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THE
WAR.
BRITISH OFFENSIVE.
FRICOURT CAPTURED.
FRENCH PRISONERS INCREASING.
SLOW BUT SURE TACTICS,
DESPERATE FIGHTING ON DNEISTER.
FRANCO-BELGIAN FRONT.
{SEROVON REUTER'S AGENOT. }
BRITISH OFFENSIVE.
MUUIT WAR MATERIAL CAPTURED.
LONDON, July 3rd General Sir Douglas Haig, in a com.
THROUGH REUTZE'S AGENCY,]
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, JULY 4TH, 1916.
LARGE FRENCH CAPTURES.
ALL POSITIONS MAINTAINED.
PARIA, July 2nd. A communiŋnd says Theard has been furious fighting north of the Summe. Last night violent German counter- munir, states:-There has been heavy attacks against our new positions on the fighting to day between the Ancre and the outskirts of Hardcourt were driven back Somme, especially about Fricourt and Lain disorder and with serious lossen by a Eaiselle. The former was captured at curtain-fire and rifle fre. Two hundred two in the afternoon and remains in prisoners were left in our hands. our hands,
GOOD BRITISH PROGRESS.
Bour progress has also been made just- asarda of the village,
The enemy are stubbornly resisting in the neighbourhood of La Boiselle, but our troops are progressing satisfactorily Alich war material has been captured.
The situation on either side of the Anere valley zemains unchanged, and the general situation may be regarded as favourable.
TRICOURT CAPTURED.
Losnow, July 2nd." General Sir Douglas Haig reparts substantial progress in the vicinity of Fricourt, which was exptured by two o'clock in the afternoon. Eight hundred prisoners were captured between the Auer and the Bone, making a total of 3,500.
ENEMY COUNTER-ATTACK
REPULSED.
Loynoy, July 2nd. Teater's correspondent at the British Headquarters says:-At noon the situa
We completely occupied Churlu after a sharp fight.
We maintained all the positions œptur- ed yesterday south of the Somme, and progressed in the night between Harhe- court and Assewillors.
The number of unwounded prisoners
taken by the French yesterday was over
5,000.
Gorman attacks on the Thinumont work, in which we are established, wa easily repulsed.
An onomy attack north west of Avo court wood was completely repulsed by a counter-attack:
41881AN FRONT,
(THROUGN REUTER'S LOKNOT.]},
DESPERATE ENEMY ATTACKS.
PernoGrad, July 2nd 2
VĂ communiqué says :-Tho onomy made desperate attacks in the region between the Styr and the Stekhod, and south of
the Stukhod.
The Russians répuksed enemy attempts
to cross the river Sharn, fifty miles
north of Pinsk, while an Austrins offen sive in the region of Lutzk was stopped by a counter offensive,"
MANY MORE
PRISONERS.
Perrognan, July 2nd. A cominunique says:The Russians continue to drive back the oneiny south of the Ducister, and have occupied numer ous points north of Kolomra.
The enemy, in attempting an offensive north-west of Kimpolung, was driven back to the west.
The total number of prisoners take From June 4th to June 30th is 217.000.
ITALIAN FRONT.
(THROUGH KEUTER'S SOENCY.] VIGOROUS ITALIAN
OFFENSIVE,
ROME, July 2nd.
HONGKONG CAPTAIN'S
SUICIDE
FOUND SHOT IN HIS CABIN
It has been reported to the Police that Captain Higging, of the s.5. Senut, which runs between Hongkong and Wuchow, was found deal in his cabin yesterday morning with a bullet wound in his head, and a pístol, which had been discharged, in his hand.
MONEY-LENDING TRANS-
ACTION.
TEKING NOTES.
FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.
MASTER SUED BY WATCHMAN.
PEKING, June 22nd The hearing was resumed at the
THE QUESTION OF THE CONSTITUTION: Summary Court yesterday of the action The question of the hour is whether the in which an Indian watchman employed Provisional Constitution drawn up at at the Royal George Hotel, Kowloon, Nanking in 1912 should be revived and, if sues H. Ruttonjec, proprietor of the loyal so, how it should be done. If it be de- George Hotel, for the return of 6300 clared that the Constitutional Compact alleged to have been deposited with the which Luân Shiir-kai mado the law of the The discovery was made soon after the defendant. Mr. Hind appeared for land is illegal, and that all ucks omanat Sanna had left Kongmoon on the out, plaintiff, and Mr. Mason defonds. ward journey, and the vessel was imme. At the previous henring it was cón everything done since the suppression of ing therefrom are invalid, it follows that
dintely turned round and brought back | tended on behalf of the defence that the Parliament is without authority and to Hongkong, which had been left on defendant was merely a go-between, or sanction. A terrible tangla would follow. Saturday evening.
agont nating for two known principals. If the Provisional Constitution bote- ho having loaned the $300 with, it was stored it must have some cognisance of alleged, plaintiff's consent.
the constitutional acts performed onder the Constitutional Compact. The most
Captain Higgins, who was an ex-Naval Commander, leaves a wife, who is in England, and a daughter who resides in Hongkong.
ALLEGED MURDER AT ABERDEEN.
SEQUEL TO MISSING SLIPPERS.
charged at Hongkong Magistracy yester- . A Chinese road-maker of Aberdeen was
day with the murder of another road- maker on June 26th.
The facts of the case, as given in evi donce, went to show that after finishing work in the evening a dispute arose among the road maken over a pair of slippers which were missing. This led to blows being exchanged between the
Mr. Hind-He did not say that, he said his client never said he had not
visited Mr. Gaskell, but he said he took notes from Mr. Rutterjee to Mr. Gaskell, Ho (Mr. Hind) vas, unfortunately, never told of this until after this rising of the Court.
His lordship observed that he did not like the recalling of witnesses,
An utfcial message states:--We con- accused and the deceased, daring which Mrd proceeded to
tinue a vigorous offensive between the Adige and the Brenta. There was heavy fighting elsewhere, mostly to the advan” tage of the Italians, who have begun to attack Fallarsa.
GENERAL.
THROUGH 25UTEN'S AGENCY.]
IN EAST AFRICA.
PROGRESS BY BELGIAN TROOPS
THE HAVRE, July 2nd. An official Belgian message states that the Belgians continue to advance along There were various minor successful on- the whole line in German East Africa, counters on the rest of the Front.
following closely upon the heels of the
MUCH AIR ACTIVITY.
The insignificant Franch losses in the Somme region were due to the complete and effective artillery preparation, and to the dash of the infantry.
French aeroplanes have done must effective work. They act fire to three
captive balloons in the region of Verdun, where Sergeant Chainset felled his fifth German scroplane,
retreating chemy, who is offering a fooble resistance.
MINISTER OF MUNITIONS, MR. CHAMBERLAIN SUGGESTED.
LONDON, July 3rd.
The Timce says it is suggested that Mr Chamberlain may succoed Mr. Lloyd George as Minister of Munitions, and that Lord Crewe will return to the India
A French air-squadron on Saturday Office.
the deceased fell down and expired shortly afterwards,
of death was a broken spleen.
Dr. Macfarlano said that the cause
The defence put forward by the accused. is that the deceased hurt himself by falling down, and that the injuries he then sustained were the cause of death The prisoner has been remanded.
PURCHASING A PHOTOGRA
PHER'S BUSINESS. CLAIM IN THE SUPREME COURT
In the Supreme Court yesterday Mr. Alabaster (instructed by Mr. Gardiner) applied for the completion of an agace- ment by the Registrar in connection with the sale of a photographer's business. The plaintiff was Wong Fai Nam, 238, Queen's Rond Contral, and the defendant leung Yu Chuen, until recently the Ini Chun Wah Kee, 116, Queen's Road Central.
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interesting and debateable point is the mothod by which the Provisional Consitu-
tion ja to be revived. The Southern
leadors, with that lack of consistency
which has been one of the features of the; revolution, now ask that the President should issue a mandate restoring the Fro Mr. Hind-It is not true that the men | visional Constitution as the law of the denantled money from Mr. Gaskell, beland, forgetting that this would mean the cause he could not speak English one man law-making which they objected
Mr. Mason-1 can here prepared 10: argue on a legal point and if is not to in the person of the late President. The right that Mr. Hind should go to ace President and the Premier bath take the man, especially an Indian, of view that a decision respecting the form case When in the hox, Che Bingli stid of Government should be undertaken by people and give him the whole of my he had never been to ace Mr. Gaskell, he had never been to demand money from gest a conference of delegates from the Mr Hind He did not say that; he said a more representative authority, and sug
led to cite several various provinces, or, at least, an ex- cases in support of his argument, and pression of representative opinion which. contended that in theay cases": evidence was not admissible coral would justify them in believing that the Replying. Mr. Mason held that his course suggested would be acceptablo to client was a gratuitous bailee.
the people. The President is anxious to thing was silly and ridiculous. It simply Foreign Advisors have counselled him as Mr. Mason contended that the whole act constitutionally, and, although the amounted to thisIf a man went to hint and gave him some plunby to put to the advisability of declaring by man into his (Mt. Mason's) safe, and that date that the Provisional Constitution of safe was burgled one night and the money stoler, he could not be held responsible
1012 remains in force, he is disinclined to negligence of his. Or, again, he borrowed for it, because it was through no take the initiative, nyacht from a friend, took it out into
THE DEAD PRESIDENT. the harbour where he was struck by a
During this wank,sacrifices have been typhoon, yacht was lost, but he could not be belil responsible for the loss of offered before the catafalque of the duad it it was lost through no fault of his President in the Palace, accompanied by His client was a gratuitous baile and could only be held responsible for the very inposing ceremonials, but perhaps loss of anything where it could be proved the most remarkable feature of the ob that he had been negligent in the custody soquies is the three-daya memorial ser- of it. His client was not guilty of thes
Mr. Hind My friend, as usual hasvice within the enclosure of the Templo of Judgment was reserved, entirely misconceived the point at issue.
TIGER AT SHA-TO-KUK. CHINESE WOMAN'S STARTLING
DISCOVERY
Fomewhat start-
Agriculture. Hore Buddhista, Taoists, and Lamaists conducted BOTVICES alternately, demonstrating the religious unity which exists in China in spite of apparent differences. Large crowds, lo-
mourning. It is interesting to note the cluding many foreigners, attended daily, and wore black-
lack paper roses in token of
extent to which the crepe armlet is being used at, tbe soment as an expression of
The statement of claim showed that an agrement was made between the parties. by which defendant sold a photographer's. buness to plaintiff for $3,000. Plat paid the purchase money and took puss A Chinese women living at Chuk Hung son of the promises, Defendant, however village, in the Sha to kuk district, has many creditors and had not completed reported to the police a somew hall alisconded from the Colony leaving the agreement in respect of the assigning tiger story She says that on Satur mint of the goodwill. Plaintif thusay she was cutting some of the long mourning. Equally noteworthy is the claimed specific performance of the per ticulary of the agreement, and that de grass on the hillade near her village and erection of a beautiful foral pai-lou over a calf belonging to her was grazing some assignment of the goodwill, and that, in call dry out and upon looking round Temple of Houvor, LONDON, July 3rd.
fault of such an assignment, that was startled to see a tiger attacking assignment be executed on high half by the call. The calf weighed about Go the Registrar.
The plaintiff proved the agreement and his lordship granted the application.
tion on the British Front appears an night dropped 48 bombs on the station MORE SUBMARINE VICTIMS. fendant be ordered to execute a proper distance away. Suddenly she heard the thy sacred stone bridge leading to the
changed. Since last night I hear that a strong German counter-attack on Monte Aulmu, at night, was repulsed with heavy Jos. The troops are in excellent spirits. THE PREPARATORY BOMBARDMENT.
LONDON, Inly 2nd. It is noteworthy that the British offen aive was preceded by a bombardment for wek, cumpared with that of a month before the advance
on Loos; but the shorter duration of the bombardment was
nur thu compensated for by its inten- sity, Correspondents agree that there has been nothing to equal it up to the present un the British Front.
at Loaguyon, eight in the station at Thionville," and sixteen on the station at Dun Another squadron dripped 33. hombs on the station at Briculls
Twelve French neropianes, in the day time on Sunday, dropped 60 Lumbs on the station at Amagne Lucqy, hitting the
The Germans to day fired heavy shells in the direction of Naney and Bolfort.
A squadron of enemy eroplanes, at three in the morning, bombed the open town of Luneville. Reprisals will be taken.
The British steamers Findermere and
Teano have been sunk.
CATHOLIC UNION CONCERT.
The social and musical entertainment.
a com:
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CHINESE BARRISTER. ADMITTED TO THE HONGKONG, BAR.
CARINET
CHANGES
catties and the tiger must have weighed 100 cattics. Subsequently, after the tiger Cabinet, Liang Shih Yi's position has Though not in the Cabinet yet of the had gone away, she went to where the always been one of power. He has terder- calf had been and saw only the remaine
of the tiger's meal. She has no doubt, cd his resignation as Director of the Re she says, that the animal which foasted venue Department, and, aller much hest- off her calf was a tiger. The police in
that district are keeping a sharp look-out tation, it has been accepted by the Presi- for "stripes.
| buildings and railway fines. They also which took place at the hall of the Catbo-
destroyed a train.
lie Union Saturday night was a
on plete success a fact upon which the com- mittes responsible for the arrangements are to be congratulated. The stage was beautifully decorated with hunting and palms, and the attendance was all that could be expected The programme was carried through without a hitch and sorno. extra songs were given by Messrs. Batello and Baptista, the latter in his usual humorous style. The accompaniments were skilfully played by the Misses Camilla Castro and Elfrida Osmund. Two pianoforte solos were artistically rendered In the region of Hardecourt and Curlu by the Bissos E. Xavier and M. Barretto Practising at that Bar, and he hoped his net profit of 1.502,777, out of which a divi Shih Ti appeared in the Feking and
PRISONERS NOW EXCEED 6,000.
Paris, July 2nd.
A communique states: Fighting con tinued in our favour all day north of the
Bomme,
New British trench-mortars firing thirty-five shots a minute, employed im inediately prior to the infantry advance, were particularly destructive, mashing entanglements and wrecking trenchen.
The German front here forms a great bulge into territory held by the British, and the southern and rests on the Somme, which is formidable from a military point of view, because of its many channels flowing through a broad marsh, which in pinces has not been surveyed. The coun- Try itself consists of rounded chalk billa8,000, including 150 officers. sansoly wooded,
BRITISH STILL ADVANCING:
court
dent and announced by mandate. Mr Chow The Chi has also resigned his posi In the Supreme Court yesterday
tion as Minister of Finance, and has the Attorney General moved for the ad-
SHIPPING NOTES, mitianes to the praption of the Hongkong
been succeeded by the brilliant financial Court of Mr. Hing Yan Lao, a barrister
JAVA CHINA-JAPAN LINE.
expert Chun Chin Tao. The Soutžirnērs of the Supreme Court of Judicature in Japan Ling states that night voyages were meats, and it is reported that the Secre
The annual report of the Java-China still clamouring for further appo
appoint- England. The Attorney-General produce made on the China line, seven on the Me Lao's papers, which showed that he was a B.A. of Oxford and was admitted to the Honourable Society of the Inner Temple on November 7th 1911, and was called to the Bar on November 17th, 1915, All the papers were in order,
The Acting Chief Justin (Mr. Justica Gompertz) said he had great pleasure in. admitting Mr. Lao to the privilege of career in the East might be profitable and honourable to hims If He had much pleasure in admitting him to the Bar of that Colong
Mr. Lao, who was born in Maruc, is the son of a Canton banker named Kow 100. He left for England in 1903 du er turned quite recently,
BIRATES.
Japan linc and soron on the combined tary of State, rather than give way fur- route to China and Japan, besides various ther, will tender his resignation, a coup Vages between Hongkong, Saigon and which may help to stiffen the President in Java. A monthly service was opened be twood Batavia, Samarang, Sonrabaya, his dealings with tin gentlemen from the and Macassar, við Manila and Hongkong South. to San Francisco under the name of the
Java-Pacific Line. The company earned a dead of 7 per cent, will be paid, as against & por cont in the previous year.
ALIENS AND THE COMMAND OF
BRITISH SHIPS.
The Mercantile Marine Service Asso ciation has issued the following state munt
THE FINANCIAL CRISIS,
An interesting untere goes with Liang
Tientsin Timer, in which that gentleman showed that the position of the Bank of Communications was not so bad as repre- sented by his enemies. Briefly, the poei- tion is this. The note issue of the Bank of Communications is only £7 million dol lars. The amount of specie in hand at the moment is roughly six millions, But |_ It was anticipater) at the outbreak of the Government owes the Bank forty six war that the Government would take some millions, so if only a portion of that firm action to guard against the continuamount be repaid at ones the Bank could ed employment of alien captains and resume business. These figures are very officers on British ships. No such steps interesting, and have a certain valus 20 were taken, however, and many Admiralty ew of the pending investigation into instructions for the guidange of masters the shairs of the Bank by a commission. ↑ of British slups karo found their way into | which includes two foreign experts. the hands of others than Britishers, and Liang is not likely to make a statement perhaps into the hands of the enemy which would be utterly discredited by the The Mercantile Marine Bervice Assoreanlts of the examination. Whether it cation has endeavored to use the to that business inen have become accus granting certificates to foreigners Since confidence that all will be well at a fairly authoritira to the danger that lay in tomed to the deadlock or have greater
financial situation is easier.
we captured a fortified quarry.
and a violin solo was brilliantly perform ed by Prof. Gonzalez The Solo" from East of Curlu we gained a footing in "Ave Maria" was well interpreted by the second lines at many points.
Mrs. E. G. Aquino, and in "Eri ta cho Macchiavi Mr. Botelho's powerful voice South of the Somme we captured the was heard to advantage. The Brothers Remedios song with much feeling. The village of Brise and a wood at Moroan- band of the Philarmonico, under Band- master Costa played the overtures at the concert as well as contributing a few The unwounded prisoners now oxed selections in the compound of the Club. ⠀⠀⠀
Mr. J. D. Osmund and Mr. V. PL Soares, the former President of the Qlub | HONGKONG LAUNCH ATTACKED - Guns and much war material have been and the latter President of the Apostle-
ONE MAN KILLED ship of Prayer, were both indefatigable captured.
in their attentions to the guests. During
The police have received a report of a an interval refreshments were dispensed daring piratical attack on the Hong _by_the___ membera_of_the__ committea.
Amongst those present were the Bt. Rey, kong Launch Kut Lee, which runs between Bishop Pozzoni, the Rova Fathers Hongkong, Ban Mei An Tan and other Banchi, Grampa and others; the Replaces in the New Territory According to Bros. Aymar, Cornelius and Alphonsus the information recived by the police outbreak of war they have place early date, the fact remains that the the President of the Lusitano Club and the launch was proceeding on its voyage instances before the Board of Trade, the Messrs. Bilva Netto: the President of the when the vessel was suddenly taken pos Admiralty, and Lloyd's pointing to very Confraternity of the Blessed Boorament
session of by thirteen proviously quite the President-General of the Socfety of innocent pengers who produced suspicious actions on the part of St Vincent de Paul, and Inspector 4 revolvers sad held up everyone this torvignars employed on ships where E. Alves (P.R.).
V some time after midnight The British capital is concerned. of the gathering to those who had the vestal was very thoroughly tamacked, and it is now learnt that notices are being Mr. J. D. Osmund conveyed the thanks coxswain was shot borsa I resisted. This has no doubt led to an awakening, contributed to the evening's enjoyment, the passengers were robed and the issued that no aliens, whether naturaliz which came to a close shortly after mid-pirates got away in hosts bich had come ed or not, are to be in command of British night
alongside.
sterraera
Our fosses are of the slightest LONDON, July 2nd.
No infantry action has taken place Teater's correspondent at the British north of Verdun, but there has been Headquarters says:-At 1.15 in the afterlively bombardment,
Hoon we were making good progress into eusmy territory beyond the front line, and had taken Serre and Monte Auban, as well as important tactical points to the south east of Hebatere and north-east of Brey, and portions of the villages of Hametz and Contal MaisON
SLOW BUT SURE.
Fasts, July 3rd. A semi-oficial communiqué emphasises that progress must be slow but sure, the tactics being to consolidate every gain before attacking the next objective.
Loan rumours have been frequent dur- ing the week and one of the most sensa tional referred to a deal for one hundred million yen with certain stringent condi- to the Chinese. Of course, the inevitable tions which are not likely to be acceptable denial is forthcoming, but in this city we sometimes attach more importance to a dental than to the original report.