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The Hongkong Telegraph

September 5, 1916,

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TELEGRAMS.

CONDENSED.

ANOTHER ZEPPELIN IS BELIEVED TO BE SEVERELY DAMAGED.

BELGIUM ADHERES TO THE ECONOMIC CONFERENCE RESOLUTIONS.

NAVAL AEROPLANES BOMBED SHIPBUILDING YARDS AY HOBOKEN.

A LARGE AIR SQUADRON BOMBED AN ENEMY AERODROME AT GISTELLES.

THE FRENCH LINES NORTH AND SOUTH OF THE SOMME ARE NOW LEVEL POSSESSION OF CLERY GIVES FRENCH THE KEY TO PERONNE REGIÓN. A GREAT ALLIED OFFENSIVE ON ALL FRONTS IS THOUGHT IMMINENT.

THE GERMANS HAVE NOT COUNTER-ATTACKED NEW FRENCH POSITIONS. BRITISH CAPTURED DEFENCES ON 3,000 YD. FRONT BY 800 YDS, DEEP. THE BRITISH RETAIN PART OF TPE VILLAGEOF GINCHY DESPITE ATTACKS, ALREADY 800 PRISONERS HAVE BEEN BROUGHT IN ON THE BRITISH FRONT. SERBIANS EASILY REPULSED BULGARIAN ATTACK WEST OF LAKEOSTROVO, DAR-ES-SALAAM, IN GERMAN EAST AFRICA, HAS SURRENDERED. THE RUSSIANS HAVE CAPTURED 60 MORE OFFICERS AND 2,641 MEN. THE RUSSIANS ARE ADVANCING TOWARDS THE HUNGARIAN FRONTIER. IN FOUR DAYS GENERAL BRUSILOFF TOOK 19,405 OFFICERS AND MEN.

[All telegrams appearing in large type are the latest, having been received during the course of the day. Those in small type have come through over-night,]

THE RAID ON LONDON.

An Unforgettable Experience.

[Beater's Service to The "Telegraph.")

September 4, 12.00 p.m. London's experience last night was unforgettable, though it

was all over in twenty minutes.

The approach of the raiders was heralded by a methodical searching of the skies by searchlights; then there was a thunder- like boom, and the solitary raider was shortly picked up, followed by the outburst of gune far and near.

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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 1916.

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'THE ALLIED OFFENSIVE.

The Key to the Peronne Region Secured.

[Beater's Service to The "Telegraph."},

September 4, 12.50 pm.

Renter's correspondent at Paris states:-The ground recaptured yesterday, on a frontage of six kilometres and a depth of two kilometres, brings our line, north and south of the Somme, level, and facilitates subsequent operations at Marcel Hatin.

national road from Bethune to Peronne.

We are no more than three and a half kilometros from the

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The possession of Olery gives as the key to the Peronne region. The opinion is expressed in Paris that this marks the opening a grest'offensive by the Allies on all frocts.

No Enemy Counter-Attacks,

September 4,3 50 p.m.

A Paris communique states:-The enemy has not attempted

to counter-attack the positions we captured yesterday.

Bad weather has retarded operatione.

Bo far, fourteen guns have been taken, and the capture of more prisoners is reported. We took 400 prisoners at Fleury.

Enemy attacks on Vaux Chapitie wood, and to the east thereof, were repulsed with lossen.

The British Captures.

Sptember 4, 3.50 p.m. General Sir Douglas Haig, in a communique, states:-ÅL & result of yesterday's fighting, the enemy's defences on a front of three thousand yards and to an average depth of eight handred yards have been captured.

We captured the whole of Giochy, but were compelled to give ground here. However, we retain part of the village, despite heavy and repeated counter-attacks during the night,

Our line rane according to last evening's communique. Already eight hundred prisoners have been brought in. contested, and the enemy repeatedly counter-attested, supported by The fighting was very severe, our advancy being stubbornly very heavy artillery fire.

The Zeppelin dashed for shelter in the nearest cloud, and in a few moments osme dramatic climax. The whole of London and most of the counter-attacks, costing very beavy losses, com- Our advance almost everywhere was successful at the outset, seemed bathed in the light of a brilliant five-second sunset. Every pletely failed to shake our hold on the ground won. steeple, chimney end telegraph pole stood out clearly for a moment ;; then there was inky darkness.

THE BALKAN SITUATION."

Serbians Repulse an Attack.

September 4, 4.20 p.m.

An eye-witness in the immediate vicinity gives a graphio account of what took place. Be says the Zeppelin dropped, nose downwards, with an appalling crash. The heat was tremendous, mad after the flare of gas the wreckage burned fiercely for an hour sad s half emid a continuous popping of machine-gun cartridges.

Bystanders were deluged with wreckags and water as they started to search for bodies. The first wea di-covered lying beside a jammed machine-gun, a piece of gold lace clinging to it. A gbustly broiled piece of humda fish represented the remains of the Com- A French communique issued at Selodica etates;—A Bolgorisa mander. All pieces of bodies, heade, trunks and limbs were attack to the west of Lake Oatrovo was easily repulsed by the carefully collected and heaped in the corner of a field, being covered | Serbiane. with tarpaulin:

There have been intermittent cannonade and patrol activity on There were extraordinery scenes at King's Cross and other the Strama and Lake Doiran fronte, stations in the afternoon, thousanda besieging the trains leaving for Enfield. Many were left behind. The northern roads prosented an anwonted spectacle with their mile-long processions of vehicles, bat little was seen, as most of the wreckage had been previously removed.

Photographs show that the heavy parts of the machinery had to be dug out of the ground.

The flare was seen for forty miles.

Another Zeppelin Belleved Damaged,

September 4, 5.15 p.m.

It is officially announced that there is the strongest reason for believing that another Zeppelin was damaged most seriously,

THE RUSSIAN DRIVE.

Over Two Thousand More Prisoners.

September 4, 5,00 p.m.

A Bussian communique states:—In the region of Brezany our troops crossed the River Tseniovka, a western tributary of the Ziais Lips, capturing the enemy's position and taking prisoners 80 officers and 2,641 men.

Enemy gas attacks south-east of Baranovitchi were repalced with heavy losɛBA.

We have captured a series of heights on the wooded Carpathians and are advancing towards the Hungarian frontier.

Huge Captures.

September 4, 5.35 p.m.

BRITISH AIR RAIDS.

September 4, 2.00 p.m.

It is officially announced that naval aeroplanes successfully bombed shipbuilding yards at Aɔboken, near Antwerp, on the 2nd finst.

A large squadron of our machines also effectively bombed an enemy serodrome at Gistelles on the 3rd inst.

All the machines returned safely.

THE PARIS CONFERENCE,

September 4, 2.45 p.m.

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TELEGRAMS.

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THE FIGHTING IN THE WEST.

French Take Two Thousand Prisoners.

[Renter's Service to Tue" Telegraph."}

September 4, 2.35 plui.

A Pas comunique states: The enemy, anthough in considerable strength, was unable to withstand the rush of the Allies who attained all their objectives. We captured north of the Forest of Clery all the German trenches along" the Forest Combles road as far as the outskirts of Combles. We likewise carried all the enemy positions between the Forest and Clery, and also crossed at numerous points the roads between the two places. The German counter-attack with huge forces was directed against our positions south of the Forest It was caught by our fire and thrown back in disorder. Numerous dead were left on the field and 2,000 prisoners were taken. The booty at present counted includes 12 guns and 50 machine guns.

The Germans violently attacked our positions in the Faux-Chapitre region and were repulsed repeatedly. They finally gained a footing in the salient where furions fighting continues. The French attacked the Germans east and north-east of Fleury, capturing several trenches and part of the crest running from Fleury to Thiaumont,

Sir Douglas Haig's Report.

September 4, 3.20 a m.

The text of Sir Douglas Haig's report is as follow:-In co- operation with the French on our immediate right we attacked the enemy to-day at several points and captured part of Ginchy and the whole of Guillemont. Our freat now runs 500 yards esat of Guillemont from Ginchy to near Falfemont Farm. We also gained ground on the East side of Mouquet Farm and captured several hundred prisoners. The French substanti- ally progressed between dur right and the Somme. Fighting continues. Our aircraft did most useful work, co-operating with the artillery and infantry. The enemy aeroplanes which desperately attempted to interfere were successfully engag- ed in many aerial fights, and were driven off, losing three destroyed and at least four damaged. We lost three.

THE BALKAN FITUATION.

September 4, 9.00 a.m.

Reuter's correspondent at Athens states that Grecco has accepted the Entente's demands in their entirety. The contrei of postal and telegraphic communications began from September 2.

September 4, 12.50 p.m,

According to Heuter's Bucharest correspondent a comi- munique says: We occupied the heights west of Borazok and the region of Sekeli in Haromszik. The enemy attack on the whole Dobrudja frontier south of Bazargio was re- pulsed.

THE WRECKED ZEPPELIN.

September 3, 3.25 p.m. Only three airships succeeded in approaching the out- skirts of London. One appeared over North London at 2.15. The searchlights immediately located her. Anti-aircraft guns and aeroplanes heavily engaged her awi, after a few minutes. she burst into flame and fell to earth. She was destroyed and in the wreckage the half-burnt bodies of the crew were found. The Zeppelin came down at Cuffley, near Enfield.

CENSORED MAILS.

of Russia.

430 PER ANNUM

TELEGRAMS.

EARLIER TELEGRAMS.

THE SHACKLETON EXPEDITION..

(Reuter's Barrios to The "Telegrapò.”)

London, Esceived, Sapt £

Sir Ernest Shackleton has saved the members of his expedition who were marooned on Eephant Island.

ed before, to the loss of ons firm and the gain of another which received and acted upon informa tion to which it was not entitled.

When a representative of the ́ ́ North China Daily News called on the American Postmaster, Mr. Drrab would give no information wka ever beyond stating that he had reported the whole matter to Washington and that he had nothing to say as the affair is in the hands of the Post Office Department. The American meil received by the Empress of Ras- jeia comprised 144 Jacks.

Besides mail addressed to Americana censored, mail for British firma in Shanghai waS examined se well. It was stated at the American Consulate-Gen- ers] yesterday that official mail from the departments at Wash- ington was opened, so that the censors showed no discrimination. The American post-office yester- day was swamped with protests, each proteater writing & com- plaint as though he were the only one whose mail had been tamper- ed with, and it is interesting to note that among the earlier and most vigorous protests were those received from British firme who spparently thought that the can- soring was done by the imerioan. authorities, One firm seked "When, where and who censored this letter, and by what authority?"

Where was it Done?

It is not known where the can- aoring was done, but the general opinion seems to be that it was done on the Empress of Russia at sas. This, however, ssema im probable as those who visited the ship and talked with the parser and other officers say that no mention was made of censor= ing. A more probable explan- ation in that the work wHE, done on the small Rteamer between Seattle and Victoria at which port the Empress took on her mail. The mail left Saattle- at nine o'clock in the morning and arrived at Victoria at two in the siternoon, and in the interval of five hours a large staff of canegra

Severd of the larger American could have done the work. The firma here were so incensed over Victoria are British, It is known stesmers running from Seattle to the manner in which their cor- that for some time the Canadian » American Letters on Empress respondence was delivered to sathorities have been cansoring them that they telegraphed to all mail between the United States their head offices at Home andund Canada and vios veras and it Considerable indignation was that bereafter all mail for China were censore at work on the ships correspondente inntracting would not be surprising if there felt by the entire American com should be so addressed that the between Seattle and Victoria. The manity of Shanghai, yesterday postal authorities will not des- Empress of Busia sailed from. |(says the N. O. Daily News of

future.

to

Reuter'e correspondent at Havre says the Belgian Government August 30) when it became patch it by a British veenel in Victoria on the evening of Angast has notified the French Government of its adhesion to the re- solutions of the Economic Conference.

EAST AFRICAN CAMPAIGN.

Surrender of Dar-es-Salasm.

September 4, 5.30 p.m. Dar-es-Salaam, an important port in German East Africa,

surrendered.

The Town Occupied.

Beptember 4, 6.20 p.m.

A Shoal of Protests.

DON'T FORGET.

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TO-DAY. Bijou Theatre-9.15 p.m; ¿ Victoria Theatre-9.15 p.m. Palisade Theatre-9.15 p.m. New Hongkong Cinematograph.

"The Scamps" at Theatre Royal.-9.15 p.m.

generally known that fully four

10. The mail arriving by the. 6fths of the American mail re-

¡Monteagle sailing from the mŪSA caived by the Empress of Russia. It is estimated that four-fifthsport on August 3 was nót had been censored by British of the letter mail was opened and molested. authorities. The indignation ap-resealed with gummed alipa bear parently arises, not so much from ing the word "Censored” but with the mere fact that the American las indication as to where the mail was censored, bat from the censoring was done or who did it. manner of the doing. On Monday Not only was ordinary letter mail Bight the American Peatmaster opened, bat registered mail was sent a long telegraphed protest to also examined. Instances are the Pcs master-General at Wath-aited where parts of enclosures of basington, as did the Coomal-Letters are missing, entirely, the

General, Mr. Sammons to missing parts of the correspond-9.15 p.m. the Department of State eace referring to commercial and yesterday the Amer-matters only such, for example, sa ican Ohamber of Commerce of an estimate for a curtain onginear-

TO-MORROW. China sent a strongly worded ing work for which the recipient protest, which will go to Wash-here has been waiting for some

Bijou Theatre 9.15 p.m.

Minister at Peking as well as an "enclosed data" and with a pin ington through-the American time, the letter referring to the

Victoria Theatrs--9.16 p.m. Palisade Theatre-19.15-p.tu. other protest to the Chamber reattached showing that the enolo

Now Hongkong Cinematograph presentative at New York who are was originally inserted, Pos

-9.15⋅ will forward it to the parent sibly the censor, in the hurry-of

"The Soamps" as tha Tsentr organisation, the United States bie work enclosed, the missing trio Tossi

Royal.9.16 p. Chamber of Commeros at. Wash correspondance in a letter for o

Another frm which has happ

A Rasian communique etates:-Between August 31 and September 3, General Brusiloff captured 385 officers and 10,020 9 o'clock in the morning on the 4th inst. Our naval forces, It is officially announced that Dar-es-Salaam surrendered at men, of whom eleven officers and 1,300 men were Germans; and also co-operating with our troops from Bagamoja and Saadani, "are now ́twelve ohnson and 76 msohine guns.

occupying the townż

Fieros battles continue in the direction of Víadimir Volyaski, and in the vicinity of Korutoitza and the Upper Soreth.

We took prisonera 550 Turks in the region of Ogunt, British armoured motor-naru ferosly engaged the Kurds to the

-Want of Laky Nimrudghal.

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