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THE WAR.
OVERTHROW
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS,
OF RUSSIAN GOVERNMENT.
FURTHER DETAILS OF THE COUP D'ETAT.
BRITISH SUCCESSES IN
AND MESOPOTAMIA.
EGYPT
TURKS LOSE SEVERAL IMPORTANT POSITIONS.
NEWS FROM
Getterali.
ITALIAN AND WESTERN
FRONTS.
LATEST CABLES. (THROUGH REUTER'S AGENDY.] THE RUSSIAN COUP D'ETAT, A NOTEWORTHY PROCLAMATION.
LONDON, November 8th,
The wireless message. concludes: "Soldiers For peace; for bread, for land, for the power of the people!" and the message is signed by the Military Revolutionary Committee
NO NEWS FROM REUTER'S CORRESPONDENT
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SUCCESSES CONTINUE.
LONDON, November 8th. An Egyptian official message states: We assaulted and captured on Tuesday night lightly-held works to the south of Gaza and continued to advance upon the right to Alimuntar, dominating Gaza to the south-cost,
A
We advanced to the left to the Sheik hredwan fortifications, a mile to the north of the town, and pushed through the town during the day, reaching the mouth of the Wadihesi, eight miles northward of the original line..
| ⠀⠀ Our Sheria forces also successfully con- tinued their advance to the north-west.
The Turks still occupy sonic trenches to the cast of the Gaza, but there are in- dications of a general retirement north- wards.
there
Aeroplanes inflicted losses on the re tiring Turks and also concentrated on railheads,
The captures of prisoners and guns were considerable along the whole front.
The Near East.
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 10TH, – 1917.
Franco-Belgian bront.
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BRITISH FRONT. BRITISH AVIATORS AGAIN BUSY
Losnos, November 9th. Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haige porta that low flying machines on Wednesday fred many rounds an troops and transporta and dropped a number of bombs on trenches and billets.
Three tang were dropped at night on aerodromes at Controde St.
Denis Westrem and in the Lys Valley; also on railway communications with satisfac- Lory results,
The enemy's artillery is active in the neighbourhood of Passchendaele::
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DEEDS OF VALOUR. ACCOUNTS OF DARING EXPLOITS.
LONDON, November 8th. Further stiering stories of heroism told in the Gusetle in announcing nine
Pertuus the most remarkable is that of Laptain Grill Learnicato, who already his the lary Cross, late of use conspicious pravery and." exceptional Canadian suliany, who showed inges devotion to Guty during adeceruined COUNTER-ALKTACK ON cur, nów, positions. thuen nis vollpany was momentarily sur
prized ab
Maundy conrgta ana per sunatly disposed of the stuerers. Last
Gear
earried on a tremendous night with the advancing enemy,
under mortally
MONEY AND MUNITIONS. THE GERMAN CALUMNY ON HOME TROOPS
LONDON, November 8th Mr. Bonu Law, speaking at Manches ter, said that the experiment of obtain- new Victoria Cross awards, the recipients ter including thren Canadians and one Ausing money weekly for war purposes was tralian
decided upon after consultation with the bankers. It was not a good bargain from the point of view of the bankers, but they were eager that it should be adopted because they were patriots. There was determined and concerted effort by small section of frightened 'depositors, particularly small investors, and they said there was a danger of the repudia- tion of the debt, Nothing could be more absurd No Government would ever, dis- criminate against wealth which had givens its aid to the country at a time of need. This investment was the safest in the United Kingdom, y
1
tench and bombed the enemy continu
Intus
throw
ense barrage wounded, stoog on the parapet of ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL RAID.
LONDON, November 9th.
ously and directed the defence to us to Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig his men. Un several occasions, this very spirit of aunost resistance into ports: -The Eust Yorkshires took twenty. ong prisoners in a successful raid north brave officer actually caught tombe of Fresiny Machine gun fre inflicted crown at him by the enemy and
.
them ·VBERE
CR when he WAS unable many casualties of the garrison attempt to his sounds, to carry on, the,ngat, he Paying a tribute to the gallantry of ing to escape or artillery barrage.
the The enemy's supports attempting to sull refused to be carried out of the ne, the Canadians latest move on advance, suffered heavily from machine but continued to give instructions and Western Front, and the fallen in Gal- gun fire.
invaluable advice to his juntor osticers, lipoli, Mr. Bonor Lew referred to the finally handing over all his duties, borore German calumny that we left the hard he evacuated from the front line and was fighting to our Colonial fellow subjects. taken to hospital, where he died. Nobody knew better the baselessness of Another aus stury is related of Second such calumny than the Colonial comrades Lieutenant Montagu Moore, of the who had fought alongside the troops frau Hampshire Kogansin, who showed most the United Kingdom. conspicuous bravery in operations Alluding to the output of guns and THROUGH REUTER'S AGENOY.]
sitating a fresh attack on the LONDON, November 8th. BRITISH SUCCESS IN
been captured number of seroplane engines turned out
volunteered series of ridges east of Ypres. The ridge for this duty and dashed forward at the output in October, 1016 We dropped
deare immediately v
in October was exactly three times the MESOPOTAMIA.
extends another three miles northward to head of some 70 uch. They met with 8,000 bombs behind the German lines in the neighbourhood of St. Adeoberg, a heavy machine-gun tre from the flank, GALLANT CAPTURE OF TEKRIT
The Germans dropped less but it slopes downwards. The papers with the result that he arrived at the peptember A Mesopotamia official message anys: point out that the actual gain we have objective, when was about 300 yards than one thousand on our lines. We did Descending the Tigris on November 5th made will probably be sufficient for pre- distant, with only a sergeant and four more damage to the enemy in September our troops, with great gallantry, crossed sent purposes,
men Nevertheless, he immediately born than he has done in all the raids on twelve hundred yards of open country Passchendal process of being en gozels, two maenine guns and a light More has been done in bombing Germans commands Houthuist bed a large dugout and took 28 pri- England since the beginning of the war. Proclamation and attacked s entrenched pospiceled. The only elevated ground now field-guit. Gradually, about six more towns than the public realised.** Ho
Indian Sikh and Rids regiments cap
LONDON, November 8th. Reuter's own Correspondent at "etro- grad is silent since he reported that the Petrograd Agency was in the hands of the Maximalists.
PETROGRAD'S AGENCY STATE MENT
A statement issued by the Petrograd Agency announces that a Congress of the Soldiers and Workmen's Delegates of All Russia has distributed proclamations to
LONDON, November 8th. A statement issued by the Petrograd the Provincial Soldiers and Workmen's
Agency Bays the Military Revolutionary Delegates, delegating power to the mem-
Committee of the Soldiers and Work bers of the Soviet; relieving the Governmen's Delegates has issued
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THE CAPTURE OF THE RIDGES.
Passchendaele is the last key of who valen had not been nalunitions; Mr Bonar Law said: The
ment Commissaries of their duties; saying that: Petrograd is in its hands. tion covering Left in The hands of the Germans in the officers and men arrived. Lieut. Moore's believed the Italians would be able to
ordering the release of the arrested men ber of Agricultural Committees and the
death
arrest of the Commissaries who
the ordered abolishing the their arres penalty
re-establishing the freedom of pulitical propaganda at the front; ordering the release of revolutionary
thanks to the assistance of the Carrison,
which enabled the coup d'etat to be brought about without bloodshed. It declares that the new Government will propose in immediate and just peace; and will hand the land to the peasants and summon a Constituent Assembly.
GOVERNMENT NO LONGER EXISTS.
the
tured the first two lines of trenches, whole region is compranded by British position was entirely isolated, as the stop the Germans till the Angio-french inflicting heavy casualties. guns. The capture of the ridges now groops on the sight had to: advanced, troops arrived. If we obtained a battle cavalry packed the enemy's light flank accomplished is the first and most dang attacks throughout the night. He the Italian reverse might prove of some
repulsed counter attack. Our
difficult but ne dug a trench and repelled bomb front from the Channel to the Adriatio
and artillery shelled the Turkish com the development of which is expected to
Was forced to retire a short distanes in advantage. munications.
opportunity morning, but when the oppor wo carried further attended by still greater results. It To the north wo e
estimated that no fewer that ninety Ger offered be immediately re-occupied the re-armed his men with trenches, and in the afternoon British man Divisions have been met and defeated enemy rifles a trenches and cut down a number of British alone
The enemy, fleeing at night,
At an extraordinary meeting of the and Indian cavalry charged over the during the past three months by the enemy rifles and bombs, as most of their soldiers and officers who were arrested for Soldiers and Workmen's Delegates held retreating Turks, burned WELSH TROOPS CARRY OUT RAIDMoore held the post under continual shell arrest of the ex-Ministers, M Konovaloff President, M. Troisky, declared that the some stores and blew up three dumpsia
alleged political crimes; and ordering the
M. Kischkin, M. Terestchenko, M. Malan. fovitch, M. Nikitin and others.
It is announced that M. Kerensky has escaped and the military have been. enjoined to arrest, nim. All in complicity widi ál, herensky will be trenteu for high
A DELAYED TELEGRAM;
he
* PETROGRAD, November 7th. At present laere has veth no bloodshed, enly a low minor street colusions,
yo satiseure, four hundred and eighty-nve delegates arrived for a con- ference of Lue soldiers and Workmen's. Delegates of all Russia, 335 of which were Maximia likeN. The Baltic and Black Sea Ficus Delegates nave declared in favour of all the power being given to the Soldiers' and Worked a Delegates. Three Cossack regiments, now
in
Petrograd nave informed. Kerensky that they are prepared to support the Government provided there 38 no com- promising.
SOME FURTHER DETAILS,
PETROGRAD, November 9th.
on the afternoon of November 7th, the longer Government Bo Provisional
Some Ministers had been existed. Arrested and the Preliminary Parliament had been dissolved.
THREE PROBLEMS OUTLINED
Wis
Lenin, who was greeted with pro- longed cheers, made a speech and outs lined the three problems before the Russian democracy. The first was the immediate conclusion of war, for which the new Government must proposes an riisice to the belligerents. The second of the land to the banding over pensante, and the third post of the coomontin re, was the settle The Assembly then passed a resolution in favour of the mast speedy settlement of these problems. At the close of the sitting, a declaration was read from representatives of the Minimalists of the Soldiers and Workinen's Delegates stating their disapproval of the roup d'état and their withdrawal from the Petrograd Soldiers and Workmen's Delegates Committee.
THE SOVIET RE-OPENED.
LONDON, November 8th.
We occupied Tekrit on Tuesday We took 132 prisoners and much material. Italian Front
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ITALIAN FRONT. WITHDRAWAL CONTINUES.
Losnos, November 8th. An Italian official message states: Wo continued the withdrawal of our line yesterday, and the larger units retired unmolested
There were numerous engagements be tween the Vittorio Hills and the com fluence of the Montycane and the Livenza, We succeeded in detaining the enemy advance
Dar aeroplanes renewed their bombard-
ments of the enemy along the Tagen.
mento
GERMAN CLAIMS:
LONDON, November 8th.
“OBITUARY.
A FAMOUS "ACTOR. own nad necu smashed, and he beat off more than one counter attack Lieut.
LONDON, November 8th: The death is announced of Mr. W. HJ Confire for 36 hours until his torce was Kendal, the well-known aeto an LONDON, November 8th. reduced to ten men out of six officers.
2013, manager. Field-Marshuf Sir Douglas Haig re and 19 men who started the operation. portz-Welsh troops made a successful He eventually got away his wounded and raid last night to the south east of withdrew under cover of the mist As Armetieres, They captured fourteen pri. an example of dasming gallantry and soners and inflicted losses, Our casual cool determination, this young officer's ties were light. We repulsed two attempts exploit would be difficult to surpass." to enter our lines to the north of Rocus
AUSTRALIA AND CONSCRIP- We took a few prisoners
GERMAN REPORT.
LONDON, November 8th. 4 German official wireless message states:-Dixmude has been subjected to violent Diade
The artillery continued to be active against the Yser sector at Passchendaele
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FRENCH FRONT.
FRENCH REPORT LIVELY ARTILLERY ACTIONS.
LONDON, November 9th. A French communiqué says:-There the lively a day notions on the whole front north of the Assne, in the sector
TON.
MELBOURNE, November 8th. The probable date of the Conscription. Referendam is December 15th An
It is understood that the Federal Government has decided to postpone the meeting of Parliament and to conduct the Reierendum under existing powers.
THE
INTER-ALLIED CONFERENCE:
1.8. COMMISSIONERS REACH. ENGLAND:
MOVING WASHINGTON, November 8th
Mr. Lansing announces that the Tanited States, Comioisioters conce To
Conference pending Inter Allied
have
THE SILVER MARKET,
LONDON, November 8th, Sivery quoted at 440, per Gunee The market a dull,
CHINESE TELEGRAMS.
BY COURTESY OF THE CHUNG NOOI
SAN-PO
LUK WING-TING DISMISSAL CANCELLED:
AS PEKING, November 9th. With referencs to Japan it is under- stood that the Peking Government will shortly issue a declaration maintaining Unina's position. R
The mandate to dismiss Luk Wing-ting. bag been cancelled by the President,
Uf the military vote of $8,000,000, Hinton receives $2,00,000 and Szechwan
A Geritian wirense message atétes; A Russian official wireless mesango
$1,000,000 states that the reunion of the Soviet Our delacaments advancing in the moun The Maximalista lave veeupied topened to-day, the Army Committees tein roads nave broken the resiSIAALU DI | South of Corbeng, and in Upper Alsace.
the Italian rearguards and by an out banking moveinunt naye cut off the re- treat of the Italians on the Midale Tagliamento berween Tolmezzo sulf Gemona, and also the foruined Mante San Simeone.
Winter Palace, and also the premises of the General Statf he former wes de fended by a women's battalion of cadets, who surrendered after some gun shots from the cruiser Aurora and the fortress of Peter and Paul on the opposite bank of the Neva, and also fire from Machine. guus, armcured cars and Red Guards. FARLIER CABLES.
IMMEDIATE ARMISTICE AND
PEACE TRE
LONDON, November 8th. A Russinn wireless official message states The Garrison and Proletariat in Petrograd bave deposed the Kerensky Government,
MAXIMALISTS ARREST. MINISTERS.
LONDON, November 8th. Reuter has received telegrams from the official Petrograd Agency, which is now in the hands of the Maximalists, stating
have arrested the Ministers..
being ordered to elect delegates for every 25,000 Failure to send delegates will be regarded as a sin against the Beyolu tion.
RUSSIAN AFFAIRS.
GOVERNMENT MONOPOLIES.
PETROGRAD, November 7th.
Arrangements for Government mono- polies in tea, coffee and matches will be
introduced on November 14th.
Egypt
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{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] OUR LATEST SUCCESSES. CAPTURE OF GAZA COMPLETE
LONDON November 8th Reuter's Correspondent at the Egyptian Headquarters writing on November 7th, says:Gaza in ours and the enemy is in Large quantities of war material and guns fallen into our hands. The Turks began to weaken last night after successful operations against their right by men of the London Regiment, the
the Irish, mounted Yeomanry, supported by Anzac
We have already taken 7,000 prisoner including a General, and eignty gun Figating is developing on the plain arong
the Livenza
the Austro Germans are vigorously advancing, despite destroyed onidges,
have forced a crossing and torown back túe chemy westwa d. ing total prisoners now numer 250,000, while over 2,300 guns
VENICE CALM.
have been captured.
NEW YOns, November 8th The presentative of the Associated Press at the Italian Headquarters says Thanks to the italian rearguards, aero planes and airships narassing too demy and dolaying his advance, the Britian batteries were enabled to complete their withdrawal intact, atter terrible trinis and losing only three men. The American is calm and business as being carried ou as usual, Franes, to the encacy of ine defences there have been no air raids. ALLIED CONFERENCES IN ITALY
The Ministry of Finance has ordered
2,400,000 to Changsha to cover military expenditure and to maintain monetary. circnation,
Paris headed by Colon 2008, the Hankow-China Bank to pay safely arrived in Britain. EARLIER CABLES
Mr. Lansing
states that the Conference will be an essentially War Conference, with the object of perfecting more com plete co-ordination of the activities of the Allies in order to attain a maximum of efficiency.
IMPORTANT CAPTURES.
PARIS, November 8th.
that our attack on Schoenholz, in A communiqué states -—It is confirmed Alsace inflicted heavy loss on the enemy
We took 120 prisoners, including two
officers, and also important war material.
MEMBERS OF THE MISSION.
LATER.
CANTON NEWS.
Ex countEBY OF THE GEUNG NGÓI.
BAN PO: 1
GENERAL LUK
CANTON November ash.
It is said that General Luk Wing-ting
A most important mission from the GERMAN REPORT United States has reached London. It is headed by Colonel House, who ranks A German wireless official reports special Ambassador, and is accom states :-The artillery was increased to the greatest violence on both sides of the panied by a large number of navel, mili tary, financial, shipping and blockade Rhine-Rhone Canal, where the French expo Ueneral Staff, and Admiral will take up the Tuchunship in order to
including General Bliss, Chief attacked in the afternoon, but were of thrown back to Ammerzweiler. They cap tured some of our projecting trenches to the west of Hoidweiler, where renewed attacks in the evening heavily broke down.
General
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Benton,
THE GOVERNMENT'S TEA SCHEME.
avoid further squabbling about the posi- tion. It is further reported that General Lak will not come to Cantin. Luk has ordered the Tuchun and others to consult with him in Wuchow...
LONDON, November 8th. The Civil Governor, Li-Yew-hon_wil The Times says it is understand that a go to Wuehow to see the General to joint representative Committee of firms morrow. A gunboat has been ordered to interested in the Indian and Ceylon ton tako nini thero. gardens has not seen its way to approve REPORTED BALE OF A GUNBOAT
that the Maximalists hold the city and fall retreat all along the line. Consul at Venice reports that the PALESTINE AND THE JEWS of any scheme of Government purcha We are informed that the statement
M. Lenin, who is the leader of the movement, has demanded an immediate armistice and peace.dan
MILITARY REVOLUTIONARY COMMITTEE'S MESSAGE.
LONDON, November 8th A Russian wireless message states: The Soldier and Workmen's Delegates proclaim the authority of the Military Revolutionary Committee until the crea tion of a Government of Soldiers and Workmen's Delegates
Yeomanry, Camelry and Fast who attacked in the West Gaza Bettor last night at 11.30, while West Country and indian troops advanced on the eastern defences.
Rous, November 8th Mr. Lloyd George, General Smuts, General Wilson, M. Painlevo and . Franklin Beation arrived at Hapato, They were met by Signor Uriando and
GOVERNMENT SUPPORTS THE
SEZIONIST MOVEMENT.
LONDON, November 8th.
which states that the Government views
for the United Kingdom requirements for
INCREASE OF 28,000 TONS IN 3018
which payment would be based on a certant the largest Chinese gulabcat, the taid percentage of working expenses. Kwong lo had been sold to a Hongkong The Committee has thus supported the merchant is wine. The Tuchun has attitude of Calcutta It will probably denied it and has requested the news Mr. Balfour has communicated to be counter proposed that payment should papers to do likewise. Baron Rothschild on behalf of the be based on pre-war average prices, plus. Government an mportant declaration of some addition on account of the rise in sympathy with the Zionist aspirationt, working costs. Under some such arrange JAPAN COPPER PRODUCTION near Genoa, on Monday afternoon.
ment companies would doubtless be able A FURTHER BILLIANT SUCCESS.
favourably the establishment in Palestine to provide dividends on pre-war scale.. AM VERY
Baron SODDING,
of & National Home for the Jewish peopła LONDON, November 9th.
General pir William Roberton, facilitate the achievement of this object.
and will use their best endeavours
FRENCH SHIPPING. The Committee calls upon the goldiers Beuter's Correspondent at the Egyptian General Foch, who have been in Italy it being nyderstood that nothing will be to watch closely
the conduct of the men Headquarters wiring on November 8th, some days, and General Alfreiri, Le done to prejudice the civil and religious
PARIS, November 8th: in command
The French chipping returns for Ollivers who do not join the Revolution White dismounted Yeomanry attacked inister for War General Porro, repre-ights of non-Jewish communities in week ending November 4th show immediately and openly must be arrested the trenches covering the station and ning the Supreme Command, and Palestine or the rights and political bridge at Sherria and by mid-day we bad Barrere, the French, Ambassador, parti-status of Jews in any other country. The The Petrograd Courmil of Workmen's mastered the whole line in this sector. cipated in conferences which were immer Chrontele hails this declaration and Soldiers Delegates considers as the By the evening we had advanced
advanced over diately held,
me as marking & now epoch for the Jewish programme of the new authority, Grally, the intervening three miles and had There were discussions on Tuesday and rack to offer an immediate democratic Peace occupied the place
Four guns Wednesday regarding the most suitablei secondly, the immediate handing wer of were captured. On the left flank Leo measures to be adopted to meet the mili- large proprietarial Innds to the
the peasants
Irish attacked the Enwukah
Fatem
at once is enemies.
to
the transmission of authority men of the London Regiment and tary situation,
1be, missions left Rapallo on Wednes day evening
a semi ciicial note says:-The speedy. arrival of the leaders of the Allied Governments and their highest military animation of the perfect
arity of
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AMERICA AND THE VAR.
LIBERTY LOAN OVER SUB- BCRIBED.
thirdly,
the Council of Workmen's and Bol, one of the main features of the Turkish diers' Delegates and fourthly, an honest line. It was a veritable labyrinth of convocation of the Constituent Assembly. trenches, with extensive wiring, but the The National Revolutionary Army enemy was so completely deceived by our must not permit - uncertain a military tactics and so opressed by the threat representatives is in Steel & solemn detachments to leave the front for Petro- further cast, that it was comparatively
WARRINGTON, November 8th, grad It must use persuasion, but lightly held speedily succumbing to our the lies and the fraternity of the Liberty Loan has been over subscribed Mr. McAdoo announces that the where this fails, it must oppéső any such - dashing seapult.
byist per cent, totalling F923,000,000. action by forge and without mercy-
[This message is incomplete]
armies
Departures Veasels sunk (over 1,600 tons). E Vessels sunk (under 1,600 tons) Vessels unsuccessfully attacked 0 P.&O. DIVIDEND FOR HALF YEAR.
the
The British Commercial - 2 Attaché Yokohama, has forwarded to London
the following Information relative to the copper-ore output and exports of Japan in 1916, which was furnished to him by the largest copper Japan in 1910 The
1915
owner
copper ore output in
111,562-tons, as compared, with 83,017 tona in
and 18,700 tons in 1914, while exports sumounted to 57.402 tons
compared with 56,028 tons in 1915 2nd Russia now. copper exports the United Kingdo takes 20 per cent_while Fra United States
end Ind mainder. The consumptie in Japan has incres
LONDON, November 7th The 1 and 0. Company has declared a dividend of six per cent on Deferred shares for the past six months with during the last thre bonus at the rate of six per cent, bath free from tax making eighteen per cent. for the year,
in 1016 to 50,180 tour as compared with 27,723 tona. 1915 and 32,045 tons ex 197