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THE MINISTerial changes.
An "Unsinkable Políticlan
Discovered.
(ESTABLISHED Copyright 1917,
THURSDAY, JULY 19,
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July 19, 1916,
TELEGRAMS.
[Reuter's Service to The "Telegraph.""]
Landon, July 17.
The Ministerial changes are generally received osutionaly
TELEGRAMS.
[Beuter's Service to The "Telegrap
THE PETROGRAD DEMONSTRATION.
No Pecurrence of the Trouble Expected,
London, July 18,
Router's correspondent at Petrograd says that the military anti-
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THE RUSSIAN FRONT.
Eremy's Short-lived Success..
London, July 187
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TELEGRAMS.
(Reuter's Service to The “ Taingtaph.
THE SILVER MARKET.
London, July 18... Reuter's correspondent at San Franciero states that the exporta of silver curing Jane toulled 6:812,500
chiefly to
A Russian official wireless message statan : There has been the changes, bat it is pointed out that the country, while wishing bristling with machine guns and manned by Alcimalete and Bixessay, and near Halicz the new Ministers well, will judge them entirely on results. The agitatore, paraded the streets.
As time passed nothing happened, The enemy strongly attacked to the south of Novias and promotion of Sir Exie Geddos was most unexpected, but tributes and the population, who at first kept indoors, emerged into the occupied a height. Our counter-attack by infantry and cavalry are paid to his ability and the abuice is regarded as sound. The strests and watched the demonstrators with curiosity. Some threw him back, and we re-occupied the height. chief controversy centres around Mr. Winston Churchill, Mr. regiments, yielding to the persuasion of the Maximalists, left their Montagu and Mr. Addison, which the newspapers criticise according to their political complexion.
The Premier is congratulated on the originality and the boldness of Government demonstration began in the afternoon. Motor, Jorries," intense enemy artillery firing in the region of Potatory, south of China and TokenSh
The Morning Post says that ibe appointment of Mr. Montagu is a scandal, and the appointment of Mr. Winston Churchill proves that if we have not invented ab unsinkable ship, we have dis- covered an absinkable politician."
The Times says:-"Mr. Churchill's enthusiasm and ingenuity should be useful in the Ministry of Manitions, but it must emphatically be made clear that the country will not tolerats any attempt to resuscitate amateur strategy." The Times adde, that it is high time that munitions production was divorced from the tank of dealing with labout, and says that Mr. Montagu's selection is unfortassis.
The Daily Chronicle says that the wisdom of Sir Edward Carson's nomination is questionable. It is high time that Mr. Churchill's energy, was harnessed in the Ministry. He and Mr. Montagn may strengthen the Government from a debating stand. point.
The Daily News says that Sir Edward Garson and Mr. Addison must be glad to leave the poats in which they had been so un- successful.
THE WESTERN FRONT.
A Valuable Advance.
London, July 18. According to Renter's correspondent at Paris, a semi-official message says yesterday's advance on the left bank of the Mess in of considerable importance. It release Hill 304, which the enemy has been alosely pressing, sad has also done much to clear the approaches to Verdun.
The fary with which the Germans are attacking in Champagne created the belief that the internal situation in the Central Empires urgently demands some sort of victory.
There in artillery ire of great intensity on the Belgian Front.
More Ground Gained.
Loadon, July 18.
Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig rsports :-Fighting to the easi of Monchy is Preux résulted in « farther gain of ground and the capture of prisoners.
We successfully raided to the north-east of Oitaverne and near Bossinghe, and drove back raiders near Wieltjs.
How Germany Wastes Her Men.
London, July 18. A Fransk communique states:-Afise violent bombardmente, the Germana made several counter-attacks on the position we cap tared yesterday from Avocourt wood as far as the slopes to the west of Hill 304. Oar energetic resistance shattered all the efforts of the enemy, who suffered sanguinary losses without regaining the least portion of the conquered ground.
Germans Admit French Success.
London, July 18.
A German wireless message states:-There has bean lively artillery firing on the coast from the Year to Ly, Ls Banos Canal, Loos and Lons, and on both bánks of the Scarpe..
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We repulsed English advances between Hollebeke and Warnston and drove back an English attack to the north of the Arras-Osmbria road, exceptat a narrow point to the west of Bois du Vert.
The French attacked on a five-kilometre front between Avocourt "wood and the west of Deadman Hill, and after bitter fighting they penetrated the south-east corner of Malancourt wood, sstride the Malanoourt-Einee road.
UNREST IN PORTUGAL..
Riots Reported from Lisbon.
London, July 18. Beuter's correspondent at Lisbon states that more rioting has occurred in the streets, Bomba were thrown at the tramway and several people were injured.
The Chamber has extended martial law for one month.
CANADIAN POLITICS.
London, July 17. According to Reuter's correspondent at Ottawa, in the House of Commons, Sir Robert Borden introduced a resolution to extend the life of Parliament for one year. He demanded a practically «unanimous vote; otherwise, he would not press the resolution. He deprecated an election at present, as it would cause distraction and discord.
The Opposition Liberals' resolution makes an election inevitable,
COMMODORE TYRWHITT, K.C.B.
London, July 17. Commodors Tyrwhitt has been appointed a Knight Commander
„Ogier af sin Bath
SUN YAT-SEN AT CANTON.
| An Important Speech Delivered.
Our Canton correspondent writes under date of July 18 as follows:
ted frour the Bocsa Tigris forts st A wireless telegram was receive
barracks in the evening, carrying arms, which is contrary to orders.
Increased Fighting Reported. One regiment marched to the Nevsky Prospect, apparently-going to the Duma. Suddenly half a dosen distant shots were fred sad
London, July 18. | the regiment with the spectators bolted under the cover of doorways, Emman virejose message'etates :--There has been increased from which the soldiers began a wild fusilade which ceased when Eghting on the Bigs front, to the oath of Dansburg and the magazines were emptied. The soldiers came out of cover and, Smorgon. There has been strong artillery firing at Braesany. after sa excited discussion, shandoned the march towards the Dams We captured the Carpathian heights to the east of Norica and and returned to barracks quintly. The city, twenty minutes later, repulsed counter-attacks. had resumed its customary aspect.
-We foroid back the Rusians on the Lomajos line.
Artillery Sring is more active on both sides in the Susists - *** Valley along the Pains and Sereth.
For hours, motor lorries fall of soldiers and enilors sad civilisa Maximalists with polated rifles, bad rushed all over Petrograd. Six of the dashed into Warsaw Station to prevent M. Karensky from going to the front, but they found that M. Kerenaky had left-a quarter of an hour previously. Acother party seisad the offices of the Novveeremya sad: made the compositors type, a proclamation calling upon the people to appear armed in the streets and demand the overthrow of the Provisional Government, the confiscation of dertsia. the bourgeois. Prees and seize land, factories and other sources of production. At first a machine gun regimeur, one of the instigatora of the trouble, conserted the dancer Kreshinskaya's wills into ita heaquarters.
The organ of the Soldiers' and Workmen's Delegaisa danounces the outbreak; and firm action by the Executives of the Soldisen" and Workmen's Delegates, the Peseants and the Provisional Govern. ment is expected to prevent a recurrence of the trouble
Demonstrators Answered.
London, July 18.
Reuter's correspondent at Petrograd states "that while the Joint Committees of the Soldiers' and Workmen's Delegates and the Pessante Delegates were discussing Monday's episodes, armed demonstrators appeared outside and demanded that the Committee should itself take over the Government. The Committee piased 's resolution stating that the very people who proposed this were the first to make attempts against the present constituted authority, adding that such acts as thoes of Monday constitute treachery and felony towards the Revolutionary Army which is fighting the troops of Kaiser Wilhelm.
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THE CAPTURE OF GERMAN SHIPS.
Our New Minefield Hampering Edemy Movernents.
London, July 18. Reuter'a correspondent at Amsterdam says that twenty torpedo bosta participated in the capture of the German merchantmen. is smarted that several shells fell on the coast.
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The Handelsblad alleges Imut the fair poopzred - inside territorial limits, and hopes that the Government will protest against this breach of neutrality, but ays withsower" deseribe the sitsok as being four miles off the shore..
The captures are welcomed by the British Pree as widening the success of the new measures to terminate the instassing trafio between Datoh and German porte. It is pointed out that the now British minefield has incressed the difficulty for German ships," which probably had to leave the comparative safety of Dusch waters and run out to ses, and were then intercepted. It is stated (at an East Coast port that one of the enemy ships which resisted; capture was the Brussels, of which Captain Fryatt was the Master.
OVERCOMING SUBMARINISM.
Fewer British Vessels Sunk.
London, July 18.
The Admiralty returns show that during the past week the arrivals of vessels numbered 2 828 and the sailings 2020. Fourteen | vessels over and four under 1,600 tons were sank; while twelve were
unsuccessfully attacked.. Eight fishing vessels were junk.
THE MESOPOTAMIA AFFAIR..
Enquiries to be' Dropped,
Londod, July 18.-
In the House of Commons, Me: Bonar Law announced that the Government had decided to drop the Mesopotamia ezquirim, to leave the soldiers to be dealt with by the Army Council in the ordinary way, and to refuse the resignation of Lord Hardinge, which had been again offered.
MR. REDMOND NOT TO RESION.
London, July 17.
The Times says that Mr. Redmond does not intend to resign the Triah leadership or advise his colleagues to resign in order to obtain the verdict of Ireland on Sinn. Fainism.” No dreisigo steps will be taken notil the results of the Convention and Nationalista" "Minion to the United States are know...
ENEMY SUBJECTS, AND BRITISH TITLES.
In the House of Gommon; the Bill depriving enemy subjecte
of Briti
LORD HARDINGE,
London, July 17. A number of papers state that Lord Hardinge's resignation
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EARLIER TELEGRAMS.
CASUALTIES IN THE 'RECENT RAID.
London, July 18.
In the House of Commons, Mr. Macpherson stated that the British air service casualties in the air raid of the 7th inst. were two pilots killed and one wounded, and one observer who died of wounds. Two aeroplanes were destroyed and two crashed down.
·· HOW GERMANY PLAYS THE GAME.
London, July 17,
In the House of Commons, Lord Robert Cecil stated. that since the 1st April German subinarines had arrested or attack ed over twenty, British, allied or neutral ships in Spanish waters. Most serious representations bad consequently been made to Spain, which assured Great Britain that it would do its utmost to prevent the violation of Spanish waters.
Commander Bellairs called attention to statements in the Dutch papers suggesting that the Germans repeatedly vio lated Dutch waters.
Lord Robert Cecil said the matter had not been lost sight of
THE APPEAL TO SHIPBUILDERS, -
London, July 18.
The following is a continuation of the Admiralty's mess- age to the Iron and Steel Trades Federation
London, July 18. There are only two weapons that can be used (to combat submarinian) and both are forged in the shipyards. One is the class of warship that enables the Navy to hunt and destroy submarines, the other is every, new mer- chantman that replaces a ship sunk. These weapons must be used together. Upon the men of the shipyards and engineering shops depends entirely their output, but how the latter can be increased concerns everyone. No measure en- abling the better use of labour, and machinery can be neglect. ed. We who are secure in our homes owe it to the brave men who are dying hourly for us on sea, on land and in the air to spare no efforts to give them weapons with which to win the war. The Board is confident that in this supreme crisis. in our history the men of the shipyards and workshops will see that this appeal does not fall on deaf ears.
THE WESTERN FRONT.
British Position Improved.
London, July 17,
Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig reports as follows :— We somewhat improved our position eastward af Münchy le-Proux. Despite thick clouds and strong winds our ser
· plazes did a great deal of successful work yesterday za con- Runction with the artillery. They also bombed various points behind the enemy's lines. Many air flights took place in which we brought down six and drove down three machines. None of ours is missing.
A Brilliant French Thrust.
London, July 18. A French communique states: There has been reciprocal artillery activity in the region of Cerny, Ailles and California Fistasu. In Champagne the enemy renewed his attacks north of Teton again gaihing & footing at certain pointa wa captured on the 14th. The artillery duel continued to be violent at Mont Hant, where we are organising the captured
· ground... The operations we carried out on the left of the Meine and, west of Hill 304 developed into full success. After, beavy artillery preparation, our troops, with irresistible daab, attacked a fegnt of 2,500 metres on both sides of the Espès-Malapcourt road, and the whole of the first German line which had been elaborately organised for, defence fell into our hands, followed shortly afterwards by the second enemy line after desperate fighting in which our troops' mani. fested splendid keenness. They also carried the advance further and sttained a kilometre in depth. The line of this advance runs from the south-eastern corner of Árangurt Wood so the, western slopes of Hill 204, passing through Canard Wood. Our fire annihilated several counter aftacze made during the afternoon. The enemy juliered most heavily.
have counted. 425 unwounded prisoners.
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2000 on the 17th fast, stating that the gunboat Hoi Sin, with Dr. Sun Yat-sen on board, and would passing
two reach Whain pos
bourn | Ister. ~~ On ~~ receiving thin, the Takwan, the Oivil Governor, members of the... Provincial. As- sembly and a few high officers of the Yunnan regiments went to Wampos on small gunbeste: When they arrived thers, soother wireless telegram stated that the Hai Sm was too big to come.in. The officials thereupon, went on- board to mast. Dr. Sun, who, after abaking hands with all of them; made an important apasch. -Ele first referred to the Revolution in Ramis and then to the six yesm of Republican- administration in China. In conclusion, be- mid that the whole Navy was loyal to the Republic, but it mast hare a proper "bass, s those in Shanghai, Chakiang snd' Foukion mees now in the banda? {of the rebeli, sharafore they must maks. Kwangiang a naval bass. He hoped they would all invite the whole Navy to coma to the South, convene a Parliament, setablish a Osbinet and request Li Yase-hong to take the Pre- sidentship in Canton. The presente was · the decisive moment in China, and he hoped they would
lose tha opportunity. but would work. forward.
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Dr. San arrived at Canton at 2. p.m. on the 18th. He landed on the Govarumaat Wharf near the south city gain. A military band and a body of troops, lined both rides of the wharf for his 15" caption. He went to the Go- vernor's Jamen,, escorted by s strong guard.
The palice force has been ins trooted by the Civil Governor to strictly suppress all harmful rumoors dating the present oritical time and to arrest anyone who dares to make speeches in the streets.
The system of disposing of the fantan monopoly has been som What changed. It is now decid ed that the privileges of every
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given by the magistrate at any som he thinks fit. For Qanton alone, there is a mercbant in Hongkọng who offers. two and a half million dollsm: for one year, bat his offer is not Jet accepted.
Fong Sing-to, commander of the Tannan troops, haa" declazač that he will destroy on the morning of the 19th, at 6 mm, the opium seized from the, polion station by his soldiers, belonging to the Hang On Company.
DONT FORGET.
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