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The Hongkong Telegraph

January 18, 1917.

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TELEGRAMS.

[Beuter's Service to The "Tolograph."}

GERMAN RAIDER AT LARGE.

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EIGHT BRITISH AND TWO FRENCH STEAMERS SUNK.

JAPANESE STEAMER LANDS SOME OF THE CREWS,

London, January 17.

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THURSDAY, JANUARY 18,

1917.

TELEGRAMS.

[Beater's Berrion to the "Telegraph."]

THE ORBEK SITUATION.

•Hostilities Said to be Immineat.

London, January 17. Mr. Ward Price, writing from Silenios, says that the Greek troops are proceeding northwards and are violating the neutral zone. Hostilities are apparently immineat.

The reported arrival of General von Falksnksyn seemed to matured,

WEATHER FORECAST”

FAIR.

Barametar 30.17.

Temperature & and

January 18, 19.6. Humidity

四拜禮 泰八十月一英港香

TELEGRAMS.

(Reater's Service to The "Telegraph."]

THE ALLIES' CASE.

Masterly Presentation by Mr. Balfour.

London, January 17:

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TELEGRAMS.

(Reuter's Service to The “Talagaņā”,

OBITUARY.

Admiral Daway.

- London, January 17, The death is announced of Admiral George Dewey,

A despatch by Mr. Balfour, supplementary to the Allies" reply to Frendent Wilson, was handed yesterday to the American Gor-Deceased, who was born at ernment. It constitutes a masterly presentation of the Allies' case entered the United States Navy Montpelist, Victoria, in 1837, for the enlightenment of sentrals,

The Admiralty announces that information received from indicate that the Graeco-German plans for combined action hero Wilson, while intensely'dewiring a speedy and lasting peace, dock in 1899. He served in Mississippi.

Pernambooo, Brasil, confirms the assumption that the following

skipe have been sunk by s Germes raider:—

British-Dramatis, Riduorahire, Minich, Netherby Hall, Mount Temple, King George, Valtaire mad Georgic.

French-Nantes and Asnieros.

..

The Japanese steamer. Hudson Maru arrived at Pernambuco on January 15 with the masters and 237 of the crews of some of the lost vessels, which were sank between December 12 and January 12, It is also announced that the St. Theodore has been captured and a priss crew put on board, while the Yarrowdale was captured and went away with 400 men from tanken vessels. There is no

further news as to their whereab_ate,

THE RUMANIAN SITUATION.

Russians Capture Vadeol.

London, January 17.

A wireles Bassian rfficial massage says:-The enemy attacked the Rumaniane south-west of Prales. Our counter-attack drove him back.

*-* & night-stack of oura drove out the Germans from Garleschi. A counter-attack compelled us to withdraw.

We atormed and captured Vadeni. A dense counter-attack failed.

SWEDEN AND THE WAR.

Preparedness on Lacd and Sea.

London, January 17.

Reuter's correspondent at Stockholm says that, at the opening of the Riksdag, the spesch from the Tarone stated that specia! preparedness of the land and son forces must be maintained, sad extraordinary measures were necesitated by an increase in the war operations in Swedish territorial waters.

The Badget was introiacsd and included five millions sterling for the Army, two millions starling for the Navy, and two-and-a- quarter milliɔns to relieva the derness of living.

RE-OPENING OF PRUSSIAN DIET.

More German Boasting.

London, January 17.

Reater's correspondent at Amsterdam says that the Prussian

Dist has been re-opened.

The President hoped that the Now Year would bring peise. Be added :-" Oar great leaders sad glorions troops, sad, not least

British Molster Visits Premier.

London, January 17.

According to Beuter correspondent at Athens, Sir Francis Elliot, British Minister, visited the Premier at Athens on Monday with respect to the reservations in the Greek reply to the Allies ultimatum.

There are indications that diplomata may return to Athens shortly, bat this will depend on the prompt fulfilment of the

altimatum.

Allies' Demands Accepted:

Later.

Beater learns that Bir Francis Elliot, who has returned to his post in Athens, has telegraphed definitely announcing entire soceptance by Greece of the Allies' demands.

French Paper's Prophecy?

London, January 17. According to Renter's correspondent at Paria, the Matin is of opinion that within a fortnight the Royalist Army in Greece will no longer be a source of anxiety to the Allies.

THE SUBMarine camPAIGN.

Londen, January 17. The latest sinkings, reported are the sleamers Brookwood (British), Thelma and Graafjild (Norwegia) and Norma (Swedish).

A NEW BRITISH LOAN.

London, January 17.

A telegram from New York says it is reported that a new British Loss of sixty millions sterling is imminent.

AMERICA AND THE BELGIAN DEPORTATION3.

London, January 17. Various religions bodies are petitioning President Wilson to fir Washington's birthdy, February 22, as a day of kumiliation and national protset at the Balgisa deportations.

RAILWAY DISASTER IN RUMANIA.

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Linda, January 17.

The Times reports that at Neaires, near Janny, an overorowded

our brase sabmerites, will soon answer the exorbitant and im-train, bearing two thousand passengers, was derailed in a collision pertinent demands of the Entente."

"Our True God Wifi be With Us."

London, January 17. Renter's correspondent at Amsterdam says that, in the Prussian Dist, is submitting the Badget, the Finance Minister said that he had not abandoted the hope that this would be the last War Budget, "although our enemies have declared their intention to

destroy Germany." He admitted that the blockade was pressing heavily and that many were suffering severely, bat nobody was starving. The enemy was grostly misisken if he believed he could conquer Germany by the blockade. He warned Germans that they mast face difficult months, immensely heavy fighting, and many sacrifiose of blood and tresɛure, but all were convinced of victory. "Our true God will be with us if we only do our duty.”

More 'Frightfuluess " Urged.

London, January 17.

A telegram from Rotterdam says that the Pan-German agitation for sabmarine * frightfulnom " is inteneilying.

A conference of Centre Deputies at Cologne acclaimed a speech demanding sharper eubmaricing till Britain is defeated, "and the last acre of our Colonies returned."

RAID ON THE "FIELD" OFFICES,

London, January 17.

The Times understsade that the Palios and Military railed the Field nawapa per office on Monday with a wariant under the Defence

of the Realm Act. The reason is not given,

Later.

The Field states that the official visit was confined to the

with a train from Headquarters. The bodies of women and children land soldiers strewed the line. The French Military Attache was

injured.

THE KAISER'S LETTER...

London, January 17.

the opinion that the Kaiser's letter to Dr. von Bethmann Hollweg, Benter'a correspondent at Paris saya that the newspapers are of

mentioned yesterday, was written after the Allies had replied to the German pesce offer, and was intended to counteract the disastrone effect produced on neatrals by the outburst of fary in the Emperor's latest proclamation.

OUR NEW WAR LOAN.

A Splendid Response.

London, January 17.

The City Corporation it subscribing two millions sterling to the War Loun.

London, January 17. The Phoenix and Royal Insurance Companies are each apply |ing for three millions aterling worth of the new War Leinü..

London, January 17. The Standard Life Assurance Company is applying for thres millions eterling worth of the War Loan.

PRODUCTION OF WAR MATERIAL.

Germany's Ucprecedented Efforts

London, January 17. Mr. Kallaway, Secretary to the Ministry of Munitions, states editor's private room, and that it had no reference to the Field or to that Germany is striving to increses her war material in any siber publications or affaire of the Company.

unprecedented manner. If we succeeded—wa wa would sucosed— in overcoming Germany's effort, it would be das to our half million women munition workers.

THE WESTERN FRONT.

Earmy Loss Penetrated.

Londor, January 17.

A Frmek.commanique says:-Warepulsed small snemy attacke

I of Olegy, and south of Bisoßen and Los Epargis.”.

A rated unemy lines at several pointa REZANE VYHRE ANd in the format of Apremont.

He emphasised that a moch greater effort was necessary to beat Germany's new and gigantic attempt to overtake-pať prodaction of war material.

on the

of Smorgos.

THE RUSSIAN FRONT,

London, January 17.

eveloped mouth

It may it gathers, from President Wilson's Note, that President in 1858, and he was made Admiral act for the present concern himself with the terms on which this River in Farragut's equadrɔn in should be arranged. Britsis entirely shares the President's ideals, 1861-63, and was in command but feels strongly that the darability of peace must largely depend when he destroyed the Spanish of the Asiatic squadron in 1888, on its character. The despatch me that the obanged on the

Fleet in Manila Bay, on May 1].

may of Europe, outlined in the Allius' Note, would greatly mitigate the unfast treatment of nationalities, which was one of the main causes of the war.

Begarding the proposal to expel the Turks from Europe, it admits that this is a complete reversal of traditional policy, but says circamsteroes have completely changed, and the creation of reformed Turkey is now impossible.

[la the creat of telegrams arriving too late for Insertion on this page they will be found on an Extra),

EARLIER TELEGRAMS.

THE CABINET and the GENERALS.

London, January 17.

The Press Bureau announces that Mr. Lloyd George and his colleagues in the War Cabinet will have a series of important conferences with General Nivelle and Field Mar- sbal Haig on Monday and Tuesday.

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THE ALLIED OFFENSIVE.

Artillery Struggle Continues.

London, January 17. A French communique says:-The artillery struggle continued fairly briskly in the region of the Somme and on the north-eastern front at Verdun and Lorraine.

A successful coup-de-main was carried out on the enemy trenches east of Vic-sur-Asine.

British Trench Mortars Busy.

London, January 17. Field Marshal Haig reports:-The enemy's attempted raid north-east of Gueudecourt was repulsed

Hostile artillery was active in the Beaumont Hamel' and Arrae areas.

Our trench mortars destructively bombarded the front line to the north of Monchy-an-Božn.

Wo heavily shelled and greatly damaged positions in

the neighbourhood of the Ypres-Commines Canal,

Russo-Rumanians Regaining Ground.

London, January 17. Yesterday's news from Ramanis soems to show that the force of the German drive is nearly spent and that the Russo-Rumanians, reinforced, are making a splendid stand on the Sereth line, and regaining ground on their northern wing.

Hard fighting is in progress in the district between Drails and Galatz, which Mackensen is striving desperately to capture. Fundens, where the Germans have reported a strong Russian offensive, is thirty miles west of Galatz,

LOCAL FOOTBALL.

to nil.

Club v. Navy.

the Navy ground yesterday. The Shropshires were without eevers! of their regulars and the EG.A. were doting being the champions of US. Leegas this season. There was

blank first half, the pour shooting of the B.G.A, being

The Club wore in rare form in this mid-week match at Happy Valley yesterday, and, after allowing the Navy to take a fair chiefly to blame for this state of shere of the gime at the start, affairs. In the second half, the later made rings round the Shropshires soored, following sailormen. MeTarish scored a

which there was a hot dispute. fine goal to start with, and appeared the referee had blows Ister Stalker scored another his whistle in mistake, within a from & pensity kick, the labound of which a goal was sour- loading at half time by two goalsed. The referee at firat allowed it, has the R. G. A. appealed strongly and the In the seond half the Club uken up the field and back again, defenders bad little to do and, after a good deal of this, and Balker made a further mark there being prospects of the game

abeel, sailors' molitary point from a free and the Shropshire gained their and coming to premature end, the then Hollumby scored the goal was disallowed. Before the kick. Rodger scored the Clabdee, Peplow scoring a foe goal, fourth, and Balker the fifth, which won both pointe, Recult: Robinson bringing up the round-K.SLI, 1; B.G.A, 0. half dozen, finishing what provad a very easy wis for the Qlb, Result :---Club, 6; Navy, 1.

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Mr. William De Morgan,

London, January 17, Mr. William Frend De Morgan, The death has taken plaos of the novelist.

[[Droensed was born in 1839. He was a student at the Royal Academy in 1859, haring adopted art na a profession. In the years following 1884 he was chiefly engaged. în stained-glass work, and six yesra Ister turned his sttention to ceramic work, "when his experimenta în Insire, at that time not much known in England, attracted some attention" among artists. In 1905 he commenced sa a writer of fiction.],

Prebendary Moss.

· London, January 17. The death is announced of the Rev. H. W. Moms, Prebendary of Hereford since 1887.

[Deceased was born at Linoola on June 23, 1841. He wa educated at Shrewsbury School and St. John's College, Cam bridge, being Porson Priseman in 1861, 1862 and 1863, Graven Universityfmholar 1862, BrownO'N Medalliat 1883. He was repeatedly elected a nember of the Committed of the Headmaster's Conf›rence, of which he was Chairman femen 1899 to 1902; was a zelented speaker at the Church Congress in 1875 and 1896; Select Proscher before the University of Cam- bridge, 1995; and Headmaster of Shrewsbury Schoul from 1856 ta 1908).

AN INDIAN CONTROVERSY,

Lendos, January 17, The Indiaman publiabean long article DA the Travancore monazite controversy, exonerating Holland.

JAPANESE NAVAL LOSS,

London, January 17.

According to Renter's cor respondeat at Tokyo, it is now estimated that two hundred lives we lost in the explosion on the battle orainer Teakabu, which eank in twenty minuler.

The cause of the disaster is unknown.

DON'T FORGET.

TO-DAY. Victoria Theatre--9.15 p.m. Bijoa Theatre--2.15 p.m. New Hongkong Cinematograph 8.15 p.m.

TO-MORROW. Victoris Theatre-9.15 p.m. Bijou Theatre 9.15 p. Now Hongkong Cintanado- graph.--9.15 p.m.

Tuesday, January 23, Chinese New Year. General ...

Holiday.

Wednesday, January 24. General Holiday,

Friday, January 25.

St. John's Cathedral.---Meeting

of Beatholders and Subscribers: 5.30 p.m.

Baturday, January, 27, Hongkong Bucs Mesting.

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Monday, January 29.

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