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晚三十二月九年寅甲
TUESDAY,
NOVEMBER 10. 1914.
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THE SURRENDER OF TSINGTAU. ~
TERMS SIGNED AND CITY TRANSFERRED.
The Guildhall Banquet Speeches.
EARL KITCHENER ON OUR Enormous advANTAGĖS.
[From Our Own Correspondent.]
Holt Company Seize an Opening.
Singapore, Nov. 9, 1.20 p.m. Mesare. Holt's, of Liverpool, are to acquire interests in the Straits Steamship Company."
Au important building programme is contemplated, enabling modern steamers to engage in the Bangkok and Borneo trades...
[Router's Service to "The Telegraph"]
Lord Mayor's Show,
Nov. 9, 3.15 p.m.
The Lord Mayor's show to-day was a great military pageant, being London's first opportunity of acclaiming our soldiers and Bailors.
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"Those Methodical Massacres."
The French Ambasador, responding for the Allies, emphasised. that when history tought the responsibility for so much bloodshed, those burnings and those methodical massacres, the responsibility would not rest with the Allies. The barbarism raised by the dozma taught by professors reinforced by science was now to all times." The Allies believed in eternal justice, and awaited its decrses with anshakable confidence.
Enemy's Attacks Repulsed.
Nov. 9, 6 p.m. A Paris communique states:-The German renewed their offensive against Dixmude and south-east of Ypros: The attacks were everywhere repulsed: We made progress at the end of the day along the entire front from Dixmude to the Lya. Novortheless, the advance is slow, owing to the offensive which the enemy is assaming and to the enemy's effective organised defences.
The communique adds that fog rendered the operations difficult, especially between the Lys and Mise. Our progress in the Centre was maintained,
Distinct Defeat.
There have been small engagements in Argonne and Verdun regions. There is nothing to report from Lorraine. The enemy made fresh attacks against Col-des-Sainte Marie, suffering distinct defcat.
Tsingtau Transferred.
Nov, 8, 7 p.m. The terms of the surrender of Tsingtau have been signed, and the city has been transferred.
French Telegrams.
We have been favoured by the Consul General for France with The crowds rapturously welcomed the Canadians, Newfound- the following telegrams received Hongkong yesterday landers and New Zealanders and cheered the London Scottish till they were hoarse, as also they did the Marines who fought at Ant werp.
The Guildhall Banquet.
Nov. 9,855,pm.
(Havas Service.)
Nov. 7, 4.50 p.m.
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The Guildhall Banquet to-night, like to-day's pageant with the
The German offensive" has failed everywhere. Comparative Dominion troops, assumed en essentially military aspect. Thera was a brilliant gathering representative of the Allies, who were onim prevails on the Year above Dixmude. We repulsed attack especially toseted. Besides the honoured guests of France, Russia, on Dixmude and around Bixachoote and again took the offensive in Japan, Belgium, Servia and Montenegro, there were present conjunction with British troops south-east of Ypres, checking a violent Ambassadore of the neutral Powers, and the usual epfen tid gather-attack. We advanced around Verdna and in Argonne. We took, ing of members of the Cabinet, past and present; and representa- yesterday, on the whole front, a great number of prisoners:
M. Millerand (French Minister of War) wont yesterday to the tives of every section of the community.
front at Ubalone to Marne and Verdun.
Earl Kitchener's Speech.
Earl Kitchener, responding for the Army, said the
the moldiera in field would deeply appreciate the toast. Every officer returning from the front said the men were doing splendidly. Earl Kitchener referred to the good work being done by the London Scottish and the Indian troope, and paid the to the gallant Allies, especially expressing warmest tribute admiration for General Jeffre and the Grand Duke Nicholas. He affirmed :-"The Empire is now fighting for its existence. I want every citizen to understand this cardinal fact. Only from a clear conception of the vast importance of the issue at stake can come the great national and moral impulee, without which Governments, War Ministers and even Armies and Navies ona do little. We have enormous advantages in our resources of men and material and in our wonderful spirit, which has never understood the meaning of pofeat. All these are great assets." These must he used judiciously and effectively.
Mora Men Wanted,
"The progress
Tsingtau surrendered at 7 a.m. the losses were important.
Tokyo, Nor. 7. termin and Japanese
Paris, Nov. 8, 6.40's... We took the offensive between the North Sea and Lys and repalsed the enemy's attacks betwcon Labasaco and Arrar. We advanced around Soissons.
Intense fog all day in North Champagne and Lorraine compelled our artillery aviators to show less activity,
A detachment of Indian troops, with British sailors, has occupied Fao; at the mouth Cholt-el-Arab in the Persian Gulf
After resistance lasting one hour, Anglo-Japanese troops entered Tsingtan.
(From French Foreign Office:
Peking.)
Nov. £,,2.20 p.m. "' I have no complaint whatever to make about the response On the 7th fighting was not so violent between the North Sen to my appeals for men." added Earl Kitchener. of military training is most remarkable, and the country may well and the Lye. Beveral German attacks in the region of Dirmude and be proud of her recruits. But we want more men stillmore and north-east of Ypres, were xapulsed. The Allies, taking the offensive on nearly the whole front, sivanced, especially north of till the enemy is crushed: Our losses in the trenches have Messines, around Boissons and the region Vailly. They consolidated been severe; this will act as in incentive to British manhood."
their progress on the right bank of the Aisne and repulsed a
men
Our Flae Army.
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Earl Kitchener paid a heartfelt ealogy to the British. Army. He said Field Marshal Sir John French and his generale had display. fed military qualities of the highest order and the same level of cour age and efficiency had been maintained throughout all ranke. The enemy also must reckon with the forces from the great Dominions,
German attack on Craonnelle.
them.
French troops organised points d'appui recently captured by The situation is excellent in Algeria and Morocco.
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Nov. 9, 8.40 a.m. There was a comparative lull on the 6th on the Yser. We re- the vanguard of which we had already welcomed in very fine pulsed German attacks in the region of Dixmude. The Allies again dios of man. Besides these there are, he said, training in took the offensive south-east of pres and repulsed the enemy's Britain over a quarter of a million men eagerly awaiting the call attacks. The French troops advanced in the regions of Vailly ke their place in the field and to sustain the credit of an Army and Verdan. The German attacks on the French Right Wing
were repulsed. which never stood higher than to-day.
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Enemy's Fruitless Efforts,"
Nov. 9, 2.20 am.
A Paris communique published at 11 o'clock in the evening
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The enemy in the north appear to have concentrated activity in the region of Ypres, without resalt; we ate holding our own everywhere. On the Aisne, north-east of Soissons, we reached the platean of Vragny, where we had not previously set foot.
The Geier.
Nov. 9, 4.55 a.m.
A telegram from Washington says that the German oraiser Geier has entered Honolula, also a steamer of the Norddeutscher Lloyd, alleged to be the Geier's tender.
[As we have already been notified that the Geier was at Hono- lala, it is probable that the message should read "interned at " and not "outered "Honolulu.]
British Congratulations to Russia.
Nov. 9, 6.40 a.m.
A message from Petrograd says that the Grand Dake Nicholas, Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Army, has received a telegram from Earl Kitchener congratulating him on the brilliant termins- tion of the second stage of the Russian operations. Eirl Kitchener. asked the Grand Duke to convey to the Rassian, Army a message from Field Marshal Sir John French, the British Army, and · kim- self, expressing their admiration of the valour of the Russian Army. The British War Secret ry added: "We aro convinced that the joint efforts of the Allies will result in the final crashing defeat of the enemy.
Caucasian Port Bombarded.
Nov. 9, 6.40 a.m.
A telegram from Petrograd states that a cruiser of the Breslan type bombarded Poti, in the Caucasus. Russian tropa drove off the craiser with gun and ride fire.
[Poti is a seaport of Russian Caucasus, at the Roa's mouth, on the eset shore of the Black Sea, 200 miles W, of Tifia. It was seiz- ed by Russia in 1823.]
MUTINOUS BAVARIANS. was imitated, the Bavarian guard
igcoring what was going 01 antil finally there was a general exodus of the captives from the The great majority carriages. Prisoners Permitted to Escape. were still in their oriforme and took shelter in neighloaring houses.
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Fog is rendering the military operations in France difficult.
- The terms of the surrender of Tsingtaq have been signed and the city has been transferred:
Earl Kitchener's speech at the Guildhall Banquet in outlined by telegram to-day.
The Germans have concentrat ed their activity in the region of Ypres without result.
The Allies have reached the plateau of Vregny, where they had not previously sat foot....
A cruiser of the Breslau type bombarding Poti, in Ruanian Caucasus, was driven off by gun and rifle fire
At the Lord Mayor's Shaw our soldiers and sailors wore. loudly acolsimed, the Colonial contin- gentacoming in for a rapturous welcome.
Messrs. Holt, of Liverpool, are
to nequire interests in the Straits Steamship Co., by which modern steamers will engage in the Bangkok and Borneo trades.
On behalf of the British Army, Earl Kitchener has telegraphed congratulations to the Grend Duke Nicholas on the brilliant · termination of the second staga of the Russian operations.
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Further notes on the crisis appear on page 4.
items Interesting war given to day.
Results ol $30. Shanghai Autumú Rices are given to-day.
General news and an article on Zeppelin revelations appearon Page 3.
"Our Contemporaries" appears on page 2, commercial news on
page 9 and log book on page'6.
The ea. Shirley bound "from New York to the Far East, via Panama, has had to be abandon- ed in the Pacific owing to fire.
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Saturday, November 21. B.K.Jockey Club, Extraordin-i
Bijou Leatre 9.15 pm. Victoria Theatre-9.10 p.m. That evening wri went round
Thursday, November 12. Osten, Sept. 19. among the townspeople and con- Sale of Household Property
r.but oas of clothing game pour G.P. Lammert's Bales Booms→→ Stories of ineuberdinationing in. At one depot alone over
3 p.m.. among the Bavarian troops in 400 suits were received and Brusselaand of collisions between secretly sent out to mr n in hiding.
Friday, November 13, them and Prussian soldiers are The estimates of the total number Tanperatures City Hall 5,
Lecture on High and Low: so numerous that it is impossible of prisoners who were allowed to to ignore them. Many minor in-escape ran as high as 8,000. I p.m. cidente showing mutinous behave no doubt that the main Hongkong A.D.C. at Theatre ›
Saturday, November 14. haviour of the Bavarians have incidents of the stery are true Royal, Blue Bird.
A been reported to me, but the meat and that there is in fact wide-Boy Scouts Concert in Aid of extraordinary story is brought by spread insubordination among the the Prinos of Wales Fund, a representative of the Times Bavarians. Some of thera refused who made his way here from to fre on a Belgien aeroplane Brussels yesterday. He says that which passed over Brussels, and six whole trainicade of French 400 of them were afterwarde ary General Mesting. prisoners from Maubeuge were marched through the streets intentionally allowed to escape under a Prussian guard, unarmed and wearing neither belts nor by their Bavarian guards.
oaps. The chief cause of their The trains were halted at a matinouaneas (upait from the A despatch from Rome states point where some of the carriages normal Bavarian dislike of the that German train consisting were accessible from the street, Prussian) appears to be insults, of a hundred and fifty, cars full and citizens. began passing up real or alleged,fered by of military supplies for Türkeş oigarettes, fruit, and other small Prussian soldiers to tie Queen, was seized by the Roumanian au luxuries to the prisoners. After who is, of course, a Bavarian, thorities between Bakhareat and while a countrymen handed up Photographs of her Majesty are Barajevo The German Govern bis coat, when a prisoner im- said to have been treated, by ment has tested against it, mediately put it on and escaped Prussian soldiers with insulting but the Roumanian Government from the carriage. The example indecenoy. —Times Correspondent, will not liberate the train.
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German Supplies Captured,