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THE WAR.

BRITISH SUCCESSES IN

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GALLIPOLI.

GERMANS ENTER RUSSIA.

FRENCH PROGRESS CONTINUES.

WAR CONDITIONS IN ENGLAND.

MORE RECRUITS

THE NEAR EAST

(THROUGH SEUTER'S AGENOR]

BRITISH SUCCESSES IN GALLIPOLI.

AN EXTENSIVE ADVANCE."

WANTED.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

A FRENCH ADVANCE.

PARIS, July 1st. 3.25 a.m.

An official communiqué slates: Since the success on June 1st the French in LONDON, July 1st.

Gallipoli have only been engaged in General Bir Ian Hamilton reports that isolated actions destined for the con-. the British advanced on Monday a thou-olidation and extension of the gains. Gand yards, and took five lines of trenches They have also occupied several more in Gallipoli, westward of the Saghirderetrenches, and dug saps connecting the con-

quered works with lines previously held. Several enemy counter-attacks were re- pusel.

ravine.

Two trendlies were also taken eastward

of the ravine,.

The Gurkhas pressed forward under the diffs and captured an important kuoll dhe westward of Krithia

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The enemy counter-altacks pulsed with heavy losses.

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The results attained were beyond the limit of the advance originally contem plated.

DETAILS OF THE FIGHTING.

LATER.

The men leapt from this trenchies like a pack of hounds pouring out of cover, and raced across and took the fort most brilliantly." Thas Ceveral

Sir Ian Hamilton describes the Border Regiment's sting of the Boomerang redoubt on The little fort was strongly Monday situated in the Saghirdere ravine, and had long been a source of trouble.

This

The British Left, on June 27th obtained a great success storming four Turkish lines and advancing & thousand yards "Án "chemy","counter-attack at night was wiped val.-

RUSSIAN FRONT.

THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] GERMANS CROSS INTO RUSSLAN TERRITORY.

AMSTERDAM, June 20th-

A German communiqué says:--- General von Liningen is pursuing the enemy. We repulsed the Russians along the entire front from Haliez across the Gilalipa. Further north the Austrians. and Germans reached the regions of Przemyslani, 1920 the Gailalipa, and Kamionka, on the Bug. Below Kamionka the Russians retired behind the Bug, not waiting our attack.

GERMAN OFFENSIVE

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The Russians yesterday were resisting fat Mostywilki, 50 kilometres north of Lein- graphic episode was part of the opernberg, and also to the north-east and west tions at the southern end of the Gallipoli of Tomassow. We are thus now Peninsula, and the plan was to advance Russian territory. Under our pressure the enemy is beginning to evacuate his the line south eastward of Krithia, pivel positions on the Taneff and the Lower San, ing on a point a mile from the 'vea, and after moving forward to the extreme left for half a mile establishing a new line facing cast on the ground hus gained. This entailed the capture in sucession of bwo hns of Turkish trenches castward of Saghirdere, and five lines of trenches westward, and simultaneously the Austra lasians in their worthward theatre ch. operated by a vigorous demonstration..

CONTINUES.

PETROGRAD, July 1st An..official communiqué states that the enemy's offensive between the rivers Vieprz and Bug, on the front Zaniose-Sokal, continues. We repulsed the attacks on the Bug and the Guaifalipa on Monday and Tuesday.

The action at Baghidere opened at a .bi, with a bombardment by heavy gausar

Noticing the enemy crossing the Dniester. Halica, we took the offensive, and threw back the enemy, capturing several hundred prisoners,

RUSSIA'S NATIONAL UNITY.

TSAR'S FIRM FAITH IN HER INEXHAUSTIBLE STRENGTH..

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, JULY 2ND 1916.

|NAVAL ACTIVITIES.

(THROUGH BHUTER'S 'AORKOY.]

GERMAN WARSHIPS BOM- BARD WINDAU.

DRIVEN OFF BY RUSSIAN.

DESTROYERS.

PETROGRAD, July 1st An official enmmuniqué states that a squadron of German warships, including a coast battleship and four light craisers, and several destroyers, bombarded Win- dau and attempted landings which were repulsed:

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGESOY.]

THE WAR LOAN,

AN IMPORTANT STEP.

LONDON, June 30th. In the House of Commons, an important. step was taken in connection with the War Loan, Mr. McKenna introducing the Bill in the afternoon to enable the trustees to borrow-sufficient money-to-purchase the var loan and thus convert the securities they now held. He pointed out that the trustees would be able, after conversion, to sell enough of the loan to cover the money borrowed.

GENEROSITY.

An enemy destroyer was sunk by a mine. | EASTERN TELEGRAPH COMPANY'S Our destroyers engaged the enemy cruisers and destroyers who were protect- ing the operations against Windan from the north, and forced them to retreat.

NAVAL BRAVERY.

AN AFFAIR IN THE DANUBE.

LONDON, June 30th. The Distinguished Service Order (naval) has been conferred upon Lieut. Com mander C. L. Karr for a gallant affair in the Danube on April 21st and 22nd, when, with a British picket beat, he reconnoitred Austrian mouiors at night-time and. torpedoed one under the most heavy fire. The enterprise was badly and skillfully conducted.

Gunner W. Long, who fired the torpedo, receives a Distingitished Service Cross.

SUBMARINE ACTIVITY.

SUGAR LADEN VESSEL SUNK.

LONDON, July 1 Twenty of the crew of the steamor Seuttish Monarch, which was torpedoed in the morning when sixty miles south of Queenstown, were picked up and landed at Waterford.

The Spotfish Motorch was a 7.500 ton boat, and was laden with sugar ensigned to Manchester. are safe---

It is believed that the rest of the crew

THKEE

NORWEGIAN SUNK,

SHIPS

LONDON, JER 30th.

In the House of Commons, Mr. Me- Kenia announced that the Easteru. Telegraph Company had practically offer ed to telegraph, free of charge, the full terms of the war loan and prospectus to places within their sphere. (Cheers.) This offer the Government gratefully: make the terms known in other parts of accepted, and steps would be takou to the Empire,

SUCCESS OF WAR LOAN.

LONDON, June 30th. Among to-day's largo contributions to the War Loan are the London County Council, who subscribe over a million pounds, and the Prudential Assurance Company who subscribe three millions.

GERMANY AND AMERICA,

A WARNING

LONDON, June 30th. Meyer Gerhardt, in an article in a

Berlin magazine, warns the Germans nol to mistake the serious feelings of Americans, and says that the misunderstanding between the two countries must be adjust. ed, as their friendship is too precious

to lose.

The Lokalanzeiger rejuices to gather Troms Meyer Gerhardt's article that the German Government is about to answer the American Nate in the most concilia- tory manner,

WELSH MINERS DISPUTE SETTLED,

The 89 sank the Norweigan ship Cambus Kenneth, from the United States for the Mersey, and also the Norwegian barque Corcyra. Both were sunk south- ward of Cork.

Loxpost July 1st. The submarine took off The South Wales miners-dispute has eight of the formers crew who were been settled us the result of a visit to Germans, and the rest were landed.

Cardiff of a deputation from the Govern- The Norwegian steamer Gjeso was subment, headed by Mr. Henderson. marined off the Tyne.

́BRITAIN'S BLOCKADE.

FACILITATING TRADE OF

NEUTRALS.

LONDON. July 1st. trade and to remove

Great Britain, in seeking to facilitate

neutrals from grievances arising out of the British luckade, has already made friendly arrangements, with Holland and Switzer- land and has now sent a Commission to Stockholm to discuss a similar scheme with Sweden..

AUSTRO ITALIAN FRONT.

(THROUGH ZEPTER'S AGENCY.)

INTENSE ARTILLERY

ACTIONS.

Rove, June 30th. operations, which are mostly confined to Persistent rains entinus to hamp intenso artillery actions. GENERAL.

GALLANTRY IN FRANCE.

LONDON. July 1st.

A Gurette contains a list of over five. hundred names of those who have been awarded Distinguished. Conduct. Medals in France for conspicuous gallantry and zał. There have been many stirring episodes in connection wid all arms:

BRITISH AIRMAN KILLED.

LONDON. July 1. Flight Sub-Lieutenant L. Watson has been killed near Eastbourne. He started en a long distnce flight. The villagers heard an explosion and the machine crashed to the ground.

· FURTHER

RECRUITING

NECESSARY.

LONDON, June 30th. Lord Kitchener speaks at the Guild further weruibing on the 9th just, He will explain tha

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to

necessary maintain the British frout at a maximua. #trength.

GUARDING AMERICAN

VESSELS.

New York. Jun 30th. The Americany Governing is now noti fying the Germao Admiralty of the time of depart of every passenger ship, and the hours at which hay are lily, to pse the war zen, je order to prevent attacks on American vessels.

QUARTERLY RETURNS OF UNITED KINGDOM.

in which the French rendered mast valu- able assistanc. The field artillery, at 10.29 am opened fire, cutting the wire in front of the Turkish lines. The effect on the enemy's trench pear the sea was very

{THROUGH REUTEr's agency.] great. The wry accurate fire of the war- ship Talbot, Scorpion and Wolverine

MEETING WAR CONDITIONS. here subdued the enemy's gunfire, and the Border Regiment, twenty-five minutes,

PETROGRAD. June 30th.

IMPORTANT STATEMENT BY later gained their success at Boomerang. Expressions of the utmost determin

MR. ASQUITH. redoubt after special bombardment with tion have been received from Russians in trench mortars. The artillery homhard-all parts of the country to devote their.

LONDON, June 30th. ment increased in intensity till eleven, strength to equipping the Army.

The solicis peint in Mr. Asquith's when the rango was lengthened and the The Tar in an Imperial Rescript, speech at the Guildhall was that the infantry advanced with great dash. The says: I derive from this national | expenditure. fur the your would appreach whole line of three trenches westward of nuity an unshakeable assurance of a

a thousand millions of pounds. How Saghidere were captured with little brilliant future. The prolonged war cails could this unprecedented drain be met? appositi n. The trenches were full of ever for fresh efforts. The enemy must, 12

The answer was national economy. The dead Turks, and many were buried in the crushed otherwise peace is impossible. I

Ponditions of the trade balance also begu3 ardment. A hundred prisoners were has a firm faith in de inexhaustible afforded ground, not for anxiety, but for * The revenue of the United Kingdoni For take in them.

rength of Russia, and that Russians will

serions thought. In the first five months the past quarter was £51,297,136, an The Royal Sete, castward of the solve the national problem of satisfying of the year que imports increased by 32 increase of £10,790,458. Treasury receipts, ravine, made a fine atack, capturing two the needs of our valiant Aruny." The millions, and exports decreased by 73 including the proceeds of loans and lines of trenches which was their objective, Rescript also announce that Parliament millions. That meant that for twelve Treasury Bills, amounted to £381,170,433. but the remainder of his Brigade, their'] would resume in August we hear the voice months our indebtedness to other countries | The expenditure for the quarter charge- Right, aneh with severe opposition and were of the country.

would amount, to £200,000,000. That couldable against revenue was £258,478,902. be counteracted, however, by reducing all [unnecessary" personal expenditure on in INDIAN CONSOLIDATION BILL ported articles like to sugar, wine, petrol, and also on goode moutfactured n Great Britain which could be exported.

BRITISH PRISONERS FROM GERMANY. ACCORDED A GREAT RECEPTION.

unable to advance.

The Royal Fusiliers led e Brigade in FRANCO-BELGIAN FRONT

The second phase of the attack westward

of the ravine at 11.30. The Brigade advanced with great steadiness and

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REPULSED.

Paris, July 1st.

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resolution through the trenches already VIOLENT ENEMY ATTACKS captured and across the opeft, taking two more lines of trenches, and reached the ubicctive alloted to them, the Lancashire Fusiliers inclining half-right-and-forming a line to connect with our new piogliton eastward of the ravine. Our northermost objective was now attained, but the Gurk has went beyond and captured their knail. This they fortified and held during the night.

We reattacked the small portion of bronches which remained uncaptured on the right but the enemy held to them stubbornly. Bupported by machine-gun

The evening "communiqué states tha: after ceaseless bombardment for three days the Germans in Argonne attacked tavie and were repaked. They attacked and succeded in regaining a footing in a retion of the French line, near Bagatelle. Elsewhere they were thrown back after a vicent fight.

LONDON, June 30th.

The British prisoners from Germany," upon arrival in the Thames, were accorded a mos rousing welcome. The steamers Founded their syrens, and there was cheer- ing from the shore, The soldiers wern able to be on deck and they replied enthus-

There have been, artillery duels on the | iastically.

LONDON, July 1st.

REPORT OF SELECT COMMITTEE.

LONDON, Jane 30th.

The report of the Joint Select Committee upon the Indian Consolidation Bill has

been issued. It says that the Committee made amendments for the purpose of bringing the Bill into closer conformity with the existing law, or simplifying the form of the law without altering the sub- stance These are detailed in appendix A. Other amendmente are suggested which clear up the ambiguities of the existing law or confirm constitutional practics, or remove in operative provisions, and the Committee recommends that these amend- monte, as well as certain other amend

ministrative convenience, should be non- sidered at a later stage by Parliament, These are comprised in appendix B. The Committee are unanimous in all their decisions, and express their deep obliga tion to Mr. Roberts. M.P., Sir C. P. Ilbert, Sir T. W. Holderness, Bir M. D. Chelmors. Eir 8. G. Sale, Sir H. H Shephard, and Mr. F. G. Wigley, of the India T The latter was the drafteman of the Bill

(THROUGH RHUTER'S LOUNGE.]

BRAVERY IN THE FIELD.

FURTHER AWARDS OF V. C'S.

LONDON, June 30th. The following Victoria Crosses have bego awarded.—

LANCE CORPORAL D. FINLAY, 2nd. Block

Watch.

He led a bombing party at Rue-de-bois ot May 5th, consisting of twelve men who fought with the greatest gallantry till ten had fallen. Finlay then ordered the two survivors to crawl hack and hintself went to the assistance of the wounded men and rescued them from the fire swopt ground.

PRIVATE J. LYNN, ad Lancashiro Fusiliers.

PEKING NOTES.

[FROM DUR OWN CORRESPONDENT. J

PERING. June 23rd. POLITICAL SHUFFLE. The event of the week has been the issue of the Presidential Mandate of Sunday last, which cashiered and dismissed Chang Hu from his positions as Director of the Salt Administration at Vice-Minister of Finance, and suspended Yi Kung Cho from his position as Vie Minister of Com munications. The news of their dismissal fell like a bombshell in Chinese and for- eign circles in the capital. need to be told that this is the ulik, foll Few people

Story of impeachments" 'and At Ypres on May 2nd, when the fier

Purty neuvrings. According to the Mandlad, mans were advancing behind poison gas,

Chang Hu has been found guilty of the and although almost overcoms with fumes,

gravest malpractices that in other sire- he handled his machine-gun in the must effective manner. He raised the machine-able by death, but, in the quaint phrase- stances and in other men would be punish gun higher up the parapet to obtain theology of the writer of the mandate, bis most offertive fire, thus checked further

great merits are remembered and procure advance. The dead had a find effect on his

for him the lodiency of the President, who, comrades tinder the most trying circum- stances. Ly died from gas in the followment, has banished him to the Szechuan instead of ordering his trial and punish- ing day,

marshes. ConPORAL J. RIPLEY, 1st Black Watch. At Rue-du-Bois on May 9th he was the first man in the battalion to ascend the enemy's parapet from which he directed the men in the gaps in the German en tanglements, and then led his section through the breach to the second trench Here Ripley, with a few men, established himself, blocking both flanks and arrang ing a fire position which he contined to defend til all his men had fallen, and he himself was badly wounded in the heal CORPORAL C. SHARPE, 2nd Lincolns.

At Rougesbanes on May 9th he was charge of a blocking party, and, was the first to reach the onemy's position, using bombs in the most determined manner. Ho himself cleared fifty yards of the trench and was then joined by four others and took another 250 yards of trench. LAROTENANT J. G. Barra, Ludhiana Sikhs.

Hir with its recital of his many offences t On reading the impeachment of Chang is difficult to restrain the thought that this is another instance of Satan roproving sin. I do not mean to suggest that every official is guilty of corruption, but, Bever theless, he ue is inuming from the pos sibility of having all kinds of charges broug ́t against him,

While there is a tendency to believe that there is some frath in the charges brought against the late director of the Balt opinion that he has been treated with Administration, there is a very decided creat harshness, not to say injustice Ho was convicted ad punished without a trial. He had opportunity of refuting hope that Chinese judicial, procedure whe the charge made against him, and the

quently been disappointed.

coming more enlightened has canse- Of course it With a bombing parts of ten men at

is impossible wholly to accept the theory Richchourglavour on May 18th he volun-

that Chang Hu is being punished for his eins of commission and omission, and the tarily conveyed G bombs within twenty belief that he is the victim of the perpa- yards of the enemy's position over

tual party intrigue which goes on in every exceptionally dangerous ground after tw other parties had failed. Lient. Smyth amen in China will be more generally succeeded in taking the bombs to the accepted. In this instans it looks na if desired position, assisted by two other dancy, but those who know Liang Sah Yi the Anlui party had gained the nseen- men, the other eight being killed wounded, "They had to swim a stream ex-being restricted, and in a little time wa have dietto fear of his power or influence posed throughout to Howitzer, shrapnel, may expect to so him come up smiling machine-gun and rife firę, JEMADAR MIR DAST, 56th. Cokes Rifles. Again with results discomfiting to his

He led a platoon with great gallantry at

opponents, Ypres on April 24th and afterwards eól- lected various parties of the Regiment when no British officers were left, and gommanded them till a retirement was ordered. He subsequently displayed re mackable bravery in helping to rescue sight British and Indian officers under a most heavy fire: LANCE-CORPORAL W. ANGUS, 8th High land Light Infantry,

When the dismissal was first announced, it was thought by many that Sir Richard Date, with whom Chang H had worked in harmonious relatious almost since the organisation of the Salt Administration, would disapprove of the change and would certainly disapprove of Mr. Kung Sin chan as his successor, but I an informed that Sir Richard appears to riw the matter with characteristic complacency. Neither has the expected objections on the part of the Quintuple Group Banks

He voluntarily left a trench at Givenchy on June 6th under very heavy bomb and rifle fire and res-nod a wounded officer materialised. who was within a few yards of the enemyuspeal from his office us Vice-Mistor I understand that Yi Kung-cho, who is Angus had no chanco wimtever of escaping of Cummunications, on account, of suspect- the enemy's fire, and sustained forty ed complicity in the malversation of the wounds from bombs, some very serious. SELGT. MAJOR F. BARTER, Weish Fugi- Jiers.

funds of the Tientsin-Paket Railway, not quite in the same pliglet as Chang When in the first line of the German II, and it is within the hounds truches at Fosthubert on May 10th hepsibility that he will be re-instated "n called for volunteers to enable him to ex- his office. Should this some about, is may tend our line, and with the eight men who taken as an indication that Liang Shil responded he bombed the German positionYi has come into its own again,.. and captured three oficers, 120 en and 500 yards of trenches. Subsequently he found out pleran of the enemy's mins leads.

FAILURE OF AUSTRIAN HARVEST.

BOYCOTT.

The anti-Japanse sediment continues here. There is no apparent organisation of the movement, but the fact remains tint. Chinese have censed to patronise Japanes merchants or to purchase Japanese goods. The obvias motive is the promotion of native industries, and not to visit the dis pleasure of the Chinese upon their friendy Zente, June 304.

of the Island Empire. The movement. is Austrian official recurus admit the

so admirably conducted that it affords the failure of the bay and oats harvest | Japane e Government no legitimjada cate while wheat and rye may be fair. Hay

for diplomatic representatio JA is extremely bad. In Hungary the har

Peking, but whether the

not. rest is somewhat favourable, although the blasting or

in is apparent grain

thai the Japanese are is many districts in greatly

Belog CN damaged by the intense heag and drought.

heavily Whether Chines ·indasteles will be meterially advanced as the resalą of this campaign remains to be seen, but it very significant that in government

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COTTON OPERATIVES AND COMPULSORY ARBITRATION, circles and in commercial circles there is

a very ken desire to start all kinds of new industries and to procted as quickly at poisille to the development the vast restures of the country.

PERSONAL.

LONDON, June 29th. The Cutton Operatives' Bocioties have decided to remain outside the scope of the Munitions Bills, but are prepared to dis- euss how far they can go by voluntary Russian Legation, leaves for home to-night Mr. W. Grave, first secretary of the action without accepting compulsory on thuco months' vacation. He is one of arbitration. Mr. Henderson (President the most popular members of the diplo of the Board of Education), on behalf of Trade) to-day received representatives of Mr. Runciman (President of the Board of

the Societies to discuss their attitude.

[FROM THE MANILA “ CARLENEWS."]

PORTUGAL AND, THE WAR.

WASHINGTON, June 26th. The participation of Portugal in the European war on the side of the Eatente is now probable. The new finistry in Lisbon has expressed a renewal of its sympathy with the cause of tho Afirs. ANTI-JEWISH DISTURBANCES

IN GEORGIA,

WASHINGTON, June 961. As a result of threatened anti-Jewish disturbances in Georgia on Saturday all the nearby beer saloons were ordered

to maintain the poses and protect persons of the Hebrew persuasion.

and artillery a party cf Turks at night. banks of the Yser, north of Arras, Ther | MUNITIONS MACHINE WORK. | ments of a minor character affecting ad- I closed and special constables were sworn ta

vime penetrated from he flank between two lines of captured trenches. They. were subjected to, machine-gun fire at daybreak and suffered heavily. enrvivors surrendered.

The

All engaged did well, but the chief factor in the svcross was the splendid attack by the 29th Division, whose conduct on this and this and previous occasions was beyond praise.

is a calm between the Oist and Argonre

FRENCH PROGRESSING,

Paara, June 30th.

5.10 p.m. The French be made further slight progress in the battle of Arras

The Germans developed a new attack at Melzeral of two in the adening, but this was easily defeated.

ING SATISFACTORILY.

Loxnes, June 30th. The enrolment of voluntary musition workers is most satisfactory, and the success of the scheme is assured.

Further concessie by, Me Lloyd George to the Labour Party include an additional safeguard for the restoratio of Trade Union restrictions after the wal

during lus absence. matic corps, and he will be greatly missed

Mr. C. W. Cook, a gentleinan employed in the Chinese Government service and a member of the British Peking Volunteers, is also a passenge by the same Siberian train. He proccds to England in order to join the British army.

Last night the members of the Interna- tional Recreation Club had their annual

dinner in the Wagons Lits Tatel. His Excellency Mr. Chow Tez Chih, Minister

Agriculture and Comme, presided over a gathering which numbered about fifty, and made a very happy sperch. commenting upon the usefulness of the Club in providing a place where foreigners, at all nationalities and Chinese could ment upon terms of equality, on the tênis court. It was interesting to note at this athering as indicative of British influenes that fully one-third of those present wem British subjects.

MASONIC,

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An attempt to introduce Fransiy to the capital is about to be made. is intended that the proposed indge sha bitarnational in character and this PRESIDENT WILSON TAKES bag is emphasised end the beginning by

VACATION.

WASHINGTON, June 9th. President Woodrow Wilson has arrived in Cornish on vacation. During his stay he will take up the consideration of the British, Mexican and German questiona.

the fact that the three men associated with the active premation ara respectively Avion, British and Chinese, which hould be gourdad es fairly representa- in, I hear that there are good prospects of high influential support being accorded the movemeiat