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The Hongkong Telegraph
November 15, 1916.
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TELEGRAMS.
MEN FROM THE CROWN COLONIES.
The Colonial Office on the Alert.
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[Renter's Service to The "Telegraph."]
November 14, 5.40 p.m.
In the House of Commons, Mr. Bmar Law aœenrad Mr. Wedgwood that the influence of the Colonial Office would be directed to securing the largest possible man-power from the Crown
Colonies,
THE ALLIED OFFENSIVE.
The Value of the British Push.
November 14, 6.55 a.m.-
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· Exports agree in congratulating General Sir Douglas Haig on his brilliant strategy, the success of which completes the objective of "the big prah," annihilating whole system of defences which the Germans considered impregnable, and increasing the enemy's difficulties to man the trenches....
Yesterday's victory wipse out the so-called Bancourt enlient and enables the British for the first time to cɔatinus' operations on a fairly wide front.
The importunos of this extension of the offensive, is increased by the fact that it is likely to wreck the German etaff plaan of sorsping every regiment that can be spared in France for an attack ca Bomanis.
St. Pierre Divion and Baumont Hamel, which the infantry rushed, are described as-fortresses stronger than Fort Arthur or Bevastopol.
The French Front.
November 14, 4 20 p.m.
A Paris communique #sse:-There has been lively artillery firing at Preassire.
An enemy attack west of Auberirs, in Ohampagne, was repulsed. There has been a calm elsewhere.
Germans Admit Important Loses.
November 14, 0.30 p.m. - To-night's German communique admite the British capture of Beaumont Estel and St. Pierre Divino, with the lateral connecting
lines.
It adds: “The stubborn defencs-caused us important losses." The latter admission is almost unprecedented.
Further British Successes.
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Novembar 15, 12:45 pm. Sir Douglas Baig reports:—We have esptured Boncourt-sur- Ancre. Our prisoners are considerably ovir five thousand and more are arriving. We made a successful local advance to the east of Butte de Warlencourt and all our objectives were gained. Eighty prisoners were taken there.
The Commonweath Moratorium,
November 14, 6.30 p.m.
It appears that the Commonwealth Moratoriam applies only to mortgages or to agreements to parobase. The court's leave will be meessary balore foreclosing, and the time allowed to woldista for repayment of mortgages will be extended to six months after the
Violent Enemy Bombardment,
November 15, 1.20 p.m. A Paris official announcement says:-North of the Somme, the enemy artillery, to which oare vigorously replied, violently bom- barded the region of Pressoire and the sector at Bisches,
At La Maisonette, in årgonne, we occupied a crater which a German mine had created.
At Verdun, there has been an intermittent cannonsding setion
in the region of Douanmont sad Vaux.
THE POSITION IN MESOPOTAMIA,
November 14, 1.20 p.m.
A despatch from General Lake mye that since the fall of Kut no large operations have been undertaken. The troops are resting. recuperating and consolidating during the abatement of the flxode. The dried ground has increased the water difficulties.
The Turke still hold the Sennaiyat position and havsconstructed other lines on the left bank. We dominate Hai and could bombard Kat.
DUTCH STEAMERS HELD UP.
November 14, 6.55 a.m." The Germans coized the Datoh steamers Batavier and Import, bound for England.
The crew of the Import took to their boste, bat, on the sub- marine disappearing, they returned to their ship.
FRANCE AND THE MUSSULMANS.
November 14, 1.05 p.m. Beater's correspondent at Paris states that political missioners sent by the Grand Sherif of Macas were present at a scesion of the Inter-Miniatorial Committee on Museniman Affairs, beld in their honour at the Foreign Ministry, and were afterwards entertained at luncheon.
H. Braind visited the hospital for Colonial troops at Nogent- sur-Marne. The Premier decorated the missioners and coloniale and warmly praised the heroism of the French Afriosn contingents, whose loyalty, he said, had inseparably bound to France the Musulmane living under the protection of the French flig,
ACTIVITY ON ITALIAN FRONT.
November 14, 7.00 p.m.
An Italian official message says:-Arullery on both sides has
been sotive on the Trentino front.
We straightened our line at several points in the Carso - region and captured a heavy trench mortar.
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TELEGRAMS.
IN THE BALKANS.
Enemy Still Active.
[Renter's Service to The “ Telegraph.”]
November 14, 4.20 p.m. ▲ Russian commanique says :-Enemy attacks is_the woɔded Carpathians and in the Trotus, Tirgului and Oituz Valleys were repelled.
The Romanizas wern forced back slightly in the All Vallay. The enemy occupied the village of Bambesti, in the Jiat Valley.
Incessant Enemy Attacks.
November 14, 8.00 p.m.
A Romanian commusique_ssys:--There have been incessant enemy attacke between Uxul Valley and Casino Valley eines October 10, but these have been repulsed sanguinarily. We counter- attacked and ciptared eighty prisoners, three machine guns and a quantity of war material,
and
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Our left wing, at Drago Slavelle, was compelled to give way, we may sise be forced to withdraw to the south of Bambesti.
On the right bank of the Alt, a Romanisa flɔtilla bombarded
enemy's left flank at Seilmenimari, north of Cernavode.
Serblans Take Another Thousand Prisoners...
November 14, 10.25 p.m.
A Serbian official manage sunouuces:-We fought sanguinarily on November 13 against the Germane sad Balgars at Cernareks, Engagements are continuing and several trenches are repeatedly changing hands. We definitely got possession of importent enemy positions near Tepavci at the close of the day. The enemy suffered enormously in killed and wounded. We took a thousand additional prisoners, mostly Germans, together with importeat booty.
Franco-Serb'an_Booty."
November 15, 1.20 a.m.
A French official message dealing with the Etern Army says: Artillery fire bas been very lively between the Cerns and Proapa Like.
The booty which the French and Serbians capture between November 10 and 12 includes twenty-five guns, of which eight were! heavy guur, sad much other material. They also tock 1,447 prisoners.
[In the event of telegramms arriving too late for inserting on this page they will be found on Page 8 or on Extra].
EARLIER TELEGRAMS.
SURVIVORS FROM THE ARĄBIA.
November 13, 1.45 p..
Reuter's correspondent at Rome says a dizen survivois of the Arabia have arrived there. The rapidity with which, within fifteen minutes, five Allied ships appeared on the horizon and came at full speed to the help of the Arabia is considered remarkable. Every praise, they say, is due the Commander of the Arabia, who, with Colonel Henry Colgate. HAMO, remained on board till they were aurevail were marol, then. jumped into a lifeboat, which was full of water and had to be haled out to keep aflost.
In addition to Col, Colgate the survivors inclups Major- General Altran, Colonel Green, Major sud Mrs. A. A 8★ Xíll." Wellingtons, Major Macpherson, Indian Pulitics Service. Captain Hon. L. Lowther, Lieutenant Bird, B.A.M.C., Mr. and Mr. Toulmin, from India, all bound for England.
THE BERLIN-Bagdad DREAM.
November 13 1,45 pm.
- Beuter's correspondent at Amsterdam saya tie "Hamburger., Nachrichten "urger that the Turco-Germans aust re-capture Beers at all costs in order to complete and secre the Berlin- Hagdad programme.
A VALUABLE SERBIAN CA/TURE.
November 13, 1.45 p.m. Reuter's correspondent at Serbian Heaquarters states that the capture of Tehuke Hill permits the stablishment" of a strong bridge-bead across the Cerna,
THE INDIAN and ceylon EA INDUSTRY. November 13, 5.30 p.m.
The Indian and Ceylon tes indusy, having applied for an increase to 12 per cent. of the stastory pre-war,standard of profits for the calculation of excek profits and duty, the Board of Referees, after hearing to evidence, raised the percentage to eight for companies ad nine for private firms,
LATEST SINĖ NGS,
Jovember 14,3 20 a.m. The following sinkings are reorled:-Caterham, Kapua- da, Morazan (all British),
The captain of the Morazanins been made prisoner,
The Duke OF DEVŃSHIRE IN CANADA.
November 14, 3.20 x,m. The Duke of Devonshire Governor General of Canada, and the Duchess of Devonske have arrived at Ottawa.
They received an ovatiḍ.......
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GERMANY MAN PROBLEM.
November 14, 420a.m.
It is reported that the German Government ccotemplates affextraordinary sittin of the Reichstag, with a view to passing legislation calliy up all civilians,
November 15, 1915.
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TELEGRAMS.
CARDINAL MERCIER AND BELGIAN DEPORTATIONS.
[Beater's Service to The "Telegraph."]
November 14, 4.20 a.m.
Reuter's correspondent at Amsterdam reports that Cardinal Mordier, the Primate of Belgium, has issued a spirited protest to the civilised world against the compulsory deportation of Belgians to Germany.
He declares that the Germans are daily deporting thon- sands of inoffensive Belgiane, who are herded in waggons like gangs of slaves.
The Cardinal scouts the German declaration that the de- portation measures are dictated solely by humanitarian reasons and draws a touching picture of sons, husbands and fathers of families torn from their homes by parties of sol- diera, who bar the doors with bayonets, preventing the de- ported ones and their womenkind from taking farewells.
The Cardinal concludes by charging the German, with a breach of their pledges not to deport Belgians.
SUCCESSFUL BRITISH ADVANCE.
Novou. ber 14, 1.15 p.m.
General Sir Douglas Haig reports:-We stormed Beau- mond Hamel and have reached the outskirts of Beaucourt- sur-Ancre...
We have now over 4,000 prisoners. Fighting continuos,
BRITISH REPLY TO AMERICA.
November 14, 9.55 a.m. Replying to the American Note protesting against the British Black List os an arbitrary interference with neutral trade. Viscount Grey reiterates that the prohibition of tende .. applies only to British subjects, and is indisputably within Britain's rights. Replying to the feare expressed of a possibis unwarranted expansion of the system he points out that every addition to the list restricts British commercial opportunities, therefore it is to Britain's interest to confine the list to the utmost; but it was notorious" that many firms in neutral countries bad been active agents for German espionage and propaganda, had supplied German cruisers and organised paid miscreants to destroy slips and factories supplying the Allies, even in the United States, where the Government took no adequate action to suppress suck criminal breaches of neutrality. It had been anggested that the military position was now such that nothing happening in distant noutral countries could affect the result. He (Viscount Grey) wished it were so, but there was still a long, bitter struggle shoad. The possible inconvenience to neutrals was not for a moment to be compared to the suffering and loss occasioned to mankind by the prolongation of the war even by a week. Britain was fully entitled to refuse bunker coal to ships carrying the goods of black-listed firms, especially in view of Germany's efforts to reduce the world's tonnage, rendering it necessary to reserve Dritish coal for possible British wade. Between the let Juns and the 30th September enemy submarinse had sunk 262 vessels, G6 of which belonged to neutrala. Viscount Grey then quotes American Civil War precedenta în justification of the British sotion, and trusts that the explanations given will remove the suspicions and erroneous views prevailing in the United States.
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Sion, The Sat of these objects can be attained by the abolition or modifartion of any trade union rules which tend to restrict output, and by the in- stallation of the latest and most efficient types of machinery and tools. The second object can only be secured by sfaguerding the market from unfair foreign com- petition and by negotiating with friendly and neutral countries, on a reciprocal basis, for more advantageons terms of entry of British goods into their marketa." It involves also the extension of trade with our great self-govern- ing Dominions by a policy of |Imperial preference. These facto now fully recognised by both employers and employed. Business men in every part of the kingdom have impressed them opon the Government through their chambers of com- merce, and working men have wakened to their significanos. At the recent Trade Union con- ferencs a motion was carried by sa overwhelming majority declar- ing that, “Meibods should be: adopted" which will restrict or prevent the import of thesp manufactured goods which have reen produced at lower rates of wages, or under worse labour conditions than those prevailing in this country.” And the Gavern- ment themselves have agreed to the resolutions of the Paris Econ- Comic Conference which invoire this policy, one of which reads sa follows:-"In order to defend their commerce, their industry, thair agriculture, and their navi- gation agsint economic aggree- sion resalting from dumping or any other mode of sofair compe- tition, the Allies devida to fix by supreme common object. If we agreements period of time dur learn the lesson aright we shelling which the commerce of the carry this same spirit into the enemy Powers shall be submitted sphere of industry. On this sub-to special treatment, and the goods jedt Mr. G. H. Roberts, the Lab originating in their countries our M.P. for Norwich, spoke some thail be subjected either to prohi hapefal words at a meeting re-bitions or to a special regime of presentative of the engineering suffective character."
Seeing, then, that capital and The relationship between industry held in London on ospital and labour have for many September 20 He said: "If the labour are agreed upon the scop years been far from satisfactory, nation is to remsia great and omie policy to be parsand slier and the blame for such a state of if its integrity is to be pre- the war and that their interests things does not rest with one side werved in the coming years of are inseparable, it should not be
competition slone. The substitution of limit-intensified
and impossible for them, for their
CAIRO BOMBED.
November 14, 12.20 p.m. Hostile aircraft this forenoon bombed Cairs. There ware several casualtise, and apparently insignifionat dausage.
THE NEW INDUSTRIAL OUTLOOK.
Security and Progress.
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ed companies for individual pro- stress, we must preserve the mutual benefitand for the welfare prietorship has done away with barmony and co-operation which of the nation, to agree to the new Such A characterised all clames conditions involved. the personal touch which did sobse
industrial entente cordiale would much to establish friendly feelings throughout the war. of comradeship between master The worker reasgaines that in not only bring about kindline and man. On the other hand the order that the nation may recover feelings between the classes in- meo, through their trade unions, from the wastage of war and that ferested, but it would eceare in- beve conroyed the impression we may retain our trade and com- creased output, higher wagen, that they regard capitalists as mercial pre-eminence, those who improved social conditions, and their natural enemies, and have, remain to work should redouble the regaining of our position as in too many cases, made it their their efforts to secure the necessary the leading industrial and com chief object to give the minimum output, They are prepared to do mercial country of the world. of work in exchange for the this because behind any disorder Our workers, in munition factories maximum of pay. The war, how and agitation there abides a love and elsewhere, are doing splendid ever, it in plain to see, it bringing of country, a belief in the British patriotic work in support of our about a welcome change in the Empire, a recognition that Great fighting forces. We trust that attitude of both parties. The Britain is the best country in the their patriotism will not fail them speech of Mr. Neville Chamberlain world for democrats to reside in. when the military war in over, at the recent Trade Union Con- These are sigos of a better and we enter upon the no long ference at Birmingham indicated understanding between the emimportant and strendions trade the friendlier spirit and closer re-ployed and employing olamaz. Wewar which appears inevitable Intions which enlightened em have to foster that understanding Journal of Commercs. ployers now seek to cultivate and on the lines of justice for the
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tablish with their workers, worker, fairness to the employer, Poor Law Doctors and the Army. while the speeches made by many and duty to the nation of which
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