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THE AUSTRIAN DEFEAT.
Italians Take More Prisoners.
London, June 25.
An Italian official message says:—The Third Army on Monday,
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REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
THE DURATION OF THE WAR.
The German Foreign Minister's ideas. .
London, June 25.. Herr von Kuhlmann, în his speech in the Reichstag, had · been having compelled the last of the enemy rearguard to surrender, describing the military position in most rosy colours, saying that re-occupied completely the right bank of the Piave, taking a prisoners Generals Hindenburg and Ludendorff were God-givan geniuses and eighteen officers and 1,607 men. Daring raids on the slopes of Monte actually declaring that the Austrian defensiva had been "anots worthy Diridella and the Asiago platoen we took one hundred prisoners, euroses". Hezce the sensation crested was greater. He admitted Along the north-western front of Grappa, after heavy artillery that it was the common idea that the length of this war was firing, we, in brilliant thrusts, gained considerable advantages of ground and inflicted beary losses. We tack 1,333 prisoner and sixteen machine guns.
King George's Congratulations.
London, June 25,
The Press Barsan announces that His Majesty the King has telegraphed to the King of Italy his heartiest congratulations upon the victorious results of the recent operations in which the Italian Army "fought with a gallantry and fortitude, which has elicited the admiration of myself and the British people.'
A Great Demonstration.
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London, Jane 25. Reuter's correspondent at Bome states that there was a great demonstration last evening in honour of the Army in the be flagged Venesis Square. An enormous crowd carrying flaga gave an ovation and there were fervent, patriotia orations. Afterwards the crowd went in, procession to the Parliament and the Premier's residence, where Bignor Orlando spoke from the balcony.
Serbia's Congratulations.
London, Jans 25. Renter's correspondent at Corfu states that the Serbian Premier bas telegraphed to Signor Orlando expressing the enthusiasm of the Serbs at Italy's brilliant victory which brings nearer the accomplish- - ment of the war's great task---namely, respect for the rights of all
peoples.
Italian Alertness.
London, June 25.
Banter's correspondent at the Italian Headquarters states that the Austrian retreat began on Saturday night, the enemy leaving & small rearguard with machine-guns. Italian sentries discovered the weakening of the enemy line on Sunday morning, when strong pressure was immediately increased.
"How the Italians Attacked.
London, Jana 25.
something new" but he quoted from General von Holtke, speaking in the Esichatag in 1890, that the duration of a great Europeen wax was incalculable. But this, continued Herr von Kuhlmann, was a world war with enormously inoressed armaments, “I must say that, despite the brilliant successes of our arms, there has been nowhere olearly reasgaitable a desire for peace in authoritative quarters among our enemice". He proceeded to allege that it was Germany that bad shown a willingness for peace, mentioning the famous Reichstag pesos resolution and Germany a reply to the Papal Note. He denied Mr. Balfour's recent declaration that Germany orOF desired at even thought she could win world dominion. Napoleon had shown that soob an idea was Utopian-(Haar, hear from the Centre end Left). Regarding who was responsible for the war, he aid the deeper the causes were penetrated, the clearer it was that Rois desired war, with France playing the role of instigator. As regards Germany's sime, the desired s free, strong, independent existence within boundaries drawn for her by history, and also overeen possessions giving her greatnees of wealth and proved Colonial capacity, as well as freedom for her trade on the sea. The achieve. ment of these aims wan an absolutely vital necessity.
THE WESTERN FRONT.
More Artillery Activity,
London, Juns 25.
A French communiqus says:-There is very lively artillery activity south of the Aime, and northerly in the region of Deilly, Hapockle and Iffingef. On June 24 six enemy seroplanes ware brought down. Four tons of bombs were dropped on aerodromes in the Aiane region.
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Attacks on Belgian Posts Fail.
London, Juss 25. Belgian communique 8178:-There is great reciprocal Italian sorrespondents. in describing the battle on Sectivity met Nieuport and Ramacapple. Attempted attacks against Tlate that the onrust of the Italians was sublime. The Attesaling, who had previously lived for hours in a fell in which no respite was three of our posts broke down.”
given them, wars abeiled day and night. Bridges were demolished and bosta sunk. Those who succeeded in climbing up the river banks were marcilessly shot down; then the soup de grace was given
Aerial Operations.
London, Jans 25.
Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig reports:-There is nothing
them when some Italians reached the left bank north of Montello to report. and took the enemy at the rear. Others smashed the line from Reporting on aviation, Sir Douglas says:-Dupite high wind Collenella to Madonna and drove the Austrisas pell-mell sorces the our aeroplanes did much reconnaissuce and other work on Jane 24, river à aimalianeous Italian attack at the other extremity of the enabling our guns to engage many batteries. Heavy rain later Piave also drove the Austrians across the river. The battle prevented dying. During the intervals we vigorously bombed continued furionaly all Banday afternoon, enemy machine gun behind the enemy's lines, dropping fifteen tons. The enemy did positions being taken one after another. The ground was strewn not give much chance for combata. We brought down two with heaps of dead:
aeroplanes. Three of ours are missing. We also brought down'an additional machins on June 23. ·
The Austrian Story,
Londen, June 25,
Au Austrian communique claims that the withdrawal every- where on the Piave was socording to plan, and that the Italians since Tass 15 have lost 50,000 prisoners, the total loses being 150,000.
BOYCOTT OF GERMANY,
What British Seamen Will Do.
London, June 25.
According to Reuter's correspondent at Paris, Mr. Havelock Wilson has telegraphed President Poincare thanking him on behalf of the British Seamen's Union for denouncing Most-Favoured Nation Clauses se regarde var enemies after the war. Mr. Wilson continues :--" The Germans have shamefully murdered fifteen thousand non-combatant seamen, British sailors are now resolved to boycott Germany after the war for five years and eight months, to which will be added a month for every additional orims against non-combatsata". Mr. Wilson appeals to the French Seamen's League to inaugarste a similar movement:
SHIPPING CONSTRUCTION.
America's Great Contribution.
London, June 25.
Reuter'a correspondent at Washington states that the first million tone of new shipping contrsated for by the Shipping Board will probably be delivered before the end of the month. Deliveries last week totalled 37,830 deadweight tonnage making a grand total of 924,280 tons in 1918. The first of the forty five steel ships bailt in Japan for the Shipping Board has arrived in the United States and of twenty-three steel ships chartered from Japan twenty-two have already been delivered in the United States.
· THE IRISH SITUATION,
London, Jane 25.
In the House of Commons, the Irish Secretary, Mr. Shorts, etated that circumstances in Ireland to-day were compliosted and anrions. When the Premier early in April explained the Govern ment's Irish policy, there was every appearance that both Home Bale and Conscription could be carried to a 200cessful conclusion, but since then the circumstances had entirely changed, firstly owing to the discovery of the German plot in Ireland, which was a real and imminent danger to Britain; and secondly, because the anti-Con- ecription feeling in Ireland bad been used by extremists in canjanction with the German plot.
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TELEGRAMS.
DURAZZO AND CATTARO BOMBED:
London, Jane 25.
The
An Italian-Admiralty official message states: Our sea planes bombarded Darazzo on June 23. A big steamer was hit and firea started near the enemy hangars. All our machines returned safely, despite anti-aircraft fire. bombardment was effectively repeated on June 24. Simul- taneously British machines reconnoitring over Cattaro engag ed in an air-fight and downed one enemy machine. The 'Anglo-Italian machines returned undamaged.
ANGLO-AMERICAN CONSCRIPTION.
Washington, June 25.
The Senate unanimously ratified the Anglo-American reciprocal conscription treaties whereby Britons between 20 and 44 in the United States and Americans between 21 - and 31 in the British Empire are subject to conscription, but are given the option of serving under their own fag. It is estimated that 210,000 Britons in the United States Includ- ing 60,000 Canadians, and 54,000 Americans in the British Empire, including 32,000 in Canada, are affected a clause provides for the exemption of Irishmen and Australians.
OPERATIONS ON THE WESTERN FRÜNT.
London, June 25. Reater's correspondent at British Headquarters reports to-day: The Canadians' raid last night was carried out with a completeness distinguishing them in such affairs. They captured about ten machine-guns and trench-mortars, South of the Scarpe we prisonered six Our success in thus obtain ing information from ruids contrasts with the two complete failures of the enemy to capture one of our posts worth-west of Merris. We learned from despatches very cleverly acquir ed that the enemy has been made uuency by lack of informa tion of our Flanders front and has laid great sess on the capture of at least one prisoner from whom formation might be obtained. The result in this particular instance. was the capture not by but, of the officer to whom the mission was entrusted.
A French communique says: North of the Aime, alter 8 violent bombardment, a grensde duel was fought in the works captured by us yesterday: Our front an integrally, maintained. There is fairly lively artillerying in the region of Faverolles and Corry. We made three and Lorraine and took a score of prisoners
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EARLIER TELEGRAMS.
...THE AUSTRIAN DEBACLE.
Italian Parliamentary Congratulations.
Rome, June 95. Two hundred Depaties marched in procession to the Premier's office to convey the congratulations of Parliament on the victory. Signor Orlando welcomed them with the cry "Viva Italia!" Signor Orlando explained that the enemy: was completely ejected from Montelle and lost two-thirds of the ground he occupied on the middle and lower Piare, also positions between Caposilo and the lower Piave held- by him prior to the offensive. The enemy is defending himself desperately in a few positions. Bignor, Orlando added, amid laughter, that one Äustrian regiment carried # banner inscribed "Piave 1918," with a representation of the Lion of St. Mark surmounted by an eagle; but the Lion was depicted as calm and majestic, while the eagle was more like a mosquito than anything else. Signor Orlando a continued that the truth was that the enemy was besten in the first day's battle by the Italians' herois defence. He did not hesitate to say that Caporetto in a certain sense was the name of the greatest glory of Italy. "Our people never sustained such's disaster. They have shown how a brave people can rise after terrible blows" The Italians were truly marvellous. For days the Caporetto any had only two daya' supplies of flour and the country districts were four- less for twelve days. There was no coal, and passenger
trains were unable to move for lack of lubricating oil All these difficulties were overcome, thanks to the tenacity of the people. (Cheers).
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Italians Regain Old Positions.
London, June 95. Latest information received in London, despatched from Italy at six in the evening of Jime 24, shows that the Italians were in the mountains attacking Monte Valbella and Monte Asolone. They were advancing but meeting the strongest zesistance, though they gained a certain amount of ground. Austrians have now abandoned the whole of the right of the Piave... The Italian line is back exactly where it was before. The Austrians are apparently attacking from their old trenches. The river is again rising, sweeping away some Italian bridges, thereby hindering the crossing and rendering it difficult to send back information from the other bank. A certain amount of fighting is proceeding on the extreme Italian right in the Aerea Road area between the. old and new Piave. It is not quite clear-what has happened, except that the Italians pristnered about six hundred here. Owing to the fact that the river is rising it is very unlikely that any very large operations will be undertaken to the east of the river. It would be folly to make such an attempt. The immediate situation is very obscure and it would be wall at present not to form too hasty a conclusión, though there are good grounds for satisfaction. All is quiet on the Western Front
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The Austrian Version.
London, June 25.
An Austrian communique of yesterday states: The height of the river and bad weather caused us to evacuate Montello and other positions on the right bank of the Pisve. The order was given four days ago, and our evacuation was unobserved.
·BRITISH AERIAL RAIDS,
London, June 25.
An independent force of the Royal Air Force in France dropped air tons of bombs in four attacks on Metzablon station in the evening of June 23, and successfully attacked factories and sidings at Saarbrücken, factories at Dillingen. and railway sidings at Metzsablon on June 24. They brought down, an enemy aeroplane in fames and drove down another uncontrollable. All ours returned.
What Germany Mey Gain in Finland.
Some Items of Interest.
Our
Canton corresponden writer as follows :--
An Editor's Execution. The Man Chis Po, after execution of ita editor, was seized) by order of the Tuchun and notice displayed: stating that tha paper in the 22nd fast, published commenta on the question of dividing the country into South and - North, and also attack ed Kwangsi military officials for being concerned in the change of the chief of the Financial De partment. The publication of. this notice has been refused by all the papers, which, on the other. hand," requested the Provincial Asembly to demand on explana- tion from the Governor and the Tachan on the matter, and a resolution has already been un- animously passed in the Housg
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The Bank of China,
It is officially reported that the Vice President of the Bank of China, along with a number of the bank's officers, have returned to Canton from Hongkong, and the redemption of the bank noteé sad the resumption of business willi be commenced on the 1st of July. The genuineness of the report is doubted. However the bank notes are now 90 per cent, dis- count instead of 70 per cent, |discount a few days ago.
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Protest Against Loan.
The Student Community has written to the Press Society ra questing assistance to protenf against the proposal made by Lang Chai-kwong to conclude's. loan of $5,000,000 from' » Japan» ese firm and to give the mines in Kwangtang provinos as security,
ALLEGED MURDER.
Hurband Charged with
Killing Wife
At the Police Court this after noon, before Mr. J: R. Wood, the hearing was continued in which a msn is charged with the murder. of his wife at West Point on Jane
U-BOAT BASE IN ARCTIC.ry for the protection of Arotic 24. The facts of the case, briefly, trade. The present position is are that the woman's body was unknown, but there are in say found by a Chinese constable on case, excellent reasons why no the Praja, at 9.35 p.m. on the There is probably a much effort should be epared to prevent night in question, there being a deeper significanes than most the enemy getting control of the serious stab wound, which had people imagine at the back of harbour at Kols. German minee already proved fatal. The German machinations in Finland, were discovered in the White Ses deceased's husband was, after says the Daily News: Recent long ago as the summer of investigation into the matter, eventa seem to point to the fact 1915, and their submarines have rasted. that it is at any rate the hope of never ceseed to worry shipping on Mr. Lɔo:Langinotta appeared the Germans to penetrate" and its way to and from the northern for the prosecution and Mr. Philip permeste this region so effective parts. The U-boats, with no Goldring is defending.
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ly as to provide unrestricted base nearer than Kiel, have pamage for their transport from obviously worked under consider given by the thirteen-year-old Hango on the south through to able dificulties. Equally ob daughter of the deceased and the shores of the Arctic. The viously, sheen difficulties would consed, who said that although Bolsheviste have already gaan vanish altogether if Kola Bay they were now living in Redams. were in Garmen hands, not only tion Street, Yaamsli, they pre- anteed to the Finne a board on the Whits Ses, which because of the enemy's possession viously lived in Canton Road, may possibly explain the some of it, and his direct communios Kowloon. She knew that ha what cryptic announcement that tion with his home ports through father and mother had quarrelled the Russians are evacuating Finland and the Baltic, as well before, and twice in Canton Bord Archangel In any case, the as by submarines, but also be and twice in Reclamation Street, extension of Finland's boundaries ouse the pounteracting British the quarrels had led to blows, her to the White Ses would necessarily craft, being deprived of their own father beating her mother. All involve the transfer of a portion bases in the ares, would have no the quarrels were over money of the Petrograd-Kola Bailway place from which to act nearer matters.
to the Finnish Republic, waking than Bootland of the Orkneys.
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Another State Purchase? The London Brewing" News
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it possible for the latter, on it Under the circumstances detail the case again adjourneă. own behalf or that of its friende, ed there would, of course be no to sever all communication be British shipping to affeck in this tween Petrograd and the onls particular quarter, and from that ios-free Rassisa port to the north point of view the German gain The Arotio ports of Archangel might be regarded as a barren and Alexandroyek--the latter one. On the other hand, Germany, are the liquor trade may be being the new ice-free port an for the first time since the start given notice that it will be bought Kale Bag-have been very extan of the war, would be possessed of ont complete after the airely used during the war-they port on the open sea: The Arbitration tribunals will be se were, indeed, the only "porta in measures taken by the British up to decide on the value of pros Europe through which Rosis Navy are already, making it in-perties where the State valuation could communicate with the outer creasingly difficult for the sube is contented, world. The British Nary bas marines to continue their work, been represented at Atchenge! If Germany were now to secure & sinos the very early days of high-nos port, even so indifferently -way-and in the middle of placed a one sa, Alexandrovak, a the war, and in 1918 a new Bussian naval baw new and very unfavourable, turn | was wetablished at Kildin, and would, be given to the whole
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