THE
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
EXTRA
HONGKONG, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 14-1918)|
TELEGRAMS.
BULGARIAN METHODS.
[Beuter's Bervice to the "Telegraph."}
November 13, 6.50 p.m.
Nows has been received that the Bulgarians are burning and ' plundering the towns evacuated by them in East Macedonia, carry. ing off the inhabitants. This bus caused indignation against the Government in Athens.
NEW JAPANESE BATTLESHIP.
November 13, 6.50 p.m. Rester's correspondent at Tokyo mys that a battleship of 81,000 tons, with a speed of twenty-three knots, and carrying twelve 14-inch guns, has been launched at Kobe,
RUSSIAN TREASURY BONDS.
November 13, 6.50 p.m.
Beater's correspondent at Petrograd says that the issus abroad- of Treasury Bonds totalling two thousand million roubles has been - authorised.
THE UNREST IN GREECE.
November 13, 6,50 p.m.
According to Beuter's correspondent at Salonios, an official announcement by the Vanimelista says that the Royalista have occupied the village of Oustana, north of Greyson, where a domach- ment of the Veniselists were stationed. It is not known yet whether there was any fighting. The Provisional Government has ordered that re-infreements are not to be sent, proferring to leave to the Athens Government the full responsibility of the non-sxecution of the agreement with the Entente.
TO GRUSH RUMANIA.
November 13, 8.50 p.m.
Reuter's correspondent at Amsterdam quotes apparently trust- worthy information to the effect that the Central Powers DE COD- osntrating great forcës against Bumenis, whom they will do their atmost to crash before the end of the year.
RUSSIANS SINK ENEMY TORPEDO-BOATS.
November 15, 6.50 p.m.
à Bastian communiqus says—We sänk the majority of enemy torpedo-boats which entered the Bay of Finland and bombarded the coast on Friday,
A RUSSIAN COMMUNIQUE.
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November 13, 6.60 p.m.
A Esian communiqus says:—Eaomy attacks in the wooded Osrpathians have been repulsed with great losses, The enemy is persistently attacking south of Durnavatra in the region of Hollo and Toldosh,
The enemy has pushed back the Rumanians in the Oitas Valley, but the Rumanians have occupied the heights north nad south of Toidvedoling.
The enemy is fiercely sismoking in the region of Kimpolung and the battle in proceeding in the Jiui Valley aud at Ocsora. Our laft alightly advatoed in the Dobradja.
THE ALLIED OFFENSIVE.
British Push on Five-Mile Front.
November 14, 1,30 p.m.
General Sir Douglas Haig, in a communique, says:—We are attacking stride the Anere and havs penetrated defences · on front of åve miles.
We captured the strongly fortified village of St. Pierre Divios in an attack delivered before daylight in a thick mist. The snemy's losses were severa,
We have already counted 3,300 prisoners sad more are coming in. Fighting continnes. The German line which we captured was exceptionally strong.
A Quiet Day.
November 13, 12.10 p.m.
An official message from Paris says, that the day was relatively caim on the whole front.
SANITARY BOARD,
try trade of the Colony, and the possibility of providing special accommodation."
Granted.
A meeting of the Sanitary Board
An application for permission was held this afternoon, at the to erect one water closet and one, Board Room, over which the Free- urinal at St. Georgs's Building ident, Mr. D. W. Tratman, came before the Board. On this presided. Those also present question, the Director of Fablic were:Mr P. W. Goldring, Mr Works pointed out that this ap- Ng Hon-texe, Mr F. B. L. Bowley, plication by Messrs. Leigh and Mr Chan Ksi-miss. Lient-Col Orange stated that there was Crisp, Dr. Osorio, Dr. Woodman, water in the well there, but that · Medical Officer of Health, the did not say there was water in Hou, Yr E. R. Hellifax, Secretary the cisterne for flushing purposes. for Chinese Affairs, and Mr Bowen Mr. Goldring thought the sp- Bowlands, Secretary of the plication should be granted.
The application was granted. The Death Rate. The returns for the week end-
Board.
Poultry Licences. The question was again con- idered of the poultry licence in ing October 29 showed that the Li Sing and Lo Shing Streets, death rate per thousand per an-
this matter having been allowed to stand over from the previous
meeting.
22.8 for the corresponding wosk num was 24.9; as compared with
last year.
Mr. Chan Kai-ming, who was not
Elevan_ Infected Rata, present on that occasion, said be
The Est Boturn showed that, agrond with the views of the during the week ending October Director of Public Works. There 28, 2,404 rain were caught and in was not the least doubt that those the following week 2,319 were poultry "lang"
were causing caught. Of these, sloven¦ Ween abetemotion sad were a nuisance found to be infected with plagas, so their neighbones. Soms suit-ten in Vistoria and one in Low- able pláce as near as possible to loon.
the present promises should be Mr. Bowley had seked where set apart for thons poultry dealsen. shows rats was found; and the The Chairman moved the fol- the President replied, ons esch im lowing resolution:Thats subbealth disiziots No. 2, 4, 7, mad somműtine be sapointed, consist- 10, three in sech of distri Alaies, Mr. Bowlay, Mr. Mg Hon-
time, and Mr. Chan Kai-ming, to Cibát? consider the anonimodation to orgnads required for the wholesale poull pals