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THE

WAR.

THE GREEK CRISIS.

PROVISIONAL GOVERNMENT RECOGNISED. KING OF GREECE AND HIS SAILORS.

ITALIANS HUGE OFFENSIVE.

GERMAN CENTRE IN DANGER.

FRANCO-BELGIAN FRONT

(THROUGH BEUTER'S AGENCY.) BRITISH OPERATIONS. ENEMY ATTACKS REPULSED.

Losnoy, October 16th. General Sir Douglas Haig, in con- munique, says: An important query witank on the Schwaben Redoubt was repulsed with boavy losses for the enemy. Henry hostile shelling continued during the night south of the Ancre.

We drove back small bombing attacks north of Courcelette without difficulty,

A tuore important attack delivered the Schwaben Redoubt, after heavy artillery, preparation, and assisted by flammenwerfer, was also repulsed with heavy enemy losses..

We successfully estored the enemy's trenches during the night to the north- east of Ypres, south-east of St. Eloi and rast of 'Ploegsteert. A number of the taemy were killed and prisoners were taken.

ARTILLERY AND AEROPLANE

· CO-OPERATION.

Losnós, October 17th. General Sir Douglas Haig's commun que continues:-Our aeroplanes success- fully co-operated with our artillery. One hostile battery position was completely destroyed and many others severely damaged.

(THROUGH EIUS

THE GERMAN CENTRE IN A DANGEROUS POSITION.

PATIE, October 17th. A military expert points out that the French left has outflocked the German centre, which is in a dangerous position,

The French guns enflade the ravine, the only road behind. Ablsincourt towards Hyencourt, by which all German supplies: must be brought up. The cross roads fartier to the rear, where supplies branch off are also being heavily bombarded. THE BALKANS

[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

THE GREEK CRISIS.

ENTENTE RECOGNISES PRO- VISIONAL GOVERNMENT.

LONDON, October 10th. Reuter has been officially informed that the Entente has formally recognised the Provisional Government of Greece in

tion has yet arisen.

HONGHON

{THROUGH MEUTER'S: ARKHOT.] ITALIAN LARGE-SCALE,

ATTACK.

BEVENTY-TWO HOURS' FIGHTING

LONDON, October 16th --- "According to Reuter's correspondent at

{THEGOWN BEUTEL & LUKACY.] WHAT CONSTITUTES

MURDER?

THE SHOOTING OF MR. SKEFFINGTON.

LONDON, October 10th The report of the Committee of In quiry into the shooting of Mr. Sheehy Skeffington, the Irish journalist, wys that, apart from insanity, there was no

OPIUM CARBYING SHIPS. IMPORTANT DECISION AT

HONGKONG.

HONGKONG MAGISTRACY.

NO LICENSE.

For selling tobacco without having a license a Chinese was fued #10 by Mr, Melbourne. Accused pleaded ignorance of the law, which was held to be no excuse, as accused was stated to be in quite a big way of business.

An important judgment relative to opium carrying ships was given at the Hongkong Magistracy yesterday by Mr. Harland. The agents of the Tai Sze Ma, a Chinese vessel running between Hongkong and Kwong Chau Wan, were charged with allowing her to be used for the importation, carriage or conveyance for the conduct of Captain of opinm into this Colony

Inspector Wldin of the Revenue Be- Colthurst. The report animadverts on Captain Colthurst's failure to realise thepartment, at a previous hearing, deposed clementary principle that the shooting of that 150 taels of prepared opium, worth continuous unermed and unresisting civilians with-more than $1,500, were found in the treever, he was unable to produce, although ·

Zurich, telegrams from the Austrian front stato that 900,000 Italians have been incessantly attacking in the Corso region for seventy-two hours. A thousand guns, excite have been ring violently and uninter ruptedly for eleven days and nights, while storming columns advance, in narrow and most deep formation, in waves, accompanied by machine guns and

even by causon.

GENERAL

THROUGH BHOTER'S AGKNEY.]: IRELAND AND THE ARMY,

APPEAL BY MAJOR WILLIAM REDMOND, MP.

LONDON, October 16th. Major William Redmond, M.P., brother of the Irish lender, has issued an appeal to Irislimen to immediately reinforce the

Trish Division.

The appeal records at length the Division's gallant deads in the two years fighting, in which they have won three hundred honours. It states that the Division took over the Loos and Hullach sectors of the line on the 28th March,

where they were opposed by the Master ans, a division of high morale. The Irish Division had the disadvantage in ground position, got notwithstanding strang hostile attacks they never lost

1016.

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UNLAWFUL POSSESSION Mr. Melbourne imposed a fine of $100 on a Chinese brought before him charged with unlawful possession of a quantity of zinė.

Defendant said he bought the stuff for 90 cents from a bricklayer, whom how-

given ample opportunity.

CHINESE MEDICINE.

A Chinese pleaded guilty, before Mr. Melbourne, to having attempted to export oven cases of Chinese medicine without & permit.

Defendant explained that he was taking it to Swatew and, as he was in personal charge of it, he did not think a permit was necessary

Revenue Officer Clark said these cases were becoming common again, and asked. for a smart penalty.

out trial constitutes murder, whether sure safe of the ship along with between $10,000 and $20,000 worth of coin. En- hartial law is proclaimed or not,

quiries showed that the ship's compra dore and the assistant compradoro ab- sconded after the opinut was discovered THE BRITISH NAVY.

and the keys of the safe were produced A GERMAN CRITIC'S VIEWS,

by the clerk. The charge of possession Captain Persius, the naval critic of the against the clerk failed and the present Berliner Tageblatt, has seen fit to correct charge was a sequel. The defendant firm the impression which he says has gained was summoned under section 46 of the ground in Germany that there is a serious Dam Ordinance, 1914, ond the alleged lack of men to man tho British fleet.offeace was committed on September 18th, Even before the battle of Jutland, he states, it was held that the losses sustain

Dealing with the question us to whether ed by the British foot during the war

a compradore of a ship could be had resulted in a shortage of men, and

an ff officer or crow". even before the outbreak of hostilities it described as was argued that while British wealth within the meaning of the section, Mr. might suffice to sustain a preponderance Hazeland said he was of of ships Germany would finally win the race through superior man-power.

The Berliner Tageblatt, Captain Perofficer but that he came within the Sergeant Grant stated that accused alus recalled, never countenanced these calculations, and considered that its re meaning of the word "crew." The word came to a small fruit stand kept by the fusal to do so had been justified by the officer in the section referred to the complainer near Pitt Street, and bought events of the war. A navy that was short of men, he painted ent, Would not have officer who kept a watch on the bridge two bananas. After consuming these, ne Gallipoli, and so on, while it was evident, the Chief Officer, or 2nd Officer. Pro-lifted other bananas from the stand and the battle of Jutland that the crews of of opinion that a compradore on a ship he attacked the complainant, knocking from the casualty lists published after ceeding, the Magistrato said: I am began to smash them on the stand. Then

the shins engaged were considerably is a member of its crew within the mean-him down, and followed this up by lifting larger than the rated strength. In the case of the Queen Mary, for instance, the ing of the section. I am of opinion, up the staud and its contents and pitch- British Adiniralty gave the number of

landed naval detachments at Antwerp,

A fine of $20 was imposed. DISORDERLY AND DESTRUCTIVE.

Mr. Hazeland had a Chinese before him.

compradore could not bion that a charged with two assaults and destruction

regarded as an of property.

Crete, where alone the question of recogni trench. They were subsequently subhands lost as 1,200, whereas the vessel having regard to the evidence with hasing them over the quay side into the jected to two terrible gas attacks. They should have carried normally only a crew ben-adduced, that every reasonable pre-water. On a lukong appearing, accused

of 1,020. In short, Captain Persius proceeded to the Somme and marched two on to argue, the British losses in men,ution had been taken to prevent the attacked him also, taking off a shoo and though considered high by themselves, unlawful use of the said ship. I now using it as a weapon, and cutting the days to the railway stations in pouring were far less so when compared with the propose to refer to that part of the ser lukong's face with it,

total British strength. And added to rain. They shared fargely in the cap this he continued, was the fact that, tion which reads as follows: And that

THE KING AND HIS SAILORS. AN ORDER OF THE DAY.

of Guillemont and took Ginchy...

ATHENS, October 17th The King, in an Order of the Day to

The appeal in conclusion says it would his sailor says their lips had tasted to a thousand pitis indeed, like a be were being trayal of the heroic dead-if the Divi ion Bombs were dropped on au enemy rail puison, and new

with the exception of a nucleus of ex- one of the officers or their servants or perts for the working of the guns, tor-

it is any of the crew of the said ship wore in pedes, searchlights, and so on, posible nowadays to train men for service plicated therein." on a modern warship in a comparatively

-After recalling witain evidence, the

The accused said he was drunk and that complainer struck him with a pole. Neither statement was corroborated by the witnesses, and he was fined $10, in default, three weeks imprisonmut, for

plamant #3 sa compensation for damage

BES or apace of time, whereas that Mugistrate said, “The inferens is tra- each assault; and ordered to pay com--

nyutation and woying, transport-wirjullicted m them daily. They had been sade Irish, and apprul, o 57 458 ERINNE

excullent effect.

HEAVY ENEMY LOSSES.

LONDON, October 17th General Bir 'Douglas Haig, in an official communiqué, says: The enemy losses in tast night's attacks on the Schwaben Redoubt were exceedingly heavy."

With heavy artillery and french mortas we carried out an organised bombardment of the enemy lines at Neuville-St-Vaast with good results.

the

We captured 08 prisoners at Schwaben Redoubt. Our losses were of

the slightest,

ADVANCE AND RETIREMENT. LONDON, October 17th,

at Head- Renter's correspondent quarters, in message," says:-We advanced on Thursday our front at Flore in the direction of Morval: We retain several important new positions, but fell back so as at times to be as far as the river

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behind our starting-point, owing to the fact that the ground was exposed to heavy artillery fire and a storm of bullets from concealed machine guns, and also in order lu enable our heavy artillery to shell strong enemy positions without the risk The German of hitting our own men... Jossua are estimated to be fully twice those sustained by uz.

FRENCH FRONT.

VIOLENT FIGHTING.

PARIS, October 16th.

A communiqué states-We penetrated last evening the village of Bailly-Saillisel and occupied houses along the Bapaume rosd as far as the central cross roads. The enemy counter-attacked and most violent fighting continues.

We repulsed Gorman attacks in Bt. Eloi wood and to the south-east of Belloy en Santerre.

PARIS, October 17th.

A communiqué says:-There has been great artillery fire on the Somme front.

obliged to leave the ships in which they who love Ireland to unite irrespective had carried the message of liberty to of creed or polities, to keep the Division their brothers. The King congratulates

Irish. the sailors on their loyalty, not only as Commander-in-Chief but as the repre sentative of the country which they had served and will yet serve, and hopes that their ships will soon be returned and their honoured flag soon again wave,

PENETRATIVE BRITISH

PATROLS.

SUMATBA REBELLION,

ATTACK BY THE REBELS,

AMSTERDAM, October 17th.

A telegram from Weltevreden to the Telegraaf states that the rebels attacked for two hours Secralangeon, north-west of Moerarcepit, Sumatra. The Govern munt buildings at Moeraroepit were not A British official message states:-Our damaged, bat many houses were plunder, patrols penetrated Bulsak, nine miles ed and the market places burned duan. south-west of Demirhissar.

LONDON, Detuber 10th.

The situation on the Doiran front is SUBMARINING unchanged.

TRANSYLVANIA FIGHTING,

ROUMANIAN SUCCESS.

LONDON, October 18th.

AND

done.

hole crew thould trained yo as to act in completembert. sistible that the sale was under the charge Hence, he observed, it must be asumed of the compradore and if the safe was that British naval command will manke

CRUELTY TO CHIOKENS, ponible in case of neormity to form under his charge the inference is also expable crows out of relatively raw matresistible that he either owned this Last week the writer of “Random terial in w short time. From the fores going, he added, there resulle for hi the pluto or was acting as carrier for soul Reflections" drew attention to the cruelty lesson that unfounded hopes must not too Lody else. That the compradore abouli | inflicted upon fowls by coolies when placed on the possibility of a shortage of pins

WAR NEWE.

AMERICA SHOCKED.

hands in the Batish, fleet Tery efort have absconded after the opium had loan conveying them from market to the will be made by England to Caintain the zized is in my opinion the very strunout / kitchen. At the Magistracy yesterday striking power of her feet, watch in the main factor of our sighting fast showing the compradore's intuate there were two cases in which Chinose and cluse connection with the opium were charged with offences of this forces,

With respect to the construction to be character. In one case, which came before placed on the word implicated in the Mr. F. A. Hazeland, the accused was section, I am of opinion that the Legis charged with carrying four chickens, each There is very strong feeling in America lature intended the very widest meaning by a wing, in his one hand. One of the with regard to the method employed by should be given to this word. I find as chickens was cut and bleeding at the wing. The accused admitted the chargo and the Germans to force the Belgians to

a fact that having regard to the evidence said he came from Canton work for their encraics, The New York Times says:"Never have free American adduced that the compradore was impli citizens been more profoundly shocked by cated within the meaning of the section the methods employed in a civilised war It was contended on behalf of the de- than by this requisitioning of Belgian civilian workmen and forcing them to fendant firm that there must be a convic work for the invaders of their country, tion Before a person can be said to be It would have been to the honour of implicated under the meaning of the

A fine of $15 was imposed, with the victory ounded on such a basin, just as section. I am of opinion that there need alternative of one month improvinkat. Germany had he preferred defeat to it is to the honour of Belgium to have not be conviction. On this point I need In the other case, which came before resisted to the death an illegal aggres ion. As long as other nations do not only say that if the Legislature intended charged with cruelty to chickens by pack- imitate the example of Belgium, and that the word "implicated." should meaning them tightly in a crates a oppose themselves to rod methods as conviction to Legislature could those of Germany, there can be no value easily have used this word. I order the în international law, Germany has stolen defendant to pay a fine of 2950 or undergo AUSTRALIA AND RECRUITS, the very food of those the conquered, has three months hard labour

INSURANOE.

LLOYDS' BATES NORMAL AGAIN.

LONDON, October 17th

It is stated that Lloyds increased rates

A Roumanian communique says that of insurance for Transatlantic voyages there has been vigorous fighting on the have come to an end Saturday's rate Transylvanian front, especially at Bugar, for Atlantic linere was 20 as compared where the Roumanians maintained their with 40/-. positions,

The communique continues:-We re- polsed attacks in the Oituz and Buzen Valleys and at Predeal where the enemy was driven out of the Polistren Valley. RUB81AN FRONT.

(THROUGH ASVEER'S AGEHEUE.] RUSSIANS REPEL STRONG ATTACKS.

STUBBORN FIGHTING.

LONDON, October 18th.

A Russian official message says:-In the region of Koromzezo and Kiolibaba the enemy delivered fierce attacks without success. We took 1,187 prisoners.

South of Lornavatra great enemy forces assumed the offensive,

In the region of Korytnitza, twenty- four miles west-north west of Lutsk stubborn figliting continues. The enemy, who counter-attacked here

The Bailly-Baillisel positions have been grenades charged with hand]

consolidated and a small wood captured between Generment and Ablaincourt." Two 8-inch guns, I field gun, and 110 prisoners were captured.

asphyxiating gasses was repulsed with heavy losses.

Obstinate battles are also proceeding at Zborow, about midway between Tarnopol and Lemberg

MAGNIFICANT RESPONSE

MELBOURNE, October To 139,000 men, of whom 60,000 hɛaukeen

passed for service, have registered in the Commonwealth in ten day.

- Half of the exemption claims have 10: far been allowed All copper and lead miners have been exempted for three months.

ALLIED SYMFATHISER'S

DEATH.

LONDON, October 18th. Beuter's correspondent at Bakharest reports the death of M. Filipesco, a strong supporter of the Allies.

GERMAN SUBMARINE

INTENTIONS.

allowed them to be supported by the charity of the world, and has forced them at the point of the bayonet to work in the interests of their enemies. Never has the world witnessed a war where: international law has been so vilely insulted

TURKISH OFFICER ON HIS

COUNTRY'S PLIGHT.

A British soldier in Egypt bae sent to friends in London the ranulation of a remarkable letter found on the body of a Turkish viscer. It is signed by Hasta Habumet a explain of Turkish infantry, and addressed to "My high- born Boyal wife," The latter contains - the following :-

* When can it possibly cad! We are bombarded by the English No rest do we receive; sad very little food, and our men are dying in hundreds from dis ease. Discontent is also beginning to show itself among the men, I pray Allah so bring all this to an end I can soo my lovely Constantinople in ruins, our homes barut to the ground, and our wives and ddldren put to the sword Nothing but have great favour from

WASHINGTON, October 18th.

The English are very persistent, Officials believe that the U 51 is now re- there is no tour of death for them turning to Germany, and that it is the watch us Like wol

are on us like the devil intention of the German Admiralty to | we join in this wicked make sudden raids, after which the mover marines will return home to replentifu Die we aste so lately

to us an e

HONGKONG POLICE RESERVE.

PARLEYS

Wednesday, Oct. 18th-Men of Noa, 3 and 4 Companies who are warned for Duty on Our Day" & Central 3.30 p.m., in mufti, with rifes under Bergt-Major Boytates.

The Magistrate-What has that to do with it You must know that it is not right to be cruel to anímals, whether you come from Canton or not. Fra

Accused replied that it was the custom in Canton. He was taking the chickens along with sowo other things as n'prevent to friends.

Mr. C. D. Melbourne, thros Chinese were

The accused admitted the charge and said they bought the chickens in the crate

Bergeant Pitt explained that the chickens legs protruded through the bottom of the orate and when the crate was laid on the ground the figs" were "broken.

The accused were each foed 35 änd cautioned.

SPORT.

HOCKEY.

Kyo, NAVY

Thursday, October 19th. -ben werned for duty will parade as Cricket

At the Happy Valley yesterday the Ground at 2.30 pm sharp, helmers Volunteers disposed of the Navy team and rides,

DER DAY" CP. 19TH.

} by three gania to love. Despite good Bopposition by the Naval backs and Only men warned for daty will be Hooper in goll, Evans scored twia for

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allowed to appear in uniform on the Volunteers before e interval). the **Our Day "'; other members attend. Navy failing to reply, In the second half ing the entertainments must do so in; only one goal was scored, this falling to

GC Dron Ball fearing

steers single rose may be worn in the pug winners, as stated, by the

garee on the left side of the helmet. The Police Reserve Headquarters Club will be open to ladies from 13 noon. Light refreshments, 1 p.m. to 3 p.m., tes, 3 p.m. tot pas PROMOTIONS.

No. 3 Company, The Hoa, C.SP. has myproved

following promotions --- Bergt 50 Yeang Bhak Ping to be

Bergeant Р.с. 08. Хре