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THE WAR.

CRUEL GERMAN LOSSES.

DESPERATE STREET FIGHTING NEAR

GERMAN

DVINSK.

CRUISER

TORPEDOFD.

PROGRESS OF ITALIAN OFFENSIVE.

HEAVY FIGHTING IN SERBIA.

FRANCO-BELGIAN FRONT

(THROUGH BEUTER'S AGENCY.j EIGHT GERMAN DEFEATS. IN ATTACKS ON GIVENCHY WOOD.

Panis, October 24th. The Germans made a night attack an Givenchy Wood, and suffered their eighth defeat here in' five days. A communique says that the Germans we decimated whenever they left the trenches, and were compelled 110

retire. The French

artillery was most active on the rest of the front, destroying enemy trenches and works, especially in the regious of Lihous- Champagne and Lorraine.

ARTILLERY ACTIVITY,

BRITISH SUCCESS IN AERIAL FIGHTS.

LONDON, October 24th.

THE HONGKONG, DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, OCTOBEK 26rn, 1916.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

BRITISH SUBMARINE SINKS GERMAN CRUISER.

PETROGRAD, October 25th. An official announcement states that u British submarine sank a German cruiser of the Prinz Adalbert class near Libau.

Vessels of the Prinz Adalberi class are of 50 tons, ami have a spod of from 20.3 to 20. knots. The armamen consists of tour 8.2 in., feu 6 in, twelve 3,dia, and eighteen snail guns,}

THE SERBIAN FRONT.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

BULGARIAN · ATTACKS FRUSTRATED.

BY FRENCH FLANK OFFENSIVE,

PARTS, October 24th.

The Bulgarian attacks in the great battle of Kupruli have been completely

HEAVY FIGHTING,

Nis. October 24th.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENOT.] THE MURDER OF MISS CAVELL.

NO PARALLEL IN GREAT

BRITAIN'S RECORDS.

NEW YORK. October 24th.

CORRESPONDENCE.

THE NEXT BANK HOLIDAY, [TO THE EDITOR OF THE "HONGKONG DAILY PRESS.")

Hosokong, October 25th. SIR,The annonarement that Wednes day the 10th November has been gazetted

TYPHOON WARNINGS.

The following telegrams wern received

WAR NEWS.

AUSTRALIAN EFFORT, ·

at the American Consulate-General from. A recent official publication shows that the Manila Observatory :--

October 24th, 5,45 5.

Australia on July 10th hid raised an Ex-" peditionary Force of 91,497 men, and up to

Cyclone or typhoon S.W. of Manila the end of July had subcribed £3,106,000 moving W. or N.W.

October 24th, 5.30 p.m. Cyclone or typhoon W. of Manila, more Cyclone or typhoon S.W. of Gunm than 100 miles distant morning W. N.W.

moving W.N.W'.

October 25th, 11 a.m.

10 the variants way t

WINTER CAMPAIGN.

ITALIANS 35 KEEN AS THE MOUNTAIN AIR.

The Rone correspondent of the Central News telegraph

Winter has made an early appearance

in the Alps, Snow is falling every day, Cyclone or typhoon W. of Guam moving but in spite of the weather conditions the.

In the course of an interview with as a general holiday in substitution for representative of the Associated Press of Monday the sih will be rend by many of America, the Home Secretary said that your readers with a sense of doop regret, there is no parallel in the whole record considering that a day off" in the of Great Britain of the case of Miss middle of a week will not allow of much Cavell.

Even in cases of clearly proved time for enjoyment, which is the purpose.

of a holiday. I am certain that if the mean- espionags Great Britain has not son-

bers of the mercantile community were tened a woman to death. Sir John

asked, the majority, if not all, would vote Simon explained that there wore vaste for a holiday or the 8th in preference "to opportunities for the defence of persons

one on the 19th. He cited! accosed of military Beners, the case of a German woman geting in association with a male spy. Both were overwhelmingly - convicted of espionage, but the woman, was sentened, tu yees' imprisonment.

GERMANY REALISES HER BLUNDER.

AMSTERDAM, October 24th

Σχετι

That Berlin realises in blunder of the murder of Miss Cavolt is shown by inspired telegram attempting to defend the extention. It says that the antenes was based The provisions of the Imperial-Penal Code and the Military Pereal Code. These are most michivalrous

endeavours.

on

RUSSIA'S WAR CREDIT. FISCAL SYSTEM TO BE REFORMED.

PETROGRAD, October 24th.

An Ukase authorises a credit for opera- tions abroad amounting to £550,000,000

sterling

The Minister of Finance foreshadows a

tea, sugar and matches.

The State nonopoly of tea which is pro- jected is estimated to yield 100,000,000 roubles annually.

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Italian soldiers are fighting and marching. unerasingly, and their moral is as keen as the mountain air. Many of the troops were not long ago lighting in the burning- plains of Lily, but the changed: enndi- tions are without effect on their health ur their enthusiasm.

ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL HONGKONG F.C.. BELCHER'S. There will be a practice match between

There is not the slightest doubt that win- A holiday preceded by Saturday and the Hongkong F. C. and Keleher's on the ter will have no effect whatever on th On the can campaigs in the Trentino. Sunday means to most of us, psor hard-Club ground to morrow (Wednesday), com-

forward to a more energetic offensive, since working men, 2 to 2) days' leave, which-eing at 5 pm. shup. The followingray, the 1talian General Staff is looking have been selected to play for the Clubs the Austrians will and be able to use their will permit of dying visits to same neigh houring port or extended outing with R. S. Swan; P. B. Gardner and F. W.nubile artillery.. sufficient time to return to work. As it

Black; R. Edwards, T.-H. Chassels, and M. 1. Railton; X. V. Uvoucher, H. McE. is, we have been robbed of this pleasu es

It apjones that the careantion of the "MeTavish, P. Tod, W. V. Ponnell, wand J. Emperop of Jaging on the toth proximo is | Rodger, responsible for the alteration of our next

KISEN KAISHA, SAN FRANCISCO PORT OF CALL FOR SOUTH AMERICAN LINERS.

holiday; if so, I must confess I do not see THE TOYO where we evide in, being so distant from the empire where the festival, ie to take place.

En emelusion, may I spped to the public; who know our holidays are few and far between, to support my humble suggestion to the Authorities that holiday on the 8th November be ebanged? Yours faithfully,

CONCI DE RATION:

our

not

ALLEGED WILFUL PERJURY, EXTRAORDINARY TRIAL OPENS.

The trial opened at the Criminal Sessions, yesterday, before the Chief Justice (Sir Wm, Rees Davies, K.(..) and a jury of the case in which three Chinng

The correspondent of the Corriere Italia, in th wecount of a visit he has That paid to the ground enquered in the Trentine, says that the Austrians in their retirements imm and destroy everything. Thr beauti- towns, villages, and farms. ful health resorts, with their hotels and į sanatoris, built at a east of millions of lime. have shared h Suse fate; and the cimrubes and elnek towers have been like wis demistischard- anything, in fact, that may afford shelter to the Italians. Along the roads the Italian troops continually fint explosives inried under the roads and

The Toyu Kisen Kaisha leving chained official kinetion From the Vioverint fr is South American liners to call at Sanpaths ennected with electric wires, ward voyages, 285 the Japan, Buretic, telegraphically instructed the myo-mover. Francisco, both on the outward and home-

when ler: Yokohama on the ult. to call at San Francisco.

THE ZEPPELIN RAIDS.

GERMÁN XIEWS.

The reports of the recent air raids weru

The Seign-mara, now in Yokohama, and schulaled "to leave for South America ci | published ju Germany under enormous the 24th proximo, will also call at Sanhendlines, but at first at any rate there Cooul Re- was not very much cuminen, Francisen.

yullow publishes an enthusiastic article.. He says it is no exaggeration to say that the whole German people is filled with the burning wish and funging ait there may be full and ruthless use of all pos sible weapons which Germany can employ against England. He proceeds:

SHANGHAI ST. ANDREW'S SOCIETY.

THE OBSERVANCE OF ST. ANDREW'S DAY.

The coming days of antaum and early winter, with their ever-lengthening nights, will, we hope, provide plenty of At the annual meeting of members of opportunities to show London, the heart?

will be more emphatic and thorough than the ones before it. People in Germany will contine as before to pass over with.

The

arrested owing to the flank offensive by reformation of the whole of the fiscal of the merchant class, named Hung Hon the Shanghai St. Andrew's Sciety last of the money world, what we think of its the French from the south, on the front system on the basis of an income tax, with Chi. Hung Sun Ya, and Hung Hing Yin week, the Chairman (Dr. H. G. Patrick, anetity, and we hope that every visit were charged with committing wilful Field Marshal Sir John French, in a

perjury. The case against, the first despatch, says that there his rem con-if Krivolak, on the Salonika railway, to tax on textiles and State monopolieg of

nawed was preceded with first. siderable artillery activity south of La Strumnitza.

Mr. Eldon Potter (instructed by the Bassee Canal during the last Three days.

Crown Solicitor and by Mr. W. E. L. Shenton) appeared for the Crows, and There is nothing important to report in

the Hon. Mr. H. E. Pullock, K.C., and connection with the remainder of the

front.

F. X. d'Almada) were for the defence.

The jury was composed of the fellow ing: Messrs. A. Stevenson, A. Edward, H. Seth, H. I. Jones, D. Rumjahn, O. I Chunnett, and E. M. Sadick.

The British have

lights.

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Won

A Popuntasique says: Fighting in

four aerial the direction of Belgrade continues with AMERICAN OVERSEAS TRUST. Mr. E; C. Jenkin (instracted by Mr.untry had a heavy task before it, but ously injured, and that some babies have

FRENCH STRATEGY. EFFECT OF BATTLE OF CHAMPAGNE.

PARES, October 25th. An official Eye-witness says that it is only now possible to view the effect of

the battle of Champagne in its entirety, A careful investigation of the battlefeld demonstrates that no matter how powerful are the enemy's entrenchinents, they will be no shelter from he French batteries, and that the strategical rupture so feared

by the Germans can be effected. RUSSIAN FRONT.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] CRUEL GERMAN LOSSES.

PETROGRAD, October 25th.

A communiqué states that the Germans

counter.

out change. Near Kaiazhevals strong enemy forces captured Maetchack after determined · fighting, but we attacked and re-took the position. We also recaptured a position on the right bank of the Nichava. Fighting continues

on the left bank.

There has been fighting at Krivolak, forty-five miles south of Uskub, in which French troops were fighting on our side.

ENEMY CLAIMS:

AMSTERDAM, October 24th,

A Sofia communiqué claims that the| Bulgarians have taken a part of Uskub,

and says that a violent battle continues

AUSTRO-GERMAN ADVANCE

ARRESTED,

FRENCH TROOPS FIGHTING.

PARIS, October 25th. Official Salonika reports state that French troops attacked the Bulgarians on Friday evening south of Strumnitza, and captured Rabrove.. Fighting con- The Austro-German advance on Serce fighting has been resumed on the the Serbian front has been arrested.

have captured a village south-east of

Riga.

A Zeppelin bombed Riga on Friday

tht.

front.

Ginnes.

PARIS, October 25th. A communique shows that the village of Rabrovo, which is mine miles south of Strumnitza, was occupied by the French on Thursday-not Friday. The French The Russians captured several villages losses were of the slightest,

Cormans on Saturday captured er several attacks. They suffered sses in the ensuing desperate fighting in the streets.

cru

in the lake district east of Vilma.

Another telegram from Salonika says

A German communique claims the cap-that the Serbians in Kupruli, otherwise ture of 2,858 prisoners in the storming Veles, recaptured half the town, while

of Ilux.

NAVAL ACTIVITIES.

[THROUGH AKUTER'S AGENCY.) RUSSIAN FLEET BOMBARD BULGARIAN PORTS.

Paris, October 24th.

It is reported that the Russian fleet most effectively, bozabsrded the Bulgarian Black Sea ports of Varna and Burgas, and created indescribable panie.

OF

BOMBARDMENT

BULGARIAN COAST.

BRINDISI, October 25th.

WASHINGTON, October 25th. Mr. Redfield, Secretary of Commerce, has announced the formation of an American Trust Company similar in organisation to the Netherlands Overscas Trust, which will bandle American pro- ducts for abroad with the assurance that they will not reach briligerents, AUSTRO-ITALIAN FRONT.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

THE ITALIAN OFFENSIVE. IMPORTANT POSITIONS STORMED

İN CARSO.

ROME, October 25th.

A communiqué says that the Italians continued their successful offensive, occupying a village and heights above the Ledro Valley, storming two redoubts in Upper Cordevole, completing the seizure of the southeastern slopes of Mozli, in Montenero, and capturing trenches near Gorizia.

Centre.

Över 1,000 prisoners were taken along the Isonzo front during the day. THE NEAR EAST

who presided in the absence of Sir Everard Fraser), when referring to the celebration of St. Andrew's Day, pointed out that a sub-committee had heep wool and intelligent smile the reports appointed, where report had been consi- which may be expected in the next few dered by the general committer, but they days in the English newspapers and the had not been able to come forward with news Rent to neutral countries. any suggestion. Their opinion, however, world will learn once more that no mate was that it was not desirable to celeris damage has been done, but that an. brate the day with any hilarity. The old man and a young girl have been geri- they all felt that they had nothing to been burnt in their cradles. We shall despair of They could all look with also Fear of the bomb in the girls' school. confidence both to the men who were in and of the person of middle age whoso the firing line and to those who were arm has been torn from his body." guiding the policy by which the nation

Cunt Reventlow make the usual rth was facing the enemy. It was their duty marks about the for ifications of London, to do what they could to keep their own and says:

If Mr. Potter explained that in 1912 twe spirits up and to do what was possible to

encourage those who were at home, of the defendants and the present com-they could diy it in any way and associate plainant (Leung Taz Ching) were part their Patron Saint they would do where he is vulnerable"

in the Ying Chiu Wo Hing Ki but they thought it was better nut to have any outward celebration of the day. A concert could probably be arranged at firm, which carried on business : No.

a later date. 80, Bonham Strand. There were also a number of other partners. Abent. July or August in the same year, another firmu, the Wing Choong Sing, came into existence. The three me already men- tioned were partners and Hung Sun Yu was also partner of the concern.

ters

We mention this only incidentally. to hit him with unbounded ruthlessness, The main thing is to hit the enemy, and

Count Reventlow asserts at some length this seem to be a new invention-Chat early in the war the British Pressenlarged with fenelish joy upon the way in which fuming would steadily increase in Ger- many and upon the starvation of old and sick up and fumishing wonden with their dying babies." He did not

Mr. Duncan McNeil said that S Andrew's Day was a day which bright Scotsmen out fier together, and day which also brought them and members

He ends by

of other nations together. think, and there were others who shared draying thus the ubject of the air raids is merely to frighten people, and sayari the opinion, that this was the time for The object is merely to destroy as far as The only way possible what is directly or indirectly use- Tuy kind of celebration.

that firm the first prisoner had a share they could celebrate was as they did lastful to Great Britain for the further pro-

of 83,000 in his own name, the second mau had a share of 83,000 in a tong name, and the complainant also $3,000 in his own amė.

that this year St. Andrew's Day be marked, not by any celebration, but by the contribution on the part of individual members of the Society to the funds of the Scottish Red Cross Society.

secution of the war.'

GERMANY'S SALVATION.

WAR OR REVOLUTION,

The following is translated from the Berlin military Kreuzeitung organ:-

The war, properly considered, has

Pacificism been Germany's salvation,

the

Mr. J. Cochrane seconded, and the re-i solution was unanimously carried

Mr. Dowie suggested that circulars b internationalism, anti-militarism, and all sent to all the members asking them to the other noxious weeds of modern times,

before 28th the stupid German Michael was at contribute not less than $10, and that the had reached such a flourishing stage that subscriptions be sent in November, so that the result could be point of being fatally infected with the

announced on St. Andrew's Day.

The Chairman said the suggestion would be acted upon.

Dr. Patrick explained the work being done by the Red Cross Society, and a hearty vole of thanks having been passed to him, the meeting terminated.

KAISER DEMANDS REVERENCE!

EGOTISTICAL, ADDRESS TO A NEWLY

diseases.

"Then came the war, and through it our Kaiser saved, not the people only, but the old German nobility, from certain ruin. That nobility has nothing to fear. from the war, for even in the event of defeat, the people, grateful for the heroic efforts of its noble leaders, will not rise against the aristocracy.

year, by giving to some fund which would help the cause which they all had at heart. The response last year was splendid, but he thought it ought to be He proposed better this year, and that they should aim The business of this at raising at least 86,000. concern was carried on the same flour as the other firm, the same counter and safe were used, and there were common partners and a common accountant. The relationship between the two firms was As a result of a There was fierce fighting in Carso, therefor every close. where important positions were stormed dispute between the partners, Leung Tsz by both sides several times, but the Ching brought action against the other Italians in the evening held the ground two men mentioned (the first two de profits on the firm's working. Then gained on the Left Wing, and in the fendants) suing them for his share of the criminal proceedings were instituted against the present complainant; he was arrested, and taken before the Magis trate (Mr. R. E. Lindsell) and charged with the embezzlement of $1,500 belong- ing to the Wing Cheong Sing firm. The third prisoner swore information that he was partner in the firm, and it was on the information given by him that, Leung Tez Ching was arrested. The case was

at the dismissed

Magistracy, and Leung Tsz Ching was now charging ma a and the other two with Mr. Potter suggested that perjury. the prosecution of his client at the

It would seem from this too. transparent Magistracy was in order to endeavour him out of the civil "squeeze

If after the too suriden departure of attemp's to placate it, remarks a London Archbishop Libowski I have approved paper, that Germany's old, nobility' It was a case where & proceedings. deeply touches.. "To an old soldier number of men, being sued, said to them your being called to the Archbishopric of foreseeing disaster to its country, is once like myself no honour equals the goodwill selves: "This fellow has brought this Gnesen, this has been done with the desire more getting frightened of that demperacr action; we will bring him into the that you, as a good shepherd, will faster whose blood and sweat it lived until Police Court, and he won't like to face and support among the souls entrusted to Germany had to choose between war and the music" However, the man did face you and among the c'ergy spirit of the music, and he was discharged. As reverence and loyalty towards me and my regards the frat prisoner, he gave cer- house, a respect for the laws of countries. an evidenes before Mr. Lindsell in was in respect of that evidence that be support of the criminal charge, and it B'AS arrested.

-The hearing was adjourned.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.} SIR IAN HAMILTON. THE ANZACS' FAREWELL.

LONDON, October 24th. Beuter's correspondent at the Dar- Serbian frontier does not exered a depth danelles says that General Birdwood tele

the other half is under the fire of the Serbian guns,

The Austro-German advance

of seven miles.

GENERAL.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.) AMERICAN FINANCE.. FRESH FALL IN STEBLİNG- EXCHANGE.

the

graphed to Sir Ian Hamilton on the 17th irst, stating that "the Australian and New Zealand troops greatly regr your departure and send best wishes."

Sir Ian Hamilton replied that he was

of the Anzac heroes."

:

NEW YORK, October 25th, There has been a fresh fall in sterling

According to the Lancet, the fact that ...exchange owing to the enormous volume

of exporte causing a flood of bills on cholera is raging in Eastern Europe need cause little apprehension as to the spread London and Paris.

It is noticeable that of the disease westward, since the ports there is an increase in the export of through which it might reach us are closed foodstuffs, while the imports have fallen: i owing to the war.

It is stated that an Italian squadron is co-operating in the blockade and bom: bardment of the Bulgarian coast.

this

APPOINTED ARCRÐIÐROP.

A Berlin telegram states that after the ceremony of the wearing-in of the recently appointed Archbishop of Cresen, Doctor Edmund Dalbor, at the German Main Headquarters, the Kaiser made a speech

in which he said:

"A heavy task is awaiting you which, owing to the special conditions in your diocese, and especially in present circum more than the ordinary sense. alances, demands prudence and loyalty in

It will be far otherwise, however, We shall yet be absolute masters in the world. All the chimerical ideas of the democracy will be driven. forth for ever- more. We must finish for good with the host of charlatans who preach these silly doctrines, but to do that successfully it is essential that we should be the all- powerful, dictators in every part of the. globe.

The great task before our old families when the war shall have terminated will be to purge our land from revolutionary ideas, to that our nobility may recover its splendour, its power, and its ancient. authority"

révolution.

That some raw materiale in Germany. the obedience due to authorities, and have risen to famine prices can he inhabitants of your diocese; and especially Cologne Gazette, which offer rubber et harmony among the German and Polish deduced from advertisements In the hat you will work for the reconciliation £3 per kilogramme (21.5 lbs.) says, 30%.

per lb. of existing differenc