THE WAR.
A
PANORAMA OF
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, JULY 1ST 1915,
:(THROUGH RAUTRE'S AGENOT.) BRITISH INVALIDED PRISONERS FROM GERMANY
AMSTERDAM, June 29th,
In exchange for 200 Germans, British invalided prisoners numbering 300 officers. and men of the R.A.M.C., have arrived in.
land.
[THROUGH REUTER'S' AGENDE.]
BRITISH WAR LOAN,
SUCCESS ABSOLUTELY SECURED,
LONDON June 29th.
DEATH." Holland from Germany en route to Eng Guildhall to hear Mr. Asquith and Mr.
PEN-PICTURE OF ARRAS BATTLEFIELD.
RUSSIA TO ORGANISE
MUNITIONS
OUTPUT.
REPLY TO GERMAN SUCCESSES.
UNDAUNTED.
STARVED--BUT
BRITISH PRISONERS' FINE SPIRIT.
TANCO-BELGIAN FRONT
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY-]
RENCH TURN THE TABLES.
PARIS, June 20th. 4.60 p.m.
Today's communiqué says:—
The Franch turned the tables on the ermans in the battle around the sunken ad From Angres to Ablain. An in- ntry action enabled the French to Irance.
An incessant battle continues at Boga- llet Air torpedoes and grenades are A. German aying a prominent part. tack in the Vosges momentarily threw ek the advance guards at Metzeral. An Imediate counter-attack has already re
ined part of the last ground.
PARIS, June 20th.
The evening communiqué says:- We have re-conquered all the positions st of Metzeral. There were only. tillery actions elsewhere.
BENT BUT NOT BROKEN.
ERMAN LINE AS RESULT OF THE
ÁRIAS PDGILDINGS
THE BATTLEFIELD DESCRIBED.
RUSSIAN FRONT.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.}
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A STRONG GERMAN ADVANCE.
PETROGRAD, June 28th.
A communiqué reports :- A stubborn battle continues in the district of Ozarow consequent on a strong German advance along the left bank of the Vistula.
After all-night fight
ing, the enemy were repulsed everywhere on the 27th inst; with heavy loss.
Before retreating on the Gnilalipa river,
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There was a great gathering in the Bonar Law on the Way Lain The Lord Thone not wounded desóribed the
Mayor promised that the City would play Gerraans prison conditions as "rotten,? and stated that the prisoners were prac its part in raising money for the country's
neode, and by practising thrift, tically living on parcels sent from Home,estial at the present time. But the spirit of the prisoners was fine;
The Prime Minister, who was ovated, They often tear down the German bulletins and sing "God Save the King aflirmed that the success of the loan as a Wie absolutely Latterly the German warlike attitude financial instrument
secured. The fact that the loan wan had much changed, and thought that the desire for uge apparently general.
THE HISTORIC RUSSIAN RETREAT.
LONDON, June 30th- The Morning Post telegraphed the Grand Duke Nicholas, Commander-in Chief of the Russian Arties, op the 24th inst congratulating him on the ability Blown in conducting one of the most diffi cult treats i military history. The Bournal received the following reply yes- terday The Russian Army, like the Armies of the Allies, draws strength from the principles for which it fights, and the
rtainty of final victory,"
unlimited meant that every citizen in the Empire was invited to subscribe as much as he could towards complete and spenly victory.
ALIEN ENEMIES IN
HONGKONG CLUBS.
WHOLESALE EXPULSION BY CORINTHIAN YACHT CLUB.
TALK AND THOUGHT MINUS FRILLS."
By an unanimou a onthusiastis
majority, the members of the Corinthian Yacht Club last night passed the following resolution:
The VICE-COMMODORE replied that they would be eligible for membership again provided they could get someone to pro- pose and second them (Laughter.) I think this is quite sufficient, and we may assume it morris that they are quite cut out"
In reply to another uwinber, the Chair- MAN melded that they, would also have to be approved by the Ballot Committee He
also remarked that he thought they could congratulate themselves from that moment. that there was not one single enemy member of that. Club. · (Applause.) They had now got a clean membership.
Mr. CLAXTON called attention to the boats wned by the enemy members and which were now lying at their moorings. He suggested that they should apply to the Attorney-General for instructions with
I was subsequently decided to ask the Attorney-General for instructions with regard to thesey
That as it is, hot, for Ge comfort or convenience of the members of the -Club as a whole that any momber whe is the subject of a nation between which and Great Britain a state of war exists should continue to be a member of the Chub, this meeting, under the powers giren ly rule 12 of the Club rules, heregard to these. by expels the following members, who are subjects of untions between which and Great Britain n. 'state of 'war exists:A. Bune, W. J. Fischer, A. Jeffers, E. Hansemaam, F. fleermann, P. Hell, M. Jchsen, F. Knell, P. Meyer. W. Paysen, C. Rosemant, C. Schlule, A. C. Seidel, J. Steinhoff, W. Suse mihl, R. Timmerscheidt, J. Ulderup. G. Vierich and O. Zwanok." The Vice-Commonoir, Mr. G. G. Wood, presided and is moving the resolution said that the notice had been in their hands the Captain Superintendens of Police for for some time and no doubt everybody had untruthful. Acting Inspector Brazil
AN INDIAN CONSTABLE'S
**EVIDENCE.”
Árising out of a small case in which a Chinese was charged with osusing obstruc- Hon by muving his stall into the street, an Indian constable is to be reported to
Mr. Asquith emphasised the undoubted Attractions of this great democratic loan. (Cheers.) He declared that waste to day by individuals or classes was nothing short of a national danger. He pointed out the impossibility of selling investments or property, or of borrowing abroad, to mech the unprecedented draft on our resourees. Consequently the only course for Britons was to diminish their expenditure, and increase their savings. It was not merely“ a question of self-preservation, but a question even beyond the confines of our world spread empire, namely, one of the whole future of Humanity-Was Right ar Forge to dominate mankind? We discussed it, and there was no reason why told the Magistrate that he hail, as direct- RUSSIA AND PRODUCTION should fight to the end-(cheers)-to the the C. Y. Q. should not follow the leafed by his worship, made enquiries into the
OF MUNITIONS.
last forthing in money, the last ounce of strength and the last drop of blood.of the premfor club in the Colony, and also of other clubs throughout the Fast REPLY TO GERMAN SUCCESSES IN (Great cheering.)
GALICIA.
Mr. Boner Law, who had a magnificent Also, a few remarks, he was sure, would reception, emphasised that every shilling not be out of plaes. He would restrai savod and Jent to the country was e national asset. If the people realised this himself from saying too much, because the response would exceed the most sauce having started speaking of a thing guine expectations. The nation appealed especially of Germans at the present day; to the patriotism of all and he was con- was liable to say things which would not look well after they had been taken vinerd that the appeal-would not be made
down and put in black and white. There in vain. Anything in the nature of a forced loan would be disastrous. Britain's the command of the seas and her financial chief contributions to the Allied cause was resources. Neither had falled: · (Prolong-
PernoGRAD, June 30th. A Board of Military Supplies its been formci, presided over by the Minister for War, comprising members of the Dung, the Imperial Council, and repre- sentatives of industry and commerce, and has been empowered to compel manufac turers to give precedence to Government orders, and the Teisition of public and private supplies..
The formation of the Board is hailed as Rasia's reply to the German successes ined cheers) Galicia. It was the outcome of a public demand-formulated on the arrival of the Congress of Trade and Industry, and was strongly supported in the Duma. Practi
to the east of Lemberg, on the 20th inst.,eally all Russia will be handed over for. the Russians repulsed desperate attacks the production of munitions to the Board, of great Gerican forces on the left of the which is empowered to expend unlimited
Dniester.
GERMAN PROGRESS
CONTINUES.
DESPERATE ATTACKS ON THE DNIESTER.
PETROGRAD, June 20th.
TiMi- tr ܝ
amounts.
ORGANISING THE NATION.
OBJECTS OF THE KRITISH REGISTER BILL.
the extent of -4k resourers,
NATIONAL MINISTRY FOR
NEW ZEALAND?
IMPORTED PROJECT MOOTED.
WELLINGTON, June 20th.
Sir J. Ward asked for time toconsider the proposal,
CATHOLICS AT VARIANCE.
ROME, June 5th
fore he had thought over his few remarks out what Eo hail-pat down because the before he delivered them. He would resil he would not run of the rails for one could really get carried away when talking about Gormans. The Vice-Comradore then proceded to remark: The hotice you have just heard read, and which has been in your possession for some week or ten dags no doubt was to unexpected, socing that the clubs of far greater importance have considered and carries into execution what I eust wo'shall do i after the proposition has been made and
stable alleged the obstruction occurred, sello visited the place where the con and found that no such obstruction: as stated could have been cansad. The stall was in a niche, probably a doorway at one Lime. and was. fixture. It could not have been carried out into the street. He had also inspected the door, which had been very much damaged. him (the Inspector) that the constable caused the damage.
A foli told
Mr. P. Lindsell directed the Inspec or to inform the constable that he did not tor's enquiries made it quite clear that it believe his evidence, and that the Inspec was impossible for the defendant to do what the cortable stated he had done The constable's conduct would be reported to the Captain Superintendent of Police..
The defendant was discharged.
THE SINKING OF THE **INDRANI.”
LONDON, June 20th.. In the House of Commons, Mr. Walter Long (President of the Local Government Board) introduced the Bill of the National Register. He said that the object of the Bill was not to coerce labour, but to scure A rummuniqué says -The advance of
the complete and satisfactory organiza great enemy faress between the smireestion of the nation, We must ascertain
Lulibu Cuntrus Jinutely ment, and the Western. Bug continues. Our rearguards in the region of Tomaszoff LONDON June 20th.
on Sunday and Monday repulsed several This great battle to the north of Arras desperate German attacks. The enemy on described from the Gerion standpoint the Duiester, reinforced with fresh Gertration, of all males and females of the campaign the German Catholic elergy by ballot at a general meeting specially good service out here was in turn sold a dispatch to the New York Herald, man troops, in a series of desperate attacks sought to throw into confusion the fel. from the Bavarian Headquarters, Russians troops retiring on Gnailalips, ar Souchez on the 22nd inst clares that the German line from Arras but he failed, suffering enormens losses
It?
Ypres has been bent but not broken ider General Joffre's terrific battering-
m.
The writer says: I visited to-day ree or four miles of the stretch of untry between the Neuville and Lorette: Fights, which the Germans style the Hill
Death Nowliërë else in the whole as has there been so much blood spilt to e square yard
Accompanied by Duke Luitpold of avaria and the Divisional funeral, scended the observation tower, whenet ere was a magnificent panorama. The
NAVAL ACTIVITIES.
[THOUGH REUTER'S ACENOY.]
BRITISH GUNBOAT'S GOOD-
WJRK.
TURKISH MUNITIONS DEPOT. - DESTROYED.
We were evidently mistaken in suppose In the House of Parliament Mr. Massey seconded. At first it was thought exped)- announced that the Government were pre-ent to follow the lead sel by our premiering that the finer Indrani, which has been pared to form a National Military club, by adding a chrust to one of your. Ministry for the duration of the war. rules to cope with the situation, but wasunk by a German submarine, was the ship Thus the whole energics of the country have a rule (Rulo 12) which covers what of that mans belonging to the ? Inden " would be concentrated on the proscention I trust will be an unanimous move. This line trading to the Far East. Apparently
rule has been embodied in our rules fron she is a ship of the Donaldson Line;". of the war.
the formation of the club, and is known ar should be known, by all members, Another point is that on our proposal A correspondent informs us that the forms, the forms.on which each member's Indrani which was known in the Far East name appeared when he was proposed and originally belonged to the Indra seconded befors inining, and which was: Line Ltd but was sold a good long time The Archbishops of Cologne and Mugichgned by him, bears words to the effect ago to her present owners, Donaldson. Besides maintaining an Army and Navy.
East. She was built in 1888. it was sur parament duty to maintain have protested to the Pope against the that he agrees to abide by a chib rules Brossings when she has not visiled the A second Indrance took her namesake's place in our industrial and financial position. The publication of a French Catholic report of To carry out this rule strie dy in accord- Bill would provide machinery to procure Gerini atrocities, and declare that if the ace with its meaning cich member re- the maximum output at the minimum French and Belgian clergy continue their fereed to must be dealt with separately Indra Line Fleet and after doing cost. There would be compulsory regis
Japanese frm, again to make pluow would take reprisals, presenting the un-feed for the purpose. This meeting is
for a third Indrani, And herein lies i ages 15 to 65: who would give their age and edifying spectacles of a Christian Brother called for that express posi strange-coincidence between us but not
method of dealing with the situation no description 'al employment, and would be divided.
Joabt wil strike some as being somewhat fate of the former; the second was cap
3rd. Fodrani. Your telegram explains the asked to volunteer for special work
drastic, but let us poins out that we are tured by the harlsruhe a few days after besides their ordinary cccupation. This
dixing in times schon ↑ spitilizare sides. – leaving New York with a full cargo of would enable the Government to take full-
and straight thought and talk minus frills ecal for the Philippines, and after acting advantage of the service of everybody.
LATER.
14 what is required?" (Applause.) "oke you
as a scout to the cruiser was interned in are aware, the unheard of actions of our
a South American Pori ander the Germ enies have roused such a storm of in
Flag. dignation amongst all civilised nations that there
thought can be but on aarongst us, and that is to uproot and cast out the filthy thing that we have bom huurlouring for so many years. Many of our friendly over the way a doubt for
GALLANT HEROES.
AWARDED..
In the House of Commons, Mr. Show MORE VICTORIA CROSSES den. a Labonis M.P. deplored compulsory arbitration and the surrender of Trade Union restrictions. The insertion of a clause in the Bill scouring their restora. ticas after the war would be proterable, he
Baid, to the nation's word.
Mr. Grady, another Labour intimber condemned in the strongest terins Mr.
The Victoria Crosse has bein awarded to the following:
Corporal J. UProx, (1st Sherwoods).
At Rougestanes on the 9th May, he all the day showed fle greatest courage
the
to
SHIPPING NOTES.
A Japanese paper remarks: --Fur sonum son or other, verses plying the Bombay, Calentta and European services seen fo
Snowden's speech as an uttempt to in Tesco ing wounded; under very heavy | fv-imagine thus the Britishior'will alway* | fight shy of calling at Hongkong ConSC=... - LONDON. June 30th separate the workers and their teatlers. rifle, and artillery fire, going close to do the wr and vill fanger Land" "Tangive Iquently, cargoes destined to Hongkong
on of the Carency ridge and the greater The Times' correspondent at Mytilene ortion of the slopes of Lorette are held says that the guultat Hussar on the 27th y the French and English, while the inst barded the ports of Tebesma fermans clung tenaciously at the foot. Lidia, and Aglelia, opposite Chios, and hell craters dot the slopes to closely that destroyed the munitions and petroleum t is inconceivable how a human being depois at Lidia, and the Customs house at Aglelia, The Turks at Telesme fired 2,000 rounds from rifles to the assar, without effect.
uld survive,
10,000 BURIED DEAD.
On the ground from the Lorette Heights o Nenville St. Vaast and The Labyrinth erhaps ten thousand unburied and
The struch is partly buried dead. bestilential.Through hose ww.crcosuled and quick-limed those nearest our tren AUSTRO-ITALIAN TRONT.
ches. Both sides, latterly, as a matter of self-preservation, have cons to a sikent, unspoken agreement to bury those nearest at night. Words cannot convey any idea of that pieture: White eyes staring out of laces burned to cual-black by the sun. ne places there are piles of bodies The days and weeks pass, they shrivel and shrink till they look like heaps of old elahes. These silent heaps arn most weird by moonlight.
In
As
The tower swayed and rocked at every shot fired by the German moriar-batteries, below,
PANORAMA OF DEATH.
The latcer, he said, were constantly. receiving appeals from Trade Unionists, in the trenches to get more aunitions made. even at the expense of Trade Union rules, that they might get a fair show. The Labour ripresentatives we discuss the
of
آره
d at the Treasury adopted it unanim sly.
the Mr.
President Henderson, [H.M.S, Fusaur is of 1,070 tons displace- Board of Education (Latourise); said ment, and was completed in 1895. She he
stpected. th
attitude erries two -4.7-inch-guns.].....
Mr Snowden and thus Independent Labour Party towerde industrial empul stan was alleened by their attitude towards the war. If industrial peace was bamaintained it was fupogible for the Bill to be less drasti
AUSTRIAN INTRIGUES IN
[THROUGH REBTER'S AGENCY.)
BAD WEATHER HAMPERS. OPERATIONS.
ALBANIA.
HOME. June 29th.
Roms, June 20th. communiqué says:-Bad weather i, Montenegro las decupled Skurari and There is Alessio She has sent a Note to the hampering our operations, nothing important to report from ar Powere explaining that the was compelled front.
GENERAL.
(THEOBOU REUTER'S ACENCY:]
...
On a ridge two miles south of where the France-German trenches were closest BRITAIN'S PART IN THE WAR. shells from both sides were bursting like spray in a heavy soa. On the shore, out of a clump of trees, half-a-mile away
comes au ammunition waggon racing down
GREAT FRENCH TRIBUTE.
Pane, June 29th,
to do so by Austrian intrigue, in: Albania. the object of which were to prevent Montenegrin troops going to help the Servians, which they are now able to do. THE BRITISH NAVY,
AN ADDITIONAL 30,000 MEN.
LONDON, June 30th.
were
nat
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ports.
The AL vamox Suisunin, which was. eithred by the Japanese Navy last sur mer in the Kitan Strails, and which with her cargo, was erfisented after a series d tria's in the Prize Court, has, sined hagn in the service of the Japang, Navý, under
the Navy has a Further us for it wasį, the authorities beye drifted to vill her by auction.
the enemy' parapel. One of the peached as son me the wàn thuyer. I a con- wounded was killed white Upton was vinced that the forge Eng ned forgiving Ting desinulated at Japoneses, curying him When not actually proces will be of longer duration tha esting wounded. Upton was busy any other than, has over inken place, an I dressing strious cases exposed to theil is un to us here to do our part of not,
forgiving and forgetting too lightly, enemy's fre Private . Wanner (183 Bedfords). (Applause) Ong has only to imagine for At Til 60. after les trench had begonas akurat the awful treatur-st meted on- xapsted consequend, an
to the Belgian luing served to our own gaa.tack. Wares entered single-handed to prefathers, mothers, sisters and brothers, The | the naire of the Touroga himn-muru. As. set the enemy taking possession. Layful sanggy is been proved beyond Reisfacerents were wable to remote all doubt when such men as Mr. Asquith Wormerving is the gas. War e sont ↑ ht Pi mir, will speak openly before the House of Parliament about it. One has back, and brought up en Limedf altbrugh coupleiely - exhausted. The only take up 'n paper and read a few trench was held. This very gallant of the frightful hang perpetrated by soldier died shortly afterwards from the the Gerwis as give by the Brget Com
mission that has born forined to look effects of
te the facts of the vachus cases, to put It down again with a sickening (sensation, CHINESE TELEGRAM. af disgust, and a feeling of rouge will takes place immediately (Applause.) If the Cernan officers allow, and do them
alves, things beide which nurder is but child's play, those men whose names we have before us, some of whom would rank vs officers and some not,lare of the same breed-and 'a leopard can't change his
• pole, and they would do the vime to Con rad yours if opportunity permitted. The rightful atrocities perpetrated by the Germans vill stand out as a dronu- ment to the Tenton which will outlive all the records of barbarity, and may tha monument live to make a German shamed of being a German. It is for
[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT]
BOYCOTT OF JAPANESE. GOODS.
PROHIBITED BY MANDATE.
tion to the meeting as it stands." xoxed that a ballos on the names should be Lakan jointly.
Mr W. B. HIND conded, and also pro-
PERINO, June 30th, A Mandate has been issued prohibiting the boycott of Japanese goods, and point- In the House of Commons, on a suping out that "the trade between China and The Tears in a lengthy tribute to the plementary vote for an additional 50,000 Japan is mutually beneficial, while th you, gentlemen, to say whether your con a road, the driver lashing the horsis and
We watch great part Great Britain has played in men for the Navy, Dr. Macnamara said boycott would create ill-feeling withder these members whose name 3
IOT required She Is bursting all round.
the another country, and our own countiv have before you are fit and proper fascinated the first diving thing we had the war, says that she has assured the they solo this panorama of death. The scene Allies of such a control of the seas that immediate manning, needs of the Flest. would suffer loss through trade depressons to remain manbers of this British is constantly changing, yet varied only the public are ant to think it quite We had under uries and in training sion and shortage of Customs reverteresting Club. I will now put the proposi
After citing the advantages all the men wanted it present, and ne The Governors of the Provinces have in the intensity of the cannoñade and natural. smoke. The Geuerat, in a voice of deep conferred on France by maritime supre difficulty was expected in supplying lu ordered to suppress the boycott movemen). pathos, tells me of his heavy losses during maey, the Temps points out that Pritain's ture needs, but recruiting was so good the past five weeks and refera to the suffer military effort surpassed all expectations that the number provided for in the ing of the wounded lying for hours She was now organising the manufacture Estimates for present needs, namely, between the lines in a scorching sun, cry of munitions in a manner that would soon 260,000, had been exceeded, and the Admiralty was bound to ask Parliament Lave effect.
for authority to cover the additional ing for water till death relieves their
cost. sufferings. Ncon approaches and the fire
Mr. George Lambert emphasised that of the French arillery increases in
the Navy's control of the seas was the intensity. The explosion of a shell close
master-key to the situation.
It had at hend makes us realise that our reserved sent is dangerous "It is a long way to
ample supplies and reserves of ammuni- fall; let us get dow," remarks the
tion.
The vote was adopted. General, and we los no time,
SIR EDWARD GREY.
LONDON, June 29th. Sir Edward Grey has returned from his holiday, and will resume his duties at the Foreign Office shortly.
The resolution was quauimously carried, and a the memb mentioned in the foregoing rebolukdes were expelled ou
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The Japanese Volunteer steamer S
mera has then looking for a customer. fer many yearü, remarks the depa Chronicle. At a time when stramerS twenty years old are selling for more than their original prici thart geomed to be some hope, but the best offer for the Sakura was Y.600.000, by a Russian company. This is hou hoff, her original cost. However, it was a page of now or never, so the bangain was goed. Repairs are nécessary before she can be userl, and fro these the Mitsu Bishi Yard, has innde an offer through the Russian Cónsul at Naga- saki.
FRENCH MAIL STEAMERS REQUISITIONED.
We are informed by M. Thomas the local agent, that no Homeward sailings of the M1. Company's Mail Steamers will take place daring the month of July account of requisitions from the French Government which apply to 83
Tes
diluatique and Fille de lu Clotni. former was requisitioned at Yukchama; and the latter will be handed over at Shanghai bed consently will proceed to Japan.
The latest report of the Belgium Com mission of Inquiry concerning Germany's
The Times military correspondent, wirto the 20th ult. No Gorman offensive violations of international law staber that the Geringns made a dead set against | blog, ****
in-Krance, on a farsale, is practicable the horses, and cleared the stud farms, M. WILSON asbe til de metrber man efore the end of July, and it will not for which Belgium is noted. Officers and tiened in the resolution would be slizible even then be practicable if the Russians soldiers amured themselves by bayoneting for rêmheshin of or the war of washold tomther. "Our real duty is to valuable horses, while enormous quantire any rule by vii Lusy could be cut exploit this relay, and lake advantage tine of proves, metals, and chemicalsight out of the Club without again being of the Germain Hestern offens'ra by sad- were carried to Gesmany.
efigible for membership.
ng every available man to prosecute car own offensive.'
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