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SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1916.

THE WAR.

LATEST

TELEGRAM S.

(Reuter's Service to the China Mail.)

AN UNPRECEDENTED FEAT.

GERMAN CHANCELLOR

AND THE WAR,

THE BRITISH CAPTURE OF THO

HODERN FORTRESSES........

SIMULTANEOUSLY.

GERMANY AND PEACE.

-RARLIER TELEGRAMS. -

THE SOMME BATTLES.

A'GERMAN REPORT ON THE BRITISH OFFENSIVE.

LONDON, Sept. 98' General Sir Douglas Haig, în a com- muniqué, staton (—

A report of a German Corpä Com- mander has been captured. It says

The British infantry wore smart in attack, largely becauan of their immense conidence in their great artillery superi- ority. Their skill in consolidating new positions must be admitted. They show great tenacity in defonca. Small parties,

THE CHINA MAI

BOMBARDMENT CONTINUES.

PARIS, Sept. 29.

A communique states :---On the Somme front the bombardment continues.

BOMBING OF BUCHAREST.

COMMERCIAL

HONGKONG THINK REPORT.

Mesars Moxon and Taylor's share. report dated September 29th, states :---

VICTIMS ·"MOSTLY WOMEN AND ❘ by the September Battlement, which was

CHILDREN.

BUCHAREST, Sept. 29. It is officially announced that the number of casualties resulting from the enemy air-raid on the city were 73 killed and many injured. The victims were mostly women and children.

MR. LLOYD GEORGE ON THE WAR.

OUT.

A fair amount of business has been transacted during the week under re view, which bas bean somewhat cut into

negotiated on the 17th inst, and the Jewish New Year holidays which com- menced on the 18th. Tha

.market fair amount of generally exhibits 2 strength, although purely investment stocks evince stagnation, owing to the forthcoming local Government War

Loan, which will be issued in silver to the extent of three million dollars at 6 per cent, per annum. The prospectus of

lost this loan is not yet out but is expected Very shortly.

In the North Shanghai reports steady tome in the rabber share market. Cot-

and it has been left to Shanghai Docra to provide any sensation, this stock showing &

when once established with machine- gums in a corter of a wood or at a group of houses, are most difficult to FIGHT MUST BE TO A KNOCK-tons are firm, but without any change, dislodge." LONDON, Sept: 29. The following sentence shows the A further instalment of D:.effects of our artillery - Hitherto our Bethman-Hollweg's speech, in the instructions were based on a carefully constructed trench system. The troops Reichstag is as follows 200

in some places found actually no trencher at all.

LONDON, Sept. 20. It is pointed out that Thiepval and Combles were superior to any extant modem fortresa, even to Metz and

Alter further abuse of Rumania, Verdun. Both were modelled on which he described as expecting the lessons learned during the present reward of Judas. the Chancellor war. for subterranean works replaced referred to the fighting. He ad the pre-war over-ground forta emitted that the British and French Antwerp.

had achieved successes in pressing No army in the past has atcorn-back the German lines and inflict “plished the feat of carrying two suching herry losses, both in men and fortresses simultaneously in face of material, but he asserted that they an enormous scientific arms Ever the Germans were repalsed, with fearful has when they assailed the British in the miserable fieldworks at Ypres.

PARIS, Sept 20.

tacked Thiepval from "three rides

bad failed in their object of rolling, up the German front. He was con- fident they never would get through as little as the Russians in the East, while the repulse of the Allied

mountains of corpses, as Gennang mana could realist what had hap- pened the British and stormed the had already declared her readiness Ele asked if any one is buter works and reached the centre

BRITISH CAPTURE ANOTHER REDOUBT.

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LONDON, Sept. 19. General Haig reports as follow-To clay we attacked the Schwabon Redoubt, most of which is in our banda.

this area.

We have captured 600 "prisoners during the past twenty-four hours in The Redoubt occupies a trest five hundred yards north of Thiepral. It is on the highest ground of the Thiepval spur, and commands a full view of the northern Atere Valley.

We consolidated the ground elas where.

We advanced our line norb and north-west of Courcelette.

GERMAN CHANCELLOR.

IMPENDING DEFEAT,

cut.

owi

ing a very smart advance in price a reported below.

of

RUBBER is quoted at £a std. per l's BANES-Frobably under the influence rising exchange the demand bas slightly weakened, and there are now to buyers over $760, at which rate however, no shares are coming out.

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9401

div.

Indos are still

Losbox, Sept. 29. Interviewed by a representative of the United Press of America, Mr. Lloyd George emphasised that the British had only begun to fight. | The Empire hud invested thousands of her best lives in the purchase of MARINE INSURANCES-Unions are wanted in all lots at 8020. North future iminunity for civilisation We Chinas can be placed at Tls. 155 and Fare under no delusion that the war Cantons at $400. Yangtszer remain

is acaring the end, but we have not nominal at $260. the slightest doubt how it will end.

FIRE INSURANCES-China Fires are still wanted at #154 and Hongkong Fires. Referring to the peace talk fat $335. emanating from America, Spain, and SHIPPING, - Douglases

were rather the Vatican, and which had created knocked about by settlement influence popular suspicion of Great Britain and closed 8124 sellers ex divider. Mr. Lloyd George said that the hers are now buyers at $184 ex

equivalent rates forward.. The Chair. entire Empire would not tolerate man's speech at the general meeting held intervention now. She was pro on the 26th inst, may be described as pared to continue the struggle until optimistic.

Preferred Ind Prussian military despotism was wanted at 48 with no shares coming out,

whilst Deferred Indos he

have improved attacks in the South-East had frus

irreparably broken. The British had their position to a buying rate had a bad time, but now that the for cash with B137 done for N

Nowa The British nasault on Thiepvaltrated the great, Entente plan to

fortunes of the game had turned market and there is a very general en- Star Ferrier have developed into a strong sever the connection of Germany completely surprised the eneing.

bit, they were not disposed to stop quiry at 838, sellers apparently being. Part of the garrison had been with. with the Orient by the separate" GREAT BRITAIN DENOUNCED BY because the Germans were squeal-very scarce. Steamboats are in steady ing. The fight must be to a knock-request China Sugars weakened drawn to support Comblet. Genem conquest of Turkey and Bulgaria and He declared int Austria-Hungary. Sir Douglas Haig inmediately attes Entente's Inat of conquest was A RECOGNITION OF GERMANY'S] Mr. Lloyd George paid a magniffor the Settlement, when shares changed |

•bundy at Scent tribute to the French, whose the market has firned up somewhat

$100 and 110 Since then and kimultaneously. Before the Ger-sponsible for the daily heaping of

determination, he declared, was there are cash buyers at $119 with equal to our

Russia, he sellers a point or two higher. Malabons added, would go through to the are sellers at 837.

OTES AND Mixing-Langkats are dooth. There were no quitter" wanted in the North at Tls. 23. Ragby am the lies. Our battle-ers have relapsed into quietude, being

Never Again!" was

quoted nominal at 821: Ural Caspians In conclusion, Mr. Lloyd George at 348, and Tronohs at 306. are without said it was not vengeance that had business, Shells have improved their

position to a buying rate of

110% nination to fight to a finish. the which price there is a good demand.

The The London rate is some 59.

DOCKS, WEARVES AND GODOWN3. inhumanity and the pitilessness of the fighting still to come was not Kowloon Wharves have been done at

$81, but are now lightly firmer, i comparable to the cruelty in stop- Hongkong Docks have been a medium of He asserted that the late King of ping the war before the complete a very large business, and at the close A French engineer officer says that

Rumania had died from mental elimination of the Prussian menace are quoted 8133 sales. Shanghai Docka excitement due to the consciousness No man or nation with the slightest avo advanced smartly, Shanghai Thiepval was even stronger than

that his, Goverument had betrayed. it understanding of the British Citizen ing been eager bayers at Tis. 67 for cash, Combles for it was a veritable under- A Board of Trade Committee has allies.

Toeni

sales are reported at Tis. 86. Tis N Army which took a terrible hammer and T4, 90. ground cits with galleries hewn in investigated the increase in the cost of The Chancellor accused the Allies of ing without a whine will attempt to LANDS, HOTELS AND BUILDINGS-Cen okalk. Fifty feet underground, foodstuffs and recommends the neclersaving been actuated by territorial call a halt now Time does not rals are firm at $100. Hongkong Lands there were three tiers absolutely tion of the construction of merchant to last had been inspired only by a

covetousness, while Germany from first count: it is only results that count.

phd West Points at 838 and. $88 "remain without any change market generally, secure from bombardment.

Referring to France, Mr. Lloyd Соттол Lifts ships compatibly with Naval needs, desire to defend her existence and

Mais Ther took men and munitions to the sarthe immediate provision of sufficient the French Premier and Foreign begun to appreciate the magnificence, freedom. Ha appealed to M. Briand, George said. The world has not face. Theac, lifts were responsible dockers and railwaymen to prevent Minister, to remember the last of the the nobility, the wonder of France. for the heavy allied losses in the congestion, the further restriction of youths of France who were perishing on earlier attacks on the fortress. import the Governmental develop the battlefield. He indignantly denied ment of direct sources of mest supply influence over the Tsar to prevent that - the--Kaiser-had-exercised---his- meatless days once, a week, and muni- Russia's development in the direction cipal shops for the sale of foodstuffs of freedom, but he denounced Great where there is reason to believe the Britain for wanting more than booty, retailers are making extensive profita

After bleeding France to death and making her allies financially her slaves, and subjecting European neutrals to

for peace.

in face of M. Briand's declarction.

AMSTERDAM, Sept. 19. The session of the Reichstag has been opened.

I was eagerly awaited,as Dr.

to the severe criticisms which had been levelled at him.

of Thiepral. Then the British artillery dared now to demand peace Bethann-Hollireg was expected to reply Jery threw out curtain Are which

Д prevented German reinforcements

#

"Joining the garrison. Enemy omheers INCREASED COST OF FOODSTUFFS attacked Great Britain, declaring that

yainly enden voured to rally the panic, strichien men, but the bulk of thế! garrison surrendered without *fort.

AERIAL WARFARE,

PARIS, Sept. 20

A communiqué. states that a Fokker was felled north of Rheims and another was badly hit and dived

osa on into its own lines.

THE GREEK NAVY.

INTERESTING RUMOUR.

Aries, Sept. 29. There is an unconfirmed report that besides the Hydra, the battle- ebips Spetsai and Peard and four destroyers have placed themselves under the command of Admiral Fournier, the French Commander in

Chief.

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IN GREAT BRITAIN,

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REMEDIAL MEASURES"

KECOMMENDED.

LONDON, Sept. 29.

The Chancellor at the very outset Italy's declaration of war against Germany was only due to Great Britain's "ruthless. application of the thumb

screws."

· COMMANDEBRING LEATHER her orders, Great Britain wanted

LONDON, Sept. 29. The Army Council is commandeer. ing leather in the United Kingdon suitable for Army boots.

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this agood..one absence of political disturbances in the Chinese Empire should assist the Shang- bei Mills materially. Ewos are without business at Tis. 149, Eung Yika ste wanted at Tls. 11. hanghai Cottons at Tha 92 ex div. and Yangtsrapoos, at Tis. 5.40 are in demand.

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NEW BRITISH SHIPPING LEGISLATION.

ELECTRIC COMPANIE-Electrics are steady at $53) Chinn Lights at it aro in request, Hongkong Trams fluctuate between 87.30 and 87.40 and are generally marke There very steady MISCELLANEOUL,--

are email Borneos at 381, with reported, in this direction, sa 70/60 cents to see Germany militarily defenceless, Mr. Fennefather addressed two questions buyers of China Bor economically crushed, boycotted and to the Under Secretary for Foreign Affairs pparently no sellers China Frovidents per pical has, in the meantime, dropped condemned to a lasting sickliness, in

are arm with a steady enquiry round to 65/55 cents per picul for inside/out order to realise, her dream of British with reference to the Consulate Service about 80. Peak Trams are still wanted side the her loading respectively and it At $0.60 for old and at 65 cents for new, may still shew further weakening in He asked what relationship, if any, exists with no business passing.

William consequence of most of the old contracts world-supremacy

Dr. Bethmann-Hollweg napred at between the 3. A. G. Holzapfel and Fowells still offer at 88.00 but no trans-, having been fulfilled-with little rice Italy and Rumania. He said that the the enemy shareholders in Holzapfels actions appears to have taken place therefore coming down from the interior Joelyse out to Saloniks because the (Limited), the sale of whose shares under Waterbonis tamain story very being

nothing much of the new steady at

I down before the end of desired territorial extension in the the Trading with the Enemy Act is being market, anda Greck districts, and the latter, aiming considered by the Board of Trade; and been done at rates varying between gon Philippines's have nothing has been read a second time, and wher

the comin month. considerable business has

At the close the

ii

THE SITUATION IN GREECE.

Losbos, Sept. 29. Presiding at a meeting of the United Indigo and Chemical Co. at PROCLAMATION BY THE PRO-

VISIONAL GOVERNMENT.;

since returned.

been effected at 810.40 for cash.

EXCHANGE

St.

HONGKONG FREIGHT MARKET. Messrs. Snowman & Co.'s Freight Cir,

Shipping is still taking up a lot of time in Parlament, says a Londen wee- respondent, notwithstanding the ardent desire to bring the session to a close- The Merchant Shipping (Salvage) Bill

The

eleas

to report in this direction.

one or two minor changes have been at self-enrichment "without sacrifices, whather the father and unele of Fr. Hol-$10.50 add that firmer, sales on has been made of a medium sized made during the committed stage, Is "only considered the question of zapfel: recently appointed to the British having been

Saigon/Java-A fixture in this direc

sure to become law. by WER recognising in time to which side victory Consular Service, left this country shortly, Ices, at $100 might be placed. Hum steamer at 80 ce outside tonnage has This Bill will enable certain specially

and it is rumoured Snally inclined and then intervening."

that rather larger after the outbreak of war sad had not phreys are quiet, but steady at 897, 4 been fixed at about 70 cents per picul used reseeds of the Majesty, Nor fraction moce might be printed hair. There is, however, a certain amount of to claim through the Courts compen Lord R. Cecil asid regarding these ques parrals Ropes have continued their demand unsatisfied in consequence of sation for salvage service (this has been

impossible upward course, and are now wanted st

under the present laws.) tiona he had no official information; but $34. Dairy Farms remain unaltered, Owners not being willing to route their

arned was made

quite he understood that the facts wers as with small sellers at 840 Rubbers boats so far south without definite meaning of the measure, Dr Maena- Manchester, MA C. J. Whittaken

atated in the second question. He had Shanghai.quotes Anglo-Java buvaak rubarn employment which, at present, mara - Chaperones Chase, which reads

in its one denounced the highly placed men

ATHENS, Sept. 29.

reason to bellere, that M. Holzapfel had Tis 12.90.the demand inte on Low Newchwing-Business, has resulted as follows

since our list, reporty the fixing of "Where salvage services are rendered who were instrumental In deleting A Canes telegram announces & Pro-sigand his position in the British Condon 2/2 6-10 and the T. T. selling rate on

by any ship belonging to His Majesty, three regular coasters,

with usual from Government contracts a clause clamation issued by the Provisional anlar service at Rotterdam. fr. Hol-Shanghai is 10.

goantities, at 70 cents per picul and a and that ship is a ship specially equi small Japanese vessel is also reported ped with salvage plant, or is a tug, the LoxpoN, Sept. 29.

ahall notwithstanding any providing that Army, Navy and Government, eigned by MM. Venezelos zapfel only held honorary ranks, and

Admiralty and Coundouročím. P

therefore did not become member of

fixed from Dalny at 50 cents per picul A French official report from Police uniforins must be guaranteed

The main points compare Greece's the salaried Consuler service. The up

Cond-Very little business has been thing contained in Section 667 of the Balchika states Our aeroplanes to be dyed with natural indigo, thus situation at present with that befers the pointment of Mr. Holzspiel might now

done owing, to an extent, to the com- Merchant Shipping Act: 1894, be entitled parative absence of loose toxinage and to to claim salvage on behalf of HiS be considered to be an end, and the cular of to-day's date states - bombed Monastir and an explosion allowing them to be dyed with

have the

same rights and remede na it enquiry.. observed.

German synthetic indigo, thereby if at the eleventh hour the King decides directions that no person of foreign mything, slackened since the issue of

shig.rendering such str

sach services did not Fixtures reported: Bongay/Canton

His Majesty.* robbing Indigo planters and throwing to take and lead the national forces nationality or naturalised British muh our last report under date of 18th inst. 85.00 per ton, Hongay/Hongkong 84.00 The British Shups (Transfer Kustrie thousands of Indians into idleness, alongside the Allies and the Serbs and fect or whose father was a naturalised but neverthelease for fixtures have per for

tion drive out the Bulgar invaders. In the British subject should be appointed to ditions

been arranged under time charter con- contrary event it is the duty of the any post in the Foreign Ofice or the

the local GROP PROSPECTS IN AUSTRALIA Provisional Government to do the need Diplomatic Berrion until such appoint rice market, for all grades, has dropped 2000,000 A DAY ON DRINK,

Since these fixtures, however, th ful and save the country from threaten-

ment and bean approved by the Foreign to such an extent that prices quoted ing ruin

have not been at such low level for SYDNEY, Sept. 29)*

The Proclamation says that the Fecretary or the Parliamentary Under something like the last nine years and LUXURY THAT DOES NOT HELP TO There have been splendid rains application of the personal policy of the Secretary. over most of New South Wales ensuring prolific crops.

THE DARDANELLES" COMMISSION:

· MR. CHURCHILL GIVES

EVIDENCE

LONDON, Sept. 20. Mr. Winston Churchill gave evi 'dence today before the Dardanelles

Commission.

STEAMERS, SONK.

-LONDON, Sept. 29.

THÐ NEW LORD MAYOR OF

LONDON.

LONDON, Sept. 29. Sir William Dunn has been elected sunk: Thelma (British); Knuthilds Lord Mayor of London.

The following steamers have been

and Staths (Cationality unstated).”

GALLANT, AIRMAN REWARDED.

the

LONDON, Sept 20

ght Lieutenant Robinson, V.CTOR

OBITUARY,

The death is ani

has been entertained at dinner by Cays or of Newcastle and chip!

cheque for £2,000,

stocks

It states that it will be a happy event Secretary for Foreign Affairs hat giver The general tone of the market has Kittlere being still plenty with clajesty for such services, - no 1 shall,

business here must therefore, until it

· Crown, who was the victim of bad Beplying to a further question, Led improves, remain at a rather low abb that counsels, resulted in a rapprochement Cecil sald that all the Bitish salaried News from Canton is to the effect

the new Military Governor has taken with Greece's hereditary enemies, the Consular offcials, were British-born sub office and affairs generally shew that violation of the constitution, and in-jects, though considerable number of order is well on the way to being restor ternal anarchy. It dwells on the Vice-Consuls were hunanlaried Tabasal and it is to be hoped, timt same will rafpeal of facilities to the Serbians in latter were appointed, ada rule, when it bares frming effect on our market****

Business up North is reported till Arm

and the flight of the population before official or none at all, and after exhaus the Bulgarians, the cession of war sive inquiry into the subject, the present material, the sending of Greek soldiers stem had been fully approved. The to Germany, and patriots who were whole question was being carefully con considered as traitors to the German propaganda It was essential to re- establish national unity by an immediate return to the policy dictated by the national conscience

sidered.

has been presented by

Fratyman : I is supported by Mr Run- eiman and Dr. Miscnamara. Its object

the sole of Entian vests shall be con

is to amend and extend the British Ships (Transfer Restriction) Act 19152 It

the present restriction on proposed that

tianed for

two

thes year after WIN THE WALL WARRAN

keeping Intact our merchant fact, dur ing the transition period. It deals with The National War Savings Committed

mortgages also. restrictions has called attention to the fact that the 1915 Act are, spplied to them, and to sura" now being spent by the British mortgages (including transfers of more nation on alcoholic liquor is estimated gages) and ransfers of ships to fora at £185,000,000 a year controlled cosipations made after

Obviously

Cin the present nationis

Fcompanies in which the majority of the

vating

the rind of nemesity is by any other means in the expenditure of expendiente

ingrefore

like every persons who are not British

uired

maintain

directly injurious.

their abandonment of their territory wiss question either of having a foreign Haigon/Hongkong.—Although rates in emergency (say the Committee) s dailyenth day of ADRs13016 thus covering

this direction showed a slight teadmey don

expenditure of pract

practically £300,000 a directorate or of the to rise when our last report was going to day on spirits, wings and beer cannot to British subjects, or in which

manly two outside vessels, under very little business has since then, ninese charter, having been Bad Dad what done,

beyond These were made on a basis of 47 and 40 health and effica conta per picul, but as the charterere are 40 national interes siso principal in the rice cargoes these

Much of the figures. Cannot be locked. apan as the

could be saved. WE CHRONIC DIARRHOEAWEE

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hend in its present state, it is difioult to RE you subiect to attacks of dis give any erect, ides of the rate

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