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The Hongkong Telegraph

WEATHER FORECAST

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Barometer 29.80

June 21 1914,

Temperature 6 a.m. 80 Humidity

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June 21 1915,

Temperature

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2 p.m. 87.

Humidity

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日九初月五

MONDAY, JUNE 21, 1915.

TO-DAY'S

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AMERICAN BATTLESHIP

LAUNCHED.

ITALIANS' STEADY PROGRESS,

GERMANS ADMIT THAT RUSSIA IS "A DANGEROUS ENEMY."

Durazzo Reported Taken by Servians.

FRENCH SUCCESSES IN ALSACE-LORRAINE.

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RUSSIANS DOING WELL..

June 20, 5.20 p.m. Renter's correspondent at Petrograd reports that in the various battle areas, except in Galicia, the Ramiana have the upper hand.

A brilliant fost executed by the Russian cavalry near Lemberg is reported in the communique. They, with exceptional boldness, charged the German advanced forces in the direction of Rivarusska and out ap and routed them. This caused a panic in the German! ranks and generally arrested the German offensive.

The enemy also a tempted to force the passage of the Grodek Lakes but were driven back by artillery and rifle fire. The battle continues.

The Austro-Germans crossed the Daiester at one place in great force, but on attempting to issue from the deep windings of the river, were successfully repulsed. The Russians are progressing. between the Dniester and the Prath.

BRILLIANT ITALIAN FEAT.

FRENCH COMMUNIQUE.

VIOLENT ENEMY ATTACK REPULSED.

FITTED WITH Twelve

14 INCH GUNS.

BARONY OF KNARESBOROUGH BECOMES EXTINCT.

June 19, 8.15 p.m. Among the killed is the Hon. E. O, Meyeey-Thompson, M.P. (U). (Router's Service To The "Telegraph."} June 21, 1.55 am.. Bandsworth Division, Staffordshire. His death means the ex- Reuter's correspondent at Paris says that the fighting has be-tinction of the Barony of Kaaresto:ough, come general n'ong the western front. According to a ceramunique, north of Arras the French advanced a kilometre eastward from the Baval Bottom in the direction of Suchez. They have repulsed a violent enemy attack in Western Argonne, taking prisoners.

A French attack captured two lines of trenches on the heights of the Mouse and took seventy prizoners.

The enemy'a centre of resistance near Reillon, Lorraine, has been captured. Four counter-attacks were repaised and fifty pri- soners taken. The French offensive in the valley of the Fecht, in Alsace, continues to progress,

THE NATION'S TASK.

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June 20, 5.55 p.m.

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SCANDINAVIANS ANGRY WITH GERMANY...

June 19, 8 15 p.m. There is growing indignation both in Norway and in Sweden at the sinkings and seizures of their vessels by the Germans. The newspapers are beginning to ask whether neutrality implies the acceptance of any treatment the belligerenta are pleased to infliot,

ARMENIANS HANGED.

London, Received June 20. Reater's correspondent at New York says that the battleship Arizona bas been successfully launched at Brooklyn. It is about the world's largest, and has cost three and a quarter millions, and is fitted with twelve 14 in, guns.

NEWS FOR BUSY MEN.

CONDENSED,

June 19, 8.15 p.m. A very strong passage in Mr. Bonar Law's speech was as follows:

According to Rauter's correspondent at Amsterdam, a message "It is my belief that we, as a nation, now realise so clearly the task from Constantinople states that twenty Armenians were hanged on The Sarvians are reported to before us that the nation is ready to accept the principle that the the 15th inst. in front of the Ministry of War. They belonged to have occupied Darazas. country has a right, in this hour of danger, to call upon everyone the Hintohakist party, and were accused of intrigues which aimed and to take what we have." (Cheere.) I believe they are ready at an independent Armenia. to accept that principle, and to see it carried out where necessary, fat is carried out fairly to all classes and sections of the people alike, (Renewed Cheers.)

THE LATE FLIGHT LIEUT. WARNEFORD.

June 20, 5.55 p.m. Reater's correspondent in Paris states that the arrangements for the burial of Flight Lieut. Warneford at Versailles have been cancelled and that the body has been entrained for Britain.

SERVIAN SUCCESS IN ALBANIA.

June 20, 7.15 p.m. Reuter's correspondent at Athens reports bat it is announced on. good authority that the Sirviins have occupied Durazzo. Escad Pasha has led to Italy.

SUMMARY OF SUCCESSES.

(Havas Telegrama.)

Jane 19.

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Yesterday in Alsace we attained Matzeral ridges overlooking the communications of the enemy between Matzeral and Munster, To-day nothing is reported.

Petrograd:On the right bank of the San we retired in the fighting boyond the river Tchoeff and Gordik Late. Between and Daiester river we throw the enemy back in Austrian territory.

Rome:-On Izonso Iroat we fought advantageously arcand Plava Oar airshipa bombarded Montesanto positions. British baval aviator Warneford who destroyed a Zeppelin recently in Belgium fell down at an aerodrome near Paris and was mortally wounded; dying shortly afterwards.

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June 20, 5.20 p.m. According to the Rome correspondent of Reater, the Italians continue to deal successfully with the Austrian counter-attacks [In the event of telegramı arriving too late for insertion on this at Carnia. The battle for the heights sorces the Isonzo and commanding Plava has been a great success for the Italians. They crossed the river in pontoons at dawn and attacked with the bayonet, and despite the heavy guns and the machine guns and very strong entrenchments, they carried the heights and defeated repeated counter-altarke,

The official communique records that the Italians took hundreds of prisonera and large quantities of rifles and ammunition. "Oar losses are serious but the results obtained are important. Maay enemy positions, strong by nature and art were taken one after another,"

GERMAN PEACE TALKERS REBUKED.

June 20, 6.10 p.m.

EARLIER TELEGRAMS.

HOW ITALY ANNIHILATED A HUNGARIAN BATTALION.

June, 19, 2.55 p.m. Reater's correspondent at Udine says that the Italians are jabilant at the annihilation of a Hungarian battalion at Monte Nero, as the heroism of the Hungarians has been a tradition in Italy since 1848. These veterans, a thousand strong, climbed the Vrats mountain, hoping to dominate and onlink the Italians, but the

FROM SIR JOHN FRENCH.

June 19 10.55 p.m.

"The Italians continue to deal successfully with counter-attacks.

Austrian

Ose after another 'the Austrian A communique from Sir John French says:-North of Hooge strongholde in the Tyrol are ba we occupied 250 yards of Garmsu trenches, and optared, daring ing esptared,

gas cylinder, the week, 213 prisoners, three machine gans and a full We have also destroyed a portion of the enemy's trench north-east of A mentieres British aviatore successfully bombarded the power station at La Barrée.

The French continue to make good progress on the Belgian front, and in Alsace-Lorraine.

An important official has been arrested in Peking on a charge of embezzling public funds on a- huge scale.

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AIR HERO'S DEATH FURTHER PARTICULARS.

June 19, 3.00 a.m. Flight-Lieutenant Warnsferd was only five minutes in the air hon his machine began to veer and became uncontrollable. Saddenly the tail became detached and the mashine fell int, a The Germans are being encour- oorafield. There are conflicting versions as to the oause of the aged "to expect great things in acoident. One account says that the propeller broks. Warnaford Galicia, but not to display ex- was a caraful flyer and was making a trial flight preparatory to cessive optimiem." returning to duty at Dunkirk. Evidently he did not intend to engage in any trick flying because neither he nor his companion The American battleship had utilized the safely straps. When the machine overblanced Arizona, one of the largest in the both were pitched out. The Shilling Fund raised in England as a world, has been launched at national testimonial to Warneford is now to be devoted to a per- Brooklyn. manent memorial. His mother, on being interviewed, said: "Since my son has been fated to lose his life in the war I would not In the various battle arcas, have him die in any other way. It is far better that he should have given his life for his country than that he should have been except in Galicia were fighting imprisoned and tortured by the Germans." The mother added that still proceeds, the Russians claim when she received the Admiralty's anrozzoament of the death of to have gained the apper hand. her son she thought it was a trick, because on Wednesday she received an unsigned letter saying: "God's ourao on you all," The Italiana have crossed the She believes the sender was a German. Flight Lieutenant Warne- Isonzo on postoons, and attacked ford's step-father, Lieutenant-Colonel Corquery, R.A.M.C., goes to the enemy with the bayonet;. the front to-morrow.

despite attacks from the heavy gung,

THE RECENT FIGHTING IN EQUATORIAL AFRICA.

Arrangement: for burying the June 20, 4.50 a.12. late, light Lieut. Waraeford at According to Renter's Peris correspondent, a despatch from Versailles have been cancelled, the Governor of Equatorial Africa gives the result of desperate for- and the body has been send to eat fighting which was begun on May 25, including an uninterrupt England. ed day and night battle which lasted for three day. The French Sangha column forced the enemy to eapitulate at Monso, after driving him from strongly fortified positions. They also captured many prisoners, including Europeans, and some mitrailleures. The column is advancing on Bessm, in south-west Lomie.

Mr. Bonar Law says that we an nation now so clearly realise the task before us, that we are ready to accept the principle that the country has a right to call upon everyone and to take what wa have.

NEWS,

'FROM AUSTRO-GERMAN SOURCES.

June 20, 4.60 a.m. Beuter's correspondent at Amsterdam report that the penos Alpini, creeping catlike in the undergrowth, gradually surrounded

Austro-German commaniques state that the great and decisive talk in the Prussian Diet drew a speech from the President, in the the mountain and did not reply to the fire of the Hungarians until course, of which he said "Pesce is in God's bands. The greater we they got to close range, when the Alpini, poured a rain of bullets at battle near Lemberg continues. The Austriana and Germans are on page 2, Commercial News on emerge from this war, the greater will be the endeavour of our the Hungariane, and charged with the bayonet. The enemy were everywhere attacking, and have stormed Grodek and Komarno. adversaries to snatch from us by a new coalition what we have confused and turned to flee, but found the Alpini emerging from gained. Our security depends on our own strength."

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RUSSIA A DANGEROUS ENEMY,

June 20, 6.10 p.m. Reuter's correspondent at Amsterdam reports that the people in Germany ere being encouraged to expect great things in Galica bus are warned not to display excessive optimism. The Germans are described as having continual successes but the power of Russian resistance is being serai officially emphasised.

"We

must not forget what a dangerous enemy Russia is, beause she has human material that can only with difficulty be exhausted.

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According to Renter's correspondent at Petrograd, Prince Henry of Prussia and General von Hindenberg have visited Libsu,

The Prince in a speech to the officers declared that Libau would be held to the last extremity because it was a key to the Baltio,

every side. Not a man escaped death or capture. The possession of Monte Nero gives the Italians a commanding position from which Tolmino will be within range of heavy gans. Tolmino, with a garrison of 30,000 and powerful defences, is gradually becoming an Austro-Italian Przemyal, and, as the key of the Izonzo valley, ite capture is indispensable to Italy. The activities of franotireurs, organised by the Austriens of Friuli province, was checked by the summary shooting of about a hundred who were caught red-handed, and emptying the villages of their inhabitants.

GERMAN SOCIALISTS STILL CLAMOURING FOR PEACE.

FRENCH COMMUNIQUE.

· THE ALLIES' ADVANCE.

Jane 20, 3:00 am.

A Paris communique says:-North of Arras we armed the Buval Bottom which the enemy had obstinately defended since Hay 5. We captured machine guns, but only ten prisoners, as the German resistance was of the most desperate nature. We captured several tranches on the slopes east of Notre Dame de Lorette, in the direction of bouchez, taking thres hundred prisoners. A German battalion on Friday night captured a small post at Embermenil, bat June 19, 2.55 p.m. a counter attack regained us the whole position to day. Our Renter's correspondent at Amsterdam states that at four advance continues on both banks of the Fecht, in Alsace, notwith- Socialist meetings held in Berlin on Tuesday resolations were standing torrential rain, several heights and villages falling into passed demanding a speedy termination of the war, and declaring our hands. We bombarded a station a Manster, exploding ite that the bear guarantee of a speedy peace was the renunciation of all ammunition depois, and have completely invested Melzeral,

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