THE WAR.
THE BALKANS OPERATIONS:
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 7TH, 1914.
BRITISH COMPLETE CAPTURE OF JENIKO.
ALLIED FORCES SMASHI BULGARIAN DEFENCE.
BOUMANIAN SUCCESSES IN TRANSYLVANIA“
FRANDO-BELGIAN FRONT.
(THROUGE REUTER'S AGENCY.]
THE BRITISH FRONT, ENEMY ABANDON WOUNDED.
LONDON, October, oth General Sir Douglas Haig in a com- muniqué -Hostile artillery has been active, pecially in the neighbourhood of the Zonerydoubt, and in the re gion between slidecourt and Eaucour l'Abbaye. The enemy attempted a bomb. ing attack in the latter region, but was repulsed and wounded were abandoned.
There was considerable shelling south of
1 Yes-Menin Road.
tinned most of the day.
LONDON-TERRITORIALS RAID ---
LONDON, October 6th.
General Sir Douglas Haig's commani- que continues:-There was intermittens
RUSSIAN, FRONT
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RUSSIANS CAPTURE
FOSITIONS
STUBBORN BATTLES.
LONDON, October 5th."
A Russian communiqué states --- We
esptured various positions in the region extending from Vladimir Volynsk to the Daicster, where stutobora battles con- tinue.
SUCCESSFUL CAUCASUS
OFFENSIVE.
As the result of a sudden offensive in
the conatal region of the Caucarus- ve
THE BALKAN 8
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BRITISH OPERATIONS.
JENIKO WHOLLY CAPTURED.
SALONIKA, October 5th.
A British official message statesThe whole of the village of Jeniko is now in our possession.
We spent yesterday in consolidating our new position, which extends from Orljak along the Seres Rond to Jeniko, and from thence through both of the Karadzakoi villages.
During the recent fighting, in which the enemy suffered heavily, the Lowland Scottish and the Irish battalions especi
ally distinguiatied themselves.
ALLIED FORCES BREAK
BULGARIAN DEFENCE.
Lösnos," October 6th,
The Allied forces in Macedonit ad- vancing from Kajmakalan and Florina
have broken the Bulgarian defence on a
wide front
They reached a crescent-shaped line.
which at-ils-extreme-curva at Kenali is
within ten miles of Monastir.
FRENCH REPORT.
ALLIES" ADVANCE GUANDS
GROSSING THE GERNA
BALONIKA, October 5th.
A French official message states:-The battle is going in our favour. The Allied advance guards have begun to cross the
Cerna in the region of Dobroven brod and are advancing. Despite the frosts on the slopes of the Baba Mountains,
Elsewhere there is quiet. Rain_concaptured a fortified position in the region
of the Karaburnro River.
HINDENBURG'S PLANS,
PETROGRAD, October 6th. Experts are of the opinion that Gene- shelling during the night on our front ral Hindenburg has concentrated the south of the Anere. Our artillery caused most formidable forces on the Kovel manny casualties among enemy infantry frant in the direction of Vladimir they have reached Buf and Popli. on the more north of the Schwaben Volynsk and Boka), and is resisting most Redoubt":
A London Territorial battalion carried out a successful raid in the Vimy area. The roomy unsuccessfully attempted to enter our trenches east of St. Eloi,
FRENCH FRONT.
NINE GUNS CAPTURED,
Puin October-sth
obstinately General Kalendin's thrust in an attempt to hold the space between Kovel and Lemberg, which the Germans
strategically iniportant regard as ment
RUSSIAN MINISTRY.
IMPORTANT AND SIGNIFICANT CHANGES CONTEMPLATED.
LONDON, Datober 5th.
RUMANIAN OPERATIONS,
A NEW OFFENSIVE
BUCHAREST, October 8th.
DENEBAL
(THROUDA REUTER'S AGENCY-]
NEW PEACE TERMS,
CORRESPONDENCE.
THE GOVERNANCE OF HONGKONG.
[TO THE EDITOR OF THE "HONGKONG DAILY FRESS."]
SIKI WES Oo doubt with consider
"OUR DAY" CELEBRATIONS.
INTERESTING PROGRAMME,
Yesterday afternoon u meeting of the War Charities Committee was held in the Council Chamber to receive a report from the Exceutiva Committee in charg
Our Day" on Thursday, October
LONDON, October 6th- The New York Tribune states that German agents recently suggested new terms of peace to the King of the Belable disappointment, though without of the arrangements for the celebration gians, but His Majesty spurned them,
surprise, that the Colony received the of
19th. news of the rejection of, its petition to
His Excellency the Governor," Sir the Secretary of State for a greater mea- sure of public representation on the Exe Henry May, K.C.M.G., presided over cutive and Legislative Councils, Weau attendance which included-Hon, Mt. might say the feeling is one of more than
E. H Sharp, K.C. Hon. Mr. E. R mere disappointment at the scant con-
Hallifax, Hon, Mr. David Landale, sideration shown to the wishes of the Hon. Mr. Wei Yuk, CM.G., Hon. Mr. Lau Chu Pa, Hon. Mr E. Shellim,
FRENCH WAR LOAN,
PARIS, October 6th.. The second War Loan opens to-day The amount of the loan is unlimited. The prospects are of the brightest, as the French people
are still offering their gold to the Bank of France at an average of £300.000 weekly. Large sub scriptions are expected from England.
MILITARY APPOINTMENT.
LONDON, October 8th.. Honorary Major General Arthur Henry Taylor Eas been gazetted Colonel of the 21st Lancers.
ENLISTMENTS AND THE COTTON TR DE
LONDON, October 6th. Delegates of the Lancashire Cotton Operatives and Employers waited on. Mr.
McLeod, Chairman of the Reserve pation Committee of the Board of Trade, and urged that any further depletion of the staffs would threaten to bring the trade to a standstill,
FOOD SUPPLY........ AND PRICE OF MILE, NOTIFICATION BY BOARD OF AGRICULTURE,
community.
It is not as though the time were in-Messrs. Young, Soares, Silva Netto, Basto, Edking, Bowley, Skelton, Ho opportune, when it might be expected that the Imperial Government, burdened
Fook, Yu King-shu, Un Kam-wa, Chan
with the heavy responsibilities of the
Shin-ki, Li. Sui-kam, etc.
war, could not give due attention to the matter; for we are told definitely that the proposals were carefully considered- and as definitely refused.
LETTER FROM LONDON COMMITTEE. At the uutset the Hon. Mr. Hallilax, (Secretary) read the following letter to. His Excellency, from Mr. Charles Russcil, of the Central Committee of " Our Day! in London
As at present constituted, the public have no more than a very hypothetic
Your Excellency - Your letter of the share in the government of the Colony, for, in face of the greater official phalanx
26th July to Lord Lansdowne has been opposed to them, it is not possible for handed to my Committee, and I beg to the few representatives that they have thank you for all your kind exortions on to achieve anything or to give practical behalf of the Joint Sucicties for Our effect to their wishes. With this anndi Day, the 19th October next. I note that cap they can go si further than mere you have referred our telegram to the criticism or raising of their voice in Committee appointed for the purposo, opposition, and asking of questions, with May I ask you to be so good as to con- not always satisfactory results; while
vey to them our deep thanks for their the system of nomination is by no means
decision to mark "Our Day" in some ideal the notninated membera
appropriate mauner, and I also must naturally feel some hesitation in voting thank you again for the sum of £1,020
for m against the authority that nominated 25, 70, already remitted. My Committee thom, and therefore, in that sense, they
is most grateful to them and also to cannot be said to have an unfettered frea
yourself. domn of action. Thus, in effect, the ad
of autocratic.
in ust
THE ARRANGEMENTE. The Hon. Mr. E. H. Sharp, K.O,.
LONDON October 5th The Board of Agriculture notifies that, in order to maintain the food supply ministration of the Colony is little short Chairman of the Executive Committee,:
and to prevent a rise in the price of milk, no more men will be taken away
A communiqué atates that in an from agriculture if January 1st, or carlier wire the word “ Praedeal" turns from milk production till April 11th, out to be a mutilation of the word Parajd, which is a town situated be
It seems to me that if an Association were formed having for its objects the
attainment of self-government that is as far as it is compatible with the post unless they are counter-balanced by mention of Hongkong as a Crown Colony, released from the colours for agricultural as in purely municipal affairs-and the and Dornavaca. Thus it work, who are unfit for general service. die representation of the civil communi is clear that the Rumanians have started The Board urges farmers meanwhile to ty in the local legislature, it would serve
tween Bra
a new offensive in Central Transylvania. | prepare to replace men who may be lost SUCCESSES ON TRANSYLVANIA Set by an older men
FRONT
curmanique states:-The night was Reuter learns that reports, which up calm on the entire front.
to the present have not been confirined, During our advance to the rest of have officially reached Londuir tint as a Morval yesterday we took nine guns.
result of the appointment of M. Proto- popoff as Minister of the Interior, im portant and significant Ministerial: changes are contemplated in Russia enemy in different regions
AERIAL ACTIVITY.
PARIS, October: 5th A communiqué suya: —There is nothing important to report.
The name of M. Rodziank, a well-known Liberal, and President of the Dums, is
There is the customary cannonade on the: Somme, which is most intense in the mentioned in connection with a high vicinity of Belloy and Assevillers.
office:
The infantry made progress cast of AERIAL ACTIVITIES:
Morval.
There was a duel with trench weapons in Alsace on the barren Reichackerkopf..
Despite very bad weather, a French agroplane, bombarded an aerodrome at Colinar Ninety bombs were dropped during the night on the electric search fights and military buildings at Zee brugge
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AIRMAN D.8.0.
BUCHAREST, October 4th
We took over two thousand prisoners in Dobrudja and in a conquered position we took over a thousand prisoners, seven guns, and much war material. VIOLENT FIGHTING ON DOBRUDJA
ESBJERG, October 5th.
committee had been appointed to make reported that small working sub
the necessary arrangements, and had
invited Mr. Haigh to join their number for the purpose of assisting in the pro- gramme of entertainments, They had
also got all the help possible from the
naval and military forces and the Public Works Botanical department.. The pro -gramme for the day was divided into tarce parts, We might call it the Constitutional (1)The Hose Fund, which Lady May
a useful purpose and ultimately achieve the objects aimed at
Reform League or Political Reform League "-
SEMI-SUBMERED ZEPPELIN An official message anys-On the PRESUMED ONE OF THE RAIDERS.
or some other suitable name and conduct it on the lines of similar Transylvanianfront we defeated the
Fishermen sighted on Monday at mid-political organisations in England; and day what was evidently one of Bunday's its scope might be extended to include Zeppelin raiders, semi-submerged, 35 periodical discussions on important local orman torpedo-busts and destroyers, questions, thus stituainting a healthy while two larger vessels alongside were public spirit, as well as keeping to the sen to be attempting to keep the airsun? Cront matters calling for action afont.
formly pressing them on the attention of JAPANESE POLITICAL CRIS S
the Government when necessary, and Torro, October 8th, generally acting as the guardian of the The Okuma Cabinet has resigned, The Emperor has summoned Field Marshal Terauchi.
TRONT.
"BUCHAREST, October 8th. communiqué states:-Our forces which crossed the Danube between Rustchuk and Turkukai, having conclud, on their demonstration, retired to the
fost violent fighting continues alug the whole of the Dobrudja front.
LONDON, October 4th Flight Sub Lieut Sowrey (mentioned in yesterday's wires as having been left bank. awarded the Distinguished Service Order) is 23 years of age and was study ing for the Indian Civil Service, the outbreak of war he feat to France, was wounded at Loos and invalided A communiqué” states-North of the Home. He was seconded to the Flying Somme we continued to progress east of Corps in June last. Morval.
MISCELLANEOUS FIGHTING,
PARIS, October 6th.
|_ He was a friend of Lieut. Robinson,
We repulsed strong counter-attacks on who was recently awarded the Victoris
cur new trench north of Fregicourt
Enemy artillery were most active south of the Somme
a
Cross for bringing down a Zeppelin.
DAUNTLESS AVIATORS.
LONDON, October 6th..
of the destruction
We have captured enemy fortification in the region of Parajd, neer Brassó, after three days' fighting,
THE GREEK, IMBROGLIO.
NEW CABINET EXPECTED,
ATHENS, October 4th
It is believed that t Dimitra
OBITUARY.
Docensed, who was born in 1843, was Accountant General of the Royal Navy from 1895 to 100%]TO
Public interests.
T
More can be accomplished by a com bination than by individual efforts, while, primarily, the Association would con: atantly keep alive the main purpose of its existence the quining for the com:
bad very kindly personally organised, For the purposes of that Fund, a large, number of roses (somo 20,000) had been given and would be sold on the day, the minimum charge being ten conts, and the maximum as much as anyone liked to give. He believed the modest maximan at the last trasion was $1,000, and he hoped that would be exceeded. They anti- cipated that the principal source of in- come would be that Rose Fund Ladies had volunteered to sell roses and collect in the offices and streets in the business part of the city, and their Chinese friends had undertaken similer work anong their own community, the school children selling the roses under proper supervi sion. Lady May would be open to receive subscriptions before the day, and with the acknowledgment would be sent a rose.
(2) --An English Fair on the Muriny Parado Ground which had been largely organised by Mr. Haigh. Among the attractions would be coconut shies, junglo shooting at which the Peak Tiger the governmcut of would be proved not to be a myta, »
STR RICHARD DAVIS AWDRY.
LONDON, October 8th, The death of Sir Richard Davis Awdry,munity of a voice in ROB, announced.
tho Colony; and, by steady endeavours, theatre with a pierrot troupe and other entertainments Red Cross competitions work for its realisation,
would be held and also some cnila 's That Taxation and Representation entertainments. At dusk there woul, o should go together is a fundamental & bonfire and torchlight dance by one of BRITISH MERCHANT VESSELS
the Indian regiments. The charge for, principle of sound government-a pring
admission would be 50 cents. The whole UNDER CONSTRUCTION. ciple, of which there is perhaps no cost of the matsheds and other erections
greater champion than British constitu had been met by letting spaces for advar The returns compiled by Lloyd's Regis- tional precepts; and it is all the more tisements, Copoulos (who was mentioned inter of Shipping, which only take into surprising that the Colony's very modest
(3),--L ́abler Gardens Fene and Titums- Reuter's wire on the 15th ult.) will forn account vessels of 10 tons and upwards claims for a more liberal form of governation, at which His Excellency will pre- the construction of which has actually ment should not he torpeded, and for sent the cup won in the afternoon for the Cabinet which will include three of begun, show that, there were 440 merchant reasons which, however admirable in the Red Cross competition. The charge will * A nowepaper account of the des
the most prominent Venerelists,
vessels of 1,540,218 tons gross under con-
be 81. struction in the United Kingdom at the early days of the Colony a history, are of the super-Zeppelin in Essex says that M Venezcles view is not yek, elose of the quarter ended 30th June, 1916, no longer applicable to modern condi All those things were outdoor, but it The tonnage now ander construction intions, considering the enormous growth had been decided to have one indoor per- Robinson, Sowrey, and Brandon, who is REAL REASON FOR RESIGNATION, the United Kingdom is about 117,000 tons and progress of the Colony in all diren formance, and that would take plaos af a New Zealander, ascended together, but
LONDON, October 6th.
more than that which was in hand at the tons. It is only in accord with histori the Victoria Theatre a week earlier. end of last quarter, and about 83,000 tons cal traditions that reforms have never They had had the greatest possible help- they separated At a height of 10,000 A telegram from Athens states that the more than the tonnage building 12 months been obtained without constant striving, from all. The Electric Company was feet they were coinbing the clouds to real reason for the Cabinet's resignation ago. It will be understood that the rate and this is what the proposed league will giving the whole of the light for the
of progress in merchant ship construction do
illumination, the Hongkong Hotel were gether for two hours, when Sowrey and is that a majority of the Ministers pro- continues to be very much reduced in the After the war there will be enormous giving the gross proceeds of the sale of Brandon sighted the Zeppelin, which posed that Greces should join the Endiate output will be considerably less closer federation of the Mother country koo were giving the dancings floor for present circumstances, and that the imme-changes within the Empire towards refreshments, the Dock Company at Tai- they n:tacked at different angles and tente immediately, but the King die than that which would be obtained under and the Colonies; the Imperial Govern the fair, Messrs Nuronha and Messra.
normal conditions a levels, unaware of the other being in agreed,
meat is inclining more and more to the Kelly & Walsh were doing the printing. SIZE OF VESSELS UNDER CONSTRUCTION, recognition of the principle of Colonial and it now only remained for the Com- It is officially announced that the action. Brandon seared several hits at A telegram from Canes reports that under constriction in the United King- and may be they will be more prone to His Excellency said he thought, they
The following table shows the vessels representation in the Councils of Empire mittee to ensure it being a successful day conio, employed on transport duty, the Zeppelin's tail, while Sowrey fusil M. Venezelos, interviewed, remained dom classified, according to gross ton recognise the rights of a community to would, all be satished with the arrange- was submarined in the Mediterrancan laded from above. The return fire of the sceptical regarding the meaning of the yesterday. She was not carrying troops. Zeppelin
Twelve of the crew are missing. Three Sowrey landed within a few seconds of as King Constantine had not ordered bandred and two were saved,
the Zeppelin striking the earth.
Our heavy guns in the Woevre shelled anlitary station at St. Benoit, where ranch movement is reported, causing a great fire.
BAYACACTIVITIEB.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]: TRANSPORT SUBMARINED.
TWELVE OF CREW MISSING.
LONDON, October 8th..
The Canarder Franconia, while being employed on Military duties has been Bunk
The Norwegian steamer Ada has been sunk,
[The Francome was a twin-screw steamer owned by the Conard Company. Ber dimensions, word :— Length, · 600 feet; breadth, 71 feet; and depth 40 feet. She
gunners
жан
not effective.
Both aviators were frozen when they landed, but they speedily revived.
SUNDAY MUNITION WORK,
TO BE PROHIBITED.
LONDON, October 5th. The Minister of Munitions has decided was built in 1911, and her gross tonnage to prohibit Sunday labour in munition Tas 18,150.]
works.
mobilisation
nago-
Gross tonnaga
Number.
change of government at Athens so long.
100 and unda 500 tons
1500.
148
1,000
2,000
1,000 tons 2,000 tons 3,000 tons
25
33
4,000 tons
4,000
5,000 tons
5,000
6,000
8,000 10,000 12,000 16,000
RESERVISTS DISTURBANCES.
Aress, October ath. The Reservists are provoking numerous disturbances. They stoned cars convey ing officers and soldiers at the, Piraeus embarking for Salonika. A French naval detachment in the neighbourhood came out with fixed bayonets and dispersed the Reservists
6,000 tons 8,000 tons 10,000 tons 12,000 tons 15,000 tons 50,000 tonS 25,000 tons 20,000 25,000
----- 201,000 tons 30,000
640,000 tons 40,000 tona mad above ....
Total
zeal voice in the management of its local ments made. It now only remained for Affairs. F will then be time again to him to say that it was up to them (the Press once more upon the Imperial Committee) to do their best to stimulate authorities for a recognition of our just interest in the celebration, and he thought elaimele de gun that the best way of doing that was to I trust that such an Association will be take tickets and try to pull them among formed, and I am sure that if the Hon their friends. The Committee was re- Mr. H. E. Follock, K.C., that staunch presentative that if they all and that champion of the public rights, will take they would touch every stage of the social up this matter, it will be un fast accom fabric of the Colony. He thought they pli.
oved a dobi to those people who were helping so generously, and if they p proved the necessary steps would be taken to convey their thanks.
There is nothing revolutionary in these sims, and the administration of the Colony will be all the stronger, more thorough and more effective for a teaven of democracy.Yours faithfully,
ERNEST D HASKELL Hongkong, 6th October, 1918,
The report was agreed to, after which the meeting terminated, mode
Subscriptions to the Rose Fund amount. ing to 8270 dollars have already been received