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WEATHER FORECAST
RAIN.
Barometer 29.90,
October 21, 1916.
7491、日五廿月九
Temperature Humidity
6 a.m. 70
TELEGRAMS.
CONDENSED.
THE SERBS HAVE CAPTURED THE VILLAGES OF BROD AND VELESSELO. THE SERBIANS HAVE PROGRESSED AND ARE NEW CONFRONTING GERNA. OUR BALKAN POLICY IS GUIDED EXCLUSIVELY BY MILITARY ADVICE.
·· BRITISH AMASSADOR PRESENTED THE TSAR WITH THE G.C.B.
THE "TEMPS" SAYS IHISH LOYALTY MUST MANIFEST ITSELF IN ACTS.”
SATURDAY,
OCTOBER
21,
1916.
TELEGRAMS.
IN THE BALKANS.
Good Progress by the Serbian.
(Reuter's Service to The "Telegraph."]
October 20, 2.05 am, Reuser's correspondent at Salonics safe that the Serbs" capture
BRITISH TROOPER IN EAST AFRICA WAS TIED TO GUN-WHEEL AND SHOT. of the village of Brod was succes led by desperate fighting, The
THERE HAVE BEEN INCESSANT ATTAGES ON ITALIANS AT MOUNT PASUBIO,
COALITION CANDIDATE WAS RETURNED AT WINCHESTER BYE-ELECTION. GERMAN DIPLOMATS IN U.S. VIRTUALLY CONCEDE LOSS OF THE BREMEN, THE CUNARD LINER ÁLAUNIA HAS BEEN SUNK WITHOUT LOSS OF LIFE. A TELEGRAM SUMMARISES THE BRITISH OPERATIONS DURING OCTOBEE SINCE JULY 1, THE BRITISH HAVE TAKEN 28,918 PRISONERS ON SOMME. THE FRENCH HAVE TAKEN 350 MORE PRISONERS IN ONE DAY. GERMANS FRUITLESSLY ATTEMPTED AN ATTACK NEAR SAILLY-SAILLISEL. A SLIGHT BRITISH ADVANCE IS REPORTED AT BUTTE DE WARLENCOURT.
Those in
[All telegrams appearing in large type are the latest, having been received during the course of the day. small type have come through over-night.]
THE ALLIED OFFENSIVE.
A Further British Advance.
[Reater's Service to The "Telegraph."]
October 20, 12,10 a.m. General Sir Douglas Haig, in an official message, mays:-We slightly advacoed our lias at Butte de Warlencourt. A barrage of fire stopped a counter-attack in the neighbourhood.
There is nothing to report elsewhere. There has been heavy rain throughout the morning.
A German Attempt Falls.
October 20, 12.40 a.m. A Parie communique says:-North of the Somme, the Germane vainly attempted, at five o'clock in the afternoon, an attack east and north of Sailly-Saillieel. Our artillery broke up the assalting Waves when they started, inflicting heavy losses.
South of the Somme, we made fresh progress between Bisches and Maisonette.
Three hundred and fifty prisoners were taken yesterday. All in quiet elsewhere.
British Operations During October.
October 20, 1.45 8.12. General Sir Douglas Haig, summarising the October operations, says:-We have made steady progress between Thiepval and Le Sare, and have gradually won a series of strong positions.
The fighting has been heavy and prolonged, the enemy resisting stubbornly until surrounded in one place after another. Numerou prisoners have been taken.
We have had to repel numerous counter-attacks since the 7th inst. These have been generally stopped by artillery and machine gun fire, but when they succeeded in reaching our lines they were thrown back by rifle fire with heavy losses. Only once or twice has the enemy succeeded in obtaining & footing in a tranch, and then he was promptly ejected with the bayonet.
We have been most active in trench raide outside the Somme battlefield, Between Ypres and Loos wa secured many prisoners and inflicted beavy casualties.
The total prisoners taken on the Somme since July 1 number 28,918...
CUNARD LINER SUNK.
Crew Safely Landed.
October 19, 9.50 p.m. The Canard liner Alaunis has been sank. The Captain and 183 of the crew were landed.
Passengers All Safe..
October 19, 11.45 p.m. All the passengers on the Alsucia, nambering 180, were landed prior to the sinking.
[The Alaunis was built in 1913 for the Canard Company. Her gross tonnage was 13,105, and her dimensions:-Length, 520 feet; breadth, 64 teet; depth, 43 feet. Her speed was 14 knots.]
ITALIANS INCESSANTLY ENGAGED.
October 19, 9 30 p.m.
A Bome official message says:-There have been almost incemant attacks and counter-attacks on Mount Pasubio, preceded and supported by extremely violent bombardmenta,}
The enemy broke into s redoubt on a tooth of Mount Parubic yesterday morning, but was promptly driven out.
MORE GERMAN DEVILRY.
October 19, 10,40 p.m. An official report recounts how s British trooper in German East Afrios was captured by the enemy, tied to a gan-wheel, besten by a native under the order of German officers, and then shot with #evan ballats. He subsequently died.
THE FATE OF THE BREMEN.
October 20, 1.05 .. According to Benter's correspondent st Washington, laading German diplomats, familiar with the movements of the enkmarine Bremen virtually ponoede her lone
village was strongly fortified.
Other gaine included the heights to the north and the village of Velesselo. The Bulgare wera dispersed, and driven northward, being pursued by the Barbs. The boory included three guns and other war material, ze well is namerous prisoners,
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Serbien, artillery fired on enemy artillery stores at Palok, and seroplanes bombed the retreating Balgars,
The Serbs are progressing on the remainder of the front," and have captured forty-three guas, exclusiva of trezoh-gane, since September 14.
By the capture of Brod and Velesselo, the Serba bave pierced the enemy's second line in that part.
Cerca in now confronted, and the final line is appreciably nearer Mcnastir.
WINCHESTER BYE-ELECTION.
October 20, 1,05 a.m. The Winchester bye-election rezulted as follows:-
1,218 Mr. Carnegie (Coalition), Mr. Woods (Independent)
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Coalition majority
745
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FOOD FOR BRITISH PRISONERS.
October 20, 2,05 pm:
It iafficially announced that the Government has approved proposals for a new War Prisonera Committee under the presidency of Sir James Storr Jameson, with the object of enearing that receive needed comforts. every British wer prisoner will
In future, parcels will only be sent by authorised organisatione, Each prisoner will be supplied by only one organisation with foodetcfs not exceeding 30lba, in weight weekly.
The scheme does not apply to officers, whose parcels will be dealt with as at present.
BRITISH HONOUR FOR THE TSAR.
October 20, 6.35 a.m. According to Benter's correspondent at Petrograd, Sir George William Puchanan, British Ambassador, presented the Grand CroBR of the Order of the Bath, to the Tear as Admiralissimo of the Russian Nevy, in recognition of the latter's service in guarding the Baltic. and driving the Turkish Fleet out of the Bosphorus.
A FRENCH VIEW OF IRELAND'S ATTITUDE.
October 20, 2.00 p.m. According to Beuter's correspondent at Paris, the Temps, which favours Home Rale, says :-Despite the rebellion, Irish loyalty cannot be suspected, but it must manifest itself in scts. Valsas abe takes a fair share in the common effort, Ireland will lose all chance of obtaining the liberties she claims. Her sureat way to compromise her claim to Home Rale is to appear a "tiacker."
OUR BALKAN POLICY,
October 20, 2 55 8.m.
In the House of Commons, replying to a speech by Mr. Lynch, ccitioising our Balkan policy and asking whether any oustide iuftaeros had been allowed to affect it, Lord Robert Cecil said it was impossible at present to discuss what we or our Allies had said or were going to say to Greece, Our strategy in the Baikang had been guided exclusively by military considerations and advice. Mr. Lynch appeared to bist at some obscure and disreputable influence on the councils of the Government. Such a suggestion was absolutely baseless and utterly unworthy of the Hease, and ought! never to have been made.
THE SUBMARINE RAIDS..
October 20, 2 55 & m.
In the House of Commons, Lord Robert Ceail justified the Allied Memorandum regarding submarinse, sud said recent events had shown that the caution was not issued a moment too soon,
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EARLIER TELEGRAMS.
ANOTHER NORWEGIAN STEAMER SUNK.
October 18, 2.00 pm.
The Norwegian steamer Bosenvold has been sunk.
RUSSIANS RI PEL ATTACKS.
October 19, 4.55 p.m.
A Russian communique says the German attacks south and south-east of Kovel, made after a liberation of gra nad under heavy artillery fire, were repelled. West and south- west of Latak fierce fighting continues and here also enemy "attacks were' repulsed. We drove back stubborn attacks in the region of Dornavabra. There is a violent snowstorm in the Carpathians.
October 21, 1915,
Temperature 6 a.m. Humidity
37 2 p.m. 78
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TELEGRAMIS.
THE ALLIED OFFENSIVE.
Reducing Enemy Defences to Powder.
[Beuter's Service to The " Telegraph."]
October, 19, 2.00 p.m.
A telegram from Paris states that the bombardment prior to the storming of Sailly-Saillisel was of the firecest for forty hours, reducing to powder the trenches, west of Bapaume road. One redoubt disappeared, the occupants being buried.
- When the so-called “ trench-eleaners" entered the buge subterranean shelter they found 200 German dead asphyxiat- ed by poison gas.
The village was attacked from three sides simultaneous- ly. The fighting beneath the walls of. the Chateau which the Germans had converted into a fortress was very savage,' the assailants were repostedly besten back, and when they finally entered they had to continue the struggle in under- ground galleries leading from the Chateau to the centre of the village.
German Testimony to British Efficiency.
October 19, 2.10 p.m. General Sir Douglas Haig, in a communique, says there was heavy rain during the night. Raiding parties entered enemy trenches near Loos and south of ArraS,{"
The weather throughout has been consistently unfavour- able for aircraft; yet, despite heavy rains and strong south- westerly winds, we have made many valuable reconnaissances and have repeatedly and successfully attacked enemy com- munications, ammunition dunapes and marching troops.
We captured a document from German Headquarters, which suggests a reorganisation whereby it is hoped that it may be possible, at least for some hours, to contest the enemy' air supremacy."
The artillery, assisted by aeroplanes, played a most notable part in the fighting and maintained, a clear supar." iority over the enemy, whom he allows no rest day and night. materially wearing down big momle.
The battle frequently resolved itself into isolated strug- gles. Captured documents testify to the effect of our can- nonade, dash, discipline and the quality of our infantry.
German Counter-Attacks Broken.
́Oct 19, 4.10 p.m. Alaris comunique says:---German counter-attacks at Sailly Saillisel were broken by our curtain of fire.
All our gains were maintained. We progressed between Maisonnette and Binches.
THE IRI Ħ QUESTION.
October 19 2.10 p.m. The minority in yesterday evening's division in the House of Comunens consisted of fifty-nine Nationalists, about forty Liberals and a few Labgarites. The O'Brienites abstained from voting.
CFFICERS DECORATE:.
Outmber 19, 2.00 p.m. The "Gazetta" announces the following honour's (~~ Companions of The Bath -Lieut-Colonels F. A. Wilson, E.E., and W. E. Brown, Mahratis L.I.
Companions of St. Michael and St. George :--Lieut.- Colonels W. B. Powell, Gurkhas; E. A. Lethbridge, Oxford and Bucks, L.L.
D. 8. O's-The following Indian Army officere:-Major H. C. Hill, Captaing A. C. Clifford, C. M. Manners, J. C. McKenna, B. G. Peel, H. L. Leilly, G. V. Beyne; Lieut. R. T. Sweet.
Military Croases: Captains D. Arthur, F. J. Brickman, HL. 6. Cardew, K. K. Mukerji, C. H. Stockley, Lieutenants E. W. Burdett, A. H. Gatherer, W, S. Halliley, O. A. Raynor, Second Lieut. E. C. Lepat Curel, the Reverend Fathers John Mullen and Harold Spooner. Promoted to Brevet rank — Lieut.-Colonels H. A. Cammine, H. O, Parr and Maior W. H. Davie, all of the Indian Army,
BELGIAN PROGRESS IN AFRICA.
October 19, 3.40 p.m. Reuter learns that the Belgian troops now held the western position on the central railway from Tanganyika to Tabora and forty miles east of it. The Belgians have transported material from the Congo across the lake to Kigoma and are repairing the railway. There are no Ger- mans now north of the central railway while the shores of the great lakes have also been cleared of the enemy. The remaining Germans, numbering a thousand, are now in swampy country at Mehangi, and are surrounded by the Allies,
IN THE BALKANS.
Another Serbian Success.
October 19. 4.10 p.m.
A. French official statement says the Bulgarian attacks The north of Dodzeli were repulsed with heavy losses. Serbians captured the village of Brod on the left bank of the Cerna,
Bulgarians Re-Inforcing,
October 19, 4.15 p..
A British official masage saya :-We repulsed a strong enemy attack on our right flank in the Doiran soctor..
▲ Serbian official announcement says the Bulgarians ara bringing up reinforcements, especially trench mortars,
Enemy Driven Back.
October 20,8 20 p.m.
A Bumanian communique states; We drove back the enemy at Agsa, taking nine hundred prisoners and destroying twelve guns,
Agus is sòven miles within Rumania.
$30 PER ANNUY,
TASKS OF THE FUTURE,
Activity of a Patriotic Organization.
After two years of work mainly devoted to maintaining the national spirit of patriotim, sað particularly the combating of dangerous agitations sad pro paganda against recruiting, the Central Committee for National Patriotia Organ"zations is about 10 direct its energies and its organization into other channels. The ensolment of the Military Service Acts rendered it unnecOS- sary for the committed to meviat farther in the work of appealing | for recruite, and its mid was at once extended to the War Savings Committee. The Sab committee on Neutral Countries is still per- forming very good work, especial- ly in Switzerland..
The association is firmly of opin- ion that s most important ques |tion, and ons vital to the Empira'a interest, is that of ecouting trade after hostilities have cessed, and | that this can only be done by the
adoption of a strong policy whilst **** the war is in progress. Unless some well defined policy in forthe ' coming from the Government, it in the intention of those respon- sible for the organisation to jundertake a exmpaign, at the beginning of October, generally adrcoating the exclusion of Ger." mans from English commercial life.
A question of almost equal importance is that of education, in eo fer se it affects the com. mero'al and ́treds outlook of tho Empire. The Committee is about to address a series of inquiries on this subject to leading mer- cheats and employers in the country with a view to the col- fection and collation of informa- tion as to the lines along which it would appear most suitable to | direct the energies of the Empire. (incommercial matters. Employers will be seked among other things whether university education is suitable for men destined for business pursuits, whether, in their opinion, the aniversities offer a satisfactory curriculum for business training, and whether it might not be desirable for some of the universities to devote them. velves specially to this work
The Committee will also seek the opinions of the businesa com- munity on the work of the Gon- solar Department. A thousand loading bourse trading abroad are to be asked whether in the past the British Consular servics has rendered them materis! anai-1- ance, and, if not, whst,stepa ia their judgment would be neces- sary to recreate the servios.
Historic Football.
The football which the East Surreys dribbled up to the Cer- msn trenches on the start of the British advance was recently on view to the public at the Kingston- un-Thames Town Hall each evEN- |ing. The depot band 'played outatide the hall, and the charga casde for admission was devoted to the regiment's comforts fund.
DON'T FORGET.
TO-DAY.
Victoria Theatre-9.15 p.m. Bijou Theatre-9.15 p.m. New Hongkong Cinematograph -9.16 p.
TO-MORROW.
Victoria Thestro-9.15 p.m. Bijou Theatre-3.16 p.m. Now Hongkong Oinamato- graph.-9.15 pm.
Saturday, October 28, Gymkhana Meeting-Happy Valley; 8.15 p.m.
Monday, October 30,
Dairy Farm Co., Låd.Exe traordinary gmeral infeting;