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SATURDAY, JULY 3, 1916

BY TELEGRAPH.

AN AUSTRALIAN WAR LOAN.

TO BE RAISED LOCALLY.

*

Losses, July 2

THE CHINA MAIL.

BY TELEGRAPH.

HE COLONTAL AEROPLANES.

QUEEN - ALEXANDRA TO PRESENT THEM,

LONDON, July

A Melbourno' mossage states that in the House of Representatives | Quesa, Alaxandra in Saturday will present, the Flying Corps with tha Mr.-Fisher, the Premier, announced that the Australian kan for war seroplanes subscribed by South Afrier, the West Indies, Gibraltar, and Hong and other purposes would probably be gaised locally.

kong through the Overinas Club, Further aeroplanes have been promised.

THE BRITISH WAR LOAN.

At a great patriote - denuonstration at St. - Kildu the dovernor re- ferred to the reawakening of the Empire. The Chief Justica vigor- ously criticised the rejection of volunteers, which had been as rauch as 30 por rent. Fle askel with emphasis "Did all Napoleon's men

Losbox, July 1. · hava perfect tooth?" The mecting was a stimulus to the already good | The investment inths War Loan of the Prudential Assurance Company recruiting and it la nanouneed to-day that the teeth agil height stand. ¡ bas been increased from £3,000,000 to £5,000,000,

anls have been reilnveid.. "

300 MILLION POUNDS SUBSCRIBED.

Taspus, July 2 Mr. M'Renua, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, yesterday won Torred with the bankorg of the City on the subject of the War Loan.

1 is stiinted that the subscriptions to the banks approximato two hundred million, of which Insinute institutions have contributed fifty million. The "Boilermakers' Society has applied ke £50,000. All the friendly Societies are taking action to invest in the Loan and nce forming thrift Clubs,

AUSTRALIANS' DEMONSTRATION.

Further Advance.

Loxvox. July 2 General Sir Ian Hatallion, in ʼn despatch, describes the Australians' demonstration in northern Gallipoli in conjunction with the British attack| on "Aloudday. He says that, covered by the fire of the warships, they advanced for 700 yards. The artillɔry mynewhile were effectively shells | ing the enemy's reserves.' The troops returned to the trenches" in the afternoon, after repulsing enemy tonavertattacks.

INDIA AND THE WAR.

QUESTIONS IN THE COMMONS.

LONDOS, July 2 Replying to questions in the House of Coumods, the Secretary of Stute for India (Mr. Auster" Chamberlain) sail:-'' I will enquire as to the number of shops in India owned, or managed by Germans. Only a How licences to trulo are grunted' witkant conditions, but I am communi- cating with the Raj."

**Mr. Oertel, of the Public Works, Assain, has livell in India for 37 years, and renouneed his nationality before he went. From a report received in the Spring I om satisfied that there are no groraids- for dis- pensing with his services.".

THE EASTERN FRONT.

FIERCE REANGUARD | FIGHTING."

Lornos, July 2

A Petrograd communique says:— The enemy's offensive between the rivers Vieprz and Bug continues. There wall force rearguard fighting on Tuesday on the Tomaszow-mess road, and also on the roads towarda Sokal. The enemy in Uahsia on Tuesday and Wednesday persistently attacked between Kamionka and Halicz, but were repulsed with honey loss, we taking a thousand prisoners.

COTTON. WORKERS AND STRIKES.

LONDON, July 2

In the House of Cominous Mr. Lloyd George announced that be bad received resolutions from the cotton people practically amounting to a guarantee that there would be no strike or stoppage during the war.

They conferred to-day with Mr. Runciman and Mr. Henderson,

FUTILE GERMAN ATTEMPT TO PIERCE FRENCH LINES.

LONDON, July 2 The evening communigne issued at Paris says;— The day has been quiet, except for a violent cannonading north of Arran and on the Aisao.

A German attack in the Bagatelle district of Argonne on Wednesday was moat violent, and aimed at piercing the French lines. Their heavy shells and asphyxiating bombs wrecked the first trenches, but the attack was stopped by the solidity of the second line. French counter-attacks immediately drove them back, the French advancing 200 metres beyond the first line. Two German attacks on Thursday were immediately stopped.

MORE GERMAN PIRACY.

LONDON, July 2.

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The British steamers Caucasian and Ingiemoor have beer sunk off Cornwall.

The steamer Tomas; -laden with Argentine maize was terpedoed and sholled by a subamarine west of the Scillies. The mate was killed. So steps have been taken to compel every European to join the trawler rescued the remainder of her crew, numbering 25, Volunteurs. It would be unsuitable in special circumstances in India, i The Italian barque Sardomerio was torpedoed of Mezon Head with but them has been a satisfactory increase in the numbers of Volunteers."out warning. Nine of the crew were drowned, two died of injuries, and

"I am in close communication with both the Raj and the Munitions two of the nine survivors were wounded. Department regarding this participation of India in the runnsfacture of

unitions.

ENDOWMENT FUND FOR MOSLEM DEPENDENTS.

LONDON, Taly 2.

A Committee of tho, Islamic Soviety is raising funds for the endaw- raent of the widows and orphans of Moslem sokliers killed in the wur. The appeal for subscriptions emphasises the hereditary and traditional | fidelity of the Moslems in India.

INDIAN TEA ASSOCIATION.

War And The Trade.

LONDON, Jute 2.

Tresiling at the annual meeting of the Inalan Per Association, Mr. Jarnes Warren suid that in view of the micertainty of the wailook when war broke out they could congratulate themselves upon the comparu- tive speed with which the position had been cleared.. Despite the Bus- His inability to take their usual share of the demand they were able to deal with a large supply. The working classes had more money to spend, and the requirements, especially for the Army, were considerable. Condemning Lori Crewe' vetoing of the Labour Enticement Bill, he said if there was anything in projudicial to the coolies it would not be sponsored by the Raj. The committee were continuing to press their clairus, and they hoped to have better news for the industry in the new Year.

UNINTERNED ALIENS IN INDIA.

Luspos, June 2

In the House of Lords, Lord Strachio raised the question of the pintered alien raissionaries in India.

A BRITISH DESTROYER DAMAGED.

LONDON, July 1. The Admiralty last night annoured that the old destroyer Lighting Ims been damaged off the East Coast by a nine or torpedo.

She is now in harbour. Fourteen of the crew are missing.

THE BOMBARDMENT OF WINDAU

LONDON, July 2

The bombartiment of Windaú, suys a Petrograd telegram, lasted nuly 15 minutes, and little damage, wis done, The Russians suffered no casualties either ashore or afloat.

SCARCITY OF COTTON IN GERMANY,

LONDON, July 2, The Lokalanzeiger reports that the Array Command in Brandenburg forble, the numifacture of cotton goods.

SUPPRESSION OF GERMAN PEACE ARTICLE.

LONDON, July 1. Socialist papers in Konigsberg and Goerlitz have been suppressed for reprinting the Vorweerts peace article.

THE BRITISH HARVEST.

An Appeal To Women.

LONDON, July 2

Lord Selbourne, President of the Board of Agriculture, has issued Lord Islington (Under Secretary of State for India) said that the an official appeal to woppen of all classes to assist the farmers, report for which Mr. Chuanberkali hnd asked had not arrived. The question of alien enemies in India was peculiarly difficult. Thero were institutions staffed by Geimans and any system of wholesale internment was impossible Without some arrangement of substitution. The question was receiving the closest attention here and in India, and nothing would 'bé left undone to safeguard the interests and the saluty of India.

SUPPLYING THE MUNITIONS,

SCHEME BY LONDON STORES.

LONDON, July 2.

The great Lordon stores such as Mossa. Whiteloy's and Messrs. Harrod's have devised a scheme of co-operation and interchange of

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"TERRIBLE." EXPLOSIÓN IN": FRENCH FACTORY.

Many Women" Incinerated.

MARSEILLE, July 5

An explosion destroyed factory. where 100 persone, including 80 women, vers employed, Fire broke out, nad is was a force that only ten were reached alive, and these were badly injured. Only four. women's bodies were recovered,

'BRIDES IN THE BATH ""CASE.

Smith Sentenced to Death.

Loydon, July 3. George Smith warasnitenced to death at the Old Bailey in the famous "Brides- in-the Bath case for the murder of Bonnie Mandy in a bath,

George Smith, 45 years old, wa charged with the wilful murder of three of the six women whom he is alleged to have marriedzy,

The threa woman, all of whom were found drowned in their baths, were:-

Bessie Constance Annie Mandy, whose death occurred si Harno Bay on Jaly 13, 1912.

Alice Burnham, who died at Black- pool on December 13 1913.

Margaret Elizabeth Lofty, who died at: Highgate qu December 18, 1914.---Ed] ·

INTERESTING INDIAN APPOINT- MERT.

Question in House of Commons.

LONDON, July 1 Is the House Commons, replying to a question tabled by Sir J. D. Reas whether the selection of a Judge of the High Courtin Madras to fill the vacancy in the Council of the Governor-General is to be regarded as a precedent for making the judicial office a stepping stone to, high executive appointments, Mr. Austen Chamberlain said the ap pointment of Sir O.. Sankaran Nair was made by his predecessor, and did not indicate the adoption or the abandon: eat of any general principle of saleo-

tion. The only inference to be drawn is that the Secretary of State will

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DUTCH SOCIALIST LEADER RETIRES.

LONDON, July 2

The Datch Socialist leader, Troelstra, count of it beatth has withdraw from public i un e-

PRINCE OF WALES'

FUND

SUBSCRIP FION LIST NO. 39.

Hongkong Cricket Club, Fro- ceeds of the Nesbit Grosn tennis match..

Kowloon Dock Staff (May) Staff of Ntandard Oil "Co. of

New York (10th Säb).

Mr R. Chaptaz, (2nd Sub.) Hongkong Tramway Co., Ltd., Collected in the boxes in the tram cam from 12h từ 30th June.......ä

Interest to 33th Jane

Already acknow-

lodged Lista1/38 $235,405.01.

Loss discount op

206,856.70

KD.89 279

*100 50

55.95

-240.95

1,450.79

sub ecin for Juns 5.45 8258,851.25 Mouthly Subscrip-

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Remitted to Loudon:-

29/12/14 £17,000

2307,574.76.

290,117.47

Balance in hand

Hongkong, 2nd July, 1915,-

N. J. STATE

Hon. Tresamer

TRUSTEES" LOAN BILL.

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28/5/16

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LONDON, July

The Trustees Loan Bill has passed all its stage

RUSSIAN POSITIONS. STORMED,

German Report.

Jasnoy, July

A German communique says:

After severo fighting Geneml von Linsingen; stormed the Russion

2,811 prisoners na

AMERICAN UNIVERSITY BOAT

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New York, Jone 25. In the forty-ninth bost race betwest the two great-American universities Yald came

third of a length.--Manila “Cablanowa.";

small staff of mechanics so as to release the maxitouni number of skilled positions east of Gnilalipn and nortir and south of Rohatyn, capturis in a winner to-day, beating Harvard by al

men to manufacture minitions. It is hoped that staller businesses will act similarly, and also undertake to reinstate their voluntour munition workers.

VOLUNTARY PRINCÍPLE JUSTIFIED.

It is officially announced the enrolments are so satisfactory that the voluntary principle is justifying irell Twenty thousand have been enrolled during the last two daya.

MINISTRY OF MUNITIONS BIL

July

The House of Controns passed the third reading of the Ministry of}, Munitions Bill unanimously.

PREVENTING STRIKES AND LOOKOUTS.

LONDOS, July 2

Worysch took in June 151,000 prisoners, 80 guns, and 208 mtchine-guns.

annies commanded by Generiks ven Tingingen, vou Wickensen, and

SEYERE FIGHTING ALONG THE ISONZO..

LONDOS, July-2

An Austrian communiqué mentions that severe fighting has takeo place along the Isonzo front, following, a general Italian attack, prin- bipally on the positions to the northeast of Monfalcone and a bridge-head 4. Gorizin. While the communique clairns that the stacks were repulsed with heavy loss, i admits that the Italians reached the first line, of trenches.

ITALIANS OCCUPY IMPORTANT, POSITION.

Lospor

A Raine communique

fund physing Winbe, were repulsed.

Vigorous enemy night attacks in the Pomes of Monte Croce and In the House of Commons by the course of a debate on munitionsalpiccolo, in Carnia, in which the enemy omployed flares, searchlight St. John Simon. Secretary of State for. Home Affairs, announced that Sir Dabington Braith will ho Chairman of the tribunal to deal with the timitation of profits under the Bill

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