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Thus mania and Austria-Hungary. isolated, Turkey has been quick to follow Bulgaria's example, and has placed her. self unreservedly in the hands of the Allies, who will probably lose "no time ed a Note to the Chinese Government, in bringing the Germanised. Russian expressing dissatisfaction with China's Fleet in the Black Sea to battle. Enable war behaviour and complaining especial. to withstand the pressure on the Italian ly with regard to the internment of Front, shorn of the hope of further Ger enemies. man support, and torn with internal dissensions. Austria-Hungary, also, has speedily realised that she is not in the condition to meet the new mentee to her. Trontiers, and has sent an urgent appeal
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HONGKONG, NOVENSKE 4TH, 1918.
WHAT WILL GERMANY DO? It is impossible to read the momentous from the seat of war without mar velling at the complete change which has come over the scene within the last six months Towards the end of Marcb, Germany, reinforced and reinvigorated by the successes of her intrigues on the Eastern front, concentrated her forces in the West and launched a tremendous attack upon the Allies. Such was the fury of the onslaught that, despite the preparations made to meet it, and the magnificent resistance offered by the Anglo-French armies, Germany recovered in a few weeks all, and more
CONFERENCE OF TUCHUNS.
PERING, November 3rd. Many of the Northern Tuthuns have arrived at Peking and President Hsu Shih-chang has directed them to meet, in tonference on the 5th inst.
PRESIDENT'S APPEAL TO THE
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Hsu Shih-chang has sent representatives to request the Southerners to recognise him as President.
LOAN SOUGHT FROM AMERICA
Liang Shih-yi and Sun Pa-ki will approach the American Government for a
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The Foreign Ministers in Peking" pro- pose to warn the Peking Government for not having dealt. strictly with' alien comics and not having assist energeti- cally in the European war,
CANTON NEWS,
soners more humanely than her partners bave done will probably stand her in good stead. but it is not unlikely that she will be required to grant the Allies right of way through her territory to attack Germany. It now remains to be seen what effect these descrtion, will have upon Germany. She cannot, of course, fail to realise the utter bopeless- ness of her position, despite the brag- gadocio of General vox HINDENBURG, but will she acknowledge it Her leaders, knowing that surrender" sounds their doom, will not shrink from any sacrifice big loan with which to reorganise the on the part of the people which promises to postpone the evil day. They may be trusted to point to the Allies' terms n impossible of acceptance by any self- respecting nation, and to foster the hope that their recent declarations may encourage their advocates in the ranks of the Allies. The question is whether the German people will consent to be their dupes. En considering this. the example of the other members of the Quadruplice is no better guide as to the attitude of the Germans than the collapse of Russia Was to the attitude of the Entente. Austria-Hungary, Turkey, and Bulgaria
CANTOS, November 3rd. were practically the pawns of their masterful ally, had little incentive to POLICE STATION AT SHEUNG-PINO ATTACKED.
The Police Station adjacent to Sheung fight beyond the desire to satisfy their greed, and, in the case at least of the Ping station, on the Canton-Kowloon до voice Railway, Chinese Bection, was nitasked two last, the people had in the counsels of the nation. In by a gang of robbers last night- Germany, it is different. The people police overcame the miscreants after a have been trained from childhood to struggle that lasted several hours. One- believed to have been wounded as the road to cherish the hope of German ascen- worship at the shrine of Militaria and
along, which they escaped was covered the
with blood. Several police were killed, or dancy. Consequently, although Government has been autocratic they
wounded during the "struggle, and tha have bren in sympathy with its policy.railway traffic in this locality is inter-
rupted at present. They are, therefore, more likely than any of their allies to show the dogged
PIRACLES. determination which characterises a free people fighting of its own volition for worthy ideals. On the other hand, the tou and Hou-shan was pirated the other
that it implies should convince the Ger mana that any further resistance is vain and can only intensify their eufferings.
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Commander Shum Hung-ying reports that about three regiments of Lung's troops in Hoihow have surrendered.
badly beat, remained unbroken," and
At St. John's Cathedral, yesterday, levied such a terrible toll upon the enemy that they were unable to continue thanks were returned for the Allies'
the meantime, successes and the Te Deum was sung. to pay the price. In' American troops had been arriving in increasing numbers, and, finally, in the A very successful whist-drive was held middle of July, General Foca, who had in Victoria Barracks, on Friday, by the been placed in supreme command of the members of the B.G.A. Sergeants Mess, Allied armies, struck back with signal Twenty-six tables were occupied. The success, taking the Germans completely prize-winners were as follows:-Ladies
"The Stunts," whose recent successful unawares. Thence onward the tide ist, Mft. Hurle; 2nd, Mrs. Smith, 3rd, owed rapidly in favour of the Allies, Mr. Collins; hidden number, Mrs, Wo have advanced far beyond the points Marks; booby, Mrs. Wright. Men-1st, entertainment resulted in the "Our Day” from which they were driven back in QM.S. Sheriff, A.S.C.; 2nd, Mr. Davis, and benefiting by $1,050, will probably the Spring and have inflicted very severe R.N.; 3rd, Mr. Lancester, R. N.; hidden give another entertainment early next Tosses in men and material upon the number, Mr. Pinder, B. N., booby, Mr.month in the City Hall. It has not yet"
Booth, R.N. Mrs. May kindly under-been decided to which charity the funds will be devoted. The second part of the retreating. Germans Simultaneously, a
programme will be different, bat succession of heavy blows was rained upon took the arrangements for refreshments, the Turks in Palestine and Mesopotamia and Master Gunner May carried out the by special request" My Lord in Livery"
will be repeated, The dismay thus created amongst the duties of M.C.