The Hongkong Telegraph
WEATHER FORECAST
FAIR Barometer 20,83
June 8 1915,
Temperature Ga.m. 81 Humidity
p.m. 87
(ESTABLISHED 1881.) Copyright, 1915 by the Proprietor.
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TUESDAY, JUNE 8,
1915.
10-DAY'S
2930 日陸廿月四
TO-DAY'S.
LATEST WAR TELEGRAMS,
LATEST WAR TELEGRAMS
HEROISM OF BRITISH AVIATORS,
A ZEPPELIN AND TWO ENEMY AEROPLANES DESTROYED.
French Successes Round Arras Continue.
THREE GERMAN WARSHIPS SUNK OR DAMAGED.
[Renter's Servios to The "Telegraph."],
BRITISH AIRMEN'S GALLANT DEEDS.
Jane 7, 4.10 p.m. The Admiralty announces that carly this morning Flight Lieutenants J. P. Wilson and J. S. Milla dropped bombs on an air- skip ahed at Evere, to the north of Brussels. The shed was ob -served to be in flames. It is unknown whether a Zeppelin was inside or ro', but the mes rose to a great height. Both pilota réturned safely.
HEAVY CASUALTY LISTS.
June 7, 2.05 p.m.
The number of casualties for the week-end is given na 5,615, The names of 1,673 dead are given. Altogether there have been lists of 20,919 casualtior issued since May 13.
MR. LLOYD GEORGE HOPEFUL.
June 7, 2.05
The Daily Mail quotes Mr. Lloyd George as saying
35 p.m. I believe things are going on all right. I feel that the machine le At last beginning to move."
GAS IN GALICIA.
June 7, 2.05 p.m. A Petrograd message says that everything living, within an enormous area, suffered from the first application of the German poisonous smoke. In the Rawkar region, hardly an animal or fowl was left alive. Numbers of women aid ohildren were killed. The horses of the Russian baggage trains stampeded or were killed. A réserve regiment, rashing ap with muffled faces, saved the situation. The Germans were advancing gaily to the capture when the Russians surprised them with an appalling fire, and repulsed them.
BRITISH AVIATOR'S MAGNIFICENT« HEROISM. June 7, 2:03 p.m.
A Paris message 'a ye that a British aeroplane in Flanders was fighting an aviator olost to the German lines when it was suddenly assailed by twelve Germ in machines. The wings of the aeroplane were riddled, but the Eglishman, circling high store his thirteen enemies, brought down t ro of them with a machine gun, and then escaped to Daikirk.
ANOTHER ZEPPELIN RAID ON EAST COAST.
June 7, 4:10 4.00. The Admiralty announces that a Zeppelin visited the East Cast of England last nigh. Iocendiary explosive bombs were dropped had caused two fine, that resulted in five deaths and injuring forty people..
THE FRENCH MAKE FURTHER PROGRESS,
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At three o'clock Flight Sat-Liect. It. Warneford attacked a
Jane 7, 4.35 p.m. The battle of Arras continues favourable to the French, Zeppelin, between Ghent and Brussels, at a height of 6,000 feet, communique speaks of the artillery duel last night as one and dropped six bomba on it. The Zeppelin exploded and fell to extréme intensity. the ground, where it burned for a considerable time. The force of the explosion caused the monoplane to turn turtle, the pilot euc- but were defeated by the French Ertillery. Another attack The Garmana counter-attacked it the Souchez sugar refinery ceeded in righting his machine and had to make a forced laoding to the north of the Labyrinth was repulsed by infantry in the enemy's country, but was able to re-atait the engine and re- turned safely,
The French made new progress, particularly around the Labyrinth and Lorette. We also made a night attack on Heruterne, capturing two successive lines of trenches, on a front of 1200 metres, taking prisonere and tome quick firers.
THE STORY OF SUBMARINE E II.
June 7, 2,05 p.m.
The Germans counter-attacked last night to the north of the Aisne where the French, despite the violent conflicts, kept their geine,
An Eye-witness" describes the visit of Submarine E11 to THREE GERMAN WARSHIPS SUNK OR DAMAGED. Cinstintinople.
June 7, 14 p.m.
June 8 1914,
Temperature 6 sin, 82 Humidity
87
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TO-DAY'S
LATEST WAR TELEGRAMS.
INDISPOSITION OF PRESIDENT WILSON DELAYS COMPLETION OF THE GERMAN NOTE.
Jane 8, 3.00 p.m.
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TELEGRAMS.
NEWS FOR BUSY MEN.
CONDENSED.
The casualties for the week end are given as 5,815.
The British airmen have met with considerable success in the west.
Mr. Lloyd George has spoken":
Reuter's correspondent at Washington reports that President Wilton's indisposition has prevented the completion of the Ncts to hopefully of the situation sa re- Germany, an tits publication is not new expected before Wedns-garde munitions, day. Extraordinary precaution will be taken to ensure textual accuracy before delivery to Eslin.
PIRACY RETURNS.
June 8, 3.00 p.m.
Seventeen trawlers and a engar ship have been torpedoed dur- ing the week-end. The crews were saved.
Renter sends an "Eye-witness' account of the performance of submarine E Il" at Constantin- ople.
The cotton position is dis tinetly more hopeful and there is every prospect of a look-out being avoided.
The operation on the King of Greece was to permit of the dia. charge of pus consequent upon
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EARLIER TELEGRAMS.
STIFF FIGHTING AT GALLIPOLI.
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The pirates sunk seventeen trawlers and a augar ship during the week-end, All the oreWE were saved.
The battle at Arraa continues in favour of the Frenob, who have captured a further series of trenches along a 1200 metre front.
A Zeppelin visited the East Cosst of England last night and dropped bombs which caused two fires and brought about fire deaths.
June 6, 11.85 p.m. The following port'o of the Press Barrau report on the Gallipoli action was not to hand when we went to preas yesterday evening six hundred yards and capturing three lines of trenches; but though The Territorial Division in the centre did brilliantly, advancing they advanced to the capture french and held it all day and half have sunk or damaged three Te Rasaisns are stated to the ensuing night, they had to be ordered back in the morning to German warships in the Baltic. the second captured line, as both flanks were exposed.
The Germans have sunk Russian transport.
The Naval Division on the right centre captured a redoubt and a formidable line of trenches in three tiers extending for three hundred yards on their front, but they too, had to be withdrawn Owing to a heavy enfilade fire.
The poisonous smoke weed by
elas and retook for the fourth time a deadly redoubt called "Ls disastrous effects. Many women, The French Jroad Division advanced with great gallantry and the Germans in Galiola has had Haricot," but the Tarks developed heavy counter-attacks through children and soimals have been
On the French extreme right the French captured a strong line prepared communication trenches, and covered by accurate shell killed by it. fire, re-captured it.
trenches, which, though heavily counter-attacked twios daring the night, they still cocupy.
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MR. CHURCHILL'S SPEECH.
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June 7, 6.00 p.m.
Owing to the indisposition of
President Wilson, the American Note to Germany could not be completed, and its publication in- not expected before Wednesday.
NEWS.
"Oar Contemporaries" appears on page 2; Commercial News on
DON'T FORGET.
The following is the continu:tion of Mr. Winston Churchill's He retobed Constanza and look boat at 5.30 in the morning
speech, a portion of which appeared in our edition yesterday :- from Pera to 8 amboul. Suddenly he acticed, sixty yeards from the
What the nation expected from a National Government was landing place, a stick, upright in the water, moving towards the submarines reported the approach of German destroyers, preceding was
According to Reuter's Petrograd correspondent, Russian action and the message he wished to take back to the Government Page 9, and Log Book on page bridge. The sight was amazing, since the current was ranning in battleships, in the Gulf of Riga, The Germans retired on the never failed you yet." The State in the hour of supreme need had "Act with faith and courage and trast the people; they have the opposite direction. Then he saw a white trail of blue-green advance of the Russian fleet, after which German hydroplanes made absolute power over all cubjects. It compulsion was necessary to water and guessed that it was a torpedo. A moment later there was an entirely abortive attack and were driven off by Hussian artillery, win the war he would support it, but it was unnecessary. Ench
shattering explosion, a column of water, and he saw au ́army transport, called the Stamboul, attling by the stern. A second day, and was attacked by submarines. The Russians also success lack volunteers were the bloody trenches in France and Flanders, The German feet again approached the Russian shores yester was the character of the people that the only places which never explosion followed amidships, and nothing was visible in a few fully laid mines on the enemy's route. Three German warships but the service at Home minates but a mass of wreckage. A third torpedo hit the Custom are known to have been sank or damaged. Oh House quay, doing no damage but creating much terrible commotion
the fighting men supplied stood on different footing. to keep the On shore the police and soldiers were distractedly firing their
Peace is impossible in Europa till German militarism is so ifles. The submarine gleamed for a moment.in the sun, with an
shattered that it is unable, in any way to resist the will of the officer 10 the look-out; then sank. The batteries in the hill showered shells for half an hour, but it was a sheer waste of
conquering power. Therefore, the whole nation must be organised and mobilised, and the Government must assert such control that Ammunition,
everyone will do his or her fair share. As the grand reserve of the Allied cause we must advance n'i ons man, and Britain's might hurled united into the conflict will be irresistible.
COTTON OUTLOOK MORE HOPEFUL
June 7 2.05 p.m. The interview between, the representatives of the card-room workers and Sir George Askwith has opened. There are promising prospects that a 3 ton lockout will be averted. Beveral sections of he cotton industry held mestings on Saturday to discuss the situa for, and at each a hopeful feeling prevailed.
RUSSIAN TRANSPORT SUNK
June 7, 1:40 pm. An enemy submarine sank the Eussian transport Yenisasi. Thirty-two men were unved,
BATTLE PROCEEDING IN THE BALTIC
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THE OPERATION ON THE KING OF GREECE
June 7, 1:40 pm It is reported from Stocktem that a battle is proceeding in the
June 7, 6.00 pm Renter's correspondent at Athens atston that the removal of a tio. There has been six hours cann ading Twenty to portion of the King's rib was to allow of the exit of put followin were heard every minute for a long time
an sitiok off
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Bin Theatre-0.15 p.m. Victoria Theatre-9.15 p.m.
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Bijon Theatre-0.15 p.m... Victoria Theatre-9.15 p.m." Bale of Chira and Coriol-G P. Lammerty Balce Room, 2.30 p.m.
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