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THE

WAR.

THE BRITISH

PUSH.

CONGRATULATIONS FROM THE KING.

FRENCH SUCCESS.

ACTIVITY IN BALKANS.

BRITAIN'S FOOD PROBLEM.

SKILLED LABOUR AND ENLISTMENT.

Franco-Belgian Front,

THE

The Balkans.

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(TEROVÁH REUTER'S - AGENCY.]

KING'S

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, NOVEMBRE 18TH, 1916.

CONGRATULA- THE ROUMANIAN POSITION.

TIONS.

LONDON, November 10th.

His Majesty the King, in a message to

AN EXPERT VIEW.

LONDON, November 16th, An export, commenting on the Russo- General Sir Douglas Haig, said:-Roumanian and German communiqués, heartily congratulate you on the great success of your gallant troops during the past three days on the Ancre. This fur ther capture of first-line trenches, under special difficulties and in wat weather. redounds to the credit of all ranks."

General Sir Douglas Haig, in his re- ply, expressed the most grateful and respectful thanks.

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CONSIDERABLE ENEMY

SHELLING.

LONDON, November 16th.

but

the

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Naval Activities.

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SALONIKA, November 18th. A French communiqué states: The

PETROGRAD, November 16th. British brilliantly carried the village of

An Admiralty communiqué estimates Kakaraski, on the eastern shore of Lake that during the raid in the Gulf of Fin

Tabiros.

land on the 13th inst., the enemy lost The Bulgarians fell back to the left between six and nine of their largest and bank of the Nibor.

most modern torpedo-boats.

Despite rain and snow, our offensive. on the Cerns front continued successfully. The battle in the loop of the Cerna was. most bitter, Violent Teuto-Bulgar coun ter-attacks were sanguinarily beaten back, and 400 Germans were made pri-

whers.

The French and Serbians advanced north of Taibėi, towards Jaratøk.

The enemy to the west of Cerna aban doned his principal position, which had been fortified for months.

The French and Russians are pursuing the enemy in the plain north of Kenali, and have reached the right bank of the Viro River, six kilometres south of Monastir.

THE ROUMANIAN FRONT. points out that the German heavy

SUCCESS AND LETIREMENT. batteries, which were long delayed in the mountains, are now in action in the

LONDON, November 10th. valley above Campulung,

A Russian communiqué says:--The Roumanian's tenacious hold of this hilly Roumaniatis repulsed, with onormous region, where the enemy deployed on a loss, attacks on Kimpolung, where the wide front below the pass, is unshaken. enemy has been employing many heavy The abandonment of the rail-head of Turgujai, in the western Jiul Valley, twenty-five miles inside the frontier, is the farthest point the enemy has yet penetrated. It is a threat to the Roumanian communications in Walla

guus.

We again progressed south of the Dobrudja

A Roumanian communiqué adds:- Enemy attacks in Western Moldavis and Drago-Slavele were heavily repulsed. We

(THROUGH BRUTEE'S AGENCY.] BRITAIN'S FOOD SUPPLY.

THE COMMONS DEBATE:

on

THE NEW“ TANKS.” THOSE TO WHOM CREDIT IS DUE

FOR THE INVENTION.

LONDON, November 16th.

Replying to questions in the House of In the House of Commons, during the Commons last month with regard to the debate the food supply, Mr. Tanks, Mr. Lloyd George said:--We bro Runciman, dealing with submarining, very satisfied with our experience of reminded the House of the war risk these machines. There is no doubt they insurance scheme, the running of which have been a very considerable success, had been solved. The scheme was sub-and I hope as things go on and as we stantially run for one per cent of the improve in experience they will render SUBMARINE PIRACY.

rate of insurance. The diminution in even greater services than they have in THE GERMAN VIEW.

tonnage for food purposes was principal-the last two battles. My right hon. NEW YORK, November 16th. ly due to navel and military demands.friend asked to whom the credit is due for this invention. I have already ex American fears of a new submarine He emphasised that a new fact in the pressed my opinion upon that subject, crisis are confirmed in an interview with situation was the shortage of the North and I do not wish to vary it in the the German Foreign Under Secretary by American wheat crop, which had com-lenst, but probably there were one or the New York Times correspondent, in pelled the Government to go to Australis which the former defended the sinking of and therefore use much more tonnage. neutrals because they were transporting He expressed gratitude at the cordial

reception accorded the proposals. skimunition and other contrband."

He

also declared that British ships cannot be considered peaceful traders because they are armed.

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ARABIA ” OUTRAGE. THE

GERMAN DUST FOR NEUTRAL EYES.

LONDON, November 16th. A Berlin official messago states that a submarine borpedoed and sank, on November 6th, an enemy transport of 12,000 tons, eighty sea miles west of

Malta

The British Admiralty states that this announcement is obviously an attempt to explain away the outrageous and in- human not of torpedoing a mail steamer without warning. The only ship sunk in

mention. There were the Adm raty two whose names I ought to specifically experts, whose services were so valutalo court, who was the chief naval constructor in designing this machine. Mr. d'Eva of the Admiralty, had probably the greatest share in the matter of designing this formidable weapon. Then I ought, Hankey, Secretary of the War Committee, perhaps to have mentioned Sir Maurice to whom we are very considerably in- debted for the first suggestion that some thing of this kind should be tried; but I still say that these suggestions would never have fructified had it not been for the fact that my right hon. friend (Mr. Churchill), who was then First Lord of the Admiralty, had set up a committee to carry the suggestions intp

Mr. Churchill said he did not consider that submarining was affecting, or, was likely to affect, food supplies to the extent which some imagined. He urged the arming of merchant ships, pointing out that four-Afths of these armed ond attacked escaped, whereas four-fifths of those unarmed and attacked perished. He stated that new construction, con-effect and given the whole of his energy and strength to materializing the hopes mandeering and purchase had replaced of those who had been looking forward to an attempt of this kind. (Colonél four-fifths of the submarine losses.

Norton-Griffiths-Colonel Swinton). I in the mentioned Colonel Swinton statement I made to the Press. Colonel Swinton had a good deal to do with the experiment from the start. He has been a most enthusiastic pro- moter o the idea, and the fact that it was carried through with such zeal is very largely due to the enthusiasm which he threw into the work. The same thing business ability has been invaluable in applies to Colonel Stern, whose practical

able scale of these weapons of war. That reading the manufacture on a consider can usefully say on that question.

PRESS AND PUBLIC ON PROPOSALS,

LONDON, November 18th. Thore is not a dissentie, e voice regard ing Mr. Runciman's proposals. The papers are generally of opinion that these have gone farther. The fact that Mr. Runciman said that the proposals were

these might

General Sir Douglas Haig states that chia, and jeopardises Orsova, where the retired on the loft bank of the Alt and the Mediterranean on the 6th inst. was only a first instalment is regarded as in is all I

there was considerable enemy shelling last night north and south of the Ancre,

MORE ACTIVITY ON THE ANCRE,

LONDON, November 17th. General Sir Douglas Haig reports :--- The enemy bombarded our new front to t north of the Amore, especially in the ricinity of Bancourt.

Our artillery caused several explosions, We took a further 303 prisoners.

There was considerable hostile ahelling the front between Le Sars and

Gueudocourt.

on

We bombarded lines in the Souchez

and Armentierres areas.

THE FRENCH FRONT.

SANGUINARY ENEMY DEFEAT. PARIS, November 16th. A semi-official announcement states: Yesterday's German defent was one of The the most sanguinary of the war. energy had beca bringing up reinforce- Teuts for wocks.

PRESSOIRE CLEARED OF THE ENEMY,

PARIS, November 16th. communiqué states:After latinate fight, we cleared out the enemy from Pressoire, Our gains of the 7th Just have been entirely held.

The enemy sustained most heavy losses in yesterday's attacks, in which: he, em- ployed troops belonging to three divi- sions.

MINOR EVENTS.

PARIS, November 17th. An official announcemens says: On the Somme, enemy parties which gained & footing it a group of houses to the

Roumanians control the Danube. The enemy has advanced twelve miles in the past two days, but Turgujiu is still fifty miles along the Danube railway. Turgpjiu is unimportant, but if the enemy succoed in pushing along the railway to Filiaso, the junction with western Wallachia will be cut off. This is believed to be General Fallenbasu'a 1. Though the orcoming winter will probably delay its realisation The fieres fighting at Campulung shows that the danger is still grave. It is not far from Campulung to Piteshti, which is the centre of the whole railway system. FRENCH SUCCESS.

PARIS, November 18th. Reuter's correspondent at the French headquarters at Salonika states that the French captured Kenali after, a most desperate struggle, sometimes fighting up to their necks. in water.

The enemy retired to the Bistrica defence line, which is far inferior to Kenali, upon which the enemy worked for over a year, and which General Mackensen selected.

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THE GREEK CRISIS." IMPORTANT CONFERENCE.

ATHENS, November 15th. General Roques had a two hours' audience with King Constantine, and it is stated that they discussed measures to prevent ineidents like that at Ekaterini, the resignation of Venizelist officers, and the granting of railway facilities for the Allies and the Venizelists.

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MORE DEMANDS,

ATHENS, November 16th. General Roques has harded the Premier a memorandum of demands,

implying that he expects a written reply to the memorandum. It is believed that the memorandum requires pledges of Greece's friendlines, including the use north-east of Saillisel were ejected.

of Greck railways, the sorrender of a Artillery fire has boon vigorous in the quantity of artillery, the expulsion of region of Ablaincourt.

suspected German agents, and the occupa An enemy machine was brought down tion of the neutral zone between new and near Chaulnes.

old Greece by the French.

GERMAN OFFICIAL CLAIMS,

LONDON, November 17th

A German official announcement claims

to have repulsed British partial attacks

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GERMAN REPORT.

Losvos, November 17th,

A German official nononnser

to the east and south-cast of Beaumont states: The Roumanians are stubby

Hanet, and to have stormed part of Bt. defending the frontier przes Pierre Vasst Wood, taking 332 prisonem tahem twelve hundred prisoner

in the Jial region,.

FRANCO-SERBIAN SUCCESS. POSITIONS, PRISONERS AND

BOOTY CAPTURED.

LONDON, November 16th.

the drabin, of 7,033 tone, which was sunk three hundred miles east of Malta,

LATEST SINKINGS.

LONDON, November 10th. The latest sinkings are the steamers Polpeton (British), Barbara (Greek). and Dimendi

A Sorbian communiqué states: With the co-operation of the French, our troops Lokken (Norwegian), on November 14th captured all the posi(Spanish). tions southward of Tepavel. The Ger-General. man defenders who escaped annihilation or capture fled,

Five hundred prisoners were takon, in- cluding seven officers. The amount of booty has not yet been ascertained.

The villages of Tepavci and Genela were stormed

NO MORE GERMAN REIN- FORCEMENTS.

SALONIKA, November 16th. Ac Army Order, signed by General von Winckler, which was found on a Bul- garian officer, says that no more German can be sent to the Bul reinforcements garians.

BUCHAREST BOMBED,

BUCRALEST, November 16th. Eight German zeroplanes hombed

the city. Four civilians were killed and twenty injured.. Italian Front.

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DESPERATE AUSTRIAN

ATTACKS.

Roue, November 18th. The Austrians are desperately attack ing east of Gorizia, where Italian ma cbine guns mowed down whole regiments. ITALIAN PROGRESS. PRISONERS AND TRENCH MORTARS CAPTURED.

mortar,

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SKILLED LABOUR ENLIST-

MENT.

TROUBLE AT SHEFFIELD.

LONDON, November 16th.

dicating that the rationing of the popu- lation is contemplated. There is some criticism of the absence of proposals to encourage home food growing by guaran- tooing the farmers minimum prices. The appointment of a food controller is ex- pected immediately Mr. Asquith returns to the House Meanwhile, the Board of Trade exercises his powers,

It is officially stated that the retail cost of food has increased 78 per cent. since

the beginning of war,

BRITISH TROOPS IN INDIA.

A SUGGESTION.

LONDON, November 15th. In the House of Commons, a member The “de hadging" of skilled work suggested that some of the British troops men at Sheffield has led to a hitch. in in India should be transferred to France the case of a man named Hargreaves to replace troops from the trenches and

The Press Bureau now antiquaces that the

Society of Engineers has telegraphed to executive council of the Amalgamated men under nineteen.

the branch secretory as follows:--

Mr. Chamberlain replied that the ques' tion should be addressed to Mr. Lloyd George.

GERMANY'S AIR SERVICE.

THE SUPREME. COMMAND,

On the Executive's representations, and in view of the Ministry of Munitions" proposals dealing with the enlistment of skilled workmen, the War Office has ordered Hargreaves to return to civil

AMSTERDAM, November 18th. life. "Therefore a stoppage of work

According to a Berlin official announce- cannot be justified or permitted." The ment, General von Stonhoeffner has been grievances concerning the enlistment of placed in supremo exmmand of the air skilled workmen are being examined and services. dealt with, in consultation with the trade unions concerned, who are assisting to maintain the output. "In the present Enational crisis," concludes the message, there must be no stoppage in raunitions work.

· NATURALISED GERMAN.

IN INDIAN PUBLIC WORKS

DEPARTMENT.

LONDON, November 15th

RÉCEIVED BY THE KING.

LONDON, November 17th. H.M. the King has received Sir Harold Stuar; in audience.

HANDSOME BEQUEST.

LONDON, November 17th. The late ford Llangattock bequeathed £100,000 to the Church of England in

Wales.

OBITUARY.

In the House of Commons, Mr. Chun- berlain stated he was satisfied there were no grounds for dispensing with the ser- vices of Herr Oertel, of the Public Woks BRIGADIER GENERAL KENNEDY

of Assam, who Wais

LONDON, November 17th, The death is announced of Brigadier General Charles Henry Kennedy, C.B., Commander Chatham Division, Royal Marine Light Infantry.

LONDON, November 18th -An Italian official message says:-We reoccupied trenches evacuated east of Gorizia,

as cabled on Wednesday. WeDepartment repulsed a counter-attack and slightly faturalised, and who had lived in India advanced in the Hudilog sector of the for thirty-eight years. He had, provious Carso,étaking prisoners and two trench to the war, renunnued his German

nationality.

THE SULTAN AND PEACE. AMSTERDAM, November 18th The Sultan of Turkey, is openin finment, said Tar and her Ald mutually wasting ach other to obtain poses allowing for the development at their respective countries.

THE BOMBARDMENT" OF PADUA

PROTEST BY THE POPE.

BOMBE, November 16th.

ergetically protested to bombardment of

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DEATH OF AUTHOR OF

QUO VADIS,”

BELNE, November 18th. The death is announced of Benkiewier, the author of “é Quo Vadis.”

THE GREEK CRISIS.

PROCLAMATION OF THE PRO VISIONAL GOVERNMENT.

The following is a summary of the Pro clamation of the Provisional Govern- ment, the main point of which is a com- parison of Greece of to-day with Greece of 1912-1913:

The application of the personal policy of the Crown, which is the vic tim of bad counsels, has resulted in a rapprochement with Greece's hereditary enemies, & violation of the Constitu tion, and internal anarchy,

Greece is isolated and contemned, and the Allies to day consider her hostile as sho refused facilities to the Serbians which she accorded to the Bulgarians,

The victorious Army of 1812-1913 abandons territory which was conquer- ed by the blood of the population dying before the invaders. War material was given up to the Bulgarians, Greek soldiers were sent to Germany ria Sofin, and patriots were considered as traitors, while there were those who, were paid by Baron Schenck, to bring about the country's ruin.

To-day is not the moment to fix the responsibility. Our duty is to sare what there is still time to save.

To attain this it is cssential to re- establish the national enity by an im mediate return of the policy diet ed by the national conscience, narsely, to range ourselves on the side of the Ag and the Serbians and drive out the invaders.

It will be a happy event if at the eleventh hour the King decides to take the lead-of the national forces.

In the contrary, and in that event, it arour duty to do what is needful to save the country from the threatening

PELITE

We are entering the struggle con- vinced that the nation independently of the State will accomplish a miracle and bring the country back to the.. status of 18 months ago.

VENIZELOS. CONDOUROTIE.

*KISMET."

"Kismet," the A.D.C.'s most ambitious. production within recent years, will be played on December 15th, 18th, 18th and 20th (Matinee) in aid of the Star and Garter Home for totally disabled Boldiers and Bailors.

The general booking opens on Monday 4th December, at 9 s.m at Messrs. Mon trics, Ltd., but holders of Advance Tickets have the privilege of booking tw days shood, ie, Friday, December 1st, and Saturday, December 2nd. The sale of these Advance Ticketa has very kindly boen undertaken, by a number of repro- sentative ladies of the Colony, and they are also obtainable, on application, Moutrics.

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The opening performance will be a Gala night," for with the price of the centre block Dress Circle seats is $10, and all remaining seats 5. The seats for the following nights are priced at dress-circle 3, stalls; $1, pit. (Soldiers and Sailors in uniform ad- mitted at half price),