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THURSDAY. JUNE 10, 1915.

BY TELEGRAPH.

THE

PROGRESS OF

THE WAR.

RUSSIAN SUBMARINE AT-

TACKS TEN GERMAN

BATTLESHIPS.

GERMAN CRUISER BADLY

DAMAGED: STEAMER SUNK,

BRITISH SEAPLANE SUCCESSFULLY BOMBARDS

A TURKISH BASE.

(Reuter's Cervice to the China Mail.)

GERMANY'S BALTIO-FLEET-

TEN BATTLESHIPS, ATTACKED BY A RUSSIAN SUBMARINE.

Cosmos, krune 9, 1,50 p.m.

A Potrogmd communique anounces that a Russian submarine at cked tew German battleships between Wurdaŭ and Gotland.

The submarine fired several torpations and dived on hearing loud

explosions.

The Germans, owing to the netivity of subumrines aral flair losses; from minofields, have left and gone south-west. -

The Goruna steamer, Hindenburg, has beer sunk by a mine and emuiser, hudly darnnged, has been faved to a German port.

THE RUSSIAN ARMY.

THE MOST COURAGEOUS IN EXISTENCE."

Looxmox, June 9

A Paris- ciumanique antes that showend De Witted of the Belgian Army, has returned from Russia. He is full of enthusiasm for the Rus sier army, stating that is is the most courageous in existency,

The four of us falling back, as we fell back on. Moscow in 1612,** sof the Russian Chief of Staff to him. “When we fall back it is in order that we may advince, better; insvogns ivur,"

BRITISH SEAPLANE PLAYS HAVOC AT AKBASCH BASE.

LSBON, June 0, 1,40 am.

An arrival at Hulherea fron Constantinople states that me Bri- tish seaplanes Bombed Akbasch Base in the harleur of fallipoli, killing and wouling fiftetur soldiers and donaging stören.

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The Gierumu Submvine 23 which sank the Triumphant" Majes- rig," in s agriped at Constantinople.

THE EXPLODED ZEPPELIN.

THE GALLANT AIRMAN.

LONDON, June 0

Reuter's Correspondent at the British Hendquarters states that Flight Sub- Lieutenant Waraeford attacker! the Zeppelin alone and war cnassisted. When the explosion upset the aeroplane the petrol escaped, compelling Warneford to land in order to refill his tanks from a reserve supply, which he successfully accomplished.

British Foreign Office cable states tht Flight Sizb-Lieutenaut Wamet.rd ac amplished his great task in a Mimna inoneplane...

THE FRENCH CARRY SEVERAL LINES OF -ENEMY TRENCHES,

Losnos, June 9, 4.33 p..

A Paris communique states: The French carried two and, in sorae placer three lines of German trenches at the cutskirts of Bois le Pretre-and made a nawber of prisoners,

A DUTCH PROTEST AGAINST GERMAN BARBARISM

LONDON, June 9,

THE CHINA MAIL

BY TELEGRAPH.

AMERIJA AND GERMANY.

CR1918 IN THE UNITED STATES CABINET.

Mr. Bryan Resigna..

¿From Own Own Correspondent.)

Loypox, June 9, 410 am.

A telegram from Washington states that Mr. W. J. Bryan, Secretary of State, resigned.

(Router's Service to the China-Mafl.)

Renter's correspondent

LONDON, June 9, 4.10 r.m. ̧ ̧ lent nt Washington alates that Mr. Bryan has resigned.

CAUSE OF THE RESIGNATION.

LATER.

President Wilson Las accepted Mr. Brynin's resignation, which is owing to

adifference over the Notë to Germany,

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BY TELEGRAPH.

(Bavier'a Servisi to the China M@T)

MANCHESTER WORKERS AND THE WAR BONUS.

LONDON, J8.ans

At a meeting of the cardroom workers. at Manchestoris was decided to perniat in the demand for war bonuses,

This has ro aggravated the dispute'iq the cotton trade,

ROYAL ASIATIC SOCIETY AWARDS.

Lady Realplents.

Loxtos, June. 9, The Triennial Gold Medal of the Royal Asiatic Society has been awarded to It is understood tant Mr. Bryan throughout has opposed anything in the Mrs. Smith Lewis and her sister, Mrs. nature of an ultimatam to Germany, a violating the peace principles for which Dunlop Gibson, for their contributions the present Government under tia infuerce standa. "He fa" leaving the Cabinet | to Asiatic and Semitic studies. because he does not desire to embarrass the President.

Mr. Lancing, Counsellor of the State Department, automatically becomes "DELHI, PAST AND PRESENT.”“”“ Secretary of State to-day and signs the Note, which will be sent as approved by the Cabinet.

The Note was drafted with unusual care and there is reason to believe that,

an agreement is not reached, farther cordial relations between Ameries and

Germany will be postponed indefinitely.

Mr. Bryan, in a letter to President Wilson, says:-"Obedient to your sense of duty, and actuated by the highest motives, you have prepared for transmis ision to Germany a Note in which I cannot-join without violating my daty. The issue involved is so momentous that may remaining in the Cabinet would be as sofair to you as to the cause nearest may heart, namely, the prevention of war."

President Wilson replied, deploring Mr. Bryan's resignation, which be accepts with a feeling of personal narrow only because Mr. Bryan insists on the resignation. President Wilson dwells on his delightful association with Mr. Bryan during the past two years, in which their judgments bad agreed until now and azya, "Even now we are not separated in object, but only in method."

NOTE TO. BE FORWARDED TO-DAY.

LONDON, June 9 President Wilson has announced that the Note to Gormany will be complet ed and probably forwarded to day.

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·LATER

Prior to the announcement of Mr. Bryan's resignation, President Wilson had authorisie. the statement that the general character of the Note had not been modified since the first draft.

Lostos, June 10. Sic Hugh Barues yesterday prosented the Public Schools Medal for the best prize essay on Delhi, Past and Pre- sent to H. A, Matham at the Mor chant Taylors School. Mr. Mesbam was born at Cawnpore.

· KITCHENER'S THANKS.

CORRESPONDENCE.

(To the Editor of the China Mail)

BRITISH AND GERMAN TRADE IN THE FAR EAST.

Bir.

AM OFFICIAL EXPLANATION.

Colonial Secretary's Office.

Hongkong, 10th June, 1915.

I am directed by the Governor to request you to giva publicity this letter in order to remove a false impression which seems to have arisen in connection with the question put to the Secretary of Sadlier [for the Colonies in the House of Comingais on the subject of a report

that an organization had been discoverel si supplant British by Chan, man Trade in the Far East.

In the first place I am to emphasise the fact that the repe referred to a condition existing previous to the outbreak of war and not a new movement initiated sincq; the war...

In the second place I am to point out that the question rain (only to a rumour of an organization and 'not to the fact of the din-

covery of the existence of the organization.

I am, Sir,

Your bodient servant, CLAUD BUYERS,

Colonial Secretary.

THE HANDY

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To Men and Women Workers in THE ONLY BOAT LEAVING AT 5 P.M. EVERY DAY,

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Royal Aircraft Factory.

A card bearing message from Lord Kitchener and an extract from his speech in the House of Lord on Feb her bear issued to the employees of the Royal Air- eraft Factory at Farnborough. The excerpt refurs to the superiority of tha The Note any that Germany's promise to pay compensation for the torpe

British type ofkoroplane, which is sttribut

of the Aircraft doing of the Gulf Light does not affect the main principle for which the Uniteded to the initiation

Factory States is contending, namely that Americans aboard unarmed merchantmen of

Lord Haldane and its subse by whatever nationality must be transferred to a place of safety before a prize is queat progress undies Colepel Seely. The

message, which is directed to the destroyed.

ployed themselves, is as follows:

"In glad

to, bave the opportunity of expressing my appreciation of the good work which is being done by the employees,

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MASSING OF GERMAN TROOPS ON THE YSER both men and womer, at the Royal Air-

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LONDON, June 9,

The Belgo Dutch frontier, says a Dutch telegram, has been closed in connection with enormous movements of German troops to the Yser,

Barbed and electric wires have been ran along the whole frontier and the inhabitants have been ordared to place buckets of water before their houses and remain indoors,

MEDIIDIEH RE-FLOATED BY THE RUSSIANS.

LONDON, June 9.

• Reater's Odessa correspondent telegrapha that the Russians have rest doated sud docked the Turkish clujaer fedjidich,

AMERICAN NAYAL APPOINTMENTS.

LONDON, June 0. Reuter'a correspondent Washington telegraphs that Rear Admiral Mayo, commander of the Athuatic Fleet, has been appointed Vice-Admiral, he being the first of thres Vice Admirals to be appointed.

ITALIAN AIRSHIP. DESTROYED,

LONDON, June 9,...

An official ancounermeat made at Vieans says that a seaplane shot and destroyed the Italian nirabip Ferrara, which was returning from Fiume early in the morning. "The crow of seven wero captured.

IMPERTURBABLE AIRMEN. `·

LONDON, June 8.

craft Factory. I am sure that they gro willing to put up cheerfully with diecom. forts and dificulties, hoth เซ conacctioa with their long hours of work and in the the fact that work on war munitions, such alter of housing because they appreciate an aircraft and their pusty and accessories,

is of vital importance to the British Army/ Their work is of real valus, mud, they cin all feel that by their exertions they are belping the troops in the field..

WIRELESS CANNOT HELP.

Ineffective as ón Aid to Modern Strategy.

The net result of the use of wireless telegraphy in modern warfare is to letre strategy exactly where i found it, this -ity of wire- in spite of the immensa superto.. tion and fess over other forms of communica."

-ireq in spite of the fact that there are so or 6xed cables liable to interruption."

Such is the opinion of Colons F. N. Maude, C. B., late RE expressed in su Book of Wireless Telegraphy, aml Tele- interesting contribution. La 1910 Your

phóng."

WARADE'S DREAT, PROBLEM. Strategy, in the modern senso in, which the word is used, involves as its essential problem the timing of many columns moving on different roads to converge on selected battlefield. Fiere the question of greatest difficulty in warfare is that, of a reliable wireless system comes in, for the keeping rupid and trustworthy touch be

Two neroplanes, says a telegram from Amsterdam, were observed on Saaday evening hovering over landeza. Guna thundered on all sides, but the airmen were unperturbed, and remained in the air, apparently awaiting the appearance of Zeppelion. One of the aviators sighted a Zeppelin about 230 in the morning, and felled it. Besides 25 of the crew killed at least 20 troon the several un-uvring columns. wero seriously burned and wounded.

GOVERNMENT AND AIR RAID DAMAGE.

LONDON-June-1- Atquestion time in the House of Commons, Mr. Asquith announced that compensation would be granted to those whoac property suffered from air raids, The Government are considering the insurance of property and war risks,

BIRTAN HAMILTON'S TRIBUTE TO HIS TROOPS.

LONDON, June 6,

But in the powerless to hang respot wireles

chor dagoleon, in his .

his strategic operations, bever attempt ed a a concentration for bitte unel by preliminary attack. ke lad Ishibited the anony's will and knew he could hold him for the time decamry to maturies the own choice. in numbers, ancient to deal reat of his army against the point of his the knock out blow

FABRVING, THE BANNER.

Ho might elect to famnsh the coy's left wing, or his right. but he could not move to purry the coming danger. And this, says Colonel Baude, in the vital point. Until the docisivo autort actudly begu

General Sir Ian Himilton, in command of the British troops in Gallipoli, in only ite director's brain know where it was an Order to his tronps on the 9th iny, said he had never seen sacre devetedhout to closed are the wing in gallantry than in the past three days, esen during the asseJapanese War. Sir become visible to the chainz, distance along flan.cablefo Lord Kitchener paying a trilazu u the men's bravery, and nating made it impossible to concentrate suficient for reinforcement. Memphis the reminder of the East Lancashire Division the: Rérupinees nor wireless cin

frosh ke up with which to most it. Ik disembarking to enable them toifraprove their hardly on positions."

SIR JOHN FRENCH'S LATEST REFORT.

LONDON, Juno 8. Field-Marshal Sir John French reports that the situation on the British front is unchanged and the artillery is less active.

We have successfully exploded mines under the German franches on the front at Ploegstreet, destroying thirty yards of the parapet. de-result of serial engagements wins British Aviator.

We felled two. German aeroplanes, one by gunfire, the other as the

A resolution passed by the Association of Elutch Sea Captains and Officers protest again trafbarous Chemu "Submarine warfare (on fenceless merchantmen and ficheimen,

BIG BATTLE RAGING IN GALICIA.

LONDON, June

A. Petrograd cannique sags:- The Gormans are developing a big batile along the Starli front. The enemy re-arranged his forces is persistently attacking in the direction of the village of Double.

The communique says that consequently the Russians left the village and repacentrated in a position before Shavli,

The Russian nitensive along the lower Doab in proceeding extisfactorily, The Germans in the Rawka rin atterapied again to attack by gaa The battle in Galicia is raging with unabled fury After stubborn fighting neur Wiezeia, the Kusmane counter-attacked and have already captured 2,000

An Austro German attack on the Dicater and the Russian fortifications from Ugareberg to Zhida tesen was abortive, the Russiane capturing hundrede of prisonora and quick üres,

The enemy's farers at Zurawne and on the falt bank of the Dalekter have een increased, and their live extends to the railty!

IMPORTANT. "FRENCH SUCCESSES.

LONDON, June 8. Important French successes are recordert in to-day's communique,

issued at Paris. Thero has been a violent infantry butlla on the Lorette plateau. The Germans replied to the Trach night-attacks with three

urce counter-attacks

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