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THE WAR.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS MONDAY, NOVEMBER 191. 817.
BRITISH CAPTURES IN FLANDERS.
BATTLE RAGING ON ITALIAN FRONT,
ENEMY SUFFERS SEVERE LOSSES.
ENGAGEMENT IN HELIGOLAND BIGHT.
JAPAN'S ASSISTANCE TO THE ALLIES.
ranco-Helgian Iront.
LATEST CABLES. ĮTHROUGE BRUTOR'S AGENCY.]
BRITISH FRONT. CONSOLIDATING CAPTURED
GROUND.
LONDON, November 17th, Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig re ports: We consolidated the ground we captured last night northward and north- Westward of Passchendaele.
Hostile artillery is motive eastward and northeastward of Ypres.
REVIEW
WEEK'S OPERATIONS. LONDON, November 17th: Keter's Special Correspondent at the British Front, aeriewing the week'sopiera.
EARLIER CABLES,
ARTILLERY ACTIVITY ON FRENCH
FRONT,
FARIS, November 17th.
▲ communiqué anys that both artil leries were active north of Courteeon.
We repulsed enemy, detachments en- deavouring to approach in the vicinity.
There has been a fairly lively artillery duel at Schopholz in Upper Alsaco The Near East.
LATEST CABLES. THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
THE CAMPAIGN IN PALESTINE
ACCOUNT OF THE CAPTURES
LONDON, November 17th)
Italian front
27 LATEST DA BIEN
"{THROUGH BELTER'S AGENCY.].
ITALIAN FRONT,
- NOTABLE ITALIAN SUCCESSES:S
LONDON, November 17th An Italian official report states: The oney without considering his losses, renewed his attacks on the Asiago Plateau to the sen between Balettuol and
The Italians between Brenta and the Piave, on Moun, Grapa, which in 6,000
ZARLIER CABLES.
JAPAN AND THE WAR
| feet high," are withstanding tho I DESPATCH OF TROOPS TO EUROPE
waves and preventing their descent on Asolo, Treviso and Vicenza.
The struggle is veri, fierce along the Piave, where the Italians are making great sacrifices and have ulmost rienn- mered the Zeuson Bond.
IMPOSSIBLE.
Tokió, November 17tit.
CHINESE TELEGRAM.
[THOM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT 3 RESIGNATION OF CABINET. PREMIER TO UG TO TIENTSIN. SOAVE Pekan November 37th.
The Premer and all the members of the Cabinet have tendered their resigna tions,
The Premier intends to leave for Tien- in whether the resignations are accepted
vot
The Minister of Finance, in spend, SOMPAAMON AMAR declared that it was absolutely impossible p
to despatch Japanese troops tua Europe BRITISH MONITORS IN ACTION. The Allies well appreciated the dificulties British monitors participated in the and find never pressed the matter, but Ban Andre-Adibar-Barano - The enemy defence on the Piave bombarding the Japan's willingness to shoulder the Allieu forced a passage under the protection of | quemy forces at the mouth of the river. cause was demonstrated by her oval, the most violent artillery are · nud THE EVACUATION OF VENICE, shipping, industrial and financiar crossed to the right bank at Folina and
Lovson, November 17th. operation and Assistance. Japan had Fagure. Our artillery destroyed the The Dolly Mail Correspondent at renderal sthic Allies Hiretly and enemy at Folina, and we captured 300 Italian Headquarters states that only indirectly, financial help aggregating prisoners,
20,000 inhabitants remain in Venied and £1,000,000,000 every removable work of art has gone, The workshops are shut and are selling off their goods, and the gandeliers arc transporting families with their offcets to the cost towns.
We heavily nttacked a greater number which lind crossed at Fagare, capturing 600 prisoners Our artillery shelled the | rest, hindering their return to the Fit
bank.
The enemy at the Zenzon loop is being.
closed up in a restricted zone.
GERMAN REPORT
LONDON, November 17th.
LATEST CABLES.
PRESERVING PRICELESS
TREASURES.
ST COURTESY OF TEX “ GIÔNG NG01
HAN POL RESIGNATION OF THE CABINET.
SHANGHAI November 18th Tan Chi-jui has resigned the Premier THE SITUATION IN RUSSIA and left on the lets for Tientsin. The Ministers and Commander Tua Chi- kwe have also resigned,
KERENSKY'S POSITION.
PETROGEL, November 17th
since November 11th
The President held a consultation with
Tsarsko, Belo lins changed hands twigs Han Shi-chang and Wang, Shi-chon over the question and decided to try to persuade Tan Chi-jui, to withdraw his resignation. Wong Shichen has been appointed neting Premier.
Fit Linng-tso, Tuchun, and Chu Shao-
After a short fight, A- Kerensky first. veenpied Tsarskoé Selo and reached to. within five miles of Periapred.
With regard to the fighting at Afox-hsiang, Civil Governor, of Henan,, have -androvsky, the Maximalists stale that MF escaped from Changsha to. Hankows
Kerensky's trčeps, from an armoured The Government will dismiss them. train, winly opened, fire with guns and machine-guns, and that an attempted advance by the Cussacks on the rear of The Correspondent
that the
Pulkova wiką, promptly checked by armour- Knights of Maita brought hospital trains to transport the old and infirm toed cars and machine guns, southern havens.
LONDON, Novembre 17th, A wireless German official report
Reuter Correspondent at Italian studis : --Despite a stubborn delenco – the
Headquarters has furnished picturesque Austro-Hungarian "climbed Monte
particulary of the evacuation of Venice Prasolan between Brenta and Piave p-by civilians, and the removal of price turing 800 prisoners
less belongings. POPULAR BRITISIT REINFORCE MENTS
Mr. Ward Pric, at Italian Head quarters, telegraphing on November 15th,
tions, telegraphs as follow:--Throughong|A Palestine official report states:→→ the work the artillery hus bon most There were minor advancés yesterday in activ
When it was evident that the certain sectors of our front, The Yeo-states. The roads of northern Italy Germans were preparing a serious effort to recover some of the last positions, from which we have now direct observa-, over: "ull the plaías in Belgium, tion
mary on Thursday took the Adushanbeh ridge, five miles south-enstward of Ram leh, and captured 360 pris.ners.
The Yeomanry carried the position at shelling frequently rese Lo Inferuise a gallop, and 451 Turky were counted en drumfre bombardiments. The crisis the ground.
The Maxmulist scouts reported that M. Kerensky's Créincke nutsborod so few that when they went out to fight they were
only able to leave small parties at
Tsurekce Selo
The menaced city is being reverently during the last two days have been stripped of its wealth of classic bronzes, crowded with British khaki and blue marbles, mostics and ironwork which *lvd* Frenchimen Their regimental have long been the admiration of the bands are putting new hen into the civilised world. These treasures ·are Italian soldiers and populations. Each being tenderly removed to the Michal proceeding, the milway sizike has been day the Allied reinforcements reach Angelo usain, in the Baths, ef
came on Tuesday evening, when the Ger The Australians, in taking El Tine, Italy in greater numbers. Soing French | Diocletian, at home and include tho
captured a large number of prisoners, three acroplanes, and considorable quantities of immun tion and stoves,
One hostile aeroplane was brought down on Thursday.
man infantry were seen to be massing in
troops," to save the congested railways, amous gilded brouze houses which sur- formidable mimbers for an attark due.
erased the Alps through snow epsered mounted the principal portal of Saint north of Passchendaele. The attack, how.
passes. All already are moving to their Mark's, cach being five feet high,, and ever, never developed, and in spite of
Also the famous. appointed places of defence, I kept weigh over four tons. all its preparation it was powerless when
pace during the last two days with long equestrian statue of Bartolimes Colfeon, our gas shot down on the massing
columns with complete transport. The Which Ruskin described as the most The Turks am reported to be endeavour. roops. The men in the frong lines say
glorious work of sculpture extent.""" ліел are delighted with the changa, they have never seen anything erring to prepare an entrenched positionie more annihilating that our barrage, northward of Taffa, parallel with the though some had just come out of the line General. Under it the German troops asosling Anja River, simply inclied. Very few - of our zoon over in the advanced posts hud am
opportunity to fire a sho
ihilating
neur
Africa.
LATEST CABLES. HUGH AGUTER'S AGENCY.]
THE CAMPAIGN IN AFRICA,
ENEMY POSITIONS CAPTURED,
The great Gerinan, effort" Inifed befor At had fairly begun. Then, taking ad- vantage of the failure, we thriat forward. to some isolated posts and further dat
LONDON, November 17th,
into a swamp in the wilderness on our: An East Africa official report states; - left, and the net result of the German On the Makonda Plateau wis occupied effort was that with our main line undviti on Wednesday, and Chiwata on shaken - we had gained a little on the Thursday. We captured 16 Germans and fauk.
Exhausted for
disaged by failure, the many made an further
to attack
425 Askaris
Since November 1st, we killed or cup futured Germans und 1,072 Askaris, two captured Naval guns, and 33
for a rest when ordered to Italy. I say an English i troop train last night at the
station, and the Accopanis were boisterously singing choruses. Their cheerfulness is infectious, and son all the Italians are smiling. The kilts are, most popular, and it is wonderful to sti
tamo shautered kiltius, sightseeing the mediaval towns.
EARLIER CABLER
ENEMY'S AERIAL SUPERIORITY
in
LATKET CABLES,
TANOUGH REUTER'S AGENCY, ]
THE CUTTON SITUATION.
LONDON, November 17th, Flo-Gottes: Control Board-announces tank there are 852,000 bales of cotton in the United Kingdom and on the sea, bring
Pending the negotiations which are
suspended.
RIOTING AT MOSCOW Much rioting and bloodshed is reparted
from Moscow. It is stated that 2,000 people were killed and the premises of the Cadet Curpo were invaded and a large number of Cadets were killede
KERENSKY'S FORCES RETIRE. PETROGHA, November 16th.
TUCHUNS AND THE SENATE. Some Tuchons have demanded the dismissal of the special Senate and, the convermy of new Parliament.
HROUGH REUTER SABENCE.
JAPAN'S INTERESTS IN CHINA ATTITUDE OF THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT
LOSTON, November 16th.
In the House of Commons, Mr. King asked:-Does the United States recogni- tion that Japan has a special interese un China imply that Japan's right to con- cessions and commercial interests in Chin is
Allies) prior to that of the other y, has Great Britain recognised ple special interest of in China
Japan Lfour_replied:-It
the
Mr. Balfour function of the British Government interpret what is implied of not implied in agreements signed by friendly foreign Powers Regarding the last, part of the question, there has been no recent change in the attitude of the Britisk Government.
The Kerensky farees have retired in the IMPORTANT SHIPPING CASE.
direction of Pavlovsk and Gatchina
The Maximalists announce their occupa- tion of Tsarskoe Selo, and claim they inflicted 1,500 casualties among the Cossacks in the fighting near Alex androvsky station. The Mavinialista admik twenty casualties.
ANGLO-RUSSIAN COMMERCIAL.
TREATY KENOUNCED. -
LONDON, November 17th,
CHINA MUTUAL S.S. CO. Y. SHIP PING CONTROLLER
The King's Bench has granted the
LONDON, November 16th. China Matual Steamship Co. a declara- tion against the Shipping Controller that the voyage of the British steamer Keeman from Liverpool to the East was ut their Frisk and for their prokt.
The Controller had informed the owners that the Government proposed to requisi,
on their ships but ordered them to rup
Sir George Buchanan, British Minister equivalent to twelve weeks supply of at Petrograd, miegraphs that the Russian the vastels as if they had not been taken
Government, on the ground the or
which 673,000 bales are American, #1,138 East Indian, and 137,100 bales Kat Egyptian and Peruvian.
The quantity of American ecttun is short, and the position is mich accentuated by the fact that the November shipments will ancunt to only about ten days' con-
LONDON, November 17th, Mr. Percival Gibbon, telegraphing on November 18th, sinua that to the south of Deada-di-l'inve, where the enemy have crossed, the Italians broke the irrigation sumption.
The British last night carried out a machine-guns.
canals and Hooded the country to a depth SELLING PLANS OF DUTCH neat operation on the slope of the ridge. The enemy has been driven out of the of three foot. The enemy then appeared surprising the Germans While their whole of the Mahenge area.
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relief was in progress. There was sharp Aerial Activities. and confused fighting at koma poinia, but the resistance was not formidable. We have firmly established ourselves in our new positions.
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CAPTURE OF POSITIONS IT
PASSCHENDAELE.
LONDON, November 17th. Field Marshal Sir Douglas Hige ports: We are pursuing the energy.
[THROUGH HEUTER'S AGENCY.]
| NEW LOW-FLYING TACTICS
LONDON, November 17th. - Mr. Perry Robinson, the War Cornes- pondent, at British Headquarters, nutis that there is a noticeable increase in low flying on both sides.
Troops in the trenches and shell-holes Lancashiro and Borkshire detachments, and murching in the rear are constantly yesterday evening, carried out a sucresa assailed, the airmen flying at a height o ful operation in the neighbourhood of 100 feet and
using their machine-guns. Passchendaele and captured further por- The British airmen are prvine at tions of the defences on the main ridge, this game, and two flying at foot clean- to the north of the village, including a ed out a village full of marching troops, strongly fortified farm. They also took firing 800 rounds each,
some prisoners.
We slightly advanced our line at cr tain points to the west of this locality.
The enemy's artillery was active throughout the night on the battlefront particularly in the Passchendaele sector.
LATEST UABLES.-
FRENCH FRONT
ARTILLERY ACTIVITY.
PARIS, November 17th
Naval Activities.
EARLIER OA. ES.
THROTⱭH REUTER'S AGENCY.} BRITISH LIGHT FORCES ENGAGE ENEMY, CRUISERS.
ENEMY BEING PURSUED.
LONDON, November 17th,
in hosts and is now engaged by the naval
forces on the northern end of the Vene- tian lagoon.
COAST DEFENCES.
THE HAGUE, November 17th. The police have arrested a soldier in a
| economic condiicons arising out of the
The Judge said that if such a scheme WAT, on October 4th renounced the as the Controller proposed were to be Anglo-Russian Commercial Treaty of carried out the service of the owners. January 19th, 1859, which, accordingly, must be obtained by negotiation, and rut will terminate on Octobs 24th, 1918,
by command. LORD COWDRAY'S RESIGNA-
TION
AMERICA AND THE WAR, SHIPBUILDING PROGRAMME
WASHINGTON, November 17th.. has conferred with the Shipping Board Mr Daniels, Secretary of the Navy,
view to adjusting the naval and merchant shipbuilding programmes so as
LONDON, November 17th- -Lord. Cowdray has written a letter to Mr. Lloyd George attributing his resigna- plaining that it was the first intimation tion to Lord Northeliffe's letter, and ecm.
eceived that the Premier desired with changs at the Air Ministry. He states that the Air Force Bill will give the
to socure minximum results, nation an air service with the full powers that the country demanded, and claims were working in perfect harmony, con- Mr. Daniels subsequently stated that all Bill. He concludes by stating that during ships. Also that Mr Henry Ford bad the year the effective air forces of the joined the Emergency Flect Corporation army had increased threefold
The enemy has a terrible numerical hotel here for yelling plans of the Dutch the chief credit for the introduction of the extrating on destroyers and merchant.
superiority of aircraft.
FINE NAVAL DISCIPLINE.
LONDON, November 17th.
An Italim seini-official message speaks
Coast defences to a German agent..
PACIFISTS DISTURBANCE IN SWITZERLAND.
ZULICE." November 17th
fac
The
of the fue discipline and perfect order A mon of pacifists, singing the "Inter- characterising the retirement of the naval antionale, lacked two munition garrisons on the right wing. They saved torics here which had been closed,
fronts the enemy in the new positions. precious war material which now con- police were powerless.
They repulsed an attempted crossing, below Revedols and the Italian - naval fortes arg. constantly protecting this flank, rafts on which he is attempting to cross repeatedly bombarding the enemy.
the Piave,
FIERCE STRUGGLE IN PROGRESS.
LONDON, November 17th- Reuter's Correspondent at Italian Headquarters, telegraphing on Novem
her 16th, states that the batile is, ragi in brilliant weather of a front of 75 miles
from the mountains to the sea
The
Austro-Germania”: are” pounding,
The Admiralty zanoences that some of Sette-Communi plateau, and violent at
our light forces, operating in the Heligo tacks, similar to those at Verdun, at con-
A communique reports lively artillery land Bight, engaged some enchy light stantly shorter intervals, and with ever cruisers this morning, which retired at growing forces are proventing the high speed We are parauing the enemy. Italians from resting.
firing on the right of the Meuse, In Upper Alsace an enemy attack st Altkirch was frustrated.
THE PRIME MINISTER'S PARIS SPEECH.
THE MUCH CRITICISED EXPRESSION
THE NEW FRENCH CABINET
WILL ABOLISH THE POLITICAL CENSORSHIP.
which was speeding up the new merchant floct
THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE
FARMERS
BUFFALO, November 17th.
At a session of the American Labour PARIS, November 17th. The general impression is that the now Federation, the President of the Earmers Cabinet will chtain a strong majority in Congress pledged that the farmers would Parliament.
punite with labour to help win the war. It is understood that M. Clemenceau He said the farmare realised the great will abolish the political censorship, ie-respo sibility resting on them. It was taining the military and diplomatic important that the workers in the cities. censorship, and the Fress will be informed and in the hold, should understand cach daily of the news to be suppressed as other and should join hands in putting being prejudicial to the national detence, dowa profiteering Those infringing the regulations will be court martin led for cruison. Buch caseH will be referred to the military jurisdic- tion
THE NEW PREMIER
RACING IN ENGLAND.
THE MANCHESTER NOVEMBER HANDICAT
LONDON November 17th, The result of the Manchester November Handicap was as follows
Planet Go Ou Aerah
Seventeen ran. Won by five lengths, of with six lengths between second and ion of third
LONDON, November 17th, Mr. Lloyd George's mach-criticised expression in his Paris speech, the mier and Minister of War, as President
Mf. Clemenceau, the new French Pr impenetrable barrier in the West was of the Senate's Army Committee, is one used when he was referring to the break the military situation. He has always of the best informed men in France m
through by cho Central Powers to the demanded greater energy in the proseng- East. The following is the text of, the
The new Ministry is a concentr Passage While we were hammering the Republican groups to the ext
the Conservatives, Royalists with the whole of que might at the Socialists Hmpenetrable barrier in the West the
we could not break through, threw their Central Powers feeling confident that
weight on that little country, crushod her resistance, and opened the that and unlocked the
of com, cattle minerals, be floor of hope all essential Leermany to sustain her in the
and
THE SILVER MARKET
LONDON November 17th. The silver markis ir vithout feature. Meward Ramatel outagu's report states the market is lifeless Shanghai erebanga is dull, and is little disposed to change, though there has been a slight
TRTY
The betting was 4 to 1 agst Planet 20 to agat. Go Un, and 6 to 1 agst. Aershot.
OBITUARY
MAUGUSTE RODIN..
PARIS November 17th
The death is announced of 14. Sugasta din the famous French sculptor
Continued on age 8.)