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TUESDAY, AUGUST 1. 1918.
THE
WAR.
LATEST TELEGRAMS.
(Reuter's Service to the China Mail.]
THE BRITISH FRONT.
LONDON, July 31. Genem Sir Douglas Haig in a zommuniqud says:
Last night was spent in improving the positions we gained yesterday.
There are no further developments in the situation.
As a result of local encounters we advanced our posts at some points of the plateau north of Bateriin-le- Potit.
THE FRENCH FRONT.
PARIS, July 31. „
A communiqué says: The enemy last night multiplied
RUSSIAN ADVANCE ON KOVEL
PETROGRAD, July 31. The Russian's advancing on Kovel are across the whole stretch of Stokhod Kovel Sarny and Koyel Rejistche railways.
between
THE CHINA MAIL
THE IRISH PROBLEM.
LONDON, July 31
Mr. Asquith, speaking on Mr. Dillon's motion asking the Government's inten tions regarding Ireland, declared that Ulster could not be brought into Home Rule without her consent.
Replying to Mr. Dillon, Mr. Asquith Affirmed that Home Rule could not be taken off the Statute Book Although the negotiations had broken down they had revealed an approximation of attitude and created a new situation.
Mr. Devlin said he would never agred to the permanent exclusion of Ulster, but he hoped that something would be done by means of further negotiations with Ulster members.
Mr. McNeil expressed a similar hope. Mr. Bonar Law said while it was true that Home Rule was on the Statute Book he would do his utmost to prevent it
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THE FIRE IN NEW YORK BAY
ENORMOUS DANAGE
(LINKE
STEAMSHIP
MR. HUGHES'S PURCHASE OF NEW YORK, July 31, Thero were few fatalities, but the
Their names, dankok & bažding, aut. property damage was of the heaviests tonnage of the fifteen steamers description. It is estimated at £6,000, bought by Mr Hughes Prime Minister, 000 including 40,000 tons of raw anger, af Australia, to be operated as a State valued at. 85,980,000. Cars loaded with towed Steamship line to be called salt pork, ammunition, 13 storage ware The Commonwealth Government Line, houses, and six pics wors damaged, are as follows: The Statue of Liberty was, slightly damaged.
The authorities are investigating into the possibility of a German plot.
FOREST FIRES IN CANADA,
TOWNS DESTROYED.
SEVERAL
NORTE BAY (ONTARIO), July 31. The towns of Cochrane, Matbosatt Musks Station, and Timmins have been destroyed by forest fires..
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1900
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Forquois Juntion and Iroquois Falls Kirkoswald are burning.
The ten Strath ships have been hundred have been illed and many taken on Messrs Burrell and Son's.
FLUSHING MAIL-BOAT BUNK BY coming into operation unless an amend-injured.
XINE.
Losos, July 31. The Flushing mail-boat Wil helmina has struck a ming and is sinking.
The weather is calm.
TATEIL.
An Amsterdam telegrain says that his counter-attacks against our posicaly the Wilhelmina's hull is visible: tions at Bosi-de-Hem and Monacu The ship's boats are proceeding to Farmı. Fighting was, particularly the Noordhinder. viclent at the latter place, where the enemy momentarily gained a footing. A brilliant counter-attack, however, drove him out. All attacks at "Bois: de-Hem were repulsed by our fire.
During the attacks, our batteries on the left bank of the Somme en- Eladed the enemy, inflicting heavy
Idisaea.
Ar enemy attack on the north- eastern slopes of Hill 304 failed under our fire.
GERMAN TERRORISM.
THE DEPORTATIONS FROM LILLE.
TREATED LIKE SLAVES.
LONDON, July 31.
It in suggested in Faris that the Allies make a joint declaration to exact retribution on the conclusion of peace for the Fryatt and other outrages, including the deportation et 18,000 "civilians from Roubaix and Lille, which Ja" now proved to have been carried out in the cruellest manner.
It appears that the inhabitante were aroused from their sleep in the middle of the night and ordered to asemble at their front doors, The German soldiery passed, selecting its victims. Families were broken up and respectable girls and prostitutes were herded together.
The Bishop of Lille protested in the strongest manner to the German com mander, pointing out the dangers of such promiscuity, and she anguish caused to widowed mothers.
Oficial evidence shows that the deportees were treated like slaves.
"THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT'S
RESOLVE.
LONDON, July 31.
ENCOUNTER WITH A ZEPPELIN.
HARD LUCK OF A BRITISH
AIRMAN. -
LONDON, July 31. The "Admiralty announces that an aeroplane pursued a Zeppelin thirty miles off the East coast at 5.15 today.
The pilot had fred two trays of f ammunition into the Zeppelin when he became remporarily incapacitated by a portion of bis machine gun flying, off and stunning him. When he recovered consciousness the Zeppelin was nowhere to be seen. He therefore returned.
ENEMY VESSELS SEIZED IN ALLIES PORTS.
LONDON, July 31.
the
been
In the House of Commons Lord Robert Cecil, announced that following cacany vesacls had seized in the Allies' porta-
British ports Frinch -Russian
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Italian
144
12.
80
50
ing act accompanied it. The readiness of the Unionist members of the Cabinet to allow Home Rule to come inte operation showed the Unionist good- will
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NEW IRISH SECRETARY.... The Rt Hon H. Q. Duke, K.C. Unionist P. for. Exeter, has been appointed Irish Secretary.
NO LORD LIEUTENANT AT PRESENT
Mr. Asquith announced that the Government did not intend to appoint a. Lord Lieutenant of Ireland for the atasay# “a
EARLIER TELEGRAMS.
THE COMBINED OFFENSIVE.
PROGRESS TO DATE.
LosDos, July 31. The British are now attacking the enemy's third line, which the Germans have enormously strengthened, utilising the forced labour of thousands of Belgians.
GERMAN PRESSURE OF SWITZERLAND.”
GOODS OR-NO COLLAR
piv[ t*
Bates, June 20
The purchase price will
Brun into one or two millions.
The Commonwealth Government has appointed Mr. H. B. G. Larkin, Com monwealth shipping representative on the High Commissioner's staff to be general manager of the new line, and Me Larkin has opened temporary offices st 7 Victoria street, London, SW H& has appointed Mosers Torner, Davidson and Co. of 1, Fenchurch-street EC In view of the gravity of the situation through whoon the ship weis acquired, to be London brokers of the Government which may arise for Swiss railway com- munications and industries in cunse line. Many of the vessels are now quence of the German Note regarding employed on Government busiriens, and goods retained in Switzerismd by the as-they become available they will be e sent out to Australia to load whopt for Swiss
H. Decopper, the Government, Prendent of the Confederation, has been the United Kingdom. kid enough to give me the following PRODUCTS FOR HOME MARKETS.
Asked for a statement on his transac information on the subject. . Schule Ask best, the President of the Department tion Mr. Hughes said of Commerce sud Industry, was present during part of our conversation, and added some observations on points connected with his office.
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The dificulty of obtaining tonnage to transport the products of Australia to the ports of the United Kingdomy and those of the Allied countries, and the 31. Decoppet said the question is one high rate of freights which, except where of grave dificulty: Germany some time controlled by Admiralty requisition or ago demanded delivery of the merelman- disa in question, and about June 12 Admiralty influence, threatened to bo- informed the Swiss Government that it come prohibitive, have during these last few weeks become so acute that in order he request was not complied with in to protect the interests of the producers ortnight she would send no more coal to the Commonwealth Government recent hwitzerland. Up to the present Germanyly decided to purchase a sumber of las sent 12,000 tons of coal daily in Gersteamers in order to ease the situation.
da tom without The negotiations have now been men" truck where English coal brought a satisfactory conclusion and
'compensation, delivered in
red in Italy costs over £5, France, the vessels as they eqnic to hand will be even if she could supply coal cannot renamed and employed in the Australian
the rolling stock for transport, and
be known as the trude
The spare Switzerland has
like the 1,000 : nothing
"Commion wovernment Line," and trucks necessary for daily transport it is hoped that with fair allotment
If the threat were carried out a grave other British tonnage the produsers of industrial crisis would arise at the end Australis, who in rermal times market of a week. The total value of the godds more than 80 per cent of their total retained in only about £640,000 They output within the Empire, will be able
'bales of cotton, consist chiedy of 25,000
to place their products on the home and food of about one-fifth of the total
through Italy, which had not then join-
Opinion in Paris, based on the laugh ter of the German reinforcements and the weakness of reserver, is confulent that the Germans will have to retire to
value. This cotton was bought inwitzer markets.
It is well known that Australis is, and new positions.
It is stated in Rotterdam that there land by German agents before the end has beer, selling many of her goods-for lead to Britain at prices con of April, 1915, before cotton was declared have been no German troop movements and reached Switzerland siderably lower than the market rates on a big scale westwards since the failure
and it is to the interest of Britain both of their counter-cffenive, but their guns.ed in the war. At the time of the forma daring the war and in Dormal times that
reasonable have been greatly increased in number:tion of the Swiss Trust the Entente the Australian, producer shall be able to
Karl Wergand, the pro-German corre-Governments undertook to consider any obtain freight at spondent to the American Press, future dificulties arising from the quesThe purchase by the Commonwealth will not tion of compensations. The Swiss Go Covernment of these steamers w iments that there are no sigas of the verament consider the situation, case affet shipowners in the Australian in point, and it is for that reason that trude. There is ample room for all. But Adlies wavering in the Somme, where the fighting is hike all the famous it has sent delegater to Faris to pre the Australian Government Line will, sent their views to the representatives so far as ita tonnage capacity goes, battles in history rolled into one.
The President fully re-amate Meanwhile it is pointed out in Petro of the Allies."
Germany On
for its industries and the Allies for her food supply as much ab
The primary latention is the carriage Te done hare Entente
dur- for spoke with much gratitude of what the
bis country of Australia's products to the world' ing war. On the whole, he assured me markets, but vessels will of course, be
of a
solution It is estimated that General Binssilo he was
to (a satisfactory sol
managed on similar The Swiss Government has asked those owned by private companies, and put 750,000 of the enemy out of action, of the phupat didicules stac
will be required to provides reasonable: proft Purchases made to The progress of General Sakharof Germany for an extension of the fort- including 100,000 prisoners. has now brought the whole Russian night granted for decision of the master 15 good, serviceable and front into line, and General Brusellor No answer has yet been received modern cargo steamers, with an average
Times.
deadweight capacity of between 7,000
Of course, and 8,000 tons.
as compared has gained the point of departure for the next great push.
with pre-war prices, those which have had to be paid are much higher, but on the basis of present market prices Me Hughes Las purchased on very favour able terms, j
The British and Italians were em-grad that. General Brussilon's line, 250cognised that Switzerland depends on ifstralian producers reason-
ploying all the vessels seized in their miles long and extending from the 6miles farther westward than it was ports and a considerable number of Pripet river to the Carpathians, is now vessels which had been captured on seven weeks ago. the high seas; while the Portuguese hind seized 71 steamers and three sailing ships--(Cheers)-all of which would be employed as soon as the necessary repairs had been effected.
STEAMERS BUNK.
LONDON, July 31. The British steamer Claudia and the Norwegian schooner Mark have been sunk
FRISONERS OF WAR IN GERMANY.
NO BRITISH CLERGY ALLOWED
TO MINISTER TO THEM
RUSSIAN SUCCESSES CONTINUE.
HONOURS CONFERRED ON ENGLISH JEWS.
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Professor
ssor Pollard that Mr. Arthur Henderson proposed the
*thinks there health of Mr. T J Bran Premier of utmost which the Abies can reasonably Queensland, at a luncheon given at the look forward to is that the final defcas Hotel Cecil, Londor, recently by the of Germany will come some time next High Commissioner for Australia. He ear, after a winter of discontent such as aid Mr. Ryan might pride himself any had never known, and after me
naval battle which even the enemy will PETROGRAD, July 31.. The conferment of a viscounty on
on the successful efforts his country, not be
able to claim as a victory. Professor Folled spoke recently at "A communiqué states:The Russians Lord Reading raises his to the highest Io themak ever attained by an English Jow
the continue their
crisis the exploitation of the poor University College, London, Stokhod region they took 1,000 Previously none had ever risch above a
ad made in praveating, in this 1. by the unnecessary increase in food gress of the war. As Husnis, he said, End benefited by the Austrian-mistake mised
tha Was
Inte Lord prisoners on Saturday. They are also barony. The first English Jew to be
to the peerage
prices advancing south of the Rozischy-Kovel Rothschild, whose father, Baron Lionel In the House of Commons Mr.
Mr. Steel Maitland, seconding che of sending troops to meet the Italianaan de Rothschild, was the first Jew to gain
toast, said he hardly regarded the Do-one hoped that the Alles would be shie to benefit by the Germans mistake in Asquith said the Government had
railway.
After breaking the enemy's front eletion to the House of Commons. Sir
minions as: coming to the help of the sending, so large a proportion of the was the Erst Jew to be George Jessel was the f learned with the utmost indignation of
they captured 417 Germans..
to enter
Mother Country so much as defending forces to Vordum the atrocious murder of Captain-Fryatt
The fact that POR LONDON, July 31.
(Master THE ORDINARY HALF YEARLY their coming interest and resisting the and the question of taking immediate
line, in In the House of Commons. Lord
the Rolis) Lord Pirbright was the MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
with the Teatonic die stamp.4 miles showed that that -Action was engaging their serious
LONDON, July 31.
first Jew to hold a non-legal office in the will be held at the Company's Hotel on enemy who wished to stamp civilisation broken in Austrian Ins to e
breakable.
•attention" Coming contemporaneously Robert Cool stated that Germany with the lawless cruelties in con had not replied to the proposal to A German communique admits their Government, and Mr. Herbert Samuel SATURDAY, the 12th August, 1918, at
withdrawal from the great salient form the first to enter the Cabinet, Sir Isaac hoon for the purpose of receiving a state- Mr Byan, in responding said of six months fortification, was
ive would be directed mainly t nection with the wholesale depor allow British clergymen to minister be the bend of the Tiger Stokhod in Lyon Goldsmid, was the first. Jow to mant of accounts of the Company to Australians regarded the fight as their against dogma in the art of tations, from Lille and other occupied to the prisoner of war, although in the direction of Kevel. receive a baronetcy. His son: Sir Francis 30th June, 1815, with the Report of the fight and they had no choice but to join seerned probable that the Enssint
The Times correspondent nt the Coldsanid, was previously been
Goldsmid, was the first Jewish Queen's Directors and to discuss any matter that the Allica, Germany, in the event of sive
The Meeting parts of France it showed that the interned German clergymen in Great
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the to the richest parts of the Empire successe grounds for the belief
therefore inevitably to Amtralia The
we should not have to wait very German High Command under strass Britain were permitted to ministar Russian Headquarters describes the first Jow to be called to the Replay be competently brought before the success, would have turned ita attention Austrin, with considerable prom
operations leading up to the above first Jew to receive the honour of
the Mother Country and he was You must not expect the offempre result. He says that General Bruselloff, nighthood lived mach earlier, for this pany will be. CLOSED from 4th to 12th struggle then, was Australia's as well for an offensive on the Western front
cenferred on Solomon August, 1810, both days inclusive. writhin an hour of beginning his offensive honour was
earlier, By Order of the Board,
glad that the Commonwealth, with its end the war at once," he added. J. H. TROGARTH! on the 26th July, captured 98 German Meding by Queen Anne. Still
population of 5,000,000 had been able utmost we could hope for tea guns and 4,000 Germania shortly after the Restoration, Charles II knighted Augustine Coronel who had,
Acting Secretary,
to send 300,000 Sghting men offensive which he believe 878 The retiring enemy is concentrating however previously adopted Chris
Das of the great problems that could all the area of ward
effect of practically kno life misiortaie prer Later in about Kovel, where the tattle 19 tianity NEW YOLE, July 31.
hot be postponed till after victory was the
tris, practically settling the developing into one of the fiercest in took him and he reverted to his earlier The Dock Agent and President of the campaign and threatens the entire faith, retaining, probly, is knigh
hood tas Company owning the barge Germans position The Germans are whence the fire is alleged to have fighting like demons, preferring being emansted has been charged with bayonetted to surrendering. manslaughter in connection with the
THE NEW YORK DISASTER."
of military defeat, had renewed its to German prisoners-of-war, policy of terrorism. It was impossible to conjecture what further atrocitie might oceur, but the Government would repent emphatically their resolve that these crimes should not go unpunished cheers) when the time arrives. They were determined to bring the criminals, whoever they might be, and whatever their position, to justice
In cases such as this the man who explosion. authorised the system under which the ime was committed may well be the most guilty of all
Sir Edward Carson suggested the introduction of a Bill making it clear that we refuse to admit the German people into the comity of nations until such crimes are expiated.
Mr. Asquith said the Government would consider the matter.
Guild Fin
The Merchant
ng for a memorial to Captab
otsin Fryatti
1-not" cafer
THE EXECUTION OF AN IRISH JOURNALIST,
GENERAL BRUSSILOFF.
The correspondent describes General Kaledin as an extraordinary comman
General Brasilo, a writer, wal der, who first broke, the enemy front west of Lutek He took 10,000 one at the first commanders to realise prisoters and 47 gum in a single day that the present war is an edgiers He advanced 47 miles, surmounting the war, believed in technique above most formidable obstacles, and, assicted erything. Not content to as át hand. hoina! Lesh, ho crushed the German efforts to recover their last quarters or fill in for time in inspecting the staffs of carps and divisions, he spends much of his time in the actual firing Inc, Men and officers most see him and feat him, he aver Only in such a way
Lene union created betw and the army. Beussilof
LONDON, July 31 In the House of Commons Mr ground Asquith aunounced that the R Hon Sir John Simon would hold an inquiry into the death of Mr Shesby Skeffington
CANADIAN FOREST FIRES,
200 LIVES LOST
As regards General Sakharof the Correspondent he forestalled the great offensive
for the recapturas
them at the river
HOTION
Com-
Thera
That was snother
the disposal of ex-soldiers Queensland
siderable way back had 300,000 acres of rich agricultural culties and driving the Iand to give, and it needed only, that which they now held. WEDWARD CEAPSELT to Sign our some adequate grant to the men, to E have authorized Mr ALBERT the Home Government should make Firm per Procuration from this date MOXON & TAYLOR. Hongkong, Aug. 1-1818
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the grandiose plaas of the enemy. He adored by his army, notwithstandi captured onormons quantities of stores severe disol
bad halls at very village.
Suce General Bakharon's vict
Gerinare have abandoned the
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that they might have capital to start! with, and this problem would be solved." Mr Fisher, responding to a vote of thanks said the war had bound the Dominions and the Mother Country:
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