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THE WAR.

RUSSIANS MEET WITH RESISTANCE.

SOME SAVAGE FIGHTING.

SUCCESSFUL FRENCH ATTACKS.

AIR, ACTIVITY ON BRITISH FRONT.

THE IRISH QUESTION.

RUSSIAN FRONT

(THROUGH REDTEE'S AGENCY.]

SAVAGE FIGHTING.

BOTH SIDES ATTACK SIMULTANEOUSLY.

FRANCO-BELGIAN FRONT.

(THROUGH REUTER'S MOKNOT.)

SUCCESSFUL FRENCH

ATTACKS.

LOST GROUND REGAINED.

PAR13, June 24th,

4.40 p.m.! To-day's communiqué says:--Artillery netivity on the left of the Meuse con- tinues very intense.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, JUNE 26′′a 1916

THE BALKANS,

(THROUGH BÉVITER'S AGENCY.]

BULGARIANS' UNHINDERED

MOVEMENT-

ATHENS, June 25th:

The Bulgariana have crossed the Mesta river, and the Greek garrison evacuated Fort Nespetra, cast of the Rupel Pass,

on instructions from Athens.

GENERAL.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENOY.)

THE IRISH QUESTION.

BELFAST DECISION, RECEIVED.

WITH RELIEF.

LONDON, June 25th. The decision of the Belfast Conference

THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

THE MEXICAN CRISIS.

GREAT TENSION IN AMERICA.

WASHINGTON, June 25th.

The groatcat tension has been mused by the report of General Pershing that the two troops of American cavalry may he annihilated treacherously at Carrizal. Mr. Baker, the War Becretary, con- ferrod lengthily with President Wilson, whom he aroused from sleep, and the militis are being forwarded to the border in the most speedý manner. MILITIA TRANSFERRED TO ARMY.

WASHINGTON, June 24th, The House of Representatives unani mously passed a resolution declaring that An emergency existed justifying Preai dent Wilson in transferring the State militiamen into the Army.

has been received in London with relief and satisfaction, and no further difficul- ties are anticipated. The issue at Belfast Mr. Mann, the Republican leader, de- was doubtful until Mr. Devlin, with anclared that a state of war practically cloquent appeal, and an intimation that existed in Northern Mexico. he and his colleagues would support Mr.

BRITAIN TO WATCH AMERICAN

INTERESTS. Redmond in resigning, carried the day.

PROTESTS.*-*

A meeting of 4,000 at: Cork, convened by Mr. Williani O'Brien, passed a resolu- tion protesting against a settlement in volving the partition of Ulster.

PETROCA, June 24th. The fighting against the Germans on the Styy and the Stokhod is very súvage. The country is marshy and rondless, and the fighting is largely of the nature of what the Russians call encountering actions," where both sides atinck simul taneously. The village of Gruziatyn, on the Styr, is constantly changing hands. It is most important, because the Russian sucesses ent the light railway built by regained all the trench elements lost on statement in which they declare that the

the Germans to Kolki.

at

On the right bank our counter-attacks in the region of Hills 321 and 3420 regain- cd for ús a large part of the lost ground, as far as the approaches to Thiaumont, Between Fumin and Cherois Woods we

the night of the 21st. The Germans are employing over six Divisions on the right bank.

ENEMY BOMBARDMENTS.

NO INFANTRY ACTION.

PARIS, June 25th. 12.45 2. m.

An

WAN encountering action Sviduiki, on the Stokhod, where an at- Lack by the Bussines advancing on. Kevel, was anticipated by a German-ad- vance, Dense columns of the latter drove back the Russians for a mile and a half

to the river, but the Germinus, attempting to advance farther, were eaught by A romaniqur status:-The day has muxin-gun and rifle fire. A bayonet heen comparatively quiet on the left of charge completed their discomâture, and the Meuse, exceptint Hill 201, whore our - the Russians rushed the bridge of the positions were slowly and continuously river at their heels. An armoured. bombarded.... dashing into their unidat completed the deralisation of the enemy.

Our lines at Hill, 321, no that of Fru-de-Terre, and in the Chenois Woods,

itre and

Lord

Balfour of Burleigh, Earl Cromer, Lord Halsbury, Viscount Midle- ton and Lord Balisbury have issued a

New Youx, Jung 28th.

It is stated that Great Britain will asked to look after American interests in Mexico in the event of war.

DEVELOPMENT OF SUGAR

PRODUCTION,

BIG ARMED ROBBERY IN

SHANGHAI.

$20,000 WORTH OF JEWELLERY GONE.

Now that the revolutionists hereabouts. are disbanding their forces, the men who left Shanghai a few months ago to join the rebels in the expectation of getting opportunities to loot, are again in the Settlement, says the X.-C. Daily News, While they were away armed robberies were comparatively few, but with the re- turn of the "soldiers," robberies under arms are again a matter of almost daily occurrence although all reports do not get into the newspapers."

The biggest routery recently reported

DISAPPEARANCE OF A FOREIGNER.

SEARCH FOR A WOMAN MISSION- ARY IN SHANGHAL.

Hng anyone soon, a foreign lady answer- ing to the following description | asks the Y.-C. Daily Nece of June 22nd. If so they may be of considerable assistance to te police if they report the fact immed- distely to Palice Hoadquarters as the slightest clue may be of much importance in helping to discover the present where- abouts of the lady, not a trace of whom has been found since she disappeared in the Hongkew district at 9.30 o'clock on Juno 19th. As the lady arrived in Shang- hai only three weeks ago from an interior city where she was in mission service, she was not familiar with localities in Shang- to the police happened on June 26th win hai. Police detectives have been at work a gang of five mon gut away with money on the case since: June 19th, so far and jewellery to the total value of without a clue, and if by chance anyone $20,000. The house robbed was the resid-should recall having seen her, the infor ence of a Chinese official attached to the matin may bo of value, Salt Gabelle, at 407 Burkill Road, situat- She is described as follows :-British, od in an alleyway. There were no male about 50 years of age, medium height, occupants in the house at the time, thin build, grey eyes, fair hair turned According to the story reported an hourg sunken cheeks, barcheaded, black after the rubbery occurred, five mon enapa jacket and skirt, speaks Chinese, tored the back door of the house at 9.30 had no money, o'clock on June 20th, and after quieting the female servants, who were in the kitchen, by threatening to kill them, tlie gung made a thorough search of the house. Some of the men were armed with revol vors.

The

EXPERIENCED HANDS. gang went

LONDON, June Bth. Mr. Benar Law and the Right Hon. Lewis Harcourt, Secretary of State for the Colonies, received a doputation lead-nothing about the affuit, nor did an arm

od Chinese constable who, was on post duty nearby.

Irish proposals are most dangerous for the Empire and the Allies. It is in possible for Mr. Redmond to govern wited by the Hon. Mr. Hughes, Premier of the firmness at present requisite, and Australia, who submitted tariff proposals there is no prospect of the maintenance for a British Empire Producers' Organi

The question is not a local nation for the development of sugar but an Imperial one, and should be dealt production. with after the war.

of order.

THE NEW GREEK CABINET,

VIEWS OF M. VENEZELOS.

ATHENS, June 25th.

M. Venazolos, in an interview, said that Greece would be able to take up life anew under the Zaimis Cabinet, which cano

on the right of the Meuse,be counted upon to end all the friction

between Grecce and the Allies. M. Vere

The Russians continued to advance on the other side of the Stokhod waist-deup | were intensely Lombarded. in marshes, carrying their rifles and

The struggle was continued this morn-zelos also said that he would again stand-

for Parliament.

machine-guns on their shoulders. A sliping on the outskirts of the village of meant that a man would be engulfed in Fleury, where the enemy occupied some the bog. The final charge which capired houses. There has been no change at the the village was made by men who were

other sectors, and there has been no in- stripping with mud-from-bead-to-foot-

inntry action.

OF GERMAN ATTACKS.

FAILURE

PETROGRAD, June 24th. A rummuniqué reports a concentrated eamy artillery fire against the Iskskull bridgehead, -

BRITISH FRONT.

HOSTILE AIRMEN ACTIVE.

LONDON, June 25th. General Bir Douglas Baig, in a con muniqué, states:- Hostile aircraft werd

We carried out a daring operation inactive yesterday. Our machines attacked The enemy trenches in the region of 1lbukst.

and drove back xix rézosnuİKSANCO

The Germans attempted to machines which were attempting to cross counter attack but were repulsd.

our lines. Our artillery to-day were The Germans started an attack against Beregina Farm, preceded by clouts of more active along the whole front.

gas, which we dispersed.

Thereupon

Jarge forces of enemy infantry attacked, but a Russian bayonet charge drove them back into their own trenches. The enemy left numerous corpses outside the wire entanglements.

Reports from other districts announce the failure of German attacks

BATTLE OF VERDUN.

WHAT THE GERMANS WILL NOT

AVERT.

Pams, June 25th..

A semi-official announcement warda against attaching undue importance to The Russians continue to advance in the inevitable fluctuations in the battle Bakhovina.

We smashed a Turkish attack in the Trebizond district, inflicting the beavisst

losses.

ITALIAN FRONT,

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

of Verdun, which have only a relative influence on the final result, which de- Pends on other events, and which will come at the proper time and which the Germans desire to forestall but will not

Bvert.

PRAISE FOR ITALIAN STAFF. NAVAL ACTIVITIES.

"TURN OF THE TIDE.

Rome, June 25th. General Cadurma, iu an Order, praises

the Staff for their concentration of great forces, which not merely arrested the enemy offensive on the whole front but also enabled a counter-offensive to be

-(THROUGH REUINE'S-AGENCY.)-

PASSENGER LINER CAPTURED.

TAKEN TO ZEEBRUGGE BY ENEMY

DESTROYERS.

M. Zaimis, the new Premier, in an 'in terview, said that the demands of the

Powers' would be executed.

The Greek elections will be held at the end of July.

ALLIES' BLOODLESS TRIUMPH. CENTRAL POWERS REFUSE AID TO

GREECE

PARIS, June 23rd. The newspapers approve the firmness of the Entente in regard to Greece, though. they think it might have been shown earlier. They remark that though there

is no desire that Greece should abatidon

her neutrality, they wish that the Allies" troops at Salonika, when they take the |field, shall not leave behind them a hot-

bed of dangerous intrigue,

Mr. Bunar Law heartily welcomed the deputation, and submits the proposals to the Governincut

SCHOOL FOR ORIENTAL

· STUDIES.

ITS PART IN INDUSTRIAL

RECONSTRUCTION.

SHANGHAI MISSION TO KICSHA MEN.

GOOD WORK DONE. systematically, and were apparently ex- about their work

The third annual report of the perienced. While ono man was detailed Shanghai Mission to Riesha Men makes for guard duty at the back door, the front interesting reading, as showing the work door being looked, two ransacked the dena during the past year and the pro- downstaire rooms while the remaining gress the alission

Besha 15 making. two made a search of the upper floor.

cuoles are apparently beginning to ap- As there were only women, in the house

preciate to a greater extent than sormerly they met with no opposition, and with-- ine object of kay Mission and Ketagé and -* out trouble they gathered their booty teralls of Benevolence" in Alanaster together and left by the front door. They and Kashing Roads are gradually being wore in the house over an hour, and better patronized, There the sick or quietly did they go about their work that mungry evoile can get good ments of hot Sikh watchman in the alleyway knew, rice, can rest,ou mát or quilt, and, when necessary,receive medical treatment. That the Kiminess and confort extended brings about moral improvement is cer tain, says the 3204 Duity. News, and an instance given in the repere is inat of a Presas coone who found in his ricana a* note that had been dropped by a lady. The coole did not rest until he had found The Rumber of meals supplied (at a cost the owner of the money and restored it.

of one cent for a basin or rice) more than doubled that of the previous year, and than doubled. The Sunday school attend- the church membership also has more ance overflows the blulding accommoda- tion, and the day school, free to ricana cooles and their children, has, at present, as many pupils as can be accommodated. The counts show that slightly more than $1,300 was received in donations during the past year and a slightly larger sum has been expended, but the satisfactory balance of $344.41 is carried forward.

oned that they were afraid to make a The women were so thoroughly fright move until some time after the departure of the robbers, and it was not until 11 o'clock that the lady of the house au- mooed up sufficient courage to visit the it was too late for the police to do any Binza police station, and then, of course,

thing. The victims were able to give a fair description of the men, which is not usually the case, and say they can iden tify them. All are supposed to be northerners.

THE SINGAPORE OUTBREAK. The following letter appears in the Morning Post-

Bir-In the Morning Pust of August 12th, 1915, there are published extracts troin a private letter under ine heading

Eeners of the Singapore Mutiny,' Tenderness to the Enemy The arst page ruus as follows:

**The law of naturalisation seems to

LONDON, June Bird. Presiding at the first meeting of the Governors of the School for Orientál

WAR NEWS. Studies, Mr. Henderson (President of the

THIS IS THE REGIMENT." Board of Education) emphasised that the School would play an important part inue to be able to be read any way accord-

According to the Kolding Avis, of Copenhagen, German travellers are relat the reconstruction of commerce and ing to whether the German had money or

not Hence our little affair at Sanga-ng the following story, which, they say, detention is going the rounds of the German Eni- dustry by assisting Great Britain to warre a prisoner ́ifi' &

Imp-who had been proved by the Court Dire secure and control sources of raw to have a wireless in bis bungalow, and

The Emperor William recently express ed the desire to inspect a regiment which was sentenced to a term of imprisonment material and open new markets in Afriester the war for breaking parole-had had particularly distinguished itself at and the East. He hoped that the School the Governor's motor calling for him at Verdun, and ordered it to be drawn up

the camp and taking him up to dinner outside his headquarters in the heigh would become the chief centre of research to which learned Indians and Egyptians the Colony during the last fifteen years,

The records of this Colony show that hourhood of the French fortress on the only one German has been naturalised in

following morning. would tarn for guidance in their studies, and he was a Bavarian chemist of

Mr. S. J. Harton has been appointed detention eamp

particular wealth. No prisoner in a

Secretary of the School.

uor any person

Singapore was ever proved to have bad, It is anderstood that a further appeal having bad, a wireless in his buzgalow or indeed was ever tried in any Court for

for funds will be made shortly.

LANCASHIRE CIRDERS.

TEMPORARY SETTLEMENT OF WAGES DIFFICULTY.

LONDON, June 25th,

The northeast Lancashire carders have temporarily accepted a five per cent, ad-

An Athens telegram Bays that M. Skouloudis asked the Central Powers for assistance, failing which he told the Kings in wages, and gave a months notica that resistance was impossible.

to terminate the agreement. As a result King Constantine was caraged, accopled the the wages of the north-east Lancashire carders follow those of the carders of resignation of M. Skouloudis, and sum

south-east Lancashire. moned M. Zaimis. BRITAIN'S

SETTLED TRADE POLICY.

LONDON, June 25th. Speaking at a farewell dinner to the Hon. Mr. Hughes, Premier of Australia, Mr. Bonar Law said he was certain that

the resolutions passed at the Economic Conference would be adopted by the Government and the House of Commons,

and might be taken as representing the settled policy of the British Government AN IMPORTANT CONFERENCE.

LONDON, June 3rd.

Mr. Asquith presided over, au impor tant Gonference-believed to be connected

PLAGUE IN JAVA.

LONDON, June 25th.

Sixteen members of the Salvation Army have left for Java to assist in stamping out the plague

PORTUGUESE SUCCESS. IN

AFRICA

Lourenco" Marquese, June 25th,

"An official announcement states that

the Germans suffered many casualties in an attack on a Purtuguese post at Unde,

MILITARY

PROMOTIONS.

LONDON, June 23rd The Gazette announces that Lieut. Colonels L W. Campbell and A. M. Elsmie have been appointed Brigadier

AMSTERDAM, June 24th.. The Great Eastern Railway liner Brus- made, and this bas now successfully sels, bound for Harwich, has been taken bagun

into Zeebrugge by four German destroyers.

LONDON, June 25th. with the Economic Conference in Paris The German capture of the liner Lord Crewe, Mr. Boner Law, Ur. Brussels is confirmed. It is stated that Hughes, Mr. Foster, Mr. Harcourt, Mr.Generals. the vessel was taken to Zeebrugge by a Chamberlain, and Mr. Samuel were German submarine.

SUCCESSFUL ACTIONS.

ROME, June 24th.

A communiqué reports successful artil- tery and infantry actions on the Italian front.

present.

[Telegrams received on Saturday, and grublished in as "Extra" on Sunday, will be found on page =]

or in any other place, · No prisoner was sentenced to a term of imprisonment for breaking his parole, and fo prisoner has ever been invited to Government House to dinner or to any other meal.

The delay in writing this letter in duo to my having been in communication with the Secretary of State for the Colonies on the subject. I shall be glad, there fore, if you will publish this letter in a prominent position in your paper and express regret for having given currency. to statements wholly devoid of founda- tion. Yours, etc.)

ARTHUR YOUNG,-- Governor, Straits Settlements, Government House, Singapore,

- April, 13th." To this the journal in question appends the following note: We gladly ake this opportunity of giving publicity to the denials of the Governor of the Straits Settlements. We received the in- formation which wo published from a source which we had every reason to believe to be reliable. We accept Sir Arthur Young's disclaimers, and we feel regrets that we should have given it our duty to express to him our sincere currency to reports which were incorrect.

En. M.P.

ed in another furious encounter, which The same day the regiment participat wrought terrible havec in its ranks, and when, next morning, the Kaiser stepped forward to inspect the regiment he found only a small-band of 30 haggard soldiers saluting-him-

"But

regiment?" demanded the Emperor in surprise, Wita out for the moment realizing the position.

where is

the

This is the regument, Sire, repued the commnauging officer. Cab thus the Emperor' broke down and a child, and the inspection uf

ne regiment was postponed. GERMAN VERSION OF LOSSES AT.

VERDUN

In his latest article in the Berliner Tageblatt diajor Moraht adopte a new tone about the losses at Verdun. Hu observes that it will, until after the war, be impossible to determine the proper tionate figures of losses and gains and purchased his access to dear.” to decide which of the combatants has value of the German gains would be The

about the German losses were accurate. diminished if the French statements Bat the Germans are "thoroughly justi fied in doubting the truth of the enemy calculations," and know that in the re cont fighting at Hill 304 the Frexich have

partly by their own stubborn defence in suffered very severely, partly from the effect of the Gurman artillery are, and the destroyed trenches. Major Morant

prooceds-

The main point in the question of. losses is, of course, which side postesses- The London correspondent of the N.-C.

the greatest wealth of reinforcements. Daily News on May with, wrote:-To-day We are justified in doubting the extent there sailed by the falun for Shanghai of the resources on the French side. The the first Far Eastern volunteer so far state of affairs in France is shown clearly as I can trace--invalided home. He is by the constant increase in the expendi ture of strength which the unfortunate A. F. Ratcliff who enlisted in the Royal West Kents, was wounded in 17 places country has to bring up at this stage of and is now being sent home on a free the war. Fifty-one divisions have strug- passage obtained for him by the China gled in vain to defeat our attack at Association as a result of their old an Verdun. derstanding with the War Office, Tho Major Moraht then quotes the German authorities turned him out of Netley at

assertion that the Germans have used less short notice indeed he had but three than half as many men as the French, days between his discharge and his sail and he claims that whereas it was cal ing. Whether he secured any outfit 1culated before the war that the sta am not able to say, but I believe the must be at least four times as strong China Association did their best to it as the defender, the Germans both in him out with some effects as the autho East and West have gained their sue- rities are never too generous but whether cesses with actually inferior numbers. they caught the vessel I cannot say. He invites enemies sad anfriendly Anyway this is a good way of helping neutrals to conclude that the German Far Eastern men with comforts.

troops are of greatly superior quality.