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THE WAR.

BOUMANIAN

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS,

Naval Activities.

POSITION.

HAS FALKENHAYN FAILED?

IMPENDING ADMIRALTY CHANGES.

ALL FRONTS.

FIGHTING ON

GERMAN PEACE

"The Balkans.

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EXPERTS ON ROUMANIA'S

POSITION.

HAS FALKENHAYN FAILED!

LONDON, November 24th..

Three belated Roumanian communiqués -do not refer to the fall of Craiova, but they admit a retirement cast of the town. Apparently the Roumanians in the Esjiul Valley are making a stand at Oltenie, between Craiova and Slatina. A reference to fierce enemy attacks on the Cerna proves that the Roumanians are still operating in the Orsova region. The occupation of Tasul and Tatarpalas, in

Dobrudja, reveals the extent of the "Allies southward advance in Dobrudja. Both the villages are on the shore of the Black Bea, eighteen miles north of Constanza.

Experts point out that General von Falkenhayn has failed to cut off Rou- mania from Russia in the Moldavia de files. He is thus compelled to abandon his murch to Bakharest through the Predeal Pass, while the unexpected

forced march towards Craiova was mere- ly a raid intended to create alarm, za

"KITES"

ROUMANIAN OBSTINACY.

NO NEWS OF CRAIOVA,

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IMPENDING.

LONDON, November 23rd. The Times announces that changes in the Admiralty are impeñding, and that it is likely that they will be published in a few daye.

THE BRITANNIC” OUTRAGE: IMPOSSIBLE TO MISTAKE THE YESSEL

SATURDAY. NOVEMBER 25TH, 1916.

FRENCH AERIAL ACTIVITY.

LIEUT. GUYNĖMER'S 2ND MACHINE

November 23rd.

A French communique states: Only nocial activity is reported.

Lieut. Guynerner brought down bis twenty second machine.

PROSECUTION OF THE

WAR.

CABINET CAMPAIGN.

LONDON, November 23rd.

It is understood that members of the Cabinet will undertake a campaign for

DEATH OF JACK LONDON.

A REMARKABLE CAREER.

New York, November 24th. The death is announced of Jack Loudon, the well-nown novelist.

Jack London, sailor, gold-miner, tramp, writer, socialist, lecturer, journalist, etc.,

Wasdropped many bombe on stations the purpose of encouraging a vigorous / was born at San Francisco on January 12th,

and bivouses on the Sommie Italian Front.

prosecution of the war. It is believed

that Mr. Asquith, Mr. Lloyd George, Mr. Bonar Law and Mr. McKenna will participate.

1876, and was educated at the University of California. In his search for adventures among the scum marice population of San Francisco Bay be you lost his ideal romance and replaced it with the real romance of things; he became, in turn, a salmon fisher, an oyster pirate, a sfioner sailor, schooner sailor, a patrolman, a longshore- man, and general bay-faring adventurer. When he was soventeen he shipped bafore the must as able seaman; went to Japan. It in the House and seal-hunting on the Russian side of

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HUNNISH. LONDON, November 23rd. Reuter announces that every effort was RED CROSS ĦOSPITAL KHELLED. made to indicate the character of the

ROM, November 23rd. Britanic. On each side of the hull there | An Italian official message states was a gigantic cross painted, each arm. The enemy shelled a fold bospital in the

A joint meeting of the Liberal and Unionist War Committees has decided to consult the Whips on the desirability of supporting the Cabinet Ministers'

campaign.

LONDON, November 23rd. of which was illuminated with 300 high dorisiti ares, despite a conspicuous red has been complained in tentu Behring Sen, among other things, and A Roumanian communiqué undated, power electric lights. It was impossible cross flag. Seven patients were killed inactive in face of anti-war propaganda served at divers times in various forecastles.

throws no light on the position at Craiova. It reports violent enemy at tacks on the Cerns near Orsova, and adds:"We have fortified ourselves in the captured positions at Dragoslavelle, while in the Alt Valley there were in fantry actions in the centre, and hom- bardments on the left wing. We with drew from the Jiu Valley and now occupy the old position.”

A GERMAN COMMUNIQUE.

LONDON, November 23rd.

A German communiqué states: The booty captured at Craiova included 300 railway carriages.

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ALLIES DEMAND WAR MATERIAL.

GOVERNMENT REFUSAL.

for submarines to mistake her by day or night,

In the House of Commons, replying to Sir Edward Carson, Mr. Asquith said. this was an attack on a hospital ship which was known to be a hospital saip. The Government was considering calling the attention of neutrals to the fact.

November 23rd.

Telegrams from Athens state that there

and eleven wounded.

General,

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GERMAN "PEACE KITES."

A TIMES COMMENT.

LONDON, November 23rd: The Timer, commenting on the new German pesce kites in America, re

in industrial centres. -

ISSUE OF A PROCLAMATION.

He "became possessed of an interest in sociology and economics; swayed partly by this, and partly by the fascination of the the United THE NEW AUSTRIAN EMPEROR onterprise, he tramped over

States and Canada, many thousaikls of miles, having more than one gaol experience because he possessed no fixed place of abode, and no visible means of support. Subse quently, he repeated las vagabond career in the East End of London. He went over to Chilcoot Pass with the first of the Klondyku rush of 1897; went as war correspondent to Japan, Korea, and Manchuria, 1901; was war correspondent in Mexico, 1914, and world in a fifty-foot ketch-rig yacht in 1906. He was a most voluminous writer]

AMSTERDAM, November 23l. The new Emperor of Austria has issued a Proclamation in which he says" I am ascending the Throne at this stormy

were no wounded aboard the Brittanis, emphasisca the determination of the Allies time. Our aim has not yet been reached, started on a seven years cruise around the

which was going to Balonika with a con- plement of Medical Corps and nurses,

It is believed that the vessel was at tacked by two submarines off the island

of Zen.

RUSSIAN NAVAL LOSS. CRUISER BLOWN UP MANY CASUALTIES.

PETEOGRAD, November 24th. ATHENS, November 23rd.

A fire in the forward magazine of the Admiral Fournet's recent demand for Imperativa Maria on the 20th inet, was the surrender of war material included followed by an explosion. The fire eighteen batteries of field artillery, six quickly reached the petrol tanke. The teen of mountain artillery, 40,000 Mann-crew were most brave, and strove to licher rifles, 140 machine guns, fifty localise and to flood the magazines. Ad- motor vans and considerable ammuni- miral. Koischak, Commander-in-Chief,

Be to make peace on their own terms. ferring to the Cabinet Ministers campaign the Provinces, the Times says that there is no peace talk in any responsible quarter in the country, and suggests that the occasion of the campaign is not weakness but obvious strength, public opinion is demanding energetic action. ** NOT YET FULLY AWAKE.”

LONDON, November 23rd.

A letter from Sir William Robertson, which was read at Lambeth Borough Council, said:- Men of military age are urgently needed. We have not yet put our backs to the war; we are not yes, fully awake,

the cleany, base is too remote to enabletion. Admiral Fournet contended that went aboard and directed operations. CANADA'S WHEAT SURPLUS.

then to crush Roumania. The experts also urge the awaiting of developments before jumping at the conclusion that the Roumanian defence is a failure,

VIOLENT ENEMY COUNTER

ATTACKS.

FRENCH HEAVILY ENGAGED."-

PARIS, November 24th. An official communique states:-Fight ing continues under the most unfavour able conditions north of Monastir, where the enemy has been reinforced and is desperately resisting. Violent counter- attacks failed. We have advanced on

the outskirts of Hoctovo,

Aeroplanes bombarded enemy encamp- nents in the Topolani and Prilep re gions, Two enemy machines were brought down in the Drama district.

GOOD WORK BY SERBIANS.

FIERCE FIGHTING AGAINST

FRESH GERMAN FORCES:

Losos, November 24th.

A Serbian communiqué, states; —There wag fierce fighting on the 22nd, along the whole front against Fresh German forces, Nevertheless, the Berbians, in places, advanced northwards, repulsing counter-

now 1,200 square kilometres.

this would equalise the war material handed over to the German Bulgarians. The Government has replied that the Entente has already taken: 191 moders guns from Greece, while the guna given to the German-Bulgarians are obsolete.

The Government also contends that acquiescence in the demand would con.. stitute a hostile act towards the Central Powers, besides depriving Grecce of the means of defending herself. Therefore the demand is refused.

"THE GREEK CRISIS. FRENCH BLUEJACKETS OCCUPY

BAILWAY.

Auers, November 23rd. French bluejackets have occupied the Peloponnesus Raiway.

A FURTHER DEMAND.

ATHENS, November 23rd. Admiral Fournet has also ordered enemy Consuls and members of enemy archaeological schools to quit. The Near East.

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KUT PRISONERS.

QUESTIONS IN THE COMMONS,

LONDON, November 24th.

In the House of Commons, Mr. Malcolm

attacks. The area liberated in Serbia is asked whether the Treasurer of the House hold was officially aware that ninety Kut officers who wore taken prisoner at Kut had been closely confined for many weeks at Yozgad, in Asia Minor.

SHARP GERMAN PROTEST.-

AMSTERDAM, November 23rd. A Berlin official statement announces that Germany has protested in the sharpest manner to Greece, all the neu- trals, and also to France and England, against the deportation of the Ministers from Athens.

ITALIAN SUCCESS.

EOME, November 23rd. An official message from Macedonia states that the Ital ans in the mountains westward of Monastir repulsed a violent attack from Mount Muz, then, advanc lng northwards, captured the heights

southward of Bradindel

Sir Edward Hope replied in the nega tive, and stated that he had cabled the United States Embassy at Constantinople requesting information with reference thereto, and also saking for an endeavour to be made to secure the removal of the prisoners from Yozgad.

GERMANY'S OPPRESSION OF

BELGIUM

MONTHLY LEVY INCREASED.

AMSTERDAM, November 23rd.

The ship sank in an hour.

The bulk of the crew was saved. One hundred and fifty-two are missing, and 64 auccumbed to burns..

It is hoped to raise the vessel, an abe is lying on a sballow bottom.

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SUBMARINE PIRACY.

LONDON, November 23rd. The small Norwegian steamer City of Mexico and the British barque Grenada have been sunk.

The steamer Brierton is reported sunk

THE "TON FOR TON ”. POLICY.

LONDON, November 23rd.

OTTAWA, November 23rd. Canada's exportable wheat surplus is estimated at ninety-nine and e million bushels

half

CARDROOM WORKERS, DEMAND FOR INCREASED WAGES.

LONDON; November 24th.

and the illusion of our enemies that they are able to overthrow my Monarchy and my Allies has not yet been dissipated. I will do all in my power to obtain posco as soon as the honour of arms and the conditions of life in my countries and their Allies, and the defiance of our enemies, allow."

THE LATE EMPEROR'S 'BURIAL.

AMSTERDAM, November 23rd. The Emperor Francis Joseph will be buried at Capuchin Mausoleum, probably on November 30th. The body will lie in state at Hofburg from November 28th to November 29th.

THE DOMINIONS AND THE WAR.

LORD MONTAGU'S TRIBUTE.

LONDON, November 23rd. Speaking in London, Lord Montagu paid a tribute to Canada's greas muni- tions output. He stated that a long

By a majority of 98 per cent. the war nocmarily meant exhaustion of Cardroom Workers Amalgamation, at resources, and when ours were exhausted Manchester, decided to persist in their we should look more and more demand for an increase in wages. Never patriotism and economic sacrifices from theless, it is not believed that extreme all parts of the Dominions steps will be taken.

TRADE UNIONS.

AGREE TO DILUTION PRINCIPLE.

LONDON, November 23rd. In the House of Commons, in connect

A conference of representatives of tion with German sea putrages," Mr.

engineering and shipbuilding Trade Asquith, replying to Lieut-Col. Page-Unions, after an address by the Govern- Croft, sisited that we are in consulta tion with the Allies as to the desirability of adopting the ton-for-ton policy.

Franco-Belgian Front.

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THE BRITISH FRONT. ENEMY AEROPLANES CAPTURED.

LONDON, November 24th. General Sir Douglas Haig reports:--

Wo bombarded enemy lines in the neigh bourhood of Messines, Armentieres and Loos. Of the enemy's aeroplanes which crossed our lines on Wednesday, three were captured, and a fourth was driven down in his own lines. One of curs is missing.

ARTILLERY WORK.

PARIS, November 24th. An oficial communiqué states:-There has been intermittent artillerying along the whole front.

FABLIKE UABLES.

PROPOSED ARMISTICE.

November 23rd.

In the House of Commons, in reply to Mr. Outhwaite, Mr. Asquith stated that the question of an armistice on the

The Governor General of Belgium has Western Front, in order to allow of the increased the monthly levy from forty barying of the dead, was for the million to fifty million francs,

Generalissimo to decide,

ment Labour Advisor, agreed to recom- mend the members to accept an extension of the principle of dilution to privato and commercial work, subject to aufe.... -Trade guards and the restitution Union. conditions after the war.

INDIAN ARMY MATTER.

UK

LONDON, November 24th.

In the House of Commons, replying

MORE MASSACRE

ARMENIANS.

OF

TURKISH BARBARITY,

PETROGRAD, November 23rd. Roater's correspondent at Petrograd Bays reports from Baku show that the Turks havo havo massacred 6,000 Armenians at Silvas,

GERMANY'S MAN-POWER,

COMPULSION OF ALL MALES FROM 17 TO 60 YEARS.

BURLIN, November 23rd.

to Colonel Yate, Mr. Chamberlain said A. Bill has been introduced for the that the Indian Army order debarring compulsory war service of all civilians cavalry officers, over forty-eight years of It applies to all males between the ages age, from promotion to a regimental of seventeen and sixty. The maximum command, was not altered to forty-five, penalty for evasion is imprisonment for but the practics in France had been more rigorous than the terms of the order.

DUTCH STATE LOAN.

THE HOUR, November 24th. A Bill will shortly be introduced authorising a State loan of ten and s half millions sterling.

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THE AMERICAN PRESIDENCY.. PRESIDENT WILSON'S RETURN CONCEDED.

NEW YORK, November 23rd.

a year and a fe of £500.

The Reichstag has been unexpectedly convoked for November 25th.

ARGENTINE WHEAT.

EXPORT TAX CERTAIN.

BUENOS AIRES, Novembe 23rd. An export tax on wheat is practically certain, while a partial prohibitions of the export of wheat from mid-December and of maize from mid-January is moet grobable.

Mr. Hughes worden the re-election of The Government has been phliged to President Wilson Congratulations have purchase wood wheat, owing to drought

and the ravages of lociste, been exchanged,

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SIR DAVID BARR

LONDON, November 24th. The death is announced of Lieut.-Col. Sir David William Baer, K.C.8.1, of the Indian Arity, and a former member of the Council of India.

SIR JOHN MOORE, The death is announced of Sir John Samuel Moore, K.C.B., formerly Pay- master-in-Chief of the Royal Navy,”

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SIR GEORGE WHITE,

LONDON, November 24th. The death is announced of Sir George White, Bart.

The deconard, who was created a Baranet in 1904, was, head of the firm of George White and Company of Bristol. He established the first manufactory of sero- planes in England, and introduced the Bristol biplanes and monoplanes in 1910, He was a pioneer of electric street traction, being the first to introduce it into London, Dublin, Bristo, Middlesbrough, to... He was President of the Council of Associated Stock Exchanges of the United Kingdom, of the Bristol and West of England Aero Club, of the Dolphin Society and of the Queen Victoria umorial Hospital at Nies, was chairman of several important under- takings and interested in Or controlled railway and other industrial concerns -in Bristol and South Wales.]

WAR NEWS.

SIR R. BORDEN'S APPEAL TO CANADA.

Bir Robert Borden, in his appeal to the country, states that 958,000 Canadian soldiers have gone oversea, and more than 100,000 are in the battle line. During the frst 10 months of the year 141,000 wero sent forward. A mightier effort than may be imagined is necessary, ho says, in order to secure conclusive victory. This war must have so decisive a result that a lasting peace may be secured. We are fighting not for a truce but for victory." He adds that the Allied nationa

the have almost overtaken enemy's standard of preparation, and that the result depends on the organiza tion of the man-power of the Allied nations. Canada must be strong and resolute in her great endeavour.

GERMAN FEAR OF BEPRISALS.

The Germans, who have applauded the Zeppelin attacks on London with so much enthusiasm, express keen indignation at the "barbarity of the demand put for ward in England for reprisala in kind. There has been widespread panic through- out the western regions of Germany within reach of the Allied sirmen since the possibility of reprisale has become more definite. At Munich, Strasburg, Mannheim, Mayence, Cologne,.. Bonn, Metz, and other towns new lighting regulations base impressed the inhabit- ants with a sense of tear imminent danger. At Carlsruhe a device in beld every night to implore Divine prote from the barbarous enemy." Tho death from the air. At Kaunheim" bo Christmas Fair has been prohibited.

her pressutionary

created mach alarm among the population.