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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1915
BY TELEGRAPH.
LATEST NEWS FROM THE BALKANS.
LONDON Oct, 1.,
Much interest is shown in the alleged Austro Germon con Ferbia The estimates vary from a mare handful of rope to ruslf a millios. They are reported to be between. Deian and Sare 14 * it us on the Serbian northern frontier.
Telegrama from Athens suggest a large concentration but Bakkarasi messages indicate the presence of only enough troopa to guard the Austrian
frontiers.
Nevertheless, it is persistently stated that Germany has made extraorazum promises in endeavouring to secure Bulgaria's support.
LABOUR AND THE GOVERNMENT'S CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS.
LONDON, Oct. 1. The Conference of the committees of the great labour organisations to-day passed a resolution to the effect that baring heard the sentiments of Kir. Asquith and Lord Kitchener on Tuesday, declares the belief that the man required for army, navy, and munition work to carry out the war auccessfully will be obtainable by voluntary means. Is pledges itself to assist the Government to its utmost and to organise a special recruiting campign throughout the country. It considers that voluntary listment would be more successful il the Government state, as far as was compatible with the public interest, what voluntarism hand already done and what wans the present and future needs regarding men, and to insist that employers should crose to prevent enlistments.
GREEK PREMIER ON THE BALKAN SITUATION.
LONDON, Oct. 1. telegram from Athens states that M. Venizelos rays that despite the mutual aseurances of Bulgaria and Grisce that mobilisations are only intend Jed as a anfeguard for neutrality, the situation. ia dangeroma na mobilisation wannot be prolonged without grave danger to pesce especially when one l mobilised, other countries do not disguise their dissatisfaction with the ter ritorial status quo. The Greeks ardeatly desired peace but are opposed to aug attempt of any Balkan State to create a preponderant position. They would however, welcome å prompt and simultaneous demobilisation.
AUSTRO-GERMANS ARRIVE IN BULGARIA,
LONDON, Oct. 1.
Sir Edward Grey has authorised the statement that information has been received that Apstro German officers have for several days heen arriving is "Bulgaria with a view to actively directing the Bulgarian army.
BULGARIA'S CABINET
Lowboy, Oct. 1. It appears that King Ferdinand has not asked M. Malinoff to form a cabiae, but to enter the present cabinet or to cooperate with it. Malinoff declined to do so.
THE IMPORT DUTINS MODIFIED.
LONDON, Oct. 1. In the House of Commons Mr. McKenna aaid that in order not to harass trade of the Allies, France, Italy and Japan, who were chiefly concerned, it been decided to withdraw the proposed impert duties on bats.
THE FIGHTING AT KUTELAMARA:
LONDON, Oct. 1. The Secretary of State for Tedia has issued a connected account of
access at Katelamara
A." SAFE CONDUCT" FOR DR. DUMBA.
THE CHINA MAIL.
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LONDON, OCL 1. South ward of Ripon as a telegram from Paris, which lies between the Germans vital railway communications and assiges, the French extended and completed the can portant revioubt of the first. Gertian positions, carrying a portion of in-
C'es
Works of the Wefeat
GERMAN LINES OF COMMUNICATION BOMBÅRDED."
BY TELEGRAPH CURADERMA-
Router's Service to the China Mall,
WIRELESS TELEPHONY,
BETWEEN HONOLULU AND AMERICA.
Loxton, Oct 1:
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A New York manage wireless telephony has been established between Honolulr and America, a dis!
French memplanes, despite most favourable weather, bombarded the an lines of communication. Shella were also thrown on the railors attance of 1800 miles. Bacaucourt. Waxville. Foot Faverger, and Sainte Hilaire. This in the Ger me line of communication beween the troops on the west and the Army cam- madded by the Crown Prince, NY
Aeroplaces also dropped bombs on a column marching Bear Summepy. A squadron of aeroplanes dropped 72 bombs an Guignicours station and returned safely
121 GERMAN GUNS CAPTURED IN CHAMPAONE.
Last night's Franch communiqué etateste
Our heavy artillery in Belginin supported the British Feet in a bombard- ment of the const batter es.
It has now been ascertained that. 121 German benvyand field guna in Champagne alons have been captured since September 25th.
No fighting of importance has taken place in Artois to-day. We continued to gain ground in Champagne. North of Mesnil and farther east, between Hill 199, north of Massiges, and the Ville-sur-Tourbe Carnay road we have taken more prisoners who
The Germans, by a counterattack, regained a footing in the Works of the |Defent" but a second and more viclent"counter-attack in the same sector was
completely repulsed with heavy loss.
INDIAN COLONIAL OFFICERS AND WAR.
Loynoy, Sept. 30.
raised a question concerning the position of the Indian Colonial oicer who had
In the House of Commons, on the income tax resolation, Colonel Yato:
come over to participate in the war, incurring heavy additional expenditure.
3ir, 31čKenna avid he hoped to state later what relief was possible. Tho" Government diri not wish such an officer to be worse off than he would here been had he stayed at home
(British Foreign Office Telegram.)
ROUT OF THE ENEMY IN MESOPOTAMIA.
LONDON, Sept. 29.
To the House of Commons. to-day Mr. Chamberlain read the following telegrains from the General Commanding the Forces in Mesopotamia, dated September 29th :------
[FIRST TELENKAN].
*The operations of the bih Division along the Tigris line on Tuesday were completely successful The enemy's position, serau railes east of Kat, is a long one astride the Tigris on both banks and extends from the left bank for six miles. A detached column of two brigādes, niter a demonstration on Monday. crossed from the right bank and gained, by means of a forced night march the attack at. 10 10. After much opposition, this portion of the position was jagaipet the enemy's left, the nonhern extremity which was married by a gallot had carried by two o'clock. By night fall the force at advanced west of the position, which was strongly entrsoched and wired. The enemy was penned in it all day by another brigade." The troops biwuscked in their positions. All day armed motor-cara and caralry, guarding the outer Bank, engaged the | Turkish cavalry. The Turkish losses in dend were very severe; the trenches which they had beld with the greatest temacity were full of corpses. Some the guns, many rifles, several hundreds of prisoners and a quantity of ammunition
were captured. Our casualties are reported as nader five hundred.""
Loxnos, Oct. 1. -A telegu from Washington states that Sir C. Spring Rice, the British Ambasador, gave the State Department a safe conluct for Dr. Dumba's return to Vienn
MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT KILLED IN ACTION.
LONDON, Oct. 1.
Mr. Harold Cangley,, M. P., has been killed inî netion.
CONGRATULATIONS FROM LORD KITCHENER.
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LxBus, Out. 1 Lord Kitchener bas telegraphed Field Marshak French his warmest congratulations on lûs "substantial siccess," and his best wishes for progress in the important operations.
THE PROPOSED IMPORT DUTIES.
The Extremista."
LexDos, Oct. 1.
[BECOND TELEGRAM.]
The enemy's position in advance of Eutal-mara has been captured with many prisonets and guns. The enemy is in fell fight towards Bagdad. Our forces are pushing the pursuit. Details follow."
(Havas"Service.)
French stock now stands at £6.50,
Pans, Sept. 30.
Price $1.00
SKIN SPECIFIC
per bottle,
BATHING CAPS
NEW STOCK
JUST ARRIVED.
QUEEN'S DISPENSARY
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A Brave Britiah" Lady's. SzecessŤ! Experiment.
LONDON, Oct. 1. Miss Davies, the youngest daughter of the Isto Sir Davies, formerly Lieut. Governor of the Punjab, Tocolated bersell with the bacillus of gas gangrene in an American Hospital at Neuilly, order to test the antidote devised by Dr. Taylor of the Imperial Cancer Research Buraan u
The antidote was completely alles cessful
TELEGRAMS TO THE
CONTINENT.
Lossos, Oct. 17 A sudden stoppage in private.italo- grams to the Continent for forty-eight hours was notified yesterday evening.
·DISASTROUS GALE AT NEW
ORLEANS.
Loxbos, Oct. 1.
In a terrifio gale at New Orleans, AAT A New York telegram, many buildings and churches were smashed tổ ruing and scarcely a window wi left unbroken. The velocity of the gale was nearly 100 miles sa haar.
BRITISH RETENUE
&
TONDON Oct. 1. The revenue for the quarteria £51,569,623, an increase quarter of 815,888,345.
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LONDON, Deb. 1.
The death is announced of the
Rt. Hon. Sir George Farwell, F. 6, Lord Justice 1906-1913, aged 70.
AMERICAN SHIP BURNED.
Oncers Injured...
Laszok, Oct. 1
The Aurican ship Vincent" is re ported to have been barned, and the captain, mate, second mate and carpen- ter injured. No details are forthcoming
Our aircraft squadrons bombarded milway stations and troops con-To-day's Advertisements
centrating in the Suippe, valley,
General Van Vouhovan, ex-Governor of Indo-China. has been wounded by a shell splinter in the Artois region, and has boon admitted. into a Paria Iospital
THE HONGKONG VOLUNTEERS,comfertable" gentlemen gave up pay hours of sleep-they are doing so now for guard work, etc., and they seem to revel in it, oveo nw that the novelty has cetted, with apparently madh more genuina zest than the younger men of the Volunteer Сопа
A New Spirit in the Colony.
(From the N, C. Dally Nare"")
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Hongkon, Sept. 15 Thare Are Surely, comparatively speaking very few places in the world where the military spirit has been so sequence of the goat war as Longkong thoroughly and seriously developed in con- month or so before hostilities
D COMPANY.
At & conseruence of this second luru- ation more of the regular forces were able
are for the war area, thong in between, quite a goodly number of Hong managed also to get away to more exciting kong men of the civilian community
In the House of Cuminous, the extreme FreeTraders insisted of dividing the House in the afternoon against the Budget inport duties
Mr. Asquith lnd deprecated a division, afirming enphatically that no free truule questions were involved and that the duties were pareif we possessed a very abakwenced military servica in the ranks of Kitchener's]
the reters responded to the war mousure nowise suggested by Unionist members of the Cabinet weak Volunteer Corps, bich later by any The whole-hearted manner in
The House chocred loudly when it was seen that the Extremists
Supply of kee
kocess which is essential to all for Volunteer Resaves may Le judged numbered only eight.
GREEK PARLIAMENT IN COMPLETE ACCORD.
Ready To Help Serbia.
LONDON, Oct. F
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TECHNICAL INSTITUTE.
TAVENING CLASSES in the following subjects will commerce on MONDAY, the 4th of October --
ENGINEERING SECTION;
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Machine Drawing Mathematics. SCIENCE SECTION
Chemistry Metallurgy Physics Electricity Sanitation.
First Aid.
COMMERCE SECTION
English
French
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Students should stand at QUERY'S
the last addition to the Colony's voluntary Cozzon at 6 during the wok dafentire bodies are well tesinod and commencing on MONDAY, 4th October son time, are putting in quite a lot of wellenmed body of men who, at the pre- for Enrolment. and quite pleasantly petite runs big
pleasantly
ficiency in anything, and no harm can From the fact that to accommodate the now be done by stating the fact that every-pider and less active members a' "D" one, even including the offer, but Company, which has since become quite developed a virulent attack of that **fed famous, was formed; no one had the heart up" feeling which, had it been allowed to to say "too old at forty.” continue, would have, accelerated the chid
•These two Cosps are vigorous, and will- of the rapidly sinking Corp. an
trained bodies-But they now have a rival England The Gerusny faced each anization which has created quite other the great war which had herstealthy competitive spirit so far as approved and general soldier clics military besring A telegram from Athens states that on the first reading of the written about and talked of with mixed
are concerned. Spacial Police Réservo— 100,000,000 Franes Loan, M. Venizelos, the Premier, reiterated the foliags for year had become an act
fact. Now is must be admitted that Hong while the Goremment had declared their determination to observe ne kong was an island on tenter-basks in the trality, they had not coupled their, determination loyally to fulfil their early days of the gigantic struce, and a treaty obligations towards Sorbin should a casus fordonia arise.
argent call came for men for the Volunteer A fiumis, leader of the Opposition, declared that the Opposition Corps for home defence no one then knew recoguiser tut the Goremment followed the only possible course. This what the German Chius Sea fleet w accord of the Government and the Opposition and the complete absent parable example of chant raically written above that, apart from those who
doing and the answer provided 6 party spirit at to-day's siffing has made an excellent impression.
aly are solutely phmically incapable of phlegmatic rousing seriously to meer danger when doing anything, or those who are able has takon a real and definite shape. Within hom we do not wish to know & the honchalant Saray-the kind of person JEW APPOINTED TO THE RUSSIAN COUNCIL OF EMPIRE.
a few weeks of the call the Corps had more than doubled in strength, and is doing, present time-none are outside either of
these three very areful LONDON, Oct.
and doing well, the work of the regular telegram from Putrogna states that a Jew for the Arst time forces which bad her seat Home They are each distinct credit to the Oology, and on pamas dars with tho bewa appointed on the Council of Empire.
LA RECORD CALE VROUE Volunteers and Reserves in khaki and the Bat this was not all. A wood call Folics Reserves in their white sulforats, cains for the ferman for of Volunteer the cily umumes a strikingly miljanzy
NÉW ZEALAND AND INDIA..
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Hongkong, Oct 1915.
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The Wellington Post urges the New Zealand Goverment to at looked upon as quito anchest personal quite soticeable for fe coldirdike maisha na intuition) Aboubay promptly in supporting the representation of India at the Imperial Conant atrihale to the Golay deep lower grade clerk, for they are ins and all guaranteed Special bes
history here again, the answer inhabitants, from the taipin down to the
Ente-sight ferchre in vow of their splendid service in the War
Sights coated for Match Compatition patitis Influential heads of Arde very kson; venerable professional men, and others.
CANALEIRA Ragulation Magazine, Cut-af and Salsy catch Pintol grip, Nitre proved barrel, In win had drifted. luxuriously into a comfor
baise lined teak wood dae Lable corpulence imply rushed ito kunki, and, after a low severe drill", "became quite young and actirengit Fest their years did not rest pohyby sa heretolare Tube
THE ARMENIANS IN TURKEY.
Request From America..
LONDON - Oct. 1.
A telegram from Washington states that the State Department la requested Count Barnstorff to use his influence to induce Germany to
berfere on behalf of the Armenianz Turkey
NEW ITILIAN MINISTER OF MARINE
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