1914-11-20 — Page 5

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1914

BY TELEGRAPH.

(Reuter's Service to the China Mail.).

THE PROGRESS OF

THE WAR

INCREASED ARTILLERY ACTIVITY IN FLANDERS.

ALGERIAN TROOPS DRIVE THE ENEMY BACK.

THE CHINA MAIL.

BY TELEGRAPH.

THE STRUGGLE IN FRANCE AND BELGIUM.

BRILLIANT DAYONET CHARGES,"

LONDON, Nov. 18, 5.23 ..

BY TELEGRAPH VICTORIA THEATRE

(Wah Ta Yat Po's Servico.)

CANTON BOMB OUTRAGES,

Peking, Nor. 13.

The President has ordered compen sation to be paid to the relatives of the

Te-day Paris communique says: The potations wors the same on the preceding days, Thererietime of the recent berab outrages on wore munerous belardinents and isolated German attacks, ull of which [were repiled. On thus front from the North-Sea to the Taya, there was considerable artillery activity, especially near Nieuport and eastward and southward of Fores

Zouares near Bisschool carried a wood"ands brilliant bayonet charge. We had been fighting for this wood for three days.

The German offensive southward of Ypres was repulsed by infantry. The British lad meintained their front..

There is nothing to report from Arnis to the Oine,

Our artillery at Craeonno hud, the advantage several times.

The bombartiment of Rheims has been continued:

There is nothing to repart from Rheins to Argonio."

We retained the western part of Chauvoncert despite counter- uttacks, anul in Alsace the Landwehr Battalions sent to the district of St. Marie-aux-Mines had to bo withdrew after losing half their effective strongth.

LONDON, Nov. 19, 1.5 a.m..

The evening official communique states:-

The day has been marked by a very violent und almost deasofess cannonade on our Northern front.

The Germans blow up the western portion of Chanvoncourt, in the St. Mihiel region, which they bad previously mined.. Elsewhere nothing noteworthy has occurred.

(Official Telegram from the French Goternment through Peking.)

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On the 17th inst. all the fort from the sea to the Lya river, notably, IMPRESSIVE FUNERAL OF LORD ROBERTS,Zouaves carried brilliantly, at the point of the bayonet, car Bisschoote.. at Mienport, and near Ypres, was actively bombarde The farnous

RUSSIAN BLACK SEA FLEET IN ACTION.

TONDON, Nov. 10, 8.30 p.m.

It is othelally-nported in Petrograd that the Russian Black Sea Zivision engaged to Gochen and Breslau yesterday.

The Ghen was badly hit, and there were seventh explosions on board.

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The Russian losses were. 32 killed."

The Goeben and Breslau-disappaerod i the mist.

INCREASED ARTILLERY ACTIVITY IN FLANDERS-

Lonos, Nov. 19, 5.15 p.

A Paris communique states that there has been increased activity art of the artillery in Flanders, particularly in the district from

Ben to Isa

the

Soliniantry attack was made between the ripers Oise and Aisne, phile the operations round Tracy Le Val finished favourably to "our troops.

The enemy had carried our furtherungs freiches and reached the prosasends when our Algerian troops love them back, recovering all the fost ground and inflicting heavy losses on the Gernizus.

Wo maintained our positions in Argonne.

There is nothing to report with regard to the remainder of the front.

THE LATE LOAD ROBERTS.

Impressive Funeral Ceremony.

--Losnes, Xov. 19, 3 p.ui... Lord Roberts' funend was amongst the greatest spectacles in national bistory, the crowds along the route from Charing Cross station to St.. Paul's Cathedral were so great that it was inadequate to permit all who wished to do so to pay their respects. Troops lined the street and the military procession was mod impressive. Sleet fell during the day.

a wood which had been contested for three days. A German infantry attack south of Ypres was repulsed.

At several points it the Cruorne district the French artillery bud

the advantage over the enemy's artillery.

The. bonbardment of Rhicims was continued.

In spite of the counter-attacks of the Germans, French troops held

the west part of Clauvoncourt near St. Mihiel..

withdrawn to the rear, having sustained heavy losses-bagst the greater. The Landwehr buttalions in St. Marie-aux-Mines district had to be part of the complement.

In Morocco the situation is of the best.

THE FIGHTING IN THE EASTERN THEATRE,

LONDON, Nov, 19, 1.55 a.m.

A dispatch from the Russian Headquarters states:--.. Between the rivers Vistula and Warts our vanguards opposing the "Geranians, who took the offensive, are retiring in the direction of Bzobra.

The enemy succeeded in setting foot in the region of Leucdyca- Orloff, sending their vanguards towards Plauntek.

front Gannbinnen-Angerburg, which the ameny um defending.

In Eastern Prussia we continue to advancé fighting towards the

energy's entanglements, which they are fording.

Our troops on the iront of the Mazurian Lakes have relied tha

We attacked largo enemy forces on the front Czestochown-Cmcow (Galicia) and routed detachments operating at Lodovitz.

We are occupying the passes of the Carpathians in Galicia.

AN AUSTRIAN DESPATCH,

TuNDOy, Nov. 17, 5.50 a.m." An Austrian official despatch anys, the Austro-German armies in Russian Poland have forced the Rush main forces to battle.

منتجه

BRITISH DIVISION HEAVILY ATTACHED.

Enemy Driven Back in Disorder.

LONDON, Nov. 18, 5.10 p.b.

The Official Press Bureau states, that the British Third Division were heavily attacked by artillery and infantry yesterday. The brunt fell on two battalions. These were shelled out of their trenches, but. recovered brilliantly, and counter-attacked, driving the enemy bacle in

!

An attack was also made on the Second Division, the enemy being

The coin, which was enveloped in a Union Jack, bore Lord Roberts Field Marshal's sword and baton. His charger was led immediately in frous of the coffin. The pull-bearers were: Field-Marshal Sir Evelyn disorder. Wood, Fiel-Marshal Lord Kilvey (Sit. Francis Grenfell), Field-Marshol Lord Methren, Field-Marshal Lord Nicholson and Admiral Sir Edward repulsed with heavy loss. Segmoer. Other Generals and Admins and troops of all arms of the service were in the procession, including the London Scottish, the Guards, several batteries of artillery, and a naval detachment.

The London Secttish Pipers headed the procession, followed by a

Band of the Scots Guards.

TWO BRITISH GENERALS KILLED."

Lopov, Nov. 18.

General FitzClarence, V.C., of the Irish Guards, and. General Sir

The winter mist penetrated the Cathedral and added to the impresa, H. McMahon, K.C.EE., C.S.I., of the Indian Army, have been killed

siveness of the scene.

The great congregation was in deep inouming, relieved by scarlet in action tunies here and there, the military being mostly in khuki

HM. de King ant by himself in front,

[Jancial FitzClarence, who received his V.D. in 1000 for sh action in the South African campaign, was, at the outhrall of the war, Lieut. Coli copithand

the Canton Bund, and the severe punishment of the rebels responsible for the deeds when they are apprehended,

THE PENALTY FOR TREASON.

Soon Yok Yen, a Royal scholar of the Ching dynasty, has been sentenced to death by the High Court for en- gaging in a Royalist plot. The sen tence was that he beebot.

SHANGTUNG SUFFERERS.

The Pres lent has ordered $100,000 to be set neido na compensation to the Chiasse in the Klandhow district who suffered by the operations against Taingtau..

VICENTE SOTTO.

Wo learn on excollant authority that Vicente Sotto whoed extradition was sought. from Hongkong by the Philippine| goromment to compel biza to servo 'a seni. tonee of four years and some months for a crime committed at Cebu several years ago

is a second class prisoner in Bilibid prison and that he is serving his full term of over four years. Under the rules of the prison he is a secoud class prisonar for BİT months. At the end of that period his future clasification among the prisoners will depend upon his record, a good record entitling him to a few privileges. It is given out officially in Manila that not only has no agreement been made as to Satto's pardon but that bis pardon is not oven being considered at the present tinio.

NAVAL HERO'S DEATH.

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How the Mousquet Wont Down ( Penang.

The French has ever been a wonderful' motion. They know, above all others, how to live, and now, as in the past, they are showing the world that they know how to dio. This corner of the world may re a long way from the theatre of Sporations where history is being made anew, bat the one insight into war, and all its horrors, that lias come to us reveals a tale heroists worthy to rank with any that has been recorded. The story, it may be. said, has been obtained, indirectly, from a hero who now lies 10 his grave at Sabang, the second command of the

This

told

Mousquet, which so gallantly endeavoured to give Sight the Emden at Penang. morning our "representativo was I how the Eniden, some distance out of Sabang, stopped the Entish ship Newburn, not to sink her, but to tranship 36 French mon, the survivo of the ill fated crew who were picked up after their vessel went down. Of these 36, eighteen had escaped serious injury, but the remainder were not so hirtunate, five of them being terribly wounded.

These included larut. Carissao, tho 10 second in

In command, and Boglar Boman, who had his arm carried away by a shot while in the act of giving the orders of

captain, He also is

aleo is buried in Balang.

It was from Lieat. Carissap that the secount of the heroic manner in which these Frenchinon met their death comes, stery told by a man who, himself mortally wounded, yet lived long enough to do honour to his comrades.

SA

. When those on the Mousquet heard. the cannonade at Fenang they steamed atraight nals to Bind that they were opposed to the Einden. I was like a pap deavouring to fight a ball terrier, kat nevertheless our Allies did not hoaitate; they headed straight for their enemy in the hope of getting home & torpedo before they themselves were disabled. But it was not bo. They were not with a xil of shells; man fell right and loft. Homan, the

Representatives of all the other members of the Royal Family anding the Irish Guards. He was the oldest son of Copt. the Hon. George Fit bugler, went down, and, the very vébőczy

of every suction of the community and the Overseas Dominions also Clarence, a sou of the first Earl of Munster. Ta 1908, bo musicd Violet, attended.

The catafitique, which was lighted by candles, was the same as used Duke of Marlborough. The deceased entered the Royal Fusiliers Ju 1880, and youngest daughter of the late Lord Alfred Spaneer Churchill, a son of the late at Wellington's funer

Outside the Dead Murch from "Saul," heard in the distanco, was served in South Azzies, 1809-1000, being rude wounded, mentioned in despatches, became Captain in 1838. Ee transferred to the Irish Guards 1 1000, and taken up by the band inside the Cathedral. Then, to the blare, of also receiving the V.G] trumpole use the rolling of drums, the solemn procession entered by

bearers.

6.

the West Duor, and maried, to the Catafalque under the Dome, onment of India jo 1907, first joined the 8th The King') Hg; and ventally General Melahen, who was apprinted Foreign Secretary by the Covera which the coffin was placed, with Earl Kitchener heading the pall-entered the Judina Staff Corps, joining the Sikhs Punjab Frontier. Force. He

The singing of the hymi "Podce, Perfect Peace moret the con- last loyal sisit was Master of Ceremonies.]

perfonned many important commissions in Inilla, and on the occasion of the gregation duply.

The Archbishop of Canterbury and the Bishop of London then officiated, after which ashes were sprinkled on the coffin as it was lowered into the crypt.

After the Benediction, the titles of the deceased' wire recited by a Herald of the Order of the Garter, wearing the heraldic taburd.

All stood during the playing of Chopin's Marche Funebre the sounding of the Last Post." by trumpeters in the Gallery Dome.

JAPAN AND TURKEY,

BRITAIN ELOCKS KRUPP'S.

THE USTRALIAN NAVY.

and

Friendly Talk With Jonathan.

Mr. S-Eruni, Consul-General for Japan, points out with reference to the telegrain from Rome that Japan is never had any diplomatic relations with Turkey,

GERMAN FLEET ACTIVE

lulegrain from Petrograd repo is that the German Fleet bombarded

LONDON, Nov. 18. Tibau on Tuesday, causing outbreaks of fire in the city.

RUSSIANS BOMBARD TREBIZOND

The Russian Fleet has bombarded Trebigond

on the Black Sen) and damaged a fort

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