1915-06-09 — Page 1

The Hongkong Telegraph

WEATHER FORECAST

FAIR Barometer 20.77

(ESTABLISHED 1881.)

Copyright, 1915

Propziator.

June 9 1915,

Temperature

6 a.m. 80.

p.m, 86

Lemperature 6 am, 82'

Humidity

86

68.

June 9 1914.

Humidity

87

78 91

29.0

日七月四

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 9, 1915.

一九六凴

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OBITUARY.

NEWSPAPER · PROPRIETOR'S. DEATH.

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SULTAN ADVISED TO GO ON

PILGRIMAGE."

TYPHOID AND PANIC AMONG THE TURKS.

Italians Capture Important Positions.

HEAVY CASUALTY LIST FROM FLANDERS.

[Renter's Service to. The "Telegraph."]

VC FOR LIEUT. WARNEFORD.

June 8, 5.25 p.m. The Admiralty announces that H.M. the King has, telegraphed to Flight-Lieut. Warneford moat, hearty congratulations on his splendid achievement. His Majesty a ida that he has much pleasure "in conferring upon him the Victoria Cross for his gallant act.

GERMANS TRY TO SMUGGLE ASPHYXIATING GAS.

June 8,12.20 p.m.

Barrels which were supposed to contain beer, were examined at Bukharest, where it was found that they contained asphyxiating gas liquid, which the Germans were, endeavouring to smuggle through into Turkey. The barrels were confiscated.

ADMIRAL VON TIRPITZ'S BARREN PROPERTY.

June 8, 12.20 p.m. It has been discovered at Roms that Admiral vo Tirpitz is the owner of some barren property on the coast of Sardinia, property which is suspected as being used as a base for submarines. The authorities are investigating the matter.

"BY GOD'S DISPENSATION."

June 8, 12.20 p.m. A German staff order has been found on the Bzura battlefield that refers to gassing. It réade as follows": "By God's dispensa tion we have received a new and patent weapon in gas with which wo vanquished our enemies."

TYPHOID RAGING IN ASIA MINOR.

GERMAN FAMILIES LEAVING EN MASSE,

June 8, 12.20 p.m. According to Reuter's correspondent at Athene, travellers from Constantinople affirm that typhoid fever is raging amongst the Army and the population of Asia Minor, and that 76 doctors have succumbed

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There is a great shortage of bread. The Germans fearing the forcing of the Dardanelles, have ad- vised the Sultan to go to Koniab, on the pretext of making a pil grimsge; the Salten declined and suggested that the Heir Presump five should go to Koninh,

Germans and their families are reported to be again leaving

en maase.

The Turkish Peace Party are making the most strendous efforts to bring Towak Pasha, the ex-ambassa lor at London into power.

The departure of the German families is shaking the faith even of the Turks, who are convinied by the Germans that the Dar- "danalios are impregnabi

BRITISH CASUALTIES IN FLANDERS

June 8, 12.40 p.m. Yesterday's casualties in Flanders number 3,321 inalaling 711 dead; besides over 240 naval casualties in the Dardanelles;

OUR AIRCRAFT WARDING OFF DANGER TO LONDON.

Jane 8, 12.40 p.m.

General Sir Francis Lloyd, speaking in the City, said that people sometimes wondered what our aircraft were doing when the Zeppeline raid our shores, his reports, showed that they were out in parauit, successfully warding off danger to London,

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THE HEALTH OF THE KING OF GREECE.

Jane 8, 12.40 p.m.

According to Renter'e correspondent at Athena last night's bulletin states that there is a perceptible improvement in the King's condition, bia temperature is 100.8 degrees Fahrenheit, and the vomiting har ceased.

ITALIANS MAKE CONSIDERABLE PROGRESS.

Jane 8, 12.20 p.m. According to Reater's correspondent at Rome a regular advance of the Italian armies along the whole front capturing most important positions across the frontier is announced in to-day's communiqus. The Austrian resistance is mostly feeble.

The great operations are developing. In the first operation, Italians continue hammering at the defences on the Lavarone Folgaria plateau. In the second, all along the line on the Isonzo great forces have come into close touch with the Italians, supported by powerful artillery. They reached this important river line, and all its parts, with the object of making suitable orainge and installing bridge-heads.

The Italians, after, three days of desperate fighting, now seri- ously threaten Tolmino. The cavalry have brilliantly crossed the lower Isonzo, entrenching on the eastern bank.

Throughout, the Italian losces were comparatively slight.

[la the event of telegrams arriving too late for lasertion on this page they will be found on the Extra.]

EARLIER TELEGRAMS.

IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS.

WELCOMING THE NEW MINISTERS.

June 7, 6.35 p.m.

In the House of Commons to-day there were some notable incidents. The new Miniɛters on rising to reply to questions met with a hearty reception. Among the fint to arrive was Mr. Bonar Law who was loudly cheered. Enthusiasm was renewed upon the Premier, Mr. Asquith, entering the House and sitting beside Mr. Bonar Law.

MR. ASQUITH AND ITALY.

NO MORE COTTON FOR GERMANY,

} (Renter's, Service To The "Telegraph.”)

London. Roosivad June 8.

Lord Robert Ceoil said the Government believed the measures The death is announced of Mr. taken to prevent the import of cotton to Germany would be Cornish, ex-proprietor of the anccessful, and he hoped the effect of the prohibition of the export Madras Mail." of Egyptian cotton would be to prevent its reaching the enemy through neatrals. The Government, to'vever, was not considering the question of making cotton absolute contraband. The Govern Įment, he added, is investigating the cause of the great increase in

the export of yarns to neutrals.”

RECRUITING.

Asked whether he intended to reply to a question anent the proment recruiting facilities, Mr. Asquith mid the response to the Just appeal had been satisfactcry and a fall announcement as to the Government's policy would be made shortly.

LIEUT. WARNEFORD'S WONDERFUL FEAT.

NEWS FOR BUSY MEN.

CONDENSED.

There is a perceptible improve- ment in the condition of the King of Greece.

Engagements continue outside the defences on the Folgaria plateau. The Italian loses are slight..

A German staff order refers tɔ

June 8, 12.55 a.m. Flight Lieutenant Warneford was formerly a mercantile marine officer. He was born at Cosch Beber in 1892, is the son of a Wiltshire man and an Anglo-Indian. He came to Eugland: from The Italian armies are continui : Canada five months ago and obtained his lying certificate at ing their progress and have Hendon on February 25. Hie feat has been received with captured important positions in enthusiasm, settling as it does all doubts as to the ability of the Austris, aeroplane to tackle Zeppelins. Some accounts from Rotterdam itate that another aeroplane, a French machine, participated in the fight. The Zeppelin was returning to the Belgian coast, possibly the gas used in Galicia as a from a raid on England. When attacked it rose to a tremendous height and went at fall speed in the direction of the shed at weapon acquired “by God's dis Gontrole, near Gheat. There was a continuous exchange of rifle pensation." and machine-gun fire, but no opportunity of bombing was given to

Yesterday's casualties in Flan the aeroplane till the airship was over Ghent, where it had to descend in order to approach the shed. Then the aeroplane gat ders were 3,231 (including 711 above the Zeppelin and dropped its bombs. As these struck they dead). There were 240 naval were fallowed immediately by small explosions and the Zeppelin casualties in the Dardanelles. burst into fire, which spread over the whole ship. The nunnery in suburb of Ghent, upon which the Zeppelin fall, was the Grand Begininage de St. Elizabeth, cna of the largest and most noted

General Lloyd, in a speech de." convents in Belgium. It has seven hundred inmates besides livered in London, says that the numerous women and children refugees. A terrible scene occurred Home air-fleet has bien auccess- when the buildings osaght fire and the inhabitants of the suburb fully occupied in warding off rushed to the rescue. One man, with a child in his arms, leapt danger from the Metropolis. from a barning room to the street sad both were killed.

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"BOARD OF TRADE FIGURÉS.

Jane 7, 6.35 p.m.

The Board of Trade statistics show au increase" in importa in Great Britain amounting to £12,545,678 on 1 a decrease in exports of £8,432,198. Under imports the chief increases are in food, drink and tobacco, £8,116,627; raw ection £2,737,507; wool, #2,3/6,186. Under exports the decrease in manufactured cotton amounts to £2,220,025.

FRENCH MINE-LAYER SUNK

Jana 7, 6.35 p.m.

Typhoid is raging among the Turks; seventy-five doctors have died of the disease. There is shortage of coal and bread, and panic appears to be spreading.

Barrels, supposed to contain bear, on being examined, at Bukharest, were found to be filled with aspybxiating gas liquid, which the Germ^ng ware enden. vouring to smuggle into Turkey:

NEWS.

Our London letter appears on

message from Paris reports that the mine-layer Casablanca Page 3 of this issue. airuck a mine and sank at the entrance to the Aegean Sea. A British destroyer picked up two officers and sixty-four of the orew.

It is possible that officers reached the coast but were captured byhe Peak tramway this morning

the Turks.

FRENCH COMMUNIQUES

Jane 8, 2.50 p.m.

A large anake was killed on

noar Barker Road,

Attention is drawn to a change in the time-table of the Kowloon Canton railway.

A letter from an cocentric but

A Paris communique saya-North of the Aiene the enemy multiplied his desperate efforts to re-capture two lines of treaches observant Hibernian appears on The Premier eloquently welcomed the accession of Italy to the which we took yesterday. He brought reinforcements in automc- cause of the Allies. Britain, he said, had always watched the biles from a distance of eighty kilometres and counter-attacked the Extra, formation of an united Italy with the keeneat sympathy and the furiously, but was completely repaleed. Two thousand German Chamber of Commerce for most ardent hopes; and now her gallant soldiers and sailors dead were left on the ground and we took two hundred and fit British traders has been in- were our comrades in the struggle for the liberties of the world prisoners and six mitrailleuses. Many other Germans are buried (cheers).

HONGKONG TRADE.

Replying to a question regarding the discovery in Hongkong of plans supported by the German Government for the complete gebrosion of Belfast trade in the Far East, Mr. Bonar Law, Secretary of State for the Colonies, said that reports, to this effect were current in Hongkong, I have been in communication with the Governor, he said, "and had better say nothing more at present.

AMERICA, CHINA AND JAPAN.

Lord Robert Cecil said the Government was aware that the United States Government had made a communication to the Japanese Government on the subject of the Sino-Japanese Treaty, bat a further expression of the views of the British Government on this question was unnecessary,

EOE TRADING WITH THE ENEMY IN CHINAJUSIE In reply ton question, Lord Robert Cecil said he was not yet in a position to make a statement respecting the suggested prohibition of trading with the enemy in China.

beneath the debris. We made several attacks between Soissons and sugurated at Canton. Rheims and sprayed burning liquid on the enemy's trenches at Vauquois as a reprisal. Fighting north of Arras continues to be of

"Our Contemporaries" appeara the most violent description and the artillery duel has been ceaseless on page 2, Commercial News on and most for all day. Convergent attacks at the contro of the page, and Log Book on page.

Labyrinth" brought us to the central redoubt where several Ger- man counter-attacks were repulsed. Our prisoners at Hebuterne numbered four hundred, and several hundred German corpses were left on the ground:

RUSSIAN COMMUNIQUE.

1. June 8, 5.55 am, Petrograd official message says:.... The enemy west of Kolo- mea ceased his persistent attacks and was ropulsed with heavy losses. The Austrians loft five thousand bodies in front of one Bussian Division alone. We also captured seven hundred prisoners, in an attack in this region. Small forces of the enemy in the Jónravno region have succeeded in crossing the river Datester.

DONT FORGET.

TO-DAY.

Bijou Theatre-9.15 p.m. Victoria Theatre-9.15 p.m. TU-MORROW;

Bijon Theatre 9.15.p Victoria Theatre 9. p.m. Sale of China and Curios-0

Lammerte Sales Room: 2.30 p.m.