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FINE HONGKONG TALE

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TELEGRAMS.

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́IN THE BALKANB,

Perdistent Kremy Attac

sater's Service to The "Talagsph."}"

November 18, 4.80 p.m.

A Russian communique says —Persistent suemy sitaoka

continue in the Alt and Jiul-Valleys, De

We are continning to progress on the Danube front.

Nearing Monastir.

November 18, 4.30 p.m.

A Paris message states >---- On the left bank of the Bteums the British repulsed at" Barakli a violent Bulgarian counter-attack.

East of the Cerna the Serbians captured trenches to: a depth of eight hundred metres in the bend on the river.

The Berbians stormed a height north-west of. Yven, the Bulgar Germans losing heavily.

On the Monastir plain wo progressed towards Monastir, reaching the approaches of Kanina.

Consolidating Gains.

November 18, 9.15 p.m. A Salonien a official message states:-We consolidated the ground gained in the Strums valley. We pushed forward our advanced posta.

We successfully bombed encampments north-east of Bores!''

The Fleeing Enemy.

November 18, 10.10 p.m.

A Serbian official report states:-The fleeing enemy on the Corns left all bis equipment, numerous machine guns and rifles, and enormous quantities of cartridges and stores.

A Ramanian Attack.

November 19, 2,05 a.m.

A Rumanian communique states:-The Ramanisas in the' Dragoslavelle region attacked the backbone of the enemy, in the centre and right wing, making appreciable progress and tak- ing 300 prisoners.

Fierce fighting continues in the Alt and Jiul valleys, The Bumanians yielded a little ground.

The situation is unchanged elsewhere.

Graeco-British Success.

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November 19, 3.15 am. Router's correspondent at Athens says the Greek Nation- alist troops co-operated with the British in the occupatio of Damumaia and captured 400 Bulgarians.

ITALIAN LINE ADVANCED.

November 18, 5.25 p.m.

An official Italian announcement states As a result of bombardments our line was advanced st various points in the Carso region.

A strong enemy attack yesterday was driven back in dis- order, to the west of Bertojbiza.

Hoary znowfalls are hindering operations elsewhere.

ENEMY SURPRISED IN EGYPT.

November 18, 9.15 p.m.

An official announcement fron Egypt states:-Our air- crait surprised and attacked the enemy camp at Masad you- terday morning and 800 lbs, of explosives were dropped cloc- tively. The machines returned.

*DHANES TARKO

Banka:

M.##.487740:00.

CRI

Opened at Supreme Court This "Morning..

Indos (Def.) **m2 8" 136.50...

The Orimina! Sessions opened "Opini Bugari," "h, "$""133.80.

at the Supreme Court this morn Malshon Sugara. b. 8 63:00, H.K. Wharren, b. 84.00.ing, before the Chief Justice, (Sir

William Been D‹vies).

· Kivon Docks............. b. $ 132.00. H.K. Hotels... 11500.

Disobedient Banishse. »

Dairy Farms, $20.00. Cements. b. $ 10.60. H.K. Temwaya: * $

7.10.

CORRESPONDENCE. »

(The opinions expressed by the correspondents are not necÓSS- Arily those of the Hongkong

Telegraph"]

A FOOTBALL MATTER.

(To the Editor of the Hongkong

Telegraph,)

pers and

Yours etc.

twenty-

On the 5th of this month,

Orders inroad to-day by Mr. F. 0. Jenkin, D. 8. P. (Beserve)

state

WHARF SCENE.

Coolles Cause.

a Disturbance.

Set Henéquarters' Club.

The members of the General Tremendous excitement pre- Commities and all officers arevailed in the vicinity of the Cen requested to meet at the Club at son steamer wharf at about 2.30 5.45 pm, on Thursday, November this afternoon, some thousands of oodliesfreshly azrived from Canton

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Parades Central Station. giving vent to a grievance and

GERMAN SPIES

HOLLAND

Accumulating Evidence of Teutonic Activity.

Amsterdam, Oct. 17.

nest of German spice

Chas a rat indicted on a charge of disobeying a Taceday, Nov. 21 —No, 2 Com- | getting so much out of hand that a

years banishment paay Maxim Gunner No. 2 body bf police had to be hurriedly of the dissovery of order inseed in a pril, stil hankan Section at Water Police Station despatched from the Station

Wednesday, Nov. 22-No. 3/to the sowne to maintain-law-an dam ara-givan-by-the- Mr. G. H. Wakeman proscated Company under Company Com order. "From what can be rather bad's Bourda for the Crown, and said the men mander. No. 4 Company. (Ex- od, the culise some two orkes Rouded am, alipowany d had been bautished twice sad and cept Recruita) under the Sergeant shown in all hacen retraite to have drawn Ale netwerkom returned twic», ille bad bean Major, Rearaits of No. 2 Platoon ed in Danton by a Chieses gentle. the police to a" diroolar. from comiced bf mealing on two ander Company Sergeant Major, man for labour abroad. Appar- the Brm of Stasiman occasione.

Thursday, Nov. 23.-Baaruita ently all work well until they of No. 4 Company under Sergeant had landed aff the beaten to the Company, offering lists of ships fand cargoes arriving and tørving wharf. Either the elite Rotterdam, Investigation proved Major,

Friday, Nov. 24-Nos. 1, 3 ones did not like the look that the head of this fem was lots and 4 Sections of No. I Company of the Colony, or thought better of merly an inspector of polios at Rot- their contract, for in a body they terdum. The inspector and his part to remain in the Colony and the under Section Commanders.

voiced their wish to warn toner have been arrested, and one of Folios were equally determined

their native city. It was here that them has already confessed that that he should not.

the hitch arose, the rearailer flat-the firm had dealings with "Ger. |ly declining to pay the men's fare back to Canton, holding that they

man - gentlemen” in Rotterdam. Two other man connected' with contracted to proceed the firm were arrested later, and must carry out their agreement. endangering Holland's neatral. hed abroad to labour and they all four will be prosecuted for His attitude incensed the coolies,ity

His Lordship, in passing men- tence of three years' hard labour, |said prisoner had evidently made up his mind that he was going

Mr. G. E. Wakeman prosscnted for the Orown, and, in opening the case, mid that in the early hours of the morning in question a mon

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round and were soon in' the mesh

soo, their sympathies having been the part that German agents have roused on the side of the been playing in Holland give aggrieved ones. The Chiness who point to the Handdabled's recent suggestion that the recurrence of had husbanded the men together German virulence against Dutch

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The Late Mr. J. H. Scott's Son

Rifle Brigade, who was previous Lieutenant James. Yaili Soost,

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REICHSTAG RESTIVE.

a shop in which he quickly took Wants More Control of Berka

constable

Junta's Plans.

or was-abortive, as the bourgeois

Robbers Severely Sentenced. Sir-On Saturday the B.G.A.

LANGKAT OUTPUT.- Leung Ban and Lo Kwong were and Royal Engineers played indicted on a charge of robbery 1st Division League match on that with violence on two other alleged football ground, oficially Chinese in a house at No. 3, advise us that the Langkat output Meters Benjamin and Potta described as the Military Ground. Keswick Street, on October 28.) is as follow:- Now the match was partly spoilt,Defendants pleaded not guilty, Nov. 1 the players being unable to con

maying they went with the inten- trol the ball owing to the very tina of commisting a robbery, but uneven ground. By bad lack this

were not succcmful in getting ground is allotted to the Military, away with the booty which it was whilethe Glub and Navy bare the alleged they had stolen. beat gronada. I do not suppose for a minute that the Govern ment would occasionally change the allotment of the grounds, as that would appear to be a very and his wife were awakened by fair system, the Military having hearing four men enter their bad their "ground" for a number onbiale. One of the men thraw a of years and would welcome blanket over the head of the male chaage, say with the Club. But

occupant, and threw pepper into there is another point. All the his eyes, while another held him Olab matches are down to be down. A man upstairs heard the played on the Club ground; they voice and called out, whereupon never have the inconvenience of the four men made off and were playing on the military ground.chased by the man and his wife,

refuge. It was here that he was | If the Club are going to play The first prisoner was captured Total to 19th inst. 2,068 who had sauntered up to see what Amsterdam, Oct. 19.-The-

found by la European constable, a very mash scratch match on by P.O. (B) Samy, and the seaand their ground, that not a soul will defendent by a man named Lai

all the row was about. The temporary suppression of For witnes, while a thoroughly good Yan, who lived at the other side of

trouble waxed fast and furiousį,warts was due to an article headed game, like one looks to see in the street and heard the noise,

from now on, the coolise resenting "More Democracy.” It refers to League match between the gun rushed out and caught him. Ee

any interference, being afraid the proposals of the National supper, in spoils (Mr. Wakeman) thought he ought

they were going to lose their man. Laborals and the Centre parties to through want of a decent ground, to be commended for his plucky

Two or three bolder than the rest institute a Committee of Ocntrol on then it moscas to be the business action. He was a fiter at the

their ardour cooled somewhat its readers of the critical situs decided to rush the shop, but foreign afairs. Vorwarte reninda of the Military teams to take the Taikoo Docks. In the possession ly reported "missing is now when Olab, and Navy, on the Military of the second defendant was

the foremost received tion in 1908, after the publication ground on the home-and-home found an iron bar.

R out in the head with of the Kaiser's interview in the match principle.

action on Sept. 8. He was the a-regulation potion: baton. Bo Daly Telegraph," and potnita'oki". Hi Lordship nid the two second son of the late James was sorrowfully taken away by that at the time & committee was Bat perhaps the Club only

men had pleaded quilty to assault Heary Scott, (formerly of Hong- his friends, who had not the formed to secure Parliamentary requires this matter brought to their notice. After all, the grounding these people with the inten kong), of 6, Prince's-gate, B.W lightest intention of retiring control on foreign politics; but

tion to rob. For the purposes of and Eredine, Loob Awe, Argyll, from the fray, and two is not theirs.

the law it was immaterial whether and Messrs. John Swire and Sons three more makina were made, partier did not press the matter, they succeeded in their attempt London, and Messera. Butterfield placing the SPECTATOR.

or not. They threw pepper and and Swire, China. Lieutenant a very embarrassing position. parties had come to the aid of Forteurta says that if thade Hongkong, November 20, 1916. one of them had an iron bar. It Scott was aged 34 years.

A telephone messge to the fire | social democracy in 1908 "demo- was a very serious offence. The

station for assistance did not oratio control would now be es police were determined to pat

Two Chinese yousien were mistarially nasist, bat help was tablished in fast and is of opinion down them robberies, committed by men of this class; and if there charged before Mr. J. B. Wood forthcoming from the Police that there is only one sullion of had been any direct evidence at the Police Court this afternoon Station in a number of detectives the vital problems of the Ehemann with larceny from-the person of and Indian palicemen, who quick- nation-that is, the establishment an infant of a gold-mounted rattan ly put an end to the trouble. At of a vaystem of Parliamoenzy bangle, and a jade stone beogly, osrtain stages of the fight things contral. value $1, in Wellington Street; looked very ugly, both for the [Stated to be written by a retir» ea diplomatist, this interview quoted the "Kaiser-se profundug the utmost friendship tos Beisin, and stating what steps he had takon personally to encourage relations with naduring the Boar War, including the sending of a plan of campaign against the Boers to Windsor, Thara mpede also treferences to the need of a strong German foot, and to the enmity of the German people for Britain. The woguel, says the Americal" Eagister. WanA K Corpa Ordørs issued to-day by for real Ministerial responsibility strong constitutional movement Lient-Colonel A. Chapman, V.D., in Berlin, but the Chancellor, kwan was merely trying to get The Yahiko Maru has arrived

| ron –Buslow, -declared--that-i Chinnes newspapers from Can hold of Canton for his own enrich- with a cargo of coal consigned to

Pia. J.J.P. Coelho having Germany a Parliamentary system ton give a most, extraordinary ment. They know that if his the M.B.K. from Miike.

and the jury was empandillad në đồále na kroon who dmolen the joined is allotted Corps No 2041 was insponibili: Finally the pro- account of the recent reception of troops had entered the city they Thess. Sinking from Shang- follows:Messrs. William Mur buurios, Mr. Gardiner uppekre and ported to Right Beotion postia for the amendment of the honour accorded to the notorious would have been given free rain hai experienced strong north-east ray Johnson, August Caesar for the frit mân and Mr. E. G. Co. Li Lish-kwan the day after he had to loot to their hearts" content; monsoon and high seas on the Botelho, Marian Jose Danenberg, D'Almada far the second. mucceeded in getting rid of the They must reslion, if they think ran down.

Louis Auguste Cowart, Vernen awkward responsibility of a large soberly at all, that in pretending The Yotorofu Maru has brought | Goulborn, Francisco, «Maria de army which he had not paid to hand over the control to port a cargo of cotton from Fanlo and Riobard Leslie Bridger. for some months. Thus, re- of these troops to the Kwangtang Bombay. She experienced strong. Waksesan mid the prisoner out of the window. There was the H.K.V.O. and R. are invited Votrische Bei

aid no intention of parking” him A lecture, which all ranks of arg” and the "Oliansellor, make the N. C. Daily Nass, we authoritas, Li Lish-kwan has north-eat monsoon on the trip up. was a coal coolie, and at the time another man sleeping alongade, to stand, will be given by Láost-conferen read that Li Lish-kwan was the merely freed himself of a mont The new pier at Kowloon which of the manilaughter be was living man who did so much in lower inconvenient burden at the ex has been erected by the Hongkong with decussed. Omeni ing the power of Long Chai panse of Geston. They know and Kowloon Whard and Godown trouble took place Kwong," and that "it was the first perfectly wall, as body is Company, and which will give a cents, and in the meeting for some years in Canton China knows, how he plundered great deal more wharfing sooom: ensued prisoner when no class distinction was the merchants of Nanohʼang. modation to vessel in the Haring on the bed of allowed, officials and public And knowing all this thay bour, is now.completed and will be One": witpemidd

SERBIAN MInister to ameRICA.

November 19, 3,15 a.m. Beuter's correspondent at Washington says: M. Mitrai lovitch has been appointed the first Serbian Minister to the United States.

ACTION AGAINST THE DEUTSCHLAND.

November 19, 3.15 a.m Beuter's correspondent at New Haven, Connecticut, says the owners of the sunken tug have instituted an action for $19,000 damages against the Deutschland for colliding with the log.

THE SUBMARINE CAMPAIGN.

November 19, 3.15 m.in: A. message from Las Palmas says that the Portugueso sailing ship Emilia has been torpedoad. The crew were saved. The Portuguese steamer Machicco (formerly, the German 5.8. Colmar) is missing. It is feared she has been submarized.

LI-LIKH-KWAN.

A Shanghai Comment,

HARBOUR ITEMS,

of

Snatching Casa.

sny wounds as their victims kad Thou,z. Bossia Dollar has arrived } would have pro0ed a more severe in port from Manila with a cargo sentence. As it was, it was his of cɔpra and hɩmp,

daty to pass a novore sentenor and The as. Chinhas experienced they would be sent to prison for on November 15, The father of the Chinese recruiter and the police child said he belonged to the man, and considerable time was heavy monsoon on the ran up five years and would receive Painters Guild and on the day spent afterwards in clearing the from Masila, some of her bosta fourteen strikes of the " cat.”

in question he went out to make street of this undesirábise. being smashed by the sess. She Commending Lai Yau, his had seventy Filipino and thirty- Lordship said I desire, on be child when three men walked up a parchem. He was carrying the eiz Chiness passengers aboard. half of the Court, to thank you to his side, and two of them The Jinsen Mara has at for this action in setting the mixed the child. Witnes Moji secon i prisoner in this case. Your tarned port from

round .100 look· VOLUNTEER ORDERS. with a cargo of. 347 tons, conduct war in every way land at them, and they stunne stopped. The s.s. Derwent has arrived able and I wish to commend you He then went along, and, seeing The fact proven that there is at least one person in authority who from Baigon with a cargo of rice to the Police, who will remunerate the child's arm move, can see this redoubtable General and general merchandise. 8be you for your services,

noticed that the two bangles ware as he really is. But could any had 158 Chinese passengers on thing be more amazing than the board and experienced strong sttitude of the Cantoness? They north-east monsoon and high seas know perfectly well that Li Eish-all the way.

rived in

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Fell Through the -Window, missing. Ee - raised a hue and Un Bet-on was indicted on slary and the mac- turned and ran charge of the manslaughter of away, Kuvatili i kept tap-the-org | Lui Pan-mi șt-21, Tai Wo£treet; and their two zonen "wers" uzrast

on October 2

Canded by two upelios commoth kit Mr. G. EL Walconsai, prometted,

ing together to honour one continue to take him at the face oilsially opened nextMondayafter decemed strike prisc who had fought so bravely and valus of his worthless pretensinat noon. By arrangement with the the prisoner passed homeasly for thelle publican cause." and, having meekly accepted the Canadian Pacile Ocean Bervices, kim to

A litt further on we read that charge of his troops for which Limited, the Empress of Asia, fort

while the President issued they will now have the plouanes which, will then be in port, will declarations and orders of merit of paying, they thank him, so if go alongside and, with the wharf,

to thousands on the 5th annivar. I wore the first sit patriots will be decorated with flags. mary of the Republic on October instead of being responsible for board the boat an invita 10, General + Lá was the only more low and soffacing to Chi southern lowder not mentioned." than any mum áliyak

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