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HONGKONG. THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 1, 1917.

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ITALY CONFIDENT.

ITALIAN OFFICIAL REPORT.

MOVING TO THE NEW LINE:

LONDON, Oct. 31. Ari Italian offigial imessage states Engagements occurred, yesterday

BRITISH QUNS SUCCESSFULLY WITHDRAWN,

LosDON, Oct. 81.

In the House of Commons, Mr. Macpherson, Parfumentary Seero- tary to the War Gdice, confirmed the report that the British guns ou the Italian Front had been suretase

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GERMAN REPORT.

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A Gentuan official message states: -Our movements in the Carnie Alpy- continue in accordance with plan.."

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Paris, Oct. 31. The Associated Press Correspon. dent on the Italian Front, telegraph. ing yesterday, states that all the British batteries were saved but the men suffered much from the cold sad the torrential rain and hunger during the retreat.

ITALIAN FAITH IN THE ARMY,

ROMs et al

Signor Orlando, the new Fremier. has telegraphed to General Cadorna assuring big that the faith of the people in the army and its leadería

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The rapidity of the enemy's ad vapee haring failed to cut off the UNITY OF ITALY STRENGTHENED Italian centre and right, an curly

BY THE ONSLAUGHT. pan in the onslaught is new anti-

ROME. Oct. 81... cipated owing to the difficulties of the communications, thus giving the The Austro- German onslaught his Italians time to sporganise and carry failed,ta disunite the Italians on the cut their long-prepurel defensive plan contrary, it has cemented their in- and to avert the danger of being out-temul ually The Socialist endeis linked which was obviously the have offered the Government their eremy's object in his march against support at the clericuls, who had the upper reaches of the Tagliathento, been initated by Signor Sonnino's This river, like a rivers in Venetis,eriticism of the Papul Note, have is exposed to an attick from the resolved not to protest further." mountains. This enace is absent The Archbishop of Miler, in a in the case of the river Adige, which patriotic address, urged fortitude und koine critics' regarð. ne the true discipline,

military frontier of Italy, but the A manifesto, issued by the Lom- superiority of Italy's ines, with burd workmen, recalls the Gerad French and British help, is expected erines in Belgium, Serbia and to defeat the enemy assault long Runma and urges ite people to before the last resort of retirement defend their homes. on the Adige is necessary.

FIRST CONNECTED NARRATIVE,

New Your Oct 31

The Associated Press Correspon dent at Italian Headquarters sends the first connected narrative of the

ITALY'S CONFIDENCE,

MESSAGE TO MR. LLOYD: GEORGE

ROME, Oct. 31 Signor Orlando, the Premier, has

retreat, which bears:out General telegraphed to Mr. Lloyd George, saying

| Cadoi na's first - despate, that the that the hearts of the Italian people disaster was not due to overwhelm best firm. In this hour of their greatest ing odds but to the defretion of trial they reaffirm 10 Great Brits's portion of one of the Armies guard their solidarity in the common struggle, "After fifty years, most arrogant ing a sertor where comparatively no fighting it occurred pud where an enemy has gain put foot co s strip of Italian soil anil, with an enormous ello: t Fattuck was so unexpected that the

is directing a most formidable struggle Italians and little more that an against os. But our spirit does not Loutpost there.

waver. If the enewy reckona on After the enemy had crossed the weakening our internal resistance he is Isonzo, near Tolmino, he was faced achieving quite the contrary result, foc by it range of low mountains with necessity will unite and strengthen our the Italians masters of the pusses nation." The message concludes by frading to the eastern regions of expressing confidence in the bravery of Venetia Simultaneously, the Aus the my

tro-Gennuns feinted along tits whole.

Soutbem Front in order to prevent ENEMY AEROPLANE VISITS KENT the Italians moving remfordenants.

to the extreme north,

LOSDON; Oct 81

The bombardment of Gorjem, and Its officially stated that an all along the Carso to Monfalcone caeroplute crowed the Kentish, cosat was terrific but it was not followed this morning but did not peneirste hy infantry advances which we land. It dropped some bombs on derly awaiting the development of ac ATS

fels and then made General Muckeasen's turning move

ment, on the north

Engaged by the anti

a

The Correspondens testifies, to the the remainder of the boobs fall fortitude of the main body of Italians and to General Cadorna's genius in coructing the rétrest which was done inout shifully, a

AMERICA'S FAITH IN ITALY.

LONDONG DEFENCES AGAINST

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