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THE WAR.

GRAVE CRISIS IN GREECE.

KING AND CABINET CLASH.

BULGARIA'S

OMINOUS

SILENCE.

RUSSIANS OPEN VIOLENT OFFENSIVE.

INTENSE ARTILLERY DUELS IN THE WEST.

GERMANY DISAVOWS "ARABIC” OUTRAGE,

FRANGO-BELGIAN FRONT

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY I

THE ANGLO-FRENCH

OFFENSIVE.

VIOLENT RECIPROCAL

BOMBARDMENTS.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENOY.]

IN CAUCASUS.

PETROGRAD, October 6th.

THE HONGKONG, DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 7ru, 1916.

(THROUGH SKUTER'S AGENCY.}

THE BALKAN SITUATION.

LANDING OF ALLIED TROOPS AT SALONICA CONFIRMED.

ROME, October 5th.

La Tribanu's correspondent at Athens definately confirms the report that a divi- sion of Allied troops has already disem barked at Salonica

TRADE BETWEEN HONGKONG other parts of the world, Australian cattle was comparatively free from all AND MANILA.

disease. The object of the whole arrange- rent was to safeguard the animals in the THE EXPORTATION OF FROZEN

Philippines, because we wanted to furnish the islands with sufficient animals for agricultural purposes, There has been 'no 'climb down, as some silly people woul

MEAT.

VIEWS OF CONSUL-ĠENERAL

ANDERSON.

(THROUGH BRUTUR'S "AGENCY:] GRAVE CRISIS IN GREECE.

CABINET RESIGNS. OWING TO KING'S DISAPPROVAL.

ATHENS, October (t). M. Venizelos to-day had an audience

Many varied opinions are prevalent in of the King, who informed him that he Hongkong as to the relationship between anggest. The re adjustment of quarantias due to changed conditions; which not only could not follow the entire policy of this Colony and the Phillipines Govern-regulations which has been mado has been ment in respect to the exportation of wat

involve a shortage of the available supply the Cabinet.

It has been suggested

but also involves some change in the ability Consequently M. Venizelos tendered from Hongkong..

in certain quarters that after imposing re his resignation.

LATER.

strictions with the sole object of inter- of the Philippino Government to landlo eattle from countries in which contagious ATHENS, October bth.

discases are prevalent. There was M. Venizelos, in the Chamber of Derupting the west export trade between

intention to admit eattle to the Philip- In the Chamber, M. Venizelos, the

pines under circumstances which wil Prime Minister, has announced the land-putics, announced the reason of the Hongkong and Manila, the latter Govern-

cause it was a cheaper deal, and that wher endanger the animals now existing in that ing of French troops at Salonica and also dissension of the King, whereupon the ment drew supplies from Australia, be-

the Commonwealth Government stopped territory; but by reason of the altered the Entente Powers' declaration of the Cabinet resigned.

export on account of war demands to conditions caused by the war changed annulment of their proposals to Bulgaria.

places other than Great Britain and the arrangements have become practicable." BULGARIA'S SILENCE.

"Do you anticipate any great expan British Dominions, Manila had to "climb down," modify her quarantino restric-sion in the trade between Hongkong an tions, and appeal. Ea Hongkong, to help the Philippines?"

LONDON, October 5th.

It is understood that the ultimatum to Bulgaria expired at 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon. Up to the present there is no news of the receipt of an answer, but a despatch from Sofia says that the fact that the military authorities have prohibited.

RUSSIAN PURSUIT OF TURKS passenger traffic foreshadows war, Still, there is no definite news regarding the landing of the Allies in Salonica, but to estimates in the German according newspapers, the Allies have assigned » hundred and fifty thousand troops for this purpose.

A communiqué states that there hast been hard fighting in the Van region in the Causasua," where the Turkish attempts to advance in the direction of the frontier PARIS, October 5th.

were easily repulsed, while the Russians Thors have been violent reciprocal after an engagement south-west of the bombardments in Arluis and in Cham-city of Van pursued the Turks along the pagne, similar to the operations prior southern shore o' the lake by mountain

roads lined by precipices 9,000 ft high. to the big attack.

NAVAL ACTIVITIES.

A communiqué says that fighting with grenades and aerial torpedoes continues. in Quennevieres aud in Nouvrons. There was further trench fighting in Argonne, the north The French artillery to

German train aud of Vordun hit caused a violent explosion.

I

GERMAN RAILWAY STATION

BOMBEU.

An aeroplane squadron dropped fifty bombs on a German railway station near Peronne.

GERMANS USING SUFFOCATING-

SHELLS

PARIS, October - 6th.

A communiquéroports an artillery

Lihors and Andechy.

BRITISH WARSHIPS BOMBARD

(THROUGH RUTER'S LOKNOX.] FRENCH STEAMER SUNK. PARIS, October 6th. Austrian submarine sank the An French steamer Provincia of the Greek Coast The araw were allowed to escape in boats.

GERMANY AND THE ** ARABIC."

THE SINKING OF THE LINER DISAVOWED.

WASHINGTON, October 6th, Count Bernstorff, the German Ambag

GREEK FEARS DISAPPEAR.

· Apparently M. Venizelos has protested,

BRITISH CASUALTIES.

LONDON, October 5th. The Intest list of casualties includes: Killed at the Dardanelles: Captain H. T. Cawley (Manchester Regiment).

Died of wounds: W. F. Proctor (Seol- tish Horse).

Wounded: Lieutenants.A. M. Eyasud (Malto Militia), H. F. Southon (Manch

them.

With the object of discovering an Ameri- can view of the subject & Doily Fress

6. E. Anderson, Consul-General of the

representative yesterday interviewed Mr. United States in Hongkong, who was ter Regimont), Second-Lienteirant R. .quils open and frank in the matter. Galloway (East Lancashires),

er way

Years ago, he said, the Phillippines wer Reported wounded and missing self-supporting as regards the supply f Captains . H. Burnaby and I. C. Wil-cattle beef, loughby (Gloucester Regiment).

[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.]

but the protest was a mere formality. AUSTRO-ITALIAN FRACAS AT sufficient quantity and quality to support

PEKING. There was, at first, some excitement ill

PERING, October 6th. Athens, principally due to the fear that

A fracas occurred on Monday at mid- the Allied occupation of Serbian Mace donia might be meant to coerce Greece night between Austrian and Italian. and Serbia into conceding Bulgarian soldiers. Side-arms were used, but com-

no

"So long as Hongkong can guarantee a decent and healthy supply of meat at-

Philippines practicable, the business, in Prices which will make the export to the my opinion, should continue and expand.

Not only should it reach the figures of 1910 but should go beyond this,"

The Philippines cannot provide their

Then for several years an own ment supply from their own breed- epidemic of rinderpest practically swepting, I suppose ↑ "?

"Of course it is to be understood that the Philippines in the past few years, the islands completely of animals. Since

most favourable that time the islands have heen, trying to “build up the breeding of animals of have developed to the population. Although all the formers year the supply is increased, but it will set to work in cartest to do this, in the be sometime before the trade in animals in the Philippines will furnish such a extent, a supply of animals and eacli

meanwhile cattle had to be imported for ment purposes from wherever they could supply for beef purposes. us will make be obtained. Up to 1910 a very large further export unprofitable. Up till then amount of cattle, frozen and otherwise, the export business will continue uninter was exported from Hongkong to the rupted, and, with the increase in the incronzed use of meat among the natives, China which worked through Hongkong

olaims, if Bulgaria st the last moment|plications were averted by the dispersal Phillippines, and also those portions a population of the Philippines, and the

of the Austrians.

in such matters. tine regulations

In 1010 certain quaran were imposed by the Manila Government on all cattle coming from countries where rinderpest and other cattle diseases were known to exist.

admitted her error; but this has dis- appeared and has been succeeded even by enthusiasm on the publication of Sir CHINESE CABINET CHANGE,

PERING, October 6th. Edward Grey's warning to Bulgaria, and

the assurances of the Tang Hua Lung, Minister of Educa Con receipt of

Entente Representatives, that it was furtion, has rosigned.

Chong Yi Ling has been chosen as his This was done merely for the purpose of perative to help Serbia guard ber railway communications.

The Venzelist Press has emphasised that there is no idea of the Entente

supressor.

[THROUGH REDTER'S AGENCY.]

further export business will contine indefinitely between Hongkong and the Philippines. And regarding those restrie- tions, I should like you to say that they

were the same as were in force in the

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against cattle coming from countries United States, and all American ports

where infectious diseases were prevaleri:; as the quarantiuo and were the same measures imposed by other countries. were imposed for the special purpose [ spoiling the trade between Hongkong and the Philippines; they wanted the Hong- kong meat."

Powers making further concessions COTTON GROWING IN CHINA, good healthy eattle. From time-to-time, absolutely absurd to suggest that they

Bulgaria, while Bulgaria has been obliged to divert two divisions to the Greek

frontier and three to the Roumani in

frontier.

In official Serbian circles in Paris there is talk of landing a strong Russian con-

DECLARATION OF WAR EX- PECTED.

duel cast of Arras and bouh fighting asador, called at the State Department yesterday, and afterwards Mr. Lansing The enemy in Champagne continued (Secretary of State) announced that Ger-- the bombardment of the ground behind many had disavowed the sinking of the our new front with suffocating shells, White Star liner Arabic, and was pre-tingent at Varna, but this is unconfirmed.

indemnity for the our artillery replying mest vigerously-pared to pay an

There has been an almost continuous American lives lost.

Mr. Court Barnstorff's letter to artillery action in Argonne

Lansing stated that the Kaiser's orders to submarine commanders were so string ent that a recurrence of incidents like It is reported from the Belgian the sinking of the Arabic was considered frontier that British warships bombardous of the question. The attack on the the German positions at Westonde and Arabic was contrary to instructions and the Imperial Government regrets and Middlskerke almost daily.

disavows it, and authorises the Ambas sador to negotiate regarding the mount of the indemnity. GENERAL.

BELGIAN COAST.

AMSTERDAM, October 6th.

A squadron was observed yesterday co-operating with the field artillery on land.

The Gormans fear that the bombard ment will be followed by an attack. RUSSIAN FRONT.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENDS.) RUSSIANS ON THE OFFENSIVE. GREAT ATTACKS AGAINST HIN DENBURG AND BELOW.

PARIS, October 5th.

(THROUÓN REUTER'S AGENCY.) LORD DERBY TO DIRECT RECRUITING.

LONDON, October 5th.

The Press Bureau announces that at the request of Earl Kitabener, Lord Derby has undertaken the direction of recruiting.

M. Hutin, the French correspondent

"A BANKRUPT CONCERN." at Russian Headquarters, says alatt a vio

Lord Derby, speaking at Rossendale, lant Russian offensive was opened yester- day by the armies of General Busski said he asked the Government ten days against the positions of General con ago if they had decided upon the number Hindenburg, to the east of Vilna, on a of men to be put in the field, and, if it front of more than twenty miles, between was impossible to get them voluntarily, Smaglin and Smorgon. which was preceded by an effective artil lery action, resulted in the capture of a series of trenches, numerous prisoners, some cannon and machine guns.

AMSTERDAM, October 5th. Telegrams to Berlin say that Bulgaria' most probably will not reply to the ultima tum and that the recall of the Eniente. Ministers from Sofia was expected yester day. A declaration of war by Russla is considered quite possible.

IMPORTANT ANGLO-FRENCH

NOTIFICATIONS.

PARIS, October 5th.

WASHINGTON, October 5th.

The Chinese Government has engaged an American cotton growing expert. encourage the production of the staple in

China

It is announced that negotiations are also in progress for the employment of an American forestry expert by the

Chinese Government-

FIERCE BLAZE AT EAST

POINT..

protecting from the disease the animals which were being bred in the Philippines; they wanted to build up the breeding of a result of these quarantine regula tions, it was very difficult to import cattiv to the Philippines from any part of the world; and most of the cattle which was exported came from Australia, consisting of frozen meat, simply because the Austra- lian sattle were more healthy than the others Recently the Australian Govern- ment had put an end to such export of cattle, cattle bref and frozen meats generally, the result being that the

Farm Co., make your own pasture land. Philippines had to look to other parts of, sed planted, and thus, like the Dairy There was surely nothing very difficult the world for their meat supply..

With a view to securing wore beef cattle in this. The future development of the from Hongkong and the trading territory trade between here and the Philippines was solely dependent on the quantity and working through here, the Consul General, added, the quarantine restrictions in quality of the cattle which Hongkong force in the Philippines had been modi- could export.

heretofore.

A fire which broke out last evening at the sugar basket depository at Tantsimu, East Point, caused considerable excite ment in the Wanchai and Eastern disfied, or re-adjusted, in such a way that

The dry, inflammable baskets Hongkong could export cattle to the. The French Minister at Sofial yester-tricts. day notified M. Radoslavoff, the Prime burned exceedingly fiercely, and the red Philippines with greater freedom than Minister of Bulgaria, that non-com-

reflection in the sky led many to believe pliance with the Russian ultimatum that the oil tanks at North Point were would have the same effect as regarde afire.

He would leave with Fratice as Russia his Russian colleague.

The British Minister at Sofia has made a similar notification to that of his French colleague regarding the Russian ultimatum.

GERMAN GUNS TO REPLY.

AMSTERDAM, October 6th." According to a Berlin telegram received Russia's ultimatum must be given by here, the Lokalansiger says the reply to

Austrian guns German and

de Danube.

In the meantime and as

of the supply, the company which had soon as the Australisa Government shat been the chief inporters of Australia: mouts in the Philippines arranged with the Dairy Farm Company in Hongkong

In conclusion Mr. Anderson said he realised that the local Government hai to guard their own supply, but saw yo reason why the New Territory could not be opened up. His suggestion was that large portions of the land should be railed

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"THE UNKNOWN SEA." CHILD'S POEM TO HER FATHER

IN FRANCE.

An article on Playing with Children appeared in The Times da August 11th It is the custom of the villagers of

Some days later the writer of the article received a letter trom an officer at the front enclosing some verses written by Tentsimui to purchase empty sugar

Ind father expressed baskets from the Twikoo Sugar Refinery,

his ten-years-old daughter and sent "T to export to thein 500 carcases of frozen Dad Mobilised.?

"The matter rests the hope that the little rhvis might and to chop them up for sale us firewood,

meat each month.

The essence of anciess at ing article on many obtaining a livelihood thereby, The baskets are placed on open ground just there," remarked Mr. Anderson. At the touch and for the writer of the charm- serving somewhere in France, who sent of the tramway line, and the fire brought present time, as perhaps you know, the pretending," as the article did for one also question of the export of cattle is being the copy with gratitude for the kindly down the telephone wires and

worked out by the authorities hero andand tender feeling of the column in The damaged in arm on a tramline standard,

in Manila, and whether or not, the local Times. They are as follows:- Water was poured on the blazing baskets frozen meat trade can be expanded We sailed along, and we sailed along,

The song of the unknown sea, causing some delay in the tram service. from a fire float but nothing could sten depends chiefly upon the availability of Singing our song and singing our song, a sufficient supply of beef cattle in the Just you and me, Dad, just you and me. the fury of the flames, and the fire prac tically burnt itself out. The damage is Hongkong market to meet the require Wa sailed along amid fairy isles,

ment of the local consumer and also the And brought our booty in glowing piles, at considerably under four

Bouty that nuwe els could see, estimated

demand from the Phliippines,"

'Twas only for you, Dad, and only for figures. The origin of the fire is unknown.

GREEK PRECAUTIONS. The Greek Government is proceeding to The attack, if they were prepared to employ other

moans. Lord Kitchener answereil asking occupy the Salonien Monastir railway as him to become Director of recruiting. He for as Kenali, which had hitherto been. felt like a receiver winding up a bankrupt worked by Austrians, the Salonica

If he failed he would resign Constantinople line as far as Obilar, the Dorchester war concern.

worked by Frenchmen, and the Orient line wal tery unless other methods were employed, HARROVIANS AND THE WAR,

The Russians also attacked the forces of General von Below in the diarid south-west of Riga and captured several positions.

RUSSIAN SUCCESSES.

TELEGRAM FROM SIR JOHN FRENCH:

LONDON, October 6th.

PETROGRAD, October 6th..

In reply to a congratulatory message from, the residents of Harrow and the Last night's communiqué states that the Rossious have ecoupied German trenchies Harrow School Ocers' Training Corps, John French tele. orth of Birshallen in the Riga district Field-Marshal Sir

"No words of mice can and captured a number of trenches in the graphed: Lake region out of Vilna; also south of sufficiently express my admiration of the

good work done by Old Harroviana.” Pripet, after strenuous fighting.

from Salonica to Oskub as far as Chevgeli, which was worked by Austrians. The Govenemens will appoint Greck officials to control these lines, GRAVITY OF GREECE'S POSITION. The Opposition leaders suggested that the Government is leading the country into war without serious reasons.

M. Venizelos vehemently refuted these suggestions and dwelt on the gravity of Greece's position and her duty to Serbia, The Chamber passed a vote of confidence in the Government by 142 votes to 102.

"It has been suggested that the Manila quarantine regulations were imposed for

ine.

A German prisoner of war, who died at the express purpose of interrupting the We were passed by birds with jewelled

camp last month, in buried

the Town

ecme Hongkong trade, because you wanted to honours, with full military rly sixty of his fellow-prisoners being go to Australia; and that now, you have permitted to follow him to the graveside had to chimb down" remarked out The firing party was formed from the representative, internment camp guard.

"Yes, I know," replied the Consal Corporal. Robert Beck, of the Army General," but I can assure you that thers dumb for two months as the result of a

Service Corps, who had been dost and has been no discrimination in regard to

the

wink

Birds that only for us could king:

Rubies fell from an emerald tree, They were only for you, Dad, and only

For me.

Btrangers could never our sea explore; No one could land on our magio shore;

Everything we could hear or gee

Was only for you, Dad, and only for me.

It was all as happy as happy would be, Happy for ou, Dad, and happy for me.

Nor anything else that could us harm,

bad smash while he was acting as a Hongkong or any other country in the On our unknown see was never a storm, motor dispatch rider at the front, rewhole matter from beginning to end. The covered his speech and hearing at

picture palace, Visiting Quarantine Act worked very effectively Liverpool

show from Maghull Hospital, against Hongkong for the simple reason;

Ormskirk, he laughed heartily at & humorous picture that he that the cattle coming from, and passtag felt as if his ear drums were about to through, Hongkong were afflicted wit burst. Suddenly he heard a shout, which was his own voice.

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more diseases than those coming from the

Though on our lake we may not Bost, Side by side in our little boat,

In dreams we sail on our unknown seal That is only for you, Dad, and only for

me,