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FRIDAY OCTOBER 6, 1916
THE
LATEST
WAR.
TELEGRAMS.
(Reuter's Service to the China Mail,
GOOD NEWS FROM
SALONIKA.
THE WESTERN FRONT.
HATTLE IN OUR FAYOUR ALONG THE WHOLE FRONT.
LONDON, Oct. D.
A French official report from Salonika
states:
THE WAR AND AGRICU
GREAT BRITAI
THE
CHINA MAIL.
PARQUIS OKUMA REHIG
and Foreign Minister, is resig
Marquia Okuma the Brime Minister
THELLSIZE:
The Board of Aculture notifies that in order to maintain the food supply
-It is tiated tanks the resignation is Ford Montagu:
fies, speaking on SA ARRESTONthe Air Services at Bare St. Edmund's, and to prevent a rise in the price. The instinguished statesman reconsist he had obtained information of the
Owing to infirmity. mands Baron Kato, until lately the would shortly use
super Zeppelins-which the Germans Foreign Minister, to succeed him, but it which were capable o
Of the older type, is understood that the Elder Statesmen mans
of riding, the Ger fare in favour of Field- Marshal Tersuch we probably of variables for har
Owned
of which 15 assing this country. The new Zeppelins
perhaps really were a great advance on them in four espacity speed directions They had range carrying They had a capacity in round figures of
and power of olim
bine
of milk, no more men will be drawn off agriculturo till January 1, or from milk production till April:1, union they are counterbalanced by men released from the colours for agricultural work who are unfit for general service.
The Board urges farmers meanwhile
is believed that the Cabinet will resign en blan
According to a correspondent, the criticism of the Government's handling:
to prepare to replace man who may day of the China problem has contributed to nearly 2,000,000 enhic feet the Tangh
loss later, by women or older men. ?
EARLIER TELEGRAMS.
THE BRITISH - FRONT.
LONDON, Oct. 5. General Sir Douglas Haig reports: Hostile artillery has been active BATTLES NEAR LUTSK. expecially in the sighbourhood of Zollern Redoubt and between Guedecourt and Fancourt l'Abbaye An
LONDON, Oct
A Russian official communiqué states: ward of Lutsk.....
the fall of the Ministry.
THE HARBOUR MOORINGS.
was 2801h, and their beam 60ft Their maximum
Speed
ced was 65 miles
an hour cruising speed 36 miles, radius with load 3,000 miles, and maximum carry- ing capacity in bombs for such pocs as visiting England five toss. So far as his information went they were able to ascend 27,000ft load was diso
and ghen their
In connection with the financial tobes which came before the Legisla.saven engines 1
esterday HE the m
developed Governor made the following explants with machine guns, or the top of the They were armed with quick-firers and machine guns bow and stern, and
tive Council
The battle is going in our favour along attempted enemy bombing attack is the The battles continue west and south tion regarding a rate of $80,003 for envelope for dealing with aeroplane]
o the whole front.
The Allied advance guards have begün
laster region was repulsed, the enemy abandoning their wounded,"
where it has been quist.
There has been considerable shelling to cross the Cerna in the region of Du-south of the Ypres Menin roadt, Elac brovenibrod, and are advancing. Despite the frost on the slopes of the Baba mountains they have reached Buf and
Pon
Rain continued most of the day.
LATER.
General Sir Douglas Haig reports: There has been intermittent shelling A British official report from Salonika thuring the night on our front south
States:
The whole village of Jeniko is now in our possession.
We
spent yesterday consolidating the new position which extends from Urljak along the Seres road to Janiko, thence
to both Karndzakoi villages.
During the recent fighting, in which the enemy suffered heavily, the Lowland Scottish and the Irish Battalion es pecially distinguished themselves
VIOLENT FIGHTING IN DOBRUDJA.
BUMANIANS REFIRE ACROSS THE DANUBE.
BUKHAREST. Oct. 5. communiqué states: Our forces which crossed the Danube between Bustchuk and Turkukai, having con- luded their demonstration; retired to the left bank.
Most violent fighting coutínues along the whole of the Dobrudja front.
of the Ancre
Our artillery caused many casualties among enemy infantry on the move north of Schwaben Redoubt."
The London Territorial Battalion
carried out a successful raid in the Vimy
aren:
The enemy unsuccessfully attempted to enter our trenches east of St. Eloi.
THE FRENCH FRONT.
Parr, Oct. 5:
A communiqué states that there is nothing important to report.
There was the customary cannonade on the Somme which was especially intense in the vicinity of Bellows and Assevillers.
The infantry continue to progress east of Morral,
A duel with trench wanpora took place in Alanes on Baren Reichackeryopt.
Despite very bad weather a French aeroplane bombarded an aerodrome at Colmar.
Ninety bombs were dropped at night We have captured enemy fortifican electric searchlights and military
tions in the region of Predel near Brasso siter three days' fighting.
RUMANIAN VICTORIES.
BUCHAREST, Oct. 6.
An official announcement atater:- On the Transylvania front we have defeated the enemy in different regions and taken over 2,000 prisoners.
In Dobrudja we conquered a position, capturing seven guns, over 1,000 prisoners and much war material.
RUMANIANS START A FRESH OFFENSIVE,
LONDON, Oct. 3.
A Bukharest communique states that the place given in an earlier communique
Praedel turns out to be a telc graphic matilation for Farajd, which is between Brasso and Borawach
buildings at Zeebrugge.
FRENCH CAPTURE NINE GUNS."
PARIS, Oct 5 A communique states; The night was calm along the entire
front
During our advance cast of Moryal yesterday we took nine guns. it,
AN UNLOADED TRANSPORT
TORPEDOED.
LONDON, Oct 3 It is officially announced that the Francolia, employed. on transport duty was sunk by submarine in the Mediterranean yesterday.
She had no troops on board. Twelve of the crew are massing: 302 were
red
Thus it is clear that the Rumanians have started a fresh offensive in Central NO SUNDAY WORK IN MUNITION Transylvania
STUBBORN BATTLES.
RUSSLAN, PROGRESS IN GALICIA AND THE; GAUCASUS.
LONDON, Oct 5.
A Rassian communiqué states We captured various positions in the. extending from Vladimir
FACTORIES.
LONDON, October 5:
The Minister of Munitions has decided to prohibit Sunday work
Munition Works.
in
The enemy stubbornly holds his positions on the Ziots Lípa.
A BADLY DAMAGED ZEPPELIN.
TRYING TO KEEP HER AFLOAT.
AMSTERDAM, Oct. 8. . A Zeppelin from England passed the Frisian village of Zwangestinde at 6.30 on Monday morning
The airship was badly damaged, a piece being missing from the steru. where the gondols had been displaced, and the. Zeppelin was staggering
ESBJERG, Oct 5. Fishermen sighter on Monday, what was evidently one of Sunday's Zeppelin miders, semi-submerged, 34 miles of Sylt. She was mirrounded by Gerina torpedo boats and destrorers, while two larger vessels alongside were seen to be astempting to keep the airship afloat.
attack from above. In normal circum-
for
recon
the acquisition and re-arrangement stances they carried from 30 to 35 crew. of the moorings in the harbour Those particulars showed how far the The sums naked for are required to upon Zeppelins as a means of harras Clermans were relying he hoped falsely complete the payments for the purchase sing us. He believed this type would be of the buoys and moorings in Victoria improved on next year. Harbour and for raising and renewing He believed the greatear dae of the some of them. Honourable Members airship in future would be as the eyes of will remember that. I addressoil the aeet Had we a proper service of
rigid Secretary of State on this subject infrships there would be not half the August 1915, and received his approval
for imperilling our cruisers as scouts. Those lost had nearly of the scheme on the 6th October, all been sent out on missions of 1914. The correspondence is printed naissance. Without risking the loss 1914. Owing to Anancial reasons the ad in Sessional Paper No of and at for
cruiser or carrying out of the scheme was post waters immediately surrounding their her valuable complement Jess
extent.
the Germana had kept s
air patrol of poned during the first half of last year count. He bad hat in October last I was able to report Sir John Jellicoe would welcome nig
saying that to the Secretary of State that the airships as a
help to our Fleet. revenue receipts were so satisfactory Lord Montagu mentioned that a new that I had sanctioned the carrying into type of acroplane now used by the already act of a portion of the scheme accounted for 97. Fokkers. Criticis class buoys at a cost of 885,000, aarl the been a hideous amount of wobbling in involving the purchase of twenty the, Admiralty, he alleges there had relaying of some of them, in the coal and their rigid airship policy and there am of $140,000 was also provided in There was not the harmony in working rice anchorages at a cost of $5,000. A should be very serious inquiry into it the estimates of the current gear for the purchase of further buoys and moorings and a sum of $10,000 for relaying some of them. The scheme has now been sadafactorily completed as total cost of $252,431 With this sum 15 moor ings have been purchased as compared with an estimate of #250,000 for 40- moorings Great credit is due to the Acting Harbour Master (Commander Harbour Master (the late Lieutenant From the Battlefields of the Scrume t Beckwith) and the Acting Assistant Davey) for this successful result, but I the chip-yards of the Clyde in a little A scathing commentary of the would remind you that the suggestion over twenty hoare is surely a record in German gunnery is disclosed in an to acquire the moorings was first made these days when international travel is underlined extract from the official diary by Commander Basil Taylour in the year surrounded by Chinese walls of pess of the 180th Regiment In view of 1902 The sum of $39,000 nów: naked
forts and formalities. shooting, all the patrols have been referred to, and to provide a sum of our artillery's perfectly lamentable for is to complete the sum of $252,131
$2,539, which will be used, in addition called in
to the 87,000 for other charges to complete the work of raising and re- newing moorings,
GERMANY'S DEPLETED RESERVES
GERMAN ARTILLERY'S “LAMENTABLE SHOOTING.”
LONDON, OBI Reuter's Correspondent at British Headquarters reports
The straits to which the Germans were put in the matter of Reserves are suggested by the fact that prisoners have been taken belonging to the Naval Division, which had been brought from the coast to assist in the defence.co
KEY TO PERONNE
Loxnos, Oct. 6. A correspondent with the French Headquarters states that the French are steadily encircling Mont St. Quentin, the key to the Peronne defences. They are utilising monitors on the canals, and there is a daily bombardment.
FRENCH PRESIDENT CONGRATU-
-LATES GENERAL HAIG..
· FINANCIAL YOTËS.
The following sotes were passed by the Finance Committee of the Legislative Council yesterday on the Governor's recommandation
wes necessary to produce good of Admiralty as a whole believed in their and he did not think the Poard usefulness. A
FROM "SOMME TO OLIDE
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of
summer morning last week away from bombardment, I drave one
beautiful
as excampotent in Picardy. Early the part morning I took my place on & SIDE fiarbour-bost on the grey waters of the Clyde. To writes the correspondent of the "Nieuws van den Dag," indescribing a visit he was permitted to make to the great industrial centre
o
Before
BELFINO IN THE GREAT STRUGGLE One after the other close to each other and on each bank, lay the alips each with its gray hull in various stages Mile after mila the mighty chores of In aid of Public Works, Recurrent ringing hammers rent, the air os at moti Typhoon and Rainstorm Damages ed plates were riveted into position and Hongkong $15,000: Typhoon and Rains through the air. I cannot
electric cranes swung
loads te the storm Damages, Kowloon, $3,000.
drama "nor compare it with that I had Typhoon and Rainstorm Damages fust left. Both are un orgettable New Territories, Mainland and leads On the Somme i saw fighting people. LONDON, Oct. in Northern District, $1,500 Total On the Clyde the atmosphere was hardly M. Poincaré has waited the Somme $19,500. In aid of the Installation of less tense for there you have the nauty and congratulated General Sir Douglasan Aga light at Ma Wan Inland of will of thousands, conscions that they muccesses
Works Extraordinary, Kowloon, Com-industrial headquarters frous which the Haig upon the recent magnificent $1,480.89. In aid of the vote Fublic tre helping in the great struggle
the Clyde was the incations, Bonds, General Work, British mercha 31,500. In aid of the vote Public ever greater, over quicker, Ever bette
marcbent fleet
supplied with Works Upchap of Plant, 88,000. In equipped marimotke with which to
competition sand, of passages and relief of deatitutes, on
tition on the $1,000 of furniture in the male Over this same Clyde now hangs the
tition on the world's seas Kadoorie School for Indiac: $3,200.my atmosphere of a maritime Arsenal. Inad of Police and Prison Departments, competition and set to work with a wil The various yards have stopped their $1,150. In aid of the following votes on their tremendous task. Some of the for the Harbour Master's Department; yards bad never had a warship on, the Raining and Renowing Moonage of slipe before. And their former com Ocean Steamships, #5,000, Acquiston petitors have lent them engineers, toria Harbour, 30,000 Total £35,000.petitor in few weeks things which the and re-arrangement of Moorings in Vie model
workmen, IC WORS thing to teach sturdy com In ad of the Extensions of Lighting, other had only learnt at the cost of much Kowloon $400 in aid of charitable time and money But they have done i allowances, $2,000,
The President decorated General Gough, and General Butler with the Legion of Honour.
THE CAPTURE OF JENIRO BY THE
BRITISH
A
BULGARIANS SUFFER
ENORMOUS LOSSES. ****
LONDON, Oct. 3.“ Renter's Correspondent at the British Headquarter at Saloniks reports that the Bulgarians defending Jemko who were not killed red had not fled from the terrific bombardment have surren dered
Jeniko in the strongest fortified and FLIGHT LIEUT. SOYREY D.S.0 most important of the three adjoining villages, two of which have been already LONDON, Oct 6 captured Volynak to the Dosister where stubborn Fight-Lieutenant Sowrey
orted battles continue.
yesterday as having been awar As a result of a sudden offensive in D. 8. D.) is 23 years the coastal region of the Caucus we been studying for th captured, a fortified position In the | Service. At the outbreak region of Kamburno River.
روه میکنید یاد
THE RUSSIAN MINISTET.
SIGNIFICANT CHANGES IN
CONTEMPLATION
Reater learn th
LONDON, Oct. 5,
that roporta, hitherto
hayo":officially reached
that as a result of the
The Bulgarians fist counter-attacked three hours after the capture of Jeniko with three battalions that had been had rushed up by train. These were swept Civi off by our curtain of firebal The Bulgarian losses during the last four days were encricus:
he want to France mi Second in the Royal Fusiliers. wounded at boot end invalided boma Inne het he was seco to the Flying Co Lieutenant Robinson who was recently
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