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REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.

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THE JURKISH RETREAT IN PALESTINE.

London, November 11, Reuter's correspondent at Egyptian Headquarters, writing on Nov. 3, says:-The pursuit on the heels of the retreating Turks continued on Friday, when our cavalry got beyond Askalon and Elmejdel. Owing to their hurry the Turks were unable to remove the inhabitants, who joy- ously welcomed the troops. The cavalry, advancing north from Sherrin, overtook the enemy rearguard and made pris- onors of a considerable number, while elsewhere, a dashing charge by the Yeotuanry resulted in the capture of six guni, «brea machine guns and one hundred prisoner. Great quantities of undamaged stores have fallen into our banda. The aviators, continue to do good work, bombing and firing

their machine gans on trams. They report that the town of Ellafujch and the railway junction at Eltinch are in. fames

LOYAL RUSSIAN TROOPS.

Paris, November 12.

The Russian troops in France have telegraphed to M. Kerensky assuring him that they are ready to shed their blood against the Maximaliete, and counter-revolutionaries in the struggle of democracy against German autocracy.

THE ANGLO-DUTCH DIFFERENCE.

London, November 11...

A Wheß Paper containing Anglo-Dutch correspondence on the gravel questing shows that the Dutch Government not only entendeshithat the gravel that was trainsmittel was not intend- a for military parpuses, bat that the Rhine Convention and other agreements, imp sed on Holland an obligation to guarantee free navigation of the waters lying fetween the] *Rhine and Belgium.

Mr. Balfour disputes this applicability of the agreements quoted and asks if Holland regards such agreements as pre- venting the enforcement of her obligations as a neutral and on what ground she claimed to prevent the departure of the German abips captured in Antwerp by the Belgians.

HUGE SHIPPING AND COLLIERY COMBINE.

London. November 12.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1917.

The Liverpool (Journal of Commerce" says it is rumour-" ed that one of the largest shipowning combines contemplates an amalgamation with one of the largest colliery companies of South Wales. Such a combination would be the largest of its kind in the world, and would control over i million 'tons of shipping, and six milhon tone of the best steamer"

ated bitumine mals.

CANADIAN GOVERNMENT'S POLICY.

Ottawa, Noveler 12,

The Premser, Sir R. L«Borten, on henalf of the new Boma ti peruana, las, iss and an appeal to the electorate wherein he sint--:-- The Giovernment thoroughly realises that in this national emergency there is imperative necessity for the filmvant of its policies with the last possible, delaș. It plebzes itself to prosceate the war with ceaseless vagout,hoc suite for matbord tunity, to administer public departments with, cromony,and <fligency, to devise measures, for taxatiour/velach will regard social justice, and neglect no- thing that may hẻ required to sustain the soldiers on service or somban abuse of their, hamzebolds whom they have left, ber hind. I am finaly "convinced that these objects can best be achieved by a Government representing all parties, classes, creeds and interests. I appeal with confidence on its behalf for the sympathy and support of the Canadiga people.

MR. LLOYD GEORGE,

Farie, November 11,

Mr. Lloyd George has arrived here.

INFIRMARY DISASTER.

London, November 12. Fifteen aged wohren were burned to death in a fire at Manchester Infit mary.

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SHANGHAI RACES.

Some of To-day's Results.

On another page will be found the results of yesterday's events at the Shangbai Automa Rece Meeting. Below we give the to- day's results to hand at the time of going to press :—

The Northera Cup.-

Mr. Fash's Wrooon, (Mr, Hill)

Mr. Elretius' Merrysand, (Mr.

Mr. John Peel'e Sandy,

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The China Cup.

Mr. Elreitus Royalsand, (Mr.

Mr. Neville's Good boy (Mr.

TOMMY'S PAY.

Pay Office Puzzles.

A soldier writes to the Daily Chronisle as follows :-

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CANTON NEWS.

Canton" correapordent writes onder date of November 12 as follow-

OVERSEAS HOMES FOR ENGLISH GIRLS.

A New View of Emigration.

Is emigration going to solve

CRICKET.

Kowloon v. Belcher's Section Artillery,

A most enjoyable-all-day match

Lak Wing-ting, who is now in the great after-the-war problem was played at Kowloon yesterday, Wochow, has informed the of what to do wish our girls when the visiting team being drawn from the Belcher's Section of various delegatee meeting bin the boys come home?

The question is all importent, Artillery. The wicket was all in there that as there are methods

for settling Canton affaire, and for it will be one of the most favour of the batemen, and some emergencies can be avoided, it is pressing probleme in the nese high scoring was witnessed, in- cluding a centary and twö balfé fature, affecting all classes. not necessary for him to come

Not only has the war taught centarisa, Kowloon frat batted down..

been reached.

His econ

There are many things in the Army which the soldier canot understand, but perhaps the most incomprehensible thing of them all is the system on which the Pay Office keeps its accounts Iam

Li Io-bon, the Civil Governor, women to work, but it has taught and pat up the fine total of 265, fairly intelligent man, and have had much to do in my time, with has had a long conference with them the joy of being fally of which Blackburn contributed occopied, and it is not conceive a beautifully played, 118 before figures and leggere and accounts.ok Wing ting in regard to bat never once, doring my period Uanton saire, after which he able that, beving shakin off the being caught out,

cid ennui: sud boredom which included ten foure, ▲ good of service as a soldier, have I sit for Canton. It is reported made so many miserable in pre- beginning was made by B-lchers, been able to anderstand on that a complete agreement bas Vida) bat baie my pay was cal.

wer days, our gizia willever again but when'eix wickets were gone- calated. Any well-regulated firm

Tin Sing-pan, the Provinciale content to remain at home 63 rane were required to win occupying themselves with mere The partnership between Hamil Knoll), (or, for the matter of that, suy

Tresaarer, bas tendered his re- ill-regulated firm) oan pay in Banation to the Tashan and the coal life and the old hamdrum ton and Lindsell produced 52, al these, and when Edwards (tha 3 employees without leaving them Civil Governor, but it is refused

in a state of surmise, sometimes pending the decision of Lak trained all classes to work there three more were required for The difficulty is, that having last man in) want to the wickes, very unjust, about the probity of Wing-ting. the person paying out; but the The rising in Heangahan has a little prospect of there being victory. This player eventually Army seems unable to do this; been appressed and Magist enough work to occupy both men got the winning hit but with a nice and many a guileless quarter rate Chow and Commander Yun and women when life reumes ita four, Hamilton still keeping bit wicket with a total of 37. Socres:➡ 2 master has had his reputation are ordered to keep a sharp eye

Under existing conditions, the

Kowloon. completely destroyed by puzzied on the pirates and robbers to feminine labour market threatens F. Wheeler, & Hamilton 3nd enpicious soldiers because the prevent a repetition.

to be seriously flooded unless AA. Claxton, b Hamilton 18 Pay Office cannot get out of ita

Amandate from Peking reached head the theory that this is the anton yesterday ordering Luk deficite arrangem at can be made L. J. Blackburn, o Stalker, b

Bayoas to meet this contingency, or some

116 year 1815, and that we are in the Wing-ting to be King Wai

denise ontlet found for all this L. McDonnell, o Bradbury, b middle, not of Armageddon, but General and to come to Peking to superflaity of trained labour

Overy of Waterloo.

take up the post. Lung Chai-

Mesere, Winsome and Hasiy's

The Raven, (Mr. Hill) Time:-2 min. 05.4/5 0.

The Shanghai Stakes. Mesars. Winsome and Easty's

The Oriele, (Mr. Hill) Mr. Henry Morrise" Cranfield, (Mr. Stewart) Mr. Pebury's Wooses Kazoo (Mr. Commons) Time-3min. 12. 4.5608.

"In political circles which have

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The Army always pays round kong is appointed as his which, properly directed, ought O. J. Stapleton, o Sharman, b

to prove a valuable asset to the reply is very favourably regarded, eams of money. If a man in successor as Inspecting Com Empire.

L. E. 8. Hodge, run out because it expresses clearly and entitled to Ga. 6d. this week, he missioner of the Two Kwong. That the Colonies are stillJ. P. Robinson, ran out strongly the standpoint of the does not receive 58. Bd., he only The mandate "etalow that German Government, and places receives 5., the 6d. being held Shameen is a very important ying out for women that there A. de Sousa, b Hamilton it beyond a doubt that the Gor- up until, during the following place, where foreigners lives in work waiting to be done there. H. Cobb, 1.b.w., b Baynen

ander healthy, happy condi-B. Pestonj, Stalker, b Baynes Z ernment has adopted the stand-weeke, it grows up to be a shilling, sad property are concentrated; tions, is admitted by everyone R. B. Jewabary, not out point of the peace resolution of when the whole shilling ie added therefore strict protection must who has had any experience the majority."

to the pay due for the particular be given. Li Ia-hon is ordered to of Colonial life. Why this That is all very well. Batfrom week in which it is paid out. Then undertake to send the Yoanea, An informed source the explane there are deductions, for barrack and Kwangsi troops back to their work cannot be developed and tion given me is that the damages (a most unpopular dedao native places and to keep all the come practical scheme iosagarat

ed whereby women, not merely German Government ition), for athletics, for library, other troops under good control of the domestic classes bat of the attempting through thie mediam and so forth. In theory, the

After the removing of the King another .manœuvre designed soldier is supposed to know exact Wsi troops from the Kowloon middle and upper classes aler, Gually to deceive the enemies and ly what deductions are made from Centon railway line, a gang of can be enabled to emigrate and Baynes Stalker Overy placate its own" subjects who are bie pay and for what purpose the robbera looted the station at To make their homes there it is

pitating for an immediate pance. are made, but in practice, in my Tang on the 12th inst, and cleared difficult to understand.

Up to now the one cry of the Major Robertson, b Hodge 50 The reply will, I bave reason to experience, he never knows ang off with everything of value,

who bave interested themselves in B. W. Bradbury, Pestonji, b believe, be couched in an caten-thing about the deductions except

female emigration has been, that sibly moderato, tone, will firm that there are deductions

Cobb there are no openinga in oor the the poriting of the Kaiser But it is when the soldier pro-

Gr. Baynes, b Cobb... Colonies for any For the Troops, is that of the Beichstag majority, ceeds overseas that his difficulty

W. T. Elson, h Cobb domestic servents. and express an ardent desire for fo undertanding the ways of the thanks a batch of periodicals for We desire to acknowledge with

The sooner we disbaee out Gr. Sharman, a de Boues, h

3. Stalker, 6 Pertonji 32 peace by agreement and the Pay Office becomes moet soute. the troope establishment of

One Cobb from the Pakhoi minde of this the better. a comity of When men are in the trenches, it Castoma Club.

bas only to talk to any of the EW, Bamilton, not out 37 astions for the perpetual mainten-ie, of course, impossible to make

splendid roung Coloniala who RE Lindecil, e and b Cobb 15 40ce of a world peace. But payments to them, and the con-

Alice Memorial Hospital. have some over here in responseP. Jacke, I. w. b., b Partonji 8 whilet, like the resolution itself, sequenos is that the soldier's

The Hon. Treasurer of the Alice to the Mother Country's appeal B. Overy.c Claxton,b Pestonji 0 it will contain vague formulae account is complicated by a Memorial and Affiliated Hospitals to realise that, quite apart from E. J. Edwards, not eat T about no forcible conquests, is system of credits and debite, bege to acknowledge with thanks domestic service, there are scores will carefully avoid any goncrete Very few soldiers know whether the following donation to the of homes waiting for English

Extra8... proposals especially with regard they are in credit or in debt, and Fonds of the Hospitals-St. women who will go out and be to Belgiam.

it frequently happens that when John's Cathedral. $112.51

Total (for 9 wickets).....273 A characteristically

Bowling. artfal the quartermaster reade out a game is being played simultane statement of soldiers' accounts to

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Women BaSO

prepared to face the different oonditions of life sa their brothers have done before them.

Cobb

The mistake is that so many Pestonji

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ously, in regard to which a word the men in his regiment, a man tion may or may not be a valid of warning is desirable for those will find, to his astonishment, that one, but the firet explanation people who have to deal with this Hodge who may be inclined to take too instead of having money due to hardly seems so. Private Arms, matter have been possessed of seriously the German Govern- him, as be imagined, he owes employing large numbers of the rooted idea that women of the Blackburn ment's

apparently peaceful money to the Government, men, ogntrive to pay their workers middle and profesional olamas inclinations. The ELANOSAVTO "A few days ago the quartermast- regularly and accurately in spite are totally unfit to battle with consists in this. In the last weeker of my company read out of far more varied complications life in any form that the aver-emigrate under drab, uninterest-, three Berlin newspapers, or so extraordinary prominence statement of accounts to us. Iof pay-ratings than are to be age English girl in afraid of working conditions, a large majority namely, the Deulache Tages has been given in the German was in credit to the extent of 128. found in the Army.

and is too wedded to town life must be doomed to waste unsatis zeitung, the Berliner Borsentei. Prees to the Pan-German point of 8d. A mas text to me was in A great firm may, for example, and the attractions of society.ever fretory lives, lived in hostela is

view. The new tung, and the Freirinninge Zel. Vaterlande Parties, with Von no idea of how I managed to make by time, men paid by fixed wages, work out her own destiny amid the most withering and advare Deusche debt to the extent of £8. I have have men on piecework, men paid to be content to settle down and our great oities, working under Rotterdam, September 16. broad sheets, blank except for the bean tremendously advertised, has no idea of how he managed and men paid monthly; and in those that exist at home,

tung. All these jaruale issued Tirpits as one of its chiefe, hee the Government my debtor; he men paid daily. men paid weekly lees artificial conditions than conditions possible. The publication of the Centrale announcement that they had been and the annexationist papere have to make it bis creditor. I am not addition to these, a voracious

What is wanted is some scheme reply to the Papel Note, which forbidden by the military authori conducted a drumfire attack on going to ask any questions about crowd of shareholders paid by this theory is. One has only to accessible to women of the middle The war has proved how feles that will make the Colonies as is expected in the next few days, ties in the Mark to publish until the Government and the Reich the matter because it is not wise, dividenda. Yet these firma manage realise the readiness with which and professional classes as the will perhaps explain the myeteri further notice. The rappression steg for alleged weakness. Now when you are in credit, to aek to discharge their obligations women of all cassos jumped at Mother Country has been, daring One evenie happening in Ger of any one of these papere might all this has been permitted, not questions; but he, being in debt, without mistakes, other than very the opportunity of working, their the war, to the men from overseas, meny. I learn that Berlin laet have been explained on logical to say end uraged, by the very is going to ask many questions, trivial and exceptional ones; and eagerness to escape from the week. Was foll of talk shou grounds, bat it was impossible to Government attacked. For what He sseeria, with terrible emphasis, there seems to be no adequate monotony of sa aimless existence, in mation that would make it Could not some scheme be pat an early peace-vague chatter, reconcile the airultaneous silenc motive? Nothing other than this, that, so far from being in debt, he reason why the Pay Offiosa hould to which popular opinion, coo easy when the war is over

cariussly persistent. It ing of all three on the same that seeing this apparent great is considerably in credit. Knowing not so organise its system that demned them, to realise how transfers proportion of women

origineted grounds. Whilst the Deutsche agitation among the German what the Pay Office can do, when soldiers should be paid with equal mistaken sech prejudice were. partly in forecasta of the extre Tagessestung is sufficiently famous public, the Entente Powers may it is in form, I shall not be accuracy.

now employed in Government mely conocesionary character of or rather infamous,

We have lived to son debutantes work, to the reply to the Pope's Note, medium of Count Reventlow's re- Government really is inclined to correct in making that sertion; ought to be scrapped. It is a pitale, pantries and canteece, inions, so that they might have definite, wall-paid she be led to believe that the German eurprised to hear that be is quite The system of credits and debite working long hours in bosorcupation in our various Dom partly in a casual remark by Herr actionary-militazisto-annexation make railway station at Stuttgart na to represents the left wing of the

80 weak that eren asid to be in debt, demands Office should hold up a soldier's and doing plain needlework, and selves with life out there, and yet bis hopes of an early end of the National Liberals, whites, still its own people, war-sick as they covers that he is in credit.

it risked the wrath of statement of his account and dispay until he is in credit, as one host of girls pouring into allow them a chance to return at war, partly to indefinite articles more attengo, the Fressinnigs are, by favouring it. This may be It seems absurd, does it not, moment, to the extent of £24. in, day out, others working on the they liked ?

soldier in my company is at this Government and City office day the end of twelve months or so if in certain newspapere, in which Zeitung is one of the organs of accepted as the explanation of the that such a thing as that should He has not yet received this money land, is musition factories, or cccurred such phrases as poli- Progressive, and anaally of a sudden strange freedom of the happen? The civilisp, when nor does he know when he will engaged in occupation that no men who are working on the land The same might apply to wo tical tension," we are isouing fairly democratic tone. before fateful decisione." Some general belief is that the sappine The suppression of the Deadache incredulously and murmurs softly firm holding up workman's What is more astonishing is that, that are fitting themselves for life The German Press to abuse itaralem told of such absurdities emiles receive it. Conceive of any private one ever dreamed they wald fill community ahore all others importance was slso sttached to aion of all three has some con Tageassitung comes at the last about soldiers' tales., Bat it is a wages for an indefinite period and after three years, this huge army under conditions that offer ideal the fact that the Kaiser a few nection with the reply to the moment. days ago received reports from Pope's Note, but probably for prove the non-existence of this been told that they owed money charge its debt to him when, so to posed never to bare the capacity and prosperity in our great Do- It does not thereby fact that frequently men have informing. him that it will die of women workers who were sup-opportunities for real usefulness the naval and military chiefs, and varying reasons. The gagging of trap for the Entente. On the to the Government, when in fact speak, the spirit moves it! The to do an honest day's work minions over the ses6. to the presence in Berlin of the the Deutsche Tageneitung might contrary, it Own Prince.

easily be explained if, as is proof the game, Ionceent Entente them.

is all part the Government owed money to thing is unimaginable, because simply because there was no work Bat quite se important as" that -- Testerday produced a mystery peeled, the reply st least give readers are expected to 37,

workmen would not tolerate such for them to do have become definite work be found for and a sensation. The former cop encouragement to the Moderatos, "The Garman Government bar case for maddles of this sort is soldier has to tolerate it.

The explanation offered in 'ex-bahariour for one werk; but the keener rather than tiring of the the numbers who would avail isted in this, that everyone falls for never had Reventlow raged 40 gone to far in the direction of that soldiers' accounts are com

experiment, es so many prophe-themselves of this opportunity anticipated the issue of the cuthlessly as in the isst issue peace it is afraid of the opinion pliosted by promotions, involving are defrauded of their pay. I

I do not believe that soldiers sied they would.

of acquiring a larger Knowledge Centrale' reply to the Papal Note, before the suppression, If-bis of its own people.

The Scheme that is Wented. of the Empire is that organised As a matter of fact the news furious campaign be taken at its The moral of what is happening allowances, each es proficiency known of case of such de exactly the type of women who who go forth hospitality that higher rates of psy, and by extra certainly bave never heard or The pity is, that while this is hospitality be arranged for those Agencies bere had been warned to face value, shen the assumption now is that however apparently pay, so that the rate is changed, franding, but I do believe and sté wanted as wives and mothers might be worked on the same expect the text, but at three would be that there is some moderate and peace-loving the perhaps, quite often. A second know that the Pay Office system in our Colovice to-day, lack of generous and voluntary system an clock in the afternoon esme ground for the forecasts of the forthcoming reply to the Papal explanation in that girl-clarke are of counts is hopelessly obsolete, capital, lack of opportanlly, fack that which has been showered lephone message from the other more ide of the frontier sayin nature of the reply to the Pope's are as much as ever the real the accounts, and that they are sometimes caused to soldiers bedrede this opportunity for ex- who have received to

of the recession Note may read, the military, who largely employed in calculating and that grave inconvenienos is of enterprise are danging hun upon the great overeas armiy tablication had been postponed. Now, in regard to which the rulers are still testing, to the neither so speedy nor so accurate biure they cannot get the money pansion and development welcome from all clas

senation was the esp-semi-official agency yesterday in sword to decide in Germany's an the men hoes places they due to them with the palmity with Unlow women are prepared to society over hota kis

of no fewer than ened the following?

forour, Davy Telegraph. (Lave i ken. The second explɔns, which they ought to gut it,

out se domesne servasta or 10 Ašams in the Dede

Michaelie to some friends on the ist opinions, the Borsenzeitung pasca 1. "woak" peace, for it often happens that a man, ridionlous thing that the Pay society women scrubbing floors the chance of familiarising them-

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