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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

WAR TELEGRAMS,

Continued from page 10.)

NO DISAGREEMENT IN THE CABINET.

November 6, 3.35_p.m. Despite denials, the papera generally assume that Earl Kit- chener has left the War Ulice, but only in order to take up an equally important post elsewhere. It is hinted at in some quarters that he is to take charge of affairs in the Near East, There is no suggestion whatever of disagreement in the Cabinet,

BARL KITCHENER GOES TO THE NEAR EAST.

theatre of waX.

November 6, 7.20 p.m.

AMERICAN PRESS AND PLOTTERS.

EXTRA

HONGKONG, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1915

WAR TELEGRAMS,

MR. ASQUITH TEMPORARILY ACTING AT THE

WAR OFFICE,

November 5, 8.30 p.m. The Press Bureau states that during Lord Kitchener'e tempor- ary absence on public daty, Mr. Asquith le carrying on the work of the War Office. There is no truth in a statement circulated to-day that Lord Kitchener has resigned.

THE KING'S MISHAP.

No further bulletins will be issued.

November 6, 12.45 p.m.

THE BALKAN SITUATION.

FROM THE PULPIT.

Notes of a sermon preached by the Rev. J. Kirk Maconachie at the Union Church yesterday even- ing.

OBITUARY.

Captain George Payan.

Text: "The fool bath eaid in

It is with regret that we an- his heart, there is no God."nounce the death of Captain Psalm 14/1.

George Payne, a well-known and "I hope there is no God; I highly respected captain of the think there isn't," said a young Indo-China S. N. Co. says the man to a certain minister not N.O. Daily News of November 1. long ago. That is ementially the The news was received by telegram frame of mind referred to by the from the Head Office in London Psalmist thousands of years by Messrs. Jardins, Matheson and ago. There have always been Co., Ld., (agents) on Friday. men who had rather there

Captain Payne joined the Indo- were no God, because they dia Chins 8, N. Co. in September,

SOCIALISTS AND COMPULSION.

Demand for More Light.

The following manifesto in shortly to be issued by the Soialist National Defence Com mittes on the argeney of com- pulsory national service:-

To Armat

in our thousand years' history, Fellow-countrymen — Never, has this country been in such

His Majesty the King is progressing satisfactorily. He had a like the idea of having to answer 1881 as second officer, and became deadly peril. But for the pluck The Press Barean announces that Karl Kitchener, at the request | battar night and was able to be moved to a couch for a few hou a, for their way of life. They are master in 1886. In 1908 be wa1 and publio spirit of the men who of his colleagues, has left England for a short visit to the eastern bat it will be some time before he is well enough to leave his room. thankful for any attempt to show promoted to be marine superinten- I have volunteered for our defence that present responsibility and dent in Shanghai, having previons- the fate of Britain would be the altimate accountability are old-ly been known as a very successful fate of Belgium, of Poland, fashioned superstitions. They master on the Shanghai-Tientsin of Armenis. To the "think" there is no God. and Hongkong-Ualoutta iines. Why? Not because they bave Daring his many years' stay here, gone anxiously into the solema before he retired in 1914, Capt. question and reverently reached Payne earned the good-will and the negative conclusion. These esteem of a very large circle of are not the sort the text speaks friends. On his return to England, of, nor the sort who accept their Capt. Payne became nsatioal conclusion with the hope that it is adviser to the Indo-Chins S. N. right. If a man does his real Co., in London. He died at the best to lead a helpful, unselfish age of 57.

FRENCH CAPTURE BRIDGES FROM BULGARIANS.

November 5, 6.00 p.m.

November 6, 5,20 a.m. Benter's correspondent at New York states that the Prass vigor- ously supports President Wilson on the subject of German-Americane.

The New York Herald says:It is high time the small and A Paris communique says that the Balgarians are entrench- noisy groups of alien sympathisers were brought to book.

ing before Krivolak, two hundred yards from the French outposts, The New York Korning Sun states:-Let us have no mawkish An astion is procsading north of Rabrovo and the Franab have sentimentality, but olesa out the whole nest of plottera and panish | osptured the bridges to the north-west of Krivolsk. them with exemplary severity.

THE ALLIES IN THE WEST.

REMARKABLE HATRED ENGENDERED.

FRENCH ATTACK BULGARIAN FRONTIER.

November 8, 2.20 a.m:

The Bulgarians, despite violent artillery preparations, com pletely failed on the 3rd inst. when attacking & French bridgehead at Krivolak, The French on the same day carried two villages west and east of Rabrovɔ, and also attacked the frontier ridges.

OUR CAVALRY ACCELERATE BULGARIAN ROUT,

November 6, 6,35 a.m.

The Serbian Lagation in Athens announces that the Balgarian army, while descending through old Serbia towards Mwadania, via Kaprala and Perlepe, were defeated at Izvor, after a batile of several days' duration. French infantry and British cavalry from Krivolik accelerated the viotary. Tae Serbia took Izvor and Gradsko, while the Balgrians, decimated, ara retreating in the direction of Kaprala, The Bulgarians have also evacuated the right bank of the Vardar.

November 6, 5.20 a.m. According to Router's correspondent at Amsterdam a German correspondent on the western front describes the new spirit of trench fighting which he says has becoms desperate, mora viraleat sad more crust owing to the embitterment resulting from the great French offensiva in Saplember, Hitherto the mat meroilass fighting had been in Argonne, the wooded country favouring eavage warfare and producing the "Argonne Type" which is known along the whole front. This picture of the torn and

grimy fighter, reminiscent of primeval days when men fought like cannibals and wild snimals, is now general. The same horrible methods are adopted along the whole line and victory lies in had to bani fight ing, the battle swaying with thrasting, wrestling, throttling and biting, and with kaife, bayoust, rifsbatt and spade. real sons of horror is that between the tranches, where, multitudes of rate fattening од the ratting

November 6, 150 p.m. KTOW 10 fst till they resemble little doga. Tasy are According to Reuter's correspondendent at Amsterdam Saks

laughtered with loathing when they stray into the treashes. Gasteleg reme, say that a Bulgarian Division has entered Nish. are the chivalrous daya when hours daily were practically set apart for the French and Gorman soldiers who emerged from their tron- obes and exchanged obaff. Now instead of pointed jokea, missivos are exchanged, unpleasant and hateful,ť

FRESH GERMAN ATTACK BREAKS DOWN,

The

November 8, 5.10 p.m. Ascording to Reuter's correspondent at Paris a communique states that a fresh German attack in "The Ooartine" position, broke down completely. A French mine explosion seriously damaged part of the German positions between Argonne and the Mouse.

AUSTRALIA AVOIDS POLITICAL TURMOIL

November 5, 5.10 p.m.

NISH REPORTED ENTERED.

THE ORBEK CRISIS.

Later:

Later.

life, yet reluctantly comes to s Flage at Ewo and on board the negative conclusion upon matters Company's steamere were half- of faith and religion, he is entitled masted in memory of the deceased. to respect, and (if he will not re- sent it) to sympathy. But such a case is poles apart from that of men who shake the rains loose to their indulgences, and give them.

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Army we owe our lives, the honour of and sanolity of our homes. To Our Women, the safety defend the Motherland tens of thousanda have died, and many more have escaped death only at thecoat of wounds or disablement,

men are

heroes a ust be filled. We can. Britons! The places of these not, we dare not, leave those who are fighting for us without ade- quate reinforcements. At least half million more wanted immediately to strengthen - the forces of our follow-country- men in France, Belgium, Gallipo.. li, Mesopotamia, or to take the place of those on garriton daty at home in India, or elsewhere.

Workerel Regulations essential to the defence of your interests in

selves all too good grounds for it suit us to take that view? wanting to believe that neither Would it be anything of a relief purity nor rightousness sits in the to have it shown that we may

There are hundreds of thou- skies.

tako life lightly, enjoy ourselves, sande of young, vigorous, and There are men who say in their enrich ourselves, without regard capable men who can be epared hearts, "I fear there is no God, to anything in the nature of judge for this glorious duty, who are but I hope there may be." Sachment to come in this world or any still not in khaki, If they hen- bave their faces towards the light, other? The churches again; do itate any longer they will be for and will yet come out into it. But the strictures so freely passed on for ever shamed. If they refuse those whose working belief, seorst them arise in any degree from the to respond to their country'a call, or epoken, is "I hope there is no fact that they are thought to stand the nation must and will claim God, I think there is not,' are for a stricter way of life than them on other terme. heading for the outer darkness, people care about? Or even Jeau. Fellow-countrymen! Therecap- That sort of scapticism is the only Christ Himself. That He is the not be rights without duties. kind we have need to fear, sad it lightand the hope and the Saviour Freedom cannot exist where men | is the kind which in ordinary life of the world there can be no man-are not prepared to defend it. we most often meet with. Those ner of duubt or any broad tras The defence of the country is the November 5, 6,25 p.m.

who would like God out of the view of the world's past history elemental duty of every capable Heater's correspondent at Athens says it seems certain that way are a much more numerous and present condition. But there citizen. Where the country callsall King Constantine is determined to keep M. Zaimis in the Osbinet Ypa then those who serious-are those who would feel a good must respond. It is not contrary with power to dissolve Parliament, but M. Zaimis does not agree only hold that there is no God deal mare comfortable if be to the principles of democracy, the latter point. The King has appointed as Minister for War, his at all.. Sadly often persons of the could be got out of the way. It not out of harmony with the basen aide-de-camp, General Mark, in appreciation of his conduct. This former type are young. Religion, has come to thie that no man's of tradee anionism to enforce on all has caused a painful impression among the Venssolists, who ragacd unfortunately, seems to them conscience CAD be easy if citizens that national solidarity it as a blow to their leader's prestige, but who are hopeful of the re-chiefly to be a bundle of restraints, he is going against Jesus Christ, implied in the duty of national sults of the coming elections.

and at the stage of life when they and it would beconvenient for all defence. The men who shrink now begin to choose and not for thom- that is beer in bumin astars if will assuredly be compelled to The King has proposed to M. Zaimis to retain the Premiership, have done with it. It is natural for oan not-among the myths and national blacklegs.

selves there is a temptation to he could be placed-which he play the game or be treated as but the latter has refused on the ground that he only had sooepted it provisionally in order to ease the situation and that disso-young minds at a certain stage to legends of the past. You need which he had already declined to do. The King has no summos imagine that they believe in nothman who goes into all such sub. times of pesce have been patriotic- lation would entail him actively participating in internal politios, question everything, and often to have no fear on account of the ed his Ministers to a Council.

ing. Healthy minded young jest seriously and honourably, ally suspended in these days of people will come through that though his conclusions may differ national peril by the overwhelming posed beforehand to yield to the willing ear to vague, half-inform- But there are some who have none the worse. Bat those who greatly from your opa. majority of trade anionists, We

enticemente of sinners and their ec ill-balanced talk against threatened a strike under sortain are ill-trained or ill-inolined, die But the man who just turn a rejoics to be able to declare this.

self-will, are in no small danger Christ, the Bible, the Churches; oircumstances, though to strike of getting rid of the fear of God, the men for whom it is enough would mean the paralysis of our which means getting rid of con- that someone with a name has defences. Do these men forget science, of the sense of duty, said this or that which maken that a German triumph, would November 5, 9.20 p.m.

and going into servitude to "the against the sanotity of the faith mean the loss of all their indas- The Press Bureau intimates that the Turks, last night, attacked world, the feah and the devil." on the authenticity or authority trial righte, so hardly won? four times on the British extreme right. The Australians and Newned about what people think openly or secretly is glad of weapon in the bands of Labour,

One need not be profoundly con-of Christianity; the man who Zealandere advanced with filled sandbags, built small barricades,

The right sa strike is a priceless and completely repulsed the enemy. alightest,

Our cabualties were of the they do or do not believe in some sort of excuse for neglecting but the right to strike has its

many circumstances. The matter Obrist's olzims and dieregarding

limitations. Those limita are of moment is what they would His laws-that man deserves no necessarily renohed when the like to believe. Moro can be told sympathy. What he needs is an work involved affects the lives of about a person from his hopes awakening, and life is likely to the soldiers fighting to defend the than his opinions in the earlier give him that sooner or later. The country. To strike under such in the regions of Rigs, Jacobstadt. Dwinsk, Styr and Stryena.

November 5, 9.20 p.m. part of life. One who fears God he has put out of his conditions is treason to the com- Terrific local struggles are reported, in which the enemy has was sunk by the shell-fire of an enemy submarine on September to be shown he is mistaken, is no them again when ones the results at our brothers in the trenches, The War Office announces that the British transport Ramazan there is no God, but would like thoughts may find a way into monwealth, and a blow levelled been repulsed, losing hundreds of prisoners and a quantity of war 19 in the Aegean Sea. There were about 380 Indian troopa (real aceptio amaterial,

who of his errors come home to him, Its corollary would be the strike on board, of whom 75 were saved. 28 of the crew were also saved. A persuades himself to that effect; the Saviour he despised shew of the soldiers themselves; then, number of the boats were smashed by shell-fire. The survivors and hopes that he is right, is ing Himself gracious and God help the civiliane! reached the island of Anteogthera in their own boats and were playing the fool,-a very ancient mighty on his behalf. If there hospitably treated by the Greeke.

Fellow-citizenal The Govern and ugly type of foolishness were no God, it is said, men ment's silence is ambiguous, too. Most of an must be con-would have to inyent one. May be. mischievous, and dangerous. Let scione, more or less of the pall Bat not this kind of God would them speak out. Let them permit or pressure in the sceptical, tho benighted imagination of man Lord Kitoloner to speak. Let us A telegram from Athens reports that M. Veneselos has declared while sometimes to press home cloudland, not the "God and have to do. The British people unbelieving direction. It is worth over have brought out of its know where we are and what we' that Britain's offer of Orpras to Grede waa independent of the result the question why so much ques-Father of our Lord Jesus Christ," will answer the call. Britain half- of the war, while the other promises and conesasions were conditional tioning of all that stands out in a Who forbears and forgives, yea, armed and using half her strength on the success of the Allies. Besides Cypras, Grease was to acquire general a part of the vilayet of Brusa in Bulgarian Thrace, Bulgaria being Churches, worship, the Bible, rebellions of misguided men, which has mobilized the way for religion-bears and carries the sins and not conquer Germany, reduced to the frontiers that existed before the last Balkan war. In faith in a future life. Religion, it who, though they may seldom entire nation for the struggle

turn therefor the Entente only required the assistance of the is said, is so much superstition, boldly deny that Hela, yet live National service is not only a duty. smaller units of the Greek feet.

ör even hypocrisy. Well, would so much sa though Hat were not | but s right.

According to Benter's correspondent at Helbourne the Preinier in the House of Representatives announced that the Premiers of several of the States, having agreed to ask the State Parliament to grant the Com. monwealth, during the war and for one year thereafter, the powera monght by the Referendum with certain limitations, the Foderal Government has decided to postpone the Referendum. The com- promise has given general satisfaction, obviating as it does, political Larmoil during time of war. The Commonwealth Treasurer, Mr. Higge, in an interim financial statement, estimated the expenditure for 1914-15 at seventy-four millions sterling and the revenue at twenty-six and a half millions sterling. A further loan of 231 mil- lions would be required. The military expenditure on the Expadi- tionary Forces would be 381 millions, providing for 225,000 men in June.

THE RUSSIANS.

PRISONERS AND WAR MATERIAL.

November 6, 2.20 a.m.

A Petrograd communique continues to record fighting

RUSSIAN COMMANDANT HEAVILY SENTENCED:

November 6, 11.00 p.m. Reuter's correspondent at Petrograd states that General Gri- goreff, former commandant of Kovno, has been sentenced to fifteen years' hard labour and the loss of all rights, for not taking adequate measures for the defence of the fortrens,

GERMANY'S ECONOMIC STRUGGLE.

November 6, 11.50 p.m. According to Renter's correspondent at Amsterdam the Telegraaf learne that people are leaving Frankfurt Owing to fear of a revolt by the starving population.

Cabinet. The Otambor will be dissolved. Ths old Ministers will M. Zsimis will be entrusted with the reconstructing of the retain their portfolios, but there will be new Ministers for Public Worship and Justisa.

AUTRALIANS AND NEW ZEALANDERS SHOW HOW TO

ADVANCE.

BRITISH TRANSPORT SUNK; MANY LIVES LOST IN

ABQBAN SEA.

BRITAIN'S OFFER TO GREECE.

November 8, 11.6.p.m.

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