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THE WAR.

GERMANS ADMIT FRENCH ADVANCE FRENCH INFANTRY MASTER ENEMY RESISTANCE.

FRANCO-ITALIANS ROUT AUSTRIANS. ENEMY SUFFERS COSTLY DEFEATS.

BRITAIN'S CRACK AIRMAN KILLED.

Branco-Belgian Front.

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BRITISH FRONT.

BRITISH POSITIONS IMPROVED.

LONDON, July 11th. Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig re ports: We slightly improved our post. stions castward of Bretonneux.

We captured several prisoners in

A raids at Merris and Festübert.

Somme

artillery were active astride the

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SUCCESSFUL MINOR OPERATION.

LONDON, July 10th. 10.46 p.m. Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig re

--In a successful minor operation inst night at Merris we captured nine machine guns, two trench-mortars and a number of prisoners,

AERIAL OPERATIONS.

LONDON, Jaly 10th. 10.55 p.m. Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig re- ports--Enemy aircraft were active in the northern part of the front. Ten were destroyed and one was driven down un controllable:

We dropped 14 tons of bombs over the line two tong on Lille junction, and one and a half tons on Bruges Docks,

Three British machines are missing. At night we dropped three tons of bombs on enemy railways and camps. All our machines returned.

GERMAN REPORT.

LONDON, July 10th. 10.45 p.m. A wireless German official report states: -Strong French forces advanced several times and established themselves westward në Antheuil and northward of Longpont.

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FRENCH FRONT.

FRENCH CAPTURE FARMS AND QUARRIES

PARIS, July 11th.

ITALIANS ASTRIDE THE OSUM*

LONDON, July 10th. 5.00 p.m.

An Italian official report states:-

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, JULY 181H, 1916

INDUSTRIAL AND ECONOMIC ORGANISATION OF BRITAIN,

SPEECH BY AUSTRALIAN

PREMIER

urges

SOUTH AFRICA CRISIS ABATED.

JOHANNESBCRO, July 10th. Referring to General Botha's statement cabled on July 5th, three alleged Inter national Socialists, of whom one is an ex-member of the Transvaal Provincial Council, have been arrested. Bail was refused.

The crisis has abated.

"FOR VALOUR" CHAPLAINS REMARKABLE.

RECORD

EARLIER CABLES, fact was tint, more wealth must be pro duced. Some still wanted to take the German brother by the hand after the war, although that band is stained with the blood of innocents. These people spoke of internationalism and still want **** Losbox, July 10th.

ed an open-door policy. So do the Addressing r, large and representative Germans, but it is an open door for Ger. meeting of the British Producers Ormany, not for the British Empire" ganisation in London, the Australian

(Hear, hear) Promier, Mr. M. Hughes, again Mr Hughes referred sarcastically to dwelt at great length upon the absolute

those who, after Brest-Litovak and all ncoessity for the British Empire seriously that has happened sinca in Russia,

Cry organising industrially and economically out in horror when someone in the in- if it wishes to maintain its position after terests of our own self-preservation

LONDON, July 11th, the war. To win the war without being necessary national industrial measures

The four. most recent. recipients prepared to meet the immediate post-war These measures did not begin or end with of the Victoria Cross

include conditions would mean that we will clasp tariff reform. Every industry must be Chaplaint Theadore Bayler Hardy, empty husks. Political independence dealt with as circumstances demanded. D.§.0, MC, who is over 50 years of Having reached to westward of the Lower and the trappings of greatness would if n duty was necessary, why not have age, and who displayed marvellous remain for a season, but without economic it? Why not deal with this question energy and endurance which would ha greatness degenerno would begin non-politically on its merits? It was a remarkable even in a very much younger Нату could this mighty Empire national and Imperial non party ques-man Three incidents are cited show- hold together in the future save by tion, and, a business question. The ang that Chaplain Hardy tended an in- numerous virile populations united British Government has already the capacitated officer and men during by tics of self-interest as well as of race nuclei of complementary organisation as and common ideas, and how could these for as raw materials are concerned. conditions be assured without economie What is wanted for co-ordination of prosperity 1. Upon conditions which guar, these nuclei, and organisation of industry anteed a profitable investment for capital, generally, is an immediate declaration of plentiful and regular employment for the Government's economic policy and labour at good wages and under good con- the appointment of someone clothed in ditions, and upon the development of land the meetssary authority to begin without und other primary resources. Upon these detay to organise for peace." (Cheers.) the greatness, nay, the very existence of KUEHLMANN'S RESIGNATION the Empire and every part of it absolute;

and Middle Semeni and extended east-

ward our occupation of the heights at the heart of Tomorica, our troops are advansing and repulsing the enemy at the centro astride the Osum.

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AUSTRIANS RETIRING IN

DISORDER

PARIS, July 11th.

A French Eastern communiqué states -- Notwithstanding the costly defeats at the Cernn Bend yes.erday, the enemy, to day, again reattacked north of Monastir, and were again repulsed.

We continued to advance.

In conjunction with the Italians, south

of Devoli, in Albania, we capturedly rested. (Henr, hear.) Cafaguriptore and Kosnica Peak,. the Austrians retiring in disorder in Tomo rica Valley, and we are pursuing them.

Aerial Activities,

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BELGIAN KING AND QUEEN TRAVEL BY SEAPLANE.

LONDON, July 10th, The King and Queen of the Belgians who are visiting Their Majesties on the occasion of their silver wedding, crossed the Chantel on separate seaplanes.

Earl Curzon, speaking at to day's Belgian concert in the Albert Hall, when the Belgian King and Queen, accom- panied by Their Majesties King George. and Queen Mary, wers present, said the former were the first King and Queen ever to descend upon our coasts from the skies.

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CRACK BRITISH AIRMAN

KILLED.

LONDON, July 11th. The airman Major McCudden, V.C., who won almost every award for valour, has been accidently killed while flying în France

A communique states:-South of the Aisne our infantry finally overcame the The deceased airman was the son of a enemy resistance at different points.

warrant officer of the Royal Engineers

SENSATION IN REICHSTAG.

COPENHAGEN, July 10th. The resignation of Baron Kuehlmann created a sensation in the Reichstag, where it was announced on Baron Kuchl- man's return from Headquarters

The Centres leader. Herr Groeber, pro posed a postponement of the sitting in order to enable the parties to discuss the situation owing to the Socialists declar ing that they would not vote the new

Great Britain's pre-war economie policy Mr Hughes proceeded to argue that

was one of regation, and judged by results, did not pay. In this matter of life and death things were allowed to take their course. No other great nation had noted thus He showed how Gtr many's share of world trade grew by leaps and bounds. For example, 50

0 years ago, Great Britain produced, roughly, five times more iron and two and a quarter times more steel than Germany. In 1913 Germany produced twice as much iron and two and a half times as much steel as Great Britain. Moreover, many of the best rooms in the Empire's industrial mansions were occupied by Germans Germany's peaceful penetration had honeycombed Great Britain's industria) | Kuehlmann.

life, so that Great Britain traded, not entirely for her own advantage, but also for Germany's After the inferno the world is passing through, could it be

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war on unless von Hintzo declared bis

policy The Socialists are greatly dis satisfied at the appointment of von Hintze

SUCCESSION CONFIRMED.

AMSTERDAM, July 10th

A message from Berlin confirms that Admiral von Hintze has succeeded Baron

HITCH IN APPOINTMENT.

LONDON, July 10th. Apparently, there is some hitch re garding Baron Kuehlmann's successor

CHINESE TELEGRAMS.

COURTESY OF THE CHUNG NGOI

SAN POT

MILITARY EXPENDITURE.

FERING, July 12th. The Peking Government has promised

million dollars bends to General Lung to pay one million dollars cash and six

Chai-kong for military expenditure.

INDEPENDENCE.

It is reported that General Fung Yu- chang, owing to the execution of Gonerat. Lu Kin-chang, which he regarded as un- lawful, has declared independence in Sheung Teh (Honum) from the Peking Government:

INCOME-TAX.

The Minister of Finance is proposing is to be applied firstly to the oficials. to adopt the income-tax bill, and the tax

THE INVASION BOGEY. IF THE GERMANS BREAK THROUGH TO CALAIS.

The Naval correspondent of the London Observer writes

Fears have been expressed in various actions, notwithstanding that he was exquarters that, should the Germans break posed to most dangerous conditions, in country would be a certainty.

through to Calais, the invasion of this Yet cluding very close enemy artillery fire. writers lay down this enunciation as if it STRIKERS WOUND BRITISH

were an axiom. Once on the coast, the

CONSUL IN ARGENTINA.

Butxos Arnes, July 11th. Strikers at Villa Constitution attacked

and wounded the Brith Vice Consul,

They took him forcibly to the strikers headquarters, where he has roughly

banded.

The British Minister bag protested to the Government, of Argentina.

"FRANCO-BRITISH CONCES--

SIONS IN MACEDONIA

argument runs, the Germans will mount big guns which will range across the Channel. It is acknowledged that ships cannot figli those batteries; therefore, the command of the Channel will be lony to the enemy, and there is nothing which will prevent his sending his troops neross QE-FR

Are they going to swin! If not, ha do our alarmists imagine they will get across The Germans have plenty of ships which they could use as transport. aid up in their ports. But if they start an expedition from them, they will hard- y attempt to reach the coast of Kent. That of Yorkshire, Lincolnshire Norfolk, or Suffolk is more tempting. They may try a landing; but the Channel ports will not enter into the matter at all unless we are to suppose that they will send defences, and to attempt ile impossible ompty ships to run the gauntlet of our task of embarking in army in the samp ed harbours of Calsis or Boulogne.

LONDON, July 11th. The Times Correspondent at Salonika states that concessions have been granted to the British and French financial groups for the drainage and irrigation of the marshes in the Struma and them. An alternative is that they might Vardar valleys, respectively.

DROPPING A DEPTH CHARGE. “Following the explosion thero was a great disturbance of the water and air bubbles arose. The submarine was not seen again, but large quantities of oil fotod on the surface of the son over the spot."-Official Report.

just dreaming that it isn't cold er wet, and that the war has been over for years, when a banging at my door tells me that it is 4 o'clock and time to

drizzling rain Day is breaking and a sea-mist as I climb into my seat in

blimp,

is a stream,

ready for early patrol get

the

AN ABSURDITY.

That, of course, is a reductið ud absur

use the ships which are in their hands at Antwerp, and, violating Dutch neutrali- ty, run the gauntlet of the batteries which dufend the months of the Scheldt. Still, what have Calais or Boulogne to do with it? They are not in the direct line from Antwerp to London. Another hypothesis, which the writers in question may have had in their mind, is that flat-bottomed barges, of which there is believed to be

number in Ostend and Zeebrugge, might be used for the purpose, being brought constwise to the French ports, tomed boats twice before, and the threat We have been threatened with fat bot

kept our forefathers on the alert. The guns of the day did not "command" the Chamel from the French side it is true; but neither did the British guns

Ablimped balloon from ours. Here is the flaw in the argu-

line silvery-looking with an aeroplane minus the wing fixed

mont. If our fast moving destroyers and over invisible submarines could not operate

maintained, even by those who before the A later official Berlin message says that underneath, and our job is scoutins within range of the German guns, how

war thought Great Britain's coonomic policy was the best potivy, that that policy will suit conditions after the war? In the new economic environment after the war, if we are not adequately equipped, we will surely perih (Hear, hear.)

Mr. Hughes pointed out that few realised what would be the position after the war. Great Britain's war indebted nes has already reached £8,000,000,000.

Admirul von Hintze is

PRESS OPINION.

Sparks !!

the home seas for submarines)

There is a choppy sen running, and in could the slow moving and laden barges Baron Kuehlmann's successor, but a final a choppy sea there is much less risk of a effect the crossing within range of ones I

periscope being seen decision has not yet been made,

straight out from the crust weither they must move across by the Away,

shortest route where they would be cover. aleer, myself and Harold Harald is busy tuning up his wireless; I am chaufed by the shore guns, and, therefore, be four and bomb-dropper, Harold. the within reach of ours, or they must at

tempt to move down Channel, where they would be out of rangs of our guns, and, therefore, outside the protection of their own, and when, in consequence, they would be exposed to the attack of nur naval forces. People do not realise what our set-power is because, up to the pre- sent, it has but rarely had targets. Givo it such a target as an attempted German vide it with, and the most doubtful and see farther, convinced that its existence is a fact, and

LONDON, July 10th. The Press of both London and Paris, assuming the correctness of the report of the resignation of Baron Kuehlmann, are of opinion that it constitutes a triumph for the pan-Germans, and is likely to be

expert. At anything above 200ft, it is impossible to see the water, so we cruise along at half that altitude, og h

Ziz-i-ziz-i-Ziziziziz-itititil-ziz. Something doing! I can hear the pene

ahove the roar of the trating “

and Harold

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engine..

"

A U-boat has been geen," sharp turn to starboard and steer for the

We captured Lagrillo Farm and theMajor McCudden began as a mechanic Add to this interest on this stupendous followed by stronger measures against ebouts direction in my ear; we make a invasion across the Channel would pro- quarries north of Chavigny Farm and three times fought the crack German sum, the many millions annually for pen, Russia, especially after the assassination locality given. The mist has lifted, and Thomas of us all will be very speedily

To the eastward our patrols reached airman Immelmann.

Longpout, and entered the northern

of Corcy, taking prisoners.

The Balkans.

part

General.

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#FRANCO-ITALIANS ADVANCE IN SOUTHERN ALBANIA

LONDON, June 11th.

7.20 a.m.

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BANK AMALGAMATIONS.

LONDON, July 11th. The Daily Express states that Barclay's Bank, the London and Provincial Bank and the London and South. Western Bank have amalgamated. They control total accounts amounting to £212,000,000.

The Daily Chronicle says rumour is between the sea and Lake Ochrida is the busy in the city regarding possible

It is pointed out that the important advance by the French and Italians in Southern Albania on an 80 mile front

-elimax of the pressure steadily exercised amalgamations, including the London during the past two months. The French City and Midland Bank and the London and Italians, since the spring, have Joint Stock Bank; also that Lloyd's Bank pushed their way northward 20 miles, and is about to come into a working arrange

now advancing in considerable ment with the National Bank of India. strength and are substantially progres The British Bank of South America sing in the mountains and roadless entered into a working arrangement with region

the London Provincial Bank and London British monitors are co-operating with and South-Western Bank some weeks ago.

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the Italians in the coastal sector, where

the Italians are already 20 miles north

of Avlong, and are apparently, aiming at

Brazzo.

THE SILVER MARKET.

LONDON, July 11th.

The silver market is steady.

siona, hage sums for repatriation, avo cational education for disabled man, and many other financial responsibilities, and it will be realised that we are in for a pretty bad time. For remember that these are all new burdens added to the pre-war burdens and would have to be met out of the wealth produced after the war. Hence was obvions that we must produce per unit of labour and per pound of capital invested than ever either cloquence nor resolutions will

more

of Count Mirbach, also possibly by a supreme effort in Frace or Italy soon Admiral von Hintze, who is mentioned as his successor, is described as one of the most notorious intriguers and adventurer, in the German diplomatic service was formerly Ambassador at Peking, but owing to various scandals he was recall- ed Ho was in Mexico when wat broke out, but managed to return to Germany in the guise of an Englishman. Then he returned to China, crossing the Pacific as a super cargo in a Scandinavian tramp Tessel

we can go

THE ACTUAL DANGER- The times are serious enough, in all

Ten soinutes, and we ate a couple of destroyers racing in the same direction as ourselves, all three of us converging as ne 50. We get ahead of them and presently conscience, without adding hogeys to our spot a mine-swespor zig-zagging in our anxieties. The danger of a. Germen ad- direction. On her port quarter about a vance to the coast is of a different kind. mile distant there is to be seen the wash It would threaten the existence of the the army, but not the inviolability of nar of the submarine tearing along on surface and trying. to head her off

shores, except in so far as the attacks We also are seen. The U-boat makes sharp turn to starboard as though to cress from the air would be more formidable the steamer's wake and then submerges. that is outside my province. The dangers than anything we have yet seen. But used to those tactics.

steer in We are te direction. The U-bout had which would result from a successful Ger-

and opposit remained on the surface inch longer than an incursion to the coast are incal was necessary. She wanted her direction culable, but the actual danger of invasion to be seen and would probably return on would not materialiss for a very long

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no one shouta farold to attier considerations than the mere fact her course onoo, she has led us up the time to come, and would be governed by **There she is! shouts Harold 15 of their establishment at Calais. It is minutes later. It takes a keen eye to dis necessary that this should be pointed out, cern that grey shadow, all broken up as for, were an invasion panic to follow upon the shadows are by the choppy men, but the improbable event of a decisive Ger-

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solve this problem. “Of course, you can die or quit, which amounts to the same thing, but if you want to live you must AUSTRIA AND SOUTH there is no mistake. She is lying quite man victory, the hands of the authorities

act promptly. The more you look at this terrific problem the more appalling it appears.

GERMANY FLOODED.

to:

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still on the bottom in 40ft. of water. both keep a sharp eye on it a 1 circle night easily be tied by and the measures Zunich, July 10th: round in close coils to get sufficient height necessary to retrieve the situation he You want to forget it and Vienna newspapers give further details giron the charge. Then, with the jeopardised. The alternative that, in the just ticking over we float along event of a German failure in France, a the wind

Laet desperate attempt might be made to much to port.defeat us by sea and invade from the believe that somehow you will muddle of the heavy and continuous rains and No! I am a little through, but at the back of your mind serions floods in Austria and South and flost again. The grey shadow begins such as attempt offers no more prospecti

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out the enxina again, circle back, German ports, is another matter Bat Germany House, and bridges were de to come into my bomb eles that marks days of the war. The chance of a success bomb-eight As it passes of success now than it did in the earlier you know it cannot be sidestepped.”

under the Mr. Hughes, continuing again empha stroyed at Salzkammergut The Danube centre I

lever and look over ful invasion of this country passed when side. to deal with the at Vienna reached its highest level for sised that the only way

the last day of July, 1914, and it is as propeller that problem was to organise every industry the past 30 years, and is still rising.

wound itself off, so releasing the detona certain as anything in kuman affairs can that each fitted into the other like Vienna during the week-end was tor, is spinning away in the same direcbe that an attempt now unless that bomb enters the water and the top plate ho make the attempt. So let as tion but not so fast. A splash, no the Fleet can first be overthrown in a deci. sive engagement will spell disaster to that shall pull on the 40ft cord jerks off

the cogs of a machine and formed part without meat, and horse-flesh sold at

of the great national organisation. The famine prices,

co-operation of organized labour. was The newspapers state that Austria hat absolutely necessary. The fundamental lost over half the country's live stock.

and a little bright is falling r the Flect went to its Northern bases on

Then

and remains on the surface face the real troubles with a right judg

write in my log the report at ment in all things and not divert our the head of this story and steer about for minds and our energies by vain imagip- depot and breakfast H.ES

ings of disaster