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THE WAR.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 18TH, 1917.

FURTHER NEWS FROM RUSSIA.

FALL OF LENINIST GOVERNMENT PREDICTED.

ITALIANS ARRESTING GERMANS PROGRESS. POWERS OF RESISTANCE INCREASING.

NARROW ESCAPE OF AUSTRIAN EMPEROR.

SUCCESSES IN EGYPT AND EAST AFRICA.

The Near East.

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HOT PURSUIT OF THE TURKS GOOD WORK BY CAVALRY.

LONDON, November 11th. Router's correspondent at the Egy tine Headquarters reports on November 9th that the pursuit on the heels of the retreating Turks was continued on Fri day by our cavalry beyond Askalon and El Mejdel. Owing to their hurry the Turks were unable to "remove the in-

KERENSKY MARCHING

THE ANGLO-DUTCH

SITUATIONA

MR. BALFOUR'S QUERY,

Italian Front.

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{IBROTOR RAUTER'S AGENCY.]

ITALIAN FRONT.

ITALIANS GAIN SUCCESSES.

LONDON, November 11th, An Italian official message states:-In the neighbourhood of Asiago, the enemy captured the advance posts at Gallio and Monte Ferragh. We subsequently expell

LONDON, November 12th.

the A White Paper

Anglo- Dutch correspondenco on the gravel, question shows

Dutch that the Government have not only contended that the gravel transmitted is not intended for military purposes, but that the Rhine Convention and other agree ments imposed on Holland the obligationed him, taking 100 prisoners. to guarantee tree navigation in the waters lying between the Rhine and Belgiam.

We captured an enemy vanguard at Tezze, in the Sugana Valley.

We repulsed the enemy on the Voldob bladene heights and crossed to the right

GERMAN REPORT

LONDON, November 11th.

A German official messago states:—The English five times attacked the crater land, between Poelcapelle and Passchen- daele

The enemy nenetrated in the mentre,

but was thrown out, with heavy losses.

LATER. An English local attack dorth-westward of Passchendaele sanguinarily collapsed. SATISFACTORY SUCCESS

* LONDON, November 11th. Reuter's Correspondent at Headquar- ters states that Saturday's battle, after the successes in the morning, developed,

WELCOME TO SIR JOHN JORDAN.

WARM TRIBUTE TO THE

MINISTER'S WORK

AT PEKING":

[FROM OUR FEKING CORRESPONDENT]

PEKING, November 1st.

The dinner given to Sir John Jordan by the Anglo-Chinese Friendship Bureau for the purpose of welcoming him back to Peking was a great success in every way, About one hundred members and guests were present, among them being the Minister of Finance the Minister of the Interior; the Chairman of the War Coul

and many cil, Admiral Tsao Ting-kan,

1 bank of the five and destroyed Vidor during the afternoon, into intense Germore very promment Chinese. The din

Mr. Bal~^ ~ Jisputes the applicability of the

and asks: Holland regards ber agreements bridge. ON Preventing an enforcement of her obliga- tions as & Neutral, on what ground did she claim to prevent the departure of German ships captured at Antwerp by the Belgians?"

PETROGRAD.

PROBABLE END OF M. LENIN'S

GOVERNMENT:

LONDON, November 11th.

According to wirelcas reports the Cossack regimenty at Petrograd" have united with the Minimalists against the Leninists. M. Kerensky, who is reported to be rearing Petrograd, is stated to have an army of over two hundred thousand. If this is true it seems to mark the end of Lenin's so-called Government, which, it transpires, had sent a manifesto to the

habitants, who joyously welcomed our belligerents in favour of a peace without

troops.

The Cavalry, advancing north frota Sheria, overtook the enemy's rearguard, and took a considerable number of pri- soners; while elsewhere a duching charge of Yeomanry resulted in the capture of six guns, three machine guns, and one hundred prisoners, Great quantities of undamaged stores have fallen into our hands.

Our aviators continue to do good work, bombing tad machine gunning trains. They report that the town of El Falajch and the rail junction at El Tinch ara to flames

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THE ADVANCE IN EGYPT, HUGE BATTLEFIELD,

LONDON, November 11th. Ad official despatch from Egypt states: General Allenby's advance continued on

Saturday, on the left wing, in the neigh bourhood of Esdod (ancient Ashdod), where the enemy's rearguard had occupi- a line along the northern branch of the Wadi Sukerei,

eď.

The Reyal Flying Corps units effective Iy bombed at Wadi Surar, the railway Junction, rolling stock and the station building.

THE CAPTURES:

Qur mounted troops, on Friday, cap- tured live 5.9 howitzers, eight field guns and 710 prisoners..

As the battlefield covers an area of 600 square miles the list of the booty is in- complete.

The Warwickshire and Worcestershire Yoemanry, on Thursday, near Huj, in the face of heavy gun, machine gun and rifle fre

with the greatest gal- lantry and

a large body of the enemy, and captured twelve guns, killing and wounding some Austrian gunnera and taking 100 prisoners,

General.

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AFFAIRS IN RUSSIA. RUSEIAN TROOPS IN FRANCE LOYAL

FARIS, November 12th. Bussian troops in France have tele graphed to M Kerensky asuring him that they are ready to shed their blood against the Maximaliats and counter revolutionaries in the struggle for deme- cracy against German

an autocracy.

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annexations, or indemnities, and propos ing an armistice of three months in order. to negotiate for pease,

ANOTHER HOPEFUL MESSAGE.

LONDON, November 11th

A Russian official message states:-The regiments faithful to the Government and to the Revolution, in

agreement with the Soviet, the Cossacks and all demo cratió organisations have occupied Tears koye Selo town and the chief radio station.

The rebela are retiring in disorderly mobs on Petrograd.

Severe measures will be taken with marauders and pillagers, and those caught will be shot. Rebe will be hand ed over to a Military Revolutionary Court,

M. Malevski, the Commissary of Petro grad and the Military district member of the All-Russian Committee for saving the country and the revolution, has issued the following Proclamations to the sol- diers in Petrograd:

"The gallant regiments from the Fronts faithful to the revolution and to the country, have approached the Capital, in order to avoid the shedding of innocent blood, to arrest immediate ly all betraying and ruining the coun- try and to send the delegations to the regiments moving from the Front.” Another Proclamation bas been issued as followe

The revolt against the Bolsheviks is increasing in Petrograd, and attacks on them commenced to-day. There were fusillades in the streets.

"The General Army Committee has occupied the telephone exchange and re-

LARGE INDUSTRIAL COMBINE RUMOURED.

-WOULD CONTROL HUGE

INTERESTS.

LONDON, November 12th.. The Liverpool Journal of Commerce says it is ruinoured that one of the largest hip-owning combines contemplates an amalgamation with one of the largest colliery companies in South Wales.

Such a combination would be the largest of its kind in the world and would control over a million tons of shipping and six million tons of bost steamer bituminous coals.

BURNED TO DEATH.

THE FATE OF FIFTEEN AGED

WOMEN.

LONDON, November 12th. Fifteen aged women were burned death in a fire which occurred at the Manchester Infirmary.

CANADA'S NEW UNION -

GOVERNMENT.

SIR ROBERT BORDEN'S APPEAL FOR LOYAL SUPPORT.

OTTAWA, November 19th- The Premier, Sir Robert Borden, où behalf of the new Union Government, has issued an appeal to the electorate, in which he states:The Government has thoroughly realised that in this national emergency there is an imperativa neces- sity for the fulfillment of its policies with the least possible delay, ......... It pledges itself to prog ate the war with ceaseless vigour, to strive for national unity, to administer the public depart ments, with economy and efficiency, to derise measures of taxation which will

have regard to social justice, and to neglect nothing that many bo required to sustain our soldiers on service or

and comfort to those of their households they have left behind. It is firmly con vinced that these objects can best he achieved by a Government representing all parties, classes, creeds, and interests, I appeal with confidence on its behalf for the sympathy and support of Cant

moved the Bolsheviks.

**The Red Guard has been defested at dian people. Moscow.

“M. Kerensky is approaching Petro- grad, and towards the evening communi- 'cations were established with him, and the liquidation of the Bolshevik adventure is only a matter of days or hours.”

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AMSTERDAM, November 11th.

A telegram from Gorizia relates the- very narrow escape of the Austrian Em- peror

While crossing a torrent the motor-car broke down, and the footman and a soldier while carrying the monarch-to- wards the bank fell into the water

All were swept over & wear and were carried a considerable distance beyond

PETROGRAD, November, 11th The Congress of Bolchers and - Work- men's Delegates has approved of the Decree confiscating large estates, and also the appanages of the monasteries, which will be handed over to the Agricul. tural Committees until the meeting of critical moment, plunged into the torrent, "the Constituent Assembly The Decree

Prince Felix, who arrived at a most

- declares that minéral products belong to | and, accompanied by his suite, roseged

the State Bvery citizen is entitled to the Emperor she had been constantly yown de much land as hạ can cultivate

himself without lured thou

MR, LLOYD GEORGE IN PARIS

PARIS, November 11th. Mr. Lloyd George has arrived.

Africa.

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[TAROUGE REDFIR'S AÖKMOT.)

BRITISH SUCCESS IN EAST AFRICA.

ENEMY RB1 EATING.

GERMAN ADMISSIONS.

LONDON, November 11th.

A German official message states:--

Strong Italian forces attacked and pressed back our forces near Asiago,

We captured Belluno,

man artillery activity,

ner, which was served in the Dining Hall of the new Foreign Office, was an excel- The capture of Passchendaele had creat lent one H.E. Lu Cheng-hang, Chair ed a pronounced salient upon which the man of the War Council, acted as Toast enemy concentrated a volume of raking Master in the unavoidable absence enflading fire, while, owing to the re-through sickness of Mr. Hung To-haich, stricted visibility, counter-battery work the Foreign Minister, and ärst proposed was much impeded. Hence the British the toast of The Republic of China, The enemy made a staud, on the lower and Canadian withdrawal, during the coupled with the name of President Kuo

chang, followed by one to Great Britain afternoon, from the advanced positions and King George. Both toasts were most We have captured the stubbornly de- gained during the morning, after success heartily honoured. fended bridgebead at Vidor,

fully dealing with the German counter ENEMY'S ATTEMPT TO SEPARATE

Piave,

THE ITALIAN FORCE.

LATER.

there is every

LONDON, November 11th. As we have been outflanked from the

North, it does not seem possible that the Italian defence line can be established thereon, Nevertheless, reason to hope that the enemy's plan to separate the Italian forces on the Upper Piave from the main body, retiring along the sea, will fail.

ITALIAN RESISTANCE

INCREASING,

LONDON, November 11th. Reuters Correspondent at the Italian Headquarters states:Daily the enemy. strength is declining, while the Italian resistance is increasing. The enemy's plan to envelope the centre of the Italian rearguards and eventually to out of the Italian right wing, has hitherto been frustrated by the indomitable resistance of the Italian covering troops, whose artillery

attacks.

We retain an important proportion of Saturday's gains, the net results provid- ing quite satisfactory success...

FRENCH FRONT.

LIVELY ARTILLERY FIRING AT CHAUME WOOD.

PARIS, November 11th. A communique states:-There has been incessant reciprocal artillery firing

Mr. Lu Cheng-hsiang, who made the opening speech, welcomed Sir John Jordan back to China in the warmest possible terms. He explained in what respect

the guest of the evening was held by the Chinese, and how well they knew they could depend on his assistance During the many years he had been in Chias he had, time and time again, come to China's rescue with his advice and

Dr. Morrison to support him in what be guidance. In conclusion, he called on

had said.

at Chaume Wood After a lively artil.

Dr. Morrison, in a long speech, dwelt lery preparation the Germans attacked on the wonderful work Sir John Jordan Hartmanneweller in the Vosges. After a had done during his forty years in the violent hand-to-hand engagement we British Consular and Diplomatic Service, completely repulsed the enemy, who momentarily gained a footing in our look-out line. Another enemy attempt at Richacher was foiled.

LIVELY ARTILLERY DUEL.

PARIS, November 11th.

and the able manner in which be had protected British interests. He also took the opportunity of expressing his admira tion of the British Consular service, and the devotion to duty of its members. Among the volume of interesting facts and figures mentioned by the speaker was

A communiqué, states-There is a that of Sir John Jordan, during his tarm pretty lively artillery struggle in Bel of

of office

in Korea, had charge of Chinese gium, in the Papegoud sector, on the interests and he had to issue a British and machine-gung heavily right bank of the Meuse, in the region passport to them should they wish to

travel outside the Hermit Kingdom punished a numerically superior enemy. of Hill 344 and at Bois-le-Chaume. The Italian main body owed their safety Aerial Activities. principally to the cavalry, most of which feil splendidly, charging the enemy like an avalanche from the hills, and shout- ing the war-cry' Bavoia!

VENICE'S AD MIRABLE

FORTITUDE.

LONDON, November 11th..

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ATTACK ON BRUGES DOCK.

LONDON, November 11th. The Admiralty announces that the Naval Air Service bombed St. Denis- Westrem and Bruges Dock on Friday

Taag Hus-lung, Minister of the In- terior, also spoke of the pleasure the Chinese felt at having Sir John Jordan among them once again, and expressed the hope that he would long remain with them, for they always felt that they had a friend at court when he was a member of the Diplomatic Corps.

was able to announce that the Common

Mr. Suttor, a visitor from Australia, Beuter's Correspondent at the Italing

said it was with great pleasure that he Headquarters states:-Feverish work is night and dropped large quantities of wealth of Australia had, on his recom going on everywhere. Venice as giving plosives, obtaining good results, and

General

causing & fire at bruges Dock, All our mendation, instituted a Chair for the are admirable example of fortitude. The machines returned.

study of For Eastern languages in Foreign Consuls have decided to remain

Australia's largest University, and that at their posts The work of strengthen-

next year the Government intended to invite the journalists of China at its ing St. Mark's continues as usuri.

expense to a journalistic conference. It ranco-Belgian Front.

was hoped by this means to draw closer the bonds of friendship and to get BARLIER CABLES.

better understanding of each other's THROUGH REDTEZ'A MGENOT;]

characteristics. BRITISH FRONT.

FRITISH GAIN ALL OBJECTIVES.

LONDON, November 11th, Reuter's Correspondent of the British Headquarters wiring on Baturday, states. - The enenty has been offering con- Biderable resistance. The fighting has

been of the closest character. We reached

our objectives on nearly the whole front and exceeded them in some places. The exceptions were a few strong points on the left flank, where a violent counter attack caused us to fall back Troops. were sent to clear up the position there. The enemy aircraft are very actively re- connoitring The Germans are obviously apprehensive of our intentions in the neighbourhood of Gheluvelf.

HOSTILE ARTILLERY FIRING ON PASSCHENDABLE POSITIONE.

Lounow, November 11th.-

An official despatch from East Africa. states that between October 23rd and

LONDON, November 11th November 8th the British, to the southports: There is heavy rain. There has

Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig re

east of Mahenge, drove the enemy to the bien hostile artillerying on our positions erst and captured 142 Germans and 140 at Passchendaele and on the ground we captured northward of the villege. There Askaria

***** has been no infantry sction. and is

The enemy evacuated gangira how retreating towards Livale,

→ Our advance continues in the Häkeledi

The enemy abandoned material, includ îng a naval four-inch gun.

Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig re- ports: We repulsed with loss a raid westward of our lines,

N The organisation of the ground cap tared on Baturday continues.

Aviation was restricted on. Haturday.. owing to rain.

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KING OF ITALY'S

PROCLAMATION.

THE VICTORY AND HONOUR

OF ITALY

Mr. Liang Chi-chao, Minister of

ROME, November 11th,

Finance and China's great scholar, ex-

The King in a proclamation says 1----

plained that previous to the departure

The nation never had to face a more

of Bir John Jordan for Home he had difficult trial. but we shall confront given certain advice to the Chinese Gov- this adversity with a virile and intrepid ernment relative to the War, and it must soul. Our soldiers will once more carry

forward our Battered standards by the now be a great pleasure to him on his sido of the Allies.“ All cowardico, dis- return to so that this advice had been cord and recrimination is treason. The taken. China was now on the side of enemy reckons on breaking up our

spirits and our solidarity even more Right against Might, and følt it hèr duty than on a military victory, Let the to render all possible aid to overcome the unanimous reply be everything for the victory and honour of Italy. ENTENTES SUPERIOR

COUNCIL MEETING.

common enemy. Els regretted that China was not in a position to render greater. WAResistance, but she had vast resources of

PACIFISTS MOBBED

OFFICES OF THE ILP BURNED

men and material, and he was of thàn TO BE HELD AT VERSAILLES.

opinion that all these should be placedk Cet again at the disposal of the Allies, China, PARIS November 11th however, needed to be helped and guided, It is officially stated that the Superior and she naturally looked up to England War Council of the Entente will for direction. Although China was now. nominally meet at Versailles, where the in a position to send a large armed force inter-Allied General Blaff will also be she had the crude material and the labour- established.

to manufacture much that the Allies need a ed in the war theatre, but the Powers themselves would have to help Chins to dovelon these resources and to organise her labour and industries so as to get the best results from the material at hand. LONDON, November 11th, Mr. Liang weat on to say that it was Following the recent pacifist meeting | impossible to say how long the war wouldh & mob wrecked, the Independent Labourite continue, and, that being the case, it Offices near Consett and set fire to thern, weg impossible to say to what extent the The blames however, were extinguished Chinese would be called on for assistance=

edit was necessary; therefore, that arrange

ments be inado nos to get the best out of the country and to prepare for all emer gencies China could be depended on ta do her share and to carry out faithful the obligations she had epfazed into.

THE SILVER MARKET.

LONDON November 11thi Bilver is better The China exchange is steady.