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inactivity and an incomprehensible shelving of the obvious that war and subsequent extension of power and development of wealth breeds jealousy and enemies. The seriousness of the encounter upon which we áro Buw 80 relentlessly engaged has brought us face "to face with the fact that natious can

still be jealous to the point of hatred, & hatred so formidable that it explodes into an international war, and a lesson has been taught to those who laughed at the fforts of such institutions as the National Service League, for instance. It was the volatile individual who saw no apprehen- sion of danger even when such men as Earl ROBERTS urged a diminution of the menaoc contained in the growing regard for frivolity. The shock of reality bas Ar times like the present we are enabled resulted in the freezing out of this to view, as in a limelight, the relative irresponsible frivolity, and the lesson has

of temperaments

every individual. been taught that war is a tremendously The volatile man, Tradition is truthful when it lays down serious business, that the Englishman takes a deal of who previously expended his energies J lot of sham and artificial rousing to the true significance of any upon great happening; hat when the dormant excitements, has realisation of things has been awakened England must put away all this the Englishman is a person very much and settle down to the mood of a alive. We have bad numerous examples of determined people, prepared to suffer all this transition during the past few things rather than betray obligations to months; yet the traditional slow begin their succeSEDTS but ali the while ning was there for a period which, though strengthening necessarily brief, was quite long enough emerge from the

Now he triumphant over Be t be made apparent.

Europe. thoroughly roused, and because all his Konses are bright and keen, and readily respond to every touch, many of his kin are, quite naturally, yielding to the strong temptation to become joyfully and a then, with verbally excited, and remarkable suddennews, to jump at other conclusions, become distastefully morbid.

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FRENCH OFFICIAL REPORTS,

ALLIES REACH WIRE ENTANGLEMENTS OF DEFENCE

IN THE ARRAS REGION.

Today's communiqué from Paris states:-

LONDON. October 18th.

5.05 p.m.

In Belgium the enemy has heavily bombarded without result in front of Nieuport. The Allies, notably the Belgian Army, have not only repulsed fresh attacks. but have advanced to Roulers.

We have progressed between the Lys and La Basso canal, in. the direction of Lille, and there is violent fighting on the front at La Bassee, where we are advancing house by house.

North and South of Arras our troops have been fighting for ten We repulsed a strong German irresistible tenacity and dash. days with counter-attack at Chaulnes and gained ground. There is nothing to report report on the ling from the centre. Our advance guards from Alsace are Bonhotame Bairis Sulzern, We still occupy Tham.

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LONDON, October 20th.

1.30 am.

An official statement issued in Paris at 11 p.m. says:

In Belgium the German attacks between Nieuport and Dixmudo have been repulsed by the Belgian Army."

There have been slight advances between Arras and Roye and our troops at several points have reached the wire entanglements of the defence. We have gained ground on the right bank of the Meuse in the vicinity of St. Mihiel,

There is nothing of importance from the remainder of the front.

FIGHTING WITHOUT REST FOR TEN DAYS.

Following is the Ittest French Government circular, vi Peking ----

October 26th. 11.15 p.m.

The Allied advance was particularly marked on the 18th to the south and north of Arras, where the allied troops have been fighting

without rest-for-ten-days.

Their fighting spirit is at its highest point.

The new progress of the Allies is between La Bassee Canal and the. River Lys, in the direction of Lille.

The German attacks between Lys and the zea have been repulsed, chiefly by the Belgian army.

GERMANS IGNORE ALLIES ADVANCE.

LONDON, October 19th.

A imessage from Amsterdam says that the German communiqué ignores the Allies advance and only say's the enemy's attacks west and north-west of Lille have been repulsel, adding that there is no change in the eastern theatre.

BRITISH GENERAL KILLED.

LONDON, October 19th.

2.36 p..

General Hubert Hamilton was under cover when a shell burst amid Nome of the a group. He was hit in the temple and instantly killed. common foo of

others were touched.

Mr. F. Maitland was summoned at the

Magistracy yesterday for allowing two dogs to be at large without muzzles. He pleaded guilty, and was fined $5.

The Hon. Treasurer of the Alice

Memorial and Affiliated Hospitals begs to acknowledge with thanks a donation to the funds of the hospitals of $56 by St. Andrew's Church, Kowloon,

temarks at persons, whom, but a few heurs

cap-waving before, they were

and idolising. These people of kaleidoscopie

There is reason to believe that the old minds are to be found everywhere, and can be quite easily overheard their Chinese Regiment of Infantry which was unguarded remarks are intended to be so foolishly disbanded some years ago, heard generally-in the public places even will be revived in due process of time, ul Hongkong, where we sleep soundly and says the military correspondent of the peacefully in our beds each night. They&C. Erpeeks are the people who, at the commencement of war, and when gallant little Belgium was lemporarily checking the KAISER'S legions, passed at once from their obvious

Mr. C. D. Melbourne, Second Magis- trate, fixed for hearing on Thursday morning the case in which E. M. Almberg is charged with causing grievous bodily

harm to a British tailored Barry-in- the King Edward Hotel Barry has sufficiently recovered to be allowed out from the Naval Hospital.

panic at the suddenness of the-plange-of the nations into a great war, to ridiculous Then the legend that the over-confidence. German military bubble had been pricked was a street topic which throve and grew

The St. Joseph Boy Scouts: (Badeu up under the influence of beady announce- ments of "Great Defeats" and "Severe Powell's), ander the charge of Mr. Blake, of the Victoria Theatre, are arranging Beverses." The conception of things then a concert to be given in their headquar seemed to be if little Belgium can hold ters on Saturday, November lith, when up Germany's best troops for a whole fort the whole proceeds will be given to the night, what will happen when the English Prince of Wales Fund. A feature of the evening will be displays and sketches by and French are ready! The Allies were the Scouts.

[Major-tieneral Hubert Ion Wetherall Hamilton, C.B., D.S.O., was with the Burmes Expedition of 1886-88 and took part in battles of the Egyptian campaigns of 1897-08-09, including the Atbaar and Khartoum, being mentioned in despatches three times and securing the D.S.O. decoration, He was Military Secretary to Lord Kitchener, Commander-in-Chief in South Africa, 1000-02 (being again mentioned three times in despatchos), and he acted in a similar capacity when Lord Kitchener was Commander-in-Chief in India, from 1802 to 1905. Since 1011 Major-General Hamilton had commanded the North Midland Division.1

MENTIONED IN DESPATCHES,

LONDON, October 19th.

12.25 p.m.

There have been mentioned in despatches 908 officers and 825 Non- commissioned officers and men, fully representative of the various regiments. The names of Privates and Non-commissioned officers appear aide by side with the names of Generals, Colonels and such ranks. A dozen Chaplains, drummers, a saddler and a shoeing smith along with trampeters are mentioned, also some Territorials.

OSTEND REPORTED TO HAVE BEEN RE-TAKEN.

LONDON, October 20th."

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The correspondent of the London Morning Post in the north of France reported on Monday that he had been informed on excellent authority that Ostend had been re-taken by the Allies.

THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)

GERMANS “CRAZY ATTEMPT" APPROACHING

IGNOMINIOUS FAILURE.

LONDON, October 20th.

The Daily Mail Paris edition saya the enemy's crazy attempt to a rush to the Straits of Dover is rapidly approaching fruition-namely ignominious failure. Beginning with the battle of Lille a fortnight ago, a steady succession of defeats has broken the southern half of the German lino. The Germans have been reinforced to the last man, but must. advance under the worst conditions, for the country, which is ordinarily easy to defend, is now converted into a quagmire by heavy rains.

JAPANESE CRUISER SUNK BY MINE AT TSINGTAU.

LONDON, October 19th. An official message from Tokyo says that the Japancie cruiser Takachine was sank by a mine in Kiauchow Bay on Saturday night. Ono officer and nine men were saved.

LATER.

A message from Tokyo states that 254 men of the Takachiko were

drowned.

Mr. S. Imai, Consul General for Japan at Hongkong, has forwarded the following telegram received by him yesterday from the Japanese Government :-

Japanese cruiser Takuchike sank, striking mine midnight. 17th October while in service off Tsingtau."

[The Takachiho, which was reported to have been removed from the active list, had a displacement of 3,700 tons, and an indicated horse-power of 7,500. She was launched at Elswick in 1885, and completed in the following your.

Her armament is given as: 2 10.2in, (a), 6 6in., 2 3pr., 10m. She also had four torpedo, tubes. The vessel's complement was 365.]

AUSTRIAN SUBMARINES ATTACK FRENCH FLEET.

A SUBMARINE SUNK.

LONDON, October 19th."

2:00 p.m.

A telegram from Cetinje states that two Austrian submarines from Cattaro attacked the French Fleet while cruising along the Dalmatian coast. The cruiser Waldeck Rousseau sank a submarine, and the Fleet then. bombarded Caltaro...

An Austrian aeroplano dropped bombs ou the French warships escorting transports while off Antivari, but no damage was done.

[The telegram is slightly mutilated, and it is not clear whether the cruiser sank only one or both submarines.-E».]-

DECLINES

A_CHALLENGE BY TURKEY.

TO DISCHARGE GERMAN CREWS OF THE

PURCHASED CRUISERS.

LONDON, October 19th.

A Constantinople telegram states that Turkey, replying to British representations, has finally declined to discharge the German crews from the cruisers Goeben and Breslau.

RUSSIAN SUCCESSES,

LONDON, October 19th.

A telegram from Petrograd says that an official communiqué states that the Russians gained partial successes at Warsaw in very hot engage- ments; also to the south of Przemysl.

GENERAL WAR ITEMS.

THE TRAFALGAR CELEBRATION IN LONDON.

LONDON, October 20th. The deep significance of this year's Trafalgar celebration is attested by the decorations of the Nelson column. The deathless signal (“ England expects every man this day to do his duty") is displayed in giant lettering. “en the base of the plinth, and near it are wreaths to the memory of the

jost cruisers,

DISTINGUISHED SERVICE MEDAL FOR THE NAVY.

LONDON, October 10th.

His Majesty the King has approved of a Distinguished Service Medal for the Navy in cases where the Conspicuous Gallantry Medal is not applicable.

THE MINE-DAMAGED DUTCH STEAMER " NOORDAM.”

LONDON, October 10th:

A message from Amsterdam states that the Dutch steamer

Noordam, which struck a mine in the North Son, has arrived at Maassluis with her stern and rudder slightly damaged.

SUGAR PROHIBITION REMOVED.

LONDON, October 19th. The prohibition of the expert of sugar has been withdrawn in regard to British East Africa, West Africa, Malta and St. Helena.

BRITISH PLATELAYERS FOR THE FRONT.

LONDON, October 19th.

A thousand British platelayers are going to the front to mend the

railways,