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FRIDAY, OCTOBER *29,

October 29 1915,

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LATEST WAR TELEGRAMS,

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LATEST WAR TELEGRAMS,

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THE BRITISH BOMBARDMENT OF DEDEAGATCH.

NEW FRENCH MINISTRY OF NATIONAL DEFENCE.

Another German Plotter Arrested in New York.

-RUSSIAN BOMBARDMENT OF VARNA AND BOURGAS

EFFECTIVELY RESUMED.

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

THE BOMBARDMENT OF THE BULGARIAN COAST.

EYE-WITNESS'S DESCRIPTION.

THE ALLIES IN THE WEST.

PATROL AND RECONNOITRING ENGAGEMENTS.

October 28, 4.45 p.m. A Paria communique says that there are only patrol and re- connoitring Bagagements, which are all advantageous to us.

BRITISH CRUISER ASHORE.

FEARED MAY BECOME A TOTAL WRECK,

October 28, 3.00 p.m.

The Press Bureau announces that the cruiser Argyll went aground to-day on the East coast of Scotlead and that, owing to bad weather prevailing it is feared she may become a total wreck. All the officers and crew were saved.

THE FRENCH CABINET.

FORMATION OF NATIONAL DEFENCE MINISTRY,

October 28, 3.25 p.m. Reater's correspondent at Paris says that the resignation of the Cabinet is foreshadowed and the formation of a new Ministry of National Delonce including the best brains in the Parliament,

The Premier's greatest difficulty has bean to find a successor to M. Delcasse. It is understood that M. Briand will probably be the New Premier.

CABINETS RESIGNATION.

Oetober 28, 4.20 p.m.

Reuter's correspondent at Paris says that the French Cabinet -

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WAR TELEGRAMS.

THE BALKAN SITUATION.

SERBIANS ADVANCE ON ISTID.

October 28, 2.05 a.m.

In Athens it is reported from Serbian sources that the Serbians, after recapturing Kuprato, are now advancing on lstib,

"NOT SATISFIED."

October 28, 4.30 a.m. According to Router's correspondent at Athens the Bulgarian semi-official press says that the presence of the Franco-British troops in Macedonia has been the sabject of ennversations between the Turkish and Balgarian Ministers and M. Zaimis, the Greek Premier, and that the latter's attitude has apparently not satisfied the Sofa Government.

AN ENEMY CLAIM.

October 28, 6.40 am. Reater's correspondent at Amsterdam reports that the Bulgarians claim to have captured the key to the fortified girdle of Pirot,

BELGIANS DEfeat germanS IN AFRICA,

October 28, 6.40 a.m.

cows from Africa announces that on September 11 near the According to Router's correspondent at Havre Belgian official Rozizi Delta, and on October 29 near Eavingi, lively engagements took place between the Germans and Belgions in which the Germans lost heavily and were forced to light. The Balgiaus ceptored a machine-gun, rifles, manitions and a considerable quantity of material.

THAT WASHINGTON NOTE TO BRITAIN.

October 28, 0.40 8.m.

has resigned. The new Ministry will probably include M. Briand Reuter's correspondent at Washington states that President Premier and Minister for Foreign Affairs, M. Gallieni as Minister of Wilson has despatched the long-expected Note to Great Brit sin on Justice and other ex-Ministera will mostly retain their old portfolios. War, Admiral La Gaze, Minister of Marine, M. Viviani, Minister of the subject of the blockade,

THE BALKAN SITUATION.

Octobar 27, 11.50 p.m. According to Renter's correspondent at Malta an Eye-witness at the Bombardment of the Balgarian Ocast saya: The bombardment was almost uninterrupted from one o'clock in the afternoon till seven in the evening. The ships engaged were mostly monitora, and destroyers with some cruisers, personally directed by Rant Adiral do Robeck. The markmanship was splendid, the first shots were directed against the barracks at Dadosgatoh, which were full of soldiers who were seen rushing out in hundreds to seek shelter.

RUSSIANS AGAIN BOMBARD BULGARIAN COAST. The heavy gana shelled the barrooke, whilst the destroyers directed

October 28, 4.20 p.m. their attention to the Beeing soldiers. Every building of military importance was razed to the ground. Daring the course of the

Reuter's correspondent at Bacharest anys that the Russian bombardment a troop train passed along at full speed, but the fleet yesterday again bombarded Varna and Bourgas, for seven destroyere chased it, abelling all the time, the shells fell thick in hours. Important damage was done.

GENERAL MAHON COMMANDS BRITISH IN SERBIA,

October 28, 5.45 p.m.

TO HELP THE ALLIES' CONSULS IN PERSIA

October 27, 7.55 p.m. Beater's correspondent at Petrograd quotes a Teheran message which says that three hundred cerian cossacks with twenty officers, two of whom are Russian, have arrived at Ramadan whither they have been sent by the Russian Government, at the inetsase of the Russian Legation, to help the Russian and British Consula there against enemies who have been considerably reinforced.

FOUR MORE GERMAN STEAMERS SUNK.

October 28, 4.20 a.m.

both the front and rear of it, bat Eye-witness did not observe suy atrike it. The railway line was absolutely torn up and the station was wrecked, and pumerous tracks, standing on the line blazed up mountain high, for these contained black powder for an ammunition factory, which was also wrecked. The soldiers repeatedly attempt- In the House of Commons Mr. Tennant announced that According to Reator's correspondent at Petrograd, an official ed to remove the tracks, but the dames, and the bail of shell, pre- Lieutenant General Sir Bryan Mahon is commanding the British report says that British submarines operating in the Baltic Sea vented them. Soon the trucks were a heap of sebes, and the forces in Serbia, hie orders being to co-operate with our French have sunk four more Gorman steamers, volumes of black smoke from them hid the town; when the smoke Allies. cleared, the church appeared as the only lofty building standing.

THE NEW YORK SENSATION.

BITTER NEWSPAPER COMMENTS.

October 28, 4.30 am. Renter's correspondent at New York saya that bitter comments continue as to the presence of German conspirators in the United States, and influential elements and the publio Press are demanding the elimination of a estional danger.

The New York Sun anks, if such crimes are essayed when the United States is neutral what would be the case if she were at war with Germany.

[In the event of telegrams arriving too late for insertion on this page they will be found on the Extra].

EARLIER TELEGRAMS.

THE ALLIES IN THE WEST.

TWO MORE ENEMY ABROPLANES BROUGHT DOWN.

October 27, 12.30 .m.

THE RUSSIANS.

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TELEGRAMS. NEWS FOR BUSY MEN.

CONDENSED.

Another epy has been shot in Eng and.

The Bulgarians claim the cap- ture of the fortified girdle of Pirol.

The Frencu Vib.det han re- sigued and a Ministry of National Defence has been formed.

The Italians have carried an enemy fort on the slopes of the Qoldilana and found the trenches fall of corpses,

It is reported from Serbian sources that the Serbiana after re- capturing Kaprala are now ad- vancing on Istib.

It is reported that the Shang- hai Custome has seized five tong of smuggled opium during the last four months.

The Russian flat, on Wednes day; again bombarded the towas of Varna and Bourges, for seven hours. Important damage was done.

Mr. Akira Ishii has been elected member of the Shanghai Municipal Counell, in the place of Mr. Gulland, who is going

away.

A bomb was thrown at the residence of the new Commission- er for Foreign Affairs, at Shanghai on Wednesday night. No serious damage was done,

Mr. Howitt, the engineer at Singaporo who was sentenced to two months' imprisonment, for refusing to register nader the Compulsory Training Bill, has been released.

Tho Bolgarian semi official Press says that the presence of Franco-British troops in Mace- donia is the subject of conversa- tions between the Tarco-Bal-

garian Minister and M. Zaimie.

H.M.

cruiser Argyll went aground yesterday, on the East ajast of Scotland, and, owing to bad weather prevailing, it is feared that she may become a total wreck. All the officers and men were saved.

of the bombardment of

Eye-witness sonde a description the Bulgarian coast. British sirmen two German brought down aeroplanes on Tuesday, one fell in our linoa and the other behind the enemy's front trenches.

Bitter comments continue in regard to the presecos of German conspirators in the United States. The influential elements and the publio Presa in America are de mBading the elimination of a national danger.

It is said that the German cruiser, sunk by a British sub- marine, was struck simultaneous- ly by two torpedoss and it is as- sumed that the English sub- | marine is equipped with the new

double tube system.

ENEMY ATTACKS NEAR RIGA REPULSED.

October 28, 4.20 a.m. According to Reatar's corroepondent at Potrograd it is officially The Russians are still repulsing reported that the Rassians are still repulsing the German attacks, German attacks, especially Dear espacally near Riga, the Russians taking fall advantage of oppor-Riga, and the Russians are taking tanities for out-flanking the Cormans, while sometimes also they fall advantage of opportunities of successfully assume the offensive.

ITALIAN COMMUNIQUE.

TRENCHES CHOKED WITH AUSTRIAN CORPSES,

October 28, 4.20 am.

The New York Times ironically points out that the day on

Field Marshal Sir John French issues a communiqas in which

A Rome communique states that the Italians osrried an enemy which the first arrests were made Dr. Dumba was ennobled: "This he says: Since October 24 the situation on our front hes not teaches as the Tuetonio idea of neutrality.' 13

changed. There has been mining activity on both sides, but the fort on the slopes of Guldilans and found the trenches choked with Meanwhile the police have arrested Max Breitung the fifth man results are unimportant. The enemy's artillery has been notive corpase. The Austriane in the Monte Nero region attempted a on a charge of conspiracy to destroy munition ships and has been east of Ypres and south of La Bassee Canal, and our reply thereto night attack with big forces. The Italians allowed them to approach released on a bail of $25,000 which was furnished by O. Braitang, has been most effective. Our airmen brought down two German within a short distance, then they poured in a hail of lead mowing the owner of the Dacia.

aeroplanes yesterday; one fell in our lines and the other behind the down the enemy. A force artillery duel continues on the Carso

pintean, where the Italiana rashed voms of the trenches, snemy's front trenches.

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THE SINKING OF THE GERMAN CRUISER.

AN AMERICAN CORRESPONDENT'S DESCRIPTION.

GERMANS BADLY PUNISHED AGAIN,

October, 28, 2,50a.m.

A Paris, communique azys the French exploded a series of October 28, 430 am. powerfal mines near the Arra-Lille road, south-east of Neuville An American correspondent at Berlin says that the German St.-Vasst, wrecking the German trenches and entanglements. The cruiser, of the Pains Adalbert class, was steaming by day in bazy Frepoh infantry thereupon dashed through to the attack and go weather when two torpedoes struck her almost simultaneously, capied the craters, which they still hold despite a most violent The croiser seemed to go into the air by an internal explosion and bombardment and several counter-attacks in which the Germani disappeared beneath the ses like a picos of iron. Survivors say lost heavily. French artillery likewise seriously damaged the they saw the tracke of two torpedoes almost parallel, from which it enemy lines west of Soissons. The Germans renewed their altsaks is assumed that the English submarine was equipped with the east of Rheims under cover of a cloud of gas. The French were new double tube system.

prepared, however, and smashed the German onslaughts every where.

ontinking the Germans, while they sometimes successfully assume the offensive.

The American palice have ar- rested Max Breitung, the fifth man charged with conspiracy to destroy munition ships, who has been released on a bail of $25,- 000, which was furnished by O. Breitung, the owner of the Dacia

DON'T FORGET.

TU-DAY. Bijou Thestro-9.15 p.m. Victoria Theatre-V.15 p.m. TO-MORROW.

Bija Taesore-9.15 p.m. Victoria Theatr—9.15 p.m.

Club-Half H. K. Jookey Yearly Meeting-a000.

MR. ASHMEAD BARTLETT AND THE DARDANELLES.

October 28. 4.30 a.m. Mr. Ashmead Bartlett, in the course of a lecture at the Queen's Hall, asid that no performaree in the world's history was more Roberts' Rifle Club of Hong- remarkable than the manner in which the British got ashore at the kong. Annuel General Meeting Dardarelles and held on. Nothing, he said, but the superlativeness Chamber of Commerce Room Post of the troops prevented disaster in the early days.

ANOTHER SPY SHOT.

Another spy was shot this morning.

October 27, 5.35 p.m.

office Building.

Ministerioz Children's Liigas Bazar. 2 p.m.

Wednesday, November 3. Meeting of Licensing Board. Council Chamhor. 215 Pigmoï