WAR TELEGRAMS.
"THE : HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, AUGUST 28, 1915.
ACCOUNTING FOR GERMAN SUBMARINES,
DAIRY FARM NEWS.
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SERVIA'S REPLY.
August 26, 4.05 p..
According to Reuter's correspondent at Rame it is reported that the Servish Minister has handed to M. Sonnino, Sarvia's reply to the proposals of the Entente Powers.
COMMANDER BIGSWORTH'S FEAT.
August 26, 8.35 p.m.
The Admiralty adds that Commander Bigsworth dropped bombe on the submarine, which was observed to be completely wreaked. It snk off Ostend.
EFFECTIVE BRITISH
METHODS.
The Enemy "Hopelessly Embarrassed.'*
SPECIAL ARTICLE.
[A correspondent writing to us from Home on the anti-submarine measures which are being taken by the British Admiralty makes some interesting comments, in the article given below, which confirm the opinion expressed months ago in our "Notes on the Crisis" that secret methods are being successfully employed for dealing with Germany's campaigu it is not the practice of the Admiralty to report these in 03889 whereof piracy. The artiole is one the enemy has no other souros of information, & to the time and which we feel sure will be perused place at which these occurred, but Commander Bigaworth's brilliant with deep interest by Telegraph leat was performed in the immediate neighbourhood of a coast readers.]. occupied by the enemy, and the position of the submarine had been located by a German destroyer.
Important though the losses of German submarines have been,
GERMANY'S CONDESCENSION.
August 27, 11.15 m.
According to Reuter's correspondent in Washington Count Bernstorff bas informed Mr. Lansing that the commanders of German submarines had been ordered not to attack merchantmen without warning. Officials are optimistic, and it is understood that Ger- many will announce the suspension of warfare or passenger
THE FRENCH.
PREMIER'S CONDITIONS OF PEACE.
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August 27, 12.30 a.m.
It may or may not be known in Hongkong, says our correspond- ent, that the British naval authori- ties have for many months past been taking effective measures for dealing with the German sub- marine menace. The faot; how-
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ever, is certainly well known here DECIDE TO CONTINUE WORK. in Eagland, though little that sheds light on it is made public.. It is common talk at many of our
London Received August 27. The men of the naval collieries at Penygraig bave decided to continue work pending a meeting of all the employees of the Cham- brian combine.
ssaporta that considerable Ruutor's Service To The "Telegraph."); numbers of the.
enemy'a submarines have been sunk and that a lesser number has ac- tually been captured and added to our own Fleet. But what is not known is the manner in which the shrinkage of German under-water craft has been brought about, neither has the Admiralty seen it to announce the number of aubmarines put out of action go fares the enemy is concerned.
ANGRY.
Benter's correspondent in Paris says that the Chamber was packed and the Government secured a tremendous triumpb, obtaining what was equivalent to a vote of confidence by 593 to 1. The vote was preceded by an impassioned speech by the Premier M. Viviani, em phasising that there was no division among Frenchmen only divergences of opinion which was the essence of Parliamentary Gov-A policy of striet secrecy angry because the Government ernment. There could be no question of peäos until Belgium was free and Alance-Lorraine had been regained,
MORE AVIATION SUCCESS.
August 27, 2.55 a.m.
A Paris communique states that there has been a lively cant- ncande north of Arras, particularly at Souabez and also in the valley of the Aisas and north of Sissons.. The Germans violently bim barded Rheims, and the French actively replied. Grenade fighting continues in Argonne. Our aeroplanes bombarded, on the 25:b, a number of Germen cantonments and stations and an aviation park in Argonne, at Artois, and olsewhere, where a squadron of 60 British, Frenob and Belgium aeroplanes bombed the forest of South Onlet, causing several firea. French aeroplanes dropped 127 bombe on the station of Noyon on the night of the 25th.
M, VIVIANI'S EPOCH-MAKING SPEECH.
August 27, 5.15 a.m.
London. Received August 28. The South Wales miners are
in this has refused to receive the men's deputation. Nearly 10,000 struck work to-day and it is feared that the trouble will spread,
is being followed matter and maybe the full tale, in this as in other aspects of the war, will only be told when either peace is in eight or the truggle actually ended.
SIR ALFRED Mond.
If we take a long view of the | Borities of the German sub- marines it will at once be admitted
London Received August 23,K that the plane of admiral von
Six Alfred Mond has resigued. Tirpitz have lamentably failed. For the week ending July 24, the pirates failed to claim a solitary the directorship of the Westmins British merchantman, and in the ter Gaselle and has disposed of his twenty-two weeks that bad then shares in the English Review. passed from the commencement Mr. Austin Harrison editor of the of the so-called "blockade," the English Review bas become the average loss worked out at a mere principal shareholder of the latter, four vessels a week. We know The evening papere point out that A vote of the French Chamber proven the futility of the that since the war began, the Ger- Sir Alfred Moad has recently agitation of a small section of the Radical and Socialist Deputies man admiralty has added vory become a convert to the National against the Government, which never was really serious, but many submarines to the previous Service movement, exaggerated importance was attached to it, owing to the nasora-ly existing fleet of thirty-nine pulous methods of dissatisfied politicians. The Government, however, was sure of the support of the vast majority of the country. The Chamber took a strong line and refused to be bad gered.
M. Viviani, in an epoch-making speech, courager asly admitted that, where come branches of the War Department had achieved great efforts, mistakes had been made in others, but they had already been remedied. "Let us banish discouraging pessimism. (thup- derons applause). For forty fvo years the Republic has supported the weight of a horrible wound, and it is false to say that the Government was not prepared for military defence. There was no division among Frenchmen, and there could only be one if anybody suggested premature peace. All references to General Joffre and the army were received with tempestuous applaus e,
M. Viviani received an ovation.
August 27, 5.15 8.m.
vesele, and it is a fairly safe. deduction that the relatively emall number of victims claimed BRIGANDAGE IN PERSIA by the enemy has a direct connec
on with the operations taken by our own admiralty to combat the menace to our shipping. In fact, it is certain that the enemy losses in anbmarines have been very much greater than the Ger- mans have admitted or that our Admiralty has an upced. Mr.
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London. Received August 28,
According to Reater's correa pondent in Patrograd telegrams from Teheran state local banda of brigands have been attacking the gendarmerie, who lost two guns and some munitions at Barojird.
J. L. Garvin had some pointed A Swedish cfficer barely escaped observations on this question in with his life. The last issue of the Observer.
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According to Reuter's correspondent in Washington Ex-Preai- After remarking that we are dew tonnage far faster dent Theodore Roosevelt's anti-German speechee bave aroused the nonobing
is sinking the THE DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP displeasure of the Government. The Secretary for War has tele-than the eve
R bigger mer- graphed to the Commander-in-Chief deprecating that Mr. Roosevelt old (and thus have.
a this ehould be allowed to address citizens and the solliere in camp, and chant marine now tu
Wel time last year), he says directing that nothing similar be permitted in future.
know that of the submarines se. out from German porte, a. o n siderable number will never to- turn. How many have been sunk or captured, or how the thing has been done, no outsider can tell
MEMORIAL SERVICE FOR INDIAN OFFICERS.
August 27, 5.15 am.
Mr. Austen Chamberlain, accompanied by Mr. Danlop Smith, was present at a memorial service beld at St. Luke's Church, Red cliffe Square, Kensington, for the officers of the 11th Sikhs who had
fallen in the war,
THE PIRATES' WEEKLY BAG.
August 27, 2.55 a.m.
It is officially announced that 19 merchantmen were sank dar- ing the week ending the 25th inat, in which period there were 1,369 arrivals and departures.
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SIR EDWARD GREY'S LETTER.
August 27, 7.10a.m. Sir Edward Groy's letter has made the best impression on the Allies and Neutrala.-
Arrangements have been male for the transfer of the Woolwich Areenal to the control of the Ministry of Munitione.
ANOTHER KAISER TELEGRAM.
August 27, 7.10 am, The Kaiser has telegraphed to the Germans on the Western front congratulating them on holding fast and enabling the Eastern force to penetrate deeply into Russia.
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From NEW YORK. "ONSIGNEES of Cargo are hereby informed that all for certain." He then goes on to mana, vers of the Douglas Steam- Goods are ping landed at their ask why the censorship should ship Company Limited have risk into the Godowns of the Conceal from the nation certain declare. I a dividend at the rate of Hongkong and Kowloon, Wharf encouraging things in
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No claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns, and all Goods remain- employed one of the min, seamen murdered ing undelivered after the 4th by oar Admiralty in coping with by the Garman picales-that "prox. will be subject to rent.
All claims against the steamer the submarine evil. Mr. Qarvin was a satisfaction to know that must be presented to the Under- winds up these comments with the navy were making the number signed on or before the 20th (prox. these characteretic words: The of German sub: marine, less every or they will not be recognised. Admiralty knows well what we day." But eongh bas been mean. The enemy knows. Is written to show how well prepar aged Goods are to be left in the it not high time that the British ed our Navy has been to deal Godowns, where they will be oz- public should know ?"
with the situation and hoy form- amined on the 4th prox, at 11 Oas osuld quote numerous idable an efficiency we wie, doa
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