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THE WAR.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS. WEDNESDAY, JULY 389

BRITISH CAPTURE THE MOST DEBATABLE POINT ON THE

ENTIRE FRONT.

ITALIANS TAKE MONTE VALBELLA.

PART OF RUSSIA'S

BLACK SEA

FLEET BLOWN UP.

SUCCESS OF NEW BRITISH TANKS.

Branco-Belgian Front,

EARLIER CABLES. [THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY)

BRITISH FRONT.

SUCCESSFUL RAID.

LONDON, June 30th. 20.00 p.m. Field Marshal Sir Douglas Hasg re ports:We captured a few prisoners in successful daylight raid eastward of Robreg.

AERIAL OPERATIONS.

LONDON, June 30th 11.55 p.m. Hostile aerial activity yesterday was apt great, but we destroyed nine and drove down eight. Five British machines are missing.

We carried out much important recon- naisunce work and dropped 16 tons of bombs in the day-time on railways at Lille, Courtrai, Comines and Estaires. There was mutual bombing at night-time, but the they did practically no damage and lot machine.

We dropped 18 tons of bounds, of which eight in railway connections at Tournai, All the British night-fliers re- turned.

The Air Ministry official report states: Bombing squadrons on Saturday night. attacked railway work at Thionville, sidings at Metz-Sablon, nerodrones at

Frisenty and Bouley, and on other ob jectives, but the mists prevented obser-

vation of the results.

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Our bombing-planes during the same | BRITAIN'S BALANCE SHEET WAR-PRISONERS EXCHANGE AMERICA'S PART IN THE WAR period carried out day and night, raids,

when tons of bombs were successfully dropped on pero tromes on the Som

LONDON, June 29th.

The revenue for the quarter was £155,783,320, compared with £115,059,230;

pared with 4071,280,778. THEIR MAJESTIES:

UNIVERSITY SOLDIERS.

DUKE OF CONNAUGHT'S PRAIŠĖ;

AMSTERDAM, June 90th. Sir George Cave, in an interview, said he hoped the naval division men and

A welcome was given at the University British civilians from Germany now College, University of, London, on kay interned in Holland would be included Gth, tử Professor McLaughlin, head of the SILVER in any agreement for an exchange of Department of History of Chicago Uni rles Moore, who prisoners. He anticipated the Conferchcoversity, and M, Charles would conclude shortly.

bitounes in the Rozieres and Bay and the expenditure £728,975,077, com- region, the valley of Avre, Stations at Soissons, Ferente-Ardengis, etc. Moreover, ave tons of explosives were dropped on June 28th on the Ger Inan troops -preparing to counter-attack in the Cutry region.

Lieutenant Fonck brought down thres enemy aeroplanes on June 26th and two on June 27th, making his official total 40. POSITIONS IMPROVED.

PARIS, July 1st,

A communiqué states:-Bouth of the Aisne we improved our positions in the

WEDDING:

WOMEN WAR-WORKERS

HOMAGE

LONDON, June 20th Three thousand women war-workers formed a procession in London to-duy and presented an address of homage to their Majesties the King and Qureu în the occasion of their silver wedding. No Fewer than 25 different uniforms were

NATIONALISTS' AIMS IN SOUTH AFRICA.

JOHANNESBURG, June 30th. Dr. Hertzog, în a speech, reiterated warning against violenes, and declared that all the Nationalists were seeking could and would be achieved by constitu tional means alone. South Africa had

250 prisoners in the main attack, region of St. Pierre Aigle and took 100 worn, presenting a remarkable and strik had enough of armed protests and un-

besides 44 in an attack north of Plate Berque, and six machine-gune. Our prisoners belonged to the 32nd Saxon and the 4th Prussian Reserve Divisions, some of which are poor specimens of men and soldiers. They report a considerable

troops.

prisoners.

There was quiet elsewhere,

Italian Bront.

EARLIER CABLES. (THROUGH REUTER'S AGINOY.)

wonderful part, British women have cogie to play in winning the war.

ing spectacle as well as testifying to the armed rebellions, and nothing was to bo feared in the Orange Fice State. Ha hoped the Transvant would be imbued with the same spirit,

AMERICA AND THE WAR

His Majesty the King, addressing them at Buckingham Palace, pait a warni tribute to their splendid services, and

outbreak of influenza among the German ITALIANS CAPTURE MONTE hoped that their labour might soon havo its reward in a decisive victory and

He wished them God enduring peace. spord.

Our losses were light until Becque was reached, when two farm houses defended by machine-guns gave trouble." The one-,

VALBELLA-

LONDON, June 30th: 7.20 p.10.

An Italian official report states;→→→

WASHINGTON, June 20th.

have been sent over from the United States to lecture in the amversities of this country on the causes leading up to America's participation in the war and the ideals for which she is fighting. Vis- count Bryce presided, and amongst those present wore the Duke of Connaught and Mr. H, A. L. Fisher, Minister of Educa tion..

In proposing the toast of The Allies and the Allied Cause," the Chairman said he had lately heard from the President of the United States the one of the Ingest

ration on the whole could hardly have Supported by the Ailics, we captured AUSTRO GERMAN SOCIALISTS The Senate also passed the Army the principles of the moral and intel-

been more successful.

FRENCH FRONT.

NEW TANKS IN BATTLE

LONDON, June 30th

Monte Valbella on June 20th, after a bitter struggle.

Large masses of the enemy counter attacked day and night, but were repulsel by our infantry and decimated by our artillery and aeroplancs' machine gun. fire.

The position was victoriously held. I We captured. 21 officer and 785 men belonging to four divisions, also cannons, trench-mortars and machine guns.

Reuter's Correspondent at French Hendquarters reports: --An important part was played in the battle of June 26th between the Aisne and Villets Cotterets forest by the new small tanks, which for the first time were engaged in consider able force. They are about a quarter of the size and weight of the ordinary battle tank and envry a crew of two, of whom One sters and the other operates the gun and machine guns. The new tanks nee much faster than the ordinary tanks, and A semi-official reply to Premier

We captured a well fortified post on the southern slopes of Basso Rosso, taking 30 prisoners. IMMENSE GRAVITY OF AUSTRIAN

DISASTER.

ROME, July 1st,

AND PEACE,

AMSTERDAM, June 30th Austro-German Socialists have informed M. Troelstra that they favoured a penCO of understanding on the basis of tho Stockholm declarations, but not on the basis of the Entente Socialists Memo

randum.

AUSTRIAN CABINET CRISIS

SEIDLER'S RESIGNATION

DECLINED.

AMSTERDAM, June 29th A message from "Vienna says the Em. pero Kart hins again refused to accept the resignation of Dr. von Seidler and his Ministry, and announces the vocation of the Reichsrat

universities, Harvard, had sent in pro portion more nien to this war than went to the Way of Secession on the side of the North nearly sixty years ago. The whole energy of the young men of Al- rica was now being spent in making them. selves efficient to take part in the great The Senate unanimously passed the European war. This was the most won- 2,409 million dollars Fortification Bill,the history of America, which had thrown

derful thing that had

ever happencil in

providing for an enormous increase in itself into this conflict because it was first the manufacture of ordnance supplice. and foremost a conflict for two principles,

ex.lectual progress of the world, against what the German Government. German professors, and a large section of the Ger- man people thought were their own laws of civilisation, the search after scientific, and material progress with wealth and enjoyment as its main objects. It is the Samo spirit which is animating both the youth of England and America, who. fought for the justice and freedom of the “Sit Alfred Pearer Gould, responding, said the Allied cause was songthing that cut deep down into human nature. Aue rica had, throughout her long history, e kept altogether away from European wars. She was only in the war becaURO it was a war between the principles to which reference had been made by the chairman,

Appropriations Bill, providing an penditure of 12,089 million dollars.

Both measures now go before a con- ference of both Houses,

AFFAIRS IN RUSSIA. RUMOURS DESIGNED TO INCITE THE PUBLIC.

AMSTERDAM, June 20th.

She

A message front Moscow rad Berlin states the President of the Ekaterinburg Soviet telegraphed on June 24th that the ruruours of the murder of the ex-Tur are

lies

con-

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designed to incite the public,

THE BLACK SEA FLEET:

LONDON July 1st,

Moscow massage dated Juve 2nd states that the Foreign Commissary, in forming the Press that part of the Black

"AN INVIKCIE SPIRIT.

ean climb a slope which the fatter could Wekerle's speech declares that the latter GERMANY'S USE OF DUTOU 8:0 Flot return to Sebastopol and that welcome given by the University of Lon

not attempt, and can be swung complete My round in the

Their small pinke them & more difficult target for the cuony's artillery than the heavy

tracks in a few seconds. and high speed naturally

tauks.

It is

RAILWAY.

The Hague, June 30th.

officially stated that the train port of German goods on the Lamburg Railway is not restricted to goods for civil use in Belgium. The Germano,

constitutes an official admission of the immense gravity of the Austrian disaster. M. Mekerle tries to soothe public opinion by doubling the Italian and laying the Austrian losses M. Wekerfe asserted that only 70 regiments, otherwise On each side of the Cutry Ravino 200,000 men, participated in the battle.Dutch agriscient does not provide that the We dropped many brands on Sunday

rises steeply 300 feet. Therefore, the Austro-Hungarian losses, transit of goods such as timber shall be on the Hagenau aerodrome, with good the anund results, also on the barracks and station Farther to the left the right slope on his showing, were 50 per cent, but dependent upon guarantees regarding at Landan. We destroyed three hostile is less sharp, and the tanks

Austrian prisoners are agreed in stating their use. machines over Landan. Two British able to crawl up. The French infan- that 12 divisions, otherwise 460,000 men, THE ALLEGED" BLACK BOOK”

try stored the clifflike uscent un machines are missing.

AMSTERDAM, June 30th MOST DEBATABLE POINT ON

ench side and passed round the bend of Were engaged. Therefore, M. Wekerle's the corrected show K proportions, FRONT.

the ravine, and continued the advance to

200,000 Austro-Hungarian losses were a mile from the starting line in the

Moreover, we took 10,000, not valley. The majority of the 1,200 prison- ers were taken in the ravine.

were

men.

19,000, prisoners.

AUSTRIAN CLAIM,

A wireless Austrian official report claims that the Italian attacks on Monte Valbella were completely repulsed.

LONDON. June 28th. 10.30 p.m.

British Renter's Correspondent at Headquarters, telegraphing this evening,

FIGHT FOR CUTRY RAVINE sintes: We successfully advanced this

The fighting on June 28th centrod morning nearly a mile, capturing ground

maluly round Hill 162 and Cutry Itavine at the most debatcable point on the entire 11 169 is the highest point in the region front, just west of Bois Dabal, which

and its possession enables un to over The Balkans. formng the north-west angle of Nieppe look the eneiny's positions in the rear forest. This was the Foint in the Inst Cutry Ravine is a small, deep valley Flanders offensive at which the enemy | immediately north of Hill 162. Its valus thrust was hardest, in order to bring off for the enemy lay in the fact that it subterranean quarries a flanking attack on to the high ground contains deep. Cost of Kemmel. His possession of the in which he was able to keep large garri. forest would have opened the way to an ons in dangerous proximity to our lines

A French Eastern communiqué states; advance on Hazbrouck, entailing a pus and sale from our guns.

British aviatorg lavishly bombed the sible retirement from Ypres and the dis

The operation was effected without pre Vardar valley and the Seres-Drama rail. memberment of our forces holding the paration, and all our objectives wore

way. They felled one enemy machine.. hilly country between Casset and occupied, despite the nature of the Acherpemberg

BARLIER CABLES. [TEROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.) BRITONS BOMB VARDAR VALLEY.

ground, within half-an-hour of the open- General. ing of our barrage and before the enemy

had time to organise resistance

LONDON, July 1st.

EARLIER CABLES. {THROUGE REUTER'S JUKNOY.] GERMAN COAL FOR DUTCH

POTATOES.

THE HAGUE, June 30th.

It is officially stated that the Govern

The enemy's former attempts in that direction though frustrated render

The ground on the right of Three ed our position cramped for future

is morning the advance, plais was actually taken by a chargo operations. This thcrofore, was designed to enlarge our of the light tanks, which crossed amid holding The attack was launched at six a hail of machine-gun bullets, the infan- o'clock, on Front of 6,000 yards from try following The tanks accompanied Vieux Berquin on the left to Pont the infantry who took the Cutry Ravine, ment has agreed to export new potatota Tournant on the right. Our objective and they rolled along the edge of the to be equally distributed among the belligerents. Germany has undertaken Ravine firing down among the Germans was the line of small streets named Plate

crossing the plateau, Although exposed to send 50,000 tons of coal to Holland in Beque, 1,500 yards away, which

to very heavy artillery firing the tanks July. attained completely without hitch

continued to assist the infantry through contretem pe

out the engagement, one remaining under fire over four hours.

we

or

Lancashire and Yorkshire troops wer engaged, also those of the southern countries: The enemy made a fight,

but never looked to have a chance of winning and his losses must have been considerable. Wo

AIR-FIGHTING..

On June 25th and 29th, 15 enemy sery- planes were brought down, 10 others were put out of action and two captive bal captured loons were set on fire.

FAMINE EXPECTED IN HÖLLAND.

AMSTERDAM, June 30th.

The Telegraaf says that new potatoes are already being exported to Gertpany. at the rate of 50 wagon-loads daily.

The Telegraaf protests against the

export,

á famine is expected in

Hollant next winter.

the other part blew itself up, says it was ngreed to return the fleet expressly on the condition that Germany and her Allies would not use it in the war and would return to to Bussin after the war. He says it was only on the condition that the fleet returned that Germany stopped the advance of the troops on Novo

Коянівк

NAVAL" CAPTAIN SENTENCED

TO DEATH

Moscow, June 30th

The Duke of Connunght, proposing tho tonst of The Visitors and the Univers- Lics of the United States," said he had great pleasure in joining in the very warm welcoine which was being given to their guests that evening. He hoped they would accept the rationed dinner which to them as a slight token. of

along They had been told of the very leading part which the Universi ties of the United States took in their country. He had been long enough un the other side of the Atlantic to have formed the same opinion. We in Eng lazd hardly knew how great was the post-

tion occupied by the professors of the grent Universities of the United States. there had beon very States and those of Canada, and he only between the very friendly Interchanges of the United

the best of the two countries. During hoped they might continue. It was for

their present visit to this country the two gentlemen who were their guests that evening would find în visiting the Uni- ̈ veraitics, dot perimps as many students as there used to be, but very good men. It was true they might find them all in uniform, brat they were toen of education, Berlin newspapers statu that the "The Bolshevik Court has passed sen-men of intellect, and inen of culture, although hard at work learning military Pines of Wied first leard of the alleged tnce of death upon Captain Stemany, duties. They would see what the spirit existence of the "Black Book, mention-x-fommander of the Baltic Ficet, on of stress, devoted as they were to their of our Universities was that in a time

ed in the Billing care un June 4th, charge of opposing and discrediting through the newspaper reports of the Soviet rule. trial.

“ቱ፡

KERENSKY IN PARIS.

LONDON, June 30th M. Kerensky has arrived in Paris. FOOD DIFFICULTIES IN AUSTRIA.

LOADON, June 30th

M. Krylenko was the prosecutor. The Central Executive Committee of the Soviets dismissed the appeal against

the sentence

GERMANY JUSTIFIES THE SEIZURE

AMSTERDAM, June 29th.

several vocations in the great Univer- sities, they one and all had joined as officers, non-commissioned ofheers, in the forces.

No man has don

doni: more,” said his

Royal Highness, to uphold the honour of the country than the soldier from the universities

of England. (Cheers.) We have recently had visit from many dis tinguished citizens of the great Republic. Among them have been Colonel House, Adiatral Sims, and General Pershing, and it is therefore fitting that gentlemen who represent the literary and ecues

A Berlin semi-official message, describtional side and that of art should come fp us from the United States to show us ing the events leading to the seizure of that they also share in our views, which

have been so well expressed

this

evening. the Black Sea Ficet, alleges a contraven and which they are going to tell us about tion of the Peace Treaty by the Fleet's the reasons why America came into

war and is going to continue in the war. Those ren

705ons T think we shall all appre continued activity.

ate, and I may tell them also that they will see for themselves in the universities

A telegram from Vienna states that the Emperor Karl, owing to the insoly. able dificulties of the food shortage, de spatched a letter to the Kaiser on the subject. A conference occurred at the Main Headquarters, the Hungarian FoodRossisk after the German occupation of which they are visiting the fine spirit

Minister participating.

The principal units went to Novo

Sebastopol Acute differences of opinion on board the ships led to the Dreadnought

It is stated that an agreement was reached relative to a joint systematic umbenaja Itassiu beins torpedoed by the destroyer hertsch, winle several de stroyers were forced to run ashore. Howed the toast.. ever, the Dreadnought Uolta and several AMERICA modern destroyers returned to Bebastopol

utilisation of all grain stocks until the new barvest.

HUNGARIAN PREMIER'S

SPEECH.

LONDON, June 30th. That a sensation was created in Austria by the Hungarian Premier's speech is shown by the fact that the official correction called this morning arrived before the report of the specch

AUSTRO-GERMANO

ROUMANIAN TREATY:

AMSTERDAM, June 30th.

on the 19th, where the entire Black Sea Fleet still fit for war purposes is now unter German control.".

HAMMERSMITH ONE-HAN

BUSINESSES.

which exists in every part of the country, a spirit which is determined to support the Government of this country in tha war, which was not our seeking, but which we are determined to bring to a successful issue. (Clieors.) (

The Archbishop of Canterbury support - RICA COMING BACK. Professor McLaughlin responded to the toast, and, referring to the troopships now crossing the Atlantic to America Was

coming back. Europe, sad

help ing to Europe to in the task of making

democracies safe and civilisation It was offering itself for those

England, or

Af free govern

sent from

WES CONT

Which were

From three centuries ago, by

Sirs ladys the Earl of Southampton, Wil

Edw

liam Bradford, and

John Winthron Well, now, continued Professor Me

spirit that we can toil

The effect of the Military Service Ants Laughlin a nation can do more tha on one-mua businesses in Hammersmith give its life to save it. Yes, one thing has been considered by the local Council, saving others. One cate in the hope of

only only pray and the Town Clerk has put forward awe shall continue without backsliding to proposal for the formation of a Small be true to the highest promptings of our the Holding Co to carry on the businesses, for whatever is biggest word by your side the company to pay the profits as allow has been written and much has been said ances to the dependents, thus safeguard about institutions and about democracies, ing the interests of the small traders call but we have all come to realise the truth el up for military service. He has been of the old adage that it words are the authorised to arrange for & special sub- daughters of eartli, deeds are the sons of committee te deal with the scheme.

Heaven 22

A Bukharest message states Roumanian Chamber, sitting at Jassy, on June 28th passed the peace treaty with the Central Powers. Only five deputies, including General Averescu, opposed the treaty.