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WEDNESDAY. AUGUST 4, 1915.

BY TELEGRAPH.

THE PROGRESS OF THE WAR.

LATEST NEWS FROM THE VARIOUS FRONTS.

GERMANY'S BARBAROUS TREATMENT OF PRISONERS.

ITALIANS STILL PROGRESSING.

Reuter's Service to the China Mail.)

ON THE EASTERN FRONT.

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HARD FIGHTING IN POLAND.

Tsnox, August 9.

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ENCOURAGING FOREIGN CAPITAL.

Pasigo, Aug. 9.

CURES

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tions have been rovised with the object of encouraging foreign capital.

THE SINO JAPANESE AGREEMENT.

THE GERMANS USE BURNING LIQUID.

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Losbox," August 3. Retter's correspondent at the British Headquarters describes the Gears using of burning liqaid at 'Hooge. There were also three attacks on the British positions southwnal of Hooge, all of which were repulsed. A Gerinan attack just before dawn was preceded by a heavy bombardment by guns of all calibros, also a mine-thruwer of tinusiul siz Then the therman engineers turned the tape of the sylinders and kundhed a sheet of buruing liquid against our parpet. The termun infantry charged under cover of a screen of dâine and succeded in forcing an entry into a trench. The breach was subsequently extended pertaining to the Sino-Japanese by bombing. The scenu of that grin single in the serui-darkness was hand picture. The attack surprised the British; our sentries suddenly saw spurts of fane leaping towards them. The British were forced to give ground before such dastardly methods, but the second line could not be shaken The British organised & counter-attack froan the south. jand regained part of the lost broñeles,

BRITISH SUBMARINES OPERATING NEAR CONSTANTINOPLE.

LONDON, August 3.

It is officially aimounced that the Vico-Admiral comorinding in the Eastern Mediteranen reports that, a British subinarine operating in the Sen of Marmora torpedoed a steainer of 3,000 tons. Torpedoes were likewise fired by the submarine against lighters alongsile the arsenal at Constantinople. Heavy splosions; were heart.

The submarine also bombarded the railway, on the Asiatic Const opposite Constantinople,

THE TORPEDOING OF THE CLINTONIA.

LONDON, Angust 3.

A Paris telegram states that the survivors of the Clintonia say that ons person was killed and fifteen wounded.

The boats were lowered very speedily and the injured people on board A Petrograd vmiaunique revurés hul fighting to have been general were rowed off in haute, but the Clintonia, in sinking, dragged down a boat with ten on board. The others rowed till they met three trawlers which had on Sunday,

The Rasinus-musical-Pouzinsiz which is worth-mist of Shavli, been sent to their reseas by a French Admiral. Seven men are heing treated continued to press the men, the advance guants capturing 500 pria: a French naval hospital, one undergeing a trepanning operation. The soners and six Maxims The Germans brought up their main body and others have been sent to England. Fifty-four persons were saved and eleven

perished a battle ensues in which both sites attacked.,

The enemy on tho Narow front, after several dags stubborn Sighting. succeeded in alenncing towartis elie right bank of the Narew and con centrated great forces in tlay Rozan district aiming at the unch rail- way south of Ostrolecka. The battle here continus.

SHARP INFANTRY ACTIONS IN ARGONNE.

LONDON, August 3, 220 a.m. There have heer sharp infantry actions in the Argonne, saya & Pacie

Most desperate and bloody metiens on the Vistula frons have engled to "Russia advaninge north-west of Rome and south of Gumakalvaria.telegram. bath fouiles from Warsaw.

The enemy detachments which crossel the Vistula near Magnucheff. half way between Warsaw und Ivangores, Inve been driven back.

Tha Russians on the left bonk, our the Ivangorod river crossing. withdrow, after stubborn fighting, to a strenger.position.

A desperate butth continues between the Vistula and the Big where all the enemy's attacks Tave, been repulsed.

The Russians on the left of the Bug occupied without molestation a new front north of Chelm.

GERMAN ACTS OF BARBARISM.

SAVAGE TREATMENT OF PRISONERS.

LONDON, August 3. "

A telegram from Paris states: A Foreign Oce report deals exhaustively with German acts of treachery and barbarism against combatants.. based on evidence of victins and German prisoners.

The Germans early on Monday morning, captured a treach which a counter-attack partially re-took. Subsequently the Germans, using burning quide, violently attacked the trenches in the district of Marie Therase, They gained a footing in one, but a counter-attack recorered the bulk of the

lest ground,

There have been a series of actions in the Vosges, on the front of the bilis recently conquered by us, which have resulted in the capture of German trenches, and fifty prisoners.

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PEKING-HANKÓW RAILWAY

AFFAIRS.

The Peking-Hankow milway staff has been again impeached and a list

of officials supposed to be guilty of corruption has been inade out.

PUNISHMENT OF CIVIL OFFICIALS.

The Gaveranens is instructed that legislation be drawn up an'a Bureau formed to consider ud, re- vise the regulations affecting the punishment of civil officials, :

REBELS PARDONED.

A Presidential muudate pardons rebels Hung Yuct and fivo others.

CHURCH LIFE IN GERMANY.

Expectations Due to War Not Realized

The District Church Syuod of Wedin sbd father a cheerless sessiou. Dr. Steinbach, the Moderator, in presenting

report on the religious and mural con ditions of the diocese, regretted he was unable to evaru the prevalent belief that the War had resulted in reinvigorat ing the spiritual life of the people.

The high-tension hopes," said Dr. Steinbach, that the trials through which we were passing had brought about a renewing of religious and church life have not been fulfilled. It is possible that is any churches a better attend. abce is noticeable than in the pre-war days,,but the excellent attendances which

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John Ripley is an old Volunteer and hold their prayer meetings, but their Territorial, 48 years of age, and works as a number is nut increasing. sister and sweep in St. Andrews. In The experiment of keeping open the All ever Scotland the local Armaments February he was shot through the head churches all day and every day which

the bullet watering went his left eye and

was tried at the beginning of the war Committees are busily engaged selecting coming out near his left ear: but he has It states that the Germans frequently used their prisonera ne shields against from among the furteors those who are since been able to return to the fring line. has been's failure, so completu failure Several letters have come home giving an that several churches have been shab' firing and killed named primpers and murdered the wounded on the field suitable for employment under "now xeonant of Angus's gallant deed; they agree again. with bayonets and the butt ends of their rifles, after stripping the victims of cational" conditions. Most of our Scottish, in all the main points; and from them an

The only consolation whichho wor their aniforms and valuables.

They fired upon surgeone, nurses and stretcher bearers. One instance engineers are employed in the basin of the interesting story may is constructed. It quoted is that of a Dr. Sedillot who, after a battle, installed a French hospital in Clyde. and it is there that the most im appears that on the night of the 11th Jane has brought Dr. Steinbach is the sudden houses and a barn. The Germans next morning iuvuded the village. A German portant "recruiting is taking place Thea amail party of his battalion was sent out stoppage of the dangerous cression officer rushed into the hospital, and shot at and wounded Dr. Sedillot. A acent task of the officials is not by any mesas totack a German barricade, and when it movement, of last year. People, ho do Large Stocks of "Gandy" Belting and Belt Fasteners. of carnage ensued, the Germans, acting rader orders, setting are to the buildings an easy one, because there are coal- Martin, of Carluke, was missing. In theclared, felt that in this time of national morning. Bir. Martin was seen lying right saress they had something bettor to do and compelling the attendants, who had escaped the bullets by lying on the cor and feigning death, to run into the furnace, pushing them into the flames with paratively few hems in the Glasgow district at the fact of the enemies trench, only than wangle about the evil of an Estab

not either, contractors, sub- some ten feet of earth separating him shed Church.. their baronets, while cther. German soldiers brought bay to maintain the fire.

The from the Germana. His closeness to them protected him; but they know he waA Between 00 and 30 were wounded inside the hospital. Some were unable to walk, contractors, or sub-sub-contractors. Some jumped from the windows and were immediately abot, the Germans mean tamifications of these contracte are extra there, for the ugly beck, of while jeering. Dr. Sedillot was throughout a spectator. He escaped by jump ordinary wide, and cases have already with its ghoulish eye reached over their To-dty's Advertisements ing from a window, and with a braket leg, crawled into a cellar. He was occurred where many men are employed, trench and teared at the poor

soldier below." Doe writer, anys that captured next day and imprisoned from September to March, when he was eest without their own kaowledge, on work on hell itself can producs nothing to match to France, disabled.

Dr. Seditiot was evinced that over a hundred wounded soldiers wers which depends the completion of Govern the dreadfulness of that periscope: and ment contracts in other e-tablishments, though,, for fear we might only bring ou despatebed on this occasion. Other French soldier witnesses declare that on other croisions they saw the wounded piled on baystacks and burned to death. The officiais therefore have to investigate the end. we dared hardly fire, yet that by a well-aimed periscope waa smashed |tteso and many individual cases before British bullet, and overy une that took A COPYING PRE33; second hurd ITALIANS DISPERSE, THE ENEMY IN THE CARNIA VALLEYS. finally accepting the applicants. Even where its place shared its fate."

poor Martin sp. this objection to the transfer of men does 'tinues,-In agony. Loxboy, August 3.

not hold good, it is not always found pealed to the ep17 for a drink of

water, and what do you think those un After ten days' fighting for the Carin valleys the enemy has been advisable to depleta too much the staffs of sprakalie cowards dil? They threw at at length dispersal.

privato firms. In some cases the employ-him an unlighted bomb. We understood The It lians renewed their furionus ennnonudes, aiming at the demoli-ment of thousands of operatives depends their game; we have been fighting them too tion of the barter forts on Upper Cardevole, Boite, Laudron, and Sex-on the continued employment.of a few men long to expect to see them sling "over a -stand-by mechanics in big factories, for rope and draw him in, they left him in

N Active And Hard Working Part- ten. The conquest of Mount Medetin was a brilliant fear. The enemy instance without who assistance in the the cruel glare.of a-cloudiens June sky, s strongly held the harsified, surauit, supported by guns mounted on the ease of a breakdown all the worker would bait to lure yet another gattish poldier so por, with GENERAL BUSINESS his death." As the day wore on, the strain experience in Chin and about $3,000 adjacent heights. The only practicable "necess to the summib was a be thrown idle. precipitous gully. The batte was protracted and fluctuating. Finally teher places are enrolling volunteers and endure; and out of many

Edinburgh, Dunder. Aberdeen, and upon the watchers boovme too much to Capital

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Apply *0. H. the bravery and boldness of the Alpinists dislodged the enemy, who, ending forward the names of those selected willing unen one was chosen, Angar, he born And bred in the vilinge However, did not acknowledge defeat. Reinforce they returned to the to headquarters, Although Ggures are not was assault repeatedly and not till evening was the surunit definitely in the yet arailsule, and will be possibly where was Mr. Martin's home. possession of the Itadinus,

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Ar- till long alter Mr Lloyd Gargo's waren rangements were inade for covering fre

the progress made is described with rifles and machine gens, and wich satisfactory. It may be admitted that rope 50 yards long, which was the distance "Mr Martin was way, Angus crawled out but lie terni is an indefinite one. What is

A desperate attempt by the Austrians, employing their craolt troops, days was made to recover the important Mente Seibusi, but they failed comfor the time being. it is satisfactory of the lines. For 50 yards or a cap of pletely.

The enemy all Friday night nudes numerous feint attacks, hoping to divert the lions, and then at dawn on Saturday great forces made

furious onslaught on the unnuntain

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wanted in some statement of certainty. A self-grown corn afforded some cover, but THE THIRD GYMKHANA MEET. LING of the SEA90 will be held at trades unicr nder puts itboat beyond that all was pretty open. Owing present is si sag Inperialist-Satis to the clever way he imaged, however, Happy Valley on SATURDAY, the 7th Factory is all very we'l; but its s seit word, nad the height of the German para August, 1915, commencing at 4 p.. The Talion firo mowed down the attacking lines, and then thin and mak' siccar is better."

Angus got to where Martia was lying, took

The Charge of Admission will be $1.00 Jufuntry emerged from the tapuches and fell upon their flauts ou The most Interesting phase of the rehim by the aholders, raised bim up a bit, for others than Members of the Hovoreno front and Bank, living thein back in couplete disorder.

cruiting is the response from este de cur and gave him a drink of braudy. Then

Soldiers and Sailóra in

form alf Prisoners stated that a regiment of the Emperor's Jaeger, recently great industrial contras. Men are coming the Germans lobbed, a bomb over the JoCKET CLUB OF GYMKHANI CLUS

forward from the most unlikely quarters, parapet, raining cloud of dust. Now

•Hand in hand Prica... arrived on the front, was practically annihilated.

from motor garages in the Highlands, frumor, never, it mint be.

The Committee invite the Ladion of engine rooms in steam drifters, frem little the wounded offer and man rone to their blacksmith shops in' remote moorlands. taet, and then the Germans made their Hongkong to be present. ⠀⠀ One of the recruiting officials, describing mistake. So are had they been of

Hongkong, August 4, 1915. 669 these workers, said,The pity of it is that pray that their cunning over-reached itself, we might have had, meat of these men The swiftest runner in the world would months ago if they had only been told ef have had only one chance in a thousand the antiqual accessities, and if thers had crossing that or spars if only their been the germ of car prosent recruiting snipers het steadily. Instead, they threw activities and they are handy won a more bombs, And op row a pillar of smoke, the best sonen of the term." Later on he hiding the whole of what was happening added. The curious thing to me is that both from themselves and from. us. Oat killed or semi-illed men in the country into our view there staggered two poor districts seem more anxious to help than wounded figures, stumbling. running. the more highly skilled men in the town; falling, drawing Down they go, then ap I wouldn't have expected it, as they must again, sad. on. The German tifes, shoot be largely out of touch with popular wildly still on they gu, and bus line of fire emotions."

is clear. Qar rifles now, one blast from the machine gun, and all is over; they ate safely in our lines."

A Rome.communique says that the Teulians in the Gunti district Have uptrel Mount Mestetta, north-east of Chinacnestult. They also ropulsed a furmus attack at Monte Seilusi, on the Curso Plateau, Caising 150 prisoners.

BRITISH SUBMARINE SINKS GERMAN TRANSPORT.

Losnos, August 31. An official Petrograd, message states that a British submarine sank targo German transport in the Baltic."

ITALIAN SEAPLANES BOMB RIYA.

LONDOS, "Auat 3:

and howry grobo barded the station of Rosurto in which there were trims full of troops."

Bancology Pro RUSSIAN DESTROYERS SINK 210 TURKISH VESSELE.

LovDos, August 3

Rasuing destroyer in the Black Hea continue to hariss Turkish coal supplies, soye a telegrum froin Petrograd, Thay kank 219 sailing craft, adete with coul, and destroyed three yurda which were employed in con structing such oraft

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