THE WAR.
AUSTRIAN
NOTE TO AMERICA.
EXPORT OF ARMS TO GREAT BRITAIN.
BIG GERMAN MOVEMENT IN RUSSIA.
NEW ARMY AT THE FRONT:
GAIN CONFIDENCE OF VETERANS.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, JULY 16TH, 1018.
(THROUGH BHUTER'S AGENCY.]
WOUNDED INDIANS.
ANCO-BELGIAN FRONT,
[THROWOR- BEUTELL'S LOENOY.]
AMERICAN CABLES.
[FROM THE MANILA ** CABLENEWs."] BOMB AT HEADQUARTERS OF NEW YORK POLICE.
NEW YORK, July 8th. A bomb explosion took place at police headquarters to day. A great deal of damage was caused, but as far us has boon
announced there was no loss of life,
The perpetrators of the outrage have not got been discovered.
THE CANTON CALAMITY,
TERRIBLE DESTRUCTION BY FIRE
AND WATER.
THOUSANDS BEYOND. ASSISTANCE.
The magnitude of the destruction oca- sioned by the Bloods in the Kwangtung Province and by the fire and flood in Conton City is almost past conception, Each new story but serves to emphasise the horrible destructiveness of the raging
were easily GONZALEZ MOVES ON MEXICO waters and the great, fize.
Pants, July 15th. 2.10 1.0,
CITY.
WASHINGTON, July 6th. According to advices received here yes husterday, General Gonzales with a rein forced army is advancing on Mexico City The Zapato garrison has withdrawn from the city.
This evening'e-communiqué states that the enemy in Bolgiam bombarded Furnes
HEAVY BOMBARDMENTS. BRIGHTON A SACRED NAME.
PAR16, July 14th. LONDON, July 15th
4.45 p.c Additional details regarding Mr. Today's communiqué statee that after and British Chamberlain's visit to the wounded bombarding the French Indians at Brighton says that they are lines the Germans attacked the trenches accommodated in a pavilion and greatly near Pilken which had been captured by
The enemy appreciate the Oriental character of the the British. buildings. They are also proud at being repulsed.
The Germans also bombarded Arras and received in the Royal Palace Gardoos which was an especial boon. Mr. Chan- Soissons with heavy shells,
The enemy's offensive in Argonne berlain was greatly interested in the Sikhs in all the hospitale listening to the boon definitely checked.
Ho mid reading of their Holy book. how pleased he was to have
Sikh member on bis own Council, and was glad to be able to furnish them with a Garmukhi translation of the paper and East Dunkirk. The Germane in Akhbad I Jang, which hitherto has only north Arras twice mainly attempted to been issued in Urdu Ilinadi. The Sikhs leave their trenches near Souches,
cannonaldo in the whole of this sector was greatly appreciated this,
At the conclusion of the second day they continuous, the cathedral quarter of
Arras particularly suffering. The Indian officers from all the hospitals
civilians were killed. assembled and passed by Mr. Chamber
We attacked in "Argonne, gaining a LONDON, July 15th.
Lain, who first shook hands with the
footing in the German trenches in West As Mr. Reuter's correspondent at the British Victoria Cross hero, Mir: Dast
The enemy's gains in Headquarters in France says that the Chamberlain
addressed the brave Argonne forest. AMSTERDAM, July 16th,
metres in depth. Austria, on June 29th. presented the arrival of the new formations has beca Subadar, who was still suffering from gas Argonne yesterday did not exceed 400 American Ambassador with a Note which kept a great secret. There had been and lay in a bath chair, the other Indian Declares that the enormous trade in war rumours of the arrival of certain Divi-officers and sepoys cheered loudly. After material from the United States to Greatsion, but none were aware of their actual Mr. Chamberlain had shokon bands with Britain and the Allies is not consonant presence until they chanced to see them each officer he moved to another part of It was interesting to te with the definitions of neutrality, ant on the road or to meet them in the the grounds. The American Government should un trenches.
The Note Houbtedly entirely prohibit t also suggests that America should advies Austria's enemies that their supply of foodstuffs and raw materials would be
GENERAL
(THROUGH REUTER'S LOLROY.) AUSTRIAN NOTE TO AMERICA. EXPORT OF WAR MATERIAL TO "
GREAT BRITAIN.
articles to neutrals is not released. GERMAN PEACE CAMPAIGN,
CANADA FLOODED WITH CIRCULARS.
[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENUT.)
THE NEW ARMY. OIVES CONFIDENCE TO THE VETERANS.
The sturdiness and discipline of the men favourably impressed the veterans, who had been most keenly in terested in the formation and training The newcomers were of the new army.
every Indian officer go up to Mir Daet, audute him and shake hands, showing that they know, as we all know, what it means to win a cross like this.
Interrupted if legitimate trade in these placed in the trenches for short spells, at first in sections and gradually in whole battalions. They stood their baptisor of fire according to expectations, while one unit which was exposed to a heavy fire showed splendid courage and tenacity. The gunners highly approve of the new LONDON, July 15th. A telegram from Montreal says that armies batteries, and the moral effect of during the past fortnight there has been the now Divisions is undoubtedly great, huge increase in Canada of the German inspiring the trenchnion with confidence Postal Peace Campaign from America, and proving that the country is fully sup- The circular issued dwells. on the importing the firing line. possibility of ending trench warfare, and M. POINCARE AND THE WAR. Chief Constable, assured Mr. Chamber the necessity for preventing the ruin of Europe
"MUNICH BEER
"CEMENT."
AND
RUMANIAN OFFICIALS'
DISCOVERIES.
LONDON, July 5th. Router is informed that Inmania con tinues to successfully and energetically.
"TILL WE HAVE AVENGED OUR DEAD."
PARIS, July 14th
It was National Fete day to-day. M. Poincare, in an inspiring speech 1 the Hotel Invalides, affirmed that Franco had been the innocent victim of a most savage and premeditated aggressor, bat "as wo were compelled to draw the sword we have no right to sheaths it till we
The
squadron of twenty aeroplanes
tion between Douai and Lille, and a gan bombed an enemy military railway jane
on an aeroplane accompanying the
squadron bombarded a stationary train,
A GERMAN COMMUNIQUE.
LONDON, July 15th. "A-German communiqué claims that the Crown Prince's attack in Argonne resulted in the capture of two positions with 3,000 Frenchmen and several guns. RUSSIAN FRONT,
HUERTA UNDER ARREST.
Mr. Lan Tak Po, son of the Hon. Mr. Lau Clan Pak, who has just returned from a trip to Canton, underwent many adventures in the strickon city. Inter viewed by our representative, he stated that three-fourths of the city was flooded All to a depth of from seven to ten feet. sorts of household utensils and effects were being washed-down the river, and the surface of the water presented a truly
EL PASO, TEXAS, July it General Victoriano Huerta, former provisional President of Mexico, arrested authorities on a charge of inciting hare during the poet ten days by federal strange spectacle. Thousands of people. another revolt in Mexico, broke down and are imprisoned in their houses, and in wept in his celt here to-day.
many casos hope of succouring them bas Huerta declared that his word of bon-been completely abandoned. The Chinese being detained in confinement despite the Daval mrn, together with Customs officiala, our had been disregarded and that he was fact that he had promised not to leave the procured a large namber of foreign-built United States before his trial. Huerte boats from the Customs and European also declared most emphatically that he
firms, and worked untiringly to rescue had not violated the laws of noutrality.
As a some of the unfortunate victims, STOWAWAYS. GERMAN
result of their efforts, about 20,000 people AMERICAN TRANSPORT.
were saved, and these were taken away HONOLULU, July 6th. into the hillside and fed with congé. The The U.S. Army transportThomas, which rescuers met with insuperable difficulties aways on board. Seven of them were Ger- in the narrower strects, however. arrived bore yesterday, reported 17 stow-
Hawaii.
absolutely impossible ta steer their small mans. They are all to be deported from was no room to work the oars, and it was
craft round the corners, white the heavy wooden shop signhoards, overhanging the flooded streets from the verandahs, added greatly to their troubles.
SALE OF DOLLAR LINE STEAMERS.
ON
There
Mr. Lau himself engaged two small
SAN FRANCISCO, July 8th. Captain Robert Dollar, founder and president of the steamship line which bears his name, to-day announced that be had disposed of two of the steamers of his sumpaus, at a price of $30 for the pair, company, the S Dollar and the and conveyed provisions for the rescue- Mackinaw. Inability to compete with foreign registered ships, Mr. Dollar parties. He also assisted in the rescue, and saved fifteen women and children. One. old woman, carrying a baby in her arms, From the oflees of the Dollar Steam-
was floating down the river when she was ship Company it was also announced to- day that the firm of AH, Burkill & picked up and hauled on board one of the Sons of Shanghai are negotiating for the sampans, and the body of a seven-year-old purchase of the steamer Robert Dollar, boy, tied to a plank was also taken from presumably intending to register this ship
stated was the reason for the sale of these two ships.
under the Chinese or British Ang and to the water. He was unconscious, but, with continue it in the trans-Pacific freight attention, revived. The enormous nam service.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENOT.] GERMANS BIG MOVE,
Losnos, July 15th.
Bre making a big
The steaners . S. Dollar, Mackinar ber of people who have perished may be in the region north of Warsaw and Robert Dollar are all of opproximate estimated in some manner by the state
Mr. Chamberlain expressed his Warm appreciation of the state of perfection of the entire organisation of the hospitala, and says that the devotion, skill and untar- ing sympathy of the officers of the Indian Medical Corps and their staff is beyond all praise. The Indian Students Ambal ance Corps has also done most excellent work and deserves high, praise for ente
The Mayor and That the Germans hospitably lavished. people of Brighton will make Brighton move
sacred name to the Indian for many appears, from-n Petrograd communiqué y 4,500 tons and have been used in carry ment of an old woman who was saved y
ing freight between the Pacific ports of
Of a family of nine," she the United States and the Orient and Mr. Inu. European war two of the above-named
The boarding-houses on the Build are positively crowded to overflowing with re- South America. At the beginning of the said, I am the only survivor," steamers were, placed under American The withdrawal of the Pacific Mail registry by Mr Dollar.. Company's steamship from the transfugoes, who are only able ta scuro stand- Pacific passenger and freight trade ing room, and doubtless are sufficiently announced by the company some time ago, philosophical to congratulate themselves will mean that the Great Northern Steam- ship Company will be the only American even this hoon when so many others are concern operating a steamship between in such desperate straits. Pacific const ports of America and the Orient.
generations, while Colonel Gentle, the lain that nothing could be better than the behaviour of the Sepoys at Brighton They behaved as gentlemen. INDIA CONSOLIDATION BILL
LONDON, July 15th,
In the House of Lords, on the third reading of the India Consolidation Bill, Lord Macdonnell urged the extremo im- portance of introducing an amending Bill as soon as possible,
Lord Islington repeated his assurance prevent arms from Germany and Austria have avenged our dead. Till a complete
that the importance of the Bill was fully reaching Turkey. Besides stopping victory presents a recurrence of agres
realised, and directly the Bill became double partitioned waggons, officials
sion every Frenchman and every French
law the opportunity would be given to labelled lately confiscated what was
woman understands that their whole the India Office, on consultation with the Munich beer." The Germans specially
future a
d their whole honour is at stake." Raj, to deal with all the necessary telegraphed to various stations to place.
The President emphasised that he had amendments and to remove the anomalies fee-blocks on the trucks to keep the beer in
As a result the good wadition, but the curious oficials every confidence in the army of the Allica, which were inevitable. discovered that the barrels contained and concluded by affirming "wo certainly Consolidation Amending Bill would be
introduced as early as possible.
SCOTTISH MINERS DIS- AFFECTED.
ammunition. An examination of large cement blocks disclosed that fact that they were hollow and filled with shell casex
THE KAISER'S PROPHESY. LONDON, July 15th.
shall conquer."
The French Ambassador to London, in a speech, declared that the moment was approaching when we would be materially stronger than the enemy. Patience would lead to victory.
LONDON, July 15th. The Scottish Miners' Union yesterday resolved to demand a further increase f
wages.
GENERAL BOTHA.
The Times has been informed from Ger-
CELEBRATIONS IN LONDON. many that a deputation of Berlin kankers
LONDON, July 15th. insisted upon an interview with the Kar
The French National Fête Day was ser can informed him that if the war was celebrated in London. Everyone was prolonged for another winter the German wearing the tri-colour badge and the Empire would become utterly bankrupt. Marseillaise was sung at the same moment and Honce the Kaizers prediction that the war as it was sung in the trenches from theed with the greatest enthusiasm.
will end in October,
·LONDON, July 18th.. Mr. Asquith's resolution of admiration, gratitude to General Botha was pass
SIR EDWARD GREY
LONDON, July 15th. Sir Edward Grey attended a meeting of
sea to the Vosges, as the remains of Bouget de Lisle were conveyed with great pomp to the vaults of the Hotel Invalides. TERRITORIALS ALLOWANCES. the Cabinet
LONDON, July 15th.
BRITISH DYES.
AND A GERMAN THREAT.
LONDON, July 15th.! At a meeting of the shareholders of
In the House of Commons, Mr. Cham- British Dyes Ltd. Mr. Falconer M.P.berlain, replying to Mr. Ernest Jardine, presided and said that cash amunting to said that the additional allowances WELE £1,018,000 was available for the purposes not applicable to the Territorials in of the Company. The trade had been
Basra and the Persian Gulf, who were very forbearing and accommodating,
on active service conditions. and Swiss manufacturers, had also The en very reasonable and friendly, German manufacturers of dyes had now threatened that if Switzerland supplied dyes to Great Britain they would reduse to supply them to any Swiss consumers. Mr. Falconer added that he thought week, does not merely defer a general Switzerland was not likely to receive that election for a year but also deals similarly: threat favourably.
with the elections of all local bodies
POSTPONEMENT OF ELECTIONS.
LONDON, July 5th. Mr. Walter Long's Elections Postpone ment Bill, which will be introduced next
[HAVAS TELEGRAM.] ITALIAN HONOUR FOR FRENCH PRESIDENT.
PAR16, July 13th. Bignor Titonni has handed over to M. Poincare, President of the French Republic, the Annunciade Collar bestowed upon him by the King of Italy on the occast n of the celebration of the anniver sary of the 14th July,
GENERAL GOUBAND.
PARIS, July 13th. General Courand's health is very satis factory.
which states that the enemy, on the 12th inst. assumed the offensive on the Narew front and captured our trenches on the right bank of the Pisss on the 13th, on u front of two versts, but they were dislodged by a counter-attack.
Great enemy forces are advancing between the rivers Orjetz and Lydynia where the Russians, in a declining battle, retired on Tuesday night to second line positions,
Almost every half-hour," said Mr. Mr. Dollar has been one of the most Lau, you can hear houses collapsing. In onergetic opponents of the Seamen's Bill, one case a louse came down on a Chinesc The Russians, in the fighting south of and be appeared for several days before Merchant Volunteers' rescue boat, which the Hops and Séuate Committees in Lublin on the 4th and 11th, instant Washington at the time that hearings capsid, the whole of the occupants -rescuers and reaqued-being drowned were given to the Bill. At that time Mr. Dollar announced that the enactment of
before the eyes of others who took 22,781 prisoners.
impotent to
aid: were
render Fighting is also proceeding in the the Bill into law would result in the with.
drawal of all ships from the American The boats of the Merchant Volunteers ren- flag. Mr. Dollar also declared that he direction of Holm.
would be one of the first shipowners to dered inestimable service, and rescued a either dispose of his ships or to register very large number of people. Once the boats penetrated to the districts under fire, then under the Chinese or British flage.
It is nesumed that Mr. Dollar despaired and saved Ebout 600 people, but ultimately of my early action by the next Congress found that their means of ingrens was cut looking to the repeal of this Bill and off by the fire. accordingly offered his ships for sale.
SİR R. L. BORDEN,
LONDON, July 14th. At Mr. Asquith's invitation Sir R. L Borden. the Prime Minister of Canada,
a meeting of the Cabinet. attended
OBITUARY.
LONDON, Jaly 15th. The death is announced of Major- General Sir Thomas Dennehy. CHINESE TELEGRAMS. OFFICIAL ETIQUETTE, NEW
[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.]
PEKING, July 14th. official etiquette comes into operation today. It was prepared by
President. It is a modification of the the Bureau of Rites and approved by the rules recorded in the ancient classics to suit modern conditions. The general ceremony is the raising of hats and the exchanging of town
The new
COMPANY DISSOLVED.
PEKING, July 14th. The Kalgan Doloner Automobile Com pany, which was formed to construct macadamised roads for traffic purposen, has been dissolved by the Ministry of Communications,
THE WAR LOAN, GENEROUS RESPONSE FROM SINAPORE.
APPLICATIONS FROM ALL CRASHES.
The Straits Times of the 9th instant
2236:
Some districts, apparently are complete- ly shut out from the rest of the world, and cannot possibly be approached oving to the narrowness of the streets. Thousands of men, women, and children, are thus Toft to starre, or meet their death by drowning.
Mr. Lau estimates that more than 2,00D houses have either collapsed or been de stroyed by the fire, which, fanned by a strong breeze, which sprang up on the night after it first broke out, created ap palling havoc in the Saikwan district, The korosine shops, being flooded, released their contents, and the oil ought fire with
sequences that can well be conceived. Happily, the outbreak has now now been extinguished.
The period of subscription to the National War Loan terminates to-morrow at home, and will to all intents and pur It is poses close. in Singapore today. imposible yet, although it would by
The Hon. Mr. Lan Chu Pak, seen by our That representative, emphasised that Carton's interesting, to ascertain the aggregate of subscriptions from this Colony. could only be arrived at by the favour needs must of necessity be mat first in the In the cumstances. The outlying districts," applications have been passed meantime, however, it can be stated that he said sorrowfully, must be left to their of the various bank, through whose hands best way possible under the dificult cir- the applications were more numerous and fats, for there is no means of communica more imposing than was anticipated evention. The situation is aggravated by the fact that all the rice shops are flooded, by those in a position to estimate.
own.
The biggest applications which we are in and their contents taken away with the a position to verify were several of other wreckage by the rushing water. In £20,000 each, and of these the Straits former years Canton was the centre of dis- Trading Co. and the Singapore Oil Millstribution, and with the co-operation of the are two, The Straits Bteamship Co Canton people we succeeded in succouring Ltd., bave pub in for £10,000 while one of their directors, Mr. Lee Chuon Guat, the distressed along the West River, hut applies for a further £9,000 worth on his now Canton itself is suffering even worse The response from all classes and than the villages along the West River, conditions of the people, indeed, has been and demands our immediate and almost remarkable. There is one individual entire attention." £20,000, we understand, and at least one The Hon. Mr. Lau Chu Pak spoke grave. amount of £15,000. The big Chinese ly of the after-consequences of the foods. institutions and the local insurance Com and said that there were scrious fears f panies have applied in proportion to their an epidemic of disease, abilities example, the Chinese
The Colonial Secretary, communicates Commercial Bank asks for £6,000 and the Chinese Chamber of Commerce as a body the following:
Orte local It is not intended to make an appeal is applying for a large sam insurance company is in the lists for, to the public for subscriptions for the WASHINGTON, July 8th. It was announced to day that a three £5,000 and another, we understand, for relief of the widespread distress caused inch disappearing, gun for mbmarines even more Among private applications by the foods on the West River, hurt. had been perfected by the United States appear such well-known names as Mr. persons desiring to subscribe in aid of That Navy Department. It was also stated Tan Jiak Kim'e firm for £5,000, Mr. Bach relief should send their donations to European merchants officer is in close tough with the Tung that the first of these gans would ba A. Elias for £3,000 and Bir. E. S. the Secretary for Chinese Affairs. mounted on the M-1 within the next ten Manass00 £1,000 days and would be placed on all sub-appear in surprising balk and a cot in- Wah Hospital Committee, who are or considerable total could be made of the gamizing Relief Fund among the Chi-
nese Community. marines built hereafter.
applications in the name of ladies.
AMERICAN GUNS FOR SUBMARINES.