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THE WAR.
GERMANS BOMBARD PASSCHENDA ELE.
BRITISH SHELLING HEAVIER THAN GERMAN.
THE HONGKONG DAILT PRESE, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 17TH, 1817.
THE SITUATION IN RUSSIA. REPORTS MEAGRE AND CONTRADICTORY.
THE OPERATIONS ON NEW ITALIAN FRONT.
ENEMY'S TACTICS FRUSTRATED.
Franco-Belgian Front.
LATEST CABLES.
[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)
BRITISH FRONT.
HEAVY ENEMY BOMBARDMENT.
LONDON, Noyember 16th. Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig re ports Early this morning the enemy heavily bombarded the positions north- ward of the Menin road.
His infantry shortly afterwards t- tempted to advance.
LATEST CABLES.
FRENCH FRONT.
ARTILLERY DUEL,
PARIS, November 15th. A communique reports a violent artil. lery due) north of Braye Laonosis and on the right of the Meuse.
BARLIER CABLES,
ARTILLERY ACTIONS,
Panis, November 15th.
A communique state or artillery actions north of the Aisne in the
Our frre successfully repulsed the region of Vauclere and on the right attack.
the Meuse, in the sector of Apremont Forest,
Another party endeavoured to approach north-eastward of Passchendaele, and was also driven off,
Hostile artillery were again active in the neighbourhood of Passchendaele, also to the north and south.
EARLIER CABLES.
„SUCCESSFUL RAIDING,
LONDON, November 15th. Field-Marshal Sir Douglas. Haig re ports --We drove off riders near Polder. hock Wood, northward of the Mesin road and northward of Bisschoote
"The Belgians entered the German lines Jast night northward of Dixmude, and blow up concrete shelters
ATTACK ON PASSCHENDAELE
SFÄILS
LONDON, November 15th, Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig re ports-Since the expture of Pathchen- date great artillery activity has been directed against the village and adjacent portions of the main ridge.
After Suturday's successful attack, hostile shelling steadily increased in in tensity in the whole of this important area, culminating early yesterday morn ing in concentrated bombardment of great violence on our urward positions. thur artillery replied effectively, but the Jestile shelling continued, and it become anore intense at 4.30 this afternoon, had the attack, reported this morning, waa launched by the enemy's infantry, who altempted to advance along the Westroose heke road.
Our artillery and infantry fire com plztoy broke up the attack,-
Our line is intact.
We improved our ling slightly at night northwestward of Pesachonducle,
Wa brought down three enemy To planes yesterday, and drove down four, All our machines returned.
OUR SHELLING HEAVIER THAN
GERMAN.
LONDON, November 15th. Reuter's Correspondent at British Headquarters, telegraphing on the 15th just,,, states :---An extremely violent artillery battle reges in the Passchendaele
area,
AERIAL WARFARE
PARIS, November 15th.
A communiqué states Four enemy neroplanes were brought down and four fell uncontrolled in their own lines...
Our acroplanes heavily bombed enemy
depots and cantonments in the region of Mulhouse
German seroplanes bombed the region of Calais on the night of the 13th inst., when there were a Bumber of civilina victims.
Naval Activities.
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ADMIRALTY DENIAL.
Italian Front
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ITALIAN FRONT. ITALIANS ABANDON MONT
LONGARA
LONDON, November 15th An Italian semi-official report states
Alter a lengthy resistance, enabling the troops on the Asiago Pisteau to complete their movemente. Mont Laugarṇ - Was abandoned.
The Italian rearguards stubborily resisted the furious onslaughte for four days. On the 10th inst, they put out of action oight enemy battalions who had momentarily captured Gallio end Mont
ENEMY POINTS OCCUPIED.
On our left, we crossed the Wady Kubin and occupied the important hamlet Yabnen, also Kubeibak
On our right and centre, despite stub
* THE NATION'S GRATITUDE.
Roug, November 18th At the re-opening of the Chamber of Deputies, the Premier, Signor Orlandu,
paid a tributs in handsome manner to the Franco-British spontaneus help börn, resistance, we gained considerable
Subsequently a resolution by Signor Busolli, father of the Chamber, reaffirm ing Italy's faith in the Allies and the necessity of nationul unity to help the army and the repel invaders, was adopted
with acclamation.
ground. Everybody worked like Trojane," impressed with the necessity of striking again before the enemy reorganised or ex- tensively ontrenched.
The captured guna total 90.
The inhabitants of Gaza, whom the Turks removed, are being settled in Asin Minor to replace the massacred inhabit ants of an Armenian village.
GENERAL ALLENBY'S BEPORT
LONDON November 15th. General Allenby reports. The Turks, in attempting to take up a now position 12 miles northward of Ascalon, were
THE SOLIDARITY OF THE ALLIES. Signor Orlando said that the military situation was one of exceptional gravity, Italy at present was fecing the whole Austrian army, also the must powerful reserves of the German Army Behind Forragh. After this five fresh battalions the heroic troops stood a united people, and the powerful voluntary support us corded by the Allies, including the United | driven, after stiff fighting, five miles to States, was deeply appreciated ly the Wady Surar eight miles southward of whole nation, which demonstrated how Jaffa close was the solidarity of the Allies.
GENERAL FAYOLLE'S COMMAND RESTRICTED.
were brought up, but were repeatedly ropulsed......... They counter-attacked, but
Mont Longara was not svacuated until the now lines of the main army were,
completed.
At the same time the rearguards in the Val Sugana and the mounts near Feltre rejoined the main line after stripping
all the forts north and north-west of Arsic, including the forts the enemy claimed they had stormed.
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Our troops, with magnificent dash, captured strongly entrenched pesty at Mesmiyeh, Katrab, and Mughar
We hold i line from Eltineh, through Katrah and Yebna, to the sea
LONDON, November 14th. Regarding General Fayolle's appoint ment as Commander of the Franco-British Furces in Venetis, the War Office states that the British Forces will operate under ¦ and two guns, their Commanders
The chemy continues attempts cit the Piave. Detachments who crossed near Bandona and Intestadura were driven back into the river. This zone is occuRFECIAL ACCOUNT OF FIGHTING.
pied by important enemy ditachments, but at Zenson they are being continually reduced.
LONDON, November 14th.
A wireless Italian official report states: An enemy surprise attack against our pozitious from Lake Ledro to Lake Garde dompletely failed, and the enemy was compelled to retire.
The enemy reached an islet north of the Piave Bridge and the right bank neat the mouth of the Grisolera river, where the thick vegetation on the high barke
Our troops in the Atiago Plateau, ce- assisted concealment. The defenders,cupying advanced positions at Mount however, checked the advance of the Longar, having repulsed four enemy detachmente.
attacks, withdrow their line further to the rear.
ESTIMATED ENEMY LOSSES,
LONDON, November 15th Reuters Correspondent at Italian Headquarters, teingraphing on the 14th inst., states The enemy is attempting to squerre, the Italians in a pair of
There were lively combats between Asiago and the Sugana Valley
Between Brenia and Piave the enemy. now occupies a front Tezzc-Lamon-Fon-i zavo Arten Feltre
pincers, the one end praung arm There is intense artillery bring along
Anagʊ Platenu, and the other upon the
"mouth of the Plave.
It is estimated that in the fighting described in to-night's semi-official report the enemy lose were twenty to one of the Italian.
It is recalled that the Austrian present attempts to debouch into the valleys leading to Vicenza, are similar to the attempts frustrated in May, 1918, Bo fay the Italian resistance is foiling the enemy plans.
LONDON, November 14th. The Admiralty denies the Germun Admiralty's allegation that a British destroyer was hit in the engagement off | Dir Flanders, and explain that the German destroyers Bred a few rounds at our patrol vessels. The fire was promptly re turned, the Germans immediately retired and our patrol was resumed.
DESTROYER AND MONITOR SUNK
BARLIEF CABLES,
ENEMY REPEATING ISONZO TACTICS
LONDON, November läth. Reuter's Correspondent at the Italian Headquarters, telegraphing on the 15th -states-On.. the Alps above Venetian plains the
chemy
LONDON, November 15th The Admiralty announces that
inst submarine sank a British destroyer and the
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a small monitor, which were co-operating is repeating the tactics he adopt with the army in Palestine.
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when breaking
rough on Seven men are missing from the the Isonzo front. The troops commanded destroyer and 28 from the monitor. by the Archduke Fugene are daily
Africa
EARLIER CABLES. (THROUGH EXUTRE'S AGENCY,
CAMPAIGN IN EAST AFRICA,
JUNCTION OF FORCES.
LONDON November 14th An East Africa official report atates Our Kilwa and Lindi forces effected a
junction at Ndanda
The remnants of the principal enemy fores retreated towards Chiwata Mviti, on the western edge of the Makodne Platean, abandoning machine-guns and rifles. There are many cucroy hospitals
The enciny has been shelling for two at Chiwats. ditys with the utmost violence the ad The Balkans, vanced lines of the Canadians, but if the German shelling, is heavy ours is heavier. Wounded Canadians speak of our artillery work with the greatest admira tion. They say that whenever there has been a threat of an enemy infantry attack our barrage has settled down like curtain, so sweeping the ground that no-
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BALKANS FRONT
GERMAN REPORT
LONDON November 15th the A wireless German official report
the Pinve
Enemy attempts to cross the river at Bandona-di-Piave and Intestadura failed. There was desperate fighting at Grave, Dipapudo); and Zenson,
Enemy groups penetrated the marshy in between Piave and Vacchia, where the enemy was held up. We captured 121 prisonera
GERMAN REPORT,
LONDON, November 16th. ZA Wireless German official report states in the nountains from Fonza80 to Feltre we are in contact with the
The Near East.
BARLIER CABLES.
(THEOUGH REUTRE'S AGENCY.)
THE CAMPAIGN IN PALESTINE.
SEVEN MILE ENEMY DRIVE. General Allenby reports:-Wo bure
testing the Italian lines along the valleys | driven the enemy seven miles northwerd leading to Asiago, hoping to find a weak
spot whence they could sweep down on the rear of the Italians massed on the
right bank of the Piave.
The ssailants ATO numerically stronger, but the defence at present is
unbroken. The enemy nearly broke
through in the valleys north of Asisyo, when from a precipies toward the rear the Alpini fell upon the Austrians with such violence that the latter finally fled, leaving behind numbers of and and wounded prisoners
ENEMY ATTACKS REPUESED
LONDON November 15th
hedron, which covers the Jaffa, Namist
Jerusalem Railway
ELEVEN HUNDRED PRISONERS
We captured 1,100 prisoners and severa guns,
WHOLE TURKISH FORCES WITHDRAWN,
LONDON, November 14th.
A Mesopotamia oficial report states:—
Aiter successful actions at Tektrit on the and 6th inst, we remained there until hath lost, the whole of the Turkis firees having withdrawn 3 to 30 miles northward. When the battlefeld was cleared we returned to our criginal posi- tices according to our plan.
One of our mounted divisions alone captured 1,100 prisoners. 14 machine-guns,
ADVANCE CONTINUES.
LONDON, November 15th: A Palestine official message states that General Allenby, reports: -Our intentry and mounted troops continue to advance. We now, hold the railway line near Nsaneh and Mansurah, including the janction on the Beersheba-Damiacus railway with the line to Jerusalem.
We inflicted heavy lossis on Tuesday We buried 400 at Katroh alone.
We captured 1,500 prisoners that day, and four guns and 20 machine guns. General.
LATEST CABLES.
(THROUDE REUTER E AGENCY. BRAZIL AND THE WAR.
A REPRISAL BILL
RIO DE JANEIRO, November 15th
LATEST CABLES. RUSSIAN AFFAIRS.
TERMS FOR SETTLEMENT.
PETROGRAD, November 15th. The Socialist leaders are negotiating upon the following terms: Disarmament of Red Guards; the control of the Petrograd Garrison to be transferred to the Municipality, military operations to Cease; 1 guarantee that Kerensky's army on entering Petrograd would not fire and will abstain from house to house searches and arrests
KERENSKY'S PROCLAMATION, M. Kerensky has issued a proclamation in which he adheres to the revolution, guarantees the clearing out of the to an organisation comprising the Pre- Bolsheviks and the transference of power liminary Parliament and a Committee for Heavy fighting is reported from Kieff, safeguarding the Revolution aeroplanes participating on both sides, The casualties are reported to numerous
The armistice at Moscow his expired. A SOCIALIST GOVERNMENT'S
PROGRAMME.
LONDON, November 15th A telegram from Petrograd, dated the 13th inst., states that the Socialist leaders are negotiating with the Bolsheviks for the establishment of a Sccialist Govern ment, with the following programme --- Rapid conclusion of peace; delivery of ing the Constitucat Assembly, all land to land committees; and sunimnon-
The Bolsheviks insist upon representa tion in the Government, which has been refused, and decline to accede to an armistice unless their demand is recon- sidered,
The Kerensky forces are concentrated close to Petrograd,
EARLIER CABLES. PETROGRAD IN FLAMES.
STOCKHOLM, November 15th- Travellers who have arrived at Hapa randa from Finland bring the rumour SITUATION STILL PERPLEXING. that Potrograd is in flares
The Russian situation is still most per plexing, b
The intest message from: Router's Corre spondent at Stockholm, dispatched on Wednesday evening, states that news received from Petrograd by indirect channels is meagre and contradictory, some reports declaring that M. Kerensky is master of the situation; whilst others
that ho has definitely lost s A Proclamation by the Maximalist Commander General Muravielf been received which while "denying that Maxim that they have evacuated troops have joined Keren but only to prevent useless
The Reprisal Bill has been adopted au- bloodshed, and asserts that they have thorising the Government to cancel all taken up a defensive position near
Petrograd strong enough
resist ten contracts with enemy subjects, intern times M. Kannsky's
forces. The proclamation concluden by declar auspects, and revise the concussions of ing that threo etuisers and six torpedo. tand to colonists.
boats in the Baltic Floet manned by Maximalists are anchored in the Nevo, in the centro of Petrograd, and are prepared to bombard the capital.
TO INVITE FOREIGN MISSIONS. The Chamber of Deputies passed the first reading of a bill authorising the dis- patch to Brazil of a French military mission for the Brazilian Army and a British or United States mission for the Navy.
THE AMERICO JAPAN AGREEMENT.
Washington, November 10th The United States Government regards the Chinese protest against the Japan- American agreement in the nature of a declaration of a principle not necessitat ing a reply from the United States, as China hag merely declared that she did, not regard as bind ug upon herself agree ments between other nations
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POGROMS IN RUSSIA
LONDON, November 15th- All news as to the situation in Rassiz frontier and must be
coming Sweden from the Finnish
accepted-with- reserve. This applies equally to the vague reports and statements emanating from apparently sound and authoritative sources, such as the Scandinavian Con sulates or Russian officials
abroad The latest rumours from the Finnish frontier include wholesale anarchy in the provinces, two thousand being killed at Moscow and veritable pogroms are taking place at Kieff, Veroney and other towns. ONE YEAR'S COURSE AT UNIVERSITY SCHOLARSHIPS FOR DISABLED SERVICE OFFICERS AND MEN,
LONDON, November 18th. has been submitted to the Dominion Reuter's Ageney learns that a proposal Governments regarding the provision of Scholarships, whereby seloved disabled muval and military oincers sad men fron the Domains and Colonies will be aford- ouracilities to undergo special one-year COUTS UI Edy
seraitics and servoir of technology before returning to their homes, à
EARLIER CABLES. NEUTRALS PREFER FOOD. STUFFS TO TONNAGE,
WABBINOTON, November 15th With regard to the negotiations with The Klodge trustees meanwhite are North European pautrala and Japan, the generously providing a number of such United States has arranged to add several executive Commitice the Rit
scholarships handred thousand tona to the ships car chener National Memorias Fund is also ing troops and supplies for the iss
The neutrals have agreed to hang over prepared to unlice twenty šćaolarshipa to the Allies and the United States ships which are estimated to require cium 21515 in exchange for foodstuffs, and Jonen has tonnage in exchange for steel. agreed to sall outright & large amount of
FIGHTING IN MEXICO,
NEW YOR November 18th, The Asoviated Press Correspondent at Presidio, in Texas, reports fighting be Government troops, at Ojinaga
An Italian official report states: The VicGIOUS ENEMY COUNTERATTAGRtwear General Villa's forces and the
Bucay has intensified his action on our mountainous front, from Asiago to the Valley
We effectively resisted on Tuerday night, attacks on the front Mount Bisemol Meletta-Davanti His attacks yesterday further north and towards the front Prison Brenta Comon were
our advanced posts Mound Tomnatico, German gun positions are growing more states-The French have evacuated the failed Units which had already crossed Fresh attempts to cross the Plate and more difficult to maintain. It is doubtful if a more fierce and more con- hill positions estward of Ochrid, 14 4are being withheld in the Zenson logp centrated artillery duel has ever been
marshes between Piave "andy Fesch eseen in this Front
Piave
infantry could live verbales
volume of our
azid We
REPULSED.
Abate
THE AIR FORCE BILL,
LONDON November 15th. Bazter's Correspondent at Egyptian Headquarters, telegraphing on the 15th
LINDAN, November 16th- In the House of Commons on the kit inst., stutus --Since yesterday there has
on severe fighting at Wady Suterir. the Force Bill Mr. J. Baird declined to enemy rearguards resisting desperately limit the Council to nine on the ground The Besttish troops captured Burkan of the Imperial importance of aviation ridge The Turks vigirously counter after the war as it may then be desirable allucked regaining in ground, which to have additional members from the the Scottish troops immediately recovered.
Dominions SOC
A further vicious counter-attack was TMA KER pulsed with heave foss Since the mon THE FRENCH POLITICAL siderable part of the front ing fighting has been general along con
We advanced to a paint seven miles from Hamlel, which is the Turkish Head quarters and the centre of their positions
ORISIS
MClemenceau has decented, the task of forming a Cabinet.
250 amply covering all expenses including tuition, and living costs,
Scholarship nominations are paced nu the disposal of the Dominion autoorities and rown Agents for the oknies. Some scholars are already in residence at UX ord and Lamor,age
GREAT BRITAIN'S MAN
POWER!
VINNA LONDON, NOVE
Sir Auckland Geddes scribing the man-power plan où z basig of occupation, not Bag for the army would be
tornat luxury trades would be drawn upon. It was nonsense to skilled young men from aeroplane fac tories, saippuilding Chaingering and transportation. The war was going to
call for the utmost Energy of which the people are capable. There would be no margin at all. Our effort this autenan must be unprece
We ate at pre- Veryone in the conn