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October 11 1913,
3012 日三初月九年卯乙
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MONDAY, OCTOBER 11,
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October.11 1914,
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GERMAN ATTACK ON "HOHENZOLLERN REDOUBT REPULSED WITH HEAVY LOSS.
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EARLIER TELEGRAMS.
THE RUSSIANS.
MORE GERMAN ADMISSIONS.
October 9, 4.05 p.m. Reuter's correspondent in Petrograd says that the Germani aro compelled to admit another failure at Dwinsk, where they have long been making a despairing effort to smash the Russians. The battle is now assuming a new phase, General Hindenburg attacking in force from the north, all his attempts from other directions having completely failed. He even got within three miles of the town but
GREAT NUMBERS OF THE ENEMY'S DEAD LYING was forced to abandon his efforts. Now his thrust is ten miles
IN FRONT OF BRITISH LINES.
British Losses Comparatively Slight.
GREECE .MUST KEEP HER WORD AS HER HONOUR IS
AT STAKE.
(Reater's Service to the "Telegraph. "]"
THE ALLIES IN THE WEST.
GREAT NUMBERS OF ENEMY DEAD IN FRONT OF
BRITISH LINES. '
October 10, 2.20 p.m.
[The following talegrams appeared in our special edition of yesterday :----]
GERMAN NEWSPAPER GIVES INFORMATION.
October 9, 1.40 p.m.
The Tageblatt states that a British cruiser brought Brigadier General A.D. Hamilton to Salonica on October 3. The French Minister of Aeronautics has been in London conferring with the authorities regarding the Anglo-French Military Air Services,
THE BALKAN SITUATION.
ANGLO-FRENCH MINISTERS' ROYAL RECEPTION. from the fortress, where huge gune are trying to out a road through the Russiana Infantry in masses are also employed, but are only moving by inches. The Russiane are reating with superb obstinsoy,
October 9, 1.40 p.m. even themselves progressing at some points. Russian warships fiercely ture the Anglo-French Ministera, were received by the King.
Reater's correspondent at Sofia reports that prior to their depar- attacked the Germans in the region of Shlook, where the enemy's left wing rests on the Gulf of Bigs, some twenty miles from the town of Riga. The naval guns silenced the German batteries and caused grest damage to the trenches. Elsewhere at many points the Russians are displaying skilfal initiative, The Russian staff speaks of hot bayonet engagements in the Pripet swamps. It is noticeable that, in this kind of work, the Russians are invariably successful.
THE BATTLE NEAR DWINSK,
October 10, 5.25 ..
A Petrograd communique states that the battle near Dwinek is becoming most desperate. Many German attacke are reported, but, the Rasaisas esptared 300 prisoners north-west of Dabno, and 1,175 prisonera near Novo Lexinotz on the Galician frontier.
ENEMY SUBMARINES OFF CRIMBA.
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Enemy submarines have re-appeared off the Crimean coast. Russian destroyers are puraning them.
THE BALKAN SITUATION.
MORE GERMAN GENEROSITY.
October 10, 5.25 a.m. According to Renter's correspondent in Athens the journal Patris has been informed that a secret treaty between Germany, The text of Field Marshal Sir John French's communique, Austria and Bulgaria was signed on the 17th Jaly, by which, in i-Since the 4th inet, the enemy bas constantly shelled our new return for Balgeria's participation in the war Turkey is ceded to tranches south of the Labassse Canal and made frepeated bombing Bulgaria; also Albania, the whole of Serbo-Greek Macedonis, new attacks on the southern portion of the "Hohenzollern" redoubt, Serbia; also Salonika and Cavalla. which we hold. These all have been repulsed. Despite the enemy's artillery fire we pushed our trenches steadily forward north east of Loos, between Hill 70 and Hallach, gaining ground, varying
from five hundred to a thousand yarda in depth."
THE LATE LIEUT. WARNEFORD.
October 9, 4.05 p.m.
The enemy yesterday afternoon heavily bombarded the whole of the area we had recently won and followed by an attack, in sac- cessive waves of infantry, on the whole front from Look to the His Majesty the King has written to the mother of Lieutenant "Hohenzollern" redoubt. This attack was everywhere repulsed Warneford saying "It is a matter of sincere regret to me that the with heavy loss. We captured by a counter-attack a German death of Lient. Warneford deprived me of the pride of personally tranob five hundred yarde long wort of Oite St. Elie.
conferring on him the Victoria Crosa." Great numbers of the enemy's dead are lying in front of car lines. Our losses are comparatively slight.
THE ARTILLERY ACTIVITY CONTINUES.
October 10, 5.30 p.m.
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MR. KIPLING'S BEREAVEMENT.
October 9, 4C5 p.m. A Paris communique says that the same artillery activity con-
Sympathetic references are made in the French press to Mr. tinues, especially on the crests eastward of Souches and southward Rudyard Kipling's loss. near the Lille Road, while several attacks against the Givenchy Wood were repulsed. There is fighting with granades and serial torpedoes on the Lihons sector and violent bombardments at Nouvrons and Quennevieres. There is grenade fighting in Lorrains.
THE BALKAN SITUATION.
AMERICAN PRESS INTERVIEW M. VENIZELOS
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October 10, 1:35 D.m. According to Router's correspondent at New York, M. Venizelos in ■ notable interview with the Associated Press of America asid:-Jost prior to my resignation I affirmed "There is one thing abrolately certain that Greece will abide by the terms of her Alliance with Berbia, not only in the letter but in the spirit, to the last man and the last dranbms." He points out that the treaty had not foreseen an immense European war but the spirit of the Alliance was one of mutual defence and there was no reason to hide behind the wording of the treaty. Even if they wers faced with the entire forces of the Central Powers, Greece must keep ber wword ne her honour` was at stake.
Eto the event of telegrams arriving too late for insertion on this page they will be found on the Extra].
FRENCH COMMUNIQUE.
ENEMY AGAIN DRIVEN BACK.
October 10, 100 a.m. A Paris communique reports:-The Germans this morning renewed their attacks on our trenches in front of Loos, but were driven back to their trenches. There was a violent artillery dasl in the afternoon on the whole Artois front. We completely repulsed a counter-attack in Champagno against Tahure Hill, and dispersed gatherings of troope preparing a fresh attempt, There was bomb and aerial torpedo fighting in Argonne. We re-captured a trench| from the enemy in Lorraine.
THE ALLIES IN THE WEST,
GERMAN'S LOSE HEAVILY,
October 10,-1,30 ani.
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BULGARIANS Repulsed WITH HEAVY LOSSES.
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October 9, 1,40 p.m. It is reported from Rame that the Bulgarian Comitadjis, in attempting to cat the Greco-Serbia railway, were repulsed with heavy losses.
BERLIN CLAIMS WITH REGARD TO BELGRADE.
October 9, 10.16 p.m.
According to a Berlin communique the Austro-Germans have | occupied the greater part of Belgrade.
REPORTED ATTACKS ON BELGRADE.
October 9, 2.25 p.m.
Reuter's correspondent at Athens states that prolonged attacks were made on Wednesday, against the forte and positions protecting Belgrade. Attacks were made at Semendria on 'Ã hursday, the result being unknown.
ALLIED TROOPS SALUTE SALONICA.
October 9, 2.256 p.m. the troops before breaking ranks in camp, presented arms to the City, Farther Italian accounts of the Isnding at Salonica state that
then re-formed and marched to the Greek barracks where they again saluted the City with drame beating and bagles sounding.
SERBIANS RAPTUROUSLY WELCOME ALLIES,
October 9, 2.25 p.m. The Serbians rapturously welcomed the Allied troops from Salonies and showered upon them gifts of flowers and fruit."
KING OF GREECE'S PRESENT TO M. VENEZELOS,
October 9, 2.45 p.m.
CONDENSED.
Artillery nativity on the We -arn front contianes.
Givenchy Wood were repulsed.
Several German attacks on the
There are violent" bombard- ments at Nouvrons and Quenne- vieres.
There is grenade and serial torpedo fighting on the Lihong neator.
The American Government has decided to recognise the Car- rangs Government.
Sympathetic references 816 made in the French Press to Mr. Kipling's loss.
Great! numbers of the enemy'a dead are lying in front of the British lines on the Western front.
The Germans have been con- polled to admit another failurò at Dwinsk, where they have long been making a despairing effort to smash the Bussions,
M. Vonizelos said that if Greece wore faced with the entire foroes of the Central Powers sho her honour was at take. must keep her word to Berbia as
M. Venizelos, in an interview, said that prior to his resignation he affirmed that there is one thing. absolutely certain that Greece will abide by the terms of her alliance with Serbia.
Despite the enemy's artillery fire the British pushed their trenches steadily forward north- east of Loos, and between Hill 70 and Ballack, gaining ground varying from five hundred yards to a thousand yards in depth.
Russian warships fiercely attacked the Germans in the region of Shlock, where the enemy left wing rests on the
According to Renter's correspondent at Athens, the King has gulf of Riga, some twenty miles presented M. Venezalos with a signed portrait insoribed. "in from the town of Rigs. The memory of our joint efforts."
naval guns silenced the German batteries.
KING FERDINAND'S CHOICE OF ARMY LEADER.
October 9; 2.45 p.m. According to Benter's correspondent at Amsterdam, a telegram from Sofia Statea that King Ferdinand, at poon yesterday, informed the Cabinet that General Jakow, the Minister for War takes com« mand of the army in the field.
THE RUSSIANS.
TRAFFIC DIVERTED THROUGH BRITISH SUBMARINE ACTIVITY.
October 9, 1.40 p.m. A telegram from Copenhagen says that owing to the activity of Anglo-Russian submarines in the Baltic, much Swedo-German trafic has been diverted through Denmark.
GERMANS. TAKING UP WINTER QUARTERS,
October 9, 1.40 p.m. According to Renter's correspondent at Petrograd is appeara as The French announce that on the 9th and 10th the repeated if the Germans were taking up their winter quartera. Their foross bo- attacks by the enemy on our new trenches were repulsed. Our fore Dwinak are now linked up with those in the Vilas district, giving a trenches are steadily being pushed forward north-east of Loos, and practically straight line southwards. The Germans are still ten miles at Halluch we gained ground varying from 500 to 1,000 yarda in from Dwinsk; the Russian resistance is magnificently stern and depth. A great enemy attnok yesterday along the whole of our there are indications that the Germans are sending strong reinforce new area was repulsed with heavy loss. We won another German ments to the southern front, trench. Our losses are comparatively slight,
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On the 4th inst. the enemy new trenches south of the Labasse constantly shelled the British Canal and made repeated bomb ing attacks on the soulbern portion of the "Hohenzollern redoubt," which the British hold These were all repulsed.
DON'T FORGET.
TO-DAY.
Bijou Theatre---9.15 Victoria Theatre-9.
TO-MORROW.
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Bijou Theatre-9.15 y Victoria Theatre-9.15 p.m. Sale of furniture. No. 9 Ham- phrey's Buildings.-G. P. Lam- meri.-2.30 p.m.
Thursday, October 14. Hongkong Club, Eriraordinary General meeting.