THE
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
EXTRA .
HONGKONG, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1916.
TELEGRAMS.
MINE-SWEEPER SUNK.
[Renter's Servios to The "Telegraph."]
October 26, 6.15 p.m.
An official announcement says that an enemy submarine torpedced and sank the mine-sweeper Genista on October 23. All the officers and 73 men were lost. Twelve were saved. When last seen, the ship was sinking, but still engaged with the enemy #abmarine.
IN THE BALKANS.
Serbians Capture Heights.
October 26, 6.30 p.m.
A Serbian communique says:-We captured heights on the left bank of the Cerna, taking prisoner 480 men.
The Fall of Constanza.
October 26, 9.45 p.m.
Renter's correspondent at Odessa states that particulars of the last days of the Russo-Rumanian occupation, gathered from arrivals, show that as many as fifteen aeroplanes dropped bombe in one day, and fifteen wounded men in a Red Cross hospital were killed.
Notwithstanding the bombardment, the authorities despatched stores by railway, road and ses and ultimately burned the remainder. A Russian flotilla assisted the retiring troops in resisting the enemy on the approach to the town.
The troops retired in an orderly manner, and the flotilla only left when the port was in flames,
[The above telegram is given in the form received. It probably refers to the fall of Constanza.]
Cernavoda Bridge.
October 27, 4.45 8.m.
A Bucharest communique announces that the Cernavoda bridge has been out.
Reuter's correspondent at Amsterdam saya that a German official statement asserts that the Ramanians blew up the bridge.
MORE SINKINGS.
October 26, 11.25 p.m.
The latest sinkinge reported are:-The steamers Sydmouth (British), Venus 11 and Sola Dag (Danish), Comtesse de Flandre (Belgian), and the schooners Tweed and Twig (British).
The sis. Castlefield.
Kailan Output.
A few minutes before going to The total output of the Kailan press further enquiries regarding | Mining Administration's mînes the s.. Castlefield elicited the for the week ending October 14 information that no news had amounted to 59,141 tons and the been received as to her where-sales during the period to 51,235 abouta.
tons.