THE
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
SECOND
EXTRA
HONGKONG, TUESDAY, Jst JUNE, 1915,
TO-DAY'S
LATEST WAR TELEGRAMS,
FRENCH | COMMUNIQUE.
FRENCH MAKE FURTHER PROGRESS...
June 1, 12.45 p.m.
Paris communique'states: North of Arran we made fresh pro- grees. We captured a mill and trenches on the Bouches-Carency road. A German counter-attack in the vicinity of the Labyrinth was repulsed. There have been artillery duels on the Yser and at Bois- le-Protre.
SIR EDWARD GREY TO TAKE A HOLIDAY.
Jane 31, 8.15 p.m.
It is officially announced that Sir Edward Grey will take a short holiday to rest his eyesight, Lord Crewe will temporarily take charge of the Foreign Office and Lord Lansdowns has consented to sssist.
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AUSTRO-GERMAN ARMY IN RETREAT.
May 31, 8.16 p.m.
According to Renter's correspondent at Petrograd the com manique issued to-night is most important. It says:-The batile on the San is developing in our favour. We have mucoasafn resumed the offensive, and yesterday evening crossed the River Lubaczowka, oompied a village and inflcted heavy loss on the... enemy.
the front from Jaroslav The German offensive" on to Radymno and eastward has been stopped by our fire. All hostile attacke beyond the Daeister has been repulsed with heary lossen. We nasumed. resolute offensive on Saturday night with great success, We have already captured over seven thongand prisoners and thirty quickfirers on this front, and the enemy have begun a disorderly retreat.
MORE ITALIAN SUCCESSES.
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May 31, 11.10 p.m.
"An official meanage from Rome states that a dirigible flew over railway station, petrol Pola (Austria) and bombed the depot and arsenal, where a conflagration broke out. The airship returned daly despite the fire from anti-aircraft guns.
A flotilla of destroyers bambarded the dockyard at Monte: Falcone, doing serion; damage and also sinking a number of grain- laden boste. The destroyers were undamaged.
AMERICAN ANGER.
GERMAN REPLY AMOUNTS TO AN INSULT.
May 31, 7.45 p.m.
Reuter's correspondent at New York reports that the New York Herald states that in a care of Germssy rekens civ- ilization, the United States holds a brief for civilization. Germany must respect the rights of non-combatants and the United Blates will not be diverted from her duty by quibbling.
The World says that the Note, worse than evasive, is insincere and even pettifogging.
The Journal says that Germany contrade that the Lusitanie was a warship in the same way sa Louvain University and Rheims Cathedral were fortifications.
Other newspapers say it is an amazing insult and there is nothing left but to sever diplomatic relations, and they demand that the next stop shall bring Germany to her seyser.
STOIC OF THE AIR.
Fight to Safety Despite a Lost Foot,
ITALIAN AND AUSTRIAN WAR.
Government Notification. The following is from a Gov- Paris, April 22-A remarkable ernment Gazette Extraordinary instance of stoical heroism on published to-day-It is hereby the part of a French aristor is notified that information has related by the Petit Journal's been received from the Secre correspondent with the Northern tary of State for the Cologies to the effect that Italy has declared army.
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The pilot, whose father was war upon Austria-Hungary and killed in one of the firet engage that Germany has declared war ments of the war, was ordered to. upon Italy.
go with a sergeant to bombard a
corner of the Belgian cosat where
the Germans were showing un-pilot answered, “No, no; leave al activity. They had to pass me alune, dyon! Trust me; over the region where Lieutenant we'll get back to France all right. Garros, the famous aviator, by The seroplane then swayed destroying two Aviatiks within about, and something seemel fortnight, had exasperated the wrong with the steering geark Germans to the length of putting The pilot bent down and brought into position a hundred anti-up his soared-foot, which had aircraft guns.
jammed the steering controls:" The Frenchmen dropped bombe," Here, take this," he said, “I and then turned homeward, rising shan't want it any mare."
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to 9,000 feet to avoid the storm Then, gritting his teeth and of shot and shell raging around stiffening his weakening muscles, Them. Suddenly a shell smashed be clung to the levere and at last the axle of the front - wheels and got to the camp. The pilot land came through the window of theed the machine cleverly on the car, cutting off the pilot's foot as uninjured back wheels, and craw clean as a whistle, and went out, led out unaided through the hole making a great hole in the side made by the German shall. Only when he reached Zuydooote did The sergeant thought that" all he faint. was up with them, and, putting The daring pilot is to have the his left arm round the pilot, anked, Legion of Honour and the wor
Shall 1 take the helm ?" The
geant the Medaille Militaire.
of the car.