, 1915-06-09
TELEGRAMS.
ST. CROIX STATION.
Censored ut Jamaica.)

London, une 5'h.-lhe hluS IN q letter
acknowledging the birthday compliments
from the Lord Mayor, says: During the
past months I have been strengthened by
the knowledge that my subjects are heartily
associate cd with me in the prosecution of the
war. By our united aud resolute efforts the
Empire will secure the happy consummation
for which we all earnestly pray.
A Russian ofical bulletin announces
sPermysI, considering the state of its artil-
lery and that its works were destroyed by
the Austrians before their cnpitulation, was
recognized as incapable of defending itself,
and its maintenance in our hands only served
cur purpose until such time as our possession
of positions surrounding the town on the
northwest facilitated our operations on the
San. The enemy having captured Jaroslav
and Radymno and begun to spread along
the right bank of the river, the maintenance
of these positions forced our troops to fight
on a very difficult front, increasing it by
thirty-fve versts and subjecting the troops
occupying these positions to the concentrated
fire of the enemy's numerous guns. We car
ried away from Permysl the material taken
from the Austrians, and when this was fin
ished we moved on Tuesday the last of our bat
teries. and on the following night our troops
pursuant to orders evacuated the fronts
DOLCl dnO WC6b vi liz pOSltAOhO
the city and formed a more concentrated
force to the east, in the region beyond the
Dniesler. The enemy, by concentrating i'm
portant forces i'll Stry, succeeded in advance
ing on the Liemenitza-Stry front, but they
however sustained great losses, Iervlng
1000 prisoners in the course of our counter
attacks.
A Vienna official despatch states "The
Russian r~ear-guards are fighting delaying
actions south of the Dniester river against
the Austro-G Germans advancing from Stry to
cover the passage of the river. The Russians
north of Przemysl are launching a series OF
the most desperate attacks against General
Won Mackensen's army. Here they are using
new reserves and are simultaneously exert
ing heavy pressure against the troops COM
monded by the Archduke Joseph Ferdinand
in the trinngle between the San and the
Yistula. The Russian offensive in south
eastern Galicia designed to relieve this situa-
lion has proved a complete failure.
Th racing calendar announces that the
new Derby stakes and the new Oaks stakes
will be run at the first extra Newmarket
meeting beginning on the fifteenth instant.
There will be two extra Newmarket meet
ings, Ole on July twenty-seventh, twenty
eighth and twenty-ninth, and one on August
twenty-fourth, twenty-ffth and twenty-sixth.
The Bill introduced by Sill John Simon,m mi k
ing the re- election of ministers unnecessary
temporarily. has been passed through all its
stages I'D the House of Lords. The Ministry
of Munitions Bill has passed it's first reading
IN the House OF Commons. Sir John Simon
asked Mr.. OBrieD to repent on Monday the
question whether an opportunity to discuss
the disappearance of the Home Rule Minis
try would be given. The Speaker thrice
warned Mr.. Giunell regarding his extrava-
giant criticism of Mr.. Asquitb, amid laughter,
and finally ordered him to sit down. A mixed
hndY of irrccnnciluhla vnlnrtears chnsa Mr.