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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1912.

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THE WAR IN THE BALKANS.

TURKEY ADVANCING ON BULGARIA.

Koumanian Stoamer Selvad.

A BATTLE IMMINENT.

A telegram from Podgoritza, des patched on the evening of the 17th inst, raporte a pause in the fighting.

[COPTRICT.]

MR. ASQUITH ILL.

OPERATION NECESSARY.

The Montenegrina are concentrating (Reuter's Service to the China Mail,) at Tuzi, preparatory to an advance on

LONDON, Oct 19, Statari, Numerous troops from Son tari

Mr. Asquith, the Prime Minister, are advancing to meet thom. A battles auffering from an inflammatory is imminent. The ground is most growth in the shoulder, and will prob-

THE CHINA MAIL

**THE COOK”

Successful First Night Performance

The Chinesa cok has formed the subje

For poems, songs, and juste innumerable.

but manly have his wilow and socentricities:

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Rauter's Service to the China Man : unfavourable for the Montengrins, jably be operated upon during the they saw and board exceeded their experta- |

LONDON, Oct. 18. Renter's correspondent at Bucharest states that the Balgarians have detain

„ed the Roumanian steamer Princesa Maris, chartered by Turkey to convey refugees from. Varna, Koumania has Instructed the Logation at Sofa to protest and demand the release of the ToKnol,

LATES

The Princess Marie has been released and has arrived in the Bosphoente,

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TURKEY ADVANCES ON BULGARIA.

being marshy and on the eastern shore | week-end, of Lake Scutari. In the event - of defeat the rear of the Montenegrini would be unprotested.

THE BATTLE OF BERENA.

Further Detašia,

Router's correspondant telegraphed- from Podgoritza on Thursday that the surrender of Berena was preceded by heavy fighting. On Wednesday even ing the Montenegrins stormed the heights of Rogais, entrenched them. elves during the night, and resumed the battle at dawn. Meanwhile General

HOME RACING.

been so amusingly portrayed as in Lieut.

«The Cook an idyll of the Peak" with Crowe's new" one set musical comedy.

Hongkong made drst soquaineancë inat evening at the Theatre Royal. With tho knowledge of the author's success no an entertainer in mind, the audience went prepared for s mothing good, but that what

tians was evident from the unqualised approval which was exposed, and the hearty and spontaneous calls of **author", which wast up is soon sa the curtain fell. As we predicted in a fore- notice of the comedy, it achieved an instant popularity. Judging from the way it wei roceived the pingo, if, its author chooses to stage it elsewhere in the Far Eastic s slightly altered form, should enjoy more than a local reputation. As mas indicated in yesterday's notice, the comedy is of quite ceruud, but this provas no drawback, as a simple asture so far as the plotis son-

the audience is entertained all through by 1hamorous songs, full of élever local hits; the diniopac is bright and, sparkles with wit, and the climax is as good as one could wish for. In the composition of the music the The Batting was 11 to 8 against author has been equally successful, and

RESULT OF THE MIDDLE

PARK PLATE.

(Reuter's Service to the Ching Mail

LONDON, Oct. 19.

پر صبر

The Result of the Middle Park Plate run at Newmarket yesterday, 8 follows:-

Mr C. Bower Ismay'a Craganour Mr E. Hulton's Shogun... Mr W. Raphael's Louvois

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dent selegrapha that at eleven o'clock p.. on the 17th. inst., the Turks advanced on Bulgaria. There was no serious resistance and the Bulgarian advenco guard fell back upon the main body. A bastio was exported on the 18th. ist. The Bulgarians have des troyed two important railway bridges A mouth Philippopolia.

TURKEY AND GREECE.

line to the East, and surrounded the town, upon which the white dag was hoisted.

7,000 TURES ESCAPE; 1 200

SURRENDER.

Seven thousand Tarksand Albaniane escaped during the night, Twelve hundred Turks surrenderet, with 14 Krapp gune, munitions intact, and two months' food supply.

The population rep: with joy and

The Greek Minister. M. Gryparisiwelcomed the Montenegrins as their and an interview with Noradi Enghian deliverers from the subjection of this evening and asked why he had centuries. " not received his passport as had bis

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of Bandmaster Mom in the orchestration. and 5 to 1 against Louvois."

Savon ran.

Three longthe betoonThe Cook" abound in songs and first and second, the same between thus falls one of the principal essentials to choruses which are light and cateby, and

second and third.

the success of any musical play. Only one {Note :-The Middle Park Plato (1000 | number, the “boi" song, struck one as Sors added to a sweepstakes of 30 sovs. being a rifle woak. The concluding song anch) is for two year olds, colts 9 ar. 10 1h..

[by the Cook," ming in typically Chinese Ellies and geldings 8 st. 7 lb. The distatos is six ferlongs,

stylo to the accompaniment of an imitation of a native orchestra, in one the clavorcat numbers of the piece, and certainly one of the most humornus impersonations which has hono giron on the Hongkong stage.

Craganour is a bay colt by Desmoud out of Veneration II. Shogun is a chestnut cult by Santoi out of Kendal Balle and bravois a bay it by Isinglass-St. Louvaine.

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Last year's result was Absurd, Sweeper

and White Star, and previous winners Flair, Galvani, Lesbia, Bayardo, Lauberg 1903 to 1910 were Pretty Folly. Jardy, and Berger

The Middle Park Plato is specially interesting because it brings out the best of the year's two-year olds at the end of what will eventually run in the next year's Derby.-Eo, C...

Briefly outlined, the story tells of the

wiles

of a "hamber ose pieces" Chinese cook

silver of the regimental moss, whose kitchen who follows up a disappearing trick with the

he adoras, by successfully undertaking 'the' cooking simultaneously for most of the

The Montenegrias, prior to the the season, and "gires some indication of officers of the regiment. Bet, the most

Bulgarian and Servian colleagues. He formal entry into the town, sang the insisted that the Greck note was Te Deum in the adjacent historic idential with those of the allies.

Servian monastery of Gjourgevi| Utoubovi.

The Grand Vizier promised to sub- mit the mattor to the Cabinet for: consideration.

It is asserted that war may still be avoided with Grence

GRECIAN ACTIVITY.

A telegram from 3Athens reports that the Greek warships command the Gulf of Arta, and thus eueure supplies for the army at Epirus Gunboats, un- noticed by Turkish troops, are working In a blaza el tight, completing the defenses of the fortresses.

THE NEUTRALITY OF THE DARDANELLES.

Russia has made strong representa- tions to the Porte and is also com- muniening with the Powers regarding

TURKS DEFEAT TH

SERVIANS.

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Reuter's Belgrade correspondeat states that the Turks have re-captured Peijpolje and driven the Servian troops across the frontier.

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knows him by sight, înduces him to return Pharmaceutical Chemist. Manager. to cook a dinner at which an inspecting adicer is being entertained, and this leadin to the discovery of his artful scheme.

... A novel. Texture" of the comedy is that it is enacted entirely by nier, the piece belog quite independent of The latest batting to hand on the the feminine element, the whole of the Cambridgeshire Stakes (run at New.dualogue, taking place in the mess of a market on 30th inst.) is:

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10 to 1 against Polkarris and Lancetin last evening, it can truthfully be said

A Constantinople message states 100 to 7 that the Servian losses were heavy and included rilles, ammunition and pro- visions.

GREICE DECLARES WAR.

Greece has declared war, and the Ministers of the Balkan States have- loft Constantinople,

COMMENDATORE MAR- CONI'S MISFORTUNE.

the neversity of keeping, open the Reuter's Service to the China Mail.)

Dardanelles a neutral for merchant | shipping.

TURKS ENTER BULGARIA.

LONDON, Oct 18.

20 to 1

100 to 3

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Chest, Mordred, Eton Boy and

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that there were few touches about the achi

the work of: ing which marked 'it as amateurs, the dialogue being generally do. firered in a manner which was natural and| anaviacing. The songs and choruses, too were good, the clar enunciation being a plessing feature.

The tile rule of Alt Luk does not gire | in imperaonatur much work, sa he appeara Inaly towards the end of the piece, bue so cleverly and judiciously does he treat the pars that Lieut, Welman made it the feators of the piece. His make up was (Rauter's Service to the Chins Mail.) extremely good and both kie quaint pidgin

English LONDON, Oct. 19.

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and manner were excellent, Major Barnett humed the role of tho

It is understood that Sir Conynghammer president very ably. As Captain

Dandy a simple good-hearted soldier

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the resposible! task of providing much of the hamour of the piece, and

Cominondatore G. Marconi, of wire. TURKEY AND TRIPOLI less telegraphy fame, has had his right

going, go to "ing this element]

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the musical numbers; and right woll he fulfilled it. Mir Jones as Major Boor, the keen of few words, and Captain

eye removed, as a result of his motor | AUTONOMY AND AN AMNESTY satinum captain, bath WOU

accident in Italy on September 26th.

A SUFFRAGETTE DE.

MONSTRATION.

It la alficial's announced at Con- atantinople that large numbers of Pomaks, supported by Turkish regulars, crossed the frontier on the night of the 16th inst. at Kirdjali und pene trated several kibanetres into Bulgaria Fighting began, at 10 o'clock in the │(Reuter's Service to the China Mall.) „evening and continues.

TH: SULTAN AND NONCOM- BITANIS.

The Sultan, in a proclamation, invites his soldiers to "respect the lives and property of non combatants, women

and children.

GREECE AND HER ALLIES.

Callin

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LONDON, Oct. 18.

Ata Suffragette demonstration at the Albert Hall, Mra Pankhurst, re- ferring to Mr and Mrs. Pethick Lawrence, anid the movement was

GRANTED.

Router's Service to the China Mail,

LONDON, Oct. 18, frades have been issued granting to the Yemen bel chief, Saidi Dries, autonomy in Tripoli and an amnesty

and his followers.

OBSTRUCTING A POLICEMAN.

Portuguese Find

Wyndyard

Very Mucomful in their respective parts ; ani Captain Skrimshire as Tasut. Oldiers,

the work of the mess, was very convine- man given to good works and indeed mast

ing. Mr Kirkpatrick'e make up as Zham Bux an Indian nesa waifer, was excred- that full of spirits, and, as the The part of Lieut." Finley

hemorrhage, was in the excellent hands of programmis dira bed it, a martyr to verbal

Lieut. Lewes, who put just the amount of Figur into his acting acessary to its Succoes.

The production and stage management were undertaken by Captain Agg ánd Captain Boulton, both of whom ImerB hearty congratulations The K.Y.LI orebesten.ander Bandmaster Moss, gaye an excellent ren foring'of_the_muis,, though strengthened now that they were free. morning & Chinese was charged with selling excellent variety entertainment provided their playing was a trifle too loud at times. he advised ruffragettes to work sigaraties without a licence sad with by the amateurs who even the Mount The pleco preceded by an they thought best, and urged the assaulting Indian Police Sergeant 620. In Austin military theatro with much audience to break windows and attack connection with the same case a Pariguescendin tho past wan mer.

clover gymnastic and acrobatio display

IRISH POSTAL ADMINI- STRATION:

AMENDMENT REJECTED.

Before Mr Irving at the Magistracy this

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the auered klol of property. She connamed J. L Sas charged with by The Englanders was friluwed" ty eluded by declaiming I incite the obstructing the sergeant whilst in the humorous songs by Mr P. Went, who se Beeting to rebellion! "

| execution, of his duty. It appered that an "encore to the esfchy and humorous- Telegrams from Athens state that

bilst the sergeant was arresting the first ditty The Spained gave clover Servia was frat and then Bulgaria to

man, the second defendant interfered, character rendering of George Lashwood's and obstructed the sergeant. Suiza after- The castame dance of Captain Skrim bire,

song: Playing the GADS in the Weat declara war. Greece, not wishing to

wards went to the Police Station to Lieut. Crease and Lieut. Kirkpatrior was dotzuk horaelf from her allies, Instruct

inquire about bail for the Brat again very p. palan; and Musini kien ronde ad her Minister at Constantinople to

man and he was then charged by the great hit with his odontic instratzental musio The Huu. Cliud Severa's songUR sergeant. The affair occurred in Des Vieux with their catchy refrains were as „declare war and simultaneaily scut a

message of fraternal greetings to ber/Router's Service to the Okina Mail:) the gas works, Hia Worship fined the as encore to Maria Mrs Seafield gave road, where the Chinese had a stall nen reived as exter, the sudience d-manding LONDON, Oct. 18. hawker 85 on each charge, or one month, and harponded with Annie Laurie" to a a very artistio rendering of "Il: Bas 19,” The House of Commons rejected, by and the Portuguese was fined $25 or one demand for an encore. HOUMANIA PREPARING FOR | 279 votes to 200, the Unionist prend. usovath,

"EMERGENCIES.

ment to the Home Rule Bill, for retaining the Irish postal administra. GUILTY; BUT DISCHARGED. telegram from Bucharest states tion under the Imperial Government." that it is semi-offainly announced that The Right Hon. Herbert Hamuel, morning Captain V. Graven, of the n At the Marine Magistrale's Court thie Boumasin bat decided to prepare for Pustmaster General, dvelt on the loss Glandule, wa manned on the informa The Church Body of thự i hina, Cón- -the mobilintuni of thres Army Corps, sustained by the Irish Fah-Ofice, and of Me B: Criig Deputy Shipping gregational Church in Il-yako «, having considering that the situation will be asked the Unionista if they would tell Master for unlawfully Lalling be reper: the agreed to acquire the landan bulsig danger me to her elf in the event of the British taxpayers that the loss cared on his ship on the 24th July(Injind it 1424), now rigured in the

Mr Craig said informacina we received name of the Antice and ut Com Bulgarin's nuncans. Consequently, without Home Hule. would increase by the tumor of the death of Chinese miners for Barrign Missions, which

Givelor within the next 20 years ma-enger on the ship Defendant de have since the comp Bulgariaa

Pin the butt mpon script of a serious victory they will abandon their waiting Mr Bar Law declared that if Irsposited him rig burk at the Maraenille jo

Mazine nilior, and the ship's doctor javë a attitude 200 mcure their own

land chose to be a separate Colony the certißeste, which was Kent ke the Tong Us ChurchTM Valmist Government's first__duty | Ilomätal When he wok the bank back ha i por

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