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THE WAR.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRES3, WEDNESDAY AUGUST 2ND 1916,
HUNGARY INVADED BY RUSSIANS. GREAT BRITAIN AND GERMAN OUTRAGES. PRESS DEMAND FOR RETRIBUTION.
DEBATE ON HOME RULE. UNANIMOUS DESIRE FOR SETTLEMENT.
ZEPPELIN RAID ON ENGLAND.
FRANCO-BELOIAN FROM T [ROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
BRITISH ADVANCE
CONTINUES.
LOCAL ENGAGEMENTS.
LONDON, July 31st. General Sir Douglas Thig, in a com munient, states: -Last night was spent in improving the positions gained yester day. There are no farther developmenis in the situation.
Pori
AIRSHIP ACTIVITY.
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AIRSHIPS. RAID ENGLAND.
Losnos, July 31st.
It is officially amounced that a number of hostile airships before midnight crossed over the Eastern and South-Eastern coasts. They dropped boraks off th Thames estuary
Their attack is proceeding.
LATER.
Essex.
RUSSIAN FRONT.
{TAROVON REUTER'S AGENCY.] RUSSIA'S RAPID ADVANCE.
MARCHING 'ON KOVEL
PETROGRAD, July 31st The Russians advancing on Kovel aro
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] THE HOME RULE QUESTION
LONDON, July 31st,
In the House of Commons, Mr. J. Dovlin (Nationalist) said he would never agree to the permanent exclusion of
(THROUGH REUTZE'S AGENCY.] MURDER OF CAPT, FRYATT
BRITISH GOVERNMENT
TWO HUNDRED PERISH. TERMINED ON PUNISHMENT.-
OTTAWA, July 31st. LONDON, July 31st. It is now estimated that two hundred In the House of Commons, Mr. Asquith lives have been lost as a consequence of
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENOY.)
T. FOREST. FIRES IN CANADA. DE.
aeross the whole stretch of the Stokholer, but hoped that something could said the Government had learned with the forest fire. Whole families have been
between the Korel-Sarny and "Kovel- Rojische Railways.
HUNGARIAN REGIMENT
CAPTURED.
be done as a means of further negotia Mr.
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the utmost indignation of the atrocious murder of Captain Fryati, and the ques- tion of taking immediate steps in connec tion with the matter was engaging i attention.
incinerated. Refugees are pouring into towns to the south of the fire, and reliof trains with doctors and purses have been despatched.'.
U.S.A. PRESIDENCY.
JUDGE HUGHES, ACCEPTS- NOMINATION.
tions with the Ulster Members. McNeill expressed a similar hope..
Mr. Bonur, Taw said it was true that
OTTAWA, August 1st. Home Rulo was on the Statate Book, but
The rain bas quenched the forest fire, Continuing. Mr. Asquith said this A communiqué states:-The. Russian he would try to the utmost to prevent
outrage, coming contemporaneously with after a hundred square miles had been troops have advanced. In the fighting its conting into operation unless
The the lawless eruelties in connection with horned. on the Stokhod they captured at the bend Amending Act accompanied it. uf the river the whole, of the 21st Unionist Membors of the Cabinet, in the wholesale deportations from Lille and Hungarian Regiment, including the Com-their readiness to allow Home Rule to other occupied parts of France, shows mander and the Regimental Staff.
come into operation, showed Unionist that the German High Command, under the stress of military defeat, had Te Elsewhere they captured 21 officers and goodwill. 914 men and four machine-guns.
Mr. Asquith, speaking on Mr. Dillon's noved its policy of terrorism." It is The troops are pursuing the enemy in motion asking the Government's inten- impossible," said the Premier," to con- the direction of Brody. They have tions with regard to Ireland, declaredjecture what further atrocities would that Ulster could not be brought under occur, but the Government repeat empha- tically their resolve that these crimes Home Rule without consent.· ́
shall not go unpunished. (Cheers.) When the time arrives, they are determined to bring the criminals, whoever they be and whatever their position, to justice. In cases such as this, the man who author ised the systern under which the crime is committed may well be the most guilty of all."
reached the rivers Tvka and Beret.
DESPERATE FIGHTING.
LAIEN.
Replying to Mr. Dillon, Mr. Asquith A communiqué states:-In the Stokliod affirmed that How Rule could not he area the advance continues. The enemy's taken off the Statute Book. The recent heavy guns bombarded Brody and the negotiations, although they had broken forts of the Boldurovka.
down, revealed ananproximation of There has been desperate fighting on attitude and had crented a new situation. The Honse were dealing with the period the greater part of the front.:
The enemy is everywhere innking great efforts to retain its line of defence, and is calling up troops from every direction,
even single battalions.-
It is officially announced that appar- As a result of local engagements,ently there was a considerable number They artvnnend our posts at some points on tho of airships in to-night's raid, plateau to the north of Bazentin eoruised for some time over Lincolnshire,
Norfolk, Suffolk, Cambridge, Keut, and Huntingdon, and dropped | GENERAL. Loubs indiscriminately in localities of The anti- no military importance. aircraft guns at one spot came into action- with the marauders, and, it is believed, with good effect, but the détails are lacking.
AERIAL FIGHTING.
LATER, General Haig reports:-There has been no infantry fighting and nothing of im portance to-day.
Our aviators made several raids. They dropped seven tons of hombs on enemy communications and billets. A train was blow up, an ammunition depot was set on fire, and a hostile aeroplane on the ground was destroyed.
There were many ur fights, and folled. several enemy machines «lamigéit.
were
The British machines are missing.
FIGHTING
AEROPLANE PURSUES ZEPPELIN.
LONDON, July 31st. The Admiralty announces that an aero- plane pursued 4 Zeppelin for thirty miles off the East Coast at 5:15 today.
The pilot fired two trays of ammuni- Lion inte Ühe Zeppelin, when he was tem- | porarily incapacitated by a portion of his machine-gun dying off and stunning TO THE DEATH. | hìm. When he recovered consciousness, the Zeppelin was nowhere to be seen, and LONDOS, August 1st the acroplane therefore returned.
British at Reuter's correspondent
#AVAL ACTIVITIES. Headquarters reports: There is a gril- ling heat. When the Anglo-French troops madvanced the fighting was of the fiercest. The Germans are stronger east of Trane's Wood, where they have massed their picked troops, who are prepared to fight to the death. They lost most terribly from our hurricane cannonude."
ENEMY COUNTER-ATTACKS.
Panis. July 31st
A communiqué states). The enemy last his counter-attacks night multiplied
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A MAILBOAT MINED..
FLUSHING, July 31st.
(THROUGH BLUYER'S AGENCY.] NEW YORK EXPLOSIONS- CHARGES OF MANSLAUGHTER.
New You, July 31st. The Dock Agent, the President of the Company owning the barge from whence the fire is alleged to have emanated, and a docker have been charged with man- slaughter in connection with the explo sions in New York Harbour.
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA. TEXT OF AMENDMENT BILL.
LONDOS, July 31st
The test has been issed of the Gove ernment of India Amendment Bill, as amended by a Joint Committee. The
chief feature of the Bill is the omission from Section 2, Clause 2, of the words
"Or five (d,) in the case of any law hecause it bars the right to sue the Secretary-of-State-in-Council in parti
NEW Youx, August 1st. Judge Hughes, the Republican candi- date for the Presidency, in a speech said tha he accepting nomination,
for stood unflinchingly
American rights. There had been brave words, but they had not saved. American lives, owing to the manifest lack of any disposition to back the words with action. "If there had been direct and decisive re- presentations instead of the equivocal conversations, no American lives would
of transition, and the short time would
Sir Edward Carson suggested the have been lost through the sinking of the be shorter than some people imagined it
Lusitania. As regards the Teutonic introduction of a Bill making it clear they were able to arrive at a permanent that we refuse to admit. German people plots, be accused the Administration of arrangement. It was necessary; however into the couity of nations until such failing t: have taken prompt and vigor-
ous measures to check the utterly intoler
crimes have been expiated.
Mr. Asquith said the Governmental ali intrigués.. would consider the matter. REMARKABLE PRESS OPINIONS.
LATER.
OBITUARY,
COLONEL SIR W. BISSET.
LONDON August 1st. The death is announced of Colonel Sir
to have a civil Executive, and he was of the opinion that the scheme of a pro- visional Council advising the Chief Secretary was impracticable. It was im- portant to have an effective head in the Mr. Duke had ciri administration.
Mr. Asquith's declaration on the exc administrative capacity, the sympathy of cution of Capt Fryatt has evoked B the Irish people, and the desire for a remarkable Press consensus of opinion William Bisset, K.C.1.E., who served in settlement. He would spend most of his on the desirability of an immediate the Afghan War of 1876-80 and was time in Ireland. Sir Robert Chalmers Allied pronouncement that retribution Government Director of Indian Railways would remain Under-Secretary.
from 1897 to 1901,
OUTRAGE. TO IRISH FEELINGS.
will be exacted for the murder of Capt. Fryatt and the Lille outrages and other crimes,
ADMIRAL SIR JOHN OMMANEY HOPKING.
the Various anggestions regarding
LONDON, August tab. The death of Admiral ⠀⠀ Sir John methods of punishment are made. These instance the seizure of German property Ommaney Hopkins is announced, aged
the Empire, naming high-placed 82 years. Germans, from the Kaiser and Bethmann- Hellweg downwards, to be tried but the
in
Mr. John Redmond said that any revival at Dublin Castle would be serious, but the establishment of an Unionist Executive would be an outrage to Irish foelinge. He protested against any such proposal
would be the daty of his party to watch and criticise, and, if necessary, | papers are mostly content to await the oppose the new Administration as they pleased. Never now would there be civil war in Ireland, and when the time was
decision of the Allies, though they warn the Government that the nation is not in
WAB NEWS.
VON PAPEN'S PLAN TO INVADE CANADA
Von der Goltz, the principal witness against Captain Tauscher, who is on trial
cular dayes or classes of enses." Clause ripe all their differonces would be peacent. It is taken for granted that the in New York for having conspired to
5 is also omitted and the clauses follow
The mail boat Wilhelming has struck a mine and sunk. The weather was calming are re-numbered necordingly.
at the time
-Ausrundan, July 31st.
Only the Wilhelmina's hull is visible.) The ship's boats are provveding to the Noordhinder Lightship,
FLESHING, July 31st. The vessel carried 41
und 00 men women passengers and crew, who are now against our positions at Bois do Ileat and aboard the fightship tender. Some of
Monaco farbi..
The fighting was particularly violent at Alonen farm, where the enemy mo mentarily gained a footing, but a bril liant counter-attack drove him out..
All attacks on Bois de Hen were re pulsed by our fire.
During the attacks our batteries on the left bank of the Somme enfiladed the enemy, inflicting-heavy losses.
to enemy attack on the north-eastern slopes of Hill 394 failed under our fire. ENEMY'S FRUITLESS ATTEMPTS.
Panis,, August 1st.
A communique states:-The Germans north of the Somme continued their counterattack on the Hem, wood, and Monacu farm, but all their attempts were
Fruitless.
these are injured.
FLUSHING, August ist.
carried on all the Flushing steamers.
ENEMY SHIPS CAPTURED BY ALLIES.
INTERESTING. FIGURES.
ABABS CAPTURE A TOWN. CAIRO, July 31st. Au Arab force, despatched from Hedjaz to the coast after the fall of Jeddah, ins captured the town and fort of Yambo, taking prisoners the garrison and cap turing gas and munitions."
PERSIAN RAILWAY CLAIM.
LONDON, July 31st.''
fully settled. The goal of a United Ireland to which Sir Edward Carson like himself had turned, would be reach.. od, please God, through the methods of peace and amity.
LATER.
a mood to be satisfied with a procrastinat- ing policy which would postpone punish-
user will be brought to trial.
MEMORIAL TO CAPT. FRYATT
LONDON, July 31st. The Imperial Merchant Service Guild is arranging a memorial to Captain Fryatt
blow up the Welland Canal, testified that Captain von Papen and Captain: "Boy Ed believed the invasion of Canada to be possible. Captain von Papen said to witness that: m
"If we could fill Canada with panic, the Canadians would stay at home, and would not go to England. We can blow up the Welland Canal, the Sault Ste. Mrs. Fryatt states that her husband Marie grain elevators, and railway
did not carry a gold watch.
It is stated from German sources that
Mr. Dillon's motion was adopted: The dominant note in the debate was he
for ปี a gold watch for sinking a submarine was practically unanimons desire settlement and the friendliness of the found on him - speeches.
NO IRISH VICEROVALIY.
LONDON, July 31st.
IRISH AFFAIRS IN THE COMMONS.
In the House of Commons, Colonel The Wilheloriza, although almost cut Yate suggested, in view of the necessity
In the House of Commons, Mr. in two, was kept afloat for hours by the for a speedy completion of the Muhar Asquith stated that the Government did aid of numerous barrels, which are now marah-Khurrambad Railway, that the not intend appointing a Lord Lieutenant
repayment of the £10,000, due to the of Ireland at present. Persian Railways Syndicate by the Persian Government, should be expedited. Lord Robert Cecil said the British Minister at Telieran had becu instructed to support the claim, but it must be re In the House of Commons, Lord cognised that the present conditions in Robert Cecil announced that the follow- Persia limited financial and other pro ing enemy vessels had been seized in gros, Allies' ports:-
In British ports
In French ports In Russian ports In Italian ports
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LONDON, August 1st.
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An acroplane presented to the Im- porial Government by the Indian
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NEW IRISH SECRETARY.
LONDON, July 31st. The Right Hon. Mr. H. E. Duke, K.C., M.P., Unionist member for Exeter, has been appointed Irish Secretary.
MR. SHEEHY SKEFFINGTON'S
DEATH
TROOPS HORRIFIED.
LONDON, August 1st. Reuter's correspondent at British Headquarters reports:-The murder of Capt. Fryatt hus horrified the British soldiers. Everywhere the correspondent went he found the unanimous sentiment,
We will make the Germans pay."
AN EPIDEMIC OF HUN
OUTRAGES.
BARBAROUS TREATMENT OF FRENCH CIVILIANS.
PARIS, July 31st.
stations."
SERBIAN REPLY TO GERMAN STORIES.
The following seni-official statemenz wax issued at Corfu -For some time a section of the German Press, headed by the semi-official journals, has been spreading reports, the object of which cannot escape anyone, regarding alleged desertions by Serbian soldiers, and stating that Berbian soldiers do not wish to participate in future operations. Wo consider it unnecessary to deny these
mendacious rammours, for soon the Ser- bian troops, well equipped, endowed with superb moral, and conscious of the im minence of their revenge, will give the Gormans the lie in a material manner. HUNGARIAN HOSTILITY TO THE GERMANS.
It is suggested in Paris that the Allies make a joint declaration to exact retri bution on the conclusion of peace for the execution of Captain Fryatt and for other outrages, including the deportation of 18,000 civilians from Roubaix and Lille, which is now proved to have been carried out most cruelly..
LATER-
BUDAPEST, June 18th. The vehemence of the Russian offensive, which is now nearing the Carpathian Passes and thus threatening Hungary with a new invasion, has once more. roused popular feeling against the Ger man ally, as well as against the alleged Com- incompetence of the Austrian mander-in-Chief, who is being openly accused of criminal negligence in providing for an adequate intelligence. The threatening attitude of the working. classes, especially in the flat country It appears that the inhabitants were where they are gathering for the impend- ing harvest, has caused the introduction
service
not
LONDON, July 31st. In the House of Commons, Mr. The British and Italians were employ Princes, while journeying from the Mid-Asquith announced that Sir John Simon,
We hold the ground won.
ing all their seizures. A considerable lands towards France, was compelled to K.C., formerly Home Secretary, would aroused froin their sleep in the middle of of strict measures which severely-handi There was a force artillery duci erat number of chemy vessels had been descend at Chertsey, owing to engine enquire into the death of Mr. Bheeby of the Meuse.
the high seas, while the trouble. A wing was slightly damaged, Skeffington. captured ou Portuguese lund seized 71 steamers and and the propeller was broken through
MINISTERING TO WAR three sailing ships (cheers) all of colliding with a dog, which was de- which would-be employed as coon as they capitated. had been repaired.
AFRICA.
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DODOMA OCCUPIED."
LONDON, July 31st,
Itis officially announced that General Vanderventer has occupied Dodoma, on the Central Railway.
TWO VESSELS SUNK
LONDON, July 31st.
COUNT TISZA RETURNS.
BERSE, August 1st. Count Tisza, the Hungarian. Premier, The British steamer Claudia and the has returned to Budapest from the Car Norwegian schooner Mars have been pathians. He admits that the Russians
are invading Hungary
sunk
PRISONERS.
LONDON, July 31st
In the House of Commons, Lord Robart Cecil stated that Germany had not re plied to the proposal to allow British clergymen to minister to war prisoners, although uninterned German clergymen in Britain were so permitted.
the night and were ordered to assemble cap the communications between Buda peat and the provinces. Politicians at their front doors, and that German speak openly of a German snare in which soldiery passed along selecting victims, the Austrian Army leaders have allowed families being broken up and respectable themselves to be caught. They will have girls
and prostitutes being herded it that the Austrians were lured into the Italian adventure so as to attract, the Russian forces to their own front in together.
alisia and Bukovina, thus allowing The Bishop of Lille protested most
Hindenburg in the north a certain period strongly to the German Commander, of rest, which would enable the Germans Though the censor only allows a pointing out the dangers of such promis to follow up their plans at Verdun cuity and the anguish which would be garbled version of the Russian.com. muniqués to be published, the population to widowed mothers. caused
are fully aware of the enormous losses Evidence shows that the deportees were (says The Times correspondent treated like slaves.
Budapest).