November 4, 1914,
The Hongkong Telegraph
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November 4, 1913
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BAPTISING GERMANY'S NEW ARMY.
GREAT SLAUGHTER BY THE BRITISH.
Russian Troops to Attack Turks.
BRITISH WARSHIP SHELLS AKABA, THE TOWN EVACUATED
Egypt Under Martial Law.
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Martial Law Id, Egypt,
Nov. 3, 5.20 p.m. Reater's acrrespondent at Cairo states that General Maxwell, ina Proclamation, says the British Government has ordered him to tako military control of Egypt to ensure the protection of the country, which is under martial law from to-day.
Loan for Australia,
Nov. 3, 5.20 p.m. "Reuter's correspondent at Melbourne says it is announced that the Imperial Government is assisting Australia with a loan £20,000,000.
Russia Tranquil. ⠀
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Router's correspondent at Petrograd states that the Czar, in a manilesto, saye Russia will receive fresh aggression from the ancient persecutor of Christianity with perfect tranquillity. He adds that the valiant armies of Russia will triumph.
Russian Troops to Attack Turks.
The battle now raging is the scene of the heaviest fighting yet engaged in, resulting in immense losses to the Germans.
The British are daily taking prisoners, and twice recovered batches of British prisoners taken by the enemy.
The British and French guns combined most effectively, but we lost considerably from heavy howitzers.
The most notable day was that of the battle of October 23, south of the Lys, when we silenced the hostile batteries and severely repulsed the infantry, while northward we advanced and drove the enemy from their trenches.
Our artillery did great execution amongst the retreating Gormone.
The enemy returned and made Give desperate assaults; they advanced in a mass, singing "Die Wacht am Rhein;" bat were easily repulsed. It was slaughter at point-blank renge-was a holocaust. Our shrapnel tore through the retreating now formations.
Brilliant British Feat.
Nov. 3, 1.25 p.m.
North African Mussulmans Show no Sympathy for Turks,
Nov. 2, 10.25 p.. Beuter learas from diplomatic sources that the Turkish a polo- gy, in order to be satisfactory, must be necompanied by guarantees
reparation for the acts of war committed.
France bas issued an official statement regarding the Turkish crisis aimilar to Great Britain's. She sage the news from North Africa fadicates that the Massatmans there understand the Ports's error and show no sympathy with the Turks in their recklessness,
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Flo.t's Message to Prince Louis of Battenberg.
Nov. 2, 10.25 p.m.
The Froes Burana st tea that Admiral Sir John Jellicoe has telegraphed to H.S.B. Frince Louis of Battenberg, lats First Sea Lord of the Admiralty, as follow:
The whole Fleet leares with the deepest possible regrat of your resignation. We look to you with the greatest loyalty, respect aand gratitude for your work for the Navy.
The eye-witness describes the brilliant feat of trasferring large body of British troops from the Aisne to the battle on the North Cast, and finds a parallel to the Japanese at Mukden Linging masses of troops from the Centre to the extreme Left Wing. The British achievement; however, was more remarkable, as the numbers and distance were greater. The transference was made- by marching, railways, and motor-care. The movement was made at night-time, the enemy auspecting nothing, although sometimes the lines were only a hundred yerda apert.
The Frenchmen successfully replaced the British, and the Germans meraly thought they were ordinary reliefs going to the firing-line and supply trains moving to the valley below,
EARLIER TELEGRAMS,
Germans Again Repulsed All Along the Line.
Nov. 2, 7. p.m.
A communique issued in Paris states: The enemy continued the offensive yesterday with equal violence in Belgium aud the north of France, especially between Dizmude and Lys; but, despite attacks and counter-attacks, we made slight progress all along the line, except in the village of Messines, part of which the enemy captured.
The Germans attempted a great effort against the suburbs of Arras, which failed, as did attacks on Libons and Quesnoy.
German Offensive Again Completely Fails.
Nov. 3, 3 8.m.
An official report published in Paris at eleven o'clock in the evening states:
Batween the North Sea and the Olas the German attacks to-day have been less violent than yesterday.
We progressed in Belgino, south of Dixmude and south of Gheluvell, and have held all our positions.
The violent German offensive in the ragion of the Aisus, between Braye-on-Laonnois and Vailly, has completely failed.
[Gheluvell is in the province of West Flanders, 31 miles from Bruges and 8.1-2 miles from Ypres.]
Braye-on-Laonnoie, is in the department of. Aiene, 12 miles from Vailly.
Vailly is in the department of Aisne, 10 miles ENE. ofSissons.]
Turkish Embassy Leaves. Petrograd,
Nov. 3, 6.30 a.m.
It is announced from Petrograd that M. S zozoff, after hearing Turkey's reply on Saaday, said it was unsatisfactory and ordered bis passports to be handed to the Turkish Charge d'Affaires. The latter, with the Embassy staff, left yesterday.
"Too Late to Begin any Negotiations Whatsoever."
Nov. 3, 6.30 a.m.
H.M.S. Minerva haa bombard ed Akaba, and the town has been evacuated,
The Admiralty announces that. the whole of tto North Sea must now be considered a military eren.
Maritz'a followers have been split'ap into sinalt bands which are wandering aimlessly ner the German bir Ur."
Turkey has made a -called apology to Russir, but the latter says it is too late to begin any negotiations whatsoever.
Telegrams indicate renewed. violent attacks by the Germans in France and Belgium, but all have ended in failure.
Newe from North Africa indi cates that the Mussalmans there show no sympathy with the Turke' recklessness.
A German atsamer has landed..
at Para the passengera and crawa. of three steamers captured by the German oruiser Karlerabe.
It is announoad from Mel- boorae that the Iniperial Govern- ment is assisting Australia with a loan of £20,000,000.
The Czar aaye Russia will re- ceive the fresh aggresion by the anoient persecutor of Christianity with perfect tanquillity,
The Russian Emeror has or dered the Aray in the Caucasus to cross the frontier and attack the Turke
The Billah Government has ordered General Mwell to take military control of Egypt, which
is now under martial law.
Miuc-laying under a neutral flag and reconnaissances by traw- leraand hospital ebipa are describ
ed as crjinary features of German
A siatement from the British
A message from Petrogra raporta that the Gran i Vizier's tile-naval warlar We made alight progress in the region of the Aisne, in the gram to M. Sazonol expressed profound regret at the rapture of direction of Tracy-le-Val, to the north of the forest of l'Aigle, na good relation, dus to a bo tile act on the part of the Russian fleet. Headquarters describes a brilliant well as at certain points on the right bank of the Aisne, between the He said the Forts would not fail to give an opporting solotion of feat by the British troops, and Forest of l'Aigle and Soissons.
this questioa and would take all measuras to prevent the possibility shows how the enemy suffered of a repetition of such act. The Ouoman Government ba 1 decided severely.
Above Vailly an attack against our troops holding the right bank also failed.
The same result attended night attacks on the heights of Chemin-des- Dames.
artillery noticeable at Rheims, between Argonne and the Meuse and on the heights of the Meuse had no appreciable result.
The renewed activity of the enemy's
The enemy made an offensive reconnaissance movement, which Nov. 3, 2.10 p.m. was repulsed. We progressed in the Vosges and, besides re-capturing Reuter's correspondent at Tiflis reports that the Imperial the heights dominating the Col de Saint Marne, we cccupied the Viceroy of the Caucasus, in an Army order, states that in view of positions in the Ban-de-Sapt district from which the enemy had [Lys-lez-Lannoy is in the department of Nerd, about 8.1-2 miles ENE. of Lillo.
Messines is in the province of Wost Flanders (Belgium) 6 miles from Tires.
Liben--3-Sint rre is in the French department of Somme, about 12 miles SSW. of Peronne, I miles ESE. of Alb rt and 2 miles west of Chaulnes.
the Turkish attack on the Russian coast and on vessels of the Blackbombarded Saint Die. Sea Fleet, the Emperor has ordered the Army in the Caucasus to cross the frontier and attack the Turks.
Another Admiralty Warning.
Nov. 3, 2.10 p.m.
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The Admira'ty announces that, in consequence of the indiscri- minats laying of German mines in tra le route under neutral flags, Quesnoyar-Deule is in the department of Nord, 6 miles NNW. the whole of the North S a must be considered a military area, and of Lille. all shipping henceforth will pass a line drawn from the Ee- brides through the Faroes to Toeland at own peril unless it Compiegne. follows Admiralty instructions.
H.M.S. Minerva Shells Akaba.
Nov. 4, 2.30 p.. The Admiralty announces that, on her arrival at Akatā, H.M.S. Minerva found the place occupied by soldiers, one of whom was apparently a German, and also armed cafives.
Tracs-le-Val is in the department of Oise, 8.1-2 miles NE of
Ban-de-Sapt is in the department of Vosges, 6.1-2 miles from St. Die.
S. Die is also in the deper ment of Voeger, 33 miles from Epinal and about 8 miles from the German frontier
Grand Vizier Apologises.
Nov. 2.8.20 p.m. Reuter understands that the Grand Vizer has offered apologies
The Minerva shelled the fert and the troops. The town was for the recent events in the Black Sas. evacuated and a landing-party proceeded to destroy the fort, bar-
raoke, post-olice and stcray.
There were no British casualties, but the enemy sustained aɔme
"The Heaviest Fighting Yet Engaged in," Immense Germaa
Losses,
Nov. 3, 1 p.m. An eye-witness with the British headquarters states that the British from the Aiane went to meet the new army which it was known Germany was raising; also the fall of Antwerp had released the besieging troops.
At first, the troops which approached the North Coast were composed almost entirely of cavalry, then more infantry and guns; attack next, new formations and heavy artillery. Thus the enemy ed the whole line, and the operations took on a new complexion.
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More Captures by the Karlsruhe.
Nov. 2, 10.10 Lloyd's agent at Para reports that a German steamer has landed the passengers and crews of the steamere Van Dyck, Hurstdale and Glanton, which had been captured by the German craiser Karlsrabe.
[Para (or Balem) is on the westera ahore of the Bay of Guaj- are, Brazil.
aud The Van Dyck is a Belgian steamer, registered at Antwerp belonging to Marshall and Gerling. She was built in 1901 at Hoboken and has a gross tonnage of 1,182 tone."
The Hurtdale le a vessel of 2,752 tona gross, built in 1902 for. Lambert Bro Ltd., of Liverpool.
The Glanton was built in 1894, for Steel, Young, and Oo, of London, and is3,021 tons grose:]...
to forbid it flott to enter the Black Sea nadloped the Russian fleet would not craite near the Torkish littora.
the two countries.
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Wor news frim Weihaiwai ie given to day..
Further notes on the origin:
The Grail Vizier firmly trasted that Russia would slow the same spirt of conciliat on in this affair as Turkey, in the interests of M. Sazosolf, after listening to the Grind Vizier's telegram, replied to the Coarge d'Affa res, Fabr-o-Du, that Russia formally
Interesting war items STO denied. that her fleet took the ho tile initiative and said it was too appear on page.1. He a ided that if Tarkey had immediately expelled all German given to-day. at to begin any n'got at one what.over. functionaries from her army and navy, ten only would it have been "Our Contemporaries" appears. possible to open negotiations with a view tusitisfying sufferera fron the treacherone aggression on Russian conste. As Fehr-ad-)n's on page 2, commercial newa on declarati i had not changed the situation, Fa r--D.n. would page 9 and log book on page receive bie [aports on Monday
The Maritz Affair.
Nov. 3, 7.20 a.m. Router's correspondent at Capetown raporis that Maritz'e rebel following have split up into small bands and are wandering about
Wholesale surrandera ars! aimlessly nor the German border. expected.
Maritz himself is wounded.
The German Idea, of "Playing the Game."
Nov. 3, 7.20 a.m. The Admirelty, in an announcement regarding the North Sea, declares tl at mins-laying under a neutral flag and reconnaissance by trawlers, bospital ships and neutral vesela era ordinary features of German naval warfare.
The Admiralty indicates the roste to be followed by fra ing ships and adds that any deviation therefrom, even by a few miles may be followed by fatal consequences,
£200 000.000 British War Loai
Nov. 3, 7:20 a.m.
The Loulon Daily Telegraph slates that the Government will shortly be issuing a war loon of two hundred millions sterling, redeemable in ten-years, at four per cent, per sunum.
General newe and particulars of the new NY.K. steamer Yaanka: Mara appear on pagið 3,
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