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THE
WAR.
HEAVY FIGHTING ON RUSSIAN
FRONT.
MASSED GERMAN
ATTACKS.
ENEMY ACTIVE IN THE WEST.
ALLIED NOTE TO GREECE.
THE CABINET SPLIT.
RUSSIAN FRONT.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
HUGE RUSSIAN CAPTURES. STILL IN PURSUIT OF ENEMY.
PETROGRAD, June 21st.
A communiqué states.We have crossed the Sereth in pursuit of the enemy. From the 4th, to the 17th, inst. General Brusiloff's armies have captured 172,481 prisoners: 108 guns, machine-guns, 189 french pieces ond a huge quantity of material.
The enemy took the offensive Jast night south of Smorgon and penetrated tren- ches in one sector, but a counter-attack expelled them. Other attacks in this re gion were repulsed by fire or bayonet.
In the Revanduza region our young troops routed a large band of Kurds who In the left a large number killed. direction of Bagdad a Cossack coup de main oasted the Turks from the region of Kolagshakin.
FURIOUS FIGHTING. MASSED. GERMAN ATTACKS.
PETROGRAD, Junë 21st.
a series of A ́ ́caramuniqué describes farious engagements along the Stokhad, and states that north-westward and west ward of Lutsk there were massed Ger man attacks. Certain villages changed hands repeatedly, and some finally mained in the hands of the Germans and others in the hands of the Russians, who took 500 prisoners and captured 15 achitic-gun
HORSE ARTILLERY'S
WORK.
FINE
PETROGRAD, Jimė 21st.
FRANCO-BELGIAN FRONT.
(THROUGH BEGTEK'S AGENCY.]
ENEMY ASSAULTS
SHATTERED.
HEAVY LOSSER.
PARIS. June 22nd, 12.33 .m
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, JUNE 23nd 1916,
GENERAL.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.) THE CABINET SPLIT. STRONG EFFORT TO ATTAIN UNITY.
(THROUGHT FRUITER’B AGENOT.]
· MEMORIAL TO LORD KITCHENER-
TRIBUTE BY ME, ASQUITH.
LONDON, June 21st,
WORK OF THE HONGKONG HONGKONG'S FIN ACES FOR
POLICE IN 1913 PRAISE FOR THE POLICE RESERVE.
The annual report of the Captain
In the House of Commons, Mr. As-Superintendent of Police at Hongkong for 1915 shows that the total of all cases LONDON, June 22nd. Apparently a strong effort is being quith, in moving that a memorial bo
1015 was 9,400 as against 8,817 in 1014, made to attain Cabinet unity over the erected to the memory of the late Lord reported to the Police during the year Kitchener, paid a tribute to his work, being an increase of 643 or 7 per cent. Mr. Irish question. Mr. Bonar Law,
in association with Earl Cromer, in the The average for the last five years is Balfour, Lord Hugh Cecil, Earl Curzon, Lord Lansdowne, Mr. Chamberlain, Earlemancipation and regeneration of Egypt, 10,447-4. In the division of these cases Selborne and Mr. Walter Long conferred bis reorganisation of the armies of India, into Serious and Minor Offences, there appears an increase, as compared with with Sir Edward Carson at the Colonial and his sleepless energy, rate resources
and runsterful personality in the pre-1934, of 140 cass, or 489 per cent., in the Office.
former, and of 503 cases, or 8:62 per cent, in the latter, acht war.
In the House of Commons Mr. Asquith asked for a postponement till next week" of the question regarding Ireland, in view of the delicate negotiations which were proceeding.
THE IRISH DIFFICULTY
DEPLORED. FEAR OF SOUTHERN UNIONISTS.
LONDON, June 21st
Irish
The Trish difleulty is deplored. The goneral feeling is that the prosecution of the war should be the first consideration. A communique states--Left of the
The attitude of the southern Meuse our fire 'completely stopped a
Unionists, which is attributed to the be German attack on the trenches we cap lief that disloyalty is reviving, is regard. tured on the 15th, on the southern sloposed as most regrettable, as it is under of Morthome. The Germans on the right of the Meuse, after a hombardment with heavy-gins all day in the region of Hill 320, Chapitre Wood and Fumin-le- Chenois, attacked west and south of Vaux
stood that Mr. Lloyd George and con- ceded them the inclusion of 30 members of the propertied and financial classes
in the Irish Parliament.
The Times denounces the dissidents,
Mr. Bonar Law seconded, and Mr. Wardle emphasised the mutual confidence which had existed between Lord Kitchener and the Labour Members.
The motion was adopted. ALLIED NOTE FOR GREECE,
ATHENS, June 22nd. The British and French Ministers pre Keted an Allied Note to the Greek Government on the 91st inst
THE ECONOMIC CONFERENCE. EFFECTIVE REPLY TO ENEMY'S PLANS.
PARIS, June 22nd. The newspapirs consider that the reso- tutions passed at the Economic Confer _ence. if acted upon, will prove an effective reply to the enemy's plan for an economic confederation in Central Europe. M. Clernente emphasises that
1
Thirteen murdera were reported to the Police during the year, compared with 14 in 1014. - In connection with 8 of these reports, no arrest was made, and in the remaining 5 cases, arrests were made. There were 2 cases in which convictions
In 3 cases. were obtained (2 persons).
no conviction (6 persons). there was Eight cases of manslaughter were report ed, us against 6 in 1914, In all of these cases, arrests were made. There were, 4 casos in which convictions were obtained (5 persona). In 4 cases there was no con- viction (8 persons),
...
Forty-foar gang robberies were report- ed us against 17 in 1914. In 30 cases, no arrest was made; in the remaining 14 cases arreste were made. Twenty street and highway robberies were reported, as againat 16 in 1914.
The estimated value of property stolen during the year was $197,251.88, as against $190,073.27 in 1914, an increase of $7,178.01. The average for the last five years is 8278,745.37, a decrease on the average report in 1914 of 814,380.44. The value of property recovered and restored $23,170.37, as against 228,90759 in 1914, a decrease over pro
$3,627.92
to owners
WAS
1915.
LARGE ADDITIONAL
EXPENDITURE..
The report on Hongkong's Finances of yesterday's meeting of the Legislative for the year 1915 was laid upon the table Council It showed that the total revenue being $378,476 in excess of the estimate. and 8778,634 more than the revenue 23 1914: for the year ameninted to $11,780,107,
Compared with that year were increases under the heads ther
Licences and Miscellaneous" but The principal sub-heads showing an decreases under all other heads increase over the estimate are as follows:
(Sunday Cargo Working
Permis
.......250
(6) Other Miscellaneous Re
ceipts.
15,870
701,877
130,334
(c) Opiunt Monopoly (f) Stamp Duties The increase under (n) is due to the large increase in profits earned by ship- ping, (b) to profit on private works. (e) partly to increased price of prepared opium, and (d) to one large probate paid in September last.
The principal decreases were: “
(a) Assessed Taxes (6) Liquor Duties
(c) Fines
(d) Postage
(e) Railway
$31,897
88,495
94,879
31,549
118,903
Conservancy Contracts 24,073 111,722 (g) Land Sales Of these, (f) monthly payments were allowed to stand over owing to financial (e) was over-estimated, while the rest of depression on the part of the Contractor, the decreases are no doubt due to the war. EXPENDITURE.
The
total expenditure brought to account though not incurced solely on account of the year under review amount- ed to $15,149,268, being $2,662,497 over. the estimate, and $4,393,043 more than in 1914. Compared with the estimates, there were duerenses under 20 heads as against
Fort. Our artillery and machine-go and says they are likely to come into the Allies must not be surprised in peace perty recovered in the previous years of excess over the estimate of $488,057; and
fire twice, shattered the assaults of the enemy who lost heavily.
TO THE
HAVE YOU NUO3:
HONGKONG HUT FUND FOR OUR SOLDIERS IN FRANCE? · The MES DESERVE YOUR HEL
GERMANS EXPLODE MINES.
Paris, June 21st.
...10 p.m», A communiqué states:-There has been considerable artillery activity on both sides of the Mouse After exploding two : minas the Germans attacked Hill Jos. north west of Rheims, but were repulsed.
BRITISH FRONT.
LONDON, June 22nd. General Sir Douglas Haig reports that the day has been most quiet apart from intermittent shelling and mining activity
The dashing work of the Horse Artil|THE NEAR EAST. dery, mentioned in a recent communiqué, was at Zalestchiki.
When the enemy
were driven from their positions and were foeing in disorder, as no cavalry was available, a Russian battery com- amander despatched mounted gunnera, 40 of whom sabred the retreating infan- try, and captured 150, while the remain- ing. 20 swooped down on a fleeing Aus arian battery. The latter put up a stout defence with revolvers and carbines was killed and the Their commander horses and riders and the gun teams wure wiped out before the battery sur rendered: Only three Russians were
Killed,
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] GALLANTRY IN EGYPT. GENERAL MAXWELL'S
DESPATCHES.
LONDON, June 22nd.
A Guzeite contains General Maxwell's despatches in regard to the operations in Egypt. He mentions a large number of Indian soldiers, and especially plays a tribute to the ceaseless vigilance of the Indian Expeditionary Foreeander Major-General Wilson, ably assisted by Brigadier Bingley, in guarding a hund red mikes of the Canal front throughout the summer. He also mentions that on
line as Mr. Lloyd George's proposals are supported by an important body of Unionists.
as they were by war.
FIGHTING IN MEXICO. AMERICAN CAVALRY IN ACTION
EL PASO, June 22nd..
It is reported that American cavalry clashed with the Carranzaists at Carrizal, and that both sustained heavy casualties.
MESOPOTAMIA PAPERS.
LONDON, June 22nd.
The Daily Sea says that the Ulster Members of the House of Commons. do not sympathise with the recalcitrants. Sir Edward Carson snubbed an English Unionist who urged that the Unionist Forward" committee should adopt a resolution opposing an Irish acttlement. "PETTY-FOGGING
In the House of Lords Lord Islington POLITICIANS, "
said he hoped that the Mesopotamia LONDON, June 1st papers would be issued early in July.
Viscount Midleton arged the early pub The Daily Mail, in an article regarding the difficulty and delay in the appoint loation of the Mesopotamia papera. He ment of Lord Kitchener's successor, says said that private reports from Mesopo the public are impatient at the "petty-fogtamin appeared to show that mero ere ging politicians," and urges Mr. Asquith still great deficiencies. Not unly an early debate, but an enquiry was, desi “- able. to put his foot down.
GREEK CABINET RESIGNS.
ATHENS, June 22nd.
The Cabinet has resigned, and the King has summoned M. Zaimis to form another Cabinet.
It is understood that no member of the Skouloudis Cabinet will be includeil în the Zaimis Cabinet. The latter is reputed to be friendly towards the Allies. He has been Premier on three occasions, and ably re-organised the affairs of the National Book of Greece
THE AFRICAN CAMPAIGN. BELGIANS HOLDING A LINE.
LONDON, June 21st, General Smuts reports that he has occupied Handeni, south of Wilhelmsta!. The enemy are continuing to retreat to- wards the central railway. Northey has occupied Aloangenburg on
General
SANGUINARY ENEMY DEFEAT. November 23rd, 1915, squatiron of Lake Nyassa, and the enemy have retired
PARIS. June 22nd.
14 is reported here that General Hin denburg's forces were sanguinarily do fested south of Storgon, and that the Russians are violently bombarding im portant sectors on Hindenburg's front
na the, Dvina.
TALIAN FRONT
(THROUGH NEUTRE'S AGEROY.} ENEMY ATTACKS REPULSED.
ROME, June 21st.
A communique states:-Three enemy might attacks south-west of Asiage were repulsed with heavy loss. Wa have con- tinued our difficult advance north of Frenzela valley. Frequent enemy coun- ter-attacks were repulsed MAVAL ACTIVITIER,
(THROUGH BRUTEE'S AGENCY.). SUBMARINE PIRACY
LONDON, June 22nd.. The Dutch steamer Otistarda has been
sunk.
Mysore Lancers routed a Turkish force and killed the Bedouin lender who had been responsible for most of the raids on the Canal. After this the raids entirely ceased General Maxwell also pays a tri-
north eastward. The Belgians now hold the line bet
between the head of. Lake Tanganyika and the south western ex tremity of Lake Victoria.
JAPANESE SQUADRON WELCOMED IN AUSTRALIA. SYDNEY, June 2nd.
hast A Japanese Squadron which
Enter arrived was warmly welcomed. tainments for the Cfficers and men have been arranged.
COCOA DUTY REDUCED.
LONDON, June 21st.
In the House of Commons Mr. Me Kenna announced the reduction from to-day of the duty on cocon from six pence to 4d, thus rendering the duty more fairly proportionate with the duty
on tea.
PRIVATE LONSDALE
PARDONED
heads where there were increases. The excess, amounting to 8813,732, under Mis-, cellaneous Services, was largely due to loss on subsidiary coins, of which coins to the face value of 85,900,000 were demonetized during the year, causing an to expenditure on account of the war which was not estimated for ($253,030). CONDUCT OF THE POLICE The conduct of the European Contin It was decided to charge further ex- gent (average strength 176) was good. penditure on Railway Construction to The total number of reports against them General Account and subsequently, also, to abandon the raising of a Loan of was 45 as against 51 in 1914. There were 7 reports for being drunk or under the £250,000 under Ordinance No. 8 of -1913 influence of drink, as against 9 in 1914; which, together, account for an excess of none were reported for sleeping on duty $3,609.388 under Special Expenditure as against 1 and 2 for neglect of duty Railway Department not estimated for, One European constable while the charge on account of Public ne against 3.
Debt was exceeded by $55,152 on account was convicted for assault
The conduct of the Indian Contingent of interest on Advances for Railway Con- Military Expenditure was (average strength 482) was good. There struction, were 370 reports, as against 332 for the less than the estimate by $167,200. The For druskerness there Isports and Exports Department de- preceding year. Way 48 as against 27, for disorderly con-creased $206,583 on account of less duct 18 as against 33, for neglect of duty less opium purchased, while the Harbour 23 as against 19, for absence from duty Department saved $130,705 on Special 88 as against 64, for gossiping and idling Expenditure by partial postponement of on duty 58 as against 61, and for sleeping the scheme for acquisition of buoys in on duty, 33 as against 39. 370 men had the Harbour. Other decreases were mostly no report, Six Indian Constables were due to savings on Personal Emoluments.
There was a saving of a sum of convicted by the Police Magistrate (threc
Lit works being dismissed from the Force), 2 for assault, $389,903 under the vote for Public Works conduct, 1 for being absent from duty delayed or deferred, such as the West Point Reservoir 221,595, and Quarters for insubordmation, I for disorderly Extraordinary, due
There and drunk, and 1 for luray.
The behaviour of the Chinese Contin.for Government Officers $51,000. gent (average strength 631) was very fair: There were altogether 885 reports as against 583 in 1014. There was one re- port for drunkenness against 3, 113. for eeping on duty as against 127, 22 for isorderly conduct as against 18, and 337 ir minor offences as against 369; 178 en had no report. Seven Chinese Con- stables were convicted by the Police Magistrate (six dismissed), 2 for larceny, 1 for larceny from the person, 1 for de- manding money with menaces, 1 for assault, 1 for misconduct, and 1 for mis- appropriation of Government money,
SPECIAL POLICE RESERVE
vero savings on numerous smiler votea while, however, the vote for the Tytam Water Works was exceeded by $100, 700 on
secount of greater progress.
The expenditure for the year exceeded the revenue by a sum of $3,363,161 with the result that the credit balance of $2,910:474 at the end of 1914 decreased to. a deficit of $152,687 at the end of 1915.
PUBLIC DEBE.
The revenue for 1015 less Land Sales: came to $11,601,80 The total expendi ture was $13,140,268, and from this should be deducted the following Extraordinary Expenditure: Public Works, Extra ordinary, $1,829,882; Railway Special During the early days of the was many Expenditure, 3,602, 189; making a total Special Constables were sworn in and of $4,902,270, and leaving Ordinary did police duties, replacing Indian Expenditure at $10,216,099. The deficit When these therefore, transformed into a surplus of drawn for other work Police who had been temporarily with un Ordinary Working of the Colony is Special Constables were no longer needed $1,444,831. In additional to this it might they were withdrawn. Representations fairly be contended that the figures for wore received from certain British and Acquisition of Moorings in the Harbour Chinese gentlemen who wished to form and Redemption of Subsidiary Coins themselves into a volunteer corps, but, on (amounting to. in ail, $1,245,300) should learning that it was the Governor's inter also be classed as Extraordinary Expen- tion to form an armed coluntary police diture. If this be conceded the surplus- force, they expressed their willingness to would come to $2,700,183. serve in such a force and certain public spirited Chinese gentlemen guaranteed AMSTERDAM, June 21st. the cost of uniform for the Chinese Con- The Kaiser has pardoned Private Lontingent. The Special Police Reserve
October dale, who was condemned to death for Ordinance was passed on 3rd insulting an officer at the Doeberitz 1014. The new force was rapidly enrolled
and
under. Mr. F. C. Jenkin, barrister- Camp
Ackly became efficient FC. Jenkin was first appointed Assistant Buperintendent of Police and The later on Deputy Superintendent. corps included British subjects British, Portuguese, Indian, and Chinese descent and tricy were formed into separate companies. An Ambulance Corps was recruited amongst the Chinese and Thomas, who was made Surgeon Inspec- placed under the change of Dr. G. H. to A band was also formed from amongst the Portugume Company and series of promenade concerts in the Public Gardens were arranged which waro a distinel sucess, red whi
HONGKONG'S VOLUNTEER
FORCES.
INTERESTING COMMENTS.
bute to the invincible dash and resolution DUTCH STEAMERS RESUME yesterday's meeting of the Legislative
of the 13th Bikhs on the western frontier of operations, and the assistance given by the Navy under Vice-Admiral Peirse. TURKS AERODROME
ATTACKED. SEVEN AEROPLANES DESTROYED.
CAIRO, June 41st.
It is officially announced that on the 19th inst our aeroplanes bombed the enemy aerodrome, camps, and troops at El Arish and destroyed two aeroplanes on the ground, killed a pilot and ob One which server and the mechanics. was about to fly was burned. hangars were damaged, and at least five other acroplanes were destroyed. We lost three aeroplanes, but all the pilots
were saved.
The
SUEZ ROUTE.
AMSTERDAM, June 21st. The Visuus Fan den Dag states that the steamer Princess Juliana is sailing for the East Indies to-day, and will re sume the Suez Canal ronte.
FAMOUS GERMAN AIRMAN KILED
AMSTERDAM, June 22nd. The German papers announce that the famous airman, Immelmann, has been killed by a fall on the Western front. MINISTRY OF SHIPPING
SUGGESTED. AN
LONDON, June 21st.
A Bub-Committee of the Unionist War Comraîttes on the connage problem re commends a Ministry of Shipping on the lines of the Ministry of Munitions.
The Bane Book, laid on the table at Council, contains the following:
By the end of the your every Eriton, not physically unfit or specially excused o the ground of the performarea of other work or the Colonial Government. had, joined the local Volunteer Force,. the members of which have rendered excellent service in the defence of the Colony. During the year 135 persons, the large majority of whom were resident in the Colony and 63 of whom were mom- bers of the Volunteer Corus, left the Colony to join the armies in England.
of
The Inscribed Stock Loans of 1893 and 100% amount to £1,485,732 and the con-- tributions to the Sinking Fund with accrued interest total £210,955, being
of that fund at the end of 1914. £24,561 more than the amount at credit
The loan of $1,100,000 to the Viceroy of Wucbang in 1905 has been repaid and expended on Railway construction. The account as closed, shows & profit of £47,103, which has been from time to time paid into the General Sinking Fand.
KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY!
The expenditure on Railway construc tion amounted at the end of the year to 506,347, chiefly in connection with the $14,602,007, that during the year being erection of a terminal station. The funds- for this expenditure have been obtained by the advance of £1,100,000 from the wachang Loan, which realised $11,539,819 in local currency, and by charging the balance $3,602,388 to the General Exper
Colony unde
under Railway
Enlistment for the Special Police Reserve midnight in the pared opium were raised in Juy and
The "atrength the
Reserve on 31st December, 1915 was Staff 10 No. 1 Co. (Eritish and
Owing to the efficiency of this force it was found possible to allow 38 members diture of th of the Regular Folice to proceed to Eng Department.
GENERAL EEMARKS, land to enter the Army, their duties being
There were no alterations of import performed both on land and on the har bour by members of the Reserve, about ante during 1915 in the revenue system or in taxation except that the rates for 60 of whom carried out patrol daily in two shifts between 6
again in Decanuber. The total receipts Treasury books Police and payments in the organised under the Special Police Re-
during the year were $67,919,316 and serve. Ordinance No. 27 of 1914 began in
diture relate to transactions under now amounts to over five hundred, Indians), 129, No. 2 Co. (Portuguese), accounted for ander revenue, and expen- February and the number of members
870,354,837 respectively. The figures not
The Reserve is under the command of a 148 No. 3 Co. (Chinese), 191, total, 476. Deputy Superintendent, Mr. F. C. Jou During the latter part of the year various heads such as Deposite, Advances, members of the Regular Force statione Railway Construction, Sabsidiary Coin, kin, who had previous experience as a volunteer officer in England. The mark at the Water Police Station were granted Special Fund, ete. Subsidiary coins in ed success which has attended the forma permission by His Excellency the Goverstock and in transit to London for nor to proceed to England to join the redemption purposes on the 31st Decoratier tion of the Reserve is in a great measure.
Army for sclive service Their duties was of the face value of $750,092.78. due to the close personal attention given
the Epecial Police Reserve who take a by Mr. Jenkin to every detail of the have since been performed by members of and firmness with which he has carried
and are of considerable assistance to the organisation, and to the exceptional tact keen interest in the Police work affect out his duties.
Regular Force.«
$5,900,000, all in ten cent pieces, were: The Demonetized coins of the face value of
balance of coins in circulation is now 826,292,370, accounted for during the rece