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THE

WAR.

TRADING

WITH THE ENEMY

TO BE PROHIBITED IN CHINA AND SIAM.

RUSSIANS ABANDON LEMBERG.

A MASTERLY RETIREMENT.

ENEMY TRAPPED ON THE

DNIESTER.

BRITISH ARMY OF MUNITION MAKERS.

RECRUITING.

OFFICES BESIEGED

BUSBIAN FRONT

TARODDIE NEUTER'S-ACENOV.]—.

LEMBERG IN THE HANDS OF THE ENEMY.

RUSSIAN RETREAT EFFECTED WITHOUT A HITCH,

PETROGRAD, June 24th.

A communique says:- The Russians abandoned Lemberg on. Tuesday, and continued to retreat on a new front. The onomy offensive in the direction of Lemberg was arrested on the g1st June and on the following night, by stubborn fighting, a series of barren at tacks costing the enśmy dearly; but as

WITH APPLICANTS.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

GERMAN FORCES CROSS DNIESTER.

RUSSIANS SEVERELY PUNISH THEM.

PETROGRAD, June 24th,

A communiqué says:-- In the directions

of Zolkiew and Lemberg the enemy on Tuesday evening and all day on Wednesday sought with along the Lemberg-Berejang milway extraordinary persistence to advance but our vigorous counter-attack imffled his attempts.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, JUNE 2611 1915.

THROUGH BEUTER'S AGENCY.]

FRIGHTFULNESS AT ARRAS.

ANGRY GERMANS SHELL AN AMBULANCE,

PARIN, June 24th.

5.05 p.m.

Today's communiqué, says:-- Cannonale has been ceaseless northward of Sonchez. The Germans have bonbarded. Arras.

re

Tho communiqué: affirins that 1

aapbulunce of the Holy Sacrament suffered especially and that anns and nurses were killed.

The Germans were quite unable to take the conquered" ground in Lorraine,

The French, in the recent fighting along the Fecht, captured 28 officers, 13 nou commissioned officers, and 833 mạn. THE NEAR EAST

{THROUGH REUTEL'S AGENCY.]

THE FIGHTING IN GALLIPOLI.

AN IMPORTANT GAIN,

PARIS, June 24th. The official French account of the fight- ing in Gallipoli desoribed in the report issued by the (British) Press Bureau yesterday says there was a brilliant bayonet charge by a battalion of the Foreign Legion. A battalion of Zouaves at six o'clock in the evening gained the day on the French right.

They stormed the position for ten minutes.

The communiqué adds significantly Notwithstanding the desperation of the fighting. wo took prisoners, including ollicers.___The important point about the success is that we captured the ground commanding the head of the Kerevesdero ravine, which the Turks had defonded desperately for months."

TREATMENT OF WOUNDED AT

THE DARDANELLES.

GENERAL.

(THROUGH REUTER’6 AGENCY.]

TRADING WITH THE ENEMY IN CHINA AND SIAM,

BRITISH GOVERNMENT DECIDES TO TERMINATE IT...

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGEKÖY.}"

GREAT BRITAIN AND NEUTRAL COMMERCE.

-LARGE COMPENSATION TO AMERICA

THE ROLL OF HONOUR,

The name of Captain H.K. Hughes, of the 1st Yorkshire Light Infantry, appears among the list of killed in Belgium and France published in the weekly edition of The Times dated May 21st Captain Hughes was in Hongkong with his regi meat, and made many friends in the Colony.

LONDON, Juno 24th." The British Government' in a 'Moʊ, LONDON, June 24th.

In the list of casualties of wounded The Daily Telegraph says that the minimise inconvenienes to neatral.com Lieutenant Erie C. Guinness of the Royal

randum details the steps takes to

issued under date

is May 11th Government has decided to terminate moroc, due to British restrictions on enemy Irish Regiment. He is the son of Mr. trading with the enemy in China and trade. It enumerates special concessions

Sinm

1 is understood that a month of total of £450,000 has been paid to American the staff and branch manager in the East made to America, and mentions that a Cecil Guinness, a well-known members of grace will be allowed.

of the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation.

Mr. Anderson, President of the China claimants, which exceeds the amounts Association, recently again approached the realised by the sale of cargoes. Board of Trade with arguments for a complete stoppage of this trade,

LONDON, June 25th. by the House of Commons, Lord Rober! Cecil announced that the Government had i decided to prohibit trading with the chemy in China from a date to be announced later by Proclamation.

ARMY OF MUNITION-MAKERS

RECRUITING THROUGHOUT

BRITAIN.

LONDON, June 25th, The enupaiga to recruit skilled work men for the manufacture of munitions of war opened on Thursday evening, when every Town Hall in the country became a recruiting depot and every Labour Bureau official a Recruiting Sergeant for Mr. Lloyd George's new Army of Munition Makers.

The Bureaus in the 27 Loiden Boroughs were besieged with applicante

BRITAIN'S NATIONAL RESOURCES TO BE REGISTERED.

LONDON, June 21th. In the House of Compus do-day it was announced that Mr. Long will next week introduce Bill providing for a register of the national resources. ⠀⠀

AN AEROPLANE FROM

MALAY STATES.

THE

- GIFT OF A CHINESE BRITISH SUBJECT.

LONDON, June 23th. The Army Council has accepted the offer of an aeroplano from Eu Tong Son, an Unofficial Member of the Council of the Federated Malay States.

[NAVAS RERVICE.).

The Scottish section of the Amalgamat fea Society of Engineers anticipated the

provisions of the Munitions Bill, after the SPANISH CABINET RESIGNS. visit of their delegates to the Front, by enrolling a so-called War Squad for shell

MADRID, June 22nd. production. Over 8,000 applications were | The Cabinet hus sont in its resignation received to the 22nd inst,

"owing to the loan failure.

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS,

COMMISSIONS FOR SKILLED PERSONS..

(FROM THE MANILA CARLENEWS."]

THE COMMAND OF THE U.S. PACIFIC SQUADRON,

WASHINGTON, Jure 18th. Rear-Admiral A. G. Winterhalter, who in command of the Far Eastern squadron is to succeed Admiral Walter C. Cowles of the United States Navy, will arrive on

Second-Lieutenant I. do Berniere Smith, 1st Battalion Ride Brigadey and of Charterhouse and Magdalen College, Oxford, was seriously wounded near Ypres ou May 3rd. 116is now in hospital at Boulogne, where it is hoped he will make a speedy recovery. Mr. Smith is a son of Mr. de Bernier Smith, the London anager of the China and Japan Trading

C

Second-Lien, L. C. H. Squire of the Staff of Mesars, Dodwell & Co., Ltd.) joined the 7th London Regiment (T.F.) on August 5th as a private, being 23 years of age that day. His promotion to lance- corporal came soon after joining his regi ment, and on being proposed for a com- mission by his colonel he was accepted and. gazetted while at the front." He died of wounds received during a recent prolong- ed battle,

Lieut. Kenneth Lambert, ist KO.Y.LL was killed in action on May 10. Ho was the second son of Mr. Frank Lambert of Langholm, Beverelos, and HE He was 98 years of age and had been with his regiment in Hongkong and also in Singapore. He did special work

Hanker, when he was stationed there with a detachment during the Chinese revolution. He returned to England in January last.

16.

LONDON, June 24th. In the House of Commons, in reply to questions, Mr. H. J. Tennant (Under- for the removal of large numbers et Secretary of War), said that arrangements wounded in the early battles at the Dar remember that the whole coast was danelles were deficient but they must

LONDON, June 24th. Mr. Tennant (Under-Secretary hortage of ships and hospitals, said that arrangements had been made to under shellfire and there 1505 for War), in reply to Mr. E. Jardine, A desperate battle is proceding aloug Today the arrangements. included employ as officers and non-commissioned be succeeded in advancing in the region of the front Jurawno-Demeszkovitz, and for the Indian troops, and twelve for cal analysis, etc., in dures in connection the Paciho Mail liner Mongolia, which Yeomanry soon after the outbreak of the the provision of two hospital ships officers persons who were skilled in chemt the town of Zolkiew evacuation was de Great German forces crossed to the left the British, which would be employed to with poisonous gasses, poisoned wells, new / failed from San Francisco on June 12th

olded upon. The Russian cavalry agaio sored, sabring three Companies west of Rawa Rusaka,

is developing in our favour.

of the Dalester on Wednesday morning in enormous losses, and were driven back to the Kozary district. They suffered the river. They were forced to act on the defensive nader the most difficult con ditions, partly crowded on island in the

VREISEEDIENST 11 SERVICE]

evacuato cases direct to Egypt, Malta, explosives, etc. Fellows of the Institute and Great Britaini Ample hospital of Chemistry would be eligible for such accommodation was available, likewise Commissions medical personnel; iaoluding consultants organised locally. The matter is constantly

A convalescent hospital has now MONTENEGHIN AGAIN FRENCH PRISO

The battle continues on the Dniester, where the Russians took 1,000 prisoners lu river, and partly slinging to the engaging the attention of the War Olles.

a bayonet fight

NEW

RUSSIAN DISPOSITIONS DECIDED UPON WEEKS AGO.

PETROGRAD, June 24th Now that the Russians are firmly es: tablished on the Tanew with their rear "guard at the Groduk Lakes, and have

bank.

Austrlabs crossed the left bank neari Martynove and Rouzdyiany, but an im- petuous Russian counter stroko lung them back to the river. We had taken 740 prisoners up till 10 o'clock on Wednesday morning. The Austrians were desperately resisting in houses close to the river. Our heavy and light artillery was most effective here in these solions.

The Russians on Tukday took the

NAVAL-ACTIVITIES.

THROUGH REUTER 5 AGENCY.]

SUBMARINE WAR ON

TRAWLERS.

ACTIVE.

ON THE OUTSKIRT OF SCUBAR

The Montenegem Army arrived on the gutskirts of Beatari on the 22nd inst., after dispersing som hundreds of Albanians, who offered a weak resistance |

સામગ

VALUABLE BEIZ

PRISONERS CULTIVATE SWAMPS.

FA - SHANGHAL «June 19th.

refused to mitigate the brutal treatment of German civil and military pussin tropical Africa, the German Government phas decided to retaliate

Since the French Government has

Mr. Alexander Glen Swire was killed in nction, sear Ypres, on May 13th, aged. Second-Lient Swire was in the Essex Yeomanry, and was the second son of Mr. and Mrs. John Ewire, Hillingdon, Jean Swire is senior partner of Messrs.

Harlow,

Swire left Fion at the end of July last, Essex, Mr. John Swire and Son, Second-Lieut. and obtained a coinmission in the Essex

War.

A

casualty list, described, a "additional list from Egypt" issued at Simla on the 5th inst, gives as killed Major A. G. Cowan, 74 Punjabis Major Cowan (or Captain Cowan as he was thon) was with his regiment in Hong- kong last year. He was married and had two children. Mrs. Cowan was with

her husband in Hongkong, and thers are

deeply sympathise with her in her many friends in the Colony who will herravenent

Thìn retaliation will take the form of

Captain George Monat Dundee Mount, compelling, the French war prisoners 19 cultiva to swamps, though nothing will Les Bate London Regt, Royal Fusiliers neglected, which is hocamry to their (1) was killed in action on May 9th

Capt. Monat was for many years with Messya Sandilands Butter de to... [Other, telegrams will be found on piggz, member of the Penang Volunteers. At the Penang, and whilst there wits au 'active

accomplished their task of delaying the offensive on the Dniester, to the south-east North Bed on Wednesday evening A Montenegrin tug seized two Austrian well-being and health.

enemy's advance

on Lemberg for two days, while it is increasingly evident that the Russians have the upper hand or the Dniester, there is no objection to saying that the new Russian dispositions were decided upon weeks ago,

The Russian retreat was effected with out a hitch on Saturday night, and the enemy's object, to force a decisive batilo, has been foiled. The enemy probably counted on Russian sentimental reinct- ance to abandon the conquered territory, but the General Staff for days past have taken the public discreetly into their con- fidence, and the soundness of the re-dis- tribution of the Russian forces is appre ciated.

ENEMY'S VAST STRENGTH.

It is estimated that there are over 2,000,000 Austrians and Germans on a hundred-mile front from the Lower Tanew to. Nikolajew, whence there are 150,000 along the Duiestor front. There are altogether 4,000,000 of the enemy troops between the Baltic and Bukowina.

of Nijnioff, and approached the strongly fortified mount Bezymiana. After dig on Wedneslay furiously stormed the ging themselves in, the Russians no dawn position, The easy did not wait for the bayonet, but fled in disarder to tho second line. The Russians, close on their heels, entered the works and bayonetted almost the whole of the garrison, and captured prisoners 212 which remained.

FRANGO-BELGIAN FRONT.

{THROUGH NEUTER'S AGENCY.) FRENCH PROGRESS IN

LORRAINE.

PARIS, June, 24th. To-day's communiqué says:- There have been only a few infantry actions north of Arras to-day, and some mine-exploding and Champagne.

cannonading in

Meuse was repaised, while the French A German-attack on the height of the captured two works in Lorraine,

IMPETUOUS BRITISH

INFANTRY.

EXTREMELY DESPERATE FIGHT- ING AT HOOGE.

The Lemberg defences, upon which the...

Russians had fallen back, are five or six miles to the west of the city. They are of reccát construction, and are in powise impregnable, while their valus is lessoned by the deusely-inhabited zone at the rear.

AUSTRIANS TRAPPED ON

THE DNIESTER.:

Á SMASHING BLOW.

LONDON, June 24th Seven brawlers were torpedoed in the stealer picked up the crews of two of the vervels

ITALIAN FRONT

[TRROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

ITALIAN GENERAL ATTACK RESUMED.

AN AUSTRIAN LABYRINTH OF

TRENCHES.

LONDON, June 25th.. A telegram from Udine says that after heavy storma the general attack by the Italians has been resumed with greater violence. They find stronger and better organised resistance on the part of the Austrians, whose numerous defences werd prepared years before the outbreak of war. They include many lines of entrenamente, tunnels, galleries, caves concealing artil lery, excavated rocks and false trenches, and traps innumerable, forming & com- meant to deccise the enemy, also ditches ploto labyrinth

Lloyd ships and gealladen urge at Sangiovanni Medina, and, took them to Antivari as prizs of war

LUXEMBURG'S FLIGHT.

THRGATENED WITH COMPLETE: LACK OF BREAD,

BERSE, Jin 24th, Luxemburg, threatened with a complete luck of bread, has appealed to Switzer- land to help her. The latter has arranged to send fortnightly a supply of four, the distribution of which will be under the supervision of a Swiss officer.

GERMANS AT LIBERTY

INDIAN

ARE THEY SUFFICIENTLY

·CONTROLLED ↑

LONDON, Juve 24th.

AT THE SUMMARY COURT

ime of King Edward's Coronation Mr. Moual went Hours from the Straits Settle: menfa with the volunteer contingent, on which occasion he was the recipient of the King's medal. On his retirement from the Fass and settlement at home he joined the Territorials, and had always taken The Crown aned. Ngai Po-law for the after the war broke out the battalion was great interest is the movement. Soon sum of $13.00, for rates.

ADVENTURES OF A WRIT.

dent to Malta and transferredajn Febrn- The solicitor for the defence stated thatary to Flanders. He was much interested the defendant was in Penang, and that the writ had been served in an empty

so

The Crown Solicitor-It seems to have found its way into the hunds of a solicitor. IN (Laughter.) The defondant is served with a writ with the utmost regularity every quarter.

The case was adjourned

BELATED PARTICULARS."

In another case, Mr. R. O Faithfull In the House of Commons several mem-complained that a fortnight ago his lord- bars put questions with ference to the ship ordered his friend (Mt. Mason) to During the fighting on the spurs of alleged inadequacy of the supervision of furnish “particulars" and he had taken Montenero shot from an Italian big gun the Germans still at liberty in India. 13 of the days. He had not had fell on a rock trench at Montecroce and

time to go through them and he could the debris swept half a company of especially missionaries, and

Mr. Austen Chamberlain (Secretary, of | aoh go on with the cash unless the counter- Austrians over the precipice.

Many Austrian regiments have been sent State for India) mid:-The supervision claim was struck out. (Laughter.) He back to Galicia as the Blavs and Czechs in oach case is what the Raj considers re asked for his costs..

Mr. Mason said he thought his friend refused to fight the Italiana. One battery quisite. I am quite ready to trust the

would withdraw his claim when he had was discovered carefully firing into the Raj, which has acted with great vigour in

this matter. The control of aliens in read through the particulars pe India has been more strict than here.

The case was put over to the 9th July

WORK FOR GERMAN' PRISONERS.

LONDON, Jun 24th Reuter's correspondent at the Head-air. quarters of the British Army says that the infantry fighting at Hooge was desperte in the extreme. Such was the impetuousity of the British that the enemy trenches were carried in a few minutes. None of the enemy's devices could check the

INTENSE FIGHTING ON ITALIAN FRONT.

ROME, June 24th.

LONDON, June 24th, The Government his decided to allow

khaki figures dashing forward in the Fighting has been much more intense grey light of the dawn, Numbers of along the whole front, heavy guns, and Germans bolted, and thus escaped The those of medium calibro, playing a great the German prisoners to accist in harvest PETROGRAD, June 24th.

remainder were bayonetted or captured part. The enemy tried night-attacks ating near the places of detention, The Russian success below Nijnioff was! The demoralisation of the prisoners, many points, but failed to recapture the the result of a carefully designed plan, composed mostly of Wurtemberga and ground won by the the Italians - THE SITUATION IN RUSSIA. Here the Dolester winds in a series of Badeners, was complete. They dropped The Austrians were particularly per gigantic bends.. The Austriana were their rifes and prayed for merey, evid-sistent in their counter-attacks at Freiko allowed to cross at several places, but ently expecting to be shot on the spot.

fel, but were defeated by artillery and The British artillery preparation was bomb-throwing.

NO SIGN OF WAR WEARINESS. they were unablo to deploy quickly in the confined area. The Russians, astride of almost perfect. Shells of all calibres vere doad on the field.

They left hundreds of

AMSTERDAM, June 24th. the northern ontlets of the benda, with poured on to the entanglemte, so that

The Forwaerts (Berlin endeavours to The communiqué adds:-The Austrians held their smaabing blow for nearly a the men were not troubled by wire. The week, during which the enemy's numbers shells tore breaches through the trenches,

endeavouring to instal heavy give a clear picture of the situation in Rassis, and says that to-day in Russia were constantly increasing. Then sudden and the British rushed through enn guns along the Upper Isonzo.

there is no sign of war-weariness. The ly they attacked along the whole line, and avalanche.

First went the Rom onaght the Austrians before reaching the Fusiliers, throwing bombs, but at their

neople are patriotic ly supporting the AFRICA. village of Snovidoff, which was the main very heels in this glorious charge by the

Government's policy, and the Govern Austrian stronghold, The Russia's bed infratry promirent were the Livercool

ment, in return, are not disinclined to to storm entanglements and then the ott'sh. Trovering a zone ples and by BELGIAN SUCCESS IN GERMAN

offer concessions to the people. trenches, their attacks lasting all Burday German shells they took the frems night. Thereafter there was a series of second line Noce faltered, and when tha deadly house-to-house encounters.

i-fantry hting finished at us the Pritish had established an immecradle PRISONERS WHO FOUGHT IN THE saior rew lina

WEST

The German manter-attacks were very The enemy made the uzund include Germans who had fought on the signal of failure by a euromade with gas

Prisoners brought from Rawa Husska balf-hearted. Western front a fortnight agai

shells.

(TUROGOH LECTER'S AGENCY:)

· EAST AFRICA.

HAVE, Jane 25th.

SULTAN OPERATED UPON.

~ AVSTERDAM, Jure 24th.

It is officially reported that a Belgian: A mecame from Constantinople: rays columa has captured Kurissenje, an int the Sultan wa nccessfully operated partant station on the north-eastern shore upon for store in the beddar on the of Lake Kiwa, in German East Africa, advice of a specialist enmmoned from and destroyed the fortifications.

Berlin

an

in rubber companies, and was the directorate of some 10 planting companies. Two years ago he was called to the Bar at the Middle Temple. Capt. Mount leaves a widow.

the

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Captain Thos. L. Shell, who was in comman of the Goljath when she was sunk in the Dardanels on 12th inst. was well known, on the China Station. Capt. Shelford entered the Royal Navy in January, 1683, and was a sub-lieutenant in the Battler, China, November, 1890, and pavigator of the Peacock, to April 1805, keing promoted to China Station, February, 1892. lieutenant in April, 1899 From October, 1800, to December, 1908, he was navigator of the Alverity, the yacht of the Commander in Chief

natho China Station, and after that of the Royal Sovereign, in the Mediterranean, April, 1809, to August, 1909. He was navigator of the Leviathan, September, 1902, and of the Glory (agaliip of Sir Cyprian Bridge and of Sir Gerard Nool) on the China Station, January, 1903, to October, 1905, and was advanced to commander in 1803, In the case in which H Mice, Bed, and to captain in 1009. After other pusta Wanchai Road, aued A, O. Bower, store he was appointed to the battleship houseman, "B" Block, Married Quarters, Goliath in May, 1013, and for charge of Queen's Road East, for 873.41 for rental group of Third Fleet ships. Captain and lighting of one half of 98d. Wanchai Shelford, who was 45 years Road, Mr. Justice Hazeland decided la

of was age, farrour of the defendant (represented by late Hon, Thomas Shelford, C.MG.,

the secon Mr. Gardiner) on the porat submitted by of Singapore cal partner in Meers. son of the

to alter that the writ was premature 11 Patereen end. Simons, His brother, Mr. so far as concerned the last item $35. I. Shelford, ales sat on the Legista damages for vacating the premises with tivo Council in Singapore, and is at pre- out notice).

rend director of Messra, Paterson, be would go on with the cree

Shelford was born in Singapore. Mr. P. 8. Dixen (for the plaintiff) said Rimenn & Co. Ltd. The late Captain

LANDLORD TENANT.

respect to the sum of $38.41 paid into Judgment was given for plaintiff in Court. The herring of evillence in regard to the last ivim will take place on Friday at 11.30.

the 17th-ingh, destroyed two pore was con- A fro at Palan-Saison, Singapore, on: taining coffee, coura, ries, rattan, flour, ete belonging to Chiness merchants. The premises were occupied by Chircre and. The Cambridge Review, in their fourth were heavily insured. The combats also. War Liet just published, states that 8,550 were insured for a large amount. The Cambridge men are active cervice. Up cause is mid to be spontaneous combus to May 11th 398 bed en killed in setio ion mast the kanek, which would er by sickmers, 216 had her wounded, amount for the rapidity with which the 61 are prisoners. Ninety-four had been fire secured such a prin. It is difficult D.8.0., 18 the Military Croes, and 2 the to account building and contents. mentioned in deanatahes, 15 had won the give any estimate of damage but taking. Distinguished Conduci Modal,

$200,000 was suggested as a likely Siguro,