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THE WAR.
THE HONGKONG, DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 2ND 1916.
GREEK REPLY
TO ENTENTE.
REFUSAL OF MILITARY RESTRICTIONS.
BELGIAN COAST
BOMBARDED.
SERBIAN REFUGEES' PRIVATIONS.
SWEDEN URGED TO ABANDON NEUTRALITY¶.
LORD KITCHENER'S RECEPTION IN GALLIPOLI,
THE BALKANS.
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AIRSHIP ACTIVITY,
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LORD KITCHENER'S VISIT TO GALLIPOLI,
WITHIN 20 YARDS OF TURKISH TRENCHES.
LONDON, November 30th. Reuter's Special Correspondent at the Dardanelles says that Lord Kitchener visited Mudros, Cape Helles, and Antac, and conferred with General Munro. The visite were a surprise, but the news spread like wildfire, The soldiers rushed from their dugouts and ran to the beach. The spontaneous cheering accorded, the War Minister by the Dominion troops was magnificent.
Lord Kitchener said how much the King appreciated the splendid services of the men. Thon, with General Birdwood; he atrods up very steep paths along the Bring line. Ho looked very healthy, and was most cheery. He spoke to the men in the trenches everywhere, scerning danger. Once he was within 20 yards of the Turks. His lordship met all the
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MOVEMENTS.
TRAFFIC CONGESTED.
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IMPORTANT GERMAN TROOP NEW GOVERNORS APPOINTED.
SINGAPORE'S COLONIAL SECRE TARY PROMOTED.
LONDON, November 30th. Sir John Anderson (Under-Secretary are indications of important German of State for the Colouis) has been ap
LONDON, November 30th.
A telegram from Rotterdam says there
Sir
MACAO · NOTES. [FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT]
MACAO, December 1st THE NEW WATCHMEN. While our military force is limited in number, the administrative authority is engaging more Chinese of the lower orders as watchmen, the total number now being between 350 and 400.
Every one knows what many of the commoner
troop movements on the Western Front pointed Governor of Ceylon on
Becretary of the Treasury.
Sir George Fiddes will succeed
Traffic is congested in the west and south-Robert Chalmers resuining his office as Chinese are, that they often belong to
wast of Germany, whence no newspapers have reached Holland for four days, Also, the Germans are keeping a strist watch on the German-Dutch frontier to prevent news leaking out.
GERMANY INVINCIBLE.
BOMBAST IN THE REICHSTAG.
Her enemies were wrong in
some searet secrety or other and that
Sir they will not give one another away."
For more than a month we have seen
John Anderson,
Sir Henry Hesketh Bell has been a great -pointed Governor of Mauritius.
Sir Edward Merewether has been ap- pointed Governor of the Leeward Islands, and Mr. Richard Wilkinson (Colonial Secretary of Straits Settlements) Gov- erner of Sierra Leone.
AMSTERDAM, December 18t. The Reichstag has opened. The Pro NEW PORTUGUESE MINISTRY, ident, in a speech, bombastically claimed,
LISBON, November 30th. that Germany was invincible on the bat-
The New Ministry has been constituted tlefield.
as follows:-Prime Minister and Minister thinking to destroy Germany economical of Finance, Sen. Alfonso Costa; Foreign ly. He admitted a scarcity causing hard- Minister, Sen. Scards; War Minister, Sen. De Mattos; Minister of Colonies, Sen. Gaspar
GREEK REPLY TO ENTENTE, GERMAN SUBMARINE'S BACK higher Australian officers and obtained ships to the German poor, but declared
REFUSAL OF MILITARY
RESTRICTIONS,
LONDON, November 30th- The Greek reply to the Entente Powers declares that Greece will maintain nea- trality so long as her sovereign rights sro not infringed and no restrictions of
military character are imposed. It contends that with Salonika and its rail. way connections in the hands of the Allies the Greek forces will be deprived of their only provisioning base,
Nevertheless both parties are hopeful of a satisfactory result, PITIFUL PLIGHT OF SERBIAN REFUGEES.
PRIVATIONS OF A NISH PARTY.
SALONIKI, November 30th.
The country is covered with deep snow, A party in charge of the British Vice- Consulat Nish arrived on the 29th inst., after a trying journey through Albania The -owing to the lack of conveyance,
party, which included dadies, had to walk for nine days over snowelad mountains and frightful roads, and finally arrived at Dibra, where they managed to procure
earringes. The Vice-Consul sayo that the roads leading out of Serbía to the south west are crowded with refugees and columns of troops. Many must succumb before they find refuge in Greek territory. of A large number of refugees, many whon are destitute, are continually ar- riving here. Help is urgently needed.
SERBIANS' ARTILLERY. MOUNTAIN GUNS RETAINED AND HEAVY GUNG DESTROYED.
AMSTERDAM, November 30th. A Bulgarian communiqué admits that the Serbians have destroyed their heavy and field-guns, but still retain their mountain guns.
AUSTRIANS AT RUSTCHUR. LONDON, November 30th.
BROKEN,
BRITISH AVIATOR'S FEAT. -
LONDON, November 30th.
thorough grasp of the position. His visit inspired the troops.
that this would be surmounted by the organisation of a provision market.
The Minister of Finance submitted a LORD KITCHENER BACK IN Bill for the taxation of war profits, and
LONDON.
arged a speedy discussion in order that none might escape.
The Admiralty announces that it was Flight Sub-Lieutenant Biney, LCCOM-
PARIS, November 30th. panied by a French officer, who, while
Lord Kitchener had a prolonged in. patrolling the Belgian coast on Sunday, bombed a German submarine, which sankterview with M. Briand, the French in a few minutes, its back being broken. Premier, after which he jeft for London.
LONDON, November 30th. GERMAN ALBATROSS
Lord Kitchener has arrived in London.
BRITAIN'S SHARE IN THE WAR.
DESTROYED.
LONDON, November 30th. The Admiralty announces that Flight Lieutenant Ferrand, in a seaplane, shot down a German Albatross off Ostead. The Albatross sank. FRANCO-BELGIAN FRONT. (THROUGH ZELTRE'S AGENCY.]
ALL QUIET.
PARIS, November 30th. To-day's communiqué says there is no thing to report. ~
GRENADE FIGHTING IN VARIOUS SECTORS.
PARIS, December 1st.
A communiqué says the day was snowy and foggy, with a thaw in Champagne. With the exception of the naual cannonade on the whole frent, only grenade fighting has been reported in the Artois region, at Loos, and in Alsace. BELGIAN COAST BOMBARDED.
AMSTERDAM, November 30th. News from the frontier says that, a British Squadron to-day bombarded the coast from Zeebrugge to Ostend..
AUSTRO-ITALIAN FRONT.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGÉNOV.} TERRIFIC ARTILLERY HAMMERING
A telegram from Bukharest says that three Austrian regiments are arriving at Bustehuk, on the Rumano-Bulgarian bombarded. frontier, south of Bukharest.
PLIGHT OF. MONASTIR. NO NEWS OF BULGARIAN
- OCCUPATION.
SALONIKA, November 20th. The civilians have evacuated Monastir, But so far there is no news of Bulgarian
occupation.
Snow is still falling in the Balkans. LORD KITCHENER AND BALKAN CAMPAIGN.. ASPECT OF GERMAN POLITICAL COUP.
LONDON, November 30th.
แ
Lord Kitchener is reported to have remarked, says the Athens correspondent of Reuter's Agency, that Germany's Balkan campaign does not constitute a military operation; it presents the as- Dect of a political coup.""
WAVAL ACTIVITIES.
(THROUGH REUTER': AGENCY.) BRITISH STEAMER SUNK.
LONDON, November 30th. The stearrer Dotterel has been sunk
CONTINUES.
Rose, December 1st.
SPEECH BY MR. BONAR: LAW,
LONDON, December 1st.
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-SWEDEN AND THE WAR.
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ABANDONMENT OF NEUTRALITY URGED BY PRO-GERMAN.
COPENHAGEN, November 30th. A new book, written by Sven Hedin, the well-known explorer, who is Pro German, entitled "The War against Russia, which is full of appeals to Sweden to abandon her neutrality, has been accorded an unfriendly reception by
the Swedish Press.
SIR THEODORE MORISON,
K.C.J.E.
ABMY
LONDON, November 30th. Sir Theodore Morison, K.C.I.E., has accepted a Commission, and has been posted for training to the Cambridgeshire Regiment, with a view to employment with Indian troops.
EMPIRE AIR FLEET.
THIRTY-FOUR AEROPLANES
PROVIDED.
The following further gifts to the Im perial Aircraft Flotilla were annouvoed by the Over Seas Club at the end of October:-
Shanghai Britons Gold Coast Aborigines Montreal No. 3 (Board of Trade,
Montreal).
Montreal No. 4 (Board of Trade,
Montreal) British Residents in the Yangtze
Valley at His Highness Mir Sir Imam Bakhsh
Khan, Talpur, G.C.I.E., Ruler of Khairpur Stato, Sind, India A Devil Bird from Ceylon... British Residents of Bind, India, through the Sind Aeroplane Fund Akyah, Burma Toungoo, Lower Burma
number of very sorry-looking Chinese parading the streets, and many people have come to the conclusion that they were vagabonds, but discovered later that they were watchmen. The situation is one full of unpleasant possibilities.
THE APPROPRIATION OF FOOD SUPPLIES.
The appropriation of bouf, on the arrival of the steamers from Hongkong
having been suspended, it is now reporte ed that the order was badly understood; the appropriation should be made from the beef that comes from Lappal
MISCELLANEOUS HUMOURS.
It is said that an order has been given that the Seismograph, bought some yours ago, is to be fixed is position and used.
The luminong buoys are to be lighted ngain to mark properly the channel for the night boats to come in without danger:
Taipa is to be connected again with Macao by wire. After much money has been wasted on laying a second wire. without any result the effort has been abandoned. The first line was laid by a £1,500
1,500 British company, and after it had been repaired by our inexperienced men the 2,000 communication consed.
2,800
1,500
2,250
The fire-brigade is going to increase the number of its ponies from 23 to 40 or
more.
An urgent order has been given for the Avenida Almeida Ribeiro be 2,250 illuminated by electricity.
to
2,260 2,250 2,260
The fruit and other stalls in the narrow streets are to have their licences cancelled when thon expire,
The construction of the New Post Office building is to be proceeded with.
The Senudo is to give a reply to the
· sweet-waters,
who
The Over-Seas Club's Empire Air Flect scheme aims at the presentation of at least one aeroplane from each section of the The machines now number 34. The first 24 came from--South Africe and syndicatus of the Rhodesia, 3; Canada, 8; Indie, 2; Hong-presented & petition more than a year kong, 3; Newfoundland, 5; New Zealand, ago.. 1; British West Indies, 1; Tasmania, 1; West Africa, 1; Gibraltar, 1; Ceylon, 1.
Further gifts have been promised by Nigerin, Gatooma District, Rhodesia; Otago, New Zealand; Victoria, South Aus- tralia, British Guiana Trinidad, and
Jamaica.
Mr. Bonay Law at the banquet of the Scottish Corporation, referring to enemy assertions that Great Britain was not doing her share, asked whether anyono at the outbreak of war could have imagined We would do what we actually had done! The Navy had more than fulfilled expes ACCEPTS A COMMISSION IN THE Empire. tations. German newspapers said we were on the paint of bankruptor. We were o long way from that; our wealth bad not even been touched yet, and we could hear the strain far longer than our enemies. No other country in the world could have raised an Army like ours by, such methods, while the people were never so united. He had been asked if he knew anything to justify his recent expression of optimism, contrary In the East he had not anti- the Secretary of State desired him to cipated any specially good news for many return to the India Council. The Statute monthis, but that did not alter the fact does not provide for a temporary re that his opinion was that the war would signation, and any fresh appointment not be lost or won in the East, and if the would have to be for the full term. The whole tendency were regarded he was con- law does not permit a variation in vinced we were moving slowly and in-salary, but at the request of Sir Theodore exorably towards victory.
Morison it has been arranged that two thirds of his salary be refunded to the Indian revenues while he is on service. The Times adds that as a result of the
The Times says that when the work of the Royal Commission on the Indian Public Services fished, Sir Theodore
The foundation-stone of the building for a primary school will be laid as soon as possible.
As most of the streets in the city do not require repairing, the P.W.D's om.
holiday during the cool season. ployes will be allowed to take a long
BOMB OUTRAGE AT A NEWSPAPER OFFICE.
He knew nothing to the Morison tendered his resignation, but for some time Medical Officer at B ACCUSED BEFORE THE SHANGHAI
MIXED COURT.
FAR EASTERN MEN AND THE WAR.
Lieut. F. T. D. Clindening, R.A.M.C, kiang, writing from the Royal Victoria Hospital, Nelley, England, says:
I am now a Lieutenant in tho R.A.M.C. and seconded for duty in the Some interesting details were given at Mental Division "D" Block) of this the Mixed Court relating to the attempt hospital, and I should be glad to know to blow up the offices of the Asiatic Daily The hearing when any of those from the Far East are Nere in September Inst. unfortunately through wounds or disease was before Mr. Grant Jones, British admitted to the Institution. They, Assessor, and Magistrate Yue, and three The especially men from Chins, might be glad men appeared before the Court. to see and shake an old China hand chief of the accused was Yang Nyoh-van, an kept very busy in my own Division. who was charged with feloniously killing through which pass all patients suffering and murdering three persons who lost from shell shock or mentally affected their lives through the explosion. through stress of campaign and have no time to go to the other departments of this Tu Kwe-fuh with being concerned toge hig hospital, which contains all told nearly ther in causing the death of the victims, The Stock Exchange has been absolute-appointment of a Committee under the 4,000 beds, to find out who has been ad-conspiring together to cause the said
mited, so I thought that by putting y whereabouts in your paper any one cum- might bear in mind that one of the old ing from China and being admitted here. hands was near, and by sending me a message would enable me to look him up at once and let him have your paper, giv- ing him all the Shanghai and Far Eastern news.-.-C. Daily News.
LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE AND FRENCH LOAN.
LONDON, November 30th.
The terrific artillery hammering con- tinues uninterruptedly in the Trentino,ed monopolised in dealing with the Presidency of Lord Islington to scruti- where, a Rome communiqué says, the bar London subscriptions to the French rise expenditure at the India Office,
Loan, which has been accorded a fine retrenchments have been effected. racks and railway station at Levico were
reception. The amount has not been
TEMPORARY FIELD RANK. defined, but the exchange has been fixed
FOR INDIAN ARMY CAPTAINS. at such a rate as to prevent subscriptions being sent to France. The proceeds of the loan in Loudon will be devoted to the liquidation of the French Govern ment's debt here. The success of the loan is assured,
Enemy columns in Carnia were caught by our artillery and shelled to pieces.
Violent counter-attacks against tho Italians' new positions in Montenero
failed,
There was a slight Italian advance near Gorizia, where the sternest fighting is proceeding. The Italians have reached the outskirts of San Martino, in Cars. Altogether 264 prisoners were taken. RUSSIAN FRONT.
(THROUGH HLUTER'S AGENCY.} DESULTORY FIGHTING IN
WEST.
PETROGRAD, December 1st.
A communiqué reports desultory fight ing in the regions of Riga and Pinsk and along the Styr. There was slight activity in the Caucasus.
GENERAL.
[THROUGH REUTER'S' AGENCY.} GERMAN SUBMARINE
DESTROYED.
SALONIKA, November 30th. Three Cretans claim to have dynamited a German submarine ia a Cretan bay,
THE PERSIAN SITUATION, ALLIES AND MAINTENANCE OF
ORDER.
LONDON, November 30th.
LONDON, November 20th.
In the House of Commons Mr. Hender son asked whether Captains in the In dian Army serving in the Expeditionary Forces who were doing work of Field Offers might be temporarily promoted to the rank of Major,
Mr. Tennant said that proposals for the grant of temporary cank in certain At question lime in the House of
cases of the kind mentioned had been. Commons Lord Robert Cecil (Under-referred to the Army Council.. Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs) said that Great Britain and Russia were SIR IAN HAMILTON VISITS amicably negotiating with Persia with a view to placing the latter in a position to maintain order and to discharge the duties of a neutral State. Until the negotiations had further advanned, heceived in audience by the King. did not consider it in the public interest to make a detailed statement. WILD GAMBLING ON TOKYO 'CHANGE.
TOKYO, November 30th.
THE KING."
LONDON, November 30th. "General Sir Ian Hamilton was
·PORTUGAL AND THE WAR,
re
LONDON, November 30th..
A telegram, from Amsterdam says that Portugal is endeavouring to purchase six 400 ton vessels to guard the Porto-
The Stock Exchange has been suspend-guese coast. ed for three days owing to wild gambling and fluctuations, which were organised by a ring which is daily spreading red- sational rumours.
[HAVAS RERVICE.]
FRENCH STOCK,
French Stock now stands at 64,50.
Ho
was also charged, with a prisoner named
and with Siau Meh-sun with unlawfully death.
Mr. K. E. Newman appeared on behalf of the Police, Mr. G. D. Musso appeared for the Chinese Government, and Det. Alfonsi represented the French Police, who had brought one of the prisoners as a witness,
Mr. Newman, ia outlining the case, told the Court that Tan stated that Yang told him that he had been asked to throw a bomb in the offices of the Aniatic Daily Ner, whose policy was not good. Yang was promised that his realives would in looked after in the event of anything happening to him, and Yang refused to take any money because be wanted to die for his country. The party had a farewell dimer in the Frenchi Concession just before the bomb was to
Among the returns of officers wounded in the latest home papers is the name of Lieut. Colonel G. E. Pereira, CMG D.S.O., of the 4th (Territorial) Battalion of the Royal Welsh Fusiliers. Colonel Pereira, who retired from the Grenadier Guards with the rank of Major in 1909 won his D.S.O. in China in 1900, at which time he was attached to the Chinese Regi- ment. Subsequently he served in South Africa, accompanied the Japanese Amy thrown, and during the course of it in Manchuria during the Russo-Japanese Yang rushed out of the house. Tan, and War, and served as Military Attaché at another man not yet in custody, went Peking between 1905 and 1910. After his after him in Shantung Road. They heard loud explosion, and afterwards they retirement he travelled extensively knew that Yang had done his work. China, revisiting Peking after a long Yang was afterwards confronted by the journey overland a year or two ago.
other man in hospital, but he denied Lient. A. W. Penke, 47th Battery having thrown the bomb and with having LFA of Shanghai has gone to the any connection with the affair at all. Western front.
He said he would be shot through the other man's fault.
YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK
REPORT
The prisoner Yang had made a state mont to Det.-Sergt. Prosser, during which he said that on the night in question he The report of the Yokohama Specie came to Shanghai on a jaunt. He was Bank, Limited, states that the gross pro- passing the door of the newspaper office fts for the half-year to June 30th, in when he heard an explosion behind him. cluding 1,333,248 ren brought forward. He did not see anyone trying to run amount to 19,883,044 you, of which away, and he did not know how the affair 16,340,420 pen have been deducted for in happened. The Court would hear, said terest, taxes, current expenses, rebate Mr. Newman, that the man's wounde on bills current, bad and doubtful debts, were in front of his body, and not be bonus for officers and clerks, otehind, so he must have seen the bomb fall. leaving a balance of 3,538,624 yen for He also denied being connected in days appropriation. The directors now pro way with revolutionary matters. pose that 400,000 per be added to the Pc Murdoch, an Indian watchman reserve fund, and recommend a dividend employed at the newspaper office, Det.- at the rate of 19 per cent per annum, Sergeant Prosser, sud Det.-Inspector which will absorb 1,800,000 - ven. The Eek gave evidence bearing out the open- balance 1,338,624 yen, will be carried ingrede k forward
The case was adjourned.
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