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THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 4, 1915

BY TELEGRAPH.

THE WAR,

NEW ZEALAND PREPARED TO ADOPT COMPULSION.

A NEW GOVERNOR OF PARIS APPOINTED.

AUSTRALIAN HORSTRACING AND

THE WAR.

(Bauter'a Sérvice to the China Mail.).

NEW ZEALAND AND CONSCRIPTION,

WELLINGTON, NO, 8.

The Premier (Rt. Hon. Win. Massey) is a speech suid they did not warb conscription, but if there was a shame of volunteers the Government would not hesitate to adopt compulsien.

NEW GOYERNOR OF PARIS.

PARIS, Nov. 3.

Agond Manonry has been appointed Goremer of Pas

AUSTRALIAN HORSE RACING AND THE WAR.

The whole year's profits of the principal will be given to the War Relief Funds."

BOURNE, Nev. 8. Victorian Racing Clubs

SYDNEY, Nov. 9.0

The Proties, in introducing he New Sock Wales Budget, and shut Borse riding would be taxed. It is estimated that £75,000 will he

calised immi this source,

THE KING'S HEALTE.

GENERAL CONDITION IMPROVED.

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Loxpos, Nov. 8.

The Pross Bureau announces that, His Majesty did not have so good night. There is still some pain, but the King's general condition has improved and he is able to tule solid food.

THE SEIZURE OF THE "HOCKING."

Losbox, Ser. 3.

Mr. Lansing, U.S. State Secretary, hus telegraphed to ascertain -Great Britain's reasons for the seizure of the steainer Hocking.**

The Rocking (apparently flying the Aineriton flagi was sclzed under the terme of the new Order in Commeil recently issued by which the ownership and not the flag being ned determines the neutrality or non-neutrality of the -vessel.-Ed.]

INTERCESSION SERVICES.

LONDON, Nov. 3..

The Archbishop Canterbury and the Archbishop of York propose us the 2nd of January next be set apart by the Churches for solemn intercession to the Almig y and thankful recognition of the devation of the untry's manhood and wonunbood,

The King endorses the prope.al..

(Havas Bogpics.)

French sock now stands at 35,50.

Paris, Nov. 2

Festerday our artillery stopped all attempts of the enemy in Belgium and Champagne.-

To-day, there is nothing to repert

General Manoury has been appointed Military Governor of Paris in place of General Gallioni, appointed to the Ministry for War.

"Petrograd:-Wo captured tronches in the Komprays and Tarbopol regions; wo also occupied Semivize, taking prisonaru...

Rome: The situation remains unchanged,

Nish:We throw the enemy hack attacking the right bank of Lopenites, inflicting very louvy lossen.

Cottigne:-Fighting prevails at Vichegmd and Bagora, "where we Took a hundred prisoners and four guns. The enemy abandoned mate

al and left 400 killed and wounded on the battlefield.

(Reimer's Bervice to the China Maid.)

WESTERN FRONT.

HAND TO HAND TRENCH FIGHTING.

THE CHINA MAIL.

BY TELEGRAPH BY TELEGRAPH.

(Reuim's Esmïce to the China Moll.) | (Rauter's Servies to the Chine Mait.)

EASTERN FRONT.

ENEMY ENTRAPPED IN SWAMPS.

PETROGRAD, Nar, 3.

A communique says that the enemy. unsuccessfully attacked above Friedrich- atadt in order to cross the Dvina in boats.

The Russians on the night of the 31st ult rushed trenches north-west of Tehartorysk and captured machine-guns and 100 Austrians and Geränns.

CHINA AND MONARCHY.

THE GOVERNMENT'S REFLY TO THE NOTE VERBALD.”

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There has been no redeeming festurm to the market which bag continued dull and aninteresting the fortnight throughout. A Young Man's Year. Br. A. Bate The disappointing charseter of enquiries 1250 Fatal furlandi. from the countries, which now appear to Hal O The Ironsides. be well-fed, coupled with tas impending Michael Of Ealloran change in the political atmospheres of Second Pallycoly Beck., Peking, do nch inspire desiers with Tyroll.

The Bombay market is reported quist and on the any side, with re-sales showing Total sales 1,200 hales. Unold, and drop of Rs 34 per bile. undelivered to the godowns 82,000 balen. Arrival-The mail roamer Nailers

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QUEEN'S

-MOI DILE EXCLUSIVE XIGÊNH - TAILORS

IN THE CULONY.

In their reply to the Anglo-Russon-confidence once to the Mour:hical riorament, agregate of the turn-over being well ander In the circumsinges, first-hand trans- Japanese representations with refers

actions have again bean insignifcant, the the Chinese fovernment says that 1.200 bale, Clearances have not been Tel 492 it has always opposed the morentent, satisfactory s during the proceding parind. The enemy were driven into swampa

but, in vior of recent events, the near Kumanovo and were annihilated forcible suppression, there would The Russians in Galicia crossed Take endanger peace and good order: con Ichkey and landed in the night on the sequently, the Government had no opposite shore. They negotiated wire other course than to promulgato a entanglements, some of which were Bill, which had been paused by the and attra stoswersMorori " And submerged, and bayonetted the Austro-Tegislative Council and organiss & steamer Dune"

* Rangoon Mars † from 'Bombay, and German defenders.

Convention of Citizens'r presentabrought in 19,939 bales for Hongkong

from - Calentia, bare Fürther successes are reported in the tives to determine the Constitutional and 11,087 bales for Shanghai. Shipments Strypa region, numerous prisoners be question in accordance with the from Hongkong to Shanghai, ocast ports, ing taken.

wishes of the people. Five provinces | &c., nil had already declared for Constitu small business parning.

Shanghai-Continues quiet, with a very tional Monarchy. No strong oppori- --Japanese Tazu. — very small business tion had been reported from the Pro- has been dong with a decline 53 to $4 vinces and there was no cause for

par bale. LORDON, Nov. 3.

anxiety. The smalt number of rebels Beuter's correspondent at Headquart ers says that the King on the eve of his who had taken renige beyond the departure, in a special Order of the Day The reply scncludes by saying that reach of Chinese in were powerless. aid "I am bappy to have been onco more with my Armies. It was especially the Chinese Government appreciates gratifying to me to be able to see some the friendly spirit and advice of the of the newly-created Armies, whose threo. Powers and assures them that growth has been watched from recruit it will not spare any effort to main. drill till they were inspected on the evetain pence in the Fer Fast.

HIS MAJESTY'S CHEERFUL

ADVICE TO THE TROOPS..

of their departure for the Front They bare already justified the general con- viction of their splendid fighting worth.

It is a matter of regret to me that my accident prevented me from seeing all the troops, but I have seen enough to fill my heart with admiration of their cheerful endurance and dogged deterto- ization. Keep the goal in sight, and remember that it is the final lap that wins,"

SIR E. CARSON AND THE CABINET,

number of men sitting daily with thê

Republican Victories.

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We have again to record a further smart advance in colton values during the week, and undoubtedly the market is still subject to violent Anetration with pro-THE ONLY BOAT Y-SAVING AT 5 EM EVERY DAY. spects remaining very uncertain.

The

THE

AMERICAN STATE ELECTIONS. tugth of the market is the Amerions den of consumption, which it as Messrs. Neill Bros. anticipased some weeks ago, approximates to 15,000,000 bales, inen seren-ponny cotton is not dear, but all NEW YORK, Nor. 9.

this romains to be seen, and we consider In the State Elections in New York, be a safe investment.

the raw material at too high a figure to The official Bureau Massachusetts, the proposal to extend the franchise to week as to quantity already rinned aud and Pennsylvanis, report issued at the beginning of the worden bar been decisively defeated, Sir Edward Carson declared that the The Republican candidate has been and accordingly put priece up, and in

the present conditions, was most ballish. cabinet 28 an organisation and as a alected Governor of Massachusetts, machine was utterly incapable of eon- "The Republicans carried, the whols "ay secured the adenseen which had ducting the war under present condit-State Ticket," as well as twelve seats already taken place Weh an Ortiber ions. What we wanted was a small in the Legislature. They also made condition of 60.8 as against 73.5 lant best expert advisers and taking the whole appreciable gains in the Stats offer of year and a ten year average of (6.3, and responsibility. Sir Edward Carson read Kentucky and in the Legislature. Nowmembering the reduced acreage, the his letter tendering his resignation, Jersey, elected one. Congressman fork is now at a 10,000,000 bale crop. wherein he said that, in view of Sir New York. Edward Grey's statement on the 8th

a month ago, so that with or without the September he was unable to understand

speculatot, prive sold not help but how Eagland can abandon Serbis to her

advance when such heavy buying bas fate without.national dishonour. More-

talien place as his been done relently. over, such a course would be sa admiss-

The state of the cotton trade here is not ion of failure and was only justifiable

at all good, but in the Staten it is ex. after every other alternative had been

HONGKONG CRICKET CLUB. Fredingly brisk and although cotton exhausted. We ought to concentratë at

values are Salonika, use

perhaps high at present for our natal power to its The following will represenEgainst our part we do so now think prices will utmost, and make vigorous efforts to "A" on the Club ground on Saturday, come lewn to anywhere near what they compel Greece to fulfil her Treaty play beginning at 215 ʼn mit

- E Pearce (Capt.), G. E. Aubrey, F, Wery two months a point which cbligations even to the extent of break. Baker, A. L. Gace, R. Kennedy, S. Saffects essumption very truck is the ing off friendly relations. Siz Edward Moore, Major Morgan. II. E. Muriel, B. amount of ention used for explosivEA, Carson, continuing his speech, hoped. Taylor, F. Sue Thomson and R. P. question which no me seems to be able the new plan of campaign would be Thursield.

worked out clearly and definitely, ba

cause there was no trace of any such

thing when he was in the Cabinet.

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-SIR EDWARD GREY'S REPLY.

SPORTING.

A FAMOUS TRIAL."

aginst na anticipated crop of 12 millions

to answer, zor ean, the dealers come scross who are doing the business, if there is such a business doing at all! Business here, both in gloth and yarn is merely dragging Blong-there is nothing to induce boying, and in most casos differences are very wide, so wide;

fact as to create a feeling of despair, receiving a sentence of six years and eight ad offers are offers in name only. No months imprisonment, the sentence to market is taking to the higher level of data from since he was first imprisoned. values, whatever a period of steadiness Thus be has only one month to serve.

Portar Charlton was a young American may bring about, and with the advance who killed his wife in 1810 and throw bar

continous serious--negotiation body into Lake Como, He is the first has never had a chance. American citizen to be tried in Italy for murder, Coxtradition proceed.) over three years, his,

Sir Edward Grey, Secretary of State The famous Coma murder trial has con for Foreign Affairs, said that Sir Euded, the accused, Porter Charlton, Carson's statement must have given the impression that the Government promis ed to help Serbia and then vacillated and thus lost valuable opportunity. Sir Edward Grey explained that his words on the 28th September were founded on a promise made jointly with the French Government to send a certain number of troops to Salonika for the ings were express purpose of enabling Greece to father being judge in Washington, secur falfil her obligadons. It ought clearly ing the services of the best lawye

to be understood that there had been no alemists with the object of obtaining an delay in landing troops to assist Serbia acquittal on the plus of Insanity-

PASSENGERA EXPECTED.

in her baur of aeed. Sir Edward emphatically denied that through vacillation and hesitation help had been lost to Serbia. We had been in close consultation with France as to the best ∙nse that could be made of the forces sent to the near East. Thers has been absolut 2. Miss H. Jacob, Mr C. B. Buyers, Per P. & U... Maison from London ly no delay. All the forces at our disposal iss F. M. Cooper, Miss IM. Jones. were landed at Salonica, and were now

Per N. Y. E... Kashima Maru. From engaged in the operations in the Balkans, des Oct. 9. Mr. R. J. Birboek, Mrs while preparations were being made for David Wood. Mr J. M. Williamson, M the sending of farther forces to the East.ind Miss Fleming, Mr. E. Glazebrook, All assistance in the power of Britain Mr and Mr Claxton, Rey, Camb's, Miss and France had been given to Serbia in fohnson Mra Ridell. My and Men Frien her hour of need after the Greek Govern-and 2 children. His Ewing, Mine Dyken, ment took a different view of its Treaty Mr L. B. Wodbam, Mr F. Hicks, Mrs A. Visa Heyworth, Miss Fink, Miss-Thacker obligations to Berbis,

1. Malcolmo and 3 childran, Mrs Muirhead and infant, Mr. A. Marley.

IRELAND WANTS NO PREMATURE PEACE.

Fer P. & 0, niesmer Hooltan. From London Oct. 16.-Dr J. Duncan, Miss C J. Micholis

Mr. John Redmond said that Ireland Per P. & O. stesmer More From Lon would contions to do her duty on one don Oct. 30.-Inepector and Mrs Garrod, condition, namely, that there was no Mr C. Fox, Mins M. DaF. P. Len-

festy talk of premature peace, which would***

be a criminal betrayal of the living and Load 23-Ds and Mrs-Fandera and Per N. Y. K. Mihnea Maru. From the dead.

child. Mr La Ros, Mr. T. Haslam, Mr and M Sorensen and 2ct dren

The debate took placs on:s formal motion for adjournment, and con sequently terminated at the and of the sitting without a votej

EFFECT OF THE PREMIER'S SPEECH.

The opinion is generally held that despite dritioison Mr. Daquith has con

Untefal Bogan pensazia are paying careful attention to the many graves of the British deid. A letter from a lady at Moris mys, that everywhere in the fields the gray Ka-some of them containing 20 soldiers' bodies a covered with beautiful dowers, which are often iebawed, Trety Sanday they are visited by hundreds of people. The graves bear the inscription,

The Germans unsuccessfully oxiderably cleared the political atmos ploded several mines ju Argonne phere ezd has removed apprehensionare le brase Britiabankliors aho died without damaging the French works that the Government would split upon in the defeucs of par country." The Fredep infantry fire prevented the rock of Compaltion. His refresh the oneron Docupying the log candoor on the subject of the

| craters,

ITALIANS PROGRESSING.

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WAY EL SELLE

YHAMBELLAIN'S Cough Remody

- the Ergent sailing cough modíeise in world to day, because I doda exactly

Dardanelles and finance in niso wel. Church parade la Byde Park is a thing comed, placing all subjects in their to attend in this epoch-making period proper perspective and enabling the Crowds throng the park and sit under the pis, Nov. 3.

public the better to presp the knotty add to the novelty of the sceno, autóbus treca, and on Sunday, September 28, ta The evening conimuníquo reports

problems with which we are faced and taxicab deposited fares the park violent commandes and hand-to-band

Mr. Badmond's opposition to a pre- being opened to them on account of the trench fighting in Neuville St. Voust.

mature pance came as a complete sur, cual condition of made up as soon na The French artillery south of the An official announcement says that price, and weans sirong support for the Parliament assembled and things begin Lhe fomme plustered the Cerium the Italians have forced the fourth Government, since the recruiting fald to more alter the TBCBME Weanded and what cough remedy is supposed to do tranches and dropped shells incng. Kine of Austrian entrenchments on in Ireland has been comparatively convalescente, in the blue hospital kit with It stops the cough by curing the cold, and the enemy reliefs.

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