TURKEY COMES IN

Sun (Christchurch), Volume I, Issue 229, 31 October 1914, Page 9

TURKEY COMES IN

. NAVAL ATTACKS ON RUSSIA GERMANS RETREAT IN BELGIUM IN SHATTERED DISORDER EMDEN SINKS WARSHIPS / ' RUSSIAN STEAMERS BLOWN UP BY MINES ■ — ■ « ' ■ AFRICAN REBELS HEAVILY DEFEATED BY GENERAL BOTHA'S FORCE " » The European situation has become more complicated owing to the fact that Turkey has commenced hostilities against Russia. Two Turkish destroyers have shelled Odessa, and the largest Turkish war vessel appeared at another Black Sea port and demanded its surrender. The Russian Ambassador has been withdrawn from Turkey. Two Russian steamers have been blown up by mines laid by the Goeben. . The German cruiser Emden continues her career of destruction. In addition to the British steamer Exford, she has now torpedoed and sunk a small Russian cruiser and a French destroyer. . ' • The German Army, which was attempting to force its way to Calais, has been hurled back in shattered disorder towards Ostend. Elsewhere the Allies have been makijag-good progress, the enemy 's attacks being repeatedly repulsed.; ; It is reported that Germany has made overtures to France seeking peace, which, however, have been scornfully rejected. The Russians, in their campaign are reported to have been entirely successful in/recent engagements, the enemy retreating rapidly. The latest advices indicate that the rebellion in Africa has beeiri planned for years. General Botha has; utterly rputed the rebels under General Beyers, and the latter has fled precipitately. Details are also to ■ hand of the German invasion of Portuguese West Africa. By Cable. —Press Jsseciation.—Copyright.

TURKEY'S FIRST SHOT. BOMBARDMENT IN CRIMEA. DAMAGE TO A TOWN. PETROGRAD, October 29. A Turkish warship, supposed to be £he Goeben, bombarded Theodosia,. in the Crimea, damaging the cathedral and the Greek church, and the breakwater. NEARING THE BREAKING POINT. GREAT BRITAIN'S WARNING. (Received October 31; 8.45 a.m.) LONDON, October 30. Reuter's Constantinople correspondent said- thal 'on "situation was nearin]g : the breaking point. The

there were demonstrations in front of the British and French Embassies, and the Allies' Legations at Petrograd. Representatives of the Powers appeared on the balconies and addressed the crowds. SHELLING OF ODESSA. TWO TURKISH DESTROYERS. (Received October 31, 10.40 a.m.) PETROGRAD, October 30. Two Turkish destroyers have shelled Odessa Harbour, and they sank a merchant vessel. ' - - - - '' \ The Turkish cruiser Hamidieh is the largest vessel in Turkey's small navy. She is a vessel of 3800 tons displacement, and was built at Elswick in. 1903. She has a speed of 22 knots,-and carries two 6in. guns, eight 4.7 in.guns, six I.Bin. guns, six machine guns, and two torpedo tubes. Her complement of officers and crew is 300. It will be remembered that the Hamidieh received severe punishment during (the" Balkan war. . , Novorossisk is a Russian seaport on the east coast of the Black Sea, and is the capital city of the Black Sea territory. It has a population of about 17,000, and is important as being a principal port for the shipping of petroleum from the famous Baku wells. . Odessa, which ■was; founded by Catherine 11. in 1792, is the most important city and seaport of • Southern Russia, and in population is the fourth city of the Empire. Within a hundred years its population has grown from 9000 to nearly 500,000. One-third of the population are Jews. Odessa is situated a short distance east of the river .Dniepr, .about 400 miles northeast of Constantinople, and being essentially a. city of modern growth it has a west-European rather than a Russian aspect. It is weir laid out, with broad streets : and handsome buildings, and its principal'street, the Nihalayevsky Boulevard, is, a magnificent avenue lined with ' overarching trees and commanding splendid views of the bay. The principal buildings are the Cathie-" dral, Exchange, theatre, Arehiepiscopal City Hall, Governor's palace, municipal library, and university buildings. The Imperial hew Russian University has about 2000 students. The city also possesses many fine monuments, the finest being those to Alexandra IL, Catherine 11., and the Due de Richelieu, who was administrator of the district during the reign of Alexandra I. - The harbour, which is extensive and thoroughly equipped, is divided by moles into several parts. Odessa is the largest shipping , port of Russia, and its situation near the great waterways of the Dniepr and the Dniester make it the natural outlet for the products of the south-west provinces of the Empire, and immense quantities of grain produced in South Russia are exported from it. It is an. important-industrial " city, and has many ananufactures.; IN SHATTERED DISORDER. GERMANS FOUGHT TO STANDSTILL. HURLED BACK TOWARDS OSTEND. (Received October 31, 9.15 a.m.) LONDON, October 30. Mr Martin Donohoe, the '' Daily Chronicle's" correspondent, writing from Calais, says:— The army which was attempting to force its way to Calais has retired in shattered disorder. The battle reached its culminating point on Wednesday, when the enemy were flung back six miles in the direction of Ostend. Other correspondents at Amsterdam state that the Germans were practically fought to a standstill. They are entrenching towards Thielt, as a precaution in the event of a retreat. The "Daily News" correspondent on the Belgian frontier, states that the wardships' bombardment ceased on Wednesday night, and the troops took

British Ambassador on Monday informed the Grand Vizier that if the Turks crossed it would mean war .with the Triple Entente and its allies. - . The Embassies have made' arrangements in anticipation of a rupture. Renter states that. Russia has withdrawn her Ambassador from Turkey. [Theodosia, now known as Feodosiaar Kaffa, is a town in the Southern Crimea with a population of about 30,000. It has a fine harbour, and is a fashionable Seaside res.ort.' -The ancient' City- was founded by a Greek colony from lonia,, and in the Middle Ages it was a centre of trade for the Genoese traffic with the East, and was named Kaffa by the Genoese. At this period it was said to have a population of 100,000, but having been captured by the Turks in 1475 its prosperity rapidly declined. Of later years, however, it has again become a flourishing pdrt.] THE HAMIDIEH APPEARS. A THREAT OF BOMBARDMENT, DEMONSTRATIONS AT PETROGRAD. (Received October 31, 9.25 a.m.) PETROGRAD, October 30. The Turkish cruiser Hamidieh demanded the surrender of Novoro&sisk, and the Government property, threatening to bombard the town in the event of a; refusal. After taking off the Consulate officials the cruiser disappeared. It was the Breslau which bombarded Theodosia. * As soon as at was know that Turkey bad opened hosfciij&tea against Russia

up the offensive at dawn, with magnificent charges, and dashing cavalry action. The enemy fled at the first shock, but rallied, and their cavalry made a desperate effort,to retake the position on the dunes, but the broken line was unable to re-form, and the enemy hurried back. GHURKAS ROUT THE ENEMY. CLEAR TRENCHES WITH THEIR KNIVES. AMMUNITION STORE BLOWN UP. (Received October 31, 10.15 a.m.) PARIS, October 30. . The Germans call the Ghurkas the | "black-devils of English." During the .fighting at the Yser river, some of the trenches on the British flank were (empty, and the Germans occupied them. The Gurkhas, who were in reserve, saw an opportunity, and their excitement amounted to ecstasy. Many of them threw away their rifles, and then charged and cleared the trenches with their knives. On another occasion the air scouts located a German ammunition store seven miles from the shore and three and a half miles behind the German entrenchments. A Ghurka detachment obtained two gunboats and steamed into the mouth of the Yser river. By a silent inarch they reached to within a mile of the ammunition convoy, where sat two German sentries. . The Gurkhas sheltered in; a wood while six of their comrades wriggled on their hands and knees, with their knives between their teeth, and surprised and, killed the sentries. Noisel<26sly, the dGtachm6nt then approached the camp, which was only awakened by a great explosion, which by countless others as the shells and shrapnell exploded. The Ghurkas re- ' gained the gunboats safely. THE LATEST DISPAT€H. ALLIES MAKE PROGRESS. CAPTURE ENEMY'S TRENCHES. The High Commissioner reports: LONDON, October 29, 12.30 a.m. Official.-—The Allies have made progress at several points, particularly south of Arras and round Ypres. Between the Aisne and the Argonne we have captured the trenches and repulsed the enemy's attacks. We have also made advance in the forest of —(name omitted). There is nothing to report from the Nieuport-Dixmude front. BRUTAL METHODS. THE BARBAROUS GERMAN. WOMEN KILLED BY BOMBS. (Received October 31, 8.45 a.m.) PARIS, October SO. Two German aeroplanes dropped bombs into Bethune. One fell among a group of women in the market place, killing nineteen and wounding forty. Another aeroplane dropped bombs into Dunkirk, killing a woman and a child. The bomb was loaded with lead bullets-and steel nails.

the Germans to break through to the enemy's main position, which was occupied. German attacks in the- northeastern theatre of war are progressing, and. 13,500 Russians, thirty, cannon, and thirty-nine machine guns have been captured during the last three weeks. The south-eastern front is unchanged. BOTHA ROUTS " THE REBELS. GENERAL BEYERS IN FLIGHT. THE OPERATIONS OF DE WET. (Received October 31, 8.45 a.m.) CAPE TOWN, October 30. The attitude of leading citizens throughout the country is quietly confident. I>e Wet is advancing extraordinarily bitter Nationalist differences. He has proclaimed a mushroom-like, independent Republic in Northern Oran-

gia, 1 with Heilbron as the capital. He uses his bogus authority in attempting to commandeer the more ignorant, burghers, under a threat of confiscation of their property. The Dutch papers unanimously denounce the rebellion. General Botha reports that Beyers's commandos have been scattered and are hot likely to be reunited. Beyers has fled in an unknown direction. Mr J. X. Merpman, in a speech denouncing the rebellion, said he had attempted to persuade General Botha not to risk his valuable life on the battlefield. General Botha had replied that he would not ask the Dutch people to enter into conflict with their brethren unless he led them personally. "CLEAN UP THE ENGLISH." ENDLESS ARMS AND AMMUNITION. (Received October 31, 10.10 a.m.) LONDON, October SO. : The South African correspondent of the "Evening Standard'' states that the fact that the rebellion has been well considered is proved by a remarkable interview which recently appeared in the New York "Globe" with a former Field Cornet in the Boer Army, one

arms, sent through German Bast Africa. They had endless Quantities of arms and ammunition, and tlie latest and most improved field artillery and mac-nine guns, COMPLETE BBFEAT. A LEADER CAPTURED. (Received October 31, 10.20 a.m.) CAPE TOWN, October 30. Colonel Alberts has completely defeated the rebels under Classen, near Nichtenburg. Classen was wounded and captured. REBELS SURRENDER. DIREST' PUNISHMENT ADVOCATED The High Commissioner reports:— LONDON, October 30. Official: One hundred African rebels surrendered without fighting, including officers. The capture of one hundred and twenty others is expected at Onderste Dooms, in the north of the Cape province. CA?E TOWN, October 29, Twenty-four rebels surrendered to General van der Yenter at Brandoles. Mr J. X. Merriman, ex-Premier of Cape Colony, denounced the rebellion, and ridiculed Maritz J s treaty with the Germans. The rebels were being used by the Germans in their own interests. The South African Union was part of a great Commonwealth which stood for liberty and common protection. Men who broke the oath of allegiance should have the direst punishment. t THE ROLE OF MEDIATOR nERTZOG AND THE REBELS. LONDON, October 29. Reuter's Cape Town correspondent says that General Hertzog is endeavouring to meet the rebel leaders to persuade them to return to their homes. BLOEMFONTEIN, October 29. Although there have been a few specific acts of armed resistance in the northern part of the Orange Free State, there has been no bloodshed. IF BRITAIN LOST. WHAT WOULD THE OUTLOOK BE? LONDON, October 30. The "Westminster Gazette," commenting on the South African rebellion, says:—''Suppose Britain were beaten at sea, and her power destroyed, what would be the rebels' outlook? Merely substitution of the German colonial system for the British self-govern-ment system. That would be a promising outlook for a self-governing colony. Is it one which an independent burgher, master in his own country, living under a Government he himself would choose, and for which he would desire to take up arms? General Botha has only to put that question to, his countrymen to obtain a rally which will quickly dispose of the rebel party."

I tary post Nantila, and desired to interi view the commander. They were about to retire when Portuguese officers grasped the German officers' bridles. The ; Germans raised their weapons, wliere- : upon the Portuguese fired, killing three. GERMAN NAVAL POLICY. THE KAISER'S ASSURANCES. LETTER TO LORD TWEEDMOUTH. (Received October 33, 10.50 a.m.) LONDON, October SO. The '' Morning Post'' publishes the Kaiser's letter to the late Lord Tweedmouth, dated February 14, 1908. The letter commences: — I see by the newspapers that a battle, royal is being fought about the needs of the navy, and therefore I venture to furnish you with information anent the German naval programme, which is being used to decoy and frighten the peaceable British taxpayer. During my last pleasant visit to your hospitable" shores I tried to make * your authorities understand the drift of the German naval policy, but I am afraid my explanation was misunderstood, or unbelieved, because I see the 4 'German danger '' constantly mentioned in British newspapers and reviews. . It is absolutely nonsensical. It is not ; true that the German Naval Bill is to provide a navy which is meant to challenge British naval supremacy. It is solely being built for ' German, needs in relation to the country's rapidly-growing trade. The extraordinary rapidity of improvements in battleships and armaments has necessitated the wholesale rebuilding of the entire German navy, , but there is no addition to the units laid down in the 1898 Bill. The main fault in the discussion in the newspapers is that they are invariably exemplifying Germany. A simple thing would be for England to say, "We have a world-wide Empire, with the greatest trade in the world, and we require so many battleships and cruisers," but it is very galling to Germans to see their country con- ' tinually held up as the sole danger and menace to the .British. * The Kaiser also emphatically denied Lord Esher's statement that lie wished to see Lord Fisher's downfall, and said it was preposterous to infer that the German, authorities would work against persons in official positions in foreign countries. In my humble opinion, he added, this perpetual quoting of the "German danger" is utterly unworthy of Britain, with her world-wide Empire, and mighty navy. Indeed it is nearly ludicrous. Foreigners m other countries might easily conclude that the Germans are an exceptionally strong lot, as they seem to be able to strike terror into the hearts of the' - British, .wha are five times theit superior. Once more, the German Naval Bill is not intended to challenge the British supremacy of the sea which will remain unchallenged for generations to come.

The "Morning Post" adds: — .It is permissible under existing circumstances to record what would otherwise remain unrecorded, namely, that the Kaiser, on. one occasion, was being entertained here, and expressed the hope that the German and British fleets might some day be fighting together against the United States, their common enemy. The ' Kaiser, on that occasion, made the mistake, so' frequent amongst Ger- | mans, of under-valuing the intelligence of the British. THE EMDEN AGAIN. SINKS STEAMER EXFORD. CREW LANDED AT COLOMBO. (Received October 31, 9.15 a.m.) COLOMBO, October 30. . . The Exford's captain and crew have been landed. They reported .that the Emden took off seven thousand tons of steam coal, intimating that she intended to sink the Exford. WARSHIPS ADDED TO THE LIST. RUSSIAN CRUISER AND FRENCH DESTROYER/ (Received October 31, 10.10 a.m.) LONDON, October 30. Reuter's Tokio correspondent states that the Emden torpedoed and sank the Russian cruiser Jemchug and a French destroyer at Penang, - Straits Settlements. [The Jemchug was a third-class cruiser of 3106 tons displacement, built at Petrograd in 1903. She carried 340 officers and men, and her armament consisted of eight 4.7 in and six I.Bin. guns, and five smaller quick-firers and machine guns. Her trial .speed was 23 knots.] ..... v [The Exford was a - steel, screw steamer of 4542 tons gross register, built at Stockton, England, in 1911, for the Tatem Steam Navigation Company (W. J. Tatem, Ltd.). Her length was 300 ft and breadth 50ft, and her registered port was Cardiff.] A POLICY OF SILENCE. WHERE SHE GETS HER COAL. * (Received October 31, 10.20 a.m.) SYDNEY, October 31. Eastern files give interesting details of the capture and sinking of merchant vessels by the Emden, as already cabled. In all cases the captured crews have been courteously treated. It is stated that the commander of the Emden displays complete silence regarding his tactics, and his officers are given no idea

of his intended movements. They - re- i eeive and carry out the orders, but th& v " : commander alone knows their object*The Emden's wireless apparatus inter*. cepts all messages. One officer stated they knew well enough where the Eng* ■ lish warships were. ' 1 ' ' ; German ships and cargoes interned in the Dutch East Indies are valued at £2,000,000. - The Emden which was reported to have been interned at Sabang was amerchantman, not the cruiser. It is be* lieved that the cruiser obtains coal from interned colliers, though the Dutch Government is honestly trying to preserve neutrality. GERMANY SEEKING PEACE. OFFER TO FRANCE SCORNFULLY REJECTED. KAISER 7 S SON-IN-LAW WOUNDED* ' (Received October 31, 9.15 a.m.) LONDON, October 30. The "Chronicle's" Paris, correspond v dent states that Germany has offered through influential French commercial! and financial intermediaries, to peace with alone, Fr'aiice receiving Metz "and portions of Alsace* " and Lorraine, Germany retaining Ant- . werp and Northern Belgium. The offer was .instantly ;and scornfully rejected. - . • AMSTERDAM, October 30.. It is reported at Berlin that the" Kaiser's son-in-law lias been seriously. ;;, wounded in the Argonne, and that hi& wife has been summoned to his bedside. •; * ' '• ' PRINCE LOUIS RESIGNS. THE FIRST SEA LORD. ' HIS BIRTH AND PARENTAGE* LONDON, October 30. It is officially announced that Prince Louis of Battenberg, First Sea Lord of the Admiralty, has resigned. ' Prince Louis, in a letter to Mr " Churchill, said lie was driven to the , painful conclusion that his birth and ■; parentage were impairing in some re-

spects his usefulness on the Board b£ Admiralty, therefore it was his duty, as a loyal subject, to resign. . Mr Churchill paid a warm tribute to >v his services in the present life-and-deatk > > struggle, which" was exciting terrible racial passions. Pririce Louis's decision showed the same spirit in which Prince Maurice of Battenberg gave his, life. v A CHIVALROUS DECISION. ; t \ ; LORD FISHER TO SUCCEED. (Received October 31, 9.15 a.m.) LONDON, October 30. " The newspapers pay _ a tribute to Prince Louis of Battenberg's ' chivalrous decision. (Received October 31, 11.45 a.m.) . LONDON, October 30. J Official: Lord Fisher has been appointed First Sea Lord. " Prince Louis of Battenberg is the son of' Prince Alexander of Hesse, and grandson of LoUis 11., Grand 'Duke of Hesse, and was born at Gratiz, in Austria, in 1854. His title is rather one of courtesy, for there is no principality of Battenberg, and in a sense the Battenbergs, descendants of . a.n ancient; house,' . are the poor relations of European Royalty. His brother, Alexander of Battenberg, once occupied the throne of Bulgaria, but was forced to abdicate. ".

Louis , married his cousin, Prin'Vcess Victoria, daughter of Louis IV., ' Grand Duke of Hesse and Princess "Alice, a daughter 6f Queen Victoria, in 1884. He is a naturalised British sub- ; ject and entered the Royal Navy as a cadet in 1868, when he was fourteen years of age. He was promoted to a .• .sub-lieutenancy in 1874, and became a 4 lieutenant in 1891, and served in the . Egyptian war of 1882 as lieutenant of theH.M.S. Thunderer. From, 1902 to •. ...1904 he was Director of.Naval Intelligence, and was promoted to the rank ■- of Rear-Admiral in 1904, in command " r of the Second Cruiser Squadron. From '1906 to 1908 he was second-in-command > of the Mediterranean Station, and was ■ * r given the command of the First Cruiser Squadron in 1908. In 1911 he was commanding the Third and Fourth Divisions of the Home Fleet and was appointed Second Sea' Lord in the same year. When Admiral Sir. Francis .Bridgeman retired from the position of llFirst Sea Lord in 1912, Prince Louis of 'Battenberg succeeded him. He is said ~ to be a very capable naval officer and .a strict disciplinarian, and the reason • of his retirement is, n- doubt, the fact that there have been rumours spread . . about discrediting his loyalty. They probably have no foundation in fact and are due to gossip about his foreign 4 . birth. The ison and heir of Prince h ' Louis is Prince George of Battenberg, - who is a sub-lit atenant on the H.M.-S. -New Zealand. Lord Fisher/: first Baron of Kilver- \ , stone, was First Sea Lord from 1904 to - 1910, when he, resigned. He was born in 1841, the son of a captain of the 78th ■' Highlanders, and' entered the Navy in • 1854, receiving. promotion to lieutenant in 1860. He served in the Crimean * W-r in 1855, in the China War of 1859- - -60, when he took part in the capture ■ of Canton and the Peiho forts, in the .Egyptian War in 1882/ and was m command'of the "Inflexible" at the bombardment of Alexandria. He was pro- ! moted to Keiar-Admiral in 1890, and to Admiral Superintendent of Portsmouth Dockyards in the following year, and became successively Controller of the -Navy, Lord of the Admiralty, Com-mander-in-Chief of the Nortlx American and West Indies station, Commander-in-Chief of the Mediterranean Sta- , tion, Second Sea Lord, Commander- ' • in-Chief at Portsmouth, and First Sea • Lord. He was knighted, G.C.8., in *1902, and created a Baron in 1909. In T, 1897-99 he was a delegate to The Hague ■ Peace Conference.

STEAMERS BLOWN UP. RUSSIAN VESSELS LOST. ; MINES LAID BY THE GOEBEN. • (Received October 31, 10.10 a.m.) PETBOGEAD, October 30. The Russian steamer Volta struck a niinß laid by the Goeben. Her crew and " passengers were saved. The Carib, : which was going to the assistance of the Yolta, struck two mines. She also sank, and several on board " . her were drowned. [The Volta was built in England in 1890, and her port of registry is Hull. > She was an iron steamer of only 157 tons gross., The Carib was an iron steamer of v 2087 tons gross register', and was built at Glasgow in 1882 for the Clyde Steam- * ship Company, with New York as her po f t registry. Her dimensions were: : Length 288 ft, breadth 36ft.] - < ; HOSPITAL SHIP WRECKED. SEVERAL LIVES LOS?. MANY STILL IN DANGER. - (Received October 31, 11.45 a.m.) - LONDON, October 30.

•■ - • The hospital ship Rohilla has been in a gale at Whitby, and is breaking ' Several were drowned, and eighty are - still aboard. All the nurse 3 were saved. ; SREECE BECOMES ACTIVE. V u GREAT IMPRESSION IN ROME. ; r " (Received October 31 x 8.45 a.m.) '/ ROME, October 30. It is reported that Greece has landed -twelve hundred soldiers at Santi Quaranta, thus securing the mastery of the Corfu Channel: This has caused a great impression in Rome, as it is contravening the decision of the Conference of London. It is believed tl at Britain and France are supporting Greece. [The Channel of Corfu is an arm 1 of * "the Mediterranean running between the Island of Corfu and the coast of Albania. It is about 30 miles in length ■' ' and varies in breadth from two to sixteen miles. Corfu is a Greek posseswon.] STARVING BELGIANS. SOME PITIFUL SCENES. - ' FOOD GOING FROM ENGLAND. (Received October 31, 9.15 a.m.) LONDON, October 30. - The American Commission which has iisited the devastated districts of Char- 1 leroi, Liege, Brussels, Mons, Namur, and Dinant, state that, the condition of three million Belgians is desperate. The iaily rations for , the last three weeks have only been three ounces of flour, and ten grammes of salt. Only suflS.V" cient flour remains for four days. The condition of affairs at Liege is i . particularly pitiable,v and it is feared t*hat, in their desperation, the famished people may attack the Germans. Fourteen hundred tons of food stuffs are to leave London on Saturday. th£ Mien problem. \ * DETENTjON /IN PARIS. ARRESTS* IN "CANADA. (Received October. 31, 10.21 a.m.) i » October .30. The authorities &re dealing vigorously inth Germans and Austrians. In the city alone 20,606 tradesmen and 100,000 j : belligerent aliens have been detained.

OTTAWA, October 30. Three Germans have boen arrested at' Halifax for operating a wireless installation, of which the antennae trailed from a third storey window and was concealed by vines. CARGOES FROM AMERICA. A GOVERNMENT INSTRUCTION. DESTINATION TO BE SECRET. (Received October 31, 9.15 a.m.) WASHINGTON, October 30. The United States Government has instructed the port authorities not to disclose, except to the Government, the destination of outward cargoes, until a month after clearance. It is understood that this instruction arises from the belief that immediate information has facilitated the seizure and search for neutrals. IN FULL RETREAT. GERMAN FORCES CUT IN TWO. RUSSIANS' OVERWHELMING VICTORY. LONDON, October 29. The following official announcement is made: —"We have broken the resistance of the last units of the enemy who were attempting to maintain themselves north of the Pilica river. All the Austro-German corps, beyond tie Vistula are in full retreat. "There.are indications that the German forces are cut in two. Russian <. .valry have entered Radom. Several thousand Germans were taken prisoners and a number of guns and ten machine guns captured. "The Germans for four days have made fruitless attacks in East Prussia near Bakalarzeno, losing heavily*" PETROGRAD, October 30. The authorities have notified German and Austrian residents that they must quit Russia within a fortnight.

FURTHER SUCCESSES. CZERNOWITZ REOCCUPIED. LONDON, October" 30. A Bucharest telegram says that the Russians reoccupied Czernowitz on Monday, following on the defeat inflicted on the Austrians at Boj ana. FANNED TO WHITE HEAT. THE SMOULDERING HATRED. SECRETLY GLOWING FOR YEARS. "Times" and "Sydney Sun" Services. (Received October 31, 8 a.m.) LONDON, October 30. The newspaper "Jugend," of Munich, publishes a poem dealing with the hatred of the English. It concludes:— We love as one. We hate as one. We have one foe. And one alone—England. "The Times," in a leader, says:— 1 { The war has fanned hatred to a white heat. It has been secretly glowing for years, and ready to burst into flame. Englishmen are slow to believe, and have been deceived by the personal friendliness of individual Germans.

LIFE IN ENGLAND. WHOLESALE AEEESTS OF ALIENS. BELGIANS DESIRE TO STAY. "Times" and "Sydney Sun" Services. (Received October 31, 8 a.m.) LONDON, October 30. Ralph Connor, the novelist, has volunteered to serve as chaplain .with the Winnipeg contingent. Lady Jellicoe has opened club rooms at Hammersmith for the women dependents of soldiers and sailors; The object is to afford them companionship and to counteract the temptations to visit the publichouses. Arrangements have been completed foT permitting German and Austrian women and men not oi the military age to return to their own countries. Since the outbreak of war there have been ten thousand applications for naturalisation, and only twenty have been granted. Nearly eight thousand Germans and Austrians have been arrested in Greater London, and placed in a concentration camp. Twenty-nine thousand aliens have registered themselves with the police. Every member of the Stock Exchange using a safe has had it for explosives, because many German firms use strong-rooms. The "Montu er Beige," published in Havre, makes an appeal to young Belgians to return to the country and enlist until the country is liberated. There are thousands of Belgian youths in England, and they do not display any desire to return. . SULTAN AND EMIR. RUMOURS OF AN ALLIANCE. MYSTERY OF. THE WOUNDED PRINCE. "Times" aiid "Sydney Sum" Servicis.. " (Received October 31, 8 a.m.) LONDON, October 30. The "Frankfurter Zeitung" declares that emissaries have been active between the Sultan and the Amir,, and there is evidence that a treaty is being concluded between Turkey and Afghanistan. A story , has been published that a Prince, severely wounded, has arrived at Strasburg, but his identity is a niys-

tery. The railway station was closed until he was removed, by night, to the Palace. In view of the .silence of the German Press concerning the Crown Prince, speculation is rife as to whether this is he. INTERNED LINERS. POSITION IN NEW YORK. OWNERS SEEKING TO SELL. "Times" and "Sydney Sun" Services. (Received October 31, 8 a.m.) LONDON, October 30. The owners of. German liners interned in New York have failed to find American buyers, and are endeavouring, by means of actions filed against the vessels, to force the sale under orders of the Courts. It is believed that, thereby, they would avoid British and French objections. The expense of the maintenance of these vessels is heavy, but the owners deny that they are to be sold to satisfy English creditors. ADVANCE ON OSTEND. THE ALLIES AGGRESSIVE. POSITIONS CARRIED AT BAYONET POINT. PARIS, October 30. The following official statement is issued: — "During yesterday we made progress at several points, particularly around Ypres, and south of Arras. There is nothing new to report on the NieuportDixmude front. "Between the Aisne and the Argonne we capture'l Borne of the enemy 's trenches. Not one of the partial- attacks attempted by the Germans succeeded. We likewise advanced in the Forest of Apremont. FLUSHING, October 29. It is reported that the Allies have advanced towards Ostend, and that the British have occupied Feffinghe and Baversyne, which were carried at the bayonet's point. A Bavarian battalion refused to fight, and surrendered. LONDON, October 29. A correspondent of Dutch newspaper '' Telegraaf, 1 ' writing from Ghent, says that several hundred German motor cars are held in readiness for immediate retreat, with provisions and equipment for the troops fighting in Flanders.

BATTLESHIPS TAKE PART. BOMBARDING GERMAN LINES. A GALLING, ACCURATE FIRE. The High Commissioner reports:— LONDON, October 30. The Secretary to the Admiralty announces that a British naval flotilla has continued to support the allied left. Since the morning of the 27th fire from 12in guns has been brought to bear upon German positions and batteries. Reports received from the shore testify to the effect and accuracy of the fire, and its galling character.; The flank has thus been thoroughly] maintained. Yesterday and th\ day before, the enemy brought up heavy guns and replied vigorously to the fire from Admiral Hood's ships. The vessels only received ' trifling structural damage. To-day opposition from the shore practically ceased. The preponderance of naval gunnery seems to be established. ■ ■ ; The casualties have been slight. | A shell exploding on the destroyer Falcon, killed an officer and eight men, and wounded one officer and fifteen men. One killed and several wounded jare also reported from the cruiser Brilliant, and some wounded on the sloop Rinajldo. The enemy's submarines have &lsO been reported as seeking an opportunity "to attack the" bombarding ships,, wftich are covered by, British destroyers, j ABOyE AND BELOW. ! FRENCH CRUISER ATTACKED. SUBMARINES AND AEROPLA^E^ ;;.! 7' L " " ! PARIS,' October V Details of the sinking of an Austrian submarine in the Adriatic by the Freiicli cruiser Waldeck Rousseau sh6%

that three submarines and an aeroplane simultaneously attacked the ship, which was in a critical position. Rapid manoeuvring and a hail of shell saved the vessel. An aeroplane bomb fell on the deck near the bridge. FISHING SMACK SUNK. , NORTH SEA MINES. INSURANCE RATES INCREASED. LONDON, October 29. In consequence of the enemy's mines Lloyd's premiums for North Atlantic voyages have risen from 7/6 to 20/- per cent. A Ramsgate fishing smack struck a mine and sank. Three of the crew are missing. SUPPLIES IN GERMANY. NOT RUNNING SHORT YET. .THE TERRIBLE COST OF WAR: LONDON, October 29. The "Economist," commenting on a further increase in the price of corn in Germany, states that it is unwise for many months to anticipate a shortage of food supplies there. It is inconceivable that the Government plunged into a great war unless they were sure of at least a year's supplies. Professor Julius Wolf, of Berlin, estimates that the armies in the field are costing £7,500,000 daily. One must reckon the waste in Germany at £350,000,000 during the next three months. The conquered will have to pay an enormous bill. ; AMSTERDAM, October 29. The newspapers state that the British Government offered the Dutch Government financial assistance for the relief of Belgian refugees. The Government declined the offer, stating that the country would bear the cost, as it was a duty. , "AT ANY COST." GERMANS' GRIM RESOLVE. THEIR WAR LORD'S ORDER, LONDON, October 30.

A correspondent,; after describing the struggle on the Yser, says the number of wounded arriving in Calais is evidence of the grim resolve of the Germans to carry out their War Lord's orders to break through at any cost. The rain of the last few days has caused the heavy guns to churn up the surface into an impassable morass. Floods are increasing, and the country is cut up by numberless ditches and rivulets. The belligerents have constructed an amazing network of trenches, commanding every streamlet, at almost point-blank range. RECRUITING IN IRELAND. MR REDMOND'S CAMPAIGN. A DISAPPOINTING RESULT. LONDON, October 30. "The Times," in a leader, says the fact cannot be disguised that Mr Redmond 's campaign in Ireland, so far, has proved disappointing. Only twenty thousand recruits have answered his appeal. The resiilt compares poorly with the spirited response of Ulster to the call of the Empire. It cannot be regarded as a contribution worthy of the fighting tradition of the Irish people. The question arises, whether the Government has done all it might to strengthen Mr Redmond's hands. '' The Times " suggests the suppression of the Sinn Fein group of papers. ~ STRONGLY PRO-BR!TISH. OPINION IN AMERICA. . GERMAN IDEAS DISABUSED. "Times" and "Sydney Suh" Services. LOND6N, October 30. Mr Tim Healy, M.P., has returned London from America. He reports that the feeling in the ; United States is as strongly pro-British as it is possible | for it to be. Oix the. .outward and Homeward voyages he saw American ■Women knitting for the British troops. , Mr. Joseph Choate, formerly American Ambassador in London, writes saying that the conflict has gone far enough to disabuse Germany ,oi some of

J its ideas about England. Instead of the Empire falling to pieces through the dropping off of the colonies, armies are marching to its aid from all parts of the wofld. CAMPAIGN IN FAR EAST. THE SIEGE OF TSING-TATT. NEW ZEALAND ENGINEER'S STORY. SYDNEY, October 30. Mr J. S. Cooper, a New Zealand engineer, has arrived by the Eastern from Hong Kong. Mr Cooper, who knows Tsing-tau well, states that the siege is proceeding in a thorough manner, though operations have been largely pervented owing to the rainy season. The Allies have a large army there now, and a good deal of regret has been expressed that the Kaiser ordered the Germans to defend the place to the last. It is almost certain that when the real attack is made the garrison will be decimated. The defence is considered a piece of useless obstinacy on the part of the Kaiser. The day before Mr Cooper left a big artillery duel began between the allied forces and the German warships, assisted by aeroplanes. Japanese siege j guns sank a German destroyer, while a Japanese mine-sweeper was blown up, three men being killed and thirteen wounded. The Japanese supply ship Wakanoura Maru was damaged. The' Japanese seriously damaged German vessels and killed several men with aeroplane bombs. Two Japanese biplanes and one monoplane were engaged. Although the wings of the machines were riddled with bullets the airmen returned safely. As ■&. result of this engagement the Germans next day retired to the second line of defence. Before proceeding further the Japanese intended to bring up heavier siege guns. The investment of Tsing-tau has seriously interfered with the German cattle and beef trade with Vladivostock. Last year Germany, with specially protective measures, tried to eliminate others, and headed the shipping list at Tsingtau, Japan, being second and Britain third. v '' ■; ' Referring to Shanghai, Mr Cooper said that, although it was a neutral port, British dominance in shippiiig trade resulted in many German houses being closed. Four German ships and one Austrian ship were interned at Shanghai. As for the German newspaper there, the " Ostasiatische Lloyd,'' it was popularly known as the German Lie Bureau publication. According to its statements, Germany had captured almost everything the allied Powers possessed, had never suffered a rebuff by land or sea, and had killed millions of the enemy. quite a mistake. PAY OF GARRISON ARTILLERYMEN. [rroin our own Parliamentary Reporter.] WELLINGTON, October 30. In, reply to a question by Mr A. Har- j ris (Waitemata) in the House of Repre- j sentaties to-day the Minister of Defence, stated that if members of the Garrison Artillery at Devonport who had gone | to the Trentham Camp were not being paid the same as the main Expeditionary Force, it was a mistake, and* he j would have the matter rectified. They should be on an entirely different footing to those who came into camp for the first time amongst the reinforce-1. ments. CODE CABLEGRAMSOn and after to-day,' > limited number of authorised codes niay be used in cable messages to the United dom. The codes authorised are:—(l) ABC (fifth edition); (2) Scott s (tenth edition); (3) Western Union; > (4) Liebers. The name of the code used must be inserted in the instructions, and telegraphed, but is not to be charged for. Cable messages in private or any other code not authorised must not be accepted. Private supplements or numericals equivalent of phrases published in authorised codes are not admisSable. Groups or series of numbers and similar expressions, for example, prices of stocks are not necessarily admissable because they appear in code. If the uncoded message would not have passed, neither will the coded message be passed. All code telegrams to and from the United Kingdom will be censored in that country. Private code word allowed in bank remittance telegram is to be accepted as heretofore, Whether such word appears in authorised code or not. The system will be extended to intercolonial messages when arrangements are completed.

LITTLE RIVER. A GOOD RESPONSE. A meeting of the Citizens' Committee was held in the town Hall last night, Mr J. O. Coop presiding. The lists for the various funds were gone through, and it was found that in all about £926 had been raised in the district. The amounts are as follow: Patriotic Fund ® Food for Britain Fund .. 17 i Lady Liverpool, Fund .. .. 22 2 0 N.Z. Benevolent Fund . . 72 1J U Canterbury Patriotic Fund.. 72 0 0 Horses given in district, value 100 0 u Total - •• £926 18 2 It was'arranged to interview the' Sports Committee and endeavour to organise a monster patriotic gala for Boxing Day; It was arranged to hold another meeting of the committee when the German is driven from Belgium, or sooner if:circumstances warrant. Steps are to be taken to organise another patriotic concert shortly, and;the local footballers propose to hold a euchre tournament and.dance for the benefit of tlie funds next week. ' : " The committee'desires to acknowledge., the receipt of B/- from the Loyal Wai»rewa Lodge towards the Patriotic Funds'.