THE
WAR.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, JULY 9mx, 1918.
(THROUGH AKUTEN'S AQEECE.] HEAVY ENEMY LOSSES.
Pana, July, ath.
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· [TİLBONON · RALTIE'S AGENCY.)]
LORD HALDANE'S
"UNAUTHORISED DISCLOSURES.”
Last night's communiqué says:-After A REBUKE BY MR. LLOYD GEÒRGE. aviolent combat, lasting most of the
GREAT TURKISH ATTACK. morning, the infantry action in the Forest
MEETS WITH UTTER FAILURE.
MUICH
GERMAN
LONDON, July 8th
Mr. Lloyd George, Minister of Muni- of Apremont consed. The enemy lost tione, has issued a statement in which heavily and made no fresh progress. We he says: "Lord Haldane's version of recaptured 200 metres of trenches in the what occurred months ago at a meeting western part of Bois-le-Petre by gronade of the Arms Committee of the Cabinot is incomplete and in some material respects fighting.
inaccurate. The very fact of this conflict of memory shows the unwish of those partial and unauthorised disclosures of decisions of highly confidential amittees of the Cabinet.”
ACTIVITY, RUSSIAN FRONT.
FRENCH STILL PROGRESSING,
NEW RUSSIAN
THE HEAR EAST
(THROUGH BEUTER'S AGENCE.} THE DARDANELLES. TURKISH GENERAL ATTACK A COMPLETE FAILURE.
LONDON, July 7th.
OFFENSIVE.
(THROUGH REUTER'S. ABENOT.] RUSSIANS AGAIN TAKE THE OFFENSIVE.
STRONG REINFORCEMENTS.
LONDON, July 8th.
A USTRO-GERMAN OFFICERS
QUARREL. ` THREE GENERALS DISMISSED. UDINE, July 7th. An Austrian communiqué says tho
It is reported that owing to the persist Russians reinforced, hare taken the offensive north of Krasnik against theent defeats of the Aust law counter tacks against the Italians another High Council Archduke Joseph's army which they
of War has been held at Innsbruck, the repeatedly altinkod The battle how be
Archduke Eugeno presiding. There were fiercer owing to the participation of hot exchanges between the German and Austrian Generals, the former dissenting strong Russian reserves.
from the latters' 'strategie wows. The result was the dismissal of a General.com mending Austrian Lansleturm' and two other Generals.
SCENE AT CENTRAL POLICE STATION.
EUROPEAN CONSTABLES AT VARIANCE.
ALDWB WITH A TRUNCHEON.
Two European constables appeared as domplainant and defendant at the Magis tray yesterday when P. C. Coote wan charged with asanlting P. U. Johnson on June 15th, by striking him or the head with a truncheon,
Mr. P. P. J. Wodehouse, D.S.P., watched the case on behalf of the Police and Mr. F. B. L. Bowløy defended.
Complaint, describing the incident, said that on June 15th, about 5.20 p.m., he was in the Central Polios Station, but not on duty. He was in his room at this time, his room being next to the mesa room, There were five other Europaon constables in the room including the defendant. When he (complainant) entered the room he saw defendant strike P. C. 132 over the back with a case and ho interfered and asked defendant what he meant by striking & man like that. Defendant said that the man lie struck was not going into his room to sleep. Complainant then told defendant he was too forward of late; striking P.. 132 on the back and going to another man's box and taking out paper money, Complainant added "1 think this must have roused defendants temper for as I was sitting on my bed I was struck twice on the back of the hoad with a truncheon and fell on to the floor." Complainant alleged that defendant was under the influence of drink at the time.
Answering Mr. Wood complainant said he became unconscious as a result of the
Anked to explain the box and money incident, witness said that a few days previous to the assault Coote asked him for a loan of $5. He said he could not lend him this na he had some bills to pay. Later Coole took a note from his box, he did not know then whether it was a $5 or $10 note, but when he (witness) threatened to report him defendant put the money back,
Mr. Bowley-But it was a practical. joke was it not I cannot say.
P. U. Kirby, in the course of his evidence, suid he thought defendant was justified in losing his temper at the remark made by complainant relative to the money. He would have lost his tempor himself; but would not have gone to tho length defendant did. Defendant did strike him on the back wit a cane but he treated that more as a joke than anything
else.
.. Murphy said that Johnson and Coste were using offensive expressionn das ench other, and were also challenging each other to figlib.
By Mr. Bowley-He was inclined to think that Jenison had been drinking. Both the meh wore very excited and the offensive word complained of was ring- ing in his cars" all die time.
Inspector Brown, replying to Mr. Bow- to the chargeroom he was conscious but ley, said that when Johnson was brought shaky When: Coote came to the charge room subseque. tly witness asked him why ho had struck the complainant. Coote re-
expression towards. him and had also plied that Johnson had used an offensive accused him of stealing my ney.
Coote did not deny having struck Johnson on the bed. As far as ho (witness), knew, defendant was my excellent duty mark
(THROUGH BUTER'S ACRNOX.] DARDANELLES DESPATCH. LONDON, July 7th. Sir Ian Hamilton's first despatch, oc consisting of 11,000 words, and dated 20th May, haa bon issued. It recounts his hurrying to the Dardanelles in H.M. General Sir Iain Hamilton tonight Phaeton-cine of the fastest vessels of the Reports that on the 6th inst, the Turka
Navy-and his arrival at Tenedos on the Started what proved to be the most 17th March. He found the Admirals violent bombardment we have yet exper-planning a fresh Naval attack for the Tanced. At least 5,000 heavy shells were
The General witnessed the amphibious battle between the warships fred as a preliminary to a general attack | on the southern theatre. The Allies fought and the land forts on the same day attack which began on the 5th inst.,
Thereupon he cabled Lord Kitchener: foreing the enemy to pass to the defensive Committeo shows the French casualties | blows. Be saw that it was the defendant unt told him not to worry, ba was not magnificiently and the enemy's attack proved a complete failure.
Our loses were negligible. No impres sion was made on our line but the enemy welded to his recent very heavy, lossen.
MOT NOW.
A Russian communiqué mentions the continuance of desperate fighting of the 8th inst., between the rivers Vistula and Vieprz, in the direction of Lublin. It says that along the roads leading to THE Krasnik where the enemy's dispositions form a salient, the Russians on the 6th- inst continued 14 Buccessful counter-
and capturing 2.000 prisoners and several Maxime.
The enemy on the evening of the sth attacked at many points on the Lemberg roads, between the towns of Kamionka and Gliniany, but heavy losses compelled him to suspend the movement.
AUSTRO-ITALIAN
FRONT
FRENCH CASUALTIES NEARLY ONE AND A HALF MILLION.
LONDON, July 8th. Figures published by the French Relief
to May 31st to have been as follows:
Killed
Wounded
Mixing
400,000
700,000 300,000
MORE KAISERISMS.
CLAIMS TO BE THE MESSIAH.-
LONDON, July, sth. The Jewish world has reported to Russia that the Kaiser, during a visit to Lodz, entered the Synagogue and, raising gation that he was the Messiah sont by the Soroll of the Law, told the congre God to save them.
who struck him,
By Mr. Wodehouse-He was in hospital for 10 days' as the result of the blows.
Dr. Moore spoke to the complainans being brought to the Government Civil Hospital our June 15th, Пе was suffering from two contused scalp wounds on the left side of the head. Com plainant was discharged on July 1st. been caused by a truncheon, but he could By Mr. Wood-The wounds could have
not say whether the blows were made from behind or not,
Mr. Bowley said that he would admit that the blows were struck, but would plend provocation
Defendant's story was to the effcot that on the day in question he was slooping in his room when Johrison carne in and woke him up. He did not object to this. As to Kirby, defendant said he was merely
playing about with him. Then Johnson one up and said he would not be fooled about by a man like defendant, at the same time using an offensive remark Defend- interfering with him (complainant), and afterwards Johnson again used an offen- then went to lay on his bed. Shortly
sive remark towards him, and said: "You, you were never in the Metro- that he was not, and had never said so, politan Police." He (defondant) replied Complainant continued to nag him and he challenged him to a fight. Complain another offensive remark about English- ant refused and then, when he made
men and also accused him of taking n
struck hira tavo blows from the front with dollar from his box, he lost his temper, went across
to the complainant and his truncheon. He denied that he had been drinking.
"My reluctant deduction is that eo- operation of the whole force at my com- mand is required to enable the Fleet effectively to force the Dardanelles,”! LONDON, July 8th.
Sir Ian Hamilton relates the carrying General Sir Ian Hamilton tonight adds that the Turks used all their previous out of a reconnaissance in the Gallipoli guns, and some new ones. A Turkish Peninsula. He emphasizes that its dom nating features are the Saribair mountain, battleship in the traits dropped some
The Tucky had renin the Kilid Bahr plateau, and Achi Bab twenty 11.2 shells. Bained a musketry fire along the whole Hill. He dwells on the great danger of all indeed the fine throughout the night, but they did possible landing - places.
Then came their landing of the Army on the theatre of mot leave the trench.
operations was so strongly guarded-to fierce artillery preparation.
The principal effort of the Turkish strongly garrismed-that it "involved infantry was aimed at a junction of the difficulties for which there is no precedent luigh, is regarded as one of the most notable
Some in military history, except possibly the
The mountain filty Turks gained a footing in a french sinister legend of Xerxes." He repeats of Italian fonts of arms. where, however, the naval men hung on.again that any landing must be donis generally climbed from Plocken, as the cotton at Bremen has risen 30 cents wị he did not notice whether complainant complainant on the bead. He thought his Then British supports immediately simultaneously and with the utmost ascent in the Italian side, which is devoid blockade counter-attacked and drove out the enemy.speed. They must have fine weather. Another attack on the right of the 29th Had it been British weather "there would was repulsed, the attackers have been no alternative but instantly Division
baval Division and the French.
(THROUGH BEDTEL'S AGENCY.) CAPTURE OF A MOUNTAIN ALPINISTS WONDERFUL FEAT. Upise, July 7th.
The capture of Zelenkofel, 7,350 fee:
SEQUEL TO BRITISH BLOCKADE.
LONDON, July 8th. The American Association of Commeroo at Berlin. reports that the price of raw pound in consequence of the British
of shrubs or foothold, is e nsidered impos-VON LINGENSEN'S PROGRESS.
AMSTERDAM, July 8th sible, but a platoon of Alpinists volun- tered to climb and, tied together, eleven
A German cumaunigue asserts that
lina River,
.
Replying to Mr. Wodehouse witness said
the wounds were not of a serious nature.
Mr. Bowley said it was a case in which Speaking on behalf of the defendant,
ainan lost his temper under great pro A fair blow would be necessary to inflict vocation. He lost control of himself for The wounds with this truncheon produced. he was doing, he snappest up the first
the moment, he did not quite know, what",
In reply to Mr. Wood, Dr. Moore said | thing which came to his hand and hit the
workhip would believe that it was not a was under the influence of liquor when blow from the back not a sneaking blow he was brought to the hospital.
but a fair blow from the front. Defend- Cross-examined by Mr. Bowley pop ant challenged the man to fight but he plainant said he was in the Glasgow police refused.: The complainant magged "do- force Er six months; immediately before dendant till he could stand it no longer, he came to Hongkong. He left the Glan
caid defendist hit him. He would subunit to Hongkong, in the second week of May character, his Worship could take a this year, and on his arrival he was placed lenient view of the case.
being practically wiped out by riñe and to give up the adventure." By delaying of them, carrying a mitrailleuse, reached General von Linsinugen has reached Zlota gow force, because he preferred to come that, in view of the defendant's good machine-gun fire. Then the Turks on our the end of April-there was a fair the summit at sunset uit waited through-
left inussed in a nullah and attempted beveral attacks, but none were abla to get
home owing to the steadiness of our troops and effective artillery support.
The bombardment died down at noon,
though it was resumed at intervals.
It seems plain from the disjointed nature of the attacks that the enemy is hading it difficult to drive the infantry forward in face of our fire.
FRENCH ACCOUNT OF THE ACTION.
A Paris communiqué says:-The Turks at the Dardanelles on the 5th inst, madko n general attack. It was the most im-
·portant attack made since the beginning
of May, when-they attempted to throw us into the sca....
chance of several days of consecutive. carlin.
The General engily describes the landing and the fighting from the 25th April to the 5th May, and says the losses, exclusive of the French, during this period were:-
OFFICERS.
YEN.
Killed Wounded 112 Missing
177
1.990
10
7,807
3,590
FRANCO-BELGIAN FRONT (THHOUGH REUTER'S AGENOY.] PERSISTENT GERMAN
ATTACKS.
DELUGE OF LIQUID FIRE."
PARIS, July 7th.
The Germans continue their attempts to From 4 o'clock in the morning there was a most inteme bombardment of our storm Souchez station, but they are quite Erst lines and also of the zone of the unsuccessful. Franco-British rear. Following upon The enemy suffered terribly on the this the enemy infantry made several heights of the Meuse, being again caught attacks. None, however, even reached in a curtain of tre by French artillery.
Most of the enemy, were
To-day's communiqué reports that the decimated by artillery or mowed by rifle Germans have developed yet another I started last night by an and machine-gun fire, and were left lying offensive. on the field,
our trendies.
barded
a
the night until the Austrian company in ANOTHER NAVAL BATTLE? the same room as defendant (the roomReplying to the Magistrate, Mr. Wode
charge of the signalling station was asleep. They then opened fire with the machine gum an charged with the bayonet. The Austrian commander was the only: she-
vivor..
COPENHAGEN, July 8th Renewed-firing was heard from the gen
east of Gothland throughout the forenoon of the 7th inst
BRITISH SEAPLANE ACTIVE.
ATHENS, July 8th
A British seaplane has bombed Smyrna
and Aivali.:
BRITISH
TRADE RETURNS.
LONDON, July 9th Imports for June show an increase of £17,936,144 and Exports a decrease of £8,639,408. The principal increases in Imports are Food etc., £10,000.000 and Raw Materials £7,000,000.
where the assault occurred) and he had house said that no departinental punish- been there ever since.
ment had been inflicted upon defendant. He had been suspended from duty since
Questioned as to the umber of occupants of the ram complainant said there were six of them; one Scotchman, threo Irishmen, himself and another constable.
And I suppose you are of the opinion that Scotland is the finest country in the world I would not sey that.
And is not the Glasgow polico force the best in the world -Aud. I would not say that; there are other places in the world besides Glasgow.
the assault, and if he was convicted ho was liable to have his pay forfeited for. that period..
Mr. Wood said he regarded the assault as a serious matter; striking another man with a truncheon, He agreed that defendant had considerable prov cation. and in view of that he would fine him $90 or, in defant one month's im prisonment.
ITALY'S OBJECTIVES,
UPINE, July 7th. The objectives mentioned in the official communiqué yesterday are:-In the north, the possession of Tarvis, which is the kay to the interior of Austria; and in the south the conquest of the rugged boulder- strtwn Cars plateau, which is the gate to THE ATTEMPT ON MR. J. P.the came was not friendly. Kirby uid to June 30th, 1915, signed by Dr. H. T
Trieste, Austria's chief arms factory.
NAVAL ACTIVITIES.
DANUBE.
MORGAN.
ASSAILANT A GERMAN PROFESSOR.
You would perhaps say the Metropolitan Foron was better That is a matter of KOWLOON RAILWAY STATION, opinion
Answering further questions, complain, at denied that he woke defendant up The blow which defendant gave Kirby with
not ask him to interfere, and no doubt Kirby was well able to look after himself. Nor did not you say that the Glasgow police ferce was better than any other force-Wo often had arguments about the different polics forces...
Mr. Wood-Did you and defendant have a guments about police forces?Yes,
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.].
NEW YORK, July sil, The anthropometrie measurements of a "Harvard Professor named BRITISH NAVY'S UBIQUITY.German.
Muenter, who disappeared after the sus-often. PICKET-BOAT'S EXPLOITS ON THEpicious death of his wife, have bean com pared witli Holt's body and had establish Fed identity.
It has been ascertained that exploded bombs have been found ennealed in cargoes of atombikes on three cargo"
York for France.
LONDON, July 7th. The recent conferring of the Distin
OBITUARIES.
Mr. BowleyDid you not say the Scols. had kept the Germans out of London, while the English were loafing No, I didnt say anything of the sort.
Are you sam 7-Yes.
* REPORT: ON PROGRESS.
The following report on progress
Winslow, Manager of the Railway, end, Mr. Robert Baker, Engineer of Ways and Works, was laid before the Legislative Council yesterday by Command of H Excellency the Governor:
Kang On's Contract No. 212 has now run for 16 months out of the contract period of 2 years,
The brickwork in the main building in. practically finished.
- Granite work is up to the course; below the top cornice, and will possibly be completed as far as the man
building
is concerned by the end of August
The tower is up to the level of the Did not you say to the defendant that roof of junin building and will proceed
Police Force I said I did not think he be relieved from the latter. was ever in that force; but it was previous
The colonado which was up to roof to the assault that we had thess argn-level at the time of last report is now inents.
asphalted and only requires the parapet: walls fixing and floor surfacing
The timber in roof is all in place and waiting tiling when masonry is com
Did not you call defendant n did not use any auch word, I wear it.
Did not you call defendant and also say he had never been in the Metroplated. Tpolitan Police Force-I deny using such
language about him; but I did any fixed. did not think he had been in the Metro- politau Foros
extreinely violent bombardment south-cast-guished Service Order upon Lieutenant steamers which were bound from New he had never been in the Metropolitan faster, when inasons and bricklayers can Throughout the action the enemy's ward of fit. Mihiel and they then attacked Commander Kerr and the award of Dis Asiatic coast fired from the hill commanding the right bank tinguished Conduct Medals to various batteries on the
Turkish of the Mouse to the southward of Ailly bluejackets is now explained by a letter beaselessly, as also did
The enemy in The Times from Belgrade telling of battleship cruising between Maidos, and in the Forest of Apremont.' Chanak.
penetrated our first line only a ono
the exploits of a little British picket-boat point of a front of 700 metres.
Every-
trian monitors dreadfully, eventually where else he was repulsed with heavy on the Danube, which annoyed the Aus- torpedoing une The remnants of the monitor drifted ashore and a lovely laul of plunder was secured. The rest of the monitors are now inactive behind a boom.
GENERAL.
Enemy aeroplanes several times bon
our lines, but fifteen Allied aeroplanes at the close of the day flew over a Turkish aerodrome at Chanak and losses. thres bombs, a huge bomb striking the principal shed.
[BRITISH FOREIGN OFFICE CABLE.] KEEPING THE TURKS IN THE TRENCHES.
OFFICERS TO SHOOT ALL WHO TRY TO ESCAPE.
We defeated immediately a fresh German attack east of Bois-le-Pretre, which was preceded by a deluge of liquid fire.
(THROUGH REVIEK'S AGENCY:]
ADDITIONS TO DUTCH FLEET.
LONDON, July 7th. The death is nanounced of Sir Theodore Cracraft Hope, K.0.8.1., former Indian Civil Servant,
LONDON, July 8th. The death is announced of Colonel C. Jessop.
Colonel Charles Thorp Jessop. C.I.E., V.D., emigrated to Assam as a tea planter He served in the frantier wor us a volunteer in 1891 and receives the He was ap thanks of the Government pointed Comandant of Assam Valley Iright Horse in 1903, and was alen Hon. A.D.C.
in: 1878.
to the Viceroy of India. - Deceased was 57
years of age.
LONDON RUBBER WIRES,
LONDON, June 25th.
Did not the accused challenge you to light for what you called him, and you refused the challenge Nothing was tail. about a fight,
Then you suggest that the only reaso accused had for striking you was that you had called attention to his use of the cane on another constable, and also about taking money from another man's boxt- Yes.
Another constable who was in the room
Tiles are all on ground, rain water gutters and down pipes are being
Materials and fittings. indented for through the Crown Agents have now all arrived with the exception of lavatory fittings and clock.
Plaster work is well in hand, all covered verandahs and colonnade being com pleted.
Drains are being laid as the work proseeds or necessitaties.
Of the approximato. amount of Kang On's contract, namely $173,487, there has been paid to date of report the sum of $101,000.
SIGNIFICANT GERMAN MOVE- MENTS IN BELGIUM,
AMSTERDAM, July 201 Correspondents affirm that undoubtedly
There is every reason to believe that the LONDON, July 6th.
THE HAGUE, July 8th. The following interim dividends have at the time of the assault said Johnson contract will by completed to time, General Sir Ian Hamilton, in his latest the Germans are sending fresh artillery
The Government, in replying to then declared: Kepeng 10 per cent, and and Coote were having an argument, and except perhaps with regard to the tower, dispatot, quotes the following extract as well as troops westward through Bel-
captured from
Divisionali orders: gium, but the opinion is expressed that report of the Chamber on the Bill enlarg Selangor 20-6/6. Langkat pays a final of be heard Johns say something about which may be somewhat behindhand Coote having taken a blokes money owing to the delay in arranging about Henceforth I shall hold responsible all the Germans are endeavouring to mystifying the Fleet, say that it is impossible to 12 and carries forward £4,820.
abandon the construction of two
LONDON, June 30th. from his box. At this defendant took the clock. This, however, should nob officers who do not shoot with their revol
Linggi pays a first interim of 15 per his truncheon and struck the complainant prevent the station being opted in
March, 1916, as intended. vers all the privates who try to escape the Allies regarding the movements and cruisers, and adds that the present
twice. system of defence of the Dutch Indies, cont Bidor paye & final of 20 per cent, from the trauches on any pretext."
especially Java, is insufficient.
the point of attack.