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WEATHER FORECAST
OVERCAST.
Barometer 29.98,
(ESTABLISHED
1881)
Copyright 1916, by the Proprietor.
October 24, 1916.
: Temperature 6 am. T 'Humidity
2 p.m. 78
92
82
14
TUESDAY,
OCTOBER 24+
1916.
Cctober 24, 1915,
Temperature 6 am. Humidity
29 2 p.m. 80
80
72
7493 日八十月九
TELEGRAMS.
CONDENSED.
VISCOUNT GREY URGES THAT THE CAUSE OF THE WAR BE REMEMBERED. VISCOUNT GREY SAYS THE ALLIES WILL INSIST ON PEACE GUARANTEES. THE KUSSO-RUMANIANS STILL CONTINUE TO RETIRE IN DOBRUDJA. STUBBORN BATTLES IN MOLDAVIA FAVOUR THE RUMANIANS. ". THE ENEMY IS RETIRING IN THE TROTUS, OITUZ AND SLONIC VALLEYS.
A HOSTILE AEROPLANË DËOPPED THREE BOMBS ON MARGATE. ONLY SLIGHT DAMAGE WAS DONE IN THE MANGATE RAID.
THE FRENCH HAVE SUCCEEDED IN CARRYING THE WHOLE OF RIDGE 128. THE ENEMY HAS BEEN SHELLING BETWEEN LE SARS AND GUEUDECOURT. DUTCH STEAMER CALEDONIA IS AT ZEEBRUGGË FLYING.THEGEBMAN FLAG. FURTHER PROMINENT BULGARIANS ARE SENTENCED TO IMPRISONMENT. THE GERMANS CLAIM THE OCCUPATION OF CONSTANZA.
[All telegrams appearing to large type are the latest, having been received during the course of the day. Those in email type have come. through over-night.]
STEAMERS SUNK.
[Reater's Service to The "Telegraph.")
October 23, 2.25 p.m. The sinking of the steamers Fortans (Dutch), and Hebe (Danish) is announced. It is feared that sixteen members of the crew of the Fortuus have been drowned,
The Cabotia, of the Donaldson Line, is believed to be sunk.
October 23, 8.00 p.m.
The following vessels have been sunk:-The steamers Rabbi, Rigray and Draft (Norwegian). Aris and George M. Embirico (Greek); Danish schooner and a Swedish barquentine. Twelve members of the crew of the George M. Embiricos are missing.
THE GREEK CRISIS. '..
Reservists Destroy M. Venizelos' Portrait
DUTCH STEAMER FLYING GERMAN FLAG.
October 23, 6.40 p.m. - According to Reuter's correspondent at Ymuiden, it transpires that the Dutch steamer Caledonia, with a cargo of copper ore, is lying at Zeebrugge, flying the German fig.
TELEGRAMS.
IN THE BALKANS.
Russians and Rumanians Still Retiring.
[Beater's Service to The "Telegraph."]
October 23, 3.05 p.m.
A Bussian commnaique statee :—Under continuing pressure by the enemy, the Russo-Romanians are retiring in the Dobrudja, bui are stubbornly resisting.
Stubborn battles continue on the west frontier în Moldavia, successfully for the Ramanians.
The ecemy has been compelled to retire slightly in the Trotas, Oituz and Slonic valleys.»
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Germans Claim Occupation of Constanza.
October 23,5 35 p.m.
According to Reuter's correspondent et Amsterdam, a German communique claims the occupation of Constanza,
[Constanza is a seaport in the Dɔbradja, standing on the Black See at the end of Trajan's Wall and of the railway to Tohernavoda. It has a population of 13,000 or 14 COO inhabitants ]
[In th: event of telegrams arriving too late fie lasertion on this page they will be found on Page 8 or on Extra);
CANTON NEWS.
From Our Own Correspondent,)
Canton, October 23.
New Rule for Theatres.
MAUD ALLAN.
Engaged to Leo Cherolavsky
The Pinang Gazette has the fol- One of the astonishing regula-lowing:- tions issued by the new Governor Straite and F.M.S. residents
二拜後要四月十英港香 SINGLE COPY 10 CENTE.
TELEGRAMS
EARLIER Telegrams.
NEW UNDER SECRETARY FOR IRELAND.
[Renter's. Service to The "Telegraph."]
October 23, 6,00 ■.xx.
Sir William Byrne has been appointed Under-Secretary for Ireland.
GREEK KING HARRASSED.
October 25, 3.35 s.m.
learned
Reuter'e correspondent At Athens on the most reliable authority that King. Constantine cxpressed his readiness to consent to any measures ensuring the protection of General Sarraïl's rear, but be polated out that the transfer of the Thessaly force to Peloponesus is unnecessary, as far as the protection of the Allied forces is concerned. His Majesty therefore could not understand the motives for the demand, but if these were explained he would give them his best attention.
The Attache withdrew the memorandum, in order to submit King Constantine's objections to the proper quarter.
TUBERCULOSIS IN AUSTRALIA.
Government's Proposals.
The State Government has under consideration a proposal in
GOLF MATCH.
Wayfoong v. Talkoo,
On Sunday, the 22od ins,
is that pertaining to the entrance who remember the first visit of connection with the treatment of Wayfoong and Taikoo met each
to
the
dander,
286 PER ANNUM,
TELEGRAMS.
OBITUARY.
Sir Joseph Beecham.
(Reuter's Service to The "Tulagraph"}
London, Racalvad, Öctober 26. The death is sancunosd of Sie Joseph Beecham, mauufsoturer and philanthropist,nod proprietor of Aldwyob Thestre HewIL three times Mayor of St. Helens, and was the father of Sir Thomas Beecham, the frmons conductor, | Domposer and ovaratieimpresario. [In the event of telegrams arriv»
- Ing too fata for insertion on
this page they will be found
on Page 8.]
SHANGHAI SETTLEMENT
EXTENSION.
The Mixed Court.
London, Sept.14.--The Foreign Office does not seem to osre very mach whether the British in the Far East sooopt the new agree ment dealing with the Shanghai Be:tlement and the Mixed Courts or not. The position is briefly this. Acting on the instructions of the Home Government, the British Legution at Peking, tak- ing the adv’oe of one of the mont experiscoed Assessors, prepared scheme for the rendition of certain power of the Mixed Courts
of soldiers into theatres. Here the Obernisvaky trio to Malays consumptives for co-ordinating other at Fealing in a thirteer-s- in exchange for the Settlement. tofore it has been the castom for four years ago, and the second, all existing agencies underside golf match. Wayfoong gained The one is the quid pro quo soldiers to be found everywhere not long afterwards, when Miss Central tubercular bureau, with the victory in a somewhat easier for the other and there no in the theatres during the per Mead Allan whoes classical sim compulsory notification through manner than was anticipated by bargain possible of a one-sided their opponents, though many of nature. Now, so we gather there formances, ostensibly to aid in plicity of attire is so eminently out the State. the preservation of order, bat in suited to saltry climatic condi-
"In conjunction with any each the matches were of the grimmest is strong sentiment in Shanghai most cases simply and solely for tions though not to draughts scheme," says the Chief Secretary, character and no quarter (point) opposed to the rendition of any of the l-asure of being able to view and Leo Cheroinvaky, the vio a number of considerations are in-was given for byes.
the existing powers. The attitude In spite of limbs which ached of the Foreign Office virtually is" the seting without charge. They linist, were the stars of the little volved. Additional assistance wil had free ace as at all times and party, will be interested to learn have to be given to dispenserice, from an overdose of "Aunt Bally" "very well object and agitate if October 23, 2.25 pm. the privilege was abundantly that the darkhaired genics is and open-air wards must be erect etc. at "Ye English Fayre," the rou like against the bargaia No. ed at hospitals for urgent local golf was of a good standard and donbt you will defest or postpone According to Reuter's correspondeat at Athens, & group of urei. Chu Hing-lan has isaned engaged reservists entered a cale and destroyed the portrait of M. Venizelos, an order forbidding soldiers to whose junior he is. The Cherasce, while the Queen Vico ia shining example was Tharafield, it, but in that case you can take They also badly injared the proprietor with sticks. Up to the frequent theatres unless they aisvakya are Ramaniens, and Leo Home will get picked early cases who parslysed his opponent hy it as certain that we shall not have tickets, the same as others in regarded as one of the most Additional proposals that bure doing 16 consecutive holes in 71. bring the matter up again. We present no arrests have been made.
Dewar and Murray (yolept shall cease to interest ourselves "toit frm the blue" and is the of the day. He ie, as a matter of by the health authorities include Brassie") were the respective in it and there will be no exter Thisorder comes se the proverbial brilliant and promising musiciase been submitted to the Government occasion for a great deal of com- fact described sa a pianist, but it the establishment of a camp at captains of the sides, and the Tai-ion of the Settlement." This is ment and criticism, expecially is as a violinist that he has made BoonDo Boonoo; the co-ordination too skipper managed to defeat not 6 petulant attitude-it is those directly affected. name for himself. His age is of faads for the benefit of de his opponent by a comfortable merely attributable to the know. from We hope it is an indication that 24. His two brothers, Jan and pendants of consumptives onder margin, chiedy owing to the fact ledge that no bargain is other soldiers stationed in Osaton in the Mischel are also gifted artists. trestment, extension of fanc that the latter did not produce wise possible. future will be expected to devote The writer remembers discuss. tions of the Board of Health in the game he can.
At the same time I am of the their time to their work as suching Marie Hall with the cellist of connection
In the afternoon, mettere were opinion that the opposition to the The licence enjoyed by them the trip in the Selangor Cinl. Beath and Pare Foode Acis; better as far as Taikoo was con-leal does not meet with much previously was great, and often. He bad a great admiration for the examination of school children, cerned, though they were unable favourable criticism bere. We cin times a shocking use was made playing of that modest wizard, who school teachers, etc., in order to to pick up their losses; and well imagine that the lawgera According to 'Renter's correspondent et Amsterdam, a Solis of it. There is no mora reason cast a spell over all who heard har, identify tubercle carriers; the amongst the foursomes, that object and we are not surprised telegram says that M. Ghenndieff's brother and his father-in-law, (the why a soldier should demand or bat he as not so much concerned regulation and supervision of dis played by Stabb and Sandford hat what other ground for Leader of the Articultural Party) and others have been sentenced to expect free access to the house of then with the talent of the lady infection of boarding houses; against Elkins and Fisher re opposition is there save the eight years' imprisonment for receiving and distributing 24,000,000 an inoffending private citizen who is now Mrs Baring as he thorough examination of assisted aulfed in being squared on the anticipatory dislike of a recur- francs, alleged to have come from a foreign source to be used than that a merchant should was with the rubber market. immigrants
at the port eighteenth green after a strenuous renca to the old unrest in the against the Government.
make the same demand, but this Indeed both Jan and Mischel departare; inspection and pro- tusele. [M. Ghenadieff is the pro-Ally ex-Minister who was reported was always one of the prerogatives took a very intelligent and urgent tective regulation of meat and The teams were the guests of of the Courte. Bat, surely a bird yesterday as having been sentenced to ten years' penal servitude of the soldiery. It is to be hoped interest in the matter of local milk supplies; and the setab Mr. Stabb at tiffio. for alleged high treason.]
that the present Governor really rabber investments when they lishment of additional dis Two well-known opponents and if Shanghai obtains an ex- means to limit the activities of were here, and it would not sur pensaries. It is also intend were discovered arguing Golfing tension of the Settlement, it will to their prise one to know that some of ed to enter upon an educative Law with great perspicacity on later on be always pouble, campaign in order that the public opposite sides of the chasm should there be any recurrence may be awakened to a sense of guarding the "Gem," bat from to the old time ch908 the consumption scourge. In this the result of the match the argato insist on reform of the Courta connection it is proposed to utilise ments advanced by the Taikoo without reference to the fast that picture abowe, to arrange for jurist were not sufficient to affect there was a quid pro quo, since lessons and lectures for public the decision.
TROUBLE IN BULGARIAN CAPITAL. ·
October, 23, 6.40,p.m.
THE ALLIED OFFENSIVE.
British Occupy Mine Craters.
October 23, 135 p.m. General Sir Douglas Haig, in a communique, estee :-Daring the night there has been considerable enemy ehelling between Lo Bars and Quendecoart.
Our troops occupy the near lip of two mine cratera formed by the enemy yesterday at the Blaff, and are satisfactorily establishing their positions.
French Carry a Ridge.
October 23, 4.05 p.m.
A Paris communique states :-We have carried the whole ridge 128, to the west of Sailly-Skillisel.
RAID ON MARGATE.
German Aeroplane Drops Three Bombs.
October 23, 3.45 p.m.
the military
men
legitimate sphere; and, if one the money they have charmed out may be permitted to judge from of frequenters of the halle of what has already happened, this melody in England and eles where seems to be his intention.
has been used for this purpose.
Money for General Lung. We are informed that the
Japanese Capital for the Philippines.
reason why General Lang has not removed all his soldiers from Bcoes Tigris to King Chow SİB
A Tokyo telegram to the becauɛe he is waiting for the sum of money promised him by the Li'ertas (Manila) says:-" An Central Government.. On the "greement has been reached be- of 20th., a telegram from Peking tween some of the prominent informed the Canton authorities capitalists of Japan to invest that orders had been sent to the 10,000,000 yan in "exploitation of Salt Commission to pay to Lang the mineral resources of the Chai-kwong the sum of $30,000, Philippine Lalande." It is said Hongkong notes, and that the that the Miton Bassan Kaisha is sum would be paid before the one of the big Japanese business close of this week. General Lung houses interested in the project. kas signified bis intention to re- move all his men ss. soon as thei money arrives,
It is officially announced that a hostile aeroplane dropped three bombs on Margate this morning.
A hotel was slightly damaged and a man and woman slightly injured.
British seroplanes paraned the raider, which made off in a south-easterly direction.
PEACE TERMS. ·
Viscount Grey's Opinion.
ase of this open spac), and. Public Athletic Grounds. his petition was approved. The There is an athletic association next day the officers and friende for South China with beadquar- of the seaociation made a tour, of tere in Canton, though it is not inspection, and the result, in that often heard of. The director of the surveys are now being made. this aranciation has been, on the The actual work of improvement October 23,5.35 pm.
look out for a long time for is to be taken up at ones, and it Viecount Groy, epesking at e laschoon given to the Foreign place where he might establish is hoped that, within a month, athletic the plaas will be in readiness for Press Association, and attended by Ambassadors and Ministers of all public grounds for the Allies, mid the recent specobes of Mr. Asquith, Mr. Lloyd George, and now he has found what seems the inauguration of athletic The cause of to him to be the right place. sports. The youth of Canion need and M. Briand, conveyed the views of all the Allies, the war must not be forgotton in considering peace terms, German Outside the Great Eastern Gate such an establishment very much. statesmen were talking of guaranteer, but Germany had forced the is a wide space where there If they will take hold of the work war upon the Allies, and therefore the Allies must insist on guarantees, are no baildings, and this bar and get out of it what there is to Acbe obtained," it will be no losi Knowing the terrible character of war, we were determined that it attracted bis
the then a marvel of regeneration to should not end till it was guaranteed that future generatione would cordingly he petitionad
Governor to be allowed to máke them. "not be subjected to ench a terrible trial,-
attention.
with the Public
schools, and to circularise The results of the matches municipal and shire councils."
LANGKAT OUTPUT.
Mecara Berjamin and advise us that the Langkat output
in au follow :-
113
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Hegarty A G.
1 Austin A. R.
1 Rawlinson R. J. -
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Settlement before the remodelling
in the bend is worth something
the latter does not presome in- competent jariadiction. Besides
to be frank there are not a few who do not see their way un- reservedly to praise the anomaly of the Mixed Courts as they exist to day on Chinese soil. They have been a neo:swry "svil” may from the Chinese or improve- ment" from the British, atand- point, but if the Chinese consider they are now in a position to administer jaslica effectively, wa are bardly in a strong position in sttempling to deny it, unlees OUR case can be established, and it enn hardly be so unless after actual procf.-N. C. Daily News.
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DON'T FORGET.
TO-DAY.
Victoria Thestra---9.15 p.m. Rijun Theatre-9.15 p.m. New Hongkong Cinematograph -9.15 p.m.
TO-MORROW. :
Victoria Theatre-0.15 p.m. Bijou Theatre-9.3ɔ p.zi. New Hongkong Cinemato- graph -9 15 p.m.
Suurday, Oober 28,
Gymkhans Meling -Happy
Valley: 3.15 p.m.
W Monday, Datober 30,
|| Dairy Farm 0), Lid-le 24|traordinary" "general" meet
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