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TUESDAY, JULY 20, 1915.
BY TELEGRAPH.
THE PROGRESS OF
THE WAR.
(Reuter's Service to the China Mail)
GERMAN AGITATORS FOMENTING TROUBLE IN
AMERICA.
AUSTRO-GERMAN
ULTIM-
ATUM TO BE PRESENTED TO RUMANIA,
SPLENDID REORCITING CAMPAIGN, IN AUSTRALIA,
THE CHINA MAIL.
BY TELEGRAPH.
BRITISH SUBMARINE ACTIVE NEAR CONSTANTINOPLE.
LONDON, July 19,
A telegram from Sofir ways that advices from Constantinople atata that British subutarine torpedou and sank two stonmers and two' lighters and damageel the qu›ys of Constmutinupla
(British Foreign Office Telegram.)
THE LUSITANIA "*· INQUIRY JUDGMENT.
Losos, July 17. The Report is issued the Fourt, under the presidency of Lord | Mersey, appointed to investigates the virustameos of the destruction of
the Lusitania."
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The Court finds that the loss of the ship mul lives 11,188) was enused by rpedoes hired by a submagine of German nationality, and that the Bet was done not merely with the intention of sinking the ship, but also with the intention of destroying the fives of the people, on board...
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The Court found that the ship was pungildd with boat necciumoda - tion for 2,005 persons and But the amber of persons on hand was Bonts, He-jackets anal lifebuoys were inspected at Liverpool on March 17th by the Hound of Trade surveyor, and again on April 13th by the Board of Edo Etuigration Officer, and the boats wens exsainel by the ship's carpenter at the beginning of the homeward voyage. Since the outbreak of war, prizes had been given by the Company to induce brows to make themselves proficient in lustling bosits, and evidenon is bem to the sueruss nf this policy by the story of more than dine incl- dient of during seamanship alisplayed after the extastrophie by terrabers of the brew.
Of the passengers."994 were British of whom perished: 1548 Amerienas f whoan 124 perished: the reminded from 17 other tutionalities gf whom 77 perished: total number saved 472. The con- luct of passengers throughout was praiseworthy.
FIERCE FIGHTING ON THE BASTERN FRONT. consisted of 3pn cises of cartridges which were entered on the manifest. The car was goneral cargo of the onlinary kind, but part of it
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GERMAN AGITATORS ACTIVE IN THE UNITED STATES
FOMENTING TROUBLE AMONG THE WORKERS.
LONDON, July 19. ̈*
A New York messago states that Mr. Gompers, resident of the American Federation of Labour say that German agaititors have apptonched labour leaders with a view to fomenting troubles and thus prevent the export of ammunition to the Allies. A strike affecting 12,000 ammunition workers begins today at Bridgeport, Connecticut. The agitators bate now gone in Newhave to stir up trouble in the Winchester fepeating Arms Company's works. Curost is prevalent in ether ammunition centres in New England.
AN AUSTRO-GERMAN ULTIMATUM FOR RUMANIA
LONDON, July 19. A telegram from Athene says an Austro-German ultimatum to Bagania is being prepared over the question of holding up German consignments of shells to Turkey. The troops withiran frun the Galician front and destined for wao against Servia have been diverted to the Rumanian frontier, The matter is considered of vital importance by the Germans, who believe the date of the Dardanelles to be sealed unless their consignments are forwarded.
13.809 AUSTRALIANS ENLIST IN
A FORTNIGHT.
Tospos, July 19.
A Melboume guessuge says the Pathianney Recruiting Campaigni in Victoria is concluded. 13,408 inen lave enlisted in a fortnight. Though the platfortu. campaign has been coupleted the district com- muttees are to continue their organisation" for recruiting, as the fervour has only begun. The whole Cosmoswealth is now a thining ground.
ON THE EASTERN FRONT.
FIERCE FIGHTING GENERAL.
LONDON, July 19.
Fierce fighting is now general ovar practically the whole of the Russian strategic front, a thoumad miles loug from the Baltic to Bessarabia as a result of a general offensiye began og Tanraday by von Hindeüburg in the north and General Mackensed in the South with the object of encircling Warsaw. The Germans claim great successes and the capture of thousands ut prisoners in hoth regions, sad the Russians admit alight withdrawals to prepared positions. though they claim to have dealt the enemy many severe blows.
An interesting Lew feature is the mention in both the Russian and the German communiques of great cavalry battles in the Baltic provinces, where General Buelow has crossed the river Windau and is advancing north and south of Mitau. The poemy's principal effort is being made in, the region of Prasnyady, where his forces are operating on a wide front. The Russians admit that they have been forced here to concentrate on positions nearer the river Nareff, this necessitating a regrouping of the forces, to the left of the Vistula. which is now proceeding unmolestel.
General Mackensen, operating between the Vistals and the Dug, made his principal efforts on Saturday near Wilkolay, south of Labin, where the Russians
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CHOLERA SPREADING IN AUSTRIA-HUNGARY.
LONDON, July 20,
A telegram from Verons itates that cholers is expanding in Austria-Hungary, and that there are 1000 fresh cases daily.
THE CHINESE WILL CASE.
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in an appeal to reverse the Chief Justicn'A decision of September 2nd, 1918 regarding Tel. 492. the mattor of the ostatu of Ho Taun Suo, pointed out that the affidavits by the re ponders were filed by parsons not qualidad experts in foreign law." He did not prots that point but it was impr par that he should ignore it as their Lordships had intimated that they would sea tho affilaxita." The only expert evidence had been filed by co other respondent than the fourth who was represented by Mr. Jeakin.
Mr. Sharp observed that a slaughter did not benefit underany property any property that she might have come to her through the family to which she because althed. The children of a secondary wife, he hold; woro legitimate children and entitled to succeed, according to Chinese law and custom.
Sfe Palook, K.C., on behalf of the executors of the son of a second son of the testator, said the testator had three sons and one daughter, children in fact of one mother. Crusel muntioned that his clients were antiraly innocent regarding the large number of allidavits which had been showar- ed on the Court in recent days.
Flis client were not aiding with any
of the other partion in เช case they simply, came before the Coart to assist the Court as far as they could upon s what dificult question of genofal enn. struction. Coho! submitted there ware twn min questions Taide winnt go, at alt events, a very long way towards a decision in the case. Thos questions were: (1) Had the appellant proved to the antisfaction of the Court that the English statute of listributions A on April 5th 1843 applicable to the local circumstances of the Colony or of its
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The Shondrendati vrtalni saĜuesitiko zona promommulika gamaška pazzolareng 00-garðs 70s Whole the Torpedo struck. There were no other explosives on board the shif The German Govenment has asserted thit the "Lusitanin " equipped with masked guns, that she was supplied with trained gun- mes and special ammunition, that she was transporting Conurlian troops. und that she was violating the laws of the United States. Those state-inhabitants? (2) if the appellans had not |mants are baselsa inventions. She had no guns nor thined gunners, her special annuinition, nor was she transporting troops nor violating ang kas of the United States,
ured that, what was the combined legal {effect of the statute of distributions and
Chinesa family customs?
Counsal aabesitted that the answer to the fratagestion, must be in the negative fand that the statute of Alstributions was
xpplicabio,
In the House of Cuba, on June
9, Mr Asquith informed Mr Ring (.. Somerset, Sy that the management of the Press Buranu would be undertaken by Sir
As to the Tarding of passengers before she sailed, which in some quarter the intention to commit crime, nad that the planning of it took place before the is held as some sort of excuse for their subsequent murder. it only makes clear abip sailed. The Cunard Company had decided shortly after the war started, that, in spite of a diminution of traffic, it would be justified in running one big ship a month if the boiler power were reduced by one-fourth. Accordingly one fourth? the Litania's boilers were closed and the ship began to rus ur- der these conditions from November, 1914. The effect was to reduce her speed from 1 to 21 knots, but she was still the fastcet trans-Adantic ship and in the- Ccurt's opinion the reduction of the ship's speed was of no significance in the. circumstances. The attack of the submarine was murderous because it was made with the deliberate and wholly unjustifiable intention of killing the people on board. German anthorities on the Laws of War at Sea themselves establish.previsar director The Home Secretary beyond all doubt that although in some cases the destruction of an enemy trader may be permissible, there is always the obligation first to secure the lives
of those on board.
The Court was beld partly in eamers because the Attorney-General did not. The Court held there was no explosion of any part of the cargo. wish published the advice given by the Admiralty to protect vessels from sub- marines and to protect the Lusitania on this occasion in particular. It was im possible, therefore, to discuss this in detail in the report, but it was made abundantly plain that the Admiralty has devoted most anxious care and thought to questions arising from submarine peril and that they had diligently collected all available information bearing on this particular voyage. The officials re- sponsible for this deserved high praise. The whole blame for the cruel destruc tion of lives rests solely with those who plotted and committed the crine.
BASELESS GERMAN INVENTION REFUTED.
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The following oficial anacuncement was issued on 16th July: It has come to the attention of His Majesty's Government that an ad. vertisement issued in the Ameriena Machinist of May 6th by the Cleveland Automatic Machine Company is being quoted in the United States as show ing the type of weapon exported from America for the use of the British Army. The advertisement relates to a new kind of bigh explosiva the effects of which are described as follows:-
**The material is high in tensile strength and has a tendency to fracture into small pieces on the explosion of the shell. The timing of the fuse for this shell is similar to shrapnel, but differs from it in that two explosive acids are used in the large cavity to explode the abelf. A combination of these two acids causes is terrific explosion, having more power than anything of kind yet used. Fragments become coated with these acids in exploding, and the wounds caused by them moun death in terrible agony within four hours if not attended to immediately. From what we are able to learn of the conditions in the trenches, it is not poss fole to get medical assistance to anyone in time to prevent fatal, resulta. It is necessary immediately to cauterize the wounds it in the body or bead, or to amputate if in the limbs, as there seems to be no antidote that will counteract the poison. It can be seen from this that this shell is more effective than that the regular shrapnel, since the wounds caused by shrapnel balla and fragments in muscles are not dangerous as they live not poisonous element making prompt attention necessary.” Inzel His Majesty's Government Love reason to believe that this advertisement
in the course of the day repulsed over ten attacks. The Germans claim to have is not genuine, but was published with the deliberate intention of creating a stormed Krasnostar south of Holt. The Ilusions admit that the enemy, after false impression. However this may, he, Bis Majesty' Corerament think it attacks in great masses routinued till evening, made progress northwarda ia that vicinity. The Austrians claim to have forced the fussians to evacuate their right to state that no order whatever for an explosive such as that described has positions between the Vistula and the Radom-Kielce Railway. The Russians been given either in America or elsewhere, and they neither base user, nor Announce the capture of 2.000 Austriane who crossed the Daiester on Friday. contemplate using any invention whose offects and those described in the
ON THE WESTERN FRONT.
VIOLENT GERMAN ATTACKS REPULSED.
LONDON, July 10,
A Paris message says that fighting yesterday consist of minor French successes, including the repulse of violent German attacks at Souchez and in the Argentie. The Germans at Somebez attacked at night on u front of 1,200 yards, and were defented.
BRITISH CASUALTIES IN THE DARDANELLES.
LONDON, July 19.
"Bir. Asquith announced in the House of Commons that the total
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The above named Steamer having arrived, Coungness of Orgo are hereby aatified to send in their Bill of Lading for excutersignature, and to take immediate delery of Cargo from alongside.
Carge remaining undelivered on TUES- DAY.
Joly Mb, at Noor will be landed The Hongkong C. C. team secured
Congress and expense, zod handecase victory or the YMCA on letter written by a French soldier to his be assoned on all Goods remaining The post from the Darzansile contains Company's Godown. Storage charges will dovery "must then be taken from the Saturday in the local tennis league. The daughter giving a description of the sinking undelivered cu 26th July at
Hewitt and Maas (II.K.C.C.) beat, of the battleship Majestic It says: Viveash and Mohler 9-2; bent Robertson 6.30 on the morning Of
No Fire Insurance whatever will be and Mcbernou 6-3; beat Thardson and saw the periscope of the Bacau sub
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naval and military casualties in the Darlanelles to the end of June were | Viveash and Mobler 8-3; beat Robertson bard the, Kajestic, which was klep on the landed into the Godown where they will
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Killed. Wounded. Missing.
Officers
Men'
541 1,257 135 .7,543 25,6607 7,401.
LEDBA 26,914
7.536
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