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3067 日三初月十年男乙
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER
9,
1915.
二拜禮 號九月一十英港香 SINGLE COPY 10 OENTA
TO-DAY'S
LATEST WAR TELEGRAMS,
LATEST WAR TELEGRAMS
TO-DAY'S
TO-DAY'S
ANOTHER GERMAN CRUISER SUNK IN THE
BALTIC.
THE KAISER “INFERENTIALLY BETRAYS SOME UNEASINESS" AS TO THE POSITION
INHE WEST.
Austro-Germans Feeling the Plnob in Russia
and Galicia.
FRANCO-BRITISH AND SERBIAN PROGRESS IN THE
BALKANS.
[Reuter's Service to The "Telegraph."]
THE KAISER AT IT AGAIN.
SPEAKS BITTERLY AGAINST GREAT BRITAIN.
November 8, 1.20 p m. According to a telegram from Northern France the Kaiser in an address to fifty thousand of his troops at Thielt, spoke bitterly against Great Britain. He inferentially betrayed some uneasiness se to the position in the West, remarking although important results are pending in the Balkans it is the Western front on which all eyes are turned and where the necessity for success is paramount,'
THE RUSSIANS.
IMPROBABLE THAT THE GERMANS WILL BE ABLE TO WINTER COMFORTABLY,
November 8, 135 p.m.
ANOTHER GERMAN CRUISER SUNK.
OFF THE SWEDISH COAST.
November 8, 4,40 p.m. According to Heater's correspondent at Amsterdams Berlin official message ataten that the Cruiser Undine whilst patrolling off the south coast of Sweden was sunk by two torpedoes from a sub-was marine. Almost all the crew were saved.
THE ALLIES IN THE WEST.
NOTHING TO REPORT,
November 8, 4.40 p.m.
A Paris communique says that there is nothing to report.
TRADE RETurns for OCTOBER.
A welcome feature.
November 8, 1.20 p.m.
A welcome feature in the trade returns for October is that the balance of trade against the United Kingdom has been reduced by one and three quarter millione, as compared with the previous month. Grain importe fell half a million in value, which is largely owing to the shortage of the supply of wheat from India. Meat fall wo millione.
A feature of the imports for the ten months is the increase of nearly twenty-five million pounds in quantity, and one and a half million pounds in value, of tea, of which upwards of twenty million pounds are from Indis.
Cotton importa have increased by nearly three millions sterling and rubber by half a million.
The chief increases in exports are in iron, steel, woollen and cotton goods.
THE BALKAN SITUATION.
NEW GREEK PREMIER PRO-ENTENTE,
November 8, 1.20 p.m. M. Bcouloudis is a veteran statesmso, respected for his straight. forward character and his integrity. He is a non-party member of exceptional abrowdness and great experience, especially in Foreign
Affaire.
His selection is the beat possible, after M. Venizelos, from the Allies point of view, as he is favourable to the Entente, especially to Great Britain where he lived for many years. Indeed it is con- sidered that the selection has been made in deference to the Allies,
AUSTRIAN MONITORS TOW MUNITIONS TO BULGARIANS.
November 8, 1.20 p.m. An Athens report gives prominence to a statement that threa Austrian monitors have towed eleven lighters laden with munitions to the Bulgarian Danube port of Widia.
LATEST WAR TELEGRAMS,
ARMED NAVAL TENDER SUNK,
THIRTY-FOUR OF THE CREW MISSING.
November 8, 6.00 p.m.
The Admiralty announces that the armed naval tender Tara attacked by two enemy submarines in the Eastern Mediter ranean sad sunk. Thirty-four of the crew are missing.
EARL KITCHEner.
PROCEEDS TO SALONICA.
November 8, 1.90 p.m. A telegram from Paris says that Earl Kitchene has left Marseilles for Salonica,
In the event of telegrams arriving too late for lasertion on this page they will be found on the Extral.
EARLIER TELĖGRAMS.
EARL KITCHENER.
FRENCH PRESS WELCOMES EARL KITCHENER'S VISIT TO THE BAST.
November 8, 2.05 a.m.
The French press welcomes Earl Kitchener's visit to the East se indicating that Britain and France are considering məssures in order that our enemies might also find the Allies barring the road to the Balkans.
FURTHER LIGHT THROWN ON BARL KITCHENER'S MISSION.
November 8, 12.20 p.m.
TELEGRAMS.
NEWS FOR BUSY MEN.
CONDENSED.
Earl Kitabener has left Mar- neilles for Balonica.
The disembarkation of the Allied troops is proceeding.
A Paris communique asya:- Taere is nothing to report.
M. Soouloudia, it la considered, has been selected in deference to the Allies,
The French repulsed a violent Bulgarian attack on the left bank of the Derdar.
Prisoners stata that the Austrians have begun to remova stores from Kovel and Lemberg.
It is reported that the Serbiana havo secured an advantage over the Bulgarians in the region of Vrania,
The Russian infantry in the
| Olinka distriot has made a merien of successful attacks, supported by light gans.
M. Boouloudis is a voleran statesman respected for his straight forward character and integrity.
:
The Kaiser, in an address to fifty thousand of his troops at Thielt, betrayed some unassinees as to the position in the West.
Every day makes it more im- probable that the Germans will be able to winter comfortably in the Riga and Dwinak region.
Russian peasant predictions of an early winter have been fal- filled, on the 8th inst. fourteen degrees of frost was registered in Russia.
A German official message states that the cruiser Undine was sunk by two torpedoes, from a submarine, off the south coast of Sweden.
Owing to their reverses in Galiois the Germans have been
forced to send re-inforcementa there at the expense of other sections on the Eastern front,
An Athens report that threa Austrian monitors have towed
Acording to Reater's correspondent at Paris, an important eleven lighters, laden with mani- statement in the Petit Parisien throws more light on Lord tione, to the Bulgarian Danube Kitchener's mission. It emphasises that having arrived at a thorough port of Widio, la given much understanding with the French Government, Earl Kitchener is prominence.
The Kaiser saya that although proceeding to the Dardanelles, Egypt, and Macedonia, He will thus review the various fronts where fighting is proceeding or may important results are pending in occur, then he will report to London and Paris the result of his the Balkans it is the Western investigations, which, it is hoped, will achieve complete co-ordination front on which all eyes are turned of the efforts of the Allies and perhaps lead to plans at present un- where the necessity for success is
paramount.
Russian cavalry, with light artillery, are doing magnificent work against General Linsingen, it has penetrated east of Kovel and has taken over two thousand prisonFIS,
foreseen.
THE BALKAN SITUATION.
MONTENEGRINS CAPTURE GUNS AND MATERIAL..
November 8, 2.05 a.m.
FRENCH GUNS DEVASTAting bulgarIAN RANKS. November 8, 2.10 p.m.
A Montenegrin official announcement reports deaparate fighting According to Reuter's correspondent at Balonica wish refer- once to the aparations on the line from Gradsko to a point north of on the 5th inst. on the Herzegovina frontier. The enemy attacked Lake Doiran, where the British aro fighting, the French General repeatedly, but was repulsed with heavy losses, the Montenegrins A telegram from Petrograd says that the tactice employed by Staff staten;---The action is continuing northeast of Strumaitza to capturing four guar, a quantity of rifles and ammunition, and other the Russians on the occasion of their latest victory, mentioned on the French advantage and to the north the British are operating valuable stores. The Montenegrin Army operating in the Sanjsk the 7th inst. are typical of those now adopted on both sides of the with their right. The French repulsed a violent Bulgarian of Novibazar also captured guns and material. Eastern front; namely, short abarp dashes with rapidly concentrated attack on the left bank of the Vardar, near Krivolak, and have now forces on carefully selected points. On this occasion the German extended along the Vardar 59 far as Gradeko and westwards to the Orosys, an affluent of the Vardar. The Cranya proved a coricas reserves did not move rapidly enough.
Every day makes it more improbable that the Germans will be obstacle but the French crossed to the left bank and have occupied
two villager. able to winter comfortably in the Riga and Deinek region.
Peasant predictions of an early winter have been fulfilled, day there are fourteen degrees of frost registerered.
An artillery duel in the Valandovo region, in which the Ser- tobians are participating, continued throughout the 6th inst; the French guna devasting the Bulgarian ranks and compelling them to fall back,
AUSTRIANS REMOVE STORES FROM KOVEL AND LEMBERO.
November 8, 1,35 p.m. According to Renter's correspondent at Petrograd a telegram from Kieff states:-Owing to their reverson in Galicia, the Germane have been forced to send re-inforcements there, at the expense of other sections on the Eastern front.
RUSSIANS PENETRATE EASTERN WORK OF KOVBL,
It is reported that the Serbians have secured an advantage over the Bulgarians in the region of Vranis,
The disembarkation of the Allied troops is proceeding.
AUSTRO-GERMANS ENTER KRACHEVATZ.
OBRMAN CLAIMS to big capture:
ORBEK PREMIER'S BENEVOLENT ATTITUDE TOWARDS THE ENTENTA.
November 8, 6.50 a.m. The Times' correspondent at Athens says that the new Greek Premier, M. Boouloudis, interviewed, said that he proposed to observe
a very benevolent attitude towards the Entents."
BRITISH PRESS AND THE AMERICAN note TO BRITAIN.
Ton.
An artillery duel, in which the Serbians are participating, son- tinned throughout the 6th inak, Bulgarian ranks, compelling them the French guns devastating tha
to fall back.
A welcome feature in the trade
returns for October is that the balance of trade against the United Kingdom has been reduced by one and three quarter millions as com pared with the preceding mouth.
The tactics employed "by the Rations on the occasion of their latest victory are typical of thosa now adopted by both sides, nemely, short, sharp dashes, with rapidly concentrated forces on carefully selected points, .
DON'T FORGET.
TO-DAY
Theatre Royal-Horaos Goldin
and Company.-9.15 p.m.
Bijou Theatre-9.10 p.m. Victoria Theatre-9.16 p.m. TO-MORROW.
November 8, 8.50 8,m. November 8, 6.00 p.m.
The Press takes a strong line regarding the long-expected According to Benter's correspondent at Amsterdam Berlin Prisoners state that the Austriana have begun to remove elores communique states:-The Austro-Germans have entered Krachevatz American Note presented to Great Britain last week-end, object- from Kovel and Lemberg.
thirty miles northwest of Nish, Thus important Austro-Germaning to Great Britain's methods of dealing with neutral shipping, re
fusing to accept the blockade as ineffective and indefensible, and Bijou Theatre-9,15p.m. and Bulgarian forces are almost meeting.
complaining of the obstacles to the trade of prutrals Vintoria Theatre-9.15 p.m. The papers view the complaint in regard to the insffective- Reception at Japanese Con noms of the blockade an unfounded, particularly in view of the sub-sulate if s.m, to I p.m. at the marinos' schievements in the Bitic Sea, and appositely point out City Ball: November 8, 7.30 p.m. that the methods adopted by Great Britain are merely su adaptation Royal Hongkong Yacht Club According to Router's correspondent at Amsterdam Berlin of the American system, followed in the Civil War. Regret in un-cruiser 1.45 p.m. communique claims that Austro-Germans have captured three varaally expressed at interference with the trade of neutrale, bat Sunday, November 14.
housand unwounded Borbians at Kracheratz and that afteen hun- the present course, it is contended, will be beat for all in the long St. Vincent de Paul-Al Fresco dred wounded were found in bospitals. They also claim to have run, Germany must feel that we have her by the throat. We can- Fete. Cathedral Compound. - taken ten guns and some war material.
not be expected to commit suicide,
November 8, 1.35 p.m. A telegram from Petrograd saya that the Russian cavalry with light artillery, is doing magnificent work against General von Linsingen; it has penetrated eastward of Kovel and has already taken over two thousand prisonere.
The Russian infantry in the Olinka diatrist made a series of successful attacks, they were also supported by light gena.
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