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military topic, middle of Octobse and calculating Gorman march losses on the basis of the experience of 1870, and battlefield losses at only half the rate of those days, expressed

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illions to five millions, and the losses, be it noted, must have Leon chiefly atmong the best trained trops. Since that estimate was made, there has been heavy fighting in the eastern theatre of the War as well as in the western, resulting in

"AILE vory heavy losses to the Germans. 345 available reinforcements were long ago said to have been brought to the front, and while the accounts go to show that the Gerinana have fought heroically, they 3.00 have pointed at the same time to the fact that a rackless sacrifice of men has been characteristic of the fighting on the 4.16 Gorman side.. Lord... I ITOURNER, for example, tells us that cur losses, though heavy, have bra "slight compared 4.65 with those of the enemy. Manifestly,

Germany cannot continue for any great length of time to exhaust her strongth 2.45 in this way with any hope of ultimate victory, Apart from the losses sustained in actual fighting Colone! MaUDE in the article to which we have alluded pointed out that sickness and march lös ei tend to rise almost in geometric progression with every day that a forced march or protraced engagquent lasts, and in the cold, wet nights which have now tet in

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battle" in breaking down the spirit of the troops. Furthermore, the continu once of an almost hopeless struggle

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spread of disease, and we know that very serious diseases indeed have been showing themselves in the German tronches, whilst such troops as have not been in the tranches have been marched on insufficient rations as mercilenly as ever." By this time, of course, many of the footsore and LOISON OFFICE: 131, FUT STERKE, O slightly wounded have rejoined, but

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HONGKONG, NOVEMBER 28TH, 1914,

A DUTCHMAN writing recently of e vist

Colonel MAUDE aserted that where 10 per cort, were beaking down before, some- where neater 30 per cent, go down now, and generally as moro severe cases of collapse. Of courte, the same argument

might be applied alo to the other side,

reported to be good, and while their toxes in the fighting have been consider- able, the knowledge of that million men in training in the United Kingdom, in aldition to the forces which the Dominions are contributing must give our men at the front added confidente in victory and lead us to expect that the time is not far distant when the Allied armies east and neil will to conducting their operations a German territory

A cyclone or yphoon is reported from the Manila Observatory to be. W. of Palawan, moving Wa

Today is being observed at St. John's Cathedral as a Day of Intercession for Foreign Missions At Evensong (5.30 P.D.) an address will be given by the Biship of Victoria. The Bishop will also preach at the Cathedral tomorrow morning

but the reports ludica e that it doas to Berlin said: - Generally the Germans not apply to anything like the same speak highly of the French. They despiso extent. They have been supported by no the Russians. Their hatred of the British false hopes, and certainly the preent is so bitter and so strong that it seemsition gives them no cause for despair. almost comical. They want to destroy Caly a few days go the health of the Britain. Patriotie Germans surely British and French Armies was officially dream of seeing Bie Edward Grey, M. CHURCHILL and possibly Mr. ASQUITH and Lord KITCHENER marching down Unter den Linden in chains on their way to the State prison of Alt-Moabit. Since that was written we imagine the scales have fallen from the eyes of the German people, They must realise by this time that their dream of destroying Britain is 87 visionary as the expectations they enter tained of occupying Paris within a month of the outbreak of war. German opinion of the French Army has certainly changed greatly since the war began, while the failure of the German Generals to carry out the EAISER'S command to walk over General FRENCH's contemptible little army" has doubtless served to increase their respect for British arms, and possibly also their hatred of the British which the Dutch visitor to Berlin found to be carried

It appears from reports in Manila te such comical lengths. And now, after papers that farther operations are con the disastrous defeat of the German | templated for the salvage of the Bengtoe, amies in Poland, we imagine that Guy who is now at Manila, las boon wrecked on Moyano Shoal. Captain thoir Russian enemy will no longer seriously ill All the cargo worth saving be despised in Berlin. It must be has been removed from the steamer. intensely galling to the KAISER and his military entourage to learn of this blow to German military prestige. We are told in the telegrams that the German strategical error which led to so eshing a defeat, has astounded the Russians. Evidently the explanation of the fatal move is that the German General unwisely despised his adversary. Such a victory as the Russians have achieved in Poland brings appreciably nearer the final downfall of Germany, for this defeat of the Germans must greatly facilitate the advance of the allies towards Berlin The Germans are not in a position now to replace these losses without weakening their position on the western front. There is no room for doubt that the percentage of their losses since the war begna has been very much greater than their suffered. Colond

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At the Summary Court yesterday, the case was mentioned in which 4. R. Ellis and the City Printing Co., Ltd,, to recover $500, alleged to be due for salary. Mr. Heywood, for plaintiff, said he had no further instructions as his client had one to the front. Mr. R. O Faithfull, for the defendant Company, asked for judgment to be given for the defendants with coste. The plaintiff had joined the reil of honour." This ·COUTS6" Was adopted.

THE ROYAL HONGKONG GOLF CLUB.

The final of the Championship (30 holes) heween Mr. J. Clark and Captain C. Campbell will tako place over Fan Ling to-morrow (Sunday). The First Round Second Round at 130, will cominence at 10 o'clock and the

The courtery of the green is requested bosween 10 and 10.15 a.m., and 1.30 and 1.45 p.med

The Captain of the Club (Mr. E. J. Grist) will referee the Match.

THE

WAR.

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DISASTROUS DEFEAT OF THE

GERMANS IN POLAND.

RUSSIANS SURROUND THE ENEMY AND INFLICT TREMENDOUS LOSSES.

EVERYTHING POINTS TO THE OVERTHROW OF THE

GERMAN ARMIES IN POLAND

LONDON, November 26th.

2.20 p.m.

Everything points to the overthrow of the German Armies operating

in Poland. The situation respecting the fighting between the Vistula and the Warta is summed up in a telegram from a good Russian sourco which says The deroute of the Germans is complete."

6.55 p.m.

In the House of Lords, Lord Kitchener announced that the Rusiens" had checked and defeated the Germans, whose losses were heavier than ever before.

7.00 p.m.

A Petrograd message says that the German strategy has satounded the Russians. The enemy intended a simultaneous advance on Lodz from the north and south to soise the railway between Skierniewice and Piotrkow, and thus separate the northern and southern Russian Arunes The Germans became sandwiched, except in the west, and beir advance from Centochowa, iniled. Their theories led them to disaster.

They broke through and captured folushky, southeast of Lodz, on the Warsaw-Vienna railway, but the gap was filled from the east and the Germans were surrounded. Here they sustained their main losses, Further southward, also, numbers of the enemy were hopelessly cut off.

9:05 0.10:

A Petrograd communiqué saya!-

The battle of Lodz continues to develop to our advantage. Tho efforts of the Germans are directed to facilitating the retreat of their various Army Corps, which, having penetrated in the direction uf Breziny, are retiring in the region of Strykow under conditione very

unfavourable to them?

BIGHT THOUSAND AUSTRIAN PRISONERS IN ONE DAY

"We

We are meeting with success on the Austrian front, and took 8,000

prisoners yesterday, including two whole regiments with their com

manders and officers,

THE STRUGGLE IN FRANCE AND

BELGIUM.

LULL IN THE OPERATIONS.

To-day's Paris communique says:

LONDON, November salh.

5.15 p.m.

There was no important actim yesterday. The cannonade in the north diminished in intensity. There have been no infantry attacks against

us, and we progr

slightly at certain points.

The bombardment was continued in the Arras region. The enemy,

in a completely abortive attack on Missy, sustained serious lossez

We progressed westward of Sousin,

Calm prevailed in Argonne, Wocvre, Lorraine, and the Vosges,

There has been an abundant smawfall, especially on the heights of

the Vosges.

LONDON, November 27th.

12.55 .m.

The Paris evening communque says:— There has been complete calm in Belgium,

There were cannonades in the Centre, but no nfantry attacks. Nothing noteworthy occurred in Argonne, but there was a light

engagement east of Verdun,

[PRENCH OFFICIAL TELEGRAM VIA PEKING

On the 25th, in the north, there were attacks from the German infantry, but the cannonading was less violent. The Allies progressed slightly at several points. "The bombardment continued in the Arras region. The Germans led an attack against the Aisne but were met with a full check in which they encountered very serious losses. The French troops progressed west of Sonain, which in looked upon as a very notable fact.

SIR JOHN FRENCII AND HIS TROOPS.

ADDED LUSTRE TO MAGNIFICENT TRADITIONS."

LONDON, November 27th.

Field Marshal Sir John French, m an Army Order issued on the 22nd inst., said: Your fighting qualities, courage and endurave lave been subjected to the most trying and severe teste, and you have proved yourselves worthy descendants of the British soldiers of the past, and added lustre to their magnificent traditions.

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LORD KITCHENER ON THE GENERAL SITUATION.

FAILURE OF THE GERMAN OFFENSIVE.

LONDON, November 26th.

5.45 0..

In the House of Lords, the Secretary of State for War, Earl Kitchener, reviewing the situation, emphasized that the Germans had made no advance since he last addressed the House. The arrival of the Indian

contingent had been of great assistance, Our lose had naturally ben

heavy, but they were slight compared with those sustained by the enemy.

Lord Kitchener announced fast we were in touch with Turkish

forces thirty miles east of Suez.

The Government, his lordship said, desired the people to have ali

the information that was possible without detriment to our military

interests.

Lord Kitchener mentioned that the delay of the fall of Antwerp just gave Field Marahai Sir John French time, by a bold forward movement, to prevent the German, from reaching the North Coast of France. He eulogised Sir John French's Army saying that for a time, they were attacked by eleven German Army Corps, and afterwards defeated the Prussian Guards Lord Kitchener also paid a warm tributo to the fighting qualities of the Frenchmen.

BRITISH BATTLESHIP BLOWN UP OFF SHEERNESS.

DUE TO MAGAZINE EXPLOSION.

HEAVY DEATH-ROLL.

LONDON, November 26th.

5.15 p.m.

The First Lord of the Admiralty (Mr. Winston Churchill) announced

in the House of Commons that the bittleship Bulwark has been blown up off Sheerness. Mr. Churchill added that only twelve men were saved out of a crew of seven or eight hundred. The Vice-Admiral and Rear-Admiral who were present reported that it was an internal magazine explosion which rent the ship arunder. There was no upheaval of the water, and the battleship had entirely disappeared when the smoke cleared. The loss, said the First Lord, did not affect the military position, but he regretted the loss of life.

ammunition.

LATER. The disaster is attributed to an accidental explosion while loading

LONDON, November 27th..

8.20 .m The Admiralty has issued a list of fourteen men who were the survivors from the Bulwark,

H.MS. Bulware was constructed in 1899, and had a displacement of 15,000 tons, & speed of 18.15 knots, and a complement of 781. Her principal armament was four 12-inch, and twelve 6 inch guns.} /

THE BOMBARDMENT OF ZEEBRUGGE

LONDON, November 27th. The four warships engaged in the bombardment of Zeebrugge, near Ostend, have returned to port. The cbject of the operations has been accomplished.

BRITISH WAR LOAN OVER-SUBSCRIBED,

LONDON, November 27th. 4.10 p.m.

Mr. Lloyd George, Chancellor of the Exchequer, announced in the House of Commons that the War Loas had been over subscribed.

The Chancellor did not state the amount subscribed but said a feature was the enormous number of small applicants, nearly one hundred thousand.

The Chancellor emphasised the success of the Government measures regarding Bills of Exchange and the Stock Exchange, and said that despite the war Great Britain was stillsupreme in international trade and commerce, while the British money market was in a better position now than any money market in the world.

APPOINTMENT OF A HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR CYPRUS,

LONDON, November 27th. Major Sir John Eugene Clauson, K.C.M.G., Lieutenant Governor of Malta, and formerly Chief Secretary to the Government of Cyprus, has been appointed High Commissioner of Cyprus.

Q ON BATTLE LYRICS.

Sir A. Quiller Couch ("Q"), lecturing at Cambridge on patriotism in literature, said many well-intentioned, superior persons could not understand the state of jind of Mr. Thomas Atkins which induced him to adopt Tipperary as his battle song.

A clergyman in the west, deeming the song inadequate to the spirit that had animated a soldier in this war, sat down snd composed to the tune of it a lyric of which Sir A. Quiller-Coach quoted two lines:

Good-bye, self-indulgence, Farewell the soft armchair,

to which the British soldier responded:

“ Have a banana,"

The enemy wondered that our men marched, and so obstinately, too, to stuff like “Tipperary," when by rights they should be answering the perpetual "Watch on the Rhine with a perpetual "Rule, Britannia. But our Rhine was no river no Thames. Our Rhine was the royal sweep of seven oceans. The waters of our baptism flowed, past Dover, through the Straits of Hercules (Gibraltar), down past the Cape of Storma (Cape of Good Hope), by dívide again to reach, to coast to claim Hindustan and Australia. Our Bonn

ramparts of Quebec, and the citadel Rock. of Gibraltar

HELP FOR COTTON GROWERS.

£5,000,000 LOAN FOR EGYPT.

The Government, it seems, have come to the assistance of Egypt in the matter of the cotton crop, says the liester Guardian. It was first suggested to the Egyptian Government by somebody that they should purchase their undisposable portion of this year's crop, but this, their Financial Adviser says, in a Note just issued, was found to be impracticable and, financially unsound. It was then de- cided to ascertain the proportion of the crop to be liquidated and to give financial assistance, at the same time asking for the help of the British Government. A Commission which came to this country reported that spinners would probably- purchase 5,000,000 cantars, and in order to make sure of a good market next sea- sou for the remainder-say, 2,500,000 cantars the area under cotton next season should be reduced by 40 per cent. This, however, and the fall in values, will produce so much suffering that, accord- Government has consented to ing to the Financial Adviser, the British guarantee

and Bingen and Drachenfels (on the to amaximum of £5,000,000 any som Rhine) were the Heads of Sydney, the berrow-to meet the situation.

the Egyptian Government may have to