THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
EXTRA
HONGKONG, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1916.
TELEGRAMS.
THE ALLIED OFFENSIVE.
The Capture of Fort Vaux.
[Benter's Service to The "Talegraph."]
November, 3, 1.50 p.m. It is remarkable that the French communiquse yesterday did not mention the esptare of Fort Vaux, and it is curious also that the Datch papers, prior to the issue of German communiquer, published a telegram from Berlin intimating that Fort Vaux would be evacuated because it wat now mostly destroyed and only an excellent target for the French artillery, while with the French esptare of Duan mont there was no longer any justification for making sacrifies to
retain Fort Vaux.
This is significant in view of the enormous sacrifices the Ger- mans made to capture Fort Vaux. It took the Germans 104 days to force the two-and-a-half miles between Dousamoat and Fort Vaux, but the French recovered both forts în nine days.
ROYALISTS OPPOSE VENIZELIST TROOPS.
November 3, 1.50 p.m. Renter's correspondent at Athers says that the Venizelists are astonished that the Royalist officers at Larissa are permitted to send reinforcements to oppose the advance of the Venis-lists from Ekaterini, as the Larissa railway ia controlled by the Allies.
THE BREMEN' LOST.
p.m.
November 3, 1.50x Router's New York correspondent says that the captain of the Deutschland has admitted that the Bremen is lost. The loss is believed to be the result of an internal accident. He said that the U 59 was sent to America to defend the Bremen in osas of attack.
THE SUBMARINE campaign,
Supk la Norwegian Waters.
November 3, 5.50 p.m. According to Router's correspondent at Tromso, the crew of the anken Norwegian steamer Kongdag state that the vessel was suck in Norwegian waters.
The Sinking of Greek Steamers,
November 3, 5.50 p.m. According to Beuter's correspondent at Athens, Admiral Fournet bae announced that investigations show that the Angeliki and the Kikiissis were torpedoed or mined by the enemy:
THE WAR TO-DAY,
Moral Decline of the German Forces.
it altogether. But, in fact, no influence is more powerlally operative, It was not, for example, she German losses at Verdun which made up the sum of the damage. It was the enemy's die oovery that he could not conquer as he bad believed he could; that he was up against something In Peninsula daya, British mil-much more difficult than he had itary power, as Napier records, in agined. As units were drawn under-estimated from elsewhere to be thrown into WAL grossly abroad and absolutely despised at that furnace and raked out of it home. So to a great extent was crippled, this knowledge spread it when this war was entered upon. among the Genon renk and file, We made our military effort be until Verdun became a name of cause there was no choice, but we evil omen. The German army at made it smid marmurs of misgiv-the end of that ill-fated attack ing. To this old-standing, biss was not the same as the beginning, against ourselves in land warfare
HONGKONG TRADE.
LOSS OF THE GLENLOGAN.
Features of the 'Past Fortnight“ · „In Hongkong thres Mouths
Ago.
The fortnightly Price Current and Market Report issued by the
The sinking of the ss. Glenio Hongkong Chamber of Commerce gan is reported by Reutor's agency
to-day. includes the following:
Cotton piece goods and fancy On enquiry at the agents in bolton goods.-There has been Hongkong for the Glen Line, a limited enquiry for certain locura. Shewan, Tomen and are informed that chops of white shirtings but Co., we generally speaking the prices the is. Glenlogan was laut. Th offered are much too far out to Hongkong on August 2, wailing induce merchants to well. Sales in on her way from London to of lence and figd. poplin are re- Vladivostock. She arrived at the ported at enhanced rates but northern port on August 22, bat prices roling on this side for did not call here on her way back. most cloths, especially blacks— She must have been nearing are disappointing.
Home at the time of her sinking.
Cotton Yarn. The market bas been fairly active and prices have continued to advanos." We close quiet in sympathy with the de- cline in colton and the rise in exchange. Deliveries have been very satisfactory and stockca generally are light Quotations
OUR EDUCATION PROBLEM.
School Life.
Drilling and “parrotting" wers of no avail in a school, and proved neither piety nor patriotism' ssid Sir James Yoxall, M.P., ut a mawa's meeting in- Whitefield's Tabern
are No. 10 at $110/132. No. Sir J. Yovall Pleads for Longer 128 at $120/131, No. 18. at $140/152, No. 20 at $138/170. Arrivals 1,000 bales. Sales 8,500 bales. Shipments 200 bales. Unsold stock 12,000 bales. Bargains 22,000 bales.
Woollens-Kore enquiry, but owing to high prices quoted by Bradford very few orders find so- ceptance. Some sales have re- cently been made of long ells Spanish stripes and blankets.
SugarMarket strong at aliff advance.
sole.
When a Germen battalion pat up above their parapet a board on which they had written “Got mil ane," it did not indicate sny Metale. Apart from a demand who had been drilled into patri- special piety of the Germana, for steel plates, business continues otiem at school, any more than it lifeless. Clearances have been indicated irreverence when the alightly better during the last English battalion opposite pat up fortnight, but there is very little a board which said “We've got enquiry for forward business, mittens, too." Prices at home and in Americs
continue firm. Many mills roll- ing plates and bars are said to be fall for practically the whole of
next year.
rates
there schools, was indifferent to them,
The real education question was to get more teachers and better teaghera into the schools, and fewer children into the class- Canton Silk,-Messrs. Herbert (6 How could the best teacher Dent and Co's circular dated in the world individually in- October 21 states:-Stock: flaence and imprses 60 children 4,000 baies. Market Sükil at cave? Ele had seen a girl Daring the past fortnight ex. of 18 stand up in front of a olam change has been fairly steady
of 80 babies of 3 and 4 years. and buying has been brisk for Was there any man present who both the Lyons and American would tackle 80 babies at once? markets. American demand One at a time had been enough showed more urgency at the last for him. (Laughter.) causing a slight stiffening in Urgent se was this question of all round, to the ex teachers in schools the supply. tent of about $10 per pioal was falling off. No ads, and Money is tight and dealers are hardly say girls, could now be anxious to sell, but generally less induced to become teachers. inclined to make concessions. great national duty was not being There is a feeling that eventually fulfilled. The nation, which they will be able to obtain expected so much from the better prices bat
no reseon apparent The influence of the moral prices should improve.
asid that cept German claims on their face factor manifestly cuts both ways. is more demand vaino. There was an inability to Inevitably, un confidence or moral realise all at once the conditions felle on one side, it rises on the consumption which of war as waged by mass armice, other. Our own troops, when up the prices of course BİZDE. Ideas still lingered derived from they began the Somme battle, the old ware of manoeuvres. But knew that they had a hard task in front of them. They believed in this war everything leads up to, and is subordinate to, the they were equal to it, but, of clash of battle. And what under course, they could not be certain, theas modern conditions is the Now they are certain, and they clash of battle? A anocession of strike like men assured that they get there." abooks, their effect, whether in the repules of the attacking or in that Conversely the feeding in and elements are reported at alight-sinos the war began was und directly the great guns began to of the counter-attacking and raking out of German divisions ly easier prices.
Flour Market Report.-Ameri-boom on the other side of the which gave Verdus an evil' defending forces, dependent upon name has gone on in the battle can Market: No advices, and no Channel the men and women in impetus, frequency, repetition of the Somme on a still larger recently advanced considerably children of 11 years of age to be business. Japan: Market has this country were shouting for Defeated, the, by comparison, tiny scale. Can the slightest doubt armissal former ward were chand be felt that among the enemy eto, Leaal: Small detasad, but work. By that one stroke we had owing to demand from Europe, taken out of school and seat to off the field and melted down into
rank and fils the Bomme is by no new purchases are reported. alipped back educationally 50 disorganisation almost forthwith.
was added the inclination to no-
Can
and will
that
that and parents were indiferent too. It is Teachers were not honoured as there teachers, and they were for native suitably paid.
has pat
· It was boosuse the children of Chins New Year falls on 23rd the working classes left school at January and one easily looks the early age of 14 that they had for cheaper prices before that ench poor chance in the com date. Tuare would appear to be petition of life. A part of the good stock of cococas still avail-real education question was able as well as a prospect of sixth keep the children longer at and seventh crope yielding a fair school. supply. Warts-Some & mall
The biggest blot on our record
The vast mass armies of to-day this time a name not lem oril ? As | Quotations :" American. Paleat, years, for those children would
the war goes on the emergence of
are not chased off she field, save the featur of moral on the side of $4.00; American Cut off, $3.40; ever go back to school, and their in detail. They are, as the late the Allies grows more unmistak-American Straight, $3.35; Shang- one opportunity had left them. Marshal von der Golts said they able. It is the most certain of hai Flour; $3-/3.05. would be, destroyed by shocks, the presagos of victory, Were because the shocks rain the moral that factor as unmistakably on which is the basis of their the other side, and larger materi- cohesion.
al resources alone on ours, wa
In his despatch of Sept. 18 Sir might doubt, and rightly. But Douglas Haig tonobed with pass the most striking failure of the ing emphasis upon this aspect of war, and the true nemesis of the battle of the Somme, and unjust aggression, in the collapse justifiably. The sapping of moral ander trial of the merely material is not easy to messure, and be foundation, on which modern cause it is not easy to masaare Garman militarism has been anists an inclination to moulded to a criminal purpose, it, or evan to disbelieve in ~Westminster Gantia,
Whist Drive.
The sons and daughters of the working classes were not getting fair chance in the international battle of life by the aid of adson- The R. E. Sergeants Mention. The people had left the held a whist drive last night, education question in the hands there being a very large attend of bishops, politicians, Cabinets, 106, 138 taking part, Sergt.-Major and coteries of people who did Phillips and Bergt. Coron were not send their children to the the M.O.. Borgi-Major Morgan, schools to which the actions atthe conclusion, handed the very classes sent theirs. These woen useful prizes to the successful the reasons why this great aduce. players,
tion question was still unsolva