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THE WAR.

PERSISTENT FIGHTING.

AN

EYE-WITNESS

REPORT.

RUSSIAN SUCCESSES.

END OF THE "KOENIGSBERG.

AUSTRIANS

DRIVEN FROM

TOLMINO.

(FRANGO-BELGIAN FRONT

RUSSIAN FRONT.

{THROUGH_RETTER'S AGENCY.]

AN EYE-WITNESS

REPORT.

HOW A GERMAN LINE WAS TAKEN.

(THROUGH REUTERʼB_AGENCY.]

OPERATIONS ON RUSSIAN FRONT.

CAUTION BY EXPERTS,

AN INTERESTING GERMAN ARMY ORDER.

Petrograd, July 12th. · LONDON, July 13th.

Exports warn the public against pro- Eye-witness" at Headquarters relates Tuesday's assault onstward of the Yser mature jubilation over the defeat of the Canal. It was desirable, he says, for cer- Archduke Joseph's army. It is pointed tain reasons to wrest part of the German out that the enemy holds a thousand mile first line. The preparatory bombard-front and his failure on a section of forty ment, in which we were assisted by the miles is of isolated importance. French, was briof, but so offretive that It is anticipated that the next German out mon storming the positions suffered ventures may be made on the Baltic

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, JULY 14, 1018)

NAVAL ACTIVITIES.

[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.}

THE KOENIGSBERG

DESTROYED..

NAVAL ENGAGEMENT IN

JUNGLE.

Loos, July 19th

After six hours the Koenigsberg, huvi ly afire, continued to fire one gun, but was finally silenced.

A fresh atack on July 11th completed the destruction, and she is now a total wreck.

Our casualties for both engagementa, wore four killed and six wounded.

LATER.

[VIROUGH REUTER'S "AUSHOX ]

COTTON AS CONTRABAND?

DISCUSSION IN THE COMMONS.

LONDON, July 13th

THE WEST RIVER DISASTER.

WATER RISING AT CANTON.

JUNK LOADS OF RECOVERED

_BODIES.

In the House of Commons, on the

motion for adjournment, Mr. Dalziel

Clanton is now feeling the brunt of the urged the declaring of cotton as contre-West River floods, and the latest reports band, and other members suggested the yesterday went to show that whorens at

had reached a great height it is now subsiding, the water is rushing on to the places situated lower down the river and adding to the general scene of devas tation and destruction. Practically the whole of the West River steamer traffie

boats and

THE SHAMEEN.

IN DANGEE OF BEING ISOLATED FROM THE CITY.

A jetter received in Hongkong yesterday from a resident at Shameen, Canton, affords a graphic glimpse into the condi- tions prevailing there. The writer says. that practically the whole of Shameen in at least two feet under water, whilst be twcon Messrs. Butterfeld & Swire's cflons

attained a height of quite four foot, the whole space being transformed into a very extensive lake in an astonishingly short space of time, Reference is made. o Ate anddetness of the floods. Residents retired in the night with everything quito normal and were awakened in the early hours of the morning, and had hurriedly to rescue their office documents and

has been suspended, and that with Canton is only being carried on with great risk At present no cargoes can be landed at Canton owing to the fact that the wharts

The water rose with such are all under water, and that the cargo papers.

sampans are unable to live rapidity that, as the writer anys, he could those which did attempt to reach the even the wooden benches on the Bund in the angry torrent of water. Many of have taken a swim in his office. Soon

steamers were immediately capsized and disappeared under the rising waters. the occupants washed, away. The steers The roar.

of the rushing torrent themselves experienced very narrow

was awesome, particularly in the night. As it is full moon it is expected that the floods will get even higher, in which event Shameen will be cut off from the city.

The monitors Severn and fersty on Purchasing of the whole of American cot. Wuchow and other places where the water and the German Consulate the water bas July 4th ascended the Rufiji River (Euston usually sent to neutrals on the under Africa) and engaged the cruiser Koenig-standing that if America sent no other sberg, aeroplanes directing the fire over supplies we would send to rach neutral

the amount requirod for its industries. a jungle..

Lord Robert Cecil gnid it was impos sible to discuss the water as freely as he would have liked. We had to devise a policy respecting the rights of neutrals, safeguarding our own interests and injuring Germany as much as posible. He admitted that the figures of the in ports to heatrals were disquieting, but all he could say with reference to the matter was that the policy of the Govern The Press Bureau states that the postmont was to prevent the importation of escapes from running ashore, and event- tion of the Koenigsberg made the cotton to Germany The Governmentally returned to Hongkong with the attack most difficult, as only shallow draft

still believed that its measures would be.

cargoes undelivered. ships were able to get sufficiently close substantially effective. The suggestion to engage effectively. Aircraft having that no cotton should be allowed to go located the Koenigsberg, the monitore on

to neutrals which would possibly reach the 4th inst. entered the river and opened Germany was quite indefensible from the fire. The Awenigsberg replied immediate-view-point of International Law, and 13 with salvoes of five guns with accuracy would land us in difficulties. It we wish and rapidity. The Mersey was hit twice,ed to purchase the suggestion was a one shell killing four of the crew and simple one, as it seemed that an arrange- wounding another four. As the Koenigment with the Netherlands Overses Trust sberg was surrounded with jungle, the should prevent cotton going to Germany aeroplanes had the greatest difficulty in vis Holland. If this was extendable 17 spotting the fall of shot. She was hit five other countries so much the botter; if not

along by the water, and the river craft All sorts of wreckage was being carried

Hardouin yesterday gave a Daily Press Capt. Marabal, of the ss. Charles

representative an interesting account, f were terrible knocked about. In one case the scene at Canton. The Charles Har-

a large junk crashed into the China Navi- deuin had just returned from Canton with gation fiteamship Company's bwoy in mid-- a cargo which it was impossible to deftiver stream, and was literally smashed. The owing to the absence of the cargo-boats, ocupants were, of course, thrown out, but and after experiencing the greatest difia number were rescued in a plucky man- culty in leaving Canton without mishap. ner by one of the European officers of the Cape Marabal said the water at Canton Kwong Lee. The steamer was moored in was very high, but he was of the opinion | midstream at the time, and the officer was. that it had lowered slightly. In the let down from the shin by means of a Shamen the water was still several foot rope, which he had tied round his body. high; in some parts people liad to wade Some were taken abcard, but others, who in water up to their armpits, and with stemed in a stupefied condition, huddled the scene in the Chinese city can easily frantic efforts to throw them a line remove the difficulties in regard to cotton be imagined. Many of the houses are

Matters are worse in the suburbs. Hopam going from America to neutrals. He flooded to to the first floor and to reach is fully eight feet under water, and believed that the present plan was pre-the occupants's so difficult oping, to the

many people have perished there. The

ad to Germany, and would ultimately pred so forth. Only one skinpan cau Wuchow was completely isointed, and that suffering must ensuo owing to lack of food one of the Custcros officials at Canton that vent it all. If not, the Government were pass along the stretta at a time, and they were without food. A steam launch prepared to consider anything which we should two meet one has to be steered into

was immediately despatched from Canton, really effective, subject to the limitatioas house to allow the other to pass,

laden with provisions, but as the current and justice of International Law, for The water at the anchorage at C is so strong the vessel cannot very well which we were standing in this var.

Capt. Marnbal described as nothing more

GERMANY AND RUMANIA,

· very slight casualties. Some of our artil- Provinces, including, possibly, a direct times tarly in the action, but after six we must devise other planse The declar Canton on a lower lever than the Shamcen to the wreck, and seemed to ignore his

lorymen had been doing great execution at close range, and when the order to charge was given they were so overcome with enthusiasm that they rushed forward with the successful stormera.. The British instantly began eatablish- ing tag positions they had won, mad and the Germans. wh were with rage, did not cease their artillery and rifle fire the whole day long. The Gorman counter-attacks were smothered by the artillery, while the Fronch mortars caught the advancing enemy on the flank. An 'immense number of grenades were

* during the night and the casual-

attack on Warsaw from the west hours the seroplanes reported that hortion of cotton as contraband would not

A confidential Army Order issued by the German General Mackensen, found in the recent fighting, says:

The recapture of Galicia is merely

masts were still standing,

A salve then barst on her and the became heavily are between the masts,

a trifling-prelude to a great drama, the but continued to fire one gun intermittenting a greater part of the cotton going arrowness of the streets that euch Acting-Commissioner at. Wuchow advised

his act of which will be played in the environs of Kieft. If ten months of fortification by the Russians in Galicia: was destroyed in n

we must expect in an even shorter term reach the ancient capital of Russia, and permanently occupy her south western district."

outh

to

The Cavalry played an important part in the recent Russian successes, the Cossack methods especially puzzling the enemy, as when, on one cocasion, a mob of

ly for a while, but in the last part of the engagement she was silent, either on account of lack of ammunition or disable ment of her guna. Although not totally destroyed as the result of this engage mont, she was probably incapacitated,

The task of the monitors was extremelyje difficult owing to the jungle and the difficulties of accărate spotting but they were assisted by the cruiser Weymouth (on which Admiral Sir George Hall-King few his fag), which followed them across

CORRESPONDENCE.

nor less than a raging torrent, literally got there under three days, covered with capsized junks and sampang,

VEILED THREATS.

house furniture and general wreckage, One part was covered with millions of London, July 13th. - boxes of matche, which had been wooked The Frankfurter Zeitung attacks away from a match factory producing a Rumanin for prohibiting the transit of remarkable effect. arms and munitions to Turkey, and accuses her of self-seeking, unwisdom and

threat that the paramount interests of the central Powers may override those of Rumania.

THAT COAT OF ARMS,

ITO-THE EDITOR OF THE HONGKONG

DALLY PRESE,

were considerably increased, but the bulk of these were not serious. The troopa maintained a magnificent spirit The prisoners included Prussians who were maddened horses, apparently riderless, the bar and engaged the small guns on ingratitude, and concludes with veiled buoys have been washed way. Thoug surely cannot be aware that his suggestion.

serving with the Henoverian Regiment, Further German counter-attacks were defeated as the enemy were unable to face our guns.

Lord Kitchener's recent visit dolighted the men, who gave the Minister a tremen- dous ovation.

PERSISTENT FIGHTING.

PARIS, July 12th.

A communique reports a renewal of the German attacks.

At the battle of Arras the enemy, using a great number of asphxiating pro- jectiles, attacked south of Souchez at midnight They failed, but a swond assualt at two in the morning, anabled the Germans to occupy the Cemetery and some portions of trenches immediately adjacent,

Farther southward there was very fierce gronado fighting, but all positions were maintained.

There were also violent cannonades.

The enemy developed a violent offensive

at Fresnes on Wavre with shells of all calibres. They made several attacks but

all were defeated,

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seemed to stampede towards the retiring enemy. In reality, each horse carried two riders invisible to the enemy.

A SUCCESSFUL RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE,

PETROGRAD, July 13th A communiqué says that the Russias, having completed the successful offensive south of Lublin which began on the 8th inst., now occupy prepared positions on the heights on the right bank of the Uriendovka river. AUSTRO-ITALIAN FRONT

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] DESIGNS ON TRIESTE. MAKING SUCCESS CERTAIN

ROME, July 13th General Caborna's plans are daily be coming clearer. He will not occupy Trieste, which is only a few days march distant and might be easily taken, until

the banks, whilst the cruiser Pioneer engaged the gun at the mouth of the river. In order to complete the destrue tion of the Koenigsberg Admiral Full- King ordered a further attack on the 17th inst, and the ship was then reduced to a total wreck. In this engagement our casualties were only two wounded, these being aboard the Mersey.

[The Eoenigsberg, which was a ship of the Emden class, operated as a commerce destroyer on the East Coast of Africa. She did less damage than the Emden, but her work included the destruction of the old British nruiser Pegasus at Zanzibar on September 22nd, when 33 men of the Pegasus were killed. At the end of October H.MS Chatham (cruiser) discovered the Koenig sberg in an inaccessible position in the Rufiji River, Gorman East Africa; and sank colliers across the river to prevent her egross. The monitors which have now destroyed the ship must have been sent out from Home waters. specially for this task.]

GENERAL

[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

ho has captured the whole of the Carso GENERAL BOTHA'S THANKS. Mountains behind the city. The pursuit LOOKING FOR MORE FIGHTING. of this plan, although it delays the chiof aspiration of the Italians, makes success

LONDON, July 13th. certain, as the Carso batteries dominate The Press Bureau announces that Another violent offensive movement in Trieste.. The latter can also be bom-General Botha has replied to Lord the Vosges was thrown back with severe barded by the Austrain flect, but the Kitchener cordially thanking him for his German losses, the French taking occupation of the Catso Mountains means congratulations which were highly appro-

that Trieste will become Italian, while ciated by all, and he hopes soon that " the Austrian fleet can then be casily men here will take their share in the checkmated.

greater task of the Empire"

AUSTRIAN SURPRISE ATTACK,

CONGRATULATES KING ROME, July 13th.

BOTHA.

prisonera.

HEAVY BOMBARDMENTS.

A communiqué states that the Austriars,

profiting by a furious storm, attempted a

PARIS, July 13th.

9.30 am.. This evening's communiqué atates that the enemy have bombarded the trenches on the front Lombaertzyde-Nieuport. They

surprise attack at Montenero on the 11th. have also continued to pour asphyxiating which was repulsed. shells into our trenches at Carency and Soucher, but counter-attacking regained | AUSTRIANS DRIVEN us & portion of the trenches abandoned on the 12th inst

There has been the greatest activity throughout Argonne, and two German attacks at Bois-le-Pretre were repulsed,

TOLMINO.

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THE MUNITIONS CONTROVERSY,

DEBATE NOT DESIRABLE.

LONDON, July 13th.

The skippor describes the difficulty of navigation owing to the fact that all the

SIR, Your⠀⠀ correspondent・・ "DC"

the Charles Hardonin possesses powerful engines, she was twisted and turned in in regard to the removal of the “Germ- most alarming mauner in the whirl of hun" Coat of Arma must be distasteful water and both anchors had to be

lowered to prevent an accident. The to the powers-that-be," or they would Canton Macao steamer Kwongtung was have been removed long ago-I mean the

nable to extricate herself and crushed" Coat of Arins," not the into a house which practically collapsed,

powers-that- while the ship was also seriously damaged. be Many other vessels also had exciting

I wonder if it is a question of expense

In the House of Commons Mr. Asquith, away from the may ishte Apparently there was no difficulty experi

steam modly rushing the Premier, intimated that a debate on water.

enced in taking down the "Germhun " the munitions controversy was not desirable. It would serve to good pur- bean drowned in Canton city, said Caut and yet a far worse eyesore is permitted-

Large numbers of people must have fing from the former "Germhum" club, pose and would ba détrimental to the best | Marabal, for the water rose very rapidly interests of the nation.

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NATION'S INTERESTS FIRST.

LONDON, July 18th. Mr. Thomas, the Labour P., in a speech at Wellingborough, repro- bated the miserable quarrel of two eminent Statesmen last week. Neither was so important as the winning of the war, and the people would make short work of any considering personal ambi- tions more important than the Nation's interests.

SCHEME?

owing to the breaking in of the banke, to flaunt itself in the faces of ourselves and the sampaus and smaller junks were and our allies. capsized and washed away like so many matches. In the low-lying parts of the It is quite useless to expect to enlist city many of the houses were completely sympathy from the public of this apathe submerged. At the Barrier there is a large and sickening collection of bodies tie little Colony; we are far too genteel. mixed up with house furniture, wrecked to do anything wrong, and one individual sampans and junks, and miscellaneous is afraid of offending another individua wreckage.It is a terribla scene, said by openly and publicly expressing his the Captain and the suffering must be opinion.

A letter to Truth might let the British very great among the poor Chinese.

The European men in the Shereen make their way about in shorts, and but public know how this British Colony still favours the “trade mark of murderers. They areYours faithfully,

ALTER EGO.

THE FRENCH FETE DAY.

R

Today is the French National Fête day which is being observed this year by the French: citizens in the Far East as The Day of the " 75"," when a special collec- tion will be made of gifts for the French soldiers at the front

Badges of this world-famous 15 m.. and

NO PROBING.

few risk a trip into the city. LONDON, July 13th. experiencing much difficulty in obtaining Viscount Midleton, in a letter to the supplies, and when these have been Times, hopes that members of the House secured they are at a premium. The eil

in the godowns has not been touched hy of Commons will refrain from further the water, as the practice is to store. the probing into the controversy between hales on the first floor, it was making Great Britain appear as Canton, one can well imagine the loss of Lord Haldane and Mr. Lloyd George, a

Capt Marshal added: that, looking at the only disunited member of the Allies.

life and general misery and suffering at others places along the West River. A CHINESE SHIPPING The Chief Officer of the Hmm, which also arrived from Canton yesterday, was able to confirm the previous description HONOLULU, July 13th of the sad state of affairs. The Honum A Chinese merchant has arrival here: conveyed a theatrical party to Canton who is proceding to San Francisco. He and these were landed with the greatest says that ho has been commissioned by difficulty and risk. Ho had never sech Chinese capitalists to purchase two liners such foods, he said. All the Sharon to form the nucions of a subsidised line was under water,

Bank he saw the chairs floating about; for America

and the same thing was happening in the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank The

In. Volunteer Corps notices, issued yes Chief Officer expressed the opinion that when the fonom left Canton the terday, it is notified that the G.O.C. has water was still rising, though at given permission for all ranks to wear Wachos and other places higher up the badge of the French 75 gun tu the river he heard that it was falling day, There had been many shipping accidents, and he himself saw a Chinese gun-bost, having got out of control, crash into a house and knock it down. Many boat people who endeavoured to reach the ships were washed away, and before the Haram left two junk loads of recovered bodies by Mr. Montagu Ede to Lady Fugard, were brought to Cantos from Shihing, representing $4,054.41 shown in the The loss of life must be very great secount published yesterday, with 817

received since

LOYAL AUSTRALIANS.

MELBOURNE, July 13th, In the first week of the Parliamentary recruiting campaign in Victoria, 6,222 men enlisted

THE WELSH MINERS,

LONDON, July 12th- His Majesty the King has sent &

LONDON, July 13th. message congratulating General Louis

The South Wales coalfield crisis, which FROM Botha and his forces on the success attend-

was believed to have been settled by ing their arduous operations. Ho Government intervention, hea again become acu A special conference of the Mirers Federation mot at Cardiff and resolving to bring out on strike all the collieries on the 15th inst., unless the whole of the original wage demands are concededes

LONDON, July 13th It is stated in Rome that the Austrians have been driven put of Tolmino, and. Italian occupation is hourly expected.

expresses his admiration for the manner in which the campaign has been conducted, which is shared by my subjects in all parts of the Empire."

In the International

There were no arrivals and no depar tures of West River steamers festerday, and until the flood subsides no cargos can be taken to Canton with any prospect of delivery.

gun will be sold on the streets in the various places in Hongkong and Kowloon by members of the Boge Scouts. The proceeds of the sale of these badges here and elsewhere will go to the French Soldiers at the Front Fund.

SNOWBALL BAG SALE.

been sent

A draft for £330 98. 10d. has

Lady Lagard has been asked to divide the money equally between the Belgians in Felgium and the Belgians in England.