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SATURDAY. SEPTEMBER 2, 1916.

THE

LATEST

WAR.

TELEGRAM'S.

Reuter's Service to the China Mail.)

THE WAR OUTLOOK.

REMARKABLE PROGRESS OF THE RUMANIANS.

Lospos, Sept. 1. The position of the Bulgarians to - wards Rumania is not clear. Yesterday morning'k news from Constantinople indicated an arrangement whereby Germany, Turkey and Bulgaria would jointly declare war on Rumania, but though Turkey has complied there has bean nothing, from Sofia or elsewhere to show that Bulgaria has taken sich a dangerons step.

Nora Berlin telegram states that the Rúmanian Minister at Sofia asked passports on Wednesday evening and adds: Therefore Rumania has severed diplomatie relations."

The German newspapers announce that the Rumanians occupy both passes lending to Hermannstadt and thave joined the troops advancing Front Benson They describe the

fight of 20,000 inhabitants fra Brasso. Crowd's trains were leaving every six

minutes.

Fugitives del how the first Ramanian troops in their sugeruess rossel the frontier torrent ap to their zeck. Their rapid vtrance was aided by aeroplanes.

The reconnaissance of Masineryon the Danube by the Allies is complete. Butechuk, Vindin awl other Bulgarian Towns are exposesi'ta destruction.

GERMAN PRESS ON THE SITUATION,

REVOLUTIONARY MOVE- MENTS IN GREECE,

GARRISONS SURRENDER TO

REYOLUTIONISTS..

SALONIKA, Sept. 1.

The Cretan gendarmerie and the Vediozelists surrounded the Greek barracks at Gangon and ultimately forbed a surrender.

FRENGE PROGRESS AND TAKE"

PRISONERS.

Lossos, Sept. 1.

A communiqué states: French artillery has been very fetivo on the Sorine..

A German grennds attack on Maurepas Wood was easily repulsed. Isolated operations south of the Some resulted in Froneh, progress | south of Entrees and south-west of

THE CHINA MAIL.

HUNTING THE ENEMY'S

SUBMARINES.

FURTHER ARTICLE BY MR ALFRED NOYES,

NEW ZEALAND AND THE WAR.

LONDON, Sept. 1.

It is announced that nobody in allowed to enter New Zealand without 4 passport.

ALLIED AIR SQUADRON ACTIVE

IN BELGIUM.

AMSTERDAMZ, Supt. 1.

The Echo Belya' says that ay Allied air squadron bombed war material works at Ghent, killing 91 persons and wound- ing 40; also on similar works at Natur whers a hundred German soldiers word killed or injured.

Losnos, Sept. 1. In a third copyright article en sab- marino bunting Mr. Alfreci Noyes states. that at each airsiliary base are offices, or strafo houses," where naval officers control all that happens in all our sens, They hate mapped out all our waters Soyecourt Wood and the capture of on which the movements of all reported prisoners..

submarines are recorded and followed There has been the 'chstomary up. Our enemies would be discon- corted to see one of these great maape on which not only the "apots at which submarines are sighted are neatly marked, but also their exset bourses. with all their wanderings for bundreda LAZEST EDITION.", of miles traced in thin red lines unti the moment when a signal is given by telephone and wireless for the gure and

cannonade elsewhere.

NINE GERMAN AEROPLANES

BROUGHT DOWN.

PARIS, Sept. 1.

A communiqué stator: Our artillery has been active in the regions of Extrees and Soyacourt.

There have been minor operations elsewhere.

Six German aeroplanes were brought After blood had been shed and down in the Somme region and three General Sarrail had intervened, the elsewhere. Four German aviators were garrison at Vodena joined the Revolutaken prisoner.

tionists:

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There is nothing to report from Salonika.

The garrisonut Hort. Little i Karburan, south of Salonika, being GREAT RUSSIAN VICTORY. surrouxed also surrendered.

RUSSIAN WARSHIPS ARRIVE ON

HUMANIAN COAST.

PETROGRA», Aug. 31. » Russian war-vessels have arrived

at Constatiza [a Prumanian seaport

n the Black Sen].

LARGE FLEET IN THE PIRAEUS.

ATHENS, Sept. 1. Thirty British and French warships have arrived in the Piracul.

HUGE CAPTURES.

LONDON, Sept.

4 Russian official announcement

289 offcers

pets to close in.

MANCHESTER COTTON TRADE CRISIS.

SHORTAGE OF AMERICAN COTTON,

Lostos, Sept. 1.

The Times Manchester Correspon dant states that great anxiety was felt on the Royal Exchange when the report of the Washington Agricul- tural Bureau was received showing We captured yesterday in regions the condition of the cotton crop to læbere battles ogrurred.

be the lowest on record, namely 11,800,000 bales compared withi 15.301 men (ef whom 2,400 were 13,000,000 last season..

(Formans)

The prospect of the price soaring to an unprecedented range, staggered the Manchester market last week. The influence of such an advance on yarns and all fabrics of the Lancashire mills will be extremely unfavourable The price how quoted by manufacturers

6 guns

55 machine guns In the direction of Vladimir Volynsk the enemy is fierely attacking in the region west of Oleksinetz. Fighting is GREEK MOVEMENT AGAINST THE also proceeding in the direction of

BULGARIANS.

A British aeroplane was brought down.

STOP PRESS

NEWS.

(Router's Service to the China Mail.

SENSATIONAL NEWS FROM GREECE.

ABDICATION OF KING CONSTANTINE.

NATIONAL CABINET FORMED.

SALONIKA, Sept. 1. Sensational news comes from

Athens.

I is stated that King Constantine bas abdicated and that the Crome Prince has been appointed Regent.. M. Zaimis remains of Premier,

of Halic. A fierce battle rages,

We captured a whole series of heights LONDON,, Sept. in the Carpathans in the region of and spinners are serious obstacle supported by M. Venozelos. If is Rauter's corresponders at Salonika Tomatic moitain, and we advanced to business. India especially will also stated that general mobilisation wiring co Angust 30 mys:-Au in slightly westward in the region of not lock at grey staples and is buy-has been decreed. No confirmation Auential committee, inchling prominent Dormaavatura.

ing other cloths with great caustion of the report is to hand. officers, has been formed and has issued

and reluctance. In the event of a further rise many spindles al loons REVOLUTIONARY PROCE must close down.

MATION IN GREECE.

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The tierman paper's urge, the public

The Turkish offensive was resumed not to be alarmed at further retirements Appeals to the people and army to join the west of Gunishan, but was everywhere As the Austrians are unable to hold for Allies and drive the Bulgarian oppres.repulsed. Attacks west of Ognot were long the new front their retirement issors from Greek scil. A monster meet also, repellied.

jing was summoned to explain their

inevitable..

The wily Telepiph states that the objects. Recruiting for the Volunteer authorities at Whitehall are of opinion | Ettalions has been stimulated,

that the war cutlook has completely. changed in the past 48 hours, The - rapid advance of the Rumanians bad exceeded expectations.

BULGARIA DECLARES WAR ON RUMANIA.

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Lostos, Sept. 1. It is officially announced that Bulgaria has declared war agrúcat Raniania.

"THE AUSTRIAN RETREAT.

RUMANIA'S OBIECTIVE ||

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BRITISH AND FRENCH

PROGRESS.

43,000 FRISONERS IN TWO MONTHS.

LONDON, Sept. 1. Correspondents at Headquarters say the feature of the tense struggle on the Somme has been the fact that the British have not failed to make ground on

a single day, "and nowhere have they been thrown back. Few days have passed withens the capture of a respectable number of

LONDON, Sept. 1. The Austrians have retreated before. the Rumanians for over 20 miles in three days, as Cesikwereda is 33 miles Prisoners. within the frontier on Rumania's right

Undoubtedly the moral of the As Austrian meniges also shows Germans is badly shaken, due to the that the Rumaninus in the direction of pitilessness of our artillery and the the Iron Gate are attacking the heights Fragnificent bravery of the infantry. east of Herkulesba.

THE EAST AFRICAN OPERATIONS.

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MROGORO OCCUPIED,

LONDON, Aug. 31/

An official wire from East Africa says:-We occupied Mrogoro, on the Central Railway, on Aug. 26; the enemy retiring towards Mahenge.

British and Belgian forces ure approaching Tabor from several directions.

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ENDMY IN FULL RETREAT, General Smuts reports: Enemy forces are in full retreat east and west of the Uluguru moun tains, which are south of Mrogoro.

A smaller party, believed to be the the Provisional Govenment, retired German Military Headquarters and

into the mountains themselves."

The pursuit is pressing them.

THE THREATENED GREAT STRIKE IN AMERICA,

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 The President and leaders of the Senate and the House of Representa tives have agreed on a compromise Bill for the settlement of the railway dispute.

-AULA-

LONDON, Sept. 1. The Revolutionary Committee at Salonika in a proclamation accuses the Government of being a tool of foreign Internets and of having betrayed the Fatherland to a cruel foe. It is a patriotic duty, it says, to refuse allegiance to authorities. who have degraded the national the establishment of a special com- lies in the chosen statesman of the It provides for an eight-hour day, honour. The only hope of Greece

mission to observe its operation, the people. ti military operation of railroads in the event of a strike, punishment for the violation of the provisions of the Act by fine or imprisonment.

The outbreak has completely cleared the atmosphere.

There is no longer any opposition Other features of the Wilson plan. Revolutionists who will now take

in this part of Macedonia to thei

including the adoption of the: Cana- dian Industrial Disputes Act, to

over the whole administration, and

considered by Congress later. which the men objected, may be probably proclaim a general mobilisa-

The Labour leaders have intimated

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THE NEW WAR SITUATION.

Loxoos, Sept: 1. Bulgaria's delay in declaring war against Rumanis is attributed to hope of arranging a separats peace

that if the Bill pusse Congress they THE ITALIAN SURPRISE. through Bukbarcat, but it was sug

THE SILVER-MARKET.

A part at least of the German heavy will call off the strike. The enemy exerted his utteruost artillery seems to have been destroyed strength to hold a dominating ridge or hidden. A Naval gun has been found, but failed. «

also destroyed 'explosives. Mr. Warner Allen, a Press cor- Mrogoro was entered on the 28th respondent at British Headquar August. It is the most important town

LONDON, Sept. 1 The report of Mears. Montagu &

A STRIKING DEVELOPMENT IN ALBANIA..

LONDON, Sept. 1. striking development of the

gested that the time had gone for such bargain. A coup de grace. is being prepared for Bulgaria.

The Bulgarian retreat out of Greece appears to have begun. A telegram from Athens states that the

PLAGUE CASES AT HULL

LoNDow, Sept.1. Two cases of plague have bee reported at Hull.

TORTURING OUR WOUNDED.

British Press Campin France recently:--- A morrespondent wrote from the

I have just heard of an experience which I think ought to be proclaimed to the

A proclamation by the King of Kamanic is reganied as indicating Rumania's territorial ambitions to in- elade Banat, Transylvania, and part of "Bukowina; otherwise, from the riverters, says:-Since July 1st, the hitherto occupied by our forces-It was Co. on the Silver market-states that Italian landing in Albahis men Serbian cavalry laund--several places world.

Theiss to the Black Sen' is Rumania's British and French, have tatez recently the seat of the Provisional

13,000 prisoners between the Souime Government. RUMANIAN ADVANCE CONTINUES, and Verdun. Nevertheless the Ger. The enemy abandoned many sick and

mans Lave withdrawn nine divisions wounded in the hospital there, and BUKHAREST, Sept. 1. to help the Austrians, including four large trumber of European women and

watch-ward:

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A communiqué dated Aug. 30 278;since July 1st, so critical is their The advance continues successfully in all directions Our losses are very light.

·SERBIAN TROOPS IN RUMANIA.

PETROGRAD, Sept. 1.

It is officially announced that Ser-

bian troops have öntered Rumania,

co-operating with the Russians.

genem position...

THE WESTERN FRONT.

FIVE ENEMY ATTACKS.

LONDON, Sept. 1.

Geners! Bir Douglas Haig reports i

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The rapidity of the advance prevented the enemy damaging to, any important extent the Central Railway.

SEAPLANE V. ZEPPELIN

`A FIGHT IN THE AIR.

Lostcx, Aug. 81.

the tone is good. Fresh supplies are

amounts to only about seventeen

tioned on the 26th alt.. is disclosed.

.

A communiqué reports the occupa-}

tion of Tepelet and two fortified villages in the interior & D

evacuated.

A wounded English officer was picked It "in "Eelioved in Petrogrd that up and brought into a German trencar by no means plentiful and the stock

Rumpas's intervention cauglit Ger A colloquy ongued as to what should be done with him, the popular idea being milion ounces fine. China has ne

many in the middle of re-grouping to dispatch him forthwith The Greek garrison at Tepelini her anaies with a view to a counter Ultimately two real Hun officers won get entirely ceased to release por withdrew before the rapid advance offensive against the Russians. The considerable approbation for a suggestion tions of her already brgely depleted

of the Italians who also forced the Gormans must now abandon their which was carried into effect. silver currency holding. An Indian river Vojussa and stormed the vir plans or subrait to a crushing blow on to a parapes of the new sanche Native State has purchased £100,000 lages under heavy artillery fire, in the Balkans. of silver for coinage. Despite heavy capturing Austrians and other pri purchases on behalf of the Iulian mint the holding of silver coin in the Indian treasuries continues to shrink.

After an intense bombardment the A steamer has brought to an East THE FIFTH GERMAN WAK LOAN.

It is presumed that they came via enemy counter-attacked five times Coast port an account of a daylight Arcbstgel

with considerable forces on a front fight between a British seaplane and

NO CHANGE ON BRITISH FRONT.

LONDON, Sept. 1.

AMSTERDAM, Sept 1. Subscriptions" commence on the 4th.

soners.

THE BRITISH FRONT.

GENERAL HAIG'S LATEST REPORT.

Lordon, Sept. 2.

in at 98; also for 41% Trasury Notes at Sir Douglas Haig a communiqué,

reporta

Zeppelin descended within a few 95.

of 3,000 yards between Ginchy and Zeppelin, one of several which had inst. for the fifth 5% German War Losa High Wood.

been attacking fishing craft. The Four attacks were driven back-with A British communiqué from Salonika beavy losses, but a fifth penetrated states that there is no change in the to our advanced trench line on situation on our-Struma and Doiran small frontage at only two points

We successfully engaged several batteries east of Bedumins, big explosions:

ronta

GREECE'S AID TO THE

@BULGARIANS.

when she sighted the approaching hundred feet to attack a steamer

souplane. As the Zeppelin rose to escape the seaplane dived and began bombing. The Zeppelin's guns ra phed and a which wobbled but rose with its

AMERICAN STEAMER BUNK.

LONDON Sept. 1. The American steamer Admiral Clark

Bouth of the Ancre the position is unchanged.

From the Aners up to Rebutere artillery on both sides his boon active. Also north of Arras.

EARLIER TELEGRAMS.

THE WESTERN FRONT

ENEMY ATTACKS REPULSED.

PARIS, Sept 1'

a trench there tied being jeeringly informert."Yos will now see what your curs Donor bardment is like."

The gallant Haps theu descended f to their deep dug-out, where I trust und believe they were, bombed to extinction by our infantry, who stormed the place soon afterwards and carried back the wounded officer no further ajuted by th's horrible ordiente

thought of this sa I noted the treat- ment shown to a captured Wartenburg Beutenant yesterday, who was asked by one of our officers whether he would like a wash, whether his servant yus among the prisoners in the outer yana, whether he was hungry or thirsty, whether in short, there was anything under the brilliant July san he possibly wasted Truly, as a Boche paychologist. LONDON, Sept. 1 has said, "We shall never he A communiqié states The enemy and you will always ba

A commianupid states-An enemy attack at Maurepas Wood was casily repabed.

holl hit the seaphus has been sunit. Six of how crew were Further details of yesterday's attempted attack in the vicinity of High-will grumble as the

Raved

We liberated gas from the Ypres oct smashed, and continued bomb LONDON, Sept. Le salient with antisfactory results.

ing bomb struck the stern of the AUSTRALIA AND CONSCHIPTION, Reuter's special correspondent-at

There was great aerial activity yes. Zeppelin, which tilted and felt rapidly Headquarters at Salonika terday and many comlats, in which but righted, before reachi

five enemy machines were destroyed water. Meanwhile the soap

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The Bulgarians have secured without and at least seven other

others driven down retreating, apparently deca fighting 17 forta in Eastern Mocodonis in a very damaged condition. Wel which cost four millions They contain undertook several suocemful Bombin large quantities of muntades, pranda expeditions: Fiva -Eritan cadru

| wood was repulsed pussy

Z RHEUMATISM,

German attack indicate that the Germian castaies were most severe Sir Dougisa. Haig, report that the They were subjected everyw where to enemy stuck on Highwood was stopped a; fusillado, alo

place to by machine guns, immediately the Ger

mand left the trenche

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