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THE WAR.

THE HONGKONG. DAILY

BRITISH TROOPS ENTER CAMBRAI: THE FALL OF ST. QUENTIN IMMINENT: -MAGNIFICENT ALLIED ADVANCE IN FLANDERS

BULGARIA'S

UNCONDITIONAL

SURRENDER.

POLITICAL CRISES IN GERMANY AND

AUSTRIA.

HEAVY BRITISH NAVAL BOMBARDMENT OF ZEEBRUGGE.

Franco-Belgian Front

LATEST CABLES. (CHROCOK KKUTER'S AGENCY.). BRITISH FRONT.

SURUDES OF CAMBRAI ENTERED,

LONDON, September 30th. 233 p.m.

FIGHTING FOR THE FLANDERS RIDGE.

Lesbos, September 30th.

A Belgian communiqué, issted yester: day, says: During to-day the Belgian Army and the British Army under General Plumer continued their success,

PRESS, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 2ND, 1915.

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-SPLENDID PROGRESI.

PARIS, September 29th. A Havas message says:— The British stormed the. Hijdenburg system on a front of 20 miles, derthrow- ing 100,000 Germans. The Britis reached all their objectives on the fixed chy.

In Champagne General Gourad âghts a strong battle on a front camped of a labyrinth of trenches and ingeruble redoubts.

East of Argonne General Persing fol-ried in rapid succession. lowed up his victory on Thursday with great tenacity, taking 100 guns ind over 8,000 prisoners.

"A FINE VICTORY." As the morning advanced it became clear that the battle was developing into a fine victory.

SIR DOUGLAS HAIG'S ON- GRATULATIONS.

LONDON, Septembe 30th.

The Press Bureau states:-SirDouglas Haig beartily congratulated thaking of the Belgians and the Belgian rmy ou the magnificent results achievedį

EARLIER CABLES.

BATTLE FROM ST, QUENTIN TO

SENSEE RIVER

LONDON. September 20th. Sir Douglas Haig stages :-At davi the battle successfully developed on t Buth, toSt. Quentin, and coy extens on a 30 mile fumt between St. Queng and the Sensee River."

On the right we attacked across, le

wards the north.

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Le Catelet, the key position of the whole sector from Bellicourt to Bantep was captured, and by twelve o'clock we were astride the St. Quentin-Cambrai railway at many places, seriously re stricting the enemy-communications..

Important fortifed villages were, cur- La Vacquerie, Nauroy, Bony and battle. Villers-Guislain were taken early in the

at British

BELGIANS HOLD ENTIRE PASS CHENDABLE BIDGE SYSTEM,

LONDON, September 29th. Reuter's Correspondent Headquarters, telegraphing this evening and recaptared Holthulst Village We states:-The Belgians entered Staden now hold the entire Westrosebeke Pusschendaele ridge sytem. The line of the Second Army this morning ran near Zonnebeke. Kerseeware, Zaavuorde, por sibly through Hoachem. to the Wytschaete Messines ridge.

The Belgians have hitherto taken over 5.000 prisoners. We have taken over 4.000 prisoners,

BELGIANS THREE MILES FROM ROULERS. LONDON, September 30th.

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The enemy must readjust the position states:-The Germana in Champagne are before the Cambrai evacuation, which is opposing the French with desperata unlikely without a fight Ho is faced energy and are clinging determinedly to Cambrai and St Quentin and must be Ten fresh enemy divisions bavo been with a serious new position between the ridges north of Py and Dormoise, very careful about retiring from the identified. Chemin des Dames and Champagne, the whole front is neute because he is Attacks ara pushing the enemy's re serves while the enemy anxiety along unable to fathom where Marshal Foch will strike next.

"GLORIOUS, IMMORTAL

BELGIUM."

PARIS, September 29th.

to the

only a handful of men were left of each. The Germans are £ghting with undeni German divisions were captured when ahle bravery and tenacity. In some cases

Long wares of German counter-atacks did not succeed in winning back an inch! of ground.

We captured the important height Mont Cuvelet, west of Bousonville.

RETREAT.

Before the Belgian attack King Albert GERMANS COVERING A FURTHER issued an "Order of the Day troops in which he said:-" Side by side with the heroic British and French com.

PARIS. September 29th. zades, it is for you to hurl back the in evening, saya:—

A semi-official statement, issued this

brothers for over four years. The hour vader who has been oppressing your decisive everywhere. Germany is falling back. Forward for right and liberty, for glorious, immortal Belgium." INTREPID BRITISH REGIMENTS.

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LONDON, September 29th,

The Germans launched over ten fresh divisions against. General Gouraud in Champagne yesterday, without enusing. him to give up ground.

20 German Divisions have been counted In three days fighting no fewer than in this sector. Apparently the Germant from the Orders of the Day of the gain time before & further retreat.

Sir Douglas Elaig quotes the following resistance in Champagne was intended to Fifth French Army on Angust 20th. On he Balkans. May 27th, when the British trenches were subjected to fierce attacks. the Second Battalion of Devonshires repelled aucepa sive assaults with gallantry and deter maination, and maintained an unbroken front till a late hour. Their staunchness permitted the organisation of the de fences south of a certain lown until its occupation by reinforcements, was pleted.

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LATEST CAPLÈS. (TAROCOK RAUTER'S AGENCY.)- ALLIED ADVANCE CONTINUES BULGARIAN RETREAT CUT OFF.

Loscow, September 20

9.00 p.m. A Serbian official statement says:-By a bold maneuvre north of Pljachkaritsa Bulgarians' retreat and taking 100 pri- soners and twenty guns.

On the western front ten ehemy regi- Nicholas, but our strong attacki com- ments attempted

defend Saint pelled them to abandon the position. W are now ten kilometres north of Saint Nicholas.

Sir Douglas Huig states:We have benting the enemy," after a severe fight Scheldt Canal from Heli English Belgians unrelentingly continued their bardment, the few survivors. isolated we captured Carevofelo, cutting off the

entered the northern sulugins of Cainbrai. SUCCESS NORTH OF ST, QUENTIN

LONDON, September 30th,

*2,435 p.m.

Sir Douglas Huig sites: -North of Saint Quentin on Sunday, the Forty, Sixth North Midland Division captured 4,000 prisoners and 40 guns,

on the whole of the great Flanders Ridge, as the whole of the Messines Wyts chuete position.

The Belgian Army captured Dixmude, Zarren. Terest, Stadenberg. Westropse bake and Mouraled. It repulsed strong counter-attacks between Staden and Terex, arid at the end of the day it was The "nemy's resistance was very obstin natacking the Roolers-Menin rond at

ate between Bellicourt and Gonnelleu.

The Americans, Australian and Eng lish who had heavy fighting until night. despite strong opposition gained ground and took many prisoners.

FIGHTING THEIR WAY INTO CAMERAL Counter-attacks pressed us lack lightly

tu the western outskirts of Bony and Villers-Guislain.

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St. Pieter, also at Collie and Molenbock, four kilometres west of Roulers.

BRITISH CAPTURE MESSINES

WYTSCHAETE RIDGE. General Plumer's army, after capturing the Messines-Wytschacte ridge encoun- tered. 'very strong resistance. The enemy vainly attempted to defend the approaches to Lys and suffered very heavy Ineses especially in the Ploerschaede Wood.

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Inspired by the gallant commander's A Belgian communique states: The ang fruid in the face of an intense bon attacks, despite enemy resistance. and without hope of assistance, held on to the The Forty-Sixth Division, provid gained a footing on the Flanders ridge trenches north of the river and fought to with life belts, mats, portable bridge the enemy woond line.

We carried the last with anhesitating obedience to material, and rafts, covered by cond-Dixmude, Zarren.

Stadenberg. Passorders. trated artillery and machine-gun chendaele. Moorslede and part of Wes-Colonel, ge officers and 562 non-commis

Thus the whole Battalion stormed the main Hindenburg deferstroombeke. along the eastern bank of the Canal.. } The enemy brought up his reserves and one accord, and offered their lives in sioned officers and men-responded with Despite the depth and breadth ofte violently counter-attacked on the north angrudging sacrifice to the sacred cause. defences which include Bell Engebroken, enabling the Belgians to occupy Canal and the strength of the eny and south-east. The attack was completely

numerous tunnels and concrete work the Terrest Height captured the whole "German pošpa opposing, as the troops pressed tord with great bravery and determination the slopes of the hills beyond the Cal, taking many, prisoners, MAGNIFICENT WORK IN THE R.

Lespos, September 30

Sir Douglas Haig states:

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The Belgians advance guards reached a point three kilometres from Boulers, attaining the Roulers Moain road at one point.

The prisoners counted since yesterday exord 3,550, and the guns exceed 100. in eluding several very heavy guns, and a vast quantity of other material. "

AEROPLANE CO-OPERATION. “

THE GALLANT SHROPSHIRES.

On June 6th the progress of a heavy enemy attack seriously threatened the the right Bank of the British Brigade. whereupon the First and Fearth Batt which were in reserve, were orde.ed to lions of the Shropshire Light Infantry. counter-attack the position from which their comrades had been ejected.

With magnificent dash the batza- lions rushed the hill on which the enemy was established. The battalion turing, in hand-to-hand fighting, a inflicted heavy lors on the enemy, cap officer and 28 men.

capture of the whole defensive position Thanks to the gallant and spirited re- the line was completely restored. The on this memorable occasion. the batta dash, intrepidity and energy with which,

Our aeroplanes co-operated in ty phase of Saturday's operations. Puls.

LONDON, September 29th." The Press Bureau states:-Our aero. reconnoitring in the rear of the Guar lines day and night reported the nd planes attached to the Navy, co-operating of the enemy movements.

with the Belgian offensive, dropped" 13 Bomb were dropped and machigun tons of bombs on Saturday setting fire fire operated from an extremellow to two trains and destroying two am- height

on enemy troops. trajort munition dumps.

We attacked massed motor transporta trains, and gun teams,

machines were destroyed during thay. casualties, on infantry concentrations,

Three machines were driven dowout horse and gun trams and other forma-ponsible for the retrieval of the of control. Twenty-four of our manestions.

temporarily critical situation. Tem-are missing.

Our aeroplanes successfully carried out

LATEST CABLES, We dropped tons of bombs ing spotting for the British monitors shelling the day and 34 tons at night, pay the coast defences.

FRENCH FRONT. machines continuing their attacks post

NUMEROUS POSITIONS until dawn. All our night-fiers arm-

to

In the direction of Veles and 'skuh the French and Serbs took the dominating heights on the left bank of the Pchinja.

EARLIER CABLES, SERBIANS REACH BULGARAN FRONTIER.

LONDOS, September noth. A French Eastern communiqué atites: The Allied left wing continued, na September Bath, to drive back enemy rearguards upon Kuchero

We captured Brod, the height north of Megna, and the town of Mohrida. north-east of Veles and Kochane and The Serbians progressed north and reached the Bulgarian frontier, in the. direction of Aumanmivo and Kostendil. The British and Greeks are advancing direction of Peliceva, upon Petrich, a town in the Strumnien Valley.

TICHE FEUVE guns have been cap- tured.

We maintained our gains elsewhere and the end of the day General Plumer's Heavy casualties were inficted and a battery of low-fiers and inflicted lions carried all before them, was largely towards the north f Strumnitza in the

made further progress north of Cionnelien in the direction of Les Rue 'Devignes.

Heavy fighting on the left of the battle front compelled our advanced troops to withdraw from Aubercheulau-Bac and Arleux.

army passed the eastern outskirts of Ploogsteert Wond, Gapahed, St. priclen, Teshand and Dadtzeele. ·

During September 28th and 9th, the Belgian army and General Plumer's Army have taken over 9,000 prisoners and over The enemy was unable to prevent pro- 900 guns, including some 940 m.m. and grew on the west and north-west of Cam-990 m.m. guns, also à considerable quan-

brai.

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Our advanced detachments reached the

junction of the "Arras-Cambrai and Bapaume-Cambrai roads, and entered the northern suburbs of the town.

We repulsed determined counter-attacks in this sector and inflicted heavy lossen.

Heavy rain fell at night and it is still stormy. BRITISH CAPTURE BELL-ENGLISE

AND BELLICOURT.

LONDON, September 30th. Bir Douglas Haig states:→→ We captured Bell Englise, Lehancourt and Magny-la-Fosse.

tity of material.

General Plumer's army has taken 65 officers and 3,000 men, also 90' held guns, The British Air Service contributed very powerfully to the success of the operations by bombing, incessantly, the enemy's colurans, trains, and lines of communication,

SPLENDID ACHIEVEMENTS IN

THE WEEK-END.

LONDON, September 30th. With the outburst of the Belgian blaze,

seven battles. in which 4,000,000: men are

ed.

FALL OF CAMBRAI AND F

QUENTIN IMMINENT. LONDON, September Beuter learns that on Sunday ch everything was going well wit the Allies.

In the Western offensives distinoro gress was made on the whole len of the attacking fronts between Ypraad. Dixmude.

The Allies have progressed frotour taking a total of 8.000 prisoners. to five miles since yesterday mang, The fall of Cambrai is now $10 owing to the capture of several fort ant points. Two hundred guns hajeen captured in this sector.

North of St. Quentin the Allies med an important footing on the casteride of the underground canal carelli- court. Consequently, the fall St. Quentin is regarded as imminent.

The enemy is apparently retirinrom the Chemin-des-Dames

engaged, are now raging between the

The French are steadily progress in North Sea and Nazareth. The week-end Champagne despite strong resiste.

We encountered. in the latter part of the day, large formations of aircraft well on the enemy side of the lines.

We destroyed four machines and drove down four out of control,

Thirteen British machines are missing. The majority of these had not returned from the enemy lines after a sudden violent rainstorm.carly this morning. THE BELGIAN OFFENSIVE LINE.

CAPTURED.

Between the Ailette and the Aisne we

LONDON, September 30th. A French commæniqué states:-South of St. Quentin we attacked on a frent from Urvillers to Cerizy and ejected, in spite of desperate resistance, the enemy from these villages, which are our in possession. LONDON, September 29th. The line in Flanders runs through the Eastern edge of Ploegsteert Wood, thence to Messines, south of Becelaere and Pass-sides of the Chemin-des-Dames and occu- chaendaele, west of Bocseleke, through Pied Pargny, Filain and Ostel.

On the Champagne front our troops, the eastern edge of Houthulst Forost, to following up their attacks, obtained in- Woumen, Clercken and Dixmade.

portant results. ENORMOUS GERMAN CASUALTIES.

LONDON, September 30th.

A Havas message says:--- The Belgian Army attacked the Ger- man positions on front of over 19 miles from below. Ypres towards the north of the forest of Houthulst, and won an advance of five miles. Several thousand prisoners were taken.

The now blow is the third struck on

The total active battle line is over 70 and Dixmude is under the supre comites in length. The Germans every- whom General Plumer is acting.

Further north, at the same hour, New achievements include the capture of The Allies' attack between Plotcert the German front within 3 days.

advanced two kilometres to-day on both

We captured, on the right, Rouconville, enlarging our positions north of the village.

ON THE ROAD TO USKUB

"LONDON, September 30th. A Havas message says:-The French, Greeks and Serbian troops drove the Bulgarians back tiles. The Serbs are pushing ap on the road to Uskub,

LATEST CABLES. BULGARIA'S PEACE OVER- TURES.

AN UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER.

LONDON, Beptember 30th Reuter learns that Bulgaria has sur rendered unconditionally.

OFFER OF ARMISTICE REFUSED

Pan18, September 29th.

A Havas message says:-The Bulgarian demand for an armistice to allow of On the west we carried Mont Cuvelet, negotiations for peace, and a truce, has despite bitter enemy resistance. The been refused, but the Allied Commander French, pushing towards the north, agrees to meet the peace envoys.

Peace, carried Sechault and advanced two kilo with Bulgaria would have a prodigious metres beyond in the direction of Chal-effect on Turkey and free the whole of the

Balonica Army. lerange.

Germany sends the untruthful report CHAMPAGNE BATTLE RENEWED.

that the appeal was made only by M. LONDON, September 30th.

Malinoff without the support of the A French communiqué states:-During

Cabinet. the night the Germans delivered violent Germany intends to send a protest which is south of St. Quentin. Our fire armistice. The German Press demands THE CAPTURE OF BELLENISE.

smashed their attempts to seize Hill 88. that the Bulgarian Premier should be dis

of 5,000 yards, where the Canal passes

There was lively artillery fighting be missed and court-martialled for high、 LONDON, Septemberth.

tween the Ailette and the Aisne. Reuter's Correspondent at ritish

Great excitement prevails in Austria There was no infantry fighting last through the tunnel. The Americans

where the battle was Hungary. pressed forward dashingly and captured Dames are greatly puzzling the Germans. Headquarters, telegraphing this Cambrai was burst, through. The cross night in Champagne,

attack the

Et dawr to-day..

BULGARIAN POLITICAL PRISON- Further went we captured Mont Fauxel- Instead of frontal attacks, he is advanc-Fourth Army did not surpy the ing of the Canal du Nord was one of renewed

ERS PARDONED. southern outskirts of Aure. On the left we penetrated Saint Mariepy,

York, Tennessee, North and South Caro-

Tina troops, under Major General Read. fifty important towns and positions, and mand of King Albert in conjunctiwit where suffered enormous casualties. By counter-attacks in the region of Urvillers, against . Malinoff's request "for a

attacked the Hindenburg lines on a front

40,000 prisoners.

Marshal Foch's tacties in tackling the thorny problem of the Chemin-des-

Bellicourt and Nauroy.

Friday night over 28,000 prisoners had been taken.

The British attack west of Cambrai was a magnificent success.

The system of fortifications cast of

On the left bank fighting proceeds in the ing along both sides of the knife-edged enemy, being preceded by a 48ours the greatest engineering military feats of yes and Vieux and carried our lines to the

Daighbourhood of Bony.

In the centre the British captured to retire along both sides. Villers-Guislain,

The New Zealanders cleared the Welsh Ridge, breaking up a hostile counter

bombardment.

ridge, leaving the Germans, no choice but A large force of Americans aheed First waves and then a big concee of Tanks moved forward mainly on5,000 yards front south of Vend Huill

The weather was ine, with a lignist. The Americans using the Vend KuGap as a bridge stormed forward, daying

Similar tactics were very successful in the Argonne, where the enemy holding the Forest had to retire and keep his

attack, and captured La Vacquerie, and alingment, with General Gourand on one the apur between Bomavin and Maenieres.

Meanwhile the Sixty Second Division side and the Americans on the other. secured the canal crossings and continued BRITISH CAPTURE DIXMUDE AND their advance aud captured Maanières and Les Rueavertes as well as the defensive system covering Rumilly... TWENTY-TWO THOUSAND PRISON.

ERS IN THREE DAYS. The Sixty Second Division then' crossed

1 miles up rising ground.

the Canal above Noyelles and advanced

ast of the Canal line the 63rd Naval Division forced a passage cast of Cantaing and reached the southern outskirts of Cambrai..

MOURBLEDE

in fan formation.

A British division crossed thester- way in magnificent style, madmed swimming under heavy machine gling. and entered the village of Bell ise. A DRAMATIC INCIDEN The first phase had ended bine o'clock. After a pause, adatic incident. marked the resumption the

attack.

the war,

General Mangin came apaia into action on the Aisat. The pressure of the French troops compelled the enemy to give him ground on the western end and south of the Chemin des Dames, and cast of Argonne. The Americans' initial thrust developing successfully, 26 towns and enormous booty were taken,

"WHERE WILL FOCH STRIKE

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EARLIER JABLES.

HEAVY AERIAL ACTIVITY.

PARIS, September 30th. A Freach communiqué states:-Our airmen, on September 29th, performed important work in bombing and machine. gunning assemblages of troops on the battle-front

LONDON, September 30th. Militarists regard the progress in Twice groups of "over" fifty machines. Flanders as a brilliant feat of arms. Attacked the enemy's reserves preparing part of what the British and Belgian for counter-attacks near Marvaux and armies gained in the past two days took Lery

Fifteen enemy aeroplanes and three the British over two months to gain last

balloons were brought down,

year.

Between the Ailette and the Aisne the

GREAT GERMAN RESISTANCE.

LONDON, September 30the An American communiqué atates:-- We continued to meet with determined

enemy resistance

The capture of Dixmude and Moor- alede are very important. Dixqude, which is a formidable position on the

The Americans opened theirs. The British and Belgian forces ench Ypres canal, commanding the rond to while the Australians, who hadeen undertook a half share of the general Dunkirk, resisted all the efforts of the moving up in support, swept thigh, zone. The Belgian army proved itself an Belgians to recapture it after the retreat attack amid a storm of cheering.

formed the first wave, and renew the excellent Bghting force. from Ostende. The operations involved Hard fighting occurred at many ces French line runs from the northern the crossing of swamps in addition to

Chavignon, Pargny, Ostel and Soupirup the left the Canadinos fought for the canal, but this region of death trap where the Geruinos had establishes and eastern edges of the Pinon forent to ward through a defensive system covering is now in the rear of the Allies..

doubts of extraordinary strength. Cambrai, into the outskirts of the town.

Strong positions south-west of Crai Thus the French bave gained Auggarden, front, The capture of Mooralade Ridge is Further north they captured Sancourt. even more significant, as the extension of Zealanders who drove in a wedge he Chemin des Dames,

were attacked dashingly by thew the highest point commanding the beating off heavy counter-attacks, while the victory would mean the breaking of enemy line taking 1,000 prisoners.

The enemy's position to-night is ro the British troops cleared the slopes south the bulwark of the German extreme of the Canal-de-Bense

The Canadians early this morninregarded as noenviable. He has to hold

Boulers and. We have captured $2,000 prisoders and the heights uld take the German coast of the town, arido important h

right. In any car the gun positions on approaching Ramillies, and weis dueth important ground

Thorout and the big submarine' base, 300 gang during the three days,

positions in the rear,

Bruges, all of which the present. 'ope munications.

rations threaten.

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The Germans have been forced to bring.

divisions from other parts of the We repulsed heavy counter-attacks be tween Cierges and the Aire Valley. UNSUCCESSFUL GERMAN

COUNTER-ATTACKS.

LONDON, September 29th, Reuter's Correspondent

at French Headquarters, telegraphing to day,

treason.

AMSTERDAM, September 30th. A. telegram from Sofia states that Tsar Ferdinand has pardoned all the politi cians imprisoned at the time of Bulgarin's entry into the war and has restored their civil and political rights..

TSAR FERDINAND'S "LOYALTY.”

A telegram from Vienna states that Tear Ferdinand sent a message to Emperor. Charles nasuring bim of his loyalty to the Quadruplica..

KING FERDINAND TRUE TO THE ALLIANCE.

AMSTERDAM, September 20th. The Colome Gurtle states that King Ferdinand remains loyal to the Alliance, and adds that reinforcements are pro- ecoding to Bulgaria to form a really powerful army..

EARLIER CABLES. AUSTRO HUNGARIAN ATTITUDE UNCHANGED.

AMSTERDAM, September 27th."

A telegram from Vienns states that a 23th, the Emperor presiding, to discuss Crown Council will be held on September the events in Bulgaria.

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The Fremier, M. Hussarek, informed the pressmen that the reports of a change. in the Austro-Hungarian attitude were absolutely unfounded.

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