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TUESDAY,
NOVEMBER
14, 1916.
TELEGRAMS.
ABRIAL ATTACK ON OSTEND HARBOUR.
[Renter's Service to The "Telegraph."}
November 13, 5.55 p.m. The Admiralty announces that a squadron of naval aeroplanes carried out an attack on the harbour at Ostend on November 12. Considerable bombe were dropped on the atelier de la Marins and On some war vessela..
AIR RAIDS IN EGYPT.
November 13, 4.05 p.m. An official message from Egypt'says:—A ton of high explosives was dropped in two successful air raide at Magħdaba and Biraaba,
There was a number of direct hits, sad much damage was done to enemy camps and store sheds at Maghdabs, while 100 lb. bomb directly hit an avistik leaving the hangar at Bires ba, damaging the hangar. Much damage was done to a railway station and rolling stook.
Two Fokkers were brought down and damaged. Oar machines: "returned safely.
THE ALLIED `OFFENSIVE.
The Great Air Battle.
November 13, 12.25 p.m.
Reuters correspondent at the British Headquarters, in another account detailing the greatest air battle in the war, mentioned in a
TELEGRAMS..
AUSTRALIAN AFFAIRS.
Hospital Supplies Held Up.
[Beater's Service to The "Telegraph.")
November 13, 1.05 p.m. According to Reuter's correspondent at Melbourne, hospital supplice and many additional steamers are laid op in various ports in consequence of the coal strike.
The Holman Ministry.
November 13, 1.05 p.m. Beuter's correspondent at Sydney says the Governor does not now insist on the resignations of the members of the Holman Ministry.
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NEWS FROM MESOPOTAMIA.
November 13, 4.10 p.m. A Mezopotamia official messge saya :-Two British seropianes successfully bombarded the headquarters of Turkish irregalar troops at Alain, to the west of Nasiriyah.
CHRISTMAS. GIFTS FROM JAPANESE,
November 13, 12.35 p.m. According to Renter's correspondent at Tokyo, the Asahi recent communique, says it occurred in open country in the neigh-Shimbun appeals to Japanses to subscribe to the Oversess bourhood of Arras. The British qaadron was thirty strong. Christmas Fend for Britishers in the trenches. consisting of bomb carriers and an sscort.
At the outset a bombing expedition was carried out sorom the Garman lines. An enemy force "of between thirty and forty machines cffered battle with the higher layers of the British force, and descended to meet them, The Germane, in a running fight, ware gradually forced over their own ground, the British progress- ing meanwhile steadily towards their objective. They accomplished their parfos5.
British lost two bombing and two ecouting machines, while one observer was killed and two pilots wounded. The Germans are known to have lost three machines, and they sta believed to have lost three more. One of the British pilots fell in No-man'a land, but was eventually bravely rescued.
Blast Furnaces Bombed.
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November 13, 5.15 p.m.
THE GREEK SITUATION.
Royalists Violate Entente Agreement.
November 13, 2.05 p.m. According to a message from &thens, fifteen hundred "Royalist troops occupying villages to the north of Ekaterini are requsitioning the orope and terrorising the population.
The Venizelists attribute this violation of the Graeco-Entente agreement to over-conciliatoriness on the part of the Entente.
THE PRICE OF THE "TIMES."
November 13, 12.35 p.m. The Times confirms the increase in its price to three halfpence, A Paris communique says:-Nine bombarding and seven stating that the rise in cost of production has resulted in the loss escorting British naval aeroplanes bombed blast furnaces at Saint of $1,000 weekly. Ingbert, north-east of Saarebrueck. All returned.
Two German seroplanes bombed Belfort. Fire civilizasTM were injured.
Another Big British Push.
CALLING UP YOUNG MEN.
November 13, 12.35 p.. The Daily Mail says the Man-Power Board recommends the calling up of all men under twenty-six years of age, with few fexceptione, and all uswkilled workers under thirty-one.
$30 PER ANNUN.
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TELEGRAMS.
TRIESTE GETTING READY FOR CAPTURE.
(Beater's Service to The “Talograph.”]"
Norman ber 14, 10 m
A message from Milan states that the Italian advanta apon Trieste has made the Austrian officials gloomy but bas overjoyed the inhabitants. Police control is being tightened. and the entire civil population being gradually removed.
NORWEGIAN STEAMER ARRESTED.
November 13, 4.10 s.m.
Reuter's correspondent at Lisbon states that the Nor wegian steamer Breidablik has been arrested with a number of crew of the Norwegian steamer Carima..
SERBIANS PROGRESSING.
November 13, 12.50 p.m. Reuter's correspondent at Saloniks states that the Ser- bians, continuing their pursuit of the defeated Bulgarians, captured the village of Ives, north of Pòlog: -
MORE GERMAN TRENCHES ENTERED. *
November 13, 2.05 pm.
General Sir Douglas Hnig reports:-In the morning we attacked the German positions on both banks of the Ancre We have already a considerable number of prisoners.
We successfully discharged gas and entered the German tronches south-east of Armentieres.
THE DOBRUDJA,
Land of Steppe and Lagoon.
TELEGRAMS.
CHINA'S FOREIGN POLICY.
(Reuter's Berrics to The “Telograph”)
London, Received, November 14, According. Beuter's Wres pondent at Ubaughai, Wa Ting- tang; thenew Foreign Minister, in che a verse of um insumiem; definesk his policy se sumity to sope and friendship to sil.
DR. WU TING-FANG,
A Shanghal Opinion.
It is excellent nows that Farlin- |ment has bad the sense to socapt the nomination of Dr. Wo' Ting- fang sa Minister for Foreign Affairs, remarks the N. C. Daily News. In point of fact Dr. Wa is so generally and deservedly liked and respected by all parties, that the imus could hardly be in Houbt. From the first be ban baen an ardent advocsie of Republicanian, at BO time identifying himself with any in which particular party,
Preci-
point where a safe landing cam rospect be resembles be made and because its posses- den: Li, but always with the sion decides the fate of the power-cause of the revolation of 1911. ful defensive line improperly From the miserable plotting of a The Dobradja lies to the east of called the "wall of Trajan," This group of self-reekers which led to the Danube between it and the work occupies the depression the revolt of 1913 Dr. Wa kapt Black Sea. Roughly quadrils along which runs the railway line rigidly aloof, end since the over- to Cop-shrow of the Manebus his influence teral in form, about 100 miles from Tokernavoda „, long by 60 broad, it comprises stantes, and consists of a complex has been exerted rather along within ite area of 6,000 square-ystem of the lines of entrench-ednotional than political lines. miles lagoon, mareh, steppe, and ments, stadded throughout its For the post of Foreign Minister - mountain, the latter rising in the whole length with fortified osmpa. he is well equipped by several China' That be north western corner to about Coastanis, moreover, is on the rear of service shortest route from the Danube Minister abroad. 1,500 ft.
The central portion is a regular to the ses and is free from ice in should have expresed his willing neer, subject to the approval of steppe, consisting of fine gray the winter.
Second in importance for nayi- Parliament, to take up a task and overlying limestone rock, with hardly a tree or ranning gation is Bulins, at the mouth of which is securedly no sinecure, water. The rivers loss them the Salias arm, a free port within is a mark of true patriotism, for selves before reaching the sea, the jurisdiction of the European Dr. Wu is not a young men, and all along the coast from Oon-Danube Commission. The other may well foel entitled to leisure stantza northwarde runs a belt of towrs, Mangulis, Taltcha, Reni-years. Coming into the life of lagoons. The remainer of the at the confidence of the Pruth-Peking, as he will do, so wholly count is steep and high. As may lessctcha (the best connexion free from existing rivalries, be inferred, the population is between Bessarabia and Dobrad. it may well be hoped that ko will ja). Silistria, &c., are only of form a point of asien for all врагье. November 13, 12.34 p.m.
partier. That will be his oWEL The most important feature of tecnndary importance.
The position of Silistria gives desire, and he will carry with him According to a message from Paris, the Matin says the Govern ment in forming a Council of National Economies to arrange for the the Dobradja is the delts of the busbanding of food and other resources, ste better employment of lanabe, which occupies an im it, however, great strategical the good wishes of many friende public funds and the flax of ocio abroad. The Chairmanship has mense triangular plain completely value, the late King Carol con in Shanghai for his success.
coved with reeds, and dotted sidering it" the key of the D Many prisoners have been maken, and already, two thousand | been offered to ex-President Fallieres.
with numerous Iskes, connected bradjs." In the opinion of the have been collected in the advanced onges.
by small canal with, and acting majority of the Internationa! Siam Government Savlaga Baak.
which three Technical Commision as reservoirs for, the
Sax new branches of the Siam tbe Frontier bel- main same of the Danube:- fixed
Government Savings Bank have Balgaris and November 13, 6.40 p.m.
Ra. Kilis, Saline, and St. Georgo, ween
been opened in Mundhol Faket. ia 1879-1880, Bilie- An Italian oficial message states that intense enemy movements On account of strong carents mania are continuing in the Terragaolo Valley, but are hindered by our and the large amount of sils the tris should have been allotted to
Forty Years nt - Foreign Office. batteries.
Kilis arm, the largest, in almost Romanis. But on socount of the
Mr. Algernon Law, O.B, Coo. A equadron of enemy aeroplanes on Saturday bombed Padova
same is, on the whole, the case) "all for Baigaris" at the time, it troller of Commercial and Con- and destroyed a building, killing the majority of the women and useless for navigation, and the opposition of Banain, which was
The was given to 'Bulgaria. The janlar Affairs, who has been con children taking refuge therein. Already sixty deaths are reported. with the St. George srm.
Saline arm, owing to the activity frontier agreed upon was im neoted with the Foreign Office of the European Danube Compossible from a military point of for nearly forty year, has just the Service. Mr. mission has been made an essy view, and has been the canes of tetired from and secure highway for naviga constant friction between Rums Law has represented the Depart nia and Bulgaria-especially as ment at a great many interne
November 13, 6.35 p.m. Beater's correspondent at Headquarters says:-We attacked early to-day, and already, by 2.20 o'clock in the afternoon, we have advanced the British line on both sides of the Anors to a maximum depth, of one mile, capturing the village of Beaumont Hamel, -considered by the Germans as impregnable, sad St. Pierre Divos, together with valuable trenches to the north of Børre.
All these positions form part of the heavily-fortified original German main line which they have occupied for upwards of two
JOKER.
The fighting continues around Berre, which is the only place ancaptured in the first assault.
IN THE BALKANS.
Fresh Russian Forces.
November 13, 3.20 p.m. According to Reuter's correspondent at Paris, a Petrograd telegram confirms the arrival of numerous Russias reinforcements on the Transylvanian front, chiefly in the Predeal sector.
The Serbian's Victorious ́ Advance,
November 15, 3.25 p.m.
to the worth, paraning the beaten enemy.
Polog is entirely in our hande.
FRANCE HUSBANDING HER RESOURCES,
AIR RAID ON ITALIAN TOWN.
EGYPTIAN REBELS DEFEATED.
November 13, 8.50 p.m.
An official message from Egypt states that 300 men of the tion. A Serbian commanique says:-We not only broke counter- Egyptian Army were despatched to Ellasher in October for the Roads are not numerous, and Balgerian official_publications tional conferences, and in 1914 attacks made againes Cake, but continued our victorious advance purpose of rounding up a band of rebels in the Province of Darfur, only few are good. The chief openly considered Dobrudja as was granted the personal title of Bulgaris Irredenta." By the Assistant Cader-Secretary of headed by the ex-Sultan Ali Diast. The forse saddenly moved are one running parallel with from Dibes and reached Kulme on the 3rd inst. It encountered a the coast from Taltchs through Peace of Bukharest of August, State. few tribesmen, met with little opposition and captored 100 rifles Babadagh and Consisots: to 1913, Silistrim and 300 camels.
Mangalls, snd another uniting Ramanis, Our mounted troops pareued the main body, which bad retired Tulteba with satoba and Mschio, westward towards Sagai and caught them up and attacked them
on the Danube.
We have captured fifty-six guns, exclusive of a trench ordnance, since Septembar 14.
Frults of the Allled Offensive.
November 13, 6.15 pm. A Paris communique says:-Supported by intense fire, the French artillery and Barbians, at the loop of the Ostas, after a Banguinary fight, compelled the Germans, and Bulgarians to andon the village of Ivon and to fall back two miles to the north. Five enemy counter-sticks were repulsed in disorder, with considerable loss,"
The Serbiane assisted by the Franch, also made further progress north of Veliarlo. Up to the present, more than a thousand prisoners have been counted, and sixteen more guns have been captured.
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The Allies hsve taken six thousand prisoners and have -captured seventy-two guns and fifty machine-guns since the offensive began on September 12.
Fierce Fighting Reported,
November 15, 6.20 p.m.
A Ramanian communique says:---We repulsed two enemy mtinoks north-west of Busteni,
In a battle which continued all day long in the region of Dago Siavells we maintained par positions. JM We repulsed all attacks on the left bank of the Alt river, but
Fielded id in the region of Saraibere, on the right bank,
continues very strong in Jiul Valley,
[In the event of telegrams arriving too late fɔr insertion on this page they will be found on Page è or on Extra).
EARLIER TELEGRAMS.
THE FIGHT FOR SAILLISEL
November 13. 4.30 p.m.
WAL ceded to
The position of the Dubradja
allows au ‹ffeneive from the north under' iba serious threat of a
DON'T FORGET.
on the 8th inst. Ali Dinar was killed, and we took 200 prisonera There is only opeimportantrail- to be conqucted on the eastern counter offensive from either end captured 340 rifl+, 2,500 rounds of ammunition, 6,000 oattle way line, that from Bakharest to side of the Balkan peninsula. link. From the sea the Dobradja and other material. We had no casualties:
Corsiniz. The Dob. adje por. There are no m natain regions of can only be attacked through the tion of the line, between Tchern-importance all the way to C-Sulins arm, at Constantes, or arada and Constantza -vas built by stantinople. In order to protect | Muogalis, an English Company in 1860, and hereeld from an invasion from this acquired by the Rumanian quarter Balgaria bua orented a Government in 1882 The D.nabej strong line of defense upon the is crossed by means of a bridge bastern Lom and Provadia rivara 11 miles long between Fatoshti the strongly fortified Rastobuk and Tchernavoda. The structure Razgrad Shoala Provadia Varas consists of an iron bridge about line. For Rumanis the possession 1,000. yards in length over the of the Dobradji_enables har Birtcha arm, of a dam with armies to turn the Danabe in her caveral viadacts eight miles long own territory, and to maintain a and 18f high over the marshy| war fi lille on the Danube. "An find, end of a second bridge, cfensive by an enemy through about one mile long, over the the Dobradjs is low easy. He msin Danubearm at Tobernavoda. would still have to foros, the The most important port is Danube, and a growing could Cca teniss, to the development only baflasted at Silistria, Hir f which mach attention kan move; Braila, or Galatz. The been devoted.. The town is also offensive would have to be carried of gross military value b
A Paris message states that the battle of Saillisel was resumed on Saturday afternoon, after an artillery prepara- tion which awept away the new enemy works, :/
French detachments assaulted the ruins of the village and desperate fighting ensued, the, enony offering a most vigorous rexistance. Nevertheless the fiery dash of the Franch crumpled two Bavarian battalions and retook tás greater part of the village. The houses were carried one by one, sach harbouring one or more machine guns. At 4'o'clock the whole of the central part of the village was in our hands. The battle continued during the whole of the evening and during the greater part of the night.
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A document found on a Bial Officer showed that these German command had ordered Baillisel to be hald at all bosta.
Her forms with Mangalis
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