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THE
WAR.
BRITAIN'S POLICY IN BALKANS.
SPEECH BY SIR EDWARD GREY.
BRITISH ATTACK AT HULLUCH.
GERMAN REPORT OF
GREAT OFFENSIVE".
DENIED.
TWO VERSIONS OF ZEPPELIN RAID.
BULGARIA TRYING TO ENVELOPE SERBIAN - CAPITAL.
FRANCO-BELGIAN FRONT.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENOT.]
BRITISH ATTACK UNDER GAS.
GAIN OF 1,000 YARDS NOT
MAINTAINED.".
AIRSHIP ACTIVITY.
(THROUGH RZUYER'S AGENCY.]',
HOSTILE AIRSHIPS VISIT ENGLAND.
WAR OFFICE STATEMENT.
Luston, Wober 14th. LONDON, October 14th. The War Office states that a fleet of Field-Marshal Sir John Frenh, in a hostile airships visited the Eastern Coun. despatch, says: After a bombardment Lies and a portion of the London area we attacked the enemy's trenches yester Wednesday niglit, and dropped hunibs, day afternoon under a cloud of smoke. The anti-aircraft guany of the Field Artil- gas from a point 300 yards south-westiery were in action. One airship was of Hullach to the Hohenzollern Redoubt, seen to heal over and drop to a lower We gained 1,000 yards, hut were unable Faltitude.
أحرقت
an airship. I was however, unable to overhaul her before she was just in The fog.
THE HONGKONG, DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 16ru. 1915,
GENERAL
{THROUGH REUTUS'S AGXSGX.] BRITISH DIPLOMATIC POLICY IN THE BALKANS.
INTERESTING STATEMENT BY SIK EDWARD GREY.
́(THROUGH REUTER'S 'AGENOY.]
WILL CONSCRIPTION COME? RECONSTRUCTION OF GOVERN MENT SAID TO BE IMMINENT.
LONDON, October 14th.
The Morning lost says that there is an almost universal feeling that a reconstruc- tion of the Government is possible before many days.
LONDON, October 14th, Sir Edward Grey, in a statement made to the House of Commons on the position in the Balkans, emphasised that it dealt: The Daily Nere says the Corseriptionist with the diplomatic and not the military Ministers failed to carry the day at yes- side of the situation. He declined to torday's Cabinet menting, but they now reply to the criticism of a portion of the consider it unnecessary for them to resign, Press upon the diplomacy pursued in the as they are confident of the victory of their Balkans because this was a somewhat
policy. There is little doubt that Lord delicate time for the discussion, and hoKitchener's sympathies are now definitely proposed to confine himself to a short
with the Conscriptionists, resume of the general objects of British diplomatic policy in the near East.
WHAT TUDKEY'S ENTRY MEANT. We desired at the outset to bring no other country of the Balkans into the war and therefore we assunst Turkey that if she remained nentral the, Allies would ser hint neither Turkey nor Turkish interests }} stiffered in the terms of peaor. The entry of Turkey into the war changed everything.. Turkish chips, were forced by German officers to fire upon Russian ports and shipping, without natice on provocation. All the oblige, tions of the Allies towards Turkey then
-beaned.
of
At Tuesday's Cabinet the total recruits wanted weekly was unexpectedly raised to 35,000, whereas the Labour-mani- festo of the 6th October asked for 30,000.
Mr. Henderson and other Labourite officials, also some mayrabicys of the rank wid file, are now inclined in favour of Conscription.
When the Cabinet met yesterday ea Edward Carson, instead of attending, "pent two hours in the smoking-room,
It is understood that when Lord Derby was appointed Director of Recrniting - he' was given six werks in which to text Voluntaryism,
(THROUGH REUTER'S 'AGENCY.)
-
WORLD PEACE IS A
PHANTASY,"
VIEWS OF COUNT OKUMA.
SAN FRANCISco. October 1414 The Japanese Preinier, Count Okuma. in a message to the International Peace Congress, said: World peace is a phantasy, and will remain He till the militaristic order of things is changed. To hope for peace is impossible while nations and individuals exist who exilt themselves s absolutely superior to everyone else, and appeal to physical force to assert dent superiority,"
The Congress decided to send Dr. Jordan, Chancellor of Stanford Univer sity, to Washington, to nrgs President Wilson to convoke 20 Conference of
neutrals with a view to pence,
GREECE AND SERBIA.
THE QUESTION OF A TREATY. ATHENS, October 14th. The Greek Governantni las formally informed Serbia that the Bulgarian tack arises from the extension of the area of the European war und is not
Balkan war. Cons mentiy
she declines to abide by her treaty with Berhia
DR.
OUMBA.
LONDON, October 14th. Dr.. Damit has arrived at Falmouth.
The Times says that Lord Kitchen-r's THE RIVAL POLICIES. The right hon. gentleman then explained | attitude toward recruiting is that he i
not responsible for the methods. It is bow the Allies worked for an agreement in the Balkans, but the Sovereigns and the for him as a soldier to state the require- Governments of Germany, Austria, andments and for the country to fulfil them. NAVAL ACTIVITIES.
What Lord Kitchener has done is to Bulgaria bad succeeded in foreing 1 policy of war against that of the Allies, represent to his colleagues that recruiting which was founded upon the realisation has lately fallen off very seriously, of the hopes and aspirations of all the
SCENES IN FRENCH CHAMBER.
THE RESIGNATION OF M. DELCASSE.
to peoples of the seam race, sentiments, and religion to join themselves to that State which was most skin to them
to maintain any position owing to the Five aeroplanes ascended, but owing enemy's shell-fire. We captured and hold to the Fog only one siteceeded in lenting | Balkan State, implying the opportunity south-west St. Elie the enemy's trenchies behind the Vermelles--Hillich road, in the edge of the quarries. Wo cappared the main trench of the Hohen- zollern Redoubt.
Some houses were damaged, anul several firis. started, but there was no serious GERMANY AND "GREAT BRITISH | damage to military material.
OFFENSIVE."
AMSTERDAM, October 14th Another great British offensive" isan nounced in a Berlin 'communiqué. Sup- parted by monitors from the sea, and artillery northward of Ypres, the Bri-
fires were soon extinguished.
All the
THE GERMAN VERSION.
AMSTERDAM, October 15th. The German official version of the raid on Wednesday night for the defeellation of the German people claims that "Naval
tish, using gas-clouds, attacked along airships attacked London and an im-
BULGARIA'S SECRET TREATY,
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)
BRITISH SUBMARINES AT WORK.
SEVERAL GERMAN STEAMERS /
SUNK.
COPENHAGEN, Det der with.
A German steamer which has arrived at Kelner reports that she saw, three M.German steamers sunk on Monday after
PARIS, October 15th. At the uponing of the Chamber, Viviani intimated that there had been
xplosions. German steamers are crowd- differences between M. Deless and thing into Lalen harbour, from schica Aly y rest of the Cabinet. He also said that are afraid to emerge. M. Delease resigned a fortnight ago for
[Kalmar and then are both Swedish reason of health, but yielded to harbours.] entrencies and remaind zu his post. He
ALLEGED VIOLATION OF SWEDISH again re-igned when M. Viviani was in.
NEUTRALITY,
STOCKHOLM, October" 15:1. The Minister te. London has been in
Test
In the curse at the negotiations we were informed that the Central Powers
ad offered Bulgarin more freutility than the Allies could, in common fairness, offer for Bulgaria's netive support. With reference to the statement that there is secret treaty between the Central
Landon, but agreed to take a Powers and Bulgaria, it is too much to ask us to belie that Bulgaria, who received large promises from the Central repudiating the iden of a disagreement to enter the war without any provisions on Tuesday night, received a lotter from at all. These promises, whatever they are, M. Delcasso resigning secate of the set must be at the expense of Bulgaria's of secord in the Government's policy. The Press Burcas publish the follow-neighbours, without any corresponding That statement M. Viviani mphatically ing figures of casualties caused by Zep-advantage to the latter.
denied, declaring that all the decisions
peline :=
of the Cabinet had been the result of the most complete understanding. He refused red M. Delcasse's letter of eigna-
PEKING
NOTES:
[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)
PEKING, October 7th.
AN, AWKWARD "$CRAP.” An incident which has set the whole foreign community, agog with excitement took place just after midnight. on Monday in the grog-shop area on the Austrian Glacis. Italian and Austrian bluejackets - met in the Bristol Hotel Bar, but not until the former were leaving the place did any
A bottle, so it is thing antoward secur. alleged, was hurled by an Austrian at the
was aimed turned and caught it, throw- departing Italians, but the man at whom
ing it lack at bis acilant. Then there were "wigs on the green." Bayonets were drawn by the Austrines, but the Italians | produced revolvers and fired several shots, The lat- which brought out their guard, ter fired a rifle volley over the heads of the Austrians, who dispersed, one wounded in the knee and another minus'a finger," The others returned to their barracks. Not. long afterwards the Austrina guard ap- peared in the scene with, axed bayonets. Fortunately there were no enemies in sight, as it is almost certain that blood would have been spilled. “This incident, coming to soon after tim. attack upon the Peking Pavilion by Austrian. bluejackets in August last, & uphasises the dange of soldiers or marines being nilowed to carry silcarms, and it is hoped that the Diplo inatie Body inny be able to tak up the matter..
MASONIC.
An historic gathering took place at the residence of the Hon. Chow: Tez Chi, Minister of Agriculture and Commerce, last Friday night, when the first masonic lodge in the Chinese capital was inaugur- ated. The International" Lodge, which has received a dispensation from the Grand Lodge of Massachusetts, is, as its name implies, internasional, and wi in- elade in due course a number of Chinese members. Bro, W. Winston was nominated W.M. and other officers were elected;-His Excellency Chow Tsz Chi being appointed,
treasurer.
THE NATIONAL EXPORITION,
The first national industrial exposition held in Peking was opened on Friday → morning with a very interesting ceremony. Though there are some 25.000 exhibits, 'it erot be said that the exposition is par realarly attractive. Indeed, it may be
the whole front from Ypres to Loos. The portant establishment in the vig Powers for neutrality, had been induced with his colleagues. Finally M. Viviani.struded to protest against the violating safely said that the works of Chinese art
communiqué admits that the British as well as the batteries at Ipswich."
penetrated northeastward and castward of Vermellos.
A GERMAN EXAGGERATION."" Sir John French denies the statement in the German communique that the Bri- tish attacked along the whole front be tween Ypres und Loos, and says that no attacks whatever were, made except those he has described.
THE FRENCH OPERATIONS.
BATTLES OF THE GUNS CONTINUE.
PARIS. October 14th.
1.20 n
ZEPPELINS' TOLL.
LONDON, October 14th.
MILITARY.
Killed.
14
Wounded.
-13
CIVILIANS.
Killed.
Injured.
27
64
9
30
T
Men
Women Children
FRIENDLY RELATIONS WITH HUUMANIA.
Throughout we have remained in most friendly relations with Roumania who has been entirely favourable to our policy of promoting a Bakan agreement and not.
tion.
M. Painleve, on behalf of the Parlia
a division, and has shown throughout mentary Committee, opened an attack readiness to promote it. The Allies them
on the Government,
He was consider Of these 39 were killed and 95 injured selves have been unted in their diplomably cheered when he asserted Parlia
in the London area.
tic efforts.
LONDON, October 14th. The Daily Mirror and the Daily Sketch
The evening communiqué says:-There publish photographs of a Zeppelių were artillery actions in Artois, along
up with searchlights over Lou doin. the Aisne, in the environs of Rhe'ms, and Champagne, while there were fight with THE SERBIAN FRONT, bombs and terpedoes on the heights of the Meuse.
5.40 p.m. To-day's commnieniqué Hays: There were particularly violent bombardmente in Artois, and fierce grenade fighting in Libons.
The Germans in Champagne threw poison-shefis into our rear lines. The French batteries replied everywhere,
(THROUGH BETTER'S KOKNOT.}
BULGARIA DECLARES WAR ON SERBIA.
ATHENS, October 14th. The Bulgarian Minister has officially
THE SERBIAN SITUATION.
of
The protest is believed to be based un the assertion by a, Captain of a German #sumer that a submaring pursued his ashore and removed his papers.
It was
were the only exhibits worthy of altition. of Swedish neutrality by British sub the others being rather crude,
interesting to see Chinese chemicals, marines in the Baltic.
sauces, etc., put up in imitation of the foreign article, a fact which indicates that trade mark questions may be expected by and hye. Stil, the exposition is of value as a beginning and any possibly achieva good mu't in stimulating competition and improving industry.
MUE NATIVES. CONTINGENT FOR THE WAR
EMPIRE'S 'SMALLEST CHILD. **
THE MONARCHICAL MOVEMENT.
untarily, of course--practically all the the President to set it going. ourplus money they possessed to the war vides for the elling of the Citizens' Re- funds, and offered to send 200 warriors presentative Convention, which will con
A touching little letter was as well.
The Munarchical nuvement has made week.. distinct progress during the last It took a long time, says the Sgdacy Morning Herald, for the news of the out- Electoral machinery to provide for the break of the way to reach the natives of ment's claim to share in the responsibility Niue, one of the most remute of New constitutional decision of the great issue I now come to the critical question of He demanded further information in Zealand's island dependencies, but as has been constructed and only needs the soon as they did hear of it the several formal approval of the State Council and we the regard to the Salonika expeditions, churg tribes forgathered, subscribed quite vol-
This pro lit | Serbia. Throughout the war
Allies-hava given Serbia all the assistance ing the Government with being surprised in our power though her geographical at the events in the Balkans, and position, and the use of our forces else heeding the Parliamentary Committee's
addressed by the King and chiefs of Ninest of 1,832 persons elected by the various where mads that assistance limited.
warnings.
to his Majesty King George from the hiens throughout the Provinces with Sir Edward recalled the skill and courage
M. Viviani replied vigorously, insistimallest child of the great Motherland,"
to use the King of Niue's own quaint representatives from Mongolia and Tibet.. with which Serbia, after the previous ing that the Government were unable to phrase, and the incident was, it will be and repre entatives from Chamte, s of Com evacuation of Beigrade, turned upon her consider the French Parliament alone recollected for the fact was cabled.
commented upon by the Times and merce, men of learning, and men who have enemies and expelled arm, as one of the He declared that the Salonika Expedi- other London newspapers as evidence of rendered meritorious service to the coun most remarkable things of this war. But
his faretretching and remarkable loyalty tion was most carefully planned by the of the peoples of the vast Brish Empire, ty, and in order to emphasise the con- this time, be said, the entry
The Nineau contingent has since that stitutional aspect of the procedure, voting time been receiving instruction in is to be by ballot. This draft bill has Bulgaria had made a great difference Allied General Staffs and if action was
delayed it was because of the nicosity military exercises from Sergeant Holmes, in the situation. Bulgaria's attack on Serbia-raises Grace's Treaty obligations, for not weakening the front he France, an officer sent to the island by the New already passed its first and second read- Zealand Government, and shortly a ings in the State Council, the third read- where the final decision would be transport is to be despatched from Auck For the attitude and intentions of the
land to this far-off tropic isle, which liesing taking place to-day. As this is pure- Greek Government at the moment, and the
between Tonga and the Cook Group, to ly formal, it may be safely assumed that embark them. The Niueans, together
drafted, will be passed, and feelings of the Greek people, I can only refer you to the recent speeches of MM's
with fifty natives from Rarotonga, will the bill, Zaimis and Venezelos; but it is obvious
form the bulk of the third Mars contin- the first step towards securing an expres. The people of Niue come of a great sion of public opinion will be taken in a A squadron of 20 aeroplanes bombard Bulgariaus are also attacking to the that the interests of Greece and Serbia
fighting stock. Captain Cook had few days. It is expected that the results ed the station of Bazançourt.
are now a 2, and, in the ag run, they
experience of that, and his opinion may will be know about the middle of Novem; southward of Zeitcbar, which is 40
still be found upon maps which call Niue miles northward of Nish. The Bul- stand or fall together. Greece formally garians are evidently trying to anvelope protested when first the Allied troops arrived, but that the assistance we are the capital.
thus sending to Serbia is welcome is Tu-day's news from Nish shows that proved by the circumstances of the land- the enemy's pressure at three points isg and the reception of the troops and the facilities given for continuing the dis- increasing. The enemy is concentrating
einbardation. Indeed, in view of the Serbo- fresh forces, aiming at the cutting of Greek Treaty, how could the Greek at A communiqué describes the continu. Srbian communications, but despite bitude be otherwise? ance of stubborn fighting in the Dvinsk region, and a number of unsuccessful fierce attacks night and day since the Military measures to meet the new situa
A Germah attack in the woods west- ward of Tabure was repulsed by our fire. There was a coutinuous reciprocal bom- bardment in Loraine.
FRENCH AIRCRAFT'S FEATS.
A German captive balloon and at aeroplane were brought down by our weroplanes.
RUBBIAN FRONT.
(THROUGH ELUTER'S AGENCY.]
ENEMY AGAIN ATTACKING.
PETROGRAD, October 14h.
German attacks in the Lake region.
informed M. Zaimiş (Prime Minister and Secretary for Foreign Affairs) that Bul- garia has declared war against Serbia,
BULGARIANH TRYING TO EN- VELOPE THE CAPITAL.
ATHENS, October 14th. A telegram from Athens says that the
LATER.
5th the enemy has only advanced by tion form the subject of continuous con-
reached.
The whole sitting was of a most lively description, and had at one time to be suspended owing to the scenes following violent personalities by M. Conci, member of the Right.
a
gens of 340 men.
As
Hence the figures of the vote of Savage Island" The great navigatorer and a picturesque event may take was glad to get away from the Niveaus, place on January 1st. October 10th has confidence were most significant.
who, he said, possessed the ferocity of wild buars."
The vote of confidence in the Govern ment was passed by 872 votes to 9:]
THE PANAMA CANAL,
BANKS STILL SLIPPING DOWN. WASHINGTON, October 14th. It is officiully announced that"owing to the continued movements and sliding
of material it is impossible to predict any
A long period of peace been anticipated as an important date, not and the inluence of Christian teaching, altogether for its dascistions with the of course, had a softening effect on. turbulent spirits, but the Niuean is, like inauguration of the successful revolution the Maori, a terror when his fighting which dethroned the Manchus, but as giv blood is up.
The matter of language may presenting opportunity for so demmastration some difficulty. The language of Baro- which would have a bear on the present tanga is practically that of the Maori,
but the language of Niue is almost mavement, However, this is not to be. peculiar to itself. Most Maoris and The review has been cancelled, a fact many. Rarotongans understand English.. but very few Niueans understand any which may be taken as indicating that the but their own tongue, However, they President has no intention of allowing are quick students, and it will probably
It says that the enemy at several points inches. The Bulgarians have merely ad-sideration by the military authorities and has assumed the offensive on the Styrpa vanced a mile across the frontier a one the Allies believe they will be based on Approximate date of the re-opening of not take long for the brightest of them himself to be rushed into a situation with-
front.
point,
the principles of gound strategy.
the "Papama Cami.
to pick up enough. English to cable out resture deliberation and adequate them to act as interpreters.
preparation.