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SATURDAY, JULY 17, 1915.

BY TELEGRAPH.

THE PROGRESS OF

THE WAR.

(Reuter's Service to the China Mail.)

WAR NEWS FROM TAN

WESTERN AND EASTERN

FRONTS.

ANOTHER AUSTRALIAN CON-

TINGENT FOR THE FRONT.

COTTON AS CONTRABAND OF WAR

THE DARDANELLES OPERATIONS.

THE FRENCH 78'S IN ACTION.

Lespos, July 18.

ment the attacks referret ta in his despitel were very successful, the first lines of the enemy being emily carried. He adds that when a Brigado of a Naval Division retook the last seonthey, wore supported by the French 70's. Their sleess was important, as the position was vital to the safety of the line

ON THE EASTERN FRONT.

AUSTRIANS CROSS THE DNIESTER.

London, July 16. A Pangrad communique saga: The onems, strongly reinforced, sook the offensive on the 14th inst. in the region of Liga and Shavli. Our envalry and advance guards detain the ending at the emissings of the River Windaus and Venta and other favourable positions. “

Our troops between the Rivers Orjetz and Vim occupy a front south of Prustysz, where they repulsed serenil attacks on the 14th inst...

Austrian troops resumed the offensive on the Bath inst., anul crossed the Puiester at several points.

GERMAN ATTACKS IN ARGONNE REPULSED.

Lostos, July 16, 3.45 60n.

The Paris evening communique aaya;-- The day has been relatively quien. Two Gezian attacks in Argonne were repulsed. Elsewhere there were artillery actions.

•HOW FALZAREGO SUMMIT WAS CAPTURED.

CONDOS, July 16. There has been a renowal of activity on the Italian front after some days" Juli, & communique records a feat of the infantry, who sealed the sides of a ravine reputed to he inccossible al surprised and captured Falzarego sumait. The Austrians desperately counter-attacked in the night, but were repulsed with great loss.

The Italian heavy batteries continue effectively to work, ing the ferta of Platzwiese nal Landro, in Upper Cadore.

THE CHINA MAIL.

BY TELEGRAPH.

ANOTHER NORWEGIAN STEAMER TORPEDOED.

LONDON, July 15

The large Norwegian steamer Rim was torpedoed on Wednesday night without warning in the North Sen, and sank in three minutes. The cont engineer was killed by the explosion of the torpedo. The grew have been brought to Yarmouth,

TORPEDOING OP THE “NEBRASKAN....“

LONDON, June 16.

A Washington telegram states that Germany admits responsibility for the torpedoing of the Nebraskan, and offers compensation.

STERN REBUKE FROM THE PRIME MINISTER.

LONDON, July 16,

In the House of Donors Mr. Asquith with great gravity attered a steru rebuke to Afr. Outhwaite (Liberal neraber for Hanley) who naked whether it was not a fact that, both the Belgian people and Government wanted to see the Germans negotiated out of their country.

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This question was greeted with loud protests and cries of "Deivou out," while Mr. Asquith's robuka ma loudly cheered.

Mr. Asquith emphasised that the Government would not consider th advisability of taking any steps to find out the terms of peace which the enemy entertained.

(Official Telegram from the British Foreign Office.)

BİR EDWARD GREY.

LONDON, July 15.

Sir Edward Grey, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, whose eyesight has benefited from bis short rest sufficiently to allow him to return to work. has today reanmed his duties as Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs. Hi appearance in the House of Commons was the occasion of an impressive de monstration of welcome from all parties.

GERMAN COMPETITIÓN IN CHISA

Difficulties Encountered by

British Merchants.

Hankow, in the course of a letter to the Gobe, writes:-

Eisscod4g0nf Shanghar ansa

have suilored greatly from the German

GENERAL KELLY'S FIRES WELL.

Well-Known Officer-Leaves for

Majar General Kelly CB, formerly In common with other British firms I

Canoral Officer Commanding the South China Forces left for Home today by the P. 0. Mail stenmor **

Sardinia invasion of tant country for trade.

A remarkable testimons to the high your article truly age the attitude taken

29.remin

In which up by our overament

Major Kelly connection with j trading with the enemy in Chips is absurd.regarded in Hongkong, where he unde Most of the German houses in that land brief stay of two years, was evidenced

Mod many staunch isod

friends are backed, actively, by their Government.

by .che and it is only necessary for a frm to come

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to give them facilities for the Consul to plain to the Consulate if the bank rufuse instruct the bank to give the needed as since enable the firm to sarry out business

BY TELEGRAPH. CALLICURA

(Reuter's Service to the China Mal.)

BRITISH TRADE IN KIAUCHAU.

QUESTIONS IN THE HOUSE, OF

COMMONS.

* Losgow, July 13_[!

CURES

CORNS

Corns are one of the most distressing

minor ailments.

The pain they produce in walking is often agonising, Don't pure them. Don't try to dig them out.

Chiropody is best. Taft to the Chiropodist 1:

Bosides there is not the lenat

necessity Callicurs is a sore and certain cure. The Corn comes out of its owo necard 'after a fere applinucos.

Get a bottle today!

Price 60 cents.

QUEEN'S DISPENSARY

In the House of Commons, 3A, J, HKing (Liberal member for Somerset, Ny naked whether. His Majesty's re presentatives in China had received complaints regarding the present dif fculties or future status of British 192. trading in Kiauchau.

Sir Edward.Gray, replying, said the unly outstanding question affecting British trade i Kianchan related to tha lavy of custoras, in regard to which representations had boou received, This matter would be settled when the normal Customs administration had been restored, which he hoped would be the case shortly.

Mr. King further asked whather there was no expressed anxiety on the part of the British traders regarding the future of British trade in Kianebau.

Sir E. Grey-There is naturally anxiety so long as the matter unsettled.

DUTCH NAVY EXPANSION.

LONDON, July 16. The Dutch Second Chamter, says `a telegram from the Hague, has adopted the Navy Enlargement Bill by votes to 21

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· LONDON, July 16. The Hon. E. S. Montagu, M.P. is engaged to Miss Venetia Stanley, daughter the Earl of Sheffield.

19 NYASSALAND SELF-SUPPORTING. during his

LONDON, July 16. exceedingly large azber In the House of Commons, during a oing to wish General Kelly but voyage called attention to the fact that no grant of persons assembled at Murray Pier this debate on the Estimates, Sir Je D. Rees and good fuele in that wider fald of activity

to which he has been called. Practically was being made to Nyassaland, and

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First Class 3 Single-33-Rotaru (Saboos First Class 91.

$1.50

(Saloon) for Chinowad Second Clasa 60 cta. Single; $1 Return

Electric Fans throughout. First Class Attention. Ample Srloons and

Accommodation.

all the garrisons oficers were present to asked if this was due to the removal of Passengers may sleep on board without additional charge on return trakete craty.

ther with the officers of the Hongkong the military condignatories. A large number of bouquets grant was unnecessary because Nyassa

Volunteer

Corps said unmerous dril The Hon. E. S. Montagu said that the were also sent aboard.

land was now sell-supporting.

Far East, so far as Chins proper is

Shanghai, the head of all business in the

cerned-Hongkong is purely British tor- ritory, and outside the difficulties that

of

There were present at Murray Pier H.E. Sir Francis Henry May, C.M.G..

surround business in Chins itself-har | taken active steps by tarding all enemies

from mantbership of the three club Governer, Sir Haviland de Saumerez (Chief Country, Race, and Shanghai-although Justico. H.B.M. Supreme Court of Chin) these clubs are really cosmopolitan in their Sir William Roes Darins, (Chief Justice, organisation. The community has also Hongkong)Siz Paul Chator, C.M.G., Bishop taken the bit between its teeth and broken Pazzoni, the Hon Mr. Wei Tak CALG away from the old Chamber of Commerce. the Hon. Mr. H.E. Pollock K.C. the Hon. and headed by the Hong Song Back, But-Claud Severn (Colenint Secretary) the torield and Swire, Jardine, Matheson, and Hon. Mr Shelf, the Hon. Mr..1.H. Kemp Co., Id.. ., bas formed a new Chamber (Attorney General, the Hon Mr. W Commerce for the purpose of keeping Chatham. C.M.G., (Director of Public its hands clean from the stain that will for wo ka), Mr. T. Hough, Mr A. M. G

Fletcher etc.. ever cling to the German nation. But while the business mer of China are doing ajar General Ventric (who succeeds Major

The following adicara

weto ang

| present: what they can to take full advantage of the new era in that land, much of this will be General Kelly in the South China Com nullified by the curious attitude of the and,) Col. Darling RE; Lt. Col. Iles, British Government, who can only say Col. UBart, Lt. Col. Watson, Lt. Col. that trade with the enemy wa Crisp. Major Harkins, Lt. Col. Fachnie, desirable.

Major Fine, Alajor Curry, Major Robert son, Bajor Sergunt, Captain Cantic, Capt. Janes, floors, Captain la Paro, Col. Chaguan V.D.. Major MacDonald, Capt. Lammert, Major Wakeman, Capt. G. R. BAR Britton. Capt. Armstrong Cap Wolfe,

Nicholische

Surgaon Major Elack, to Bright Capt. Barston, L. Inte

À SIGNIFICANT. INSTANCE. The writer was

by our

Minister mit kits taken to task our demolish-because the British merchants in China

BRITISH USE OF GAS.

Losvos, July 16.

and particularly in the Yangtze Valley were not socuring the amaent of business we should. Bly reply to Siz John Jordan was that until the Consular Body gave us that support which is given hy every other country save our own to

to its traders,

I. Eco

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VON ANANIAS.

ngham Palaos Destroyed:

Fleet Shattered,

THE EASTERN ABESTOS 00.

Zols Agents

THE

GANDY BELT

· MANUFACTURING- Ca, 1m.

Seacombe, Climatre, England.

How the Wolff Agency disseminates falsa newa in what remains of Germanoy's letter forwarded by a German officer in the African colonies is well illustrated by a Cameroons to a French otheer commanding the opposing forces. The writer asserted :- That he had received. fcial advice et the Large Stocks of "Gaudy" Belting and Belt Fasteners.

Arrival of the craisers Laipzig and Dresden on the Cimernons const

That the English had lost five battleships in a combat off Loms. (Togoland) and other ships before Victoria and Dosla. That the battles of Ypres and the Yeor had ended to German victories and the Kaiser's troops hul surrounded Calais.

That the East Coast. of England wis com.

pletely blockaded.

Mr Tennant, in the House of Cornus, informed Sir J. H. Dalziel should be unable to secure our proper st Murphy, L Danby, Lt. That the Taglish bad recently lost foar

that the recent denial of the use of gis referred to Gallipoli. There was no change in our gas policy in Frence as anounced by Lord Kitchenet.

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A GERMAN SPY EXECUTED.

LONDON, July 15.

A spy lined Rosenthal who was arrested early in June as he was about to leave England was executed this morning.

[Rosenthal confessed that he had been sent to England in obtain Navel information.--Fil}

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AUSTRALIA AND THE WAR.

Losnox, July 16. The Imperial authorities lave nccepted a further offer of an Infantry Brigade with supernumerary units and also double reinforcements.

The Connor woulth is consulting the Imperial Government as to the composition of a fresh contingent for the front.

The Government has prohibited the export of gold, either specie or bullim, and is abunt to issue a War Loun of $20,000,000 bearing interest of 43 pir cent, at pir...

CEYLON OFFICER GIVEN A COMMAND.

Loxtos, July 16. Lieut. Colonel Biddulph (Ceylon Planters Rifle Corpa) has been appointed to the communal of the 8th North Lubes.

COTTON AS CONTRABAND.

A Dical Problem.

LONDON, July 16

Lt. Hancock. Lt. Kennett, Lt.. Capt Riddle. Capt. Wodehouse

Lt. Lindsell, Capt. 6. G. Youd. (Asistant Superintendent of Polics) B. Canton Liebert, Dr. Forsyth, Mr. Hugh Nesbit etc.

traders, As General Kolly, fra Kelly, and Miss

Kelly boarded the Military launch Tom my Atkins" the Band of the 18th Infantry Regiment played "Auld Sang Syno."

in the immense tusipost of China. backed up my statement by incidents out of my own experience where I had lost largo and important business through the refsent of our own consular body to give that backing which We, consider is our right, in such lands. I told him of one instance where I askel & cer sin consul for information as to a business proposal, and was met with the reply that it was none of his business. Strange to aty, within three was that same Consular officer wrote to me seriously taking me to task for allowing my Germa compotitors, to secure business that I was supposely accking. Needless to s87, I at once called upon that Consul and asked for explana'ione, which were fame and incon-

THE SINKING OF THE

GOLIATH T

German Story of Turkish

Destroyer's Feat.

„more". Dreadnoughts destroyed by enemy submarines, and that others had escaped into Datch ports, where, they were interned. That the British War Minister had do clared in Parliament that an offensivs eauspaign was

Eeghad.onger possible for That up to December the British had lost forty-five warshing chiefly battleships and first-class cruisers

That

Buckingham Paince bat been do stroyed by sismer. And addad the German officers are informed that the royal family had barely, time to escape from the building."

The Temps grantees the authenticity of the foregoing document

clusive. This is only one incident, that could be multiplied by every merchant in

our securing business in China is the Constantinople has sent a graphic recount Chion, that one of the grenzent drawbacks A Garima special correspondent is To-day's Advertisements our Consular Body- almrat total lack of active sympathy from of the sinking of the British battleship Goliath' at the Dardanelles Every night, EPATHY. IN ENGLAND.

the correspondent, mys, British war Another great obstacis is the attitude of wore in the habit of visiting Morte Bay, the trading community here in England whence they opened a brisk tanking fire who refuse to step out of their old fashioned on the Turkish defence In order to ways and are serio aly lacking in what 1 bring thees attacks to an end Lient- should like to enll intelligent anticipation Commander Firle Coran officer r of the enormous business waiting in Ching, commanding the Turkish

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COMPANY, LIMITED.

destroyer

NOTICE

abava Company will be closed an from

in was, bat sur English firms retain the attack the British ships. The de troyer's 19 INANT to 6TH PROXIMA both days Germany organises in business as she does Baarenet Allie received permission THE TRANGFER BOOKS of the uld, pid methods, and refuse to budge, and c ew of 60 inc'urled 14/^ermans, m meanwhile, wo who spead our lives in the

inclusive, **** The ship steamed itera. Pasha Limsü, her far distant outposts of. Empire have per bue on the-bes of alarmors, to Chanak force to do the best we can, and in many ale, where the captain had conference festances sell goods that we would inusitely with General you Usedom, the ofliser in ∙After nun- set on the same day

prefer to leave alone if only to swald get je numand at the DiMillier

them from our own country, maint

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., Lt.,

General ManagITRA Bengkong, July 17, 1915,

TRAVELLERS RESTRICTIOS LAGORDINANCE,

Then there is the serious question of crept down to the ant sans's of In the House of Lords, Lord Crewe, replying to a series of questions on hag arcdit given by the German banke bo danelley, where she waited, two big shipa cotton as contraband, reiterated that the Government hoped by continual in Las me give you as instancia, one arck had come up cloent the any contract secured by German Brain The boat continued to ivance, and by friendly negotiations with neutral countries gradzalip to limit the exports of which I was interested, and to which our vesela, which she ascertained were British cotton to their own satusi neads, based upon the average of imports in recent Minister at Feking particularly referred in The torpedo tubes were manned and the years. It was im casible to institute regular blockade of the neutral ports the conversation I mention above. Cestain destroyer still kept od her course By THE PUBLIO are informed that the In the United States, gapecially the cotton States A declaration that cotten Chiasso 5 Changsha the capital of the time. the watch on board the British PERMANENT PASSES issued by was contraband would cause much, alarm and disturbance. We stood better Hunas one of the finest provinces in hipe had sighted her and the Moran lampe the Favor Mamaraz will nnt be available in the opinion of the United States because Americans differentiated between well-desired to erect a large epttan mill. When the Marone had come within ing to renew PERMANENT PASS China, which the writer knows exceedingly began to flush out recognized signal after August 7th nege Ang puso deriz. our methods of warfare and those of the enemy. The Cavernment were sad teaders were naked for. Many of us ensy Ange the his torpedo was discharged. should give notice to the CAPTAIN BUPEZ averse to say step that might be regarded by the southern States as especiallytandersd, but the busines wood to It struck the Goliath nuder the bridge. ISTINULT OF Pozice stating in fall, the afriendly to there. Every article must be judged on its merit, and the Garman Erm, Arnhold, Kerbergaul Co., Another torpedo hit har between the reasons for his request, the place to which eiderations were found to be paramount they might have to face the twould look at. The berican was goed, and explosion, whees of fire, and the reactionsutls, and at the same time return the advantage sud didntage waighad. If in regard to cotton military engines they bruskall ha lapion of fennels, and a third-ge. to. quarter. The desire to proceed the average number

whinir no Egan Chree matbutes the work was over, dalle jouers made, cat of the Colon advantages. It would be unvas for the Government to blad, themselves in security ampls; but the Germans are the went down without about being seen on Permanent Pase in bis, possesion,

Tthe application is granted it will be aware of who will recopt such tamas. 1. Tha soold unge upon the manufacturers in this and she doubled back on her track at full copies of his photograph, and salt person. country the grave need for them to awakened to arid the British destroyaca algas the Content Zalica Stadion Gut of their sleep on seize this golden Meanwhile sorchlights blazed in every The size of the photograph should be

rehabilitate themselves and direction, while British torpedo craft cleat IT eppurtunity to the British firms in Canus, with the great from all sided, only to us recei74) trading communities of Chirr, when nerds Anil, of boot and shelf from the coat az growing greater and greater day by dafontos, h

either direction, and they must leave the door open for a declaration of con- only trading country that the writer is i decken OT DIOCESAary Lir thy sppilasnt to forward two

traband, always bearing in mind the fair claims of neutrals.

TREATMENT OF INDIAN PRISONERS IN GERMANY

LONDON, July 10

de the Hons of Commons. dir, fusion Chamberlain by had no is formation beyond the two rearta nimady sahmitted to the Forte bei

atment of lading prisoners in Germany understood they were giver fall opportunity to perform their religious dades Forts are being made through diplomatic channels to obtain a special Report on their can to enter to to fallen álver

*** put hard

great future there in front of her trimmed to his base As he dropped day, sen an shecis realising as never before Atamintenant Commander Firle

and walod she more and more Mions the senior naval offer mus

Well done, bakvenst.”

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