1915-09-25 — Page 5

EXTRA

TO THE

CHINA MAIL.

HONGKONG, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, -1915.

BY TELEGRAPH.

THE WAR

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

GERMANS ADMIT · REVERSES.

RETREATING BEFORE THE RUSSIANS.

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A telegram from Amsterdam states that a Berlin communique shows that

General von Mackensen's armies are retreating before the Russians,

A communique states "Our advanced detachments to the north-east and east of Loziksin have withdrawn back behind the Oginski Canal and the River Jasiolda."

INDIAN TROOPS FROM SOUTH AFRICA.

LONDON, Sept. 342

A Pretoria message says that the two Indian beurer companies being raised in South Africa. will be a mixed force of Hindus and Muhammedans in- der a European doctor.

LATEST NEWS FROM THE WEST FRONT.

LONDON, Sept. 24. "Reuter's Paris correspondent says that the French, bombardment appears to be more intense and important than ever, while the Franch lines are us firm as a rock against the rain of poison-shells.

The communique says that the French guns at Arras seriously dum aged the enethy organisations. The Germans opened with poison shells. in Champagne especially at favourite points liko Sousin, Perthes and Beausejour. The French mado a vigorous and effective reply. The French guns in the Argoune made breaches in the trenches at many points and dispersed the Germans when they wore attempting repair- work. The Germans also used poison shells in Lorraine but were com pletely repulsed.

A_COMMUNIQUE FROM FIELD MARSHAL FRENCH.

LONDON, Sept. 21.

Sir John French in a communique states that bostile artillery has been active during the last three days on our front, to which we replied effectively. There has been mining activity without important result. Our aircraft carried out a successful-raid on the enemy's communication at Valenciennes, in which a train was hit and the line out in several places.

GREEK RESERVISTS JOLING THE COLOURS.

LONDON, Sept. 24.

Greek reservists abroad are returning to join the colours.

ON THE SERBIAN. FRONTIER.

LONDON, Sept. 24.

Latest reports from the Serbian frontier show that hitherto there has been no big concentration of Austro-German forces there, though there has been a certain amount of artillery and intermittent heavy fire.

The Roumanians are.

ROUMANIA ALERT.

LONDON, Sept. 24. watching events on the frontier with lively interest. RUSSIA AND BULGARIA.

LONDON, Sept. 24.

A Moscow telegram says hat M. Cutchkoff, President of the Slav Committes, his telegraphed to M. Denefy M. Gneschoff, M. Malinoff sud other Bulgarian statesmen that the Russian people cannot believe that the Bulgarians who were liberated from the Moslem yoke by the Rus sian people are now about to take arms against their brethren. They cannot believe

Bulgarianpeople will follow those who are try ing to mislead them on to the pathof perfidy, by joining Germany, the inveterate enemy of the Slavs. Suchan action would be a crime without parallel in the history of nations.

RUSSIAN POLITIO

Loxney, Sept.- 24.

The remilutions of the Moscow congresses which delegates, araha convey to the Tear warmly greet the steadfast and gallant army in s voice passionato with the desire that all citizens shall assist it in achiev ing victory in full harmony with their vinife Allies They declare that the fatal obstacles to final victory are the old infirmities of irrespon gible authority detached from the country, and they demand that the present Government be replaced by men enjoying the confidence of the

tign will be renewed with country and whose work for popular rop but delay

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