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THE
WAR.
RUSSIAN
FANTS:
GREAT STROKE IN BUKHOVINA.
BRITISH SUBMARINES' ADVENTURES.
LORD. FRENCH AND HIS LATE
CHIEF.
GREEK CABINET CRISIS.
RUSSTAN FRONT
(THROUGH AKUTER'S AGENCY.] ^
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.} VON LINSINGEN BEATEN, THE SITUATION REVIEWED. RUSSIANS NOW ABLE TO MENACE
ADVANCE TO LEMBERG PROCEED-
ING RAPIDLY.
PETROGRAD, June 20th.
12.45 p.m.
A resume of the situation shows that
the Germans, assisted by the railway to Kovel from Brest Litovsk and Lublin,
have concentrated considerable forcee north of Lutzk. They are trying un- sucrasfally to break the Russian rear, but their communications are threatened by the Russian' advance along the Borno-
Kovel railway, which has already crossed the River Stokhod. South of this zone the Russian advance on Lemberg is procmi- ing most rapidly along the railway from
Dubno.
The Austro-Gormans are standing stnk hornly west of Tarnopol and north of Bezicz, but from Buczacz to the Ruman-
in frontier the Russians are extending
the great breach in the enemy front to Kolonier
BRUSSILOFF AND HIS
SUCCESS.
Inari
KOVEL.
PARIS, June 20th
3.26 D.. The Russians have defeated two Ger Divisions, under General von Linsingen, to the west of Kolki. This is a most important success, as the Rus sians advance toward Kovel has been hitherto held up here.
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ENEMY RIGHT WING ROUTED. RUSSIANS REACH THE SERETH.
PETROGRAD, June 20th.
11.45 p.m..
A communiqué says: :-The enemy is continuing his furious counter-attacks in many sectors of General Brussiloff's Front
In a fight on the River Styr on the 17th inst., 30 miles north-east of Lutzk, we took prisoner 3,253 officers and men and 17 machine-guns. In the Lokaczy dis- trict we recaptured the guns lost to the Austrimus during a great mass attack by the latter and took 1,200 prisoners and eight machine-guns.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, JUNE 22ND -1910
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FRANGO-BELGIAN FRONT,
(IE ROUGH REVIER'S AGENCY.)
| MINOR ACTIVITY ON BRITISH FRONT.
THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.) MORE FRIGHTFULNESS.”
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AMSTERDAM, Juno 20th, Presiding at a meeting of the German Navy League in Berlin, Admiral Von outer (Admital von Tirpit a succes.o urged the unscrupulous use of su marines.
Losos, June 21x1, A communiqué mys:There has been mining activity and a reciprocal hom bardment in the Loos sector, where Inst night we surprised and bombed a large. LI ALIAN FRUNT. bostile working party, inflicting numer ous casualties.
IS A BRITISH OFFENSIVE IMMINENT?
PARIS, June 20th. Deputy Trachin writes in the Humanité :---"The hour of the Britis Ariny's intervention has struck."
GERMAN NIGHT ATTACKS SMASHED.
PARIS, June 20th. 3.55 p.m.
"To-day's communiqué anys-Three German night-attacks to the north-west of Hill 321 were smashed by machines guns and a curtain-of fire,
There was an intense bombardment in Vaux Wood and at Chattancourt.
LIVELY GUN FIGHTING.
PARIR, June 21st, 12.43 a.m. The evening communiqué says:--There is nothing important to report along the whole trout, except a lively artillery duel south of Vaux Fort. NAVAL ACTIVITIES.
(SHROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
IN THE BALTIC. NEA. ADVENTURES OF BRITISH SUB- MARINES.
[CÓPYRIGHT BY MU. BUDYARD KIPLING, 1916.7
LONDON, June 20th.
(THEODOH KEOTER'S AGENCY.}
LIVELY FIGHTING CONTINUES
AUSTRIAN COUNTER ATTACKS DEFEATED.
ROME, June th A communiqué says:-There has been lively fighting to the north and north. east of Asiago, where violent thunder storms increased the difficulties of our progress, Eneiny counter attacks were defented. The Alpini took 200 prisoners. Enemy night attacks on our new posi tions in the Upper Boite were driven off with loss, · GENERAL.
{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.}
EAST AFRICA CAMPAIGN.
GENERAL SMUTS' DESPATCH.
LONDON, June goth. The Gazette contains a despatch from General Smuts, who states that the Ger Juan forces in East Africa pumber 16,000, of whout 2,000 are white troops, with 60 gaus and 30 machine-guns. He pays high tributes to the work of all the members of his force, especially to Gear ral Tighe's preparations for the offen sive and loyal cooperation, and also to Brigadier General Van der Venter's execution of a turning movement, "to which the
rapidity of our success was andoubtedly due."
LORD FRENCH AND BIS LATE CHIEF.
In the first of three copyright articles. based on Admiralty reports Mr. Rudyard. Kipling describes the adventures of the submarines £9 and #1 in the Baltic Sea. HAD NOT ALWAYS SEEN EYE TO: The second article will be published on
The enemy is resisting desperately on the 23rd inst. and third on the 29th the Strypa, north of Buczacz.
inst.
The "ening's extreme right is falling
just
EYE.
The first article tells with inimitable In the House of Lords, Field-Marshal
SCENE ON THE "HATTAN.”:
INDIANS AND A MONEY-BOX..
CHIEF OFFICER AND THE WORGY OF WATCHMEN.
At the Criminal Sossions yesterday twa Indian watchmen apployed on the str Haitan were charged with robbery with violence at Amoy on May 26th. The charge, alleged that they stolo £20 in gold and $204 in notes from another Indian watchman, whom they were also charged with wounding..
They pleaded not guilty.
BILLIARDS, HOCKEY, AND FOOTBALL.
GENERAL VENTRIS PRESENTS TROPHIES.
There was a striking array of hand- some silver trophies at the Soldiers' Club last evening, when H.E. the Genierad Officer Commanding, “Major General Teatris, presented the Billined Challenge Cups and prizes, the United Services Football League Shield, and the Hong- kong Hockey League trophy.
The ceremony was preceded by an ex-
The jury was composed of Messrs. A.hibition game of billiards between the M. Wilkie (foreman), F. Santar, V. A. de P. Collaco, A. W.. D. Gibbs," A. J. Carter, A. L. Silva, and J. M. P. Tavares
H.E. the GENERAL then presented the following trophies and prizes:
local crack player, Sergt. Pitt, H.K. Police, siid Sergt. Barker, ojis of the best pinyers in the Garrison. The -- former, won, as follows:-Pitt, 200; Barker, 175. The Attorney-General (Me. J. H. The former's highest break was 38. The Kemp) primecuted on behalf of the Crown. I gaine, was watched by a large crowd of He remarked that the case had been sent enthusinsts. forward to that Court by the Consular, Court of Amoy, and, as far as he know, that was only the second occasion in the history of the Colony on which auch a Court. With regard to the charge, the case had been sent there from a Consular
Lwo prisoners, it was alleged, went into the cabin where the complainant kept his money, went to his money-box and took out the money. They were seen
́Soldiers' Club Hilliard Challenge Cup: by the complainant, whom they chased out-Winners, Hongkong Police and War- of the cabin and subsequently assaultedders (Cap and gold medals); Runners-up (silver-cup), 87th Company, R.G.A., Highest Break, Sergt. Pitt, H.K. Police, with 60 (prize presented by Sergt.-Major C. Bond, H. K.V.R.)
very sovorely.
Garrison Billiard Challenge: Cap (pre- sented by the Hongkong Volunteers): Winners, Royal Engineers; Runners-up (silver cup), 87th Company, R.G.A; Highest Break, Supper Walker, R. E, with 3 (prize presented by Lieut. Thorn- hill, H.K.V.R.).
The complainant in the course of bis evidence said that the prisoners threaten ed to kill him and throw him overboard. Que of the accused caught hold of his The United Services Football League legs and was about to throw him over. Shield was handed to Corp), Coxon board, but the other prisoner would not (Captain of the R.E. team), and Mr. let him do this as he said the quarter. Dyer Ball received the Hockey League master was coming, that he would see Shield, on behalf of the Hongkong hanged. Complainant added that he was liantly. them, and that being so they would be Volunteers, who won the trophy bril
badly beaten with a stick and a hemor and bled profusely, especially from the head. He was in hospital for five days as & result.
had
PERFECT CO-ORDINATION OF THE back in disorder, and is being vigorously power, the experiences of CommanderViscount French paid tributes to Lord port from Amoy did not state that regarded it as a high compliment that be
ARMIES.
pursued.
on the River Seroth line.
We occupied various villages On the Dvina front we are intensely Central Brussiloff, interviewed by the bombarding the enemy positions at many
LONDON, June 20th.
12.43 p.m.
Timur correspondent, says the main eloment in his success was. the absolute coordination of all the Armies, which
points,
In the direction of Bagdad we re- pulsed an infantry and cavalry offensive
Max Horton's submarine #9: how, led by an ice-breaker, she proceeded to a cer tain station in the Baltic in mid-winter where she worked in a misture of black
ice and dirty ice-cream": how she man- wuvred in a heavy swell, making the keeping of depth difficult, towards an
his demands when he was commanding Kitchener's unsparing efforts to supply
Mr. J. W. FRANKS, Assistant-Superin- tendent of Police (Reserve), thanked the General for his presence and good offices that evening. He was proud that the. Questioned by Mr. Jenkin, who defend Police and the Warders had carried- ed, complainant said that to his know-off the Soldiers' Club Billiard Cup. lodge there was nothing wrong with the The dominating factor in their success quartermaster's sight. "A blind man was undoubtedly the play of Sergt. would not be quartermaster." (Laughter.) Pitt, You cannot get away from Park.
Complainant denied that he
Pitt," he added. He is foremst in "drawn on his imagination since the billiards; if you go out target shooting case was heard at Amoy. He had been you find him on the range; if there is in hospital and could not imagine any dog show, you find Sergt. Pitt there thing there. (Laughter.) Subsequently
while at a boxing show he would be foun complainant, said that if the judge's re
officiating at the gong." (Laughter.)
H.E. Major-General VESTRIS said
always said that a hammer was used, hammer-was used as well as a stick then the judge had made a mistake. He had should be asked to present the trophies,
to eye with Lord Kitchener, bat diver complainant come on board.
and he felt he hardly deserved it, as he in France. He had not always seen cyc The quartermaster spoke to seeing the had witnessed his firat ganie in the sions of opinion did not interfere with not walk straight as he was drunk. bound to say he had bad a good sample of He could Tournaments that night, but he was national interests. When he had reason! Subsequently he saw the complainant fall Sergt. Pitt. He only regretted that he to believe he would be selected as Chief down and witness then went up to him did not see Mr. Pitt's break of 80,-bu... in-Command
and saw that he was bleeding from the and he thought that, ne went in for it i saw that tine player's break of us, he arged that Lord
and. He could not speak. Witness did oily, there .. 48 DO reason why he
should not follow Jahn Roberts,
pradore and the two men in the dock taught that behind the doors of
tinued is Excellency, I was always came“up, The complainant had to be (Laughter.) I was told it was a place billiard room there lay the Devil carried below
where young fellows learned to drink, Answering Mr. Jenkin the quarter-smoke, and car. Well, if those old- master denied that he saw the two men night they would have seen no drink-t fashioned people had been present to in the dock beating complainant, or that least I did not very little smoking, and.. he jumped between the prisoners and
no swearing. Fortunately the Admiralty and War Office have never thought like the complainant and prevented them these old-fashioned people for many years throwing him overboard. The two pri-ow, and no Mess or Institute is thought soners assisted in carrying the complain billiard table. Billiards is, of course, the to be properly equipped unless it has a ant downstairs.
King of indoor games and I ok upon these tournaments as boing very useful, because a man who is keen, knows per fectly well that he must keep within the and drinking, or he will be cft his real bounds of moderation, both in smoking form I could spin you some good billiard yarns, but I will spare you now, himself at his best nover smoked at all, and I will only say that John Roberts and drank very little. His great rival, Cook, went to Australia, and there he fell before the hospitality of the Colony, and was not heard of any more
attacked simultaneously. It was imposia the Serpul region with great loss to enemy destroyer and fired a torpedo Kitchener should take his place, he serv-not see anyone beating the complainant, when I was a young jellow," con-
"sible for the enemy to shufe troops from the ersemný.
one quarter to another.
The most important fighting was in the Havno sector, where the advance has been
If the Russians took Kovel th whole of the onery Eastern Front would
probably be obliged to fall back. The Geruchs, realising its importance, have ben rushing troops up to Rovno from the west and the north.
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DISASTER TO PFLANZER'S ARMY.
CUT IN TWO BY RUSSIANS.
PETROGRAD June 21st.
———19.45 a.m.
The Russians have cut General Pflanzer's Army in the Bakhovica in two parts, driving one- towards the Rumanian Frontier and the other towards the Carpathians,
BRITISHI UNIT IN RUSSIA. GREAT POPULAR
He explained that the huge captares? of prisoners was due to the impossibility of the canmy escaping quickly from the trenches when taken in the rear and Bank. Moreover, the Russians have w sufficient ammunition to employ the cur tain-of-fire, thus preventing the enemy fron, retiring.
SPEEDY PURSUIT IN
·BUKROVINA.
PROBABLE JUNCTION OF TWO RUSSIAN ARMIES.
DEMONSTRATIONS.
and then dipped, to rise just afterwarding as second-in-command, but Lord but eventually the Chief Officer, the com- and find that the destroyer had distrKitchener, although then he had no idea peared.
of taking the, Secretaryship of War, declined.
The submarine afterwards went abed in the chill dark while other destroyers Bought her, and eventually returned to safety, with everything aboard frozen, 3 Me. Kipling their describes how, in the summer-time, the submarine had often to go to bed by day while the Baltic Sea was like glass, and was rewarded at length by seeing two enemy battleships, escorted by destroyers, approaching at a
LORD KITCHENER'S SUCCESSOR.
LONDON, June 20th." In the House of Commons Mr. Asquith announced that he could not make a statement regarding the appointment of a Secretary of State for War.
The Chief Officer of the Haitan, Mr. E. Walker, apoke to being awakened
fast speed. The submarine crept up, THE FINANCIAL BAROMETER. about midnight on May 28th by a noise
fired torpedoes from both tubes at the
before the foremost funnel. Smoke and leading chip, and saw the first strike
debris rose to the masthead:
A destroyer immediately charged the submarine, which just escaped. The
pedo strike and explode, and when the crew meanwhile heard the second tor
submarine rose to the surface a little
PETROGRAD, June 20th A British unit arrived from Archangel, and was-fetud.-
Moscow, June 5th (delayed in transmission), There were great popular demonstrá tions on the arrival of a British armoured car detachment.
men marched through streets lined with cherring later she found a destroyer waiting to crowds, why showered flowers on them.pounce on her, but she just had time to Bands also played in their honour. On
see one little nigger-boy" instead of the 7th inst. they left for the front, THE BALKANS.
The
sinking.
THE RECENT NAVAL BATTLE.
LONDON, June 20th. In the House of Commons Dr. Mac namara said that Admiral Sir John Jellicoe's despatch has not yet been received.
BERNE, June 201 Exchange on Germany has fallen two points since Saturday..
AMERICA TAKES UP THE GAUNTLET,
A Nate
WASHINGTON, June 20th. Carranza's demand for the withdrawal flatly refusing General of the United States' troops from Mexico
he heard on the deck outside his cabin. The noise sounded like two or more men running, and then a fall. He got out of his bunk and went to see what had happened. He saw the complainant lying in the starboard scuppers with his head covered in blood.
Do they often fall out with the Chinese crow Yes, frequently."
At the call of Lieut-Colonel FAICHNIE, three hearty cheers were given for the General,
Replying to Mr. Jenkin, witness said he could not say whether the complainant
always having trouble with them; they was drunk or not. He added: I do not take much notice of them.
SAVING DAYLIGHT AT
have been a trouble ever since they were We are
SHANGRAL.
Without putting their clocks either two upon the waters before hastily Indor. The Note, rebukes the Carranza have so much of it that you get fed up.
has been handed to the Mexican Ambas placed on board by the Government; you forward or back, and wit out consulting anyone except their own employés, several Shanghai firms (says the N-0. Government for the discourteous tone selves, and with the Chinese crew. and temper of the last communication.
They are always fighting among them Daily News) have already enacted “ day- light eaving-bills of their own, and it is thought not improbable that some of the other firms who are large employers of foreigners will follow suit. The Land Investment Co., and several other Standard Oil Company, the Shanghai insurance firms will commenco business at 8 a.m., have the usual two hours for Witness added in reply to questions titin, and end the day's work at 4 p.m.
instead of at 5 p.m. that he failed to see how complainant Large retail est blients whose could have a lot of money seeing that he hard worked assistants, articularly, the only earned $95 a month and had to feed women, would thorough ppreciate that himself. When the two prisopars came extra hour gained in the rening, ought down below they did not show any sigas hours (obverves our hote up to assist in carrying the complainant easily to be able to teorier of having been in a struggle. There were notary) Shoppers ALTER, POI no bloodstains upon them, and they did the habit of comme une men in the not seem excited t pes morning, after they had dow few trip.
The men were found not guilty and and discovered the door of the were accordingly discharged.
closed after four o'chck,
PETROGRAD, June 29th.
8.05 p.m. The Russians are pursuing General Planter's Army in the Bukhovina must-
{THROUGH ZHUTER'S AGEKOY.] speedily, and covered 13 miles in a day.
GREECE AGAIN INVADED It is reported that the Austro-Germans.
BY BULGARS have sent reinforcements to the Russian
south-western front from all other fronts
SALONIKA, June 20th. General Kaledin is pressing westwards-It is reported that the Bulgarians have to the south of Vladimir Volynsk with invaded Greece east of Florina, the object of cutting the enemy's GREEK CABINET TO RESIGN, communications between Kovel and Lemberg. The extension of General
Admiral Sir John Jellicoe has Kaledin's eighty-mile front southwards resignation of the Skouloudis Cabinet torian Order (G.C.V.O.), and Vice
The Neon Asty announces that the awarded the Grand Cross of the promises a junction with the Army will probably be announced to-day. The Admiral Sir David Beatty has been ap operating in the direction of Lemberg King has summored M. Zaimis, but pousted a Knight Commander of the from Brody.
rumours are condicting..
Order (K.C.V.O.),
ATHENS, June 20th.
NAVAL CHIEFS DECORATED.
LONDON, June 20th.
OF
TRANSFER
CHINESE EASTERN RAILWAY.
Despite the contradictions published some time ago, (says the NC Daily News), Japanese papers state that nego tiptions between Japan and Russia are been proceeding satisfactorily with regard to Vic-action of the Chinese Eastern Railway the transfer of the Changchun-Harbin to Japan, the cession of the railway to form payment for war supplies bought
Russia. It is reported that this mat
ter was discussed at the Cabinet Council held in Tokio on the 6th inat
And do they get & hammering from the Chinese crew-I have known that hap pen, but have never seen it.