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THE

WAR.

The following Cables were received on Saturday night and sued in our Early Morning Betra yesterday.

Franco-Belgian Front.

(THROUGH AKUTER'S AGENCY.]

ARTILLERY ACTIVITY,

LONDON, November 10th. General Sir Douglas Haig, in a com- muniqué, states:-There was artillery activity on both banks of the Ancre, the enemy using gas-shells.

We silenced their trench-mortars north- cast of Foethubert."

AERIAL WARFARE.

LONDON, November 11th.

A later communiqué states:-There is no change on the battle front.

There was great aerial activity on. Thursday, owing to the improved weather conditions. Many raids were carried out on communications, billets, and stores. The air-fighting has been continuous; thirty of our machines engaged in battle with thirty to forty of the eneiny's machines, the latter being dispersed. Six enemy machines fell owing to their having become, uncontrollable, and nine others were driven down damaged, three of them

·being destroyed. A hostile kite-balloon was driven down in flames. Seven of our machines are missing.

TRENCH CAPTURED.

LONDON, November 11th.

Last night a portion of the Regina Trench, being a continuation of the trench captured on the 21st October, was

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captured and secured on thousand yards front, despite a barrage,

We captured, some prisoners.

FRENCH ACTIVITIES.

PARIS, November 10th.

A CURAMEnige states: There is an intermittent cannonude and some skir- nishes.

In 77 airights three enemy aeroplanes were brought down, and seven came down in our lines.

AIR SQUADRONS BOMB ENEMY.

POINTS.

Qur air squadrons bombed the enemy communications and cantonments, especi ally the railway stations at Lens, Vou zieres, Courcelle-sur-Nied, the blast furnaces at Thionville, the aerodrome at Diguze, and the airship sheds at Frescaty,

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ON THE SOMME.

Pais, November 11th. An official communiqué states :--North of the Somme we captured several elements of the enemy trenches north-east of Les Boeufs and Snillisel. A German counter-attack in the latter region was easily repulsed, and we captured pri

soners.

South of the Somme, the bombardment } was continued intermittently. It was violent in the Pressoir and Ablaincourt sectors.

ON THE MEUSE. ·

On the right of the Meuse, there was great reciprocal artillerying everywhere between the Haudromont quarries and Damloup. Quiet prevailed elsewhere.

GERMAN CLAIMS.

AMSTERDAM, November 10th. A German official communiqué mukes a feature of the activity of the German air. nien on the Somme during the daytime and on moonlit nights. It claims they shot down seventeen aeroplanes.

The communiqué states that strong French attacks at Sailly were partly re- pulsed by hand-to-hand fighting.

Russian Front.

{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

A GERMAN REPORT.

A German official communiqué asserts that the Russian lines near Skrobowa on the Eastern Front were stormed and that 3,420 were made prisoner.

FIGHT FOR A BRIDGE,

LONDON, November 10th.

A Russian communiqué announces that the Boumanian Cavalry and Infantry two miles west of Cernavoda are fight ing for the famous bridge.

Nuval Activities.

(THROUGH BEUTER'S AGENCY-)

GERMANS CAPTURE

MAILBOAT...

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 13rw, 1916.

FLUITING, November, 11th. The origin Regent has been held up' near the Noordhinder Lightship.

The vessel carried #3 passengers, in- cluding 10 children and 10 British sub- jects, of whom eight came from the Rubleben. Camp.

LATER

The mailboat Konigin Regente, which left this morning, has been taken to Zeebrugge.

SINKING.

LONDON, November 11th. The British steamer Bogata is believed to have been sunk.

· GERMANY INVESTIGATING

SINKING.

NEW YORK, November 10th, Germany has informed the United States that the sinking of the Marina on the 28th October would bo investigated when the submarines then operating have reported.

THE SINKING OF THE

** ARABIA."

CAIRO, November 10th. The Arabia was torpedoed at 11.07 in the forenoon on Monday. The torpedo struck the vessel on the starboard side

There was aft.

no panic, and the passengers and the crew immediately took. to the boats. Tho Arabia sank in an hour and a half, going down stern first. The City of Marseilles and another steamer and three trawlers picked up the survi vors. Fine weather prevailed. Two guh marines were seen by the Arabia, which fired on one after being struck by the torpedo. The City of Marseilles arrived at Port Said, having on board 80 passen gers and us of the crew,

NO AUSTRALIAN SOLDIERS ABOARD.

MELBOURNE, November 10th, Mr. Pearce, the Defence Minister, states that no Australian soldiers were aboard the Arabia,

The Balkans.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.} FIERCE FIGHTING.

(THROUGH BEUTHOR'S AGRICE.]

THE USA. PRESIDENTIAL

ELECTION.

THE GERMAN SUPPORT EVENLY DIVIDED.

LONDON, November 10th.

The Daily News correspondent at New York estimates the final result of the Presidential election to be. Dr. votes, but Wilson, 232, and Mr. Hughes 902 the result may easily be reversed. The German vote was evenly divided. Mr. Hughes lost the German cities of Milwaukee and St. Louis, hat secured thousands of German votes in New York The Liquor Prohibitionists have done well, securing five of the

dry" States.

[THROUGH REUTER'8_AGENOX; }.

BLOODSHED IN BRUSSELS,

AMSTERDAM, November 16th. Messages from Maastricht report that is persistently rumoured that there waro scenes of bloodshed in Brussels when the Germans decided to enrol thousanda of able-bodied Belgians for enforced labour. When the first group was desem- blod at the railway station an insigni- fcant incident fed to a veritable revolt. In the ensuing melće thirty Germans wore either killed or seriously wounded, and there were numerous Belgian casualtics. Nobody is at present allowed to leave or enter Brusevla,

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UNOFFICIAL FINAL FIGURES. -

NEW YORK, November 11th. Dr. Woodrow Wilson apparently wins by California's 13 votes.

The final unofficial figures are :-:

Dr. Wilson

Mr. Hughes

272 269

It is regarded as improbable that the Hepublicans will contest the validity of the election, despite their threats.

The Democratic and Republican organs proclaim the result to be a personal

riumph for Dr. Wilson.

concede Dr. Wilson's re-election, insisting Mr. Hughes managers etill refuse to that possible mistakes in tabulating may change the results in the States where the vating has been close when officially

revised.

Mr. Hughes did not send the customary message of congratulation from the de feated candidate to the President.. :-

Some of the newspapers suggest that the Women's roto in Idaho, Washington Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, Arizona, Kansas, Nevada and California, which Dr. Wilson carried, was an undoubted factor. Women also voted in Illinois and Oregon, which Dr. Wilson lost. The Democratic newspapers allege that the German vote was cast for Mr. Hughes, LONDON, November 11th. and they claim the election of Dr. Wilson The Roumanian communiqué states:as & repudiation of hyphenism. Four There was feree fighting in the Prahova teen out of seventeen New York Congress Valley, especially on our left wing, and men blacklisted by the Germans were there was an artillery action in the Dra- elected. goslarele region. Fighting continues in the Olt district. The situation is un- changed in the Vulcan Pass, Orsova and in the Dobrudja.

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RUSSIA'S DETERMINATION.

LONDON, November 10th, General Brusiloff, interviewed, has stated that the summer opérations mark Sera definite period, the defout of the enemy dating from the Allies' co-ordination of their programmes. The enemy's super-

BULGAR ATTACKS FAIL.

PARIS, November 11th. Fresh Bulgar attacks against the binns failed,

Bad weather continues. British aeroplanes bombarded Porna and Puljovo stations.

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ROUMANIANS RETIRE.

PETROGRAD, November 11th.

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the human efforts failed to regain the initis-sum of £350,000 the Anglo-Continental tive on the Russian south-western front. | Guano Company, formerly a German cun- The campaign in France demonstrated || cern.. the Anglo-French ability to destroy any German defences. The zenith of the Rus sian power will only be reached next year, when Russia will have the largest and the best army since the beginning of the war, "We are still inferior in material and heavy guns this year, Roumania's tem- porary reverses have not the slightest significance in view of the German failure to pierce the Carpathians Russia, from the Czar to the common soldier, is un- animous in her determination that Rou- mania must be supported as much as possible,

In the region of Dorna Vatra our artil lery repelled enemy attacks.

In the Trotris Valley the Roumanians offensived in the direction of Fredeul, enveloping the left enemy Bank, but were forced to retire three miles in the Buzen Valley.

GERMANY RESENTS GREEK CESSION OF MATERIAL.

LONDON, November 11th. The Morning Post correspondent at Athens reports that the German Minister has informed the Foreign Minister, that Germany will consider the ccasion of vor material

the Allies for the use of

the Nationalist Army so a casus belli. It is understood that the Allied Note to the Greek Government demands the de- parture of the Austro-Cerman Legations.

GREEK PROTEST.

Aruesa, November 10th. The Greek Government has protested to the Entente against the use of the flotilla.

General.

{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

INDIA AND THE WAR.

"GERMANY'S UNCONQUER ABLE WILL TO LIVE"

AMSTERDAM, November 10th.

In the Reichstag Committee, Dr. von Bethmann-Holwegg, replying to Viscount Grey, reiterated the German claim that the set which made the war inevitable was the Russian mobilisation. England knew of this step, which made further waiting impossible for Germany.

Dr. Russia would never have decided on mobi Bethmann-Hollwegg said that

isation unless encouraged by England Referring to the projected establishment of an International League to preserva peace after the war, the Chancellor said the cry of the world for agreements

LONDON, November 11th, In the House of Commons, Colonel C. E. Yato suggested that the Military Ber- vice Act should be applied to all Euro- peans and Anglo-Indians in India

Mr. Chamberlain replied that the Act does not apply to any of His Majesty's subjects outside of Great Britain. He did not see any reason for making an exceP- tion in the case of residents in India.

THE COAL STRIKE IN

AUSTRALIA,

MELBOURNE, November 10th. The Right Hon, W. M, Hughes, in w speech, hinted that a General Election was possible. The situation in all the States as a result of the coal strike was becoming more serious daily. The un- employment is increasing, more steamers are being held up, and the railway ser- vices are being curtailed,

AUSTRALIA'S NATIONALAN

PARTY.

BRITISH AIR RAID ON ENEMY HARBOURS.

SYDNEY, November 10th. In the Legislative Assembly, Mr. to prevent a repetition of the catastrophe Wade's amendment favouring the forms would be so strong that it must lead to tion of a National Party was carried by LONDON, November 11th. the result that Germany will honourably so votes to 21.AS Lord Montagu of Beaulieu, writing to co-operate in seeking a practical solution, the Times with reference to the tendency but the principle of free development to indiscriminately blame the Raj for must prevail on sea as well as on the con alleged Shortcomings, says that it is some- tinent. Moreover, the plang of the times forgotten how much India has con Entente to divide Asia Minor and give is now consequently handicapped in many les with a European hinterland, and give tributed towards the war and how the Russia Constantinople and the Dardanel

Ways. Indis, moreover, has shown 我 loyalty unparalelled in history.

France Alsace Lorraine, must be consider The ed before the International Peace in Babisfactory situation was due to the Raj, |formed. He reiterated that Germany is Lord Montagu dwells on the sourage and waging a defensive war against the wisdom of the great Indian Princee, and policy of isolation, which was the limit the patient, silent work, sometimes under of England's strength.

Whatever Enga great dificulty, of thousands of devoted land's strength, it was predestined to fail Military and Civil Servants of the before Germany's unconquerable will to Crown. He recalls, some of India's live. achievements in the war, and says that a PETROGRAD, November 11th.

great part of the credit is due to Lord An official communique states:-After Hardinge, Much is also due to the wise repelling seven onslaughts we fell back torale of Lord Chelmsford, and to the our second line of trenches in the region Governors and Lient, Governors, especial- of Bkrobeft. The enemy used liquid frey Lord Willingdon, whose popularity We abandoned the heights occupied the and energy are admirable, and to Sir previous day. T

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RUSSIANS REPEL SEVEN ENEMY ATTACKS.,

Italian Front.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY,} ITALIANS STRAIGHTEN. THEIR LINE,

LONDON, November 10th. An Italian conanturiiqué saya :-We ad- vanced and straightened out our line on the northern actor of the Carso plateau, We took 30 prisoners.

THE SILVER MARKET.

LONDON, November 11th, Mesora.ontagu's report on the silver market states that the market developed considerable strength, chiefly in conse quence of the firm exchanges from China, where. the export season is in, fall swing The effect of the Chinese purchases is most marked, the prices rising somewhat sensationally. The Indian hacaars also competed for supplies, while the coinage demand continues motive.

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GERMANY'S CASUALTIES.

LONDON, November 10th. The German casualties officially report ed during the month of October total 199,675, of whom 32,544 were killed, make ing the total during the war 3,755,693, of whom 855,817 were killed.

AMSTERDAM, November 11th ANGLO-DUTCH AGREEMENT, The Tyd states that 21,000 Antwerp P

LONDON, November 10th. citizens have been deported to Germany, S Friends of the deportees were forbidden An Anglo Dutch Agreement has been to bid them farewell, those seeking to the increased supplies of the Dutch agri- signed whereby Great Britain will secure enter the station being liable to a fine of 2300, or undergo cif years imprisonment

cultural produce. The Telegraaf reports 51 here were violent scenes sé Mons tacking the Germans wh of the latter being woul charged with the bayo requisitioned men are railway construction e The Germans are a frontier to prevent

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AMSTERDAM, November 10th.

In the Cologne Gazette General Arz pays tribute to the Roumanian resist 10th.ance and audacity.” He instances the bold Austrian enveloping march of the Roumanians and appointed their attacking an advancing column in the rear, simultaneously attempting to ent off its reseIVER,

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