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MONDAY, JUNE 26, 1916.
THE WAR.
TO-DAY'S TELEGRAMS.
(Reutor's Service to the China Mail.)'
RUSSIAN OPERATIONS.
AUSTRIANS IN FULL FLIGHT IN BUKOVINA.
PETROGRAD, June 23. By occupying Gurahumor General Letchisky has jammert part of General Planger's right wing against the Rumanina frontier. The Austrian left
holds Kolrnes, the only remaining con- necting point between the enemy's Galician aul Bukovinian forces. The Joss of Kolomen would cover all the road to Lemberg, via Stanislavolf
The Russings new menace Koloten on threa zicles..
The Austrians are in full fight fowards the Carpathians.
The Russians hul two-thirds of Bakkovina, including "all "Important
centres.
The Russians have repulsed German attacks on the Dvina front and captured an outlying fort on the Styr near >Chartorysk, with two beary gungs
bayonetting the garrison.
The enemy, attacked the Russians south-east of Svinsky and reached some parts of our trenches, but unable to stant their "lasses they fell back along the whole line. Eight hundred of them were captured, half of them being Ger. The trenches were filled with
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corpses and bayonetted wounded.
The Bavians broke the memy's front Hine north of Radziviloff,
The Russians continue to capture vast quantities of stores abandoned in the "enemy's precipitate fight.
RUSSIAN OCCUPATION' OF BUKOVINA COMPLETED.
PETROGRAD, Juhe 25. After fierce fighting the Russians" captured Kimpolung, and took 2,000
prisoners..
This completes the occupation of Bukovina.
THE BRITISH FRONT. -
BRITISH ARTILLERY ACTIVE ALONG WHOLE FRONT.
Losos, June 25. General Sir Douglas Haig, reports that the enemy last night attempted a raid north-east of Logs, but was repuleed.
Our artillery continued, most active today along the whole front. The heaviest shelling, was about Neuville, south of Wailly, and north of the Ypres.. Menini.
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FIGHTING AT VERDUN.
150TH DAY OF BATTLE.
THE STRONGEST ATTACK NUMERICALEY.
LONDON, June "25. The 150th day of the battle wit nessed the strongest attack, numeri cally, that the Germans have hitherto made, says a French semi-offelst statement.
THE CHINA MAIL.
THE VERDUN SECTOR.
FRENCH RECOVER LOST GROUND.
PARIS, June 24. Today's communique says:-Artillery activity on the left of the Mouss continues. very intensa......
On the right bank our counter attacks in the region of Hills 321 and 320 regained for us a large part of the lost ground, as får sui. the approaches to Thiaumont. Between Famin and Chenois Woods we regained all the trench elements lost on tho night of the 21st. The Germans are employing over six Divisions on the right
ENEMY DOMBARDMENTS, - PARIS June 25. A communiqué staten --The day has beer comparatively quiet on the left of the Meuse, except at Hill 304, where positions were slowly and continuously bombarded.
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SINGAPORE AND WAR TAXATION.
THE SITUATION IN GREECE.
- INCOME TAX BILL TO BE DRAFTED, VIEWS OF M. VENEZELOS..
Last week when the Legislative Coun ATERS, June 25 of the Straits Settlements, decided to M. Vonezelos, in an interview, annual contribution of
Is-year for the next ten years, of the said that Greece would be able to fans of the Calony permit, to the take up life anew under the Zaimis Imperial Coverment towards war ex- Cabinets which can be counted upor
penditure, rrjet to and all the friction between Greece and the Allies... M. Venerblos also said that he would again stand for Parliament.
M. Zaimis, the new Premier, in an interview, said that the demands of the Powers would be executed.
The Greek elections will be held at the end of July..
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His Excellency the Governor at the conelusion of the discussion in the Council said that it was very gratifying to see both officia? and unofficial meni- bers not only, unanimous in favour of SORE FEET. the resolution, but considering whether £200,000 a year for five years, with the practical certainty of a similar contribu fina in the five years to follow, wAS BIL insufficient contribution from this Colony It had been shown that tha Culony was in a flourishing condition ALLIES BLOODLESS TRIUMPH.
and an excellent financial position, and (no: dumbt they would have liked to bare Pinis, June 23,
seen the £200,000 defnitely promised for The newspapers upprove the firms longer period, but the fact was both Ohr lines at Hill 391, north-east, of Fru-de Terre, and in the Chapitre andness of the Entente in regard to the Government and the unoficial Chenois Woods on the right, of the Greece, though they think it might members must be cantions before they have been shown earlier. They very large proportion of the revenge of
bound their successors. As they knew, Meuse, were intensely bombarded
The struggle was continued this remark that though there is no desire the Colony was derived from opium. moring on the outskirts of the village that Greece should abandon her It was certain that of Fleury, where the enemy occupied noutrality they wish that the Allies went on further traffic restrictions no doubt the members of, the medica some houses: There has been un troops at Salonika, when they take would be ninde against opium. Ithough change at the other sectors, and there the field, shall not leave behind them profession present would agree with him has been no infantry action.
A hot-bed of dangerous intrigue that there were much worse things than
smoking, he govertimen An Athens telegri saya that Mops
Still they all know the WHAT THE GERMANS WILL NOT
Skouloudis asked the Central Powers vilised countries in this
the
and of AVERT.
rafter. As for assistance, hiling which he told
regards the
bad been put A senri-official announcement warns the the King that resistance was impofurward, he thought they were all agreed publie against attaching unhe import-sible, King Constantine was en- that there should be an income tax He ance to the inevitable Buctuations in the raged, accepted the resignation of agreed generally with what was said by the seconder of the resolution, and he battle of Verdun, which have only a reina Skouloudis, and summoned Mthought also that the tax should not be tive influence on the final result, which Zaimis.. depends on other events, and which will come at the proper time and which the Germans desire to forestall but will not
The Germans continue to pay a fabulous
the smallest - price for gain--for instance, their terrible losses at Fleury in order to occupy fow houses at the entrance to the village.
Clearly the German General Staff will renounce the struggle only when longer possesses the means to keep it up. They wish to save favert. German prestige and to capture Vers dun at any cost, even though its Possession is no longer of any mili try advantage.
A strong enemy reconnaissance..in Cheminot Wood, north-west of Punt-a-Mousson, Lontine, was dis persed.
Au enemy attack in Fave Valley, the Vosges, failed completely."
German aeroplanes bombed Lune silje, Baccarat, and St. Die, doing important damage. Children were Note has been wounded at St. Die. taken of this action, with a view to reprisals,
PARIS, June 25.
A cómmuniqué, says: A German attack south of Mort Home was stopped by our fire.
We carried poétions of trenches west of Thisumorit and we progressed west of Fleurs by tacans of Grenades. There were violent bombardments elsewhere on the right of the Meuse.
PARIS, June 21.
A communiqué says: There has been no infantry action to-day on either bank of the Meuse, but intense artillery activity in the regions et Hill 804, Mort "Homme, Chattancourt,
Froi-de-terre. Fleury...
and
There was the usual cannonade on the rest of the front.
THE ITALIAN FRONT.
Roxs, June 25,
A commurique pays: We drove back the enemy south and west of
There a mining and trench mortar | Arsiero. -activity chewhere.
RUSSIAN STEAMER MINED.
SCHOOLBOYÉ DROWNED.
PEKING, Jane 25.
...
HONOURS FOR ARMY OFFICERS.
Losbos, June 25. The Gazette announces the confer The steamer Mercury struck a minement of the following distinctions:- mear Odessa and sank. Four hundred. D.S.O.Major Dopping Hapen were drowned. There were 800 on stal, 1st Gurkhas: Captain H. R. board, including scholars going home for Hunt, 25th Punjabia; Captain P. F. their holidays
Gow, 1.11.8, Captain P. C. Hobart, R.E.
THE CARGO OF THE "BRUSSELS.".
FARIS, June 35.
THE ITALIAN FRONT.
COUNTER-OFFENSIVE SUCCESS- FULLY BEGUN.
Rowe, June 24.
A Smuniqué reports auccessful stil. lery and infantry actions on the Italian frout
ROME, the 25. General Cadorna, in an Order, praises the Staff for their concentration of great forces, which not merely arrested the enemy offensive on the whole front but. also enabled a camter-offensive to he made, and this has now successfully began..
PASSENGER LINER CAPTURED.
TAKEN TO ZÉEBRUGGÉ BY ENEMY
· DESTROYERS.
AMSTERDAM, June 24, The Great Eastern Railway liner Brussels bound for Harwich, has been taken into Zeebrugge by four German destroyers.
LONDON, June 20
The German capture of the Uner Brussels is confirmed. Is in stated that
the vessel was taken to Zeebrugge by a German submarine
GREEKS MAKE WAY FOR BULGARIANS.
THE MEXICAN CRISIS.
All
proposal which
the time
in force for any restricted time. The hoste government even at the present time was expendling same which would bear interest of 150 million sterling, az it was true that what the Colony could give from its income would be practically
could not bind their successors for the WASHINGTON June 24.
simple reason that they did not know how long the revenue from opium The House of Representatives would continue to be the large sum unanimously passed resolution which was at present derived from this declaring thas an emergency existed article. He agreed with the honourable
posed it Justifying President Wilson in trans-member that if an income tax was im
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tax income on which a tering the State militumen into the hell not be a double tax
tax was already being paid at hom
home. Mr. Mann, the Republican leader which he was in symond already
Another proposal
put forward with was that declared that a state of war practie-they should allow those who ally existed in Northern Mexico.
MILITIA TRÄNSFERRED TO ARMY, des bite, but, as he had said, they
Army,
до
Mr. Baker, the War Secretary, scripse war cxpenditure, and ant
ShThere might be
contributed towards aircrafts to ask for of income tax up to the amount OREAT TESSION IN AMERICA.
that they had paid towards aircrafts. It WASHINGTON, June 25, might be asked why they should confine The greatest tension has been themselves only to aircrafts, why should caused by the report of Genel not those who had contributed to charities be permitted to ask for a re- Pershing that the two troops of fund? He thought, however, there was American cavalry may be annihilated no doubt that subscription to the air- treacherously at Carrizal.
craft fund was in the nature of eubacri
conferred lengthy "with President
to var
were purely to bis Wilson, whom be aroused from sleep, some who would not agree with Dr Lim and the militin are being forwarded Boon Keng, and would say the war had
they to the border in the most speedy continued for two years and manner.
not
been directly taxed, so why should they be now? As regards the future he thought there could be no doubt that no meraber either on the Government-side or on the unofficial aide would object to any person who had undergone volun- tarr taxstion for war expenditure get- ting the benefit of a
a refund. He per sonally agreed with Dr Lim Boon Keng both as to the fature and as to the past. "He did not know whether there were any other points which had not been
BRITAIN TO WATCH AMERICAN INTERESTS.
WASHINGTON, June 25.
If in stated that Great Britain will be asked to look after American interests in Mexico in the event of
war.
bad
FORTUGUESE SUCCESS IN AFRICA. referred to, but he could say that the
ATHENS, Jane. 25. The Bulgarians have crossed the Mesta, river, and the Greek garrison that evacuated Fort Neapetra east of the
Athens.
Lourenco Manques, June, 25. An official announcement states the Germans suffered many
guese post at Unde.
whole of the Government officials, not only as Government but as private in- dividuals, agreed with unofficial members that the proposed taxation was not adequate for that, rich Colony towards (Applause) Re would
Rupel Pass, or instructions from Caualties in an attack on a Portu-Par expendet out, as soon as possible,
SUGAR PRODUCTION IN THE BRITISH EMPIRE.
LONDON, June 26. **Mr. Bona" Law and Mr. "Lewis Haregurt, Secretary of State for the Colonies, received a. deputation headed by the Hon. W. M. Hughes, Peernier of Australia, who submitted" tariff proposals for a British Empire Producers Organisation for the development of sugar production.
Mr. Bonar Law heartily welcomed the deputation, and will submit the proposal to the Government.
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THE IRISH QUESTION:
BELFAST DECISION RECEIVED WITH RELIEF.
LONDON. June 26. The decision of the Belfast Conference has been received in London with relief and satisfaction, and no further difficul ties are anticipated. The issue st Belfast was doubtful until Mr. Devlin, with an eloquent appeal, and an intimation that. he and his colleagues would support Mr.
Military Cross-Captain W. R. Jazzcs, 89th Punjabis, Captain W LONDON, June 25. H. Riddell, IM S.; Lieut. TN The Great Eastern Railway Co.'s Kemp, 9th Gurkhas, Licut. C. Tad steamer Brussels, which has been man, Reserve; 2nd-Lieut. W. Gedmond in resigning, carried the day. captured by the Germans, was lader Gough, 2nd Gurkhas; 2nd-Lieuta. with foodstuffs, principally mar-J. A. Kiddle and F. A. Menzies, garine; also parcels for German Reserve.
prisoner.
The crew numbered 50 and the only passengera were" Belgian
Tugcent
The Great Eastern Railway Co had maintained a regular service since the outbreak of the war.
EARLIER TELEGRAMS.
PROTESTS AGAINST A SETTLEMENT
A meeting of 4,000 at Cork, convened by Mr. William O'Brica, passed a resolo tion protasting against a settlement involving the partition of Ulstor
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SOUTH CHINA BILK TRADE.
HONGKONG REPRESENTATIONS. AGAINST. BRITISH -
REGULATIONS.
NC Daily News writes:
The London correspondent of the
do bias
the outlines of the lines on which an Income Tax Bill should be introduced and ask the opinion of the unoficial members on the lines proposed. (Ap
The
motion. was then put and carried unanimously..
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The Government has concluded an investigation into the shipment from exports are producing all sorts of quainit-under a permit issued for the drug which The regulations as to imports and tained 139,000 tsels of prepared" opium Pacso of 32 cases supposed to have con-
troubles where we least expect them was destined for Mexican ports. Upon This week the London Chamber of the steamer's arrival in Shanghai the Commerce received the following cases were detained by the Maritime the qualities of cables-
Hongkong May 23 Customs and, upon examination, it was disclosed - that the cases contained. Referring Government Proclamation molasses instead of opium. The contents "prohibiting Export uw and waste silk of the cases were manifested as Chinese to América this Chamber views with medecine which were to be thrown ever- feelings gravest alarm considering it beard on the high sea. A judicial Inquiry calculated do very serious and irrepar is
pending. able injury British trade South China and consequently in view of turnover of some two millions sterling all other trades must suffer. Prohibi tion doesn't affect Shanghai or Japan. Japan likely be
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BRITAIN'S SETTLED TRADE POLICY.
LONDON, June, 20. Speaking at a farewell dinner to the
witch or lost Hon W. M Hughes Premior of
exceedingly
regain. British
Pot gunst proclemation.
Australia, Mr. Boner Law said he was shipping companies strongly certain that the resolutions passed at apparently will not benefit siled the Economic Conference would be cause Urge you make strong repre adopted by the Government and the sentations Foreigir Office immutate House of Commons, and might be taken withdrawal owing to season already na representing the settled policy of the opened being paralysed Lovz 30 British Government-
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Lord Balfour of Burleigh, Earl Cranior, Lord Halsbury, Viscount Midle ton and Lurd Salisbury have issued a statement in which they declare that the SCHOOL FOR ORIENTAL STUDIES. Irish proposals are most dangerous for London Chamber of Commerce Far
diately everytme got a more on The To-day's Advertisements the Empire and the Allies. It is im Eastern Bection, summoned its possible for Mr. Redmond to govern with and at the moment of wri
officials LONDON, Juce 28 the firmness, at present requisite and tioca are in progress. We doubt wheth The encounters between their Presiding at the first meeting of there is no prospect of the maintenance the Colonial Office will be approac steamen and submarines had been the Governor of the School for of order. The question is not loval and it is more, thiari, possible, the the talk of Rotterdam owing to the Oriental Studies, Mr. Henderson but an Imperial one, and should be dealt may be modified in uw of the ekill shown in manœuvring the vessel (resident of the Board of Educa with after the War
was the tenth German attempt canturé the DTUNKEIK.
tion) empliasised that the School
and enabling her to escape. This would play an important part in the to reconstruction of commerte and industry by assisting Great Britain to secure and control soures of raw Wiaterial and open new markete in Africa and the East. He hoped that the-School would become
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