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WEDNESDAY. NOVEMBER 22, 1916,

THE

LATEST

WAR.

TELEGRAMS.

(Reuter's Service to the China Mail.)

CONTINUED SERBIAN ADVANCE.

ENEMY REINFORCED OFFER SERIOUS RESISTANCE.

LONDON, Nov. 21.

A Serbian communiqué states: . The Serbiana continued the pursuit of the enemy from Monastir, capturing more villages.

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The enemy, who has been reinforced, is offering serious resistance.

LARGE NUMBERS OF GERMAN

→ PRISONERS.

LATER.

A Serbian official message reports ★ further advance northward.

It says: Despite obstinate resist- ance we defeated the Gdns north

pt Suhodel. The enemy precipitately

Fetreated.

RUMANIA'S STRUGGLE,

GERMANS OCCUPY CRAIOVA

"LONDON, Nov. 21.

A German official announcement states that the Germans have occu- pied Craiova, the capital of Western Wallachiau

A Russian official announcement states that the Humanians continue

THE CHINA MAIL.

GREAT EXPLOSION AT ARCHANGEL.

A GERMAN VERSION DENIED BY RUSSIA

LONDON, Nov. 1 A Russian communique has been issued denying a German report that seven steamers laden with minitions exploded at Archangel. It says caly two were destroyed but 841 per were killed and 667 wounded,

The explosion occurred in the dinner time when the butments were crowded.

THE BRITISH LOSSES ON THE SOMME.

MR. LLOYD GEORGE ON GERMAN STATEMENTS,

LONDOS, Nov. 91.

to rotire slowly in the Alt Valley Mr. Lloyd George stated in the southward and also in the Jiul House of Commons that the object of Valley to the region of Filiash, the exaggerated German statements twenty miles northward of Craiova.garding British losses in the Somme offensive was to provoke a contradiction AUSTRIAN EMPEROR'S ILLNESS. and thus to obtain accurate information.

AMSTERDAM, NOT. 1.

Emperor Francis Joseph is wome

A Vienus telegram states that the

A large number of Germans and Bulgarians have been taken prisoner THE "DEUTSCHLAND" RESAILS.

ad a quantity of stores have been

ptured.

LATER.

A French official announcement says: North of Monastir the Allies are vergetically pressing the enemy'a Fearguards" which are supported g powerful artillery.

The Italians have repulsed counter- sacks from the mountsinous region of i Kuza

GENERAL JOFFRE'S

"CONGRATULATIONS-

PARIS, Nov. 21. General Joffre in a message of songratulation to General Sarrail maya "You have wrested Monastir from the

vemy

· You will soon defeat him."

ENSLAVEMENT OF THE BELGIANS.

APPEALS AND PROTESTS USELESS.

LONDON, Nov. 21, " The horror of the enslavement of the Belgians increase daily. The Germans

penly declare their intention to deport i 330,000 for #humanitarian reasons. Some have already been sent to Ru mania. The plan seems to be to remove every able-bodied person, rich or poor, from 18 years of age upwards.

Lord Robert Cecil, replying in the House of Commons to a question re- garding the deportations, said the power- ful prosecution of the war was the only means to liberate Belgium from oppression. (Cheers), Appeals and protests were, of no avail. The officer who ordered the first deportations was formerly the Military Governor of Brussels who was directly responsible for the excntion of Nursa Cavell.."

THE BRITISH FRONT.

LONDON, Nov. 21.

General Sir Douglas Haig reporta:

The enemy heavily shelled us south west of Grandcourt.

We raided trenches at Gommecourt, Edlincourt and Ypres.

GERMAN ADMIRALTY REPORT CONTRADICTED,

LONDON, Nov. 21. The Admiralty on the authority of the French Ministry of Marine, Henles the German official claim that French destroyer was sunk in the English Channel on the 11th inst

THE GERMAN POLISH”

PROCLAMATION.

DEBATE IN PRUSSIAN DIET.

·AMSTERDAM, · Nov. 21.

A debate on the Polish Proclamation kas taken mince in the Prassina Dist.

The majority of the

neko emphasise their anxiety that Prussian Poland should be excluded from any connection with the new State

A Polish Denity apprehended that the statement that the new conditions meant independence was a mere pre- tence.

Herr Stroebel, a Socialist, declared that the project was equivalent to

annexation.

GREEK STEAMER SUNK BY BUBMARINE."

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The resailled.

New LONDON, Nov 21. submarine Deutschland

ans

IMPERIAL ORGANISATION AFTER THE WAR

THE FOUR PROBLEMS.

Loydos, Nov. 21. Mr. Steel Maitland, Parliamentary Under Secretary for the Colonies, speaking ut Birmingham, submitted four problems in connection with the question of Imperial organisation.Į after the war, viz:'

1. Any form of central govern-

ment must be compatible with. Absolute local freedom.

2. Indin's advance in population,' manufacture, production" and education has been exceeding ly rapid and we are faced with the demand for recogni-

tion of these facts... 3. The settlement of the position

of the Crown Colonies.

1. The conservation of the Em-

"pire's natural resources.

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THE LOYALTY OF INDIA.

AMERICAN CORRESPONDENT INTERVIEWS THE VICEROY

New York, Nov. 21. Mr. Mackenzie, correspondent of the Associated Press, has had an interview with the Viceroy of India who said that the war by giving India an opportunity to show its practical importance to the Empire bad stirred Indian aspirations for

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THE GREEK SITUATION.

ADVICE TO THE KING BY THE FRENCH PREMIER.

ATHENS, NOT-215 There is excellent authority for the statement that M. Briand has sent a message to King Constantine stig gesting that the easiest way out of his difficulties would be a reconciliia- tion with M. Venezeles and to declare war against Bulgaria.

EARLIER TELEGRAMS.

THE WESTERN FRONT.

FIGHT IN A SNOWSTORM.

FREEZING GERMANS GLAD TO -SURRENDER.

LONDON, No. 21.

Reuter's Correspondent at Head quarters in France states that the British and Canadian troops defeated the enemy in a snowstorm, on the 18th inst., beyond Grodcourt. The prisoners, freezing in their dug-outs, were glad to surrender.

There was fierce hand to hand

fighting in the German trenches in darkness and amid the fumes of exploding shells and whirling snoW- flakes.

MORE PRISONERS TAKËN.

General Sir Douglas Haig, in a communiqué says:-We have taken 80 additional prisoners.

THE FRENCH FRONT, ·

CONSIDERABLE HOSTILE ARTILLERY FIRE.

PARIS, Nov. 21.-

SALONIKA ADVANCE HELPING THE "RUMANIANS.

LONDON, Nov. 21

NEWS FROM HOME

(From Our Own Corresponstant.)`

LONDON, Oct. 20. -COMERING OUT

The process of combing out the

PREVENT PLAGUE & DIPHTHERIA

ET UBING

“PURITOL.”

A germicide of the highest efficiency, Unlike a great many disinfectants offered under various names Purital possons the following recommendations.

·General Putnik, the ex-Serbian Créneralissimo, expresses the opinion that the Saloniks advance is greatly helping the Rumanians, for Bul-young men is proceeding space, and it guria alone cannot stand against us: really seems that before long the full

man power of the nation will be available CLEANLINESS IN USE Germany must help.

for some sort of serrion. Even those of ENEMY ADVANCE IN HUMANIA. us who are not available for the,, front jare being compelled to sarra in the volunteers or the special constabulary.

When smalified by the addition of water it makes a perfect emulsion which does not stain or corrode and has a plesant healthy odour.

I have to do my four hours a day ECONOMY ANON 25-or rather night on patrol duty in

LONDON, Nov. 21. French experts estimate that Austro-German Divisions are moving towards the heart of Wallachia.

The enemy is also carrying out turning movement in the direction of Kimpolang The latter movement sects to tako in the rear the Rumanians defending the region south of the wooded Carpathians.

CRAIOVA MENACED; **

The German evening communiqué, saysThe Austro-Germans are ap- proaching Criore, the capital of Western Wallachia.

the

to

(Craiova is an important town on Bukharest railway, rucning from Orsova, and is 75 miles south of the Valvon Pass.]

A one gallon tin will on the addition of water - produce 100 gallons of efficient dæinfectant,

North London, and attend to my business na best I can. The prospect EFFICIENCY for the winter is nons, too. rosy under the circumstances, but everyone must "do his bit."

The effects of the sweeping away of many, in fact, as to cause no comment. the men is seen in many directions, in so One sees ladies in evening dress driving their own cars to the restaurant: mer chants personally sarving as warehouse- men, tradesmen delivering a round that they have always left to assistants, and householders taking home their own bread and other provision. The servant question is almost impossible, so all who can do to dine at restaurants and dis penso with whatever labour they can at home. Only the munition workers are latter in pocket, and they are saving] little, as a general rule.

Ireland remains the great problem

of this combing out process, and from what I hear the politicians are handling

THE SITUATION IN GREECE.

ALLIES DEMAND EXPULSION OF the susceptibilities of the Irish very

ENEMY MINISTERS.

clumsily and so are perpetuating the idea that Englishmen and Irishmen can COMPLIANCE OR FORCIELE REMOVAL Bever understand each other. In view of the magnificent courage of the ATHENS, Nov. 21. Irish regiments, and the whole-hearted- The Allies have demanded that theness of the Irish once you have gained Austrise, German, Turkish and Bil their acceptanes of any proposal fo garian Ministers be granted their thousand pities the matter is being passports and leave the country by the allowed to drift from muddle to muddle, 22nd instant. The Government con- because of the obstinacy and prejudico King has summoned the Crown Council: siders the demand unacceptable. The Great uneasiness prevails.

LATER

With regard to the demand for the departure of the Ministers it is now. announced that the Ministeri must. beard a steamer placed at their disposal, otherwise they will be removed forcibly. Admiral Fournet has com municated with them direct. The King has disavowed responsibility.

The Spanish Legation protects German subjects, the American Legation

the others,

A MESSAGE BY VENIZELOS..

LONDON, Nor. 21. M. Venizelos, in a measige in the Times, denies that the Nationalist movement in Greece is anti-dynastic because it opposes despotiam at Athens. Thers is maintention, he says, to settle the conflict with the throne by the fores of his artay, as entire attention is at present absorbed with the country's enemy, but we are convinced that the Allies, after the war, will help us to obtain a free verdict of the people and restore Constitutionalist Government

without civil war."

FOOD CONTROLLERSHIP.

MR. LLOYD GEORGE AND THE POST.

LONDON, Nov. 13. --The-Times-says-that Mr. Lloyd George, who is the heart of the War Office, is not likely to consider the post of Food Controller.

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not the leaders of either section of Irish of a very low powerful man, and thosa

opinion. It is to be hoped that a way out will be found, for there will other- breaches in the Irish ranks. wise be great dificulty in filling the

THE NORTH POLE

The cable from America to the effect that the official axpedition sent to re- claimed to discover in 1916, bas stated port on Crocker Land, that Peary

it does not exist, would certainly have made a ati far beyond scientific and geographical circles, in normal timca.

As it is, in those circles, there is a very great sensation, for it was on Feary's accusations that Dr. Cook was denounced membered, said he found Crocker Land, as an impostor. Peary, it will be re- 120 miles north west of Grant Land. Lister be claimed to have reached the Pole, and no responsible Arctic expert has until now challenged his veracity.

to shake the faith of the expert on this It will, even now, take a a great deni side. They tested everything he said at the time he said it, and it passed muster." New comes the piquant sequel-Dr. Cook, who was discredited cn Paary's charges, comes forward to say that he believes Crocker Land docs exist, for ha saw it on his way to the North Pole!

A 310 TEA PARTY.

The biggest tes party I ever re-' member seeing was held one afternoon this weak in Windsor Park, the hostess being an Australian, Mrs. Fiske, who entertained 6,000 wounded Australians. They had a great time, with the weather in their favour. They came by bus, taxi, coach and mb, and they made great sport all the way, PRICE OF MILK AND QUALITY OF like the cheery souls they

WHEAT.

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BOARD OF TRADE REGULA- TION.

LONDON, Nov. 21. The Board of Trade has issued

A communiqué says:Thers has Regulation, the general effect of which development politically and econ-been considerable hostile artillery is to prohibit an increase in the price of omically. It would be his endeavour fire north of the Somme at Dousumilk above present prices. The prohibi- to secure a practical response to this mont

new desire for progress.

His Excellency spoke warmly" of the loyalty of India and the alacrity and fine spirit with which the Princes and people of India had identified themselves with the cause of the Empire. He emphasised his own deep interest in India's pro blems.

THE BALKAN VICTORY.,

HOW MONASTIR WAS ENTERED.

LONDON, Nov. 21. Beuter's Correspondent at the French Headquarters in Macedonia cabling on the 10th says:-Bul. garian convoya were seën retreat.

tion does not apply to condensed milk

are,

Royalty and aristocracy waited on them, 2,000 at a time, and blue-blooded Etonians with titles to their names washed up their diskes with right and

Dzsin.

After that, the most Fentertainment for the wounded at this time is the afternoon that is being arranged by the Danish Society in London. It is interesting because the Danes are the first neutrals

SIMPLE BANQUET. D

A second regulation requires that come thus into the open and range their sympathies openly alongside the the percentage of four that must be British army. extracted from the various qualitier of whent shall range from 73 to 78 per cent. the latter including Australian and Choice Bombay wheat

*** RECOGNITION OF INDIAN VALOUR.

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LONDON, Nov. 22.

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HEATHER DAY

30th NOVEMBER,

The announcement by Mr. Asquith, that a simple meal is desired in place of the gargantuan Lord Mayor's Banquet, in November, has caused much discuss ion as to what will constitute such a repart in the eyes of the City. Laat year it was much modified, but I can never Basociate that function with any The Viceroy referred to the highly

mean shorn of the great baron of beef coloured articles in American papering from lonastir all day yesterday.

and the turtle soup. I fear it will be a purporting to depict India as labour The rearguard held the trenches day sinion Jack and a silver before the guests at the Manelor House Queen Alexandra presents on Thureúng time even the war continuca- ing under oppressive rule and shaken till late

at night, Daybreak shield to representatives of Indian forces consume only sods water or small beer, by revolutionary activities, and he revealed their disappearance. The now Sighting. The ceremony will take grilled herrings and mick of broad rage. Report places the purchase about 95 per cent of the shippin told the correspondent he could go nine o'clock in the morning as the ice. The colour will be taken to In any case, the difference will not

French cavalry entered the town at place in the Marble Hall at the Indian and cheese f

price variously from £4,000,000 up ordered before the war will thus bo warda

tackled a soon sa sonditions enable the everywhere.

There is no sentry to Bulgarian patrol left at the other Delhi at the aid of the wat

mark any economy to the City treatiny It may indicate that Sir John Eller work to be done. That there is a The Lord Mayor pays half the cost and man and his associates ace high freights, certain speeding up already is evident the Sheriffe share the other half. The ruling for some time to come How from the fact that during the quarter Sherifla receive no allowance from the shipping pays is shown by the returns ending September 30, the building of public funds the Lord Major receives of a small arm in Newestle this last 96 steamers, of a total of 320,130 tons £10,000 for his year of office, but it week It bad two steamers at the gross was commenced, compared with is tare radeed that he does not have to beginning of the war, but one was sunk 81 vessels of 157,094 tons in the contribute considerable surf in addition by a submarine. The firm continued previous three months and the Innacher Eruca

his own pocket

with the one steamers doubled their were also more numerous, • ** profit on the year compared with the MUNITIONS OF BOLDIERA. | previous year's – earnings? (with both As might be expected, the question The transfer of the Wilson Line to steamers, and besides that they collected of whether men should be used for the control of Sir John Ellerman of £30,000 on the lost shipmunition work or for service in the Liverpool has made quite a stir, even While I am on the subject of shipping trenches is not praying an easy one outaide shipping circles, for the saving I may add that the shortage in mer stile. The forening number of and Hull is Wilsons. But there is the deficiency of labour and materials, under control of tas Ministry of Mam had become current Wilsons are all contile shipping a serious, because of factories coming directly or indirectly

bar your way, Talk to averybody (eźd. The Russians and Italians The flag and shield as the gifts of and write what you please. We followed. The French captured a the women and children of Great have nothing to conceal. My task few hundred Bulgarians on the hills Britain. is to guard India from cramping Both of the town

ary tendencies.

influences and undue conservatism sinhabitants were suffering from food

The town was littló damaged. The THE FLIGHT TO MUNICH well as from unpractical revolution scarcity and oveted the Allies with

LONDON Nov 21. fowers. Serbian finga magically Captain Beauchamps naed a British appeared, also a British flag, which seroplane in his flight to Munich, the owner had kidden in quilt during the Bulgarian occupation.

PORTUGAL AND PARIS

· REGULATIONS.:

OBITUARY.

LONDON, Nov. 21.

The death is announrod of Lioub General Sir Benjamin Gordon, LOB

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The French intertry formally entered the town at noon, headed by bands and flags. A deputation of the inhabitanté asked permission to hoist The Gayornment has aired the

LISBON, NOT, 21, the French flag, but the French and Paris Conference. Resolutions. Bussians, as a tribute to the the (The deceased officer served with the less advance of the Serbinus, which Horns Artillery in the Indian Mutiny and was responsible for the capture of was present at the Relief of Lucknow, the town, fold the deputation to hoist the battle of Cawnpore and several minor the Serbia dag. engagements. He commanded the Röyal- Artillery in Bir F Roberta's advance on Esbul in later years he had the undll tary command for the whole of Ear Je to retired in 1901 and had lived at present

NATHENS, Nov. 11. The Grook steamer Sealers has been anal by a numarine not far from the scene of the subzaarine Attack on the

One man was drowned and, it is feared “that there are okay

THE

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rent local relief at the announcement in view of naval demands Moreover, tiany means that more and more hands of Mr. Benderson, the manager of the contracts that were placed before the are domanded, and so nice questa Wilson line, that he will remain in war have been hung up, because not one wise as to what would be tho gres control, that Hull will continue as the of them contained & war clause and so national service this and that mint could A FAVOURITE RUB DOWN.

port of the ninety or so vessels of the if the shopbuilders were to carry them render y fest, and the old name and flag will be out of air then quotations they would So far as possible an golfer, the football player and retained. Une member of the firm of loses enormously on present prices male to substitute the the all road athlete know the Wilson was captured in the Mediter There was hope that the Board of men by me not o vaine of Chamberlain's Pain Balm It is rabean by the Austrians and is now in Trade would lead and to meet the dit also to places just the thing for sub Copa altora terard soms id the others are En toc ference in crate, but this has proved vain, position hard gema? all sorencar disappone's live magic and spring and swellings are engrossed in business affairs. Bet to buy so now many shipowner her

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