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THE WAR.

FRENCH MAKE MARKED PROGRESS.

CAPTURE TRENCHES AND A THOUSAND PRISONERS.

RUSSIANS CAPTURE LAST ENEMY RAMPARTS.

HOLD LINE FROM PRIPET TO ROUMANIA,

HOSTILE SEAPLANES OVER DOVER.

GERMAN SUBMARINES SINK MANY

STEAMERS.

FORANDO BELGIAN FRONT,

(THROUGH BEITER'S AGENÓT.] GERMAN ATTACKS AT POZIERES.

RUSSIANFRONT

[THROUGH RAUTAR'S AGÉNOX.) RUSSIANS HOLD LINE FROM PRIPET TO ROUMANIA.:

· RRPULSED WITH HEAVY LOSSES,

PETROGRAD, August 13th. A communiqué states:-After seven LONDON, August 12th. General Sir Douglas Haig, in a com-weeks the efforts of General Scherbat muniqué, states-An enemy attempt to recapture trenches north of Pozieres was repulsed with heavy loss.

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739 8:249KONG DAILY PRESS MONDAY, AUGUST 14th, 1916.

THE NEAR EAST.

(THROUGH PEUTER'S AGEHOT.

BRITISH IN CONTACT WITH

TURKS.

· THREATENING THE ENEMY'S

LINE.

London, August 12th. The Commander-in-Chief in Egypt reports that our cavalry are getting into contact with the Turkish rearguard at Hod-el-Hisha; north of Bir-el-Abd

The British are threatening the enemy's line at various points:

The enemy is constantly employed in removing his dead, a number of whom lie before the Turkish position at Bir-el- Abd.

HAVAL ACTIVITIES.

(THROUGH AUTRE'S AGRONOT.] GERMAN FLEET ACTIVE. REPORTED OUT OF KIEL CANAL

LONDON, August 12th.

The Daily Mail's correspondent at Copenhagen says that a large German flent, including Dreadnoughts, emerged from the Kiel Canal on Thursday and chioff and General Sakharoff, under the was sighted off Tranderup, making full' direction of General Brussiloff, culminat-peed towards the Little Belt.

ed to-day in the capture of six fortified.

winter base in front of Tarnopol and Hucracz, the whole constituting the last sector of fortified enemy ramparts from the river Pripet to the Roumanian

A later message saysThe enemy villages and woods along the whole line renewed his efforts to recapture trenches of the river Strypa and the enemy's lately wrested from him on the high greyad north of Poziores, delivering a strong infantry attack last night sup-

·ported by heavy artillery. This was repulsed with heavy enemy loss. He succeeded nowhere in, piercing our posi- tious,

Elsewhere there is no change.

frontier.

(ROVAR BRUTER'S AGENOT.] POWDER FACTORY EX- PLOSION.

DEATHS AND INJURIES:

RUSSIAN REVENDE, HUGE INCREASE FOR THREE MONTHS.

-Perruqual, August 12th, The Russian revenue for the first three months

of 1910 was increased by 232,000,000 roubles, as compared with that of 1915, ~ The gold resorvó is at Pre- sent 1,543,000,000 roubles, and the total metal reserve is 200,000 roubles larger than that of 1815...

PEKING NOTES.

[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.]

PEKING, August 3rd.

PARLIAMENT. OPENS

THE OPENING OF CHINA'S

PARLIAMENT.

A SIMPLE BUT IMPRESSIVE CEREMONY

With a simplicity totally unknown in Chinese history, Parliament was re- opened by President Li Yuan-hung on August 1st, when he also took his oath of othee, O NAMA

As if to harmonise with the reigning spirit of democracy and simplicity, the spacious hall of Parliament was unde corated except with the two big national flags usually adorning the plattorm where the Speaker sits...

at 15 minutes to 10. Promptly at this The M. Ps, wore timed to enter the hall hour the band was heard to play a tune uutside, announcing the arrival of the attended only by two mounted sides-de- President, who arrived in an automobile camp.

BUCHAREST, August 19th,

The great experiment of parliamentary There were 116 persons killed and 180ernment in China, though once proved a failute, is being tried a second time, injured in an explosion at a powder curiously enough, with the same man who factory at Dudeschti.

made it impossible before. To the ordi nary observer, this would seem like in

i viting a repetition of the former disaster, but with blissful disregard of things as they are the Chinese reformers the Rad'exle of to-day can be so called pro cred as if the history of republicanism in Chins had not been written indelibly in the misfortunes and disasters of the past Yi Yuun and the Chung Yi Yuan have Speaker of the Senate, entered. As ha three years. And so it is that the Tsan

First Mr. Wang Chia-hsiang, the been sofemaly inaugurated again in the did so everybody fixed his eyes on the procence of the new President. This much doorway to catch a glimpse of the Pre- may be said of the ceremony-it was President was already before his chair. sident. To the surprise of everyone the AMERICAN LOAN FOR BRITAIN.simple, and was in accord with repub-He wore a frock-cent. He had slipped

lican ideals.

in without any fuss, unaccompanied, and FORTY MILLIONS STERLING.

quietly. For a moment, there was n Some 138 members of the Upper House pause. Then suddenly the whole House and 318 members of the Lower House had realised that the President was present, reached Peking in time for the openingailence.

and a loud clapping of hands broke the of the National Assembly on August 1st,

THE FORMAL CEREMONY. aurabers insufficient to constitute Parliament was then begun. Rising from The formal ceremony of opening quorum in either House. Still that is immaterial. Legality in this respect can not be insisted upon, for, as the Peking Gazette pointed out, the present assembly is ultra vires of the Constitution under which it is presumed to be convoked, Nevertheless, it seems tu satisfy those who wish to have a representative assembly to discuss matters of State control and administration:

THE

LONDON, August 19th. The Times correspondent at New York says that a forty million sterling British loan is being negotiated in America.

"TIMES?? THE

AND MESOPOTAMIA POSITION. CALLS FOR MORE CANDOUR. HUN PIRATES BUSY.

LONDON, August 12th. -HEAVY LIST OF SINKINGS.

The liner believes that the Govern ment is doing its best to improve the LONDON, August 19th.

position in Mesopotamia, but it calls for Eleven vessels sunk include the more candour-intuneing the withhold- steamers San Bernardo (British), Seliasing of the Report of the Vincent Com tiano (Italian), Henri Elin and Marie mittce. It also urges the purging of the Before these lines are in print it may (French), Danerang (Danish) and Sora army headquarters at Simla and the re-be that the new National Assembly (Norwegian),

moval of the control of the campaign to which is composed largely of members of Bombay

the Kuomintang, will have shown that it is determined to be the governing body. aud, in short, that the lessons of 1913 have STILL SUFFERING FROM FEVER.not been taken to heart. Grounds for such feara are found in the extreme views PALIS, August 12th,

expressed by curtain Kuumingtang lead ers and in the

desire on ously with those who have the taint of the part of this party to work harmoni-

monarchy,

A later message states-Latest sink-

IMPORTANT CAPTURE. The Russians have occupied the im portant town of Nadworn, twenty milesings include one British, ons Spanish, DUKE OF WESTMINISTER

south-west of Stanislau.

AUSTRIANS IN FLIGHT:

PETROGRAD, August 19th. A communique states: The Russian pressing onward in Galicin, follow-

LONDON, August 13th. General Sir Douglas. Haig, in a com muniqué states: Between the Ancre and the Somme there has been no change,

South-east of Ypres the enemy attemptre ad to leave the trenches to attack, but the enemy, who is standuning pro

pared positions, across rivers flowing into the attempt was defeated.

the Dniester

NEW FRENCH FRONT.

VIGOROUS ENEMY ATTACKS

REPULSED

PARIS, August 19th. communiqué states:We have `or: new front north of the

ganised Somme.

A vigorous German attack on the squarry north of Her Wood captured by us yesterday was repulsed with lowes to the enemy.

An enemy attack on La Maisonette was driven back by curtain fire..

STANISLAU INTACT, Stanislau on being occupied by the Russians was found to be undamaged.

CAUCASUS. Obstinate fighting continues northward of Bitlis."

ITALIAN FRONT.

(THROUGH BRUTER'S AGENCY.} ITALIANS STILL PROGRESS. CAPTURE OF OPPACCHIASELLE.

ROME, August 19th. A communique states:-The Italians

Cher reconnaissances have pentrated have crossed the Vallone, capturing two Hear Wood and east of the station at strongly-defended heights. Hm, where we discovered a great many German corpses. ⠀⠀

FRENCH ATTACK THIRD

POSITION

PARIS, August 13th.

They occupied Oppaschisalle at dawn, capturing 270 prisoners and three field guns.

The Austrians are holding out on the hills to the eastward of Gorizia, support

A communiqué, states--The Frenclied by artillery from Bainsizza plateau. worth of the Somme nttneked the third}

German position from east of Harde HOW GOR ZA WAS TAKEN.

Pourt to the Somme, opposite Buscourt.

CAPTURE TRENCHES AND 1,000 PRISONERS

We captured all the trenches and fortified works on a front of of kilometres to a depth of 600 9 to 1,000 metres.

We took 1,000

30 machine-guns..

prisoners

TRAGIC SCENES AMONG THE

POPULACE

MILAN, August 12th While the Italian advance-guards ford- ed the Isonzo and engaged the enemy on the outskirts of Gorizia driving the and ptured enemy out of the houses with bombs and machine-guns the main body crossed by The French captured the southern part the bridges, which were repaired with _of__the" village of Maurepas and the in a few hours, as the Austrians, in their

cometery

desperate haste, had ineffectively fired the between mines. The Italing artillery crossed most imperturbably through a tornado of shell-fire.

A German counter-attack Maurepas and Clery broke down under our fire.

The French executed numerous destruc tive bombardments south of the Somme. VERDUN SECTOR,

12tb.

PARIS, AU We have advanced south of the Thian mont work, and two enemy attacks at Fleury were entirely repulsed

PARIS, Angust 13th.. There was an intense artillery due) east of Verdun.

KITCHENER FUND,

LONDON, August 12th.

HRH, the Duke of Connaught has ver 50 and the Chartered Bank £105

towards the Kitchener Fund.

two French one Norwegian and one Japanese steamers.

Three of these were sunk in the Channel

The Japanese steamer was sunk is the Mediterranean, and a submarine fired on her crew.

AERIAL ACTIVITIES,

TUBOUGH BRUTER'S AGEMUY.] SEAPLANE BAID ON DOVER. ONE OFFICER AND SIX MEN WOUNDED.

LONDON, August 12th.

An official communiqué states: Two hostile seaplanes flew over Dover to-day at noon. Four bombs were dropped, but no material damage was done.

The raiders were bombarded by anti aircraft guns, and, pursued by acro planes, they made off sea

Seaward. One officer and six men were wounded. GERMAN SEAPLANES OVER CONSTANZA.

HUCHARIST, August 19th.

stanza and the adjacent coast, which Three German seaplanes flew over Con-

were carefully inspected.

GENERAL.

{TARUUGH EKUTER'8 AGENOT.] RELIEF OF SYRIA.

TURKS REFUSE AN AMERICAN REQUEST..

WASHINGTON August 12th.

Turkey has reʻused a request by the Un ted States to permit a Neutral Com mites to distribute relief in Syria whore thousands are starving:

ME. KUNOIMAN'S MISSION TO ITALY.

MILAN, August 13th.

The Duke of Westminster, who bas returned from Egypt, has recovered from but he is still suffering from fever and his attack of congestion of the lungs, will remain in hospitel. ***{"clograms received on Naturday, "and "published in on" Estra

e found on page 6

on Sunday, will

TYPHOON WARNINGS

The following telegrams were received by the American Consulate General, Hong- kong, from the Manila Observatory :-

August 11th, 8 pm. Typhoon in about 110 deg. Long. E, and 20 deg. Lat. N., moving weet. Cyclone or typhoon N.E of Luzon, alling up ge

of

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his chair, Mr. Wang Chin-hainng, Parliament was about to be opened. He Speaker of the Senate, announced that descended. the platform and went to the rostrum. Here in a clear and ringing members ainidst loud applause. The voice he read his opening speech to the following is a translation of the speech : our Republic of Chung Hua, this Parlin- ment is opened to begin its second ordin- ryssion. Assembled here in this Hall of Ceremony are the members of the Senate and the House of Representatives for the purpose of performing the say a few words. Great the Parlie- -grand ceremony. In reverenco I beg to ment, which has been under an eclipse for some time. Who, pray, is responsible Heaven lost its brilhant hus and the for these three long years of inactivity? voice of the people was rendered insu dible Evil atmosphere filled the sky if it was to collapse, The mighty storm. and the tottering foundation looked as strained the strength of the lonely rock but Providence hath had compassion on

"On this first day of the at mouth of

of a military coalition taking over the offairs of the Government may exercise some restraint on the extremists and make them more amenable to considera tions of practicalities and national in- terests rather than to personal and party interests.

Presi Let the past be past; our life lies "Suppression of wisdom and fore- However, the veiled threat | sight was the cause of all the rouble raised by one individual; but by mutual The Constitution is one guide. Publis counsel we shall yet accomplish our task opinion is our source of information. Weball scrutinise the expenditure of domestic as well as reign affairs. Let the revenue of the country and supervise us fulbl our duty and let our views be unbiased. Long live Parliament!

Undoubtedly a good impression was created by the democratic spirit evinced at the pening. The reference on the 108 deg. Long. Li and 19 deg, Lat, N., part of the President to himself as being moving West

August 12th, 1 p.m.→→Typhoon iù about

Typhoon in abour 127 deg. Long. E. and 23 deg. Lat. N., inclining northward Typhoon in about 117 deg. Long. E. and 22 deg. Lat. N direction unknown.

HONGKONG FINANCE

The financial statement of the Colony

REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE for the month of May is as follows:- Balance of assets and lia- bilities on 30th April, 1916 Revonce from lat to lat

May, 1916

Expenditure from 1st to 1st

May, 1916

Balance

182,709.82

the first among equals was particularly acceptable, and no doubt the members liked his ascription to them of political Magacity

It is tou soun to becom pessimistic re- garding Parliament, and we can only hope that the many dificulties ahead will be successfully overcome.

THE VICE-PREZIDENT,

** THE PRESIDENT' 8" SPEECH The Spopkor returned to his seat amidst loud applause and at once announced House. Fresident Li ruse from his chaif. that the President had a message for, the it was the goal for a tremendous out- burst of applause. Ho came forward to speech, it was plain tast he was some the rostrum and delivered his brief what nervous at first. His Force was low and the Arst words could hardly be. heard in the galleries. All of a sudden he seemed to nave mastered his feelings and in a clear, firm voice read his mes age. The following is a translation of

tee message

Heaven hath smiled on our country and new days have set in. The work of for the counsel of the people, You, hon- administration is a mighty task, culling

There is no certainty now as to who will become Vice-President Tuan Chiourable gentlemen, tag mlected of the 1,224,763.04 | Jur apparently disinclined to vacate your views as to the way that the livel

107,593.86

1,046,370.35

$302,103.81

CHINESE NEWS. OPIUM SUPPRESSION

the office of Premier with its reapon sibilities and its power for the orna mental position of Vice-President, and Tang Shao Yi does not seem to care for any position lower than his former one of Premier. He has again found excus for delaying his departure for Peking.

PRESS FACILITIES.

One feature of the new regime is the

The Shanghai Opium Suppression Office has received # telegram from the Ministry of Finance, in reply to one abrogation of the Press laws which in which Mr. Tsai Hao-yuan, the Director vested the authorities with almost plen- several days ago. The Government, while Docs in dealing with newspapers of the Office, addressed to the Ministry "ppreciating the offer uf increased tax which had become objectionable. Now on opium made by the merchants, cannot so it way to granting them any ex-

the Government is agreeable to a free temsign of the time limit for the total and unfettered Press, and an interesting extinction of the opium trade, which

citizens, must aveng since formi hood of the people and the welfare i auably necessary at this time of great the country should to secured It crisis to rely on you for advice in order to remedy the situation. It is hoped that honourable gentlemen will be united in and partisanship. On you will the

lart and soul and be free from prejudice. country depend for the establishment of a constitutional government based on the rock of the National Constitution. You, honourable gentlemen, are responsible for the prosperity of the nation snd the reform of the Government, Unlearned

as

on hung is, he has been entrusted with an enormous task. He swears that he will spare to effort to follow sincerely in the footsteps of you bonourable gentle- men in the hope that something may be done for the benefit of the State. It is, indeed, a great joy to him to be able to he expresses his congratulations to the participate in this historic occasion. So

must be suppressed as such as possible tea party was held in the Central Park The Ministry has telegraphed instruc on Sunday at the invitation of General tions to the Provincial Chiefs of Kiangsu, Hen Hou Cheng. Chief Secretary of the Parliament of the Republic. Kwangtung and Kinngu, to order, their Kuo Wa Yuan, who in his address spoke subordinates to prohibit smuggling of ently as they can.

The

THE OATH.

M. Bunciman was ovated on his and trading in untaxed opiwa as string Government and the Press could render Ceremony then took place. The Speaker

arrival here, aftor e two days Economic Conference at Pallanza with the Italian Ministers of Railways and Commerce.

Mr.

The Austrians had driven the civilian population towards Laibach, but these

DR. MORRISON OPTIMISTIC non-combatants were caught by a curtain of fire and had to return. There were tra

Runciman in a speech said that Chinese Government, who is at present Dr. Morrison, political adviser to the gic acenes as the women and children took the Conference had settled a number of on holiday in Japan, in the course of refuge among the ruins or in dug-outs, difficulties. The supply of coal and other Advertiser, expressed himself optimisti- shrieking for help. Finally they regained necessaries to Italy would probably be cally as to the political future of China, an interview by a representative of the

the town, where they hid in collars, await- shortly assured, with a reduction in the The relations of the leaders of the vari ang deliverance. Seven thousand were price of coal, France had intimated her he said. He believes that better relation ous factions are becoming more friendly. thus found.

willingness to facilitate the transit of ship will exist between Japan and China The Italians joined the soldiery with Italian produce to England. Great and sees this reflected in the appoint exultant “Hurrahs,” many weeping for Britain was prepared to support any Minister at Peking and the appointment Pas pak ment of Baron Hayashi as Japancao joy. There were prominent persons in efforts to develop the Italian mercantile Chang Tsun hang as Chinese Minis Gorizia, long exiled and imprisoned, but marine

ter at Toyko, both of whom have held their Italian spirit was undiminished..

ence was most cordial, and was a further which they have been accredited. Both Minister Donava said that the Confervously acquainted with the country to higher posts and both of whom were pre

step in the development of Anglo-Italian Ministers Dr. Morrison anid, desire to improve the cordial, relationship between the two countries

Two ladies climbed up a castle in the darkness and hoisted the Italian flag be

fore the Austrian commander Bed.

relations.

The most solemn part of the morning's of the mutual assistance, which the to each other, adding that tax Catiastment had been concluded and the Fre announced that the opening of Parlia had decided to devise ways for facilitat ing the collection of news by newspapers There was no Chief Justice or bishop sident would then take his oath of office. from oficial sources.

YERNUNA

Legution, is due in the capital in a day or two.

Mr. Beilby Alston, who is coming to Fakings Councillor of the British

Prince Koudschef, Chingwantab last Friday Minister, and the Princesa left for the Bussian

Madams Conty, wife of the French Minister, leaves for home vid Biberia very shortly. --

THE GERMAN BANK.

to witness the ceremony the whole Par-

to his teet. The entire assembly stcod liament acted as witnesses instead. The band outside played the national anthem and everybody in the Hall rose

shill with beads bowed, while the band immediately stopped to the rostrum after rendered the anthem. President Li then

paper from his pocket and read it aloud. the music lind ceased, took out a slip of The oath consists of just ons simple sentence

reverently swear that I shall ad- the duties of the President with all here to the constitution and perform the sincerity of my heart

This signified the formal assumption

I notice from the advertisement ap

the names of its London bankers and its of office by Fresident Li Yuan-hung, and Deutsch-Asiatische Bank still proclaims pouring in the Peking papera that the

branches in Hongkong, Singapore, Kobe the Parliament reived it with tremen and Yokohama, as well ne l'augiau. Is dous applause. The Breaker then declar- this bluff or at oversight

ed that the session stood adjourned.