THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1916,
WAR TELEGRAMS.
THE ANNIVERSARY OF TSINGTAO,
DAIRY FARM NEWS.
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PYJAMAS
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BRITISH TRANSPORT ATTACKED,
November 10, 10.15 p.m. The War Office announces that the outward-bound transport Mercian has been attacked by gunfire by an enemy submarine in the Mediterranean. She reached harbour safely, but with the fol- lowing ossualties: Twenty-three killed, thirty missing and filty
wounded.
ITALIANS CONTINUE OFFENSIVE OPERATIONS.
November 11, 150 am,
A Rome communiquo reports that the Italiane nosively con- tinued their affentive operations at Cordevole, attacking a mountain ridge seven thousand feet high which they crossed at several pointe. An enemy attack on Mrzli Peak, on the Isonzo front, waa repulsed,
AN ECHO OF THE CAVELL MURDER,
November 11, 1015 p.m.
The Record of a Year's Labour.
HOW JAPAN HAS MADE GOOD.
By a Recent Visitor.
Those who have visited Teing- too this summer--and their num ber has been out of all proportion to what, in the oircumstances, |might have been anticipated- must have been efrack by the general condition of prosperity as well as by the law and order that prevail in something less then twelve months says a recent visitor writing in the Ñ. O. Daily News. A year ago the GermBUS were making a desperate effort to obey their Emperor's order to retain at all costs a firm hold on their one little spot in the ean, and the Japanese battle ships supported by the British were bombarding their forte from the northeast, east and sruth, while
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GERMAN SUBMARINE
LOSSES.
A Renter's orrespondent at Washington reports that the State Department announce that M. de Laval, the Belgian lawyer employed as Counsellor at the American Legation in Brussels has loft Belgium and will not returo. Germany has informed the United States that and forces were slowly but sure by Lient-Cul. A. Chapman V.D.. Washington dispatches are pub M. de Laval was persona non grata." M. de Lival, whose report on the Cavall esse figarod largely in the American Minister's corres- pondance published in Great Britain, probably goes to Havre.
JAPANESE AMBASSADOR HONOURED.
November 11, 2.30 a.m.
ly invading their territory from the west and northwest.
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Joined..
Leave.
Those visitors who had leisure
Private G. T. May fined the and inclination to analyse the Corps on 9, 11. 15, allotted Corps position will, we believe, be of No 1933 and posted to Signall opinion that, all things considering Section. At the Coronation dejenner at the Japanese Embassy, Sir Et.ed, Japan has "mede good" in ward Grey, tomating the Mikado said there was a brilliant future Tsingtao, in no far as she ban in in store for Japan. Her satercats were those of the Alizes. They are pace of time reduced a would be secured by the result of the war and thereafter he trusted chaotic condition to normal and, pease would be long assured, M. the King ban ovnferred on starting from that base, bas set in Mr. Inouye, the Japanese Ambassador, the Grand Croan of the motion the machinery of the in- dustries and commerce of the Victorian Order.
place in a minner moat likely to develop in the fatare.
AMALGAMATION OF TRADES UNIONS.
November 11. 2.30a.m. The amalgamating of the British Miners' Federation, the Transport Workera' Union and the Railwaymen's Uning has been ratified. The amalgamation embraces due and a half million workers,
for B condition
Sipper S.C.P. Amery is grant- ad leave of absence from 10. Al 15 to 10 12. 15.
Parades.
Parades for Friday, 12th instant Nil.
Field Day, November 14, Parade on Cricket Ground at
There is no object in recapitu-u.m. lating all that cocurred a year Dress-Helmete, khaki shirts, ago, but it will be
well to (ag jackets) shorts, patties. Rifaa, consider
moment bolts, sidearmas, two poaches, of affairs haversacke and the
water bottles when Japan took possession of the (filled). Kowloon residents will leased tenilory. Olosely watch parada at the Ferry Wharf, Kow- ed by a horde of tradere com- loon, at 9 15.m. The Engineer mendably anxious to lay hande Company will not attend upon the ropes of German com. Renter's correspondent at New York states that one of the merce and to start in at once with largest machine shops of the Bethlehem Steal Company of South business, the military authorities had to cope with difficulties of Bethlehem, containing guns and war material worth a million
considerable magnitude. dollars, has been destroyed by fire, believed to be the work of an The immense amount of legisla incendiary. Eight hundred workers narrowly escaped. The sloptive and civil administrative work employed 2,050 men day and night.
AMERICAN MUNITION WORKS DESTROYED BY FIRE.
November 11, 2,30 a.m.
THE FIGHTING IN THE BALKANS.
BRITISH LINE CON«IDERABLY REINFORCED,
very
that fell into the hands of the military man in office is difficult to realize, and those only who were in constant communication with them at this time know the atzenuous weeks of laboar by night as well as by day that
November 10, 2.15 p.m. Reater's correspondent at Salonies states that the British line has been considerably reinforced an 1 is pushing northwards, great-lowed the fall of Teingtao. ly facilitating the operations of the French whose flink movement tanda to relieve the pressure on the Serbians in Ba buna Pass.
SERBIANS IMPORTANT SUCCESS.
November 10, 2.15 p.m.
Undesirabl-8.
Toe Corps will march to the vicinity of Kowloon City and back, dismissing by 2 p.m.
The Field Day ordered for 28th inst, is cancelled.
Detall.
Gas Club Hill, Kowloon On duty until morning of 17th instant II.K.V.R.
Next for duty Sovute Company Officer on duty Capt. Stewart. P. of W. Camp, Kowloon : On daty until morning of 17th fol-inst. H.K.V.R.
Next for duty November 17 Scouts Company. November 18 Scouts Company
November 19 Centre Section M.
November 20 No. 1 Section
November 21 Left Section M.G.
pany.
New York, Oot. 3.-Long
lished here describing, on the basis of "authoritative informa- tin" in possession of the Ad. ministration, the manner in which the British poval authorities auo cefully overcame the German suhmarine menace, Bitwoon 80 and 70 German submarines are Bid to have been suck or dea- troyed. It is indicated that thie magnificent result will profoundly influence American naval esti- males, which, owing to the im- pression e eated by the more azn- 9sational atrocities committed by the Germane, were to have pro- vided su immense inorence in the construction of submarines, to the neglect of Dreadnought construc- tion. The faith of the American authorities in Dreadnoughts is now completely restored.-Times. LORD KITCHENER ON THE
NEED FOR MEN.
We take from the Manchester Guardian's report of a recruiting meeting at Longsight on Oct. 3 the following:-
Councillor Tom Fox said he had worked might and main to maintain the voluntary system, bat it reated with the young men of the country as to whether it
was maintained or not, Од Tuesday be and other Labour representatives had an interview
of an hour and a half with Lord Kitchener. He told them many things he could not repeat, but he told them some things be could.
"Thare is no room," Lord Kit- chener said to them, "for any pessimism. Give me the man and the war munitions I want
and I will guarantee my personal Novem Jer 22 Civil Service Com-reputation that we have the war in the hollow of our hands.” how many men I want, and how (Cheers.) "I know," he added,
many I want for munitions. I bave their names and the numbere on their doors, and if they do not asme I wil fotch them." (Cheers.)
November 23 No. 3 Section Arty. Batty,
In order to redace affairs to the normal without loss of time a German system of administration G. Co. -with modifications to render it suitable to Japanese requirements | Arty. Batty. According to Rauter's correspondent at Athear says it is re--was adopted, and this meseare ported that the Serbiane bave had an important success against the alone necessitated the translation Co. Balgarians and are advancing on the front from Uskub to Prizrend. of every German law and by-law The situation of the Bulgarians at Kupraia is most dangerous on affecting the colony, Martial law, account of the Franco-Serbian attack from the south.
of course, obtained and still obtains, bat oven this was Un equal to coping with the tremen- done influx of undesirables who swarmed into Tsingtao sa moon! as the port was declared open. Looting, in consequence, was not unknown and the new Government W88 soon obliged to re-ship vast numbers of Japanese immigrants, who had quickly become destitutes, back to their own country. Had this rash of people been kept out
KUPRULU CAPTURED.
November 10, 10.30 p.m. According to Reuter's Rome correspondent in a telegram from Monastir it is officially announced that the French have re-captured Koprala.
GREECE ON THE BALKAN SITUATION,
THE GREEK PARLIAMENT.
November 10, 2,15 p.m.
According to Reater's correspondent at Athens it is stated in for, say, another month even, Government circles that a dissolution has been decided on.
THE ENTENTE LOAN TO GREECE,
November 10, 7.15 p.m. Router learns that Great Britain, France and Russia havo con.
municipal arrangements would have neared completion and the proper policing of the place would, among other things have been organised.
Officer on duty. November 17. Lieut. Marphy. November 18 Capt. Hutchison, November 19 Capt. Wood, November 20 Capt. Wolfe. November 21 Lieut, Roes. November 22 Capt. Churchill. November 23 Lieut. Danby. Orderly Sergeant from 17th to 25th instant Sergt. J. H. Ramsay
A DISPUTE.
Women Settle a Difference in
their Own Way.
Two young women had a difference two days ago and the
A STUBBORN FOE
ro.
To conquer an obstinate enemy quires, persistency and perseverance. It is the same with Rheumatism, the dread foe of mankind, which ranks foremost in atubbornaces. To eradicate it from the
system, you must use the right weapon. LITTLE'S ORIENTAL BALM is the only remedy that can overpower it. It has oured belpless, crippled sufferers who been discharged from tho hospital as incurable.
have
Mr. W. Williams, Totterdown, Bristol writes:-" For 3 years I have been ren- dered unfit for work by Rheumatism. At night terrible shooting pains kept me in
agony. I could not sleep or use my arm. Two battles of that wonderful remedy
LITTLE'S ORIENTAL BALM oured me
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cluded a loan of forty millions of franes to Greece and that the being brought to bear upon the settlement appeared to have been completely. I can recommend it with ut money is already at the disposal of the Hellenio Government. The matter was negotiated when M, Venizelos was in power. It is also understood that M. Soonloadie's government seat a formal deolara tion of continued ventrality and the sincerest goodwill to all of the Entente ospitals yesterday.
THE RUSSIANS.
MINISTER OF COMMUNICATIONS RESIGNS.
November 10, 2.15 p.m. Reuter's correspondent at Petrograd telegraphs that M. Roakhoff, the Russian Minister of Communications, has resigned.
RUSSIANS PIERCE ENEMY'S FRONT.
November 11, 1.50 a.m.
natur-
Owing, however, to pressure Japanese to declare Teingtao an open port-pressure, admittedly, adjourned until yesterday, when emanating from British sources they met on Morrison Hill Road, the Japanese, anxious to do and hed a stand up fight." all that was possible for their Before they had come to a decision the police stepped in and stopped ally, yielded, being ally constrained to allow similar the fight, bringing the two dis- patante before Mr. Bazeland, at privileges to their own country the Police Court, this morning. mon. In this condition of aupre-
His Worship flasd them each paredness the result of this well- intentioned setion was chaotic, $3. sud in the hope of prevent- Prior to that time, considerable ing any combat in, the immediat. speculation had existed as to future, bound both over to be of whether trade shipping conditions good behaviour,.... would be granted equally to nationals other than Japanese and a certain amount of ill feeling
CRICKET..
Hongkong Cricket Club. A Petrograd communique reports a tall in the fighting in the was, most illogically, generated
The following will represent Courland and Dwinsk regions, bat on the southern front there has in China in January last owing been desperate fighting. North of Yolki the Russians repulsed at British steamera not being Hongkong B v. Hongkong A on number of enemy attacks and they pierced the enemy front soath- allowed to enter the port. After the Club ground on Saturday east of the village of Badki, which they occupied together with the a moment's consideration of the November 13 of 2.15 p.m. adjacent forests. They captured over two thousand prisoners, half following reasons for their being G. E. Aubrey, F. H. Baker, A. of whom were Germans, and twenty maxima. Great numbers of thus debarred it will be seen that L. Gaco, R. Kennedy 8.8. Moore, B. Reed, F. Eyme-Thomson, H.H, the enemy were drowned in the river Teherniavko. Artillery insetuality no unfairness existed Major Morgan, H. E. Muriel, E.
at all, largely contributed to the Russian victory.
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