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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1917.

"THE BEER WITHOUT A PEER."

"CASCADE

TRY IT.

REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.

THE REBELLIOUS MOVEMENT IN IRELAND.

London, October 24.

BRITISH

from

CANADA

Stocked

THROUGHOUT.

Everywhere

HASTINGS, HODGE & CO.

IMPORTERS.

STOP PRESS TELEGRAMS.

THE BATTLES IN THE WEST.

London, October 24.

In the debate in the House of Commous on the Irian question,

A German official wireless message states:-Counter-atsacke Mr, Lloyd George said Mr. Dake had striven to avoid endangering almost completely ejected the enemy from our defences on the toe usefulness ut las Convention. Tas speeches of Devalera, the Sinn Fola leader, were cold-blooded incitements to rebellion southern edge of Houthulst wood. The French between the Ailette sad the Ostal Heights encountered strong resistanos and have not Thereture, in oruci le sure the people, who honestly believed the advanced, owing to heavy losses. Beinforcements later, supported are doing their best for their country, firm Government action was: uncoasty. There were three, things the Government ought to by armoured cars, broke in our positione, reaching Allemaal and "Cannot be permitted. The Germans nearly landed are eighteenth of Filsin, and also between Allies and Braye, failed... emphasise in the intsisid ul ireland. First, lucitement to rebellion Charignon. We withdrew from untenable positions, blowing spour advanced batteries, Simultaneous and repeated assaults to the months ago. We know that arrangements are again in the making to laid uraAT. We know that this was partly dume oy Conat von „Bernstorff" Secondly, no Government can permit organisation for rebelliou, Tus Premier then referred the uriflings and marchings sud exquctations of Devaista that insy should study tus mechanism of suo riže; sud said that what was going on in Ireland;

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GERMAN WITHDRAWAL ON RIGA FRONT-

London, October 21,

A German official message states:-Between the Gulf of Rigs was a deliberate steps to fol and an tuonance of young and the Drius, we withdrew on Sunday, without interruption, along

men, wid, if they und Deen in this country, would hure been compaleurity enlisted, Tuzuly, tueze was a lot of talk among Sina Fein iradera which did not mesa Home Lale or asil-government, but separation ur sɛüessioù. Lucco won a uemoud for lua novereign. independence of iroinad. No and beater say at unes that ander NO QURGILIOAN wonto Britain permut anything of that kind.

a wide front.

ENEMY SUCCESSES ON ITALIAN FRONT..

London, October 24. A German official message atstes:-The Austro-Germane this Answering Mr. Union, the Frommeraald that the Government morning captured the foremost. Italian positions near. Flitch had given sa undertjaing as the formation of the Convention that Tolmino, and also the northern portion of Bainsizza,

-18 | ambulantini agrosmums wore Roadusă iue Guretament would nee

the whole of their power and initiative to give efloci kuaceto, in 108

form of an Aot of Parliament.

Mr. Dutton: underesend the Pame Minister to pledge the Government, immediately after an agreement is reached, to put a Ball bafore Parliament and pads it?

Mr. Luoju Georga:—Cortainly,

Mi Koumond's motion was rejected by 211 to 68.

́AMERICA AND ENEMY PROPERTY,

EARLIER TELEGRAMS,

ISLINGTON BYE-ELECTION..

London, October 24: The bye-election at East Islington resulted: Smallwood (Coalition), 2,700; Baker (who favour air reprissim), 1,532; Barnard (representing the New National Party), $13.

FRENCH CABINET CRISIS SETTLED,

Paris, October 23.

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The Cabinet crisis has been settled, all the Ministers remaining in office except M. Ribot, Minister for Foreign. Affairs, who is replaced by M. Barthou.

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THE IRISH DEBATE.

London, October 24. Kenter's corresponuent at Washington states that the new Enemy Property Trusies, où assuming office, "announced" that credits of other property heid by American firme for alien conmies, estimated at a ralas of hundreds of millions dollárs, would be subscribed to the Laberty Load. He denied that plane had been made to seize enemy-owned real, property, including stored coLLDA and other materials. He added out he had notified corporations and other businese firms working with German or Germanto Allies Replying in the House of Commute the men of Funds that their normal business operations would be interfered | --- with sa little as possible."

BRITISH NAVAL LÓSSES.

London, October 24.

The Admiralty announces that a deströyer has been sunk as the result of a collision. Two officers and twenty-one of the bran were saved." The armed morosatile, craiser Orama was torpedoed and sank on Friday. There were no casualties.

(WEEK'S SUBMARINISM,

London, October 24.

"The Admiralty announce that the shipping arrivals dating the past week were 2,748 and the azilinga 2,689. Seventeen resaole over and eight under 1,600 toss wore sunk. Seven were unsucceKK- fully attacked.

THE ESCAPED SUBMARINE.

London, October 24..

In the House of Commons, Mr. Balfour stated that Britain had mede representations to Spain regarding the escape of the German submarine. " He was ccnfident that the measures taken by Spain would prevent a repetition of each incidente.

BRITISH AIRMEN VINDICATED.

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were

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London, October 24, Scientific explantations of the atmospheric conditions during the air raid of October 21, finally demonstrates that not only worr British, airmen not to blame, bat actually primarily re sponsible for the Zeppeling arriving over France. Above

dinomoerting ground

three distinot - sfrats in the atmosphere, each with different air currents and winds. The highest of these, aamely at 14,000 feet, was blowing at forty miles a bour from the north-west. It was into this atrata tha' the aeroplanes forced the Zapplies. Thus the latter were carried so Trapos, where the authorities had been warned to be on thi look- out for them and were easily i ble to deal with them in day-light, **

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A GERMAN ON GERMAN INIQUITIES.

Truth Told by Fearless Journalist.

For rather

ASK FOR IT.

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He bebeld

WAR COMFORTS.

man eye-witnesses. the commencement, in Constanti nople, of that terrible via crucis apon which thousands of refined Armenian men, women, and More Work by "Our Little Bit children were forced to set cut,

Society,' and which, if fate were kind, ended in death out

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desolate plains of Asia Minor. "Oor Little Bit Socisty" has

the parched shores of

to-day sent to Mesure. Shewas, more than three be Euphrates. For monthe he Tomes and Co, two cases of war- - fees the abduha resited hear was a daily witness of troops of comfort to be forwarded as To The Commandant, "The the truth about Germany from Armenians driven through the follo German lips. It seemed almoet streets of Pets for deportation to impossible that there should not the railway station. Each city Chestgate," Shelford Bed Oroas be one man with the courage to quarter had to deliver ita quota Hospital, Cambe, England.-360 bear witness against anexampled of victims. The men and boye rolled bandages, 103 brutality, ruthlessness, and went on foot, the women, crowded pyjamas, 52 while woollen knitted duplicity. Such a man, ept for in street cars, every evening, belts, 50 pairs white woollen beil the salvation of the Fatherland down to Galsts. His wife, passing socks, 18 white woollen esps, 40 with truth-telling, has at last been, the police station, on the main

oye bandages, 13 khaki, woollen` found in Dr. Harry Starmer, street of the European quarter, cups, 14 many-tail bandages, 25 former correspondent of the one day, heard the groans of ap

pra, cloth slippers. Kolnische Zeitung. Invalided Armenian who, as the police To The Matron, Hospital from the army, after fighting in men informed her, was being Auxillaire, 113 Honfleur, France. the Macarian Lake region, be was tortured. Stuermer himself did 338 rolled bandages, 15 pair sent by his newspaper, in 1915 not witness what happened to stretcher boots, 70 eye bandages, to Turkey, where be beheld the these unfortunates on their way to 25 pairs closh slippers, 115 flannel depths to which Turkish bestiality destruction in the interior; nor did could descend, and took the he personally see what was done at 10 pairs white woollen bed socka, 6 white woollen caps, '5 messure of German cowardice in Anatolia sad Armenia proper quilte, 5 pillows, 5 baga swabs, and cynicism, which could aid to the Armenian pessants. Bathe lot magazines. land abet the Armenien magasores. was told by individas! Germans, 1 Deeply moved to indignation, he men of humans instincts, who had sent reports of what be had seen been borrified bystanders, that back to Cologne, reports which the nothing written about the arme

and for nian massacres can possibly have Censor suppressed, which he was dismissed by his been exaggerated. It does not employers. When he still per need the corroboration of hia As we are going to Prom we sieted in outspoken condemnation fellow.countrymen, the German receive from Mr. L. N. Liefs, the of the Government, he was recalled missionaries on the spot, who Hon. Secretary of "Our Day," " to the colours, although declared have been equally outspoken on it showing the absolutely nafii for service. How this'enbject, to induce belief in monta collected in the vacións be finally managed to get to Suermec's honesty. His graphic ine mood by ladies selling roses Switzerland in not known. Bat and passionate account of what to the morning. The receipte now, at the sacrifics of his whole be sa and beard of itself from snia source total $10,301.40, lature, without hope of reward compels belief.

ber enemies,

“OUR DAY" SALÈ OF ROSES.

individdal

Minister's derman Wife. The Rev. Gustave Francis

in any direction, he publishes bi- Having established Turkish book "Two War Years in Con- boundless" guiltin the Armenian Lundvit, Uctober 23.

etantinople," en indic meat of slaughter, the "most terrible Beokn and his wife, of Bristol, who Mr.

Germany as terrible and damning metssacre since Nero's day," he went for holidays to flirscombe Redmow, cauled va October 10, sin. Duke mbi timer wery_til

se any brought against her by proceeds to accuse Germany 86 out notifying their change of the Pilste of a whole race. Con-address, were fined $10. r. wen who pefovered in weir vowed detta f being

He begins bia testimony with sciencelessness, cowardice, cyni-Bockn us. Unitarian minister, ut the pupimwa of tremno in such louce and under such circumstances as w maso the goverment of trend'

his service in the Masurian cam-cal levity" are some of the terms de wife in German bara, and it impossible. 13se were determined to crease servriám

Ler object

paign, when be met many officers with which he brands his own we stated she had two brothers POČTON O Lo 1 country

order

of

who de fighting in the German army. who had come from Belgium spoofficial countrymen pudne was being 'dits".

rekuruutbe

resources 'charse-

who frankly told the same stories liberately washed their hands of French Champion Cyclist Killed, The Petit Journal announcem wickest of treiami, wild penney

Jaf German terroriem as those the blood of almost a million teristic of a rebel organisata, butk prior to the rebellion

beinga which appeared in the Bryce re human

"How do the death of M. Francois Lafour and to-day. The Irish sixation was not more prodigai

make Staermera immediste I come to

such acade, the champion "cyolies, who' port. ul expense to the purucia of this nutschievous object.

saperior was most prolific in this terrible. charge?" be saks. was killed while carrying out hi Many Irishmen represented to him at the tiovernment

type of reminiscences:

"Because of the fact that-hen duties of patrolling the coast as a anoud-run every reasonable risk falder than do suytung which would cause a coursery wasen migne ui afeez the

When we wanted to make a the Armenian Patriarch used to non-commissioned flying affiber, requisition or plander a bouse, come to our Ambassador with te machine capsized and the Convention. Un the other hand men from various parts of iro land were unrestebod at present and the suture by the rebel

we had a very simple form of tears in his eyes, begging for help bomb he was outrying barat, movement. There was the greatest ukaim thatnow, when it was

procedure: one of my men was and I witnessed this scene fourcade and his observer wers hoped that the Convention would devise a solution for the

ordered to elip a Belgian guo more than once at our Embassy-both killea, na Government of Ireland, 1 might be made actually impos

through a cellar window into the no interest was shown for any sible. bonic desired passivity in the tace at the minst illegal

house is question. Then we thing but

German prestige, kad most dangerous action, while others believed that, unless treedom from disturbance was mulutamed, tha Convention taus be defeated by it. The detent of the Convention waA declared to be the object of the agitatora. Zue troubles in Ireland during recent weeks arose because the Convention was doing well. The design of the sinn Fein leaders required the failure of the Convenum and they were at presunt manœuvring with the coject of creating a situation in which

The the Convention would

hopeless. appear

Buch

crimin- Government would do its best to suppress al mute.. No criticizu should prevent any government of a civilised country, using any means to prevent citizens being led to deeds of violence and criminal misconduct. It would be the Government's duty to see that those 'wo leading them should not persevere in that course. While we hoped that a new constitution for Ireland was in the making, and "while the mass of Irishmen were satisfied that they could keep the controversy within bounds, there would be no ar rosts. Nothing would be more helpful to the propaganda of seccession than embarkation upon a policy of arrests. There would be no needless arresta.

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Mr. Asquith emphasised the importance of saying no- thing and doing nothing at present to prejudice prospects of reconciliation in Ireland. He thought he was not over sanguine in hoping that within a very few months the Govern mont would be able to present to the House of Commons a scheme for the Government of Ireland, acquiesced in larga majority of the Irish people,

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cunde a search for hidden wes pone: wounded vanity, but never any Embaery bad received complainte if we found only one rifle, welcompassion for the fate of the sport a case of this kind, which were ordered to confieoste every-(Armenian people." The Germans, were forwarded to Berlin without thing, without pity, and bring he maye, had Turkey absolutely result.

in hand, and could have put so This book by Dr. Sturmer s away the people

One of the best-known German end to the masesores at once, had justive German, of unquestioned correspondents, Paul Schweder, they earnestly desired. So much patriotism, who served faithfully. who, says Staermer, eynically for his indictment of offois! and at the front till his health wha tells the truth in private, but diplomatie, Germany. He also chattered, a' man of well-known pablishes what the Gavernment makes a much more fearial so honesty, courage, and upright- prescribes, told him that when he casation against individual office, is bound to made a diep was in Belgium he saw much cars, who were more fiendish impression 'ontside of Germany worse things than this. He asthan the Tarks themselves and will se within hee enred Stoormer that "there had assisted in the deportations boundaries. For such been thousands of cases of women at certain pleas in Anis pablicstion cannot be excluded by ag and young girls of the best Minor. Unbelievable as, it may any smcant of vígửance. It will esem, Gorman officers were found cross the border in the beads and Belgian and French families" sensalted by German soldiers who, when the Ottomen sather hearts of travellers returning from who remained unpunished in ities had act the heart to fire on Switserland, if in no other way women and children taking ro Meanwhile Dr. Starmer-bindel most instances,

Binermer proceede to tell of the fuge within doors, turned their must be regarded as an ormana things he himself saw in Cuz guns on the buildings and engag- lie the profession of riaatinople, with his own eyes, se od in forneal artillery practice, newspaper man with wail as what he was told by Ger- Braemer knows that she German for at for