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THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 80, 1916.

THE

LATEST

WAR.

TELEGRAMS.

(Reuter's, Service to the China Mail,)

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THE CHINA MAIL.

THE POSITION IN GREECE.

THE CROWN COUNCIL' AND THE ALLIES' DEKIND.

ATHENS, "Nov. 2% The Crown Council, presided over by the King has decided to persist. in its refusal to give up the armi demanded by the Allies."

Reuter understands that the Entente Ministers have taken steps to obtain from the Athens Government assurances that the lives and property of the Venezalista. will ba scrupulously

CHANGES AT THE BRITISH RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE IN respected.

ADMIRALTY.

ADMIRAL JELLICOE TO BE FIRST SEA LORD...

ADMIRAL BEATTY TO COM MAND THE GRAND. FLEET.

LONDON, Nor. £0.

In the House of Commons Mr. Balfour announced that Admiral Sir

John Jellicoe had been appointed First Sen Lord and that Admiral Sir David Beatty had been appointed to the command of the Grand Fleet.

Admiml Sir Henry Jackson has been appointed Admiral President of the Royal Naval College, Greenwich.

Mr. Balfour said that decisions in volving these appointments were taken some time ago, but their announcement had been delayed for military reasona. There would he consequential changes in the Board of Admiralty.

THE WESTERN FRONT.

LONDON, Nov. 29, -Sir Douglas-Haig reports intermittent enemy shelling at Gucodecourt and south of Arras, and considerable trench mortar activity at Mauquissert and Neuve Chapelle.

PARIS, Nov. 29.

A communiqué states: There has been fairly great reciprocal artillery work south of the Somme and in the sectors Biaches and Presacire.

GERMAN REPORT ON THE AIR RAID

BRITISH DEFENCE EXTRA-

ORDINARILY STRONG.”

AMSTERDAM, Nov. 29. "A.Berlin official announcement regard- ing the air raid on England on the 18th inst sayi:"

The British defence in extraordinarily strong. One airship was brought down

THE CARPATHIANS.

HEIGHTS CAPTURED AND 700 PRISONERS TAKEN.

LONDON, Nov. 28.

GERMANY AND THE YENEZELISTS.

GERMANY TO TREAT THEM AS REBELS.

AMSTERDAM, Nov. 19. A Russian communiqué indicates that ¦

The German Press refuses to Russian offensive has commenced is accept the Venczelist declaration of the Wooded Carpathians.

EARLIER TELEGRAMS.

BRITISH FRONT SHELLED.

PROMPT AND EFFECTIVE RETALIATION.

LONDON, Nov. 2). General Sir Douglas Haig reports There has been considerable artillery work on our front on both sides of the Aners.

Our retaliation was prompt and effective,

active southward of Armentieres,

The enemy's trench-mortars were

Our aircraft attacked several places of military importance, causing large ex- plosions.

ARTILLERY ACTIVE ON FRENCH

: FRONT.

PARIS, NOT. 37. An official communiqué states that there has been moderate artillery activity on the Somme and at Douaumont.

ENEMY AEROPLANE BROUGHT DOWN.

THE CROWN COLONIES AND COMPULSION.

STATEMENT BY MR. BONAR

LATE

LONDON, Nov. 29. In the House of Commons, Mr. J. C. Wedgwood (who served with the Royal Naval Division and was wounded at the Dardanelles aug- gested the adoption of compulsion for British Whites in India, Egypt. Ceylon and the Crown Colonies,

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RUSSIAN · MINISTERIAL CHANGES.

PETROGRAD, Nov. 29. Count Bobrinski has been relieved of his functioni as Minister of Agriculture, and has been appointed Grand Master of the Court. Privy Councillor.Bitich has been appointed. Minister of the

It says: We captured ridges of This leaves no doubt that any i heights and south of Kirlibaba, taking Verezelists falling into the hands of 700 prisoners, siz mahine.guus and the Germans will be treated as LARGE SCALE MAP OF LONDON Interior and Minister of Agriculture.

other material.

THE GERMAN REPORT.

A German oficiat report says that Russian attacks at many points in the Wooded Carpathians "and East Transyl- vania gaine advantage.

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THE ENEMY'S ADVANCE IN RUMANIA.

THE COMING GREAT GAFFLE.

AMSTERDAM, Now 29.1

A German communiqué states: General von Falk:abaya is advancing

victoriously on the whole Wallachian front. The enemy is retiring castwards

in disorder.

The movements of the Danube army correspond with those forces operating farther north.

Loyoos, Nov. 220.

News of a great battle for the defence of Bukarest is hourly

awaited.

rebels.

SUDDEN DEATH OF A PROMINENT

SOUTH AFRICAN.

BLOMFONTEIN, Nov. 29. It is reported that Mr. Steyn, the former President of the Orange Free State, died suddenly while addressing a Women's Congresu...

NEW GOVERNOR OF BENGAL.

..

FOUND

LONDON, Nov. 29. The Admiralty announces that the Commodore at Dunkirk has been in- formed by the French authorities that p.m. on the 15th. Two naval lieutenants, they brought dowa an seroplane at 215 who were in possession of a large scale map of London, were aboard.

[Possibly this was the seroplane that dropped bombs on London at noon on the 5th.]

WAR OFFICE FRICTION DENIED.

STATEMENT BY LORD DERBY,

LONDON, Nov. 29.

THE CIVIL SERVICE.

LONDON, Nov. 29. The Lorde Commissioners of the Treasury have, appointed a committee (Chairman), Sir Alfred Ewing, Sir consisting of MR Stanley Leathes Henry Miers, Professor Adams (Oxford), and Mr. H. A. Fisher, to devise a new scheme of examination for Class I of the Home Civil Service, which aball, in their opinion, be best adapted for the selection of the type of officer required. LONDON,. Nov, 20.

and at the arme time be most advan The Earl of Ronaldshay has been

tageous to higher education in grent Britain. In framing the scheme they appointed Governor of Bengal.

will take into account, as far as possible, The Earl of Ronaldahay has travelled In the House of Lords, in the course present schemo has up to the present the various other purposes which the extensively all over Asin, from Asiatic of a reply to Sir Robert Peel, Lord served, and will consult the Indis Ofice, Turkey to Japan. In 1008 he published Derby made a statement regaming the the Foreign Office and the Colonial two rolames under the title of A Wan appointment of a civilian, Sir Eric Office regarding their requirements dering Student in the Far East, and in Guides, as head of the milway, docks far as they differ from those of the 1011 he published another volume entitled and canals transport in France. He said Home Civil Service.

Az Eastern Miscellany."

that Mr. Lloyd George and Sir Douglas The Earl Haig mutually concluded that the ap inclusion of Sir Alfred Ewing, with his The Times is of the opinion that the has represented the Hornsey Division inpointment was desirable. The Army experience as a Director of Naval Middlesex in the L'alouist interest since Council had complete confidence in Sir Instruction, on the Civil Service Com U. Flis Lordship is 4 years of age.Douglas Haig, sad the Eaig-Robertson mittes guarantees that the views of combination was not to be equalled. opponents of the present system on the He strongly condemned the circulatora SHANGRAI RACE CLUB AND WAR of false rumours to the effect that there was friction between the War Ofico and General Sir Douglas Haig.

FUNDA.

A GENEROUS CONTRIBUTION.

French experts point cus that though the Ministers and the Staffs of the Legations and Banks were transferred to Jasey from Bukharest some. days ago, the Rumanian Out of the donations and proceeds Generalissimo Averesco, the Head-derived from the Autumn 1916 Race quarter Staff and the Allies have not been able to make the following con- Meeting, the Shanghai Race Club has changed their Headquarters. tributions to the varigui war funds,

namely:--

THE MACEDONIAN FRONT.

GOOD PROGRESS BY ALLIES..

LONDON, NOT. 29%

A. French communiqué states: The Serbians brilliantly carried a height north-west of Grumista, cast of Cerna, and maintained themselves there-

by hostile aircraft near Scarborough. A on despite, furious attacks by the Ger second has not retumed and must beans and Bulgars, who suffered heavy considered as lost."

losses without result.

BRITISH AEROPLANES AGAIN ATTACK ZEEBRUGGE,

... LONDON, Nov. 29. The Admiralty announces that. Naval aeroplanes carried out an attack on the harbour of Zeebrugge on Tuesday after. noon. The results were not, observed owing to the state of the weather. All the machines returned safely.

THE KAISER AT VIENNA.

SPENDS A DAY IN PRAYER.

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AMSTERDAM, Nov. 29, A Berlin official announcement states that the Kaiser arrived in Vienna yesterday morning and returned in the evening. The Baiser's cold is not improving and the doctors advised him

· to abanded his intention' to attend the faner

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Our Zouaves stormed a height east of El 1050 north of Monnati. To the north-west of this violent fighting is progressing. We are advancing towards Hill 1248, which, the enemy is defend- ing obstinately.

The Italians are also advancing in the mountainous region of Crezaastens

THE PARIS CHAMBER..

ANOTHER SECRET SESSION.

PARIS, Nov. 20,

Another secret session of the Chamber has been opened...

The newspapers urge closer co operation between the Government, Pariinment and the Army..

GERMAN, EXCHANGE IN NEW YORK.

LOWEST SINCE THE WAR

BEGAN

MELBOURNE, NOT. 20.

41

British Aircraft Fund, Cost of 1 Scout Plane, "Shanghai Race Clab, No. 3"

£1,500 British Red Cross Society, Cost, of 1 Motor Ambulanco "Shang- hai Race Club" Belgian Red Cross. French Red Cross Italian Red Cross Fussinn, Red Cross.... Lord

Kitchener Memorial Fand

National Blind Soldiers and Sailora Fund Blue Cross Society

British Women's Work and Shanghai Wounded Fund $2,000

Associationy $2,000 s

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GERMANS ADVANCING ON BUKHAREST..

RUMANIANS FALLING 'BACK

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sound that it puts a premium on It is hoped that the committee will cramming" will be fully considered.

be able to suggest a scheme giving preference to Amy Officers.

OBITUARY,

LONDON, Nov. 29. The death is announced of Colonel Ernest Feten.

EYE FOR SIGHTLESS SOLDIER.

LONDON, Nov.. 29. The fact that so battle has yet been fought between the Rumsaians and the invaders is regarded as showing that the former are methodically retiring to positions nearer Bukbarest, there to give ENGLISH GIRL'S HEROIC OFFER battle. Bukharest has a first-class

GOO fortress sixty miles in circumference, i

100 with a belt of thirty for taat an average A touching act of self-sacrifies ip 100 distance of five miles from the city, along conveyed in the heroic offer made to 100 with many mobile batteries. The whole Dr. Rochon-Duyigaenud, the eminent, 100 circle of fortifications is connected by oculist, by a young girl in England, who railways. Since the successful defence is willing to bedeprived of one of her eyes 1,000 of Verdun, greater confidence is felt in it, by so doing, she can be the means of

500 the possibility of Bakbarest resisting restoring sight to a blind soldier. 500 modern siege-guns, especially as there are indications that the Russians will £4,500 supply a large part of the defence.

Though the Germans have acquired a 250 large wheat-bearing aran, they have nowhere yet approached the oil-felds, 260 which are north of Bukharest,

A telegram from Petrograd says that £5,000 the Germans are steadily advancing on

weat and south-west. the capital from the north, west, north

to the British and Allied War Funds "The Race Club's total contributions for the last three rice meetings now amount to approximately £11,000.

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THE SHANGHAI OPIUM CASE,

EX TAOYIN FOUND GUILTY OF SMUGGLING.

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The fourth and final hearing of the Yunnan opium case was held in the week before Judges Ling and Chao. City Criminal Court at Shanghai last

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LONDON, Nov 28." All on board the City of Birmingham (previously reported sunk) were saved except the doctor, the barman and two

LATER

1. According to Li Chen-wu's Lascars, wor testimony Chow Ching-piou is guilty The steamers Chemung (American), because, when the case was proceeding Bellile (Norwegian), and two French in the Mixed Court, he declared to the sailing vessels have been sunk public that he did not know what the chests contained, whereas, if he had no knowledge that there was opiam in the chests, why did he refuse to let them be taken to his home!

The following sinking are reported Milad and Christoforas (Greek), Phong, Raigarth, Alison and Alert (British), along with three Welsh trawlers

two eyes between them instead of four or from the Boxes st

If you believe that there is one chance of success, even in a million, I am at your dispose I will give you one of my eyes if you know of a soldier who has lost his sight while serving France, and to whom sight would be of great utility in the service of this country.

Star Ferry Pier Tram Station and Blake Pier Anonymous Scholam of the Kowloon

British School (October). Me W. G. Lay ........ Mr T. Carr Ramsey.....

I would prefer to give my eye

Mr F.D. Bisseker" i.. Mr S. Barker one to whom it would be especially r F-B. Fisher useful avant, an inventor, or an MT. J. Edwards officer of great value. If one of these Mr W. Howard... you consider it possible, 1 shall be Mr G. B. Joly men wishes to try the experment and Me J. H. B. Hance.

happy to give one of my eyes, and stall Donation

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you for you will have permitted me to Part proceeds of open be useful to my country as it is the only means in my power of serving it.

PARIS.

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An official reception was cancelled. The Kaiser devoted the day, to prayer beside the bier of the Emperor Francis

NEW YORK, Nov. 29. Joseph, on which ho laid a wreath. Eẻ |

Exchange on Germany has rench- 2. "Also, according to the testimony The Chemung, mentioned in an earlier

of an conversed with the young Imperialed the lowest point since the begin guilty. For if he had returned his old flag flying at the masthead, the Captain couple.

ning of the war,

house to the landlord, why wore his refusing to haul it down, servants still living there? That showed ARE WASHINGTON, NOY, 29. THE COAL STRIKE IN AUSTRALIA, that the hours was still under lente to The State Department has Seen In THE LOYALTY OF THE SIKHS.

Taoyin Chow.

formed of the loss of the Cheming by Yong Zung-tau being the reprs the Consal at Valencia. The opinion NO MORE SKYSCRAPERS" FOR Bele of plants AH.C. NEW Yonx, Nov. 29, All compromises in connection attend thin court. This shows that he that of the William P. Frye, and that sentative of Taoyin Chow dared rot is expressed that the case is similar to Interviewed by a correspondent of with the coal atrike fave been realised his future dangerous position in the damages will probably be adjustable the Associated Press of America, rejected, and Mr. Hughes has connection with this oriminal case. He diplomatically.

M. Pant Escudier, Deputy, has issned Sir Michael O'Dwyer, Lieutenant appointed a Joint Tribunal. He was clever enough to make his escape.",

a report on the Bill introduced recently Governor of the Punjab, after refer hopes that a decision will be reached between Chou Ching-pion's lawyers and There was an exologe of argumenta

with the object of putting a stop to the construction of "skycrapers"uch as thé ring to the conspiracy in Punjab, said

the Judges The Lawyers repeatedly

Astoria Hotel. M. Facudier proposes that out of 190,000 Indian recruite

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stronger penalties for those breaking the Royal General Li Chon.wu and others But

PARIS, Nov 29/

dead letter lawn this since the war, the Punjab, though

The Belgian post, Emile Verhaeren, rospect, and suggests that the Council of the Judges replied that Li Chen-wa had was killed while boarding & train when the Prefecture of the Seine be given fall only a twelfth of the Indian Empire,

LONDON, NOY. 29erved as a witness in the case to help in motion at Ronen. He slipped and power to stop the construction of any furniched 50 per cent, and one In the House of Lords Lord Islington the court would entertain no further injured.

the court to amarel the crime and that foil between the wheels, being shocking-height third of them were Bichs ough re-affirmed Mr Harcourt's PARTYED ebarges minst himself that

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