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TELEGRAMS.

*Reuters Service to the

Telegraph.")

YESTERDAY'S-

TELEGRAMS.

ance.

THE WAR SITUATION,"

The Need for Fresh Determina lon.

A bottle of Champagne was shared between half a dozen. The meal lasted forty minutes.

Lord Curzon, as a member of the War Cabinet, toasting the Allies said "it was only by the combined, concen- trated, harmonious and unselfish

teen Staten, while an additional

troops marched through the streets of London and the day when they received their baptism of Gre in France as historic both in the annals

TELEGRAMS.

(Reuter's Service to The →Telegraph,” ·

THE WAR SITUATION,

did not wp

THE - HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1917.

TELEGRAMS.

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arrival of troops of a great xation Centrals

verses which started only a few H. K. Hotels monthe go to transform its com Land Invest. mercial population into soldiers, H'phreys Est. whereas the Eatente Powers have, Kloon Lands been steadily declining, during Shai Lands the past thres gesce, the ass of a

West Points BECODE,

Reclamations well equipped army, sadowed with perhaps the most. martial spirit on earth.

(Reuter's Service to This * Telagraph.">

"THE WESTERN FRONT.”, THE ITALIAN RETREAT.

London, Nov. 10. of essential supplies, want and dis-

Rotne, Xor. v. integration. It was a significant General Diaz, Chief of the General Sir Douglas Haig sare: Low- Reporting on aviation Field Mar fact that the enemy was constantly at Staff, has succeeded General initiating peace talk. He had been Cadorna.

flying machines on Thursday co- accused of optimisen as if optimismi

An Allied Conference at Rappalle operated with the infantry in raids H. K. & S. Banks §.

on the trenches. They fired many were a crime. “Picture to yourselves has created a

supreme political London, Nov. 10. a fighting bulldog, his fangs fixed council of Allies for the whole West-rounds at troops and machine guns. Cantons The Guildhall Banquet was held to in his enemy's throat, body braced. ern Front, assisted by a permanent trenches and billets during the day, Unions

Numerous bombs were dropped on North Chinas night, four hundred guests assembl tail waggling. Is he a pessimist? central military committee composed ng. The banquet was of most med. No, he is an optimist, born of deter-of General Foch, Sir Henry Wilson with good results. Unfavourable Yangtazes

FIRE INSURANCES. weather prevented night bombing. "est : proportions, as regard, food mination, confidence and courage, and General Cadorna.

Fourteen machines were brought |China Fires Except for the turtle soup the same. So it is with us." (Cheers). But we

London, Nov. 9. mén¡ could have been had anywhere must provide for a long war and Beater's correspondent at Italian down and six driven down. Ten of H. K. Fires for 3/6. The wine was in conson conserve our resources. If this were Headquarters graphically describes ours are missing..

done a real prace" might come more the terrible plight of the fugitives, lowing to the vacustion of the suddenly than we dared hope.

Lord Derby, who also replied, | Tagliamento: refugees fromí Gamomo said the moral of the army was causing a fresh fight from Por

denone to Trivigo. There were habies. ever higher than to-day.

Mr. Bonar Law replying to asphyxiated in the crush and mothers the toast of the Ministry, suddenly became dented. Aer-Italian Plea for Interventică in Sugars nction of all the Allies that we could and speaking of than tempor-planes attacked the trains, which

Europe. obtain victory and world-peace. The ary lowering clouds, said the future took refuge in tummels, causing dense Allies now really comprised seven of Russia was a seated book; but smoke ckels to swamp the racked need despair. Yo open cars. Children collapsed and

The Rowian debacle is the Langkats nine had broken off relations with nation eyer won or deserved freedom frenzied mothers were unable to re:necasing of an important inspired Rubs the enemy. These peoples had been which was not prepared to fight for 'suscitate them. Many officers and appeal, in" to day's Corriere della!

Tronohs and which, was not ready to stmin soldiers got through the enemy lines Sera ya the London Day Oriental Cons. drawn together, he would not say

A Sicilian Chronicle's Milso correspondent, to crush the German sovereign and ry nerve to drive put the invader by strange strategems,

Mr. Bonar Law proceeded to pay soldier, arrived barefooted and rag (writing on Sept. 9) for the inter prople, but to" crush the spirit of

DOCKS, WHARVES, overweening military.arrogance, the

a great tribute to the Dominions? | ged, having walked fróin Gorizia.

vention of the Japanese array.

GODOWNS, &C. London, Now 9.

H.-K. Wharves sa material force in its most brutal, troops, to whom Englishmen never

It is well nigh incredible that Kowloon Docks n. Reuter's correspondent at Italına crude, organised and scientist form grudged praise; but the Germans

the Entente Powers should a010-5'hai Docks which animated them. He referred aged we had left all the hard Headquarters, telegraphing rester

postponing supreme to the day when the United States fighting to the Dominion troops" None day, states that a dozen bridges over battles in order to await the] knew better than the Hominion sold, the Livenza River have been blown rs that nothing that they had done up by the Italians. in order to delay had not been equalled by the deeds of the enemy's advance. Meanwhile, their British comrades, (Cheers). the retreat has greatly shortened Mr. Bonar Law reviewed the gen the fighting line, which is scarcely of the war and of the history of the eral military situation and emplas 30 miles in fragth. This favours the two peoples. Alluding to Russin ised that Germany had secured com.oncentration for defence. and Italy, he offered our respectful plete control of the armies of her sympathy in her hour of trial and Allies. Such control d'd not exist] trusted Russia would still pierce the and could not exist to the same.

COTTON MILLS. sombre gloom momentarily hang- extent among our Allies because we

Ewos ing over her. Italy's heart had not were a league of free peoples; but

Kung Yika The Petrograd Telegraph Agency this missed opportunity of Japan Yangtszepoos been broken. She was now, with a step had just been taken which states that the Congress of Work-less and will be considered' ihe

S'hai Cottons. S. superb self-control, Bracing herself would make co-operation closer than inen's and Soldiers' Delegates of all wurdt error of the Allies. There to meet the i rader. The presence it had ever been. To-day the Allied Russia has practically unanimously are no inearmountable matérial

Orientals of M. Painiere and Mr. Lloyd George Military Staff of France, Britain and made an appeal to the workmen, dislive, for the sam_ship China Light & P... in Italy was the best guaran Italy had been created. (Cheers). soldiers and peasants of Russia which are to convey to Europe Providents

Borneos tee of what the Alliance stood for. It would sit permanently to study stating that the parties of Korniloff, the ruddiere of the Stars and Dairy Farms "The Allies have been fighting for military problems as a whole and Kerensky, Koledri and others are Stripes could have brought sero-s. Green Islands three years with one heart and one as the result of its creation the endeavouring to

Shall not the future find whole front from the Channel to the Petrograd, but several detachments

move troops to those of the Rising Sup.

H.K. Electrics them more and more with one Adriatic could in future be treated Kerensky's troops have already secrets of diplomacy to divine Ropes

It is not needful to know the H.K. Ice Co., strategy, one front! Out of all this as one. The enemy's great advantided with the revolting people that the leading Allied States Steel Foundries commotion may there not arise a age was that he could move on in-The appeal urges soldiers actively to feared that they would have to Trams, Low Level n. greater unity of direction and con- ternal lines while we had to move F erol, rendering the Alliance a more not serons à diameter but across s resist Kerensky, who is a partisan pay 100 beary & price for Ft Trams, Peak, old s effective instrument1" (Cheers).

of Korniloff; also the railway-men Estern help. They have not

Trams, Peak, new a circumference. He refused to pre-

ty stop the forces which Kerensky rcted that a speedier vatory

Laundries

b. Replying to the torst the Imper phesy regarding Italy, but he be:

is sending to Petrograd.

U. Waterboats |of anamer=ble lives and immense Watsons ial Forces, Sir Eric Geddes declared lieved the Italians would be able

suws of money would have large- | Wm Powells that on all questions of broad Naval to hold the enemy until aid came strategy there was complete agree from her

THE AMERICAN MISSION. Western Allies.

ly compensated them for the Morning Posts D. He nient between the Admiralty and the thought the German attack on Italy

granting of territory or the addi. Commanders of the great Navies was partly actuated by a hope to

London, Nov, 2. on of prestige to our valiant afloat. Submarinism bad not been divide the Allies and partly to keep hers of the American Mission have dose is to apply to the tremendous It is officially stated that the mem- Ally. What, ala! they have defeated, but for the present it was up the spirits of the German pe conferred with Angin-French repre- tragedy of the world war habits Share and General Brokers. held, and would finally be defeated ple; hat Germany would never win septatives on economie questions contracted by Governments-had (Cheers); but he did not wish to fall this war until they defeated the the country into a sense of security Franco-British Armies in the West.pected with the blockade. There old habits of hall measures and or complacency. On the contrary le He did not see any prospect of an

is every prospect of complete agree, temporising" ocotracted by „Go- urged that there had been no mo-early peace. It was now a question

Further, conferences are vernments formed on a Parlia meat in the war when there was of nerve and staying power. A the

mentary basic. greater need for steadfastness, cour belligerents staggered beneath age, determination and solidarity. Inad. It was the question of who was Qur losses in ships had been very guing to fall. He knew the hearts heavy and although being steadily of our soldiers and sailors and those reduced they were, still heavy; of our 'Allies would not fail them. hence the great need for reduction of imports, increased home produc tion and ingreased shipbuilding. The sky was moutentarily overcast, Aj great storm was sweeping over the Russian sky, a passing cloud was

mind.

(Cheers).

PRISONERS TAKEN IN

MESOPOTAMIA.

London. Nov, 9.

A

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RUSSIAN AFFAIRS.

pending.

London, Nov. 3.

MR. MONTAGU AT BOMBAY

London, Nov, 2. Hon. E. S. Montagu has arrived at Bombay,

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