THE
WAR.
RUSSIANS BRING DOWN A SUPER-
ZEPPELIN.
FIERCE FIGHTING ON ROUMANIAN FRONT.
EFFECTIVE ALLIED AIR ATTACKS.
THE RUSSIAN DUMA AND THE WAR.
DETERMINATION TO CONQUER--ENTHUSIASTIC SCENES,
Franco-Felgian Front.
LATEST CABLES. (THROUGH BUTER'S AGENCY.] BRITISH FRONT ADVANCED.
REDOUBT SUCCESSFULLY RAIDED.
LONDON, November 18th.
General Sir Douglas Hoig in a cozy- muniqué says:-Our position has been advanced to the north-east of Beaumont Hamel and to the north of Beaucourt. The enemy heavily shelled Beaumont Hamel and Hebuterne.
The Balkans,
LATEST CABLES. (THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY, ] FIERCE FIGHTING ON ROUMANIAN FRONT. ADVANCED POSTS PUSHED FORWARD.
SALONIRA, November 18th. An official report states:-We have consolidated de ground gained in the Strums Valley and pushed forward, our advanced posta.
Wo successfully bombed an encampment
We successfully raided a redoubt north north east of Seres, of Ypres,
THE ANORE VICTORY.
FURTHER ADVANCE OF ANCRE
FRONT.
LONDON, November 19th. General Sir Douglas Haig, in a com muniqué, atates:-Despite the storms prevailing we advanced on front north and south of the Ancro, chiefly on the south, where we reached the outskirts of Grandcourt, taking 235 prisoners.
Eight enomy aeroplanes were driven down; three of our machines are missing.
7,000 PRISONERS NOW COLLECTED.
LONDON, November 18th. Router's Correspondent at British Headquarters says 7,000 prisoners have now been collected.
LONDON, November 19th.
A Roumanian communiqué states that in the Drago-Slavele region the Roumanians attacked the backbone of the enemy-the centre and right wing- making appreciable progress and taking 300 prisoners.
Fierce fighting continues in the Alt and Jiul Valloys, where the Romanians yielded a little ground,
The position is unchanged elsewhere. CONSOLIDATING GAINS. ADVANCED POSTS PUSHED. FORWARD.
SALONIKA, November 18th, An official report states:We bave consolidated the ground gained in the Seruma Valley and pushed forward our advanced posts.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 20za, 1916.
EABLIER CABLES:
THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.).
GREEK
CRISIS.
A NEUTRAL ZONE ADOPTED.
LONDON, November 17th, Router's Agency learns that the Entent's proposal of a neutral zone be. tween the Royalists and Venczelists in Grooce has been accepted in principle.
ROUMANIA'S FATE.
KAISER ORDERS HER DESTRUCTION.
LONDON, November 13th. The Times correspondent at Bukharest reports that large German reinforcements have recently arrived on the Roumanian front.
General
AN
LATEST CABLES. {THROUGH REUTER'S AGENOK:]
INDIAN BORDER ENGAGEMENT.
{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] GERMANY FACING
TERRIBLE CRISIS."
REMARKABLE LETTER BY
HINDENBURG.
AMSTERDAM, November 18th. A letter written by Field Marshal von
Lownox, November 19th. An official report from India states:- We engaged Mohmand forces estimated Hindenburg to Dr. Bethmann-Hollweg, > number 6,000 on the border opposite the German Chancellor, has been pub Shubkadr on the 16th instant. The enemy
lished. lost 100 killed or severely wounded.
FIRST
SERBIAN MINISTER
IN U.S.A.
WASHINGTON, November 19th. M. Mitrailovitch has been appointed first Serbian Minister in the United States.
Two new Divisions are operating in the THE Jiul Valley, under the command of General von Knobelsdorf, who was last mentioned west of Fatzk
The Germans in the Alata Valley are commanded by General Kneisel.
The 41st Prussian. Division has been replaced by the 11th Bavarian Division in the Jiul region.
Kaiser saying:- The encay must be They have received orders from the
destroyed."
Italian Front.
LATEST CABLES. ITREUUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
ITALIAN ADVANCE IN THE CARSO.
ENEMY DRIVEN BACK IN DISORDER
LONDON, November 18th.: An Italian official report states: As a result of humbardments our line was
advanced at several points in the Carso.
A strong enemy attack yesterday was driven back in disorder to the westward of Bertoj-Bizza.
Heavy snowfalls have been hindering operations elsewhere.
LATEST GABLES. (THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
We successfully bombed an encamp EFFECTIVE AIRCRAFT: Our latest attack was successful little, enterprise by the Australiana and others ment north-east of Beres.
who captured 300 yards of trenches, south-| GREEK NATIONALIST TROOPS. east of Butto-de-Warlen Court.
ENEMY REPULSED ON THE
SOMME.
EXENSIVE AIR ATTACKS BY ALLIES.
PARIS, November 19th. A communiqué says:—A German attack east of Berny, south of the Somme, was repulsed with artillery and grenades.
An når squadron dropped. 157. bombs on German aerodromnes at Gulancourt and Grisolles.
Twenty-two British staplanes dropped 180 bombs on electricity and naval works at Ostend on the 17th instant. Zeebruge was also bombed. SIX AEROPLANES BROUGHT DOWN.
PARIS, November 18th,
A communiqué says:On the Somme Tượnt the weather has been bad. Last night was calm and six aeroplanes were brought down.
Africa,
LATEST CAULES.
{THROUGH BEURLE'S ADENOS,]
BRITISH POST INVESTED. ENEMY ATTACKED IN REAR AND DISPERSED
CO-OPERATE WITH BRITISH.
ATHENS, November 19th,
The Greek Nationalist troops
#D-
operated with the British in the occupa tion of Damumaia, where they captured 400 Bulgarians.
CONTINUED RUSSIAN
PROGRESS. PERSISTENT ENEMY ATTACKS,
LONDON, November 18th.
A Russian communiqué states:-Per sistent enemy artacks continue in the Alt} and Jin Valloys.
We are continuing to progress on the Danube front..
MESOPOTAMIAN FRONT.
BRITISH AIRMEN BUSY.
LONDON, November 18th.
ATTACK. ENEMY CAMP BOMBED.
Lospon, November 18h. An Egyptian official report states Our aircraft surprised and attacked an
enemy camp at Masdad yesterday morn ing, when 800lbs, of explosives were dropped effectively. Our returned.
Russian Front:
machines
LATEST CABLES. THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] RUSSIANS BRING DOWN A
SUPER-ZEPPELIN.
CREW, GUNS, AND BOMBS CAPTURED,
PETROURE, November 18th. Near Sarny the Russians brought down a Super-Zeppelin, capturing the crow of
6cwt, of bombs.
An official report frem Mesopotamian, tares guns, two machine guns and states:British peroplanes bombed a hostile gathering at Alain and an exems Naval Activities, aerodrome in the neighbourhood of Kut-El-Amar
SERBIANS MAKE PROGRESS
East of the Corn the Serbians captured trenches to a depth of 800 metres at the bend of the river.
The Serbians also stormed a height north-west of Yvon, the Bulgar-Germans losing heavily
LONDON, November 18th. An East African official report states that the enemy on the 8th instant,
On the Mousstar Plain the Serbians attacked and invested a email British post at Malangali. A column from Bahudje progressed in the direction of Manualir, River attacked the enemy force in the reaching the approaches to Kanina.
SERBIANS CAPTURE EQUIPMENT
LONDON, November 18th.
rear, defesting and dispersing it
EARLIER CABLES.
EAST AFRICAN CAMPAIGN. GENERAL SMUTS THANK HIS TROOPS
LONDON, November Jath.
A Berbian official report states:-In fleeing from Cerna the enemy left all equipment, including namerons machine guns, and enormous quantities of cartridges and stores, un
LATEST CABLES: (THROUGH AKUTER HACINOY]
SUBMARINE PIRAO
PORTUGUESE VICTIMS
LAS PALMAR, November 19th. The Portagueso sailer Emilia has been torpedoed. The crew was bated.
The Portuguese steamer Hackico (late German steamer Colmiar) is missing. It is feared she has been submarinel
EARLIER CABLES.
LATEST SINKINGS AND CAPTURES
LONDON, November 17th. The following steamers has been sunk
"DEUTSCHLAND"
COLLISION.
"CLIMAX OF ABSURDIFY.” PROPOSED CONGRESSIONAL COM MISSION TO CHINA.
In the U.S.A, Senate on September 7th, Mr. Smith of Georgia introduced a joint resolution providing for the appointinent of a Cúngressional Connaission investigate trado opportunities in China and for the establishment of direct trade relations between China and America
Commenting on the proposal, the fourand of the American Asiatic Association (New York, October) says:
Its declared purpose is to provido for Hindenburg declares that Germany is an American Congressional Commission. facing a terrible crisis and that great for the investigation of commercial trade changes are necessary to overcome it. opportunities in China and the establish- He denounces the failure of the Foodment of direct relations between China Department to adequately food the munt and the United States of America. The tion workers, the greed of the Agrarians avowed reasons for the appointment of in refusing to give up their products, and this body are the reorganization that has the sluggishness of the officials who do taken place in the markets of the world, and death. not realise that this is a war of life the necessity to broaden and widen tho markets for American products, and the possibilities and opportunities for
trado enlargement of
with China especially for such onlargement ES & result of direct trade rélations between China and the United States
POLISH VOLUNTEERS.
ENLISTMENT TO BEGIN.
AMSTERDAM, November 17th. A Berlin telegram states that the enrol ment of Polish Volunteers will begin on
ACTION BY OWNERS OF SUNKEN | November 22nd,
TUG.
NEWHAVEN, Conn., November 19th. The owners of the tug sunk when tow ing the Deutschland have instituted an action for $12,000 damages against the Deutschland for colliding with it.
THE RUSSIAN DUMA AND THE WAR. DETERMINATION TO CONQUER. ENTHUSIASTIC SCENES.
4.
PETROGRAD, November 18th. In the Duma, amid great enthusiasm, the Minister of War
detailed the enormous increase in Russia's output of munitions since Ft January, 1915, and declared We must and shall conquer; no power on earth is capable of conquer ing Russia. The Ministor of Marino repeated that the war would be waged to the end," and took his place by the side of the Minister of War, whereupon the members rushed from their seats and surrounded the two Ministers, cheering
*
frantically
31. Roditcheff said such profound, use ful words had rarely been spoken. The Army would fight to the end. The Dumas fear of nothing else and only resembled to further that object.
EARLIER CABLES.
PRISONERS FROM KUT.
LOCATION
ERTAINED.
November 17th.
In the House of Commons, Mr. Hope stated that the majority of the British Agion Karahisar and Adass Kasta soldiers taken prisoner at Kut were at
modai, the first-named being by far the largest camp.
The Indians appeared to be at Easelain DUTCH STATES GENERAL.
WOMEN TO
O BE ELIGIBLE. AMSTERDAM, November 17th. The Dutch Second Chamber has decided to make women eligible for membership of the States. General
DOUBLE INCOME TAX. AUSTRALIAN COMPANY MOVES FROM LONDON TO SYDNEY,
LONDON, November 17th, Mexrs. Farmer & Co. Australian merchants, have decided to remove their headquarters from London to Sydney to avoid double Income Tax TURKEY AND THE SULTAN OF EGYPT, DEATH SENTENCE CONFIRMED.
LONDON, November 18th. The Sultan of Turkey bas confirmed the death sentence passed by a Turkish Tribal on the Sultan of Egypt on the ground that he placed parts of Turkey under foreign rale
CON
ENEMY MILITARY
FERENCE AT BELGRADE.
LONDON, November 18th.
Hindenburg General von Falkenhayn It is reported that Field Marshal von and General Macksen have had con- ference at Belgrade,
ALLIED CONFERENCE IN
PARIS. ANSWER TO GERMANY'S MASS LEVIO
【Telegrams received on Saturday and on Sunday morning and published in an Extra on Sunday, will be found on page 6.]
SHANGHAI MAN IN THE
BIG PUSH,
The following are extracts from a letter written by a wounded officer (lately of Shanghai) of the 10th Batt. Yorkshire Regiment and reproduced in the W.-C. Daily News-
August 8th. Shanghai has done splendidly both in men and money.
I was delighted to hear of the scheme mooted by the rubber companies to assist China coast wounded and incapacitated. will be some very sad cases. There could be nothing sounder, for there I know of one already. My platoon Sergeant, legs. What seems to worry him meat is Grimble (late of SMP), lost both his that he will never see Shanghai again and his livelihood there is gone. I am to say he got the D.C.M. and if anybody deserved it, he did.
I saw the other day in a casualty list, 8/Lt. Fernyhough, Manchester Regt, 8. Fernyhough, hard, or at a training wounded, and can only suppose it is
camp, but nothing further.
Hardy I last You have heard doubtless by now of fair innings (nine months) so can't my own little trouble.
I had a pretty grumble, and I was getting a bit of a novelty. I was beginning to lose count the times I've been let off." After five with the battalion out of nine that joined. months I was the only China officer left Cornaby and his brother joined us just Hankow) was killed, and the other before the push; the brother (from wounded for the second lime. Of the others, C.S.M. Bradish was killed along side me and CSM Reuter and Sergt. Orr were wounded All these are late of the S.M.P. How many Shanghai fellows there are left with the Battalion. I have not heard, but there can't be half a dozen, and no officers
The Commission is to be composed of four Senators and five Members of the House of Representatives to be named by the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House, and the President of the United States is requested to namo five citizens selected from those interested in trade development in China, who shall also be members of the Commission. All the members of the body thus constituted sre to serve without compensation, and they are to visit as soon as practicable the Repablic of China, ite principal commer- cial and manufacturing cities, as well as ils agricultural districts, For the use of the Commission in making the trip, the President is authorized to furnish a vessel of the United States, and the Commission is required to submit a report to Congress
of its investigations and such recom as early as practicable, giving the result
mendations as it may see fit to make.
**However admirable may be the motives that have inspired this resolu ̈ ̈ tion, no one who has any intimate. knowledge of the conditions under which our commercial intercourse with China is conducted can fail to discern the resolution provides. It carries with it an futility of the investigation for which the underlying
which assumption, relations with China" do not exist; "in absolutely falsey that direct - trade
other words, that our business with China. is not done through Aratrican agencies,
covered and exploited by certain members By way of capping the climax of absurdity it is proposed to have the neglected, sources of knowledge dis-
about China, and of Congress who know next to nothing
own country which are drawn upon for ars but slenderly informed as to the industries of their the supply of China's needs. The five citizens to be selected from those interested in trade development in China, Senators and Representatives of the party and presumably intended to furnish the with expert knowledge, would inevitably possess no attraction for the kind of men bo a disappointment, sines the job could who alone are capable of discharging its duties with any degree of credit"
ART IN AID OF WAR CHARITIES,
An exhibition and sale of paintings has boen arranged to take place in the City I wish I could give you some idea of Hall on Friday next, one-half of the what the push was like, but I have never proceeds of which is to be applied to yet seen anything that really described War Charities. The function is to be It. During the whole of the bombardment under the patronage of Lady May. The I was up at a certain redoubt on du paintings, which are in oils, are the work north to Montauban in the south, with this method of "doing his bit bearing of the ground from Contalmaison on the more than local fams, who has adopted at an outpost. We could see the whole of Signor Ennio Belsito, an artist of
foreground as it were, with the Bazenting, La Boisselle, Fricourt and Mametz in the war in which his compatriots are bearing Longueval, etc. on the far ridge. It was
a brave and worthy part, and on this adress-circle view and one I shall never ground alone the venture should com forget. After three days, woods and mend itself to the liberal consideration villages disappeared and the ground of the public. Signor Felsito is an artist changed from green to brown. On the with excellent credentials, having achier- night of June 30th we moved up into cured success at International Art Exhibi- appointed places. My own Company was tions at Rome and Naples, the head- detailed and detached for special work quarters of art. He exhibited three large and we were to go over after the leading canvases at the International- Exhibition battalion. I don't think I ever saw men of Fine Arts, Rome, in 1909, and guined more cheerful; they were simply great, a gold medal. At an International The morning broke gloriously fine with Exhibition of Fine Arts in Naples, 1911, a ground mist and this helped a good the single pictura be sont in was hung," deal. The first line had got over well although, on account of the large number and then the miss roso; it was our turn of works submitted, only 6 per cent of new. By this time the Bosche had got the total were accepted. machine-guns busy on our flank an Fricourt village and there was a perfect of the pictures to be offered for sale On Baturday there was a private view hail of bullets to get through; added to
tho 24th and they produced this. his artillery had started their barrage. This, however, was feeble to is the great variety of subjects treated. a very favourable impression. A festuro say the least. My Company Commander, This will be readily understood when it. Major Chad got his V.C here. By the is stated that the pictures number nearly time I got to him he just had strength 200 and each bar different subject. to tell me to carry on He was hit
the best. A few moments after I got itches of Chinese and European types, local in six places, poor chap. He was one of Studies from life-silhouettes, portraits,
and topical seascapes, landsaz pes, sket clean through the lower jaw, fracturing it both sides. This was Baturday morn Your Road, West Point Pier and Views (such as part of Dewy ing and on Monday at noon comfortably in bed at Aldershot.
Was
October 2nd..
the entrance to the Chinees Temple
Causeway Bay), interiors, exteriors,
wrote the above so long ago. After writ impressions
I feel almost ashamed to go on, I decorativos, moonlight end sunset effects, ing so far they land me low with my third arabesques, and other branches of paint- and idealistic subjects, operation relieving me of five more teething. Signor Belsito has been engaged on and half a dozen bone splinters each side, these paintings for the better part of two All went well for a few weeks, and more years, and the resnit show that not onl trouble followed by a fourth. They seem is he fertile in resource and discriminat- to have pretty effectively cleaned things ing in the creation and selection of sub- up now for I have been free from trouble jects, but that he wields a deft and skilful s whole fortaight which is a record for brush. me Things looked so rosey I put in for
rack at the end of this week and if all Hongkong has generously taken part, staying down here in Buses since I go eini campaign this Summer and Autuma hospital leave and got it and have been The Canton Hospital, in whose finan-
0.K. hope to get away again.
They have atted a sort of E-barred gate a further proof of the high place which was gratified to receive, a few days ago, contraption on my front teeth, top and it present work and past roputation as bottom (officially known, I believe zilanthropic and charitable institu splint) These are tightly laced together tinn have given it ia the minds of the and stop all movement, Feeding,
Reuter's Special Correspondent withBULGARIAN COUNTER. P. Matarazzo, (British); d. D. Davidson The British, reprezesitataves, insiudo Mr. Eden-days ago -
General Baita says that the General înt thanking the troops who its returning to South Africe said he hoped they would help to maintain the South Africa Lingent in Europe.
ATTACK REPUESED.
PARTE, November 19th, On the left bank of the Struma the - British repulsed at Barakli Violent
Bulgarian counter attack
(American); Fepa, Ullvang and Torridal (Norwegian); Stglian, Ibebin and Jozens, (Greek); and Giavami, (Italian). ́ ́
The Untch steamer idsland, bound for eventile, has been taken into Zeebrugge by a German ERDINETID
PARIB, November 18th. An Allied Conference is being held hire Asquith, Mr. Lloyd George Geral Bir son Douglas Haig and General Sir William From Robertson.
The later
Represe Paris Corresponde
do, of course through a take na staŋ Chingne, in the gift of five thousand fers to for mor the so far as I can one dollars (85,000) from H.E. Li Yuan My last og mod was on June 30th Hang, President of China This dona- month a pay to be able to do it agian, that the Canton Hospital the pioneer bully and birenite and I would gives tion is given in recognition of the fact
MeMichael looked of Western Medicure in all the Last The sep Boutone Hospital bags abo wolved Intely the zia nowy bf things) following subscriptions--) Michan) took meling, Military, Governor of Ky Carlton (my sauce, $800; HE Chu Hing Lan, Civi
rds to a Governor, 400; Bindeed Oil Company st charraing of her of New York 8000: Dr Sanather
samos former President of Chins, 350 Cine
3 of the CPR HongLong 150
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