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WEATHER FORECAST

FINE

Baromater 29.01

October 18, 1916.

Temperature Humidity

6 am 72

69

2 pm

Cctober 18, 1915.

Temperature 6. Humidity

76-2 pm. 20 98

82

7488 日二十月九:

TELEGRAMS.

CONDENSED.

ABOUT TWELVE HUNDRED BLUZJACKETS HAVE LANDED AT THE PIRAEUS. THE SINKING OF THE STEAMER WELSH PRINCE IS REPORTED. PRINCE GEORGE OF GREECE HAS INTERVIEWED VISCOUNT GREY... EFFORTS ARE BEING MADE TO POSTPONE DEATH SENTENCES ON PRISONERS. AN ARET ORDER WILL BE ISSUED FORBIDDING OFFICERS TO ACCEPT GIFTS. LORD DERBY 15 APPEALING FDE VOLUNTARY RECRUITS FROM IRELAND.

[All telegrams appearing in large type are the latest, having been received during the course of the day, Those in amali type have come through over-night,)

THE OREEK CRISIS..

Landing of 1,200 Bluejackets.

(Benter's Service to The "Telegraph."} -

Qotober 17,700 p.m. According to Renter's correspondent at Athen, about twelve hundred bluejackets lunded at the Firsens. Some were seat to the "forts and heights, while others were posted round the Harbour sad

to patrol the streets and control the railway traffic to Athens.

STEAMER SUNK.

October 17, 6:15 p m.

The steamer Welsh Prince has been sonk..

GREEK PRINCE MEETS BRITISH FOREIGN SECRETARY.

October 17, 6.15 p.m. Prince George of Greece has bad & prolonged interview with Viscount Grey,

DEATH SENTENCES ON PRISONERS.

October 17, 6.15 p.m.

In the House of Commons, Mr. Hope announced that the Government was considering the possibility of an Anglo-German arrangement, similar to that between France and Germany, wherety death sentences and other grave persities on. priscoers may be postponed until the end of the war,

AN IMPROPER PRACTICE.

October 17, 6.15 p.m. In the House of Commons, Mr. Pemberton Billing drew attention to the fact that monetary rewards were being offered to soldiers and sailors by civilians for the fulfilment of their duties.

Mr. Lloyd George stated that an "Army Order forbidding. officers to accept gifts was being issued.

THE IRISH RECRUITING PROBLEM.“

October 17, 8.40 p.m. In the House of Lords, Lord Derby stated that, pending the decision of the Government regarding recruiting in Ireland, ha would make an appeal for voluntary recruiting. The numbers of those who had joined between April 24 and October 12 were:- Ulster, 3,506; Kunster, 1,749; Leinster, 3,081; Connaught, 469.

{la the event of telegrams arriving too late fɔr insertion on this page they will be found on Page 8 or an Extra),

TINNED GOODS.

Alleged Sale of Uawholesome Jama.

The well-known Kowloon com-

pradore, Hang Cheong, of Nathan

D. Melbourne, at the Palios Court

this morning, with selling 108

be hawker asked if he could

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1916.

TELEGRAMS.

EARLIER TELEGRAMS.

"The ALLIED OFFENSIVE.

German Centre Outflanked.

(Reuter's Service to The "Telegraph.”]

October 16, 5.15 p.a. "According to Beuter's Paris correspondents military expert points out that the French Left has outflanked the German Centre, which is in a dangerous position. French guns en- flade the ravine and the only road behind. Ablaincourt to- wards Hyenoourt, by which all German supplies must be brought. The cross-roads further to the rear, where the supplies branch off, are also being beavily bombarded......

German Losses Two to One.

October 16, 300 p.m. Reuter's correspondent at' Headquarters sayt: We ad- ranted on Thursday on the front from Flers to Morval and retained, several important new positions. We fell back at others sometimes as far AK the river, behind the starting point owing to the fact that the ground was exposed to heavy artillery fire and a storm of bullets from concealed machine guns; alan in order to enable our heavy artillery to shell the strong enemy positions without the risk of hitting our own men. The German losses are estimated at fully twice the number of curs,

Organised Bombardment of Enemy Lines.

October 17, 1.05 ... General Sir Douglas Haig, in an official report, says: The enemy losses in yesterday night's attacks on Schwaben Redoubt were exceedingly beavy. Heavy artillery and trench mortars carried out an organised bombardment of the enemy lines at Neuville St. Vasst with good results. Sixty-eight prisoners were taken at Schwaben Redoubt. Our losses are of the slightest.

Aeroplanes successfully co-operated with the artillory. One hostile battery position was completely destroyed and many others severely damaged. Bombs were dropped on the railway station and moving transport with excellent effect,

Great Artillerying on the Somme.

October 17, 1.05 am.

A Paris communique says:-There has been great artillerying on the Somme. The Sailly-Saillisel positions have been consolidated, and a ɛmall wood captured between Genermont and Ablaincourt. A 2.8 inch gun, a feld gun and 110 prisoners were captured.

THE CHIT SYSTEM.

A Malay States View.

3M MATATAĦT SINGLE COPY 10 CENTS.

TELEGRAMS.

IN THE BALKANS.

Vigorous Fighting in Transylvania.

[Kenter's Service to The "Telegraph."}

October 16, 7.35 p.m.

A Bumanian communique shows that vigorous, fighting bas taken place on the Transylvanian front, especially at Bucar where the Rumanians maintained their positions. The communique adds: We repulsed attacks at the Oituz and Buzeu Valleys and at Predeal, where the enemy was driven out of the Polistoca Valley.

King Constantine to His Sailors

October 17, 235 a.m Beuter's correspondent at Athens telegraphs that the King, in an Order of the Day, says: Our sailors' lips have tasted the poison of the new wounds, which are being inflict ed daily. They have been obliged to leave their ships, in which they carried the message of liberty to their Irredentist brothers. The King congratulated the sailors on their loyalty, not only as their Commander-in-Chief, bat as the representative of the country they had served and would serve. He hoped that the ships would soon be return- ed and that their honoured flag would soon be waving again:

ATLANTIC SUBMARINE SCARE OVER.

Oc ober. 16: 5.15 p.m.

It is stated that the increased rates at Lloyds on trans- Atlantic voyages are ended..

Saturday's rates on Atlantic liners were twenty shillings compared with forty.

AN APPEAL TO IRELAND'S BRAVERY.

October 6, 10.50 p.m.

Major William Redmond, M.P., brother of Mr. John Redmond, M.P., the Irish Nationalist leader, has ursued an Appeal to the irish to immediately reinforce the Irish Divi- sion. He lengthily records the Division's gallant deeds dur ing the two years' fighting, and in which they have won over three hundred honours.

The Appeal states that the Division took over the Loos and Hulluch sectors of the line on March 26, where they opposed the Bavarians. "The Division was at a disad vantage of ground and position, but notwithstanding strong hostile attacks we never lost a trench. Subsequently we were subjected to two terrible gas attacks." We proceeded to the Somme and marched two days to railway stations in pouring rain. We shared largely in the capture of Guille- mont and took Ginchy," Major Redmond concludes: "It will be a thousand pities; and indeed like the betrayal of the heroic dead, if the Division ceases to be Irish; and I appeal, to all loving Ireland to unite, irrespective of creed and poli tics to keep the Division Irish.”

Clue to German Losses.

4an PER ANNUM.

TELEGRAMS.

EARLIER TELEGRAMS,

THE DUTCH EAST INDIES. REBELLION.

(Reuter's Barrion to The "Telegraph")

London, Received, October 17. According to the Amsterdam Tdegraaf, "a Weltevreden tale- {gram mays that" 2,000 rebels

attacked for

two hours Serelan geor north west of Moerarapia, Sumsirs, -

The Government buildings at Moerarapis were undamaged, tut many houses were pinadered and the market place burned down.

(In the event of telegramis BİTİV- ing too late for insertion as this page they will be found

on Page 8.]

BOXING.

Middleweight Championsh'p of the World.

A San Francisco me unge dated October 1 states that Lee Darey (knocked out George Chip of Amerios, is the ninth round of their battle for the middleweight championship of the world, on Saturday night.. ̈

Daroy is but 19 years of sga and within the last year and a belf has beaten the following American" boxer:-Eldia Mo "Knockout" Goorty (twion), Brown, Jimmy Clabby (twins) and Back Crouse; also the best heavy- weights and middleweights in Australia, including his former ios'ructor, Dave Smith. This is a truly wonderful performance for a lad of 10.

opposite to what their newspapers sy"; and slea that considerable dieorganiestion wee wrought from the attack developing wheres [it did, instead of in the Arran region, where it had been expect

ed.

generally, Europeans in the Eset phasised the foolishness of such MORAL OF THE ENEMY.is suggested by the following pr

The efficiency of our rifle fire who visited botele wore of a prooeedings, Buttheaverage man's

tract from a battalion order :— class who naturally resented the daily casaul expenditure is hardly

“Every man is to find himself overbearing patronage of Mrs. sufficient to tempt a dishonest

a bole, and is not so much an to Grundy, and who, having arrived servant, let alone a gang robber.

show his nose except when the at yeare of discretion, know what There seems little excuse, there

sentries are detailed. The shooting they were about, Another fore, for siguing chite on thir coinage Colombo resident favouring the ground. Then the

was quite exceptional this morD- What the Germans are saying, isg, due to the fact that the officers chit system cantended that Ceylon difficulty has been largely_miti- The question of the advantages coins are too cumbersome to gated. The cartwheel Straite writing and thinking about the sad men of the 8th company, and disadvantages of the chit. Not only the old resident dollar of ten years ago certainly course of the British offensive a 2nd battalion, 104th Regimens, revealed in captured correspond-were swarming about and making bat the new arrival found the was rather appalling thing to ayetem is one which crops uploarrying of money in Ceylon in-carry round, but the introduction race is naturally of considerable chessives at home. This will For example, it is not do na we are at war. Every tokis to throw them away. The periodically in the Eastern Press, convenient. On that score alons and the almost univerest use of te hawker bad purchased rabbish from him before and recently he says the Malay Mall. There has he favoured the chit system. one-dollar note has altered allaroely probable that the enemy movement is seen from enemy If some sbused the chit system that, and we do not think it can be pleseed if it know just what a ing village of Longueral. For this air service would be particularly aeroplans or from the origàbour- bought four packing cases and an recently been some discussion of that was their look-out, and said that coinage of Malaya to ron pail. The price paid was $1.70. this matter in Hongkong, where that of the hotel managers, day in any more cumbersome soldier of the 125th Regiment reason the trench must appear When she cases were taken away; HE, the Governor (Sir F. E. May) On the other hand, the managing then Eaglich money. There is pured in Delville Wood had dead. The standing about of have the tins sa he wanted them in opening a new club expressed director of the G.O.H. was strongly thus no sound reason for objecting written about it in his diary. He sentries, orderlies and relieving sentries is forbidden, 'nad› strict for the sake of the sin and he his strong approval of two rales against the system, hat, recalling to carrying it in one's pocket. On

"During the day one hardly silence is to be maintained." Road, was charged before Mr. C. (defendant) said he could bat laid down, namely, no chits and the futile effort made by the the other hand time has not affect

Another good illustration of the proially pointed out that the co treating. Ceylon sxobanges Colombo hotels some years ago ed the main objection to the chit dares to be seen in the trench ecntente would have to be thrown to hand show that the question is abolish it (s similar effort was system, which is that it encourages owing to the English seroplanes, losses which the enemy is suffer tins of jam or jelly unfit for conway, rot being fit to be eaten, being debated in the Island as made in the Straits Settlements). young men freeh out in the East They r so low it is a wondering during the British offensive sumption, and also with baving A shop coolie in defendant's the outcome of a drastic step taken thought it could not be stopped from Hams to live beyond their that they do not pull one out of may be found in the following in his possesion, without areason able excuse, five tins of jets and employ gave corroborative evid-by the Calcatta excise authorities, except by Government interven-means. Everyone knows that the trench. Nothing is to be seen captured casualty returns of the

ence as to what took place at the who have stopped the practies of tion, sa in Calcatta. Other lead there is all the difference in the of our German hero-sirmen, and 179th Regiment: one tin of paste which were in BD transaction.

eigning LO.U. in payment for ing residents also condemned the world between signing a chit ret the brilliant ratio is supposed and paying cash down. The to be 21 to 89. The fact that the

let Battalion, 500; present? anwholesome state and unfit for Mr. Guldring submitted that drinks at hotels and restaurants, «ystem as a very great evil.

fatal facilities offered naturally English are a thousand times there was no evidence of sale, a 25 the hotel licences do nor

lead a man to live beyond his more daring was, however, not 2nd Battalion, 600; present admit of accepting signature

One can hardly means. The chit system is mere-mentioned,

strength, There is reason for every thingy a habit. It is the outcome of calculate how much additional 3rd Battalion, 280; present for drinks." Opinion in Ceylon seems divided, judging from in this world, and no doubt there that dolce far niente spirit which loss of life and strain on the

elrangth, the interviews socorded to a Times was a reason for the introduction pervades the sojourner in the nervos this contO DIA. of Ceylon representativa by of the chit system. Those given East. There is no reason why i "I often feel doubtful regarding various citizens of Colombo. Tha for are convenience and the ina-abould not be eradiosted the issus of our good cause when From the evidence given, it

the youthfal manager" of a visability of keeping money in the Everyone knows how circuma bad fighters are there to cent." appeared that a hawker was

Fert firm resepted the tendency house or carrying it abat. Contos impelfed a well-known champion it. No one out here found carrying the tins, and when

nowadays of some people to lesditions in the early days, no doubt, local institution to introdao seeds to be foolhardy, But every. asked where he get them from

the majority by the nose, as it were different from those at Home, the cash system shortly after one has the duty and respon- The engagement is announced maid; he bought them from defend of William 8. Thacker, H.D were. The ohit system; he con- and thus to some extent justified war broke out. It had al-sibility of so filling his place that snl. He gave $4.70.for the 108](T.0 D.), F.R.C.A. (Ed.), of the convenient cns in a country allowed to creep in the clubs and ways bean said 'that such arjhb.can alwaya anɛwar to his con- eidered, was undoubtedly a moétia system which has never been Church of England Mission and

innovation conli not be anoceas- | »ciance,” Dr. Smalley pointed out the Union Medical College, Peking, where it was not safe to keep notels of Great Britain. fully introduced, that the nuisanë We get soms alue to what the all the tins unopened in Court Temporary Captain B.A.M.C. money in one's bangalow, or carry times have changed, and it seems of having to carry cash would: b German casualties have been from were almost barsting, being second son of the late Joseph W. it on one's person, and if the ten-one shet she argomente employ resented, and so forth. The x captured letter stating that the acutely convex instead of concave Thacker, MA, T.O.D. of 40 donoy on the part of some people ad in defenon of the chit system perience of two years shows shalosses which the writes a division The ordinary price of such tine Upper Eiswilliam-street, Dab was to abase the chit system it have through modern develop people have got used to the systers had suffered before being of jim was from 35 to 40 cent in, and Miss Mand Tresham, was up to the hotel managers to mente largely lost their force as one gets used to anything in relieved at the end of July were Parade ground of

soungest daughter of the late out short the credit of such per. The risk involved in keeping course of time, and it is pretty between 6,000 and $7,000: Ger- Foto and Defendent mid he had just H. Tresham, Esq., Beylah Indigo sons. It was an anomaly that the large sums of money in open to predict that, even after man oficera saken admit that the hardes moved his shop and in the course Core-ra, Benares, India, and of system should be stopped in hotels bengaloof Hoarying them things have rotaried to normal, view in bold that our offensive in

of and yes allowed in clubs. Et fra slabost fan, soort on lonely sowie based on and to ta mill only take that our

1180.

Mr. D. W. Tratman, President of the Sanitary Board, appeared lo prosecute, and Mr. P. W. Gold ring defended.

the tins were given to the hawker

on bia request.

Defendant was discharged on this case, and the other case will The case of selling 108 tins of be taken later. jam was taken first.

Interesting Engagement.

of bad tina of jam. He told hiɛ.bourne Pash

Bat

to be remembered that, speaking | it admittedə “We have often schon zada

Foon-

tinne for some time a

vtrength,

Casualties.

500

400

720

Tolal... 1,380 Parcentage of losses, Bå par

1,820

DONT FORGET.

TO-DAY. Victoria Theatre-9.15 pm. Bijou Thestra—9.15 | p.m. New Hongkong Cinemato 0 15 p.m.

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