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WAR TELEGRAMS,
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GENERAL MONRO LEAVES FOR THE DARDANELLES.
October 23, 1.00 p.m. General Monro, left London yesterday for the Dardanelles.
A POOR SUBMARINE RECORD.
October 23,100 p.m. German enbmarinse during the week sank only one small vessel.
GERMAN SPIES BUSY AGAIN.
October 23, 1.00 p.m. At the police court two men, obarged with signalling from the roof of a hotel to the enemy during the last air raid, baving been banded over to the military,
GERMANY APOLOGISES FOR HER SKILFUL SAILORS..
October 23, 1.00 p.m.
Reuter's correspondent at Stockholm states that in connection with the German trawler which fired on a Swedish submarine with in Swedish territorial limits, the naval staff in Berlin has expressed profound regret and has promised to make a searching enquiry.
ANOTHER GERMAN AEROPLANE ACHIEVEMENT.
A telegram from Malmoe states that two British sabmarines under water, torpedo boats from Baseni'z chased the northwards. There was no firing.
October 23, 1.00 p.m. German aeroplanes sighted Subacquently a flotilla of submarines, which retreated
THE RUSSIANS.
GERMAN AIRCRAFT LOSSES.
October 23, 1.00 p.m. Reuter's correspondeat at Petrograd states that the Germans have up till now lost two Zeppeling and 17 seroplsges in the Baltic region.
GENERAL RETIRES.
October 23, 1.00 p.m. General Rennekampf has been placed on the retired list.
MORE MINOR SUCCESSES.
October 24, 5.00 a.m,
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1918.
WAR TELEGRAMSTM
LORD DERBY SANGUINE
October 24, 2.35 a.m. Mr. Horatio Bottomley, speaking at Hackney, said he had discussed the new recruiting scheme with Lard Darby who said his experience already convinced him that the voluntary Bystem would be saved, and that he confidently anticipated that, by the end of November, there would be sufficient recruite to meet the require ments of the army,
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PUBLIC AUCTION.
ENTERTAINMENTS,
GEO. P. LAMMERT. VICTORIA
AUCTIONEER, SHARE & GENERAL BROKER THE Undersigned has received instructions from Consul A. Nilsson to sell by Public Auction
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the 29th October, 1915, com- mencing at 230 p.m. at his Residence "Victoria Lodge" No. 15 Peak Road. A Quantity of Valuable Household Furniture comprising:
Fine Axminster, Pile Carpots,
According to Reater's correspondent in Washington, it in Rugs and Stair Carpet, Brus ols nounced that the British Board of Trade has arranged to make a
Carpet,Walnut Bookcaso, Swedish Oak Chairs, Card settlement regarding coïzed American cotton not covered by aales or Carved contraole. The price paid will be the market value at the port. of Table, Easy Cha'ra and Cttoman with Loose Covers, Large Over- shipment at the time of the same shipment.
mantels, Conso a Tables with Mirrors, Extension Dining Table and Chairs, Bronze and Brass
Fenders, Swedish Lace and Em- broidered Curtains, e'c,
{The following telegrama appeared in our spacial edition of El otroliera, Ceiling Fans. Biass yesterday :-]
THE GENTLE GERMAN.
DRASTIC MEASURES IN BELGIUM.
October 22, 5.45 pm. According to Beuter's correspondent at Amsterdam a Brussels telegram says that the Governor General bas summoned all persons within his jurisdictios belonging to nay hostile army or on a mission from any hostile government, to report themselves within twenty-four hours. Those reaponding will be removed as prisoners of war; anyone arreated thereafter, or assisting such persons in any way, will be punished most severely.
THE KING'S MESSAGE.
HIS MAJESTY'S APPEAL TO THE MEN OF THE EMPIRE.
October 23, 3.05 a.m.
His Majesty the King, in a message to the people, expresses bis pride in the voluntary response of his subjects for the defence of a free Empire, bat says the sad is not in eight. His Majesty appeals to mea of all classes to come forward voluntarily at a grava moment in the struggle against a highly organised enemy who has transgrassed the lawe of nations.
FULL TEXT OF THE MESSAGE.
October 23, 3.05 a.m. The text of the King'e mossage to the people is as follows:- "At this grave moment in the struggle between my people and st highly organised enemy, who has transgressed the laws of nations and has changed the ordinance that binds civilized Europe, I appeal to you. Irejoice at the Empire's efforts and I am proud of the voluntary A Petrograd communique states that a Russian landing party world-wide response from my subjects, who have sacrificed bome and near Domornes, at the entrance to the Galf of Riga, on Friday fortune, and life itself, in order that another may not inherit the repulsed a German fores, capturing prisonera and material. Forty free Empire which their ancestors and mine have built ap. I ask The end is not in sight, and three Germso dead were abandoned, the Russinua had only a few you to make good these accrificee. wounded. Fighting on the left of the Styr continues. The Rua-more and more men are wanted to keep the armies in the field, and, Bians near Kotki captured another 621 prisoners, 17 Maxime, and through them, to secure victory and enduring peace. In accient eight trench mortars. Elsewhere Gghting has not been of au im- days the darkest moment has ever produced in the men of cur race the sternest resolve, and I ask you, men of all classes, to corre portant character.
forward voluntarily and take your share in the fight. In freely re- sponding to my appeal you will be giving your support to our brothers, who, for long months, bavo nobly upheld Great Britain's, past traditions and the glory of her arms.
THE MESOPOTAMIA OPERATIONS.
October 23, 10.00 p.m. Despatches dealing with the operations in the Persian Gulf and Mesopotamia up to April 14 ore published as a Blue Bok. Particu- lars of the composition of machine gun corps on October 6 are given in the army orders. It is to be dividend into three branches: cavalry, infantry and motor. The first two are to bo organised as a brigade, machine gua squadrons and companies reapoctively, and the last an mctor machine gun batteries. The war retablishment of the machine gun company will be nine officers, 111 non-commis- sioned officers und me, and 52 horses.
THE BALKAN SITUATION.
ENEMY'S HEAVY LOSSES.
October 23, 10.00 p.m. According to a Paria correspondeat a telegram from Athens: states that, from the despatobes from Nish signed by M. Pashitch, the losses of General Mackenson's armies ure shown to be at least: 60,000. British and French mililary attaches who have arrived from Nish confirm, this, nad add that Vrenis was act occupied by the Bulgarians, who attempted a more cavalry raid and were thrown back. They state that Serbian troops have entered Bulgarien territory.
BOMBARDMENT OF BULGARIAN COAST.
October 23, 4.05 p.m.
THE BALKAN SITUATION.
BRITISH TROOPS HAVE ENTERED SERBIA.
October 23, 8.00 a.m. The correspondent of the Daily Telegraph at Paris has the best suthority for stating that British troops have entered Serbia,
THE RUSSIANS.
GERMANS UNABLE TO MAKE HEADWAY IN RIGA. October 23, 2.25 a.m. According to Router's correspondent at Petrograd, Galicia is A communique says: the only scene of Russian successo,
The Russians crossed, against opposition, the Chara river, south- east of Baranovitchi, stormed the heights on the other side and took 1,588 prisoners, to which have been added 2,092 prisonere taken in various actions on the left bank of the Styr.
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The Germans are arable to make headway in the Riga and The Admiralty announces that an Aogic-Franco-Russian equa- Dwinsk regions. A violent German attack near Olai, on Thursday, dron bombarded the Bulgarian coast on October 21, ebelling a num-was immediately arrested.
The Russians also advacoed westwords in the lake region and ber of military positions and sericusly damaging the harbour works, railway station and shipping at Dadengatch, Care was exercised to east of Vilna, repulsing numerous counter-attacks, and captured a
village west of Postavy. avoid hitting points not possessing any military importance.
THE LANDINOS AT SALONICA,
October 24, 2.00 a.m. A Paris communique says there is nothing important to report. The landings of the French troops at Salonice continue regularly under the best conditions. The French troops which crossed the Greek frontier have established touch with the Serbian troop?.
MORE ITALIAN PROGRESS.
October 24, 12.20 a.m.
ITALIAN COMMUNIQUE
AUSTRIANS AGAIN LOSE HEAVILY.
October 23, 2.15 am.
The Rome osmmunique adds that the positions captured by the Italians include Moans Melino, in Giudicaris, (which was storm. ed, much material being taken) and Mount Deipini, a town on the lower Tirano.
Fine Twin Brass Bedsteads with Wire and Hair Mattresses, Teak Wardrobes, Toilet Tables and Chest-of-Drawers, Patont Washstands, etc.
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Sets, Glass and E P. Waro, Copper Tea and Coffee Sets with Tray, Crackory, Cooking Range, Copper and Aluminium Cooking Utensils, Tennis Net and Poler, Stone Roller, Lawn Mower, Palme in Pots, etc., etc.
also
1 Zither.
N.B.-Most of the above furni- ture made by Lane Crawford & Co. and Wm. Powell Ltd.
On view from Thursday, the 28th October.
Catalogues will be issued. Terms: Cash on delivery.
GEO. P. LAMMFKT.
Auctioneer.
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The Gates will be opened a: 8 30 p.ni.
By kind permission of Lieut.-Col. L. A. Watson and Officers the band of the 74th Punjabis will perform and also The Police Reserve Bind.
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