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TUESDAY." OCTOBER 24, 1916.

THE

LATEST

WAR.

TELEGRAM S.

(Reuter's Service to the China Mail.)

PRESSURE ON THE

RUMANIANS.

THE RUSSO-RUMANIAN FORCE. RETIRING IN DOBRUDJA,

RUMANIAN SUCCESSES.

ELSEWHERE.

Laxpos, Oct. 23. a Russian communiqué #tates: Loder continuing pressure by the oney, the Russo-Ramanians dro retiring in Dobrudja, but are stub. bornly resisting

Stubber battles continue on the weat frontier of Mollaria, success"; fully for the Rumanians.

The enemy has been compelled to retiro alightly in the Tretus. Oituz and Slanic Valleys.

BOMBS ON MARGATE.

HOTEL DAMAGED.

Lexpos, Oct. 3.

THE CHINA MAIL.

FARLIER TELEGRAMS.

THE SITUATION IN GREECE.

KING CONSTANTINE AMENABLE BUT PUZZLED

ÀTITENS, Oct 23.

STOP PRESS NEWS.

(Reuter's Sarrice to the China Mail

ARCHDUKE'S' ESTATE - SEIZED.

ITALY'S CAMPAIGN AGAINST ENEMY-OWNED PROPERTY,

Mrtas, September 11. A BIG SUCCESS FOR THE against enemy possessions on Italian "Pursuing its determine campaigu

territory, the Rome Uovernment. has. scized the vast Bourbon citutes at Vis Reggio

SERBIANS.

CREAT ENEMY COUNTER-ATTACK COMPLETELY REPULSED,

Lossos, Oct. 28.

A French ocial message froin Sulonika atatos:"

It is loaned on the most reliable authority that when the French Military Attaché presented a demand for the removal of the Grea's troops from Thessaly to Peloponnesets. King Cor stantine axpressed his readiness to comment to ARY measures cusuring the protection of General Sarrail's rear, but he pointed out that the transfer of the Thessaly force to tently counter-attacked the Serbiana Large forces of Bulgariars vio- Peloponnesens far as the protection of the Allied in the loop of the Cems on the 10th forces is concerned. His Majesty thereist. fore, could not understand the motives for the demand, but if these were explained he would give them his best attention.

An official communiqué states that a hostile aeroplane dropped three bombs at Margate this morning,

A hotel wua alightly damaged and a man and woman slightly injured.

British aeroplanes pursed the raider which made off in a south-quarter. easterly, direction.

THE

DETERMINATION OF

THE ALLIES.

SPEECH BY VISCOUNT GREY.

LONDON, Oct. 28. Viscount Greg, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, speaking at a ENEMY OCCUPIES CONSTANTZA.lancheon of the Foreign Press Asso-

A

AMSTERDAM, Oct. 23. German communiqué claims The occupation of Constanta (the Rumanian Black Sen port).

- FRIGHTFULNESS" AT SOFIA.

AMSTERDAM, Oct. 29.

ciation, which was attended by the Arabassadors and Ministers of all! the Allies, said that recent speeches by Mr. Asquith, Mr." Lloyd George and M. Briard had conveyed the views of all the Allies. The cause

unnecessary. 1

The Attache withdrew the memoran dum, in order to submit King Con- stantine's objections to the groper

NEW UNDER SECRETARY FOR

IRELAND.

LONDON, Oct. 23. Sir William Byrne has been appointed Under-Secretary for Ireland.

TRAIN DISASTER NEAR HARBIN.

TEN TONS OF DYNAMITE :

EXPLODE

remaining thirteen car to the station of Turtchiha, where the burning wagon was placed under a water tank.

HARBIN, Oct. 17. A terrible train disaster has occurred between Harbin und Tsitsihar, resulting of the war must not be forgotten in one of the wagons in the middle of in many deaths. It was noticed that considering Peace terms. Germans goods-train was on fire. The rear A Sofa telegram states that the statesmen were talking about guar.cars were detached and the ecomotive Father of M. Ghenadieff (the proantees, but Germany forced the wor

went pn at full speed with the Ally ex-Minister mentioned in upon the Allies, and, therefore, the telegram yesterday as having been Allies must insist upon guarantees. sentenced to ten years' imprisonment Knowing the terribleness of war, we for" high treason : his father, the were determined that it shall not end Teader of the Agricultural Party, and

till there was a guarantee that future others, have been sentenced to eight generations should not be subjected

to such a terrible triul. years imprisonment for receiving and distributing 24,000,000 francs alleged to have come from a foreign scurte to be used against the Govern- ment.

THE WESTERN FRONT.

BRITISH OPERATIONS.

LONDON, Oct. 23.

OBITUARY.

SIR JOSEPH BEECHAM.

LONDON, Oct. 23. The death is announced of Sir Joseph Beecham

Sir Joseph is described in "Who's Who" as a Manufacturer and philanth- ropist. He has been three times Mayor of St. Helens, the seat of his manufactur

the

Genom! Sir Douglas Haig reporta:ing industry, and he was also known as During the night' shere has been considerable enemy shelling between Fe Sars and, Gueudecourt.

Our troops occupy the near lip of the two mine craters formed by the eamy yesterday at the Bluff and are satisfactorily establishing their positions.

ANOTHER FRENCH SUCCESS.

J

PARIS, Oct. 28, A communiqué states: We carried the whole of ridge 28, west of Sailly- Baillisel.

DISTURBANCE BY RESERVISTS IN ITHENS.

ATHENA, Oct. 23.

A group of Reservists entered a café, "destroyed a portrait of M Venizelos, and badly injured the proprietor with stick..

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been made.

SHOPS SUNK.

LONDON, Oct. 33.

The following steamers are reported

to have been, suink: Fortuna (Dutch), Hebe (Danish),

London Sir Thomas, who was created a proprietor of the Aldwych Theatre, Knight in 1911 and a Paronet in 1914, was born in 1848. His son and heir is 1t. Thomas Ecccbam, the well-known conductor, composer and operatic in-

· pressario.] ·

GERMAN LOSSES.

Gennari casualty lista, published from the beginning of the war until August 31, 1916, show the losses to be:.

Killed Wourtdel

*** 841,404 ...2,191,770 Missing...

430,208

..3,303,289

Total.

***

EUROPEAN FRONTIERS OF THE

FUTURE

BRISTLING WITH OBSTRUCTIONS AND POINTS OF STEEL.

As soon as water was played on to the pur, a tremendous explosion occurred, the car containing ten tons of dynamite. All the other cars were bezashed toutons, vicinity were killed, while all the build- and sighteen persons in the immediate

ings near suffered severely. Over twenty-five persons were injured in cluding some soldiers in barracks a considerable distance away, where all the windows were broken.

The explosion formed a crater over! tweaty feet deep and fity feet diameter. The shock was felt in Chinese villages several verats away, where even huts collapsed.

AMERICAN MURDERED BY

BANDITS IN KOREA.

BULLION PARTY' AMBUSHED

The fighting lasted all day and was most desperate.

of the Serbians who drove back the It ended in the complete success

uenig everywhere and indicted on them very heavy losses,

SPORTING.

GYMKHANA TRAINING TIMES.

A

...

These estates, consisting of a stately villa woodlands and farinlunds, in the neighbourhood of the seashore, were for- merly the property of Duke Robert of Parms who passed them over tu Don Carks, by whom they were subacqently transferred, pactly as an heirloom and natrious off-shoot of the Tuscan branch of Archduke Leopold Salvatore, that ill- partly by purchase to the Anatrian

the newly acquired the family

Bent on minting money from property, he erected large will and proceeded with the esque pine forests, hitherto one of the systematic destruction of the pictor main attraction of that fashionable bathing resort. His vandalism provoked. fand foreign visitors but the Italian numerus protests from the inhabitants interfere until now. Government found itself powerless to

sequestration of Austro-German belongings in all parts of Italy proceeds Apace, and runs into many millen. Bre already. Drastic steps are being taken to put a stop to the enormons exporta- tion of Italian merchandise to Germany via Switzerland, which has been carried on chiefly by cliques of ex-convicts who The gallops done this morning had fed across the Swiss frontier. A

elocked as under:

consignment of 314,000 eggs intended for this destination, vin Zurich, was Formosa Fisher, I mile, 12, 1.20, 1.37.8; confixested in the Ravenna province

2.82.8: last 25,

yesterday. MATCHBO, Grgg, and Ttxazu, Fisher, 1

14

were

mile. 34.2 1.072, 1.43. 9.17.2; last

04.2.

Crossy, Knoll; 1 mile, 37, 11, 146.)

2.19. last

MATABELE.. Cerg, 1 mile, 37, 1.13, 1.J.3.

2.23.4; last 37.1. PETER DOODY, Barton;

17-YEAR-OLD GROUP.

NOT LIABLE FOR SERVICE TILL THEY REACH. 18.

mile, 3.3.

WARSING TO

1.07.2: la 23.4. RING Jack, Seth, 1 mile.. 40, 1.17, 3,54,

4.2.2 last | 31.2.

GROUP MEN.

The new departure on the part of te

Foresta. Raol mile, 38, 1.15.4, 1.42:cruiting authorities in opening attestation

lant 36.1.

to young men of 17 years of "agy was announced i poster forin hist month throughout London..

Tox, Geg, mile, 32.4. CHARLIE CHAPLAIS, boy, and SOCIAL

King

SCHEMER, Sedgwick, 1 mile, and DENKELD, Seth 1 mile, 42, 1, 1.57, 2:00; last 33. Finished in the order nam.cŮ.

Hu, Seth, Amile, 87, 115, 148: Jasbey 83.

SHANGHAI TRAINING TIMES...

The following are taken from" the Shanghai Mercury of Wednesday; 18th inst

The notice is is the following terms

Formation of Group B. Men born in 1909 may, if they wo desire, be attested in the above group na applica tion to any recruiting office. Mon in this.grcus will not be liable-for-service with the colours, belors they attain the age of 18 years.

Another proclamation issued by the those of 18 years of age that they must War Office warns all men in Group A-

begin to report for service as, and when, BLACK DIAMOND, J.,1 mile .20.2 they attain the age of 18 years and ↑

les 01.4.

-months. They will begin to report on

October 7,

Wisseur DALIA, boy, 11 2.47.3, last

31.

CASOLELIGHT, EM1 2.55, that 4 30.2. SEXME, F. V., 112.46.0, lust † 82.27 HAZSINCE. W. H., 1 mile 2.18, last

B1.0.

J

NIRVANA, boy, 1 mile' 2.30.4. last 1-33.

The above are all faneed for the St. Leger,

Class Aien who come under the terms A similar proclamation is issued to

of the Military Service Act, and ho were born in 1899.

The new group is mainly for the pur pose of facilitating the work of the ra cruiting authorities. It will afford a useful indication of the number of new Rosewood, bay. 14 2.53,4, last $ 38.9.

*men available, and enable the authorities PINGWO CHIEF, boy. 1 2.56.2. last 4 81.1-ing as soon as they reach the stipulated to call mere readily than men for train- Udaşpa, C. C. B., mile 1.88.8, last

2.3. Must. V. Lay 1 mile 2.12.2, Jaat SwAYEE, A. J. P. E., I zilla 2.15.2,

Day 31.4.

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An American, M. Fin Welhayen, war billed, and two other Americane wounded in a clash between a body of TPHANT DAHLIA, boy, 14-2.45, last}} armed bandits and the bullion party 91.1.

of the Oriental Consolidated Gold DAY CHIEF, boy, 14 2.55.2. last 81.0. afternoon, October 6th. Mine in northern Korea on Friday

TWO SHANGHAI GIRLS. NOT

ALLOWED IN JAPAN.

âge.

It is considered essential that men whould be drafted for training as the Earliest possible moment.

SCOTTISH FOOTBALL

(From Our Own Correspondent.)

The bullion party, including Capk E S. Barstow and Mr. A. A. Williams,

EDINBURGH, Sept. 6. both Americans, was ambushed by nine

Three weeks' football gives us some robbers when returning to the mine

idea of the way in which the League The fact that their grandfather is a will run this season. from the nearest milway station, with British subject and that they possessed

It does not about 150,000 yen in cash. Capt. a special permit from, the British Consul surprise any one to find Rangers and Celtic at the top of the table, nor to note

coat. The robbers were finally beaten

off and the cask was saved.

Mr. Welhaven received wounds in ther

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EDGE, September 6.

AN INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION.

The work done by the Commission on Dilution of Labour in the Clyde

about by the tact and energetia banding of the delicate situation by the three gentlemen who form the Dilution Commission. At first they advanced cautiously by educating the masters as well as the men in the principles that underlay the scheme. They did not issue orders and indicate at these must be obeyed or condig chose the method of continuous con

It is feared hat.16 of the Fortuna',/ext. When the dividing line was un. The party returns to the mine with back to Shanghai There was only one season. Clyde expected to gain two the very few, avon among the difficult district in the United King

crow were drowned,

Barstow is well-known "on the China at Shanghai, viséd by the Japanese that the three last places are occupied District is so important that it punishment would follow. They on police authorities at Yokohama to by clubs that in happier times have deserves a fuller reference than was ference and consultation, personal

there, was not deemed suficient Besides the Americans the driver of and Jean Hoerter, to go ashore when heavy drafts made on Hearts, and, in a Letter Within the past few days; with employers and employed, and allow two Cerman girls, Misses Marion battled for first place. Of course the made to it in last week's Scottish vidits to works, persuasive discussions the buckboard and a Japanese police they also believed to have lost heavily as the man were shot dead The bandite are

arrived on the Empress of Asia on lesser degree on Dundee, are respons also, a report has been issued that the adaptation of the new principles 19th inst

The girls are aged 18 and 15 respectively.

ible for three consecutive defents; and bullion party was well arined."" i....

were accompanied by their Ayr United are temporarily eclipsed by increases our knowledge of this most to the requirements of individual

Mr James Johnstone, reason of the prior claims of other clubs remarkable industrial transforms shops in accordance, wherever pra Up to the present no arrests have Colonel Sir Thomas Boldie, in tHe was a brother of the manager of the ir Johnstone has lived forty-nine years Dumbarton, whicee full backs give little beginning of the present year s process, but it was sure. Some ve

the battle which resulted in his death. Bubbling Well Road, Shanghai, Their to certain players

tion.

Praticable, with the suggestions of the father in German; their mother British; paper on political frontiers" read at at the British Association said it was Oriental Consolidated Mine, Mr. Afin Shanghai, where he was connected assistance to an overworked goalkeeper, critical situation existed in the Clyde drastic steps had to be taken w

Rangers had an easy task with It will be remember that at the workers themselves. It was a slow probable we should ere long be faced Welhaven.

with the Shanghai Dock Company. with a new phase of boundary making. The mine is in the Unsan district, Ir the grant majority of cases physical in northern Korea, 60 miles from the mention in Japan, visiting Kamakura off their game at Ayr, and word fortunate moted by the Munitions Department the general assent of the Trade The three had prepared for a short Celta allowed themselve to be bustled district. A scheme of dilution pro- the leaders of the trouble, in the end: attributes would prove the most import nearest railway. Once a month the and a few other cities. But the Japanese to score early in the game. Third had been practically flung at the Union element was obtained to the security and thn, means mamou output of bullion is taken by an poin Yokohamn besides refusing to Lanark were "seen to advantage at country as if every one would not new methods. The transformer ant factor. Peace could only be based on Sometimes the Beat, boundaries were armed party to the nearest station at the parts visit this country, also Falkirk, though Brownlis's mistake cost only welcome but be anthushatic may now be regarded as comple mountains, and perhaps rivers ranked and from thare to the Csak mint the next boat that would take them them their first goal and point of the about its provisions; the truth was From being notoriously the most

denied them the privilege of awaiting supported by strong goographical enough cash from the mint to cover the other course open to them. They re points al Kilmamock's expense, but it features, fortresses would still sidered.

still be con monthly operating expenses. The trip mained on the Empress and continued was Inte in the game before they could employers, were optimistic about it, dom the Clyde has become who Boundaries would be selected which and it is neccscary to camp one night can preparations for such a voyage

of 60 miles is made with a buckboard to Vancouver, although they had made draw level Hamilton Academicals lost and labour was openly hostile. The the most harmonious. Instead would admit of the linking up of natural

to Hibernians, an accident to their agreement that the Trade Union having to interview employem features by a tracery of trenches and both the outward and homeward ted to the Yokohama authoritice ex•

When the unsenger list was submit-centre half upsetting a defenca never officers contracted with the Government about 250 times per month field works. Indeed it seemed that the journeys. This party, known as the plantion was made of the circumstances to strug European boundary would be something bullion party is always-well armed, attending the girls visit to Japan The

ment was repudiated a month after they did during the first four mo more than the artineint undress of a line since on the tmp south it has to guard British tonsul at Shanghai had granted in the face of Europe having no more about 300,000 yen worth of gold bullion lema permit, which in turn had been

it had been signed, and a Vigilance the Commissioners have now sonh Committee, which afterwards took one or two interviews per week, The significance than that of a hedge. It and on the return trip about half that cognized by the Japanese Consul

the name of the Clyde Worker system operates automatically with might well become an actual military amount in cash. The party was probably but were tested as soon as the Asis

Orders probisiting them to longe

Committee, was formed to obstruct the cordial co-operation of employers, barrier, bristling with obstruction and

the

the Mupitions Ast and agitate for ita tho Trade Unidas; and the workers points of steel so complete and effective in charge of about 150,000 yen when Twelve of the crew of the George Masto approach the ideal of absolute attacked. Such parties are usually to the authorities through the British reached Yokobarca pplication made

repeal.Against this combined concerned. All this means opposition the local officials of the psychological as well as an industrial Emaricos are missing.

security

composed of six or seven men,

at Yokohams, asking a The following information was re-special ATA VEID permitted

Consul

Munitions Department could make transformation of the greatest im- in tha ceived in Japan of the attempted avail. No Germans

to

no headway Eyery asignificant

And it may be hoped that robbery

land

ander pizcumstances said the

trouble was magnified into an issue in the future, in the long wished for Oriental. Consolidated bullion party allowed to remain in Yokohama until

Japanesey

Requests that the party be

of the inghest importance: stoppages. the war the experience of on the return trip to the mine with cash they could get boat back to Bhanghai The now French liner Paris, bet occurred repeatedly; and so far de sugunted by the Com

of worky some on a serious scale, compromises and cousultationa DUTCH, COMMENT ON BURIAL OF for operating expenses was ambushed olen met with refusta

argt over constructed in France, was the Clyde area was concerned not be forgotten in ZEPPELIN CREW..

Friday afternoon by ne armed bandity.

grand-daughters would remain The "Nitawe van den Dag praises in Welhaven was wounded and died gain for the Telent taking the ame and a policeman were shot dead Mr.Civer until the Empress of sia siled the attitude of the British Government

The Donaldson Line sa Calotio is believed to have been sunk.

LATER

The steamers Rabbi," Risy and Draf (Norwegian) the Aris and George A Embrices (Greek), a Danish schooner and a Swedish barguenting have been

sunk

DUTCH STEAMER FLYING GERMAN -FLAG--

YMUIDEN, Oct. 28.

Ib transpires that the Dutch " steamer Caledoniy with a cargo of copper ore is dying at Zeebrugge

ying the German flag.

-BRITAIN'S -WAY::

were of no

Rangers, 6; Dumbarton, 0. Clyde, 1; Kilmarnock, 1 Queen's Park, 3; Raith Rover, t

Celtic, I; Ayr United O Morton, 3 Portrick Thistle, 2. Falkirk, Third Lanark, 1 Hibermans, 4; Hamilton Academicals,

Aberdeen, 18t. Mirren, 1 Motherwell, 1 Dundee, 2 Airdrieonians, 3 Hearts, 2. -----

The Chinese driver of the buckboat? Johnstong said that is unched from the Atlantique yards at looked as if the Munitions Act were of our Scottish indust

Van-

in allowing military burial to the creaturday morning. Williams abot boat back to hangmat Tire Japanese

of the 121, despite the fact that be ankle and will probably localeg Zeppelin attacks on London are regard Barstow was also thot but not dag

then to remain in yokohama antil autherifice, night at least have allowed stämmer

unt Nazaire recently. The Parts will

place in the Havre Now Yorz ear to become a dead letter, Now-seven Fico The ship dispinces 37,600 tems are for eight months later the Clyde is The

zodate 2,000

passengers

to the other industrial new divists of the Kingdom,

us contrary to fintamat

that the men who part

good, for muscular, are known in Engkind ne

and like

Brand

For