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The Hongkong Telegraph

WEATHER FORECAST

FINE

Barometer, 20,80

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September 24 1915,

Temperature

6 m. 80

2 p.m., 85

Humidity

74

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日六十初月八年卯乙

FRIDAY,

SEPTEMBER

TO-DAY'S

LATEST WAR TELEGRAMS,

WAR TELEGRAMS.

September 24 1914,

Temperature 6 am. 76 Humidity

82

2 p.m.

1915.

五拜禮 四七月九英港香 BINGLE COPY TO OL TES.

$96 PER ANNUM.

WAR TELEGRAMS,

TELEGRAMS.

NEWS FOR BUSY MEN.

CONDENSED,

MORE ABOUT THE BUDGET.

HOW THE TEA-DRINKERS WILL BE AFFECTED.

Bulgarian Officers Statement.

HEAVY ARTILLERY FIGHTING ON THE DANUBE.

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

THE EFFECT OF THE NEW TAXES.

INCREASED TAX PASSED ON CONSUMERS.

September 23, 2.00 p.m. The prices of tob:cco and other commodities affected by the Badget have already been raised, but retailers of tea have agreed to clear stocks at the old figures.

GENERAL IAN HAMILTON PRAISES TROOPS.

September 22, 2.35 p.m.

General Sir Ian Hamilton, in a special order dated the 7th instant, congratulating the troops under General W. R. Birdwood

OPERATIONS IN MESOPOTAMIA,

NEWSPAPER CRITICISM.

September 22, 2.85 p.m.

There are intense outbursts of artillery at many paints on the Western froLt.

The Bulgarian Minister sys in the battle of Sari Bair, Baye: The gallant captare of the the splendid achievements of the force in Mesopotamis have been Balgaria will maintain an ermed The Timer, in an article strongly protesting that no records of that mobilisation means that almost impregnable Lone Pine trenches by the Australians and the officially issued in London, saya the despatches published in the neutrality. gallant defence against the repeated counter-attsoke, are exploits which will live in history. The troops under Sir Alexander John Gastle of India are not reproduced in the London Gazette and

cothing is done even to secure their publication through the Press asked if mobilisation meant that The Bulgarian: Minister when Godley, particularly the New Zealanders and Australians, were Bureau. The Times declares that thousands of Englishmen who Bulgaria would join the Central called on to carry out one of the most difficult military operatione, are engaged bitterly resent the slight placed upon them. The Powers, replied: "Certainly not." evar attempted. The deab, night march and assault by several doctrine that campaigns controlled by the Rj are of no concern to columns in an intricate mountainous country, strongly entrenched the British people is something new and violates the statutes con- and held by a numerous and determined enemy, their brilliant trolling the relations between Great Britain and India. conduct and success won them a reputation of which any country must be proud." To the Australians, New Zealanders and the troops associated with them, Maorie, Sikhs, Garkhse, and the new troops fom the old country, Sir Ian Hamilton tenders his appreciation and thanks.

THE RUSSIANS.

A SEVERE RUSSIAN WINTER EXPECTED,

September 22, 2.15 p.m.

Experts at Petrograd point out that the Russian stand on the Vilis river is most important, as secaring the retreat from Vilas. Though it is still premature to say that Bassione are out of the wood in view of the enemy's uninterrupted efforts to out com munications. The main purpose of the enemy's movements is be- lieved to be to cut diagonally across the line of the Russian retreat, repeating, on a large coale, the Masurian lake coup. The advent of General Russky on the Northern front has slowed down the German advance on Dwina to a costly series of attacks on successive trenches, and a serious advance by the Germans on Petrograd this season is regarded as utterly out of the question. At present there is ovary sign of an early winter, which peasants predict will be long and

BOTATA.

AUSTRO-GERMANS AGAIN DEFEATED.

3eptember 22, 5.55 p.m.

A Petrograd communique reports that the Russians have scored another fine mocess in the southern theatre, capturing a forest in the lower half of the Pripet region, on the river Stry, taking prisoners and The Times says that in city circles the opinion is that at least, machine guns. The Russians dislodged the Austro-Gormans in the at first, the whole of the increased tax will be passed on to the oon region of Dabno, capturing an important bridgehead and farther sumer either by increase in price or by reduction in quality. It is eastward the Russians won a battle northward and westward of also suggested that one result will be to compel consumers to chock Kremenetz, taking a large number of prisoners. the prosent wasteful methods of using lea. The onsumption may decline, but, in view of the large crops that are being harvested, it is nolikely that the market will remain on the easy side and this → should tend to counteract the higher tax, Producing companies have been doing exceedingly well and can afford to regard the fature with equanimity.

(Havas Telegram.)

French atook now stands ni 67.25.

September 22,

ASTOUNDING CAPTURE OF MEN AND ARMS.

September 22, 6.45 p.m.

A Petrograd official announcement states that General, Ivanoff, during the last few days of August and the beginning of Septem ber, besides capturing seventy thousand prisonera, tok seventy gons and two hundred machine guns on the southern front of a hundred and thirty miles.

RUSSIAN POLITICAL CONGRESSES AT MOSCOW,

QUESTION RAISED IN. THE HOUSE OF COMMONS.

A equadron of aeroplanes on Wednesday morning bombarded Stuttgart and dropped thirty shells on the Royal Palace and atation.

A Berlin telegram says that the Embassy announces that all leave for Balgaria via Vienna and Bulgariaans must immediately

Boumanis.

The Badget has been unani- mously approved by the newspa- pers, some styling it great and bold and others honest and atraigbforward.

September 92, 9.05.p.m. In the House of Commons Sir J. D. Rees said that the cam paiga in Mesopotamia was the most uniformly successful that bad yet been carried out by our armies. Tot it was one about which it was most difficult to obtain information. The enormous difficulties under which the troops and the Indian Marine advanosd from the Persian Gulf to Tigris should be appreciated and known so that the country might rejoice in the gallant exploits of troops who had not only engaged Turks and Arabs but in a most pestilential olimate had encountered difficulties of every description, Sir Ian Hamilton, in a special r. H. J. Tennent said that the Meaopatamian opera order on the 7th inst,, congratu tions really concerned the India Office bat inasmuch as the opera-latea the troops who were under tions were of considerable importance, and for which the whole General Birdwood during the country was most grateful, he would bring to the notice of Mr. battle of Bari Bair. Chamberlain the suggestions made in the hops that details of such gallant exploits will be given.

GERMAN INTRIGUES IN AMERICA.

The Times in an article strong- ly protests that there are no records of the splendid achieve- ments of the force in Mesopotamia officially issued in London.

The newspapers say that the Chancellor of the Exchequer into be congratulated on the feat ot raising over a hundred million in

single year on new taxed.

Prices of tobacco and other

September 22, 3.15 p.m. The Government has issued a White Paper containing the documents which Herr Damba, and Captain Von Papen sent to Europe by the American correspondent Archibald, a and those revealing the German plot to foment strikes in The purpose of : the enemy's American munitions works, already published in newspapere movements is believed to be to cat and others which confirm the New York World's 'disclosures. diagonally soross the line of the The plot was based on documente stolen from Doctor Albert, Russian retreat repeating-on a angiel adviser to the German Embassy, in the elevated railway. larger sesle the Masurien Lake The White Paper shows that Count Bernstorff afterwarde lengthily coup. wrote to Mr. Lansing, saying. It is inevitable the holder of a position such as mine would receive such moet unbalanced and commodities, affected by the Bad- were of euch a kind, that our only mistake was in preserving them but the retailers of tea. have irresponsible proposals. The majority of Dr. Albert's documents get, have already been raised instead of throwing them into the wastepaper basket." Count

agreed to clear their slooks at the Bernstorff then argued that Germany was justified in buying up old figures. munitione in the United States, as it was not only a humane measure

The American Government has but beneficial to the United States, to whom, Germany would be glad to sell them back. The letter of Captain von Papen to his published a White P-per con- wife, however, pats a different complexion on Count Bernstorff'staining the documents of Herr blaster, in which he says:-" We aro in great need of being hacked Damba and Captain von Papen, sent to Europe by the American up here. Unfortunately they stole a fat portfolio from our good correspondent Archibald. Albert, of which the principal contents have been published, includ-

General Ivanoff during the last ing very important things, my report for instance as to buying up liquid chlorine and phenol, and Wright's aeroplane patent. How few days in August and the be splendid on the Eastern front! I always tell these idiotia Yankees ginning of September besides thousand Equally frank is the capturing seventy that they had better hold their tongues." comment on Americans contained in the letter of Her prifonors kok seventy guns and Dambs to the Austrian Foreign Office, when it remarks that the two hundred machine guns,

The advent of General Rusaky resumption of the question of an embargo on arms "is usalem and even harmful, having regard to the self-willed temper of the Pre- on the Northern front has alowed sident." Herr Dumbs, in the same letter, saya the real reason of down the German advance on the President's discouragement as to the embargo agitation is the the Dwina to a costly series of conviction that the United States, in a serious orisis, must rely on attacks on successsive trenches, neutrale for war material, and says that President Wilson at no and a serious advanos on Petro- price will allow this source to dry up.

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Yesterday an artillery struggle prevailed. Nineteen French aircraft bombarded Honsdorff atation. To-day a very lively cannonading took place as usual. Our

September 22, 8.00 p.m. aircrafts bombarded Middelkerk cantonments and Conflans station. Patrograd :-East of Lou'zk we took 700 prisoners driving the

Reuter's correspondent at Petrograd states that the Zametro enemy beyond the river Djourin, taking 200 prisoners in the fight municipalities are holding congresses at Moscow and are deliberat ing sorces the river.

ing as to the form of resolution with reference to the political situs London:The Chamber of Commerce passed unanimously the tion. The question of requesting the Tear to receive a deputation war budget to the amount of 40 milliarde Fracca the burden of from them will be decided. Prince Eugene Trubetzkoi haa de which will be supported by new taxes, notably an increase of 40 per olared that the adoption of a resolution without further steps would cent, apon the income tax.

be a mere blow in the air, however, he was told that the congress09 representations would be made in all loyalty. The German army was becoming exhausted and Germany's only hope was a Russian ARTILLERY FIRE ON SERBIANS WITHOUT RESULT. important, securing the retreat

`(la the event of telegrams arriving too late for lasertion on this

page they will be found on the Extra.]

EARLIER TELEGRAMS.

BUDGET UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED,

revolution.

THE GOEBEN'S RE-APPEARANCE,

September 23, 3.05 a.m. Beater's correspondent at Petrograd states that the Goshen has re-appeared. A commanique mentions that Russian destroyers exchanged shota with the Goeben near the Bosphorus,

CZAR'S ARMY SUCCESSFULLY TURNED AGAINST GERMANS.

September 23, 8.05 a.co.

September 22, 8.00 p.m.

grad this season is out of the question.

Experts say that the Russian stand on the Vilia river is mo.t

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from Vilas, though it is still premature to say that the Rus sians are out of the wood in viw

▲ Serbian communique states:-The enemy on Sunday night of the enemy's uninterrupted ef- re-opened artillery fire on our positions, socompanied by fire from forts to cut the lines of communi infantry and quick-firare. There was no result. Our artillery tíon. occasionally replied,

DUTCH LINER STRIKES A MINE.

September 22, 9.45 p.m.

The Dutch liner, Koningen Emma, proceeding from. Jays to Holland, atrock a mine. The 250 passengers on board were trane

Thames in tow.

DON'T FORGET.

TO-DAY Bijou Theatre-9.15 p.m.

ferred to the .a. Batavier Fourth. The liner is proasading up the Victoria Theatre-9.1620

A Russian communique shows that the Rumians have sucooms fully turned against the Germans along the whole front from Biga September 22, 2.15 p.m.

to the east of Lids, capturing a number of villages and the town of

AUSTRALIANS' TOLL IN THE DARDANELLES. The Badget has been unanimously approved in the newspapers, Smorgon which is east of Vilna. Hundreds of prisoners and some styling it as great and bold, others as honest and straight much munitions have been captured in a series of desperate bayonet

September 22, 9:45 forward. The only surprise expressed in the comparatively small encounters. These actions are described as incessant and most

The Australian High Commissioner announces that the casualties amount of new taxation, but the Chancellor of the Exchequer is fieros, West of Dwinak the Germans lost 854 prisoners and nine congratulated on the feat of raising over a hundred million sterling maxims before they fed in disorder towards the river from the in the Datdanelles are 19,183, of which 4,604 were killed. în a single your by new taxes.

Russian bayonet charge which ended in the capture of Smorgon.

(Continued on page 10.)

p.m..

TO-MORROW, Bijou Theatre-9.15.p.m Victoris Thestre---9,15 p.m. Police Reserve: Concert.--. Botanical Gardens -8.80 p.m.

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