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THURSDAY, JULY 29. 1915

BY TELEGRAPH.

THE PROGRESS OF

THE WAR.

VIOLENT GERMAN ATTACKS

NORTH OF SOUCHEZ.

THE BRITISH NAVY WAIT

ING FOR "THE DAY."--

LATEST NEWS FROM THE EASTERN

AND WESTERN FRONTS.

#Reiter's Service to the China Mail.)

ON THE WESTERN FRONT.

VIOLENT GERMAN ATTACKS NORTH OF SOUCHEZ.

THE CHINA MAIL.

BY TELEGRAPH.

RUSSIAN DESTROYERS SINK 136 TURKISH SAILING SHIPS.

Lostos, July 28.

On Sunday night, says a Petrogad tolugrani, Hussian destroyers in the Black Ses beinbardeal the parts rá Summich und Bizeh, and sandi 150′ sailing ships near the Anatolian coast,

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ITALIAN SUCCESSES ON BOTH WINGS.

A kone communių de says -

La suns, July 29,

The battle of the Carso Platean coatingesl very femely on the Wil instant. The Italians mulvanced along the entire front on the Deit Wing, anal captures a strong position on Mount San Michele, derainating most of the Platenu, but were instantly tile a target of the oss-fire from many batteries, and wore obliged to netice a little beneath the crest, where they hold their ground.

The Centre progressed towards the hill of San Martino, driving the enemy out of the covering trenches with the bayonet.

The Right Wing towards nightfall curried out a brillikut netion with the object of straightening the line, and captured Mount Scibusi, driving out inch by inch the strongly-entrenched enemy, and uptriving 3,200 prisoners, including firus-Colonel and 11 other ollicers, with five Maxines, two trenchements, utal anngrous rities and munitions,

AMERICA'S COTTON TRADE.

A Congressman's Statement.

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LONDON, July 28. Rautar's Washington correspondent telegrapha that Congressman Sims, of Tonesseo, has issued a statement showing that Germany and Austria and more nearly alexities a normal supply of American cotton since the outbreak of war than France of Russia, while the Scandinavian countries and the Netherlands had enormously increased their importations of cotton. Con gressman Sims concludes: It is evident that the British Order-in-Council" is not responsible for the slump in cotton sales."

ECONOMISING BRITISH GOLD.

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The Chancellor's Advice To Travellera.

Losbos, July 2 A Paris communique says there was a very lively struggle northward of Son-hez. The Germans made three violent attacks at different points but was thrown back by vigorons counter-attacks. The communiquo. adds that an attempted German movement in the Argonne was checked by ridire from the French. In the Dardanelles, some progress has been made on the right wing. French aviators bombed a now aviation cumpea shoal! ho paid in silver in order to economise gold, also that half. st Chunk and his the shode and also a petrol store, causing a consivierable sovereigns should be withdrawn from circulation,

THE BRITISH NAVY'S PATIENT VIGIL.

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LONDON, July 28.

Loxpox, July 27.

In the House of Commons it was suggested during question time that

Another proposal was that no passenger going to the Continent, should be allowed to have gold.

Mr. McKenna, Chancellor of the Exchequer, replied that he was carefully considering the whole question. Ele was desirous of avoiding the appearance of interfering with the free commercial 'export of gold, which was essential to the maintenance of our credit, but there would be closer supervision of Chan- ael pasengers, and he advised travellers to exchange their British currency before leaving Great Britain.

THE BRITISH NOTE TO AMERICA,

Losvos, July 27.

"The Archbishop of York; in a two column article, describing a fort- night's visit to the Grand Fleet says it is impossible to realise the strain af waiting for "The day" and the sacrifices the men gro making for their! country but despite everything they am full of cheerülness. He pays a Aribute to the brawlemen who are patrolling al mine-sweeping vad 19 says the war has brought the Navy and the fleop of coaster and traw- Sie Edward Grey, are a telegram from Washington, hai cabled to fr brs into conteship. An outsider monot-fail to bo Impressed by the Lansing that the British Government is preparing another Note to the United all-pervailing sense of the reins of the hot but the deepest and most States and asks that the Note alivered yestaring be withheld from publicn moving impression is the splendid 'spirit, of comradeship and unity- Thoftina pending receipt of the new communication,... Archbishop never hard a word ai reiddist or felt the slightest Breath of *** jealouty. Every officer and man was fal of ndritutián, affection' far, and confidence in „Adapira! Chellisse, i

ON THE EASTERN FRONT.

· THE RUSSIANS FIGHTING MAGNIFICENTLY.

Losnox, July 27,

PARLIAMENT,

Prom the "Daily Telegaph" Jund 24.)

HOUSE OF LORDS.

Wednesday.

The Lord Chancellor took his set on the

ScrvLY OF MUNITIONS,

RESOURCES OF CANADA,

Reuter's correspondent at Amsterdam telegraphst---That the Rijs-, Yooback at a quarter-past four o'clock. sions are fighting magnificently is evidenced by to-night's Berlin com- munique, the whole tone of it being that the situation is unchanged!”

The communique edits a great Russian simultaneous attack on 'the Marow front, though it rainimisen the results,

The communique says there is nothing doing before Warsaw, NOVO Georgiosk, and Ivangol, and that the position of General von MFrom Canadian individual firms and also a kansen is uncharged.

practically for the duration of the war. Ho was asked to leave a list of the things his company could produce, but since then no communication had reached him.

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of the word “ethochos "--" herusilə " the souhriquet bestowed by the French in 1870 upon the solid-footed invaders, of their soil. Jn 1913 the word sprang again to existence-in its popular and shortened apt, it remained! form of "Bochen," It was historic, it was

Finding thore was no cliance of duing. business in England Mr. Butler went to Patrograd, and almost instantly secured an order for 5,000,000 shell, half ahrspoel and half high explosives, and they were now being delivered. Since than Mr. Butter had made an offer to the now Mugi- The term "Baches" is an abbreviation tions Department to make 2,000,000 3in shells at the rate of 400,000 monthly. It was to be hoped that different methods Lord Devonport naked, whather the would be sdopted towards this sew offer. Cosamment - had received from time to Colonel Bertram, Chairman of the Shell direct otters of large quantities of munities that Canada could manufacture ten times time since the commencement of hostilities Committee of Canada, had stated recently the quality of war muhitidos now being combination of armis : whather direct nego. made and he lamed the British Govern nations with reference to these offers had spt for the lack of onlass. Ca Jane had been tried in Canada is respect of the

On 15 on what bean declined, and if so, grounds: Sir R. Border issu whether there was any agreement by which he mid that the Ifritish Government was purchase of forage, food, anddlery, and the the Imperial Governancat was prevented entical espousilid for the supplies like in the first few months of the war.

dealing direct with British firms ordered.

The resolt was so unfortunate that it had A Petrograd comminique records the increasing violenes of the battle for manufacturers in any of the Dominions

HARE CURZON EPIZ

to be replaced by an arrangement by which on the Narew front on Sunday and Monday. the fighting extingul Chrzan bad informed him that the vauport had not given him como previous

the Crown. The days ago, he said, El Canton regretted that Lord Depardaar were made through the Canadian the vicinity of the Navn Georgriersk fortress. Vigorcing Russian counter-

Pacific Railway. agreement with J. P. Morgan, New

The offer of a firm to produce so many." attacks roninised the enemy's attacks on the left of the Narew. May York, for the purchase of munitions hi nion of the scope the questions, shells with a certain space of time did

The oficial reply to the question on the villages and woods constantly chamer Jals. The fighting was lost had application only to the United States, paper was as follows: Offers have been not mean as addition to our fighting fierce in the forest cast of Roshan fortress.

in thas country "it was not received from time to time since the comagth

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A shell was ineffective unless it monopoly. That statement compelled mencement of hostilities from Canadian

cartridge behind it and a fase great reserves that had been brought up above Serotsk, north of Warsaw, rus bad been referred to Bears Morgan ndian Gororanddat Lirect negotiations the cartridge canon For those parta al

The Bussiars on both banks of the Narow successfully attacked to present cases showing that Canadian firms, and have been referred to the Can, Cazada could not muko either the fuses or

pince witli individual firms. agrement

The fur claim to bave fake some thousands of primers the Narow front and southward of indo, but the very nature of fighting costs the grirest dents on sõel rlatus,

July 28.

and

she

had to go to the United States

Lord Leith thought the armazement

Forcing some of the enemy in retreat in disorder, baking 700 prisoners and when they attempted to open direct negot:- | hare not jaken place which the Im-with Miers Morgan was necestry in" Armoire forcars contributed to thả repulsing ation with the Government here. In the There is is prevented from dealing orier to control the rate of exchange with

aruumber of Maxims.

of the enemy counter-aflack,

There is a fall between the Vistul and the Vieprz rivers, but cut of the Vieprz to the Bag the Germans attacked in great fires and took sotho Russiau redoubts. A counter-attack expelled them.

"

The enemy south-westef Kovno were driven across the river Yessin,

TURKE AT THEIR WITS' END FOR FUEL AND AMMUNITION.

LONDON, July 28.. Reuter's correspondent at Copenhagen states that a Dano who has arrived hem from Constantinople, where he hur boen working for a Danish salvage estpauy, affirms that the Turks are at their wits end for fuel and ammunition. Old warships are being stripped for matale, and

house-to-hdusio coureb has heon instituted.

The authorities live bear. Colheting anne, and cartloods of rivolvers and diggers bave been collector.

TURNING AGAINST THEIR "MASTERS":

can to which he then referrod: Sir Frinkialovernment i group of Canadian manufsetusors with the of the Dominions of the Crown, but it has Crisp bad communications on behalf of a British firms or manufacturers in any War Office, the Prime Minister, and Ir been arranged that in Canads the Canadian Lloyd George

Three months ago this group approached the War Office, and offered 2,000,000 shells,

overnment shall deal with the matter on behalf of the British Government.

The solo lord bad referred to companies

The abject then dropped.

BANK HOLIDAY.

TN accordance with Ordinance No. of 1912, the EXCHANGE BANKS will BUSINESS ON MONDAY,

be

CLOSED for the Transaction' of

Pral August-

Hongkong, July 29, 1915

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garantoving delivery at the rate of 30,000 who had made direct application the To-day's Advertisements

week. That firt was told to go to J. P. War Udies with regard to the supply už Morgan, New York, or alternatively to the munitions of war, but not having received Shell Committer of Canada. They would notice that these cases were to be raised de neither, and claimed as Candians that he had not been able to obtain any infor- they ought to have freo access to themation concerning them. Government here.

In another ese 'n

He could, however, say that thero was A Toronto group, whose not an atom of 2011dations for the tra resistive was Mr. Pringle, in April pression that the agreement with Mears offered to apply Sin. high explowire shells Borgne.provenced any frm in Canada from tombs after the order. Mr. Pringle stated at the rate of 10,000 per day, delivery two gating a contract that at the War Office he was informed, infazed that orders with individest.com

When the war began the War Ofice the first place that they ill out require panies and arms in the United States. ang shells at all, and, secondly, that, if and The reelt was that very high prices hd when they did, busine-a could be traced to be paid and the deliveries were 'most sly through Mess JP Morgan of the invariably late. The system bad to be Shell Committes. That the antus of this abandoned. It was in conseruance of that

was found to be satisfactory was that the agreement with Mours 3. arders in small qasutities from the shall compoti los amol the various firm Mexra Committen for 100,000 18th #hells: Io Morgan were at giren & complete nieno May the representative of this group made pole in the United States, The Seculary a further nio-mpt to open basizes relations! for Wat WB: liberty to deal with other with the War Office and was invited to put persons if he informed Mesars Morgan at in writing his noted whjection in having the facts. The commission pad was 2 per

WANTED.

SECOND-HAND 12 Bore, Double Barrel, Hammerless Fowling piece. Reply, stating price end, where Gas may

"SPORT"

The Dang also states that there was a big light between Germans and

mans were killed and 14 wounded. The populaco is dangerously hostilown by the fact that they had nincs hel Morgan was concluded, and also to get be soc, bo Turks at Constantinople in infantry barracker a fortnight ago. Ten Ger

to the Germans.

THE BINKING OF THE.

LEELANLAW.***-

LONDON, July 6...

The New York World mys the sinking, of the Teslanlaw was unnecessary and lawles, and it considers the aut far more sinister the unfriendly tone of the German Press,

ALIEN ENEMIES IN. ENGLAND.

Internment Figures.

Lesbos, drly 28.

hun

c/o „Omera. Max Oños. Hongkong. July 29, 1916,

650

any transactions through Maris Murgan. eant and all expenses, and the experience THE STEAM LAUNDRY 09., LTD.

He got the following most extraordinary of the Goyment was that in consequence

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of the new arrangement not only did they

THIRTEENTH ORDINARY

sud u ring yourself a un ateriative fliey also get earlier deliveries, "I beg to thank you for your letter of the get american supplies much chespor, butENERAL MEETING of Share-

agulitt. Masers, J. P. Mga for the

purchise of shels in the United States.

The Direo of of Art.llery does not wish t take advantage of post offer.

That reply was qu to irrelevant.

BRITAIN REJECTARUNBIA, ACCEVIA.

TOL SVELEN. IN ZASADAS

holders in the above COMPANY will be

held at the Ufies of Sir C. P. CHATIM, In Canada the system adopted from an 0,3.0.; on SATURDAY, the 7th Aagost early daro was to treat the Canadian. 1915, at 12:30- * 1 for the purpee et Government at our cant for the supply receiving the Report of the Directors with of qyumifina The Minister of Bilitis a statement of Accounts to the 31st May, constituted's shall committe, upon which 1916900004 3

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Com

Another case, far room important, hed were represent of the various

O. BERNARD BROWN

Skrelary Hougkong, July 292915

At question-tine in the House Crauen, Sir John Simon, Home Can dan Ca wa Toundry Company offend is function of the commune war both Augus, both days inoiz ire.

no reference by JP bingin, The unfacturing interns of the Delon, paay will be CLOSED from Bad 4ozdne in Secratury, total thy, the internng Chipindad and recived. 11,000 Wheel, the largest industell concern in advisers to the con facts, walah Life Mini applications for exemption, of which 7,396 were fund and 0,02 grant the Dominion, through its ties president, ter should entelle The Cannian ed, 700 awaiting decision, while 6,102 were reputrinted and 1,820 intern the War 1bcs. He visited the War silt Inspecting the munitions when Mr. Butler.a teaped to get ima direct Crane kan underlook the rampat- 8,000 emisining not interred A ti shines Fere treated bettor Outes first in I nas 3 when he was Culd produced in Asia Hungar flap in Germany, Austro-Hungarians received more that he was a little to late, as all the The system advocated by Lopt levon- consideration

Government commitments were made, port of dealing with Independent, agenta

Continued on page 8.)

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