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THE WAR.

DEVELOPMENTS IN BALKANS.

ASSURANCES OF GREEK KING AND

GOVERNMENT.

BASIS OF AGREEMENT ESTABLISHED.

BIG SERBIAN VICTORY.

ITALIANS STEADILY PUSHING FORWARD.

THE BALKANS.

(THROUGH BEUTER'S ADENOV.} SERBIANS TRIUMPH.

BULGARIANS ROUTED AFTER THREE DAYS' BATTLE.

ATHENS, November 22nd. The Serbian, inflicted a serious defeat on the Bulgarians on the Nish-Leskovatz line after a three days' hattle.

a disorderly Bulgarians came near to retreat and abandoned a large quantity of material.

The

CONSIDERABLE BULGARIAN

LOSSES.

PARIS, November 22nd.

A communiqué says that since the re pulse of the Bulgarian counter-attacks on the French positions in the direction of Kosturing, all involving considerable onemy losses, al has been calm on French front in Macedonia.

the

The disembarkation of the French and British troops at Salonika contigues without incident.

GERMANS OCCUPY

NOVIBAZAR. SERBIANS STILL CAPABLE OF OFFENSIVE.

AMSTERDAM, November 2nd. The German occupation of Novibazar is a feature of an Austrian communiqué. The assertion that the Austro Hungarians repulsod a Serbian attack

{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENOT.]

APPREHENSIONS TO BE

THE HONGKONG, DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 23RD. 1915.

DISPELLED. Ministerial journals understand that it was decided to give the Allies every assurance to dispel apprehensions, and a basis of an agreement has already been established. They add that the King and the Government, gave Lord Kitchener an assurance that Greece would never attack the troops of the Allies.

BLOCKADE OF GREECE. According to the newspapers the Entente Powers have declared an econo- raic and commercial blockade against Greece.

Further telegrams from Athens appear to indicate that the so-called blockade refers to the prohibition of shipments to Greece from the British and Allied ports,

GREEK STEAMERS SEVERELY SEARCHED.

LONDON, November 22nd. The Athens' correspondent of 'The Times says that the Allied Fleets are severely searching all steamers in the Aegean and the Mediterranean Aving the

Greek flag.

BRITISH LEGATION ANNOUNCE- MENT.

ATHENS, November 22nd. A communiqué issued by the British Legation states that in view of the Greek Government's attitude with re ference to questions concerning the

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGESOY.]

ENEMY'S WORKS BADLY DAMAGED.

PARIS, November 22nd. The evening communiqué is confined to details of artillery and mining, activity at many points, the enemy's works suffer ing severely from the French artillery

AUSTRO-ITALIAN "FRONT.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

IMPORTANT ITALIAN

SUCCESSES,

ROME, November 22nd/

A series of important successes is re- corded in the latest communiqué, includ. ing the capture of the village of Oslavia, north-west of Gorizia, and adjacent heights, the Austrians, after a desperate resistance, abandoning trenches full of dead and losing 459 prisoners.

The Italians also exptured two lines of trenches on the Podgora and Calvaria beights, southward of Oslavia, in face of furious artillery fire.

:

We continued to advance on the slopes of Monte San Michele, dislodging the enemy from trench after trench and taking 137 prisoners.

Our aviators again dropped bombs on the Austrian aviation park at Aišovizza,

AUSTRIAN ADMISSIONS.

AMSTERDAM, November 22nd.. An Austrian communiqué describes fresh, fierce Italian attacke at many points, especially on the Gorizia bridge

The Italians penetrated the Austrian lines in the Oslavya section, but the Austrians say that they recap tured the lost ground, except for one summit.

head.

(THROUGH REUTER'S BUENCY.)

NEW ZEPPELIN DESTROYED.

LIGHTED CIGAR DROPPED BY A.

MARINE.

COPENHAGEN, November 21st. A Zeppelin was destroyed while being inflated near the town of Tondern on Wednesday; there were nine casualties.

FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.] RESTORATION OF MONARCHY.

PELING, November 21st. The results of the elections in Kwang, Yunnou, Sinking, Mongolia, Tibet, Kokoner, and of the Mohammedans are unanimous in favour of a Monarchy and the numination of the President as Emperor. Only the Chambers of Com

“THROUGH GERMAN EYES. SUBMARINES IN THE BALTIC.

APPEALS TO SWEDEN.'

The activity of British submarines in the Baltic seems to cause intense dis pleasure to Hamburg, The Hamburger Nachrichten, in its time the most violent produced on Sunday a lending article advocate of ruthless submarine warfare, full of bitter complaints and almost

Sho was Zeppelin 18, which had just merce, literary men, men of meritorious pathetic appeals to Sweden. As

arrived and had been installed in" an unfinished shed. German soldiers were pumping gas into her when an explosion set fire to the Zeppelin, which was destroyed. The roof of the shed wag. blown off. The man directing the pump killed and others were injured. She was a huge Zeppelin, larger than her- predecessor in the same shed.

LATER.

The Zeppelin Z 18 had only made ong trip to the Island of Sylt before she was destroyed. Some mariacs who were assisting workmen' to 'complete the roof of the shed were smoking cigars, despite the most stringent regulations against a marine dropped a smoking, when lighted cigar on the top of the Zeppelin. which immediately exploded. STEAMER FROM EAST INDIES

LOST.

CREW RESCUED AFTER FIVE DAYS IN BOATS.

service, and the eight Banners have now

to vote.

There will be a meeting of the Lifayuen on Monday to count the ballots and draft a meniorial in the name of the entire body of citizens, requesting the President to ascend the Imperial Throne. WUCHOW TO BE FORTIFIED.

PEKING, November 21st. The Government has sanctiones] the con- struction of a fort at Wychow.

FAREWELL CONCERT AT NAVAL YARD,

A farewell concert was held in the R.N.

The Hamburg writer declares that Great Britain is angry with Sweden because she did not entirely suppress her Baltic trade in order to please the Quadruplo Entente Powers," and that "British sub- marines seem now to have undertaken che task of suppression." It is asserted that England has long been miserable about "the supremacy of the German Navy in the Baltic. Nothing is said about Ger- many's ability to maintain this curious "supremacy," except that we Germans Sweden, can watch matters calmly,” ineanwhile, is invited to deal with the new and intolerable trick." The articlo concludes as follows:

Doubtless there is no longer any State which believes in the reconstruction of the: Russian steam-roller, and equally feeble is now the legend that Great Britain could by means of her sea power influence doci- sively the curse of the European war. They are proved facts of the highest im- portance. One can understand that the smaller neutral States are cautious in the

A

Dockyard Recreation Club-room inst even application of these facts, but signs are ing on the orcasing of the departure of increasing that the appreciation of them Messrs. Johnson, Milne, and Harris, of is making progress, and that these neutral States do not consider themselves bound the Dockyard staff, for the Home Country. AR excellent programme Was gone to put up with everything which may through and a nicet convivial time was please British tyranny at sea. spent. Mr. A. B. Allan was irresistibly One could not have blamed the Swedes if funny in his topical and humorous items; one of their warships had simply sunk the Mr. E. T. Williams, Mr. F. W. Wright, British submarine which, at a distance of and Mr. Stannard sing sentimental only two kilometres from the Swedish items; and other songs were contributed const, plundered stranded German by Messrs. Edmonds. McKay, and Green; steamer, and then tried to blow it up. Master Mace gave an overture, and Mr.

CONTEMPT FOR SCANDINAVIAT Similar ideas probably inspired on in- Perrin, who provided the accompaniments, was responsible for some aniosing impudent leading article on the neutrality personations. Mr. Deane wished the of Scandinavia which was published last. departing friends bon voyage, and Mr. week by the Frankfurter Zeitung, Basing Swiggs presented them with farewell itsargument upon the statement that radi- gifts. The recipients briefly returned cal democracy is stronger than ever in Nor thanks.

way, the Frankfurt organ of "democracy? expressed its regret in what it strangely describes as “cautious and very reserved

LONDON, November 22nd. The P. & O, steamer Caledonia has Janded at Plymonth. two boat-loads of Lascars and four officers of the steamer Den of Crumbie, from the East Indies, who were picked up in the Mediter

five ranean on the 11th inst, after being f days in the boats. The crow were given barely time to quit the ship. The fate LICENSING BOARD DILEMMA, words. The Frankfurter Zeitung said.

of the other boats is not known.

"SAVIOUR OF ITALY.”

GREAT DEMONSTRATIONS. AT PALERMO.

PALERMO, November 21st, The visit of Signor Salandra, the

UNOFFICIAL MEMBERS RESIGN

** EN: BLOC”.

The sequel to the action of the Executive Council in granting the licences at the Peak Hotel and the Grand Hotel to Messrs Peuster and Reichmann repec tively has been the resignation of the un official members en bloc, namely, the Hun Mr. E. A. Hewett, C.M.G. and essrs. C. G. Alabaster, D. W: Craddock and H. W. Bird. As a consequence of this, it

It is, of course, useless for a man to go out walking with a double-barrelled gun if he is detormined on grounds of humani- ty put to resist the attack of a robber or a murderer. A man who did this might be worthy of esteem, but one could only advise him to abandon his ornamental weapon and to put himself in charge of a strong policom. Norway now seems to us to be something ke such a man-and not Nor- way alone, but also her Scandinavian sister. Sweden. In these happy countries wide circles actually hold the view that their

wars of the world and is destined perman-

HEAVY ENEMY LOSSES. ROME, November 21st. A communiqué states:-The battle on the Isonzo froht was continued vigorous- ly. The Italians stormed defence works in the Fondo valley and successfully opened an attack on the heights north-Italian Prime Minister, and Sinor east of Ostavia, near Goritz. They also Orlando, the Minister of Justice, led, to was impossible to hold the Licensning Board | country has no part in the history and the Mount San Michele. In the Cargo/ovations, during which there were shouts ing of the Licensing, Bound a few weeks paradise of peace and innocence for which gained a firm footing on the areas of tremendous patriotic démonstrations and It will be remembered that at the meet ently and prematurely-te enjoy tha

counter-attacks

region, violent enemy were repulsed with heavy loss.

At attempt by the Austrians to recap- ture the summit of Col di Lana, in

of Long live the Savivour of Italy:"

Signor Orlando, in a speech, said that the reason Italy had joined the war at an unfavourable moment was

that it

meeting yesterday.

ago the unofficial members, whose opinions all of us only strive as the fulfilment of a were strongly voiced by the Hon. Mr. E long period of time. This idea retains its a Hewett, refused to grant licences to vitality in Sweden and Norway although Mr. Peuster, of the Penk Hotel, and Mr the experiences of the world war show that Reichmann of the Grand Hotel, the these States by no means he away from objections being based on the ground that the covetousties of the great political Peuster has been granted naturalisation attention to the danger for Sweden and papers,

Norway of the Russian embrace and to the methods of England, who forces upon both these neutrals the most severe and unjust control of their economic life.

in the Ibar Valley eastward of Nevibazar security of the Allied troops and the Cordevolc, ended dienstrously, the encur she had not joined she would have both were alien enemies, though Mr.world currents. It is sufficient here to call

indicates that the Serbians are still freedom of action to which the latter are fleeing in disorder, abandoning their capable of taking the offensive.

entitled in connection with their disem arms., barkation in Greek territory, the Allies GENERAL. are suspending the commercial and

A GREEK DENIAL.

OF AGREEMENT WITH BULGARIA.

LONDON, November 21st.

economid facilities hitherto enjoyed by Greece. The Allies in no way wish The Greek Legution, instructed from to coerce Greece to depart from her Athens, denies formally the conclusion of neutrality, but are obliged to take a political Greco Bulgarian agreement. It cognisance of certain allusions to the says that the only act concluded with Bul garia is a technical Protocal, dated Octo- bor 29th, and signed by representatives of the Greso-Bulgarian railways, providing for the purchase in Bulgaria of 10,000 tons of cereals and the employment of forty Bulgarian wagons for their transport. The Protocal contains no other clause.

LORD KITCHENER IN GREECE. ANXIETY SOMEWHAT ALLAYED.

ATHENS, November 21st. Earl Kitchener has arrived. He visited

the King with the British Minister, and had an audience with His Majesty, lasting upwards of an hour, and after- wards, called on M. Skouloudis.

possibility of the Greek Government taking measures contrary to the assur ances received. When all doubts on these matters have been removed the Allies will remove the obstacles now opposed to the arrival of merchandise consigned to Greece.

RUSSIAN FRONT..

[THLOUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

IN THE CAMEROONS. BRITISH AND FRENCH SUCCESSES.

He

signed her own death warrant. referred scathingly to Austrian dis loyalty and Germany's mad pride, and said that Italy had been impelled to side with the nations who were fighting for the right to live. Signor Orlando added: Italian solidarity with the Allies is absolutely essential and an isolated: peace is impossible. The proper formula ís All for one and one for all.' Not only ethical but practical considerations made this imperative.”

The resignations were contained in a letter which was forwarded to the Secretary of the Board on Saturday, and the meeting has had to be postponed until Monday next.

The Frankfurter Zeitung then speaks with approval of the " elever politiciansTM" in Sweden who think that the hour has

MYSTERY SHIP OF THE AIR, come which calls Scandinavia to resume

TRIAL FLIGHT OVER LONDON.

ADMIRALTY SEÜLET,

her once brilliant part in the political and cultural hostory of Europe," "At the spino time the journal, not without humour, declares that it has no desire to drivo

the northern peoples to war

THE BALKAN CAMPAIGN

"A British naval airship will probably By over London between 6 p.m. anst 9

The German newspapers on Sunday p.m. this evening." In these few words the Admiralty, at five o'clock yesterday published several amusing fictions about Sig. Orlando compared the Pope's post-afternoon, announced that Londoners the Salonika landing. Thus, the Frank- would have an opportunity of seeinguter Zaitung learned from Constan- Great Britain's mystery ship of the air inaple that confusion reigned at Salonika, on her trial fight over the metropobs, |--

A watcher on the roof of the Daily press building had not long to wait. At 6.43 p.m. a small, dark, cigar-like shape was suddenly discerned over the Thames travelling at a considerable speed course of the river."

sphere.

and that the Entente troops had advanced only a few miles to march back again, and. learns from Budapest that there has been a bloody collision between Anglo-French troops and Greek gendarmes"! The Ber in Foreign Office keeps up a flood of com-

LONDON, November 21st. It is officially announced that an Anglo- French force occupied, on November and Tibati, in the Cameroons, ninety miles

tion in previous wars with that in the south-west of Nguundere. The British present, which was for the preservation of occupied, on November 6th, the summit all his rights, liberty, security, and pres of Banyo Mountain, to which the Gertige as the Sovereign of the spiritual He concluded by saying that Italy had engaged the enemy in a recogni5 eastwards, and apparently following the ment about Sir Edward Grey's statenient The fighting for the Banyo Mountains ed ordeal of war, but inexcusable, crimes was at close quarters throughout. The like the sinking of innocent ships had enemy, who used dynamite boobs, had prepared to hold the mountain until the end of the war. During a thunderstorm on the night of the 5th they broke and scattered. The pursuit continues.

maus had retreated after the capture of Banyo on October 24th.

{HROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] MORE RUSSIAN VICTORIES.

LONDON, November 31st. Router's correspondent at Petrograd states that the Germans have sustained another reverse in the Baltic Provinces. A communiqué says there has been

The enemy garrison consisted of 23 violent artillery fire at several points in Earl Kitchener leaves Atheas this the Riga region, The enemy has been Europeans and 200 rank and file. They compelled to fall back to the west of lost one European killed and one wound- ATHENS, November 21st.

Dwinek, abandoning arms, ammunitioned and nine captured; and about 30 rank Earl Kitchener's arrival on a visit to and unburied dead. The Germans were and file, a machine-gun, stores and much the King has somewhat allayed the

also defeated on the Stys.

material, captured. Two British officers anxiety aroused by the British announce-

The Russians: have re-occupied were killed and two wounded. A Sergeant ment that the Allies had determined to exercise pressure on Greece, owing to her Tsartorysk, and captured an important was killed and 50 men were wounded. attitude in the eventuality of the Allies village. retiring to Greek territory.

...evening.

Lord Kitchener was accompanied on This visit to Athens by Sir A, H. Mac

Mahoo, the High Commissioner for Egypt, and General Sir John Maxwell, Commanding His Majesty's Forces in .Egypt.

FRANCO-BELGIAN FROM T [THROUGH REUTER'S ADEKOY.]

GERMAN DEFENCES

DESTROYED,

PARIS, November 21st.

The Deputy Governor-General af Nigeria reports a splendid exhibition of endurance and bravery on the part of the Nigerian troops. It was a brilliant fent, of which the Nigerians should be justly prond.

ITALY AND THE ALLIES,

PEACE.

brought hate and vengeance into their fight, which would be waged to the last drop of blood and the last centisima.

[HAVAS, SERVICE.]

ALLIES.

Sen with the naked eye the length of the airship appeared to be about twice the diameter of the moon, and barely thicker than a carpenter's pencil. It was scarcely possible for a layman even to hazard an approximate guess at the height it was travelling within the short time it remained in sight.

GREAT ALTITUDE.

AMERICAN BATTALION FOR height than the Zeppelins whose two recent It seemed to be flying at a much greater visits to the London district were observed by the same Daily Espress watcher, The altitude, indeed, might have been 10,000ft, or more,

COLONEL ROOSEVELT SEEKS

COMMAND.

Lospos, November 20th,

A wire from. Ottawa announces that ex President Roosevelt is making attempts t obtain command of the American Batta- lion which is formed to go to France to fight on the side of the Allies.

The official Norddeutschs Allgemeine Zeitung contradicts the report published by a Dutch news agency that Germany is prepared to make peace if it is allowed to rotain Courland in the East

The engines were inaudible even to the keenest cars, and it is doubtful whether one person in every hundred thousand of London's inhabitants last night was aware of the friendly airship's presence, so silently, so swiftly, and so smoothly did it move.

and the debates in Parliament The

Dismay in England," which says: Lokalänzeiger publishes an article called

maey of the Government conceal the fear All the attacks made against the diplo

of the admission that the cause of the

Quadruple Entente is in a bad way on the battlefields. The desertion by the Balkan peoples of the Quadruple Entente has now brought this fact to the full knowledge of our enemics · proceedings in the House of Lords is the quite peculiar character to the most recent but what gives a

complete confusion and perplexity with which the events in the Balkans are faced, and the feeling, which finds expression in all the speeches, that the Allies hardly have the necessary strength at their disposal to stop the course of destiny in South- Eastern Europe.

Meanwhile the Vienna Neue Freis Presse talks gaily as if the German pur- pose in the Balkans had already been achieved, and contemplates the adoption in England and France not only of the view that greater efforts must be made, but of the view that "one must accustom oneself to the idea of peace."

The airship when first observed by the Daily Express watcher was directly under the bright planet Jupiter. As it passed apparently close beneath the almost complete circle of the moon it became still less visible. Swiffly stiil, and with seem- ingly effortless ease, it now passed behind the cross of the dome of St. Paul's, then The Munchener Neueste Nachrichten grey and ghost-like in the evening mist.

learns that a company has been formed Between the dome of St. Paul's and the in Berlin, with the title of the Trans- Oceanic Company, and with a capital of e. million marks for the circulation of German. news overseas.

receives an indemnity of 30,000,000,000 street the airship vanished in the mist, marks. On the other hand, the agency the whole appearance lasting less than two maintains that it received the news from a. Socialist member of the German Reich-

minutes.

Telegrams from Athens say that after A communiqué states that concentrated WILL NOT CONCLUDE A SEPARATE and the Meuse frontier in the West and spire of the Memorial Hall, Farringdon interviews with the King and M. French artillery fire has been continued Skouloudis, Lord Kitchener had a long with great effect, The destruction of conversation with General Doues is, German defences was noted at several the Chief of the Greek General Staff points, Afterwards the Council of Ministers were in conference for five hours.

PARIS, November: 21st, Italy has signed an agreement with Another communique states there is the Allies that she will not conclude a nothing to report.

separate peace,

A Civil and Military Gazette cablegram The British airship seemed to be some tag, named Erdmenn, who attended a what smaller than the German murder says:It is reported from Christianis conference with other Socialist members machine, but this may have been due to that a Swedish engineer there has dis

covered an explosive, mainly ammonium of the Reichstag at Amsterdam, The the absence of any rays from search-lights, nitrate, with a bursting power 25 per point, however, is not one of any im

or the altitude at which it travelled, or cent, over that of other explosives. portance.

both.

is adapted to shells.