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WEATHER FORECAST

FINE.

Barometer 29.05.

October 23, 1916,

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MONDAY,

OCTOBER 23, 1916.

TELEGRAMS. CONDENSED.

'HOSTILE AEROPLANE APPROACHED SHEERNESS & DROPPED FOUR BOMES.

A SEAPLANE, PROBABLY THE SHEERNESS RAIDER, WAS DESTROYED. BRITISH ATTACKED SUCCESSFULLY IN FRANCE, TAKING 1,018 PRISONERS. GERMAN ASSAULTS ON SCHWABEN REDOUBT WERE FIERCELY HOUTED. THE FRENCH REPULSED ATTACKS ON CHAULNES WITH HEAVY LOSSES. HOLLAND DECIDES TO TREAT WAE SUBMARINES AS WAR VESSELS. HOLLAND WILL TREAT MERCHANT SUBMARINES AS MERCHANTMEN. COUNT STUERORH, WHO IS ASSASSINATED, WAS THE AUSTRIAN PREMIES, GERMANY RESENTS EXCLUSION OF SUBMARINES BY NORWAY,

GERMAN NEWSPAPERS ADOPT A THREATENING TONE TOWARDS NORWAY. FRENCH PROGRESS IS REPORTED ON THE RIGHT BANK OF THE VARDAR.. THE BUSSO-RUMANIANS HAVE RETIRED SLIGHTLY IN DOBRUDJA. THE RUMANIANS SUCCEEDED IN TAKING 600 MORE PRISONERS. THE ALLIES HAVE PRESENTED FURTHER DEMANDS TO GREECE OUT OF 7,400,000 TROOPS, AUSTRIA HAS NOW 3,000,000 AVAILABLE GENERAL MARCHAND, FRENCH ARMY, HAS BEEN SLIGHTLY WOUNDED. DR. D. FOSS IS DIRECTOR OF LONDON SCHOOL OF ORIENTAL STUDIES.

[All telograms appearing in large type are the latest, having been received during the course of the day. Those in small type have come through over÷aight.J

NEUTRALS AND SUBMARINES.

Germany Resents Norwegian Measures.

[Deater's Service to The "Telegraph."}

October 22, 1250 pm. Germany has sent a note to Norway resenting strongly the recent Ordinance excluding foreign war submarines from Norwegian

Waters,

German newspapera are adopting an increasingly threatening tone towards Norway.

Holland's Attitude...

October 22, 3.10 pm. Reuter's correspondent at Amsterdam says that Holland, reply- ing to the Allies Submarice Note, has decided to treat war eubmarines se war vessels, but points out that no belligerente will be allowed in Dutch ports except under stringent conditions. Bolland will treat merchant submarines as merchantmen when their identity is certain.

NORWEGIAN STEAMER SUNK.

October 22, 3.10 p.m. The Norwegian slamer Falvio has been sunk.

ASSASSINATION OF AUSTRIAN PREMIER.

Details of the Affair.

October 22, 12.50 am. Count Stuergkh, who was assassinated by a Vienna publisher, was the Austrian Premier. His availant's name is Adler.

Shot in the Head.

October 22, 1.40 s.m. Router's correspondent at Amsterdam states that Count Stuergth was killed while dining at a hotel. His assailant approached him and fired three shots at him most rapidly. Count Stuergkh was bit in the head and died immediately.

The Assaliant Arrested.

October 22, 7,50 s.m.

TELEGRAMS.

THE ALLIED OFFENSIVE.

Resumption of Activity.

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

October 22, 12.35 s.m. Reuter's correspondent at Headquarters, wiring on October 21, |says:—Two days of blue skies and cold winds have resulted in the drying of the ground and the immediate resumption of activity. An attack along five thousand yarde from north of Moquet Farm, in the direction of Le-sare, surprised the enemy, and various useful positions were secured. Our canalties were slight, which is the best, token of success.

The Germans persistently counter-attacked at the Schwaben Redoubt, to which they appear to attech much importance. Our bombing and grenading prevented them from reaching the parapet, and they were beaten back with great losses. A more determined renewal of the assault in the morning secured them a footing in the redoubt, but they were fiercely routed.

A feature of the ressat oporations is the numerous direct hits on enemy guns and emplacementa-which is most mtisfactory in view of the Germens' admissions that the wearing-out exceeds the manufacture,

British Take More Prisoners.

October 22, 1.20 p.m.

Sir Douglas Haig writes:Yesterday'saltsok was very encaseaful on the whole. Uar objectives were gained and we took sight hundred prisoners. More prisoners are reported to be coming in. Oar casualties are believed to be alight. Last night the enemy did not attempt to re-iske the ground saptured.

French Gains Maintained.

October 22, 440 p.m.

A Paris communique says:-Violeut enemy attacks at Chaulnes were repulsed with heavy losses.

Our gains of yesterday were wholly maintained.

yesterday in the Bisches and Blaise wood sector were considerable,

It is confirmed that the German losses in their counter-attacks: especially before the village of Bisches, which they strongly attacked. and four others were forced to land damaged.

Four German aeroplanes were brought down on the Somme

We heavily bombed the railway station at Courcelles, esat of Metz, apparently causing much damage, in addition to several other railway stations and airsheds at Peronne and bivouso at Etsin...

IN THE BALKANS.. Rumanians Take soo Prisoners.

October 22, 1.40 a.m.

A Rumanian communique dated October 21 states:- In the Brosteni seator we drove back the enemy towards the frontier. We and took 500 prisonere, two gune, machine-gund and material. eurronuded a detachment at Mont Sisphse, putting them to the sword,

The fighting continues in Trotus Valley, while the enemy was repaleed in Uzal Valley with heavy losses.

Our troops are maintaining their positions in Oitas Valløy against violent attacks, which have been repulsed to the frontier.

Our troops were compelled to retire in Bazed Valley. We have repulsed attacks on the Bran defile.

A violent enemy attack on the whole Dobrudja front forced us to withdraw in the centre and on the right.

British Patrol Encounters.

October 22, 3.30 p.m.

Beuter's correspondent at Amsterdam states that when the shots rang ont, a number of Austrian and German officers rushed

A British official message from Salonica states that, owing to up with drawn swords to Count Stuergkb's assailant, who offered no bad weather, there have been only patrol encounters.

resistance. He was handed over to the police, and said:"I will account for this before the Court." He is the publisher of a Socialist newspaper, the editor of another, and the Secretary of the Social Democratic Party.

What Italy Thinks.

October 22, 7.50 8.0. Beater'a correspondent at Rome says the sesassination of Conat Staergkh is regarded as a sign of Agaria's dieintegration, and it is thought that it may most importantly aff of the continuation of the war.

A Baron Wounded.

October 22, 3.30 p.m.

French Progress,

October 22, 4.15 p.m.

A French official message from Salonica states:-Despite bad weather, we progressed on the right bank of the Vardar.

The Serbians took prisoners in the region of Cerna,

The Retirement in Dobrudje..

October 22, 5.15 p.m. retired slightly in Dobradja under preseurs of enemy attacks on the A Rastian commuoique states:-The Russo-Ramanisne have

whole front.

According to Renter's correspondent at Amsterdam, the Wiener to the west of Piatra and took 500 prisoners, and captured two guns, The Rumanians surrounded an enemy division twenty-six miles Allgemein Zeitung alates that Count Stucrgkb was dining with Baron Aebrenthal, brother of the former Foreign Minister, who was enemy attacke in Uza Valley and Bran Pass with heavy losses, but The Rumanians took 100 prisoners in Trotas Valley, repulsed wounded in the foot. One shot caught Count Stoergkh in the arme retired in Buzso Valley. sa he fell,

There is stubborn fighting on the west bank of the Nazzjurka

The assailant is Dr. Friedrich Adler, a son of the Reicherath River and the region of Svistneliki. Positions changed hands several Depaly, Dr. Victor Adier. He has long been considered eccentric times and enemy attacks were repelled. and latterly hus opposed the majority in the Socialiet party.

RAID ON SHEERNESS.

Four Bombs Dropped.

October 22, 8. 10 p.m. An official message saya:-A hostile seroplane approached Bheerness this afternoon.

Three bombe fell in the Harbour, and a fourth in the vicinity of the railway station, where it damaged several carrisgen.

British aeroplanes went up, but the raider disappeared in a north-easterly direction.

There were no casualties.

The Raider Shot Down?

October 22, 10.40 pm. An official message says:-One of our naval aircraft this afternoon shot down and destroyed a hostile seaplans, which fell into the ees. It is considered that the seaplane was probably the Sheerness raider."

THE GREEK CRISIS,

Further Allied Demands,

October 22, 5.15 p.m. Military Attache presented to the King demands including the According to Renter's correspondent at Athens, the French transfer of the entire force from Thessaly to Peloponneenas, and the delivery of the Thessalian atores to the Allies.

AUSTRIA'S SHRINKING ARMY. »

October 22, 2.10 p.m.

An Italian topi-official message states that Austris has called up approximately 7,400,000 men since the outbreak of the war, and about 3,000,000 are now available. The enormous difference re- presente prisoners, those kill d, etc.

Proof of the accuracy of this estimate is obtained by studying the numbers of marel formations or the units formed to replace losses. So far, twenty-thres march formations, each of 21,500, have been absorbed;

GENERAL MARCHAND WOUNDED.

October 22, 2.10 „ris states that Gramerat

Renter'a odrrea

BULGARIAN EX-MINISTER SENTENCED.

October 22, 6.05 p.m. According to Benter's correspondent at Amatsellam, a Sofis

mya that the pro Ally ex-minister, M. Ghemsdien, hae how bas boon slightly

years penal servitude for alleged high treason. III with blood poisoning,

October 23, 1915;-

Temperature 6 m 'Humidity

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TELEGRAMS..

EARLIER TELEGRAMS.

THE SILVER MARKET.

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

October 19, 8.15 p.m. .

Mosera. Montagu's Report states : The undertime-is-good despite the fluctuation of prices. The market is somewhat inert owing to big American sales blunting the appetite of buyers. The Indian Bazaars have shown little interest and the steadiness of the Chinese exchange has not allowed of business. Thence, it appears to be that the shortage of the silver currency in China is owing to the abnormal shipments towards India and Great Britain. A considerable restric- tion of the output of the Mexican mines is possible owing to the difficulty of securing cyanide.

The

FURTHER MILITARY AWARDS.

Unsaber 19, 9:30 p.m.

Gazette" announces the following awards-

D. 8. 0.--Lieut.-Colonels H. O. Brown Mason, RAM.C., HB. Smith, R.A., Majors E. V. Aylen, E.A.MO., T. R. Carlisle, H.G. Thompson, A., Captain L. Murphy, R.A.M.C., Lieut. A. B. Mathews, RE,

Military Cross-Captains A. Brown, Dorsets; A T McCreery, RAM.C.; E. W. Sandes, R.E.; Lieuta. W. Bar- tou, Dorsets; T. Campbell, Norfolks; Second Lieut. W. Deverut, R.A.”

Brevet Lieut. Colonels:-Major E. Corbould. Warren, BA.; W. E. Cramer Roberts, Norfolks; H. E, Wieloc, RE. It is officially stated that all the officers mentioned are Dow prisoners. The rewards relate to the operations of General Townshend's force prior to the siege of Kut. The officers are excepted from the rule that war prisoners can- not be considered for reward because of the unavoidable delay in the transmitting of the recommendations. This prevented. the gazetting of the awards before the officers were taken prisoners.

THE JUTE CONTRACT QUESTION.

A New Sch me Devised,

October 20, 0.05 8.0. "The Times" says that in view of the representations from the Raj, the ludia Office and of the trade protests against Ralli Bros. regarding war contracte, the Depart- ment has accepted, under certain conditions, a scheme to be submitted on behalf of a number of British firms for supplying jute for military purposes. Ralli Bros. has agreed to the cancellation of their contract and will participate in any arrangements concerned with the adoption of the new scheme, subject to its acceptance by a representative majority of Calcutta balers and shippers.

N.w fch-me's Weak Points.

October 20. 11.55 8.m. Commenting on the new jute scheme, "The Times " remarks that the provision that agent firme shall be respon- able for the settlement of the claims, by the Dundee manu- facturers, presumably means that the firms will have to make good the deterioriation in transit by sea. Well-in- formed quarters are doubtful how far firms will be able to avail themselves of." Free trade" in a market from which all prospect of profit has been eliminated and point out that many difficult problems connected with the adjustment of the terms with the Dundee spinners remain to be solved.

"OUR DAY" AT HOME.

October 20, 11.55 a.m.

It is expected that last year's total of over £1,000,000 collected for the Red Cross Society will be beaten by the result of "Our Day." Yesterday's donations, totalling £85,000, have already been announced, including £5,000 from Bombay and £1,000 each from Bir John Ellerman, and Ralli Bros.

Many Anglo-Indians visited the Princess Sophia Dulip Singh's Indian stall in Haymarket, where a number of Indian ladies and children assisted.

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IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS.

A Widows and Dependents Question.

October 20, 12.05 p.m.

In the House of Commons, in reply to Mr. Hogge, Mr. Hayes Fisher stated that he was of opinion that the widows and dependents of soldiers killed in Mesopotamia could not benefit out of the funds of the Statutory Committec unless the soldiers were paid out of the public funds of the United Kingdom. He promised to communicate with Mr. Chamber- lain on the subject immediately.

The Rhodes Scholarships.

October, 20.

p.m. During last night's discussion on the Rhodes Bill in the House of Commons, Mr. Mackinder said the trustees pro- 21 posed to make the scheme apply to portions of the British Empire which were omitted from Mr. Rhodes' original plan. There was nothing in the Bill to prevent the trustees from giving a scholarship to India or establishing scholar- ships for foreigners, including our Allies.

Eventually, after the Bill had been seconded, an amendment proposed by Lord Hugh Cecil was adopted, empowering the Committee, if they thought fit, to make the scholarships substituted for the German scholarships available for students within or without the British Empire, as the Trus- tees may determine,

AGAINST ENEMY TRAD NG,

0. tober 20, 12.15 p.m. City Corporation has appointed Committee steps to chook enemy tradingin the Cit

Chaártanakin of the UK

Commulitos for the pr

$46 PER ANNUY.

TELEGRAMS,

ORIENTAL STUDIES.

(Beuter's Barvice to The "Telegraph”)

London, Received, October 23.

D.. Denson Rom has been ap riated Director of the London School of Oriental Studies.

ABYSSINIAN DEVELOPMENTS:

London Received, October 22- According to Reatar's cor- respondent at Cairo, a message from Addis Abeba etates "that Government foïses bare occupied Harar and Diredsons. The liven: and property of Europeans are BATO.

Lidi Jesas, the deposed Emperor, bas flið to his father's territory. Stope are being taken to protect communications, and a large force has sent against the Nogus Mikheal. All is quiet at Addis Ababa.

[In the event of telegrams arriv» ing too late for insertion en this page they will be found

on Page 6.]

EARLIER TELEGRAMS. FAMOUS EDITOR DEAD.

London, Received, October 11. The death is sanounced of Mr. W. H. Mudford, who was for many yors Editor and Manager of the Loadon Standard a position he resigned in 1900. Mr. Madford was born in 1839.

-DUKE OF CONNAUGHT IN ENGLAND.

London, Received October 21. The Duke and Duchess of Connaught have arrived in England.

THE CINEMATOGRAPHS.

Victoria.

At the Victoria Theatre on Friday night the first two episodes of the new serial: "The Red Circle" were shown, and proved very exciting. Two war pictures were screened: "Approaching the Second Line" and "The Battle of the Somms"--both giving some very vivid soonsI from the fighting lius. As coʻnio relief, there was a new Wiffles film - good as any of its pro decessors. There were also a comple of Keystone filme. A very attractive festure, which deservOG special mention, was “Aerom Southern India "-one of Mosers Pathe's fins descriptive pictures, T-night is Band Night, and to- merrow an entirely now program me is offered, which will include further instalments of "The Broken Coin".

Bijou.

At the Bijou theatre, during the week-end "The Trey o Hearts" and "The Broken Coin" have been te attractions, and the new episodes have been fully appreciated. There will be a complete change of programme on Wednesday.

Hongkong Theatre. The Hoogkong Theatre saw some full houses on Saturday and Bondey, testifying to the popular- ity of the new American film: The Million Dollar Mystery." In addition to the 3rd and 4th episodes of this, a very bright [little two-part Gaumont comia "se shown; "The Trouserless Policeman." The'orchestra was in excellent form and went through «n admirable musical programme.

DON'T FORGET.

TO-DAY.

Victoria Theatre---9.15 p.m. Bijua Theatre-9.15 p.m. New Hongkong Cinematograpla 9.15 p.

TO-MORROW. Victoria Theatre-9.15 p.m.

Bijou Theatre-8.16 p.m. Now Hongkong Cinemat graph.-9.15 pm.

Saturday, October **Gymkbans Meeting - Ha Valley, 315