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REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
THE AIR RAIDS ON ENGLAND.
HOW LONDON WAS BOMBED.
2 p.m. 86
Temperature
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September 26, 1916, Humidity
WEDNESDAY,
SEPTEMBER 26, 1917.
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ARGENTINA ALERT.
THE WESTERN FRONT.
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Sir Douglas Haig's Report
London, September 25. Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig reports:-We successfully raided to the eart of Epeby. An attempt to rush one of our forward poris north-east of Lene was repulsed. The enemy's 'artillery, is Bolivs to the east and north of Ypres.
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Another Fruitless_Effort.
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London, September 25.
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OBITUARY...
Barl of Mount Edgcumbe.
London, September 25, The death is sunounced of the
Earl of Mount Edgcumbe
The deceased was the fourth holder of the title, having 20- ceeded his father in 1861. He was 84 years of age. He had
Naval Mobilisation Ordered.
London, September 25. German Attack Over a Widespread Area.
Beater's correspondent at Buenos Airm says that the mobilie- London, September 25. stion of the Navy has been ordered. Uamaal military activity London was startled at eight o'clock last evening by an out-prevails, ostensibly owing to the strike, but a high official has said baret of anti-aircraft gunfire, the sounds of which, sad" bomb that the General Staff hau`itu syse open to "other necessition." dropping, showed that the'attsok was over a widespread area: The
CouldTM Despatch" 200,000 Men. warning was promptly given and people nought esver in the tubes,
London, September 25. which were crowded. The gunfire continued, intermittently, for Beater's correspondent at Buence Aires statee that a high one and a half hours. Searchlights were most active. The raiders officer, in an interview, asid that Argentins could easily send direction of Beaumont Despite the extensive use of fi me-throwers, wall, since 1877 and Keeper of A French commanique states: The enemy attacked in the been Lord Lieutenant of Corn apparently approached from the south and steered north-west, bat immediately two divisions to Europe, while it has the neosseary he was repulsed with heavy loss and without gaining suy result.the Privy Seal to IRR. the wars headed off by the north-western sabarbs. Traffic was units to dispatch 200,000 men fully equipped, with the exception Three enemy aeroplazes were brought down. momentarily interrupted and the streets were largely deserted.
of artillery, which the Allies would supply. There is much popular irritation at the dispatch of the Argentine Hinister in Berlin ex- pressing confidence in Germany's readiness to give satisfaction. A. confidence is no longer entertained in the Gormer Government, many legislators are pressing for a rupture. A Council of Ministers has been conyoked.
The Railway Strike.
Incidents of the Raid,
London, September 25. The raiders crossed a part of London at nine in the evening. A bomb struck a grocery, killing two shop girls. It also damaged a public hoa, iajaring castomers. A bomb on another area destroyed some top flours of a tenement. A boy, who had taken refuge in a cellar, retarded to jɔía his bed-ridden grandfather in the
London, September 25. tenement and was killed. The grandfather was injured. Another Beater's correspondent at Buenos Aires states that the general bomb exploded in the main entrance to a hotel, and several were strike on the railways has paralysed trafic in the country. The injured." A man lighting a cigarette had his head blown of. The strikers are despotio in their demande. restaurants were crowded when the polica whistles sounded the
Relations with Germany Brokea Off, alarm. There was a rash for shelter. The streets cleared magically, hence the casualties were limited. A crowd, taking refuge in ons
London, September 25. Bealer's correspondent at Buenos Aires anys the Chamber has ...tube station, sang the hymn "Eternal Father." Observers of the passed a resolation by 53 votes to 18 breaking off relations with.
sky did not see any aircraft, which were at a grest altitude. Many Germany. -coloured lights were visible dashing about the heavsne, in mystify- ing manner. The gonfira was more intense than the bomb- dropping, and there were apparently aeroplane combate.
Essex Coast Town's Experience.
London, September 25,
THE MAKING OF PEACE.
IF
Not a Matter for Monarchies..
London, September 25.
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NOT WANTED IN AUSTRALIA.
Prince of Wales since 1937. He Some German Claims.
was Vice Admiral of Cornwall, London, September 25, Hon. Col. of the 2ad Princes of chen to a width of 400 metres to the south of Beaumont, and repuls Regiment; member of
A German official message saya:-We captured French trea-Wales' Fal. Batt. Devonshire ed everal counter-attacks. We penetrated enemy lines at Bezon- Council of the Dachy of Cornwall;.
the raaz, and took 350 prisoners during the day.
Provincial Grand Master of the Freemasons of Cornwall; and had bron Lord Chin.berlain and Lard Steward in H.M. Bodashold, Pymouth Volautear Brigade, and Brigadier General of the AD.C. to Quesa Victoria. H was also formerly Conservative M.P. for Plymouth... The beir to the tide and -estates is Vidéoɔunt Valletort, Captain of the 3rd Batt, Dake of Cornwall's Light Infantry,
London, September 25. According to Reater's correspondent at Sydney, etepa are be ing taken to exclude all members of the Industrial Workera of the World from the mining fields in New South Wales. Two hundred and fifty are effected.
THE ITALIAN-FRONT.
London, September 25,
An Italian official message states:-The enemy exploded a powerful mine ander our positions in the Mtnero region. Subsequent- ly concentrated artillery fire and our prompt barrage prevented the A telegram from an Essex coast town says that gunfire and the
infantry from advancing. Our aeroplane dropped four ton of droning of seroplaner, which were obviously numerous, was heard that we had made mistakes but nothing like the Germans' initial in the Bassa Valley and at Carso..
Lord Derby, spanking at the Canadian Olah at Thorncliff», ssid | high explosives and caused conflagrations at railway establishments| share for one and a half hours after 7.30 in the evening. No bombs mistake of ignoring the existence of the British Dominions. This were dropped there, though three terrifio explosions were beard in mistake would contribute to their defeat. The enemy was not the direction of London. Reports from an island Essex town say demoralised, for he was fighting all, but our men were fighting that apparently three enemy squadrons passed over the district as better. Our last offensive was, mont Roussefal, and the caraltion incurvals of twenty minutes, one to the north, one to the south, and the other over the town. All seemed to converge some distance to the west. They returned from London the same way, judging from the continuity of the gunfire.
Raiders Meet with Opposition..
Landon, September 25.
THE RUSSIAN FRONT.
London, September 25,
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THE SILVER MARKET:
.. London, September 15. Beater states that the silver market is steady.
SHIPPING SUGGESTION. A Matter of interest to Hongkong.
The Malay Mask-says-Both Homeward and outward freights RTS, & serious tax on the com. manity. There is not likely to
ware comparatively small. The whole of the objectives has been counter-attacks to the south of the Pakov high road, in the Rigs A. Russian official wireless message staten:-We repulsed two gained. The Germans were not surprised, for they warn thoroughly region. prepared for the attack, bat yet were besten. This wasreal proof of the superiority of our nation na a whole. Lord Derby Joecribed bie visit to the Italian front, and, continuing, dwelt on the impossiblity The Press Barena sanotaces that anti-aircraft gunfire drove country who does not want peace, but they want a real lasting arrived in London vesterday morning from Torin, a non-stop flight The demand for both passenger
of a premature pesos. "Taare is not a man, woman or child in the
London, September 25. be any sudden sad sensational off a group of aeroplane raiders, which approached London last pesce,
An Italian seroplane, with officer, pilot, mechanic and observer, drop when pesce is declared. I am a Conservative and a strong supporter of the casualties now are 13 killel and 70 injured. The material damage Monarchy can make war. The only authority able to make war or night. Only one, or possibly two, penetrated the defences. The anarchy-Cheera)-but I know that the day is passed when the of seven hundred miles, doing the trip in four hundred and forty-two and freight accommodation is is not grest.
peace in the united people. There is at present no party in Germany Enemy airships ornasing the Yorkshire and Lincolnshire coasts that could make this country realise that the German nation, and did not penetrate far inland. They attempted to approach various not the Germany Monarchy, should make peace. We must insist bombe on a coast town and slightly injured thres women. There the nation. Then there will be a prospect of a darable peace, defended localities, but gunfire drove them off. They dropped that paos is to be made not by a Monarchy or Chancellor, but by was little material damage. --
Meanwhile, there is only one watchword for us Allice, and that is *Light oa'*'-(Cheers).
No Serious Fires.
Londor, September 25.
There were no serious fires in London se a result of the air. raid. Apparently the bombs used were not of the incendiary type. The raiders were heavily engaged when returning and there were several force fighte, some far out at sos. The bombs were dropped over a wide ares,
The German Version.
PEACE RUMOURS,
Important Russina Deniala.
London, September 25. According to Renter's correspondent at Petrograd, the Foreign Minister in salatement says the rumours that certain Powers have: the reports attaching importance to the Conference at Berne contak. initiated peace negotiations are baselems. Equilly unfounded are Alled by "The Alliance for the Realisation of a Darable Peace." Neither
Rasis nor the Allies have anything to do with such a conference. THE TRAIL OF THE HUNS.
Germany's Great Crime in France,
London, September 25, A Garman official report says:-Oar aviators bombed London, Dover, Chatham, Sheerness and Dankirk, causing free.
returned.
Official Report,
London, September 25.
A British official announcement says:-Aeroplanee crossed the Kent and Essex cosets at various points in the evening. A few bombe were dropped. One raider penetrated as far as the south- eastern outskirts of Landon. "Two bombs were dropped and there are twenty ozenalties,
BIG RAID BY OUR NAVAL AIRCRAFT,
London, September 25,
London, September 25.
minates.
likely to incrasse rather then decrease.
Later. An Italian aeroplane, piloted by Captain Laureati, left Tarin
The shipping companies are no at 7.38 in the morning and arrived at Hounslow at 2.50. Ittravelled more likely to enter s price-
and rain cloude with sit pockets in the valleys. It carried maile it pays a private company to run is Mondane, and Caloz, over the French linse to Cape Grisnes, atsing competition after the war Crowing the Alps, it encountered fieros thunderstorme, fog banks, than they were before the war. It and yesterday morning's Italian newspapers.
a regalar line of steamers between Captain Laaresti, interviewed by Router, said that owing to England and Barms (Bibby Láne) the storm it took a hundred minutes to cross the Alps instead of fifty, without a monopoly, would it pay. as planned. The maximum altitude while crossing the Alps was to run a small fiset of six to eight 11,700 feet. Oxplain Lauresti on August 15 made a record non-ships between England and the stop flight from Taria to Naplae and back, a distance of 1,676 Straits or Hongkong? If so, kilometres, in 10 hrs. 10 min.
what' objection is there to the - Government buying the neces sary steamers and working anch
live?
NEW SUCCESSES IN EAST AFRICA,
London, September 25. If the order for ships were Mihambia, south-west of Kita, on the 19:h insist, after a stubbora to obtain delivery within three An East African official memaga atajos:The enemy evacuated placed now, it might be possible resistance, and retreated towards Opingo. A larger enemy group years. A flet of turbine stesmere evacuated Ndeves, south-est of Mibambis, on the 21st. The entire about half to two-thirds the kiza enemy group in this region fell back to the Mbemburu River on the of the Empress liners, with cabin 23rd. Our Nigerian infantry barred the lias of retreat, The accommodation to amit varionu.
incomes, sad run at an avarage speed of 17 knots, ought to be an attractiva proposition. ',
Hongkong mighs come in. It.
Sir Elward Carson has returned from Headquarters, and been enemy, losing heavily, dispersed in small parties towards the river. interviewed. He stated that he had been impressed at the matyai- lously perfect scientific organiestion created by the High Command and the extent of the territory covered by the war industry. Ha dwelt on the terrible devastation of a once fertile and cultivated
THE SWEDISH ELECTIONS.
Londen, September 25. The Admiralty announces that naval aircraft drooped a large country, now a vast moor of weede and fith, and said it would be elections are proceeding slowly, bat they are gradually nearing Beuter's correspondent at Stockholm says that the Swedish number of bomba yesterday morning among sheds, hangers and impossible to restore this wilderness for generations. It might completion. The Socialists and Liberals are winning considerably aeroplanes at Varssenata sarodrome. Our fighting patrol on probably be forested. It inhabitants had disappeared. No from the Conservativos, M. Branting has been re-elected for the Monday encountered a large formation of Albatross scouts and reparation could ever make good this Germen crime against First Division of Stockholm with four other Socialiste. destroyed one and drove down another. All of our machines humanity, but nous can witness the work of the Han without hoping that reparation will be as complete as France and the Allies can
returned.
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THE IRISH PROBLEM,
London, September 25. The twentieth meeting of the Irish Convention which took plaos to-day at Cork, resolved to refer the varians sabemos discussed at the Convention to the Grand Committee, în view of the preparation of a sabeme for submission to the Convention to meet the views and difficulties expressed during the debates... The Convention adjourns at the end of the week till the Committee raporis.
GERMAN INTRIGUE.
eradt.
FLOODS IN NORTH CHINA,
Terrible Devastation at Tientsio.-
London, September 25, rainfall has flooded a vast area in South Chibli and North Honan According to Renter's correspondens at Peking, a very heavy as well as the lower suburbs, the native city, the Japanese Concess sion and the Anglo-French and exze mural areas at Tientain, where twenty thousand people are homeless. It is hoped to are the emainder of the City Concessions by brosching the Tientein and and Pakow Railway embankment, thus allowing the waters to flow into the river. There in the greatest suffering. Railway commun ications with Shanghai and Hankow, ere entirely out off.
NOTED GERMAN AIRMAN KILLED,
More Startling Disclosures Promised..
London, September 25. Reuter's correspondent at Washington says that while the nature of the State Department'e next disclosure of German intrigue has not yet been indicated it is koown that the disclosures will be more sensational that any hitherto. It may be said, momentarily,
London, September 25, - that the State Dapartment possesses a list of recipients of German
Renter's correspondent at Amelerder states that Lipat. Voes, money for passport frauds and munition plote. It is said that there the most famous German airman, for whom 49, victims had been are scores of resipients of very high eums. The State Dapartment plaimed, has been killed id'an sir fight.' will probably occasionally publish evidence disposing of any denial by thoes inculpated.
GERMAN PRISONERS ESCAPE. ¿
London, September 25, Twenty-four German officer prisoners escaped last night from camp at Keworth, Notir, So far siz have been,
MUNITION MATTERS.
London, September 25,
EARLIER TELEGRAMS.
AERIAL RAIDS ON ENGLAND,
London, Sept. 25.
The Press Bureau announces that airships appeared off. the Lincolnshire and Yorkshire coast early this morning. The raid is still progressing but no details have yet been received.
The Press Bureau announces that aeroplanes attacked the south-east coast in the evening and came in from dif- ferent places in Kent and Essex. A few followed the Thames and attackód London. Bombs were dropped at several pointe, The casualties reported up to the present are: six killed and about twenty injured.
RUMANIAN CONFIDENCE.
Odoana, Sept. 25,
M. Mortzun, President of the Rumanian Chamber of Depalies, interviewed by a representative of Reuter, said:" The Rumanino army, heroically defending Moldavia, looked to the commonsense of the Russian people and hoped they would realise that the Russian army, by ardent co-operation in the defence of the Rumanian front, was defending not its own territory and the liberties gained by the revolution but Rungis's honour and undertakings with the Allies, thus hastening final victory. M. Martzun declared that he is
www....tictorious on its own soil, .... ..
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The Press Baresa intimates that Mr. Churchill Banouages the abolition of leaving certificates sa from October 16, The munitions).cfident that, despite heavy trials, Rumania will 'emerge volunteer scheme is being extended me one of the safeguards againas
liva migration of labour,
so that Colony cruid afford to pay Straits of another and the F.M.8. for the cost of one steamer, the of three more. Rubber companion. might pay for a sixth-and the general public for one or two more. The F. M.8. money now being invested in British securitien might ultimately be used for this purpose. Of course, very powerful... : pivate interests would be against the inception and working of such scheme, but that is scarcely a reason for not taking any sotion, DON'T FORGK1.
TO-DAY.
Victoria Theatre-9.15 p.m. Bijou Thestre-9.15 p New Hongkong Cinemine graph --9.15 p.
V.B.C. Annual Aquatic Sporta. -First Day.
TO-MORROW.
Victoris Theatre-0.15 p.mi. Bijou Theatrozems Now Hongkong |graph.—9.15 0.mm,
Friday, September 28. V.B.C. Annuel Aquatic Sportal : -Second Day,
Saturday, September 22%,
V.B.C. Annual Aqustio
Third Day Douglas