THE WAR.
GREAT BATTLE OF
POLAND.
ENEMY'S OFFENSIVE BROUGHT TO A
STANDSTILL.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, JULY 27TH. 1915
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENOY.] THE AMERICAN NOTE.
THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] RUSSIAN WAR FACTORIES.
"PRESS SAYS GERMANY WILL NOT TO BE REMOVED TO INTERIOR
COMPLY.
PROVINCES.
THE WEST RIVER FLOOD. EVERYTHING NOW ALMOST. NORMAL
to
WORK OF THE TUNG WAĦ HOSPITAL..
Reports gathered yesterday go WARSAW, July 25th
show that "the upper"
reaches of AMSTERDAM, July 25th..
now almost In view of the difficulty of the supply the West River aro The German newspapers publish a apparently inspired description of the of fuel and raw material the Government normal, the Shameen is dry, and the Amarican Noto as correct in towe, con- is gratuitously transferring the machinery flood water has also disappeared from the Much Alth has been left forming with the usual diplomatic and workmen engaged in Army contracts city itself.
behind, and the distress of the poor glass to the interior Provinces.
Chinees, many of whom have lost all their amenities, but at the same time definite.
A semi-official Berlin telegram sums
possessions, is severe. Fortunately relief business is now well in hand, and very up the German comment thus:-The
few of the suffering survivors can have newspapers are unnimous that the Note
been missed. Good headway has also boon made in cloaring away the general
GERMANY AND THE LATEST NOTE.is very unsatisfactory, that it intes
BIG AMERICAN DEFENCE PROPOSALS.
AUSTRIAN SUBMARINE SUPPLY DEPOT DESTROYED,
REPORTED TORPEDOING
BRESLAU."
OF THE
RUSSIAN FRONT.
(THROUGH REUTER'S-AGENCY)......... THE TITANIC STRUGGLE IN
POLAND. ENEMY'S OFFENSIVE PRACTICAL- LY BROUGHT TO A STANDSTILL,
PETROGRAD, July 26th. A communiqué says that the Russian Counter-attacks have brought the enemy's offensive to a standstill between the Vistula and the Bug rivers, except in the region of Grubiszow, where the Russians repulsed attacks on Friday night.
The enemy in the Baltic Provinces is continuing its advance on the roads from Shavli and Kossieny, in the direction of Poniergs and the River Lavonta where fighting occurred on Saturday.
The enemy on the Narcff front delivered W series of desperate attacks on Friday bight and Saturday along the castorn bank of the Pissa, but suffered enormous Josses and achieved no success.
Persistent attempts by the enemy to tross the Nareff between Ostrolenka and Rojany were also repulsed, though the menry succeeded in crossing the river on Friday between Rojeny and Pultusk. FRANCO-BELGIAN FRONT
(THROUGH BEDTEN'S AGENCY.] MINE WARFARE ON BRITISH FRONT.
LONDON, July 25th.
NAVAL ACTIVITIES.
THROUGH BELTER'S AGENCY.] BRESLAU " BADLY DAMAGED BY A SUBMARINE,
ATHENS, July 26th.
It is reported that a submarine in the Black Sea torpedoed the Gorman cruiser Breslau, which returned to Constantinople badly damaged.
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FLOOD RELIEF FUND EFFORTS.
QUEEN'S COLLEGE DRAMATIC SOCIETY'S PERFORMANCE.
The members of Queen's College Dramin- tie Society, among whom are several talented Chinese actors, gave a most successful performance at the Taiping- Theatre lash evening in aid of the Weeh River Flood Relief Fund, roomy Theatre was completely filled, among the audience being HE. tho Governor (who was accompanied by Captain R. Hutchison, A.D.C.), the
The vory
elor of Education (Mr. E. Á, Fering)- the Hendomster of Chwen's College, (Mr.)
K. Dealy), Messrs. A. W. Grant änd 1. D. Bird,
ORD KITCHENER AND
WOUNDED INDIANS.
LONDON, July 25th. Lord Kitchener paid a carprise visit to tionally ignores the main point, and dis-l regards the fact that Germany is fighting the Indian Hospitals at Brighton yester-li and wreckage caused by the flood, for her existence. The papers cannot day. The wounded soldiers understand why all the German proposal, delighted to see their former Commander necessary from due point of viewfind mother and her dutiful son, which for compromise have been flatly wjcded, in-Chief, and much appreciated his health, and though it was reported that
or why Germany is expected, in a fight for existence, to renounes the full use of hor strength. They declare in accord that Germany highly values the maisten- ance of friendly relations with the United States, but not at any price. Fur ther concessions would mean the humilia Submarine warfare tion of Germany. must continue its prescribed course. | Articlés received up to the present-bear ont the above comments..
GERMAN COMMENT.
AMSTERDAM, July 26th. Few German papers-comment_on_the_ American Note.
The Deutsches Zeitung, however, says it unfriendly and un-neutral, and means A DEMONSTRATION BY THE the death-blow to submarine warfare if
the Government acquiesces. GREEK NAVY.
ROME, July 26th,
It is reported that Greek warships have sailed in the direction of Smyrna in order to demonstrate against the ill-treatment of Greeks in Asia Minor.
AUSTRIAN SUBMARINE SUPPLY DEPOT DESTROYED.
TOULON, July 20th.
The French destroyer Bisson has des troyed a supply depot for Austrian sub- marines and acroplanes on the island of Fagosta, and cat the telegraphy.
Several Austrians and one Frenchmen were killed.
SUBMARINED IN NORTH SEA.
LONDON, July 20th.
A Russian and a Franch steamer and six trawlers were submarined in the northernmost portion of the North Sea. One of the trawler's whole crew of nine were killed.
Field Marshal Sir John French re- AUSTRO-ITALIAN FRONT porta:-On the fist we repulsed a bomb
attack on crater caused by the
D
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
AMERICAN NATIONAL DEFENCE PROGRAMME. IMPORTANT PROPOSALS.
WASHINGTON, July 25th. President Wilson is preparing a Naval programine which he proposes to submit to Congress after the recess. He is most anxious that the American Navy should be on a footing of equality in the matler of efficiency with any Power. He is also preparing a scheme of military training
It is
generous and encouraging words.
THE CHICAGO : STEAMER DISASTER.
NEARLY 2,000 PERISHED.
were
LONDON, July 20th.
It is now established that nearly 2,000 persons perished in the disaster to the Chicago pleasure steamer Eastland.
The vessel was packed with workers of the Western Electric Company with their vives and children and friends who were making an excursion to Michigan City.
The causes of the accident have not yet been explained, but it appears that the vessel listed so heavily owing to the crowd on board that the bawsers suappeil
where she capsized. and the vessel drifted into mid-stream
Terrible scenes casued. People were struggling in the water and hundreds who were imprisoned between the many decks. found their escape cut off.
Badies recovered through holes which were cut in the hill bear marks of a des- porato fight.
All the members of the crew swam ashore,
One version of the accident is that a
tugboat began to tow before the hawser was cast off the pier, with the result that
it snapped.
of the citizens of the country, which is to
The authorities have ordered the arrest be embodied in his next message. understood that some very definite con- of the officers of the vessel, which was clusions have already been reached in of steel construction and 300 ft. in length. regard to this portion of the general National Defence programme.
NEW YORE, July 26th. The Washington papers say that the War Department anticipats the develop- ment of a Reserve Army of half-a-million men exclusive of the Militia; and that tho Navy Department will zako i request for thirty, probably fifty, submarines, several battlecruisers,
explosion of our mine west of Hooge, AUSTRIAN GENERAL ATTACK noughts, and many auxiliary vessels.
previously reported.
Our heavy artil-
ANOTHER RAILWAY SMASH NEAR HARBIN. FOURTEEN FREIGHT CARS DAMAGED.
and also the dead bodies,
This was very
The students presented the play "The
cholera had broken out at Canton, despite proved so popular on previous cœcasions, and also a eccond play, called "The the efforts to avert it, Mr. 8. B. C. Ross! (Secretary for Chinese Altairs) yesterday Quartelling Family," The latter is a informed a Daily Press represintive very dramatic play, with murders; that, fortunately, such was not the case, attempted murders, and plots galore. Quite naturally there have been some The main cause of all the trouble is the cases of illness, due to the bad con reckless behaviour of the ne'er do-woel dition of the water, lack of food and son, by a second wife, of a wealthy been dingnosed as quite ordinary ailments the good son, whose studious, dreamy other domestic difficulties, but these have Chinese gentleman. There is, of course. and not cholera. Not one case of cholera disposition is always clashing with. the had been discovered, said Mr. Ross. This devil-may-care nature of the other, and, immunity from any serious epidemic as is invariably the case in stories, the must be attributed to the expeditions virtuous brother triumphs in the end, the manner in which the flood leavings were young spend-bhrift putting an end to his removed, and also to the fact that the own life. The acting throughout was relief work was commenced so soon se a excellent. slight receiling of the flood wade this possible.
In this connection it is interesting to Hospital note that the Tung, Wal made the following shipments of rico:--- Dato. Bags Rice. authorities, since the 19th inst, have
20.7.10-500 to Canton per s.s. Fatskan,
--300 to Cantan per ss. Charles
Mardoain. 500 to Canton par as. Kưỡng Sui, 300 to Canton per s.s. Stanley. 21.7.10-500 to Canton per s.s. Kinshan.
500 to Canton per s.. Paul Beau 500 to Canton per ss. cong Tag 22.7.15.100 to Cantau per ss. Faishan.
--500 to Canton per s.s. Ktcong Sai.
500 to Canton per s.s. Churles
Hardouin -931 to Sansui per 6.9. Sen On. 28.7.15.-300 to Canton per s.s. Kinskan.
"1
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the
-The Queen's College Dramatic Society
boards at the оссиру wili Theatre to-night and again on Wednesday trative of the disaster in Kwangtung wil be produced. evening. Tonight a topical drama illus-
ENTERTAINMENT AT ST. JOHN'S HALL.
It was a happy thought that prompted the comparatively few University students remaining in Hongkong over the leng vacation to arrange the most excellent entertainment that was given in St. John's Hali last evening with the object of secur-
300 to Canton por s.s. Kwong Tanging further funds for the relict of dis- -200 to Canton per 3.s. Paul Boattress along the West River. When the -601 to Samsui per ss Kong Tai idea was mooted it was welcomed with -600 to Canton per s.8. Charles
Hardouin 24.7.15.-400 to Canton per s.. Hong Sai. enthusiasm by the students, and a small
31
GOO to Sansui per s.s. Lintan. 500 to Shinhing per ss. Shishing. 8,332 Bags Rice. Add 7,017 (previous shipments Ies, 208
bags shut out by "Helen."
Total 15,879 20.7.16.-2,193 lbs. hisenits to Canton per 8.8.
Fatshen,
J
-2,000 lbs. biscuits to Canton per
as. Arong Sai.
9.8. Kinslan.
8.3. Kirong Tung. 22.7.15-2,000 s: biscuits to Canton per
5.3. Faishan.
ALL PRESENTED.
20.7.15-23 bags biscuits to Canion per s.. Charles Hardouin.
Committee was quickly formed, as fol- lows:-Messrs. Ho Wing Yuen (Hong- Secretary) and Ho Wing Kin (sons of the late Bir Kai Ho-Koi), Chan Hei Nain (Hon. Treasurer), and Woon Chan Foon. The students of St. Steven's College. rendered eager assistance, and long he fare the date of the entertainment quite a considerable sum had been secured for the Fund by the sale of tickets. Tha
The Harbin correspondent of the W.-G.31.7.15-2,000 lbs. biscuits to Canton per accommodation of St. John's Hall was. Dail News writing on the 9th inst, saya:- Closely following the railway emash occurred but a few days back in Harbin, has occurred another disaster four Dread-even more serious than the first, The soene was ab a small railway station, only fifty versts from Harbin, when in the small hours of the morning a military train containing military supplies ras into some empty goods cars that were put down the wrong "points" is not yet Out of the enty-eight cars known. composing the freight train, fourteen 1.7.16.0 baskets broad to Canton per s.s. Breat attraction, and is well worth were damaged, whilst four were entirely mashed up.
-2.000 . hiscuits to Canton perseverely taxed last evening, and when all has been garnered in it will be found in a very substantial amount being hand- that the students' effort will have resulted
ed over to those whose business it is to disburse the funds. An exellent long" military film, lens by the Far Eastern Cinematograph Company, entitled "Th
of Fort
Was B2," Explosion
The Navy Department has already been experimenting with, aeroplanes and
lery silenced a heary trench mortar which DIRECTED BY HIGHEST submarines, and is spending $100,000 alone standing on a railway siding. Who had
was assisting in the attack.
On the evening of the 23rd we exploded & mine under a salient in the German line south-east of Zillebeke, destroying the enemy's trenches. Shortly afterwards the enemy exploded a mine a little fur- ther south, but this did little damage, Since then we have gained some ground by occupying the crater of a German mine and linking it with our trenches.
Yesterday we repulsed another heavy! bomb attack on our trenches round the crater near Hodge.
IMPORTANT FRENCH
SUCCESS.
POWERFUL DEFENSIVE WORKS TAKEN IN THE VOSGES.
ON ITALIANS.
GENERALS-BUT FRUITLESS.
ROME, July 25th.
The Italians are steadily progressing in the Battle of the Isonzo..
on devising means enabling battleships to fight submarines.
It is believed that the Navy Department an appropriation of will ask for A communiqué sare that the Austrians,250,000,000 and the War Department will in their usual night attacks, tried to ask for $200,000,000, both double las recover the ground conquered by us, year's figures.
which we were consolidating, but they everywhere failed.
As in the former accident, there was no loss of life, but damage of a serious nature was caused to a new torpedo-boat- built in the United States which was being shipped in sections across the trans- Siberian Railway to Russia. A break down gang was immediately despatched to the spot of the accident and the delay caused to other trains through the block
hours. ing of the line was not more than a few
-3 cases milk to Canton per 8.5.
Charles Hardouin. -16 bags rico oftal to Canton per s.s.
Charles Hardouin.
5 bags dried grain to Canton per
8.8. Charles fardouin.
Paul Beau.
1 basket biscuits to Canton per 5.5.
-Paul Heau.
4 bags rice offal to Canton por 9.5.
Paul Deou 22.7.15.-12 bags biscuits to Canton per us.
Kuong dai.
-10 bags bisouits to Canton per a
Charles Hardouin. -3 bags rico sffet to Canton per se
Charles Hardouin, -516.18 picule rice to Canton per gun beat Kwong Kang. 23.7.15-14 bags rice offal to Canton per
Paul Beau.
sceing. Professor Gonzales contributed a violin sole, Miss Winnie Woo 4 song, Nisa May Woo a pianoforte solo, and Miss Wong a Chinese Bolo
Refreshments were dispensed on the large lawn below the Hall, provisions, mineral waters, etc., having been kindly contributed by the following firms:--M. Y. San & Co., On Lok Yuen, Walking ✨ Co., and On Lok & Co. The cinemato graph machino was loaned by the manager of the New Theatre
The Sun's correspondent at Washington says that it is considered significant that The Austrians in the daytime attempted the announcement of the President's
THE SILVER BULLET. an advance in force against the Italian interest in National Defence was made Right Wing, especially against the Carto the day after the presentation of the
The New York Times, commenting last hills, but they were thrown back with American Note at Berlin.
month on the German devare concerning the answer to be returned to Mr. Wilson's heavy losses. The enemy's abortive
BRITISH DAY OF PRAYER. operations have been in the nature of a
LONDON, July 28th. the United Ses could not harm Ger-
is has now been decided, in view of the for Europeans, An Austrian Army
large supply, to leave Canton alone until general attack,
observed throughout many in the event or war, remarks:-
A nation at war has three arms of the stock there is early exhausted. Order Found on a captured officer shows that it was directed by the bighest London as a Day of Prayer on behalf service-its army, its navy, and its credit, sanwhile, the shipments of rice to of the King, the nation, and the land ad Being a nation of peace we should not be Samani and Shishing, the two other dis-
capable of making any very effective tribution centres, continuo. Generals, including Gontorsla Boog,
The most striking feature military demonstrations, but we could use seal foresa
The following letter, which has been Schreitter; and Prince von Schwarz -
was an open air service of intercession our credit in a way hst would certainly
be decisive of the confics. Three billions received by the Hon. Mr. Ross from a "A communiqué says:-We captured on berg, with huge fresh reinforcemente.
on the steps of St. Paul's Cathedral, teof money (2,00,000,000), not loaned to to Missio ary Relief Committee at Wachows Saturday evening most powerful de
which 3,000 City Territorials march.d in repaid but spent on our own account for shows that the situation is well in band procesion in heavy rain, with the Fishop war purposts in aid of the Allies, would there:
According to Mr. Li Yau Chuen, the
There will be, a second performance this representative of the Tung Wah Hospital, there is a stock of about 3,000 gunny bags
rice in Canton not yet disposed evening, and we are informed that the
bags more gunny About 800 of. Lusitania Note and the argument that of rice were shipped on the 24th., and programme has been especially arranged
PARIS, July 25th.
5.45 p.m... The French have obtained an important treah success in the Vosges,
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGEMOY.].
fensiva works between Hill 627, bear GENERAL.
Bandesapt village, Launois, and also the southern portion of the villagó.
We
captured over 700 unwounded prisoners, belonging to four different battalions. The total amount of the booty has not yet been ascertained,
PARIS, July 28th.
To-day Wae
of the German Press have taken no
AT WECHOW.
"We would draw your attention to the
MACAO NOTES.
[FROM OUR OWN QUERESPONDENT]
MACAO, July 6th. RELIEF FUNDS. Great activity has been shown Istoly
This West River flood. Large numbers of men of London, in ecclesiastical rebes, in at the issue beyond doubt. The i got fact that a Committee met on the 18th by those who are assisting in obtaining
Baptist their midst. The rain ceasing, the ser- thought of this fieter We had it is instant to consider the question of relief help for the unfortunate victims of the
mind here, but only as a rem to centis this city and neighbourhood,
(American); here:Allies, vico was held în bright sunshine from agency, for its been our sinctio desire Committee renzoented the three mistist and schoolboys, armed with bugles,
(English).
relief not being for aid. No word has yet been said about wild sky, in the presence of immersed pups in one to an amicable (American), and Wesleyan Methodist drums, and bells, parade the treets asking he balance of the $60,000 collected fo The cord of crowds, who joined in signing “ O Godderstanding with Germany.
immediate, it was resolved that no our Help in Ages past" and other bymis
LARGEST AMEK CAN BATTLE distribution of rice be made at preso August, 1908, for the relief of distress Nevertheles we de med it reosary to caused by floods, and cre has no means SUIP. most fervently.
nrenare for the ery of faming which i sure to follow the destitution caused byf ascertaining what organisation is look- The bat leship Arcona was successfuny launched at Le Brokyn ravy yard last the recent flood. month. Be 18 a sister ship to che
DEDEAGATCH RAILWAY,
BULGARIAN AND TURKISH CONVENTION BIGNED.
LONDON, July 26th... The Times' Sofia correspondent states A communiqué states:A number of German prisoners were taken in the that a Convention ceding to Bulgaria the d Vosges, including eleven officers and 825 Turkish portion of the Dedeagateh tail. men, of which number only seventy were wounded. Numerous bodies were found was signed at Constanti-op's on the All the territory west of the Only two French 2,
Mantza river becomes Bulgarian,
in the trenches:
battalions were engaged in the fight.
Six machine-guns were also found in the conquered trenches.
THE STANDARD OIL RIOTS.
New York, July seth.
to accept either a 15 per cent increase
pil-workers at Bayonne have voted Pensylvania and one of the world's enport why the time comes for deftita subscription.
bo
People require to May we ask for your sympathy and ng after the funds now being raised by assured that the money, and all the MA. E. Fond left for the West River: largest warships. The expected cost of relief to be given the Chines ho dricen is 23,200 000. Eler armament
on Sunday and will shortly be submitting money, is to be devoted to the relief of reports on the same lines as those he made the distressed before they will contribute.
generously and willingly. The Convention implies no political or to return to work pending the arbit|clude 12 14-inch guns, and she has &
displacement of: 31,400 tons,
of last year's disaster. ration of the dispute. engagement on either side,