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THURSDAY. SEFTEMBER 21, 1916.
THE
LATEST
WAR.
TELEGRAMS.
(Reuter's Service to the China Mail.)
IMPORTANT. DECISION BY
GREECE.
URGENT GREEK NOTE: TO "GERMANY..
"
RELEASE OF KAVALLA GARRI
SON DEMANDED.”
ATHENS, Sept. 20. The King, the Premier and the Minister of Foreign Affairs, after examining the situation, in principle decided to 'depart from neutrality with a view to allaying distrust on the part of the Entente, Powers.
An ultimatum to Germany regarding the interned Army Corps is spoken of...
LONDON, Sept. 21.
Reuters Agency announces that | Greece has lespatched an urgent Note to Germany demanding the release of
the Kavalla garrison who are interned in Germany.
RUMANIAN SUCCESS IN DOBRUDJA.
A
success, in
BUCHAREST; Sept-201 signé announces a Rumania
the region of Enigen, Dobralja, musten miles south of the railway from Constanzia to Cernavoda.
Fighting continues against the principal enemy forces,
THE WESTERN FRONT.
DETERMINED ENEMY COUNTER. ATTACKS REPULSED.
LONDON, Sept. 20 General Sir Douglas Haig reporta that south of the Ancre “several" détermined, enemy counter-attacks have bean repulsed,
A SHORT-LIVED GERMAN SUCCESS.
По
PARIS, Sept. 20. A communiqué states that German attack on Hill 50 gained a foothold in our advanced works on
GERMAN LOSSES,
"
CLEARING THE ENEMY OUT OF FLORINA.
LONDON, Sept 20.
A French official report from Salonika
atates: We cleared out some houses in
Florina and made prisoner of the Bulgarians who were huddled in them
EARLIER TELEGRAMS. -
GREAT BATTLE IN GALICIA.
FIERCE FIGHTING FOR THREE. DAYS.
RUSSIAN'S CAPTURE THREE LINES OF TRENCHES,
LONDON, Sept. 19.
A Russian contmundzud states -- The stubborn battle continues in the region of the river Narajuvka All the enemy attacks were repulsed with heavy We have carried several heights in the region of Shibeni, Preva mountain is the Carpathians, where snow is falling.
lossus.
PETROGRAD, Sept. 19. The great battle on the river Narajuvka northwards of Halicz, a been raging for three days. The
THE CHINA MAIL.
FRANGE'S TRIBUTE TO BRITAIN.
PREMIER'S REPLY TO SOCIALIST
COMPLAINTS
PARIS, Sep 20, In the Chamber, replying to Socialist complaints of the prolongation of the war and the sacrifices of French lives, M." Briand paid a tribute to the efforts of the Allies and was especially eloquent on Britain's glorious role in France, in addition to guarding the sens
NO TERMS WITH THE HOHENZOLLERN.
The following letter signed text, Judre," appeared in a recent issued of "The Times"
ཏི, ཨེཏཏོ
Sir-Would it not be well if our Government, in concert with our Allies, ware to make an authoritative announ.... cement that no trenty of peace can, or will, over be made with the Kaiser or the present German Governmentt isso. Those who began the war in To un ib has long been clear that this breach of treaties, and have conducted it When M. Brizon, a Socialist deputy, throughout in complete disregard of interrupted, Brinar sprang to his justice, honour, and hamsaity, and
of war recognized by all civilized feet le recalled Germany's aggression rules aul France's effort. in-repelling the nations, cannot be trusted to observe the invader, and said: "You choose this terms of any agreement they might now moment to speak of poscal: „What an
We have been astonished at the extent insult to our dad! He continued to which the German people, blinded by France does not think of saving patriotism which but for its blindness money or even blood in exchange for an one must admire, and befooled by lies immediate peace, which to-day would be and the concealment of truth, have
peared to Approve of the modê in which miliating Peace and justice in the reare
behalf, and have even world will only be possible with the war has been conducted on their justified and completa victory
rejoiced over some of the greatest out- rages on humanity. We de
however, to which this has really
The speech made a profound impres by prolonged cheering
make
and who had been savagely defending / Russiana attacked on Saturday morning, Įsion in the Charabar, and was greeted know the how far the appearance of s
them
and the fighting was hand-to-band. Repeated German counterattacks were,
A French air quadron has heavily held up bombed Monastir.
THE FIGHTING IN THE SOMME
REGION."
LIFE OF A GERMAN DIVISION 19- DAYS.
· Losoos, Sept. 201
It is learnt from a trustworthy source that the average life of a German vision in the Somme region is about
19.daya..
|
More than two Divisions have had to be brought up weedy since the end of June to replace the wastage.
BRITISH ARTILLERY CEASELESSLY 'POUNDING THE ENEMY.
LONDON, Sept. 20, Reuter Correspondent at Head- quarters emphasises the importance of four possession of the forward slope
Combles Valley, giving our artillery
of
The struggle for the village of Sviatelniky, eastwards of the river, was most costly, the village changing hands,
six times.
On other sections the Germans rushed back to their trenches with the Rusis at their heal
«Armoured care were most prominent. The whole of the first line trenches were occupied on Saturday, and on Sunday the Russians again attacked simultaneously on nine sectors of the front and three lines of trenches were
saized.
.:
The fighting is still very severe.
INCIDENTS OF THE
SOMME BATTLE............
LONDON, Sept. 19.
3. Briand, in paying his tribute to service was unprecedental in British British effort that compulsory
history.
|
"been so, or
Kny
has been due to Press controlled by the Government Ther arasome sizes that the truth is getting known, and although proclamation by the Allica such as I suggest would either be studiously concerted from the German poople, or would be ingeniously perverted so as to bear some untrue meaning, it would probably get through.
other any
Allies for many
We know, he continued, the diff culties which had to be surmounted before Great Britain created her formid- able army. The hundreds of thousands
If this war is ever to end in af British soldiers on our soil had to bu armed, and they are now fighting way than in the complete extermination
the German gloriously by our side. Great Britain pling of the vicle, and in the crip entered the war spoutaneously and generations, if not for all time, by the loyally, and has now extended her appalling losses of men and of capital, it action. You know the difficulties she scene that it must be by the Gerning the mountains people overthrowing, the Kaiser and his is overcoming with s of Macedonia. Look at the figures of abettors in crime and forming a Govern- her losses and judge of the affort of bent, which we can possibly trust to Great Britain!"
carry out tenns agreed on. Such a re- volt, to be successful, must probably be assisted by a substantial part of the wearied German soldiery, and at present there seems Bttle chance either of attempt being made, or of its but as the true state of affairs; known the chanes will increase
BATTLE IMMINENT IN DOBRUDIA.
Renter's correspondent at Headquar ENEMY IN CRITICAL POSITION,
ters reports -
becomes
The Hobenzollerns are doubtless well sware that they are fighting for their Detailed reporte show that the
BUCHAREST, Sept. 20. own existenes, and they are doing their "Tanks" greatly contributed to or
skilful Russo- best to persuade the German people that brilliant success, The gallantry of the On 18th inst.
Eumaniz stragetic morementa at the fight is for the existence of Germany. areas is the topic al conversation. The Dobrudja resulted in such a shortening does not seem pise for us to satening
Kaiser
iser in this
by threatening went fearlessly into action against posi-
the high ground from the Ancre totions which might well be the despair of the front that the enemy's position to exclule al desirom.this country dominating. position enabling it to effective aid in clearing High Wood,ments improved the situation. "A battle can do so, when the ac and edn. Wel
ranselessly pound the Germans inflicting heavy losses and preventing them making habitable trenches.
THE BRITISH WAR COMMITTEE.
..
of infantry. Two Tanks" gave most was critical. The arrival of reinforce for 21 years
"GREECE'S KIDNAPPED, ARMY
CORPS.
facts
after
time comes, it we which had long defied the infantry is imminent. Hitherto there have been remain of the same mind, but the threat only minor actions, resulting in our now to avenge ourselves on all Germans indiscriminatois seems doubtful policy. assaults.
Should we not rather hope that as the German counter-attacks throughout favour,
there become known the battle were few and futile. The
will be f
found chief counter-attack-in the vicinity of
Germans who will
; stres repudiste the ties done by their Government and will Pozieres on Saturday morning was un-
make an effort to free themselves? If we fortunately timed, as the British had INDIAN REPRESENTATION AT A assembled in the trenches preparatory to
Hannot assist in bringing
this. let us at may Fat
do noth MEETING:
attacking. They repulsed the Germans,
to stop it, and let us in every way inflicting very heavy losses.
phasize our abhorrence of the Kaiser and bis advisers, rather than of the people who present, in-ignorance, as we hope to support him. This war Fas undenbtedly shown that revolting cruelty is far more widespread among in this country even by those who most the German people than was dreams of distrusted i them; but those of better cature and those who are being con vinced by the miseries of the war must
LONDON, Sept20. Mr. Chamberlain, Lord Hardinge, Sir Arthar Hirtzel, General Sir Edmund Barrow and Lieut-Colonel Sir Mark Sykes attended a mesting of the War Committee yesterday.
BULGARIANS INTERN A GREEK DETACHMENT.
It
ATHENS, Sept.
A
20. Greek is reported that the southern side, but a vigorous detachment in Eastern Macedonia has counterattack immediately drove been taken to Philippolis by Bulgarians
anil internetin the barracks there
'VIOLENT AUSTRIEN ATTACKS
TRANSYLVANIA.
...them-out__
THE BALKAN FRONT.
BULGARIAN COUNTER-ATTACK
DISPERSED...
LONDON, Sept. 20. rench
1 report from Salonika atates We dispersed a Bulgarian counter attack.. eupported by cavalry, in the region of Brod River, east of Florina
The enemy are still resisting int the heights north of Pisodere on our left wing
BRITISH AIRCRAFT BOMB DRANA.
LONDON, Sept 20. A British official report from Saloniks states that our aircraft dropped bombs on, rolling stock and stores, at Drama.
There have been no developments on
she Doirat front.
RUSSIANS WEARING HAMADIN..
TURKS FALL BACK 40 MILES.
PETROGRAD-Sept.-20
A communiqué reveals that the Tassians are within twenty miles of Hamadin (Persia), the Turks having fallan back forty miles owing to Russian attack from Tobris threatening their rear
THE DUTCH EAST INDIES,
STRENGTHENING THE FORCES:
FPT
THERE
BUCHAREST, Sept. 20:
THEIR RETURN DEMANDED. -
LONDON, Sept. 20.. The capture of Moquet Farm on Saturday night was a brilliant exploiteuters Correspondent at Athens The Farm is a warren of dugouts, "com- states that the newspaper "Embrca" municating with upper works, bristling states that Greece has demanded from with machine guns. The assailants did Germany the prompt return of the not attempt a frontal attack, but dugmentioned on 1980, inst, with their arms Kavalla army.corps, now in Germany, trench around, blew in the entrances of the subterranean system, and bombed and munitions. the defenders into surrender.
appear
exi
The capture of the Danube" trench THE CONSCRIPTION CAMPAIGN IN together make an overwhelming majority
*SA) - AUSTRALIA. S
SYDNEY, Sept. 19.
was the wonder works of Friday evening. It was a daring feat. The infantry rushed 150 yards across "No Man's Land" and captured the position in less than an hour. Two counter-attacks The Premier, Mr. W. M. Enghes, were made at night to recover this opened the conscription campaign in the important tactical position. One Town Hall. There was a record atten demonstrated the demoralisation of the dance. Thousands were unable to gain enemy. The Boches advanced relnet admittance, lay INantly and began bombing wildly from a distance of 200 yards. The attack melted under our fre. The other counter-attack reached our trenches and rough fighting ensued, wherein the British bombers disposed of 1,500 granades, beating the enemy back
A communiqul reports unimportant skirmishes in Transylvania except in the Strein valley where violent attack by the enemy with superior forces necessitated a light retirement.
Two enemy attacks, mouth-east of Cobadin in Dobrudja were repuls
used.
AN IMPORTANT STRATEGICAL POSITION.
LONDON, Sept. 20. Reuters Special Correspondent at Salonika states that the captors of the Rajmackalan ridge by the Serbians is most important. The ridge dominates the whole region westward and north- ward and enables the Serbiars to threaten not only the line to Corna but the communications with Monastir
BAD WEATHER HINDERS FURTHER ́OPERATIONS."
The Premier's reception was of the most cordial nature Dir. Hughes said that it would only be necessary to call up the single men without dependents
Mr. Holman (Premier of New South Wales), Mr. J. Cook (ex-Premier of the Commonwealth) and Mr. J. C. Watson (another ex-Fremier), made stirring speeches
The meeting terminated, most en thoantically, after a national committes had been formed.
PARIS, Sept. 19. A communique states: Bad weather interfered with operations on the Scripte.
THE DUTCH EAST INDIES, We progressed east of Bernyan Enemy attacks in the Champagne THE NAVAL COMMAND. region were repulsed with serious losses Two enemy counter-attacks at Mort
THE HAGUE Sept. 19 Homme failed completely
Rear Admiral Jan Mariņus Bron has LONDON, Sept. 10.
been appointed Commander of the The situation is unchanged.,.
General Sir Douglas Haig reports:val forces and the Navy Department of the och Indies, in place of Vics Admiral Pinkey
against continuing the war, and surely, they will before long taks the govern ment of the country into their own bands, which is the only way to end it, without consequences awful to contem- plate.
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CHINESE OFFICIALDOM.
objections they should, notam their dress through the National or Provincial Assembly, which is the only constifa tional course they can take.
The cause of the present unsatisfactory
In order to apply a night remedy fo The question is asked by Mr. Maestate of affairs has been chiefly due to
the situation. the Central Governmen Callum Scott, M.P, in his study, Winston Charchill in Peace and War, the employwat of bad and corrupt should exercise more care in the appoint
Firstly, published or Messrs. George Newnes officials, and with As Mr. MacCallum Scott prints out, it reforms into oficialdont, several members any appointment is made, it d it a matter of Corodapho elify for bers of the National Assembly havo be investigated, whether the moral chara himself but for his country.
shops to introduce mense ooripetent officials.
"Those who believe that Churchill's addressed the following letter to Premierer of the appointed can command the career is ended have not," he Tran Caljalt li
asserts, learned the lessors of x
respect of society, and secondly, whethe
be in possessed with both the old and history, sud have no understanding. For the past three years the people new knowledge, Her lack of her of human nature of the power of of this country have groaned under the character, the administration, las becom genius, and of the craving of the mass despotism and lawlessness of the time to turn over a new leat and, of the people for leadership... President Yuan Shih-kai, who, regarding sound and whoirsome found Churchill be the man of genins and of
worse" and worse; therefore LOW IN
power which his past career would the nation is his private property.comtry. It must be racie indicate be will come again, and he will appointed incompetent, and corrupt, off the appointment of high
7 ppi kek do V100, Sept. 19 ba all the stronger and wiser for the
The tag Wiree, towing the Dutch bitter experience through which be hotel submarine Af to the Dutch East Indies, passed." bas arrived from Amsterdam,
corne the life and property of: $52 For millions of people. If the
merad, in
I not indimeno ation. | melfahr motives in the selection
there will never be any opposition from they part of the
A local enemy attack cast of Martin puich was repulsed, t
over the country, hence tho There was considerable artillery
deferium-ion of the morality of society activity south of the Ancre
A hositle balloon was brought down by gunfire east of Ranart
Mr. J. Garvin, who contributer and the corrupicu of the adm prefactory note, also believes in Mr Wor titan enemy ammunition depot was
at diberty, and freed exploded by gunfire in the neighbour BOMBAY, JUDICIAL APPOINTMENT, Churchill's future. Bis finding runs hood of Hill 60.
okt
ellene
AN INCIDENT 'IN THE CHINESE SENATEN
The Peking Gouette-concludes recent report of proceedings in the Chinese Senate as follows
With fortitude and the honourable part of prudence he will never be too LONDON, Sept. 19.
tame added to his courage, energy, his Mr. A. B. Martin, barrister at-law, har force and ardom of intellect, his powers been appointed Fuise Judge of the of application, I do not see much to High Court of Bombay in succession prevent him from coming in the long to the late Sir Dinshah Davar
PRE SAME PÁRIA, Sept. 20. E A communique states There is nothing to report except considerable artillery activity on both banks of the Somme and on the right bank of the Mense.
THE BALKAN REGION.
“Babinet. Echarrie the wisdom and "constitution
A watch, one of the Die: cörruption the pre laver turned out by #67) hia" been made by dom, we are deemed is our Frodsham and Co
In the sector of Fleury-Veux Capitre The closing scene was directed by bad weather hindered operations on the those who were opposed to the President greater part of the frout out asking leave to do so, went up to the of the House. A certain member, with-
platform and began to speak on the ad visability colballering the regulations governing the discussions at the Confer ence on the Constitution He was cut short-by
A French official message from a member, who complained that he had no right to introduces new Salonika states:
The position on the Struma in subject for discussion without having formally amended the agenda of the unchanged.
The President was asked
day they met and the soldier who had altogether premature fall of the city, why he allowed
run to great rank in political leadership
Mr. McCallum Scott has gone with 40 anty to offer our ingrenbons for its watch and clock specialiste Bench thoroughness and insight into the
wao have had the Telorpt
ib to the close and interest facts of Mr. Churchill's career, that he The Bishop of London, who was
There is no doubt that many officials of their Majestiese ape recently on & fortnight's visit to the may certainly hope for many converta
Denise are not only ita convenient Fleet, tells a story against himself conto his faith He naturally devotas a appointed by the Central Government number of purposes it ·Berr cerning an incident which occurred dur good deal of space to Antwerp and the ing his recent stay at the front. Two Dardanelles, and comes to the conclusion have won the confidence Tommies were discussing a pacade ser that in both cases posterity is likely to their comp vice, which one had to attend and the find a verdict in Mr. Churchill's favour cannot be depied the other did not The lucky one was con- A for the Antwerp Naval Expedi doling with his pal for having to tations, he holds that it prevented the two miles to hear the Bishop The next
day.
LONDOS, Sept. 20,
have disgusted
tier och 8-person to take such über. There was a lively engagement, belayed behind, naked what the Bishop and all human probability, but for elr #Indignation.
Kaply being Foxon of Poro
House was
into
"THE HAGUE," Sept. 20, the town throw on theThere were violent artillery duels ont of us. Well, men,' he axid, we're in the of the German
by some members
aplains The President "to" explain
Queen Willohnina in her message toos at then the members: down in Two Bulgarian counter-attacks in the to see it through
States General stated that the
Government would as far as possible order to resume discussion, but most of "forces in the the members left the hell without wait, and continue tong for the adjomment: So the House
was forced to adjourn, despite the efforts
of the President to prevent itkevare
the Serbina front
tween the Italians and Balgarians in the wag like Lor, blea you, said the the extra five days resistance of Ant-provoked, the digni
other Be's fine. Talks just like one werp, Calais would now be in possession Rundst of this bloody war, and we've got
Sumaung up the Dardanelles affair, Mr. McCallum Scott declares that the
part of the supreme strategy the
Was stipremel
to seo and
sector of Vetrnik were raptised.
There was no enemy counter-attack
of the people by daya of the wock, days of the erience, but itself for long and short mos tha
and phases of the mood, and
of them are leap year it strikes and
(adárters, hoars, and; minu Over a your's work by vario is in the watch, which was American celler given before:
The acutenes of the sense of hearing in proverbial proverb that needs, quali
for ample many white
deaf and though the
bened at Arst some stadents tha is associated with Among→ several Long redi cate
WORKS:
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FourFob I shouldn't care
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