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WELNESDAY, JULY 24, 1918,
TELEGRAMS.
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EXTRAORDINARILY BITTER
FIGHTING.
attacks, after checking the enemy advance, rendered the French masters. fot the heights dominating the Garman position and continually exposed them to artillery firs Finally, the tendy activity of our hatteries and aviation. in ceaselessly shelling the banks of the Marne nt all places where the enemy; threw bridges across made them unten- able for the German Divisions shut in on the left bank almost without ecm- munication with the great mass of the army, Siues Faly 17, no transport has heen able to pass from one bank to the other. Unable to nirance, their positions dangerously threatened on The fighting at Montagne de Rheins their right bank fank, pressed on the way extraordinarily bitter. Highland left, crushed by mir shells and on the and North County troops sent into the point of running short of food and battle rester lay were again heavily ensammunition, the Divisions which had agul co-lay and they further progressed despite the masses of fierman reintores- man and captured Saint Euphraiso and Bobilly.
LONDON, July 22,
Renter's Correspondent at the French Healquarters, telegraphing at eleven o'clock yesterday evening aars --
been destined to capture Eperaay and Chalons hail only one chance of esenpe left, which was to beat a retreat. This Between the Aisne and the Marne but, attention being drawn to the clouds they began on the night of the 19th-20th, our progress was more rapil North of of smoke apreact on the Mamma to try to the Oure we crossed the Soissons-mask their movements, a terrible fire Chateau Thierry Road at several points, broke forth over their divisions. but the enemy is defending Soissons was unwler a shower of shells and a rain. most obstinately South of the Dareof hullers from machine guns, which where the enemy is pressed from the broke down the bridges and covered West and South by the French, who have both hanks of the Biarne with projec crossed the river Ral, the retreat is still tiles, the Germans losing in dead mere more rupid.
than fifty per cent. of their effectives, that they were able to carry out their
The line now runs through the villages of La Croix, risolles and Epils, makevacuation. ing an advance of Rve miles from the West and three from the Sonth. The French infantry stormes - the "heights. -enst of La Croix and Grisolies.
We tk, in onemy positions south of the Marge 4 machine guns and: to
Camion.
It evident that the enemy menna to cling to the last to both Hanks of the present line, straightening it if necessary. With his left fo Montagne-de- Etheims and his right on the platean above Scissons he could still present a formid abie defensive front on the great plateau running path-east from the Alme between the Yesle and Crise Rivers.
HYDRA HEADS OF ENTENTE RESERVES.
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AUSTERDAM, July 22. The Fores, referring to the Allier emiter-offensive, contaies the following significant apasares :
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THE CHINA MAIL.-
AUSTRIAN CABINET RESIGNS.
COPENHAGEN, July 22.
A message from Vienna states that the Austrian Cabinet has resigned.
will form a new Cabinut.
It is anticipated that Coont Czernia.
A HAPPY COINCIDENCE.
LONDON, July 20
"The Admiralty reports that by a
happy coincidence on the same day that the Allies drove back the German serves the Marne, the British destroyer Marne sank a German sybmarine.
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FUTURE OF RUSSIAN ROUBLES.
A PROBLEM AFTER THE WAR.
A question will arise when the war is over is to the value of different issues of Russian roubles (writes a correspondent in the New York Sun). The present quoted value of the rouble is about. 124 cents, whereas the par value is about 31s cents.
The general view of the subject is that rouble is rouble, no matter when, huw or by whom issued, and that they should all be treated by the Russian Government when the war is over as of equal value. It would seem, however, that this view of the ess is open to objection, and that there is a very wide difference in value.
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HONGKEW.
1 CHINESE CONSTABLE ́STABBED.
JAPANESE ROWDIES.
The NC. Daily News of Saturday above headlines last has the following report under the
the early hours of yesterdayursing in Further serious trouble broke out in the Hongkew district, when large body of Japanese assembled in Woosung 1 is not 'clear Quinsan Roads. what brought about the gathering of Japanese, who appear, however, to bave
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The price is unchanged and the tore questions. While the Korensky.roubles then there have been rumours circulat. / 40d returu, requiring only a fortnight's timö, at an extraordinarily low vada. - New Steamer, Huge Cabins, American Officers! Comfort, Safety.
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THE SILVER MARKET.
The roubles issued under the Tsar LONDON, July 24. were put out by ale juete Government pany's Silver Report says:
Messrs. Samuel, Montagu and Com-recognised by every Fower in the world as to its sovereign right on all Snancial'
be open to question, it would seeming, one of which was that the Japanese TINY plain that the paper rouble issued by ware going to be attacked--by whom it the Bolshevik insurgents abould stand is not clear and it seems that for the on an entirely different basis.
This so-called Government is not rembled early yesterday morning.
purpose of meeting that attack they cognized by Russis nor by any nation and not even by Germany, which is now fighting it. It would follow, therefore, that if the Bolshevik régime pollapses its edicts, laws, and paper issues would all collapse with it, its authority being assumed and not accepted.
AUSTRALIA'S WORK I
MALAYA
ROMANCE OF DREDGING
Australia is deeply interested in the exploitation of the Malaya and iam tin fiels Within recent years companies have been formed having suthorised capitals totalling £1,193, of which only 2978.000 has been called up. En
concerns
working in the same districts, have nominal capitals amount ing to £1,000,000, of which 2005,000 has been subscriber, says the Sunday Sun (Sydney)
Australian bareholders have been fortunate since the start of the fadustry eval tears ago. Stocks have moved up rapidly on the exchanges, and ten ventures out of the f5 quoted on the either dividends or bonuses. 841,950, Sydney Exchange have returned in besides having established big reserve funds.
The
would seem to be a personal issue only, If this results the money saded by it and somewhat in, the category of the counterfeit.
The attitude of the crowd a gondly proportion of whom are said to have been armed with daagers. and sword- sticks, was such that the whole of the Japanese section of the Police Force had to be called out and the Police were kept busy until between 9 and 3 o'clock:
STABBED FOUR TIMES.
Two Chinese constables were injored in the scuffling which took place, one when pormal times resume, that the sharp instorment twice in the boud, The sbind may therefore be taken, being stabbed four times with some paper money issued by the Tsar's Gorence in the right shoulder and once in ecument and possibly by that of the back. His injuries were sufficiently Ferensky, is good while that issued by serious to necessitate his renoval to St. the Bolshevik insurgents is worthless.
Leke's Hospital. A second. Chinese con. This would seem to be the logical table was hit over the drit exe 齿
eye with but the matter will become of piece of wood, while `a view,
rest importance. That there should beppears to have been taking part in the Japanese, who a large difference even in the present stone-throwing in which the crowd value of these different issues of roubles indulged, received a nasty blow on the would seem evident.
head from a stone thrown by his own party.
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Further trouble broke out late Inst
rather a novel form. As a result two. are seriously, and also a number of Japanese constables were badly injured
Chinese.
attack and defence have so far been the justification for the German peuple continuing to entertain strong, hopes. What is now happening on the Western inauguration of the bucket-drely- GERMAN ATTEMPTS TO DISGUISE Front is assuredly culenlater to ing in South-West Siam reads like a
Hamours having been circulated to
• DISASTER.
bring those people to their senses
rocace. The increase in the price of the effect that the memy-owned shares who represented the German summer the metal less than eight years ago in Siemens Bros. and Co., Ltd. have as grandiose caused considerable consternation among been purchased by the Vickers Metro- Loxbos, July of 1918
We understand that the more respon- the jam manufacturers of the Com-politan Westinghouse group full sible sections of the Japanese commu militar promenade, ending with the monwealth. The outlook was gloomy in statement appears in the Birminghamnity strongly disapprove of the affairs of The newspapers expose the absurdity complate des metion of the enemy. the extreme Factory profits fell to a Daily Port of May 3rd denying that the Tuesday and Thursday-Friday night of the man apologies for re-crossing Despite all her stories, Germany still mininion, and even these were subject report has any foundation, and stating and yesterday afternoon held a meeting the Morne ant remark that the furriel Bghts against material al merical to the risk of absorption, owing to the the facts in the following ternis The at the Japanese Club to consider the sal foglih attempts to disguise the superiority. Our intiative too has to
excessive packing costs.. Though the actual position is
is that
Siemens Bros. disaster are the most significant and he daily re-won and the hydira beads of present price of this indispensable metal has not been sold by the Public Trustee,
LATER. welenme signal that could be made from the Eutente reserves to be daily cut off reached record of fan per ton,
is not.f
for sale, but certain shares in hage profits, have accrued from an the Berlin at this particular moment, for a All cur victories are the victories. of enterprise founded primarily by the jamheid in Germany, were vested in the night in Bongkew. this time taking
which before the company defender."
| manufacturers of the Commonwealth.
Public Trustee, and these only have PICARERING WORK.
sold. After prolonged negotiations, The tin dredging industry in Siam these were recently transferred to 8
English financie, t group dates from the visit of a commercial Bob to pereens having ang connection
It appears that following up the mont br manufacturers to represent their inter Metropolitan or any of the allie should have gone on duty at about 11 the Tasmanian, jun with the Westinghouse Co. or the recent troubles in Hongkew the Chinese constables who in the ordinary course For once the pro-German Swedish-ests and vend their goods in the Chinese panies. The financial group who have
Empire, the Philippine press does not attempt to minimize the Malay Peninsula. The economy results bought the shares from the tublic clock did not do so, but left the station proceeded to the Hongkow Market, Trustee area, ayndicate represented importance of the Allied advance. of his peregrinations through Asia were
Enormous head-lines in the Stockholm the flotation of the Tongkalt Harbour by Messre. C. Birch. Crisp and Co, cf whore, ready armed for duty, they ap London. The board has been recuparently held a meeting. At the same Regbiai and Svenskalagut declare Dredging Co., and sundry subsidiary stituted, and the directors are new is time there sathe ed a crowd of civilian
concerns.
Sonicokers. Then that the German reverses are increasing.
shortly In connection with bis commercial Wm. Bull, M.P. (chairman of J. Chinese s
before midnight, a number of Japanese, The Badgenmyheter, carefully review commission, the agent, got curly into Singer and Sons), Sir Clifford said to be about half a dozen, me
Bart, M.P. (a director of
of the recrossing of the Marne marks the High Commissioner of the South-West
Severs
policemen who counter attacked and a undertakings), Lord melee ensued. It would [complete relinquishment of the greap Province of Xiao, who suggested that he
seem, judging offensive and admits failure. All the should inspect the vast area of tin-bearing Co.and other firms), Mr. G. Mare Bitchie from the injuries received by some of
borough (a director of A. Barracq and abortive axplanations from Berlin cannot
the Chineso that the Japanese muaj Lod., co, and discovered' that the natives aud Chinese
ve the Barrow Hematite Steel Co. and were working alluvial
grave defent has been imposed on the emy, who dare not, for both political and military reasons, contemplate failure. What guars the delightful theory that the fermans récrossed the Marne hecause they bad accomplished their porpo is the fact that the Crown Prize is fighting most furiously how the Marne and Rheims, ruthlesdy encrificing his rear-guards to prevrut a rout It is suggested that General Laxeador's arrogant under. valuation of the Allied offensive nowers „ía due to his heliṣf of the neukense
SWEDISH PRESS COMMENT,
STOCKHOLM, July 20
J411
but
recently published in Germany' about [ing the position, says the German intimate relations with Sin_Bec, then Roma Co. sad, chairmen of along Woosing load and charged the
General Foch and his reserves.
FRENCH AND AMERICANS' CONTINUED PROGRESS.
[HAVAS AGENCY.]
PARIS, July 20
Despite herce resistance, the French and American troops continued to progress yesterday between the Aizne
falter the fact that nobody will credit did in the vicinity of Longkah. Ha(chairman of the Blacrayon oyhave been armed with knives for one or Command has achieved its aim.. On waters of the harbour. His knowledge) din, director of upwards of 20 wounds. Some Japanese constables who the staterarnt that the German High deposits which lost themselves in the others, Mr. J. H. Thomas (stock: broker. two Chinese sustained cut and stat the other band, the importance of the of the industry in Tasmania stood him direct and Mr. G. Chauvin (mang-rived on the scope also received
of Siemens Bros. and the injuries, or being so badly hurt that success of the French counter-offensive in good stead. He at once secured a director of the West India and Fanaam on being taken to the police station it cannot be estimate! by territory won concession embracing the whole of the
was decided not to endeavour to remove alone. The lastic defence
Telegraph Co.). Great care has been which waters of Tongkah Bay Returning to taken in the sale of the shares him until he had received medical
Jones and Fescock, two of the firme of purchase who could bring about st Hobart. Captain Miles induced Mesars that one should be allowed to attention.
Inspector Bourke, in charge of Hong-
the Germans claimed us their speciality
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The count of prisoners and material is not yet complete and the figure given
SPANISH OPINION. will be bigher than that given in the communiqué, when the exact number of
LONDON, July 22, captives from all sectors is known.
The Times Correspondent at Santander Yesterday's gaine were made in the face says the failure of the German offensive of a desperate defence by a powerfully has definitely affected Spanish opinion, reinforced enemy. After the first days and many avowed Germanophils are surprise the German Command'rushed up bodies of reserves nightly to the beginning to wayer.
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BRITISH GAIN GROUND.
LONDON, July-23.
jama manufacturers to whom the
SLF AXE-FINANCTIE.
high
While degotiating for the concession over Tongkah Bay, the syndicate was confronted by what looked insurmount able chatacles. Sia Bee was a financier
no
immediately had the streets patrolled by the foreign members of the fores and also put all the available Sikhs on duty, with the reatly that matters were quiet again by midnight, or shortly after wards.
DIVORCE
NEW LEGISLATION.
and the Marue, wresting from the has been applied by the French in enemy a large number of highly impert. Champagne, whereas the Germans price of the metal was a factor in their algamation with any other electrical situation in a most commendable ring ant positions.
entirely forgot their own methods,
business, to promote & syndicate for the concern, and under the new control situation in a most commendable man- the business will remain independent.cer. He succeeded in persuading the of spilling the long it recently stated in the House of Chinese constables to return to the This syndicate was named the Lowassa Albert Starley that station and surrender their weapons and "XL" the trade name of Jones' factory products,
company had been formed for parchas and the whole of the money in the shares, and it may be further was found by the people interested in the industry.
added that the articles of association are now in such a form that the costrul of the company can only be vested in British subjects. The Public Truste required an assurance before the sale that the purchasers would carry on the business us in the past, and this was danger zone, which spread out along the
of singularly high attainments, and took given. The company was registered in whole battle-front, to stiffen the break-
fall advantage of the prerogatives of his December, 1880, to take over the busi ing line of badly battered Divisions,
position. The royalty exacted by the Bess of telegraph engineers, etc., of reeling under the blows of the French
Biamese Government was insufficient Messrs Siemens Bros. The capital is and American troops Bat araon this
refused to endorse the Tergial conces there is a 4 per cent. debenture-stock compensation, in his opinion, and be $600,000 in fully-paid shares of £6, and array of fresh, troops could not with stand the Allied onslaught nor could
sion unless the syndicate undertook to (part of £30,000 authorised) for £50,000. determined counter-attacks dislodge the
construct a huge breakwater in the Dividends of 7 per cent. were paid in harbour st. n cast of french and Americans from the ground.
of tin in 10 per cent, last year." - gained on Thursday. The plateaux carried out a successful minor enterprise the bay induced the syndicate to sub- dominating Soissons on the south-west, in at night-time southward of Villers later stage, when dredging was in full scribe to Sin Bee's stipulations. "At s the Soissons and Chaudun regions, were Bretonneux and captured a few prisoners swing, the syndicate was able to divest firmly held, while on the centre of the and machine-guns.
itsalf of this onerous responsibility by a Allied line a fresh advance of several Our raiding parties entered trenches payment of £35,000, spread over a period kilometres is reported. On the right at night-time at Neuville Vitasse, of seven years.
ank, the platend north-west of Bonnce Calonne-sur-ia Lya and northward of
THE GALD S and the height north of Courchamps Bailleal and brought back prisoners. were brilliantly stormed and won. The "We repulsed a hostile raid on Bailleul. operations on both flanks of the Marne adliont, with their important results, have completely stopped the enemy's activity, on the Marne and Champagne fronts.
Field Marshal Sir Douglas Enig reporte
We gained ground yesterday, south eastward of Hebuterne.
We, în conjunction with the French, proved richness of the de000 The 1914 and 3916, of 6 per cent. in 1910, and The measure is not extended to Scotland
"TIBET KEYOLTS AGAINST
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More than one half the
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The dmft of the Separation and Divorce Bill to be introduced in the House of Lords, bas been circulated. or Ireland. It is proposed that where married persons have been separated from each other by order of a stipen diary magistrate or county court judre. by deed, or agreement in writing for Continuous period of five years. either may apply to the Court for a decree dissolving the marriage. Any party to a marriage who has been deserted for fire years or longer would also be entitled to
pply to the Court for a decree.
of
KAISER'S TRAVELLERS.
SOLACE FOR EXPULSION FROM
ENEMY COUNTRIES. · ·..
According to Berlin telegram in the includes the Malay Feninsula and ad- Cologne Caselle, the Kaiser has furnished jacent islanda In other words, that copies of a photograph of himself for LADY MAULED TO DEATH BY A Jart of the British Empire yields no circulation countries, accompanied by Germans expelled less than 60, 00 tons of tin annually Bolivia comes next in, importance, and the following message
tion of tinements. The area cabraced Straits Settlements.
from enemy.
General Foch's move not only dropped
LONDON, July 22. the march on Eperday, bus relieved the The Time Correspondent at Peking, pressure on thin centre for a brilliant telegraphing on July 18, says that Tibet counter-attack early yesterday. The bas revolted against the Chiness. anemy war hurled back a constler. As the Central Government is unable | Bolivian tin output goes directly to the workl-development of the next few able distance: Progress was made niso to finance the frontier farces, it is England for final treatmerit
impossible for the latter to withs süd, the Tibetan advance.
at several points north of the Macne on the Montagne-Rheims froge
THE RETREAT, ACROSS THE HARNE
HEAVY U-BOAT LOSSES.
TIGER
then Cornwall and Australia so that By God's grace and our superior Asad story of death by being maeled the Empire has a considerable hold on achievements, the war of defence to by a tiger comes from Balaghat district, the output. This, more especially as which our enemies forced us has led to Central Provinces, India, of Misa Sneyde. the great bulk of the steadily increasing victories which will leave deep traces in mister of the Irrigation Officer, bearing the name. The beast bad been twice decades. A stronger Empire and tot by the lady's brothers who followed peuple of clearer insight will be with Mius Suerde, thinking the tiger had our German brothers abroad when they received its quietus, descended from s rebuild the work places. German unchan and went in the direction she industry, and German intellectual life judged the second shot was fired from,
God bless every German bouso
only to meet an enraged and mortally London, June 9.-Italian naval officers state that owing to the success of the which loyally and proudly preserves its wounded animal. Hot, a sound was 1. prosper every man heard in the Cerrible, tragedy to warn wati-submarine measures no Austrian own character. God. submarine is now encountered. They who is an honour to his Gerning name the brother who, following up the the opinion that if the Entente God protect the Germs mothers who blood trail, discovered the body of their LONDON, July 22, published the number of enemy sub quietly and attently bring up, the sister and, a few paces beyond, that of destroyed, the figures would coming generations in the spirit of the tiger. Piavo in disorder, Ludendorf bas 1st Valons, telegraphing no, the 17th inat, osa people who were being persistently bond of a strong national sense of duty The Daily Mad's Correspondent at astound the world, especially the fer their fathers, and protect us all by the recrossed the Marne under the pressure says that during the Italian advance in deceived, The British mine fells in the so that we may labour for the future Albania 500 cavalry men charged an North des had accounted for many Ger. and greatness of the German national
community. Unity is strength. rodrome with drawn sabres mansubmarines.
PARIS," July 21. Just na his brilliant lietendub Hoetz Lendorff bus bean obliged to recrds the
of French troops.
The first reason why the Germans lost the strip of ground stretching over 19 kilometres, which they had succeeded in cecopying on the south bank of the river at the price of most costly sacri fees, the Branch and American counter-attack on the right flank of the enemy between, the Awno and Marug.
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Remedy at this season of the year, you YHAMTERLAINS Colic, Cholera and are neglecting them, es, bowel compliat A d Diarches Remedy needs no glaring sure to be prevalent, and it is too The advance made was anticoat to The Times Berne Correspondent says impure water are some of the causes of simple statement that all chorusts sell. This is especially tous if there are tomperature, unripe fruit, and headling to attract the public eye. The dangerous & mulady to by' trifed with- threaten the German lines of communies the Austrians, haya ummarily shot darbors Chamberlain a Colic, Cholers plemeno osere famili kanal Children in the family, Adres or two SATURDAY, 27th July tion by rail and road and make the 300 Czecha captured on the Piave, who wid Diarrhase Hemody cares these bowel, me Joe" It has been used for fort Premely will place the trouble revictualling of the hostile troops, mökt | formerly belonged ta Austrian Misturbaccos probly. For sale by all vedly and in just what is name impler within coatial and difoult Besides, the unstead of locall Afinyz
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