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SATURDAY, JUNE 8, 1916.
THE WAR.
TO-DAY'S TELEGRAMS.
Beuter's Service" to the China Mait)
TURKISH OFFENSIVE
ARMENIA:
TRYING TO BREAK THE RUSSIAN
CENTRE.
PETROGRAD June
The Karga Bazar mentioned in the telegram of May 31st as the place where the Turks are endea vouring to bielik the Russian centre
a simuted fifty miles south-west of Erzeru, and the same distance
BIRTHDAY HONOURS.
Lasbos, June 2. The Gazette contains 43 pages of Birthday Honours.
FOR SERVICES IN THE FIELD. R.C.B's. ---Major-Generals Kidgell, Fourke, Deane and Heuth!
limo, L. H. Beville, R. T. Ridgway, CER-Lieut.-Colonels S. H.
J 12" Gordon, G. W. Robinson, of the Indian Aring
UM‚Œ's.---Major-General
Cook
THE CHINA MAIL.
THE ITALIAN - FRONT
FIGHTING UNABATED.
ROME, June 2.
A commaniar says Buth artilleries continued active in Lagurinn. A further surprise attack at Buole was repulsed at the point of the bayonet.
WAR ITEMS.
Italy has reallel to the colours the first and second classes of Alpini of 1976 ant the shirt maritime chiss in the 1890 category.
*No. Community of Prayer with Englantis advocated by De Immanuel Wilhelma Memorial Church in Berlin
CHINESE AFFAIRS,
(Wah Taz Yat Pa ́s Service.)
THE NANKING CONFERENCE.
SHANGHAI, June 2
HARPER'S
PRICKLY HEAT POWDER
WA NATURAL EMOLLIENT AND ABSORBENT DUSTING POWDER SCIENTIFICALLY COMPOUNDED FOR USE IN THE TREATMENT OF A report states that in Shih Kat ALL ITCHING INFLAMMATORY CONDITIONS OF THE SKIY,
There has been considerable activity Heyn, the chief paustur at the Kaiser (ie not satisfied with General Feng, Kok
at Monte Pasubio, north-west of Arsiero. "An enemy, attack' as Pomiatti was beaten lack by the Alpini. The sction between Posina and Astico is continuing The enemy crossed the Posing Torrent, but were driven back in disorder across the Posina.
The Austrians are heavily pressing the wing positions at Monte Cengin, in Sette Communi
The situation is unchanged in the Val Sugena
RUSSIANS EVACUATE
MAMAHAYUN.
STRONG TUEKISH OFFENSIVE
PETROGRAD, June 2 Two successful Russian aviation mids on the enemy's communications
papers show that the eneing troops are Illustrations appearing in the German how equipped with steel belinets.
Chong's attitude and has asked him to PREVENTION proved to Peking (from Nanking.)
The Nanking Conference has produced 11 satisfactory result and the Peking
policy.
OF
Lientrasit J. 31. Hazen, young at son Government will again change it SORE FEET
of Mr. Hazen, Caradian Minister of Marine, has been killed in netion.
Mr Temnt states that instruction in cumpler signalling has been die continued. It is considered that the time involved in learning semaphors signalling is better spent in training in visual signalling by More.
TROUBLE FEANED IN PEKING.
*Snascitat, June 2........ Yu Shih Kai, fearing trouble in the Capital upon his abelication, has Up to the end of January New Zealand who already an anaully £24,205 in with: ten battalions to maintain jud, frun the present war, 62 pensioner anket Chaing fun to come to Paking pensions trpar the State. A private's widow.draws 2851 year for herself and order £13 for each of her children.
on the Western Front is described hand a project to establish in each f A South Australian company has in sou. Colonels G. F. Tuley, A. W.
in a communique, which also states: the capital of the Commonwealth an Wingate, W. C. Walton, S. Battack in the Baiburt region. Strous Swedish patent, and an English expert In the Cuensus we repulsed a heavy electric steel furnace for making at steel out of scrap iron. The furnace is a Grinson, Lieut.Colonels F. G. Turkish, lorees attempted to out-will speriateud the works It is enluulted that the enemy, Bradley. W. E. Bisabury, H. 1, flank our salient pear Mamahbun. including Germans and Austrians, Palmer, R. M. Edwards, Majors L.
We evucuntei Mamahatin' after number 40,000. They include, C. Jones, J. A. Longridge, A. G. destroying the tridge.
north-west of Mush.
Ir the direction of Diarbekir We
traps from Constantinople, Maco Pritchard, J. R. Gansam, C. T. Erepulsed an offensive by Turkish donia. Syria and Gallipoli,
Rawling, J., H. Abbott. Indian infuntry and Kurdish cavalry.
Promoted Major Generals.-Cols.
The Russians hall a strong posi | Amy...... tion past the Bingaldagh chain. which they crossed after the capture
of Erzerim.
The Germons are sending constant reinforcements to Asia Minor. ·
A Turkish communique says the Turks attacker the Russians at Maniahatun on a front of resita miles.
A. S."Cable, O. de Burrow."
There are many promotions to brevet rank, and a large number of Distinguished Service Orders and Military Crosses.
INDIAN HONOURS LIST.
CB-Colonels L. C. Dunster, ville. F. W. Cox and Hugh Kennedy. Knighthoods Clement Simpson, BULGARIAN INVASION OF Madre, Stanley Revd. Eaténji Jarn.
GREECE.
STORIES OF RAPE, MURDER AND Higlet:
PILLAGE
Losnes, Jone 9.1 A Salonika telegram states, that 23.000 Bulgars entered Greek' terti tory, some of them being Padiw “German uniforuIS.
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The "Gwek inlinhitantes of the berden districts are thing outli far as Seres, spreading wards as onnie by reports of rape; nuurder and pillage.
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THE AUSTRIAN PRESSURE ON·
ITALY.
Lastus, Jijne 2. Asing and Araiera-not the plat. eam which the Italians still hold-ne small towns linli-a-dozen miles within the Italian frontier, at the heart of ready lending to Vicenza.
THE FUNERAL OF GENERAL
GALLIENI.
PARIS, June 2. The funeral of General Galeni was most imposing one... Vast mids witnessed it. President Poincaré. headed the cortege, a feature of which were the numerous taxi-caba in which General Gallien brought up troops to the battle of Ourcq, thus saving Paris.
Lord Kitchener and General Sir Douglas Haig sent wreaths.
The Minister of War in an amtion at the Invalides emphasized the deceased's colonial work, comparing .it with that of General Dupleix,
WAR OFFICE WANTS MEN FOR
WAR WORK.
shedji. Tata, F. H. Stewart, C. W Chitty A. W, Binning, and R. S.
The Ess of wwards granted to Indien officers and men of the Indian Anng for Distinguished Service ind the Held will be announced as the end of the month:
'STABILISING EXCHANGE.
LONDON BANK CREDIT IN NEW YORK.
NEW YORA, June The fifty-million dollar credit arrang ed by London hanks for half a year last December for the purpose of stabilising exchange has been extended for further twelve mouths at 5 per cent.
FARLIAMENT ADJOURNED.
LONDON, June, 2. The House of Communus bas adjourneri until June 20th.
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THE IRISH NEGOTIATIONS.
LONDON, June 2
A Special Conference of the Ulster Unionist Council has been summoned for 6th inst.
It will be attended by delegates from all picta of the province Sir Edward Corson will address them.
EARLIER TELEGRAMS.
VERDUN-DAY BY DAY.
A SMALL GERMAN SUCCESS AFTER SEVERAL FAILURES..
PARIS, June 2
The evening communiqué saya:On the left of the Meuse there was an of Avocourt and Mort Homme. intermittent bombardment of the sectors
THE BRITISH FRONT...
ARTILLERY BATTLE "AT VIMY.
LONDON, June 2 General Sir Douglas Haig, ina) กล
Says:- Our aeroplanes when reconnoitring yesterday, had long ruaning fight with three hostile machines. One of the latter was driven flown, and one of ours is missing
Hostile aircraft in the night dropped eight bonibs on Poperinghe without damage,
reciprocal shelling all day with guns of There was continous heavy and fall calibres in the neighbourhood of Vimy Ridge. The fire was sometimes intense. This is the most noticeable feature of to-day's operations.
THE EGYPTIAN FRONTIER.
CLEANING UP. DARFUR.
LONDON, June 1.
It is officially announced that the enery losses in Darfur (Sudan) were heavier than previously estimated. War material is pouring in Already half the population of 55,000 have returned
to the town..
ENEMY POST ATTACKED.
LONDON, June 1.
Germany is about to establish a “Cun" trol Office for the Newspaper Trades" in and, if necessary, to limit the size of all- order to regulate and distribate the diminished supply if printing paper publications Hitherto there has been
ny appreciable difference in the size of the principal Cerraan newspapers.
General Sarmail and General Mahon gave permission for 10 Jewish officers and non-commissioned officers and 400 men of the Alded Armies to attend the two days' religious festival of the Phas over. A similar privilege was also ex- tended to the Catholics on Enster Dag.
Four
renons were sentenced to death
THE PREMIERSHIP..
Premiership to Liang Shib-yi and to
SHANGHAI, June 2- Yuan Shih Kay has offered the
Hung Hi-ling, but both destined thể pest,
1
NORTHERN TROOPS REACH -
SHANGHAI
BOUND FOR CHEKIẢNG BORDER.
SHANGHAI, June 12. Three thousanul Northern troopн arrived yesterday and proceed to the) Chekiung, border.
by the Military Court at Brussels on Government wishes to re-take-Che
It is rumored that, the Peking April 18. Another was sentenced to la prisonment for life, and six others, in-king with the help of the Navy, “ cluding Professor Gooserand, of Ghent, to terms of imprisonment varying from were accused of espionage. 10 to 15 years. All are Belgians and ali
every
that every city and town in Great Dr. James Millin, of Califf, suggests Britain should contribute to the creation of a vast volunteer neroplane feet to combat the Zeppelin danger. city and town in these islands (he says] contributes he or more neroplanes according to their means, we should probably have a thousand of the latest type added to our present fleet, which would enable us to attack each hostile aircraft with at least 50 of ours, instead of three or
or four."
TOMMY-A FINE GENTLEMAN.
Christian Social Union in Bow Church “Addressing the London branch of che
recently, Bishop Frodsham, canon- residentiary of Gloucester, said the soldiers of today were the industrial factors of to-morrow, Khaki had levelled the manhood of the country upwards and downwards, and officers and mer, wounded soldiers and nurses ha alike learned the self-same lesson of respect and comradeship.
The effect apon the soldiers themselves In the Personal column of The Times could be seen already. Rough, slouching Serbian Legation in London that consequently self-respect.
monthn
from the lanes and street comers Jads notice was given by the
Fall been taught self-discipline atid order of the Serta Government all teen ennobled by sacrifice, and hod Many had Serbian subjects between 18 and 43 years shown what a fine gentleman an English of age inclusive. also those who have been for various reasons exempted from was here & the healing of England's "Tommy" could be. What a force, then An Anzac mounted detachment, c the 31st May attacked an enemy post the serbian Arify, are to present them out of labour was surrounded Performing their military service with
divisious? 20 miles north-east of Katia, and drove selves within 10 days at the Serbian with the gravest dangers not only for
Dilution the enemy eastward with considerableConsulate with a view to communicating of the race, nevertheless the dangers Letion in London or at the reareat men, but for women and for the future. to them the order concerning their could be avoided and the "women military duties.
Joss. British aeroplanes bomber the the Beeing Turk
GERMAN CHANCELLOR AND PEACE.
AMSTERDAM. June 2,
movement was fraught with hopefulness The new 34
for the future: national ale"-a non- alcoholic beer which was first put on the market last summer-is now being sold,
says the Times, at several of the canteens To-day's Advertisements
of the Central Board of Control, and is
A telegram from Munich shows that stated to have favourably received.
boek
Dr. Bethmann-Hollweg is engaged in English hops and malt are used in its discussing pence more than food control. preparation, in the same way in sentative of a Munich paper be declared point when the beer is ready for racking. In an interview given to the repre- same brewing of ordinary eles, as to the up the that the present, war map of fasted it then undergoes a special treatment by must form the basis of peace discussions into the liquid. One of the merits which alcohol is stopped from entering He suggested that direct separate negoclaimed for it is that it is far more. tiations with individual belligerent nutritive than the old light gravity Powers would best promote peace. «
beers, and another is its cheapness. It can be soklat 24d. per pint instead of 3d.. LIEBKNECHT CHARGED WITH
on draught, and 2s. 6d. perdazen instead of 3. 6 and 4s in bottle? WAR TREASON.
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AMSTERDAM, June 1. The Vousische Zeilung says that De Liebrecht is charged with war treason, and is liable on conviction to 10 years penal servitude..
ZEPPELIN CRIPPLED.
COPENHAGEN, June 17 Zeppelin L61 passed Faroe, pro-
The Germans on the right of the Mouse," after a furious bombardment, attacked from Thiaumont Farm to Yaux. After several fruitless assaultséeeding in a south-westerly direction, they succeeded in penetrating the first apparently badly damaged. line trenches between Dousumont Fort And Vaux Poud.
Everywhere else. the attacks were shattered by our machine-gian fire, with heavy losses to the enemy.
OBSOLETE GUNS.
REMARKABLE ALLEGATIONS.
LONDON, June 2. A group of German aeroplanea The War Offies announces that in the afternoon, killing 18 civilian, bonbed the open town of Bar-le-Duc in
LONDON, June 1. In the House of Commoia Mr. order to free younger men for field including two women and four children, Ronald McNeill asked regarding the service, it wants a thousand physic and wounding 25, including six women use in Gallipoli and Mesopotamia of ally married attested men over and 11 children.
Indian mountain guns alleged to be obsolete and worn out, which the Baj yearn
said they have declined to replace on the ground of expense
OBLIGED TO PULL THEMSELVES
TOGETHER AGAIN.
thirty-five of age for important KAISER AND YON HINDENBURG. war work in Great Britain, the pay being Od an hour. The men will not be under military control. The nature of the work is not stated.
INDUSTRIAL POSSIBILITIES OF
INDIA.
AMSTERDAM, June 2 The Kaiser has visited the Eastern Headquarters
water
WANTED:
URNISHED HOUSE or FLAT, Higher level Address" "Fiatz”.
. C/o 'CHINA Man' Office. Hongkong, Jane. 3, 1916
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG.
ORIGINAL JURISDICTION.
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In the Matter of THE CANTON INSURANCE OFFICE, LIMITED
To the Matter of THE COMPANIES
ORDINANCE 1011
Dr. Addison, Parliamentary Secre tary, Ministry of Munitions, states, in reply to Mr Field, that the number of the metal and chemical trades, including persons engaged on Government work in those employed at the ordinance factor ies, is approximately 1,000,000, of whom over 200,000 are women and girls. Of this total from 40 percent to 15 percent are engaged on Admiralty work, while comparatively small proportion of the. remainder are working for the Contracts NOTICE is hereby given that Department of the War Ofice on don Petition was on the 5th day of munition work. These
persons are lay, 1918, presented to the Supreme employed in approximately 14,000 Court of Hongkong by the above named factories and
workshops, in addition to Company to confirm an alteration of the the ordnance factories, but a number of said Company's
objects these concerns are only partially em effected by a Special Resolution of the proposed to be ployed on: Government work The Company unanimously passed at an amount paid in wages for munition work Extraordinary General Meeting of the is not known.
said Company held on the 3rd day of May, 1916 and subsequently unanimoudly confirmed at an Extraordinary (lenem Meeting of the said Company held on the 19th day of May, 1016 and which Resolution runs as follows u
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The American President: Tales of
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that the aid Petition is directed to be heard
case but he was, aura Mr. McNeill was the Night pince Tiger's Cub before His Jeriner MEL JUSTICE COMPARIZ misinformed regarding the reply of the
Dr. C. Saleeby The Birth of a Recruiting Officer Derby: "Tonight's And The Crown Raj The general question of the and "L'Enfant Prodigue.
on MONDAY the 28th day of June 1910 armament of the Indian mountain The Director o
person interested in the said Company The Attested Married Man: "Fleuse whether as Creditor policy holder or Help Emily
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