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THE WAR.

FAVOURABLE OPERATIONS ON

WESTERN FRONT.

GIGANTIC AIR BATTLE:

BRITISH TRIUMPH.

PEACE MEETING WRECKED AT CARDIFF.

RUSSIAN LOSSES AND GAINS.

Franço-Helgian Front,

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(THROUGH SKUTER'S KORNEY.)

BRITISH AIR ATTACKS.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 19TH, 1916

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[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENOT.). GERMANS BOMB AMIENS. German aeroplanes on Friday night. bombarded sovoral French towns, includ. ing Nancy and Hunerille, doing no dam General Sir Douglas Haig, in a cômage. The open town of Amiens was bom. muniqué, says:~We took 00 prisoners in barded the same night, and # civilians

SUCCESSFUL BOMBING.

LONDON, November 12th.

last nights attack

Yesterday our aircraft successfully bombed enemy hatmonts, aerodromes headquarters, stations, and trains. Two

were killed and 27 injured.

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GERMAN COMMUNIQUE. ADMITTED BRITISH SUCCESS.

LONDON, November 11th. trains were hit and a third set on fire.A German communiqué says:-The A number of explosions followed. Three British succeeded in penetrating our first enemy machines were destroyed in the line of tronches north-east of Courceletta. course of numerous air fights and a fourth was forced down in our lines, and many others were driven down damaged. One of our machines is missing.

GREAT AIR BATTLE. 30 BRITISH AND 38 GERMAN MACHINES ENGAGED.

PARIS, November 12th. The groat air battle at Bapaumė man- tioned in a previous communiqué was watched by thousands of spectators. Baffled in their attempts to cross the British lines the Germans decided on a colossal expedition, warning of which was given by our scouting aircraft. Accord- ingly three British squadrons, each of ten machines, attacked the Germans be- The. fore they could cross our lines. enemy's force consisted of at least 39 **Fokkers" and "Rumpers." The scene wus most exciting as the machine-guns crackled varied by the deeper note of re- volver guns. The issue was long in the balance. The first machine put out of action was a Fokker, which whirled gid- dily for a moment, burst into flames, and crashed to earth. Then a Britiaki biplane got badly hit, next two German machines, followed by many others, the precise number of which has not been ascertained. The: British were superior:

The house-to-house fighting near the church at Sailly-Saillisel can afford the French small advantages. Otherwise of tacks failed. Ten enemy acroplanes were brought down yesterday.

Russian counter-attacks at Skrobowa failed. The Gormans penetrated the Russian main positions at Narajonka, south-west of Jolwkonsolesie, several of which were fortified,

The Roumanian lines were stormed be tween Predeal and Sinain and two hun- dred prisoners taken:

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PARIS, November 11th. A communiqué says: There has been violent artillery duels north of the Bomme.

The enemy using flammenwerfer,” attacked in the vicinity of Densccourt. They were forced back with the bloodiest losses.

SUCCESSFUL AERIAL WORK.

The Balkans.

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ROUMANIAN SUCCESSES.

FIERCE FIGHTING CONTINUES,

LONDON, November 11th

A Roumanian communiqué says:- Enemy attacks in Slanie Valley at Moldavia were ropulsod.

The enemy, in Prahova Valley, after a furious bombardment, attacked severni times and was ropulsed in the most san guinary meanor. The Roumanians maintained the positions.

The Roumanians captured a trench Dragoslavele. Fierce fighting continues on the left bank of the Alt. The Rou manians advanced northwards and cap tuned a mountain. The enemy attack od the right of the Ait has been stopped. An attempt by the enemy to land at the mouth of the Alt was repulsed.

BRITISH NAVAL GUNS.

SUCCESSFUL SHELLING,

SALONIKA, November 11th. A British report states that naval guns successfully shelled enemy bivouses at

Provista.

BRILLIANT SERBIAN

OPERATIONS.

STRONG POSITIONS CARRIED,,

LONDON, November 11th.

Serbians yesterday carried out brilliant A Serbian official report states that the

operations at Cruareks, carrying strong positions and capturing 600 prisoners and a number of guns.

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RUSSIAN OPERATIONS,

ENEMY CAPTURE TRENCHES AND ARE DRIVEN OUT.

KARLIER CABLES.

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ROUMANIAN SUCCESSES,

ENEMY HELD AND BEATEN.

A-Roumanian official announcement

states:

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LATEST GERMAN.

OUTRAGE.

30,000 BELGIANS TRANSPORTED TO

GERMANY.

Enemy artillery was very active on the Danube. A slight attempt at landing at the Mouth was repulsed,

The situation in Dobradja is unchang-twerp to Germany, also all males in ed..

Waterloo. They are to receive thirteen We repulsed three enemy attacks in the marks weekly and military rations. Moldavian Valley at Blanic.

DOMINION MINISTER IN

LONDON,

NEW ZEALAND AND THE WAR,

The Right Hon, W. F. Massey, Prime Minister of New Zealand, and the Right Hon. Sir Joseph Ward, Finance Minister, arrived at Plymouth from New Zealand Tast month.

AMSTERDAM, November 19th.” ̈ The Telegraaf states that 30,000 Bolin London on the invitation of the Im Mr. Massey and Sir Joseph Ward aro gians have been transported from Anperial Government. They received the invitation some months ago, but could not leave at the time. When the New Zealand Parliamentary Session ended in August they were free to come, and they set out without delay. They travelled Several riots have occurred at Antwerp.hy the new route the Panama Canal. Citizens between seventen and thirty of The Times that he had no doubt as The Prime Minister told sepresentative years of age were notified to prepare to to the ultimate success of the Canal. It did not save much time on the journey depart. Many fled and were killed onto New Zealand, but people would travel We captured a trench in the region of the frontier by electric wires. The Ger-

by it. Australia was farther west, and Dragoslavele.

Australians were not likely to use it to the mang fired on one group of Belgians after same extent. He was confident that it There has been violent fighting on the they had passed the wives,

was going to open up the Pacific in a. left of the Alt.

way little dreamt of up to the present.

The enemy repeatedly and violently attacked in the Prahova Valley, and were bloudily repulsed.

We advanced northward and captured. Mount Frurtzile.

The enemy's attack on the right of the Alt has been arrested,

~THE BRITISH NAVAL AIR-

RAID.

LONDON, November 17th. The Admiralty announces that Lieut. Hodge, who participated in the raid on Zeebrugge, was taken prisoner.

Al the others returned.

Italian Front.

LATEST CABLES. [TEROUGH BRUTAR'S AGENOT.) THE ITALIAN PRONT

STRAIGHTENED.

THE MARRIAGE LAW,

NOVEL POINT IN HIGH COURT. The Lord Chief Justice, in giving jude ment in the case of Dr. Miran Warud Din, mentioned on September 25th, said a declaration or bill of divorcement coul" not dissolve a marriage contracted `i. England and it was therefore a lawful impediment to a second marriage,

Justice Darling said the adoption of Dr. Miran Warud Din's contention would open the way to polygamy.

Justice Bray concurred,

NO DIFFICULTY WITH RECRUITING... As regards the part New Zealand is taking in the war, Mr. Massy said:- "One of the Acts of last Session wa the passing of the Military Service Bill, applies to men, physically fit, between. which provides for compulsion. It the ages of 20 and 45 inclusive. Up to the time of our leaving it had not been necessary to aply compulsion, as there was a sufficient number of inen forth. coming. But we had to provide for the and when compulsion may be necessary, period when Parliament is not sitting Hence the passing of the Act.

"New Zealand" added the Prime Hinister, "is prepared to go right on to the end as it is doing now. There are no more enthusiastic people in the British Dominions than in New Zealand. Sir Joseph Ward and I represent the whole people, and we know they will do their full share. Dr. Mirao Warnd Din intimated that fact that the Military Service Act passed This is shown by the he would appeal.

the Upper House unanimously, and there the Lower House. were only five or six votes against it in

[Owing to the fact that his first marriage with an English woman, though dissolved under Mahommedan law, was still valid pleasure to get back to the contre of the Sir Joseph Ward said it was always s unter English law, the Registrar had re fused Dr. Miran Warud Din a licence for perial Government to the Prime Minister

Empire. The invitation of the. Im marriage with a second English woman. Dr. Miran Warud Din then secured a rule cuss matters of importance to them and and myself to come to London and dis- nisi bringing up the matter for argument to us bas," he proceeded, "been readily on the terme of the rule commanding the responded to. We are anxious to do any Registrar-General to issue a marriage certi-thing we can to further the interests of ficate.}

the Empire as a whole. No doubt the op- portunity that is afforded us will be both

SNOW AND TORRENTIAL RAIN.

LONDON, November 11th. An Italian official report states':→→ Snowfalls and torrential rains have been hindering cor artillery. Wo have straightened our front between Monte- faiti and Castagnavizzi, advancing nine WOMEN CARPENTERS FOR valuable at the present and of consider-

hundred yarda and capturing two six- inch guns and an abundant store of ammunition

PETROGRAD, November 11th. The enemy Bercely attacked east of Narajuwka against the ridge and heights, but was everywhere repulsed until the General. afternoon, when he succeeded in pushing | back portions of one of our regiments. The enemy, however, was again driver PACIFIST CONFERENCE out in the evening.

Enemy offensives in the wooded Car pathians south of Dornavatra were rel pelled,

SUCCESSFUL COUNTER-ATTACK.

AT SKROBOFF...

LONDON, November 11th.

A Russian communiqué states:- We occupied two villages on the Danube

advanced southward

Lieut. Guy Nemer brought down his front and 20th and 21st machines. Three others | Dobrudja. were also brought down,

We dropped two tons of bomby on eremy puisitions or the Sonime.

throughout and routed and pursued the FRENCH AEROPLANE ACROSS

enemy, whose losses were heavier. It is unlikely that the Germans will repent the experiment.

FRENCH OPERATIONS. RECAPTURE Or SAILLESIEL.

PARIS, November 12th.

A communiqué says-The French in the afternoon, north of the Somme, re- captured most of the village of Baillisel and occupy the north-eastern and south eastern outskirts. The veiny is still resisting desparately. Up till now 100 prisoners have been counter.

A German attack south of Pressoir, south of the Somune, was repulsed by bombs. A furious artillery duel con- tinues.

SUCCESSFUL AIR RAIDS.

In the Ablaincourt and Gumiecourt! districts seventeen British acroplanes on Friday dropped two tons of projectiles on steel works at Focklingen, north-west; of Sarrbruck, and folled three enemy machines, in fights during the raid.

The following night eight French aero planes dropped 21 tons of projectiles on the same works, and several fires were observed. All the machines returned safely. On Friday night French squad Tons dropped projectiles on stations at Ham, St. Quentin, Fergnier and Nesle

THE RHINE.

A French aeroplane flew over the Rhine and bombed and severely damaged the Station at Ofenburg. Naval Activities.

LATEST CABLES. (THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] THE SUBMARINE CAMPAIGN.

MORE VESSELS SUNK.

LONDON, November lith.. The British steamers Boyota, Marga. and Earl of Forjar have been sunk. Seventeen of the crew of the Bogota have been picked up; two boats are missing.

AMERICAN STEAMER.

The American steamer Colunisian is believed to have been sunk.

NORWEGIAN STEAMER SUNK.

ALMERIA, November 12th. The Norwegian steamer Tripol has been sunk. The crew has been saved.

FIVE OF NORWEGIAN CREW MISSING.

COPENHAGEN, November 12th, Five of the crew of the Norwegian steamer Hulang, sunk on the 17th Octo- ber, are missing.

SURVIVING CREWS ARRIVE.

CORUNNA, November 12th. Crows, numbering 163, belonging to the an anrodrome at Diewe, blast furnaces torpedoed Norwegian steamers Sullo, at Romsbach and Hagondange, and air. Fordele, and the American steamer sheds at Frescaty, causing explosions and Columbian have arrived in lifeboats this fires.

week.

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WRECKED.

RAMSAY MACDONALD FINDS A

HANDY SIDE: DOOR.

LONDON, November 11th,

A great procession wrecked & Pacifist Conference at Cardiff.

Mr. Ramsay Macdonald, M.P., and other speakerz escaped by a side door.

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LIVELY PROCEEDINGS..

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FRANCE.

LONDON, November 12th." It was mentioned at Chobham Afilitary Tribunal yesterday that between two and three hundred women carpenters in that district are going to France immediately,

THE AUSTRIAN EMPEROR ILL.

LONDON, November 19th. The Austrian Emperor is an Eering from catarrh.

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REPATRIATION.

AGREEMENTS REGARDING OCCUPIED TERRITORIES.

to

*\"The Labourites Mr. Tupper and Mr.

PARIS, November 11th, By means of a sudden counter-attack, Stanton, M.P., headed the anti-pence sie- A Franco-Swiss-Spanish-German agree we recaptured a section of the trenchesmonstrators at Cardiff. The latter pent has been reached regarding the at Skroboff,

attacked the doors of the meeting, which repatriation of numerous inhabitants in was presided over by Mr. Winstone, pre-occupied territories.

ident of the South Wales Miners' Federation,

BOMBARDMENT OF CONSTANZA.

THE CITY IN FLAMES.

PETROGRAD, November 11th.. The Russian Black Sea Fleet bombard- ed Constanza and Mangalia, causing heavy damage.

LATER.

Despite resistance by the police the demonstrators, numbering 10,000, forced &D entrance. Mr. Ramsay Macdonald, M.P., disappeared, but Mr. Winstone and Mr. Thomas, M.., remained. They attempted to argue with the invaders, but their voices were drowned in patriotic singing. Mr. Thomas was dragged from

In the two bombardments of Constanza reservoirs of petrol and naphtha were exploded and the port and fortifications near the coast were severely damaged, a table and ejected. Batteries were silenced,

[Telegrams received on Saturday and on Sunday morning and published in an "Extra"! op Sunday, will be found on page E.]

CONSERVATIVE SURGERY.

able assistance after the war. Now is not the time to lay down any definite policy me to what we are to do when the happy day of pesos arrives-a permanent peace which can only be secured by decisive and unquestionable victory."

TO WIN, THE FIRST

After the war a different shaping of the course that the British Empire is to pursue will be necessary, and the time will assuredly arrive when responsible men from all parts of it will meet the representative men of Great Britain to discuss the best means to bring about this. tion of trade must be dealt with. But, end Necessarily, the al-important ques-

in the meantime, the first sking to do is to win right out in the war, and the corollary to winning will be an adjust- mant to meet the fresh conditions, and to prevent in some respects a recurrence of the troubles that have come to us, partly, if not largely, as the outcome of a system that existed, and was no doubt suited to the conditions that prevailed, before the war."

The demonstrators held a meeting and The losses of the Bulgars and Germans passed a resolution in favour of a vigur-ciple for the benefit of the troops Sir Eying." in the garrison must have been very cus prosecution of the war. heavy.

AUSTRALIAN AFFAIRS. SYDNEY'S GOVERNOR'S POSITION.

FIRE RAGES TWO DAYS. The fires were fanned by a wind and spread from the port to neighbouring

SYDNEY, November 12th,

parts of the town. It lasted two days.

The Governor has intimated that he Extinction was difficult, as all apparatus no longer recognises the Holman Hinis- for fighting fires was removed when the try, as Senator Wade has assumed con- Russo-Roumanians evacuated the town. trol of the Assembly's business.

A GENERAL MORATORIUM.

MELBOURNE, November 12th. The Commonwealth has issued regala lotions providing for a general morn

Enemy aeroplanes attempted to attack the fleet but were driven off, A Russian warship shot down one German aeroplane! at the mouth of the Danube, the and observer being taken prisoner,

THE GREEK CRISIS:

VENEZELIST ARMY HEADY TO

START.

EOSDON, November 11th,

A Salonika telegram states that the Venerelist Arty is ready to start for the front,

torium.

"TIMES

PRICE OF

INCREASED;

LONDON, November 12th. The price of the Times is to be increased to three-halfpence on the 20th inst.

Other leading daily newspapers will probably follow suit.

VOLUNTEERS AND HOME

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As regards finance Sir Joseph Ward said they had changed their system of obtaining money for war purposes, Just before he left New Zealand a loun of £8,250,000 within 10 days. The rate of £8,000,000 was subscribed to the extent

of interest is 44 per cent., and the loan was issued as par. At the same time, an opportunity was given to small investors, through the Post Office, to subscribe at the same rate in amowite ranging from £1 to £50, This had been a great success, and at present the total amor st subscribed was £9,700,000. I expect to hear while in London," he added, “that we have reached £10,000,000. For young country, whose population is about geon's art in the war is that of the What it indicates is the feeling of deter- Not the least valuable part of the sura million, this is eminently satisfactors. practice of what is known as conservative mination on the part of the people of surgery. To save a man's limb, where New Zealand to do its part in providing amputation appears unavoidable, is க. triumph of which every surgeon becomes the sinews of war, as well as providing rightfully proud. In gun-shot wounds what I feel is recognized to be the anest the question of conversative surgery type of men to assist, with their brothers always prominent. In order, therefore, from the old land and different portions to secure. the full exercise of that prin of the Empire, in keeping the old flag Alfred Keogh has arranged that every hospital district at the front is provided with a consulting surgeon whose, con- currence is necessary beforo any major operation can be performed.

This method, among other things, ensures for the wounded man the benefit of expert Viscount French spent a busy day in advice, and it helps to infuse among all Lanenshire and Cheshire recently on an the medical officers a desire to avoid a3 inspectional tour of the Volunteer batta much as possible operations which would lions of the two counties. He esvered s involve serious mutilation. In wooing large area by motor, and inspected few nature to help him the surgeon does his short of 10,000 men. The field-marshal best; he has learnt her little ways; he expressed his gratification at their bear- knows what she likes; he does things for ing, and reminded them of the possibility her which she cannot do for herself; so that they might later be called upon to she is pleased, and shows her gratitude undertake the defence of the country. by helping the surgeon. But, in the in-. Addressing the Cheshire Valunteers at terests of his patient; he is compelled to Chester his lordship said he had been keep a close watch upon her efforts. For agreeably surprised at the progress made a time he may have reason, to be satisfied by the volunteers. There should be no with the result; he hopes and believes such thing as belittling them. The absurd that with nature's help he will triumph; idea got about that the Government did then later may come the soul-disturbing not want to use the volunteer, but he conviction that nature is failing in her could assure them that such an iden never part; plaintively, as it may seem to him, officially prevailed. The War Office re- she has to admit that the impossible is garded them as a most valuable force, and beyond her power. Thus the denouement | he knew that the King held the Lame view. inevitably follows; to's life the limb With all the losses, we hr sustained it. must be sacrificed, and there is no alter-was necessary for every man to give the native. « Inquiry among tho· Army utmost service to his country, and if the Medical Staff shows that the amputation war went on the time might come when of limbs occupies a surprisingly low they would have to look to the Volunteers, position upon the list of operations per men like those he had seen that day, for formed; this illustrates how widely com the defence of the country. It was for. servative surgery is being practised. that they must prepare themselves.

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