THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
EXTRA
HONGKONG, SATURDAY, JULY 28,
REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
THE FIGHTING IN THE WEST.
Germans Claim Capture of Many Prisoners.
London, July 27.
A German official wielen message statee:-The artillery duel
CANTON NEWS,
Gambling - Now In Full Swing,
Our Canton
correspondent.
in Flanders is intense. In the evening there were renewed powerful writes as follows ander date of English reconnaissances, but they everywhere failed. In our maconsfat raid on Bónicourt we took may prisoners. The French, July 27-
counter-attacking south of Ailles, near Hartsbise Farm and Fintan gambling has now been Hochberg, failed heavily. Oar prisoners and booty opened everywhers in Canton bare increased, reaching 1,450 prisoners at Ailles. Our surprise The privileges of establishing strack east of Suippee was marked by our taking many prisoners.
Increase Enemy Fighting.
London, July 27, Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig, in a communique states **** There is increased enemy stillery fighting in the neighbourhood of Armentieres. We brought down ons German seroplane, drove down one, and two of ours are missing.
Artillery, Activity.
London, July 27.
A French commanique states:-There is lively artillery fight ing at Allies and Eartbise, in Champagne, at Montbaut, and on both banks of the Meuse."
BATTLES ON THE RUSSIAN-FRONT.
gambling houses in various mec+ tione are given by the Military Commanders who joined to
a Company under gether as the
of Chap Bing, and so each section is under the protection of a certain; Military Commander. It is reported that. the section beginning from the Esat Band, to the General Post Office at the West Band,sis provi tented by Commander Isɑ and the daily revenue is $1,900, the |section in the 3rd district east of Kwong MoToi theatre is protected by Lsa Chi-Lok and daily A German official wireless mзassge atatea:-The Ksier was
revennes $800; the section wast the spectator of a bitter struggle whereis were extended our gains of the General Post Office and in near Tarnopol, powerfully attacking a hotly contested bridgehead. the places along Chan Tong is on the east bank of the Sith, despite the stabbora resistance of
protected by Oummaader Ng and the Bassane Those who were sent forward suffered thɔanade of the daily revenne is $2,000, the casualties. We captured Gainzas and the Sarath crossing from the section along the Tack Hing Trembowls to Skom razs. We are rapidly advancing on both sides Bridge is protected by Comman- of the Daiester, Toe Astro-Haagarian and Bavarinus hava der Mor and the daily re- captasi Kolomea. We are following on the heels of the easmy in the north-839tern Wooded Carpathians, in the direction of Path.reuse $800; while the section We have evacuated the Sɔroja. Viley, så far as the upper course of the Patos.
The Kaiser Witnesses a Bitter Struggle.
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London, Jaly 27.
FORMATION OF JEWISH REGIMENT.
London, July 27,
The War Office has made arrangements completing the forms. tion of a Jewish Regiment of Infantry. Experience Bitish offisera, filling higher apprintments, and Jawa escving în British rezimeats who have a knowledge of the Yid lish and Ranisa languages, are being transferred to the new uait. Tas Regiment's baigi is a re- presentation of King David's Shield.
MINISTRY OF AFTER-THE-WAR PROBLEMS,
London, July 27.
The Hass of Commons passed for second rasding, by 92 votes to 39, the Bill establishing the Ministry of Bipsastrestias, to co- ordinate the activities of the varias committees and departments dasling with the problems of reconstruction, and to frame scheme for the restoration of normal conditions after the war. Tas fanptions
of the Ministry will be mainly advisory..
PREMIER'S SARCASM.
in the east and north. districta in the Old City ie ander the protection of the4th, battalion, but the section at the wast and south districts is protected by another Commander. Ngau Pai gambling has alaɔ been opened in the latter two sections, but the daily revenues have not yet been determined.
The River Ocasarving Director, Tom Hok-haa, hs reported to the Takwan that a body, of river surveyors was attacked by a number of robbers in the Ssi Nam District and robbed of all they possensed. The Takwan haw ordered the Dafenca Commis. sioners of various places to depatch soldiers for their protection.
Dr. Sun Yat-sen, who is now living in the Whampao Gardens, will remove to the Industrisi Society in Canton,
Of the 26th inst., the Civil anity which would bear Governor, Cha Hing-lan, invited any sacrifios. to 8391st the Dr. Sun Yat-sen, General. Chan gallant fighters. He drew a Ping-kwan and many leaders of distinction between depriv
How the Enemy Now Fights. tion and privation. There had the Kuomintang as well an come parliamentariona, who hive arriv. asen no privation in the United ed in Canton on the receipt of Dr. Kingdom, such as Germany and San's telegram, to dinner at his Austris had endured. We ought London, June 30.-M. L'oy willingly to inffer limitations and amen. Questions, concerning the country'e affiire ware disscasaedTM George, speaking at Dandes said restrictions, like horse-racing. It that we now possessed each was entirely a matter of the Oxing to the search-lights at reserve of munitions that, what extent to which it interfered the forts of Boca Tigris bring ever the German submarines did, with W&T activities, and if too weak the commander of the they could not deprive as of the thie principle were applied to forts has been ordered by the necessary stocks for successfully drink the country would find it Provincial Authority to change. prosscating the war. We had would work all right. Referring them for new ones. driven Germany's great army to profitteering, he said it was anderground, which was the unfair in peace time, and an beginning of the end; for it outrage in war time. (Cheers.) meant we' were poanding That was why the Government sense of inferiority into every bad restricted shipping profits, pore of the German military which were a scandal, and why mind. "Can you imagine (Mr. Government had taken steps to
The telegram quoted below was Lloyd George continued) the keep food prices with bounds, revered by the American. Con- Kaiser, before the war, in s In conclusion, Mr. Lloyd George salate General Hongkong, from swagger speech to the Prussian said: “We are fighting to the Manila Observatory at 1pm. Guyrds, enying: My gallant day the doctrine which dragged to-day :---
TYPHOON WARNING,
warriors, descendants of the men Alsace-Lorraine from Franes in Warning.-Low-premELES BIOG of Frederick, when the time 1871. I always know that the entending from the China Sen to comes again to meet the foes of struggle would be prolonged the Pacific soroas northern Lason the fatherland, I will see that You do not root great evils out of and the Balintang Channel. A deep caverne are made in the the earth without a gresi straggle real typhoon may develop later. ground to hide you from the Nevertheless with persistent an- emit G Kerk pecially minching will wen will.../ win. the contritish Army. (Cheers). There are many dis- which is ki your lives.couragementa, disappointments, will do more! If by some diabolical and squalid details, in's struggle machinery he destroys those like this and the and seems post. We have plessite in stating shelters, you shall have behind poned, but, I can tell you that that on Saturday next which, by you other shelter to which you through the winter of ice, spring the way, is the suniverser of can run, and if you cannot take tide will follow." (Obeers), que England's declaration of war on your guns just leave them be-
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