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MONDAY, JUNE 28 1915

BY TELEGRAPH.

THE PROGRESS OF

THE WAR.

GERMAN

AND AUSTRIAN STATESMEN CONFER- RING AT VIENNA,

FURTHER RUSSIAN

SUCCESSES.

ENEMY BATTALION CAUGHT AND

ANNIHILATED.

Reuter's Service to the China Mail.)

GERMAN OFFICIALS VISIT VIENNA,

A SIGNIFICANT CONFERENCE.

Thin Bethmann-Hollweg. tiernan Chanceller, and Dr. von Jagow, Goraan Secretary for Foreign Affairs, have arrived at Vienna to confer with the Austrian Foreign Minister. The Emperer Francis Joseph give an audiens to Count Bethmann-Hollweg.

Tie is much speculation as to the meaning of their movements, in view of the nunt pèse--talk in Germany and the Inancial situation.

"A RATHER LIVELY NIGHT."

Lexnos; June 26, 8,40 p.m.

THE CHINA MATE.

PROPOSED OVERSEAS CONTINGENT FROM

SOUTH AFRICA,

Losnos, June 27, 440 pm. A Johannesburg mosssage states that a strong movement, supported by' prominent Detchinen, has been started in favour of despatching su Oversons Contingent.

THE RUSSIAN RETREAT IN GALICIA:

Opinion Of Experts.

LONDON, June 24

The progress of the retreat of the Russians, and their ability to continue bitting back ut the puraning forces will he chastly watched in the coming days, It is certain that the Germans will not be deterred by occasional blown from endeavouring k carry out their plan, namely to separate the Central and Southern Russian armies and dent the Russians a smashing defent.

Up to the present this object has not been accomplished, but it has been

nowise abandoned..

Experta, however, are confident that the Grand Duke will hold the armies together at any cost aml never hesitate to retrent if it serves his purpose, and masks the enemy pay dearly for every yard of territory that he gaina.

RUSSIANS PIERCE AUSTRIAN LINES.

Loxes. June 27.

A communique issued at Vienna admits that the Russians 'have' pierced the Austrian lines at one poins between the Priestor and the Pruth.

RUSSIA'S GREAT HAUL IN GALICIA.

Loxtox, June 27,

It is stated at Petrograd that during the seven weeks of fighting in the retreat in Galicia the Russians have exptured 180,000 men and 300 machine-guns, and tilty guns.

BRITISH EXPORTS TO NETHERLANDS RESTRICTED.

LUNDON, June 97.

A Proclamation is published in the fusefte prohibiting any exporti rion to the Netherlands eveeps through the Netherlands Everson Trust.. NATIONAL REGISTRATION IN THE UNITED KINGDOM.

LONDON, June 27.

The papers state that the National Register will be on the lines of the census. It will require every man to state his age, permanent address, occupation, whether married or single or suffering frora any phy les disability, and whether he is prepared to enlist 'er do' other war work.

THE VORWAERTS" SUPPRESSED.

LONDON, June 27. Reuter's Amsterdam correspondent telegraphs that the leading Ger- man Secialist organ, Vorwaerts, has been suppressed for publishing no article advocating pence.

ANOTHER GERMAN SUBMARINE SUNK.

Lussos, Juno 27..

The Paris contu unique says there was a rather lively night in the

A German submarine, says an Amsterdam telegram, has been sunk region between the Oise and the Aisne. The Germans made a very violent attack on, Bagatelle yesterday night but were driven back after near Borkum after a serious explosion aboard. The Corunarder and two an extremely hot struggle. Fighting continued all night kung at Heights of the crow who were in the corning tower, are believed to have been guse. All dar gains were maintained. The Germans poured incordiary saved, and the remainder of the crew drowned. abells or Arcourt, while French uxlaters seriously dinnged the Douni

station.

FURTHER RUSSIAN SUCCESSES.

"ORATE LOSSES TO THE ENEMY."*·

Loypox, June 27, 4.5 p.ni. Reuter's Corruspondent ut, Petrogul states that in the fierce Sighting on the Narew front the Russians have been mostly successful but have been compelled to give ground in the Urjitz Valley, the German heavy guns completely destroying one of the works by annihilating fire."

The communique reports that the Germans thries attacks on the Vistula to the southward of Pilitin. The attacks were repulsed with grave losses to the nerdy.

In the Temberg region they failed to make headway while the Bussure had continued sugposses. In the battle of the Dniester the remainder of the enerny in the Kozury district were driven beyond the river. We captured the remainder of the Austro-Gennans who crossed the Dniester further eastward. Notwithstanding the disastrous results of these musings, the enemy, attempted, further crossings at night time. The battle continges."-

p.

Luxnox, June 27,

A Petrograd communique states that on the Narew front the Ger mans have been unsuccessful and their offensive in the Omuloff, Valley bas hoon of the most egally, henge of bodies being left before our tranches.

1.

We also regained lost ground inthe Orjilz Valley,

A fierce Russian offensive neur Przasnysz is developing. Desperate bayonet fighting took place with an enemy battalion. eaught in our entanglements, near Zavikhost, where the Vistula leaves Galicia, and it was annihilated by eres fine.

The Taneff front is calm.

(Hanaa Service.)

Paris, June 21.

French stock now stunde ut 70.85.

(CONTINUED ON PAGE 3)

LANGKAT OUTPUT.

Messrs. Benjamin and Potts, sharo und general brokers, report:

The output for week ending June 20 was

250 tons. June 20

963

50

21

262

++

23

21

"

26

272

200

272

J

Total (June) to 26th, 7,494 tons. Daily average, 285.54 tons.

THE REAL BARDANELLES

PROBLEM.

QUEEN IN THE TRENCHES.

Surprise for Belgian Soldiers.

BY TELEGRAPH. OUR PRICKLY HEAT POWDER CURES→→

(Router's Cernica to the China Maž.)]

THE PROPOSĚD SWEDISH GENDARMERIE FOR

CHINA.

LONDON, June 27.

TRY IT-

60 cents per tin

QUEEN'S DISPENSARY

A telegram from Stockholm sayı ihat Genaral Hjalmarion has retarned, hav. ling concluded negotiations with the Chinese Government for the establish- ment of a Swedish gendarmeriaia China. Tel 492.

General Hjalmarson proposed the ́establishment of a corps of 3,000 wom

at Hunan, with awonty instructors, and acentral bureau at Paking, with school, offoars, N. C. O's and 100 cadets only. Tha diplomatic negotiations between the Swedish xud Chinese Governmante ramain to be completed,

TYPHOON WARNING

The following telegrams were received at

the American Commlate Ganara! fenm the

| Manila Observatory.

4.45 p.m. on Jusa 27.

Typhoon west of northern Luzon mora than 100 Túžlen distant. Direction unknown..

10.30 a.m., Juna 28:-

Cycloak or typhoon west of northern Luzon, more than 100 mile distant. Moving N.NW, or N-

If the disturbance keeps in this direction it will probably go North to the East of Formosa-E

CLAIM FOR MONEY LENT.

Before the Puisuo Judge, Mr. | Justice Hazeland, in the Summary Court this afternoon, Kwong Yuen heong a salesman of 15. Bonkam Strand West, sued Ngui Teing 'Tip, chief proprietor of the Kun Hing firm of money changers, 78, Bonham Stäng West, for $733.06, being the audint deposited by the plaintiff with the defendant.

Mr. Gardiner, "on behalf of the claimant, said the money was lent

THE

31, Queen's Road, Central,

'CHINA MAIL'

Typhoon Map and Guide

WITH TABLE AND TRACKS OF PAST DISTURBANCI

Price 50 cents.

THE HANDY BOAT FOR MACAO.

THE 9.8. "CHUEN GHOW”.

THE

ONLY BOAT LEAVING AT Í

5 P.M. EVERY DAY."

Back again by noon on the following day.

SUNDAY-Leaves Macao 1.30 P.M. Arrives Hongkong about 6 P.MJ

FARES-First Class 82 Single; $3 Return (Saloor).

#

31.50

First Class 31 Second Class 80 cts. Single; $1 Return

(Saloon) for Choses

Electric Fans throughout. First Class Attention. Ample Sulcons and Cablo accommodation.

Passengers may stoep on board without additional charge on return tickets only.

through her brother and the rate of THE EASTERN ABESTOS CO.

interest agreed upon was 22 cents

per $1,000 per day. Thero - had been nung applications for the re- payment of the loan but up to the day of the issue of the writ nething I had been paid.

The plaintiff suid that on one occI- Įsion she asked defendant for reply. | ment and he retorted that if she cut

him up she would not find any money on him. (Laughter.).

Mr. Hung, for the defence, held that his client was not the proprietor. Mr. Gardiner urgued that if defen-

Sol Agents for

THE GANDY BELT.

MANUFACTORING LTD.

Sescombe, Cheshire, England.

dant hold himself cut as a partner Large Stocks of "Gandy" Belting and Belt Fasteners.

of the Kum Hing Arm he was equally

The bearing was aljoumedi

Sir éteil Hertelet, British Consul-ixble. General at Antwerp, speaking at Eastbourne, stated that a wounded Belgian other had just given a touching description of an incident that occurred the other day in the i Belgian trenches on the Yser. Queen Elizabeth, who was not less entitled to our reverence and horiage than King Albert, went to speak to her soldiers. The men in the trenches did not recognise, the kind and grace ful hidy us the Quisun

NO FOURTH OF JULY GELEBRATION.

Mr. George E Anderson, Consul- General for the United States at Elongkong, write

In line with the manifest disposition of One man said: "Come along, the community and in accordance with the

policy

followed by other nationalities dur- madame, make yourself at horie.ing the present war, there is to be no Another soldier said: "Ah, but general celebration of the 4th of July by madame, this trench is dangerous." Americans this year. The Queen 'replied: Not for me, 1 The question surely is not whether the

One of the men pro forcing of the Dardanelles is a secondary am so sinnil. operation but whether the number of men duced a sack and placed it on the absorbed in doing it successfully is greater slope of this trench. The Queen sat than the forces which success will bring

It is understood that the U. EF, Wi- mington will dress ship but will confine its celebration to that ceromony,

There will be no reception at the Ameri- cap Consulate General but the Consulate

5th of July.

In counter-attuck in the direction of Zulhief und Leinberg, sup into play. This question has no doubt down on the sack, and began to dis- I General wül be closed all day Monday the ported by an armoured train, we captured 2,500 prisoners and 13 machine been thoroughly thrashed out by the fiene tribute the chocolate and cigarettes

ral Staff of all the Allies. There can be she had brought.

guns.

Lernberg,

J

Flores fighting has taken place at Bohrk, 20 miles south-east of We continue to ropulse desperate attacks of grou's Astro-Gerroan forces on the Dniester, and have captured another 1,000 prisoners. '

(British Foreign Office Telegram.)

TRADING WITH THE ENEMY IN CHINA.

Text Of The Proclamation.

Losuas, June 25.

no problem of a the elements of which Presently another soldier caIRG which faces the

commanders-in-

should not be better understood than that from another position, and recognis To-day's Advertisements chief in the Mediterranean. The situationing her Majesty said, "Oh, the numbers, and armanient of the forts of the Queen All the soldiers, of course, Dardanelles have been well known for rose and stood to attention. Her years. The English naval mission must be Majesty, after expressing kind wishes very precisely informed as to Tarkay's refor their welfare, left the trench. On sources in anchored and observation mines,

han

NOTICE

BANK HOLIDAY.

INDER ORDINANCE No. 5 of 1912,

UNDER No. of

and must know the exact location of the the sack on which she had sat were uhmorged Schwartzkopf torpeilu stations inscribed the words, "The resting slong the channel. It is of course possibis place of the Queen. that since the war hegin, Germany The soldier to whom the suck. be-proclaimed GENERAL HOLIDAY and EXCHANGE BANKS will bo ehipped Lean and other forms of drifting longed was asked whether he would the mines to supplement the Turkish re-sell it as p souvenir, and he replied. CLOSED for Business on that day.

-Tho

berk ad Bumbers quality

Hongkong, June 28, 1915. the Turkish troops, their equipment in Not for one hundred thousand field gens and howitzers, their facilities Irancs."

SOFT

NOTICE.

568

THURSDAY, JULY 1st, 1915, (and

until futher notice)

for defending the Gallipoli peninsula, all Sir, Cecil Hartelat, speaking of his The following are the terms of the new Proclamation, which was these things most be known to our Intel experience during the siege of Aut issued this evening:-.

lig-nes Department. The numbers and "Whereas it is expedient that transactions between British subjects equipment of the fores necessary to deal werp, expressed the option that the and persons of eremy nationality resident or carrying on business in And finally, the landing places, baser, etc., and Marines consolidated the union T

with them can have presented no mystery arrival of the British Naval Brigade Chine: Siam, Persia, or Morocco should be restricted in manner provided required for an expeditionary force, must by this Proclamation, now, therefore, we have thought fit by and with the long since have been carmarked The between Great Britain and Belgium, advice of our Privy Council to issue this our Royal Proclamation doclar general scheme of operations then must and had a tremendous effect in ing and it is hereby declared as follows:-

always have been ausceptible of a fairly stimulating the continued resistance on all goods." (1.) The Proclamations for the time being in force relating to tand-crate anticipation. The margin of sa- of the heroic Belgian Army,

inseparabla from all wailiko cortainty ing with the enemy shall as from the Twenty-Sixth day of July, 1015, operations would doubtless be provided for apply to any person or body of persons of enemy nationality resident or carrying on business in China, Siam, Persia, or Morocco in the soma Tanner as they apply to persons or bodies of persons resident or carry ing. on, business in an enemy country, provided that where an enemy has

by an additional margin of strength. The main cocertainty would doubtless be the extent of the risk to which the ships would be subjected, and the facing of these risks has undoubtedly called for a degree of courage on the part not only of the offitur and the men-that we tike for granted

CHANGE OF DIET FOR TBL.

TROOPS

of

In order to enable a, groster variety a branch locally situated in Chinn, Siam, Persin or Morocco, nothing i

food to be provided for the tcrops at home, Article 6 of the Trading with the Enerny Proclamation No. 2 shall be

an additional cash allowance of lid. per constructed so as to prevent transaction by or with that branch being but of those responsible for the whole day is to be issued from May 22 in Hen of treated as trosaction by or with an enemy.

undertaking, far higher than has been the following prations of rations now (2) Nothing in this Proclamation shall be taken to prohibit anything demanded by any previous speration of the drawb. bread. Iz cheese, 1oz jam

From May the modified field avico which may be specially permitted by our licence or by a licence given ouard E. Pollon is "Sunday Times.")

scale of ratings insanble at homasin kind our behalf by a Secretary of State or the Board of Trade or the Lords.

will be so flows

11. fresh mest or 20 lacno.. Commissioners of our Treasury.

11b. (naind prez, taxi

served mestŽEK PIERT. 1th. bra! 11h, biscuit or 12z, muvard. 11h, firar mina de Baz, peppar.

(3.) This Proclamation shall be called the “Trading with the enemy, China, Siam; Persia and Morocco Proclamation 1915.

RUSSIAN WAN MINISTER RESIGNS.

ter of War. General Bukhomimoff, hos, resigned.

SAFE, SURE, ALWAYS CURES,

ar pain

Thatch whim Chamberlin's Colic, Cholers and arrhoea Remedy ones

O not suffer from gramp; colio

to the right pop and gives imm diate When this matantia dawa v cash allow- relief, Yoncannot afford to be without it ifance of Lady1 to issushlo, and you are abject to attacks of this kind.will be expended hy the offes command. Forrests by Chemiste and Storskcoepers, ing solely on messing.

25% CARE DISCOUNT will be allowed

M. GAINS, Alexandra Buildings. Hongkong, Jane-28, 1915,

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