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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 29tä, 1915.
THE WAR.
The following Cables were received on Saturday evening and trued in our Early Morning Betra yesterday.
THE BALKANS
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.J
|GERMANS OFFER TO CEASE HOSTILITIES.
BERBIA'S PROUD REFUSAL.
PARISA November 28th
{THROUGH REUTER'S BORNOY.)
BATTLE NEAR BAGDAD. BRITISH TROOPS SPLENDID SPIRIT.
LONDON November 27th..
GENERAL
(THROUGH ZHUTER'S - AGRITY.) STN: SUA LEDERU T SPLENDID SUCCESS OF THE FRENCH LOAN
LING IN A DAY.
(THROUGH KHUYER'S AGENOT.}
WELSH WORKERS?
DETERMINATION.
ANTIL IT AN REFLECTED IN PARLIAMENTARY
ELECTION.
LONDON, November 28th. The result of the Parliamentary elec tion at Merthyr Tydvil is as follows:--- STANTON (Unofficial Labour ... 10,288 WINSTONE (Labour).....
***6,080
WHEN THE SCUTS CHARGED
VIVID IMPRESSIONS OF A
WOUNDED WATOHER.
**** It was 15h greatest day I'eror épens,”* said wounded soldier to a representative of the Scotsman, describing a day in the recent advance. "Just my little "crowded" hour.'".
ly
A further telegram from General Sir EIGHT HUNDRED MILLION STER. J Nixon regarding recent fighting at Otesiphon, near Bagdad, says that Gen- eral Townshend's troops are in posses
FAZIE, November 26th. |sion of the battlefield, the Turks retiring
The whole of France is rejoicing at the on Bialah, ten miles above Ctesiphon and success of the French loan. The first the same distance from Bagdad,
day is already, a victory. There is not The Turkish prisoners now number remote part of the country, and not Lai. The British wounded totalled ringing appeal of M. Ribot and grasped 2,500, of whom 1,800 loft on Thursday its meaning. According to a telegram from Balonics, for Basra. The number of killed is not the Germans have offered the Berbians yet reported. to cesse hostilities if the Germans are
General Nixon speaks highly of Gen- given free pamage and allowed, pro-eral Townshend's handling of the troops, visionally, to retain conquered territory, and also of the splendid spirit of the Prince Alexander has proudly refused mom, after severe losses, hardships, and
want of water and food... FRANGO-BELOIAN FRONT
1,300 mon. They have been taken to single Frenchman who has not heard the ton fought on patriotic dinës. He de fighting like tigers, really, but it was all
the offer.e
FRENCH RESUME THE OFFENSIVE.
ARRIVAL OF ANGLO-FRENCH REINFORCEMENTS.
PARIS, November 26th. 3.65 p.m.
The French have now taken the offen sive in the Balkans, attacking the Bul- garians in the Krivolak region, where they have occupied an important village, and repulsing a violent night counter attack.
Considerable Anglo-French reinforce ments continue to arrive,
.....
GREECE ACCLAIMS THE FRENCH ENVOY.
M. DENYS COCHIN HONOURED.;
ATHENS, November 28th. M. Denys Cochin, the French Envoy. was given the Freedom of the City on the 25th inst. He was enthusiastically illuminated at night in his honour.
wered by the crowds, and the town was
RUSSIA TO THE RESODE. QUARTER OF A MILLION TROOPS NEAR ROUMANIAN FRONTIER.
Arness, November 26th.
1.45 p.in...
quarter of a
Reuter's correspondent learns from reliable sources that a million Russisa troops are concentrated in the Ismail region near the Roumanian frontier.
RUSSIA AND ROUMANIA. IMPORTANT CONFERENCE IN
PROGRESS.S
(THROUGH "RZUTKE'N AGENCY.]
BRITISH OPERATIONS.
DESPATCH FROM SIR JOHN
FRENCH
of
A heavy enemy bombing attack Monday evening on a mine crater soutli of the Bethune-La Bassee road, was repulsed, ilojen kera
The subscription of twenty-thousand million francs in one day in regarded as a triumphant succes for all the Allies.
M. Millerand say that every French man is doing his duty in subscribing to the victory of the soldiers.
GERMAN ENDURANCE.
MERELY A MATHEMATICAL CALCULATION.
LONDON, November 8th.
Mr. McKenna contrasted the financial position of Britain, where the gold market is still free, with that of Ger many, the payment of whose large habili- ties is dependent upon an indemnity from enemies, who will never be defeated He emphasised the point that while the ability of Britain to pay her debts a practically inexhaustible, the ordinary ooouwachinery of payment is inadequate to set the daniands of the situation. Time but the gocities are there. It is merely will be required to realise securities,
à question of time.
Unofficia) „Labbur Jmajority 9 4,200 * It is `a noteworthy result, as Mr. Stan- clared
"If the Government said that for double Conscription if necessary Conscription is necessary then I shall vote This is the first big indication of the carry on the war to victory, especially determination of the Welsh workers to as this way Mr. Keir Hardie's seat.
BRITISH TRADE IN CHINA.
mer-
inore
“I never knew that in less than five minutes a crowd of sober, respectable Scotties' could be transformed into a perfect torrent of howling font. The extraordinary thing about it was its benat methodicalness-that chargo, I mean..
They were raging and yelling, and 90 infernally systematic in spite of that. the training the training we roused at Thinking about it since, I reckon it was and would often have dodged if we could time being just line upon line of white that sank in deep. Wo were for the
savages run amuck, and yet, sub-consci ously if you like the training held and guided us in our madness.
"I got my knock-out after the second trench, and dropped. It was funny listen. ing to the follows streaming past the things they were saying. If ever I meet some of them at home I'll levy blackmail on them. Otherwise I'll astonish their friends.
WHAT HE HEARD.
"It happened that I was lying on my face, and pretty sick from the slap of the bullet, but I could hear curiously well. I believe the second line were worse thaw the first. Perhaps that was because the first line had done them out of the Ger mans in the first trench, and were going so strong that they were likely to do them out of the whole of the successiva trenches.
In any case it was funny, 'What the are yo 'sweerin' at?' (I'm sure it for the next stop's Potsdam. From the was a sergeant's voice.) Save yer win", rushing group, I heard among the strange. noises and the panting a magnificent yell of' On the ball, "Dundee !'
BOARD OF TRADE COMMIS- SIONER'S ADVICE,
LONDON, November 26th. In an address to the Far Eastern Mr. R. McKenna, Chancellor of the section of the London Uhamber of Com Exchequer, in an interview with the merce and the China Association, Mr. LONDON, November 27th. New York Tribune, said that long before Perry-Ainscough, who recently concluded Britain's money runs short the supply a mission of investigation in the interior despatch, says: Our artillery succes
Fiold-Marshal Sir John French, in a of German mon will be exhausted. The of China on behalf of the Board of fully bombarded the enemy trenches permanent wastage of German soldiere Trade, said that closer co-operation of daring the past four days, destroying therefore it becomes merely a mathern- chants, and financial interests would be
was not less than 200,000 monthly, and British officials, manufacturers, his wire and reaching his parapeta. Thetical calculation as to how long Germany necessary if we were to compete success- enemy made little reply, Mining has been constant on both sides during the can continue to ight
fully with German methods. Our manu- last few days.
facturers should work more for the Hostile artillery has been cotive north
future and not always expect an imme of Albert, north of Loos, north
diate return. Greater facilities were Ploegstreet, and cast of Ypres,
required from, banks and financial insti- tutione for finansing deferred payments ondage Chinese Government private mercantilemen contracts. As China opened up our
would require knowledge of the language and business
Another, fellow who almost jumped on methods of the country. The present me was gulping out as he ran. Five-five- scarcity of young Englishmen posseeing fivo! I wonder if he made it six at the acute. He hoped Eatera houses would I heard was some fellow saying. Here, auch knowledge would become more next trench. I think one of the last things
encourage, their assistants to take, Uni- gi'e a bit draw on this,' and I rolled over versity courses in Chinage and to study and saw two wounded fellows tying each the language in Chins,” Mr Perry other's bandages as they lay." Then a bit Aingoough appealed to British merchants of shrapnel-it was raining shrapnel- in China to take advantage of the lull sent me to dreamland. But it was a great in German competition, revise their day. methods, and seize their opportunities. He deprecated misgivings regarding the proposed change in the Chinese Constitu- tion. The President had proved him LONDON, November 27th,
self the only man able to govern the The official representative of the Britain stability and ineronse efficiency country, and if the change would malu tish Preas with the French Armies
and the Government settled the question climates the German losses for the first of succession, we might congratulate the fifteen months of the war at 4,500,000, new Empire of Chine upon a wise and of which 3,000,000 will not return. He far-sighted decision. confirms Mr. McKenna's statement that the German net wastage is 200,000 monthly. To meet further lossen Gor many will be compelled to raise the age above 45. Already a secret circular has limit of those liable for military service been issued, instructing the authorities to prooved with the registration of men of 48 to 50 years of age.
We exploded a mine on Tuesday north of the Bethune La Bassoe road and pied the orator. The enemy on Weduca day exploded & mine south of Cuinchy somewhat damaging our trenches. A hostile bombing attack against the crater wag repulsed. The onomy yesterday ex- ploded & mine
Čarnoy, and Givenchy,
Twenty-three of our aeroplaney yes terday mocessfully bombed a Görmez hub and encampment north-east of Al- aeroplane which dropped six bombs near bert. The enemy replied with a single Bray, doing no damage.
--ROAT.
1.
CANNONADE ALONG ENTIRE
FRONT.
PAELS, November 17th. The evening communiqué says that there has been a canonade along the entire front. It was very lively in Ar- gonne, where a German ammunition
BUCHAREST, November 26th.
depot was blown update to g 1.45 p.. Bucharest journals state that s Con-in the region of Fille Morte, where the There has been brisk grenade fighting ference is being held at Sibistria, at French occupied a mine crater. tended by the Roumanian Ministers of
War, Public Works, and Agriculture,
and the brother of the Premier, while HEAVY SNOWFALL IN THE Hussis is represented by Prince Urusoff, the well-known authority on the East.
According to the Matin, the Confer- ence is discussing all contingencies to which the war may give rise on the lower course of the Danube."
GERMAN REQUEST OF ROUMANIA.
LONDON, November 28th. Reuter learns that some days ago Ger- and Austria jointly requested many Boumanis for permission for their war ships to proceed along the Danube be yond Bulgarian waters. Roumania de- clined.
VOSGES.
PARIS, November 26th.
is quiet and that there has been a heavy An official communiqué says that all
fall of snow in the Vosges,
RUSSIAN FRONT.
[TEKOUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
THE ATTACK ON RIGA.
ABANDONED AS A HOPELESS TASK.
It is fairly certain that the enemy'a
PETROGEAD, November 28th. object was to menace the Russian con- The Germans have begun preparing for centration at Feni and at other points in the difficult operation of withdrawing southers Bessarabia.
from the hopeless task of capturing Biga, and, generally, the line of the Dwins. SALONIKA INFESTED WITH Everything bulky and valuable has al-
SPIES.
ready been removed from Mitau. HEAVY FIGHTING SOUTH OF RIGA.
UNHOLY WORK PRACTISED WITH ASTOUNDING OPENNESS,
LONDON, November 25th.
at
GERMAN - WASTAGE
MANHOOD.
w
IN
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RAISING OF AGE LIMIT NECESSITATED.
GERMAN PEACE CAMPAIGN.
PRESIDENT WILSON WILL REFUSE TO PARTICIPATE
HOWASHINGTON, November 27th It is stated authoritatively that Pre- sident Wilson will refuse to participate in the various campaigns to convoke a conference of neutrala with a view to pence.
Andes LORD DERBY, APOLOGISES,
LONDON, November 28th. In a letter to the Times, Lord Derby expressed regret and offered sincere apolo gies for implying in his speech of the 24th inst. that Lord Ribblesdale de liberately said something which would be of use to the enemy. m LORD KITCHENER IN ITALY. ENTHUSIASTIC WELCOME FROM
ALL CLASSES.
THE FINEST REGIMENT.
If there's a finer regiment in the world, then Wilhelm will have to wire 'om at once to remain neutral, or it's all up with them. Talking about it all nothing, hut thinking it all over again is awful.
In case there should be any dispute ment in the world, I think the matter ns to the battalion being the finest regi- should be referred to the Germans. I'm not erguing. We'll settle the matter in Berlin. But the battalion made 4" charge
to take some beating. For I saw them."
BRITISH CREDIT IN AMERICA, on September 25th, 1915. which is going
NEW YORK, November 27th,
An additional British credit has been established here from a loan bearing interest at 4 per cont., running for six months, and secured on British Govern- $50,000,000, and the security is £11,000,000, ment Bonds. The credit agerogates
CO-OPERATION OF ALLIES.
GERMANY'S LOSS OF MEN. CONCERTING MEASURES OF
REPAIR.
RUSSIAN MILITARY MISSION IN the war. At a meeting held in the Prus
ENGLAND,
Widespread attention has been aroused New York by reports from Berlin of measures which the German Government ware discussing with the object of counter- acting the loss of population caused by sian House of Lords a few days ago under the auspices of the newly-formed LONDON, November 27th Gesellschaft für Bevölkerungspolitik, Reuter learns that an important us and attended by men of science and sian Military Mission has arrived in sociologists, as well as by representatives London, under Admiral Roussine, the of the Imperial Government, a programme Chief of the Naval Staff, accompanied was considered for the renewal of by officers of the Imperial Staff The Germany's male population.
Among Mission is the outcome of the desire of measures recommended were abolition of Lord Kitchener for closer touch with the legal age for marriage, the removal Russia. The Mission will confer with of all bureaucratic obstacles to harriage, the Government on the conduct of the assistance for those who feel they are war. tion between the Allies. They state that for largo families, on the one hand, and, There was never closer co-opera- unable to marry, and State premiums the Rumion supplies of arms and muni on the other, beary taxation of bachelors, tions has vastly improved, and is daily old maids, childles, couples, and those who adhere to the one or two children booming more satisfactory.
scale. A propaganda of an educational CAUSES OF THE RISE IN THE object of impressing upon men and wo
character was decided upon with the PRICE OF SILVER.
men in Germany that it is their patriotic, duty to increase and multiply. In this work the Churches and schools are to be enlisted. W
LONDON, November 26th.
1.35 p.m. [Received November, 27th,
10.10 am
ROME, November 26th. Lord Kitchener has arrived here. He was welcomed enthusiastically by all. classes, and there were manifestations of profoundest esteem, those present at his Messrs. Montagu's weekly report on arrival included Cabinet Ministers, the silver market attributes the rapid Army and Navy. Senators, Deputies, and officers of the
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Dr. William Robinavu, president of the American Society of Medical Sociology. female population was three million in points out that before the war Germany's
ALLIGATOR'S
PREY.
RUSSIAN SUBMARINE TAKES A PRIZE.
LONDON, November 28th. Reuter's Special Correspondent
The German claim of the capture of Salonika Headquarters says that the Bersemuende, a few miles south of Riga town has acquired unforeseen importance is not confirmed by the latest Russian and is overflowing with heterogeneous communiqué, which says that fighting masses of military of most races and all there all day yesterday ended indecisive colours. Nevertheless, the most striking ly, feature is the abiquity of the spies the whole front, except west of the town Everything is quiet elsewhere along
rise in price to the announcement of the excess of the male population. This dis- Unhindered and unmolested, they prae of Olyks, between Rovno and Lutzk,
unexpectedly small size of the London Proportion has been vastly increased by tice their unholy work with astounding where attempts of the enemy to advance rish War Minister, emphasising his bascar demand, caught Chinese specula dicte an era of plura, marriages in Ger-
The whole Press warmly
rmly greets the Bri- stock, which has invigorated the Indian the ravages of war. Dr. Robinson pre- openness. German, Austrian, Bul garian, and Turkish spies watch every
at two points nearly ended in disaster great powers as an organiser and a leader tors napping, and made America re many. private and military movement.
for him, Russian enveloping movements of men, and hope that Lord Kitchener luctant to sell. The continue activity The British and French authorities forcing him to retire precipitatoly to will be able to co-ordinate the forces of of Continental enquiry is also a factor THE
the Allies, leading them to ultimate vio- are at present powerless, but the ques his starting point
in the rise, while the purchasm for home tion needs prompt solution. The Greeks nee the reasonableness of the Allies'
coinage have maintained each advance. Lord Kitchener and the British Am-Despite the abnormal figure reached, only requirements. The latter must control
basador (Sir Rennell Rodd) conferred small supplies are available. The out arrivals and departures and all tele
separately with Big.
8. Salandra and look is good. grans, and be able to expel undesirables
AMSTERDAM, November 28th.Baron Sonaine. from the military_zone. It is generally A continued Russian offensive in the believed that the Greek reply to the En-Baltic Provinces is admitted in a Ger tente Powers' Note provides for the man communiqué. necessary reforms.
AUSTRO-ITALIAN FRONT.
(THROUGH BEUTER'S AGENCY.}
GORIZIA REPORTED FALLEN.
SEVERE FIGHTING ON ITALIAN FRONT.
SERBIAN REARGUARDS STILL RESISTING,
AMSTERDAM, November 28th
A Berlin cómmuniqué says that the Serbian rearguards are still resisting. and are even attacking in the Mitrovitza region,
THE NEAR EAST.
(THROUGH RIUTER'S ALENCY.] BRITISH AND RUSSIAN CONSULS ARRIVE AT KAZVIN.
PETROGRAD, November 29th.
1.33 p.m.
A Teheran telegram says the Bussion and British Consuls at Hamadan and members of the British and Russian colonies have arrived at Kazvin
RUSSIAN - OFFENSIVE IN NORTHERN THEATRE.
...
Roxe, November 27th. The rumour that Goritia has fallen is not confirmed in the latest communiqué, which says that fighting continued yes terday on the heights north-west of the town.
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Kepeated stubborn enemy counter. attacks did not prevent the Italians from consolidating and extending the conquered positions,
There was severo fighting in Carso along the ridge descending from Mount San Michele to the Isonzo. The enemy. by a sudden assault, captured the ridge, out the Italians relook it and now firmly hold it.
:
LONDON, November 27th,
A luncheon at the Embassy in honour. ̈NAWAB OF HYDERABAD. of Lord Kitchener was attended by the Ministers for War and the Colonies,
Afterwards Lord Kitchener conferred with General Porro, the deputy Chief of Staff, and called at the French Em- Tussy
A communiqué from Pettigred containe the following interesting item-
In the Baltic Sea the submarine Alliga for captured near Aland Island a German
The Nawab of Hyderabad is gazetted steamer and brought her into one of our an Honorary Aide-de-Camy,
ports."
Writing on the subject, the Morning Post Petrograd correspondent says that
The newspapers publish eulogistic NEW DUTCH MINISTER TO the English sumarines appear to have es-
articles on Lord Kitchener,
"Lord Kitchener left in the afternoon on a visit to the Italian Front to confer with General Count Cadorna. and King Emmanuel.
MUNITIONS OUTPUT IN
-CANADA. IMPORTANT EXTENSION SCHEME ON FOOT
OTTAWA, November 27th. Plans are in course of preparation for
THE VATICAN,
tablished full command. Needless to say, their work is being carried out strictly in accordance with the best traditions of the THE HAGUE, November 27th.
British Navy. The doomed vessel is visit Jonkheer Van Nispen tot Bevenuered, examined, condemned, and sunk after has been appointed temporary Minister half an hour has been given to the crew to at the Vatican, succeeding Jonkheor Regoud, who is dead.
NO GERMAN GOODS FOR
AUSTRALIA.
escape. The German Navy apparently is. engaged in watching this procedure from a safe distance, which must be particularly. exasperating to the Germans who invented - the submarine blockade iden.........
Behind the British submarines is the Russian Baltic Fleet, which is keeping the seas continuously. Russia had before the an important extension of munitions Speaking in the House of Representa war broke out quite a respectable flotilla works in Canada. There will not only tives, Mr. Hughes the new Prime Minis of recently-built submarines, but little has be a larger output, but banks will assist ter of the Commonwealth, announced been heard of their deings. Russia has con- în financing the concerns. The banks that the policy of the Ministry was to structed, without German help, acite a are accepting British bills of exchange, substitute by every possible means Aus-number of submarines ainco the war began, while previously payments were made, tralian and British goods for German and those are the ones which are doing such. direct from British funds.
admirable service in the Black Se
gooda.-euter.