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WAR TELEGRAMS.

Continued from page 1.

THE BALKAN SITUATION.

BELGRADE mercilessLY SHELLED.

October 12, 5.35 p.m.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1918.

REVIEWS.

MR. BELLOC AS A PRACTICAL STRAFEGIST.

"The two maps of Europe, and soms; other Aspects of the Great Wan" by Hilaire Belion-Landon, 1915; C. AF- thur Pearson, Ltd. 1s-od. not.

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not already read in cerial form the aix engrossing articles which make up Mr. Belloo's "Two Maps According to Router's correspondent in Paris a telegram from of Europe" are now free to handle Nish, dated the 10th iset., reports that there was stubborn fighting them in book form, thanks to the on the hills surrounding Belgrade, the summits of which were taken cheap and well-printed edition and re-taken. The artillery was firing without interruption for published by Messrs Pearson three days. In the morning the Serbiana aoized excellent positions which is now on sale in the in the neighbourhood of Topo' ider, throwing back the Germans on Colony. Some of the articles a suburb of Belgrade. Fighting is continuing ferociously. The

were written in quite the early enemy threw more than fifty thousand shells on the town, not even days of the war, bat eo proptical sparing the hospitale or churches. The synagogue was destroyed, and so far seeing are all that they barying hundreds of Jewish families who had taken refuge in the will form almost as entertaining vaults. A battery of French artillery participated in the defence of the capital and British troops with heavy guns inflated severe losses on the enemy and sank two monitors in the Danube,

GERMANS CLAIM TO HAVE PROGRESSED IN SERBIA.

October 12, 6.20 p.m. Reuter's correspondent at Amsterdam telegraphs that some further progress in Serbia is claimed in the Berlin communique, including the storming yesterday of Semendria.

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BULGARIA'S EQUIVOCATION AND DOUBLE-DEALING.

reading yeare bonde as they do now.

Mach has been asid by certain sections of the Home press about Mr. Belloc's liking for the pro- phot's mantle. But he never does propbeay. He bringe a trained mind to bear on the vital features of the war, he has ample stores of knowledge of the bia- tory of past wars as well as of the conditions of fighting that obtain at the moment, and his alleged prophesying is really no more than a perfectly rationa! arguing from general data to a particular instance,

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REUTER'S TELEGRAM

COMPANY.

NEW APPOINTMENTS. (Reuters Service To The "Tolograph.")

London, Received October 14.

[In the event of telegrams arriving

too late for Insertion on this

page they will be found

JA the Extra]

Mr. Roderick Jones lately general manager in South Africs Oslober 12, 11 35 p.m.

has been appointed general mana In the present work, the author gar of Reutor's Telegram Com M. Viviani made a statement in the Ohambr in which he said that Russia is anxious to join the Allies in help ng Sarbis and to-devotes but little of his space to pany. Mr. Clements, bitherto ag- M. Vivisai detail causes with which everyone is aiatant scoretary becomes mana- morrow her troops will be fighting bee do ourA. ed how the Allies strove to re-establish Balkan unity based on now familiar; he seeks rather to ger and encretary in succession mutual sacrifices. Serbia bad assented to cruel sacrificed to which show us what Germany would like to Mr. Bradshaw who retired after Greece and Roumanis gave their cordial support, but all efforts were to get, and how to prevent her forty year's service. wrecked by Bulgaria's equivocstion ani double-dealing. It was from getting it. There is not one now, he said, the duty of the Allies in hulp heroic Serbia who was of his chapters that is not full of threatened on two fronte. They were closely co-operating to thie now thoughts, even for those who They meant to ensure for have bean at the trouble of keep- ead without woskening their own frats. Sorbis, Greece and Roumsuit respecs for the Trosty of Bakharesting themselves tolerably well of which they were guaraator. M. Viviani ridiculed comparison posted in the war newa; indeed of the landings at Salonies with Germany's violation of Belgium those headed respectively "Num- and concluded by saying: "The Britial and French Governments bore in War" and "Supply" are are agreed. Regarding the importanon of the forces to be employed a positive revelation. Again, in we are in perfect accord with General Joffre. Rusia has expressed "War to-day and Yesterday' her anxiety to join in aidi g Serbia. To-morr her troops will be Mr. Belice makes one under- fighting side by side with ours. Naver has the accord between the jetand how completely useless Allies been more complete or more close and never have we been many of the comparatively mo- more confident of common victory."

dera war theories have become; and also-moro internsting still the extent to which certain long- abandoned practices have retorn- ed to uso.

BULGARIAN MINISTER GIVEN HIS PASSPORTS.

October 13, 3.50 a.m. The Bulgarian Minister to London has been handed bis pass porta.

For us in Hongkong who are necessarily very much "out of it" as regarde any opportunity for coming into setual touch with all that is going on in France, Russia and the other war-theatres, un doubtedly the chapter of most practical use in this wonderful October 13, 3.50 .m.

little eighty-cantsworth is "What to Believe in War Nows," and for According to Reuter's correspondent in Athens M. Venizelos, in the course of a speech, revealed that assurances had been receiv-that chapter alone it is worth

everyone's

GREECE AND THE ENTENTE.

while to

become

ed from the Entente concerning the realitution of the Aegean possessed of Mr. Belloc's articles. islands and Cyprus to Greece.

LORD CURZON ATTENDS THE CABINET.

October 12, 1.55 pao. Lord Carzon was present yesterday at a Cabinet and War Committee meeting.

LORD DERBY'S ASSISTANT APPOINTED.

October 12, 1.55 p.m. It is understood that Lt.-General Sir W. H. Mckinnon will be Lord Derby's chief military assistant in the business of recruiting,

ANOTHER ZEPPELIN DESTROYED.

October 12, 1.55 p.m. A letter from Brassola reports that a Zeppelin was destroyed during a storm which was experienced on September 7, several of its crew being killed.

DESCRIPTION OF AN AERIAL ARMY,

October 12, 1.40 p.m.

EARLIER TELEGRAMS.

PRINCESS ARTHUR OF

CONNAUGHT.

London. Received October 13. B.R.H. Princess Arthur of

Connaught has been operated on for appendicitis. The conditon of the patient is satisfactory.

OBITUARY.

*

London. Received October. 13. The death is announced of Rev. John Marks, who was a well- known missionary in Barma.

The douth is a anounced of the aoungevarian French naturalist M. Fabre.

FEMALE EDUCATION IN INDIA.

London, Received October 13, Mra. Fawcett, headed a doputa-

THIS YEAR'S FINANCIAL POSITION.

Colony Faces A Deficit of A

Million Dollars.

The following elatement of revence and expenditure of the Colony for 1914 and the estimated similar items for 1915 will be found of interest in connection with today's badget' speech. It was contained in a statement laid on the table of the Legislative Council today.

1914

Revenue,

$11,007,273.00 Expenditure,...... 10,756,224.82

Surplus, $251,048,27

Balance of Aseta,

(1013),........ 2,059,425,70 Balsace of Assele,

(1914),......

$ 2,910,475.07 1915 (Estimated). R.venue............$11,380,805.00

Expenditure

...... 12,428,246.00

Dafieit,... 1,047,641,00 Balans of Assets,

(1014),

2,910,473.00

Balance of Assete,

(1915).

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He was ledge of the Chinese as a whole.not disposed to appoint a Com- Mr. Myrom may be able to satisfy mittee as he did not know if the his stay-at-home friends but we Raj Tould welcome the project. who live in the East are more lle would, however, transmit the According to Realer's New York correspondent a despatch likely to find ourselves question-memorial to the Raj without any signed, 4 Queen's Buildings, Vic-| from Paris describes the first inspection by a party of English and ing his familiarity with the native, recommendations, nos desiring to torla. Hongkong at 12.15 o'clock American journalists of great aero-parks containing the newest and whether here or at the Straits, prejudice any decision of the Rs) on Wednesday the 27th day of most wonderful additions to the aerial army, the recent development We thought we knew the Singa. thereon. But the moment in say October, 1915 for the purpose of The considering, and (if thought fit), of which is such that the account reads almost like a romance. The pore Chinese, but when this case was inopportune. serial army formed into divisions and aquadrons with battleplanes, marvelloue author speake of a scheme would involve great finan- passing the following Resolution cruisorplanes, scouts and torpedoplanes, all heavily armoured with crowd of coolies looking on at a cial outlay and the moment when three-inch cannon and mitraillouess. As we entered the vast on-wayang "washed and ebining the Empire was at stake was not plosure," says the writer of the despatch, "a monster battleplane, with the air heavy with perfum- the best for oaielal study of such loomed thirty feet high and one hundred and thirty feet across a od soap, "we involuntarily take a vast problem. Moreover, the number of its planes. This is the first actual realisation of the battle-long breath; even as we do when first Education Department had plane, and other serial dreadoughts which have been improved in another place we read of recently been entrusted for the and are now practicable. Then the monster flow, carrying a crow of coolies "rosy from the bath." first time to a native and this was twelve, with two cannon on its wings throwing three-inch steel pro The only thing we ever came an excellent reason for waiting to jectiles. The machine possessed the steadiness of su ordinary across that would render the seo what recommendations, if any, biplans. Next rose a fleet of armoured oraisers over a front of half average coolie rosy is somehoi. a mile. Although heavily armed they rose almost vertically at a speed of ninety miles an hour. Soon there was the roar of three- incb gana overhead and one most daring flier fired his gan while Liout. Oulia Csatlie, R. N., planging. The soldiers make capable operatora after three months' instruction and numerous schools are equipping many thousandsson of Dr. James Cantlie, the well- Islington has introduced a Bill and if thought fit, confirming for the new and terrible aerial war in which France will load. known Harley Street specialiat enabling persons during the war such Resolution as a special These squadrons will soon begin attacking the enemy's communica(formerly of Hongkong) has been and for two years thereafter to be Resolution accordingly. tions and railway junctione, and demoralising the enemy.

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