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MONDAY, NOVEMBER
8, 1915.
TO-DAY'S
WAR TELEGRAMS.
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TELEGRAMS.
NEWS FOR BUSY MEN.
CONDENSED.
M. SCOLONDIS FORMS A NEW GREEK
CABINET.
THE RUSSIANS.
REPORTS OF M. SAZONOFF'S RESIGNATION UNFOUNDED
November 7, 6.35 p.m. According to Reuter's correspondent at Petrograd it appears that the reports, as to M. Sazonoff's resignation, are unfounded,
HONOURS AND PROMOTIONS.
FOR SERVICES IN THE DANDANELLES,
November 7, 6.00 p.m. A number of honours and promotions, for services rendered in BRITISH STEAMER AFIRE. SUPPOSED TO BE THE the Dardanelles, have been gazetted, including the following:
The Most Distinguished Order of St. Michael and St. George: WORK OF AUSTRO-GERMANS.
Major General William Douglas.
Promoted Major General: Lieutenant Colonel the Hon. H. A. Lawrence (17th Lancers).
Promoted to Brevet Rank: Lieutenant Colonela the Hon. O. G. Bruce (6th Gurkhas), P. C. Palin (14th Sikhe), Captain R. 8. Engledae (89th Panjabis).
Military Oress: Lieut. L. E. Poyader (6th Garkbas). Distinguished Servios Order : Mr. J. O. Wedgewond, M. P. for
The Crew of The Stranded German Submarine Has Newcastle-under-Lyme.
Been Interned.
SOUTH AUSTRALIAN ESTIMATE OF THE WHEAT
HARVEST.
[Beuter's Service to The "Telegraph."}
THE ALLIES IN THE WEST.
THE FRENCH SEIZE A GERMAN POST.
November 7, 5.10 p.m, A Paris communique says that the French have seized a Ger- man post between the Somme and the Oise and have prevented German counter-attacks by artillery fica.
A German attack on Champagne east of the Mesnil height was easily repulsed.
Fighting continues in the Vosges.
A German aeroplane bombed the district of Daakirk but only injured a child.
THE BALKAN SITUATION.
FRENCH CONTINUE THEIR PROGRESS.
November 7, 5.10 p.m. A Paris communique saya that the French in Serbia have con- tinaed their progress in the Rabrovo region.
M. SCOLONDIS FORMS A NEW GREEK CABINET.
November 7, 7.20 p.m. Beuter's correspondent at Athens says that M. Soolondia has formed a new Cabinet. It is believed that the Chamber will shortly be prorogued whereby dissolution and elections will be avoided.
GERMAN SUBMARINE IN DISTRESS.
THE CREW INTERNED.
November 7, 2.15 p.m. According to Benter's correspondent at the Hague it is announced that the crew of the stranded German submarine (which was towed into Terschelling a few days ago) has been interned, because the damage was insufficient to compel her to enter Dutch waters, while the condition of the ass cannot be pleaded as an excuse.
FIRE ON BRITISH STEAMER. BELIEVED TO BE THE WORK OF AUSTRO-GERMANS,
November 7, 2.15 p.m. The British steamer Bio Lagos, bound from New York with carge of sugar, caught fire in the Atlantic on the 4th instant. She is now berthed at Halifax. The fire has been extinguished.
The officers are convinced that Austrian or German stevedores, who loaded the steamer had placed bombs in the hold.
PERSIAN AFFAIRS.
November 7, 6.00 p.m. Reuter's correspondent at Teheran says that with a view to releasing funds for the efficient internal administration and for the observance of her nontral obligations, Persia bas arranged with Great Britain and Russia à moratorium in respect to interest and of the amortisation of their loans, but the service of the British Public Loan of 1911 is unaffected.
In the event of telegrams arriving too late for insertion on this
page they will be found on the Extra).
EARLIER TELEGRAMS.
THE ITALIANS.
WANT WHEAT FROM AUSTRALIA.
November 6, 2.40 p.m. According to Reuter's correspondent at Perth the West Australian Government has been asked by Italy for a quotation for a hundred thousand tona of whost which Italy is supplying to steamers. Negotiations are proceeding.
NEW YORK EXCHANGE IMPROVING.
November 6, 2.40 p.m. Reuter's correspondent at New York states that exchange, haa improved on a report that farther credits in favour of Britain, possibly amounting to forty million sterling are being arranged.
RECRUITING ARRANGEMENTS,
IMPORTS AND EXPORTS FOR OCTOBER.
November 6, 4.46 p.m.
The imports for October show an increase of $16,431,122 and the exports an increase of £3,387,150.
CUNARD AND THE SHIRKERS?
Fighting continues in thm Vosges,
The Trench in Serbia have continued their progress.
The well-known American financier Mr. P. A. B. Widener is dead.
November 7, 8,35 a.m. The Canard Company announced yesterday that it cannot accept bookings from Britishers eligible for military service. This!
It appears that the reports an applied to both sexes. Scenes of excitement were witnessed in Liverpool on the sailing of the Cunarder, Baxonia for New York, to M. Sazanoff's resignation ara.
ded, when a number of Irish emigrants appeared. The recruiters got al busy and the crowd jeered the Irishmen. Then the fireman of the Saxonia landed and told the officials they refueel to sail if Icieh chirkera were allowed aboard. The Canard Company upheld the olsims of the firemen and refused the Irishmen passengers. Six of the latter immediately joined the army.
THE BALKAN SITUATION.
GERMANY CLAIMS FURTHER PROGRESS IN THE MORAVA.
November 6, 2.45 p.m.
German aeroplanes bombed the district of Dunkirk but only injured a child.
The Rio Lagos is commanded by Captain Bell, formerly captain of the Thordis, the first merchant ship to sink a German submarine..
Reator's correspondent at Amsterdam states that General
The officers of the Bio Ingos Linsengen is also engaged against a Russian offensive while General Bothmet olaims to be counter-attzoking after a recent defeat. The communique claims farther progress in the Morava Valley. The are convinced that either Aus Germans are now nearly seventy miles to the south of Belgrade.trian or German stevedores, who Von Mackensen and Gallwitz together claim over two thousand loaded the ship, placed bomba in
the hold. prisoners.
OREEK CENSORSHIP DELAYED.
November 6, 2.50 p.m.
The delays in the Greek censorship destroy the chronological order of the telegrams. Consequently there is great confusion as to the position of the crisis. From the latest telegram it appears M. Zsimis persists in his refusal to form a Cabinet.
BRITISH TROOPS ADVANCING MAGNIFICENTLY.
The French seized a German. po-t between the Somme and the Oise and prevented Garman counter-attacks by artillery fire.
M. Soolondie has formed a new Greek Cabinet. It is believed that the Chamber will be prorogued. shortly whereby dissolution and elections will be avoided.
November 8, 4.05 p.m. According to Reuter's correspondent at Paris a Salonica cor. respondent says that the British troops in the fighting line are
Adelaide newspapers estimatos advancing to the affray magnificently. The Bulgarians are violently but fatilely bombarding the French positions at Krivolak. The Balgarian attacks in the Perlepe region are meeting with stubborn the gross yield of the wheat har. Serbian resistance. French troops are leaving for the Serbian front vest at 28 million bushels. There to which convoys of arms and ammunitions and victuals are also will be a surplus available for being deapatched. The Serbian army is slowly being again con- export of 224 million bushela. centrated. The report of the concentration of Gresk troops near Monastir is denied by Greek officers who state that the Greek army is normally concentrated on the frontiers in accordance with the Grook plan of mobiliation,
THE NEW CABINET,
November 7, 4.80 a.m. According to Renter's correspondent at Athens the King on November 6 oberged H. Seouloudis with the formation of a new cabinet, the ex-ministere to retain office. M. Boonloudis will be Foreign Minister.
November 5, 2.10 p.m. The reorailing committee has issued a statement explaining that recruita can enlist and return to their homes to contique thrir] occupation until their group is called up. They will, wear an armlet and will be given an opportunity voluntarily to undertake ENEMY ADMIT preliminary drill. A fortnight's notios of oalling-op will be given in order to allow them time to arrange their business stairs Groups of single men will be first called up, then the married men, as mentioned on October 19.
THE RUSSIANS.
VIOLENT RUSSIAN ATTACKS NEAR DVINSK.
November 6, 2.45 p.m.
According to Rsater's correspondent at Amsterdam General Rassky has evidently got General von Hinderburg into difficulties, A Berlin communique admite violent Russian attacks among the lakes in the Dwinek region and emphasises four successive attacks at one point.
RUSSIANS CAPTURE PRISONERS AND GUNS.
November 7, 6:20 p.m.
NEW YORK AND THE GERMAN BOMB CONSPIRACY.
November 9, 2.45 p.m. According to Router's correspondeat at New York the Federal Investigators into the German bomb conspiracy have begun their enquiry into the purposes of the $45,000,000 raired in the United A Petrograd communique states that the Russians made a sur- States by the sale of German bonds. It is believed that the fund prise attack and captured 8,500 prisoners in the region of the river was intended, firet, for the purchase of ships to he employed as Stryps, besides a number of officers and machine guns still under- a neutral boats carrying supplies catensibly for Scandinavia bat mined. The Russian victory in the Strypa region ended in several really for Germany and, secondly, for the purchase of stocks of days desperate fighting near the village of Semikovise and the chemicals and acids for the manufacture of explosives. Thirty western shore of Lake leobkuve. The surprise attack of the Bug. millions were intended for the establishment of submarine blees in sians was conducted very swiftly against the enemy's front, and Mexico and the West Indies.
included the orossing of the river Strypa, which the enemy was totally unprepared for. The difficulties of the Bassisas began with the despatch of the haul of prisoners to the rear. These had to be sent sarosa the river and the lake in the face of the most determined effort of the Germans to recover their comrades. The enemy pour Mr. Asquith has appointed a committee to enquire as to the ed a deadly artillery and rifle fire on the Ramian rearguard which difficulties in regard to the congestion of ports, harbours, and dock was in charge of the prisoners on the right bank of the Strypa bat hods in Great Britain. Lord Inchcape, chairman, says that the the Russians faced all the attacks and protected by gasts of fire from decision to exempt from requisitioning vessels loading wheat in their own stillery did not retire to the left bank until the prisoneru North America for the United Kingdom not later than December and boaty had safely crossed. The Russians also captured 800
(Continued on page 10.) 15 has been revoked, and the exemption now applies only to vessels prisoners and two guns west of Rafalovku. chartered by yesterday afternoon.
The vessel was commanded by Captain Bell, who was formerly captain of the Thordis the first merchant ship to sink a German
ubmarine.
SOUTH AUSTRALIAN WHEAT HARVEST. „SURPLUS-ESTIMATED FOR EXPORT.
November 7, 6.35 p.m. According to Router's correspondent at Adelaide the newspapers estimate the groan yield of the wheat harvest at 28 million bushels, There will be a surpins availab'o far export of 23} million bushala,
SHIPPING ORDER REVOKED,
November 6, 2.55 p.D.
The British Steamer Rio Legoe from New York with a cargo of sugar, caught fire in the Atlantic on the 4th inst. The Rio Lagos is now berthed at Halifax. fire has been extinguished.
Persia has arranged with Bri- tain and Russia a moratorium în raspect of interest and of the amortization of their loans, but the service of the British Public Loan of 1911 will not be affected.
It is announced that the crew of the stranded German submarine has been interned, because the damage was insufficient to compel her to enter Datch waters, while the condition of the sea cannot be pleaded as an exQUES.
DON'T FORGET.
TO-DAY. Hongkong Corinthian Yacht Club meeting, p,m.
Bijou Theatre-9.15 p.m. Victoria Theatre-9.16 p.m. Theatre Royal Horse Goldin and Company -9.16 p.m.
TO-MORROW.
Bijon Thomira-9,15 p.m. Victoria Thestra--9.15 p.m. Theatre Royel-Horans Goldia and Company,