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FRIDAY,

JULY

9,

1915.

TO-DAY'S

LATEST WAR TELEGRAMS

WAR TELEGRAMS,

WAR TELEGRAMS,

THE FALABA ENQUIRY.

FRENCH CASUALTIES. “

July 7, 7.05 p.m. Figures published by the French Relief Committee show the French casua'ties to My 31 to have been as follows:-Killed 400,000 Wounded 760,000; Missing 300,000.

THE KAISER AND THE JEWS.

July 8, 5.55 a.m. ing a visit to Lodz, entered the Synagogue and raing the S roll of The Jewish world has reported to Russia that the Kaiser, dur. the Law, told she congregation that he was the Messiah asat by

God to save them.

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July 8, 5.55.8.x,

east of Gothland

LORD MERSEY FINDS THAT GERMANS JEERED

AT THE DROWNING.

TRYING TO MYSTIFY THE ALLIES.

July 7, 745 p.m, Amsterdam correspondents affirm that undoubtedly the Germans are sending fresh artillery as well as troops westward through Balgiam, bat the opinion is expreased that the German are endeavouring to mystify the Allies regarding the movements and the point of atlack.

MORE FIRING OFF GOTHLAND,

Renewed firing was heard from the sea througout the forenoon of the 7th inst.

The Indian Consolidations Bill.

CONTINUED PROGRESS IN THE DARDANELLES.

[Reator's Serving to The "Telegraph."]

THE FALABA CASE.

LORD MERSEY'S JUDGMENT.

TURKISH ATTACK A COMPLETE FAILURE.

July 7, 9.25 p.m. General Sir Ian Hamilton to-night reports that on the 5 h inst. the Turks started what proved to be the most violent bombardment we have yet experienced. At least 5,000 heavy abelle were fired as preliminary to a general attack on the southern theatre. The Allies fought magnificently and the enemy's attack proved complete failure.

Oar losses were negligible. No impression was made on our line but the enemy added to his recent very heavy casualties.

MORE NEWS FROM SIRIAN HAMILTON.

July 7, 10.10 p.m. General Sir Ian Hamilton to-night adle that the Tarks used all their previous gans, sad some new ones. A Turkish battleship in the Straits dropped some twenty, 11.2 shells. The Turks had maintained a mastetry fire along the whole line throughout the night, bat they did not leave the trench. Then came their ferce, artillery preta ation: The principal effort of the Turkish infantry was aimed at a jonotion of the naval Division and the French. Some fifty Turke gained a forting in a trench where, however, the uaral men hung on. Then British supports immediately counter attacked and drove out the enemy.

BRITISH SEAPLANE AT WORK..

July 8, 5.55 a.m.

A British seaplane has bombed Smyras and Aivali

COTTON PRICES IN BREMEN,

July 8, 5,55 a 1.

The American Association of Commerce at Berlin reports that' the price of raw cotton at Breman has risen 30 puta a pound in consequence of the British blockade.

TELEGRAMS.

IMPORTS AND EXPORTS. officer who had served, say fifteen

BRITISH TRADE RETURNS.

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A British seaplane has bombed Smyrna and Aivali. -

The death is autounced of

Colonel Charles Thorp Jessop.

Renewed firing has been heard- from the sea, east of Gothland.

Desperate fighting continued on July 6 in the direction of Lublin.

The Jewish World says that the Kaiser has now claimed to be the Messiah.

Aa Austetan" communique admits that the Rasaisus have taken the offensive north of Kraanik.

The prics of raw cotton at Bre- men bas risen thirty cente (Amer- ican) a pound, in consequence of the British blockade.

The French Relief Committee find that the total number of French carualties to May 31 in 1,400,000, killed, wounded and missing.

Sir Ian Hamilton has supple- meated his repo:t of yesterday with details which bring the accounts of the fighting up to July 5.

Mr. Lloyd George says that Viscount Haldane's account of what occurred at the meeting of tho Arms Committee of the Lord Islington pointed out that Cabinet is "incomplete and in its, retention might prevent the some material aspecta inaccurate." appointment to the Council of an

Lord Mersey's judgment in the years in British ladia and three Falaba case finds that life-saving in au important post in a native measures were carried out by State. Lorde Loreburn and Par- the officers and crew, and that it. moor pointed out that the amend-is a fact that the crew of the Ger- ment involved a change in the man submarine laughed and law. The Marquess of Crewe jeered at the persons who were admitted this and said that each drowning. an amendment was not excusable

in consolidating bill; the amend

ment was withdrawn.

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It has been ascertained that

anexploded bomba have been

Imports for Jurs show an in-

found concealed in cargoes_04 crease of £17,836 144 and Exports

steamors bound from New York to On the clause providing that, France. It is believed that the a decrease of £6,039 408. principal increase in Importi are

the Governor General and one other than the Harvard German Food etc., £10,000,000 and Rawat any meeting of the Council, would-be assassin Holt was none

ordinary Member may exercise profeeror, Herr Maonter.

Another attack on the right of the 29. Division was repulsed. the attackers being practically wiped out by rifle sad machine-gun Materials £7,000,000. fire. Then the Turks on our left maesed in a nullah and attempted overal attacks, but none were able to get home owing to the

all the functions of the Governor General-in-Council, Lord Macdon

July 8, 1.20 p.m. Lord Mersey, in his judgment at the close of the enquiry into the sinking of the Falaba, decided that life-saving measures were promptly carried out, that proper discipline was maintained and that the submarine did cot atempt to save life. There was evidence, he said, that the submarine's crew laughed and jeered while men steadiness of our troops and effective artillery support. The! and women were drowning. Lord Mersey was also satisfied that bombardment died down a 920, though it was resumed at INDIAN CONSOLIDATION Dell moved to insert that " Ordin- witnesses who described the boats of the Falabs as rotten were misintervals. It seems plain from the disjointed fature of the attacke taken and that any damage sustained was done in the launching and that the enemy is finding it difficult to drive the infantry forward-

fin faca of our fire. was not owing to neglect on the part of the officers or crew.

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

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EARLIER TELEGRAMS.

FRENCH COMMUNIQUES.

THE TURKISH DEFEAT IN THE DARDANELLES,

July 7, 5.25 p.m.

A Paris communique says:-The Turks at the Dardanelles on

AUSTRIAN COMMUNIQUE.

RUSSIANS TROUBLESOME AGAIN.

July 8, 3.55 a.m.

Au Austrian communique says the Russians, reinforced, have taken the offensive north of Krasnik agauiet the Archduke Joseph's army which they repeatedly attacked. The basile has become fiercer owing to the participation of strong Russian reserves.

RUSSIAN COMMUNIQUE.

DESPERATE FIGHTING ON THE VISTULA.

July 8, 3.55 a,m.

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ary and Extraordinary Members shall be entitled to attend all mestings" otherwise it would be possible for the Governor General

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NEWS.

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In another column will be found Caston News by our own cor- respondent,

On another page will be found a further list of subscribera to the Prince of Wales' Fand.

THE DEBATE IN THE LORDS. to Eummon only one member. Lorda Sydenham and Middleton supported the motion. Lord

"Our Contemporaries" appears Tington appreciated the argu- London, Received July 7. ments but asked the Hnase to on page 2, Commercial News on In the House of Lorde in the adhere to the principal that page 9, and Log Book on page 6. committee stage on the Consolida- amendments of the law should be A further trade enquiry list on Bill, Lord Islington deals reserved for an amending bill, published by the American Con- lengthily with the report of the He undertook that the propoasi sul General, which should be of Consolidation committee and its would be carefully considered in interest to Hongkong businers. Lord drafting. Lord Middleton ssid men will be found in today's issue: suggested amendments. Islington had a number of amand-they must also remedy the The abarge of arson against a ments on the paper including a anomaly of the Council of India Chiness and some of h's fokie was series replacing British India" being required to meet weekly again mentioned this morning in by India and also a number of while the Governor General'a the Police Coart, when an ap amendments to schedule No. 5, Council need never be convened plication for bail was dealt with. but withdrawing them, fira ly, in and sometimes the meetings Information us to players in deference to the desire of the would not be sufficiently, often, to-morrow'a League Tennis Select Committee that the bill, Lord Kinnaird supported the should not be used for amending amendment. The danger, he said, aches and the result of the Jane competition of the Hong- the law and, secondly, because in was no imaginary one. After an the consolidated form, the bill appeal by the Marquess of Laas-Long Glf Club will be found on

another page.. required eo many amendments to owne, who ridiculed the sup- adapt it to modern usage that posed danger, the amendment the India Office considered it was withdrawn. On clause 96, advisable not to attempt to deal Lord Sydenham moved to omit all reference to natives." In It was preferable to pass the British India they know how measure in its present form as a educated Indians disliked being

ment ibroughout.

said the Committee had been After deliberate consideration careful to follow the exact the Ledia Office in consultation phraseology of the Act of 1833, with the Raj, saked Lord Macdon-section 87 which regarded the nell and all others proposing charter under which Indianą, were amerdments to wait until the allowed to hold office under the

Bijou Theatre-9.15 p.m. amending bill was submitted. Of Crown. Alteration of the word-

Victoria Theatre-9.15 p.m. the latter there had been drafted ing, however triviel, might be Sale of Parcelain and Curioa.... portions sent to Indis already for regarded with deep suspicion. G. P. Lammerta Bales Room- consideration and directly the The Earl of Cromer supported-2.30 p.m.

Monday, July 12 consolidation bill, was passed he Lord Sydenham, but the amend-

was withdrawn.

Extraordinary General meeting would be able to introduce the meat

various minor amendments had H.K. Chamber of Commerce** amending bill.

Lord Maodonnell opposed the been accepted the Bill was New Government Building omission of the word "British."'; reported;

the 5th inst. made a general attack. It was the most important

A Russian communique mentiona the continuance of desperate attack made since the beginning of May, when they attempted to fighting on the 6th inst, between the rivers Vistula and Visors, in throw us into the sea. From do'clock in the morning there was a the direction of Lablin. It says that along the roads leading to most intense bombardment of our first lines and also of the zone of Krasnik where the enemy a dispositions form a salient, the Rue the Franco-British rear. Following upon this the enemy infantry on the 8th inst, continued a successful counter-astack which began with thess piecemeal. made several attacks. None, however, even renched our trenches. on the 5th inst. forcing the enemy ti pass to the defensiva and Most of the enemy were decimated by artillery or mown by rifle capturing 2,000 prisoners and several Maxime. and machine gun fire, and left lying on the field. Throughout the

The enemy on the evening of the 6 h attacked at many points:

astion the enemy'e batteries on the Asintie coast fired ceaselessly on the Lemberg roads, between the towns of Kamionka and basis for comprehensive amend-called "natives." Lord Islington as also did a Torkish battleship craising between Maidos and Gliniany, but heavy losses compelled him to suspend the movement. Chanak, Enemy aeroplanes several times bombarded our lines, bat fifteen Allied aeroplans, at the core of the day, flew over a Turkish aerodrome at Chanak and threw bombs, a huge bomb striking the principal shed.

ENEMY'S HEAVY LOSSES.

MR. LLOYD GEORGE AND LORD HALDANE,

July 8, 4.60 m.

Mr. Lloyd George, Minister of Munitions, has issued to state July 8, 1,00 a.m. ment in which he says: Lord Haldene's version of what decurred Last night's communique says:-After a violent combat, months ago at a meeting of the Army Uommittee of the Cabinet is fasting most of the morning, the infantry not ion in the Forest of incomplete and in come material respecte inaccurate. The very fact Apremont ceased. The enemy lost heavily and made no fresh of this conflict of memory above the unwisdom of these parnal and progress. We recaptured 200 metres of trenches in the western unauthorised disclosures of decisions of highly ponfidential com-

ten chos int

mittees of the Cabinet." part of Bois-le-Pretre by grounds fighting.

After

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TO-MORROW.

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