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THURSDAY, AUGUST 10, 1916.
THE
WAR.
LATEST TELEGRAM S.
(Reuter's Service to the China Mail)"
THE ITALIAN OFFENSIVE.
WONDERFUL WORK..
"Lostos, Aug. 9 The Italian offensive had been carefully prepared for weeks and the Italians captured at one stroke positions quch as Sabotino, Podgor San Michele and Oslava, which have been
contested for a year.
The Austrians were completely surprised.
The summit of Sabuting, 2,000 feet, dominates the Gorizia. The southern slopes of the mountain are honeyronibed with caverns drilled in the rock by the Italians for months past, each Cavern containing a company of infantry Moreover a tunel 850, feet long was secretly boreal to within 90 feet of the Austrian trenches.
Eight hundred men in the tunnel opened the attack, supported by men pouring out of the caverns. Patches of scrubby "unlergrowth had been previously fred in order to deprive Austrian snipers of super.
RUSSIANS NEARING
STANISLAU.
GENERAL LETCHITZKY'S GREAT
CAPTURES.
PETROGRAD, Aug. 9.
It is officially announced that General Latchitzky has occupied Tysmianica, four miles east of Stanisian, and captured an additional 7,100 prisoners, including 3,500 Germans, and 63 machine-guns.
LONDON, August 9. Petmgrad telegrams dwell on the military importance of Tyamienica, which is regarded as -the key to
Stanislar and Hulicz.
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EARLIER TELEGRAMS.
THE RUSSIAN VICTORIES.
110 SQUARE MILES CAPTURED.
PETROGRAD, "Aug. 9.
A communiqud states:- We are pursuing the enemy south of the meister. The Russians atormed the town of Nimioff and sir villages.
The enemy blow up the bridges and magazines.
Altogether the Russians bere captur ed 110 square miles of territory,
PORTUGAL TO HELP IN THE WAR.
LONDON, Aug 9. * Amid cheers for Britain and the Allies an extraordinary sitting of the Portuguese Congress resolved to accept the British invitation to participate in the war in Europe:
ITALY'S SUCCESSFUL OFFENSIVE.
POPULAR REJOICINGS.
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The fact that this in the flood
„LONDON, Aag. 9. Bensou of the Ducister apparently ledarf the Iulian, offensive, which Thore great rejoicings in Italy at the enemy tot to expect a decisive began on the 4th inst. Thora was move by General Lechitzky, whose terrific bombardment on the whole
in conjunction with Isonzo front, pulversing the rocks and operations General Sakharoll's, advance from disintegrating the Austrian defences into
the ravines below. Brody gravely imperil General Bothmer's Command. It seems inevitable that he will have to retreat westward hastily.
THE ZEPPELIN RAID.
LONDON, Aug, 2. The Italia crept through a low-
Unofficial reports of the air raid in- tying pall of black smoke anticate that both explosive and incendiary carried three lines of trenches in twenty bimb were dropped. minates and a redoubt at the mit
in an hour, and then swept down the
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Apparently most of the casualties. were on the Fast coast where a score of bombs, mostly of an incendiary charac
slopes to the Isonzo, collecting prisoner*ter, were dropped. One or two persins
in' droves.
THE BRITISH FRONT:
LONDOS. Aug. 9
General Sir Douglas Haig reports: There is no change at Gaillement. North of Pozieres We further advanced by bombing.
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The enemy heavily bombarded our! trenches in the Ypres salient between Belleware Lake and the Yee: Canal for two hours, discharging gas ỤN broad front, but the effect of this was small. Some. partial enemy attacks were unable to enter our trenches.
THE FRENCH FRONT.
STRENUOUS FIGHTING NEAR VERDUN.
PARK, Aug. 3
A communiqué states : After the failure of numerous attacks
were killed and ten-injured..
Slight fires were caused
The Bersaglieri opened the infantry attack climbing the rocks and precipices, and capturing the first and second lines.
The enemy fed panic-stricken. The fighting was fiercest in the Gorizia and Monfalcone sectors, where
the Hungarians and Croatians refused to surrender, and were surrounded
The stick is progressing on a front of sixty-two miles.
Simultaucously Italian Warships act shelling the coast on the Austrians left.
THE OPERATIONS IN EGYPT.
PURSUIT OF-THE-ENEMY
LONDON, Aug. D. General Murray reports that the pursuit of the enemy in the Batia anti-district continues,
The Zeppelin, at a great height, was travelling in a north-easterly direction. She soph disappeared seaward. Search- Lghts were directed upon her and | ainraft guus fired upon her.
AN OFFICIAL STATEMENT. An* official statement says it is estimated that from seved_to_ten_air_-_ ships participated in the raid, operating singly and in pairs.
Apparently indiscriminate destrue- tion of property was the main object.
"A Naval aeroplane, pursued one sea- ward for several miles..
SHIPS SUNK.
LONDON, Aug. 9. The following ships have been sunk : Trident (British), Achileus (Greek) and the schooner Demaria. The latter
was sunk in the Channel'
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the enemy regained a footing in Thin- THE DARDANELLES COMMISSION. mont work.
- Violent enemy counter-attacks north of Hem Wood were repulsed with heavy losses, but they succeeded in re-occupy. ing a trench. Most of this trench, however, was soon recovered.
We are on the immediate outskirts of Thiamont work which we dro energet- ically bombarding We progressed at Fleury by means of grenades.
the river:
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An enemy attack penetrated our positions between Libons and Chanines
railway but they were immediately
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LONDOS, Aug. 9. Mr Justice Pickford has been added to the Dardanelles Commission.
OBITUARY.
LONDON, Aug. 9. The death is announced of Colonel Moffat Lang, C.B. (retired).
[Colonel Moffat Lang served in the
The Turkish rearguard has been pressed back northward and westward, while southward a dashing attack by
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COOLING SMUGGLING.
- LONDON, Aug.
In the House of Commons. Mr. Chamberlain atated that the illicit trafe in cocaine was causing the Ra and himself, grave anxiety. The drug would be smuggled, and ways for defesting it could best be conceived by regulations
CROWN COLONIES AND IMPERIAL CONFERENCE.
LONDON, Aug: 9.00 In the House of Commons, Mr. Bonar Law expressed the opinion that it would be impracticable that Crown' Colonies ahould be given an individual opport unity for expressing their views on the Paris. Conference resolutions at the forthcoming Imperial Conference
SIR REGINALD FOLE-CAREWS,
RETIRES.
LONDON, Aug 9. Lieut-General Sir Reginald Pole Carew, Unionist MLP for the Bodmin Division of Cornwall, is retiring from Parliament owing to ill-health.
A GOLFING POET,
it
There are poets among the golfers of Kabe. The Kobe Golf Club recently had a “Tombstone" Competition. Each competitor played a certain number of strokes according to his handicap azd when he had completed his alloted num- planted a tombstone with an epitaph Arthur proving the winner, having com pietel the 18th hole with a stroke in hand.
ber, There Wern,1) entries, MP. J. P.
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WOMEN AND ECONOMY IN DRESS,
HOW AND WHY IT IS NOT
PRACTISED
The National War Savings Committee issued an appeal to women to arcid ex- travagance in dress. It was urged that both" "the materials used for garmen, TI and the labour employed in the fashion- ing of them are needed for, other and more important purposes, and that any annecessary demands on the one or the other may seriously impede the conduct
of
the war
Manchester at any rate very little dress iner is every evidence to show that i
economy has been practised by women since the outbreak of war. Nor does it seem probable that this new appeal will basis much effect. Most people are try ing to lower their
their expenditure in some way, but in most cases this has taken the form of cutting down food bills, fewer entartainments, cheaper holidays and so forth, while
the amount of money spent on clothes remains the same. For such luxuries a jewellery real lace, and elaborate evening gowns there is
· is practi- caily no market, but women's outättere Manchester report that in nearly every branch of their business trade bas never been better than at the moment. There is, for instance, an almost unprecedented demand for expensive and fantastic foot- wear of various kinds, due to the short- skirts now in vogue. Ready made dresses are not being sold as freely as in pre- war day mainly because there are cot now many opportunities for the wearing of them, but several Arms say that their customers are willing to give unusually high prices for tailor-made customs and blouses of all kinds. The same is true of millinery.
Among women of the lower classes there is a similar extravagance. This
sometimes takes a rather corious form.
Large numbers of women with, say, couple of pounds to spare, have not, as they are told they ought to do, bought The Ladies Committee of the Golf Exchequer bunds, but have invested Cish kindly presented a prize for the small savings in winter coats. In Nel- best epitaph. Of some twenty epitaphssor, Burnley, and other Lancashire writen, Mr. White was adjudged the winner with the following lines Tread lightly, somehere near.
.I laid her dead,
(I pray she did not bear
Life's handicap. full heavily doth press,
Taings I said
On many a hapless wight:
My trouble is, I cannot but confess.
My handicap's too slight
THE CHINA MAIL: 8.8. CO.:
THE "CHINA" AS A PASSENGER SHIP..
towns there are mills devoted to the manufacture of imitation skin and cheap coata generally, and in several easca these hay already had more orders for the coming anturin than they can carry
dress economy in wartime is due to a This disregard of the principles of
variety of causes, chief among the being the fact that the majority of women in the middle and lower classes have quite as much money to spend on personal adornment us in ordinary times, while many have considerably more. Hundreds of wonten and girls are for the first time in their lives earning their own dress allowances and expe
experiencing, the of being able to spend what they like Joy without reference to any one else. Some have found that the dignity of their position necessitates a smart and perhaps extensive wardrobe, while those who are now Alling nien's places in banks and to and from town playa sa havoc with offices are realising that the daily journey out-of-door clothes..
The China Mail Steamship Co, Ltd. in pursuance of its progressive policy of doing everything possible-to-make the service on board the "China" second to note on the Pacific, has completed arrangements for the installation of 1 trained Filipino. Orchestra on board the taken place in the inst-years are res vessel for the sole purpose of providing ponsible for much of the unnecessary amusement and entertainment to the Buying of clothes so prevalent just now. passengers on the voyage over The In the very early days of the war, when China Mail Steamship Co. is, therefore, the ery was all for business as
The changes in fashions which have
the Imperial Camel Corps drove them the only Company operating to United Cressmakers in self-defence intro
cut from their entrenchments. .~.
We have captured more prisoners The enemy's rearguard has No retired to a line north and south of Birelabo, fifteen miles east of Katia TURKS SUFFER FROM THIRST,
CAIRO, Ang 9. Reuter's Correspondent reports that the Turks advanced at Romani in massed formaation, at some points calling out in English for the Australians to
surrender,
They were met with a devastating machine-gun fire.
It is stated that the Turks suffered so terribly from thirst that they killed
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their camela and drank the blood.
KING CONGRATULATES GENERAL MURRAY.
CAIRO, Aug. 9. His Majesty the King has telegraphed General Murray his appreciation of the brilliant success achieved by the troops in the hot season and in desert country.
BİTTLE
BITTLE OF THE MEUSE.
PARIS, Aug 9.
A communiqué states-On the right
States ports which provides such diver sion for its passengers and the innovation will, no doubt, be very greatly appre ciated by the Company's ever-increasing circle of satisfied clients.
Another instance of the desire of this new Line to cater to the comfort of travellers is apparent in the establish ment of a fully equipped Barber Shop on board in charge of "an experienced
Barber, who is prepared to devote himself exclusively to the service of the pengers.
The constant studying of the welfare of the travelling public augura wall for the future of the new Line and taken in conjunction with the high standards of service and cuisine readily explains why the sa. "China" is regularly leaving port booked to her utmost capacity in all classes.
PLAQUE RESEARCH IN MANCHURIA.
For some the 'pasi. Dr.. Wu' Lien-tala and- Mr. Fred Eberson, of Columbia University who was recently appointed bacteriologist to Dr. Christie's Hospital,
of the Meuse the battle was continued,Marden, have been conducting plagu Thiaumont-Fleury front.
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very marked differences in fashions in order to prevent women from wearing their existing garments to the last degree of shabbiness, und so throwing thousands. of shop assistants, sexpstresses and the like out of work. · Now...... when the whole cutlook is changed and the dressmake-s the and milliners are wanted for work on
Foderics, women
Land or in
who have been spending money, freely find it very hard to retrench.
Probably, too, the average woman does not quite understand how the requnciation of a coveted crepe-de-Chine bloase or taffetan frock will help the nation to win the war. "Force a
ce a woman to economise in dress, and you take away half her fan," says a member of one of Manchester. the great drapers houses in This is patting the case rather strongly, but it is a fact that the majority
› them-| spend women with money to
elves it temptations offeral bupring shop hard to resist Pic
windwa. Each one is no
pre- pared to sacrified "haf her fun if she realises that she will be beneßting the country, but it is perhaps a pity that the National War Saving Committee did not explain in more detail how great that benefit would be.
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GINARD. COMPANY INOR ISES ITS CAPITAL
A special meeting of the Canard Steamship Company has been held at Inverpool to consider proposals to in-s crease the capital of the company
de necessary by the purchase of t Commonwealth and Dominion Line-
(Limited)
the
Indian Mutiny and in the latter part of it was fiercest on the whole of the investigations which have led to import-1 gradually shifting from Yokohama South, in their overtures toward unionion shares, as it was not in that inter
his career be held appointments in the P.W.D. and MW.D., of India, including Principal of Roorkee Engineering College, Deputy Inspector-General of chistan, in Burmah and the North.
West Provinces)
north, west and south of Thiaumont.
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Following the action of the Methodists of Canada and Australia in "eting together, the two great branches of this Sir Alfred Booth presided, and in sub- denomination in the Enited States have shareholders to increaza ile, canal toy mitting the proposal to the Ordinary takon the first steps toward union. The 24,500,099 by the creation of one million Saratoga General Conference of the Second Six per Cent. Camplative Fre
ference shares of £1 each, and oner Northern branch voted to meet the winter million Ordinary shares That the foreign trade in Japan is of the Methodist Episcopal Church, he could not state the exact feice to be hares of £1 each said An enemy attack on Vaux Wood was
paid for the Commonwealth and Botní ant discoveries. It will be remembered Kobe is shown by the returns of foreign repulsed.
The French, with remarkable tenacity, that in 1911 blsuchtrein, was swept by trade at the two cities during the first and beloen anther quadrennial, gather. They were, however, not buying a gurk
eat that The enemy heavily bombarded our
withstood and repulso the enemy who pneumonic plage, a discase of the most six months of the year. The total ing sich as the one just closed it is business at the inflated price of new, positions between Elem Wood and Fortifications, Chief Engineer in Bahsre endeavouring torecapture the ground virulent character, carried and spread by amount of exports, and imports in aspected that this will be effected.but entering into p
Then, the French attacking, reacmots. Since then the disonse hts Yokohama the first half of this year was cupied all the portions of the trench in been thoroughly studied and kept in 299,411,000 yen; exports, 200,146,000 Slavery and the ethics of slave-holding and their old shareholders on which the enemy had gained a footing, check, mainly by Dr. W. Lien-teh's yen sad imports, 95,666,000 yen, with separated these two churches in it, take their fair share of whatever BELATED GERMAN ADMISSION. and they re-entered the Thinumont caseless watchiness. Recent investi- balzare of 101,230,000 yen in favour as the Church papers point out, and the unities of profit the future might bring
of the Commonwealth and gations have been carried out on the of exports. There was an increase of
and division allowed the geographical line Dominion Line directors throngboat the The Rider Nachrichten and a number The French captured two lines of following lines: (1) the isolation of flies 80,791,000 yen in exports of other newspapers state that private trenches on the Vaux-Chapitra-Le and other insects carried by marmots; 20,676,000 yen in imports over the between the North and the South negotiations was the best augury for the fatore success of the enlarged Cunard announcements have been sent to re- Chenois front, and took 200 prisoners. iatives of the depths of the officers and
(2) possibility of infection by inhalation corresponding period last year
The total amount of foreign trade in i drew and thirteen Conferences, Company, said Mr. Alfred Booth Mr
Royden Leconded the resolutionhich amongst them; (3) conveyance of poet Kobe during the first half of 1916 was it is said, in that year refused to submit was unanimously approved crew, who perished in, the loss of the
BATTLE OF THE SOMME German craiser Köln (4,360 tons) on.
monic plague from infected to healthy 340,639,000 yen exports 28, 1914, near Helgoland (the Heligo-
marmota and (4) the possibility of plague 143,456,000 yen and
being to the ruling of the Church, that slaves land Bight battle). Thus the loss of the
imports holding was not consistent with Egis. PARIS, Aug. 9ranemission amongst marmots by the 197,185,000 yen. Compared with the cruiser has only now been efficially ad-
·A communiqué states :--: mitted. The loss of the vessel was
alimentary csual. In respect of (1) is foreign trade in Yokohama. there was copal dignity, and the separation follow- announced by the British Admiralty at Somme, capturing a fortified wood and race, ticks are exceedingly common,
We increased our gains north of the has been certained that, while fese are an increase of $1,288,000 yan,
ed. The churches have, indeed, made the time of the battle.
This ・ difference - will be greatly tentative efforta" for reconciliation since, french north of Hem Wood, all of which whenics arises the question of transmis increased by the end of this year. In sacing the goldieze and statesmen on
hníon of plegus by the agency of ticks in 1914, the foreign trade in Kobe Altogether we have captured north addition to fleas. In respect of (2), it exceeded Yokohama's by 1,248,000 the opposing sides have long since forgot Sergt. Devney, of the Hongkong of the Somme a whole line of German has been determined conclusively that Yen, which was increased to 21,600,000 ten the diferences.
The St. Louis Police, who is undergoing the trenches on a front of six kilometres to marmets take pneumonio, plaque badly yen last year. Should Kobo continue Christian Advocate
A depth of from 800 to 500 metres.
gives the num this progress, Yokohamın will be rnado Pasteur treatment at Saigon, has, Strong enemy, detachments attacked through their ir possages. As regards the secondary post u lapu.Japicber of Methodists, ixeluding the coloured we are sorry to learn, shown indica-north west of Tahnre, Champoga contesta contract pneumonic plague
(S), it has been proved that, like man, Advertiser."
driven out with the bayonet.
· AERIAL ACTIVITY. An enemy aeroplane was destroyed at Luneville, and six were driven down in the Somme region.
A French aeroplane crossed the Voeges to the Black Forest in the darkness and bombed a powder factory at Bothwell, causing great fires and explosions.
Dúr air squadrons bombed several railway stations.
GERMANS BEIZE DAKISH'
STEAMER.
THE
we hold a
LONDON, Aug 9tion of rabies. He was bitten by aesterday, and were dispersed by our sally from their sick fallows, whether
The Danish steamer Ydun has been dog in the New Territories ear
early last seized by German torpedo-boats in the month. Under the treatment be is
shell-fre
they stay together or are separated by an fron gauze serpen (to avoid agency of Bens), while na regards (4) it has been
inded
Kattegat and taken to Swinermunde. progressing well and hopes to return ZEPPELINS RAID GREAT BRITAIN found that marfacts contract plegno after things, and now your diamonds wifethodiam to seven million and hell,
within a month
raer, involved in the merger as 6,707,500
and adds that various THE DEMAND FOR DIAMONDS.
mmunions which migh upon to develop an interest in denom var national union wandi raise the nurabek The war has affected the cost of most of our citizens directly interested in Fa LONDON, Aug. 9. having fed on plague organs, & discovery cost you more remarks a London paper, It is officially announced that hostile which contradicts the results of export the reason being that the rindunder. The argument for unten tatted to the airship crossed the East Coast carly ments made in Mukden five years ago the supply is due to a lack of labour, the this statement en faire d
ccada the supply. The curtailment of recent conference was summed up SUPPLIED BY ALL CHEMISTS,
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