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THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER 30, 1915.

BY TELEGRAPH.

THE PROGRESS OF

Loos.

THE WAR,

BRITISH PROGRESSING SOUTH OF LOOS.

(From Our Own Correspondent.js

Lowney, Sept. 29. The British, after savere fighting to-day, male progress south of

GRAPHIC DESCRIPTION OF

THE BIG BATTLE.

ENORMOUS GERMAN LOSSES.

MR. ASQUITH, LORD KITCHENER AND

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IMPORTANT BRITISH SUCOESS IN

MESOPOTAMIA.

(Reuter's Service to the Chino Mail,

ENCRMOUS GERMAN LOSSES.

A telegret from Paris states than a communique issued says that the German losses in Artois and Champagne ans now over 120,000 and the total number of prisoners number over 23,000 with. 79 quas.

GRAPHIC DESCRIPTION OF THE "BIG BATTLE."

Losuos, fups, 29,

Reuter's corespondent at the British Headquarters, writing on she 27th inst. sugs the bombardment proceding the attack was so tarific and comentated that it was impossible to distinguish separate detons tions. which sounded in the distance like a single tremendous machine guin. People sleeping thirty and forty miles distant were awakened by the raverberations. The weather was unfavourable at the outset, but cleared up between the midnight and the morning of "Saulay, which | broke dull, making tina good tighting weather, i.*.

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THE BIG BATTLE ON THE WEST FRONT BY TELEGRAPH. CURADERMA

DESPATCH FROM SIR JOHN FRENCH.

LONDOS, Sepi. M

Field Marshal Sir John French, in a despatch, saya Severe fighting continues around Loos and northwarda. We now, hold all the ground worth of Hill 70 which the enemy retook on Saterday.

We progressed south of Loos, and captured another gan, making a total of 21. There are indro ubandoned guns between us and the enemy. -7

The pumber of prisoners excreds 3,000, Forty machine guns word captured and many more destroyed by our bombardment,

(Wah Ti Yat Po'a Service.)

"DEPARTURE OF GENERALS.

PERING, Sept. "99. Generale Ngui Chih Chang and Chu Hing Lan leave Faking today. Th

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MEETING OF THE STATE COUNCIL.

The line captured from the enemy was exceptionally strong. It consisted of a double front and included two large works named the Hohenzollern and Kaiser Wilhelm reduubia, comprising a net-work of trenches and bomb-proof shelters several hundred yards in extent. "A second line ran just west of Loo

We are now closely engaging the enemy's third line.

Yesterday's nesting of the State Our aeroplanes today bombed the railway near Bataume, wrecking a rain. Tai Sit, in place of Li Yuan Hung Tel 492.

Council was presided over by Wong They also damaged the railway near Achiet-le-grand.

FRENCH COLONIALS IRRESISTIBLE DASH.

Losnos, Sept. 20..

Renter's Paris correspondent telegraphs:-Accounts af the fighting in Champagne. published here, state that the honour of the first assult was grant ed to a Colonial Corps, headed by General Marcband. Their irresistible dash stirred the rain drenched chalky soil to foam beneath their feet. Their dash led by General Baratier. they really came into action for the first time for was a great, that the Colonial Cavalry got their longed for chaves. Brilliandy months. They doubtless suffered heavily, but their activities probably explain the great number of prisoners captured in such a short time.

All the Colonials advanced with such rapidity, despite a furious resistance, that they reached the enemy's artillery emplacements, where they found the guns surrounded by Gemmas of all areas, who surrendered

General Marchand was dangerously wounded by a shell in the abdomen.

THE AUSTRO-GERMAN MACHINATIONS IN PERSIA.

LONDON, Sept. 20.

Vice Pradent, who is on sick leave.

HONGKONG ST. ANDREW'S -

SOCIETY.

The annual report of the Committee of the Hongkong St. Andrew's Society, to he

the areslit of the Society now ponds at Pressantel at the annual meeting to be hald on October 4th, states that the balanes at 85.10.13, as against 85, 529-7-4 last year, Sis which proved a success. The proceels of the Andrew's day was celebrated by a concert

bart-506-wire handed over to the Honorary Trenuter of the Prince of Wales?. Fund. During the year several applica tions for assistance were rocoivel, and the sum of 2973.38 was expended. Part of this amount is recoverable. The Committee deeply regret, to moord the cloaths of Mr: J. J. Krwich, Captain G. C. Anderson, Lord Robert Cecil (Under Secretary of State for Foreign Allairs) reply is. Keswick and Captain Anderson-ware Mr. W. Taylor and Mr. C.-N. G, Walker. ing to Colonel Yate in the House of Commons, reviewed the recons anti-old members ant past Presidents of the British outrages ia Persia, which, he said, were andoubtedly the result of Society. Mr. Walker was killed in action Austro-German inst gation. The Persian Governor had exprewed regret, and at the Dardanelles. Thirty-the now. it was hoped that the stops tuken would prevent a repetition. The sugger-manber joined the Society during the tion that irregular forces should be organised in Porsia was faced with many year, and it is hoped members will con difficulties, and he thought it was impossible to carry it out milst the great by bringing forward now names for the Einue to girs the Society their assistance war, to which we must bend all mar energies.

PRO-GERMAN BULGARIAN MINISTERS RESIGN.

LONDON, Sept. 20.

ensuing year. The Socioty subscribed. «. sum of £25 to Mr. Malcolm's London Scottish Fund for the supply of comforts to the Battalion at the Front. Mr. A. I. Shields resigned the post of Honorary last June, and M. R Henderson is st Secretary on his departure from the Colony proprement acting in that capacity.

A polegram from Soda atares that the Minister of Finanen Tontcheff) and the Minister of Commerce (M. Bakaloff) have resigned. Both are Germans.

SPIRITED ACTION BY BULGARIAN STUDENTS.

LONDON, Sept. 29, Two hundred Bulgarian students, anys a telegrum from Petrograd, dis obeyed the summons to the Bulgarian colours, preferring to enlist in the Hus sian Army or to work in the Russian hospitals.

DETERMINED TO LAST LONGER."

LONDON, Sept. 20.

The Tampe says the succensos fully justify the unshakeable confidence of the Allied nations in fcal victory. lng months of inaction has not under- mained our moral forco, uor in anywise enfeebled our energy. Our people are fully alive to realities, and remain as cool and calm in the time of success as in the time of reverses. They know that the Austriane and Germans are not exhausted, that the enemy will fight to the end, and that the effort remaining to be accomplished is enormous, but they know that we must triumph, because

are determined to last longer,”

"TO A REALLY DECISIVE ISSUE.""

LONDON, Sept. 29.

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A wire from New York saga, Chica haa build a submarine flotilla, denes of the New York. Herald." For according to the Washington correspon- some tibic Admiral Wei Fan, chic naval constructor of the Chinesa Navy, and eighteen other Chingo cars, have been studying submarino construction in various shipbuilding plants throughout the United States. Admiral Wei Han is reported to bo strongly impressed with the practica- for coast defence purposes. its adaptability for use in Chinese waters

The captured officers," says the correspondent, with whom I conversed, admitted that though they expected an attack it was a Field-Marshal Sir John French, replying to the Lord Mayor's congratula.bility of the submarine, and especially with surprise when it came. One said that practically the whole of histions on his birthday, ang The expression of the goodwill of the citizens reginent was taken because the regiment on its left had been almost of London will be the greatest encouragement to the troops to push thait destroyal. Many of the enemy were disunvored hidite in the cellars immediate success to a really decisive istne, in conjunction with car Allies of Loos, the mining township which had a population of 10,000 before the war. Is was curious to discriver a number of civilians at Loos alive) who welcomed the conquerorë.

THE SUMMONS TO STAND TO."

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| To-day's Advertisements The weather today is overcast and pouring with rain. In the said, when a confident message from Field-Marshal Sir John Frenca pras rend We were summoned to stand ta' early on Friday a wounded private Afternoon from oningen, south of Fat Basseo, I had a splendid view to us, saying that he relied on every mad to do his utmost in the operatiçus of the battlefield. In the foreground were the miners red-roofed coabom to begin. It rained the whole day, the heavy downpour drenching us. Bridge of Loos, a metal colliery structure, which the Tommies hil "The way the wounded were cleared from the front was most marellous. long desired and now parens. The theatre of the fighting was clearly Hospital trains were running one behind the other as regularly as a Lord defined by red flashes of the guts against a lowering sky. Overhead Mayor's procession." He saw a batch of German prisoners, moly Prassings, the domplanes were tirelessly watching the croy's movements. Red many of whom were not over cinetces, Croes cars, munition waggons, waze ceaselessly pussing to the front, and a" British observation halloon aring skyward was lit up by the →vening sun. The only sign of life in the folds und villages was the coal pits heleling sanke anul showing that the miners were toiling undergrunt. heedless of the pulpitating events,

tages mail the shugheats. A prominent feature was the Banus Tower Clouds kung law and it was misty all the time airmen were flying continuously have removed our Offices, to

A large share of the success is due to the British vinters gaining information for bomong the Germai cominunications....

To the south of Lille, there were twenty-seven fights in the air during the púst werk and oily ours was a British machine worsted.

LATEST NEWS FROM THE WEST FRONT.

STRUGGLE UNABATED IN CHAMPAGNE.

LONDON, Sept. 29.

A Paris commanique states that program to the east of Souchez was wade yesterday night until Hill 140, the highest of the Viny Hilk, was reach ed and the orchards to the south thereof; 300 unwounded Prussian guardsmen were captured here.

The straggie continuce unabated in Cliampagne,

Fresh bodies of Germans nurrendered to the north of Massiges, totalling! 1000, all of whom were taken yesterday evening at this one sector.

THE

BENEDETTO BRIN" DISASTER.

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FALANDON, Sept. 29. The Italian crnteer Benedet, erre a telegram from Rome, is not sub- merged, though seriously damaged,

Seven guns have been removed and arrangements are being made for the removal of the beavy artillery.

ON THE EASTERN FRONT.

INTENSE ENEMY ARTILLERY FIRE.

LONDON, Sept. 29.

weakened, the desperation of the fighting in the Drinsk region is

A Patrogrid cummunique says that while the artillery fire has. nói dinmishel, the eneany making very force attacks in the districts of Vileika and Oshminna, cast of Vilna. Do the front of one Bursian regi. nient alone the enemy mind on Monday 10,000 heavy shells. The enemy also brought up large forces south of the Pripat river, and on, the Galicia frontier, his attacks lending to severe actions, especially in the Kolki region. The Russians efficiently used the layonet, capturing trenches in a village to the north-west of Tarnopoly bu

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RECRUITING AND NATIONAL SERVICE

Sistament By The Prime Minuter.

Toknos, Sept. 28.

In the House of Commons the question of rerniting and National Service was again rdised by: Captain F. E. Guesi.

Asquith, Fanwoven, deprecated such a discussion, and emphasised tlust the nutter was having the very careful consideration of the Gorem mento As soon as he was in a positione so të do, he would announce 100 Government's policy..

In the meantime I appeal to uit sections of the Houss to abstain: from raising the question here. Chet..). We are at a critical moment in the history of the war. We are watching with the most intense sym pathy and hope the gallant combined efforts of the Allied forces, and 1 do not think a greater diskervice could be rendered the country and the forth to the world that there was any division of opinion here." (Cheers.)

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