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MONDAY, QUTORER 22, 1917.

TELEGRAMS.

(Continued from Page 1.3.

THE WESTERN FRONT.

GREAT RECIPROCAL ARTILLERY ACTIVITY.

Lassos, Out. 21. Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig Reports":"

There is nothing to report excepti reciprocal artillery activity.

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AFFAIRS IN RUSSIA.

RUSSIAN TROOPS REFUSE TO FRATERNISE WITH THE ENEKT.

LONDON, Oct. 21.

A Russian offècul, message, re ceived by wireless, states:

Our troops disregarded the enemy's signals to fraternise at Narotch Lake and Bazen River. Our fire dispersed the signallers.

"

GERMAN, REPORT. · A German official monge anys We have reached the east coast of Field-Marshal Six Douglas Haig Dago Island and penetrated into the

interior, taking so far several hun

•Reports: ---

The Irish troops made a succesfuldreds of prisoners. raid north-custwank of Croiselle, took We have occupied Schikiau Island, The Russian Naval forces have left few prisoners and retninest without a casualty.

Moon Island, proceeding in northerly direction, abandoning the Blacu unt also our grounded vessels.

LATER. GERMANS OCCUPY” DAGO. ISLAND,

Our patrols took tweke prisoners eastward if Polygon Wood.

There is great reciprocal artillery, activity on the battle-front.

VIOLENT ARTILLERY STRUGGLE

ON FRENCH FRONT.

Losnes, Oct. 21.

A Freuch commimiqué states:- There was violent artillery nativity on the Aisne Front.

Cur batteries exploded a munition dump, during the night.

LATER.

A French communique states am There is violent artillery struggle at various paints of the Alene front, especially in the region of Ailles, and Cerny

A German official report says Bugo Island is in our hands.

"A

RUSSIA'S PRELIMINARY PARLIA- MENT OPENED.

SPEECH BY M. KERENSKY.

THE CHINA MAI

TRAFALGAR DAY

SPEECHES."

LONDON, Det 21. Trafalgar Day was celebrated in the oustomary fashion by laying wreatha at the foot of Lord Nelson's monument which included one from the Navy League, in memory of the French who had fallen at Trafalgar."

The Lord Chancellor, speaking at the Navy League lacobson, paid a tribute to ths services of Japan and the efort of America. He glowingly described the work of the Navy, saying that Admiral Beatty's sailors fought as gallantly as Lord Nelson's. He declared that when we dictated terms of peace, the crewn

FOUR ZEPPELINS BROUGHT DOWN IN FRANCE

LONDON, Oct 20 Router's Correspondent at French Headquarters ruportaz

Four Zeppelins which were ratarn- (ing from England were brought down-

or forced to hand in France.

A fifth Zeppelin is believed also to bave been destroyed.

SPORTING.

LEAGUE CRICKET.

CIVIL SERVICE V. CHINESE RECREATION ULDE

Played on the Civil Service ground and resulted in a draw in favour of the home teim.

Civil Service battext first and declared The approach of eleven Zeppelins at 155 for 5 wickets, Hamiton making was signalled throughout France Interigorous ; Bird and Witchell also in the evening.

The Air Defence Squadrons and batteries all over the country were immediately, womed..

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scored wall.

The Chinese Recreation Club in their innings made 127 for Du Chow Yat Kwong, G. Lee and Ho Wing Kin con- tributing materially to the total.

TIVIL. NÄRVICE.

C

Eze Kwon

Witchall, & Wai Leo Song Ng

D. M. Goodall, e Ng Szo Kwong, b

Un How Fan......

P. T. Lamble, e Wong Kwok, Kwong,

bg Sza Evo2...

∙S Kwong...!!

Hew Fan

RE

Kin.

not out

The enemy airships were attacked, and they scattend all over France like a flock of frightened birds. *One Zeppelin was brought' down of the Geraan submarines and those in rear Faerie by anti-aircraft, guns, high places who gave them their orders and two others were brought down should be treated as pirates. The dawn for compelled to hunt, one at Var. McCormac on Wing Fan, 6 Ng was already beginning to appear and gunes, in the Department of Cotes B W. Bradbury, C. J. Wonk bun we might look forward, at no distant'Or, and the other at La Marche,

in Huute Marne..

O. Bird, b Ho Wing Kin A fourth Zeppelin was chased on. C. Severn, CM.G., & date, to achieving's durable peace.

The Japanese Ambassader said that throughout Central France and EW, Hamilton, e and b Ho Japan had loyally fulfilled her obliga-night down so far away as the tions, and was gradually extending, bergap in the Halter Upes, naval and military operations, and No bomb were dropped in France to-day was actively engaged in certain by the culders, who were practically portions of the European theatres. Heat the mercy of the magnificent wid it was amusing to rend how the French Air Defence Service from the Germans boasted of the auccess of thement they crossed the count, submarines in breaking down British FRENCH OFFICIAL REPORT naval supremacy The German sub A French communique states marine was in itself an admission of certain number of Zeppelins flew British supremacy.

The fighter who over France without doing any dam One was brought down in flamies 10 miles east of Luceville, and other, which was attacked by our

had to hit below the belt was a defeated man.

bage.

...

WH. Edmards not.

Sara, did not bat... 0.0. Woodman, not out. Extras....

Total for 8 wicketa.. BOWLING ANALY§IS.

Ho Wing Kin

10

Crew Fart im

E.

28. wong Ching......

A

40

CAINEE REC.. CLUB.

Yew Man Chan, c. & b. Witchell... Chow Yat Kwong, મ Hamilton Ng Sze Kwong b Hamilton, C. Lee, 1. b. wb Witchell Ho Wing Kin, e Bird, b Witchell

PETROGRAD, Oct. 21. The Preliminary Purlinraent hus had its opening session in the Marie Palaev., It was attended by repre- GUILTY OF FOMENTING REBEL aeroplanes, fanied near Bearborne-H. Ching L b. v. b Bird

sentatives of the bouffo, democrats, members of the Government, Allied ais Neutral diplomats, and Eussian and Foreign pressmen.

M. Kerensky in a speech hoped the Parlament would assist the

LION IN INDIA.

Chcico, Oct 21. Gastay Jacobin and three others, who

were tried on a charge of fomenting rebellion in India, have been found guilty,

A strong enemy attuck north-west of Bezonvaux was driven off after violent fighting.

Enemy aeroplanes dropped sixty coverminent, to safeguard the rights bombs in the region of Dunkirk on the at the Constituent Assefubly, the evening of the 21st inst.

kúpening of which would by no means EX-KING OF GREECE" ILL

be postponél. The Government |

ZURICH, Oct. 21. -would-co-operate to the most. in

Ex-King Constantine has undergone the work of the Parliament, which began at an extreinely hard and re-an operation which has been successful

The Government Jery violent spersible time.

GERMAN REPORT.

"A dierum, official report says:--.. The neng bombardeil. "Oszund from the sea.

There is en a

artillery action between Vauxaillond Patimurient must give attention

and Braye.

HOW SUBMARINES ARE DESTROYED.

SOME STIRRING INCIDENTS.

LONDON, Oct. 1.

The following stirring incidents, taken from the Admiralty records,

to the most difficult problem; of re- storing the combativeness of the Army," enabling the repulse of the enemy, who was hecoming more! insolent and more triumphant not owing to its own strength but to Russian impotener. He derland that if Russia was willing slie could emerge from the painful position

EARLIER TELEGRAMS.

FIGHT WITH GERMAN

RAIDERS.

les-Bains. The crew of the latter were made prisoners, and the airship is intact:

Two other Zeppelins are reported to have fullen in the jaterior.

THE BRITISH FRONT

RAIDS REPULSED.

Loxnos, Oct. 20. Field-Marshal Sir Doughs Haig

reports:

Wa repulsed raiders westward of

Lens.

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Un Hew Fan, Lambie, b Witchell:.. ze 1 gen, Lamble, b Hamilton, Wei Lee Son, not out J. Wong, & b Witchell Wong Kwok Kwong, not out

Extras

Total for 9 wickets

HOWLING ANALYSIS.

Hamilton

Witchell Hon. G. Severni Bird

11 93 EN

3 21

MIDDLESEX v. HONGKONG

....... UNIVERSITY.

MIDLESEX.

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..155

Butterworth, e Lim, b Bray-

shey....

Both artilleries werd active north-L/Cpl. enstwar of Ypres, and we carried out a number of destructive bombard- ments,

Tebbets nos out.

Pte Austen, Brayshay, b Marley

Parnell, b Marley

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1, few on

Despise the indifferent visibility for aviation, we dropped 20 bombs on various targets and a milway stations at night-time.

· GERMAN REPORT,

LONDON, Oct. 20. A German official report states:- Then was intense artillery fixing [between Houthulst Wood and Déule

give a further glimpse of the methode much sooner than their, enerales British destroyers, the Mary Rostand north-eastward of Soissons..

and daring employed in tackling the submarine campaign."

thought.

TWO BRITISH DESTROYERS SUNK.

LONDON, Oct. 20.** The Adiniralty unsources that two

and the Strongbow, fought two fast, heavily armed German miders until Amid universal cheers, M

they were unk in anne Kerensky enthusiastically paid aergngement, in the North Sea on tribute to the valour of the Russian Wednesday. sailors and declared that he could not say as much for the anny,

A patrolling air-vessel sighted steamer which had been torpedoed but was capable of being towed to harbour. The air ship sent a wireless message for the necessary assistance and hovered After his speech M. Kerensky gave over the ship as a protector until the up the Presidential chait to Mudamic arrival of the tugs. Subsequently, the Brushkovska who invited the Aseem conning tower of a mbmarine washly to elect its prosident. sighted in the neighbourhood' of the M. Avksentie, President of the convoy, apparently manoeuvring for Executive of the Peasants Dele another shot.

The airship instantlyutes, was elected by a majority sent a wireless metsage giving the position of the submarine to war- the vicinity, and the ships in Awooped down to attack the enemy. The latter attempted to dive but was too late and received the effects of two bombe. A violent explosion ensued, follower by ominous oil and air bubbles The same airship subsequently attack ed another submarine with the desired result. The submarine, taking advant defend the approaches to Petrogrud age of bad weather, daringly attacked to the last.

a conroyed steamer and the sirship.

shot down and along the track of a

of 220..

CALL TO THE RUSSIAN PEOPLE.

PETROGRAD, Oct. 21.

The papers unanimously call upon the people to realise the gravity of the events at Riga and to concen rate upon the defence of the country. They declare that the "Fleet will

UNITED STATES TRANSPORT SUNK.

67 PERSONS DROWNED.

Smith, Jack, Marley Anderson & Marley - 4

Fawthrop, cand b Marley Thompson;

Marley

LCL Hessman, b Brayahay Pte. Walker, b Brayabay

Woodward, b Marley.

11

Brayshay. Marley

Extras

Total....

BÖWTING. ANALYSIS,'

7-1 38

7 54

THE UNIV "RSITY; R. A. Ponsonby Fane, b Furnail J. D. Wright, & Smith, b Purcell G.E. Marley, c Hessman, b Woodward 31 A. H. Ramjaka, not out

.... 31

The riders attacked a convoy in the North Sea between the Shetland Islands and the const of Norway."

The two British destroyers, Mary Gore und Strongbour, who formed the raiders and escort, engaged the fought until they were sunk after an

One hundred and sixty-seven per- unequal engagement,

The gallant action of the farysons were on boud, of whom 67 were Rose and the Strongbow delayed the drowned. The latter included three maiders, enabling three merchant of the ship's officers and 18 soldiers. vessels to escape.

All the Army and Naval officers were saved

WARRINGTON; Oct. 20.

K. Brayshaye Thompson, bFawthorp An official report states: The D. Samy, b Fawthorp... United States transport Anteles, G. Hall, b Fawthorp 6.879 tons, homeward bound, was W. Gitting, b Butterworth.

on the 17th Cheah Beng Seng, c & b Fawthorp torpedoed and ank inst. by an unseen submarine in the J. M. Jack, e&b Butterworth

Lim Beng Sim, Fawthorp... European wur-zone.

NINE MERCHANT VESSELS SUNK.

Five Norwegian, one Danish and three Swedish vessels, all unarmed,

were

sunk by gunfire, without examination or Waming, and regard- lese of the lives of the crews and passengers.

CRIMINAL INHUMANITY OF THE GERMANS. Lengthy comment on the action General Tcheremissof, in an Order of the Germans is unnecessary, und

FRENCH ARTILLERY ACTIVE.

LONDON, Oct. 21.

A French communiqué states-On the Aisne there was great artillery activity by both sides.

There were no infantry actions. Dunkirk was bombarded from the ses last night, but there were no civilian casualties."

torpedo at a speed of 90 miles an hour to the Army on the Northern Frout, it only adds another example to the RUSSIANS ABANDON MOON ISLAND. At the end of the truck it sighted, the denounces the agitators who are long list of criminally inhuman deeds outline of the submerged submarine.preading rumours that the troops of the German Navy..

dute.

12

The airship released bombs above the will desert the trenches at a given green cigar-shaped shadow and an explosion, followed by a vast cvulsion! of air bubbles, took place. »

The German vessels were anxious

to escape before the British forces could intercept them, and they made M. Kerensky considers the evacuno cfort to rescue the crews of the the doomed merchantships, leaving the British patrols to rescue thirty Norwegiang and others, of whom

LONDON, Oct. 20

Purnell...

Total: BOWLING ANALYSIS

X..

RG.

Woodward Fasthorp. 50

0 4 11

4

Butterworth....

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Sharman, Whealer, b Pastorji Gnr. Baines, & Pestonji Cobb QMB. Ross, Low; b. Pestonji...... Gur. Boocock, not cab *** Gnr. Middleton, c and b Stalker Ont. Cooper, b Stalker...... Lt. Baker, b Stalker.. Br. Armatys, b Stalker..

Extras:

Total BOWLINGAMALYRI

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A Russian pfficial report states-- Under pressure of the superior Naval forces we abandoned Moon Island.

Our trawlers discovered enemy mine J.

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109

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McGregor

tion of Petrograd in no way urgent British destroyers. They also left fields had been sown with the intention in Armatya, b Baker Lucas

to close the entrance to the Rigs Golf F from Moon Sound

These operations, in conjunction with the landing of detachments on Dagu The German Navy, by this act, bne Island, show that the enemy's desire is once more and further degraded itself to destroy our Naval forces defending by its disregard of the

of the historie this region. chivalry of the sea

A British oil tank steamer was and can be carried out gradually. torpedoed, in thick weather, but was The Bourse Gazette understands not totally disabled, while accompanied that the Government will go to details are not known by a patrol ship. The latter searched Moscow during the first fortnight in the neighbourhood quickly and at November. The removal of the length sighted what turned out to be a factories, workshops and military

large submarine, on the surface. The schools has begun. patrol ship effectively rammed and sank

her.

An eteny official report states that the attack occurred within the terri- torial waters in the neighbourhood of the Shetland Islands, and that, all Oprea, Oct. 21.the cacort vessels, including the

GERMAN REPORT.

LONDON, Oct. 20. wireless: German "oficial report

landed troops on Dego.

states:We THE BRATE RUMANIANS.

The French Minister to Rumania has destroyers, were sink, excepting one

escort fishing steamer.

A Lieutenant of the Volunteer Narai Reserve was commanding motor Kunch attending a flotilla of mine, sweeping travelers. A drifting mine arrived. was eighted, but a gale was blowing and attempts to sink the mine by gun- tried to expel the Rumanian army fromtion of the escort vessels is untrue," fire proved fmpossible. Darkness was Moldavia with the object of establishing The enemy miders, succeeded in approaching, when the mine would in Bakharest Government which evading the British watching squa disappear, and the officer lowered a would agree to a separate pesce, but drone during the long dark nighte boat and pulled as closs to the mine as the Rumanian Army was resisting both in the hurried outward dash and he dared, then jumped overboard and vigorously and was protecting Beshomeward flight

It is regretted that 88 officers and swam to the mine with a liss which bis The result of the German and men of the Mary Rose and 47 officers he passed through the ring-bolt in the top and thus the motor Bulgarian atrosities in the occupied and men of the Strongbow were lost launch was able to tow the engine of portions of Humanian territory was that destruction into smooth water, where it the Germanophile politician remaining, wan sunk by rifle fim. It la pointed in Bakharest had decliner

In a speech he said that Germany The German statement of the locality of the attack and the destruc

out that the ring bolt can

reached with the utancar did

A mustare like an inadvertent

one of the borns of the mine

to the mou

ba infamous peace.

At threate

nder

however,

Moldavia, and -Russian vien

gea would have finished to organise sip

FASTEN SURVIVORS LANDED

BERDES, Cet 20% Ter men, including two officers, Janded

the rebe

land.

RECONSTRUCTION OF FRENCH GABINET EXPECTED.

PARIR, Ont 20

- The debate in the Chamber was less C heated thun was expected. None of the Opponition leaders spoke

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JA Stalker, b Boocock LA. J. K. McConnell, t

e Midleton, b Boccock 0, J. Stapleton, c Midleton, b B

b. Boocock Dr. Fortyta,

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Bergt MeGregor, Lhow, b Maar Bepper Gordon, Law, 5 Donnelly Corp. Adang, b Donnelly! 3.Q.M.S. Beakes, b. Denaelly

Lieut. Wahl

B.Bgt White

53 Adams '16 | Gordon 1 Waller 10.

L81

Total (for 8 wickets) - BOWLING "ANALYBIG

o W. Graham, b Mann

A Hose, c and bJ. Lord

W. Edwards, e Hewicy, b F. Schnepel, b Mant

G. Mauley, b Luri J. -.

E. Ellis, not out

25 Athornd

o Taylor

Hi Mann

7R. GA CRAIGENGOWER CC This Friendly Match was played at Happy Valley on Saturday.

Graha

Or: Taylor,edex, b Grahasr Ed. Mian, e Sah, ber Bd. Dix, run out pit Bd. Athorne, Lbw. Gr. Page b Graba Gr. Hawley, b.Edwarde Or Sharp rabam Br: Teal, Edwards, Gra 1Be Glead c Edwards 6. dr. Lord, not out.

Of Lord J. Schnep

ward

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THE TRADE OF SHANGHAI,

Regardless of the war, the gross trade. bi Shanghai in 1916 was greater than Fin any previous year, states the Ameri

can Consul General stationed at China's great entrepot The direct foreign commerce also surpassed by nearly : £50,000,000 that of 1913, the previous

record year. The increase in 1916 w more than $100,000,000 over 1915 and

comewhat less ever 1907, steady ad vanes in trade having continued util war conditions checked it in 1914. Thi Interference has been largely overcome,

--- and further gains in Shangbai's extes"

Give commerce are anticipated port transacted mora tbám 42 per of the total foreight trade of Chim 1916-$348,689,907 out of 8828,813:07: Daring 1916/asilver rose to evalu that it had not attained twenty years, money was tight, toumangs was scarce and freights reached on- precedented levels and

which characterisat

had its depressing

Nothwithstanding

fluences the year was prosp

Shanghai merchante

the total value of

Argely