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HONGKONG. WEDNESDAY, JULY. 1918
BY TELEGRAPH. BY TELEGRAPH.
THE WAR.
"(Reuter's Service to the China Mail.).
DARDANELLES OPERATIONS VIVIDLY
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TERRITORIALS TIGHTING WITH GREAT DASH AND INTELLIGENCE.
LONDON, July 27.
Mr. Ashmead Bartlett, the war correspondent, in a vivid picturs of the fighting described by General Sir lan Hamilton on July 15, pays a tribute to the Territoriala, whom, he says, are fighting with great dash and inteligence. When the Allies' artillery preparat.on was at its height, says Mr. Bartlett, it was an extrao.dinary sight to see masses of earth, sandbags and great beams thrown fro.n an immense height. It seemed impossible that the defenders should survive, but the onemy have a habit of withdrawing to their numerous communication trenches, and the majority of the Allied casualtios occur in holding tranches which have been captured. with small lose...
Then the enemy make a counter-attack with bombs through saps. On this occasion, July 12, the brigada dashed forward to a network of trenches and a great redoubt. The ground, which was under an intense artillery fire from both sides, resembled a gigantic steaming cauldron into whose thick vapours the brigado poured without hesitation.
All you could see were black dots rushing about or jumping into the tranches, their bayonets flashing in the shrouded sun amid a continuous roar of musketry which showed that the Turks were resisting valiantly; but when the amoko lifted our men were everywhere in possession of the Aronobes.
Simultaneously the Scots swarmed up the escarpment of the re doubt, jumped over the top, nou settled the Turks with the bayonet. The fusillade never ceased throughout the night. The Turks, reinforced, bombed and bayoneted our wearied mea, eventually driving them out of two lines but not from the redoubt.
The Staff at dawn dooided to give the enemy no rest, and withdrew, the brigade, exhausted by 24 hours' continuous fighting, and moved up the Naval Division to take its place. An attack was made in the giter- noon, and was completely successful, the troops sweeping everything on their front before them, recapturing the trenches and demoralising the Turks, who fled a long way to the foot of Achibaba.”'
Mr. Bartlett says this warfare in brutal bludgeon work, and affords nu Kcope for tactics or strategy.
FRENJE SUCCESSES IN TIE CAMERO0 18,
LOME OCCUPIED,
LONDON, July 27.
A telegram from Paris states that the Fronch, after several brilliant engagements, have occupied the important town of Lome in the Came rogas.
The German troops routinied and doserted. The whole Zemen district has risen against the Germans and is demonstrating to favour of tho, Allios.
The Germans in retreating are burning and destroyirg. The French are vigorously advanc to join up with another Frencli coluran to the north as far as Noangela."
TELEGRAMS. TO NORTH CHINA.
tion with North China by the normal routes is entirely interrupted beyond The Great Northern Telegraph Co. 6hanghai, trafe is accepted for tumo
(Woh Tax Yat Po's Service.)
OFFICIALS CENSORED.
PEKING, July 27.
It is reported that owing to sugges tions of ourruption in thị Cuy of Peking's police the Minister for the Interior uni the Chief of Police have been impeached by the Censor.
JUDICIAL OFFICIALS.
The President has ordered that Judi.. cial officials shall be liable to the sama. panishment as Civil officials if they tbuse their powers.
WHAT HANKOW MERCHANTS WANT.
It is reported from Shanghai that opium merchants in Hankow are saking for an uprum and wine monopoly, but the reqs has been opposed by the Hupon uuvernor.
KIANGSI'S GOVERNOR,
Li Shun General of Kiangai leave Peking to-day."
THE KWANGTUNG BANDITS.
A mandate confer the rank of Col onel on Luk Lan Ching and Taoi Chun Wa for arresting the Kwangtung bandits.
HONGKONG YOLUNTEER CORPS.
Corps Orders by Lieut. Col.
Chapman, Y.D.
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