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THE WAR.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESE, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 21er. 1918.

VIGOROUS ALLIED OFFENSIVE IN BALKANS

BRITISH DASH IN FRANCE.

INTERESTING GERMAN

ADMISSIONS.

RUSSIANS FIERCELY ENGAGED.

THE BALKANS

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

(THROUGH REOPER'S AGENCY.]

{THROUGH BRUTER'S AGENCY.] SAVAGE FIGHTING UNDER GROUND.

FRENCH STORM A VILLAGE.

PARIS, October 20th,

[THROUGH BRUYER'S AGENÜL.) GERMANS AND ERODES": SCHOLARSHIPS, DISESTABLISHMENT BILL.

[TASDUGE ZBUZER'S AGENCY.] THE IRISH PROBLEM, DISCUSSION IN THE COMMONS.

LONDON, October 18th.

HONGKONG POLICE ON ACTIVE SERVICE.

SOME INTERESTING LETTERS.

Lance Corporal Edwards, Royal Flying Corps, formerly 'o the Hongkong Police, has written to Chief Inspector Kerr,

he would have writton before, only h from Farnborough, Wilta. He says that

LONDON, October 20th. In the House of Commons, during the The bombardment prior to the stormi In the House of Commons, on the Irish debate, Mr. Asquith promised his ing of Sailly-Saillisel was mest force, second reading of the Rhodes' Estate Bill, most sympathetic attention to Mr. Red- and lasted for forty hours, reducing to providing for the disestablishment of mond's suggestions as to the filling up powder the trenches west of the Bapaume German scholarships, Mr. King moved the of the gaps in the Irish Division with

had to go to France with a party of Road. One redoubt disappeared, and the rejection of the measure, criticising the Irishmen. He admitted that there had got time for writing on errands of that our men, and, of course, one does not occupants were buried. When the trustees methods of carrying out the been regrettable blunders in the early description." so-enlled trench cleaners entered a | object in view, though be admitted that stages, and paid a tribute to Mr. Red.. subterranean shelter they found 200 ₺ reversion to pre-war conditions was

Singleton, also formerly of the Hong- mond's services. He rapcated that kong Police, writes that he is ** first German dead, who had been asphyxiated impossible.

martial law was being applied (though class. He addy: It is very sad con- by poison gas.

not as usually understood), but that it carning Wakeford (killed) We have would be dispensed with at the earliest heard that Allchurch and Painting have possible moment.

alangane west, and that six of our

The village was attacked from three sides simultaneously

Th

fighting beneath the walls of the chateau, which the Germans had converted into a fortress, was most avage, The assailants

they finally entered they had to continue the struggle in underground galleries leading from the chateau to the centre of the village.

ALLIES VIGOKOUS OFFENSIVE GOOD WORK BY ROUMANIANS, were repeatedly driven back, and when

IMPORTANT DEVELOPMENTS

EXPECTED.

LONDON, October 19th. Renter's correspondent at the Serbian Headquarters states that the Allies have started a vigorous offensive on the entire Left Wing, which promises important developments.

The Bulgarians hold strong positions on the plain between the Corna River and the foot of the hills at Peristeri, and to the west thereof,

The sector where the Serbians are fighting is strategically most important, and a Bulgarian defeat there would Copen the way to Prilep and jeopardise the while Right Wing. The enemy is doing his utmork to hold out till the snows begin to fall,

ROUMANIA'S NEW OFFENSIVE

LONDON, October 10th. Boumanian pewe is regarded as show ing tant a new and vigorous offensive byun, with the timely help of Bresin.

tive

BOURAREST, October 20th. A Boumanian communiqué states:-- We drove back the onemy at Agas, took 500 prisoners, and destroyed twelve guns.. Agas is seven miles within Roumania FRANGO-BELGIAN FRONT.

[THEOUGH EEUTER'S AGENCY.] BRITISH SUPERIORITY. GERMAN ADMISSIONS.

LONDON, October 20th, General Sir Dongles Haig, in a com muniqué, states: The weather through- out has been consistenly unfavourable to aircraft. Yet, despite heavy rains and strong south-westerly wind, our airmen have made many valuable reconnais sances, and repeatedly successfully at fucked enemy communications, ammuni- tion dumps and marching troops. A captured document from German Hend quarters suggests reorganisation whereby it is hoped to be “possible, for at least some hours, to contest the enemy's air supremacy.

The artillery, assisted by aeroplanes, Compared with the subdued tone of the have taken a rost notable part in the Austro-German communiquée, which de

fighting, and maintained clear superi scribe the situation as unchanged, thegrity over the enemy, who is allowed no Romulan communiqué speaks of effce-est day or night, thus materially wear uction all round, the pulsinging down the moral of th men. The fency attacks in the Passes, and the battle is frequently resolved into isolated capturing of prisoners and war material struggles.

The fighting is stubborn everywhere.. The crucial points are apparently the Predeal Pass, south of Brasso; the valley of Oituz, in south-west Moldavia; and

Moteins. The latter plate is i twelve miles inside Roumania in the re gion of the Toerizburg Pass, between Betcar and Campulung, whence the rail way runs direct to Bukharest. If the Rumanians continue their success it Predeal, the enemy at Matelas may find the position precarious,

Captured documents testify in the effect of our cannonade and the dash, dis cipline and quality of our infantry

BRITISH BUSY. AIR BOMBING RAIDS,

LONDON, October 19th. General Sir Douglas Haig, in an official despatch, says: This morning's attack extended along the front from north of Gueudecourt towards Butte de Warlencourt. So for 150 prisoners have been taken.

RUSSIAN FRONT,

(THROUGH MEUTRE'S AORNOK.}

GERMAN GAS ATTACKS.

FIERCE FIGHTING IN LUTSK

REGION

PETROGRAD, October 19th.

A communiqué states The Germans delivered attacks south and south-east of Kovel after the liberation of gas and under heavy artillery, fire. These attacks

were repulsed.

Colonel Yate suggested that the trustees should be invited to consider the alloon tion of one of the proposed forfeited scholarships to Indin.

House would agres that a long time must elapse before the Germans would again be acceptable at Oxford.

and

Mr. | Lloyd George asud that 163,000 chaps are wounded. We have tried hard Mr. MacKinder, speaking on behalf of men hati been recruited.

indeed to get puated to France, but have

the outbreak of war. This was two yet we have no hopes; at least, it appears the promoters of the measure, said the 50,000

mat with no success. It is very annoying rejected from: Ireland. stice to see drafts continually having here, and a half per cent of the popula so. I saw a great deal during my short tion, and was

Very low in comparison stay in France. In fact, Fwent. with the recruiting in Great Britain and up to the Somme firing line. It is a right

the Dominions. He fuoped that gribers sight worth seeing; while, at some times of all political parties would help Mr.it Bedanond to solve the difficulties. speaker eloquently appealed to Great Britain to improve the Irish atmosphere, and to bring back the Irish to their. original temper of enthusiasm for the Allies cause which they showed at the outbreak of the war,

In reply to Mr. King, Mr. Roberts announced that Mr. Chamberlain recent ly brought the claims of Indians to the Dotice of the Rhodes Trustees. While he was hopeful that these would be favour ably considered, he had not asked for, nor had be recrived, any assurance that scholarships for Indians would be estab- lished within a definite time, if the Rhodes Estate Bill were passed,

Mr. King subsequently withdrew his opposition to the Bill, which then passed its second reading without a division. DEPORTATIONS IN BELGIUM

ANOTHER GERMAN OUTRAGE.

West and south-west of Lutsk fero fighting continues. Here, alsʊ, enemy at-

AMSTERDAM, October 19th.. tacka were repulsed. We drove back. The Germans are planning an outrage stubborn attacks in the region of Dorna in Belgium similar to that recently per- vabra. There is a violent snowstorm in | petrated in the north of France the Carpathians, #AVAL ACTIVITIES.

[THROUGH REUTER'S AOKKUY.]

MORE FRIGHTFULNESS.””

COPENHAGEN, Oetober 10tir.

Norwegian stormer Sirn, without warn- ing, and set fire to the Swedish barque Gretha The crews were saved.

A German submarine torpedved the

The Norwegian steamer Rosenvnid has been sunk.

THE SUBMARINE RAIDS.

ACTION OF AMERICAN

DESTROYERS.

WASHINGTON, October 19th,

It is announced that officially there in no evidence that American destroyers were requested to move to enable a Ger- man submarine to destroy merchantown in the recent raid.

It is declared that the destroyers wale A communiqué speaks of repeated fiereo attacks and counter-attacks at Oitug,

Yesterday oas

aircraft carried out present for purely humanitarian pur where the enemy is striving to sever the three bombing raids on enemy communi-poses. There is no indication as to when,

pommunications to Moldavia and Walla-cations, railway stuck and buildings,

chin.

SERBIANS PROGRESSING.

LONDON, October 19th. A French official message states:-On the right bank of the Vardar we captured

My trenches to a depth of 400 metres.

The Serbians are progressing to the north-west of Dobropolje, while fire has been exchanged on the Monastir plains.

Turkish contingents have arrived on: the Lower Struma.

BRITISH ENGAGED.

LONDON, October 19th.

A British official message states:-Wo have repulsed a strong enemy attack on our right flank in the Doirau sector.

BULGARIAN REINFORCE-

MENTS.

LONDON, October 18th.

A Serbian official message states that the Bulgarians are bringing up rein forcements, especially trench mortars.

BULGARIAN ATTACKS

LONDON, October 19th.

A French official message states---Bal- garian attacks north of Dodzeli were re pulsed with heavy losses.

The Serbians captured the village of Brad, on the left bank of the Cerna..

which were damaged, while a train was detailed.

if any, a complete statement of the Amer ca position in regard to the submarine raids will be issued.

Four enemy machines wore driven GENERAL. down into a lake. Four of ours did not return,

FRENCH PROGRESS.

(THROUGH HEUTTIL'S AGENOY.]

FIGHTING IN RAST AFRICA.

GOOD WORK BY THE BELGIANE

LONDON, October 19th. Benter learns that the Belgian troops now hold the western position of the

PARIS, October 19th. An official announcement states that the French have completed the con quest of Bailly-Saillisel and have clear- ed the ridges to the north-west and north-Central Railway from Tanganyika east of the village. They also carried at

Tabora, and forty miles cast thereo a rush the first Gorman line between,

The Belgians have transported material from Conga across the lake to Kigoma Maisonette and Biaches

South of the Somme, 250 prisoners and

and are now repairing the railway.

There are no Germans now north of the several maxim guns were captured.

Central Railway, while the shores of the GERMAN COUNTER-ATTACKS, Great Lakes are also cleared of the enemy The remaining Germans, numbering 1,000, are now in the swampy country of Mehangi, and are surrounded by Allic

PARIS, October 19th,

werp

troops

MESOPOTAMIA POSTAL

ARRANGEMENTS.

LONDON, October 18th.

A communiqué states: German coun- ter-attacks at Sailly-Baillisel broken by our curtain fire. All our gains have been maintained. We have progress- ed between Maisonnette and Biaches BRITISH KAIDING PARTIES.

LONDON, October 19th. General Sir Douglas Haig, in a 2018- muniqué, says: There has been heavy would shortly be apparent in the post rain. During the night ralding parties entered enemy trenches near Loos and I south of Arras,

In the House of Commons, Mr. Pease stated that a substantial improvement

arrangements in Mesopotami been greatly handicapped by the encies in transport and personnel.

Two thousand civilians have already been deported from Ghent, and similar steps are being taken elsewhere.

It is announced that anybody refusing to work will be liable to imprisonment for three years, or a fine of ten thousand marks.

INDIA IN PARLIAMENT.

DISCUSSION DEPRECATED.

LONDON, October 18th- In the House of Commons, replying to Mr. E Jardine, Mr. Asquith said. that, as far as he was able to ascertain, there was no general desire to discuss Indian affairs at present, but he aug gested that Mr. Jardine should com- municate with Mr. Chamberlain

INDIA A NATION."

In reply to Mr. Snowden, Mr. Roberts stated that it was not on Mr. Chamber- Win's instructions that the sale of Mr

Hesant's book, India a Nation," had been prohibited in the United Kingdom,

SOLDIERS HONOURED.

LOMBOK, October 20th.

A Gazette announces the following decorations

awful We are expecting Sergt. The Peplow to pay us a visit. We are sorry

AMENDMENT CARRIED, An amendment was ultimately carried, by 303 votes to 100, to the effect that it was undesirablo at present to discuss matters of a controversial nature in domestic policy, in view of the im portance of the whole Empire's present ing a united front to the enemy.

The minority was composed of about 50 Nationalists and about 49 Liberals, A few Labour members and a few O'Brienites abstained from voting.

DYSENTERY IN BERLIN.

AMSTERDAY, October 19th The Police in Berlin have warned the inhabitants of the necessity for the great est cleanliness, owing to an outbreak of dysentery,

ARGENTINE WHEAT,

Buenos Aires, October 20th. The officia! estimate 16,000,000 acres of wheat have been sown.

shows that

OBITUARY.

AUMIRAL JELLICOE'S MOTHER

LONDON, October 18th. The death is announced of the mother of Admiral Sir John Jellicoe

PRISONERS OF WAR

BEPRISALS SUSPENDED.

the Spanish Ministry for Foreign Affairs

The following statement was issued by last month:---

to hear about Hoare. I do hope he has not lost the sight of his eye, as it would # severe handicap to him in after life."

ke

nights ago. One of our pilots brought

Well, we straffed' a Zepp a few

down lovely. It was a sight worth seeing; just one mass of fun!

THE LATE MR. H. NEWS OF HIS DEATH

A letter received by of the Hongkong, Steamboat Company,

Lapsley, of the 2nd Middles confirms the announcement made in our columns a few weeks ago that Mr. H. E. Victor, formerly on the staff of the flony- Kong Daily Press, and who was a Cor- poral in the 2nd Middlesex Regt, was killed in action in France during the big push. The letter, which is dated September 17th is as follow:-

"I am writing from Wharncliffe War Hospital, in Sheffield, to notify you that Mr. H. E. Victor was killed in Franco. about a fortnight ago; his name has just appeared in the papers. Please let his

leagues of the local Press know of this sad happening. I shall much miss his eheerful company when I pm fit again for duty in France. Vic and I, with Evers and Briggs, all joined the Diehards" together, my Nu, being 7,573 and Vic's' 7,574.

I had the luck of being hit in the July 1st push, while Vic, heing with the reserve Company scotching" us up with ammunition, etc., was in trenches

won from the Germans by climbing over awaiting our consolidating any trenches.

the top. We lost so heavily that it was impossible to gain a yard on our front.” Vic" was killed while

In the month of April, 1915, his Majesty's Government transmitted to the Governments of Paris and Berlin the 4 P.S. adds: generous and spontaneous offer of our

august Sovereign to intervene personally doing trench duty north of the Somme in favour of the civil and military district; I think at Vermelles. prisoners of both countries, with the object of obtaining a discontinuance of systematic reprisals and the suspension CB-Lient-Coloner P. A Wilson, of the judicial penalties imposed upon CANTON ST. ANDREW'S SOCIETY.

several of the said prisoners until the end R.E.. Lieut.-Colonel W H Brown, of the war. At the beginning of Jane of A meeting of Sontsmen was held in Mahratta Light Horse

the present year the French Government, the Canton Club on the 2nd inst. Mr. mindful of this generous initiative a W. Jamieson, C.M.G., Consul-eneral, CMG Lieut-Colonel W. B. Powell, cepted the offer, and active and uninter presiding at which it was decided to Gurchas, Lien-Colonel E A. Leth commenced by the Minister of State, who parcels to Beottish Prisoners of War in rupted negotiations were immediately spend the amounts collected in sending |bridge, Oxford and Burks, Light gave, in effect opportano instructions to Germany. A sum of £60 for the purpose our Ambassadors in Paris and Berlin has been forwarded to Sir Charles Addie, Infantry.

These negotiations were fraught with of the Hongkong Bank, London, who on D.§D-Major H. C. Hill, Captains France and Germany were in agreement the monies contributed to War funds by difficulties, although in principle both previous occasions has kindly passed on C Clifford, C. M Mantera, J. C. with the main idea of the proposal, and the Society,

nefollows McKenna, B. G. Peel, H. L. Leilly and cussion of the details of the future The list of subscribers is as follow

Mesars, Duncan Campbell T. Donald- On June 27th the German Government son, P. Drummond, D. Forbes, Hot- G. V. Reyne, and Lieut. £. T. Sweet, all

showed a disposition to suspend its ro son, J. W. Jamieson, C.M.G., CA. of the Indian Army.

prisals against certain French officers and McAllum, R. T. Matheson, A Millar, Military Cros Captain D. Arthur,

prisoners in return for a simular conces TM. Moorhead, James Ross, W. W. G tion on the part of the French Govern Rose, C, H. Shields, I. T. Smith, W F. I. Brickman, H. 8. Cardew, K. Kent in favour of German officers and Gordon Stato, W. M. Stratton, P. Syme Mukeri, C. H. Stockley, Lieur E. We negutitious of the Minister of State

prisoners in France. From this moment Thomson, and Donald Urquhart. Burdett, A. H. Gatherer, W. S. Halliley, C. A. Raynor, and Lieut. E. C. Le Patourel and the Revs. Father John Mullan, and Hareld Spooner,

Promoted to Brevet Rank Lieut. Colonels R. & Cummins, H. O, Par, and Major W. H. Davie, all of the Indian Army GEN. TOWNSHEND HONOURED

Lesnos, October 19th

vishend.

Gen

Kut,

agreement was started

made rupil progress, so that by August 20th Jast tao German Gloveruument had acompted the detailed offers of the French BRITISH SOLDIER IN HIDING. observations. These obsertations were Cabinet, with certain reservations and

FOR 2 MONTHS: Answered fatisfactorily by the French Rifleman H. R. Lupton, of the King's Government-un the 17th of the same Royal Rifles, who was officially reported month, and faislly so srcement was filled on November 2015 last year, is arrived at to suspend not only the reprisale alive and well and a prisoner of war at and judicial penalties being undergone Werden Buhr, Germany bat also all penalties which zuight-szben quently be imposed with reference to which occurred previous to the agre

Lastly, on August 1st, the Ambassador in Berlin" info Gimeno that he had notifesticu that all repris and the report was pooti

Dpani

In a letter to his mother Horsforth, hesr Leeds, he states the while with his battalion on August 4th, 1914, he was taken ill and had to be left behind in a village with eleven other Germans rescued the village a few hours later, but anton managed to escape. He obtained viliso clozbe from Frenchman, and for twenty-two months hid in a fores only emerging, at dusk to ask for food at the nearest house. Pas eventually compelled to sur to the Germans owing, to nine w and lack of food made her been s prisoner und June 11th Tast