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The Hongkong Telegrap

(ESTABLISHED". 1881.) Copyright, 1915 by the Propristor,

October 1 1915,

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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1915.

五拜體,號一月十英沿香 SINGLE COPPELHOS

WAR TELEGRAMS,

WAR TELEGRAMS,

TO-DAY'S

LATEST WAR TELEGRAMS,

FURTHER NOTABLE PROGRESS ON THE WEST.

FRENCH FIRMLY HOLD ENEMY'S SECOND-LINE

POSITION.

A Column of Germans Accounted for by Russian

Peasants.

ZEPPELINS STILL VIOLATING DUTCH TERRITORY.

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

THE ALLIES IN THE WEST.

ENEMY'S SECOND LINE POSITION FIRMLY HELD BY FRENCH,

THE ALLIES IN THE WEST.

THE GERMAN Defeat,

September 29, 6.10 p.m. Reater's correspondent in Paris says:-"The Germans were not only forced to abandon, along an extended front, positions which they had strongly entrenched and upon which they had orders to resist to the end, but they sustained losses exceeding the strength of three army corpa." The correspondent says the introduction to the communigas is that 17,055 prisonere with 316 officers have already passed through Chaloos. Progress has tom made in clearing the battlefield and taking, stock of arms of every kind, and of park and trench material which the enemy abandoned, The Germans have violently bombarded the French positious along the Aisne-Vially-region, and the French gans replied energetically,

CONGRATULATIONS.

VIOLATION OF DUTCH NEUTRALITY.

September 29, 10.00 p.m. Reuter's representativt The Hague states that the Nether- landa Government has son another serious protest to Germany against Zeppeline violating Datoh ne atrality.

THE IMPORT DUTIES.

September 29, 11.10 p.m.

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$36 PER ANNUM

TELEGRAMS.

NEWS FOR BUSY ME

CONDENSED.

The sesailanta of Fathy Bey have been sentenced to death.

The Crown Prince's attack in Argonne was as furions as any during the war.

Is the Argonne attack the Fisdoh were almost. buried in masses of Germans.

The King of Bulgaria has re- quested M. Malineff, who is u

Hastophile, to form a Cabinet.

A statement by the Norddeula- cher Zeitung abowa that the... Kaiser is now at the Western front.

....

Mr. Biner Law said that the

In the House of Commons Mr. Bonar Law, replying to criticisms of the new import duties, said that they were not suggested by any of the Tariff Reform Ministers. He believed they would have been imposed with equal certainty if. no Unionists had been in the Cabinet. Indeed, from the Tariff Reform point of view, they were, September 29, 10.00 v.m. Kouter's correspondent in Paris telegraphs that President

in form, contrary to all the principles laid down in the past, and import duties were not suggested by any of the Tarriff Keform Ministers. Poincare, in a merge to the Army, congratulates it on its incom their sole motive was to enforce stonomy. parabla ardour and sublime devotion, which has definitely ~Dirmed | ite superiority over the enemy.

GERMAN GENERALS DISMISSED.

September 29, 10 00 p.m. According to Reuter's correspondent at Amsterdam German newspapers state that two Generale have been dismissed from the German army owing to the French and British successes. The newspapera express the hope that Field Marshal von Hindenburg will be sent to the western front,

ANGLO-FRENCH LOAN.

Progreza has been made in clearing the battlefield, on the Western front taking stook of srms of every kind.

It is understood that Sir Ed- ward's Grey's speech has caused great satisfaction among the Bal- {garian diplomatists in London.

The Netherlands Government has esat another serious protest to Germany against Zeppelins violating Datch neutrality.

Beptember 30, 2.15 a.m. The Anglo-French loan syndicate will be the largest of its kind ever formed in the United States, the membership including banks, trasts, companies and individual financiers from the Atlantio to the pacific coast, Forty banks in Now York alone have already signi fed their intention of joining. The popular character of the support given to the Allies is compared with the reception accorded to the The Germans violently bom bonds of the German loan, which the German bankers, despite fran- barded French positions along A statement in the Norddeutsche Zeitung shows that the Kaiser to appeals to the German-American investor were compelled to the Aisne-Vially region. The is now at the western front. It says that on September 24 offer under the conditions yielding practically nine per cent. Mr. French guns replied energetically. accompanied the Crown Prince and distribntad Iron Crosses among J. Pierpont Morgan'a representative has announced that the responss thote troops who had been exposed to an especially savers artillery

fie.

KAISER HANDS ROUND MORE IRON CROSSES.

September 29, 1000 p.m.

FRENCH PROGRESS.

September 30, 1.35 8.m. Last night's Paris communique says: Fighting continued all September 30, 5.25 p.m. Router's correspondent at Paria says that there has been fur-day on the beights between Souchez and Viny. We maintained all

ther notable progress.

our new captured positions. Still there is violent fighting in Champagne before the enemy's rear positions with the object of

A feature of the communique is that the German counter-attack reducing the salient north of Meenil, where German fractions are at Artois merely consisted of a very violent bombardment still holding ground. We progressed on the slopes of Tabure kuoll of the French new positions to the east of Souches. We gained and the outskirts of the village; alao north of Massiger.

a footing in Champagne at several points of the Gorman second defensive positions. Indeed, near Navarrin certain French onits went beyond the German second positions when they were met by a curtain of fire of the most violent flaking bombardmente. Novetheless they hold firmly to the enemy's second line of positions,

flo the event of telegrams arriving too late for insertion on this page they will be found on the Extra).

EARLIER

TELEGRAMS.

THE BALKAN SITUATION.

BULGARIAN DIPLOMATISTS PLEASED.

September 29, 5,25 pm.

It is understood that Sir Edward Gray's speeck has caused great satisfaction among the Bulgarian diplomatists in London.

THE PRO-0ERMANS.

September 29, 5.25 pim. Reuter's correspondent in Athens telegrapha that the King of Balgaria has requested M. Malinoff, who is a Rassophile, to form Cabinet. It appears that the orisis was caused by the pro-Germans MM. Tonicbeff and Bakaloff, who disagreed with M. Radoslavoff when the new situation demanded a less warlike attitude consequent especially upon the determined attitude of Greece.

THE ALLIES IN THE WEST.

FURTHER DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGHT.

September 30, 3.30 a.m.

to the loan from all parts of the country is exceedingly gratifying. It appears that the Balgarian and promise to be enthusiastic. Any opposition has virtually crisis was caused by the pro- disappeared.

Germans MM. Tontohaff and Bakaloff, who had disagreed with M. Radoslavoff.

THE RUSSIANS.

MORE SEE-SAWING.

September 30, 6.50 a.m..

There was a desperate engage- ment on the Styr, west of Tarnopol where the Russians, supported by powerful artillery, captured two lines of trenches.

The Kaiser, on the 24th inst. accompanied the Crown Prince and distributed crosses among

▲ Petrograd communique reports that German attacks near the troops, who had been exposed Friedrichstadt and Dvinsk were repalsed, but the Rossinus gave way somewhat to the south-east of Oamiana and east of Vilna, while to an especially heavy artillery south of the Pripet repeated German attacke, strongly reinforced, fire. compelled the Russians to withdraw to the right bank of the Styr. The first glorious charge of the Three enemy sitacks at Novo Alexiustz failed and there was a des- British, from

the Vermelles perate engagement on the Byr, west of Tarnopol, where the Russians, supported by powerful artillery, captured two lines of trenches.

GERMAN COLUMN SWALLOWED UP.

Trenches, on Saturday morning, carried them right through the village of Loos to the summit of Hill 70.

President Poincare in a message to the army congratulates it on its incomparable ardoar and sublime devotion; he says it kisa Į definitely affirmed its superiority,

over the enemy.

Reuter's correspondent at British Headquarters telegraphing on the 28th inst. ways: The first glorious charge by the British from the Vermelles trenches on Saturday morning carried them right through the village of Loos to the summit of and beyond Hill 70. The men left the trenches at 6.30 when the sun had risen sufficient ly to make the enemy's parapet clearly visible. Offisora stood with watches in their hands impatiently waiting for the minute when the batteries in the rear would lengthen their range, tha men with bayonets fixed and ladders ready to swarm up the parapets. At length the whistle sounded and the troops rashed off. They were irresistible. They carried the enemy's first and second lines within an hour and by eight o'clook the whole of the unit in question were streaming through the streets of Loos. The Clonel of one regiment followed bia mea over the parapet, but when he reached the first of guerilla bande are already appearing in the rear of the Germans. The Morning Post's correspondent in Petrograd reports that the enemy's trenchan he was astonished to find no trace of the These consist of peasants whose homestead have been burned, and Champagne before the enemy' attacking companies. The Colonel oroned the trench and entered they are led by Cossacks. Recently a German column, comprising rear position with the object of the second line where he caught sight of his men in the distance all three arms, was surrounded by an insignificant force, which reducing the salient to the north dashing through Loos. The village itself was protested by a triple line of wire of extraordinary thickness and strength, with barbs ileusly crept by secret pathe to the marahee, then raised an alarm of Mesmil where the fermen nearly an inch-long. The first two lines had been destroyed by the all sides. The Germans took panic and the whole column dispp artillery but the third etil stood and bad to be oat by men stonding peared in the treacherous morass,"

TELEGRAMS.

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London Received, Beptember 39.

September 30, 0.50 s.m.

There is violent fighting in

fractions are still holding ground.

Tho Anglo- French loan syndicate will be the largest of its kind ever formed in the United States. The responso is exceedingly gratifying And

of the debate of the Council are promises to be enthusiastic. Any available, I have no doubt they opposition has virtually die- will be read with equal interest appeared.

and syrapathy in all parts of the

as at present fixed by resolation of the Conference itself, can only be altered by the consent of the

op and fully exposed to fire. The German dead were piled four deep in some of the tronches surrounding the village. Bayonet and bomb work was in full swing in the winding streata. Many collare contained Garmane bit our bombers, daabing into the houses, pulled "p the flage of the cellare and dropped bombs on them. Hidden ms- chine guna were discovered in several places and had to be routed out. The commander of one battalion took shelter with his signaliera in a solidly built house, from the German shells, but was soca surprised by a rain of projectiles. He found, after a search, two supor- IMPERIAL CONFERENCE. Dominions, but the constitution, imposed dugouts in the vicinity. In the nethermost was a German artillery officer with a telephone basily directing a battery same miles in the rear. Despite the British occupation, he had bravely remained at his post and, learning that an officer of importance was (Rauter's Service To The "Tolograph") | Governments represented, in the vicinity, had ordered the house to be shelled. Hundreds of dead and wounded were found lying among the debris of the houseS, The church was a mere abapeless mass of bricks. Everywhere there ware fortified machine gun emplacements, especially in the cemetery In the House of Commons, Mr. where field guns were found in cemented entrenchments. A few of Austen Chamberlain, Secretary of the French inhabitants were still alive, mostly women. The last State for India, replying to Sir rash of the attackers'carried the summit of Bill 70, half a mile east J. D. Ross, said: No decision An unofficial report from Paris estimates the optures at over of the village, and some even went beyond till checked by a power has yet been taken on the most 350 offers and 25,000 men. Tempestuous weather is rendering fal earthwork defence. The enemy's batteries were now conosnirati important subject of the repre- the operations most diffenlt. The Crown Prince's attack was Su furious as any in the war. The French parapete malted away ander ing on Hill 70 and the attackers were ordered to entrench one sentation of India, at. the next farious bombardment; then began gushes of liquid fire, but the hundred yards from the summit. Fierce Aghting continued round Imperial Conference, nor can a

the bill all Sunday and Monday. The new army batalions were decision be taken without. oh stood firm and poured sheets of lead into the advancing conspicuous in the attack. Men who were inexperlerbed in real sultation with the Ben anthorit

ana. Then bloody hand-to-hand fighting took place. The French were almost buried in masses of Germans, but the reserves, ghting advanced most steadily under terrible Are From the the

forts, they hauled Germana who wore firing from vellars, and bla without heading the gas sheets, made the enemy waver and and captured machine-guns firing through baler eventually the Germans returned to their own trenches where they all said a terrifying din, while the air. ware prevented from bringing up supports by the French guns. bursting shrevnel;

THE CROWN PRINCE'S ATTACK.

September 20, 5.35 p.m. -

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