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The Hongkong Telegraph

(ESTABLISHED 1881,)

Copyright 1917, by the Proprietar

WEATHER FORECAST

FAIR.

Barometer 30.12.

November 29, 1917,

7816 日五十月十

Temperature Humidity

6 ain. 63

60

November 29, 1916.

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 291917.

四拜禮 九廿月一十英港香

REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.

HEAVY FIGHTING IN FRANCE.

Germans Fear to Leave Dug-out.

REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.

MEAVY FIGHTING IN FRANCE.

The Hindenburg Tundel.

REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.

THE STRUCOLE IN ITALY.

Crack Austrian Division Defeated,

Temperature 6 alin. 48 2 Humidity

SINGLE COFY 10 OENTS

FER ANNUM,

TELEGRAMS.

(Reuter's Service to The “ Telegraph.”

THE SILVER MARKET.-

absence of business the market ie

Lindon, November 26. Silver ataude at $28. With an

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London, November 27,

The silver musket ia quies,

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London, November 28.

London, November 28. Router's correspondent at British Headquarters, telegraphing farther particulars of the famous Hindenburg Tunnel, which In Austrian Third Edelweiss Division, composed of troops of German Beater's "correspondent at the British Headquarters given

London, November 28. An Italian wireless semi-official message states:-The renowned this afternoon, saya. The battle area is slippery and there in thirteen miles long and forty feet deep. It was built by Russian traction and other enemy forces, were severely beaten at quiet. difficulty owing to the continued heavy rain. The Germane late prisoners sad sown with mines. Why these failed to explode when Oboretts. They made a massed attack after heavy dram fire last night determinedly counter-attacked on the north-eastern the electricians ewitched on the contact is one of the romanoss of and ornahingly superior fire and numbers" ersbled the nestilant fringe of Bourton Wood. After force fighting they were driven of the war that cannot be told yet. Selfies it to say that we had out to penetrate our advanced lice and reach a moussin battery. Bat and heavily shelled while retiring,

We racceerfully sortied into the wire that leads to the Tannel. The latter is virtually bomba fierce counter-attack in the face of a violent barrage resulted in rnina in Bourlon village, and reached a party of English troops who proof and contains neats and chambers from which large quantities in enemy ron. Thus the sitempted advance along the Val Sugura were out off when the Germans retook the village on Sunday, and of food, drink and tobacco are being unearthed. had since very gallantly held oat. While this operation was pro grossing, taking advantage of the favourable wind, we discharged heavy gas clonde sgainst Queant, whose position has been.rendered very uncomfortable by our thrust to the fouth east of that place. This morning some of our troops were engaged among the raine is

· Fontaine where there has been hard fighting.

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A gritten German order has been found stating that if certain soldien who were lurking in a certain big dag-out did not come out immediately and participate in the fighting, the dug-out would be blown in. It was further directed that this order should be read aloud to the whole battalion, presumably for their encouragement.

British Capture 500 'Prisoners.

London, November 28.

General Ludendorfi.

London, November 23, -- ...A Berlin official message devies that General Ladendorff has gone to the Russian Front,

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SOCIALIST DEMONSTRATION IN BERLIN.

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was frustrated,

The Enemy's Gigantic Efforts.

London, November 28. According to Renter's correspondent at B me, the Austro-Ger- | mans continas their gigantic and determined flɔrts to break through on the Venetian Plaine, constantly employing their best fresh troopa and also heavier artillory, is well as lachrymal and asphyxisting gesser, each stack bring fiercer than its predecessor. The Italian continue to cover themselves with glory in their heroic defence. The method of attack and the tensćity of the defance recall Verdon.

Enemy Troops Fired Oa. "

London, November 28, An Italian official message etalon-In co-operation with bombardment A ghts, car batteries concentrated fire basin, northward of Col Dilla Barrena and the Middle Pisver troops massed and moving on the Asiaga Platess, the Primolano

COAL EXPORT PROHIBITION.

"London, November 28.

on enemy

Crowd Cheers for Peace.

London, November 28. Independent Socialiste held a demonstration in Berlin on Sanday Beater's correspondent at Amsterdam saya that hundreds of and attempted to reach the centre of the city. The police arrested nine. Bealer's correspondent at the British Headquarters, writing on

Later, Tunadey, saye :—There has best most bitter fighting near Fontaine Sanday's prace demonstrations in Berlin seamed considerable since the morning. Covered by a heavy bombardment, which was proportions in the north part of the vity. The crowd was zagat masinteised throughout the ecture forenoon, the British fought their quiet and marched cheering for pesce and Herr Liebknecht. way right through the village is the face of very heavy rifle and

Monster Demonstration in Hungary. machine gun fire, sspding back five hundred prisoners osptured in

London, November 28. ́fortified honees and strong points. "The Germans İster in the According to Reater's correspondent at Amsterden, the

morning counter-stacked with two new divisions. Under the Vorische Zeitung reporte a modeler Socialies peace demonstration December 7, to all British destinacion abroad, exceps by licence weight of overwhelming numbers we had slowly to relinquish our at Bada Pest on Sunday, at which there were load cries of Donn footing in Fontaine. It is not clear whether we retain any portion with the War!" and "We demand a general strike." A resolution of the ruins. It is now certain the Germans have re-organised their was passed orging the Mooareby to oppose pan-Germanism and the defences with fresh troops. We still hold bigh ground and bave annexation of Gourland and Livonia, also favouring the International great tactical advintage, although the enemy's stiffer resistance Labour Conference at Stockholm. mesas more despersis fighting. The weather remains abominable.

A Struggle for Supremacy.

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London, November 28,

Field Marabel Sir Douglas Haig, in a communique, atates --- Local altacks at dawn in the neighbourhood of Fontains-Notre Dame

RUSSIAN AFFAIRS.

Demand' on British Ambassador.

Loadon, November 28. and Bourlon villages led to severe fighting. The enemy, strongly written to Sir George Bachansa dementing the release of two Reuter's correspondent at Petrograd eays that M. Trotsky has reinforced, contested our advance with great stabbornnese, The Bassians who were arrested in Great Britain and apparently fight swayed backwards and forwards. We advanced our line and interned. He hiata at similar reprisale.

took five hundred prisoners. We drove cf in the afternoon an attempted attack on our position on the Hindenbarg Line on thé spar westward of Moegree. There is great activity by the enemy's srtillery eastward and north-eastward of Ypres.

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Work of our Aviators.

London, November 28.

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Some Interesting Items.

London, November 28. Renter's correspondent at Petrograd states that about half the Petrograd voters polled in the Constituent Assembly elections which close to-day. Undoubtedly the overwhelming majority of the Petrograd Garrison sides with the Bolsheviks. The latter have.

Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig, in a communique, states :-seized the Customs. Low-flying machines on Monday constantly atiaoked enemy troops, General Baluff, commɔnding on the Western Front, has been batteries and transports. Over three tone of bombs were dropped jeuperseded for refusing to uegotiate for an armistice, on crossings of the bonses River, railheads near Cambrai and north- The Bolsheviks announce that they control Tashkent after four ward of Danei, Sousin, Doani station and sidinge: We brought days of fighting. down two enemy machiner, and drove down four. None of our machines is missing.

The French Front.

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London, November 28. A French communique etates.-The is fairly vigorous artillery activity in the Juviscours district and on the Bois le Chaume front.

How a Detachment Escaped.

H. Trotzky has dismissed without pensione two Assistant Foreign Ministers and thirty officista for refusing to submit to| Bolehevik sethority.

A Bolshevik Proclamation.

London, November 28,

A Rosin wireless message states:-M. Haritone, Seretary of the Bolshevike, has sent a proclamation to the Commander-in- Chief, General Krylenkn пя follama "The Bolshevik London, November 28. fraction of the All Bassian Extraordinary Congress of Pessanta' Beater's correspondent at the Britieb Headquarters sca-Delegates, numbering eixty-four, and five delegates of other fractions, The detachment relieved at Bourlon village belonged to the East congratulate you on your resolute step towards the realisation of the Sarrey Regiment. They made a sortie at 5.30 in the evening, got wishes of the whole Russian workers for the concineion of a general in touch with the Colonel of the Battalion and through a branch in and jast demeratio peace. We almoffer congratulation to all Army the enemy line, which they encceeded in making, eight officers and Corps and other committees helping you in this great and difficalt the rest of the party came back,

A Lull in the Fighting,

London, Noveraber 28.

Field Marabal Sir Douglas Haig states: There was hostile aftillery firing last night in the neighbourhood of Baarlon Wood. There has been no further infanity action. There is hostile artillery: "firing east sed north-west of Tprés.

A Splendid French Success.

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WEARING DOWN THE GERMANS.

Value of latensive Offensives, ·

London, November 28.

Reater's correspondent at Woebington says that the War Secretary's weekly review states:-: in evident that the enemy andertook the offensive in laly in the hope of extricating himself London, November 28. from the increasingly difficult West by compelling the transfer of A French communique states:-It is confirmed that our attack Anglo-French troope to Italy and thereby rendering-offensivch in on November 21, south of Javidcourt, cost the enemy very serious the West impossible. Bat this object has in no way been achieved. losses. We took 476 prisonere in the engagement and captured The wastage of enemy force and is slow Eat relentless sapping material which includes thirteen machine guns, three boab of man-power by continued sudden cfensive thrusts mast eventually throwers, three trench mortara, and four hundred rifles.

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result in a softening of the enemy's line in the West. This is the altimate objective of the series of ́intensive offensives so successfully parsaed by the Allies during the past six months and is even more. important than the gain of terrain.

CENSORSHIP REGULATIONS RESENTED,

London, November 28, Liberal ex-Ministers have communicated with the Government on the subjot of the new Pence Leaflet Regulation, protesting against the Preen Bareen cravorship. They intend to demand a day for a debite onless the Regulation is modified.

THE WAR COUNCIL

London, November 28, A German wireless affcial message states:-English tanks and infantry, attacking westward of Bourlon, collapsed. We temporarily loat Boarlon and Fontaine but resptared the villages and threw back the enemy into Baarlon, Wood, taking two hundred prisoners. Some Features of the Fighting.

London, November 28, Renter's correspondent at the Britieb Headquarters, writing under to-day's date, says in regard to the fighting around Cambrai that mud, machine-gun fire and more German reinforcements are. the principal features of the moment. Intenss fighting has been proceeding since dawn yesterday. The enemy is desperately trying to relieve at least some of his important positions and is certainly not counting the cost. Men coming down from the scene of the Mr. Balfour, Lord Milner, Admiral Sir John Jellicoe, Earl Reading. recent fighting on the northern abou'dor of our salient say that the Sir Eric Geddes, General Sir William Robertson and M. Venizelos ground in freely beanswn with German corpses, which have fullen since the original attacks. Since bie firet stamperle the

have arrived. enemy has been hurrying up troops and guns by every route and his cresded in organising his badly shaken defence. Farther north, where the German line is flanked back by our recent gains, the enemy in slowly adjusting his positions. Fontaine-Notre Dame

London, November 28, Beater's correspondent at Paris eave that Mr. Lloyd George,

RAID ON INDIAN HOME RULE LEAGUE OFFICE.:

London, November 28,

In the House of Commons, on a motion for the adjournment,

le no dectively commanded by both sides that nothing living Mr. Wedgwood drew attention to the raid on the London office of fire, show in the ruins. The weather is improving and the visibility the Indian Home Bale League, but as forty membaca waci nos

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An Orderin Council prohibits the export of cael, dating from

A HOHENZOLLERN QUARREL.

How The Kaiser Controls His

>>Relations.

tribunal composed of Pranian Berne, October 6-The speciat jadges which tries every lawsuit

berdin any member of the House of Boherzillain is involved has jast concluded the "bearing of a case in which the Kaiser Äguraa on one side and his cousin Prince Frederick Leopold of Prussia, and the latter's son, Prince Frederick Leopold, junior, on the other,

Prince Frederick Leopold, who was Hirn on August 27, 1895, is a nephew of the German Empres The prince was exempted from military servies owing to a weak

heart, and lived at Mudiob, where A NOTABLE INDIAN LAW CASE.

be worked as painter. He received an Omsi "allowances of London, November 28, The Privy Council has dismissed this appeals from the

30,000 marks from the Kaiser and judgment of the High Obers of Bagal in the 8 of Tarini 60,000 marks from his father. In Oberansaker vrsus Bisbancband and others, relating to mortgage exceeding 1,000,000 marks. The one year he contracted debtai transactions. Lord Backmaster, going into the judgment, pointed out that during the eleven years since the stitation of the Kaiser, exercising his authority proceedings Behaschend's mortgage has risen from five thousand the head of the Hours of to DTer eighty thousand rapece. He emphasised the danger of princa be placed under control,

Hobenzollern, decreed that the -

Bay to represe the former, but the latter ought not to be incapable

combination of asury and abuse of legal procedure. It was not and appointed Cl. Von Heyden of remedy. There seemed to be no hack of expedition in the Coarte the prince to leave Munich and to 89 bis guardian. He also ordered in disposing of cases once they were entered for bearing. Delay reside at Cassel, wes sesociated with dilatoriness of procedure and an apparent appealed to the special tribunal The prince unwillingness by the persons controlling litigation to bring it to a to relieve him of control by hit speedy conclusion.

military guardian and to restore · to him opmplete liberty.

EARLIER TELEGRAMS,

FIERCE STRUGGLE ON ITALIAN FRONT.

London, November 27.

An Italian official message states: After a furious bombardment at Coldelia Berretta, castward of the Brenta Valley, the enemy launched a whole infantry divi siod. A fierce struggle ensued. A barrage isolated the defences and the troops have probably been compelled to give ground, but the Eicilians and Alpini traversed the death zone and charged the enemy, forcing him back with severe losses and leaving prisoners in our hands. The enemy in Albania forced the passage of the Osum south-east- ward of Serat. They attacked our Albanians, but our re gular troops drove them back with heavy losse

SWITZERLAND'S OUTSPOKEN warning. Landan, November 27.

In view of the rumours that the enemy may possibly violate Swiss neutrality for the purpose of taking France and Italy in the Bank a noteworthy speech has been made by the Swiss Minister for the Interior, declaring that who- ever violates Swiss neutrality will have to encounter the whole armed forces of Switzerland to the last extremity.

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ENGLISH ATTACKS IN THE WEST.

Landon, Koversler 27. A wireless German official message states: Strong English attacks between Bourlon and Fontaine failed: Bitter local engagements are progressing. There la most violent artillery firing between Houthulst Woud and Zandvoorde, We repulsed a French attack northward of. Prunay, Fight- ing activity increased between Samogneux, Beaumont and astride the Ornes.

LAWLESSNESS AT.HARBIN,

Peking, November 27. Lawlessness is increasing at Harbin where foreignere are being attacked and rubbed. The Consuls have intimated that if the authorities are unable to guarantee protection they will call for joint action by their respective Govern.. ments with a view to preserving public safety.

AMERICA AND CANADA.

Tonnte, November 27. Mr. T. Roosevelt, addressing ten thousand people in aid of Canada's Victory Loan, eulogised Canada's part in the war. He looked for a permaient peace between Canada and the United States and suggested that the United States and 'Canada might settle any dispute by a permanent Court consisting of three judges of the United States Supreme Court and three Canadian judges, the sayenth member to be chosen by the six membert.

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AMERICAN STEAMER TORPEDOED.

Corunna, November 27. Twenty-one survivor of the 5,000 ton American ship. Actaeon have been landed. The vase was torpedoed on. Sunday. Three boats with the remainder of the crew gra missing.

THE NEW WAR COUNCIL

London, November 27. It in oddal stated that members of the Government.

The advocate representing the Prince is Herr Hsine, a "Boislist member of the Reichstag. Plead- ing his client'e este Herr Heins said that the Kaiser had trasted him brutally. Oclanel Heydes, he alleged, behaved like a bully. The Prince was preparing for marriage with the Princess of Schweizhurg, when he was drag- ged away from Manich and in- terned et Oessel. The Ksisar took this measaraagainst the will of his client's parente, who co- aidered bie conduct perfectly carret. Colonel Heyden had all the furniture, art collection, and other contents of the house at Munich, which the Prince had prepared for his bride, sold by

suction.

The tribanal decided to posts" poca this part of the case for a fortnight, bat delivered judgment on a parallel amit brought by the guardian of the Princo against bis father, Frederick Leopold, senior. When the son was placed under the control of the military. guardian the Kaiser ordered the father to pay the annual allowance of sixty thousand marks not to the soa bat to his military gaurdien. Frederick Leopold, the elder, disobeyed this ordez, and paid the allowance to his wife, who handed it on to the son whenever he needed money. The tribuna! gave jadgment aganist · the Kaiser, and decided that Frederiek Leopld, the older, was entitled to pay the allowanc direct to his son.

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The Tageblatt prolents against Bonadelous Im auất” be tween the Ksicer, and, Prinos Frederick Leopold. The paper wonders whether it was necess⋅ry at the present time to cause such. A Boundel and show the world th5. differanoss existing botween two members of the Imperial Family. Was it necessary to have the Prisca's tronke and wardrobes: opened publicly when Jadin' dresses were discovered, which it was finally found hid been pare chased for the Princos's mother and winter 1: War Ilmommy) mike peblio during the wa