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MONDAY, JUNE 19, 1916.
THE WAR.
TO-DAY'S TELEGRAMS.
(Reuter's Service to the China Mail.)
RUSSIA'S GREAT MOVE.
Kaamera
A WONDERFUL RECORD OF
PROGRESS,
CZERŃOWITZ OCCUPIED, »
PETROGRAD, June 18. After desperate fighting the Russians kave socupied Czarnowitz.
[This is the fifth time that Chernowitz has changed hands in the present war.] RUSSIAN OFFICIAL STATEMENT.
PETROGRAD, June 18.
A communiqust says: Despite the eaemy a resistance and repeated counter- -attacks, General Broussikoff forces costiune to pogress in various diree- tions.
At clock yestañlay afternoon, General Letchitzky's troops atormed the the, Czernowitz bridgekend on the left hank of the Pruth. and occupied Czernewitz after desperate fighting. the forls and bridges being destroyed.
HUGE CAPTURES BY A SINGLE ARMY.
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General Kaledine,repulsed disper. ate counter-attuck in the Styr rat Stokhod regions, including Germans, brought fran the French front. Over 2.000 prisoners Austrian and tier. wan, have been brought in. Generi Kaleding since the 5th inst, has taken 71,000 prisoners. 83 guns and 236 machine guns
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THE CHINA MAIL.
MEXICO AND THE UNITED STATES
A THREAT FROM MEXICO..
„Washington, Jime 18.
THE VERDUN · FEGION.
FRENCH ATTACK GERMAN 'POSITIONS.
PARIS, June 18 The Commander-in-Chief
on the
A communique states-Left of the Mexican border announces that the Meuse, the barbariment of our first Carranzaist leader at Chihuahua has the Chattancourt region has continued lines at Hill 304 and our second lines in threatened that any further American We attackel German positions north of movement will be a signs for a Mexian Hill 321 on the right of the Mona in the morning, and capture some elements of tranches and took prisoners. After we had violently bontlaried Get man positions at Hill 425, cast of Thann, a detachment of our troops penetrated the second German line and returned without loss, bringing back prisoners.
attack.
THE PARIS ECONOMIC CONFERENCE.
AUSTRIAN ANNOUNCEMENT.
AMSTERDAM, June 18. An Austrian communique says; Yes terday the garrison of Czernonita bridgehead was compelled to withdraw before conrentmted artillery tire he a superior enemy. At night, the enemy forced the passage of the Fruth store several points and entered Czernowitz Our troops evacuated.
LONGRATULATIONS FROM THE
EMPEROR OF JAPAN. The Tear he reosived n, telegram from the Emperor of Japan Fongratula- ting him upon the glorious victory of the Russian troops in Gnlicia
VERDUN.
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MORE DESPERATE GERMAN
ATTACKS FAIL.
PARIS, June 18.
Toulay's communique says: After a most violent bombardiment, the Germans made several attacks on our new Mort Homme positions, but: despite their use of liquid fire, they were used with serious losses. We entirely maintained our previous guins.
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THE GERMAN DREAM OF ECONOMIC HEGEMONY.
Paris, June 18.
Enemy erophies bombed Dawkirk,
STRAITS. SETTLEMENTS AND THE WAR
HELPING TO BEAR THE FINANCIAL
BURDEN.
HARPER'S
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A NATURAL EMOLLIENT, AND ABSORBENT DUSTING POWDER SCIENTIFICALLY COMPOUNDED FOR USE IN THE TREATMENT OF
SINDAPORE, June 1. The Legislative Council. Dan un- Imperial revenue £200,000 sterling animously resolved to contribute to the ARL, ITCHING INFLAMMATORY CONDITIONS OF THE SKIN annually for five years, and also for a PREVENTION further five years if the Colonial resources permit.
OF
Apply a small quantity of the Prickly Mees Powder to the Soler of the Feet and between the. Toes this will ensure perfect case, and prevena Sore and
And Blisters PRICE 75 CENTS PER TIN,
The tobacco and liquor taxes will be increased to meet the expenditure. SORE FEET
Unofficial members urged the im position of an Income Tax also
Bar-le-Die ani Foat-a-Mousion, four | LATEST EDITION. eivilians being killed and fifteen wounded at Bar-le-Dic. A.French air aquadron bombed the railway stations at Zongu
The Economic Conference-basyon, Houtmedy and Audun-le-Roman
•
A series of resolutions which were passed unanimously will be published.
Lord Crewe, interviewed on the work of the Conference. · said the decisions would be approved alike by Allies and Neutrals, and would con-, vineo our enemies of the ability of the Allies to definitively end the German dream of economic hege- mony.
FAMOUS GERMAN AIRMAN CAUGHT.
PARIS, June 18. The famous German airman, Bochke, was brought down at Verdun by the French airman Ribier..
ACTIVITY ON BRITISH-FRONT.
LONDON, June 18. General Sir Douglas Haig, in a commun, states:There was con- The Russian delegate said that siderable activity last night at various with the economic union of the parts of the front. A vigorous enemy bombardment between the mixer Bouve Allies realised, it would make Neland Wieltje at midnight was accom tala understand that the interests panied by two ineffective discharges of of security forbid alliance with the
Teutonic nation.
IN
THE RECENT NAYAL FIGHT,
COPENHAGEN, Jure 18.1 Danish fishing smack has brought in the body of an officer belonging to the German cruiser Frankfurt.
'A series of enemy attacks north of A. Copenhagen telegram published on Thiaumont also filed bloodils.
Saturday, mid: ** The Kieler Zeit admits that the new German cruiser
· Frankfurt * ‚was damaged in the battle of Jutland."
A grenade attack on the approaches to Hill 820 was' repulsed. /
A chumadhique states, abat an artillery duel on the northern Verdum front assumed a certain intensity in the region of Hill 304 und the sector
There has been violent artillery north of the village of Thiaumont. work on the Deinu front.
SCENES AT CZER:NOWITZ,
Losos, June 18, The Berlin Tayellat publishes a graphic description of the scenes at Czernowitz, from the enemy side.
There was no infantry attack.
Quiet reigned elsewhere, except in Argmine where active mining on- sinned.
AFRIAL WARFARE.
FIRE ON A LINER."
west of Messines and Wytschete, but there was no infantry attack..
ITALIAN COUNTER-OFFENSIVE.
CONSIDERABLE SUCCESSES.
ROME June 17. reports the continuance of the Italian counter-offensive. Fierce engagements on the Sette Communi Plateaa were everywhere favourable to the Italians.
The enemy infantry, after repeated and costly efforts, succeeded in reaching the summit of Monte le Marle, but he was immediately dislodged by the Italians who, in face of stubborn re- sistance from the entrenched, enemy, supported by numerous atteries, pro grossed to the head of the Frenzela Valley
Alpinists carried two positions, inflict- collided with a coal elevator at Birkening heavy losses on the enemy and head Fire broke out in the forehol urchine-guns, and much material.
capturing 200 prisoners, six gms, four
where the cargo was mainly sulphur, Eventually the ship was successfully
LONDON, June TS
The liner Chan Biss, outward-bound,
docked...
We brought down tive enemy, sero-OVER-AGE BRITISH VOLUNTEERS. planes at Verdun and two Fokkers east of Bezanges, one of them being of fire. One of our was compelled to alight.
The actual struggle for the possession At the town began on Whit Sunday, -being preceded by a curt Police, procia A.French air squadron bombed enemy mation. The population were warned depots at the Semile railway station, that the town, would be bombarded factories at Thionville, casing two that day.
A heart-rending exocius explosions, and aviation establisments began. Endless streams of "Christians,nt Etaint and Tergulere.
Jews, Germans. Rumanes, Foles and Lutherans passed through the streets while sheds were already shreiking @verbesd.g
There were the same scenes on Mon- day with the addition of smoke and the glare of tires caused by the shells..
The Town Council issued hourly en- couraging reports but on Monday night the intensity of this bombardment radde wa shndrler. On Tuesday there was very desperate fighting with a lull in the afternoon, but on Werlucaday the bombardment was hellish, as if a thou sand volcanoes were vomiting fire on the town Storming columns were now asaailing the trenches which were being heroically defended.
NEARING LEMBERG."
PETROGRAD, June 13. -
REVIEWED BY FIELD MARSHAL
FRENCH.
LONDON, June 18. Field-Marshal Viscount French of Ypres reviewed in Hyde Park 10,000 over-age Volunteers, who have been Enemy aeroplanes bombed Pouta-recently recognised by the War Mousson, Naney, and Baccarat, but did Office. insignificant damage.
THE BRITISH FRONT.
THIRTY AERIAL COMBATS IN ONE
DAY.
LONDON, June 18. General Sir Douglas Haig in a comunique says:
There was much flying yesterday owing to better weather. There was a marked increase in hostile aerial activity.
One British machine attacked a re- connaisance of eight enemy machines and drove down two of the enemy into
linca. the cremy
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Altogether there were thirty combata
BISHOP OF LABUAN RESIGNS.
LONDON, June 18. The Bishop of Labuan and Surawak hus resigned owing to ill- health.
AIR MATTEET NATHAN.
LONDON, June 18. Sir Matthew Nathan, G.C.M.G. has returned to the Army.
(Sir Matthew is a Lient-Colonel in the Royal Engineers.
EARLIER TELEGRAMS.
Italian air quadrons were his dropping 160-hombs and 60,000 arrows on seny encampments north of Asiago. NEW ITALIAN CABINET "PORMED.
ROME Jane I. Signor Boselli has practically com- pleted the formation of a Cabinet, which umbers twenty instead of twelve, with the retention of the old Foreign, Wor and Marine Ministers. The inclusion of a Socialist and Signor Biasolati, the leader of the Interventionist Party, who has served in the war, proves that the Cabinet will prosecute the war in most vigorous manner.
LOYAL CANADIANS.
OTTAWA, June 18. The Caraclians on overseas service now total 340,00..
THE ENTENTE AND GREECE:
SEA RESTRICTIONS PRELUDE TO CATEGORICAL DEMANDS.
ATHENS, June 18,
STOP PRESS
NEWS.
THE KING'S THANKS TO HIS NAVY.
(Router's Service to the Ohira Mill.)
Loxsor, June 19. His Majesty the King on the occa sion of his recent visit to the Grand Fleet addressed the representatives of units on parade as follows:
You have waited nearly two years with most exemplary pati
of ence for the opportunity engaging the enemy's Fleet. I understand bow trying this period must have been and how great the relief when you know on May 31st. that the enemy had been sighted. Unfavourable weather and ap- proaching darkness prevented" a complete result, but you did every- thing possible in the encum- stances. You drove the enemy to his harbours, inflicted on him the severest losses and added another page to the glorious traditions, of the British Xavy. You could not de more. I thank you for your splendid work."
The King, at the conclusion, of his visit, sent a message to Admiral Sir John Jellicoe saying: The name of the British Nary was hover higher in the eyes of your fellow countrymen. Good luck and Ged-speed. May your future efforts be blessed with cor plete success.”.
OUR BRAYE. OFFICERS.
LORD FRENCH'S TRIBUTE TO INDOMITABLE COURAGE.
Lord French, unable to visit. Brighton to open a military and naval fete in sid of the Oficers Families Fund, wrote to the mayor a letter in which, he spoke of the traditional relations of British officers
and men and said:
The officers who have fallen in this great war have splendidly maintained these glorious traditions. This is clearly shown to anyone who makes a study of
those rolle of honour which have filed the columns of the daily papers. Enor mous beyond all precedent as those death rolls have bin, it is a fact that the propertion of officere to men in far in exceus of what it has been in any former wark
Deep se must ever be the deaf of The Eutente Powers sea restrictions gratitude which the nation over to its are increasing, and the opinion prevails soldiers in the ranks, at least an equal that this is a prelude to bategorical debt is owing to these devoted and in demanda, including general demobilisatrepid soldiers who have so freby sacri
tion.
FOOD RIOTS IN HOLLAND.
Sced their lives, on these bloodstained felds. My 6rm conviction is that no effort can be 100 great for us to make to alleviate the sorrow and pain and, I
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LONDON, June 17. fear in many instances, the hard lot of the qualities of Disturbances continue at Amsterdam | their widows and orphan children In
North of Lemberg the enemy are in the air, but no other decisive results THE RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE. and Rotterdam owing to the dearness my readerings round the military hos- tling back on the strongly-defended otherwise, during the last twenty-four Vladimir-Volynsk-Sekat line whither hours
the Germans are hurrying reinforce. ments,
The Russians are now advancing from the north-east in the direction: of Lemberg on both sides of the Dubno-Lemberg railway. »
DEATH OF GENERAL YON MOLTHE.
AMSTERDAM, June 18..
General von Meltku died this afternoon while representing the The Russians performed the feat of General Staff at & memorial service storming over three miles of formidable for the late Field-Marshal von der enemy positions along the flooded Goltz in the Reichstag. Pliashevka, flanked by a series of tou
lakes and supported by fire from the THE ITALIAN FRONT.
This operation, in conjunction with the capture of Rostok Forest, docides the fate of the whole of the Kremenitz region. The enemy has no option of
DEVELOPMENT OF THE COUNTER-
OFFENSIVE.
SOME FURIOUS FIGHTING.
PETROGRAD, June 18.
A cominunique states:- In order to arrest our advance on
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SIMPERIAL TREASURY BILLS.
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WELLINGTON, June 18
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The enemy west of Kalki, on the Styr Inst evening, under our violent bombardment, attacked near the village of Gadomitche, but were repulsed, and the Russians purning, broke through the enemy position on the northern bank of the Styr, taking 815 prisoners in the course of hot engagement. - A Erilliant attack captored, the village of Svidník, taking 30 German prisoners. the The White Bus Fussats, support gir General Sakharoff's clawa hut A communique pays: South-wested by horse artillery fire charged by a hasty retreat westwards towards of Asiago the enemy renewed his through three enemy lines and also
sabred two Anstrin.companies Prody, leaving another section of the violent efforts to break-our line but
Our favalry yesterday occupied Radz Lemberg railway in Raseun bands, was always repulsed with very heavy viloff after ejecting the enemy, whom we
The latest news from Lutzk showe
continus to drive towarda Brody Between the rivers Frenzela and
ry continues
escaping
that the evacushion has developed
"ROME June 10.
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HOW A SIX-YEAR-OLD SPENT HIS POCKET MONEY.
Queen Mary is renowned for her kind- bearted thoughtfulness, and the letter which follows proves this, the small boy which received the Royal letter being at present in the Chin Hilla, Harma
1boy
Douglas is growing such a tall every one who sees him takes him to be eight years old, though he is really not quite sir, yet. He is very proud that he got a letter from the Queen, a month or The stormer Instituo Pesca will leave two ago. Last year, of his own, accord, Falklands for Elephant Island with, be begun saving up his pocket money
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for the soldiers. He gets 4 annasa week and spent not apie for five months so be was able to get are good pairs. of woollen socker for Rs. Di, 1 sen;" them 10 Queen Mary' Needle Work Ouild; Douglas wrote a Nitle note and. LONDON, June 18. pinned it to them-fust a few childish The Commander of an Army Corps The Canadian Mannfacturers Ards for the soldier who would get the wrote to him pot in het town band- who watched the fighting in the Strypa sociation have passed a resolution in socks Mach to our surprise the Queen to
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intense from the whole battlefield, the Germans with pho Country Land Austricts being intermingled in the Imperial prefe
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