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The Hongkong Telegraph

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September 2 1915,

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LATEST WAR TELEGRAMS,

LATEST WAR TELEGRAMS,

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September 2 1914,

Temperature 6 a.m. Humidity

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TO-DAY'S

WAR TELEGRAMS.

TELEGRAMS.

NEWS FOR BUSY HEN.

CONDENSED.

THE CHECK IN GALICIA.

AWHAT BOASTFUL GERMANY HAD HOPED TO DO.

Remarkable Skil of the Russian Commanders.

ALLIES' DEVASTATING BOMBARDMENT. OF. GERMAN TRENCHES.

(Reuter's Service to the "Telegraph."]

THE RUSSIANS.

BOASTFUL GERMAN OFFICIAL STATEMENT,

September 1, 1.45

p.m.

THE ALLIES' INTENSE ARTILLERY ACTION.

GERMANS COWER IN THEIR TRENCHES,

ANGLO-GERMAN NEGOTIATIONS OF 1912.

The Italians on the

Arziere attacks

The Franch

been killed on the renah front. The Germans are applying the sama, methods in Poland- un they did in Belgien,

August 31, 8.35 p. Osing to the publication of misleading German versione, the September 1, 1:45 pm. Foreigs Office to sight issued a statement on the Anglo-Clermann Yesterday was the fourth day of the incessant rain of shells on negotiations of 1912. The orssal point throughout was that Gir the German front, the west of which was swept by a tornado of Ane, many desired to obtain absolute British mantrality in all eventualii by day and night. The trenches, shelters, cantonments and depotetice. The Foreign Offion affirms that the German proposals meint were plastered with shells.

that Germany, in the event of a European cooflict, reaisined fees to The Austro-Germans suffered The bombardment is unique both in duration and intensity, support bag friends, but Great Britain was forbidden to raise a serious check in Galiais to the The Germans are cowering in their trenches wat have not attempt-Soger in dstence of hers. Germany could arrange for Austris to north of the important town of ed, for days past, to show themselves.

start hostilition and then Germany would support her ally, as bad Bregeniny.

FRENCH AVIATOR KİLLED.

-September 1, 1:45 pm: The aviator, Pegoad, has been killed on the French front.

COTTON.

IMPORTATION INTO NORWAY,

September 1 145 p.m. Reuter'á correspondent at Christisais saya that Celegates of the Norwegian collon spinners have been sent to London.

The Daily Telegraph's correspondent says that arrangements point to a conclusion for the importstion of cation into Norway, despite its being declared contraband,

AN INTERESTING SUMMARY.

(Havas Telegram.)

August 30,

French stock now atanda at 68.50, Yesterday activity prevailed on the whole front.' To-dag in the course of a violent artillery duel, wa damaged the enemy's reaches in Argonne. The Minister Plenipotentiary of Switzerland," in Paris," offered the French Government the best thanks of the Swisa Government, on the Last night's Potrograd communique, coupled with yesterday's Occasion of the return of the French aviator Gilbert to Switzerland.. Berlin admissions, showing that the Austro-German offensive in Petrograd: We retired to the west, in the direction of Galicia has been severely checked, and the situation in other parts, Friederichstadi. A very fierce struggle occurred on the right bank testify to the potency of the Russian counter-strokes.

of Vilia river. We moved our troops to the south of Vladimir- The Russian communique comes on the heels of a boastful| Volinski." A Russian aeroplane brought down a Zappelin near German semi-official statement, anrouncing that the fleeing Vlodave. Raarists were about to be divided into three" sections and cut off one after another, by German wedges, that the osptures of prisonera would probably riso from mit re thousands to hundreds of thousands, together with the capture of a large Russian army. But the skill of the Russian commanders maintaining their armies intact, avoiding risks and availing themselves of every opportunity of dealing smashing blows seems as consummate as ever.

SIR EDWARD GREY'S EXPOSURE OF BERLIN.

NAILING THE GERMAN LIE TO THE COUNTER.

September 1, 1:15 p.m. Bir Edward Grey's last exposure of Berlin methods is con- sidered as finally nailing the German lie to the counter. The news papors congratulate Sir Edward on his skilful avoidance of the German trap.

Sir Edward bas once more proved that the German object was not to secure the peace of Europe but to give Germany a free hand.

THE EXCHANGE SITUATION.

FRESH HEAVY FALL IN NEW YORK.

September 1, 1.45 p.m.

There has been a fresh heavy fall in British exchange in New York, but it is believed that a plan has already been elaborated which will speedily remedy it.

M. MILLERAND CONSULTS FRENCH GENERALS.

MEASURES IN VIEW OF A WINTER CAMPAIGN

September 1, 1.45 p.m.

A Paris message says that M. Millerand has returned from a viais to this front, where he consulted the generals în referetice to messures in view of a winter campaign.

[In the event of telegrams arriving too late for insertion on this page they will be found on the Extra.]

EARLIER TELEGRAMS.

THE RUSSIANS.

MAGNIFICENt resistance,

August 31, 6.65 p.m.

Beater'a correspondent at Amsterdam says that the Austrians

| solüally happened.. Grost Britain, however, firmly refused to nas | Man

the word neutrality, realizing that Germany, if war broke out, would Sir Edward Gry's lafont ax- declare that it had been forced upon her and thus claim Britain's posure of Berlin's method is 009- neutrality. Even today, despite the facts, Germany contends that aidoned so finally" nailing the the war was forced upon bar.

Gorman lie to the counter. Sir Edward Grey proposed that. Grou. Britain should neither The curl crisis was definitely make nor join in an unprovoked attack upon Germany. He further wattled yesterday ---A conta declared that aggression on Germany had in nowise entered or minera at Esrdif (pooeytinga would enter into British policy. Nevertheless the Germans still esitlement of the propomie, hankered after a declaration of neutrality, saying that the British German commanique says formula, was insufficient, also intimating that the German Navy that the Germans are creeping programme must proceed upon its original lines. Then the negotia toward Grodno and Vilna, but tions ended and with them hope of a mutual reduction of expendi-that these citise are still in Rus- ture on armaments.

sian hande,

Tuesday was the fourth day of the inosssant rain of mhsila on the Germsa front, wees of which wa and sight. swept by a tornado of fire by day

RUSSIA'S FINANCIAL POSITION. -

September, 112.40 p.m. Reater's correspondent at Petrograd says that a financial state- ment submitted to the Duma emphasises the great war obligations"

Sir Edward Gray has once of the Government, which had already bitrowed £800,000,000. The more proved that the German Minister of Finance said that it would, perhaps, in the future, object was not to secure the peace borrow a larger sam, but would continue the war to a victorions of Europe, but to give Germany end, not fearing the enormous expense. (Loud cheers throughout a free hand. the House.) Raeris was sufficiently industrious and rich to ensure the payment of los debts and Russia had never for a moment de layed paying her creditors. (Cheers). He predicted that besides an Internal Loan there was a probability of the Rotation of an important loan in foreign markets. Russia had the greatest reserve of gold in the world, and held the greatest cover in gold for påper money except perhaps Great Britain.

GERMAN METHODS IN POLAND.

August 31, 7.10 p.m. The Germans are applying in Poland the same methode as in Belgium.

The Governor General of Warsaw in a proclamation sanounces that banks and business houses refusing to do basinens with Ger- mans will be alosed and their owners seat into concentration camps. Anyone appealing to the Bassian proclamation prohibiting trading with the enemy will be liable to five years' imprisonment."

FRENCH COMMUNIQUE.

LIVELY ARTILLERY ACTIONS,

September 1, 1.50 a.m.

A Paris communiqua says that there have been somewhat lively and Germans have suffered a serious check in Galicia, to the north artillery actions in Belgium, Artois, to the north of Woevre, and the of the important town of Brezezany. A Berlin communique admits Forest of Apremont. that the progress of their forces has been arrested in the region of the river Strypa by counter-attacks by strong Russian forces. Another feature in the magnificent resistance of the Russians to the mouth-eati of Riga against General von Hindenburg's armies. The Gormant up to the present have not been able to force the vital bridgehead southward of Friedrichstadt, «

RUSSIAN SUCCESSFUL 'COUNTER-ATTACKS.

September 1, 6.05 #,m..

ITALIAN COMMUNIQUE"

FURTHER SUCCESSES.

September 1, 1.50 a.m.

M. Millerand has returned from

a visit to the front where he con- walled with the French generale in refrescs to meisures in view of a winter campaign=;

A financial statement submittdel to the Dama emphasises the great war obligations of the Gor- ernment, which has already borrowed £850,000,000.

There has been a freak heary fall in British exchange at New York, but it is believed that a plan has already been elaborated which will speedily remedy it.

The German admissions that the Austro-German offensive in Galicia was severely checked and the situation in other parts testifies to the potency of the Russian counter stroken, w

A boastful German semi-offiola! statement announces that the fleeing Russiana are about to be divided into three toctiors, and cut off one after azother, by Ger man wedges.

The skill of the Russian com- manders, maintaining their armies intact, avoiding risks and avail- ing themselves of every opport unity of desling smashing blows, seems as consummate na evér.

The Daily Telegraph's cric pondent at Christisnin says that' arrangements point to a conclu- sion for the importation of cotton into Norway, despite the fact that it has been declared contraband,

The Russian Minister of Fin

A Bome communique asya that the Italians on the plateau of A Petrograd communique says that the Bassiane are holding Arniere attacked the strong position of Monte Maronis and chased ance said that Russia had the the enemy offensive on the river Mises. They rápulsed an attempt the enemy, who thereupon opened a furious artillery fire on the greatest reserve of gold in the by the Germans to cross the Drina to the corth-west of Fried Italians in their new positions, which, nevertheless, were held and world, and held the greatest richstadt, and the Germans who crossed to the right book were strengthened. A detachment of picked Italian sharp shooters sp-cover in gold for paper money, driven back. The Germans made a day and night attack on prosched the enemy's positions at Plava, on the middle Lonzo, and except, perhape, Great Britain. August 29, supported by a hurricane of artillery fire, and launched silenced several machine-guns and trench-mortars which had been several furious attacks against the bridgehead, but all were repulsed, annoying the Italians for several days. Further advance is reported the enemy losing heavily. The Russians successfully assumed the at other point, the Italians occupying Austrian trenches and seiz offensive on the right bank of the river Vilis and continue to hold ing arms and ammunition abandoned by the enemy: the German offensive between the Vilis and the Niemen. The Russians repulsed farther attacks in the Ligak, Sidra, and Gorodeo regions. The Russians captured 200 prisoners in ropaleing attacks, on August 29 at Svinionks..

The Austro-German troops in Galicia, efter prolonged insotivity,

began a series of attacks on August 29 and 20 on the whole front, MONTENEGRINS REPULSE AUSTRIAN INFANTRY.

preceded by a violent bombardment from heavy guns. The attsoke were particularly fierce to the north of Zloczow, Eight attacks were repulsed in the Pomersany and Zborow districts and slong the Strypa front, all were repulsed with enormous losses. The

August 31, 7.10 p.m. Router's correspondent at Costinje mys that the Montenegrins

DON'T FORGET.

TO-DAY.

Bijou Theatre-0.15 p.m. Victoria Theatre-0.15 p.m. TO-MORROW,

Bijou Theatre-9.15.p.m.

› Vistoria Theatre-9.15 p.m.

Saturday, September 4. Bawitt, Phillips Co. Thesire

anemy, in some districts, was obliged to, rettent precipitatal repulsed an Austrian infantry attack in the direction of Savino, Royal-9.15 p.m. The Russians made big and successful counterattacks on a wide]:

| Brdecals, and Trebinje, iníficting hasvy losses. front and captured 80 guns, 24 machine guns, and 3,000 prisoners, half of whom were Germani.

(Continued on page 10.)

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