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October 3, 1915,
Temperatúra 6 Humidity
FINE.
29.98.
October 3, 1916,
7474 日七和月九
Temperature sm, 71 Humidity.
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TELEGRAMS.
CONDENSED.
BRITISH ENGAGED IN STUBBORN FIGHTING NORTH OF COURCELETTE.
'WORK NORWEGIAN STEAMERS ARE REPORTED AS BEING SUBMARINED,
· THE SEBIANS ARE PURSUING THE BULGARS NEAR KAJWACKALAN,
THE SERBIANS COMPLETELY BEAT EIGHT BULGARIAN BATTALIONS.
* FRENCH DESCRIBE BRITISH ATTACK ON STRUKA AS BRILLIANT." “IN FIGHTING NEAR BÁLICZ THE RUSSIANS TOOK 1,600 PRISONERS.
IN THE CARPATHIANS, THE RUSSIANS TOOK 2,600 PRISONERS.,
TUESDAY,
OCTOBER 3, 1916.
TELEGRAMS.
IN THE BALKANS.
A French Appreciation of the British.
[Beuter's Service to The "Telegraph."]
October 2, 3.15 a.m.
A Paris communiqué dealing with the Balkans describes the British attack on the Strums on the lat inst, as a brilliant operation, -carrying fortified villages.
The Serbu attacked strongly and held a height in the region of Kejmackalan, overpowering the Balgatizos, who left numerous
AN ENEMY ATTACK ON ADVANCED BRITISH POSITIONS WAS BEATEN OFF. corpoca and abandoned a battery.
THE BRITISH HAVE MADE SUCCESSFUL RAIDS ON ENEMY THENCHES,
· BRITISH CAPTURES ON THE STRUMA INCLUDE TWO VILLAGES, OK, THE STRUKA FRONT THE BRITISH HAVE TAKEN 250 PRISONERS. EIGHT THOUSAND VOLUNTEERS ENROWLED IN AUSTRALIA IN SEPTEMBER. AUSTRALIAN PREMIER HAS TAKEN OVER TRADE AND CUSTOMS MINISTRY. IN THE LATEST BAID TEN AIRSHIPS CROSSED THE EAST COAST.
British Capture Two Villages on the Struma.
October 2, 1.15 p.m.
A British official message from Salonica stated :—Our osptures on the Strams on the 80th alt, include two villages, against which the enemy repeatedly counter-attacked, but were repulsed with
THE DESTROYED GERMAN AEROPLANE DESCENDED NEAR POTTER'S BAR heavy losses. We took two hundred and fifty prisoners.
THE DESTROYED GERMAN AIRSHIP WAS OF THE LATEST TYPE.
A ZEPPELIN PASSED AN EAST COAST TOWN FLYING AS IF CRIPPLED.
THE FRENCH CARRIED A TRENCH TO THE EAST OF BOUCHAVESNES. NO DISTURBANCES FOLLOWED THE DEPOSITION OF ABYSSINIAN EMPEROR.
[All telegrams appearing in large type are the latest. having been received during the course of the day. Those in small type have some through over-night.]
THE LATEST AIR PAID ON LONDON...
Machine Brought Down Near Potter's Bar.
[Reuter's Service to The "Telegraph"}
Serbs Beat Eight Bulgarian Battalions.
October 2, 4.00 pm.
A Serbian communique states --We advanced a mile and a half north-east of Kajmackslan and are pursuing the Bulgarians.
We have completely beaten eight of their battalions.
THE ALLIED OFFENSIVE.
British Engage ià Stubborn Fighting.
October 2, 2.45
p.m.
Sir Douglas Haig in a ocmmunique, says: There had been stubborn fighting north of Courcelette, and an enemy counter- formed us to relinquish a portion of the Regins trench. Farther ahed our post's well beyond our original! We have taken up to the present 300 pfisturte,– „Qar cagu
alties small.
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October 2, 12z0 p It is officially announced that ten airships crossed the east count last night. One approached North London, but was driven off by re gunfire, and pursued by seroplanes. On attempting to return, she was re-attacked by gune sad an aeroplane, and was brought down in fismes, in the neighbourhood of Potter's Bar.
There were no casualties and no damage.
The Kicship that was destroyed was of the latest type. A second airship attempted to attack London from the nort east, but was driven cf. The remainder wandered simlessly the Eastern Counties and Lincolnshire. Bombs were dropd promisonously, but mostly in open country.
Another Zeppelia Reported Crippled.
October 2, 7.25 p/ It is reported that a Zeppelin passed over an east-com/low aying very low, sa if crippled.
Craualties and Damage Insignificant.
October 2, 5.m.
It is officially announced that the oualties in nection with the latest air raid are: one man killed and one winjared. The damage is insignificant, although the raidera od a wide area and dropped a number of bemba.
Are houses
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Four houses were seriously damaged, some demolished, szd a number of windows broken.
VOLUNTEERING IN AUSTRALU
Octob
1.15 p.m
8,000 voluni Beater's correspondent at Melbourne.ny
aber. teers have been enrolled daring the month of E
The Hon. Mr. Hughes has taken over thetry of Trade) and Customs owing to the resignation of Mr.,
AUSTRALIA'S WHEAT EX
Renter's correspondent at Melbour three quarter million bags of wheat hy the Wheat Board up to September 11 realised thirteen and a quarter millions
THE RUSSIAN
Russians Capture Consi
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War Material,
October 2, 3.10 p.m. She region of Halicz, and Bansinu conmaniqus state intindes. Here we took southward thereof, stabborn fig
Friend hundred prisoners, básand sizhondrad prisoners General Letchitsky capturer 19 to September 28, ** inthe wooded Carpathisas from i'oonsiderable' war maloj
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Sir Douglas Haig Reports Further Progress.
October 22.45 p.m. General Sir Douglas Haig reports as followsAn enemy attack on our advanced positions at of Escort Abbaye was besten cff. We have now established our front there and have cleared the enemy from the buildings at Eauasurt l'Abbays.
Farther west we have also established our line from a point twelve hundred yarda north of Coarcelette in the direction of the Hessian trench.
Successful raida on enemy trenches were carried out north of Nauville St. Vaast and cast of Laventie.
French Carry a Trench.
October 2, 4.10 p.m.
A Paris communique says:-We carried a french east of Bouchavesnes.
BRITISH DIPLOMACY IN ABYSSINIA.
October 2, 7.25 p.m.4 Beuter has been informed that, according to a telegrant received from Abyssinis, there have been no disturbances as the result of the deposition of the Emperor.
*
The deposed Emperor is still at Harrar.
[la the event of telegrams arriving too late for insertion on this
page they will be found on Page 8 or on Extra)......
EARLIER TELEGRAMS.
BELGIAN SUCCESS IN AFRICA.
Oalober 1, 10.40 p.m.
A Belgian official message says: General Tombeur ze-** ports that at the capture of Tabora the enemy left fifty Europeans and nearly 300 natives dead.
A hundred officers; non-commissioned officers and numerous natives were made prisoners. Four guns were taken.
On entering the town the Belgians released 180 Euro- peau prisoners of war or persons who had been interned, of whom 103 are British. 35 of them are missionarios, of whom 30 are French.
THE DEPOSITION OF THE ABYSSINIAN EMPEROR.
October 2, 3.15 8.00,
A meijage from Rome states that ng a Cabinet meeting Baron Sonnino said that the deposition of the Abyssinian, Emperoras a diplomatic victory for the Allies over German schemes abros
THE GREEK PRO
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TELEGRAMS.
THE LATEST IR RAID.
Another Enemy Airship Felled,,
[Beater's Service to the " Telegraph.”]
October 8, 1.55 1.0.
The text of an announcement with regard to the latest air raid in to the effect that airships crossed the east coast between 9th o'clock and midnight.
A few bombs were dropped near the coast but no damage is reported.
The raid continues.
Some airships are in the vicinity of London, where the gune have been engaged..
Later,
An airship is just reported to have been brought down in flames north of London.
Brought Down in Flames.
October 2, 2,05.a.m.
It is officially announced that an airship was brought down in flames north of London.
Zeppelin Burning from End to End.
October 2; 8.15 8.m. Latest details concerning the air raid state that a flame was observed in the sky, which gradually grew to a tremend- ous conflagration,
The Zeppelin was burning from end to end. The franie- workcould be seen white hot against the Inck ground of sky. The raider dipped perpendicularly, the crowds singing" "God Save the King."
"The sound of distant firing heralded the approach of the rider and the population of the neighbouring dis. tricts turned out in the streets.
Caught by the Searchlights.
October 2, 3.50 1.1.
It was a parry and very clear it. The Zeppelin was caught by the searchlights at anument, and a moment later burst into, flames and fell slowly to earth, lighting up the country for miles. Ita downfall was greeted with cheers from thousands of spectators,
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"Ia Several Parts."
October 2, 10.35 a.m.
Four bodies and a machine gun have been recovered. The Zeppelin fell in several parts, the major portion being impaled on a tree.
It was apparently of large modern type.
THE ALLIED OFFENSIVE.
Armoured Cars Again Useful.
Onuber 2, 2.05 a.m. General Sir Douglas Haig reports:-This afternoon our centre attacked nead capturel the whole objective on a front of three thousand yards between East Eaucoart and the Albert-Bapaume road, and north-east of D'Estremont Farm.
Eaucourt is reported to be in our bands.
In today's action the new armoured cars did valuable work in clearing the enemy trenches behind the infantry,
The artillery effectively bombarded Transloy and an ammunition dump was blown up.
Two enemy aerodromes were successfully bombed yes. terday and at least one machine was destroyed.
Four enemy machines were brought down in the fighting over the front.
One of our machines is missing.
Enemy troops and transport were. repeatedly attacked from the air with machine guns, and several hundred in- fantry were dispersed.
Since September 18 we have taken between the Ancre and the Somme 24 field guna and six howitzers.
Since July 1 we have captured 88 officers and 26,147.
mea.
Minor Successful Operations,
Cct her 2,3 15 am..
A Paris communique says that there were ininor successful operations on the Somme front, molting in the capture of trenches at Rancourt and Morval.
The enemy attacks in the Champagne region and at Butte Mannil were effectively prevented by bérrage fire,
From Piller to Post.
October 2, 5:25 8.m.
Beuter's correspondent at Branch Headquarters re ports:-Having no strategic reserve the Germans are forood to hurl their unhappy, soldiers from one battlefela other without proper time for,
to the utmost the enemy, DEDUS BO!
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436 PER ANNUM,
INDIAN CATTLE AND ENGLISH BREEDS.
· Letter from Rajah Brooke.
Under date of Jaly 2 Rajah Brooks of Barawak writes from Kuching to the Morning Post:
It is always diffeals to fight with success against: English prejudios in any matter where old systems hare taken root, and here' is an instanes of it': In introdno- ing a few Indian cattle, three in namber, which was done at great expenas and was fully kuown by British suthorities in the British. Settlement of Singapore, the cattle being pased there as sound by the Government veterinary surgem before being shipped in that place, my wish was to ascertain if these animalu could stand the climate and kod of England, as well as to see if the farmers would mix them to | breed with their present breed of foattle. I have been farming in Sarawak for the last forty years and obtaining English Shorthorn, | bulls and mixing them for breed. ing and milking purposes with the native breed, and for the last ten to fifteen years I have intro...” duced the Indian breed and found | much benefit from this cross. The milk has much intressed, and in of a quality quite equal to that obtained in England. Thecowsare stronger, require less cars, and produce more milk. My farm in Sarawak is managed by a man brought up on a farm in Gloucestershire, who thoroughly understands the management of cattle. My look at the present time contist of one hundred milch cows and heifers, and pro- duces three thousand quart bottina of milk monthly.
The melancholy ending of my worthy intention to try to improva the breed of cattle in England has been that on their arrival in Lon- don the Minister of Agriculture ordered the cattle to be seized, and, now they are kept in the Regent's Park Gardens of the Zoological Society or given by order to that association. One naturally aske why the Indian race of cattle should be exclud- ed from the intermixing of tte various breeds that are now in the veins of cattle in the British Teles. The isot of the diseason among the cat∙le in England leads one to suppose that it is princip- ally, not wholly, caused by inter- breeding, and shown the necessity of foreign mixture to countersal weakness produced by over. mix”. ture from one stock. This . ja proved beyond doubt both in the vegetable and in the animal kirg. dom-with poultry and all other living orestures which die in the end from exhaustion, microbes, and parasites, jaut as the phylloxers killed the cognac grape, &s. So the restriction an foreiga snimala being importad saame to have the very contrary result to what the law intended. i.e., preservation of castle.
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