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THE WAR.

THE KAISER'S PROPHESY.

WAR OVER IN OCTOBER.

GOOD WORK IN GALLIPOLI.

MAGNIFICENT BRITISH ADVANCES.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, JULY 7TH. 1915.

NAVAL ACTIVITIES.

THROUGH. REUTHE'S AGENCY.]

THE BALTIC BATTLE.

GERMANS PUT TO FLIGHT.

PETROGRAD, July 6th.

The fight ending in the stranding of the mincloying cruiser of the Albatross class began at eight in the morning of the 1st inst., and the fog was so dense that some- times the opposing ships were swallowed up in the darkness,

The Russian ships Rurik, Mukuroff, Bogatyr, Hayan and Oleg wore returning from the southern Baltic when they met and attacked a light cruiser of the

TERRIBLE GERMAN LOSSES IN FRANCE. Augibury dass, the Albatross, and three

THE NEAR EAST

THE BALTIC BATTLE.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)

SPLENDID WORK IN GALLIPOLI,

TWENTY THOUSAND TURKISH CASUALTIES IN A WEEK.

{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENOT.] GERMAN SUBMARINES ATTACKED BY FRENCH DESTROYERS.

PARIS, July 5th.

French destroyers-bombarded_two_sub_

THROUGH REDTER'S AGENCY.]

THE KAISER'S PROPHESY,

WAR OVER BY OCTOBER.

LONDON, July 6th.

It is reported in Paris that a distin-

RUSSIAN FRONT

(THROUGH REUTER'S" AGENCY.]

STUBBORN FIGHTING.

PETROGRAD, July oth.

A communiqué states that in the direc- tion of Lublin the enemy, after stubborn .

marines in the English Channel yesterday. guished noutral who has arrived from sghting on the 4th inst. advanced on a

Oge submarine was struck by several shells before she disappeared,

AUSTRO ITALIAN FRONT

(THROUGH REDTER'S AGENOT.] ITALIAN PROGRESS

CONTINUED.

ROME, July 8th. The bombardment of the fortresses of Malborghetto and Predil continues in the most effective manuer,

Prisoners were taken on the 4th inst, on

ATTACKS.

COUNTER-

EVERYWHERE REPULSED

ROME, July 5th

Berlin says the groat"event of the past weck there has been a speech by the Kaiser at a military ceremony..

The Kaiser, amid the cheers of officers and then, swore that there would be no winter campaign; the war would be over by October.

The speech caused extraordinary excite: meat in the German capital, as another, 1K regarded with winter campaign veritable anguish,

The neutral visitor adds that, Germany, of course, is always, methodical in prepar- ing for a winter ampaign, but the terror of all clases at such a contingency is great

front between the. Krasuik river and Vieprz. All the German attacks on the 3rd inst, and the morning of the 4th inst between the rivers Vieprz and Bug as far * Sokal were repulsed, we taking hundreds of prisoners.

AMERICAN CABLES.

[FROM THE MANILA CABLENEWS.]

AUSTRO-GERMANS AND

VATICAN MAIL. -

WASHINGTON, Juno 29th. The Italian Einbassy has enormoed that-- Germany and Austria-Hungary have ver- batly advised that they will neither re- ocive nor forward mail matter to the Vati can,

The reason givyn is that the nail

will be under the surveillance of the Ita

lian Government.

J

AMERICA'S NAVAL POLICY,

REVISION JOY FAVOUR OF SUBMERSIBLES ADVOCATED.

INDIANAPOLIS, June 30th. Vice President Thomas Marshall was

destroyers. The Augsbury, which was the Corsica platean, where the Italian early in action, fled to the cover of the offensive is developing successfully.

dirigible bombed and seriously fog. The destroyers belched smoke, inter A posing a curtain between the tassian ships damaged an important railway juuctionly in favour of the Entente. Germany will and the Albatrons, while they fruitlessly behind the Austrian front, and returned be forced to make a supreme maximum effort before October. Strong though Germany may be, she cannot resist Hussia's tried to torpedo the Russian vessels, safely despite cannonades,

return to the scene at the end of the sura Eventually the Albatross, with her fore|SEVERE ENEMY

mer and Britain's effort which will then mast gone, listing and vomiting clouds of

have added intensity. The German offen- steam, man with all speed ashore on Goth-

sive, therefore, must souri to furious and land. The Russians ceased fire when the Albatross entered Swedish waters, and

general on the Western front. Successfu! resistance by the Allies will have incalthe principal speaker to-day at the con continued on their course.

vontion of the United Spanish War since, perhaps,

Veterans which is in progress here... culable consequences,

Vice President. Marshall discnsed the Germany's Inst effort will us be broken,

oriticisms of Josephus Daniels, the Seero- THE NATIONAL REGISTER,

tary of the Navy, and declared that at the present time, the United States Navy had STATEMENT BY MR. ASQUITA,

reached the highest point in efficiency in LONDON, July 6th. its history. In the House of Commons, Mr. Alden asked Mr. Asquith, the Premier, whether for the revision of the naval policy of this

(THROUGH ZEUTER'S AGENOY.] The most spectacular moment was when the British advanced along the open ground. Over the lines of trenches already captured they took two lines beyond. The sun was shining on the British bayonets, and the men were advancing magnificent wy as if no enemy was near. The onciny LONDON, July 6th. General Sir Ian Hamilton, Commander was got fairly in the run, and they could. The smoke from many funnels was sight in-Chief of the Forces in Gallipoli, in be seen from the ships hurriedly retiring.ed et ten o'clock, and the Roon, Augiburg report describes events following on the The work of the afternoon consisted most and far destroyers came up and were ly of repulsing enemy counter-attacks.

attacked by the Russians. The German recent big advance at Saghidere, .

The Turks attempted to counter-attack The Turkish artillery was active, but it in the small hours of June 29th but were was outmatched by the British, the latter its range ú the infantry repulsed by our artillery and rifle fire moving and the guns of H.M.8. Seorpion. It is advanced, and kept a line of shells burst- estimated that the Turks in a mullahing over the enemy's receding front all raving in the region of Krithin left some 2,000. dead.

The Turks at night time atlacked with bombs the most northerly trenely held by the Gurkhas and wounded an offer. This so infuriated the Gurkhas that they rushed towards the enemy' and 'used their kukris for the first time with excellent effect.

The Australasian on the 20th and 30th June were heavily engaged by counter- attacks till the enemy were completely broken. Prisoners affirm that the attack was personally ordered by Enver Pasha against previous stringent orders to act

on the defensive,

day.

FRANCO-BELGIAN FRONT

· [THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] TERRIBLE GERMAN LOSSES,

FRENCH SUCCESSES IN ARNAS. Pants, July 5th.

6.10 p.

The Germans are suffering terribly, in the battle of Arras. Yesterday they launched two violent artillery preparations for the first infantry attack, which was The other, which was stifled at birth. against our positions before Souchez, was completely defeated. The Germans teft

A feature of the operations along the entire front has been the successful repulse, of the increasingly desperato Austrian counter attacks The Italian beary guns continue to shah Malgorhetto, doing special damage yesterday to Fort Hensel. There have been Austrian counter-attacks, supported by fierco paration, and a communiqué declares that this is particularly intenso in the Carnia The Rurik, which was at, the rear, was region where it was accompanied by he was able to assure the House, regard.country, in view of the proven efficiency

ships de southward in half an hour, and the submarines which were accompanying the enemy ships unsuccessfully attacked

the Russians.

artillery pro

He also declared that the time had com

of submarines in the present wer.

and that the money expended for them be used for the building of more sub- marites

SAYVILLE WIRELESS

STATION.

machine gunfire. Then the Austrian ing the National Register, that forced

On that account he urged that the build- ordered to attack, and engaged twa

infantry endeavoured to retake the labour or couscription were not ponteng of further Dreadnoughto be stopped cruisers of the toon and Bremen classes positions we had captured, but the counter-plated The latter apparently had just arrived, attack was defeated with heavy loss. The and the Augsbury, which was damaged in Italians also took free hundred preiskanen, the previous action, kept at a respectful two large guns and quantities of nomani- distance. The Roni's eight-inch guns weretion, and machine-gun material. The successfully silenced by the Burik's Italians throughout, after repulsing, the

salvoet

and was also afire. The Germans counter-attacks, gained some ground. Bed and disappeared in the fog pursued Prisoners say that the losses from the fire of the Italian guns recently were very

heavy.

· The by the Rurik, which was again unsuccess fully attacked by a submarine, casualties on all the Russian ships were fourteen men wounded.

Upon approaching the Russian coast the

The Turks on the 2nd inst, after heavy bombardments, again attempted attacks their trenches several times armed with squadron was joined by battleships and

in the region of Saghidere, but the deadly field-gun and riffe fire, especially of the Gurkhas, and the accurate shooting of the «Scorpion, made the enemy' retreat in dis order despite the exhoriations of the

officers.

Everywhere before the British lines there are masses of Turkish dead. General Sir Ian Hrmilion estimates the Turkish casualties from the 28th June to the 2nd July at 6,105 killed and 15,000 wounded.

grenades and petards, but they were forged to fall back, jeaving many corpses

·

were most active,

flotillas of destroyers, the latter repelling submarines, which The enemy attack on the Labyrinth was especially against the Rurik.

SHELL IN SWEDISH WATERS. immediately stopped by our fire.

RUSSIA EXPRESSES REGRET.

PETROGRAD, July 6th. Russia has expressed her regret that

Baltic battle fell shell during the in Swedish waters, and has explained have been duo to must that this

The Germans assumed the offensive yes- terday afternoon and last evening in the region of Pontamusson, from Fevenhaye to Moselle, over a front of five metres. The newy go a footing, after an extremely violent bombardment, in their old lines previously captured by us along a kilo.

The British have already collected 516-metre in the west part of. Bois-le-Freire, rifles, 128,400 rounds of ammunition, 100 yet despite the terrific nature of the bombs, equipacut, etc.-

AT THE DARDANELLES.

A MAGNIFICENT BOMBARDMENT.

LONDON, July 6th.

line with the

attack they were unable to get beyoud these lines. A German attack on the height of Rieupt was defeated, with very heavy

Josses

A CALM.

PARIS, July 6th. 3:15 a.m.

A despatch from Reuter's special corres- pondent at the Dardanelles recounting

The evening communiqué states that it the battle on June 28th describes the extra-

is elatively quiet on the whole frant. ordinary character of the terrain ever

There has been no infantry setion, and which the fight took place.

the only thing noteworthy was the parti Following almost sea coast is a long deep ravine which thecular activity of the enemy's artillery army calls the nullah" The river between the Mouse and Hoselle. Saghirders flows through the bottom. Between the uullah and the coast, which here ends in a sheer cliff 400-feet-high, is a narrow platean. The British trenches began on the seaward edge of this. the Turkish being faced closely by trenches, and then traversed the plateau

Le Pretre wood was especially bombard- ed by heavy guns, A-JA.SHIP ACTIVIY.

*(THROUGH HEUTER'S AGENCY.)

ENEMY AIRCRAFT AT HARWICH.

fog, and also the thick smoke which was produced by the German destroyers which were fitted with special appliances for preventing securacy of fire. Russia has promised to strictly observe Swedish neutrality, and save that Russian war ships were never less than six leagues from the Swedish coast.

ACTIVITY.

SUBMARINE

CARGO BOAT SHELLED.

LONDON, July 6th.

GENERAL.

E-

ALLEGED BREACHES OF NEUTRALITY.

WASHINGTON, July 1st. The United States Government is con-

Mr. Asquith replied that no such change was contemplated, though he was uneble to indicate the dehnite form of the machin- ery which would be employed to direct the energies of those registered in the right chetinet. He thought the comittee of business organizers would be able to help bim in the use of that information, Lord Kitchener thought the Bill would assist sidering the seizure of the radio station him to avoid the difficulties with which beat Sayville, "Long Island, it being alleged had hitherto been confronted; it would that wireless messages of a nature tending to violate the neatrality of Amerion hava avoid the taking of men who ought not to been sent from there. The speciño charges be recruited. He believed that eighty per that the Government is now investigating

cent of the country was eager to do every aro that orders to German submarines thing

which was asked The Bill would have been relayed from this station. compel

The Govern-.

THEATRE.

ACTION AT THE SUMMARY COURT,

* [THROUGH BETTDE'S_AGENCY,} DUTY OF THE NATION. ADDRESS" BY LORD HALDÄNE.

LONDON, July 6th

the majority to declare that they Lord Haldane gave an address at the were doing nothing. The register would THE WORLD CINEMATOGRAPH National Liberal Club on the duty of

be made locally, but. for the information the nation in this crisis. A letter was of the Government alone, read from Mr Asquiths in which he paid ment would resist to the utmost the sag

It would a tribute to Lord Haldane's signal ser-gestion to withdraw the vice to the Empire. He, more than any est infinitely less than other, was responsible for the ariny's rendi was £200,000. ness, and the letter added that Lord Haldane, from the first, had strongly advocated the appointment of Lord Kitchener to the War Office.

A question of partnership in a Chinese sus, which picture show at West Point rejoicing in

In the course of the debate on the rusasure, Mr. Mond, Jr. Byles and other Liberal members supported the Bill.

Mr. Lambert, the Liberal member for the Cricklade division of Wiltshire, evoked a storm when he said that if the Bill was passed they would have passive résistance

Lord Haldane deprecated the pessimis tie attitude of a section of the Press The simple fagt was that the Allies had in an aggravated form. 250,000,000 millions of population to organise against 120,000,000 millions. If

tu

a.

There wore cries of Shame"

apid an uproar.

the substantial name of the World Cinc- matograph. Theatre, was raised at the Summary Court before Mr. Justice Haze- and yesterday, when Ng Fai adi others sued Tsun Wan Kai, plaintif claiming from defendant, as partner in

My. Gor the theatre, the sum of $34. diner Wi for plaintiff and Mr. Oto Kong Sing represented the defendant.

Mr. Gardiner explained that there were other cases which wore in a way depen¬ anddant on the result of that casso, in ong of which the plaintiff was represented by Divile," and Mr. Lambert sat down Mr. Dizon, and Mr. blason was also concerned. Mr. Gardiner went on to say the nation had

that about a year ago several Chinese concentrated

Mr. McKenna, in replying to the debate, gentlemen conceived the ideal of starting itself for purpose

organise

empharved that it was merely a census a cinematograph theatre at West Point, war

where it was thought there would be a hould win: This way

At that tinbo Bill. and was due to the necessity for good demand for seats, The British 5,000 ton cargo-boat, thegime to look for scapegoats. If General descriminating in eruiting and the non-certain premises which had been, formerly Anglo-Californiar, has arrived at Queens Vos, Donop went he would be replace withdrawal of workmen who were neces· able. His techuten) Enowledge and She was shelled by a submarine and sanity of views was unrivalled when he, twelve of the crew were killed, including Lord Haldane, was member of the the Captain, and eight injured.

Government. There was a committee meet LATES

Tng at the Way Office in October, presided minority was composed of Labour enterested in the concern, was present. The Anglo-Galifornien was homeward

bound.

town.

The Captain made a most daring and skillful escape, but unfortunately be was

e-

LATR.

sary for the public needs.

The Register Bilt passed its second reading by a majority of 253 over 30. The

used as a restaurant were vacant, qud these belonged to the defendant, who had put up a distraint. The defendant was approached, and as the result of several meetings he agreed to become what he, Mr. Gardiner, would claim to be a part- ner. The final meeting took the form of dinner at a West Point restaurant, at which Mr. Pirie, who was formerly also the It was then agreed that the rent to he paid to the defendant should be $250 a month and he was also to receive $70-2- nonth as being one of the founders Defendant also agree to become one of the partners. He was also paid $200 as shoe" money and $600 for the fixtures.. These sums really amounted to a share in the theatre; it was to be his original Eventually the capital in the concern.

Liberal members who feared that measure foreshadowed conscription. INDIA'S VOLUNTEER FORCE

LONDON, July oth

over by Lord Kitchener and attended by- Alt Lloyd George, Mr. Churchill, Mr. chicana and others. at which was con- sidered the urgency of cularging the

In the House of Commons, replying to They consulted However, wireless supply of munitions. from the submarine. calls had gone out, and brought aid everybody and placed orders with muni- Mr. Joynson Hicks, Mr. Austen Chamber whereupon the submarins disappeared.

la said the Raj had received an applica-books of the theatre were taken away by bailiff, and defendent made the request tion manufactures which, if excented,

tion from the Bengal Chambers of Con that the money standing in his name in

being FRENCH LINER SUNK AT would have placed the country in a

mezes for the appointment of a Commis the firm should be shown a

advanced by another person. The man- THE DARDANELLES, termendous position in regard to muu sion of

Cuiry into the present state of ager of the theatre was asked to do this, but he, Mr. Gardiner, would contend that tions. But dificulties arete out of the the volunteer force in India, and the the document drawn up in this connection Pants, July 5th.

was a bogus one. There was no doubt, relations of capital and labour which con matter was still under consideration

on, the evidence which winld be called founded the calculations of the manufac

that the defendant was a partner in the MR. J. P. MORGAN,

theatre. He had always interested him- turers, who were unable to comply with!

self in the working of the theatre, and had also taken his rent out of the profits. the demand. The nation had not then awakened.

The hearing was adjourned.

and dipped into the nullab, thence right REPLY TO GERMAN COMMUNIQUE.killed on the bridge by the large shells across the Peninsular. The British arti- lery hammered the nullah with the biggest bombardment which the Turks have yet Enown. The quantity and weight of the heavy guns must have surprised the enemy, while the warships also plastered the Turkish positions. It was magnificent to see the huge bursts of smoke and dust leap ing up in an even line following the course of the enemy trenches, the gunners show ing deadly precision,

LONDON, July 6th. The Aduvalty, in reference to the Ger man contriqués which stated that air craft had bombed the fort qt Harwich, say that the facts of the incident, which are otherwise hardly worth notice, are that two German aeroplanes appeared at Har- wich on the forenoon of the 3rd inst. Our liner Carthage has been torpedoed and aircraft drove them off, and the Gernians sunk off Cape Relles, at the entrance to then dropped bombs into the sea and

the Dardanelles. Sixty-six persons we escaped.

rescued and six are missing.

A communiqué states that the French

NEW YORK, July 6th. Mr. Morgsa-is now out of danger.