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LATEST WAR TELEGRAMS,

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LATEST WAR TELEGRAMS,

despite abuses and charges level- led at him, was simply because he had no powder and bad to give us time to make 5,000,000 paande at the rate of 25,000 pounds a day before he declared war.

"ACROSS THE DYING.

The Advance of A French Battery.

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TELEGRAMS.

NEWS FOR BUSY MEN.

Oct. 23, 1.05 a.m,

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OUR NAVY TAKES ACTION.

BOMBARDING THE GERMAN FLANK OFF THE COAST OF BELGIUM.

troops.

Similarly, between Arras and the Oise the enemy made great efforts which "were nowhere successful. We progressed in Argonne, and between St. Hubert and Four-le-Paris, and gained ground north of Verdun at Haumont and Brabant-sur-Meuse. We also repulsed sa attack on Champlon in the Woevre region."

British Military Activity.

Cot. 23, 12.15 a.m.

An eye-witness at Headquarters states, that British troops are Fine Work by H.M.S. Lion in Heligoland Engagement. now in two fighting spheres-the Aisne and Nisaport southwarda. The results in both spheres, without being decisive, have been entirely satisfactory.

Our Left Wing on the Aisne has advanced considerably in face of some opposition, and the Right Wing has beed maintaining The tactical details from the 10th to the 16th were similar to those previously described, though there has been less use made of the Artillery. Owing to mist and rain, there has been only one night attack, which suddenly ceased. Our patrols do good bayonet work at night.

ENEMY'S FRUITLESS ATTACKS UN LAND.

[Reuter's Service to "The Telegraph"]"

Details of the Navy's Work.

Oct. 22, 105 pm. The first despatches from the fleet, by various admirals, were issued to-night and deal mainly with the Heligoland engagement and mention many officers and men for gallant conduct.

They also give interesting details of the fight, the smoothness"

of the sea making the detection of submarines saay.

H.M.S. Queen Mary was twice attacked and avoided torpedoes by the use of her helm. H.M.S. Lowestoft also avoided attack, while the firing of II.A.S. Lion was very creditable.

Two salvos sank an enemy's cruiser.

Commodore Keyes reports that throo hours after the outbreak of war two submarines made a reconnaissance of Heligoland Bight

with H.M.S. Lurcher and Firedrako.

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The eighth submarine flotilla, day and night, without relief, protected the transportation of the expeditionary force.

His Majesty has awarded honours and medals to four officers and twenty-four, men.

Navy Assists in Land Fighting.

Oct. 22, 11.35 pm. The Press Bureau atates that at the request of the Allied commanders the Admiralty sent a naval flotilla with long range guns to the Belgian coast, where, sinos October 19, there has been a continuous bombardment of the German flank."

Naval balloons maintain observation. Substantial losses have been inflicted, while we have practically sustained no damage, owing to our superior range.

Admiral Hood is in command. -

Rear Admiral Beatty's despatch says that the effect of H.M.S. Lion's two aalvoes was most creditable, as the weather was misty and the enemy was steaming at high speed at right angles to the Lion, who was herself steaming at 25 knots.

A Gunnery Accident,

Oct. 23, 5.55 8.00.

It is stated in Dover that the death of Lieut. Wise and other casualties on the monitor Severn were the results of a gun accident, a shell blowing back.

Fears for a Submarine,

Oct 23, 12.35 a.m. The Admiralty announces that Submarine E. 3, Commander Cholmondeley, is considerably overdue, and it is feared that the vessel has been punk in the North Sea.

A Garman wireless message stated that she was sunk on the 18th instant.

Further Violent Attacks.

Oot. 22; 5.10 pm.

Radinghem, and La Bassee; but the Allies held their positions.

There have been only isolated attacks at front, all being repulsed.

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The writer emphasises that the fighting in the North is of preparatory nature. It is mainly in an industrial region oumpar able to our Black Country, interspersed with fen-land, high hedges, ditches and hop fields.

Japanese Operations.

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The following Zola-like des.

CONDENSED,

The death of Lient, Wise and

accident, a shell blowing back. Severn were the results of a gan other casualties on the monitor......

Submarine E Commander

An official communique published in Paris at 11 o'clock in the have been storing powder for oription of the advance of a bat- evening stated that the activity of the enemy yesterday had not yeare. When smokeless powder tery across a stricken field is slackened. To-day the battle between the sea and L1 Bassen was first came out, it had a lifetime translated from an account given H.M.S. Lion with two salvoca continued with undiminished violence, without the Germans of only a year and a half. But by a wounded artilleryman to a

In the Heligoland engagement aucceeding in foroing back the Belgian army or the Franco-British since then the smokeless powder comrade in hospital

on enemy cruiser. article we have been making for that most terrible scene when we in two fighting spheres, one on has been stabilized, and the Never, never shall I forget The British are now engaged the last six or seven years will rushed our horses and heavy gups the river Aisne and the other to keep for twenty years. Since the across the field, covered all over the south of Nisuport. stabilized smokeless powder has with the bodies of dead and dying been on the market, the European G, rman soldiers, countries have stored it away in enormous quantities every year. damage done by a shell which We do not really see the "Two years ago I found that explodes amongst the enemy, we France alone bad 450,000,000) do not see how the bodies are cat pounds in storage. If this is true and urn to pieces. But as weswept Cholmondeley, is considerably France, I should estimate that across the field like a devastating overdus, and it is feared she was Germany had twice as much and storm, not heeding anything, we sunk in the North Sea. both of them, since England under the horses' feet and the Heligoland engagement mention England probably as much as heard the creaking of bones Despatches dealing with the always has carried enormous guns" wheels. feet. Besides at, the European were running through a new quantities of powder on her big

many officers and men for gallant "The guns tcttered as if they conduct. countries have all supplied them- ploughed field. They heeled over substantial losses were inflicted; celves with large quantities of when they passed over

In the Belgian coast operations, powder material. Cotton, alcohol, human bodies simultaneously, owing to our superior range.

two but we had practically no damage, in making powder, always are horaes staggered and stumbled ether and soda, the main factors and every now and again the kept on hand in large quantities and slipped in their mad run over not sisckened, and the battle The activity of the enemy has by the European countries,

"Of course, they use Lig corpses.

those hundreds and hundreds of between the sea and La Bassoo continues with undiminished quantities of powder at the rate

Cries of Terror.

violence. they are shooting now. But with "I did not venture to look the powder they have and the about; I kept my eyes steadily Commandere, a British tills At the request of the Allied facilities they have for making fixed on a distant point or at my with long-range guns has been more, these countries can go on horse's neck. But that did not bombarding the German flink for forty years to come. The prevent me from hearing. And from the Belgian coast since the danger is in the guns. The powder I did hear the blood-stirring cries 19th inst. corrodes the game, and the smoke of agony and pain and despair, corrosive than the old browning which dominated the fearful leas powder is much more mingled with moaning and weer- prismatic powder was.

noire of the galloping horses and

Further notes on, the cricia Eats Out the Bore: guna. And the most horrible appear on page 4. "The powder will eat out the were the cries of terror of those bores and let the gases escape. who, though seriously wounded, given to-day..

Interesting war Items (Official Telegram from the French Government via Peking) Then the guna fire inaccurately had hitherto escaped from death, In place of our abort story we

and lose in range. I suppose, and saw, approaching at a furions Circular No. 41 states: Lens and up to the sea, notably around La Bassee, Radinghem, Ar-worn-out mazzles. No doubt they next

"On the 22nd inst. the Germans attacked vigorously north of of guns, so that they may replace guns and horses which would, the

though, they have large reserves rate, the devastating avalanche of give a page of war articles to-day. "Our Contemporaries" appeare mentieres, Warneton, and Dixmade. They were repulsed by the all have a large number of still breathing breasts and stamp page 9 and log book on page 6.

moment, crush those on page 2, commercial newa on Allied armies, who have maintained their positions. The Germans reserve guns, which making partial attacks on the Somme towards Fricourt, east of worn-out field or siege pieces, bad not yet been able to drink all page 3. have showed a certain amount of activity on their parts of the front, mounted on the carriages of the

be life out of the bodies.

"Where the blood-soaked soil of fighting at the front api ear on General news and a description Craonne top, in the region of Souain, Malincourt and also in They may ran out of guns, but the blood shed over it, poole had Argonne, champlon and Boisdailly, and south-east of St. Mihiel. they have all taken precautions formed, and the red liquid mud All these offensive attacks failed, and the French troops are pro- not to run out of powder. I am spattered horses and men as they "1880 on page 4:

Hongkong Twenty-five Years gressing slightly in the Argonne and in the Woevre regions."

Ago appears under the heading of the opinion, though, that the galloped through it. European supply of men will (Havas Telegram.)

"Only once I had more than a give out long before the eapply more glimpse of this scene of of either gane or powder.' horror. It was when my horse While the life of the big four slipped and fell on one knee and teen-inch gun, the time during I looked down. The moment I which it is guaranteed to shoot saw, cn my left, a man-a wreck with the highest possible accuracy, of a man-spring to his feet and is fixed at only 100 shots, it is make a wild gesture with his by the Japanese navy,

certain that a great many more arm, cs if to stop the deadly the same

shots may be fired with them in aval ac' e lie was knocked down aa is used by the B.itich navy, had corroded the big gun bores safety: These guns are so ex by the Loss of the gun next ti so badly that the heavy battle-pensive that no government has mine, and I actually heard the ships had to withdraw from the even shot one of them to the limit creak.ng of his bones. Add this Port Arthur blockade and rest to obtain exact data, and the effect maddening vision has ever since before they could meet the second the powerful explosive powdera haunted me. Bussion fleet in the straits of have on them will be gathered Toushima:

only during the present European

Mr. S. Imsi, Consul-General for Japan, forwards as the follow. ing cfficial news received by him yesterday:-

The heavy artillery corps of our Navy is engaged in the attack on Tsingtau,

A detachment of our fleet is now watching the enemy in the neighbourhood of Hawaii..

From French Sources.

Oct. 22, 4.10 p.m. The Russian advance is confirmed. They drove the enemy back in the region of Warsaw-for more than 16 kilometres,

POSSIBLE GUN SHORTAGE.

Smokeless Powder will soon Wear Out Bore.

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TO-DAY.

Bijon Theatre 8.15 p.m. Victoria Theatre 9.15 p.m. TO-MORROW.

Bijou Theatre .15pm. Victoria Theatre 9.15m. Tharaday, October 29. Sale of Leasehold Property G.P. Lammert's Sales Rooms. 3pm.

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Saturday, October 31. Ministering Children's League bazaar-Government House

Grounds.

If the European nations con- inge to shoot at the rate they have been maintaining daring

Friday, October 30. the first month of the war, all

Plenty of Powder."

Enough is known on the sub- Joint Line Discontinues.

Organ Recital, St. John's their guns may be worn out have an umple supply of powder that after the first 100 phots pany of New York announces That the European powers all ject, however, to establish the frot

The Panama Railroad Com-Cathedral, in aid of the Prince of

Wales' Fond-915 p.m. within six months, says a Phila to carry on war for an indefinite are fired from the big guns, the that is a result of the Pecife delphis paper.

This is due to the corrosive out,

period unless their guns give accuracy of the gun will begin 10 Mail Steamship Company service qualities of smokeless powder. Ificials of the du Pont Powder carroded and extended, with the accept for transportation by their learned from of deteriorate. Is bore has been being discontinued they will not fairly eats up the steel muzzles Company, of Wilmington. Co- result that much of the volatile line any passengers or freight. Jockey Club meeting of the gans and burns up their lonel E G. Buckner, a vice gases will escape without propell from New York to Pacific Coast the case with the nitroglycerin and in charge of the company's breech Icoka. Particularly is this president of the du Pont Company, ing the projectile.i powder used by the British army military ammunition department,

points of the United States. The Loses Accuracy.

company's regular freight and and navy and by the German is thoroughly informed about only travel with less accuracy, and porte in South America, Cen. The shot, therefore, will not Denger service between New

York and the conal the powder conditions of the but also over a shorter distance. tral America and Mexico will be zone, Params All European nations are world: known to have a particularly "The United States is the only big gan may not be reached until maintained as usual.

The absolute uselessness of the inexhaustible supply of powder power in the world that does not the 400th shot has been fired, but

navy.

bores.

Wednesday, November 4. Licensing Sessions,

Gala night, Theatre Royal-- 9.15 p.m.

Tuesday, November 10, Hongkong A.D.C. "Blue Bird" Theatre Royal-9.16 pm)

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or powder material, but the length bave powder on hand for the the fact remains that there is a de- of the war or the aggressiveness conduct of a war of indefinite finite limit to the amount of heavy is used by the British, German, To-day's Paris communique says:-

of the warring nations may be length," said Colonel Buckner.shooting that any of the big Italian and Japanese navies, bẹ- On our Left Wing considerable German forces continued their limited by their ability to refit "The United States has very nations can do regardless of their cause it is more compact than

worn-out guns with new muzzle little in

it has supplied itself with a large powder.

An old soldier, one of the Em- In this connection it is remem quantity of soda, so that it will This la particularly true of the

fore requires less storage space.

peror Nicholas I's iron men, r parts of the bored by military experts that bo possible to make powder in navy guns of the British, the lulose powder, sa does also the Kostroma to offer his services at These attacks were particularly at Fricourt, eastward of the during the Russo-Japanese war, case of war. At the outbreak of Germany, the Italians and the French army and the Germen end

The French navy uses nitrocele tramped a hundred miles to

WAlbert plateau, and westward of Craonne; also in the region of and was hard pressed for new country did not have enough row these navies use nitroglycerin less corrasive powder on shore hundred and three, verre offage the Japanese navy toward the the Spanish-American war, this Japanes for the reason that Japanese army, all preferting the SD, says the Morning. Post ins the front saa volunteer, Theve er Samain, in Argonne, at Four-de-Paris, south-west of Verdun, in the guns, all the big guns having der for a good Fourth of July celeb powder: The nitroglycerin pow. where storage space is not sich region of Malincourt, Woovre, near Champlon, and north-west of been badly worn in the bombard-ration, and the reason that Presider is far more corrosive than the an important factor. The Engram of medale gained si www.We made alight-progress in Argonne and southern Wosyament of Port Arthur. The nitro-dent McKinlay held brok his war nitrocellulose powder, becsose it linh however, ase nitroglycerin glycerin smokeless powder used declaration as long as he did, prodeces more heat in firing. It cordite for both navy and army.

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