WEDNESDAY, JULY (4. 1915.
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GERMAN ACTIVITY. IN PERSIA CHECKED.
Prosos, July 14.# Reuter's Agency leams that the Persian Government has stopped 'n conivan, under a therman agent, minted De Pugin,, which started from Ispatan for Moshed while the Swedish gerdamarie disarved a number of Austrians who accompanied him,
Hor Wassumth, the German consular agent at Shimz, has been recalled to Teherm.
FOREIGN COMMENT ON THE TRIUMPH.
Toxos, July 11.
THE CHINA MAIL.
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THE CAPTURE, OF THE KOENIGSBERG
FURTHER DETAILS.
The Press Bureau states that the position of the Formigihery wide che attack most difficult, as only shallow draft ships ware able to get saticioatly close to engage effectively. Aircraft having lounted the Konigsberg, the mcbitors on the 4th inst, entered the river and oponed are. The Koenigsberg. replied immediately with salons of five gant with accuracy and rapidity. The Mersey was hit twice, one shall killing four of the crew and wounding another four. As the Koenigsbery was surtounded with jungle, the aeroplanes hact the greatest difficulty in spotting the fall of shots, She was hit fire ting early... in the action, but after six hours the aeroplanes reported that her masts were
till standing.
The traph of General Rotha is discussed by several foreigu news. papers, which agree that it testifies to the solid foundation anal constructs, but enatiound to are ons gun intermittently for a while, but in thin Rob of the Empire based on free institutions..
ON THE WESTERN FRONT,
A salva then burat on ber and the became heavily afro between the last part of the engagement she was silent, either on Ascount of lack of am. munition or disablement of her guna. Although not totally destrayed as the. resuls of this engagement, she was probably incapacitated.
The task of the monitors was extremely difficult owing to the jungle and the difficulties of accurite spotting, but they were aminted by the cruiser Weymouth (on which Admiral Sir George Hall King How his Hegy, which followed them evross the bar and augaged the small guas on the banks, whilat the cruiser Pioneer engaged the guns at the mouth of the river. In order to complete the destruction of the Koenigsberg Admiral Halling ordered a further attack on the 11th inst, and the ship was then redused to a total wreck. In this engagement our cascalties were only two wounded, there being aboard the Mersey.
GENERAL BOTHA'S THANKS.
HOW A GERMAN LINE WAS TAKEN.
Logues, July 19. Eye-Witness as Headquarters relatus Tuesday's assault austward of this Yser Canal. It was desimble, he says, for certain reasons to wrest part of the German fire line. The preparatory bombardment, in which we were assisted by the French, was brief, but ko effective that our mea storming thy positions suffered very slight cnsualities. Soma of our artil- lerymen had been doing great excention as close nuge, and when the order to charge was given they were so overcome with enthusiasm that they rushel forward with the successful stormers, The British instantly The Frese Bureau announces that General Sir Louis Botha baa repiled to began establishing the positions they hid won, and the Germans, who Lord Kitchener cordially thanking him for his congratulations which were wore nad with rags, did not erase their artillery and ride fire the whole highly appreciated by all, and he hopes sooo that my men here will make day long. The German counter-attacks were smothered by the artiliery, their share in the greater task of the Empiro." while the French mortaès caught the advancing enemy on the tank.
LONDON, July 13,-.
GERMANY THREATENS RUMANIA,
An immense number of grenades were tirown during the night and tho casualties were considembly increased, but the bulk of these were not serious. The troops maintained a bagnificent spirit. The prisoners included Prussians who were serving with the Honoverian Hegiment.
Further German counter-attacks were defeated as the enemy were
LONDON, July 13. The Frankfurter Zeitung attacks Rumania for prohibiting the tramit of unable to face our guns..
arms and munitions to Turkey, and accuses her of self-seeking, anwisdom and Lord Kuchener's recent visit delighted the men, who gave the Minisingratitude, and concludes with a veiled throat thus she paramount intereste for a tremendous óvation.
of the contral Power may override those of Rumanía.
PERSISTENT FIGHTING NEAR ARRAS.
THE ITALIANS IN TOUCH WITH TRIESTE.
LONDON, July 13
Losbos, July 12" A. Paris communique reports a renewal of the German attacks. At the battle of Arras the erwing, using a great number as Rome. Ho will not occupy Trieste, which is only a few days march distant and General Caborna's plans are daily becoming clearer, says a telegram from phsiatje projectiles, attacked south of Sinchez at midnight. failed, but a sceral assault, at two in the morning, enabled the Gor-behind the city. The parsait of this plau, although it delays the chief aspira y might be easily tiren, until he has captured the whole of the Carso Mountains anans to upy the Cowelery and sono portions of trenches inmediate-tion of the Italians, makes auccess certain, as the Curso batteries dominate ly adjacent,
Further southward then was very force grenade fighter. sallation of the Carso Mountsica means that Trieste will become Italian, while the Trieste. The latter can also be bombarded by the Austrian fleet, but the occup-" positions were maintained.
Austrian fleet can then be easily checkmated.
There were also violent connomales.
They my developed a violent offensive at Fresnes en Wivre with shells of all calibres. They made several attacks but all were defeated.
Another violent offensive movement in the Vosges was thrown back] with severn German loses, the Finch taking prisoners.
HEAVY BOMBARDMENTS.
LONDON, July 18:
AUSTRIAN SURPRISE ATTACK.
Lasbos, July 13. A Rome communique states that the Austrians, prosting by a furioca storm, attemptedja surprise attack at Montanero on the 11th, which was repulsad.
AUSTRIANS DRIVEN FROM TOLMINO.
LONDON, July 13..
The evening's Paris communiqué States that the enemy have bom- barded the trenches on the front Lombaertzyde-Niouport. They mave also continued to pour axphxiating -hells into our trenches at Carency
In is stated in Rome that the Austrians have been driven out of Talmino, and Souches, but counter tracking regained us a portion of the trenches and Italian occupation is hourly expected.
abandoned on the 17th inst.
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There has been the greatest nativity throughout Argon," and twe Garman attacks at Bois-le-Pretro were repulsed.
SHOULD COTTON BE CONTRABAND.
DISCUSSION IN THE COMMONS.. "
Loxpos, July 13.
In the House of Commona, on the motion for adjournment, Sir J. H. Dalziel urged the declaring of cotton as contraband, and other mom- kera suggested the purchasing of the whole of American ection usually sent to neutrals on the understanding that it Amerien sont no other supplies we would send to cach neuteal the amount required for its industries.
THE MUNITIONS CONTROVERSY.
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THE PREMIER'S SENSIBLE ATTITUDE.
LONDON, July 13..
In the House of Commons Mr. Asquith, the Premir, intimated that a debate on the musitions controversy was not desirable. It would servo no good purpose and would be detrimental to the best interests of the nation.
LABOUR'S THREAT,
Lemay, July 13.
the miserable quarrel of two eminent Statesman laat week. Neither was si Mr. Thomas, the Labour 31. P., in a speech at Wellingborough, reprobated important as the winding of the war, and the people would make short work of any considering personal ambitions more important that the Nation's intercals.
NO PROBING.
Lord Robert Cecil said it was impossible, to discuss the matter as freely as ho would have liked. We had to devise a policy respecting the rights of nouirals, safeguarding our own interesis and injuring Germany o much as possible. He admitted that the figures of the imperts to outrals were disquieting, but all he could say with reference to the mat-
LONDON, July 13: Viscoust Midleton, in a letter to the Times, hopes that members of the Flonso.. bor was that the policy of the Government was to prevent the importa- of Commons will refrain from further probing into the controversy between ton of cotton to Germany. The Government still believed that its Lord Haldane and Mr. Lloyd George, as it was making Great Britain appear as mesures would be substantially effective. The suggestion that no cot the only disunited member of the Allies.
ton should be allowed to go to neutrals which would possibly reach Germany was quite indefensible from the view-point of International Law, and would land us in difficulties. If we wished to purchase the suggestion was a simple one, as it seemned that an arrangement with the Netherlands Oversea Trust should prevent cotton going to Germany via Holland. If this "was' extendable to other countries so much the better; not we must deviso other plans. The declaration of cotton as con- traband would not remove the difficulties regard to cotton going from America to neutrals. Ep believed that the prosent plan was prevent- ing a greater part of the cotton going to Germany, and would ultimately provent it all. If not, the Government were prepared to consider any thing which was really effective, subject to the limitations and justice of International Law, for which we were standing in this war.
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ON THE EASTERN, FRONT.
A THOUSAND MILE FRONT.
Lospos, July 12.
A telegram from Petrograd states that experts war the public -against-prematures jubilation over the defeat of the Archduke Josoph's amag. It is pointed out that the enemy holds thousand mile front and bis failure on a section of forty unleals of isolated importance.
is anticipated that the next German ventures may he roads on he Baltic Provinces, including, possibly, a direct attack on Warsaw from the west.
A confidential Army Order issued by the German General Macken- wen, found in the recent fighting, nags :--
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The recapture of Galicia is merely a trifling preludo to a great drama, the last act of which will be played in the environs of Kieff. If ten months of fortification by the Russians in Galicia was destroy-{ edfin a month, we inuut expect in an oven shorter lerin to reach the ancient capital of Russia, and permanently occupy her south western district."
The Cavalry played an important part in the recent Tusau au esses, the Cossack methods especially puzzling the enemy, as when. an one occasion, a moh of maddened horses, apparently riderless, Boemod to stampede towards the retiring enemy. In reality, each horse carried two riders invisible to the energy.
SUCCESSFUL RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE.
Júly 10,
SCOTTISH SPORT.
HONGKONG - POLICE RESERYE,
COME NED PARADE, JELE SOTIL.
(From Our Own Correspondent)
Edisarin, June 10........ All tanks are warned that the Police Scotland. The only games in which app. sharp ou Tuesday, July 20th and pro- Cricket is being played apathetically in arms at Volunteer Headquarters at 6.30 Reserve will parade in uniforms and with
is shown are those in which public school ceeded to the Garrison Parade Ground for teams meet khaki elevens: then we have Battalion Drill
go," sheer-fulness, and even enthusiasm. Grange, in their first appearance for the Heason, had an easy thing of it with Merchiatoa. The victory of Carlton over Brunswick in the second within a month.. The West of Scotland's tule with Pole. was perhaps the beat erant of the week. Merchiston, 168; Grange, 200 for G Brunswick, 63; Caritou, 120.
101, Edin. Aademy, 944 for Glenaimond, 3 Laretto, 190 (Schools
Championship.) Championshig Fergoalie, 148: Clydesdale B1. West of Scotlenil 189, Polo Las for a Kick; 178; Uddingston, 106 for 7. Lord Moneris XI., 203:20 H.L.1.. 28.
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Tentera special correspondent at sing the 50 hostages of Eritish and Athens, teleapbing-rerently, stated that Faha astionality who were sent by Raver
Pasha to be under fire the Gallipoli Penineule was the Rer. De Wigram, chap Caestantinople, he insisted on taking lain to the Crimean Memorial Chiarch in
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In the first week of the Parliament-Tel. 492, arg meruiting campaign in Victoria, 64 men enlisted, says a Melbourne celegram.
WELSH COAL MINERS STRIKE:
** LONDON, July 13. The South Wales coalfield crisis, which was believed to have been set- tled by Government intervention, has again become acuta. A special con farence of the Miners' Federation met at Cardiff and resolved to bring out on strike all the solliaries on the 13th ins.. anless the whole of the original wage
· demande are conceded,
(Wa Tas Yat Po's Service.)
RAILWAY CORRUPTION.
PEKING, July 13,7
It is stated that the Chinese Prose are prohibited from publishing the case in connection with the Tientsin Pakow railway scandal.
After the trial of Ping Ching the Court ordered the detention of Tuen Cheung Li.
CANTON GOYERNOR'S RESIGNA TION ACCEPTED.
The resignation of Lee Evok Kwan, the Governor of Cantoc. has been accepted.
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GOVERNOR OF HANSU.;
A Manilate re-instates Chaung Fing We as Tutu and Governor of Kausu.
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