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TO-DAY'S
LATEST WAR TELEGRAMS,
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1915.
WAR TELEGRAMS,
TO-DAY'S
LATEST WAR TELEGRAMS
A SUCCESS IN SERBIA MEANS THE BEGINNING AND END OF THE WAR.
GERMANS DESPERATELY ENDEAVOURING TO GAIN POSSESSION OF BELGRADE-NISH-SOFIA RAILWAY.
Transatlantic Shipping Lines Contemplating Joint Action to Prevent Emigration of Eligible Men:
PEACE DESIRE AT HOME FINDS NO RESPONSE.
[Renter's Service to The "Telegraph."] THE SITUATION IN THE BALKANS.
THE GREEK CABINET.
November 9, 1250 p.m. Router's correspondent at Athens states that the Cabinet in considering the proposals of M. Venizelos with the purpose of avoiding a dissolation; namely either the Minister of War shall express his regret at the late incident or that Venizelists shall not attend Parliament..
It is understood that the majority of the members are in favour of dissolution.
EMIGRATION OF ELIGIBLE MEN.
SHIPPING COMPANIES JOINT ACTION,
November 9, 146 p.m. Transatlantic Shipping Lines are contemplating a joint sotion to prevent the emigration of eligible moo.
The Home Offes is also considering steps in this direction,
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VORWAERTS AGAIN SUPPRESSED.
November 9, 1.45 p.m. Reater's correspondent at Amsterdam states that the Forwaerts has again been suppressed, owing to ita publication of a manifesto demanding the strongest measures against "food distress,'
THE LORD MAYOR'S SHOW.
CONSISTED ALMOST ENTIRELY OF NAVAL AND MILITARY MEN.
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November 9, 1.50 p.m. A telegram atstes that the "Lord Mayor's Show" Consisted almost entirely of naval and military men, and included four captured Jerman game and the Colonial Datsohment's Column comprised of men representing a number of regiments and units. Although there was raia, bage enthusiastic orowds attended.
THE DISCUSSION IN THE HOUSE OF LORDS.
PEACE PROPOSALS FIND NO SUPPORT.
November 9, 12,10 p.m.
A Reuter's correspondent states that in the Hozie of Lords, Lord Loreburn and Lord Courtney found no support in their desire No one even troubled to reply to their for an early peace. suggestione.
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EARLIER TELEGRAMS.
THE BALKAN SITUATION.
DISCUSSION IN THE HOUSE OF LORDS,
November 8, 8,55 p.m.
Lord Loreburn, in the House of Lords, complained of the Government's concealments of truth and suggested that the Antwerp expedition and other operation were undertaken without the approval of the proper military and naval authorities. The idea of a small War Cabinet reporting to the full Cabinet was, he said, calculated to secure the maximum of delay and the minimum of efficiency.
Lord Milner severely criticised the Government's unprepared- neas for the latest Balkan developments.
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Eighteen Balgarion axispas have been landed at Plymais.
The Forwaerte han again beam. suppressed owing to the publics tion of a manifesto.
The Majority of the Greek members of the Chamber, are in favour of a dissolution.
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· Although it was raining, the Lord Mayor's Show was attended by huge enthusiastic crowds.
The Serbiana are certain thata success in Burbia will. mark the
beginning of the end of the war.
Lord Carson, replying, said that be proposed to confine him self to the censorship. He reiterated that the Government's
The Greek Cabinet idonn■ider.. unanimous anxiety was to give the maximum information consistent with discretion, regarding descriptive accounts of engagements, ing proposals by M. Venizelos for He would like to see an arrangement whereby it would be possible the purpose of avoiding a dis....
solution. to publish immediately, or soon after an engagement, an socount of it without details useful to the enemy, this to be supplemented two Transatlantic Shipping Lines or tires weeks later with those details which were so valuable to the are contemplating joint sation to families of those concerned. The Government was seeing as to prevent the emigration of man whether some arrangement is possible of orenting closer contact who are eligible between the press and the fighting forces whereby news of naval The Times says that the Home and military interest would be readily available at an early date. Office are considering steps in. Regarding the consorship of German wireless news, Lord Curzon connection with the Emigration said that whereas these at first related to military events they now of men who are eligible. contained appendices designed to throw disoredit on the Allies.
Sir W. H. Bolomon Inte As an instance, one contained allegations against our Indian soldiers Paisne Judge of the Transvaal, which were wholly false, malevolent and dangerous to a degree, has been elected an Honorary which, if they had been published here and telegraphed to India, Fellow of Peterboase, Cambridge. might have done infinite damage throughout India. Lord Ourson
vigorously defended Sir Edward Grey's conduct of foreign affairs; The Allies have agreed to cons- he had had the most difficult task of any foreign minister in our tract a new jetty at Salonica and time; he had had to drive a team of four horses--the Allied Gov-open a new thoroughfare and ernments and their armies-which had never been in harness make the communication with the together before, along a road with pitfalls on either side and station easier.
Lord Lorebara and Lord dangerous curves. Then, after fifteen monthe of war, because two Balkon kings had disappointed our expectations and been false to Courtney found no support in their pledges, people had turned round and bespattered the idol their desire for an early peace. whom only a few months ago they adored. Such attacks tended to Noue even troubled to reply weaken our authority with other nations, including our Allies. their suggestions. Dealing with the suppression of the Globe, Lord Carson The Serbians have dynamited quoted that journal's assertion that Lord Kitchener had tunnels on the Belgrade-Sofix lina resigned because he had become weary of the intrigues of and have destroyed other lines politicians, Thus, he said the Globe not only made an untrue state- which will require extensive and meat bat assigned thereto a false and malicious resson-all this at tedious repairs.
a moment of the most critical nature in international affairs. The talk about the German the Globe did not stop there but repeated the statement next day railway communication through and declared that the Government's denial was untrue. The Govern Serbia is extremely premature. ment authorised action to be taken because of the Globe's pereis- The Serbians still hold two tence after being warned egeinet publishing false statements, sactions of the Balgrade-Sofi's line.
Lord Lansdowne, replying to Lord Milner, said that when the
An Italian correspondent gives documentary history of the war is available it will be found that the question of Balkan policy has been continuously before the an acount of the first important Foreign Office. It was not from any want of careful consideration action between the French and the Bulgariansin the southeastern. r expectations had been disappointed. Our policy was based
October.
SERBIAN PREMIER INTERVIEWED.
November 9, 2.55 pm. According to Reater'e correspondent at Paris La Tempa cor- respondent at Serbia had an interview with Premier Pashich who said: "The contract between the Austro-Germans and the Bulgariaus has hitherto not been really effective, for the Germane cannot yet transport gans and munitions to the Turka and the Bulgarians. Therefore the Garmane are desperately endeavouring to gain possession of the Belgrade Nish-Sofia Railway. The coa. viction prevaile at army head quarters, and amongst the Government
Renter's correspondent at Salonica states that the Allies have)- and people, that as soon as the allied troops arrive in eufficient numbers to begin operations, success will be swift and sure, More-agreed to construct a new jetty and to open a new thoroughfare on the promotion of a give and take strangement in the Balkan part of Serbia, at the end of communication with the station. The Greek States, They were all ready to take, but giving was a different A War Council has been elected over, we are certain that this success will mark the beginning of the making easier end of the war."
THE FIGHTING IN THE BALKANS.
GERMAN RAILWAY COMMUNICATION,
ALLIES CONSTRUCT a new JETTY AT SALONICA.
November 8, 5.10 p.m.
wathorities will give every facility possible.
BULGARIA ANNOUNCES THE FALL OF NISH.
November 8, 7.05 p.m.
matter. Jealousies and animosities, aggravated by external in-
Considered.
trigues and pressure, prevented the success of what in principle at Home. consisting of Mr. Ar was the only reasonable policy. Our bositation in sending troops to quith, Mr. Balfour, and Mr. Lloyd arreat the German advance was due to the importance of consider-George with Sir Edward Grey ing what was the most effective means of checking the advance. Be a fourth member, when ques- According to Reuter's correspondent at Amsterdam semi- There was, however, no delay. We sent to Salonica all the troops tions of foreign policy are being official telegram from Sofiu states that, on the occasion of the fall of immediately available and no time was lost in plasing the remain- According to Beater's correspondent at Paris the talk of Ger-Nash, General Jekow telegraphed to M. Radoslavoff, the Bulgarian der of the force under orders and in providing transport. man railway communication through Serbia is extremely premature. Premier, that the Bulgarian flag had been "hoisted forever on the Not only do the Serbians still hold two sections of the Belgrade fortress.” and Sofis live but they have dynamited tunnels and greatly des- troyed other lines which will require extensive and tedious repairs.
November 9, 12.50 p.m.
BULGARIAN PRISONERS LANDED AT PLYMOUTH.
November 9, 1.45 p.m.
ANNIVERSARY of the fall of SALONIĆA.
November 8, 5,00 a.m. Reuter'e correspondent at Athens reports that the third anniversary of the fall of Salonica was celebrated with a Te Deum Eighteen Bulgarian prisoners of war have been landed at and a review. The King was present and was acclaimed. M. Plymouth.
Michael Lidakis, the Cretan opponent of M. Venezelos, bas joined the Ministry,
DESCRIPTION OF THE BATTLE BETWEEN THE FRENCH
AND THE BULGARIANS.
November 9. 2.45 p.m.
An Italian correspondent in his account of the first important notion of the French and Bulgarians in the South-east of Serbia
CABINET ELECTS A WAR COUNCIL.
November 8, 6.10 p.m.
DRASTIC MEASURES AGAINST SHIRKERS. ·
THE SUNKEN UNDINE.
November 8, 10.00 p.m. Itenter's correspondent in Stockholm reports that the craiser Undine was sacorting the German railway ferry between Trelleborg and Sassnitz, when she was hit by two torpedoes sad sank in three minutes. Nineteen of the crew wore drowned and seven afterwards died of wounds. The railway was not attacked,
THE ITALIANS.
FURTHER SUCCESSES.
It is understood that the Cabinet han elected a War Council at the end of October, states:It was fought on a steep stony hill- side muob divided by ravines on the East bank of the Vardar, consisting of Mr. Asquith, Mr. Balfour and Mr. Lloyd George, with After heavy artillery preparation four Bulgerian regiments attacked Sir Edward Grey as a fourth member when questions of foreign in dense formation on the German system, precoded by bomb peliey are being considered, throwers and Macedonian irregulare. The French artillery and
November 9, 12.20 a.m. infantry did not firé a sbot until the Bulgarians were within a few hundred yards. Then the entire Frenob front burst simultaneously
Reuter's correspondant in Rome states that the capture of the a burricano fusillade upon them followed by the seventy-fives and
November 8, 7.05 p.m. summit yesterday afternoon of the long contested and formidably machine gans. The Bulgarians wavered but a "forlorn hope "of
The White Star line also announces that it will not carry fortified snow-clad Goldilana is recorded. A communique states:-- five-hundred men dashed forward and broke the French centre after
bayonet struggle. General Bailload then ordered the African emigrants of military age. At a meeting of commercial mea in Liver. After desperate resistance, one hundred prisoners, a machine gun Chasseurs to advance, and the Bulgarian" forlora hope" was wiped pool a resolution was passed demanding the prohibition of the and quantities of munitions were captured. ont. Then the whole French lines was ordered forward and the emigration of British subjects of military age, unless they have Zouaves and the Foreign Legion drove the Bulgarians out of Home Offios permit. trenchse.
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The enemy abandoned their wounded, quantities of arma and munitions, including two Kropp field guns which were hurled into
a deep gully.
By midnight the French guns were covering the town of Strumnitas.
GUN FROM THE EMDEN ON EXHIBITION.
November 8, 7.05 p.m. A gun from the commerce raider Emden has been added to the exhibits on the Horse Guarda' Parado.
AN AUSTRIAN CLAIM.
November 9,12.20 a.m.. According to Reuter's correspondent in Amsterdam an Austrian commanique claims that the Austrians re-osptured Goldilana - dar. ing a counter-attack last night,
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The Lord Mayor's show con sisted almost entirely of naval and military men, including four capturad German gaus and a Colonial Detachments Colami, compromising of men represent- ing a number of regiments.
The Serbian Premier, in an. interview says that there is a con- viation prevailing at army hand- quarters the Government and among the people in Serbia that as soon as the Allied troopa arriva in sufficient numbers success will be swift and sure.
DON'T FORGET.
TO-DAY,
Bijou Theatre-9.15 p.m. Victoria Theatre-0.15 pm;|- Reception at Japanese Can- sulate if a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Oity Hall,
Boyal Hongkong Yacht Club
druiser 1.45 p.m.
TO-MORROW,
Bijon Theatre-9.15 p.m. Vistoria : Théstre-9.16 p.m.
Saturday, November 18. Final Gymkhanë.
Sunday, November 14.
St. Vincent de Paul-Al Freeqa Fote. Oithedral - Compos 9.p.m.
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