MONDAY, JULY 19, 1915.
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THE
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THE WAR.
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PARIS, July 18
A Paris communique states:-There was a violent artillery duel round Souches and sharp infantry actions on the heights of the Mouss. A counter- attack this morning regaland for us a section of the trench occupied by the enemy yesterday, The Germans again setacked us during the day, nitled by jars of turning Equid, but they were repulsed., We initiated very heavy losses for the enemy and took 202 prisouars.
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SMART CAPTURE OF CERMAN THE ITALIANS GRADUALLY OVERCOMING THEIR DIFFICULTIES.
TRENCHES AT YPRES.
WHAT THE WOMEN OF GREAT BRITAIN DEMAND.
THE CAMEROON VICTORY A "
GERMAN REVERSE,”
LONDON, July 18.
A telegram from Rome states that the Italians are continuing to capture the bigh and difficult region-between the forts recently stormed and the Cadore trens,
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LONDON, July 16. Harry Thaw has been released on bail.
NEW ITALIAN MINISTER.
LONDON, July 16, Sig. Barzai, the Irredensat lender and Depaty, has been appointed a Minister without portfolio.
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A communique says: "In overcoming the geographical difficulties and
LosDos, Jale 16 the eueniya determined resistance the Italians have coached the lice runningyashr Cortir, witnessed off Sardy M. Pierpont Morgan, on board bis.. from the Peu Bois, through the Frah Valley to the slopes of the Lana Pass, Hook tho final ruce between Revolute, The infantry were particularly brilliant in the struggle for the possession of and Fade to determine which craft the slopes of the Lana Fus. Despite murderous fire they accesstully c tacked with the bayoust the enemy's advanced tranches which ara cow being Resolute won organized,
Isonzo. SERIOUS
ENORMOUS AUSTRO-GERMAN ARMIES ON
EASTERN FRONT.
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THE CAPTURE OF GERMAN TRENORES AT YPRES.
THE ENEMY COMPLETELY SURPRISED BY SMART BRITISH ATTACK.
stos, July 18, 4.50 p...
The Anatgiaga are showing increased and nasuccessful activity on the Two Italia dirigibles, in a fiue exploit, bombed the enemy's works at the. Gorizia camp, on the slopes of San Michele, with satisfactory results. The dirigibles few in the glare of the enemy's fares and though subjected in heavy artillery fire, they returned safely,
THE VICTORY IN THE CAMEROONS.
"A SERIOUS REVERSE" FOR GERMANY.
LONDON, July 18." Official reports frun Paris show thus the taking of Nguunere was a brilliant affair. I was the centre of the German defence and its lows is a serious reverse. The Germans, who attempted to retake it by a sharp night counterattack, in which they were nguin, defouted, retroûtol to the south-westward. Imaco-British troops operating near the const hae raken stations, at Tebans auk Tjale:
BIG DUTCH SCHEME:
Losos, July 19.
ENORMOUS GERMAN FORCES:
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LONDON, July 18, The most trusted Labour leadera, such as Messrs. Hartshorn and Stratov, are endeavouring their utmost to dis- quade the miners from striking. Mr. Ben Davies, a member of the executive.. deplores the men's attitude, and said: The whole world is against us-except Germany, Austria and Turkey."
A Munitions Court, formed under the new Act, was established yesterday evening in South Wales.
The Act makes it a punishable offence to declare any strike without prerions reference to such a Court,
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It is understood that the Welsh miners have asked Mr. Runciman (Secretary to the Board of Trade) not merely to con- ceda thoir criginal demands but also to with the Produmnation that thei
Eyes Witness" at Hoarbquarteps, da scribing the British capture of
A megrain fru Astening states that a Bill has been introduced trenches a Ypres on the morning,od Fuly th says "The impenetrable white veil of mist which hand crept up in the early homes evered the whole of in the Chamber for the construction of a new look at Imuiden, wiiten-coalfield is under the Munitions Act. the low-lying area of the Ypers Cand when the British guns began a ling the northern canal und inorging Youniden harbour. The construe.This Mr. Runciman has declined to dc. propontory bombardment. It Hited, however, before the "tine for thation of defcuce works and the new lork will be larger than that of the asalt arrived. The infantry who, creathing in enver,"were ready and Panama Canal backs, the total cost being - £1,250,000,
THE WELSH MINERS' STRIKE. impatient for the signal r. advaner, were able to sen their way to the
St Tesettled. enony's position, whirl was very close. So well had the assault bu propaved that there was little shooting from the, Germain front line, and
LONDON, July 18. hardly any nonessity for the British stonning party to hurry. The effects
Failing any agreement upon Mr. of the British and French guns were most severe, the detonces, which were very deep, being much knocked about! The survivors of the men the fremman forces operating on the Galicia-Lublin front to amount to who had beat the hd bolted from the tronetes, which were full of a sis armies, while on the north front are three armies, with large forces surprising wont of equipment. The attack was evidently a surprise, of cavalry, as hot coffee and unopened letters were found in the dug-outs, as well. as numbers of boilies. Statements of prisoners show that the Gerthan Bossen WSOVOR,
FIERCE FIGHTING IN POLAND.
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LONDON, June 18,
Both the Russian and the German communiques are suggestive of the Serceness of the fighting to the north-west and the south-east of Poland,
The German communique onnorts that since the 16th inst, the Russians bave been retreating over the entire front betwasu Pissa and the Vistula, and that towards the Narew River the Germans have pierced the enemy's lines to the west of Wieprz and the south-west of Kraspostav,"
Losbos, July 18.
Ruutor's Petrograd correspondent says that experts there calculate
THE ANNIVERSARY OF THE DECLARATION
OF WAR.
HOW THE ALLIES WILL CELEBRATE IT.
Lobos, July 18..
The representatives of the Dominions and Colonies are lending enthusiastic support to the morunent to hold micotings throughout the British Empire on August 4th, the anniversary of the declamtion of war, at which the following resolution, which has been approved by Mr. Asquith and Mr. Bonar Law, will be moved: "On this, the anniver- sury of the declaration of a righteous war, this meeting of citizens of the A Russian communique states that in the lava region we retired to the British Empire reeds its inflexible determination to continue to a vic- outh of Ciechanow, the enemy having doubled their reserves Between the torious and the struggle for the maintenance of those ideals of liberty Vistula and the Bug the enemy assumed general offensive attacks to the stand justies which are he common aral sacred cause of the Allies:" of Wieprz and were repulsed. The enemy ropeatedly forced our barbed wire dofeneca but wore repulsed by rille fire and bayonet. We were saccerful in our counter-attacks. After stubborn fighting the enemy made alight progress to the vast of Wieprz,
WHAT BRITISH WOMEN DEMAND.
LONDON, July 18, Wonderful scenes were witnessed on Saturday, when tens of thousande of women were seen marching through Loction headed by a deputation to Mr. Lloyd George to demand the right to waist in the manufacture of munitions and other war work,
Mr. Lloyd George. replying on behalf of the Govenment, said they would endeavour to their afmost to utilise the services of women, saying "without women victory will tarry; and victory that tarries means victory whose foot prints are footprints of blood,"
LATEST DESPATCH FROM SIR JOHN FRENCH.
LONDON, July 18.**
BOMBS FROM AUSTRIAN AEROPLANES.
LONDON, July 1 Austrian acroplanes have bombed Baal, killing six persons.
ON THE WESTERN FRONT.
COMPARATIVELY QUIET.
LONDON, July 18, 1.25 a.m.- This evening'a Paris rokemunigia states that the day has been compara German attack on the heights of the Mease was repulsed with heavy loss. tirely quiet. There have bosa no infantry actions in Argonne à violent The enemy, at only one point, ragained a footing in a section of a trench which the French captured on the 6th inst,
ON THE EASTERN FRONT,
GERMANY'S MIGHTY EFFORT.
The Russians Confident.
Losbosy July 17.
Field Marshal French reports that the situation is unchanged, and though since July 9 there have been no engagements requiring a special report, there has been considerable activity, ntines have been sprung on both sides. Portions of the front have been sometimes heavily bombarded. On thrce occasions the enemy gained foating at our trenches. but were immediately expelled. One of thero attacks was preceded by heavy shelling a feature of which was the now offensive in the Bullie Provinces and Northern Poland is explaineri eneway's employment of a large quantity of gas shells.
ARTILLERY ACTIONS.
The mystery as to where the Germans obtained their troops for
in a despatch from Budapest which shows that these troops consist of four corps of Pomeraniana, Prussians and Schleswig-Holsteiners, which have been cupcentrated at Thorn for weeks past.
The Paris unique says that yesterday night, was relatively quiet, admit they inve ecuated. there being only artillery actiona.
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A BYE-ELECTION.
LONDON, July 18. A bye-election in the central division of Glasgow was necessitated by Mr. Palston, an Unionist candidate, persist. fing in opposing the ollicial Unionis; candidate Mr. Macleod. As a result of the contest the latter secured 5,341 votes and the former. 206.
MISS VENETIA STANLEY.
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GREEK POLITICS.
LONDON, July 18. An Athens message states that Mr. Veneyelos, in a notable speech to his supporters, said that the dangers that were. present in the situation to which the country was exposed impelled him to resume the leadership of his party. and forget the unpleasantness of the past. He accused the Government of
the people... prolonging its life against the will of
To-day's Advertisement &
HONGKONG JOCKEY FOLURA
NOTICE OF EXTRAORMNABY"
MEETING, SÄ
TOPICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that RAL MEETING at Members of theabore an EXTRAORDINARY GENE Club will be held at the Seas of the Hosexo JoCZY CLUB, sits on tha Ground Floor of the Hoxazo30" CICE ANEEZE, Chater Road, Hongkong," on TUESDAY, the 20th day of July, 1915, at Noca, when the su joined Resolution will be proposed si Extraordinary Bla tion:--
Haragon Jerez Cuir be altered in That the Rules and Regulations of the
General Falkenhayır General von Moltke's successor)" directs tlie principal Gertnan effort in the region of Prustysz, which the Russians
General von Hindenburg is directing enerations further north the whole-forming a Herculcun effort, in co-operation with General von Mathe manner following - kenson to the south-east, not merely to capture Warsaw but to destroy the Russian Army,
The most important lines of operations are the River Nure and its Lusos, July 8, tributary, the Bug. General von Hindenburg's objective is Hovergor Byuter's New York correspondeut telegraphs that the Cunard her givesh, a fortress near the junction of the "Narow and the Bug while Orduna has arrived, and the passengers state that the liner was demoral von Mackonsen's objective is Brostlovsk on the Bug east of attacked by n submarine on the 9th inst. The torpedo missed, and then Warsaw. shells were fired. The submarine pursed the liner for a considerable
:
There were twenty-one Americans aboard.
FURTHER DETAILS.
LATER.
Captain Taylor of the "Ordune says that in the early morning thirty-seven miles froin Queenstown, he sighter a suonano three-quar tera of a mile distant Eight, minules after the torpedo was fired. The periscope could be soon only a few inches above the surface. There Were seven look-outs watching. The torpedo mesed, apparently owing o the Germans misjudging the Onluna's" speed. Not the slightest warning was given and nearly all the passengers wore nsinep...
After the torpedo had been red the towards wote the passengers!
The Russians are operating on interier lines with, the advantage of railways, and are confident of defeating the enemy movement, expecially; as all indications show that the German troops Juve deteriorated and are now & mixed lot of all ages,
The enemy movement in, the Baltic Provinces is rogarded as a demonstration brentoning Windau and Pign with a view the Rustinn menace of the Gorroan rear.
The Austrian effort on the Dniester is designed.
it, on Zlotalija.
(British Foreign Office Telegram.),
GERMAN SUBMARINE PIRACY.
Torpos, July 17:
The Admiralty announce Aunt during the week onzing July 14th,
who assembled on the upper-docks with lifebella quads le tcko to the 1936 veusain entered and sailed from Braish porta. Of these one wh boats.
engon, the capi
34ide shots were passing or the texas of the.
Bain continued sending wireless nesuriges for July,
trunk by anther and three by submanne, the gross tonnagu totalling 10016 tour. Six Galung versols vom sunk byconomy vessels (and ono *The passengers afterwards passed a resolution of their apprention by mines, the gross tonnage, being 606 fons, of the saptain's masturiy mane
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