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MONDAY, MAY 8, 1915:

BY TELEGRAPH.

HOW

THE WAR.

THE DUNKIRK

BY

THE CHINA MAIL.

TELEGRAPH.

LATEST CASUALTIES.

LONDON, May 2, 7.35 p.m. Killed T. Bainbridge, 0. C. Barber. G. Blackett, W, Coulson, G. Eykyn, B. Farrell (East Yorkshirs Regt.) A. Garton, S. W. Hitchins, LL Anguo, LV Jabasou, and fent A, Kent. (Northumberlaa Fusiliers Kynock, H. Little (Darham Light Infantry) W. Marshall (Durham Light Infantry) E. N. Mather, Major H. Matthews (Yorkshire Regiment) J. T. BOM-khouse, H. G. Jarris, E. Sortimer, J. Nancarrus, F. D. Mas

› BARDMENT HAS BEEN

EFFECTED.

GERMAN NAVAL GUN FIRES

TWENTY-ONE MILES.

SERIES OF SMALL NAVAL AFFAIRES.

TWO GERMAN TORPEDO-BOATS SUNE: ONE

BRITISH DESTROYER TORPEDOED.

Reuter's Service, to the China Mail)

GERMANS FIRING FROM DEXMUDE TO

DUNKIRK.

A TWENTY-ONE MILE RANGE GUN.

Believed To Be Damaged.

Lostos, May 2, 4.25 p.m.

The French Embassy unfinurices tint à Cherman desserter reports shut

Richardson, Bad Lieut. J. Rogure (Durian Liaht Infantry), K. H. Owen (Duke of Wellingtons) F. L. Rolleston (Londən Regiment), . H. Shaw, C. Theilmann, and if. (. Wilson,

Died of Wounda--J. P. Beningfeld, E. R, Bowden, 2nd Lieut, C. Carsw (East Yorks), Yad Lieut. F. Lydden (Liverpools.)

Died of Wounds, in the Mediterranean, E. Fetherstonbaugh.),,

FRENCH BOMBARD METZ FORTS.

BY TELEGRAPH.

the barn of the Albion and the Triumph. To-day's Advertisements

They steamed to within 3,000 yards (leas than by milos) aud stuck there umise a Lornado of shells for three-gastara of an hour, picking out ons gun fir another of

30.

(Reuter's Service to the China Mail.) Battery

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The rental opition seems to be then the gune must have been served by Gemsa gunnars. They were well sid, but the 1 shots spread, sonia short, some over. Loxton, May 1.

Whoever manned the Tarkish battarion- A-communique states that the Ethe Telamph's crew use abeat their enemy. -had-gins "terrupin the vigorous phiman perse at Abyssinia has visited Jibutal Gun after gun turned omsault under A direct hit, and firicks and earth and heapa sad fospected the Roer Polynesien: of old stone cannonballs, which bad teen

lying it the forts a hundred years, wen; } rockating into the air.

·NOTED TURKISH PRINCE DEAD. ruins of the furts and barracks, Bud! That night the Turks et Ara to the i

washer started again and brought » stand- Toshos, y 12

On Friday, the 28th the only Ileuter's Amsterdata correspondent were

Turkish defences left at the entrance faw howitzers and feid gym, telegraphs that the death has occur-Than the French and English mine. med at Constantinople of Princo Se-weepers passed into the hits. The bed Din, son of the Sultan Murad. Triumph as destroyed an observation

Decentralisation Party of Turkey.

March lat found all the defence of the Dardanellos up to, but not including, the Narrows reduced. With the Albion and Triumph ordered to manko a run agaidat Fort Dardanus, on the Asiatic side, the shipa ween moon goder & beary fire and ware deluged all round. Two Turkish shella fall on. the Triumph's quarterdeck and one bruised the armoured belt.

Yesterday the French barribarded the forts it the southanu frönt of the He was one of the founders of the P for mines. atronelied camp at Metz.

THE AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND TROOPS

Congratulations From The Admiralty.

LONDON, Muy 211 pm

EXPLOSION IN RUSSIAN EXPLO- SITES FACTORY.

LONDOS, April 30.

The Rt. Hon. Mr. Churchill, First Lord of the Admiralty, wired congra A Potrograd telegram states, thus tulating Sir Runeo Ferguson, Guvernor-General of Australia, and Lord an explosion occurred last night at Liverpool, Governor.General of New Zealand, on the brilliant and memorable ur explosives factory in the suburbs achievements of the Australian and New Zealand troops in the Dardanelles. Several buildings were damaged and Sir R. Munro Ferguson replied that to win the admiration of the British one of the workshops was destroyed. tar is an honour worth having: and Lord Liverpool replied that it is a source Loss of Hy was caused principally of great gratification to everyone in this Dominion to know that their troops among the residents in the neigh are so closely connected with an arduous operation with the loyal Navy tourhood. Many whom the Empire was so much,

sight

ON THE WESTERN FRONT.

A RELATIVELY CALM DAY.

Txos, May 2, 3.20 ..

El Paris evening commüniger states:---- The day has been volutively calm.

Two ferman attacks in Argonne. near Blaggatelle, were easily repulsed.

The French carried several to-nches at Baisle-Pretre, sipturing 150 prisoners und, on toitrailleuse. The French maintain the ground.

wounded:

were

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SHELL IN CAPTAIN'S CABIN

ain's cabin and destroyel the furniture Of two that piersed her ons burst in the at one fell near the gun-rom.

In the evening a party was landed anst be up and dismounted the guns that

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were left in the batteries. Packed with THE 55. Entahing & Namang

having antitel frets the abors Po gan cotton or mother explosive, they

are hurled as far nerrass the pes that the Consignees of cargo are hereby informed

tbu Triumph had to move ni

Flaminglongside..

Alaiagroda will be delivered trumm- chunks of gun going up like toworks", in

that

how gunnery lieutenant describes it. Caro impeding discharge or

AL

And since then the Triumph has seen on board after 4 p.m. or the ask more brisk moments which make a stirring, risk and expensa

inst will he landed at Consignes' H.M.S. TRIUMPH'S SPLEN-yara that must be held back for good Amid it all they found time lu DID ACHIEVEMENTS. have a concert on the lower deck, however, at which The Shades of Nolwn." in two was the fare performed with immense success.

·SEVENTEEN TIMES IN

ACTION.

reasona

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JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., Emi

General Manojars.

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The splash on the water of shella falling" Bengkong. May 3, 1913. short-hat is detail of their many engage.

The following graphic accssut, dealing ments that has mass impressed itself on with the operations of H.M.S. Tramply the minds of the e in the cremates sad was written for the Daily Mail by their torreta and engine-rooms in these days of and lay

and

French aeroplane flying over Sommers was struck by a fragniens special correspondent, Mr G. Ward Price, blind naval war when met lead a the "OVERLAND CHINA MAIL" Kruppsngineers have been. Lasy for two months mounting a long range of shell which penetrated the petrol tank. Nevertheless the aeroplane from the Aegean. He writes below are constantly asking the fire-controll

naval gan near Disade.

This: in is believed, has bombarded Dunkirk, firing twenty-one miles, only wine shells were fires in the second and third bombardment. and it is believed that the gin has been dangd, by its own fire or by dhe netivity of French avistors in the neighbourhood. The firing has stopped.

THE SHELLING OF DUNKIRK,

OFFICIAL STATEMENT.

turned to the French lines though literally riddled with bullets. The aviators wire maburt.

DARDANELLES OPERATIONS.

ADDITIONAL DETAILS.

With a aboil hole through her funnel and bela

the murales of her fourteen 7.3in. guna people in the foreton by telephone bat

and projected from their cremates along they see. They call them the "Press. her broadside stained and blackened with Bureau," and ecaps of description and much bring.

ring, thus the Triumph came stemm jokes are constantly flashing or the wires ing out the distanca and, making a signal about the ship, even in action, when there to a big colier that followed her, so ure po orders to be given of shaped. herself to coal.

TO KTKON WIîn engle.

It was breather for the ship that has had more fighting than any other in the British Fleet, that has fired wore heavy when they go under fire. Only once have The crew alwaya gira a delighted chear shells than any ship in the whole history they shown indignation. That was when take in 108 tons of coal in the frat forty dinner. That grasterey ship is more tran of the Navy, if you can call it a breather the enemy one day interfere with their mi MĪNU TEL

piece of war machinery: she stands for

THE WEEKLY EDITION OF THE

**CHINA MAIL ".

COSTAINS ALL THE NEWS

OF THE WEEK.

Loscos. Mag. The following account of the Dardanelles pertions is continued Disembarkation began before sunrise on the 25th April on six differ beaches. The operation "was covered by the whole Fleet. The land ings were immediately successful on five of the beaches, although they were vigorously opposed by the strongly entrenched enemy in successive Lexpos, May "1.

lines, protected by barhed-wire entanglements, same fifty yards wide. After anchoring, the crew, looking late all that is of the very finest in spirit that Today's Paris communique states that the situation is unchanged. and supported by artillery.

Maty Marathon roaners, engaged in an has bailt the Empire and is sot PRICE 28 eta. (Cash) per Cope Tenure shells, dl in Dunkirk yesterday, causing several casualties. At daybreak of the 20th the enemy weni still holding the village endless wheelbarrow race as they rattled to guard it,

Losos, May 2.

and position at Seldelar, which was

their truck to the ship's wide over the 1. labyrinth of caves, ruins, gritty decks The Triumph has been Ar offend statorent issued at Paris regarding the shelling at Dun-trenches, pite, and entanglupients. Aided by the let the British seventeen times in action in this war kirk says it is fresh prot that the fennaus, having failed to pierce the stunned they position in a frontal attack. Bhough damaged wire She has been hit fourteen times and she Allied linespadek to impress mutuals by a demonstration which is without entanglements. military significance.

Seddelbar was taken at two o'clock. Four pomponis wyze captures many shells as would serve the for In one day's engagement she has used on the morning of the 27th.

pence practice purposes for five year After repulsing the Turkish attack on their fett towalels Cape Helles. What the. Triumph a knows about He Allied troops advanced and by eight o'clock were established an bombarding forts and being shelled by trenched in line running from a point two miles nortif of Cupe them in return would fill a three-volume The Admiralty announces that a series of small affaires occurred in the Tekch to a sinal plateau above. Detott's Battery, An udīvance has since used to it with babit, they told me.

novel. **And you don't get any more vicinity of the Galloper and the North Hinder led-ships on Saturday.

been made from this point to the neighbourhood of Krithis. Meanwhile The destroyer Recruit" was sunk by a submarine, and two German torpedo The Australians and New Zealanders, who bad pushed on with this utmost boats were sunk by a division of British destroyers after a brief running fight. tokiness after landing on the 25th, had been engaged almost consturtly, invariably repulsing the onery after strong and repeated counter-attacks. They fought with a fine spirit..unl determination.

A SERIES OF SMALL NAVAL AFFAIRES.

LONDON, May 2. 0.40 p.m.

GERMAN TORPEDO BOATS CHASED AND SUNE.

LONDON, Mug 2, 10.20 p.a.

German torpedo boats which had previously torpedoed and sunk the trawler "Golumbia."of which only one deck-haul was resoned by other Straws, were chased by the Ta Forer. Tronidas." Jawbord ** and "Turk" and sunk in about an hear.

The British destroyers had no casualties. "

Two Geran officers and forty-four men were rescued and takers prisoners.

Firefliers und twenty-one men of the dexinger Recruit

THE BATTLE OF YPRES.

ACCOUNT BY THE EYE-WITNESS..

Lesbos, May 3, 1.50 ...

were

has Grad 2,000 rounds.

And

The Triumph came from Tsingtau to the

Levant, and there she hes bad hand in everything that has been going The last

most interesting of her adventures cannot anfortunately relate, but there, In the early "ening of the 25th a fresh Turkish division was ship's company seems to have shown itself. everywhera, this cheerful, highspizitod Eunciod against Suribant. Preceded by heavy artillery fires a Inte engages usual, rather more than equal to an tent followed. The cuemy came on boldly time after time, but the emergency. Australians defeated every otterapt.

Iwith a few million: British taxpayers The French at Kumkale were four times strongly but unsuccess-bore I spent in the Triumph. They could have shared with me the douple of fdly counter-attacked on the 26th. Five hundred Turks in one of these would appreciate what a splendid reality attacks, cut off by the Sre of the Fleut, were cuptured.

hey behind the big Navy Estimates at Senpons,ver and above what

which they have sometimes grumbla And d-ruines, the anarchasable characharities of courage can buy C

and efficiency of which the Triumph is no example and which is reproduced wherever the White Ebaigo ilies.

The operation of landing the ring in the fare of modem despite wire entanglements under the sea as well as on land; deep pits with spikes at the bottom, was thus accomplished.

CONGRATULATIONS CE, THE MET.

The Admiral reports that the Fleet in filled with intense admiration for the achievements of their military comrades.

THE OPENING, VA

The casualties in the Fleet are not nuneus, and are unfined to Trumph assisted at the opening of the It was on February 17th that?"the the destroyers and bants' crews engaged in the landing operations, in operations against the Dardanelles. The which the inerrliant captains and officers and crews of transports also destroyers made daahen to within a thousand | participated.

rards of the batteries at the entrance to EyeWithers. in his report from the British Headquarters, on | At noon on the 27th, an enemy transport was reported off Maidon, steit, but the Turks did not fire an April 30th, observes, that on the moning of the 20th ult, there was a and before she canal escape the Queen Elizabeth opened fing, and with them. Then the Allion bombarded Foxt strong unter-attack along the whole line fra Sternstefe to the ber third shot hit and destroyed the vessel. The transport sank rapidly and destroyed battery between Cape 1, on a point in the Gallipoli Peninsula, eastward of $6. Julien acroinpanied by a violera hombreriment, This Whether troops were on board could not be seen, v

Helbus and Point Texel, which tho marked the turning point is the butth of Ypres, definitely checking the

bluejackets, by the way, immediately enemy's effusive and gaining some grained. The guns concentrated on

rechristened Tickel Paint," while ther both sides of the river and poured out a great volume of fro. The

soon became familiar with the forts under British lntry, on the right, stammel the trunebes close to St. Julien

Fuch names as "Sandy Boy" and Jim." and gained the southern outskirts of the village while several trenches i to the west of the village were also captured representing an adsance of neven hunsial yards; but the enemy's extensive use of machine gims

caused retirement at certain point.

SOUTH AFRICAN OPERATIONS.

BRITISH SUCCESS.

The Triam opened a slow, defiberate, sarle The Queen Elizabeth casing indirect fire with her 1-in. guns at 7,700 farther out ending 15-in, shoils. The

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THIS IS O IDLE BOAST; IT IS SO

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LONDON, May 201 Reater's Capetown correspondent telegraphs that the British are continuing They cut the line north of Gibeon where the retreating Germans were snemy did not reply, and the Ark Royal, WILKINSON'S TANSAN secured 100% marks for their advance towards Windbuk. In the mounting the Frencli cuptoril Line and progressal along intraining a fierce engagement enged. The Uritish detachment lost 70s waterplane parent ship reported that the west bank of the cupal. The loses on bolfi" sides were heavy prisoners, but the main body on arriving dispersed the enemy, whom they Battery 5 way undecoverable. Trenche Fighting largely in the open, our artillery secured an excellent work of several Maxims, 200 prisoners, a whole train and numerous livestock.

paraned for twenty miles, recovering all the prisoners and capturing two guns, and barbed wits to oppose a lauding were the Gemunt close formistions. There was a general counterattack in

wes, however, also troops at the top p D the afternoon of the 27th, which enabled us to progress for an bour, but killed and 55 wounded.

The enemy's camalties have not yet been, ascertained. - Oure

are 23 the cliff

* 2.30 the Triomph reconnoitred the the Germans clung stubbornly to the positions, using gus. The situa

share to the north of Cape Hellas. Ab tion at nightfall was much the same.

3.15 she opened Sre with the 7.5 iv. gans

On the 28th, there was a complete full, the enemy being apparently exhausted. Elsewhere there was nothing important.

SITUATION UNCHANGED.

LONDON, May 2, 4.5 p.m.

A telegrain from Paris states: The situation over the whole front is unchanged.

BRITISH CASUALTIES.

LONDON, May 1

Killed W. Bates, W. Copeland, C. Crowley, R. H. Fawcett, F. Hingston, Lieut. A Jwith Warwickshires). G. MacLagan, R. Nicolai, J. O. Payne, H. L. Perry TF Ribelle Lira R. Terin (Engineers), F. S. Verschorię, U. J, L. Walker.

(Flying, Corps), ANDRE

GERMAN GOLD TO ENTICE PERSIANS.

LONDON, May 2 Router'a Petrogard correspondent telegraphs that a telegram from Ispaban says that caravans, led by German officers, have arrived at tahan laden with aras and gold, which is also beginning to circulate in Ispahan.

STEAMER TORPEDOEN.

The steamer Rdale, 5.000 tona capacity, bound from South America, was torpedoed by a sobmarine yesterday morning. The crew was landed at the Scilly Islandi

WILKINSON'S TANSAN has won 3 Gold Medals

this year.

on the wrenches and field works, being mach WILKINSON'S TANSAN has been declared by Japan's

datesco

You cannot lajagine," said a chaplain

who looked far from clerical to his coaling wo went back in the evening to rejoin the Hig a aight mars sasjestig than wO ALW NE

Fleet. The French ships were fring furious

ly against the Asiatic forts and the Vengonacy and Cornwallis were steaming

leading Analysts (who have

signed a statement to the effect)

"The Purest Natural Mineral Water in Japan.”

LONDON, May a tough est to crack. Imagine a

up and down firing s-lves Fort 3, which WILKINSO'S TANSAN has by means of the latest glorinus sunset daming serii the sky behind the birs and the erastat blaza of ta, salvo ahosting nat over the smooth water. The high barren hills and thei absence of everything to distract the eye imm the great ships and their thundering gens, unde te bombardment a soena pol grius, unforgettable im ressiveness.",

SMALL ENEMY FORCE HEAR SUEZ CANAL.

LONDON, May L The Press Baren nouseer that the Bikinis Ameiry patrol encountered a small force of the enemy twee miles of the Cinal The enemy retired retreat few prisoners

THE DUKEA LIET, K

Bad weather, which lasted from Friday,

Bath oblires

sentific process beer proved to sprtain a larger percent- of Radium than any other known mineral water.

DRINK WILKINSON'S TANSAN

Died of winings F. J. Leech K. Maclachlan, Scond-Lieut. W. Moorhouse after the exchange of shots. The following y Cavally harassed their lies de Fleet to entro i EVERY DAY FOR

Woundel AD. Asme. Sernal Lient. F. Anderson, (Monmouth, D. Bell Royal Sente). P. Berefor Book, J. M. Bowie, W. Aman, U.. Claremont T. Donkin W, i. S. Dunlop, J. W. Ellis, II. E. English, J. Fling F. Garvey, O. Ginister, Captain G. Gita Royal Scots) Second-Lieut Haris, (Liverpool), D. Haddon, Hawker, S. & Horaley, East Surreya) Joicey, H. a. C. Lloyd, T. G. Lowe, G. Lyects, J. M. MacLaine, G. Pulman WAR. Richard J. W. Robison, Second-Licut. A. Sully (rah Rifles, Captain A Taylor (Royal Scots), G. Waley, M. D. Weir

- (Havan Service.j

A Peborgrad telegram states

We have repulsed attacks on all the Fronts... The Tsar has arrived at Babastepal...

PALIN, April 30.

Activiting to a rolling. Then with

Taur day came the Trinzoph's big day.

GOOD HETH

They found Ritters 60 a heat and pound The Clifford-Wilkinson Tansan Mineral Water

nd if trs pieces. The gunnary lentent

whom the Triomph's craw privately claim be one of the most accomplished mater

of his craft in the Navy, said he had never remarked, no viridly before the - Cifia Eron na sandaru'ntary Dz jectiles. There

Wo have occupied the town of Gallipoli nd sisa bombarded Nagara | very threw rune into the strails mede on

Wounded and using at Redes (Honnentlahir) Died of round lieun Sharps Middlesex), J. Whyte (Argyll and Fork, taking 1,200 prisoners, a Sutherland's).

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