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THURSDAY. JULY 15, 1915

BY TELEGRAPH.

THE PROGRESS OF

THE WAR.

WHY THE GERMANS FEAR

ANOTHER WINTER

CAMPAIGN.

BERLIN

BANKERS

PREDICT

FOR

GERMANY.

BANKRUPTCY

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THE CHINA MAIL.

BY TELEGRAPH.

THE BRITISH EMPIRE'S RESOLVE

READY TO FIGHT TO THE DEATH.".

LONDON, July 14. At a luncheon at the House of Commons in honour of the Prime Minister of Canada (Sie R, [... Borden), Me Bonas. Law, proposing the tomat, of Canada," said that Britain was proud of what Canada and the Colonies had done, and he hoped that one result of the war would be to weld the Empire

BY TELEGRAPH. CALLICURA

(Reuter's Service to the China Muit)

BRITISH DYES, LTD.

LONDON, July 14.

At a mesting of shareholders' of. P., presiding, said cash amounting "British Dyes, Ltd Mr. Falconer, to 1,018,000 was available for the had been very forbeating and accom purpose of the company. The trade

German manufacturers of dyes now

in unbreakable bands.

Sir R. L Borden said that four days before the outbreak of war be tale:modating and Swiss manufacturers had graphed the Imperial Government to the effect that if war broke out Canada been very reasonable and friendly. would regard it as her own. (Cheers) The resources of the Empire ware threatened that it Switzerland supplied abundant, almoss unlimited, and he had no fear of the Future. The whole Empire was prepared to take its part. He dwelt on the miseniculations of dyes to Britain they would refuse to Germany about the Empire, which to day was more strongly united than ever, supply them to any Swiss consumers. ready to fight to the death. South Africa, with the heroic figure of General

Mr. Falconer thought that Switzer- Botha in the conquered Germany Colony, was a real picture of what the Emland was not likely to receive the threat pire was. When peace came there would. be complex problems for the coo-

favourably. sideration of the Dominions, but doubeless they would find wise and great Rolutions.

CROWN PRINCE'S ARMY DEFEATED.

LONDON, July 14, 1.40 a.m,

SCOTTISH MINERS TO DEMAND INCREASED WÄOES.

LONDON, July 14 The Scottish Miners' Union yester day resolved to demand K. + further

The Paris evening communique says:- The enemy bombarded the British and Franch lines in Belgium and increase in wagas north of Arrus with asphyxiating shells.

The Crown Prince's Army in great strength, resumed the offensive in the Argonas, and suffered a fresh defent. Vigorous counter-attacks et points where our line momentarily yielded argpsted the enemy's progròms, and drove

GERMANS DEFEATED AT SEVERAL POINTS | him back.

(Reuter's Sarvice to the China Mail.)

FOR GERMANY,

CANADIAN. PREMIER IN ENGLAND.

ELECTION POSTPONEMENT BILL

LONDON, July 1¤.. Mr. W. Lopt'estion Postpone ment Bükwill be, inanencod peck week. Is not on

General Election for s petele similarly with the

Sir Robert Borden, Premier of Canada, has arrived in England. Comment-election of all local bodies, WHAT ANOTHER WINTER CAMPAIGN MEANS lack of preparation which in itself is complete evidence that this Empire ing on the situation, he sail our resources were abundant, but we suffer from

INDIA CONSOLIDATION BILL. meanced no other Power and desired peace. His visit is for the purpose of consulting with the British Government, respecting certain malters of im

LONDON, July 13," In the House of Lords, on the Third portance in connection with the war, and to visit the Canadian contingent The spirit cf the Canadian people, he said, expressed in the resolve that so much Reading of the India Consolidation Bill. sacrifics by the peoples of the Empire wonld not be in vain if only it accom- Lord Mardouell urged the extreme in- phebed that a larbarous and merciless militarism should no longer be permitted portance of introducing an Amending

BERLIN BANKERS PREDICT BANKRUPTCY.

LONDON, July 14, 2.10 p.ni.

Insisted on an interview with the Kaiser, and informed hita that if the war was prolonged for sucther winter the German Empire would be utterly bankrupt: | Hence the Kaiser's prediction that war would end by October.

GERMANY'S "POSTAL PEACE CAMPAIGN.”

Losnos, July 14.

A telegram from Montreal says that the past fortnight has seen a huge increase in Caciada of the German portal pezes compaign" directed from America, letters being received dwelling on the impossibility of ending wrench warfare and the noceuvity of preventing the ruin of Europe.

ENEMY REPULSED AT VARIOUS POINTS.

LONDON, July 14, 4.45 p..

A Paris communique states that after the bombarding of the French and Britiab lines the Germans attacked the tranches near Pilken captured by the British.

The enemy wax easily repulaci.

The Germans bombarded Arras nug Solasena with bear, shells, The enemy's offensive in Argodine bas beun definitely checked,

GRATITUDE OF THE EMPIRE TO GENERAL BOTHA

LONDON, July 14.

In the House of Commons. ir. Asquith, with the edlempity customary cu taat occasions, moved a resolution of admiration and gratitude to South Africa. The members of the House listened with the most intense interest, their stolid- pag being broken by frequent outbursts of warm applause.

After emphasising the leading features of the Union campaign, Mr. Asquith mid-Ink the House at this earliest opportunity to testify the admiration and gratitude of the whole Empire-(cbeer)-to that illustrious General, who is also Prime Minister of the Union, who has rendered such an inestimable service to the Empire, which he entered by adoption, and 'of which he has become one of the most honoured and cherished sons, and to his dauntless and much endur- ing troops, whether they be Burgher or of British birth, who fought like brethren side by side in a cause equally dear to us--the broadening of the bonds of honour and liberty. (Prolonged Cheers.)

Mr. Bonas Law, in seconding the resolutica, sail that the parts played by the Overseas Dominions came as the greatest of all surprises to the enemy. From every part of the Empire great Armies bad come entirely of their free will, not merely to help ia our quarrel, but to participate in what they regarded as their quarrel. (Prolonged cheers.).

No resolution ever subciitted to the Floase sccured greater support.

LAZER. Mr. Asquith's rusolution of thanks to freneral, Botha was passed with the greatest enthusiasm,

OUR BRAVE INDIAN SOLDIERS.

A VISIT FROM THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR INDIA.

LONDON, July 13. The Oficial Press Bureau has issued a long description of two days' visit by Mr and Mrs Austen Chamberlain to the Indian hospitals at Brighton, Mr Chamberlain minutely inspected all the arrangements, capecially these for the feeding of the wounded men, which are most elaborate in view of the re- quirements of the various castes. These are assured by the Caste Committees, who watch all detaile,

COMPULSORY SERVICE AND THE NATIONAL REGISTER.

LONDON, July 14,

In the House of Lords, moving the second reading of the Register Bill, Lord Landsdowne said-If compulsory service ever comes the Register will greatly assist its introduction and will shorten the interval between the decision to resort to compulsion and its application. In the last few months the stream of men has been flowing in much more rapidly and in greater volume. Then there came the stream of munition workers. But before the war is caded the case may be revored. It is impossible to say whether we shall being the war to its proper conclusion without compulsion. Then we shall be better off with the Bill than without

The Bill was read a second time.

FRENCH MINISTER OF MUNITIONS IN ENGLAND.

LONDON, July 13.

Mr. Albert Thomas, French Minister of Muuitions, has paid a few clays' viewed, be aaid his object was not to discuss a policy upon which Mr. Lloyd visit to Londor and had a long confence with Mr. Lloyd George. Being inter. George and himast were in complete agreement, bat esitain matters of dataila which could beat be settled by personal talk.

In reply to a question as to rumours that there is a certain amount of dissatisfaction in France with the efforts put forward by Great Britain, he answered that there was not a word of trath in it. The most perfect under- standing existed between the Governments of the two countries sad wers the struggle long or short, they were together ready to double, trable, quattruple und if necessary increase tenfold their output of munitions of war.

(British Foreign Office Telegrams.}

OFFICIAL REVIEW OF RECENT EVENTS

LONDON, July 12,

The following are items of news during the week July 3rd-10th:-

THE STRUGGLE AROUND YPRES

Eyewitness makes some further reports concerning the operations in Flanders, Throughout Juns little pecurred of importance, dullness of weather bampering aerial reconnaissance and military operations generally. The first week of July saw considerablé activity round Ypres in which smart work by British and Frensis artillery secured definite though local success, and inflicted- large losses on the enemy. An interesting inciden: was the co-operation of artillery men in z infantry attack. After doing great exacation on German defences at close range, the detachment of a field gun obarged forward with the infantry when the assault took place,

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BRITAIN HONOURS BRAVE FRENCH OFFICERS.

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Prince Arthur of Connaught has made a tour of the Headquarters of the different French armies in order to present decorations conferred by the King Ac impressive scene occurred at the British General Headquarters where a Seremony of this nature took place.

PREMIER AND LORD KITCHENER AT THE FRONT.

Mr. Asquith and Lord Kitchener also visited the Front, addraised troopa

GERMANS ASPHXIATED BY THEIR OWN GAS.

Mr Chamberlain told the Sepoys shortly returning to India, cured, but in certain quarters and visited the neighbouring French General. invalided home, of the welcome awaiting them in India, and of the arrange- ments for their, return to their homes. He also annouused that an establishe ment would be provided for the supply of artificial limbs. The patients were grantly aheered by the reports received of the reception of their comrades in Bombay, cf comfortable hospital trains provided to take them up country, and of the warm hearted crowds nt, the railway stations.

LATER.

The employment of poisonous guasos by the Germans bas dangers for themselves. In the neighbourhood of Hill do filty men of the German 105th Regiment were recently asphyxiated by gas escaping from a cylinder hit by

one of our shell,

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GERMAN TYRANNY.

The Indians are accommodated in the Pavilion, and greatly appre cinto the oriental character of the buildings. They are proud of being received in the Royal Palace Gardens, regarding it us un especial boom. 3r, Chamberlain was greatly interested in the Sikhs ut ull the hospitals,

To the inhabitants the meaning of a German occupation of their country, distraing to the reading of their holy book. He said how pleased he was even in ita mildest form, is illustrated by what is going on in Boginn and to have a Sikh number on his own Council, and would be glad to be France. In some places Germans have articles required by troopa manntact e able to furnish them with is Gurmukhi translation of the paper Akhbarred in local factories by the simple method of arresting the mansgars, refna- 1 Jang." hitherto only issued in Urdu Hindu, Tho Siklis greatly appreng ta madertake such work. In one case where the employes siruck 14, a mated this:

At the conclusion of the second day the Indian officers from all the hospitals assembled and passed by Mr. Chamberlain, who first shook hands with Mir Dast, V.C. As, ho addressed the brave Subadar who, still suffering from the poison gas, lay in bath chair, the other Indian officers and sunoys cheered loudly. After Mr. Chamberlain had shako

ls with each officer he moved to another part of the grounds, und it was interesting to see every Indian officer go up to Mir Dust, minte, and shake hands, showing that they know, un all to win the Victoria Cross in a war like thisll koow, what it incans

reply to the incarceration of their offels, workman to the number of wome hundreds were themselves sentenced to a tam di imprisonment only to ter minate when they signed a document setting forth that their return to work was voluntary,

food till they continued working. In one factory a notice was posted that any

In other cases workmen have been shut up in factories and kept withōc)" proprietor of a lectory that closes down will be fined 100 marks a day during stoppage of work.

NO. POISONOUS GAS USED BY: ALLIES IN GALLIVOLI.

being employed in any form by the Allied Forest in the Easter

The War Office nunounces that it is absolutely untrue that poisonous gas

rranean.

TER HATTORAL REGISTER.

Mr. Chamberlain expressed warm appreciation of the perfection of the entire organisation of the hospitals. He said that the devotion, skill is and untiring sympathy of the officer of the Indian Medical service and Med their-subordinates is beyond all praise: The Indian students of the ambulance corpa had also done most excellent work, which deserves high | pruise. The care se hospitably lavished by the Mayor and people of " Brighton would make Brighton a suered me to the Indian Army for Mr. Walter Long has asked the local authorities to be ready to take a Chamberlain that nothing could be batter then the behaviour of the of August The Bill authorising this passed both Beasts with practically no Sepoys in Brighton. They behaved a gentlemen

opposition.

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Lord Jelington repeated the assurance of the importance being fully realised, directly the Bill becomes law, of an Opportunity being given the India deal with all necessary amendments so as Office, on consultation with the Raj, to to remove anomalies inevitable an result of consolidation,

The Amending Bill would be in- troduced na early as possible.

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HOW GERMAN TRIFOVERS 15 TREATED.

Thera is great rejoicing over Generd Bathus annire of territory a large A letter, dated June ifth, and published in the Forumris aroused Gray and the craise of Cermin intrigon South Africa. Con some interest, A German lotarned at Fita HillCamp, Sarrer gratulatory telegram rara serta Ceneral Botha by Mr. Bonge Law (Secretary of ing of the almost ideal arrandian

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