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THE

WAR.

THE ROUMANIAN SITUATION:

MORE HOPEFUL OUTLOOK.

GERMAN OUTRAGES AT SEA· BELGIAN RELIEF SHIP TORPEDOED.

USEFUL GAINS ON THE WEST FRONT: FORT VAUX SURROUNDED ON THREE SIDES.

THE CHANNEL RAID,

The Balkans.

(THROUGH BEUTER'S AGENCY,1 KING CONSTANTINE'S LATEST.

TRANSFERS TROOPS TO DISPEL DISTRUST.

Aruns, October 29th.

An official report states that with a view to dispelling the Entente's distrust the King has spontaneously ordered the transfer of forces from Epirus and Thessaly to Peloponnesus, leaving only saficient to maintain order.

THE ROUMANIAN SITUATION.

HOPEFUL ADVICES RECEIVED BY

THE TIMES.”

LONDON, October 28th. The Times has received private author- tative advices from the Roumanian north ern frontier of the most hopeful descrip- tive indicating that the enemy's attacks

THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] RUSSIAN REPORT. TWO HEIGHTS ABANDONED.

LONDON, October 28th.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESEN

À Russian communiqué says:—There is Gothing important to report in Dobrudja, The enemy has been fiercely attacking near the Brau in the Tirguluj and 3101 Valley region, and in Dornavatra and southward thereof. Our advanced posts have been compelled to abandon two heights at Dornavatra, but the attacks southward have been unsuccessful

SERBIANS CAPTURE

TRENCHES.

SLIGHT ADVANCE AT CERNA.

LONDON, October 28th.

A Berbian communique states that several trenches have been captured and a officers and 70 men (Bulgarians) hays been taken

There has been a slight advance at Cerna.

are not so menacing as they seem. There is a growing feeling in quarters competent to judge that the assaults from Transyl Franco-Belgian Front.

vania may be checked.

The temporary loss of the Dobrudja is admittedly serious, as this open door to Bulgaria must be re-opened, but the Austro-Germans seem to have abandoned

the

attempt to thrust a wedge on the Bukoving frontier between the Roumanian and the main Rustin armies, while from Pripet to the Bakovina the Russians, though pressed by strong forces, are hold: ing their own everywhere. The conflicts in the passes between Predeal and Orsova. do not indicate rapid progress, which is imperative for the enemy. The relative positions on the Predeal and Toerzburg Passes remain practically unchanged. There has been no fresh enemy advance in the Roterturm Pass, while the Roumanians, though they have retired southwarda, are still in the Vulcan Pass. General von Hindenburg, at an un-

THE

{THROUGH REIFTER'S AGENCY: }

BRITISH FRONT.

MOST USEFUL GAINS.

Lornos, October 29th.

THROUGH REUTER BAGENCY.)

QUARRY CARRIED.

PARIS, October 18th

à communiqué says: -Thêm has bee in intermittent cannonading on the Somme, and very violent cannonading on the Verdun front

The French grenadiers carried an organised quarry north-east of Donau- mont.

Gen

[THBOUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

VIOLATION OF DUTCH

TERRITORY

PROTEST BY GOVERNMENT.

1916.

THROTOR REUTER'S AGENCY.]

ANOTHER GERMAN OUTRAGE. BELGIAN RELIEF STEAMER TORPEDOED

TROOPS IN MAHARAJA'S

PALACE

WELCOMED IN A BLAZE OF 15,000 LIGHTS.

LONDON, Oetober 28th. As a member of the first British regi It transpires that the Greek steamer ment to enter Mysore since it became an THE HAGUE, October 28th. George Emborcos, recently reported independent State, a Lancashire soldier It is officially announced that the aunk, was torpedoed by a German anbends an interesting account of the Government have remonstrated with marine in the Channel while carrying enthusiastic reception accorded them by Germany against o new violation of 6,000 tons of maize from Buenos Ayres the Maharaja. At the state of the war Untch territory by an airship, which to Rotterdam for the Belgian Relief Con- Maharaja placed his troops at the dis was fired on from several places. Objecte mission. The submarine had previously have since been on active servité.

posal of the King Emperor, and they violent artillery duel in the region of were dropped by the airship, and were stopped the steamer and learned the

ARTILLERY DUEL

PARIS, October 29th.

A communiqué says:Except a most

Douaumont the day has been quiet.

The bad weather continues,

Africa

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENOY.] EAST AFRICAN OPERATIONS.

not fragments of bombs.

GERMAN WAR CREDIT.

SIX HUNDRED MILLIONE STERLING.

Amsterdam, October 28th. In the Reichstag Count Van Roedern, CLEARING THE COUNTRY

Minister

of Finance, in moving a Vote of Credit of £600,000,000 sterling, said LONDON, October 28th."

the

War Credits already passed amounted official_report_guys--Nothing to £2,000,000,000, and the fifth War Loan important has happened in Eat Africa

German forces remain in the vicinity of since last communique. The bulk of the

the Rufigi River, with a strong detach ment at Mahenge

An

A small British column is clearing the country south of the Rufgi delta,

Survivors of the German force dis lodged from Tabora are making towards

Mahenge

Reorganisation of the troops in the south and the repair of the central rail way are proceeding.

Naral Activities.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY. J THE CHANNEL RAID.

NEED FOR MORE STRINGENT PREVENTIVE MEASURES.

LONDON, October 29th. The sudacity of the German, raid in the Channel is recognised. Some experts believe that it means the beginning of a new and more aggressive naval police dectated by General von Hindenburg Reuter's correspondent at British Head against the more cautious counsel of Ger- quarters in France reports: ---The weather man sexman. The failure of the raid was fine on the 28th instant, but the merely emphasises the greatness of the ground was waterlogged, its surface British naval achievement In securing the resembling billows of mud. Nevertheless Channel transports hither without a British minor operation resulted in the loss of u single life, but the fact thất most useful gains of ground between Les enemy destroyers have been able to at Boeufs and Le Translos.

GENERAL HAIG'S REPORTS,

CAPTURE OF IMPORTANT ENEMY TRENCHES.

LONDON, October 28th. General Sir Douglas flaig, in a com muniqué, says: -The enemy's artillery propitions season, has sought to deflect was active in the neighbourhood of Les

main effort eastwards and runs great risks, of which the Allies on the West, in the Bouth and in Macedonia will take the utmost advantage.

his

ENEMY REPORTED AT

KIMPOLUNG,

LONDON, October 28th.? The Daily Chronide's Petrograd corres-

pondent says that General von Falken

layo's troops have reached Kimpofung, twenty miles, inside. Roumania (near the Torzburg Pixe),

HOUMANIAN - SUCCESSES IN TRANSYLVANIA.

HEAVY ENEMY LOSSES.

LONDON, October 30th. A Roumanian communiqué records a number of successes in Transylvania.” The most important was in the Vulcan Pass, where the enemy, who had advanced West

Boeufs.

À later report (on the 29th) by General Sir Douglas Haig says:In the morning We carried out a successful operation north-east of Les Boeufs, ag a result of which we captured several important enemy frruches. Our artillery bombard-

ment was, most effective. The enemy,

when driven from his positions, was caught by our rife fire. We took prisoner 2 officers and 61 men."

Our artillery has been active in the Messines, Armentier res, Guinchy, Hohen- zollern, and Gommecourt areas. THE VERDUN FIGHTING, A MELEE IN THE MIST.

tempt such a raid is regarded as calling for more stringent preventive measures.

FRENCH TRAWLER SUNK.

LUNDON, October 28th.

A French communique says that five roturning German destroyers encountered two French trawlers, and sank one Most of the crew, however, were saved,

MORE GERMAN "FRIGHT FULNESS.”

MERCHANT CAPTAINS TO BE TAKEN PRISONER,

LONDON, October 28th.

The latest example of German "fright

captains of Allied merchantmen on the

fulness is an order to take prisoner ail

ground that they are carrying out a system of espionage on behalf of their

Governments. The first case of this dis

cription appears to be that of the Captain of the Rouanmore, sixty-nine of whose exew, have landed at Bantry and state that the captain was taken prisoner while

they were ordered to take to their boats.

MORE PIRACY.

CREWS TAKEN PRISONERS TO GERMANY!

LONDON October 20th- Reuter's correspondent at the French Headquarters in France reports :--Fen- of Jial, was vigorously attacked and tures of the Verdun victory were the completely defeated, leaving a thousand dead on the battlefield. The Roumanians, slight cost at which victory was obtained whose offensivo continues, have up till and the extraordinary perfection of the now counted 450 Bavarian prisoners, and French technique in assault. The deci took 16 machine guns and three field gums, sive stage was fought in a mist which The Roumanians also attacked and completely enshrouded the battlefield, drow back the enemy in Uzul Valley, DONNERWETTER THE FRENCHck to Low taking 000 prisoners, five machine guns, mumprous rides, and much material,

Fiva hundred prisoners were taken in two other sectors, while the enemy in the Trotus Valley fled before an attack which recaptured the Pistaloupin position,

The Roumanians are also attacking in the Buser Valley, where fighting con

* LONDON, October 28th

The steamer Fritzne, bound from Let wick to London, has been captured and

to £532,000,000, with about four million subscribers. The total expenditure of all belligerenta was estimated at £12,500,000,- 000, of which one-third fell to Germany and her Allies.

The Vote was, passed despite opposition by the Democratic Labour Union. D.S.O, FOR COL. ELRINGTON.

LONDON, October 28th. The Gazette announces that the D.S. has been awarded to Col. J. F. Elkington, of the Warwickshires

STORM IN ENGLISH CHANNEL MANY WRECKS AND LOSS OF LIFE.

LONDON, October 28th. Weather of the stormiet kind prevailed in the English Channel on Thursday night and Friday. There were many wrecks, and lifeboats were in active employment.

The Sulcombe lifeboat, returning from assisting distressed schooner, turned turtle

destination of the cargo.

At the municipal boundary the

soldier writes, we were met by the thres bands of his Highness, and we bands playing The British Grenadiers, passed ander a triumphal arch, with the and through streets gay with bunting and amid shouts of welcome. We were a conducted through the beautiful Curzon Perk onto the ground immediately facing Government House. In marjuces on each side of the drive, a banquet fit for a king was spread,

*A DASTARDLY ACT." The Coroner at an inquest on five of the victims at Plymouth yesterday declared that the torpedoing was. dastardly net in direct violation Germany's pledge to America."

on Sunday morning and published in an

[Telegrams received on Saturday and・・ At 6 pm. His Highness, escorted by "Katra

On Sunday, will be found on mounted escort in attractive uniforms of wonderfully picturesque and soldierly page B.]

yellow and black, rode up and received CHINESE TELEGRAM. who were reviewed. We gave him threa

a Royal salute from the British troops- British cheers, with helmets off, such as ELECTION OF THE VICE- he had never heard before

PRESIDENT.

A brief march brought us to Hardinge Circle, and then to the courtyard of the Maharaja's palace. The magnificent building suddenly burst into a blaze of glorious light; some 15,000 electric globes shone from every line, every nook and spectacle of regal brilliance. corner into the night, providing a

(BY COURTESY OF THE CHEUNG NGOI AUN PO."]

PEKING, October 9th. The Houses will elect the Vice-Pre- sident to-morrow forenoon. General Lok

Wing-Ling, Military Governor of Canton, as we filed along the galleries of choico "We were permitted to go over the palase, and were impressed into silence

will be nominated.

HONGKONG'S PUBLIC WORKS,

QUESTIONS TO BE ASKED BY

MR. BOWLEY

tary Board, to be held to morrow, Mr. At the meeting of the Hongkong Sani

F. B. L. Bowley, pursuant to notice, will ask the following questions:-- _________/- (1)-"Do the Estimates for 1917 in

clude all the recommendations. with regard to new public build ings and works, and to improve ments in existing public buildings and works, which have been made by the Board to the Government

marble, under ceilings beautifully mould-

and chased, we entered the throne room, ed delicately tinted and gilded. Pissing doors of sandalwood and silver, carved containing the brilliant Mysore throne. It is made of chased gold and set with diamonds, presented to an old-time ruler by one of the Emperors at Delhi,

steps leads to the seat, which has It rests on four golden lions, whose eyes are fashing rubies. A flight of silver cushions of gold cloth. Tassels of ropes of pearls bang from the arms. Aboke these is a golden umbrella with fringe of pearls, set with dazzling gerns, and on the top of it perches → golden parrot an emerald pendant in its beak. set with emeralds and diamonds holding

in the years 1912, 1913, 1914, 1916 EMPEROR OF AUSTRIA AND and 1916, and have not been excout- ed or put in hang?

close to Plymouth harbour; (ii). Which of such recommendations Thirteen of the crew were drowned.

AUSTRALIAN MINISTERS

urer

RESIGN.

MELBOURNE, October 28th, Messrs. Higgs, Commonwealth Trea- Gardiner, Vice-President of Executive Council; and Russell, Assist- ant Minister, have resigned their port folios.

THE WORLD'S WHEAT CROP. 25 PRE CENT. UNDER LAST YEAR.

LONDON, October 18th, Statistics received by the International Institute of Agriculture show that the

THE WAR.

(if any) have not bees adopted by ALWAYS EAGER TO DISCUSS THE the Government; and on what grounds f

SITUATION.

From a well-informed source, says s NEW TERRITORY SCHOOL

Budapest correspondent of the Morning Fast, I learn that King Francis Joseph RAIDED BY ROBBERS. is in good health, and although well in- formed of the events at the various, STUDENTS GAGGED AND BOUND, fronts, he is showing confidence to all The Hongkong police have received a the middle of the day he usually takes a who come in touch with him. During report of a most sensational and daring short walk in the park at Schorbrunn, robbery at a school in the small New and on these walks he is plways accom- Friday, while the school work was pro- Territories vilinge of Sheng Shui. On Panied by one or the other of his personl

stall, dass japa ceeding, eleven men armed with pistols of an ancient type entered the school, covered everyone with their weapons, gag- proceeded to ransack the educational in- ged and bound the students, and their

With these gentlemen the Emperor speaks only of the war, and sometimes and with so much excitement that the discusses the events with them so loudly. gardeners working in the garden are

world's wheat crop for 1918 saiounts to stitution. However, the robbers had a gesticulates most vivaciously, draws

ing with evident displeasure scared at hearing the old Monarch shout

Ho atops at every hundred yarda and nearly 2,227 bushela, only 75 per cent, of very haul, consisting of a gold watch maps on the road with bis walking-stick the 1915 harvest.

and #3 in Hongkong ten cent piçoes, and seems to he trying to convince the other man of the accuracy of his No doubt infuriated at the meagreness opinions. The war absorbs his whole

A GIFT FROM CEYLON. FOR BTAR AND GARTER HOME

LONDON, October 28th.

Mr. Boner Law, Colonial Secretary, announces that Mr. E. C. Defonhels, Ceylon, has given £250 sterling to build Disabled Soldiers at Eichmond. a room at the Star and Garter Home for

LANCASHIRE WEAVERS'

WAGES CARDROOM WORKERS WANT ADVANCE

FOUR AM.

of the loot, the robbers, as they were time and mind. leaving, seized one of the wealthy students and conveyed him over the British fron - The King Emperor rises at four in the tier into Ching, where he will be held study, where he receives his barber thres Cmorning, and at puce proceeds to his up to substantial ransom. The affair was times a week at five, and the court nothing has been said regarding the garrison service at present, and the reported by s ten-year-old student, bat functionaries at six. They harbor is do

master, who, it seems was absent from neglect his military duties or account Emperor ordered that he should not the school at the time of the robbery, of him; thus it often happens that if probably decoyed away by the robbers the barber is on sentry duty e Emperor Sheng Shui is on the Britists frontier. wait for hours for his ses until the

barber is relieved

CROWN PRINOP'SGRATITUDE. ↑ This barber to a jonzotlist that the Expyrar always discusses the great VERDUN HONOURS SHARED WITH events with him, and be in return gives

THE ARMY.

the Emperor his opinion on matters of importance, which the latter always According to Berlin telegram there with courteous smEDİ. have Germa Crown Prince issued the follow-

In general be is described as a happr Nog Army Orders on September sth ---

ing

olg mild, who is consulted or everything, The Kaimor to day conferred on me thend- opinions are diways asked Early Oak Leaves Pour le Lirit. The appre but

followed

Lospon, October 28th. Lancashire cardroom workers applied for an advance of wages. percentage of increase in specified

ciation shown by mis high dishnction

of my brave army

is the present year, when they naked an roters nos only to me but also advance of 10 per cent they were awarded five per cent.

SCOTCH HONOUR FOR GEN HAIG

The Norwegian steamer Bygbo has been LORD RECTOR OF ST ANDREWS tunk

UNIVERSITY

LONDON, October 20th. General Bir Dongles Hag how bean unanimously elected Lord Bertor of St. Andrews University...

The infantry, without firing a shot, taken to Cuxhaven advanced with bayonets fred, and when

The trawler Fuschia has teen ank and

October 29th

they dashed upon the Germans through her crew taken as prisoners to Germany the mist they beard startled shants of "Donnerwetter! The French the The lates Germang bolted

Fort Vaux is now surrounded on three (3)

The tnation in Dobrudja i un aides and will fall whenever the French charged

AUSTRIAN POLITICS

NEW CABINEE TO BE FORMED

ler; r. Fon

army her achieved in the Verdun.

conclude

for

NEWS OF GORTZIL

BECUE OF 1 Húngarian

has