The Hongkong Telegraph
October 14 1915,
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LATEST WAR TELEGRAMS,
(ESTABLISHED 1881.) Copyright, 1915 by the Propeiator,
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 14,
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WAR TELEGRAMS,
CONDENSED.
ENEMY BOTH IN EAST AND WEST BADLY TURNED BACK.
GERMAN ARMY'S POSITION GROWS MORE AND
MORE DESPERATE.
Enemy Forces in Russia so Thinned That They Can Take No Prisoners.
ALLIES' SUBMARINES SINK TWO MORE GERMAN
SUPPLY SHIPS.
[Renter's Service to the "Telegraph."]
THE PROPOSAL TO ABOLISH THE HALFPENNY POSTAGE ABANDONED.
October 9, 2.45 p.m. In the House of Commons the Rt. Hon. Herbert Louis Samuel sanouceed that the proposal to abolish the halfpenny postage had been abandoned, but the halfpenny rate for newspapers, would be confined to those weighing not more than six ounces.
The proposed Press rates for inland telegrams would also be _modified.
INDIAN AFFAIRS.
A SPLENDID TRIBUTE TO LORD HARDINGE,
NATIONAL SERVICE.
ADOPTION OF COMPULSIÓN URGED AT CABINET MEETING.
October 13, 1.45 pm.
The Daily News says that conscriptionist Ministers urged the adoption of compulsion at yesterday's Cabinet meeting. Lord Carzon and Mr. Churchill are now the foremost of the compulsion- ists, Mr. Loyd George is more moderate. They believe that Earl Kitchener is more favourable to compulsion than he was a month
go.
THE BALKAN SITUATION.
NEWSPAPERS WELCOME M. VIVIANI'S ASSURANCĘS.
October 13, 1.45 p.m.
The newspapers welcome M. Viviani's assurance of a strong Allied notion on behalf of Sarhis can be carried ous without weaken ing either the Western or the Esatorn front. They generally insist that Grasce cannot long continae s noutrality which the Allies may skordy find intolerable.
TRENCHES BEING FEVERISHLY DUG.
EARLIER TELEGRAMS.
THE BALKAN SITUAIOTNS.
M. Delcase has resigned, owing
to ill-health. Tak
The population of Widdin ham bean expelled
Press rates for inland telegrams - will be modified.
Lord Curzon and Mr. Charohill are now the foremost compulsion-
ista,
BULGARIAN RESERVISTS WILL NOT FIGHT RUSSIA.
October 12, 1.45 p.m. According to Salonics message dated the 9th inst. Router's Sofia correspondent arrived with the Entente Ministers from
The Kaiser has arrived at the Bulgaris and says that the Bulgarian authorities, from the King downwards, were most courteous to the departing Ministers, The Austro-German beadquarters in“ population generally was grieved and anxious at the tarn events Serbia. had taken while the best diroles were discontented and unexey over The Bulgarian bank of the the Government's policy. Many reservisu declared that they would | Danube, oppo its Roumanie baa lay down their arms rather than fight Russia. The distribution of been mined, the Bulgarian military forces indicates that Pirot and Nish, not Macedonia, is their immediate objective.
BULGARIAN Recruits cheER "MOTHER RUSSIA.
October 12, 1.45 p.m.
October 13, 1.45 s.m. Telegrams from Bukharest say that the bulgarian bank of the The Timer correspondent in Salonics reports that the special Danube opposite Roamania has been mined. Trenches are feverish-train conveying the Entente Ministera from Sofia to Dedesgatch ly being dag at Bustobak,
passed several train-loads of recruits who greeted the Ministers with The civil population of Widdin bas been expelled.
frantic obeera for" Mother Razzia."
THE KAISER HAS ARRIVED IN SERBIA.
October 14, 1.45 p.m. The Kaiser has arrived at the Austro-German headquarters in Barbis.
MORE GERMAN STEAMERS SUBMARINED. OFF THE SOUTH OF SWEDEN.
October 13, 1.45 p.m. Renter's correspondent at Copenhagen saya that two more Ger- man eldamers, carrying copper and iron ore, have been submarined off the south of Sweden.
THE FRENCH CABINET.
AN UNUSUAL EVENT.
October 13, 1.45 p.m.
The French Cabinet met after the meeting of the Chamber ander. the presidency of M. Poincare and discussed the military, and the diplomatio situation. This is an unusual event.
NO MENTION OF ITALIAN CO-OPERATION.
October 13, 145 p.m. October 13, 2.00 p.m.
The fact that M. Vivinai did not make a single allusion to Sir Valentine Chirol writing to the Times in reference to a Italy's co-operation in the Balkans is commented upon in the lobbies latter by General Sir Moore Oreagh pointing out that although of the French Chamber. It is reported that possibly M. Deloasse during the latter'a command in India the Raj was exceptionally will not return to his duties, owing to ill-health. well informed on the European aspects of international policy, be was perpetually having to resist the demande for reduction of the army. He says that the main reason for the Raj's knowledge was Lord Hardinge's close association with the whole of the Entente Policy, and especially with the rapprochment with Haesis.
M. DELCAS3e has resiGNED.
October 13, 550 pm. According to Router's correspondent at Faris it is officially Perhaps no British diplomatist had foreseen so early and stated that H. Delcasse has resigned. so clearly the tik, and none was the object of a more systematic auimosity in the
inavitable trend
Weltpoli- of German
Later.
M. Dalcaase's resignation has been accepted. H. Vir oni takes German Prese, and in German official ciroles. Unfortunately his over the Ministry of Foreign Affaire in addition to the Premiership. perspicacity in regard to the Kaiser's designs was very slow to over- come the belief ingrained amongst the majority of Anglo-Indian soldiers that Rausis, was the only power whose ambitions consti- futed a real threat to the safety of India. When he was at Simla in 1911 Sir Valentine found that the chief opposition to any reduction of military expenditure was still based on the fear of Russian and not of German aggression.
THE CENSORSHIP.
NEWSPAPER'S SCATHING INDICTMENT.
MORE OLD MEN FOR THE LANDSTURM.
October 13, 1.45 p.m. According to the Paris Temps Germany has called up men of the age of fifty who have been enrolled in an auxiliary landsturm,
THE ALLIES IN THE WEST.
GERMANS AGAIN REPULSED.
A.COMPETENT AUTHORITY'S OPINION.
The proposal to abolish the half penny postage has been abandoned,
It is believed that Earl Kit- chener is more favourable to com- pulsion that he was a month ago. Germany has called up men of enrolled in the auxiliary land- fifty years of age, who have been stara
The newspapers say that Gresos cannot long continué a neutrality which the Allies may shortly find intolerablo.
Two more German steamora,. carrying copper and irobote, have bean submarined of thể Bouth of Sweden.
October 12, 1.45 p.m. TesTie Chairmen of ons of the French Parliamentary Commisions, on being interviewed, stated that a competent authority calculates The Daily News saya that con- that three hundred thousand Allied troops at Balonisa would be seriptionist" Ministers urged the sufficient to safeguard Barbie. He says the Commission has re-adoption of compulsion at Turn- solved that this shall be accomplished without delay and despite day's Cabinet meeting. every obstacle.
RUSSIA AND ITALY MUST LIBERALLY ASSIST.
October 12, 1.44 p.m.
Le Temps and Le Journal des Debats emphasise that Russia and Italy must liberally assist the British and French in defending Serbia.
EIGHT AUSTRO-GERMAN ARMY CORPS ATTACKING THE SERBIANS.
October 12, 1.45 p.m.
It is estimated in Rome that eight Austro-German army Corps are stocking the Serbians on a fifty-miles front. It is stated that the Prince of Wied, ex King of Albanie, is with the Germans against Serbia, and that bands commanded by Bulgarians have already been organised in Albania for the purpose of attacking Montenegro and Serbia,
BULGARIANS SHOT FOR REFUSING TO FIGHT
AGAINST RUSSIA.
October 12, 1.45 p.m. '
Germane in a night infantry attack northeastward of-Sanchez were everywhere completely re- pulsed, sa were preceding attacks.
M. Dalcases's resignation haa
been accepted. M. Viviani fakes over the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in addition to the Pro miership.
The fact that M, Viviani did not make a single allusion to Italy's co-operation in the Balkans is commented upon in the lobbisa of the French Chambar.
The newspapers welcome M. Viviani's assurance of a strong Allied action on behalf of Serbia, without weakening either the
Western or Eastern Front.:
The Russian army is now caps- ble of taking the offensive on a vast scale, owing to the transferszós of forces from the Russian to other fronte of German effeolives.
Greek refugees state that eighty men have been court-martialled | The Times hopes "that a real and shot in Balgarisa villages on the Black Sea for refusing to effort to place the censorship on a fight against the Russians, while the Agrarien leader, M.eane stable basis will be forth- siambulivski, who reprosoned King Ferdinand, bas been imprisoned. coming, as the present system has wrought inestimable injury to the national cause.
ITALY MAY DECIDE TO TAKE AN ACTIV¿ PART.
October 12, 1.56 p.m.
A Paris correspondent states that Italy is co-operating in the transport and landing of the Allied troops at Salonica. An Italico military attache is conferring with the General Suff there. Perhaps Italy may decide to take an active part in the war in the Balkan theatre, which would radically after the whole situation,
IAN AUSTRIAN CLAIM.
ALLIED TROOPS PREPARING TO LAND AT DEDEĄCATCH.
October 12, 1.55 p.m. October 13, 5.80 p.m.
German newspapers declare that the Allies are preparing to Beater's correspondent in Paris TS "that there island troops at Dedesgatob, while the Russians are ready to attack October 18, 2.00 p.m.
Bulgaria. heavy fighting and cannenading along the front, Following up the recent severe criticism of the centorship by
A communiqne says that the Germans in a night Infantry at, Lord Selborns in a letter to Lord Sydenham the Times in sa article tack north eastward of Souches were everywhere completely re- earnestly hopes that a real effort to place the censorship on a sane paised as were preceding attacks. There is a particularly violent stable basis will now be forthcoming. It says that the present system bombardment in the region between the Somme and the Dise and has wrought inestimable injury to the national cause; it has misled along the Aiane. German batteries violently cannonaded the region the British people as regards the realities of the situation, and it south of Tahare and eastward of Batte of Mesnil, the French guna has withheld informaation of which the enemy is in full possession replied effectively, while the French infantry are advancing from and it has created an atmosphere of suspicion, undes optimism, and trench to treacl eastwards of the works known as "The Trapeze" abin some minda alarm, which has perhaps been exaggerated in others,
The time bae now come for the Government to take the people both at home and overseas into its confidence.
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According to Renter's correspondent in Amsterdam a Vienna. communique from the Serbian front, claims that they "have gained corsiderable ground," but only six hundred prisonere. It says they captured in Belgrade nico naval guns and twenty-six field gua barrels, speaks of bloody fighting and concludes by stating that the Danube Bolilla is engaged in removing river mines and Russian ass mines.
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