1914-10-26 — Page 5

MONDAY, OCTOBER 26, 1914

BY TELEGRAPH.

(Benter's Service to the Chin Mail)

THE WAR

LATEST NEWS FROM FRANCE

AND BELGIUM.

GERMANS REINFORCED IN

BELGIUM.

500 BRITISH TROOPS

`CAPTURED,

FIGHTING IN SOUTH AFRICA.

THE CHINA MAIL.

BY TELEGRAPH.

BY TELEGRAPH.

(Beuter's Service to the China Mailių vary it, and in fact are stenlily adancing. The enemy giving way proted a most welcome and inspiring change after some weeks of monotony in the trenches.

LATEST NEWS FROM FRANCE. German prisoners report that their advanced trape are short of food and bansted by continual outpost work, whereas the British can afford to give

„Josnon, then, 20, 2 um. their troops roure rest and plenty of good food. any of the Germans have, A, communique issued last nigha only two months' service.

lar 11 o'clock states: The action is Nevertheless, the gacy in the front is fighting well and skilfully, and being continued under the same showing conalierable powers of endurance.

conditions as during the perceiling As the cuspaign proceeds the tendency of the Germans to rely on their lys. splendid war amterials with which they are so amply provided rather than one between Nisurort and the River A very violent battle took the employment of masses of men, bas been more and more marked.

There are now indications, however, that their supply of war material is not inexhaustible. There have been various evidences that they have been obliged to have recourse to old models of rifles and guns.

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THE FIGHTING IN FRANCE AND BELGIUM,

Zosios, bet 21, 12.65 a.m. Atolici, Puris consigue is not at 11 o'clock in the evening stated let the situations on the left Wing was gerely unchanged.

The action has continued with great violence, particularly around Actus, La Busser, and Armentiers. The Allies fast ground at some points trend La Bassee, but gained grogad vast of Armentieres.

Generally speaking at this part of the Frout the situation remains unclenged. North of the Aisuc our actillery destroyed three of the Ge- Ok latteries..

To-day's Paris communique says:--

410 p.m.

On the Eefs the battle continues. The enemy made pongress north of Diyimile and armund Ta Busser.

We advanced very appreciably cast of Nieuport, in the region of Lungenk, and in the country between Armentieres and „Lille.

There has been fere inevitable distantions in the fighting line, which, on the whole, is being held.

On the must ni the front several day and night attacks by the Ger mans have been repulsed.

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Lys.

"The Gernatus have crossed the Yser Canal besiveen Nieuport an Dixmente.

** FRINCH CONSULAR

TELEGRAMS.

Henry Losses On Both Sides.

1000 GERMANY TAKES PRISONEĖS.

Our

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A Hava telegram dated October 24, 3.25 p.m., states that the battle continues on Left Wing. Fo advanced at certain points but had to give some ground at others. We re- pulsed the attacks on our Right Wing, which advanced slightly..

The Germans are catreating to the south of Warsaw and to the west of Ivangorod.

On the Eastern front a very hard battle still continues,

A French Government telegram via Lestates that on the 24th inst, the battle Peking dated October 23, 19-25 p.m.

TURKEY AGAIN DECLARES HER NEUTRALITY.dras continued in the direction of the forest of Moatize and

We made slight progress at several points, and in Woevre our

MORE GERMAN BATTERIES DESTROYED...

Losmos, Det. 20. 7 p.m.

A Paris communique states at an change has agurred from the

North Sea to Arrus

The positions in the Argoing district are being armintsinöl under conditions similar to those reported yesterday,

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Our field-guns on the heights of the Meuse destroyed three more German batteries including one large' calibre.

FIGHTING IN SOUTH, AFRICA.

Maritz's Force Defeated..

Losposa Ort. 95, 1.5 p.m.'

A telegram from Pretoria states that Maritz attacked Reimoes with his whole force. The Garrison hold the enemy til Pinforved.„ The enemy was then driven back.

for casualties une sunali.

The Union troops belayed galluntly,

Mantz's force was probably over 1,000 and included several Germans, eight guns and four machine guns.

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A GERMAN ADVANCE IN BELGIUM.

faxmox, Dek, 25, 10.35 p.n.

3 German official suport states that further sting German forces "crossed the Yser on the 21th inst.

After anvy fighting, the Allies were reinforced to the cast of Ypres, but the Germans advanced several points and captural 300 British.

The Germans still evenpy Routers, a town of some 25,000 inhabit ants in West Flanders.

BRITISH NAVAL OPERATIONS OFF BELGIAN COAST.

Heavy Losses To The GermMADE.

Pretre Forest.

Another communique says:

0.30 p.m.

Contury to German official staten.ents, we have retained a large part of the ground conquered souch of Thisncours.

The Cermans asked for an irmistice to bury their doud. but we

Being the offensive, we maile fresh progress,

refused.

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„LAINION, OBC 25, 1.10 alım

Arenemunique issunsi in Paris at minipily saysı From the sen to the south of Afras violent attades by the Germans have been everywhere repulsed,

We captured in Argoane the village of Melicout, commanding thei als fong Verones to the valley of the Aisne

There is nothing to report elsewhere.

ALLIES SHIPS SEARCHING FOR GERMAN ORUISERS:

Ăn Admiralty Announcement..

LONDON, Oct. 23. 7.30pm.

The Admiralty announces to-night thut, ning German cruisers are on the high suas, and that seventy warships of the Allies are searebing for then, including a number of fast British cruisers. The discovery and lestruction of the enemy cruisers is a matter of time, patience and luck, owing to the vastness of the oceans and the innumemble archipelagers..

Hitherto our vessels had a most serious and important convoy duty. Now, however, the searchers will be continually augmented, but mean- while merchantmen must observe the Admiralty instructions which have. been most effective, for out of four thousand British ships, only twenty- seven have been sunk, and insurance has dropped from five to two guineas.

In nice thousand voyages less than five per thousand ships had been interfered with. Consequently, there was no occasion for anxiety nor ukeuse for complaint. The position inspires confidence and satisfaction, especially as the German overseas trado bas ceased. "

RAID ON BRITISH STEAMERS IN THE ATLANTİC.

Lobos, Oct. 23, 2 p.m.

Losnay, Oct. 24, 0.10 p.m. The Admiralty arenaces that throughout yesterday" monitors and

3 message from Las Palmas states that the steamer, Crefeld has other British warships co-operated with the Belgian Army. All the Ger man attacks at Nieuport have been repulsed. The Naval fire, which arrived with the crews of the following thirteen ateamers which have been enfiladed the German lines, enused heavy losses, as prisoners testify.sual by the German cruiser Karlsruhe, mostly in the Atkintic and total- We niso bombarded the German batteries at Ostend.

ling 80,000 tons :--

Rear Admiral Hood now has a fine flotilla of suitable vessels which are not if great value to the Fleet. The warships were persistently attacked by submarine, torpedoesmissing the Wildfire and the Myrmi- dod. We again drove off the submarine.

Naval aeroplanes and balloons directed the fire of the warships. We

suffered no losses.

TURKEY TO MAINTAIN HER NEUTRALITY.

LONDON, Oct. 25, 7.30p.m.

A telegrum from Constantinople states that with the increasing avoumble military,situation of the Allies and the Russian victory, Germin pressure to indude Turkey to participate in the war is becoming "greater. The Porte, however continues to assure the enterte Ambassa-

dors that Turkey will not abandon her neutrality.

The Grecians have issund circulur on the fall of Warsaw.

THE SINKING OF THE ** TAKACHIND."

Mr. S. Imai, Cocaul-General for Japun at Hongkong, kindly sends us the folowing official news relative to the sinking of the Japanese Uni- ser "Tukachiho" of Tsingtao on the 17th inst.: --

The sinking of our cruiser, the "Takachibo," la belioved to hate been used by an explosion of the magazine hit by torpedo shot from the Coman destroyer 8.00. As toll by three survivors, the sailors of the sinking cruiser, while drifting, chanted the national anthem or military songs, from which fact we may learn how composed they were to the brink of death."

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RUSSIANS PURSUING THE RETREATING GERMANY.

Cornish City, Bio Iguassa, Niceto, Maris de Larrinaga, Faru, Indrani, Highland Hope, Cervantes, Maple Brach, Strath Roy, Lyn Rowan, Pruth and Condor.

[The Kilcho is a protected cruiser of 4,000. tons displacement. Her torpedo tubes. She is quite a zew vessel, having been hid down in 1911. Her main azarient consists of twelve four-inch guns, and she has two submerged

appad is not given in the reference books. Her indicated home-power is 25,000.]

was conticued on the Laft Wing by the Allies. The Germans advanced at certain points especially around La Bassce and north of Dixemude. The Allies advanced a good deal at other pointe viz, Armentieres and Lille, Langemark and East Nieu- port

Both side austained heavy lasses, especially the enemy.

Between La Bassee and and the North Sea the Allies took 1000 Ger- man prizonact. On the 23rd, Genman attacks were made night and day and were repaled at all points.

In the Woevre district our advance continued.

The French troope kept most of the ground they conquered south of Thiar- court, by an energetic forward move.

The Germans asked for an armistice. hus the French Commander-in-Chief refased to grant It And resumed the attack, which resulted in a considerable advance!

Another French telegram dated Oct. 20th, 11.30 am. states that on the heights of the Meuse the French Field artillery destroyed three more Germ battarica, and one of large calibre guns. There are no changes at the other fronts.

OBITUARY.

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LONDON, Oct. 25. The death is announced in London of Sir Charles Douglas. ›

[General Sir Charles Douglas, K.C.B., Inspector-General of the Home Forces since 1012, was born in 1860.

Ha sorred, with great distinction in tho Afghan War, Boer War of 1880-81, and in the Scuto African War of 1000.—Ed.)

GARMENTS - FOR THE SOLDIERS AND THEIR FAMILIES.

Last week 507 garmente made by the

Needlework, Geild," Friary Court, S. the Hon. Secretary, Queen Mary's wonwn of Hongkong and Macao were sent

James' Palace, S.W., for the soldiers at the war and their wives and families st

The following is a list of the gar-

The following are the particulars of certain of the vessels so far as can home. be ascertained

Condor -Vessel of 1,538 zet. tom.. property of New York und Pacila

Steamship Co., Ltd. Built at Sunderland in 123.

Cornish City Apparently the property of the British and North

Atlantic Steam Navigation Company.

Highland Hope-Vessel of 3,320 net tons., property of Nelson Lino,

Liverpool. Built at Port Glasgow in 1002... Indrani:-Vensel of 3.228 met ton. property of "Indra" Liño, Ltd., Liverpool. Bult si Barrow in 1804. A vessel similarly named, of 2,339 net tom., is owned by A. P. Donaldson, Glasgow: Maria de Larrinaga :-Vassel of 2,578 net ton., property of "Maris" da Larrinaga" Steamship Co., Ltd., Liverpool. Built ab. Whitcinch in 1805.

Pruth-Vessel of 2507 met ton, property of Merantile Steamably

Cap, London. Built at West Haretlepool in 1905.

ANOTHER GERMAN SUBMARINE SUNK.

Loxoos, Oct. 244.35 p.m...

It is officially announced that the destroyer Badger nimmed and sank a German submurine of the Dutch coast. The Badger's bow Was somewhat damageli

ANOTHER COLONIAL WAR GIFT.

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106 Fairs socky.

1 Cholers belt.

20 Balaclava helmets.

1 Cap.

48 Puits cuffs.

1 Shawl.

21 Chest protectors,

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7 Pairs pyjamas.” De: Shirt

5 Bed jackets

86 Flannel vests.

14 Pairs punts.

21 Women's blauses.

1 Woman's skirt.

Women's dresses."

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11 Children's flannel dressca

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Severe Battie In Progress. -

LONDON, Oct. 34, 12.50 a.m

A Petrograd statement says that the vigorous offensive, taken by the

Loxpox, Oct. 21, 0.80 p.m.

Russian armies which are using the Vistula on the broad Front is mesting of £5,000 by Sierra Leone, and the Colonial Secretary's (Mr. Harcourt's) The Oficial Press Burçats publishes the announcement of a war gift with no resistance from the Germans, who continue to retreat.

A further official message from Petrograd states that in the trenches under letter of thanks. Ivanged the Russians captured a large quantity of munitions which had been abandoned by the German Reserve Guard Corps in their precipitato retreat.

The Austrian armies continue to fight desperately on the Vistula above. Soltz and on the San, and particularly south of Przemysl.

LONDON, Oct. 25, 2.25 &m.

A Petrograd communique says that the Russians beyond the Vistals are on the heel of the enemy's retreating armpies.

The Germans northward of the River Pilitza, offering a poor resistance,

were driven back as far as Skernevitza.

Bouthward of the River. Pilitza a severe battle is procealing with the

Austrians and Germans along a front of 25 miles..

NEWFOUNDLAND- CONTINGENT IN ENGLAND.

LONDON, Oct. 28, 6.45 pm,

The Offcial Press Burdau authorises Router to announce that a Newfoundland contingens han srived in Great Britain, t

FRENCH WARSHIPS BOMBARD CAMEROON PORTS.

LONDON, Oct. 21, 11 alta.

The Austrians are still endeavouring to hold the Vistula above the Riverports of Compo and Kribili in the Cameroone (West Africa), from October A telegram from. Bordeaux says that French waships bombarded the Bianki, bat the Russians are crossing.

11th to the 14th, after twice demanding surrender without getting a reply.

REVIEW OF RECENT FIGHTING,

The Eye-Witness Statement./

LONDON. Oct 24, 11.30 .. The Headquarters' Eye-witpear, continuing his narrative to the 17th inst, Bave that despite the trying nature of the fighting and the ruin the troops are:

FRENCH STEAMER' ASHORE."

Lasons, Oct. 21.

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