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TU43 DAY, JUNE 6, 1916
THE WAR.
TO-DAY'S TELEGRAMS.
(Reuter's Service to the China Mail.)
THE GREAT SEA] FIGHT.
H.M.S. TIGER BOMBARDED BY SCORE OF SHIPS.
THE HINDENBURG SUNK.
THE BATTERED
SEYDLITZ."
DID SHE SURVIVE?
COPENHAGES, June 3.
THE CHINA MAIL.
EARLIER TELEGRAMS.
THE WARRIOR'S" FIGHT.
APTACKED BY FIVE DREAD-
· NOUGHTS AND 30 DESTROYERS.
ENEMY USE DAS SHELLS, -
"
THE ITALIAN: FRONT,
MASSES OF AUSTRIANS HURLED AT ITALIAN POSITIONS,
common sens and the spirit of the times forbid anyone usurping the meet exalted position in the State. When Fun Shih kia retires, our country will revert to its progress and tranquility,
Has be not repeatedly, deblared his willingness to sacrifice his personal interests to the country's good? The quly solution
HARPER'S
PRICKLY HEAT POWDER
ROME, June 4. "A"ensounique, wayas-In the Lagarim of the national problem, the indispen. * A NATURAL EMOLLIENT AND ABSORBENT DUSTING POWDER Valley there was 6-kgen artillery duel."sable condition of peace, is for him to SCIENTIFICALLY COMPOUNDED FOR USE IN THE TREATMENT OF The enemy's infantry on Friday aven eliminate himself and for Vice-President
other course.
The other questions involved in your message having no direct bearing on Yuan's withdrawal, can only be dealt with เม
OF
Powder to shie Sules of the Feet and between sho
Toes this will ensure perfect ease and, prevent Sores and Blisters,
ing attempted to break through in the Li Yuan-hung to act in his stead as ALL ITCHING INFLAMMATORY CONDITIONS OF THE SKIN. » direction of Onaro, wuth-west of provided by the Constitution. The
förganid law" of succession permits no PREVENTION Apply a small quantity of the Frickly Heal Arsiero. LONDON, June 5, They were vigorously counter-attack- The story of the Warriors fight, toked and repulsed. [ by survivors, now at Devonport, shows · On Saturday afternoon, grent masses
that she was engaged at six a'clock in of the enemy ware hurled at the evening. She and the fence were positions between Col Xome and Col between two lines of German battleship Posina, and were repulset with the and were severely handle The Defence heaviest lussos. ir a few minutes was blown intothe air.
On the Sette Communi Plateau the and the Warrior was badly riddled. The struggle for the pession of Monte enemy used gas shells, almost suffocating Cengio continues with alternating the British Fortunately the-meren, fortune. contest was shart, the Germans retreat-
ing after 15 minutes.
PRICE 75 CENTS PER TIN.
by the new vernment if you SORE FEET attempt to retain Yuan in office; and,
essay to gratify your own cuprice irrespective of the Constitution and the and vanity, you will but prolong the reivil war and get Yean no benefit. For this the nation will certainly not holi you guiltless.
Before concluding we desire you, to note the lawing olservations 5 It is Fenmound that Yuan is unwilling to yield from (1) four of international complica
Bnancial distress.
The Gennan battle-cruiser Styd-and the crew started pumping Ulti
The Poor began to fill with water. THE SITUATION IN CHINA. Įns; (2) mutiny of the temp ; and (3) its was sighted on the 1st "inst. mately an anxiliary ship came up and thirty-eight" tiles west of Fanoc, took off the wounded.
(Beuters Service to the Ching Mail.puïsued by Brish warships:
The Segillits was badly damaged alt over, and had two great boles aft.
1
THE HINDENBURG AND THE
"
SEYDLITZ."
Laspos, June 3.
Fiurther details of the sea light bro
givën by the Scotsman which ways that when the British battle-cmisor „Attacked. Zeppelinkingved coating- ally onverhoad the apparently reported that the Bigitish Granit Fleetfed in August list year. No particulars
The Hindenborg was one of Germany's newest battlà erőisére: She was laich down in the summer of 1913 and launch-
The Warrior was towed for 48 hours, and founderel shortly after the tow line was disconnected.
Survivors said that the "avior was bombarded by five German
Prest. Boughts and 20 destroyers."
MOST NOTABLE VICTORY SINCE
TRAFALGAR
WHAT THE LATEST REPORTS
.PROVE. 1
OPEN LETTER TO. FENG XUO-CHENG.
As to the first fear it must be remen- bered that it is the Republic which the foreign powers have recognized,. If fol lows then that they will regnize who- ever succeeds to the chiefstig of the
A The Intelligence Burellu of the State hy virtue of its organic law.
Youn has entirely alienated the sun- Republican Government of China atfidence of the diplomatic corps at Pek Shanghai issues the following
ing, his' withdrawal is the only possible | Shanghai, May 1, 1918 preventionofinternationalcons plications. An Open Letter to Field Marshal The second excam offered is equally Feng Kur-chang from Tong Shao-yi and untenable. The army owes its existence 200 prominent Chinese in Shanghai and services, not to Tuan, but to the
29 Proviners: representing
State. it be mail that he is the only Field Jarstual
Feng Kuo-chung, man, who can control the troops, what if Military Governor, Nanking.
bo
were suddenly to die? It futile to Your Excellency The long series of deny the well-known fact that the treasonable nets of Yuan Shih-kai lave mating of 1919 in Feking and Tientsin LONDON, Jine . resulted in chaos and disaster for the was Yang's work. Unless instigated to Fuller reports of the Naval Battle whole country; the pursuits of all classes riot, the troops will remain quiet and was not yet in sight. The ferment he was probably-like the Derglinger proving that the British enter wide. You, why control Central China. During his four years' administration
f her appear in the naval lists available, have had most inspiring effect, as were thereby rendered well-nighianpetractable, whatever happens to Yaan.
sible ; and tensternation" reigns far and The third excuse is fear of Lankruptcy. Battle Fees then closed in.
mal the Lutzee, which were the twestccess which the Horming Fast descrites are garitest as holding the key to the uan has resorted to every conceivable The battle meed for two hours till last to be completed before her ship is the most ctable victory since situation, and your proposal to take extortion with the result that the coun of not less than 22,000 tons displace Trafalgar which, though less decisite conecte intimal problem is recognized dig. The object of the mandate which sto { try's funuces are becoming worse every further actial infanziation caused themont, and her complement therefore may have results almost equally solve the national problem is Germans to fee southwards. The would be about the same as the other momentous" It adds that the salient as a patriotic one. But we, the inder.declared a montorians in respect to the
ships mentional-1.12%
ex-1.12% officers and men wat is that the German High Suns leer sixstry, are wounded by the phe Banks of China and of Conzinigations astouruled right wastaniniatain a barge silver réserve for Brush, latileerasers "bulkan
articles of proposed settlement which military air; The longer-there- you and your colleagues have published fore. Yin remains in power. the worse slie wag, but immediately Admiral
the wonder is now much a far-sighted will the anes become. The very Jelliege had established touch with
statesman as yourself can take so sucklen rearms for retaining Yoan is ground and ill-advised a course.
for his expulsion. the eneng (with his battleship feet be sent a message to Adhimit Bettive t-pair guns with four submerged torpedo tubes. Her complement num Ly, retire.
bered 1,108 officers and men.
The battle-craiser Sepellitt was com pleted in 1913. "Her displacement is given as 24,600 tons, length saf feet, and speed about 20 kors. Her armament comprised tem 1-in twelve 3.9-in. anel
DASH.
The sudden alterntion of the enemy's murree' ou it started on the THE "SHARK'S" PLUCKY "exposed the Tigez tá the fire of a j
seors of ships for ten minutes. in mayrollos that she survived 'this' unprecedented volume of fire."
It
SURVIVORS ON A RAFT WATCH
THE BATTLE.
The astonishing feature about the
LONDON, June 5. surviving hatfle-empisera is the negli- | "One of the most sturing episodes of the destroyer gible damage they susmined from the Naval Battle was
Shark pluky dush into the midst of "the heaviest Gerrean gunk.
an overwhelming and powerful for.
A survivor said he anw two columns
<
light cruisers were far superior
was completely.cationglit and in disorderly retreat into its own ports Other experts are" almost equally optimistic.
Mr. Archibald Hurt says that the German hopes of interfering with the must now be abandoned, while it is. blockade and the movements of troops
impossible for the German Fleet to act on the offensive in the Baltic for weeks. This the Right Wing of the Russian Armies is secured
RESCUED GERMAN SAILORS ON THE RESULT.
BRITISH WOUNDED EXULTANT.
Loypos, June 5. "The British woundert who have arrived at the various ports are
cheerful and exultant.
H
The present opposition to Yuu Shih-
Constitution of the Republic, and before kai kas for itsavowed object, which ye must know, the restoration of the First that is accomplished, there can be no hope of It may be conceded that
pence your firs suggestion to deride every pute according to law is just and inmportant." But upon careful examina tion of your articles, we find that all. except the fourth, relating to finances, are in direct contravention of the Con- stication,1
In Article I. as to who should become Prie ou state that Yuan Shi-k'ai is President in virtue of authorities de- leguted by the Manchu dynasty. By what law of the Republic is this conteu- tion uphell 1 Overlooking for the mo astment the legal aspects, consider whether
the facts support your sheury Shih-kai was elected in
1912 by the National Assembly Nanking s Provisional President. Subsequently was elected and sworn in by the he was
Peking ៩។ if it were true, as
A telègram from Thunder ́says that German sailors who were brought in by a Dutch trawler stailed when shown the Berlin reports of a great German
st
national
We, the undersigned, deploring the
save the country: and we can offer n dangers that threaten r existence, cannot but do our best to stronger counsel than this:
Let us abide by the law; otherwise there will be no end to disqates and dissensions.
As citizens. & the Republic, we venture to lodge with you this our protest against your proceedings, and urge you for the interests of the country to take it under most careful consideration. We renmin, etc.
(Signed) Town SAO-VI
And 1200 Others,
P
CHINESE AFFAIRS.
(Wah Tez Yat Pola Sérvice.)
PRESIDENT HAS A RELAPSE.
PERING, June 6. von urged, that the title of president was
The President, who was recently conferred opon him by the Manchus, announced to have recovered fromí why those elections
Assembly at
to those of the enemy which at the of German destroyers right ahead victory," and sail afortunately we President.
●utset-of-the-nction-were betten
back in confusion.
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The Sharkswent full-speed between the lines and terpelued a couple of the enemy, one on each beam, while underthe Three of the enemy's light cruisers hottest fire. After ten minutes the were driven on mines the laying of Shark was, hit by two torpedoes and which was one of the most heroicsank immediately.. exploity of the action."
Our destropéra fought with sublime daring and courge, as the losses indiente.
Survivors are convinced that the
battleship on which they made their mansard attack was the Hindenburg She was struck subcessively by four torpedoes. Huge columns of water spouted into the air along the hull tearing her to pieces. She heeled till her funnels were level with the water, and then sane.
A
Among the four, battleships a8507 ciated with the battle-cruisers at the outset, the Warsnite was the most prominent. It is stated that she sank two German ships. The pro. etion she ami her consorts gave to battle-cruisers probably account.
ed for the slight damage to the
· survivors among the latter.
The survivors were Eve hours on s
tones of destroyers they say, most raft watching the battle. The enemy's
have been very great for when a big shell hit one, down it, went like a stone. German submarines were very busy but it is thought that many were sunk by big ships running over them.
know better," adding that the loss on both siles was heavy, ba. the strategic advantage was overwhelmingly with the British side..."
THE STRUGGLE AT
VERDUN.
ANOTHER ENEMY ATTACK AT VAUX FORT.
Again it is
is claimed that since Yuan Blight indisposition, has hail a relapse. Shih-kai is no longer President, neither is Li Yuan-hung Vice-President, and
siderier may not sucered to the pre
But the reason
Shih-ki forfeited his office is
himself
tari
treason Ότι
in proclaiming Yuan.peror."
the other hand,
has ton-
LOAN FROM FOREIGN BANKS.
PEXISS, Jume 6.
The Government intends to obtain a
refused to be a party to Yuan's can from foreign hanks for the cashing
Bow then was
of the notes of the Bank of China anit
sistencun schemes.
Li
THE PEACE DISCUSSIONS.
Yuan-hung disqualified simultaneous the Bank of Communications,
Yuan's treason father do these disputablo facts and the statutes takably point to governing presidential elections unmis
him as the pas jure thus to set at nought these laws and successor in the presidency. For to attack Hill 304, were stopped by the inexorable logic of facts, theans our curtain of fire.
PARIS, June 5 has been intense ditillery firing on the The evening ommuniqué says:-There left of the Mene. German preparations
The Cabinet has ordered the officials
PEKING, June 5. Taon Chikwap the Prime Minister, nothing short of overturning our rehas been sent by the Government to the The enemy on the right of the Meuse publican institutions.
South to consult with the loyal Generals. tu lombard the Vaux-
As to Article II proposing amendments Domloup region, especially Fort Vats to the laws governing the organization Ar attack lamiched north-west of the of the National Assembly and the elec fort at three o'clock in the afternoon station of its members, we submit that the of the Military Administration, to stopped by our machine-gun fire. right of initiating ameriments resides prohibit their subordinates expressing Our heavy guns severely damage and until it has acted in this behalf, the pinions regarding the peace nego three German batteries if the Caulieres Lews must continue in full forte and tiations, Wood
effect.
The Germans seemed to concentrate their fire, as far as possible, on one ship continued at a time. The survivors of the Shark saw as many as five of their battleships and battle-cruisers firing on one of our emuisers.
EXCESS PROFITS TAX.
SHOULD SHIPPING COMPANIES IN
CROWN COLONIES» PAY ́IT?...
THE CASE OF THE INDO-CHINA COMPANY.
LONDON, June 5, Commenting on a suggestion made by a shipping correspondent that the Excess Profits Tax should be applied to Companies registered in the Crown
exclusively in the National Assembly,
A German aeroplane squadron át Article I relating to the Constitu- noon bombed Toul, killing six and tion-Since you accept the Constitution rounding 10. A French air aquadron of the First Year of the Republic as the pursued the raiders, felling one in the supreme law of the land for the settle-
of all political disputes, how French lines and two others in the it that you in this same article German lines,
THE BRITISH FRONT.
INCREASED ACTIVITY.
ment
it
ADDITIONAL TROOPS FOR PEKING.
PERING, June 5.
Chang Fun, the Patrol Commissioner
by holding an unconstitutional body of the Yangtze River, has arrived in (the Nanking Conference) to enforce Peking with 2,000 troops
to
certain provisions favourable your
purposes and repudiate the rest of this
Fundamental law?
Article V. on the disposition of mill- the St Albans Diocesan Gazette one Misprints have their humours. From tary forces-In your view the anti-
‘Archdeadons". 88
republican troops now operating in takes the apology of Canon Molony, LONDON, June 5. Szecher and Human should be even whose printers gave
They aro
General Sir Douglas Haig, in a com.tually ordered back to Peking What& variant of Archdeacons.
mirport of this measure Is it not quite alive. Some compensation to their THE BRITISH CASUALTIES. Colonies, The Timer points out that some British neroplanes yesterday bombed state of siége, to overave the National for last November, wherein they were
ADMIRALTY PUBLISHES LISTS.
J
LONDON, June 5.. The Admiralty has issued a la
que says: aquadron of 26 to place the new government in a virtual feelings may be found in the Gazette'
fail
to reproduce unrest and disorder E
patien
KOLLOX.
of such Companies have to face severe some points of military importarice, Assembly, and to tempt the ambitions described as Arch Beacons Shining competition from Companies not subject doing considerable damage. One machine of military leaders 1: Silspicious on one light to the tax,
was brought down by ginfre in the side and threats on the other canno Regarding the position of the Indo-Hostile aircraft wero inactive.
enemy lines, but the rest returned eafely
Article VI on the reinstatement of To-day's Advertisements certain officials. To accept this proposal Chins Navigation Company The Timeg There was increased activity along the would be to restore several anti-repub of 383 officers killed, including all remarks that it would be anomalous if whole of our front last night. North of litana military governors, and fo lead to
Indefatigable, Defence owing to the transfer of the He Fricourt 200 Germans, after a heavy fresh dangers and discontent.**
bombardment, attacked our trenches and Article VII on the punishment to be Office to Ching it escaper the tax, wars driven back with loss.
meted out to monarchist plotters-To while encther Company maintaining a
Two small British parties near Serre agree to the mild and utterly dispro Only four belonging to the Queen somewhat similar service in the Far enterod the German trenches, killed of mera dismissal from office for the high
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some of the occupants, and returned crimes and misdemeanoure of Yang Tu Having been transferred to the Head with sight loss.
and his accomplices, is to commit a Office, Tokio, I have This Day handed. Invincible were saved.
Two more parties, at Monchy-an-Bois travesty on Justice and to put a premium over the Management of this Office to and Neuville, entered the enemy lines, an high treason. What Audacious soldier M BENJIRO MORIES causing loss and bringing back prisoners of fortune hereafter will hesitate to
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A list is also issued of 48 petty officers and men, of whom eight ara wounded, saved from the Queen Mary, Invincible, Fortuno, Ardent
and Sharle
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There worn 88 dend and 27 wound
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A THREE-DAYS“ BATTLE.
RUSSIANS COMPEL TURKS TO RETIRE
PETROGRAD, Tang 4
A comic states — We repulsed a Tarkish offensive, in the direction of Diarbekir
The enemy defeated near Radvandonz aftet n struggle lasting three days, was
ed on the Warring and 11 Filled and compelli ta Westward of that
other Sniper toy
There was reciprocal artillery activity the price of lailure entails only cashiering foment other political upheavals when today. The situation at Ypres is not and success is rewarded with dukedomas materially changed. We retain the and principalities? ground gained in yesterday's, counter Article VIII on
the general I treatment attacks.
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