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THE
WAR.
RUSSIA'S NEW
STRENGTH.
MORE LARGE CAPTURES.
ACTIVITY ON BRITISH
FRONT.
HAND-TO-HAND FIGHTING.
SUBMARINE PIRACY,
THE BALKAN CRISIS.
RUSSIAN FRONT
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
WAVE OF OPTIMISM AT PETROGRAD.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] TRENCHES TAKEN AND
RE-TAKEN.
THE HONGKONG, DAILY PREES, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 27TH, 1916.
"A communiqué describing the Dvinsk battle says that the Gernians in their first atinek succeeded in entering the trenches, SUCCESSFUL WITHDRAWAL FROM but they were dislodged by a counter
VILNA..
FRANCO-BELGIAN FRONT.
[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENOT.] BRITISH ACTIVITY,
ENEMY TRENCHES CAPTURED.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.) BOMBS AND AERIAL TORPEDOES.
PARIS, September 28th. 2.40 am. There has been fighting with bombs and serial torpedoes between the Somme and the Aisne. Our artillery exploded a muni- tions depot in a fortified house. There
The war has had a marked effect on the inventive propensities of youngsters, and quite a good example of this may be dis covered where the kite flyers assemble. Kite-flying seems to be very popular duong the youth of the Colony, and they have in-
KANDOM REFLECTIONS. The public are supposed to have always two Unofficial Members to represent their interests on the Executive Council, but, at the present moment, during the absence nitroduced war into the Dying with a ven The other evening I saw six Sir Paul Chater and Mr. Hewett from the geance.
Zeppelins "straining at their drag ropes Colony, there is not a single Unofficial-composed of reels of thread, it is true, Such a Behind a rise in the ground, and a
Representative on that Council. position of affairs calls for serious cim
LONDON, September th. Field-Marshal Sir John French, in o bulletin says that the British, in an attack southward of La Basse Canal, captured was a renewed and most vicfent bombardment, and it is hoped that steps will be German trenches on a front of over fivement of the enemy trenches in the shelter of blockhouses and batteries, after which miles, penetrating the enemy lines at some
French infantry assaulted the German places for a distance of 4,000 yards.
lines between the Euippe and Aïsse rivers There were other minor attacks.
and occupied the first of the enemy posi Up to the present the British haystions. On almost the whole of the front captured 1,700 men, eight guns and several our progress continues.
machine guns, the number of which is not yet known.
In a continued attack in the La Basse region, eastward of Grenay and Vermelles, we captured the western outskirts of Hulluch and the village of Loos, surround ing mining works and Hill 70:
GERMANS AND INCREASED ENEMY FIRE.
BRITISH ATTACKS.
GERMAN ATTACK IN LORRAINE BREAKS DOWN.
PARIS, September 25th.
7.25 p.m.
A French communiqué records the usual artillery duels along the front, with minor fighting with bombs and grenades.
A fresh German attack at Manhone, Lorraine, completely broke down. METZ STATION BOMBED BY AIRCRAFT,
PARIS, September 25th.
7.25 p.m.
A French air flotilla dropped forty bombs on the railway station at Metz. NAVAL ACTIVITIES.
[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] SUBMARINE PIRACY, THREE BRITISH VESSELS SUNK.
LONDON, Soptember 26th. A German communiqué says that the enemy fire has increased along the whole front from the sea to the Vosges. It is especially violent east of Ypres, and from Champagne to Argonne. The communi qué adds that after a most severe artillery preparation. lasting for fifty how's in some places, the expected attack began yesterday morning. The British attacked Houstin liner fletoine, and the steamer between the railways from Ypres y Rou-rbius have all been sunk southward of lers and Comines. The communiqué claims Ireland. The crews were saved, after that the British Northern Wing was terrible sufferings due to exposure in the
Heanine, one of whose boats is missing. repulsed after hand-to-hand fighting in boats, except eleven of the crew of the front of and in the German positions, but admits that British attacks continue north-
attack. The Gommans, reassembled again and flung themselves in compact columns but artillery, the trenches, against machine-gun and riffs fire forced them to retreat in disorder. Two similar attacks melted away. In the course of one Russian counter-attack a detachment, in the heat of the fighting, was surrounded by the Ger- mans but cut their way out with the bayonet and rejoined their comrades.
It appears that during the battle near Hoguichine the 41st German Corps suffer-east and south-east of Armentieres, and ed very severely during its disorderly retreat The Tussians captured 517 unwounded and a great number of wound. ed, They also tork a gan and seven inchine-guns.
PETROGRAD, September 25th. The wave of optimism in Petrograd the last two days is not merely due to the official bulletins. The successful from Vilns! certainly withdrawal straightened the Russian front, and strengthened their powers of resistance, but there is no visible slackening of the efforts of the Germans, who continue to advance. The Vilna exlient was so far advanced and so strongly threatened by the enemy's deep penetration north and south that the abandonment was a very There were rumours delicate operation.
based, of disaster to certain units, apparently, on the fact that one Cossack
In some hot fighting for two villages Regimen got in a tight corner during
near Dubno à Russian frontal attack the retirement, but it extricated itself with characteristic resourcefulness:
under a hurricane of artillery fire resulted infantry regiment was also compelled to in the capture of 1,530 prisoners. A series fight its way back through the surround-of enemy attacks near Nayoalexinetz, ing Germans, but bruke through, driving
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back itself a battalion of the cuciny us prisoners.
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adjacent to Colicia, was fruitless, but a vigorous Russian counter-attack secured 3,000 prisoners and eleven machine-guns. Russian cavalry south-west of Trem bocalia charged the enemy, who fled. The Bussian troopers pursued the chemy's horses, sabring many and capturing 517 prisoners and two Maxins.
The Germana at one point advanced with the calm assurance that nothing lavish would oppose them, after artillery display, but the guns missed the vital spots, and the Russians bad just been fully supplied with munitions. The Russiaus lay low until the advancing GERMAN
to thi Germaus, iu masso, were clos
Then a storm of cuter entanglements. artillery, Maxim-gun, and rifle fire wiped Eight thousand out the Germans. corpses were strewn on the ground before the Russian positions.
The fact that the Russians, after four months of retreat, san quietly allow over- whelming forces of the enemy to approach within a few hundred yards of their positions is sufficient proof of their unbroken morale.
All these reasons are insufficient to account for the optimism, which is more on the recent groat Probably based increase in the striking power of Russia's The success- Naval and Military forces.
ADMIRATION FOR COSSACKS. PETROGRAD, September 25th. The Berlin Press is constrained to the admiration of the bravery of
A recent instance of their Cossacks. contempt of death was shown in a fight near the Rokitne Marshes. Two hundred Cossacks were trapped but declined to surrender, and all were killed.
THE SERBIAN FRONT.
[THROUGH BEUTER'S AGENCY.] ENEMY REVERSES,
N180, September 26th. A communiqué describes artillery actions on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday or Serbian artillery the River Save front.
north of La Basse Canal.
as had now
LONDON, September 25th. The Harrison liner Chancellor, the
DUTCH LINER SUNK.
LONDON, September 25th.
of Allies airships." A great air battle was imminent, so I was informed by a little further away, was a whole squadro
eyes were flashing with excitement; and there was not a tremor of fear discerniblo youthful "Squadron Commander whom in any one of those "airmen" who waro waiting and watching for the "Zep- battle to begin. pelins to leave the ground, and for the
The genem) public token promptly by H.E. the Governor to repair the emission have little enough representation on the Executive Council in any event, but that hardly seems to be a good reason for de
Glowly, but with many jerks and danger. rose into priving them of any representation what- over for several weeks at a time, especially
us loppings, the "Zeppelins now when, owing to the war, questions of the air, and a fresh breeze set them moving Tho to the extent of the reel of thread. more than ordinary importance must neces-
lighter Allion' airships" simply leap sarily come up for diseassion, with a view to the air when released, and with the airmen at the other end of the thread either to executive action or legislation.
working dexterously with their wrists We live and learn." Dipping into a book the "Zeppelins" were soon in danger of entitled "Our Chinese Chances through attack, which consists of a bump, and a Europe's War" by Paul Myron, just tangle of the thread by which monns one ar other is finally put out of action." published at Milwaukee, Wis., the place Everything was promising for a great made famous by a much-advertised brew aerial display when an inconsiderate buil. dog dashed along the road barking violent- of beer, my eye alighted on a chapterly, though muzzled, and made direct for The battle was quickly headed Hongkong, the brightest jewel of the "airmen.
I didn't over; the "Zeppelins "--and Allies air- the British Colonial Crown."
Colonial Crown existel ships" were left to fight it out alone, anl thutn
the intrepid airmen fled! know before but I have no doubt if one had the patience to wade through this book from cover to cover, one might learn quite a lot that is new to him Vol 1 have only glanced at the chapter in Hongkong, and among other things I learn that Hungkeng in its early days was held together" by the fact that it became the ewigration
colle for labour for by the discovery of gold n California. It should not be forgotten," the writer kaya, "that America has been
centre
that
was
It will interest many besides the parents actually concerned to note a little effort which is being made to develop greater interest on the part of the parents of chil- dren in the two British schools of the Colour in the education of their offspring. The Education Department has issued two books of forms for use in this connection. To one the children's work in each subject is to be reported on monthly; in the other parents are required to enter and initial daily the hours devoted by their children. to home work. They are urgently ro- quested" (1) to see that the pupil spends reasonable time on hoine work: (2) to in a sort of guardian angel to Hongkong-spect the home work regularly; and (3) 10 forward to the teacher (under cover) any
pupil. Strict punctuality at school is in- first by starting its commerce in 1849; suggestions they may have to make with sisted upon and all exercise books through- ont the school are to be sent to the Head secondly by starting its sanitation in regard to the work and progress of the
Master monthly for inspection, and also called for at irregular intervals by the Inspector of English Schools for inspec teachers in the manner indicated above, tion. If parents will co-operate with the
the individual pupil and to the general it will manifestly be to the advantage of success and prosperity of the school,
1900,"
This claim that America started tho sanitation of the Colony in Hongkong, es The Dutch steamer. Bemdijik (4,500 the author says, requires a word of tons), bound from Buenos Aires to explanation," and Mr. Paul Myron, the The communiqué also says that the Copenhagen, with a cargo of maize, has voracious historian of Milwaukee, supplies
-been-sunk. The crew, composed of it in the following paragraph:- French on Wednesday evening, only become known, penetrated and batter Dutchmen, were rescued by a Swedish.
Sonchez. ed the German trenches neat They were ejected yesterday, when there were French attacks near Souchez and Neuville.
They also repulsed French attacks in Champagne, between Prosnes and Argonne, some by artillery fire and others collapsing a few yards before they reached our entanglements. The communiqué declares that the retreating French columns lost heavily from intense artillery and Maxin gun fire. Hand-to-hand fighting continues at some points.
ENEMY SUPPLIES
INTERRUPTED.
SHELL FIRE JUSTIFIED.
LONDON, September 25th. Some light is thrown on the position ou the Western Front by a cautiously worded article which appeared in the Paris It says that the paper Intransigeant,
bombarded, and onomy positions have been efficaciously numerous depots of munitions blown up. The results of our continuous artillery actions are becoming more and more precise, and it is evident that the enemy supply system, whose mothodical working we were well able to follow, is badly interrupted at certain
points of the line.
The foresight of those who knew that the expenditure of shells meant economy tut conclusion of the Moscow Congresses interfered with onemy fortification work of the Zemstvos and Municipalities, and on the heights opposite Ostrovitza. The of life is thus more than justified the determination of the workmen tortillery was fired at by enemy guns, but Nevertheless, the infantry must have the
continue their work have contributed to the heartening effect on the public.
a
DESPERATE
FIGHTING,
PETROGRAD, September 20th." Á... communiqué states that later reports show that the Russians took 6,128 prisoners Luck, and that a fierce battle continues along the whole of the Dvinsk frout. The Germans, supported by a hurricane af artillery fire, attacked repeatedly anl desperately. Some of the trenches changed hands frequently. All the attacks were repulsed by the close range ure of the Russians who inflicted enormous losses, while themselves suffering heavily. The communiqué also reports that altogether 5,084 prisoners were taken in actions else- where on the front.
An
last word.
steamer.
GENERAL,
[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] THE BALKAN CRISIS.
NEXT BULGARIA'S
MOVE ANXIOUSLY AWAITED.
LONDON, September 25th. The Bulgarian and Greek mobilisations have evolted great diplomatic activity The Greek, Roumanian, Serbian, and
Edward Grey yesterday. Bulgarian Ministers conferred with Sir
The Greek Minister communicated w
As soon as the Americans were firmly fixed in the Philippines they commenced a most severe sanitation of all the islands, and, to prevent the outbreak of cholera and other epidemies, exneted a visitation at Hongkong of all ships leaving that city for Manila or other Philippue ports before their clearan
The British in Hong
papers were issued. kong at first interpreted this action of the half-hearted with Americans
varying degrees of resignation, but naily followed the example set in the usual sensible British way and commenced a thorough and scienti fie sanitation of Hongkong on their own
account.
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Pan Myron is described, I ste, as an epic novelist," In writing history b evidently takes the licence which by com-
Suggested motto for newspapers caught napping: "Assume a virtus if you have it not."
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The Bassinos have had a rough timo. lately, but there is no doubt that they ans in Luck again now.
RODERICK RANDOM.
SHAMEEN NOTES.
{FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.]
SEAMEEN, September 24th.
AUTUMN HOLIDAY, Yesterday was the Mooncake Festival.
telegram to Sir Edward Grey from his mon consent is accorded to the writer of The Banks, the office of the Customs and
of Bulgaria, the
fiction.
Governinent announcing that, in-view of
Hearty congratulations to the first ment: the mobilisation Hellenic Government considered it aber of the Special Police Reserves to secure And there are measure of elementary prudence tu order a case; also à conviction. ar general mobilisation.
many of us who will support him in his contention that the Chinese youths who endeavour to perform gymnastic tricks or, cycles are a real danger to pedestrians as well as to themselves. occasion I have seen these har-brained cyclists careering madly around Status
On more than one
A gratifying feature of the crisis is the perfect secord of the King of Greece and M. Venezulos.
Europe anxiously awaits Bulgeria's One unknown factor is as next move. to how far national fooling in Bulgaria would support the King- "NO AGGRESSIVE INTENTIONS Square, and a constable has been merely looking on, apparently thoroughly enjoy. LONDON, September 28th.
AGAIN CONFER.
ATHENS, September 25th. It is announced that the King and the BOMBARDS Premier (M. Venezelos) had an interview a completo in the morning, at which GERMAN POSITIONS.
agreement was reached on the measures taken or to be taken for dealing with the An understanding regarding Grecce's Treaty obligations, was al SUCCESSFUL BRITISH & FRENCH situation.
ATTACKS.
the latter were promptly silenced. attempt by the enemy to cross the Save BRITISH FLEET and the Dries rivers towards Ratcha on Wednesday was repulsed Enemy aero- planes were twice forced by the Serbian us to fly over the Rumanian bank of
most of the foreign and native hongs wets closed for the transaction of public busi- nose that day. In the old days of the
this
of Festival
Under the now Monarchy secondary importance. regime it ranks second only to China Now
honars.
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Year Day. The celebration for the most part was at night, in the leading enting Sumptous banquets were held and orowds ate, drank and made merry far into the night amidst a pan-lemoniara of beating drume and clashing of cymbals, interspersed with theatrical performances and songs by the favourite sing ng kiris of "mine host and the guests.
BMOKING CONCERT AT THE CANTON CLUB
THEATRE.
Last night the Shanicen Defence Corps A Sofia message, dated the 23rd lust..ing the fun, One wondered then if such says it is semi-officially announced the cycling constituted on offence, but left it to held a "smoker" at the Canton Club our of Capt. W. H. Bell, the Commanding Bulgaria has no aggressive intentions the discretion of the particular P.-C. who Theatre. The Concert was given in hop- but is firmly resolved to be fully armed in order to defend her rights and in chanced to be viewing the performance. Officer, why is being transferred to Hong- dependence, following the example of It invariably happened, however, that the kong, to take e harge of the Asiatic Holland and Switzerland at the begin-limb of the law was so tuken up with the Petroleum Company's interests (during the absence on leave of Mr. N. C. Watson). Bulgaria is obliged, in view of the movements of troops by circus, and the clowns, that he overlooked Lient. Hector, the Adjutant, presided, ning of the war. her neighbours, and the Austro-German
success scored was in a large measure duc offensive against Serbia, to proclaim the fact that a case was staring him in and a programme of some fourteen items continuing the face; and so the youths continued their was gone through without a hitch. The acutrality while armeil purparlers with the two helligerent caperings with fine freedom. Now that it to the efforts of the organisers, Sergt. has been definitely laid down that such un- Eager, Sergt. Carrard and Corp. Belsit and members of the Shanon Defence of GREEK KING AND PREMIER
conventional methods of progression are Corps were unstinted in their prais groups.
common danger, one may confidently anti-the good work done by these gentlemen. cinato a gradual reduction in the per- Private Howard and Private Waters formers around Statue Square. One thing acted as accompanists throughout the is certain, emulation will be a great point ovaning and the thanks of the Corps are first half of the programme, Sergt. Eager, among the Special Police now, that a start due them also. Towards the end of the voicing the regret of the Corps at the has been made.
And while writing of this last additions of their CO., extolled his good ser- to the Colony's volunteer, forces, I may vices to the Corps and concluded by state that the interest of the general public asking him to accept a silver cigar case souvenir ef set Co an easel, as a has been roused to a great extent by the and an enlarged photograph of the Corps activities of the Corps. Peuple did not his connection with the Corps Captain seem to realise that there was anything W. H. Bell feelingly replied, remarking very serious about the ides, but now that that it was a pleasure to him to have bren WELLINGTON (N.Z.), Sept. 25th, New Zealand has given a favourable certain members have taken cases into of service to the Shamsen Defence Corps. manner, and won, they have arrived at the he had received from Lieut. Hoctor, the reception to the Register Bill, which has Court, given evidence in the approved He graciously acknowledged the assistance passed the Houses of Parliament in all stages. The Premier said that it was conclusion that a most valuable addition has Adjutant and from Priva Dent, who in absolutely necessary to ascertain the been made to the forces of law and order. spite of his advanced are had not missed Kowloon residents were also agreeably sur- a drill, and who, by his example, hid It was the Govern- PARIS, September 25th.
country's resources.
his every available prised on Thursday evening when over 20 contributed largel to the efficiency of the
Bell
carried in WAS the The British successfully attacked the ment's duty to place
He did not believe in Specials marched through the main streets Corns. On the conclusion of the Concert The week has been quiet at
with the regular tramp of trained men-at- Captain
and with conscription, although he favoured com-
"He's a jelly, good fellow Dardanelles.
tiger arms; and when the Chinese in the villages chair around the Hall to the tune of enemy positions west of Loos and at man in the field.
pulsory national training, but in an
his succesS I along they looked on in wonderment for a compulsory service.
while, and then no doubt relieved at findi for ing that all were friendly non-combatants; sphere of, usefulrees, the party broke up of so hard-working and popular a ccm- gave vent to shouts of approval and took guinely regretting the loss by the Corps delight in marching along also.
manding officer,
the Danube. THE NEAR EAST
(THROUGH REUTEL'S AGENCY.} QUIET WEEK AT THE DARDANELLES,
PARIS, September 26th.
2.40 a.m.
A communiqué states: Our batteries un the Belgian coast, co-operated with the British Fleet in bombarding the German positions at Westendo and Middlekerke,
A Turkish mine attack was defeated by Hubluch. a counter-ming, fifteen Turks being killed.
French warships effectively bombarded a big gun battery on the Asiatic Coast,
altained.
NEW ZEALAND'S RESOURCES. REGISTER BILL PASSED.
The Freneli, co-operating with the emergency he would not hesitate to adopt | beyond Kowloon saw the men marching three ringing cheers and a
British, vigorously attacked noril" 'of Arras and gained a footing at several points in the enemy lines.
[Telegrams received on Saturday, and published in an "Extra" on Sunday, will be found on page 6.]
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