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WEDNESDAY. NOVEMBER 16, 1916.

THE

LATEST

WAR.

TELEGRAM S.

(Reuter's Service to the China Mail.)

FURTHER BRITISH A BIG” SERBIAN

SUCCESSES.

BEAUCOURT CAPTURED.

CONSIDERABLY OVER 8,000 PRISONERS TAKEN.

LONDON, Nov. 14.. General Sir Douglas Haig reports : We have emptured Beaucourt-sur-

Ancre.

The prisoners number considerably. over 5,000 and more are arriving..

We made a successful local advance Eastward of Butte de Warlenenurt." All our objectives were gained, and we took 50 prisoners there.

VIEWS OF THE EXPERTS.

· FORTRESSES STRONGER THAN PORT ARTHUR OR SEVASTOPOL.

Losnos, Nov. 14.

The experts agree in congratulating Sir Douglas Haig on his brilliant strategy, the muccess of which completes Push' the Big the objective of annihilating the whole spatem of defences which the Germans consistered Impregnable, and increasing the enemy's difficulties in manaing their trenches.

Yesterday's victory wipes out the so- called Beaucours salient and enables

the British for the first time to continue Operations on a fairly wide front.

The importance of the extension of the offensive is increased by the fact that it is likely to wreck the German Staff plans for scraping every regiment that can be spared from France for Ramania

St. Pierre Divior and Beaumont Hamel, which the infantry rushed, are described as fortresses stronger thou Port Arthur and Sevastopol,

THE GERMAN ANNOUNCEMENT.

AN ALMOST UNPRECEDENTED

ADMISSION."

LONDON, NOT. 14

SUCCESS.

A THOUSAND ADDITIONAL PRISONERS, MOSTLY

GERMANS..

ALSO IMPORTANT BOOTY.

LONDON, Nev. 14,

A Serbian, official report states: We fought sanguinarily, on the 13th, irat., the Germano-Bulgarian forces at Cercarekal

Engagements are continuing. Several trenches have repeatedly changed hands.

We definitely possessed important enemy positions near Tepavi na the close of the day.

THE CHINA MAIL.

[MAN-POWER FROM THE DESTRUCTION OF MERCHANT PROPERTY IN ENEMY COUNTRIES.

CROWN COLONIES.

Losnoy, Nov. 14. In the House of Commons Mr. Banar Lag. Secretary of State for the Colonies, assured Mr. Wedge- wool tha. the Colonial Office influence was divested to securing the largest possible man-power frán the Crown Colonies.

THE COMMONWELTH MORATORIUM.

MELBOURNE, Nov. 14. It appears that the Commonwealth moratorium applies only to mortgages |

reements to purchase. The Court's leave is necessary before foreclosing- The time allowed soldiers to repay mortgage is extended to half a year

after the war.

EARLIER TELEGRAMS.

THE BRITISH OFFENSIVE ON THE

ANCRE..

OVER 4,000 PRISONERS CAPTURED.

LONDON, Nov. It. General Sir Douglas Haig in a communiqué, states:-We stormed The enemy auffered enormously in Beaumont-Hamel and have ranched the

outskirts of Beucourt-sur-Ancre. killed and wounded..

We have captured over 4,000 prisoners.

Fighting continues.

We took a thousand additional pri soners mostly Germans, and important booty.

PARIS, Nov. 14.

A communique states; Artillery is very lively between the Cerha and Prespa Lake.

The booty captured by the Franc Serbians between the 10th and 12th inst. consited of 25 guns, of which eight were heavy guns, and much other. material The prisoners taken number

ed 1447.

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THE RUSSO-RUMANIAN FRONT.

LONDON, Nov. 14.

A Russian communiqué states: -Enemy attacks in the wonded Carpa thians and the Trotus, Oituz and Tirgului Valleys have been repolled.

The Himanians have been forced back alightly in the Alt Valley.

The enemy occupied the village of Bumbeakti in Jiul Valley.

--LATIZ

THE DEPORTATIONS FROM BELGIUM.

SPIRITED PROTEST

CARDINAL MERCIER

SHIPPING

LONDON, Nov. 14.

The British steamers Morton, Caler ham, and Kapuada have been sunk.

The captain of the Movies has been taken as a prisoner..

CANADA'S GOVERNOR-GENERAL

ARRITES.

LONDON, Nov. 14.

BALANCE IN FAVOUR OF BRITAIN.

1

There is a balance of approximately $25,000,000 in favour of Great Britain. as regards English property in Germany and enemy property here.

This total has been arrived at by the Public Trustees Department, which for the past six months has been making a of the returns of British property record in enemy territory. The purpose of the recent Royal Proclamation is to obtain Freturns from those people who have not

already made them voluntarily.

The Duke of Devonshire, Governor-persons and firens bold in the "Ene

the Public

rustee's

General of Canada, and the Duchess of said an oficial at Devonshire have arrived at Ottars and all other usual property, in total in shares, bank balances. Otfies to-day, in

where they received an ovation. "

A

2

INDIAN TEA INDUSTRY.

̈INCREASED STANDARD OF

PROFITS.

LONDON, Nov. 14. having applied for an increase to 12 per The Indian and Ceylon tea industry cent, of the statutory prawa standard of profits for calcultio of Excesa Profits duty, the Board o * Referees, after hearing evidence, has s vised the percentage to $ per cent for com, and 9 per cent. for private arra.

sanies,

THE BRITISH BUSINESS BLACK

- LIST.

VISCOUNT GREY REPLIESTO AMERICAN NOTE

LONDON, Nov. 14.

it

and on the balance given 45, millions more than British persons bold in

in enemy countries, and of course that ensures the payment of all debts due trom enemy persons. Any further returns coming in will reduce the balance of 25 millions..

It is estimated that there is 140 mil- lion pounds worth of enemy property here and 115 millions of British property in enemy countries."

A BILL FOR GERMANY.

CLAIMS FOR LOSSES BY SUBMARINES.

In referance to the Proclamation uiring British subjects to make es of claims against enemy persons retur

and cr my subjects, the Institute of London .

nderwriters is advising in-

ies to file, without surance compou

of the Foreign Claima with the directors Office. Foreign Office, particulars of all oses paid owing to destruction of merchant yessels by enemy subarines. Claims for sach losses are distinct from Replying to the American Note proclaims to be made by insurance offices. testing against the British Black List as for premiums due from enemy insurance an arbitrary interference with neutral offices and for claims in respect of lossca trade, Viscount Grey reiterates that the under reinsurance treaties with such. prohibition of traching applies only to

companies- British subjects, and is indisputably within British rights. Replying to the fears expressed of a possible unwarrant ed expansion of the system, he points out that every addition to the list restricts British commercial opportuni...

It is understood that since "the out break of war particulars of every lasa paid by underwriters at Lloyd's on ships and cargoes destroyed by the enemy have been

to the committee, and been supplied are carefully recorded..

Although thanks to the Navy, the BY ties; therefore it is in Great Britain's have been kept within limits, the bill to "WORLDA RELIVides vi enemy submarineS, interest to confine the list to the utmost; be presented by underwriters on account but it was notorious that many 6rms in of property destroyed, for repayment by neutral countries had been active agents Germany, will ainoant to n very large Cardinal Mercier, the Primate, offer German espionage and propaganda, figure. Belgium, has issued a spirited protest to had supplied German cruisers, and or the

civilised world against

theganised paid miscreants to destroy ships compulsory deportation of Belgians to and factories supplying the Allies, even Germany.

AMSTERDAM, Nov. 14.

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GAINING THE IRON GROSS.

:

A MUNCHAUSEN TALE.

in the United States, where the Govern- He declares that the Germana are ment took no adequate action to daily deporting thousands of inoffensive suppress such criminal breaches of neutrality. It had been suggested that Belgians, who are herded in waggons, the military position was now such that like gang of slaves, «

A story is related" by the StrasbUTT The Cardinal scouts the German nothing happening in "distant neutral Post pretending to demonstrate the countries could affect the result. He devotion of the German soldier. The decleration that the

deportation (Viscount Grey) wished it were so, but Crown Prince, visiting Mulhausen, met measures LTC dictated solely by

there was still a long, bitter struggle a soldier who had lost one arm, and humanitarian reasons, and draws & touching picture of sons, husbands and ahead. The posable inconvenience to asked him where he had been wounded fathers of families being torn from their neutrals was not for a moment to be and whether he had received any.. homes by parties of soldiers, who bar compared to the suffering and loss decoration. On learning that no token of recognition had been awarded to the the Crown Frince said, "My son, I the doors with their hagonets, prevent occasioned to mankind by the pro-

MIND ing the deported and their womenkin longation of the war, even by a week. confer on you the Iron Cross of the from taking farewell of each other.

Great Britain was fully entitled to second ca85. The Cardinal concludes by charging

refuse burker cost to ships carrying the Your Imperial Highness rewards me the Germans with breach of pledges not 600de of black-listed firms, especially in thus for the loss of nne arm; what would to deport Belgians.

View of Germany's efforts to reduce the your Imperial Highness have given me world's tonnage, readering it necessary for the loss of two arms?" asked the to reserve British coal for possible The Lan Cross of the first class,"

soldier. British trade. Between the 1st June rejoined the Crown Prince, smiling- and the 30th September enemy aub whereupon the one-armed soldier drow marines had sunk 262 vessels, ́86 of his sword from its sheath and cut off his which belonged to neutrala."

remaining arm with one blow to earn Viscount Grey thien quetes American the Iron Cross of the first class. Civil War precedents in justification of the British action, and trusts that the explanations given will remove the suspicions and erroneous views prevail- ing in the United States.

GERMANY TO CALL UP ALL CIVILIANS.

An Rumanian communiqué says:

LONDON, Nov. 14.. Incessant enemy attacks between It is reported that the German Uzai Valley and Casino Valley since the Government contemplate holding an 29th ult. have been repulsed with extraordinary sitting of the Reichstag sanguinary losses: We have counter with a view to legislation calling up all

civilians. attacked and captured 80 prisoners, To-night's German communique ad-three machine guns and war material. zaits the British capture of Beaumont

Our left wing at Dragoslavele was Hamel and St. Pierre Divion with the compelled to give way. lateral connecting lines, and adds: "Our stubborn defence caused us important 1088es."

The latter admission is almost an-i precedented.

THE FRENCH FRONT.

We were also forced to withdraw outhward of Bumbesti, on the right

bank of the Alt..

A Rumanian flotilla bombarded the

GERMANS AND BASRA.

MUST BE RECAPTURED AT ALL COSTS.

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AMSTERDAM, Nov. 14.

The Hamburger Nachrichten urges that enemy's left flank at Srülmenimari, north Baara at all custa in order to compitte the Turco-Germans must re-capture and secure the Berlin-Bagdad pro gramme.

of Cernavoda.

PARIS, NOT. 14.

THE SITUATION IN

MESOPOTAMIA.

LONDON, Nov, 14.

A communiqué states:

There has been lively artillery work

E

at Presscir.

An enemy attack at Auberive, in

LATER.

Champagne, was repulsed.

Calm has prevailed elsewhere.

An official commüalqué states':.

The troops have been resting and North of the Somme, enemy artillery recuperating, and consolidating their to which ours vigorously replied, positions. While the abatement' "of violently bombarded the region of the floods bas dried the ground, Prescire, and the sector. Braches-Ls it has increased the

water difi- Maisonette in Argonne.

caltica. The Tifrks still hold the Sannaiyat position and have con structed other lines on the left bank. We dominate Hai and could bombard

We occupied the enter of a Germsa mine created at Verdun.

There has been an intermittent can monading action in the region of Kut. Douaumont and Vaux.

THE ITALIAN FRONT,

LONDON, Nov. 14. report states;

An Italian officia

Artillery on a both sides has been

Botive on the Trentino front.

We straightened our line at cvoral points in the Carso and captured heavy mortar.

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GERMAN PRINCE AND PEACE,

POPE AND WILSON TO STOF THE WAR.

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AN AMERICAN'S INVESTMENT.

The New York Herald of September 15 saya :-

It is reported, says the Japan Mail, that the Imperial Court has decided to present's sword to the city of Verdun as 5 mark of appreciation of the valear and What was believed generally in Wall How timely was the warning against

Dr. A. F. Stapley Kent's investigation every of the citizens, who have dis-Street to be the largest profit ever inade given by a neutral in a Byriss newspaper still proceeding. The doctor has the desperate attacks of the enemy. The shares of the. General Motors Company. intrigues in favour of a German peace, of industrial fatigue, by physiological played praiseworthy courage and martial on a single transaction in stocks wis a firm front against credited yesterday to a speculator in the spirit by maintaining recently, is seen from an article by is still

the

to presented to the city of On an original investment of 87,500 the Prince Alexander of Hohenlohe, which recently issued his second interim

a is to be newly wrought by the brides placed in bank the sum of published in the Neue Zuricher report..

Beven factori have been visited, and

Wordsmith of

Mr $100,000. If he had waited a little

langer Zatung, and quoted in the Morning investigations were carried on at one of 1agoro Galery of Danke, who bed there could have increased

that amount IMPORTANT STRATEGIC GAIN BY P

honour of making the sword used

by an additional $8,500 hy The Prince argues that the war will these for three and a half months,

HIM. THE GERBIANS.

the Emperor on the occasion periods being devoted

The profit was not made it i not be ended by the defeat of one of the most of the others. Overtime invari last year. The blade of the sword is than it took

of the coronation ceremony in Kyoto was acquired in considerably less time belligerents, and that it will be brought

to Buiki Rome. As an produced the lowest to an end either by means of a com-1

output

usual slightly more carved than

example of uncared increment it pät and rain of all the belligerent nationa

inability of ancient

known by the name (in any similar times

LONDON, Nov. 14.

AIR RAID ON CAIRO, ..

SEVERAL CASUALTIES. AND LITTLE" DAMAGE --

Carro, Nov. 14.

to:

shorter

labour.

danje i craftsmen, while the "sword gum Block resident partner, of the firms of A

In respons

t

*

Reuter's Correspondent at Serbian Prontise or by the coraplote and totais the general conclusion, and this is of the kind used by the warriors into the shade the profits: derived

is trace to fatigue due to the A despatch from General Lake says Headquarters states that the capture of The Prince observes that "an honour of the workers to respon of "Efu-no-tuchi. The gift is an appro- fortunate investor in real estate in period of time by Dr Kent suggests that a that since the fall of Kut no large Tchuke Hill permits the establishment of able peace" is ardently desired diminution of the power of the worker printe une to mark the glorious honour Manhattan, including those of the mat operations have been undertaken. a strong bridge-head across the Cerna

by all the belligerent nation

to resist f

and true martial spirit of the French who bought the island from the Indians fatigue affords a strong argument spite of the warlike Exception,

the practice of Stadsy boldiers in the stubborn defence of Ver for $2 RON NETAN by their leaders and language used by

against In normal

the lessened efficiency dun against overwhelming odds. The A little suoro than a rear ago s times statesmen and he contenils that any found towards the end of the weeks bilt, sheath and other accessories of the tamer was introduced to Mr. Benjamin pcaco concluded how would be honour able, because all the armies have fought

remedied

the by rest

obtained on Satur word are all to be made by

and Finley Barrel and Company. At that with incomparable valeur, d -have day afternoon and Sunday.

Attention is drawn to the fact that are to le made of pure gold, crabossed Motors Company was starting

other metal accesserica and ornaments time the common stock of the General manifested heroism, power of endurance, the practice is widely prevalent of with Bowers; leaves,, vines and other subsequently, proved to be the most and tenacity of purpose unexampled in

workers going to

to the history.

o factory in the early figures. On the upper part of the hilt,sational advance any stock had made cir Prince Hohenlohe suggests that there morning without having taken food.

"A

gnificant item in the personal above the rivet, the Imperial chrysan- the New York Stock Exchange, sint") wilson Hostile aircraft this forendon borbed are two men who are sole prcsident details concerning the habits of workers themam in pure gold will be mounted the Northern Facific corbergi.

the e cataclysm-the Fope and

on both sides. The surface of the sheath to the customary inquiry for the be abia that it is now found necessary to

is to be covered with gold leoquer do thing. Mr Block suggested General The

power material

state whether a woman is a non-smoker comtel with mother-of-pearl. The sword Motora,for a of

aquick prodt. The customer the America President consists, according to the

Abetainer, non-smoker" is the descrip is expected to be read in the spring of placed an order

for 100 shares, deposit Prince, in the fact that by a single word the absence of such particulars leaves ed to the city of Verdun through Pre Later air the

tion occurring in a number of cases, but next year, when the girt will be presenting the customary 10-point margin. be enn "ARABIA" SURVIVORS IN ROME wat from the United States, and, thus much to the imagination.

forbid the export of munitions of

sident Poincaré

creased bis

he in- roader it impossible for the belligerents

fabaros: PRAISE FOR THE COMMANDER to continue the war, The Prince bur

From that date be could not be in mises that critica may, rotort that such

daced to sell a share. Early this week when the quotation approached the 800 ROME, Nov 14 procedure would be to the advantage

which provides its for Germanton

with

mark, he began to think of "unloading- A dozen survivors of the drabla have all the munitions, it requires,

On Wednesday ho dispose of alty sent by the Grand Sherif of Mees were within fifteen minutes, Allied ships Germany, being in a position of defence arrived here. The rapidity with which, them he has the brilhant reply that

berce. That day the prior was 40 share Ycatering he sold 100 sharevans present at a scasion of the inter- appeared on the horizon and came at and practically a holeaguered fortress,

$715

The

next sale was at 8750, and Ministerial Committee on Mussulman fall speed to the help of the Arabic is need not continue to fire off its gims if

then came the usual expressions of res affairs held in their honour at the considered remarkable. Every praise, the besiegers cease tennbarding it. *. Foreign Ministry. They afterwards had they say, is due the Commander of the

A MUSLIK MISSION TO FRANCE.

PARIS, NOV. 14. The riembers of the Political Mission

Cairo. There were several casualties, but the damage done to property is apparently insignificant

Arabia, who, with Colorel Haury

THE PACGRESSIVE FILIPINO.

FEMALE JUDGE FOR FEMALE

OFFENDERS,5

GERMANY'S HATRED LEAGUE.

ENGLAND IS BELL: ITS PEOPLE ARE ALL DEVITA MONTVAL

A bill creating a court for juvenile A new political organisation has made at at not having had a little more offenders under 17 years of age has been its appearance in Germany. This is the Meanwhile doring the time be introd hood in the House of Representa Pecple's Committee for the Rapid Deat held the stock be received merah da tire by Representative Gomez Tho of England, which desires to convincedend of a share in addition to

lunch with M. Briand (Premier), and Colgate, RAMC temped on board MARRIAGE AT RATE OF 10 KNOTS, author says the Dabiners Contents the German High Command that Ger dividends of 5 per cont. quartetty visited the hospital for Colonial troops till they were 4670 all were saved, then

that young delinquents should be tried many's strength must bo concentrated by a different court from the court which agning England

The Premier decorated the members of water and had to by baled cut to placed next a young lady who was tides for a female judge to be appointed try, are trying to revive the ot

At a dinner party a clergyman was honra cades former. The bill also pro-Its lecturers, now travelling the coun

of the Mission

The Coloniale wázt

LUTCH STEAMERS SEIZED.HT GERMANS,

at Nogent-sur-Merca

jumped into lifebet, which was full

keep afloat

prised the

of the French

Macpherson, Indian Political rages the Captain Hons L Lowther?

the protection B KAMO, ME.

LONDON. Nov, 14 The Germans have seized the Dutch steomars. Palzvíér and Import which was, heroism bound for England. The crow of the conting

mport took to the boats, but the sab marine disappearing they returned to Madenim

remarkably keen on

The for fenile offenders under 18 years of England

and

Jag and appropriates Funds for the recitals 7 England's

equipment, of the courts and remaneta-Epre

In addition to foconel Cole the outfect of weddings tropp 170re here tocade Major General the Church Family Now African Altram, Colonel Green, Major me Mre the cleric observed You would, are for the female judge which is set to AA St Hill, Wellingtos Mejor perhaps ely resit it, but on one be P4,400 the your vanilles under

four couples un atrial may, at ibn discretion of the quarter of im

Forkman't be relenged withinat bail. The Lolombe

Fastitntion has been set apertes a place for young calls offenders and then for tic