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THE

WAR.

BATTLE OF THE

WOODS.”

BRITISH CLOSE TO ENEMY'S SECOND LINE.

ALLIES MILITARY SITUATION.

BRITISH PRISONERS IN GERMANY.

RANCO-BELGIAN FRONT,

[THROUGH BEUTER'S ADENOY.]

HEAVY ARTILLERY DUELS.

ENEMY RAIDS DRIVEN OFF.

LONDON, July 13th. Sir Douglas Haig reports that there are heavy artillery duels and fighting in certain sectors, but the situation every where is unchanged,

Attempted raids on our trenches 16. The west of Wytschaete and south of Ja, Bassee Canal were driven off.

Our aeroplanes, despite unfavourable weather, are constantly active over the German lines, where all attacks on them were driven off,

TRONE'S WOOD.

MOST OBSTINATE STRUGGLE OF THE WAR.

Losnos. July 13th.

A French correspondent says that the battle of Trous's Wood is probably the bloodiest and most obsituate struggle of the war. The wood is a mass of trenches, and was full of Germnatis. The British

launched a brilliant attack, which car rind most of the wood, and then the Germans furiously counterattacked several times. When the British yielded ground, a Colonel turned back, and, shaking his fist, said: "Wait, gentle- men, you will soon hear from us," Then the British batteries opened up, followed by another charge, headed by the Colonel We share his fist. A terrible matér ensued, during which the Germans were reinforced. Finally, after a six hours sweating hand-to-hand fight, the British neatly trapped the Germans by advancing in crescent formation; the horne, closing in, forring the enemy to rua to escape annihilation,

DESPERATE FIGHTING, TRITISH CLOSE TO ENEMY'S SECOND LINE.

(THROUGH REDTER'S AGENCY.]. INTENSE BOMBARDMENT.

"HE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, JULY 15cm, 1916.

THROUGH REOTRE 8 AGENCY.

THE MILITARY SITUATION

FAVOURABLE CHANGE PRODUCED

BY OFFENSIVE

【THROUGH BEUTER'S AGENCY.). LORD LANSDOWNE AND MR. REDMOND,

LONDON, July 13th. Lord Lansdowne, în reply to Mr. Red LONDON, July 13th,mond's manifesto, saya that he believes In the House of Commons, Mr. Asquith that he (Lord Lansdowne) represented said that a great and, he thought he was the views of the Government in the state- entitled to say, very favourable change

ment which he made. had been produced in the military situn tion by the Allies offensive, which was only beginning. It required for

great and continuous supply of muni tions, of which we had ample at present cheers) but the daily consumption wus enormous. He therefore appealed to the patriotism of the workers and the public generally to postpone holidays in A communiqué says:-There is an in-order that the attack so brilliantly be termittent cannonade on the Somme and gun might be carried to a triumphant

intense bombardment of Souville, conclusion. Chonois and Laufec.

PARIS, July 13th.

Thero was

10

The Government would see that the

THE CLIMATE OF HONGKONG. ATTACK ONE UROPEAN LADY

SENSATIONAL ROBBERY ON BOWEN ROAD,"

A

rather sensational robbery by Chinese, took place on Bowen Road on Thursday morning, the victim being Mrs. ant Station Superintendent of the Houg Colson, wife of Mr. Q B. Colson, Assist

kong Electric Company, Mrs. Colson reported to the Police at Thursday thint

A VALUABLE RECORD Mr. T. F. Claxton, Director of the Royal Observatory, has published in book-form a very complete treatise with regard to the climate of Hongkong, Observatory since its foundation in the based upon observations made at the

year 1884. The average commercial man, toiling to his office in the heat of middle- day, is perhaps more than satisfied in at about 10 m. she was walking along the knowledge that the thermometer is Bowen Road when two Chinese appreach- registering 86 or 87 degrees in the shade, and us ho wipes the perspiration fromed her, and threw a quantity of pepper his brow he will probably take the view into her eyes. They then snatched a gold The Labour Mombers of Parlinment that practical experience bas taught him all he wants to know about the gave a banquet in honour of the Domin- humidity of the atmosphere. He might tons representatives, over which Mr.

Lake a languid interest in the pronounce ments that the coldest hour of the year Henderson presided.

is 5.45 a,in, on February 9th, but it would be asking too much of human nature to expect him, during the sum

LABOUR BANQUET TO OVER SEAS REPRESENTATIVES.

LONDON, July 13th,

THE RUSSO-JAPANESE TREATY.

BRITAIN'S SATISFACTION.

LONDON, July 13th In the House of Commons, Lord Cecil

bracelet watch from her wrist, and also two hat pins, and then made off.

infantry action on the right bank of the holidays were merely postponed and not said that the terms of the R mont of the fact that the diurnal on Bowen Road and informed the police

Meuse.

RUSSIAN FRONT

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

THE RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE.

MANY MORE PRISONERS

PETROGRAD, July 13th. A communiqué says:-West of the Lower Strypa we took 2,000 prisoners, and captured gun and several machine- gung,

R

ITALIAN FRONT.

(THEOTOR REUTER'S AGENCY.) HEAVY ENEMY LOSSES.

on our

ROME, July 13th.

A communiquí suys-An enemy attack new positions north of Val da Zugnu was driven back in disorder, heavy loss being inflicted by our fire, NAVAL ACTIVITIES.

(THROUGH BEUTER'S AGENCY.) SUBMARINE WARFARE.

LONDON, July 13th.

A submarine sank two trawlers and two smacks off Whithy. The crews, were rescued

THE “DEUTSCHLAND.” CONVOYED BY NEUTRAL MERCHANTMAN..

WASHINGTON, July 13th.. The Entente diplomats and the State Department have received information that a neutral merchantman camoyed the Deutschland from Bremen almost to Norfolk (Virginia), acting as a shield and tender.

abandoned. Augast Bank Holiday would be suspended by proclamation. Mr. Asquith further said that no greater ser-

vice could be rendered by the workers to the Army than by giving the latter on couragement, and the enemy discourage ment, by the certain knowledge that the present intensity of the bombardment, as well as that of the assault, would be continued (Cheers.)

indefinitely if necessary.

BRITISH PRISONERS IN GERMANY.

GERMANY'S OBLIGATIONS.

LUNDON, July 13th.

Japanese Treaty were communicated to Great Britain by Japan, confidentially, before publication. Great Britam there upon expressed great satisfaction to Japan and Russia. Otherwise, there had been no communication between Great Britain, Japan or Russia, THE LATE EARL KITCHENER.

NATIONAL MEMORIAL FUND.

LONDON, July 13th,

The Lord Major of London has opened a Kitchener National Memorial Fund, the income from which will be used to provide for disabled officers and men of the Navy and Army. A portion of the

Her

over the Council of the Fund, which will include Lord Lansdowne, Lord Derby, Lord Rosebery Lart Cromer, Lord Bores ford, Sir William Robertson and Sir William Birdwood.

In the House of Commons, Lord Fund will be immediately used to equip Robert Cecil said that Germany had some of the disabled officers denied that she had not recognised her Majesty Queen Alexandra will prosído obligations to feed the British prisoners in the Ruhleben Camp, and that she had threatened to prohibit parcels and reduce their rations if we reduced the rations of the German prisoners. Germany in dicated that she was willing to release the British prisoners if we released all German prisoners, but. Great Britain could not agree to exchange - 26,900. Germans for 1,000 British prisoners.

Great Britain would press for an ex- change of civilians over fifty and those unfit over forty-five, and for the intern ~kod _SUK UBILIŲ (802. "Simon perinat

fectly free to retaliate if necessary,

of surijata Baaz ajo u

YMCA. WAR WORK. CONGRATULATIONS FROM HIS

MAJESTY

THE

DARDANELLES AND MESOPOTAMIA.

LONDON, July 13th.

In the House of Commons, Mr. Bonar Law announced that Mr. Asquith would make a full statement regarding the Dardanelles and Mesopotamia on Tres day, and promised that facilities would be given for discussion.

FRENCH LOAN IN IRA.

NEW YORK, July 14th, Morgan & Co. and Messrs Brown & Co, A statement has olen issued ny srs,

The Police immediately commenced enquiries, with the result that about an hour after the occurrence one of the teves was apprehended, he having the watch

in his possession. Later in the day mer season, to grow excited and en- the second man was in custody.

It seems that Mrs. Colson made a thusiastic over a study of a diagram which shows that the curves of the tem- gallant effort to keep the cobbers off, perature of evaporation are very similar but they proved too powerful. However, sho retained her presence of wind to such to the air temperature curves, though the amplitude of the former is less than an extent that as soon as the robbers and one half that of the latter. The state decamped she hurried to the filter beds inequality of the amount of cload authorities of the occurrence. Laspector varies considerably throughout the yea Kent, who was on duty, warned the result of Mr. Claxton's observations are pawn brokers to keep a look-out for n would also leave him unmoved. The Detective Department, and meanwhile messages were dispatched to the various. to be digested at leisure, say, during the gold wristlet watch. Detectives Murphy, interesting and important but they need

cool hours of a winter's evening.

Cockle

and Clark and a few Chinese detectives act out to trace down the men, HEANANA KOWLOON 7, THE PEAX.

Mr. Claxton says:-

"On the higher levels and later in the morning, a Chinese was above nos level the climate is similar to Queen's Road Central, when in the act of of Hongkong, from 1,400 to 1,500 feet apprehended at a pawn shop at 185, that of Kowloon in its broad features, broker sent a foki for a policeman and pawning Mrs. Colson's watch. The pawn- 3deg. to deg lower (with, however, Station. After an examination he was but the temperature is usually from the man was taken to the Central occasional inversions). The relative taken by the Police to the Police Re-· humidity is usually greater than in creation Club, where he identified a mau Kowloon, and approaches saturation for whom he stated was his robber com- several days at a time during the months panion lying on the ground at the spot prevalent. The latter is usually asso the spoil. Both men were then taken of March and April, when mist is very where they had agreed to meet and divide China, and the consequent falling away parade yesterday morning Mrs. Colson ciated with decreasing pressure over to the Police, and at an identification of the NE, monsoon. A warm, moist picked out the two men from a row of current from the south then gets in, and others, in rising to the higher levels of Hong kong is condensed by dynamic cooling,

They will be charged to day. quently happens that under these con into fog or mist. In addition, it fr ditions the land and sea cool the south-

and the rising terraces behind it. derive erly current sufficiently to produce fog from sea level to considerable altitudes,

In the summer the city of Victoria soon, being sheltered by steep hills from little or no benefit from the S.W. mon- S.E. to 8.W. In the winter they are exposed to the N.Emonsoon which Occasionally blows along the harbour, through Lyemun pass, with considerable violence. On the other hand, the south- west side of the Island is protected from the N.E monsoon in winter and enjoys the benefit of the S. W. monsoon in sam

TYPHOON

PEAK TRAMWAY CO FINED FOR HAVING FAULTY

SCALES

summoned at the Hongkong Police Court The Peak Tramway Company were yesterday, under the Weights and Men- suren Ordinance, for possessing faulty scales,

Buyers said they purchased the scales On behalf of the Company, Mr. from a European firm. They did not know there was anything wrong with them. He was quite ignorant of the fact Police Station to have them tested. that he had to take the scales up to thể

gards the weather during the approach It is interesting to note that as re- of typhoon the most striking feature to, but it is better if you want to be His worship-You are not compelled kong from the time the centre reaches Mr. Buyers added that if he had known is the fine weather experienced at Hong on the safe side, kes you want within about 100 miles of Hongkong. had the scales sent up to be tested. The the Philippines until it approaches to This seems to be the one guide to weather Company had scales at the lotion whe there was anything wrong he would have forecasting in Hongkong that ever at the top station, and they were over- fails. No matter what the weather con-handed six or eight weeks ago, and cor ditions to the north or west of Hong rected. The scales they had at the top kong may be, with a typhoon crossing station were sent to the Police Station

uzon in the summer months, there will

to be adjusted and they were found to o fine weather at Hongkong. Rain be correct me to get de qually commences when the centre is when the centre pass to the south on a tampering. bout 200 miles from Hongkong. But slightly light there is no suggestion of Inspector Territt The weights are

particularly in the Burzumn, that to rain falls at Hongkong even though the

in the Colony are Mustre al The Brans The general deficiency is nance, and tend their sales up to be aware of Ordi centre passes og near as 200 miles.

About 65 per cent, of the lyphoona send theirs. I do not know why they did tested. The firm in question generally encountered in the Far East originate not do so in this case. 20deg. N. and longitudes 125deg. to Philippines between latitudes 10deg. to ordered that the scales be confiscated.

A fine of $25 was imposed and it Hisdeg. B. About 25 per cent, form in the China Sea and the remaining 10 per cent. form in the Pacific to the north of Infitude 20deg, N. the

LONDON. July 13th.

LONDON, July 13th."

regarding to Frenes La The American Consul at Bremen has

that a corporation will be formed Router's correspondent at Headquar-| been asked why he did not confidentially

His Majesty the King has written to known as the American Foreign Se- ters, in describing the battles for advise his Government of the Deutelstory of the London Central Young Men's per cent 148 Notes will be scaled on in the Pacific Ocean to the east of the i

Mr. John James Virgo, General Secre0,000,000 10 tuve years bearing use curities Company, al Will issue Maartz Wood

Contalmaison, Innd'; departure. emphasises their extraordinary desperate

Christian Association, who is going on by the obligations of the Governmeniz or

ine busts of twenty per vede marga Pharacter and the almost appallingly.

GENERAL.

a special mission to the Dominions, | Argentina, Dweden, Norway, Denmark, Indis and the Crown Colonics, asking Brazzi, Spain, the croville Ji Qüitute, formidable character of the defences.

Switzerland : Holland, bruguay, Egypt him to convey to the Christian Associa He says ----Both places are literally honey-

shares in the Suez Canal Company, anua tions and Organisations of those coun

bonds and anares in American Corpora combed with Bosche-packed dugouts, the

tops it is expected that the soles usa be nutes of which remained hidden till we

tries, His Majesty's congratulations on

quoted on the aew Yorɛ Stock Excaangekong are based :— entered and then poured out, dragging

their successful work during the war. machine-guns and bags full of bombs in their wake. Innumerable individual see- tional combats of a most fierce and bloody character ensued before the plas were finally in our hands. The capture

{THROUGH" REUTER'A AGENCY.] IN MESOPOTAMIA. MINOR ENCOUNTERS,

LONDON, July 13th.

THE HAGUE, July 13th.

It is officially announced that reports NEW DUTCH WIR CRED IT from Mesopotamia show there have been ininor encounters, in which we punished brigands.

Enemy artillery and aircraft incffectu

of Mametz Wood brings the British, atally bombarded our lines at Bannaiyat.

this point, within three hundred yards

of the front trench of the enemy's second- line.

OUTPUT OF MUNITIONS.

LONDON, July 14th

Mr. Lloyd George, in a speech, de

A Bill authorising an extraordinary war credit of 75,000,000 florins has been. introduced in the second Chamber.

BULGARIAN GOVERNMENT PLACED IN MINORITY,

AMSTERDAM, July 13th.

* BATTLE OF THE WOODS." scribed the efforts of the Allies to in Bulgarian Government has been placed A telegram from Sohn staten that the

crease the output of munitions. in a minority owing to the defection of The

work of supplying the Navy Stambulovists.

LONDON, July 14th.

The chief characteristic of the fighting at Mametz Wood and Contalmaison has occupies

roillion men. but in heen the determined effort of the British addition Great Britain had evolved out

to take and hold a number of copses and of nothing arsenals to supply the hugo

small foreats

between the first and Army. Most of the factories completed

DUTCH COTTON,

LONDON, July 15th. Reuter learas that Great Britain has

LORD

M«YUR'S PROPH. CY

The Lord Mayor (Colonel Sir Charles Wakefield) prophesied cooninous strides in neronautics in the course of the next. few years, in an interview with the Daily Telegraph,

The following are the principal rules on which the weather forecasts at Hong-

(1) With a typhoon crossings Luzon in a W. or WNW direction the weather will be fine in Hongkong until the centre reaches within about 200 miles of Hong squally. kong, sfter which it becomes rainy and

Long are usually accompanied by fine (2.) Very shallow gradients over Hong Cold weather.

The oroplane," said Sir Charles, *** although capable of travelling faster than any bird, animal, fish, or mechani ally propelled vehicle, has not yet attan ed its full possible speed. Whilst 140 15 100 miles per hour is now achieved, the ne future will prove that 200 miles ur four or more will not be the maxLuun

200 to 600 miles to the eastward, pro- (3) Typhoons whose centres pass from dnce very sultry though fine weather st Hongkong.

Was

BANDMAN OPERA AND COMEDY COMPANY. POTASH AND PERLMUTTER. The Bandman Opera and Comedy Cat pany who arrived in the Colony on Wednesday on their return from Shang- hai and Japan, intend making a stay of

Theatre Royal last evening with "Potash Manila. They opened their season at the some ten days before proceeding to

ther there was only a modereto attend and Perlmutter, but owing to the wea

for several ine character studies, was ance. This comedy, which gives scope

miles to northward on a westerly track Many were glad to renew their acquain- (4.) When typhoons pass within 300 very thoroughly appreciated when pre- heavy rain occurs at Hongkong.tance with Mr. Johnny Osborne as sented by the Company in April fast.

also thunderstorms in the summor and ability in a role which, perhaps, suits (6.) A trough of low pressure running Potash, while those who had not seen the east and west, either to the north or the piece before were loud in their expres- south of Hongkong, indicates rain, and sion of admiration of his undoubted. springs

China, with a moderate to steep gradient (a) A rapid increase of pressure over over Hongkong produces drizzling rain and a fall of temperature: principally from the autumn to the spring

tained the part of Perlmutter, and the takes. Mr. Phil Carleton ably su him better than any other he under-

conversation between the partners creat ed much amusement. All the members of the caste, however, acquitted them- selves with credit. They certainly have not grown stale” during their tour in the Far East

confidently asserted, living 60 to 100 elity business man, Bir Can

City business mau, Sir Charles miles away from his office, dropping into his own private aeroplane or calling an aero-taxi, would be at his country refi dence in less time than was now occupied in reaching the railway terminus from which at present he took train for home

He fully expected that within a couple(7) After the disturbance produced by of years he would be able to reach his (6), which may last from a hours to 2 estate at Hythe, seventy miles from Lea days, the weather may become quite fine, don, it half an hour by aeroplane.

though the weather map drawn from the be brought very near to Londou," added 17 unchanged The Lord Mayor, Oas will fly (8.) A rapid decrease of pressure over Paris on business in the morning ang Chins, is followed by a rise of tem- be back in time for dinner, using theperature at Hongkong with fine or rainy Rubber and Coconut Plantations Co. for POSTPONEMENT

aeroplane; or, if not in too gres- a

The outmit of the Bonnet Rampah HOLIDAYS.

harry, or with a party, the rigid airship weather according to conditions not June was 10,309 lbs rubber and 1,630 may be employed. Exprem trains will Bally visible on the map,

Coconuts, LONDON, July 13th,

be used only by those to whom time 19 of Hongkong depressions produce (2.) While forming to the south west 29 of little valne. New York will be only showery weather, with squalle from the Hongkong in different directions indicate Mr. Asquith announced in the House twenty-four hours away, and machines B. quadrant

(12) Winds blowing Prill leave.

This evening we are to enjoy the great

second German lines, hence the engage were turning out hundreds of guns and asked the Netherlands Overstaa Trust to The principal cities of Europe will mengre data available remains apparent Gaiety success To Night's the Night."

provent the export of cotton goods from Holland to neutral countries.

OF

ments have been called the "Battle of heavy guns were rolling in at a great the Woods." Of these Trone's Wood rate. The new factories had not yet at- constantly changed hands. It was christ- tained one third of their full capacity, ened by the Tommies Hellhole Wood," but the outluru was 10creasing daily It was originally a dense copse, but has The main dificulties had been solved, been so frequently shelled that cover is and our supplies in a short time would now impossible. The Germans, when the he ovi (whelming. original possessors, never fortified. It; and thus it was easy to concentrate an sunihilating shellfire on its occupants of the various Armies, as with mutual announced. But the wood no longer hinders the de help victory anywhere would he victory workers of all trades on this subject were

elopment of the British advance.

way from

of Commons that, owing to war needs, regular"gland for the United States (10) Pronounced kicks in the schare fine weather.ALA Mr. Lloyd George concluded by urging the Government proposed to postpone postal facilities will be greatly in squalls the latter more partimlarte in Hongkong) ate accompanied by rain,

Again,sid the Lord Mayor, r Hongkong indieste in and (13.) ▼ shaped depressions (rare at A close examination of the requirements all holidays until such time as might be proved; lotters posted in London before the gradient wind is in the the N.E. monsoon is blowing, a decided (14.) In the winter and spring, when o'clock midday will be delivered quadrant

everywhere.

Negotiations with

and the parcel post carried by bir il kong from different directions indicate (1) Winds blowing towards Hone Taipei

twelve

the

in Glasgow or in Paris the same night,

open up great postal shopping in- dustry.

(Continued on next Column.

arest Ye Brno

cates fog along the coast fall of the barometer, over Chine indi-

(15) Weather systems travel from West to East, over Chins and Japan, into the Pacific.eski

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