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November 27, 1915
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GERMANY UNDER
WAR CONDITIONS.
CASE OF BANKRUPTCY.
November 27, 1914.
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GERMAN ARMIES SEVERELY DEFEATED.
“LOSSES HEAVIER THAN; EVER BEFORE."
British Battleship Blown Up.
DISASTER DUE TO ACCIDENTAL EXPLOSION.
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Battleship Blown up at Sheerness.
Nov, 26, 5.15 p.m. Mr. Churchill has announced that the battleship Bulwark has been blown up at Sheerness.
In the House of Commons, Mr. Churchill added that only twelve men of the Balwark were saved out of 700 or 800,-
Due to internal Explosion.
Mr. Churchill said a Vice-Admiral and a Rear-Admiral, who were present, raported, that it was an interaal magazine ex- plosion which sent the ship asunder.
There was no upheaval of the water, and the battleship had entirely disappeared when the smoke cleared."
Mr. Churchill said the loss does not affect our military position, but he regrats the loss of life.
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Nov. 28, 8.15 p.m.
The disaster to the Balwork is attributed to an accidental explosion while loading ammunition.
[B.MS. Balwark, which belonged to the Fifth Dattle Squadron, was a Lauleship of 15,000 tone, launched in 1899 and completed in 1902. She had a speed of 18 knots, sad her armament consisted of four 12-inch, twelve 6-inch, sixteen 3-inch and four other gans, with four torpedo tubes. At the outbreak of war her principal officers were Capt. G. L. Schlater and Commander A.M.H. Phillipe.]
Russians Overthrow German Armles
Nov. 16, 2.20 p.m. Everything pointa to the overthrow of the German Armiss operating in Poland.
The situation respecting the fighting between the Vistule, and the Warts is summed up in a telegram from a good Russian source, which says that the deroute is complete.
Rout of Germans Confirmed, '
Nov. 26, 6.55 pm, In the House of Lords, Earl Kitchener announced that the Russians had checked and defeated the Germans, whose losses are heavier than ever before.
How the Germans were Beaten.
The Situation Reviewed.
Nov. 26, 6.45p.m. In the House of Lords, Earl Kitchener, reviewing the situation, emphasised that the Germans had made no advance since
he bad last addressed the House,
The arrival of the Ladian troops had been of great amistance. Our losses were naturally heavy, but were slight compared with those of the enemy.
thirty miles east of Sues.
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The Government desired the people to have all information that was possible without detriment to military interests,
Further ferman · Losses.
[NawaNotes Complied from Latest
vable German Newspapers.
Chinese Chamber of Commerce. Urge Amendment
Law
A meeting of the Chinees
CONDENSED,
A complete osim is reported
The astronomer, Dr. Wilhelm Fcerator, now in his eighty-second Chamber of Commerce was held year, tests, through the recently for the purpose of con- Berliner Tageblat, against the sidering the large number of from Belgium. ection of the distinguished Ger- Chinees bankruptcies which are man scientists, scholera, and coming to public notice. The artists who recently decided to opinion was expressed the us them by British universities. It affect bankruptcies which partook throw of the German armia renounce the hondora bestowed on matters stood it was possible to would surely not be difficult," he of a fraudulent nature, and, for operating in Poland. writes, "to collect a number of the purpose of considering this, a signatures for a declaration con- b-committee, including Messrs.
Everything pointe to the over-
The Germans made a comples
He sinounced that we were in touch with the Turkish forces ceived in an entirely. diferent/Ho Fook, Chan Kai-ming, Un Abundent srowfall, especially
spirit from that of the renuncis Kem-nah, Ho Kwong, and Chan on the heights of the Prol. J. Schwalbe. But since I eider the matter with a view to tion recently made public by Shiu-ki, was appointed to con-reported from France. cannot devote my time to the the Chamber of Commerce mak collecting of signatures for adeh ing representations for the superposé, 1 tusk at least, a madment, of the Bankruptcy by abordre Tulank at Miday, and homorasi doser of the Univer Ordinence. nity of Unford, amphatically pro- test against the manifesto men tioned. I trust that even in these days I terrible excitement it may be pornible for a solitary voice. to produce some soothing effect. The question involved is to what, Mr. F.A. Hazeland continued extent the world of scholarship the bearing, at the Police Court, may claim and evince an interest this afternoon, of the case in
The blowing up of the Bal- in the social and political destinies which Wong Tak, a watchman on walk is attributed to an accident- of the state. Now, the manifesto board the se. Tai Lee, was alexplosion while loading am-
Nov. 26, 5.16 p.m.
A Paris communique states: There was no important action yesterday. The canonade in the north diminished in intensity. There have been no Infantry attacks against us.
We progressed slightly at certain points,
The bombardment continued in the Arras region. The enemy made a completely abortive attack at Missy, and sustained serious losses. We progressed westward of Sousin. Olm gravailed in Argonne, Woevre, Lorraine and the Vosges.
There bas been an abundant. snowfall, especially on the heights of the Vosges.
[Migay-sur-Aisne is in the department of Aisne, about 6 miles east of Soistons.]
A Complete Calm
Nov, 27, 12.55 &.m.
THE MANSLAUGHTER
CASE.
The rout of the German forcRE between the Vistula and the Warta is described as complete.
of renunciation before as saya alleged to have killed Chi Tong, munition. distinctly that we are well aware on board the ship, while she was that renowned English scholare, on her voyage from Canton to with whom German science had Hongkong.
The British battleship Bulwark for years been united in fruitful Detective Inspecter M. O'Sul labour, are opposed to a war-80
livan was in charge of the case has been born op at Sheerness
only twelve men being saved out wickedly begun, and Lave public for the Police ly denounced it. And these, on
The prio or in a statement £700 or 800, the whole, are the men from whom said he was knocked down by the emanated the Honours bestowed decessed, who ha under the
on German scholars hentara influence of drink, while be, In restaking trenches previons- which we now throw so on. Prisoner, was endeavouring to ly last, our Indian trops in The collect 20 cents which the deceasFrance captured three German officers, more than 100 men and
An official statement issued in Paris in the evening.rays there is a complete calm in Belgium. There are canaosades in the Cen-temptuously at their feet. tre, but noinfantry attacks. There is nothing noteworthy in Argonne. A slight engagement is reported east of Verdun."
From French Sources..
(Hanas Telegrams.)
Nov. 25.
world of German scholars is ed owed the cook. bappily at one with all the other The case was proceeding as we come gurë. classes of our fatherland, in its went to press. view of the war and the immediate faturs. The world of Euglish
became the wife of Painoare.
Earl Kitchener announces that
NEWS.
Further notes on the crisis
fotolarship is evidently not of the plicity in the Commnue. Tue the Russiane have checked and Fame mind as regards the policy widow went back to Germany, defeated the Germans, whose of its fatherland. Is it then not and her daughter, Herrietta, who losses are heavier than ever nawiae thus to separate as so had been twice married, before, before,
harply from a community, of scholars so olosely related and so
The Wounded. loataympathetic. to us, because of the Prof. P. Kraske, of Freiburg, truly harmful public policy of who now holds the rank of surgeon- their country, instead of revalling general is the German army, appear on page 4. our English friends, by a vigorous artes as follows in the Munchener appeal, to a sense of effective Medizinische Wochenschrift, om- common loyalty? It is a law of cerging hissurgical experiences at inhuman nature that such en appeal the seat of war: "In the battles: produces a much more powerfal of August 9 and 10, I saw, at one and a more permanent effect than of the main field hospitale, about a manifestation of temporary and 600 wounded. Most of the wounds grossly exaggerated indignation. were oused by infantry rifle, Would that our friends across the French as well as Germin, whose of the Kaiser's concerning the ses might see Germany's united bullets do not differ materially, war appear on page 3. front in its true light, and spread either as to size, shape, or effect.
We prograssed between Langemark and Zinnebeke. Indian troops re-took trenches near La Bassee, which were the day before.
We progressed alightly near Borry-au-Bac and in Argonne, and repulsed attacks in Bathincourt, north west of Verdun.
The Germans asked for a suspouse of arms, but it was refused, We bombarded Arpaville, in the Pont-r-Afousson region. The Russians have continued ther pursuit in Toland, and the Canoss the Turks are retreating.
[In the event of telegrams, arriviar too late for insertion on this among their own polo the According to the statements of
page they will be found on the Extra]'
EARLIER TELEGRAMS.
Indian Troops Retake Trenches, Capturing Prisoners and Guns.
(Official Telegram from British Foreign Office)
lessoas of a truly enlightened the soldiers themselves, he
Interesting war items given to-day.
General News and a prediction
public policy, a place of a policy wounds were made by ballots An intrating War Letter from which, in its essential features, is fired at an avelaze distance of our special flome correspondent. still parely selfish !TM”
400 600 metres. The injuries in appears in this issu the larger bones of the ex-
A Retraction.
Tue Belgian Cardinal Mercier, tremities were, as nearly as this while recently in Rome, was could be a rain.d (there wa
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"Our Contemporaries." appears interviewed by a correspondent of neither t'me nor optanity for on page 2, commercial news on the Corriere della Serra, who put examination by Rinigen rays page 9 and log book on page. 6. into bie mouth a very severe during the first few days) on the criticism of the Germans, whole comparatively simple.". stigmatising them as barbariane, Professor Kraske speaks of the Cardinal Hartmann, of Culogne, similarly favourable appearance of writes now to the Koelnische the more serious injuries, as those Zeitung, explaining that, in the chest or the intestine-, immediately after the interview where the absence of complicated appeared, Cardinal Mercier tears was also noticeable. He did denied to him, as well as to the not are many wounds due to Prussian Minister at the Vatican, shrapnele. About four or five- most emphatically, ever having sixths of all injuries were in the made use of the or pression quoted legs and arms.
*** Patriotic Gems. by the Corriere, A retraction was to have appeared in that paper,
The Dresden Schauspielhaus as well as in the Osservatore Ro- was recently opened by a per- man
formance which consisted chiefly Son Of German Descent.
of recitatione from patriotic gems
Bijon Theatre 15 p.m. Acording to the Berliner of German literature, sreompany.
Victoria Theatre-9.10 p.m. Tageblatt, the wife of President ing mosic. The straine, of Baydn Cale of Swatow Drawn Work Poincare is, on the mother's side, and Beethoven mingled with the and Embroidery-G.P. Lam of parsly German descent. Her verees of Schenkendorf, Arndt, mert's Sales Room 11 am. mother wasthedaughter of the Mu-Rackert, Goethe, and others. Balo of Plant of Meeste, Hill- nich court musician, Moosbauer, Kleist, whose Prinz von Bergdahl & C Cross Lane D Nov. 24 was a very calm day, Indiad troops south of Ypres Urbayer).
a Bavarian through and through" Homburg" is now the favourite of Woochai G. P. Limmer recovered the trenches which were lost the previous evening, taking the Italian painter Benucci, and drawn upon, and Fichte's prose
She married, in Cairo, German play houses, was chiefly 2.45 p.m. numeroas prisoners amongst German troops, including many offioara drifted with him to Paris, Hewas and three machine guns. French troops slightly progressed near netenced to death and shot, at Berry au Bad and in Argonne.
silles, in May, 1871, for
The Admiralty announced yesterday that all points of military significance in Zeebrugge, were subjected to a severe bombardment by two British battleships. The German opposition was feable. Nov. 26, 7.p.m.
The extent of the damage is not knows. The British ships returned Beater's ocrrespondent at Petrograd states that the German safely strategy astounded the Russians, The enemy intended s The Indian Corps have gallantly retaken some trenches which simultaneone advance on Lode from north and south, to seize the were lost yesterday. They captured three (terman officers and more railway between Skierniewico and Petrikow, and thus separate the than 100 men, with one mortar and three machine guns, northern and southern armies.
The Germone became sandwiched, except in the west, and their
advance from Czenstochows failed.
The theories led them to disaster.
They broke through and captured Koluszka, to the south cust Tods, on the Warsaw-Vienna'railway, but the gap, was filled from The east. The Germans were surrounded and here their main Jose occurred.
Forther to the south numbers of the enemy were hopelessly
French Report
(Official Telegram from the French Government, via Peking.)
Reden an die deutsche -proved equally effecti
Monday, November 30
St. Andrew's Day Concert st Theatre Boval