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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1916.

THE

LATEST

WAR.

TELEGRAM S.

(Reuter's Service to the China Mail.)

RUSSIAN PROGRESS.

BULGARIANS SYSTEMATICALLY DESTROYING RUMANIAN

VILLAGES.

PETROGRAD, Sov. 7. We are successfully continuing our operations south of Dornavatra, and have taken 81 prisoners in the last two days.

The Bulgarians are systematically destroying Remanian, villages.

TWO GERMAN DREAD- NOUGHTS HIT.

LONDON, Nov. 7. The Admiralty announces that the commander of the submarine referred to in a cable yesterday claims that he hit two Dreadnoughts of the Anisor Class

The Kaiser" class, necording to the latest lists available consists of the

following ships: Kaiser Freiderich der Grosse, ** Kaiserin," . *Prinzreg Luitpoli" and "Konig Albert." They are ships of 24,200 tons displacement. and carry ten 12... fourteen dia. "and twelve 24-pdis. They have also Bre A Vieurs official communiqué torpedo tubes. Their speed in 21 knots.)

AUSTRIAN ADMISSIONS.

states:

AMSTERDAM, Nov. 7.

Near Tocloyes the Russians, ulter

stubborn fighting for "several days, ITALIAN DESTROYER 1. AUSTRIAN pressed back our front on the frontier mountains some kilometres.

We evacuated the mountain of Bedul, cast of Kiribara, before the sass fire of the Russian artillery.

The communiqué claims that the

Austrians have driven the enemy from the heights of the Spine in the Boterturn speler, taking a thousand prisoners.

FOUR MONTHS' CAPTURES

* IN SOMME REGION.

PARIS, Nov. 7.

A communiqué states:

SUBMARINE.

BOTH SUNK.

Itowe, Nov...",

THE CHINA MAIL.

THE ITALIAN FRONT.

AUKTRIAN "LOSSES ON ITALIAN FRONT.:

LONDON, Nov. 7. An Italian semi-official statement says that, with the object of concealing their losses, the Austrians are offering monetary prices for cash corpss re

covared.

It is calculated that the Litent offensive cost the enemy 25,000.

LONDON, Nov.

An Italian official report states: We repulsed attacks at Sano, in the Adige Valley, and, on the slopes et Cima Bocche in the Travignolo Valley, and dispersed columns sent against our mansport on the Julian front.

THE BALKAN CAMPAIGN.

PARIS Nov. 72

A

French official report from Salonika states:

We repulsed a Bulgarian counter- attack east of Lake Prespa.

Our aeroplanes bombed localities in the Vardas Valley.

An enemy aeroplane was brought down at Monastir.

GREAT BRITAIN AND GREECE.

Loxody, Nov. 7. Lord Robert. Cecil stated in the House of Commons that the Entente had informed 3 Venezelos that care A Naval communiqué records, the would be taken that Greek officers mutin sinking of an Italian torpedo joining the Venezelists should not boat destroyer and an Austrian sub-suffer in future at the handy of the marine.

Many of the crew of the torpedo boat, were saved, and 13 of the crew of the submarine were taken prisoner. Italian destroyers entered Pola and attempted to torpedo a'large Austrian warship. They sank a big Austrian

steamer.

"At Durrazzo an Italian amioured

From July 1st to November 1st train badly damaged a torpedo-bost

which was bombarding San Elpidio.

the French and British in the Somme region have taken prisoner 71,592 men and 1,449 officers..

The material captured includes:

Field guns...

Heavy guns

Trench mortars

Machine guns-

178

130

215

THE GERMAN WAR ON MERCHANT SHIPPING.

saved.

LONDON, Nov. 7. The Norwegian steamer Schwef 081 gaard has been sunk. Twelve were The French share of this includes 40,796 men nad 809 officers, 77 field guna 101 heavy guns, 101 trench mortars and 595 machine-guns.

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Athens Government.

Lord Robert Cecil asked for notice of a question as to whether the Government would communicate: with King Constantine in regard to the matter.

Ashley asked "whether Lord Robert Ceci would consider the

depibility of having nothing more to do with King Constantine...

The question was greeted with loud and general cheers.

Lord Robert Cecil emphasised that} the Government desired to take the strongest possible action to prevent punitive proceedings against the Venezelists.

A CHRISTMAS DAY. APPEAL.

THE SINKING OF RELIEF HELP FOR BELGIAN CHILDREN.

EARLIER TELEGRAMS.

THE WESTERN FRONT.

RAINS AND QALES PREVAIL.

Loyday, Nov. To General Sir Douglas Haig reporta: We have improved our position at East Butta and Dewarlencourt, and have successfully sided trenches between Gommecourt and Serre, taking prisoners and inflicting casualties.

"Rains and gates prevail.

FRENCH TAKE ANOTHER "800×)

PRISONERS.

PARIS, NOT. 7.

A communiqué asya-We continued | St Pierre Vasat Wood. Over 600. our progress on the northern part of

prisoners have been taken bere since last. night

There is nothing to report at Verdun except a continued cannonade in the Donnaumont, Vaux and Damloup regions.

AMERICAN AIRMEN.

DO GOOD WORK ON THE SOMME

LONDON, Nov. 7. A telegram from French Head- quarters in France states that there are fourteen American airmen now fighting for the French on the Somme. They have brought down 32 machines sinco May, when the squadron was formed Two of the Americans have been killed and threa wounded

DOUBLE INCOME TAX.

ACTION BY AUSTRALIAN MER CHANTS AND FINANCHERS.

LONDON, Nov. 7. The Times reports that an Important private meeting of Australian merchants and ananciers was held to-day to discuss the question of double income tax with in the Empire with the view of re presenting to Mr. McKenna (Chancellor of the Exchequer the need for immediately dealing with the subject. It is proposed to ask him to receive & deputation

Several Anglo Australian Arms have despatched buyers. for the Australian market to the United States and other neutral countries, in order to avoid the doable impost. -

A

U.S. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION,

VERY CLOSE CONTEST

« EXPECTED:

NEW YORK, Nov. 7. Fair weather is forecasted for the Presidential election to-morrow (8th instant). This in regarded as advan tageous to Hughes, as it will bring out full vote in the remote rural sections in the Northern States, where the Rapub lican strength resides.

The opinion now prevails that the contest will be very close, in which event a definite announcement of the result, must necessarily be delayed.

SHANGHAI RACES.

The following Further results of the RECORD BANKING TRANSACTION. received too ists to appear in last night's second day's racing at Shanghai were

China Mail

· MANCHESTER CLEARING HOUSE "REPORT.;

THE SHANCE STAXES-1 miles. Mr Henry Morriss Beaconsfield"

(Mr Stewart) Mr Durgor's Concession Mr Lamerton's Mameluka..(Mr Hill) Bir Dupree

LONDON, Nov. 7. The Manchester Banks Clearing House report shows that the transactions" to £375,000,000, an excess of £5,000,000 for the last ten months have amountedTime 3mta. 38 secs. over the record for any complate year.

ENEMY SUBMARINE ACTIVITY. ....

BRITISH STEAMER FIGHTS

SUBMARINE

LONDON, Nov. 7. A Valencia telegram states that the British steamer Glengyis fought a submarine off Castellon, and that the aubmarine disappeared.

GERMAN STEAMER DETAINED.

ير

FLsmNG, Nov 7. The German steamer Alto, which has been harbouring in. Antwerp since the Lastbreak of the war, has arrived here

THE PAGODA CUP-(1 miles). Mr Middy's Kingsmead...(Mr Burkill). Mr Tiga Tua Kongsee's Ampat

Mr Jedfert's Dirantir Moller)

Time: 3min. 11-5 secs.

"

THE LZANAMIAUŠTAKER={o miles- Messrs 8ky and Hickling's Mash

Air Johnstons). Mr Lamerton's Bornite...Mr Howe). 2 Mr Cira's Whitelight (late Patrol).

(Mir Moller) 3 Time: Amin. 4

47 2-3 seca THE RUBICON PLATE-(1 miles): Messrs Toeg and Speelman's Zuider

Zee

(Mr Watta) Dalgleich) (Mr Hil

Mr John Liddell's Inchko(th Mr ES. Hine's Uganda

Time: 3min $ 4-seca. The Rico STAKES. (1) miles) en route for Rotterdam A military Sir Paul's Winsome Dailin guard has been placed on the steamer,

(Mr Burkill) J which will probably be intemed Mr Tonkin's Billy (ints Poorpoo)..

(Mr Willidana) THE SINKING OF THE “LANAO." Mr Seth's Adventure ... - (Mr Heard)

Time: 2min assecs. LONDON, Nov. 7. The British steamer Troop mentioned The Lord Mayer, prior to his in a cable on the 2nd inst. wasnot sunk. retirement from office, makes his She has arrived at Barry with the crew last appeal through the newspapers of the Lanac, which was sunk on the In the House of Commons Lord on behalf of the Belgian children and inst off the coast of Portugal.

The Lanao was loaded with rice from Robert Cecil announced that the He says: Over 2,875 thousand China, for Havre, When the Lance Government had sent a Note to the children are held captive by the was stopped her chief afheer, a China General Sir Douglas Haig reports United States and Spain on the Germans-in-Belgium-Of-these-oman, boarded the submarine, which than heavy rain and considerable artillery subject, of the torpedoing by, lion and a quarter Brs undertook the crew aboard. Bombs were Mr Fay's Wynona

There is nothing important to report.

STILL RAINING HEAVILY IN

FRANCE. 7

LONDON, Nov. 7.

abelling in the Les Boeufs area.

We bombarded the enemy's support and communication treaches in the naighbourhood of Amentieres and Wytchnete.

A GERMAN COMMUNIQUE.

AMSTERDAM, Nov. 7.

A Berlin official statement de- clares that the Australian Division uffered severely in the Somme

region,

2

SHIPS.

A BRITISH NOTE TO NEUTRAL:

SPOWERS.

......

LONDON, NOT. 7.

German submarine in British waters twelve. For over two years they of the Greek, steamer George Em. have been loyally awaiting deliver bericol carrying food to Belgium. ance and are only kept alive through Up to the present twelve Belgian the humane intervention of the relief ships have been lost two or Neutral Belief Commission, of three were torpedoed and the rest which Mr. Hoover is the Chairman, which distributes the bare minimum amount of food provided by the Allied Governments and the world's benevolence.

rined.

DUKE OF "CONNAUGHT VISITS THE FRONT.

PARIS, Nov. 7 is

placed in the Leonas. Subsequently the Top appeared and took off the oro from the submarine.

The British steamer then attacked the latter, who used her guns and escaped,

A telegram from New York says the Lando was recently transferred to the Norwegian registry.

"RUMANIA'S, CRISIS FAST.

PROVIDENTIAL RAINS.

THE SYCEE STAKES. (of a mila) Mr Ers's Birdwood... (Mr L Era) 1 Mr Ellis Kadoorie's Derby Chief...

(Mr Heard) 2 Mr Sky's Harry (Mr Johnstone) 3

-Time + Imin. 44 3-5 secs: THE SICOWI PLATE-(1 miles) Me Blix's Hazalnnt

(Mr Hil) *} Mr Henry Morriss! Castlefield

(Mr Stewarty ...(Mr Heard) 8 Time: 2min. 58 1-5secs. THE MONGOLIAT PLATE-(Beren fur

longa) Mr Magnet's Faked Wheel...

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SCOTTISH FOOTBALL

(From Our Oven Correspondent),

EDINBURGH, Sept. 27.

Though Labour and other leaders TRAMITE NAD (Mr. Johnstone) 1

A Bouter's message from Chengic, nasociate extravagance with "football Mr Fermy's Feronne (MrWailleumier) 2 BOJ-

matches, upwards of 5,000 peopler Mr. Ellis Badooric's Dalny Chief

patronised the Rangers Celtic Cap-Tie (Mr Heard) a The conditions in connection with the Parkhead; and the only section of Time: 2min. 32-sec

opizm traffic in the cities and country this vast crowd tempted to think that wess of Chengon are most deplorable

seven-pénce" and wp hours had been wasted were the parhaans of tau defented Private traders in opium, when caught, team Rangers were weakly represented sve severely punished but the officials two of their most promising forwards themselves aro secretly smuggling opium were suffering from sccidents, and their from the border into Szechuan and there soldier players were not available. are dens everywhere. As an example, Celtic, on the other band had the odỡ kalen city has 200 opium dens and namistance of two men on leave from a small market town 82.

military duty. In the circumstančos

NEARLY 500,000 PRISONERS IN 11 WEEKS.

CAPTURES ON ALLIED FRONTS.

Two years of intolerable cap The Times correspondent at Bukharest

LONDON, NOV. 1. tivity is beginning to tell a dreadful saysThe crisis seems peat. The heavy tale. Tuberculosis,

rains have been providential. It is according to a B.B.B. the Duke of Connaught well-known American scientist who improbable that the enemy can achieve The Journal of Paris publishes the

his objects now, as he cammot ringotiato.

It is alleged that one official recently the Ranger adopted defennte play

On the 6th inst. German air has arrived on the Marne iron recently visited Belgium, is increas-the mountains with heavy artillery, following table of the amount of booty distributed seed to the mountain farmers and practised it so well that they quadrons set fire to a great and where he was received by Genering mpidly, especially among the failing which the Rumanisms, need fear captured by the Allies on the four and keeper of the temple to be son kept the Celtat bay for wall

munition depot south-west of Bray,

causing big explosions.

Gounaud.

elder working-class children. The nothing The Germans captured a small

tuberculosis sanatoria are

Rumanis in receiving all possible sup- Cover: bridgehead on the left bank of the CROWN COLONIES AND THE WAR Crowded and the waiting lists are other Allies in material

port; from Russis in men, from the

Stokhod.

increasing, while rickets in younger

RUMANIAN ADVANCE: IN children is becoming epidemic.

DOBRUDJA. Babies born Dow are pitifully deficient in weight and measure- FORCING THE ENEMY BACK. LONDON, Nov. 7ment, mothers being barely able to In the House of Commons Mr. nurae them seven instead of ning

The Russians gained ground, at Tolcyes,

The Germans ·are progressing Bouth of Vulcan Pass and south east of Roterturn Pass where they have taken 1,000 prisoners.

THE U.S. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION.

·BOTH PARTIES CONFIDENT.

GENEROUS AND VALUABLE ASSISTANCE.

It is stated that the dena are all under the control of the police or Jam

French.... British Russian

Guns *145:

Machines.. gung.

principal fronts from July 1st to Sep in secluded places: 2

lover an hour. In the and Celtic won, tember 18th. The captures of the Two missionaries report that they have and they may be said that to have Romanian Army and those of the personally seen poppy-plants to inches Salonika Army are not included -

high

Prisoners. 33,693

109

21,400.

80*** 1580

432471*

LONDON, Nov 7500) Wo

Total

1,318 2,8£4 490,66S" The figures have been obtained from

Bonar Law stated that the Crown months Hauger, suffering and bic repulsed attacks in the Frasove Valley. the daily official communiqués.

A Bimamian communiqué saya Colonies and Protectorates had given ness have fallen, on both mother and The enemy being reinforced in the generous and valuable military and The Lord Mayor, as Chairman of There has been artillery Bring all I NEW TYFE OF DANCING

child execute

Vulcan Pan we stopped the puranit. financial assistance in the war and a the Belgian Relief Committee, along the Danaba. Our advanced comprehensive memorandum on the urgently asks that on every British detachments forced the enemy to fall subject would be prepared.

dinner table on Christmas Day there back in the Dobrudia, and in the course should be an “envelope of mercy of his retreat he fired four villager into which, as a thank-offering for

BRITISH TRADE ÄRETURNS."

LONDON, NOT, A

the security with which our own

RUSSIAN - SUCCESS,

function in conection with the Ameri The thing Guette, reporting a social

deserved their victory, but a little lock on the other side would quite have changed the result. The other Cup Tie, that between Third Lanark and Clyde was a disappointing affair. The first | half was 6: scramble, and in the second

half the Volunteers went all to moder In the League, Falkirk's big victo, over Henit of Mid Lothian mugi Occasion surprise did not ena reuzeti be that all the Edinburgh claba bet players aro with the colours. Hibernians defeated Kilmarnock after A DEMAND WHICH KENSINGTON being outplayed for 70 minutes, and

DISPUTES.

having a substitute in goal who saved everything that came in his way except Mes penalty Lick Mach bad temper mus

CEMETERY EXCESS PROFITS."

A calm has been made the local shown at Han ton, Faisleys and Dundee, can College Club at Peking Bayn surveyor of tatas for excess profits dutysaveral players were injured, one we

Danding was preceded by-charming on Kensington - mamicipal: cométory

of fancy dances by the Misses

and Yoke Low of Mrs Clemens respect of the year ended Mar

Christmas neaton, and A SERIES OF HEIGHTS CARRIED Wong Privat Montessori School bag 0310 Christmas dinner is that

will put what they

Naw Your) Nov. 7: The Derpocratiare confident and. tlaim that the Women's vote and

The trade returns for October show Bave the oppressed Belgian child- the Labour vote have veered round in 1. their favour. They add the follow increases in Exporte amounting toren. bese envelopes are obtainable. ing to the list of doubtful Stafes: £12,748,288 and in Imports amount at all branches of the committee Repeated enemy attempts

throughout the Empire The Lord 04.

Oregon Utah, Wi kon and

icans refuse to conceds.

ing to $18,818,970 as compared with Mayor is confident of such those of October last years?

Peking. The dancers used "Canton

ordered off, pozalty kicks were pleut

and in ons inatence the spect

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shoes with a single heel in the centre of The claim is reased pox, the differ Nov. the sole Mes Wong claivas to be the ese detween £525 (profit for

states

List toucher to introduce this particular 2345 (average proños for wrest from type of dancing, which is intended to develop grace of movement in the female

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