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The Hongkong Telegraph

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July 21 1915,

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WEDNESDAY, JULY 21, 1915.

TO-DAY'S

TO-DAY'S

LATEST WAR TELEGRAMS

LATEST WAR TELEGRAMS,

THE RUSSO-GERMAN CONFLICT.

ENORMOUS AUSTRIAN AND GERMAN LOSSES.

The Kaiser's Telegram to His Sister

BULGARIA

· READY FOR ALL EVENTUALITIES."

Ping

[Reater's Service to" The Telegraph."]

KRUPPS WORKMEN DISSATISFIED.

GERMAN MILITARY METHODS.

RUSSIANS NOT DEPRESSED,

AUSTRO-DERMANS' ENORMOUS LOSSE

July 20, 1.55 p.m..

General von Hindenberg's oneet has not depressed the people in Petrograd, where it is pointed out, that the elaborats German strategy has hitherto cn'y half succeeded, because it has failed to entico the Russians from south to north Poland, General, von Mackensen'e Ausiro Germans lost enormously during the attacks on the strong Hassian poet ons, on the river to the south of Lublin, while the Russians euocooled in dislodging from the Metelin forest, on the river Bug, to the south of Cholm, thus threatening General Mackenson's rear.

KAISER TO MAKE EUROPE TREMBLE.

HAS PARALYSED THE RUSSIANS!""

July 20, 165.ro.

It is reported that the Ksiner has talegraph d to bla sister, the Queen of Greece, saying that he has paralysed the Russians for six months to come and is about tɔ deliver a etrk on the western front that will make Europe tremble.

GREATEST BATTLE OF THE WAR.

LINE SWAYING HITHER AND thither,

July 20, 1.20 p.m Renter's correspondent at Petrograd says that the greatest battle yet fought daring the present war, for Warsaw, is raging with fall July 20, 1.55 p.m. fary. The line is swaying hither and thither and the enemy, in It is reported from Bisle that the directors of Krapps met the this the first phase, is gaining more ground bat suffering enormous representatives of their workman on Sunday with a view to settling losses, the Russians hurling the Germans book. The favourable s dispute. Prior to the meeting the military authorities warned points of the two vital sectors, are the district before the great both sides, that, unless an immediate arrangement was reached fortress on the the line from Navageorgievsk to Catroleaks, along they would take draatio measures. The directors conseled some the Narew, and the key of the position near Krasnostay to the demands and pesoe was patched up, but the workmen are dissatis-south of Lublin, Cholm, near the railway. A communique, says the fed and many left being unable to baar the strain, saying they pre-Germans have re-assumed the offensive and captured Polery, a

r to take a chance of being killed in the trenches. "

EXCESSIVE COAL PROFITS TO BE TAXED.

COAL OWNERS A SHREWD BODY OF MEN."

July 20, 3.10 p.m.

In the House of Commons Mr. Ranciman eaid that the Govern- ment intended to tax exocative coal profite. Tas rise in the price is represented at twenty millions over the whole year. He declared that coal owners, us a class, were not extortionate, but a shrewd body of men.

FURTHER HONOURS FOR SIR R. BORDEN.

July 20, 1.55 p.m. The freedom of the City of London, will be "conferred upon Sir R. Borden, on the 20th. It is expected that all the members of the gabinet will be present.

GERMAN LABOUR AGITATORS IN AMERICA.

NEGOTIATIONS FAIL,

July 20, 1.55 p.co." Negotiations to avert the strike of ammunition workers, at Bridgeport, Connecticut, failed, and the strike begins to day.

BULGARIA AND THE WAR,

PREMIERS STATEMENT.

July 20, 1.55 pm: The Bulgarian Premier, in an interview with the Temps, de clared that Bulgaria was ready for all eventualities with an army stranger than ever. But if she engaged in the conflict it would only be if abs was ausured of realising her national aspirations with the possession of Macedonia.

village on the river Narow front, but other attacks farther south- ward have been successfully repulsed. Then the Russians fought obstinately a rearguard action towards Ostrolenka, afterwards delivering a brilliant counter-attack,

Juls 91 1914,

Temperature 6 am. 80- Humidity

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TO-DAY'S

LATEST WAR TELEGRAMS,

ANOTHER CREDIT FOR 150 MILLIONS STERLING

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GOVERNMENT SHOULD HAVE A FREER HAND.

July 20, 5.20 p.m.

$36 PER ANNUM:

TELEGRAMO,

NEWS FOR BUSY MEN

CONDENSED.

The attempt to avert the am- munition to workers' strike at

Bridgeport failed.

It is probable thas there will ba an immediate settlement of the coalfields trouble.!-

The freedom of the City of Lon- don is to be conferred on Bir E. Forden on the 29th.

In the House of Commons Mr. Asquith moved a vote of oredit An Amsterdam message may for 150 millionssterling, making a total for the war 1,012 millions. It the Germans claim the capture is estimated that the present vote will last till August 31. Mr. of Windan on the Baltig. Asquith said that the daily expenditure might increase somewhat, osrecially in regard to loans to the A'lies. tie made an intereating is proposal that loans might be extended to certain States beyond those to the Allies and the Daminions. Mr. Asquith added: I am sure the House will agree with me that the Government should have a freer hand.

Parliament will re-assemble about the middle of September.

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

EARLIER TELEGRAMS.

.NOTABLE SUCCESS OF THE ITALIANS.

July 20, 3,35 a.m. --- The Italians achieved a notable aucsess on the Isonzo front on the 18th inst. The official communique states that a resolate and sanguinary action, in which field and heavy guns co-operated most perfectly with the infantry, ended in the storming of several lines of armoured trenches on the Carso plateau and the capture of two thousand prisoners, six machine guns, fifteen hundred rifles and much ammunition.

vigour.

The attack was renewed yesterday morning with redoubled The Italian offensive is also developing favourably in the Falsarego region, Cadere, where three blockhouses, were captured by the bayonet,

Fort Hermann, north-east of Plezzo, in Garinthia, is seriously damaged as the result of bombardment.

INDIA CONSOLIDATION BILL.

July 20, 3.15 p.m.

The House of Commons has passed the second reading of the

Fighting to the south of the Lublin-Oholm railway is mont desperately violent. The Russians successfully repulsed General India Consolidation Bill. von Mackenson during the whole day but at dawn the Germans captured Krasnostaw and the fords around there. During the course of the day, however, the Russians repulsed extremely deter- mined attacks near Krasnostaw. The Austrians after being held up on the river Molios, established themselves in a village on the right bank to the south east of Krasnoitaw whereupon the Russians with drew to their second line positions. Further to the east the Ras- sians defeated four farione attacks delivered on a wide front and supported by masses of artillery, they also drove the Austro-Germani from their tropohes. The Russians maintained all their positions on the Dneister.

OPERATIONS ON THE WESTERN FRONT.

July 20, 5.20 p.m. "Reuter's correspondent at Paris says that operations on the western float are almost confined to bombardments, this also includes Boissons.

FRENCH COMMUNIQUE,

GERMAN ATTACKS BASILY REPULSED.

ITALIAN CRUISER SUNK.

July 20, 1.35 s.m

A message from Router's correspondent at Rome st tee that it is officially annongced that the craiser Garibaldi was torpedoed and sunk off Cattaro on Sunday. Most of the crew were esved.

TTALIAN SEA AND AIR FLEETS BUSY.

July 20 3.35 p.m. Router's correspondent at Rome reports that an official message statea that since the 7th inst. Italian warships and aircraft hava been most active on the enemy's Adriatic coast and have destroyed stores, observation stations and telegraphs on the Dalmatian islanda, A division of old armoured cruisers comprising the Varese, Francesco Ferruccio Giuseppe Garibaldi and the Vettor Pissni spproached Cattaro at dawn on the 18th inst, and bombarded the railway Simultaneously small craft destroyed the military buildings st Gravosa and landed a reconnoitring detachment on the ials of Giappans. A number of the enemy a battleships sought refuge in Ositaro, sni did not venture to come out though they had Our vessels while retiring were atacked by submarines and the Giuseppe Garibaldi, after avoiding the first attack, was torpedo od and sunk. The crew were most cool and gave cheers for the King before they jumped into the eas in accordance with crdera. The majority were saved,

|| steam up o July 20, 5.20 p.m.

A Paris communique says that a number of German atake were easily repulsed.

GERMANS CAPTURE WINDAU ON THE BALTIC

July 20, 1.36 p.m. Realer's co respondent at Amsterdam says that the Germans 0.aim the ospture of Windaa, on the Baltic,

Oar sirabips on the 7th inst, for the second time bombed the arsenal at Triests and our seaplanes on the 14th bombed the Austrian destroyers in the canal near Pola as well as the batteries near Balvore lighthouse Oar airships on the 16th bombed the railway station and works of the Trieste Monfalcone railway. – An enemy seaplane was also captured on the 17th, (Continued on page 10.)

ready for all eventualtion with Bulgaria has declared that she at army stronger than ever.

The listians have been notably successful against the Austrians, An Italian submarine' · WAR torpedoed."

A Petrograd communique says that the fighting to the south of Lublin-Cholm railway is den- perately violent.

The directore of Kropps met the representatives of the work men on Candey, with a view to settling a dispute.

Mr. Arquith made an interest. ing proposal that loss might ba extended to certain States beyond the Ailies and the Dominions

An interesting Note has been Bent to Great Britain by Amprios in connection with righta of American oiilzen3, as the Times Hearne,

It is hold that Germany r04. spected the neutrality of Holland because she remained strictly neutral and therefore differed from

Belgium.m

The Austrian warships during the Italian bombardment, look refuge in Cattaro, and, though they had steam up, they did not elent to enter into the fight.

Mr. Asquith has moved a vote", making a total for the war 1,012 of credit for 150 millions sterling,

milline Itir'sstimated that the present vote will länt till August 81.

Beater's correspondentat Petrograd says that the greatest battle yet lought during the war, for Warsaw, is raging in full fury: The line is saying hither and thither, "

The German military authori tise, prior to the mecting of Krappa employees, warned both sides that, unless an arrangement was reached, they would take drastic measures, p

According to the Under Seora fary of State for War, the now multi-ergined seropfense are no more efficient than the single engined ones, nor do they carry guns heavier than machine-guns:

NEWS.

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

DON'T FORGET.

TO-DAY: Bijon Theatre-9.16 p.m. Victoria Theatre-0.16 p.m. ZAMENTO-MORROW.G Bijon Theatre-9.15 p.m. Victoria Theatre-9.15 p.m. Sale of Land G. P. Lammert e Sales Boom-3 p.m.

Wednesday, July 28. Mesura. Charles Howitt and

Phillips Co.-Theatre Royal

Thursday, July 20 Association of Exporters and Dealers of H.K.—annus] meet-

Extraordinary General meeting of Association of Exporters and Dealers of Hongkong 4.30 p.m. Meears, Charles Howitt and Philips Co Theatre

Friday, Jul Memore Charles How Phillips Co Theatre Ro