The Hongkong Telegraph
December 13 1915, Temperature: 6 am. 65
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December 13 1914.
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TO-DAY'S
LATEST WAR TELEGRAMS,
MARKED BRITISH ACTIVITY ON WESTERN
FRONT.
HOW THE IRISH SAVED THE SITUATION IN
MACEDONIA.
The Wonderful Bocm in Recruiting Continues.
SETTLEMENT OF GREEK PROBLEM PRACTICALLY
ATTAINED
(Renter's Service to The “Telegraph.”]
THE ALLIES IN THE WEST.
NO FRESH DEVELOPMENTS.
December 12, 4.25 p.m.
A Paris communique states that there is nothing to report.
BRITISH OPERATIONS SUMMARISED.
December 13, 1.00 am..
INDIA'S LOYALTY."
A NATIVE EDITOR'S DECLARATION.
December 12, 135 p.m.
THE FRENCH ARMIES.
AN APPOINTMENT EXPLAINED.
December 12, 4.50 a.mx.
TELEGRAMS
(the following
telegrama
jappeared in our special edition
of yesterday-
OBITUARY.
Lord Ellenborough.
London, Besired. Deciembar 11. The death is announced of Lord Ellenborough, who was well- known in his earlier years sx Come mander Edward Dówner Law, RN
[Deceased was the 5th bolder of the title, the 1st Baron being for
Renter's correspondent si Ottawa states that a large gathering According to Renter's Paris correspondent, an official Note with many years Lori Chief Justice. was addressed by Mr. Rastom Bostamjee, a Bombır editx, who reference to the appointment of General Castelnan as Chint-of-Saff The 2nd Baron was Governor was introduced by H. R. H. the Dake of Counsaght.
Mr. Rostam Rostumiseerpressed pride at the grand part in disys the premat war has proved that a single command is more than General of India. Land Blace | ever necessary" when several Allied Armies have to osncert their borough, who was born in 1841, is playing in the world crisis and declared that the people are loyalews is cater to adopt a single plan spplicable to all theatres of the was educated at Charterhouse, to a man. His characterised sa Teutonic inventions the sterias o E
oparations. Henos tha recent Decrees whereby General and served in the Rusian War, sedition, and graphically described engagements participated in by Joffee is entrusted with the supras direction of our Armies the Chinese War of 1857-86 Indian troops, in mcrifices made by native Princes to the case of
on all fronts. General. Ifra, by virtue of a Decree of October, and the Ashanti War of 1873. He Empire.
1913, providing for the appointment of a Chief-of-Suff, selected he was author of nererzi publica- General Qastelnan for the post.
tions on nautical subjecta, His beir is Lient. Cal. C. EL, Law, 0. 81
The speaker was given a hearty vote of thanks.
THE RECRUITING BOOM.
A MIRACULOUS RESPONSE.
December 12, 135 p.m.
GERMAN CHANCHELOR'S SPEECH.
UNEASINESS FELT IN HOLLAND.
IN A
December 12, 135 p.m.
Mr. Joseph Ezek.
London Escaired. December 12. The death is announced at Mr.
Yesterday and Friday there were such crowds at the recruiting
Renter's correspondent at Amsterdam states that unsasinom at Jough Kars, the senior parkasz offices that, despite the opening of scores of extra offices throughout the country, it was completely impossible to deal with the then sands Dr. Bothmann-Hallweg's speech has been caused in Holland, in the well-known. Calcuits frm who waited for hours in long queues in the rain. Camsequently, where the general view is that Holland's independence depends on of that name. In its obituary cotice, the Timer testifies to him the time limit of Lord Derby's scheme has been extended to Belgium's.
The Raassiness is voiced by the Handdsblad, which say the wide philanthropy, and to his midnight to-night
If it is still impossible to cope with the rush, simply the names speech means that Germany will not listen to the complate restitu- hospitality and kindness" to Ia- of the applicants will be taken and they will be allowed to attest tion of Belgian independenos, and that the only peace she contem-dian soldiers. till Wednesday.
**LIKE A MIRACLE.” ·
December 12, 135 pm.
Mr. J. O'Grady, Labour MP. for North Leeds, and a member of Lord Derby's Committee, in the come of an interview said he was convinced that something like a miracle had been socomplished. When Lord Derby's Report was presented it would be found that: the nation had 1 ever risen to the occasion to ruch, an eftant at any time in its history.
MINISTER ENLISTS.
December 12, 13.5 pm. Mr. A. H. D. R. Steal-Maitland, Under Secretary of State for the Colonies, has enlisted.
THE KING'S EXAMPLE
December 12 135 p.m. Concerning the group system, His Majesty the King has again Field Marshal Sir John French reports that sixteen seroplanes set an example. In a message issued from Windsor last evening, bombed s store depot at Miramont and an serodrome heavily. he suncances that a great sumber of Royal servants have enlisted Both objectives are believed to have been considerably damaged.
long ago, and, in compliance with His Majesty' washes, all eligibles Oar artillery continned the bombardment of the enemy's lines, in the Royal service have been attested and placed in their breaching the parapes in several places.
respective groups.
Oazartillery started a fire yesterday in Cite Sa Elie which was still burning in the afternoon.
A small party of bombers entered a strongly-held Garman trench near Neute Übspelle, destroying a machine-gun and diss bling a number of the enemy. Our party had only four wounded.
The weather is most stormy sad wet.
LIVELY FIGHTING IN, BELGIUM
December 13, 2:00 p.z.
Reater's Faris correspondent states that a commanique reports Evely Sghting with trench-guns in Belgiamo, in which the enemy
was silenced.. foto
GERMANS BOMB BRITISH STEAMER.
December 13, 2.05 ́s.m.
THE ANCONA HOTEL
AMERICA SPEAKS OUT TO, AUSTRIA.
|plates in ons whereby no country will ka able to stack her. The journal says this in a strange kind of defanzive war. It adds that it is convinged that Dr. Bethmann-Hollweg wi'l later recognise his mistaks, but at present poŝce is more remote than ever.
AUSTRO-HUNGARIAN DISSENSIONS. AUSTRIANS HAUL DOWN. HUNGARIAN FLAC.
*December 12, 1.35 p.. Beater's correspondent at Zurich says Austro-Hungarian dis- sentions over the administration of occupied territories is accentuat ed by rumours from Badapest that the Austrian commander has removed the Hungarian standard si Belgrade. when the Fremier expressed the opinion that the Austrians ought The matter was the subject of an interpellation in the Diet,
to administer Russian Poland and the Hongariane Serbis.
:.
[la the event of telegrams arriving too late for insertion on this
page they will be found on the Extra).
EARLIER TELEGRAMS.
NEWS FOR BUSY MEN.
CONDENSED. ·
Farther Kansh troops "wers |landed at Salopies en Friday. De:Bathmann-Hollwegʻaspä
Isis crested uzessiness in Holan - The British casualties in the fighting with the Balgariansy about 1,500,
It is reported that the Austrian
moved the Hungarian standard. commander at Belgrade has re-
Router lesson that it is beyond doubt that the Allies have decid» ed not to withdraw from Salonies: In consequace of the shoormal recruiting borm, the time-limit in Lard Derby's scheme has been." extendeda
It is semi-oficially stated in Athens that a definite settlemens of the situation has practically been attained.
-An Anstrian communique ad- |mits that the & Dstrians havs been forced to retire from Montevies, batween the Chiese and Conowi valleys,
* The American Note to Austria
THE FIGHTING IN THE BALKANS.
ALLIES HEROIC FIGHT AGAINST GREAT ODDS.
December 12, 720 p.m.
December 11, 3.00 p.m. Despatches from Macedonia show that the Allies have been Beuter's Washington correspondent atstes that the Note to Austria regarding the sinking of the Ancona insists on s prompt fighting most heroically against an enemy four times outnumbering disavowal of the act and reparation for the deed. It emphasises them. The Bulgarians attacked in four divisions, one from the that the liner was shelled and torpedoed while there were many Admirable artillery work counter-balsaced the inferiority of concerning the sinking of the passengers yet aboard and thus Americans were killed. It says the the British numbers. The small town of Doiran is the pivot of the Ancora rasie's on a prompt dis commander of the submarine violated international law and the sating, of which the British have borne the brust. There was svowal of the act and repustion mitted wanton slaughter of defenceless nos-combatants, since the an especially splendid fight in the mountains between Stromnitzs for the deed.
and Valandovo, where the Bulgarians, în trying to separate the liner was cos attempting to escape.
Athens newspapers announce British and French forces, pierced the French first line. The French, reforming on the second lins, counter-attacked and not that a partial demobilisation a merely re-captured the positions bat compelled the Balgarians to being seriously considered, se retreat. The object of the earmy, apparently, was to encircle the well as the possibility of a reduo- British positions and penetrate Greek territory, but the splendid tion of the force under arma by British defence foiled the enveloping plan.
The United States, says the Note, iz nawilling to believe that Austria permits her submarines to destroy the lives of helpless men, A Paris communique states that a British cargo steamer, strand-women and children; it prefers to believe that the commander ed on the Balgian coast, was attacked by three German hydroplanes, committed the outrage without authority.
which dropped bomba on her. Several Allied aeroplanes hastened
to the spot and drove off the Germans while French torpedo-boste towed off the steamor under fire of's German battery,
THE BALKANS..
MORE BRITISH TROOPS LAND.
December 12,,4.25 p.m.
Beater's correspondent at Salonica itstes that there were further landings of British troops on Friday.
The fog continues to be most unusually heavy.
THE ALLIES' DECISION.
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December 12, 7,35. p.m. Beater learns that it is beyond doubt that the Allies have decided not to withdraw from Salonica.
PARTIAL GREEK DEMOBILISATION.
December 12,3.95 pizzi According to Renter's correspondent at Athens the newspapers announce that a partial demobilisation is seriously considered, as well as the reduction of the force under arms by one-half.
THE ITALIANS.
AUSTRIAN ADMISSIONS.
December 12, 135 p.m.
An Austrian communique admits that the Austrians have been forced to retire from Moniavies, beween the Chiese and Concei yalleys, and that fighting has been resumed near Gorliz
THE FIGHTING IN THE BALKANS: BRITISH FIGHT GALLANTLY WHILE RETIRING.
December 12, 10.10 p.m.
The War Office reports that after violent attacks by the enemy
BULGARIANS ATTACK FRENCH FRONT.
December 12, 130 a.m. The Paris communiqus ways the Bulgarians on Friday attacked on simost the whole French front, the principal effort being made against the left. All the attacks failed.
SUBMARINE WARFARE.
A VESSEL TWICE SUBMARINED.
December 11, 350 p.m.
A telegram from Benter's cetrespondent at Athens reports that in overwhelming numbers, the 10th Division succeeded, with the help of reinforcemente, in retiring to a strong position from Laks the Greek steamer Goulandris, bound for England, wat torpedoed Doizan westward to the Vardar valley, in conjunction with an by a German submarine when 150 miles from Alexandria. The crew escaped in their boats, which were towed some distance by the Allies Division.
It is reported that they fought well against very heavy odds, submarine. They were eventually taken on board a British steamer, and that it was largely due to the gallantry of the troops, especially which was also torpedoed by the same submarine. The crews took the Monsters, Dublins and Connaughts, that the withdrawal was the boats and were picked up by second British steamar and taken
to Alexandria. successfully accomplished.
Owing to the mountaincus nstars of the country, it was necessary to plass eight field guns, for purposes of defence, in a position from whence it was imposible to withdraw them when the retirement was effacted. Our casualties were about 1,500.
ALLIES STILL RETREATING.
one-half.
In the British engagement with the Balgarisms, it was 29ssary to place eight fun-guns în a position from whence it was im- possible to remove them when the retirement was effected.
The War office reports that it was largely due to the gallantry of the troops, especially the Man- sters, Dablins and Connaughts, that the British withdrawal in the fighting with the Bulgar successfully accom
DONT FORGET
TO-DAY Bijou Theatre-9.15 p.m. „Victoria Theatre-9.15
-TO-BORROW.
Brjoa Theatre-915 p.m; Victoria Theatre-9.15 pm.
Thursday, December 18. bour of Bofage: 4.30 p.m.
Stone-laying Moosgkoktani Hare
Saturday, December 18. The Cains Fire Insurance Co
GERMAN CRUISER RAMS GERMAN SUBMARINE.
December 11, 3.50 p.m. Beater's correspondent at Copenhagen telegraphs that while the papers of a schooner which had been stopped in the Baltic by a German submarine were being investigated & German cruiser came up to swertain whether the submazine was British. A heavy sea December 12, 9.30 p.m.
Paris communique states that the Allien continue to retreat drove the cruiser across the bows of the, subonarms which were Ltd., Exenordinary Genera Heater's correspondent at Athens says it în memi-officially stated
(Continued on page 5)} that a definito settlement of the situation has practically been in the Balons. Several Balgarian attacks were repulsed on the broken in, while the craiser was holed sexionaly
11th and 12th inst. ned
A DEFINITE SETTLEMENT. “
December 123, 2,05 p.m.
Mesting:-- NooD.