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THE WAR.
GERMAN ACTIVITY IN THE
WEST.
A BRITISH GAS ATTACK.
SEVERE
THE HONGKONG, DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 20TH, 1915.
FIGHTING IN SERBIA.
ITALY DECLARES WAR ON BULGARIA,
FURTHER RUSSIAN
PROGRESS.
FRANGO-BELGIAN FRONT (THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
THE SERBIAN FRONT:
OF BRITISH
PEN-PICTURE
GAS ATTACK.
PUFFS FROM, A HUGE,
INVISIBLE PIPE
LONDON, October 18th. Renter's correspondent at the British Headquarters describes the British gas sitack on the 13th inst., which was witness- ed from an eminence close behind the Tronches. He says:-
"Beyond the area where mussed batteries were pouring in a concentrated fire on the German positions was a land of desolation, where troops, hidden in the trenches, were waiting the whistle, to leap over the paras pets. The horizon was a muss of smoke. constantly broken by flashes from bursting shells. The smoke was constantly changing in colour, being white, follow, black, and sometimes pankisli.
Suddenly from the British lines cause ጸ cloud of yellowish soke, creeping towards the opposite line, closely followed by a brose finger of white vapor, which widened as it advanced and spread over the yellow cloud, forming into an opaque mist which gradually enveloped the Ger- man trenches. The dense fog, when first noticed, looked like a big ball of cotton- wool, poised a few feet above the plain. Then, as the wind caught it, it assumed the aspect of a gigantic funnel, tilted towards the enemy. More smoke followed
up from the same spot, as though someone
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENOY.
THE INVASION OF SERBIA. AUSTRO GERMANS REPULSED WITH HEAVY LOSSES.
PARIS, October 19th.
A Nish telegram statys that up to the present the Bulgarians have captured a
at
(THROUGH REUTER'S ADEKOV.Í
SIR IAN HAMILTON RETURN- ING TO LONDON.
The Press
LONDON, October 19th, Bureau announces that General Sir Charles Monro has been appointed to command the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, in succession to General Sir Ian Hamilton, who is return ing to England to make a report.
Licut--Cloneral Birdwood has beon appointed to temporarily command the Force pending General Monro's "arrival.
CABINET CHANGES
IMPENDING.
MR. CHURCHILL FOR THE FRONT.
LONDON, October '19th,' The Daily Chronicle, discussing ramoars of impending Cabinet charges, says that it is reported that Mr. Winston Churchi intends to join a regiment and go to the
front.
THE DARDANELLES OPERATIONS.
* FANTASTIC" REPORT
DENIED.
LOYDON, October 19th.
(THROUGH BEUTES'à AGENCY.]
MR. REDMOND, ON THE POLITICAL SITUATION.
POSITION OF COALITION GOVERN MENT PRECARIOUS.
FAR EASTERN MEN IN THE ARMY.
AN INTERESTING LETTER. There are several names in the follow- ing extract from a letter written by n Tiendsin verust (Mr. Kenneth · Cousins of Jardine, Matheson & Co) which will give it an interest for many readers in Hongkong and South China-
Some
a few weeks Inter. I met Marshal of
SWATOW NOTES. [FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT:]
SATOW, October 14th. THE NEW ETIQUETTE. The new Republican code of Military and Naval etiquetab is getting promin- ence in the native prets. It is interest- ing to note that while the old Chinese code is falling into desuetudo the wassern, both raval and military, is very prominent: the proper use of the naval and military head-gear being in great requisition. New cadas have bou issued for civilian officials as well.
SCHOOL SPORTS.
Copies of
LONDON, October 19th. Mr. John Redmond, speaking at Dublin, declared that the position of the Coalition
Being stationed in town I have endless Governincal was precarious, Proposals opportunities of meeting people, parti- might be made any day which would cainel at the Thatched House, instantly end the political truse and rend time ago I met Baumgartner in town, and went to his wedding the next morning, -the British people into centending factions.
Other Tientsinners who turned up were The possibility of a general election had Mr and Mrs, Gro. Paton-he is in the
The Schools Sports Club is making To two. Swatow ermsiderable progress. become the commu talk in political 8th Border Regiment. I frequently
colleges in the distinction been given of circle.
>eo. Douglas Irvine at the T.H.C. He is laying down the rules and regulations Ireland, he added, wat in no-way res-looking preity ût and hard and expects to be observed, these being the Merchants ponsible for the dangers which were
to get out soon. I met. Walter Hagon and School and the Angle-Chinese College. A threatening the Governmen There Richard Smyth at the Empire one night, list of games and explanations, of the had been no strikes in Ireland, which and dined with Walter and Enstance have been prepared by the execu had confined herself to the sending of age, Openshaw and Smyth at Simpsons tive of these institutiors. men to the front who gut and would ikos and Jack Macgregor in Ficcadillyschools that have sought filiation. these are being presented to at the
support them, in accordance with Lard
Programmes have been prepared and, the / Kitchener's requiremctes,
exécutive have approached the Thau-ymm fike new bame for Dantzi) with a view NAVAL ACTIVITIES.
to his requesting the County officials to give wide circulation to the Sports Committer's proposals, and inviting the teshers of the various school, lo attend a meeting at Swetow where the objectivo in view will he falls explained to them, Time to time. Captain Henry Keswick, and they in turn will explain to their K.O.S.B., is often a the Club, and I re-various schools. The handbook, which is eeartly met C, C. F. Cunningham there, evidently adrendy, completed, contains and, a few days ago, N.E. Cornish. For six thousand words.
ALLEGAL CARRIAGE OF LETTERS. Amiralter of the. Shanghai Produce Dept. 1 met
old custom It has been Chinese in the Straits Settlements to seleet Inter couriers who were employed to convey money and letters etc., to the people at home. This custom of conver- ing letters is now disallowed. Anyone infringing the rule is liable to 'two' years' hard labour or to pay a fine of five thou- sand dollars.
THROUGH REDTER'S AGENCY-]
ENEMY SUBMARINES IN THE MEDITERRANEAN.
a few weeks ago and we siflined together. Grant, teof Liddells, is in Yours." I met Johnny. Afleram's brother the other day--he is in the Beattish-aniƐ wiły mised Johny by a few minates. I wish I had seen him.
Sanders, Wayfoong, is at the T.H.G. "pretty Irequently, and there a go.I used
The Daily Mail correspondent, et Athens STEAMER SUNK: MANY PERSONS forgather with N. Fitzmaurice from reports that the (reported ?) depletion of the Dardanviles forces and the stackening in operations is described by a high mili
few weakly-defended positions in the tary authority as fantastic. On the cou- region of Pare. They have been repulsed trary, the Allies at Gallipoli, are being
many other points. The Austro-reinforced. Germans have attacked 'the Serbian posi- tions on the Save and around Bulgrade six times, but they were everywhere repulsed with heavy losses.
BULGARIANS ATTACKING THE
RAILWAY.
ATHENS, October 18th.
It is oficially stated that Bulgarian attacks on the Nish Uskub railway con- inne. . There has been severe fighting at Vranya, but at Zibefiche the Bulgars have
"BLOODIEST ACT OF THE WAR."
HOW MISS CAVELL MET HER DEATH.
LOND: N, October 19th.
An Amsterdam telegram gives details of Miss Lavell's donth. It states that the exccution grouúd was a gardon surround- ed by wall, where the firing party, coni- posed of six men and an officer, awaited
been repulsed.
the victim who was led in by soldiers from German officers are in command all along a house nearby, blindfoldedy Ilitherto the line.
The muride of the Serbian troops is excellent.
ITALY ENTERS THE FRAY.
LONDON, October "19th, Italy has declared war on Bulgaria
RUSSIAN FRONT..
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY ).
RUSSIAN SUCCESSES,
NUMBERS OF VILLAGES CAPTURED.
PETROGRAD, October 19:h. Further Russian sucesses resulting; in
was blowing puff from a huge, invisible the capture of a number of villages at
-
she had been brave, but turned deadly pale, swooned and fell down when thirty yards from the place of execution. An officer then walked up to the unconscious women, drew his pistol and shot her through the head. The execution has shocked the Belgians, who declare that it is the blondiest act of the war.
THE RESIGNATION OF M. DELCASSE.
BRITISH AND FRENCH CO-OPERATION,
LONDON, October 18th. .M. Viviani, the French Premier, tele
DROWNED.
LONDON, Cctober 19th. The Tunisian mailboat has arrived with the survivors of the steamer
Hamelin which was recently torpedoed in the Mediterranean, whey fifty persons were drowned and thirty injured.
LATER.
A message from Marseilles says it is now announced that there were il victions when the Amizat. Humelia was torpedoed. A message from Paris says the sinking of the vessel was a despicable outrage. The submarine fired without warning, and thereafter over forty shells struck
the steamer while the sagers and
crew were taking to the bosts
The noise of the fring brenght a French riestroyer and a British hospital ship to the scene, but the submarin sank the Amber Hamelin with two torpedoes
beaore disappeaving.
GERMAN NAVAL LOSS
COPENHAGEN, October 19th. A German steam ferry from Trelleberg on Friday evening collided with a German destroyer which was ent in two and sank,. only five being saved. A
WAR NEWS.
pipe. It was heavier and more bewilder various points along the front, with, graphed to Bir Edward Groy with refer: St Paul's recently, said:
ing than a London fog.
altogether, 3,300 prisoners and many ma
ence to the resignation of M. Delcassé, Government intends to pursue, without any modification, the policy which has hitherto happily bound the two Govern- ments together.
FL the Chub, a few days after he arrived. J. J. Pater on 1 used to see nearly every day when he was a Sergeant, as his IQ's nee hour ours, and we tiffined at the sacie pub, as a rate. Since he got his "job" 1 have only met him at rare intervals. Liest time I saw him he was on the eve of departing for the Dardanetics..
Among itinkoy peop.e I have not are Lloyd, Locs and Cadman..
The one and only Gregory I met in
jór loss (set up a record,"arriving on Eng Whitehall about ten days ago, He mere lang on a Monday, being gszelled on the Thursday, and in unitorm on Friday, McMurtry I meet pre.ty frequently ho has a job in the A.S.C.
for
THE INPORTUNATE WIDOW.". The Swatow Streets have witnessed au instance of the "importunate widow" lately. In a town within the jurisdie- tion of Swatow a young man, the only son of his mulher, was put to death by a band of robbers, Shes could get no
She
Harak Reynell of Kobe is in the 11th Royal Highlanders, as was Bernard Shel don before he went to the Dardanelles. Among Shanghai people I have met since redress from the local officials.
found her way to Swafow where she arriving wore D. M. A. Daring, Svat ing, and Wee Brown' at Simpsons, in
He evidently- the Strand, ubo Honeyman, Percy Lamb,d, the Thau-yun.
showed no disposition to listen to her tajor ton Johnson, Aubrey Turner, Robbie Fearon and Cressy, I have met plaint, so in her distress she has been Logan, David and Kenneth Branch, Me-parading the streets pleading her case Ghee, Vernon, Alistair Campbel, Hughie
Martin, and Reggie Wingrove (um. leave in public, hoping that the awhorities will from the front), Monk, nad heaps of others avenge her wrong. whose names I cannot at the moment re- member. B. S. Laurence I saw occasion- ally before he left for Egypt.
How is the Fire Brigade doing-are there, very many frost. I sometimes wander, when washing a flight of stone stairs, or washing greasy dishes in cold water, or sweeping the drill hall under instruction from a pink and white lunce jack of sixteen or so, whether any of my late domestics would like to be here to look un. somehow.
DISAPPOINTED EXPECTATIONS.
The National Fund is not meeting with de succees the promoters had hoped for. They had hoped before the end of the year to amass the sum of fifty million dollars.
Now at the middle of October
they have only succeeded in gollecting four million, Great expectations have
I rather believe they would, ut at all been redised. The su My kiddy brother, who collected. if neclaimed by the n
other did some mild scrapping in Egypt with scribers may be applied. "to the New Zealand outfit, has bad dysen-clamant objects, such as replenishing
schools with needed furniture etc., etc. tory for four months and has been sent
When the vapour lifted one bad chine guns is recorded in a communiqué. affirming emphatically that the French changed into murder. Speaking with all buck to N. Z. and discharged as unfit. glimpses of figures darting backwards and The communiqué also states that there forwards across the space between the has been very feree fighting between trenches. Those were apparently bombers. Lake Demmen and Lake Drisviaty, cast of Then there was a momentary flash of Vilaa, where the Germans were dislodged mass of men, appearing to spring from with enormous losses from positions on
THE IMPERIAL MURDERER."
The Archdeacon of London, preaching I need not go further back than last Wednesday to tell you that battle has the restraint that. is due from every preacher as well as the Press, and with the knowledge and consent of the Censor, I tell you that to one hospital alone were taken the dead bodies of little childr of 15, 10, seven and five, and one little baby, so that the nursery became a slaughter-house. Of the Imperial murder- Sir Edward Grey replied assuring who allowed it, if he did not order it, Psalmist the most awful punishment ever given to a man" I will get before the the things that thou hast doue." OFFICER'S SPEECH RESTORED RY
CONFUCIANISM.
P. 8. Having omitted to post my leng epistle
There is quile noticeable 'a great I may as well add a bit to let you know that I am now a 2nd Lieut. in the 11th recrudescence in the observance of Con Black Watch. I go north on the 13th facius' Birthday festivities. To a bill. (September) to do mouth's course before which overlooks the Chisu An City, joining the Battalion, now stationed at Tain. Feeling very pleased with myself children from thirty schools wore led by No, 3 the other day, and besides the Taiwhere they were asked to bow Magic
trates and military officers accompanied an sw C E. Apton, G. W. Sheppard, who is looking very fit, and Murdoch of Hongkong, with whom I tiffined at his them with bands of music. The Military. Club Bignell of Collins & Co, is in the band played it intervals and the school same Battalion of the K.O.S.B. as Mur-children sang songs. The whole city doch
the empty plain and sink back again to a the southern shore of Lako Drisviaty.France of our continued and stedfast all we can say is, in the words of the for having managed it at last. I was of their teachers to the Confucian temple
new plaec, enfolded in a curtain of smoke: This was all one could hope to see of an infantry charge in this war."
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GERMAN ATTACKS NEPULSED NEAR SOUCHEZ AND VERDUN,
PARIB, October 27th.
The French batteries have been doing most effective work along the whole front.
A communiqué says: We completely repulsed three German attacks eastward of Soucher and also repulsed every ot templed movement northward of Verdun.
ANOTHER ATTACK
PREVENTED.
C
PARIS, October 10th.
The latest communiqué says:- The enemy, after a violent bombard- mert massed troops in the trenches newry Soucher, but our vigorous curtain of fire prevented the threatened attack,
The artillery duel has been in our favour south of the Somme, left of the Aisne and
in Champagne.
There has been lively grenade fighting in the Vosges on the crests of Schratz, Moenrole, and violent cannonsding in the region of Hartmannswillerkopf.
were one on
Other villages stormed by the Russians the Upper Niemen and south Fripet rivers, and also the Styr.
GENERAL.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
SIR EDWARD GREY'S BALKAN SPEECH.
AGITATION IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS.
LONDON, October 19th...
As agitation is arising in the House of Commons in favour of n debate on Sir Edward Grey's Balkan specchi.
In addition, it is demanded that a Select Committee shall inquire into the Dardanelles compaign.
been
which has only co-operation strengthened by the events of the past year, and the combined heroism of the French and British troops fighting sids by side in the same great cause,
TRADE UNIONS AND COMPULSION.
LONDON, October 19th.
ROYAL VISIT.
Au Italian correspondent writs to the Lancet:-
I forgot to say that sometime ago I met Ronnie Monro at the Hippodrome. send to turn out to the sight. He was then a private in the Artists Rides, but is now at the front with the Irish Rifles.
DROUGHT.
People are in great distress for luck of water to irrigale their crops. Tim Spring erops were deluged with rain go
A Trade Union recruiting rally at everal days he could culy indicate GRANTS TO ENEMY INSTITU. that much of the rice was destroyed. In
Birmingham, a resolution was enthusias tically passed affirming that it would be impossible to oppose compulsion if re- oruiting was unsatisfactory.
MORE MEN WANTED. 3,900,000 BY THE SPRING.
LONDON: October 19th. Sir Eric Swayne, Director of Recruit-
Mr. Amery has given notice of motioning for the Northern Command, speaking at Hull, said that if the war did not finish asking for a more adequate statement
Soon Great Britain must have 3,000,000 of the diplomatic and military policy in
men by the Spring to make Germany realise the uselessness of continuing the
war.
the Near East."
RESIGNATION OF SIR EDWARD CARSON,
LONDON, October 19th,
Sir Edward Carson has resigned.
It is understood that he resigned in
"W.G." INDISPOSED.
LONDON, October 19th, Dr. W. G. Grace has had a seizure affect connection with the Near East questioning bis speech, but hopes are entertained and not in connection with Conscription. I of a speedy recovery.
his
On the Austro-Italian frontier a lien tenant of artillery, Franceecs Uramarino, was admitted to hospital stricken abso lutely dumb by the viclent explosion al Fur his feet of an Austrian grenade. feelings or his wants by manual signs till King Victor Emmanuel arrived" usex- portedly at the hospital. No sooner had His Majesty appeared in the ward then Lieutenant Uromarino, en impression ble Neapolitan, started up exchiming. "Il Re, Sua Maestà! (His Majesty the King), and burst into en ageny of tears. The emotional shock, so sudden in its impact, had restered the paralysed fune tion of the tongue after more than a week's suspension.
SEA TOURS IN WAR TIME.
New
TIONS IN INDIA.
MADRAS GOVERNMENT'S
DECISION.
the Autumn the cropst emot atlain to maturity in a great many places for lack of grain. The ground even on many rice fields is splitting up in deep
fissures,
THE COMMISSIONER OF CUSTONS, The Commissioner of Customs, Mr. Lay,
In pursuance of their puliey to stop all financial aid to enemy instilations, the Madras Government have now notified the Basel Mission in. Malabar, the Nilgiris! and South Canera, of the oppage of all has been away for a considerable time. educational and medical grauts hitherto Wo understand that he has been asked to The Mission maintains in visit various Customs stations for exami- given them. Malabar and the Nilgiris ninety-six edu- cational institutions, including a second ning purposes, grade college, two high schools for boys and ore for girls, the numbers under in- struction in both districts being over
the
The annual cost Special winter tours by P. and 0.11,000. Hirers are announced. The rates quoted institutions is about a lakh and half, towards which the Mission gives between include return tickets from Loudon over- land to Marseilles, and thence to India, thirty and forty thousand and the Gov- crnment provincial and local gun's have Straits Settlements, Austra'ia, Zealand, Egypt, and back to Marseilles ranged between thirty and thir-Ave
thousand. It is pointed out that "as a means of
The Basel Medical Mission maintains avoiding the English climate in winter three hospitals and dispensary in Malabar- tour to the East in a P. and O. liner, is towards which Local Board grants aggre unequalled." Incidentally, the announce- ment is a fine tribute to the work of the gating Rs. 500 a vena have been hither
given and the Mission has also received Navy which, by securing command of the an annual grant of Be 500 for main- seas, enables a British shipping line toining the Chevayur Leper Asylum on
behalf of the mission. arrange tours in war time. The Times
THE WOMEN'S TRAINING COLLEGZ The members of the Women's Training College invited the women of the city to come and see their handiwork.
HIGH PRICE FOR A FORMER GERMAN LINER.
It is understood that the liner lately known as the Schlesien, of 5,500 rous, has The vessel originally belonged to the just been sold for £120,000.
prize auction in January for £32,500.- Norddeutscher Lloyd, and was sold at i
The Times,