SATURDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1915
BY TELEGRAPH.
THE WAR.
ACCIDENT TO THE KING
OFFICIAL TELEGRAM FROM
LONDON.
GENERAL SIR IAN HAMILTON'S FAREWELL ORDER TO HIS TROOPS.
THE CHINA MAIL,
BY TELEGRAPH.
DESPERATE FIGHTING IN SERBIA.
"Nisi, Oct. 20)
A communique admits that the Serbians on the right bank of the Morava, who were compelled to retire to the south after desperts fight- ing, have occupied the line-Swimjenac––Gribovatz-Chotogn
The Serbian Sarther south and those on the. Morava frent have repulsed the enemy,
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The Serbians in the direction of Knujevaty retired to Tressi Baba on a position to the northeast of Nish under strong pressure.
KEUPHULU-SALONIKA · RAILWAY COMMUNICATION RESUMED.
ATHENS, Out... £0.
It is reported that milway communication between Koupruki and
Salonika has boon resumed.
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THE PERSIAN OULF OPERATIONS.
LONDON, Oct. 28. In the House of Commons in reply to Sir John Rees, Mr. Chamberlain, Secretary of State for India, said that at present it was considered undesirable, on military grounds, to pablish further despatches regarding operations in the
THE BOMBARDMENT OF VARNA DESORIBED. Persian Gulf.
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ACCIDENT
TO THE KING.
HIS MAJESTY SEVERELY BRUISED.
LONDON, Oct. 29. While His Majesty the King was inspecting the Army in France Say morning his horse, excited by the cheers of the troops,
"pared en feil.
The long was severely bruised.
His Majesty, who is confined to hed, bad a fair fight with some
The King's tempemture was and his pulse 76. His general Catalition has improved.
Ste nemalications have arisen,
OFFICIAL TELEGRAM.
The following maalation of a code telegram from the Secretary of State for the Colonies, London, to his Excellency the Governor, has been sent to us for publication by the Colonial Secretary :--
His Majesty the King met with an accident, fortunately not serious, while inspecting his troops in the feld yesterday. His horse, excited by thee heera of the troops, resrel and fell. His Majesty was severely braised, but after a fair night his general crudition improved. Elis temperature was. 90 2 and pulse 70. There is no complicating.
THE KING'S TOUR IN FRANCE..
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THE ITALIANS SUCCESSEN ÎN TES CARBO.
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Roste, Oct. 29. The Italians bad another
success in the Carso; carrying a number of trenches, the enemy foeing and leaving arms and ammunition.
The communique states that on the Isonzo fmat alone, for the week ending October 27 the Italians took 3061-prisonere, 26-guns, and-large quantities of rifles and war materials.
SAR AND TSAREYITCH.
PETROGRAD, Out. 20.
The Tsar and Tsarevitch have gone to the southern, front.
Reuter's Barcico to the Chind Mail.
WESTERN FRONT.
MORE INTENSE ARTILLERY ACTIONS.
THE NEW FRENCH CABINET.
PARIS, Uct. 9 The new Cabinet includes the ex. Premier, M. Combes, Freycinet, and so the well-known Socialist Guences 38 Ministera without portfolio.
LONDON, Oct. 29.
The evening communique says that there were intente aud prolonged artil- lery actions in Belginn 3 the flats in the French Cabinet as strengthening The entire Press welcomes the change Steenstreets front; also to the north the Allies' resolve to secure efficiency of Arras, at Bois Enhache, sad in the in the conduct of the war. region of Roclincourt,,
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The enemy in Chainpagne violently! bombarded our positions at Tabure and Maisons de Champagne. Our batteries replied, plastering the German treaches,
ANOTHER · GERMAN SHIP -
CAPTURED.
The French in the Vosges secured
PETROGRAD, Oct. 29, another success at Reichsackerkopf, A Russian submarine bea captured completing the destruction of a German an other German ship in the Baltic Sea. trench and repulsing a counter-attack.
RUSSIANS BEE THE WAY TO DYINSK.
KING GEORGE AT THE FRONT.
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The King spent another day with the Third Army, when President, Poincaré and M. Millerand arrived. The King and the Eresident inspected che troope, after which they visited the British second line of defences includ- ing the Bedoubt. Then President Poincare, besides decorating the Prince Headquarters dwells on the anthu of Wales, conferred the boneur of Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour lastic scenes in His Majesty's compre apon General Plumer, and Lieut-Generala Macready and Maxwell, and Com-hensive tour at the brent. The King manderships of the same honour upon Lieut-Generala Rimington, Alderson, met representatives of almost every Lock-Elliot and Major-Generala Hobbes, E, Grabs and Surgeon General unit on active service. Sloggett..
The King. President Poincaré and General Joffre made an early start on the following day, which was devoted to the French Army Review of the Becond Colonial Corps. It was a magnificent sight, thousands of splendid men in steel, their heimeta glinting in the sun, sad with tanned faces, making His Majesty congratulated General Jofre on the splendid bearing of the
"it, most impressive.
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Another interesting visit was that of the King, accompanied by the Prince
PETROGRAD, Oct. 29.
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Lerd, Sydenham hoped that the amendment would to accepted. It was most importage that the Indian public should know who was to make Tel. 492, the rules.
Lord Inlington regretted the mis Apprehension in India regarding the proposals and reiterated that the Government werd most anxious to remove anything in the nature of die- Ability to the Indian gommunity. The methods by which they would go to work would in nowise cause dis- ability to Indians. He was informed that the amendment would not Fichiere Lord Macdonell's object, but that power must be given to both Hoves to present an Address during the period concerned. The rules would allow of their being presented to both Houses, but would not allow of any alteration to be made in either House unless power were obtained from Parliament to move an Address.
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Ele did not doubt that the Govern- mens would carefully consider any strong opinion during the discussion in Parliament if there were anything, obviously imperfect in the regula tions. As the House of Lords de- sired complete publicity he again stated the position. As regards In- dians the machinery of the Selection Committee would not operite, be caise the process would be purely automatic. As regard Europeans, there were three tiin conditions. Firstly, they must have served in the Naval or Military. Forces during the war; secondly, they must have reached a minimum educational stan- ard determinable by the Secretary Civil Service Commissioners, thirdly : -4mmodation of State, with the assistance of the candidates must be examined by a representative Committee and then recommended for nomination by the Secretary of State. The greatest care would ba duken that education. in the broadest serise would be re- presented on this Committeo.
Great care would also be taken
that full and up-to-date knowledge of Thdan conditions in relation to the Civil Service--will be represented. There would probably be a perman- ent representative of the Civil Ser- A Comprehensive. Tour.
vice, Commission the Committee,, A communique says that the Germans and others conversant and connected LONDON, Oct. 29.
continue their thrust in the Drinsk re with Indiin government. It WITH Reuter's correspondent at Britishgion, but are unable to break the Res-impossible to say at present what sian barrier, The Germans in one in-services the Committee required. It stance suffered cruel leases in an attack might be found next year that insui- which started only after the Germans ficient candidates were available to by their own artillery strtioned at the and therefore the selection of these bad been threatened with unihilation go before the Selection Committee The general situation is un-candidates would have to "he post- changed.
poued to the termination
the war Therefore it seemed to him most premature to attenipt to lay down regulations now, because during the | interval circumstances might change, necessitating the different framing of the regulations. There need be mo LONDON, Oct. 36...
great difficulty in framing the regula- Mr. Austen Chamberlain received tions. They should be short and at the Indis Office on the 26th inst. simplo, and comparatively few in 50 of the newly-appointed Indian number. He declared that the India oficinis, including 30 CR Servants. Office was well qualified to frame He said he did not doubt that they them. The House could repose per would have preferred active service. fect confidence in the care and Some, who had accepted commis equity with which these regulations sions, were permaitted to retain would be hamed, and the deliberate
had already beer Office methods would ensure prazer
few other badable regulations that resulting been allowed to join the Ter from a casual discussion in Parlia ritorials in India, but the Government.
rear. Eis Majesty was welcomed at the French port by Field Marshal Sir John French and town dignatories and Bogo gained an insight into many activities, including the supplying and trading of the needs of the Army The King was particularly interested in the drafts from Home to fill gaps.
of Wales, to the Britial Second Army, including the Australian transport and the ambulance of the Canadian troops. The troops of the Dominions whole- heartedly cheered His Majesty, who seemed deeply impressed by their ENEMY SUBMARINE CAPTURED. spontaneity and enthusiasm.
The fast item of the programme was a review of certain corps, of which many of the men had just come from the trenches. All were very fit,
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THE RUSSIAN BOMBARDMENT OF VARNA
DESCRIBED.
LONDON, Oct. 20.
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“FÉTROCHAD, Oct. 29, It is officially announced that the Russian Fleet again bombarded Varns, aviators uieanwhile dropping bombs on the harbour.
THE INDIAN CIVIL SERVICE.
An enemy submarine was captured. them. One Enemy submarines unsuccessfully killed and attacked the Fleet.
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SEQUEL TO DEDEAGATCH BOMBARDMENT.
AMSTERDAM, Oct. 29.
D
ment were obliged to retain the ser The Bill will go to the House of vices of the bulk of them for India Commons.
(Hatar Sérvice.}
A message from Petrograd gives a graphic account of the bombard- meat of Vurma. The fleet approached the town on October 27 and opened fire on the quays with heavy guns, white bydroplanes hovered
They would find their duties in Indis overhead spotting for the gunner and themselves dropping deadly bombs.)
wider and their reponsibilities heavier The Russian fire.winich was entirely directed on the harbour thus spar ing the residential quarters, was most accurate. In the midst of the bardment is the announcement by the more glorious in the whole history of
An astonishing sequel to the bon Civil Service.
than if they had joined the Hone action German submarines appeared on the scene but were unable to Bulgarian Government of its intention the Empire than the high tradition. There was nothing
PARIS, Qet, 29. interfere with the bombardment because the Russians used their smaller to seize all French sad British property of the Indian services, which de the whole front
French stock now stands at 65.90. gins to repulse the marauders, while their big guns continued to pound in Bulgeria in order to save it amanded an unfailing sense of luty,
Fetrograde We repulsed attacks on The Russian foot eventually steamed across the bay and then garian sufferers by the bombardment, readiness to sacrificetall selfish con- ficting very heavy losses on the enemy. security for the indemnification of Bul-unwearied industry, and continued Coretevole and the Carso, Plateau, in- Rome We progressed in Upper returned home to port without damage or loss of life. The same day which admittedly the Bussians Intercepted a German wireless message addressed to Con- damages,
•stantinople saying that a Russian battleship had been damaged, where- after the Russians fled. The Russians describe this as a characteristic Gorman l.
the harbour.
BRITISH CASUALTIES IN ALL FIELDS,
LONDON, Oct. 28.
paused serious
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Isiderations to their work. It was in the Montenero district. ·
not merely the work done that count- ed, but the manner of doing it. He
VICTORIA CROSS FOR A BRITISH urged men of the British net to
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remember that the national reputa-To-day's Advertisements
tion was in their keeping They LONDON, Oct 28.
were going to India at a time when The Victoria Cross has been awarded the interest and sympathy of the to Lauce Sergeant Oliver Brooks, of the whole Empire for India had quicker 3rd Coldstream Guards, for most co-ed, and when India was feeling hot
NOTICE.
Mr. Asquith announces that the British casualties up to October 6 avicuous bravery at Loos on the 8th inst. way in the development of those,.in-la recaption TO.WORROW, the 'Sist
numbere]:
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Killed. Officers... 6660" Mon......94,992
Wounded.
12,633 -301,932
Missing.
2000 72.177
Of these, the total caayalher in the western area numbered 365,016,
Avstrong party of the enemy captured stitutions with which we had gifted 200 yards of our trenches. Brooks, on her. They would have more and his own initiative, led a party of bons more to persunds where their pre bers" in a most deterraiced manner and decessors had been able to command succeeded in regaining the lost ground. and their authority would greatly His sigual. bravery midst a bail of Ger depend on their personal influence. man, bomba, was of the very first order and the auccess of this very dangerous
GENERAL SIR IAN HAMILTON'S FAREWELL undertaking-was-entirely due to his TEMPORARY PROVISIONS BILL”
CRDER
LONDON, Oct. 29.
Reuter's correspondent at the Mediterranean Headquartons states that, on October 18, General Sir Ian Hamilton, in a farewell Order to the troops, in handing over the command to Lieut-General Sir Charles Monro, said: MANA
fearlessness presence of mind, and promptitude.
FEELERS TOWARDS A PREMA TURE PEACE.
"PASSED"
LONDON, Oct. 28.
The House of Lords passed the Indian Civil Bertice (Temporary Pro {visions) Bill after rejecting an LONDON, Oct. 20 amendment by Lord Macdowell, in Mr. G. R. Henderson, President of theserting in Clause 1 that no etion Board of Education, penting at a should be taken with such gula
I should like the troops to know my deep sense of the honour of Wesleyan meeting at Westminster, said tions and rules und submitted to commanding so fine an Army in one of the most arduous and most he wished to emphasise that there was Parliament for the appointed time difficult campaigns ever undertaken I also must express my admiration no Government crisis, and there wes not, Lard Macdonell said he believed of the noble response invariably given to the calls made upon them, going to be any. He added that he was the Bill met with universal accept- No riak has been too desperate al no sacrifles too great. I thank all quite aware of the feelers being put ontance in India, but this was possibly rap from generals to privates, for the wonderful way they seconde with a view to prematuro pence. He urgely due to the fact that its pro- my efforts to lead them to decisive victory, which under their new chin appealed to everybody not to beed zach visions and objects were not accur Thave the most implicit confidence they will achieve.
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