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September 11, 19.6,

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TELEGRAMS.

CONDENSED.

THE RUSSLANS CAPTURED 15 OFFICERS AND 1,889 MEN IN CARPATHIANS.

̧ 10,000 AFRICAN NATIVES ARE TO ENGAGE IN DOCK LABOUR IN FRANCE.

BRITISH NAVÄL'AEROPLANES ATTACKED POINTS AT LICHTERVELDE. SIR DOUGLAS HAIG PAYS A TRIBUTE TO THE DASH OF OUR TROOPS. ALL THE GROUND GAINED BY THE BRITISH HAS BEEN MAINTAINED.

MONDAY,

SEPTEMBER 11, 1916.

TELEGRAMS.

..IN THE BALKANS.

Bulgarians Repulsed.

[Beater's Service to the "Telegraph."}

September 10, 3.00 p.m. An official announcement mide at Bucharest states that on the

Balgarians Abandon Trenches.

BRITISH HAVE ADVANCED FROM 300 TO 3,000 YDS, ON A 6,000-YD. FRONT. 8th inst. Russo-Romanina force-res ulsed the Bulgarians at Bɔz srjik. MR. ASQUITH'S VISIT TO THE FRONT IS WITHOUT POLITICAL SIGNIFICANCE. THE ENEMY IS BLOWING UP HALICZ FORTS PRIOR TO A RETIREMENT. RUSSIANS AREGANNONADING THE RETREATING ENEMY ON THE DNIESTER. RUSSO-RUMANIAN FORCES REPULSED THE BULGARIANS AT BAZARJIK, NUMEROUS ENEMY ATTACES ON THE FRENCH HAVE ENDED IN FAILURE. BULGARIANS OCCUPIED RÜMANIAN TOWN OF SILISTRIA ON THE DANUBE AN ENEMY AEROPLANE BOMBED BELFORT, DOING UNIMPORTANT DAMAGE. FRENCH AEROPLANE AGAIN BOMBED POWDER FACTORY AT ROTTWEIL. GERMAN COUNTER-ATTACK ORDERED BY KAISER COST TERRIBLE LOSSES.

[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 ALLIBO OFFENSIVE.

What Mr. Asquith Saw.

[Beuter's Service to The "Telegraph,"}

September 10, 3.00 p.m.

Reuter's correspondent at Headquarters a atee that Mr. Asquith's wisit to the Front is, so far as is known, purely insprational, without any political siguificance.

The Premier avinced much interest at the Headquarters of the Flying Corps, and made a regular tour of the ammauttion dampa, examining ourshells as well as specimens captured from the Germans, He had an excellent opportunity of witnessing the colossal expenditure now taking plaos, sad he spent a good deal of time at the casualty clearing station, talking to wounded soldiers. He also visited Ericourt,

Terrible Cost of Kaiser's 'Plan.

September 10, 450 p.m. ̈ A French communique issued at Salonica states that east of Vetrenik the Bulgarians abandoned several trenches sod a quantity of material.

Rumanian Town Falls,

September 10, 8.55 p m. It is annoucord in Berlin that the Bulgarians have captured the Ramanian town of Siatria, on the south bank of the Danube.

British Activity.

September 10, 9.10 p.m.

A British cfcial announcement issued at Salonica staten ;— On the Struma front we shelled Jemickoz and Nevoljť.

An enemy parol sad working parties were dispersed, and s successful faid carried out on the Dairan frout.)

THE RUSSIAN DRIVE,

Enemy Preparing to Retire.

September 10, 3.00. p.m. Leuter's correpondent at Petrograd says: The enemy is blowing up the forts at Halicz, prior to a retirement.

The great bridge on the Dniester has been blown up. The Rusane hold the left bank and are cannoniding the retresting enemy. Two trains have been wrecked.

Captures in the Carpathians.

September 10, 4.40 p.m.

A Bassian communique says:-In the wooded Carpathians, from August 31 to September 6 we captured 15 offers and 1,889 September 10, 3.00 p.m. Reuter's correspondent at Perie states that the enemy counter-men, two guns and much war material. attack on the night of the 8 b inst, is said to have been ordered by the Kaiser and to have been directed by General von Hindenburg personally.

At least thres Divisions of Wurtemburgers, Mecklenburgere and Saxone delivered four most furiona mags attacks in seven hours, but they were driven bask by artillery and machine-gun fire with -enormous losses, without gaining an inch of ground.

A combatant says the Germans fell like fliss, and those in the ranks behind had to scramble over the bodies of their comrades before falling in their turn. Apparently, von Hindenburg took no account of the lowes.

The 12th Saxon Division suffered most severely, one regiment thereof being wiped out.. Four hundred corpses were counted on a length of two bandred yards.

Good Work by Naval Aeroplanes.

September 10, 4.00 p.m.- An official message says:-Naral seroplanes attacked a railway eiding aad ammonition dumps at Lichtervelde on September 9 and returned esfely,

Strong Enemy Counter-Attacks.

September 10, 4.15 p.m.

A Paris communique states:-Strong enemy counter-attacke at different points between Belloy en Santerre and Barleur gained a footing in one of our trecches, bat our vigorous counter-allack regained all the ground momentarily occupied by the enemy.

An enemy aeroplane bombed Belfort, but there were no fatalities, and the damage dɔne was unimportant.

A French aeroplane again bombed the powder factory at Batt- weil on the night of the 8th inst., causing explosions and volumse of smoke.

French Capture Mare Prisoners,

September 10, 4.50 p.m.

A Paris communique states :-Enemy bomb attacks south-west

of Barney, esas of Danisconst and south of Verman-d'Ovillers were thrown back every where with heavy losses,

We took a hundred prisoners as the result of a brilliant action

to the east of Fisury, making three hundred here.

A German attack to the west of Vaux fort failed,

A Week's Progress on the British Front.

September 10, 6.10 p.m, General Sir Douglas Haig, in a communique, anya :—A'l_the ground gained has been maintained sod our gains extended. Enemy counter-attacks north east of Posieren wore besten off,

Oar line has asivanced from 300 to 3,000 yards on a 6,000 garda front, as a result of a'wook'a fighting.

The spirit an 1 dash of the troops are" magnißcent. The Irish from the Connaught, Leinster and Mans'or regimente continued their fine work yesterday in su attack on Ginohy. Rifs regimenta from Warwickshire, Kent, Devon, Gloucestershire, Surrey and Cornwall as well as Welsh and Scottish regiments, were also engaged is all the week's fighting and have done splendid work.

AFRICAN Natives for DOCK LABOUR IN FRANCE.

September 10, 4.20 p.m. According to Reuter'e correspondent at Pretoria, onoral Botha hay announced that, in view of tuù frequently expressed desire that natives be allowed to help over bau, the Government, at the request of the Imperial Government, has arranged that five baitations, each of two thousand men, shall proceed in France to engage in Gɩck labour,

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(in the event of telegrams arriving too late for lasertion on this page they will be found on Page 8 or on Extra).

EARLIER TELEGRAMS.

CONFERENCE ON ALLIBO 'RESOURCES,

September 9, 3.30 p.m.

Is is officially stated that conferences have been held during the week in Paria. between the French and British Ministers of Munitions and Ministers of War, at which views were exchanged on the recent opérations. Measures were discussed for the most effective employment of the joint military resources and satisfactory conclusions were reached, The Hon. E. S. Montagu has returned to England.

RUESIANS' LATEST SUCCESSES.

September 9, 425 p.m.

It is officially reported from Petrograd that south of Baranov, in the Carpathians, the Russians carried a series of heights, taking 500 prisoners and five machine guns. The enemy threw a mountain battery and other gans down a ravine.

pelled.

All the Turko-German counter-attacks on Halicz were re-.

In the Bulgarian theatre, the Russians bombarded Badtjak, on the Bulgarian coast.

FIGHTING IN THE BALKANS,

8-ptember 9, 4.50 p.m.

A British Salonica communique reports: The artillery duel on the Doiran front continues. We silenced an enemy battery on the Strums front.

· BRITISH AIR RAID IN EGYPT.

September 9, 4.50 p.m. ▲ communique reports that in Egypt our astoplanes on September 8 raided El Mazar with good effect,

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TELEGRAMS.

THE ALLIED OFFENSIVE,

Unprecedented Cannonade.

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

September 9, 11:50 a.m. Reuter's correspondent at Paris states that the cannon- ade on the Bomine has reached a degres of unprecedented intensity, the Allied batteries showering thousands upon thousands of projectiles over a 30 mile line.

Military eye-witnesses graphically describe the tremend-.' ous effects of the artillery fire on the German positions.

French Capture Whole System of Trenches.

Deplomer V, IMAU .,,

A Paris communiquo reports lively artillery activity on the Sominc. An enemy counter-attack, north-east of Berny was repulsed with very heavy losses. The French carried by assault a whole system of trenches beyond Douanmont.

The French made a further advance in the enemy's tranches east of Deniscourt. The Germans again attacked the positions captured on 6th September at Yaux-Chapitre, but were scattered by the Frenen curtain are.

French aircraft aropped 24 bombs on Etain, Conflans -station and the Rombach works.

French bombers rushed the trenches east of Belloy, cap- "turing thirty prisoners. A counter-attack on Berny was

preceded by a furious, bombardment.

The French captured 200 prisoners and several machine guna at Douaumont,

Hand-to-Hand Fighting.

September 9, 2.05 p.m.

General Sir Douglas Haig, in a communique states: A German trench was captured at Highwood, where there was sharp hand to hand fighting last night. We captured two Bavarian officers and 19 men, and inflicted heavy casualties on the enemy.

There was considerable artillery activity north of Pozieres, in the vicinity of Moquet farm, where a small enemy attack was easily repulsed.

We raided the enemy trenches in the neighbourhood of Arra at Hobenzollern Bedoubt, and north of Neuve Chapelle, taking prisoners and inflicting casualties.

The Terrible Bombardment at fulllemont,

September 9,9.10 p., Reuter's correspondent at Headquarters states: The terrible character of our bombardment at Guillemont is shown by the fact that the ground east of the village 15 strewn with German corpses, naked BAKI maoy enwounded, having ween

killed

and stripped by the intense concussion, which`also killed the occupants of some dugouts. The Germans were com- pletely demoransed, and surrendered treely. It seems that the Germans withdrew tacir neid artillery from Gankernunt, either in order to prevent his captary' or as a preliminary to general withdrawal.

The Whole of uincay captured.

D-pomoni 40, 2.13 2.1. General Sir Douglas Hung's communique avales: 100 whole of Gunchy village, also ine ground to Leuze wood are ULLEY.

East of ghwood we autancea, 300 yaras un a 540 yards iront. Aurth-east of rozieren we gained a further 600 yards.

We attacked this afternoon on a freet of 8,000 yardı between High wood and Leuze wood. This resulted in the capture of the whole of Ginzby, after severe fighting. Num- bers of prisoners were captured. The enemy casualties were very heavy north-east of Pozieres, where they wore caught by our artillery while massing for a counter-attack.

There was artillery activity claewhere on the front, and humorous air fights. Our aircraft bubed another enemy aerodrome, destroying two hangars.

German War Correspondents Surprised,

September 10, 5:40 8.m. German war correspondents are frankly surprised at the violence of the Anglo-French attacks on the Somme. They are especially impressed by the Allies' serial activity, and speak of great swarms of British aeroplanes hovering on the Franco-Belgian frontier, where ten squadrons bombarded the German communications.

KING OF BULGARIA VISITS KAISER.

September 9, 5.40 a.m. Realer's correspondent at Amsterdam reports that the » King of Bulgaria bas arrived on the eastern front to confer with the Kaiser.

BRITISH NAVAL AIR RAID,

September 9, 7.15 p.m. The Admiralty reports that naval seroplanes carried out an atlook this morning on the enemy's serodromes at Ghist- elles and Handzaeme, A large number of bomb were drop- ped, with satisfactory results. All the machines returned safely.

MR. ASQUIS ↑ VISITS THE FRONT.

September 9, 10.45 p.m. Beuter's correspondent at Headquarters reports on 9th inst that Mr. Asquith has, bêền spending a few days in the area of the British offensive." His visit concluded to-day, (Continued on page

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TELEGRAMS.

EARLIER TELEGRAMS.

DUTCH, EAST INDIES.

Latest News of the Rebelllion.

(Reuter's Service to The "Taingraph.”)

London, Reoëlved September 10. According to" Renter's corres pondent at the Hague, the Gor- ernor General of the Datoh Esst fre Indies islegraph that brigades of infantry left Jambi, Sumatra, on September 6 for Moears Tambesi, whare the rebels lout fifty killed Two Datch soldiers were alightly wounded in the engagement on September 2. Farther troops are

bing sent from Banko. Two mere companies of infantry havu gone to Moers Boepit from Palembang. The Dutch controller at Mosra Tamtesi; who was reported sa having been murder- ed at Sura Largeon, appeare to be gafe.

Local Skirmishes.

Later,

A message from the Bagne states that the Governor of the Datch East Indies reports local skirmishes favourable to the Datoh at Moers Atebo, and satisfactory news from other places.

"THE SCAMPS."

Saturday evening's perform- |ance by this lively band of snter- tainers was in every respect equal to the high-clase entertainments

| given during the week, and what was also gratifsing ́was the fret that the attendance was ad im- provement on what had ruled before-though there was mill plenty From

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of room for more. the opening chorai the end of

the programme there was not a dull moment, and practically every [item given brought forth enthai-

iastic demands for an encore,

The musical abilities of Mr. Wolseley Charles were again demonstrated by the concerted items, of the company, most of the compositions being by his pen. His pianoforte solo, toa, waa andoubtedly olever. Miss Dora Dolaro was vigorously remailed for her solo, “Garden of Roses,' and "Flora Dance,' lang by Mins Isabel Gaidial Was immensely enjoyed. Mr. Wal. E. Kirby and Miss Elsie Videan were given an ovation for their duet and dance, “Dəstiny," and Mr. Bernard Ansell, who possesses a good baritone voice, was highly appreciated. Maa Alice May, Mr. Reeves Hansford, and Mr. Clayton Robbins sino contributed in many ways to the evening's enjoyment, the "comin items by Mr. Reeves Hansford provoking much hearty laughter. The "Scamps" are due to appear again on Wednesday a visit being paid to Canton in the meantime..

DON'T FORGET.

TO-DAY.

Bijun Theatre-9,15 p.m. Victoria Theatre-9.15 p.m. Palisade Theatre-9.15 p.m. New Hongkong Cinematograph. -0.15 p.m.

TO-MORROW. Helena May Institute; opening ceremony at 6,30 p.m.

Bijou Theste-8.15 pm. Victoris Theatre--9.15 p.m. Palisade Theatre-9.15 p.m. New Hongkong Cinematogr -9.15 p.m.

Bstorday, September 15. Boxing us the City Hall.-9.15. Tuesday, September 28, 2 Douglas Simmship Co., Ltd., Meeting of Shareholdszi