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THE

WAR.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 23RD, 1916.

DEATH OF AUSTRIAN EMPEROR

·ROUMANIA'S SERIOUS POSITION.

WORLDWIDE HORROR AT HUN METHODS.

BRITISH FRONT

SHELLED.

CROWN COLONIES AFTER THE WAR.

General.

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.DEATH OF AUSTRIAN EMPEROR.

AMSTERDAM, November 21st,

A Vionna telegram states that the con- dition of the Emperor Francis Joseph

is worse,

AMSTERDAM, November 22nd.

A Vienna bulletin states that the condi tion of King Francis Joseph has become worse. The inflammction of the lungs has increased, his temperature is 103, and his vitality has lowered.

LATER.

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The Emperor Francis Joseph is dead. The Emperor Francis Joseph died at :9 o'clock

evening on Tuesday Schvenbrunn Castle.

[Franz Josef I., Emperor of Austria and Apostolic King of Hungary, was horn on August 18th, 1830, and was thịm in his 66th year at the time of his death. He was the san of Archduke Frans Karl, second son of the Emperor Franz 1. of Austria, and of Arhiduchess Sophie, Princess of Beraris. He was proclaimed Emperor of Austrin after the abdication of his uncle, Ferdinand I.. abd the renunciation of the crown by his father, on December 2nd, 1846. He was crowned Apostolic King of Hungary, and Lock the oath on the Hungarian Constitu-

Franco-Belgian Front.

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THE BRITISH FRONT.

·

ENEMY SHELLING HEAVILY,

LONDON, November 21st. General Sir Douglas Haig reports: The enemy heavily shelled us to the south- west of Grandcourt,

Wo raided trenches at Gommecourt, Roclincourt and Ypres.

Sir Douglas Haig also reports consider- able hostile shelling on both sides of the Ancre.

FRENCH FRONT.

AIR ACTIVITY.

PARIS, November 21st. An official report states that there has been the usual cannonade bat no infantry

attacks.

Aeroplanes dropped a hundred bombs on enemy bivouacs in the Somme region, Naval Activities.

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SUBMARINE PIRACY.

GREEK STEAMER TORPEDOED.

ABEN, November 21st. The Greek steamer Spetsais has been torpedoed not far from the scene of the

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·ROUMANIA'S SERIOUS

POSITION.

MUCH ANXIETY FELT.

LONDON, November 21st. The "tuation of Boumaniá is undoubt edly serious. Serious anxiety is felt as to to safety of the First Roumanian Army, which is threatened with encircle ment by the enemy's triple stroke through the Verciorova, Vulcan, and Red Tower

pusses.

It seems probable that the wester most districts of Wallachië, including Crafovn, which is the centre of a great grain area, will have to be evacuated in order to relieve the danger to Craiova, which is only 35 miles north of the

Danube.

If General von Falkenhayn traverses the distance the extreme western portion of Roumania will be sliced off, '

Confidence, however, is felt in Rou manian circles in London regarding the great battle about to be fought on the Wallichion plains, where huge. Bussian reinforcements are concentrating.

PURSUIT FROM MONASTIR.

ENEMY REINFORCED AND

RESISTING. -

LONDON, November 21st.

A Serbian communique says:--The Serbians continue their puranit from Monastir, capturing more villages.

The enemy, who has been reinforced, is offering a serious resistance.

LATER.

A Serbian official message reports a further advance northward,

General.

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WORLDWIDE HORROR.

GERMANY'S MONSTROUS

OPPRESSION.”

LONDON, November 2nd. There is worldwide horror at the German proveedlings in Belgium and Poland for the purpose of increasing the dwindling Reserves. Even the American pacifist organs are disgusted with the monstrous oppression, and have pointed out that Germany is becoming a slave State, only paralleled by ancient Baby- top, Egypt and Rome. Nothing modern is comparable, except the raiding of African villages by Arab slavo traders.

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BARLIER CABLES.

IMPERIAL ORGANISATION.

POSITION OF, THE CROWN COLONJES.

LONDON, November 21st Mr. Steel Maitland, Parliamentary Under Secretary for the Colonies, speaking at Birmingham, submitted four problems in connection with the question of Imperial organisation after the war. They were:---

That any form of Central Govern ment must be compatible with the most absolute local frectiom.

2-India's advance

in population, manufacture, production and education was so exceedingly rapid that we were faced with the demand for the recogni- tion thereof.

Crown Colonies.

4.-The question of defence, the cost thereof, and the conservation of the Empire's neutral resources.

INDIA'S ASPIRATIONS.

NEW VICEROY'S VIEWS.

New-York, November 21st Mr. Mackenzie, an Associated Press correspondent, has had 011 interview with the Viceroy of India, who said that the war, by giving India an op- - portunity to show its practical import- ance to the Empire, had stirred Indian aspirations for development politically and economically, and it would be his endeavour to secure a practical response to this now desire for progress.

His Excellency spoke warmly of the loyalty of India and of the alacrity with which the Prince and people had identi- fied themselves with the cause of Empire, He emphasised his own deep interest in India's problems.

The Viceroy "referred to the highly coloured articles in American papers 3. The settlement of the position of the purporting to depict India as labouring under oppressive rule and as shaken by revolutionary activities. He told the correspondent: Go everywhere; no sentry shall bar your way. Talk to everybody; write what you plense. We have nothing to conceal My task is to guard India from the cramping influ- ences of undue conservation and from equally unpracticalį revolutionary ten- dencies."

POLISH INDEPENDENCE,

DEBATE IN PRUSSIAN DIET.

The British press supports Lord Robert Cecil in declaring that the only remedy is for the belligerents to redouble their efforts to rid the world of such tyrrany.

THE GERMAN WAY IN POLAND.

PEOPLE WITHOUT LEADERS.

ZURICH, November 22nd. The bulk of the remaining population in Poland is composed of illiterates,

AMSTERDAM, November 21st. The Germans early eliminated the intel-

A debate bas taken place, on the Polish lectuals, offering them passports to travel Proclamation, in the Prussian Dict. The abroad. They also deported the labour majority of the speakers emphasised their leaders, hence the population is leador-anxiety to exclude Prussian Poland from less and unlikely to resist. The recruit may connection with the new State. ment of farinies in Lithuuta is included Polish Deputy apprehended that the new in the German scheme.

conditions meant that the suggested in GERMANY'S

dependence was a mere pretence, MINISTER RESIGNS. Herr Stroebel, a Socialist, declared that the project was equivalent to annexation.

FOREIGN

AMSTERDAM, November 22nd.. An official Berlin message states that Herr von Jagow, the Secretary for Foreign Affairs, has resigned for resSODE

It says:-Despite obstinate resistanco we defeated the Germans north of of health. He will probably be succeed- Suhodel. The enemy precipitately reed by the Under Secretary, Herr treated.

Zimmerinaa.

COMMONS.

ENSLAVEMENT OF THE

BELGIANS,

A

a

EMPIRE RESOURCES.

PLANS FOR EXTENDING THEIR USE.

new

Institute was formally transferred to the When the management of the Imperial Colonial Office four months ago the opinion was expressed in The Times that this stop, together with the setting up of defaite step in the organization of the executive council, formed i Empire, full of significance and promise. The new council, of which Lord Isling- ton is chairman, has lost no time in getting to work. The announcement made recently that the Indian Committeo of the Institute has been charged by the Secretary for Ind a with an inquiry into materials of India industrially and com the possibility of employing the raw

large task for which the accumulated mercially within the Empire to a greater extent than hitherto, in itself, implies s 350,000 for "humanitarian reasons."

results of the work of the institute in Some have already boon: sent to Rou work. Among the commercial products recent years will furnish the ground. mania. The plan seems to be to remove

which have already been investigated every able-bodied person, rich or poor,mercial standpoint are drugs lige opium from the scientific, technical, and com- from 18 years of age upwards,

and

LONDON, November 21st, The horrors of the enslavement of the Belgians increase daily. The Germans

A large number of Germana and Bul- WAR REFERENCES IN THE openly declare their intention to deport garians have been taken prisoner and a quantity of stores have been captured.

A French official anouncement says:- North of Monastir the Allies are energetically pressing the enemy's rear-

WAR PRISONERS AND AGRICULTURE.

LONDON, November Slat, In the House of Commons, in reply to

Indian podophyllum, tanning materials and leather, turpentine, oil, and resin, paper-making materials, fibres,

11 June 8th, 1867. The heir presumptive submarining of the Angeliki. One per- guards, which are supported by powerful Mr. Weigall, Mr. Hope said a scheme BRITAIN'S POTATO STOCKS. Į such as, cotton, flux, silk, and jute, and

in the nephew of the late monarch, Charles son has been drowned, and it is feared

„Krancis Joseph, son of the late Archduke Otho Francis Joseph. A few day's ago it was announced that on December 2nd, the anniversary of "Kaiser Francis Joseph's acussiou, a proclamation will be issued appointing the Archduke Carl Franz Joseph, Regent of Austria-Hungary."

there are more vištima.

GERMAN ADMIRALTY

REPORT.

CONTRADICTED BY THE FRENCH.

LONDON, November 21st.

artillery.

Italians have repulsed counter- attacks from the mountainous region of MuzB.

GERMANS ANNOUNCE

OF CRAIOVA.

had been arranged for hiring ont small parties of war prisoners to agriculturists, the latter to be responsible for their custody. The Government was also con- FALLsidering a plan by which large num

bers would be employed on specially acquired land.

LONDON, November 21st.

The Admiralty, on the authority of the French Ministry of Marine, denies the A German official announcement states. German official claim that FI French

that the Germans have occupied Craiova, was sunk in the English the capital of Western Wallachia, destroyer Channel on the 14th inst.

A Russian official announcement states THE "DEUTSCHLAND."

that the Roumanians continue to retire slowly in the Alt Valley southward and also in the Jiul Valley to the region of Filina, twenty miles northward of Craiova.

The deceased Emperor of Austria had eunedo he looked upon as one of the pitiable figuras of the war; a weak and ailing menurch who was hoing forveil to sacrifice hie country at the behest of an unscrupulous neighbour. It was in Austria that the war clouds gathered which eventually developed into the great clush of arms which is taking Taco to-day, and the late Emperor aroused The

were

NEW LONDON, November 21st. The Deutschland has re-sailed.

Balkans,

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FLIGHT OF ROUMANIANS.

ENEMY ADVANCING AT REMARK-

ABLE SPEED.

THE FALL OF MONASTIR,

GENERAL JOFFRE'S

CONGRATULATIONS,

PARIS, November 22nd. General Joffre, in a congratulatory message to General Sarrail says:- You have wrested Monastir from the enemy; you will soon defeat him."

GREEK CRISIS..

FRENCH ADVICE TO KING CONSTANTINE.

world-wide sympathy in those momentous <lays which immediately preceded the war, for he suffered a terrible and tragic bereavement. The heir apparent, the

Archduke Ferdinand, and his COR-

start

assassinated at Sarajevo, and this was followed by an attack bý

LONDON, November Wid. Austria upon Serbia in July, 1914, when tho

The latest Roumanian communiqué is bombardment of Belgrade was begun. The dated the 19th inst., lienee the occupation reason then assigned by Austria for her of Craiova is not confirmed, but the hostile action was the refusal of Serbia to Russian report that the Roumaniaus are sufficiently atone for the assassination of retiring towards Filiasa showed that the the Austrian heir apparent, which was enemy are advancing at a remarkable looked upon by Austria as part of a con- speed over the Roumanian Plain. It was. the 18th inst, that the epiracy batched in Serbia to overthrow the only on Austrian power in Bosinn. This was the Roumanians mentioned the retirement from Turgujiu, sixty miles north-west of immediate cause of the great war, of which

Craiova. Since the battle of Turgujiu, the late Emperor was destined to see two

nothing has been heard of any serious years, daring which time he took practically

fighting. Simultaneously, the Rou- no part in the conduct of his country's manisan are obstinately fighting and retiring along the Aluta Valley east. wards, but the enemy here are slower, and have not covered half the distance. from the frontier to the main railway, There is no news of the withdrawal of ENEMY DIPLOMATISTS LEAVE the Boumanian army from. Orhova since the beginning of the enemy's southward drive. If it has not withdrawn it now lacks railway communications,

afairs, yet must have realised that his

stuntry was paying a heary penalty for heg hasty rush to arma, in obedience to pressure from Berlia. The closing years of the late Emperor's long, and by no means happy Hife, were fateful one's for Austria, and the price has not yet been paid-]

The late Empress Elisabeth, the daughter of Duke Maxmilian of Bavaria, predeceased the late Emperor eighteen years ago. The marriage took place on April 24th, 1854.

ATHENS, November 21st. It is stated on excellent authority that M. Briand has

sent a message to King Constantine advising him that the easiest way out of his difficulties lies in a recon-

Me cilation with M. Venizelos and then to declare war against Bulgaria

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TO-DAY.

ATHENS, November 2nd. The request by enemy diplomatista to

It is reported that King Ferdinand of postpone their departure has been Bulgaria has arrived at Constanza.

refused. All will leave tomorrow.

Con-

Lowson, November 21st. The Board of Trade has ordered return of the potato stocks and tracts by cultivators of over ten in Great Britain.

THE

WHEAT

acres

NEW REGULATIONS.

LONDON, November 21st.

A Board of Trade regulation requires

BELGIAN DEPORTATIONS. Replying to a question regarding the Belgian deportations, Lord Robert Cecil said the powerful prosecution of the war that the percentages of four that must was the only means to liberate Belgium.be extracted from the various qualities (Cheers) Appeals and protests were of of wheat shall range from 73 to 78, the no avail. The officer ordering the first latter including Australian and choics deportations was formerly Military Bombay. Governor of Brussels. He was also directly responsible for the execution of Nurso Cavell. COLOURED LABOUR FROM SOUTH AFRICA.

Mr. Asquith said the question of the importation of South African coloured Inbour was being considered. The mat

ter

could be discussed during the. debate on the Man-Power proposals, but he could not undertake that a decision would not be made meanwhile.

he

A GERMAN DODGE. Mr. Lloyd George said the object of the exaggerated German statements of British losses on the Somme was to provoke contradiction and thus obtain accurate information,

THE PENSIONS BILL The House of Commons passed the cond reading of the Pensions Bill. Mr. Arthar Henderson foreshadowed introduction of a more satisfactory and more generous scheme when the now Pensions Board was established. UNITED FREE CHURCH OF SCOTLAND.

LONDON, November 22nd, The Committees of the United Free Church of Scotland met at Edinburgh, and unsuimously appointed Principal Mackichan, of Bombay, as Moderator Designate for the next General Assembly,

GREAT EXPLOSION AT ARCHANGEL. GERMAN VERSION DENIED BY RUSSIA,

LONDON, November 21st.

A Russian commieniqué has been issued denying a German report that seven steamers laden with munitions exploded at Archangel. It says only two were destroyed, but 341 persons were killed sad 667 wounded.

The explosion occurred in the dinner time when the hutments were crowded. NOTED OARSMAN KILLED.

LONDON, November Mud, Captain F. S. Kelly, of the Naval Volunteers, has been killed. The deceased: officer was thrice winner of the diamond sculla.

OBITUARY.

DISTINGUISHED INDIAN

OFFICER.

Burma beans..

In addition to committees which the council is setting up for. India, each of the Dominions, and groups of the Crown Colonies and Protectorates, various technical committees have been appointed and are now at work coordinating and extending the operatione of the institute in ascertaining, valuing, and bringing to the notice of manufacturers the raw materials of every country of the Em- pire. Among the more important of these is a committee on rubber, including pro direction important investigations and ducers and manufacturers, under whose research work are in progress in the stitute. A committee on timbers which laboratories and workshops of the in-

builders nominated by the Royal In- includes representatives of architects and stitute of British Architects, the Institute of Builders, and the Carpenters' Company is dealing with the use of the timbers of the Dominions and Colonies and of the timbers of India in co-operation with the Indian Committee.

A Committee on Mineral Resourcca: is engaged in collecting and coordinating information respecting the occurrence, production, and uses of materials throughout the Empire. This Committee includes Lord Rhondda, Sir Robert Hadheld, Professor J.. W. Gregory, Dr F. H. Hatch, Mr. G. T. Holloway, and representatives of the Home Office and the Board of Trade. A Committee con- facturors is to consider the problems of sisting of representatives of silk manu- silk production in the Colonies, and anotbag, representative, committee is at work on tanning materials.

What may prove a particularly valu able development is the formation of a committee of representatives of the prin- cipal Chambers of Commerce, with Bir Algernon Firth as chairman, to secure the co-ordination of the work of the institute with these business chambers throughout the country.

Such important extensions of the activities of the Instituto should go a long way towards achieving the aim of the new executiva council. That aim in to render the Imperial Institute a really effective centre for information respect ing the production, nature, and uses of the raw materista of every part of the Empire, and it should be able to give great assistance in providing subjects d research for many other organizations in addition to the searches conducted in

LONDON, November 21st. The death is announced of Lieul-its own laboratories.

General Bir Benjamin Gordon, K.Ü.B.

The deceased officer served with the Horse Artillery in the Indian Mutiny and held the validity of the Trading with present at the Relief of Lucknow, the battle mente. He commanded the Royal Artillery of Cawnpore and several minor engage

Sir Fr Roberts's advance on Kabul. In the whale of Burmak. He retired in 1891 later years he had the milkary command for and had lived at Hemfield, Suser}

The High Court of Australia has upe the Enemy Act Proclamation, declaring Australia was controlled by, or for per that the Weisbach Light Company of

The Weisbach Company intens to appeal Higgins dissented from the decision sons of enemy nationality/Mr. Justice

to the Privy Council