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THURSDAY. AUGUST 19, 1915

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TELEGRAPH.

THE WAR.

RUPTURE BETWEEN ITALY AND TURKEY IMMINENT.

ANOTHER ZEPPELIN RAID ON ENGLAND,

A DESPATCH FROM SIR IAN HAMILTON,

DESPERATE FIGHTING AT KOVNO.

LATEST NEWS FROM THE WESTERN FRONT.

(Reuter's Service to the China Maik)

ANOTHER ZEPPELIN RAID.

SEVERAL CIVILIANS KILLED AND INJURED.

LONDON, Aug. 18.

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THE CHINA MAIL.

BY TELEGRAPH,

RUSSIAN RESISTANCE INCREASING IN VIOLENCE

THEIR RETREAT "IRREPROACHABLE."

Lospos, August 18, -

An Arresterdain intessage says, that German war correspondasits describe the Bussian resistance as intruding in violence the neurer the Austen-German front approaches the Russian area of defence, the base line of which New pằng the midway tron Brestlitova to Bialystok.

They emphasise that the sales are increasing in intensity with perhaps a retardations of the Austro-tierna adynnee, which must be) expected in the next few days.

BY TELEGRAPH CALLICURA

(Reuter's Service to the China Maik)|

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ACCIDENT TO THE KING'S EQUERRY.

LONDON, Aug. 17. Major Clive Wigram, the King's querry, wan thrown from his dogcars at Windsor and is offering lightly from aunqassion,

A SIAMESE OFFICIAL.

Loxion, Aug. 17. Sun Pa Kitch, the First Secretary

from Bangkok,

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QUEEN'S DISPENSARY

A war correspondent of the Berliner Tageblatt with General Woyrsch says The Russian retreat tay be eharacterise as irreproachable. All railways, viaducts, unels and bridges were blown up strictly neceril ing to enter and correctly but buildings in the towns were spared. Little of the Siamese Legation, has arrived Tel. 492

was improperly destroyed and Kieler is quite untouched.

AMERICAN STERLING EXCHANGE. STRINGENCY,

$3,000,000 FROM CANADA.

LONDON, Aug. 18.

A telegiam from Ottawa states that $5,000,000 (gold) bave been shipped from the vaults of the Financa Department to Now York, haing the balance of $100,000,000 placed here on British necdant soon after the outbreak of the war.

The shipment la expected to relieve the exchange situation somewhat.

GERMANY'S INTRIGUES IN AMBRIJA,

THE REVELATIONS CAUSE A SENSATION.

LONDON, August 18, 2:

The New York World's exposure of the German Government's intri gues imused a sonisation. The lending newspapers devote pages to the revelations arul comunent on them at great length.

The New York Sun says Count Bernstorf should receive his pass ports immediately.

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TYPHOON WARNING.

The following telegram was rocnived at

the American Consulate General from the

Manila. Onservatoryst 19:30 p.m. to-day:

Cyclonu ar typhoon E of North Luzon, more than 30 miles distant, moving N.N.W. or N.

SCOTTISH SPORT.

(From Our Own Correspondent.)

July 15.

CALCKIT, Cricket matches at Hamilton Crescent, Glasgow, and at Galashiels brought in the after a lapse of two years, are again large suma for the war ralial fundă. Lo

Public School Champions." Grange, 71; Carlton, 49. Lorette, 154 and 204, Tettes, 190 and 158. Royal, High School, 31: Watsonis, 309

fora. Stewart's, 37; Heriot's G Brunswick. 191 closed: Edin. Academy,

131 for 6.

The New York World publishes farther documents showing negotia. The Press Bureau announces that inst aight Zeppelin visited the Easterations by agents of the German Goverment to face the Frigeport Counties and dropped bomba,

[Connecticut) Projectile Company, which received money from the New The sati-aircraft guns were in betion and it is believed that one of York Guaranty Trust Company, acting with anthority for the Peutsche the Zoppelias was bit. Air patrols were active but owing to the difficult at Bank. mospheric conditions the Zeppelins were able to escape.

The Providence Journal (Rhode Island) says that two persons am- Some houses and buildings, including a church, were damaged. Saven men, two women and a child were killeil and 15 mer, 18 women, and played in the State Department and four in the Treasury Department Cartha, 15: Kilmarnock, 97.

are suspected of giving information to German agents. three children injured. All are civilians.

ITALY AND TURKEY.

A RUPTURË IMMINENT.

Losoy, August - 18.

A telegram from Roing states that there is every sign that Italy will shortly uke decisive stupa with regard to Turkey. The Italians in Asia Minor have been forbidden to leave the country, while the despatch of Tory anal munitions and the issuing of incendiary proclamations iz Lybis, with the object of provoking a native rising against the Italians, still continues.

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THE TORPEDOED TURKISH VESSELS,

A Sofia telegram says it has been ascertained that the Turkisk! battleship Barbarossa " carried ammunition and stores.

J. Down's Team, 178; Sandiford's Team,

127 Ear 6. Gula Vaterans 155 Closed

"Teternos, 87 for 6

Selkirk

FOOTBALL, AS CHEAL At a special meeting of the First Division Committee of the Scottish B'ont.

The transport Kefas,” which was also torpedoed and beached, was ball League, it was decided to marry on the carrying stores.

HOW GERMANS TYRANNISE THE BELGIANS.

LONDON, August 18.

The Germans continue to treat the Belgians behind the firing-hine The Goverment organ Giornale d'Italia, indicates that Italy's puti.with extreme harshness, and also display the most arrogant attitude once has been exhausted.

BIG RUSSIAN VICTORY IN THE CAUCASUS.

Losos, August 18. There has been fierce fighting in the Cauensus, the battle swaying for some days. The Turks claimed to have retaken the city of Van, an important strategic position, but a Petrograd communique issued to-day announces that in un important victory the Russians have retaken the city and routed the Turies whom they are pursuing taking villages. prisoners and booty, The Turkish right wing also suffered a serious defent.

towards the inhabitants of Brussels.

A Belgian Senator, named Cupelle, was struck in the face because be refused to salute & German officer who was billeted in his house.

The Germans seized large quantities of furniture, planos, etc., and confiscated over 800,000 francs' worth of goods. At Menin Belgians belonging to good families were ccannelled to sweep the streets and work in the trenches. Those refusing were made to pay fines of 500 marks and were imprisoned.

ITALIAN SOLDIERS" WONDERFUL MOUNTAINEERING FEATS.

LONDON, Aug, 1B.

competitions as in former years, with the sams number of clubs players to recaire s maximum of £1 per mantel. Forthall will be played on Saturdays only, and no player will be engaged unless regularly employed throughout the week in work other than football.

TO-DAY'S CRIMINAL

SESSIONS.

Y

heang Kes, indicted at the Criminal:

Sessions to-day on a charge of indecent assault, was sentenced to eighteen months

imprisonment with hard labour.

Kum Sing and Tong Fat, pleading guilty to committing an sealt with intent to rob, were sentenced to six years' hard Labour each. The Attorney General anid the pris cors entered a house and' were disturbed. They were seen running away The Russians, developing an encircling movement, aptured Klytch, A Rome communique states that in the upper Ortler range, between the and two lukongs gave chase. The primerx Pass toms seizing the Turkisk line of wmnnictions on the right bank upper valleys of the Adda and Adige, au Italian detachment on Monday drew knives and one of the lukangs wAS of the Euphrates. The Turks violent endeavour to recover the Pass night, marching in sections and roped together, crossed the Camoni Pare,njured." Eventually, the men were evOK-

arrested. were fruitless. They suffered great losses rond then attempted to force 10,118 ft. high, scaled the ice-clad Tackettspitz, 11,382 ft. high, surprised the powered and the adjoining Puss but were defeated by Russian reinforcements chargonemy and advanced to the Madatachapits, 11,250 ft, where they dislodged that they were determined to put down passing sentence his Lordship said ing with the bayonet.

an enemy detachment and occupied the crest.

this kind of thing in Hongkong. The Russian envelopment resulted in the complete defeat of eleven A dashing Italian offensive in the Tolmino zone against Santa Vama and The Attorney General drew has Lord. the meritorious condret Turkish divisións who assumed such an audacious offensive northward Sanus Lucia hilla, covering positions on the right bank of the Isonzo, captured ship's attention that those who managed to escape to the left bank of the Euphrates 4t the point of the bayonet a line of solid entrenchments, taking 564 prisoners,

four maxims and mach munitions.

retreated in disorder.

The total captures by the Russians have not been ascertained but they took many machine guns, rifles, much war material and prisoners, } including several commanders, many officers and thousands of soldiers. The whole district is full of Turks "who are surrendering without resist-

Turkish shells and waggons litter the rolld.

AFICO.

DESPATCH FROM SIR IAN HAMILTON.

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THE GREEK POLITICAL CRISIS.

M. Venizelos To Frem & Cabinet.

LONDON, August 18.

The King has asked 11. Venizelos to form a Cabinet.

M. Venizelos has asked a delay of four days before definitely reply

LATER,

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of the two Chinese conetshics concerned. The Chief Justice also commended these mea and wiked that this should be brought to the notice of the authorities.

HONGKONG POLICE RESERVE.

KETURN OF TUPLEN,

All Martinis and Winchestersisted mest 23rd inst. Units will parade under the be returned to the Armoury on Monday,

Sargeant Major at the times stated below. The Maskstry Sergeant will supervise the

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Losuox, Aug. 18. 12.40 p.m. Ceneral Sir Ian Hamilton-ruports that the situation in the southern zone on the 14th and 15th inst. remained unchanged. The Turks, as

son, with their artillery fire had little effect. The Turks, on the Indescribably enthusiastic scenes narked the opening of Parliament.atura. 6mmunition must be returned Rifles will he accepted on date. night of the 11th and 15th heavily attacked our right flank at Anzacs. Immense crowds greeted the legislators. The Chumber was crammed, Service tady until further orders. No All the attacks were repulsed. Our troops at the new landing place on but the Royal Family was not represented. After the religious ecre-

Chinese Company 5.30 Epctuguere the Suyla, on the left front made a short advance on the afternoon of irony a Venizelist President was elected, and there were foverish demon-

Indian the lath, and with a view to straightening the line they moved forward trations of joy in the streets when the result was known. under considerable gun and rifle fire and gained five hundred yards, capnounced the Government's resignation, and asked for a suspension of Then M. Gounaris mounted the tribute, and in brief speech an- Luring a Turkish trench and taking some prisoners.

the sitting till the political crisis had been solved...

DESPERATE FIGHTING AT KOVNO.

FIERCE GERMAN ATTACKS REPULSED.

M. Gounaris went to the Palace, and the King, accepted his resigna tion. J Venizelos was invited to consult the King to-day.

ALLIES DECLARE COTTON CONTRABAND.

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All Service B'des must be returned to inspection and overhauling Holders of the Armoury on Tuesday, August 24th, for these. Rifles will parade for this purposa" under Inspector Wilden at p.. sharp.

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Loxbox, August 18.. The Petrograd communique reports that the ighting at Kovno le most desperate. The anomy, after the most careful preparation, using heavy guna, Great Britain, France, Russia, Italy, and Belgium have agreed to including some 16 inch, Attacked in fall strength on Sunday and Monday,nake catton contraband, says a telegram from Washingtua Japan's Their object being the storming of the fortifications on the left bank of the attitude is undefined. Japan will possibly take, no action us thers is Niemen. They succeeded on Monday evening in capturing a fort which had now no German Colony in the Far East.. been greatly damaged by the bombardment, and in entering the spaces be- It is understood, that the declaration of cotton as contraband willAPABLE and ENERGETIO CHIN. tween some of the arber forte,

be defended as being authorised by International Law Probably the ESE (33) with many years' sound experienes. Thoroughly efficient in hand- In the western sector fighting continues. We repulsed a series of fierce Entento Powers will expect the United States to protest, but they in-ness sad office restine. Hard worker. German attacks on Sunday on the left bank of the upper Narew in the directend to argue that the United States proclamations of 1805 make willing to go on trisi for month," and tion of Bielostok and Bielsk. The enemy in the region of the Yorogeorierat, materials for the manufacture at staminition contraband.

[accept reasonable terias" if chance of pro- fortress, after a bombardment with their beaviest guns, delivered a series of

motion and prospects. attack on Sunday and the following night against the fortifications between BRITAIN'S ARMY OF AMMUNITION WORKERS,

Replies to "ABILITY," the Narow and the left bank of the Wkra River.".

olo Chiwa Mast" Office." -Hongkong, August 30, 1314.

LATEST NEWS FROM THE WESTERN FRONT.

(Official Telegram from British Foreign Office:)

Josbox, August 18.

TONDON, Aug. 18, 5.35 p.m.

In the past wock, August 15tir" was the day appointed for return- A Paris communique states that artillery actions took pluca abing the national registration form, everyone between 15 and 65 being various sectors. In our bombardment of Linga we destroyed two heavy now registered with details necessary for the complete mobilization of battories and blow up several amminution depots. The Germans made the nation. Industrial mobilization also proceeds, the Minister of Muni two violent counter-attacks on the crest at Sondernach against a positions announcing on the 12th that 845 establishments had been declared tion we had captured. They were completoly requined.

NO BOOTY FOR THE ENEMY ON THE BASTERN FRONT.

Losoos, Apenst. 18:

A tolegnum from Petrograd states that the Russians are taking no risks of booty falling into the hands of the enemy

The military continue removing from Rigu everything of any value and are taking the same precautionary nonsures at Bialystok.

The Germans when they took Loman found the town stripped. It only fell after three days bombardment being especially furious at nights The inhabitants throughout took refuge in cellors and basement, hut nevertheless many civilians were killed?

controlled under the Munitions Act. As a result, profits of employers in these is limited, the excess being paid to the State and sitnilurly rule or shop customs limiting output are suspended. Mr. Lloyd George, in- torviewed by the Temps, said that if the figure one represented output in September 1914, the figure fifty represents the output of July, 1015. It will be a hundred times greater in August and the curvo will thence forward, rise precipitously. Twelve thousand skilled workers have been brought back from the front, forty thousand new workers have been enlisted.

The Times pubijshes, a series of articles entitled workshops of war showing that enormous establishments in various parts of England are now full-going concern with gigantis and increasing output. The papers wenerally hailed the rent Brital artillery success of Hooge as & forecast of future results of th notivit

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