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THE WAR.
THE› HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY NOVEMBER ZATH, 817.
THE LATEST BRITISH PUSH.
LIMIT OF VICTORY NOT YET REACHED.
TOTAL PRISONERS APPROACHING 9,000.
ENEMY SANGUINARILY REPULSED IN
ITALY.
RUSSIANS TO BEGIN PEACE POURPARLERS.
Franco-jelgian Front,
It is believed that the Tanks advanced m masses, probably hundreds together. Their assemblage was unknown to the enemy by a miracle of secrecy Their success may be revolutionary tactically, as the British soldiers and engineers who invented the Tanks have now proved their possibilities.
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“THE NEW BRITISH DRIVE.
THE SUCCESS GROWING HOURLY,
LONDON, November 22nd.. Heuter's correspondent at the British Headquarters wiring in the evening saysWe have not yet reached the liunt of our victory and the success grows hourly. The total number of prisoners is approaching - nine thousand. Great Hitherto, artillery preparation has made stretches of new country and fresh villages are being captured, and besides increasing in depth the wedge is spread- ing at the oase.
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The weather, continues most favourable, heavy mist preventing all
aeroplane observations. Nevertheless our airmen continue to By over the battleground penetrating far into the enemy territory, at a level with the tree topa The latest village captured is Can- taing, and our troops are now in the neighbourhood of Bourbon and Moeuvre, while fighting is progressing in the region of Rumilly
THE VALUE OF THE TANKS Sir Douglas Haig's victory has cer tainly established the Tank as a definite- ly new and important military arm.
the ground impassable for the assailants and enabled the enemy to prepare now defences The success of the Tanks now. opens up a prospect of open warfare; at least the first result will be that the Ger mans must man the Western front more heavily than recently. Thus the victory is bound immediately to affect the Italian situation. ENEMY'S MAIN COMMUNICATIONS
EXPOSED TO SHELL FIRE,
EVERY TANK TO DO ITS
DAMNEDEST.
When the Tanks advanced at dawn they were led by their commanding chief, like an ancient king at the head of his armoured host, lying his battle flag They also had a battlecry, for the follow ing message weng forth to every crew before the attack-We expect every Tauk to do its damnedest.
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FRENCH FRONT
FRENCH REPORT INTENSE
ARTILLERY DUEL
LONDON, November 22nd.
A French official message says: There
SUBMARINE WARFARE.
RENEWED ACTIVITY FULLY AS EXPECTED
LONDON, November 22nd,
A high Naval Authority hat informed Reuter that renewed activity of the Bonts is fully expected. The fact that only one ship was lost in the previous week was largely due to fortuitous circumstances, and there in to reason at present to assume that there will be any decrease in the activity of submarines. General.
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RUSSIAN AFFAIRS.
URGED.
is an artillary duel of somewhat runrked IMMEDIATE PEACE POURPARLERS intensity in the region north of Chemin dis-Dames, between the Aisne and Laniette, and in Champagne.
Un right of the Meuse there is a vio leat artillery action, in the sector north of Chambrettes.
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IN
ENTENTE'S SHARPENED
HUNGER BLOCKADE""
BRITISH VICTORIES
FRANCE AND PALESTINE. CONGRATULATIONS FROM
AMSTERDAM, November 22nd, FRENCH PRESIDENT
It is announced in Berlin that the zone of the submarines has been extended to: LONDON November 22nd.
meet the Entente's sharpened hunger The Press Bureau announces that Pre blockade against neutrals, chiefly by the sident Poincare has warmly congrats establishment of a new barred tone lated His Majesty the King on the magni- around the Azores, which has become an ficent British victories in France and important hostile base in Atlantic naviga- Palestine. His Majesty has heartily tion, and the closing of the Charnél to thanked the President for his friendly recce, which has up to the present been,
left open in the Mediterranean, message.
WAR COMMITTEE IN FRANCE
Paris, November 22nd, A new Way Committee has been estab- lished, President Pomcare presiding. It is composed of the Minister of Foreign Affairs, the Minister of Marine, the Minister of Munitions, and the Minister of the Blockade. It will be charged with the duty of directing the policy of the
A TRIBUTE TO BRITISH EFFICIENCY.
LONDON, November 23rd. On the occasion of the conclusion of the American Mission in London, Colonel House, interviewed by Router said that he was empressed by the wonderful machinery created in the heart of the Empire to control the British share in the war. You have given the world an example of the efficiency of democracy of lasting value."
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THE AMERICO-JAPAN AGREEMENT.
wat
THE SILVER MARKET.
LONDON, November 22nd. The silver market is quiet.
LONDON, November 22nd.” A Russian wireless official Dressage states: The Council of the Peoples Coin missaries in the name of the Govom
ment of the Bussian Republic, hoa de posed General Dukhonin, owing to his refusal to offer an armistice and has
OUR ULTIMATE VICTORY, appointed General Krylenko as Comman
SIR W ROBERTSON'S VIEW. der-in-Chief. It urges soldiers to arrest Counter-Revolutionary
General Sir William Robertson, Chief Genernis, thus preventing lynch law, which is not stated that China had communicated to on Saturday, a new Orthopedic,' Hon- In the House of Commons, Mr. Balfour of the Imperial General Staff, opened, worthy of the Revolutionary Army and Great Britain the text of China's declara-pital at Hampstead, which has been invites regiments at the front to elect tion to Japan and the United States volent Society. He spoke of the fighting Plenipotentiaries to immediately begin garding the Japan-American Agreement now going on in the neighbourhood of provided by the Allies Hospital Bene
peace pourparlers with the enemy He did not understand that the declara Ypres, where our men fought so gallantly We took four hundred prisoners yeste COUNTERACT BOLOISM. tion meant that Chine had not recognised in 1914, and said that the first battle of day.
FOUR HUNDRED FRISONERS CAPTURED.
PARIS, November 22nd. cummuniqué says:—The Germans this morning counter-attacked our new positions to the south of Juvincourt.
Our fire repulsed them with serious losses.
MESSAGE OF CONGRATULATION
TO BE SENT TO LEADERS.
In the House of Commons, Mr. Ken- nedy Jones suggested that the Govern- ment should send a message to Str One important result of the victory is Douglas Haig, congratulating him on the that the great Cambrai junction of rail-splendid achievement of the most recent ways and roads, which is the chief factor in the enemy's main communications, 1s now exposed to shellfire. BEST KEPT SECRET OF THE WAR.
LONDON, November 22nd.
offensive on the Western Front.
Mr. Bonar Law replied:-1 have very little doubt that the Cabinet will send such a message, but I am quite sure that nei ther Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig, who planned, nor General Sir Jungs Byng, who carried out, the operations, will need to be assured of the admiration of it reached the Press correspondents, with which to regard the operations. lines. The ouemy did not dream of such who were constantly up and down the
(Cheers.)
Mr. Philip Gibbs, writing from Head kopter cage the stack was the best Not a whisper
kept secret of the war.
The enemy attempted only a few small counter-attacks between Rumilly and Noyelles, with troops hurried up for the purpose, but all were easily repulsed. A Cuntaing and beyond Maisnieres we have broken into sections of the last line of defence and hold the Hindenburg Line a with the famous tunael. Here the con ter-attacks have been heavy and pressed with great determination, but we hold everything taken,
Our exsualties are almost incredibly › small. The troops are most cheerful, and are rouning over the now unspoiled country, where villages are undestroyed and where tilled fields abound.
THE GERMAN VERSION
LONDON, November 22nd.
A German wireless official message saysWe repulsed English thrust to the north of Lens and south of the Scarpe in the neighbourhood of Rien court. The battle south-west of Cambras continues. The renty failed to break through, gaining only a little ground beyond our front lines. We drove back the chemy to Anneux and Fontsing and to departure positions south of Lumilly. Wreckage of Tanke lies over the whole battle field
Strong French thrusts between Craonne and Berry-au ac failed, except north- cas of Laville-aux-Bois.
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TURTHER PROGRESS.
LONDON, November 22nd.
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ITALIAN FRONT.
GERMANS STORM HEIGHTS.
LONDON, November 22nd.
a blow, for they could not know that Italian Front, numeroas Tanks during recent nights were crawling along the roads and hiding in the daytime in woods.
When the Tanks emerged from the mist the Germang were aghast and daced. Many hid in dugouts and then surrendered Behind the Tanks marched platoons of British infantry, cheering and shouting, while states-The Austro-Germans stormed thousands of British shells poured into the Hinderburg Lane Hardly a single shell burat came from the enemy's side. It was clear at a glance that the enemy were weak in artillery.
LIGHT BRITISH CASUALTIES.
A German wireless official message
Monte Fontana and Monte- Spinuccia, between the Brenta and the Piave
ENEMY MASS ATTACK DRIVEN BACK
LONDON, November 2nd.
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An Italian official message says: Be
QUESTIONS ASKED IN THE
COMMONE
In the House of Commons, Mr. Faber asked In view of the effects of Beloism in Russia and Italy and the steps being taken in France and America to deal with this is the Government taking all possible steps in the satne direction?
3fr Pennefather naked:Have
LONDON, November 22nd.
the Agreement, and the Government had Ypres was one of the most important of
no reason to anticipate that it would cause any difficulties between China and any other Ally.
CHEMICAL FACTORY EX- PLOSION IN GERMANY. MANY CASUALTIES AND IMMENSE
DAMAGE
LONDON, November 22nd.
It is reported from Zurich that the
the war, because it completed the work of the enemy to overrun France. At of the Marne, and defeated the efforts
that time our forces fought under every disadvantage of number and equipment, but the tables were turned to-day, and we had the advantage, both in
alpukat and numbers, against the enemy
which was unable to hold the very position that men held in 1914 Every effort was being made by the foe, and the Bower of his army was thrown in to endeavour to check our advance, but all such efforts had failed to the
Daring 1917 (continued "Sir William) we had taken from the enemy miers pri-
souers and over four times the number of
guns than we ourselves had lost to them possessed an army second to none in the
thing during the whole of the war. We now
the
steps been taken to counteract German Elektron Chemical Work at Griesheim anti-British propaganda in Italy and ton-Main, near Frankfort, the most ex bring home to the maste in Italy the tensive in Germany, were totally destroy
world, and nobody knew that better than truth regarding any matters represented/ed by an explosion on Tuesday
enemy. The foe was suffering heavy There were many casualties and im losses, and was being compelled to bring forward the younger classes two years or mense damage was done
more before their Proper while our losses were very much lighter than they Were in 1915 and 1916, when, our squ#??
our aircraft were
Mr. Bonar Law: The answer to both questions is in the affirmative.
ENEMY WRITERS TRIBUTE TO BRITISH FREEDOM.
AMSTERDAM, November 23rd.
ment, our artille at present. Our
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less satisfactory Stock Exchange ciroles state that the and material ascendancy over
gallant troops had established a moral
the enemy and there was supreme confidence in top to the bottom. It was frequently reported to him from all parts of the front the splendid spirit of confidence. which everywhere prevailed. Than this was a more are proof of the
people of this
Major Moraht, in an article ad Griesheim Chemical Works furnished one mer of the Army at the front from the
sixth of the whole supply of salt petre
Germany. as
impatience
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GERMAN ATROCITIES IN
EAST AFRICA
Bvement of ultimate
confidence, bury mic and the
monichos certain anxiety - exhibited in Germany regards further progress on the Italian front, and attributes British perserverance to the freedom of the press to comment,
have every was a great but and the unrestricted treatment ̈of
they could only reasonably seal that con LONDON, November 22nd. fidence if they did their part thoroughly. strategic questions by some authorities, In the House of Commons, Mr. Mac saw to it that the Army had munitions and men and equipment in plenty, and which strengthens the trust in British |pherson stated that the military authori-
that they themselves were doing their leadership nad policy ng home and in the ties in Enst Africa ~ Wore - E already part in the matter of economy and self- a matter of conscience Dominions. "I think we might learn taking, steps to inquire into the commis- for every
how
far this from that
sion of atrocities by the Germans and
being
op presented w the He regards the fall of Jerusalem as the German nation on British war prison marvels, and the best part of the antion.
Army
accomplished call of duty paign in East Africa, with a view to even their lives, in the cause of righ, and
and had shown a readiness to give all BRITISH ELECTORAL REFORM
bringing to trial anybody against whom instice Thore might be much to do LONDON, November 23rd, satisfactory evidence was obtainable. before the enemy was finally defeated, but it could certainly be done with determ- In the House of Commons the Electoral
THE COTTON SITUATION.
nation, cohesion, and patriotism on the Reform Bill giving Proportional Ropre
part of all concerned. These things, however most not be mere forms of words, but must be put into practical
A Battalion of Royal Fusiliers gamed its tween the Brente Bad the liave we within the bounds of possibility. ers during the early stages of the cam had responded nably
obiectives without a single casualty, and other English battalions had the lightest losses. These were mostly from machine- guns. Only two hundred walking wound- ed were received at one dressing station
ve hours after the battle began.
A CAVALRY MAN'S DAY
LONDON, November 22nd. Mr. Percival Philips, another Corres pondent at Headquarters, reports that the troops were wonderfully inspired by the feel of firm carth, the sight of unbroken country, and the consciousness that they
Bir Douglas Haig reports:--Advanc had peretrated the Germans strongest ing last night northward of Cantaing Weline. He proceeds: attacked and captured Fontaine-Notre Dame with a number of prisoners.
COMPLETE ANSWER TO HINDEN BURG'S ELASTIC DEFENCE.
LONDON, November 22nd. Field-Marshal Sir
Dougins Haig's
guinarily repulsed the enemy on San Marino, Monte Pertica and Monte
Monfenera.
The eremy reached a few advance elements on Monte Fontana.
LONDON, November 22nd.
We drove back an enemy mase attack. sentation has been rejected by 302 votes The cotton spinners have declined the
at Casera Moletta Davanti, on the Arisgoto 120. Plateau
Naval Antivities,
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THE HELIGOLAND FIGHT. THE RETURN OF THE VICTORIQUE
FORCE
"LONDON," "November 22nd -
finest picture seen in this war a steady I saw to-day the
stream of cavalry pouring across the battered Hindenburg Lane and for six miles beyond. They were not the first
A Reuter correspondent, decribing the however, to pass the barrier. Nearly return of the Naval forces from the twenty-four hours earlier a detachment Heligoland fight, says They came into brilliant surprise victory furnishes of Horst led the way acres the enemy's port while the Fleet was coaling aro -engrossing topic. Its tactical possibili trenches, cheered by the Tank grews.
received tremendous, cheers ties are being exhaustively discussed, and
The Infantry and Cavalry were in black crews. It was most Ratisfaction is expressed that a complets action, from noen onwards, among answer has been found to Hindenburg's hills and valleys skirting the Cambrai so-called elastia defence. Tributes are plain, rounding up fugitaves, clearing up paid to the gallantry shown by the troops illage, and steadily in advi ang into the unknown, to the salient They rode dow genius of Sir Douglas Haig in shoulder-columns and charged ang the responsibility for the remarkable innovation - and to the skill of General Sir Julian Byng and his able staff executing the most succe operation
which has change the whole face of the war on the Western montat a troke
me
The rea
field batteries, hidden in sabred the gunners It has been
yman'a day. Their work is more talked about even than that of the Teaks.
scene
the
came
and shell-fire, with the
guns: uncovered and
clow-brow telling of the
heeing
drag
The principle of an alternativo vote in three-cornered contests for single member constituencies was adopted by 150 votes to 121. CONSCIENTIOUS OBJECTORS AND THE VITE,
LONDON, November 22nd. In consequence of the views expressed in the ecurso of yesterday's debase Din the House of Commons in regard to con
tious objectors, the decision, reach, ed wük probably be amended so as to be made
employers offer of a ten per cent. 1 crease from December 16th and a further ten per cent on March, 18th.
operation.
to
the
PARENTS OF FIGHTING MEN.
NEW PENSIONS CONCESSION.
The Cotton Control Board announces the arrival at Liverpool of 159,000 bales The Minister of Pensions announce that it has been decided to extend the of American cotton, not included in the provisions of the Order in Council and recent census. Supplies in Britain have Royal Warrants of March last regulating thus been increased by this amount. TRADE COMMIFSIONERS
the grant of pensions to the widow, and other dependents of silors and soldiers, TO : so that
BE APPOINTED, IMPORTANT SCHEME AGREED.
UPON
e only to apply to thers declining in 1913 to advise the Board of Trade on to abgors in any sort of war serviDE.:)
mercial lligence
(a)–The parent or parents of a man who has died as a result of the present war may, if they are become wholly ex partly inespable of self-support – frum infrmity or age, and in pecuniary need, er be granted a pension at such rate; (not LONDON November 22nd. | tess than 35. 6d. or more than 15%, a week). The report of the Committee appoints to the circumstances of each case, Tuot as the Minister may determine according
withstanding that the parent or parenté were not dependent, on the sailor or es it has bem decided to ap- soldier before he joined for service.
(The parent or paresits of a man ree Trade Commissioners in
who har so died who may have been or Canada (at Montreal, Toronto and Win- may hereafter be pensioned under the
Australia (at provisions of the said Order in Council-
or Royal Warrant na rate las tasn South 16a, week, may in like circumstances be lesberg), granted an crease of pension at such ser may determine, irres. amount of their desentence for or soldier before her dinad
the Brz
TREASURY BUYS DUTCH COMPANY'S SHARES
LONDON, November 22nd. nipeg respectively), two
Melbourne and Sydn Güzelle orders the transier to the
Afries (at Capetown and Joha urg of Royal Dutch Petroleum two in India Cat Cale
my phares at the rate of fifty and one
e hundred florina Sed
BYE ELECTION RESULT.
Lopes November 22nd. Mr. Also, Unlockt, ha, been returned
Hor North Armagh.
tw Zealand (at
ombay)rate as the
pective one on the
in the Beraie Settlements (at Singapore) for tert and one in the West Indies Other posta will be created as
aitymaller ant Brises. The schere generally screes with be raised the recommendations of the Dominion pension to Royal Commission.. The Treasury has Od. a week. sanctioned the iminediate inception of the cession will schema
daco earlier than
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