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MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 1915.

BY TELEGRAPH.

THE PROGRESS OF

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THE WAR.

THE ALLAN LINER

HESPERIAN TORPEDOED WITHOUT WARNING.

950 PERSONS ABOARD.

THE VESSEL STILL AFLOAT.

VIOLENT BOMARDMENTS ON THE

WESTERN FRONT.

PROLONGED BOMBARDMENT IN GALLIPOLI.

(Reuter's Sercice to the China Mail)

ALLAN LINER HESPERIAN TORPEDOED.

950 PERSONS ON BOARD.

The Liner Stiff Afloat.

LONDON, Sept. 5. 4.15 p.. A telegram from Queenstown sys that the Allan Liner Hes- potion," currying some 60 passengers, was torpedoed to the west of Fastnet yesterday (Saturday) night."

She did not sink.

Assistance was sent out the surviving, ate being huded at Queens- sown lestitute of clothing.

FURTHER DETAILS..

LATRE.

Twenty of the injured were landed from the Hesperian," including soldiers who had been disabled in Flanders, returning to Canuda.

One blind Canadian sollier recovered his sight owing to the shock of the explosion.

Some other passengers were injured by the explosion, and two more Government vessels are returning with survivors.

NO WARNING GIVEN.

LATER.

THE CHINA MAIL.

BY TELEGRAPH.

RUSSIANS RE-ENTER GRODNO,

·A DARING "AND" CLEVER MOYE.

Loynos, September 3.

* A communique states that the Russians in the Riga region recrossed the Dwina on Thursday night and surprised and drove back the Germans from the river.

Fiarco fighting was resumed at Grodno on Fri

when the Russians ro entered the town and captured eight maxims and 150 prisoners. A

This daring action enabled the divisions whose positions formed the salient to retire unmolested.

Altogether the Russians, by counterattacks on Thursday and Friday along the front Darojno to Dniester, took 3,580 prisoners.

Detailed reports of the Russian victory at Strypa on August 30th show that the successes were due to anmcured motor-cars which threw the Germana inte complete disorder and inflicted heavy losses.

ON THE WESTERN FRONT.

RECIPROCAL BOMBARDMENT AT MANY POINTS.

Longos Sept. 1, 2.10.

An official Paris.communique says there has been a vicious rocipro- cal bombardment at many points along the whole front from Artais to thu Vosges,

HEAVY CASUALTIES AMONG GERMAN OFFICERS.

Luxuos, Sept. 4.

A Paris commaniquo, says that the lussel of Gornian officers have much increased during recent months. The number of killed, woundal and missing from the beginning of the war to June lat was 49,972, whila the number to July 15th was 52,041.

GREAT ARTILLERY DUELS CONTINUE.

The latest communique says:-

Great artillery dubls have continued.

Foxpax, Supt. 5.

The onemy replied to our destructive fire on his trendlies and works by throwing a hundred shells on, Rhein. No vietins are reported.

ARTILLERY ACTIONS IN THE SNOW.

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LONDON, Sept. 1.

A Rome communique says that artillery notions continue at Tonale, in the Upper Cordevole Valley, and Carina in spite of a heavy fall of snow.

Enemy attacks ware repulsed in the Boden Valley and the Plezza: basin. A floating mine was ploked up in the Isonzo. It was evidently intended for the purpose of blowing up the bridges in our possession

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AN INDIAN MONEY- LENDER'S CLAIM,

ACTION AGAINST A EUROPEAN

POLICEMAN...

Street. I did not know he was a police official, nor that he could beve arrested ma and that I could be fined $1000 and sent to prison for three months," added plaintiff.

"

Me Shenton: Did you not ask Mr Coote to put "Doeem bor 1314" on the nota ro- marking, when he naked “ Why ?” “That belongs my pidgin"?..

Defendant:-No.

-

A cay of considerable interest came before the Chief Jostice, Sig William Rees Davies, in the Summary Court this morning, when an Indian moneylender, named, Sarian Singh, sued Ernest Carpenter, that he paid the money to Indian Folien constable in the Hongkong Police, for the recovery of 3150 meney Tent on a pro.

two per cent. per month.

Mr. Gardiner was for the plaintiff and and Mr. Shonton represented defendant. ship on Friday when it was adjourned on The caso originally came before his Lord

A cheyrum fron Queenstown states that the Hesperian." was torory pete and 326 interest at the rate of podood without warning.

The Hesperian was torpedoed at 9.30 o'clock in the evening. She was und from Liverpool for Montreal, and carried 700 passenger

and 250 of a crow.

Lloyd's correspondent ut Queenstown telegraphs that the liner is still afout, and the captain and twenty men are aboard.

The passengers and part of the crew were landed at Queenstown Assistance has been sent with the hope of bringing in the liner. Another liner says: The captain stick to the vessel."

put it to you that Mr. Coote has paid you 860 at the rate of 815 a month and,

Sergeant 461-Indian Police Sergeans 48 must have been transacting that business, the Lordship paid. La assumed from thecas examination, ia calling ond European constable after another, he was ging to be shown that the business but it they did it to induce the plaintiff to was not conducted in a legitimate manner

defence raised, by the defence to the effect their obligations it was a very warious. the application is view of the special la'e the law in order to be relieved of that the mosaction was not conducted at matror, plaintifs registered address.

**

Mr Gardiner jaid the promissory- nota.

Me Shenton #greed.

His Lordship. If it has been dons

THE

NEW

BY TELEGRAPH. CURADERMA SKIN SPECIFIC

(Reiter's Service to the China Mail)

THE LATE MARQUIS INOUTE.

Losoos, Sept 156 The King has sent a message to the Japonnie Ambamidor, Mr. Inouye, ympathising with him on the death of his father.

PARIS INUNDATED.

Lornos, Sept. 4.

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Price $1.00 per bottle.

QUEEN'S DISPENSARY

Floods from the Margis Mountains Tel. 492 inundated the city and interrupted the railways, anys a telegram from Pari Thirteen persone are dead and many injared.

THE NEW YORK STERLING EXCHANGE QUESTION.

The Anglo-French mission to the United States, in connection with the question of the American exchange, which recently made the sovereign only worth about nineteen shillings in New York, he sailed from England. The English representatives include Lord Reading

KWANGTUNG FLOOD RELIEF FUND.

The Tung Wa Hospital bays to acknow

dgn with thanks the following donations

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Takings at the theatrical per-

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FIRE. AT YAUMATI.

Fifty length of howa were naeded to des effectively with a fire at a Chinesa- owned timber yard, at Yeumati, cheo to the Naval coul stores there, which blazed. away yoaturday from 2 to 7.30. The Navy men turned out with their engine and wore able to keep the outbreak ander pome measure of contest until the arrival of the dout. The damage is not yet know. brigade, who went to the ene by the fire

was dated December 21st, 1914. Interest merele to relieve these men of admittedly To-day's Advertisements

was made sat on the note, which promised to play plaintif 8160 and interest at twoś

per month on demand. Phintul

LATEST NEWS FROM THE WESTERN FRONT. Ce was a night watchman

BOMBARDMENT OF ENEMY POSITIONS.

Losnos, Supt. 5, 6.15 p..

A telegram from Paris States that there has been a bombardrnent of the cautay positions at any sectors on the western front; also active mining operations in the region of the Sanie, while French batteries at many points silenced German gune..

·

The communique rumarks that the bombardmentit Charajagne way lively and that our artillery suppressed an enemy busilide at Linge. RUSSIANS BRILLIANT DEFENCE

OF OSSOWIECS FORTRESS,

Lossos, Sept. 52-200 p.m.

in the employ of Mers A. §. Watson and Co. and he had a registered money-leading basinosa 8 McGregor Street. The nota was handed to him by defendant at his (plaintiff) address. The money was leni in March following.

bona fide businessfit is a serious thing

members of the Police Force.

Mr Stanton remarked that those man should never be allowed to lead money to

His Lordship. The case involves moral aspect.

Mr. Shenton. Which I hope to prove is on my side.

Plaintiff replying to another question seked Mr Shenton if he was baking in dreams." He denied having had a tran sacring with P. C. Allchurch, whom he was alleged to have met in Hollywood Road in Jaly last.

Mr. Shenton said he had to prove that orcs and he thought he could establish transactions" wore carried out more than codocction between the parties.

EDUCATION DEPARTMENT. OWLOON. VICTORIA. and PEAK SCHOOLS RE-OPEN on WED. NESDAY the 8th September at 9 ..

Bonging, Sept. 6, 1815."

768

DIOCESAN GIRLS' SCHOOL KOWLOON.

CHOOL WORK vill Recommence on THURSDAY, September 9th, at 9 s.the

afternoon, September 8th.

Boarders Deturn on WEDNESDAY

Hongkong Fept. 6, 1915.

767

Me Shenton elicited from plaintiff that he was not now carrying on mocey-lend ing: be cessed to carry on the business on April I'vt last because he intended to.gm back to Indis. Ele was now collecting His Lordship pointed out that the cass what he had already lent. He was certain, a specific one and he was not trying the pruraissory notọ was signed at, 8 other cases. Unless Mr. Shenton estab McGregor Street and the money handed lished a connection between the two alleged over there. Plaintiff said he knew be was runners and the plaintiff, what passed be- ant allowed to tranact his business any tween them and third parties was not where outside bis addrem. The money, anidenca, he added, was no caned to defendant on A telegrins from Petrograd states that the coromadant of Osswiss banded over to defendant at the lodiaa May 1st, oor was the money or the 1ute fortress as submitted a report to the Tsar in high he desers the Sergeants' meas at the Central Police repulse of the diuree Gernub usmalts at the end of 1914. Then, with Station. regard to February and March, which was devoted to a great artillery Mr Shouten proceeded to give details of duel, in which, though the German sixteen inchers demolished the works, the alleged transaction. they were unable to overcome the lefence Recognising the futility of handed defendant the note to sige and als

I pat is to you that Indian Policeman 18 their efforts, the Germans on Murch: 81 entrenched and assured the banded him $100, said Mr Shenton I defonsive. They brought up murders Big guns and resumed, the

THE FRENCH CONVEST SCHOOL Defendant. It is a lie. I handed him?.

Cory Bar not being completed attacks on August 7. Then were precesled by the launching of 660 the money myself

Mr Denman Faller, awisted by Mrs the classes will Re open it the present asphyxiating balloons in the fortress ar ganson, mostly poisoned, to said he did not dispute the nets but he Peak Club, the proceeds being darote to will be given when the school is opened Answering his Lordship, Mr Shenten forte treital on Sitarday evening at the 13th September. at 9 AM. Farther notice G.. Marley, gave a very enjoyable pinne building at Wanchai, on MONDAY next, which we gave way. But the officers and mens nato superhuman effort would call five or six policemen who were the Ft. John Ambulance Association Wain Causeway Bay, and drove back the Germans with the bayonet. The Germans on August indebted to plaintiff and who cried out Fund for the wounded. The large audi

ro-uttacked after discharging a docble quantity of poison gas, but the his tentactions in exactly the same way, enice Farrison, which by this time was exhausted was practically incapable of though two Indian Police as the game was as Low-Simpts -in-B was very appreciative. The pro

Hongkong, Sept. 6, 1915. effort and be the Cominandanty oddered them to equate the fortress, whole toraction was onll and void. after razing it to the grouml.

THE GERMAN CAMPAIGN IN RUSSIA.

EXTREMELY HEAT?" GERMAN LOSSES.

randers: -

Phuviin size denied that $10 gas valand

1.

All this is not evidenes until you hava. proved the agency. observed his Lordship

Caso provooding.

FRENCH CONVENT SCHOOL

vor (Li-2); (3) 1 Yauthull Way (EL Obrer)(b) May Day at Intern (1 Oliver) My G.. E. Marley; & Dreamer's account, neither did defendant hand lum Norra (Cyril Scott): Pan; és Vaisante (eturn ada des de defendant and jam Tales (NT) (Moran Peterkin); Danse mck a further to in Jand, is set, defen Poldini); Rustle of Spring (C. Sinding); dant. bad never paid back a cont. On Chuison de Florisa (Godard); Dream o August 29th inst defendant a plaintiff in Day Jill (E German): Scherza in E Stanley Street and abused him for saving mig (Chopin) Valse Trists (J. arit and saying he (plaintiff) had no Intermezzo in Geteven (P. Laschetitek proof whereas he had large number of

LONDON, Sept. 5, 0.40 p.m...... Gorman documents prove that their lossce in the Russian campaign witnesses. On the following day he went have been extremely heavy, certain German infantry regiments losing and saw the Captain Superintendent of from 1,000 to 3,000 men each.

000 to 3,0

SERBIA'S NOTE TO THE ENTENTE POWERS.

LONDON, Sept. 5

Polico

Painti did not admit that faifa Sergeanta 46 and 824 wore his rannem, he transacted his business alone.

The repairs to the blowing arrange mants of the Cathedral Organ are proving to be of greater magnitude than was at

firat naticuled. When the warka, was

Me. Shrator: put it to you that theat starved the whole of the leather work was men approach the European Police for the found to have perished so badly that the heen found necessary. A great portion of entire sconstruction of the bells hi

A telegram from Sofia states that Serbia's reply to the Entente Powers purpose of arranging forps between yo Note, with reference to the Balkans settlement, will be handed to the representand the European Frice of this Culong the work is now approaching completion, tires of the Entente Powers at Nish on Wednesday.

TURKS REPOLSED WITH HEAVY LOSSES,

LasDog, Sept. 5, 5,40 pm,

A telegram from Paria says that it far officially stated that the Turks mande

night attack at the southern end of the Auzac's front.

It was repulsed with heavy, Turkisk losses.

GALLIPOLI OPERATIONS,

ALLIES FROLONGED BOMBARDMENT.

TANDALONDON, Lept 60 Amsterdam telegrimsistes (bata Turkiah'conimvu

olent und prolonged bombardment by cho

Defendants

That You have never arranged a loan through the Indian Sergeants No: I do the bus on myis!!.

Plaintif said he knew Constable Coits but it was not true that he tent him girl rear-Alsants Watson store in Stanley

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CHRONIC DIARRHOEL,

RF you object, toʻaifaqin of diareboos? Keep absolutely quiet for a low days, east in bed if prsible, be careful of your dret und zake. Chomberlain A Colic Choler And Dishou Reidedy. This medic has bond ĉisaret, chronia diarrhéos, the

that there physichon have led and it will care

Toni Wa mala by all Chamind and Sear

and we soon as it is finishe, aud hefore tho section in pat 10-hand, Mr. DeamSKE Fuller hopes to give a Recital for the Organ and, the balance now in hand being Inicient to meet the cost of these Later: The Recital above mentioned is and other necomery repairage ph to he givan on Monday, September 13th, at 2:30 pm. * Church: Noteg,"

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