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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1917.

TELEGRAMS.

(Continued from Page 2.)

PALESTINE.

OUR.. GROWING SUCCESS.

Lusos, Nov.12.

"Renter's Correspondent at Egypt fan Headquarters, telegraphing an November 10. states that each day

THE

*AR SITUATION.”

SPEECHES BY THE FRENCH AND BRITISH PREMIERS, -

THE SUPREME WAR COUNCIL.

PARIS, Nov. 11 Speaking at a luncheon given to Mr. Lloyd George, M. Painleve declared that those who gave fought to peace at the present time. were Ketriying," whether they intend ed or not, the most sacred interests of their country and of chalisation ang humanity.

THE CHINA MAIL.

THE SUPREME WAR

COUNCIL

OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT,

"EMANLIES"

THE SUCCESSES IN PALESTINE.

SHANGHAI RACES

YESTERDAY'S RESULTS,

The Autumn Race Meeting at Shang-

hai opened yesterday. The following LONDON, Nov. ON THE HEELS OF THE TURKS. the results of the racing se Is the House of Commons, Mr.

TILE MALOO FLATT.—Half a mile. LONDON, NOT. II. Bonar Law stated that with view

Ale. Elruttos' Merrysand (Mr. Vida) 1 Messrs, Teeg and Speelman's Swanee Beuter's correspondent at the EgypMr. Robson's Niblick...(Mr. Dalgleish) e

(Mr. Rowe) 3 9th that the paruit on the heels of the dar by our cavalry beyond Askalon and T CITERION STARE-One mile retreating Turks was continued on Fri- El Majdal. Owing to their hurry the Mr. John Peel's Silver Streak Turks were unable to remove the in babitants, who joyously weleerned our

troops.

Time: 593-3eck.

Mr. Fash's Wynona(Air, Hil) (Mr. Johnstone). Mr. John Pro's Sandy (fr.")

THE MAIDEN STAKE-Tbrej quarters of

Time: 2min. 04 15-58ses.

a mile..

The cavalry, advancing north from Sheris, overtools, the enemy's rearguard,

of Yeomany resulted in the cuptor of Sir Ellis Kadoorie'ss Peking Chief and took a considerable number of pri- Mr. Ezra's Elkwood...(Mt. Ezra) 1 soners: while elsewhere a dashing charge Me Stubb's Dalry six gusa, three machine-guns and 100.

.....(r. Knoll) 2

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HEATHER DAY

Loth NOVEMBER, 1917.

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to the better co-ontination of militian Headquarters reports on November tary action a War Comcil had been tonstituted, composed of the Print Ministers and a member of each of the Governments of France. Italy and Great Britain. The Council would meet normally at Versailles, at least once a month, and at other. als in the magnitude and report-M. Fainlove said at present, by every e arranged. The adhesion of the Referring is the Italian situation.ples as might from time to time thes of pur success on this Front milway and by all other routes, other great Powers of the Allies to and each day mida toll to our cap-British and French schliers, guns and the War Conreil was being discusa. Prisoners. Great quantities of nadam Time: Imin. 31 4-5ecs.. tures, while evar vursuit of the enemy munitions has aiready carried me nearly miles north of Gaza, indvd, reports have been evived showing the Turkish position, but it would be anwise to gemulate upon these evi- dences of their sense of insecurity. The only place where the own showed stubbornness was it Fernish. to the north of the Wadi Hesi, where gnificent war effort. He also paid En tribute to General Sinute, who was attacks against the Scottish troops,resent at the luncheon, reinacking who were driven back slightly, on fle left, but recovered the trenches shortly afterwards; the Turks being forced brek after suffering consider. ible loss,

he delivered sky determined counter-

The Imperial Service Cavalry also badu alurp brush after driving the enemy from Roitham. The Inter unade a desperato effort to get away A long naval gun but both the enw and the team were shot down and the gun captured as well as. 22 prisoners,

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M. Painleve said that Mr. Lloyd leorge's energy eloquence, and.

and trilated. Great imagination had brilliantly seïned Britain's

work, bombing and machine gunning Mr John Peel's Black Dia i

aged storts have fallen into our hauts, THE FADAVAR 3Tara-One mile and a

Our aviators continue to do good! half trains They repors, that the cows of

(Hr Johnstone) T El Falujch sad the rail junction at FMr R. Macgregor's Upwood Park Tineh are in flames.

(Mr Commons)} Mr Gibbings Standard Dahlia

(Mr Rowe) 3 Time; 3nia. 13 I-secs: THE SUBSCRIPTION GRIFFIN STAKES.~~~-

Three quarters of a mile. Mesars Stephen and Barkill's Dar

(Mr Daglaish) 1 Afr Silex's Bernina (Mr Stewart) Mr Seth's Eawkeye the Commons) 3.

Time: Imin 11-dep

RUSSIAN TROOPS IN FRANCE.

were hurrying to the other" side of the Alps and the help willilitry representative as an adviset d. Each Power will appoint one not tall short of the greatness of the to the War Council and these would Peril

be independent of their respective General Staffs. They would have m executive function but would adviso the Council on questions of co- ordination and allied strategy. The General Staff and Military Com inands of our armies und of each Power charged with the conduct of military operations, would reinain

PARIS, Nov. iz Russian troops in France have tole responsible to their

graped to M. Kerenay nasaring him respective that they are ready to shed their blood Governments. The Military repre-against the Maximalista and counter sentatives and their Staffs would be revolutionaries in the struggle for de in permanent session at Versailles.mocracy against German autocracy, The British and French representa EMPEROR OF AUSTRIA NEARLY

that they welcomed the Dutch face of General Smuts, the conqueror of German East Africa, and who 20 years ago gave the troops under General Methuen and General Buller plenty to do, and who, today, was

one of the most, popular en intives would be General Sir Henry England, The illitary effort of the Wilson and General Foel. He was South Africans, in the present war not yet able to name Italy's repro- was an adniimuble example of that sectatives. liberalism which was one of the forces. of firent Britain.

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Law expressed the hope that the Replying to questions, Mr. Bonar

United States would join the Council. No Naval Council het been formed.

Mm Billing Independent Member for Hertford asked whether there

thebe increased by discussion of that ort. He emphasised that the Robertson would not be impinged authority of General Sir William

upon by the appointment of General

LOYAL TO KERENSKY.,

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DROWNED

AMSTERDAM, Nov. 11.

TH BRAVURA ST. LEO-Unemilo and

three quarter

Me John Liddell's Gladiator weiter Mesars. Winsome and Hasty's The

(Mr. Burkill) 1

Oriole...(Mr. Hill) e Mr. John Peel's Springi

(Mr. Johnstone) 3 True: 8min. 42 2-ses...

TAL ECLIPSE 871x19.--One mila and a

quarter.

Mr. Cie's Lamplight...(Mr. Mollar)

A telegram from Gorizia relates the Mr. Ezra's Goodwood...(Mr. Erra) peror. very narrow escape of the Austrian Em-Mr. E. C. Feare's Sendrake (Mr. Hill)

Time: 2min. 44'2-58009. „ THE AUTUMx Cu-One mile and a

While crossing a torrent the motor car broke down, and a footmat and a soldier while carrying the monarch to wards the bank, full. All ware wept over a weir and were carried a consider

plunged into the, torrent, and, accom panied by his suite, rescued the Em- peror, who had been ecstantly inbmerged.

quarter:

(Mr. Stewart) 1

Mr. Henry Morriss Beaconsfeld Hr. C. R. Burkill's Winsome Dahlia

(Mr. Vidar

(Mr. Commons) Tax WRAMPOO STAKES-One mile and a

Time: Emin 393-58845-

half.

Turks is retired due north, smaller/sbinit affecting the future of Francs would be re-aucal representativer table distance beyond. Prince Felix, Mr. Penury's Wooze-Kazoo parties, like coveys of partridges, ar arat Britain, and even the to which Mr. Bonar Law replied that who arrived at a most critical moment, scattered in various directions, and dusting of the world. "The Allied the utility of the Council would not these are being cyulmlly confided] Governtients meant that

Supreme War Counéi! should be a real power in concdinating the military effort. Unfortunately there had not been time to consult America | Wilson. and Hussin before setting up this Council, but for the success of this gwah esperiment on which the vic-*- tory of the Allies depended, it wos essential that all the great Állies

TURKS ORGANISING."

LONDON, Nov. 12.

An official despatch from Egypt #tates that the Turks are organising behind the north brunch of the Wadi

· Sukereir...to the south-east corering, Beityibrin and Hebron.

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Our mounted troops progressed towards Eltine.

A night attack by the Scottish troops, on the enemy's right funk. captured some machine-guns.

The discovery of large war material

continues.

THE WESTERN FRONT.

RECIPROCAL ARTILLERY

ACTIVITY.

LONDON, Nov. 12. Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Huif reports!

There has been the nual recip cal artillery activity.

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GERMAN REPORT.

Lespos, Nov. 12. A German official message states: There has been intense artillery activity on the Yeer, in the region Rear Longarone, ·

EAST AFRICA.

"GERMANS IN HOSPITALS..

LONDON, Nov. 12. An official report from East Africa states:-

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THE NEW GERMAN VICE-

CHANCELLOR.

AMSTERDAM Nävä, 12.

should be represented. Therefore, { A Berlin official announcement stat es

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THE SAND AND GRAVEL DISPUTE.

· AN AWKWARD QUESTION BY

MR. BALFOUR. "*

LONDON, NOT. 12 "A White Paper on the Anglo-Dutch correspondence on the gravel question"

not only contended that the gravel transmitted was not intended for military purposes, but that the Rhine Convention and other agredienta impose on Holland the obligation to guarantee free naviga tion in the water lying between the Rhine and Belgium.

the "confidently anticipated securing that Herr von Payer has been appoint-shows that the Dutch Government have this agreement and co-operation ofed Vice Chancellor (in succession to Dr. America and Russia in it. The Helferich.) events of the war had demonstrated, even to the most suspicious mind, the need for greater Allied unity in the war control. Despite recunt hap- penings, the Allies still commended the essential ingredients of victory, which superiority ought to have carried us much farther along the road to victory, than the point we had at present rouebed. The fault

had not been with the navies or with

the absence of unity in the direction the armies, bat was entirely due to

of a war in connection with which we

THE PENNY POST.

QUESTION OF ITS ABOLITION,

LONDON, Nov. 19

Londen, said that he hoped that the The Postmaster General, speaking in

abolition of the penny post would be voidable, though he had seriously considered the matter more than once hincs his assumption of office.

THE GERMAN ELECTRICALLY- CONTROLLED BOATS,

The Admiralty explains that the

LONDON, Nor. 12.“

German bosts on the Beigian cont are

had never passed from rhetoric into reality, or from speech into strategy. All we had so far done was to set controlled by electricity, and pro- up a 'hake-believe unity which waspelled by petrol They carry 300 to good enough in peace but fatal in 500 pounds of bigh explosives and the war, because the Central Powers crew leave when the engine starts, and were acting on interior lines. That an accompanying seaplane signals to was an additional argument for the

unification of our efforts,

shore operator the direction in which to atser. Upon striking the objective, the charge explodes..

(Mt Springfield) 3

Ms. Durgor's Kowloon...(Mr. Stewart) 1 Mr. Robson's The Spotted Bird...

(Mr. Moiler) 2 Sir Ellis Kadoorie's Kalgan Chief

Time: 3min 17 3-888C% TEREAGAN PLATE-One mile. Mr. N. L. Sparke's Wild Gamble

(Mr. Ezra) 1 Mr. Seth's Havreve. (Mr. Commona) $ Mr. McBain's Golden Sub...

(Mr. MoBain) -3 Time: 2min, 08.3-38.

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Mr. John Peel's Sandy Holland regards her agreements as preventing an enforcement of her obliga the claim to prevent the departure of German ships captured at Antwerp by the Belgions!"

THE NEW UNION 'GOVERNMENT OP CANADA.

- AN APPEAL BY SIR ROHERT

BORDEN.

OTTAWA, Nov. 12. - The Premier, Sir Robert Borden, on behalf of the new Union Government, has issued an appeal to the electorate, in which he states:-The Government has thoroughly realised that in this rational sity for the fulfilment of its policies emergency there is an imperative neces with the least possible delay It plodges itself to prosecnts the war with ceaselean vigour, to strive for national unity, to administer the public departments with economy and efficiency, to device measures of taxation which will have regard to social justice, and to neglect THE BRITISH METAL INDUSTRIES. nothing that may be required to sustain

TAKING PRECAUTIONS.

A similary controlled boat was used by the experimental ship Fernon in

YOLUNTARY BREAD RATIONS FOR 1885.

GREAT BRITAIN.

LONDON, Nov. 12. Sir A. Tapp, Director of Food Economy, speaking at Marchester, outlined the following suggested

Time, 1.30 1-53acy. 2-Taz CHI CUF, 1 Milo Mr. Elruttus" Royalsand... (Mr. Vids) 1 Mr. Naville's Good Boy ...(MP. Knoll) 2 Mesura Winsome and Tasty's The

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Time, 2,00 45seca. 3-T. SHANGHAI STAKES, 14 Mile: Mesars. Winsome and Hasty's The

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(Mr. Hill Mr. Henry Morrisa Cranfield

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Mr. Penury's Woczce Razzo

(Mr. Commons) 0 Time, 3.12 4-Green. 1 -4 THE PAGODA Cur, 14 Mile: Messra. Stephen and Burkill's Dana

(Mr. Dalgleisb):1 Mr. McBain's Golden Sub

(Mr. McBain) 19

Alr. Seth's Hawkeye (Mn Commons). 3

Time, 2.4426acce. D-THE LA MU STAKES, 2 Milog-

tr. John Peel's Black Diamond.

(Mr. Stewart)

fr. Gibbins Standard Dahlia, FAN Q(Mr. Johnstone). 1

(Mr. Rowe)

Mr. Henry Morriss Wakefield

Time, 4.20 4-Breca.

our soldiers on servics or find comfort to those of their households they have left behind. It is firmly convinced that LONDON, Nor. 13. these objects can best be achieved by a In the House of Commons, replying classes, creeds, and interests. I appeal

Government representing all parties, MUSAROON SHIPPE COMPANIES The British found in Mdanda weekly voluntary rations of bread:to Sir J. B. Lonsdale, Unionist Member with confidence to its behalf for the hospital 61. Europeans and also at Men ugaged in heavy industrial or for Mid-Armagh, Sir Albert Stanley, sympathy and support of Camidian Massusa, the Jast German 4:1 Naval gricultural work. "128 ounels: ordi- President of the Board of Trade, people. gun blown up, and 57 Europeans inary industrial and other man announced that he was introducing a hospital...

workers, 112 ounces; then unoccu-Bill dealing with the non-ferrous metal We are near the main body of thepied or engaged in sedentary work, industries, which; he trusted, would Acery between Nangoo and Chiwata.

The allowances for prevent German Companies obtaining RUMOURED AMALGAMATION. now feared that some, at least, of the Eleven German officers and 61 women in the corresponding classes men in hospital at Kabamby south to be 80 ounces, 64 curces and 6 ward of Mgangia have offered to

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The following general allowances of other food cereals, except bread, are suggested as follows:-Mest, 12 GERMANY AND IRELAND, Founces; butter, 32 ounces; foto, 10:

ounces; sugar, 8 ounces,

No definite rations have been fixed für childrens

INTRIGUING WITH SINN FEIN

LEADERS.

NEW YORK, Nov. 12:

Chief nt the United States

Seer

Service laps, published two Fein-letter, which have re-

BRITAIN'S FINANCES.

LONDON, Nov. 19

control of the metals of the United Kingdom, after the war. The question of corresponding legislation by the Dominions was a matter for the Governments of the Dominions,

PATRIOTISM OF THE BRITISH WORKING CLAES.

1 HUGE COMBINE.

It is somewhat curio to note that the mushroom season should prove to be so closely associated with the fate of what are described as mushroom

ship ping companies, of which a surprisingly large crop sprang up with the rapidity: of growth associated with fungi It is

Lew shipping companies" which aim at LONDON, NO. 13.

speculation in shipping will pass out of The Liverpool Journal of Commerce existence as rapidly, as the year's mu

mash it is rumoured that one of the It is true that there he not yet been largest shipowning combines contem any actralinding-ap of

shipping plates an amalgamation with one of the compenice, but there are signs pointing largest colliery companies in South to this eventuality or to the pitiable Wales, NY TEKO plight to which some of them will be re-

Such a combination would be the

duend. The Tokyo Shosen Kaisha, à largest of its kind in the world and shipping company which was estab LONDON, Nov. 12. would control over a million tons of enjoying an linhedon

sho abipping market was

traor A most remarkable demonstration of shipping and six million tons of best been compelled to cancel i piana for working class patriotism was given U

steamer bituminous-coala-

doubling Its capital of 1,000,000 Sema the South Wales miners, whose ballot

time ago certain influențial bus pête mêm in Tokyo and Nagoya propened to tataly on the question of a strike, if the

Tish a shipbuilding company with capi Government rented out the miners for FATAL FIRE AT A MANCHESTER Toned this prop

tal of ¥2,000) bus have now at

Telys the army, resulted in a majority of

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cently come into the possession In the Ligue of Commoes, Mil Jently four to one against strike,

the American authorities, showing

King, Liberal Member for Somerset, despite the fact that three out of every carls that Germany "dungled the suggested that in order to strengthenave voting were militarily eligible

the financial position, gold houkbe bait of an Independent Iceland before withdrawn from Malta.

he extremista, but the Under Secretary of

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