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THURSDAY, JULY 6, 1917.

TELEGRAMS.

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SUBMARINES ATTACK

TRANSPORTS.

→ DISGRACEFUL PROFITS."

MR. BUNAR LAW'S INVEST- ALENTS.

Losnos, July 4

Mfr. Bonur! Law, replying to`zem

U.S.plaints in the House of Commons

PIRATE CRAFT SUNK'BY GUNFIRE.

EARLIER TELEGRAMS.

THE CHINA MAIL.

THE RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE.

THE MESOPOTAMIA; REPORT,

LOED HARDINGES DEFENCE

LONDON, July 3

PRISONERS IN GERMANY.

FOBITIVISM OF THE GOVERNMENT

POLICY.

that the Government is ruining shipmitted by wireless, announces the suç of the war, and to the generosity of her uf civilian and military prisoners in the

In the House of Lords, Lord Hardinge LAKOÈ CAPTURES.

expressed the opinion that the Meso

In the House of Commons last month, potamia Commission had not given Lord EL. Cavendish-Bentinck raised the LONDON, July 3.

sufficient prominence to the un- A Russian official message trace examplect effort of India at the outset question of efforts to insure the release Lowndis, said that it was absolutely cessful continuance of the offensive in contributions of every kind, which had hands of the Clarnians. At Bubluben disgraceful that any che, in war the direction of Zolochev. It records pecesarily hampered her operations there were forty to sisty peuple aleeping. tile, should be able to nuk such the capture yesterday of 6,300 officers elsewhere. The Report bad inadequate in a horse-box, and ninety in a long, low profits as he was about to disclose, and men, twenty one guns sixteen ly weighest the risks and preoccupation oft, Many were losing their eye-sight, Wasmusos, July 4.

machine guns sail several mine throwers of the Indian Government in 1914 and and a great many were losing their Ti heilly announced that He had invested £9,110 in fifteen Frisoners ontinue to come in.

1915 in connection with internal and

health, and a large proportion were Atk rushing traig South-eastward of Bezerany 58 frontier affairs. India's military expendi-suffering from nervous breakdown, while German submarines twice attached companies, in force the transports carrying the stomers and received £3,823 officers aud 9,200 men were captured on ture before the war exceeded the maxi- som had actually, geno out of their

Sunday

mum fixed, and had increased, during minds. But for the bungling of the metalwers of the Pirat Expedition but interest in 1915 and 23,917 in 1916,

the war, beyond a point which his Government these people never need financial advisers considered safe.

have been at Hahleben at all" Could it -they were put-fought by the Ameri. exclusive of excess profits One FURTHER BUSSIAN PROGRESS.

LONDON, July 3. The Government of Indie had strongly should be sent to some neutral country ↑ 'not be stranged that thew prisoners At rust one, Subhaner was, sold or suck. He had

A Russian official message, trane opposed the advance to Bagriad without He could not bely feeling that objections marine destroyed, and the invested 5200 in that ship, and,mitted by wireless, states: Yesterday reinforcement-but the maintenance of of neutral countries could be smoothed

after "auver battle. we occupied their veto had not been justifiable in away. annomrenient stacks: There sides handsome, dividends, "he

Presovce, also strongly fortified posi-view of the obvious political advantages | Mr Joguson-Hicks supported the plea rensa to believe that the accuracy veived a further £1,000.

tions ou the heights west and Bonthuil expediency of the capture of Bagdail: put forward by Lord M. Cavendish. west of horor and the fortified village also, in view of strong presmire from Boutinek. In this matter Lord Newton of Korshidhur. We penetrated three Home, and the unanimity of military lines of treaches and the energy retired opicion in favour of the silvance. The across the Little Strypa. We captured positions to the west of Uzejuv

A Zeppelin dropped twelve bombs on Venden.

car desteveIN,

KAN

of our fire sur otlars in the bottom. Nes Anoties Ship-on life tres let. ́ ́

LORD HARDINGE'S DEFENCE.

PRESS CRITICISM.

LONDON, July 4 The Juzily Telegraph refrain from criticising Lord Hardlinge for forestalling the general debate, because no mameus

For purposes of mortenience the Expedition was divided into contin- Į grants, Pugh inėbuling a naval sisetort designed to keyp off raiders, In addition, an sgenai rendeżurus was arged with American destroys emorating in Europeon waters. afford protection in the dancer zone, could be too soon for insisting on the The first attack tok here late at magnitude of lucia's contribution to the night, on: Jul 22hd. What gives | war. The paper points at that it a peculiarly disturbing signifiewer Lan. Hardinge

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on

PROBABLE FALL OF BRZEZANY.

PETROGRAD, July 3 The enemy ars reported to be evacunt. ing Brzeziny, which is invested on three sides. Koninchy is situated ten miles from Brzeziny. Uuits of four Russian armies are co-operating in the fialician advance covering a front approximating

20 miles.

GERMAN REPORT.

LONDON, July 4 A German official message transaitted by wireless, says :--

Fighting activity has increasel in the Big and Smorgon regions. Strong middle of the Stockhord and the artillery activity as proceeding in the Zotalipa

Rumin attacks on the Kovel-Luck Hailway failed heavily.

is that our hips were strucked at one `matter, which nemcom- would have seized upon a join well on the west side of the mon sense rendezvous in a part of the Atlantic as the most deplorably weak an presumed to be he Ima sub-unbusinesslike of all the administrative The darkness prevented fatilties with which the Commissioners nting, last at hest w romber of have denir. Jumely the practice of submarins gathered fog what they governing the lodian Empire, to say demi 4 slaughter die beavy nothing of conjucting a military effort guitive. seuttered the enemy who of unparalled ningnitude, from the top launched at least Eve torpekes. " of a hill in the Himalayus. The

In a second attack, a Few days paper ways that a thorough reform látor, against "anither contingent, at of the higher comma in the admini-masses have anerceded in extending to a point Legend the rendezvous, the stration of Inclis, which is a proved and destroyers" not only field the sub-pressing decessity, should first inclure marines at to safe distine bir their the removal of this strange institution. speed ratited in the sinking of n The Mening days that it is a pity best come, and cal and wreckage bord Hardinge has not resigned, for he overed the sei ältern shot inu been is condemned by an impartial tribunal and his position in these eiretmstances Sred at its periscope.

The destroyers use grenades cannot add strength to the Foreign which were tied to explode at a certain distance under the wutyg

AMERICAN FLAG FLOWN OYER HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT.

Office.

THE CONFERENCE REGARDING PRISONERS.OF WAR.

'MOST BENEFICIAL RESULTS.

„The Hwang, July 1. Loxbox, July 4..

It is reported that the British and The King has order the American Gerinan Conference relating to Plag to be down over the Houses of prisoners of war has resulted in Farlimen today

AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE DAY IN FRANCE.

PARIS, July 4: An American battalion.hasourrived. to participate in the Independence Day celebrations.

THE NORTH SEA DANGER ZONE.

DUTCH REPRESENTATIONS.

THE Hanes, July 4, An extraordinary Cabinet Connel mer to consider, the extension of the langer zone in the North Sea, which Holland pointed out would make.

In Fast Galicia the tactle continues to go forward across the bright on the west bank of the Strypa The Raissian the north the gap male in our lines on the previous day. The Russian attacks on Koninchy broke down before our new positions,

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The enemy has not repeated bis attacks against the heights of Bizezany.

LONDOS, July 4, A German official message trans mittel by wireless reports

There was lively artillery activity between the stockhod and Harajowka New strong Russian attacks at Bricany failed heavily.

APPEAL TO THE RUSSIAN NAYY..

PITROGRAD, July 3.

The All Kussia Workmen's and Soldiers' Congress appeals to everybody to support the offensive by doing overy. thing to help the Army, and it urges reinforce the front line troops. the sokliers in the rear to prepare to

agreements bet beneficial to both Meanwhile, the Government appeals combatant and civilian prisoners to the Navy in the danger which threatens Russia" to emulate the Army The result of the discussions, which and prove that liberty has not included the question of the exten-weakened it. sion of the system of internment in neutral countries, punishments and reprisals, nad been to remove vari- ous misapprehensions.

The Queen of Holland received the Delegates in separate audience on Saturday.

.

It is officially announcer that Holland has offered to receives maximum of 18.000 prisoners. Delegates gratefully received the

offer.

The

The Foreign Minister, presiding at

FRENCH DEFEAT GERMAN ATTACHS.

LONDON, July 3.

was not the right man ir, the right place. Germans that they would wish to see in He had not the feeling with regard to inadequacy of the river transport was a man who had to deal with the question only revealed when it was too late to of our prisoners. Lord H. Coeil mid it make it go, although everything was a mistake that a decision on this possible was done to remedy it. The outter should rest with naval and local military authority did not raise military epinion. It was not enough

when considerations this as an objection to the advance to answer that military consideration of humanity arose Begarding the deal break-down, world not alow it. When he thought which had caused him the deepest pain of the terrible position of these

prisonery and sorrow, he confessed that he halbe had no patience to listen to dry official heen completely deceived by mislead answers, which did not seem to indicate ing reports from the front, but the that any real effort was being made moment he knew the truth he male bring about their release. He hoped every effort to remedy this

DUTCH, POTATOES.

FURTHER DEMONSTRATIONS-

There

AMSTERDAM, July 3. has been another posto" demonstration. Windows were broken and potato storehousex and a jewellery shop were plundered. Mounted police fired in the air and the demonstrators dispersed on a promise being made that the Minister of the Interior. would receive depution.

ARGENTINE STEAMER SUNX.

to

that after the war thers would be a strict inquiry into this as well as into other inatters. Every official copterned shoula, he required to justify himeeli of having been in- against the charge of harmanly indiferent in this matter, and if they were not, able to do so, they should revive the punishment due to 'thone who had shown themselves' in- - different to the claims of humanity.

DIFFICULT AND PÄISYUL QUESTION.

Mr J. F. Hope said, this question was as dificult as it was painful. It was im possible to contemplate not only without ern but without horror the state of very many of our fellow-countryinen who had heen in emptivity in Germany for more than 2 years. The main dif- culty was the attitude of the German Government in refusing to have any. thing to say to a man-for-man exchange. The German Government work only consent to a block or wholesale exchange. There were now in Germany 3.500 British civilian LONDON, July 3.

In England there Frisoners.

civilian ..prisorers It is oficially learned that the were 2200 German

interned, and there were 7,000 fier

pore Argentine steater Toro was sunk by man civilian prisoners in other.

parts of gun-fire in the Atlantic, outside the the Empire

Even on the assumption German war zone, on June 23. Krilanes that one third of these prisoners on botn of the steamer's nationality was desides did not desire to be repatriated or manstrated to the commander of the submarine prior to the sinking. The carge consisted of wool destined for Switzerland.

•

A French steamer picked up fourteen of the crew in a lifeboat. The Captain and the remainder of the crew were landed at a port our the Bud inst

PROPOSED ALLIED CONFERENCE ON PEACE TERMS,

block exchange, there would be a bad- ance in favour of Germany of over 20,000 men equal to more than a whole British division of when comparatively few could not do useful auxiliary national service behind the lines. He held nut ro that any general block' to hope

Oxchange of civilian prisoners on both sides could be entertained.

There had been schanie of repatria tion of invalided civilians, under which 850 had been repatriated. If that achome could be carried further we stood to get 600 or 700 more. But here again the at- titude of the German Government was discouraging. Lord Newton, however, was urging that every opportunity should be

taken to see that the scherie was not discarded. The Government. ww po In the House of Commons, Lort Re objection to extendig the neutral in- bert Cecil stated that communications ternment system to civilian prisonure, were preceding between Great Britain and if any success came of the new pro- and Russia regarding the proposed Con-posal as to military prisoners they would ference of the Allies on peace terms.

LONDON, July 3.. -

A French communiqué says:

HONGKONG GYMKHANA CLUB.. Yesterday evening, after bombard- ment, the Germans made a series of

WINDING UP GALLOPS. viclent attacks on the trenches which we hud recaptared on both sides of the night-long struggle ended in the com-Gymkhana Meeting to be held next Painny-Ailles Road. A most violent Interest is increasing daily in the plete defeat of the enemy. Wa main-

Saturday afternoon, and those beat The artillery duel increased in inten- able to judge are of opinion that the sity at midnight at Hill 304 in the

tained all our positions.

endeavour to extend the new arrange- ment to meet the most pressing cases among civilians.

A QUININE.SCANDAL.

A Batavia wire of June 14 says: The

Dutch shipping round the north the closing meeting, in a speech, Avocourt Wood sector. The Germans sport provided will be as good as Bate of quinine) by from 80 to 70 per

England impossible.

dwelt on the conciliatory spirit of the in the early morning attacked on a front The Foreign Minister announced flat the British Government was negotiators. He reminded the Dele-of 500 metres at the south-eastern er tremity of the wood, but our fire smashed giving its attention to the matter.always count on Holland's assistance to reach out lines.

gates that the belligerents could the assaulting waves, which were unable

GERMAN REPORT.

THE POTATO RIOTS IN HOLLAND.. in bringing them together for similar

фратай

AMSTERDAM, July 4.

A section of the soldiers who refused to fire on the potato rioters' were marched off by an officer

the cheers of the crowd.

per amid

The market wus guarded by troops

not renewed.

purposes..

THE NEGRO TROUBLES AT ST. LOUIS.

NEW YORK, July 4, The total casualties at East St.

LONDON, July 3. A German official mentage, transmitted by wireless, says that two Franch attacks south-east of Cerny broke down.

RAIDS BY BRITISH.

yesterday and the disturbances were Louis will probably never be known,

LONDON, July 3. as many were incinerated. So far, Field Marshal Sir Dougla Haig Most of the dock labourens struck" ne u protest against the method of the bodies of 24 negroes and three reports: We successfully carried out a raid to the west of Havringeourt and whites have been recovered.

northward of Nieuport. We drove off an distributing potatoes and the build-

The situation appears to be in attack to the south of Cojuel Eiver. ers' labourers are striking in sym-

Lund. pathy with them.

ANOTHER BOMB FLOT IN SWEDEN.

The Burgomaster has prohibited open-air meetings.

COTTON TRADE SATISFIED WITH GOVERNMENT" CONTROL

there

STOCKHOLM, July 3.

The authorities are investigating an- other bomb plot and in this connection have arrested & Swedish office: and his alleged accomplices.

LATER. The last potato riota were much more Berious. The crowds looted the

LONDON, July 4. The Cotton Trade is very satisfied The Government dedies M. Branting potatoes from the barges and rail

with the Government control generallegation that the Swedish Foreign trucks. Street battles occurred with

Minister is implicated: the police. The soldiers came up,ally, but the opinion is that, as but the crowds were defiant and the is plenty of cotton abroad, the women bared their breasts and dared Goverment should make a big the soldiers to shoot. Eventually effort to provide ships to fetch it so the soldiers fred, killing one, and as to keep the 800 cotton mills wounding many. Three policemen employing 800,000 worker, gang were seriously injured."

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PRISONERS

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by Chemists and Storekeepers

AMSTERDAM, July 4 or Karl of Austria

Compesty

SPY ARRESTED IN LONDON.

LONDON, July 3 The Press Bureau announces that

Alfred Haga a Norwegian, Eas been arrested in Loudon on a charge of espionage on behalf of Germany. The CANA is regarded as one of grave Importance Haga will be dealt with by Court Martial

THE POTATO RESTRICTIONS “IN FOREXT BRITAIN."

LONDON, July

Lord Rhondds will abolish the potato restrictions for restaurants,

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We have let part of our shop to "MAISON LILY" and must clear stock. We offer therefore our whole stock at 20 to 30% discount, and will secept reasonable offers for large pieces.

The sale commences on TUESDAY, the 3rd of July.

INSPECTION CORDIALLY INVITED. KOMOR & KOMOR,

Art & Curio Dealers.

Des Vosti, Boad

Nieuws van den Dag state andceng generally known that the Bandceng quinine manufactory, which, in recent years, has made enormous war profits, has had the impertinence to raise the of its products (sulphate and ever and the racing both keen and

is of Yesterday and today the cent of great public import-

To will ance. It will be remembered that, the close. ponies which will compete were prices of quinine were raised twice given their winding up gallops, the the first time in ruslans a reason for

in 1913. There times of which are appended- this increase, owing to the higher price

of the bark and to the amalgama tion of

the planters. To-day's increase in price is utterly, unreasonable. Tho raw material has not become dearer. There has been no export of bark and, as a consequence, the stores are cram med: foll. The Government would be Japan is fast intressing her mercantile well advised to set energetically on be marine and among her slaven shipbuild- half of the public, either by probibiting ing yards, aysa Northern contemporary, the export of quinine, or by fixing a there are 189 steiners, each exceeding Where in the opium of the maximum price for it. The laissez faire,1,000 tons with an aggregate tonnage of laissez aller way of doing things has call 948,034 tons, which are now building of ter there are reasonable ed much criminal arbitrariness into

sent into the

WEDNESDAY, JOLY ÁTH.

Towx Morsz, Sedgwick, 1 mile, 30.3.

1:18.3, 1.50.4, 2.24.2; last † 313. ANTICIPATION, Kremer, 1 mile, 44, 1.27.2,

2.00.8, 2.40; last 33.2. TITLE MOUNE, Adams, 1 mile, 35, 1.11.2.

1.4, 2.21 last 1 83.

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AUSTRALIAN CHIEF, Seth, 3 milo, 36,

1.00.2, 1.413; last 1 321 MAGIC DAHLIA, Seth, and Choice DA,

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14s, hoy. 8 mile, 80, 1.14, 1.49; last Erson, boy, mile, 30, 1.12, 1.45.2; * Just † 432, CADOW WAL, Gegg,.1 mile. 38.2, 1.14,

1.47.2; last 33.2767 KING DICK, boy, mile, 1.08.2." OAX BAY, boy mile, 36.2, 1.09.2,

1,49.2; lout 4 33. PLOTGEDIELD Setb, mile, 88.2,

1.16.2, 1:47:2; last 22. Hvar Hosu Button (3) and CLOUD- LANDS, Barton (2), 1 mile, 37, 1.10.3,

MACH DARLLA. Soth, 1 mile, 41, 1.19,

1.53.2, 2.29 list "33.8.

NEW ALLY, Barton (1) and BEN BOLT,

boy (3). 1 mile, 81.2, 1.072,142.1 last 2 344, Cume Dame, bor. 1 mile, 41, 1.10,

155.3, 2.30; last 1 34.2. Rex, Barton, I mile, 30.3, 1.13.4, 1.47.1;

at 100.0 WHIFFER IN, boy, mile, 37.1 1.09.1;

last 24

It won stated early. May that the are 2,423, British merchant seamen ad bermen prisoners of war in Get zany, Al in Austria-Hungary, and 72 in Turkey

JAPANESE BUILDING 189 NEY STEAMERS.

according to

BRITISH POWERS TO CHECK SEDITION IN CHINA.

A new Order-in-Council has just beent promulgated Article II of which

this arbitrariness lays its bands on a Departmentofanations. Because acted, is acting or is about to ach in.

existence in these war days but, when on which, building will be started soon, believing but chy Byrtish subject absolutely indispensable remedy and one of a subsidy which the government manner prejudiciņi to the pabilo safety, which is there in superabundance, it is grants to each vessel, applications are or to the defence, pence, or security of time to act and to act forcibly,

THE SHANGHAI TRAMWAYS.

REPORT FOR 1916.

The accounts of the Shanghai Electric Constraction Co., Ltd. For last, runs

show

sent to the authorities whenever a keel

is hid down.

Those steamers which are now under His Majesty's dominions or of any parts construction or on which construction of them, the Mining my by order in will be soon started are as follows: Light writing direct that such jazzan vessels with a combined toonage of 10,600 tons each between 1,200 and 2,900 tous, eighteen vessels with 58,238 tons, between 2000, and 2,000 tons ench

wento 13 with 81,092, tons each between 3000 and 4,000 tons; thirty-specified seven vesale with 163,800

(a) shall not enter, ttside or

any area specied in the order

(b) shall reside or tensin in

between 1,000 and 3,000 tons, fifty-seven) alis venduet himesil in such ma

specited in such order s

a profit of £45,123, which compares vessels: with 318,510 tons, each between, of abstain from such sots, or with £31,084, for the year 1915. The 5,000 and 3,009 tot twelve vessels with such order with any property Directors recommend a final dividend of 78,000 tons, each between 8,000 and 7,000 possession or under bis control, as m 6 per cent making 10 per cent, for the tens aften vessels with 110,934 ton year. It is mentioned in the Report each between 7,000 and 3,000 tons; twelve that the loss by exchange on suheidiary vessels with 99,830 tons each between coinage in 1916 was 238,750.19 Bu 8,000 and 0,000 tons and five vessels with equal to IEII per cent on the expital of 47,500 tons, each between 9,000 and

the Company

10,000 tons

The Report also states that the service of railless electric cars continues to be operated successfully on a route ap proximately one milo in length. The General Manager is of opinion that s considerable expansion of the Company's business can be brought about by ex- tending the length of route operated by this form of traction, and an application has bead made to the Municipal Councit 15 at Caran d' College for the necessary powers, which may be Class 12 will exercised when conditions as Ferards finsred to the cost of construction aro Icas exceptional than at present,

HONGKONG POLICE RESERTE,

POLICE ACOOL ELXIXATION Friday, July, deh

(d) shall be detained in custo such place as may be specified In order; and the person debe

be deemed for all purposes to be in leg custody

Tenalties are provided for disobedie of orders made under this provision?

The first instsocés of persons!

14 and orders of deportation mada, agamat, then 5,45-1.in. under the net

before EML preme: "Cours FRANKE test wook when a numbe

red babe sent back Acid DBP (R.) ordered,