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YESTERDAY'S
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THE BRITISH DRIVE.
London, Nov. 24- Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig reports:-We have captured over 100 gman, on the Somme, since No- Tember 93:
THE BRITISH DRIVE.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAT, NOVEMBER 26, 1917.
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NAVAL AIRMEN BUSY.-
London, Nr. 24.
but fortunately the pine connections
The Admiralty announces that our were detected in the nick of time, fighting patrols, yesterday, probably and the wires were cut. Befugees destroyed two enemy aircraft and from the villages dwell upon the drove down another. They also harshness of the Germans, especially destroyed an enemy machine on the officers, who even plundered and November 20. All our machines stole the supplies of the American Relief Commission, after they had stripped the inhabitants of every- thing estable and drinkable. Many of the refugees were
Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig reports: The operations were con- tinued to-day against the enemy's positions wouward of Cambrai and sights. latest reports show that they are developing satisfactorily.' Hostile artillery was very active in the neighbourhood of Passchendaele,
A wireless German official message elates: A renewed English attempt to break through south-westward of Cambrai was shattered with most severe losses to the enemy,
tretched
Paris, Nov. 24.
announcement
returned.
CHANGED BRITISH
COMMANDS.
ARMS LOAN BOGEY.
Interview with Mr. Lang.
The following in from the Peking Daily Newe
London, Nor, 24. It is officially announced that Gener. al Plumer bas been appointed to the command of the British Forces in Italy and Lieut-General W. Rment Marshall to the command of the posters forces in Mesopotamin.
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always causes one to give credit FIRE INSURANCES. to what is stentially stil in China Fires. b. semi-official
others.
Why the persona H. K.-Fires states that despite the apparent
composing the present: Govern-
should be taken lull on the British Front, the battle
to Douglases losa patriotiem than Steamboats continues vary fiercely from Flan
disgruntled politicians sane Indos (Def.) dem to St Quentin; especially on
logio cannot explain, except | Indos (Pref.) the front at Gambrai where, the British are consolidating their post-
that the misrepresentations are Shells tions and resisting fierce counter-
deliberately made to lower tle Ferries attacks. The Germans cannot re-
dignity of the existing Cabinet London, Nov. 24. Reuter's correspondent at Head pair the breach in the Hindenburg The Admiralty announces that the for the purpose of ushering in Sugars quarters, telegraphing on November line except with numerous hastily formation of the Shipbuilding Coun another. The absurdity of the Malabons 23 states that no further advance collected reserves of troops; thus, cil, under the chairmanship of the tumour must now be apparent to is reported today, though ɓghting the British have upset the plans to Admiralty Controller, differs from the all after the publiestion of the
Kailans has been going on with heavy gun, crush Italy and the British and Shipbuilding Advisory Committee telegraue exchanged "belwein Langkate rife and machine-gun fire in the French Commanders have retained by the inclusion of naval shipbuild-General Tean Ci jai and Gen- Reabs neighbourhood of Mœuvre and Bour, the initiative in the manauvre, ing. All the Advisory Committee-eral Li Shop, Tachon of Kinogen Tronohs Jen Wood, which probably signalises which is an immense advantage.
have consented to join the La crder to remove any lurking Urais activity on our part.
doubt that may still be troubling Oriental Cons. the mind of the people, a pre- DOCKS, WHARVES, septetiye of a contemporary called
GODOWNS, &C.
The Germans
have been rushing up men and guns
into this area and anything like a THE ITALIAN STRUGGLE. curprise in now. impossible. What
wo get now will be got by hard figh- Ling. The Germans are also hurry- ing up guns in the neighbourhood of Cambrai The weather has in- proved, but it is still too bad for good aeroplane work. Details of the participation of the Tasks in "crease the brilliancy of their per- formance. Tasir Commander's or der before the advance was The chance for which the Tank Corps bas been waiting bas at length come." There is no doubt as to the use the Tanks made of their chance. After crushing the wire and clearing out the treaches the Tanks seem
19 have vied with one another, secing who could go the farthest and in the most dangerous places.
1
The Tanks showed indeed that un- der favourable conditions they can do more than ever was claimed for them. Two battalions got through the Hindenburg line on the first morning and only one man was wounded. On each part of the battle- Seld traversed next morning I did not see a single British dend.
All
London. Nor. 91.
that most of the enemy manes on Thursday" exerted pressure on the
men
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REFINERIES.
IRISHMEN IN TROUBLE. on Hr. Liang Chi-chiao (Minister
New York, Nov. 24. of Fisarce) for s fuller explant Jeremiah O'Leary, President oftion of the purchase of arms from An Italian semi-official message, de- the American Truth Society, has Japan. scribing the enemy attempts to break been indicted on a charge of violat through between the "Brenta and
"At the cuteet it should he the Piave, on Nov. 21 and 22, saying the Espionage Act" and Postal remembered that no loan what- Centrals
evar has been concluded with H. K. Hotels Japin for the parchase of arms," Land Invest. Tombs. Mon Fenern sector, six Aus-rested at the instance of the British even I myself knew nothing of Kloon Lands Thomas O'Callaghan has been aroid Mr. Lang. This was why H'phreys Est, tro-German regim nus attenipting t encircle the right wing and dislodge Consul General and charged with the supposed to until the sewa the Italians on the right bank of the murder of two policemen during papers began to make noise about Et. I then at once called on the The struggle was most the Sinn Fein revolt in Ireland, violent until the night and continues
Ministry of War for' correct in-j- with varying fortune.
In attacks
formation. I was told that Ewos and counterattacks
the
phemy's
although negotiations were pro- Kung Yiks Jasses were more severe than ours.
S'hai Cottons ceeding for the eapply of a certain Prisoners state that the enemy was surprised at the vehemence of our
illat, that is, no agreement had been of understanding had been arrived
quentity of munitions no definite Yangtazepoos
Orientals
· MISCELLANEOUS. signed between us and Japan. Borneos
Now, the whole matter, as China Light & P.b. has been put to me, is Tery Dairy Farms
Providents
the Piave.
counter attack!
Reuter's correspondent at the
the evening on Nov, 23 says: Italian Headquartere. writing on
To-
A FRENCH MINISTER
RESIGNS.
Paris, Nov. 24.
Blockade, has resigned, owing to M. Jonnart, the Minister
bealth..
Mount Grapa represents what UNCLAIMED TELEGRAMS. simple. It is nothing more than
Mount Pasubio dd" in May, 1916. The Alpini surpassed themselves in eventing the enemy from breaking through. The latter employed num- crous desires, stealing towards the
this is due to the tanks. The dis- Italians in Italian uniforms. Num tances covered by the troops on the
hers of such prisoners we're shor
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first day were extraordinary. West,tantly. The troops are now despér Riding troops advanced 7,000 yards, į at least 1,000 yards farther than anyately defending the last barris pro tecting the flank and rear of the infantry have gone when attacking Italian lines on the right bank of entrenched positions in this war, i They took fifty machine-guns and the Piave, namely, Taubs and Monhai.
Fenera monatains. Behind them arej 1,000 prisoners. The performance of his, but they are dominated by the Ulster men on the left flank was Mon Fenera. Whatever happens Gen- notable. They were not assisted by eral Hotze-dorf has been held up the tanks and could not go motally here a fortnight whereas ho hoasted over the trenches. They had to that he old break through in two bomb their way. along the trenches
dave. to the left of the main attack.
They thus, in one day, covered a
distance of 4,000 yards against the |
Germans, who were strongly holding | the trenebes, and fighting against
RUSSIA AND PEACP,
Amsterdam Nov. 24.
امید
real fortresses in some places. But Replying to Count Tisza, in the nothing stopped the Ulstermes, ex- Hungarian Lower House, the Pre- cept when they ran out of bombs mier said the condition of Rustia and had to await supplies. ln the was still so confused that it could illage of Graincourt, there were not be said whether the peace Zargo" underground working with party there would be in a position suites of luxurious dug-outs. When to attain its object. So far, no offer we attacked this famour tunnel- of peace or an armistice had been trench, we knew it had been mined, “received.
Hongkong, Nov, 22, 1917.
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