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FRIDAY, JUNE 25. 1915
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THE FIGHT FOR LEMBERG.
ENORMOUS ENEMY ARMIES.
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VICTORIA CROSS HEROEN, --
Laxbox, June 4.
Those who are awarded the Victoria Cross includo Laive-Corp. F. Fisher of the 13th Chilians for gallantry in the battle before St. Julien. to advanced with a touching gut under mest heavy fire and gallantly assistel in engering the retrent of a battery losing four of his gun teum. Son after he obtained four more nice and retail to the firing line was killed while bringing the nanghine gun into petion under the heaviest fire in one to cover an advance.
Loxtos, June 24. Lenter's correstuandout at Petrogrul says: Now that the Russians are firmly established as anew and their argint at trek Lakes, shey have accomplished the task of delaying the enemy's advance on Larborg for tweylays. While it is increasingly evident that the Russians have the upper and an the Dheister, there is no objection to saying that the new Busshon dispositions were deviled upon weeks ago. The Russian zaterat was offerte without a Intel on Saturday night, at the eterny's objwa ‘in Boring a decisive" battle was foibdi. The encing probably counted on a sentimental reluctanes by Thu Russians to abandon corse quand territory, but the General St for days past had taken the public desnestly into its confidence, atsl the saniulness of the redistribus tion of thy Russians, forces is appreciated.
In is estimated that there pns over two million Austro-fiennans on the hundredantle, irons fran Lower Tanew to Mikobjew, frein which point there are 40,000 along the Puiester tmnt. Altogether there are four uition rucny troops from the tie to Pakowi The Faaborg defences on which the Russians have fallen back are five to six miles west of the city and are of, recent mustruction. They are in anwise impregnable and their vabe is lessensk by the densely inhabited acue
at the rear.
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BLOW. THE RUSSIANS' SMASHING
1.ATER.
A telegrins from Petregrad states Dat the Russians success below "Nijnhoff was the result of a carefully designed plan. Here the Dniester winds in a series of gigantic bends. The Austrims were allowed to cmas at several places, but they were able to deploy quickly in the confined The fussians astride thus vorter outlets of the Bends withheld their smashing blow for a week, during which time the rey's numbers Were constantly increasing. Then suddenly the Russians backed the whole line and caught the Austrians before they had reached the village of Snovidoff, which is the nuin Austrians stronghold. The Russians had to storm the entanglements and in the treurbes, their attacks Jasting all Sunday night. Thereafter there was a series of deally konse to house encounters.
Frisoners brought to Kief fanu Hakanssor include Hermes who fought on the western from o fatonight, agus
RUSSIANS ABANDON LEMBERG.
A Petrossari començanique states: The Brussians abandoned Lemberg øy the 22nd inst., and vontinued fheir rdreat on the new init..
The enemy "effensive in the direction of Tonkorg was arrested on Dine 21 and the following night by stankom fighting in a series of bure ren atfucks which cost the Micung Wavig! but as they surmeded in advancing in the region of the town of Zodkies, this exacnathan decided up
WHEN
The Russian ravalry ingin seuredi, sairing three summate the
wowd Rawammeln,
The Battle continues in the Thiester, when to Bussus took 100' prsations in a bayonet fight.
ENTENTE FOWERS COMPLAIN AGAINST
GREECE.
LONDON, June 94.*-
Privats W. Mariner of the Kings Rifle is also awarded the V.C. Daring a violent thunderstorrn at Cambrin he left the trench and supe through the Chernias entanglements to an enemy machine gun which he damaging our parapets and hindering our work parties after lining to the top of the Cermati pargper he threw a lamb ander the of the gum placement. Heard some graning and saw the Pretny fleeing. A quarter of an hour later. he heal some of them coming back and climbed the etherside of the emplacement and threw He then lay still while the other houb among the feft-handed, certats opened a heavy five on the wire entanglement behind him.. Only after an hour was be able to emwl back to his own trench and before starting he questol the sergeant to open fire on the enemy's trenches as soon as the hail thrown the bounts. Alariner was it for one and a half hours alone currying out this gallant work.
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THE COTTON TRADE.
MEETING AT THE BOARD OF TRÅDE.
LONDON, June 23.
To-day a meeting was held at the offices of the Board of Trade between Mr. Ranciman, President of the Board, and representative of the cotton op peratives. The situation was discussed and Mr. Runciman submitted proposale. with a view to improving the relations of the masters and men.
A second meeting will be held next week.
QUESTION OF COMPULSORY ARBITRATION,
LATER.
At yesterday's meeting Mr. Runciman raised the question of the Cotton Operatives Union becoming partics to the proposals embodied in the Munitions Bil for dealing with labour questions during the war which insolve coro- palsory arbitration.
The matter was discussed at great length, but the men said they wished to sturiy the Bill before decling.
THE FRENCH SUCCESS-AT-GALLIPOLL
Tu An oficial French account of the fighting at Gallipoli, described by the
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MORE CORRUPTION.
Chu Sai Chung, vice-minister of the War Department has been impeached, and will be caahiarod,
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BIRTH AND DEATH RATES.
The general birth-rate for 1914 was 7.3 per 1,000; 18.8 per 1000 for the Non- Chinese and for the Chinese (corrected) 9.3. The general, Non-Chinese and Chinese death rates were respectively $3.34, 19.90 and 23.68 per 1,000. That for the Non- Chinase resident civil popolation was 17.85 per 1,000.
It is noted that the Phthisis mortality is at presunt nearly double that of England and Fries. "In the trostment of nervous diseases the influence of the Public Dispen saries and Midwives is being gradually felt.
A CLAIM AND COUNTER. CLAIM.
Mr. Faithful, in the Sausminty Court to- day, asked for a further djurament of the Tung Wa Shin claim for the balance of work done, stating that Mr. Mason, who appeared for the other side, forwarded to him at 4 p.m. yesterday four pages of elly written foolscap setting out parti- culars of * counter claim which he (Mr. had not had time to peruse. It
t'ress Bureau yesterday, it is stated that there was a brilliant bayonet chargerfectly impossible for him to go on,"
by the Battalion of the Foreign Legion. A battalion of Zouaves at six in the evening gained the day on the ench right and they stormed the position.
for ten minutos.
The communiqua significantly adds that notwithstanding the desperate nature of the fight we took prisoners including officers. An important point in the success is that we captured the ground commanding the head of the Kers vosdora ravine, which the Turks have defended desperately for months.
The
A telegram from Athens eays that this newspaper Hestin atates that THE NEW TERRITORIES
she Entantä Powera have complained to the Greek Government--that a come ziggion of Turkish and German ofiters have been openly escruiting Turks in Greek Macedonia.
M. Gounaris, the Premier, denies the report that the local Authorities are privy to these proceedings and has ordered an immediate inquiry.
M. Gounaria nikdy that the story has been cuncucted in orderto calumniate the lovernment by representlug it as buing hostile to the Entente Powera,
NEW SUBMARINE WARFARE.
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Loxoox, June 24.
-IN-1914-
The following are the chief points in the report on the New Territories for 1914-
SOUTHZES DISTRICT, "There was very little serious crime during the year.
**As predicted in last year's report on siderable development has taken place both at Taung Pak Leg and also in the A new phase of submarine warfare is reported by the Norwegian rail. immediate neighbourhood of Fan Ling.
Castle
to be district fav. Qual Fess which has arrived at Newcastle When she was midway on the Card by all du Hongkong Chinese, orage she was hailed by a submarine and ordered to threw overboard most quite a number of really well constructed ai the carga cozsisting of provisions, and the remainder, which was shielly of Bosses arrounded by garcons have recunt. wood, was allowed to remain. The master was given the choice of jettisonly been hailt in this neight ourhood. ing the foodstuff or sinking the ship. When the former was accomplished the submarine disappeared.
REPORTED FALL OF LEMBERG.
LONDON, June 23. Lemberg was yesterday afternoon stormed by Austrian trongs, says a Berlin communiquer, and daring the night they also stormed the position southward of the capital. The situation near Bavaruska and westward is unchanged...
The Upssians in the districts of Sue, and on the left bank of the Ipper Vistula are beginning to retreat,
A Vieuch communique states that Lemberg has been captured by the
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BRITISH BATTLESHIP STRUCK BY A TORPEDO.
LONDON, June 24.
The Admiralty announces that H.1.8. Forbroryl was struck by a torpedo
on the 20th inst. North Sea. The dangu was not not serious and the vessel mis able to procecil under her own stem.
There were no casualties.
BATTLE AMONG ALPINISTS.
LONDON, June 24.
áa oficial communique, isaved it Rome, states that the Alpinists on Monday made their first acquaintance with eremy Alpinists who bad apparently just arrived from Galicia. The Italians, attacked and repulsed them, inflicting heavy losses and taking souie prisonere. Austrian night attacks on the Italian positions at Plara were repulsed.
THE SUP¿LY OF MUNITIONS.
STATEMENT IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS.
LONDON, June 23.
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The year was a prosperous one. There was to typhoon and the two crops were There was, however, quite an ab- rainfall,
less then 118 10 inches' of main fell during the year.
Towards the end of the year a ghari service was started between As a and Castle Peak, and shortly after this between Sheung Shui and An Tau. There service had started gharis were also running
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Castle Teak, and Yan Long farket with Sheung Sbai and the railway. It is doubt Fol however, whether such services can be successful or even save until the road be- tween Ao l'au and Cristle Peak has been widened and the bridges between Sheung Shui and Au Tau railed off. The narrow news of the mad and the unmailed condition
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Crops,--Both rice rops were up to the average. The plneapple crop of Thun Win was good,
Fishing-Fishing generally was very good though some of the larger junks were
kept away through shortage of capital,
Salt paas-There are now four salt pans working at Tai ; about eight hundred tons of anlt were exported in 1914
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an average price of eighty cunts per
Balance in hand Hongkong, 24th June, 1916.
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and he would therefore nak the Puiene Jedge if he would take the case and strike out the ponster claim or adjourn it.
Str. Mason What Strike out the enaptor claim? (laughter) My friend asked for the detailed a favour and I sent them to him.
Mr. Faithful said that the particulars were ordered a fortnight ago and on the 13th day they were filed.
His Lordship fixed July 9th for this eon- tinuation of-the-cane-observing that Mr. Faithful world thus have plenty of time to
the go through pspoes.
Mr. Mason think when-y-friend aces the counter claim ho will withdraw his claim. (laughter).
Privata W. Cridve of the Glaucortar- aire Regiment, in a letter to his sister, saysThe Germans sonta kite over our lizes the other day with a letter on it say ing. 'Aren't you sick of the war? We are. The note also said that we meaning Bog- and had us ships left, so they have ovidently heard a good yarn. The Germani soon get to know who are in our trenches. The other day they asked who had won the Football Cap. One German alan shouted out that he had wife and children ia Bolton, and one of our shaps immediately called back, If you don't Lose that bead down, she will soon be a widow.
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Chenge Clad.-The -powperity Cheung Chan as adversely affecbal hy the dificulty of obtaining capital which prevented the shops from financing the fishing junks to the caud, extent, and that there is no present exportation that ennversonco fewer of the burger
ching the
congestion of Chinese Frying grounds junky made the island their headquarters. In the House of Commons, the duration of the war, the toll of life, the decresse ne uor duties from 220.00 in exhumations on large scale doring the The slackness of trade is shown by the in the Colony can be roliavel in blut WA- Arrangements are therefore being made for amount of exhaustion created by the war, and that ultimate victory or defeat 1923 to 813,800 in 1914 mod in junk and depended on the supply of munitions, were the cardinal points made by Mr. best liconcs fens from $11.100 89,580. print year and the remories after Lloyd George in isroducing the munitions Bill. He declared that where the On the other hand. now: industry was Allies were making any progress on any part of the line it was due to the started by the opening of a granita naruch, it is hoped, by contincing this euperiority of munitions, The Allies bad the superiority of men both in on the island and there were considerable practice on caller scale to provide sufficient burying grounds within y numbers and quality. They were told that the enemy was turning out a quarter sales of Crown land during the year. of a million shells daily. We could even surpass that if we worked in earnest.
of the island was com ranch of the City The new Te
The cost of the scavenging of the City of JE Great Britain, in the next few months, could produce as math as France then plated and boundary tunes were placul Victoris was 816,396.80 and of, Kowloon
$14.669.09. the Allies would have an overwhelming, superiority in the first great esscatial of and Crown lanes issued for the foreign
The cleansing of the dwellings of the victory...
The market established by leesl enter- Mr. Lloyd George continued that the country had been organised into ten prise is running smoothly under the men poorer sists of Chinese in now coming to munitions areas mannged by a committee of local businessmen who would be agement of a incal committeo. Bogatations coupy rest of the energies of the Depart assisted by an expert and a representative from the War Office and the under the New Territories Land Ordinance oat "So autal base these cleansings Admiralty, The Government must rely on the businessmen of each locality, to wate passed to restrict the sale of fresh been found that it is now intended to increase them by an increas iz staff from whore work he had previously paid tribute. (Cheers) Ila hinted that the meat in the island arketin Government might control the metal market, where there were indications of construction on a site granted by Govern
A plagas isolation hospital is now under abnat twices gane to four times."
"On the whole a continued improvement. holding up material for higher prices. That must be ended. Mr. Lloyd Georgement, the funds being discribed by the lia the cleanlives" of the town and of Ka- tions to sell' by Public Anollán, coladed by emphasising the aged for skilled labour to double the output of Cheung Chau people who also on their own year; but in the worst and most congested loon was observabis at the end of the machine-guns, Every available machine-gun was a vital necessity if Germany initiative opened a subscription list for the distie's, which are to be found mostly in awang ber loreps from east to west. He had been told that the output of some Prince of Wales" Fred.
Wanchai, West Point, and Mongkok of the workshops wantd he doubled it. Trade Union restrictions were abolished.clamation at Ap. Lis vere continued bat
Pablic Work-Resumptions and re(Kealoon), there are two factors militatis He attrmed that the things which mattered were, Gratly, no slacking, secondly, isation there were no public works of against any permanent improvements one the susponsion of all restrictions of output during the war, and thirdly, no importance in the district atrikes or lockouts.
FEW INFANTRY ACTIONS NORTH OF ARRAG.
LONDON, Juno 24. A Paris communique states that there have been only a few infantry actions to the north of Arras today and mine exploding and condonading af Champagne The Germans attacked the Heights of the Mouse and word ́opulsed, while French captured two works at Forraine,
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the insanitary structure and structural condition of many blocks of tonement houses, sad the other is the low class and shifting nature of the pupelation which ECONOMY IN THE END. AN
inhabits themů
It is astisfactory to report that there TT cors but a small amount to keep
Chamberlain's Colle, Cholors and were prietically no complaints from, or Diarrhoes. Remedy always in your medisins friction with the public during the year, chest, and it is econning in the enl. It al. and there appeared to be an increasi ways cures and cures quickly. For sale by willingness on their part, to do or sad z such work as was considered necessary in. the interests of the public health.
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