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November 4, 1916,
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TELEGRAMS.
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THE BRITISH HAVE CAPTURED A TRENCH EAST OF GUEUDECOURT. THE BRITISH SUCCESSFULLY KAIDED TRENCHES AT AREAS. “
THE FRENCH OCCUPIED FORT VAUX WITHOUT SUFFERİNG LOSS. THE BELT OF EXTERIOR FORTS AT VERDUN IS HELD BY THE FRENCH.
THE FRENCH HAVE BROUGHT DOWN THREE MORE ENEMY AEROPLANES.
THE BRITISH HAVE STORMED ALITSA, ON THE BANK OF THE STRUMA. THE AMERICAN. PUBLIC IS ENGROSSED IN ELECTIONEERING AT PRESENT.
FOUR MILLION WOHEN ARE ENTITLED TO VOTE IN U. S. ELECTION. GERMANS SAYS THEIR SUBMARINES WILL NOW ARRIVE AT NEW LONDON. AMERICANS ON THE MARINA SAY THE VESSEL WAS NOT WARNED. RICHANGE OF ANGLO-GERMAN CIVILIANS OVER 48 HAS BEEN AGREED TO. - THERE WERK OUTSPOKEN SPEECHES IN REICHSTAG ON ABRESTS. THE RECRUITING OF NATIVES FOR OUR ARMY IS BEING ADVOCATED: GERMANS CLAIM TO HAVE TAKEN 2 “SUSPICIOUS" VESSELS TO HARBOUR.
· [All telegrams appearlag in large "typs are the latest, having been received during the course of the day. Those in small type have coms through over-night.]
SUBMARINE WARFARE.
Greek Steamer Funk.
[Renter's Service to the "**
'Telegraph."]
November 2, 12.25 p.m. The Greek steamer Kikiiraia han bega sunk.
The Marlon Not Warged.
October 2, 12 45 p m. According to a Washington message, the American Consul at Queenstown telegraphs that American passengers of the Marins, in afidavits, agree that the resel was not warned before being torpedoed.
The Glenlogan Suak.
November 3, 6.20 p.m. The British steamer Glenlogan bas been sunk, (The Gleniogan, which is well-known in Hongkong, was built in 1898 by Workman, Clarke and Co., of Belf it, for the Glen Lins (MoGregor, Go and Co ) and her port of registry was Glasgow. Her tonnage was 5,838 gross.]
GERMANS HOLD UP STEAMERS.
November 3, 150 p.m. According to Reuter's correspondent at Amsterdam, a German official statement says:-Ûn the night of November 1-2 German light sse forces from Flanders stopped and examined · several sisamars on the London to Bolland roste and took two suspicion. vessels into harbour. A third, which was ordered to follow, he not arrived yet. English oruisers unsuccessfully shelled soms of our torpedo-bosts.
It is probable that the third stësmer mentioned shows was the Oldambt.
September 3, 6.20 p.m. Beater's correspondent at the Hague saga an official enquiry is being made regarding the Oldambt and three other vessels which the Germans held up, two of which were taken to Z *zagge.
U.S. ELECTION DEVELOPMENTS.
November 2, 12.45 p.m. A New York meenage saya the toʻpedoing of the Marine and the arrival of the Deutschland have attracted but little attention, the public being engrossed in slestionsering.
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TELEGRAMS.
GERMAN WAR CENSUS.
[Reuter's Service to The "Telegraph."]
November 3, 6.20 p.m. The White Book with reference to the exchange of British and
According to Beuter's ocrrespondent at Amsterdam, the Ger German isterned civilians over the age of 45, shows that the │~,
man Federal Council has ordered a cangus to be taken on December 1 agreement applies to the whole Empire.
Germany has stipulated that Germans from the British Colonies for war purpower-probably osansoted with a levy en masse. and Dominions aball be repatriated with the utmost speed possible, and that retired officers of the Army and Navy not receiving pay,| and officers and crews of British and German merchantmen shall be jonsidered civilians.
"EXAGGERATED STATEMENTS.
November 2, 10.25 p.m.
In the House of Commons, Sir C. Kialoch-Cooke again put s question regarding the condition of Wellington Hospital,
Mr. Chamberlain repeated that the shortage wes purely tom- porary and the position was now satisfactory. The afstemente quoted by Sir O. Kinloch-Cooke were groes exaggerations. He earnestly depreciated unentical condemnation of officers of the Raj, who felt deeply unjust aspersions to which they were unable to reply,
PREVENTIVE ARRESTS IN GERMANY,
November 3, 4.05 ■.m. According to Reuter's correspondent at Amsterdam, the Reichstag Committee, discussing preventiva arrests, adopted a mo tion by the Progresives, that much arrests were only tolerable if the security of the Empire was threatened.
A member of the Centre warned the Government to take the question seriusly, for the entire people supported the Reichstag in demanding that the Government should not disturb the splendid spirit of the Fatherland.
THE DUTCH THRONE.
November 3, 8.20 p.m. According to Renter's orrespondent at the Hague, in the Second Chamber, the Foreign Minister declared that it was not proposed to introduos a Bill with regard to the succession to the Throne. It was not in the interests of the country to giva reasons for this decision.
TELEGRAMS.
EARLIER TELEGRAMS.
MOSS 5.S..co.
(Reuter's Servios to The "Telegraph”) London, Escaired, November 4. The Sir Owen-Phillipe "group have acquired the Moes Steamakip Company..
THE U. S. ELECTION,
London, Received, November 4. Reuter'a Washington-3786« pondent telegraphs that aloes estimates gira President Wilson 197 certain votes and Mr. Hughes 192. Both are strenuously pushs ing their candidature in the doubtful Sistes, especially in New -- York, New Jersey, and Connecti According to Renter's correspondent at Stockholm, the Dagblad (out, whose votes total 65. The says the Russian battleship Sebastopol knɑ been damaged by a mins. successful candidate must secure German submarines sighted near Helsingfors a week agʊ yesterday266 votes. have passed Sraborg,
RUSSIAN BATTLESHIP DAMAGED.
November 3, 3.55 p.m.
LATEST ITALIAN SUCCESSES.
November 3, 7.55 p.m.
An Italian offi sial message saye :-The Eleventh Army Corps, despite violent counter-attacke, captured strong positions to the east of Velikik Bibach and Mount Perinka.
We extended our lines to the west of the Oppachiasetta and La Castagnsviss road and made 3,498 prisoners, of which 116 were officers, in addition to capturing two mountain guns, xumarone Another member added that the Reichstag expected the Gov-machice guns and quantities of munitions. orament to introduce a Bill to deal with the question before the Reichstag meeting in January.
Colonel Wriesberg, on behalf of the Govsrament, promised a Bill, and added that a list of those preventivaly arrested had been demanded from the Commanding General.
NATIVE TROOPS FOR THE ARMY, '
November 3, 12.50 p.m.
At a meeting of thirty members of the House of Commons, a resolation was passed calling on the Gorstament to take immediate stape to recruit for the Army, the races of the Empire, particularly from Africa. Hr. Wedgwood urged that the Indian and Egyptian Overnments ought to be pløssed to 00-perste,"
Burmese Unsuccessful.
November 2, 10.15 p.m. In the House of Commons, in reply to Sir E A. Cornwall, Mr. Chamberlain stated that Burmese had not been asked to enlist because previous experiments had been unsuccessful.
THE RHODES SCHOLARSHIPS.
November 3, 12.50 p.m.
At a sitting of the House of Commons Committes on the Rhodes Estate Bill, Counsel explained that the Trasteen proposed to abolish German scholarships and establish instead twelve scholarships valued at £300 sterling yearly, each tenable for! students from the Colonies, Dependencies or places within the Empire. He referred to Lord Hagh Cecil's suggestion, which the House adopted, that scholarships should be available to persons without, as well as within, the Empire, but the Trustees fels that the Empire should have the first claim.
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Lord Milner, who is one of the Trattoes, expressed the hops A new feature is the enfranchisement of women, four million of that the new scholarships would be a going concern next,autumu. whom are entitled to vole. Working class women favour President There would only be four scholarships annually and the Wilson and those of the middle class Mr. Hughes, though the Trustees had already fifty applications from educational bodien. I National Women's Party is opposing President Wilson on the would only cause disappointment if all the world were invited to ground. that Mr. Raghes favours Federal women's anfrage, while apply. President Wilson advocates State suffrage.
It is expected that the Democrat ory of "Pesos, Eight Hours and a full dinner-pail" will appeal to women voters.
The ohief Republican plank is a prohibitive tariff to prevent industrial disaster after the war.
November 3, 1.50 p.m. Betting har now weared to 10 to 7 in favour of Mr. Hughes.
THE ALLIED OFFENSIVE.
British Capture a Trench.
The Committee decided to accept the view that scholarships were needed within the Empire, and the Bill was socordingly reported without amendment,
THE CASE OF PROFESSOR ETHE,
November 2, 10.10 p.m.
In the House of Commons, Mr. Dalziel draw attention to the cass of Professor Eche, non-naturalised German employed at the India Office, and strongly denounced the retention of a potential spy. Mr. Charles Roberts sgain explained the oiroumstances, mying Profesor Ethe was a septuagenarian. Tas India Office would be sorry General Sir Douglas Haig in a communique, anys:-We❘ to lose the patient labours of such a scholar, who had all the threads surprised and captured a trench east of Gaand soourt, and enconfally of the work on which he was engaged in his hands. The India raided tronches it Arras,
October 3, 1.40 p.m.
French Occupy Fort Vaux,
November 3, 4.05 p.m..
Offiɔe Library was not a part of the India Olios, but Professor Ethe did not even come to the Library—the manuscripts ware sant to him,
After farther discussion, the matter dropped.
A GENERAL'S REDUCTION.
November 2, 10:16 p.m.
A Paris communiq 26 saya: -Owing to the violence of car bombardment for several daya the enemy, without awaiting for an attack from the infantry, whose pressure was becoming ever closer,
In the House of Commons, in reply to Bir O. Kinloch-Cooks, Mr. yesterday afternoon evacuated Fort Vaux, whersin vary heavy Chamberlain said ex-Brigadier General B had lost his rank, while explosions were observed. We occupied this most important work his prestige and prospects of pay had been considerably reduced. His at night without loss.
The belt of exterior fortsat Verda a is now entirely re-setblished Two enemy seroplanse were brought down on the Somme and
and firmly held by us.
one in Alsace.
IN THE BALKANS.
British Troopa Storm Village,
November 3, 4.05 pamet
sige from Salonios saya tha: British have L'Allms on the lalt bank of the Biruma/477
appointment to Loknow was das to a shortage of engineer offours in India. There was no reason to doubt his ftuan for the post, which was entirely different from his previoni ans. He thought the punishment was sufficient for a grave enor of judgment.
GERMAN SUBMARINES IN AMERICA.
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EARLIER TELEGRAMS.
WAR EXTINGUISHES A PEERAGE.
November 2. 12 25 pm.
Lord Llangattock has died of his wounds. The barony is now extinct.
MR. GINNELL GOES TO, PRISON.
November 2, 12 25 p.m.
Mr. Ginnell, M.P., has been sent to prison in default of the payment of the fine inflisted for his racent offence.
(Mr. Ginnell was fined £100 for endeavouring, under an assumed name, to visit prisoners convicted in connection with the recent Irish trouble.]
ENGLISH WHEAT PRODUCTION.
November 2, 12.25 p.m. The Board of Agriculture estimates that the English wheat production of 1918 will be a million and a half quar- ters less than in 1915.
NON-BRITISH FIRMS BARRED.
November 2, 12.25 p.m., The Director General of Clothing is taking measures to prevent the giving out of contracts to non-British firms.
Australia and CONSCRIPTION.
Nóvember 2, 12.25 p.m. .
A Melbourne telegram states that the anti-conscription ma jority is now 30,000; the final figures will probably be known within a week.
Mr. Aughes, who has returned from New South Wales, declined to wscuss the situation. He intimated that Parlia ment would probably meet shortly.
A Sydney telegram says that Mr Dorack, the leader of the new Party, has given notice that he will move that "the Government does not possess the confidence of the country."
IN GERMANY.
"Asothe Enormous Effort,"
Navember 2, 140 p.m. Beuter's correspondent at Amsterdam telegraphs that It is Germany is preparing for another enormous effort. expected that a mass levy will shortly be decreed, and that every man and woman will be called up and placed under State control. The military age limit will also be raised. The organiser will be General Groener, who will be vested with the widest powers,
The "Frankfurter Zeitung" says that there are signs that forr Ludendorff's statement that "every oma and woman munț be placed at the disposal of the military" will now be car- ried out.
The New War Minister Talks.
November 3, 2:35 am. Boular's correspondent at Amsterdam mys that. Gen- eral Stein, the new German War:Minister, made a statement in the Reichstag as follows si“The Kaiser ordered me hither from the Somme battlefield, where I learned much,”- The onemy, especially the British, are introducing ever now and more seziona expedients of fighting, in order to attain their aims quickly. All letters from determination to: bear everyda
Is therefore baboves:
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ANTHRAX IN SHAVING "BRUSH,
Bristles Composed of Hale from China,
An explanation of an outbreak of anthrax in England which ́st the time suumed considerable alarm and threatened to become serious, is given in the annu.t report of Dr W. H. 'Hamer, medical cfficer of health for the [county of London.
Cases occurred in various parts of the ocunity, and were all traced to infected abaring brushes, the bristles of which were largely composed of mixed - hair of Chinese" origin, obify gost, horse, pig and human hair.
Balore the war auch consiga. ments of hair were usually conă to dealots ia Switzerland, who transmitted them to Germany. where they were graded and out into lengths, after being die- infected, and returned to Swi'sær- land, whence they were exported to wholesale manufacturers in this country.
After the outbreak of war, however, the hair was imported bere direot from Chins, and. being labelled ***
'gonia" "hair." escaped the Home Office regals tions with regard to disinfection. This particular consigament was brought here by ■ Japane vessel, and about 1,500 bruakes were distributed. Prourt ad- ministrative action resulted in the recovery of most of them. The cases of anthrax were the frat to be traced to infective from shaving brushes, and Dr. Hamer points out that but for the timely discovery by Dr. Elworthy, pathologist to the West London Hospital, of the inse, an out- break of more serions dimensions | might hays poparṛod,
DON'T FORGET.
TO-DAY.
Royal Hongkong Yacht Club.- Opening arniss.
City Hall-Police Becerre Amanit-at-Arms; 9 p.m.
Victorin Theatre-9.15 p.m. Bijou Theatre-9.15 p.m. New Hongkong Vinoma -9.15 p.m.
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