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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, BATURDAY, AUGUST 14rn, 1016.

THE

WAR.

FRESH

GERMAN

OFFENSIVE.

MOVEMENT TOWARDS RUSSIAN INTERIOR.

BRITISH AUXILIARY CRUISER

BIG RUSSIAN

LOST.

VICTORY IN CAUCASUS.

BRITISH SUBMARINES' FEATS.

RUSSIAN FRONT

'THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] DESPERATE GERMAN

ASSAULTS. VIGOROUS AND SUCCESSFUL -RUSSIAN RESISTANCE.

OB

the

PETROGRAD, August 12th. A commeduique styg The Germany on _night and on Tuesday renewed Monday

western desperate assaults "fortifcuties of Korno Counter-attacks by the garrison wiped out three bat- talions, and succeeded in taking a number of machine-guns,

`[THROUGH REUTER'S "ACENOR.]'

SITUATION OF PETROGRAD. REASSURING RUSSIAN OFFICIAL

STATEMENT.

Perņoćnad, August 19th. The General Staff has issued a reassur

ing notřec pointing out that there is no likelihood of an every movement toward; Petrograd: which is strongly defended militarily and naturally

LATER.

1 The reassuring Government notice that Perograd is not endangered is due to a

A Gern attack on the southern forti-discussion in the Dowspapers arising out fications of Novegeorgiensk was repulsed. of a fresh enemy offensive towards the The Germans continue a stubborn offer interior of Russia, contrary to the assump- nivo in the directions of Ostrulantation that he would promptly throw his Rozan, and Pultusk:

The Russians, notwithstanding, their losses in incessant fighting, are resisting vigorously along the whole line of the Bug, and have been reinforced.

forces to the Western front. The enemy, apparently supported by huge new levies, is not waiting to accomplish the envelop meat of the Russians retiring from the Vistula, but is endeavouring to storm Kovno, simultaneously advancing on in extended front between the Nicmes and the Dwina northward toward, Riga, çast ward towards Dvinsk, and southward towards Vilu

The Russians on Monday evening repul. sed pho oremy attacks of the River Ecka, and on the Riga roads, und drove back the Germans from the schoenberg district Further south, they continued to press the retreating enemy on the Irgst from points out that the Tskov Province is Dvinsk to Poneziesz, having driven some honeycombed with lakes and marshes, of their dotachments out of their posi-alfording a powerful tactical and strate

tions with the bayonet.

gical line..

There has been sovore fighting also on the roads from the Visprz to Lukow and BIG Vloduva, and on the roads from Cholia, where German uttacks were repulsed, RUSSIAN RETIREMENT

UNHAMPERED. COMPLETE FREEDOM FOR MANOEUVRING.

PETROGRAD, August 12th. The Russian success in the vicinity of Riga, Koyne, and Vilkomir have greatly assisted the orderly retirement of the Bussia S. That the Russians am baham pered and that the Germans are exhausted is shown by the great distances between the three main German Armies Ninety miles separazo General Gallwitz's Left Wing in the lower Narow Irom the Arch- duke Joseph's Army on the left bank of the Vieprz, while there are 150 miles Hetween. General Gallwitz's Left Wing at Loman and General Mackensen's Army at Vlodava The Bussians thus maintain complete freedom for manoeuvring. A great proportion of the German troops under Generál Mackensen are permanent- ly disqualified, and whole units are non- existent. Hence the peace talk. (

EVACUATION OF DVINSK COMMENCED.

PETROGRAD, August 12th. Civilians are evacuating Drinsk. The Government institutions are also prepar ing to leave.

MYSTERIOUS PIKES IN

WARSAW, SPE

LONDON, August 12th. a correspondent of a Budapest paper, in Warsaw states that there have been mysterious fires and explosions nightly since the German occupation.

TOWNSPEOPLE KILLED Fifteen townpeople were killed and 200 wounded in fighting between Russians and Germans in the suburb of Praga after the

The official reassurance

RUSSIAN

VICTORY IN THE CAUCASUS,

GREAT HAULS OF BOOTY.:

PETROGRAD, August 12-hi

The Russian victory in the Caucasus is wacking big dimensions.

Ose column alone which is pursuing the Turks, in the Euphrates Valley, has taken in the past few days 19 officers, 1,172 men, hamtreds of waggons loaded with arms, ammunition and tools,

The Russians are finding in the villages numbers of wounded Turks, and heaps of munition (for) artillery along the

roads.

NAVAL ACTIVITIES.

[THOUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.) BRITISH AUXILIARY CRUISER SUNK.

LONDON, August 12th.

(THROUGH" REUTRN'S AGEHOY.] BRITISH SUBMARINE SUCCESSES IN THE DARDANELLES.

LONDOS, August 12th, - The Vic Admiral commanding the Fleet in the Dardanelle reports that me of the British submarines operating in these waters sunk the Turkish battleship Barbarossa, on the 8th inst, at the entration to lhe Sea of Marmorn, while the gunboat Beriveatret and un emply trans- the torpedoed in port were also Dardanelles by one of the British submarines.

£

NAVY'S UNCEASING VIGIL. ENEMY AUXILIARY CRUISER'S TEMERITY.

THE NEAR EAST

(THROTOR, BEUTER'S AGENOY.) THE NEW BRITISH LANDING IN GALLIPOLI.

LONDON, August 12th Beyond the official communiqué there is. ething explanatory concerning recent events in the Dardanelles. It is still jis portain whether General Sir Ian Hamil to, in his report of the 10th inst., referred to a landing at Aribarnú arat Karchali. DOLEFUL" DUMPS. WAVE OF DEPRESSION IN THE TURKISH CAPITAL.

Sorri, August 4th. The rotar of the Turkish Heir- Apparent from the Dardanelles synchron-- ises with an even deeper wave of ilepression in Constantinople. There are persistent oporte of the ariousness of the splits between the Gornians and the Turks, and

demented

LONDON, August 11th. Naval experts print out that the file man auxiliary cruiser Meteor, which was

Hamburg-American liner, had previous-General biman on Sanders has become ly figured in reports as interfering with nentrals. On one occasion it attended air craft, but the other aiders have hitherto not ventured, far from their port. The retribution for the Metour's temerity strikingly demonstrates the anceasing watch of the British cruisersg.

✅ THE BAD, BOLD | METSOR"

AMSTERDAM Augast 12th.

Germans

overheard Neutral have declaring that the Turks could not resist much longer in Gallipoli. It is further. confirmed that outside the Young Turk leaders, the people are tirell of war. GENERAL.

(THROUGH RZUTEE'S AGENCE.) SHOULD COTTON BE DECLARED CONTRABAND? PUBLIC MEETING. IN LONDON, LONDON, August 13th.

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A Berlin communiqué says that the Vetcor, after "boldly breaking through the British patrols, had been waging commercial war. When the thor was abandoned and destroyed, on the appear A meeting fully representative of the auce of a British squadron, prisoners from commercial and scientific world was held the sunken British patrol boat lamery en at Queen's Hall last night in furtherance a sailing ship were saved. The decor's of the agitation to get the Government to

declare cation contraband crew safely reached Germany, FRANCO-BELGIAN FRONT.

[MROUGH REITER'S AGENCY.) CROWN PRINCE'S ARMY, FURTHER ABORTIVE ATTACKS

IN ARGONNE

1

Paris, August 19the The Crown Prine's Army in Angono made further attacks on Wedresdny tight at Marie Therese, la Fontuimaux," and Charmes They won completely repulsed Lively lighting is proceeding at Bois-le Pretre. The enemy tande in abortiv attack is the Vosges. GERMAN DEVILRY AT HOOGE

AN OCEAN OF BURNING

WHISKY."

|

GERMAN

(THROUGH BETZEER'S AGINGY.)~

PROFESSORS AND THE WAR.

FRANK SELFISHNESS OF GERMAN IDEALS.

BERE, August 11th. The Manifesto of the German Intellec- tual headed by the Professors (the first part of which was published yesterday),

further says:

Great Britain's world track must be supplented.

With the assistance of Audria and Turkey we must secury the Persian Gulf. Pur Colonial Empire in Africa must be re constituted with the assistance of *Ishra. --Central Africa is merely i desert.

We require more productive lands.

To obtain the freedom of the Bens: we must heve-Egypt, which is the neck 'vf the British Empire.

As regards war indemnities, we can uiver demand enough money from Eng. land, which has raised the world against as with gold, though we must probably fist apply to France, not allowing false sentimentalism to prevent us from aking too much. As compensation France might be offered one of the sides

of the Buez Canal...

PROVIDING AMPLE MUNITIONS.

PEKING NOTES.

[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT]

ith August, 1916.

UNFORTUNATE PUBLICITY. The famous utterance of the late Mr. Joseph Chamberlain, What I have said I have said," may perhaps be revised by President Yaan in favour of a Chinese aphorism, What I have said I have not said,”-

more

This holds goed in res forence to the lengthy speech he addressed last week to his Ministers and righ officials. It was quite an ordinary kind of speech, telling them what they already kaew, viz, that if the Government and the people did not work together and if patriotism were not fostered the country would go to the dogs. Of course the President did not express himself in such a blunt fashion. Being a master of language and a past inster in the art of circumlocution, he expressed himself muel more slegantly and less pointedly. The speech was quite proper in the

his if

but office, wwn privacy

in the it WDS' publisticd when "ewspapers it did not sem quite proper, especially his concluding injunction, “ta remember the 7th of May, the day of national shame."'

Naturally, the Japan. Minister took exception to the sting in the tail, and representations were made. Then it was discovered that His Excellency never made such an improper

remark.

A certain native newspaper

was visited by the police, but what happened has not been allowed to become" publia we know is that communica tions between varicus Government organs --STATEMENT BY THE MINISTER OF and the newspaper in question have been

MUNITIONS.

published, and the matter is now ended, honours being easy.

LONDON, August 12th.

The Minister of Munitions announces tonight that there are already 345 con- trolled establishments, the profits are limited and the surplis is going to the Brolequer. Thus the sacrifices the workmen babe made for the nation and this combined

The principalspeakers were Six Claries Macara (Chairman of the Commiates of the International Federation of Master

of employers and Cotton Spinners and Manufacturers' employed are being devoted to providing Association) and Sir William Ramsay (the ampds munitions for the Army, enabling distinguished chemist). Both re-iterated | ilem to defeat the croBY the well-known argumcats in favour of declaring cotton contraband and both were, convinced that the was would have been over long ago if the importation of cotton into Germany had been stopped at the very beginning. BUSSIAN STOCKS IN THE

LONDON "MARKET.

A SUDDEN IMPROVEMENT,

LONDON, August 12th. Russian stocks ・are exhibiting

稳随

unexpected brightness and prominence to-night, which is attrinted either to the favourable Dardanelles pósition or else

Sea Cils are a festure,

RUSSIA'S SHORTAGE OF MUNITIONS.

PETIDORAD, August 12th.

In accordance with a recommendation of the Duma, a Commission of Enquiry will be appointed to investigats the charge

IMPEACHMENTS.

There is no slackening in the purity campaign. The censore are still bugy and the officials are still quaking Honesty is the best policy" may be a good enough main for the West, but the Orientalised version would doubtless bs, keep te honest face and never be found 15 A few more of the highly placed out." are undergoing cassiderable disquietude,

and an occasional execution has not added to their peace of mind.

GERMAN ENTERPRISE

Last week I mentioned that the Ger- man element was dwindling, but it has sut yet reached ero, and the Teutons who are left seem to be holding on with the same tenacity as their fighting bro- there. They do not ment to give up the moroial holdings without a struggle. The llest sievice for making use of British trading facilities is to adopt American natus eri titles, a dodge which will make it extremely. difficult for the most patriotic British firms to discriminate against them. TEENS, August 12th THE TOMB REHTIVAL

against General Sukhomlinoff (the “ex" Minister for War) rad others in connection with the shortage of munitions...

EYES AGAIN ON GREECE,

The Government have struck, on It is officially announces that Parlia to a surprise stroke by the Grand Duke.ment will again meat on Monday. The happy idea for the celebration of the Festival as it is known to you in thô The former is the more likely, as Black Premier, M. Venizelos, returned to the Tomb Festival, or the Ching Ming

capitel to-day.

South. This is to encourage farmers to plant trees on this particular date, The THE FIRE ON LA TOURAINE." suggcation came from the Ministry of

SWOBODA TO BE LIBERATED.

PARIS, August 12th.

Loxoay, August 12th, An oheer present at the Hooge in attack vividly describes the German devilry,

"Everything for yards," he said *seemed wreathed in flame. We were

The Eussian rate of exchange has thirsty that we cald have drank the mi dry. Then we realised the horror of the situation owing to the cries of the wound-dropped from 144 to 136. One Company

PREPARING FOR THE WINTER ed, lying in the flames.

CAMPAIGN. insisted on going back to the relief of

WELLINGTON, Augutt 12th. their stricken comrades They charged:

It is announced that an order quashing right farough the flames and cut up de

ordering. Germans badly. The ground presented Thy Imperial Government is order the appearance of ocean of burring sheepskin coats for this troops in France, the proceedings against the American whisky Men kept moving in the flans The New Zealand groops in Gallipoli Swoboria: charged in April with setting will be provided with winter coats of fire to La Tomaine, will shortly be

signed, and he will be liberated. in resgue-work, and were searched at every turn. The wounded presented the saddkt tanned sheepskin. sight imaginable. Some had blisters from: head to foot. Ons poor chap, as black as public should know how bravely he British faced this new barbarity." AIRBHIP ACTIVELY.

The Admiralty annonsera that the a cinder, pleaded hard to be killed. The auxiliary cruiser India, engaged on patrol daty in the North Sea, was torpedoed and sunk or the 8th inst

Twentytwo officers and 119 men, were

Sayed:

NORWEGIANS' SYMPATHY,

CHRISTIANIA, August 12th. Three of the sailors of the India, killed by the explosion of the torpedo, wera buried at Bodes. There was a most impres sive service in the chapel, where a Glee Society sang.

The coffing were covered with flowers. There was a Norwegian Naval guard at the Cemetery. Flags were. Bows at half-mast throughout the town.

It appears that 80 of the crew of the India, landed in two of their own boats. Eleven died from exposure after landing.,

The emmander of the India, Common der W, G. A.. Kennedy, was saved.

BLOCKADING TURKISH

PORTS.

PETROGRAD, August 11th. The Russians on Saturday Buka German steamer and three Turkish stamers laden with coal in the Black Bea

(THÉOVOR RKUTER'S IDENCY.]

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BIRDS TO BE SENT TO THE WOUNDED.

Agriculture and Commerce, and its prac ticah wisdom appealed to the President," who has issued an order calling upon prople to take note of this new aspect of the Tomb Festival, and to cultivato The value of such trees and plants.

THE NEW SPIRIT. afforestation is obvious in view of the recent disasters in the South

Most people are aware of the new THOUSAND AEROPLANES GROUSE SHOOTING SEASON.spicit which has become manifest among the people of China during the lant Fow. FOR THE FRENCH,

months Although few of the misses have ever heard of Samuel Smiles, they SUBSCRIBED BY AMERICANS.

are nevertheless showing themselves very LONDON, August, 19th. The grouse shoting season has opened. susceptible to the doctring of Self- Help. This is seen in the effort to pre- The birdy are plentiful, and heavy bags mote all kinds of native industries, and

LONDON, August 12tli.

The Nur York World states that a thousandmeriead

eriend scroplaces, officered.

| DESTRUCTION OF A ZEPPELINpy American aviators, and subscribed by will be sent to the war bospitals.

DUNKICK, August 12 Some details are available, of the dea truction of a Zeppelin of great size by Allied aviators yesterday meer Ostend. A Brith coroplast had engaged the air- ship, seriously damaging her, and then French aviatory from Dunkirk, gave the Zeppelin the coup-dægract,

Con-

Amaicans, are to be presented to the valescent others will be invited to the the country. French Army.

INVASION OF SEEBIA THREATENED.

to develop the vast natural resources of Already there are very moora, many of which are unlet, the shoot: strong movements for the improvement at estion cultivation and its subsequent ing being done by gamekepers for war treatment, for the improvement in the charitable purposes.

LIEUT.-GENERAL PLUMER.

LORDON, August 11th Salonika despatchs declare that Ger

LONDON, August 12th, many is hastening her preparations for

Licut, General Sir Herbert Plumer has Another account from Belgium says that the invasion of Serbia. It is estimated been gazetta a emporary General Germans at Osend on Tuesday morning that already two army Corps have been noted a Zeppeliu seawird, apparently concentrated in the district of Orsove in difficulties. They rushed out in a near the Serbian and Rumanian steamer to the assistance of the nighip

FRENCH FARMERS LOSS which crashed into the sea off the haploure.

frontier

A lug maunged to attach a hawser, and THE KING'S PRACTICAL

OBITUARY.

LONDON, August 12th. * The death is sunounced, of Mr. Frank

hered the Zeppelin in the Harbour BAMBATHYA JEEVAN

Here it was impossible to hide it for thy galerated

LONDON, August 12th, purling Allied airmen Shortly after 29 2

The King has given 60 rams for the u they had dropped more lambi & loud ex plosion was head, and a tremendous doud of the French farmers in the devastated Duke of Richmond and of smoke rose in the air. Many soldier1 Hopppta

other live also given rama. were injured.

The process of annihilating time and space goes on, and we are now promised a twenty-four days service between Lob dou and Australia by means of fact mail boats from Australia to San Francisco, en accelerated train service from the latter wport-timewa Lok, and thing, by the crack

Atlantic linera

cultivation of tea, beans and · kundry other products, for increased transportn- tion facilities, and for more practical re- gulations governing mining. In this connection it is noteworthy that the pover 5-stricken Provins of Kweichow is raising a loan of $1,000,000, Zor the These promotion of native industries. include mining and afforestation, and great hopes are entertained that Kwei- chow will be able to do more for itself than it has hitherto been able to do

T. Daily May's Tale correspondent has received details of a new German tri- plans with eight motors similar to Zeppe ling, and four propellers. It carries twenty men, four machine guns, and a le volver gun. It is expected it will be used

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