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THE WAR.
(Continued from Page 8.)
Branco-fislytán Front.
[ZEBOWGK, RETIER'A AGUJCE.]
BRITISH FRONT.
MAUBEUGE CAPTURED.
Losnoy, November 9th.
Sir Douglas Haig states:
FRENCH FRONT.
UUTSKIRTS OF HIRSON REACHED,
Lawnow, November 8th. A French communiqué states 2- The pursuit sommy continued all day fang...
been
A large extent of territory and namer- ous French inhabitants have liberated. ---
GREAT AMERICAN
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G. $170,500,000 WANTED. ONE WEEK IN WHICH TO COLLECT THE MONEY.
HONGKONG MAGISTRADY,
"STOLEN CLOTHES,
A Chinese pleaded guilty to stealing guantity of clothes, valued at $15, from two Chinese, at Hunghom
Chinese constable arrested defendant in Yaumati on suspicion.
Today will begin a combined drive for awar fund of G. $170,500,000 for the six months hard labour and four hours
The Magistrate sentenced defendant to
stocks.
the
support of the seven organizationa
work with engaged in welfare American Expeditionary Forces. The We increased our advance east of the arrangements were perfected by Presid ent Wilson who has taken the initiative in consolidating all war work fund drives,
AFTER HOURS.
Two Chinese eating-house keepers ward-
Avesnes La Capelle Road and reached the Maubeuge was captured by the Guards outskirts of Hirson, also the southern in the future. China has been asked to charged with keeping their restauran
and Sixty Second Divisions.
We made progress south of that town, and are well east of the "Avesnes-au booge Road.
Between Maubeuge and the Mans- Conde Canal, the advance.continues.
Between the Scheldt and the Antoing
bank of the Thas, between Origny and Liart, establishing bridgeheads on the orthern bank, in spite of violent resinf
anco.
collect a sum of $100,000 gold, the time given for the whole collection being a weck.
The local Chinese Chamber of Com- merce held a meeting on Friday, and
open after mid-night.
An Indian constable stated that, when he was on duty in Canton Road, be noticed lights burning in the shop and having a meal and called for the master, Ho saw five or six persons-
went in.
We are on the border of the Meuse from has decided to take the lead in forming The second defendant came out and sakod
Mesieres to opposite Bazsilies.
a general Committee for the purpose of raising a portion of the sum allocated to witness to give him a chance.
Defendant stated that his fokis were-
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We took over 2,000 prisoners aing China. This committee will be repre- busy washing the floor at the time, after
The Civil Governor of Canton has similar arrangements in banda.
Canal, we are pushing towards Perujelzyesterday. The enemy is abandoning gung sentative of all classes of the people.
North of Tournai, we established our selves on the east bank of the Scheldt; about Herinnes and Berchem.
THE CAPTURE OF CONDE.
Löwooy, November 8th.
Sir Douglas Haig states:- We are advancing in rain. Our troops made substantial south of the Mons-Conde Canal.
progress
On the right, we captured Avesnes and passed the line of the Avesnes-Maubeuge Boad north and south of Arcanes.
In the centre, we cleared Hautment and are approaching the railway west of Maubeuge
On the left, we captured Malplaquet, Fart-le-Frane, Dour, and Thalin, and are $3.50 $4.00 $4.95 £6.50 advancing along the Mons-Conde Canal Further his Bank being threaten
north, each,ied by our advance, the enemy is with
drawing on the south of Tournai.
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and material everywhere.
THIRTY KILOMETRES NORTH OF RETHEL
LONDON, November 9th,
The organizations, for which this fund is to be raised and the budget of the seven authorized societies, as provided by the War Department through the Commission of Training Camp Activities A French communiqué states:-
of which Mr. Raymond B. Fosdick is Our advance continued this morning on chairman, are as follows:- the whole front.
Young Men's Christiar As-
sociation
Our advanced elements reached Liars, 30 kilometres north of Rethel.
More to our right, béfore daybreak, we captured Singly-Fremlois and penetrated the suburbs of Sedap
We took over 1,500 prisoners yesterday and much more material.
NUMEROUS TOWNS CAPTURED.
LONDON, November 9th."
An American communiqué states:- We wrested from the enemy his last hold on the heights east of the Mouse
„8100,000,000
Toung Women's Christian
Association National Catholic War Coua- eil (including the work of the Knights of Columbus (and special war activities for women) « Jewish Welfare Board. American Library. Associa–
bion
15,000,000
90,000,000 3,500,000
3,800,000
3,500,000
War Camp Community Ser-
vice
sátubungan 15,000,000 Salvation Army PRESIDENT WILSON'S INTERESTING LETTER
The following letter, from President will be road with interest.
which they sat down to a meal.
Mr. J. B. Wood fined the defendants $5 each
A WILY MENDICANT,
A Chines, was charged with begging. Inspector Gordon stated that defend ant we first noticed begging in Con- naught Road Central, and he then went. to the Star Ferry and bought a | third-class ticket-Witness happened to be. ant coming up to the first-class, where on the launch at the time and saw defend- several passengers were. He went round with a tin collecting alms. On the arrival of the launch at Kowloon defendant disappeared. Witness, however, search ed the third-class seats and found defend. at sitting near passengers who were going to Hongkong-
Mr. Wolfe sentenced defendant to three weeks hard, labour,
OBSTRUCTING A PUBLIC OFFICER.
We hold the western portion of Tournai, and drove him back into the lowlands of Wilson, to Mr. Fosdick, the Chairman ing on Crown Land and for obstructing
Since November Ist we have taken 18,000 prisoners and several hundred guns.
ADVANCE ON THE MONS-CONDE CANAL
LONDON; November 8th. Sir Douglas Haig states:- There was sharp fighting yesterday evening in the neighbourhood of Eclaibes and Limon Fontaine, and to the south of Hautmont
the Woevre on a front of fourteen kilo
metres.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 3rd, 1918. We advanced a depth of six kilometres May I call your attention to a matter
Mr. Dear. Mr. Fosdick:— taking Lissey, Ecurey, Breheville, Fou- which has been recently engaging my villers, Damvillers, Flabus and many thought not a little! - other towns, and villages.
The War Department bas recognized We captured six heavy guns, many the Young Men's Christian Association, machine guns, rifes and prisoners; also the Young Women's Christian Associa a large airplane workshop...
tion, the National Catholic War Council, Our aviators bombed and machine the Jewish Welfare Board, the War gunned enemy concentrations in the re-Camp Community Service, the American Our advance to the south of the Mona-gion of Baalen and Remeiville, Conde Canal continued
They also blew up an ammunition dump Army
Library Association, and the Salvation
AS accepted at Giberoy.
instrumentalities through which the men in the ranks are to be assisted in many essential matters of recreation and morale.
We captured these villages and took a number of prisoners.
GERMAN COMMUNICATIONS DEFINITELY CUT.
PARIS. November 8th. The lateral line, by which supplies are transported on the whole German Front, between Brussels and Metz, was definitely cut yesterday,
The advance on the whole Front ranged between five and ten kilometres.
ENEMY EVACUATING TOUENAL
LONDON, November 8th. Reuter learns that the enemy is evacuat-
Tournai
town and orossed the Scheldt at Hellain,
We occupied the western half of north of St. Amand.
We crossed the Conde Canal three miles
east of Conde.
We occupied St. Romi-Malbati and Fontaine, south-west of Mauberge.
On the south the French are very near Hirson and Avesnes."
ENEMY DEBACLE ON THE WEST EXPECTED.
LONDON, November 8th. Yesterday was a historic date, the entry of the Americans into Sedan marking the beginning of the debacle foreshadowed since Saturday.
The Allies are relentlessly pressing both
Bur
enemy until his defeat results in bis render, for the roads are too few to admit of a successful retirement, even it his moral is unshaken.
I
We shot down four balloons and three airplanes.
FRONTIER WILL SOON BE
REACHED."
Pants, November 7th A Havas measK BAYR:-- On the south, the British are threaten ing the 71 Divisions of-Princo RupPiles!
The French moved forward, ten
A Chinese pleaded guilty to encroach-
a public officer in the discharge of his. daties at Shamsuipo.
Mr. J Mackay, Land Bailiff, who. prosecuted, stated that the defendant was previously owner of Lat $309, but, by mutual agreement, the Government. took over the land, allowing defendant a certain time in which to pull down a house standing on it. The defendant. partly pulled down the house with ther result that a lot of timber remained on Crown land. Witness bad gone several times to Shamsuipo to persuade defend- ant to remove the timber. Being un successful, witness engaged several coolies to do the work and whilst they were so It was evident from the first, and has employed defendant arrived on the scene, become increasingly evident, that the shouting "It is my timber," and using services rendered by, these agencies to abusive language. Witnese, in order to our army and to our allies are especiallysvoid causing a breach of the peacs, took-
the man to the Police Station.
and all of a kind and must of necessity, if well rendered, be rendered in the closest co-operation. It is my
east of Guise, between the Oise and the judgment therefore, that we shall secure won back.
the best results in the matter of the Aisne, and . vast stretch of country, was
Soon the frontier will be support of these agencies, if these seven reached on its whole length. Rethel was societice will unite their forthcoming now that it has been taken there is little spirit of the country in this matter may the last place to hold on the Alane and appeals for funds, in order that the
WITHIN A DAY'S MARCH OF THE is in reality & common service likelihood of the Germans escaping. be expressed without distinction of race or religious opinion in support of what
FRONTIER
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The point of view is sustained by the LONDON, November 9th.
necessity, which the war has forced upon Reuter's Correspondent at French Heads, of limiting our appeals for funds in quarters, telegraphing on Friday evening such a way that two or three comprehen- stated that the French covered between aivo campaigns shall take the place of a seven and ten miles since dawn that day series of independent calls upon the pursuing the enemy.
generosity of the country. fighting occurred in the morning
Will you not, therefore, as Chairman in the streets of a suburb of Sedan west of the Commission on Training Camp of the Meuse. The Germans eventually Activities, be good enough to request the retired number of prisoners.
from the cast bank leaving societies in question to combine their approaching appeals for funds in a All remaining bridges on the Meuse single campaign, preferably during the
(Continued on page 7.)
Mr. Wood fined defendant $50.
of all the members and friends of these agencies, give me confidence to believe
dially and sincerely yours, that the united war work campaign will be crowned with abundant auccess.Cor
WOODEÓW WILSON."
TELEGRAM FROM T.M.CA. ' PRESIDENT' The following telegram has been receiv- ed by the Y.M.C.A. of Chine, from Dr. John R. Mott, of the Y.M.C.A. organis tion
At President Wilson's request the Young Men's Christian Association, National Catholic War Council, Jewish Welfare Board, Young Women's Chris tian Association, and thres affiliated welfare societies have combined with great enthusiasm to conduct a joint cam paign from November 11th to 18th, for Banks and may be expected to harry thewers exploded at noon. The French are Fweek of November 11th, so that in their for the physical, mental, social and $170,000,000, this fund being to provida now hardly anywhere more than a single solicitation of funds as well as in their meral well being of the American army day's march from the frontier.
work in the field, they may act in sa and Navy, also the entire French and complete co-operation and fellowship as Italian armies, also for helping similar possible to li
work for British and other armies and In inviting these organizations to give Chinese another labour contingente. this new evidence of their patriotic and prisoners of war. These organisa operation, I wish it distinctly understood tions are primarily concerned with, muin that their compliance with this request|taining the morale and efficiency of“ will not in any sense imply the surrender soldiers, just as the Red Cross, serves sick The returns of the average amount of on the part of any of them of its distino and wounded. General Pershing states: bank notes in circulation, and of specie tive character and autonomy, because I that the service rendered adds ten per in reserve in Hongkong, during the fully recognize the fact that each of them cent. to the fighting efficiency of men month ended 31st October, 1918, as certi has its own traditions, principles, and General Foch. General Petain, General fed by the managers of the respective relationships which it properly prizes Haig, General Diaz, and other military Banks are as follows
and which, if preserved and strengthen- | authorities give similar endorsements.
As Director-General of the anited cam Specia-
ed, make possible the largest service.
At the same time. I would be obliged paign, and in the name of all seven in Reserve. if you would convey to them from me organisations I request you to select the Mezieres and three from Hirson, while
Tery warm expression of the Govern- most influential man in China to lead ment's appreciation of the splendid ser-the campaign throughout, who in turn, Maubeuge and closing in on Mons and capture, with that of Hirson, would shut another great avenue Hongkong and
and China 8,061,142 $ 5,000,000 vice they have rendered in ministering with the help of na afluential com of escape, throwing back the enemy to the Shanghai Bank Ardennes.
From the Oise, the Serre and the Aisse." the Germans are rushing towards Charle ville and Mezieres, at which place all the railways converge. Thence they will have only a single line of railway whereby to escape if they are unable to stand there. The Americans, with General Gourand's Army on their left, are advancing to this junction very speedily.
ALLIES CLOSING ON MEZIERES, MONS, METZ AND MAUBEUGE.
General Debeney's troops, on the left of the Americans, are following up the
Op the
enemy:
In spite of the rain and the soaking roads they are barely nine miles from the British
-Ba
BANK BETURNS FOR OCTOBER.
Banka.
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Average Amount,
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The Germans, on the east of Sedan, may escape towards Metz, but the 500,000 Ger- mans west of that breach are bound to
1,099,993 1550,000 t become a huddled mass of Fugitives
seeking to escape, a disaster which
Total
„279,909,239. $22, 550,000 Armistice is likely to prevent
This is the explanation of the
Sterling Securities deposited with the appeal for a temporary cessation of Crown Agents valued at £160,000.. hostilities while the Crarman Delegates are t-Securities with the Crown Agents
£125,000.
at the French Headquarters.
to the troops at, home, and overseas inmittee, will select a leader, who will bet their leisure time. Through their up a campaign in each of the great cities. agencies the moral and spiritual re- Our joint committee express the hope sources of the nation have been mobilized that China may accept $100,000 gold as behind our forces and used in the finest, ita thare in this greatest Bumanitatian way and they are contributing directly enterprise even undertaken. It affords and effectively to the winning of the war. & practical opportunity to unite the It has been gratifying to find such East and the West, regardless of creed, fine spirit of co-operation among all the race or nationality, as no other object leaders of the organizations I have men-ever presented. tioned This spirit, and the patriotism Beport name of leader and initia al (Continued as foot of next column.)
plans within one week.
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