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SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1915.

BY TELEGRAPH.

THE PROGRESS OF

THE WAR.

LATEST NEWS FROM THE EAST AND WEST FRONTS.

THE CHINA MAIL."

BY TELEGRAPH.

GERMAN PIRATES STILL SINKING MERCHANTMEN WITHOUT WARNING

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Logos, Sept. 3, 284 ji.m. The British steamers Whitefield and Roununie "were`sunk yesterday. To socis certain that. Gernuany, despite her promises," res serves the right to sink without warning all merchantinen which enanok be described as passenger liners.

ON THE EASTERN FRONT.

THE RUSSIANS PROGRESSING.

LONDON, Sept. 3.

THE XIW.

BY TELEGRAPH. CURADERMA SKIN SPECIFIC

|(Bauter's Sarvios to the China Maik)

THE LATE COUNT INOUYE

Losnos, Sept. 3, 1.20 p.m. The newspapers are most sympathe tie la their obituary notices of Ccant Inouye.

There is no important change on the Riga and Dwina frons, sag tha

RENEWED ACTIVITY IN THE in the region of Friedrichstads were repulsed. The Russians are successfully

DARDANELLES.

JAPAN'S CO-OPERATION IN

THE WAR.

TRIBUTA BY THE

WA

TIMOS."

RUSSIA STRONG OFFENSIVELY AND

DEFENSIVELY,

1 Renter's Service to the "China Mail.}

THE KAISER'S APOLOGY FOR THE EM- PLOYMENT OF AGED MEN.

LONDON, August 3.

The Kaiser, in a speech to his troops at Novageoriovsk, says he cover foresaw that the Landwehr and Landaturm would have to fight at the front, but they bad many enemies and needed men,

THE DARDANELLES.

ALLIES MINESWEEPERS ACTIYE.

LONDON, Sept. 3.

A Turkish come indicates renewed activity by the Allies mine waepera in the Dardanelles.

JAPAN AND THE WAR.

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GLOWING TRIBUTE FROM THE TIMES."

LONDON, Sept. 3."

The Times, discussing the recent crisis inJapan, says the Allies will be great.

ly reared by the knowledge that Count Okuma will be able to retain office. Count Okuma is not only a firm friend who clearly-discorned that the best

Patrograd communique, German night and day attacks on the let and Bad, progressing between the Sevents and Vilna rivere and ate appanching Wilko mir. Russian cavalry on the 1st carried two villages near Szirwinty. The

Germans fed in disorder.

The Russian are likewise progressing along the right bank of the Vila. The situation between the Vilas and the Niemen is generally unchanged. The enemy's main afforts have been directed along the Olite and Morecz road, where mavera! obstinate German night attacks were repulsed.

The Russians, after holding the enemy near Grodno during the evacun tion of this point, crossed to the right bank of the Niemen in the sight of the 2nd inst. There is no change south of Grodno to Pripet,

The Bussians, after Beroo Bghting along the bank of the Styr in the region of Lusk retreated on the front Olyka Radziwiloff. Nevertheless we captured several hundred prisoners and some machine guns.

The Russians in Galicia, in conformity with other movements, have 20. cupied new positions, facilitating rearguard actions,

Oar rearguards at Zberow and at the mouth of the Etrypa severely punished the enemy, The Russians resumed a partial offensive, capturing prisoners, machine guns, and mach toaterial,

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QUEEN'S

(Marquis Inouye was born in 1835. | Strongly, "advocating the principle of the 9xclusion of foreigners, he set dea to tho newly – completed English Legations wh Gotanyama, Tokyo, in 1882. A visis Tel: 492. Landon changed such idus. A subsequent visit to England was made for the purpose Alled various posts in tho Cabinet, and orosted Marquis and decorated with the Grand Order of the Chrysanthemum for his serices in the Russo-Japszona War. He was Abassador fat. Parix, until quite recently when he was

offered and accepted the portfolio cf; Minister for Foreign Airs.-E. GM.

NEW YORK STERLING

EXCHANGE

LONDON, Sept. 3. New York sterling exchange has rơ- covered to $4.61.

(Woh Tea Yat Po's Service.) :

THE PEACE PROMOTING SOCIETY.

PEKING, Sept. 3. The British Minister, Sir Johu Losrox, September 3.: Jordon, has submitted through the The Russian success in Galicia saya n telegram from Paris, shows that the Minister for Foreign Affairs, for the Russian Armies remain masters of the conditions or their retirement and President's approval, an opinion re- continue capable of assuming the offensive whenever circumstances are garding the Peace Promoting Society. farcurable.

EFFECTIVE FRENCH ARTILLERY BOMBARDMENT IN BELGIUM,

LONDON, Sep. 3.

The erening Paris conmusique says:-We effectively bombarded the enemy's batteries and camps in Belgium. Fighting with aerial torpedoes and granades has occurrell at sapheads in Artois, French batteries silenced German batteries between the Somtue and the Oise. There was a fierce mutual bom- bardment on the Alane, in Champagne, and Argonne, while there were can- nonades of lesser intensity in Lormine dal the Vosges.

BELGIAN ARTILLERY SCORES.

LONDON, Sep. 3

A Belgian comunique reports a recrudescence of the activity of enemy ärtillery at Ramsca pelle, Perryse, and Noordicboote. The Belgian artillery replied, scoring several direct hits.

AUSTRIAN ARTILLERY OVERCOME.

LONDON, Sep. 3.

A Rome communi says there have been vigorous artillery duels in the Alpine districts. The Italians exploded an ammunition depot in the Sexten Valley, and also overcame the enemy artillery in the Seebach Valley, beyond the Predil fortifications. The enemy abandoned treaches in Caruia nad Carso, leaving corpses.

GALLIPOLI OPERATIONS.

A Promising Position.

--LONDON, September. I.

Always remembering the caution of General Sir Ian Hamilton against interests of his country lay in ranging the valiant sword of Japan on the side premature exultation in connectice with progress in Callipoli, it is evident that of the Allies, but is also a great administrator who has strive earnestly to the latest despatch marks a substantial achievement and the gaining of an guide the Japanese Empire in security towards the larger destinies now unimportant tactical position. The Army at Bavla Bay is now satisfactorily folding for hor. Japan's substantial help to the Allies is deeply appreciated, linked up with the Australasiana. The position in the zone is undoubtedly and no news from Japan more profoundly stirred her friends in Europe than promising. her decision to extend the manufacture of war material with the special object

f helping Russia in ner huar of need..

GREECE AND THE ENTENTE POWERS.

LONDON, Sept, 3. An Athena mayage says that an important agreement has been signed -between the Entente Powers and Greece, the latter undertaking to prevent

traffic in contraband. : M22)

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SUCCESSFUI, RUSSIAN STRATEGY.

LONDON, Sept. a.

The Russian tail continues to sting. The latest communiques show that though Grodno is obviously lost, it was only held to cover a retreat. all ideas of making a serious stand of the fortresses having been long abandoned in favour of the strategy of keeping the full armies intact.

The resin point is that the Germans are still knocking their heads against Friedrichstadt. They are also boasting of the prowess of the Landwehr and the Landsturm; but as these are merely appendages to the artillery, without any previous training, they must be suffering ter- ribly under the trying conditions.

SEQUEL TO GERMAN OFFICERS' ATTEMPT TO ESCAPE,

Loxos, Sept. 3. The three German officera who escaped from Denbigh Interament Camp, and were shortly afterwards re-captured, have been sentenced to seven weeks imprisonment without hard labour.

THE FATE OF GRODNO.

LONDON, Sept. 3. Avstro-Oerman communiques claim that several of the outer forts of Grodon have fallen and that the Austrians have occupied Luckbydy

THE VATICAN AND PEACE.

IMPORTANT EMINENCE CAPTURED.

LONDON, September 1.-

A Paris communiqué regarding operations at the Dardanelles records that there was a calm in the scuthern zone in the last week in August, but the British engaged in some successful Sghting in the northern zous that placed them in possession of an eminence, which had been keenly contested, westward of Biyuko Anafarts, some four miles across the Penizarla.

MORE TURKISH TRANSPOTS DESTROYED.

Losroy, Sept. 3.

A Paris communique says that besides the transport sunk ty French aeroplane at the anchorage of Acha Shilinan there must be added two transports, torpedoed by British "submarines, and two others torpedoed between Gallipoli and Nagara,

ARTILLERY STILL ACTIVE.

Foxpo, Sept. 8. To-day's Paris communique says there were only some artillery actions and grenade fighting on the Western front.

A WEEK'S GERMAN PIRACY.

Losnos, Sept: 3. Iris oficially announced that shren steuners, altogether stunting to 6,757 tone, have been suck furize the week ending 1st September.

SMALL STEAMER SUNK.

The small steamer

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GENERAL CHEUNG FAN.

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The President yesterday tallegraphed General Cheung Fan to go to Peking to participate in an important con- ference.

LAND MEASUREMENT BUREAU.

The Land Measurement Bureau is 1 to be abolished by an early date.

THEFT BY AN INFORMER.

Putting the police on to the alleged exis'ence of an opium den at 48 Reclama- tion Street, and visiting the houso..with them last night, a Chinese infriner was Ister found with an opium pipe up the back of his jacket. It had been stolen, from the house, and was rained at 810. There was no evidence to show that the house was being used as an opium divan.

The infermer, charged by Sergeant Wille before Mr. Wond today, was sentenced to air weeks hard labour and four fours stocks.

OPIUM IN A COAL TRIM-

MER'S BUNK.

A Chinese coal-trimmer employed on tle French steamer Hus" was ined $2,000 or six months by Mr Wood at the Police Court to-day for bringing into the Colony 31 tasis of splum Revenue officer Wilden said that on the arrival of the best gestor- day he found the opiam in defendant's buok. The man said it had been gives to kim, by a friend to bring from Haiphong-

CURRENCY NOTES IN

CIRCULATION.

The return of the average amount of bank notes in circulation and of apocie in reserve in Hongkong during the month ended 31st August, 1015. an certified by the Managers of the respective Banks are us fullaw Bed

Banks. Average Specis in Amount. Reserve. Chartered Bank of 8

Lodia Australia and Chian,

Hongkong and

Shanghai Bank-

6,201,166 5,000,000 -

ing Corporation, 21,784,064 17,600,000 Mercantile Bank of

850,000 India, Limited,... 4,555,409

Total, 829,341,039 23,369,000-

Some day there will be scarious record to compile of the diffare t ways in which German prispers have escaped, tally caly Lempzarily, from intern- anent camps. There were the "gardeneri “ who dug a tannel under the cover of hurti cultare - There was tha ato'o whs pos away in a paakkiz ease; there were the twa who pased out vix the Censor's ultico; "has been sink. Three persons on thee was the evening in a night club,"ind the other day we had an escape through shole" In Alexandra Park camp.

Luxbox, Sept

PRINCE RANJI'S ACCIDENT.

LONDON, Sept. 8. The Jam Sahib of Nawanagar (popularly known as Prince Banji was visiting England in connection with Military musters and was invited to shoot at Crosscliffe He was struck by a few pellets from another guest's gun, but continued shooting. It was afterwards found that the injury was serious and he may lose sight of Jun night ere.

THE POPE AND PEACE.

Loxnos, Sept.

A telegram frm Washington states that Cardinal Giboons, acting on behalf of the Vatican, declares the interview with President Wilson was highly atisfactory but nothing is expected, to rasnit especially as Cardinal Gibbons bases hid hopes on a preliminary Anglo-German persement regarding the so- called freedom of the 8019 which he thinks will pave the way to peace negolin-

Cardinal Gibbon, says a Washington telegram, has handed Presi tiona

The Allies Einlassies declam that they do not desire peace except on the dent Wilson & thence from the Pope regarding penci terms for which they are fighting w

INTENSE BOMBARDMENT OF THE GERMAN LINES.

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