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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1815.
BY TELEGRAPH.
THE WAR.
LATEST NEWS FROM THE
VARIOUS FRONTS.
PUITING A CHECK ON"
UNPATRIOTIC IMMIGRANTS
GREAT FRENCH VICTORY OVER THE
BULGARIANS,
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RAILWAY LINES IN SERBIA.
L'ints. Nov. 9. The talk of Gezipart rallway eminunication through Serbia is extremely precature; let only do the Serbians still hoid two sections of the “Belgrade-Sofia line "bond they have dynamited -tunnels and have -no “greatly destroyed the lies, that they require extensive end tedious
Jepair,
INTERVIEW WITH THE SERBIAN PREMIER.
Temps correspondent in Serbia fias. And an interview with the Tremier in which My Pashich said: "The contruck of the Austro- define with the thilgus bas ditherio not really been effective, for ahe Germans cannot yet timport us and imitions to the Turks and Bulgarians. Therefon: the Germans are disperately, endevouring to gun possession of the Belgrade Nishy Sofi, cailway,
A conviction pravnils us Aring Headquïtes, with the Government, and with the people, that as soon as the allied troops arrive in authcient unders and begin opamtions, ruce will he swift and sure. More over we are certain that this success will mark #fo heginning of the end lag, the war."
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GREAT FRENCH VIOTORY OVER THE
BULGARIANS.
Losnos, Nov. 9.
At Italian corresponden in pri account of the first important action between, French and Bulgarians in south-Paptor Surbis at the end of -October says it was fought on a steep stopy hillside, much disided by ravines, on the east bank of the Vanlar. After houry artillery prepara tion four Bulgarien regiments attacked in the dense German system, preceded by iibers from the Macedonian Iæregulars. The French artillery and infantry, did not fire a shot fill the Bulgarias were within. a few hundred yarly, then the entire French front bunt simultaneously into a hurricang fusillaite, followed by "seventy-fives' and imachine-guns. The Bulgarians "wavered, but in a forlorn hapa, Sve hepdred men däshed
· forward and broke the French contro after a buyoner struggle. General Bailloud ordered the African Chassuum to advance and the Bulgarians' forlorn hope was wiped out. Then the whole French line was ordered forward. The Zouaves of the Foreign Legion drove the Bulgarians out of their trenches. The enemy abandoned their wounded and quantities of arms, and ammunition, and two Krupp field-guns which were hurled into a deep gully. By midnight French guns were covering the town" of Strumnitza."
GROWING TROUBLE IN GERMANY..
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AMSTERDAM, Sov. D. The Vorwaerts has been again suppressed owing to the publication of a manifesto demanding the strongest measures against Food Usurers
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Loxods, Now. #. Trane Alantic hues are, contemplating jour wrion in prevent the Immigration of cligibles. The Times says "thas Fre Home Office" is con“ sidering whit step, noe tru Bu, toltesi in iis direction.
THE GREEK POLITICAL STB.
Arness, Nox. f.
The Cabinol'are considering the proposals of M. Venerelos for, the purpose of yoiding dissolution; namely, either the Minister for War express regret for the incident or the Venezališta will not attend. Par Jiament.
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THE PRESA DENSORSHIP.
DISCUSSION IN THE HOUSE OF LORDS.
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THE BALKANS.
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THE LANDINGS. AT BALONIKA.
LONDON, Ngy. 9. The Hou Sir Richard Solarson, SALONIKA, Nov. 9. The Allies have agreed va constract | (10.M:6, the well-known South a new jetty in order to open a new Miriam Fulgs," has been alectes a La the House of Lorile, Lord Loreburn thoroughfare affording entier communi- Hapestry Fellow of Peterbousa, Turmoil. complained of the Government's concation with the station. The Greek Cambridge. coulment of the truth in regard to the authorities will give every facility War. He saggested that the Antwerp possible.. expedition and other operations were undertaken without the approval of the proper military and naval author
ition. The idea of a small war cabinet reporting to a full cabinet was calculat ed, in his opinion, to secure a maximum of delay and a minimum of efficiency,
Viscount Milner severely criticised our papreparedness for the latest Balkan development.
BULGARIAN BOMBAST.
AUSTERDAY, Nov. 9, A semi-official telègram from Sofis tales that on the occasion of the fall of Nish, General Jakow, alegraphed to M. Radoslavoff, the Premier of Bul Earl Curzon, replying, id be pro-garis, that the Bulgarian flag had been posed to confine himself to the question hoisted for aver on the fortress." of the censorship. He reiterated the Government's unanimous anxiety to gire the maximum of information, con- aistent with discretion. Regarding des criptive accounts of engagements; he would like to see un arrangement where by it would be possible to publisir immediately, or con after an engage-
LATER. BULGARIAN PRISONERS IN
ENGLAND..
"LORD-MAYOR'S SHOW"
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Almost Entirely Naval and Military.
Loypoy, Nex, 0.7 The Lost Mayor's show.which takes place to-day, will be a trum
call to the Nation. There will recruiting mestings at various points prior to sw arrival of the pro- cession, and the roeraite will march für the rear of a Guards" detachmenti The show will be of an exclusively miktary character, sud will include, fun who have been to the ŝonk, four captured German guns, and also. [dotachmenta from Oversona. Four
Eighteen Bulgarian prisoners of war regiments of South African Infantry
M. VENEZELOS.
meat, an account of it without details | have landed at Plymouth useful to the enemy; this to be supple- meated two or three weeks later with demila so valuable to the familica of those concerned. The Government were seeing whether some arrangement was not possible for creating closer contact between the press and the fighting forces, whereby news of raval and military interest might readily be available at an early date.
Regarding the censorship of German wireless, bis Lordship said that where these at first related to military events they now contained appendices designed to discredit the Allies. For instance, one contained allegations against the Indian soldiers that were wholly falgo. and malevolent, and dangerous to a degree. If they had been published here and telephed to India ther might have done infinite damage throughout Indie.
Loup Curzon vigorously dalended Sir Edward Grey's conduct of foreign afaire, and said that he had the most dificult task that Lad fallen upou any Foreign Minister in our time.. He had to drive a team of four horses-the
ATHENS, Nov. 9. M. Venerelos has joined the Ministry..
AMERICA'S NOTE. TO BRITAIN.
Press Comments.
New York, Nor, 9. The Press comments on the Note to Great Britaine are characterized by an is given to the document as being atter lack of irritation, though praise
dignified and emphatic. The papers declare that it cannot conceivably lead
MR. JOHN REDMOND FOR THE FRONT.
Loxes, Nov. 9." Mr. John Redmond is going to the front shortly to address the troops.
will also be represented, · headed by | the band of the Henyy Artillery, The Lord Mayor, in his messago, appeals to the heroisin of all-eligible men lo respond to the call of the King, and aled to the youths to join the Cadet forces.
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'A NAVAL AND MILITARY PAGEANT.
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The Lord Mayor's show almost entirely naval and military, and included four captured German gans. Colonial detachments and a recruiting columa, representing a number ci, re giments participated.
were enthusiastic crowds.
Notwithstanding the rain, there
Guards Parade,
AN INTERESTING CELEBRATION..
ATHENS, Nov. 9. The third anniversary of the fall of Salonika wus celebrated by the raciting of the Te Deuin and the hobling of a roview. The King was present, and Wis acclaimed 19 Michaeli Dukis Cretan opponent.
EMDEN.“ to a rupture of friendly relations, and A GUN FROM THE they regard it rather as a falfilment of neutrality then as evidence of lack of
LONDON, Nov. 0. prapathy in the Allies' canse.
Advices from Washington - attributa | A gun from the Emulen has been which had never been in harness to the differences will eventually be refer Allied Governments and their armiesto Government officials the opinion that Aded to the exhibits at the Horre gether before, along a road full of pit-red to arbitration. fails on either side" and dangerous curves. Then, after äfteen months' war, because two Balkan Khga disappointed our expectations and had been false to their pledges, people turned round and bespattered the, idol which only a law months ago they adored. Sach attacks tended to weaken our authority with other nations, including our Allies.
Dealing with the suppression of The Globe, Lord Curzon qucted the journal's asertion that Lord Kitchener had re signed because be was weary of the intrigues of politicians. Thus, it not only made an atras statement but assigned to it a false and malicious reason all this at a moment of the most critical nature in international affairs. The paper, had-not stopped there, for next day it repeated the statement and declared that the Government denial was The Government Authorised the action raken by the police because öf the" Cole's persistence after it had been warned about pablishing false state- ments.
antras.
In the course of an interview be said that the numbers of frishmen at tempting to emigrate to America by the Saxoną were grossly exaggerated. They were entirely from the west of Ireland, and their action was due to the belief that conscription would be enacted. The whole of the opinion of Ireland was dead against emigration, which should be stopped.
At a meeting of "Liverpool Nation- aliate & resolution was passed urging the Government to prevent the exigra. tion of all eligible zien.
(Wah Tez Yat Po's Service.)
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CHINA'S BUDGET.
PERING, Nov. 9. From the Budget of 1916 it appeara that the cation's expenses involved a ANGLO-FRENCH FRATERNITY IN sum of $170,000,000, one fourth of
ARMS..
LORD LANSDOWNS, replying to Lord Milner, said that when a documentary
PARIS, Nov. 9, history of the war was available, it The most cordial telegramos have would show that the Balkan policy was been exchanged between M. Briand coatirtously before the Foreign Office, and Mr. Asquith, emphasising that and it was ant from want of careful con- Anglo-French unity and action will be sideration that our expectations were strengthened by the growing frateraity disappointed. Our policy was based on in arms, which is a guarantee of final the promotion of give-and-take victory.
CHINESE ON BRITISH TRANSPORTS.
LONDON, Nov. 9,1
arrangement in the Balkan States. They were all ready to take, but giving was a different matter. Jealousies and anime- sitics, aggravated, by internal intrigues and pressure, prevented the success of what, in principle, was the only reason- able policy. Our hesitation in sending troops to arrest the German advance was due to the importance of considering ference on the exclusion of Chinese what would be the most effective meana sailors and firemen from transport of checking the advance. There was, vessels, a message has been soat to however, no delay and they eat to shipowners recommending that Salonika all the troops who were transport. crews be British, or British immediately available, and no time was coloured maces, as far as possible. lost in placing the remainder under or- ders, and in providing transport.
UNPOPULAR" PACIFICISTS.
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found no support in their desire for an Lord Livelorn and Lord Courtney early peace, and no one even troubled to reply to their suggestions..
which wout to the upkeep of the military. The deficit is stated to be $20,000,000, which will be met by the issue of national bonds,
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LI YUAN HUNG'S REQUEST.
-Li Yma Huse, the Vice-President, has requested that the President pro- vide posts for the former officers when the form of Government is charged.
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PETROGRAD, Nov. 9. PARIS, Noy 9pgress in the Biga and Mitare A communique states: There have raw and the capture of seven been lolunt artillery actions, parti- German lines in the luke region "east cularly in Artois, in the Loos und of Vilma; while the enemy front was Givenchy sectors, and in Cham- pierced in the vicinity of Kolki pagne, east of Tahure and south of About 1,000 prisoners were taken as Alassiopes. There was renewed a result, of these subcoratia. sharp fighting with grenades at close
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FRENCH LINER AFIRE.
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ILowe, Nov, D.
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PLIGHT OF ARMENIAN REFUGEES.
New York, Nor, 9.***
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When the Peace Conference eventually it is to be hoped that the allied
Imateriali Warice will make the big ng 2
The Prembycrion Board of Foreign of Heligoland beyond the practicability The capture of the summit yester-Missions learns that the Armenian of redintegration sine qua non of the Tay afternoon of, the long contestat refugees at Tabriz are dying from treaty, and, therefore, rid the chanceltories and formidably fortified snowclad cholora at the rate of one hundred daily of Europe of the haunting problem of that Col di Lana is recorded in a com- Urumin is also affected. manique. After a desporte renist- ance, 100 prisoners, a machine-gun, and quantities of ammunition /WBIE captured
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New Yonk, Nov 9. mg of Mr. Asquithe Mr. Balfour and The French liner. Rychambour, Mr. Lloyd George, with Sir Edward, which sailed for Bordeaux on Satur Grey as a fourth member when ques day wish 121 passengers and u bu tions of foreign policy arẻ bộing con cargo, il returning to Halifax ere. sicored.
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