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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1915.

BY TELEGRAPH.

THE

PROGRESS OF

THE WAR.

GREECE AND THE BALKAN

CRISIS,

VIOLENT RUSSIAN OFFEN-

SIVE OPENED.

ALLIED TROOPS LAND AT SALONIKA.

(Reuter's Service to the Chino Mail.)

GREECE AND THE BALKAN ORIŠIS..

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LONDON, Oct. A.

THE CHINA MAIL.

BY

TELEGRAPH.

BULGARIA'S ATTITUDE,

LONDON, Out, - J. M. Hodeskovali, the Bulgurian Promior...only receiveil the Ellima- [bnú at four o'clock on Monday afternoon, says a Petrągåd telegram.

NO ANSWER RETURNED.

Losnox, Oct. 3.

Renter's Agenes learns that owing to recent dlúvelopments the Bul- garian Goverment untist be taken to have rejected the proposals made by the Allies, to which they lace returned no answer. Consequently the proposals have lapsed.»

ON THE WESTERN FRONT.

BRITISH, REPULSED GERMAN ATTACKS.

Hobansollarn Rationbla Recaptured.

Losbos, Oct. 1.

A despatch from Field-Marshal Sirchn French yesterday afternoon states that the enemy commended a heavy bonabartinent and delivered repeated attacks over the open against our trenches between the quar ries on the Vervolles-Enlluch road.

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BY TELEGRAPH. CURADERMA SKIN SPECIFIC

(Routar's Service to the China Mod.)

NEW AMERICAN NAVAL PROGRAMME.

LONDON, Oct. 5.

A telegram from Washington says that the Government has decided on a naw naval programme to include fast battle-cruisers,

DEATH OF MR. GEORGE

EDWARDES.

LONDON, Oct. 3. The death is announced ́of Mr. | George Edwardes.

Me, Edwardes was Chairman and Maunger of the Galaty Theatro, and solo lessco and | Manager of Daly's Theatre. He prodaced

The Ghoisha." and similar musical trivia lities. At the outbreak of the war he was laterned in Germany, where he happened. to be on holiday, and be was stated to bere auffered much at the hands of the Ger. mane.-M.]

OBITUARY.

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Lossos, Oct. 5. The death is announced, AL "Stuff. bortaerly Libem! Premier of

The attacks were "pressed with determination but failed to reich oor trenches. All were repulsed with severe loss to the enemy.

Further northand the enemy recaptured the greater portion of the Sweden. Hohenzollern redoubts,

TRENCH TO TRENCH" FIGHTING"

October 5.

A Foris communique, states that fighting You trench to trench was 'entinued all day in Artois. On the crests south of theñchy Wood the

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HONOURS.

PRKING, Oct. 3.

The Ministers for Foreign Affairs, M.

1s is understood that the tinatum to Bulguris oxpired yesterday onenty regained a footing at the essing of five roads, but repeated. afternoon at 2 o'clock. So far there has been no news of the receipt counter-attacks were everywhers renset. There has been a hot anti-Luk and 31, Tro, will receive the third of an answer except the despatch from Sofia that the Military Authorilary duel and trench und engine fighting south of the Somna, and north and fourth Order of Merit respectively. ties prohibited passenger (traffic which foreshadows war but still there, of the Aisne. is no definite news of the landing of the Allies at Saloniku.

An enemy aeroplane was brought down in our lines, and the air- According to estimates in German paptis, the Allies assigned men captured. 150,000 troops to Serbia. Apparently, M. Vinizoles protested, but tho | protest was a iners formaling. There was at first saine useitament at Aftens dne to the fear that the Allied necupation of Serbian Macedonia raight men the coercion of Greece, Serbia was acceding to the Bul

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FIELD MARSHAL FRENCH'S THANKS TO AIRMEN.

grarian claims, if Bulgaria at the la i mnomnost numirted the eror, hunte Fold-Marshal Sir John French" in an Army Order expressing appre this disappeared mel there was even enthusiasm in the publication offriation of the valuable works done by the Flying Corps in the great battle Sir Elwind Greg's warning to Bilera and the repeipt of assures last week, reengrians that the adverse weather necessitated flying low From the Ententis representatives that imperative help would be given | unlór heavy gunfire. Sorbia to guard her niilway euminuications..

The Field-Marshal especially thanks them for their plucky work in M. Aquiculos, through, the Press, emphasised that there was no competion with the artillery, and also in photographing and in hanh- idea of the Entente lowers taking under gincessions și „Bulgaria, Ting lines of conuumientina. The Allies fud plenty of troops available while Bulgaria was obliged to Alivian two divisions to the direck Bontier and three to the Boumanian,

frontier.

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In official Sorbian eircles e Paris there is a talk of the honing

ITALY AND THE CRISIS.

-Lopos, Oct 4.

pf a strong Hassiany contingent at Vorna, but this is uncontinel.

The Greeks Gorgunuent is proceeding greupy the Saloniku- The "Matin states that cù important aference has been held at Monastir railway as for a Kenali, which was hurt worked by Aus-Bonus, attended by the Premier, the Ministers of War, Marine, of Foreign trians and the Nimiku-Constustinept line shes Olar will be Affies, of Treasury and the Under Secretary of State for Munitions. worked by Frenclumen. Begarding the Orient line frora Salonika to General Form was specially called pm the fremst to participate in the) Iskuh as far as Clergub, worked by Austrians, the Giovenzoent will liseussion which is understood to havê converted the Balkans. appoint Grécko officials to control these lines

DISCUSSION IN THE GREEK CHAMBER.

M. Vizelos, in the fireek Chamber, auunced that the Frene hud Landed at Sabuika, says in Athens telegram. He further an- nonneed the declaration of the Entente Powers of the annulment of proposal to Bulgaria.

The Opposition lenders suggested that the Government was leading the country into war without serious reasons,

The suggestions were vel-nently refuted by M.. Venizelos and giveit on the gravity of Greece's position und her duty to Surbia.

The Chamber pissed a vote of confidence of the Goverment by injority of 142 16 img

TELEGRAMS TO BERLIN..

A message frota Ainsterdam says that telegrams to Berlin state that Bulguria roost probably will not mply to the ultimatum.

The recull of Entente Ministers from Sofia was expected yesterday and a declaration of war by Russin is crinsiderol as quite possibile,

VIOLENT RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE OPENED.

Losnos, Uet. 5.

POURPARLERS.

Tusbox, Oct. 5.

entire Opposition parties, begun on Sptember Vila, pourpaaiers with the M...Malint, Leader of the Donderats, as plenipotentiary of the Ministers of the Quadruple Entente with a view to a pacific nettleie of the Macedonian difficulty,

GERMAN STEAMER SUNK.-

Lopes, Out. 5.

The Gemiau stosiner "Suiona " has been sunk by an explosion off Rugen, says an Amsterdam telegram.

The crew, who have unived at Sushitz. assert that the steamer was torpedoed by a British subrunzing.

THE SINKING OF THE " ARABIC."

Germany Fall To Saluty America.

Loxox, Out, D.

A GOVERNOR IMPEACHED.

The Cursors again impeach Cheung Kwong Kin, Governor of Kisse, for financial corruption,

MORE RESIGNATIONS.

Yim Kab Chi bas agut by telegraph his resignation 48 Commissioner of Finance of Bunan.

Chu Sai Cheung has announced his intention of resigning.

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A télegmm frou Waslington says that after a conference betwecu President Wilson and Mr. Lansing, ut which the latter submitted the Neto presented by Count Bernstorff on the 2nd just, it is learned that M. Hatia, the French correspondent with the Russian Headquarters, tele-Germany failed to satisfy the request for a disavowal of the finding of graphing to Paris, states that a violent Rossian offensive was opened yesterday by the Arabic" and the sumption of liability. While Mr. Tansing the armies under General Russki against the positions held by General von declined to say what the next step will be, it is ascertained that Count Hindenburg, east of Vilua, ou a front of more than twenty miles between Smaglin Herstorff will be asked to come to Washington to receive the vions of to and Smergon. The attack, which was preceded by affective artillery action tha American Government. A 6nal reftisil By: Germany to meet Ameri- resulted in the capture of a series of trenches and numerous prisoners, some annon and machine guns. The Hassinos also attacked the forces of General lewe might result in a ripture of diplomatic relations.

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ALLIED TROOPS DISEMBARK AT SALONIKA.

Loxtoy, Det. ♫ A telegram from Rome states that the Tribune's, Athens correspon- dent definitely confirms that division of Allied troops have already - disembarked at Sabaika.

HAYE ALLIED TROOPS LANDED AT SALONICA?

LONDON, "Out: "ST Tlaugh no official announcement has been made up to the time this elegram was despatched, despatches from Athens indicate that Allied troops have landed at Salonica.

REORUITING FOR THE BRITISH ARMY.

Invous, Oct. 6. The Press Bureau announce that, Lord Derby, at the request Lord kifeliener, has undertaken, the direction of reciting

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LONDON, Out." G. from Paris tel that violent reciprocal bombardiente plave in Arto and Champagne, similar to the operations" made la the big attack..

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A Petrograd communique again indicates the increasing, effectiveness of posted in the Hall of the Club. the Russian artillery, and the vigour of the infantry attacks resulting in the rupture, of a number of vitlages and some hundreds of prisonera at various pointa along the front, while the pressure of the Russians westward is evidenc ed by their craving of the river Styr at several places betwesu Einsk and Bovno

A hurricane of artillery Bre near Dvink, including the use of eighteɔa inch guna, enabled the Fermits to capture trenches, but the enemy in their nra were anable to withstand the bail of Russian shells and fed after losing enormously, the Russians re-occupying the frenchies (

Altogether 500 Germani vere made prisoners by the Russians when the lattor with the bayoast, stored the villages halfway between Drinsk and the Vilna, and in the vicinity of the Eavel tod Barnay railway,

RUMANIA AND CONTRABAND.

LONDON, Oct,

A diplomatist who left Bakharest last week stater, that the greatest activity then prevailed throughout the country, and that precautionary mea. sures have been tazen along all the frontiers, Aunther attempt to umaggie contraband through for Turkey was stopped,

Au Austrian courier, will despatches for Constantinople, had with him i thirty-six large and heavy cures which were confiscated by the fumanian Authorities,

AMERICA AND THE ARMENIAN MASSACRES.

LONDON, Oct.

The rontmantêng says that fighting with grenades and Repint for puícites continues at Querneviers and Nouvrong buy la. Anginrich and further banels fight-ins heen innistud to inform the Ports that unless the Armenian wisacres

Female artillery to the roth of Verdon hit " Gerai train esiclent aplosion, and an ampian squadron dropped bombs on the Geningn railway ation nout, Feronns

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