SATURDAY, QOTOBER 3, 1814.
BY TELEGRAPH.
(Routers Service to the China Maik)
THE PROGRESS OF THE WAR
THE STRUGGLE IN FRANCE.
"
IMPRESSION
G NENERAL
REMAINS SATIS
FACTORY"
BOMBARDMENT OF ANTWERP FORTS.
GERMANS DEFEATED IN BELGIUM,
RUSSIAN OPERATIONS DEVELOPING BRILLIANTLY.
German Retreat Precipitately.
LONDON, Oct. 2, 11.30 a.m. A Petrograd message says the Russian operations are developing brilliantly.
BY TELEGRAPH.
STRAITS SETTLEMENTS
FINANCE 8.
(From Our Own Correspondent.)
THE CHINA MAIL.
WAR NEWS:
GOVERNMENT APPOINT-
MENTS.
His Excellency the Qarurnor has been
18 is announced that Major Richardson. has offered his services to the War Ofiles to place a number of trafod dogs with tho
rita Army, which so far has no upisated to appoint Mr. J. L. McPherson, to dongy, although the Comman Army has 2 be a member of the committee for the trained dogs, mostly Airedale terrier and German Sheep dogs. According to an Wong-noi-chong aud Queen's Recreation arport & shonend Alesdale terriers for war rounds, as representative of the Bong. purposes onlil be obtained at very short kone Amatans Athletic Federation.
He Excellancy has also been pleased to noties, The Airedale is the most reliable,
appoint, ander section 3 of the Sale of as it requires little sleep, and can go for a SINGAPORE, Oct. 2ong time without for or water. Its sense Food and Drugs Ordinance. 1500, BET. In his annual balget speech to the of smell is very koen and it's housing very Harry Alan Taylor to be an anolyan for the Legislative Council His Excellency the acate, enabling it to give an alarm long purposes of the Ordinance.
halore any senity could detect the approach Governor, Sir Arthur Young, E.0 M.G.of an atomy. Major Richardson was in niced by the stated that at the end of 1013 the St. Petersburg three weeks ago, when ho
inspected a number of doc Colony's assets exceeded its liabilities Bassians. Every regiment in the Czar's by $13,000,000, but balances are steadily army has thiety of these dogs attached to At For protection when on outpost daty. being locked up and the Council must Both the French and Belgian Aration also bo-repared to cecaomise. The opium hate troops of dogs trained by the Customs rosenne largely exceeded the estimate, oficers on the frontiera Singapore-Fere
Preas. on siccouat of the vagaries of price, but there is no question of increased con- sumption, which was 11.3 per cent. Iesa than in 1919.
Flix Excellency expressed his recogni- tion of the way in which all the Colonists had acted since the outbreak of war. which he was confident would result in the success of the Allies.
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BRITANNIA.
By H. de Yare Stacpcols,
Bien deemed hor changed, and le
At word of war, unveiled, She stands, as long ago,
She stood, when Nelson miled. The so wind in her hair.
The salt upon her pe Upon the Forelands Isir
She guards the English ships.
Reuter's Service to the China Mail. She watched the Normans land,
SEQUEL TO THE DUBLIN RIOTS.
LONDON, Oct. 1..
The Golden Bind soil, And, touched by a band,
The great Arminda fail.. She watched the Victory
Lend out the Floes to wat, And o'er the asit blue sea
Return from Trafalgar Men deemed her changed, and lo
She atan unto the eni, With sword to strike the fo
And shiell to guneda (siand. Across the wave the rules- Tha: le son shall be read: By foumen-and the tools
Who dream that Drake is desd..
THE VICTORIA TREĄTRZ.
The Victoria Theatre was again tilled co overflowing last night on the coession of: the second of monthly series of pro- grammar in aid of the Prince of Wales' War Relief Fund. The programmne!
includ- ed songs, etc., by locs Amateurs, all of whom contributed to a successful and highly enjoyable evening Among thems
kindly
gate their services wers:-Mr. S.W. Stevens, Bim Bicon, Mr. England. Mr. McArdle, Mr. Brand, and Mi Lyth sad Mr. Harry Ralph. The im "Brion. nicus" depicted a stirring drama and was enthusiastically received.
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The management are to be congratulato! upon their successful and patriotis en- deavours.
THE PRINCE OF WALES FUND.
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Among the chial contributions, recently announced at Home, to the Pritce of Wales: Relief Fadl are the following:
The Royal Canission which was appointed to inquire into a gun- running affray which occurred in Irland on July 26th are unanimous that the Folice and the Military ware illegally employed and that Assistant Police Commissioner Harrell was alone responsible, but the Commis sion also blaines Ganerul Cullbert THE LATE GENERAL GRIERSON. H. fl. Sultan Shah Jahan, Begum for complying with Aesistunt Cera. missioner Futrell's call, as there was ground for military intervention. [The incident, desit with referred Volunteers who were returning to Dublin collision between von. Nationalist after a successful gun-running feat at Howth, and the soldiers and police. Sub-
A communique atinounces that the enemy continues to bo,driven; from the borders of the Suwalki and Loraza, governments of Russian Poland, the fighting being especially determined west of Siramo.
The Germans who attacked Ossowetz are retreating precipitately northwani.
The enemy is messing forces in the Petrokoff and Kielce districts the lives bei mobbed in (Russian Foland), bus the Russian cavalry is frustrating the enemy's
mevements by vigorous attacks.
THE STRUGGLE IN FRANCE.
Allies' Slow But Steady Progress.
LONDON, Oct. 2, 2.20 3.0).
The following official announcement was issued at Paris at 11 F...
"There is nothing particular reported except from the Roye region, whores viclent engagement fortunately turned in our favour, and from Argonne where we made some fresh progress.
"The general impression remains satisfactory."
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THE FIGHTING IN BELGIUM.
An Artillery Duel.
LONDON, Oct. 2, 2.40 a.m. At. Antwerp the Germans bonbarded the Fortress all Wednesday night, Ti Ports replied vigorously, and the artillery duel continued till morning along the whole front of Fort Waeliom, which was the chie! object of the Germans' attentions.
Bombardment Of Antwerp Forts.··
3.10 a.r
Lublin, fired up the road, or
sons being killed and forty injured.--El.
WAR NEWS.
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General Grierson was one of the most popular figures in the army and had troops of friends. A good comrade, always cheury and full of fun and good stories, how greatly bolored by large circle, less at this particular moment wit cur widespread regret. He cared for nuchong
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but soldering and was berur really happy way from troops. Though the opportunity of high command in war was denied th leader him, he was highly considered as a
in the field, and few other men in the A my had such a profound acquaintance with the grent foreign armies or was mere Pall Mall Gazette correspondens stakes widely read in to sign military literature. that our sending thirty-six aeroplanes as
He Way's gunner Rnd was proud of it too. scross the Channel one morning by aire was a Scop and was proud of it. He without mishap surpassed all presious worked hard all his life and held very combined fights. The whole thirty six m
pronounced views on matters relating to with their meter cars and rewire party the Army. He was a good friend, very. sure in his relations and an enthusisstiv are now with the Expeditionary Force.
admirer of and believer in the Briti h soldier. His death in a serious loss to the Stata and to the British Army.
BRITISH CASUALTIES.
London, Seph. 17. 0.40 p.m. of Lieutenant Percy Wyndham, xm of Countess Grosvenor, has been killed in action.
Thu Prone Buteas announces that the küled incials Colonels Sir E. Bradford, L Le Blare-ant, Captains G. Springfield, B Stewart of the West Kent Yeomanry, the Last name being comected-with-the famous espiartago else.
Wounded are: Colonel J. Dedies, who rejoined, sat Major L. Butler.
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HOW THE ENGLISH IN GER- MANY FARE,
American Ambassador's "
Protection.
OUTLOOK FOR 8 RANDED TRAVELERBS.
I have received, writes Mr. Tower in the Daily News (Lendon) sino arriving in England numerous inquiries fzkad English families asking for information us the probable treatment of relatives in Germany. I may as well state at once that so far as one could discover Englishmen capable of I bearing arm+ appeared unlikely to rectire permite to leave tiermany, at any rate for a convidemble period. We know that araber oftem had been Spandau, in theory
The newspapers that solemnly reported that the Kaiser had stripped off his English uniform, and thrown it from him, contributed not a little to the taken to the fortress of legitimate humour of the momentit being so very likely that the Kaiser was wearing a British uniform during the last fortnight, or that he had solemnly donned the uniform of a British Admiral The body of General Sir James Mor Field-marshal in order to receive the Griereco, the British military commander who died on railroad train in Francs declaration of war. recently, was buried in the Necropolis, Glasgow..
GENERAL GRÍERSON'S FUNERAL
A crowd at afty thousand lined the way from the Drill Hall to the cathedral. Representatives of the naval and military establishments attended the burial cero.
It is officially reported from Antwerp that after a prolonged cannonade yesterday the enemy in the evening advanced against Formony.
Some Wave, St. Catherine The darkness resilered the attick abortive. Cherawn batteries in the course of the day ventured too near to the forts and were demolished.
GERMANS ENTER MALINES.
The German re-entered Malings, which the Belgians bombarded.
FIGHTING SOUTH OF RUMPST.
Germans Retire in Disorder.
There was a 24 hours' fight to the south of Rumpst. The Germans retired in disorder, leaving many
INFLATED FOOD PRICES.
Compradore Heavily Fined.
The Brat prosocotia under the proclams-
killed and wounded.
WAR NEWS.
BERLINERS DEMAND TRUTH
"FROM OFFICIALS.
London, September 18, 9.15 a.m3.
top Bring the maximum prices at which British news Alzring into Forlin. various articles of food may be sold in the The people there refuse any longer to Colony came on at the Police Court this believe it is fabricated, and they are Caily morsing, when Yang Pale Ping, of the becoming more angry at the lack of officis: Kwong Loopy cougareared to answer information.
Dentral, appeared
wo charges.
Tas Orown Solicitor (Mr. P. M. Hodgson,) prosecutod on behalf of the Povernment, and the Colonial Transurer Ad Mr. D. C. Wolffe) watched the
6. Delcadant appeared in person. Evidenco was given by Sanitary Inspector
STRONG SERVICE TRIBUTE
TO LORD HALDANE,
In the course of a fine tribute to Lord Haldane, the
United Service Gazette
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for their own protection but really, no doubt, because they were possible mili tarists. The as me curse was taken with Russiana. It was also exted that some English people would probably be plused under guard in the Embassy buildings sitet last Thursday. This also had been already laps in the case of the Russian Embassy.
ACTION OF AMERICAN ́EMBA34T.
Again, the desire to help takes (some-
I am afraid that in some cases, particu times) singularly unpractical forms. arly in Berlin, Englishmag and also One woman told me to day that she was Englishwomo: in German employ were or
ing to begin to kait socks. It would would be thrown out of employment. take her a fortnight to knit one pair, the other hand, in ali principal German unl são was quite sols to buy a thou.cities the American Consulates or Canau- lates-General would afford them protection. Band pairs which were already made by
I understand, have been. poepie who needed the work, and waiting
ie
or
made
to prevent their wanting food
to be bought and issed. There is also or shelter. It is quite impossible to suggest it may be before communication the frantic talographing for patterns of how long
posarbie, but far as I knew the Nightingales and wool helmets, and
Embassy and the Consulates other forms of headgear. I ear macy intended to make a list of all names knowt hospitali in the Bar war, but I don't to them and send it out through the think I ever saw a patient woaring either American Embassy at The Bague.. If this "nightingais "or a helmet. There is being done, considerable comfort should be afforded soon to inridus inquirera in must be "mountains of the rotting in England. If it is not being done, I should like to appeal to the merican Embassy in South Africa.
London to conveg an appeal to the Embassy in Berlin to the above fee.
These modern mobiliuntion regulations are as insovation in England, and are in great measure due to the wonderful fore night of a man who last week was roundly chased in our chief daily papers because
Heaven forbid that I should seem to he had been seen attending the War Office on varioua occasions. We refer to the belittle the noblest impulse that can and most able of War Ministare England has mite my human being. But it is in- over had-Lord Haldano Soma writers aven accused him of being imbued with portant that we should be practical; Gerias feelings because to was putly that a woman with a thousand pounds educated in that country, and entirely to spend on socks should not begin to overlooked the fact that the knowledge his knit them; and that we should remens Lordship acquired during hat peri 3 and
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his ubsequent visits to Berlin enabled her that the British Army does not fight him to perfect our own war preparations in nightshirts. when he asumed the onerous post of War Secretary.
FILJON YOUNG in P.M.G.
"LITTLT POUGET."
How the First French Soldier Died.
Mr. Hamilton Fyfe, telegraphing from Bia" the p th-tia Paris, cells is the little story of the first death of Frens
soldier in the war.
ENGLISH HOLIDAY-MAKEBA, English holiday makera in Germany were, and probably still are, held at what. declared. When the Ge man mobilisation. ever paint they had reached when war was is complete they will probably be lud to move at least to the nearest place whe o they can get into trach with an American. Coral These Consule, in turn, are in touch with the United States Embassy in Borlin The American Ambassador, Judge Gerard told me Wednesday tha he had
from Consulates received many reports: Finglish me and women who had applied for, and of course ressived, protection.
English wives of German husbands azo probably being trasted with unpleasant coolness and suspicion If their husbande ara officers I have always understood that
Memories are proverbially short or the lay writes would have recalled how two or three years ag. Mr. Haldane, an h then was, ha sopportunity of study. ing all the details of the German military organisation, and was then able to reorgs pise our own War fice on similar up-to date lines. But for the know edge thus acquired, the speeds motilisation of our
He was a little cavalryman, a chawear forces last week would never have bath effected.
of the Twelfth. They called hizy Little **It was because we were aware of the Pouget." He was in barracks at Pont benefit Lord Haldane had conferred on the Moun
He was fall of energy and hope. Empire that we welcomed the report that he had re-sammod the reins of power ab What lack," he said often to bis mess
So far as the mob is concerned it must London, September 18, 2.20 p.m.
Whitehall. The clamour of irresponsible mates of the first squadron, "to be slive Soomen at Harwich, describing the ter scribblers hauled to the temporary appoint at such a time, and to be here, right hers, be remembered that the United States of the German Government pedoing of the German raiser tiela, statement of Lord Kitchener as Becretary for on the frontier, with the chance of begin Ameins or the Anbaandor conveyed, a that Submarine E. 3 came to the ratings at War, to appea-e sa-called publie demands, ing at ance War had not yet been warning to
Pres 6.30 am on Sunday, and ighted the hut it will probably
HOW THE HELA WAS BUNI.
for a time they would suffer something like segregation. They are, however, protected from any road didalty by the fact that their status is, of course, that of German
citizens.
** FOURTEENTH CENTURY METHODS.
Watson, who laid the complaint, of the purchase of two articles of provisions, for eramy within range. The submarine dived presently the Lord occur to the lays declared. One morning came an order couch & in terms so stern as to losto no Which defondant charged more than the and discharged twp. corpedoes at intermals to do far botter work on the Exttlageli lor a scouting patrol,fle was in it He doabs of the sickeund digast, with which tant allowed in the schodule of the offteen Kaconds. procfimation.
was convicted and fired 825 Deloadn't un bach 'obarge, with the option of one month's imprisonment.
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rode of with a light haart, grateful to be the "fourteenth century methods" had been observed. It is incredible that, he chosen for responsible work.
Saddonly there is a fan tap of Manser German Government should not by this! Sho rose after an hour and saw the Hea badly damaged and lating heavily,
There were other Geroso ships in the advantage of studying these, and that man fired. Chasseur Pouget pitshes heavily tendered. vicinity and the submarino 'dired saini Viscount Haldane. When she roca, the Hain had fisappeared The tabmarine was over shot at and #pparently was never seen,"
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TOMMY'S HOME TIES.
Fa-Monsson,
forward on his horse's neck. In peace be One's respect for German solidity and Bas been asesssinated. The assasins gallop gravity has inished in those days; but away. Soots are fired after them. Then Baliere that when the first luntly out "Little Fougat ? is carried back to Punt bursts are over Germans will sober down. IT NEVER FAILS.
Hera next day be is bug On Wednesday, after the assult on the Embery, the mora sober papers WETO ISA- AMBERLAIN'S Colic, Cholers and Diamboes Remedy is all the wants funeral as Little Pouget" never dreamt ing war inge against cand le on. Sa lish implies. It cares diarrhoes and drontery of His family could not be there.They penking people in the stret ; and I really in either children or adults, and the most ve far away, Eat there were all the see no reason why, after the first week, Frenchman attached to a Scottish violent cases of cramp colic or pain in the officers of his regitekcia well as the mes. the position of English people in Germany esgimaur, describing the British pluck and stomach give way to a few doses of this end stmight from the cemetry rode out should be dangerous if they walk circum
For patrols of Pouget comedy tha. Wa Yhonkkeide
that day peatly. I canno', however, pretend that coolborsays No danger dates themedicine, Bale, sure, always cures. [1 from ellenbendo to the randy and torgak..
London, Sept. 18, 2:30 p.m.
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