1916-06-05 — Page 3

MONDAY, JUNE 5, 1916.

THE WAR.

THE CHINA MAIL.

KING'S MESSAGE TO THE

NAVY.

LONDON June 8,

H.M. The King, replying to a logul

veying birthday congratulations, sail

enemy Red The British, w days Freak had to retum to their busca,

thy enemy buying “disappeared."

QUEEN. MARY BANK TWO

MINUTES.

THE NAVAL FIGHT.

PARTICULARS OF SHIPS ENGAGED.

Following are particulars of ser Isis stated thus the Queen Mary of the ships mentioned above -

THE GREAT NAVAL BATTLE Colegram from Admiral Jelicos con un two minutes, un "a"sult of

(Reuter's Service to the China. Mail)

SUNDAY'S CABLES.

BOTH SIDES LOSE HEAVILY.

GERMAN BATTLE PLEET AVOID ACTION WITH BRITISH

MAIN FORCES...

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LONDON, June

It is officially announced that a Naval! engagement occurred on Wednesday afternoon of Jutland. The brunt of the battle was borne by the Battle-Cruiser

REAR-ADMIRAL HOOD ON ** INVINCIBLE.**

Lantos June, 2 The Times understands that Rear Adarizal the Hen. Horses Hood, CB, few his Ang in the Lavincible, as second in command of the Cruiser Squadron-

LATER DETAILS.

I am deeply touched by your me suge which reaches me on the morrow

an explosion in the magazine

WARSPITE" RETURNS, SAFELY. The Admiraly denies the state

of a battle which has again displayedmont "contained in a German wires the splendid gallantry of the officers less of the loss of the battleshin and men of your command,

Wurspite and the destroyer Aranta Boil have returned safely."

FATE OF THE "SHARK."" The fate of the destroyer Shark, which was one of the three unac- counted for, has been cleared up by the landing at Hull from the Danish steamer Vidar of six of the survivors of the Shark.

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"BRITISHI.

QUR MAAT battle-critiner, com led 29: displacement 27.00 win armanent eight 15-inch discharge ng projectile of 11005 weight at rate of two rounds per minute, and | sirteen finch; speed (22,7 knots, Har complement numbered 880 otheera ani

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** 【NDEFATIGABLE battlecruiser, 1911;; 18,750 tons s'eight 12-inch -nad aizsega

I moum the, loss of the brave men-many of whoai were personal' friends who have fallen in their country's cause, and regret even more that the German High Seas Fleet, in spite of heavy losses, were enabled in the mist to evade the full of the encounter which consequences they always professed to desire but for which when the opportunity Wednesday evening, they saw Cerpenient sane as “INDSTATICABLE.**.

The Firdar's crew said that on

arfired they showed no inclination.

Though the enemy's retirement man cruiser sink, and later the aw a large vessat afre and heart orier immediately alter the opening of their help. They lowered boat and general engagement robbed us of the opportunity of kaiming a decisive vic tory, the events of May 31st amply justify my confidence in the vilue

Flest, some craisers, and light cruisers WHOLE HIGH SEAS FLEETciency of the Fleets under

sapported by four fast battleships.

Among these the losses were heavy.

Aitled by the low visibility the

ENGAGED.

your Command."

German Battle Flest avoided a prolonged IMPORTANT GERMAN STATEMENT BATTLE FLEET COAL AND

sotion with our main forces, and soon after theme appeared on the scene the enemy returned to port, though not before receiving severe damage from our battleships.

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DAY BATTLE SUCCEEDED BY

NIGET BATTLE.

AMALERDAM, June 8 The most important admission is

The battle cruisers Queen Mary, Indo fatigable, and Invincible, and the cruisers Defence and Black Prince were sunkade in a Berlin semi-official state

The Panton disabled, was towed at that the whole of the High for some time, and ultimately harl to be

Seas Fleet were engaged in the abandoned by the crew.

Skagerrak Naval Battle.

It is known that the destroyers Tipperary, Turbulent, Fortune, Spyerno.

Vice-Adrairs Scheer communded

hack and Ardent were lost, and sixthe German forces, which also others are not get accounted for.

No British battleship or light cruiser

was sunk.

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The enemy's losses were serious." At least one battle cruiser was destroyed.. and one was severely damaged.

One" battleship is reported to have beet sank by our destroyers during aight attack.

Two light cruisers were disabled and probably suck

The exact number of enemy des troyers disposact of cannot be ascertain od with any certainty, but it must have Leen large

DAMAGE TO GERMAN FLEET.

LONDON, June 3. The Admiralty announces that we lot altogether cight destroyers.

One enemy battleship of the Kiliser claw was blown up in an attack by British destroyers, and another Dread. nought battleship of the Kaiser clasa is believed to have been sunk by gunfire.

included the older German ships of the line, battle cruisers and all light units of the North Sea, also destroyer and submarine flotilles.

REFIT IN FEW HOURS.

LONDON, June 3,

The British Admiralty has been in formed othicially that the entire British Battle Fleet, except the Marlborough, conled and refitted for sen servies with in. few hours of its return to barbour,

FURTHER DETAILS OF THE FIGHT.

picked up seven men from the Shar; which had been torpedoes five hours previously.

The Commander, whose leg was blown off, went down with his sitip.

The survivors of the Shark state flat everything on deck was swept off by gun fire except one gun, which the Commander and two men worked

to the laws.

BEAR-ADMIRAL HOOPS INSPIR-

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...ING COURAGE,

Rear-Adriml Beatty, in reporting

inch designed for a speed of 25 kriste which was much exceeded during trials, Complement 790 officers and men.

"Invisciata," "battle-cruiser," 1000; } 17,250 tons; 'armament, speed and com

DEFENCE." was a ship of the "tva- TAVR class, 4,800 bons, 23 knots speed. Armament four 9.2-inch, ten 7.3-inch and sixteen 12-pdr. gans, Completed in 1006. Complement, 200 oicers and men.

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*** Warrior,** amoured cruiser, com-

pleted 1006, was a ship of 18.500 tom-

armed with six 1.2ïm, four Tudin, gun#7: twenty-four B-pdz. quickfirers and three submerged torpedo-tubes. Complement over 700 officers and men. Speed 20 knots.

The Destrogera "FORTUNK." "SPARROW-

H. and ARDENT. Belong to the

Whe

the death of Rear-Admin Hool. says that he led the Division into Class, built in 1911-15; 935 tons, action with most inspiring courage.three 4-inch gas and two torpedo tubes.

Bear-Admiral Beatty also men fuel only is consumed. The plement is 100 officers and men. tians with extreme regret the death Trans "and" TERBULENT "na weil of Captain Sowerby of the Indefati- the Neston and “Aicisten “ do gable, Captain Cay of the Invincible not appear in any list published before and Captain Prowse of the Queen the outbreak of the war. Mary.

RESCUED GERMANS. FROM THE

ELBING."

GERMAN.

** KAINER

Clans -The **KAISER ** Class of battleships of the Dreadnought type (completed 1912.10). consists of the KAISER FREDERICH DER GHORNE,** "PRINZEIGENT.” ** LCITPOLD," "KUNIG

and the ÅLAERTM****

In Katas.**

design the shit of this class are very milar to out? * Nerruse ** class, but are much larger, tile displacement being 24.500 tons. The designed speed is 204 tots. but some ship of the class did mach better than this on trial. one of them, the KAISER." steaming 294 knots for a short period. Then were the rat German battleships to be fitted with turbines. The armament consists of ten

AN EYS-WITNESS STORY.

COPENHAGEN, June 8.

YMUIDEX, June 'f. The Captain of the Danish steamer Three Germans officers and fourteen Vice-Admiral Hipper commanded

Nacaborg has 'arrived here.

He wit men belonging to the German cruiser the reconnaissance forces which first nessed the battle off Jutland. He Elbing have been picked up and brought gare battle to the British battle said that he was ninety-five miles ig. They state that the Elbing was cruisers and light cruisers at five west of Haast Horn when a few rammed by another German, warship, 'clock in the afternoon.

mall British warships appeared, but one officer says the Elhing was split Subsequently the whole of the pursued by the Gennan Fleet. Sud-by the firing of ber own gans.

denly the British vessels turned VIEWS OF BRITISH PRESS. teet participated..

westwards, "being heavily shelled. A

LONDON, June 4. few minutes la many British!"

The British Press does not seek to 12.in. guns, fourteen 5.9-in., and twelve battle cruisers a eared from the

minimise the gravity of the losses. The 91-pdr. quickfrers, with Eve submerged -Then &night-battle-developed, west and north and attacked, the loss of lives, which is estimated at 5,000, torpedo-tubes. A feature of this class is being in the nature of severe Germans, who were reinforced by is unanimously deplored as being the the very strong armonar belt, which is destroyer attacks.

numerous warshipe coming from the

most serious feature, but the papers in over vital parts amidships. Each south along the west coast of Jut-emphasise that our position is relatively ship carries 1.60 officers and men. but as good as it wasst the outbreak of war the flagship of the commander-in-chief The most ferce fight began: The Our Battle Fleet is untouched, and our has a complement of more than 1.100. sky was filled with smoke, the seu hold of the ocean communications of the!

Denisont and “Lerzow are

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TWO ZEPPELINS DESTROYED.

COPENHAGEN, June 3. Fishermen report having seen twe Zeppelins destroyed off the west of Of three German battlecruisers, two Denmark on June 1st. They had

of which are believed to be the

Derylinger and the Lutzow, one was been shot and were aflame."

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blown up; another Was heavily

engaged by our Battle Fleet and was

ser to be disabled and stopping; aud the third was observed to be seriously damaged

One German light cruiser und six

land.

the EREDETCH DER GROSSE," which is

was in uproar, and-shels were fall-world are unimpaired. Such is the Germany's newest battle-cruisers. The

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THURSDAY, "

the Stli June; 1916, cominencing at

ing around the Naraborg, though she end of the day to which the Germans Despre 1) was laid down at Ham 9.30 pm, at their Sales Rooms, No. 8: was several miles away. Owing to had looked forward."

the violence of the cannonade the

crew of the Nattborg was unable to stand on the deck.

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Hongkong, June 3, 1916.

PUBLIC AUCTION. THE Undersigned lave received in

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THURSDAY,

the 8th June, 2015 at 11 am, at the Breakwater, Tau-ma-te,

The Trom Lighter.

MALATE

250 Tons Lighter, Length

Beam

110 feet

by at the end of 1911, and launched GEBMANS TO CELEBRATE A at the end of June 1914. High speed and great fuel endurance are stated to have VICTORY."

been the outstanding features of this ship, LONDON, June 4. which in proportion to ber size was by no At length the Germans fled south-

Telegrams from Berlin show that the means heavily armoured. Her displace warda with the British pursuing. Germans are preparing to rejoicé extrament is given a 26.0 tons, and her main battery consisted of eight 12-in. guns in

Complete with Hatches, Windlass Suddenly several British warships ragautly over what they claim to he four double turrets. Twelve 5.9-in Upholstered Suites, Arm-chairs and Chains, Anchors, ete appeared from the west and then the naval victory," "The Kaiser is expect-quickfrers represented the secondary Sofas Card Tables, Bedroom Furniture, The Shallow Draught of this Lighter Gezinan fleet divided, scattering ed at Wilhelmshaven today, to welcome battery and twelve 21-pdra. the anti-Bras Bedstend, Double and Single renders it eminently suitable for Canton

the battered fleet. The houses have torpedo armament, Foute submerged tor-Brass-mountet Bedsteads Sideboard, or Macao

in a sister-ahip completed last year.

THE LOST OFFICERS.

LONDON, June 3. It is officially announced that four

mines.

gaved All the other officers were lost,

The Commander of the Invincible and

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Fishermen who have arrived at been decked with fings, and celebrations pedo tubes were fitted. The" Lorzow." Dinner Waggons, Extension Dining A Launch will leave Blake Tier at "German destroyers were sunk, and at midshipmen of the Queen Mary were Esbjerg state that they saw a cruiser in the schools have been ordered. Bat Their speed" is given as 201 knots," and Tables and Chair, Tea and Occasional 1030 day of sale to convey intending

sunk by a mine fifty miles north-west apart from the German losses, which the complement of each ship as 1,125. Tables, etey ere. Dimmer, Tea and Coffee Purchaser of the Blaavandsbuk lightship.

Services, Crockery, Glass Ware including are much minimised in the Berlim,

The Venifuten displaced 18,000 tous communius, the crucial fact of the and had a speed of twenty knots. Her Cat-glass, Cooking Stoves, Cutlery, LONDON, June 4. “

engagement is that the proud German armament was twelve it in, twelve Todet Sets, Ice Chests, etc, Bath Room 5.6-in, sixteen 21-pdra, and six submerg-Utensils, etc. a quantity of Good Electro A Captain stated yesterday that the High Seas Fleet was trying to comeed torpedo tubes. Her complement was Plate

ALSO German feet number forty-five ves out and was held up by British 966 officers and men. She was completed

in 1910,

least two more German light cruisera were seen disabled. Repeated hits were chserved 011 three other German battle- ships,

Finally, a German submarine All the officers of the Indefatigable,

Defence and Black Prince were lost.

rammed and sunk

GERMAN OFFICIAL "STATEMENT.

AMSTERDAM, June 3.

A German communiqué admits the loss of the small cruisers Wiesbaden and Pompiern, and adds that the small cruiser Frauenic and some torpedo-boats, are missing.

It declares that the Germans picked

a Lieutenant were saved. All the others. ware. lost."

All the officers of the after were saved,

BERLIN ADMITS THE LOSS OF A DREADNOUGHT,

LONDON; June 3,

An Associated Press wireless message

from Berlin, intercepted in London,

up the two sole survivors of the says that the Germans admit the loss

Indefatigable, and that three British of the the dreadnought Westfalen. destroyers were sunk, including the Nestor and the Alexsler.

CHIPPLED "ENEMY, DESTROYERS.

COPENHAGEN June 3. Ten German destroyers passed through the Little Belt & southward direction very slowly One was so damaged that: it was unable to proceed till fetched and takan in tow by an undamaged des

troger

FORTY-FIVE TO ELEVEN.

One Caille Fortable Motor with

sels, including vessels of the largest battle cruisers and furred to re A WRESZADES. LDG FOMMERS,** de Battery, de. Complete, 3 Pianca types. The British feet which was turn to port, refusing battle with our scribed in a German communique as Electric Reading Lamps Blackwood seen pursuing the Germans numbered main feet. The German assertion that small cruisers, which have been lost, are and Teakwood Screens, quantity of eleven, and subsequently eight other they fought superior forces is an inven- not included in the latest list we have, Blackwood Furniture Picture Bus British ships appeared firing heavily tion obviously circulated to satisfy the and we assume that they are quite now d

German-public. Only four British ships. The sea was smooth and many

ing

battleships were engaged.

fine.

sail-

vessels passed through the firing

ZEPPELINS AND AEROPLANES PARTICIPATE.

COPENHAGEN; June 4,

A DUTCH QUERY REGARDING GEBMAN CLAIMS.

A telegram from Rotterdamn states that the Dutch papers decline to accept

The Led, five other Zeppelin's and the German claims and ask if the everal aeroplanes participated in the Germans were victorious, why did they battle. The L21 was hit several retire 1.

THE ADMIRALTY'S VIEW.times, and lost much gas, and stag-

A FEELING OF ELATION...

gered to the Schleszig const by throwing everything overboard. Many of the crew were wounded.

This Zeppelin was first reported as being the Le.

VESSELS WHICH SCARED THE GERMANS.

LONDON, June 3. An Associated Press representative postkoni was informed at the Admiralty that the latest reports from Grand Admiral Str John Jellicoe, and Admiral Sir David

LONDON, June 4. Beatty had caused a feeling of clation Information from Edinburgh shows RESCUE WORK BY TRAWLERS, which may be summarised as follows that the four battleships of the Grand We went out within enemy water

Fleet which appeared at the Booking fight. Our inferior feet Juncture in the battle Valiant Basham Malay engaged the entire German

Dutch trav

ate

June 3.

and forced

return to herbour

shd: abandon, any.

have often played

-NEWS IN NEW YORK.

--- NEW YORK, June 3.- A German wireless brought the first news of the naval battle to New York, causing a break in stocks, bat later the British statement of fact started rapid recovery and most of the losses were made up before the close.

BOWEL COMPLAINT IN CHILDREN

URING the summer months mo watch for SAYCUDAH the child's bowels

ittention

Avoided. and

gravings, a few Oil Paintings, Bath Tube, Large American Ice Chest, a The * FRAUENLOD, which the German number of Indian Carpets and Rugs, communique gives Re Taissing, is a cruiser Tiger and Leopard Skin Rugs,

of 2,660 tons displacement, and a speedham A

And

(Fall Particulars from Catalogue)

of 22 knots. She was completed in 1903. A number of Rolis of Mattings, &c. (New) Her armament was ten 41.in gura and

91 officers and men. two forpedo tabes, and her complement

The Man Who Gets There

Er the man who has blood- real rich

plenty

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