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THE WAR.
BARON
VON KUEHLMANN
RESIGNS.
FRENCH TROOPS ADVANCE A MILE.
ITALIAN SUCCESS IN ALBANIA.
AUSTRO-GERMAN
PRISONERS BY CZECHO-SLOVAKS.
DEFEATED
Branco Belgian Front.
Naval Activities.
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BRITISH FRONT.
IDUAL ATTACKS REPULSED...
LONDON, July 10th Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig re- ports:We repulsed local attacks east- ward of Villers-Bretonneux,
The enemy's guts developed consider.
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BRITISH SUBMARINE
ATTACKED
LONDON, July 9th.
The Admiralty states-A British sub marine patrolling off the East Coast, was
attacked on the afternoon of July 6th by five enemy seaplanes with bombs and machine-gunfire
The rubmarine suffered only slight oble activity from Villers-Bretonneux to damage and was towed back to harbour
the Ancre..
We drove off raiders southward of Bucquoy and slightly advanced our line
in the neighbourhood of Merris,
AERIAL OPERATIONS.
LONDON, July 9th
by another aubmarine.
An officer and five men were killed.:
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GERMAN CLAIMS.
AMSTERDAM, July 9th,
A Berlin message states: German.sea- planes bombed and machine-gunned and Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig e severely damaged two British submarines
10.40 p.m.
ports: --There is nothing to report.
Seven German machines were destroyed and six were driven down uncontrollable Four British machines are missing.
We dropped 10 tons of hombs, prin eipally on railway connections at Roulers, Tournai and Wavrin, and on dumps at Warnetown and: Bao St. Maury':
Practically no flying was possible Inst. night.
FRENCH FRONT.
RECIPROCAL ARTILLERY FIRING.
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PARIS, July 10th. A ComBionigne states: --There reciprocal artillery firing north of Mont didier and south of the Aisne, in the augion of Chavigny Farm.
We carried out several-coupe-de-muîn-in Champagne and took prisoners.
Beven Geriau acmplanes were brought lown and two captive "balloons
were sei on fire on July 8th.
ENEMY COUNTER-ATTACK FAILS.
PARIS, July 10th.
A. communiqué slates:---South of the Aise the enemy counter-attack against the positions we carried in the region of Chavigny Farm failed,
We-captured 530 prisoners in this morn ing's attack west of Antheuil and cap Jured 30 machine-guns.
A MONTH'S CAPTURES.
PARIS, July 10th.. A semi-official report states thet since June 15th, the French in local operations have captured 5,400 prisoners, including 40.officers.
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FRENCH ADVANCE ONE MILE
PARIS, July th states: communiqué
Between blontdidier and the Oise we carried out at 330 this morning, a local operation west of Antheuil on a front of two and
half miles, supported by tanks.
on July 6th off the mouth of the Thamas Destroyers were seen towing in the sub- rines, of which one is alleged to have been in a sinking condition.
The Balkans,
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LONDON, July 9th, An Italian official report states: Albanian action continues.
THE HONGKUNG DAILY PRESE FRIDAY, JULY 12THA 1916
NAVAL FAIRCRAFT ACTIVE,
LONDON, July 9th.
The Admiralty announce that Naval aircraft between July 4th and 7th, dropped six tons of bombs on Zeebruggo and the docks at Ostend and Bruges, They also bombed four destroyers and
་་་;་ four torpedo-boats near Zeebrugge....
Sixteen hostile machines attacked one of our formations. We destroyed three and drove down thros. All our machines
returned.
Soven hostilo machines attacked three of our large seaplanes, and during a 55 minutes' engagement two enemy machines were destroyed;
General,
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REUTER'A AGENCE.}
FIGHT AND PRAY." APPEAL TO CATHOLICS IN "AMERICA
NEW YORK, July 10th, The Catholic War Council has issued a
nations
call to " Fight and Pray," signed by the American Cardinals, which declares that all American Catholics are enthusiasti- cally working in the prosecution of the war. If the nation fight like heroes and pray like saints Ameries will lend the victory. It calls the Catholics. to say the "Angelus" thrice daily for the guidance of the nation and the welfare of her heroes.
TYPHOON SWEEPS GUAM.
NEW YORK, July 10th The Island of Guam was swept by a typhoon un July 6th.
The loss of life was small. Much property was destroyed and the crops were devastatod.
PRIME MINISTER CONFIDENT OF THE ISSUE
LONDON, July 10th. Mr. Lloyd George, speaking in the House of Cominons at a dinner in honopy of Dr. Jowett, on his return from America,
said he was more confident to-day than Thever he had been regarding the issue of the way one reason being the appear ance of the American troops he saw in France.
On our left wing, after an artillery pre faration, in which British monitor effect- tively participated, our infantry from the Lower Vojussa carried, after a bitter struggle, the heights between Levani and Pojani Monastery.
Meanwhile our cavalry attacked the enemy rear and destroyed the Semeni bridges at Metali.
We captured Fieri, also strongly defend- edhe positions at Cafaglava and Corceof, also the heights at Cafudovris, nt the head of Tomorica.
Our prisoners now exceed 1,300.
AUSTRIAN REPORT.
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AFFAIRS IN RUSSIA. THE LIBERATION OF SIBERIA.
LONDON, July 10th.
LONG-RANGE AND • AERIAL BOMBARDMENTS OF PARIS. TOTAL CASUALTIES.
PARIS, July 10th.
As a result of the long-range and aerial bombardments of Paris, 141 were killed and 432 injured between January 1st pad June 30th, excluding 60 suffocated in the panic on March 11th
TEA IMPORTATION IN AUSTRALIA
MELBOURNE, July 10th- The Minister of Customs allows the importation of Java and China, teas on the basis of 50 per cent of the 1916 cargoes. The importation was prohibited eighteen months ago with a view of pro. moting the consumption of Iudian tea.
INDIAN GOVERNMENT
REFORM.
LONDON, July 10th: The Observer says that the policy of bold but balanced reform in the Indian
project of timely creative statesnionship Government as now revented is a great
true succession to our best achievements in harmonising the Empire and liberty,
It, adoption in its main lines would bear high witness that the moral genius and constructive power of the British people are not only unabated but are emerging still greater from the war.
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THE SILVER MARKET.
AMSTERDAM, July 10th.
The silver market is steady,
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KUEHLMANN'S RESIGNATION
ACCEPTED,
COPENHAGEN, July 9th. The Wolf Bureau reports that the Kaiser has accepted Baron Kuchlmann's resignation.
"Von' Hitze, Ambassador, ut Christiania, is mentioned as his successor.
OVERSEA GUESTS OF HIS
MAJESTY,
LONDON, July 10th. After a visit to flie Western Front by all the Dominions representatives. Their Majestics entertained the following at Buckingham Paluce, to-night, at dinner: Sir Robert Borden, Mr W. F. Massey, Mr. Cook, Mr. Sinith, Mr. Meighen, Mr. "Calder, and the Maharaja of Patiala.
The remainder of the oversens repré sentatives will be invited on July 19th. THE SUBMARINE PERIL
The Times correspondent at Tokio, telegraphing on July 4th, says that the sah correspondent at Vladivostock states that u new. Provisional Govern
_________ LONDON, July 9th. ment of Siberia has been established at
In the House of Commons Bir 1. Vindivostock, which intends to summon Chizzn Money stated that the results of
Constituent Assembly. Ita“ product des
ecran contoying of nierchant vessels con. includes the liberation of granunc Siberia from the Bolsheviks, the avoid
tinues to improve. Over thirty and a half ance of foreign intervention, universal million Allied and Neutral gross tonnage suffrage, the establishment of Provincial were convoyed homeward since June, A wireless - Austrian official report Councils, Labour Burcals, the distribu1917, with loses of 1.81 per cent. slatex:-The pressure of enemy forces piltion of land, and a continannoe of the war
There has been fighting south-westward vancing across the Vojussa continues, with the Central Powers.
LONDON, July 9th. 6. p..
of Herat, in connection with which the French gained ground on the upper Devoli,
Herial Activities.
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ENEMY AERODROME BOMBED
Losnos, July 9th. The Air Ministry reportAcroplanes
ENSURING SAFETY OF GERMAN EMBASSY
AMSTERDAM, July 10th.
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LORD RHONDDA'S SUCCESSOR.
LONDON, July 9th. The Press Bureau announces that Mr. JR. Clynes has been appointed Food Controller.
THE IRISH RENEGADE
LONDON, July 9th: The Lance Corporal Dowling court martial was concluded. Accused did not give evidence, but his counsel addressed the court. The findings will be promul gated in due course.
THE
DUTCH
CONVOY.
LONDON, July 9th.
In the House of Commons, Lord Robert
Cecil stated that nothing that had occurred in connection with the Dutch
convoy could be regarded as an abandon
THE LATEST GERMAN SHELL.
DESIGNED TO MAKE MEN REMOVE MASKS AND INHALE GAS.
The Germans introduced guss warlivej forcing modern soldiers to wear i
gas-ma Now after the use of masks bas provell, a affective weapon against gas he is using a new welpon to force the Allied soldiers to take off mosks that they may be easily killed by his ethal phosging and diphos. gine gus's (writes a correspondent with the Amerigan Army in France),
The weapmi is nothing more or less than reneezing powder fired in high ex- plosive shells. This meczing powder per- olates through ask respirators and brings on sneezing spells which lead the inen to take off their masks and to receivò the full effect of lethal gases, It has been used against the Americans. The method in use is to fire a number of sneeze or to reatter them along among lethal gas ing-powder shells just before a gus attack
shells,diers get the ordinary gus
raent or modification of the right of warning, put on masks and go ou fighting, starch, the vital importance of which the disregarding gas shells. Then along conte 1e meczing-shells, and the soldier who Government fully recognised The Gov cannot resist taking off his mask reœcives ernment "had agreed, is a special net of COMPOSITION OF NEW SHELL,
the full effect of deadly gases.
courtesy to Holland, to allow the convoy on to the Netherlands Government to pass, provided the passengers were
officials and their families. No enemy
goods and no mails were to be carried. The conditions to which Holland agreed had secured considerably more than was ob tuinable by right of search, and Holland had been informed that this must not be regarded as a precedent.
HONGKONG MAGISTRACT.
WOOD ROAÐ ROBBERS COMMITTED FOR TRIAL
The two Chinese who were charged with committing an armed robbery at Wood Road were committed for trial, yesterday, by Mr. Wolfe, at the next Criminal Sessions.
GAMBLING.
Effective methods have been devised
needing shells which was captured com Hun. To dry I examined one of the against other war traps of the heinous:
plete. With cartridge in the affair. was about three feet in length and in
The interior of the shell was filled with a substance which when dug away showed a glass container embedded in a high ex plosive strul containing poison in the form of
dianicter about four and a half inches.
very fue poder, which, when the shell explodes, sutters like dust. Tho range of such a shell is up to seven miles.
Experiences of Allied soldier and cap tured material show that the onenty is W- ccasingly using new tricks in gas war- fare in not permitted to give many details, but it is seldom a month passes without big trying some new gas. Most of his recent efforts have been ineffective and allied esprits have been successful in making gas masky effective against all Bases tried so furt
The German now uses his gases in four arethods: First, cloudy which depend on a favourable wind; second, projectors, also depending on the wind, third, long- range tillery gas shells; and, fourth, hand grenades. Deadly gases, such as phosgine and diphosgine, are used in Nine Chinese, including three hay, tort range guns while neutralisation gas, intended only to prevent activities wore charged with gambling
of Allied soldiers far luck, of the lines, A laking stated that he and several used at long range Mustard gas is
much used in, this way. The latest per-, other constables procceded, to a house infection in the use of lefbal gases is to Gough Street, where they caught defend ants gambling. In an earthenware pot so cents were found. The game defending great concentration
p
ants were playing was Sam-tim
of the defendants stated that the boys were merely onlookers. The money found in the pot was contributed by those playing to defray the cost of lighting.
Mr. J. R. Wood discharged the boys and fined the men $1 each,
HOOKED.
A Chinese was charged with being in unlawful possession of 300 cabin hooks."
Sergeant Murphy stated that defendant was arrested in Mangkok carrying two baskets which contained the hooks. The niin said he bought the articles from a junk, but when asked to point out the junk he was unable to do so.
Defendant stated that the books were found in some refus which had been
tire (welve, or more mortars shooting farge calibre shells at the same time by an electrical arrangement, thus produc
The four methods of use of gas by the Gerniana mark stage, of dovelopment in gas warfare whitli profnise to become moris he first means of done attack, which ha important ng the war goes on, However,
it, first demonstration against the Cana- dians at Ypres, is still used, but not so often. In the employment of short-rango weapons is included the use of gas hand- grenades, to which Americang are becom ing accustomed used
Much interest was used here by a reported declaration by Dr. Davies, American demist to the Kaiser, that Wilhelin bad bgated of a deadly gas useik from airplanes. Alled experts have been watching for German use of gas from airplanes, which is practicable, but hor most hen done on any front. There was much amusement also over ù story. from Switzerland that time Kaiser had for-- bidden the use of a new deadly gas to be dropped from the air s
It is believer that the real reason this weapa has not hem used is that the Kaiser consider what would happen to the German people should he start such
civilian populations. There is every pon-
Only 15 per cent of homeward food-swept off a ship, and he bought the lot for matheds of carrying gap warfars to
80 cents.
Mr. E. D, C. Walfe sentenced defend.mise that in a few months be Allies will
ant to a month', hard labour
ALLEGED THEFT OF COAL A mistress of a junk was charged with stealing a ton of coal, belonging to the Admiralty
stuffs bad been lost since January, 1918. AWARDS FOR GALLANTRY.
LONDON, July 10th. The Gesette announces the award ef The Berliner Tageblatt states that a the Bar to the D.SO. to the following member of the Bolshevik Government has oficers of the Indian Army taken up his quarters in the Gorman Lieut-Colonel G, A, Beatty-When the Legation at Moscow with the view of regiment to which he was in support was fendant. ensuring the safety of the personnel of held up in an attack, he led his regiment the Embassy.
AMBASSADOR RECALLED.
Mr. F. X. d'Almaria appeared for de
have a greater number of airplanes, which would mean that gas warfare from aiz planes could be carried to almost every part of the German Empire. This mean tant if the Kaiser undertale to make the people of Puris and London wear gas masks he might ng well begin manufac ture on a large scale for the people of Berlin.de
TEACHERS FOR THE ARMY.
A NEW COMB OUT,
In view of the imperative need of fur- ther men for the Army, the Minister of
National Service has come to the conele
Inspector Gordon stated that defend- forward at the gallop ander heavy ant's junk was engaged on July 8th to machine-guns and rifle-fire and occupied discharge opal for the Admiralty. After A message from Berlin states the an important position, enabling the other the contract had been finished the Police yesterday successfully bombed an ency Government has recalled the German regiment to take the objective. His quick acting on certain information, starched sion that a further call must be made
the junk and found the coal concealed in the bottom of it.
Ambassador at Kieff
decision and skilful handling of his men resulted in an important success.
Major George Knowles took the com mand of his regiment when the corn mander was wounded.
He remained in
Mr. d'Almada applied for a remand on a small bail
to fixed at $500 Inspector Gordon suggested that bail
Mr. E. D. C. Wolfe remanded the caso
We penetrated the enemy's lines and and searchlights were attacked from a low barricaded the Imperial Theatre and have command though wounded, made the till Tuesday, fixing bail at $250
carried Porte Farm and Desloges Farm,
We advanced over a milo at certain points.
An enemy counter-attack on Desloges Farm was repulsed.
altitude. All the British machines re- turned safely.
PROFESSORSHIP OF AVIATION
THEFT FROM A WOMAN.
A Chinese was charged with stealing 880 in bank notes from a woman in Des Vaux Road early yesterday morning
A-money-changer stated that the woman
upon the public educational service. Subject to special exceptions all teachers an educational official in the follot categories will be called to the coltam forthwith:-
in Grade 1 who were libe
to
ice before the raising of
the age to 15 Ade & who was
Men in
were under
the age of 32 on January lat last. these cases a further emg of the ge is contemplated in the near future
The Minister of National realises reg
that
hat, amongst the men affect by this arrangement there must be whose withdrawal from their civil
aerodrome. The bombs were observed to burst on the sheds and hangars. AL
AL STREET FIGHTING AT MOSCOW. night-time the enemy's aerodromes were
The Fussische Zeitung says street fight again attacked, with good results. Two ing of the greatest bitterness is continu hangars are reported to be on fire. Trains ing at Moscow. The Revolutionaries
mounted machine-guns at all the win-
most skilful dispositions and clung to his dows. They fired on the Bolshevik troops. position most determinedly, though sur-
OUTBREAK OF CHOLERA. German newspapers report tho out-
rounded on all sides, until relieved, and
would involve the crippling of the break of cholern in southern Ukraine and showed great ability and courage.
Major A. M. Mills.--When his squadron came to his shop at 3.15 m, and tender of particular schools or authoritie northern Bessarabin, which is
̈caɛes he has agreed to conside Buch spreading
ged a certain quantity of Chinese silver, recommendations the Board of to Hungary.
in an attack was forced to withdraw requesting change for it in bank-notes. tion that the indi.uals concerned EXPULSION OF JEWS FROM short distance, owing to heavy casualties, The witness accordingly handed the for the present be called to woman $80.70 While she was wrapping colours. Arrangements have accor FINLAND.
he reorganised and led them forward with up the money in a bandkerchief, defend been made by the National STOCKHOLM, July 10th
great skill and determination and cap-ant, who was standing near, matched it Ministry to summon for inmediate
Chase was given and defendant was cal examination and grading all tored the objective, According to the Jewish Press, Bureau,
the eventually arrested by a postman, but and educational officials up to the Finnish Covernment has ordered the
the money had disappeared, 43, that is to say, those men wh.. Government has
Defendant said he was an mid-job liable to military service prior expulsion of all Jews before September able services in the war-Col. W. coolie and was on his way to Wing fok pacing of the Military Service ( 30th, and has instructed the communities Cabusac, Col. S. L.. Craster, Col. Sir Wharf, when he was arrested, for hat 02, B3, or C3. of men who sing
1918 (other than men in to refuse them food. After that date the R. Ross, and Licut. Colonel Sir B. B. reason he was not aware
5th, 1917, have been certified as only exceptions will be a few who fought
Mr. J. R. Wood sentenced defendant to and permanently unfit for any in the ranks of the White Guards.
three monthy hard labour.
military service).
LONDON, July 10th We maintained all our gains, and ro Sir Basil Zaharoff has given £23,000. to far we have captured
nwounded establish a Professorship of Aviation at prisoners, including fourteen officers London University.
South of the Aisne the artillery duel con- tinued actively at night-time in the Chavigny farm" region, where we again Progressed, capturing 20 prisoners.
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LONDON, July 9th.
There was reciprocal artillery firing A Turkish communiqué states:-Five west and north of Chateau Thierry, enemy aeroplanes bombed Constantinople especially at Hill 201
on July 7th. The damage is nil,
The following are mentioned for valu
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