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TELEGRAMS.

(Continued from potiga Ţa)

THE ITALIANS.

More Prisoners Taken.

[Beuter'a Service to The "Telegraph."]

November 2, 7.10 p.m.

An Italian official report statos:-We attacked in the Gorizia area and occupied trenches on the last slopes of the Tivoli and San Marco heighte, east of Bober.

On the Carso front the eleventh army sorps stormed wooded hills east and above Mount Fecinka and advanced

■ kilometre cast of Segeti.

We sccupied several points south of the Oppachiasetta Lacastagnerizza road, despite counter-attacks.

We pook 4,731 prisoners, including 132 officers We also

captured six guns and many machine guna

Our aeroplane squadron dropped two tons of explosives on camps in the Frigido-Vippach valley,

Austrian Claims and Admissions.

November 3, 2.35 p.m.

An Austrian official announcement says that the Second and Third Italian Armies, which have been brought up to full strength by fresh troops, since the last big battles, opened the offensive in the Gorizia region. The announce- mont describes the Italian infantry as assaulting in massed form- ation--seven brigades at one point advancing on a narrow". front

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The Austriana claim that several attacks were repulsed, but admit that the Italians in the northern part of the Carso gained ground beyond "Our advanced ruined lines," while Bosavica remained in Italian hands, after an attack by night divisions. ·

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The announcement claims the capture of 1,000 Italian prisoners, and says that Austro-German troops repulsed Rumanian attacks south and youth-east of Brassa on Human. ian territory, and progressed to the south-east of the Roterturm Pasi

A Landwehr Regiment Wiped Out.

November 3, 2.35 a..

A Rome semi-official announcement says that the Aus trian positions sast of Gorizia, on the summite of steep slopes ware intercepted by ravings and covered by woods, while the defences in the Carso besides the ruined villages includ- ed numerons boundary walls. The principal line of re- sistance on the Carso was carried by the Italians, who ad. vanced two kilometres on thickly wonded ground up a slope. Besides taking 5,000 prisoners, they inflicted very heavy losses. The twenty-first Landwehr Regiment was wiped out and its sta, three battalion commanders and 1,500 men were captured.

Italian Air Success.

November 3, 2.55 8..

It is officially announced in Rome, that an Italian air- ship dropped seventeen bombs on enemy works and vessels in San Pietro Roadsteal and in Sebenies Bay, and returned safely despite a cannonade from the shore batteries.

ANOTHER OBRMAN "OFFICIAL" STATEMENT.

November 8, 7.65 p.m. According to a message from Amsterdam a Berlin official statement announces :--

Under A violent French hombardment we evacuated Fort Vaux, after blowing up important portions of the fort."

We stormed Russian positions on the leis bank of the Stokhod and captured 1,500 prisoners.

The announcement mentions thai Constanta was bom- barded from the a: French gained a minor advantage at Ler Boeufs, and that Anglo-French attacks elsewhere on the Somme were repulsed.

THE RUSSIANS,··

Enemy Carries A Sallent.

November 2, 9.00 pm,

An official announcement from Petrograd states The enemy carried a salient on the west bank of the Stokbod in the region of Vitonege and further southward,

A Turkish Reverse,

November 2, 9.00 p.m.

We drove the Turks from an organised position on the heights in the region of Sakki.

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Enemy in Flight.

November 2; 9.00p.m.

An official announcement from Potrograd sistes :---- We still pursue the enemy in the Juil valley.

There has been nothing important in the Dobrudja.

THE ALLIED OFFENSIVE.

Our Aircraft Activa,

November 2, 11.35 p.m.

General Sir Dougiza Haig reports:The enemy shelled our front in the Hebuterne and Azzsa regions.

... Our artillery yas active southward of Armentieres end north of Ypres.

Our aircraft bombed a number of batteries.

French Take More Prisoners,

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November 3, 12.50a.m.

A Paris official momago etater:-North of the Somme we carried out a new operation between Les Boots and Sailly-daillisel, whereby an appreciable amount of ground was gained. Two hundred prisoners were taken.

The total number of prisoners taken on this sector kinos yesterday in 736, Including twenty offloor. A dozen machine guns porn aleo taken.

BRITISH STEAMER SUNK,

Novea ber 3, 2:35 am. The British steazer Briatley 20 in poportai an mull,

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, NATURDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1916.

TELEGRAMS.

THE RUMANIANS.

Pursuit of Enemy Continues.

[Renter's Service to The *Telegraph.”]

November 3, 2,35 s.m;

▲ Rumanian communique states thas the situation is unchanged between the Moldavian frontier and Predeal All day fighting in Prabova Valley resulted in the repulas of the enemy by counter-attacks. The enemy attack in the Drago-Slavella region, south of Toerzburg Fast, was 26-; pulsed. The pursuit of the enemy continues west of Vulcan Pase. Numerous limbers and much materiál have been captured.

Germans Starving.

November 3, 4.35 a.m. Reuter's Bukharest correspondant telegraphs that Ger man troops in the Carpathians are famishing; as a result. of the supply difficulties Many have surrendered owing to hunger.

THE OLDAMBT AFFAIR.

Rescued by British,

November 3, 1,45 s.m.

The Admiralty announces that the Dutch steamer Oldambt was captured by the enemy last night near the Noord Binder Lightship. A prize crew was taking the ship to Zeebrugge when, about daylight on the 2nd inst some of our light scouting craft overtook her. The prize crew attempted to blow up the ship, and with the crew took to the boate. The prize crew, consisting of an officer and nine men, were overtaken and made prisoners. The ship. was taken in tow by one of our vessels. Five German des troyers arrived on the scene, presumably to escort the prize to port. They were engaged, and immediately put to flight The Oldambt was towed for five hours until six miles from the Hook of Holland, when a Dutch tug took charge of her.

Beached and Capsized.

November 2, 1.45 p.m. - Renter's correspondent at Amsterdam quotes a report in the "Handelsblad "stating that the Oldambt was beach ed near the Hook of Holland. She has capsized and the cargo is washing out of ber

THE GREEK SITUATION.

The Angeliki Outrage.

November 3, 4,35 a.m. Beuter's correspondent at Athens states that seven Greek steamers have been torpedoed during the past twelvo days, including the Angeliki and the Kiki.

The Government at Athens is striving to diminish the public agitation regarding these outrages by insinuating that the vessels were destroyed by floating mines; but the indignation is growing.

An inmense concourse attended the funeral of the sol dier victims of the Angeliki, The Piraeus shops were clos- ed and flags were half-masted. The Entente Legations sont wreaths, and the civic authorities of Athens and the Piraeus and Admiral Fournet attended the service at the Cathedral, but the Government was not represented.

Venizelists Occupy Ekterini.

November 3, 5.20 a.m. Reuter's correspondent at Athens telegraphs that the Government has sent reinforcements consisting of Evones and artillery to Ekaterini, which is reported as being oc cupied by Venizelist troops. Ekaterini in thirty-four miles Bouth-west of Salonika

The "Daily Chronicle's" Athens correspondent says that 600 Venezelists have occupied Ekaterini. They were not resisted, but en route they bad a short fight with Erzones guarding Oleamon Bridge.

COLLAPSE OF GERMAN LINE.

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Before Christmas if same Progress on the Somme."

POLICE RESERVE

ORDERS.

Ordere imed to-day by Mr. J. W. Franks, A.8.P. (Reserve) latate:---

ROUND. ABOUT THE DELTA.

FROM A HONGKONG SKIPPER.

FOR HONGKONG.

Old Conway Boy's Reminiscences-

The "Nat" Ol Eagins,

Interesting Odds and Ends. West River skippers report that the Chinese brigands of the

........ Eastern Engineering of Septem. I have been much interested, ber 27 publishen su iliustration of Delta are again sooking to improve writes Captain Philip Going of one of three Nat stationary oil their marksmanship at the ex- Hongkong to the Journal of engines, ordered earlier in the pense of persona travelling under Gommerce, in reading in your year by Mesura, Siemens China the British fing, various of whom paper "Old Conway Boy's Re-Electrical Engineering Company, have been potted at during the miniscences" because in that so-Ltd., Hongkong, from the Tor past few days. And apropos the count he mentions the old ssiler binis Engineering Company, Ltd., British flag, some amount of an- British Peer. Curiously enough of London and Lowestoft. The noyance has been expressed by she was my Arat sailing ship, in engine illustrated in of 60 to 70 Hongkong ships' officers at the which I started serving my aph.p. three-cylinder type of 9 fact that at least one junk, fitted prenticeship. I joined her, su an in. bore by 10) ia, stroke run" with a motor, not content apprentice, fourteen years of age, ning at 375 with flying the red easign aft, in "Birkenhead," when she came says our contemporary, was r.p.m. This, bau droorated herself with over from Belfast after being recently shipped to Ohias, where a plaio Union Jack forward. Bare-lengthened. So that what the it has already been put into eer ly this is a matter for some of our "Old Conway Boy" tells in his vios, and is giving very satisfaci Colonial or Foreign Office officials No. 4 letter brings back to my tory results. Of the two enginee to enquire into. It may be an ex-memory many happy reminis remaining on order one is for cellent thing that junkmenshould oenosa. I was not a Conway boy | 40 h.p., with cylinders of 944 in. feel that they are safer under our myself unfortunately, which I bore by 101 in. stroke, running flag,-bat rales are rules. shall always regret, as I have et 350 r.p.m., to be used with

Au amusing instance of Chins great admiration for Conway boys single-phase alternator,

belt. up to date comes to us from the and the system of education on driven, and the other of 80 to 90 neighbourhood of the Sailam the Conway.

h.p... 8 in. bore by 104 in, stroke, Channel, The Chiness of the In the British Peer there were ranging at 360 r.p... to be neighbourhood have erected, on seven apprentioss, three old coupled to s Bruce Peebles thron one of the banks, what is probably bande-Conway boys-Stoney, phase 52 kw. 60 cycle alterantor, the largest matched theatre over Barclay and Bell-and two new The Nat stationary and marine seen in these parts. Performances chama-Coaway boys- M'Kios-engines were described in detail bave been going on, oight and day, try and Ward and one other some time back in these pages. within this temporary house of new chum besides myself They are hot-bulb (semi-Diesel) smusement, and, in order that the Plummer and myself, Going. engines, and are the Brat of their play-lovers may not be disturbed, Captain J. O. Greig was the mus plaas ever designed without water à dosen or more small forts haveter, and although "Old Bɔy" injection. The entire cylinder been placed round the building, remarks that he was not much head is officially and amply each manned by some twenty liked, becauas he had Navy ideas water-jacketed. Further, where guards, every one of whom is about him, I maintain that Osp makers of this type of engine Armed to the very eyebrows. As tain J. C. Greig was just the employ the water injection to a sign of the times, we think this right man in the right place, and is hard to beat.

WAR LOAN HYSTERICS. Plaintive Appeals to the derman

Public.

break up and atomise the fuel, his ideas were just what is the Torbinis Company rely on wanted in the mercantile marins. their patent injection noxxie, It is a pity more sailing ship which injects the fuel in the form masters were not, and are not, of of a very fine spray directly into in J. C. Greig. He was an officer the cylinder head. The Nat the same stamp and style as Osp the hot-balb itself, and not into and gentleman, and a smart engines run at a moderate speed, Zurich, Sept. 27,--Passionate seaman and good navigator. He 350 to 450 r. p. m., and will ne and argumentative appesia to had all the apprentices in the oile having a specifio gravity su sign the fifth war loan are daily saloon every morning working high s8.900, although in practice appearing in all German nawa. pavigation-think of that luxury the best results have been obtain. papers. Some run to a length of and benefit in the marcantile ed from oil having a specific two closely-printed columns, and marine.

gravity varying from 89 to 9. The consumption of fuel for the

BANK RETURNS.

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oren more, endeavouring to dis . Of course, five of our ap pcee of the many objections; mors prentices the Conway hoya sailer sizes is given at 65 or less openly advanced, against were all expert navigators, from piat per b.b.p., and for the contributing to any more war their Conway schooling, so that larger horse power from 15 to 18 loans. Doaling with doubts as to the two non-Conway boys per b.b.p. The centrifugal type the value of the security afforded Plummer and myself-soon pick. infinitely variable stroke governor by these losus, one article con-fed up navigation. I personally on the Nat engine is the subject oludes thus :-

always thank my stars that I had | matter of patents in Great Britain **Our Fatherland is great, and the good luck to sail under and abroad. The centrifugal rich, and faithful. It staude itself Captain Greig my first two weight

and

springe for security, with its honour, and voyages at pas. He, also had Sun- | fitted on the flywheel, sad, with the taxation powere of itself day morning service at 11 am., socording to varying loads, leng and all the federated states, with and as he had a harmoniam then or shorten the stroke of the its railways and its State build-aboard, on my second voyage, I fuel pump and consequently the inge, with its foreste and indos being the musician, beving just amount of fuel delivered to the trial establishments, and its good. left school and music lessons, the cylinders. So sensitive in this will is guaranteed through the Súnday morning service went off governor that the makers ond Imperial laws, and the depaties, splendidly, several of the forward guarantee the speed variation all of whom, without exception, hande attending. Also on Sundays from no load to full load not to have subscribed to the war loans. Captain Greig had two ap exceed 5 per osat,

"The interest payments, at the prentices, in turns, so dins in the promised times and rates, are as saloon—and think of that treat secure as the expital itself. Have for healthy, hungry youngetara➡ we not still 400,000 square the change from forecaatla chow kilometres of enemy country fast to cabin chow. So I think I in 'our hande—a valuable pledge can safely say that we seven ap- almost as great as the German prentices had a most wholesome

The returns of the averaga Empire itself?

respect for our master, Captain amount of bank notes in circals A total collapse of the German

"Perhape one might have J. C. Greig,

tion and of specie in reserve in lins in the Wost before Christ-

whispered fears at the time of the The mate was Griffiths, an old Hongkong, during the month mas could be counted upon, said,

Tuesday, Nov. 7th.-Mexim first war loan. But now, take an Conway boy, and I believe I amended. October 31, 1918, ma Professor A. F. Pollard, lecturing Gunners. Reoraits of No. 4 Oum-express train from Posen and right in enspecting that he is the certified by the Managers of the at London University College, Pany under Company Sergeant travel for 13 hours through con-author of "An Old Conway Boy's respective Banks, 128:TM- assuming the same rate of progre Major. No. 2 Bection at Water quered territory in Rusis, to the Reminiscences.”

The second on the Somme daring the nori

Polios Station.

impregnable Hindenburg front mate was Lockhart, and curiously three months se the last three. Wednesday, Nov 8th.-Be- or to the Somme, where a snail enough, I went out to the Mogal months.

oraits of No. 2 Platoon ander would have gone further in eight liner Lothian to pilot her in here, Taking one estimate, that there Company Sergeant Major. weeks than the English and and found that Captain Lockhart of India, Australia were 122 German divisions dur-

French have done, and see how was my old ship-mate, second ing the Battle of the Somme, the

well everything goes. Putting it mate of the British Poor, my first French and ourselves had defeated Tuesday, Nov. 7th.-Meeting of shortly and concisely-the war voyage as an apprenties. I was something like a half the the players at Headquarters' Club loans will only fall with the Ger- sorry to see that Captain Lookhart total German forces, or some 5.30p.m.

man Empire, and that standa had the misfortune to be ons of Marcantile Bank thing like a million men in all,

fast as the heavens over us."- those caught in Hamburg at the of India, Limited, Strength. sinos July L

Trooper 742 8 B. Waller in

Beuter:

outbreak of this war. I should Paying a tribute to General permitied to resign as from the

dearly like to meet Captain J. C. Rassky as the ablest General on 7th inst. on his leaving the

Greig, if he is stili alive, the Russian front, the professor Colony.

and thank him for all ha did said it was possible that his ap

for no apprentices in the British Meesra. Berjamin and Potts Peer. The mate, Griffiths, I have as follow: advise us that the Langkat output never heard of since, unlear he be the author of "Old Conway Buys' Nov. 1

Reminiscences."Lookhurt, second mate, I suppose is still a prisoner

pointment to the Riga command

Parades. Central Station. 5.30 p.m.

Football

had something to do with His boat for the Germens, and bad denburg's appointment to the been giving them every kind of chief German command.

"It seems not improbable," abmarine campaign and informs-

» sporet assistance in the way of a} id. Prof. Pollard, "that one of the motives of his appointment

tion.

is that he shall repeat the role of that be ha declared war on "I hope the famous from Rome the victor of Tannenberg, Bulgaria is not trus. One would þagain defend Esst Pravín" from

another Buaian offensive. The not feel very happy to know that Germans would give up that part right a number of Greek divisions our troops had on their immediate of France they have occupied, inspired by "King Constantine." and aron Belgiam itself, rather The only satisfactory solution was saan Poland and that Warsaw the success of Venisalos, salient upon which they depend

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LANGKAT OUTPUT.

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Tons 103

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EMA

102 112

Total to 3rd inst,

Daily average

317

105.66

HIS EXCELLENCY'S ' HOLIDAY.

Average Banks.

Amount. Chartered Bank

Specia

Reserve.

in

Chins $8,018,323, $5,000,000* Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corp.,

...23,651,063, 20,000,000

1,060,818, 550,000† Total $32,780,904 25,850,000

• Sterling Securities deposited with the Crown Agents valued at

150,000.

*Seonrities with the Crown Agents $68,040,

in Germany. Stoney (senior op: B. L. Line, and, I believe, retired, prentice) I never heard of again, and I was a commander in the Charles Bell, a "mix-footer," I

believe wassuperintendentasptain T.KK. Lins of Japan, and eight of coastere between Liverpool and Yours ago became a Hongkong Ireland, the last I heard of him. pilot so I believe all of the Barclay was a nautical school. British Peer offers and appren master in Liverpool, I heard, after icon of 1878 did fairly walim. being in the Hall Line; MoKinstry themselves, and the majority of His Excellency the Governor, was a commander in the Whitehall always regret that I was tham wars "Old Conway Baya Sir Henry May, K.O.AG., in Star Line, and then," I o largely for the security of East but I decided the fate of the chart holiday. He is going to vessels running to Ireland. Ward ball al pyn swear by 1. Mể Waterlog was not near Paris, leaving Hongkong to-day for a believe, superintendent unfortunately not a Conway Boy, Prof. Pollard mid it was pee Napoleonic army, and it might be Shanghai, where he hopes to en was a commander in the Clan Conway, siatosl pobool ship, and fectly obvious that King Com that the fate of the Hobes allerns joy some shooting He will be Line, and I board had got some

if I had one who wa strating throughout had done his being decided on the Soxam abwent from as Colony, for about Bard of

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they would