THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 28; 1915..
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ALL THE RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED.
The debate on the Budget in the House of Comuniona showed general acceptance of the proposals ys & well-thought-out plan which would borwfit the nation at large.
All the Budget resolutions were askyted.
BUDGET PLEASES ALL.
All Pur-
Mr. McKean's Budget mik witle an excellene reption. ties in the House at Cegumens seethel satisfied at the distribution of the now mivutlery and all showed an equal readiness to be cheerfully the particuler burden affecting then" and their constituenwies. The general | opinion mutside the House is that the new taxes are well «prond over all
casses.
Mr. McKenna tok two hours zo retyal the secrets of his Budget, which he described as the mesh smggering and hage if the world's history,"
The Radicals are naturally pleased at the inerenso in "the super-tax. and the Unionists are delighted at the tax on inported luxuries. Thus the Chancellor of the Exchequer's own worls that he would satisfy naither the strict Free Trader nor the scientific Tarif Reformer" are almost falsified. Indeed M. Mekonk is said to have ucbloved a Par- iamentary and financial triumph.
ON THE EASTERN FRONT.
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ENEMY SUBMARINE DESTROYED.
LONDON, Sept. 31. An Octossa telegram says that a Turco-Gorman sebuarine operating in Russian waters in the Black Ses has been sunk by Russian vessels.
GERMANY TO EXTEND THE RADIUS OF SUBMARINE ACTION.
LONDON, Sept. 21.
A statement by the French Admytrale Besson, published in Paris, says that Germany is in noviso abandoning her submarine warfare. Her grist aim is to extend the radius of action. The operations of the Allies Ţin hunting down the subluarines and neutral stringglers supplying then must be intensified. The service of mutuerous small vessels required for this purpose is adopunte in the Channel and the Mediteranean, but our neus seem deficient in the Bay of Bistny. Every stall steamship in France should be chartered and armes. C
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STORIES FROM THE GREAT: WAR STAGE.
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he was fund, poor fellow. beside his machine, unwounded, but suffocate, for he bad riiden through the poisons till he had no mars breath, and then had slipped off and died.
THE NEW
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Loxron, Sept. 21.
Sir H. F. Donaldson has resigned the Superintendency of Woolwich Arsonal, on taking up more important wark in the Ministry of Munitions, Mr. Vincent Raven, formerly. Chiaf Engineer of the North-Eastern Rail way, succeeds him.
REYOLT AGAINST THE YOUNG TURKS.
Enter Pasha Excommunicated.
Loxbox, Sept. 21. Numerous messages from Constan. tinople, says a telugram from Rowe, indicate that there is a regular revolt
the Turkish Clorgy against the Young Turks, Ever Pasha, and the Germans. It is declared that a Synod of the religions loaders, at a meeting at St. Sophia, excommunicated Enver Beyond my dispatch rider, there shows Paaba and his companions. The another subject for adequate treatment Haman Comets of The Engineers. which now it is never likely to got. He rebellion of the Clergy has enormously himselfüggented it. Te had inde impressed the population and the terrible impressipü on his mind-the Army 7. M. Tomlinson, the special correspo collapse and the burning of Ypres and the Jest of the Daily Nous, writing from tght of its civilians. There was a night British Eleadquarters in France, mylim
when the whole city was in flames, the As its scope expands with one's kaow-
walls were roaring as they fell, and the A Petrograd commu aique states that the Russians scored successes agaicht ledge of it, mad the deeper one gat in-shells wore blowing out the Haming heart the Germans east of Vilna; alun against the Austrians further south, making volved in it intimacies, the desparing of the place. The ronds out of it were
LONDON, Sept. 21, most effective use of the bayonet and capturing altogether 1,600 prisoners. conviction grown that is will require the thronged with fugitivon, their torments
Mr. Austen Chamberlain, in reply The bottest affair followed Austrian attacks on two villagea north-west of artists, historians, and philosophers of lighted by the flames of the hell from which the town of Wisneret. Tha opemy, notwithstanding violent machine-gun oral centuries to make nothing of thier they were trying to escape. There were to Sir J. D. Reas,, said that the as-
wae. For the man now in the mklst of is, creams and horribly cries, lot children and artillery fire, entered the Bassian treaches cheering. A'desperate daycnot howesar clear his conviction as to what it { running und shouting in fear, and soldiers! Plorer Sven Hedin is still on the list of fight ensued, resulting in the expulsion of the enemy with great loss. Then is ever the contemporary public wants, drapping past honeath the frantic hoof honorary Commanders of the India the Russians counter attacked and pursued the Austrians to the latter's trenches, the task is about hopeless. He sees daily of caite. where the whole of the assailantı fled, surrendered or were bayonetted.
so much the public would be cheered to hear, and gat glimpses of factors in the
. A GERMAN REPORT.
LONDON, Sept. 25.
Lospes, Sept. 21.
In to-night's Berlin communique, saya a telegram from Amsterdam, the -claima requrdīng the Kassian front are in a minor key.
It is significant that no mention is made of captures in the Vilaa district, but it tulls of rearguard battles eastward of Lida and claims seus progress farther muthward, be: the position of Field-Marshal von Mackensen in the wouthern theatre is unchanged
RUSSIAN WORKMEN RESUME.
of considerable importance to his. torian. Yat even at this distance be can hear London asking insistently the angious and paramount question, oblivious of all else,Blow are things going?"
("Common sanse, nut of abandnat evidence, tells him things are going well enough. But how
EXTRAORDINARY LIFE STORY.
The Fivening News has printed the returkably life story of Georgo Smith, who was sentenced to destli for the mur
SYEN HEDIN'S BRITISH
DECORATION.
Empire.
MEDALS. FOR PRE-WAR OPERATIONS.
LONDON, Sept. 21. Replying to Colonel Yate, Mr. Austen
2 list of the
aa be convey even that simple trather of his three Wives. He was born Chamberlain said that the Raj hud Most of the aridanes, for the present, and was bad from Boyhood. sot yet furnished within his knowledge because he is privinther had often, said he would die in cfficers and men of the Indias Marine Jagod
recommended for the medal for opera- "A few days since, when senzubing for his boots. He was sent to a reformatortions in the Indian Gulf from 1969 to facts concuruing a recent attack of for stenting when 1 ant served a 1914. The question of eligibility would Gertuan trench, we came upon the care of months hard labor in 1801. Later he
be determined by the Admiralty after a a Garman soldier aul7just then filled in. This de bal died izaten ly of a bygonet poser as a music hall song writer. He consideration of the rolls, theant.
preyed upon wraven for 20 years, first living with's series of wauen, whom he employed to help him in staal og. He
A curious thing about that." com montad an officer.The German was
LONDON, Sept. 21.- Telegrams from Patrograd show that the maxiety felt regarding the attitude of the workmen in connection with the Perogation of the Dama was unfound-huge, scowling man, and he was tackled by
d. After a short strike as a protest the workmen everywhere resumed.
ON THE WESTERN FRONT,
BULLETIN BY SIR JOHN FRENCH.
LONDON, Sept. 21. Field-Marshal Sir John French, in hulletin,, says that during the past two days the Germans have not ceased their artillery activity.
The British gans replied effectively.
Our artillery yesterday sat ablaze part of the Forest of Houthulst, causing
•big explosion.
There are nina air combats on Sunday, and two German aeroplanes were driven to the ground, ablaze.
ON THE FRENCH FRONT.
The bombardments, anys a telegram from Paris, were more violent than -ever, especially the reciprocal bombardment in the region of Arras.
The Frenar batteries were most effective and there were sbarts of fire at several points along the front.
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The communique contains the further interesting announcement that: *We gained a footing on the right bark of the Aisue-Marne Canal. The enemy, attempting a counter-attack, were compelled to fall back,
The French made marked progress in the Vosger, and there has been grenade fighting especially in the reging of Hartmanosweilerkoff,
Sept. 20.
The artillery actions have continued with undiminishad intaneity in Artois, between Roye and the Oise in Champagne, Argonne, Wevro and
*Lorraine..
The enemy threw heavy shells into the suburbs of Arras and the out- skirts of the old Citadel..
Our fire seriously damaged the Gertran lines.
Renowed German attacks on the bridgeherd at Sapigueul, on the Aisne Jarné Caan were repulsed.
ally got them into domestic servico youngster of ours, a slim little fallow, really no match for him. But the German awans of his own füles recomanendu- | it was who died, and I remember his face tion as a late employer. He wrd the afterwards. I might have been asleepen then almoonded settle the plunder, drenasing of me wickedness. Later I found our men harping him MON erceiully
SNIPER AND HIS VIŠTIM,
THE CUSTOM HOUSE AT TSINGTAU.
LONDON, Sept. 2. In the House of Commons, Mr. J. King (Somerset, N.) naked Sir Edward Grey whether the Chinese Custom- house at Tsingtau had been re-opened, and whether the passport introduced by the Japanese at Isingtau rejpired evidence of the social status of Buitish traders, and whether this effected their commercial relations,
His constantly "changed his name and ad- dress. The police tound ches of his Primes in 40 Bawas. Once or twi" the But this respect for the dead is general. watne were caught and imbrisard, bat I know of a sniper of ours who, lying out Smith usually escaped. Once he was in one night in the open, got no auspecting poisoned for two reus dog, robbery at Gorman, and then was so troubled by the asti. His arrest was du to the prosanco of an enemy no longer, dangerous
Sir Edward Grey replied that his nder he haue of a Leicester.only information was a statement from that he took the risk of going fox spade rice Thorhill, who bo haluried
Indeed, if a war correspondent bad these arenged his destation by iying him the British Minister at Peking that the virtues and knowledge combined of Kipliin custody, ay he was wanted by the Custom House would be opened on
Golden Dr. Frazer (he of the Bough"), and Bernard Shaw he might be like. It was then found that Smith September 1st.. ale, in inspired moments, be able to pro had prompted a bogus servant to rob a sunt you
with Tommy st war in Flanders,lergyman's house at Hastings: Smith. nad well would like him; but you can married seven wonsen, four of whom had
you see what a job it is.
By the side of a street in the ruins of wn him less than a meth. He mat. Each of the arcanen · had
and returning to bury his foe, **
and
Ypres ta-day, for instater, was one of dered Ave. those young men who wear armlets of blueey.
white, who are always sitting on motor. cycles, and who strunk across this land like comers. They are signals." They are owned by the R.E. (me never spaks to them, because it is useless, to address ro marks to comets. There is just a miss apperaching from behind, and then a cloud
PLANS FOR THE JAPANESE CORONATION.
diminishing in front. I am told they Now that the Carnation and the "Grand travel at 20 miles an hour but all I know Thanksgiving Festivity." which will take the shells rarely catch them. This man place at Kyoto toward the middle of Nove himself admitted it, niter he had unwound
cocpan of sire from the hub of bis back, this year are nearing preparations for these auspicious events are being pushed. e eight me unce." he corrected with much rigor. All over the country people are piously engaging in their share himself after some thought, **bat that was the works for pro arations. Men by a trick. I was cung through this wer
were employed for cutting wood at the town at April, during the second bourvilage of Kamogabata-raury,
wheel
Soveral German batteries were silenced and a blockhouse destroyed indent, all out, when a big big ex county, the suburb of Kyoto, for the pare
Argonne,
Our demolition fire ia Lorraine presented a German attempt to construct emplacements for beavy long range guns capable of helling the Nancy and Lubevilla districts.
Nineteen aeroplanes dropped hundred shells on the railway junction at Bensdorf, and eart of Morhenge, damaging buildings and stationary traina.,
INDIAN WIDOWS AND ORPHANS.
LONDON, Sept. 21.
Mr. Aastan Chamberlain (Secretary of Stara for fadis) replying to Sic JD. Rees, said that all extra-pensionary charges for widows and cephant of Indian soldiers during the present war would be at entirely out of the British Exchequer,
GERMAN SPIES IN ENGLAND.
Man And Womia Santanced.
plosiva made a crater in the road stead of me just as I eine along, and in I went and was eunpad."
THOROUGHLY ENJOYING LIFE.
pong of souring lumbers for the buildings
to bo conserated for the ceremonies. The Ill that is to be constructed feet in one is
to
feet in
THE OPEN DOOR" IN CHINA.
British Adherence. Reaffirmed.
LONDON, Sept. 32. Sir Edward Orey, replying to Mr. McVeagh (Down, S.) said that no undertakings or pledges likely to ad- verrely afleet Kritish trade opport- unities in China had been entered into with other Powers. It was the inten tion of His Majesty's Goverment that the policy of the "open door? in China
ball continue to be their policy.
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500 Fermons an Board.
were
LONDON, Sept 1. The Greek teamer Athenü, bound which the rite of dedicat ng the mared rice from New York to the Pireau's, has He was a Cambridge man, who presented himself early in the war with his nchise, of the Imperial Ancestors been abundoned afire in the Atlantic, will be performed. The trees for making and has been conveying messages ever the lumbers needed were cut strictly in 3459 telegram from Halifax. Five since. There are relays of these tiders
accordance
te with the ancient prescribed rita hundred passengers and crew between G... and the headquarters of
The wood-cat'ersengaged, prior to beginning rescued by two liners. brigades. He told be was ther ughly their works, received a paritention at the enjoying life. As he does not her shells bands of the priests. The tree was then cut coming, owing to the guise of his machine- domo witli proper stroment. Thin was k he de not alight to find cover, bus goes
cryptomeria tres, twenty one straight on, and therefore they mim his height and half a foot in diameter. Tra Anyway young man (frooz what he told roo), gether with the trunk wers burned as an
was to prove it.
hansuches were not hipped off, and those That
តេ( if he had ☛ golden pun wild could pit offering to the sylvan deity, the ambers lampblack and lightning, could niske te collected were brought to Kyoto in early thing of his experiences. Ele was in the Angost, to the site where the buildings gr at retrost, and had to push along in the are to be erected. For conveyance soins direction from which others were coming ficeen carts were used attended by ft; and he was mixed up in the great prominent villagers, all attired in advance. But his really **hair time." Brulitional costure of the wood men, Sappe ase his ova phriso, was in the second
one hundred pieces of limbers were thus brought in
He'd da't know the way through it
to
As to the arrangement for having pres representatives allowed to witness the Caro
MINE EXPLOSION IN ENGLAND.
LONDON Sept. 21 Nuneaton Of 250 men who wore There was an explosion in a mine at
below 200 are safe. Ten bodies have been recovered.
A RASH ACT.
Wanaa Killed by Electrio Wire.
LONDON, Sept. 21. hatile of Yprae: The Erst time, you The Official Press Barann says that the trial has concluded at the Old i know, 1 ever saw that folly town." Bailey of a man and a women of German origin, who were charged with attempting to communicate abroad information regarding the British Fleet, Hooge and beyond, and there was shell sation and the Grand. Thanks iving Fest with the intention of sesisting the onemy. Both wers found guilty. The
or every where, and the houses were -man, was sentenced to be shot and the woman, whom the Court · regarded anywhere, and the things lying about the 1. *re now conferring together to decide on recently, Che Has, caretaker of the Sal}
being under the influence of the man, wai sentenced to ten years penal servitude
IMAGINARY POLITICAL · PLOTE.
Lord"Curion's Appeal,
LONDON, Sept. 21.
Esel Curzon, in a letter to the Daily Chronicle, sore he is still a gap porter of National Service, thi has in which were daily growing in bars and importance, but he uppesis to the Prais to discourage the attempt mada in cartais quarters to anufacture discord where such did not exist and to imagine plots for which this wis no vestige of fonalation.
In the Kruin Lagpur Police Court
Court Chief Inspector Taylor explained.
dofinite way of allowing them speel 1 privi
fan of Pahanga Kuala Lumpur residence, streets were not pretty. He found his leges. It is expected that the doosion will
adress at last, but he could not find bis son be haght on and given publicity.i wife by a rash act.
was charged with causing the death of man. You have to find your on it you At a recent meeting of the International ara dispatch rider. The shalla at Par hamentare Onegress Committee of the nothing
He found his man at last in a dugont, Imperial Diet of Japan it was decided that. and for two hours they wa ted for the pace since there will be no international cant but the case for the prosecution was that gress this year becane of the war, wine sccused badd an electric wire, com to go. de signal wires had dready gombo of the Diet would be sent to nocted to the main switch, around his Then e ammuri ion went, and then China this fall witha vient promoting more on house. Deceased, Che Mah, had everybody we t, accompanied by storm of sell, a d the men dus't care what happened, fr they were both trigued and chukad with gas
THROUGH THE FOBCY. DZÍT,
In all the prolonged and anxius time during that second he tlo on yuae dispatch rider of my fluid's weet on wasket, and
JREATHENT POR DYSENTERY, IfEAMBERLAIN Colic, Cholera and
Diarrhoes. It mely followed by
friedy relation with that country. The
and members ill be selected from song the different priliciesl pardes. They will be
"Accompanie ose aro eta yof the House of R-praventuries and will start some time in September Japana se Fápor,
KHEUMATISM
met her death by coming into contact with this wired do
Tan Choon Mob, Sub Inspector the Telephone Exchange, apoky to having removed deceased from off the wire In her left hand she was carrying a child hich, as it did not come into contact with the earth, recapod.
Sahati, Javanese kebun at the Sultan's Hain Balta for thegmatis 2 If accused oriet the wire and, subsequently AVR yon.esar, trid Chamberlain's house, gave evidence as to having noen you are wasting time at the longer this to his wife's dash repo lisas runs on the harder it is to cure.
GERMANE COMPELLED TO EVACUATE A POSITION.
Inox, Sept. 21 Tonight's Berlin communique, says a telegram from Amsterdam, contains unusually interesting references to the Western front. emphasises that the French guns in the region of Arras bave kept up can coil will elf ctually core the Geck bottle to-d spots it with avignon This Court found that the deceased war an almost uninterrupted heavy fire and is admits that French battering most tal, born Cases of dysentery. It is masie by the officier part and you will accidentally killed by an electro wire shot to fragments a lock on the Marne-Aisno Consi, north-westward of especially good for summer fyrnes in he suprised and delight on the relief sadly nad negligently lal by the sc
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