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THE WAR.

GERMAN ADVANCE IN GALICIA.

REMARKABLE ITALIAN PROGRESS.

THE

DARDANELLES' OPERATIONS.

A THRILLING AIR FIGHT.

GERMANY AND THE AMERICAN NOTE.

RUSSIAN FRONT.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)

THE GERMAN ADVANCE

GALICIA.

IN

A GERMAN ACCOUNT.

LONDON, June 291 A German communiqué says the Russian. httacks · north-east of Pracays have Collapsed with great Russian losses, and Austro-German forces have occupied Halicz. General von Lingingen, after five days' heavy fighting, is crossing the Dniester, and pursuing the Russians towards the line of the Gnitalipa river, He took 0,470 prisoners during the week

The communiqué further states that the Austro German armies north-east of Lemberg are approaching the Bug and also progressing westward of Rawaruska. They have captured some thousands of prisoners and a number of guns and machine-guns.

AIRSHIP ACTIVIE.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)

REMARKABLE AIR FIGHT.

POSSIBLY THE GREATEST OF

'THE WAR.””

LONDON, June 29th.

FRANCO-BELGIAN FRONT.

[THEOVOR REUTER'S AGENCY.]

BRILLIANT CANADIANS.

· STIRRING STORIES OF THEIR GALLANTRY.⠀⠀

LONDON, June 28th. Reuter's correspondent at Headquarters in France, describing the work of the Canadians, says that among the points captured was an orchard in the Fostuborb region. Attacking in the twilight, the mom, most of whom were from Vancouver, were immediately met with a heavy rifle and machine gun fire from three different directions. Despite the gaps made in their ranks, they advanced without wavering till they came to a deep creck full of mud and water, with a thick hedge, in which there were only two openings on the other side. Chcering, the men waded through the creek up to their sumpits and reached the hedge and paused, Captain Morrison shouted, Lads, we must get through." He was about to lead the way when Private Appleton stopped him, saying “Exewe we, Sir, but the hombers should go first." So saying Appleton

darted through the gap in the hedge, which was so narrow, thi toch man had to follow soparately. When the thianod line resumed the advance the Germans bolted to the second french."

Pusibly the greatest air-fight of the war has taken place at Polcapelle. A British neroplane at a height of 4,000 fect subsequent fighting at fivenchy on

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 30г. 1915.

AUSTRO-ITALIAN FRONT.

THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]:

THE ITALIAN ADVANCE.

EXTRAORDINARY DIFFICULTIES AND-NOTABLE GALLANTRY.

LONDON, June 29th.

Messagu frun Udine state that the Italians, advancing on the slopes of the Corso mountains, are encountering extra ordinary difficulties.

Curso is cu geological curiosity with its innumerable grofices, caves, welle and galleries adapted for hidden lætteries and COROLLing large contingents of troops

The Austrians for yours have been in- proring the natural advantages of the

place and have frequently held great matœuvres there. Yet the rapidity of the advance of the Italian scouting partics has been remarkable. Bersagliori cyclists have been especially reckless in riding along the conquered roads as if they were on a raco track. One battalion found 700. Austrians holding Sancanziano, but the Bersaglier', dismounting, axed bayonets and routed the enemy.

THE NEAR EAST

(Tanöron ENDTER'S' AGENOT.] DARDANELLES OPERATIONS.

SLOW BUT SURE.”

LONDON, June 29th. Warrant-Officer John Heckford, in a

Ous

HONGKONG SANITARY

BOARD.

NATIONAL NECESSITY.

MR. ASQUITH AND NON-PARTY GOVERNMENT.

month by the Prime Minister to the Label The following lotter was addressed laas Chief Whip

[THROÓNA ELETRE'S AGENCY.}

THE MUNITIONS MACHINE.

SUPPORT OF LABOUR PARTY.

LONDON, June 29th, In the House of Commons the munitions debate was notable for the contribution ade by Mr. Hodge, the sow spokesman of the Labour Party owing to Mr. Hen- derson's promotion, Mr. Hodge emphasis ed that when they saw the roll of honour of 3,000 weekly they did not seek to place

The tomsformation implica a tempóvary any bartier in the way of anything for A minute was rend by the President abandonment of the system of party Govern reducing that tall. (Cheers). If the regarding the resignation of Inspectorment which has over sineo 183 dominated werkers had been told tho seriouses of the Inspector had been test in the Board adapted to our national requirements

Elliott The PRESIDENT explained that to ho mer Hormal conditions the best our political arrangements, and which I hold

the position months ago, ha auid, we smuld by Colonel Gordon-Hall, and he was not have been confronted with the pre-required at Home, where he would sent, difficulties. (Cheer) The workers realised now that it was far better to give up their present privileges than to have no liberty under the Germans (Loud cheering.)

THE WATER CARRIAGE SYSTEM,

The usual fortnightly meeting of the Sanitary Board was held yesterday, the

May 85th, 1916 President (Mr. G. N. Orme) presiding.

MY DEAR GULLAND,-The Government of There were also present the Hon. Mr. Ewhich I have been the head for more than A. Hewett, C.M.G., Colonel Gordon-Hail, seven years has boon recopstracted on a new RA.M.C., Dr. Fitzwilliams, Mr. P. W. basis. It has hitherto been recruited entirely frem among members of our own party. In Goldring, Mr. Chan Kai Ming, Mr. Ng its altered form it contains representatives of on Tsz, the Medical Officer (Dr. W. W the regular Opposition and of the labour fully quderstand has not been realized that Pearse), and the Secretary (Me. W Party. It was my wish, which for reasons I Bowen-Bowlands).

our Irish Nationalist friends also should have participated in it.

Mr. Hobhouse aunounced that our increased supplies for the army did not fall short of the increase made by Frange.

LATES

The House of Commons unanimously passed the second reading of the munitions

BILL

A feature of the debate was the strong support by Trade UI on representatives, who vigorously retorted to the Socialist criticispus of Mr. Snowdu.

RESIONATION OF AN INSPECTOR.

another man to go to the Front,

Colonel Gonton-Hat said the man was still a soldier, his to bad fallen sick, and was unable to carry on his work bare They wanted every man they could get at Home, and it would be better to send him Home.

The Board approved.

mental upheaval of our traditional practice It is natural that such; a sudden and funda. should create astonishment, and even arouse misgiving, among a large number of thosa upon whose loyal devotion and strenuous efforte I, like my prericcessors in the leader ship of the Liberal Party for generations

have always relied, There is one reason, and one only, which could justify or explain such a new depar furo; a clear and urgent onse of national necessity. It was only because the convic tion was forced Government would me that a non-party prove the most efficient instrument for the successful prosecution of the war that I have taken a step which has

by the Medical Officer caused me infinita personal pain.LNUM

I cannot, in the public interest, enter ut present into any details, and I must nak my ends to rely for the moment on my juck-

ment.

Meanwhile, the pursuit of our special almos in the sphere of domestic polities is not national cause has been vindicated against abandoned - but suspended; and when the the enemy, we shall take up again the on finished tasks to which the Liberal Party has set its hand. Yours very faithfully,

IL HASQUITH,

THE WATER CARRIAGE SYSTEM. On

F minute the water carriage system,

The PRESIDENT said the minute was put before the Board to sea how the land lay. and he suggested that a copy be sent to the Government for their consideration in connection with any applications which might be sent out from time to tima. The Board had recently recommended ou application and the Government woull be in a position to see more fully the points.

carriage system, | REQUISITIONED STEAMERS. which he thought the Beard would be

Owners of groquisitioned steamers, inclined in approve. He moved that the remarks a London contemporary, cammot minute he laid on the table.

but bo pleased with the amendment of the charter-parties of their vessels already taken up for Government runs as follows:

The risks of war which are undertaken by the Admiralty are those risks which would be excluded from an ordinary English policy of marine insurance by tha following, or similar, but not more ex- tensive, clause Warranted free of capture, seizure, and detention, and the consequences thereof, or of any attempt all consequences of hostilities, of warlike therent, piracy excepted and also fromi operations, whether before or after declar 14on of war, Equally satisfactory is the abolition of the debatable clause which stipulated thing in the ovent of the steamer becoming a total loss and there being

evidence to show whether the lose was due to sea or war tisks the foz shall the presumed to be due to se risks, and

simple but vivid narrativo of the opera ADVANCE OF UNION FORCES. in favour of water carriage z tious at the Dardanelles says: favourite ship Is the Big Lizzie" The men of the Fleet make a point of coming on drek when she is going to bombard The have made by the big shells mast, be seen to be realised. There is mostly great cloud of dust and then there nothing loft,

He says the funeral ship steaming between lines of battleships made a great impression on hun. The Allied bands played "Dezd

Dead Marches most impres sively, but it was awful to see the rows of bodies of poor follows going to ha

buried a at era.

He pays a heartfelt tribute to the courage of the trawlernou engaged in mine-sweeping. Many art still happily

twice blown. sweeping though they have been once or He has also a big

up

fontein.

PRETORIA, June 29th, Gefcant Sir Louis Botha, advancing: orthward in South West Africa, occupiez Dr. FITZWILLIAMS said he would

ivarange, Okunyande and Waterbong, operase the report first Something and, a hundred mites distant, Groot-would have to be done with the antiquated Bystem er, rather, lack of system under which they were trafficking at present. If the minute were Inid on the table now, it would class, the discussion on the matter. It was quite impossible to dis matter.It cuss the minute unless the members had an opportunity of perusing it. This was a matter of extreme importane in Hong kong. By placing the minuts on the table they would be stilling any possible dis cussion or proposals. Te proposed that beisid on the table at the must meeting

ALIEN ENEMIES IN INDIA,

LONDON, June 20th.

Tu the House of Commons, Mr. Auston Chamberlain said that the Raj had shown themselves, quite alive to the possibly dangers arising from the presence of

enemy aliens.

India had taken vory

ม

drastic steps in to mutter, and the Indian Rathorities were submitting

after the members had even the minute, report which Mr. Chamberlain sild hơ

Mr. Golbring seconded, and said that would wait before doing anything more, the members own a great deal to Ho know the anxiety which existed in Dr. Prarse for the egarious trouble he

owner's liability The objections to this clause welo, of course, obvious, says the Sype. Who a well-found steamer disappeared near the coast and left no trace it was a practical certainty that. mines or submarines were the agents of her

But the vessel was

ngaged a large double-engined German the 15th June, an officer and a private plaer in his heart, he says, for the Indini on this subject but the Ruj were // had tiken in the compilation of this im destruction.

biplane. The latter circled around the were working a machine-gun ia a captured Australians and the Gurkhas This, he British machine furiously firing trench when the tripod slipped off the says, is the toughest fighting of the war machine-gun. The British craft replied parapet, The private, protecting his It is slow but sure. with-fifty-rounds-at-200-yards. The Gershoulder with a blanket, supported one man wavered, hor engines stopped, and of the feet of the triped on his back, the GENERALI she lived towards earth with erratic two other feet resting on the trench wall.

They thus fired over 1,000 sounds. The movements.

officer was killed, and the private dis- The British airman proceeded to com

mounted the gun from the tripod and pleto his reconnaisance in face of anti-brought it back to the Ins when the aircraft guas, Buddenly the machine was by a sholl Tha petrol tank “was pierced and the blazing exhaust ignited

the petrol.

The machine swooped blazing towards the British lies, ita' own machine-gun

ammunition rattling a exploded. The propellors were so burat that they ceased

to revolve.

trench was abandoned,

NOVEL MINING OPERATIONS.

LONDON, June 29th.

[THEQUGE LEUTER'S JUKNOW.) **GUTT STRAFE ENGLAND." WHAT EVERY TRUE GERMAN

SHOULD DO.

LONDON, June 28th.

A well-known German sporteman and secial personage has issued a reply to Count Reventlow's violent articles in the

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also aware of it

GERMANY'S REPLY: TO AMERICAN NOTE.—~~

WASHINGTON, Jave 29th

The State Department's advices from Berlin indicate that Germany's reply he favourable to Amerien's Note..

portant minuto He thunght all the members should have a copy...

The PRESIDENT guld, the reinuley was written to express the view of the Medical Ofbeer.

There was no prognal in it and curtainly no proposal that he could relevantly put before the Board, Tt.

mis

sing and failing definits proof of the cause of her logs, a marino çisk, Tho effect of the amended charter-party- will. will be that an owner, if he cannot elitia on his murive policy, cnt against this Admiralty. He is no longer between twi stools and liable to hayo his claims met by the dead-wall of disputed liability.

uld, of course, however, be open to the members of the Board to make any sugNEW gestions, but he did tot sco ang uso in prolonging discussion on the matter. The

THE INTERVIEW WITH THE lauts was really only" put before thụ

he

POPE.

„SOMO EXPLANATIONS.AT.

**-*-** Rose, June Hath Cardinal Gaspari has given a number

Board for information,

SHIES FOR JAPANESE

NAVY.

The Junan Chronicle says: Of th Naval Estimates fot the present fnend which were approved by the Dist.

* Ulimately the PRESIDENT Mit ho had

no objection to the matter going over, to the next me ing, and Dr. Fitzwilliams amendment was carried.

quarten? It was carried out near Armen. Tages Zeitung, declaring that it was not of explanations of the recently publisho SHANGHAI ELECTRIC CON-estimate of Y.104,083,820 demanded by the

watchword "Gott Strafe England," which merely had a provocative effect en the British.

A novel and successful mining operation is described by Eye Witness at Head- tieres. The explosion of the first series the German people who invested the interview with the Pune. The Cardival of mines compelled the enemy to ture

says the Pop? earnestly withed, that across the open which was swept by artil

Italy would not enter the conflict, but lery and machine-guns. Then the British

accept the concessions offered by Austria, fired a so-called “ Camouflet" minc

so that Italy might be spared the horrors Count Reventlow, in the Tapes Zeitungs of wir His Holiness was also pre placed at such a depth that it caused The pilot and the observer were severely earthquake-like disturbances under the renowed his sitzels on the Governoccupied with the delicate position of the surface, destroying the cremy's minement, and declares that there refusing to Church if Italy declared war. Now that galleries

hate England must be xogarded with fest Italy had entered the war, however, His ings of contempt and disgust by true Holdings was entirely neutral. Catholics would do their duty pecording to their

When he landed the pilot, in climbing out of the blazing wreckage, tripped and sprained his kaco,

burnt.·

The torso report of the pilot is worthy of quotation, "The whole acroplano" NAVAL ACTIVITIES.

ho said "seemed to be in flames lauded at

We

ZEPPELIN® SHEDS BOMBED.

PARIS, June 9th.

Last night's communiqué saya;— With the exception of so artillery duel the day has been comparatively quiet everywhere.

A French acroplane on Sunday morning dropped night bombs on Zeppelin sheds at Freidorichshafen. Engine trouble com- pelled it to depend on the return journey, but it succeeded in reaching Rhointelden in Switzerland.

SPITEFUL GERMAN

EXTORTIONS.

AMSTERDAM, June 28th,

The Germans have fined the towns of Roubaix and Valenciennes 150.000 francs each as repriset for the French becabard- ment of Turkish towns.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

GERMAN SUBMARINE

ACTIVITY.

Germans.

OPERATIONS ON VICTORIA The Cardinal concluded by saying that

NYANZA,

the Pepe's interviewer would have the honour of being the last journalist to be received by the Pope during the war. UNITED STATES AND MEXICO. HUERTA AND OZORIO ARRESTED.

A BRILLIANT COUP BY THE

BRITISH

STRUCTION CO. (LTD),

ADVERSE FACTORS.

last session, 1 23,339,318 is for new construction. This sum in- cludes Yen 11,500,000 from the Treasury. surplus, so that the new demand for in- eroased expenditure is Y.11,833.318. This estimate forms a portion of the total Yamamoto Cabinet for expenditure on naval replenishment and approved by the Diet. The estimate will defray in part the cost of three battleships of 30,000 The Ninth Annual General Meeting tons cach-one named the Yamashiro to was held on the 27th ult. at Basildon to be built at Yokosuka another, the Ice House. Mcorrale-street, London, Eir to be built at the Kawasaki Yard, and the Alfred Dent, K.O.M.G., the chairman of third the Hyago, built at the Mitsu Dishi this Comsary, presiding Yard (the tool but at the Miten Dishe The Chairman, in moving the adoption estimated at you $8,657,010); and of four. of the repost and nocounts and the de-fast-class destroyers ei 1,000 tons each, claration of a dividend on the Ordinary two of which are being built in England, share at the rate of 6 per ceat, nor named the 'rakuze and Kawakaz latad, annum, said that they dealt with a period, submarines of 700 tons each, and four of which nearly one-half was affecter by second class destroyers. In 1013 Yen the exotional conditions resulting from 6,000: was paid and in 1914 Yen the great European war, and in there 6,520,000 towards the construction of the circumstances he thought they might be three battleships. Owing to the failure of regarded as satisfactory. Their grow the Budget for the present year, work receipts amounted to £114,454 1 4d on the Ise and Hyuga was suspended, hut. from which had to be deducted £28.038 at the discretion of the Kawasaki Yard 9s. 1d. for loss by native copper coinage, the keel of the Ie was laid on May 5th. leeving effective receipts of £86,415 128 and the Miten Eishi Yard laid the keel ad, as against £82,105 11a 1d. in 1915. of the Hyuga on May 11th Work on the After deducting the working expenses in Tomaentro alone was continued out of ther Shanghai, an operative profit remained Government's surplus fund Upon the amounting to £35,802 0. 8d., a compared publication of the Budget for the precet with 237.878 43 101, in 1913. Thar year just approved by the Diet, the con- A telegram from El Paso says the singes during the year was ever cly struction of the three battleships will he

affected by three principal causes first, pushed on. Eight destroyers and *** The Indrani, a 6,000-ton steamer, bonud Victoria Nyanza, which was the base of United States have taken a big step into war, which seriously restricted emplex submarines gre to be complete a two the Mexican situation by arresting the ment and trade in Shinnari,ders (1075 and 1816). The amount of the from Glasgow for Montreal, Wa9

the German operations and a po at cfx-President, Huerta, and Goueral Ozorio gerally throughout the country goc cost of construction of chips mentioned torpedoed and sunk in the Irish Sea. The

ondivy the further depreciation of cosidera le importance. crew were saved.

expedition in American territory. Both have been subdiary copper coinag cwing to thech your from this year is as follows:

reckles outra of the native mints; and, saled from Ei udu on the 20... Jure, com- released on heavy bail.

thirdly, the fall in sterlingbarve. For sanded by Brigde: Genera 18tewart,

the first even months of the British forers along the River Ergera

tear they showed an increren

of 24241479. operating and engaging the enemy's

their operating profi'ec which was followed by a decree attention. The operations were brilliant

in the art five months of $16.101, 125 ly suco asful, the troopa returning

Officia's hope that a reconciliation is now them with a pain of rely 98 046 for the

vearer whole, The From the The Temps reports tha), according to Pantoniation in the subsidiary onimge of the Vocitcke Zei ung, the Austrim troupe having destroyed the fort, wirelted pozible between Carranza and Villa. installation, and many boats,

£28.mis rentraagheid 8.75 per out on the used a new battery of beyn. (20.5in.) cipital of the company, sk, spare' 809 mortars in the fighting round Tarnow. nor cent for 1913, The river exchango The first shot, from one of these guns showed a reduction of the average Tudo destroyed a large tower, at a distance from 22. to ls, 9ld, and wae equivalent to of 11 miles The chal weighs over a ONT 11 De Cork

quarter of a to more than that of the Göran biz mórate,

THE “INDRÁNI " BUNK:

LONDON, June 28th.

A German submarino attacked a num. her of small raft off Youghal yesterday; and sank a schooner. The crew were saved.

LATTE

The submarine, U S1, fired two shots eerom the bows of the Indrani The crew were given ten minutes to take to the boots. Men fr m the submarine boarded the linor and deposited bombs in the hold, and the submarine fired shells until the liner sank.

Swansea trawlers rescued the crew of

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[The Indrani is a steamer well-known on the Far Eastern run.]

LONDON, June 28th,

The Press Bureau announces that rcoal expedition was sont against Port Buksia, on the western shore of the

after

The Briti h captured a field-gun, many ridles, and valuable documents, and destruyed two machine guns by artillery fra

LONDON, June

It is affirmed that the American Govern ment has thus frustrated an attempt by Huersa

Iuerta and his amodiates to launch a row revolution) a

OBITUARY

Loners, June 8th. Pho death is anndanced of Mr. Kenealy, Editor of the Daily Mirror,

The notion was carried, time

19167 1917-8 (1918-9)

Total

:n

Y23,333,318

30,048 489 $5,814,641 0 60,171

X-91,557,910