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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 3TH, 1014.
WAR.
[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)
GERMAN NAVAL SQUADRON IN NORTH SEA.
GERMANS HURRIEDLY RETREAT AND AVOID ACTION.
BRITISH SUBMARINE SUNK.
LONDON, November 4th,
12.30a.m.
The Official Press Bureau announces that submarine D 5 was sunk in a skirmish with a German squadron which was retreating in the North
Bea
The presence of an enemy squadron having been reported by the The enemy's gunboat Пelepon, various Naval movements took place. squadron reteated rapidly and avoided action.
The rear-most cruiser dropped mines, one of which struck the submarine. Two officers and two men of her crew were saved.
THE GREAT BATTLE.
FURTHER PROGRESS BY THE ALLIES.
LEFT BANK OF THE YSER, BELOW DIXMEDE, COMPLETED EVACUATED BY THE GERMANS.
To-day's communiquê says:-
LOKDON, November 3rd. 0.15 p.m.
The enemy appears to have completely abandoned the left bank of the Yser below Dixmude. The Allies re-occupied the passages of the Yser without grem difficulty, and south of Dixmude, towards Gheluvolt, advance was particularly noticeable.
Our
We have everywhere maintained our front in the region north of "Lys, despite the enemy's attacks.
Fresh German attacks against the suburbs of Arras, Lions, and Quesnoy all failed.
We further progressed eastward of the Forest of Aigle.
Our troops, who had been holding the slopes eastward of Vailly, were drawn back to the valley, but we maintained our position above Bourg-et-Copin on the right bank of the river.
There has been a violent cannonade between Rheiras and the Meuse and also on the heights of the Meune.
Fresh efforts by the enemy in Argonne have been checked We continued to progress north-west of Pont-à-Mousson. There have been, seine staall actions on the Right Wing, which were favourable to our Armies, especially along the Seille.
A GERMAN OFFICIAL CONFESSION.
LONDON, November 4th.
6.45. D.M.
A dispatch from the German Headquarters admits that the inundations south of Nieuport preclude all operations in that direction. It says the whole country is destroyed and will not recover for a long
time.
GERMANS RETREATING.
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LUXOON, November 4th.
The Daily Mail correspondent in the North of France reports taat. a Belgian aerial reconnaissance observed a distinct movement of retreat towards Brussels,
It is stated at Rotterdam that the German Headquarters have been removed from Thicht to Ghent.
8.30 a..
A telegram from Havre says a Belgian communiqué issued at 9p.. states: The enemy is retreating East of the Yser between Nieuport and Dixnande. We made prisoners.
THE LEGION OF HONOUR.
OVER 100 BRITISH OFFICERS DECORATED FOR BRAVERY.
LONDON, November 4th.
12.20 a.m.
President Poincaré has conferred the Legion of Honour on 119 British officers for bravery in action between the 21st, and 30th August
TURKEY DENOUNCED BY THE AGA KHAN,
LONDON, November 3rd.
8:40 p.m..
A message by the Aga Khan, denouncing Turkey for making *an unprovoked war at the bidding of Germany," which is to be sent to the Moslems in India and the Dominions, was published "to-night.
BRITISH CONSUL AND MERCHANTS DETAINED BY
TURKS.
LONDON, November 3rd. 6.15 p.m.
The Official Press Bureau says that the British Consul at Basrah and British merchants have been detained by the Turks.
[Basrah is in Asiatic Turkey-1
{THROUGH REUTERS AGENCY.)
BOMBARDING THE DARDANELLES.
BRITISH AND FRENCH SQUADRON ENGAGED.
LONDON, November 4th.
9.25 8.m.
It is officially announced that an Anglo-French Squadron bombarded the Dardanelles at long range, at daybreak on Tuesday...
The forts replied. No ships were bit. A large explosion, with volumes of smoke, occurred at Holles Fort.
THE RUSSIAN OPERATIONS.
PROGRESS EVERYWHERE.
LONDON, November 4th.
1.50 alm.
An official statement from Petrograd says:- The Germans on the East Prussian front are now everywhere acting on the defensive. The Russians advanced in some districts, captured two guns and made some prisoners.
The Russians are advancing beyond the Vistula north-west of Pilitza- without any noteworthy engagements. They have occupied Schndok, Lask and Rosprza. The enemy on the Radom Kilce front is retiring. The Austrians south-east of Kielco attempted an obstinate resistance but were defeated with a loss of three guns, five mitrailleuses, and 1,500 prisoners. The Russians continue to advance in the lower San region, and a desperate battle continues in the Nizky region,
TSAR GOES TO THE FRONT.
LONDON, November 4th. According to a telegram from Petrograd, the Tsar has left for
the front.
[The following telegrams were issued in un “Extru" yesterday morning.]
BRILLIANT FEAT BY BRITISH.
LARGE FORCE TRANSFERRED FROM THE AISNE TO NORTH COAST.
TERRIBLE SLAUGHTER SOUTH OF LYS.
LONDON, November 3rd.
1,25 p.m.
The Official Press Bureau issues a report by an Eye-witness at Headquarters describing a brilliant feat of transferring lurgs bodies of
est of British from the Aiste to the battle on the North Coast. He finds parallel in the Japanese at Mukden, finging masses of troops from the Centre to the Extreme Left Wing. The British achievement, however, was more remarkable, as the numbers and distance were greater. The trans- forence was made by marching, motor cars, and railways, and the movement was made in the night-time, the enemy being unsuspecting, although sometimes the lines were only 100 yards apart.
The Frenchmen successfully replaced the British.
The Germans thought they wore merely ordinary reliefs going into the aring-line, and that it was supply trains which were moving in the. valley below,
The British troops from the Aisne went to meet the new Army which it was known Germany was raising and the besieging troops at Antwerp which the fall of the fortress had released. At first it was almost entirely Cavalry that approached the North Coast, then more infantry, and guns, next the new formations and heavy artillery.
The operationa Thus the enemy attacked along the whole line. assumed a new complexion, and the battle raging on the scene was the heaviest fighting yet engaged in, resulting in immense losses to the Germans, the British daily taking prisoners. We also twice recovered batches of British troops which had been taken by the enemy.
The British and French guns combined most effectively, but we lost considerably tram the enemy's heavy howitzers.
The most notable day of the battle was October 23rd, to the south of Lys, when we silorced hostile batteries, and severely repulsed the enemy's infantry, while to the northward wo advanced and drove the enemy from their trenches. The artillery wrought great execution among the retreating Germans.
They The enemy returned, and made five desperate assaults. advanced in mass, singing "Der Wacht am Rhein," but were easily repulsed. It was slaughter at point-blank range, and was a holocaust. The shrapnel tore the retreating now formations.
WAR WITH TURKEY.
CAUCASIAN ARMY ORDERED TO ATTACK THE
TURKS.
LONDON, November 2rd. A-telegram-from Tiflis state; that the Imperial Viceroy of the Caucasus in an ArmyOrder states that in view of the Turkid's attack on the Russian coast and on vessels of the Black Sea Fleet, the Emperor has ordered the Army of the Caucasus to cross the frontier and attack the Turks.
MANIFESTO BY THE TSAN.
A message from Petrograd says that the Tear has issued Manifesto aying that Russia will receive the fresh aggression from the ancient persecutor of Christianity with perfect tranquillity. The valiant armies of Bussia will triumph.
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AKABA SHELLED BY BRITISH WARSHIP.
LANDING PARTY DESTROY FORT AND BARRACKS.
LONDON, November 3rd.
2.30 p.m.
The Admiralty announous that on arrival at Akaba-north-east extremity of the Red Sea-H.M.S. Minerva found the place occupied by soldiers, one of whom was apparently a German, and also armed natives. The Minerva abelled the fort and the troops, and the town was evacuated. A landing party proceeded to destroy the foït, barracks, post office, and stores.
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There were no British casualties, but the enemy sustained some loss. [The Minerva is a second-class cruiser of 5.600 tons displacement. Her principal armament is 11 6-inch and 12-pounders, and her comple- ment 416.]
EGYPT UNDER MARTIAL LAW.
LONDON, November 3rd.
A telegram from Cairo states that Genoral Maxwell, in a Proclamation, says that the British Government hus ordered him to take military control of Egypt in order to ensure the protection of the country which is under martial law from to-day."
INDISCRIMINATE MINE-LAYING IN THE NORTH SEA.
WHOLE OF THE NORTH SEA DECLARED A MILITARY AREA,
LONDON, November 2nd. The Admiralty announces that in consequence of the indiscriminate laying of mines on the trade routes under neutral flags the whole of the North Ses must be considered a military area, and all shipping will henceforth pass between a line drawn from the Hebrides through the Faroes to Iceland at their own peril, unless they follow Admiralty instructions.
FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR AUSTRALIA,
LONDON, November 3rd. It has been announced at Melbourne that the Imperial Government is assisting Australia with a loan of £20,000,000.; :--
WAR NEWS.
It is stated in Amsterdain that 14,000 Belgian soldiers have been interned in Amersfort.
The Germans bombarded and completely destroyed President Poincare's property. at Campigny:
Mussulmans of Egypt; the Caucasus, and Tunis have warned Turkey as to acting against the Allies.
Great Britain has prohibited aliens from assuming names after October 12th not used by them at the outbreak of war.
A fortnight ago £35,728 had been sub- scribed to the fund established for hos- pitals for Indian soldiers in Alexandria and Marseilles
A wonnded Zouare, the only survivor of a party of 90, asserts that the Germans deliberately shot his comrades, declaring them to be irregular combatants:
Hollanders are fearing a visit of the German devastators. Six of the richest Dutchmen have offered ane tenth of their fortunes to pay the cost of mobilising.
General
der Goltz, German Military Governor of Brussels, ordered the Belgians to accept German currency on the same footing as Belgian currency.
VON
The Vatican estimates that there are 63,000 priests serving with the various armies, mostly doing hospital work. They include seven bishops and 19' pre- lates.
The insufficienty of officers in the Austrian army is said to reach 24 per cent, and measures have been taken to fill the vacancies by promoting sergeants and Corporals.
There will be very few public balls in the East-from Yokohama right round to Bombay-this winter. The money usually spont on these affairs will go to the different war funds..
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The Athens correspondent of the Daily News states that General von Gock has arrived at Damascus, and assumed the direction of the Eyrian troops. He is also recruiting Bedouins.
Colonel Hughes, the Canadian War Minister, in the course of, an interview, declared that Canada was able and will. ing to send 500,000 fighting men to the front if they were required.
It will only be Rugby football which, will go by the board this winter in England. The big professional leagues who play the Soccer game intend that "Business shall precced as usual."
Fifteen spies, masquerading as French men, were found in a large factory near
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neys, and were all shot off their grimy porches, screaming allegiance to France.
The Novac Vrem pa reproaches British statesmen for not insisting on the com- plete crushing of the German Empire. It adds: It is necessary that Europe should burn out the Prussian cancer? with red-hot irons.**
BEER.
A DUTCH BEER FAMOUS.
Lord Desborough and a number of AT HOME AND ABROAD FOR influential business men of London are forming a league to hand over to Great Britain's allies all the trade diverted from the enemy which cannot be carried on with Great Britain.
According to a French statement, thirty per, cent, of the British casualties are due. to the practice of the British officers and men of washing their faces and shaving regularly every morning in the battlefield just as in peace time!
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