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WAR TELEGRAMS,

(Continued from page 1.1

THE RUSSIANS.

FURTHER ENEMY ATTACKS REPULSED,

November 1, 3,20 a.m.

Renter's correspondent at Petrograd states that Rossinn nero, planes dropped bombs on railways along which enemy troops and convoys were being carried, in the region of Friedrichstadt. The Russians repulsed the enemy's attack on the upper Niemen, near Kupitake swamp. A number of attacks in the Strypa region likewise repalsed,

MORE GERMAN STEAMERS CAPTURED.

November 1.3.20 a.m.

were

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Russian cruisers and a submarins have captured two German steamers in the Baltic.

WINTER MAKES THE ENEMY DESPERATE.

November 1, 4.05 8.10. Reuter's correspondent at Petrograd states that ice is appear ing on the Neva, thus heralding a particularly early winter. The Germans are inadequately provided with winter clothing, bence it more important than ever that they should secure Rigs. Russian military writera expect another and forcer attack, with even greater forces, but great deterioration in Gerasa discipline ha ben noticed in while the latest arrivals from Germany openly accuse their recently. Officers have been aasble to prevent the men from plunder officers of having deceived them as to the real state of affairs.

THE NEW. WAR COUNCIL.

November 1, 5.30 am.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1918.

macoseded in retuking any of the ground which we have captured and which we bare wished to retain. And when you consider how very narrow is that plat- form of which I speak, how vary short are the distances involved, you will see for your salves that we have only to per- savers with resolution and unfline ebing courage, to move forward to a conolusion which, when it is achieved, will ropay all the heavy coste and losses we have endured. But still, that great matter hange, as I told you, in the balance of events, and that is the second great military fast of the last

three or four months.

The Burden Falling upon Us. But, too, there, is the greatest of all-far greater than either of those two to which I have refer- red-1 mean

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and withdrawn bis armies, un- THE CHINESE MONARCHY. broken, intact as military foroas, in spite of heavy losses in men and weapons, which are aa pre-

cious in this straggle as even men (Reuter's Berrice To The Telegraph.", material in the Panama Canal OaL. be. The state of the Hupply of manitions in Russis during the months which lie before does not

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permit

London. Roosivad November 1. Router's

in correspondent Minister would probably also Peking states that the French associate himself with the re presentations made to the Chinese Government

PANAMA CANAL.

Shipping Interest Warned. The American Consul General bas received information from the Department of State that the con- tioned movements of eliding | have made it impossible to predios the approximate date of the. canal's reopening. Shipping in- as to hope that the Russian

it is inadvisable to route ships terests are therefore warned that power can be exerted to anything

by the canal until further notice like the same extent as it has been

which will be given as soon as in the earlier periods of the war. And, therefore, while Rassis is

the material is removed sufficient- that ly to insure stable conditions, rearming and gathering again her instructions had been delayed. It is also notified that shipe inexhaustible strength, inspired Meanwhile the election of the waiting at the canal will be per- tary virtuse can in modern times by the brave heart of her people citizens' representatives to decide mitted to transfer freight across while she is fitting herself again the monarchical question is the Isthmus by rail, at the rate of to attack the enemy anow, a grave proceeding, and has already been $3.00 per ton, all obarges includ- you in your work, which makes additional burden falls upon ca.

pet an ocmeasurad completed in 巋 number of ed; and that if the ships turn so great a demand upon strength We shall not shrink from bearing

back, tolle not covered into the provinces,

Treasury will be returned. For and attention, from time to

the transfer of freight and other time to let your mind dwell upon it, and we ahall not fail in the daties which this new situation

matters shipping interests should tion between the prosaic day-to-imposes upoв as. But this is not

make arrangements directly with time in which we can afford to

the Governor of the Capal whose day tank you are performing bere

cable address is: Paucanal, Pausms.

The Daily News states that the Government has completed the creation of a new General Staff in London to supervise the proseca tion of war in the various fields. The new War Council of the Cabinet will confer with the General Stuff.

WORST TO COME.

Mr. Churchill on Our

Added Burden.

Workshops Alliance with the Treaches.

Mr. Winston Churchill delivor- ed two speeches to workmen em-

by themedves prevail; and it must be so encouragement to

the close and intimate aasoois-

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and the great and terrible drama throw away any means which are of the world's history which is open to us of aring and of realiz-

diplomatic bodies, but

by the other

OBITUARY.

Death of Sir Charles Tupper. London, Receé ved November 1.

The death is reported of Sir

played at the Royal Small Arme being ensated on the other side lug the national effort atits highest Charles Tapper, former Canadian

Premier. of th water. There is a reality point. Our situation is a serions Factory at Enfield Look on Sept about every day you live and one. We have it in our power by Mra. Oburchill of a Y.M.C.A.every hour work. During the lag by our exertions to carry this war

18 on the occasion of the opening

tion workers.

olusion but we have it in our

Death of Arabi Pasha's Captor.

The death of Colonel Denne,

announced.

A TOKYO PLOT.

London. Received November 2.

Reuter's corraspondent in Tokyo

hostel for the Government muni- four or five months the affairs to a successful and a decisive conho captured Arabi Pasha, is

of the, Allies have not gone

well as Wa might have power to do so only if we exert At an open-air meeting to the BO

Three great military our strength to the very limit of night-shift man, Mr. Churchill hoped. said: It is not a very easy mo- events have taken place three human and of national capacity. ment for a public man to open great datelooding evente, none of And, after all, we did not asek his month on any topic, because which have been disasters, all of this struggle. We did not desire there to have lesa to do than they First, in My and in Jnne our imposed upon us this terrible or states that the police have discover there are so many people who which have been disappointments. 88 8 notion or a generation to have ought who are actively engaged armies in France and Flanders deal. We cannot understand the ed a plot to wreck arsenale and in trying to make even more dif- delivered a series of resolute and insuratable purposes which have munition works in a number of ficulties then

the very costly att oks upon the plunged these evils upon the places in Japan. present time-("Shame") and German fortified lines in their world and involved ae-all the are seeking, it seems to me, front. Ground was gained, ganapations of Europe in a catast to make artificial divisions of and prisoners were taken, large rophe mossureless in its horrors, opinion in the country in regard numbers of the enemy were killed bat we know only in this time of to matters of great consequence, or disabled, but with all our cisie and of strain that if we do

exist

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LANGKAT OUTPUT.

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which, above all, should be ap- efforts the fact remaine that those our duty we shall have done all advise us that the Langket out-

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R.G.A. V 4th K.S.L.I. This match was played at

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and goodwill. (Hear, hear.) It is general military situation in the and we shall so bear ourselves very difficult to know in whai West was not decisively, or even mood one should approach the ambetantially, affected, consideration of publio ffairs, the fir-t great event of the last and particularly of this vast few months. topic which overshadowe all our lives and actions-I mean

the war. If, for instance, I were

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Dardanelles Hanging in the

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Nov. 1

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เ

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165

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very likely to be exposed to what side in the Gallipoli peninsula can recreation but addressed the day with the foes who have been pre-heimer, Piesporter, Braunberger,

they call in France and Flanders afford

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Great Disappointments.

pull through all right," no doubt again, although we have gained which they have preserved lights and limb sre by themselves The Daily Mail would denounce invaluable ground which has let the world for as to-day." Lex of no use unless the men most sincerely whom we trast and who look to me for boodwinking the paulics forward towarde a decisive press to you (laughter)-and if, on the other conclusion, we have not yet gain- my gratitude for all the exer- us to hack them are equipped hand, I were to say to you" Weed those vantage points at which tions that are, with the best weapons that science shall have to do our atmost," then we were aiming, and which we and I earnestly trust you can invent or money can buy, are I think The Daily News would say might reasonably have expected, will not flag or elacken in these, supplied with the most abundent Are youi ant marring the anity with the fora-e employed, to have so that by your efforts our on-streame of ammunition at all

a.m. at his I secured. That heart-shaking try may emerge from this period times. There is no doubt whatever Sales Rooms Duddoll Street. of the natim ?" (Laughter) Want to say both these things to struggle is continuing and pro- of darkness and peril once more, that our resources are much greater (For acount of the concerned)

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only to develop our strength The Importance of Munitions. and to exercise it to place our

comprising: ment from both these enlightened any other part of the immens

Mr. Churchill afterwards to the selves not metely on an equality fraumilah, Niersteiner, Hoch- HOOK-Maroobrunner, Lieb. organe of public opinion. Ism theatre of war, because neither

to lose any ground. workers who had just quit paring for this event so long, but eto. The armies there are liketed the works. He said it would to gain an actual superiority over CLARET-Mouton Roths- mon fighting for a high and be folly to underrate the them. It means an effort of chield, Chat Palmer, St. Julien. I think your minda asray, as Darrow Boulding above the immense magnitude of the task many months, but after all, what etc. mine so often does, away from surface of the earth. They are that lay before us, or its terrible are many months in the lifetime SPIRITS: Whisky, Brandy, this peaceful English scene and grappling together in their deadly nature. It would be vain for us even of a generation, how much Bols Gin, Rum

LIQUEURS-Dom, Creme de this hoe autama evening to our struggle, and to step back means to suppose that we were through less in the history of the world,

Messthe, Green and Yellow men in the trenches not so not merely, defeat, bat desirao-the worst of it yet. It would beland it is world history that hatreuse, Apricot 'and' Black-1 far away, who by their sacrifices, tion: And that is why I have equally wrong for us to lose.owe bave been called upon berry Brandy, Curacao, Creme de their suferings, their dauntless always, in speaking of this, dwelt fidence in our power to right the to participate in. By our cou-Vanille, Vermouth, etc., stc: courage, are holding back from upon the immense importance of wrong that had been done and to duct in the future all the world minute to minate, and from hour to every yard of ground, of every bring ourselves as a nation safely will be ruled. The nations will hour, the mighty, murderous, em. furlong that is gained by the out of the formidable situation in guide their conduct for centuries pires with which we are at war. Ieee hozoic courage of our soldiers which we stood to-day, and coming according as this war shows the Before me men who in their proper and by our superb Australian safely out, to bringsafety and peace triumph of right or wrong.

every yard to the nations who were our faithful sphere, at the tasks of skill and fellow-citizens;

Enve we

this Allies." "My friend Mr. Lloyd strength to which they have de-counts. voted themselves, are enabling our reflection with which we may George, he proceeded, “ mada divisions at the front to carry out fortify careelves, that whereas you all familiar with the vital round, the common task, is the their duty by supplying them our men are able though very consequence of munitions, and hardest thing of all to do, but I with these weapons of war and slowly, to make advances and to has brought home I think, think you must feel that the re-inst munitions without which no sain ground from week to week, to everyone in this country lation between your work and courage and no akill and no mili- our enemies have not hitherto the grim fact that valour and that of our soldiers at the front is

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