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"MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1917.

TELEGRAMS.

(Continued from Page 1)

THE RUSSIAN FRONT.

ENEMY CROSS THE AA.

Lantas, Sept. 9. A lassian official misssage states: In the direction of Higa, the venly constructed fridges **

the hover Aa, concentrating orees on the north buuk muler cover of his envairy.

In the "gion of Zegyolt; our envutry, is hindering the tiernam jual vanive,

SWEDEN'S BREACH OF NEUTRALITY,

ASTOUNDING REVELATIONS BY

U.S. STATE DEPARTMENT,

Ma Secret e B

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Wasisors, Sept. 8. The State Department has pub fished, official "documents showing Ph the Swedish Legation in Argen- tina, outingg communication between the GermAR chargé l'Affaires at Buspos Aires and the Berlin Foreign Office, true mitted information, regarding „the sailing of ships, with directions for their destruction byssubinarins.

ME Lansing, Secretary of Mitude,

We repulsed an einge diensisofameranées dan -to-ple Curly of Backajtz Vally,

GÈRMAN REPORT.

Laspox, Sept, D.

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The 12partment of State has

Secured evrtai telegïunas

trom

Foum Lnxiang, the Piernan Charge

THE CHINA MAIN.

EAST AFRICA.

BRITISH PROGRESS.

LONDON, Sept. 1.

An official despateb: from East Africa

The British Government learned of the existence of the system in the | Spring of 1915, and told the Swedish Government that unless the practice erased it would be necessary to place restrictions on Swedish cypher tele-atos:We overcame the enemy grams using British controlled ebles The Swedish Minister in London. after some deby, proanised that this practice wonk cense.

Similar assurances were given by Stockholm, where the Foreign Minis- ter, in August 1915, admitted that

there might, at one time, have been ground for complaint but, he added.

nothing of the kind has happened for sure. months, and it won't occur Ingain. **.

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warda Hiwale.

THE V.R.G." FETE.

On Saturday night the Victoria Recreation Club beld its second fête this season under the patronage of HE Sir Henry May. There was very good attendance and many ladies were present. The progznime provided was so good that the meeting proved as successful, if not more so, than, the previous one.

distanco" at Opondas, to the south of Mahenge, and occupied all the positions. Our troopalare pursuing the enemy. It is reported from the southern area, front Tunein and are retreating, toappeared to be centred on the high that the Germans have been dislodged

The chief interest of the meating

diva competition. It was noticable that three of the five competitors werd boys. Ose of them spécially distin guished himself by his neat entry jato ry into the water.

Mr. A. MoKirdy and A. A. Wives The Herly Deutch relates a UT. boatnated as startera aur, Mesars T. Mook, turror rivaling that connected with the Buin; and Finch as time keepers. sinking of the Belgian Prince.

The rents of the events were

No Germaus are now in Fortuguese Nyssalard, or to the south of Rovuma

ANOTHER U-BOAT HORROR.

LONDON, Sept. 6.

It is noteworthy that the discovery the deciphering of the present series of telegrains are due to the watchfulness and skill of the Ameria life boat drifting helpless, and steered

A merchantman. in the Atlantic saw follows.

A German alleint aussage' studies; fil Attages at Buenos Aires, to theer Intelligence Service, and thus towards it and saw a shoal of sharks well-contestart aveut resulted in's dead i

BOUR LESOTHS HANDICAP-This

heat between Pres. Ander and Anderson. Time 110 secs.

Four LENGTHS HANDICAP Woit Box Canges-1st heat: 1, Le Gegg 2 Cadet Hant; mil heat: 1. A. Simmons 2. C. Jacks. Final-1. Degy; 2, Jacks Tinie 98 sec

che of the first nets of the new following a waterlogged ha, which Between the Baltic and the Pvine. Foreign "Ofier in Berlin, which, F}

enemy, whom tiernung caffected to was bully smashed by gunfire. Fong we drove, buck the Bussians at any regret to say, were despatched from despise, has been the exposure of a ments of human flesh and clothing were points, to positions Clary are console Buenos Aires by the Swedish Legu procouture which affords daining alhering to the shares add the cleul dating

tion as its own official messages aeriene agilst the Germán fiovern, occupants were horribily mutilated, addressed to the Foreign, Öffice at ment, and a neutral Government, obviously having fere killed or wounded Stockholm. The following dre

while lying in the bout helpless, as the whom it is charitable to Regard nà translations of the German test: the dupes at Gerumty.

provisions taken off their ship were

A challenge cup for this race was uropene and the tins were perforated presented by a gentleman interested in May. 1917 No. #2- This

The contents of the published teleby fragments of shell. The interior of the Carlet corps. Government has now released thems are a lesson to neutrals of the the boat was a terrible sight. The

RIGA CATASTROPHE EXPLAINED.

Berrogand, Supt. (B.

An ang Boritative statement, ex- plaining the catastrophe, at Higo, saga it was due to the wought, of the Garinan thrust, particularly thir artillery superiority. The fast thin this bulk of the Ruslans showed discipline and courage is regarded very favourshly, as the Higa Front wus emisidened to have been the test <lisørgmised, torutig.

Mifitory aufhorities nationsthat there is no danger to Beograd, but as a precautionary mesuri, ከ 3 ጊዜ administration for govening the City will Be formed.

deal with Havtionaries and will organise all the resources for the defence of the rountry and the montimation of the war.

Genius and Austrian ships, upon value that can be placed on 'German dying were unable to defend themselveHURDLE RACE ( lengths):-Four from the sharks Inst they probably did were laid across the bath and the pot finger long in their agony.

which hitherto a guard has been phuced, 'in rotisequence of the settlement of the Monte Protegido, There has been a great change of pubile filing, and the timeminent will in future only

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promises of concessions. The ther man representative at Buenos Aires,

while enjoying the hospitality of the Argenting, is seen to be advocating the deliberate murder of Argentine subjets on the high seres and to leave clear"argentine shijm as far as Las no trace of a crime, which woul Palais si leg that the altake Argintiua an ebeny. This is stester Orgingtazo 31st Juntary consistent with the deliberate policy timenting which exiled on the 31st supplied - 16 othersneutrals; especially Jainary), 300 tons, which is now Norway.

The mate's papers, found aboard, enabled the merchantian to identify the boat as belonging to Eritish mer chantman. The bout hal been drifting

for three months.

THE DUTCH FISHING FLEET.

YUDEN, Sept. 9.,

A“ mesting, of „, the fishing bolt

to accept the British Government's Loffer generously to indetanity the

if they hy up 35 per cent, of their bots for two menthe, during which It tore than 2,000 tons of fish shall be exported to Germany, -

nouring Bordeius with a view to Furthermore, the assuraneg appar The Gaverdhat-e-prepared-to-clung dag may be spared silently pivon to the Argentine Governors has decided at present" not possible, or Phink willentment that Argentine ships only would any. Trace being left., 4Signed) he "Bear" to Las Palmas, shows that LUXBURG })

the pretended immunity of Argen *July 8, 1917, No. 30--4 wurn time ships, accorded with a show of from 'reliable sources.. that the magnanimity by Germany, i piste Arting Minister of Foreign Affairs, free. Escape this immunity was who is a notorious ass and aered by Argentina undertaking Anghphile, declared in a segret that no Argentine vessels were found Session of the Senate that the in the war zone. ' Algentine would demand from Berlin a promise not to sink more Argentine ships and if not agreed to, relatings would be broken off Fecommend a refusal, and, if meeissury, the calling in of Spin

more

The Commander Chief; 01 the Northem Eront, has ledared that the Army's

resistance is daily Jetermined mid the enemy pressure is weakening, and if he reached Pskoff by the beginning of the winter, he could not further progress, while a landing is Improfble because the mine fields, have not been broken through anywhere in the Bhic or the Gulf of Finland, ami the Fleet and read defences lihve been" greatly strengthène

OVERCROWDING. IN PETROGRAD..

AN APPEAL FOR PARTIAL

EVACUATION.

Parang Sept. 8.

A Cominásioner-iineral has been appointed to deal with øyerérogdling rind he has appeaded to the inhabit- ants not obliged to reuit in Petro sträd, gradually to have the City, in view of the prisşlility of air raids, and the scarcity of provisions.

El Batek says, that, the GovKITI- uent is considering the question of reniging to Moscow.

A REASSURING STATEMENT.

to auriute.-(Signed) Lexscan,''

It will be interesting to hear" Argentine public opinion of the zoni nature of the "diplomate victory " claimed, by the Argenting Govern,

ment.

↑ July 8, No. 64--Without show- EXCITEMENT IN. ARGENTINA: ing any tendancy to make, con cessions postpone a reply to Arper- tine Note until feipt of further

Benos Aires, Sept...

EARLIER TELEGRAMS.

THE BRITISH FRONT.

AIRTILLERY SLACKENS.

Lasios, Sept, S...

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competitors had to climb over these poles: Is heat 1, Stewart 2. Corp. Fall. 2nd heat 1, Hitchings, 2, Lima. 3rd heat: 1, Pto Morley, & G. Hall. 4th hent: 1,J. Finch (serutch), 歩 Far- eisou. Final: 1, Hitchings, 2, Morley.

BOYS TEAM RACK(6 lengths) 1, J Lyon's Team Jennings' team.

TRAM RACK-1, Corp White's team 2, E C. Witchell's team. Time 5,33 m

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WATER POLO--E A. terms V.R.C. -team-Won-by-the-RA-team by 2

goals to 1.

The prizes were. presented by Mrs. W. Andamon. The prizes won at the previous fête were also presented at this meeting.

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The LADIES' NOMINATION was wor by Mrs. Trueman whose card was No. | 15, and Mix Jacobs, No. 25,

A small orchestra of three instruments from the Middlesex Regiment provided enjoyable music in the intervals.

CITY HALL WORK PARTY.

in

Hall Work Party packed the following:

During the past fortnight the City.

Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig reports: ---

The enemy artillery has been more

3 shirts, 31 nightshirts, 49 had active in the neighbourhood of Hur-jackets, 4 reversible bed-jackets, 81 pr. The American Embassy has re-gicourt. Elsewhere it has been less Eyjamas, 61 vests, 10 surgical night. shirts, 23 shrouds, 10, dozen handker, chiefs, 31.4 milk covers, & hold-alls, 18 cap bandages. 11 scrubbers, 11 prs. slippers, pr. kner-caps, playing-carda and cribbage board.

» reports. A change of Ministry is ceived confirmation of the telegrams: probable. As regards, Argentinelating to the attitude of the Swedish: Legation and the text of steamers, I recommend either.com- pelling them to furn back or sink. the telegrams of Count Luxburg. advising the, German Government ing them without having any traces, e letting them through to sink Argentine vessels without They are all quite small (Signed) | leaving any trace. Luxbrug.

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LATEE.

The dermand for the reell of Count

marked.

FRENCH POSITIONS EXTENDED

OVER 500 PRISONERS CAPTURED,

Losbos, Sept. 9). A French comminiqué states:-- The news, everywhere, has causeci great excitement, and anti-German On the right of the Mieuse the French attacker this morning the Mr. Lansing, Secretary of State, demonstrations are foresten, published the translation of the The polien have inken prreuutionery lines on a front of two and

all metres in the sector of Fosses Swedish cipher telegrams without ary uncusures.

and Catrieres Woods.

The opentions, were a complete Luxburg and also the Swedish Minis.access, despite e desperate enemy

resistance. ter is regarded as inevitable, but u rupture with Germany is not so of the Fosses Wood and curried the We extended our positions north likely, as Berlin evidently did not whole of the Chaume Wool, and the follow the advice of Count Luxburg. line to the west dominating Caurieres

Wood.

We captured over '500-prisoners. GERMAN REPORT.

Copies of his unnouncement hase been delivered to the Argentine The Minister of l'osts and Telegraphs, Embassy and the Swedish Legation

PETROGRAD, Sept. 30.

who is controlling the partial evacuation here.

of the City, in a reassuring statement The opinion is expressed that the on the military situation, advises the non-business population, owing to the food question, to leave in batches,

The Government has decided that the question of its own departure can be postponed for six weeks,

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MINISTRY OF FOOD SUPPLIES RESIGNS.

PETROGRAD, Sept. 9.

purpose of the United States in publishing, the correspondence is, first: to show the nature of the relations between Germany and Seiden, and second: to disclose to | Argentina the manner in which the German representative in her Capital

DISTINCTIVE DECORATION FOR FIRST EXPEDITIONARY TROOPS.

A German official report states:-

north-westward of Begonvaux, failed At Chutine Wood, where the enemy guined ground, fighting continues.

These were packed în 2 caes- Isidressed to Lieut. Moorhead, 83rd Panjabis, Mesopotamia, and the other to the Red Cross Depot, Bombay,

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FORMER GERMAN CLUB BOMBED.

A STATE OF THE RAISER. DESTROYED..

REFRESHING, EXHILARATING

quarters of an hour liter a body was brought out alive. After one hour sod 40 minutes the dead body of Saunders was found. The shed was built between two high walls on the site of an old-time skittle alley. A

A doctor said that when found Saun-

In Quarry Bay there are about 15 workers, whose ages range from 6 to 10 years. The average weekly number of articles turned out by these workers during August was? 2-scarves, mittens, kocecaps, and socks. This needs.no At St. Pancras on July 12th, Mr. Peter comment

Bere held an inquest, on the body of One of our slipper-workers has com-William Foote Saunders, 66, & firewood ders was in a kneeling position, his sms ploted her 100th. These are me deuler, who was killed in the air raidfolded, and his head down towards the that we wish more workers would take little whed between his house and a big very much appreciated in the hospitals the previous Saturday. He worked in a

them up."

building formerly a popular resort of We want to expresa our gratitude to Germans. The keeper of air adjacent Messrs. Wassomal Assomul, of the Far ber-house said that how more than Faster Bazaar, for the generous gift of machines overhead, and then there was 7 pieces of Chefoo silk. This has been a terrific explosion. The debris from the made into officers' shirts, and the building wrecked every room in his house

remnants into scarves,

convalescents.

on top of him. He was crushed to death,

There was 10ft. of brickwork debris

The Coroner asked in what position the wo persons taken out alive were.

The Witness-The boy was standing near the wall and the man was lying on the flane near the wall.

The Coroner-Which is the safest

The Witness-The safest pisco is a

Place in a roca during an air raid 7

LONDON Sept. 9. The War Office, in accordance with has been secretly directing the des- the King's wish, will specially recognise truction of her shipping and guiding the services of the original British his Government in its dealings with expeditionary forces, and arrangements. The Bourse Gérite states that the Argentine, diplomatically.

are being made to award a distinctive THE EAST AFRICAN OPERATIONS. Minister of Food Supplies bas resigned German influences have been decoration with a riband, but without a owing to the increasing difficulties of stronger in Argentinu than anywhere clasp, to participants, including Indians,

LONDON, Sept. B. the food probleme.

The War Office announces:-We else in South America, practically in the earliest and most critical phase are; pursuing the Germans we dis takes about 2 square yards and under which he had gone for safety. lodged from Upepo, and, have oceu pied Malinje,

We repulsed enemy counter-attacke THE FRUIT IMPORT INTO BRITAIN. in the vicinity of Uponda.

FOOD CONTROLLER THE

The French attack on Fosses Wood, board. We are glad of any games in the shed had been.. He offered Saunders the end of the chimney breast on or near A kind friend has sent us A cribbage and tons of it had fallen on the spot where good condition; they do not take mach shelter when the guns began to fire, the floor.

It was stated that Dickens once lived packing space, and are invaluable for Saunders remarked. If I have to die I

should like to die quickly.", Mina street near by, and then meerlen in We also ask for old mosquito nets in M: Carl Hentschel waid that "the

* David Copperfield * and ** Pickwick good condition. New netting is ex-building was largely used by Germans were laid in the district. pensive bowadays, and though we have before the war, though half of the mem certain quantity, we would like more be were English. Owing to the dust to answer an appeal for head-nets and smoke the place became, pitch dark. against fys from Mesopotamia. The He was thrown down but was profected Hon. Secretary of the Red Cross Depot from serious injury by a stone staircase in Bombay has sent us a model. It quicidly made. If we had two or three. largo nets cut up, we could send- parcel off véry so0B.

GENERAL ALEXIEFF GOES TO THE

NORTHERN FRONT.~~~

PETROGRAD, Sept. 9, General Alexeiff, the former Gep.

the whole of which, with the excep- of the war, up to the time of the first tion of Argentina, has sided with the frat hattle at Ypres/ United States in the war against German autocracy.

Cerulissimo, is going to the Northern COMMENTS ON THE REVELATIONS.

- Front, on a visit of inspection.

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GREAT BRITAIN AND THE PAPAL PEACE NOTE.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9: Great Britain has advised the United States that President Wilson's reply to Pope's peace proposals are, in offect, the samen Great Britain's reply.

LONDON, Sept., 0.

SOLE IMPORTER.

LONDON, Sept. 9. Mr. Lansing's revelations have The Food Controller, henceforth will created a 'sensation in Great Britain.be the sole importer of dried fruita It appears that the Foreign Office including raisins, dates, currants, figs,

THE SILVER MARKET.

LONDON, Sept 0 The Silver Market is firm.

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ETHEL STABE.".

There was a burning fuse a few yards from him and be pot it out with his fict He had a miraculous escape. Two other people were in the shed with Saunders at the time. Although injured, they escaped with their lives, which was not derful, as the greater part of a corner of the club, measuring 40ft. by 201t, cfabed! through the roof,

Tus Corner-The club must be

HONGKONG POLICE RESERYE

On Onternised by Mr F. C. Jenkit,

P. (B)

BAND AND ORCHE TRAKA BOULEUR AND DATHILLS,. without instruments at Central Station Tuesday, Sept. 11th-Farade of Band atp.m.

Wednesday, Sept. 12th --liglers and Practice. Also Music class &p.m

Friday, Sept. 14th Bark

The London Gazette of July 18 states that the Military Cross has been swanded to "Temp Sub-Lieut. Percy R. HL. Fox, F.N.V.R., (how 2nd Lieut. strongly built. Do you think it was pat Also Buglers and Drummera Practice East Kent Reigment) for conspicuous with any ulterior motive, for usp us gallantry and determination in leading fort in the event of an invasion of tica

London 2 his men under very heavy fire. He The Witness-I don't think so. It was

valuable carried out.

reconnaissance built in 1964 The only thing I cannot

at Stockholm has been acting as prunes, plums, penches, nectarines telegraph office for the German apricots, pears and apples.

The order does not apply to goods The American Consulate Generwork, and his coolness and personal understand is hat some of the windows Government, regularly transmitting German cypher cables as Swedish shipped by September 6 to Great announces that, apparently in keep example to all make with him greatly and doors have been bricked up. When THE BRITISH FOOD BUFFLY. Government messages during the Britain, but importers must furnishing with the requirements of other contributed to the success of the opera we took over the club on the outbreak past three years. Thus the German particulars of parolases to that date, maticas in his connection, Americane tione Lient. For in the son of Mr of war we found statues of the Kaiser AMSTERDAM, Sept. 9.,

still unshipped. In an interview with the Handels Ministers in various foreign Had London Correspondent, Lord have been in free telegraphie com

countries

Rhondda declared that submarine wurmenitation with Berlin by boling no longer caused anxiety regarding the trekt "empply that so stimulate their cypher messges to the Swedish caltivation that within a year, the Minister, who signed and despatched United Kingdom wold be practically them to Stockholm, whence they independent of imports as far as the bes chief foodstuffs are concerned.

were sent to Berlin

OFFICIAL SUMMER MIMEON

Monday, Sept. 17th Orchestris Prace

Alse Buglers and Drummers

(Bad) TF Horan

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hereafter travelling in the zone of H.-H. Fox, HM. Commercial Attaché, and Eismarck there. We removed them. The Russian Railway in Manchuria to whom many congratulations will be with other Germante, emblems, they must beye their passports viened by affered on his son's disti etion.were placed in the cellar. On Saturday

the statues were destroyed, you are wasting, time, as the listi

inspector said that unit in se raha on the hustler Colonel Fodere, in addressing ehear after the hom Tell the police.

dzy apply rder of Moore et Fittsbaru, náið.

the body of an old man from the - and

#firprised and sleigh ill provent the invasion of this

He was it?”

at the

official) Aminances That' Summer time will canin an, Septem-36017

for the duration of