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November 2, 1916, - "Humidity
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TELEGRAMS.
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NOVEMBER 3,
1916.
TELEGRAMS.
THE SUBMARINE CAMPAIGN.
Norwegian Losses,
(Beater's Service tɔ The "Telegraph."]
November 2, 1.40 p.m. Renter's correspondent at Bargen states that gight Bergen steamers, valued at a quarter of a million sterling, were tank during October.
One of the largest Norwegian abipping companies is negotiating for the sale of its fi set for from twenty-one to twenty-four millions sterling.
THE GERMANS HAVE EVACUATED FORT VAUX AND BLOWN IT UP. THE FRENCH HAVE FOLLOWED UP THEIR LATEST GAINS IN THE WEST. IN ONE DAY THE FRENCH TOOK 638 PRISONERS IN ONE WESTKAN SECTOR. FRENCH AIR SQUADRONS HAVE BOMBED INFANTRY COLUMNS AND TRAINS, HEAVY HAINS HAVE CAUSED & STANDSTILL ON THE BRITISH FRONT. GENERAL SAKHAROFF TAKES OVER THE COMMAND IN THE DOBRUDJA, THE SERBIANS CAPTURED TRENCHES ON THE RIGHT OF THE CERNAREKA. EIGHT BERGEN STEAMERS VALUED £250,000 WERE SUNK IN OCTOBER. A LARGE NORWEGIAN SHIPPING COMPANY SEEKS TO SELL ITS FLEET. THERE ARE REPORTS OF A POSSIBLE GERMANG-NÖRWEGIAN SETTLEMENT. A HOUSEHOLD CAVALRY BATTALION GOES TO THE FRONT AS INFANTRY.
November 2, 1.40 p.m. · DEUTSCHLAND TOOK A CARGO OF DYESTUFFS, MEDICINES ETC. TO AMERICA.
According to a message from Copenhagen, s Christianis THE DEUTSCHLAND'S SKIPPER SAYS THE VESSEL WENT NORTH OF ORKNEYS. telegram says steamabip shares rosa sharply yesterday on reports of TASMANIAN LABOURITES HAVE DEPOSED PRO-CONSCRIPTION LEADER. the prospect of a settlement between Germany and Norway, A CITY MEETING DEMANDS A MÖRK VIGOROUS NAVAL POLICY. THE REPLACEMENT OF SUNKEN ALLIED VESSELS IS DEMANDED IN LONDOK.
[All telegrams appearing in large type are the latest, having been received during the course of the day. Those in small type have come through over-night.]
THE ALLIED OFFENSIVE.
Heavy Rain on British Front.
[Boater's Service to the "Telegraph."]
November 2, 1.25 p.m. General Sir Douglas Haig states that heavy rain continues. There is nothing to report.
Good Work by the French.
November 2, 4.25 p.m.
A Paris communique states:—Dupite persistent bad weather, we followed up during the night the advantage gained between Les Boufs and Bailly-Saillisel and onsolidated the ground won. We carried several pointe d'appui and cleared out several machine- gun emplacements."
Daring these operations we took 188 prisonere, including eight officers, making a total of 638 in this sector since yesterday.
The night has been relatively calm on the right bank of the Mense, and there is nothing to report elsewhere.
Three enemy aeroplanes were brought down on
-one at Verdun and one in Aluce.
the Somme,
A French air squadron employed its machine-gant on an enemy columu at Asannes, and on trains at Confiane and Mangiennes.
Germans Evacuate Fort Vaux.
November 2, 5.25 p.m.
A German official announcement says:-Finding Fort Vaux antenable, owing to the French bombardment, we evacasted it and blew it up.
IN THE BALKANS.
The Dobrudja Command.
November 2, 2.35 p.m. A mewags from Bokharest states that General Sakharoff, who has been commanding in Galicia, has arrived there and will take over the command in the Dubradj.
Serblaas Capture Trenches.
November 2, 4.25 p..
A Serbian official monnage says:-We repulsed an attack et Budimirci and advanced sad exptured trenches on the right bank of the Carnsreka.
The French are now holding Girdiloro.
Enemy's Considerable Losses,
November 2, 4.25 p.m.
A French official announcement from Salonica saya.-Tus Berbinas repulsed Bulgarian counter-attsoks in the region of Cerna and progressed well, despite lively resistance by the enemy, who safered appreciable losses and left prisoners.
MEDICAL OFFICERS HONOURED.
November 2, 5 25 p.m. His Majesty the King has conferred the C.M.G. decoration on Major Philip Davy, D 8.U., Daptain Augustus Willume and Captain Arthur Brown, of the Royal Army Medical Corps, for servicre rendered during the typhus epidemic at the Gardelegen camp.
HOUSEHOLD CAVALRY AS INFANTRY.
November 2, 1.45 p.m. His Majesty the King has wished God-speed so a battalion of the Household Cavalry which is going to the front as infantry.
THE DEUTSCHLAND IN AMERICA.
November 2, 3.40 p.m. Renter's correspondent at Washington stutés thus the German euper-submarine Dantaohland brought to Amerios 750 tons of dymoffs, medicines and obemiosis.
Captain Koenig stated that the submarine took a course to the north of the Orkneys and was not enbmerged for more than a hundred miles. He did not know the fate of the Bremen, which mailed on September 26 with supplies sufficient for two months,
TASMANIAN LABOURITES RESENT CONSCRIPTION.
November 3, 3.40 p.m. correspondent at Hobart eays the Thamanis State. y hased the pro-Conscriptionist Londor, Me, Earle
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'Settlement Prospects.
Latest zinkings.
November 2, 7.50 p.m. The latest sinkings reported are the Norwegian steamers Dulta and Tromp, and a trawler.
A City, Demand.
November 2, 7.50 p.m. A crowded City meeting enthusicstically passed resolution demanding & more vigorous naval policy, sed also a Government declaration that the peaca terms will include Germiny's replacement of sunken Allied vessels.
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EARLIER TELEGRAMS.
AUSTRIA CALLING UP VĖTERANS.
November 1, 12,05 p.m. Reuter's correspondent at Zurich says the Austrian Landiturmers from 15 to 50 years of age have been called up,
8. I. LINER STRIKES MINE.
November 1, 2,60 p.m.
The British-India liner Mantol has been towed into the Albert Dock, considerably down by the bead.
She is reported to have struck a mine in the North Sea.
THE SUBMARINE CAMPAIGN.
Norwegian Steamers Sunk.
November 1, 2.00 p.m.
The Norwegian steamers Falkejel and Torsdal have been sunk. The crew of the latter has best landed.
Three More Victims.
Novem.2, 4.05 ... The following steamers have been sunk: Caerloch and Reun (Norwegian), the crews being sured, and the Kioporahy (British) Thirteen of the crew were landed; a boat is missing.
American Anxiety Concerning the Mar.ma.
November 1, 2.25 p.m. Beuter's correspondent at Long Branch, New Jersey, saye that President Wilson on learning that six Americans were killed on the Marina telegraphed to Mr. Lansing to expedite the searing of the faste
Mr. Lansing replied that he had asked Mr. Page (U.S. Ambassador in London) for information and was also inform- ally inquiring in Germany.
MR. HUGHES AND MUNITION EXPORTS:
November 1 2.35 p.m. Reuter's correspondent at Columbus. Indiana, says that Mr. Hughes indicated that he would not prohibit the ex port of munitions.
AUSTRALIA AND CONSCRIPTION.
November 1, 235 fim. Beuter's correspondent at Melbourne says the Referen dum figures up to the present are No, 958,000, Yes 683,000.
The resignations of the Ministers, Messrs. Liggs, Gardiner and Russell, have beca accepted.
Reuter's correspondent at Brisbane says the pro-con- scriptionista, Senator Givens and Representative Lamford, have been expelled from the Labour Party.
A messago from Sydney states that a score of Labour Members of Parliament have withdrawn their support from Mr. Holman and have formed a new Party.
WHEAT SELLINO,
November 1,3 ĐẠI
The Royal Commission on the Wheat Supplies has up- pointed the following three firms as agents for the sale of Indian wheat: Messrs. Louis Dreyfus, Matare. Samuel, Baoday and Messrs. Strauss, Limited The agente will sell only to millers either direct or through brokers at prices fixed by the Commission. The re-selling at a profit of the wheat bought from the Commission or agents is not per- mitted.
RESPONSE TO THE POPE'S APPEAL..
November 2, 4 05 a.m. Beuter's correspondent sí. Home says the Pope's appeal to the Catholic Bishops throughout the world for nasistation to Poland has brought four million franes to the Vatican to be sent to the Polish Committes in Switzerland
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TELEGRAMS.
THE ALLIED OFFENSIVE.
British Operations Reviewed.
[Beats' Service to the "Telegraph."]
November 2, 1.40 a.m. General Sir Douglas Haig, in giving a summary of the operations, says there has been heavy rain almost daily since October 10. The chalk soil of the upland between the Ancre and the Somme is a wilderness of and, but never- theless we advanced our front towards Butte and Warlto- court and in the neighbourhood of Gueudecourt and Les Boeufi. A captured German Order, dated October 30, em- "phasises the necessity of re-capturing the Schwaben Re- doubt, which is the pivot of the position, because it is an extremely important point.". The enemy between Septem.
ber 30 and October 20 delivered eleven counter-attacks in the neighbourhood of Schwaben, but were always repulsed with heavy losses. His counter-attacks at Schwaben oo October 91 were opportune for us and we replied by taking the whole of Regina and Stuff redoubts and eleven hundred prisoners. The Canadians and the New Army were engaged and deserte great credit for a signally economie victory. The prisoners within the fortnight bring the total taken on the Somme to 31,132
Important French Qatas.
-N.vember 2, 3.00 .. Paris communiqué says that north of the Somme we made important gains during the day following up our aight Luccesses. North-east of Les Boeufs we captured after a rapid action two new enemy trenches, taking 125 prisoners. Another attack south-east of Saillisel captured a strong " trench "system on the western fringe of St. Pierre Vaast Wood with fifty prisoners. It is confirmed that the German attack on Sailly-Saillisel in the morning was 2 great effort to eject us from the village. The defeat of the enemy was complete and most sanguinary, judging from the num ber of bodies on the battlefield.
On the Verdun front the artillery duel was most violent at the Douaumont sector. We have taken at Verdun since October 24 a total of 6,011 unwounded prisoners, including 138 officer. As reganis material, we had captured on October 24 alone, so far counted: 13 guns including 5 heavy and 51 trenches, 144 machine guns, wireless installations and numerous rifles, bombs, shells, etc.
The day was quiet over the rest of the front, Two German aeroplanes were felled in nerial fights at the Somme front yesterday.
ITALIAN AIRCRAFT ACTIVE.
Nvmber 2, 4,05 .3
An Italian semi-officis statement says that fine weather on October 31 enabled the resumption of artillery and aero- plane activity. The Austrian second line cast of Gorizia and Cars were heavily bombarded. Italian aeroplanes mas tered those of the enemy, driving them off in numerous fights and destroying two. Besides this fourteen Italian battleplanes dropped 24 tons of explosives on railway cen. tres in the Austrian rear. The escorting chaser-planes had numerous fights and drove off the enemy machines.
A NIGHT IN THE TRENCHES.
and then barats, lighting up the No Man's land, and so enabling you to res German working parties raiding partion, etc.),
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TELEGRAMS.
EARLIER TELEGRAMS.
DUTCH EAST INDIES FORCES.
(Reuter's Service to The “Talograph")
London, Received, Nov. 1.
Reuter's correspondent at The Hagan saya several members of the Budget Committee have recommended the_strengthening of the Dutch East Indies forcOS AS speedily as possible.
THE LAW'S DELAYS.
The Lord Chancellor's Views.
London, Receivað Nov. 1.
Daring the bearing of an Indian Appeal case before the Privy Council, in a suit which was filed in 1900, and the final decision, from which the appeal was made, was given in 1908, the Lærd Gbatceller said that it was a plain attempt to interfere with people in possession of their estate, and the quarrel hd bien protracted for mixteen years... Oas of the first- benefits of civilisation was that m** shcald be secured in peaceable" possession of his.. property and tight should be settled as quickly as possible. Delays of this kind were a gros scandal and those responsible should suffer.
WOLFRAM IN AUSTRALIA.
London, Esceived, Nov. 2, TLO Times Sydney corres . pondent telegraphs that eight quare miles of wofram-besring area have been found at Hatch Creck, Northern Territory.
INDO-CHINA'S NEW GOVERNOR.
London, Brceived, Nov, 2.
M. Albert Sirraut ban benn appointed Governor of Indo- Chias, in place of M. Romme, who hse resigned on scoalut of bin health,
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But if your company com- mans), you run like fan for your Bangkok Man's Experiences. · {mander or battalion commerder own trenchra.
is in a rotten temper, you may
If the night parces q_is'ly you not be allowed to prod a nice gain stend to at the first aigon Lieutenant Peroy Trotter has quiet right se the one I have jast of daybreak, so this is another written to a friend in Bangkok fleecribed. There are some of favourite time of the Bxhe, the subjoined description of the the horrible things you may be When it gets fairly light, the men stand down and are allowed to ordinary life in a trench, By the made to do:-
do what they like, except the way if may not be generally
(a) Cat grass in front of your few unfortunate sentries. Tas known that when Mr. Trotter war parapet and so prevent the Hune officers as usual get the worst wounded all the rest of his platoon from crawling close up to your time. We are up every night, and were killed. He letter rane:~~
trabobes goneer. This is not only get a whole day's sleep (5 Life in the trenobes is not hair half a bad job, unless you are
asen by the Germans, when they The trenches we were in were so a.m. to p.m.) evey fourth-day. bad really, except when it rains have a nasty, habit of turning a bad that we had mud and water We had very bad weather when
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ap to our kases everywhere wo went. Warking and shaving aro practically unknown unless there is an undenally big expply of water, which is very seldom, Ya ought to see me with a beard I look some lad, I tell you,-= Bangkok Times,
I was in the line, rain practically machine gue on you. all the time, The day's work (b) Wiring. Going out with x starts in the evening. At about party of men to mend` our ow 9.45 or 10, just as the light hegins wire or to put up new wire. Nos to get bad, we stand to, that is, bad jɔb unless you are woen. every man in the Company, turne (c) Parrolling. One of the most out and mans the parapet, and the usted and most creepy jɔbe going, varions officera takacharzeof their and always pushed on to the poor platoons. The reason for standing ubs. It consists in crawling out to is that twilight is generallem your tummy with one man und the time chosen by the Boche for being if you can spot anything of raiding or sending one over. An German raiding or working par- soon as it gets dark the men are ties, etc. This is a rotten job as all allowed to lie down, except the on are armed with is dagger entries. There are generally and revolver. Very often you three times as many sentries st baimp op' sgoinst a similar Ger- night as there are in the day time man patrol, and then you fight it At night our battalion command- at between you quietly in Noj er always made all the Fiors Man's land. Many a sub, has gone] −9.15 stand by their platoons, No out on that roiten game, and efficere were allowed to sleep at upthing more has been heard of City Hall Police: all. If it wasn't for the variou- him.
DON'T FORGET.
TO-DAY. Victoria Theatre—9.15 p.m. Bijou Theatre........9,16.p.m. g New Hongkong Cinématoges
p.m.
TO-MORROW.
Assault-st-Arma; 9 p.m.
Royal Hongkong Yacht Club.
Victoria Theatre-9.15 |
borrid things the Germans send Last but not least you may be ovar, one would quite enjoy a fine went out with a raiding party. | Opening crniss.. night in the front line. All along Taisie a dangerous gau, though the line, on either side, one can you get quite a lot of fun out of it. ||› Bijou Theatre---9.10 wes star sbells going off or "Very You Just raid ibs German tawana. lights” belog Arada: Is is really an with about twenty men, do na Just like » Orystal Palace show, much damage as you can, take (Very lights are a kind of roskat few prisoners for the pary tred out of a pistol. The rocket obtaining information and
PETER PENOME: 80 foot in the air God bine,
New Hongkong graph.-9,15 pm.
Saturday, November 11.