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THE WAR.

BATTLE

OF

GALICIA.

RUSSIANS AGAIN RETIRING.

GERMANY'S SUBMARINE WARFARE.

CONTINUATION INSISTED UPON.

GERMANS AND USE OF POISON GAS.

EXTRAORDINARY OFFICIAL DEFENCE,"

BULGARIA'S WAR PREPARATIONS.

RUSSIAN FRONT.

[TAROGAN REUTER'S AGENCY ].

THE BATTLE OF GALICIA.

CONTINUES, WITH UNABATED

VIOLENCE.

PETROGRAD, June 27th..

There is fierce fighting on the Narew front The Russians were mostly sitccess- fut but were compelled to give ground in the Orjitz Valley, the German heavy gua completely destroying ono work by

annihilating fire."

FRANCO-BELGIAN FRONT [PAROUGH REPTES'S AGENCY.]

A LIVELY NIGHT,

BETWEEN THE OISE AND THE AISNE.

FARIS, June 27th..

6.40 p.m. Today's communiqué says:--- There was a mother lively might, between the Rivers Oise and Aisne. The Germans made a most violent attack at Bagatells on Saturday night, the enemy being driven back after an extremely hot

A communique reports that the Gerstruggle. Fighting took place throughout mals attacked on three occasions on the the night on the heights of the Mense. Vistula, to the south of Pilize, but were All our gains were maintained.. repulsed with grave losses,

The Germans poured incendiary shelly

The enemy in the Lemberg region fail-on to Arracourt... ed to make hradway, while the Ruwiann

continued their successes in the battle

along the Dniester. The remainder of ency in the Kozary district were driven beyond the river.

the

We captured the remainder of the Austrians anal Germans who crossed the Daister further, castward. Notwith- standing the disastrous results of these erosings the enemy attempted further erosings in the night-time. The battle

continite.

LATER.

A further communiqué saya: -

Along the Narew front the Germans were unsuccessful in their offensive move sonte in the Omüleft Valley. Their attakke

proved most costly, heaps of bodia being deft before our trenches.

We regained the lost ground in the

Orjitz Valley.

fierve A

offensive Russian

Przasnysz, is developing into desperate bayonet fighting..

Dear

An enemy battalion was caught on our outanglements near Zavikhost, where the Vistula-leaves-Galicia, and

was ennil

Inted by a cross-fire..

Along the Taneff front there is calm. In a counter-attack in the direction of Zolkieff and Lemberg, supported by an armoured train, we captured 2,000 pri- sober and 13 machine-guns. Thero is force fighting at Bobrka, 20 miles to the southeast of Lemberg.

Wo

continue to repulse desperate attacks of great Austro-German forces on the Dniester. and have captured another 1,000 . RUSSIANS AGAIN RETIRING.

PETROGRAD, Juno 28th.

It is oficially announced that the enemy has brought up great forces, which are fighting on the line left of the Vistula, between Czarch and Zarichost, but his

offensive on Saturday was unsuccessful.

The Russians in Galicia, after a stub-" born resistance along the front. Bobrka- Zurawno, are retiring. They took 1,646 prisonera in counter-attacks on Saturday.

AIRSHIP ACTIVITY.

(THROUGH REUTER'S LOENOV.]

AVIATORS AGAIN BOMB DOUAL STATION.

PARIS, June 27th Frach aviators have seriously damaged Douai Railway Station.

GERMANY'S COWARDLY

METHODS.

MORE BURNING LIQUID USED AGAINST THE FRENCH:

PARIS, June 28th. 3.20 a.in.

and

The evening couamuzigne says:- Fighting along the Central Northern fronts is confined to cannonad ing

Isolated actions in Argonne have not affected the respective positionK

The Germans, in the fighting on the heights of the Mouse.om Baturday, 1sed burning liquids, and re-captured trenches

under cover of clouds of smoke They were soon driven out, however, with heavy

AUSTRO-ITALIAN FRONT.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] AUSTRIANS USING GAS

BOMBS.

ROME, June 28th. A communiqué says:--Nothing import ant has occurred within the last 24 hours. The artillery du4 is increasing in intensity.

The Austriaus along the Isonzo frout are using asphyxiating bombs,

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, JUNE 29ra, 1916.

{THROUGH REUTER'S AUEMOY.]

STRANGE AUSTRO-GERMAN

CONFERENCE.

A MEETING AT VIENNA.

LONDON, June 27th.

[THROUGH BRUTER'S AGESTOR.)

ON WHOSE SIDE? BULGARIA FEVERISHILY PREPAR ING FOR WAR

LONDON, June 28th. The attitude of Bulgaria is suddenly. Dr. von Betamaan Hollweg, the Im-attracting attention owing to the reperts, perial Chancellor, and Herr von Jagow, mostly from Italian sources, that the the German Foreign Secretary, Have Reservists have been recalled and of the arrived at Vienna to confer with the favorish activity of political leaders Austriar Forciga Minister. The pointing to preparations for immediate Emperor Francis Joseph granted an intervention in the war, but there is audience to Dr. Bethmann-Hollweg. nothing to indicate on which side she will

There is much speculation as to the intervene, meaning of their movements in view of the recent pucctalk in Germany End of the financial situation.

AMSTERDAM. June 29th. The Frankfurter Zeitung says that the Imperial Chancellor and Herr von Jagow have gone to Vicans to discuss means of affectively combatting the great efforts of the Triple Entente in the Balkans.

GERMANS AND THE AMERICAN DEMANDS.

A NOTE OF DEFIANCE

AMSTERDAM, Jup 28tk. Undeterred by the suppression of the -Tages Zeitung, and perhaps, escouraged by its appearanes the Treat Zeitung rehemently insists that Germany should continue her present submarine war- -fare," and angrily denounces those who age-talking of the danger of a conflict with America. It indignantly rejects the suggestion that Germany should agree with the American demands, provided the United States induces Grout Britain

to raise "the so-called blockade.”

GERMANY AND USE OF POISON GAS.

AN ASTOUNDING DEFENCE.??

AMSTERDAM, June 28th- The Colzyne Gazette, in a long official defenco of the employment of poisonons gas, says;—

The basic idea of The Hague agres ments is to prevent unnecessary killing Consequently the use of smoke clouds moving gently toward the enemy is not only permissible by International Lav but is an extraordinarily mild, form of war compared with flooding."

The article concludes: The enemy jealous of Gorman science.'

EXCHANGE OF INVALID PRISONERS.

LONDON, June 28th.

British prisoners are coming from Ger

It is announced that 430 invalided

many in exchange for £10 Germans."

TU

TURKS TREAT BRITISH PRISONERS WELL.

LONDON, June 29th.

FRENCH SHIRKERS' HILL.

PARIB. June 26th. The Fraich Shirkers Bill has been passed,

SWEDISH GENDARMERY FOR CHINA.

FORGERY CHARGE AT SHANGHAL

BLAIR SENTENCED TO SIN MONTHS.

Mr. H. P. Wilkinson, Crown Advocate, with whom was Mr. K. E. Newman, op Deared for the prosecution, and Mr. E. W. Godfrey appeared on behalf of the s cused.

·Accused pleased guilty.

His lordshipWhat certain way "T His lordship What "certain way?"

I wish you would speak out. I don't quito understand this squeamishness in a Court of Justice,

Mr. Godfrey-1t is not squeamishness. The simple fact is that he led a lito that can be said. of extravagance, and soon; and that is all

At H.M. Supreme Court as Shanghai

for trial upon charges of having defraud- In passing sentence, his lordship said: on the 22nd inst. before Sir Havilland de Sausmanez, Judge, II. L. Blair appeared excuse whatever.

His lordship-Well, then, thero is no ed his employers, Messrs. Butterfield My duty is a very painful duty which first was that, on or about May 31st, the like this, to have to pass sentence on one Swire. There were two indictments. The falls sometimes to as Judge in a country accused feloniously forged and uttered-a of his fellow countrymen, a young man compradoro order for 8192.25 drawn on who has come out with prospects, and who ing to be payable to Captain R. H. Lloyd, avoid the temptations which are perhaps Mesars, Butterfield & Swire, and purport has not had sufficient self-restraint to with intent to defraud. The second count sometimes too well within his rich in in the indictment was similar, the amount such a city as this. But ready as I am. in this case being $1,857.96, and the person and anxions as I am, always to weigh any- to whom the order was alleged to be pay thing that can be urged in favour of any able was Uaptain R. J. Cain,

now atnud, I must look to the general one who is in this position in which you Interests of the community, and it would. never do, where there has been so serious a crime as this committed, to pass it over, or even to deal with it so lightly as it he The Crown Advocate said the facts of ence,

been suggested that I might do in this the case were before his lordship on the to go free without it being a temptation It is quito-impossible for are man depositions, and he did not propose to to others, inasmuch as the fear of punish- Srocknola, June 27th. say anything in regard to them. General Hjalmarson has returned to appear for the prisoner and with his lord has been said in your favour is that when Afr. Godfrey said he had been asked to samo sors of thing. The one thing that ment is removed from them, to do the Stockholur, having-concluded negotiations's permission would address the Court once an end was put to this course of with the Chinese Government for the mitted acts of great seriousness could not defrauding your employers--you appear That the accused had com extravaganes and vice-that is, the vice of establishment of Swedish gendarmery it

bo denied, counsel proceedoil, and there to have given them all the information was no question about it that it would be you can and to have refunded such money China, General Hjalmarson proposed for him a matter of regret for, the rest of as you had in order to minimize their Insa. the establishment of a Corps of 3,000 men

his life. He was a young man, twenty. It is quite impossible for me to take the in Hunan, with 20 Instructors, and hai only for a year. He came out to join was in doubt whether I ought not to pass seven years of age, und had been in Shang course indiented by Mr. Godfrey, and 1 Central Bureau at Peking, witli a School Messre, Butterfeld & Swire.

At home upon you the sentence which is always ha bor an irreproachable character, and passed in similar cases, but I feel justified for officers, non-commissioned officers, and he came to Messrs. Butterfield & Swire in reducing it to certain extent. 400 cadets. Only diplomatic negotiations with execlient references. It would be

said, no doubt, that he had arrived at au kept to hard labour for the term of six Bust order you to be imprisoned and to be between the Swedish and Chinese Govern age when he should be able to distinguish months Daily Fotz tents remain to be completed.

between right and wrong, but thero was a good deal to be said for a young non com- those influences which at home were such ALLEGED FORGED MORTGAGE. ing out to the East alone and away from

ACTION IN THE SUPREME COURT.

CHINESE TELEGRAM. [FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT] CORRUPTION IN CHINESE -OFFICIALDOM,

فه

PERING, June 27th. Uneasiness prevails in the Government offres, as the impeachments and dismissals

contime.

a protection. In the circumstances, he

would ask his lordship to consider his nge, his natroodent, and the circumstances and surround.ngs in which he gave way to this temptation.

His lordship do not know what they

ата.

months he has been here he has led a life Mr Godfrey During the twelve which has got him into great difficulties. He was apparently not strong enough to resist the temptation which offered itself. these circumstances and consider whether would ask your lordship to consider all it would not be possible to deal with the

Before the Chief Justice, (Sir Wm. Rees Davies, K.U.), in Original Jurisdiction, at the Supreme Court yesterday,, an in which Tong Shum. of Nod, Brezý interesting action came on for hearing Terrace, is the plaintiff, and Fung Ping Shan and Fing Yee Chai, of No. M plaintiff claims a declaration that thes` Bonham Strand, the defendants. Thi property, Inland Lat No. 560, (904,

Chang Hu the ex-Vice-Minister of Finance, hus not acted on a telegraphie request to return to Peking for trial. It nesused under the Probationers' Act, He Renhan Strand East) is vested in hin

is understood the he pleads sickness

Isa, Shih-seng, De Vice-Minister for War, has been relieved of office at his own request, Tien Tchungwa, Commissioner for Sharing will surered him.........

FROM THE MANILA CABLENEWS.E EARTHQUAKE IN CALIFORNIA.

Los Angeles, line 23, ..

has suffered a certain amount of inprison- ment already, and must suffer as 1 bave said, for the rest of his days, also asked his lordship to take into cun

Counsel

sideration the fact that the accusivi was very anxions to calist, and said that ade quato arrangements could be made for his fraving soon if he were given an upperta nity,

But

In reply to his lordship, Mr. Wilkins said that in the circumsines he did ho fest that he could say anything, and he must leave it to his fordship...

His lordship I hardly feel that I know

A series of severe earthquakes has taken enough about this case at present to be place on the border between Californiable to deal with it otherwise than as an and Lower California So far 15 ore ordinary ess I must have everything known to have been killed and many others put before me if I am to give weight, to u. have been injured

Mr. Godfrey This genticing Lower California and that part of have from Messrs. Butterfield & wire Mexico bordering thereon are in a state of who will speck on the matter terrur

The people are sleeping out in the open and bodies of United States cavalry are patrolling the affected area.

disaster is not stated,

THE UNITED STATES AND Vantage of facilities to defraud his e- ployers. If you wish me to consider the spreis circumstances, those circumstances must be put before the Court

MEXICO.

abohcly, free from encumbrances; or, in the alternative, that the plaintiff in absolutely entitled in equity to the said Property free from any

Peheumbrances. Plaintif also asks for the delivery up of possession of the premises, and of a and for an account of the rents and profits mirtgage, dated flie 3192 December, 1913, of the premises from the 21st January, 1015, nutil possession is given up,

Mr. Eldon Poster (instructed by Mr. Hastings, of Mossrs Hastings

Hastings) was for the plaintiff, and Mr. E. H.Sharp, K.C. (instructed by Mr. W. E. L. Shenton), was for the defenex.

Mr. Potter briefly outlined the acts of the action. The plaintiff had lived for some years in the United States of

de depositions which show that this is His lordship I have before me simply The extent of territory covered by that serious crime of a character with which America, but hrd business intereste in this we are not altogether unfamiliar here in Colony, and at the times material to this Shanghai, the case of a mans baking ad-action or to the proceedings which led up to this action he was interested in # firm was also interested as a partner n firm called the Tang Heng Taisin which man named Tong Yat To, who, would play an important part in these proceed- Mr. Godfrey The special circumstanesings. Eo 1800 the plaintiff.conceived whe 1 was referring to are his previous charides of investing money in landed pro perty in Hongkong, and with this object in view, remitted muries to Tong Yet Pu. aliza Tong Yang To, or rather, to the He remitted in all-

Washington, June 23,

The projised landing of United States Marines to protect Aufrican lives and interests against possible harm at theter and his age, hands of the hostile Yaqui Indices, has.

His lordshipHe is quite old enough to know better. A stirred the Mèxicni commandernt

Mr. J. R. Creaves, of Mesirs, Butter Tang Hang Tai firm.

The America Ambasador reports that Guaymas who has made the suggestion gold & Swire, said he would like to paso-the sun of $58,000, during the course of a

Do 65 British prisoners in the hands of the Turks are woli reated, and are in, good health

ALBANIA'S NEW RULER.

LONDON, June 28th. The Rome correspondent of the Morning The enemy's Futest expedient is to lost says the Montenegrins han occupied. spread a report among the Italian troops Sangiovani Medua, and that the that devastating earthquake has

Albanians have ricognised King Nicholas occurred at Calabria, but the report,

of Montenegro a their Sovereign. which is baseless, failed to take effect. TRENCH WARFARE ALONG

ITALIAN FRONT.

ROME. June 28th.

A SOUTH AFRICA OVERSEAS CONTINGENT.

JOHANNESBURG, Jane sih

A strong movement supported by pro: Owing to the arrival of large Austrian minent Dutchmen, has been started in reinforcements the operations in disfavour of despatching an overseas con triets like Melborghetti Lavarone, and tingent.

Tolmine are beginning to resemble the DR. DERNBURG IN BERLIN,

trench warfare in France.

GENERAL

[THEOUGH REVIZE'S AGENCY)

SOCIALIST MANIFESTO.

GERMAN

PEACE

AMSTERDAM, June 28th, An official statement concerning the suspension of the German Socialist organ Forwaerts, asserts that the Socialist Peace Manifesto is highly regrettable, and may be interpreted abroad as indicative of war-weariness.

AMSTERDAM, June 28th. Dr. Dernburg has arrived in Berlin from the United Stator

[KAYAS SERVICE.]

STRONG FINANCIAL POSITION OF FRANCE,

Pants, Jung 25th." The Chamber of Deputies cheered speech by M. Ribot, the Minister for Finance, reviewing the financial situx- tion. He declared that French credit was intact after eleven months of war,

that Americans shoald leave the Yaqui eist himself with what causel had said few nonths, in 1809, from Chicago to the valley under Mexican escort,

ther trouble,

are desperate.

He also urges that landing of Marines bring in the art bought one on International Bonk, Hongkong tan not earried out for fear that it would of many when the firm brought out East.up of sums of $23,000, $7,000, and $25,000. create a misunderstanding aıd still fur- it was impossible argues fact

temptations to which young men like the properties on the plaintiff's behnit nd Conditions throughout the Yaqui valley secusel were subjected when they were with the plaintiff's money. One of these suddly transferred from their home sur properties was Inland Lot 558, the sub- oundings to perfectly strange circumject of another action. The valua

the JAPAN AND THE PROVINCE A man must feel it unless he of

property, concerned in were of very strong character Witness Present action was $28,000, the valne the OF FUKIEN.

val.he wild like to add that the accused of the other had given information which assisted perty concerned in this action le quite. 31,000. The 130 them in traging the deficiencies, and wha: Properly assigned to the plaintiff in he had told thera was entirely trus Home, and that really was the fire hd male some financial restitution other side snid that Tong Shun was not insuer that would have to be tried. Thes The extent of nearly $1,000.

the plaintiff at all, but this man, Tong plaintiff.

to

As it has been reported that the Chin His lordship-That substentially is Yat Po. who bought the property for the

such intention.

I avail, etc.

ERY Hioxi

think that is the whole story, from what what the charge amounts to, but I hardly

He is only charged before said that the defendants, being the In answer to his lordship, Mr Potter you have said.

Long,

The following notes were exchanged in the recent negotiations between Japan and China: to japhetengene

Peking, May 2ith. Mansour le Ministre," Government intend to permit a foreign Power to build a shipyard, military couling station, maral station, and all other military establishments, on the coast the in relation to two matters, the mortgagees, did not know anything about. of Fukien Province, or that China herself hunts concerned being between $1,100 the plaintiff's money intends to build the above-mentioned and $1,200, and you say he has refunded taken in good faith, they did not know If they could be establishments with foreign capital, $1,000.

I can hardly imagine that is the whose money bought the property, but he have the honour to request your Excel whole story I do not wish to say any would prove that the plaintif remiten the Lency to be good enough to inform me where than that, but if I am to deal with money and that that money was used ther the Chinees Government have in fact the case in any exceptional way I ought for the purpose of purchasing the pro- to be taken into the confidence of every perty concerned. Defendants said that

If I am not, I can only deal with whover actually owned the money i the case za an ordinary one.

was put in the name of Tong Yat Po Wide Dr belli of his employers. I The latter mortgaged the property to the sek you to deal leniently with him as far defendants on the 24th Desember, 1913. The mortgage was made by Tong Yat Po in the name of Tong Shun, and the extravagance?

plaintiff said that it was made impro Fitte Living beyond his means...perly, and without authority, and indeed His lordship-That is no excure. I do personating the plaintiff. In short, not know whether there are any other at the mortgage, so far so the pigiatiff was ters which confd be brought to my et en concerned, was 2 forgery. He put the tior, if sintones were postponed natt to plaintiff's name or the mortgage, chod morrow morning. If there are not, I not his own, and raised $12,000 on it, and Must proceed on the information. I have appropriated that money to his own got It is not very much, and is simply the es3 of a young clerk who has defend him any power of attorney to act in

His lordship--Had the plainti given ed his employers. Is there no explana a manner 1 Aion as to what temptation there was, or how he was influenced or led to this course. of conduct?

His Excellency;

Mr. Lu CHENG-RI BEING,

ótaj stel; eta,

"etc, etc., ete.

Peking, May 5th. Monsieur Js Miistre,

In reply to your Excellency's note of to-day's date, I have the hour to make the declaration that the Chines: Govern- meat will in no caso permit a foreig Power to build a shipyard, military coaling station, naval station, or any her military establishment, nor do they intend to build the above-me tioned establishments with foreiga spital.

I avail, etc.

His Excellency

Mr. EBI HIKI, etc, etc., etc.

LU CHENG-HSIENG,

etc., etc., otc.";

You can, an

lordshipWhat was the cause of his

Mr. Godfrey The temptation, of course was that he fell into a certain way of living, as some young men do.

1150

Mr. Potter No. my lord He had authority of any kind or description to deal with this property at all.

The remainder of the day was oxuxed with legal argument, and the hearing was adjourned.