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The Hongkong Telegraph
November 4, 1918,
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November 4, 1917,
一拜禮 號四月一十英港香
MONDAY, NOVEMBER
1919.
REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
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WEATHER FORECAST
CLOUDY.
srometer: 29 04
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REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
AUSTRIA OBTAINS PEACE:
ARMISTICE IN FORCE FROM-TO-DAY.
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KAISER TRANSFERS HIS RIUHTS TO THE PEOPLE.
London, November 3. The Press Burran states that Mr. Lloyd George has telephoned to Downing Street from Paris that news harʼarrived that Austris Hungary, the last of Germany's props, has gone out of the war.
General Dias signed so armisties on Sunday afternoon, which comes into operation at three o'clock on Monday.
The Kaiser's Position.
London, November 3. Beuter is informed by the Foreign Office that the ramours of the abdication of the Kaiser" should be received with the greatest suspicion.
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The whole German Press, discussing the Kaiser's position, publishes inspired statements that be intende to issue a Dzores Vissenting to the internal political changes.
A meeting of the Progressive Party in Manish passed rasolution demanding the Kaiser's abdication.
The Weser Zeitung reports that a crowd of thousands demon- strated outside the Palaos at Sigitgart demanding the abdication of the Kaiser and the formation of a German Socialist Repablia. The Police dispersed them with diffisaity.
Against the Kaiser Abdicating.
Loader, November 3.
A Copenhagen message says it appears that in order to maintain anity in the German Empire, most of the Reichstag Parties now oppose the abdication of the Kaiser. Some Socialiste era protesting
gainst Herr Scheidemann's demand for the Kaiser's abdication.
The Kalier's Decree.
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AUSTRIA OBTAINS · PEACE.
The Peace Conference.
London, November 3. According to Renter's correspondent at Paris, the Tempe såg- gests that the Panos Osnference should be held at Versaill
Dislocation of Austro-Hungarian Army,"
Lyons, Gotober 2.
A message from, Vienns states that an Imperial · Ozdicanos authorises officers is the active army, reserve, and territorials living in towns where National Councils have besu formed to quit the Imperial Army and join for service in the Armies constituted in the countries. The same authorisation may be given by their chiefs to soldiers asking for similar transfer. This admite the absolute disloca tion of the Austro-Hungarian Army-French Wirden.
The Kind of Pesce Needed. «
London, November 2.
Mr. Asquith, speaking at Capar, said matters had resched a stage at which victory must be decisive. il pesce is to be secured. All our sacrifices will have been thrown away if we seqziesse in anything less than a peace which, besides permanently crashing our present enemies' aggressive ambition, renders a recurrence of such a war impossible, by striking at the very root of the cansee of war. A League of Nations must be attained to, but if it is to exist in a practical sense, then no country could participate in the partnership † if its Government is based on autocracy,
ITALIAN NAVAL, VENTURE.
Ad Austrian Dreadnought Blown Up.
Amsterdam, November 3,
A message from Vienas asys two Italian naval officers entered Pola rosdatend daring the night and mined and blew up the Austrian Dreadnought Viribus Unitas. Most of the crew were neved.
There is no explanation as to how the raid was carried out, According to a later Vienna message, s ming was placed alongside the hull of the warship.
The Adventurers Captured,
London, November 3. Beater'a correspondent at Amsterdam says the text of the Kaiser's Degree, addreased to the Chancellor, is as follows:-"Your Grand Ducal Highnees,-I return berewith for immediate publica- tion the Bill to amend the Imperial Constitution" and law of March'
London, November 3. 17, 1879, relating to the representation of the Imperial Chancellor
An official message from Rome states that it was E which has been submitted to me for signature. On the occasion of Commander Rosetti and Surgeon Lieutenant Paroleoi who destroyed a step so momentous for the fature history of the German people, the Viribus Unitis. It is believed both were taken prisoner.
THE ITALIAN SUCCESSES.
Further Important Captures.
London, November 3. Aa I'alisa official messsge aaye:-The Firat Army entered into action yesterday and captured Mounts Mej and Cimone.
The Sixth Army continues to advance on the Asiago Platesa, ospturing numerous guns and prisoners."-
I desire to express my feelings. Prepared by a series of Govern- ment acts, a new order now comes into force, transferring the fund. amental rights of the Kaiser's person to the people. Thus ende s period which will stand in bonour before the eyes of fatare genera tione. Despite all struggles between inherited authority and aspir- ing forces, it has rendered possible to our people that tremendous development which has imperishably revealed itself in wonderful sobierements in this war. In the terrible storms of four years of war, however, old forms have been broken up, not to leave raine behind, but to make room for new sad vital forms. After the achieve ments of these times, the German people can claim that no right) There is lively rearguard fighting in Bagana snd Ciemon which may guarantee a free and happy fature shall be withheld" Valleys. Cavalry fighting reached the right bank of the Tegliamento. from them. The proposals of the Allied Governments, now adopted The number of prisoners and booty is increasing. sed extended, owe their origin to this conviction. I, however, with my exalted Alliss, endorse these decisions of Parliament in a firm determination, so far se I am concerned, to co-operate in their fall
A British Italian official message says: We are eastward of the development, convinced that I am thereby promoting the weal of the German people. The Kaiser's office is one of service to the Liveass River. The prisoners espeared by the Tenth Army exosed people. May, therefore, the new order release all the good powers 15,000 and the guns taken total 150, of which 10,000 prisoners and which our own people need in order to support the trials hanging over a bandred gans were captured by the Fourteenth British over the Empire and with a firm step win a bright fatare from the Corps. In operations on the Asiago Pistesa, the Forty-Eighth gloom of the present."
Division took 200 prisoners.
Germany Advised to Accept Allies' Terms.
London, November 3.
A meeting in Berlin of banking, commercial and industrial ïepresentatives, passed a resolution to urge the Government to accept the Entente's armistios terms, as it is impossible to expect the war situation to improve.
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Conflicting News from Austria-Hungary.
London, November 3.
The news from Vienna and Budapest continues to be vagus and contradictory: D-patches from Budapest vis Amsterdam describe the soldiers as acclaiming the new National Government, whereas Copenhagen reports state that communication between Berlin and Budapest is out. The last advices reported bloody street fighting| between Hungarian and Bornian troops.
Apparently the troops in both capitale are clamonring for pence and now the Governmente ere trying to soothe them. Tans the German-Austrian Council at Vienna has issued a Proclamation to the garrison and also the soldiers at the front, promising the immediate conclusion of pesce and speedy demobilisation, urging them to refrain from excesses, Bepresentatives of the Council visited the barracks to negotiate with the soldiem regarding the formation of a Germen Apetriza Army.
War Risks Rate Reduced,
London, October 31 (delayed).
› Lloyd's war zicks, insurance" rates have been reduced to a nominal figars for voyages in more distant parte and by 50 to 25 pen cent; for other voyages.
The British Captures.
London, November 3.
THE BALKAN CAMPAIGN.
Serbiags Occupy Belgrade.
London, November 31. Reuter's correspondent at Paris-asys the Serbians have occupied Belgrade.
The Entry Into the Capital,
London, November 3.
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A French Esstern Communique states The Serbians reached the Danube on October 30 between Semendria and Belgrade and occupied Belgrade on November 1. when the Commander of the First Serbian Army solemnly entered the city.
Jugo-Slav forces in Montenegro ara nearing Podgorii£3.
AMERICAN SUBWAY TRAIN DISASTER.
Eighty-five Killed and Two Hundred Injured.
* London, Novembar 1: Renter's correspondent st New York states that 85 people were killed and 200 injured through a subway train at Brooklyn jumping the raile.
The first carriage was smsabed to fragments and the others caught fire.
COTTON GOODS.
Harmful Japanese Competition. Dutch' Soldiery Out of Hand.
London, October 31 (delayed). Amsterdam, October 13 (delayed),
The Manchester Chamber of Commerce has drawn the attention Discontented owing to mepension of leave; hundreds of Du'ch of the Cotton Control Board to the foot that Japanese and other soldiers at Flashing smashed the windows of the residence of Compotten goods are supplied to fadis and China at pries with which mander Walcherens end the Officers' Olab Police with drawn sabres, British competition is impossible, and the Japanese are requiring samsted by field artillery, dispersed the demonstrators.
control of many classes of goods hitherto almost exclusively supplied | by Britain. The Control Board has replied that it is considering the
problem.
"Quelling a "Coup d''Etat..
Amsterdam, November 3, A mesenge from Vienas ears the Prague Military Commander, General Kesiranek, and two Staff officers have been arrested by the Oscho-Blovak National Council for attempting a coup d'etat against the Council with the assistance of Haggarisa Smoops. The latter rafased to obey ordern and fraternised with the Osechs,
Control of Bulgari
THE ALLIES CAPTURES:
Hags Hands Since July,
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LATEST SUCCESSES ON WESTERN FRONT,
ENEMY'S HASTY RETREAT IN FLANDERS.
GERMANS DRIVEN THROUGH ARGONNE FOREST.--
London, November 2. Field Marshal Sir Douglse Haig reports:- There has been. determined fighting all day long south and east of Valenciennes.
We made good progress north-east of Marequin and east and north of Pressan, esploring the hamlet of 8. Hubert and farms in the vicinity,
Eastward of Valenciennes we captured Marly village and our advanced, troops entered St. Saulve.
In the course of these operations we captured two tanks which the enemy had used in his unsuccessful counter attacks on Novem |ber 1 and took prisoner several hundred.
We advanced our line and captured "prisonera in a successful minor operation westward of Landracies.
We dropped fifteen and a half tons of bombs, securing many direct hits on railways. We shot down thirteen enemy aeroplanes and drove down seven uncontrollable. Ten British msobines are. missing.
Splendid American Captures.
London, November 3. An American communique states:-The First Army continued its advanos, overcoming all resistance and capturing among other towne Champigneulles, Mort Homme, Verenél, Baxinsy, Villeres de Vantion and Clery la Petit.
The prisoners now exceed 4,009, inslading four Battalion Commanders with their Stads:
hundreds of machine-guns were captured. A complete Bavarian The enemy abandoned-huge material. Sixty-three guns and Bittery was osptured with its personnel and horses.
Fruitfol Attacks in Finaders: ̧
London: November 3.
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THE SILVER MARKET,
London, Oct. 31. The silver maikes is quiet.-
London, Oct. Meuers. Samuel Montaguand Go, report that the market come tinase quiet and sound in tone, No fresh movement is reported in Shanghai exchange.
WOMEN IN THE WAR.
Mr. Lloyd George's Tributė,
Women War Workers held in
At a mass meeting of Allied.
Paris regantly the following message from Mr. Lloyd Georgs. www read
impossible for me to fulfil my
I extremely regret that it is
undertaking to address the great gathering of women war worker. in Parie. I regret it all the more because I was vary anxious to bear testimony to the tremendous part which women have played in this vital spook in human history. They have not only borne their burden of sorrow and separation with unflinching fortitude and enormous share of the bardens patience; they have 8880 med an
necessary to the practical conduct of the warto prs
If it had not been for the splendid: manner in which the women came forward to work in hospitals, in munition factorian, offices of all kinds and in on the land, in administrativa
A British Belgia emman'que state-The attacks of the Second British Army and the Franco American Army on Ostobar Army and the left of the French Army, the enemy has been forced 31 and November 1 bore frait to-dsy. Pressed by the Belgian
toʻromuat hastily in the direction of the Ghent-Nermenzin Osual, Mac: work behind the lines, By the end of the day the Franco-Belgians bad reached the often in daily danger of their line Eseloo, Weersabonte and, Tieve Osaal, and farther south as for lives, Great Britain and, as I as Beeverghem. We have reached four kilometres from the believe, all the Allies, would have outskirts of Ghent.
been amable to withstand - the enemy sticks during the past few month.For this service to our common cause humanity awes them unbounded gratitudes,
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The left bank of the Scheldt was occupied on the north to Seevargbom.
Allied svistors throughout maintained mastery of the air. The realis obtained by British aviators were particularly remarkable.
German Admissions.
In the past I hva beard 'itzaid that women were not fit for the vote because they would be weak when it came to understanding the issuer and bearing the strain of a great war. My zocent er. patience in South Wales confirmed me in the conviction that the " women there andraland perfectly what is at steky in this wat, I believe that they recognise as clearly as say that there can be no pasos, no progress, no happiness in the world, so long se the monster of militaziem - is able to stalk nabridled and unashamed. among the weaker peoples.
Inadon, November 3. A German efficiel wireless message says:—We withdrew anathward of Dayzza behind the Scheldt, Weevarusted Valenciennes.
The enemy near Vorcq advanced to the heights on the eastern bank of the Aisne and gained a footing in Falaise.
The Ameriosus gained territory on both sides of Baypavilla. An evening German message says the English southward of Valenciennes and the Americans westward of the Hense gained
territory.
Enemy Retreat Through Argoane Forest.
London, November 3, A Fretch communiqas states:-Vigorous attacks by the Fourth Army on the Aisne fron, combined with the victoriens American effort between Argonne and the Hease, compelled the enemy to To them this war is a orussée retreat through Argonne Forest. His rearguards resisted desperately; for tightsoneness and gentleness, but were unable to arrest the advanos.
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and they do not mean to make
Oar left cccupied the southern bank of the Ardennes Cansl for peace until the Allies have made two kilometres between 8ammy and Neoville et Usy. Farther south it impossible for another caraival we captured Yetady Woods and Ballay village and reached the out-of violence to befall mankind: I skirts of Allocx, despite fiercest resistance.
am certain that this resolution of Oar right asplored Longws and Primst and passed Chacopate the women of South Wales is bas rigorously pursuing the enemy, despite the sericus obetsole of the typical of the spirit of the women Argonne Forest, the enemy abandoning huge material and handrede in the rest of Great Britain, of gana..
⠀ This war was begun in order Despite a dense ing on the whole front, que aviators were most that force and brutality might active. Two of their reponasiassones pushed for seventy-Are miles crash out freedom smong men. to the enemy's rear, exploring the provisos of Namar. As grest Its authors cannot have foreseen activity of troops and convoys was reported on the enemy rear that one of its main eflete would opposite the Argonne front, 148 bombing planes in successive | be ta give to women a command- groups, protected by 120 fighting planes, dropped forty tons of ing position and iri sence in the explosives and fred thousands of cartridges, causing a panic and public affairs of the world. To dispersing the enemy concentration. Seventeen German seroplanes their ennobling it fluence we look were shot down. Twenty one tons of hombs were dropped on enemy not only for strength to win the stations during the night,
war, but for inspiration during the great work of reconstruction which we shall hava to undertaka after victory 18 Won.
The women,
British Capture 5,000 Prisoners.
London, November 3. Field Harshal Sir Douglas Haig reports-o captured on November 2 the steel works south-east of Valenciennes, which the enemy determinedly defended all day long. We advanced our line are mile and half eastward of the town and completed the capture of of St. Seulve. We have taken prisoner in two days 5,000, and also
sptured four tanks and a few guias.
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London, November 3.
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together in Paris dons German seroplanes bombed Haney on the evening of October 10 and for your chil 31, causing civilian casualties and nevere damage,
German Withdrawal