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TAIDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1916.

THE

LATEST

WAR.

TELEGRAMS.

(Reuter's Service to, the China Mail.}

THE "ARABIA" OUTRAGE RUMANIAN RECOVERY.

PERSONS TRANSFERRED FROM| MILITARY SITUATION · FAVOUR-

BHIP IN 20 MINUTES.

LONDON, Nov. 9.

The Naval authorities pay a tribute to the discipline on the frabic, which enabled the passengers and crew to be

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rescued.

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Some of the passengera have arrived at Malta, others are expected at Mar-

oille very shortly. Further batches" are arriving at Egypt. "

The great majority are Australians, facluding

some HCA.

The E. & 6). Company has taken measures for the comfort of the pas sengers and has arranged for accomoda tion, clothes, and money. The Company has also arrangeel to collect the pas Bangers at Marseilles as early as possible. It is believed that the passengers ware not taken out of the water, but that the rescue ships were able to get alongside the sinking ship is ample time, or that the passengers were rescued from the ship'a, bonts.

The P., Co. intenis to replace the ship on the run, a so maintain the service without interruption.

The cargo was valuable. It is believerl that it included wool, wheat and a little lead from Australia, silk from China tin and rubber from Singapore, al pearls from Bombay.

Comparatively little long falls on the London Insurance market, as a large amount of the cargo was insured by the .State.

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LATER.. The P. & O. Co. states that 198 of the Arabia's passengers have landed

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ABLE EVERYWHERE.

BUKHAREST, Nov, D. There is greater activity along the the whole Rumanian front,

The Russo-Rumanians are success. fully resuming the offensive in Dobruijn, and are driving back the enemy, who, as they retired, burned several villages.

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Generally, the military situation is favourable everywhere...

PETROGRAD, Nov. 2.

A communiqué states: The Rumanians repulsed the

THE CHINA MAIL.

EARLIER TELEGRAMS.

THE SINKING OF THE “ARĀBIA."

ALL THE MAILS LOST.

LONDON, Nov. 9: The Post Office, states that as far as at present known all the mails on the Arabia have been lost.

The Arabia carried mails from Ans- traha, Ceylon, India, Adan, Straits) Settlements, Egypt, China, Hongkong: perhaps also British East Afri Zanzibar, Seychelles, and Mauritius. There were al

parcel maile from most

e places mentioned.

STRONG DESIRE FOR PEACE IN CERMANY.

IT IS REALISED THAT VICTORY IS IMPOSSIBLE”

BRITISH VESSELS TRANSFERRED THE AMERICAN ELECTION.

TO NEUTRALS.

LONDON, Nov. 9. Mr. Pretyman states that since tha war began 333 British vasacle of +77,855 tonnage have been transferred to nousrals, of which 341,003 tonnage was sold before Government control became operation 12th February, 1915.

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THE DUKE OF CONNAUGHT IN FRANCE.

PARIS, NOT. 8. President Poincaré háa entertained the Duke of Conranght to lunch.

COALITION GOVERNMENT FOR NEW SOUTH WALES.

"SYDNEY," Now," 9. It is understood that the formation of a Coalition Government in Naw South Wales has been arranged.

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NEW YORK, Nor. 9. A correspondent of the New York Labour Party, moved a vote of censure Mr. Durack, leader of the, New World who has just returned from on the Government in the Assembly, and Germany, says in a long story on Mr. Holman, in replying, said he refused Germany aims in the way, that there is a to submit to the infamous tyranny of strong desire for peace in Germay, but the Labour Executive. He would throw no belief that it is near. It is realised in his lot with the National Party, that victory is impossible; complete which was free of degrading littleness defeat is thinkable but compromise is and machine-made cranny possible if Russia can be ind need to secede from the Allies. Germany UNEMPLOYMENT IN AUSTRALIA. dreams of an alliance with Russia and Japan. She regards England" as the chief öbstacle to peace. Germany insists on her right to expand, hence she clings weak point on her flank It is note to Belgium, which she regards as a

worthy, says the writer, that in the past eighteen months eleven neutrals have questioned Germany regarding] the future of Belgium, and not once in her replies as Germany given an DUTCH assurance that the sovereignty of that country would be restored." Germany The enemy burned the village-of-rotasca to give Alance and Lorraine

to France. Ghersovo

The correspondent believes, on the strength of statements by the greatest men only, that before long agitation for

Germans cast of Buzen Valley took. 100 prisoners.

and

We repelled enemy attacks in Juil Valley, and alter driving back the on the enemy advance guards Danube re gdranced southward.

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THE ITALIAN FRONT.

MORE ABANDONED GUNS

DISCOVERED.

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LONDON, Nov. 9.

MELBOURNE, Nov. 9. Unemployment Australia.

is growing io

Victoria and thousands are unemployed. Several factories have been closed in

THE BUEZ CANAL ROUTE.

STEAMERS TO AGAIN COME FTA SUEZ.

THE POSITION ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

New York, Nov. A

9.43 Later returns support the issue of the Fre Lhe view that ful owing.

dency is still doubt- A pro-Wilson drift in antalet pro-Hughes arena.

The most recent figures give Wilson 248 and Hughes 240, while 40 returns not.pet received are doubtful..

11.5-

A message to the News Fort World]

irisima Wilson to be re-elected.

POSITION UNPRECEDENTED. NEW YORK Nov. 9.

9.40 am.

The position is constantly shifting. claim alection for their respective candi Leaders of both National Committees

dates. The morning papers were

doubt on the result. The voting is so unanimous in announcing victory for Hughes, but special editions throw close, especially in the Western States, that recounts are possible, hence the official anucuncement is probably delayed

The position is altogether unpre cedented.

DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CHAIR"

· MAN'S MESSAGE - 12:15 am, -The Democratic National Chairman has telegraphed to every State and

desperate. You must personally see Wilson re-elected. Our opponents County Democratic Chairman, saying:-

count

ballot boxes guarded and the perfected, and Reave nothing undone to safeguard the victory."

TEARS OF JOY! The Republicans are rejoicing in MELBOURNE, Nov. 3. victory. On Tuesday at midnight Mrs. The Nienansderdag states that the Hughes, at the Republican Headquar steamship service from Rotterdam toters, threw her arms round her husband's Java will be resumed the Suez beck and kissed him, exolaiming-"You Canal. The first steamer, Kawi, will are President of the United States!" weeping like a girl. The candidate's three girls ware alufost hystericak

a responsible Government will break leave Rotterdam en the 17th inst. ent, but the Hohenzollerns will not be | dethroned. Ia such a change lies the greatest hope of peace.

SALE OF ENEMY PROPERTIES IN THE COLONIES.

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P. & O. DIVIDEND..

18 PER CENT. FOR THE YEAR.

An Italian oficial announcement says that bad weather is hindering operations. LIVELY DEBATE IN THE HOUSE Navigation Company's Dividend

A further three howitzers have been

discovered on the Carso battlefield, bringing the total captured to twenty

guns.

THE INDEPENDENCE" OF

POLAND.

ARMY,

OF COMMONS.

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< LONDON, Nov. 0. The Peninsular and Oriental Stean

Deferred Stock is 6 per cent. for the half year together with a bonus of 6 per cent, making a total distribution of "18" per cent. for the year. Both dividend and benus are tax free.

The situation in the West is now such that the result may be decided by the vote in California and Minnesota, where Wilson and Hughes are running a neck to neck race.

FIRST WOMAN MEMBER OF CONGRESS.

ELECTED BY MONTANA,

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LONDON, Nov. 9. A lively debate took place in the Ceramons on the Government's refusal to confine to British subjcets the impond- ing sale of enemy properties in Nigeria MR. HENDERSON TO BE PENSIONS Mrs. Jeanette Rankins, has been elected #and exclude neutráls,"

Mr. Leslie-Sectt moved that enemy properties in the Colonies should be ENEMY APPEALS FOR A FOLISH bold only to natural born Britolis, and to Companies that were wholly British. Mr. Steel-Maitland explained that since the war started there had been a which had enormously raised the price combine of British, finns in Nigeria, of palm kernals at Liverpool and lower the price,paid to natives for the sale. Strengthening the monopoly

AMSTERDAM, Nov. 9.

at Maita apd 84 at Fort Said. Others A Vianna telegram states that the are expected at Malta to-day.

Austro-Garman Military Governors in Poland have issued a proclamation appealing for recruits for a Polish Army to fight against Russia

Despite bad weather the passengers and crew, numbering 721, were safely transferred to the ship's, boats within twenty minutes of the torpedoing of the ship. The discipline was excellent. The Company is giving every assist- ance to passengers, who will be brought to London a speedily as possible.

THE ALLIES' DEMANDS ON GREECE.

BOURSE REFECTS PUBLIC. ANXIETY,

PARIS, "Nov. 9.

A Polish newspaper states that the ceremony of the proclamation of the independence" of Foland in Warsaw was a Enxco. Only 3,000 unt of 300,000 inhabitants attended it.

RUSSIA'S FOOD SUPPLIES.

PETROGRAD, Nov.-9. A great conference of Governors and officials of the Ministry of the ATHENS, Nov. 5.

Interior is to take place, shortly The King and Cabinet are deliberat-regarding food supplies, ing on the new demands of the Allies, including the banding over of the Naval munitions, breech locks and other acces sories of the ships' guns.

The public is anxious and there has been a heavy fall on the Bourse."

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THE WESTERN FRONT.

PARIS, Nov. 9..

A communiqué staten: There has been great reciprocal

THE WAR ON MERCHANT SHIPPING

LONDON, Nov. 9. The following ships have been sunk:

The British steamers Sheldrake, Bunnyside and Suffolk Coast. "Four of the Sunnyside's crew are missing.

would be most detrimental to the natives and the development of the Colony. By the safeguards proposed British interests could be adequately strengthened.

much opposition to the Government's The debate, as it proceeded revealed

attitude on the part of both Liberals and Unionists.

Sir, Edward. Carson delivered an especially strong condemnatory speech,

in which he said that the sale to neutrals

perties to Germans after the war.

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MINISTER.

LONDON, Nov. De In the House of Commons, Mr. Asquith announced that "Mr. Arthur Henderson, M.P., would be the new Pensions Minister, and that legislation introduced. dealing with Pensions would shortly be

FAMOUS GENERALS MEET.

JOFFRE AND CARDORNA.

23,

PARIS, Nov. 9." General Joffre and Cardona have met on the Franco-Italian border.

· DOUBLE INCOME TAX.

NEW YORK, Nov. 9. The first woman member of Congress, at Montana as an Independent.

THE CHINESE POST OFFICE IN KWANGTUNG.

PROVINCE, WELL-DEVELOPED

POSTALLY.

LITTLE SCOPE FOR FURTHER EXTENSION.

The following information relating, to Kwangtung is taken from the Report on the. Working of the Chinese Post Office for the Fourth Year of Chring him Min-kuo (1915) issued by the Ministry of Com- LONDON, Nov. 9.munication:-

AUSTRALIAN MERCHANTS.

The Times states that a private From the results

MISSING BREECH BLOCKS.

GREEK DUPLICITY. COALING THE "GOEBEN” AND.

“BRESLAU."

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would mean the reversion of the pro-meeting of Australian merchants in the months the year promised to be one of) and cook) only be resumed gradually. Kiungchow. Besides these, a large zom

of the first six was suspended entirely for several days in Fatsban, 18-in. Swatów, and three in Mr. Benar Law declared that Sir City yesterday decided to act in unusual prosperity. In July, however, Inland communication was also inter ber of shops--not really mi-chu-carry Edward Carson had practically moved & conjunction with the Association to vote of want of confidence in the Govern- Protest against the Duplication of the the province was visited by one of the rupted, no no boats were able to stem, on postal business... Many Longs, howe greatest calamities known to modern the raging torrents, and all land lines ever, merely deal with remittance letters: ment. He rebuked the violence of his Income Tax within the Empire' in

inundated. -Even ocean-going, otherwise, they are not real postal oc language, which was not in accord with convening a meeting to submit the times. Early in the meath, the North, were

East, and West Rivers began to rise steamers could not visit Chaton for about petitors. The mall matter handled by the seriousness of the country's situation. matter of Mr. McKenna.

the in-chu daring the year is said je simultaneously. Then the enormous for a week... He ridiculed Sir Edward Carson's

from the East and West Rivers, coused rhatoric.

Kwangtung is already wall developed have decreased somewhat compared will the water to accumulate in the North postally kid there is little scope for Ina yens. Sir Edward. Carson-Think of the

The District Head Office is at Im message we are sending to the treaches! RETURN DEMANDED BY ALLIES. River, where the hacks, unable longer extension. Only two Agencies and a few to bear the strain, burst, They gave way - Bɔx-Offices were opened during the gear.

temporary quarters which by no mea Mr. Bonar Low-Think of our

ATHENS, Nov. 9. brothers-in-arms in France and imagine The Allies have demanded the return south of Teingyan and the water coursed Considering the foods and the general afford sufficiant accommodation for the our saying to them "We inexpressibly of missing breech blocks of the guns of in great volums in a south-easterly direc- stagnation in trade which followed, the daily work, thus causing mech incon

venience and aves delays. It is hoped must be considered quite the new Head Office building will soon tion towards Canton, sweeping out of admire your deeds of war, but we tell the Greek Botilla you that no Frenchman will be allowed":

existence every farmstead and village in satisfactory... The number of articles to bid for property controlled by us."

its track. Oz, reaching the westernived for delivery in the district so far advanced as to permit of the The French West Africa Company had

rabarbs of the city it devastated themounts 28,400,000, against 26,500,000, cel department being moved into the announced its intention of competing

in a few hours.

The general cuticok a The entire city was the decrease being confined to crdinary ground floor. mert followed the course suggested by for these properties. If the Govern

fooded to a depths of from four to twenty letters. Articles of mail matter posted present is not bright. The closing of Ups Sir Edward Carson the French Govern-

feet. The island of Shumeen, the foreign total 28,000,000. This is only 600,000 76an een marked by dull trade axe ATHENS, Nov. 9.

residential section, was fooded to a depth less than last year. Registom despatched general anest ment would ask us what we meant, and The Patria publishes part of the of from three to five feet, every touse actually increased from $55,000 to there would be an outcry in the country, correspondence seized by the Allies in having two or three feat of water in the 641,000. Although the despatch of par Artillery Bring in the Somme region THE AMERICAN ELECTION in which Sir Edward Camon would pro- the house of the Counsrist Deputy M. lower rogog. In all towns adjacent to ecla was suspended for nearly six wooks

bably be loudest in condemnation. He Kallimaziotis, ex-Chairmen of the Har the "North, East, and West Rivers the added, that the resolution would reader bour Commision, who is believed to

on account of the foods, the number NEW LAW FOR SHIRKERS AND the worst possible service to the prce have coaled the Gobert and Breslau, water covered the roof of the hous, handled excoods that of last year. Par

THEIR HELPERS pect of any sane eyetem of Imperial enabling those warships to reach the and three quarters of most of the towns eels for delivery in the district amounted trade after the war

Dardanelles. The correspondence shows were swept away. The lows of life is to 141,000 against 61,000, while parcels To take" dopes /or injure onsself... that he acted in dicet communication estimated at zot less than thirty thou posted foan from 78,000 to 190,000. The order to escape military service le mari with the German Consul General

sand. The greatest distress followed the Incrodied postage on the latter together onder the Defence of the Resim

a criminal openco by a new regulation M. Kallimaniotin protests that the canstrophe. To add to the misery in with the increased registraling fees

hay documents are forgeries.

Canton a tremendous fire broke out dur brought, about quite a substantial imman in the reserve forces who, when or ing the flood, and burned for three days,provement in the district receipta dared to report for medical examination gutting a huge area of the city. As the

halingers or felgus any disease or infr The activity of Inspectors was emity shak

such man LONDON, Oct. 9. danger, all maile and postal property reorganisation, specially after the floods. In the House of Commons, in reply had to be saved. After the greatest There were 21 cases of highway robbery to Mr. Lynch, Mr. Asquith stated that difficulty everything was removed and piracy resulting in loan of malls and shortly be introduced in the House of the sign, who, one and all, worked to couriers were held up and robbed of Bill dealing with easy Feer would places of safety, Much credit is due postal property. In othar 15 pesos

hours a day for oven days in three, to | four : fock of water, kike water parsenal belongings, but no mals were he is permanentyilty of an offence. false Three Agencies were looted and actually the everflow of sewage drains, miner Lieses sustained. 621 I were and "61" "every corfier" ite course “was

and nervous German infantry asked

for many barragas (sic.)

A German attack at Saillisel was driven."back after brief hand-to-hand Ighting.

There was calm elsewhere.

BRITISH GAS ATTICA.

LONDON, Nov. 9.

Air Douglas Haig reporte: We discharged gas east of Armentieren and bombed the enemy's trench line."

WHOLESALE DEPORTITIONS FROM ANTWERP.

AMSTERDAM, Nov. 9, "

New York, Nov. 9. 4 am The position is still uncertain. Mr. Hughes has now 239 and President Wilson 252, electoral votes.

Sixty votes in eight States are doubt

ful.

The Democrats retain control in the

Senate, but it is doubtful which parsy will have control in the House of Representatives

London

DEATH OF A JOCKEY.

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LONDON, NO 9 The death is announced of the Jockey The Telegraaf states that the Germans Day Maher, in a nursing kome "have deported 5,000 people from Ant werp. Many who attempted to escape were arrested; but a few reached Holland.

LORD LUCAS, B.F., MISSING

LONDON, Nov, D

THE DUKE OF CONNAUGHT IN

FAR

The Duke of Connaught the Headquarters in Afed

pro bandya British deepTA BIDEA

Lord Luczer formerly a member of t

Cabinet who has been ser

at the front as an airman, is reporte

Mr. Leslie-Scott's motion was rejected by 117 voting for and 231 against Forty soven Nationalists voted against the Government.

THE GERMAN WAR ON MERCHANT SHIPPING..

LONDON, Nov. 9. The latest sinkings announced are The steamers Reims and Furuland, both Norwegian. The crew of the Furuland have been saved,

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ENEMY, PEERS.

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"DOPING" A. CRIMPA

The amendment provides that

Hend Office as well as Sub-Offices was centrated on seotions which required file guilty of an onces, thay.

disekke or firmity in himself or mains or jurts himself or censes himself to mained or injured or takes ex

uses may drag" or preparation or kocs Buy other act calolated or ilkely to render him or

Cor to lead to the belief that or temporarily unfi for retice abbey ofte of an offence who produces any

I stopped by Roating reapses, and cacaded to the foot courier lines and F02 infirmity in or they

FOOD PRICES IT HOM

LONDON, Nov. 9,

LONDON, NOT: 9.

such muz li to steamer and heat lines. The Kang, In the House of Commons, in reply to of pigs, rats and other posts. It speaks tow-Kongmoon Railway line was eaux The enersy business Ecohsteiner Lonsdable Bece Me.Eantiman well for all concerned that net gingle plated and the new portion opened to xiano-makers, including extensive West stated that he hoped to introduce a postal lose had to be recorded although traffic, the whole line being 200 in art, the profes End premiers, concert hall and stock Bill dealing with food prices next week looting was so smugdout the city length. Conaldable trouble ar has been told by suction, and has realised 266,600 sterling

Lord Rhondda and a group havO privately soquired the enemy CONCETT, Sanatogen

LANGLAHIRE CHEITERT WIGES.

FRANCO-ITALIAN AIR ATTACK.

ROME, Nov. 9

uniqué states that

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