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October 16 1915,

3047 日九初月九年乙

TO-DAY'S

LATEST WAR TELEGRAMS

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SUNDAY, OCTOBER 17,

TO-DAY'S

LATEST WAR TELEGRAMS,

ROUMANIA DECIDES TO MAINTAIN STRICT NEUTRALITY.

THE BALKAN SITUATION.

THE RUSSIAN AND ITALIAN MINISTERS PREPARING TO LEAVE GREECE.

King Ferdinand has received a Graek Envoy bearing an Autograph Letter from King Constantine.

"IF THE ALLIES ARRIVE PROMPTLY THE AUSTRO- GERMANS WILL FIND A GRAVE IN SERBIA."

(Reuter's Servico to The "Telegraph."|

THE DARDANELLES,

THE OFFICIAL CASUALTY LIST.

October 15, 7.40 p.m.

The casualties in the Dardanelles are etheially given se: 95, 890 including 4,200 offers. Thare were 18,957 killed and 68,852 wounded und 9,000 missing. The Australian and Now Zealand Foross last 1,201, officers and 27,920 mon.

" THE ORDER OF THE IRON CRESENT." AWARDED TO GERMANS FOR" SPECIAL SERVICE," October 15, 7.40 p.m. According to the Cologne Gazette the Order of the Iron Oresent has been awarded to a number of Germans for special services with

the Tarsish Army.

THE BALKAN SITUATION.

KING CONSTANTINE SENDS LETTER TO KING FERDINAND.

ALLIES BLOCKADE BULGARIAN COAST.

October 16, 7.40 p.m. It is ofheially used that the Vins Admiral commanding the Eastern Mad terracan equate the Wod lets uss declared a blockade of the Bulgarian cost frut Aegean Sea, commencing from U o'clock in the morning of Os ober 16.

Forty-eight houra' grace will be granted for the departure of neutral vessele from the blockaded area.

MONTENEGRINS REPULSE TH AUSTRIANS.

Outuber 16, 7.05 p.m..

Reuter correspondent at Cettenja says that an Austrisa ofa- sive bagan yesterday in Montenegro and along the whole of the Montegrenin front.

The Austriana

The Austrians tried in three places to cross the river Deina, to attack the Montenegrins operating in Benia. everywhere were repulsed with considable loss.

THE EXECUTION OF MISS CAVELL

CAUSES A THRILL OF HORROR.

October 18, 1205 p.m.

A thrill of horror has passed over Britain at the execution of Mise Cavell, who was one of the head nurses in Brussels. The execa- tion on such a charge iz regarded as atrocions.

FOR VALOUR.

Oolober 16, 7.00 am.

The Victoria Cross bus been awarded to Private L. Keygor of the let Australians for most conspicuous bravery and devotion to duty, at Lone Pine on August 7. He was in a tranch which was being heavily bombed by the enemy, when he picked up to He continued live bombs and threw them back at the enemy.

The next day Private throwing bombs, though wounded, thus saving the portion of the traach which it was most important to hold. Kessor bombed the enemy out of a position; he was again wounded, He threw bombs for another Com- but declined to go to hospital. pany until the situation was relieved.

Second-Lient B, H. Gasry, 4th Surreys for conspicaone bravery of the crater with a platoon and some Bedfords. The German artillery and determination at Bill 60, at Ypres, on April 20. He held the left broke down the defences and the infantry made bombattacks all night along, till the crater was filled with dead and wounded; but every attack was repulsed, mainly through the splendid gallentry of Lieut. Geary, who sometimes used bia rifle with great effect and sometimes threw granadea, exposing himself, regardless of danger. Ho neod the quieter intervale for organising his ammunition supply, sto: Ho was severely wounded at daylight,

October 15, 7.40 p.m. Reuter's correspondent at Amsterdam says that according to Bada Peath telegram King Ferdinand has received a Greek envoy bearing an autograph letter from King Obostantine. The sab sequent audience was a lengthy one.

KING FERDINAND AGIAN SNUBBED.

October 15, 7.40 p.m. According to Router's correspondeat in Paris the Dac d'Orleans has sent a letter to King Ferdinand, desiring the latter to take back hia Bulgarian Orders.

SERBIAN MAGNIFICENT RESISTANCE.

October 48, 1.00 p.m. According to Reuter's correspondent in Paris, latest reports from Nish show that the Serbians are in an epoch-making death-grapple with the invaders, offering a magnifice at resistance. The Austro- Germans have already lost twenty thousand killed,and forty thousand wounded, on the Obrenovatz-Belgrade-Semendria-Gradishte front.

The Germans have sent a radiograph message to the German Legation at Sofia, to the effect that their losses are terrible, and that the Serbian resistance is exceeding all expectations. The message orges that Bulgaria must begin her attack on the Serbians witbout delay.

Despite the enemy's most violent attacks and the superiority of his heavy artillery the Serbiane still hold their positions along the Drina, the Sava and the Danube, dominating the Germans at Semondria and Belgrade. The enemy has only been able to advance ten miles along the Morava plain, attacking the hills, which separate the Morva and Mlava valleys, in great force. The objectiva appears to be the capture of some large copper works near Zaitohar, and to effect à junction with the Balgarians in the Timok valley.

Owing to large German re-inforcements, estimated at 80,000, the Serbian right wing is being pressed, and it is feared that the army there, which is gallantly holding the Pojarovata front, may be out in two, the right wing being thrown on to the Roumanian frontier; therefore the arrival of the Franco-British troops is an xiously awaited. The Serbians are convinced that if the Allies arrive promptly, in sufficient numbers, the Austro-Germans will find a grave in Berbis

SIR EDWARD CARSON.

A CURIOUS REPORT.

October 16, 12.40 p..

The Daily News learns thai Sir Edward Carson has resigned, but that the Government hopes that he will withdraw his resigns. tion, hence it has made no official announcement. The reason for bis resignation is unknown.

ANGLO FRENCH LOAN.

CONTRACT SIGNED:

Osobar, 16, 12:20 p.m. Reater's correspondent in New York states that the Anglo- French loan contract has been signed.

EARLIER TELEGRAMS.

TWO GERMAN DESTROYERS SUNK.

October 15, 3.55 p.m. Rentor's correspondent in Copenhagen states that there has boen a great fight off the Danish ieland, Moen, near Klintholm har bour, in the open Baltic, between a British submarine and a German oraiser and three torpedo boats. The inhabitants, at about 7.30 on Wednesday morning, heard a terrific cannonade, and saw. German warships incessantly circling round a submarine, fring and trying ROUMANIA DECIDES TO REMAIN NEUTRAL.

to avoid the submarino's atteoks. Suddenly there was a deafening October 18, 12.05 p.m. explosion and a German torpado boat was sunk, hit by a torpedo, According to Kenter's correspondent at Paris, on the proposal The other German vergele fled southward. The sabmarine now of the Boumanian Premier, M. Bratiano, the Cabinet has decided to emerged and remained on the spot for some time before it dis- maintain strict neutrality. All military mossares necessitated by appeared. A akarp look-out was kept from the Danish cost, all day long, for anrvivors, but none appeared. Two German warships az- the situation, will be taken on all frontiers.

rived on the secus in the evening, played their searchlights in vain for an hour, and then left.

Luster,

RUSSIAN AND ITALIAN MINISTERS TO LEAvs greech.

October 10, 3.20 p.m.

According to Renter's correspondent at Amsterdam the Cologns

Renter's correspondent in Oppenhagen reports that a Britiab

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WAR TELEGRAMS,

THE ALLIES IN THE WEST.

SEVERE TRENCH FIGHTING IN THB Vosges.

October 15, 5,26 p.m.

$36 PER ANNUM

POLICE RESERVE ORDERS.

Police Reserve Orders inand to-day by Mr. F. C. Jenkin D. 8. P. (Reserve)ure as under:-

Patrols (Central.) Monday to Friday, Oot, 18th to 22nd-No. 3 Company.

Patrols (Eastern) October 18th-6.50 P. Os. E Aroulli and A. Ismoil.

8.50 P. Ca. A. Noor and 8. Buz. Inspector. Sirdar Khan visita.

October, 10th-5.50-P. Os. R. M. Omer and A. Bandran.

8.60 P. O. K. Hassain and A. S. Hassan. Sergeant Khawas Khan visita.

A Paris communique státes: -A violent reciprocal bora bardment is taking place in Artois, especially in front of Loo1 and north-east-

October 20, 5.50 P, Oa. U. M. ward of Soucher. There is an intense cinannade at Lions, also Omer and S. Mousdson. 8,50 P. between the Oe and the Aitne. French batteries in Champagne C. A. K. Bahumat and B. energetically replied to a concentration of the enemy's artillery. A | Nəzərin. Sergeant Aroulli visits. Freuch curtain of fire in Loremua ut appel a violent German bomb. Patrols (Water Police.)

are met.

Thein in fin autech feing in the Vosgos.

SIR JOHN FRENCH'S REPORT.

October 10, 1.20 a.m.

Field Marshal S Joba French, in a - espatch, says that south of the La Base Coal we further improved our position. In the "Hohenzollera" redoubt we hold all the ground gained on the 13th inst,

MORE GERMAN TRENCHES WRECKED.

October 18, 550, Mehr Dia (S) Jumman Khan(S)M. Akbar(P). 8.50, Neves (S) J. R. Pereira (S) Sergeant Silva (P).

October 19, 5.50 Rozario (8) P. Roza (S) Sergeant Figueiredo (P).

8.50 Goodwin (S) Ireson (8)

October 20, 5.50 F. Hobbs (5) Arnott (P),

W. Hobbs (3).

8.50 Kim (S) Ablong (8) Wilka

(P).

Parades 5 30 p.m. Oct, 19th-Whole of No. 1 Company. Also Recruits No. 3 Company,

Oct. 20th-Whole of No. 2 Company.

October 16, 2.10 p.m. Reuter's correspondentia Puriaslates that a great German attack on a three-mile front in the Vosges is a feature of to-night's com munique, which says: The assault was preceded by violent gusts of shells of all calibres, great bombs, and jets of barning petrol, bar the enemy was repulsed almost everywhere and only sucoceded in re-occupying trenches on the very summit of Hartmannsweilerkopf. Froroh artillery fire wrecked Gormsu trenches and demolished two blockhouses at Viola, A violent artillery duel continued most of the day in front of Loos and in the Givenchy Wood. The enemy in Champagne succeeded, east of Auberive, in regaining a footing in part of bis old trenobes. The French in Lorraine re-captured aand men medically exempt, will section of the trenches held by the enemy since the 9th inst.

THE BALKAN SITUATION.

SERBIA DECLARES WAR ON BULGARIA,

October 15, 8.10 p.m. Serbia has declared war on Bulgaria in consequence of Balgaria's invading Serbia.

GREAT BRITAIN AND BULGARIA,

October 16, 12.20 a.m.

Oct. 22ad-Whole of No. 3 Company and Itecraits,

Service Rifles.

All ranks, including Inspectore

return their Service Bifles for overhaul on Tuesday, October 19.

Musketry Cours81915-1916, This will commence on Satur- day, November 6, when all In- apaotors and Sorgeants will fire Part 1.

Tile Shooting Competition, Platoon Commsuders are warn... · ed to select eight men and a Captain (who will not shoot) to take part in thie Shoot, which in provisionally fixed for Bandey, October 31st. Full instructions are being issued.

Promotion.

The Hon. the O. S. P. has sanctioned the promotion of Po's. Eustace and M. Rozack to the

Great Britain hos declared that a state of war exists with Bulgaria. rank of Sergeant,

THE RUSSIANS.

FRUITLESS ENEMY ATTACKS.

October 15, 6,50 p.m.

SANITARY BOARD.

At a meeting of the Sanitary Board to be held on Tuesday next, at 3.45 p.m. the following are the orders of the day.

Letter from Government rela tive to the erection of an addi. tional water closet at St. Stephen's College, Bonham Road, Inland

Application for permission to

Reater's correspondent in Petrograd states that the Russians Lot No. 694. abarply countered the enemy's offensive in the Strypa region, by delivering a flank attack on the advancing columns west of Tarno- erect one water closet at No. 49 pol, and driving them baok, towards the river, with heavy lossesConduit Road, luland Lot No. The village of Harvoronka, the scene of a recent Russia victory, 2021.

Application for permission to was again the centre of hot fighting. The enemy, after three

with attacks during the day,

the erect 2 water closets in a house on fruitless

chargo l bayonet on the night of the 13th inst., hot a strong counter-attack North Kowloon, Rural Building Result of the examination made drove him back in disorder to his trenches. At another point in the Lot No. 1. same region the Rusmans lowe, the enemy to approach to olosa quarters, then charged and throw him back to the Stryp river. The ander "The Sale of Food and Russians farther north stormed a village in the lake region, and threw Drugs Ordinance, 1896," for the the enemy across the Pripet. The general situation in the Dwinak quarter endel 30th September, region is unchanged, but the cannonading here is most severe;

RUSSIANS DRIVE A WEDGE BETWEEN GERMAN ARMIES.

October 15,8.15 p.m.

1915,

List of legal proceedings taken by this Department against pers one for breaches of the Pablio Health and Buildinga OrdinazÓÓ

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Renter's correspondent in Petrograd states that the Tasr, after No. 1 of 1903, for the month of a short stay at Tenrakoe Salo, has returned to te Front with the September, 1915.

Mortality return for Hongkong Tsarevitch. There has been a Rassian success at Tarnopol, menacing the roade towarde Lemberg. They drove a wedge between Genoral for the weeks ending 12th, 19th Mortality retara for Maoao for Bothmer's and General Panzer's armies, while the necessity of re- and 28th September, 1915, inforcing General von Hindenburg at Dwiask has diverted three divi-

Bit return for the weeks end- sions intended for Serbia. Experts believe that General von Hinden- the weeks ending September 26. burg is preparing to strike again heavily, so as to compensate for the and October 3, 1915.

|ing Oatoßer 2 and 9, 1915. German checks in the south,

GERMANS EXECUTE AN ENGLISH LADY.

October 16, 1.30 a.m.

Royal Hongkong Yacht Club. The opening cruise of the The American Ambassador has notified the Foreign Offion that Royal Hongkong Yacht Club Miss Edith Cavell, lately head of the training sobool at Brassels, fixed for Saturday November: 6, was arrested by the Germans on August 5, sentenced to death and The programme includes a sailing executed on the 13th inst., on a charge of barbouring fugitive race for all olsness of B.E:1.0. them to escape from Belgium to join the colours. So far as the ladies' sailing and rowing shoes,

'Gazette representative at Athens states that the Russian and Italin, ibmarine has performed a' inagnificent fest, ainking two German Anglo-French soldiers, and Belgians of military ago, assisting racing boats, a orniser race, and · Ministers are preparing to leave Greece. Their families will peob-destroyers in the Baltic, and twice compelling the Gorman squadron Foreign Office is aware, the lady was not charged with espionage.

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