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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1915.

BY TELEGRAPH.

THE PROGRESS OF

THE WAR.

CRITICAL SITUATION

IN BULGARIA,

THE CHINA MAIL.

BY TELEGRAPH.

ON THE WESTERN FRONT.

INTENSE BOMBARDMENT,

LONDON, Sept. 20. A telogmm from Paris states that there has been a contintions bombardment, with great intensity, and it is w intermingled with lively fusilades and madhine-gun fire. A communique states that the Germons are showing special activity in Arms and Champagne. but French hoovy guns in Champagne, silenced the fromaan howitzers. The French batteries of various points hamporel the Genuin supply arninge munts. They blew up an urentiation, store at Perthes, and woro niso 'particularly destructive on the enemy's works ut Lorraine.

Sept. 21.

A Paris communique statey that our batteries in Artois continually bethanfod the German defences. The enemy artilkry was again most antive, and threw heavy shells on the suburbs of Arras. There was severe ahrenading in Champagne, on the heights of the Mouse, and in the Vosges, but the artillery duel has slackened between the Aisne and

STRONG PARTY IN FAVOURArgonne

OF THE ENTENTE POWERS'

OFFER.

ITALIAN SUCCESSES.

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- Lospos, "Seok 20. The fighting on the Italian front citimies stendily in favour of the Italians. A communique says that an important success was' scored at Ansiero, where large fores of the enemy attacked and were repulsed ster four hour's of the hottest fighting. A second attack was likewis

The Austrians, angered at the kick of sweess in the Plizzo Basin, bombarded Cersacs. Dvor, and Plezza with ineludiary shells, reducing the places to ashes. The Italians plied and enused an enormous vor- flagration at Koritalea, where troops were moving.

LATEST NEWS FROM THE VARIOUS FRONTS. repulsed

́(Reuter's Service'l o the Chima Stail)

CRITICAL SITUATION IN BULGARIA.

WHAT DOES IT PORTEND"

LONDON, Sept 12 Owing to the strict censorship throughout Bulgaria, where partial law has been enforced, it in dificult accurately to gauge the present critical posi tion there, but despatches to Home from Buktarest indicate that the deputa tion from the Opposition Parties, which waited on King Ferdinand, was weightier than can be gathered from the bald Sofia telegrams. It is stated that these groups, which favour arrangements with the Entente Powers, have been reinforced by the bulk of the Stambulofista under M. Ghendadieff, thus constituting a majority in the Chamber. Hence King Ferdinand's lengthy audience and aaurance that he would take a decision on the subject of Bal- garia'a attitude without consulting Parliament.

The Government have summoned a meeting of the Ministerialist de peties to consult there on the situation. There were great patriotic do- monstrations in Sofian and throughout the country on Sunday the an-

ivecary of Bulgarian unity--at which the military was very prominent.

THE LATEST GERMAN WAR LOAN.

A Poor Response.

Tasos, Sept. 20,

"

The third German War Lin closes on Wednesday, The Cologne Gazette, in a last despairing appeal for subscriptions, com. plains that there are 20,000,000 male adult salary and wage-earners, of whom at least ten millions are able to spare a 100 or 200 marks, yet only 2,690,000 subscribed to the last loan. It asks where are the remaining waven millions, and exhorts Germans to show to the world that the reports that Gerninay is Sinnucially exhausted is untrue.

During the last fortnight there has been a large increase in the number of State Governments and Local Governments offering employpes avances, to be deducted from their salaries, to enable them to subscribe.

MOSCOW DAYS" IN RUSSIA.

Conferences And Congresses Being Held.

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Lesbos, Sept. 20. Moscow Days," as they are called here, have begun, saya a irom Petrograd. Men of all classes, provincial and municipal authorities, and politicians assembled in the ancient capital where namerona conferences and cougrasses are being held, linked by the single purpose of the unity of the country for the inflexible prosecution of the war.

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Overall is the great personality of M. Chelaokoff, Mayor of Moscow, whe porsenes public confidence to a remarkable degree and halde niso the affec tion of the working classes,

A deputation of the leaders of the varione congresses met at the Mayor's otice and passed a resolution afirming the urgency of the reassembling of the Duma and the formation of a National Ministry, while the congress of Octo- briste, sa the Monarchical party, addressed themselves to the Tsar to this end. nad denounced as traitors any who were trying to sow even the smallest seed of internal trouble.

SINKING OF THE "HESPERTAN."

Ridiculous German Assertion..

INDOX, Sept. 21.

An official statement has conclusively disproved the ridiculous Germen

ON THE EASTERN FRONT.

FIGHTING SOUTH OF RIGA.

LONDON, Sept. 21. To-day's Patrograd communiqus admits that in the Vilna district, the Rus sians, after fights for the fords of the Vilia river, retired somewhat eastward.

Fighting continues for the possession of many other fords.

The communite says: Everywhere the counter-attacks of the Russians. were clamictertised by the utmost coolness and assurance under the most trying conditions.

There has been a recrudescence of sharp fighting south of Riga, where the enemy's artillery fire is more severe than formerly.

The Russians blew up a bridge which the Germans were trying to throw across the river An, north-west of Mitau.

There has also been desperate fighting in the lake district south-west of Dvinsk, where the Russians accred successes, at one point recapturing their formiar trenches where numerous enemy rifkrand manoitions were found."

“AUSTRIANS” SEVERELY-PUNISHED.

Russian bayonet attacks nod cavalry charges severely punished the Austrians north of Luzk, where over 700 prisoners and a large supply column with field kitchens was captured, while scores of Austrians were sabred in a throw-mila Cavalry pursuit.

TERRIFIC BATTLE RAGING.

LONDON, Sept 21.

The 'race' correspondent at Dvinsk, writing on the 18th inst, suya that he has spent the past three days on this front, where a terrife battle is raging with little interruption. When the attacks ense at one place they instantly hegin at another. The rest front is only twelve miles from the town, whose deserted streets rescund with the detonations of heavy gun-fire, The Russians. in trenches three desp, have hitherto repulsed constant and fierce attacks, though the Germans were twice and three times as numerous, with an enormous superiority in guns. With such defences the capture the town will represent heavy sacrifices by the Gerts who, according to prisoners, are desperately depressed despite their advances. They state that they have been deceived, as they were promised that the capture of Warsaw would mean the end of the Russian campaign.

The Germo's losses are undoubtedly double these of the Russians, who are ghting with undiminished stubbornness and are in nowise pessimistic. With the winter approaching and no important objective is obtainable before the change of season, four is growing in the hearts of the enemy as to the result of the Russian vaninre.

BULGARIA'S TERMS.

"NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE

POWERS.

No Claim for Constantinople.

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governing Bulgarin's final decision. As Balgaria's leading man of letters, he spoke. with the slow, calm dispassiountenes of as man accustomed to quiet study de 【templation, but also with the clean-cut incisiveness of the statesman who during Bulgeria's most critical moment proved his worth.

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HEABING DOTA AIDES, The United Press publishes the following interview which its special representative. Enfortunately our aspirations, if re Mr. Henry Wood, has bad with M.-Rado-alised as the result of the present war, ale slavoff the Bulgarian Tremier:--

not attainable ny the direct. force of our **Bulgaria is fully prepared nod waiting own arme. We cannot go and rake the to apter into the prescat war the moment territories which wo feet are rightfully abgolque garantees are given her that by (ourn.

ne doing she will attain that for which the Instead they must be read to us by other nations already engaged are striving others in compensation for the quacourse

namely, the realisation of her nacionalut our acms in the general conflict."

We have therefore accapted friskly

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ITALIAN MINISTER.

The Italian Minister, Sigter Storza, will leave Parking part week.

NATIONAL ASSEMBLY.

The Government has resolved to November 20. convane the National Assembly on

KASAFPOINTMENTS.

A Mapdate appoints Pat Kwai Fong a blue banner and Lieutenant General of Mongolin; Yu Kah Kui, chiukio of Kwangtung, is appointed Deputy Salt Commissioner: and Song Lun Foo has been appointed Director General of the | Mining Affairs of Yunnan,

A RESIGNATION.

It is reported that Lang Rai Chiu, the promoter of the Peace Society, hai. tendered his resignation which has been acceptedi

CONSTITUTIONAL DRAFTING

COMMITTEE.

The President has orilored the Can- stitutional Drafting Committee to do its work as expeditiously as possible in acenidanes with the original intention,

COMPLAINT AGAINST FRENCH CONSUL AT TIENTSIN.

Certain Chinese merchants in Tientsin hare wired to the Fordiga Department to the effect that the French Consul there has collected taxes outside the French settlement. They request the Department to protest.

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assertion that the Hesperian was mok by a mine. The sistement points out ideale walk of these uspirations ara-comand openly the offers of both groups of despatched 19 above on WEDNESDAY, that a German submarine sank ships north and south of the position of the Espartin The explosion was also of the torpedo type, while a fragment of prised in serbian Macedonia, which with its Powers to negotiate to that endaly by 10 November, 1915, a torpedo was picked up on board the Hesperian before she sank.

1,700,000 Bulgarian population was pledged desing with both sides do we feel we can And assigned to us following upon the Brat secure the best. guarantees that what wa Balkan war and is still ours by the right desire will be attained. principles of nationality,

RUSSIAN MINISTER OF FINANCE,~":"

LONDON, Sept. 20.

On the part of the Entente, we are When the Triple Entente (Britain, asked for a direct participation in the war France, Rusia) AD sure as thint this with the foll concourse of our entire army,

whos valeur the whole world knows." our minor los in Grecian Macedoni, and

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and waiting to fight with them--but these tion of our mellettore kre. lot to guar atoa ma-t be real and abaciata. war. Candidly, this i

No mere paper ance can be accepted: xraut We cannot forstell what the future only certainly on this print can induce belda for us. To discount is entirely we id Bulgarians again to par out their blood" be impolitie. Indeed, the coinuation of qur neatratiry for s lester period we might.

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General Sir Ian Hamilton's despatet, dated August 28th, resumes the M. Radoslavelf is, prs than any ther concede, but whether we remain neutral dr. narrative of operations at Gallipoli from the time the Alles forced their way men to-day conceded by Ruropean whetherwe Eght the end to be gained by forward some 5,000 yards from the landing places. It also recounts the battles diplomata circles to holl in his bands the and the motivos governing our destin PROMENADE CONCERT. of May and June in both the southern and northern zones in face of enormous futara desunies of Europe, t

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Area remain always the sufar g By the vic-situdes of the present

In those negotations we have no di while crossing a smooth glacis, nor the mdefatigable Turkish snipers in the and also by her vognphical positi position 10 gun time. trees, and while exhausted the Allies at the outset had to face fresh Turkish Bulgaria, which is one of the smallest in gain absolute guarantees for the realisation reinforcement, but the French and British rose simultaneously to the occasion. the Earpian family of nations, the came of our nat onal ideals.

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