms substantially below that level. Evidently there will be no general and willing acceptance of any scheme which, while possibly not acceptable to companies with high work- ing expenses, would leave very little re- turn, if any, for the shareholders of suc- cessful companies with low working costs.
THE MAXIMUM PRICE.
LONDON, November 4th. ̈ ̈ ̈ The Food Controller announces that the existing tea control scheme is temporary until the Government purchases of tea in India and Ceylon rench the United Kingdom. It is anticipated that all fres tea will have gone into consumption by December 31st, after which date it should be possible to further reduce the price to 4/- us the maximum.
SPAIN DECLARES STRICT
NEUTRALITY.
MADRID, November 4th. The Government has declared that Spain will maintain strict neutrality.
THE SILVER MARKET,
LONDON, November btit. Silver, is quoted 44% per ouneo, and the market is very quiet.
THE REASON WHY.
Trath refers to the virtual prohibition of women travelling by sea by refusing The deceased, who was born in 1870, en them passports and says:-) have tered the Army in 1891. He saw service
received partienters of a large number of cases of undeniable hardship. I have on the North West Frontior of India and been told of several women who are prae
tically stranded in England through this in the Tibet Mission, and in 1909 explored regulation, the majority of them having and surveyed 40,000 sq. miles of Western role overseas to be near relatives who Tibet, whilst two year later he animanded calarly hard case is that of a lady whose joined the British Army. One parti
younger miezin-
the Gartok: Espedition toros Tihet, for son was killed at the front, and is now
prevented returning to the which he received the thanks of the Governors of her family in South America, At- ment of India. He was afterwards the least every case ought to be judged on ite merita At present it would seem that leader of the British Expedition to Dutch the only exceptions made Brewheres
influence is brought to bear for I am New Quines.]
personally acquainted with cages where passports have been issued to ladies whose reasons for travelling, are certainly less. cogent than that of the lady referred to above
AFFAIRS IN RUSSIA.
TROOP TRAIN IN COLLISION.
s of the
The reason for the prohibition is prob PETROGRAD, November 4th.
ably correctly put forward by a corres-- In a collision between on express and pondent who argues that if women or nym gue children are on a sinking ship they must troop-train on the Vladikavkaz rail be saved first, an unwritten law which obeyed by every British captain! The
children women and invariably causes some there is the risk delay, and there fare if they lives of sailors and soldiers,
the of lotion shore of Cabinet Minis not Foreign Office representatives and
mention male persons usefully engagen the services of the country-
way, 20 were killed and 70 injured, most- ly soldiers.
BRITISH AND FRENCH PREMIERS VISIT ITALY,
PARTS November 4th. Mr. Lloyd George has arrived. Mr. Lloyd George and M. Painleve proceed to Italy to day.
PRIME MINISTER'S PARTY,
are on
Apropos of this another traveller tells me Clint recently while travelling through a danger tone lady appeared at dinge0- without her life-belt. Her viedol, L man, advised her to go and get refused to do to telling him that whether she had it with her
with her or not Ob
was në busir. of his To which he replied,
it is very much my business, for its
The Press Bureau announces that Mr. ero torpedoed I shall have to give Lloyd George has gone to Italy
The Prime Minister is accompanied by General Smuts, General Bir Willian The winner started at 2 to 1 on, and Robertson, General Wilson General mon easily. Time 2min, 351secs.
Maurice and other officers
mine. Obviously A woman of this type ought to have been refused a passport, but it is not a reason why the woman who has an urgent necessity to go abroad should be refused a passport, without any of the circumstances being taken into