THE
WAR.
THE HŨNGHÔNG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 201o, 1916.
GERMANS AND BULGARS DEFEATED
IN DOBRUDJA.
FIVE-DAY BATTLE ENDS IN ENEMY RETIRING.
BULGARIANS FIGHTING DESPERATELY AT KAJMAKALAN.
GERMAN CORPS SUFFERS HEAVILY ON
SOMME.
FRANCO-BELGIAN FRONT
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] BRITISH IN HEAVY FIGHTING.
NEW ZEALANDERS EFFECTIVE.
LONDON, September 1st. Sir Douglas Haig, in his communiqué, states: Heavy rain has fulien during the night, but the enemy continuously counter-attacked the New Zealanders, who repulsed them. The enemy losses were sovere, a large muinber of dead being left in front of our lines,
Notwithstanding this heavy fighting ww advanced our front in this neighbour-
'hood..
We entered enemy trenches on other portions of the front during the night, NEW ZEALANDERS REPULSE
COUNTER-ATTÁČKS... · General Sir Douglas Halg, in a com- muniqué, staten: South of the Anere there were strong counter-attacks on the New Zealanders. All were repulsed with severe loss to the enemys
·General Haig, in a report, states --The general situation is unchanged.
Enemy bombing attacks in the neigh bourhood of Plus failed.
A hostile balloon was felled in flames.
A British aeroplane is missing.
FRENCH FRONTS. BAD WEATHER CONTINUES,
PARIS, September 21st.. A communiqul states: Bad weather has interfered considerably with our operations on the Somme.
ARGONNE SECTOR.
[THROUGH NEUTRE'S AUKSOY.) EFFECT OF THE "TANKS",
LONDON, September 2nd. The anxiety of the Germans on the Somme is revealed in a captured private order by the Chief of Staff of the Group Armies to the Commanders. The order refers particularly to the Tanks,” and states: New engines of war equally cruel and effective are urgent. Take all possible measures to counteract the mon strous engines."
FRENCH MILITARY CHANGE.
Pans, September 21st. General Duport has been appointed
Chief of the General Stuff, in euccession to: General Graziani, who is retiring owing to ill-health.
THE RAILWAY: DISPUTE SETTLEMENT.
LONDON, September 2txt. The settlement in the railway dispute has been arrived at on the basis of a double war bonus to employés over eigh- teon, making ten shillings weekly. THE BALKANS
DEFEATED.
[THROUGH BETTER'S LORNOY]
BRILLIANT SERBIANS.. CAPTURE OF IMPORTANT CREST.
LONDON, September 1st.
A French official report from Salonika. ttates that the Sorbians have captured-
Hill 9,024, which is the highest crest en the Kajmakalan range.
GENERAL.
THROUGH EBUYER'S AGENCE.]
DUTCH BUDGET.
PROVIDES FOR BUBMARINES AND
MINELAYER
THE HAGUE, September 22nd. The Budget submitted in the Statis General shows an estimated expenditure The Bulgarians sustained very heavy of three hundred million forins, and
losses.
provides for eight hundred thousand florins na a first instalment for the con struction of three submarines and a mine. layer.
BULGARIANS MOMENTARY:
SUCCESS
LATER
A Fronch official report from Salonika
states;
The Serbians repulsed a violent Bul- garian counter-attack on the Kajmackinn crost with heavy losses.
The Bulgarian attacks gained a foot hold in the village of Beresmen, but the Sorbians drove them out.)
#{THROUGH RAIPIRKʼN AMIKOY.]
KILLED IN ACTION.
LONDON, September 1st. Among those recently killed in action
arc
Lieut.-Col, the Earl of Feversham... Lieut-Got Guy Baring, M.P. Lisut Kettles of the Dublin Fusiliers
LONDON, September 23nd. Hon. Arthur Henderson, has been killed Lieut. D. Henderson, son of the Right in action......
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HOW GERMANY NEARLY WON WORLD SUPREMACY.
A MORAL POINTED FROM HONGKONG,
A Neutral Diplomat " gives, somo very remarkable facts in the Cornhill which show how very nearly the Germany retted the Lion in its alespo
This neutral diplomat obtained his own men, who themselves mistrusted their information from some of the Kaser's master's methods while they approved his aim, and they now admit that the venturing" has now "made inevitable the Kaiser's “mad piece of international ad
downfall of Germany," and that she has lost forever her chance of world domi- nion
"It is true," says the author, that the Kaiser was the leader in fact as well. as in name-the soul and the mainspring of what I may call the Deutschland- uber-Alles movement, which had for its
Bar; af journalist and Professor of Economics . [Lieger Kettle was a member of the irish of Ireland, ut University College, Dublin, He was the son of Mr. A. J. Kettle, former, and a pioneer of the Land Movement. Lieut. Kettle, who married a daughter of Mr. David Shochy, M.P. way M.P. for Enot It also proposes an additional income Tyre, in the Natiomlist Interest from tax of 10 cont.
per
1206 to 1910.
Lient-Colonci Guy Baring was M.P. for Winchester. He served with the 2nd Battend Coldstream Guards in the Scuth Africa Cam paige, for which he had a medal with thres clasps, Ho belonged to the Reserve of Officers.
DETCH SOCIALISTS. PROTEST AGAINST MILITARISM
AND DEAR FOOD.
THE HAGUE, September 22nd. demonstration organised by Re- 1550,volutionary Socialists, to protest against militarism and dearness of food there were insignificant collisions with the -police.
Our left wing has reached Hill ve kilometres west of Piyoders.
VIGOROUS FIGHTING AT KAJMAKALAN. SALONIKA, September 2nd. The fighting has not abated in vigor at Kajmakalan, where the Bulgarians are making desperate efforts to wrest the peak from the Serbians.
The Serbians have slightly added to their gan
The Bulgarian fired parts of Florins before evacuating the place.
The Bulgarians attacked in force the village of Poroy, cast of Doiran, beld by a small Italian garrison, who fought
Jike lions.
NO CHANGE.
LONDON, September 20th. A British official message from Salonika says the situation is unchanged.
GREEK
CABINET, AND THE
ENTENTE.
ATHENS, September 22nd,. The Director-General of the Foreign BROUGH BEFTER'S. AGENCY.].
Other visited the British Legation, and GERMANS AND BULGARIANS assured Sir Francis E. Hugh lott, the British Minister that the Greek Cabinot was only
a business Cabinet, and not a |
political Cabinet. It was ready, if re cognised by the Entente, to sacrifice the Germanophile Ministers who before as suming their portfolios had indulged in
ENEMY RETIRING SOUTHWARDS.
BUCHAREST, September 22nd..
The Russo-Roumanian forces victor ously resumed the offensive in the Dobradja.
The battle which began on the 15th inst. ended on the 20th just in the defent
An enemy attack at Four de Paris. in of the Germans and the Bulgarians, who the Argonin, was repulsed,
VERDUN REGION:
We carried memy trenches south-enst
of the Thinumont, work, and made pro- gress in the Vaux wood,
GERMAN CORPS SUFFERS ENORMOUSLY.
Pais, September 22nd, A communique states-On-the-Somme artillery energetically con- front Enne to fire enemy, works.
aro retiring southwards,
A RETIREMENT STOPPED.
BUKHAREST, September 21st- A commireniqué states-An obstinate, struggle continues in the Dobradja.
The Russians and Boumanians bloodi ly repulsed all enemy attacks along the whole front, and delivered several coun
fer-attacks
We stopped. The retinent south of Patroseny, where we are fortifying our-
Over 200 prisoners were captured by selves.
us out the Somme yesterday.
There was an intermittent cannonade
Cattack on the north bank of the Somine
was delivered by the 18th Curps, which had been withdrawn from the Aisne
HOUMANJAN ADVANCE
IN TRANSYLVANIA:
MENTS.
ATHENS, September 20th.
attacks upon the Entente.
ITALIAN FRONT.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENOT.)
THE ITALIAN OFFENSIVE.
AUSTRIANS PREPARE TO EVACUATE TRIESTE.
DUTCH EAST INDIES. INSURGENTS ATTACK REPULSED.
THE HAGUE, September 22nd. An attack by 1,500 insurgents on Bdugko, Dutch East Indies, has been repulsed.
Two native chiefs arrested for com- plicity with the rebels will be banished,
MR. ASQUITA'S
BEREAVEMENT.
ROYAL CONDOLENCE.
LONDON, September 22nd."
Their Majesties the King and Queen also Queen Alexandra, and the French President (M. Poincare) have sent sages of condolence to Mr. Asquith on the death of his eldest son at the Front.
THE EXPORT OF SHELLAC
The Earl of Feverstiam was an officer of the Yorkshire Hussars, Imperiol Yeomanry, and represented the Thirak and Malton Div. of Yorkshire in Parliament from 1906 to 1916. When Lord Selborne was 1st Lord of the Admiralty the Earl of Fevarsham (then Viscount Helmsley) was his Assistant Private Secretary.]
PREPARED FOR WAR.
COMMENCE HOSTILITIES."
Mr. Winston Churchill, continuing in the Senday Pictorial his narrative of events preceding the outbreak of war,
not only Toutonic kultural supremacy, but also Teutonic commer cial, financial, and ultimately political supremacy. And it is also true that be rough shod, tactless and cynical that the strove to attain the ends by methods so arbitrament of the sword became the nevitable and only alternative to the "ational effacement of those countries which etood in Germany's way.
Let mo make myself plain on this point. The Kaiser strove not only to win Germany & place in the sun, bus to make Germany the place in the sun, and, in a sense, it is true; as he has so often claimed, that he eaired and worked to bring this about by peaceful means. But
did not follow this course through By inherent love for, or humane pre- dilection towards, peace, but only because it was the cheaper way; because it would tiality because it was calculated to set cost less in treasure and industrial poten-
back Germany less than would the drain of even a victorious war. B
orders were issued to prevent the ships of On the afternoon of July 26th, 1914,
the First Fleet from dispersing, as they the 27th, or to recall such as had started. would otherwise have done at daylight.on
He hoped-by building up the most At midnight thế ships of the Becond perfect military machine the world und were ordered to remain at their home over known, supplemented by a Navy un ports in close proximity to their balance questionably designed to equal and ulti crews. On the 27th all naval aircraft mately surpass that of Great Britain-- moved to the vulnerable points on the to bluff and bully his way through to East Coast, the Second Fleet waa.com his goal without paying the price. The pleted, an informal stand by telegram principal difference between the Kaiser was sent to the admirals abroad, and for and the German military party leaders away on the China station the battleship was that the latter proposed to fight first. Triumph began to mobilise. During the 27th and 28th the protecting flotillas and take what they wanted after all op- along the East Coast were raised position had been rushed, while the for the whole of the First Fleet, with its wanted first and to fight only if someone to full strength. On the night of the 29ther proposed trying to sei what lo auxiliary cruiser squadrons and flotillas had the audacity to resist." passed the Straits of Dover and gained One German diplomat said to the their war station in northern waters writer: For a long time I have been That "sning day, the official “ warning | afraid that this periodic waving of a telegram of approaching danger was lighted torch over such a powder-waga- issued. On the ath the precautionary zine as Europe had become would cause TIMES" VIEW.
period" began, the naval farbours were an explosion. It will have to come it—if cleared, and modified examination someone continues to scatter sparks in. LONDON, September 22nd.
service instituted. On the 31st the im- the future as ho has done in the past. The Times in an article says that the mediate reseve inobilised, and various Please don't understand me as intimat- reserve cruiser squadrons came into being ing that Germany would not render a direction of Indiau exports of shellac On August 1st, shortly before midnight, good count of herself in such an event adbears to demand careful scrutiny, and ordered, and the Third Fleet began to have some terrible surprises in store for the general mobilisation of the Navy was (you may be sure that her enemies would suggests that the Ministry of Munitions come on to a war hasis. This step was them): but the folly of the thing lies in and the Raj should exchange views and proved by the Cabinet on Sunday, the the fact that we are already on our way
2nd
regularised by Royal Proclamation to win by peaceful penetration' all that on the next day. All reservists - had the most successful war could give us. however, responded to the Admiralty
But if we should, fight a war and
take joino action, if considered desirable.
DUNDEE JUTE-SPINNERS, WILL TAKE NO ACTION ON RALL
"CONTRACT.
LONDON, September 22nd.
By a majority of 16 to 5, the Dundee julo-spinners have resolved to take action regarding the Ralli contract..
It is understood that the Government propose to allow manufacturers £20 per ton for spinning and weaving, As the pre-war cost was £10. 10., the terms, de The Austrians are believed to be pre-spite increased expenses, are regarded as paring to evacuato Trieste.
most satisfactory. RU881AN FRONT
LONDON, September 20th
· [TÀROUGH BEUTER'S 'AGENCY.]
RUSSIANS REPEL ENEMY
OFFENSIVE
PETROGRAD, September 21st.
of the Kovel-Rovno railway,
THE BRITISH-ARMY.
MEASURES TO MAINTAIN THE STRENGTH:
mediate future, it is understood that the
keeping up the strength for the campaign in 1917, is considering the combing out of eligibles in certified occupations, which Caris considered the most promising held.
The newspapers state that the Premier will shortly appoint a Committee, with Mr.Austen: Chamberlain, as Chairman,
We captured a height in the region east of the Panther Mountain, in the
pathians.
P.
summons and on August 3rd, when the
by which the naval power of Britain is will never again have such an opper- ultimatum was sent requiring Germany chance to lose it-nay, even if it should to evacuate Belgium, the whole process result in more or less of a draw-Germany
pinced in readiness for war was com tunity for a commercial--and through pleted in all respects tog that, for a political-conquest of tho At the great War Council held on the world as she has enjoyed for the lust two afternoon of August 4th, attended by tho or three decades, and as she will continue principal aval and military personages to enjoy so long, but only so long, 48
well as the Cabinet Ministers directly can keep at peace. concerned, the Admiralty were able to Here Ballin was, I am assured, "one agree to the immediate despatch of the of those who watched the development of divisions necessary, to the Continent, with the gravest misgivings, and it is a whole gar Army, not four but six te Kaiser's insidiously ruthless policy to undertake their transportation and the German shipper only a shade less power- Recurity of the island in their absenceful than the heat of the Hamburg This considerable undertaking has been Anrik fine that I am about to quote made good by the Royal Navy
by German time when the ultimatum points during his four of the Far East, It was cleven o'clock at night-twelve in this connection. I had met this gentle
man more or less casually at several expired. The windows of the Admiralty
were thrown wide open in the warm night but it was not until we chanced to be air. Under the roof from which Nelson spending a same week-end at the Peak had received his orders were gathered & Hotel, Hongkong, that we had any chang amall group of admirals and captains and to exchange views. --
a cluster of clerks, pencil in hand, wait! How are German trade prospects in ing. Along the Mall from the direction the East! I asked him one evening as of the Palace the sound of an immense we sat over after-dioner coffee and cigars LONDON, September 20th...
concourse singing. God Save the King"" on the verandah of the hotel. Colossal, "Although there has been a steady stream floated in and on this deep wave there, simply colossal was the reply Quito broke the chines Big Ben; and, as the beyond anything I had hoped to find, of recruits for sonic months past, and first stroke of the hour boomed out, a To-day on the strength of the official A communique states: --We everywhere there is no nexiety as regards the imate of movement swept across the room. figures of the representative of a nation. The war telegram, which means Com that specializes in gutes Germany has Yesterday's great German counter GERMANS HURRYING REINFORCE Í repelled the enemy offensive in the region War. Office, in view of the necessity of ships and establishments under the, White year it will have more, nad still more the mence hostilities, was flashed to the co% of all Hongkong's trade. And next. Ensign all over the world.
year after. What do you think of that 1' Emperor William's well politik is HONGKONG ASSOCIATION OF
the worst almost (hostid) the one, It is learned from a diplomatic source
WOMEN WAR WORKERS...
menaed, to the continuance of our com that the Germans are hurrying reinforce-
mercial triumphs. We have done what ments to Transylvania to check the Rotion south-cast of Mush,
We dislodged the Kurds from a posito comb out the eligibles in Government following letters from Cairo acknowledgkind of welt-politik. What is more, it is Members will be interested to read the we have in spite of, not because of, this
and other offices. Ar official returning cases of Hospital comforts sent from the one thing that threatens to bring all niamiņu advance.
shows that there were 51;232 eligibles in Hongkong. The letters clearly show how our achievements to nought. Yes, not only Fog and snow prevails in the Caus various offices in April:
much the work of the Hongkong ladies to check our advance, it even to put us The Times military correspondentis appreciated and the great demand back so far that we may never be able asserts that there are from three to four which still exists for the various articles to regain the place we hold to-day, to million young men in civil occupations. they make
say nothing of the one we might attain AMAN-POWER DISTRIBUTION
27 General Hospital, Cairo. to in the course of another decade of May 23rd 1016. peace Do you want to know the reason To the Secretary, H.K.A. WWW.
Germany has already the greater part of I have received through the kindness of the trade of Hongkong? Why Germany, many-tail, eye, and roller bandages: trade of Hongkong? Why Germany, it Colonel Gordon-Hall 3 cases containing if left alone, will ultimately control the cholera belts, 10 shirls and 4 white coats left alone will ultimately control the
Will you please convey our best thanks to all who so kindly contributed trade of the world? There's the answer,
Can you read it?
front, and the 214th Division. The latter had entrained for the Russia front, and when it had proceeded "half-way it was ordered to return to the Somme, which was retched on the 14th st. They were put into the line on the 19th inst and were engaged on the 20th fast, in the Bolichavosnes district where they suffered enormously.
THE CAPTURE OF DENIECOURT.
MURDEROUS HAND-TO HAND
STRUGGLES,
PARIS, September. 22nd.
A French description of the capture
ENEMY BURNS VILLAGES' IN RETREAT. London, September 22nd
-A Boumanian commuæigur confirms the Bucharest commanijate, and adds that the eneuty, which included Turks, burn- ed villages in their retreat.
The battle gradually increased in fury till the evening of the 19th inst.
The enemy was crushed on the 20th inst, an withdrew.
'The comnténique states that the Hou-
ATHENS, September 21st.
casus.
THE RIGA FRONT.
TURKS LED BY GERMAN
OFFICERS.
PETROGRAD, September 21st-
Turkish troops have appeared on the Biga front, under German officers and with German equipment.
AERIAL ACTIVITIES,
-(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] SUCCESSFDL AIR BAID,
AMSTERDAM, September 20th
BOARDAS
LONDON, September 21st It is officially announced that a Man Power Distribution Board has been a pointed with the object of considering the practicability of combing out eligibles frum Government offices. Mr. Austen Chamberlain has been appointed Chair man pad Lord Midleton Vice Chairman.
CHINESE LOAN.
TEN MILLIONS STERLING ASKED.
[THROUGH REUTKE'S AGENCY ]
shados have been much commended by the They are most acceptable; the oye eye specialistes
the buildings are dark and deserted, and You see, do you not that some of that in others the lights are being turned on? Well then The Huhted ones are German, the dark ones English That
www (8d)D. M. C. MICHELL
https(Matron), R. W. RUBINSON,
Lt. Col., A.M.C., is the answer. The English are at the O.C. No, 27 General Hospital. Cricket Club (see the lights on the veran- 27 General Hospital, Cairo, dah) and at Happy Valley you saw Augast 18th, 1016 them trooping to one or the other all the PEKING, September 22nd. Miss Michell has received 2 cases con-way from three o'clock onward. But in The Telegraaf reports that the allied
The Chinese Government have asked the taining bandages, dressing and pillow some of the German offices those lights air raid on a German aerodrome at St.
*Group * Banks, exclusive of the cases from The Women's War Workera will be burning at nine and ten o'clock, German Bank, for a loan of £10,000,000 Association, for which she is most grate and even up to twelve or one on the nights Denis, West rem, on Sunday, destroyed &eterling on the security of the salt refol: they are much in demand.
before mail day. That is the answer. War large number of hangars. Twelve Ger venue. The purposes of the loan are There have been several convoys of Germans, are winning the trade of the reorganisation, including, it is under wounded arriving lately, so they were world because of our capacity for, our stood, redemption of the notes of the most opportune. soldiers were killed and many
willingness to, work, work, work, he con Bank of China and the disbandment of
Matron,
cluded, punctuating the final words with troops.
blows upon the wicker arms of his chair"
of Dentecourt sags:-There was no place, anian force have entered Szcklynd- except Combles, so strongly fortified as varhely, fifty miles north-east of Brasso, Chateau Park. There the ruins of the 'chateau
were a veritable fortress, REVOLUTION IN CRETE. bristling with machine-guns. The park, transformed into a complicated laby
It is reported that & revolution has rinth, was the scene of murderous hand- to hand struggles, lasting until night,
broken cut in Crete and that the revolu- Finally, one supreme brilliant assault tionaries have formed a Provisional man enabled our, valiant troops to triumph.
Government.
wounded.
27 General Hospital.