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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPE, FRIDAY, OCTOBER

1917

To-Night

at 9.15

- LEONARD NELSON,

FREDERIC SHIPMAN'S

FANTASTICS To-Night

MATINEE TO-MORROW AT 4.30

NO. 2 PROGRAMME:

TO-NIGHT AND TO-MORROW NIGHT.

PART I

BERT WILES & ELSIE BLACK

as The Musical Bulfoons

NELLIE BLACK & FERN FRENCH "in Two Duets

"Where my Caravan has Rested" and

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The Rosary

RAY TRAYNOR at the Piano The Three Trees" and The American Official Recruiting Song

HILDA FELSTEAD.

PRICES $3. $2, ,,& $1.

"OVER THERE'

IVY ALOOUS

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and..

FRED KEELEY

in their

Conversation Dance."

HILDA FELSTEAD

in

"Dreaming." "Angela Green,"

Parson & the Bear,

Country Tales "

and

"The Old Soldier's Story."

PART II

NELLIE BLACK in 2 Violin Solös...” Romance”

(Dancla) &* Love Song” (Kreisler) &°

Violin Imitations.

BILLIE SEATON

In

"Out of a City of 6 Million People,”

Girls--it you ever get Married,” Suzanne,

·

**

Six Times, Six,

and

***And the Cat Came

Back.".

LEONARD NELSON

in Kind Applause, "Summer Suit,”

and

*in

"Mr. Booze."

IVY ALDOUS

"The Kangaroo Hop."

REDHEAD WILSON

&

FRED KEELEY

in their Acrobatic

Hilarity The Chinese Laundry.”

BILLIE SEATON "The Ginger „Ci‹l.”

SATURDAY MATINEE

4.30 P.M.:

CHILDREN HALF PRICE.

at the

THEATRE ROYAL.

FRED KEELEY

BOOKING

AT MOUTHIE'S.

REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.

EARLIER TELEGRAMS,

GERMAN PLOTTING EXPOSED,

Washington, October 11.

Mr. Lansing "has de further revelations of Count Bernstorff's activities and publishes three telegrams between the ex-Ambassador and Berlin during 1916.

The Grit from Dr. Zimmermann requested on behalf of the General Staff energetic action as regards the proposed destruction of the Canadian Pacific Railway.

The second telegram from Germany forwarded names supplied by Sir Roger Casement of suitable persons to carry on sabotage in the United States and Canada, especially at munition works.

The third telegram from Count Bernstorff to Berlin related to pro-German campaign designed to secure in Congress a majority for the proposed embargo on munitior. for the Allies.

EAST AFRICAN CAMPAIGN NEARING THE END,

London, October 10,

An East Africa official message says: The last remnant of the guerilin band in the north has surrendered near Eyassi Lake, The Belgians have occupied Mahenge. The rear-guard of the enemy's main force is retreating an Mbemkuru Valley pressed by the British, in a difficult and waterless country, towards Nyangam in Lake Valley, where the enemy remains in prepared positions at Mama,

ALLIED SHIPPING RETURNS.

London, October 11.

The Admiralty reports: The arrivals of the past week were 2,519 and the sailings 2,632. Fourteen vessels over and two under 1,600 tons were sunk. Fire vessels were unsuc- cessfully attacked and three fishing boats sunk.

Rome, October 11. The arrivals pumbered 303 and the sailings 407. The sinkings were two above and two below 1,300 tona. One eailing vessel was unsuccessfully attacked.

Paris, October 11."

The arrivals were 303 and the sailings 811. The sinkings were three above and two below 1,600 tons. The unsuccess- fully attacked vessels numbered eight.

RUSSIAN STRIKE ENDED.

Petrograd; October 11..

The railway strike has ended.

THE GERMAN NAVAL MUTINY.

Aa Astounding Incident.

Lanilan, October 10,

Reuter interviewed a high-naval authority, who said: The German naval mutiny was one of the most astounding incidents of the war and threw new light on the German peace kitos, which were manifestly due to the failing moral and internal troubles of the German people.

The Surrender of the Nuraberg.

ted in London, October 10

Ga the meeting of the German torpedo-bost flotilla with the Gruler Nurnberg (which was making for Norway with a view

REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.

THE GERMAN NAVAL MUTINY.

to being interned), the commander of the futilla grew suspicious. and wirelessed to Wilhelmshaven that the Nurnberg had not -responded th his signals, He was then instructed to stop or sink

the Nurnberg, the crew of which, being themselves and, surrounded, surrendered. The Nurnberg was, brought back to Wilhelmshaven.

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After the suppression of the mutiny the Kaiser, accom panied by Dr. Michaelis, came to Wilhelmshaven and ordered one out of every seven of the mutineers to be shot. Dr. Michaelis objected, saying he would not be able to as sunie such responsibility, before the Reichstag. Eventually only three were shot and the others heavily sentenced.

One of the reasons for the mutiny is said to be bad and inadequafé food.

A Socialist Denial,

London, October 10 In the Reichstag the three Socialist deputies named denied that their proposals were revolutionary. They de clared that they had a perfect riglit to speak to the sailors regarding their conditions.

The Conservatives exhorted that the three deputies should be tried for high treason and that there should be no parliamentary imiminity in such a case,

Dr. Michaelis admitted that 'rome, sailors" had com mitted regrettable crimes. They possesed tickets binding themselves to support the Independent Socialists' principles and carried on a propagands on a large scale on board the warships. Finally, he declared, the Independent. Socialiste were outside the pale to which a German official, might belong.

The Martyr Seilors.

Amsterdam, October 10, Herr Haase was called to order för describing the pre- vious speaker as a scoundrel because the latter had said that the Independent Socialists were profiting by their im munity from arrest. He continued that no one dare to. suggest that ground existed for any criminal prosecution. It wae à grava injustice to the accused sailors that we were not called as witnesses because the unhappy men would then have been saved from death (Shouts of "Judicial murder''). . Not even their parents were informed that their sons had been executed; they learned it from an ex-sailor on leave (Great disturbance on the Left). The entire affair now brought forward in the Reichstag will only divert attention from the fact that the Government has suffered a heavy defeat

Herr Dittmann said that the unhappy sailors will live ng martyrs in, the memory of German workers.

Necessary to Maintain Disciplies,"

Later.

In the course of the debate in the Reichstag Dr. Mickae- lis admitted the Socialist statement that sentences aggrega- ting two hundred years hard labour besides the death sen tences had been passed on zailors for Socialist propaganda. Dr. Michaelis justified the sentences on the ground that it was necessary to maintain discipline.

The Socialist Herr Vogtherr warned the Chancellor that hundreds of thousands of men and women, including men at the front, were behind the Socialist party and the Chan- cellor's policy was bound to fail.

Herr Haase said that Bismarck failed in his attempt to outlaw a certain party; Dr. Michaelis would fail also." He- added that the Government was at the end of its tether in trying to unite other parties to its support by waving the red fing

Krupp's organ, the "Ebenisola Westfalische Zeitung: urges the criminal prosecution of the Somalink dengkin

REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.

THE NEW OFFENSIVE.

A Victory of Major Importance.

London, October 1tt.

Reuter's correspondent at British Headquarters, writing. in the evening, says that although the achievements of yea terday were not na complete as might be hoped they amount to a great victory and a tactical result of major importance/ Home, divisions and Australians again covered themselves - with glory, while the gallant Newfoundlanders' achievements were superb. A Lancashire Territorial division received its baptism of fire. It was their task to advance over the most exposed and sodden ground of the whole battle front and without any tangible guide to their objectives. After passing through Beutel with slight opposition they encounter- ed the enemy in force in a cemetery flanking the right. hand side of Zwaenhock road. The enemy were hiding in camoufinged trenches covered with mudded brughwood "and from concealed rifle machine gua platforms offered a stab born' fight. The work of the stretcher hearers was beyond praise. The wounded were carried across six hundred yards *of fireswept ground, the bearers often sinking waist-deep. . One division has lost a third of its stretcher bearers in the last two offensives. Around Posleapelle the fighting Was very fierce. It is stated the troops penetrated Passchendale village, and even went beyond, bul bad to retire when, our own barrage drew back upon the village. The capture of Strodeliouse redoubt by the Guards was an outstanding event. The place was surrounded with uncut wire and vomit- ed intense machine-gunning, but the Guards, with a roar, leapt forward and-bombed their way into the heart of the redoubt and took prisoner all the survivors. Yesterday the Guards alone prisphered six officers nad four hundred men. Their advance was preceded by & Stokes' mortar bombard- ment of such fierceness that, when it lifted and before, tho battle had really begun the Germans streamed over "kamer- ading," The weather cleared this afternoon. Visibility is excellent and the prophets foretell an easterly wind and a dry spell which all are praying for."-

Over Two Thousand Prisoners,

London, October 11, Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig reports: In the course of the day hostile attacke on our new positions in the neighbourhood of Ypres Staden railway lad to local fighting not affecting any material, change in the situation. The enemy made no further counter-attacks and our troops on the battle front actively organised the captured positions. despite the great difficulties of the ground. Tuesday's pris onere hitherta reported number 2,038, of whom twentynine are officers. The prisoners include four hundred taken by the French We captured a few field guns and a number oE machine guns and trench mortafs,' Much aviation work was done on the battlo front on Tuesday despite a strong gale and thick clouds. The artillery were thus enabled to deal with the enemy's new gun positions and other suitable targets, Touch was kept with our infantry all day long. The enemy's troops were harassed at every opportunity by -machine gup: fire. A ton of bomba; was dropped during day.". time on Staden and two tená" at night-time on Boulars, Courtrai, Menin and Ledeghem stations. A direct hit on s hostile train caused a number of explosions man-machines man bronchi down

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AMERICAN TELEGRAMS.

The following are taken from |the Mania Daily Bulletin :—

Gale Sweeps Gulf of Mexico.

New Orleans, October 3.-A handred mile gele is sweeping the Galf of Mexico. One steamer. and several mailing vessels hava brea Eaak. 'On" the Isle of Pner, many lives have been lost. All telephone wires between Mobile, Alabama, and Pensacola, Florida, are down. Pensacola, F, October 4- Many merobant vessels have been jdriven ssbore by the gale which swept the Gulf of Mexico gealer- day. Damare to the naval station here is reported to exceed one handred thousand dollars.

New York Mayoralty." "New York, October 3.-Mr. William M. Bennet has defeated Mr. John Purray Mitchel, present Mayor of the city, for the Re publican nomination for the mayoralty in the coming election,

More German Vandalism, Lime, October 4-Peravian naval cfficers, after boarding and taking over German, atramere, report that the machinery on all the vessels has been wrecked by the crews.

The La Folleté Case. Washingtor, October 3.-The petition to cust Senator Robert M..." La Follette from his sest in the Upper House was presented to that body yesterday by Senator Frank B. Kelloga of Minnesote, himself a Republican member of the Senate,

St Paul, October 3.-Colonel Theodore Roosevelt, in an address in this city, has denounced Sics- tora La Follette and Gronna as. "Shadow Hans.” ÷ He declared ihat he wished he could send them to the Kaiser as a gift from the United States.

Norwegian Shipping Losses

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