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EARLIER TELEGRAMS.

ON THE WESTERN FRONT.

More German Aerial Losses.

London, July 3. Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig says there is nothing to report. The weather on July 2nd was fine but bazy. Our machines worked as usual, bet the eneig were less active. We destroyed thirteen seroplanes and drove down nine out of control. Four of ours are missing. We dropped nineteen tons of bombs on enemy railways, dumps and billets. Other Reports.

London, July 4.

An American communique reports: There is intense reciprocal artillerying north-westward of Chateau Thierry. Wo repulsed three raids in the Vosges."

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A French communique reports artillery activity, reci. procal in Argonne, in the region of Vanquois and right of the Heuse. The total prisoners captured in the region norta of Moulia-sous-Touvent reached 457, and there were thirty machine guns taken.

Enemy's Desperate Anxiety.

London, July 4. Reuter's correspondent at British Headquarters reports today: The enemy's desperate anxiety to hold on to the high ground north-west of Albert is interesting and possibly significant. Since the March offensive carried his line almost to Bouzincourt we have been steadily pushing it back till we have obtained direct observation of nis movements in the Ancre Valley and have been thereby, enabled to keep his communications under harassing fire. It is not surprising therefore that he has found the position intolerable. We may still have something to say about the ownership of apparently unimportant acres.

Duke of Connaught's Visit.

London, July

Reuter's correspondent at Britisa Headquarters states; The Duke of Connaught's visit to the British Front conclud- ed to-day when, accompanied by the Earl of Athlone, in the presence of the King of the Belgians he bestowed decorations on Belgian officers and men. The Duke of Connaught inspected some American units and expressed high appreciation of their line physique and soldierly appearance. A great event of the visit was the sports of the Canadian Corps on Dominion Day, which was a magni- ficent spectacle. The arena was almost encircled with grand stands, thronged with soldiers from all parts of the Empire. The track embraced a baseball ground, tennis courts, boxing ring and other Olympic paraphernalia. All the events, con tested between the divisions of which the Corps is composed, aroused the wildest enthusiasm among the spectators The spectacle of the day was the march round the areas of tao massed Pipe Bands of Canadian division. Overhead aeroplanes on guard circled the arena. The Duke, on the day of his arrival, lunched with the Commander-in-Chief He met Generals Petain and Foch and bestowed.decorations on French troops, which were inspected, and was initiated into the mysteries of the latest tank developments.

THE CASE OF GENERAL GOUGH, ·

London, July 3

in the House of Comulons, replying to Maj. General Ivor Philipps, Mr. Macpherson stated that it had been impossible, in the present circumstances, to collect all information bearing on the case of General Gough so as to enable Sir Douglas Haig to submit a 'definite opinion. The Army Council were urging that efforts should be made to have a complete wrestigation.

Siz Edward Carson: Has Sir Douglas Haig reported on the conduct of General Gough î ̧

Mr. Macpherson: No.

MORE GERMAN BARBARITY.`

Paris, July 3

A French Army Order is issued showing that 'ine Gier- mans are again resorting to killing the wounded and prisor. era. The evidence comes from escaped French prisoners on different parts of the West Front. For example, on Laking Antrenay, the enemy massacred their prisoners, of whom several were wounded." A French soldier saw the Germans kill French prisoners with their bayonets at Olizy. At another place the Germania fixed bayonets and "finished of all the French wounded. These instances occurred recently.

AMERICA'S" FINE EFFORT,

Washington, July

Mr. Baker states that 276,382 American soldiers sailed for France during June. Altogether only 391 were lost at sea. President Wilson says the record must cause universal satisfaction, because the neart of America is unquestionably in the WAZ,

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A NEW RUSSIAN TSAR.

Amsterdam, July 2

The Ukrainian Telegraph Bureau at Kieff announces that the Grand Duke Michael Alexandrovitch has been pro- claimed Tsar and is marching with Czecno-Slovaks and Cossacks against Moscow.

THE MUNITIONS FACTORY EXPLOSION.

London, July 3,

In the House of Commons Mr. Kellaway stated it was feared that a hundred were killed and over a hundred injured" in the munitione explosion. The employees behaved magni- neently, any, after scattering at the rst explosion, return- od and assisted in rescuing the wounded There was no panic. Three shifts were ready running in parts of the tactory.

THE LATE LORD RHUNDOA.

London, July 3,

in the House of Commons, Mr. Boner Law and Mr. Asquith warmly thbuted the services of Lord Rhondda. Mr. Boner Law said his courage, tenacity and ability had enabled. him largely to overcome the difficulties due to submarinism. He mentioned that the disease wherefrom Luid Abunads, died originated from exposure on the occhetou of the sinking of 'EDO, LUSITANIL

The Fremier telegraphed

to Lady Macudas saying that Lord Rhondda gave his life for his country,

"THE HOSPITAL SHIP ATROCITY.

Amsterdam, July 3.

On receiving the first bare intelligence that the Lian- dovery Castle nad been sabmarmed a Berlin semi-ottical Was hastily 18sued attributing the loss to a Bratish mine. New York, July 2 Newspaper editorials reflect the aorror at the torpedo- ing of the Llandovery Csatie. The rimes" demands Ailed action towards the excommunication of Germany from civi lized nations. The Sun" says, the azime will make Gar many's name a reproach. The World? doclaces tżjaż Gor many is inviting fearful retribution. The "Herald" says the "torpedoing is another reason why everything Germen should be smocrated by degans people is aÚ ZNA

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, "SATURDAY, JULY 6. 1918.

1893.

HONGKONG. TWENTY-FIVE YEARS A00.

(Compiled from the "Hongkong Telegraph" files for the week

ending July 13, 1895.)

The Dollar.

Jaly 5.The rate of the dollar on demand to-day is 2/61",

Justice for All.

Jaly 10-At the Magistracy to-day, before Mr. "H. E. Wodehouse, a Chinaman was fined $1 for allowing his private ohair to stand on the footpath in Stanley Street, interfering with traffic, on the 7th instant, That is all right in its way, but now we want to see equal justice tara- ed on to the European taipans who every day commit the same offence in the most crowded part of the Colony.

The "Rialto,"

July 11-The unsavoury rom- oare that have been flying sround the Rialto for the last few days have not escaped as by any danber of means, but as only foola rash in where sngela dared not tread, we, being a fall fledged harp-and-haloed angel, have noi trodden. Thie paragraph was written a conple of days ago in view of the misspplication that has been put to one that appeared iSaturday's Telegraph, the in- ference of which was that a certain member of the community was being made a scapegoat to, cover the miadrede of some one elee who was generally credited with baving been engaged

ith him in foencial transac eigna. that would not bear the light of day, especially that light which shines through, the windows of the Supreme Court. And even now we see no resson for adding to it. There may be as much foundation for une story as for the other, bat it is difficult, nay, impossible, to get at the truth just now and it would be unfair se well as den. gerous and indiscreet to commit statements to print that after all may have their origin in air-that is, as regards smounte,even to

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With the American Army in circulation and of specie in loving readers. The whirligig of Lieutenant James A, Meissner, the month ended 30th Jane, in Hongkong, during [time tears the maek from the faceboss home is in Brooklyn and 1918, as certified by the managers

of even the most cleverly con- who brought down his first Ger of the respective Banks are ceived and ably conducted fraud. It will decide.

men airplane to-day on the American front northwest of "James Hook".

Toal, returned to bis hangar to receive the ongratulations of bis Jaly 12.-James Book, an comradea and to make his report anglicised Celestial, faced the with a bashful grin on his face. Magisterial music to-day, for The lieuteosat is twenty-one having used a chopper, not wisely years old, of slight build and a bot too well, apon a certain Mr. graduate of Cornell. Pan A To. Not having forty

The story of his exploit, having pieces of silver upon bis person trickled in over the telephone wherewith to sooth the severed wire, the Associated Press cor- serves of To, Hock has gone to respondent went to the lieuten hang aloft for two months.

ant's hanger. It had been reported that on under wing of Msisoner'ä machine bed been torn c# by his opponent's airplane.

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