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FRIDAY, JUNE 30, 1916,
THE
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THE WESTERN FRONT.
THE VERDUN SECTOR,
FRENCE MAINTAIN THEIR.
· SUPREMACY.
THE EASTERN FRONT.
GREAT GERMAN ÄTTACK NEAR
RIGA.
رید
PETROGRAD, June 29.
THE CHINA-MAIL.
· AMERICA AND MEXICO.
IMMEDIATE DANGER "OK" WAR"
-AVERTED,
THE KOWLOON CINEMA-PROJECT.
GERMANS AND VERDUN.
The Fowloon Cinema, of which wer KEROPOKBAN, intering the public wood six weeks ago, is shortly to be an accompliated fact, and WASHINGTON, June 20 wa have it from the promotere that the Immediate danger of war has been repening night may be expected about phases thus uverted by the release of the Amorinox Thursday. Ti is to Befan open "sër can prisoners taken at Carrizal.
S DEFENCE.
HE URGED IRISH TO FIGHT FOR ENEMY.
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e and on the maia- road to Size | Prince and with the German Emperor Forry. The enterprise bar been well sant at the dish. Nevaribelean, tha spoken of by the residents of Kowloon being content simply to record the fat
newspapers maintain.» prudent reserve, SORE FEET and Hongkong as filling a want. There success. It can be understood that the
• LONDON, Juna: 28. Sir Roger Casement, in a statement reason why the show should not General Staff in unwilling to lose the in his defence at his trial at the High be a popular-"van if not mere so than Prem anti auch time as it may be able Court, says he never advised the Irish to its forerunner on the Wigwam Tennis Verdun taken. In the Munshree fight with the Tucks and Germans." He Club ground which came to a premature Neusee Nachrichten, however, Colonel REPULSED WITH HEAVY LOSSES. had always urged that they had no right end through the efforts a few apparellous is allowed to write:"The circle
to fight except for Ireland He hotly denied that he got the rations for the ally distressed people aur by. The in growing appreciably tightar round tha Trish prisoners in Germany reduced. Hate of the new einem ill not land fortress. So a great and decisive occas never had a penny of German money to any such complaints. fur it is may be recordest, thus consequences of The rebellion in Ireland was not incited well way from all residences and rat which must speedily make themselves from Germany and no ferman gold was
conveniently situated, and has the further tale used in connection with it.
advantage of being exposed to the eva Phan 11-te this very time the ing zophers must reach is from any queria wizohestations were announcing ter. The enclosure in 190 feet he feel the news that the armoured fortress of and there will be seating accommodation Dousumont had been raptured upcer the for 1,000 persons. The set to be in very eye of the Emperor himself. There Mr. Asquith hopes to make a state-stalled are of a new, and improved upon the Green "Clavernment, forsaking meat early next week" on the steps the pattern fact a real comfortable chats its reserve, let go the Prem, one of the Government interal to take on the and are a prison stool. The show will Rhemsh papers bring permitted to Preparations for an attack means to check the Russian advance in resolutions passed at the Economic fbo run on sound busiamas lines and if the remark:-The successful attack on the
Conference.
public support accorded to the enterprice Fart of Dodanmont, which makes a break is as good as there is every reason to in the most vulnerable part of the expect it will bot ha hear before Kowloon surmunding
defences, waggesta the imminent fall of the fortress itsell (Verdan). Certain it is that the man who were not stopped by the deforzes of Beaumont and 'by the northern.forts of cus of the most powerful fortressed" "in Frace will not be brought to the "halt" and yarn brokers, of Hongkong, in their military critics, writing under inspiration. Messrs. Polishwalls it Kotwall, catton Eefere lines of inferior solidity. The report state that the past fortnight has begun to compare the operazions against been marked by a remarkable braden Ventun with those which adiced Linge ing of
Ides sulting from a better
PARIS, June 28, Today's communiqué sa591--. A German counter-attack north-east of Hill 331 was cepulsed with grenades, and another attack between Fleury and Faux Wood was immediately stopped by our curtain of fire. The situation at Thiaumont is unchanged.
1/
Pariş, June 19 »Last night's cosma sapere saya :'---
There is a continuous bombardment with heavy guns in the Avocourt and Chattancourt sectors, on the left of the Meuse.
were observer in the German trenches east of Hill 304, but we prevented the debouching of their infantry by our
artillery.
We progressed by menus af bombing on the right of the Meuse, north, of Hill 321, and in the vicinity of the
Thiaumont work.
The Germans in Champagne, after artillery preparation, penetrated some small posts in the direction of the Tahure salient. but counter-attacks promptly riveted thern.";
BRITISH ACTIVITY.
MORE GERMAN TRESCHES RAIDED.
3
LONION, Junė ve
The Germans, south-east of Riga, on Monday night, after violent artillery preparation and the release of gas attacked in great strength in the direc tion of Pulkarn, but she Russians, who had been opportunely reinforced, re pulsed them and indicted Heavy losses on the enemy..
Attempts of the enemy to attack sonth of Krera and on the Stokkod were also repulsed.
The enemy is endeavouring by every Bukovina by attacks on our bridge. builders, but the latter are accessfully carrying out their work with the greatest
seli sacrifico,
VON HINDENDUROS OBJECT.
There has been keen speculation in Petengrad as to whether Field Marshal attack between Riga and the Pins Son Hindenburg will make a general Marshes Experts are inclined to doubt his capacity to undertake a broad offen vive, even though reinforced. Henco the Pulkarn offensive, mentioned above, may be only one more of the recent numerous sporadic German attacks on this front
The Germans on the Styr and Stok- hod front are now apparently definitely on the defensive:
AUSTRIANS SEEK REFUGE TO RUMANIA,
General Sir Douglas Haig reports - Last night we "mided the enemy's trenches at several points, bombing the OFFICERS FRANKLY PESSIISTIC, enemy and inflicting cumalties, re
"The German trencher near Angres- were found to be badly damaged “by shell-fire, and the enemy had apparently suffered from our successful discharge of Wear the Ferme-La Busse Rond amid by the Highland Light Infantry took 46 prisoners and captured twe machine-gins. They destroyed two enemy mine-stafts, losing only two wounded.
Today the enemy explodel srrusli mincs near Notre Chapelle and Halluch. The baly resalt was, some slight damage to one sap. We succesiuly exploded two mices south of the Bethune-la Bassed Canal
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FURTHER ITALIAN PROGRESS.
Roxy, Jane 28. Avaunuuigté, say Although the strong positions now
by the eneiny has largely increased his resistance wo mede con- siderable further progress, especially at Posira, Astico, anil Asiago RAPID STREAT OF THE ENEMY,
Rare, June 28
The retreat of the Austriuta was due to the brillant success of the Italian right wing threatening the enemy's communicationis. The Austrino centre
THE ECONOMIC 'CONFÉRENCE.
LONDON, Trine 28.
SCHOOL FOR ORIENTAL STUDIES:
LONDON, June 28.: The Governors of the London School for Oriental Studies have co-opted Mr. CC. MaLeod and Sir Montagn Turner to nominate a member in accorriance and have asked the China Association with the Charter for three appointments, with special regard to the interests of
commerce.
WAR NEWS:
BIG BAG OF SUBMARINES.
London, May 23. A striking reference to the success of nati-submarine operations of the British and Allied Flees appears in the latest issue of the "Scientific American." The
age runs as follows:
pasage
has a perronsent buikling,
IMPROVEMENT IN CHINESE DEMAND FOR COTTON.
5
movement of goods into the interiorand and Antwerp to submission. But the in the face of a steadily rising exchange.speedy success, announced was slow Dealers have ventured purchases on a to arrive, so on the 27th February the decidedly free scale and at rates which, Frankfurter Zeitung" was compelled to na an average, show an advance of to recommend patience, while assuring the
dollars on the at rulings. Transactions to the tune of 11.000 bales Fatherina that ultimate secem Wid have been recorded and a still are fully oured On the 100 Marvit. figure should have been reiched were it Germany thought the hour of triumph not for the reluctance on the part of had arrived with the alleged capture some holders to unload at the prices of the Vaux fort, and the Press went into offered
The
dimand has emanated A prominent America business principally from Vannan, which procentusios, particularly the Frankfurter BUKHAREST, June 28, who has recently returned frour au Vince us for some time been the back-Zeitung" and tac • Voasischë. Zriting." Three hundred Austrian subliers took extended business trip among the bell bone of our market, and Yannan
All this anthusiasra was wasted because range in Ramanis from Bukovina and gerent nations of Europe, tells us he stops have, of consequence, been strong the Faux fort had, in fet, never been were disarmed. An officer declared that was reliably informed that the Allies had ly in evidence. the Russian artillery was superior, and long before this our Savy Department Silver shows violent tnctuation series merded in the Genoon Press: and,
nettel a total of 130 submarines. Nas The disparity between Bombay aux captured all it was impossible to withstand the learned through its own private roof firm and active markets may be look-pending the announcement fore China is graviually narrowing and unless Phase IILFather patience is recona- Cossacks He admitted that troops bar of information the total number of been withdrawn from the Italina front submarines captared, or destroyed by ed forward to to oppose the Russians, and added "Our this and other means was 127.” disaster is certain. We have lost, too
many men."
Another officer said that Austria would long ago have asked for peace, but Germany opposed it.".
•
THE CAUCASUS CAMPAIGN."
PETROGRAD, June 29, The Tussians in the Cancisus defeated the Turks south of Lake Urmin and in the direction of Bugdad, causing them
to retire.
ALLIES AND DECLARATION OF LONDON,"
LONDON, June 28
mi
In the House of Commons, Lord Robert Cecil anonnced that"Great Britain and France had decided not to continue the partial enforcement of the Declaration of London. He hoped the other Allies would concur. The Onders
THE FOOCHOW TEA TRADE.
Jerions successes; the newspapers are compelled to fill their pages with articles belauding the system of the Fleadquarters Staff, its slow but certain methods, etc..
German Command bad been redoubling its attacks both in number and in intensity, thei: futility being only ton plainly shown by the pilen of German dead left all along the front after each engagement.
ENEMY SMUGGLING CATTLE.
London, May 15,
H.M. Consul at Foochow (3r, F. Ehile the avowed military critics, who A message from
Bucharest states that Wilkinson) reports that the total quarve Heume more modent than before the smuggling of 100,000 head of exttle tity of tea exported from that port to are chiefly cancerner, to show why and Into Austria-Hungary daring the winter foreign countries in 1015 was 129200 bor the campaign must arcessarily be has caused a public outery in Rumaniapiculs (picul-133:16) aled by the row of development. Yeanwhile she The Government opened a strict enquiry, Maritime Customs at Ek Ts, 3770,000, though it is deemed improbable that all an increase of 34190 giuuis in quantity the culprits will be brought to book." and Hik Tis 2,111,000 in value over the droves of cattle are.
Rotteryani advices say that gringocording
orts of the previous year. · constantly
to from Holland to Germany and 2,000 milch a local British merchant, the war was information supplier by cows crossed the frontier yesterday. responsible for this abnormal develop
Rottenham, May 10 ment in the ten trade. Before the season Yesterday 2000 head of cattle, also for opened there
ere indications of a strong Germany, were entrained, with thousands demand for commor tes on most of the for Belgium The Dutch country roads home markets, and the
prohibition of are choked with the movement of cattle the sale of vodka in Russia was expected on article purporting to show that Owing to the removal of the prohibition to have a considerable effect on the con- the German offensive did not aim at the head, paying an enormous price. of export, Germany has bought 32,000 sumption of tea in that country. But it capture of Verdun. Is
was not expected that Hankow would be impregnable or not? * it inguinul. “We unable t to supply all
AFTER KUT
London May 15, Eye Witness in a letter from.
Meso potamia, dated May 13th, writes:
the wounded
•These In the 18th April, the Hamburger Nachrichten
printed a
Verdua
for that; if if all the meresserequarello disease the testion now, but |
were necessary to come to
Foochow at all, the quantity taken from will leave Is for the future to decide. that market would be other than quite For the moment we will simply show amall. As it turned out, however, a very the results we have already achieved. considerable quantity Forming a large
Rassis.
fair
fall Picks so precipitately that the Italian in-Council adopting morlifications of the wavalry was went up to engage their Declaration would be withdrawn and a tells me that British soldiers taken at an by The strong demand from the thesomeves are of to take except as * A'",doctor_ ́just returned from Kut of the fat crop, and a The ubject of warfare is to pat love” ĐỀ of the second crop, was taken action the opposing forers. Fyrtrufees to rearguard till the infantry was able to joint statemen: would be issued ex-earlier stage in the campaign. are teach markets sus infe.ested in Poochow forming support for an army, or in certain
plaining the reasons for this and also ing the Turks to play football. While various minor matters connected with be was evacuating
tea and
and the
entrance of Rosais as a circumstances as the starting point of an the Blockade which were also discussed Turkish officer asked him if he would buyer in a large sale, quickly went up at the Conference at Paris, at which the not take of the German officers too and prices in Foochow to a higher level than attack. We learned recently that the
and had been known before.
great French offensice in the direction of decision was made, with a view to theOne of the raval ratings on board show, together with those from North Verdan-nized at capturing Alsace.
rid the Turks of them.
The large
early shipments from Fun Metar offensive which had to refs on utmost co-onlination of the operations of the Allies.
British steamer which went up to China, soon relieved the situation on
the wounded recognised an the home marketa, and a reaction took Lorraine and was tuned for the 15th
Tome up.
An Austrian Army Order has been found which ends with the worls: Good wine and the beautiful women of Italy await us.”
SUBMARINE WARFIRE.
A JAPANESE STEAMER, SUNK,
LONDON, June 29
The following vessels have been
muk:---
(Dutch), and the mailing ship reading (Italian
BRITISH HISTORY OF THE WAR.
LONDON, June, 28.
acctions, namely, Navel, Military, and
Cnce ashore in the perso12 of a
man had beca's waiter in l obtained local tea merchanta had the great offensive - has not ret; taken officer, late of the Bath towards the end of the summer. April. Now, the 13th April is past, mod
IMPETUOUS RUSSIANS.
the
were
Place, which shows how effective han been our salt on Verdug
Thane, vinations of mood ste intelligible
for their England and spoke English well. The
early deliveries skipper "of the British ship, observing second and third trop supplies acr prompted then to increase the late It is announced that the History of fearing trouble, called the Englishman
this unauthorised conference and Ins
as possible, and these arrived from the the War will be lased on material back. All right, sir," he said, I was country on a very dull ingrket. After night this who know the docility collected by the historical section of the just askin' him when they was comin' stocks had increased to annprecedented of the German Pras and its dependences The, steuners Deiyem Maru (Japan be published as soon as possible after
Committee of Imperial Defence and will out of the Kiel canal."
quantity, and the seriousnes of situation had been realised by the ustives
on official inspiration. The secret of the ese), Ciara (Italian), and Weak from the war. The work will be in three
concessions in price
volations that have been going on ataing forthcoming Themarketconanted to fall the past two mouths of fighting until, it may Laisty
be said, a greater part revealed; the German Headquarters Staf Lordan, June 14 of the proffs made by the natives early was enxious to capture Verdna, and st trade. The Naval section. will The Daily Telegraph's Fetrograd teas. The stocks bad been greatly re
in the season were lost on these later first thought it was going to take it be entrusted to Mr. Julian Corbett correspondent quotes an account pahduced by the end of the year, not inter was compelled to adapt te plans College) and the Military to the Hon. breaking of the Austrian line in Volby teas having been shipped to Russia but it has not been able to suppress the (Lecturer in History to the Naval War lished in the Brake love of the considerable proportion of these later it geogrusuce with its adverse fortunas, John Fortescue (Librarian at Windsornia The work began at dawn on Castle, and the author of a History of six-inch guns which reduced, the fortif connection with the shipment of teagomments remain as fentimory of the 3rd June, with a furious cannonade by Great ad increasing difoulty, was
experienced throughout the sonson in commente made by the Press, and thes the British Army and other works on eations to ruins batteries: suddenly likely to be without their affect on the the Fatherland has daily been forced 201 On the Monday moca and they restricted facilities are not acpen, the les, and the disillusions
WAD RISKS INSURANCE REDUCED.
LONDON, June 08
The slimunition of sabmarine dangers
is indicated by the reduction of the Liverpool Marine Insurance rates for war risks to 1 per cent.
AMERICA DEMANDS FROM AUSTRIA A FROMPT APOLOGY
DELIBERATE-INSULT TO THE
AMERICAN PLAG,
WASHINGTON, June 29. Prolonged negotiations between Amp ricu sad Antzia regarding the attack by or Austrian submarine in the Medi terranean on the steamer Farolile have culminated in a sharp American Note to Austrie, describing the attack s deliberate, înault to the flag of the United States, and violation of the rights of American citizens: and del shaoding a prompt apology, the punish ment of the submarine commander, sad
10 payment of an indemnity
WAR TAXATION IN HOLLANDZ:
the affect of the war upon gesborne
the Army) The question of a separate" Indian section will be considered ----
DR. LIEBENECHT SENTENCED
PENAL SERVITUDE.
AMSTERDAM, June 28.- Socialist, has bear sentenced to two and Dr. Lieblmechty the noted German
ing
thé Russian ceased fire for some minutes; death like disposal of the balance of the crop
TREATMENT OF PRISONERS
GAME ESTATES.
HOME ROYAL EXAMPLES
on the Lay
silence prevailed and then cheers ran out from the troops as several lines at infantry, kiready within 150 paces of the enemy trenches, rushed forward with the bayonet. Oficers who have taken part in many battles since the One hundred beginning of the Campaign, remember itated British priso quarters of an hour the enemy had are being exchanged no more, impetuous nasuit In-three Germany arrived half yens, penal servitude for partial three rands of his first line to Flushing on the bott
ben overwhelmed and put to fightber of German prisoners pating in a demonstration in Berlin at trenches were captured, and the second way dur me All the beginning of May
line of his entrenchments fa couple of despite their physical great behind was taken a sumar man had a dislocated hip
way The storming parties had orders brutal Ill meatment of
Buz
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