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The Hongkong Telegraph

(ESTABLISHED 1881.).

Copyright, 1915 by the

ropriator.

June 24 1915,-

Temperature 6 a.m. 83

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日二十月五

TAURSDAY, JUNE

· 1915.

June 24 1914,

WEATHER FORECAST

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Barometer 29.78

Temperature : 8 a.m; 78 Humidity

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TO-DAY'S

LATEST WAR TELEGRAMS,

GERMAN HARVESTS A COMPLETE FAILURE,

ENEMY FLEEING ACROSS THE DNIESTER.

Continued Interest in New War Loan.

FOPE INTERVIEWED BY FRENCH JOURNAL.

[Reuter's Service to The "Telegraph."] RUSSIAN COMMUNIQUE.

ENEMY FLEB ACROSS THE DNIESTER.

Ju e 28, 11,55 a.m. Reuter's correspondent at Petrograd states that the battle for Lemberg is more uncertain than ever. Caneral von Maokenion is ominously quiescent, ant is perhaps resting his exhausted troops or preparing for eno:her swing.

TO-DAY'S

LATEST WAR TELEGRAMS

MENTIONED IN DESPATCHES.

Jore 22, 3.50 p.m.

A Gazelle of forty pages contains Field Marshal French's list of those mentioned in the despatchea dated May 31. It comprises men of all ränks and arme, and many Osnadians and Indians,

Later, June 22, 9 45 p.m.

WAR TELEGRAMS,

EARLIER TELEGRAMS.

THE STRUGGLE FOR LEMBERG.

The Gas the includes the name of Wilson Mille, Dis inguished Service Oroes, "for destroying a Zeppelin in a shed at Evere."

Jane 22, 2 15 p.m Some three hundred have been awarded Distinguished Conduct.

Ruasion Military experta do not conceal the probability of the Medals including some for gallantry in East Africa:-0. Araull; J. Cunningham, M. Lawlor, T. Smith, W. Taylor T. Boyle, R. Wood, fall of Lemberg, although a laet desperate stand is being made ward, all from the North Lancs. Regiment. A Cooke, P. R.nearer the city behind the Grodek lines. But the town is no Hetton, G. La Blano Smith, East African Mounted Rifs, A. J. strongly fortifed, and even the Austrians last September did not Drake, E. C. O'Sullivan, Indian Maxime, Signaller N. Lobb and attempt its defence. A German phalanx is approaching the town from the north by way of Rawa Rasske making a wide, encircling Indian Telegraphist W. Preston.

movement, while the Austrians are advancing from the south-west The Russians, however, have succeeded thus far in retiring in good order; hence the Germane' viotory is incomplete, while they are confronted with a practically unbroken front, possessing animpaired

June 23, 2.00 p.m.

The Gaz. the contains twenty-eight pages of military Birthday Honoura for services in the field:-

G C. B General Haig.

SINGLE COPY 10 CENTS

$36 PE RANNUM,

TELEGRAMS.

NEWS FOR BUSY MEN.

CONDENSED.

The Italian fleet has taken over the guard of Adriatic.

City oirolon regard the now loan with enthusiasm.

The French arecontinuing their advance in the Vosges and have repulsed enemy attacks in 'other' directions.

A meeting of the Shanghai Overseas Club han rasolved to urge the Government to prevent enemy trading in China.

Earl Kitobaner has written to

Mr. Ben Tillest saying that the Government is doing all in ita power to keep the men in the trenches supplied with ammuni son.

There is still great uncertainty |

K. C. B Mjor Generals E. R Graham, T. Morland, T. Snow, potentialities for an offensive which will make themselvas felt at the as to how the battle of Lemberg

F. J. Davies, H. H. Wilson, H. F. Wilson.

G. O M. G. Generals Smith Dorrien and Willoooks.

K. Ú. M. G. Generale J. Maxwell, C. Macready, W. Birdwood. V.C. Lt. Col. C. Doughty Wylie and Captain G. N. Walford. On April 26, 'after the landing on the beach of the Gallipoli peninsula, during which the Brigadier General and Brigadier Major were killed, Colonel Doughty Wylie and Captain Walford organised A communique says:There have been undoubted Russian an led an attack through the village of S-ddel Bahr.", The enemy successess. Assuming the offensive we crossed the Tanew River position was held and entrenched most st ongly and defended by during the night time and bayonetted the Austrians. The enemy Concealed machine guns and pompoms. It was mainly due to the made most desperate attacks in the region of Rwarasska but were initiative, skill and great gallantry of the two officers that the completely repulsed, the Russians taking 810 prisoners, twentystack was a complets success. Both were killed in the moment of officers and machine guns."

victory.

The communique adds "In the direction of Lemberg there has been some firing."

The Rasiada have soured an important success on the Daiester below Nijaioff. The Austrians have been sending across the Daiester strong forces with which the Russians have been engaged for a week in desperate battle. This ended on Monday, st dawn, in a complete success for us, wa carrying forfeited positione, farme and villagea. Already we have tiken 3,500 prisoners and many machine guns. The enemy, in fall flight, fell across the Dniester and, the Cossacks pursuing, crossed four enemy bridges. They continue to pursue the enemy on the right bank of the river The enemy are also retreating from the adjacent villages, though, at the town of Zilestchiki they are holding their ground babind entanglements. On Monday night we stormed three villages, taking over one thousand prisoners and machine guns.

OUR ABLE FINANCIERS.

June 23 2 p.m. Oity oircles regard the war loan as showing that we still pos- sess most able financiers. They are of opinion that it was almost a stroke of genius to evolves method of providing a hundred million from fresh resources through conversion. The operation, simultane. ously increasing the value of previous loan, is a welcoma feature. In yesterday's market there was a large turnover of American bonde These which were sold for the purpose of taking up the war Ican. sales resulted in the restoration of New York exchange on London to a more normal level, and altogether the financial outlook is brighter.

EARL KITCHENER AND MR. TILLETT.

The list of persons mentioned in the despatches, contains fifty: eight women-matrons of hospitals, Durres etc., including some from the Dominions.

GERMAN HARVESTS A FAILURE.

June 23, 6 45 p.m. Reuter's correspondent in Amsterdam says that the Germen barvests are a complete failure. In some districts there is dronght'; also the fruits falling on the grass and withering.

FRENCH COMMUNIQUE,

most favourable opportunity. The situation is somewhat akin to will end The Russians have that on the Weatern front on the coonsion of General Joffre's retire-made considerable progress and ment apon the Marne. The strength of the Russian positions are porsuing the enemy across upon the Tape front make the enemy's offensivo northwards the Dniester. improbable.

WHY BOTHA'S MOVE WAS SLOW.

Jane 22, 2.15 p.m. Reater's correspondent at Pretoria, says that since the occupation of Windhoek, Genera! Botha's movements have been hindered by lack of supplies. The troops have been on half, and ever on quarter, Iations. Replenishment now permits of the resumption of active hostilities, which are likely be effective,

-An Exportations. Restriction Bill has been passed by the House of Commons, which will prohibit the export of any gooda to Holland except through the Netherlands Overseas Trust,

NEWS...

The cargo of Opium on hourð the 8.8. Nubia has been saved.

"Our Contemporaries" appears on page 2, Commercial News on page 9, and Log Book on page 6.

A Charity Polo match played between teams representing tre- land and the Rest went to the latter by four goals to one, proceeda will be devoted to the Belgian Orphan Fund,

THE DARDANELLES-A BELATED REPORT:

June 22; 12.45 p.m. Reuter's correspondent, writing from the Dardanelles on the 22nd May, saya;" I have just returned from a visit to the front treaches of the Australians and New Zealanders who repelled the A meeting of the Legislative grand Turkish attack of the 18th. The periscope, which is the only Council was held this afternoon method of viewing the ground, owing to the proximity of trenches, when His Excellency made still reveals abundant evidence of the enemy's terrible punishment. reference to German women, and June 22; 3.50 p.m. The official communique published at Paris says:Fifteen Everywhere the dead lie single or in groups, sometimes too thick children in the Colony and other

for counting. The attack began at midnight on the 18th. The

important mattera. long range shells have been dropped again in Daskirk this morning, day before was quiet until evening, when the enemy opened with a and our heavy basteries concentrated on the enemy gun.

furious bombardment of all oslibres. When the Turks finished The German counter-attack north of Arras cessed in the morn-wasting their ammunition it was found that practically no damage ing and there was only a violent artillery duel during the day.

had been done. But the Turke, bolding a different view, opened Philippine Government and the German attacks on the heights of the Mense, at Woevre and in their attack at midnight with a heavy fusillade and advanced their

Unemployed, Lorraine have been repulsed. The French coatinue to advance in whole line at three in the morning mot bravely against a The bureau of public works is the Vosges.

murderous fire. At some points they reaolied the trenches, only to the first of the insular govern- be shot down at point-blank range. Many also were killed in the ment cffices to come to the front trenches. The attacks were reposted at short intervals with the with a generous offer to provide THE STOCK EXCHANGE AND THE LOAN. same disastrous result. At no point did our men evan look like for the unemployed Americans in giving way. The last grand attack was launched at noon on this city, says the Manila Bulletin June 23, 1.40 a.m. Wednesday after another thunderous bombardment. It also of June 16. Yesterday the commit The Stock Exchange is engrossed with the now loan. The con- withered before a blast of rifle and Maxim fire. The Turkish dead tee which has represented the men ditions are unanimously approved. A huge business has been done lay in ghastly piles, hundreds being counted on the front short out of work was informed that in conversione; the old loan advanced to 95, and recent Colonial segments of the line. From the prisoners we learned that the enemy the bureau would be able to place June 23, 2 p.m. issues from a half to three quarters per cent. under that, yesterday. had brought up an entirely fresh division for the attack, which, sconsiderable number of themen, Earl Kitchener has written to Mr. Ben Tillett as follows:-"I Already, se predicted, the loan has been a triumphant success according to our compatation, lost half its strength. This agrees the work being the handling of am much obliged to you for your letter giving such an intereating and its popularity is evident, especially the privilege of conversion with the estimates of prisonera who say that only fifty percent. atractural iron sad heavy build- description of the feelings of the men in the trenches. There is no of console. The applicants enjoy rights in any future loans, which returned from the successive attacks,

ing materiale. For this tempor- doubt that they fought splendidly against a foe who used the most are also highly appreciated. Another source of enocess has been the The battle had its sequel next day which shows that the Tarke ary employment the bureau in dastardly meane in their conduct of the campaign. We are doing tapping of small accumulations in taking ont vouchers instead of are learning the tricks of their German masters. Lato in the willing to pay the men at the rate all in our power to give them the munitions they require."

"putting the money in the ordinary savings banks.

afternoon Bed Crescent flags were answered by oure and Turkish of P2 per day, or P12 per week. stretcher bearers appeared between the lines evidently intending to Investigation reveals the fact that remove the wounded. Simultaneously a Turkish officer, no-a meal ticket cannot be scoured companied by two surgeons, approached the lines. The Australian for less than P13 for 21 meals, General: went to meet them and they asked for an armistice to but the bureau's offer, it is said, remove their dead and wounded. "The hour and condi- would enable a single man to got tions, says our official report, "were calculated to excite along with a few roofs in his bolt. suspicion right away. Night was approaching and the enemy's trenches were lined with double rows of armed men. Glancing at the bristling trenches the Australian General said that if the We realised sensible progress north of Arraa and west of Tarkish officer returned at a reasonable hour in the morning they Peronne. An enemy attsok, preceded by explosion of mine might exchange letters on the subject. Meanwhile hostilities would furnaces, was stopped dead; all gains were maintained on the be roaned after ten minutes grace. We had not long to wait heights of Meues. In Lorraine we occupied, near Reillon, the before our auspicions were justified that, under the oloak of enemy's lines and trenches and took 20 prisoners. We stormed a humanity, the enemy was seeking to profit by darkness in order to apor and emall hills in the neighbourhood of Bonhomme village. escape the fire of our artillery which has caused them such heavy The House of Commons to-night passed an Exportations Re-In the Fecht valley we progressed taking 150 prisoners. striction Bill, the first effect of which will be to prohibit the export Petrograd: official) On the Dneister we fought stubbornly: The General having seen through the mancavre they tried of any goods to Holland except through the Netherlands Overseas the enemy crossed over the river progressing above Nijnoff but we another trick. The messes in the trenches advanced with fixed Trust, which guarantees that no goods shall reach an enemy throw them back with the bayonet, inflicting very heavy losses and bayonets behind a screen of weaponless soldiers, who beld up their destination.

taking 2,000 prisoners.

handa as though eager to surrender. But the rase was detected Mr. Pretyman declared that already there had been a partial The Pope, interviewed, declared that he loves all the faithfal in immediately. The Tarks also paid dearly for an attempt to abuse arrangement with this body which, he believed, had kept its obliga. the same manner and it is impossible for him now to prononce a the privileges of the Red Cross flag. The enemy then started a tions. He hoped that new arrangements would be zaade for the judgment on the atrocities, which are besides denied by the Germans bombardment lasting until dark, after which rifles and Maxims arrest of trade now certainly passing through Holland into Ger- but when the war is over he will publish a Syllabus establishing and maintained the combat till, at four in the morning, the enemy many. The Bill could be extended to cther neutral countries. It dishonouring the responsible parties. contained penalties of fine or imprisonment.

ITALIAN FLEET TO GUARD THE ADRIATIC.

June 22, 10.15 p.m. Esuter's correspondent in Paris says that the Italian flet has taken over the immediate guard of the Adriatic. This is notified by an order of the day of the French Admiral-in-Chief, who praises the endurance of the bluejackets who have been engaged for ten months in this region.

AN EXPORTATIONS RESTRICTION BILL.

June 22.10.15 p.m.

* Bir J. H. Dalziel welcomed the Government's noknowledgment that goods were going into Germany. He said that there were msufficient warehouses in Copenhagen to hold all the cotton import- ed, and that whole streets were filled with bales destined for Germany,

AN INTERESTING SUMMARY.

(Havas · Telegram.)

French strok now stands at 71 30.

Jana 21.

[In the event of telegrams arriving too late for lasertion on this

page they will be found on the Ertra

tried one more rush but lacked vigour and was speedily repelled to the trenches. General Von Sander's three daya attempt, frat by fair and then by foul means, to drive the Austra liens into the pes had failed.

(Continued on page 10.)

DON'T FORGET.

TO-DAY,

Bijou Theatre-9.15 p.m. Victoria Theatre-9.15 p.m.

TO-MORROW,

Bijon Theatre-9.15 p.m. Victoria Thestra -9.16 p.m. Saturday June 26,

Gale of Groundnuts, G. P Lammert's Sales Room-11. a.m.

Wednesday: June 30, 2 Sale of Curios & Chins, G. P. Lammert's Sales Room-2:30p.m. Corinthian Yacht Club General meeting. p.m..