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The Hongkong Telegraph

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September 10, 1914,

Temperature 6 a.m. 77, Humidity

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LATEST WAR TELEGRAMS.

FURTHER OFFICIAL DETAILS OF THE FIGHTING.

BRITISH GALLANTRY AGAINST HEAVY ODDS,

Whole German Infantry Battalion Captured.

[Renter's Service to "The Telegraph."]

Position Satisfactory.

Sept. 9, 12.25 a.m.

A Pross Burean report says:

The general position continues to be satisfactory."

SEPTEMBER

10,

1914.

THURSDAY,

LATEST WAR TELEGRAMS,

Russia's Progress..

Sept. 9, 5.45 a.m... It is announced from Petrograd that a battle was fought all Sunday along the whole Austrian front, the Austrian centre retreating. Deaperate fighting is proceeding in the Hawaruska region. The Russian offensive on the left bank of the Vistola is attended with favourable results.

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The following telegram has kindly been forwarded to as by II.E. the Governor for publication:-

Sept. 5th, 1914.

General survey in continuation of that issued August 30th of the operations of the British Army during the last week.

No new main trial of strength has taken place. There have indeed been battles in various parts of the immense front which in other wars would have been considered operations of the first mag- nitude bat in this war they are merely inoidents of the strategio withdrawal and contraction of the Allied forces necessitated by the initial shook on the frontier and in Belgium and by the enormous atrength which the Germans have thrown into the wostern theatre while suffering heavily through weakness in the esstern;

The British expeditionary army has conformed to the general movement of the French forces and acted in harmony with the strategio conceptions of the French General Staff since the battle at Cambrai on August 26th, where the British troops sucosesfully,

Pressure against the enemy continues along the whole front of guarded the left Bank of the whole line of French armies from a The British were engaged all day.

the Allies,

The enemy opposed to the British, after a stubborn resistance, have retired and are now crossing to the north of the Marne river.

Many Captures.

The Fifth French Army advahend with equal success and reports many esptures.

The Sixth French Army, on the Ourcq river, has been heavily engaged, but repulsed the enemy.

The Germans have suffered severely along the whole line, the advance having been resolutely pushed home.

British casualties are small is proportion to the nature of the fighting and the result of the two days operations hitherto is very

satisfactory

A Fluctuating Battle,

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Sept. 9, 5.45 p.m. A message from Paris at midnight states that it is officially announced that the retreating German right wing has crossed the Petit Morin in order to protect their communications.

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They made violent and fruitless attacks on the Allies on the right bank of the Ourcq.

The British troops are pursuing tho offensive in the direction of the Marne. On the plateaux north of Sezanne the French troops are advancing, though slowly.

A vicleat fluctuating battle is raging in the Centre.

deadly turning attack supported by enormous force.

September 10, 1913

Temperature 6 a.m, 79 p. i. 78

Humidity

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LATEST WAR TELEGRAMS,

The following incidents have been mentioned during the action at Le Cateau on August 26th':-

The whole of the officers and men of one of the British batteries had been killed or wounded with the exception of one anbaltern and two gunners. Thess continued to serve one gun and kept up a sound rate of fire, and came unbart from the battle field.

On another occasion a portion of a supply column was cat off by a detachment of German Cavalry, and the officer in charge was summoned to surrender. He refused, and starting his motore off at full speed, dashed safely through, losing only two lorries.

Our soldiers in spite of the hot weather and long marches look well and hearty and the horses in consequence of the amount of hay and oats in the fields are in excellent condition.

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In short it may be said that the war so far as it has, advanced has given most promising opportunities of adding to the reputation of the British arms and of achieving notable and substantial successes.

TELEGRAMS.

OBITUARY.

SIR JOHN HENNIKER

HEATON.

TELEGRAMS.-

HOME RACING.

THE ST. LEGER.

The Seventh French Army has come into operation on our left and this in conjunction with the Fifth Army on our right, he generally Restor's Service To The Telegraph." taken the strain and pressure off our men. The Fifth French Army

[Reuter's Service To The Telegraph."1 London. Received Sept. 101 in particular on August 29th advanced from the line of the Oise

London. Received Sept. 10. River to meet and counter the German forward movement and a The death is announced of Sir considerable battle developed to the south of Gase. In this the John Henniker Heaton, Bt.,

The list of St. Lager probables. Fifth French Army gained a marked and solid succoss driving back K.O.M.G., at the age of 60 with heavy loss and in disorder three German Army Corps-the [Sir John Henniker Heaton (published yesterday) in amended

greatest Tenth, the Guard and a Reserve Corps. It is, believed that the K.O.M.G., was Commander of the Tenth German Corpe was among those killed. postal reformer of his generation, as follows:--

descendant of the In spite of this success, however, and all the benefits that flow-A direct

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ed from it, the general retirement to the south continue and the Heatons of Heaton, Lancaster, be German armice, seeking persistently after the British oops, re- was born at Rochester on May 18, On 1848, and educated at Kent mained in practically continuous contact with our reargrds.

and August 30th and 31st the British covering and delay troops House Grammar School were frequently engaged and on September let a very igorous King's College, London. At the effort was made by the Germans which brought about a ah action age of 16 he emigrated to in the neighbourhood of Compiegne. This action was fought Australia, where he took to pas principally by the First British Cavalry Brigade and the Fourth toral pursuits with varying for- Guards Brigade" and was entirely satisfactory to the British. The tune, and also became connected Germán attack, which was most strongly pressed, was not brought with the press and acquired an to a standstill until much slaughter had been inflicted upon them interest in the most successful and until ten German gune had been captured. The brant of this cowspapers of New South Wales. creditablo affair fell upon our Guards Brigade, who lost in killed He was prominent in all public and wounded about 300 men.

and philanthropio works in the Australasian colonies. He re- presented New South Wales at the Amsterdam Exhibition in 1883 and Tasmania at the Berlin

After this engagement the men were no longer molested. Wednesday, Septembar 2nd, was the first quiet day they had had since the battle of Mons on August 23rd. Daring the whole of the period marching and fighting had been continuous and in the whole

The situation on the Right, in the direction of Nancy and period the British casualties had amounted to about 15,000 officers International Telegraphic Con- the Vosges, is good.

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Montmirail.

Continued Advance.

Sept. 8, 7.25 p.m.

A Paris communique issued in the afternoon saya:-The Allied Left wing, with the advance guards of the Paria garrison, continue to advance and have progressed from the banks of the Qarcq to A German division on the line from Nancy to Chateau Saline attacked our Right and were repulsed to the north.

Further eastward we retook Mandray Ridge and Fourneau Pass, There is no change in Alsace,"

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CONDENSED,

A violent fluctuating battle is raging in the Centre,

Their Majesties are every day visting the wounded soldiers.

The death is announced of Sir John Henniker-Heston,

It is reported that there is no change in the situation in Alsace. The Germans, in an engage- ment with the French at Vitry, lost ground and fell back.

The British troops are parsu- ing the offensive in the direction of the Marne.

Belfast alone is to supply two Brigades to Earl Kitchener's Army.

It is expected that Barhan Ed- din, a son of Abdul. Hamid, will be proclaimed King of Albania.

The Press Bureau announces that pressure against the enelay continues along the whole allied front.

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The retreating German right. wing has crossed the Petit Morin in order to protect communica- tione.

The German right wing is retiring in the direction of the Marne between Meaux and Sezanne.

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The Anglo-French troops have taken a number of German, pri- soners, including an Infantry Battalion.

Mr. Lloyd George says Mani- cipalities must husband their re- sources because the last few hun- dred millions might win the war,

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NEWS,"

Farther war items from ex- changes appear to-day.

Interesting notes on the crisis appear on page 4.

"The eighth of a series of pen pictures entitled "In the Wake of War" appears on page 4.

"Our Contemporaries" appears on page 2, and log book on page

6.

Hongkong contributions to the Prince of Wales' Fund are an- nounced today.

General news and an article

The betting is 4 to 1 Petor the on the reception of Sir Edward

page 3 to-day. Hermit, and 9 to 2 Hapsburg and Grey's peace propos ls appear on

and men. The fighting having been in open order upon a wide ference in 1885, when he succeed- front with repeated retirements has led to a large number of officera ed in getting a very large and men and even small parties missing their way and "getting reduction made in the cost of separated and it is known that a very considerable number of those cable messages to Australia. In now included ia the total casualties will rejoin the colours safely. 1884 he was appointed to Mauri- These losses, though heavy in so small a force, have in no wise affected tins to negotiate its new constitu- the epirit of the troops. They do not amount to a third of the losses tion. A Conservative, he was inflicted by the British force upon the enemy and the sacrifice re-elected M.P. for Canterbury at Kennymore. quired of the army has not been out of proportion to its military the general election in 1885 and achievements. Our army has been reinforced to more than the again in 1886, and wae subse extent of its losses. The British army is now south of the Marnel quently returned for that con

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four other and is in line with the French forces on the right and left.

The latest information about the enemy is that they are occasions unopposed, up to as neglecting Paris and are marching in a south-easterly direction late as 1910. In 1886 he was A violent engagement has taken place in the Centre, between towards the Marne and towards the left and centre of the Franch appointed Commissioner for New Bank Rates Advanced in Chicago, Ferechamp en-Oise and Vitry-le-Francois and the southern extremity line. The First Gorman Army is reported to be between La Ferte- South Wales to the Indian and of the Forest of Argonne. The enemy did not succeed or repulse sous-Jouarre and Montmirail. The Second German Army, after Colonial Exhibition. He car

Chicago, Angast 4.-Bankers as anywhere. On the other hand the Germans lost ground at Vitry, taking Rheims, has advanced to Chateau Thierry and to the east of ried the Imperial Penny Postage have advanced rates to 7 per where they fell back.

that plece. The Fourth German Army is reported to be marching scheme in 1898, the Anglo- The enemy's Right wing is retiring in the direction of the South on the West of the Argonne between Suippes and Ville-sur- American Penny Postage in cent. for the first time since 1907. Marne between Meaux and Bezanne. The Anglo-French troops Tourbe. All these points were reached by the Germané on Sept. 1907, introduced

telegraph There is no difference between time and call loans. Limited have taken a number of prisoners, including an infantry battalion 3rd. The Seventh German Army has been repulsed by a French money orders England, and a company of mitrailleurs with caissons,

corps near Deinville. It would therefore appear that the envelop the parcel post to France, etc. In amounts are being loaned, bat ing movement upon the Anglo-French left flank has been 1899 the freedom of the City of the banks are shutting down on abandoned by the Germans, either because it is no longer Canterbury was conferred upon putting out money except in cases practicable to continuo such a great extension or because the alter him in a silver casket, and in the of absolute necessity. Com- native of a direct attack upon the allied line is preferred. Whether same year he was presented with mercial banks are taking oure of Mr. Lloyd George, addressing a dopatation,, said: I this ohange of plan by the Germans is voluntary or whether it has the freedom of the City of Lon- the grain men, who have large been enforced upon them by the strategic situation and the great don in a gold casket. He was quantities of grain in transit to willing to help municipalities

strength of the allied a mies in their front will be revealed by the creatad K.O.M.G. in 1005 and primary markets, but they say relieve distress. We must, however, husband" our resources course of events. There is no doubt whotover that our men have made a Baronet in 1912. He was that they are working to curtail war. These, thank God, the enemy could not raise. We must all work together to carry the old country to triumph. (Cheera).

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**Husband Our Resources."

Sept. 9, 9.45 p.m.

to roise

King and Wounded.

money to

Sopt. 9, 6.45 p.m. Never a day passos without their Majesties visiting the wounded.

Belfast Volunteers.

Sept. 9, 8.45 p.m.. Belfast slone will supply, immediately two brigades to Lord

Kitchener's army.

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TO-DAY.

Bijou Theatre 9.15 p.. Victoria Theatre 9.15 p.m...

TO-MORROW.

Bijou Theatre 9.15 p.m... Victoria Thestre 9.13 p.m. Saturday, September 12. Half yearly meeting of share- holders, Hongkong Hotel Co.

noon.

Extraordinary general meeting, Hot-100 12.10pm- There were 2,098 ours of grain. Band Night Peak Club-9.15 received hero to-day, of which 900 p.m... cars ware wheat. By going on a Monday, September 14.

Sale of Crown Land-P.W.D. Clearing-House basis, the banke have created more of a scare than-3 p.m. some intended. The West is well

are conscious of the fact that with anything like even numbers the of reference on Australia-The results would not be doubtful. The shooting of the German Australian Dictionary of dates and infantry is poor while the British rifle fire has devastated Men of the Time."] every German column of attack that has presented itself. Their superior training and intelligence has enabled the British to

Saturday, September 19. use open formations with effect and thue to cope with the vast

H.K. and Shanghai Bank. ALBANIAN AFFAIRS.supplied with liquid assets, but

it will require the assistance of Extraordinary general meeting numbers employed by the enemy. The Cavalry, which has had more opportunities for displaying personal prowess and address, has

the banke readily to turn them of shareholder City Holl- definitely established its superiority, Sir John French's reports

into cash. dwell on this marked superiority of the British troops of every arm of the service over the Germans; the Cavalry, he says, do as they

Chicago banks have arranged like with the enemy until they are confronted with thrice their numbers. The German patrols simply fly before our horsemen. In Rome it is expected that for $53,000,000 of the Aldrich The German troops will not face our infantry fire and as regards Burhan Eddin, a son of Abdul Vreeland currency which is ex our artillery they have never been opposed by less than three or Hamid, will be proclaimed King pacted within a week and will four times their numbers,

of Albania.

PROBABLE NEW KING.

London. Received Sept. 9.

relieve the situation.

noon.

Royal Aerated Watera Man- afactory Co. Ltd., General Meet ingoon,

Saturday, September 26. Douglas Steamship Co-Ordin

ary general meeting-noon.