1914-11-24 — Page 5

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1914.

BY

TELEGRAPH.

(Reuter's Service to the China Mail.)

THE PROGRESS

THE WAR

OF

DARING BRITISH RAID ON

ZEPPELIN FACTORY.

SERIOUS DAMAGE DONE.

GERMAN SUBMARINE RAMMED BY

BRITISH PATROL.

NEWS FROM HOME.

(Fruit Char Dion Corrcipandent.)"

Lasva, Cetuber tha >TREKING TO T.

THE CHINA MAIL.

BY TELEGRAPH.

(Wah Tas Yat Pa's Sércios.)

CHINA'S FINANCES.

PEKING, Nov. 23. The President has ordered the Bags

LONDON IN WAR TIME,

A SINGAPORE GENTLEMAN'S IM-

PRESSIONS.

As how are things at Home, res all Such i

VICTORIA THEATR

TRE

the The Thrilling and Stirring Drama

which Straits, au evról from lova

are met with one every haul just w

On the whole, the organisation of the war is going on very satisfactorily, though. "there are evideno s'of red tape and regula

tions in some respecta that would make d ent leugh. Ona weuld think they would make a periment letal laugh toe, bat of Chins and the Dank of Communion-Triegrans the not.gatisfy the thirst for for the fish ha ah the knowledge of thasians to sue paper money and to detail. Now panes out by mail only Bones in Whitehall pneu les lla posalbill of so naseemly ass e nation as mirth in that advance wooey on goud security to partially allerlate it.

t is the story dennis of petriiac'i Ima and aterilisation. relieve the existing difficulties.

tal sy word of math that is wanted But whatever blunders they maka be- Un the request of the Legislative Hones the foregsing interrogation, with cause of their adhesion to ancient regula Council to postpone the spesial tradot centrally," It was tired the tina that have bacónia sa the laws of tha Moder and Persiane. the muschino zung, the President has asked the Father day at Mr. K. A. Stevens, of the fairly saothly, and for example, the ancial Department to go into the matter Singapore branch of Mosers, Caldbeck British Army in the field is the best fed very carefully and to re-form the polle and Coby Free „Press? Hove of them all, except who's our openstax to relieve the present financial

suporteri

London na the Hume of Mr. stevoir," story,

A hearted Tommies are marching through

country devastatel by the enemy, when they are as likely as not to give away thoir ratious to the poor, string people do spoiled by the ruthlem Huns.

We are finding men enough-the fall of Antwerp sent recroting up with a mighty rush-and ur main sfert how is to pravide the artillery and the gunners as täppidly' as possible.

HEY ARE THƯ VI

Next to the talaar of our men at the front 'one must admire the courage of the

women, who, after all, bear perhaps the worst of the burden. They are carry themselves proudly, though added to the sting of grief many of them, sad these the better class ones, are also experiancing the hardship of comparative pequry.

These of a lower strats of society are not feeling the pinch hanl. as yet for the

LATEST NEWS FROM FRANCE AND BELGIUM relief funds a no generously supplied that

DARING BRITISH ATTACK ON A ZEPPELIN

FACTORY.

LONDON, Nov. 17 p..

་

In the House of Commons, Mr. Churchill, in a written statement, announced that Squadron Command. Briggs, Flight Commander Babington and Flight Lieutenant Sippe tow from France to the Zeppelin Factory at Friedrichshafen,

They descended within close range under heavy fire of guns, quick-firers

and rides and threw bombs.

Commander Briggs was shot down and taken to hospital as a prisoner. The others returned safely to France, although their chines were damaged by gunfire

They report positively that all the bombs reached their objective, serious damage to the factory.

doing

GERMAN SUBMARINE RAMMED BY BRITISH FATROL VESSEL.

©

Losnos, Nov. 24, 1.10a.m. The Admiralty untomers that a British patrol vessel ramuned the German sabunurine U18 on the nexth coast of Scotland to lay. An hour later the submarine was seen on-the-surface lying the white dag She foundered as the Destroyer Harry arrived and rescued her crew of twenty-six. Only one man was drowned.

THE NEW BRITISH TAXES.

An Augery Of Success.

LONDON, Nov. 21, 12.10 a.m.

some of the wires the back streets are botter off than for many a long day. These are good day" said a lady of the region just behind St. Pancras station the ather say Hardly an afternoon passes

Some

bat nice young woman comes along with eight and sixp

[ sixpence."

1

difficultios

เ

OFFICIAL BUILDING BURNED.

The Financial Bureau of the Kiangai Province has been burns to the ground and all the papers destroyed, · ·

HOMAGE TO ANCIENT HEROES.

The President has ordered the astab lishment of a military temple in which to worship Kwangue, hero of the Han dynasty, and Yokfo, a boro of the Shan dynasty. He has also ordered the Board of Rites to trace ancient and latet bercea to whom homage will be paid in the same temple.

and h

THE KAISER'S DOOM.

Learned American Astrologer's Prophecy.

Inglon has undergone il grent instaure, the whole of the West Find change" he saŝal. At night time, for is in darku, and from several points searchlights dash uroans without ceasing. As you can imagine, this is rather seri- Dusly; #fecting the restauraufs amul theatres O result of this is.. that both Tros art Wyndham `urs conten. plating giving five matinees and only two evening peruters werthy.

The West End parks are crowded with French and Belgiane, ning of them wealthy people. Yet huge numbers the rouges, while evidently persperous | people" ordimrily, have gone to England almost without resources. They make a living a best they can, and they are willing enough. It is quite a corinion: Sight in the West Snd to see a really well dressed French id solling mens. ruper-French newspapers as well as Engfish."

But in the shops the girls are kħitting all, the time that their counters are not calling Dr. Frank Allen, president of the for attention, and thei

their outpat of warm American Astrologieni Society, whose prein the park-the drilling of recruits, Mr. Stevens described the daily seune great. The stations are full of women with dates, such as the assassination of Mr. Many thrands of men they numer. things for the &hting en must be very diction of many important events and troubles Tavaly suppressed that they any cinlay, the San Francisco earthquake, Regent's Park and Hyde Park bring the givo succcur to peor refugees even more and the outhersk of the present war, biggestart grinds. Al their attire! grievously stricken than then selves, gained him much publicity, again enters is wonderfully impressive. us the

Social divisions are obliterated in a way the field of prophecy, says the Sov York I have never before in this country, correspondent of the Telegraph, with humour of it is unescapable. Naturally, and, kindly note, the the King and Queen learned analysis of the Kainer's horascape, nifers canare be supplivi at race for service. Up in Allwych there is the mullera dynasty is doomed, and that the what hoax-f-the Branetting the example if unostentatious from which he concludes that the Hohen Jarige holies of men with a mere ware rfugees committee which started in December is the most crucial period. The small are voluntary way to receive the fow German Empero, according to America's warlier drills the variations in gut-up hundreds a day who thought they would greatest prophet, was born under planetary are notable. It is not at all exceptions? get out of the invaded territories as s configurations of a plecration. But with the rapid onrush.

of inflicting character, to a man is -beutifully mising his horoscope

literally bristles with morning out round his rifle or the of Germans and the fail of Antwerp

they

calamitous possibilities." Astronomically side of a stalwart fellow in riding broe have developed into a perfect swarm. speaking, the Kaises has already entered ches à few of the new soldiers, are There are thousands housed at Folkestone into the House of Sorrow. and elsewhere, but Lon

but London is getting the The earned doctor contiones: At the able to speak unifor-supplied by their marcial classes. Twelve the and of them iser' boase of bulk there of the professional and con- winter salstice next December Sateru in the own tails at their own cost.. landed on age stores yesterday, many in s position with rays of the sun conjoined possible to buy such things as revolvers. sorrow will get ints op- The private person finds it almost im- deplorable condition, starving. distracted

with dars from the house in his nativity are strogding along the Belgian coast, no other interpretation than that practi- frcut. With full-glasses it is the same and soaked with tha wet. Thousands more

more powerful configuration, which admits of of types that might be required for the some of them dying of exposure, while cally all those who have heretofore hotably And by the way, Earl Roberts appeal balf a million more are housed by the open abeyed him will seize the scaptre of for gifts of chi-glumes fetched about hearted Dutch, who have opened hearths power and the weapons of

and Agression for their liberal receptio

Bas respons reception. The peasants are in the worst plight. Former sovereign."

direct them in rebellion against theteen thousand pairs, a

"thei which must-have pleased “* Brès ** iœ- chisob to 120 dazed and hopeless, all their belong, array of disintegrating infiaeness newsely." Longings are gone, and they speak nothing in the lie of the Emperor, but Flemish, in which tongue they find successes are promised, the last of in the slightest degree," went on Mr, initial The people at Home are not panický little or no assistance in London, whereas which occsis the refugees who speak French are able to out the destructive forces seething around

early next Nocemur Stevens. call on thousands of Londoners and make him cannot be curbed, and the downfall mest vala and businesslike manner, with

Everything goes on in at their wants known. 1he British have inevitable. Tas most critical dates for very little excitement, though the crowds thrown off their phlegm in

in this matter. the Kaiser are October 7 to 13, October 31 center wirsin from cheering the sol- However calmly they are dealing with their to November 3, and November 10 23, enemies, these brave friends move them to

diers now sal then. As you know. *calcinating in a great crisis between there are far fewer wolor "bases plying | emotion and universal readiness to help. December 8 and December 31. All classes are doing their atmost. In the

31. The same Aldwych ska ingink man Lord planets that are so heavily wpected in the for lure, for so many are on activa sce-

such Gladstone and Mr. Herbert Samael work roscope of the Gernisa Emperor are vice, I saw about thirty in St. James'

aspected favourably bom-regardless of tank or meals or anything the planet Neptune, which occupies a coma thas Continent. No alteration is made the nativity of the Square opposite the Sports Chib-wait- curly morning

towards midnight, British King. This is especially so with ing to be examined befor being went to else except the distribution of the soffering manding position in all the ft.ures we have

mitable homes.

calculated in connecting with this war."

In the House of Commons. Mr. Montagu referred to the totu! absence of complaint on account of the new taxes and said that we had reason to feel proud at the manner in which all classes had met the sudden call. He believed that this, nugured well for our success.

TURKS BOMBARD TUAPEISE.

A Havas message dated 22nd November, 0.10 p.m., states:---- Petrograd-Cruiser "Hamidah" and several törpedo-houts arded Tuapuise. Russiau artillery replied with success.

ATTEMPT ON THE SULTAN'S LIFE.

Another Havas communique sags:-**

Constantinople-Outrage against the Sultan, manerous arrests.

ENEMY'S VIOLENT CANNONADES REPULSED...

LONDON, Nov. 23, 5.45 p.m.

A Paris communique states that yesterday was marked by violent can nobades. The enemy directed his fire especially on Ypres where the belfry

of the Cathedral, the markets nad many houses were ablaze.

They also fired on Soissons and theims.

and

homes

from

till

thron ladies are there working in

Bizallar

anobtrusiveness to pacify the children, feed the beary, translate for those in lingual difficulties and restore ta sorrowing mothers children who have been lost in the rush for safety. I defy anyone with human feelings not to be moved by the spectacle of these brave folk

profoundly

11

As an

REMARKABLE KIDNAPPING STORY FROM MACAO.

in them at all. Even the advertisements; and the mute indicaturn' are. left. Hampstead Heath." Tottenham Court Boad, Pirilico there they stay. This bu already caused a good deal of amuse- zment i Franco,"

The keenness of the French people

oo whom this disaster has fallen Apart A. during story kidnapping is re- for souvenirs from the soldiers, truźly. from the peasants who, as I have said,ported to have taken place on Friday the regimental buttons or badges. wng look dazed, the Belgians are taking the night in Macao. It was raining heavily referred to. One ardent youth fondled situation wish admirable calmness and their gratitude to their helpers is gratifying trained admittance, on some thimsy exultution. He thought is meant "Bus. at the time when a band of seven rob. an HF.A. shoulder plate with great to the highest degree. Plenty of them

evrious anomalien.

**Al

We had a warm day in the Argonne district, where the enemy made a them their behalf. We are ricksha, in charge of one of the ¿angi leurioms matrasts, such as a big helty:

number of their hottest attacks, all of which were repulsed,

There is no change at the rest of the front.

were prosperous but yesterday, and now pretext, to a Chinese house in the Ruaxia, Fronor, Angleterra ". they stand. I have my own fist full of bound all the inmates with the extero have little more than the clothes in which We Lung The robbers gagged und The xhortage of bases is responsible them and my neighbours are in similar tion of the master of the house, who is serte and coalitions" animals are plight, but their gradually returning cen fidence in fall and rich award for all of considerable means. Having soumadeered. They uto mustered in efforts of

evixed him the robbers placed him in a Green Park, and vnetics present very charming guests. There has been a firm resolve on who took him mess the Prays Grapie, cart-horse alongside a dins, thoroughbred

part of the

the committed at while the other robbers following in the rur

to the now comers, with w and so upset the home labour market, but it has rear. He was then transferred to a row, been recognised that it any not be tor the beat, which the whole gang bearded, and good of Lia future of People themselves pot fer the towed away out of sight.

if f they are left in idle- The evening official Paris communique states:The cannonades esfely rotere to their homes.

ness, possibly fur months, till they cainid the Police what had happened and The riskshaw colia who was engaged contitub to-ding, in the vicinity of Soissons, and theins and on both the further obstacle that the Belgia it is stute that the constable reported

There is sides in the Argonne districts without any result.

CANNONADES CONTINUE.

Loxpos, Nav. 24, 1.25 a.m.

(Official Telegram from the British Foreign Offies.)

INEFFECTUAL GERMAN PRESS CAMPAIGN.

The German Press is beginning to realise the ineffectiveness of the German Press campaign. The Berliner Tageblatt and Cologne Gasette alike seem to understand that the German campaign has merely tended to alienate sympathy of neutrals."

TEA EXPORT FORBIDDEN.

The British Government has decided to forbid the export tea.

TRIBUTE TO THE BRITISH TROOPS,

the

authorities are against their

-

industries in Eng and se, for example, lace two hours later w

uch the nutter n headquarters win of duty making that may some day interfera

Launches were dispatched in earch of

with

the specialities of Belgium. They know

that in former days we have gained much the bout, which, however, was not traced,

in such ways from the Huguanats and other refurcca

But work cut bo founel for all Business It is lag on stadily,

and every scena to have absolato sufidence it trade ring weli nin- at any rate, there is usen less unein fail. And in the south of England, playment than before this war there is an escullent reason, that shoubi not be forgotten, why wase parts of the country are not showing up as well in renting as might have been expected.

And

It is because tao Wur Offico have incisiyl In view of the difficult situation on this

fhat dertalu chuses of factories must ba bead it has been decided that the Tab

Tabour

kept going at fall pressure. Toks Exchanges should register the refugees in South Wales Borderers who took part in lecat celebrities, Sir Eraret Birch and Between sovraty and eighty of the Northampton Two, what I might call cases where it is place them if possible wherever Baltichoig Thingtou are in hospital Sir George Muring, were conducting a

thought desirable and

only too anxious to work for their suster reason of the foods during the bonderd. They actually had to be checked. It labour is unavailable. Plenty of them are here. The Borders suffed ansby highly successi scruiting campaig ance, while

some others are well enough meat and for a period of six works before was pointed out that the boot industry off, even in adversity, to pay their own way. I the fall of the fortress were able to bus decided notional responsibilities just

it is delightful to watch bow nor people will go out of their way to be helpful to their trenches. Transport was now. As it is, all sorts of factories are them in the street, how even a cabdriver, much disorganised for the same reason working night and day to meet, the anor himself baring a bad time, will decline and food reached them regularly

fare from one of then on seeing the Belgian flag. It is no more than a recognition of the debt that we owe to the little nation. that, hended by a mo-t gallant king, stood at Thermopylae and defied the Kaiser's bordes. Neer shall thoir glory fade."

mous dad for supplics of various kinda for the forces. To zaention cus Before Mr. Hazeland at the Magis thing only, there is a shortage of great tracy this morning, Mr. Green of the coats, and winter coming to. No one, Afforestation Department, charged at couran, is to blorso for this stato of Chinges, living in a int shod at Jubilee affairs. I stands to reason that you Road with being in unlawful possession of cannot enddaly get ap a new army and

In a special order issued by Sir John French, the Commander-in- Chief pays a magnificent tribute to the gallantry of the British troops toes from the courday seninet sharpersAt-previous bearing. Mr. Green mid and to their tenacity especially under tremendous artillery fire Its who will endeavour to all them stock in the pires were cut down by the Military observations anent the different war courage and endurance are beyond all-praiso and it is an honour to the North Sea mainee New Orleans Authorities for the purpose of the Colony's relief funds now, open, to a expos belong to sell an army.

We do it our duty to van visa quantity of pinqsood and brus wood,duthy and equip It' in a moment.?

Mr. Steveau concluded with a few

GERMAN ATROCITIES PROVEDİ

The Belgian Commission of Enquiry barn publish

"States, 197

defence and dofusdant was alleged to have public. The response & Home, ha de - removed a portion of the thai to his closed, had been truly splendid. There ACCIDENTS WILL HAPPEN

o many things besides monry- thái. Pada WaThe Magistrato Aid, that in view of the bed Among these are uníolan I may be imposible to present an, soci Gorman atrocitics in village Andenne where shout 800 inhabitants proped for it. Chisaborlain's Pain Balm defendant over.

dene, but it is not imposible to exceptional direutestantco he would bind of men's clothing of all kinds, not for brutally murdered, 200 houses burnt, and the remainder pillaged. It has lottle of thi liniment you are prepared

so at the frontybus fu the hospitels fas not boyund anyone's parse, and with a been definitely, established that the civil population commillet no pets in most anything for feals he all

Maigre writing them practically with Mr, Grom remarked that ase expiption out any dething at all. All gifts of Jostility against Germana.

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