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The Hongkong Telegraph

June 18 1915,

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FRIDAY, JUNE 18,

TO-DAY'S

LATEST WAR TELEGRAMS,

10-DAY'S

LATEST WAR TELEGRAMS

June 18-1914,

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WAR TELEGRAMS,

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TELEGRAMS.

HOE RACING.

NEW OAKS RESULT.

DESPERATE FIGHTING IN GALICIA.

TENS OF THOUSANDS OF SHELLS FIRED IN A

BRIEF TIME. "

June 17, 12.55. p.m.

TRADES UNIONS AMENABLE.

Jono 17, 2.50 am.

Renter's correspondent at Petrograd raports that the bathe in

A conference of Trade Union representatives pledged them. Galicis, especially on the San, is increasing in fierceness. A com manique rays: The enemy is continually putting fresh forces in solves to support Mr. Lloyd George's scheme for transferring men the fight, but along the Daei ter the battle continues to our advant from commercial work to the munitions factories. They also age. We captured more prisoners, four gune and six machine guns: decided to do everything to prevent disputes throughout the On the other fronts the Russians have gained notable successes, the country, fighting in the Baltic favouring the Rassinus, the cavalry pursuing

GERMANS THROW TENS OF THOUSANDS OF SHELLS. and sabring the Germans. The enemy on the Middle Nieman

British Workers Organised.

TURKS DISMAYED BY HEAVY LOSSES.

(Reuter's Sarvice to The "Telegraph."]

CHAOS AT CONSTANTINOPLE.

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in two days bave suffered heavy losses in fruitless attempts to assume the ffensive. The Germans opened another bombárd- ment at Césowitz but by two o'clock in the morning the fo.treen guas got the upper hand,

Further roath the Germans opened an intense, bombardment of the village of Jednorojetz, throwing tens of thousands of shells in a brief time. They attempted assaults, but only occupied a portion of a completely destroyed trench of one ragiment. We recaptured all our trenches north of Przasnyz.

«IIn the event of telegrams arriving too late for lasection on this

page they will be found on the Extra.]

EARLIER TELEGRAMS.

GERMAN COMMUNIQUE.

June 17., 100 p.m.

ADMISSIONS OF REVERSES. According to Reuter's corespondent at Athens "travellera from

filled Contactinople relate that the Tarks are

Jana 18, 10.00 p.m. with donateriation at the losses amounting to 120,000, in Gallipoli,

Reuter'a, correspondent, at "Amsterdam reports that a Berlin and it is realised that if this continues at the same rate,

communique states important battles both in Franco and Russia, resistance will soon have collapsed.

The influential. pashae are disillusioned, but are powerless, pe and British attacks in strong force northward of Ypres and ale Li all the diplomats of the state are controlled by Garmana and the Baesee. The communique admits a reverse at Ypres, but eaya that Sultan is a mere figurehead, content merely to live, incapable of the battle continues.

The British attack near La Base was made by four Divisions, any thought for the state.

According to lateet reports the anti German feeling in Con-against the Westphalians, who were reinforced by the Prussian stantinople is increasing, and high Garman officers have been shot Guard. while motoring,

TURKISH ATTACKS REPULSED WITH LOSS.

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June 17, 3.15 pm. The Press Bureau anconaces that at the Dardanelles last night a party of the enemy led by a German officer made a gallant attick on trenches held by a British Brigade. A few of the enemy were killed on the parapet but the majority were killed before reaching the trenches, including the officer.

The Turks also attacked the trenches we captured on June 12. The attack was preceded by strong bombing parties.

We were forced back thirty yards until daybreak when the vacated trench was enfiladed by out machine guns. The Dublin Fusiliers attacked with the bayonet and reoccupied it. They found two hundred dead Turks in the trench..

Our casualties were very slight.

THE NATION AT WAR WORK.

Jane 17., 1.00 p.m. The Rt. Hon. Mr. Lloyd George states that the Labour extensíve Bill, mentioned by Router Jane 18 gives compulsory

over employers and workmen. Колека latter can be moved wherever their services are required.

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Trades Unions will arrange transfera where possible.

The

It is understood that the Government. is considering the for- mation of a national register of men in the United Kingdom with s view to organising all classes for war work.

"OUT TO KILL GERMANS."

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June 17, 1.00 p.m. The Times military

correspondent, reviewing the aituation

thrust resulting from

Aueiro-German in Galicia, points out that not one fifth of Russia's available forces have yet taken the field. We must not allow our selves," he continues, "to be impressed by Russian retreats or failures to break the enemy's lines elsewhere. We are out to Kill Germans and so long as German casualties continue at the rate of 10,000 per day we are doing work which is rendering inevitable the ultimate victory.

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ANCIENT HEADPIECES COPIED.

June 17, 100 p.m. The French authorities are supplying their troops with light steel helmets, recalling an ancient head picas, in order to protect the men from spent fregments of shells and bulleta,

Fighting is also proceeding between the Oisa and the Aisne, and the report rays that the French attempted to break through the Vonges in the valleys of the Feoht and Lauch.

Fighting continues north west of Metzeral, and the com- musique claims in Ballts, in Galicia, some progress westward of Lemberg, but admits Russian successes between the Daeister Marshes and Zurawno.

BRITISH COMMUNIQUE.

LOCAL BRITISH SUCCESSES.

June 16, 10.00 p.m. Field-Marahal Sir John French in a balletin says:- We captured last evening the German front line of trenches eastward of Fostubert, along a mile front, but failed to hold them during the night against a strong counter-attook.

We attacked early to-day the enemy's positions northward of Hooge, and occupied the whole first line of a thousand yards and also part of the second line. We passed 157 prisoners to the rear by noon.

A German counter-attack was repulsed with heavy less.

THE GERMAN ARMY FACING RUSSIA.

June 16, 11.20 p.m. According to Renter'a correspondent at Petrograd military critics estimate the German fcro:s operating on the Eastern front to total forty-five Army Corpe, as well as twenty-six Austrian Army Corps. Fifteen German Army Corps era engaged in the operations against Lemberg, and neven in the operations in the Baltic provinces.

Beuter's correspondent at Amsterdam reports that General Mackensen haa telegraphed the Kaiser to the effect that he will recapture Lemberg before July 1.

FRENCH COMMUNIQUE.

LARGE HAUL, OF GERMAN STORES.

June 17, 2.50 s.m. French communique confirms the report of Field-Marshal Sir John Fronob, and adds: We have gained ground in Atras, notably next to Lorette and Souchez, and also at the Labyrinth, capturing prisoners and several mitrailleuses.

We have progressed on the Upper Fecht, capturing at Braunkopf 340 prisoners and a vast quantity of stores, rifles and half a million rounds of ammunition.

ITALIAN COMMUNIQUE.

ITALIANS CONSOLIDATE THEIR FRONT.

Jaze 17, 8.30 a.m.

An Italian communique reports successful operations along the whole front, including Trentino and Isonzo, where the Italians have consolidated their gains.

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Mountaineers scaled the rocks at Monte Nero in the night, and rashed the Austrian positions at dawn, capturing 300 prisoners.

WELL CONSTRUCTED AUSTRIAN TRENCHES.

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London. Recolved. June 17,

The result of the New Oaks, run at Newmarket, is as follows: Snow Mäten, 20 to 1. 1 Bright, 7 to 1.

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Silver Tag, 11 to 4. 3. There wore eloven starters, the

race being won by foar lengths, head separating second and

third,

NEWS FOR BUSY MEN.

CONDENSED.

The Battle on the "San is said to be increasing in fierceness.

Along the Daiester the battle continues in the Russians' favour.

June 18, 10.00 p.m. During the bombardment of Reconnaissances have been made with a view to discovering the village of Jednorojatz the the quality of the Isɔázɔ'defenses. The trenches consist sometimes Germans threw tens of thousands of several lines constructed of masonry and concrete, strengthened of shells within a brief time. with metal plates and entanglements. Batteries are frequently found in observation caves,

The Ial an wounded bear evidence of the use of explosive ballets by the enemy,

Heavy rains bave modified the heat of the past few days. The health and morale of the troops are excellent.

An Amsterdam telegram states that the Austrian General' Dankl says that at present no great blows are possible against Italy. "We must have patience," he said..

WAR PROFITS TO BE TAXED.

June 18, 10.00 p.m.

In the House of Commons the Hon. E. S. Montagn indicated that the Government would find some means of taxing war profits. It was something repagnant, that there should be individual firms who were making more than they did in 1914 without any special taxation, and when everybody was asked to make sacrifices.

TERRITORIAL ALLOWANCE INCREASED.

June 16, 7.45 p.m.

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The result of the New Oaks" appears in our issue to-day..

Two Torkish attacks on British trenches in the Dardanelles have been repulsed.

NEWS.

"Our Contemporaries" appeare on page 2, Commercial News on page 9, and Log Book on page &

STRATEGY OF

CAUTION.

Why the German Flest does not Come out.

Amsterdam, May 7.

In an artiola in to day's "In the House of Lords, Lord Ielington, announced it had been Berliner Tageblatt, Captain Per- decided to increase the daily ration allowance of the Territorials in sina says:- India, and that the increase would take effect from the date of landing.

ROUMANIA EMBARRASSES TURKEY.

June 18, 10.00 p.m.

The cause of the diminish successes of our submarine wOS-/ pon is to be sought in the improved defensive, measures of the British Fleet: The enemy naturally learns from each losa." After gibing at the British "atrategy of caution," he pro- The Tarks are increasingly embarrassed by Roumanis stopping ceeds to point out that for the 'One cannot stores, ammunition etc. coming from Austris, The Roumanians, German Fleet such strategy is a have redoubled their efforts in this direction and bare just seized a matter of course. complete goods train which was en route to Turkey with a double demand," he says "that" our frame-work, investigation revealing concealed shells. All wore battle fleet which is inferior to the British by more than half, should confiscated.

seek battle on the open sea. It should fight only under favour able conditions, namely, in the neighbourhood of its home base, where the guns of the coast fortifications, besides submarines and mines, can support the attack."

Among the personal baggage of so-called German diplomatic couriers was found apparatus for dealing with poisonous gas.. The Roumanians have seized thirteen such cases within the last few days,

SUBMARINE ACTIVITY.

June 16, 11.15 p.m. The steamer Strathnairn has been sank by a submarine off Pembrokeshire.

The captain and twenty-one of the orew were drowned,

THE ZEPPELIN RAID: CASUALTIES.

Jane 16, 12 55 a.me: The Press Baresu announces that the casualties in the Zeppel in raid last night were sixteen killed, including a policeman, end forty injured.

There was a Zeppelin raid on another part of the North East Cosat at 0.06 p.m. which resulted in the killing of five men (civilians), Rheims has been again bombarded, particularly the Cathedral; Pairteen women and six children, and the wounding of forty:

DON'T FORGET.

TO-DAY, B'jou Theatre-9.15 p.m. Vistoria Thestre➡9.15 p.m.

TO-MORROW.

Bijon Theatre-9,15 p.m. Victoria Theatre-9.15.p.m. Tuesday, June 22,

Bale of Land in Caine Hond.**** G. P. Lammert's Sales Room 3 p.m.

Wednesday, June 23. Charity Polo Matoh--5.30 p.m.