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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1915

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INCENDIARISM IN AMERICA.

NEW YORK, Nov 11 The damage is estimated at one million dollars (gold) in the mysterious fire at the mills at Trenton, Now Jersey, where barbed wire for the allies" was being manufactured,

BRAVE BRITISH NURSES.

LONDON, Nov. 11,

The Captain of a French cruiser tells a story of British devotion to sha fing. When a transport was recoatly drowned in the Agean Sea thirty British purse, ton of whom were subsequently drowned, were abonnl. When the French rescue boat arrived the nurses shouted with une accord "Fighting \móp first.”

NEW BRITISH WAR COMMITTER.

LONDON, NOY, 11.

"In the House of Commons, Mr. Asquith announced that the new War. Committee in the Cubist during Lord Kuchener's temporary absence, will be Mr. Asquish, Mr.. Balfour, Mr. Lloyd George, Me Bonar Law and Mr. McKenna.

RUSSIAN QUNBOATS AT RUMANIAN FORTS.

LONDON Nov. 11. The Timer correspondent at Bucharest states that 860 Russian sailors off the gun-boats on the Ramanian shore of the Danube, have arrived at Tornuseveria. The Rumanian Government has taken steps to disarm and detain Russian vessels laden with munitions remaining at Rumaanisu poris. “

(Reuter's Service to the China-Mull.) WESTERN FRONT.

AN ACTIVE OFFENSIVE.

Roma, Nov. 11.

THE SINKING OF THE ANCONA.

300 DROWNED: MOSTLY WOMEN AND CHILDREN.

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ANOTHER RUSSIAN VICTORY.

PETRONA, Nov. 11.

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GREEK POLITICAL CHIBIA,"

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QUEEN'S DISPENSARY.

The Italian newspapers are convinced

Is is stated in Government circles that the Anconala assailant was a The ceremonies attendant to Pay that a dissolution has been decided German vessel firing Austrian colours, Fapanese-Coronation-vera-garried foar and point out that Italy and Germany out at Kyota yesterday with "great have not declared war,

Pomp, precisely according to thi established precelent, excups that THE EAST AFRICA CAMPAIGN. the Empress was absend owing to ilisposition. The Emperor aftər worship Before the sacred shrine con- A telegram statea that probably | Tel: 492, taining the divide mirme, delivered General Smala will command, the South speech whorein he spoke of unity African contingent in East Africa, with and patriotism as the highess tributa | Ceneral Britta as Chief of Staff A communique states-Thera in a bull payable to our's ancestor Phule in the Courland and Dvinsk regions, after an Imperial rescript was issued but on the southern frock there has been grunting a special amnesty and do- desperate fighting north of Yolki. » The Rusainns reculed a number of enemy creeing a grant of £100,000 TO attacks and pierced the enemy front charity The Emperor received south east of the village of Badki, which messages of congratulation from was occupied along with the adjacent King George. President Wilser. and forests, and they captured over 9,000 other Beads of Statos, prisoners, half of whom were Germans, and twenty marima. Great numbers of the enemy were 'drowned in the river Taherniarka. The artillery largely con tributed to the Russian victory.

BRITISH VESSELS SUNK.

Loxpor, Nov. 11. The British shipu Californian and Mooring have been up,

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INDIAN OFFICERS'. LEAVE AND PROMOTION.

A BELGIAN LAWYER.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 11. 31. Delaval, the Belgian lawyer who was The State Department announces that employed na Counsellor in the American Legation at Brussels, bas left Belgium and will not return..

Germany informed the United States) that M. Delaval was a persona non grata, M. Delaval, whose report of the Cavell case figured largely in the American Minister's correspondence published in Great Britain, probably goes to Havre.

IMPORTANT SERBIAN SUCCESS.

ATHENS, Nor. II.

It is reportell that the Serbians

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LONDON, Nor. It.. In the House of Commaca, in raised the question of the hardship" reply to Sir George Robertson, who suffered by Indian Civil Servico of cials belonging to the Reserve._of Offers, and who were now on netive have gained an important success THE ONLY BOAT ZAYNG AT 5 PM EVERY service in Mesopotamia, owing to the rule that military service outside against the Bulgarians advancing on Indin" does not count for leave, M. the front from Uskub to Prizrend. Chamberlain. Secretary of State for

The situation of the Bulgarians at Indir, said that he would consult the Kuprulu is most dangerous on ac

count of the Franco-Serbian attack from the south.

BRITISH TRANSPORT ATTACKED.

Ubroos, Nov. 11. The War Ottice anaonaces that the outward bound transport Mercian was attacked by the gunfire of an enemy Ros, Nov. 11.

submarine in the Mediterrancan She A communique states :--The In- Aians have actively continued the sunk by an Austin anbmarine offing casualties are reported-23 killed, ton, who urged a reduction in the

The Italian liner Ancona, which was reached barbour safely, but the follow-Ray on the subject.

In reply to Mr. Oswald Parting- offensive operations at Coniavola, stTunis left Naples on Friday and 60 missing and 30 wounded,

acking a mountain ridge 7,000 feet called at Messina, which she left at five

case of officers. Indinn officers, dar MORE INCENDIARISM IN AMERICA. high, which they crossed at several on Saturday evening. The vessel was SHIPPING RESTRICTIONS,

ing the war, of the period of service points. An enemy attack on the between Sardinia and Bizart when

necessary for promotion to Major, Mrzli pass on the Isonze front was the submarine appeared.. The Ancona

Mr. Chamberlain said he did not con-

NEW YORK, Nov. 11.. LONDON,-Nov-hk-- rpulsed.

increased her speed, but the submarine

One of the largest machine shopa The order probibiting British vesselsider the circumstances justified. such overhauled her firing repeatedly and | hitting the stern. There were pitoous unless licensed, comes into force on

carrying cargo between foreign ports essure, which was counter to the the Bethlehem Steel Company, scenes, with the women and children December 1st. The Board of Tradetem. To grant a temporary rank in war material worth $1,000,000,}

principles of the Indian Army sys.in south Bethlehem, containing guna screaming. The Captain stopped the Ener, but the submarine approached says that it is not expected that it will certain cases was

now being con- believe to be the work at an incen Is been destroyed by fire,, and it is

A Fall of 7,000 Feat..

still firing, and then abe discharged a De necessary to interfere with establish. sidered, and had already been sppheddiary: 800 narrowly escaped. The torpedo. There was not sufficient timo ed services, and they will do their auto some extent. LONDON, Nov. 11. to lower all the boats of the income post to avoid disturbing pre-existing Field-Marshal Sir John French, in before sinking Wireless messages business arrangements, despatch, reports keen aerial neti-are sent out for help, and launches

KEEN AERIAL ACTIVITY.

vity, in the course of which & Gor mar seroplane was overturned and "fell 7,000 feet. On another occasion the British lost nr aeroplane.

There Las been less artillery acri- vity than usual.

SMALL GERMAN ATTACK REPULSED.

PARIS-Nov-11.

A communique states:-There was a small Cernian attack on the west orn outskirts of Givenchy Wool which was easily stopped by "French curton of fire. The French batteries replied very effectively to bombardment of the French pasi- tions north-east of Tahtare. There has been lively Lomb fighting in east 'Argonzin.

attacked by the submarine and a man, from Ferryville arrived, but they were a woman and two boys who had just been rescued were kille! by shells when aboard the life-boat.

FURTHER DETAILS-

PARIS, Nov. 11.

WHEN BELGRADE WAS EVACUATED.

WANDE

LONDON, Nov. 11.

FRENCH RE-CAPTURE. XUPRULU,

BONE, Nov. 14.

A telegram from Monastir states that it is officially sanounced that the

A Finchley municipal engineer, nam-French have re-enptured Kopruly,

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CRICKET.

ed Jenkins, who went to Serbia in April, volunteering for sanitary work in the British hospitals, gives a thrill- ing description of Serbian misery. Congestion in the Courts. When Belgrade was evacuated crowde A telegrams from Cape Bun Tanis trudged southwarda along roads, which says that the Ancona was steaming were two feet deep with thick mad, sad. In the House of Commons, in

LONDON, Nor, 11. slowly and cunding her viren in. with rain and sleet falling pitilessly, reply to Mr. MacCullum Scott, Jr. dense fog at xocn on Monday when she The women cock off their boots and Chamberlain said that it did not ap Bigs. One was 300 feet long and was their knees, many carrying babies and porary judges at the Calcutta-and noticed two submarinen, fring Austrian smockinge and walked in the mud up to pear that the appointment of tem- carrying two guns, and the other barred leading children. These and the old Madras High Courts had materially the way of the Ancona, which attempted men were mixed inextricably withezttle reduced the congestion of work, but to escape hat stopped immediately when sheer and pigs. Sometimes the proces it had prevented an increase.

HONGKONG "A". Honcrone "B". struck.

The eighth boat had just been in came to a hopeless deadlock, the establishment of a new High Court to-morrow. The following will espresent launched when the liner dived under the people crowding together in the mud at Fatna would relieve Calentin, the "A" team-G. R. Sayer (Capt.), To be played on the ELK.CO Grand waves, bowa first, the passengers and There was no sign of pazic; simply while the Nadias judges hoped that. J. Austin, P. B. Batler, F. H. Cary, crew crowding on the after-deck being stolid and hopeless-resignation. Thus the arrears would be much diminish. E. Dongelly, O. A. Hooper. P. Jacka, engulfed.

they tradged for days many not knowed at the end of the year. He was L. H. Morris, and R. P. Thursfeld. The eight boats rowed, southwards, ing whither they were going; and they aware of the disadvantage of tem-

M. MMAAS, E. J. R. Mitchell, Capt. and the company aigted at air in the seemed more afraid of the Bulgarians poury appointments, bus an inoresee G. E. Aubrey. F. H. Baker. A L. Gace,

The following will represent "B"toara: evening a vessel with was not showing than of the Austrians. He canNDI. Say her lights. They signalled to her with how they were fed, as there were few

in the permanent strength of the B. Kenney, B. B. Moore, Major, Morgan, dures, and the vessel approached, but inns and the people were without food benches was not suitable to remedy H. E. Muriel, E. B. Reed, F. Syms-Thosi disappeared again upon seeing the Many of the calldron died, and their temporary congestion of work. submarines which wers following bodies were left on the roadside. "' Then the boats separated. One, with koped before long that British and of Tanis at nine on Tuesday morning

twenty siz on board, reached the coast NEW LIEUTENANT GENERAL. "French Ministers would sit in com- and the Commander expressed the opin- mon council, with the expert advice ion that the other boats, with 240 on of the united General Stuffs, and so beard, had been lost.

frect the joint operations. He Another boat, with twenty eight on would be delighted if Russia and board, was picked up an Wednesday

aly would join, for this the war morning off the island of Zembra. would be conducted still mote Afficiently

AN ALLIED WAR COUNCIL.

LONDON, No. 11. "The Premier, explaining the War Council, said that M. Briand and he

Mr. Asquith also exiphasised the great importance of strengthening The British General Staff, which an- Bouncetient was greeted with cheers. He dwelt on the value of the inter- éhange of officers of the Staff and

Some of the survivors state that the submarines were Bring the German flag when they were first sighted.

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SEVERAL AMERICANS ABOARD

LONDON, Nov. 11. The passengers on the Ancona isclad-

the Amy in the field. Sir Archi-ed several Americans. A boat has bald Murray, he said, had been arrived at Mals, with 41 of the crew active in strengthening the staff, and and four passengers,

be was about to appoint General Lloyd's Bizerta agent says that some Kiggell as assistant to the Chief of 300 have been drowned, mostly women the Imperial Gentral Staff, and end children. General Shaw as Director of Home

Defence.

TO HAVE PERISHED.

Mr. Asquith concluded by remark- TWENTY AMERICANS BELIEVED ing that be was satisfied himself with the composition and the abilities of Ale General Staff on which there

WASHINGTON, Nov. 11. were no less than twenty six mern- The Ambassador to Rome reports that Bers. with actual experience in the about, twenty Americana are believed, to Frauent war. They would also have have perished in the Ancona | at the War Office from France a very distinguished French Staff officer who would be in daily communics- tion with the General Staf. We woult similarly reciprocate with

40,000,000 FRANCS LOAN TO

·GREECE.

LONDON, Nov. 11 Router is informed that Grent Britain, France or Eussia has con- cluded a loan of 40,000,000 frutice to reeco,and that e manor is al ready at the disposal of the Hellenic Governinents Ehefrater was tintert for what Verize power and 217, is (also unders M. Botaloudin the new P

ROME, Nov. 11 The Tribuna says that 25 Americans were aboard the Ancona.

AMERICA'S INTENTIONS.

LONDON, Nov. 11: The Prime Minister of Nepal has been gazetted an honorary Lieutenant

General.

FIS MAJESTY BETTER.

VIOLENT ENEMY ATTACKS.

PARIS, Nov. 11. : A communique alates. Two violent enemy attacks at Batte and Tabure; in Charopagne, were repalsed. Elsewhere there has beer cannonading

H. „H. Taylor, and A. Whitmarch.

AT BOWLOON There will be an inter-club match be tween the A”. Lud: "B" teams on Saterday,

ROYAL HONGKONG YACHT CLUB.

The first of the series of the Champion ship Race, will be sled off on Saturday | 13th inst., ár followay,

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GREEK NEUTRALITY.

Losbos, Nov. 11. LONDON, Nov. 11.."

The Greek Government, made u His Majesty the King presided at a farmal declaration of continued neu-loon Rock (3) Lyemun Essen (8) Distanser meeting of the Privy Council

trality, and the sincerest goodwill towards all the Entente Power the capitals yesterday.

MILITARY SCHOLARS.

LONDON, Nov, 11. Captains D. D. Wilson, 17th Cavalry; Leured, 7th Gurkhas, have been passed B. R Hunt, 25th Panjabie; and P. L out of the Staff College

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Sir Edward Gray and Japan's Fatare.

Lompon, Nov. 11. LONDON, Nov. 11..

At the Coronation dejeuner of the An amalgamation of the British Japanese Embassy, Sir Edward Grey, Miners' Federation, the Transport in proposing the toast of the Mikado, Workers Union and the Railwayman's said that there was a brilliant foture in Union has been ratified embracing store for Japan, and her interests and 1,500,000 workers.

those of the Allies would be rebared se the result of the war. After the war he trusted that peace would be long sasured

RESIGNATION OF RUSSIAN -INISTER.

PETROGRAD, Nov, 11, -Privy Councilor Rakbkal, Minister of Ways and Communications; bes

DAILY COST OF WAR,

Nearly Four And A Hat Millions.

The King.conferred on Mr. Inouyer the Japanese Ambassador, the Victorian Order:

BRITISH REINFORCED.

ALONIKA, Nov. 11 The British line has been consider shly reinforced, andis pushing north. wards, thereby greatly facilitating the operations ofths French, whose Bank movement tends to relig Mr Asquith, in the Flouse of Comon the Serbians in the Babuin

WASHINGTON, Nov. 11 resigned.. The State Department learns officially that there were some Americans aboard the Ancona, bal it is not known whether any were killed. If so, the United States will pursue the same course with Aus tria as it did in the case of the Lusitania, ignored the warnings and attempted toons, said that the daily cost of the war unless it is shown that? the ancona

was now 54,350,000, and there was a surplus of about £150,000,000 for six months from April. The total expendi ture from April 4th to

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