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TELEGRAMS.

[Beater's Service to. The "Telegraph.”]

FRENCH WAR AIMS.

Clear Declaration in the Senate.

Lindor, June 7

FRIDAY, JUNE

TELEGRAMS.

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THE BRITISH ARMY.

Recruiting Begun in New York.

London, Jgue 7:

STEAMER v. SUBMARINE.

An Amrican Vessel's Piucky Fight.

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TELEGRAMS.

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THE WESTERN OFFENSIVE,

British Push Progressing Satisfactorily.

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London, Jans 7.

Farther progress is reported as datisfactory along the whole

front attacked.

Numbers of prisoners are coming in

AMERICA'S NEW ARMY,

Ton Million Men Present Thomasives

Field Marshal Sir Duglas Haig reporte:We attacked her in ia monips of a cableg am in- Tus American Consul General Bentar's correspondent at New York states that recruiting of H. Ribot, orationing his speech in the Sapsleihe frat part of Britisbers for the British Army has opened there, and the humeron.een 3 and 10 o'clock in the morning on the Matee sudicating that, under the Selective which appears in the earlier telegrams-said that sach cop-applications had previously been received.

Wytechaete Ridge, on a front of nize miles. Everywhere we Draft Law, men aged twenty-one fabulations of S ciliat in foreign towns as was now proposed to

captured the first objectives. be held in Stockholm, cun'd only create an illusion of pesce that was dangerona, "Never at any moment, especially when the struggle is bordest, braise the end is approaching, can we leave such an illusion is the public mind and in the Army. France requires all her strength, especially moral strength. As befta Frenchmen, we do 1ot seek a ciptions, eg rivocal formulae, and we have zjected, the trap laid in a sedactive formalse, which was not orginated in Petrograd but which was imported from elsewhere and the birthplace of which is only 100 obvious. The words 'No Annexations' casuot mean that we bare not the right to demand what belonge to 08, namely, Alsace-Larrains, which has never ceased, to be" French at. b-a-t since the abominable act which violated right and justice in 1671.”

M. Ribot, later in his speech, said that "our best guarantee will be the formation of Earope in which all nations belong to them velves and in which no single man eball let loose such evils as have been let loose in Germany. It is necessary that the Germans should consent, for I believe in the power of ideas of justice. All those who have fought together to the end will find the need of not separating after victory. They must form a League of Peace in the name of that democratic spirit which France had the honour of introducing to the world. We nations in arms will form a society of nations, That is where the fature of humanity lies. All nations that are not nations of prey must unite to compel others not to dieturb peace.'

London, Jane 7.

With regard to the reported sinking of a German submarine by an Americas armed eteamer daring a running fight, according to the State Department's telegraphic advices, the submarine was sighted at a dietsace of 7,000 yards. She was flying no flig at fires, but she hoisted the American flag later, and then waited for ten minutes.

As the submarine approached, the steamer fired and the submarine responded. The steamer slackened speed to permit the submarine to come within range. The fight lasted for an hour and three-quarters, the submarine firing thirty-five and the steamer twenty-fire shots.

The steamer's last shot apparently strack the submarine, which rose clear out of the water, stood stera ap for a few seconds and then disappeared. The steamer was not damaged.

THE TRANSYLVANIA.

Troops Saved by Japanese Destroyers.

London, June 7, It has transpired that Japanese destroyers saved the bulk of troops from the Translyvaniu.

After M. Ribot's speech, the Snate ananimously passed a vota of confidence in the Govern est, affi-ming that a durable peace was | only possible through the victory of the Allies, and expressing the the determination of France to pursue the war until it bad achieved the

The Japanese Commander has recorded his admiration at the restitution of Alusce Lorraine, punishment for the enemy's crimes, silence and calmness of the men on the sinking ship, and the courage reparation for damage, and guiracless against Prussian militariam.

British Approval.

Loodoo, June 7. ·

In the House of Commone, replying to a question, Sir George: Cave elated that the Government, the House and the country com pletely agreed with the statement of war aims made in the French Chamber. He promised to convey to Mr. Boast Law & suggestion

that the House should show its entire accord therewith.

Mr. Snowden Are we to understand that the Allies are prepared to go on fighting regardless of other considerations until these sims are attained ?(Cries of "Y-e.";

Sir George Cava replied that Mr. Snowden must take the 30swer given se sbsolate.

RUSSIAN AFFAIRS.

The Kronstadt Trouble Settled.

London; Jane 7. Renter's correspondent at Petrograd says that the Kronstadt trouble has been settled. The local Soldiers' and Workmen's Delegates have agreed to recognise the Provisional Government.

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Na Munition Workers' Strike.

London, June 7. R-ater's correspondent at Petrograd says that the threatened 'manition workers' strikes, mentioned on June 2, have been averted, the msorgere having conceded the dimends, including a six-bour

day.

A Happy Appointment.

London, Jane 7...

The Daily News correspondent at Petrograd says that General Alexief's a-ociation with the old regime bas caused much grumb!- ing, which General Brasiloff's appointment is expected to diepel.

General Gator, who succeede General Busiloff, is the youngest

'Genersi in the Army,

Reuter's correspondent at Petrograd states that General Garko big resigned.

An Appeal to Socialists.

of the nurses.

AMERICAN WAR CONDUCT.

Against the Killing of Civilians.

On the Belgian Front.

London, June 7.

throughout the country. to thirty were registered yesterday

Official returns are izoomplete, but it is estimated that 'ten million men prssented themselves. Nowhere was there the lightest disturbance. Of sial reports show A Belgian communique says:-Both artillery forces are active only eight arrests in the entire on the whole front, particularly as Dixmade and between Steen-country in connection with the state and Helaas, where we carried out destruction, by fire, of matter. enemy batteries and works. Our airmen · bombed the railway stations at Vyswegen and Langemark.

Nipped in the Bud.

DISHONEST SHOP. KEEPERS.

London, Jane 7. A French commusique states:-Violent and well-simed fire sipped in the bad a strong German attack at midnight, on a front of 800 metres, north-west of S. Quentin. The attackers lost A Batch Before the Magistrate. Į heavily and fall bsok précipitately on their own trenches.

There was mou lively reciprocal artillery firing to the south of |Erilais sad to the north of Chemia des Dimes.

Two enemy aeroplanes were brought down.

An Incredible Spectacle.

Five more "dishonest abop keepers were saamned before Mr. Dyer Ball, atthe Police Court this morning, either their scales or weights operating to the detri», ment of the purchaser.

The keeper of a je-stick shop at 70. Qeen's Road East had

scales that were nins per sent. against the purchaser, and he was ordered to pay $10.

Londor, June. 7. Reuter's correspondent at Headquarters says that the new offensive opened an hour before daybreak, when, at a pre-arrange! moment, the biggest thing ever. attempted in mining operations rent the sky with ear splitting Grasbea as a long series of mines, some dug a year ago, were exploded along the whole front of the enemy positions. There was also a terrible glare. Tas aggregate total chirgos in these earth-shattering eruptions were over a million

A similar fine was inl.oted on pounds of high explosives. It was a most itting answer to the firewood shopkeeper of 31, Kaiser's bombast about the collapas of our offensivs in the West.

MoGregor Street, whose scales Renter's correspondent at New York says the Secretary of State, been appallingly intense, and the villages of Wytschaete and contou His excuse was that The preliminary bombardment along the font of att ok had were also found to be nine per speaking at the North Carolina University, said the ten million men Mesaigee totally vanished. From the north of Hill 60 to the south be had bought them some time who registered on the 5 h inst. were a sufficient answer to the plea that autocracy was necessary for eficiency. He added: We of Poegetreet, the spectacle was inoredible. The geography of the ago and did not how that they must go into the air, where Germany has carried the war, but Gad whole district has been changed, blown and farrowed beyond re- were wrong. forbid that American soldiers should ever kill women and children." cognition. How many stark Bane lis said that hecatomb, the

The Secretary for the Navy predicted that American genius recording angel alone can tell. would make submarines impossible before the war ended.

THE ITALIAN, FRONT.

Another Austrian Claim.

London, June 7,

London, Jane 7. An Austrian communique states:We have taken. 10,000 prisoners during the past three days in the Carso region.

London, Jase 7.

An Italian official message saya:-We repulsed a heavy attack on Bicher Valley.

The enemy, reinforced, launched violent attacks in the Carao

region from Hill 247, oath of Yereix, to Hill 31, esatot miss.

After fighting all day with varying fortune, the enemy was completely repolsed.

MORE NAYAL RAIDS.

Good Work by British Squadron."

London, June 7. The Admiralty announces that a squadron of naval seroplanes yesterday dropped a number of bombe on the aerodrome at Nieuw- maneter, fifteen miles south-west of Blankenberghe, and hit a big

ebed.

Several bomba fell close to twó machines in the aerodroms. Four hostile aircraft attacked the returning raidere, but were driven off. All our maobines returned safely.

RECENT NAVAL ACTION,

A Two Hours' Running. Fight."

London, June 6.

London, Jane 7. Renter's correspondent at Petrograd says the Council of Saidiera1 and Workmen's Delegates has sent a communication to the Socialist; Parties and Trade Unions throughout the world, again appealing to them to send delegates to the Socialist Confereno? mentioned on It is stated in the East Coast part where seven German sailore May 31. It expresses the opinion that each & Conference will be were landed by the Light Cruiser Squidroo, that the sction recently the first step towards a speedy peace, on the basis of no annexations reported opened at 130 in the morning, and that a running fight | and no indemnities, and on the principle of the right of nations to lasted for two hours,

choose their own destinies. It affirms that peace can only be The enemy was five miles distant when sighted, and the British secured by the uniting of the international proletariat against immediately manoeuvred on both sides. The enemy evidently put Dniversal slaughter, and says the main object of the Conference to wes to escape bombardment by ses and air. will be to break the party traces which are at pressat militating against the struggle towarde peace.

GENERAL STRIKE IN NORWAY.

Distressed Destroyers.

London, June 7. According to Beater's correspondent at Amsterdam, the Telegraaf saya that two Germin destroyera Londos, Jane 7.

were towed into The reaeral strike in Norway, which was cabled through on

Zebrogue on the morning of the 5th inst, badly damaged, and that Jage 1, tok the form of a day'e cessation from work, and is de Bnother has not returned. This preenmybly refers to the $20. scribed sa the g’esteet dəmɔustration ever seen in Nxway. There were no disorders,

The Lctories in Sweden alio strack work for a single day.

BULGARIAN PREMIER VISITS BERLIN,

London, Jaxe 7. Reuter's correspondent at Amsterdam says that the Bulgarian Premier, accompanied by the Director of Public Debs, is visiting

Berlia

THE 1917 CAMPAIGN.

Russia's Unfulfilled Promise.

Lindon, Jane G. Colonel Hepington, the well-known military correspondent, points out that the 1917 campaign was planned on the faith of an assurance of vigorous Hawaian support by a fixed date, which has not been forthcoming. He dwelle on the consequence of the enormous German strength in the West, end hopes that the Rescian Armies will soon promptly renew the mighty deeds af, their past.

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The master of a fruit shop, at

Five light weights were provei groundout merchant of 41, Prays to have been used by a wholesale

I, Queen's Road East, had seale Daring the last two daye, the bombardment has been devoted were four per cent, wrong, o counter-battery work, and, thanks to the magnificent co-operation and in this case a fine of $5 was

indicted. of the airmen, this has largely curtailed the volume of the German artillery fire.

Two large balances belonging to a firewood shopkeeper, of 38, Belgian gannera at the Ypres salient actively participated in maintaining the never-ceasing salvos. Tae Hans had been an.

McGregor S.reet, were found to certain where we would strike. Tasy, uɔw know, for we were out

be four per cent, and two per to drive them cf the Messines ridge, from which they drove the cut out respectively, and he had handful of British cavalry that held it down to October 14, 19.4,10 pay a fine of $10... and also from their positions along which they hav› since dominat- operation were carried out most realistically with sampleteness of ef'the Ypres salient. Two complete rebearaale for the present

detail.

The attack this morning was heralded by an all-night waring from one and a half one per An English sole WAS This was & most impressive and fitting accompaniment to the perfecting used, and this was right." and waning of thunder and every variation of lightning effecta. Cent. tornado of garfire which swelled up at the appointed hout He was ordered to pay $10. approached, It was abortly after three o'clock when the infantry went forward. The moon, peering eas less through the film-like cloud, shed a mystic sheen over the land, which was heightened by the almost incessant irridescence of guns, signal lights and light- ST. ANDREW'S CHURCH. ing, the whole being a grimly appropriate astting to the terrifi) sad (terrible drama.

It has been ascertained from prisoners that the enemy

bad not, anticipated the attack at this particular time. Toe first meme filtering from the front positions is encouraging, and I understand that we have established ourselves from Cattesa farm to Wytschaefe Bod half-way through Battle Wood in which we have mschine-guns emplanted. We have also Dame Straaaar Oppice, Lanfer, Zreeba, Gray Farm and Wheevant wood.

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The casualties are reported as very light. The tanks are said

to have rendered excellent ærvice.

The cfnsive bas opened well, but we must be prepared for news of heavy fighting when the inestable counter-attack- begin,

THE RECENT AIR RAID,

Taubes Among the Raiders.

London, Jane 5.

A conet town correspondent reports that between eight and dosin Tubes participated in tonight's raid. The hostile craft were hotly engaged by fire at a certain place, sad also by British aristors, with the result that the enemy was driven back. At least one enemy machine was brought down, it talling into the sea like a rocket, while another was hit. Crowds watched the airoralt manoeuvres.-(Delayed in transmission.)

German Airman Dies.

London, Jane 7. One of the captured Modway raiders has succumbed to his wounds, while his observer in badly injarsd, '

SUBMARINISM.

·German Suggestion of Abandoyment.

London, Jans 7:

Zeitung, suggesting the abandonment of ruthless submarining so A remarkable statement is published in the Ost Preussiche

the best basis for peace negotiations,

Eist, the extent of the fauls being

Memorial Service to Rev. H. 0 Spink

H.E the Governor has consent- ed to attend the morning service si 11am, at St. Andrew's Church Kowloon, next Sunday June 10, sad to unveil the handrome:brass

erected in memory of Bar, H. 0. Spink, M.A (formerly Chaplain · of St. Andrew's Church), who wRRY killed in action on August 9 last year.

memorial-is b'et which has been

The Bishop of Victoria will dedicate the memorial, and will preach a sermon in reference to the occasion,

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