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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1917...

TELEGRAMS.

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BRITAIN AND HOLLAND,

COMMERCIAL CABLE COMMUNICA.

·TION SUSPENDED.

AMSTERDAM, Oct. 11. The British Government his sis perded all commersial cable nnuiention with "Holland until the Netherlands consents to put a stop to the thuair, through Holland, freun

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THE RUSSIAN FRONT.

ENEMY PRESSURE IN RIOA REGION.

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RUSSIAN SUCCESS AGAINST THE KURDS.

Lospox Oct. 11.

A Bussian official musange states: In the Biga region, the enetay pressed burk sette of our G'otupanies. to the southwood

of the Puky high road.

The hemy attempted to fra tévnige, to the south-east of Faeristet.

We-captared the villages of Macufa

Tebal, to the westward of Urmin, inglesing 200 Syrians.

taking 20 Karde prisoners,

The

Germany to Belgium, "osal, gras, and seep ingtals which are ased the the bubbling of fortifications.

BRITISH NAVAL AIRCRAFT 'WORK,

LONDON. Oer. 11.

The Ayimnity announces slyt naval avricraft, patrolling, numchine- gunned the enemy trenches.

One pilot, which was heavily phellet

attached and "sedttered the

crews fod silégerd the guns.

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ted noress the Gingt Zab destryftg three bridges.

RUSSIAN PUNITIVE EXPEDITION:

REACHES TASHKENT. --

Pernoatian, Del. 11. "A punitive expedition has arrived

by anti-aircraft guns, defenced and fat Tashkent and arrested, the evolu❘

gun- tionary Committee and the Glover,

whom the local Council-of Work Yesterday arguing, we dropped [meu's and Sokliers Delegates Jarge quantities of explosives da appointed. “ Thour and Tichtervelde railway junctions and on truites.

• All our machines retumped.

THE KAISER'S VISIT TO SOFIA.

AMSTERDAM, Đer, D. Estrusive Preparations are being made at Suba on the occasion of the Keiser's forthernuing visit,

THE FUTURE OF ALSACE-

LORRAINE

AMSTERẨM, det. 11. As derinan declaration regarding the future of Alsafe and Lorraine is expected.

It is nported that the Bricistas Majority favors the formation of a Monarchical Pedal Star with

Parliamentary grantees.

SOCIALIST DEFECTION IN THE REICHSTAG..

AMSTERDAM, Oct. 18

A RUSSIAN GOVERNMENT

MANIFESTO,

WORKING FOR UNIVËRSAL.. PEACE.

Peroduan, Og 11.

THE CHINA MAIL.

„SUBMARINE PIRACY.

BRITISH SHIPPING RETURNS.

LONDON, Oct. 1L The Admiralty shipping returns for the week ending October show':--

Arrivals.

2,519 !!...4,632

Departures...... Vossela sunk (over 1,500 tons).. » 14 Vessels sunk (under 1,600 tons). Vessels unsuccessfully attacked....... Fishing vessels uak...........

FRENCH RETURNS,

PARIS, Oct. 11.

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EARLIER TELEGRAMS.

THE BRITISH FRONT.

`COUNTER-ATTACKS EFFECT, NO

MATERIAL CHANGE.

Field-Marshal. Sir Douglas Haig reports:-

In the course of the day hostile i attacks on our new positions in the neighbourhood of Ypres St Aden rail- way led to local fighting not affecting any material change in the situation The enemy made no further counter attacks and our troops on the battle front actively organised the captured

The French abspping returns, for the positions despite the great difficulties of week ending October show Arrival ... Departures

Vessels sunk (above 1,600 tons)... Vessels sunk (below 1,800, tons).. Vessels unsuccesfully attacked

of the ground.

Tuesday's prisoners hitherto reported, 303 number 2,038, of whom twenty-nine ara 31officers. The prisoners include four hundred taken by the French. - Wo captured a law field guns and number

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ITALIAN RETURNS.

Rous, Oct 11, ¦ The filan shipping returns, for the week ending October 7 show :- Arrivals Departures.

Vessels sunk (above 1,300 tona) Vessels sunk (below 1,500 tons) Sailing vessels sunk Vessels ansuccessfully attacked

ecuted; they learned it fryuran ex-ador For leaver Grent disturbance clí the wit). ↑ The entire affair now brought forward in the Reichstag will only divert atten tion from the fact that the Government har auffered a heavy defeat.

Here Dittmann said that the unhappy sailors will liva as martyrs in the memory of German workers.

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A BRITISH VIEW OF THE INCIDENT.

LONDON, Oct. 10. Router interviewed a high navil authority, who said The German unval matiny was one of the most astounding incidents of the war and threw a new light on the German peace kites, which were manifestly due to the failing moral and internal troubles of the German people.

THE EAST AFRICAN CAMPAIGN.

Lospos, t. 10.

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'BRITISH GOVERNMENT AND SHIP FING UNDER NEUTRAL FLAGS.

LONDON, Oct. L.

Its beloved that 40 Salih vessels alone will be affected.

"The Government has issued: thanifesto stating that the, convoes- tion of the finssituent Asserably Lindst 105 he delayed. In the ab

time. the Provisional Government | * will indefatigably work for amiversal | e penteswhich is essential for Russia' reconstruction. The Russian dele- Bates to the inter-Allied Conferoner fat faris, will seek an understanding with the Allies on the subject of the principus which were proclaimed

PERUVIAN HARBOURS OPEN TO BRITISH SHIPS.

A GREAT VICTORY.

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RUSSIAN RAILWAY STRIKE ENDED,

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PETROGRAD, Oct. 11. The railway strike has ended.

THE GERMAN NAVAL MUTINY.

AMSTERDAM, Oct. 10. Continning the story of the mutiny on the Yarnberg, which failed to reply

the German Torpedo Font Flotilla's signals, the narrative states:-The com mander of the Fotilla "grew suspicious and wirelesser to Wilhelmshaven that the Yarnley had not responded to his signals. He was then instructed to stop or sink the Yang, the crew of which, being themselves surrounded, surrendered and the ruler w13 brought back to Wilhelmshaven."

Renter announces that the Goverh

LONDON, Oct. 10. ment has decided to utilize partly or

Reuter's correspondent at British wholly British owned ships registered Headquarters, writing this evening, under a veatral Bag now lying atays that although the achievements of British ports.

Festerday were not as complete as might be hoped they amount to a great victory and a tactical result of major importance, The home divisions and Australians again covered themselves with glory, while the gallant Newfoundlanders achievements were superh A Lan cashire Territorial division received its baptism of fire. It was their task to After the suppression of the mutiny, advance over the most exposed and the Kaiser, secompanied by Dr. Michaels, sodden ground of the whole battle front me to Wilhelmshaven and ordered and without any tangible guide to their one out of every seven of the mutineers objectives. After passing through to be shot Dr. Michael's objected, Thanks have been expressed for the Rentel with slight opposition they ensaying he would not be able to asrame countered the enemy in force in a ceme-suet responsibility before the Reichstag. after, which is regarded as a marktery Hanking the right hand side of Eventually only three were shot and the Russian Revolation. They will of sympathy with threat Britain and Zwaenboek road, The enemy were

the others heavily sentence..

Oue of the reasons for the mutiny, is include a special delegate, enjoying jule Allies, y

hiding in eamouflaged trenches covered with muddied brashwood and from said to be, had and inadequate food. the eqnfidence of the Detieratic

concealed rifle machine gun platforms Forgonisations and the Governinent;

offered a stubborn fight, Ewill exert its whole strength in sup- port of the Allied cause, to opret the enemy from Russia and t

fighting strength of the

Five of the Soelast Majority of Pestor the Reichste have defected to The Ary. depedent Socialists.

TRADE IN ARGENTINA AFFECTED BY STRIKE.

BPRsos, As, Oet. 11.

THE WORLD'S STOCK OF FOOD.

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Losnos, Oct. 11. Reuter is informed that Per has offered the hospitality of its bathours to British ships.

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THE LONDON TEA MARKET.

Lesbos, Oct. 11.

The work of the stretcher bearers, was beyond praise. The wooded were carried across six hundred yards of Gre swept ground, the bearers often sinking waist-deep. One division has lost a thin et vits stretcher bearers"in the last two offensives.

Teris again active and the demand ore the unrket. continues, strong at. maximut prices for nearly all descriptions of Ceylon tea, except the lowest grades. Party-six penke Around Poelcapelle the fighting was per pod was paid for D 'chise tea very force. It is stated the troops penetrated Paschendale village, and fram one of the most favoured garven went beyond, but had to retire dens, which, after allowing for daty when our own barrage drew back upon of t, per pound, represents a rise the village. The capture of Strode.

of Tully 1.- within three weeks, and constitutes a new record under the present disposal system."

SMALLEST FOR YEARS..

LONDON, Oct. 11. The milwng strike is pardysing Mr. Lloyd George, receiving the trafl and enormously affecting Agricultural representatives, appealed tode. The gas companies anocne to the farmers to increase enormously

The continuel demand for D class that they will shortly be formed to the food supplies, not because he was waspend "business"oving, og a Lack of afraid of submarines-be could state teas is partly attributed to the bulk definitely that, the sumbmarine menace of tea which were available before was rapidly diminishing but because the control system, being now appar

ently absorbed.

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GERMAN GOVERNMENT AND THE SOCIALISTS.

AMSTERDAM, Oet. 11.

the world's stock of food was the smallest for years. The diminuition

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- There were again good A eláss tae of the French and Italian cereal pro- duction had thrown France and Italy yesterday, and the quality, generally, on the markets of the world and is considered excellent, Australia was almost ruled out as a

The Cologne trazelle states that it is source of supply, by distance. He'de Amazed at the Government not pros-precate cuting the Socialist Deputies...

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the unfair. abuse:

Tof the farm. which was " due

THE SILVER MARKET.

LONDON, Oct. 11.. Silver is quoted at 4. Bpsi-

The Berliner Tagebluff demands that to ignorance of the precariousnessness is limited and the market is

be Depaties be handed over to justice. The Fussische Zeitung states that the attack on the Socialists is deplorable and an unfair (iovernment trick.

The Foreverts states that it is the beginning of the end of Dr Michaelis.

"BRITISH PRESS VIEWS.

Lonnox, Opt. 11, There is no disposition in the English Press to exaggerate the German naval mutiny, the disclosure of which, by Admiral Capehe, is regarded as showing the Government's intention to provoks rupture with the Socialists, thus rorersing the policy of peace by all parties, proclaimed by the Kaiser at the beginning of the war.

FOOD CONTROLLER IN ROME.

of his busineas. He was convinced that dull.

the majority of the people were grateful.

for the farmers achievement laat spring, lding that there were 700,000 seres under cultivation in England

alono.

H. asked the farmers now, to improve upon that achievement, atating that." We do not want to go to the American-market and snatch food from the months of our Allies."

MR. ASQUITH ON WAR AIMS.

LONDON, Oct. 11. Mr. Asquith speaking on the war aima at a meeting in Liverpool re-

THE MAGISTRACY.

ALLEGED EMBEZZLEMENT.

THE REICHSTAG SQCIALISTS ・・・ DEFEND THEIR RIGHTS:

In the Reichstag the three Socialist deputies named "denied that their proposals were revolutionary. They declared that they had a perfect right to speak to the sailors regarding their conditions.

The Conservatives exhorted that the three deputies should be tried, for high treason and that there should be up parliamentary immunity in such a case.

Dr. Michachs admitted that "some

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THURSDAY, 18th OCTOBER, 1917.

MORNING:

Collection for LADY MAY'S ROSE FOND.

Or cheques may be sent NOW addressed to LabTE Government. House (envelopes being marked "Rose Fund"). AFTERNOON at 3 o'clock.

GREAT DRAWING OF WAR BONDS at the Farade Ground.

St. John Ambulance Brigade competitions. Refreshments in English and Chinese style, and various

crimes, had committed regrettable EVENING at 9 o'clock. was They possesed tickets

themselves to support the Independent Socialists principles and carried on a propaganda on a large scale or board the warships. Firally, be declared, the Independent Socialists were outside the pale to which the German öfficial might belong...

batstanding event. The pin ce am surrounded with uncut wire and vomit edintense machine-gunning, but the Guards, with a roar, leapt forward, and bombed their way into the the heart of the redoubt and took prisoner all the survivors. Yesterday the Linards alone prisonered six officers and four hundred men. Their advance was preceded by a Stokes' mörtär bombardment of such fierceness that when it lifted and before the battle had really begun the Ger mana streamed.oser "kamerding"

The weather cleared this afternoon. Visibility is excellent and the propheta foretell an easterly wind and a dry spell which all are praying for.

ON THE FRENCH FRONT.

GERMAN INTRIQUE IN AMERICA.

MORE REVELATIONS..

WASHINGTON, Oct. 11.

Teas

FETE at the Public Gardens New OFFICIAL WAR FILMS shown for the first time in Hongkong. Iluminations an Muzic.

THE BANDS OF THE 25th MIDDLESEX REGIMENT, 18th INFANTRY, 74th PUNJABIS and POLICE RESERVE will play during the Afternoon and Evening.

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

Mr. Lansing, Secretary of State, as Tickets for the War Bond Drawing are obtainable

made further revelation of Count Bernstorff's Activities and publishes three telegrams between the ex-Ambas sador and Berlin during 1916.

The first from Dr. Zimmermann requested on behalf of the General Staff energetic action as regards the proposed destruction of the Canadian Pacife Railway.

A French communique says:— There has been no infantry action. The Belgium troops are consolidating the positions wou Over four handred have been prisonered since yesterday.. Both The second telegram from Germany artilleries were active north of the Aiane. forwarded names supplied by Sir Rogac After an intense bombardment the Casement of suitable persons to carry enamy violently attacked on the right on aabotage in the United States and A Chinese was charged before Mr. of the Mease, north of the Chaume Canada, especially at muuition works.

Wood The attack was stained The third telegram from Count Bern- Wood this morning with embezzling the throughout the day. The enemy gain storff to Berlin related to a pro-German sum of $10,000 entrusted to him by ed a footing of some points of our campaign designed to secure in Congress four other Chinese with object of set-advanced elementa but our artillery a majority for the proposed embargo on

prevented him progressing.

munitions for tãe ting up a business,

Allies.

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HONGKONG POLICE RESERYE,

Ordare listed by, "C., Jenkin

D.S.P. (H.).

BERVICE BOARD.

All-Company and other Unit Cont manders, all Warning Officers and Dis cipline Officers will attendi in aciform at Headquarters Club at 5.15 p.m., en fri-

Members all ranks who not yet

ended before the Board will report in uniform at the same time and place to Star Inspector McEwen.

BAND AND ORCHESTRA

In the course of the debate" Dr. Mr. Mattingly prosecuted and Mr. Gedge defended. Mr. Mattingly told Michaelis admitted the Socialist state meat that sentences aggregating two His Worship that satisfactory explana hundred years hard labour besides the tions had been furnished by the defen-the death sentences had been passed on dan't. and that the

prosecutors sailors for Socialist propaganda Dr. Michaelis justified the sentences on the wanted to withdraw the charge ground that it was necessary to main

accused bad lust some tain discipline. There is much speculation as to the emphasised that, we were fighting for The -ponsible aquel and it is thought that durable safeguards against further world money in connection with the setting The Socialist Herr Vogtherr warned the Chancellor that hundreds of thou the Beet any be ordered to sea with a war. Although hailed as an olive beach up the firm of Hing Long & Csands of men and women, Including men vist to providing diversion for the in some quarters the Reichstag pence instructed, but he was able to give a at the front, were behind the Socialistday 19th October/ crews, na the stagnation in harbour resolution was patchwork of formulas satisfactory explanation of all the party and the Chanceller's policy was has, weakened their moral.

which nobody understood. The various acodants. There was still 34,000 bound to fail

Herr Hanse said that Bismarck failed parties in Germany ever since that remaining in that Company's credit.

in his attempt to outlaw a certain party His Worship refused to allow the Dr. Michaels would fail also. He added resolution had been equabbling with

at the Botanical Gardens on the evening ROME, Oct. 11. regard to its interpretation, while the charge to be withdrewnatalog that that the Government was at the end of The Folice Rerve Orchestra will play General Alfers has been appointed Germany's answer to the Papal the Captain Superintendent of Police its tether in trying to unite other parties of Our Day, 18th October Detailed

would have to be consulted as to to its support by waving the red flag. Orders will be issued to the Conductor. Food Controller,

Krapp's organ, the lihenisch Wenfae An Orchestra Frantics is ordered for confounded. He did not doubt that whether the proceedings should be eitung urges the criminal prose Monday, 15th Uctober, at 6 pm. pene

cation of the Socialist deputies,tually there was in Germany and certainly stopped or not.

the Court remmed this after. Herr Haasu was called to order for day, 16th claber and Friday, 19th Octo The Band Practices ordered fie Toca Austris widespread and gentine rock, Me Mattingly told his Wershy describing the provicus spanker as a

noon. Mr desire for peace **

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that both he and Mr Gedge had been scoundrel because the latter had said ber, are hereby cancelled Reichstag there was en

toses the Captain Superintendent of that the Independent Socialists were MOUNTED POLICE log pirit

revolt against Police. The latter adopted a nentral profiting by their immunity from strett At least one hour must elapse between He continued that no one dare to the setting out for duty of the First and And Second Shift Patrols. Pengige w the Rt. Hon. Sir Francis Hopwood the methods of the Government.

the Government position and would not any whether suggest that ground existed for say Patrols desirous of setting out st hours Nevertheless, the dominant factor was the charge should be withdrawn or criminal prosecution. It was a grave other than those scheduled may deja has been raised to the Peerage the German Government and therefore whether the Police would proceed with injusties to the scented sailors that they on condition that they previously inform

13. Prentis Hopwood is az additipzalité attitude towarde! ponco ma what

were not ealed as witnessce because the the Warning our and obtain bis sane. Civil Lord of the Lord of the Admiralty mattered. The world will never and a

red front death (Shouts of Judicial unhappy men would then have booniga and Under Seafary of State for the way to peach through equivocations and

murder Not even their parents wer informed that their sons, had been e

PEERAGE FOR SIR FRANCIS HOFWOOD

LONDON, Oct. 11

The Presz Bureau annourices that

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confusion worse

fhe

Brow

case

Bis Worship, however, ordered the case to be withdrawn and dischar the defendant 0

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