1917-10-29 — Page 2

THE CHINA MAID.

Golofina

THE WAR..

(Continued from Pega 5).

SUNDAY'S TELEGRAMS.

(Renter's Service to the China Mail.)

ITALY'S GREAT BATTLE.

ENEMY EFFORT ON CARSO FRONT INCREASING,

Losnes, Oct. 27.

"An. Dialinn official message states: After crossing the houndry line between 3kante Canin and the bend of the Judie Vaileg, the enemy

att prist to reach the opening on the plains,

The hostile fort on the Cafso is

increasing. Wa repulsed strong röffensive thuet =

THE SITUATION GRAVE.

Losboy, Oct. 27.

An Itáliau semi-official staternent "says that it is at present impossible to give all the details of the posi ton on the Front, where the struggle çontimis, bitter and tumlecided,

The stalement admit that the Situation is gryw but if the italian traps fight as they have done pre- rimsly the enemy is not likely to Tad nu laiko, soil for long.

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300,000 GERMANS FROM RUSSIA.

Lisnox, Oct. 27...

Mr. Wird Pring the Piss Cor respondent, wuting Troca the Italian Fout on Betober 24, « States that, 200,000 Golmans. from the Rust

Frott hade hon göncentrated on a front of 2 miles. Minforced by Ans trians, g st, the Italians, and more reinforcents are behind, eneral Mackensen is directing the Austro- deman offensive and Genorul von Buelow is communding the Germans. The latter, profiting by the thick 1st, suddenly attacked the Italian

warka position autoss the Isonzo, stashing the 'debruling brigade, | reaching the banks of the Isonzo, and, advancing under cover of the dark- Hess and the rain, up the river, they sgized the town of Caporetta and then divided, part attacking Mount Storichki and the remainder push- ing nu towards Robie with a view to turning the whole Italian lin of defence.

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Both efforts were held up, an Meanwhile the other Germans

nude & Dental attack on the main

Italian onze line, arid took Lucio

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THE GERMAN REPORT.

LONDON, Vet, 27. A wireless German official report We are rapidly progressing on says the Italian front, taking prisoners and ooty bou Hy

BRAZIL'S DECLARATION OF WAR.

SENATE UNANINOFSLY.

APPROVES.....

RIO DE JANEIRO, Oct. 26.

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON NATIONAL EXPENDITURE.

·POSSIBLE GREAT LOSS OF

WHEAT.

RUSSIAN POLITICS.

Moscow, Oct 27... The Congress of. Politicians has elreted M. Rodzianko, a former Pre sident of the Dina as President. In the course of a speech he declared LONDON, Oct. 27. that the Congress aimed at awaken- The Select Committee on National ing the National Congress to the. Expenditure reports that the grows war suppression of the existing adtreby.

The Municipal employees have expenditure up to the 30th September approximated five thousand millions (decided to strike on the 28th inst... sterling, against which £1,321,000,000 unless their demanda are accepted" will be owing by the Allies, the Dom-

PETROGRAD, Oct. 27. A special committee comprising

the National Debt had been increased

and also Houth und Tolmino. They The Senate has unanimously "pinions and India. The dead-weight of surprised and ejected the Italiansproved and the President has sung bolding the key to the position at toned the proclamation of state Globok A Brigade of Bersagileri of war with Germany, recaptured Globocak by bomb and ... buyonet.

CHAMBER FRACTICALLY

UNANIMÏOUS. ».

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There is most fierce fighting how ever at Bainsizza where the enemy is muking's determined effort to drive the Italians across the Isonzo, and very heavy fighting is proceeding on the triangle formed by the Isonzo. with the apex at Tolmino. It is the object of the enemy to push down The valley ronds into Friulian plain,

RIO DE JANEIno. Oct. 27. The Chamber passed the vote that a state of war exists with Germany by 149 votes to 3.

THE SEIZED GERMAN GUNBOAT,

LONDON, Oct. 27... Throughout the fighting, the fier Peuter learns that the German Tans have shelled Carse with seven warship agizer by Brazil is the gunboat teminch, shells, with a view, toer. The torperioed stranier Macao Folling the Italians there.

was formerly the German steamer Pelata.

WINTRY WEATHER IN SCOTLAND.

Losnox, Oct. 27.

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GERMANS CLAIM 80,000 PRISONERS.

The Austro-Germans have exp tured the mountain ridge at Stol und f Sunt Makjur and are pressing on the east of Scotland. through the Julian Alps

Six inches of snow bare fallen in

Italian Plain

towards the

The prisoners now total 80,000

and the guna 450,

:

The Italian Isonzo Front is shak-

CANADIANS REPULSE ATTACKS.

LONDOX, Oct. 27.

Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig

reports:-

ing ca far as Wippac, but the enemy. The Canadians successfully re-

is maintaining his positions on the pulsed two bary counter-attacks, Carco.

yesterday morning, to the south and west of Passchendaele, taking a number of prisoners.

THE ITALIAN CABINET CRISIS.

Boxe, Oct. 27.

The resignation of the Cabinet followed the Chamber's rejection of

We consolidated our goins, with out interference, and further pro gressed to the west of Passchendaele, capturing eighteen machine gups.

the vote of confidenc by an over- FRENCH FOLLOW UP SUCCESSES

helming majority that was most surprising, as the speeches of the

leading Ministers during several drye

LONDON, Oct. 27.

by $3,000,000,000 and, if the prescat representatives of the Workmen's daily expenditure does not increase, and Soldiers' Council, the Baltic each six months of the war will add Fleet Committee, professional or £1,000,000,000 gross to the Debt.genisations and others has under- Despite the large advances from the taken the internal and external United States, our advances do not defence of. Petrograd. ako any tendency to diminish, and further economies are necessary.

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Losboy, Oct. 27.

The Imperial General Staff should be required to closely and constantly consider the comparative cost of alter nativa proposals before reaching con

The Times states that it is under-3 clusion's:

food that a provisional agreement" Referring to the Wheat Commision, has been concluded by the Directors the Committee state that the Commis of the Hain Steamship Company to sion's operations are not limited and are sell their shares to the P. & O. not financially controlled by the Trea Company at a price of $80 for each suty from whom the Commission has £10 share, representing a total pay- drawn $37,000,000. The great bulk of,ment of nearly £4,000,000 fourteen million quarters of wheat bought by the Commission from the Australian Government is still in Australia and it is feared that much of this must be wasted if ships are not soon provided. The Commission has largely increased the reserve of whest in the United Kingdom, but owing to lack of suitable storage it is estimated that there will be a loss of at the least, two millions sterling on the year's working

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THE SILVER MARKET.

LONDON, Oct. 27. Silver is quoted 423. Eastern ex- change closed steady,

Mesars. Montagu & Co's market. report states: The market is neverless owing to the accession of supplies shipping to neutral countries. There satisfying orders and the difficulty of

is a stronger position in Indian currency. silver reserves, and frear sales from

A Franch communiqué states-Thero Mexico. The rise of a half penny i

of the debute on the vote of credit to Anemy counterattacks in Shanghai exchange yesterday imparted lad been tumultuously applauded, Belgium, and steadiness

especially the speeches of Signor Sonnino. an

exceed 200 da

The prisoners we took this morning

WHY NOT WAKE UP FRESH & FIT ?

Following up our succesers on the It is noteworth that the latter right, on the north of the Aisne, we concluded his detailed, analysie of drove back the enemy from the region the Pope's Peace Note by expound to the north of Chapelle Ste. Berthe to ing and supporting the aims of the the reservoir, capturing the village of individual Allies, declaring that an Filian. Farther east, we went beyond the Pinkettes prevent morning beadachon, immediate peace would be din crest of the plates, to the north of dispel Constipation, eure biliousticus, hemour, and a betrayal of Italy's

Site | Torpid Livar, parily the breath.

Allied, and the ruin of Italy.

The feeling in Rome is the

Creviegny spusteno

The situation elew bere is unchanged.

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includ

Frisia is wholly a person ne Aheen captured since October

sinaller and more homogeneous ing several eight inch bowitzers and

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THE SINN FEIN CONVENTION.

Loxox, Oct. 27. The Sina Fein Convention has lopted a so-called Constitution and. has appointed an executive of 24. including eleven of the released prisoners. Devalem has been ap pointed president.

He outlined a policy of capturing the County Councils and all the Irish Government machinery, separating. Trish banking and insurance business from English finance, and removing the amalgamations of Irish and English labour.

Count Plunkett failed to secure election on the executive.

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