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WAR.

THE

MARKED

FRENCH

PROGRESS.

DESPERATE FIGHTING AROUND- ARRAS.

SPIRITED BRITISH

ATTACKS.

INFANTRY'S IRRESISTIBLE DASH.

BATTLE OF GALICIA UNDIMINISHED IN FIERCENESS,

MOBILISATION OF WAR WORKMEN.

GOVERNMENT'S IMPORTANT STEP,

FRANGO-BELGIAN FRONT

(TAROUGË RRUVZZ'S AGENÓY.] BRITISH OFFENSIVE

MOVEMENTS. CALLANTRY OF THE INFANTRY,

LONDON, Juno Tilh. Renter's representative" at: the-British Headquarters says that the recent full was broken by offensive movements at Hooge and Festhubert. The latter began with artillery preparations at dusk, which 'destroyed the enemy trenches. Then the infantry advanced and gained a footing in the first trenches and part of the second line: Later the positions became untenable, though here and there the guius were maintained, despite strong

AUGSTAN FRONT

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

THE BATTLE OF GALICIA.

INCREASING IN FIERCENESS.

PETROGRAD, June 17th.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, JUNE 19m 1915.

THE NEAR EAST

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(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENOX.]

TURKS--ATTACK TRENCHES.

LONDON, June 17th.

The Official Press Bureau states that at the Dardanelles on Wednesday evening a party of the enemy, led by a German officer, minds a gallant attack on the trenches held by a British Brigade. A few of the enemy were killed on the parapet of the trench, but the majority, including the officer, were killed before roaching the trenches.

The Turks also attacked the trenches

we captured on the 12th inst. The attack was preceded by strong bombing parties. We were forced back for thirty yards until daybreak, when the vacated trench was The enfiladed by our machine-guns. Dublin Fusiliers attacked by the bayonet, and re-occupied the trench, in which they found 200 dead Turks. Our casualties were very slight.

CONSTERNATION IN CON-

SPANTINOPLE. TERRIBLE LOSSES IN GALLIPOLI,

ETHROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

MORE GERMAN INTRIGUE IN AMERICA.

SUDDEN GROWTH OF

SOCIETIES."

PEACE

New YonE, June 17th.

The remarkable mushroom-like growth of so-called "Feace Societies" through out the country is arousing suspicions. The Press bluntly speaks of this as a new German intrigue to commit the American Government to an effort to secure pence

on German terms.

AUSTRO-GERMAN THRUST IN

GALICIA.

THE VIEW TO BE TAKEN.

LONDON, June 17th: The Times Military Correspondent, reviewing the situation arising from the Austra-German durust into Galicia, points out that not one-fifth of Russin's available

PEKING NOTES.

[FROM OUR PEKING CORRESPONDENT]

PERING, June 9th,

AT THE CRIMINAL SESSIONS. A REMARKABLE LETTER. The Juno Criminal Sessions opened yesterday. Before the Chief Justice (Sir Wra, Rees Davies, K.C.) Lui Tin Fuk was indicted on-two counts for demanding

The jury was com money by meriaces. posed of the following:-Mesurs. P. D.. H. Grant, Duncan E. Clark, E. Antonio, E. H. Scott, H. Hyndman, F. Danenberg, and 8. A. Sepher. General said the prismer was alleged to are written a letter to Chan Yip Tio painting out that the latter's re- her had been wrongfully arrested and that he (prisoner) had isen" put to hundreds of dollars' expense to offect his release, and that unless, Chan Vip Tis met these expenses prisoner would prose cute him before the British and Chineso If he did not then officials for stealing.

The Attorney-

THE KIACHTA CONFERENCE. All's well that ends well. The Kfachta Conference, after having sat for nearly nine months, has at length concluded its sittings and a treaty between the three parties concerned was signed on Monday. The conclusions must be regarded as extremely satisfactory and as a peaceful settlement of any difficult questions, though perhaps the most important of all, that of the boundaries, has yet to be settled. The latter is delegated to commission which will agree upon the delimitation of the respsotive frontiers, The autonomy of Outer Mongolia is recognised by China and Russia, and it is further recognised that Outer Mongoli is part of the Republic of China, declara-ecced his family would kidnap Chau. tions which must be particularly gratify. The letter concluded,This letter is written expressly for your information. ing to the Chinese at a time like the Do not fail to comply." Prisoner was

forces have yet taker the field. We present when they have been confronted found guilty, and sentenced to two years”

PERING TRAMS.

This matter has become prominent. again, and it is reported that sundry people are making a determined effort to see the business through but pessimism is perhaps justified when it in known that more than one concesionaire would have to be "squared." before the charter could really be utilised.

must not allow ourselves to be impressed with all kinds of demands. by the Russian retreats, or failures to break the enemy's line elsewhere. We are out to kill the Germans, and so long as ATHENS, June 17th. the German casualties continue at the Travellers from Constantinople relate rate of 10,000 daily we are doing the work that the Turks are consternated at their of rendering evitable ultimate victory losses, which amount to 120,000, inTREATMENT OF INDIAN Gallipoli. It is realised that if the

PRISONERS IN GERMANY. casualties continue at the same rate resistance will soon collapse. Influential Pashas are disillusioned, but are power- less. All the diplomats of the State are controlled by the Germans. The Sultan

LONDON, June 17th. Mr. Austen Chamberlain, replying to Sir John Rees, in the House of Commons, said that the question of obtaining in-

OIL DEVELOPMENT.

Hard labour.

ATTEMPTED BURGLARY CHARGE.

∙Five Chinese were charged with

attempting to break into a house at Shak Là Pui. The Attorney-General explained that the men who attempted to break into the house were alarmed by the villagers and ran away. The door of the house, however, was broken open, and this, went to show that the person who did this

There was intended to rob the place. no really circumstantial evidence con-

The battle in Galicin, especially along is a merc.figurehead, and is content merely provements in the treatment of Indian parts of the country, and these various peeting the five men with the burglary.

A

the Son, is increasing in fierceness. communique says that the enemy is con- tinually putting fresh forces into the fight. Along the Dniester the battle continues to our advantage. We captured more prisoners, four guns, and six machine guns.

On the other fronts the Hassians had notable successes. The fighting along the Baltic is favouring the Russians.

Our

to live and is incapable of any thought of Slate,

The latest reports state that the anti- German feeling in Constantinople is

been shot whilst motoring. increasing. High German officers have

NAVAL ACTIVITIES.

(THROUGH AKUTER'S AGENCY.).

prisoners in Germany was now under con- sideration in consultation with the Prí soners of War Help Committee.

GREEK WAR POLICY.

ATHENE, June 17th,

The victory of the Venez listy is finally established, but owing to the King's illness the Government will remain in power until the 20th July. Therefore no

Quite a lot has been heard these few days about oil development, in various reports have a peculiar interest, as they seem to synchronise with the visit of Mr. Bemis, the Vice-President of the Standard Oil Company, to Peking. The arrival of this gentleman has led to the report that the agreement between the Standard Oil Company and the Chinese Governmens regarding the operation of the agreed oll felds will be signed immediately, but I understand that it will take some months

counter-atuncise. The fighting was most cavalry are pursning and sabring the TWO STEAMERS TORPEDOED. change in Greek policy is at present yet to negotiate the instrument

desperate while the engagement lasted. Our artillery was particularly active, preparing the way for the infantry, who showed their enstomary gallantry and an unimous wish to close with the

Germans..

The enemy, along the Middle Niemen, suffered for two days heavy losses in fruitless attempt; to assume the offensive.

The Germans opened another, bonbard

LONDON, June 17th.

A message from Cork states that the steamer Trafford, bound for Sydney, has been torpedoed and sunk in the Irish Sea.. The steamer Turuwell was also torpedoed

emy. The men charged with irresistible neat of Ossowices, but by two o'clock in but managed to make the harbour. dash and either shot or bayonetted the the morning the fortress guns, got the

opposing Cermans.`

After a lull the engagement was resumed on Wednesday afternoon by a

upper hand.

Further southward the Germans opened an intense bombardment of the village of Jednorojetz, throwing tens of thousands.

GERMANS STREWING MINES IN WHITE SEA.

exprctable.

THE NEW SHANTUNG RAILWAY,

BRITISH INTEREST IN THE TERMINUS.

LONDON. June 18th.

· Lord Robert Cecil in reply to a question said "Yes, the Imperial Government will gladly represent the interests of British

MINING REGULATIONS.

On the night of the attempt a party of polies on duty on the beach at Lai Chi Kok saw towards them, but as soon as they (the police) were observed the Chinees ran away into the shrubbery. The police fired into the shrubbery several times, bat failed to dislodge the men, Subsequently another party of police found the aver hurriedly along the road in the direction of Lai Chi Kok. They were breathing hard, as if they had been running, and their clothes were covered with dirt and water.

number of Chinese coming

men who were in the dock walking

There seems to be good reason for the report that, the authorities are agreeable

A consistent stream of burglars' in- to the revision of the Mining Regulations, Indeed, I understand that the prepara-plements also led up to the place whers tion of the new regulations is well in these men were arrested. The different hand, and that will permit of the more stories they told were also very conflicting, liberal use of foreign capital in mining and one of the men had a wound in his enterprises. Whether it is in anticipation foot which was apparently caused by of this or not, I am not aware, but I know bullet. that a good number of mining projects

attack at Hooge at dawn. The infantry of shells in a brief time. They then mouth of the White Sea with the object of | trøders in the selection of Cheloo for the are in hand, including coal, copper and

charged splendidly and successfully. A German counter-attack was defeated by our fire. Our casualties throughout were

attempted assaults, but only occupied portion of a completely destroyed trench

LONDON, June 17th. The Germans are strewing wines at the hindering Russia receiving inunitions. Scandinavian shipping has been warned

not severe, but the Germans suffered of ane Regiment.. We recaptured all our by a neutral country.

Herrily

IMPORTANT FRENCII PROGRESS. DESPERATE INFANTRY ACTIONS. BLEYEN GERMAN DIVISIONS ENGAGED:

PARIS. June 18th.

Last night's communiqué says:--

trenches northward of Przasnyz.

HUSSIAN SUCCESSES.

PETROGRAD, June 18th. The battle in Galicia continues with undiminished fierceness..

Last night's communiqué mentions particularly severe fighting on the 15th inst. between the San and the town of Lubaczow,

The enemy were repulsed in disorder on There has been great activity during the night of the 10th inst. between the last two days. The fighting north of

the rivers Tystenica and Stryc, 'Arras has been extremely intense siver yesterday. There have been numerous des- perate infantry actions and the artillery

dhuc has been violent and continuous.

We wade important progress which has been almost entirely maintained, hol withstanding furious counter-atineks.

On the Dniester Front, the Russians of the 14th and 15th inst. captured above Jaravno on the Ducister 8740 prisoners including 202 officers, six guns, and twenty-one mitrailleuses.

The chemy crossed the Doiester on the 15th inst above and below Nizwiow. Our progress has been particularly markel in the northern part of the sector,hose crossing above were destroyed, whils where we captured several lines of trenches on both sides of the Aix-Koulaite

Souchez road,

The Germans still occupy the Buval bottom, but are almost entirely surround- ed..

We stormed the enemy's trenches east. north and south of Neuville with the bayonet and grenades under violent artil- lery fire bombardment. Nearly 360.000 shells covered our vigorous, infantry attack

Masses of the enemy on Wednesday night repeatedly furiously eaunter- attacked, but were repulsed.

Eleven German Divisions were engaged, and they lost very heavily. Our losses, too, were serious, but the morale of our

· troops remains perfect.

We took over 600 prisoners.. Our airmen effectively bombarded the enemy reserves, and dispersed assemblies of troops.

Our successes in Alsace continued. Wo took 500 prisoners and much material:

A German, agroplane was felled in A loase, both aviators being killed.)

AIRSHIP ACTIVELY.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

THE FRENCH AIR RAID

GENERAL.

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THROUGE REUTER'S AGENCY.- WAR WORK IN ENGLAND. GOVERNMENT'S COMPULSORY

POWERS.

LONDON, June 17th. Mr. Lloyd George states that the now Labour Bill gives extensive compulsory powers over employers and workmen. the latter can be moved wherever their services are required, and the Trades Unions would arrange transfers where It is understood that the possible. Government is considering the question of a national register of men in the United Kingdom with a view to organising s1 classes for war work.

LATER.

It is understood that Mr. Lloyd those who crossed below are unable to | George's Labour Munitions Bill; which is a measure virtually agreed upon between advance.

the Ministry of Munitions and the Trades Unious, provides for to compulsion, no military status, and no emi-military dis cipline, but restrictive Trades Union rules ON will be suspended and strikes and lock outs prohibited, while employers' profts will be limited. The Trades Unions will enrol volunteers for work in controlled extablishments, who will sign a declara: tion on their mobilisation for war work.

A Court of Munitions will be established to deal with any offence. -

KARLSRUHE.

GERMANS HORRIFIED AND ENRAGED.

AMSTERDAM. June 17th. Local Germin correspondents at Karls. ruho recount, in horrified accruts details of the recent French air raid on Karlsruhe, Suddenly, at 6.30 in the morning, which was bright and clear, there was a buzzing and humming in all dhections.. People, astonished, but not alnemed, watched the glittering bodies in the cloudless Heavens. Then shrapnel began to burst around the aeroplanes, which went careering east, west, north and south, and dropped a pitiless rain of bombs. The nerve-shattering crashes

HELMETS FOR THE FRENCH,which, the people thronged the streets

LONDON, June 17th.

The Franch are supplying their troops with light steel helmets, recalling the ancient headpieces, in order to protect the mon from spent fragments of shells and bullets.

AUSTRALIA'S HELP.

STONEY, June 17th. The Premier of New South Wales, the Hon. Mr. Holman, announced that a committee of the State composed of experts and business op is rapidly can pleting arrangezients for the manufacture of shells and explosives.

COTTON CRISIS ENDS.

drove the populace to the ellars. The GOVERNMENT OFFER ACCEPTED, airmen disappeared at 8 o'clock, after

LONDON, June 16th. The cotton eritis has ended; the card They were horrified and enraged, and

deciding to accept the Government offer altogether forgetful of the sindlar experi.room operatives, who began the dispute, ences of English watering-placés.

to assist in arranging a basis of agree.

The Lokal Anzinger states that 22 wäre

killed and 73 wounded in the raid.

ment.

terms of the new Shantung railway.” SHIPPING CASUALTIES.

LONDON, June 17th.

A Port Said telegram says that the steamer Dawlish, which was beached after collision with the Naiarahire, has been floated and loved to the roads where she is discharging cargo.

A Barcelona message says that the fire on the Quecastand has been extinguished. INDIAN LABOUR IN JAMAICA.

KINGTON, June 18th..

The Government has suspended im portation of Indian indentured lahont. The planters are curtailing their opera tions owing to the war, and there is no demand for coolies.

AT CAMBRIDGE.

LONDON. June 18th.

The Cambridge mathunuatical tripos, part 11, includes among the Wrangler Rao Hanumanta, Madras University: among the Senior Optimes, Sakhalkar, Fergusson College; and among the Junior Optimes, Jayaratnam. Royal College. Colombo,

gold.

THE EXODUS TO THE COAST,

Already the exutus to the seaside has commenced.. At Peitaiho, especially. most of the houses are let, and though the demand is not likely to be so grent as ia 'former years, it is astowishing to s?e the numbers kept up.

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The heat here cannot yet be described as excessive, and the rush to the coast or the hills is not expected until next month.

MALARIA.

In conversation with a medical frien the other day, I learned that malaria was

The bearing was adjourned,“

COUNTERFEITING COIN,

A Chinese and his concubins were charged with making and counterfeiting Chinese 20 cent pieces and Hongkong 10 cent pieces. The case catre before Mr. Justice: Hazeland and the following jury-Messrs. E. W. White (foreman); G. A. Yvanovitch, H. Griffin, Ó. ́H. | Murphy, C. Tetzel, D. Stanley, and G. J.

Sequeira.

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The Crown Solicitor, who prosecuted, said the jury would notice that tho prisoners were not of the class that usually come before that Court, but were of tho better-class Chinese, and were obviously

fairly common in Fcking during the sum intelligent and educated. They lived in

mer,

a house at Lun Fat Strest, in the Wanchai district, and on the night of the 25th May last Inspector Mortimer O'Sullivan, with a body of European and Chinese detectives, effected an entrance to their the house by way of another dwelling, climbing along the roof and on to the verandah of the prisoners' premises. When they entered they found the female

abode. The police very cleverly got into

He mentioned the interesting fact that malaria was unknown here until a few years ago, and added that one medical gentleman liad evolved the theory that malaria was imported here during INDIAN STUDENTS' SUCCESSES the first Revolution, the men from the south having brought the germs with them. This theory, needless to say, is no generally accepted. It is interesting to note, however, that the Chinese are beginning to realise the value and com fort of mosquito nets.

Loss JAPANESE Though little or nothing is heard thes days regarding Sino-Japanese relations, there is no doubt that Japanese populari-pointing to the fact that the prisoners were at the moment engaged in inonu- ty has considerably slumped. There is no facturing these forged coins, which weN „discusión of a boycott or anything of the made of tin, and coated with silver, for kind, but the fact remin'ns that Japanese which purpose apparently silver dollars The result of the New Oaks, run at goods are not in demand and even the were melted down.

Japanese newspaper published in Chiness Newniarket, is as follows:-

is known to have suffered a big drop in its circulation,

HOME TURF.

RESULT OF THE OAKS.

SNOW/MAKTEN

BiIGHT.....

SILVER TAO

LONDON, June 17th.

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2

3

Eleven ran; won by four lengths, a head separating second and third.

Betting: 20 to 1 against Bnow Marten; 7 to 1 against Bright; 11 to 4 against Silver Teg."

"OF POPULARITY.

PERBOÑAL

Dr. Reinsch, the American Minister, leaves on Monday for the United States. Sir Robert Bredon has recovered from the illness which overtook him in the south and is back again in town.

Graduation ceremonies have been the

The British Workly tells of a minister's order of the past week or so, and the wife who, visiting some soldiers' wives in fmek coat and sill hat of respectability her district, found one speaking, as she

Mr. Lau Iu Cheng, son of the Hon. Mr. Kaiser She remonstrated mildly and thought, somewhat bitterly about the have been very much in evidence. rominded the woman that, as a Christian, Lau Chu Pak, of Hongkong, is at present she ought to pray for her enemica. Sa

And what do on a visit to the capital. 1. do, was the reply.

Oh, jist this, matam! Almighty God, keep your e'e on that loon the Keyser. Sailen his hert, an damp you say " his pouther." It is a pity that the prayer loses in translation.

Mr. Fung Hua Chuen is spoken of as Press reprezentative from Peking to the Press Congress to be held at the Panama Exposition,

prisoner laulding ladle containing a certain property over a chatty, while tho first prisonor was just coming out of the hack cabiele. There was found in the cubicle a complete apparatus for turning out counterfeit coins. The moulds were quite warm, as also was certain metal,

The male prisoner was senteneed to ten- years and the female prisoner to tw years' imprisoomest.

AT THE SUMMARY COURT.

CLAIM FOR RENT

M. Beltran, of the Messageries. Maritias Cie was sued by Mrs. Violet Chan, of No. 3. Arbuthnot-Road, for $200, balance of rent due for occupation of premises at Mosque Junction. Ir. J. H. Gardiner, for the plaintiff, said that he had arranged for the care to bo adjourned sine die.

ALLEGED SLANDER.

Fanny Savce, of No. 18. Shelley Streef, Burd Jacob Isaacs, of 30, Staunton Street, for $1.000 daniages for slander, Mr. R. G. Faithfull was for the plaintiff and defendaur. Pleadings were orders, and the ease adjourned for a week, Mr WFL Sheulon represented the