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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 19, 1912,
TELEGRAMS.
(Continued from Pago 1.)
BULGARIAN CABINET.
RESIGNS.
CAUSE NOT KNOWN.
Amsterdam, Tue 170 The Bulgarian Cabinet: hus
THE FIGHTING IN FRANCE. Į signed.
·SUCCESSFUL FRENCH LOCAL
Tê
The King has mynësted the Minis ters to keep their portfolies until a new Cabinet is formed,
THE IMPERIAL WAR CONFERENCE.
THE CHINA MAIL¬
THE KING'S MESSIGE TO THE DELEGATES.
LONDON, June 17, The Press Bureau states: The second meeting of the Imperial War Conference was held on the morning of the 17th withi A full
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DISLOYAL-IRISHMEN.
SENSATIONAL ARRESTS.
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NEW YORK, Juna 17. Jeremiah O'Leary has been arrested, also James Larkin, the self-aty loc, { Présidant of the new Irish Republic:*
Heremiah OTónry said seven other
AMERICAN CABLES.
THE GERMAN EFFORT TO REACH PARIS.
660,000 GERMAN'S BACRIFICED.
WASHINSTON, June 14.
The German losses to date in the Irish agitators and Gernuan agenta, a offensive are estimated to have been stated, had been indicted on a charge of with auxillary troops: preciou menge· from -- Washington | 666,000, and their ranks are being filled treason by transmitting information to
-FOR-
CARS on HIRE
Experienced Ohame
Expert Mechanics
A Large Number of
The causes of the resignation is not attendance of the penibers, inchid the ouemy, for destroying piers, docks D.5.1. FEEDING 130 MILLIONS IN New and Comfortable Cars
RAIDS.
Losos, June 17. A French contumiqué states:---- Between the Oise and the Aisne we successfully enrried out a locat
stated.
AFFAIRS IN RUSSIA.
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ing the representatives of Australia aud India, to whom the Secretary of Stute, for the Colnion (Mr. Walter
operation this morning, which en- NEW BOUNDARY NEGOTIATIONS.Long), on behalf of the Government,
abled us to extend our positione north and north-west of Hautebraze.
We took about á hundival prisoners. and emptyped santé quachine-guns.
|| ENEMY RAIDS BRITISH POST.
states-
LONDON, June 17.
extended a very "stdial welcome. The Conference includes, for the A. wireless Russian official report first time, representatives of all the Dominions and India and it is more M. Tehiteberin has sent M. completely réprosentative"-of-the Joffre a communication stating that Empire than any previous Confer the military authorities In the fence. Vomnezli region report thas the Gerinan Command has proposed a Fichl-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig now boundary and that negotiafias
ESTAL ARTILLERY FIRING,
reports.
Losnos, June 17.
the subject with the Russin The oneany unided a post on the Communal have not resalted, in an night of the 18tli to the east of agreement,
Heboterne, One British is missing-GERMAN OFFENSIVE CONTINUES,
We repulsed hostile raiders on the moning of the 17th to the north of the Somme.
Loxes, June 17.
The thermaus on the 15th started - Ekewhere there was the usual an offensive in the regions of Varuiską i recipual artillery ring.
and Rostov, als indvancing today in the Votisk region.
A GERMAN REPORT.
LONDON, June 17
A wirck Clerman official report status:
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MOBILISING THE PEASANTS.
Loxnox, June 17. M. Juvene hus issued a Proclama- We took 120 prisoners as a result som aldressed to all, än belmilf of of local raids betweed pl Ourcq and the People's Commissariat of War, the Maine,
ondering the modisation of workmen The booty captured between Mont-and peasants who are unemployed Allier d Noyon is now 300 guns and others born in is up to 1807 and over 1,000 machine-guna.
inclusive, mad residing in the al
AERIAL BOMBING SQUADRONS.
specified striess of the twelve pro- vinees and territories of the Siberian, ENEMY POSITIONS ATTACKED.. Orenburg and C, ssuck troops.
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Losnos, June 17. The Air Ministry in an offein
report staters :-
Ar independent force of tlle Royal Air Force curried out, during the week ending the 11th instant, four attacks on the milway station upd sidings at Thiouville. Several direct hits were secured mu the station und ath explosion was observed on the Carlshutte works,
train.
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Mr. Long real His Majesty the King's, reply to the Conference is logal resolution, which was as follows:-
The King thanks the War Conference for theff Kenewed
un-
and troop transports with bombs, for destroying quicksilver mines, for assist tion in Ireland and other conspiracy in ing Germany to hand an armed expedi- connection therewith, and also for the destruction of factories and mines in Great Britain and capionage.)
KARLIER TELEGRAMS.
THE ITALIAN FRONT.
THE ENEMY OFFENSIVE.
ITALIANS FULLY PREPARED.
EUROPE,
SAN FRANCISC June 14. The State Food Director presented garea, bare to-day showing that: the United States is" feeding 120 million | people in Europe, ah, her own 110 million residenta eolely by voluntary, food conservation, and will continue to do so during the war.
We have sent, or are sending 117 "million bushels of wheat from the 1917 erop, of which 150 million bushels have been reluatarily saved. We have sent 300 million pounds of bog products in many forms, and can continua indefinitely to mobilize last year's monthly ship- ments. We shipped 130 million pounda of beef list March, and will ship an average.of 200 millions by September, which rate we will be able to continue with the increased number of vessels available.
RECRUITING LABOUR FOR WAR.
Rowe, June 17. Italian war correspondents state that the date of the enemy's ofensive was asure of the devoted byulty Exed a week ago. The Italian Command of all parts of my Empire. The was prepared for the enemy's movements Bupies is glad to welcome the never, escaped observation ever in bad. Delegates of all the Overseas weather. Though large movements of Dominions and India. I regelve troops were carried out with the object of diverting attention from the real your resolution with very special point of attack the Italian and French
WASHINGTON, Junė 14.„, pleasure. The Conference, bus and British artillery counter-preparation The War Labur Board has announced Het in eirennstances of
began at midnight before the enemy's that the United States Employment preparation started and the Allies Service will assume control of recruiting paralleled gruvity and is proof of artillery fire was so rapid and accurate labor for the war industries starting July the unity of the Empire in its in following the movements of the 14 with unskilled labor. Skilled labor determination to uphold the com- assailants that the latter's lines were will be handled later. Concerns need- thrown into confusion. Even the infering employees will submit statements, mon rights and liberties of man-nal ire of two thousand enemy guns and the board will fix priorities. kind. I trust that your delibera- failed to silence our artillery The Railroads, farma, war plants, etc, nct tions will levul to ever closer enemy's first waves consisted of Czechs employing more than 100 men, may associations with all parts of the and Slovaks, but their losses were so recruit for themselves.
heavy that they were-withdrawn to thể Empire in its resolve to defeat rear. Von. Hoetzandart and Prince the common enemy and to build Borcevic were in command of the BRILLIANT CHINESE GRADUATE up the Empire, freer, shore unitel offensive The principal effort a
entrusted to Gentral Schenchermil, who and stronger in future."
was ordered to descend by Valbrents to Bassano, while General Kizhak's army- was ordered to cross the Plave aiming DOMINION MINISTERS IN LONDON. at Treviso. Austrian heavy guns sbelled towns and villages far in the
Treviso alone.
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It is expected that the men will DINNER AT MANSION HOUSE. rear, three hundred gas shells falling in
remain on active service for six months. fed, clothed and puid in tering of the Red Army:
THE ALLIES AND FINLAND AND
UKRAINE.
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"NEW GOVERNMENTS NOT RECOGNISED.
LosDus, June .
Losos, June 18.
The Load Mayor vi London will entertain the Dominion Ministers to dinner at the Mansion House on July 1sts
IN NEW YORK,
West Point, New Yoas, Juce 14. "Men Wing, a Chinese, stood twelfth in a class of 137 graduates from West: Point Military Academy, the chief military school of the United States Men Wing will retura to China- t
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'ENEMY'S SCANTY SUCCESS
Mr. Newton Baker, Secretary of War, addressing the graduates, said: “It is LONDON, June 17,
not unfair to speculate that the number All accounts agree that the scantiest of United States soldiers.in France' will success has attended the attempt of the toca exceed one million." Austrian to carry out their offensive Secretary Baker recently stated that on the new German model of storm the United States had more than troops and infiltration. The offensive | 700,000 troops in France and in British CANADA'S GIFT OF HOSPITAL TO was really a series of attacks on widely training camps already.
FRANCE.
BENDING OF 250,000 MEN EVERY MONTH, TO THE FRONT,
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BOSTON, June 14..
distant points delivered at different hours, apparently with the idea of effecting surprise. The best comment. In the House of Commons, Mr.
LONDON, June 18. Two attacks were made on Metz-Balfour stated that the Government
on its initial failure is the brevity of the The Canadian Red Cross Society Austrian communiqad which is practical. sablon, where a direct bit wrecked i did not propose at present to re has asked Sir Robert Borden to pre-gained in the first few hours. The ly an apology for the loss of what as
General Thorns Bridges the British cognise the "Finnish Government,
bent We also dropped 34 tons of bombs which seenied undoubtedly to be
un hospital at Joinville to newspaper consider, the offensive the High Commissioner to the United France.
noat desperate of gamblers' thrown in Stater, said here to-day that the on railway sidings at Karthaus, andtirely under the German inßuence.
which the enemy has yet indulged. Ita German submarines or anything else The date has no ; yet been fixed, on railway and munition factories at ·Hfv also stated that, as far as be
failure will be fatal to Austrian, and a could not prevent the sending of Hagendingen arid Dillinger with was aware, none of the Allies re- ALLIED ECONOMIC AGREEMENT
heavy blow to German prestige, for 250,000 American troops monthly undoubtedly the Austrians only moved overseas. good results.
cognised the independence of
in obedience to German pressure and United States shipping yards have All our machines returned.
the threat of internal revolution." Hence produced more than 100,000 tons the battle is even more critical for of shipping since the submarine raida Austria, than for Ital sa defeat will of the Atlantic coast started which probably goad the nationalities of the have destroyed up-to-date ten American Monarchy to desperation.
ships, with a total tonnage of 26,000
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WITH SWEDEN.
Ukraine, which had not received assistance from the Allies since it SWEDISH SHIPPING SECURED, THE AIR-RAID ON PARIS.
becais completely subservient to
LONDON, June 17. INDUSTRIAL ESTABLISHMENT Germany.
The Fress Bureau states ---
DESTROYED.
PARIS, Jane 17.
Only two air-raiders on the 15th | instant reached the Puris district. There were six casualties, including: "three women killed.
"ENOUGH TRAIN MEAT.".
A TERM FOR CASUALTIES.
Loxnox, June 17.
At a Socialist inecting at Mei.
A large industrial establishment derikh, attended by a thousand was destroyed!!
persons, the speakers denounced the war and said they had enough
ATTEMPTED AIR-RAID ON
ENGLAND.
AEROPLANE DRIVEN OFF.
Losnos; June "17.
An official report stutes:-
An orplane crossed the Kent Coast at midday.
Anti-aircraft gan immediately
drove it off.
WELL-EQUIPPED ITALIAN ARMY INCREASED PAY AND BETTER "ORGANISATION. --
Reuter
LONDON, June 18, ears from an Italian Military source that all the pust losses in materials have been made good. The nunition factories are working excellently.
The Swedish Government ratified the agreement entered at London whereby the Allies secure the services of Swedish shipping to the extent of 400,000 tons dead- weight. Credits have been arranged for the Allies in Sweden. Exports of Swedish iron ore will be regulated as between belligerent groups.
The
Stories reaching Hollied from Austris tons dwell on the seriousness of the politica! crisis owing to the refusal of the Polish party to support the Government. They speak of riota at many places as a resolt of the increase of, anti-German feeling and food shortage
ENTHUSIASTIC SCENES IN - ITALIAN PARLIAMENT, A
Rowe, Jane 17. There were scenes of extraordinary
Minister of War dwelt on the heroism
CLEANEST ARMY EVER ORGANISED.
CHIDARO, ILLINOIS, Jana 14, The President of the American. Medical Association, speaking bere today, at the opening of the anzust convention, told the 7,000 physicians and surgeons in attendance that the
trin mat." ganing, incessant import of Swedish raper and pulp enthusiasm in the Chamber when the United States Army is the cleanest and
hospital trains.
LORD FRENCH'S PROCLAMATION.
.. DISCUSSION OF GOVERN.... "MENT'S POLICY PROMISED.
Joyner, June 17.
into Great Britain has been arranged
wder certain conditions,
The Allies on their part will facili. tate the importation of stipulated quantities of foodstafs and other commodities required for Sweden's trade and industries, mibject to con
In the House of Commons, sitrol, air with guantees against
beltbicat ever organized.
AERIAL MAIL FEAT.
of the troops, who repeatedly drove back the enemy's assaulte restoring the lines. He dwelt on the significance of the number of prisoners taken by the Italians, because it was most dificult to 147 MILES AN, HOUR THROUGH take prisoners in defensive fighting.
The Italians only, lost two seroplanes in Saturday's battle compared with thirty-five lost by the enemy.
Edward Carson asked for an opportu- re-export of imported articles by FEATS IN SALVAGE OPERATIONS.
nity to discuss Lord French's Pro-themselves or any of their products chumation aril the Government's or similar articles, policy on the matter.
Mr. Bonor Law agreed on's dis- cussion on the 25th instant.
MYSTERIOUS EPIDEMIC IN
GERMANY.
RISING MORTALITY.
IRISH HOME RULE
PROMISE OF AN IRISH. REPUBLIC NO COMPENSATION.
REMARKABLE OVERCOMING. OF
OBSTACLES.
STORM."
NEW YORK, Jane, 14. An airplane equipped with new Liberty Motor, one of the thousands that are being turned out in American factories, carried mail-van here from Philadelphia in 42 minutes, which is at srate of 147 miles per hour. The machine c'vertook and pamed through a storm, which arrived half an hour later.
MILLION-DOLLAR AVIATION CAMP,
TRAINS 150 FLYERS.
LONDON, June 17, Remarkable salyage operations have | beer carried out by the Admiralty during the war, which would have been LONDON, June 17. thought commercially and from an
A PACIFIC COAST AVIATION Mr. A. Devlin (Nationalist M.P. for engineering point of view impracticable before the war, especially the raising of
Cake, June 13, W. Belfast), speaking in Virginia bo vessels of 3,500 tons, whereas formerly
This new camp costing one million behalf of Mr. O'Hanlon, Nationalet anything above 1,000 tons was considerabllars and having room for the training Loxnox, June 17. The troops have been highly train- The Times Correspondent at The candidate for East Caron, sail the od hopeless.
Over 100 ships have been anised of 150 Byers simultaneously, aw its first ed and re-organised and are better Hague says a mysterious disease in Irish Party did not intend to discard mostly above 1,200 tons, from 1316, official firing today...
A SOUTHERN AVIATION
CANT, Jase 14. fed. They have been granted in Ewen, locally called plague, is in the Parliamentary weapon which was
submerged vessels due to decomposed This new field was completed in 48 creased pay and insured in case of creasing in virulence. The niortal one of the principal factors in win. The accumulation of gas in the holds death.
ity hus risen from an average of 5ning Irish freedoru. Sinn Fein meat and vegetables has been account days and cost two million dollars. It Provision has been idle for re-to 20 daily The workers are at been before the country for 20 years, ed by the very or what they comprises 42 buildings. Instating in civil is the injured allowed to leave their burmucks and but the Irish people paid no atten enabung divern to work when the
every one-is vaccinated, the authon-tion to its grotesque doutrine. The enrices are sprayed
New types of salyage machinery, haye ties thinking the disease to be sinull- promise of an Irish Republic in fifty been intented like, the submermble
years or fifty centuries was no com- electric motor pump, whereby a submar
ined 14,000 tonner with a estgo of pensation to this generation.
food stats worth £3,000,000 was malved
MILK SUPPLY AT HOME.
FOOD MINISTRY'S TASK.
LONDOS, June 17
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of
TWO POWDER FLANTS DOUBLE-
ENTIRE OUTPUT. 4 (
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of the nation's war'programme is no The United States have been spending, requiring the placing of contracte in the $48,300,000 daily for the past eleven wottern, southern and central States, in month on the avengs, and the addition to the East, as the enter extenditures and stendijk, increnging." States are reaching producing limit.
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HONGKONG ST. GEORGE'S DAY DRAWING OF WAR BONDS.
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HE DRAWING will take place in the THEATRE ROYAL
CITY HALL, on FRIDAY, 21st June, at 4 pm. 100,000 tickets bave been issued. 96,000 have been (for division of prizes see separate advertisement). »
The following numbers have not been sold-10960/14699, 11.120/11139, 80520/80959, 55757/85899, 96443/99999.
In the event of any of these unsold tickets being drawn against any prize, the number of the ticket will be treated as void and another number will be drawn immediately.
No ticket having drawn a prize will be eligible to draw another prize. If any ticket number comes out twice, is will be treated the second time as void and another number will be drawn immediately.
Admission free to the Theatre. The stage will be reserved for the Officials conducting the drawing.
BY ORDER OF THE COMMITTEE HONGKONG, 18th June, 1918-
HONGKONG ST. GEORGE'S DAY DRAWING OF WAR BONDS.
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TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that out of 100,000 tickwiat-
issued, 96,000 have been sold,
The resulting amount will be dealt with as follows:
2:96,000 tickets at $5 each.
Less estimated expenses
Total for distribution -25% is given to War Charities
Leaving for distribution in prizes
The Prizes will be as follows:
Prize No.
Amount
,000
$470,000
117,500
Total
$176,250.
$176,259
52,875
52,875
3
35,250
35,250
4-5
$10,000
20,000
6-7
7,600
15,000
8-9
5,000
10,000
10-11
2,600
$5,000
∙12-16
2,000
10,000
17-22
1,000
6,000
23:31:
700
6,800
32-43
12
400
44-57
14
300%
58-80
23
[200]
81-102 103
22
100
21 of
103 prizes totalling ---- § 352,600
Winning tickets should be presented at the Hongkong # Shanghai Bauking Corporation, Hongkong, during hours.
EY ORDER OF THE COMMITTEE
TONGKONG, 18th June, 1918,
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