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THE WAR.

TO-DAY'S TELEGRAMS.

(Reuter's Service to the Ching Mail.)

BRITISH OFFENSIVE

COMMENCED.

ON TWENTY MILE FRONT.

GERSLAN FRONTLINE OCCUPIED.

ESTABLISHED

HONGKONG, BUNDAY - JULY 2, 1918.

THE RUSSIAN FRONT.

RUSSIANS OCCUPY KOLOMEA.

THE VERDUN SECTOR.

DESPERATE FIGHTING" AT

THIAUMONT.

PARIS, June 30,

1.80 P.M.

·EIRL · KITCHENER'S ESTATE.

BEQUESTS TO RELATIVES AND PERSONAL STAFF.

LONDON, June 30. A communiqué states :———

The estate of the late Earl Kitebenar On the right of the Mouse there has has been sworn for probate at £171,420. been desperate fighting all day- In the

The deceased Ear! bequeathed £200 Thiaumont region a brilliant, French each to air members of his personal attack at ten in the morning terminated staff including General Birdwood, and in the capture of a Thiaumont work. jall his lands and estates in East Africa. Notwithstanding extremaly, violent to Colonel Fitzgerald, (his Military curtain-fire the Germans in the afternoon Secretary who perished at the same multiplied their efforts to dislodge us time as the late War Minister.)

The bulk of the property, including and they suffered great lomés

An enemy attack succeeded in pene-Broome Park, Canterbury, goes to Com- trating the work at three in the after-mander Kitchener, deceased's nepher noot, hut a vigorous counter-attack ran-

The sum of £200 each is bequeathed imdered us completely master of the to Colonels F. Maxwell and Oswald

work.

Fitzgerald, and £1,000 to Colonel Henry Kitchener (elder brother who succeeds to the Peerage.)

PETROGRAD, July 1. An official communiqué atatea :-Wa have captured Kolomen, the most portant railway centre in Bukovina

AUSTRIANS FLEEING IN PANIC. LONDON, July 1. Reuter's Correspondent at Eeud-

PETROGRAD, July 1. quarters reports that "a British suing the enemy south of the Dreister A communiqué states:We are pur

offensive along

a front of twenty The Austriana are fleeing in panic, ahan- miles north of the Somme has doning transport and war material. The

prisoners continue flowing in.

The town of Obertyn and adjoining villages have been captured.

contenced.

TEQ assault was proceded by a terrific bombardment lasting an hour art a hall

The battle is proceeding north-west of Euty, in Galicia. The Germana west of Sokul between the Styr and the

Fighting is developing with inten- Stokhod rivers, emitted gas, but it did not reach our lines and was partly blown back on the, German troops, who

There has been a continuous bombard ment of Hill 30 region on the left of the Mense, but no infantry actions.

VIOLENT ENEMY ATTACKS.

PARIS, Jane 30. Another communiqué states: The

most violent attacks preceded by intense bombardment, accompanied by Liquid-fire, between Avocourt Wood and Hill 304, were broken by our fire with heavy losses. East of Hill 304 the oxupied a small fortified work on our dnomy, after numerous fruitless assaults,

first-line, the garrison of which were

M

The British have already occupied nevertheless, attempted to attack, but literally buried by the bombardment.

title German front line and taken

man

prisoners.

The message bears to-day's date.

OPERATIONS IN EAST AFRICA.

FURTHER SUCCESS OF

FORCE.

were repulsed.

Enemy airinen dropped thirty bombe on Lutzk

"

PRISONERS CAPTURED BY RUSSIANS INCREASINO.

PETROGRAD, July 1: Another unique states The retreating Anatrans are clinging to their reviously prepared positions, and have BRITISHed to take the offensive with large

forces north-west of Kimpolung. Gen- eral Letchinsky's troops are attacking under the most difficult conditions. The torrential rains have destroyed the roads The prisoners taken by the Russians

Losos, July 1. A message from Handeni states that General Van de Venter on Jame 25 dislodged the energy at Kondou-now number 212,000.

vangi and took many prisoners.

The enemy's losses were

very

heavy and curs plight.

NAVAL ACTION IN BALTIC SEA.

VIOLENT ALL NIGHT CANNONADE.

A brilliant counter-attack at dawo, however, recovered the position.

CONTINUED ITALIAN SUCCESSES.

The sum of £20,000 is left in trust to the deceased Earl's nephew Henry Kitchener, and £5,000 in trust for his half-sister, Letitia.

The swords of honour and other gifts from public bodies devolve as heirlooms

in settled estates.

A KITCHENER LETTER......

SOLD FOR THE BENEFIT OF KED

CROSS FUNDS..

LONDON, June 30. The late Earl Kitchener's letter call- ing for 360,000 recruits for the New Armies has been sold for the sum of £6,000 for the benefit of the Red Cross

ITALIANS TAKE MANY FRISONERS. Fund

ROME, June 30.

A Communique states: There have been further gain in the l Bugana and Carnia sectors, and the Italings have captured 341 prisoners.

Botween the rivers Adige and Brenta the Italians have now. reached positions where the enemy had provided strong entrenchments and ample artillery and is prepared for a desperate resistance.

·LEGAL PROBLEMS OF THE WAR..

LONDON, July

The House of Lords has allowed an appeal against the decision by the Appeal Court in the case of the Daimler Co. versus the Continental Rubber Co. that a company regis sered in England, "though all directors and shareholders are alien enemies, is entitled to, sue in the British Courts.

EARLIER TELEGRAMS.

THE WESTERN FRONT.

BERLIK NEWS.

AMSTERDAM, June 30.

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"AMERICA AND MEXICO.

THE AMERICAN PREPIREDNESS

CAMPAIGN.

MEDIATION WITH MEXICO DECLIZED

WASHINGTON, June 30. Congress has passed Bills authorising the transfer of Militiamen to the regular Army and appropriating 37 million dollars for their transportation to the bordar which is proceeding space.

The Ministers of Bolivia and San Salvadore have again offered their services as mediators, but Mr. Lansing has declined to discuss the matter antil the prisoners are actually released ami General: Carranza's reply has been received.

A KUT INCIDENT-

GRAHAMSTOWN, June 36.

A Berlin telegram says that a heavy Bassee to the Mouse. artillery duel is proceeding from La A private letter from a British

Echo Belye says the Germans are batteries of long-range guns of expecially bringing up to the Western front new

heavy calibre.

BRITISH TROOPS IN HIGH SPIRITS.

BRILLIANT EXPLOIT BY

-HIGHLANDERS.

LONDON, June 80.

Colonel in Mesopotamin states that the Turkish Commander at Kut-el-Amara

recognised each other as school friends and General Townshend immediately

in France.

THE RUSSIAN PROBLEM.

A writer in the "Outlook" of the last mail has this reasoned statement of the position-which seems well borne out by the wires after the attack

The German will not meet in the coming contest in the East quite the Reuter's Correspondent at Head-ame foa. that he left in sum-stricken, state in September 1915. One of the quarters says the troops are in the remarkable spectacles in a war which bighest spirits as a result of the has been so many extraordinary things activity following upon the inaction was the re-establishment of the Busin during the winter, and are very keen battle line all along the front after four months of enforced retreat No tale in Mr Thomas Fenwick Harrison, a to make rushes upon the enemy war will ever equal the story of endur retired Liverpool merchant, has

trenches.

ance of those brave men who were con demned to live under a hellish bail of sented the document to the Nation.

hre without the means of retaliation, Our Ally, stricken as ho has been. was not struck down His arones remained intact and anbroker ter Their great friend, the elements, came ribly shaken although they were. again to their support, as it did uigh a century ago, and the opposing forces along the front of 100 miles were left at best in a state of anstablo equilibriam

pre-

DEGRADATION OF A TRAITOR..

CASEMENT DEPRIVED OF HIS

· HONOURS.

The troops officially mentioned as doing especially well include the Highland Light Infantry the Aus tralians, the Lanenabire Fusiliers, the Liverpools and the Oxford and Brcka Infantry...

A brilliant, exploit was that of the LONDON, June 30. Highlanders who pierced the enemy His Majesty the King has ordered font at: Vermelles, and after a pro At Monte Sun Michele, in the Carso the degradation of Roger Casement, digal employment of bayonets and region, a violent enemy attack was re condemned to death, from the Order grenades and various fancy weapons, palsed with sanguinary, losses, and the of Knighthood, and the erasure of his brought back 48 prisoners and two ENEMY CROSS THE NIEMEN AND Italians took 103 prisoners. The Italians name from the register of the Order machine-guns Only two High

also took 650 prisoners in the capture Saint Michael and Saint George. of two hills in the Monfalcone sector.

GERMANS REPULSED,

CAPTURE A WOOD

PETROGRAD, July lat...”.

A combined states:--The Germans

AMERICA AND GERMANY.

on the Dvina front bombarded our posFURTHER ENQUIRY REGARDING

tions south-east of Riga, arid attempted

to advance north of Illukst, but were repulsed.

STOCKHOLM, July 1. The Germans north-east of Nove

It is reported here that a violent can-Crulek, under cover of Serca bom monale was heard all night on the hardest by heavy and light guns, Swedish coast..

crossed the Niemer and captured a A steamer arrived reports that the wood. crew witnessed a naval action outsido Landsort Island, south of Stockholm.

A northern squadron of destroyers presumably Russian, withdrew before a squadron of battleships.

GERMAN VERSION,

AMSTERDAM, July

TORPEDOED SUSSEX.

WASHINGTON, July 100

an enquiry to be presented to Ger The State Department is preparing

many asking what punishment bas

APPLICATION OF SCIENCE TO

COMMERGE?

·A SPECIAL COMMISSION OF ENQUIRY.

LONDON, July 1

of

Jonders were wounded.

Heavy intermittent rain has not facilitated the work of the artillery, but reports from prisoners and aerial observers show that its destructive

effects were terrible.

TRENCHES WATER LOGGED The Times correspondent at Head quarters says the ground is deep in

A glance back at the position of the opponents as they stood in September 1915 will find but little change in May 1916. Three distinct steum rollers were slowly being driven from the West, in the direction of Petrograd, Moscow, and Kieff. It was in the latter sector. first arrestal. They had reached the that the Austro-German advance was Sereth river- General Iranoff, we may remember, surprised them in the neigh- bourhood of Tarnopol and threw them back upon the Stryps The contest in this southern sphere has raged and away. ed backwards and forwards, but the main aim of the German war directing staff, has been foiled. The enemy has been denied the full vare of the entire length of railway that runs north to south

At a Teeting at the Imperial mud and the trenches to water from Rigauta Eovno on the westent

local losses.

confines of Old Russia. His faeans of

Made Interal communication for his armies in

been indicted upon the commander College of Science Lord Crewe said logged. We have nowhere attempted of the subinurine that torpedoed the the Governinent were uppointing a to hold and consolidate the ground the Eastern theatro are incomplete Susser, the informal enquiry through very strony Special Commision to won our object has been to inflict THE CAUCASUS OPERATIONS. the United States Ambassado at inquire into the teaching of science

Berlin so far being upswered, expecially with a view to its applica

tion to Commerce and Industry, ƒ "Lord Crewe will be the Chairman

of. the Commission,

THE RUSSIAN ADVANCE,

PETROGRAD, July 1st.. The Turks in the Caucasus attacked

in great strength in the direction" of

ALLIES' FINANCIAL ARRANGE- MENTS:

A German official naval communque Gumushkhane and broke through our

OTTAWA, July 1. states:-A squadron of German torpedo advaticed guards. A fierce fight ensued.bankers, the Finance Minister of Camda After conferring with the Canadiary" boats attacked Rizaian armoured The Russians recovering, drove back the eabled the Imperial Government a fur cruiser, a protected cruiser, and fivoTarks with heavy Des, and are pressing ther credit of five-million sterling, to be destroyers between Hefringe and on their heels: The Itussians advanced immediately available for the purchase Landsort Island

and consolidated the t

The Russian withdrew after a short

engagement.

We suffered neither qualties or damage, despite a heavy bombardmont

NEW WAR SECRETARY.

grennd won,

BRITISH OVERSEAS CONTRACTS.

FINANCIAL NEEDS AFTER THE WAR.

of munitions and war applies t. Canada, the Imperial Treasury Bills being held as collateral scrurity

AMERICA AND MEXICO

AMERICAN COMMANDERS ACCUSED

DEBAD FAITH,

WASHINGTON, July1 Mexican Foreign Office memo

replying ta Mraming, the overbearing tone States Notes declares

Advances amounting to thirty millions sterling have now beeh Joung by Canada to enable the Imperial that Government to meet and commit war entitled contracts:

NORWEGIAN BANKS

BRITAIN

BULGARIA'S FINANCES.

THE GROWING NATIONAL DEBT.

AMSTERDAM, June 30

heavy handicap. In the redistribution of the forces of the Central Powers toi southern Rector of soman 250 miles, in apparently entrusted to the charge of the Austro-Hungarian Army. The absence of a German learén in this direction might reasonably enggest that a'decision is not sought by them in this

phere, te

The central sector of which the Pripet defines the southern boundary, threatens the route to Moscow. I ha enormous physical dificulties of terram to encounter should an offensive be proposed. On the other hand, it has Possesson & good hold of the Enani

way system in its rear for both direct and lateral communes To this we may be certe heen added

A Sofin telegram, says the Bulgarian Budget estimates a dofcit for the year of £4,000,000, sterling The Nation Debt after the enl of the year will amount to £8,000 000

upplement

LONDON July 1,

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