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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1917.

TELEGRAMS.

(Continued from Page 1.)

FRENCH CONFIDENCE IN ITALIANS.

PARIS, Oct. 8. The newspapers are confident that Italy will finally surmount the great trial. They affirm that the Italian resistance is strengthening hourly and that Gerinany will eventually be hemned in without attaining her political or military objectives in Italy.

AN ITALIAN VIEW.

ROME, Out, 29. The Gornale d'Italia, comment- ing on the retirement, says that the army bus heen called upon to mxlergo a trial which will decisively inthence the whole course of the wur, and says the Central Powers "hope to smash, the Entente through

Inly.

FIGHTING IN FLANDERS.

BRILLIANT SUCCESS OF THE FRENCH AND BELGIANS...

- Lospos, Oct. 20. Renter's Correspondent at Head-| quarters states that yesterday's que- cess, secured by the French, wásos | brilliant affair of cousinmate tactical skill and irresistable elin.

The Huns were bewildered by the avigidity of che affair, not suspecting that she French would "ry to nego tiate the flooded afen, in" the late

autumn.

The operation was preceded by a 32 hours artillery preparation, and later the Belgians at Legen operated and crossed the floods

ENCOUNTER WITH ENEMY

DESTROYERS'

LONDON, Oct 19.

The "Admiralty announces that six British and French destroyers patrolling along the Belgian coast, on Saturday, attacked three German destroyers and seventeen scroplanes. They obtained two | direct hits on the "enemy's destroyers which immediately retired to the protection of their land. batteries,

Our anti-aircraft gunfire broke up the seroplane formation. The aeroplanes each dropped three bombs in the vicinity of our vessels which did not suffer, beyond two men being slightly, wounded.

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ROYALIST PLOT IN FRANCE.

PARIS, Oct. 28.

A plan to provoke a civil war was frustrated by the authorities who seized also some most important documents. several stores of prohibited arms and

An enquiry has been instituted.

LATERI

The plot which was discovered on October 27 was of Royalist origia and the police searched, the offices of the Royalist organ Action Francaise,

AFFAIRS IN RUSSIA.

VIEWS OF ARMY OFFICERS.

ARTIES.

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Moscow, Oct 28. A Conference of the non-Socialist Parties has unapitiously passed a re- solution urging the Government im mediately to place the army outside of polities, to "re-establish discipline, to proclaim a state of war in the anarchical regions and to abandon the dangerous attempts to restore the economic life of the country on aocialist principles.

VIEWS OF NON-SOCIALISTS

Pernochap, Oct. 29.

in flat-bottomed boats, carrying A meeting of the officers of the machine-guns, and established a new Petrograd "Garrison has passed a rasoln- line beyond the immdations. tion declaring that the Army is

The result of the operation has been to make a sleep little salient close around the western half of Houthut forest.

GERMAN REPORT.

AMSTERDAM, Oct. 28. -A telegram from Berlin states that »several enemy nir aquadrons, "on the

practically non-existent and that the present conditions will lead to the ruin of the country.

THE POLITICIANS AND THE WAR.

Moscow, Oct. 25,

1.

The Politicians' Congress has passed a resolution condemning all thoughts of treason to the Allies or of a separate peace, and expressing the firm

night of October 24. attacked the belief that Russia will be able to carry -industrial districts of Lorraine, the war to a conclusion corresponding Luxenburg and Sarbruchen, Five:

with the interests, honour and dignity people were killed and four" injured)

of Russia. ia Lorraine, five were killed and four injured in Luxemburg and one was killed and six injured at Saarbruchen,

The dainage was insignificant. Four aeroplanes were shot down for forced to descend

BRITISH AND BELGIAN RAIDS.

Losnos, Oct. 20. Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig reports

We raided the enemy trenches, fast night, onposite. Warnetón." N

"We repulsed reconnoitrers, in, the neighbourhood of Reutel.

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AUSTRIANS ATTEMPTING O *-**-FRATERNISE WITH RUSSIANS.

LONDON, Oct. 29.

A Russian official message states:---- Our artillery dispersed the Austrians attempting to fraternise in the Bystritz region.

The Germans left the Werder Pen- sula list Saturday.

"THE ALLIED CONFERENCE AT

PARIS.

RUSSIA'S REPRESENTATIVF."

PETROGRAD, Oct. 22... General Golovine, a high official of

THE CHINA MAIL.

AMERICAN REVIEW OF

THE WAR

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WASHINGTON, Cot. 39. The weakly review of the war by Mr. Baker, the Secretary of War, mys the outstanding feature of the week in the relentless British offensive on the Ypres salient, resulting in substantial gains of important strategic value and the sudden and well-aimed thrust of the Freuch, to the north of the Aisne It is evident that the Allied drives on the Western Front are broadening in scope and intensity and the whole front to becoming a scene of increasingly heavy Allied pressure which the enemy, is sustaining with difficulty! While the British attacks during the week have been carried out with imposing effectiveness, it is apparent that the British Command is manoeuvring in order

to gain important tactical advantages with

minimum est. Slowly "the Allies are enlarging their gains in Flanders, driving into the heart of the German resistance in the West. If any further proof ware needed it seems to be sapplied by the decisive successes won by the French",

Referring to the Americans, Mr. Baker says "The training of our troops in France is progressing slowly and favour- ably. Certain units have taken their places at the front line under actual battle conditions."

AMERICA'S LIBERTY

LOAN.

TREMENDOUSLY OVER- SUBSCRIBED.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 19. The Liberty Loan was closed last Saturday evening

EARLIER TELEGRAMS,

THE ITALIAN" FRONT,

FALLING RESISTANCE AND

COWARDICE

LONDON, Oct. 28. An' Italian official message states:- The failing resistance of some units forming the Second Army, who retired cowardice without #ghting, or sur Gormans to penetrate the left wing on rendered, has allowed the Austro-

the Julian Front

The valiant efforts of other troops vancing into Italy's seared spil were unable to prevent the enemy ad-

"

We are withdrawing our line, accord- ing to plan as prepared

All stores and depots in the evacuated places have been destroyed

The record of so many memorable battles, successfully fought by our brave soldiers for two mid a half years at the war is sufficient to sasure the Comman- der-in-Chief that the Army to which the country's honour and safety is con- fided, will know how to fulfil its duty.

GERMAN REPORT:

LONDON, Oct. 28.

:

A German official message states: The rapid development of our united altack on the Jaona was entirely successful, on Saturday.

Italians, who were seeking to prevent A powerful throat threw back the

us from emerging from the mountains.

We entered Cividale, which wa burning

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The Austro-Germans. took Gorizia early this morning. Our prisoners now total 80,000 and we' bare taken 600 guos.

HOPEFUL VIEW OF THE -

ITALIAN PRESS.

Rour, Oct. 28. The newspapers are most confident of the Army's capacity to prevent invasion and regard the resistance offered, so far, most hopefully.

The Loan was tremendously over abscribed, and the total is estimated to FRENCH ACTIVITY IN BELGIUM

A FURTHER 2,000 PRISON RRS TAKEN

exceed five billion dollars.

The Secretary to the Treasury, in a statement, said that the free people of America had answered the Kaiser i unmistakeable terms.

The last day's rush, swamped the telegraphs and the banke were working the Army and Navy is reflected in up to midnight. The enthusiasm of

their estimated subscriptions of $$1,000,000.

AMERICA'S EXPENDITURE.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 20. The Government expenditure during October, including loans to the Allies, will be a billion dollars and possibly

De hundred million more.

days has averaged approximately The expenditure for the 23 working $49,600,000 a day.

LONDON, Oct 28 A French communiqué states:Wo continued to progress in Belgium,

Ca our left, in the Peninsula of Laig hem, we captured some amall islands: 2,000 prisoners

We have taken, since yesterday, over

THE BRITISH - FRONT.

POSITIONS IMPROVED,

LONDON, Oct. 23. Field-Marshal Sir. Douglas Baig reports

We improved our positions slightly, hood of the Ypres Roulers railway. during the night-time, in the neighbour-

The Belgians, on Friday night, enrried out a successful raid to the northward of Dixmude taking sixteen prisoners,

THE PARIS CONFERETCHES

H. SKOBELEFFS INSTRUCTIONS

REVISED

PETROGRAD, Oct. 28. The Council of Workmen's and Sol diers' Delegates.bas revised its instrue tions to Skobelaff (Minister of Labour) its delegate to the Paris Conference, recognising the original instructions as unsatisfactory.

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COPENHAGEN, Oct. 25. The Minister of the Interior, speaking at Ffolkthing, said that the Government was considering the question of ration Dhobine ing butter and fats, and added that there would be a scarcity of foodstalls for the text two winter. The people must endure privations if they wished to avoid famine.

GERMAN PIRATES LANDED.

STONEY. Oct. 18. The crew of the launch containing a crew of Germans with guns and

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to the Scendier, which was captured off machine guce, believed to have balanged Hair Vita

the Fiji Islands, Eave been landed at Sava, where the crowd, including In- dians feared the Germans as baby killers...

It is stated that other boats from the Seendler are still at large.

Count von Lukner, er amanding the crew, claims not to have taken any lives. but to have sunk twenty-three ships.

THE ITALIAN CABINET,

FEW CHANGES ANTICIPATED.

ROME, Oct. 28. Signor Orlando has been asked to form Cabinet

It is anticipated that there will be few changes in the Ministry at present.

GERMINS SINK INTERNED

GUNBOAT

RIO DE JANEIRO, Oct. 28. The German gunboat Eber was set on fire and sunk by the crew as the Brazi lings were about to seize the ship.

THE OLD ARMY."

INSPIRING MESSAGE EY VISCOUNT, FRENCH.

LONDON, Oct. 28 The approach of the third anniversary of the first Battle of Ypres on 31st October is to be celebrated by articles A DIRECTOR OF TEX SUPPLIES. and yesterday, jointly with the French, dwelling on the deeds of the Old Army they crossed inundations and occupied that saved Britain and the Empire, and the Merckem Peninsula, in the neighour-altered the whole course of the war.

LONDON, Oct. 23.

GERMAN REPORT.

Lord Rhondda has appointed Mr. hood of Vijfhuizen, Pigott of Mesura David Lloyd, Pigott, and Company, the Tes Merchants, to be Director of Tea Supplies.

Mr. Pigott's connection with his firm will cease while he holds the appoint ment.

LONDON, Oct. 99. A German official message states time The enemy again attacked, to the south-westward of Houthalat Wood, without gaining any greator advantage

than before.

The French, who were deeply eche- Toned, were sanguinarily repulsed, to the eastward of Flair and to the north- westward of BTO

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**SERVICE, “.

Viscounit French of Ipres in a mesange to the "Observer," says "The un- Tersal recognition by their countrymen of the deads performed by the Old Army of 1914 is worthily and justly bestowed. It was tenacity, superb spirit and refusal to acknowledge defeat which ever animated the obstinate

the British soldier, that saw the country through these desperate hours on the 31st October and 1st November, 1914. It was the man in the trench who saved the Empire."

Viscount French visits his old regi- ment, the Irish Guards, on October 31st

DEATH OF PRINCE CHRISTIAN.

LONDON, Oct. 29. HRH Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein KG, bas" died in GOOD WORK BY THE NAVAL AIR to recall the great deeds then performed London.

[Prince Christian was High Steward of Windsor and in A.D.O the King, He also held the rank of Colonel in the 3rd Battalion Royal Berkshire Regiment third daughter of Queen Victoria.

WHY NOT SACCHARIN?

EQUAL TO SUGAR AT JR. OR 4D. 'A POUND.

A Belgian patrol, yesterday, cap the Military Academy, has been selected He married H. R.B-Princess Helena, the naval air service, on Friday night,

tured a post and 21 ines, to the north of Merchem...

The Belgians, during the night,

as Russia's military representative to the Allied Conference at Paris, instead

successfully carried out a raid, to the of General Alexeief, who has declined

north of Dismude taking 28 pri-to accept the post.

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Our squadrons," during the night, dropped four tons of bombs on seven aerodromes and three important rail- way stations, and several burst near hangara and milway tracks, oue get ting fire to a train.

MORE REVELATIONS OF GERMAN DUPLICITY.

COUNT LOXBURG'S DISPATCHES.

RIO DE JANEIRO Oct. 29. The Foreign Minister has 5. announced that he is in possession of the text of

for

Dr. ER Watson, writing from the University, Leeds, recommends the. vise of sacharin on a large scale as aabstitute for angaz

The enemy seroplanes repeatedly attacked but our machines "never dailed to reach their obiectives.

We brought down eleven and drove down seven machines. Nine of ours despatch of Count Lazburg's suggest for sale as a solution, of which two or are missing.

ing the despatch of a flotilla of sub three drops represented a lump of angar marines to Buenos Aires in order to manufacture of saccharin on a large scale Knowing that the materials for the impress the South Americans.

|have, béan available for the last four months, and that it could be produced

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NAVAL AIRCRAFT:S BOMBING WORK.

LATER

FRATERNIZATION,

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He agrees with a suggestion that the 31st October should be regarded as a day of national celebration and thanks- giving, though it may be impossible to arrange such a celebration before the end of the war.

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LONDON, Oct. 38. -- The Admiralty sancunces that our

bombed Lichtervelde railway junction securing direct bits, causing a heavy explosion and numerous smaller ex- plosions. They also bombed Thourout THE SAND AND GRAVEL QUESTION. milway junction; bombs falling near a moving train which immediately stopped and a large explation was observed: They also hombed Cortemack junction

THE FACUL Oct. 28.3 Bombing expeditions were carried out on Saturday afternoon at Sparappelboek The British Legation, in a statement and Engel aerodromes, and the Ostend regarding the sand and gravel idported Soccharin 550 times a sweat as

Thourout railway line, to the southward into Belgium wis Hound from lut January to 31st August says: As regards of Engel sugar, but its present price of £14 per

Bankok to 15. makes it equal to sugar at 6d. Ib

Many patrols were carried out. Two sand it is impossible to establish whether

this direction declined in

since our Inst Dr. Watson suggests that instead of enemy aircraft were driven down out of the whole quantity came from Germany

inside/outside bar loading respectively, origin, but from Dutch official figures it being put in half-grain tabloids, a control and one fell into the sea All of whether a great portions of Dutch cular, dated 27th October, state report quoting 31.60,87.50 per picel for expensive process, it should be offered as returned safely.

appears that great quantities of sand/We reported last on the 13th ipat. and Advices to hand inform us that big foods!"

since then the tone of our market haa bave occurred the hinterland come from the Netherlands. It is remained quiet, little business having definite information, however, is not important in this connection to any that been effected, though the demand for available, so it he uncertain to what almost all the sand of Dutch origie vessels on Time-Charter is still very extent the market will be affected. which crossed the frontier destined strong and rates remain firms, Quotations have already in en proce

In our last report e advisal the however, at 01:40:31:30 per picci for Ghent, while all gravel and stones closing of the Saigon Hongkong bate as Hewehwang/Canton-We have nobler went to Antwerp. Obviously, on the 108 per pical, but indicated a probable ing to report ground of International Law, it is strengthening of tho rata. The defeCoal-Wa hear of a Lirge outsk open to Holland to export as larger came about, and offers were shortly being fixed from Karatem to Hongkong quantities of these materials to Belgium afterwards forthcoming at $1.10 per at 8/380 per ton otherwise little humidess a she likes. The fact that Dutch picut, at which figure one méliam sized, is reported, although, tontaxe Japan, to statistics recognise the transit of only and one squall outsider were faced Cur Southern ports would wilt find takers –

local Bice market, however, was not. With regard, tu local southern business. very small quantity of sand does not showing much buoyancy, and although tonnage is still required, batean Lor alter anything respecting the correctness the possibility of obtaining Lis per Charterers have lu to go unsatisfied of the British gures regarding the pieni na put forward, the rate actuelle PABail Tonnage Loading or RESIGNATION,antities entering Belgium vis Holland weakened and the fixtors of as Qutader or reparting the strange coincidence (Japanese) was reported on the basis of AMSTERDAL, Oct 287 that two million tons of gravel and 1.0&regular medium sized Coaster AKTERIOLN STEEL POR JAPAN- from Berlin states the stones and a million tons of and passed was also Azed for out round trip on

lumpedm basis of 600.00 Offers for

Despatches overing papers report that Dr. Michelin the frontier exactly in the proportion tonnage are still in the market, and wilb report that the

necessary for the manufacture of, con Trek half November @ading (410 could “civce - The question, remina why yurt (doubtless again de ellaired

Popoyment Dan agreed

Estool.epabe such a quantity of sand was allowed to Exports of rice from Baigon from

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RUSSIAN ARTILIANRY DISPERSES TRAITORS.

A great sensation was caused by the coat which would allow it to be

LONDON, Ort 38 sold retail is a much cheaper swastening A Russian official message states statement of the Brazilian Foreign agent than sugar," Dr. Watson was Our artillery dispersed saveral scores of Minister in which be confirmed the anxious that something should be done our men who were fraternizing with disclosure that the Luxburg telegrains in the matter, it would, he thinks, be the Germans in the region of Illuxt were planning a German invision of a cheap as sugar at 3d. or 4d., Jb.

LONDON, Oct. 29, The Admiralty announces that our al aircraft on Saturday, dropped many tons of bombs close to sheds, the Tailway line at Engel and St. Denis Westeram serodrome.

They dropped two more tour on The newspapers demand the publica. Cortemarok, and Lichtervelde railway tion of the telegrams but the Govern junctions. One machine did not returnment is reticent in this connection

We obtained direct bita on

southern Brazil and the Argentine

sensere serodrome, on Sunday, and HEATISE TAXATION IN AUSTRIA.

Tombed the Stalhillebrugge station near Bruger.

We shot down out machine

ENEMY PROPAGANDISTS ARRESTED IN GREECE

| HONGKONG POLICE RESEKTE.

Ordoes issued by Mr. P. C. Jenkia, D.S.P. (R.).

CANONINTED UNIFORM. All ranks requiring their AMSTERDAM, Oct. 28. Uniform altered, The Upper House of the Reinharach attend has passed the third reading of the Wa Tax Bill which

either

THE GERMAN CHANCELLOR

REPORTED

PETROGID TO BE VIGOROUSLY

go to Ghe

Govern

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