THE HONG KONG TELEGRAPH.
TO-DAY'S
LATE WAR TELEGRAMS.
EXTRA
HONGKONG, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 1914,
his staff who, on the previous day. had boon severely shelled, ten twelve-inchera falling within twenty yarda of the mess,"
The British Position. Here and there, from a second series of defiles branch cul-de-sac sloped upwards between olay
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LATEST FRENCH REPORT.
GERMANS RETREATING FROM
RUSSIANS ALL ALONG THE LINE.
(Havas Telegrams.)
Paris, Nov. 24, 6.20 p.m. The general situation is unchanged. The intermittent cannon ade of the enemy was less violont taun yesterday had the day before violent in Argoune, where we progressed in the Four-de-Paris region. A few infantry attacks were all repulseil, these being especially A very heavy fug hinders operations between Argonne and the Voages.
An official communique from Petrograd saya the battle on the Warta has turned to the aivintage of the Russians Tee Germans are retreating all along the line.
TAKING OF TSINGTAU. the caps drew nearer to the re- deubis till the right flank bas ad vanced up to the Pump Station, the left was beyond Fuesaso and, at some points, the German and al- lied lines were only 200 yards
Feeble Resistance to Final
Assault.
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A Soldier's Funeral.
FOOTBALT.
Splendid Programme for
Saturday.
Football lovers will be well catered for on Sturlay, for two good matches will follow each' other in quick succession on the been built with roof of tarpaulin, ground of the Boogkong Foot earth and taige resting on walls ball Club, which has been very of rough stakes. In those kindly lent for the occasion. For were various detachments of ench matoh the regimental the British reserve. Outside team of the South Wales Border- one eat three or four officers, ers will provide the opposition, and, sab of whom, Lieutenant Potra, as winners, of the North China had had, just near the spot, a Cup, their display will no doubt very narrow shave the day before be interesting.
A Hot Corner,
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HOME FOOTBALL.
THE BATTLE OF THE LEAGUES.
(From our Special Correspondent.)
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Birmingham 8 2 3 3 10 10 7
Leads C.
Notta F. Leicester F. Lincolo 0. Glossop
Bijckpool
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9.2 1 6 12 20 5 913 5 11 10 5 8 2 0 8 10 15 4 Southern League. Watford are once more back at the head of the Southern League, and they still claim their undefeated record. They displaced Brighton, who fell before Swindon, or, one might almost say, before taat very remarkable player Fleming. The proper place for Fleming is inside-right, but in this match he was centre-forward and be gabtinad a goal as the leader of 7 the anack. Then he had the 7 misfortune to be hurt and was right. This, however, did not pushed out on to the extreme
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stop his effectiveness; indeed he
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recorded the winning goal for his
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trungle desperately hard to secute their last two points. At last success has come to Orystal Palace, and now every olub in the three chief Leagues ba at
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Plymouth A.
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and on the night of November 5, The Association team will be in a tight corner I shill tell about on show first, against the "Pick" presently, had the back of his of the Colony.
The most noteworthy results in Liverpool The kick-off cont ripped right across by will be st. 3.15 sharp, and
the First League, and they re-Sunderland
ing anything more this bruse, chosen last night to represent the of the two topmost clubs in the Manchester strapnel without, however, suffer the following airing eleven was prea ated the best performances, Bolton W,
were the victories in out ma obes Notts 0. I ebatted with them for a bit over hostesters: Gal: Sad cigaret'es and then moved ou to (Police); bicks:-Coxon (R. E) Shefeld Wednesday. Once more Bradford
ble. Manchester City and Tattenham a third big naliab, about 200 and Stalker (d. K. F. U.);
side from this isolated position. yarda long by sixty wide. On halvesJ. Clark (Police) Wil you could trace the success of the Chelsea one side were three Japanese kinson (B. E), and Cyril Wilkie defensive soundness. Tas County City at Nottingham to their
Swindon are not the all-conquer- bowitzers blazing over the gully (K.F.0); forwarde: Nichols forwards were sprightly enough Buddersfield's etccess in the they won their firet ten matches We have been talking of ing team of a year ago, when at Bismarck Hill, on the other (Navy) and Davies (S. and D), the start, but as their attack Second League as the sort that and carried off the Champion- ran a line of bivonacs such as Adams Navy) centre, Swan (was flung bick time after time, 18 temporary, but recently there ship, but they are still gnd have just been described, and in G.A.) and Pennell (H.K.FC). ** the middle stood groupa Mr. F. W. Eager will referee, the moderate Manchester forwarde true excellence. How good they opponente. Brighton now reak the sting went out of it, and then has been an awakening to their unqugh to overcome. most of thi is of officers and what looked and Messrs. Regulda (Police) and like a hopeless jumble of Robins (R.G.A.) will be listened, managed to score two goals to win are as a side was emphasised by third, owing to the fact that Indian troops. I had arrived just
the match. At Bolton the their victory at Fulham, and now their goal average is not as good The Colony will play in white when they were being moved off shirts and the Regiment in G. position of affairs was actually one's only fear about their pros as that of Reading, who have
the reverse. Tho to another point, and what might A colour-black and white.
Wanderers pects is that the rewarces of the made a remarkable jump up the The following ia frum the N.C. In the mesatime, Mujor Harti-have been said to me but for the
have lost more goals than lab may not be sufficient to cartable as the result of five obassou- Immediately following the As-
tire victories. As is the 81- Daily News special war corres gin and Dr. Shaw of Tientsin bland emile my burden enabled sociation game the Rugby ex any other side and the Wednes them through the rigour of ac pondent, dated Changtsuo, and their
work increasing me to wear I tremble to think,
day were quick to find eight months' season. So far the perience of most sides against November 8.
had to hibition wil be given, and here out their defensive weaknesses. men have been lucky in escaping Northampton, they Extra tents had been orected
From here a succession of again the soldiors may On the night of November under the Red Cross and began to tranches joining deûles and gul- expected to shine. Tas game
bo Burnley, the
team of last sea-njaries," What will happen the Allies expped steadily towards fil. On the third day of the hard ties led to within a short distance will start at 4.30 and certainly be 800, have not so far been very when these come, as they are the five German redoubts untler weather, there was
A funeral a brisk fra from pompoms and ander leaden skies.. We fell in/of the barbed wire entanglements well worth watobing, as strong Park they reamed to think the the team has to be altered, canno
impressive, bas in visiting Aston more or less bound to do, a erected by the Germans between sides have been selected. maxima; star-shells thrown up by about twenty of us, I suppose, Redoubt No. 1.just south of the
Villa were worthy opponents. At be foretold. The "Arsenal, to, During the iute. val, officials wil the enemy streaking the darkness and waited while behind closed Pump station, and Reduabi N2 tour round the crowd withe liect any rate, there was a most mark-continue to advance and with least one win to iloredit. The with banke of light reflected miles as flaps they put a body on a north-west of Taitungohen. "Tai- ing boxes for the benefit of thelooiled improvement in their football, Huddersfield they are drawing trela of last season's runners-up away. The fever of approaching stretcher and covored it with the angchen itself formed
had they would think themselves away from their rivals. hand-10-band conflict was be Union Jack. Then the teat was British objective.
the War Fund. One hundred dollars unlucky in not winging after display in beating Blackpool was achievement at Fouthampton is ginning to
On their has been guaranted by the Com-scoring three goals and twice be- not quite satisfactory, but the scarcely enough to suggest that through the reopened, and the four bearers, right, facing Redoubt No. 1, were mister, and there ought to be no ing two ahead. The Villa, how fact that they had two men they have left them all behind trenches from Silang to Fusauso, preceded by the chaplain, led the General Joboji's men on their difficulty in raising this amount and before daylight cool daring fitile procession towards a corner left, facing Redoubts 2 and 3, in once.
ever, had a weakened side, and Buckley and Winship-incipici. but this win will restore a deal of had accomplished extraordinary of the ground. A grave gaped General Yamada's and further to
it was a fine performance for tated was some exonse. Clapton the confidence that had been lost, feats. The Japanee officers, for ready, the sodden earth thrown the left, facing Redoubts 4 and 5,
Barber, the half-back, to score Orient suffered a nasty set-book, and this means much. Soores: example, Lieutenants Takate out on either side. We stood two General Horiuchi's. The allies, att ok was completely successful Hampton, the centre-forward, successful on their own ground, attack Bedoubt No. 3. The two goals as the substitate for Few clubs are so consistently
Bristol R. and Fakaknes, sacceeded, in 1 ep, the bearers at one end, in other wor le, had closed round and by cas o'clock the fort was Loudon's clubs are in the habit and the success of Derby County apite of barbed wire entangle the chaplain at the other, listen in a semi-sirole drawn from the mente, in penetrating. Redoubting to the brave words. Just Pamp Station across the peninsula in Japanese bands., Yamids of setting up "recorda" but they was a genuine surprise. This No. 3, making a thorough recon-over the hills the guas repeated throgh Kang chinchaung to a immediately seas back word to are usually of the wrong sort will be gathered from the fact naissance and escaping with
them now loudly, now in deeg little cast of Hsiao-chenahan at headquartere, nrging a general Now Chelsea and Tottenham that no visiting side has been alight wounds, from a shower of undertone, as the wind fall and the foot of Titis.
advance, and, before he received lotspur are the only teams who successful at Humerton in the rifle bullets. Major Anox of the roso. The service was harily.
s reply, launched two more com-have not registered more than month's football since Grimsby Sikhs-destined to be bit a few over when across from Litaun Here are some details of an out-panies against Reloubt No. 2. one victory. Though Bradford, won shers on March 29th, 1913. boura later went alone to river came an orderly riding fast. post engagement which took By four o'clock that also had been their opponents, were the bottom. Thus it will be seen that it was bridge just in front of the British We stood away for a moment place that night. A sapping per y
taken. General Buriuchi on the of-the-League club,, Chelsea a black day for London's five lines, cut some of it wire entanwhile the Major, read the note numbering fifty, under tus com
left ...wing, seeing the way "cracked" badly sad lost three League clabs. The Arasoal war glements and removed a mine.
handed to him.
mand of Optain Bradstock, had things were going, sent four goals. Tae performance of the the only ones to wie. One result "Sapping under fire is quite an Three Sikh officers wounded," to cross the river and dig just companies against Redoubts 4 Hotspur in drawing with United was notable. Gleasop won their exciting experience," said another he said, as we forced bie teat under Redoub: No. 2. The fort and 5, capturing hoth by six at Sheffield, was quite a good first match at the ninth altempt. British officer to me a few hours i
Badly?" somebody naked, aiw them and so did the Ger. In the meantime, Johoji's men oue, but the attack on their goal and the fact was the mora praise- after he had experienced it. "You" There's a query against one," he mans entrenched by the main on the rig t, supported by "the was often so fierce that it was truly worthy because it was against dig like a maniao, hear all sorts of answered. The names were those road on their right, with the British, had alio advanced, while astonishing that not more than opponents as strong as Bary. nasty, hard things whistling over of Mja Munn and Knox and result that they caught it" hot two small bodies-not more than one goal was lost. Scores:
"Scores: yon und plumping into the ground plain Hay, and by the time and strong from rifles, pompoms seventy in each, had been sent Aston Villa
3 Arsenal all round, see a man quite cluse pa sed back again, towards and maxims on three sides. It from the left and centre against Burdley
Blackpool bunch forward in a weap, and dusk, they were in bed, comfort was the tightest corner I hope Iltis and Bismarck, Before half- think the absurdest, most trivial ably tacked up. Only Major ever to be in" said a Lieutenant past six both had been taken and things. Then the next lot comes Kaox had been badly hurt and who related the whole episode to at about half past six Redoubt along to take your place, and you his wound was not dangerous-me: "It looked as though it No. 1 and the forts on Moltke get back to the tranches-hot."
Three Days of Hard Weather which had travelled downwards before the whole lot of us were view it is difficult to imagine a
a shrapnel bullet in the thigh would be only a question of time hoisted the white flag.
From a spectacular point of Bapping by night-digging to the knee. Now it reposed on wiped out," zigzag trenches about three feet the top of an empty cigarette searchlights gave the Germans more disappointing finale: from every possible change and but for a military standpoint the fight a half at the top, towards the ti, & gray lamp of lend.
The British Headquarters. the cool way in which Captain made by the Germa28 was fur- enemy, and relentless bombard.
Next day the storm had goue, Bradstock retired his men (the prisingly feeble. The allice had ment from dawn till dark were sweeping the skies oler. We'll
sap, of course, completed,) there to get over a twenty foot wall the order of the next five days, talk to the Triomph this mora would have been a bigger casual. ruauing the entire length of the the first three of which were ing all right," ud Captainty list than was actually the redoubts, across barbed wire misty and bitterly cold. I spent Christian rising from the case-aixteen killed and sanded, entanglements twenty yards November 2 with Captain Chris table. My owa hopes for the The eve of the general advance wide, up a slope without an iota tian, R.A., and Mr. Lokford, the day centred in a couple of was grey and bitingly cold. of cover upon which beavy gune British Consul at Teingtau, on bottlee of claret which some General Kamio's now head could no longer play for fear of the top of Prince Heinrich, the body had suggested would be ac- quarters lay among gullies close butting their own men, across on former ondeay suring to communi- ceptable at British Headquarters. to the village of Fonanhou. All other lot of entanglements and cate with and direct the fire of If I could get myself entrasted along the line of redoubts, and a up a second slope, against maxime, H.M.S. Triumph. But all that with them I should approach us little in front and behind them, pompons and rifle fire, and finally first named club on Saturday, (Played on the ground of the was visible of the sea was a noise near to the firing line as I could columds of smoke kept shooting bayonets.
Then, when the Oct. 17.) less fringe of foam. In tho at this late hour possibly hope to upwards, fattening out and drift redoubts had been taken, they had positions of the Clubs to Date. middle of the afternoon, there get-British headquarters had ing away. Occasionally one saw to cross rather more than half a fore, we rode back to Changten, been moved right up the front. the flash of German guns, and mile of open ground and slimb
1.W.D.L. &'lse which until October 31 had been The matter was arranged and by sometimes aabell pitobed over the the
I. A. The Arsenal steep sides of Iltis, Manchester 0.8 0 2 0 14 6 14 Huddersfield General Kemia's headquarters. nine o'clock I had brouted. As bad aro of bille to the right. But the Bismarck and Moltke. Sheffield W. 9 6 12 22 10 13 Bristol U 85115811
The next day and the day fol- luck would have it, I ran reply to the Allies bombardment was subsequently shown, the de-
8 5 2 1 19 12 12 Preston N.E. lowing were the same, with thin presently right into the attaches had weakened very considerably, fendere had plenty of ammunition Everton 9 4 2 3 16 8 10 ury
Uldham A. layers of ice to be broken before being conducted, in strict and in comparison with the and healthy men-accor liug to Blackburn R. 9 4 2 3 18 14 10 Clapton 0. one could get water. All day accordance with Tokyo's regula scene presented on October 31 theirownestimate their total caso Middlesb'gh 8 3 4 1 16 11 10 Grimsby long the guns boomed, the wind tions, along safe routes. That and November 1 the valley way eltics since the beginning of the Newcastle U. 9 3 3 3 11 7 8 Derby 0. howled and the mists swirled, delayed progress for a time until dull, lifeless, played out. siege were no more than 1,000. Weat Brum. 9 3 3 3 12 9 9 Hall O turning now and then to rain. the screen of a village enabled
A forlorn hope, which was all Burnley 8323 11 9 8 Fulham......... Esoh night anarmy washalf frozen me to cut across country nocean. The final assault developed un- they had to fight on, has general- Sheffield U. 8242.09 8 Wolves and the heat that comes from The German seroplane, apparent expectedly. Shortly after mid ly something of the heroic about Bradford C. digging modernocueding coldness
ly, had "apotted" the exact posi- night General Yamada sent a it in this caes it had none Aston Villa all the harder to bear. But each ion of General Barnardiston and couple of companies of sappers to whatever, night the sand bagged heads of
wide at the bottom and four and
Star-sbella and
A Disappointing, Finish.
Exeter C. Millwall West Ham Portsmouth Oartif.0. Queen's P. R. Norwich 0. Reading Northampton... Southampton. Orgatal Palace
Southend U
Gillingham
Swindon
Brighton
3
0
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Blackburn R... Sunderland .. Bolton W. Sheffield W Bradford Chelsea
3
Barnsley
Preston N.
11
Clapton 0.
3
Derby C,
Fulham
0
Huddersfield
Glossop
3
Watford
0.
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Liverpool... Bradford City Manchester U.. West Bromwich Middlesbrough': Newcastle U....
Notts County... Manchester O
Oldham Athletic Everton Sheffield U.... Tottenham H..
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Bury...
Hull City Birmingham
Leeda City Lincoln U. Leicester F. Notte F. Stockport Grimsby Wolves
Bristol: 0.
2
2
(Played on the ground of the first named club on October 17th); Positions of the Clubs to Date,
** Goals, P. W.D.L. F. A.Pts 9 6:3 0 16 5 16
Reading Brighton Battor Millwall
10.6 2 2 2012/14 10 6 2 2 12 8 14
8 5 12 13 7 11
8.5 12 11 8 11 Swindon 9 4 3 2 18 14 11 Portsmouth 10.4 3 3 11 9 11
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Northampton 8 2 3 12 12 8 Plymouth A. 9 2 4 3 13 13 Norwich
82 42 8:10 18
West Bom 9 3:24 12 16 8 Luton
113 2.6.16 245
8233 8 5
frat named olnb on October 17.) Suthampton 9 3 1 5 17 21
(Played on the ground of the Southend
Queen's P. R. 915 3:11 15-2
Positions of the Clubs to date.
P: Goals. Gillingham 9 2 2 5 14 13 6 P.W.D.L. F. A. Pts. Bristol B, 9 2 2 5 14 20 6 98 21 19 6 14 Crystal Paince8 134 013 6 0 0 2 1 18 8 14 Croydon C. 91 26 6 14
9 4 3 2 13 10 1 Staff of Naval Dopot at Tsingtau 8503 15 14 10, The Naval Oilios has tecided 9 4 2 3 10 8 10 to appoint Rear Admiral D. Iwa 9.342 9 11 10 mura to the command of the 84 13 14 79 Prov sional Naval Depot 8 4.1 3 10 8 9 Tsingtau, with Commander K 94 14 14 13 9 Kobayashi for obief of staff, sho 083 3 10 11 9 also to appoint Capt. J. Hirosa tu 84 189 19 the command of the Naval Da 8 3 2 3 12 17 8 pokport 0.83 2 3 7 8 8 fence Guard.
9 2 4 3 12 13 8 Barnsley