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THE

WAR.

NOTABLE PROGRESS OF ALLIES.

FURTHER GROUND GAINED IN CHAMPAGNE.

121 HEAVY AND FIELD GUNS CAPTURED.

ENEMY ROUTED IN MESOPOTAMIA.

TURKS FLEEING TOWARD BAGDAD.

FRANCO-BELGIAN FRONT.

(THROUGH, REUTER'S 'AGENCY.]

FURTHER FRENCH FROGRESS. PORTION OF THE WORKS OF DEFEAT. TAKEN.

PARIS, September.. 30th. Further notable progress is the feature of to-day's communiqué.

The German counter-attack at Artois merely consisted of a very violent bow

wardment of the French new positions to the cast of Souchez

We gained a fooding in Champagne at several points of the German second Indeed. neair defensive positions. Navarria certain French unile went beyond the German second positions, whon they were met by a curtain of fire

CORITIBI FOREIGN DEFICE CABLE.]

ROUT OF THE ENEMY IN. MESOPOTAMIA.

MANY PRISONERS AND GUNS TAKEN.

LONDON, September 29th,

[FIRST TELEGRAM.]

THE HONGKONG, DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 2ND, 1915.

HONGKONG MEAT SUPPLY, CAN NEW TERRITORY FARMERS MEET THE COLONY'S MEAT NEEDS?

THE MANILA EXPORT DIFFICULTY.

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Hongkong in a junk or steamor; and sometimes, when no transport is avail ab, the cattle have to walk.",

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"Do you think the New Territory farmers, if they chose to do so, could compete with these methods?"

"Well, the cattle reared would have A few days ago an announcement was

to be of better quality, and the price made to the effect that so many "tong "

They would have to: be cheaper. of chilled meat had been shipped from Hongkong in the Philippines, and this have no grazing facilities in the New "new venture." Territory, but I do not see why quite The truth of the matter is that this lot could not be done to improve the shipment of chilled meat merely repre-conditions out there for cattle raising.

The farger, for instance, could sented a weak revival of a one-time very thriving business between this Colony induced to have a better breed of cattle; cattle which would respond more kindly and the Philippines, which, at least ten

to treatment. I think, also, that some years ago, was carried out on a most:

of the bills there could carry a few more substantial scale, with, however, no great material benefit accruing to Hong-catile than they do, kong, for the simple reason that the cattle were purchased well outside of the Colony by hu dreds of dealers in the Southern and Northern parts of China, where a plentiful supply of arable land rakes cattle rearing quite an easy matter, both a as regards the quality and quantity of

The stook.

We could do a

good deal, but I do not think we could de enough, even for the local supply. At the present time Hongkong, with its day. Now population below the normal, consumes about 80 head of cattle

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WAR NEWS.

DUTCH ALARM.

COUNTY CRICKET IN

MINIATURE.

Discussing the German Chancellor's A SMALL BOYS' MATCH AT LORD'S, recent speech in the Reichstag regarding Germany's plans for the future, the [FROM & COUBESPONDENT IN “THE TIMES."}

· Handelsblad says:---

No Dutchman enn regard with uncons

The com born the German demands. plete superiorily of one State which will pay no heed to the demands, wishes, and rights of cther States means that the im of the superior dependence of our country will exist ne country will allow. long as the interests

Referring to the freedom of traffic va Without doubt the athinment of the the Rhine, the journal continues aim of the war, as the German Govern diction to Duch interest.' ments lays it down, is in direct contral

THE WORK OF THE BRITISH NAVY.

4 GERMAN VIEW.

Few places are more drearily eloquent of the war them Lord's, with its empty pitch ringed round with empty seals, There are sore soldiers in training there and in a mysterious little garden tucked Training Corps has is headquarters. Otherwise all is silent and deserted. But away behind the Pavilion, a Volunteer

now and again, if we are lucky, we may light on a spectacle both quaint and cheerful.

On the sacred sward itself, though not quite in the middle of it, two teams of small boys from County Council schools are playing a cricket match with all the solemnity befitting the oc casion. The prevailing ill wind has blown them one unforgettable picce of good: the training of new armies has churned up their usual pitch, and so here they are at Lord's, their runs duly recorded

a giant telegraph and cheered from the Mound.

There are not, indeed, many onlookers, but each side has its band of supporters, in paint frocks, while impartial applauso including a row of enthusiastic little girls

less than no time we, too, are enthralled. wishing that there was no odious drill to call us elsewhere and that we might watch for ever. And this is not mere laziness, for the cricket is well worth watching for its own sake. The hon tea, from a Marylebone school, bas been got out for a small score, and their opponents from Battersea are quickly outching them. The telegraph proclaims. 18 for 3 wickets, and No. 3 and No. 5, each with about half & dezen runs to his eredit, are making a stand so prolonged and determined as to threaten a seven wickets beating. The fact of paying rates in Chelsea turns us at onec into frantic Battersea patriots, and we hope that Marylebone may be beaten into a cocked hat.

The Frankfurter Zeitung devotes along British Navy, The journal says:-

"It is a fact that German has been cut leading article to the achievements of tho off from direan cruising on the world's simple question of arithmetic.eas, and this is the work of the English is provided by the soldiers off duty. In

Navy combined with the advantages of This fact the geographical position. might have decided the war if the Eng- lish calculation had not proved false, and if when we were blockaded our life ha really hoan destroyed. As the scheme went wrong it appears that even in this way the Navy is not in a position to intervene with decisive effect in the war of annihi- tion. The English Navy as such cannot possibly render Grunny defenceless, either by a naval battle or by the blockade, On the other hand England could not be Overthrown merely by a victory of our capital ships. The advity of the British Navy restrict our sonomic life and interferes with our conduct of the war. Thus far the English Government can book the course of the naval war on the credit side of its sceau But how long will it remain he to do 201

We will take the basis of three acres and a cow' and see how that works out. year, the There are 365 days in daily consumption of the Colony is head of cattle, and that gives us 29,00) head of cattle yearly, which will require Now can you find 87,600 arable acres. that in the New Territory? If you can then we can go ahead; but there.

brown too many

patches out from there, and thus the idea in for possible. In 1911, when there was war, or neything else, 30,000 had of cattle were slaughtered for consumption in Hongkong, and in 1012 the figure was

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The fact that this shipment of chilled meat was made, however, has led to an 18 to whether the chilled inquiry

not be brought reat industry could nearer the Colony, and be developed into In the House of Commons-to-day Mr. Ja valuable asset to the industries which Chamberlain road the following telegrams we possess.and which are capable of from the General Commanding the Forets opening up remunerative export busi

ness. It has been asked if the New in Mesopotamia, dated September 20th: -

Territory could not be turned into geni arable land, and the Chinese farmers there be induced to breed cattle of all descriptions which would be sufficient to supply local needs, in addition to lens.

"Then your opinion is that we shall balance for export purposes.have to go along with the same system?" "Absolutely; it is the only thing With the object of securing informati›n

There is no doubt that the on so interesting a topic a Daily Preat we can do. in export circles, and the consensus of opinion amounted to a negative answer to the query whether the New Territory could be doveloped to such an extent that the chilled ment industry for export and also cattle roaring for purposes, local consumption, would be possible,

"Not sufficient cattle could be reared

The operations of the oth Division along the Tigris line on Tuceday were complete ly successful. The enemy's position, rey miles east of Kut, je a long one astride thing a Tigris on both banks and extends from the A detached kelt bank for six miles.

30,000.

The Frankfurter Zeitung employs the familia argument that the blockade has really helped Germany by throwing her on her own resources and compelling her to make use of them, and concludes with|- the following reference to the Gerraan suli- marines:-

The two batsmen arc extremely small one may be 12 or 13. the other on that big ground looks as if he could not pos sibly be more than 11, and one of the two opposing howlers towers over both of them, but

Rippers, twisters, fast and slow, He tried them all, but still "no go. He could not lay the wicket low. Alas! for vexòd bowler. THE PROFESSIONAL MANNER.

masters of the The two are clearly

and the most violent flanking bombard. column of two brigades, after a demon representative yesterday made inquiries New Territory can produce good cattle, few months, the quite astonishing tech situation and let the runs expre quito

stration on Monday, crossed from the right back and gained, by means of a forced night march against the enemy's left, the

but not in safficient numbers to have any appreciably effect on the local trade. If we hd to depend for our own supply and export business on the New Territory, it would be almost hopeless.”

Reverting to the Manila question the opinion was expressed that such matters had to to be done very cautiously where a

"The experience obtained in the last en improvements, and the considerable will very soon have completely outweighed increase in the number of our submarines the advantage obrained by England by means of the blockade. Where, then, wil be thegret advantage which has caused English experts to be satisfied with the success of the British Navy? Does it consist in the mountains of dead lying at the Dardalles, in the futilla of cruisers

zaenda. Nevertheless they held firmly to the enemy's second line positions.

Southward of Ripont, which lies between the Germans' vital railway com.northern extremity, which was carried by a gallant attack a 10 am. After much munications and Massiges, the French extended and completed the conquest of opposition, this portion of the position the first German positions, carrying a was carried by two o'clock. By night- portion of important redoubts called fall the fares had advanced west of the there to make it pay," was the opinion Colony situated like ours was concerned. triumph of the unimpeded transport of noting. He has a orop of brown curly and wired. The enemy was penned in the New Territory," he added, short time ago the Government allowed 500 trencher in vain and with terrible losses him Little Tich" and affectionately

"Works of the Defeat,"

LINES OF COMMUNICATION

BOMBARDED.

position, which was strongly entrenched

of ons expert.

All day

"If you have been in

that have been destroyed, or in the Hongkong had first to look after itself. Afroons by which whale armies were carried to France in order there to charge our The Frankfurter Zeitung, if it has not head of cattle to be exported. Later

increase been able to recognise before in what the they found it was possible to this number to 1,000. It had now been great advantage" consists, is perhaps

beginning to recognise it now. decided to send 1,500, and the probability was that this number would be increase; or, if local circumstances arise rendering

to Manila would be decreased. It is each steps necessary, the monthly supply

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should be glad if you would tell me where all day by another brigade. The troops you saw any decent arable land where cattle could graze with any hope of French seroplanes, despite most un-bivouacked in their positions.

No, you cannot. It comes the armed motor-cars and cavalry, guarding filling out. favourable weather, bonbarded

A Chinaman in the New two cows-if German linos of communication. Shells the outer flank, engaged the Turkish to this:

The Turkish losses in dead Territory has a cow, or were also thrown on the railway at cavalry. Bazdacourt Warmerville, Pont Faverger, were very severe; the trenches which they he is well off he has two. Then he may have some calves in a year or two, and and Sainte Hilaire. This is the German had he'd with the greatest tenacity were

the full of corpses. Some gune, many rifles. he sells a cow or two then in Hongkong. only reasonable to assume," he empha problem in Germany by two widely line of communication between troops on the west and the Army commanded by the Crown Prince

Acroplanes also dropped bombs on columa marching near Sommepy... ·

A squadron of aeroplanes dropped 72 station and bombs on Guignicourt returned safely.

overal hundreds of prisoners and s quantity of ammunition were captured, Our casualties are reported as under five hundred."

(SECOND TELEGRAM.] "The enemy's position in advance of Kut-al-Amara has been captured with 121 GERMAN GUNS CAPTURED IN many prisoners and guns. The enemy is in full fight towards Bagdad. Our forces CHAMPAGNE ALONE.

PARIS, October 1st,

are pushing the pursuit. Detail■ follow.' Last night's communiqué states:-

in Belcium Our heavy artillery supported the British Fleet in a bom- bardment of the coast batteries.

It has now been ascertained that 121 German hosty and field guns in Cham pagna alone have boon captured since September 25tb.

HOW THE "E 13" HEROES

That is how the Chinaman goes alongsised, that people here do not wish to in the New Territory. People seem to pay four or five cents per lb, more for forget that we get our cattle from their meat, simply to benefit shipping and Manila. Any restrictions which Swatow, Kwangsi, Henan, etc, and of coures a large quantity from Kwang have been imposed have not been ting, where they have, apparently, for the purpose of preventing busi- plenty of arable land. There is lobess that suggestion

is absurd om

if cattle on the hills of Kwangsi. It the few of it but simply for the is because of this that we are able to purpose of covering the local market so

that we shall not be left without a ship cattle to Manila.”

adequate supply.

Oa the question of the export of chilled meat to Manila, our represen tative was informed that this month the Local Government had permitted the export to Manils of 1,500 head of cattle LINED UP ON DEOK FACING THE each month, 1,000 dead and 500 alive.

ENEMY'S GUNS.

MET DEATH.

As the result of the action of the Commonwealth Government in prohibit- The latest accounts of the E la crew's ing the export of cattle, Manila found last momente, as told by eye-witɑmncs, remad one of the most atirring decde of herself short of meat, and in order to soure an adequate supply waived her No lighting of importatie has taken heroism in British naval history, says a London paper of the 25th ult. The story,

result of this as told in the simple language of an old former stringent regulations regarding place in Artois to-day.

We continued to gain ground in fisherman of Dragoer, is doubly impres the import. Champagne.

"We passed E 13 in our boate" he Hongkong is now able to ship cattle North of Mesnil and farther east, said, and could easily have taken all freely to the Philippines.

of this trade in former years may be between Hill 190, north of Massiges, and the crew on board, but they politely de clined our proffered assistance. A little the Ville-sur-Tourbe-Cernay

we later we saw the German torpedo-boats gathered from the fact that in 1912 have taken more prisoners.

The Germans, by a counter attack, looked serious.

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thing essentially professional in their slowly and quite stendity. There is once- methods; they bat as if they had three days before them, like a pair of Shrews- burys in embryo. Yet they are spirited runners between the wickets, and, when- ever the ball goes towards a rather deep coverpoint, they steal swiftly and silently across the pitch with all the intimato The tinier of the two is especially fasci- understanding of a Hobbs and a Rhodes. hair and one very large pad on one very small leg. The soldiers have christened When his watch his every movement. companion is receiving the bowling: he defiant carriage that cries aloud "Batter stands with a wonderfully gallant and sea über alles. He has a fine variety of strokes, too, and does his full share of the run getting Gravely and soberly No. U and No, 5 add single to single with never- a ball hit an inch off the ground, and there is gloomy silence in the Marylebone stund. At last, with the first ball of an over. 28 goes up on the board, and the game is a tie Battersea crows lustily, but the batsmen are not to be diverted by excitement from their relentless pur- Once the larger batsman is inclined to pose, and the over is quietly played out. go for a short run, but "Little Tich" sends him back. Over is called and he Gently but gets the bowling himself. firmly he stops the first ball and the

COST OF LIVING

GERMANY. Further light is thrown on the food

Forwarts, the So- different papers. canlist organ, says:

Economic difficulties, due mainly to the great increase in the retail price of most commodice, are multiplying as the sur mer wares. If this rise continues in the ratio that it has done for the past six months, the mere thought of the coming winter fills us with dreams.

Of all the food elements herrings alorie second; the third he hits quite slowly, On Instantly the two flash across the pitch, are not any dearer now than during the towards that luckless little cover-point. 'E's & nut-that Little Tich," ex the other hand, lard, butter lat, mest, and Battersea has won by seven wickets. corresponding period of last year. sausages, cheese, cereals, cocoa, coffee, claims a watching, corporal with pro Bugar, salt, everything else, in fact, is found emotion, and so say all of us, en now sold as an increase ranging from one.

we go reluctantly away to Form fours. and-a-half times to twice, and even

tirnes, three

their former Some day, perhaps, if there is ever a "Gentlemen and Players' match again, highest figures are of

frying lard, onion and we may see Little Tich" on the scene tiver sausage, bechs and peas (lentils of his early triumphe breaking the hearts and rice have long ago bem out of stock of the Gentlemen of England. in the majority of stores), Limburger cheese, and barley coffee. When the fact is borne in mind that all of the above- mentioned articles essentially form part of the everyday fare of the working classes (from the tables of the wealthy their absence would hardly be noticed), it will be seen that our fears as to the immediate

People seem to forget that the food supply of a Colony like ours has to be

priocs. dealt with slowly and cautiously. We those simply have to regalate our export, restriction or otherwise."

DEATH OF MRS. C. D. BRUCE.

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We regret to announce the death of General Brace, formerly Captain-Super- Mr. C. D. Bruce, wife of Brigadier

on active service in France, which took intendent of Police in Shanghai and now place at Gillingham, in Dorsetshire, on Augast 18th. Mrs. Bruer had been in

ent The

The British had launched their boats, ped from Hongkong to Manila; but since command and the sound of whistles, and

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future are but too well founded.

VEGETABLES.

regained a footing in the "Works of the but suddenly we heard sharp words ofthen the monthly supply has gradually hai, had been confined to her bed. The which formerly was sold in the public

Defeat," but a second and 'more violent counter attack in the same sector was completely repulsed with heavy loss. GENERAL

(THROUGH RRUTER'S AGENCY-] INDIAN COLONIAL OFFICERS AND WAR.

the few men who had got into the boate decreased. immediately scrambled back on E 13. The vessel was listing slightly.

Regarding

the Jocal supply

this

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I saw the crew quietly resuming their expert said."You must not forget

the joca] Chinaman placee on the deck, and some of them that coolly began playing cards and other especially, regards games. I particularly noticed two young

啦 bullock as sailors playing chess, and a third stand beast of burden, and not as something which can be traded in as meat. He ing by smoking.

The failure of German powers of or ganisation to cope with the problem is pointed out by the Berliner Tageblatt:- Contrary to expectation, the sale of vegetables by weight, instead of bringing articles, has actually resulted in a con- approach, and we began to think matters 30,000 odd head of live cattle were shin. very poor health for a long time, and about a reduction in the price of these markets at ninepenen a crate, when sold since last Aututen, when she left Shang-siderable increase. Cabbage, for exemple. news of her death, says the N.-C. Deity by weight produces 18. 3d. a crate. A News, has come nevertheless as a shock to similar increase is shown in the price many Iriends in Shanghai, amongst whom of every other description of vegetable. husband and daughter. Mrs. Bruce was the further effect of depriving small re the deepest sympathy will be felt for her The order as to sale by weight has had to the last in close touch with Shang-tail dealers (who supply the poorer up abai and only a few weeks ago sent letters classes) of the cheaper kinds of produce. of thanks to friends who had contributed Formerly, for instance, from two to three one penny. Now the hawkers decline to towards a fund for Belgians in which she small cabbages were sold by hawkers for purchase anything but the best quality took a special interesi.

articles, principally because they will not waste time weighing out the smaller wares. It will be seen, therefore, that so far from the condition of the masses of the people being improved by the new The Zurich correspondent of the Faih-regulation, their distress has only been ington Fost has interviewed General von aggrated still further.

The Lokotanzeiger was jubilant at the General Staff, who stated that the durat Moltke, formerly the Chief of the German tion of the war depended upon the supply sinking of the draft, and considered of munitions to the Allies by Amerion, itself entitled to rejoice without reserve who was sustaining the enemies of Ger- becaasse, in this case, as it secros, alt the Zeppelin raids, the many while the latter was struggling for the passengers and crew have been saved!" existence against the greatest world Referring also to should the British coalition. Gemeral von Moltke approved journal mys that neutrals ought not to cross the war are so emphatically feeling the strength

of our sword either on land or sea, of the sinking of the Lusitania, declaring be spared while their dear Russian allies

Meantime the German torpedo-boats were drawing closer, but none took the buys a cow, simply works it, and then elightest notice. Buddenly we saw a tot he may sell it, again for labonting pedo rash through the water, miss, and

purposes." explode in the sandy bottom.

LONDON, September 30th.

Again we heard that short, sharp In the House of Commons, on the income-tax resolation, Colonel Yate raised word of command, and immediately all a question concerning the position of the the men got up and formed into line on deck, with crossed arms, facing the ene Indian Colonial officer who had come overmy's guns immovable as statues, and look. to participate in the war, incurringing death in the face without moving a

musele.

They were brave men, these English." heavy additional expenditure.

Then we

"Thea how do we obtain the Colony's supply, and also that which is exported i "As things stand now we have got Chinese 'dealers pure and simple, men who buy and sell live cattle where they can in the south and north, have also butchers who buy both live and still meat, and sometimes they sell, to These men go away up "Sunfish" is the name applied by aether butchers, Government did not wish such an officer Canadian to loafers in Liverpool who "it

there, and then bring them down to to be worse off than he would have beer around" in the sunshine instead of enlist country, collecting bullocks, here, and

ing: had he stayed at home,

Mr. McKenna said he hoped to state fater what relief was possible The

WHAT VON, MOLTKE THINKS.

DURATION

OF WAR DEPENDS ON * AMERICA'B MUNITIONS.

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CORPORAL'S BALLAD.

"I'D RATHER BE OUT HERE."

The Dundee Advertiser prints a finis ballad by Lance-Corporal Joseph Lee, of the 4th Black Watch, from which we take the following:-

The men who stay at home at ease, And go to bed just when they please, Have lots o' baccy and a beer, And yot-I'd rather be out here!

The cheaps who stay at home and dine Have heaps o' wictuals and o' wine, With walouts shelled-and all good eheer.. It's better to be shelled out here-

(Swish-bang!)

The chaps who stay-the lucky dogs -- Can stroll around in tailored togs, While my make-up is something queer Yet better be a scare-crow here! The chaps who stay at home and play At tennis through a summer day Need ne'er fall bleeding to the rear- And yet I'd rather play out here! Bwat-hearting 1-ah! you lucky chaps Who go a-wooing-woll, perhaps, Unless I get a nasty whack, I'll get a girl when I go back. Why, yes, who knows! there till might Some girt to love a bloke like me; There's Dolls-would she drop a team If I went under over here? The men who live at home at ease May list then 'LIST-just as they po please; For me by Chris! my conscience ofent, I think I'd rather die out here!

(Stretcher-bearers)

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