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THE WAR.
TUB HONGKONG DAILY PRESS.
"THE BRITISH THRUST IN THE WEST
A STAND RECALLING RORKE'S DRIFT.
RUSSIANS ATTACKING VIOLENTLY.
AFFAIRS IN RUSSIA, AUSTRIA AND GREECE.
Franco-Belgian Bront
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BRITISH CAPTURES IN JUNE,
THE BRITISH THRUST.
OPERATIONS AROUND LENS.
LONDON, July 1st. Reuter's Special Correspondent with the LONDON, July let. British Army in France, describing the Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig re-operations around Lens, says: Down to Thursday evening, we had been systema- artillery activity in the Scarpe Valley,tically pushing the Germans in a north- in the neighbourhood of Lens, and toasterly direction, by which time our the north of the Lys river.
has been considerable enemy
During June We captured 8,886 Ger mans, including 175 officers, 67 gunk,
line roughly ran from the fringe of Uite du Moulin across the Souchez River and Lens-Arras road, through the old trench
Russian bront.
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THE RUSSIAN FRONT
GERMAN REPORT DENIED.
LONDON, July 2nd. The evening German official report ahowa that the Russian attacks did not collapse, is reported on the 1st inst, ng it saya that the Bussing attacks near Koneachy, between Zlotalips and Nara- jowka, occasioned rear engagements,
RUSSIA'S MUNITION SUPPLY.
COPENHAGEN, July 2nd. A Lokalanzeiger correspondent reports that the Russian attacks near Stanislan were much more violent than officially ro ported. The artillery fire was even more violent than before the revolution. He is convinced that the Russians are amply
munitioned.
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ATTACK AFTER VIOLENT BOM- BARDMENT
LONDON, July 1st
Russian artillery fire has increased dur- An Austrian official message states:---
ing the past few days. It became most
including two heavy, guns, 102 trench system in front of Eleu Dit Leauvelte, intense on Friday afternoon in the neigh
mortars, 345 machine.guns and great quantities of other material.
ANOTHER ADVANCE.
LONDON, July 1st Field-Marshal Sir Douglas, Haig re- ports: Following yesterday's success to the south of fens, we attacked last night
bending round so as to follow the trend of the Mencourt-Avion switch. Double operations which developed on Thursday evening, although distinct in their phases, were part of the same taction) scheme,
The enemy's withdrawal from the outer defences of Lens had tended to weaken the resisting powers of the Oppy line between that place and Soucher, and so DCARE TREwas taken to strike a blow here
on the north bank of the Souchez River We captured the enemy's defences on half-milo fint to the south-west of the ith hota satisfactory results. As a conse
town.
We encrestill raided last night to the north-east of Epchy. As the result of bostile, coids to the cast of Gouzart, Aizitentiert we took prisoner a few
Germane
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ARTILLERY WARFARE
PARIS, July 2nd:
French communiqué antes: In the Cerny Ailles sector the big calibre shell bombardment redoubled in intensity to wards the end of the night.
most violent Shortly afterwards enemy attack was made east of Cerny
on a front of 500 metres.
On both sides of the Aldissy road the enemy occupied a line of trenches levelled by our shells and evacuated by
Our concentrated artillery fire created great havoc pay the enemy, who, despite all his offort was unable to push his
attack further.
bourhood of Brzejany and Keninohy,
An enemy infantry attack was launched near Kenunchy, but it broke down under our barrage,
RUSSIAN VERSION.
A Russian official message states-Our artillery and the enemy's was most activé to the south of Pripet, especially in the regions of Zolatches and Brzejany,
ATTACKS INTENDED TO BE
STRONG."
Referting to the Russian front, a Ger
man communiqué states: -Owing to the
TUESDAY, JULY 3RD. 1917.
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AFFAIRS IN GREECE.
PROPOSED. VESPATCH OF TROOPS TO MACEDONIA
SITUATION IN RUSSIA
INSUBORDINATE TROOPS
GERMAN INTRIGUE IN SCANDINAVIA, INDIGNATION IN SWEDEN."
STOCKHOLM, July 1st."
THE GREEK TREACHERY
ATHENS, July 2nd. The Government has decided Sto
SURRENDER. criminally prosecute all those who were
PETROGZIE, July 1st. responsible for the tragic events last By order of Merensky, after a There is general indignution in Sweden December, not excluding members of the failure of peaceful persuasion, the the Baron von Rautenfels incident, Cabinet
welfth and Thirteenth Divisions off which is voiced by the Dagbladet, which Sharpshooters, which refused to fill in, appeals for the vigorous collaboration of was surrounded by cavalry on June 28th the three Scandinavian countries against in the village of Joukoff, After the morally indefensible German acts. village had twice been shelled, the envalry
GERMAN, EXCUSE. charged, whereupon five hundred of the
AMSTERDAM, July 1st. Sharpshooters surrendered and were dis The semi-official Norddeutsche Zeitungs arted. There was an bloodshed.
cates that Germany has protested it The Provisional Government has apNorway's arrest pealed to the people of Ukraine hot to Courier, declaring that the explosives in
of the Diplomatic.
follow the fatal path leading to disrupis possession were not intended for use tion of Russia by seeking independence. in Norway It says that the Courier will LATEST CABLES, he prosented in Gormany for violatng.
Norwegian laws, and an enquity opened. It regrets that the incident uns caused anxiety to the Norwegian people, and repeats that the bombs were not intended for use in Norway
ATHENS, July 1st
M. Venizelos has invited the chiefs of the Army Corps at Pelopermeans to come to Athens to disus the despatch of a force to Macedonia
JATER.
M. Venizelos has received the General Officers from Pelepennosus who have given their assurance of loyalty to the new regizor, The sale absentee was General Papoulos, who, if he does not come, will be outlawed.
EXPELLED PRO-GERMANS.
PARIS, July 1st. MM. Gunaris and Dusmanie and twenty-six other expelled Greeks have nrrived at Ajaccio.
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THE AUSTRIA-HUNGARY TROUBLE.
MUCH DAMAGE. DONE.
AMSTERDAM, Jily 2nd,
A message from Budapest states that the damage caused by the franchise demonstratora is estimated at a million kroener. The windows of eighty cafés and 200 shops were smashed and goods were: stolen.
AUSTRIA AND POLAND.
ZURICH, July Zad. During the debate in the Austrian
ke new Kingdom of Poland must be a Parliament, the speakers declared that
Monreby incorporated with Galicia
FAN RUSSIAN RESOLUTION
PETROGEAN, July 2nd. The pan-Russian Soldiers Congress has passed a resolution to the effect that the Provisional Government should promul gate laws nesuring the various Russian nationalities the right to dispose of their political future, and the proclaiming of equal rights in all tongues, while simul. taneously preserving the Russian langu age officially.
REVOLUTION MARTYRS:
ARREST OF GERMAN SUSPECTS,
COPENHAGEN, July 1st. Arrests of suspected Germans continuo to take place in Christiani.
GERMAN TYRANNY. TWENTY BELGIANS PLACED UNDER ARRESTA
LONDON July lat According to a message from Amtter- dam, a Brussels official announcement states that twenty Belgians connected with the colonies have been arrested Numerous Lunners were inscribed with because a number of German non-com- "Down with the Capitalists Webatants captured at Tabors have been want an Armistice and simular seninterued in France instead of being sent timents.
PETROGRAD, July 2nd. Thousands took part in a procession to the graves of those killed in the revolu tion.
The Cossacks permitted the deminstra tion.
to a neutral country.
WAR CORRESPONDENT KILLED.
**BABY WEEK.
LONDON, July 1st, Renter's Correspondent at the British LONDON, July 2nd. Her Majesty the Queen opens the great Frough war correspondent with the Hedquarters states that Serge Basect
Week" giorcment throughout the coun- bullet while visiting Hill 65 Exhibition in
with the Baby British Army, was killed by a sniper a try, which is intende
He is first war correspondent to be killed the war.
increase of pressure, of other Entente Powers, the Russian activity in Eastern
attacks intended to be strong. The Itus Galicia begins to give the impression of
sian destructive fire bas been maintained since yesterday from the Lemberg-Brody in the sceptre bi☀ the Austrian welfare work to fill up the gaps used Railway as far as the heights south of Emperor. Yks
quote of the activity during the last few days around the Lens salient and the last
south thereof, we have made substantia! gain of territory and have taken some thing like four hundred prisoners, about twenty machine-guns, and killed and wonnded a very large number of the
Our own casualties in these ope Brzejanya
enemy. rations have beon light relative to the numbers, engaged and the success achieved,
ANOTHER GERMAN ACCOUNT. A German evening official message
On the whole, the eneiny has not been states: After strong 5re Russian in
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well, although there have been infantry attacks between the Upper Strypa stances to the contrary. He knows that and on the western bank of Zotaliast be is going backward, and whether he is told that this is according to plan, or Aerial Activities, whether he has the perception to realise that he is being beaten back, the result must equally produce the under-dog feel- ing. More than one
once the occupants of trenches and posts have bolted on the ad- vance of our mien. Even the order of the bighor command to economise pan-power to the utmost can scarcely justify such tactics,
The spirit of our troops is indomitable,
VENICE BOMBED.
Ron July 2nd, An Austrian air-aquadron bombed. Venice, Chioggia and Murano during the night of June 28th.
There were no casualties.
ITALIAN REPRISAL
by the war.
to promote falant
FOOD FROBLEMS IN ENGLAND THE GUARDIAN OF THE POOR
LONDON, July 1st
It is stated that Mr. Kennedy Jones hus reigned has position at the Ministry.
Another speaker dwelt on the Central Powersofforts to liberate Poland, but
REFORM IN INDIA. complained that the Poles themselves did nothing to free themselves from the Rus
LONDON, July 2nd. sian yoke.
The Daily Telegraph states that, in coa- quence of the Mesopotamia Report, the EMPEROR AND EMPRESS VISIT Government is preparing a scheme of
MUNICH,
administration reform, especially in the Lord Rhondda, speaking at Cardiff, military department. The Cabinet has said he suspected that Mr. Lloyd George teen sted by experts who are closely had appointed him Food Controller be considering the whole matter.
eau he knew that he hid the hide of a Important décisions are expected when rhinoceros. He would be the guardian Mr. Lloyd George noturns from Bootland. of the consumer and especially of
poor. He had determined to end pro fiteering, but warned his hearers that they must not expeel a return, to pre-war prices
AMSTERDAM, July 2nd The Austrian Emperor and Empress arrived at Munich. They are accoms panied by their suste, including the Foreign Minister:
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FRANCHISE DEMONSTRATION.
AMITERDAM, July 1st. Accomte, in the German, papors show that the franchise demonstration at
Budapest was most serious.
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RUSSIAN MISSION.
The artillery contest contimed most and beyond all praise. Here is a little Italian hydroplanes carried out a re actively in this sector throughout the day episode which suffices to prove that these prisal, bombing Trieste the following an hour with stones and pieces of iron, all Bocialist parties. They will proceed
There was intermittent artillery firing elsewore, but it was livelier on the laft of the Meuse, Hill 304, and in the Morthomme sector.
THE BELGIAN FRONT
LONDON, July 2nd, The Germans are displaying increasing uneasiness on the Belgian front. There is a feeling in the Allied lines that their latest move is an attempt to approach the fantovs Ferryman's House," situated on the Yser Canal. This wa the scene of many bloody encounters at the opening of the war.
are not words of extravagant eulogy. A night. little advance on & post south of Cajeul General. River, held by 15 of our men, was the
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PREAD FOR THE PEOPLE There is much interest evinced in the
PETROGRAD, July 1st MM -- Göldenimrg, Rosinoff -✨ and Smirnoff, delegates of the Soldiers' and Workmen's Council, have started on a
a statement made by Mr. Lloyd George at
ment are taking to keep foodstuffa withs The mob attacked the Tisza Club for mission to enter into pourparlera with
Dundee regarding the steps the Govora-
in bounds He said: We first of all are taking strong netion to provat un reasonable profit-swelling in the price of food, and, if necessary; we shall even to “Mr. Arthur Henderson addressed the to the extent of resorting to the Exche Soldiers, and Workuten s. Council, the quer in order to see faut ab any, rate the plaining the British Tabour Organisa. ; price of bread is within compas
fariously demanding that Count Theza first to Stockholm and then to Great should come out. Afterwards they de Britain France and Italy stroyed tramcars. The troops then die persed the crowd
✅ PREMIER'S DECLARATION.
The Fremdenblatt explains that Dr. SHORTAGE.
vete Beidler's declaration in the Reichs- AMSTERDAM, July and rath, antioned this morning, was direct Owing to the leather shortage the Gered not against the rights of the peopl man authorities have ordered the school of Austria to participate teachers to advise the children to attending But against the presumpti school barefooted.
BRITISH LABOUR METHODS,
Moscow, July 1st
tion
mak-
the
GEN. PERSHING AT AMERICAN BASE
because
well as p phare
ney in urder
object of a surprise attack during tho darkest hour of Wednesday night, follow- ing upon a sudden shower of bombs which GERMANY'S LEATHER wounded ten of the little garrison. Twenty German Sturmtruppen rushed the post. The remaining five, standing back to back, made a stand that recalle Rorke's Drift The noise of bombing and firing soon brought up reinforce
Eatonbe interfering in internal affairs in mente, and the Germans took to their
Atria by insisting that the nalities According toys mestlige, heals, leaving two prisoners in the hands AEROPLANES WILL END WA. of Austria-Hungary are entitled to settle France General Pershing of the five defenders. The Germans took back with them one hut their wounded.
OWN
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GERMAN ADMISSION
Naval Activities.
LONDON, July 1st.
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Gorman communiqué states-Wa
repulsed a British company attacking
south-east of Armentieres, supported by FRENCH MAIL STRAMER SUNK acroplanes flying low.
NEW YOES, July 2ids Mr. Orville Wright, interviewed, stated that 10,000 aeroplanes would end the war in ten weeks. He favoured a vast fleet of aeroplanes carrying one man and machine-gun
for themselves the nature of their and |--20
relationship towards the Blates
FRESH POLITICAL CRISIS EXPECTED.
ZURICH, July 1st,
Dr. yons Seidler's declitation in the
immediately, "American base.
CONFIDENCE IN TIALIAN
GOVERNMENT
July 1st
The Chamber has conclud eichsrath, that decisions of peace.or var secret sitting it. rest solely with the Emperor, will prob-
When a vote of confidence in bly provoke a new Ministerial crisis ment was passed by ad Already there is increasedänggressiveness.
speech by Bignor Boselli among the Czechs and Slava, which even
INDIAN GOVERNORS
LONDON, July 2nd. In view of the present restrictions on The communique does not mention the
PARIS, July 1st. travel, Mr. Austin Chamberlain, with the British success in the neighbourhood of The Messageries Maritimes stramer approval of his Majesty the King, has the Germans regret. Lens. It claims to have inflicted sanguin. Himalaya, which was chartered by the invited Baron Pentland, Governor of GENERAL SIR JULIAN BYNG ary losses on the French in the Morthom Government, was sunk in the Mediter, Andres, and Baron Willingdon, Governor me attack, making prisoner of over
box, July 1st, ranean on June 22nd after an explosion -eighteen hundred
Twenty-eight persons were drowned
of Bombay, to serve on in India. Vis- The Observer stated that General Sir count Grey has consented.
Julian Byng commands the Third Army,
carry through their have an abundan of life very class of the comm
ARGENTINER DEMAND
GERMANY
July 18t demanding come
for the torped
Crida and
& luge fortuna ords to a number class. Of course address was him-
BRAZIL AND AMERICA
11 my NEW YORK, July lat tremendous financial prestige,"
he said Apecial diplomatic mission 18 pr
proudly, owe toodething alone pluck, pluck, pluck 1. He made au m- ceeding to Brazil to arrange the co-pressive pause her but the effect was ordination of the American and Brazilian ruined by one student, who asked impres
sively Yes, air, but how are we to find: Governmente and forces.
the right people to plack