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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1918
TELEGRAMS.
(Continued from Page 1.)
THE
GREAT BATTLE.
FURTHER ADVANCE IN FLANDERS.
GENERAL PLUMER'S OBJECTIVE.
Lospas, fet. 1.
The fresh and most important news
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13,000 PRISONERS BY FRENCH IN A FORTNIGHT.
THE CHINA MAIL.
THE AISNE-VESLE FRONT. THE SIBERIAN CAMPAIGN
FRENCH ADVANCE AND CAPTURE 13,000 AUSTRO-GERMAN PRISONERS
MORE POSITIONS.
OF WAR DISARMED.
Tokio, Sept. 20. The War Othee announces that 15,000 armed Austro-Cermin pri- A French communiqué states:--bive renched Heithe and have to Boners of war from Blagovestolensk
Our advany was resumed this disarmed, morning between the disse nul, the
London, Oct. 1.
Verde.
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pogi ar chaps.ine purs suing their attacks and have comp ploted their mov
BULGARIA READY TO
(resived up to the end of September the sum of $2,808,27-4- Straits Cur
· FIGHT TURKEY.
redcy, an increase of $1,674,834 ovat tim wurns received on the same datet IN CO-OPERATION WITH ALLIES is year, while during the year the menbenchip of the, Associition roset LONDON, Oct. 1.
from 787 to 1.110. I desire again to Router's Agney: nuderstands that, record what a great boon this Asso according to reliable news received in ciation. Es been to the mall in-
discussions indicated that she was not previation felt in the Colony for the London, Bulgaria, during the armistica (vestor, and to express to the Union Insurance Society of Canton the up- Averso from attacking Turkey, but valable services so willingly reader- emphasised in that connection, however," ed to the public in slis matter. DAMASCUS TAKEN BYin co-operation with the Allies.
that Bulgaris could only det militarily the end of September 1917 the..
total sum remifted to various inds BRITISH..
in aid of war work, and to charitless in connection with the war'was over, $77,000, and the sum expended oil") ly for the working parties and in other [ways: $24,080, The former Egun-hus
$142,122, whieli, fchuks the fino Resulta of Our Day." St George's Day and a new day, monely," Kow- Icon Day on futmagy 1st, sal the inter figure to $144,568.
BANDON, Oct. 2"
A Palestine communiqué statés :--
·STATE OF SIEGE IN RUMANIA..
SEVERE PENALTIES
Last evening, soar right, we from Flanders shows a further ad-earried an important advance is the vance of 1 to 25 miles on the whole valley of the Aisine and captural Dus was occupied yesterday THREATENED BY GERMANY been raised during the year to
| Dinarville and Conde-le-Sautry, and noning.
front south of Dixmude.. ""
material, including 2ilway PEACE DEMONSTRATIONS
The Lille-xtend railway ha babo many prisoners and evwide-rahle eat north of Menim, "While General Fluater's troops, 'who are close t Mezin. crossed the Jys on a Ave. my front north of Lille, which is consciently outtlacked.
A Paris Military expert is of the opinion et Üneral P'humer's obje tive is the senging of the Tas pas. sages as far as Coutral, which i pregnant with vormous possibilities,
FRENCH TROOPS ENTER ST. QUENTIN
Lesbos, Oct. 2 Routers Comespondent at French Hendipuncters, telegraphing hast even- ing. Nuys!
The battleontimes on the whole of the Fuse-Amerivun front. from: St. Quentiu to the Mense.
trucks
Since September 26th we took; Lover 23,000 prisoners between Suippe and Argone, and also 300 guns, including a large number of heavy
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THE AMERICAN FRONT.
AMERICANS PARTICIPATE IN BRITISH AND FRENCH SUCCESSES.
HUNDRED HOSTILE MACHINES
BROUGHT DAWN..
Losnux, Oct. 2. An Arne-rian conmunakjué states; We advanced our Enes in the
enne Fort.
Further est ur patrole passes] | Tabeyond Clergys, and are opernting | British and French attack north and worth of it, and are in suntet with: "south of St. Qinatin, which were the enemy i tim rond between
Junched yesterday afterna, en-] Esemicar andl Gennies.
abled Kanomil Febeney's troops nort!') of the Senate to gres the Cambri- St. tip road.
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IN BERLIN.
CROWDS CHEER IN FRONT OF BULGARIAN LEGATION.
Losos, Oct. I. Renter Agency learns that news has been received in Lanion of pepse demonstrations in Berlin on Septem berth Cheering enerds, ross('TTI= [bbed in front of the Bulgarian
Fegation.
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The police eventually intervened. but the rioters got completely out of Band apul, committed various da ressos, inehuling the destruction öf a number of statuas.
POLITICAL CRISIS IN GERMANY.
ALL PRUSSIAN MINISTERS AND STATE SECRETARIES RESIGN.
COUNT ROEDERN MENTIONED AS CHANCELLOR,
Th
AMSTERDAM, Oct. 2.- The Morliner Tageblati states: Dr. vor Payer, the Vice Chancellor,
bail a conference with the Reichstag. Majority party leaders as regards the
THE STRUGGLE IN CHAMPAGNE. composition of the new government
In "the meth, we are advancing with the French and British, undare participating in their successes, i Southward the French he is. Sigue September 26th our agintees from Githecourt to Urvilles, Buge have shot down over 100 plines and
21 balloons. St. explosions larve occurred at Quentin in the morning. Towards the«A'sne the French progressed be.. Fond. Reville The Germans are clinging must obstinately in the centre to the woohl massit of St. Thierry string from Cerdie tot the Vesle and gonstituting a very strong-made position..
French traps ratend St. Quentin
thin nitemoon..........
FRENCH TAKE 21.000 PRISONERS IN ONE DAY.
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IMPORTANT PROGRESS BY GOTRACD'S ARMY.
Lesnes, Oct, 2
Ehe representatives of the Right and also the Poles and Independent Socialista declined to participate in the coalition.
The Tagrila states all the Prussian, Ministers are placing their portiolios.
AMSTERDAM, Oct. 1..
A telegram from Zurich states the Germans have prochimed a most drastic state of seige throughout occupied | Rumania and bave posted minifestom in all the towns threatening aware pensities in the event of a repetition of the recent demonstrations....
Apparently serious arents have occurred of which there are no details.
EFFECTS OF BULGARIA'S COLLAPSE
RUMOURS OF MUTINY IN AUSTRIA.
PARIA, Oct. 1.
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These figures do not include the sum of $91,447 subscribed to the December, 1915. The St. Andrew's Prince of Wales Fund up to the 51st
Society of Hongkong ‘also niksed; a sum of £7,047 hust November, and, "I understand, intends this year to sur puss all its previous efforts,
Te various parties of Ladies working for the Queen Mary's Needle. Work Guild, and private working parties have continined to send throughout the year furge quantities of garments and bandages for the use of the troops on all fronts, and the letters of appreciation Revived- bear testimony to the great value of their work.
*Corresporilen froin all the regn. far troops in the garrison has g tinued to be forwarded tree of charge through the post, and fron the Iss Junusy liest to the end of September 16,135 letters, 3,658 postuards and 7479 offer articles, mostly news- papers, have bevu so transmitted.
A Hava message' Bays t The withdrawal of Bulgaria from the war will bring vast results. Nothing fa the Balkans is adequate to withstand the Alhed Armies. Turkey's surrender is possible. The game of Eaver Talaat ie finisher and Germag influenca in Ukraine and the Caucasus will collapse. Rumania will awaken. Germão officers show great depression and German have proceeded from the Colour on Up to the present date 579 men
troops. buve
been ordered to an active service with 's Majesty's unknown destination. There is a Forces. The year has been marked!
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THE TENNIS MATCH.
She-ve humoured you a bit in tennis bafore, but you know we are playing for a War Bond ticket now and. I'd just love to stick you-Gatie 1
Distressed male opponent takes bis licking cheerfully and pays up like a man. Ha now speaks of entering for the next, mixed doubles with the lady as his partner.
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2.
THE LIBERATION OF RUMANIA.
TERRITORY CEDED TO
Always in Readiness.
MERCURY
at the disposal of the Kaiser, and all RULGARIA NOT RECOGNISED, of the Available airpower of the GARAGE CO.,
Reuter's Corespondent at French Headquarters, telegraphing t 10 State Secretaries, including Admiral o'clock on Tuesday evening, says von Hiatze, have tofidered their resigna
The French entered St Quentin nions.
the afternoon sur Gavened, the town Parties of the Right favour Count to the eastern outskifts.
Roedern as Chancellor, while the General Gounaud's Army in Cham-Majority parties favour Dr. vou Payer, pagne inade important gains on the Failing bin Dr. Solf would be the GERMANS PURSUED BETWEEN hole of the battle-front. Its right principal candidate.
TEE AISNE AND RHEIMS.
Loxnay, Oct. 2.
1.25 a.m.
reached I'mcon, on the edge of Argonne, cilting off a pocket four niks in depth which the Germande held between our yesterday' line) A French communiqué states and the edge of the Argonne Porest. The First French Army, compert-]. The dront to-night runs almost ing with the British in the region of straight from south of Monthois to St. Quentin, achieved important re- Lanece at Vaux-les-Mourous, aults to-day, pursuing the retreating At midway between Monthois and enemy.
the edge of the Forcet we reached We penetrated St. Quentin as far the entrance of the Grandpre Valley as the Canal, the Germans still stub-ucross Argonne." bornly resisting at the extremities of the town, which is outflanked"
Northwards, we reichtl the Canal between Tronquoy and urmy.
Bouth-westwards we progressed into the Hindenburg Line to a point two kilometres east of Guuchy.
On the Vesle tly. Third Army vigorous pressure was crowned with success. The Germans were forced
to abandon the plateaux between the Aisne and the Pheims region and fell "back along the whole line.
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We occupied Maizy and Concev: reux, on the south bank of the 'Alene,
On the left our line was advanced two iniles beyond Sommiepy.
GERMAN COMMUNIQUES.
LONDON, Oct. 1, 3.10 0.1.
KAISER'S DESPAIRING APPEAL,
"DEFENCE OF THE FATHER- LAND."
AMSTERDAM, Oct. 1. The Kaiser has sent a message to the Fatherland Party in which he appeals to the whole German people in these most caracat times to re
solutely gather round me and to give your blood and wealth until your last. breath for the defence of the Fatherland."
The Fortners, which the Govern ment is now apparently making
A German communiqué states:-vehicle for breaking the seriousness of The eneing, breaking into our posi- the position to the people, describer the thm on September 27th, compelled situation as one of lea:ful gravity and to withdraw the right wing of our appeals to everyone to do his duty.
defensive front from the north of
ismude to Werken, and to evacuate THE BULGARIAN the Wytschaete salirni. Tremend-
ous fighting continues.
CAPITULATION.
Between Cambrai and St Quentin HOW BULGARIA WAS FORCED TO which is in our hands. Petween the enemy obtained footing in the
· Maizy, Concevreux and further right suburbs of Cambrai at Xeuville and
SURRENDER.
AND THRONE.
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of Meurival, Ventilay, Bovencourt, Cantimpre. South rif Marcoing, the FERDINAND FEARED HIS LIFE Trigny, Chenay, Nerey and St. enemy forced us back behind the Canal sector of Masnieres al Creve Thierry were captured. Since yes- terday 21,000 prisoners have been taken, also 20 guns, including 10
heavy guns.
coeux.
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vice Ordinance imposing compulsory hung was one of the first of the Crown service outside the Colony, Hong- Colonies to take this step, and the fact that after a véry careful review, by the General Military Service. Tribunal of every individual eise conting under the Ordinance com- paratively few men have been un- Folled shows thats high percentage
Colong hai ahoratly seized the op- LONDON, Oct. 1.portunity of joining up. Reuter's Agency learns that
I feel sure that you will wish ine Iuntanian quarters are elated at the intense admiration with which this to give 'expression to the feelings of opportunity of liberating the country "Colony in common with the rest of from German tyranny. Most in the Empire, hus watched during the teresting developments are expected. past three months the inagnificent The Allied Command is now occupy victories won by our armies and those ing the necessary points of strategic overseas and the high fighting quali- of our gallant Allies. The transport importance as the armistice hus pro- ties of the American Anny o re vided.. In that connection the cently organised and trained, have Dobrudja province and the Cozistanza filled the work with wonder at an. Bailway are receiving due attention: achievement unsurpassed in history: Northwards of Constanza Railway Marshal Foch, uniting to the best the, Dobrudja is under the Condom nium of the Austrians," Germans, Bulgaria and Turks, but the ter ritory south of the Railway is ceded to Bulgaria by the Bukarest Treaty which the Allies do not recognise.
(Continued on Pags 8.)
THE COLONY AND THE WAR.
· A.REVIEW BY H.E. MR. CLAUD SEYERN.
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advantage the efforts of the Com- manders on all the fronts,will go down to the ages as coo of the grandest figures in military history; waile out of many fine exploits the British people will never forget how those brave and devoted volunteer crews added lustre to the records of nur Navy by their dauntless courage in sealing up the ports of Ostend and Zeebrugge in the face of a zost powerf and merciless fire the enemy. In some of these great doings the men from this Colony have had a share. Forty-three live. fallen, but our sorrow at their deaths is surely turned into a feeling of pride that they should have lost their lives in fighting to obtain freedom for the j nations of the world. Palestine isi practically delivered from Turkish rule; a great part of Mesopotamis with its ancient Capital is returning
by
H.E. THE OFFICER ADMINISTERING THE GOVERNMENT concluded. "his Budget Speech this afternoon with the following reference to the Colony's contribution to the war....
• Before. I conclude I wish to u bile of industry and prosperity refer, as briefly as possible, to the unknown for centuries; Serbia is re- gaining her independence; and the help rendered by the Colmy to His soil of Northern France, and Bel- Majesty's dovernment during the gium, tom and battered though it past year, in currying on the war. be, is rapidly being restored to it I will bring the figures given by the long-suffering, peoples. We are in- Govenor in his address just October clined to ask ourselves whether the peace so long looked for is in sight; up to date.
whether the splendid work of our The amounts invested in War Commanders and the untiring valour Loans through the British Barks by of our men are going to bring about the collapse of our enemies; and whether we shall find ourselves faced unexpectedly with many grave pro-
"
We re-took Villers Guislain. The enemy crossed the Canal be tween Bellicourt and Bellenglise.
Our regimenta north of Gricourt withdrew their wing to Le Haucours that as a result of the Crown Conocil companies and individuals in the
PARIS, Oct. 1. A meamge from Salonika says Mr. Murphy, the United States Consul- Our gallant Fourth Army in Cham
General at Sofia, has arrived and states pagne afe continuing their effort and era pushing their day's progress with The English bought their local bell on September 23rd the Car. Fer increused advantage: We conquered tured Manre and Ardeust.
successes sanguinarily. They cap, dinand appealed to Berlin and Vienna for immediate help, which Austria, and on the right, in the Aisne Valley, We took from the Americans Apre Germany refused. The Czar Ferdinand Autry and Autry Wood, and Vaux-mont and Montrebea Wood."
then appealed to the Entente, because he "les-Mourons, five kilometres north of We shot down, 45 aeroplanes.
realised that, in order to keep his throne. Bouconville.
LONDON, Oct. 1. Farther west wo
and life, it was imperative to have s reached the southern outskirts of
6.80 p.m. Challeninge and carried our lines one A wireless Gerran effcial report force in Bulgaria, where revelation war kilometre.
We captured some hundreds of already making progrása, Belgians near the count
South of Grey we penetrated
numerous
The most extreme Bolshevism was
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Straits Settlements, Federated Malay States, and Indian Government loans United States War
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