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THE WAR.
DARDANELLES CAMPAIGN.
GENERAL MONRO ADVOCATES WITHDRAWAL.
THE HONGKONG, DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 20m 1915.
LORD KITCHENER SENT TO ADVISE.
GREEK ATTITUDE MORE FAVOURABLE.
SUCCESSFUL BRITISH ATTACK AT KRITHIA.
SIX ENEMY SUBMARINES CAPTURED.
THE BALKANS,
(Th2000 220TKA'S AGENCY.] ATTITUDE OF GREECE MORE
FAVOURABLE.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION.
LONDON, November 19th. The Times says that reliable private information received in London shows that Grecos is now disposed to regard an Anglo-Fronch withdrawal into Greece In a similar light to the landing at Balonikoa,
BRITISH AND FRENCH
SUCCESSES.
GREEK VIEW OF SERBIAN POSITION.
ATHENS, November 19th.. An unofficial account of the French victory states that the Bulgarians, who wore numerically superior, consisting of three Divisions, are now on the right bank
of the Vardar.
The British scored a success on the Valandova-Rambrosho front, while the French occupied Kosturino, which the Bulgarians evacuated. -
The Greek Press depicts the Serbian position as gloomy, and states that the Bulgarians have occupied Prilep, and are now two hours from Monastir, making a turning movement under the command of Gerzdan officers.
The Consuls at Monastir, except the French, have gone to Salonika, whither the archives have been sent.
FRENCH POSITIONS
MAINTAINED.
BULGARIANE' UNSUCCESSFUL
ATTACKS.
PARIS, November 19th. A communiqué says there is nothing. important to report regarding the East ern Army up till the 17th. On the Rivers Cerna and Verder the Bulgarians on the 16th and 17th attacked north of Rabrovo in the direction of Kosturino, We rasintained all our positions.
PERILOUS POSITION OF
SERBIANS.
ĮTHROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
A PROLONGED AUDIENCE, FRENCH MINISTER AND GREEK KING.
ATHENS, November 10th.
M. Denys-Cochin had an audience of
AUSTRO-ITALIAN FRONT
(THROUGH BEUTER'S 10EKUW] ITALIAN CORDON ROUND GORIZIA,
STRIKING SUCCESS ACHIEVED.
ROVE, November 19th.
{THROUGH BEDIER'S AGENCY:)
| DARDANELLES OPERATIONS, GENERAL MONRO FAVOURS WITHDRAWAL
LONDON, November 18th
(EHROUGH FLUZIKE'S AGESOY.] GERMAN MONEY IN CHINA, SUGGESTIONS FOR SUPPLANTING DEFTCH ASIATISCHE BANK
LONDON, Number 19th.
A Peking telegram to the Times says that German exports are still being
TEBOUGH BEUTER'S AGENCY.] SITUATION IN PERSIA, GERMAN INTRIGUE COMPLETELY FAILS.
PETROGRAD," November 18th Russians despatches from Teheran show that the Turkish Ambassador and the Gor-
In the House of Lords: Lord Ribbles The Italians are tightening the invest- dale mentioned that lioneral SirA. Monzo ment of Gorizia and have scored a strik (recently appointed to succeed General | shipped to America in neutral vessels, and man and Austrian Ministers have left Sir Ian Hamilton in command of the that the largest buyers of gold in China Forces at the Dardanelles) bad reported at present are the Deutsch Asiatische Bank, who ship large quantities to America by every mail
ing success on the hills to the north-west of the town. A communiqué says that a
in favour of withdrawal from Dardanelles,
the
Lord Lansdowne said that General Mouro's report and the evidence mecum panying it did not seem sufficient to
The Germans in China have abundant money for propaganda work mong the Chine. The money is provided by the
methodical attack on a strong position opened on the 13th. While some detach ments engaged the enemy front others, effectively supported by artillery, climb ed the adjacent slopes and advanced, despite wretched weather, till they comenable the Government to come to a Deutsch Asiatische Bank from the pro pleted the outflanking movement, on the 17th. Only few of the enemy escaped, and the ground was covered with dead, there being no fewer than 209 bodies in a single trench,
The artillery action before Gorizia is more intense. The enemy has mounted guns inside the town. RUSSIAN FRONT.
THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY) ABANDONED GERMAN DEAD. ENEMY OFFENSIVE IN EAST GALICIA STOPPED.
PETROGRAD, November 18th."
A communiqué says that a German
decision. Great questions were involved. Consequently Lord Kitchener was asked to proceed to the Eastern Mediter ranean.
ceeds of German simres in the Boxer indemnity. Ang a German toons, and the Quintuple ima, totalling £2,000,000 ster ling annually, in addition to y veral, A later says that Lord Rib milions due to Krupps and the agents of blesdale's
to General Monto's | other German arms dealers.
report was in the form of a question, in which the noble lord asked if it were true that the General favoured with drawal.
Lord Lansdowne replied that Lord Ribblesdale seemed apparently to have acquired souse knowledge about General Monro's report, but the question was not reasonable to reply to, and would involve dealing with all phases of the situation in the East and the situation in other
The Times correspondent suggests that the Chartered Bank and the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation should make a combined effort to supplant the German bank.
ALLIED SUBJECTS IN FRANCE. INTERNMENT OR ENLISTMENT.
PARLE, November 19th.. The Municipal Council has passed a
King Constantine, which lasted for an right attack south-west of Olai was re theatres of the war. It was impossible Tesolution to the effect that Allied subjects:
hour and a half, to-day.
THE NEAR EAST
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCE.] BRITISH ATTACK IN KRITHIA REGION,
TURKISH TRENCHES CAPTURED.
LONDON, November 16th,
was
The Press Bureau announces that a most successful attack was made by the 52nd Division in the region of Krithia. Everything carefully prepared. Three mines were exploded, and the in- fantry immediately advanced and cap tured Turkish trenches eastward and
pulsed by artillery and machine-gun are
Numbers of unburied bodics of Germans
to deal with those questions in water Incidentally, his tight compartments. are lying around the trenches abandoned lordships described the situation in by the enemy near Lake Srenten.
Grence as disquieting and perplexing. Another German offensive on the left Lord Ribblesdale had asked whether bunk of the Styr was stopped, NAVAL ACTIVITIES,
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
HAUL IN AEGEAN
SEA.
ALLIES
SIX ENEMY SUBMARINES.
ROME, November 19th. A Salonika report says that Allied war-
resident in France must either leave the country or e Those refusing will be interned. THE ALLIES' WAR COUNCIL. SATISFACTION IN FRANCE.
enlist in the French army.
Lord Kitchener had merely gone in order
PARIS, November 19th. that we might have a second opinion,
Batisfaction is expressed in the news- or whether he could act on his own i itiative. He had gone to report and papers at the inauguration of the Alice' advise the Government
Lord Lansdowne described the visit of the Ministers to Paris as being an even more important mission, involving the recognition of the vital principle that there should be the closest contact and
ships in the Aegean Sea have captured six co-operation hotween the Allied states
REPLENISHING GERMAN
SUBMARINES.
westward of Krithia Nullah The Bri- enemy submarines. tish artillery bombarded the enemy re- serves, assisted by two monitors armed with 14-inch guns, and by the cruiser Edgar, until the ground had been con solidated and barricades erected.
AT GREEK PORTS?
PARIS, November 19th.
A writer in the Figaro affirms that Ger-
The Turkish batteries replied heavily, but erratically. British machine-guns man submarines are replenishing stores. caught the Turks in the neighbouring at Greek ports, notably at Corfu, where trenches. The rifle-fire of the Turks was oil tanks and pumping machinery have very, wild,
been erected in the grounds of the Kaiser's palace.
A Turkish counter-attack was easily repulsed. The Turks losses were heavy, while those of the British were only 50. The units employed were portions of the Royal Scots, the Scottish Rifles, and the Ayrshire Yeomanry,
FRANCO BELGIAN FRONT
(THROUGH REUTER'S 'AQENOT.) GERMAN FICTION EXPOSED TALE OF REPULSE OF BRITISH "SURPRISE ATTACK."
LONDON, November 18th. Field Marshal Sir John Frach teic graphs that on the night of the 16th a small party of our troops forced
GALLANT SWEDISH SAILORS. HOW THEY DEALT WITH GERMAN DESTROYER.
to
Council, which it is hoped will be a pre- leds to fruitful resolutions. The need for prompt action is emphasised.
CONSPIRACIES IN AMERICA. NEW LEGISLATION TO BE INTRODUCED.
WASHINGTON, November 19th. The Attorney-General announces that he will recommend Congress to amend the Anti-Trust law go as to make it applicable to conspiracies such as had resulted in the
strikes at munition factories, and also
meu and Military and Naval advisors,
Referring to the hope expressed by Lord Ribblesdale that when we come to make peace it would be a peace consist ent with reason and our dignity and honour, Lord Lansdowne agreed with the noble lord that this was hardly a moment to discuss peace, (Cheers) The country had been forced into a great legislation for strengthening the powers of struggle, and it would be found that we the Secret Service against foreign pro-
in material re-pagandists, were wanting neither in sources nor in moral qualities to carry on the struggle to an honourable and successful issue. (Cheers). DARDANELLES AND SERBIAN PROBLEMS. "THINGS NOT GOING 80 BADLY" IN SERBIA:
PRIVATE WIRELESS IN AMERICA.
BRITISH EMBASSY CURIOUS,
WARHINGTON, November 19th! The British Embassy has called the attention of the State Department to a private wireless station at Portland
(Maine), communicating with vessels. It also suspected of trand-Atlantic communication,
is
Teheran, having complete y failed in their efforts to influence the policy of the Government in favour of Germany."
The enemy sustained a fresh reverse on the Turco Persian border which will hava most important consequences. A band of 500 nader Turks and Gommans, entrenched in inaccessible mountain regions, were fought by Russians, who dislodged and routed the enemy, purming them towarda the Turkish frontier,
THE FINANCE BILL.
A NEW CLAUSE.
LONDON; November 19th. The House of Commons has agreed to 0 now clause in the Finanes Bill empowering
the Treasury, during the war and for twelve month, thereafter, to issue scouri tics with the condition that capital and interest thereof shall not be liable to taxa. tion while the securities, are in the bene fical ownership of persons not domiciled, and who are not ordinarily resident, in the United Kingdom.
The Hon, E. 8. Montagu said that the adoption of the cause would largely increase future foreign subscriptions,
** RANJI.”
Ranji
LONDON, November 19th. leaves to morrow for India, on leave of absence, to attend his sister's wedding.
BRITISH MINISTERS RETURN.
LONDON, November 19th. Mr. Asquith and his colleagues ro- turned to London on Thursday evening.
BULGARIA'S ADVENTURE. STATERMEN'S STRAIGHT TALK
WITH THE KING.
A special correspondent of the Corriera Della Segu at Sofia sends from Nish an account, the truth of which he guarantees, of a dramatic interview between King Ferdinand of Bulgaria and five representa- tives of various parties in opposition to
was of momentous importance, and seldom the Radoslayoff ministry. The audience has royalty heard such plain speaking. from prominent statesmen. One by one they all protested against a policy of adventure, against the throwing of Bul garia into the arms of Germany and against an attack on Serbia, es being con- trary to the sentiments and interests of Bulgaria Reminding the King that they held him responsible for the disastrous policy of 1013, which they called criminal folly, the opposition leaders protested solemnly against the present policy of making common cause with Germany against Russia, Bulgaria's friend and to continue in this course would ruin the liberator. They warned His Majesty that | country and that he would be held respon
sible. All were agreed in demanding the convocation of the Chamber, pointing out that the Radoslavoff ministry was in a pitiable minority and adding that if the Government continued in its present role they would provoke disturbances of tho gravest character.
LONDON, November 19th, How a Swedish torpedo-boat offered
LONDON, November 19th. light a German destroyer if the latter
In the House of Commons, Mr. Bonár seized the British steamer Thelma in Law (Secretary of State for the Colonies) Swedish waters is told by a Copenhagen said he did not agree that the public
BRAVERY IN THE FIELD. were in the should be taken into the Government's con correspondent The Germans
FURTHER AWARDS OF V.OS. act of hoarding the Thelma when the tor-fidence now with reference to Serbia and
LONDON, Noyember 19th. pedo-boat came up between and forced the Dardanelles. As regards Serbia, the subject could not be judged. Unless all
Eighteen V.C.'s, one D.S.0. and twenty the Germans to retire to their ship, and the facts were known for certainty it was
not wise to tell them. Nevertheless, Joonine Military Crosses have been gazetted. ing at the whole tendency of the war, The VC's include Rifleman Kulbir Thapa, things were not going so badly, and he of the 3rd Gurkhas, for most conspicuous. was more hopeful than he had been for bravery in the operations against the Ger. Soms resentment at the frankness of his
the Captain
entrance into the enemy's front trench on The seclared that he would use
on
any means to prevent the seizure of the Both warships were cleared for the River Douve, south-west of Messines action and there was ominous silence for After bayonetting thirty, they returned ten minutes. Then the destroyer ateamed FRENCH GENERAL ATTACK MAY with the log of one killed and one swag.
SAVE SITUATION.
slightly wounded, bringing in twelve prisoners. This," adds Sir John ATHENS, November 18th. The newspapers state that the position French, is the incident described in of the Serbiana is most dangerous. It to-day's German communiqué BA
is feared that Monastir cannot be de fended against the numerically superior Bulgarians. The main Serbian force are in the Katchanik Pass, Old Serbia, and are still stubbornly resisting.
The position of the French troops is reported to be favourable. It is hoped that the prompt arrival of French rein- forcements will enable the French to save the make a general attack and situation, compelling the Bulgarians to withdraw troops from the other fronts.. A GRECO-BULGARIAN TREATY?
LONDON, November 19th. In the House of Commons, asked whether the Foreign Office had official knowledge of the fact that a Greco- Bulgarian Treaty was signed on October 18th, Lord Robert Cecil replied in the negative.
repulse of a surprise attack.” GERMAN TRENCHES VIOLENTLY BOMBARDED. PARIS, November 18th. A violent bombardment by the French of German trenches and organisation, in various sectors is the feature of to-day's communiqué.
PARIS, November 19th,
The evening commumqué says that the French continued an effective and con centrated artillery fire, and also explod ed mines wrecking German defences at various points,
USE OF GAS. INSISTED ON BY FRENCH ARMY COMMITTEE.
PAnis, November 10th. The Senate Army Committee, M. Clemenceau presiding, unanimously in sisted on the unrestricted use of asphyriat, ing gases by the French armics:
GENERAL.
{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.}
RECKLESS CHARGES AGAINST BRITISH STAFF. AN INDIGNANT REPLY
LONDON, November 19th. In the House of Commons, prior to the adjournment, Captain F. E. Guest, who is a Staff officer, retorted indignantly in regard to the recent allegations_of Lord St. Davida against the Headquar ters Staff in France and said these charges were reckless and based on igno- rance. The only visits of ladies were by a few well-known women connected with hospital work. It was utterly untrue
man
M. Stambuliwiski, representing Greek and Bulgarian peasants, told King Ferdinand that if he continued obstinata- ly with his policy his dynasty and even his life would be imperilled,
The King is reported to have shown interlocutors but contented himself by trenches south of Manquissert.replying that he would inform the Premier of their opinions. The correspondent asserts that these are the exact facts in Though he was himself badly wounded on September 25th, he found a badly wounded regard to the interview which made an
a fr
government will probably deny their soldier of the Leicestershires behind a first immense impression in Sofia, though the line German trench, and stayed with him neuney. all day and night, and brought him
many months. Referring to the Dardanel- les, nobody felt more strongly than he the seriousness of the position there. Ha axured the House that whatever was decided upon the Government work in no way be influenced by any idea that, having made a mistake, they were going to see it out. They would be influenced d solely by the best military opinion through the German wire early on a misty
In order to check extravagance in the fighting services proposals were being considered to introduce in each depart ment experienced cutsiders to supervise the expenditure and prevent waste,
morning to comparative safety. He re turned and brought in two wounded Gurkhas in succession, and after this went back in broad daylight and carried a British soldier to safety under an enemy
Dealing with the financial position, the fire. Minister struck the same serious note V.C.'s have also been awarded to Major of warning already sounded by Mr. 0. F. Douglas Hamilton, commanding the Asquith and the Hon. E. S. Montagu Bth Camerons; Captain A. M. Reid, The position, he said was extremely dangerous, because as long as we were Northamptonshires; Licut, G. A Maling, able to utrow freely there was a ficti R.A.M.C., 2nd-Lieuts Fleming Sandes, tious prosperity throughout the country. which was founded on a false bass and East Surreys R.P. Hallowes, Middlesex the high scale of wages. One of the most F. H. Johnson, Engineers, A. B. Turner,
to say that the camp became a kind of gerious disadvantages was that neces
saries for the war were costing three or Berkshires; C. G. Vickers. Sherwoods; and Court, and he denied that work had been four times their normal prices. It was nine Non-Commissioned officers, A Mili hampered by eard-playing. He hoped to imposible for that to go on indefinitely.
The representative of Labour willtary Cross has been awarded to the actor, take action to vindicate the honour of assist those of Commerce. We must set Captain Loraine, of the Flying Corpa, for the officers.
our face against any increased pay in conspicuous gallantry and still on October connection with war requirements. As a Government we must keep down expendi 23th, when he attacked a German biplane ture, as individuals we must recognise and followed it from a height of 9000 feet that times might be coming requiring Pap sacrifices from every portion of the com- to 600 feet. The enemy pilot was hit
and his machine fell in our lines. munity
HAVAS SERVICE]
FRENCH STOCK.
French Stock now stands at 65.35.
A Sofia telegram to the Corriere Della Será confirms the statement that the Bul of Germen officers. The ministry of war, garian army is completely in the power railways and court are full of German officers. The King is surrounded only by Germans. Immediately after the tragio audience of the King with the Opposition Radoslavoff as follows: What is the chiefs the monarch telephoned to M. Government about if the chiefs of the opposition are allowed to come and insult and threaten the Kifig in his own palace ?"
BRITISH ARTILLERY IN FLANDERS.
The accuracy of the British artillery. Gre is referred to in a letter from a Jarrow artilleryman to his parents. His battery broke the record by firing twenty-six shells was in the bait'e of Loos, he said, and in ive minutes with twenty hits on a Ger- man redoubt filled with maxims and mines.
German dolls are to be made with painted heads this year, the mana- facturers being no longer able to obtain
which the "hair" has hitherto heen Supplies of the Bradford wool from manufactured.