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October 29, 1917,

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REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.

NEW FRENCH ATTACK IN BELGIUM,

GERMAN POSITIONS CARRIED ON FOUR-KILOMETRE FRONT.

Four Villages and Fortified Farms Captured.

Londor, October 29.

Temperature 6 a,m.

October 29, 1916,

Humidity

MONDAY,

OCTOBER 29,

1917:

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TELEGRAMS,

CRIMINAL SESBIONS.

CANTON NEWS.

AMERICAN TELEGRAMS.

(Router's Service to The "Telegraph.")

YESTERDAY'S

A Manslaughter Cass.

The ladepandance Movement.

TELEGRAMS.

THE RUSSIAN SITUATION,

Moscow, October 27,

The following are taken from the Manila Daily Bulletin:---

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Lady May Rose Fund.

Subscriptions already sok. nowledged 120-0 0 $13,381.46-

Our Canton correspondent The Oriminal Sessions re-writes under date of October 23 German Campaign Against the opened this morning before as follows:---

Liberty Loan. Sir William Rees Davise (Chief Since the declaration of Washington, October 20.—It is The Congress of Politicians has Justice), when Chinese named independence by Smatow, the announced that the Liberty Loan Collected in

Amoy elected A. Rodzianko, a former Pre-U Kom-china charged with Toobun, fearing a maliny, has bwcriptions to date miske a total A Paris communique of of one billion and a half certain Rer, and Mrs. at 5.15 this morning and was completely successful. The French, In the course of a speech he deciat: year-old bay at West Point on the troops be closely watched.» on both sides of the Ypree-Dixaade road, carried all the Germe positions on a front of four kilometres to an average depth of two kilometres, despite the stubborn resistance of the enemy, who suffered racet heary losses..

We reached the western border of the Houthalet forest and carried the villages of Vardren des Mie, Asboot, Kercken and Kippe, alas numerous solidly-fortified farms, capturing & bandred prisoners.

We made fresh progress on the Aisne foat from Chevriquy and occupied Froidment farm.

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EARLIER TELEGRAMS,

THE WESTERN STRUGGLE.

Situation-Still Further Improved.

Landon, October 27. Beuter's correspondent at Headquarters states:-This morning the weather was fine but the ground was indescrib ably bad. A feature of resterday's fighting was the fine advance made by the Canadians along the Passchendaele ridge. The situation in this region was further improved during the aight Hostile shelling is not excessive and it is. believed that most of the gums have been moved toward the rear. It is certain that the enemy is finding great difficulty in main taining communication. News from the German lines shows that 800 men of the 29th Reserve Infantry were recently, imprisoned, owing to their refusal to enter the line at Lens The feed between the enemy artillery and infantry does not seem to lessen.

French Make Satisfactory Progress.

London, October 27.

A French communique states:---In Belgium our troops are continuing the action between Dreigrachten and Drai bank and captured new German trenchies north of the objec tives reached yesterday. Progress continues to be satisfac tory, despite the difficulty of the ground. South of the Aisne German aeroplanes there is intermittent artillery fring dropped twenty bombs of large calibre on Dunkirk, causing thirty civilian victims.

Mare Villages Captured"

Loudon, October 28.

Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig reports: The operations of the French this morning northward of St. Janesbeek were continued with success. The French, advancing actride the Bizschoote-Dixmude road. despite the difficulties of foods and heavy ground, captured the villages of Aschhoop, Kippe and Merckem, with many farms and strong points, and tak ing a number of prisoners. There is great reciprocal artilery activity on the British battle-front but no infantry action. The number of prisoners since yesterday exceeds 1,100 of whom 300 were taken by the French.

Despite the rain. our aeroplanes yesterday performed valashle work in locating our attacking infantry.and report- ing suitable targets. Our artillery aeroplanes, flying low, fired ten thousand rounds on enemy woop and transports. Two of our machines few down the main-streets of. a town level with the house-tops firing into bodies of enemy troups. Three German aeroplanes 'were brought down and one driven down. Two of ouri are missing.

WILL PETROGRAD BE EVACUATED.

Petrograd, October 27.

In the Preliminary Parliament M. Kerensky said there po question of surrendering the capital to the enemy. On the contrary the defences were being strengthened to the uttermost and were engaging consideration. Any evacua- tion would be due to food and fuel supply difficultion. The Parliament approved of the Government's declaration.

AMERICAN TROOPS IN FRONT LINE.

London, October 27.

It is announced that American troops are now in the front line in France. The artillery fired the first shot.

SPANISH CABINET RESIGNS,

ed that the Congress aimed at awakening the National Congress to September 29th. the suppression of the existing The Municipal employees have de- anarchy. cided to strike on the 29th inst. unless their demands are accepted.

Petrograd, October 27.

Prisoner, who was undefended, pleaded not guilty, and Mr. G. Wakeman, Crown Solicitor, prosecuted.

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and offer every indication that the As the activities of Lang Ssi.maximum total of three billion Įshai, the Defence Commissioner ill be subscribed within a low "Boses"

daya. of Kcehow and Laichow, are

Colonel Herbert M. Lord of the will shortly declare independence, United States army, in an address aspicicas, it is reported that he The jury were empanelled Another report says that Kochow delivered before the national in- A special committee comprising follows:-Mecers, E. B. Bar and Laichow have already de race conference, states that a | pro-German campaign, extending; representatives of the Workmen'e

The forese at the disposal of all over the United States, is sad Soldiers Council, the Baltic mond, P. P. Sares, A. O. V.clared independence. Fleet Committee, professional or Ribeiro, R. D. Baptista, J. B. ganisations and others has under- Gutierrez, W. 8. Glendinning, Mok Kingya, the Independent aimed to discredit the loyalty of SAVED BY 30 SECONDS.

|the" national army and to dis- Commissioner of Swatow, are re- taken the internal and external and 8.-G. Ribeiro, defence of Petrograd. "

Outlining the face of the case, ported to consist of filean courage the campaigu»in favoa? Preparations for the evacuation of Helsingfors are proceeding, Ad Mr. Wakeman exid that on the battalions of infantry, artillery of the Liberty Lome by beinging: vices from Stockholm show that the day in question the deceased and mohine-gunr, boarde 200 coopomic pressure to bear apon Germans are sanguine of an easy child and his mother were crossing newly-enlisted men and 1,000 the banke not to handle the fee of bonds. This campaign, bè landing in Finland, capturing the the road at West Point, at a point reinforcemente supplied by the states, is being waged through· Russians and without resistance

Western Street and Tochun between

Mor cutting the railway communications with Sweden.

Centre Street, when the defendant, is said to be planning to des the medium of editorials and London, October 27. who was driving a car, he being patch troops by three routes to items published in the A wireless Russian official messages chat fear in the employ of the capture Waichow. Commander absidised press of the country. states: Enemy squadrons "bom- barded Aimazh sector, Salismunde zile Garage, came along, and Ban Poian has been ordered-to and the southern coast. of Kundi the child was knocked down and proceed thither with troops to Island.

killed. Daath was practically assist in the defence, and if he succeeds he will be made De fence Commissioner.

DEAR POTATOES,

A Farmer Fined £5,000,

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instantaneoua.

Evidence was then taken, The jury, by a majority of six to one, found that the prisoner was not guilty, and he was scoordingly discharged.

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of Frochow.

Civil

Parls Conference.

Washington, October 20It is vow certain that the United States will be represented at the Entente Conference which is to be held in the pear future,

Market.

Germans Laugh at America's

Preparations. ·

Men who Fought Fire to

Rescom Others, “

The King has conferred the Albert Medal on Ernest A. Pooley, chief motor mechania, M.B. 1627; Herbert Pawley, deckband, &.D. 1193; and artificer, engineer (now Boting mate. E) Elmond John Freden. RN for great heroism in the saving of life,

On April 25 violent explosion cocurred-on board HM, motor launch 431, while she was lying

wäre every instant drawing nsarer to the spot where Sab Lieutenant Nesh lay buried, and the two men jumped on board the vessel and

A telegram reached Canton yos terday blaming the Tachan for having oo-operated with Dr. Sun to rebel against the Govern. East Suffers Shortage in Sugar slongside the jetty at the base. The after part of the vessel waU ment, ordering his dismissal Abenob of 13 magistrates, of

Washington October 20-Mr.wrecked, and is at once becam8 Attack on European. and appointing Li Iahon, Hoover, the Food Administrator, known that Sub-Lieutenant Char- whom a mejɔrity were agricul.|

This afternoon the Chief Justice | the

Governor, 10

bas issued a statement urgingles W. Wash. RNVR., W tarists at Spalding, imposed a

beard the cave against Li Kwai sot as Tuchun. It is interesting fine of $5,000 and £250 costs on

Pooley and Powlay, who were George Thom pean, of Button, who and Chan Ter alias Uban 8.0g, to note that the telegram denoun- strict engar conservation, especial-turied beneath the wreckage, awng and farms et rer thousand who are charged with committing sing the Premier bote, both they in the eastern states, where

mrmed robbery...... in the new name of the Tachon 180 that of his at present a shortagedus on board their own vessel lying sorer, for selling potatoes at

Territories pon sa Enropesa Admal Cheng Pik kwong, but to lack of transportation facilities.ut the justy some 50 yards astery, He also warns the merchants in immediately hurried to the motor price in zemes of that fixed by the named Ernest William Gardiner. that only the Tachan has been that section against taking ad- launch, which was by that time Potato Orders.

Prisoners denied the charge, dismissed. It is believed that The proceedings were taken by

Cheng's name has been purposelyantage of the present shortage burning fiercely. The fine and were not represented. the Fond Controller, and there

to raise prices. The case for the Ornwa was emitted from the latest telegram, were 55 summonses for selling conducted by Mr. .B. Wakeman The M P.'s who recently osme

Fell and offering to

Eted

South are leaving Canton one by

Washinton October 20.-Maj w potalone at a price in excess of (Crowe Solicitor).

by one, on the ground of lack of ihat allowed. "There" was a for-

fande to meet expenser, but in. c, of the German General Baff succeeded in estresting the ther summons for entering into s

formation received seems to paint has declared that the military fficer and carrying him to the Ectitioae transaction contrary to

strength of the United States is jetty. At they were leaving the the Potato Main Drop Order, but Chanba, G. N. Manley, R K. to the probability of their being about equal to that of Bamanin bost the whole of the after part sent by the Generalinimo to plan this was withdrawe. Defendant Whiteford, and D. O. Baptistă, pleaded guilty to the other sum-

In outlining the foots of the risings, in their respective die and that the participation of barst into fimes, and, in alt Americe in the war may be reprobability, had they been delay- C&ar, Mr. Wakeman said that on triet,

A Hongkong merchant hagarded is negligible, in so far as ed for another 30 esconds a Mr. Travers Hagiphrey aid September 12, Mr. Gerdiner, who

When on the morning of Feb. that the prosecution was regarded the manager of some lead escared sauction from the Gor the Central Powers are condemned, three would have perished.

27 one of the suxiliary stop as one of great public importance mines close to the border of eroment to build a road from Remarkable Plot Revealed.

Washington, October 22.—A from two points of view. The British and Chinese territory, bad Chinshan (lour miles north of

socidentally barst and the bailer» first was that Mr. Thempion bad gone to Sha Tau Kok to meet a facso) to Shaki, the capital of dispatch from Chicago states alys in ons of HM, shiss

Bindu priest nameð. been breaking the orders made consignment of dynamite which the Heangthan district. It will that ■ by the Food Controller in his own had been sent, from Hongkong. ursveres all the principal villages Sakumar Chatterj, in testifying room was filled with dense stezza financial interest to an enormous

Four coolie, women.

en- and extend about forty miles, at the conspiracy wial now being reden made several gallant extent. There had been a large gaged to carry the dynamite It will be saitable for motor can hold in that city, bas declared slepte to enter the stokehold,

and all left the number of breaches of the. Order,

before jart dore quite deliberately for profit,

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The following composed the jars: Mr. P. L Kaight, J. M. Vieire, J. Tyr, B. M. C. da

weke

Helena May Institute.

station and it is reported that a company that the German agent Boehm and ancoceded in bringing out three o'clock. to deal with the traffic has already revealed to him a plot at Manila two men who were lying inwa to bring about the murder of ible on the strikehold platen, and by means of which defendant had After walking for about forty been formed.

Dr. Cook, the American explorer, helped 10 bring cut others, obtained very large sums of money road, they met four men, and a

minutes along the hilly frontier

and his party of nineteen, who -den also succeeded in opening quite illegally. The second aspect was that Thompson was a gentle they passed, sir. Gardiner, who The weekly religions meeting passed through the Philippinee the safety valve, which relieved men in a very large way off the rear of the women, of the Helens May lastitate will early in 1916 en route to India, the immediate danger of a further thought they looked suspicicus, be held on Tuesday at 5.30 p.m. It was planned to kill all of the accident. Although he had a wat business, a man of means and sabstance, jast the type of man

Glancing round as they passed, and will be conducted by the members of that party and then 48, tied over his mouth be he saw one of the men advancing Bishop of Victori. The meeting has obtaining entrance into that lity of live steam, and was per to imperionste them in India,wallowed a considerable quin- that the authorities locked to to towards him with a revolver is open to all women. give a lead to smaller men in obey pointed at him and the three other Health.of the Colony.

country for members of antially incapacitated by it effects. ing the law. On his owa admissión

Daring last week there were organisation designed to foster Thompson had made a illegal men also turned round and

spproached Mr. Gardiner, two two cases of enterip fever notified revolation among the Hindus

Prisoners to Germany. profit of £5.120 and that did not of them producing revol in the Colony, one British and the and the murder of all British in cover all the ground. There were

Washington, October 22.--An... earlier transactions, bat the six era and the other a knife. The ether Chinees. There was also that country.

American prisoner-of-war esos ped monthe allowed for proceedings women dropped the box of dyan one occurrence of puerperal fever Beans and Corn Crop Records.

Washington, October 22.-Mr. from Germany reports that mite and ran away. Mr. Gardiner, a Chinese. One of the enteric elspeed.

Hoover announces that the beạn | Americans and British hold in who was not armed, was forced cases ended fatally. Mr. Maddocks, for the defenos.

Lottery Tickets.

crop in the United States this year Germany would starys, szospt for said Mr. Thompson was 74, and to the ground and tied up, a rope

being placed tightly round, bin AoLee in which a Chinese was lia 7,000,000 bushels greater than the aid of the Red Cross and all he did was to take a share of throat. Haring taken a wrist charged with the anlawful posit was in 1916, and that this Y.M.O.A. Ireland, M. Pierre Mocser and the profit of six ghineas a ton per- watch from his, the men prosession of 585 8in Pai lottery year's crop of corn will exceed Dr. Diverres from Brittany: mitted to merchants. Be did not ceeded to divide the dynamite tickets was before Me, Dyer Ball, the 1918 total of 2,717,932.000

Mr. E T. John claims that 27.5 | rob the poor..

between them, later leaving in at the Police Court this morning, boshele, by at least between 600,- per cant, of the total population of

she direction of Sha Tau K-k Mr. The defendant's story was that 000,000 and 700,000,000 bushele. In connection with the National the United Kingdom of Great Bri

Gardiner struggled to get free the tickets were all old ones and Both gares are now records for Eisteddfod of Wales at Birken-tain and Ireland are Celte. Scotland of the movement may be expected bat one of the men noticed that he was taking them back to production in the United States. headyen attempt is being marie freland, and Wales between them in the fature. A Union of Celts this and they all came back, tied Canton. With a view to enquir In view of these record crops Mr. to revive, in somewhat modified claim 11,560,000, while it is all the world over is contemplated. Hr. Gardiner up more secately ies being made to see if this were Hoover predicts that food prices form, the activities of the Pan-estimated that another 859,000 An attempt will be made to and also tied him to a bash. Be tras, his Worship adjourned the will drop considerably in the mear

falare. Celtic Lesgos, which, under the Cels are domiciled in England. organise the great8ottish element was eventually released by some ease. direction of Mr. Fournier d'Albe, Brittany has a Celtic population in Osande sud the Irish and farmers who had been fetched by

The Cabinet has regued.

CELTIC UNION.

World-Wide Movement Started.

Madrid, October 27,

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Alleged Cold Blooded Shootlag of at one time promised to become of 3,500,000. Thus in the United the Welsh in the United States the women. The matter was re-ble to recover the watch as the

Negroes.**.* a, force in the life of the nation. Kingdom sad the Northof France and Australia, and to see dele- ported to Bergesat Ogg at Shaman had gone over into Chinese Washington, Ootóber 22.- The inspirer of the present one there are found to-day gates elected by these communi- Tau Kok and two days later the territory.

Before the Congressional Comi |-~9.16 p.m... movement is Mr. E Tomething like sixteen million ties at a great Celtic Council two prisoners were arrested at Mr. Gardiner then told his mitsee which is now conduoting

Qae John, H.P. for Evet Denbighshire, Celta.

other Celtip meeting annually in England. Yanmati. Both had been identi-story in the witness, box, the an investigation into the race and president of the Union of onges is spoken still by a large Liratenant the Hoo. Evan fed by Mr. Gardiner. Since conlie women and other witnesses riots which occurred in East St.-9.15 p

Morgan, Welsh National Societina. With proportion of these.

Welah Guards, the boating in the Police being called

**Lonis last. May,, lastimony has chit him, are associated each Celtic Although, owing to existing obtained permission la leave his Court, the first prisoner bad Both men were sentenced to been given to the fɛot that there Natalists, as Eakins of Marr conditions, politics are barred work at the Minister of Labour medo a voluntary statement my. Eva years' bard labour and price was wanton shooting of the neg.: from Bolland, Dr. Douglas Lyds, from this year's discussions as for a few days to attend the Cloning in whose opstody the soles sech ordered to receive fourteen rose by patrolling soldiers. Th

Lord Ashbourne from Birkenhead, great developmenta ference.

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