THE
WAR
The following Cables were received on Saturday night and sasued in our Early Morning Extra yesterday.
YFNERAL.
[THROUGH BETTER'S ADENOY.]
"OUR DAY".
RESULTS EXPECTED TO BEAT'
ALL RECORDS.
LONDON, October 20th. It is expected that last year's total of over a million sterling for the Red Cross will be beaten by the result of "Our Day.
Yesterday donations of £66,000 had sl ready been announced, including £5,000 from Bombay and £1,000 each from Sir John Reoves Ellerman and Messrs, Ralli
Brothers-Indians
Many Anglo-Indians visited Princess Sophie Dully Singh's Indian stall at the Haymarket, where a number of Indinn ladies and children assisted.
DEFENCE OF THE REALM ACT. MEMBER OF HOUSE OF COMMONS
"FINED.
LONDON, October 20th. Mr. J. King, the Liberal member for Somerset, N. in the House of Commons, was charged at Bowest, under the Defenen of the Realm Act, for communi.. cating without lawful authority, in formation respecting the supply and con dition of certain war material in a letter to George Raffalovich, New York.
[THROUGH REOPER'S JOENOT-]
DECORATIONS
PROMOTIONS.
THE OPERATIONS IN MESOPOTAMIA.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS
MONDAY, OCTOBER 2981, 1918.
THROUGH REGIZE'S ADENCY.}
THROUGH REUTER 8 ʻAGENOT.].
AND THE SUBMARINE CAMPAIGN. ENEMY TRENCHES RAIDED.
LONDON, October 21st. The Garette announces the following decorations and promotions
D.8.0.-Lieutenant-Colonels HO Brown Masco, RAMC; H, B. Smith, Artillery; Majors E. V. Aylon, RAM.O.; T. R. Carlisle, and H. G. Thompson, Artillery; Captain EX Murphy R.A.M.C.; Lieut. A. B. Mathews Engi
neers.
Military Croas-Captaine A. Brown, Dorsets; A. T. McCrory, R.AMO - E
Sandes Engineers; Lients W. Bar tou, Dorsets; T. Campbell, Norfolks; end-Lieut. W. Deveroux, Artillery.
Brevet Lieutenant Colonels: Majori E. Corbould Warren, Artillery; W. E
Amsterdam, October 20th.
A German official message say, that Germany in energetically protesting to Norway that the exclusion of war sub marines from Norwegian waters is directs fore an unneutral act ed only against Germany, and is there
SWEDISH STEAMER LOST.
BELIEVED TO HAVE BEEN
TORPEDOED.
FRIEDRIKSHAVEN, October 20th/ A German submarine is supposed to
have torpedoed the Swedish steamer Normandie, the crew of which was
latitled.
Cramer Roberts, Nortoiks; H. E. Wins 1HE FATE OF THE" BREMEN.”" loe, Engineers,
All the officers above mentioned are now prisonora. The rewarda relate to the operations of General Townshend's
force prior to the stage of Kut. The officers are exceptul from the rule that prisoners of war cannot be considered før reward, because the unavoidable delay. in transmitting the recommendations prevented the gazelting of awards before the officers were taken prisonero, ...... në
SOLDIERS KILLED IN
MESOPOTAMIA. QUESTION REGARDING PAYMENTS TO THEIR DEPENDENTS.
LONDON, October 20th.
Mr Bodkin, who prosecuted, statod that King wrote to Raffalovich making sensational statements regarding war
In the House of Commons, in reply to: material which were published in Ameri ca by a news Agency, of which Raffalovich Mr. J. M. Hogge, Liberal Member for was the representative, and sent by wire Edinburgh, E. Mr. Hayes Fisher ex- Jess to Germany and published in the Ger-Pressed the epinion that the widows and man Press. King afterwards wrote to dependents of soldiers killed in Mesopo- Mr. Boyd Coorge stating that when he tania could not benefit from the funds of wrote to Buffalovich he did not doubt the soldiers had been paid from the Public latter's loyalty and was greatly distressed Funds of the United Kingdom Mr. by the affair
Fisher, however, promised to communicate King was fined £100.
with Mr. Chamberlain on the subject immediately. ALLIED STRATEGY IN THE BALKANS.
LONDON, October 20th.
the Statutory Committee unless the
THE JUTA CONTRACT.
A NEW ARRANGEMENT,
WASHINGTON, October 20th. with the movements of the submarine Loading German diplomats, familiar Bremen, virtually concede her loss.
THE SUMARINE RAIDS.
- LONDON, October 20th. In the House of Commons, Lord Robert Cecil justified the Alked Methorandum regarding submarines, and said recent eventa had shown that the egution was not issued a moment too soon
AFRICA.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY,}
GERMAN BAVAGERY.
LONDON, October 19th.
London, October 20th. General Sir Douglas Haig's communi- states that last syening the enemy heavily shelled the Stuff and Schwaben redoubts,
During the night we twice raided the enemy's trenches in the neighbourhood
of Look,
LONDON, October 21st. After a bombardment the enemy attack- ed westward of the Schwahen redoubt, but were repulsed before reaching our posi tion. The enemy suffered considerable casualties.
There was nothing elsewhere.
A BRILLIANT FRAT. THE CAPTURE OF SAILLY- SAILLISEL
PARIS, October 20th. The final capture of Sailly-Saillisel was a brilliant feat The French bud previously beaten off a score of attacks accompanied by gas and liquid fire, and they stormed the village which was de- then, when the Germans were weakened,
fended by one hundred and fifty machine- gune, tropling their passage across heaps of enemy corpses The capture means that the famous wood of St. Pierre Vaast is outflanked.
PARIS,
October 21st An official message states that there. has been the usual artillerying on the Somme front, the firing being particular ly active in the sectors Sailly-Saillisel, En Santerre ind Ablainenart. There was an intermittent cannonade elsewhere on the front.
RUSSIAN FRONT.
(THROUGH REUTER'S ACKNOT.] RUSSIAN BATTLE EXTENDING, An official report recounts how a British ENEMY DEFENCES DENTED. trooper in German East Africa was cap tured by the exienty tied to a gun-wheel. The battle of Bolshoyce is extending
FerroonAD, October 20th. beaten by a native under the order of north-west along the Zlotalipa. The German officers, and then shot with saven bullets. He subsequently died.
Russians have initiated a movement to envelop Halicz from the north. The fighting is most Gerce: The Germans have brought up reserves from Lemberg. The Russians have dented the enemy de fences at Czeriany fifteen miles south- east of Kovel,
FRANCO-BELGIAN FRONT
THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
THE ALLIED OFFENSIVE
BRITISH OPERATIONS DURING OCTOBER.
In the House of Cominons, replying to speech by Mr. Lynch criticising our
LONDON, October 20th. Falkan policy and asking whether any
The Times states that in view of the re- outside influence had been allowed to
presentations of the Raj and the Indis sffect it, Lord Robert Cecil said it was Office and the Trade protest against the impossible at present to discuss what we Ralli contract, the War Contracts Depart or our Allies had mid or were going to ment have accepted, under certain condi say to Greece. Our strategy in the Baltions, a scherne submitted on behalf of a Fans had been guided exclusively by number of British firms for supplying military considerations and advice. Mrjute for military purposes.
LONDON, October 20th Lynch appeared to hint at some obscure Ralli Brothers have agreed to the canoeing the October operations, says We General Sir Douglas Huig, summarit and disreputable influence of the coun-lation of their contract and to participate have made steady progress between Thien cils of the Government. Such a sugges in any arrangements acceptable to the val and le Bars, and have gradually tion was absolutely baseless and utterly interests concerned in the adoption of unworthy of the House, and ought over the now selomme, subject to its acceptance
won a series of strong positions. to have been made..
by a representative majority of Calcutta halers and shippers,
*ELIMINATION OF ENEMY INFLUENCE.
UNIONIST COMMITTEE FORMED
LONDON, October 20th.
The City Corporation bare appointed Conuittes to consider steps to check
enemy trading in the City.
Sir Edward Carson has accepted the chairmanship of the Unionist Committer
for the elimination of enemy
influence.
FRENCH ADVICE TO IRELAND
Panis, October 20th. The Temps, which favours Home Rule, says:Despite the rebellion, Irish loyalty canaut be suspected, but it must manifest itsett i acts. Unless she takes a fair share in the conimon effort, Ireland will To all chance of obtaining the liberties she claims. Her surest way to compro- miss her claim to Home Rule is to appear aslacker.'
WINCHESTER BYE-ELECTION.
LONDON, October 20th.. The Winchester bygelection resulted follows:--
Mr. Carnegie (Coalition) 1,218 "Mr. Woods (Independent),
473
Coalition majority .... 745 TSAR DECORATED'.
PETROGRAD, October 20th. Sir George William Buchanan, British Ambassador, presented the Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath to the Tsar as Admiralissimo of the Russian Navy, in recognition of the latter's services in guarding the Baltic and driving the Turkish Fleet out of the Bosphorus. ⠀
FOOD FOR BRITISH PRISONERS.
Messrs.
LONDON,, October 20th. A Russian communique states thut enomy attacks in the Dobradja were re- pulsed with great losses; the battle con- tinues, le is being fought
A stubborn twenty-six miles south of Kovel while the enemy are fiercely and unsucessfully
masses south of Bristelaike: the baitle. Halic. The seay also attacked in dense attacking twelve miles to the NN.W. of
continues.
longed, the enemy resisting stabboraly.
The fighting has been heavy and pro-ITALIAN. FRONT.
until surrounded in one place after another. Numerous
have been
Commenting upon the new fute scheme the Times remarks that the provision that taken. TRANSLA agent firms shall be responsible for the. settlement of the claims of the Dundee ter attacks since the 7th inst. These have We have had to repel numeroits coun- manufacturers presumably means that been generally stopped by artillery and firms will have to make goed the demachine gun fire, but when they succeed- terioration in transit by sca. Well-ined in reaching our lines they were thrown formed quarters are doubtful as to how back by ride fire with heavy losses. Only far firms will be able to avail themselves once or twice hoy the enemy succeeded in Free Trade in a market from which obtaining a fouting in a trench, and then respect of profits is eliminated he was promptly ejected with the bayonet Times points out that many difficult probleus connected with the adjustment of terms with the Dunder spinners remain
to be solved.
DUKE OF CONNAUGHTS RETURN:
LONDON, October 20th." The Duke of Connaught has arrived in
England,
[THEOUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]. ITALIANS INCESSANTLY
ENGAGED,
Rome, October 10th. There have been almost incessant at
The enemy broke into a redoubt on a
tacks and counter-attacks on Mount Pasubio, preceded and supported by ex- tremely violent bombardments. tooth of Moart Pasubio yesterday morn We have been mest active in trenching, but were promptly driven out** raids outs de the Somme battlefield. LONDON, October 20th. Between Ypres and Loos we secured many prisoners and inflicted heavy casualties. The total prisonere taken on the Somme since July 1st number 28,918,
An Italian communiqué states that. forn enemy mass attacks on Mount Pasghilo were mown down. We retained must positions and took 100 prisoners.
A Italian detachment occupied to Korites.. Ljaskoyiki on the highroad from Janina
ELIGHT BRITISH ADVANCE,
LONDON, October 20th We slightly advanced our line at ButteFHE BALKANS
General Sir Douglas Haig reports
de. Warlincourt. A barrage lot fire stopped a counter-attack in the neigh- bourhood
There is nothing to report elsewhere. There has been heavy rain throughout the morning.
A GERMAN ATTACK FAILS.
PARIS, October 20th.
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GOOD PROGRESS BY THE" SERBIANS.
Salonika, October 20th.
SILVER MARKET.
LONDON, October 19th. Messrs. Montagu's report on the silver market states that the undertone is good. despite the fluctuation of prices. The market is somewhat inert, owing to big. American sales bluating the appetite of bayers. The Indian bazaars have shown
A comntunique states:--North of the little interest and the steadiness of Summe, the Germans vainly attempted, Chinese exchange has not allowed of at five o'clock in the afternoon, an attack business. There appears to be a shortage eat and north of Sailly-Baillisel. Our of silver currency in China owing to the artillery broke up the assaulting waves abnormal shipments to India and Great when they started, inf ofing is i Serbian artillery fired on enemy artil-
losses
Britain. Considerable restriction in the output of the Mexican mines is possible owing to the difficulty of securing cyanide..
NAVAL ACTIVITY
THROUGH KRUTHEʼN AGENCY.]
· CUNARD LINER SUNK. CREW AND PASSENGERS, SAFELY
LANDED
LONDON, October 20th. It is officially announced that the Government has approved proposals for new War Prisoners Comautico under the presidency of Sir James Starr Jame-sunk. mop, with the object of ensuring that every British war prisoner will receive landed. mended comforts.
LONDON, October 19th. The Cunard liner Alaunia has been The Captain and 163 of the crew were
LATER
In future, parcels will only be sent by
All the passengers on the daunia, authorised organisations. Each prissner numbering 180, were landed prior to the will be supplied by only one organisation sinking. with foodstuffs not execeding 30lbs. in weight weekly
The scheme does not apply to officers, whose parcels will be dealt with as at
presen
OBITUARY
MB. W. E. MULFORD,
LONDON, October
The death as announced of Mr Mudford the famous ox-ed"
The Serba capture of the village of Brod was succeeded. by desperate fight- ing. The village was strongly fortified. Utaer gains included the heights to the north and the village of Veleselo. The Bulgars were dispersed and driven north- ward, being pursued by the Berus. This booty included three guns and other war beavy material, as well as numerous prisoners.
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South of the Somme, we made freshlery stores at Falok, and aeroplanes progress between Biaches and Maisonette bambed the retreating Bulgars, R
Three hundred and fifty prisoners were
The Serbs are progressing on the re taken yesterday.
mainder of the front, and have captured All is qu'et elsewhere,
forty-three guns, exclusive of trench guns, aince September 14th,
GERMAN UNDERGROUND FORTRESS BLOWN UP.
LONDON, October 20th. Reuters Correspondent at the French Headquarters, is describing the French apring forward when they captured Ablaincourt, Bovent and Chaulnes Wood, narrates the destruction of a German observation post SAME
By the capture of Brad and Veloselo, the Serbs have pierced the enemy's second line in that part,
SSA The Cerna is now confronted, and the final line is appreciably, usarer Monastir.
BRILLIANT SUCCESS
LONDON, October 20th.
A French official message from Baloni ka states that the Serbians gained a brilliant success on the left bank of the Cerna. They stormed the plateau and village of Velesolo, north of Brod, and outed large enemy forces with the heaviest losses They captured three guns extends My site
The Serbian official message states that the army of Voivada Mishitch occupied the villages of Brod and Veleselo and
The tower wag of thick armoured con crete, and gave access to a typical Ger man underground fortress, similar to those which the Germans are compelling the Belgian and French civilians to build in all directions, The French fired a single 400kom, shell, which blew the tower to smitherceas and pierced the roof of the underground fort. The garrison, consist ing of two officers and twenty men, were
were quite unwounded. An untouched. Deal was waiting on the table,
Similarly a single shell pulverised | MORE ITALIAN TROOPS big factory, the ruins being filled with
ARRIVE AT SALONIRA. dead. Eight hundred survivors, shaken
[The Alaunia was built in 1913 for the Cunard Company. Her gross tonnage was 13,405, and her dimensions were instantly killed by the concussion. They took eighty prisoners.
Length, 620 feet; breadth, 04 feet; depth 43 feet. Her speed was 14 knots.)
TWO TURKISH STEAMERS
SUNK.
LONDON, October 20th.
steamers in the Bosphorus
A Russian submarine has sunk two
and cowed were taken prisoner,
Satoweka. October 20th.
The heavy gun is now recoguised a Further important Italian contingents the man offensive sím, and the 75mm. guns are only used now to establish barrage,
is as pressof in
Thornyoreft's
(THROUGH REUTER 8 AGENOT.]
VIOLENT ATTACKS REPULSEN
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LONDON, October 20th..
Roumanian communique states that the enemy are attacking along the whole. front in Dobraja They were repulsed un our right fenk and centre, but our left wing was slightly withdrawn." Towards Lingrd we drove back the BUCHAREST, October 20th.
enemy in Oituz Valley to the frontier, Most violent enemy attacks along the whore the fighting continues. We re whole of the Carpathian front have been pulsed the enemy attacks in Trotus everywhere repulsed with heavy losses, valley, Bran defle and in the region of The enemy hitherto have attacked the Mount Robul We recaptured Mount passes, especially in the Predeal région, Suru, where they hoped to be able to debouch rapidly into the oil-Belds, but they now seems to be making their principal effort in the Trotach valley, in the noria of Moldavia They have no chance of
A violent bombardment is reported as OTHOYE
-
Absolute confidence sell in the Bou mandon generala, assisted by the French
ANXIETY IN ATHENS
Aruana, October 20th The night of the 19th paced without incident. The entire garrison was afoot for the maintenance of order?" The calca were filled with Reservists all night, but these cowed by the severe police morzarek and by the vallitary.