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THE

WAR.

ARMY.

BRILLIANCE OF NEW

MEMORABLE CHARGE

AT LOOS.

IN RUSSIA.

PLIGHT OF GERMANS

HEROIC SERBIANS: LAST STAND.

GREECE AND INTERVENTION.

INDIA AND THE WAR.

MUNITION WONDERS.

FRANCO-BELGIAN FRONT

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

[TEROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

HEROIC SERBIANS.

NEW ARMY'S BRILLIANCE AT LAST STAND DETWEEN PRILEP

LOOS.

MEMORABLE CHARGE OF 15TH SCOTTISH.

AND MONASTIR.

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LONDON, November 20th.

An Italian correspondent, telegraphing on Wednesday, describes his visit to

Monastir, which was then the headquarters LONDON, Sovember 20th.

of Colonel Vassitch and the remnants of Reuter's correspondent at Head- quarters dwells on the work of the New the heroic defenders of the Babuna Pass. Army and the Territorials at Lops, which They were the only Serbian troops in the Monastir region, being cut off from has hitherto not been described in detail. He especially deals with the work of the the rest of the Serbian Army for two 15th Scottish and the 47th (London) Ter- weeks. They were unable to save the guns ritorial Divisions, and says that the for in the battle at the Babina Pass but spiked mer's initial charge over Hill 70 at them. There were only six old pieces, tremendous speed will always be remen-During their retreat they barely escaped bered as one of the grent fonts of the war, being surrounded north-west of Prilep by They took their objectives, and held them Bulgarian cavalry, galloping from Krus As onvo The Serbians are now making a for three days against all attacks.

regards the Londoners, be save that the French on our extreme left, watching and cheering the Londoners as they advanced, saw a man kicking a ball ahead of the others. They thought he had gone mad. but it was a London Irishman dribbling a football towards his goal. He held the ball for 1,400 yards.

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ARTILLERY AND GRENADE

DUELS.

PARIS, November 20th- To-day's communiqué says that during the night there wore only artillery and

THE HONGKONG, DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 22mm, 1915.

[THROUGH SKUTER'S AGENCY.]

GREECE MUST INTERVENE,

ENTENTE DETERMINED ON FIRMER POLIOY.

MALTA, November 20th.

the immediate demobilization of the Greek

made quite a bravo show; and the British won handsomely, as they always do in these youthful encounters.

{THROUGH REUISE'N AGENOT.)

RANDOM REFLECTIONS.

MUNITION WONDERS.

The business men whose long-cherished

MILLION WORKERS AND

hopes were flattered by the knowledge that the wisdom of retaining the German

Even this mimic warfure has ita terrors. COUNTLESS FACTORIES.

prisoners in Hongkong had been question- A lonely wayfarer received quite a shock LONDON, November 2155. ed in Parliament will have derived cold

a few evoninge ago, when walking in the Lord Murray, in the course of an inter comfort from Mr. Bonar Lay's answer. vicinity of what was once a rollicking There is reason to believe that the Eview, said that ships, guns, armour, rifles The Governor, he said, bad replied to the German club. Suddenly, and without tente is determined on a firmer policy in and bullets were pouring out of the factories representations of the Chamber of Com-warning, the order to “charge" rang out

merce that their fears of a disturbance of on the still night, air with a decided mili regard to Greece. It is understood that

in ag unending stream, which would in- the consent of Greece to allowing the grease steadily until Germany was over-ties, and therefore, after consulting the

the peace were not shared by the authoritary map, followed by the patter of many

feet, and cries of Down with the Hung withdrawal of the British, French, and

whelmed by her own weapons. A million War Office on the subject, the Colonial

This lasted for several minutes, and then Serbian troops into Greek territory if the

women and men were working in eiunt Office did not propose to take any action

a cheer burst forth announcing victory. occasion arises does not satisfy the Allies

loss factories, whose repid construction at present. The cable docs "not say if Furtively the wayfarer crept from the without sufficient guaranteen.. It is

and extension constituted on engineering Mr. Pete asked, as a supplementary ques shelter of a friendly nullah and, peeping understood that the Allies demand either record. For instance, there are 500 munition, whether the Secretary of State for cautiously over a wail, espied « mound the immediato intervention of Greece or

tions works in Leeds compared with none

the Colonies was aware that the unexpect-covered with dead" and "wounded.” at the beginning of the war. Elsewhere in

ed sometimes happens, as at Singapore.

England, one armament firm is employing rather see the authorities ery on the side and that the people of Hongkong would

£0,000 workers compared with to negligible of caution. Meanwhile, there is fraction thereof before the war., Å¡now consolation to be derived from factory in Scotland, covering 200 acres,knowledge that the Imperial authorities with eleven miles of rolky lines, and have under consideration the delay in twenty-two miles of heating pipes to warm liquidating local German Arms.

war had ended as soon as many people the building, was only begun to be erected

expected, the Germans would have found six weeks ago. Lord Murray added that their businesses waiting for them to he was greatly impressed with the indomit able spirit and energy of the workers, and particularly the enthusiast of the women, which was another feature, and with the number of most able engineers who were directing the work unpaid."" MERCHANT SHIPS' OFFICERS, EXEMPTED FROM ENLISTMENT.

Army.

LORD KITCHENER IN GREECE.

INTERVIEW WITH PREMIER.

ATHENS, November 21st. Lord Kitchener had an interview with M. Skoutoudis which lasted for half an

hour. Sir Francis Elliot was also prosent

A lengthy Cabinet meeting followed. Ford Kitchener left for an unknown

destination.

LAUTIOUS INSURERS,

REFUSE POLICIES ON GREEK STEAMERS.

LONDON, November 20th. Egyptian insurance companies refuso policies on Greek steamers, and the Banks will not accept bills of lading for them. Egyptian post-offices have refused money orders for Greece.

INDIA AND THE WAR.

GOVERNMENT URGED, TO RAISE LARGER INDIAN ARMIES.

LONDON, November 20th. As an example of the real attitude of India towards the war, The Times mog tions that it has lately repeatedly received long communications from eminent and responsible Indians, whose right to act as

last stand west of the Cerns river, half-poesmer is unquestioned, begging it to urge the Government, to raise new and. larger Indian Armies to fight for the Allied

way between Prilep and Monestir, and are only hoping to hold out for a few days

Why the inhabitants of the Monastir region are in terror of the comitadģis is apparent by the fact that there are 6,000. Colonel Bulgariau inhabitants there. Vassitch on Monday summoned their notable members and threatened them with drastic measures at the first outrage, and simultaneously advised the Consuls to leave. The French Consul awaited anxiously, expecting news of the French marine defenders of Belgrade. The Con-

cause,

SITUATION IN INDIA. ENEMY'S RIDICULOUS FAIRY TALES.

LONDON, November 19th. Statements in the Germin pros with regard to alleged disorders in India have been reproduced in certain foreign coun- tries, to the effect that revolt has broken' out everywhere; that Brahmins, Buddhists. and Mohammadans are uniting to make

LONDON, November 20th. Certificated officers of merchant ships are exempted from enlistment owing to the paramount importance of maintain

ing British shipping. SOUTH AFRICA'S RESPONSE.

CAPETOWN, November 20th. Lord Buston (Governor-General of South Africa), opening the House of Par- lament, announced that thers had been a most gratifying response to the call for volunteers for service outside the Union, which would defray part of the cost of the campaign,

LONDON, November 20th. My, Asquith interviewed His Majesty the King to-day to report on the Minis- terial visit to Paris.

return to.

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the

If the

The public will be interested to learn that both Mr. Peuster, of the Peak Hotel, and Mr. F. Reichmann, of the Grand

Hotel, have had their licenses restored to them by the Executive Council. At the meeting of the Licensing Board & few weeks ago, it will be remembered, both applications were refused by substantial majorities, and some liveliness was intro duced into the proceedings by the Hon. Mr. Hewett, who led the opposition which resulted in the licences being withdrawn. It would be interesting to know what Mr. Hewett said at the meeting of the Execu- tive Council.

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A story was told me the other day that illustrates the old saying "There are as gond fish in the sea as ever came out of it. It seems that one of those who had rohin terred for the front jibbed when he learned

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that he would have to travel home third- class. A colleague to whom he confled his mtention of withdrawing asked whether he might be present when the announce raised, the two went together to their MINISTERIAL VISIT TO PARIS. ment was made. No objection being Chief, and no sooner had Number One unburdened his soul than Number Two offered himself for the vacancy and was accepted. Clearly, all the men have not left for the war who would like to go.

Judging from certain remarks which were made during the hearing of an opium at the Magistracy on Saturday morn- g, in which a Blue Funnel steamer was again concerned, the opinion prevails that there is a big organisation at work between Hongkong and Shanghai for smuggling the drug. This will not surprise those who remember how cleverly the smuggling is

WAR NEWS. ENEMY PRISONERS IN BUSSIA. The Russian newspapers report that the number of German and Austrian prisoners in Russia up to September 17th had increased to 1,100,000 men. IMPORTANT CAPTURE OF HILL 192. In the Echo de Paris M. Marcel Hutin says that the taking of Tahure hill (hill

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the aftermath of a British charge on Hill 60, he was informed. In a very busi- nesslike way a curly-headed general, just over three feet high, was conting the coat, in dead and wounded. The spell wag broken, however, when, from the shadows, wailed forth the protest: This is the second time I've been wounded, and you take no notice of me: I shan't play any more.". Peace prevailed for the rest of that evening.

Is golf & cure for insanity, as an American doctor doclares? A correspon

wsue of The Daily Press says he concludes dent who read the article in Saturday's

that the medical man in question was professor of homeopathy. We are all more or less insane, he avers, when once we have. been initiated into the mysteries of the

elusive game. What, for instance, would you say, in ordinary circumstances. of a man if, as all sorts of odd moments, you saw hi

strike an attitude, glave nt the floor

or the ground, waggle his walking-stiek about myside down, and then make a vicious slash at--nothing? . You would be filled with feelings of pity for him and his wife and family, and suggest that it was 'n case for complete rest and change And if you were forced to listen while he recounted the details of the two rounds be played the previous Sunday you would

mania yourself, begin to develop symptoms of homicidal

We all know that the Chinese are a very industrious and hard-working race of people, and admire them for it, but one can have too much even of a good thing. person working silently between the hours. of 6 and 8 a.m.. but when, from a few Nobody, of course, objects to a serious

yards distant, & man persists in working off early morning steam by hammering iron, virtue assumes the nature of a vice to those who do not rise with the dawn.. The police might see that we are spared from such disturbances in residential dis- tricts until, say, 8 mm.

RODERICK RANDOM.

OPIUM ON BLUE FUNNEL. BOAT.

ANOTHER LARGE HAUL.

Two Chinese were charged before Mr. Hazeland on Saturday morning with 120 lbs. of loose opium on the 3.5. Claucus. their possession was also preferred.

grenade duels at isolated points in sul was just leaving when Major Picot, all possible difficulties for the detested 182) is a inflitary event of the greatest arranged, and how ingenious are the importing 40 taels of prepared opium, and

Artois, Argonne, and Lorraine. RUSSIAN FRONT.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)

HOPELESS GERMAN EFFORT. ENEMY SUFFERING TERRIBLY.

the commander of the Marines, arrived on a. dust and foam-covered horse, He announced that he had left the Marines, reduced to sixty from 100 broken with fatigue and privation, four hours march from Monastir. When they left Belgrade they had lost two men. Their retreat was intercepted and they marched for weeks PETROGRAD, November 2013. The Gormans are suffering terribly through mountain passes on the Albanian against General Ivanoff's Army in a desborder, Help and provisions have been. "perato effort to reach the Sarny-Rovno sent them with the object of enabling them railway, This is so far absolutely hope to reach Monestir. less. Experts say that the chances of the GENERALL Germans wrong. The German, positions mcar Tehartoryisk are aquagmire, in which men, horses, and guns flounder helplessly, and light bridges, have been engulfed.

The Russiaris, under cover of dense autumn fogs, are constantly launching surprise attacks.

THE BALKANS.

(THROUGH ACUTEE'S AGENCY.}

DIPLOMATIC TRIUMPH IN

PERSIA

GOVERNMENT'S ANNOUNCEMENT.

PETROBRAD, Nurember 20th.

The Persian Government has telegraph- ed throughout the country announcing to the people and the Clergy the decision of (THROUGH REUTRE'S AGENCY.] the Shah not to leave the capital, owing to the restoration of sincere friendly re- “FRENCH MINISTER'S MISSION lations with Russia, and asking the popu lace to act in a manner friendly to the ASSUMING GREAT IMPORTANCE.

Allies.

ATHENS, November 20th.

ANOTHER CRISIS IN PORTUGAL.

CABINET RESIGNS.

LISBON, November 20th The political crisis that has been rim

The mission of the French Cabinet Minister and ex-Premier, M. Denys- Cochin, is assuming great importance. Yesterday the Minister had three inter views with M. Skouloudig (the Greek Premier), and he also saw M. Tenezelos mering for some time culminated in the The latter reiterated to the French states | Cabinet resigning. man his faith in the victory of the Allies, fortnight vainly sought a solution of the

M. Danys-Cochin expressed his pleasure difficulties.

at the enthusiasm of the Greek'people for the cause of France.

English;" that the Rajah of Bhagalpar importance and was one of the most desired heads the movement, that grave disorders objectives of the French action in Chat

pagne The village has been practically have occured in Bombay, Madras, Nag-surrounded since September 29th, but the pur, Allahabad, and Inuspur; that in the hill was known to be linked up with under ground works of enormous solidity and inst-named place the rebels endeavoured to fortified with many guns. It was regarded as one of the most important points of the stop the departure of native troops; and German eccond line of defence and if that British troops have had to retire and shows that the French troops are now in the rebels have occupied the barracks and the midst of the German second line. It was only on September 27th, adds M. Hutin, that Ter Wenger in the Cologne Garette boastingly rolated how he had met arsenals.

the commander-in-Chief of the German army in Champagne who, in expressing confidence in the solidity of his lines, con cluded by saying "Hill 192 is solicy in our hands."

The Secretary of State for India announces that not a word of truth exists in these statements from beginning to end. It may be added that there is no such person as the Rajah of Dhagalpur, end If the Nawab of Bhawalpur is referred to he is a minor aged 11 years.

[BALTISH

PORELUN OFFICE CABLE-]

INDIAN PLOTS IN AMERICA, INTIMATELY CONNECTED WITH GERMAN AGENTS.

LONDON, November 20th. Mr. Austen Chamberlain's reference to the hatching of Indian plots in the United States is elucidated by a telegram from Washington stating that evidence had accumulated during the past year that Indian revolutionaries, have been unusual ly active in America, especially o the Pacific coast, There is little doubt

DISORGANISATION OF GERMAN FORCES AFTER LOOS BATTLE.

devices adopted to hoodwink the Reven at authorities. The Hongkong Excise men have achieved more than local fame in the many hauls they have made, and they now intend to address themselves to the task of breaking up the organisation of whose existence they are convinced. This will do a big task, but we have sono veritable Sherlock Holmeses here.

He was an old friend whom I had not seen for several weeks. From a sleek and debonnair young fellow with never a trace of care; he had been transformed into a mere spectre with a hungry look in his eyes, and a generally dejected and hope less mein. "Whatever has happened?" was Several correspondents at the British my natural query. Hunting old man, Headquarters dwell on the German dis hunting, Hunting? Yes, house organisation resulting from the attack on hunting." And then I understood. He was but one of many in this Colony who the 25th September The German staff have been unable to follow their usual practice of throwing fresh reserve corps hunt in vain for a decent house at a reason. into the line, and they have nustily asable rental. They build castles in the air sembled miscellaneous forces from yest bil-

lets everywhere between the Argonne and and eventually seek refuge in small flats the North Sea and rushed them to Cham at rentals as high as the building of which Bagne and Loos, Utter confusion prevail those fats forma part.

ed in towns beind, the German trenches The German on our part of the front.

Though Hongkong has been quite light" commanders frantically demanded re- inforcements, their clerks packed docu-ly touched by the war when compared with ments in anticipation of retirement, and some other parts of the Empire, the great the roads were lined with corps and divi sional transport ready to move castward. fraggle has not failed to fire the imagina- Battalion and even half battalions weretion of the youngsters of the Colony and rruted out of their quarters in Roulers, they have developed quite a military Thielt. Valenciennes, Lille, and Courtrai.

A mixed contingent of Prussians, Saxons, spirit. They play at war in a most realis Bavarians and Wortenburgers are

now

A necond charge of having the same. in

Revenue-Officer Wilden stated that the

from the well on the after deck, by an

two men were seen to be hauling the opium European buatswain and the revenues officers, The suggestion was that the drug was being landed in Hongkong. The ship was from England and was bound for the North.

Mr. A. M. Preston; of Messrs. F. John- ston, Stokes, and Master, intimated that he was present in the interests of the Steamship Co,

His Worship stated he was going to con- vict the prisoners and asked Mr. Preston if he were for for against the prisoners to which Mr. Preston replied he was very much against prisoners.

and that eight tins contained prepared Mr H Taylor, Government Analyst. opium and not Government opium, whils the other five tins contained raw opium.

One of the defendants stated that the drug was not his, he was only sending a coolie down. The second defendant made the same excuse.

Mr. Preston said there appeared to be working organisation both in Shanghai and in Hongkong which was doing a great deel of harm to the Company and he was instructed to say that the Company hoped the police would get to the bottom of the affair.

His Worship-It seems rather absurd a fine the men the sum of $15,000 I shall fine them $3,000 each, or, in defiult of payment, 12 months' imprisonment.

OPIUM ROUND THE LEG. When a Chinese woman was charged at

that their netivities aro intimately connec facing us, and it wit be difficult for theic manner, and, though no casualty-lists the Magistrsey on. Saturday with.having. German staff to rostore their organisation, are published in connection with their Any plans they may have had have been feree encounters, I am given to under. completely upset by our taking the initia stond, by a here among the combatants,

ed with German agents, in return for whose assistance Indians enlist in the ranks of the German propagandists,

There is Sen, du Costs for a

reason to hope that President Wilson will shortly take action against the movement. Newspapers declare that The President has accepted the resigna drastic steps against German" and, Ger-

monophile agents are imminent. tion of the Ministry.

tive.-Pioneer

that whole hordes of Huns, have been laughtered. The battle of Neuve Chap-

At a meeting of the West Biding pelle was fought all over again by these County Council it was stated that twelve little people, and though sorely handi- members of the council, 130 members of

the staff, and 239 teachers under the capped by shortage of effective ammuni- authority were serving with the colours, tion-another touch

realism-they

four taels of opium in her possession, Inspector Kerr stated that the opium was found round the womann's leg

His Worship Why did you have it tied round your leg Ll

Defendant did not have it tied round

His Worship (to, Inspector Kerry-Did my leg, it was in my pocket. A you find it tied round her leg Inspector Kerr-No Bir. searcher found it,

The female.

A fine of $400 was imposed. *)