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SATURDAY, JUNE 24, 1916.
THE
WAR.
TO-DAY'S TELEGRAMS.
(Reuter's Service to the China Mail.
∙KIPLING'S SUBMARINE
STORIES.
EXPLOITS IN THE SEA OF
MARMORA..
-(Copyright by Rudyard Kipüng.)
ست
LONDON, June 23. In a second article on the work of British submarines, "Mr. Rudyard Kipling tells of the exploits of EH and E11 in the Sea of Marmor. .
A FRENCH REPRISAL.
AERIAL WARFARE.
Pants, June 23.
A communique states that as a reprisal for the German bombardment of the open towns of Bar-le-Duc unil Luneville French air: aquadrons. bombed Treves, where a great fire was observed, Karlsruhe, and Mul
heim.
A squadron bt Fokkers pursued wa French machines returning from Mulheim. The lutter fought them
Ho graphically describes how Eli ran the gauntlet of the forts, mines and patrol-heats of the Dardanelles, and felled one Fokker. torpednal transports "and warships, į but spared inqffensive craft, during three weeks' stay in Turkish waters.
He relates an extraordinary en- pöintér which E17 had with a small steamer called the Rodosto. The steamer was held up and the crew was repulsed... were ordered to abandon her when an American gentleman appeared on She upper deck and stated his name
The French chasing neroplanes were very active during the day They felled to German machines und "w third was brought down by unti-aircraft fire.
A grenade attack north of Hill 331
A French pilot felled two German aeroplates, one of them being.on fire. Ainnen bombed the railway to he Silas Q: Swing of the Chicago stations at Apremont, Grandpre, Les Sag. He was pleased to make their Eparges, Romathe, and Brieulles, acquaintance. He when't sure if bivenues at Bois Consenrage, and there were any stores on binrl. “A billitary establishments Lieutenant bounded? the steamer and Thionville, found a 6-inch som and the hall wñà
full of shells," The men of the sh marine put a demolition charge weil
in among the Binch stuff" and she took it to the bottom n •Low | minutes;
Ar Kipling also tells how Ell was swiveled "an connd the compass by
currents at the higttom of the Bos.
phores, like lady in a baryt-tied.
north
EARLIER TELEGRAMS.
GREECE ACCEPTS ALL ALLIES*
TERMS....
Di
NEW CABINET FORMED."
Arm June 22.
Allies' Greece has accepted all the A
General demobilisation."
in a sack, and how a maine caught oners. The Allies Note demanded
E11'q' bow.xml she dared not come up
to unbitch it owing to the headers on shore. So they pushed it shead |
al them ti putaite Kumkele when the wihmarine went full-speed astern, shus allowing the mine to fall clear.
THE ALLIES AND GREECE.
LONDON, June 23 Sir Edward Grey, replying to a question in the House of Commons, anid that pending communications with the Alles he could not make u .statement with regard to derulop-
ients in Greece.
AMERICA AND MEXICO..
GRAVEST APPRETENSIONS AT.
WASHINGTON
-
Texpos, June
of Deputies.
New elections.
Sabetication of nominees approved by the Allies for police officials and
others."-
The Cabinet ha resigned, and
Zaimis is the new Premior.
The Zaimis Cabinet has been* con- stitutext
The Entente Ministers have now re. commended the removal of the shipping restrictions
THE ARAB REVOLT AGAINST " TURKEY. ·
INDEPENDENCE PROCLAIMED.
CAIRO, June 12,
THE CHINA MAIL.
COMMERCIAL
HONGKONG SHARE MARKET.
› Messin Myan and Taylor in their hare report dated the aard inat, my
BATTLES ON RUSSLIN FRONT.
FURIOUS GERMAN ATTACKE, A
ETROGRAD, hume 2. A main reports Berce German attaaks in several of the northern sectors, from Dvinsk to the Pripet, which were been well maintained, and one prophecy everywhere repulseda
that higher sten might be expected has South of Lake. Vischrevskoie and nestbeen amply filled Shipping shares in Kieve they gained ground, but again particular orbing most of the interest, lost it...
The pohon atmosphere in China continues tomake trade rather diffent,
A German offensive against the north west quadrant in the Lutsk salient was also conducted with inabated intensity, but without sUCCESS.
The Arniestone recorded last week has
but the inpression sets to be that general compliance from Poking with the demand of the South will lead to a more settled condition of affair in China resulting hope, in normal trade conditions.
Hubber ifquote from
The Russiaus took 600 prisoners at Sokul on the Styr, and 218 at Svidniki, Ten the Srokhod. "The fewness of the i
prisoners at Svidníki iq, due to the/ par 16 Putomat fact that the troopa, exasperated by the employment of expanding bulleta by the Germans, showed no quarter..
DANKA-Hougkong Banks following on the firuke Exchange, have weakened to s selling ste of 870S,
CHINESE AFFAIRS.
HARPER'S
(Wah Les Yat Fu's Sore(os) - PRICKLY HEAT POWDER
OFPOSITION TO RE-OPENING OF
OED PARLIAMENT“
PEXINO, Jane 23, Cheung Fars has telegraphed opposing the re-opening of the forner Parliament.
TANG SHAO YI TO BE. FOREIG
MINISTER
PERING, June Tang S
80 Y will replace Teo Yu Lam a Minister for Foreign Affairs.
THE PREMIER."
PRKING, June 23.
Tuan Ki Surrendered bis, resignation
MARIXE INSURANCES-Unks have The pursuit of the onemy in Bukhe come to basities at 2010 with a very vina continues somers have been taken, and Radautr 175, and Yangtzes at $210 are unaltered of the post of Premier, but in
A further 1.000 pri-small, business to be reported at the rate. Cantons at $400. North Chinns an Thi has been occupied
from last week.
FIRE INSURANCES--Chins Fires could King Hi ha has agreed to remain in conseqnance of remonstrances by Li probably be placed as #166, and on kong Fires
DESPERATE-FIGHTING IT YERDUN,
UNPRECEDENTEDLY HEAVY BOMBARDMEXT.
PARIS, June 2 Today's communiqud says :—
A Cerman attack at Mort Homme was completely repulsed
Desperate lighting continued in the region of Vaux Fort.
mong
in steady demand at office till Parliament opena
SHIFT glases have further d
vanced in 1
rate of $132 with no shares offerings Preferred Indos have been done at 8464 and Deferred have advanced to 3127 cash bayers with $139 done for August and 8133 for Septem ber: Star Ferries are offering at 825),
Steamboats are in strong demand at 2211 in the beginning of the week to 8116 for REFINERIChina Sugars weakened cash but have since strengthened te Chenois Wood was repulsed with ter sensational the until today 83 is offer. An attack on Fumin Wood and 9120 cash buyers Malabons have had ible Jones, but the enemy gained aed for cash with sales at 88. | footing in our advanced positions
between the woods.
LATER,
The evening communique says:- The bombardment with heavy shella on both banks of the Meuse continued all day with extreme violence.".
OILS AND MINING-Langkats after falling away to Tis 96 are again firmer with buyers offering Tis. 9. Raubs
GREATER CONFIDENCE IN THE FRESIDENT.
Pestia Jane 23. The abolition of the Court Martial in
the capital has inspired greater con fidence in the President
The Foreign Office has telegraphed to Hung succeeds the late Yanu Shih Ksi, the Ministers abroad that Li Yuan
and is not merely acting in the capucity of President.
TROUBLE IN HANCHURIA" AND
· MONGOLIA
Three thousand desperadoes bare
PERING, June 23
occupied the city of Suichunghien--
این
seek bayers at 95.50-with no business report. Urals are in stron
strong demand at 324 6d. Tronoha are offering at 40% Their report just to hand states
that decrease may be expected in the Mise's The enemy on the left of the Meuse Sungei Besi Mine (in which they hold output, but on the other band, that attacked our trenches between Hill 30477,000 shares out of an issue of 111,000) aud Bethucourt Brook at six o'clock in will most probably rauch a dividiend the evening hat was completely repaying stage this year. Development
Some of the Manchu party are also puked with grenades...
work has been conducted on various errating trouble in Easter Mongolia hitherto an worked portions of the and the Directors appear to be sanguine. The situation is serious and the Govern
Estate, of good results being achieved. Shells ment has despatched troops to suppress are steady with buyers offering 10
DOCKS, WHARVES
the disorders. AND GODOWYS- Kowloon
Wharves are wanted at 8301.
A French counter-attack on the right of the Mense, in the afternoon recap tured most of the trenches between Fumin and Chenols Woods.
impre
The bombardment Was cedentedly violent after six o'clock in Hongkong Docks after falling away to the evening.
$119 for cash have firmed up tos buxing Frate of $1261, with 81804 done for August It
THE BRITISH FRONT
WELSH FUSILIERS EJECT GERMANS FROM TRENCHES,
It is reported in the market: that they have successfully tende for
INCOME TAX CONCESSION,
the salvage of a very valuable shipcome tax grievance by h
Mr McKenna has remedied-
an in- Cape Finance Bil
anse 22 of the
Vareta
bad to be beached at.
··boring to an outbreak of fire on.j
BY J0 or £1,001, the income tax payer shall not be sasesed on the scale pauline to incomes above 2500 on
income of pro
Under the clause a person with an appropriate to that salary, at the same time landing the £1 to the income collector.
Shanghai Docks are quieter above a certain limit of income is small, This use provides that when margi with sellers in evidence at T. 70. Losos, June 23 LANDA HOTELS; and: BUILDING Genem Sir Douglas Hale, in a Centrals continue to offer at 897 and communiqué, says exceptioning Hong Hepubist 4100k Huntres large mine the enemy, under cover of of 66.80 whilst West Points at 886 and bombardment, entered our trenches in Kowloon Lands at, 839 are inaltered the morning in the neighbourhood of Corey MBA-Ewas have advanced Gryanch The Welsh Fusilierim to a buying rate of The 13 after bus
COTTON mediately counter-attacked and comness at the rate. Shanghai Cottons are pletely ejected the enemy, who lost in steady demand at Tls 92 and Tang heavily.
Yiks at The 13 Yangiszepoos have We exploded a mine in the night income to business at Tls. 64.
ELECTRIC the neighbourhood of the flohenzollern Redoubt and occupied the lip of the lightly higher rates would be paid.
Electrics
WRITES Hongkong at $1 probably crater.
Lights are wanted at 84. Hong- To-day there was quiet everywhere.kong Trams have been dealt in to a fair extent at $6.30 und 96.35 for cash closing with buyers at 640.
THE ITALIAN FRONT
STRONG BESISTANCE BY AUSTRIANS..
Rose, June 32.
213
are
MISCELLANEOUS.-China Borneos: arr demand at $8,45. China Providents have come to business at the reduced rate of 883. Dairy Farms have changed hands to a small extent at 8346. Watsons are offering at 86.65 Peak Trams (old) could be placed at 80. Cements have buying rate of $0.40. Hongkong Ropes are unaltered at $321.
HUT FLAG DAY.
EFFORT TO RAISE £100,000 FOR
YMCA. WAR WORK.
organised by the YMCA Everybody
May 16th was Hat Flag Day," within 12 miles of Charing Cross was asked to bay's fag, as the mones goes to maintain the 1100 huts which are. serving our fighting men everywhere.
The GrandShereef of Mecca, A communiyad saga-An enemy atfirmed up on a general enquiry to The sum wanted was £100,000 supported by the tribes of Western and tack at Mount Spurone and the Ledro Central Arabia has proclaimed ArabYalley was completely repulsed: The independence of Turkey, Operations they are strongly resisting our advance began on the Sith inst, and have been from Asiago...·· signally meccssfit). Meren Jeddah, Land: Taif have been captureri, and the
| Turkish garrisons have surrendered, except at two small forts at Tail, which are still resisting At. Jeddah the Ambs captured 1450 troops and six
The gravest apprekersions are felt at Washington m consequence of the Mexican fight in which General: the umber captured at Mecep
Gorez was killed by an American
other of starting the firing.
and Tait are as yet unknown.
Merlin is closely besieged, and all
hands of the Shercof.
THE YERDUN OPERATIONS...
FRENCH CHAMBER'S SECRET- SESSION:
PARTS, June 23.
"THE FREIGHT MARKET
Over 4,500,000 penny paper flags shả. 1,000,000: 3d, silk Bags were to be offered for sale. In addition 2,000,000 but pic- ture postcards had been printed; and so arranged that each card may be cut out and made into a little modef building for souvenir purposes. The postcards were to be sold at a penny each
Among the well-known ladies. who were to act pus saleswomen are the following:
Messrs. Stowman & Co. in their cir cular bearing to-day's date, state
The general all-round stagnation in chartering business reported on the 10th Mrs Winston Churchill at Enfie inst has continued over the last fort- night and although a slightly more the Countess Clarendon, at Watfor The Chaaltr of Deputies has hopeful feeling has been apparent at Craverior, as Woolwich Mr Stuart
Lady Rodney, in France Lady Henr wavelryman Each side accuses the communications to Heljas are in the concluded ita secret sitting, relative to review have not coincided. The slap bothrat the Carlton Hotel; the Countess
times, fixtures during the interval under
Wortley, the Counters of Lanesborough, the Verdun operations, and adopted by in the Bangkok rate reported in our last The fact that Jeddah is securely in a majority of 441 to 89 a résolutionisme, as anticipated, alerted the Wiltam nad Lady Waterlow, in Picca his hands makes it posible to re-open declaring ita resolve to continue to to Hongkong rate, as, immediately after dilly, specia
special permission of the Inspector- BRITISH TEX DUTY CONTINUED, communications by sea, and truda with co-operate with the Government, gedinédito, 66 and 60 centa, at which may was to be observed in a number of t
fixture of a boat st 70 cents, the rate General of Communications Hot Fig the the Fedjaz ports can be resumed. constantly more vigorous impulse to
It is confidently expected that the national defence, expressing confidence cluded: The local rice market, however, huts in France, some of which latter are gures a couple, of charters were conrench towns, and in all the YMCA. obstacles to the annual pilgrimage will that the Government would act most further declined, and several medium now be removed"
vigorously in strengthening the sized vessels, having mised their can within's quarter of a mile of the German direction of the war acting with celling date have been cancelled and trenches. This, it was said, would be ENEMY SUBMARINE AT A SPANISH France and the Allies,, nu proclaiming reduced rates, the lowest being 45 centa
satisfaction the results achieved by had eventually to be satisfied with much the first flag day ever held in France.
PORT
increased faith in Vict
against 50% fixed at. Per pical originally
There is no further demand in the d UNITED STATES AND-MEXICO,
direc tion Saigon to Hongkong at present, but
The mintall Last on the other hand the Bangkok/Elang inghes MEXICO ASKS FOR EXPLANATIONS. kong rate, which had dropped to 40 cents
LONDON, June 23. The House of Coinmoons has passed a resolution continuing the tea duty
INTERESTING BETROTHAL.
LONDON, Jume 23.
·
CARTAGENA, June 23, + The subbarine which put in here for repairs and left under escort of The engagement is announced of a Spanish cruiser was the Lad. It
table mes Lady Irene Curzon and Mr. Guy is stated that the vessel-carried an
ASHLINGTON, June 23-ingat 75/65 cents, for
considerably
Cand. Dov Benson, eldest son of Mr. R., Huutograph letter from the Raiser to The Mexican Ambassador called on bar Ledling. If the supply
King Alfonso, thanking the latter for Lansing and asked for an Bangkok kongs up Benson (senior partner of Robert the welcome given by Spain to the explanation of the action of American the rate from Saigon foilow Benson & Co. merchant bankers, Gennans from the Cameroons, Carrizal. He complained of the again rice from Saigon from 1st
troops in approaching the town of mediately the
the local rice meri London), __
whom the submarine discharged occupation of two other towns na acts
ospital stores.
Lady Irene Cuzce is the eldest doughter of Eart Curzim of Reddleston and is heiress to her father's Iris
Barony 1:
THE BILYER MARKET
L LONDON, Jupe 23. Montague & Co.'s report Jay that the Hein the price
word caused: beur sales bazaars, which were enisting inthe. opres,
The commander boasts that he had destroyed 50 ships, including the French liner Provence,
Export
of hostility, January to 20th May, andesta
Mr, Lansing informed the diplomsts of the m
LOTUS "AL. Compared with 203,000- South and Central America the
hostilities, develop, with: dexico the a United States will defend itself against July RUSSIAN, STEAMER MINED, further mcursona bat would m
intervena in Mexican affaire
A Pussian passengi the people on board wers saved Lained in the Black
WAH
ANTT GERMAN DUTCH IN JAYA
EL PASO, June 12- The Americans are said to have lost 040 Jilled and 11 taken prisoner
recent brush with the Losses are believed to be lea
ORANGES.
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