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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 21, 1916.
THE WAR.
TO-DAY'S TELEGRAMS.
(Reuter's Service, to the China Mail.)
THE RUSSIAN "STEAM ROLLER."
FEATURES OF THE SITUATION.
PETROGRAD, June 30.
A résumé of the situation says timb the Germans, assisted by the railway. to Kovel from Brestlitovsk and Bublin, have concentrated consider. able formes uprth of Lutzk and are
BRITISH UNIT. IN
MOSCOW.
ENTHUSIASTIC GREETING.
LONDON, June 20 A British unit has arrived Archangel, where it was fèted.
at
A "Moscow telegram of the 5th inst.. which has been "delayed in transmission, ways there were proas ying unnecessfully to break the popular demonstrations on the arrival
of a British Armoured-car Delach-
Busaian rear, but their communionens, which, accompanied by plor Bions are threatened by, the Russiansing bands, marched through streets advancing on the Rovno-Kovel mail- filled with cheering crowild, shower way: They have already crossed the ing flowers.
aiver Stekhod, south of this zone.
The Russian advance on Lemberg is rapidly proceeding along the railway rom Dubno, The Austrians and Germans are standing stubbomly west of Tarnopol and north of Quezacz, but from Buczacz to the Rumanian. frontier the Russians are
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On the 7th inss. the Detachinent proceeded to the front.
EARLIER TELEGRAMS.
RUSSIAN PROGRESS, "
xtending their great breach in the 5,000 MORE PRISONERS AND MUCH enemy's front to Kolomen.
GENERAT. DRUSSILOFF
INTERVIEWED.
LONDON, Juna 20.
BOOTY,
PETROGRAD, June 19... A communique from Czernowitzstates: Our troops are advancing vigorously towartis the River Seret They have thirteen miles smith west, and besides occupied points six miles south and 3,000 priroders have captured troive guns, two heavy machine guns and over and forage. 1,000 waggons uden with provisions
THE ITALIAN "FRONT.
FIERCE FIGHTING:
THE CHINA MAIL.
Rosz, June 10.[
A communique states:-Fierce fighting continues on the Setti Comuni plateau. Our offensive north-east of Aslugo has made good progress. Fuemy attacks on the Monte Magna, Boschi and Boston froffs were repulsed with hairy loss, A similar attack was repulsed north of Franzela Valley, enabling us to continue our slow hat sure advance, We carried Monte Isidoro, taking 300 prisoners and capturing two mathine-guns."
BRITISH SUBMARINE SINKS ».
GERMAN STEAMER.
STOCKHOLM June 20
A submarine, believed to be. British,
CHINESE AFFAIRS
Wah Tax. Fat Po's Service
AN APPEAL TO KWANGTUNG LEADERA.
FERING, June 20 The Fresilont bas telegrapheil to Genert Lang Chai Kwong, the Military Grorstor of Kwantung, and to Shum Chung Haun, (the revolutionary Gene- ratissimo of the Southern provinces), asking them to compose their differences in the interests of the province of Kwangtaug
CENSORS IMPEACH LIANG SHIH-YI
HONGKONG FOOTBALL LEAGUE.
ANNUAL MEETING.
Owing to the impending departur from the Colony of the Hon Secretary
of the Football League (hir W. V. Pen- neily the annual meeting of the League
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The past season has been noteworthy SORE FEET chiefly for the gratifying increase ar membership and the close competition between the four leading teams in the first Division of the League. Clubs in membership increased from 18 to 18, a notable addition to our strength being provided theswa tenan KS.LI. The Senior League produced
muny very citing and close fought games. The two leading combinations were brought together in the very last match of the
of the PERING, June 20. Ling Shih Yi, the former Secratary of the late President, and leader of the monarchist agitation, has been impeached
the Censorate.
sank the German steamers, travell ing from Christians to Luebeck, northby ward of Flakenberg. The crew ranched Lahores
FOOD DEMONSTRAMONS. IN HOLLAND.
AMSTERDAM, June 20 A large procession, mainly composed of women, paraded ar protest against the high prices of food.
The Telegraaf, states that the polica have now prohibited street demona
Crations
BRITISH CABINET CRISIS.
THE LATE PRESIDENT.
PRING, June 20.
The memorial service for the late President takes place to-morrow.
CRIMINAL SESSIONS.
(Continued from page 4) INDIANS CHARGED WITH THEFT.
League, but no decision was reached.
A
replay was necessary, and the game partook of the nature of a cap-tie, with the winner securing the trophy. For the second time in succession the Royal Carrison
Artillery, emerged at the head
Fol allaim. They began indifferently, and suffered from bad luck, but later or the quality of their team gained its due reward. The Junior League, which attracted no fewer than 13 entries," was won by the s8th Company, BGA who lost, not a single point, and had but three goals registered against them all through the seaSON. Their superiority and advantage were always so marked that their competitors could have entertained but little Two Ixlines, maxed Chama Singh record that during the latter part of the hope, and it is regrettable to have to and Kan, Singh, were indicted on football term several teams failed to charge of robbery with violence on board the da. Hatton while the vessel was in Amey harbour on May 26th at an with stealing from Makan Singh £20 in gold and $204 in bank notes. There was also a charge against both prisoners of wounding complainant.
OVER THE FISH QUESTION,
Lesbos, June 20, The Times states that the negotia- tion for an Irish settlement, which it was hoped would make for pro-H. gross in Ireland, have acutely divided the Cabinet, & section of which is utterly opposed tu Mr. Lloyd George's proposals. Resignations are possible.
The differences in the Cabinet were apparent a greek ago, and they
have come to a head in the last two days. There were informal meetings
eneral Brassiloff, interviewed by the Correspondent of the Timica, ka the inxin element in the Russian niccess was the absolute co-ordina Bion of all the armies. They attacked į Near Lokaczy, thirty miles west of of the Unionist Ministers yesterday, simultaneously, and it was typos. Luck, Lutzky the Austrians, in masseran these were resumed to iny.
formation, drove into our fighting froat The agitation begun by the Ireland, spread to the Cabinet: where it was hauled by Mr. Walter Log on the ground that an immediate settlement, is not urgent. Lord Lansdowne's resignation over this question is intelligible, but it is not clear why any of his colleagues should be affected.
The Hon. Attorney General (Mr. J. Kemp) appeared for the Crown and defendants were represented by Mr. F. C. Jenkin, who received his instrux
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keep their sugagements, as much, pro- bubly, through lack of interest as through ioshility to gather a team. The Chinese. imong the civilian element but they Cluh, Lam Liong, held pride of position never seriously challenged the leading military teams. The bustling, go-head methods of the soldiers were more effec tive than the cleverness of the Chinese players. A matter in which improve ment ms be affected next season, by the good-will of the Clubs, la in regarded to the postponing of matches.
As the season neared its end some
tions from Mr. J; H. Gardiner.
The prisoners pleaded not guilty. Claba made it almost a practice The case was an unnal one, said the to inform the Hon. Secretary on Attorney General, as it had been sent the morning of the date fixed for a down from the Consular Court at Amoy particular game that they found them- for trial, and as far as he knew that selves unable to raise a team. This was the second cise only that had been the management and to referees, and constituted a serious inconvenience to sent down from a Consular Court for in many cases a grave injustice to the trial at Hongkong De May 28th. in defaulting teams opponents, and it is Amoy harbour, the complainant went to be hoped that in the coming season aboard the Intan to his cabin and Clubs will use their best endeavours
money on the bunk. The first prisoner,
day preceding the day fixed for the cabin, jumped up and seized the hux who was sitting on his best in the same
game. containing the money. The complainant
sound position. After paying the record sum of 8117 in Referees Fees and 8130
Financially the League is in à very
sible for the enemy to shift teens Land captured three guns. Reinforcement Unioniste of the west and south of openerf his money chest, placing some to give information at the latest on the from one quarter to another. The Farrived and routed the enemy, recap most important fighting was in the Forno sector where the advances were greatest. If the Russians teck Tacrol ( Kovel) the wide epony an the Eastern front would probably
be obliged to fall back? The Ger mans realising ita irgportancë arë ushing up troops to Rorno from "the west and north;
"Genera Brussiloff 'explained that the huge captures of prisoners were to the impossibility of their Que
aping quickly from the trenchee when taken in the rear and flank. 3loreover, the Russians had no sufficient ammumisión to employ cur- tain fire to "prevent the energy retiring.
THE BRITISH ARMY.
THE HOUR FOR ITS INTERVENTION."
PARIS, June 20,
Deputy Trachin writes in Humanite Shat the hour for the British Army's intervention has struck.
GERMAN SUBMARINE WARFARE.
GERMAN ADMIRAL URGES UNSCRUPULOUS USE OF SUBMARINES.
AMSTERDAM, June 20, Presiding at a mesting of the German Navy League in Berlin Admiral von Koester urged the ∙Borupulous use of submarines,
FALL IN GERMAN EXCHANGE.
tured one of the guns, and made 300 prisoners. The communiqué describes other fierce and successful engagements westward, south-west and south of Lack, in which the prisoners captine pester day totaled 1,800.
THE BRITISH FRONT.
MUCH FIGHTING IN THE AIR.
Loxbox, June 20.. General Sir Douglas Huig, in a communique states: A
The German infantry have been inactive, and the artillery quiet except for the heavy shelling of out trenches south-tust of Neuville.
There has been a marked increuse
Another Cabinet difficulty is the
followed him, andrerely assaulted ran out of the cițiu and the two men him.
previous Boas-we shall have a balance for metals-as colopared with 881 in the
Complainant, the No. 1 watchman on the Holan, erested some merriment by saying that, he had heard prisoners follows
appointment of a successor to the thod" come froir India The day the cock do
money, was stolen, he said he appret Me F.
Mr prey and Treasurer pro
late Lord Kitchener, which is in com, plete auspense.
The Daily Man says that Barl Selang is opposed to the Trish pro posals, and that Sir Edward Carson supports “Mr. Lloyd George.
GERMAN SAUSAGE FACTORY DESTROYED BY FIRE.
COPENHAGEN, June. 10.
Serg
in hand of nearly $40.
The report and balance sheet were.
Approved unanimously
The election of officials reaulted as r:II. R. B. Han-
Committee, hended they were going to kill him and Master Gunner MJ, Stalker, M. 3. An throw him overboard”
4th K&L M prisoner had's stick in his hand and
derson Liong) Mr T. Taylor Complainant added that the first (Kowloon Dock Juniors)." the second carried a hammer. The League rules, recommended during the Two important alterations to the former threatened to kill him and added past season, were confirmed, and ordered that they would throwbimoverboard. He to be inserted in the League Rules. asked the second prisoner to catch hold The Chairman expressed the regret of of complainant's legs and help to throw the members of the League at the loss of him overboard. The second prisoner would shortly he leaving the Colony the services of the Hon. Secretary, who protested, nying they could not They wished him good luck and do that JEN the
quartermaster proposed that an expression of their
in enemy aerial activity. Yustenlay there were altogether, twenty-seven air fights. A bostile machine was The Kiel Gazette states that had a hight and was on duty. If appreciation of his services be recorded felled in our lines and the occupents Hein's sauge factory and meat-they did he said they would be hanged.in the Minute Book of the League. captured. Two of our fighting stro-curing establishment at Halberstadt, Complainant was at that time lying on This was duly seconded and carried planes encountered two Fokker in which is one of the largest in Ger- the deck, having been knocked down unanimously,
Thanks were accorded to the auditor One Fokkering, and is principally engaged The quartermaster came along, and told Me JM Walker) and the Chairman the vicinity of Lens. was driven down in a damaged condi- upon any contricts, has been gutted the prisoners to desist beating him but for presiding. tion and the "other was shot down by Bre. Two inillar pounds of they would not. The quartermaster and fell 4,000 feet. Three other famed meat and enormous quanti-stood between them. Then he became German machines were driven down ties of stored meat were destroyed. and two were damaged Hostile Incendiarisin is suspreted and a reconnaissaness crossed the lines in reward is offered for the apprehen force and were attacked and dission of the perpetrators." persed by our aeroplanes. Two
MORE NOTES.
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unconscious.
Mr. Walter, chief other of the that there had been nothing but Heiten, said in reply to Mr. Jenkin,
enemy machines were hit by anti-PRESIDENT WILSON WRITES TWO get trouble upon trouble and then aircraft fire. Two British machines were felled in the enemy lines as the l result of counbuts in the air.
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THE FRENCH FRONT.
GERMAN AIRMEN BOMB GERMAN PRISONERS.
...
PARIS, June 20, A commugigur, states:- Between the Avre and the Oise two unenty detachments, after a un-sharp bonbardinent, attempted to approach our lines but were repulsed with bomba.
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BERNE, June 20. Exelange on Germany has fallen two points since Saturday,
BULGARIANS. INTADE GREECE.
SALONIKA, JUDO 20.
It is reported that the Bulgarians have invaded Greece east of Florino,
ENEMY FIRMS IN HONGKONG..
With reference to a recent announce nant last month giving a list of firms Hongkong reported to be enemy firma Ender liquidation, the Colonial Oc motifad that the firm of Mesir. Dome Stand. Heif should not have been included
Plish, This Ezra was in the first
There has been an intermittent. artillery duel left of the Meuse and a violent bombardment right of the Meuse, north of Thiaumont and in the sectors of Natx, Chaplire and Souville.
trouble with those watchien ever since they joined the ship. You
you get fed-up," added witness. There was a lot of fighting among AUSTRIA ASKED FOR AN APOLOGY, themselves and the Chinese.
Counsel: Do they have plenty of money?
Witness replied he did not see how a watchman could, as their pay was only $25 a month and out of that they had to buy food
WASHINGTON, June 20. President Wilson has completed two Notes, one of which, the more lengthy of the two, will be sent to Carranza, and the other to Austria
The latter denunds an apology and reparation for the torpedoing of the tank steamer Petrolite in the Medi- toruncan, as Austria's reply to the previous Noto was unsatisfactory.
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Mr. Jeckin, in the course of his address to the jury, said the evidence given on behalf of the Crown fell very far short of the standard re It is known that the stock of piece quired by British Courts of Justice cally depleted, and now that confidence goods held by country dealers, in practi- and he said that in the presence of
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LONDON, June 20 The Japanese reinforcements bombed a village south of Verdun, totalling 000 were despatched the been a 207 about a woman or
An enemy air squadron lavishly which have been sent to China
where there was a camp of German prisoners. Several of the latter were killed and wounded.
Two of our air squadrons bombed the barracks and railway station at Vouzieres.
the suggestion of some of the Allied Ministers at Peking as a precaution ary measure to protect the Japanese Colony and also foreign residents.
ASSISTING INVALIDED OFFICERS.
THE GERMAN LOSSES AT YERDUNAR
LONDON, Jume 20.
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