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THURSDAY, JUNE 3, 18157
BY TELEGRAPH.
THE PROGRESS OF
THE WAR.
Reuter's Service to the China Mfail. J
"RESOLUTE FIGHTING NEAR ARRAS,
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LONDON, Juna 2.
A Paris communique slates that the French ute fighting resolutely in region of Array.
They have taken 150 prisoners as Melville alone.
CONSTANTINOPLE A CITY OF GLOOM.
POPULATION IN FAVOUR OF PHASE..
Loxos, June 1.
THE CHINA MAIL.
BY
TELEGRAPH.
THE BIRTHDAY HONOURS:
(From Our Own Correspondent.)
Lenox, June 2. 10.10 p.m. The King's Birthday Honours' List includes:-- The Garter for Earl Kitchener.
Privy Councillorship for Sir John Jenay, British Minister at Faking.. Kaight Bachelorship for Mr. Ho Tung of Hongkong.
CALG's. (Companion of the Order of St. Michael and St. George) for General Rilout in recognition of his services during the Singapers. Riotund for
Acting Consul Hewett, Shanghai.
(Reuler's Scresce to the China Mail.)
AMERICA'S REPLY TO GERMANT,
A STRONG ATTITUDE,
Lornox, June 1:
Benter's Washington, "correspondant telegraphs that President WI- son will leave no doubt in his reply to the German Note that the United
Renter's correspondent telegraph, that the latest news from Constaatio-States will not only speak, but, if necessary, aut in the Cause of aple, shows it to be a city of gloota.
There is a strong current of opinion in favour of opening the Straits and negotiating peace.
Additional particulars regarding the British submarine raid show that thefpanic at Constantinople was fearful. The Turks in the streets shouted
The Russians are coming!" Officers were compelled to draw swords in
order to control the troops,
BRITISH SUBMARINE BEFORE CONSTANTINOPLE.
A Paris dispatch says that telegrams from Dedsagatch stated that British submarine is now craining before Constantinople, and the Turkish Military Authorities are compelled to hold up all transports with troops for Gallipoli.
TWO TRANSPORTS SUNK.
LONDON, June 2
A telegram from Constantinople says that British submarine in the Sen -of Marmora torpedoed two Turkish transports laden with troops for the
Dardanelles.
LONDON'S ZEPPELIN RAID.
MANY BOMBS: LITTLE DAMAGE.
LoxHON, June I.
Bombs were dropped by hostile aircraft in various localities in the metropolitan area, not far listant fra each other. No public buildings were injured. Adequate armngements enabled the situation to be kept "thoroughly in hand throughout."
CASUALTIES.
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The Admiralty statenient says that a man, swordan, boy, and infant were killed in the Zeppelin muid. The salties were small. Sinety bombs, mostly incendiary, were dropped, but there were only three fires that required the services of the Fire Biriguiles.
THE GERMAN VERSION.
Loxx, June 1. Reuter's Amsterium correspondent belegraplis that a Berlin comi munique says that in reprisal for the bomb throwing on Ludwigshafen we * threw numerous botabs on the docks and whirves of London.
ANTI-GERMAN RIOTING IN THE EAST END.
The air raid resulted in cute unti-German feeling and rioting in the Rast end of London where Gerrann premises were again attacked.
THE BRITISH TROOPS,
IN THE BEST OF HEALTH AND SPIRITE.
- Loxios, June 9- Bener's, correspondent at the British Headquarters suys that overy. thing has been quiet along the whole of the British, front during the last' few days, which have been devoted to strengthening our positions. The troops are in the best of herlth and spirits. Bright sunshine prevails
now.
THE LOSS OF THE "MAJESTIC."
All Officers Saved.
Losnos, June 1. All the officers of the H.M.S. Majestic, torpedoed in the Dantarelles,
Teru suved.
HAND TO HAND FIGHTING.
Losnos, June 1.
Today's Paris communique says
Humanity. He will emphasise the peacefal equipment of the Lusitania and hold Germany to strict accountability for the violation of American rights on the ligh seas.
Count Bernstort is to risit Prasident Wilson to-morrow; but unless
BY TELEGRAPH.
(Reuter's Soroica to the China Mail,j
THE BANK OF INDIA.
LONDON, June 1. Sir John Hewett has joined the Board of the Bank of India, replacing Mr.
Bankier who has retired.
SOOTTISH SPORT.
-BEDTIME LETOWE SITAMPIONARIE“,
· The following in the full visulu of the competition for the Scottish Lmagos, Chaser pionship (the Flag) in A mana stiin foolbally. all the clubs having playod 29 ramen S
(From Our Quis Corzespandent.)
Boirapur, April 20 There was nothing of importieve in tha
Celtia last games of the Santtish Assucition Fans. Hearts ball League. The only item of interact wh. Repor the hilure of Caltic, the Champions, to do. more than draw with Motherwell.
playing off the draw for the Championship defeated St. Rorneds, and thus takes the [top of the table. C
In the Second Dividna, Cowdenbeash, fri
(Sir John Hawelt-bas bad a distinguish- ed catear in the Indian Civil Servico, hir Bast appointment being Lieut-Governor of the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh, | 1907-13. |-
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AUSTRIAN PLOT DISCOVERED.
Aansoтos, May 28,
A message received here from Ottows says that a plot of number of Aus- trians to dynamite a bridge while a troop train was passing over it has bean
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VICTIMS OF THE "LUSITANIA.
NEW YORK, May 23:
The bodies of Charles Frohman, the theatrical man, and eight other Ameri- cane who lost their lives when the Luntanis was submarined, have been brought to this city. The victims will all be buried in the United States.
he answers President Wilson's demand the American programme will not be materially affecter.
President Wilson til again insist on the disavowal of the Making KING ALFONSO'S OFFER TO THE of the Tasitania al the discontinance of the presente submarine methods of warfare.
A SECOND NOTE.
After discussion for two hours betweon President Wilson and his Cabinet it was announced that a second Note to Germany on the sub- ject of the sinking of the Lusitania is it course of preparation..
It is understool that President Wilson is impressed by the strength and unanimity of the Press comments. The Note will be very brief, and will usk Germany whether she intends to disregard the fundamentals of International Law.
TORKS SUFFER TERRIBLY.
40,000 RECENTLY · LOST.
LONDON, June 2. Turkish prisoners who have arrived at Cairo from Gallipoli affirm that the Ottoman losses have been terribly bears, whole Regiments being practi- cally annihilated. The casualties among the officers were especially boars, and great gape had to be filled by Naval and Military cadets. Men of almost every conceivable military class were found in the same units,
General Liman von Sanders ordered an attack on the British position at Krithia, and the Turks were compelled to attack with the bayaret and empty magazines. They were repeatedly caught by the Allies! flares and searchlights is close formation with shrapnel. They were also terribly punished at point blank ranges by rifle and machine-gun fire. Only 120 could be collected out of a Regiment of 3,000.
The mountain guas of the Allies at other times caught the Turks assem bling at night-time.” An Arab officer declared that they had lost. at least 40,000 when he was captured. A fortnigh ago two, battalions had attacked one another in the night time, ultimately stampeding, despite the efforts.
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The British machine-guss were particularly deadly, while the Naval gues were also most effective. Many Turks suffered from shock, and were dazed or paralysed. Prisoners say they do not know the reason for the war, while others curse the Germans beartily...
ATTEMPT TO RE-TAKO PRZEMYSL.
THE ENEMY "SEVERELY · REPULSED,
LONDON, June 2.
An official Petrograd communique says:- The enemy, after several days' preparation, furiously attacked the forts to the west and the north-west of Przemysl, and succeeded at eight o'clock on the.. morning of the 30th ult. in entering Fort No. 7. around which a desperate cattle raged till two o'clock in the afternoon of the following day, when the enemy was repulsed with exortus loss. Of those who catered the fort 820 survivors were captured.
The result of the fighting at Styj and beyond the Dniester, where the enemy is also strongly altacking, is undetermined.
The Russians continue to be victorious on the Hiver Switz, where they took 10,600 prisoners between the 28th and the 30th ult. The enemy on the left of the Vistula, at four o'clock in the morning, covered by huge certains of smoke and poisonous gases, which ware perceptible for 19 miles from our rear strongly attacked our positions on the Ezura and Rawks rivers, but were repulsed.
UNOFFICIAL "PRESS
BUREAU."
of events it would have been repudiated by the Minister involved, but unfortunately i is described as passed for publication by
passares regretted by this Foreign Office is The following
There were violent combats last night in the Soulette region. More Notices That Might Have him" (Me Lloyd George). Among avera French advancing in thickets, by hand-to-hand fighting.
A very violent battle is developing, The Erench have already made numbers of prisoners.
FURTHER SHARP FIGHTING NORTH OF ARRAS..
Los.og, June 2, 1.15 aj
Tho.Paris evening communique says There has been glurp fighting to the north of Arrus. The French hold captured trenches against violent counter-attacks, and stormed a sugar refinery at Soucheza: German works in The Labyrinth and in fortress south-east of Neuville continued to be enrried singly.
CONCESSION TO BRITISH OFFICERS IN GERMANY.
LONDON, June 1 The Press Bureau announces that Germany has now permitted the British officers who were placed in harrock detention is retaliation for the treat ment of submarine prisoners in England to be together in the tortime
ITALIAN RESERVISTS LEAVE LONDON
LONDON, June. This
There was a scene of tremendous ethicsinem in London on the cension of eparture of the first contingent of Italian Reservists.
PRIVATE O'LEARY, Y.C.
LONDON, June 1.
Cho parents of Private O'Leary, VC, have received another letter from him reporting that he is well, an
The report of his death recently published was due to mistaken identity.
A NEW GOVERNMENT BILL.
LONDON June, 1 Government Bill suspends the Act recessitating the re election of new
Hibistars.
Been Given.
SATIRE AND SENSE.
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This, I know, is true-after tho guarantee given that the Garmin. Fleet would not attack the cost of France or ander any French territory, I would not have hesa
KILLERS
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BARCELONA, May 27.
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The King of Spain has offered His Shows tracks and daily progress of the big
Holiness the Pope the Escorial Palace În caso, as a result of the war, he may find it necessary to abandon the Vatican, The Pope has replied, thanking the he has no intention of abandoning Lue sovereign for his offer and stating that Eternal City,
AMERICAN FOST OFFICE RECEIPTS.
WASHINGTON, May 30.
The annual report of Postmaster General Burleson which was made public to-day shows a deficit of P.13,000,000 as compared with the receipts of the previous year. In bis report, the Postmaster, General blamea the war for the huge deficit.
(Wal Tax Yat Po's Service.)
CHINO-JAPANESE TREATY,
PEKING, Jabe 2,
The documents relative to the Ching- Japanese Treaty will be exchanged on the 6th inst.
PUKOW AN OPEN FORT.
A Mandate declaras Pukow of the Kiang Province to be open AS K port of commerce and also orders the establishment of a branch Customs house,
AFFOINTMENT FOR «FORMER CANTON VICEROY.
Cheong Ming Kee has been appoint ed Civil Governor of Centon in placa of Lu Kwok Awan who has resigned. Cheong Ming Kee was viceroy of Can- ton during the Revolution,
TOBACCO AND WINE" SALE BUREAU.
Branches of the Tobacco and Wine Sale Bureau are to be established in all the Privinces.
CHINA'S REPRESENTATIVES.
Chica's representatives in London, France Germany and the United States will in fature be known as 4 Ambar- sadora Plenipotentiary.";
CORRESPONDENCE.
We do not necessarily acquiece in opinions expressed by correspondents Ed.].
own' a portion of the water front nor a cool-
There is something more than astiru in party to a declaration of war, had Belgium
THE BLAKE PIER BEATS. the further communications from the Ganot been invaded, and I think I can say afficla: Press Ear-an, published in the the same thing for sang, had been
mosh, if not all of my (To the Editor of the Olina Mail?") April National Review, from which we colleagues.
unge the following
wise she would not bare set foot an Bel- The War Ofice would be well advised to 25An oil. The Liberal Government, then, Dear Sir, I ara nos fortunate enough to the disenssian of the Mayer Contract to made a gazo mistake. devots such time as may his spared from would not have intervened, Germany gila, up the hill of on the Peak, and in this overhauling the back of the front withe i kasn
hot weather my only remedy is to spek the view to reducing the large and ever in The Foreign Ofice Lars that in the Others seem to be similarly afflicted whom ATKAN OF night breeze off the water on Bake Fiar. creasing number of supernumerarien who ha sra congregating in the wake of the British event of this statement of the Chancellor I have met there, Could not one of the Expeditionary Force without materially of the Exchequer reaching. France, i ond beaches bo reserved for Europens adding to its lighting strength
might mislead superficiat persons into the gentlenen as well as for ladies and chil erropeons-ides that the occupation of dren? Seeing that there are rarely over heen matter of indiference to Bis hanches are always vacant, the regulation Paris by the German Army would have ladies or children there at night and the Majesty's Government provided the enemy appears to he a useless one, and it in there- had come in Nancy instead of via Elle fore quite asseccasry to deprive the male XVIKE TO THE PANILIEM. Or suvisters,- | and hard-worked sex of the naossaLY
LOUD HALDAME'S JOURNEY." ord Chancellor in shortly expected 10 pay a visit to Loginston Hall for the purpose of inspecting the arrangementa made for the comfort of the Gerum officers now prisoners of war, and to test the ada
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