SPECIAL EDITION.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 11507, 1 October 1915, Page 1

SPECIAL EDITION.

TO STRIKE SERBIA. | ENEMY MASSED. * , Received October 1, 4 p.m.) -a PARIS, September 30. "Le Temps'.'" Nish correspondce : estimate:, thit half a million Austr<- ■ Germans are massed on the Serbian t frontier, incuding one thousand Germaiiß. 1 . ; 3f SOFIA, September 30. .15. Mai h-off refused to co-oporati with Ml Radoslavoff's Cabinet, bclieving Bulgaria ought to be on the side te . | the Quadruple Entente. M. Toncheff - •and M. B".akof have re-entered Cabinet. J BULGARIA MOVES. * J jj (Received October 1, 4 p.m.) ATHENS. September 30. I Bulgaria has reinforced the Creoo> Serbian frontier. Three divisions have > ■been sent to Maronia, three others, tc " - 'jj Forneef, and a large force to Dedeagatch, Ir. case of attack by sea. Four Germax. submarines wore seen jj at Varna. A French cfncia.l wireless elates that lyj German officers axe at Sofiia, conferring " 1 with the Bulgarian Etaff ia preparation. 'j for an anti-Serbian campaign. ( "fj "jij PUBLIC WORKS STATEMENT. ' PRESENTED TO-DAY. /'J The Public Works Statement wa: -'M laid upon the table by the Minietei. _ !f| the Hon W. Hemes, tkie afternoon. "J | i THE REASON. 1 1 /'m DARDANELLES CAMPAIGN. - , - J*. (Received October 1, i p.m.) ,S----LONE ON, September 30. I'J Mr R. L. Outhwaite asked whether Sir R." L. Buchanan's etatement ***. Petrograd was true that the attack oi. j the Bardanellej was partly due to .t , Russian request to Britain to divct ( the Turks from the Caucasus. Lord Robert Cecil replied that the ' J operation doubtless drew the Tru-t* ■*} from the Russian and Egyptian front.; -j| A further statement was inexpedient. IN THE BALTIC. * ,>i (Received October 1, 4 p.m.) LONDON, September 30. In answer to a request for details of submarines in the Baltic torpedoing & German cruiser. Mr Balfour replied ' " that he v;aa unable to give infennar tion except tliatc.n*aincd in the Rue- v sian reports. British' submarines ha<? ' done good work in the Baltic, not as an independent force, but acting under tile Russian Admiralty. - . v dj *W;fsj HOLLAND SAFE. (Received October 1, 4 p.m.) „ BERLIN, September 30. Hcrr Zimmerman, Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs, states that many had. no idea vf prejudicing Hoiland's poiiical or economic freedom. was impossible to say what the relations of Germany would be to Belgium after the ->var, l;ut England mast be prevented from laying hands on Bel- 'IjB^J BATTLES rN FRANCE. '|B BERLIN, September 30. - The " K-elnische Zeitung" etaiea I|H that extraordinarily severe fightingto.'k place in the centre on the front 'vjjfl ai Eaet Aubreville. The French' ittacked under the protection of the ' fl heaviest artillery fire, surpassing that jfjnH of the battle of September 25, but wearo- JH repulsed with severe losses. Tho \»es- |H ther is bad, but clearing up. DUTCH SIDE WITH US. " |fl (Received October 1, 4 p.m.)- : ||H AMSTERDAM, September 30. JH Jubilation o\cr the Allies' victory in- -''IB dicates, however' correct the Govern- : |9| ment's neutrality, the Dutch people are. 1H WESTERN FRONT. jH continued (iTorte on Wednesday to break throurii in the Champagne. Wo blew up po«ition» ocupied by two English companies southward of the Yprc.--Mer.ir> Road. Our coimter-at-tack north of Loos progressed slowly. French penetrated two smal sections of our line" southward of SoQehei. Fighting continue-*. We repulsed a French aitack south of Arras. Bitter battles are oecurrin?- between Rheinjs and the Ar_onne. An enemy brigad eontliwards of Sit -M-arripy broke the our r< M-rvf.-, who captured yOO and exter!!:.::a:< i tho remainder. Other French atfacbs nn the Somacpy-Sotuur road v.ere after bitter hand-to- JH hand ii^htin-. \\\- l«»t Hill north :|B of Masses;es, which was badly exposed to the enemy's aflakiag fij 6 .