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THE WAR.

QUIET ON FRANCO-BELGIAN FRONT.

ITALIAN AND RUSSIAN SUCCESSES

TURKS CHECK RUSSIANS IN CAUCASUS.

AIR RAID ON VENICE.

FRANCO BELGIAN FRONT.

[IEROUGH REUTER'S AGEKOT.] PROGRESS AT POZIERES. BRITISH CONSOLIDATE GAINS.

Losnox, August 10th.

General Sir Douglas Haig, in a com- muniqué, says:—The British further pro- gressed to the north-west of Pozieres Here we gained sil our objectives, which we äri consolidating.

AUSBIAN FRONT.

(THROUGH SKUTER'S AGENOT.] RUSSIANS CARRY GREAT RAILWAY JUNCTION.

PETROGRAD, August 10th,

It is officially announced that the Russians have carried the great railway junction at Chripline, which is just south of Stanislau.

The enemy. is retreating in disorder.

*TTE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS. SATURDAY, AT GUST 11% 198.

GENEBAL.

{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENWY.]

THE KUT PRISONERS.

LONDON, August 11th The Timer states that a traveller sky the Kut prisoners proceeding towards Tarsus. They wore in the poorest on dition, being reduced to merely skin and bone. Forty officers were in hospital at Tarsus, and were being well attended, but the Turks had the fewest of medical

supplios. Henssuring messages, however, had been received in England from the

prisoners at Angora.

BRITISH PRISONERS IN TURKEY,

LONDON, August 11th. In the House of Commons, Lord Robert Cecil announced that the Government. had warned the Porte that it would be held personally responsible for the safety of the British prisoners in Turkey.

Me, H. W. Forster-We have now 425 Turkish officers and 9,698 men prisoners,

(THROUGH BEUTER'S AGENCY.]

GERMAN RETREAT PLANNED.

MIDDLE OF JUNE,

LONDON, August 10th. Router's Correspondent at Headquar- ters says:- -We

evidence that possess the Germans had prepared plans for a re treat in the middle of June,

- Tu is pointed out that this apparently explains the sudden military measures taken in Holland then, as the Germans would, it possible, have retreated by the shortest way, across the Dutch Province of Limburg.

UNDUE OPTIMISM.

LONDON, August 11th. Undue optimism arising from the "Allies' sucersses is deprecated by experts, who point out that the Italians must still conquer the bulk of an extensive natural

fortress before reaching Trieste

The fall of Stanislau, which is cut off from railway communication between the

We raided a sap to the South of Arras: RUSSIANS IN THE CAUCASUS. exclusive of those recently captured in my armies north and south of the

The enemy unsuccessfully attempted to raid our trenches to the north-west of Hulluch. •

NO CHANGE.

LONDON, August 10th. General Sir Douglas Haig, in a com muniqué, states:-The position is un- changed.

Enemy barties advancing south Martinpuich have been repelled.

RETIRE UNDER PRESSURE.

PETROGRAD, August 11th.

A communiqué states:-There has been heavy fighting in the regions of Mush, Bitlis, and Van and between Kerman- shah and Hamadan.

Egypt:

HEALTH OF TROOPS IN MESOPOTAMIATM

LONDON, August 11th

In the House of Commons, Mr. H, W. Forster stated he feared that he

Daeister, is unlikely without severe fighting.

Though Austria seems to be reeling, the collapse of Germany is not near.

GOVERNOR-GENERAL OF

PETT

The Russians in the region of Mush could not say that the general health of Geral A ESTAN,

and Bitlis retired northwards under of heavy enemy pressure.

ITALIAN FRONT.

With french-mortars and maxims wol repulsed enemy raiders at Martiopnick and no attack developed.

BIAL LIVELIN ESB, Our aeroplanes continued to bomb enomy billets and other points of mili- Tary importancë.

Several enemy machines were driven down in hostile territory in the course) of many aerial combats yesterday,

Three of our “machiries haya not re- turned.

QUIET.

PARIS, August 10th,

A communiqué states:-The day has been quiet, except for a lively cannonade Borth of the Somme and in the region of Thiaumont

(THROUGH REUTER'S "AGINOX.) TAKING OF GORIZIA,

HUGE HAUL OF PRISONERS.

Rome, August 10th.

A communique says:--So far, over 12,000 prisoners have been captured. at

Gorizia

Our cavalry inflicted heavy losses on the enemy and took several hundred prisoner.

*qust 10th. Kuropa has been appoint the troops in Mesopotamia had been gout, ed Governor-Genern! of Turkestan.

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THE WORTH OF THE INDIAN ARMY.

TRIBUTES OF LORD FRENCH AND MR. CHAMBERLAIN.

The message which Viscount French issued to the Indian Corps on their des parture from France has been officially published in India, some six months later than that of the King, presumably because it throws additional light upon and the losses they suffered. the extent to which they were employed

British

Lord French describes the troops of the corps as having borne them- solves in a manner worthy of the best traditions of the Army) have

THE SITUATION IN CANTON.

THREE DAYS' TRUCE DECLARED.

DEBULTORY FIRING,

[By Our Special Representative.]

On Thursday Lung's men at Shek-wai- tong were driven further down the river to a village called Fong Chuen, where there are a number of mission houses, and where several Europeans live Li's man and Shum's mon are here making strenuous efforts to drive Lung from the foreshore, where he has men from Shek- wai-tong right down to the Standard Oil Godowns,

The Indian troops (he adds) !! at Pak ho-tong. If they succeed it will be a serious matter for shown most praiseworthy courage under novel and trying conditions, both of Lang, whose men will have to retire climate and of fighting, and have not across Honam from around Pak-ho-tong.orly upheld but added to the good name This would probably make Li Fook is all the more praiseworthy in view of of the Army which they represent. This

Lam, * the King of Honum," declare for the heavy losses among the British one side or the other and would settle officers, which deprived the Indian ranka of many trusted leaders whom they knew the question of Macao. Fort and stop the well, and of the fact that the drafts neces- fighting in this quarter. Li Fook Lamsary to maintain your strength have fro is supposed to be favourable to Lung, quite unconnected with the units they quently had to be drawn from regiments but the general opinion sermis to be that were sent to reinforc. You have done

your work here well,

I thank you it- Lung's -troops in this quarter are

for the services you have rendered white beaten he may come in on Shum's side.

under my command, and trust that the A truce has been declared for three united efforts of the Allies may sOOW days from yesterday, but there has been bring the enemy to his knees and restore fighting, nevertheless. Both sides, it is A no less mphatic tribute, and one understood, have arranged to talk over taking a wider sweep, was paid by the Secretary of State for India, when pre matters and to stop fighting in the mean-siding at the lecture of Sirdar Daljit time; but although the report is official, Singh, of the Indis Council, upon the it is difficult to believe this, as there was Royal Society of Arts

Sikhs at a meeting of the Indian Section,

intermittent firing all last night and this forunoon in the vicinity of Fong Chuen and Wong Sha. To the north-west of the city all seems to be quiet. Lung is in a' very strong position here, and it is not expected that there will be any more

but every effort was being made to combat TSAR HONOFRS BRUSSILOFF, | attacks in this vicinity unless the insor disease. The Sanitary Commission in the Mediterranean had been sent to Mesopo tamia to assist the local medical authority.

AFFAIRS IN PERSIA..

LONDON, August 11th. In the House of Commons, Lord Robert Cecil stated that the situation in Persia had recently decidedly improved by the arrest and dispersal of the Germans and their agents. There was good reason for

We have occupied Boschini, on the hoping that the improvement will be Caro plateau

Enemy counter attacks elsewhere failed.

SUDDEN AND SWIFT CAPTURE.

ROME, August 11th. A camentunique says:-The enemy territory captured by the Italians extends Bad weather continues to hamper our to twenty kilometres in length and five operations.

BUSY FRENCH AIRMEN. FOUR HUNDRED BOMBS DROPPED.

PARIA, August 10th.

A communiqué says:--We progressed in the region of Hem Wood.

Except for a bombardaient of Fleury and Chapitre, the day has been quiet along the Meuse.

Three German aeroplanes were brought down on the Somme.

French air squadrons dropped 400 bombs on railway stations, a battery and bivouses on the Somme and Verdun

ronts.

EPIC STRUGGLE AT GUILLEMONT.

kilometres in depth.

The fall of Gorizia was certain when the Duke of Aosta's army stormed the fortified heights west of Gorizia and crossed the bridgeless Isonzo,

FIERCE ONSLAUGHTS. It is semi-officially emphasised in Rome that the three days' fighting ending in the capture of Gorizia represents one of the most important and fiercest o slaughts on fortified positions in the war, up till now.

maintained. He hoped that an Anglo Persian arrangement respecting financial and other questions will shortly be made The Persian Government had shown a sincere desire to work with the Allies. (Cheers.) Anglo-Indian offers would be employed offwering the gendarmerie in Southern Persia,

MORE RUSSIANS IN FRANCE.

PARIE, August 10th. Another detachment of Russians has

landed at Brest.

BRITAIN'S FINANCIAL

RESOURCES. CREDIT MAINTAINED HOWEVER

LONG THE WAR.

LONDON, August 10th. In the Huuse of Commons, Mr. Mc- The Austrians. bad specially strength Kenna stated that, deducting £800,000,000 ened Gorizia, which was made a strategic advanced to the Allies and the Domin pivot. The rapidity of the Italian successions, our total indebtedness in March, was due not merely to formidable artillery 1917, is estimated to be £2,840,000,000, which and determination of the infantry, but is less than two years national income. to the secrecy of the preparations for the He added that we shall be able to main- attack.

tain our credit however long the war tasted.

The Austrians imagined that their in- vasion of Trentino had exhausted the Italians; but General Cadorna while maintaining pressure on Trentino, pro-

PARIS, August 11th: The approaches to Guillemont were the scene of an epic struggle. A vigorous British attack was barred by Branden Burgers for six hours. A hand-to-hand combat ensued, at the end of which thefted by the inner lines between Trentino enemy resistance, appreciably weakened. The British advanced towards the village, and they reached the first houses by night

Meanwhile fall, fighting continuously. ths French diverted the enemy contin gents adjacent to Guillemont, and their progress enabled them to menace aud bombard the village from three sides. The enemy remaining is not likely to hold unt lung.

NECESSARY,

INTERNED - PRISONERS. AGREEMENT TO EXCHANGE,

LONDON, August 10th.

Pam August 11th, The Tsar has awarty General Brus- ́siloff with a sword-of-honsar set with

brilliants.

· RHODES - MUHOLARSHIPS.

Loxoow, August 11th.

gents are reinforced. Another Chiness story which is common all over the place this morning is to the effect that the heaviest fighting so far is to be expected tomorrow, and that Shum is ready for a more determined attack than he has hitherto been able to deliver,

In the House of Commons, Mr. As-

There was a lot of firing across the quith said that there was no reason for river from Shameen last night and this recommending the allotment of the Gor-morning the river-front at Bhok-wai-tong man Rhodes Scholarships to other parts of the Empire.

LAND SETTLEMENT FOR SOLDIERS AND SAILORS.

London, August 11th.

In the House of Commons, Mr. H. J. Tennant stated that the Duke of Suther land had offered an estate of twelve thou sand acres west of the river Naver, in the county of Sutherland, for land settlement by soldiers and sailors equally, and that the offer had been accepted.

was deserted.

peace to the world,"

Mr. Chamberlain said that the Indian Army had served for the first time in great European War; it had been em ployed not only in France, but in Egypt, in Gallipoli, nt Aden,, in East and West Africa, and in Mesopotamia. Wherever. there had been work to do and stout her sons to play their part with the men hearts had been needed, India had sent of other portions of the Empire in de- feace of their Sovereign's Crown and of the liberties of the Empire to which they balong.

ON THE KOVEL FRONT.

THE GERMANS LOST CHANCE.

There has been a full on this front doring the past few days after three days of terrific German attacks, which have been beaten off along the whole line with extremely heavy losses to the enemy (says Mr. Stanley Washburn, The Times Special Correspondent with the Russian Forces, writing on July let). The result of these encounter has tended to increase the optimism of the situation here, and great relief is felt that, in spite of the extras ordinary efforts of the Germans, they arg unable to impress the Russian defence.

There is a far deeper significance in these past few days than perhaps appears superficially. When Kovel was threaten Ied, Germany, with characteristic energy, gan to throw huge masses of troops into this front, concessible for the much more rapidly than it Russians to do. The golden chance was 'to break the Russians while they were exhausted by the continuous battles of the previous two weeks, to retake Lutsk, and to restore the balance on this side.

I mada a trip to the fighting zone on the other side of the river this morning, during a lull in the fighting, The river front near Shek wai-tong is in normal times crowded with sampans and junks of all kinds, and there is always a great deal of traffic bereabouts. This morning there was one other boat to be seen, and the place was absolutely deserted. landed about 100 yards up the Fati Creek and met a contingent of soldiers wandering about in a lost sort of man- Der. There were about 18 men, but there was no officer in charge of them; they seemed to be just out for a walk. I tried LONDON, August 11th."

to find out who they were and what they Regulations have been issued for the tended to do, but all I could get was that they were Li's soldiers who had been formation of a Training Reserve, com-

fighting during the night. On both sides posed of -surplus recruits, in order to the soldiers seem to take things in a very

Ppplement the regimental reserves. The

casual way. They stop for meals at the -Training Reserye will be available for

same time, and acem to think that there the supply of any battalion whose reis a time to fight, a time to rest, and a serves are exhausted. The training re- time to enjoy themselves. giments will bear a number instead of &

· TRAINING RESERVES,

name.

, LORD LANSDOWNE TO

RESIGN.

LONDON, August 11th. The Daily Chronicle states that Lord Lansdowne will shortly resign owing to failing health.

The resignation has no political signi-

ficance.

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA BILL,

LONDON, August 11th.

and the Isonzo to transport troops and In the House of Commons, Lord Robert material over the Isonzo and launched his Cecil atated that the Government had In the House of Commons, the Govern offensive at the chosen moment with

agreed to an exchange for British ofment of India Bill passed its second terrible and irresistible 'violence.

reading. German interned men over 45 years of ACTIVITY AIRSHIP

age, on condition that those remaining (TaROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.}

interned were exchanged in equal aun bers AIR RAID ON VENICE.

Boa, August 11th.

A communique states:-Two persons

a result of a hostile air raid on Venice.

POOR HARVEST PROSPECTS IN HUNGARY AND GERMANY.

These men had very serviceable-looking rifles, but very poor clothing. Every man

had a belt with 100 rounds of ammuní- tion in clips of 5, and many of them had, also, a bandolier containing about the same number of rounds. Half of them carried umbrellas, some of them slung on their backs and some carried in their handa One man had a rifle, umbrella, and a long sword tied together. All carried bundles of one kind or another, mostly clothing. Some had military cape, some ordinary coolie bamboo hats, and many had no headgear at all. While I was there they squatted down in a body

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For several days, while adjusting them selves to meet this blow, the Russians fought like heroes, until the Germans apparently suspended their assault, realizing that what they could furious

not accomplish in the early days of the likely to achieve when the Russians had movement here they were decreasingly

had sufficient time to prepare for their blow

Fossibly the world will now begin to realize that the supposed superiority of the Germans over the Russians is to great extent a question of material, t of soldiers. The Germans must now lesz a that it was an entirely different questi a fighting the Russians when they had no arms or munitions from meeting them now that they are well equipped. Prob- ably also the German formations, even their crack corps, have a far lower capa city in a driving movement than ever before, while there is little question that the human material of the Russians to-day is equal to their first line, pine the asset of officers and generals who have, had two yeaza" experience of warfare.

It is too early to draw definite cons clusions, but it is possible that the Ger mans superiority is passing from them entirely, and that another month may possibly see them definitely conducting defensive war.

EFFECT OF BRITISH BLOCKADE. SIGNIFICANT FIGURES OF UNITED STATES EXPORTS.

and had a great argument about some thing, but they did not seem to come to any agreement, and certainly there did not appear to be anyone there who had any control over tham g

At Wong Sha there was a great to do this

morning. There were many soldiers. about and they were very busy around the railway station and the jetty on the

The Weekly Record of Esports from river at this point. These are Lung's New York, compiled by the National DANISH WEST INDIES. In the Hungarian lowlands. it is feared men, and they certainly seemed to know City Bank, shows that during the week

that the harvest yield will be below the what they were doing, H

ended 20th May, the total exporta weze COPENHAGEN, August 11th. average, and it is becoming increasingly On the jetty Lung has three good look valued at 34,694,598 dol, as compared BRITISH HOLD ALL POSITIONS were killed and some damage was done as During the debate in the Rigsdag on pablic discontent (says the Hungarian to find out how big they were, but 1 ponding week of last year, and 16,353,210 difficult to suppress the expression of ing gung I could not get near enough with 24,175,050 dul during the corre

the Bill for ratifying the sale of the are unmistakabla aigns of general unrestera. These 'guna have not been used for As regards the effect of the blockade,

correspondent of The Times). There should say that they were about 18 pound- dol in 1914, An Austrian communiqué states that PARIE August 11th. The British now hold all the positions twenty seaplanes dropped three and a Danish West Indien to the United States, necessary for farther progress on the half tons of bombs on Venice, causing the Ministers explained that the motive for the defence of Galicia and by the ap vicinity has been from the gunboats that ing the week's exports (in dollars) to the

It is also of the sale was the danger of eventual will prove insuficient if called upon to beats around Wong Sha to-day and the Denmark 103,703 855,173

prehension that the Hungarian forces are moored here There are more gun countries named:- the greatest destruction.

look very business-like stated they caused dozens of fires. One complications if Denmark continued, as defend their native country.!

The Kölnische Volkszeitung early last Altogether from this aide it looks as France,238, 426 4,817,127 1,448,708 fire at the cotton mills is said to have in 1913, to decline the offer of the United | mouth published the following agricni- | if an attacking force would not have a Greece 936,065 445,173

195,488 358,839 1,704,412 been visible for twenty-five miles.

States.

tural report:The weather in the greater chance, and as if Lung is in a position Holland part of Germany has recently been very to more than hold his own.

Norway 496,784 51,937 10,238

9,148,114 The Minister of Finance, replying to wet. How far the wet has caused seri La, the new Governor, who is supposed Busia

800,751|| 496,423 75,680 1,830,22678,086 the Opposition criticisms, asked what ous damage cannot yet he estimated. We to arrive in Canton soon, has sent a fore Breden

must be prepared, however, for this to Shu Hing on the West River, where Britain 14,761,403 6,287,144 2,8224519. Denmark could, do if the United States year's harvest beginning much Inter than Shum has his headquarters. Everything Perhaps the most striking indiaction in usual and for the harvesting itself to be on the West River from Wuchow to Can the above table is the very marked de- seized the Islands.

more difficult because of the reported lay, ton is quiet, and the different points are erense in American exports to Holland ing of the corn by the rain.

land Sweden as compared with last year. being guarded by Shum's gunboats."

Pieros plateau, but they must consoli-

date their conquests before reattacking.

THE BALKANS

THROUGH ANDTER'S AGENCY:] FRENCH BOMBARD DOIRAN.

SALONIKA, August 11th The French have opened a bombardment of the town of Doiran..

DAMAGED ZEPPELIN.

AMSTERDAM, August 11th. The Telegrnof states that a badly damaged Zeppelin coming from the west descended in Belgium.

The debate was adjourned:

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