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THURSDAY, AUGUST 12, 1915

BY TELEGRAPH.

'ON THE EASTERN FRONT.

DETAILS OF RECENT OPÉRATIONS.

Lossos, August 10.

A Petrograd mesenge stufee: When the Russian troops marched ous Wassiv the inhabitants shouted "Conie kuck." and the soldiers answered over fear; wo shult coiuin, en route to Berlin," Great urns of teu were installed at all the alting places, and restaurants. Jood-shops, al tobacconists depleted the contents of their premises and distributed them to the soldiers. There was much handshaking and okeering.

REAR GUARD FIGHTING.

The henvist renrgund Righting is now north ais south of the Wars saw-Via Railway, A few days ago the Germans on the Narew were trying to us the way at Malkin. By miles Avm Warsaw. They are am sining further north, trying to push from the Lomizi-={}sso- Wiecs sector to interrupt the Russians on the milway at Biolestok, 180 miles from Warsaw,

Further South the Russinüs from Ivangorod and labdin are taking prisaurs in incessant rear-guard nations, parrying the enemy's attempt | * penetrate to Lukow on the Warsaw-Brest milway, and thus advance on the great Brest fortress by y muito north-west of the Whalava narghes.

RUSSIAN GUNS GREATE HAVOC,

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The sevőtest punislitnent litherto meted out to the-fiermans hus) been that indicted on the assailants of Cssagious and Kovno fortresses Prisoners taken at Kovno desetila the formats not having suffered havoc from the Russian gra They are destitute of forage and provisions and are so exhausted that they can searerly move: they even refuse food, besteveling to be allowed to sleep. À corpwond said: “* Every day. yen, were rushed to the front and never allowed to rest. The soldiers only long for peut

THE RUSSIAN RESISTANCE.

The Russian resistance in the niangle between the. Vistula, the Namw and the western Bug was such that the Germans for twenty-two Hays were unable to ever more than a tile a day.

They mas still unbic to piore the wali seperating" then from the rain force retreating towards the Beestlitovsk line. The digged valour of the Bussian, inferty n the Norew has been especially stressful in helping the entire lu skan nemy to gemny new positions without loss, wheresis the Corneas, especially „d Rovna, suffered almost disaster.

GERMAN PRISONERS.

- Từa thousand prisoners opgived at Vilnn on the 8th inst.

They complain that the Russians rernain iu suck force that nome the Hussan reserves have yet been in action, while the Gennans sannot contemplate seruling any of their fourteeti egrps Westward,

RUSSIAN OPINION ON THE SITUATION,

Some observers at Potong argue that the Gemius are config.! ing themselves to seizing available land in Poland as an offset to the loss of the colonies, ifitending i use it as a counter in the final

Bettlements

Other observers at Fotogrul point out that the Russian Communi quex slave that the Russians are perfectly able to maintain positions When required. Nothing is liant of a shortage of munitions on these | menusions, Thog deglars that the Germans will duly succeed, în ad- randing where it suits the Russions to yield. They contand that this is only additional prout of co-operation with the Allies, showing the Rus stan shandy retirement to in so mostly to the Germans that it is part¦ t of a converted plan. They state that the Western Allies lure thus hast four nainths in which to complete their preparations end all Byssin is now united in strenuous efforis,to be roidy for the fuul terrible stage the moment the Western Allies initiate it.

KOYNO'S MAGNIFICENT DEFENCE.

Maxses Of Gormars" Wiped Out,

THE CHINA MAIL.

BY TELEGRAPH.

GRATIFYING PROGRESS AT THE DARDANELLES.

LONDON, Augiat 10,

General Sir Ian Hamilton reports fighting during the last few days, re sulting in substantial progress.

He states that in the southern zone 200 yards were gained on a trout of 300 yards exitward of the Krishia road, and held despite determined counter- attack, which were repulsed with heavy loss,

Repented attacks elsewhere were defeated,

The Cateral pare a tribute to the wholehearted co-operation of the

French

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TURKISH OFFICIAL STATEMENT.

LONDON, August 10,

A Turkish communique, mayr ka Amsterdam telegram, contains the important atatement that the Allies on the night of the 7th-8th inst, andor the protection of the Fleet landed a force at Karachali, at the bead of the Gulf of Paros, on the mainland, on the road from Enos to the Bulair Linet.

The communigus also reports two other fresh landings of Allied troop near the "Anzio 10210,

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TURKS THREATENED FROM THE FEAR.

LATER.

Sir Ian Hamilton's despatch is most gratifying, as Sari Bair is a domina- ating mountain, 971 feet high, commanding the whole Peninsula, including Narrows. The success also threatens the Turkish Army in the southern zone" from the rear,

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The attack of the Australasians began at night under cover of a search light from a destroyer. Simultaneously a fresh landing was effecting eine where. Considerable progress was made,

Scattered on the battlefield were found quantities of Turkish rides, am munition, and equipment,

Sir Ian Hamilton says that the French Corps' several attacks proved of the greatest naistance.

PREMATURE ELATION IN GERMANY.

LONDON August 10. The German papers are now busy correcting the public view that the occupation of Waranw ment the end of the war. Thus the Foariche Zeitung warns the Germans zot tu deceive themselves by thinking that the capture of Warsaw is anything but the removal of the first difficulties with which the enemy's army has surrounded itself. Pazce is still far distant.

AUSTRO-GERMAN AGITATORS ROUGHLY HANDLED.

BY TELEGRAPH. GALLICURA

{{Bouter's Servics to the China Mail)

OBITUARY.

LAYDON, Aug. 10 The death is recordsd of the novelist Richard Marsh,

SPORTING.

HONGKONG TENNIS LEAGUE.

Positions of the Teama

The positions of the teams in the Hong- kong Tennis League, which is completed except for one match is as appanded ;—

Kowloon A H. K. C. 0. University Chinese D... Kowloon B Chib de Rearelo, Y.M.C.A. Olympio

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Lawn Tennis.

Kowloon team, as winners of the Hongkong Tennis Tanaue will play team representing "The Rest

on Saturday

at 4.30 p.m., after which Mrs. Forsyth, has Findly promised to present the shield and prizes won by the members in the recest elah The Kowloon C.C. will be "at Home" to their friends.

THE WEST RIVER FLOODS.

AN OFFICIAL REPORT.

CURES

CORNS

Corns are one of the most distrousing of

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

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report on the West River Floods to the Hon. Mr. S. B.. C. Rassi, Secretary for Chinos Affairs :—

I have the honour to report that I left for Canton un July 20th, to layastigate the enaditions of Flood Relief, and returned to Hongkong on August 7th.

Flood relief measures always assume: 3

which

are, successively, Immediata Relief

LONDON, August 11. Reuter's correspondent at Philadelphia telegraphs that several thousand- Italinas, armed with clabs and bottles, and waving the Italian and American phases op chak Autumn Barricades

fag, stormed a meeting of Austrian and German agitators and pommelled'. the audience. The meeting part of a programme arranged by German (aan lan) and Winter Embankment ra sympathisers to persuade Italian reservists not to return to Italy. Finally pair (tung kei).

So far this year attention has bean the police broke up the meeting.

confined to fomediate Relief. The Tasg Wa Hospital ha despatched over 3 ¦ million exitios of rice, and, ita 3 centras at Canton, Shiu Hing, And Sam Shni, with n branch under the latter up the North River ut Ta'ing Yun, have dene sxcellent. work in conjunction with the Canton

AMERICAN EXPORTS OF MUNITIONS.

LONDON, Aug. 11.

The American reply to the recent Austriaz Note, says a Washington telegram, rejects the contention that the export from America of maitions to the Allies is inconsistent with neutrality.

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GENERAL VON BISSING.

LONDON, Aug. 10,

General von Bisaing, Gavernor-General' of Belgium, has arrived in Berlin. It is understond that General von Bissing has resigned, the Governor. Generalship of Belgium, finding his post disagreeable and onerous.

THE NAVAL ENGAGEMENT IN THE GULF OF RIGA.

"BIGGEST NAYAL ENCOUNTER OF THE WAR."

LONDON, August 10.

The Baltie on Sunday, saya u Petrigned telegrami, saw the biggest Losnos, August 11. Derails of the asstuli on Kurde, says à filegri fom Petrogradoval nenunter of the war, when two Crema divisions of vessels of show that the enemy opened a bombardment with gans of al calibrese line, with cruisers and swarms of torpedo craft, swooped towards the

Guit of Riga. (up to 1-inch after midnight on the 7th inst. The hurricane of fire insted

The battle raged a lamdred kilometres from the port of Riga for for two hours, the Russian batteries replying vigarmsly. Eigny columns |

Its intensity at the o'clock in the morning advanced to the assault in close for the passage between the island of Osel and Courhad. tion, and were met by a counted artillery and sile fire, and exploy be ginged from the fact that the Gemaus Lepoarily attacked but ins of hand-miws, while repeated ussian.comnterattacks finally threw foiled by the skill and gallantry of the Russian searen. The at back the Gemmaus with enouons les along the whole Bue,

tempts to force the passage proved, in the words of a Russian-Official

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Hospital rice were taken over by the THE EASTERN ASBESTOS CO.;

Standard Oil Co. who kindly undertook to. se to their diacritation The United States Navy, the British American Tobacco Co. and the Asiatic Petroleum Ca.. Lare ales given generous basistence.

Supplier of rice have been given by the Tung Wa Hospies to various missionary bodies who have worked zably for tho relief of sufferers.

In company with Mr Tong Yet Chun, who has been in charge of the Shiu Hing centre, I spent ten days up the West River and its tributaries investigating the coodi. tions in the important districts of Ke Yiu, So Ming and Hok Shin, and especial enco was taken to see that the more remoto places received due attention.

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The outstanding featurée of stresa nre Large Stocks of "Gandy" Belting and Belt Fasteners.

the breaches is the embankments and the ruined houses. The loss of life up the West River, apart from the destruction of

A village st

st the foot of the ancient, pagoda

in the Eastern Suburbs of Shin Hing City,

has apparently but been great. That ville age, however, is said to have lost. 2,000 persone who had one time to escape from the water rushing through the sudden

breach.

fo certain place a small percentage of the rice crop was harvested in time," and

backward crops have actually survived the Hood. Last year the first crop was total damage to embankmente seems to be even

The German vet were faced not only by o formidable RussianI am told that up the North River some in barrier but also by the Russian Heet. Nothing could have been re disenaceting in the dificult task of dealing with mines and Rus- skin marksmanship than the overhead muid by souplanes, daringly and successfully carried out.

By five o'clock the demans hd assetulle in the neighbouring Sote, no easy operation." ravines to prepare for a fresh pesult. Blair guns re-opened a car Lontardment at man thing an unecasing hail of projectiles all day. Just the Russian infantry Togglly maintained Unic positions Enemy columns at nightfall aga rushwal to the assalt, which lasted for two hours, The enemy succeeded in taking part of our alvanced trenches, which artillery, had, wrecked, but Russian reserves again ejected the enemy, who only retained the works near the village of Piple, which Was won at the cost of enormous efforts und lossos.

GERMANS. OCCUPY LOMZA-

Losbos, August 10,

failure in the affected districte. But the

worse than last year and forces our stren- The Russian defences remained firin and the Russians won a „bril:tion to the 2nd and 3rd, of the satis

simus dịl not lose a single vessel.

ant victory against heavy adds. Competent circles say that the Rus-mentioned above.

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GERMAN OFFICIAL ACCOUNT.

Losses, August 11.

This, officiul account, published in Berlin, of the battle says it was A Berla telegram states that troops of the jmy of eueni Scholely a reccunuisance for the purpose of ascertaining the position of the

Hussin mine, It admits that two mino-sweepers were lost."

have nemupied. Louiza.

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INEFFECTIVE GERMAN ATTACKS.

Losnox, August 11.

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A Petrograd camniunique says; —-On the roads from Biga on Sun day night the Russians, after hand-to-hand fighting, repulsed severi Gerrenn attacks, which were supported by the heaviest artillery:

The enemy, after fighting cn Sunday night and ou Monday in the district of Dwinek, Seboutberg, und Vilkomir, retreated before Ross pressure, abandoning a hundred prisoners and mugla material.

Desperate fighting continues on the Narew front on the Lanza and Pussian artillery repulsed a German offensive, movement against Nusogenrgioysk. | Along the left of the Vistul the enemy attacks in the directions of Lublin, Lukow and Viodiva were zapalask.

Ostrow road.

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BAVARIANS · IN WARSAW.

Dizd Of The War.

„GERMAN HOSTAGE-HOLDING IN WARSAW.

Losos, August 11.

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AA & resalt of the combined efforts of relieving bodies, Inmediate Relief is pow no longer necessary.

It gives place to the second phase, than construction of Autumo Eatricades. These are temporary banks bai tin curve, across the mouth of a brusch and their object is to enable the wond rice crop to be planted. They are things to be out at ones, autobuso

within a month if the second crop is to have a chance. ?

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10 the district which I visited it was admitted that the need fa 'not now for re- list doles but for help in building these Autumn Barricades,

On August 6th`st'a general Prince Leopold of Bavaria has issued a Troclamation in Warsaw,

meeting relief bodies in the Canton Headquarters in, which he declares :- The Getnuns: only wage war with hostile it was estimated that at least 33000,000 will troops, not against peaceful citizens, Peace and order shall be preserved be needed ander this head, and Mr. Lei and your rights protected. I expect Warsaw's citizens to undertake Yan Tran, the expable director of Tung that they will commis no hostile action, and trust in the Germau sense Wa Hospital relict measures in Canton, together with his colleagues, undertak of justice; but as it is known that the enemy in prepared for attacks provisionally to help with 3100,000, the against Warsaw, the lenders and most prominent citizens will be taken remairing two-thirds being supplied by hostages. With you inhabitants it rests to protect the lives of your Canton relief societies. This has sincs been contra ed by Hongkong Committee. fellow-citizens."*

The Proclimation furting demands that citzens report any know. Fyment will mainly be minde

rice for the laboures and has a double ledge of sucli attacks. The penalty for negligence is death,

cod will be served of continued robe and

necessary public work,

TORKS FLEEING IN DISGADER IN THE; ČAUÇABUS.

LONDON August 11.

Losos, August 11. Polish "refugeck from Warsaw say that the Bavarians row mainly

A Petrograd communique mentions that Turkish attacks along the occupy the city, The veteran Prince Leopold looks well, despite the hole front in the Carensns on Sunday we repulsed. There was a fatigues of the campaign. The Bavarians are striving land to inake desperate fight for the possession of the Vertshenir Pass, whence the friends with the inhabitants. The tafes are ful and the tranings ar The Russins, in the direction of the Upper Euphrates, after cap

Turks were driven, fleeing in disorder running as usual, ·

The ruajority of the German troops undoubtedly bellare that the turing a number of positions, are now pursuing the enemy, and have cupture of Warsaw has brought pecuce within sight. They are tiredly captured two guns, a comel-caravan, miners prioners and and cager to return to their homes,

much material,

GERMANY'S FINANCIAL CONDITION,

LONDON, Aug. 11.

ZEPPELIN ATTACK ON RED CROSS.

Lexos, August 11

German anxiety regarding finances is indiented in a semi-ocial Note in A Petrograd legran says that two Zeppelins attacked two Russian the forman papers on the 9th inst, declaring that there had been too much Red Cross trains on Saturday, killing and injuring a great many of tho speculation in Germany, and tint, private capitalists and financiers should wounded and the attendante. concentrate on the Empire's vital infareste or not direct money to other chanosin until the third War ran her heeb sanurad

A FALSE RUMOUR.

Losnon, Angust 11,

THE FRENCH "LIR RAID ON SAARBRÜCKEN.

LONDON, August 11

Four anroplanes did not return from the French air aid, on Saare hacko. Que landed in Switzerland

It is early yet tais shit the time have, Winter Embankment Repaim These are more fortidakla afliza, thaă Antimi Barricades, and is is absolutely neCBNSATY to deal with them thoroughly. Last year, it will be remembered. Hongkong spent 8285,590, Dad by Mr. Toog Yat Coon and myself in instalments of subcoin direct to shows that the balk of our work was not in many different embankments. Thie your vin. Although breaches that we help. ed tomead have given again it is entimaced that, seventy to eighty per cent of the work has bald gord, which if it is borne out by full reports, is atisfactory. Still, bank in not stronger than its weakest section; many new breaches have occured and there is nothing for it at present but to bammer away at ronite. It is to be hoped that we shall have fands loft for this your of the work, which again terves a second purgone In giving plenty of employment throughout the winter,

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