THE WAR.
AIR RAID
ON LONDON.
ANOTHER ZEPPELIN FIASCO.
GERMANY'S SUBMARINE PIRACY.
AMERICA'S STRONG ATTITUDE.
PANIC IN CONSTANTINOPLE.
SUBMARINES STOP DARDANELLES REINFORCEMENTS.
J
ENEMY'S ATTEMPT TO RE-CAPTURE PRZEMYSL.
AIRSHIP ACTIVITY
(THROUGH EXUTER'S JOINCY ]
1HE ZEPPELIN RAID NEAR
LONDON.
-NINETY BOMBS: PROPPED.
“CASUALTIES SMALL':.
LONDON, June 1st.
Kombs were dropped by hostile aircraft
in various localitics in the metropolitan
(THROUGH SCTER'S AGENCY.]
TURKS TERRIBLE:
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, JUNE 30, 1915.
FRANCO-BELGIAN FRONT.
(THROUGH BELTER'S AGENCY.]
VIOLENT BATTLE AT
SOUCHEZ.
PARIS, June 1st,
Today's communiqué saya : There were violent combate last night in the Noulette region, the French ad vancing in thickets, by hand-to-hand ùghting.
A very violent bottle is developing. Tho French have already made numbers of prisoners. FURTHER SHARP FIGHTING AROUND ARRAS.
PARIS, Jugo 2nd.
1.15 am
The evening communiqué says:--- There has been sharp fighting to the north of Arras. The French hold captured trenches against violent counter- attacks, and stormed a sugar refinery et Souchez, German works in The Laby. rioth and in a fortress south-east of Neuville continued to be carried singly.
THE BRITISH RESTING..
LONDON, June 2nd Router's correspondent at the British Headquarters, says that everything has been quiet along the whole of the British front during the last few days, which PRISONERS TELL OF SANGUINARY have been devoted to strengthening our
PUNISHMENT.
SLAUGHTER.
positions. The troops are in the best of health and spirits. Bright sunshine pre- rails now.
LONDON, June 2nd. Turkish prisoners who have arrived at Cairo from Gallipoli affirm that the A UNIQUE EVENT AT THE
oman losses have been terribly heavy, whole Regiments being practically anni-
vares, not for distant from each other.hilated. The casualties among the officers No public buildings were injured. Ate were especially heavy, and great gapa had quate arrangemente enabled the situation to be filled by Naval and Military, cadets, to be kept thoroughly in hand through Men of ahuest every conceivable military
class were found in the same units.
Bout.
ΚΑΤΕΠ
The Admiralty statement says a man, woman, boy, and infant were killed in the Zeppelin raid The casualties were
simall. Ninety bombs, mostly incendiary, were dropped, but there were only three free that required the services of the Fire Brigades.
THE GERMAN VERSION.
AMSTERDAM, June 1st.
OR
A Berlin commaniqué says that in reprisal for the bomb throwing Ludwigshafen we threw numerous bombs on the tools and wharves of London.
ANTI GERMAN RIOTING IN THE EAST END.
General Liman von Sanders ordered an
FRONT.
TRICK-RIDING BY INDIAN CAVALRYNEN.
LONDON, June 1st.
Reuter's correspondent at Headquarters describes a unique event in Flanders, viz, a gymkhana by Indian troops some miles behind the firing line French, British, and Algerians were among the spectators. The most interesting feature was the wonderful display of trick-riding
Indian cavalrymen.
attack on the British position at Krithia, and the Turks were compelled to attack with the bayonet and empty magazines, They were repeatedly caught by the Allies' flares and searchlights in close formation with shrapnel. They were also terribly punished at point blank ranges by rits and machine-gun fire. Only 100 || RUSSIAN FRONT could be collected out of a Reginent of 3,000.
The mountain guns of the Allies at other times caught the Turks assembling at night-time. An Arab officer declared that they had lost at least 40,000 when he was captured. A fortnight ago two battalions had attacked one another in the night time, ultimately stampeding, The air raid resulted in acute anti-despite the efforts of the officers. German feeling and rioting in the East end of London, where German premises were again attacked. THE NEAR EAST
LATER
[THLOUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)
CONSTANTINOPLE IN A STATE OF PANIC.
OPINION STRONGLY FAVOURS PEACE.
ATHENS, June 1st The latest Yowe from Constantinople-
shows it to be a city of gloom.
There is a strong current of opinion in favour of oping the Straite and negotiating peace..
GENERAL.
[THROUGH RECTOR'S AGENCY.]
AMERICA'S REPLY. TO
GERMANY,
STRONG ATTITUDE.
WABRINGTON, June 186 President Wilson will leave no doubt in his reply to the German Note that tho United States will not only speak, hat, if necessary, net in the Chuse of Humanity. He will emphasise the peaceful equipment of the Lusitania and hold Germany to strict accountability for the violation of American rights on the high seas
Count Bernstorff is to visit President Wilson to-morrow; but unless he answers
Tresident Wilson's demands the American programme will not be materially affected.
President Wilson will again insist on the disavowal of the sinking of the Lusitania and the discontinuance of the present sabmarine methode of warfare...
LATER.
After a discussion for two hours between President Wilson and his Cabinet it was amend that a recond Notote- Gormany on the subject of the sinking of the Lusitania is in course of preparation. It is understood that President. Wilson is impressed by the strength and unani- mity of the Press comments. The Note will bo very brief, and will ask Germany whether sho-int-ves to disregard the fundamentals of International Law.
THE VICTIMISED BRITISH OFFICERS IN GERMANY.
SLIGHT AMELIORATION IN TREATMENT.
LONDON, June 1st.
AMERICAN CABLES.
INDOM THE MANILA "CARLENEWS-AMERICAN."] GERMANY AND RUMANIA.
WASHINGTON, May 26th
The German Government is making rely effort to influenos Rumania to re- main neutral, according to advices received hero.
AUSTRIAN PLOT DISCOVERED.
WASHINGTON, May 20th.
A mossage revived here from Ottowa says that a plot of a number of Austrians to dynamite a bridge while a troop train
was passing over it has beta discovered.
Several aricits aio riportal do have been made.
FROHMAN TO BE BUBIRD IN AMERICA.
NEW YORK, May 25th. The bodies of Charles Frohman, the theatrical man, and eight other, Ameri cans who lest their lives when the Lusitania was submarined, have been brought to this city. The victims will all be buried in the United States. KING ALFONSO'S OFFER TO THE POPE,
BARCELONA, May 27th.
CANTON NOTES,
[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT]
CANTON, June 1st. JAPAN'S CLAIM FOR DAMAGES AT HANIOW. The native Press is indignaut at the Japanese claim for $480,000 for damage dono, to shops in Hankow during tha recent disturbance and states that propor compensation ought not to axered $4,000-
Brouse
THE SHAMEFUL. DAY.”. A A few mass meetings chiefly attended by students have been held to patriotic feeling. About the only thing, however, that has been done is to term the shameful day" and no weddings or elebrations of any kind are to be held on that date
STORM DAMAGE
alay
Some 3,000 feet of embankment has been washed away in the Ching-Yuen district, and the inhabitants are in a soro plight, The Ho-Yuen district of Weichow also is feeling the effect of the heavy rains, pada Hooded every day for a week, causing a In Honam the streets have been
stoppage of business for a few hours. There are numerous polios mports houses having collapsed.
SHAMTEN AR A MODEL. Fasham will soon by the business part of Canton if the Government carry out the proposed schente. A bund similar to the bund on Shareen is to be built, and the island is to be laid out in streets and
The King of Spain has offered His Hol ness the Pope the Escorial Palace in case, as a result of the war, he may find it neces-avenues, these being built with a view to say to abandon the Vatican The Pope running electric cars should the under- has replied, thanking the sovereign for taking turn out "a seeds). his offer and stating that he has no inten
Plots of tion of abandoning the Eternal City.
ground are now being sold as sites for Business premises; A large plot of land AMERICAN POST OFFICE
is being reserved as a recreation ground and public garden. The saloof-plois is RECEIPTS.
expected to increase the Government's funds, and the laying out of the island will provide work for the numerous coulies who are returning from the
A BIG DEFICIT.
PHILIPPINE TRADE IN 1914.
WASHINGTON, May 28th, The annual report of Postmaster Gen-plantations, etc.. eral Burleson which was made public to- Pho Press Bureau announces that day shows a deficit of P.13,000,000 as com Germany has now permitted the Britishpared with the recripts of the previous year, In his report, the Postmaster officers who were placed in barrack deteri-
General blanes the war for the hug tion in retaliation for the treatment of
deficit. submarine prisoners in England tỏ bọ together in the daytime.
| MEXICANS FIRE ACROSS LINE.
WASHINGTON, May 26th, The fitness of WOMEN & CHILDREN TRAMPLED Douglas, Arizona, one person has been According to reports received from
the Indians und of their horses was amply demonstrated. All are most keen to come to grips with the"
enemy.
[THEOUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] ATTEMPT TO RE-TAKE PRZEMYSL.
ENEMY ENTER ONE OF THE FORTS.
PETROGRAD, June gud.
AD official communiqué says:-
FAMINE IN MEXICO.
TO DEATH IN FOOD RIOTS.
WASHINGTON, June 2nd.
A Red Cross appeal for assistance in Mexico declares that a famine is sweeping the Republic, and the population of Mexico City are in danger of starving There have been food-rints, and women and children were trampled to death in
Islands were valued ut G. 848,088,033 being The total imports of the Philippine
G. 2,724,13 less than in 1913. Whils this reduction was distributed over all 'classes' uf-goods, it fell chiefly on colton cloths and the iron and steel trade. In the coal trade increased, but was less the Tatter category, sugar, machinery accounts for more than half of the decline,
wounded by bullets fired across the inter-exclusively from Japan, and Australian national line by Mexicans.
PACIFIC MAIL INTERESTS.
WASHINGTON, May 27th,
It has been learned from a trustworthy soures that the severance of the steamship and railroad interests of the Southern Pacific Railroad Company is now being
ahipraents were larger than in 1913 though they ceased to occupy, the prominent places of former years Of imports of rice there was only a slight increase compared with 1913. Imports of wheat flour continued to decline and the imports from America were less by 75,000 barrels. Imports of Australian wheat flour, on Australian cattle were imported in largo the other hand, were better maintained. numbers.
Acapules as the result of a rush to considered. The Pacific Mail Steamship G. 248,689,614 an increase of only G..
participate in the distribution of food.
It is believed that President Wilson is about to send to the non-Mexican
The enemy, after several days' prepara-factional leaders what is virtually an tion, furiously attacked the forts to the ultimatum.
Company is ons of the subsidiary cor- Dorations of the Southern Pacific.
REBATE ON IMPORTS.
WASHINGTON, May 27th. The Board of Customs Appeal has da
The value of the exports amounted to. 2016,678 as compared with 1013. Owing to the effect of the war, exports of Manila. hemp (which declined considerably, in 1013) did not realize the expectations of recovery to which the increased trade in the first seven months of 1914 gavo rise.. The sugar industry, after two years of favourable crop conditions, showed in
The British machine-guns were purti west and the north-west of Przemyal, and | ITALIAN RESERVISTS LEAVE cided that a rebate in the tariff an imports the amount exported, viz., 232,761 too.
cularly deadly, while the Naval guns were also most effective. Many Turks suffered from shock, and were dazed or paralysed Prisoners say they do not know the reason for the war, while others curse the Cer mans heartily.
WAVAL ACTIVITIES.
THROUGH BEUTER'S AGENCY.] SUBMARINE WITH SAILS. DECOYING UNSUSPECTING
MERCHANTMEN.
LONDON, June 1st.
hours
A Gormon submarine sank the British steamer Diziana by shell fire off Ushant. The crew were rescued after being in the boats.
The submarine carried sails to deceive The shipping.
Tho Danish steamer-Saborg Was torpedoed in the North Sea, the crew being saved.
Additional particulars regarding the British submarino raid show that the panio at Constantinople was fearful. The Turks in the streets shouted
Russians are coming!" Officers wero com pelled to draw swords in order to control
the troops.
BRITISH BUBMARINE BEFORE CONSTANTINOPLE.
A Paris dispatch says that telegrams from Dedeagatch stated that a British sabmarine is now cruising before Constan- tinople, and the Turkish Military Authorities are compelled to hold up all transports with troops for Gallipoli.
TWO TRANSPORTS SUNK.
ATHENA. June 2nd.
The Portuguese steamer Cyɛno was The crew torpedoed in the Channed. were saved.
THE LOSS OF THE "MAJESTIC.”
ALL OFFICERS SAVED.
LONDON, June 1st. All the offers of the H.M.S. Majestic, torpedood in the Dardanelles, were saved.
[FOREIGN OFFICE CABLE]
SUBMARINE PIRACY.
LONDON, May 31st. A telegram from: Constantinople says
The Admiralty sanounces that during that a British submarine in the Sea of week ended 26th, 1,323 steamers arrived at Marmora torpedoed two Turkish tra and sailed from British porte. Of these sports laden with troops for the one British steamer was sunk by a sub- Dardanelles.
marine.
succeeded at eight o'click on the morn ing of the 30th ult, in entering Fort No. 7, around which a desperate battle-raged till two o'clock in the afternoon of the following day, when the enemy
was repulsed with enormeus loss. Of those who entered the fort 3 gurvivors wero captured.
The result of the fighting at Stryj and beyond the Daiestor, where the enemy is also strongly attacking, is undetermined, The Russians continue to be victorious. on the River Switza, where they took 10,660 prisoners between the 25th and the 30th ult. The enamy on the left of the Vistulu, at four o'clock in the morning. covered by huge curtains of smoke and poisonous gases, which were perceptible for 10 miles from our rear, strongly attacked our positions on the Beara and Rawka rivere, but were repulsed. ITALIAN FRONT.
[THROUGH FEUTRE'S AGENCY.]
MAGNIFICENT DASH OF
ITALIANS. IMPORTANT HEIGHT OCCUPIED."
Rous, June Jist. A communiqué Bays:— Our advanco continues along the Tyrol front. We occupied an important height northward of Ala, commanding a new Austrian fortress at Roverto, A victorious artillery engagement on the plateaux proseda, our infantry strongly establish- ing themselves.
There
LONDON.
LONDON, June ist was a scene of tremendous enthusiasm in London on the occasion of the departure of the first contingent of Italian Reservists.
PRIVATE O'LEARY, V.C.
LONDON, Juno 1st The parents of Private O'Leary, V.C., have received another letter from him reporting that ho is well.
The report of his death recently pub lised was due to a mistaken identity.
THE NEW BRITISH MINISTERS.
RELIEF FROM RE-ELECTION,
LONDON, June 1st. A Government Bill suspends the Act. necesitating the re-election of new Ministers.
LONDON, June 1st. On the resumption of Parliament the Front Opposition Bench was assigned to Privy Councillors, not to members of the Government.
carried in American registered chips is the results of increased uorcage anil i legal, The Board, however, holds that proved methods. This is the highest, figure reached during American occupa- this reduction extends to all ships of the tion and approximales to the 957,000 ton favoured nation
fuaximum attained in the period of pros This decision by the board comes as a sugar and the improved methods of pro perity before the competition of Boet great surprise, for it will reduce the induction elsewhere, left Philippine sugar port tarifs five per cent, and will mean discredited and the industry decadent., the loss of millions of dollars a year in There were now in operation fiftcaro customs house receipts. The sum ofcently installed mills capable of produc P.30,000,000 which has already beca coling high-grade sugar, Unfavourable cop- Iected is to be returned.
["OSTASIATISCHER, LLOYD."]
SAYVILLE RADIO NOT RECEIVING.
BRAIN SHANGHAI, May 25th.
ditions in the copra industry grow worse rather than better during 1914, and although the quantity of copra exported (85,963 tons) was an increase of about 5,000 tons on the 1913 figures, it was about 55,000 toris less than the quantity exported in 1019. The reduced exports of copra in the past two years-must, however be
Atmospheric interruptions which pre-considered in connexion with a new in- vent the transmission of wireless dis namely, the production of cocoanut oil, in
dustry which has developed eineo 1012 patebes between the Nauon and Bayville, which some 20,000 tons of copra are con→ Long Island, radio stations have caused sumed.
the dearth of war news from German
sources,
A CENTRAL IRON WORKS
FOR CHINA.
ONE OF THE "SIX HUNDRED."
The drath has occurred at Reading, în his 85th year, of Major Edward Phillips, It a reported that Mr. Liang Tung-yen, late of the 8th Hussars, who was one of INNOVATION IN PARLIAMENT, || Ministor of Communications, hoe sub- the last two surviving officers of the mitted a memorial to the President, e-Charge of the Six Hundred at Dalsglava. bodying a plan for the establishment of an Major Phillips, who obtained a "grammis ironworks. Minister Liang points ontsion in the 8th Husars in 1851, ærved that within recent years the bulk of rail through the Crimean war. Kinglake, in way materials used in this country has his History of the War, referring to the bon imported from abroad, and at the famous charge, says: “Lieut. Phillips, present moment when the construction of who had just had this horse shot under some of the principal railways such as him, and Pte. Brown, who had been dis Lung Hai and Pukow-Hsingyangchovabled in both hands, were attacked by lines are in progress, the output of rail. Lancers, and, although Phillips was able way materiale turned out by the Tang to keep off the assailants with his revolver, shan Iron Works are inadequate to at both hs and the soldier when he was pro Tenuirements. The Minister then protecting must have ben on the point of coeds to suggest that as this country has | being ither deapatched or taken, when, trong iron min's and abundant pigth recall being sounde, the Lancers rede iron, an iron-works under the name of the off, and Philips and the soldier he had Centre Iron Works should be established guarded made good their way back to our -t Hankow to manufactura railway mate-lines. In 1857 he went with his regiment rials for the railways r this country, to India, and tork part in the operations The suggestion has received the endorse against the rebe's in the mutiny, being ment of the President, but it is believed mentioned in despatches. After retiring that the amount of funds required for from the revular army in 1800 Major this undertaking is so great that it will Phillips act das adiutant to the Ayrshire to be the Government some time to rais Yeomanry Cavilyy for a number of years. such a gigantic enterprisa can be Reading, we he took an active interest adeguate fonda for the purpose, bafort || The remainder of his life was speat un
Isunebed.--Peking Gazette.
in many philanthropic enterprises.
THE BANK OF INDIA,
LONDON, Juno 1st.
of the Bank of India, replacing Mr. Sir John Hewett has joined the Board
Bankier who has retired.
[Bir John Hewet: has had a distinguished career in the Indian Civil Service, his Inst The Austrians along the Carnia front United Provinces of Agra and Oudh, appointment being Lieut-Governor of the
made five violent attacks on the Monte | 1907-12.3 !!
took the offensive and defeated the enemy, Crocs Pass, Our Alpine troops then
Our losses were alight.
Everywhere the Italians exhibited magnificent dash and confidence.
HOME B XING.
LONDON. June-1st. Bombardier Wells knocked out Sergeant Dick Smith in the ninth round,