THE WAR.
RUSSIANS CAPTURE ERZINJAN. FOUR THOUSAND OF THE ENEMY PRISONERED.
DARING FRENCH AVIATOR. FLIGHT ÖVER GERMANY MEETS WITH MISFORTUNE.
IRISH SITUATION.
NATIONALISTS' OBSTRUCTION CAMPAIGN.
+RANGO-BELGIAN FROM 1.
{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] FEROCIOUS FIGHTING. LONDON REGIMENTS DO WELL.
LONDON, July 27th. Accounts of the fighting at Pozicces show that it was most ferocions.
The Germans, who were drugged, at- tacked most fiercely and resisted most heroically. Rifles were not used, but knives, bayonets and bomba, the Germans also, employing bludgeons studded with nails.
The Australians bayonetted an entire detachment which had sheltered in a ruined house.
The London Regiments, including the Fusiliers recruited from the Stock Ex- change, Lloyds, the Baltic Exchange and Mincing Lane, were severely tested and co-operated most splendidly in advancing on Potieres from the south.
"AWFUL BRITISH FIRE."
LONDON, July 26th.
Router's correspondent at Headquar- tors says & captured Bavarian lieutenant, speaking of the awful. British fire, said that, while they wore bringing up re- inforcements, they lost a third of their strength between Bapaume and the fring
libo.
MORE FRENCH- CAPTURES. GERMAN MILITARY ESTABLISH- MENTS, BOMBED.
PARIS, July 26th. A communiqué states:-The night has beon quiet on the Somine.
We took 117. Germans prisoner south
{TBLOUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] CONQUEST OF ARMENIA. LATE 1. It is officially announced that the sap ture of Erzinjan has completed the conquest of Armenia.
RUSSIAN. CAPTURES,
PETROGRAD, July 28th. General Sakharoff has taken 4,000 of the enemy prisoners at Sioniovka, on the right affluent of the Styr.
Fighting is proceeding in Galicia, ten miles north of Brody.
*NG HONGKONG DAILY PRESS. FRIDAY, JULY 28mm, 1916,
THEGOGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
MORE ** KULTUR "
BELGIUM.
IN
WOMEN AND CHILDREN ATTACKED.
AMSTERDAM, July, 20th. According to L'Echo Belgs, an im pressive sermon was preached by Car- dinal Morcier at Brussels, on the occasion of the national fête. Thousands of persons frantically applauded and the Brabanconne was sung.
Cardinal Mercier was followed to the station by a large crowd, singing the Brabanconne,
THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
INDIAN TROOP. TRẠIN
DISASTER.
CULPABLE NEGLIGENCE
APPARENT
LONDON, July. 27th.. In the House of Lords, Lord Midle- tox asked for further information re gardiag the troop train disaster.
enquiries had been tolographed for from Lord Islington stated that further
India in regard to various allegations made here, hat the replies had not yet been received. The information avail able all seemed to point to lamentable, German troops charged with the if not culpable, negligence. Ho express- bayonet and there was a terrible serimed his deepest sympathy, which he was mage. The Gormapa struck women and are the whole House would share, with children with their rifles, near the the families who bad suffered an appar Bourse. The crowd in the public squares antly unnecessary loss. shouted Long Live the King 1 Down
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THE IRISH SITUATION.
NATIONALISTS AND THE GOVERNMENT'S PLANS.
in the tiouse of Commons, Mr. Austen with Germany! Down with the Kaitor!"hamboriuia anuonuced that be had ask- vil the lay to report whether the joas ai ile on the troop train was due to tuo route or to lack of proper arrangements," or both; whether it was urgently necca- Bary to send draits by that route imme- viutely instead of sending them towards tit te mundvol - broke in yorthern India.
LONDON, July 20th.
ENEMY ARMIES' POSITIONS UNTENABLE,
A meeting of Nationalists held in the House of Commons, Mr. Redmond pre- day for the discussion of a motion by siding, decided to ask the Premier for
Mr. Dillon doin ing an immediato dis- closure of the Government's plans in ge. approach to Brodygard to Ireland:
J'ETROGRAD, July 27th,
The Russian threatens the Armies under General Boehm and General Ermolli, whose en- velopment renders finally untenable the position of the enemy forces in the direc tion of Lamberg. ITALIAN FRONT.
NATIONALIST ATTITUDE.
LONDON, July 26th.
A new Iriat attitude was manifested in the House of Commons last night when the Nationáliste raised & number of questions on the report stage of a reries of Votes of Supply which are
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY, ) ITALIANS REPEL ATTACKS.ordinarily formal. ROME, July 28th.
A communiqué states:-We repelled two violent counter-attacks on Mount Cimone.
LATER. Italian aeroplanes bombed Durazzo. AN ITALIAN HERO.
ROME, July 27th, The Cabinet will submit to Parliament a Bill to rect a monument to Herr
قوماندانه شال
Sir A. B. Markham-Did the Raj take any steps in the troop train matter till it had been mentioned in the House of Commons
Mr. Chamberlain Tha Raj instituted an enquiry
K BOOD as knowledge of the facts had been received. I was informed of the occurrence by telegram dated, I believe, the 15th June. The Baj was waiting the result of the enquiry before fixing the responsibility:
Bir H. S. King-The Indian papers had drawu' attention to the matter before
Twice in the proceedings they chal- the 15th June, longed divisions.
AND
MESPOT MIA
DARD NELLES.
COMMISSIONERS APPOINTED.
LONDON, July 28th.
In the House of Commons, Mr. Asquith announced the personnel of the Mesopo taria and Dardanelles Commissions as
Battisti, the ex-Austrian Deputy for follows
Trent.
The Bill further provides for the of Estress on the 24th and brought in State defraying the cost of publishing
three guns and much material found on the ground captured on the 20th to the north of Soyecourt, making six guns cap- tured that day.
There has been great artillery firing at Fleury-
the deceased Deputy's works.
and was mortally wounded at Montecarno, [Horr Battisti fought with the Italians He was picked up by the Austrians and burried off toward Trent and hanged, the hangman being summoned by telegraph.] VAVAL ACTIVITIES.
(THROUGH_REGTER'S AGENCY.] GERMAN STEAMER SUNK.
A French air squadron bombed mili tary establishments st. Thionville and Rombach, an important munition store
AMSTERDAM, July 27th. at Dun, railway stations at Viloanes and The Norddeutscher Lloyd steaner Brieulles, and bivouacs at Dannevoux. Norderney, from Sweden, laden with a FRENCH SURPRISE ATTACK.cargo of iron ore, has been sunk in the
PARIS, July 27th.
A communiqué states:--In a surprise attack south of the Somme the French captured a fortified house south-east of Estrees, with prisoners.
The day was quiet elsewhore, except
Baltic. The Captain and three of the
crew were drowned.
THE SUBMARINE
· MERCHANTMAN,
BALTIMORE, July 27th. Clourape papers have been granted to
ja Champagne, where there was a fieres the subairing merchantman. Deutsch- artillery duel west of Prosues."
TRAVIATOR FLIES OVER
GERMANY.
land,
AMERICA'S PRECAUTIONS.
WASHINGTON, July 27th.
"
PARIS, July 27th..
The cruiser North Carolina and two The aviator Marchal few over Ger- destroyers have sailed-to do what many on the night of the 20th inst,, hút Secretary of the Navy Daniels terms was made prisoner by the Austriane
“neutrality duty" outside the Virginis
at Cholm, owing to the failure of the Capes-presumably in connection with motor. He dropped a proclamation in the attempt of the Deutschland to depart German at Berlin, declaring that the Central Powera bad premeditated the
shortly. war gave the strength of the Allies, GENERAL.
that the distress in Germany was grow- ing, and that neutrals were being alienat-
ed by the cruelties of the Germans, who were fighting for bloodthirsty Kings'
and Junkers, while the Allies were struggling for the liberty of all peoples. RUSSIAN FADNY.
(THEOCON REUTER'S AGENCY,}
RUSSIANS CAPTURE ERZINJAN
PETEOGRAD, July 6tla.
It is officially punounced that the Rasians have captured Errinjan.
(THEODOR RIDTER'S AGENOT.)
HACKLETON RELIEF
EXPEDITION,
George Hamilton (Chairman), the Earl Mesopotamia Commission:- Lord
Donoughmore, Lord Hugh Cecil, Sir
A. Williamson (Liberal M.P.), and Mr. J. Hodge (Labour M.P.).
MILITARY INFORMATION.
SOLDIERS WARNED.
LONDON, July 18th. An Army Order warns officers and men that those giving information regarding military operations to relatives will be severely dealt with.
BRITISH SE ZURE
DUTCH VESSELS.
A STRONG PROTEST.
OF
THE HAGUE, July 26th. At a meeting held in connection with the fishing industry, to discuss the
THE DISORDERS IN KWANTUNG.
WHO IS RESPONSIBLE!
Tson Chun-banan has made a spirited defence against the charges brought against hun of fomenting trouble in the Kwangtung provines in order, even tually, to form an alliance of the Southern provinces against the Central Government. He refers to the repeated promises he has made to retire as soon as the situation is restored to
Earth to bear witness to his sincerity condition and calls upon Heaven and normal
Finally, he adds, that he is old and weak and has no desire to remain any longer in the Government service.
The Peking Daily News gives the fall text of the telegram which Tsen Chun- usuan recently sent to the President. It
is ad 140WD)--
"I have just received from the staf of Lang Charkwong the druit of two- Lelegrains be sent to the Central Govern- ment misrepresenting facts and accusing the Revolutionaries of lawlessness. He days!**
TROUBLES IN KWANTUNG. CIRCULAR BY GENERAL LU. Gonoral Lu Yung ting, the newly appointed Tuchun of Kwangtung, has sent a circular telegram to the effect that "The original purpose of the recent revolution is the protection of the Con- visional Constitution has now been re- stitution of the nation. As the pro stored and the provisional Cabinet has been organized, there is no cause why fore, hereafter no more military influence hostility should not cease at once. There.
any further delay. All fundamental should be solved constitutionally and the should be employed, but every question constructive works be commenced without problems of the nation should be left to Assembly for solution. All our righteous the Central Government and the National
troops should return to the place whence. they came pending the order of the Cen- tral Government, already started back with my men to I, Yung-ting, havo Kwangsi, where we came from, and will swear to obey the order of the Central Government and to maintain peace and order of the province."
THE CHINESE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY.
them to proceed to Peking without any further delay. It is stated that if there is no quorum when the fixed dato arrives, the convocation will be postponed for üfteen days.
WHERE ARE THE MEMBERS? It is not Li Lieh-chun alone who was response for the recent attack at
According to the Presidential Mandato, Labuchow Chy, but as was only carry the Chiness National Assembly should ing out the projecia satu down by las meet on the 1st day of August, but there Leaders of * M Asekin, Isen Chun-huan and Li hen-yuen.
are now no more than ten Taan Yi Yuan Lucir qoject is not awangtung pro-lembors and 50 Chung Yi Yuan Mem- vince alone, but it they should succeea ora arriving at Peking (says the Peking in controling.hwangtung they will Daily, ewe), The Bureau for the Pre- course of time gatuer suicient strengta paration of the National Assembly has. to defy the Central Government. B6 Issued another circular telegram to the have detected their insincere pur-provinces urging the local authorities to poses I have Tefused to be employed by
institute an investigation regarding the taem as their tool, although I declares whereabouts of the M.Pa., instructing the independence of the province. They have captured fisicaiang and Chao chow City, and are still Yunnan and Eweichow troops into this pouring province, where there is not the least cause for hostility. Teen Chun-shuan In another part of the same issue the and Lin Hu are being engaged in re- Daily Newa says: The report about cruiting robbers and local tufei the postponement of the reconvocation of overywhere in the province, armi
the National Assembly, as repeatedly them for the coming struggle. It is appeared in the native papers, will be therefore imperative that urgent order
come a fact. The cause of the postpone should be issued by the Central Gov-nent is chiefly due to party strife be- erument to recall the troops of Li Lich chun, thus weakoning the strength of Teun Chan-hsaan and frustrating th intrigues and bad designs of Yunnar and Kweichow Provinces, Their troop are now drawing near from every side and a battle seems inevitable. It is hereby requested that General Li of Kiangsi and General Li of Fukien be instructed to proceed to the province with their respective troops in order to suppress the ambition of the Revolu- tionaries,
Again be saygı -
tween Chinputang or the Progressivista and Kuomintang or the Nationalists, and not actually due to lack of a quorum. Before November, 1013, the seats in the Parliament were mostly occupied by the members of the Kuomintang, who are now still endeavouring to preserve their original influence, while the Chinputang wishes to check it for avoiding purpose- leis howlings in the Tsan Yi Yuan and the Chung Yi Yuan hereafter, as the Komintang men are chiefly turbulent and inexperienced youths. Further, the present revolution was not engineered by Tson Chun-hsuan
ho Kuomintang people who now try to marched his Kwangsi mon to Saanghai, and wit
deprive the Chinputang leaders of the fruits of victory. the assistance of the Yunnan troops o
The Chipputong de Li Lica-cita be will soon maxo Bh
ires re-election, which will surely give attack on the provincial capitai. I
it supremacy in the two Houses in conse Tuence of the deplorable failures of the another report we have just received, Kuomintang in Nanking and other Pro- Samshai City has fallen into his hand, inces in 1919 and 1913. The two partien and the Magistrato was captured, tele graph service interrupted and maniery doubtful whether the Parliament now work against each other, and it is restões, published inforining the inhabit ante or his desire to march to the
can be reconvened on 1st August, provincial capital, thus creating alarm among the peaceful inhabitants. have for the protection of various dis tricts despatched more troops to make good the defence works against the rebels It is hereby requested that orders bo immediately issued to the neighbouring provinces to reinforce us, and to the fleets to proceed to Kwang tung at ones to save the situation, etc. "It is universally known that in the
THE WHEREABOUTS OF LIANG SHIH-YI, SUGGESTION THAT HE IS IN HONGKONG.
the Hou, Mr. British seizures, it was announced that attack of Chaochow City, Lung Chaitation seems to be easing off in the
Dardanelles Commission:-The Earl of Cromer (Chairman), Andrew Fisher (High Commissioner for Australia, Sir Thomas Mackenzie (High Commissioner for New Zealand), Sir F. Cawley (Liberal M.P.), Mr. J. A, Clyde (Unionist M.P.), and Mr. S. Gwyn. (Nationalist M.P.).
Mr. Asquith emphasised the difficulties of the selection of the Commissiodora and said he thought it desirable to give the Commission a Parliamentary com plexion st excluding membora weɔ had shown a bias towards partiality. He was prepared to accept suggestions for amplifying or strengthening the Commissions.
The names of the Commissioners word favourably received.
TROOPS' RATIONS.
LONDON, July 26th, In the House of Lorde, Lord Midle ton asked a question regarding the rations to troops in Mesopotamia.
endeavouring to get information which would allow them to give the equivalent in value to the ration issued in France. He had telegraphed asking whether troops were receiving their full scale of rations, and he hoped the answer would be satisfactory,
Lord Derby said the War Office word
Holland tud sent a strong protest to Britain.
FXCLI SION OF MRS. BESANT FROM BOMBAY,
LONDON, July 27th
In the House of Commons, Chamberlain said it was not necessary reply to Mr. Philip Snowden, Mr.
to specify the reasons for the exclusion of Mrs. Besant from Bombay.
A Tientsin correspondent writing to
kwong's men took the initiative. In order
the Peking Gazette says: The political sity and most of the official refugees, who aave come down here for shelter from to pacify the indignant feelings of the
Peking and are living in the various con- between the contending parties with the revolutionaries I tried my best to mediate
zessions, seem to keep very quiet, though wo hear of constant meetings being held among themselves. There has, however, hope of arriving at a peaceful solution.
been a lot of outspoken comment on the But instead of being grateful for my
fact that Liang Shih-yi, to whom is attri buted-whether justly or not¬most of the efforts General Lung has charged me with misfortunes which overtook the late Pre- in familion, and has placed the Yunnan
ident and the Bank of Communications, vas Wariike preparations have been strenu troops in a most awkward situa.ion,
to get away, quite Hongkong."
openly, to ously made, and although many tele
The Peking Gazette also suggests that grains have been sent to him protesting
Chen Chun-min, alias Chen Kuin-min, against his breach of faith, he has given suthor of not a little of the disturbances who is regarded by the paper as the no reply to tuo same. All his misrepre-in. Kwangtung, where he was once Tutuh, sentations and his requests for the assist has also taken sanctuary in the Colony. ence of the neighbouring provinces show that his ambition has been a long-cherish cd one. It is unnecessary to assert that the troops of Yunnan and Kweichow the people or indulge in any undue am- bave hitherto never been known to molest bition. It was one of the original demands that Mr. Li Yuan-hung should The death of General Sir Henry John.
assume the office of the late Yuan Shih- Thoroton Hildyard is announced,
kai, and as the former has now been in
Holders of bonds in the Chinese the Presidential chair, there is not the
Domestic Loan will be gratified to learn Deceased was Director General of should resist the Contral Government any
least cause why Yunnan and Kweichow that the Chinese Government have stated Military Education 1902-4.
to the Peking Daily News that the General 1905-5, and retired in 1911.3 Officer Commanding in Bouth Africa made the promise to retire as soon as the more. 1, Chun-hsuan, have repeatedly
Ministry of Finance has already handed over to Mr. J. Aglen, Inspector-General situation is restored to normal condition, of interest for the third and fourth of the Maritima Castors, the instalment and Heaven and Earth may bear witness internal loans of the Republic for distri- to my sincerity. But circumstances aré
China is thus
CBILDARY.
GENERAL SIR HENRY HILDYARD.
LONDON, July 27th
CHINA'S FINANCIAL OBLI- ĢATIONS.
INTEREST ON DOMESTIC LOAN.
BANK OF ENGLAND.
suck that at present it is impossible for bution to bondholders. me to quit the public service without meeting her obligations even at this cassing great inconvenience to the coun--
critical juncture Commenting-apon the rise of the Bank try It will be noticed that the charges of England rate to six per cent on July against the progress of the Yunnan and 18th, the Jiji, of Japan, says that it must-
Kweichow troops are false, because they have ceased to advance since the inaugu old and weak, I have no desire to remain "However, I should say that, being befor the purpose of checking the outflow
ration of the President. But, on the any longer in the Government service. other hand, it is true that Lung's troops My hope is to see peace and order restor of gold to America. It admires the work have all the time been marching towards ed to Kwaugtong province. I have placed ing of the Bank during the war as most
the direction where the Revolutionary before you the naked facts, and I hope In the House of Commione, Colonel, efficient and worthy of a central bank.
troops are. It must be pointed out that that you will make this decision and after the outbreak of Yunnan, Lung Chai-effect the salvation of the province." Yate A Chilean steamer has returned to made
asked-Can arrangements
be The Bank of England has proved itself kwong recalled all troops from various to prevent vegetables for always equal to the cocasion throughout the
distria for the protection of his Kuan Chai-kwong also sent a telegram to the Tierra del Fuejo, damaged. She towed the Indian troops in Arabia from spoil- difficult stages brought about by the war.
In connection with the above, Lung Yin Hill, lewing these districts to the Central Government complaining of the the schooner Emma, with Sir Ernest ing en route from Bombay? Could not Other central banks had to stop conver
mercy of robbers and local tufei. This schemes of Teen Chun-huan, Li Lich is the cause of the declaration of inde chun and their revolutionary accom Shackleton aboard, for 240 miles south a money compensation be given to British sion of their notes, but the Bank of Eng. of these places, but after the plices. He says that had his men teken
cancellation of indevendence he has officers at Aden in lieu of the bad land is still in no necessity of taking this. treated the leaders, of various districts the initiative in the fight they would of Cape Horn, The Emina has proceed ed towards Elephant Island in favour-
extreme measure. This point specially
as rebels and tufei suppressing ther and that it is the plan of the Kuo in never have been defeated at Hungshan able wasti.cz.
Mr. Chamberlain I bave telegraphed appeals to the Jiji as deserving of the indignation of the revolutionaries
without leniency, This has aroused the Fang to canture Kwangtung in order to to India for information.
highest admiration
form an alliance of the Southern pro vinces against the Central Government.
BUENOS AIRES, July 4th
rations?
(Continued on neat Column.)