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-BAT RDAY. SEPTEMBER 16, 1916.

THE

LATEST

WAR.

TELEGRAMS...

Reuter's Service to the China Mail.)

ANOTHER GREAT BRITISH

ATTACK.

A SIX-MILE FRONT.

CONSIDERABLE SUCCESSES."

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Lowboy, Sept. 13, General Sir Douglar Haig reports:"

Last night we captured the enemy's trenches na front of 1,000 yarda, including a strongly defended locality known as Wunderwerk."

This morning we attacked on a front- extending from Bouieux to north of the Albert-Bapiame read, a slistance of six miles.

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Considerable successes have already

been obtained.

We advancıl 2,000 to 3,000 yards at Various places.

have

The attack is progressing satisfactorily. A large number of prisoners been taken.

"We employed in this actes, for the type armoured ear Arst time, a new r

Considerable utility. which proved of

There was much aerial fighting. Four hostile machines were brought down in Bames and at least four other were driven duwa damaged, while two bostile "kito balloons were brought down.

Our aeroplanes co-operated with the advance of our infantry by firing on the enemy infantry

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Bombs were successfully dropped on three of the enemy's headquarters, also an Bapaume railway station. Much tolling stock was damaged and a train destroyer.

THE CAPTURE OF BOUCHAVESNES......

WEST FRONT PIERCED FOR THE

FIRST TIME.,

The Tine Correspondent any the. capture of Bouchavesnes takes the French right through the great German defensive organisation as it cxisted at the beginning of July. The west front has been pierced for the first time, but it must be, remembered that ever since the lighting began the Germans have been digging, for miles behind their line, and doubtless there will still be much fierce fighting.

THE GERMAN LOBBES ON THE SOMME.

LONDON, Sept. 15. Mr. Warner Allen, the British Cor- ondent at the French Headquarters

THE BALKANS.

FROM SALONIKA TO BUKHAREST.

FLIGHT OF TWO ALLIED AIRMEN.

BOMB SOFIA ON THE WAY.

BUCHAREST, Sept. 18. Two Allied airmen "from Salonika, after bombing Sofia, have arrived here. They accomplished the whole journey in five hours.

LUSTRALIA AND THE WAR

MELBOURNE, Sept. 15.

In the House of Representatives M Cooke demanded immediate action in the matter of Conscription and an nounced that the Opposition generally would assist the Government

THE CHINA MAIL.

COMMERCIAL

HONGKONG SHIRE : REPORT.

"Mesars. Moxom and Taylor report under date September 18th

Business is brisker and almost all stocks well maintain their position in the market.

cents per picat Other Philippine owned vessels, taken up some time ago, are still rwarding on Owners account but it is reported, that there is still a steady demand and further tonnage required.

Saigon, JaraWe have nothing to add remarks in our last report beyond that there is still a call for tonnage but charterers' ideas of rate do not for the time being, coincide with Owners'

NowchwangNothing has yet been done in this direction

ነነ

Mr. Tador, the Minister of Trade, In the North, Shanghai appears to be

Coal There has been shight nativity quies, but steady with prices practically has resigned.

in chartering for outports but at Bong- Sanator Malony has given notice of a unchanged since our last Circulat.

is quoted 9/3 per 1b-kong stocks still remain good with little

...demand. motion in favour of the erection of an-narket has an improving tendency.

BANKS-Small sales have been affeof- Fixtures reported Hongay/Canton Australian National Memorial to Lond

ed of Hongkong Banks at 750, but option Swatow (swo trips), at $475 per Kitchener.

there is still a strong demand, with sellers ton, Fort Courbet/Swatow $5.95 per ton. Karatzu Iloilo Yen 850 per ton, Mike/ very scarce.

Batavia at 811.00 per ton Moji/Hong kong $3.00 (abt.) and Hungay/Amoy $550 per ton."

EARTHQUAKE IN JAYA..

GREAT DAMAGE.

AMSTERDAM, Sept. 15. Five hundred houses have been des troyed in Java by earthquake. Great damage has been done otherwise.

THE REBEL TROUBLES IN THE DUTCH INDIES.

MARINE INSURANCE3.-There are amall buyers of Unions at $920, North Chinas are wanted at: Tha-135. Cantons are nominal at $400, and Tangiszes at $269).

NOTE Saigon/Hongkong. At mo- ment of going to press a Axture in reported of s small, regular couster at 4 cents and further tonnage is required at this rate:

MONTHS.

CASUALTIES ON EAST AND WEST FRONTS ALONE.

WOUNDED..

FIRE INSURANCE-China Firca ars still in demand at 3184 whilst Hongkong Fires have unsatisfied buyers at $375, with no sharma offering under $390.

SHIPPING-Douglases have shown considerable strength, and $136) has been freely offered for cash shares with ENEMY'S LOSS-750,000. IN TWO equivalent rates forward Preferred Indos could be placed at $48 whilst Do ferred Indos have Brmed up slightly to & buying quotation of $10 for cash with AMSTERDAM, Sept. 13.

sales elected at $1904 and 8130 for A cable to the Telegraaf from September Settlement. Star Ferries are $38 after sales at that rate Weltevreden states that the rebels havoin request at

Steamboats

And buyers. would MORE BOMES ON SOFIA.

burned down the house of the Dutch REFINERIES China Sugars have 30,000 PRISONER: 970.000 KILLED AND PARIS Sept. 15. controller and all the buildings in the proved a very firm market, closing with

good

Dod buyers

at $112 after sales at $111. Four French aeroplanes dropped market place at Banque. The Dutch Malabons slipped away to 833 for caah, large number of bombe on Sofia Onare strongly entranched. The rebela at which rate sales have been effected but at the close this market is firmer at landed as Bukharest.

830 buyers for this Settlement.

have OILS AND MINING-Langkats gone to Shanghai at Tis. 201. Raaba are without business at 21, Orals at 31 and Tronohs at 3 are nominal. Shells could still be obtained af 100%, bet there

106 buyers at DOCES, WHARVES AND GODOWER- Lowloon Wharves have a few sellers & 1854 for the coming Settlement, but buyers are willing to pay slightly under that rate. Hongkong Docks in spite of a fair amount of business change vers little us to price. At the close there are buyers for cash at 8130 and sales have been elected at $134 and 8135 for Novem-anamy en the Italian front are not ber Settlement. Shanghai Docks remain included. without feature at Tls. 74 after sales at The 731 that rate and at

BRITISH RAIDS ACROSS THE STRUMA.

SALONIKA, Sept. 15. The British made three most success. ful rails across the Strumaa, captured villages and repulsed enemy counter- attacks with beavy losses They then withdrew, according to programme, to their own lines on the right bank of the river.

A CLEARING MOVEMENT BY FRANCO-RUSSIAN TROOPS.

PARIS, Sept. 15.

It is officially announced the Franco- Russian forces have completely clenred the whole region southward of Lake Ostrovo, a distance of 60 kilometres, "of bands of Bulgarian komitadjis.

SERB v. BULGAR.

THE FEROCITY OF THE FIGHTING.

LONDON, Sept. 15. Peater's Correspondent at the Serbian Headquarters, describing the ferocity of the fighting against the Bulgarinna states that the belligerents, besides bayonets and bombs, used kniver clutched and clawed and even bit

THE RUMANIAN COMMANDS.

:

H Lonos, Sept. 15. General Avaresco commands, the Rumanian forces in Dobradja:: GREEX OFFICERS GO TO TERMANY.

AMSTERDAM, Sept. 15.

The German papers state that Greek officers are proceeding to Germany accompanied by their families! They illogically eulogisn the loyalty of the deserters towards their King and Fatherland

OLD AUSTRIAN LANDSTURMERS,

CALLED UP.

The Austrian Landsturmers of the

say the speed of the French advance 1866 to 1871 chassee have been called.

was incredible. The Germans could be up.

Boet

dashing towards the French trenches for cover. "Many perished by their own barrage. The survivors were mostly from Verdun. They declared that they were completely surprised by the terrific assault following upon an

wful bombardment in which one regi ment lost more than half its effectives.

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THE JUTLAND BATTLE.

A LIST OF REWARDS. "

lost heavily.

EARLIER TELEGRAMS.

THE WESTERN FRONT.

FURTHER FRENCH SUCCESS.

PARIS, Sept. 15.

A communiqué Bays On the north of the Somme, we have extended our positions before Combles and taken by assault Le Friez Farm.

are

LANDS, HOTELS AND BUILDINGS-Cen trals are in request at $100. Hongkong A STRIKING GERMAN ADMISSION. Hotels at $115 are featureless. Hong-

THE OCCUPATION OF BOUCHAVESNES..

AMSTERDAM, Sept. 15: The semi-official organ, the North German Gazelle, makes the following very striking admission

By the accupation of Bonchavesaès the French have gained an advantage

kong Lands have been done at 809 and 8100 Kowloon Lands and West Points ut 838 and 858 respectively are un- changed.

Corros Muzs-Ewas still remmin at Tis. 150 Kung Yiks are now wanted at Shang- Tha, 4.33 after sales at that rate. nai Cottons have changed hands in the North at Tia 93 and Yangtze pocs under strong demand have been done at Tha, 5

COMPANIES,

ELECTRIC

Hongkong

which cannot be denied. Only great Lies are steady at $53.

China

the 13th, and not

A London paper of August Dth saya-- In the last two months alone--that is from the beginning of the Tunsinn, offen- sive-it is reliably estimated that the energy has lost, on the Eastern and Western fronts, not fewer than 750,000;

then.

The particulars are:--- Prisoners

360,000 Estimated killed and wounded 870,000

780.000

Of this total, about 600,000 are per- The casualties of the risent losses.

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The British, Franch and Russian armies in the same period have captured: over 000 guns and 1,500 machine-gras.

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The German estimate on August 2 of the 300,000 Angle-French losses o Bomme is wildly exaggerated, and it is significant that the enemy has nothing to any about his own losses..

GOLF AT THE FRONT.

are wanted at 81.73. Hongkong "To vary the monotony of active var: superiority in numbers and an un Trams have buyers at 87.30 ex the tars, and also to aid in keeping fit, re precedented expenditure in ammunition dividend of 7% at exchange 2/1 1/8 have taken up golf Fleet Street

(1671 cents) paid on induced the German Commander to

the General Staff Office in France, wratę circular by clerical error.

in withday from this point of the front to the 11th inst. as reported in our Just journalist, now a rifaman attached to

position in the reae, which is perhaps more advantageous."

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BRITISH AERIAL FIGHTING.

General Sir Douglas Haig reports: Between Arras and Ypres artillery and

trench' mortars were active.

The enemy fired camouflet near Mount Sorrel and exploded a mine at Neuville St. Vaast.

In the course of considerable serial fighting two hostile machines were brougas down in flames and another was driven down. One of our machines i tilksing

LIGHTING RESTRICTIONS AT WILHELMSHAYEN.

FEARING AIR" ATTACKS.

lightly.

to scout after

letter in which he made an appeal MISCELLANEOUS-China Borneos are for balls. Hare discovered it is some still wanted at 88 with no sellers in

Rame! bat denced expensive to a Tommy's sight China Providents are firm at 30 anted meant especially here, where it

saliers Peak Trams are at 80.60 with no and 80 cents for the new shock the soul of a real golfer. It is is played under conditions which would for the Fayeils are Cbtainable at 88.90 but at slayed, for instance, on a virgin hillside alightly under this figure buyers might with fearful patches of long grass all be found. Waterbants at 817 are without over the shop, with the result that we business. Cements have had a smart have to employ his morning, for

abot rise, and after sales at 80.73, 80.85, and almost every 83.00 m

Fare now wanted at 810.20, equiva- lent price being offered forward. Watsons instance, my first shot went over an inconvenient wall, and the ball, like have improved to a buying quotation of Clementine, was gons for ever (debit 87 but are without business days' pag) Yesterday my op are quiet at 883 Ices could

broke a club (21f. 26.), lost a ball be placed at 3160. Ropes are officially and his cap badge, but then bo's &

offering

•mel. Dairy lutocrat DVDR

and can afford 833 nominal, buyers Farms Eave been in considerable request round about $41.

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I celebrated d niy birthday," he wrote www again, by reducing my recordi for two HONGKONG FREIGHT MARKET,

of the holes or our links, doing them in 9 and 10 respectively. The best on Messrs. Snowman & Co.'s Freight Cir. record, I believe is 6 or 7. but then he's golfer, while I alternate between be cular issued to-day, states:-

Leading batter-cape and excavating worms.

some

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SIDELIGHTS FROM GERMANY,

MILITARY CRITICS TRIBUTE

TO QUE WORKERS.

WARSING HINT ABOUT BUSSILOVT.

Colonel Gredke, the famous military critic who now writes in the Socialist Vorwäerte, is mach the saleat, and Tesso Febinet has sent the soberest writer on the war in the German

THE COMBINE'S DEMAND.

would speedily and irrevocably depres the balance ageingbus.!!!!

This is the first serious hint of the danger to the East that has yet appeare in German newspaper. Most of the milltary critics prefer to leave that from alone or to refer only to its noribers section,

BARONESS YON HUTTEN.

STORY OF A DARK WIG IN AN

ALIEN ENEMY CHAROENZ

Since the issue of our et circular COPENHADES, Sept. 13. under date of 2nd inst the chartering The Commander st Wilhelmshaven roarket has livened somewhat and a few time fixtures have been negotiated. has issued an order imposing stringents is undoubtedly due to the better precautions against air attacks. The streats are to remain unlighted at night trend of affairs, and news received with regard to the recent trouble in Kwang- and all private lights are to be reduced tung, which has for time now been the primary cause of the recent stagas aking place tion in this market. The following are

the fixtures

Chinese 5.3.

le, fixed for 6 months following circular telegram to all the Press, and certainly the one most worth of present continuation of

fixture, $22,000

Provinces concerning the suppression of reading. An article of his on the situa tion month ago contained a number of

The prell-known autocess, the Barone Norwegian sa Childar fired for

Bethias TC Hutten, of Holbela Bems, An offcial communication has been generalisations that are worth noting. November delivery, 832,000 p.m. BULGARIAN COMMUNICATIONS Fern

Chinese sa. Kingpins, fized for 1 year received from the British Minister stat

Apropos of the battle c

Chelsea (who spent many weeks in Hong continuation of present, fixture; 830,000 ing that on account of the fast-approach-

kong a few years ago), was charged at time limit for the suppression of SALONTRA, Sept. 1 Buchinta koko in China, E.R.M..G

Lloyd George announced to his Westminster recently as an enemy affe for 1 year opium

Government ane Chetoo,

of present fixture, 816,200 will despatch a special delegate to this countrymen that the first guarantee of with traveling more than five miles from continuation

of ascertaining. Bush 49. Hourete, fred for 1 year country for the purpose of the various victory in an inathanstible supply of her registered residence without a permit. British 18. October delivery, $26,000 m d

with the Anglo Chinese advice and prepared enormous supplies farm in Hertfordshire. She said she wa Chinese sa Kian pis

accordance

Treaty This

British Opium

SERBIAN SUCCESSES."

THREATENED.

LONDON, Sept 1By their successes in the Petrisks In connection with the Battle of region the Serbians threaten to cut the Jatland, Admiral Sir John Jellicoe has communications between Bulgaria and

Greece. been awarded the Order of Merit and

DIL

Exed for 1

on the Somme,

The Bulgarians are retiring at many contination of present fixture, Pear sinces as a final investigation in mitions. The English have taken this Defendant, it was stated, want dat d "The first Frenchman set foot on the the Grand Crobewand Admiral Sir poinfa under pressure by the Serbians, in the North business continues firm, ism-investigating Pera of guns of the heaviest calibre for their not really a German, bot born Amar Peronne road at 3 o'clock. The attack David Beatty the Grand Cross of the who are occupying successive; enemy Owners being, if anything, short af to arrive in China within the course of great offensive. They have ever for a can, that he had divorced her Garman

Bouchavesnes was opened at 0.30 by Order of the Bath General Fayolle's commandi

The Victoria Cross has been awarded The German losses on the Somme to Commander the Hon. E. B. Bingham ince July lat have been

7:260

Guna

Machine-guns.

Prisoners.

647

54,000

THE, ITALIAN FRONT.

IMPORTANT MOVE IN

PREPARATION.

Rout Sept. 18) The Italians drs preparing for what promises to be a more important affair than the attack on Gorizia.

SHIPS SUNE

>Lowboy, Sept. 15. The Norwegian steamer, Ethel and the Danish stemper Hanstavsen have been runk

CHRONIC DIARRHOEA BE you subject to attacks of dias

positions.

Opiuin

and Major F. J Harvey of the Marine REFUSAL TO FORM A CABINET. cente, which were, quickly followed a Provincial Govtention and stood the test. The fighters at home have complaint before when und went to'

Light Infantry

FB-Lea-Admirals Hagh Evan Thomas, William Pakenham, Sir Robert, Arbuthnot, and the Hon. Horace Hood G.C.M. Admiral Sir Ceel Burney

within

Vet Scofe

October next when the Ministries of mement locked ammunition for these husband at Munich eight years ago Saigon Hongkong The rate in

te in this Foreign Affairs and of the Interior will during the weeks that the offensive has had lived in England ever sin direction after remaining flat for at least appoint special officials to accompany canfinued Industry and science have The Magistrate Thareke

of the merits for THE POLITICAL GRISIS IN GREECE. a week or more after our lagt report, ma to the various Provinces to make apparently wide excellent preparations reason to suppose that this out tha

suddenly revived on the 12th inst, indi-

a had investigation of sations coming into the market at 35 demerits of the opium crusade. The for the desired victory; the refusal of the than a harmless persen ?

are, therefore English workers to take any holidays has Inspector Masters: ere, had keen day or so later by 38 and 40 cents per instructed to ATHENS, Sept 15. pion) for more or less prompt shipment vigilance towards the prohibition of dose all they could to shatter Gorman staples Of mother ocene

moking planting,

selling and trans Resistamen ben deluge of bursting abella a dark wig to disguise of the dangerer drug writer this tabute to the British werk France se s nursa, Ske « M. Dimitracopoulos, the expected This is undoubtedly reflection

by news Canton to

in sooth sticcessor to M. Zamin as Premier, has that General Lung had handed the repective jurisdictions refused to form a Cabinet.

over his scols of office hat although a In addition to the above, the Governing elsasar, Colonel Gedke applies the Office tex Axture of a small outaider at 40 centament has Telegraphed to the Military and needed corrective Mr Lloyd George travelled a great deal, K.C.M.G-Vice Admirals Sir LH FIRE AT AN ENGLISH MANSION. Was arranged, Owners are now inclined Civil Govern of Xannan and Kuswould have been right only if the Ger Defendafit: MP Racis this figurd to stand out for more than

the effect chow to No further fixtures are reported but scandal at Shanghai clearly, shows that man, artillery had been so overwhelmed land Yard, son, me over shortage of tonnage may posibly bring native opium is planted in certain parts as to be reduced to impotence Tast business, and he was quito netsutied about for the time being at any rate of the Yan-Kue provinces, and that is not the case, and the enemy will was arrested and taken, to Beotland-Yard

alight advance, although it is antici trustworthy officials should be imme has to be taught that German heavy and explained the whole matter.

that Sir. Ezanmis adjourned the proceeding pated that very little business will be diately despatched to the various LONDON, Sept 153

the Military Governor districts to discover and stamp ont the gun, tople, being increase arranted anal Fire broke out this evening at actually takes his departure and the new vice. As the reunion of the country has the German machite-g

BASH office

When the case: came before PETTY OFFICERS AND MEN.

Xat authorities will hereafter be held battles Export Lucas situated between Luton and

for-clandestine opitur Lecountable

to the Eater trout, he reagain Mr. Francis, the mag

the Baronika 45 and £vo planting The Victoria Cross has been awarded Bedford The mansion house was January to 2nd ugust amounts to secon

875,437 tona Es compared with 676,270

The Ministry of Finance has Lao tele

A warning bins tong for the same period last year. Quotation for 6. white round infter graphed to the Civil Cavernono Kiangsu consider it wong to say, a one saying that if it had been

The might have overlooked 40 per picul f.oh. Baigonting that some time spt often bears, that the leeson nice stands

defiance of the regulations, Combine at Shanghai petitioned the tober shipment. for.Septembe

Bangkok/ kong The rate of Ministry for an extention of nine months lies in the West. The 70/65 censerner plent for inside/outside of its agreement This demand, the place where the baridading

Ministry adys, has been rejected Clast Bel, has, in the

Jeram, Sir Doveton Sturdee, Charles in Madden.

Thirty-three officers are awarded the C.B., two the C.M.G. and many roccive. the Distinguished Service Order and Crosses

HOSPITAL FOR WOUNDED SOLDIERS."

in the bands for the police and the Indy

Wresthouse, the residence of Lord official eingetrom Balgou from now been elected, the high Provincia!of skilled and fool soldiers, ruler the represented

to John Travor Cornwell, who waste se a hospital for wounded soldiers to Two hundred cases were safely hortally wounded early in the action,

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