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The Hongkong Telegraph

September 25 1916,

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NEWS FOR BUSY MEN.

ENEMY'S FRONT BROKEN ON THE

STYR AND

IKVA.

COSSACKS PURSUE AND BADLY CUT UP

AUSTRIA S.

Greece Mobilises Twenty Classe".

GREAT ENTHUSIASM PREVAILS IN GREECE.

(Reuter's Service to The "Telegraph."}

THE RUSSIANS.

GERMANS FLEE ABANDONING AMMUNITION.

September 24, 12.20 p.m. Renter's correspondent at Petrograd says that a German aero- plane flying towards Riga was destroyed by Russian gane.

The great battle in the Baltic Provinos is still intense, the Russians have hitherto magnificently withstood fierce assaulta,

A communique says that the Russians defeated the enemy to the west of Riga, Friedrichstads and especially in the region of Eckau where the Germans flad abandoning quantities of grenades and ammunition. The Russians continue to follow up the advantage.

The situation before Dwinsk itsell is stationary.

The Russians were also successful among the Lakes of Novo Alexandrowek, getting in with the bayonet, taking many prisonera and some machine guns. One height alone changed bands six times. There is fighting everywhere around Smorgono which is frequently most intense, while southward in the Upper Neimen region, the Rossians engaged the Garms in a hand to hand fight. Serious actions have developed from this sort of fighting which ba been frequent of late and the Russians have invariably given proof of their high qualities, bravery and tecavity.

AUSTRIANS BADLY CUT UP.

September 24, 12.50 p.m.

(Havas Telegram.)

French stock now stands at 87.25.

September 23.

A LABOURITE VIEW,

September 23, 625 p.m.

Labour Party at ic-sight's Budget debate, struck a high note, In the House of Commons, Mr. G. N. Barnes speaking for the

CONDENSED.

Greece has mobilised twenty classes.

The great battle in the' Baltio {Provinces is still intense.

The Bulgarian situation is

The Russians have resumed

Yesterday a very violent; artillery struggle prevailed all day long. A small squadron of allied aircrafts, as reprisals for the bombardment of London by the Germine, bombarded Stuttgart notably the Royal Palace and the railway station,

Today, trench fighting took place in Artois, and on the emphasising how little people at home felt the war, and how un-wrapped in complete obecurity. heights of the Mouse. We exploded ammunition depote, upsetting precedentedly high were the wages of the workers. ladeed he German trenches between Oles and Aisae. In cther sectors only would be inclined to applaud the chancellor if he had taken advan- the offensive in the Southern

tage of this general prosperity and piled on the taxes still more theatre, cannonading at several places took place.

The present proposals must be accepted as a War Badges, and the The Austro-Germine sustained Labour Party would support the Government in this budget or in any other proposals for the conduct of the war, so long as the pro- porals imposed no further disparity of fortuns between the clara, and so long as no unnecessary inroads were made on the vary poor, and no vital principles or interests of the country were sacrificed.

Patrograd-Very etubborn fighting took place in the Dainsk, Dooraya, Aardyost and Ozdechno regions, We occupied Lebedevo captaring nineteen machine guns, one gun, three hundred and fifty prisoners and Important material, driving the enemy back on the right bank of Gavia river,

(in the event of telegrams arriving toa iste for Insertion on this page they will be found on the Extra.]

EARLIER TELEGRAMS.

FRENCH AGAIN HAVE THE UPPER HAND.

September 23, 5.00 pm,

A Paris report states that there has been a continuance of faroo artillery work, in which the French had the upper hand, fir they destroyed trenches and blew up ammunition sr. Figh ing was particularly fierce on the heights of the Meuse, with guos assisted by bombs sod serial torpadoes.

THE BULGARIAN SITUATION.

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September 23, 6,05 p..

The Bolgarian situation is wrapped in complete obscurity, Reuter's correspondeat at Athens says that a dec:es was promulgated at Sofia at midnight mobilising 28 classes. Too news has intensi- fied the emotion in Greece, and developments are awaited.

GERMANS VIOLATE SWISS NEUTRALITY.

September 23, 7.50 p.m.

OBJECT OF PROPOSALS,

During the budget. debate Sir Alfred Mond asked Mr. McKenus to remove the new import duties. The Chancellor of Exchequer replied that no prinsiples of any sort were compromised by the budget proposals, which had the sole object of obtaining the revenue and checking the import of laxaries, Parliament in the fature would have the option of renewing or discontinuing the duties.

THE TEA TAX.

September 23, 11.10 p.m.

defest on the Lemberg road near Luck,

A German aeroplane, flying to- wards Riga, has been destroyed by Кизніва роля,

The Russiana nayo invariably given proof of their high quoß- tien, bravery and tenacity.

The Russians have re-captured Luck from the enemy who fled in great haste being vigorously paraned.

The Russians have broken the Austrian front on the rivers Styr and Irvs, capturing thousands of prisonera.

There is a ocatinuance of fimros artillery work on the Western front, in which the French have the upper hand.

For the week ending the 22ad out of 1323 steamers which

Mr. McKenna said there had been objections to the tes tax, and that suggestions had been made that spirits shoull pay more; but it was impossible to tax the latter without taxing bor, which as yet entered and left British porte, had not recovered from the heavy duties of last year. Mr. Me-

correspondenta stato that Generals Ivanoff and Brasiloff bave met with great, successes in Volhynis,

only two were eank. Kenna agreed that the tea tax was high, but if money had to be French war raised on a wide basis no better article could be oboren. At the conclusion of the debate Mr, MoKenna agreed that it must ben source of congratulation that the country had accepted the bardens with an almost unsaimons willingness that was without precedent in a great war, and for a nation which can go forward and literally ask to be taxed there could be no better omen of success.

The King of Gre.ce has signed. the mobilisation decree which has been officially published. Great enthusiasm prevails in Grecos.

The Russians in the region of Dabno osptured twenty-six officers and fourteen hundred men and a number of machine gube.

IS EGYPT TO BE INVADED ?

Reator's correspondent at Berne states that two "German

September 23, 7.55 p.m.

To the eastward of the Daban aviatora faw over Swiss territory in the Porrentruy district, and According to Roater's orrespondent in Paris the Journal des ware fusilladed by the Swise Guards. Oas dropped a bomb near a Debate claims to have learned from an absolutely reliable source region, the Russians tok further prisoners and captared heighte farm, hat nobody was hart. The Swiss Government has protested that Turkey is preparing for a second expedition against Egypt and villages. The Cossacks dash. to Berlin against the violation of the frontier and his demanded the Two thousand German officers are now training a Turkish army in ed in puranit of the AustriaNE

has already expressed regrets.

Reuter's correspondent as Petrograd Bye that the Russians punishment of the bomb-dropper. The German Minister at Barne Syris, where supplies of guns and ammunition are steadily pouring outting them up badly,

have resumed the offensive in the Southern theatre.

THE RUSSIANS.

SECRET RESOLUTIONS.

Progressing in the important region of Dabao, despite the desperate efforts of the Austro-Germans,10.check their advance, the Russians took twenty-six officers, fourteen hundred men and a number of machine guns. The Russians took further prisonera along the line eastward and captured heights and villages. The Cossacks dashed in pursuit catting up the Austriana

September 23,7.50 p.m. badly and taking prisoners. Farther clouds of Cossacks are sweep-

Reuter's correspondent in Moscow states that the congresses ing rapidly towards the Daiester and even to the Bakovina direction. zemstvos and municipalities at Moscow have appointed delegations, A communique describes the operation as a raid and ways that headed by Prince Lvoff and M. Chelnikoff, Mayor of Moscow, to in an ensuing encounter the Russians made many more prisoners convey to the Taar their resolutione, which at pressat are secrot. and took a large quantity of arms.

RUSSIANS BREAK AUSTRIAN PRONT,

September 24, 1.30 p.m. - According to Reuter's correspondent at Paris French war corres pondents state that Generale Ivanoff and Brasiloff have met with great successes in Volbynia.

The Russians have broken the Austrian front on the river Styr and Ikva, capturing thousands of prisoners.

Austro-Germans also enstained def at on the Lemberg Boad Dear Luck, The Ramians re-captured Lock from the enemy who fled in great haste being vigorouely pursued westward.

THE BALKANS.

GRAECE MOBILISES.

Bertember 24, 3.10 p.m.

Reuter's orrespondent at Athena saya that Greece has mobilised twenty classes.

GREEK MOBILISATION DEcree signed.

September, 24, 3.15 p.m. Renter's correspondent at Athena says that the King has signed the mobilisation decree which will be officially published to-night, Great enthusiasm prevails.

IN VIEW OF BULGARIA'S ACTION,

EXTRAORDINARY CABINET COUNCIL.

Realer's correspondent in Petrograd announces that an audience has been granted M. Rodzianko by the Tear. An ex- traordinary Cabinet Council was fixed for to-day.

MUNITIONS IN INDIA,

September 23, 7.50 p.m.

Mr. Lloyd George, in reply to. Capt. Bathurst, said that stops were being taken in India with the object of making ladin, by an additional internal output, self-contained as regards explosives as well as other munitione,

THE BUDGET.

THE TAXATION PROPOSALS.

September 23, 7.05 p.m.

in. The starting-point will be the ancient town of Birsaba, an im- portant watering place on the edge of the desert, where water supply Mr. Aequis replying to a sug works are being constructed. Eight hundred camelry have been gestion that the Cabinet should collected for scouting. A Gurman engineer, Meissner Pasha, has be reduced by two-thirds said he brought a new railway to Birgsba. It is trae that coal is lacking, did not propose to make any bat the Lebanon foresta are being devastated in order to provide change in the composition of the

Cabinet. fuel,

Two German aviators flow over Swiss territory and dropped bombe, The French jarnal Des Debate olaims that, it learne from an abro'ately reliable source that Turkey is preparing for second expedition against Egypt.

NO CHANGE IN CABINET.

September 23, 7.65 p.m.

In the House of Commons He. Asquith, replying to a sugges tion that the Cabinet should be reduced by two-thirds ssid he did not propose to make any change in the composition of the Cabinet,

ALL BULGARIANS ENLIST.

September 23, 10.25 p.m.

The calling up of 28 classes of Bulgarians is taken to mean that all qualified men between the ages of 20 and 47 will join the colours: This includes practically the whole strength of the nation,

THE GOVERNMENT AND COTTON,

September 23, 10.35 p.m.

Sir A. B. Markham asked Mr. Asquith whether the Foreign Office memorandum of August 28, stating that the Government con- templated measures to relieve, the abnormal depression on the cotton market was an undertaking to make up partly or wholly any fall in Mr. McKenna's budget statement was purely business cotton due to the war, or whether it arose out of Orders in Council declaration, poticeably free from any rhetorical deglaration. The and proclamations, Mr. Asquith said that undertaking was limited whole interest of the country was contred in the taxation proposal to the relief of any abnormal depression resulting from the con- and there in general satisfaction at having escaped so far without traband declaration. more crushing burdens; and the spreading of the income tax net wider so as to include a considerable body of the working-class"| meets with approval The proposal to abolish the useful half penny postcarda is criticised, bat the abolition of the halfpenny postage is less so. It is remarked that this disposes of the Enisance of advertising circalare The heavy, increase in the charge

a telegram from Athens which states that in view, of Bulgaria's for press telegrams to 25, 6). per hundred words is likely to be

A POOR TOLL FOR SUBMARINES,

September 23, 11.10 p.m.

September 24, 3.10 p.m. Reater learns that the Greek Lagation in London has received

motion it la incumbent up in Greens to mobilisa. The dearse was strongly opposed. The postal changes, will probably not be left British ports. Two only were tank, aigned last nigh

operative until November 1

For the week ending September 22, 1323 steamers entered and

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The Russians - defeated" "the enemy to the west of Rigs, Fried- richstadt and especially in the region of Eakan, where the Ger mana flad, abandoning quantities of grenades and ammunition. The Russians continue to follow ap the advantage. not

A 'German Zeppelin pilot has furnished the New York World, with an account of one of the raids en London, "which has been passed for publication in London with the comment that it containa. nomerous and quite untrue state-

ments.

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