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The Hongkong Telegraph

October 2, 1917,

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Temperature 5 a.m. 77. Humidity

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REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.

THE RAIDS ON LONDON,”-

Never Such a Week-sád Experienced.

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REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.

REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.

Mach Aerial Work.

---Landon, Gülober 1-

THE WESTERN FRONT.

Marked German Artillery Activity.}

London Claber 1. Field Marshal Sir Donglas Haig reports:-There was marked London never had such a week-end sa tün ona fast pari. A hostile artillery áring during the night east and north of Tores fall moon rose on Sunday evening in an anclouded sky, with not and in the Nieuport sector. breath of wind. There was slight ground fog." Police,whistles conveyed the first warning of a rald, and three were quickly followed by a distant rumbling of guns. Then the aerisi, barrage topszve with a tornis din, exceeding Saturday's and lasting over dring during the night on both banks of the Miant, mepecially A French communique euys :--There was folent: artillery an hour. The screeching shells over the housetops were mort between the Meas and Begonvauz. After a lively bombardmen weird.“ Whân the Ering ceased the streets in some parts were fall in the sector of Forge, the Germans attempted, to reach our line. of smoka. A notable feature was the absolute absence of panic. Our fire easily repulsed them. Another attempt on the right bank Every handy took aballar in tubes and pallaw in the most orderly of the Mauss also failed. Enemy, seroplanse last night bombed the www. The verity of the barrage kept the main body of raiders at region of Bar-le-Dus, tuusing damage and casualtion. Five enemy bay. Bomba seem to have keen dropped on the outskirts of seroplanes were brought down and seven others fell uncontrolled London. Some bombe dropped in a crowded working clam in their own linne. Our air squadrons bombed zailway stations, locality, and bombs also dropped in a similar locality aerodromes, onontents and works, cansing violant fires at Francy not far from the Erst. Tinkamalty list bare not yet sibertsin. and Legrand. As reprisals for bombardments on the open town of able. The bombe wars, all explosive and not foundiary. No fres Bar-le-Dae two of our aeroplanes. Inst night dropped, three hundred “remaltad. “

kilogrammes of bɔmbs on the fortified city of Stuttgart,

A German Story.

Landon, October 1.

being

Talegramas from the Kent, coast say that, the raiders passed over în couplas, under an incomunat firs. One raider, hemmed in by shells over the Thames estuary, flew hither and thither in a ring of fire like = frightened blas-bottle, bat erectasily escaped north-

A German official wireless message sayı:-There is intente eastwards. Mr. Lloyd George, who was spending the day in the artillery fire along the cost and the Tpree bend. Kuglo-French country, returned to Downing Street in the evening. In an airmen wrought ensiderable damage in Belgiumi, interview he said “I must take my share of the hammering." numerome civilian victims, "Everything points to the general effectiveness of our barrage taction. The damage is 'comparatively trifling. It is reported that the Commander of Friday's raid descended in Holland and has been interged.

The Latest Casualties.

London, October 1,

A British official message says:--Last night, in the air-raid, nine people were killed and forty-two injured. Only two were Killed in London. The material damage in not grest. › It is reported that an enemy machine was brought down off Dover.

derman Cities to be Raided.

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London, October L. The Daily Chronide mudecatanda that ruthless British air-raids

„German cities are imminent.

The German Account,

London, October 1:

▲ German official wireless mensage 1178:-Our airmen bombed military buildings and warehouses in inset London, also Margate and Dover. All the machines returned. My ma

OUR NAVAL AIRMEN AGAIN BUSY.

London, October 1. The Admiralty asconacas:-Narsi airorati on Saturday night dropped several tons of bombs with good results on the lockgatan at Zsbruge, St. Denis Westrem serodrome, Thourout aerodrome, Brugwiss works, and trains. We caused a large fire at 8t. Danis Westrem. There were several serial combata, two enemy mechines being destroyed and driven down completely out of control. We also drove down a Goths machine, believed to be damaged. All our machines returned."

THE NEW ITALIAN^ SUCCESS.

London, October 1.

An Italian official massage states:-We completely repulsed attacks on the Bainsins Platean. The prisoners captured now number 2,018 We repaleed-attacks at Valdifumd, capturing s large quantity of ammunition and explosivos.

AUSTRALIAN LABOUR DISPUTE.

London, October 1,

Western, and also several Northern Mines Land gar, have practically. Baular's correspondent at Sydney says the Southern and znanimously accepted the Government terms. A ganscal resumption of work is likely on Wednesday.

CHINA "AND"JAPAN,

London, October 1

Beater's correspondeat at New York says that Viscount Ishii, in the course of his speech at the-banquet in honour of the Japanses Mission, affirmed that the closed door in China had never been and would never be the policy of the Japanses Government, which welcomed all co-operation and competition tending towards the betterment of equal opportunity,

BIG SUCCESS IN MESOPOTAMIA.

London, Sept. 30.

A British Mesopotamia official message states:We attacked and advanced our position at Mushaid, four miles. eastward of Bamadil Friday. After occupying Mushaid Ridge we attacked the main positions in the region, of Ramadil from the south-east. Meanwhile the cavalry moved wide, round to the westward of the town and after a severe battle all day carried the main positions, encircling Hamadil eastwards, south-eastwards and southwards. Two miles from the town the cavalry completed the land condon to the Euphrates running on the north side of the town. The enemy attempted at night-time to break out westward but the cavalry headed him back,

The attack was resumed at day break on Saturday and by nine in the morning the enemy was surrendering every where. The captures include, guns, arme, ammunitions, much material and overal thousand prisoners, including Ahmed Bey and his staff. The enemy was entirely surprised and practically the whole of the Ramadil garrison fall into our hands. Our troops displayed great gallantry, determination sad endurance under most difficult conditions. Another column from Bagdad on Thursday night encountered the cavalry and in a sharp skirmish we inflicted casualties and took four prisoners and 300 supply camels.

ANOTHER RAID ON LONDON.

London, Sept, 30.

A British official message states: Two groups of aero- planes and others firing singly crossed the Keut and Essex coast between 0.40 and 8 in the evening and approached - London Ten penetrated the outer defences but only four or five reached London. Bombe are reported to have been dropped in Kent, Essex and London. The casualties and damage are not yet known.

HOW GERMANY RECEIVES FOOD.

New York, Oct. 1.

The New York Times" publishes the report of the ne gotiations between the Dutch Agricultural Burman and the German organisation showing that the Germans have de manded an overwhelming percentage of the exports. The Anterican Government regards such agreement as inequitable and will probably not permit food shipment until it is modified.

* FRESH ITALIAN SUCCESS.

London, Sept. 30

An Italian official message states: A sudden bold attack improved our position on the south-eastern edge of the Bainsirza Plateau, capturing high ground southward of Fodlaka and south-eastward of Madoni. We took prisoner 49 officers and 1,300 men, and maintained our positions against violent counter-attacks. The enemy's attempts to dislodge us be tween Selladido! and Monte San Gabriele failed compeletly· and we made prisoners of 80. . Our air squadrons bombarded with excellent results enemy depots at Beric and military works at Pola. One has not returned. We brought down.

THE UNREST IN CHINA.

London, October 1. has ordered the arrest of Dr. Sun Yat-sen; the leader of the According to Bentor's correspondent at Peking, the Government Repabliain extremists and his associates, who recently established AMERICAN TELEGRAMS. a no-called Military Government at Cantor. Up to the present, there are no further developments in the revolt at Lisling which

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TO-DAY.

Victoria Theatre--9.15 p.m.

Bijou Theatre 9.35 pin- New Hongkong Cinematograp --9:15 pm.

TO-MORROW.

B. B. K. Yacht Clab,--Annual meeting; 5.30 pa

Victoria Theatre--9.15 p.. Bijou Theatre-9:10 pm New Hongkong.. Cinemato graph.—9,15 pm.

Thursday, October 4, Theatralanɔyal.. ---- Christian Scenes Laure; 5.30 pm.

H. K. Cricket Olat-Annasi Meeting as 5 30 p.m.

Congress who had accepted Ger man moter, to-day explains that". ha does not charge that the cod. greenmen were bribed. He says that several pac.fista, however, were known nevar to loss in gambling game in which pro Germans played.

Pacific Vessel has Narrow Escape.

San Francisco, September 25, -The captain of the daiyo Maru, just arrived hers from Chile, re- ports the bomb was concealed in nitrate sacks in the Bolde. Two members of the crew were killeds by the explosion when the inters cal machine' went cf, and the cargo caught fire. It was "ax- singuished, however, after a deu- perate fight!

Sammies in Bat-le-Line on West Front

Washington, Baptentber 25

A port from the British frost ata that the Americen vás ganed.

has already been bombarded. Two American “Sammies wounded.

International Committee to

Control Sugeri, Pighhington, 8ptember 21- The Food Administrators, Hoover, has announced the forms ation of an interestional aga committee which will maka ni inger purchase for Ameriðu and her Allies and will handle the General Bliss Now Chief

larger part of the world's ontpet. BRITISH FLAG FOR YERDUN,

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The American members off the Washington, September 22 - comwillen are: Moneri. Bolpa, London, October 1. was mentioned faj message on September 23. A pesosial settle-German fatrigues in America. General Tasker H. Bliss has Babet, Earle, Williamson - "and" Abeording to Router's correspondent at Paria, Lisasenentment is hoped for.

The following are taken from coseded General Bagh Boott se Jamison. General Sir John Gowanu, Quartermaster Geners), in presenting, in

|the Maxila Daily Bulletin :--- Obled of Braf of the American) 11.5. Copper Price Pixed By the name of His Majesty the King, British flag to the town of

London, Obtober 1. Washington, Beptember. 23,--| Army, Beater's correspondent at Peking says the National Council The Official Bulletin pablishes an What The tuns Hoped To Da Vardan, doolared that the free nations of the British Empire were

Agreement, never more closely united because the bonds had been cemented by has been ounvoked for the purpose of drawing up a new. Election expose of German propaganda,

Washington, September 2 Washington, September 25 It is announced that the prios of sosch common escrition. He added: We are resolved, side by Law, after which Parliament will be elected as soon as possible. intrigas and plots, quoting letters Seastor J. Hamilton Lawir, speak copper been fixed at 23. 1-2 side with your experb Armer, to secure the triumph of liberty and is believed that this will have a pacifying effect on the more seized in April, 1918, which showing in the Upper Homme boce cents and by freement justice. They are helping our eyes to be fixed on the approaching moderate Southera, leaders, the chief of whom, Lak. Wing-ting, that the von Ingle raid was resterday afternoon, made the tween the primack, and vistory in which the Army at Verdan, by its constant valour, will inspector General of Kwangtung and Kwangsi, was the instigator financed and directed by the statement that he knew that Government. Tae price will

of the recent revoit at L ming.: bave a glorious and imperishable share.

German Embamy, while strikes, Captain von Gorth of the Im the me bath to the Coverament sabotage, explosions, Mexican paria! Geman Navy had told and to the public, and the miNG anti-Americanism, Leigh unti- Admiral Daway, when the operatore agree not to cut wagse British sentiment, and a spy, American Rest was lying in or to diminish their ostost dus system with wide ramifications Manila Bay just after the destructing the continuation of were all supported by Germany on of the Spanish #quadron, money.

that Germany would, commeDo * Congresoman Flood has coza war within 15 year, wou farred with Mr. Lansing, and capture Paris, rubjúgals Gros a próba by the House of Re Britain, is Now. Tork Hat presentatives of Heflin's charge Washington and hold them for that he could same 14 members big indemnity, and mon of the House and Senate who bad break the Monros dootzias acted suspiciously in connection dominate all of South Ame with alleged efforts on the part of Germany to infusnos - tha” law- making branch of the American

THE MESOPOTAMIAN SUCCESS.

· Most Complete Yet Recorded,

*London, October 1, The Mesopotamian successi is considered the greatest victory won in the Euphrates and the most complete since the beginning of the Mesopotamian campaign. Additional importance is attached to the victory as the Germans were recently hinting at an offensive against Bagdad by this very route."

RUSSIAN AFFAIRS,

The Country's Only Hope.

London, October 1. Heater' correspondent at-Petrograd states that the Democratic Conferɑnes "was marksd be the, notspoken speeches of General "Kuchin, the delegato representing all the Military Committees at the Front.. Hs declared that the country could not be saved uzlem the fighting capsoity of the army was re-established and the soldiers' distrust of officers uprooted. 'A Cossack delegate announced | that the Cossacks would defend the Republic and support the Government.

A RUSSIAN ADVANCE.

London, October 1.

A Bassizu vielem officiel message statea :--We` pressod· back the enemy from posts in the Spitali Farm sector, in the Rigs region, advancing a thousand yard”.

OPERATIONS ON BALONICA FRONT.

London, October 1. Beater's correspondent at Salonica saya that artillery · kod nee are continually barawing the enemy on the entire front, nothing important sinos the recent Franco-Albanian west of Lake Cobrids, where oźnsiderabla progess has been Two thound Austriane have been taken prisoner. Most are wook und einain

EABLIER TELEGRAMS,

THE WESTERN FRONT.

British Repulse German Efforts

London, Sept 30 -

Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig reports:-Early this morning three attacks on the positions between Tower Hamlets and Polygon Wood were repulsed with loss. The first southward of Reutelbeke was beaten off by our fire. ---- before reaching the position.. Shortly afterwarde infantry advanced satride the Ypres Menin Boad under cover of a thick smoke barrage and accompanied by fiammenwerfer, Detachments drove in our forward post, but an immediate counter-attack recaptured the post, taking a number of prisoners and machine guns. Later our artillery, broke up an attempt to repeat the attack. The enemy raided trenches eastward of Loos but when retiring across No Man's Land were pursued. We re-captured the only prisoner, and killed or made prisoners a number of the enemy..

Despite unfavourable weather our acroplanes on Bator day and at night continued to vigorously bomb aerodromes, dumps and railways, releasing seven tons of bombs. The chief target was Cóntrode aérodrome, where a large fire was caused. A Naval pilot set on fire and destroyed a balloon shed. There have been comparatively few combats. A Ger man machine was brought down and two of ours are missing. One was seen to land under control.

French Aerial Raids.

Paris, Oct

A communique atplek: Three Germun attacks piljetry- au-Bac were repulsed. German perplanes bomber Din kirk and the French on the night of Sept, as bombed the station at Colmar, and enemy establishments -north Soissons, dropping successfully four tons of bombs., KI

BRITISH MISSION TO. CANADA,

New York, Oct. 1

A Britial War Miskin headed by Lord Northcliffe and, Lord Reading is proceeding to Ottawa to discusafwarious

· “nspects of British, Canadian and American finance, lood and- munition supplier /

Girerament,

Seantor Le Follette May Face

***** Transon Charge.

Argention, Moblitsis Washington, September

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