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THE WAR.
FIERCE
FIGHTING
DARDANELLES.
THE BALKAN SITUATION.
IMPROVING HOURLY.
THE HONGKONG, DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 24rn, 1915.
AT
OPERATIONS IN THE WEST.
REPORT FROM SIR JOHN FRENCH.
THE BALKANS.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY:J SITUATION HOURLY IM- PROVING,
BULGARIANS RETIRE FROM FRILEP
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY ] A
ATTITUDE OF GREECE.
SOME OMINOUS MOVEMENTS.
Rowe, November 23rd. The Italian pross regard the sudden recall of the Grock officers from abroad. BALONIKA, November 23rd.
and the strengthening of the Greek Crone- The situation in south Bertna is hourly ral. Staff at Salonita N somewhat improving. The Bulgariant have retired; ominous. from Prilep, fearing envelopment by two Serbian divisions. Serbian cavalry ad- vanced from the Babuna Pass, but found no sign of the enemy, who is bolived to be withdrawing rapidly eastward.
IMPORTANT SERBIAN
VICTORY
Dr. Dillon, the well-known correspon. dent, says that the present Greek Cabinet has gone out of its way to save the con-- trabandists, not only from detection dat from punishment They have also be haved harshly towards those who Asired to thwart the plans of the contraban 'ists,
KING CONSTANTINE. AFTER SEVERAL DAYS BATTLE,
RONE, November 23rd.
PRICE OF PARTICIPATION?: The Serbian Legation has received a
ROME, November 23rd. telegram from Athens, dated the 21st
Political circles believe it probable inst, reporting
An important Ser that King Constantine has been promised bian victory in the
Leskovatinith Monastir, besides Kevala and southern district after a battle which Inst- Albania
ATTITUDE
OF
GREECE.
ed for several days. The Bulgarian Josses
GERMAN TRADE IN CHINA.
FRANCO-BELGIAN FRONT
(THRCOOH AKUTER'S AGENCY.] ENEMY LINES BOMBARDED. DESPATCH FROM SIR JOHN FRENCH,
LONDON, November 23rd. Field Marshal Bir John French re- ports that our aftillery during the past four days has carried out a most effec- tive bombardment of many portions of hostile lines. The enemy's artillery has also been active north of Loos, cast of Armentieres and cast of Ypres.
A Geriaan aeroplane landed in ous lines on the 19th. The pilot and ob server were captured. The machine was not damaged.
(THROUGH BUYER'S AGENCIA) FIERCE FIGHTING AT THE DARDANELLES.
AMSTERDAM, November gard.
A Constantinople communiqué speaks o a violent engagement in the Dardanelles, with artillery activity. There has alan been fierce bomb fighting at Sed dul Bahr.
A " GALLANT AFFAIR." BRAVERY OF BRITISH AIRMEN
LONDON, November 22nd. The Commander at the Dardanelles reports a most gallant affair near Enos, when two British aeroplanes successfull" attacked the important railway station of Ferejik The enemy's fire grassed one aeroplane but the pilot was able to burn the machine. When the other Birman saw his friend's plight, he descended and rescued hin just as the enemy were run-
Sir John French's communiqué is again devoted to the denials of state ments in German communiquée. Thus:
A mine which the latter described onning up. the Plat, as having been successfully ex-
The British were also successful in a
ploded in our position on the Ypres minor engagement in the Anme" re- Zonnebeke railway exploded well in gion, the British occupying a part of the front, did not damage the trenches, and enemy's underground workings at Russel there were no casualties. We have since Top, occupied the ground on either side of the crater.
"The enemy's denial of my estimate of his loss on October 8th. is appar ently an attempt to deceive by referring only to a small portion of the battlefield
-west of Loos, whereas on this day! the enemy also attacked south-east and north-west of Loos"
GERMAN TROOPS, MOVING FROM RUSSIAN FRONT.
AUSTRO ITALIAN FRONT
ALMOST NORMAL
were tremendous, the defeat causing such THE SITUATION IN PERSIA a rout that they will be obliged to abstain from operations in that district for soms
time,
PREPARING FOR SERBIAN RETREAT.
PETROGRAD, November 23rd. A semi-official message from Teheran states that Prince Ferman Ferma, Minis ter of the Interior, has issued a series of ANGLO-FRENCH OFFICERS MOTOR orders which go far to end the activities of the enemics of the entente. Teheran is and the resuming its normal aspect, Persians who fled believing that the Shah. intended to leave the Capital are return
TO THE FRONT:
LONDON, November 23rd. The Lokalanzeiger states that Anglo- French officers have landed at Santi
Queranta, and are procecding north of Epirus in automobiles in order to prepare for the retreat of the Serbians towards Albania
FRENCH REPULSE
BULGARIANS.
PARIS, November 23rd.
A communique states. The French repulsed the Bulgarians on the river Cerns on the 18th. Fighting was resumed on the 20th,
MUNITIONS FOR BULGARIANS. BEING SENT ALONG THE DANUBE.
LONDON, November 3rd.
18, and the enemies are going southward
Prince Rouss the German Minister, has gone to Isaphan via Kum, where German and Turcophil Fersions, and the Democra- tio party have assembled. Court and Government circles ext
express a desire for a rapprochement with Great Britain and Russia, to which national sentiment ja favourable.
*JUDICIALLY" MURDERED. BY GERMANS,
MYSTERY OF A BRITISH OFFICER,
LONDON, November 23rd. Details here been received of the death
TRHOUGH REUTER'S ACEBOYA}}/
| GERMAN TRADE IN CHINA.
STATEMENT IN THE COMMONS.
LONDON, November 23rd. In the House of Commons, in reply to Sir Edwin Cornwall, Lord Robert Cecil said that no definite report had
[TROM OUE OWN CORRESPONDENT]
A WITHDRAWN LOAN.
PERING, November 23rd. The application for the $10,000,00 Toam to the Quintuple Group has been with drawn,
PEACE IN THE LAND, beer received, but there Twaa cvidence that the Trading with the Enemy régula-
FERING, November 23rd: tions were already affecting the activity
The replies to the Presidential injunc of German firms in China. The regulations from the Provincial Governora tions were being enforced to the fullest
report that there is peace throughout extent
the land.
RAILWAY LOAN.
INCENDIARISM IN AMERICA, CAREFULLY PLANNED SCHEMES,
PEKING, November 23rd. PHILADEPHIA, November 3rd.
The bonds in connection with the Lang Official investigations into the fires at and Tsinguba; railways loan,
of the three works where munition making | 95,000,000, have been prepared, hearing was proceeding for the Allies, show that interest at the rate of seven per cent, they were due to carefully plamed in and payable in two instalments, in cendiarism,
consideration of the opening of Changtel (Hunan) as a trading port."
RAILWAY AND BRIDGES TO BE
GUARDED.
NEW YORK, November 23rd. Guards have been placed along the sailroad and the bridges o over
the Delaware river, over which munitions will be transported, owing to the dis covery of plote to blow up the line.
P. & O. LINER ASHORE.
-IMMEDIATE ASSISTANCE
NECESSARY.
LONDON, November 23rd. The T. O. Jiner Salestie, from London to Bombay, ip ashore two miles south of Rasadudarez, in the Gulf of Suez, and requires immediate assistance.
LATER. Assistance has been sent to the Salsette.
The Seliette has been refloated. She is not damaged, and is proceeding to Aden. EXCELLING THEIR GERMAN MASTERS.
BRUTAL AUSTRIAN ORDER
י
LONDON, November 23rd. That the Austrians are excelling their German masters appears from an order found on the Italian front, the text of which has been officially published in
inst. to a Honved regiment, of which a Rome, The order was issued or the 19th. battalion had been recruited from Fiume, and it says that the soldiers of Italian nationality must be watched much more closely, and be shot at the slightest attempt to desert. The most severe penalties are enjoined for the slightest fault, including the timing of wire en- tanglements The Colonel conludes that he will not hesitate to shoot all the
A GERMAN LETTER. AMERICAN MISSIONARY CHARGED IN HONG KONG,
An Anierican missionary named" Richard Glenn Haskill was charged at. the Magistracy yesterday with tolaw fully bringing a letter into the Colony which had not been posted in the ordinary. way. The better
was from a German in Pakhoi and was addressed to Pro- fessor Danenberg.
Mr. P. 8. Dixon defended, and In- spector Watt prosecuted,
Mr. Dixon said the fact was admitted
but the defendant did not know he was infringing the Ordinance. It was a let- ter of introduction.
His Worship (after reading the letter). remarked: It can hardly be called a letter of introduction.
Inspector Watt said the letter was written by a German in Pakhoi, and on the ordinary course it would never have reached the addressco in Hongkong That was the reason for the prosecution, otherwise they would never have charged au European for having one letter,
Mr. Dixon said his client was on
was writ-
American and he had no intention of infringing the Ordinance. It w ten by a German but he thought he was perfectly within his rights as the letter was perfectly harmless,
Mr. Lindsell You will find it hard
to convince me that the defendast did not know it would not be delivered,
Mr. Dixon. It would be delivered to Mr. Danenberg, as he is a British sub- ject.
A Bukharest telegram states that the of Lient. Commander Oswald Hanson, transport of munitions to Bulgarian who was taken prisoner at Antwerp Danube ports is proceeding. The men twelve months ago last October, and was tions are conveyed in large lighters con-
believed to have died at Halle The taining, usually fifty, and sometimes a hundred wagon-loads. A single tur tows details to hand show that he never got six or eight lighters, and the flotills is there, but that he was judicially mur escorted by one of the six Austrian monidered by the Germans. He was being tors which are stationed at this part of the marched in the dark when he was ill, rivor. Up to the present eighteen lighters and became delirious He imagined that of munitions have gone down the river, ho saw British soldiery approaching, and thus about 2,000 wagon loids have and called out to them not to approach Italian Honted regiments if necessary, against the defendant, except that the roached Bulgaris, Barbed wire, telegraph as the Germang were there. For this be as it is his duty to destroy such beasts. A communique states-There was feroe wire, mountain artillery, heavy guns, and condemned to death, was shot in
[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] FIERCE FIGHTING. FURIOUS ENEMY COUNTER
ATTACKS REPULSED.
Rous, November 23rd,
fighting in the Isorizo region, between LARGE CONCENTRATIONS OF Podgora and Sabotine, but the enemy's furious counter-attacks with the object of
re-capturing their lost positions were repulsed after
furious hand-to-hand fighting. The troops did not yield an inch of ground. They attacked with the bayonet, inflicting heavy losses on the enemy, of whom they captured 89. NAVAL ACTIVITIES
ZURICH, November 23rd.
New and large concentrations of Ger- man troops are reported behind the Western front. The majority are from the Russian front, from which it is believed that one third of the German army has been withdrawr; but further withdrawals. are impossible owing to the recent vigor- ous Russian offensive, These German
concentrations oro estimated at seven Army Corps.
MINOR FIGHTING.
PARIS, November 23rd,
4.50 p.m.
A communiqué states:-There have been minor operations in Artois and Lorraine."
ARTILLERY ACTIVITY.
PARIS, November 23rd..
1.40 a.m.
A ̈ communiqué states.-There has been marked artillery activity in Artois, Champagne, and Alsace, and mine fight- Ang in Argonne,
THE WEAR EAST
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.):
BRITISH CAPTURES.
LONDON, November 3rd.
The British captured a trench and a bomb depot at Galliopoli on the 15th., and also aided in a bombardment by French artillery and armoured cruisers. All the counter-attacks were repulsed.
(THROUGH ELUTED'S AQINCT.]
SUBMARINE WARFARE,
TWO BRITISH VESSELS JUNK.
LONDON, November 23rd. The British steamers Merganser and Hallamshire have been sunk.
The crews were saved.
GERMAN PATROL BOAT SUNK.
PETROGRAD, November 23rd. Russian torpedo boats in the Baltic sank a German patrol boat. One officer. and nineteen men were captured.
RUSSIAN FROMT,
ÍrakoUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
THE TSAR AND HIS TROOPS.
PETROGRAD, November 23rd..
The Tear and Tsarevitch reviewed the troops, and inspected the warships at Qdessu
*PEMBROKESHIRE” REFLOATED.
LONDON, November 23rd The Pembrokeshire has been refleated, and hos arrived at Las Palmes,
a small number of troops and horses have also been shipped.
The mines laid by the Russians in the river are being removed. GENERAL
[THROUGH REUTER B AGENCY.]:
INTRIGUE IN AMERICA. GOVERNMENT'S EFFORTS AT
SUPPRESSION.
WASHINGTON, November 23 d. The Attorney-General, Mr. Gregory, appeals to the authorities of all States for close co-operation between the State and Federal officers and the labour leaders in tracking down and punishing the perpe- trators of the recent outrages. He also says that in view of the limited scope of
the Federal Criminal law, in cases of arson and malicious damage the State authorities must prosecute. The agents of the Department of Instice have been instructed to place evidence at the dis posal of the State officials.
THE
MONARCHICAL QUESTION.
ENTENTE REPRESENTATIONS FAVOURABLY RECEIVED.
THE STOCK EXCHANGE. URGE A REDUCTION IN MINIMUM
PRICES
the morning and was buried in Belgium.
THE WAR LOAN.
NEW PROPOSALS,
LONDON, November 23rd. LONDON, November 23rd. The Stock Exchange Committee has In the House of Commona, Mr. Me been urging the
TRUSTLY to make a Keana said that the War Loan vouchers reduction in the minimum prices by the had realised £3,000,000 aterling, which amount of dividends paid since July 31st, was a small sum in view of the big 1914. The Treasury has not assented to unges, and in order to popularise the the scheme, but has approved the removal loan he proposed to issue five per cent of the minimum prices on consuls, annui- bonds and pound multiples thereof, ties, and Corporations, and on all Indians. cashable at their fare value, and not | Colonials and foreigners, coming into bearing interest for six months. FIRST DOMINION WAR LOAN.
Inspector Watt: It is written by a German and no letter written by a Ger- man is delivered in the Colony.
In reply to Mr. Dixon, Inspector Watt said there was no suggestion
letter was brought by him. The Post master-Genera) had authorised the pro-
secution, but had left it to the police, as they discovered the letter,
Pakhoi. of the
A GREAT SUCCESS.
Orrows, November 23rd. The prospectus has been issued for the first Dominion war loan of 850,000,00 at price of 97%, and bearing interest at five per cent Large financial institu- tions are subscribing, and there are in- dications that the loan will be over-
Bubscribed
THE INDIAN LOAN. EXPECTATIONS REALISED.
operation to-morrow.
THE "GLOBE" REAPPEARS, WITH AN APOLOGY,
LONDON, November 23rd.
ng evidence, the defendant said. he did not know he was infringing the law. If he had been held up for time he might have posted it at the office here, but he was to receive a musical in- terest from the person to whom the letter was addressed, and take it back to
Defendant added that tho made any writer of the letter had not complaints to him about letters not being delivered. He knew the writer fairly well, seeing him perhaps once a week. The writer was a German,
Witness knew that Germany and Great Britain were at war It did occur to him that the letter was liable to be stopped, but he was not sure it would be. He knew that such letters had gone through dur
The Globe reappeared to-day, and pubine the war. He also knew there was u lished an apology; also a withdrawal censor
A fine of $15 was imposed. of the statements that Lord Kitchener had resigned. FRENCH MINISTER'S MISSION.
He
ATHENS, November 23rd. M. Denys-Cochin, the French Minis, ter, has returned from Salonika. will stay here for three days and be given an audience of the King,
NEW CHANCERY JUDGE,
AKING AND HIS INTERVIEWER.
The late King George of Greece, during his long reign would often grant official audiences to journalists of all natione, They had to give a written promise that the whole interview" with him, in black- will and-white, should be submitted to him before such article, or telegram, appeared in print, and leave a signed copy of t with his Majesty's principal secretary.
A scaramouch needless to say he was a Boche, and hailed from " the wickedest city in the word "-le't at the Palace a written *** interview,'' as required, but sent a totally different one to his paper, quite in the Bismarckion fashion...
And what did the disgusted King do? Yulgarly speaking, he had the culprit on tonst for he sent the editor the original "copy of the conversation, and the editor sacked" his man without. ado. To King George the Press was the seventh Great Power" a right Royal epigram
LONDON, November 23rd. Mr Arthur Paterson has becn the Chancery appointed a Judge
LONDON, November 23rd. Commenting on the result of the Fost Offee subscriptions to the Indian loan, the Tudies says that the amount may stem dissppointing to English cars, but it equals the expectations of those best | Division. acquainted with the innate conservatism
LONDON, November 23rd
In the House of Common, Lord Robert that the representations of the entente ministers in China regard ing the monarchical movement had beep received by China in the same spirit of of the small investor in India. It re- presents at least the beginning in the friendliness in which they had offered, and it did not appear necessary desirable process of pópa.arming Govern
as present to take further steps.
been
Iment paper there.
Bulgium has placed at the disposal of the Russian Government several armoured motor-gun and motor machine gun sections, with all accessories, and complete crews