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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

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· HONGKONG, SATURDAY, AUGUST 25,:1917.

REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.

THE ITALIAN OFFENSIVE.

New Positions Carried.

London, August 24.

An Italian official message states:-Tas battle is continuing. have carried new positions and repulsed violent counter-attacks, The prisoners now number 20,000 men and 500 officers, while we have captured sixty guña. Our seroplanes bombed müssed troops and dropped fifteen tons of bombe on communications. The enemy paraista în fruitions attempts at Trentino.

THE RUSSIAN FRONT

London, August 25.

A Bassian official wireless message states :—The Romanisos repulsed enemy attacks to the north of Changestchi and north-east Sor j. The enemy occupied the paras trench in the direction of Bason, but a counter-attack drove him out.

London, August £5.

A German official wirelem memege sister:-Our troops have robed the As River at some pisces on the coast. They répalsed attacks near Soveja and the Sunita Valley.

THE ANGLO-FRENCH OFFENSIVE.

A Dashing French Attack.

London, August 25,

A French communique states --Wa Asshingly attacked in the morning between Avoocurt Wood and Mort Homme which went monsiderably. beyond the objectives. We carried the formidable Hill 304 in a single rash end also Bois Cammard, westward of the Five of fortifications north of the Hill. We reached the south bank The of the Forgen Brook, between Hancourt and Bethincourt,

We took average depth of the advacos was over two kilometres. more prisoners. A vigorous Henrive to the east of the Esnes- Behincourt Road enabled us to widen our positions north of Mort Homme to a depth of about one kilometre.

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Germans Lose Hill 304-

London, Aaguet 25.

A German, official wireless racesage, mys:-We prosptured wrenches south of the Ypres-Menin Road and destroyed twenty-one tanks. On Wednesday we repulsed the Canadians attempting to unter Lens: There is intense artillery firing on both sides of the Meure. We evacuated Hill 304. Oar fire prevented troops messing for an attack north of Louvement and leaving their trenobes.

THE SILVER MARKET.

London, August 25.

Mosers. Montagu's silver report states that the prios haa risan awing to supplies being very scanty, although the demand is not sub. stantial Eastern business is at a standstill. Baying ban been afy for the trade here and abroad. The Shanghai__exobange

■tande at 4/31 but business has been done at 4/4. Very large shipments are being made from San Francisco for the Baj, pro- bably the halk of which is silver purchased previously. The Indian Treasury's holdings of silver and gold continue to intresse. There is reason to believe that the totals do not include the large amounts of gold received in India from Japan.'

THE CANTON GERMANS. PASSENGERS DEPARTED.

Business Closed and Bank

Taken Over.

Alves & EB

Altken 8 R

Akwoo Mira M

correspondent

Herberg B W

Helse Mr & Mrs G

W

Andrew Mr & Mrs Klopfer JR.

BO

Argell PR Barwin Mixa E Behrman A S Bralis G C Codding Her & Mrs Crosson Mr & Mrs

BC

Our Canton writes under date of August 24

follows:- The German Arms of Messrs. Beater. Brockelmann, and Co, Hemesen and Co., Melchers and

B.C Co. Carlowits and Co, and others

Eager ware closed on the 22nd instant. Eakins TG The German Bank has also been Frankel H taken over.

Oscar

French A Fiber TJ

LF

Kindler Mm CJ

Lauder Mr & Mrs P

Laiks ON

MeArthur John

Manning JA.

Nelson Mr JW Nison Ki

Oaks.Y

Boush Miss Starens Kis K A Saatacono M

Sipen Mr & Mrs I

Scott

J Shutan

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Toxiar Misa AL Harrison Mr & Mis Utermark J

H.K

Among the foreign firms Izy Goodals Mr & Mrs Tozier Miss KC ing on business at Pakhoi and Longmoon the Germans were most prominens, Since the de daration of war, however, all] munitions and other dangerous things have been taken over by the Magistrates. The businesses are to be closed down, and the Tooban and Governor have cent two

Theft on a Car,

A Chinese was charged before

dolagates, to arrange masters Mr. A Dyer Ball, at the Police Court this morning, with stealing accordingly.

A circular telegram has been a parse from the person of

mosived from the Tacha of

Kweichow stating that he farcoran riding in a tramour in the declaration of war on Austris Des Voeur Bonds - Complainant and Germany.

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CANTON AFFAIRS,

usid be new defendant put his

head into his pocket and band the parse to another man, ho, jamping off the oar, mada Our Canton correspondent of down the road. A polios writes under date of August 24 se Reserve constable said he was follown

The Parliamentary members in neat the Wottern Macket when Canton have decided to hold a be heard some-oke saking for meeting on the 25th instant. Up1 polform

m 11 am. lo-day only sinety fendant and took him to

Defend markers had reported their arri-Police

val: The Orvil Governor is. so was travelling on the

attend the meeting.

Ho was pe

Martial law has been declared parts talogu

at the Boops Tigris "forte, near which no vowel je permitted to

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prison for six OA?