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November 16, 1916,
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THURSDAY,
NOVEMBER
16, 1916.
TELEGRAMS.
HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI AND GERMAN BANKS.
Relations Not Detrimental to Britisht interests..
[Reuter's Service to The "Telegraph."]
November 14, 7.45 p.m. In the House of Commons, Mr. MoKenga stated that there wAN no evidence that the relations between the Hongkong and Shanghai and the Deutsch Asistische Bank prejudiced British interests and prestige in the Far East. The service of Chinese Government Loane benefited the British bank and the British bond-bolder, and say alteration in the present arrangement would probably benefit Ger- man, and injure British, intereste.
THE ALLIED OFFENSIVE. .
A Desperate German 'Attack.
November 15, 4.15 p.m. A Paris communique says;-We progressed to the northern apur of the St. Pierre Vaist wood, after a most intense bombardment.
TELEGRAMS.
THE GREEK SITUATION.
Allied Advance to Venizelist Goveroment.
[Beater's Service to The "Telegraph."]
November 15, 500 p.m. In the House of Commons, Lord Robert Cacil announced that: the Allies had provisionally advanced to the Venizelist Government A sum of £400,000.
THE CAIRO AIR RAID,
Four Europeans Killed and Four Injured.
November 15, 5.00p.m...
Realer's correspondent at Cairo says it is efficially announced that 14 people were killed and 25 injured in the recent air raid, of whem four of those killed sad four of the injured were Europeans.
THE RHODES SCHOLARSHIPS.
November 15, 5.00 p.m.
In the House of Commons, the Rhodes Scholarships Bill was
The Germans strongly apunter-attacked the positione captured read a third time. by as on November 7, from the anger refinery at Ablaincourt to Chaulnes wood; bat, despite the obstinacy of the -eult and the large use of liquid fire and tear shell, the enemy way rapal-01 with heavy losses, though some hostile frictions managed to reaob a group of houses east of Presscire. The bombardment, which we are effectively checking, continues throughout the region.
German Account of the British Push.
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November 15, 6.30p.m. According to Reuter's correspondent at Amsterdam, a German communique, says that yesterday was great battle-lyog the!
·Ancro, equalling that of the 13inet. It'states that the English attacked in heavy masses and captured Beaumont Hamel, but failed elsewhere.
BRITISH SHIPPING LOSSES.
November 15, 5.00 p.m.
In the House of Commons, Dr. Macnamara stated that the net loss in British steamers of over one thousand tons during the war, from all csa-ee, to September 30 last, was only slightly over two and a half per cent,
THE FUTURE OF POLAND..
Austro-German Proclamation Null and Void.
November 15, 1.50 p.m.
Reater's correesondent nt Petrograd states trat Rassis bas pro- Leated against the Austro-German Proclamation regarding Poland, The communique shows that Brandenburgers and a Guard contending that it violates the International Convention signed by Division are among the troops now opposing the British on the the Central Powere, and is therefore null and void, Ancre.
5.678 German Prisoners.
November 16, 1.10 p.m. General Sir Douglas Haig, in a communique, ways:— Wabave farther advanced on the front to the auth of the Anore, prisoners now total 5,078.
The
The troops have shown conspicuous skill, dash and fortitude. The success has not been won without a hard struggle, owing to the enemy's strong resistance and the condition of the ground. Our losses, considering our gains, have not been high. One division ad. Tanded a mile, taking a thousand prisoners, at an expense of 450 casualties.
We established positions won on Tuesday to the east of Batte de Warlancourt. Artillery dispersed the enemy massing at one point for a counter-atlick
Aeroplanes cosesafolly attacked an aerodrome, railway stations and rolling-steek.
THE BELGIAN DEPORTATIONS.
"No Greater Outrage Against, Civilisation."
November 16, 6.50
p.m. In the House of Commons, Lord Robert Cecil stated that the deportations from Belgium were a most grave matter. Thers had! been no greater outrage committed against civilisation, even by Germany.
Britsin would support any representations made by Belgium,
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Rneric reaffirms that Poland is still a part of Russia, nad esya the Polish members of the Council of Empire aud of the Dima are trongly opposing the Austro-termin plan, declaring tâst i constitales the Prussianisation of Palsud.
BRITISH PRISONERS IN TURKEY,
A Fear that Conditions are Bad."
November 14, 7.45 p.m.
Io the House of Commons, Mr. Lipa atste that there was every reason to fear that the condition of the British prisonera ia Tarkey was far from satisfactory, the mortality in many ouses being | heavy.
Mr. pe added that the Government had obtained information regarding 1,023 of the 12,530 Kut prisoners, while news of 704 of the others hat been received privately. The Turks strenuously opposed vieita by American officials to the prisoners, and the Government had sgain called the attention of the United States to the extreme urgency of the case,
BRITAIN'S FOOD SUPPLY.
The Strain to be Felt Next Year..
November 15, 7.45 p.m.
In the House of Commons, during a debate on the food-ques- tion, Mr. Runciman stated that the attain apon Britain in 1917 would be primarily as regards food, but the strain in this respect on Aus- He foreshadowed drastic tria and Germany would be severer. action against the use of sugar for luxurione purposes and for the preventing of opreascnable profit-making on potatoes; and also the appointment of a Food Controller who would co ordinate the activi ties of the departments and committees on the subject,
Mr. Rutciman stated that to-morrow en Order-in-Councii cald enable the Government to proceed against persons who
ZEEBRUGGE AND OSTEND RAIDED.
Harbours and Submarine Shelters Bombarded.
November 15, 6.30 p.m. The Admiralty annouson that equsdrone of naval aeroplanes wasted or destroyed food, and this would prevent come farmers from and seaplanes heavily bombarded the harbours and submarine shelters at Zeebrugge and Ost-nd this morning, secaring direct hits on an atelier de la marine, and in close proximity to a power station, a large fire, probably at a petrol store, was caused. All the machines
returned.
IN THE BALKANS.
Enemy Concentration Dispersed,
November 15, 3,40 p.m.
A British messige from Salonica says:-We shelled and dispersed an enemy concentration at Krastali yesterday.
Rumeniaus Pressed Back.
November 15, 4.50 p.m. A Russian communique says":-We drove out the enemy from trenches be bad occupied east of the village of Lipites Dolonies, on the Narajsarks River,
The Rumanians repulsed the enemy north and south of the Oituz Valley, but the enemy, who was considerably reinforced by: Garmans, pressed back the Bamanians at varione places in the Tirgalai, Alt and Jial Valleys,
Rumanians Advancing na Whole Dobrudja Front.
November 15, 630 p.m: A Romanisa communique says:--We are parening the enemy beyond the frontier in the Blanio and O.tar Valleys, and have taken eighty prisoners,
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Enemy attacks at Dragoslavele were repulsed, The enewy
reinforced, foresd us back slightly in the Alt and Jiul Valleya.
We progressed along the whole front in the Dobradjs, sud openpied the village of Bossie, on the Danube,
giving milk to pigs. The Government would decids which articles of food should and which should not be used, and would alao Lave power as regards the sale and distribution of those articles and es regards market operations, preventing "cornering," like the recent attempt in the ten market,
INDIA'S MILITARY RESOURCES,
November 14, 7.45 p.m. In the House of Commons, Mr. Chamberlain a sted that he was communics:ing with the Viceroy regarding the posibility of further developing the military resources of Tadia voluntarily.
INDIAN INDIGO.
November 14, 7 45 p.m. In the House of Commons, Mr. Chamberlain stated that the indigo investigation in Indis, if sucessful, would provides remedy for the marketing of indigo in an on-aitable form, which was the main reason for the investigation.
THE SUBMARINE CAMPAIGN.
Latest Slokings.
November 15, 630 p.m. Among the latest sinkings reported are the stesmera Sirah | Randliffe (Bricisb), Astrid (Swedish), and Reguar and Refa (Danish). The crew of twenty-one on the B gaar was placed by a German submarine sboard a Dutch steamer and landed at Vigo,
ANOTHER AIR RAID IN EGYPT.
November 15, 3.40 p.m. An official meenage from Egypt atsies thai a farther kir Attack was made on Magesbs last night. Four hundred ponade of explosives were dropped on an enemy camp and storehouses, doing considerable damage,
All the machines returned asfely.
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TELEGRAMS.
HEAVY FIGHTING ON ITALIAN FRONT
Five Determined Enemy Attacks.
[Reuter's Service to The "Telegraph."]
November 15, 6.50 p.m."
An Italian cfficial message states :-We drove back five deter mined attacks on the salient of San Marco, to the east of Gorizin, with heavy enemy lows. The Acetrinus heavily bombarded, where upon we evacuated some exposed trenches.
We advanced at several points in the Darao region.' Our aircraft successfully "bombed fiɔating hangars at Prosecco and a pier at Trieste.
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EARLIER TELEGRAMS.
IRELAND'S COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF.
November 14, 1.05 p.m.
General Sir Bryan Thomas Mahon has arrived in Ireland.
AVAILABLE FIGHTING IRISHMEN.
November 14, 1.05 a.m.
It is officially estimated that 161,000 Irishmen are avail. able for military purposes.
THE SUBMARINE CAMPAION.
'No Warnlog.
Nowe bar 14. 4.30 p.m. Reuter's correspondent at Malia states that Mr. Paul Daner. the only American aboard the "Arabia," declares absolutely that there was no warning.
Captured Sex Captains.
November 14, 430 pm. Reuter's correspondent at L'oruang says that Captain. Curtis of the American torpedoed steamer Columbian, and also the captains of two torpedoed Norwegian and one British steamer have arrived after having been a week aboard the 4. Captain Curtis says that the Colmbian had 9.000 tons of cargo and a crew of 100. He stopped on demami, and was ordered to abandon the ship, which was then twice for pedoed. Capt. Curtis complained of the darkness, bad food and the smell of petrol abeard the submarine. When allowed on deck, I was watched by the crew armed with loaded revolvers. The submarine signalled to a Swedish steamer and ordered her to land the captains at Corunna,
Later Slokings.
November 15, 4.15 .. The Corinth and the Bernicia have been sunk.
THE ALLIED OFFENSIVE.
Dashing Brit sh Attack.
November 14. 10.30 r.m. Reuter's correspondent at Paris says one of the fore most French correspondents at the British Headquarters, telegraphing from Amiens, says the army showed in yester day's offensive that its powers are undiminished by pro tracted fighting and bad weather. The Thiepval salient was The British objective was to always, an awkward point. break the Beaumont-sur-Ancre Schwaben line and to sim repeated blows at the enemy, The British advantage in moralo was increased yesterday by an element of surprise, There were no fewer than fivo Gorman trench Enes with barbed wire entanglements between the Ancre and Bean- mont-Hamel, the latter being a much more formidable stronghold than Thiepval. A splendid dashing infantry at- tackona four mile front succeeded by a brief batextremely violent artillery fire, The Germans, evidently thinking the artillery fire was merely a barrage, remained in their dugouts and were cap tured in large numbers. The fourth enemy line was rushed within eighteen minutes, All the objectives were attained. "When I left the battlefield the enemy was pursued, ham- mered and beaten and made no attempt to recover himself."
The Importance of St. Pierre Divion.
November 14, 11.00 p.m. Reuter's correspondent at Headquarters says the cap- ture of St. Pierre Divion, in the course of yesterday's attack, is important because it handicaps the enemy, who obtained ammunition and stores across the drift. The fairly large township of Miraumont now becomes closely beset on two sides. A feature of the sssembling of a large number of pris- oners was the coralling of them in advanced cages or, in other casos, in barbed wire compounds in a sheltered situa- tion near the firing line. Officers and men were put in separate cages. The British casualties were much less than in the July advance.
More Prisoners Captured.
November 15, 1.20 p.m. General Sir Douglas Haig reports that the ground won yesterday, north of the Anere, has been seared, and that more prisoners have been taken.
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Beaumont Hamel Fortress.
November 15, 5.25 a.m. The Beaumont Hamel fortress system is described by correspondents as the strongest of the whole line, comprising an extraordinary maze of trenches and caves as big as Buck ingham Palace, consisting of excavations and quarries in the midst of which the village is situated and which are im- pregnable to the highest explosives. The British up to the present have won Do such victory against greater odds. The prisoners' curiously pallid appearance is dus to the fact of the dag-unt existence, coupled with fear, which German army. The attacking bleached many of the infantry was practically confined to home troops, and the losses were comparatively slight. One English battalion took three hundred prisoners; the battalion not suffering much more than a hundred casualties.
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TELEGRAMS. EARLIER TELEGRAMS. STEAMER COLLISION.
(Reuter's Servios to The "Telegraph”)
London, Beceived, Nov. 18. The British stemme: City of Cairo, from Rangoon to London, has put into Breet in a sinking condition after a collision with the Greek steamer Empros, the crem of which had beenpicked up.
A MAHARAJA'S WILL
London, Received, November 15. The Probate Court has granted to the Rani Habeba Wadhwan lepers of alministration of the will of her father, the Maharaja Sir Goday Gajpetorum of vizagapetam.
INDIA'S INDUSTRY.
London, Received, November 13. Presiding at a meeting of the East India Association at Caxton Hall, at which Mr. B A. Collins read a paper on co-operation in Indis, Lord Islington said the application of co-operation to. industry WHA of supreme importance to India. He believed that agriculture could be sxtended no more certainly and rapidly than by co-operation. Co-operative. credit was only the foundation; and co-operative sile and par- chase were also essential parta of a complete system.
ENGLISH CABLES GARBLED.
Ban on an Agency Which Issues False News.
On June 27 last, The Home Secretary, in the Hue of Com- mone, referred to au alleged telegram relating to the Jatland | battle #bich appeared in certain American new-pe; on as having boen sent from London by the correspondent of the lowroational News Service. Na tash mesasgo (according to a statementiued by ine Presa Bureau) was included in anr telegram sent from England. The Home Secretary mentioned which aleo earlier cases in messages, parporting to be from the London correspondent of the International News Service, bore go likeness to the cablegrams serually dismatched.
On the first of the occasions referred to, the manager of the International New Service in New York gave a categorical. asearance that soch au incident should not happen again. On the second occasion he made a like promise, stating that ordere had been given anst extraneons statements should not be inserted in cable dispatches.
On September 3, cablegrame, published in the United States, purporting to have come from London By International Nowa Service," gave v rious faluo state- monis about the air-raid of the previous sight. None of the statamente in question was con- tained in any cablegram disparob- ad.by the London correspondent of the International Nowe Service.
·la view of this contioned garb ling of menges and breach of faith on the part of the Inter- national Nowe Service, the Seere- tary of State bas directed that no representative of the International News Sarvios shall be permitted. to use the Official Prow Bareau, and that the agency shall be debarred from the use of all other facilities for the transmision of news until farther notios.
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