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THE WAR.

THE HÔNGKUNG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 18г#, 1917.

THE PREMIER'S MESSAGE TO SIR DOUGLAS HAIG.

ACTIVITIES IN THE GULF F

RIGA.

MUTINIES IN THE AUSTRIAN · NAVY,

Franco-Belgian Front.

LATEST CABLES,

THROUGE RECTER'S AGENCY.]

EFFECTIVE COUNTER- BATTERY WORK.

LONDON. October 17th-

Russian Front.

LATEST CABLES.

TAROAK REUTER'S AGENCE.] GERMAN REPORT,

LONDON, October 16th.

A wireless German official message states: -We-prisonered a further 1,100 at. Sworbe Peninsula.

Find Marshal Sir Douglas Haig re prats:- Our patrols were active on the battle front and brought in a few prThe Near East.

soners.

There was considerable reciprocal artil-, lery activity.

LATEST CABLES.

[THHOUGH MUTER'S AGENUX.]

TYPICAL OF THE BULLY. ZURICH, October 17th,

In view of the forthcoming British air offensive on southern Germany the chang ing tone of the enemy Press is typical of the bully.

-The Muenchener Kost has now dis covered that air raids an open towns have, simply stiffened the determination of the people and expresses a fervent hope that this horrible slaughter of defenceless per sons will cease forthwith.

The German newspapers have decided, in future, not to print the speeches of enemy Statesmen in fully, substituting

the Wulff Bureau reports.

In a brief summary, the Frankfurt Zeitrag protests that neither the Press nor the pillie has got unbounded con- fidence in the Wolff Bureau which will make the public more anxious to read the

neutral Press.

OFFICERS ARRESTED" AT ODESSA.

ODESSA, October 17th. A number of officers have been arrested: a charge of planning the seizure of the-General Staff of the Military district,

AMERICA AND THE WAR. HUGE STOCKYARD FIRE.

KANSAS CITY, October 18th. Half of the city stockyards, the second largest in the country, has been destroyed by fire.

Several perished.

The origin of the outbreak has not heen ddermined.

thousand henck of cattle

PREVENTING SUPPLIES FOR

PRIME MINISTER'S LIBEL.

ACTIONS.

DEFENDANTS APOLOGISE AND DEPRAY COSTS. :

LONDOS, October 16th. The High Court, Bibel Retions by Mr. Lloyd George against the Exchange Tele- graph Company, the Westminster Gezeite and the Star have been settled, the de- fendants apologising and paying costs.

The case arose out of the publication of paragraph, issued by the Exchange Telegraph Company, stating that on the ocension of the air raid or September 24th the Prime Minister left Downing

became known that raiders were Street for his suntry residence, when it

prouching London.

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CHINESE TELEGRAMS.

[BY COURTESY OF THE CHUNG NGOL SAN PO."..

THE ATTACK ON SZECHWAN.

PERING, October 17th. Chu Taukon has wired to the Provitices waling that the attack on Szechwan by the Yunnan troops is illegal, Chang Tan, the Governor of Szechwan arrived in Chengt, on the 12th inst.

THE FLOODS.

The lunn for the relief of distress caused by the food at Tientsin was signed on the lath. The sim is $700,000.

GERMANY. WASHINGTON, October 18th. In continuance of the strict policy of cutting off-supplies likely to reach Ger- many, the War Trade Board publishes an agreement which shippers must sign be

* GOVERNOR OF KWANGTUNG. fore exporting gonds to branches abroad. Shippers must guarantee that goods

Counsel for the plaintiff contended that;

Jung Chi-kwong has wired to Peking will not go directly or indirectly to Ger the paragraph implied that the Premier mending the appointment of L many or any ally of Germany; also, that premier had been informed that the effect Kwangtung. It is reported that if was guilty of personal, cowardice. The Chipinas Tuchun or Governor of they will not be sold or delivered without of the paragraph, especially in the East Kwangtung disobey's the Peking Govern-

the written approval of the American Consul at the place of delivery, CONSOLIDATING HOLD RESERVES,

End. Where many monition workers had suffered greatly in the raids, had been most danging.

NEW YORK, October 18th. Mr. Lloyd Georgy gave evidelice, say- President Wilson by issued an appealing that he left London on the evening manied by General Sir William Robert- eligible members of the Federal of September 24th for Boulague, aceam.

to all

Owing to the cheaper weather, we carri- ACTIVITY NEAR MONASTIR, ENEMY HOLDERS OF BRITISH Reserve Board to join the Board and

ed out nach festive counter-battery

work.

front, specially Monastir.

London, October 17th-

Lis the

A Freach Eastern "communiqué states: The South Midlanders raided trenches ↑ The artillery was active on the whole Basi night, in the neighbourhood of Roux and inflicted casunities. Another raid to the northward of Lens yielded us a few parisqus.

Our fire, early this morning, repulsed a strong suiding party to the south- westward of Acheville.

Our auroplanes, yesterday, machine goned enemy. infantry from Jow altitudes. They dropped two tone of bombs on a large clump at Courtrai and other targets. We brought down five "nemy machines.

Three of ours are missing.

FRENCH REPULSE RAIDS,

Panis, October 17th.

TITLES.

LONDON, Oetulier. 17th. The House of Conniors has passed the

thus contribute their share to the coun-

son and Admiral Sir John Jellicoe, in try's consolidated gold reserve.

order to confer with M. Painleve and the There are at present between eight French War Chiefs. The Premier stated north of third.reading of the Bill depriving oneing thousand and nine thousand such banks that no action would have been taken if and companies with resources estimated the paragraph could be regarded as a at between "twelve billions and sixteen mere personal attack, billions of dollars whose activities are controlled by State Laws.

Que troops repelled enemy detrelaments, con the Western bank of Lake, Qchrida, who were attempting to and fron

harques.

The total prisoners taken in the Hauion. dos raid mentioned yesterday, has reached 18.

Aerial Activities.

EARLIER CABLES, (THROUGH REUTER'S MOENCY.] NAVALAIRCRAFT ENCOUNTER ENEMY FORMATIONS.

LONDON, October 18th. The Adiniralty A "communiqué states:-After a lively

announces :-Naval aircraft carried out a considerable num Bombardmort, several suemy raids on the Aisp front, to the south of Courtecon,er of patrols yesterday and encountered

several enemy formations. were repnized..

There was a lively artillery duel in the down two machines and one of ours is region of the plateaux.

PREMIER CONGRATULATÉS

SIR DOUGLAS HAIG. ASSURANCES OF CONFIDENCE.

LONDON, October 16th.

The Press Bureau announces that Mr. Floyd George has sent the following message to Sir Douglas Haig -" The War Cabinet desires to congratulate yon and your troops on the achievements of

missing.

We drove

We carried out bombing raids on Bruges Docks and Varssenteres and Houttave aerodromes, dropping large quantities of explosives, with good effects.

All our sacbinus returned safely. The Balkans.

A

EARLIER CABLES. (THRIEGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] BALKANS FRONT. GERMAN REPORT

Loxnox, October 16th. German offcial wireless message says Bulgarians have ceded some villages to the English on the Struma Flain.

General

the armies in Flanders in the great battle which has been raging since July dist, starting from positions in which every allvantage, rested with the enemy,the and humpered by the most unfavourable Weather. You and your men, neverthe les have continuously driven back the enemy with skill, courage and pertinacity, coinninnding the grateful admiration, of the peoples of the Erapire and Sling the nemy with alarm. 1 desire to renew my personal assurance of my confidence in your leadership and in the devotion of those you cominand.

EARLIER CABLES.

BRITISH FRONT..

IRISH TROOPS IN SUCCESSFUL

RAID..

LONDON, October 10th. Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig ports:--Irish troops successfully raided "north-west of Bullecourt

LATEST CABLES. ¡THROUGH RECTER'S AGENOT.] DISAFFECTION IN THE AUSTRIAN NAVY.

holders of British titles.

THE KAISER'S VISIT: TO. SOFIA.

ONE OF THE OBJECTS,

AMSTERDAM, October 16th. An article, contributed, from a well informed source, to the Weser Zeitum indicates that one of the objects of the Kaiser's visit to Sofa is to indure Bul- garia to attack General Sarrail's

army,

The President desires that these hrge.

supervision of the Federal Reserve Board. resources shall be mobilised under the

He says: The vigorous prosecution and satisfactory termination of the war will depend to no small degree on the

meat, Lak Wing-ting, Chen Piag-kwan and Tam Hosing will be dismissed.

RUSSIAN AFFAIRS.

WORKMEN'S AND SOLDIERS' DELEGATES APPEAL.

PETROGRAD, October 16th. The Executive Central Committee of the

Soldiers' and Workinea's Delegates has issued appeals to the forces to vigorously resist the invaders. It promises to see that sacrifices are also made in the rear All the defendants-declared that nolim and to do its best to prevent the war putation was intended.

CONDITIONS IN IRELAND.

MR. REDMOND'S MOTION.

LOSION. October 16th.

In the House of Commons, Mr. John Redmond gave notice of the following

lasting one day too long. Meanwhile a group of political undesirables, recently expelled from Russin bat allowed to re- minin at Helsingfors by the local Soldiers and Workmen's Delegates there, have retuned to Petrograd, while the chemists and chemists' assistants have decided to

with Salonika as the promised reward ability of the Government, not only in motionThat, this House deploys the strike owing to the refusal of their should the attack prove successful.

The article states that 'Greece is expected shortly to declare war against Bulgaria, whereupon the latter will bring 800,000 en against General Sarrail and leave 200,000 in the Dobrudjar.

EARLIER CABLES. GERMAN SOCIALISTS AND ALSACE-LORRAINE.

AMSTERDAM, October 10th. Herr Ebert, the President of the Socialist party in the Reichstag, presiding at a Socialist ingeting at Wuerzburg, said that a speedy conclusion of peace was a vital necessity to the workmen of all countries. The policy of the mailed fist after the war's frightful horrors would) disappear and if a hallot were taken nine-tenths of the people would approve of peace. He declared that the Michaelis réglete spells the collapse of the present Government system of Germany.

france itself but to aid the Allies, which must be kept supplied with punitione, fuel and food of all kinds."-

GERMAN AGENT ARRESTED.

NEW YORK, October 16th. A man giving the name of Dunbar, which is not believed to be his seal name, has been arrested on a charge of attempt- ing to obtain military or naval informa tion.

Dunbar is an ex-member of the crew of

RUSSIAN NAVY SIYKS ENEMY TORPEDO-BOATS.

being pursued by the Irish Executive, NAVAL ACTIONS IN RIGA GULF policy which has been pursued and is economic demands.

the Government and the Trish Military Authorities at a time when the highest mierists of Ireland and the Empire de- mand the creation of my atmosphere favourable to a sucessful result of the deliberations of the Irish Convention.” CONTROL OF PETROLEUM SUPPLIES.

LONDON, October 16th. The House of Commons has adopted the

ment control of all supplies of petroleum discovered in the United Kingdoin,

LONDON, October 1th." A Russian official wireless nesaugo states:- German Dreadnought she'led a patrol squadron of the Soela Sound, severely damaging the torpedo-boat Grom.. Subsequently, twelve German torpedo- boats of the newest type penetrated the Soela Sound and engaged our patrol

sank. The bulk of her crew was savel. Grom's guns, and the Grom tok fire and

has been spending much of his time pear a United States submarino-chaser, and wound reading of a Bill assuring Govern.. squadron. They put out of action the a great naval base on the Atlantic Coast The Department of Justice regards the rest as very important, believing that he is a German agent.

THE LOSS OF S.S.." BARI."

ROME, October 16th. The osed men from the steamer Bari state that the German submarine

navel mutiny, asserted that if the Govern-peding, thereby killing a number of Herr Scheidemana, referring to the continued the bombardment after the ter-,

brent wanted to catch all those concerned passengers.

TURKEY...

AMSTERDAM, October 16th.

Mr. E. G. Pretyman representing the Board of Trade, said that certain eminent geologists hoth here and from the United States, were of the opinion that local conditions in some parts of the country justified boring experiments.

BRITISH

other of our warships appearing on the We sank an enemy torpedo-boat, and,

the enemy turned back. Our Fleet. Commander testifies to the good bring and the stubborn spirit of the crews.

Eyewitnesses report that two enemy' torpedo-boats were sunk and two dam-

AIR MINISTRY Aged.

Losos, October 16th,

In the House Commous, Mr. Bonar Law announced that a scheme constituting the Sir Ministry would shortly be introduced

in similar incidents they would have to KAISER MEETS SULTAN OF Meanwhile General Smuts would continue prosteate three hundred persons simul- taneousls. "Every day soldiers come to us with complaints and we have opened) a special burean to investigate these."

Herr Scheiderman affirmed that: Ad-;

Ro, October 17th. The Gianale ditalin states, on reli-miral von Lapelle would go, but asked

when would Dr. Michaelis follow 1. able authority, that several extremely serious mutinics, accompanied by scenes of terror and bloodshed, have occurred on several ships of the Austrian Navy, owing to food troubles and inhuman treatment by the officers,

There was a sanguinary encounter at Pola between Austrian crews and a Ger man U boat fotilla, owing to the tyranny

The Kaiser has arrived at Constan- tinople,

He was welcomed at the station by the Sultan, Princes, the ex-Khedive and notables.

POLAND'S REGENCY COUNCIL

AMSTERDAM, October 16th.

to supervise the Air Servies:

KILLED IN ACTION..

Losos, October 16th

Coldstreams, who came from Calcutta, is Lieutenant Allan Ive Steel, of the

reported killed in action NORWAY'S SHIPPING LOSSES.

LONDON, October 18th. Twenty-eight Norwegian ships were lost

The enemy, reinforced, continues to develop his success on Osel Island, and is endeavouring to capture the batteries at Cerel, covering th eentrance to the Gulf of Rige.

GERMAN CLAIMS.

A German wireless official assage states:-We have gained possession of the main portion of Orset land."

Peninsula.

The Russians are isolated on Sworbe

They are still desperately resisting. Only portions of the enemy on the East Coast raped in the direction of Moon Island.

Another account of the meeting states that Herr Ebert said that the Socialists favoured Alsace-Lorraine having a com plete republican autonomy and constitu- The Central Powers hate appointed the during September, of which 19, represent- tional equality

We have captured 2,400 prisoners, and with other Federal Archbishop Warsaw, the Mayor of ing 30,000 tons, were due to "events of have taken thirty guns and some tera

Warsaw, and a landed proprietor, named war."

planes. M. Vouostrovski, as a Regency Council

We have occupied the lands of Runo for Poland.

and Abro

States."

LATER. Herr Ebert stated that the number of members had decreased by 70 per cent,

There was considerable hostile artillery of the latter. They were only subdued partly owing to the members at the front,

ring during the night in the neighbour- hood of the Ypres Staden railway.

FRENCH FRONT,

GENERAL WARFARE.

PARIS, October 16th.

A communiquée states:On the Aisnc Iront the reciprocal artillery-firing is less intense,

On the left bank of the Meuse, we re palsed an attack north of Hill 304.

On the right of the Meuse, the artillery duel is particularly active north of Bois des Caurieres.

Germans aircraft last night bombarded Dunkirk. There were no victims, nor

vae there any material damage.

by the intervention of naval patrols, in which a number of Germaan sailors were filled.

Afterwards the boats were ordered to another base.

Disaffection in the Austrian Navy is increasing in a threatening manner.

THE GERMAN LOSSES IN FLANDERS.

but is out of 38 district organisations. 57 electoral districts and 21 local unions, bad seceded,

ENDANGERING DUTCH NEUTRALITY.

HERR SCHROEDER ACQUITTED.-

AMSTERDAM, October 18th.

·

LABOURITIES AND THE

COLONIES.

LONDON, October 18th.

In the House of Commons, replying to a question, Lord Robert Cecil stated that the Government was not responsible for the proposals regarding the Colonies which were contained in the Labour.

Herr Schroeder, the editor of the Party Memorandum, cabled on August Telegraaf, has been finally acquitted after 10th. Those proposals did not represent LONDON, October 17th.

six trials in which he was only convicted

the views of the Government. Reuter learns that the most careful once of endangering Dutch neutrality by estimates show that German losses in the describing the Central Powers as a group recent battles in Flanders exceed the Bri-of conscienceless scoundrels who caused tish losses by 75 per cent.

the

The proposals were that all the present Liberia, should be transferred to a League European Colonies in tropical Africa, with Commission as single independent neutral of Nations and administered by an Imperial

African State.

FEMALE SPY EXECUTED.

PARIS, October 16th. Marguerite Golle, the Parisian dancer known as Matahari," who was sentenced to death on July 26th for espionage, has been executed. INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGA- TION CO.

APPRECIATION OF STOCK,

LONDON, October 16th. The feature of the Stock Exchange is a spurt in the Deferred shares of the Indo- China Steam Navigation Company, to £23, owing to rumours of a working arrangement with the P. and O. Company to-day the quotation rising from $105 to [There has been a local "boom" in Indos

$129.)

THE SILVER MARKET.

LONDON, October 15th. Silver is quoted at 43jd. per ounce. The supply exceeds the demand, and the market is dull.⠀⠀

THE LIMIT OF HORROR".

The limit of horror of which tho German var correspondents speak as having been reached by the French artil lory in the preliminary bombardment at throwing an enormous shell to a height Verdun was produced by a gain! gan of 30,000 ft. (about 51 miles).. says that at the moment of firing the Eugène Tardien, in the Echo de Paris, effect is that of an earthquake, while than shell bursts is sufficient to hurl mas mere displacement of the air when the

like the devastating effect of this cannot against a wall into little piroca. Nothing has been seen during the war.