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September 23 1915,

8028 日五十初月八年乙

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LATEST WAR TELEGRAMS,

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September 23 1914,

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THURSDAY,

SEPTEMBER 23,

1915.

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WAR TELEGRAMS

WAR TELEGRAMS.

HOLLAND'S NEUTRALITY,

QUEEN WILHELMINA'S SPEECH FROM THE THRONE.

General Mobilisation Ordered in Bulgaria.

RUSSIANS TAKE 70,000 PRISONERS IN THREE WEEKS.

[Beuter's Service to The “Telegraph."]

BULGARIA.

GENERAL MOBILISATION ORDERED.

September 22, 8.40 p.m: Beater learns that the Balgarian Minister in London has received news that a general mobilisation has been ordered by the Bulgarian Government..

GENEBAL GOURAUD CONVALESCENT,

(Havas Telegram.)

September 22. General Gouraud, having recovered, has left for the South France to recruit his health.

These charges would produce in the presentstar s ravanus of $11,274,000 and for the full year' £37,400,000. The super-tax would be increased upon incomes of £8,000 and upwarde to three shillings and sixpence. This would prodass #2150,000 this year.

The special tax on profits which was incremed daring the war would be introduced and extended to all tades and agencies Fifty per cent, of the profits above those of last year would be taxed. This would yield £30,000,000 in the full year, but owing to various causes there would be only six millions this year.

..

The sugar duty which was increased by the half-penny per pound would produce $11,700,000 in the full yer. The duties on tes, tobacco, coffee, and chicory would be increased by fifty per

cent.

Beer and spirits were untouched, but the duty on motor spirit was increased by three pense per gallon and that on patent medicines was doubled.

TURKISH CLErgy in revoLT,

Feptember 21, 2.15 p.m.

The Daly Telegraph's correspondent at Home reports that numerous messages from Constantinople indicate a regular revolt of the Turkish clergy against the Young Tarke, Eaver Pasha and the Germans. It is declared that a synod of religions leaders meeting at Saint Sophis excommunicated Enver Paths and his companions, The rebellion of the clergy has enormously impressed the popula- tion and the army.

GERMAN SPIES PUNISHED,

September 21 2.45 p.m.

Imported Inraries like motor-care, fime, olocke, watches and musical instruments would pay an ad valorem duty of thirty-three and one-third per cent and the half-penny postage would be The Prem Bursu has sonounced that the trial has been con- abolished, while the parcel post and press telograms would be cluded at the Old Bailey of a man and woman of German origin, charged more.

who were charged with attempting to communicate abroad informa The estimated revenue for the year would be £305,000,000 and tion regarding the fleet, with the intention of assisting the enemy. the estimated revenue for 1016-17 would be $387,000,000. We Both were found guilty. The man was sentenced to be shot and the trebled our debt sad doubled our taxes if the war continued. woman whom the Court regarded as being under the influence of These proposals would not be our last word. Our great resource the man was sentenced to ten years' panal servitude. was the willingness of the people to bear their share.

September 21, 7.45 p.. There will also be an increase of 50 per cent, on cocca.

September 21, 9.35 The tea duty has been adopted.

September 21, 9.35 pm. The debate on the budget showed a general acceptance of the proposals’as a well thought out plan for the benefit of the nation at large.

September 21, 10.35 po

All the budget resolutions were adopted.

COMMENT ON THE BUDGET.

ALLIES REPLY TO SUBMARINE WARFARE;

September 21, 2.45 p.m.

TELEGRAMS·

NEWS FOR BUSY MEN.

CONDENSED.

The deficit estimate in the Dutch budget · in - 22,227,000 guilders.

The revision of the Datoh Constitution has already been announced ́ and will soon be submitted.

On Tuesday, Mr. McKenna in- troduced in the "House of Dom- on the second "war Budget of the financial year. -**

On Sunday there were nine air- combats on the Western front and two German seroplanee were driven to the grouni, ablaz

The Bulgarian Minister in London has received news that a general mobilisation has been ordered by the Bulgarian GoverN- ment.

The Dutch Badges has provid. Fed for a large number of gang and ammunition in view of the great role heavy artillery has played in this war,

The Frobeh Admiral Besson wise says that Germany is in no, abandoning her submarine wir fare and that her great aim is extend her rødias of action..

The Russians have scored suc cesses against the Germans east of Vilna also against the Aus trians. farther south, making a most effective use of the bayonet. Lord Curzon in a letter to the A statement made by Admiral Beason has been pablished in Daily Chronicle says that he is Paris to the effect that Germany in no wise is abandoning submarine still a supporter of National warfare. Her great aim is to extend the radius of action. The Service, the believera of which operations of the Allies, the hunting down of the sabmarines and are daily growing in number and the neutral mugglera who are supplying them must be intensified, importancs. The service of numerous small vessels is required for this purpose. They are adequate in the English Channel and the Mediterranean, bat our means stem to be deficient in the Bay of Biscay. Every small stenmahip in Franos ghould-be chartered and armed.

FRENCH SUCCESS CLAIMED.

September 21, 9.45 p.m. Mr. MoKama's Budget find an excellent reception: All parties | in the House of Commons ademed satisfied with the distribution of new taxation, and all showed equal readiness to bear bheerfully the

September 21, 5.45 p.m. partionlar borden affecting them and their constituencies. – Tho

Reaters correspondent at Paris reports that the bombardments restank opinion outside in that the new taxda are well spread over

mon, Mr. MoKansas fook two hours to reveal the secrets of are more violent than ever, especially the reciprocal bombardment the Bu (whicke zu described so the most staggering, and most in the region of Arras The French batteries were most effective hugg in the world'. history. The Radioals are naturally pleased There were barsts of fire at several points of the front. A dom with the indreds of the enper-tax, and the Unionists are delighted manique teaker another interesting, announcements We gained with the tact an imparted laxaries. Thas, Mr. MoKanon words footings on the right bank of the Aisne karne Cinal. The enemy be would satisfy ngither the strict Free Trader nor the scientific attempting a counter-attack, was compelled to fall back. The Tarifi Reformar are almost falsified, indeed Mr. MoKenus French made marked progress in the Vouges, Fran

of to have sobraved Parliamentary financial triumph.

SEVENTY THOUSAND PRISONERS IN THREE WEEKS.

(Havas Telegram,),

September 22.

From the end of August we have taken in Eastern Rusia more than 70,000 prisoners.

[la the event of tolograms arriving too late for insertion on this page they will be found on the Extra]

EARLIER TELEGRAMS.

THE BUDGET.

UNPRECEDENTED PROPOSALS GENERALLY ACCEPTED.

September 21, 5.01 p.m.- In the House of Commons Mr. McKenna introduced the second War Budget of the financial year. He said "I must ask the House to sanotion great and unprecedented burdens. I am confident that if the House assents the country will follow."

The figure of the Easalal year now revised, were:-Berango £272,000,000; expenditure, 21,590,000,000; an increase over the estimate of £257,000,000. The dead weight of debt at the close of the financial year would be £2,200,000,000. We had to Contemplate s navy costing $190,000,000 and an atmy costing 8715,000,000, and external advances of 8425,000,000,000

He proposed to increase the income tax by 40 per cent, and the allon: ftit would be reduced to $130, & His proposed the "arrangement of payment by instalments,

would be qua

nant collection for employses of all description

The MoKeans Budget would not tripple our ratatypes despite the fact that "There is no récord of a nation voluntarily. burdens bearing so high a proportion on the total national income

NINE AKROPLANE COMPANI

September 21, 150 p.m.

There has been grenade fighting, especially in the region of

weilarkopf.

GERMAN COMMUNIQUE.

INTERESTING ADMISSIONS.

Field Marshal Bit John French »

reports say that during the past two days the Germans have not osased their artillery activity, and the British guam replied effectively.

**The Amsterdam Telegraaf says that the most striking fessurs of the Dutch speech froin the Tarons is the absence of slimmon to any attempt of the Dutch Government to promote pesbe.

Queen Wilhelmina in a spesofi from the Throne at the opening of Parliament emphinned the determine of - maintained integrity and stricte

ly observe neutrality.

Telegrams from Petrograd show that tho sosiaty regarding the attitude of the workmen at the prorogration of the Dama i unfounded. After a phot

Tike,

as a protest, the workmen every where redumed work.

The correspondent of the Daily Telegraph, at Rome Boys that messages from Constantinople indicate that there is a regular revolt of that Tarkleh. albigy September 21, 7.00 p.m.-:. Field Marshal Sir John French, in his bulletin, says that during Boater's correspondent at Amsterdam states that ■ Berlin agkinst the Young Tarks, Enver the past two days the Germans have not ceased artillery activity, communique lasted to-night has unusually interesting referencsa to. Pash and the Germans. The British gune replied ensotivaly. Our artillery yesterday set the western front, and emplazes that the French guns, in the region

The Badget Aggres which have ablasă a part of the Forest Thenthulst, causing a big explosion. of Arra, kept up almoss uninterrupted heavy fire. It admits that now been revised are: Bavenue 1590 There were nine air combate on Sunday. Two Garman seroplanes the French batteries shot to fragments the look on the Aisne Marns 272 millions expouslitäre ware driven to the ground ablang.

Casal, north westward of Rheims, the Germans being compelled to millions, an increase over the

vacuate their position during the night.

estimate of 257 millions, **The communique's claims regarding the Russian front are in dead weight of debt at the close. the minor key, and are significant. It does not mention the capture of the financial your will be, 2 of the Vilna district, bût speaks of rearguard battles eastward of million pelle d'olives human Lide

LORD CURZON AND NATIONAL SERVICE.

September 21, 2.15 p.m. : Lard Carson, in a letter to the Daily Chronicle, asyn ha in still sapporter of national pervice, believers in which are daily growing in camber and importance, but he appeals to the Press to discourage Day attempt in certain quarters to manufacture discord, where it does not exist and to imagine plota for which there is not a vontige of foundation.

NEW MUNITIONS APPOINTMENT.

September 21, 2.15 pm. Sir Hay "Frederick Donaldson, K.0.8., has resignd the superintendency of the Woolwich Armonals and is taking up more important work at the Ministry of Monitions.

Mr. Vincent Litobfleld Raven formarly chief engineer of the North Eastern Railway Company, suncesde him.

It claims some progress southward, but the position of General von Mackensen in the southern thestre is unchanged.

INDIAN PENSIONS ON IMPERIAL CHARGE.

September 21, 10.45 p,m,

Mr. Austen Chamberlain, replying to Sir John D. Bess, asid that all extra-pensionary charges for the widows and orphans of Indian soldiers in the present war would-be mat entirely by the British Exchequer.

SVEN HEDIN RETAINS INDIAN HONOURS.

[Bit H.F. Donaldson has been chief mapt, of the Hoyal Ordnance

September 21, 10.45 p.m. Factories Woolwich, sinos 1803. He was employed at Glos, India, on the Manchester Ship Canal, chief engineer of the London India Replying to Sir John D. Rees, Mr. Auston Chamberlain and Dooks Committee, was deputy Director General of Ordosos Fac- that Dr. Sven Hedin was still on the list of honorary commanders of tories, and in 1899 was appointed Chief Mechanical Engineer of the Indian Empire. Ordnanen. Factories.

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the Old Bailey, of a man women of German ori with sitempling, to com abroad, information the feat.Therming sentenced

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woman to ten years' penɛ] [vorvitude.

DON'T FORGET.

TO-DAY!

Bijou Theatre-9.15 p.m. Victoria Theatre--8.15 p.m.

TO-MORROW.

Bijon Theatre-9.15 p.m. **- Victoris Theatre -9.15 p.m.” Friday, September 24. Leotare on Christian Science-*** Chamber of Commeros Hall, City Hall, 5.30 p.m.p

Tasaday, September 28.

Sale of Household furniture

180. MoDonasil: Road-G. Lammert, 2.30. p.m.