The Hongkong Telegraph
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Copyright, 1915 by the Proprietor.
WEATHER FORECAST"-
FAIR Barometer 28.02
June, 2. 1915,
Temperature 6 a.m. 78
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日廿月四
TO-DAY'S
LATEST WAR TELEGRAMS.
ITALIAN ADVANCE CONTINUES,
A VICTORIOUS ARTILLERY ENGAGEMENT,
Italians Magnificent Dash and Coafidence."
ENEMY BADLY CHECKED IN THE DARDANELLES and
GALICIA.
[Renter's Service to The "Telegraph."]
ITALIAN COMMUNIQUE.
ITALIANS SHOW MAGNIFICENT DASH AND CONFIDENCE.
A Rome communique states:- Our advance continues.
June 1, 12.35 p.m.
On the Tyrol front we occupied an importent height north of Ala, commanding the new Au trian fortress of Rovereto.
A victorious artillery engagement on the plateaux proceeds, where our infantry are strongly establishing themselves.
The Austrians on the Carnia front made five viclent attacka 'on the Monto Croce Pass when our Alpine regiments then assamed the
fensive and defeated the enemy, our losses were alight.
Everywhere the Italians showed" magnificent dash and. confidence.
ITALIANS CAPTURE GRADISCA.
(Havas Telegram.}
e Italians hava captured Gradisca.
May 30.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE
WAR TELEGRAMS.
EARLIER TELEGRAMS.
PROGRESS IN THE DARDANELLES.
Jane 1, 3.00 p.m...
Turkish engineers on the peninsula, mining, whereupon we exploded The Freas Bureau states that the British, on May 23, detected
a counter-mine most successfully, We counter-attacked with the bayonet, and captured the firing The Turks in the evening got a footing in the vacant trenches,
trenches, whereapon the Turks in the supporting trenches surrendered.
Meanwhile beavy enemy oclumus advanced an 1 were visible in the moonlight to our gunners, who opened a cross fire at scourt known ranges, resulting in the demoralization of the Turks. Their second line bomb throwore bombed the first, completing the rout The enemy's losses were at least 2,000, ours 300.
The Turks next night made two counter-attacks but were easily | repulsed
The French on the night of the 28th captured an important redoubt on the extreme left of the Tarkieb line and consolidated their position.
The Tarkish counter-attack was checked by the artillory, and an attack on Father French division was also defeated.
A BALKAN ENTENTE POSSIBLE.
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June 1, 540 am, Reater's correspondent at Safia states that the Balgarian Minister at Bakharest has arrived to report on the situation in Roamania, to receive instructions regarding Bulgaria's attitude in an eventual entente with Roamania, who it is reported has made Therefore it is reported from Rome that the transfer to Berlin of the Bulgarian Minister to Rome, who is a pro-German, is ragarded an indicative of the Bulgarian rapprochement with the Triple Eatente.
There have been great pro-Italian demonstrations in S. Ba..
overtures.
RUSSIAN HAUL OF PRISONERS.
Jane 18.15 p.m.
A Petrograd communique reports that the fighting in the front between Filicia and the upper Vistula from the 12th May to Shawli district continues to our advantage. We captured on the
the 24th, 200 officers and 8617 men.
CONSCRIPTION QUESTION; NEWSPAPER PROSECUTED.
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Leading American's Views of the President.
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HOMELESS KINGS.
Problem of Westminster Hall
Statues.
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Captain Noel Edwards, the
The seven statues of Kings A correspondent has sent us a which were orginally in Weat letter recently received from a minster Hall are at present with distinguished American citizen out a permanent home... Tus says the Globe, from which wa monuments were accepted by the venture to print the following City Corporation, sa a Josu in striking extracta→→
perpetuity, but aines then the International polo player, The situation in this country City Fathers have been at their died from gar poisoning. fa more complicated than you in wits enda to know how to dispose England can possibly know of them. All corts of suggestions In the first place, we still have been made, and sites have follow very largely the political been proposed in the Guildhall under the Defence of the Realm methods and after the sinister Art Gallery, the Guildhall itsel!, Act, for publishing an uncensored fashion that held all over Europe the Royal Exchange, the Crystal letter.
(and in England as elsewhere) Palace, and, lastly, the Central
The Times has been prosecuted
front between Pilicia and the A Petrograd message says that the Russians captured, on the Upper Viatals, from the 12th to the 24th inst., 209. uficus and 8817 men.
up to the time when the war Criminal Courts. But in each case arouted the better instincts of cetin difficulties".od in the Os the Carnie front the Italiana those nations now known as the war. Allion. We are still wedded to The City Landa Committee saded the Austrians. The I alian assumed the offensive and defeat-
fio efficiency, the abnegation of trying to find a solution of the our materialistic regime. The the Library Committee of the lowes were alight. money considerations, the colen Corporation have lately been
mark not of any no people but of Commo1 Council on the subject ethical principles in public and problem, and the Library Com commercial life, which are the mittes will report to the Court of an epoob, and which are now at a Bat it is understood that the re- the common enemy of the world; mattor should be referred book to focus in Prussia, and therefore commendation, will be that the are still domina at here, and we as the City Lands Committes! yet lack the finger touch of war
Sir David Burnett explained to arouse as oct of our lethargy to a Press representative that the and our commercial self-satisfac monuments were by the leading Balgerian Minister to Rome, who The transfer to Berlia of the tion.
sculptors of this time and of ie pro-German, is regarded as position. He is a man of idra istic accepted them on behalf of the rapprochement, with the Triple
The President is in a difioult considerable merit.
When I indicative of a temper, but surrounded by at Corporation, the idea was that Entente.
Bulgarian
ticularly in bis Cabinet: Be Art Gallery when it was rebuilt, fosturate official influences, par they should be Eoused in the new suffers under that political par- but the re-building has been post tisanship which is the curse of our poned. whole political system, Congress"The statues are very large long ago ceased to represent the and I doubt whether there is beat elements in the nation, and sufficient space for them et, the for a long time now, it has been Central Criminal Courts, and predominantly the voice of the they are of such a character more ignorant people expressed that they cannot be exposed to through the lips of an inferior and the weather. I cannot conceive a frequently saprincipled type of better place for them than in the lawyer-politician. There are in transepts of the Crystal Palace. Peninsula, advanced and were Heavy enemy columns, on the the United States nearly thirty where they could be placed at visible in the mcunlight to cur millions of people who are either anitable distances and seen by gunners who opened a dross fire, of German or Irish birth, or of millions of people. Ism entirely resulting in the demoralisation of You know, of course, that it is As it is," added Sir David, with were at least 2,000 while ours German or of Irish parentage. opposed to having them divided. The Turks, the enemy's losses. not necessary (from the stand- a emile, it seems rather sad, were only 300. roint of the German Government) after they have kopt each other for a subject to surrender his company for so long, to find them position as a German citizen if he wandering about London in search fakes up citizenship in another of a home." The statues are at nation, and you probably know precent housed in some arohes how devoted the German in under the bustody of the City Americs is to his "Fatherland." Lande Committee...
Real Underlying Feeling
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informs us that Mr. Sheldon Ridge, A special wire from Shanghai editor of the National Reviste
has been charged with publishing seditions matter in connection with the Japanese demands upon China. He was committed for trial.
NEWS.
"Our Contemporaries" appears on page 2, Clómmercial News on page 9, and Log Book on page. 6.
Results of matobes in the Hongkong Tennis League and the HK.O.C.Tennis Tournament are given in to-day's columns.
On the other hand, we have, of support of all the decent people course, the great masa of Ameri- in the country and the great can citizens who are heartily and numerical majority, I am con enthusiastically on the side of the fiden ly persuaded. Allies. This means practically Having raid this, I can say been in this country for a hund-you as to the attitude we have all those whose ancestore have further how wholly I agree with
red years or more, unless these taken. I object to it in every have been poisoned by the canker possible manner. We should have This afternoon in the Summary of commercialism. These are not made a declaration with regard Court the Paisns Judge delivered the loud-mouthed type of citizen.o Belgium. We should have let an interesting judgment in the They are very quiet. They do Germany and Austria see that case where an importer was sued not control the newspapers and even if we remained neutral, our by a Chinese firm for the non- they feldom express themselves sympathies were with the Allies. delivery of a quantity of llame in print or on the platform. We should be prepared, if necee braid. They are a's somewhat lethargio sary, to declare an embargo on and prone to disbelieve any pro- the exportation of all supplies of bability of aerions danger. The any kind whatsoever to Germany An appeal is published in to constantly talking, writing and them a declaration of war if they Cigarette Fund which has now. baser sort referred to above are and Austria Hungary, leaving today's issue asking for further support for the Tobicno and The Timer has been prosecuted under the Dafence of the Realm working. They have certain taw fit to make this on the basis Aot for publishing an uncensored letter from Major Riobardson, the
only a small amount of money by Hearst. The others have few unfriendly cot, and we should The letter said that a reoraite were being called out in orgens through which to voice anally abandon all idea and all next instalment of smokes for the France, while scores of able-bodied men in Eagland were com themselver, but so a whole I talk of American intervention or front, placently doing nothing.
should say that the newspapers, reconciliation. Mr. A. H. Badkio, on behalf of the Treasury Council, said the in spite of this fact, were by s letter was calculated to suggest to Frenchmen an absolutely false vast majority in favour of the thing in a way that has happened This last is the most poisonous impression that complete indifference regarding the war existed in Allies. Certainly anoh representa here, and it is doing a good deal Grest Britain.'
The case was adjourned.
Jane 1, 12.00 p.m.
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FREICH SUCCESS ON THE YSER.
(Havas Telegram.)
May 31,
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On the right bank of the Year we carried Hill No-17 taking Afty prisonere and three mitrailleuses. We also captured a labyrinth taking 150 prieonors.
From Petrograd it is reported that the Russians have, osptured three thousand prisoners including 60 officers. In the Daiester region we took 600 prisoners.
A Rome communique states:We occupied positions at Spouss, near Storme, after bombarding them. We destrogéd Lucerna fort and captured the fort and village of Vézona,
Ifa the event of telegrams arriving too late for insertion on this
pare they will be found on the Extra.
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tive journals as the New York of harm. That the United States Times the Springfield Republican should omsider that it was in any and the Boston Transcript, are a position to eat as mediator after good evidence of the real under the war or during the war is to lying convictions of the people. prepostercus a thing that I am The late Earl was born in After all, the President of the appalled when I realise how many 1845, was Lord-in-Waiting 1875- United States, however much I people seem to accept it as a 77, Paymaster General, 1889 93, differ from the attitude he has possibility. The war can be Chairman of the Light Railway taken thus far, and I do differ finished only on the basis of un- Commission, 1896-1905 and was from it, is not an unrighteous per- conditional surrender on the part a member of the Oxford County son: He is uying to handle a of Germany and Austria-Hungary Council. He owned 10,400 adres, difficult situation diplomatically and the terms, of peace, muit be His hair io Viscount Villiers] He is not succeeding wholly large determined, not by the interven
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