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SATURDAY, JUNE 26, 1915

BY

TELEGRAPH.

THE PROGRESS OF

THE WAR.

TRIBUTE TO THE RUSSIANS' SOLDIERLY QUALITIES,

THE SUPPLY OF BRITISH MUNITIONS.

RBORUITS RESPOND ENTHUSIASTICALLY,

ECONOMY IN FOOD STUFFS URGED

IN ENGLAND.

(Reuter's Service to the China Mail)

THE RUSSIANS SOLDIERLY QUALITIES.

Lasos; Jime 25.

The German war correspondents pay a tribute to the soldierly quali- if the Russians. The rolossal usgazines nå Lemberg have all been nd of their stores, which have gone to places of safety. It would png to suppose that the Russians will immediately" retire, within pan rution. Even now they are steadfastly harrying the Austro- Ins. The correspondents declare that the popalons enthusiastically i el the Austrians, who found the word end inuch damaged by fire, lissituna in asnevating the city having bugd the benzine stores.

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LITAIN'S ARMY OF MUNITION-MAKERS.

RECRUITING THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY.

TASUN, Jane 25.

campaign to revni skilled warionen for the infnufacture of þus of war epened on Thursday evening, when evry Town Hall Country beente eruiting lepot and every Tabor Burenu Becruiting Sergeant for Mr. Layil feorge's new Army of Makers.

THE CHINA MAIL.

BY TELEGRAPH.

REFORMATORY AND INDUSTRIAL SCHOOLBOYS AT THE WAR.

LONDON, June 23.

Of the 10,08 Belorinatory and. Industrial schoolboys serving in sha British Forces, 3 have won the Victoria Cross. 25 the Distinguished Conduct Medal, 20 have been mentioned in despatches, & have received commissions, 3 have been decorated by France, 330 were killed in notion, 160 died of wonda, Arul 1,500 weer wonnded.

Sir John Sinom, Serretary for Honic Afairs, has sent his vongratu- lations to the Managers of the schools. -

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS.

Commissions For Shilled Farsons.

ĽuspoŃ, June 24.

Mr. H. J. Teunang (Guldt Secretary for Wary, in, reply to Mr. E.. Jardine, said that arrangements and been made to employ as officers und non-cominissioned officers persons who were skilled in chemical analysis, etc., in duties in connection with poisonous gasses, poisoned wells, new xplosives, etc. Follows of the Institute of Chemistry would be eligible for such Commissions,

NO SIGN OF WAR WARINESS IN RUSSIA.

TONDON, June 21. The Forenetta Berlim endeavours, lo give a clear picture of the situa tion in Russia, and says that to-day in Russia there is rio sign of war- The people are patriotically supporting the Government's peling, and the clovernment, in return, are not disinclined to offer con- cussions to the people,

weariness.

INTENSE FIGHTING ON ITALIAN FRONT.

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LONDON, June 21. Fighting has been ammelt mot intense along the whole front, heavy guns, and those of median culiher, playing a great part. The enenty tried night-attacks at any points, but failed to recapture the ground won by the Elatians yesterday.

The Austrians were particularly persistent in their counter-attacks at Freikofel, but were defeated by artillery and bomb-throwing. They lett hundreds of gloud on the field.

The communique adds:The Austrians are now madeavouring to instel envy guns along the Upper Isonzo..

GERMANS SHELL AN AMBULANCE.

Today's Paria cozamunique saya:--

LONDON, June-24.

Car Lomading has been ceaseless northward of Souches, The Germans have rebombærried Arras.

The communique arms that an ambulane of the Holy Sacrament sutlered especially, and that nuas and nurses were killed.

The Germans were quite unable to take the conquered ground & Lorraine. The French, in the recent fighting along the Fecht, captured 95 officere, 33 non-commissioned officers, and 630 men.

LUXEMBURG THREATENED WITH LACK OF BREAD.

LONDON, June 24,

Luxemburg, anyan talagtam from Berne, threatened with a complete lack of bread, has appealed to Switzerland to help her. The latter has Tureaus in the 27 London Hornuglis wets besieged with appli-arranged to send fortnightly a supply of flour, the distribution of which will'

be under the supervision of a Swiss officer.

Squftish section of the Andgunted Society of Engawers nati- the privisions of the Munitions Bill, after the visit of their to the Front, by enrolling a so-called Wer Squad for shelt pm- Over 1,000 applications were received to the 22nd inst.

THOUSANDS OF WILLING WORKERS.

LATER

e from the English provinces textily to the enthusians of the to the appeal for munition workers, A thousand men straight from rary labours were waiting to enrol at Liverpool when the bureau Similar conditione existed in Birmingham, Wolverhampton, Cardiff," fer and other great centres. The universities have made a rallying jd rousition classes are forming.

OW FRANCE IS DEALING WITH HER

MUNITIONS PROBLEM.

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LONDON, June 23.

GREAT BRITAIN AND NEUTRAL COMMERCE.

Large Compensation To America.

LONDON, June 24.

The British Government in a Memorandumi details the steps taken to rainimise inconvenience to neutral commerce, dae. to British restrictions on enemy trade. It enumerates special, concessions made to America, and mentions that a total of £450,000 has been paid to American claimants, which exceeds the amounts realised by the sale of cargoes. :

(Havas" Service.)

On the 23rd inst. French stock stood at 71.00.

SIGNOR SALANDRA.

Italy's Man of Destiny.

BY TELEGRAPH. OUR PRICKLY HEAT POWDER CURES

{Rautar's Service to the China Mali.)

SULTAN OPERATED. UFON.

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LONDON, June 24.

A message from Constantinople says that the Sultan was successfully operat

ed upon fer stone in the bladder on the advice of a specialist cmmoned from Berlin.

SPORTING.

BOXING.

A four rounds exhibition etch between Paddy Fian, runner-up in the Army and Navy walter weight championship 1910 and Netty Crocket, is announced to take place. at the Victorin Theatre tonight.

Lawn Tennis.

The following team will represent the Wigwam in their match against the Civil Service to-day :-Pedarson, Carter: Hum- |phreys, Lambert; Sowell, ls Braton.

CHINESE COMMERCIAL DELEGATES AT

NEW YORK.

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THE HANDY BOAT FOR MACAO.

THE 8.8. "CHUEN CHOW"

who landed in San Francisco ten days THE ONLY BOAT LEAVING AT 5 PM. EVERY DAY.' Are expected here next week. Whon party of American business men from the Pasific coast wont to Chim raturn visit was arranged for the following year, bat this was prevented by the revolution.

And so it is from an Oriental republic, not an empire, that the delegation now reaches our shores. The long standing friendship between the American and the Chinese peoples will be intensified by the present visit and commercial intercourse

tinsulated to their mutual advantage.”-

"WE, WANT LUDWIG."

Amusing Daily Scene in the Trenches.

Back again by noon on the following day.

SUNDAY-Leaves Macao 1.30 PM. Arrives Hongkong about & P.Mý

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Passangers tony sleep an board without additional charge on return tickets o

Writing from the front, au army Service THE EASTERN ABESTOS CO. ·

Corps officer says |--

The R.A.M.C. is doing wonderful work out here, and the motor ambulances maku. all sorts of miracles posible in quick evacuating of the wounded. Some of the worst cases are taken almost from the front on barges which are practically doting hospital wala with 34 beds in each.

I wonder the fame of Ludwig has yet ruched your was a bue big Germ of striking appearance who for som reason or another took Tommy'a fancy. Every morning from the trenches of the Battalion of Guards that was opposite his station came a chorus in unison of "Wo --weat - Ludwig !!!

And Ludwig would solemnly climb up og the top of the parapet, how his acknowledg ments, and retire into the trench. Then the business of the day began, but not a shot was bred till Ladwig was safe behind

cover.

An Amsterdam telegrant mys that the Kohurzer Zeitung states that the property of the late Baron de Reater in the Duchy of Coburg has been confiscated by the authorition.

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enormously, Prince Blow, instead of communicating Austria's ecocessions to the Government, handed them over to Signor A Paris trades, whose son is a Giolitti With Austria's surrander in his non-comraissioned officer in s. French aris message says that a renurkable Bill was debated in the Chamber Until last year Signor Salandra was 1

pocket and counting upon his faithful maje-valry regiment, recently received a lotter It contains measures ousting shirkers from "safe billets" and im-secondary Sgure in Italian publia life. Any in the Chamber, the dictator came to from hin: establishing as atrocious act on nalties varying from two to five years' imprisonment on men in the brillingt advocate and jurisconsult, he was dramatic moment for his descent upon the the particular passage in the letter which Bome. He had carefully chosen the most the part of the Germans. The following is ving soft jobs and on their protectors. It provides that men india-locked upon as the most promising of capital. The suddennet of the coup was the Paris newspapers are reproducing to the manufacture of munitions and those working in the public Bamp Sannino's lieutenants-B-SUB desiguoud of the dictator, who sud-prisoners; one of them a crying in his shall not be removed from their posts.

Some days ago we took two "I nino, the recognised rival of the aetate, aged to add to his prestige. But events

bad run wily and powerful Gioial.

But that was denly found bis dictatorship gone. Signor horse's nosebag the hand of a six year-old All. No one dreamt that this political Salandra presented him with the fait a child which he had cut off, as he reid him- lieutenant was to be Italy's man of the Cavour of the 20th century, who compli-and resized. Had Giolitti taten aolf, in order to tako bome to Germany 3

found himself in an tave

BUONONY IN FOODSTUFFS ADVISED.

Loxdos, June 25,

an of

suddenly to throw over the steering wheel

ма

he would

Boschen

!!

souvenir for his wife. It is monstrous and altor the whole course of the national poble dilemms on the one hand and incredible. policy. When he took the Frime Minister slip not many months ago, it was only as

on the other tie

a honour pledged:

in. the northern cities. too, was in no less difficult

Mekenns this afternoon urgeti economy in the consumption of Sonnino's agent. Baron Smagino himself break of a terrible revolutionary out-

ffs, for which, he said, we were shovelling out money to foreign

in higher prices, whereis national restraint woold tour cheaper

THE INTERVIEW WITH THE POPE.

LONDON, June 25.

telegram from Romo declares that thu Vatican organ emphasises

o Pope, in the interview quoted, spoke in a private capacity. The Press considers the matter exceptionally grave and refused to it authentic until it wis officially conforit.

SUGGESTED TRANSFERENCE OF THE HOLY SEE.

Luxoos, June 25. Reuter's correspondent at Rome states that the invitation of the aish Bishops to the Pope to transfer the Holy See to Spam is occ ing much discussion in Rome."

BRITISH NATIONAL RESOURCES TO BE FEGISTERED.

*

LONDON, June 24 In the Horse of Cummins to-day it was announced that afr. Long will week introduce a Bill providing for a register of the national, resources

WORK FOR GERMAN PRISONERS.

LONDON, June 24.

did

not enter the Ministry, probably be cause it was only a stop-zap Government

the Parliamentary majority was Giolit

Later, on the death of the starquia di

Giolitti

King

n position. A

tion; the only course open to the Crown was to decline Signor Salandra's raciguation.

Government was out of the ques To-day's Advertisements

Italy's fate was decided; her dreams were San Gailianu, Daron Hannino come in set indecision, was over; the bour of Italy's to be fulfilled; the long had anxious period

that time the negotiations with Austrin and

his successor at the Foreign Office; soif realisation had arrived, of her definite Germany were in full swing. Sennino's try upon the world's stage is the great

Power that she ín, - the development of events man at once entry meant a strong hand at the helm, and accelerated.

Two months ago the Parlament, gave the Salad Cabinet carte blanche, until

is reassembled in May. The understanding

was that Italy's demands wed ́aspimtione

Prominent Scotsmen aso taking up the

Volunteer and Territorial Battalina, his

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laset by that date have received satisfac. question of utilizing black-faced wool for tion by pacife methods if possible, but if

the manufacture of khaki, the ordinary OR inmediato occupation, one

zoomed small Bangalow with a necessary by the assertion of Italy's will as materials for the making of which are get-

bing very scarce. The Marquis of Breadal. compound, anywhere up on the Fenk. great military Power. Matters caque to Balow's mission to Rame had not brought regiment was the first is be clothed in

Jane pays test when he commanded Apply stating location, runt etc. to “Z”. head towards the end of April.

c/o CHINA Man' Office. even the minimam extisfaction required by black-faced khaki, and no more

Hongkong, June 26, 1916. the awakened natiobel sentiment. Emporte Francis Joseph: over lath to part clothing for a winter campaign could be

adds his

personal experiance with soy of his docem, was slow to yield extending over many years as to the excel-A SNOWBALL BAG SALE. to the pressure of his mota agacious and arsecing Teatenir ally. The delay, was use, of garmente made from the wool of lence for shooting purposes, and for winter fatal all the time the diplomate of the the black faced sheeps Tons moon pas of Entente Fowers had been busy and on the wool are now stored in Sectiand white April 26 an agreement is said to have head

ing a marker

gned in Lendos by the Triple Emente

and Italy, whereby Italy was guaranteed

all that she crald resonably hope for in

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Under the Distinguished Fatronazo

the Tyrol Tutzin. Dalmatis, Albania, and A Punjab Missionary describes his H. E. The GovTR OR and LADY MAY,

f

The Government is decided to How the German prisoners to assist it herself to enter the Eampean struggle on the Channel, lately, says the Punjab Mr. KELLY, BIM HAD SHAVIS, Tha Asin Minor, and Italy in return pledging experiences on P, and 0. mail bont in E. MAIORENERAL KELLY O. B. and resting near the places of detention.

May 20 with an army of 1,200,00 men. -* Mission News: We had a most exciting REES DAVIER and LADY REES DAVIES, The

Then Giolitti Anddaniy into

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Up the Channel. They wouldn't let Commodore nid Mrs. ANSTETHER,PA intention was to be the and in the machine." In sudddu fright austria had entering the Channel our captain received our ship go into Plymouth, Boon after

MONTENEGRINS AGAIN ACTIVE.

LONDON, June 21.

The Montenegrin Arme arrived na die outskirts of Squtari on the 22nd

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inst. after dispersing some hundreds of Albanians, who offered a weak resistance DOWEL COMPLAINT IN CHILDREN. to come. Then it was fali speed ahead all intrance from Lower Albert Road...

·en route.

TUG'S PRIZES.

at last been persuaded to incrussa har offer a wireless which deased bim c dash and Officers, the Band of the 74th Punjabis By kind permission of Colonel Watson back westward for shout 40 miles. Then will play during the afternoon. be went very slow, and waited for evening

night up the Channel All lights out. All URING the summer months mothers. Dhould watch for sey, unnatural to teor dock in the mice, or

prdered to

be fully dressed and looseness of the child's bowels. When smoking-room all night? So there we were given prompt attention this time siloud huddled up all night, in the dark with lifa frouble may be avoided Chamillain bel:s beside us, wird constantly alarmed Colic, Dhuleta and Diarios Remedy the tremendats cling orer of the ship ne by

zig foute up the Chanzol,"

A Montanegrin ing seized two Austrian Lloydl abips and a coal-laden bergo can always be depended upon. For sale by the captats altered his course taking a zig at Sangiovanni Medina and took thein to Antigari va prizes of war.

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