WAR TELEGRAMS,
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ITALIAN DIRIGIBLES TEAR UP AUSTRIAN
RAILWAYS.
June 19, 12.30 p.m. Reuter's corespondent at Rome reports that the aliens are
demolition
of Malborghetto. methodically continuing the
but sa sitack Tue Austrian artillery re-attempted
silenced. From Headquarters it is their reply WLO reported that the straggle on the Isonz> and especially at Plava, is assuming great progo:tions. The importance of the Italian success becomes clearer every day. A naval battery joined the fighting at Daino with the greatest effect..
Italian dirigibles, after gratifying military successes, tearing up railways and destroying station, all returned safely,
EITHER VICTORY OR RUIN.
June 19, 8.35 p.m. Mr. Bonar Law, speaking at Shrewsbury on speech day, said we were in the greatest convulsion in history I on which there was only one outlet-victory or ruin. The valour and heroism of our soldiers sui sailors wie in aflicient unless supported by the entire Nation, and the Coalition which was fo, the National good, had the country behind it.
ADMIRALTY ANNOUNCEMENT REGARDING THE SINKING OF U 29.
p.m.
Juze 10, 8.35 The Admiralty state that submarine U 30, the sinking of which was announced on March 25, was suck by a British war vessel.
SUBMARINED WITHOUT WARNING.
Jone 19; 8.35 p.m.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY,
WAR TELEGRAMS
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HEALTH OF THE KING OF GREECE IMPROVES.
Jane 18, 8.10 p.m. Rauter's correspondent at Athena alates that the condition of King Constantine shows a perceptible improvement.
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ITALIANS OCCUPY THE WHOLE OF MONTE NERO.
June 18, 2.25 p.m. The Italians have executed a brilliant fest in occupying the whole of Monte Nero and placing their artillery on the heights which |.. are almost five thousand feet high.
The Italians are also now solidly in possession of ground to the zia is full of north-west of Monte Nero and it is reported that Austrian wounded.
Rentor's correspondent at Chiasso states that the Italians are now only five miles from Rovereto although the intervening ground was most difficult. It is supposed that the Austrians will continue to concentrate their most powerful artillery on the Carnic Aips, but the Italians maintain their superiority in Alpini, and have done amazing work on the chamois pathe, surprising and capturing the entrenched
enemy.
The Alpini and Bersaglieri, with monatain machine guns, out linked fresh Austrian troops approaching Monte Nero, when many thousands of the enemy were compelled to retire, leaving many prisoners and booty.
ANOTHER MUNITIONS IDEA, ANNOUNCED,
June 18, 2.25 p.m.
In the House of Commons, Mr. Lloyd George announced that be is conferring with Lord Kitchener regarding the appointment of a body of scientists to assist in obtaining the fallest employment of all our resources in chemical and mechanical soience and invention. GREAT FIRE IN CONSTANTINOPLE.
June 18, 2.25 p.m.
Reater's correspondent in Amsterdam reports that a telegram from Constantinople says that a buge Are Lay occurred there, five The steamer Dulcie was submarined, without warning, of the hundred houses and a large store being destroyed. Suffolk coast. One pers co was drowned.
SEARCHING FOR SUBMARINE SUPPLY DEPOTS.
(Havas Telegram.);
June 17
French stock now stands at 71.55. North of Ypres the British troops carried a line of trenches. We progressed in Arras, Quennevriere and Vosges regions, taking 400 prisoners also machine guns. Rheims, cathedral was again bombarded. Tc-day in the Vosges we captured the heights over- looking Fecht valley.
1,409,489 PRUSSIAN CASUALTIES · ALONE.
June 18, 5.40 p.m. The official casualty lists of Prussia alone total 1,400,489 casualties.
REVIEW OF OPERATIONS IN GALICIA.
Jana 18, 7.10 p.m.
JUNE 21, 1916.
PUBLIC AUCTION.
CEO. P. LAMMERT.
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TUESDAY.
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LOT No. 2 consists of:-All that piece or parcel of ground registered in the Land Office as The Remaining Portion of Inland Lot No. 1405 together with the messuage and premises thereon known as No, 4 Caine Road.
The said premises are held for the term of 999 years from the 30th day of March, 1897 created therein by the Crown Lease of the said INLAND LOT No. 1405 dated the 28th day of September 1898 Subject to the payment of, the Crown Rent and to the ob servance and performance of the Lessee's
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A remarkable official review of the tremendous military opera-Hongkong, tions in Galicia last month has been issued in Petrograd.
It preserves throughout a firm and baoyant tone, emphasizing the immense efforts of the Germans and Austrians, with their mass98 Petrograd-West of Neimen the enemy vainly attempted to of artillery and phalanxes of infantry, and admitting their successes, assume the offensive; we inflicted very serious losses on the Austro-which, borever, were in no way unbroken, for they suffered several Germans. Dering the night 14th-15h, Germane resumed the times severe defeats. bombardment of Oa owiecz fortress, the batteries of which had the.
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PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANY.
Between the 26th May and 15th Jane the Russians took in the upperhand of the enemy'e batteries. North of Pranyich we re-Istria sector alone forty thousand prisoners, 860 officers, a hundred
mitrailleuses and twenty-four guns. occupied advanced trenches...
The total losses of the enemy in one month upon a front of sixty THE Steamship. verats were between 120,000 and 150,000..
Rome:-On all the front bur operations have been successful; we dislodged the Austrians from ambushes at Monte Nero taking 389 prisonere.
Jane 18.
Nothing to report. A marine communique reports that the Anglo-French naval forces co-operating with the Italian fleet, are exercising a strict watch in the Adriatic sea, looking for oil depots employed as German submarine supplies.
THE IMPRESSION CREATED BY THE AMERICAN NOTE.
June 18, 2.25 p.m. Reuter's correspondent at Amsterdam states that it is clear the American Note has made a deep impression in Germany,
The newspapers suggest concessiona bat denounce the Lokal Anzeiger which declared that England had not really wished to starve millions of Germans but only to compel them to surrender.
The Cologne Gazitie says that America could only give the Entente money and munitions, but Germany has no wish to make a ninth or teath enemy.
Reuter's Correspondent at Washington states that the American reply to Germany on the subject of einking the e.s. William P. Frye refuses to accept Germany's contention that an American ship with contraband may be destroyed provided Germany pays compensation. SPLENDID GIFT TO THE NATION BY INDIAN PRINCES.
June 18, 11.50 p.m. His Majesty King George has accepted H. H. the Maharaja Jam Saheb of Nawanegur's (Prince Ranjitsinhji) offer of his beauti- fully situated residence at Staines (near Windsor) for use as a hospital for wounded officers.
The expences of up-keep will be shared by the donor and the Mabarajahs of Kashmir and Patiala,
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The hospital was formally opened to-day by General Sir O'Moore Creagh, V.C., G.O.B., G.0.8.1.
Prince Ranjitsinbji in a speech said: "I have never been so prond of being an Iddion as I am today, when the Indians are fighting side by side with the British against a common fos." It was an honour, he said, to have over the hospital the Union Jack, the em blem of the Empire and of real brotherhood.
THE FASTEST SUBMARINE IN THE WORLD SÚNK,
June 18, 950 p.m. Reator's correspondent at Venice reporte-It appears that the Medusa, which was believed to be the fastest submarine in the world, and an enemy submarine were submerged close together and unaware of each other's presence.
A BERLIN CLAIM.
June 18, 7.50 p.m.
A Berlin communique claims that in the battle of Galicia some! progress was made towards Terzogrod, where, however, the Rus sians Occupied prepared positions at Grodek: The situation on the Daiester front ia unchanged,
"MANCHURIA,"
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JAPAN PORTS and MANILA.
The above mentioned vessel having, arrived, consignees of cargo are hereby notified, to send' in their Bille of Lading for coun-." tersignature and take immediate
GLASGOW MERCHANTS SENTENCED FOR SELLING delivery of cargo from alongside.
ORE TO KRUPP'S
Jure 18, 7.50 p.m..
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Hongkong, 16th June, 1915,
A CRACK LANCASHIRE CRICKETER TWICE WOUNDED.
June 18, 7.50 p.m.
R. H. Spooner, the (Lancashire) cricketer, has again been wounded, but not dangerously.
AN EXTRAORDINARY DUTCH MISSION TO THE HOLY SEE.
June 18, 6.40 p.m. Reuter's Correspondent at the Hague states that the Chamber line adopted a Bill appointing an extraordinary mission to the Holy See.
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The Medues was the first to come to the surface and, conse quently, was sighted by the enemy's periscope and promptly tor- THE KAISER'S GRIEF OVER THE "WICKED ATTACK”
ON HIS BELOVED KARLSRUHE. pedoed.
MADRAS JUDGE KNIGHTED.
Jane 18, 11.50 p.m.o The King received to-day Judge William Bock Ayling of Madras, upon whom he conferred the honour of knighthood,
[Sir W. B. Ayling has been Judge of the High Court of Judica ture, Madras, since 1912. He entered the Indian Civil Service as probationer in 1886 and went to India in 1889.]
June 18, 9.50, p.m. Rentor's correspondent at Amsterdam states The Keiser from the war theatre has telegraphed as follows to the Bargomaster of Kerlerahe:
"I am deeply indignant at the wicked attack on my beloved Karlsruhe and the poor innocent victims among the civilians hag greatly affected me."
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