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THE WAR.

GERMANS

GRIEVOUSLY DEFEATED NEAR RHEIMS.

GAS ATTACKS BROKEN DOWN.

RUSSIAN SURPRISE STROKE.

OVER 3,500 PRISONERS

CAPTURED.

SWEDISH SUBMARINE ATTACKED BY GERMANS,

THE MURDER OF

"A SPLENDID ENGLISH- WOMAN

FRANCO-BELGIAN FRONT

(TARGUGH REUTER's agency.j

THE SERBIAN FRONT.

[THHOUGH REUTER'S AGEMOY.j

THE HONGKONG, DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, OCTOBER23RD 1915.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENOT.}

EXECUTION OF MISS CAVELL.

REVELATIONS BY AMERICAN LEGATION.

LONDON, October 21st, The Press Bureau publishes a communi- cation from the American Ambassador enelusing a report from the Legation. nt Brussels on the execution of Miss Cavell, showing that the German authorities.

'failed to carry

out their promise to report -nd the developments of the caso fa the Legation. Ther did their utmost

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)

AFRICAN THE SOUTH

(THROUGH RECTER'S AGENCY.) the amendment: but, said that the method of selection in the establishment of solcction committee would be in no wise prejudiced. There were many reasons why it would be more advantageous to have a committed that would be estab- Gouers! Brants has been elected for lished by regulations than to include an

(THROUGH HEUTER'S AGENCY]

The Times-The Germans killed an

ELECTIONS. English nurse as Napoleon killed the Due d'Enghien. They could have dono

CAPETOWN, October 21st. no greater service to the British cause, General the Right Hon. Louis Botha has

The Morning Pod-No case hitherto | heen elected for Løsberg. has so showed up the ghastly descent of the German caracter into primitive Pretoria West. brutality.

The Daily Express-The modern Herod has seen the writing on the wall.

The Daily Mail-The horror of this wicked and purposeless deed has stunned the world. There is a cry to Heaven for vengeance.

BOTHAITES DOING WELL

LONDON. October 21st, The apprehensions in certain squarters of a landslide against General Boths in the South African elretions is dispelled by, the first returns, showing that the

establishment Bil. The election must be a broader and more generous, lines than many hitherte. The standards most be regarded with a supre lenient eye under

Possibly nex the prisons eircumstanove, year some of thow at the front might be disabled for fighting but still useful to the Indian Civil Service.

It would ins impossible to say how many would this

The Day Xerx-It is a blow of hate, Uniouists and Bothaitea are doing well. | be available and possibly the work of thes

to conceal the fnet of the passing of the ful tyranny more, tremendous faut a mili-A feature up to the present has been the selection commuipee would have to be.

death sentence and its immediate exccu- tion from il legation, which, on unofficially learning the facts, did its most to ave a postponement of the Minister, though it, wrote personally imploring for mercy, for a woman who had devoted her life to the alleviating of suffering, and who had nursed German soldiers from the begin- sing of the war,

The Spanish Legation forcibly and orally supported the plea for clemency, The reports show that Miss Caved was sentenced at five in the evening of

GERMANS SUFFER GRIEVOUS THE INVASION OF SERBIA, the lith instant and was exrexited at two

DEFEAT.

PAR13, October 21st.

A communiqué states that the Germans uffered another grievous dofeat eastward of Rheinis. They renewed altacks on a front of nine kilometres after a violent preparatory bombardment, and also ever- increasing clouds of poison gas.

GERMANS CLAIM SLOW PROGREES.

AMSTERDAM, October 21st,

on the

An Eng. in the morning of the 12th lish clergyman who administered Holy A Berlin communique shows that the Communion to her in her cell at son in the evening found her admirably calm and Gormans claim slow progress

strong. "She told him that she knew north front in Serbia. -

perfectly well what she had done in confessing her acts, thus providing the Court Martial with practically all its

BULGARIAN CLAIMS.

ATHENS, October 21st. The A Bulgarian semi-official statenient claims

Germans thrice attempted to penetrate that the Bulgarians have entered the the French positions but were decimated | Macedoniau towns of Ishtip and Rado- with machine gun and artillery fire, and vishte. were finally stopped before the French Enemy Athacks. in entang keren iS. Givenchy Wool were also repulsed. LULL ON WESTERN FRONT.

PARIS, October 22nd. The evening communique say's there has 'boen nothing important along the whole

frost.

RUSSIAN FRONT

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

A DASHING COUP-DE-MAIN. AGAINST AUSTRO-GERMAN

CENTRE.

evidenoc

tary defeat.

: To: Dorily Chenuiele-1 is one of the most elaquent proofs yet given the wild of the meaning of German blood-lust and duplicity.

The Doily: Cemphie-Lat. · Cavell be the battlery Let Cavell battalions be mixed pledged to avenge her.

A. DUTCH COMMENT.

AMSTERDAM. October 22nd.. The Niemes vin dra Tay hopes that many everywhere will protest against He Caveli crime.

KING ALBERT'S REPLY TO THE POPE.

NO PEACE WHILE BELCIUM IS

IN SLAVERY."

ROME, October 22nd. His Holiness the Pope has received a reply from the King of the Belgians to an She also said that she was autograph letter, in which His Holiness

happy is that she diet for her cuntry: It transpires that there was no question

Miss Cavell espionage.

of

merely

This is most interesting as it shows that assisted British and Belgian Soldiers to the main Bulgarian thrust is towards the scape, and she informed the Court that north of Greece and against the advance she helped them because she believed that of the Allies. Probably the Bulgarians are they would otherwise be shot, aiming more

ቤ.. the occupation of

Sir Edward Grey, in ncknowledging Macedonia than at joining up with the the American despatches, says that be is confident that the news of the execu- The Serbians express confidence, that tion of a noble Englishwoman will be they can resist till the arrival of the Allies.received with horror and disgust by the civilised world. The atticade of the THE TIMES" ON THE

German authorities is. if possible, rendered worse by the discreditable and

Austro-Germans.

SITUATION,

LONDON, October 21st.

begged His Majesty to initiate steps towards peace. The King thanked Pope Benedict for the latter's promise to uso all his influence to ahtain the evacuation of Belgium by the Germans ag a condition of peace, and declared he would never lay down his sword while the country was in slavery,

The Pope was greatly disappointed at the result of his appeal.

THE WAR SITUATION.

A SUGGESTION TO THE KING,

LONDON, October 21st.. Lord St. Davids will suggest in the

Discussing the campaign in Serbia, the successful efforts of the German, civil House of Lords on the 27th inst., that the

ration.

Times observes that she is being invaded officials to conceal the facts, thus proving from half a dozen points, and that the that the German authorities concerned But the were well aware that an execution een- PETROGHAD. October 21st.

position therefore is serious.

tence was unwarranted by any conside. chaos of mount- The Russians have made a dashing

country is chiefly n coup-de-main against the Austro-German tains admirably adapted to guerilla war- centre. A communiqué says:- We fare. The Serbs have two practicable rouds leading to the Adriatic and it ought to be possible to send them all supplies by those roads. Spain wrought ruin on Napoleon; may not. Serbia prove the undoing of the Kaiser?

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in-

captured positions south eastward of

most Baronovitche, including portant railway junstion between Brest literek and Minsk, and took in the course of the day 85 officers, 3,552 men, one gan and ten machine-guns.

IMPORTANT BATTLE IN RIGA NAVAL ACTIVITIES.

REGION.

PETROGRAD, October 22nd." Heavy fighting has developed on the Olai Plateau, half-way between Mitau and Riga, dominating the marshy lands ou both sides of the railway. A communiqué records the repulse of five attacks under cover of gas in this region, where cannonading is incessant.

German

There is a lull on the Dvinsk front. The Russians south of Pripet stormed- a series of villages on the left bark of the There is fierco Styr below Rafalovke, fighting east of Kolki,

AUSTRO-ITALIAN FRONT

[THROUGE REUTER'S AGENOY] GENERAL ITALIAN ADVANCE.

VERONA, October 21st.

{THROUGH REUTER'S AORNOY.]

GERMANS FIRE ON SWEDISH SUBMARINE.

MISTAKE IT FOR BRITISH BOAT.

COPENHAGEN, October 21st.

BRAVE AND LOYAL TO: THE LAST.

AMSTERDAM, October 2nd,

WIN

A Belgiau nurse, a friend of Miss Cavell, says that when the latter asked if she wished to add warthing in defence or to sign a request for the Kai eer's pardon, the merely shrugged her shoulders and walked out. She refused to have her eyes bandaged before the shooting party. She pinned to her bodice a small Union Jack.

BRITISH NATION SHOCKED AT OUTRAGE.

LONDON, October 22nd. A German submarine fired at a Swedish Not even the Lusitania crime shocked submarine off Ystad, mistaking it for a the British nation as the official details British vessel. The Mate was seriously of the execution of Miss Cavell, which

fili a page of all the papers.

wounded and a sailor slightly wounded.

Ystad.

A Swedish Squadron, has gone to

STOCKHOLM, October 22nd.

It was an armed German trawler that attacked the Swedish submarine, which was tocompanied by a repair-ship.

GENERAL.

[THROUGH REUTERʼ6_AGENCY.])

It was the theme of recruiting speakers in Trafalgar Square, where, beneath the lavishly-decorated Nelson Column, án officer asked the hundreds of thousands who had come to do homage to England'! hera "Who will avenge the murder of this splendid Englishwoman ?"

The Bishop of London, in a Trafalger- ** The

Government should advise His Majesty the King to call a full meeting of the Privy Council, to discuss the whole wor

situation.

postponed. The representation of the large Unionis majoritics, over Labour.universitics would be the most difficult

Thirty Unionists, fourtern Bothai'es, one Nationalist, and four Labourites have ale ady been returned.

THE FRENCH FACTORY EXPLOSION.

FURTHER DETAILS.

PARTS, October 21st. Dani's of the explosion in the Bue Tolbine show that it cred in the sheds, where ahtait a “hundred men and women were working. Thirtyfive bodies and thirty-four persons, seriously injured. of whom two have died, have been recover, ed from the ruins, "

An inquiry has established the fact that the explos n was purely accidental.

TREATMENT OF INVALIDED INDIAN OFFICERS,

LONDON, October 2nd. 1. reply to Colonel Yate, in the House

thing to arrange and would have to be carelu!y considered when the time came. Another objection to the amendment was the existing absvetion which wn, de- sigued to cable the Secretary of State: in Couveil, with the assistance of the Civil Servies Commissioners, fa'assess a broad minimun educational standard, blow which no candidate would l allowed to go before the selection, com- mister. The Commissionirs were chriously the proper body to advise the Secretary of State The minimum might be arrived at in various ways; it might consist, in university degree, but pilnp; the simp- passing some exaunion towards

This let sad inirest matrix would be by a broad qualifying examinating. matter will be embodied in the regula

Lord Isugtuu tions in due cuties, went on to say that if Lard Macdoanell thought the Hilfe zub-sections gave tou begs powers to the Commissioners, be would propose the following substitu tions: No person shall appointed under the rules made anke, the Seure- tary of State in Council, with the adries and assistance of the Civil Service Coni- missioner, hid satisfied himself in such A runner as may be prescribed by the rules, that a person possesses the nee

This sayy educational qualification." made it clear that it would be in the discretion of the Secretary of State in Council, to take advice of the Commis sioners rather than, as the Bill provided, the committee was constituted all Lord Inbe dependent us their certificate. When Macdomel's points would be carefully the

He recognised that they were muking a great, though considered porary and partial departure which would by regarded by many people in

with lucha

certain amount of suspicion; but he hoped that all reasonable people would see the absolue necessity in the circumstances. In the constitution of the committe, the question of appointing gentlenen able to: speak from the various points of view of the Service would be carefully consider ed. The Government had considwed the He concluded India to scicet Indians. THE INDIAN CIVIL SERVICE.gested appointment of a committer in that the fairest and simplest method ANIMATED DISCUSSION IN THE wild be, to allow Indians, who were unsuccessful in the competitive examina- tion in England, where the proportion was below the average of previous years, to take up the difference, provided they fulfilled

necessary qualifications passed by the selection board,

Lord Macdonnell said that Lord Islington had missed the essential point, namely, full publicity,

of Commons, who pleaded for generous treatment of officers of the dian Army invalided home from Front, Mr. Chamberlain, said he saw reason for additional concessions.

TRAFALGAR DAY.

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LONDON, October 21st. Trafalgar Day was misty, and there Nevertheless, there was was also rain. an enormous enle of Red Crosses in the

streets.

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HOUSE OF LORDS.

LONDON, October 201.. In the House of Lords, in committee on the Indian Civil Service Temporary Bill, Baron Macdonnell, after deploring any avoidable departure from the com-

Lord Islington made it clear that be petitive system, was of the opinion that proposed to proceed on the lines taid

down by Lord Macdonnell. the Civil Service Commission was not altogether suitable for guiding the Secre negatived, Lord Islington's revised sub- tary of State in the selection of candi-section was, adopted, and the discussion

closed. daben. LONDON, October 21st,

He moved instead that riales, to

LONDON, October 22nd. In the House of Commons, in reply to The Roumanian Government has desbe made under the Bill, shall provide for

Sir R. Jardine, Mr. Austen Chamber- the creation of a committee not execelain said it is intended to hold the usual patched a mission to Petrograd, to which considerable importance is attached.

ROUMANIAN MISSION TO

PETROGRAD, *

ITALY AND THE EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN,

ROME, October 22nd.

:.

An Italian War Council was held last werk, attended by the King, General Count Cadorna, and some of the Royal. Princes, including the Duke of the Abruzzi, whose presence suggests that the meeting dealt with Italy's action in the Eastern Mediterranean.

LAST EFFORT FOR VOLUNTARYISM.

LORD DERBY'S APPEALS TO MASTERS AND-MEN.

LONDON, October 22ad. Lord Derby, Director of Recruiting, has

emphasising that his plan was the last

Lord Macdonnell's amendixent Way

ing nine persons-including a First Civil examination for admission into the In- dian Civil Service during the next two Service Commissioner and an eminent years and at the usual time. The altera- public man-with proper representation tions which were proposed to be made in the existing regulations related to 'age of the universities, and a representative limit, and would enable candidates who of the association of headmasters; the had rendered military services to com- plete service at a slightly higher age. was unable to to follow the procedure He regretted that he committee

answer questions arising out of the Bill the universities

committees before the House of Lords until it came and

to the House of Commons. Meanwhile appointmente

he would gladly received any suggestions Civil

Ser honourable members might like to make. would

of

ia connection with

Egyptian-Sudan the

agreed

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vice.

He

that it

POSTAGE STAMPS IN A CABINET.

INTERESTING FIND IN AUCTION ROOM.

be far better for the Secretary of State to command the confidence of public opinion in this way, before the Act came into operation, than to trust to winning confidence by the character of the appoint ments. Possibly they would thus get à class of officers who would compare very favourably with the class which the Ser-mary Court by Lok Sing Kew against

A find of a number of postage stamps in a locked cabinet sold by public auction at Mr. G. P. Lammert's auction-room led to an action being brought in the Sum-

J. H. Gardiner, as baike, for the return of the postage stamps, which had been handed to the defendant by Mr. Lam-

vice had hitherto commanded,

Lord Sydenham said that educational issued letter to every "unstarred" man, qualification tempered with a wise selee mert on the 2nd October: iniquities of the Germans in Belgium effort for Voluntaryism, and recalling tion would probably give better results

A general advance of the Italians GREAT BRITAIN AND GREECE. day sermon at St. Martin's said:

and Brentonico

THE OFFER OF CYPRUS.

LONDON, October 21st.

The

who

than a competitive examination. and the Lusitania erine will ring that Mr. Asquith had pledged England to throughout history; but the cold-blooded support the Alhes to the utmost of aur committee should include someone

way acquainted with the conditions of murder of an English girl for harbour-power. The pledge was given on behalf of

Lord Islington admitted the seriousness

Mr. P. W. Goldring appeared for

case. It was explained that the stamps were found in the auctioneer's room, and

and took them away

Mr. Goldring said i was by arrange- the auctioneer's compradore, seized them

ment. that he brought this action against Mr. Gardiner. He thought personally the real defendant should be the auctioneer. However, they had agreed Mr. Rass-I think plaintiff is going to waive that point. to say he knew the stamps were there a the time he made the bid.

plaintiff, and asked for pleadings in the

along the Tyrol frontier is being executed in accordance with General Cadorna's plan to assist Serbia, by threatening the

Reuter is informed to-night that the enemy by invading the latter's territory. Foreign Office will not at present issue The results which have becu achieved are any statement regarding Cyprus. It is ing relugues will run them hard in the the nation, and was endorsed by all parties the work of the Indian Civil Service. satisfactory. The capture of Pregasina learned, however, in other diplomatio world's opinion. There is now no need Every man of military age and fitness must

threatens Riva and quarters that there is every reason to for compulsion. Three million English-bear his share in redeeming it. He appeals of the departure from the proposed Bill maia- Rovereto respectively and the capture of believe that Great Britain is willing to men, Soosen, and Irishmen will know to everyone to consider, in view of the fact but it was unavoidable if the past

that the country was fighting for its very standard of candidates was to be Brentonico also means the command of the oede Cyprus to Greece if the latter comes the reason why she was murdered."

tained, as sy many who would normally road to Mori and the railway to Trent. to the aid of Serbia, in accordance with STORM OF WRATH IN THE PRESS. existence, whether the reasons for non-

the Serbo-Greek treaty. FURTHER ITALIAN SUCCESSES.

The following extracts faintly indicate enlistment hitherto held valid now hold he preparing for examination were sery ing at the front The Government ROME, October 2nd.

ALLIES OFFER TO GREECE, the storm of wrath voled in the Press good,

Lord Derby is also addressing a letter to

proposed to establish a strong representa- A communiqué says that the Italians.

at what one paper calls the war's most LONDON, October, 22nd..

every employer, appealing for co-opera- damnable crime":--- have had further successes in the Tyrol

The Paris correspondent of the Daily

selection, and the Trentino. They stormed the

The Daily Telegraph says Our enemy tion, and especially for a promise to keep tive ocmittee to undertake the work of

To be played today on the Craigen- fortified mounts of Melino and Setole, in Yews says that the Entente offers to Greece has incurred the disgust and loathing men's places open.

C.C.C. Team-L. A, Ro W. H. the Guidicaria and Suga Valleys respec- are believed to include a considerable proof all honourable and merciful men in The War Office notifies that enlistment concerned. tively, destroyed entanglements, and longation of Greek territory along the Europe and America, and he must pay under Lord Derby's scheme is impossible difference of opinion between Lord Bower Cricket Club-ground

6. Jex, R Pestonji, J. D. Noria, F. the bitter reckoning to the uttermost till early next week, n Royal Warrant Macdonnell and the Government He Viveash, R. G. Southerton, D. K. Khares, exploded mine fields in Cordevole and Aegean, together with territories in Asia

was and to accept the precise form of Rapp, E. B. Ismail, and R. Bass. farthing.

being necessary. Falzarego preparatory to further attacks. Minor..

as far as the final objed; was Therefore, there was no

His lordship And plaintiff, had no not know they were there,” reason to believe that the other side did

The case was adjourned.

CRICKET.

C.C.C. v H.M.S.

TAMAR"