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TO-DAY'S
LATEST WAR TELEGRAMS,
PROGRESS OF THE ITALIANS ON THE ISONZO,
EARLIER TELEGRAMS.
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 30,
1915.
WAR TELEGRAMS
WAR TELEGRAMS,
AUSTRIANS SUFFER ENORMOUS LOSSES IN THE
MOUNTAINS.
Sir In Hamilton's Farewell to His Men.
KING GEORGE SUFFERS SLIGHT MISHAP.
(Reuter's Service to The "Telegraph."]
HIS MAJESTY THE KING.
INDIAN CIVIL SERVANTS.
MR. A. CHAMBERLAINS' THRILLING SPEECH.
FRENCH POLITICS.
NEW FRENCH CABINET.
October 28, 8.20 p.m.
The new Cabinet includes ex-Premier Combes, H. Bourgeois and Freycinet and also the well known Socialist M. Gavadee, all sa ministers without portfolios.
THE ALLIES' APPROVAL.
October 29, 7.30 a.m. *-
$36 PER ANNUM-
TELEGRAMS,
NEWS FOR BUSY MEN.
CONDENSED,
Details are givan of the Italian great offensive.
The Tear and the Tsarevitoh have gone to the Southern front.
The total casualties in the · The entire press Welcomes the French Cabinet change sa & Western-area up to October 9 is strengthening of the Allies' resolve to secure efficiency in the con- 365,046,
dact of the war,
THE KING AT THE FRONT.
ENTHUSIASTIC SCENES.
October 28, 9.50 p.m.
The Tribune points out that there is no talk of peace in Lon- don. Paris or Petrograd.
The Kiel municipality have
October 28, 1.00 p.m. Mr. Ausion Chamberlain Secretary of State for Indie, received at the India Office on the 28th inst, ffty newly appointed Indian officials isolading thirty civil servante. He said he did not doubt! that they would have preferred active marvios. Some who had scoopted commissions had been permitted to retain them and one had already been killed. A few others had been allowed to join the Territorials in India. But the Government had been obliged to retain the services of the bulk of them for Tadis, They would find
Rauter's correspondent at British Headquarters dwells upon started bresking up the tram their daties in Ladin wider and their responsibilities heavier than if they had joined the Home Civil Service. Nothing had been more the enthauiastic sonnes which greeted His Majesty King George. lines in order to give the copper glorious in the whole history of the Empire than the high tradition During a comprehensive tour of the front, His Majesty met repre- cables for military purposes, of the Indian Service, which demanded unfailing sense of duty,sentatives of almost every unit on motive service. He was welcomed October 29, 3.40 p.ta.
(unwearied industry, continued readineas and the sacrifics of all at a French port by Field Marshal Sir John French and the digni- While His Majesty the King was inspecting the army in France selfish considerations to the work. It wasn't merely the work done taries of the town, and soon be gained an insight into the many yesterday morning, his hores became excited by the cheers of the that counted, but the manner of doing it and he urged these men antivities of supplying and tending the needs of the army. His troops, reared and fell. The King was severely bruised. His of British race to remember that the national reputation was in Majesty was particularly intereated in the drafts sent from Home to Majesty is confined to bed and had a fair night with some sleep, his their keeping. They were going to India at a time when the all the gaps. temperature was 99, pulse 76 and his condition is improved. No intorest and sympathy of the whole Empire for India had been complications have arison.
SUFFERS SLIGHT MISHAP.
THE CAVELL MEMORIAL SERVICE.
ST. PAUL'S FILLED TO THE UTMOST.
October 29, 2.20 p.m. Perhaps never before in the National Cathedral has there been ench an intense nots of intimats personal sorrow, ne was soon at the Cavell Memorial Service this afternoon. Citizens of all classes
Besembled during the misty morning to await the opening of the doors and two hours before the service, St. Paul's was filled to the
utmost.
The congregation representative of the Empire and Allied natione, inoluded Mr. Asquith, members of the Cabinet, representatives of Their Majesties and Royalties, many soldiers and large deputations
of Nurses.
THE DARDANELLES.
SIR JAN HAMILTON'S FAREWELL
quickened and when India was feeling her way in the development of those institutions with which we had gifted her. They would more and more have to persuade where their predecessors had been able to command, and their authority would greatly depend upon their personal influence..
THE BILL PASSES THE HOUSE OF LORDS.
October 28, 11.50p.m.
The House of Lords passed the Indian Civil Servies Lemporary Provisions Bill after rejecting the amendment of Lord Mcdonell to insert in clause 1 that no action be taken on such regulations and rules until they had been submitted to Parliament for an appointed time. Lord Maodonell said he did not believe the Bill had met with general acceptance in Ladis, but possibly this was largely due to the [fact that its provisions and objects were not accurately and sufficiently appreciated. Any explanations by the India Offos or the Viceroy would therefore go far to remove any apprehensions sad the best means of removing apprehensione would be to constitute o committee in the light of the fallest publicity and enable Partisment to eonsider the rules. The committee ought to include some gentlemen of Indian experience. Lord Sydenbam hoped the Amendment would be accepted as it was most important that the October 29, 12.35 a.m. According to Reuter's correspondent at the Mediterranean Indian public thould know who was to make the rules,
Lord Islington regretted the misapprehension in India regard Headquarters on the 18th inst, Sir Ian Hamilton in a farewell order to the troops said :-" On banding over the command to Major ing the proposals but reiterated that the Government was moet General Munro, I would like the troops to know my deep sense of snxions to remove snything in the nature of disability to the Indian the honour of commanding so fine an army, in one of the most commquity, The methods by which they would go to work would arduous and most difficult campaigns over undertaken. Also I must in nowise danas disability to the Indian, He was informed that the express my admiration at the noble response invariably given to the amendment would not achieve Lord Macdonell's object, but that calls made upon them. No risk has been too deeperste and no power must be given to both Houses to present an Address during sacrifice has been too great, and I thank all ranks, from Generals to the period concerned. The rales would allow of their being Privates, for the wonderful way in which they seconded my efforts presented to both Houses but would not allow of any alteration to lead them to a decisive victory which, under their new chief, I being made by either House unless power was obtained from have the most implicit confidence they will achieve."
THE PERSIAN GULF
OPERATIONS NOT TO BE PUBLISHED..
October, 28, 11.55 p.m.
In the House of Commons, in reply to Sir J. D. Bees, Mr. Chamberlain anid that at present it was not considered desirable, on military grounds, to publish further despatches concerning the operations in the Persian Gulf and in Mestopotamia.
THE ITALIANS.
AUSTRIANS' ENORMOUS LOSSES.
THE VICTORIA CROSS.
AN ACT OF SIGNAL BRAVERY,
October 28, 10.15 p.m.
Nineteen boys and girls been killed and nineteen have
Peabody, Massachussets. been injured at a school fire is
The Tribune warns the Ameri- 040 public against premature German peace talk which is sure to follow any local success in the Balkane.
The Victoria Cross has been awarded to Lance Bergeant Oliver Brooks, 3rd Coldstream Guards, for most conspicuous bravery at
The new Commonwealth Pre- Loos on October 8. A strong party of the enemy had captared two mier said that the new Govora. handred yards of our trenchet, when Lee. Sgt, Brooks on his own ment would prosecute the war initiative led a party of bombers and, in the most determined man- most vigorously till victory was ner, autoseded in regaining the loss ground. His signal bravery accomplished. in the midst of a bail of German bombs was of the very first order and the success of a most dangerous undertaking was entirely dus to his fearlessness, presence of mind and promptitude.
THE ALLIES IN THE WEST.
ARTILLERY ACTIONS IN BELGIUM.
Perhaps never before in the |National Cathedral has there been such an intense note of imtimate. personal sorrow, BE WAS GODZ.
the Cavell memorial service, en
The Italians have scored an=
October 29, 1.55 a.m. According to Router's correspondent at Paria the official com- manique reporte interes prolonged artillery actions in Belgium on the Beta Steenstraate front, also north of Arras at Biisenhache and in other success on the Carso plateau, the region of Roolinosur1. The enemy in Champagne violently bom-carrying a number of trenches, barded our positions at Tabure and Maison-de-Champagne. but our the enemy fleeing and leaving. batterien replied plastering the German trenches with shell. The arms sad ammunition, French in the Vorges secured another success at Reichsackerkopf, completing the destruction of a German trench and repulsing a counter-attack.
THE RUSSIANS.
The Serbians admit that they were compelled to retire south- wards and after desperate fighting have occupied the line Svilajenac Grab-ovatz-Chatogus.
GERMAN STEAMER CAPTURED.
October 29, 2.45 a.m. * Parliament to move an Address. He did not doubt that the Gov
According to Beuter's correspondent at Petrograd an official ernment would carefully consider any strong opinion during dis-
His Majesty the King while cosion in Parliament if anything was found to be obviously imper report states that the Russian float has again bombarded the Bul- feot in the regulations. As the Lords desired complete publicity, garian Black Sse port of Varas, Rawian aviatora meanwhile drop-inspecting the troops in France. he again stated the position. There would be open competitive ex-ping bombe on the harbor. An enemy submarine was captured. suffered a slight mishap, owing amination for one fourth of the vacancies at the the usual time, The enemy submarine attacked the fleet bat without success. Ato his horse rearing and fal ling, through excitement caused during and for two years after the war and if there were less than Russian submarine captured a German ship in the Baltio.
by the cheering troops. the average number of Indians admitted thereunder, the average would be made up by taking the first and second or whatever number there might be of the ananccessful Indians,
GENERAL SITUATION UNCHANGED,
October 29, 2.45 a.mi. Mr. Obamberlain said that at Therefore, as regarda the Indians the machinery of the Selection
Renter's correspondant at Petrograd states that, according to present it was not desirable, on Committee would not operate boasuss the process would be purely automatic. Regarding Europeana there were three masin considera- an official report, the Carmsus continas to thrust in the Drinsk military grounds, to publish tions: firstly, they must have served in the naval or military forces region bat are unable to break the Russian barrier. The Germans further despatches on the oper in the war; ascondly, they must have reached the minimum educa-in ons instapos suffered cruel losses in an stack which was started ations in the Persian Gall and tional standard to be determined by the Secretary of State with the only after the Germans bad been threatened with annihilation by Mesopotamia, assistance of the Civil Service Commissioners; thirdly, candidates their own artillery stationed in the rear. The general situation is October 20, 1.50 p.m.
mast next he examined by a representative committee, then recom- unchanged. The Rome newspaper Idea Nationale gives fresh details of the mended for nomination by the Secretary of State. The greatest care great offensivS.
Dalian artillery sealed heights nine thousand feet high. The would be taken that education in its broadest sense was represented Italian capture of manntain summits in Trentino, among an avalan on this Committen. Great care would also be taken that full and There would probably che of snow, and amid ioy winds, appeared miraculous; enormous up-to-date knowledge of Indian conditions in relations
to the Civil Service would be represented. booty was captured there,
THE BALKAN SITUATION. BULGARIAN REPRISALS.
October 29, 7.30a.m. Reuter's correspondent at Amsterdam saya that an astonishing be a permanent representative of the Civil Service Commission on The battle on the Isonzo assumed a terrible and majestic aphe Committee and others conversant and connected with the Indian sequal to the bombardment of Dedesgetol is an announcement by pearance, between Tolmino, and the sea. The noise of the guns Government. It was impossible to say for the present when the the Bulgarian Government of its intention to seize all French and was heard at Trieste. Two Austrian regiments strongly entrenched services of the Committee would be required. It might be found British property in Bulgaris in order to save it as security for the to the north of Tolmino were annihilated.
Before Gorits the magnitude of the battle surpassed imagina- next year that insufficient candidates were available to go before the indemnification of Bulgarian sufferers from the bombardment, which
Selection Committee and therefore the selration of these candidates admittedly caused serious damage. tion. The Austrians had reckoned on their heavy artillery being would have to be postponed to the termination of the war, It superior attack, began all guns were up, premature to attempt to down re- including twelve and sixteen and a half inch guns, bat these weregulations now because, during the interval, circumstances might of no avail against the Italians,2
change, necessitating different framing of the resciutions. There need be no great difficulty in framing the regulations they should be short and simple and comparatively few in number. He declared that the Ladie Office was well qualified to frame them and the House Mr. Benderson, President of the Board of Education, speaking acald repose perfect confidence in the care and equity with which at a Wesleyen mesting in Westminster, said he wished to emphasise Leo regulations would be framed, and deliberate Offlos methods. SUL WAY TO Governmsat crisis and there was not going to be would ensure a preferable set of regulations to that resulting from any. He added that he was quite aware that feelers were being put out with a view to a premature peace and he appealed to every casual discussion in Parliament,
body not to heed such proposals.
The attackers' grenades caused huge mountain fires forcing the Austrians to withdraw,
The Austrians to other points met trenches are with petrol, prior to abandoning them.
·The Austrian losses were enormmons.
[In the syont of telegrams arriving too late for lasertion on this ́page they will be found on the Extri
The Bill now gone before the House of Commons,
PREMATURE PEACE PROPOSALS. REPORT OF GOVERNMENT CRISIS DENIED.
October 20, 7.30 am.
Sir Ian Bamilton in a farewell' order to the troops, on handing over the command, said: would like the troops to know my deep sense of the honour of com mauding so fine so army.
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