The Hongkong Telegraph
(ESTABLISHED 1881.) Copyright, 1915 by the Proprietor.
June 14 1915,
2914 日二初月五
Temperature 18,a.m. 77 Humidity
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June 14 1914,
Temperature 6 am. 83. 2 Humidity
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NEWS FOR BUSY MEN.
CONDENSED.
RUSSIANS CONTINUE THEIR SUCCESSES.
DESPERATE BATTLE IN PROCESS. NEAR "THE LABYRinth."
French Capture Souchez Railway Station.
...FULL DETAILS OF THE BRUSSELS AIR RAID.
[Reuter's Service to The "Telegraph."]
MORE ABOUT THE BRUSSELS AIR RAID.
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June 13, 8.45 p.m. According to a special Reater massage from Paris, an “ witness" at Evers (a suburb of Brussels) says that a tremendous German cannonade brought out the townspeople, who eagerly watched the contest (the air raid mentioned in Saturday's wire.)
and a flare, the Zeppelin blow up.
FRENCH COMMUNIQUE.
THE FRENCH CAPTURE SOUCHEZ RAILWAY STATION.
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June 13, 5.55 p.m. A Paris communique aye:-Alter an indass at night, cannonade we captured the railway station at Ssucbez...
A desperate battle continues in the southern part of the "Labyrinth." We maintained all gaine.
ITALIAN COMMUNIQUE.
CONTINUED PROGRESS IN ALL DIRECTIONS.
June 13, 5.55 p.m.
A Rome communique reports continued progress in all theatres. Good work is being done by airmen and artillers, and the Italians bave taken some hundreds of prisoners.
FRENCH STOCK AT 72,75,
(Havas Telegram.)
French Stock now stends at 72.75.
June 11.
In the event of telegrams arriving too late for lasertion on this
page they will be found on the Extra.].
EARLIER TELEGRAMS.
LANDING IN GALLIPOLI,
rench have captured the
The following telegramu appeared in our special edition o railway station at Nonchez. yesterday :---]
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FRENCH COMMUNIQUES:
ANOTHER GENERAL COUNTER-ATTACK REPULSED..
June 13, 12.40 a.m.
A Paris communique says: Along the whole sector north of Arras the enemy cought, by violent bombardment, to hamper our organisation and the positions which we had onquered, Our artillery replied effectively, and the Garmin counterattack south-east of Hebuterne was repulsed.
FURTHER FRENCH PROGRESS.
Jano, 12, 450 p.os.
A Freach communique says that fresh progress has been made in the lower region of Buvol, north of Lorette, and also in the region of the "Labyrinth." A thick fog pravails on the sector no:th of Arrse.
GALLIPOLI.-THE NATURE OF the ground.
"The following is a part of an eye-witness story" from the Dardanelles:
June 13, 11,20 a.m.
I spent cone time in the reserve trenches to-day, examining the ensmy's position. Our front trench-line was visible, less than half a mile away. Four hundred yorda beyond was the enemy's first trench, loopholed at every yard. Behind this were rowe upon rows of Turkish trenches. The view was bounded, left and right, by ridges hiding the sea, and was clowd in front by the Achibaba barrier with the central poak, six hundred feet high, dominating everything in sight.
It is reported from Taingtam that all restrictions against British shipping have been with drawn.
German forces are reported by Hugo osptures of Austro- the Russian communique of yesterday.
Good work is being done by the Italian airmen and artillery. Italian progress in all directions continues.
According to one of our special cables, a Chinese soldier attacked four English ladies at Nanking, atabbed one and injured another.
NEWS.
"Oar Contemporaries" appeara on page 2, Commercial. Newa on page 9, and Log Book on page 6.
The peak is about 13 miles distant from our front, as the crow flies. It is trenched and galleried all the way up, as are also the spurs that flink it. Da its orest is the strong redoubt of Achibaba.
The e.e. Hopsang has arrived Stratching across the peninsula is one of the strongest positions in Hongkong having sustained any army has held or captured during this war. I saw nothing some damage in a collision_at comparable to it in Flanders except perhaps Meaines and Wyt- Bangkok. aobaete. Between us and Achibaba the ground is intersected by nullahs, affording excellent cover for troops and hiding places for A Chinese who wanted to put up a bill on the stage of the Yaumati theatre during the per- formance has been fined $10.
Maxime.
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The Tark, despite these advantages, is not satisfied. Dar airmen report that he is constantly and feverishly, digging in fresh places. It is generally estimated that the enemy are able to bring four or five ecrps to the defence of Gallipoli, but the Anglo- French and Australasian troops are in the best of spirits, and confident of their ability to expel the enemy from any position. I learn that Maidos and the enemy's headquarters at Chanak suffered severely from fires ensuing from the naval bombard mente.
FRENCH SUCCESSES CONFIRMED.
(Havas Telegram.)
The bail of an American Naval P. O, named Isaacson, which was $5, was estreated at the Police Court, through defend- aat failing to appear on a charge of assaulting two Chiasse, · ·
The British aeroplanes manoeuvred, and the people shouted for joy when the German shelle missed. The Germans were attempting to remove the airship-which was a Zeppelin and not
Jane 13, 2.00 pm a Pareoval when suddenly the aeroplanes dived and throw three Reuter's correspondent at the Dardanellos, telegraphing on the bombe, which exploded most violently. Täso, with an explosion 3rd inst., saya From the desk of the historic transport, River Clyde, I have a close view of the activities of two British landing The joy of the people of Brussels was indescribable; they sang beaches. A dozen large transports and name or smaller craft the "Marseillaise" and the "Brabancoine"; the Germans lost their are busy landing men, horses, bandra la of tons of store: unhamper- heads and sent a cavalry charge at the crowd.
ed by the enemy. There are doubtless similar scones on other Five Taubes were also burned in the hangar and ninotoon Gar-beaches on the northern coast. The army ashore is still engaged in man soldiers were killed.
extending and straightening its front by means of nocturasi rashes and much spade work. The enemy's artillery has lately been more
Jun 10.
MADAME REJANE. active; his morning and evening hates," as the soldiers call the French stock now stande at 74.95—an increase of lir. 95 on daily bombardments, have been long and more vicious. Oar front yesterday's quotations. trenches are little bothered by the bombardments, whose objective
Madame Rejne has started a Yesterday we occupied all Neuville S. Vasst village, repulsing fortnight's season at the New is the landing beaches, reserve tranches and reat camps, which con-three counter-attacks in the Hebuterne region and at Tracy le Theatre. The great artiste ap sequen'ly are perfect rabbit warrens of shelter pits and dugoats. Mont. To-day we hold all gains, which increase the front to 7,000 peared in Sardon's inimitable The men, however, are contempuaus of cover and show themselves metres. The Cavernment has taken measures to intensity war Sane Gene" and gave a delight- freely.
ELECTION EXCITEMENT IN ATHENS
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June 13, 8.15 p.m. - Reuter's correspondent in Athens aaye that pro-Venizelist demonstations are occurring in connection with today's election. It is expected that M. Venizelos will be successful.
TAJ.
THE SUGAR BEET INDUSTRY.
June 13 845 p.m.
The area gown with eugar beet in France shows a decrease of 31.9 per cent as compared with 1914.
SUBMARINED IN ST. GEORGE'S CHANNEL
Jane 13, 8.45 p.m.
"A British collier and a Norwegian sailing. Vossel have been submarined in St. George's Channel.
RUSSIAN COMMUNIQUE.
HUGE RUSSIAN CAPTURES.
June 13, 7.35 a.. Reuter's correspondent at Petrograd reports that the official commanique statss that the Russian offensive is developing success fully at Shavli, the feature of the fighting being a brilliant charge by the Cosascka,
"In the three days battle of Jaravas we captured 348 officers and 15,431 men, ninety-five guns and mechine guns, and also ammunition, and transpo...
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The enemy is endeavouring cn other sector to cross the Paiestor.
MOTOR BATTERY BEATEN OFF.
June 13, 7.55 p.m. The communique also states that in Galicia at Valley of the Sklo & German motor battery advanced, but was compelled to retrost immediately by the Russian artillery,
The Russians also captured at Juravno many ammunition wagons and field kitchens,
The Austro-German counter attack reached the village of Groszow and was immediately defeated. We captured thirty-three officers and four hundred and ninety men.
[The second part of this wire appeared in our Extra of yester day. The above did not arrive till after we had gone to press ]
RUSSIANS DAMAGE THE BRESLAU.
June 13, 4.50 1.m.
industries.
RUSSIAN COMMUNIQUES,
·SUMMARY, OF SUCCESSES IN PERSIA.
Jane 10, 500 p.m.
ed audience the sort of entertains ment which an international public expects from perhaps the- most finished comedienne of our time. Whether she is chattering like a jay in her laundry, or hid-
A Petrograd communique sums up the operations on the ing the wounded Heipperg in her Caucasian and Persisu front since March 8. The Turkish offensive 10, or taking lessons in Court A Petrograd official message etates that two destroyers engaged gulara and irregulars, commanded by Halil Bey, with headquarters over old times with the Emperor, through Persian territory was completely defeated, an army of re- etiquette, or giving the Court a piece of her mind or talking the Turkish (ex-German) craiser Breslau, nr the Bosphorus, and at Urumiah, being routed and dispersed. The Russians, advancing he severely damaged her.
on Tabriz and Dilman, occupied Uramish, Uahnu and Turkish throb with reality; and even makes every incident territory as far as Van and Melszgbert, including a portion of Moush, ber vulgarity is refreshing, Tho, Turkish offensive along the rivar Toboroukh was checked MR. LLOYD GEORGE AND THE TRADE UNIONISTS. and broken after desperate fighting, the Russiane o capring Ardosht for as a bit of art it is con-
and Ide and capturing quantities of war material. The Russians also made great captures at Van, isolading 25 fortress guns, and quant ines of powder and provisions, as well as the Government treasury
June 13, 450 a.m.
Mr. Lloyd George, continuing his campaign for furthering the catpat of munitione received en ovation from crowds of people at Bristol, He said that all were already working with such enorgy and devotion that soon there would be no shirkers in Great Britain. Victory was impossible without engineers to fill reserves of shells with which to hominer the Germans incessantly. He said that Lord Kitchener had recalled to the workshops the skilled men who had joined the colours. He appealed to Trades Unionials to relaz their regulations a3 as to enable girls and unskilled men to be employed.
ITALIANS AT GRADISCA,
June 13, 450a.m. The Italians are firmly established at Gradisos, which, it is now announced, was captured same days ago.
HERR DERNBURG LEAVES THE STATES.
June 13; 4.50 n.m. Herr Barnhard Dernburg, head of the German publicity depart ment in the United States, bag sailed from New York for Germany.
GALICIAN VICTORY FOLLOWED UP:
Jane 12, 11.45 B..
A Petrograd despatch states that the Russians have achieved splendid auccesses from the Baltic to Bukovics. A communique reports furious bombardment and repeated determined attacke west- ward of Shavli. The Germans even reached some of ont entangle mente but were always driven back, leaving piles of dead before our tranches. The Russians continue to advance on the Dubiesa front | and, during an important and successful night attack, took large |numbers of prisoners, guns, machine-guns and other booty: The Russian victory in Galicia continues. The Germane continue fruitless attacks on Moloiska. On the whole, the Russians have de- feated the enemy between the rivers Tismenica and Byika, with numerona osptures,The figures have not yet been checked. The enemy attempted to cover his retreat by armoured trains and five armoured motore, supported by infantry. The accuracy of our gung
compelled these to retreat rapidly. Our advanced infantry in the Stryj region developed an energetic offensive, capturing an entire company of Austrians. The Russians, having evacuated Stanielan without fighting, developed an offensive in the direction of Otyne, and captured 1:100 prisoners. When the Germans were driven over the Dnieater the Prussian Guard suffered particularly heavy losses, including 10 gane and 18 machine guns.
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DON'T FORGET.
TO-DAY.
Bijou Theatre-9.15 p.m. Vistoria Thestre 9.15 p.m.
~~TO-MORROW.
Bijou Theatre-9.15 p.m. Victoria Theatre-9.15 p.m.
Thursday, June 17. Dragon Boat Festival.
Tuesday, Jane 22,
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