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TUESDAY, AUGUST 17, 1815

BY TELEGRAPH.

A SHANGHAI SENSATION.

EUROPEAN SHOOTS HIS WIFE.

(From Our Own Correspondent.)

SHANGHA, Aug. 17, 2.10 p.m. Seuior Wander Macfarlane, of the" Municipal Gnol, shot his wife with a shotgun and fired at and wounded his wife's sister yesterday evening.

He was remanded on a clurge of "nunder at the British Court

b-day.

Prisoner said that he was under the influence of drink when the erine was committed.

THE

PROGRESS OF

THE WAR.

LATEST NEWS FROM THE

VARIOUS. FRONTS.

GERMAN INTRIGUING IN

THE UNITED STATES.

THE BRITISH PROGRESSING IN THE DARDANELLES.

(Reuter's Service to the China Mail.)

ON THE EASTERN FRONT.

PERSISTENT ENEMY ATTACKS REPULSED.

LONDON, August 16. A Petrograd comannique announces that there is no change in the region, of Riga, but the fighting hus become more severe in the Dvinsk Districe.

Persistent German attacks between the Narew and the Bug have i burn repulsed, and the Russians have checked the Austro-German attacks son the railway between Seilfite nul Jakow, tuking 800 prisoners.

The attacks on the Novogeorgiovsh fortress were generally repulsed.

GREEK RECRUITS CALLED UF.

KING AND PREMIER AT YARIANCE.

LONDON, August 15.

A telegram from Athens says “lat à Royal Decree calls up to the Colours the Class 1915 recruila.

M. Venizelos had a farther audience with the King, lasting for two

hours.

It is stated that his interviews with the Ring have been somewhat atonny. M. Venizelos, on departing from the Palace, was acconled ani evation.

It is believed that M. Venizelos will only expose his "views to the King when His Majesty summons him to retufi to power.

Certain German circles in Athens are spreading reports that M. Venizelos has changed his views, and accuse him of lacking in character. They say that the breach between him and King Constantine is as in- surmountable" sa that between Bismarck and the Kuiser.

EXPOSURE OF GERMAN INTRIGUES.

HIGH OFFICIALS IMPLICATED.

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THE DARDANELLES OPERATIONS.

WHY THEY WERE UNDERTAKER.

Dox, August 26,

An excellent effect luns been produced by the publicatku by the British Ambassador of a statenient regarding the extent of the British Naval and Military participation in the war, says u Petrograd tolagram.

The Ambuskulor states that when" Turkey declared war, Russia asked Great Britain to divert a portion of the Turks from the Caucasus. by a counter dernonstration ut semo other point: hence the' oporations in the Bunnelles.

This Nerve Fremge pays tribute to the priceless services of the Bri- ish Fle, choling the keeping open of the port of Archangel. It glowingly praises the British creation of an enormous army and the

gallantry shown by the British troops, and points out the danger of a

prenature move on, the Western front

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BRITISH PROGRESS AT THE DARDANELLES.

Toxos, August 16.

A Turkish communique indicatos that the British have been pre gressing since the landing at Aribarna, in Gallipoli, as it says that Turkish artillery on Friday" dispomol a battalion of infantry on Friday on the Anaforta Plain, while it alaims to have repulsed on attack on the Turkish right wing moeth of Aribuenii on Thursdag.

FRANCE DEPENDENT UPON ENGLAND FOR COAL.

LONDON, August 15.

Upon learning of the latest order prohibiting the exportation of any British coal except under a licence, the French Gaveroniens immediately |sent a high official to London to represent the complete dependence of France upon England for coal. Every assumince has now leẹn given that the exportation will be facilitated to the utmost degres possible." -

THE ITALIANS STILL ADVANCING.

LONDON, August 16.

A Roma communique anuncis that enemy armoured trains attacked the railway station of Sorraville in the valley of Adige und the Italian. positions sauth-east of Monfalcone, but were repulsed,

The Italians advanced considerably in the valley of Sexten and the Plezzo and Monténunc districts.

(Haras Service.)

Pants, August 15: - Yesterday, east of Taft food, we explored a German ammunition depot.

Tu-day, between Õise and Aisne, we exploded mines unil occupied the cavities. Nineteen Allied aeroplanes threw 109, shofle

97. German artillery depot in the Valley of Spada.

Petrograd :-Heavy fighting region Jacobstadt; we repulsed four battacks against our positions West Rovno; serious fighting left bank of Bug. German attempt to occupy Courland (Province) definitely foiled. Remo:We storrned Height Cadore and bombed, on the Isonzo, (Austrian) works defending basin of the Phizzo.

COMPANY REPORT.-

Thirty-Third Annual Report of the Indo- China Steam Navigation Company Limited, to be presented on Friday, the 23rd day of July.

Trade in China for the year under review opened in a most disappointing mandar sed no great improvement was noticeable

For this

until the Autung when better conditions prevailed, though opposition on the Calcutta continued keen throughout the year. reason the result of the Steamers working compares unfavourably with that of the preceding year, the net amount of pruit, after providing for

Depreciation and all outgoings, amoucting to £99,599 16. od, which includes the carry forward of £15,000 from 1913 Account,

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FRENCH CROPS BATIAFACTORY.

LONDON, August 15.

The drop statistics are most ressour: ing The arop for, 1915 was gathered in last time than that of 1973, notwith: standing the lack of agricultural labour There are indications of an average yield of wheat, while onts are abondant,

MÈXICAN · AFFAIRS.

LONDON August 15

A Washingian telegram skates that

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The pain they produce in walking is often agonising. Don't pare them Don't try to dig them out. Chiropody la best left to the Chiropodist!

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QUEEN'S

an appeal to Mexico by the Latin Tel 492 American Conferences published with. out any intimation of armed interven tion, calls on the Mexican leaders to meet somewhere in Marico or on neutral ground to "adopt the first steps necessary for the ecnstitutional reconstruction of the country".

(Wak Ter Yat, Po'a Serviss.)

„A CANTON REQUEST „REFUSED.

PERIso, Aug, 10. The Cuntos Authorities requested that, owing to the food, the monthly payment to the "Central 'Government should be discontinuod for three months. The request, however, was not approved.

COMPULSORY SERVICE.

Compulsory Service for the Army will come into force on January 1, 1916, a commencement being made in Peking.

THE PETROLEUM INDUSTRY.

Yoz. Noi Fong to-day assumes the duties aftached to the office of Director of the Petroleum industry,

AN INDUSTRIAL BANK.

The President, in a mandate, approves of the Finance Ministry's regulations with regard to the organising of mo industrial bank.

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The World states that while protesting against shipments of munitions to the Allies the German Government actually owas one company which is secrally building wunition works in the United States, and asserts that this company in row negotiating to supply Great Britain and Russia with muni tions, though it does not intend to deliver the goods.

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