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July 1915,

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TO-DAY'S

LATEST WAR TELEGRAMS.

Temperature 6 a.m. 83 Humidity

p.m. 89

July 1914,

86

Humidity

SATURDAY, JULY

1915.

大雄七天

TO-DAY'S

WAR TELEGRAMS,

LATEST WAR TELEGRAMS,

TELEGRAMS.

TERRIBLE EXPLOSION.

FRENCH FACTORY DESTROYED.

ITALIAN BOMBARDMENTS STRENGTHENING,

SPLENDID RESPONSE TO APPEAL FOR

MUNITION VOLUNTEERS.

'Pars'mony the Highest National Virtue."

ANOTHER BRITISH STEAMER SUNK.

[Reater's Servios to The "Telegraph.”]

ITALY GETTING BUSY.

FRENCH COMMUNIQUE.

MORE GERMAN FAILURES;

July 2. 5.05 s,m. Reater's correspondent in Paris says that, all night long, there have been intense bombardments of a great number of points along the whole front. These were particularly violent at Ypres, Conches and on the Atene, `r

THREE MORE VESSELS TORPEDOED.

July 2, 1:45 pm. The British steamers Caucasian and Inglemoor have been sunk off Cornwall.

July 2, 11.55 p.m.

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The steamer Lomas, laden with Argentine maizs, was torpedoed and shelled by a submarine west of the Coillies. The mate was killed. A trawler rescued the remainder of her crew, numbering A communique reports that the enemy made a fierce and con-

The Italian barque Sardomene was torpedoed off Mezon Head tinuous bombardment of Angres. Then the Prussian grenadiere without warning. Nine of the crew were dr ned, two died of attacked, but failed completely.

injuries and two of the nine survivors were wounded.

WH

The battle in Argonne is being maintained with great violence, the Germans abortively attempting to make ground with the aid of beavy and asphyxiating bombs. There was another terrific artillery preparation at Bois le Pretre, but, when the German infantry COTTON WORKERS' RESOLUTION NOT TO STRIKE. attacked, they were defeated by our rifle fire.

{la the event of tolegrams arriving too late for insertion on this page they will be found on the Extra.)

EARLIER TELEGRAMS.

IMPORTANT POSITION OCCUPIED BY ITALIANS.

July 2, 4.50 a.m.

communique

Reuter's correspondent at Rome reports that Vigorous enemy night attacks in the Passas of Monte Crane and Palpiccolo, in Carnis, in which the enemy employed fares, searchlights, and asphyxiating bomba, were repulsed.

"The Italians have occupied an important position at the head of the Resia Valley, commanding Plezzo."

The advance of the It ens in the Isonzo zone is uninterrupted, but slow, owing to the necessity of wresting the ground from the enemy by inches and immediately fortifying it. Persistent rains have increased the difficulties and transformed the trenches into

July 2, 1.45 p.m., Reuter's correspondent at Zurich reports that despatches from torrents. Repented enemy night attacks on the 30th Jane to retake Viennese correspondents indioste that Italian action is becoming their lost positions were repalsed.

much more vigorous,

Their bombardment of the Comen

July 2, 10.50 p.m.

In the House of Commons Mr. Lloyd George announced that he had received resolutions from the cotton people practically amount- ing to a guarantee that there would be no strike or stoppage during the war..

They conferred to-day with Mr. Runoiman and Mr. Henderson.

MINISTRY OF MUNITIONS BILL PASSED.

July 2, 3.10 p.m. The House of Commons passed the third reading of the Ministry of Munitions Bill unanimously.

SEVERE FIGHTING ON THE O

Julo 2, 3.10 8.m.

An Austrian communique mentions that severe fighting has taken place along the Leonas front, following a general, Italian attack, principally on the positions to the north-east of Monfalcone and a bridgehead at Gori z. While the communique claims that the attacks were repulsed with heavy loss, it admits that the Italians reached the first line of trenches.

AUSTRALIANS' TO THE FORE.

July 2, 4.30 am. General Sir Ian Hamilton, in a despatob, describes the Aus-

(Reuters Service To The "Telegraph.

London, Received July *. Renter's

at correspondent Marseilles reports that an plosion destroyed a factory where 100 persons, including 80 women, were employed. Fire broke out, and was so flerce that only ten were rescued alive, but these were badly injured. Only four bodien of women were able to be recovered,

FAMOUS-MURDERER-

SMITH SENTENCED TO :DEATH:

London, Received July 2, 1

George Smith was center! to death at the Old Bailey, in the famous Brides drowned in Bathe case, for the murder of Bassio Mandy in a bath.

NEWS FOR BUSY MEN.

CONDENSED,

Three more vessels have sunk by enemy submarines.

The Germans make further claims of tremendous osptures of Russians.

The cotton workers have passed a resolution rot to strike during the war.

The Germans' made an ende

Plateau is described na unprecedented in its vehemence. The Italian artillery on June 23 incessantly bombarded from early dawn THE QUESTION OF UNINTERNED ALIENS IN INDIA. traliana' demonstration in northera Gallipoli in conjunction with your to pierce the French lines,

until midnight the Austrian positions near Sagrado with numerous cannon, including many of the heaviest calibre." Over one thousand shells fell in one short section of the Austrian front, this period of fearful candonade sounding like a thousandfold machine-gun fre and raining abot like hail without a moment's pauée.

Trieste is completely isolated from the outside world, the postal and telegrah ee: vices having been entirely suspended for the last three weeke,

PARSIMONY A NATIONAL VIRTUE.

"July 2, 1.45 p.m.

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July 2, 10.30 p.m.

In the House of Lorde, Lord Serachie raised the question of the unisterned alien missionaries in India.

Lord Islington (Under Secretary of State for India) said that

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the report for which Mr. Austen Chamberlain had asked had not arrived. The question of alien enemies in India was peculiarly difficult. There were institutions staffed by Germans” and any system of wholesale interament wee impossible without some arrangement of abstitution. The question was receiving the closest attention here and in India, and nothing would be left undone to safeguard the interests and the safety of India.

the British attack on Monday. He says that covered by the fire of the but they were completely obecked. An old British destroyer has warships, they advanced for 700 yards. The artillery meanwhile were offctively shelling the enemy's reserves. The troops returned been damaged by either a mine to the trenches in the afteracon, after repulsing enemy counter-or a torpedo. attacks.

THE ENEMY IN OUR EMPLOY.

July 2, 11.55 p.m.

An explosion at a factory in Marseilles bas destroyed the build- ing and incinerated about seventy persons,

The Italians continue in the

Replying to questions in the House of Commons, the Secretary face of difficult circumstances to make head way against the Austrians. of State for India (Me. Agelen Chamberlain) eaid: "I will enquire as to the number of shops in ludia owned or managed by Germans. Only a few licences to trade are granted without conditions, but I am communicating with the Raj.'

Interesting questions have been aaked and answered in the Honse "Mr. Oertel, of the Public Works, Asenn, has lived in India of Commons in connection with AN APPEAL TO WOMEN TO HELP THE FARMERS. for 37 years, and renounced his nationality before he went. From the war,

a report received in the spring I am satisfied that there are no grounde

A Parliamentary War Savings Committee has been formed for the purpose of propaganda and for canvassing on the necessity for economy. A conference convened by it was addressed by the Rt. Hon. Mr. McKenna yesterday and he said that the people had got to learn

July 2. 10.30 p.m. that extravagance was a crime and that parsimony was the highest na Lord Selborne, President of the Board of Agriculture, bas tional virtue. The nation enduring the longest would win the war. issued an official appeal to women of all classes to assist

VOLUNTEER MUNITION WORKERS.

July 2, 8.30 p.m.

farmers.

THE TRUSTEES LOAN BILL,

the

July 2; 1.45 p.m." The Trustees Loan Bill has passed all its stages.

THE WAR LOAN. In the House of Lords, Lord Garzon, on introducing the Manit

July 2, 11.65 p.m. ions Bill, annonnoed that 46,000 volunteer munition workere had been enrolled during the first week.. Britain's frat duty, he said, was

The investment in the War Loan of the Prudential Assurance not to diconss the past but to concentrate every resource on making Company has been increased from £3,000,000 to £5,000,000.

up leaway; to follow the example of France who had made excellent provisions for munitions. There was no lack of resolution of forti- tade or spirit among Britons; the country was not dismayed. While the forces of the Allies were maxing, thoro of the enemy were waning. Advantages in mon and material, before Christmas, Fould be deoldedly on the side of the Allies.

ANOTHER STEAMER SUBMARINED,

THE LIMITATION OF PROFITS.

July 9, 11,55 p.m.

In the House of Commons, in the course of a debate on munitions, Sir John Simon'sanounoad that Sir Babington Smith will be Chairman of the tribunal to deal with the limitation of profits under the Bill,

Queen Alexandra is to hand

ande for dispensing with his servicepel every European to join over the aeroplanes provided by the Volantsers. It would be unsuitable in special circumstances in Other aeroplanes have been pro Ladia, but there has been a satisfactory increase in the numbers of mised." Volunteers."

"I am in close communication with both the Raj and the Mani. tions Department regarding the participation of India in the mann- facture of munitions."

ENDOWMENT FUND FOR MOSLEM DEPENDENTS.

July 2, 11.55 p.m.

A Committee of the Islamic Society is raising funds for the endowment of the widows and orphans of Moslem soldiers killed in the war. The appeal for subscriptions emphasises the hereditary and traditional fidelity of the Moslems in India.

THE BOMBARDMENT OF WINDAU,

Jaly 2, 11.55 p.m. Beuter's correspondent at Petrograd reports that the bombard- On a motion by Mr. Lloyd George, a clause was added to the Bill utilising the existing maobinery in regard to the mining, so ton,ment of Windan lasted only 15 minutes, and little damage was and railway industries for the prevention of strikes and lock-outs, done. The Russiane suffered no casualties either ashore or afloat.

Replying to criticisms, Mr. Lloyd George said that if the mon

July 2, 3.50 p.m. refused to obey their leaders then a Boral Proclamation would be

The West Hartlepool four thousand-ton steamer Welbury, with made, osrgo of sugar, bound from Cabs to Queenstown, has been sunk by sabmarine gunfire cff the coast of Uark. The crow was picked Cup by a trawler.

BRITISH DESTROYER DAMAGED.

July 2, 11.45 pm.

QUEEN ALEXANDRA AND THE GIFTS

* OF AEROPLANES.

* July 2, 11.55 p.m. The Morews of the Caucasian and the Inglemoor have been

Queen Alexandra on Saturday will present the Flying Corps landed at Falmouth

KURYER The Admiralty last night announced that the old destroyer with the aeroplanes, subscribed by South Africa, the West Indies, (The Welbury, 3.501 tons was built in 1807 by Messra W. Lightning has been damaged off the East Coast by a mine or Gibraltar, and Hongkong through the Overseas Club. Further Gray & Co. Ltd, West Hartlepool and was the property of the Merry torpedo,

seroplanes have been promised;

(Continued on page. 5.) weather Shipping Company Ltd. of the same port.)

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She is now in harbour. Fourteen of the craw are missing,

NEWS,

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Monday, July 54

Sale of Yunnan TinG. P. Lammer-11 am.

Friday, July 9,

Bale of Porcelain and Curios➡➡ G. P. Lammert's Sales Room-- 2.80 p.m.

Saturday July 10.

Sale of Porcelain, and CuriosTM. G. P. Lammeris Sales Room****.

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Jaly 12,

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