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THE WAR.

MORE DETAILS OF NAVAL FIGHT.

SOME STIRRING EPISODES.

BRISK NAVAL RECRUITING.

BRITISH RAID GERMAN TRENCHES.

RUSSIAN SUCCESSES.

NAVAL ACTIVITIVES:

THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]. THE GREAT NAVAL BATTLE. ANOTHER GRAPHIC ACCOUNT.

"HINDENBURG" TORN TO

PIECES,

[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)

TREMENDOUS EFFECTS

MODERN GUNNERY, HOW THE WARRIOR WAS BATTERED.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 71H 1916.

THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)}

KAISER VIEWS HIS

BATTERED FLEET.

AND IS CHASTENED.

AMSTERDAM, June 6th. The Kaider was apparently chastened

by his visit to the fleet at Wilhelmshaven, as-the-telegramma which were subsequently sent to Admirals von Tirpitz and Koester were less vain glorious than hitherto. In them the Kaiser merely thanks them for their work in propar-

GENERAL

THROUGH SETZER'S AGENCY.]:

BOASTING BETHMANN-

HOLLWEG

WE DO NOT FEAR DEATH, THE

DEVIL, NOR HUNGER."

LONDON, June 6th,

Dr. von Bethmann-Hollweg, the Ger- man Chancellor, speaking in the Reich- sing, said that after the successful re-

DEATH OF YUAN

SHIH KAI,

SUCCUMBS TO AN ATTACK OF NEPHRITIS.

[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT."]

PEKING, June 6th The President died at 11 o'clock this morning.

SHANGHAI, June 6th

9.40, p.m.

Yuan Shih-kai is dead. He succumbed

THE WOMAN WHO IS

WAITING

1uY LOUISE ARNOLD.

You must know her, for she is every where, the waiting womens g

In the drawing-room, the kitchen, or the workshop you will find her, and be side her will be another waiting woman and another, and yet another

In every house, large or small, sho is In every town and village, avery little hamlet and crowded city, waiting pati- Featly, maybe yainly, for the return of some loved one. Looking for the end of the war, with a brave smile and a won- derful courage, lending a ready, enger complainingly als is waiting, and surely hand in the great struggle: nobly, m

ing" a war instrument which has bril pulse of their enemies they desired to to an attack of nephritis, (inflammation it is harder to sit on the fence and wait

liantly endured a trial of fire":

The Kaiser bestowed the inevitable ofwd of decoration, including the Order: Pour Merile on Admirals Scheer OF and Hipper, he having promoted the

former to the rank of Admiral.

since the battle..

shorten the terrible sufferings in Europe, but their enemies refused to recognise the war map, which had now changed further in their favour, as witness Kut and Verdun, the collapse of the Russian offensive in March, and th

and the Austrian thrust in Italy, He added. We must and we shall fight till a final victory is

B

French Dr. Bussiers who reported his of the kidnoys). He was attended by the

death to the Allied Ministers this morn- ing

[" Fuan Shih-koi," wrote Mr. P A Mononsie recally, is the most outstanding NAVAL RECRUITING BRISK,

figure China has produced during the Naval recruiting has been most brisk achieved. We do not fear death, the devil.those who have had any experience of century," and with this opinion must of nor hunger; the devil to which our Chire affuirs will agree, enemies wish to send our country. The men who are fighting at Verdun under Hindenburg are prond, and our blue jackets, are fashioned from a breed which knows how to bear privations. Pri- vations exist, but we bear them, and the enemy's reckoning of our economic diffi culties will prove deceptive."

LONDON, June 6th.. The tremendous effects of modern gun- nery were emphasised by an officer of the FRANGO-BELGIAN FRONT Warrior, which WAX Srrounded by enemy ships.

Cour

The first

After describing how two salvoes crumpled up and sank the Defence and Black Prince, he says,—" It was

next, for three tripod masts were discernible on the horizon. shell splintered our motor heat hoist, the second hit the starboard side, the third wrecked the dynamos, darkened the ship and made the turrets useless th

useless, the fourth put out of action the port and ster board engine rooms, killing twenty men Five minutes later the Warrior was

we

THROUGH BRUTER'S AGENCY.]

BRITISH RAID GERMAN TRENCHES,

MUCH RECIPROCAL SHELLING.

LONDON, June 6th.

muniqué, states. There has been no General Sir Douglas Haig, in a com-

material change at Gillebeke, The night

THE INDO-CHINA CO.

heart, but the peaceful work of the for the termination of a fight than to be in the thick of the fray.

Action brings solace to the harassed

woman worker is a poor substitute for the din of battle and clash of arms

Upon the shoulders of the women of Great Britain is a difficult burden—to wait and how nobly and bravely they are waiting

or

I was with one of these heroines to-day,

roused in me a deep feeling of pride and the colourless drudgery of her weary task and her cheerfulness and resignation to

admiration.

she said apologetically as she ushered me

"We've moved into smaller rooms," into her little living room. Two years ago she was the proud possessor of a tiny room and bedroom in a pour tonement house. Now scantily furnished living building served as her home, yet there was no murmur of complaint indeed, a bright hopefulness radiated from her manner us she continued bor industrious stitching,

He won, says the same writer, a ruler of very remarkable gifts. Ho was a loader of the modernising movement in China, and was one of the Fest to Westernise the military organisation He repudiated the old Chinese conservatism on the ono band and the rash reforms of "Young China" on the other. He ever proved himself a friend of the white man, from the days when, as Governor of Shan-

You're very busy, I remarked. Yes, she said, I've been fortunato tang during the Boxer rebellion, he defend-in getting & little work I can do at home. od every European in his territory. He It helps a little believed in modern education, in social re-

quiet but there has been much reck TIMES" COMMENT ON EXCESS form and in the betterment of the position

grandma PROFITS TAX

Loxpos, June 5th,

12.50 p.m.

Further details of the sea fight are given in the

Scotsman, which says:- When the British battle cruisers attack ed, Zeppelins moved continually over head and apparently reported that the British Grand Fleet was not yet in sight The German Battle Fleet thou closed in, and the battle raged for two hours till further aerial information caused the Gormans to fec to the south. The British battle cruisera had barrod the way, but immediately Admiral Sir John Jellicoe Hud established touch with the enemy be afire and many of the crew were suffer sent a message to Vice-Admiral Beattying from gas shells which the enemy are following a heavy bombardment, caused Profits Tax should be applied to com- led, as it is suggested, to the beginning of But surely you can get better paid

now using. In half an hour we per la A sudden alteration in the enemy's battered hulk awaiting the end, when CORES

as he started to flee exposed the the Warpile interposed Her first shot Tiger to the fire from a score of ships før - Carried off the foremast of the leading ten minutes and it was marvellous that enemy battle cruiser, and the next over wher survived such an unprecedented

turned the two fore turrets. In five

ordeal.

minutes the enemy vessel was ablaze

to retire.

An astonishing feature concerning the surviving battle-cruisers is the negligible

damage from the heaviest German guns. Our light cruisers were far superior to those of the enemy, which at the outset

of the notion were beaten back in confu-

sion. Three of the latter were lost by being driven on to mines, the laying of which was one of the most heroic exploits

of the action.

Our destroyers fought with sublime caring and courage, as the losses indi-

cate. The survivors are convinced that

the battleship on which they made a mass

were a

small attacks last night which were procal shelling to-day. The enemy made pri

easily repulsed, There have been several minor enterprises on both sides else where. An enemy raid at La Boiselle,

a few casualties before the enemy retired leaving his dead. A second hostile raid after after a mine explosion north east of Arres was unsuccessful.

AND LONDON, June 5th Commenting on the suggestion of a shipping correspondent, that the Excess

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of women Ho welcomed the work of mix sionaries and he was, above all, a man of order never afraid of employing the strong hand. In spite of the fact that hit preten sious to the Dragon throne alienated the sympathick of many of his su

supporters and

panes registered in Crown Colonies, the the revolt which recently seriously under- Timer points out that some much com

mined his power, there were few fore go panies have to face severe competitionsidents in China who did not hold firmly to the belief that Tunn's hand on the helm

the work seemed monotonous drudgery.

Do they pay you well?" I asked for She smiled, and pointed to the large pile of trousers by her side. I get six- Pence a dozen for putting on the buttons, working the button-holes, turning up the bottoms, and pressing them

Sixpence a dozun!''. I exclaimed, yes she said simply; and if I horrified and upya

work hard I can earn a shilling a day" work than that I protested.

"1 could," she explained, if I wont out all day, but you see I've the children to look atter NES VA

Louldn't you take them to the local crèche?" I suggested, as I picked up

We occupied from companies that are aut subject of State was absolutely essential to good the wee baby of nearly two yeara.

the crater. The British entered German trenches at five differant places between Guinchy and Fauquisart Two parties The second enemy battle cruiser PAD away, but two of the Warepits's shellskilled forty Germans. Mining warfare befarines has been active between Hulloch and Shot off all her funnels, a third gashed her tern and a fourth brought down her

Givenchy foremast. Later she was afire with the Warspite still pounding her. When last seen she was a broken hulk.

A STIRRING EPISODE. ENEMY'S LOSSES IN TORPEDO CRAFT

LONDON, June 5th

1.45 p.m.

One of the most-stirring opisodes of

BAD WEATHER HAMPERS OPERATIONS.

PARIS, June 8th.

1:45 a.

the tax.

government. Bis loss in a serious how to the country, and, as far as can he seen, there is no-one to take bis place.

Regarding the position of the Indo- China Steam Navigation Company, the Times remarks that it would be anomalos I owing to the transfer of the Head Chino, and he made himself virtuelly - Yunn was known as the strong, map of

Office to China, it escaped the tax while dictator of the country in 2014. He des another Company, maintaining a comeroyed the Republican form of representa- what similar service in the Far East, and

tire Government, suppressed Parliament, which remained in London, was called

and amended the Constitution in such a way upon to pay.

as to give him absolute power. At the beginning of 1015 «^now law was promel- Repubt c. The effect of this law was gated for the election of the President of

ALLIES ACTION.

A communique says that bad weather GREECE PROTESTS AGAINST has hampered operations on the northern Verdun front. There has been no in- fantry action.

The bombardment of Vaux and Dam

the naval battle was the destroyer loup continued, especially of Vaux fort,

ATHENS, June 6th.

clamation of martial law in Salonika by -Grevod has protested against the pro-

fringement of the sovreignty.

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make, Tuan President for life,

.........Fuan Sh h-kai was elected. President of

the roting resulting us follows, Yusa Shib 1913 when he was opposed by Li Yuan-hong, the Republic of China en Cotaber 7th.,

she said, but it's too far away. I might

If there was one near enough, yes," get one of the neighbours to take care of the baby, but there are the other three If I went out I should have to lock them streets. I'd rather struggle slong as we outside and leave them to play in the

trom E are doing, she added, than neglect

can you manage to buy enough, food is dimcult, she replied. When d clothing I sexed. MOMS

John was here he used to give me thirty shillings every week to keep the housn and buy the clothes. Now I only get the

the eldest girl, and for the other three Army allowance of 12s. 6dwith an extra da allowed in London 38 6d. for half a crown coch-that's twenty-six shil- lings and sixpence, with the rent, coal, and gas that John always pajd. With food and coal so dear, it's difficult. make ton shillings do for a pound, and 1 agreed wiʼn her. It difficult to the pound barely worth 13%. ed.

ed attack was the mdenburg (one at Shark' plucky dash into the midst of Where the situation is unchanged. There the Allies, deribing it as a grave in kai, 507; Li Yuan-hong, 179, the latter continued. It costs me nearly 68.

Germany's latest and biggest warships). She was struck successively by four tor Indes, and huge columns of water spout ed in the air along the hull, tearing her to pieces; then she heeled over till her funnels were level with the water, and sank.

was an intedmittent artillery duel in the Avocourt sector left of the Meuse

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY-]

FOR VIOLENT FIGHTING.

AUSTRIAN INFANTRY MOWN DOWN.

an overwhelming and powerful foe. A survivor said that he saw two columns of German destroyers right ahead and the ITALIAN FRONT Shark went full speed between the lines and torpedoed a couple of the enemy, one on each beam, while under the hottest fire After about ten minutes, the Among the four battleships associated Shark was hit by two torpedoes and sank with the cruisers at the outset, the immediately. The survivors were for hve Harzpite was the most prominent. It is hours on a raft watching the battle. Thos stated that she sank two Germans. The enemy's losses of destroyers must have protection sho and hor consorts gave the been very great, for whenever a big shall battle cruisers probably accounted for hit one she wont down like a stone. the slight damago to the survivors of

the latter class.

د.

The German submarines were very busy, but it is thought that many were It is stated that the destroyer Onslow sunk by British big ships running over Bank the Hindenburg.

them.

ROME, June 5th. Communiqué states: -- In the

Lagarina valley, after an intense bom bardment, the enemy made a diversional attack on the Monte Giors and Tieruo front, while a real attack was made at Conitugne, being repulsed with heavy losses. On the Posins and Astico front the enemy made fresh and violent efforts THE BRITISH CASUALTIES. The Germans seemed as far as possible in the direction of Monte Albs and to concentrate their fire on one ship at Colleposina. His infantry was mon a time and the survivors saw five of their down, and after a desperate struggle he battleships and battle cruisers firing at

Pretired in disorder, one of our cruisers.

On Saturday night superior, forces compelled us to evacuate positions at Monts Cengio and to retire to a line in the Valley, of Canaglia which had been previously strengthened. We still hold the western slopes of Monte Cengio, and two violent night attacks thereon were

LONDON, June 8th.

1.45 p.m...

GERMAN BATTLE-CRUISER SEVERELY HANDLED,

The Admiralty has issued a list of 333 officers who were killed during the late Haral battle, which includes all aboard The Indefatigable, Defence and the Black Prince. Only four officers of the Qucenfe A Mary and two of the Invincible were

saved.

1

There is a further list of 43 petty officers and men, of whom eight are...- Unk wounded, who were saved from the Queen Mary,· Invincibile

and the Shari

from the Indefatiga

I'rince, Tipperary,

Nope

Fortuney

saved

and the Westor. There are 811

and twenty-sev

disorder

QUBBIANFRONT

COPENHAGEN June 5th, 31.45 p.m. The battle cruiser Seydlitz was sighted on the 1st inst. thirty-eight miles to the broken. weat of the Faroe Islands, pursued by UEMDA British warships The Seydlitz was bad

damaged all over and bad two great bandage

GREAT RUSSIAN

13,000 PEIBONER

PETROGEAT

holes aft

IGHTING SHIPS WELCOMRD There were remarkable scenes upon the ead arrival of the fighting, ships, soldiers the with their bands spor Bously joining

Warrior, and 115 killed and 73 wounded with the crowds in we oming them.

SPRING CLOTHES.

THE OPTIMIST AND HIS TAILOR.

An optimist called on his tailor to order spring cloches I want," he said, a nice indigo hine serge suit."

said the failer, "but

We can't do you one,

Why anked the customer. It's a question of dyes, answered the tailor. monopoly of indigo dye.

The Germans had the

thus becoming Vice-President At the time of his death Presidint Yuan Shih-kai was in his 58th year]

LOCAL DIST UBRANCES.

POLICE RESERVE CALLED OUT.

You seu food is so very dear, she

week for bread alone; then the children must have milk, ed. a quart now instead of 4d, and sugar at 5id, per lb, where it used to be only 24d-end even at that price it's impossible to buy it without tea. And of course," she added, "I always send John his parcel,

But why I naked. He gets plenty of good, wholesome, though plain,

**** Yes, but he always looks for his little parcel of dainties from home

But he would not have you deprive yourself of necessitica," I reminded her. Of course I do not do that," she lied bravely, but he comes first, an I've never missed sending him some little things each week. He's out there fight- ing for us, risking his life for us, and, if we do go a little bit short sometifies, it's worth it!

Upon the receipt of the news of the death of the President there were scenes of varying sentiment in the Chinese quarters of Hongkong last night, and, as a consequence, the Special Police received an emergency Many of the Chinese expressed their feelings by The customer shuddered.

Show me forework displays, and as this is illegal A noisy clatter of children's clogs, some trousers. I want two pairs of fine when the fine days come. Something there were many arrests, In one instance and the three older children (a girl of worsted ories, to go with my black cost without the permission of the police boots, ushered up the narrow staircase, which had replaced the now.too expensive stylish and distinctive, and not too strik European constable who arrested a ton and two boys-seven and four) burst The tailor unfurled a batch of rolls of Chinese for letting of fireworks was ignorance of childhood that fails to પછી ત

into the rooni, happy in that sublime

disdain, Their patterns were wombre. cloth. The customer looked at them in mobbed, and it was this happening toalise the presence of poverty and Why show the things like these he which led to the Police Reserve being hungry with appetites as healthy as those demanded reproachfully-

called out Nothing serious occurred,

of men and women he however, and at a late hour last night the Chinese quarters were reported to be

quiet

The tailor wax sandid I know apologised, they are not the usual glow of pleasan exacting taste expects (the would hardly believ Ware-houses- in getting fins

them bang MÖRÜNÜ floor Hangy have, in fact, given up

Bitive man

* Exactly what you want,

what do Trends m Golden-widɛre and flavile-row, and) got two or three choice patterns to to rom

home!" I said, as they eagerly devoured You'll be glad when daddy comes

the buds and cakes I had brought with

Rather,

oldest replied; dad always used to give us pennies to spend,"

reproschful glance at the brave

used to have am and cake the little Boyen-year-old.

take.

to the

palla

the fore

sister.

to the

lenty?

enser

mind

the

things

patient

rsity, only

from other hips

Many of the wounded were