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THE WAR.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER

General.

SERIOUS SITUATION IN ROUMANIA.

SIGNIFICANCE OF THE CAPTURE OF MONASTIR.

SNOWSTORM:

FIGHT IN A FREEZING PRISONERS' GLADLY SURRENDER.

FURTHER ALLIED DEMANDS IN GREECE

The Balkans.

LATEST CABLES.

{THROUGH ÁIDTER'A AGENCY,}

MONASTIR WAS ENTERED..

HOW

ALLIED TROOPS · ENTHUSIASTI-

CALLY WELCOMED.

FURTHER DEMANDS BY ALLIES.

NOT ACCEPTABLE TO GOVERN- MENT.

instant. The Government considers the demand unacceptable The King has summoned the Crown Council. Great uneasiness prevaila.

ATHENS, November 21st. The Allies have demanded that the Austrian, German, Turkish and Bul- LONDON, November 21st,

garian Ministers be granted their pass- Router's Correspondent at Headquar-ports and leave the country by the 22nd tors in Macedonia reports that on the 6th instant Bulgarian convoys were seen retreating from Monastir. All yesterday the rearguard held the trenches till late at night. Daybreak revealed their dis- Appearance. - The French cavalry entered the town at nine o'clock in the morning as the Bulgacion patrol left at the other .end. The Russo-Italians followed.

TEN DAYS' BATTLE

COMPLETE ALLIED VICTORY.

LATEST CABLES. {THROUGH ENUTKEʼN AGENCY.] PRICE OF MILK AND QUALITY OF WHEAT,

LONDON, November 21st. The Board of Trade has issued a Regulation, the general effect of which is to prohibit an increase in the price of milk above present prices. The prohibi- tion does not apply to condensed milk,

PARIS, November 20th. communiqué states-The battle which has been proceeding since the 10th met, from the Cerns river to Lake Prespa BOARD OF TRADE REGULATIONS. has now ended in a complete Allied vic tory. Yesterday witnessed the conclusion of a vast enveloping movement of the Germans and Bulgarians who are defend ing in the region of Monestir. It was a bold Serbian advance that forced the onemy to evacuate the last positions be foro Monastir. The French cavalry entered the town at the heels of the enemy's rearguard, and the Franc Bussian infantry followed. We pushed on north of Monastir, and, pursuing the enemy without respite, no took over 600 prisoners and considerable material.

THE ROUMANIANS.

SEVERE STRUGGLE PROCEEDING.

PETROGRAD, November 20th.

Roumanian attacks in the region of 4. Russian official message states that

Kimpolung were unsuccessful, but the Boumanians advanced northward in the region of Albesht, taking prisoner 100 of the enemy. Enemy attacks to the south of Boterturn Pass were repelled. The ATHENE, November 21st. Roamanians continue to retire in the With regard to the demand for the Jiul Valley, owing to prossure by departure of the Austro-German and superior forces. French captured a few hundred BulTurec-Bulgarian Ministers it is now

garinus on the hills south of the town,

The

The town was little damaged. The inhabitants were suffering from food scarcity and ovated the Allies with Howers. Serbian flags magically appear el, also a British flag, which the owner had hidden in a quilt during the Bul garian occupation.

The French infantry formally entered the town at noon, headed by 'bands and flags. A deputation of the inhabitants asked permission to hoist the French flag, but the Franco-Russian, as a tribute to the tireless advance of the Berbians, which was responsible for the capture of the town, told the deputation to hoist the Serbian Asg.

CRAIOVA MENACED,

LORDON, November 21st. The German evening communiqué says: The Austro-Germans are approaching Craiova, the capital of Western Walla abia

[Craiova is an important town on the railway from Bukharent to Orsova and is 75 miles south of the Vulcan Pass.]

THE GREEK CRISIS.

A MESSAGE BY VENIZELOS.

LONDON, November 21st.

COMPLIANCE OR FORCIBLE

REMOVAL

The

LATEST GABLES. {THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

FRENCH FRONT, CONSIDERABLE HOSTILE ARTILLERY FIRE.

steamer placed at their disposal, other announced that the Ministers must board Franco-Belgian Front. wise they will be removed forcibly. M. Fourret has communicated with them direct.

King has disavowed responsibility,

The Spanish Legation protects German subjects, the American Leagtion the others.

EARLIER CABLES.

SIGNIFICANCE OF MONASTIR. HEAVY BLOW TO THE BULGARIANS..

LONDON, November 20th. The fall of Monastir is the topic of conversation in the clubs and newspapers. It is a heavy blow to the Bulgarians, representing the defeat of their main ambition, which was to possess Mace donia. The failure of the Central Empires to support them marks, per haps, the beginning of the end of the German-Bulgarian coalition.

Undoubt

PARIS, November 21st. An official communiqué says;-There has been considerable hostile artillery fire Porth of the Somme at Dayanmont,

BRITISH FRONT.

MORE PRISONERS TAKEN.

LONDON, November 21st. General Sir Douglas Haig, in & com muniqué says We have taken other s01 prisoners.

FIGHT IN A SNOWSTORM. FREEZING PRISONERS GLAD TO

SURRENDER.

LONDON, November 21st. Reater's Correspondent at Headquar edly it will relieve General Falkenbayn'eters in France states that the British and pressure on Roumania. The extraordia-

Canadian troops defeated the enemy in ary bravery and skill of the Serbiang is

a snowstorm, on the 18th inst., beyond warmly appreciated.

Grandcourt. The prisoners, freezing in their dug-outs, were glad to surrender.

Monastir is an important railway anl M. Venizelos, in a message in the Times, road centre, and is the key to Monastic denies that the Nationalist movement in plain, where the Allied cavalry will prok Greece in anti-dynastic because it opposes ably now be able to operate. The full of despotism at Athens. There is no inten- the town seriously menaces Ochrida, which tion, he continues, to settle the conflict; with the throne by force and an army,

is a score of miles northwards, and to ascutire atleation is at present absorbed which the Bulgarians attach extraordio- with the country's enemy, but we are

ary importance. They will probably re- inforce the garrison here, thus weakening mavinced that the Allies, after the war,

will help us to obtain a free verdict of the people and restore Constitutionalist Government without civil war.

THE SITUATION WALLACHLA,

IN

ENEMY MOVEMENTS AND

MOTIVES.

LONDON, November 21st, French experts estimate that 25 Austro-German Divisions are moving towards the heart of Wallachia.

The enemy is also carrying out a turning movement in the direction of Kimpolunghe latter movement seks to take in the rear the Rouman (ans defending the region south of the wooded. Carpathians.

SALONIKA ADVANCE, GREATLY HELPING THE HOUMANIANS.

There was fierce hand to hand fighting in the German trenches in darkness and amid the fumes of exploding shells and whirling snow-flakes.

BARLIER CABLES GERMAN CLAIM.

LONDON, November 20th.

A German official message states:--We

the forces operating against the Bou-threw out the English from the western

manians.

Now it will be more difficult for any Greeks to molest the Allice' sea- ward communications. The

[ now æble more resolute Alien are

part of Grandecourt..

CALM.

take the offensive by the main railway ascending the Vardar, though the losses in the recent desperate fighting may necessitate a rest. Italian Front.

FARIS, November 20th. A communique states: The Western front is relatively calu.

ITALIAN CO-OPERATION,

The Italians co-operated at Monastir, taking 200 prisoners on the eastern slopes of the Baba, mountains... BRITISH AIRMEN BOMBARD BULGARIAN SEAPORTS.

LONDON, November 20th. The Admiralty announces that British seaplanes and seroplanes on the 18th inst successfully, bombarded Karjani Pravista and Beaultos, on the Bulgarian comat.

EARLIER CABLES, {THROUGH SKUTER'S AQEMUX.}

ENEMY ATTACKS. REPULSED WITH HEAVY LOSSES.

Boxe, November 20th.

An Italian official message states that the enemy attacked positions northwards of Mount Volkovnjak, in the Carso, and occupied a trench. Otherwise, they were repulsed with heavy losses.

FIGHTING IN A MOBASS. Unies, November 20th. Incessant rainstorms have transformed the fighting region into a morass. The the Balonika advance is greatly helping

prisoners are an muddy that they look the Roumaniane, “for Bulgaria alone A German official message stabes-like moving masses of earth. They slate cannot stand against us; Germany must New German forces have reached the that the Germans are gradually occupy

LONDON, November 21st.

General Patnik, the ex-Berbian NEW GERMAN FORCES AT Generalissimo, oxpresses the opinion that

help"

MONASTIR.

Lordon, November 20th,

battle area, north of Monsatir.

ing Trieste.

22ND, 1916.

WHERE WAR IS A NEW EXPERIENCE.

RUMANIA'S GREAT CHANGE.

[BY HAMILTON FYFE]

It is a curious experience, after more warring countries have settled down to than two years of war, when the other its conditions (and almost forgotten that there were ever any others), to come among a people who are in the first Bush of war's excitement and alarm.

Prefecture of Police for my permis de As I waited yesterday in the crowded

upon the empty evening streete all séjour (permit to stop) as I looked out theatres and cafes and restaurants closed A second regulation requires that Bourvoin to-day for a taxicab or a horse cab, by order at nine o'clock; as I sought in should contain 72 to 78 per cent, of wheat seemed to be repenting my experiences milled, according to the variety,

in Paris during the frst days of August, 1914. Paris, like London and Petrograd, soon adapted itself to altered circumstances; soon was able to dovetail its old habits and methods of life into the new ones.

RECOGNITION OF INDIAN VALOUR.

GIFTS BY WOMEN AND CHILDREN OF GREAT BRITAIN.

LONDON, November 22nd: Queen Alexandra presents on Thursday a silk. Union Jack and a silver shield to representatives of Indian forces now fighting. The ceremony will take place

The colour will be taken to Delhi at the in the Marble Hall at the Indian Office.

end of the war.

The flag and shield are the gifts of the women and children of Great Britain.

FOOD CONTROLLERSHIP, MR LLOYD GEORGE AND THE POST.

GERMAN VIEW OF THE SOMME.

SHEER HELL."

PRISONERS ON THEIR TREATMENT.

special correspondent at British Hear I have seen today.(writes The Tem quarters, on October 17th) an interesting batch of letters, written by German prisoners in camps bere to their friends to-night; and one would imagine that in Germany, which are being forwarded

tells of the excellence of his treatment the unanimity with which every prisoner must sooner or later have some effect on is always the possibility that they will public opinion in Germany; though there continue to regard it only as evidence of our cowardice.

One man writes:-"Our treatment is good, especially on the part of the Eng- fish soldiers, who are decent and good in France, but I hardly believe this is sorts," Another says: I am in a camp.

prisoners' comps are palaces in compari a real camp

If it should be, these

that he is better fed than he had been son to those in Germany." A third anys for a long time" before his capture. A fourth writes: We are well treated by the English, and I hope that after the war our relations with them will be more friendly."

So will Bucharest be able before long. But just now all the aspects of war are fresh and vivid to the quickly impression- ablo Rumanians. They are taking it very seriously indeed, which is meet and right, and a good sign of their earnest intentions though a little bewildering hither to this rich and attractive coun and difficult for strangers who come

OUR COWARDLY KIRMEN.?" try from other lands which have, un- happily, become accustomed to war.

In comparison with which Inudable offens all dificulties

One circumstance there is. I must sentiment it is instructive to read a letter admit at once, and gratefully, which written by a man while he was still fight- I mean then, taken with him when he was cap- unfailing kindness of heart, courtesy

tured: - which sie shown by Rumanians of every villainous enemy, but destroy everything of manner, and friendly consideration "We will not apare our insolent, class. Officials lead one through the maze that comes into our hands, for the of formality with encouraging smiles.

cowardly blackguards see that they can- They administer long interrogatorics Bot do anything with us in the trenches, with sympathetic, deprecating eye which

and so now their -aircraft have to fly to says a plainly as possible, "We know

our towns and there destroy our poor how all this bores you, and probably ful proceeding on the part of the coward

innocent women and girls-a vory shame. most of it is superfinous, but you see it ly blackguards, and one which will stand LONDON, November 21st, in our job." French is spoken very The Times says that Mr. Lloyd George, sey; in most shops; in all hotels; in all Fatherland against poor women and widely; by all educated people one may

to their credit later on. But, thank God, we can say that we have not led our who is the heart of the War Office, is not public offices. The fine buildings of this children, but with an iron fist have raised likely to consider the post of Food Con-handsome city (Bucharest) owe much to

our weapons in the fight against the French taste.

In a great many other directions nobly and justly defended our Father- venomous hosts of our enemy and have French examples have been followed, land, and so that we hope a victorious down to such, minor matters as that of and lasting peace may ensue." uniforms for policemen, who look exactly like the Paris sergents de ville. And this admiration of the Rumanians for charm of the French, a suave, easy at France has given them something of the tractiveness of manner; a readiness to look at life in its humorous aspect; preference, if possible, for making things pleasant all round.

troller.

THE FLIGHT TO MUNICH. A BRITISH AEROPLANE USED, LONDON, November 1st. Captain Beauchamps used a British aeroplane in his fight to Munich.

PORTUGAL AND PARIS RESOLUTIONS.

LISBON, November 21st. The Government has ratified the Paris Conference Resolutions.

EARLIER CABLES,

GERMAN FEMALE LABOUR, "EVERY WORKING POWER NOV

COUNTS."

AMSTERDAM, November 20th. Herr Ludendorf has written the Steel

Manufacturers Association as follows: "Every working power now counts. therefore enderre your view that young females must be made to work"

SEVERE WEATHER IN ENGLAND.

WHOLESALE TELEGRAPHIC

BREAKDOWNS.

The German mentality is truly incom parable. That our cowardly airmen, however, are not always away behind the children is shown from other letters. For lines dropping bombs on women and example; ---

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There are no trenches in the front- line position The men lie to a large

extent in shell-holes. The enemy aviators descend tò height of about 80 metres and fire on them with machine-guns and signal with horns. The enemy's aviators Our airmen are powerless and are put to are far superior, especially in numbers. fight as soon as the enemy machines ap-

och our trench lines."

I found this out as soon as I entered Rumania and began the long journey from the Russian frontier to Bucharest Everybody railway officials, porters, Customs authorities passport examiners and fellow-travellers made us feel that we were welcome guests. Eighteen hours in a crowded ordinary carriage, with effect; and the pictures which the German There are many things to the same neither sleeper nor restaurant cat, would soldiers draw of their safferings are souLE have been very irksome but for this times quite moving. Here are some ex- pleasant solace of friendly attentions, tracts a random from a number of simi-

Usually the run from Jassy to the lar letters:- capital is a run of a few hours. Jus!

"We are actually fighting on now there is but one train

the a day to Bomme against the English. You can no serve the whole line, which passes through longer call it was, it is mere murder... a well-farmed, well-populated country The slaughter at Ypres and the battle leaving at eight on a brilliant autumn purest child's play compared with this and has stations every few miles. So, in the gravel pit at Hulluch were the Imorning, we did not get to. Bucharest masstore, and that is much too mild a

until 2.30 am

description.

LONDON, November 20th. There is an extreme congestion of the telegraphic trafic, partially consequent upon the severe storms, which caused wholesale breakdown of the wires. This explains the heavy delays, and neces states atringent temporary curtailing of telegraphic master

U-BOATS IN NORWEGIAN WATERS.

REPLY TO ALLIES" NOTE.

GAILY PLUMAGED PEASANTS.

"We are here now on the Somme in such an artillery fire as I have not ex

The journey was onlivened by many perienced-indeed, no one has in the whole kinds of interest. First there was the war. Rumanian landscape to study a land-shell-hole and defend ourselves to the last Cover there is none; we lie in a wape now of wooded hills with villages man. He who comes out of this fire can sheltering on their alopes, now of im

thank God. "It's frightful; such a mense plains. All the land is golden murder bere. just now with the maize harvest. The corn and other corps have been gathered; cattle graze among the stubble felds. washed, with tin roofs for the most part, The peasants' houses are rent, white- some thatched. There are very fair roads. The country has a civilised, well- governed appearance

peasants. Their working dress is a kind Very attractive the costumes of the

of loose shirt and kilt in one, worn over tight cotton trousers. Round the waist they wear a broad red band, which makes them look like Venetian gondoliers, On Sundays it was luckily a Sunday on which we travelled the greater part of the way their shirts are of linen and adorned with embroidery; bussar jackets,

"I have not been through anything like it in the whole war It may well be called sheer hell. It is unendurable,"

MEN OF 41 TO SERVE.

years of age was communicated to tri- A new order relating to men, of 41 bunate last month. The order states ast the recruiting officers will begin to sind out calling up notices to men of gr 23 and 46 and classes 23 and 40 who have attained the age of 41 years, ordering them to report for service on November st and ensuing daga. Men in clase 23 are liable to be called up if they had not attained the age of 41 years before

Replying to the Note of the Allied Gor- braided and furred, hang jauntily from March and, and, in the case of men in

feathered

of 41 years before June 20th. All men

groups 23 and 48 are liable, Hitheto tribunals have acted on the supposition that if a man who has been rated temporary exemption attains the age of 41 before his certificate expires his hability for military service comes to a end. The new order accordingly nullifies granting absolute exemption & large number of tribuna decisions under colour of temporary exemption.

marines, the Norwegian Government hatsA declares that it considers it has a right to The women are less gaily plumaged probibit to submarines designed for war though some of them exhibit beautifully any passage or sojourn in Norwegian tar many colours, and now and then one sees purposes and belonging to belligerents worked blouses beneath padded costs of ritorial waters, and that it also made use the traditional Humanian maidenly of this right in issuing the Royal Decree head-dress, a délicats, almy veil. of Cctober 13th. On the other hand, the Government does not find that it is its

TAKING PRECAUTIONS. SERIOUSLY. duty to prohibit such passage or sojourn tighted only by the moon, and there were Budhat when we reached it, was Concerning commercial submarines, the

no means of reaching the hotels save by Dew Norwegian regulations impose no prohibition so far as the arrival or walking a mile or so, hiring porters to sojourn of such submarines in territorial carry luggage at rates varying from 6x waters takes place in broad daylight and to 12s. 6d. a bead. Bombardments from in clear weather, the submarines being the air have caused the town to be flag. But care will be taken to see that the streets after sunset. No one may be above water and fring their national darkened and all cabs to disappear from commercial submarines which may arrive abroad after nine without in Norwegian territorial waters really Very thoroughly the darkening order is easures were prepared, down to the id bear the indubitable character of moer- obeyed. At 7.30 the chambermaid marcher stamp on every bill for the bencât of what difficulties may arise for the main pulls down a Venetian blind, shuts also care for every detail, is an earnest of the chant ships. Untal experience has shown into my room, shuts the outer windows, soldiers families. This readiness, this the use of commercial submarines the blue paper pasted over them, then pull entered the war. She is fighting, remem- tenance of neutrality in consequcia of the inner window, which have thick businesslike spirit in which Rumania has gestion of issuing new special regule down a green baire blind. No light can ber, for a national idea, the bringing tions for such vessels cannot be taken out, and, alas! no air can get in. under her fing of Transylvania, chiefly

Ento consideration

& permit.

people should gossip there too much and

transformed the life of the country. All perhaps disturb one another's minde.

Thus quickly, in a few days, war has

In view of the generally recognized Very stringent too the postel inhabited by people of Rumanian blood. Principles of impartial neutrality, which sensorship regulations. Uscices to write it is an ideal which has been in the were giwa clear egression in the intro Ramanian or French These are the well landowners and middle classes.

letters in English or in any language esve minds of all Bumanisos, peasants duction to the 18th Hogue Treaty, the during the cations of war to avoid a graphic restrictions at en sus and rigour to make it a reality now. Government says it is always necmary: un tongues the user recognises. Tele for a great many yours past.

They are resolved with firm preservands change of centrality regulations unless and the telephone or The is why although their city is one experience demonstrates the moessity of pressed altogether. Even the favourite of the most pleasure-loving in Europe,

oing to in order to protect

neutral, afternoon tea shóp (where ↑ British

Beerviary of Legation once descended into they are so ready to under Inconveni marine, wipe of belligente vore pro-neede, and which has enjoyed su enviable at is why they are taking their p

By Ju Derree of October 13th sub-the kitchen to show how tea should he as, and even, if need be, privationa Bibited from testering Norwegia erritorial reputation ever sine is closed lest credit. It proves the dosdintas of th

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