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SATURDAY, OUTDRIK 16 1915

THE CHINA MAIL.

CHRISTMAS AND NEW

BY TELEGRAPH BY TELEGRAPH. BY TELEGRAPH TEAR PAROEL MAIL

Servios to the China Mail)] (Router's Bureïcs to the China Mif)](Reuter's Service to tha China Maili | mas and New Year Faroel Blair to the

THE AIRSHIP RAID ON ENGLAND.

OFFICIAL STATEMENT.

Losnos, et

i.

THE CONSCRIPTION CONTROVERSY.

PROBABLE RECONSTRUCTION OF

THE GOVERNMENT, DA

INDOS, Oct. 1E

The War Offee.states-tluck/h fleet- For hostile airshipe visited the Mastern | The Morning Post says that there Counties and a portion of the London is an almost uniyetal feeling that area in Wednesday night, and drop-reconstruction of the Government is pet smis. The anti-aircraft as possible, belere many days. of the Nield Artillery were in-action!!

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The Daily News says tho Conscrips

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GREAT BRITAIN'S POLICY IN THE BALKANS.

STATEMENT BY BIR EDWARD

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GREY...

السمعية

Londoy Oct-1

The public are informed that the Christ=-

· United King‹Fun, will be alosed in the local-

General Post (fisa at 5 pm, on the 19th “Novembor." This mail is due in London

on the 25th December

CORRESPONDENCE.

We do not necessarily acquiaor in opiniona, kepressed, by cortsspondants—Ed. ] -

"SWEDEN, AND THE WAR.

(To the Editor of the “Canvi Mam..")

Dear Sir,--The Chir Mail of the 13th The ahare date of departars in liable to Wu Sweden join in the Gigantic p

October contains a leading article headed (alteratium..

horval," in which extracts from English and Russian newspapera valaking to Swadon AFTERNOON SHARE QUOTATIONS, and the Great Wat are reproduced. Being * Ja Sreda - Twoulik "fool" "tarak-obliged" ÏÏ Ilry, Wemion and, nyth: wivite us | you would allow me to makeła few semarka

the mil wing closing miles at 1 puz.

And corrections about the opinions mod skatements made, day Langkat

Ti 30 bayira,

1724 buyers Küng Yiky. 151) bayern.. Shanghai Colhor. ................... fa ellors. Shanghat Docks » 21- ot buyers thaskun-Preky

$80 buyers.

- Sir Edward Grøy, Secftary of Statė for Forsign Affairs in a statement for made to the House of Commone on the position in the Dalkane, emphasised that it dealt with the #plomatic nad

Onishinaaberist Meters failed to entry then the litary side of the situations

and drop to a lower altitude:

Five aeroplanes ascended. owing to the fog only one suceded in locating an airship. It was, how ever, unable to overland her before ah was lost in the fog.

Some houses me, duzeged, it several fires, started, but, there was na zerkuta danige to military mate- rl. All the fireN WATU SOKN tinguished

· THE GERMAN VERSION.

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day në 'yesterday's Cabinet meeting. but they now consider it unneces

are for thein-to-resign, as they are confident of the victory of hair poling. There is little doubt that Lord Kitchener synipathies are now definitely with the Conscrip- tionista

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At Tuesday's Cybites the total of ruits wanted weekly was unex Feotelly mixed to 25,000, whereas the Tabir manifesto of the 8th October asked for 80,000)

Mr. Heuderon and other Labour utficials, also sente nuembers of the ink and file, are now inclinet in throur of Cimscription.

AMSTERDAM, Öe. I The German official version of the mail m Wednesday night for the "delectation of the German people

When the Cabinet met yesterday clains that "Saval airships attack. Sir Edward Carson, instead of ut od Camion and an important estab" tending spent wo hours in the lishment in the vicinty, as well asmoking-room the batteries at Ipswich.**

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MUNCHAUBEN UP-TO-DATE

∙LATEK.

There were also attacks on the

Ha declined to reply to the criticism, of mocy pursued in the Balkans because a portion of the Press upon the dipic this was a somewhat delicate time for the diseassion, and he proposed to con fine himself to a short resume of the general objects of British diplomatic policy in the near Eat,

TURKEY ́S ENTRY. T

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**RIUB'S" OUTPUT.

Messrs. Benjamin and Potts, share maura, broken, inform us that laat month's output of the Raub Mines was on crusted reducing 1,165 of gold..

Mr Wood, police igistratos

on

We desired at the ontact by bring nol other country of the Balkans into the war, and therefore we assured Turkey that if she remained neutral the Allics 'would see that heithr Turkey nor Turkish (aspirations"), suffered in the terms of pance. The entry of Turkey into the war. changed everything leave and proceeds shortly to Jabaw for a Turkish ships were forced by German officers to fire upon Raasian ports and, shipping without notice or provocation. All the obligations of the Allies towards Tarkay theo seksod.

AIVAL POLICIES.

holdiday.

HONGKONG SANITARY

BOARD.

The following is the Agonds for next

10 Tuesday a meeting

1. Letter from Gosszament relative to the erection of an additional xator closer at St. Stephen's College, Bonham Toad,

2. Application for

CURADERMA

I would then start with the opinions axpressed in the Bustoys Slave and the Tel. 490 || Morning Post, which both refer to x dokiro |on the part of Sweden to pay off old scores

agained Nu-sin, notably the loss of Finland)

hundred years agů. -Since the. War started statements to this effect have appeared now and then in the English French, and Russian Freim, but I ca

aura" yan that for many, many years nothing has been further from the mind of the Swedish people than the recovery of „Finlandy, Kyon should Finland, ba gitan back to Sweden without the least sacrition of life or property Sweden would hat acespa it and every man who understands any thing about politics and_the_position: of Sweden in Northern Europe wil know the reason why. What Sweden would greet - with, entisfaction would be to see Finland efther placed in the position she was up to and including the reign of Car Alexander TIL III or as an Independent Stato.

the statement made by the London- Paper "Justion" that the Swedish Army sinen the war has been almost doubled and that "Fifty naw. important officers postr bare bron crusted is entirely wrong. The present reforms of the Swedish Army And Navy, have been contemplated for war broke out, and they were aimed not at roars, and were decided upon before the

increasing numbers, but at increasing the eficiency of the Limy and Navy.

Leisunderstood that when Lord | Eere was appointed Director of The right hon. gentleman then at Recruiting he was given six weeks in plained how the Allies worked for en which to test Voluntaryist...

agreement, in the Balkans, Lut thei The Times says that Lant. Kir-Sovereigns, and the Governments of succeeded in forming a policy of was

con water closet at No. 49 Conduit Rosd, of the number of against that of the Allies, which was founded upon the realisation of the hope and aspirations of sil the Balkan peoples of the same race, sentiments, Stater, implying the opportunity to and religion to join themselves to that State which was most akin to then,

and rat Mor

Application water cicaats in a

The main points of the reforms mentioned Art & fangthening of the farm of 50 vide from about 9 months to about 13 months

educatád é young men from the Univaralitica, eta, to be trained for the

of non-co

a-commissioned offers, these us undergo about 350 days training, the creation of an Inspector General for the Infantry and the building of three DOW men of war, some destroyers, sto

city of London and docks, the Hump-chener's atlisude toward recruiting is Į armsay, Austria, and Bulgaria ad Inland Lot No. 604. ssion to erect for the main body of the Armys an increase i top water works and at Woolwich,shat he is not responsible for the all of these being lavishly jais bon banded by incendiary and explosive bonba the places were ist with great effect sind big fires were served. All the airships tamen fely despite of vigorous artillery Abe frm the coast and jowords,

ZEPPELIN TOLL.

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"Ensnos, Out, U. The Press Buren publish the fol bawing figures of masualties paused by Zeppeline:-

.:༢༥ JULITARY, Killed

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Wonen

Children

Wanded

VILIANS.

KILAL Jujure

14

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ut these 32 were killed and 95 in- jured in the London ired. „

KAISER'S SON ENGAGED

AMSTERDAM, Oct. 15. The engagement is 'aunounced at Prince Junohim, sixth and youngest wo of the Kaiser, to Prinose Marie Augaste of Anbault.

INCREASES TO UNITED STATES ARMY AND NATY

LONDON, Oct. 15.

methods. It is for him as a soldier to state the requirements and for the country to fulfil then. Wint Cord Kitchener has done is to repent to his colleagues thus recruiting has lately filler dil very seriensly.

BULGARIA'S DECLARATION OF

WAR.

ATHEN, Ors. 1.

BUKURIA'S SECRET TALITY.

Kooboo,

105, fermision' to erect Rural Building Lot No. 1

4. Result of the araminations made under The Sale of Food and Drugs Ordinance, IEDR" 30 September, 1918

for the quarter ended

the weeks ending 12th, 19th and 20th 6. Mortality rotum for Hongkong for September, 1815.

7. Mortality return for Macao, for the reeks ending 26th September and 3rd October, 1915.

U. List of legal proceedings bacan by by In the course of the negotiations we this Department against persons for were informed that the Central Powers breaches of the Public Health and Build had offered Bulgaris more for neutra-ings Ordinance No., 1 of 1903, for the

month of September, 1915. lity than the Allies' could, in common. The Bulgarian Minister has etfi-fairness, offer for Bulgaria'e active sup cially informed M. Zainis (True port. With reference to the statement Minister and Secretary for Foreign that there is no secret trasty between. Affair at Bulgaria las 'decbured the Central Powers and Bulgaria, it is war against Serbi.

too much to ask us to believe that Bal. gari, who received.large promies from the Central Povers for neutrality, had 'beca induced to eater the war without any provisions at all. There promises, whatever they art, must be at the ex- Pepe of Bulgaria's neighbours, without

latter,

BULGARIANS TRYING TO ENVELOPE BELGRADE.

ATHENS, Cot, E. A telegram" félben Azens uys that the Bulgariats are also attacking to the authward of Zeitchar, which is 140 miles northward of Nish. Whe | Bulgarians are gvidently trying" bor

envelope the capital

'ENEMY'S SLOW PROGRESS.

LATES

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.

corresponding advantage to the

and 9th October, 1916.

8. Rat return for the weeke ending

fod

SEQUEL TO THE SINKING OF

A LAUNCH.

The inquiry in a the deaths of persons drowned on tou steam lapoch "Sui Feng," ROUMANIA'S ATTITLES. Throughout we have remained in which sccidentally wank in, the harbor UDS most friendly relations with Roumania morning recently, was resumed at the who has been entirely favourable to Magistracy this afternoon before Mr Wond

Mr R. Hall, Assistant Government our policy of promoting a Baikan agree-Marine Surveyor, depond to making an ment and vots division, and has shown examination of the roast. The engine throughout readiness to promote It.valves and sox cocka were all in good condi. The Allies themselves have been united tion. in their diplomatic efforta.

ASSISTANCE TO SERBIA

Tay's new front Nish shows that the eneing's pressure us three pints is intansing. The ones ja Peoneontraking Fresh fores, uiting at I now come to the critical question the cutting of Serbian communica-of Serbia. Throughout the war we

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The fact that more troops than naual are: concentrated on the Russo-Swedish frontier is solely due to Rassin in the frat, instance having incrensad beg troops in the mmo place

The contention that the Swedish Army fully mobiled is absolutely wrong. strengthened; that is true, and that is also Certain points and positions are mate ially abolutely necessary conardering Sweden's close position to Rusin and Garmeny and het desire to strongly defend her neutrality,

I believe that the Russo-German asafight; near Gotland and the the incident when Genas destroyers attacked the stranded hing ish submarine at Saltholmen fully justifies such precautions being taken and aro ta the interes not only of Swed

Sweden bat also of the belligerents.

"I world not have written igsinnt bhs. above statements, had it not been for the fact that of late quite s úumbar et artroles have appeared trying to represent Smeden in Russia. Sweden will never willing fan hostile to the Allies-and- especially, të

eð bar men: socord join in the wax maless shdia driven to it by any of thể Germain Towers wanting to encroach on her Inde pandance.

Enclosing my card, I remain, Dear Sir,

Yours faithfully,

SWEDE. Hongkong, Oct. 16.

We are glad to pablish this letter from Sedie gentleman resident in the

impression is that Sweden in pre-

"A message from Washington states thons, bus despite ferco attacks night/Pes Allies-have given Serbia all the water or just above it, Tas hole was bot / fe as there can be so doubt that the

-limited.

pencil, and

German.-ED.).

G. Genre, a foreroan at Taikoo Dock, said he had ben in charge of the salvago. She was now up so the alip. In the bow there was a small hole-but he was "not certain whether that would be under the

enough to admit of the

the passage of probably catsed by the an that President Wilson has approved and day since the 5th the enemy has asistance in our power though her

lot, of an increase to the army only advanced by inches. The Bul. geographical position, and the use of curchor striking the side. There was a tidy

of cargo ou

on the treen 100,000 and the creation of ariana have merely advanced a mile force elsewhers made that resistance ten or twelve tens, of decks, iron, Chinese

hinese chor and tobacco. To-day's Advertisements reserve force of 40.000. The sadi-cross the frontier at one point.

Sir Edward recalled the skill and The Fare-hold was partly full, and the tional expenditure involved by the

courage with which.. Serbia, after theater-held was full. He thought the hole. Army and Navy increases trill be

previous evacuation of Belgrade, red had boen tader water, and the water and

WANTED. rushed thr

the ugli it upon her enemies and, expelled them, as in the feet, Precalled, said there was a tonA GINEER for E, SL Tug. Az

it and got under the Cargo thirty-one million sterling. It is oxe

of the vessel, unseen. one of the most remarkable things of

"EUROPEAN : SECOND INT this-war. Bat this time, he mid, the or a ton and a half of coal in the engine Rate of Pay-$7.00-1ez day for seven days. entry of Bulgaria had made a great room on the partida. It might be that per week.. It is officially anounced that difference in the situation..

they had not had sufficient bunker room or that it washsier to get a there. It would owing to the continued movements GREECE AND DEL TREATY OBLIGATIONS.tend to give the vessels list to port..."

This concluded the evidenca,

pected that Congress will suprore

CIVIL SERVICE. BILL.

LONDON, Oct. 15.

read a second time.

· FIELD MARSHAL FRENCH'S LATEST DESPATCH.

Conal.

THE PANAMA CANAL.

More Landslips..

Wasmscres, Oct. 14.

Mr.

Apply to

... CHIEF ENGİNEER

EM DOCKYARD. Hongkong, Oct. 18, 1918-

898

HONGKONG JOCKEY' CLUB..

NOTICE

MHE HALF.YEARLY MEETING of

In the House of Lords the Civitand sliding of material it is impos Bulgaria's attack "on-Serbia raises E. Ring. Asistant Superintendent Service Bill of the 12th inst. was of the re-opening of the Paramaattitade and intentions of the Greek Police, addressing the Court, mid taxt sible to predict any approximate dato Greece's Treaty obligations For the

sank, through a the launch Government at the moment, and the stances. The other launch was not running shain of circam- feelings of the Greek people, I can only that morning and accordingly there, WAS A refer you to the recent speeches of MM. large amount of

(cargo "which" was "atować, WESTERN FRONT. Zaimis and Vanezelce but it is obvious on the pur side, while a very large that the interests of Greece and: Serbia | number al passangus, came on to the. LONDON, Oct. 14 Field-Marshal Sir John Frenh, in a ARTILLERY ACTIONS CONTINUE.. [are now one, and; in the long rab, they } launch that morning. There was Memberá will be held on SATUR- stard or fall together Greece formally and the coal in the engine-room, DAY, the 30th October, 1915, 14 12 o'clock

over the

he presence of the anal hole despatch, saya :—After a bombardment

protested when first, the Allied troops Ererything-balped to give the leauch nocu, it the Offices of the Jockey Club, we attacked the enemy's trenches rester.

PAIE, Oct. 14.

arrived, but that the assistance we are tremendous list to port on that morning, on the Ground Floor of the Hongkong day afternoon under a cloud of smoke The evening communius Bathas sending to Serbia is welcome is gas" from a point 000 yarda south-west There were artillery actions in Armie, proved by the citeamstances of the land- non ha ant. Sofficient cele din Club Arinaxe, Ubator Road of Hallush in the Bohenzollern Redoubt. along the Aure, in the environa ofing and the reception of the troops and allowing passengers on to the launch.

appear" "to" "have been szorcisedia

By Order, We gained 1,000 yards, but were unable heims' and Champagne, while there the facilities given for continuing the His Worship-Do you wish me to dedne to maintain our position owing to the were fights with bombe and torpedoes disembarkation. Indeed, in view of the way dagree of negligence with regat enemy's shell-fire. We captured and on the heights of the Mense.

Frgard to Serbo-Greek Tranty, how could the any points ? hold south-west of St. Elie the enemy's

Greek attitude be otherwise

hardly go as far as that. There is no King-No your Worship. I can trenches behind the Vermelles-Hallach road, to the edge of the quarries

evidence to show who was directly at fault ROYAL HONGKONG YACHT OLUB.

regards either passengers or cargo. Thors captured the main trench of the Hoben-

was apparently so allocation of zollern Redoubt.

distinct duties to distinct persons, and it was conducted in a happy-go-lucky manner. The crew did not cope with. the excessiva rush. There was no evidence to show that the junk was over-loaded and she was entitled to the passengers she had no At the Marine Court this morning, be board. He took it that the faster was fore. Comminder, Bettwith, two hawken primarily responsible for the passengers (1) 1.45. Bill Rage-il Classes

REKLAh Kacing Bata charged with being on board the Hitschland carry but he had done his best...

"THE" "GREAT BRITISH

OFFENSIVE.”,

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·TIOLENT BOMBARDMENTS.

LATER Today's comminique mys:-There were particularly violent bombardments in Artois, and fierce grenade fighting in Libona

The Germans in Champagne threw AMSTERDAM, Oct 14. poisop-shells into our rear linea The Another great British offensive" is French batteries replied everywhere... announced in a Berlin communique. A German attack in the woods west Supported by monitor from the ses, and ward of Tahuze was repulsed by our ertillery northward of Ypres, the Bre fire, N tinh, using que clouda, attacked along The was a continuous reciprocal the whole front from Ypres to Loos, bardment in Lorraine. The communique admits than the British penetrated northeastward and eastward of Vermelles

A DENIAL.

Bir John French denies the statement in the German communique that the British attacked along the whole front between Toren-at-Lee, and mys that no attack whatever vera, unde ezcept" those be has described.

BUNSHINE AND COMMON SENSE.

DARIL

Military measures to meet the new situation form the subject of continuous consideration by the military authoritica and the Allies believe they will be based on the principles of sound strategy.

MARINE COURT.

r. HOLOB Clerk of the Course, Hodgkong. Oct. 18, 1215.

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FIXTURIA FOR 1914-

HOPENING ORUISE “

SATURDAY, November, 6:4 DROGRAM ME,

(2) 2.00 p.m. Drainer Race.

(3) 3.30 p.m. Rowing Race for La

Pair Oaza

(4) 4.00 pm. Ladira - Saling- Race All Clanses H.K.Y... Racing Boats. TSTARTING LINE for EVENTS

Mard" without permission were warned THE ENDING, OGG to be more careful in futurn. A. bont- bom-woman charged with making fast to the

The Ending was as follows pip ** Anhui" while under way failed to appear has not been found prasible to but the cass, was dismi-and while two ascertain the medial, causes the death masters of steam launches, charged with of Man Bas. From the orcumstances being under way during probited hours, surrounding the recovery of his body I am "weza diacarged with a caution 2

able to radude that he was drowned in 1&2 wil bo on the Hongkongby the morning of the 18th September list in HOUSE REK YO.) North Point The And for EVENTS 3 & cd the CLUB the team hunch Soi Fong After Learing FINISHING LINE for ALL EVEN 19 the evidence cilled, I have not been able

GERMAN BALLOON AND AERO BE PLAYE-BROUGHT DOWN,”

A squadron of 20 neroplanes hom barded the station of Bazancourt...

A German captive balloon and an seroplane were brought down. by our aeroplanes.

ENEMY AGAIN ATTACKING.

DIPHTHERIA-HOW IT MAY BE

AVOIDED.

IPHTHERIA. fe usually contracte

to assign any definite canse or chain of ls at the Club House (HS.1.0.) causes for the alaking of the launched In zen CHAMPIONSHIP sarima to have been due to a combination

Nor Foth cond Race Handicap and ime Design Class

Dec 4th Third Rico. Handicap and ona Design Clarensten naviga

Da, 10ch Fourth Race Handicap and ono Des ga Claneer

Now, slit First. Baca Cruizers,

Nov. 13th-First Race Hundicap and of many things, one of which was certainly one Design Claasya. Don esa cild hash cold. The cold the confuwd mabarkation of an unmamally prepares the child's stem for the receplurge Bunker of intending passengora tion and development of the diphtheria Therf will profy-bly bare bien other germ When there are case of diphtheria contributing causes, which have not been in the neighbourhood children that have discovered. The eridenge bas jeb proved to'da should be kept at home and eff; the soy culpable negligence of the part of the ON'T doctor your blood for rheumi- | A communique decribes the contigu-treat until recovered Give them. Chame | owner, master, or crew of the vessel. It Juliam. Can an ex ernal application | ance of stubborn úghting in the Dviork: berlain's Cough Remedy and they will not wanide simu darlenhle that "the provisions. De 12th nt-Chambarlin's 2 in Balm, in a few region, and a number of unsuccessful here to remain at home long. It also d'eans | relativa, to Joid liver contained Fa "the learning days it will get at info the Garmin ticks in the Lake region. out the culture beds which form in a Merchadbbbyping Ordin arashing, thon nature will reture the righ red blood to your refita ani 070 rid themys that the enemy ht everal chill's throat when it hae vald, and 16

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