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THURSDAY, AUGUST 31, 1816.
THE
LATEST
WAR.
TELEGRAM S.
(Reuter's Service to the China Mail.)
RUMANIANS CROSS
CROSS THE WESTERN FRONT.
THE FRONTIER.
SIR DOUGLAS HAIG'S LATEST
DISPATCH.
SEVERAL DOMINATING
POSITIONS OCCUPIED:".
741 PRISONERS TAKEN.
BIZDAREST, Aug 30 An ufeil announcement states that the troops crossed the Austro-Hungarian frontier and after a lively action occupied
several dominating positions, especially near Brasso, where the main railroad to the frontier rogs:
141.prisoners were takeni
The Rumnian artillery vilenal the Austria hatteries on the Danube.
RUSSIANS CROSSING
RUMANIA.
Petioran," Aug. De
It may be assumed that Basian troops are not well feta Rumania.
RUMANIAN CAPITAL BOMBED BY
、* «AIRCRAFT.
Brajakest, Aug. 30.
A ceramiqued stated that a Zeppelin
Lostos, Aug. 30.. Sir Douglas Hig in a communiqué stated)-
EARLIER TELEGRAMS.
THE BALKAN FRONT.
AUSTRIANS BOMBARD ROUMANIAN TOWNS.
LONDON, Aug. 30. The Times correspondent at Bucharest reports that Austrian monitors and batteries bombarded the towns of Verciorova Turnu Severina. Guirgevo.
MINISTER OF WAR
BUCHAREST, Aug. 30. 3. Vintilla Bratiano has been pointed Minister of Watt aucceeding brother, who remains Premier.
-ROUMANIAN COALITION
MINISTRY
THE CHINA MAIL.
THE ONE PEACE CONDITION.
SIR E. GOSCHEN ON OUR AIMS.
DECHIVE FACTOR OF SEA POWER,
The following letter from: Bir Eriwand Goschen, who was British Ainbasador in Berlin from 1500 until the outbreak of war, to an English journalat in Switzerland, was publish e few days ago by the "Nicus Zurber Zeitung." It has appeared recently throughout the German Press, The letter is dataxd Jupe 10.)
·SHANGHAI AUTUMN RACES,
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The programme of. the forthcoming Shanghai Autumn Race Meeting has been issued, with the notification that the ruces will be held on November 7 and 8, and Off Day on November 11, anít that entries close at 5 pm. on Saturday, October 7. This list of events the M. 67 ) Daily News remarks, difers somewhat from that of last year. On the first day. the Subscription Griffin Stakes takes the place of the former Navy Stakes, and an.... other ruse the Kalgan Plate-for Sub- scription Griffins, is added to the pr gramme. On the second day there is also 1 have noticed that during the last Grifins the Mongolian Plate-while on An additional race for Subscription fow months statements have been conthe third day the sixth race will be a the effect that Germany is victorious stead of the former Cosmopolitan Cup stantly appearing in the Swiss Press to handicap for Subscriptions Griffins in- in land and see, that she is ready tu On the Of Duy there will be, as was they make terms and that France and Rasinase at the Spring Meeting of this year, a are roady to treat with her, but are handicap race for griffins, prevented from doing so by Great, Britain.
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Although I have retired from public)
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It is rumoured that Coalition affairs since the beginning of the var PEITAIHO AND THE SMELLS OF
There have been minor enterprises Ministry will be formed.
Foaly.
The bad weather continues.
战
CANTON.",
The NC. DeMail (Tientsiny says:-
Halitourted enemy attempts to KING GEORGE'S MESSAGE TO KING leaders of public opinion in England, In view of the alarming amount of sick- advance in the vicinity of Guillemont were easily inistrated.
Detachments of our mops recon
noitred what remained, of Moquet Farm and returned.
We carried out a successful raid reur Neuville St. Vanst, inflicting casualties and taking prisoners. We lui no less,
OF RUMANIA:
LONDON, Aug. 30.
and have no official position. I have followed the trend of public opinion very closely- and, us I have had the advantage of frequent intercourse with prominen British statesmen and other think I may claim to be conversant with the feelings entertained by our people and their leaders with regard to the course of events in the war, and with their attitude towards the pesce pro- pagauda in Switzerland, the United States of Americ, and other puuatrie few remarks with the object of naring therefore venture to hy before you a this attitude clear.
new which has occurred this year at Peitaibo it is not surprising to see. scribe taking up the refence of the place The inte if defence taken is that the in the columns of Peking contemporary.. numerous wells sunk and other improve monts gone in for by the people with is quite healthy and added to this is the vested interests are such that the place insinuation that most of the diseases which have been so rampant in the plan this season were bright there from other places, being in an incubatery state on the arrival of the persons who
The King has telegraphed the King of Rumania expressing the satisfaction with which the news of Rumania's entry into the was hail been received by himself and by the whole nation." 1 rejoice, His Majesty says, that the Hamanim Anny alongside those of the Allies will bring still nearer the adone in central constries, or for that were unlucky enough to become sick.
FRENCH PROGRESS AT FLEURY. proaching triumpa of our great cause,"
PARIS, Aug. 30, A muniqué atates;
We have progrewed cast of Fleury
·GERMAN MILITARY CHANGES.
RUSSIANS PROGRESS IN ASIK MINOR.
CHIEF OF GENERAL STAFF
DISMISSED
PETROGRAD, Aug. 30 The Russians are within six miles
Bitlis.
AMERICAN CRUISER,
WRECKED.
ami aeroplane bundled Bucharest, CAST ON ROCKS BY TIDAL WAVE. but did nå unge, They were driven off by artillery...
The aircraft borted also Bakehity Paten and Neanto but did no clayage,
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ALLIED OPERATIONS IN
THE BALKANS.
A French
Salonika states:
Lespos, Aug. 30, communiqué ra
We bombarded the enemy's organisations on the Strinna and in) the region af Tuke Doiran
We progressed west of the Vardar in the neighbourhood of Jamaten.
There has bour violent artillery firing in the "sectors of Vestnik and Ostrove.
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A Bulgarian attack west of Lake
Josses by Serbian artillery.
LONDON, Aug. 30.
A communiquf states
The enemy shelled Kopriva bridge on the Struma, We retaliated and milenced the enemy batteries.
„New York, Aug. 30
A tidal wave at San Domingo threw the American cruiser Mem phis, fonderly the Tennessen, on the reks. in the outer harbour
The criser is a total wreck,
SureGEN,
The revival of the peace propaganda, in question has not passed unnoticed in Great Britain. But it has excited much Ies interest in this entry than it hus
master in Germany, for the simple wa- son that Great Britain is at this moment not thinking of peace. That small section of the British people which is in | favour of peace is no larger than it was a year ago it is almost unrepresented
Some cases may have developed in this manner, no doubt but one way and another Feitaibo this season has been an
Il Health Resort”.
It is no longer regarded as being the very knuttiest thing to the to go to
in Parliament, and for all practical pur-Peitaito, the place having lost much of
of
posas government it may be said to be negligible.
The rock on which all such overtures as are now being made must inevitably split is the knowledge, which the Eritish people have, that the objects for which Great Britain entered the war have not a certain that until there is a prospect of their attainment, the British people will never tolerate peace, and that no British Government bo so much as ventured to discuss it would stand for a
its reputation through the numbers of Hans who go there. Moreover, no mat ter what apologists wish to say, it is an- healthy, insanitary and lacking in con- veniences
It is not to be wondered at however that some of the property holders are place is rapidly acquiring, because no- body except & Hun perhaps will buy their properties when they want to sell.
An official omamuniquéof Berlin states: yet been attained, and it may be taren armed with the fearful reputation the The Kaiser has dismiss the Chief of the General Staff, General van Falken- hayn, and bas appointed General Von Hindenburg a his aurcensor.
General Ludinalor Thas been appoistel First Chartermaster General:
SUBMARINE HUNTING
INTERESTING RISES.
LONDON, Aug. 30. The second article by Mr. Alfred Twenty of the crew were drownel. Noyes, dealing with the British wechols The Memphis as a displacerent in coping with the German submarines 130 roes. She was built at tells of a German submarinch disagree Philadelphia, being completed in 1006]able surprise. The subnuarine ordered the crew of an apparently barryless fishing boat to take to their boat within fire minutes. Immediately there was a well-rehearsed" panie on the fishing boat Two fishermen knelt and prayed for mercy, while the others bailed at the boat like men possessed.
. THE GREEK KING.
QUESTIONS BEFORE THE ELECTORATE.
M. Veurzelos, not whether the country
moment.
Instead of the balmy odour of ozone which one associates with all seaside. places, this year, according to reports: The German Presa cumpaign in nearmalade to us the air of Feitaiho has been countries represents Great Britain as the laden with smells which would be credit obstinate partner u aromtertium sighing able even to Canton, which city hus for peace. That is a charge which France hitherto held the reputation for being and Russia may be left to answer-should the smelliest ani, dirtiest in the Orient. | they thing fit to do su
CONQUERGER' AND CONQUERED
I would, moreover, call your attention to the fact that the German Chancellor |has never formulated the peace terms which Germany would be prepared to accept. Happens to think that the Entente Pore having failed as yet to be the conquerors are accordingly. sug for peace. The answer to this claim the conquered, and that it is. for them to is ludicrously simple. It is this:-The Entente Pavers do not accept the view that they as conquered.
For Allies we think the days of Pei- taiho are numbered. It would be well for Allies to sell their properties to neutrals who might like themi ne might re-sell thein to Hurs.
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There have been many such my Automatically force -lised British subjects who were original. [ While it ishimpossible to obtain precise expenditures have to be met.-Reuter
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to
some
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1. JOFFRE AND THE END OF THE
WAR.
Mr. Pennefather asked whether all That their armies are nos at Magebug the shareholders in the Red Hand or Breslau, that Belgiuma and Serbis and Compositions Company, Limited, form- Russia are in the hands of the enemy is Compositions Company, Limited, and in conairerable portions of Franco and erly Suter, Hartmann, and Raltjens of course, true But if territorial acqui- Holzapfels, Limited, are now British itions are, as the Geman Chancellor til born subjects and fact, how many of The resultant picture was the dummy The Daily Chronicle special a boat on the deck in four-pices, any maintains, to be the standard of compai them are British subjects by naturalius.
between the
it respondent, Mr. H. Doncur, writing fine big gun levelled at the submarine, to the Entente to point out that, while nationalities and the number of shares spention and what are their original from Athens on July 16th, said:-Mand manned by gunners of the Royal the
Central Powers have occupied held by them? Veuczelds, in the organ at his party, the Navy.
Mr Harcourt: In Bed Hand Compost 110,000 square miles of territory, the En- Kyrix," to-day nutlires the electoral} On the submaring were two Germans tante Powers have occupied 676,000 tionis Limited, three shareholders hold-
pules of territory. They
mt. Dabebat dan wank if the issued capital of Ostrova was repulsed with serione programms of the Liberals, He sat it feeling and begging for mercy, and Governments, have, however, never ac- £140,000, are British subjects by catur- is not d'apestka between the King and after they had serazabed to safety there cepted and will never recept speh aalisation who were originally of German was an abolished submarine and oil standard of comparison With every nationality. In Holzapfels Limited, prefers pence to war; it is a question- upon many-troubled waters.
month that goes by another, and a trace, nine shareholders, holding £215.800 of whether the Crown is entitled to chomesteries. A thing resembling a battleship
felf the issued capital of £10,000, are
natur its reposte die outside these may be harmless compared with a thing British resolution, may be done additional information er to the total war expendi
Thond neut
neutral consideration. imposing its own personal, opinion on ships have been known to man like hares in wh nginted by the electorate, or is justified resembling Noah's Ark German at the British people. Consider the position small
singularly misjudgesible that the of naturalised British tute matters of national importance-regard from a boat as harmless as a mouser
Great Britain stood more than &
rather subjects among the 800 shareholders of Friedrich Fellner, director of the Our seroplanes bombed Dmmales of public opinion-by means of a
ago, in 1811. The the company. ¡ century Power which was then attempting station and troops and transports at series of dissolutions of the Chamber.
overturn the Balance of Power and im- NESTLE AND_ANGIA Borna, apparently successfully. and by declaring itself responsible to
pose upon Europe & military hegemony
MILK COMPANY. THREATENED RAILWAY STRIKE IN its end. Its armies had overrun, not had to all outward appearance attained The statesman says he is not so inad
AMERICA. as to want to be "king, nor bas the King
two or three provinces of hostile te-- the Board of Trade whether his atter i Austria, and £20-1,000,000 in Hungary. ritory, but the whole of Central, Europe, tion has been drawn to advertisements The remaining 276 millions have per produced in the Franch trenches, bren intuented by bad advisors to the
together with the Italian peninsula. It issued by the Nestle and Anglo-Swissvered by various note issues, loans and in glancing over the latest inaus we extent of wishing to quit the throne and
had incorporated within its boundaries, the suggestion that the organisation is from baaks etc. On the basis of the Milk Company in Germany repudiating LONDON, Ang..30. wet himself p
jenino. across quito the best Joffre storyi: chief of tho Anti-,
for trader its gie, Western Germany, Agrest railway strike is threatened Switzerland Italy. Lyria and Spain. an English company and stating that Ausgleich qusa, Austria's share of the was chatting with some soldiers. Well,
The genomes chauffeur, L Venerelist party and solicit rotes for the in the United States on the 4th Sept.
Russia waacader French influence. Only the company LA constituted with. coming electicas, Greeks would not President Wilson is endeavouring to Portugal and Turkey on the European Swiss capital, with establishments in war expenditure
they maked in, what does the general have believed in the sincerity of the avert the strike, and he will recommend Continent were independent of the Germany where the company employs £740,000,000 and Hungary's 10 | kay 91% ..**- Liberal party if it bad not made the Congress to legislate to that end.
French Emperor's will, and that meraly all German raw materiale, coal, | £850,000,000, Thé annual interest on constitutional question the first item on It is stated that he will propose an moment to attack them.
because it was not his desire at the sugar, wood, etc., and where salaries theso B120S "would cost Austrin
are paid to German workmen, and ite programme, undeterred by the fear sight-hour day, and the prohibition of
stating also that the amount of their 500,000 and Hungary £7,000,000. of any effect on the verdict which might strikes and lockouts on the railways, NO PRESSURE OF FEL TOWER purchases of German, products consider
Taking the stelistics of the Monarchy's result from the affection the people eater pending an investigation of disputes. In England there was outspoken criti- Germany whether the English mates the total income of the Hungariau
ably si toward the Crown, and notably measures for permitting the railways to weighty than any which is now being branch of the company in question is nation at 180,000,000 and the total
The. President is also considering cism of Ministers, criticism far more miles. their sales of condensed, wealth in 1913, Professor Fellner cat-right Yes, general, I replied."" towards the person of the increase their regering is ease their voiced The Walcheren Expedition had supplying goods to the Admiralty and annul faxation, including State, cum have very slenging appears
proved failure, costly both in treasure the War Office Contract Departments expenses are increased, and providing and lives. Yet in the words of the his- and whether any steps have been taken munat, county and municipal taxes of for the State-working of the railways torian of Sen Power, Qishan) to ensure that such goods are not the mazoo,000,000 or 20.25 per cent of for the conveyance of necessities in the
the national income. The war expenses, war *** event of a strike.
Mr Harcourt: The attention of the
THE SITUATION IN GREECE.
PROBABLE RECONSTRUCTION OF. THE CABINET.
ATTENS, Aug. 30, The four Entente Ministers visited M. Zaimis (the Premier) to-day
The news of the entry of Rumanic into the war has created a profound impression.
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Re-mobilisation and a reconstruction of the Cabinet on a national basis, with M. Venezelos as a member, are under.) Leonsideration.
AUSTRALIA AND CONSCRIPTION.
MELBOURNE Aug. 30. The Government propotes a referen dum on the subject of Conscription.
Mr. Hughes, the Prime Minister, stated in the House of Representatives Abat pending the referendum, if the
God, and not to the people.
monarch.
present
RUBBIA GETS PROMISE OF
DARDANELLES.
Durna. The deliberations were private,
given out to the press.
by Professor Miluken, the famous Liberal A most interesting stalament was made
WASHINGTON, Aug. 30. President Wilsoni has addressed a joint session of Congress on the threa tennd railway strike.
CO-SWISS
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Mr. Butcher asked the President of
"Amid all the tromping to and im produce of an enemy country!
Hungarian Agrarian Bank, estimates th amount' at 2,000 millions sterling. Four, War Loans have produced £500,000,000 -
would amount
The
Poils lively little ngewe,
Oh, not much; he talks very hitam Ent yet":"
Well, the other day, for instance, In getting into the ear, he said. Tunga all
And was that all ho nid 2!" Another time, he said to me, thor"
Yes, general. I coplied."
Bat does he never speak about the
"Oh. not often. But yet
over Europe of the French Armies and Board of Trade was drawn some time so far, will add £17,000,000, or another their auxiliary legions these age to the advertisement in question, 5.09 per cant to the burden of tax other day he did say to me Ah my unceasingly that noiseless pressure on
Bon which was, I
brava L, when, is this was going to From the astional statistics of income and
the vitals of France, that compulsion whose mience when once noticed be comes to the abserver the most striking and awful mark of the working of Seo Pover
tereats in enemy countries are relatively
To-day's Advertisements
FRENCH CONVENT CADBEWAY BAY.
SCHOO
On the return of the Russian parlia
I understand, issued by the lion." mentary delegates to Thissia, says The
manager of one of the e company's factories Chronicle," a sitting, of the Joint Army The President criticised the reftusi of
in Germany The company is a Swiss and taxation in 1901, su compared with and Nary Committee of the Duma va the companies to accept au eight-hour
concern, and Iam informed that its in- 1913, Professor Fellner argues that the held, at which the delegates and several day, in lace of the practical certainty "Ministers were present, including that they will be ultimately obliged to the British people have such short or in neutral countries. The goods taxation, and that as the national insome amall, nearly the whole of its output wealth or income of the nation has in- Do Germans, do neutrals suppose that being produced in the United Kingdom creased monch faster than the ratio of Suzano, the Foreign Minister, un well as a majority of the members of the accept it by the concerted action of memories that they can forget the story supplied by the company before and will increase even more, raplaty after the
labour and public opinion.
of how the last attempt to dominate since the, War to the dmiralty and President Wilson outlined proposals Europe was brought by their efforts, by but a summary of the proceedings was for a Bottlernent, including the State their subsidies to an end at Water War Office are made at the companyia, Hungary can quite well support the]
factories in England or America. If by some
additional taxation necessary to cover some miracle every Entente gun working of the railways in the event of and every Entento soldier were swept that the statements in the issued adver Anatris's national income in 1913 was Mr Butcher: Are wo to understand the interest on War Loans, ate. a strike
out of existence to-morrow, it would sisements are incorrect £23,000,000 and her total faxation Meanwhile both sides are preparing still be for the Entente Fleets at their Mr Harcourt: No, Sir, I think they
good pleasure to determine whether a The men are ́
I have stated The most important question in which President's proposal for a compulsory issue from the Heligoland Bight They
K. | eould - wither the whole #growth of {" we were interested was the problem of investigation of all disputes the Dardansles. An agreement has been the various railroads are already refusing days more than half a century ago hon Advices from the West show that German oversen trade at the root, and put the clock back for Germany to the made between Rússia and her allies THE EGYPTIAN FRONTIER according to which we are promised both tier prisble freight, in exports Germany, was a purely agricultural ion. Ife is the younger son of the total taxable income, including the earn
tion of a strike.si
country
When the consc10:anese of the former. Fint Sea Lord and was sixteenings of lawyer, doctors and officials, is Beranta Quarters & from 1st October things has been brought home to the years old la Jane. His brother Price resily greater than the so-called national German people and their rulers; as it will George, is dig the Navy, be, they will perhaps byrendy to suggest terms which the Power of the Entente.
enlistments are insufficient within a leader, who, according to, the Petrograd to fight the opposed to the single Gennan merchant "Teasel should are not incompatible with the facta which £160,000,000, or 27,88 per cost. The
month, a Proclamation would be issued calling in for training the single men without dependents:
LONDON," Aug 10 General Murray reporta hundred the coomy camelry attempting to pproach. Bir-el-Bayud wood driven off our patrols and purated for six
newspaper Husky Sloto, Baid:
mides of the strait. This agreement bas not been published, but we cusidered it our duty to make it most widely known. In my consursation with him, Eix Edward
KEEP TT HANDY. Greg admitted that the problem of the MMEDIATE - relie Dardanelles was just important for Colic Cholera-and
I's attacks of linkboer Russia is the problem of Alsace-Loraze should always be on hand for France,.
Wall Chemists wad Stere
Interest on war expenditures will add 8.00 per copt. to her total taxation. Thus Austria's, taxstion will amount ta¦ 24.47 Prince Louis Francis of Battenberg per cent, en hor national income and was appointed last month to HMHungary's to 8,00 per cent. But as the
can accept Those termy must include Coal shipments from the United reparation for wrong committed and Kingdom in 1915 totalled 47,534,560 tong jurovision of means to reconstruct tlab-compared with: 50,839,850 tons in 1914– which the Central Powers have a decrease of 15,305,320-Parliamentary destroyed.
Income, the percentage of tamatiema ie really somewhat less, and may be taken for Austria 120.84 per cent, and for Hungary at 21 per cent.
Professor Falizer caserts that both dres Cf the
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