THE WAR.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 25TH, 1916.
HEAVY FIGHTING ON BRITISH
FRONT.
ANOTHER AIR ATTEMPT ON LONDON.
MANY CASUALTIES.
TWO ZEPPELINS DESTROYED.
DEVELOPMENTS IN GREEK CRISIS.
FRANCO-BELBTAN FRONT
[THEOUGH BELTER'S AGENCY.]
COUNTER-ATTACKS
HEAVY
ON BRITISH
SEVERE FIGHTING.
LONDON, September 2310.
[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.) FRENCH OPERATIONS 100 GERMANS SURRENDER:
PARIS, September 23r1. Two isolated operations were carried. out north of the Somme to day. A forti
AERIAL ACTIVITIES.
(THROUGH" REUTER'S AGEROE,]
ANOTHER ATTEMPT ON: LONDON.
EXOITING MIDNIGHT SPECTACLE.
TWO ZEPPELINS DESTROYED
· MANY··· CASUALTIES;
LONDON, September 24th.
9.35 am...
THE BALKAN 8
[38BODGE EXUTER 4 AGESÓr.]
THE GREEK CRISIS
A CABINET OF PUPPETS AND
INTRIGUERS.”
NAVAL MOTIVITIES.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGKNOX,}
GERMANS BEIZE DUTCH STEAMER.
THIRTY-FOUR PASSENGERS
REMOVED
AMSTERM, September 23rd: The Germans have seized the Dutch steamer Prins Hendrik and taken her to Teebrugge.
A later message states:-Thirty-four passengers were taken off the steamer, which was thereupon allowed to proceed,
AMSTERDAM, September 24th. The Prins Hendrik passengers detain
LONDON, September 22nd.
In reference to the situation at Athens, it appears that a Note of the Allies in June' demanded that a Business Cabinet should replace the pro-German" An official announcement states-A Gounarís administration. When M number of hostile airships visited the Kalogeropoulos "and his Associates. East and South-East coast of England succeeded. M. Zaimis, they had the limelis to-night. Fambs were dropped on various hood to announce that they were a polied by the Germans included French and places. The raid is still proceeding.teal Cabinet. Tiny subsequently with drew this announcement, but the intent Ministers ignored both the assertion and the retraction, and referred the question of the recognition of the Cabinet to their
5.46 £
A later despatch states:-The Zeppelin raiders, apparently, did not get so near London as they did on the 3rd inst. since the gun-fire heralding, their ap proach at midnight was fainter, but ob
servers on roofs and bridges treated to the magnificent spectacle of shrapnel bursting around a Zeppelin somewhere on
respective Governinente.
Meanwhile, the Cabinet, disquieted, has been issuing all sorts of statements meant to reassure the Entente.
There has been growing anger in the
Reuter's Correspondent at Headquar.fied bouse near Combles was surprised the remote outskirts. The spectacle was British and Russian press recently ro
ters in a message dated the 20th inst. statis
The German during the past twenty- fonz hours delivered several heavy counterattacks in an attempt to res capture lost positions ----
They were generally repulsed, but tho enomy got home in one or two cases, severe fighting resulting.
They gained a re-entry at Courcelotto and the trenches between Flers and Martinpaich.
"A TERRIFIC BARRAGE. Our artillery dropped a terrife barrage at the rear of the Germans to cut off their retrout and the bringing up of reinforce ments and supplies, "Then the British ingfantry attacked, driving the Germans from all their temporary recoveries with sanguinary losses.
and 100 Germans defending it surrender Fed.
Several trench elements farther were captured with 40 prisoners.
LARGE TOTAL OF PRISONERS
shortlived, as the Zeppelin, finding the reception too hot, made off. The cannon eastado quickly died off, but distant flashes in the sky indicated that the conflict was
PARIS, September gård.
A communique states that the total number of prisoners captured by the British and French since July 1st exceeds 5,500. Of this number the French took 4,050.
FIERCE ARTILLERY. DUELS,
PARIS, September 24th.
A communiqué states:There have been orco artery duels in the Bonchavesnes and Belloy sectors, in the Somme region, but no infantry action. The enemy in the Vosges attempted an attack south of Sainte Marie Pass, but were driven back to their trenches after a lively bombing fight
garding the equivocal attitude of Gram particularly in view of the well-known Pro Germanism of the Cabinet.
not yet Gnished, arid an hour later of servers in the city saw a small cigar on the eastward horizon burst into incande scence. It was not a vivid flame lighting of things must be ended up the heavens as on the 3rd inst, but the onlookers did not doubt but what it was a flaming Zoppelin, and they cheered enthusiastically. Some waited to see if
there were other victims, but as there was no further disturbance of the pencoful, starlight sky, they returned to their beds in the highest of spirits.
ninet of puppets and intrigues with accomplices lurking in the shadow of the Throne
and says this tangerous stafe,
The Timer to-day denounces "the Ca-
A ZEPPELIN DESTROYED.
LONDON, September 24th,
VIEWS OF M. VENEZELOS,
GREECE'S SORRY PLIGHT.
NEW Yons, September 24th The Associated Press correspondent at
Athena has interviewed M. Venczelos, who, in a non-committal reply to the quer tion as to whether he was going to Saloni ku as head of the temporary Revolution- ary Government, said that he was await-
Hussin escaped prisoners of war, men of British units interned at Greongen who were en route for England on a month's furlongh, and also some Anglo- Belgian couriera. GERMANS
CAPTURE GREAT EASTERN STEAMER,
AMSTERDAM, September 23rd.
A Berlin telegram states that the German Naval forces in the North Sea on the night of the stat innt, brought into Zeebruggo the Great Eastern steamer Colchester
RUSSIAN NAVAL ACTIVITY.
PETROGRAD, September 24th
A communiqué sintes: In the Black Bea we sunk three steamers and several sailing vessels loaded with rag THE "TUBANIA" OUTRAGE,
HOLLAND'S HUMILIATING
DECISION”
THE HAGUE, September 24th."" An oficial announcement states that
the Dutch Government have agreed to the reference of the Tubantia torpedoing case to an International Committed after
the war
The Nine Courant describes tho deci
It is officially announced that a Zaping the Government preposals with re-sion as being hum fiating to Holland. pelin was brought down in flames in
gard to Greco entering the war. If, ho
North of the Somme it has been relative-southern Essex. The report that another said, the King had not heard the voice
BATTLE AREA A SEA OF MUD The weather continues bad. The rain has converted the battle area into a scaly quiet. Our outposts advanced to tho of mud, but the result of senseless work edge of Combles and discovered numerous on road-making will be that the Boches enemy corpses. South of the Somme there will not get much respite. A ceaseless has been lively artillery work. ennonade is proceeding.
REMARKABLE FRENCH
FURTHER ADVANCE, South of the Anore last evening wo further advanced east of Courcelette on
fell in Essex is not confirmed.
Messages from correspondents at various points between London and the coast of Essex describe the delight of the specta tors at the destruction of an airship. At one in the morning gun-fire brought people from their houses to vantage points, from whence they watched an air- Paris, September 3rd.ship ranking towards the east and “Á çurumuniqué states: -Yesterday War-ing held by concentrated search
AIRMEN
RAIDS INTO GERMANY
of the people the latter must daviso what was best to do. A long continuation of the present situation was intolerable. Greece had already suffered agonies owing to internal hardships caused by a disas trous war, while a neutral had estimated that the Bulgarian incursión had cust Greco £8,000,000 also depicted Greece's sorry position sterling. M. Venezelo,
after the war in the event of her non
rant Officers Tarascon, Devoir and light with shells bursting in close participation, whichever of the billiger Darme brought down their sixth, tenth proximity. The gun-fire ceased, and and eleventh machines respectively, and profound silence ensued. Then, a red Liegetenant Deuillin his seventh.
a half mile front, capturing a strongly fortified system of trenches and taking some prisonera. West of Moquet farm the enemy counter-attacked at night fall with great violence, but were driven back by our fire with heary losses. There was considerable hostile artillery activity at night-time on many parts of the battle front. East of Bethune our artillery ex- -ploded an enemy ammunition duznj. SUCCESSFUL BRITISH bombs on military establishments at
BOMBARDMENTS.
POSITION IMPROVED.
LONDON, September 24th. General Sir Douglas Haig, in a com- muniqué, states: South of the Anero we have continued to improve our position, pushing detachments forward in places
nto the enemy's advanced trenches.
During the bombardment of one section of the cuemy front yesterday ten hostile gun-pits were soon to be destroyed, and Fouriecu others were seriously damaged. Five ammunition pits were also blown up. Our artillery to-day caused a big firo in a village much used by the enemy for supply and transport:
AERIAL SUCCESSES. There was the greatest aerial activity yesterday. Fity of our machines made
Describing the air-raids juto Germany, a canza niqué states that Warrant Officer Baren, accompanied by a Bomber- dier, left last evening and dropped three
Ludwigshafen. Continuing, they drop ped a bomb on an important factory at Mannheim, where there was a fire and several explosions. They returned safely.
FIFTY-SIX AIR FIGHTS.
Paris, September 23rd.
A communiqué states that there were fifty-six aerial fights on the Somme front yesterday. Ten hostile machines were forced down. The communiqué adds:- We bombed the forest of Hauthulst; stations at Fiusepehy and Rosel, rail- ways south-west of Combles, aerodromes at Hervilly, a motor depet north east of Soissons, mil tary establishments at Ludwigshafen, and a factory at Mann- heii.
RUSSIAN FRUNT:
THROUGH LELILE'S KUENST.)
a alost successful raid upon ap important railway ju ction, doing much damage, RUSSIANS REPLUSH MASSED
destroying two ammunion trains and
causing many violent expusions. Equal-
ly successful raids were made upon enemy
ATTACKS, ENEMY USING GAS.
PETROGRAD, September 3rd.
states:Yesterday,
railway_works, sidings, aerodromes A communiqué
spark was visible and son fames were seen creeping to the top of the airship till it became a mass of flame. Before the
final erish the airship stood bolt upright, and then dashed to the ground head for most. The cheers of the crowds spread towards Londen, where an incandescent tigar like shape was remotely visible.
An official announcement states: Hostile airships attacked Lincolnshire, the Eastern counties and the outskirts of
London. The latter attack was made from the north-east and south east, about midnight. It was beaten off by anti aircraft defences. One airship was brought down in flames in southern Essex. It is reported that, another fell on the Essex coast, but this is not con firmed. damage have yet been
No reports of casualties or
received
SECOND ZEPPELIN BROUGHT
DOWN,
LAYER.
An official announcement states that
a further Zeppelin, making two in all, has been brought down. Twenty-two of the crew were taken prisoners.
MANY CASUALTIES.
The casualties, up-to-date are twenty sight killed and ninety-nine injured.
CANADIAN CASUALTIES.
OTTAWA, September 22nd.
and other points of military importance. south-west of Lake Nareten, we repulsed There were also many fights in the air massed attacks interspersed with gas In the course of these thres hostile attacks. Both cust of Buracovitchi the machines were destroyed and five others enemy also liberated gas. South-west of It is officially stated that the Canadian were driven down in a damaged condi- Giumichan we broke through a fortified casualties up to 31st August were: tion Many others were seen to break
position, capturing ammunition and
off from the fight and to descend steeply stores We burned the latter owing to Five of our machines are missing
our inability to carry them away.
Killed and died
Wounded
Minging
ents was successful; though he was con fent el a victory for the Allies.
GREEKS AND BULG RS.
ATBENS, September 24th;"
It is officially announced that the Bul- varians retreating from Florina compelled company of Greck infantry to accom- pany them. The publication of news which will irritate the people against the Bulgars, is a new departure.
SUCCESSFUL BRITISH RAIDS.
LONDON, Eeptember 23rd.
A British official report from Salonika reports successful raids on the Struma and Doiran fronts.
Naval aircraft bombed enemy transport at Drama, apparently with good results.
BAD WEATHER,
PARIS, September 23rd
An official message from Salonika states" that bad weather is hindering operations,
GREEK REVOLUTIONARY
TRE SURY.
SALONIKA, September 24th.
GENERAL
THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY,] AUSTRALIAN CONSCRIPTION. REFERENDUM ADOPTED.
MELBOURNE, September 23rd.
Bill by 17 votes to 9.
The Senate has passed the Refererklum
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGANUT,] POLITICAL CRISIS IN
GERMANY,
PAN GERMANS AND THE CHANCELLOR.
AMSTERDAM, September 24th. A great political crisis is slowly develop- ing in Germany. There is no doubt that the pan-Germans are doing their utmost to overthrow the Chancellor. Tho crisis is a sequel to the publication of corres pondence between Admiral von Tirpitz and Dr. von Bethmann-Hollweg showing that the latter has opposed the ruthless submarine warfare favoured by the pan German 8.
THE PROPOSED BRITISHI
TRADE BANK
Lowpon September 24th
of the report of the Committes of Inquiry Further details have been made known
as to the best means of providing finan eial facilities for British firms after the war. It is recommended that the Bank shall be called The British Trade Bank," that it shall be constituted under Royal Charter and receive Government assistance to cooperate with merchants and manufacturers and possibly accopt risks upon joint account, and be a centre
syndicats operations. It will also con not prepared to undertake alone. sider transactions which other banks are The Bank wave an Information Burenu, which will investigate schemes and record the status of foreign firms, and obtain the earliest intelligence of new business opon- ings The Bank must also have young vigorous agents everywhere,
PORTUGUESE SUCCESSES IN AFRICA
CAPETOWN, September 24th. It is officially announced that the Por tuguese continue to advance northwards. in German East Africa, and they have. occupied soveral caemy positions,
COTTON WEAVERS ASK FOR MORK WAGES.
The Lancashire cotton weavers
LONDON, September 24th. asking for a teu per cent advance in wages. Probably a smaller increase will be granted.
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EARL'S BEIR KILLED IN ACHON.
LONDON, September 24th. Captain the Hon. Richard Stanhope has been killed in action.
The deceased was won and licir of the
Earl of Stanhope,
MORE TROUBE IN MEXICO.
WASHINGTON, September 23rd. A thousand of Larranza's soldiers joined Villa when the latter made a raid on Chihuahun last Saturday. KITCHENERM MORIAL FUND.
LONDON, September 2ård. The Kitchener Meinorial Fund is now
ANTI-CONSCRIPTION PARTY,
inagurated in the Town Hall. The chief An anti-conscription campaign was
argument was the the men would pos over £300,000, sibly be needed for home defence.
The executive of the Australian Work- ers' Union, the most powerful quinn the Commonwealth, has, suspended Mr Spence, the President, for supporting unnscription, TENTAN
AN AMENDMENT The Senate on the first reading of the Referetidam. Bill inserted an amendment allowing naturalised enemy subjects, tralian forces, to vote on the Bill: whose sons were serving with the Aus
HONOURS FOR THE BRAVE, D.8.0. AND MILITARY CROSS.
PRINCE GEORGE, A CADET.
LONDON, September 23rd. Prinen George has joined the Naval College at Osborne as & cadet,
[Prince George, who is King George's fourth son, will be 15 years old Decober 20th next.].
ANOTHER T X ON BELGIUM,
AMSTERDI, September 23rd The Germans have introduced a tax on banknotes in Belgium as a compulsory subscription to the War Loan.
KILLED IN ACTION.
LONDON, September 23rd. Lieut. Colonel E. W. Benson, son of the famous actor, has been killed.
LONDON, September 23rd. The Gazette publishes the following awards
The Distinguished Service Order has been awarded to Capt. James Walker Jones, of the Indian Medical Corps, who 1. M. S. APPOINTMENT, wrenched a bomb from a demented soldier, thus saving others from injury.
LONDON, September 23rd. Hance, of the Indian Army Reserve for Surgeon General the Hon. Sir Charles P To Second Lieutenant Henry Malkin To appointment has been gazetted of during mining Lukis to be Director-General of the operations
The Military to Second Lieut Army Reserve, who machine-gunned the Cuthbert William Short, of the Indian enemy machine-gunners from an zero- plane, thus enabling our cavalry to advance.
conspicuous Bar Indian Medical Bervice.
TRAGEDY OF THE WAK
LONDON, September 24th... MrCharles Lampard has been found dead in his mansion in Bussex with B gunshot wound in the head. He had been most distressed since the death of his son at the front
The deceased was a well-known rubber pioneer.
VIND ES,
LABOUR TRUELES IN NEW YORK,
NEW YORK, September 22nd. Owing to employers relusing to permit the men employed on suuwny, exyuted: and surface railways to join the Uniuns, practically every naton in New York ho
ordered to
work an
Deen
September 27th,
If the order is obeyed thousands of factories and mills will be shut down and all vehicular traille and work at the docks will cease.
{Telegramą received on Saturday, and The Revolutionary Committee are is TROUBLE IN NUTCH EAST y morning and published in an Extra on Sunday, will be found on: ing bonds and debentures exchangeable
page a.T
against shares in State loans issued prior
AMSTERDAM, September 24th. to July 1st,
The correspondent of the landelsblad. The sthscriptions are at Sourabaya states that insurgents at- receiveable in Francs. The offres of the tacked Major Ott, commanding, sixty policemen, at Moeratebo, two men being Treasury aros tunted at the French head-iled and fiften wounded. The insur quarters.
nts lost heavily.
REVOLUTIONARY SOLDIERS LEAVE FOR THE FRONT.
TYPHOON WARNING
The following telegrama were received at the American Consulate General, Hongkong, from the Manila Obser VE
A message to the Telegraaf from
1.16.p.m., September 23rd. Batavia states that the disorders st Djambi are more serious. The rebels are ing from the China Bea to the Pacific Warning. Low-pressure area extend- daily increasing owing to the insufficiency scross northern Luzon and the Balintang of troops An expedition to the region Channel. A real typhoon may develop of the Tungkal Biver had to be post later BALONIKA, September 24th. poned, for the whole population here are
8,644
27,212. 2,005
A baitalion of the Greek revolutionary
army has left for the front
in armed revolt. The Resident Governor of Djambi has asked for a battalion to be sent as a reinforcement.
10 p.m., September end. Typhoon in about 127 degrees Long E. and 20 degrees Lat. N almost station- ary.