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Reuter's Serrics to the China Mail.) | (Rewer's Service to the China Mlait.) BASTERN FRONT. STREET FIGHTING AT VILNA.
TERRIBLE SCENE OF SLAUGHTER.
*Lampos, Out; 30. Reuter's correspondens at Fatrograd says:-One of the most awful scenes of slaughter in the whole war occurred on the island of Dalen, in the Dwina, few miles south-eastward of Riga The Russianslared the Germans ahither and then the Russian gan plastered the island on both sides.
Citizens of Riga watched the bom bardment from a bridge across the Dwina, and soon they saw the river
almost blocked by the bodier of Gar- mans Boating down the stream, D
Not only north west of Dvinsk had the German gunners to manage the infantry in order to make them ad rasce but the same encouragement was used further southward of Drinsk, but only for the German Infantrymen to fall victims to the Russian bayoneta: It appears that the German failure solely due to the dense forests prevent ing the employment of troops" massa"; but the Germans were so lavish of their shalls that they ran short
The Splendour of the Sccinic effects and Dresses is alone well worth Seeing in Riga and Dvinsk hitherto are not
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WESTERN FRONT.
NIGHT FIGHTING.
LONDON, Oct. 80," A Paris Communique states that there has been violent night fighting northwant of the Aisne, with grëf- ades and torpedoes. Reciprocal bom- bardingt was continued in Cham-1 pagne.
FRENCH POLITICS.
Recent Appointments.
FITROGRAD, Oct 31..
The German authorities at Vilna baringordared the commandeering of all thing, down to the last oil. The metal, the troops have collected every population did not resist until the German began to strip the churches, when an enormous crowd, armed with borbe, attacked the soldiers. Street fighting sted for two days, and many eldiers and civilians were killed.
BRITISH OPERATIONS IN MESOPOTAMIA.
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Indians' Harthships And Victorian.
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LONDON, Och. 20. Reviewing the operations in the Persian Gulf and Mesopotamia, the Morning Post says that in view of the recuity of maintaining British pres tige non intervention was imposible, The Indian units had splendidly their bardships and victories was a exceeded all expectations. The story of magtidoent record, bat judhing by the methods of the Imperial Gaveinment must be kept at all costs from the one night ppose. it to be a story that
The troops on the southern front the future of the force, the Morning attention of the public, Regarding roduired the Tsar and the Tsarevitch Past dismisses the idea of Turco Losnoy, Oct. 30, with indescribable enthusiasm. His German advance on Bagdad, the oc In Paris it is reported that the Majesty held a review which had, se aoupation of which by the British new Cabinet is officially announced back-ground, furious artillery dust would doubtless produce a consider. as including M. Brand, Premier and Generals Ivanhoff and Vrasiloft scable moral effect on the Moslem world. Secretary of Foreign Affairs; M.companied the Tar...". Gallieni, as Minister for War, M. The troops, after the review, want Viviani a Minister of Justice: and into setiça, Vice-President of Council, and' M. Doumergue üs Minister for the Colonies.
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LONDON, Oct. 30.
of them
BLUE FUNNEL LINE PIERS DESTROYED
المضي
Seattle, October 30,-
The Times' correspondent in Faris diariam, has destroyed the Blue Fanael says that M. Briand declares empha-Line pier. The loss is estimated at MORE CAPTURES OF PRISONERS.tically that a change in the ministry half a million dollars.
does not mean a change in policy, which is summed up in victory.
WHY THE CABINET RESIGNED.
Loxbox, Oct. 30, A Paris communique states that during the incessant fighting in Champagne for the possession of; portions of: Courtine works still
LONDON, Oct. 30. occupied by the Germans we made. According to Reuter's correapon- very appreciable progress by wrest-deat at Paris, M. Viviani in a letter ing from the enemy front about 150 to M. Poincare, explains that the metres and several trenches, which reason for his resignation was, that he defended to the last moment with the minority in the Cabinet demand- the utmost desperation. We captured a secret session of Farliament, to ed 200 unwounded 'prisoners.
which M Viviani was opposed, and The Germans lost nearly 400 men so he thought it better to have a killed and wounded. A particularly violent Gerinan bombardment is re ported on the Lorraine front, between the forest of Paroy and Vazousa.
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الصحة ..
new Premier with the unanimous support of the Parliament.
General Jofire's visit to London is regarded as one of the first fruits of M. Briand's directing hand."
(Haras Service.)
THE NEW MINISTRY.
·PARIS, Oct. 29. The new French Ministry in been officially constituted as follows:-Pre- mier and Foreign Affairs, M. Briand,
A fire, supposed to be due to incen-State Ministers without portfolios. MM'. De Froreinat, Bourgeois. Camber, Guside, Denis Cochin; Jus. tice and Vice-Presidency, M. Viviani, Baltimore, October 30, War, General Gallieni; Marine, Rear Two pier, belonging to the Balti Admiral Lacaze; Secretary of State, more and Ohio Railroad Company, M. Haley; Finance, M. Ribot; Agri have been burned with all their con culture, M. Meline; Public Works, M. tent, which were mostly destined for Sembat Commerce, M. Clemental London and Liverpool The Ars is Colonies, 31. Domergue; Public In abcribed to defective electric wires. atruction and Inventions relating to
National Defence, M. Painiave.
JAPAN AND THE WAR.
Will Not Conclade Peace. Separately..
LONDON, Oct. 29,
M. Paul Carbon and Count Bencker- dorf (the French and Russian Ministers in London) and Sir Edward Grey addressed, on October 18th: a joint invitation to the Japanese Ambassador. Mr. Inouye, to signify the adherence of Japan to the declaration of September be concluded.
H. Jules Cambus, ex-Ambassador for France in Berlin, is sppointed General Secretary for Foreign Affairs,
RUBBER ERASERS.
Breaking A German Monopoly. Prior to the far practically the whole at the trade in rubber for erasing pur.
M Galieni has won a great re- 5th, 1914, that no separate pesco would poses; sufs the "Financier," was in the
putation for the organisation of the defences af Paris.
An interesting appointment is that of M. Painleve, as Minister of Inven tions affecting National Defence, which post is combined with that of Minister of Education.
GREECE AND THE ALLIES,
Good Progress.
Losbos. Oct. 31.
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Bir Nixon has been appointed Aide-de-Camp Genem! to . the King. For thoroughly the campaign in this Commandership of the Bath for dispartienlar direction has been carried out tinguished service in the field has been may he gathered-from-a-glance at the The Greek Minister, in a state-conferred upon. Major Generals O.pages of the new catalogue issued by the ment to Baron Sonnino, Minister of Mollies, VOFF Gorringe: Com- North British Rubber Company. Pos Foreign Affairs, mentioned a longpanionship of the Batle upon. Colonels sibly other enterprising firms have em-3 list of falsehoods which had been Gamble Habir, William Robinson, barked upon similar lines if so, all the disseminated by Berlin, Vienna and RAMC and Googban.
better. It should not be difficult after Sofiu. The object of these, he said, St. George have been conferred on trade that is now being worked up, espe Companderships of St Michael and the war to retain, and even enlarge, the was to embitter the relations be Major Generds Sir GJ. Younghusband tween Greece and the Entente and Vanghai Cor: Companionalipa on cially if the goods in question are clearly PARIS, Oct. 31. Powers and create an atmosphere of Colonels Harry Watson and Pridmore endorsed us of British manufacture. A communique sta ens. There have hostility to and mistrust of Greece (edienis, Spears and Elsmie (Punjab been violent actione, at several points in the west, and a current of opinion Rifles Bainbridge (Sikhs) Haldane along the front at Artois, We increased in Greece hostile to the Entente. (Gurkhas), Maclachlin (Punjsbis), and our progress in Hache Wood by grenada Ho declared that Greece and ren- Major Sharp of the Transport Service) fighting. The enemy, on the result of a surprise attack, re occupied, Dortheast.dered, and continues to reader, in The following bave been promoted of Neuville, some parte of the trenches estimable services to Serbia and the Afsjer-Generals: Colonels M. d. Tighe he recently lost, but his advance was
D. 8. Delamais, J. M. Stewart and A.H immediately arrested by the fire of our
Bingley. supporting trenches. There has been a force artillery duel at Tabare, in Champagne,
BRITISH SUBMARINES IN TER BALTIC.
LONDON, Oct. 30.
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A Rater mees ge from Petrograd, saya There have been promoted to brevet that Alajor-Genaral Bejosovsky, tha.com. rank tou Lieutenant-Colonele, two Majors | mabdant of the Osúvied fortren, has a £« and fire Captains in the Indian Army
musicted to the Extra report regarding The Distinguished Service. Order has
the defauce of the fortress, in which he LONDON, Oct. 30 The Greek Minister in London has (of the Indian Marine); Majors Duncan assalt, baring previously sent into the been accorded to Commander Hamilton On August 7th the Germans made an been instructed by the Premier to (Gurkhas), Knox (Medicals), Mackfallen fortress six hundred balloons of asphyxiatisg deny, categorically, the rumours as (Sikke), Moberleg, Bassett, Scott, Skeen gas. The troops comprsing the garrison to a Greek emisstry's visit to King Punjabis), and Quaripel (Artillery); were nearly all poisoned, and had to yield Reuter's correspondant at Copen- Ferdinand, with the intention that Captains Chope, Scott (Gorkhao) ground at first. bat, snimated by their has damaged another German steam of the Allied troops at Salonikne (Fifea), Sheepsbanks (18th Cavalry), and and drove hack the enemy bagen saya that a British submarine Greece should menace the security Morgan (Punjabi), Fopre Wildes officers, they made superhuman effort er, which took refuge in Swedish declarea that these malevolent rum-
the point of Willis
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Garmsna made pra On August 9th the Military Cromes have been conferred parations for a fresh assault, which was to the bth November, 1915, commencing at ous than ever at the British effective hostility between Greece and the White (all of the Mahrattas), Buut, and quantity of gas previously employed against control of the Baltic Sea, especially Entente,
the garrison, which was by this time e
wasted and almost incapable ofreffort.
Orders were then received to erscoate the fortiras after caring it to the ground.
924 the German Admiralty firmly be
lieved that it had closed the nLITOW entrances to the Baltic
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THE STRUGGLE IN THE BALKANS.
LONDON, Oct. 80%
The Times correspondent at Athens states that the Bulgarions have re |captured Bupruhr The French Arm-
ly hold Strumintza
ROUMANIA JOINING THE ENTENTE.
LONDON, Oct 28,
MORGAN.
Operated For Appendicitis...
Loxook, Oct. 80,"
P Morga A New York report says that Mr.
was opemted on for
Jarrott both of the Artillery, Leater spis Eccles Mooltas, Thomaca (Rajputs and Bał (Medicala); Jemadara Khamvil. kar, and Sellar (both of the Mahrattas) Soban and Singh (Punjabi),
The D.B.O. has been granted to Cap tainDonie, of the Royal Engineers, Lar Conspicuous gallantry on May 22nd in rescuing wounded' under fire id France. The Military Ortes has been accorded to Jubailar in for Bingpan of the Gurk hes, for counpicuona gallantry at Chan Bahr on August 6th when he showed CABINET CONTROVERSIES,himself to be leader of remarkable
merit and undaunted courage
Lord- Rosebery's: Suggestions
LONDON, Oct 301
LONDON Oct. 29, Caption RB. Potter has been award Tre Athens Heatio lana from a
ed the D.SO, and Captain 0.9, Bornby diplomatic sotroo, that there ferme suggests that the Premier Togoland
Lord Hosebery, in letter to the the Military Cross, for servicen in senous indications that Boumanisthe Secretary of State for War, and will accept the Entente's proposal the First Lord of the Admiralty should as ruganis joining the Albes: It is have the appreme direction of the AE highly probable, that Russian forces are report to the Cabinet, and bould will reverse Roumania in order to summon their colleagues when necess and Serbia,
It is stated that the Entente prodord Bosebery olaisahatiibisi poses to satisfy all Roumania's um secure unity of direction and resp bitions, including those in Russian bility, and will also bollah Bessarabia.
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