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THE

OPERATIONS

WAR.

IN GALLIPOLI.

SUBSTANTIAL SUCCESS ACHIEVED.

FALL OF LEMBERG PROBABLE.

RUSSIANS LAST DESPERATE STAND.

FIERCE, FIGHTING NEAR ARRAS.

ENEMY SUFFERS HEAVY LOSSES.

BOTHA'S

THE NEAR EAST!

FURTHER

(THROUGH. REUTER'S AGENOT.]

SUCCESS.

RUSSIAN FRONT.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, JUNE 24TH 1915.

(THROUGH REDIER'S AGENCY.]||

TRIBUTES TO A DEAD HERO.

COMPANY MEETING.

HONGKONG TRAMWAY CO., LTD.

The ordinary general meeting of the LONDON. June 3rd. Hongkong Tramway Co., Ltd., was held great crowd at Victoria Station at the offices of Messrs. Jardine, Mathieson wwaited the arrival of the remains & Co. yesterday, the Hon. Mr. David of Flight-Sub-Lieutenant Warnoford, V.C. Landal presiding. Pliere were also present the Hon. Sir O. P. Chater Among those present were the deceased.M.G., the Hon. Mr. E. Shellin, Sir hero's sisters and step-father, and Robert Ho Tung, the Hon. Mr. Lau Chu representatives of the Admiralty. The coffin, covered with the Union Jack and

With regard to depreciation, the figure of £6.530 which is included in the Profit and Loss Account has been calculated on

technical

actual basis and from

PRESIDENT WILSON AND THE AMERICAN NAVY.

NO INTIMATION OF

AGGRESSION."

observed woar and tear, and is based on

The text of President Wilson's speech to the oxpectation of life of each of the

In addition to the officers of the Navy at & review of the different classes of assets.

this, we propose to reduce the book value foot in New York, on the 17th nlts is of the undertaking by £2,000 and a as follows:- resolution anthorising this will be pro- This is not an occasion on which, it posed-later. We are advised that-it-is-seems-to-me, it would be wise for me to male many remarks, but I would deprive

myself of a great gratification if I did not express by pleasure at being here. my gratitude for the splendid reception which has been accorded me as the repre sentative of the uation, and my profound

Pak (Directors), Father Robert, Messrs. necessary to write down the value of the C. Moxon, H. J. Gedgy, A. R. Law,dertaking by the sum of £5,000 to A. Ritchie, C. C. Boyd, J. W. Taylor, conform with the valuation made on the Ho Fook, Chan Kai Ming, J. M. Alves, 31st December, 1960, and the £2,000 now France by a detachment of the Naval Air Tang Foo, Wong Chung. Ho, and the proposed to be writhen off is an instal interest in the Navy of the United States.

masses of wreaths, was accompanied from

Servico, and was conveyed to Brompton Cemetery on a gun-carriage, drawn by detachment of the Royal Naval Division.

COTTON FIRE IN FRANCE.

LONDON, June 23rd. Two warehouses and 12,700 lives of cotton have been destroyed by a fire at Hayre. The damage is estimated at over £40,000.

FRANCO BELGIAN FRONT.

(THROUGH NEUTER'S AGENOY.] FURTHER FIERCE FIGHTING

NEAR AREAS.

| Gomer Manager (Mr. J. J. Stedart

Kennedy),

ment of this amount. The amount of vash shown in our necounts with our bankers in London is very large but we The General Manager having read the have since invested a considerable portion notion convening the meeting and of this, which will, of course, increase United States that they may express their Auditors' report,

PRAISES SECESTARÝ DANIELS.

This is an interest with which I was apparently born, for it began when I was a younger and has ripered with my knowledge of the affairs and policies of the United States. I think, it is a riatural, instructive judgment of the people of the receipts from interest. I now beg to power appropriately in an efficient Navy, The CHAIRMAN said-Gentlemen, with your permission I will take the Report Proposes that the Report and Accounts and their interest is partly, I believe, and Accounts as read. As you are all adopted, and that the Dividends le paid because that Navy somehow is expected to express their character, not within our asare arrangements have been completed the persons registered as shareholders own borders, where that character is I may explain understood, but outside our borders, where it is hoped we may occasionally touch for transferring the Directorate and Head on the 30th April 1915. Office of the Company to Hongkong, and that the date of the 30th April was fixed others with some slight vision of what I think the advantages of this change upon in order to give time or the closing America stands for,

and adjusting of both the London and will be apparent to you all. The

But before I speak of the Navy, of Directors being on the spot, will be able Hongkong Share Registers. I hope next to give their personal and immediate or it will be possible to hold our annual the United States 1 want to tako advan meeting much earlier in the year, not tage of the first public opportunity I have attoution to the affairs of the Company; later than the math of March. Dividend had to speak of the Secretary of the there will be a saving of a part of the warrants will be paid by the Hongkong admiration, and to say that he has may Nary to expres--my-centricne-dried up London Office expenses; and there will and Shanghai Banking Corporation at unqualified support, for I have counseled also be a saving of any loss in exchange rate of exchange of 1/9.1-2..

with him in intimate fashion. I know lew sincerely he has it at heart that in remitting large sums to England which!

Sir PAUL CHATER seconded the resolu-everything that the Navy does and handles it was necessary to do under the old tion, which was carried unanimously. should be done and handled as the arrangement. Messrs. Shewan, Tomes The CHAIEMAN Proposed "That divid-ple of the United States wish them

handled-because efficiency is something- & Co. still sentiune to ne us Agents for end at the rate of 10 per cent, per annan more than organization. Today's communiqué sayı-

the Company, but wo-have-appointed-for the year to the 31st. December 1014, The German long-range gun that has Secretary, who will take over the work as free from income tax as hereby declared, been firing into Dunkirk showed renewed soon as the arrangement with Messrs be payable to shareholders registered in deal: Those quiet ships lying in the river

Shewan, Tomes & Co. is terminated. The the books of the Company on the 30th day intimation of aggression, the probability of the fall of Lemberg, activity, Fourteen shells were fired an expenses connected with this transfer had of April 1915." The Press Bureau publishes a despatch although a last desperate stand is being some civilians were killed." from the Headquarters at the Dardanelles,mado nearer the city whind the Grodek dated the 22nd inst, which states that lines. But, the town is not strongly for after 21 hours' heavy and continuoustified, and even the Austrians last Sep- fighting a substantiel sacerss was achieved tember did not attempt its defences.

General Gourand's in an attack by troops, resulting in the capture of a con- siderable portion of Turkish trenches.

SANGUINARY FIGHTING IN

GALLIPOLI.

SUBSTANTIAL SUCCESS ACHIEVED

BY THE FRENCH.

LONDON, June 23rd.

As alrendly reported, the battle on the 4th and 6th Juné resulted in a good advance of the Centre, to which neither the Right nor the Left Wings were able to conform owing to the strength of the Turkish positions in front of the flanks,

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.}

FALL OF LEMBERG PROBABLE,

RUSSIANS MAKING LAST

-DESPERATE STAND

LONDON, June 23rd.

Russina Military experts do not consent

A German phalanx is approaching the town from the north by way of Rawa Russka in a wide encimling movement, while the Austrians are advancing tron the south-west,

BNEMY USES POISON BOMBS.

PARIS, June 22nd..

5.55.p.m.

The Belgions achieved a neat success in the St. George's region. They took a German trench, killing or captaring all

Gt:

The Russians, however, the south-east of Sonebez, where he

have succeeded. thus far in retiring in good order, hence the German victory is incomplete, while they are confronted with a practically unbroker

front,

regained a foothold in a portion of one trench. The Germans in the region of The Labyrinth sustained heavy losses Another Garinan attack was defeated by

Sir PAUL CHATER seconded the motion. which was carried unanimously.

The CHAIRMAN 1 heg to propose that the sure of 22,000 be written off the value of the Traniway undertaking.

Sir PAUL CHOTER scended the motion which was carried ananimously,

Mr. Moxon then proposed the re-elec tion of the Hon. Mr. D. Lanitale and the Hon. Sir Paul Chater as Directors of the Company until the next annual meeting

Mr. RITCHIE seconded, and the motion was carried.

Messrs. Lowe, Bingham, and Matthews werd reflected Auditors of the Company,

fee of $1,000, on the motion of Mr.

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NO BLUBTER ABOUT SHIPS.

1 like to imagine in my thoughts this

have no suggestion of bluster about them They are commanded by men thoughtful of the duty of citizens as well as the duty of officers-- men acquainted with the traditions of the great service to which they belong--men who know by touch with the people of the United States what sort of purposes

they ought to enterinin and what sort of to use those engines of force as engines discretion they ought to exercise, in order to promote the interests of humanity,

For the interesting and inspiring thing about America, is that she asks nothing for herself except what she has a right to ask for humanity itself. We. want no nation's property; we wish to question no nation's honor wo wish to. stand selfishly in the way of no nation; we want nothing that we cannot get by our own legitimate enterprise and by the inspiration of our own example; and, standing for these things, it is not preten-- tion on our part to say that preten would wish to stand for, and speaking for those things which all humanity must desire,

General Courand at 4.30 on Monday possessing unimpaired potentialitics for infantry and artillery fhe. The enemy United Kingdom during the whole of the Hu Fook, seconded by Mr. CHAN K. Privileged to stand for what every nation

morning began an attack on the formid- able works running along the Kereyes. dere, and by mom the 2nd French Divi- sion had stormed and captured all the. Turkish first and second line trenches. including the opposite their front famous Harcot redoubt, with a subsidi- pry maze of entanglements and com munication trenches,

TRENCHES TAKEN AND RETAKEN. On their right the 1st French, Division, after fierce fighting, also took Turkish- trenches opposite their front, but a heavy counter-attack forced them back. Again this Division attacked, and again it stormed the position, but again it was driven out,

The bombardment of the Turkish Left

used gas bombs.

an offensive which will make themselves felt at the most favourable opportunity.

The situation is suinewhat akin to that un the Western Front on the occasion of counter-attacks and capturing some pri. who have acted as Directors of the Com-i

General Joffre's retirement upon the Marne. The strength of the Russian posi

Lions upon the Tauew front make the enemy offensive northwards improbable.

GENERAL:

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENOT.) THE NEW BRITISH WAR

LOAN,

MOST ATTRACTIVE INVESTMENT OF MODERN TIMES.

LONDON, June 23rd. Almost before Mr. McKenna (Chancel- lor of the Exchequer) had concluded his

soners and machine-gung.

BRITISH ATTACK AROUND

FESTUBERT.

ENEMY'S SEVERE LOSSES.

LONDON, June 23rd.

break of

war.

MING.

The Rev. Fr. ROBERT proposed: That this Meeting sanction the paying

shareholders in and about the alteration of the Articles of Association, and the transfer of the Head Offion of the Con

"WAR IS HOLY.”

TRANSFORMATION OF GERMAN

RELIGION.

"The mission of America is the only. thing that a sailor or soldier should think about; he has nothing to do with the formulation of her policies; he is to support her policy, whatever it is, but ho is to support her policy in the spirit of herself, and the strength of our policy is that we, whe for the time being admin- ister the affairs of this Nation, do w originate her spirit; we attempt to embody it we attempt to realise it in action; we are dominated by it, we de And so every man in arms who sorves

of necessity to be undertaken in the first place by the shareholders here, and a resolution will be proposed sanctioning the payment of these expenses by the the occupants.

Company. The question of relieving shareholders resident here of the payment In The battle around Arras tin,

of income tax on the profits of the Com- enemy, after very fieren bompany is receiving the attention of the bardment, attacked at various points, Directors, and the Commissioners of but was completely repulsed, except to Inland Revenue have been approached on the subject. We are advised that the Company being registered in London must in the first instance pay this las but that individual shareholders can recover the portion of the tax pertaining to their shares by satisfying the Commissioners that they have been sident out of the

year 1914. I would like to take this The French continue to advance in opportunity of suying that the thanks.

ships carry, the only touch of color about When I think of the fag which those Lorraine and in Alsnec, easily ropulsing of shareholders are due to those gentlemen by the Company of all costs incurred by them, the only thing that moves as if it

pany in the past and to Mr. Demer, the

had a settled spirit in it, in their solis structure, it seems to me that I see alternato strips of parchment on which are written, Secretary, for the very effeint manner) in which the affairs of the Company have

Are the right of liberty and justice and pany to Hongkong."'..

strips of blood spilled to vindicate those always been attended to in London.

Mr. Riron; seconded, and the resolu-ight? And then, in the corner, a predie- The accounts for the year under tion was carried.

tion of the blue-gerene into which every The CHAIRMAN That is all the business nation may swim which stands for these consideration are, I think, very satis

I thank you for your attend great things. factory in view of the abnorning conditions gentlemen,

ance. Dividend warrants may be obtained prevailing in the Colony sier the out-on application at Messrs. Shewan, Tomes The first seven months & Cu's office to-morrow, The Eye-Witness at the British Head- quarters, describing the sumption of the of the year our traffic receipts showed a British offensive west of La Bassee, brieflying period of 1913, and even taking the steadly improvement, over the correspond- chronicled in Field-Marshal Sir John whole year an increase would have been French's bulletin, says:

shown lind not the rate of achauge fallen, By the morning of the 17th inst, in the The loss.

00 subsidiary coiunge bas

Sung remarkable notes on the perver Festuberi region, after meny counter unfortunately increased which is a serious sion of religious sentiment in Germany pot dictate it. Wing was resumed, British guns and ch in the House of Commans ou the attacks at night, the not-British-gain matter for the Company, but we can only as a result of the war appear in The the Nation-be stands and waits to do hope that the stops that the Government Temps from the pen of Mr. Olaf D., the things which the Nation desires.. are now taking to withdraw from cirents. Norwegian, who has recently made a tour Amerien sometimes seems, perhaps, to through that country, The article is

or rather, 1 will say that sometimes those tion the surplus coins will bring about quoted by Mr. R. Franklin Tate, the Daily forget her programming,

who the desired result.

The increase in News Paris correspondent.

Religion in Germany, be phenrves, les represent her to forget her pro- But the people never forget expediture amounted to £444, this being been transformed by the way into a purely gramine,

The doctrine of the them. It is as startling as it is touching composed of an increase in this General political instinct. Expenses (chiefly Income Tax and Legal Superman, of the rebellions here who lives to show, whenever you touch & 10in above the laws, has given birth to that of ciple, vou touch the hearts of the people Expenses) of 2020, is a saving on the super-people, which, by cannon and of the United States. They listen to your working expenses, and maintenance of dynamite, will purify the world and then debates of policy, they determine which party they will prefer in power, they You will observe that we have repeople it.

The god of the Germans is none other choose and prefer as ordinary menn charged in the accounts the sum £238 for than the gud of battles, the avenging, their roul affection, their real foror, their Royalty payable to the Hongkong Governangry, jealous god. Their people are the real irresistible momentum, is for the ment, The Tramway Ordinance provide, chusta people; the Fly Land is the ideals which men embody.

empire; the children of God, the Teutons. I never go on the streets of a great for the payment of this Royalty after They ale have a pure heart and easy city without feeling that somehow I do The others are the strayed not coufer elsewhere than on the streeta 10 years from the date 2nd September, conscience.

with the great spirit of the neople them- 1904, of opening for traffic, and the sheep.

The preachers go to the Old Testament selves, going about their business, Attend- proximate amount that will be payable for their favourite texts. A striking ing to the things which concern then, and for a full year will be £1,000. The instance is that of the Hebrews fighting yet carrying a treasure at their hearts all absace of any proper regulation of the against Philistines and Amalekites. In the while, ready to be stirred not only as traffic ia Hongkong is a matter, like the to excuse the violation of Belgian individuals, but as members of a great

territory by the German troops a pastor union of hearts that depreciation of the subsidiary coinage, took as his text the book of Deuteronomy, patriotic people.

QUICKENS MEN'S PELSE, Since the occupation of Windhock, over which the Company has no control. II., v 23, where we are told bow

“And so this sight in the river touches General Botha's movements have been but which causes us very heavy loss in Sihon (that is, King Albert) refused the [sraelites a passage through his country, Mr. Lloyd George, the Minister of hindered by a lack of supplies. The more ways than one.

me merely as a symbol of that, and it The ordinary rules and how he, his people, and his country. The French batleship St. Louis did

quickens the pulse of every man who In the Kaiser's church one. Sunday realizes these things, to have anything to excellent service against the Asiatic Munitions, conferred with the French troops have been on half, and even on of the road ars entirely disregarded by were utterly destroyed in co

When a crisis vccurs in Under-Secretary for War, M. Thomas, quarter rations.

The trucks are mademoing Mr. Olt D. listened to a sermo do with them. Replenishment now the heavier traffic.

The text was "Jesus and the hand on the pulse of a dyn; it is as who is the organiser of the French muni- permits of the reemption of active of the same wheel gauge as our lines, by the famous Dr. Drynador, the Court this country, it is as if you put your

which they constently ur, and are thus her.

War." The preacher quoted Moltke:if the things which you were in connec

You had enabled to carry a load very much in War is holy, wer is a divine institutions tion were spiritually bred. excess of what they could move for any it is one of the sacred laws of the world: nothing to do with them, except if you distance on the other parts of the road-eeps alive in men all the great and listen truly to speak the things that you

oble sentiments: bonour, disi terred-hear.

Theo things now broplever the ziver; Wo-estimate that about 80 per cent. of

virtue, abrogation, and wourage" Mr. Olg? D. visited in Cologne a poster this spirit now troves with men wher whom be bad a letter of introduction, represent the Nation in the Navy; these the thin will move upon the water in the turred upon The coversation

German crimes" in Felsinn. He had maneuvers no threat lifted sonst any and M. Bedier's pamphlet. In his man; against any nation in any minion it was by no mean convincing interest, but just a great loma evidence is contained errors of translation. And that the force of Amerim forms ofs hasises if the French had been able to moral rrinciple that the gut gay- entrate into Germany, would their con- thing else that she loves pl hot there duct have been different from that of his is not anything else for which she will

contend." countrymou in the enemy's Land?

howitzers again' aiding the French artil- ders. A fino attack was launched at about six o'clock in the evening, in which 000 yards of the Turkish first-line treaches were taken. Despite heavy counter- attacks during the night, especially at 3.30 in the murning, all the captured positions are still in our hands.

ENEMY'S HEAVY LOSSES.

The enemy lost most heavily. On Turkish lattalion, advancing to reinforce the Turks, was spotted by an aeroplane, and practically wiped out by 75's before they could scatter.

The elan and contempt of danger shown by the young French drafts the last contingent of French averaging only 20 years-was much admired.

batteries during the fighting.

NAVAL ACTIVITIES.

[TRROUGH SLUTCH'S AGENÚT.)

SUBMARINE SUPPLY SHIP

CAUGHT..

Rowe, June 23rd.

An auxiliary cruiser holy chased and captured an Austrian naphtha steamer in the Mediterranean. The ship was carry ing supplies for submarines,

new War Loan, there was a rush of would of ground amounted to 100 yards in depth investors in the city. When the Bank along a frontage of 300 yards, but during of England closed its normal business of the two days and nights of fighting severe the day long, quenes of City men formed loss was inflicted on the enemy.

up awaiting the issue of the prospectus. AFRICA.

Opinion is unanimous that it is the most attractive investment of modern times.

When the prospectus was issued at 7.30 p.m. there was a queas of enormous pro- portions. The distribution was made in

THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

BOTEA'S FURTHER SUCCESS.

PRETORIA, June 23ril. General Sir Louis Botha's forces have

an open courtyard. Some applicants.took cccupied Omarara, on the Swakopmund huge piloa of the prospectus for the Barks, Grootfontein Failway. Tir advance and a dozen vans were requisitioned to continues. carry reasignments-to-the-railway-stations-

for the Provinces,

ORGANISATION OF MUNITIONS.

LONDON. June 23rd.

ACTIVE-HOSTILITIES-TO-BE-

RESUMED, ·

PASTORIA, June 23rd.

Liens, at Boulogne on Saturday and Sun-hostilities, which are likely to be effective, DE WET SENTENCED TO SIX YEARS' IMPRISONMENT.

day. Both Ministers were accompanied by experts.

GREEK WAR POLICY.

N. VENEZELOS SIGNIFICANT

STATEMENT,

ATHENS, June 23rd. M. Voncelos has authorised the state. ment that he is convinced that any policy except supporting the Entente Powera would be disastrous. to Greco,

BLOEMFONTEIN, June 23rd. The ex-General De Wet has been ac quitted on the charge of preceeding to join the Gormanz.

LATER.

De Wet has been sentenced to six years imprisonment and a fine of £2,000..

£476

the goods traffe of Hongkong is conveye' on our lines. This causes very exc saiv and irregular wear to our rails, besido ubstracting and delaying the tramcars. and, if the present conditions continue. it is only equitable that compensation i some frem or another should be gina to

the Company.

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constitutes