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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1917.

TELEGRAMS.

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THE CHINA MAIT

UNARMED STEAMER CAPTURES A EARLIER TELEGRAMS.

GERMAN ARMED LAUNCEL.

A SMALL RAIDER NEAR FIJI.

SYDNEY, Oct. S..

A hunch, with a crew of six

PEACE DEMONSTRATION Cherius, with guns and machines

guns, was exptured without firing a IN VIENNA.

shot by an unrned steamer, off a AMSTERDAM, Oct. 8.outlying island in the Fiji group.

The launch egilently bend to Thousands of people attended an

the Secadige and was detached for imposing pouce demonstration Vienna organised by the Christian ding purposes,

Social Party

Speeches in favour of an honOLET- able pence, general disarmament und

The Gerning were very angry upo discovering that the captors were tourist

BRITISH FRONT.

STORMY WEATHER.

TOPICS OF THE WEEK.

[BY SUROTATOR.]

Mr. Maconachio's replies to my recent notes on the subject of the LONDON, Oct. 8. War Bond Drawing have interested Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haige verg much. heavy rain the day long.

I do not dispute ports:-There was stormy weather with

is deduction from what I wrote

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such as Tombay Calcutts, Madras Lahore, Delhi, Lucknow or Allahabad. Rangoon, And it is hoped that if this idea dude favour, the aperation of all district Officials may be enlisted in collecting gifts for Provincial Lucky Riga.

It may interest the public to know that Lady Minto's Lucky Tag for the Calcutta hospitalia 100 brought in Rs. 3,000.. Lady Willingdore Lateky Bag in Borubay

Moaro's Lucky Fag luat June in Sinio.

WAR CHARITIES.

"OUR DAY" +

MORNING :

Collection" for LADY MAYS ROSE. FUND.!

Or cheques" may be sent NOW addressed to LADY Government House (envelopes being marked "Ross Fund"). AFTERNOON at 3 o'clogh.

southward of Heutel was broken by our exception, and that I aber hold that 14. 38,400, while is. Sturt Franer han

An attempted enemy advance to the that I regard the method as open to in November. 1916, Rs. 52,068), and 7 THURSDAY, 18th OCTOBER, 1917.

The enemy, at dusk this evening, furthe end, in the circumstances, justi- just raised Es, 45,000 through a lacky part of the Front, between Broodseinde point of my argument. In this to His Majesty the King Emperor, bas down a heavy barrage on the greater fies the means. That is just the ag at Hyderabad

. Lord Stamfordham, Private Secretary follower. and Hollebeke, but no infantry action

imperfect world we make many telegraphed by that Her Majesty the Quraviators, despite the unfavourable departures, in exceptional circum-Queen will be pleased to aid out some weather, yesterday dropped ono and

stances, from abstract rules of con- sarial prized for Lucky bags in India. And shere will be brought out by the including a railway station, The fightduct. For example; we regard the

Secretary of State ing machines went out whenever possi Commandment: "Thou shalt do no ble. One failed to return and one of under" na a universal law, but in our bombing machines, which went out

tirno of war, becuuss the end is held, on Thursday night, is missing.

to justify the means, we slag our enemies by the million, and our

reachers pray for our success!

Sarbitration were enthusiasticaly THE BRITISH ARMY OF MUNITION half tong of bombs on enemy targets

chpered

EAST AFRICA.

FURSUING THE RETREATING ENEMY.

WORKERS.

Lesnos, Oet. S.,, Reuter is informed that the test returns show that in fals there were 70,000 women snition werkers in a Great Beitain - corapared with 140,000 in July 1915; an incrinse off An official despatch from East 400 per echt. Men namition works ers have increased by 66 per crat. during tire sume pericul... –

Atriva, states:-

Losos, net, s.

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FRENCH FRONT.

NO INFANTRY ACTION,

LONDON, OFt. $. A French commonique attes There has been no infantry action to-day The artillery duel was sometimes

on the right of the Meuse.

We are pursuing the retreating eneing towards Nabungo and the Belgies, and the British are pressing NATIONAL SHIPPING RATES AND violent in Belgium, on the Aime and

detachments rewards

the empty Molengo), 11.

THE BALKAN FRONT.

BRITISH ACTIVITY.

Luspost. M. A British despatch from Salonika atates:-

WAGES.

Hospox, Oct. 8... The Press Pureataimounges that pursuant of the notice given out [October 3, the Shipping Controller announces that national rates wül littled within a month. They will be retrospective, to October 6, The Conference has arrived at

Our artillery forced the en-ung mintesiry decision ruivaucing the wages evacuate Sonmukanja, to the south, font foreign-going ships to €11, per West of Seres, on Thursday.

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THE GERMAN DEFINITION OF

DEFEAT. →

Mr. Maconachie, makes the mistake

What's in a name?

When we reach of the great destric tion of life and property caused by a typhoon in Japan, we are remjud ed how lightly Hongkongbus escaped

usual.

GREAT DRAWING OF WAR BONDS at the Misy". Farade Ground.

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Fohn Ambulance Brigade competitions. Tear Refreshments in English and Chinese style, and various attraction EVENING at 9 o'clock.

FETE at the Public Gardens. New OFFICIAL WAR FILMS shewn for the first time in Hongkong Illuminations an Music

THE BANDS OF THE 25th MIDDLESEX REGIMENT, 18th

GRAND CHINESE THEATRICAL ENTERTAINMENT From 5th till 12th October, as the Taiping Theatre. “

of taking an expression in a Straits this season. Plenty of typhoone newspaper which spoke of the Ware origitated this yén INFANTRY, 74th PUNJABIS and POLICE RESERVE will play during Loan Tatteries there as an experi.in, the vicinity of Luzon, but they the Afternoon and Evening- mient" and fathering it on both have fortunately passed us by this the, Indian and Straits Governments. [ Fear. " Only one, so far, has coing Neither Government, in fact, has anywhere near us. We am not," how-

"AN ELASTIC DEFENCE."

spoken of the Drawings as experiever, quite out of the wood get. ments," and as the communiques in AMSTERDAM, Oct. 8.ench Ense were issued practically The German Press has a benefore the tickets were on sale they tone in reference to the fighting in Flanders.

ennnot in ady sense be regarded as reports" upon the success or

It endeavours to explain the abandon- ment of territory as

part

t of the "tactics of an elastic defence."

There are no attempts, as previously, to claim a victory, though it is sought We Forcessfully carried dar aids freinen. The mention of off-to minimise Sir Douglas Haig's success

mers, Witgineers and others will has a "olerate tactical gain."

kunne proportionitely......

a Akindzali. Kulnae and Yo 18 east of Luke Doirate---Chur-aeroplanes co-operating. bombed and machines gied the batteries.,

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ITALY ADDS TO HER NAVY A CAPTURED TORPEDO-BOAT.

ROMs, Orr. H.

It is apnounced that the Austrian zorpedo-bout which was captured last week hes been incorporated in the Italian Navy,

THE SUPREME. TEST OF BATTLE STRENGTH.

Wasanseros, Oct. 9.

The Secretary for War. in his weekly review of the War, declares

mouth for seamen and 11.10.0 for

WILL MEXICO" BE THE NEXT ALLY?

NEW YORK, Oct, H. The World's Correspondent at Mexico City forestndows the up Suora Palavicini, "who is the editor pointuent as Foreign Minister,

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The Frankfurter Zeitung testifies to the extreme audacity of the British air men in penetrating far into the German rear, he moonlight, and repeatedly bombing heavily, Courtrai, Roalers and Ghent and even reaching Namur. GERMANY, PREPARING TO ATTACK

HELSINGFORS.

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of a newspaper which bas bertholm it is reported that strong German strongly adventing a "rupture with

fermany:

THE MAN-POWER QUESTION IN

AUSTRIA.

ZURICH, Out. S. The Austro-Hungarian High Com- and is greatly perturbed over the

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at the supreme test of hattle recent decree of the Emperor, releas strength on the Western Prong is now taking place and that the British drive in Flanders such that the German submarine bases on the Belgian edit will soon be untenable.

GERMAN MISUSE OF THE RED CROSS.

A GERMAN ARMY ORDER.

Paris. Det, 8. A Correspondent alte Matin, with the British armies, states that the' English cuptürgia German Order of the Day relating to the enemy attuck' which was broken up by the British advance last Thursday.

ing from active service all soldiers 70 years of age, involving the cessity of replacing 200,000 men from agriculture and industries that are already crippled by a shortage of

labour.

The Emperor is now issued an Army Order conferring the fron Cross of the Order of Merit on all solliers of 50 years irrespective of runk;" Pendining in the service.

AUSTRIAN NAVAL BASE RAIDED BY AIRCRAFT.

LINDON, Oct. 8. Reuter. learns from Italian lead-

The Order states: The British quarters that an air squadron daringly always respect the unbulance beur-aided the important but scattered era and the Red Cross, ant this is Austrian naval base at Cattaro, on the why the enminders of units, com

night of October 4. puples and attacking sections should

All the pilots successfuly navigated their machines over the sea, for a total

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the rate it has done during the past

If oxchange keeps on dropping at Tickets for the War Bond Drawing are obtainable

at all the principal Banks,

month the grievance of the Service.

failure of the offerts, I suggest that with regard to their pay will

we may rather view the inatter inprobably be aurocantically removed

the light of the homely illustration before the Government Departments OUR DAY" of the one plum being delicious and at Honte have completed their ardu-

the "all boy [even beneficial to

whereas a dozen would be distinctly. mischievous to his internal genomy. And just as the protecting parent et apparently been reached.

ous labours of investigation. They _bas_bim-at-it-now-thrder- four months, and no decision, has

would say to his offspring: " will allow you to have one plug but I refuse to

One of the leading American illus- perunt you to eat a dozen,"trated papers has just published u our paternal Governments suyew of Macao, as the new Japanese possession in China! The report that Japan had acquired the Pottu- frism Germany many months ago guese colony of Mueno emted

What object the Germas had in

You may have one lottery, or even HELSINGFORS, Oct. 8.

of secr. It quy be an aft According to telegram from Stuck two, but you shall not have a dozen naval forces were observed of Bornholm laconachie frouically suggests, has and the Stockholm Archipelago, con- frming the rumours of a Gurmanoffen this seems to be but "short-sighted sive against Helsingfors.

Finance and land-to-mouth moral- teminating the lie was not very In Tetrograd it is believe that anity but our brality is hand-to clear. There is, of course, no truth Partnek on Helsingfors by land and sen is

mouth all the time, whether Warlitever in the report. at first contemplated:

Bond Drawings, fake place, or whe ther they do not..

FINLAND PROCLAIMED A REPUBLIC.

HELSINGFORS, Oct. 8. Bills have been published proclaiming Finland a Republie and for regulating Russion And Flanish relations

The "ambling spirit is in ne all Not only do the men who carry. on the world's business gamble in silver, wheat, rice, cotton, til, oil, fish and every other commodity but

The latter which will be submitted to the Russian Constituent Assembly provides for the continuance of the Russo-Finnish unien on the basis of they gamble in stocks and shares Finnish autonomy.

RUSSİAN RAILWAY STRIKERS" THREAT,

PETROGRAD Oct. 8.

The Railway Strike Committer thren tena to stop food transport unless their

demands are conceded.

and ever. in taking is lease. The

THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE AFTER

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The war is going to produce many . unexpected results. One, says the FOR Minneapolis Journal, will be the greatly increased influence of the English

speaking peoples of the world. Not From September 26th to October 16th

The German language is sure to be employed less in both countries, and views of life there exista a prejudice against German philosophy and German throughout the world which will not pasa ay until they have undergone: radical changes which it will take time to bring about..

shopkeeper, for example, obtains a fooly have the English-speaking peoples consignment of beef, or Loots or of Europe and America been brough

closer together by the war, but the millinery. He gambles on the pros- British Empire has been solidified as in pect of their sale. The beef may could not have been in any other way. go bad, or the millinery, muy go out of fashion before it can be disposed of and the shopkeeper-is" nined by the gamble, unless, he is able to make up on the swings what be hau lost on the roundabouts. Every business man, from millionaire to hawker, hopes to profit not only by LONDON, Oct. 8 the normal difference between his The Times states that it is under-expenditure and receipts, but also stood, after full consideration of the

THE MESOPOTAMIA REPORT,"

NO CASE FOR THE ARMY COUNCIL

wear the Red Cross uniform when distance of 400 kilometres, despite papers, the Secretaries of War and for by a rise in the market. (The trads in common with people with whom you

leading men, to assault."

AUTONOMOUS GOVERNMENT IN

UKRAINE.

dense fog, and totally surprised the enemy airmen...

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They effectively bombed a submarine, | destroyer and bydropiane stations and act fire to a petrol depot and military

Kz Kikyr, Out, B. The Secretariat-General of the sheds, Autonomous Goverment of Ukraine

The enemy anti-aircraft fire was futiler

THE REFUTATION OF AN' ENEMY

SLANDER./

bas proclaimed that having coins and all the aviators returned safely.. · pleted its organisation, it will now begin to govern the country,

POLITICAL AGREEMENT IN RUSSIA.

L'ETROGRAD, Oct. 8. A-complete agreement has been reached between the Government, the

LONDON, Oct. 8. The Tina, in reproducing Reuter's paragraph regarding the proportions of the British troops and a walties and referring to the preposterous enemy

Democratic Conference, the burgeois elander on the subject, says: "The

elements and M. Kerensky. Consequent

reconstitute.

SPAIN AND THE ESCAPED SUBMARINE,

India have come to the conclusion that tional basis of our political economy there is no case to submit to the Army is to buy in the cheapest market and Council with reference to the criticisma

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THE LABOUR PARTY AND THE NEXT GENERAL ELECTION.

LONDON, Oct. 8.

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There is no "factor making wore powerfully for common interest and unity of spirit among people of the same For of the different nations than a com

mon-language. You cannot have much have no means of conversing, but the tranger in a strange land gets on a new tocting with you when you find that he peaks your language. Bismarck is quoted as having aid in reply to a question as to what is the greatest polit ical fact of modern times, the faberited and permanent fact that North America speaks English."

The growth of the English language-- that is the inetes in the number by whom it is spoken during the past 1DU years was from 20,000,000 to 160,000,000,

of Si falmand Barrow in the Mesopota sell in the deurest.) And even the mia report."

thrifty parson, expecting to get some. thing for nothing, looks for intereat ou his deposits in the bank or his investments in War Loung, or any

hing else. The principle" is the same whether the prize be $15 or $15,000, and the morality of the mat ter is therefore but a question of or 800 per cent, while the growth of the German language during the same period degree.

has been from 30,000,000 to 130,000,000, or four end thin times. That this growth of the English And once more let me revert to tongue will be greatly accelerated bere the Indian Government announce after seems to be assured. It is alfondly making roads in the Orient that pro mise general use, there in trade in a few

The labour party bas decided to run | 300 candidates next general election.

A PACIFIST MEETING RIOT."

WOMEN AND SOLDIERS PARTICIPATE

LONDON, Oct. 8.

A pacifist meeting at the Brotherhood ment of its adherence to the dictum

and Canada, furnia room for millions of

poken and the growth of population in

fact is that the purely English contribpChurch at Kingsland, which was the laid down in 1882 that the prac years. The developed portions of 17, a Coalition Government is being tion in man power and in money in the enn of disturbances in July, ustice of holding fetteries is distinctly the British Empire in Africa, Australia war has been in greatly preponderant broken up yesterday mischievous. In an Indian paper people who will come under the influence and all porvasive that almost insensibly The crowd zashed the palpit, pulled. it became the complimentary custom to the pastor duwn by his cont tails and which cemo to hand by yesterday's of the English language written and dwall chielly upon the achievements of threw him bodily across the auditorium mail I was interested in a lengthy and out by a back door report of a meeting at Simia, in, com the other nations which make up the

A furious, scrimmaging was in pro The crew of the U293 were given fell Empire. The share of the English was grea when flames Teapt up from the nection with the "Our Day cele berty at Cadiz and the officers

foor where a bopfre had been lit,brations in India. Her Excellency relations between North and South taken for granted."

·BATC their word of honour cof aftempt to

mid the improved shipping facilities,

MADRID, Oct. 8.

THE EMPIRE'S METAL AND:

MINERAL” INDUSTRIES. The King has signed the order. suspending Hene, Admiral Buhigas, the

LONDON, Oct. 8.~~. Commandant of the "Arsinal, and Vice

The Times states that as the outcome Admiral Puenti, commanding the natal listrict of Cadiz, and has appointed of the cfficial enquiry it has been decided Rear Admiral Rubalcabs and Vice to create the necesary Adminik Minend, no vocessors.

our own country is adding miliona to

the English-speaking popolation of the

world with each decale Closer trade

The police then cleared the church Lady Cheitsfont, wife of the Vice-meric sure to result from the war

and beat out the flames with their coats.roy, presided at the meeting, at will naturally result in a larger use of

Women and solchers were prominent in the rioting

which toe Fon, Secretary presented Eglih in Latin America

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Germany will have no opportunity to cinteract these tendencies. If the for i hølds elf her original territory in Furopé the after the war, she has lost, colonies

where: English will ultimately becomes Shiga language of the people as well the officit atguage Eisma het weerphasize the infnence of

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