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TUESDAY, AUGUST 24 1915

BY TELEGRAPH.

THE PROGRESS OF

THE WAR

WELL-KNOWN HOLT LINER TORPEDOED.

(From Our Own Correspondent.).

Londox, Aug. 28, 0.05. p.m. A selogram from Queenstuin states that the steamer Diemod.” belonging to Mesara. Holt and Co. of Liverpool; has been sunk.

The crew were landed safely.

[The GA. "Diomed" was a nigel screw stemmer of 4,072 fans gros, bhilt by Mesars, Scots and Co. Greenek, in 1905, and owned by the Decap Steam ship Co. Ltd. Mesars, Alfred Holt, and Ca), Liverpool, where she was eogly tered. Shu was well-known in Hongkong tand" arhet "Far Eastern ports. Or Inquiry at Messes." Butterfield and Swite's office, the local agents for the Hell" Sine, wa lewn that the Diamed" was it to love Liverpool for the Far

a the 21st lust.-EJ.

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RUSSIAS BIG VICTORY IN THE GULF OF RIGA,

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LONDON, August 29, A l'etud communique wakes the bal announcement, that the German Fluct has left the Gulf of Riga, M.

This was the first intimation of the great Russian Naval vistory, of which the details were subsequently announced in the Duma by the President, M. Rodzisuko.

This led to rejoicings in Petrograd-

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SWEDISH GENDARMES MURDERED IN PERSIA

LONDON, August 23, A Swedish instructor and twelve gendarmes, anya a telegram from Petro- grad, have been killed and twenty-two wounded in a fight with Parsian bel- f gands near Kaavios, "

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M. Rodzianko said the super Dreadnought. Moltke, three cririsars and seven torpio-boats were sunk, whereupon the German Flest quitted the Gulf, The Germans afterwards attempted to land at Peresu four Fang barges, of, precups. Bussinic wilitia, unaided by artilleryesterinin---HOME - NURSING—EXAMINATION. Tel. 492

nted the invaders and captured the burges.

ILATER

Mr. Ralphe, Hon Sea of the Association, forwards the results-of-an Examination in Hon. Morsing hold last. wooks at the Royal Naval Hospital.

Dr. W. V. M. Kook, M.D. was the Hoa, Leotarer to the Class, and Surgeon General Hosk, R.N., natadas Hoo, Kraminer on behalf of the Association. The following dies were successful, Mim Arthur. Mrs. Chapman, ME J, Chapman, Mina Grace British subanrines renderad valuable aid to the Russian Floet, which Miss Legatire Exis, Mr Evan from the shelter of the Great and Table Sounds was able to harass, James, Mt Lacky Mas P. Lemmert: Miss Jones, Mrs Garibaldi, Mrs Goodban, Hrs Mind, Mrs Poutrooth. Mrs Ralps, Mm ripple and finally expel the cabiny for the Galf.

The Russian lossen were extremely small, and the efficiency of the Hurray Scott, Lies Shenton, Mrs Grant Fleet has been in no wise impaired.

Smith, Miss Fine Woodcock and Miss G. Woolcock.

BRITISH SUBMARINE RENDERS VALUABLE AID.

Crewds lave boun besleging the Adinimilty to learn the latest news. The blow inflicted on the Germans is of such gravity that it will compel the enemy to nation their plan for co-operation by find and sen forces, and probably laid to the abandonment of further develop-Butterfiaki, Mrs Cannichael, Mr Arthur inents around Rias.

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Members of the Dashova visked: M-Rodzianko, the President, to congratuliste the Navy on their splendid achievement and to con. vey to the Minister of War their carspliments on" the defautsof thy, in- vaders at Pempú by local levies:

A GERMAN DREADNOUGHT SUNK.

LUNDOS, Aust

AN ARMED ROBBERY,

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S4 Cockoll charged, thres men at the palice-sourt. this afternoon. botaro Mr. Linüsoll, with an armed robbory on July 10 at 65 Hung Hau Village, in Sai Kung

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Ac. Navab communique, issued of Petrograd, contina the hot chat tho Russians sunk two German cruisers and eight destripers, while British submarine sank one of Goruny's finest Dreadnoughts, comm

The Motzkis was one of Germany's most powerful battle-risers tharge of No: lauh, said that on July THE ONLY BOAT LEAVING AT 5 P.M. EVERY DAY,

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went to No 5o tailor'a shop, and

Launched in 1913, she displaced 21,500 tons, carried eight 12inch and ten 5.9-teh guns, and hui a designed speed of 29/kouts. Ter crew probably numi- hered abonis 1.0007. This vessel was one of the battle-onders wbtet raided Sear-found nide gags and two straw hata, Sirigh and Hartlepool, and as figured in the Dogger Bank searry, in which theBlucher was sank. "Slie is, the first super-Dreadtinaght to be destroyed phy a subthurîne]

GERMANY'S FUTILE EFFORTS TO BREAK THE ALLIANCE. LONDON, August 23.

A Petrograd telegram staler: M. Suzonoff the Russian Minister for Foreign Affairs, has informed a deputation of the Truss that repeated attempts by the enemy to inaugurate a discussion of a separate peace with Frazeo and Russia had met with an absolute negative. The on Sidence of the Allies in the attainment of their aims had been in nowe

shaken,

was told of an armed robbery. He sew the house, badbad masacked and The master of the shop said that one of the defendants entered suddenly, produced revolver, and told him to keep quiet. Whan witness attempted to say something he threatened to kill him. Altogether inveń men cima in. Two of them wook ' upstairs and ranmehed the room of his daughter-in-law, 'who was turned Sout Uther men went to his wifo's cubide at the front of the house and be heard the noise of boxes being broken "open How the Brat defendant carrying out Jewellary in small parcels. The third defendant pulled out the drawers to the "ecuntar and went though the contenta.. Various robbers threatened to shoot or stab him when he refused to give them more

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They bound his hands and feet. His told them they should only take money

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LONDON, Ast 28

An Amsterdum telegram says: The Telegraf Tearns from Geneva thut Dr. Bethmann-Hollweg convokel a secret sitting of Ministers, lead- ing politicians, and publicists prior to the sitting of the Reichstug

thero wern gay future trouble I would not have come. Before leaving, the robbers took several pairs of new shoes from a wh-if They felt ben old straw hate and took twa new ones,

The case was adjournad.

The Finauce Minister explained that the new War Lou would dogs. To-day's Advertisements pletely oxhaust the financial resourers of Gericany, and the jugrense of Exchequer bols would cause the coraplet bankruptcy of Germany. Therefore it was necessary to prepare for an honourable pence...

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Dr. Bothmann-Hollwag said the difficulties were increpsing, Home Premios No. 85, SHAMEEX BC advised those present to use their influence to soften bellicose hiolina Canton comprising Dwelling Bonse tious and the expansion policy in the Reichstag and country and to carefully prepare pence proposals acceptable to the Entente Powers...

Herr Dernburg report about the feeling in the United States made, a string impression.

Losos, Aug. 23. 9.15 pm. The Naval Gonchel "Staff and Febograd says that on August 10 the Gerima Fleet surewed with heavy forces their attacks on the intrance to the Gulf of Riga. The Bussars during two days repulsed the attacks of the memy, whose attempts to ponette the entrance were singularly favoured by fog. Thus considerable forces got into the Gulf of Rign while the Russian warships fell back though continuing to resist, without Count on Moltke fully agreed and said only thoso, uginfurned of losing touch of the Germans. Then on August 19th and 20th the enemy the situation could hope for the possibility of a complete defeat of the carried out reconnaissances in various directions, though at the same Rossins. time the naval battle continued.

The meeting, bowerer, refused to adopt a resolutionvising the Befehstag in favour of moderation.

Dr. Bethmann-Hollweg then intimated that if majority of the Reichstag showed an irreconcilable Chauvinistic attitude, he ould be obliged to resign as he could not accept the maponsibility of lister.

A LULL ALONG THE WHOLE FRONT-12 19:

LONDON At2 23

The nethy had suffered considerable losses in torpelo-craft and the Russia had lost the "Sivontel," which perished gloriously in un uni equal action with a German cruiser which was escorting the destroyers. The cruiser closed with the Rivonteir

a distance of 400 yards. The gunboat, although, wapped in dames fore and aft, continued to answor shot for shot until sho sank, having previously destroyed a Ger man destroyer. On August 21st the enemy, owing to the losses they had sustained and the barrenness of the results, apparently evastuted tha Gult.

A Petrograd communiqusays:--Our land front remains firm in the From August 16th to August 21st two Gerinar cruisers and not region of Riga and in the direction of Jacobstadt and Drinsk towards the west, less thoc eight Gurun destroyers, were either put out of action or sunk. There has been no direct news of Novogeorgievsk since Friday, but the During the same period our gallant British Allios torpedoed in the Bal-latest information furnished by our aviators shows that the situation at the tie one of the most powerful Dreadnoughts of the Gorman Floot."!. fortress at nightfall on Friday was so difficult that there is no reason to hope

that the garrison is further resisting.

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BRITISH LAND NAVAL GÜNS IN GALLIPOLI.

LONDON, Aug 23. A Turkish communique shows that heavy fighting has been in progress at the scene of the fresh British landing on the Gallipoli Poniarula,

It mentions the landing of Naval guns on the 21st inst., and says that thereaftor the enemy, numbering & Division, attacked in the district of An- aforts. The communique declares that this attack and another near Ariburnu -on the afteradon of the 21st inst, failed,

*SURRENDER OF WHOLE TURKISH ARMY INEVITABLE.".

LAYER.

A despatch to the Chicago Daily News from Imbros dated the 20th inst, says the British landed 50,000 men at Bavla Bay in twenty four hours on the 13th and completely surprised the Tarks, whose communications were cut.

The surrender of the whole Turkish army in Gallipoli is inevitable," the

· correspondent mys

AUSE IN POLAND.

LONDON, Aug. 22. A paste in the fighting on the Eastern front is indicated in & Peta ograd, communique. The Russians are still bolding back the Germans in the Baltic Provinces, and have checked the enemy's offensive in the region of Kurao The Russians repulsed a series of particularly force attacks in the region of Bielsk, which cost the enemy enormous fonses.

„„ ITALIANS ·STEADILY'· ADVANCING.

Loxos, Aug. 22.

A Home communique says that steady progress is being made in the various sectors, especially on Carso, where useful captures here been made,

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ROYAL VISITS TO INDIAN WOUNDED,

LONDON, August 23.

Their Majesties thẻ King and Queen, with H. B. H. Princess Mary visited the Indian wounded at Brighton en

pr

The King confererd a sumber of decorations.,

After inspecting Lord Kitchener's hospital, their Bizjoutles drove to a pavillon, where, after coosing with any of the wounded lying in ther beds, they walked on to the law, where the Indians were drawn up, t

The King animatedly converted with the recipients of honours and shook bands with canh, b

The positions of the troops are generally stationary along the whole front. The enemy since Friday evening attacked obstinately, in the region of Bialsk and from Vlodava to Pights, but was held by our counter-attacks.

THE UNLUCKY E13.

BRITISH HEROISM.

LONDON, Aug 23.

It is stated at Copenhagen that when the German destroyer started shell- ing Eld the crew of the latter were standing on the bridge with arms crossed and singing

(British Foreign Office Telegram.)

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report har now been received from List Commander Layton, Com manding the E13, whose grounding on the Danish Island Baltholm was made public yesterday. He reports that the submarine grounded in the early morn ing of 19th August and all efforts failed to relost her. At 5 am, a Danish torpedo-boat appeared on the scene and communicated to the Eld that bet would be allowed 25 hours to try and get off. At the same time's "Germani Sorpedo bost destroyer arrived and remained close to the submarins until no more Danish torpedo boste cams up when she withdrew, At 9 am, while three Danish torpedo boats were anchored close to the submarine, two German torpedo bost destroyers approached from the South, and when about half a CUBSCRIBERS to the above LUAN 10 Instalment for the month of august mile away one of these destroyer hopted the commercial flag signal, busharaby notified that the Interest before the Commanding Officer of E13 had time to read it the Berman des mounting to Dollars One Hundred and troyer Bred a torpedo as her from a distance of about 300 yards which ex Twenty Thonand ($120,000) has been duly ploded on hitting the bottom close to her. At the same moment the German roseived by the Undersigned and brought destroyer fred with all guns and Lieut. Commander Layton seeing that the to Loan Service Account submarine was on fire fors sad aft, and being unable to defend himsel, owing tobelng aground, gave orders for the craw to abandon her. Whilst the man were in the water they were fired on by machine gone and with abrapnel One of the Danish torpedo boats immediately lowared boate and steamed between the submarine and the German destroyers, which therefore had to cuase fire and withdraw,!!

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