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· FRIDAY, AUGUST 25, 1916.
THE
THE CHINA MAIL.
DIFT" FROM BRITISH SUBJECTS: LATEST EDITION
WAR.
It is
LATEST TELEGRAMS.
(Reuter's Service to the China Mail).
THE BRITISH ADVANCE. AN UNPRECEDENTED HURRICANE BOMBARDMENT.
STRONG ENEMY MACHINE GUN- POST SURRENDERS.
LONDOS, "Aug. 217 Benter's Corpspondent at Head quarters sends a narrative of the fight ing on Friday and Saturday, when the Warwickshires were conspicuous.
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It began on Friday with a hurricane bombar In.cht compared with which all previous bombardments were more whis por: When the advance began section was held up by a strong machine." gan post. Amatinck on it was organised, when the Germans suddenly pat p white Hugs and 212 men auk giz officers belonging to a'corge delife sur- rendered with three machine-gas.
RUMANIA PREPARING
FOR WAR.
HINDENBURG AS A NEGOTIATOR.
AMSTERDAM, Aug. 24.
The well-informed Bucharest corres pondant of the Berlin Tageblatt says that Rumania is preparing for war, and that freneral von Hinaburg is playing a foremost role in "the political negotia-
tions, at Bucharaat.
GRAVE POLITICAL SPLIT IN HUNGARY.
LONDON. Aug. 24. There is a grave political split in Hungary,
Herr Apponys in the Chamber- aunuanced his withdrawal from collabor
IN SIAM.
LONDON, Aug 24 officially announced that British subjects of all races. Siam have given the Imperial Govers ment £2,250 for the purpose of pur
in
STOP PRESS
NEWS.
SCOTTISH LETTER.
(From Cher Quon Carerpinden?.)
EDINBUROM, July 19.. ADMISSION EXCEPT ON BUSINESS. Aathe result of a Government Order: avery one wishing to travel beyond
NO
chasing a fighting aeroplane. They Bexter's Service to the China Mail. Inverness must take out a passport. The hope to provide another later.
CHINESE FOR FRENCH WAR FACTORIES.
PARIA Aug 24 The French Government has decided to employ Chinese in the war factories, A trial batch of 5,000 men has begun to arrive at Marseilles.."
A SHIPPING DEAL.
LONDON, Aug 24 Mesars. Furness, Withy & Co. Ltd, have acquired a preponderating influence
in the Prince Line
EARLIER TELEGRAMS.
THE WESTERN FRONT.
FRENCH
APPRECIABLY ADVANCING IN THE
· MEUSE REGION.
LONDON, Aug 24
Paris comunique says north and
THE BRITISH FRONT.
ENEMY'S 'STRENUOUS EFFORTS REPULSED.
Loved Aug. 24. Genel Haig reports that atrends cun efforts by the enemy to regain list ground between Guillemont station and the Quarry, have been repulsed.
The attack was pressed with such determination has it reached the parapets in places, but after a sharp struggle it was repulsed everywhere with heavy enemy nases.
Afterwards the premy intensely bombarded but there were no further infantry attacks,
1.
THE PLIGHT OF GERMANS IN
TRENCHES
WHAT THEIR LETTERS REVEAL.
Lostos, Aug. 4 Renters correspondent at Hel
new
Highland Line runs down from Invernen along the shores of Loch Ness Iand the strikes wear by the In vermoriston Road and the river Shiel The counties of Caithness, Sutherland, and Ross and Cromarty are this made nrestricted area in a very severe inst The Order, establishes special manner. a state of affairs which quite brings back old times, In the days when James IV. paid his annual pilgrimage to Tain, he had to be ed on by various abfefs, for ovens King could not invade the clan area without first arranging matters with the Rhoderlek Dhus of his day. It is interesting to
the authority for granting passports to pore that Cameron of Lochiel is to he our modern travellers just as his an- cestors did in the times of long ago.
ME INPUNE LACESSIT.
NEMO
Scottish sentiment has not been long in taking up the challenge thrown down" by the Canadian Government, which recently announced its intention of wabatituting trews for kilts in the niform of the Camulian, Scottish battalions A storm of indignation at once arose, al General Sir Sam Hughes has for the past three weeks heen cadavotizing to allay it? He denied that there was any personal. feolig in the "matter, and the
South of the Soume an artillery duelquarters says that the quantity of more the. Spposition grew the
lively in the sectors of Bellor and
Fatrees.
waiter of the Savoy Hotel, a afinued that the moral unity of the
One of the prisoners, a formeration with the Government, but continued all day it being especially unposted letters of, officers and, men more he insisted that the change was amazed to hear that the hotel was nation was mushaken. ach weeked by, Zeppelins" He remarked that there would be trouble when the Gerantis found ent how misled they have her.
The Warwickshires after empturing two machine-gum posts enjoyed a good hot mentall spread in a deep
Herr Andrassy, the Constitutionalist leader, and Herr Rakovsky, leader of the Catholic Party, made similar declamations
THE BALKAN FRONT,
THERE.
"Bug-out. "A terrified Boche hidden FEW AUSTRIANS AND GERMANS behind the entaiu which was being bayonettel ydlod: "No shoot: I most quietly ge
Grand Birdwood warmly thanked the Warwicks. for the support they gare" the Anzacs.
A MAD RETREAT.
THE FLIGHT OF THE GERMAN FLEET
WHAT DUTCH SKIPPERS REPORT.
LONDON, Aug. 24.
A telegram frosi Rotterdam wys that Dutch skippers confirm the ignominious fight of the German-Fleet. They aighted sixty vessels at nine o'clock in the morning, guided by three Zeppelins. They were again sighted at six o'clock in the evening farther north, steaming furiously eastwards.
Other ekippers an hour previously saw" British uadrons steaming northwards in the direction of the enemy." Three Zeppelins appeared from the North They turned on spotting the British Fleut, and after this the German Fleet was seen in mad retreat.
"British squadrons were seen for hours scouring the ser.
HOSTILE AIRSHIP'S ́FUTILE · EFFORT.
LONDON, Aug 24. "It is officially announced thats hostile airship crossed the East Coast shortly before midnight, and dropped incendiary
SALONIKA, Aug, 24.
It is authoritatively stated that the only Austrians and Germans with the Bulgarians are in charge of motor trans port, machine-guns, aircraft and some with the artillery
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WHAT IS HAPPENING...
-PARIS, Aug. 24.
"
favourable to the Allies:
A brilliant attack on the right of the Meuso, between Fleury and the Thiay mont work resulted in the French appreciably advancing. They took 200 prisoners.
THE ATTITUDE OF RUMANIA,
PREMIER FAVOURS INTERVEN- TION ON SIDE OF ENTENTE- POWERS.
found in the Cerruan tronches continue to testify to the devastating effect of the British Bre. Qe officer writes: Nothing to eat or drink, and the cease less din of gas is driving us wad" Others escribe the losses. One instances a company reduced to four. The casualties in ong regiment were 1.800.
THE FRENCH FRONT.
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Pans Aug. 24. communiqué states thus the enemy atterupteil a grenache attack Sayecourt Wood but it was immediately. checked.
AMSTERDAM, July 24. According to the well-informed Bukharest correspondent of the Berlin "Tageblatt" the temporary tranquillity in Rümánia does not signify that the country does not think of intervention. The Premier will certainly intervene
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The attack
expense. On this point the Depart dictated volely by considerations, of
But the ment declined to yield. Scottish community in Toronto and warmth, that under no circumstances Ottawa urged, with a good deal of
should the prohibition take effect. An agreement has now been reached on the principle thas those who call the tune shall pay the piper. The anti-kilt edict to be withdrawn on condition that the cost of the kilm is defrayed out of a fand subscribed by private enter prise The Scots of Canada-do not mind hearing the tales of expense;· the great point is that Canadian Scots in their own service units shall continue to wear their distinctite dress.
ALIENS ON KRITISH SLIPS,
It is not thought desimble at the was preceded by a present moment to proceed with the most. Violent bomberdinent. Thevement for the restriction of alien labour in the British mercantile marine, according to the "Ghsgow Herald." Though a campaign for the reduction British ships was likely to meet with of the number of nhiens employed on
considerable support the Navy, Leagie had intended to call an important
in the side of the Enteite, bat tencing attack which was being pro appears that the various Governments pared worth-east of the wood was have not reached an understanding us to caught by our burrage and they were whether, Rumaniz,
Peace
unable to leave their trenches........... negotiations will have a codecisive or
THE MEUSE SECTOR. only an advisory vice."
Thero WOR
the #t
Tuesday's operations were entirely In the centre the French and British maintained and consolidated all the positions won' between the Beles mountains, east of Lake Doiran, and the Maglenien river, parallel with and west THE DEUTSCHLAND REACHES by us between Fleury and Thau- of the Vardar.
Further left the Serbians have increased their progress in the wooded slopes of Kukuroff, north of Strubing, thus nearing one of the rare passes erossing the Moglena-mountain chain.
Finally, on the extreme left wing, the Bulgarian double offensive towards Lake Ostrovo westward, and co the river Struna eastward. has now been completely mastered.
We can therefore confidently wait | further operations"
BREMEN
AMSTERDAM, Aug. 24. fant has arrived Bromen.
The German super-aubmarine Ded
-HONGKONG VOLUNTEER
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DETAIL.
On duty from the morning of Sunday, the 27th int to the morning of Sunday
THE MESOPOTAMIA OPERATIONS. Brd Sept., 1928: A Co. HX.V.B.
LONDON, Aug 4.
In the House of Lords, Lord Derby. anid the Vincent Report was compri cated to the War Office last week. It had not arrived sooner, apparently, because the Viceroy informed Mr.
Orderty officer: Lent. R. Higcock,“‘ Next for duty HRV.C.
PARADEA FOR NEXT WIEK. Monday, 28th, Recruits on the Cricket Ground under Drill Instrucur Sergeant signalling Section on the Cricket Ground Oxberry at 5.15 p.m. Dress: Drill order:
ander Instructor Sergt. E. V. Mitchel.
it
mont work yesterday when we took 250 prisoners.
There was also violent artillery work at Chenois.
Four German arroplanes, were brought down.
a violent enemy bon-conference on the subject-war reisgns, bardatent of the positions captured led
strong if somewhat parodoxical, hare to ita Abandonment. The danger to national safety in the employant at the present time of crews who owe no allegiance to the British Empire is more than re cognised, but there are two aspects to the matter. For instancë, every ship is needed and must be manped, and it is felt that the restriction of "alien labour, however advisable, would lumper shipowners to such an extent that the loss would outweigh the gain. The Government in view of these considera tions does not favour going any further in the matter at the present time. This decision, it may be said, does not in any Iway imply the final abandonment of the crusade for British crews for British ships.
THE RUSSIAN FRONT,
·FIGHTING ON THE STOKHOD.
PETROGRAD, Aug. 21.
An official announcement states:
the west bank of the, Stokhod was An enemy attack near Tobly on
repulsed.
We took Turks prisoners on the Zoloyotaya Lipa.
TWO TURKISH REGIMENTS
CAPTURED Our offensive
west of Lake Van (Asia Minor) is developing.
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THE SOMME OFFENSIVE.
BRITISH PRISONERS
"IMPRESSED."
Wet weather has of late almost put a
Loudou, 18th July. stop to cricket in Scotland, and where matches have gone on the "ground has The German, papers of Saturday, Sun- bean in very bad condition. The prin- day, and Monday display a great and cipal event of the week was the defeat concentrated effort to restore the con- of Loretto by Rossall in a two days' idence of the public with regard to the match, the scores being Rossall, 94 political writers are obviously following Western offensive. Both military and and 177; and Loretto, 67 and 58.the most careful instructions. With one This summer Loretto is below the voice they declare that the extent of the
that
(undermining and washing away: 67%,
steadfastnes
After this fine example of a simple military, style," the article makes an impassioned appeal to the Germans at one to defy tus enemy's legions of as the German 'troops defy the enemy in the field.
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and explosive bombs" in falds. No Chamberlain that there was nothing in more at 3.15 p.m. Dress: Clenn fatigue captured two Turkish regiments near championship is varied-and effective. Entremely tish losses have considerable strength and rates mark art
damage and no casualties are reported.
The airship had departed seaward
before one o'clock.
THE RUSSIAN FOLITICIAN'S ANTI-
BRITISH DIATRIBE.
A WITHDRAWAL AND AN APOLOGY.
PETROGRAD, Aug. 24.
Most with guns and machine guns.
THE BILKIN FRONT.
BRITISH ARTILLERY IN
ACTION
Lesson, Aug. 21
Messrs. Polishwalla Kotwall, cotton offensive circular dated yesterday state that rincer s is the most popular the 10th inst the market has gathered have all-round advanes of $1 to 3 on the fast-
report of
4 series of strong and ex- Enited markets in Bombay, where ROLL-
a
Schools' engagement, Glenaimond got continues,
182; and Berchistou 16 and 83 for 6.
THE FIFER'S OFFER. -
point of all-that the been tremendous Meanwhile me
•play.
with the supposed he A piper of the Scots Guards (says the make trentages from the from faight. The upward movement is duete "Pall Mall Gazette"), speaking of the statements of British prisoners. Five forward contracts are much to baro correspondent of the “Cologne Grzetto great ovation the Paris populace gave revives the venerable story of an English been recorded it jumping rates, sciol- to the kilted warriors on France's Day, general saying, "I am afraid after this Dealers, in spite of the despondent co-
erated by daily advancing wishes to know whether after the war affair I may have to take my division dition of affairs around Castori, bave t a taxicab. He also been slow to follow the alyance, bu as they were taken behind they could not lay fa stocks as they much French, but I can play the pipes, were deeply impressed by the German holders dictated by prohibitive limita private piper. Mind, I can speak the German lince
lincs, the British prisonen wished, owing to the firm atitude of and I can see there's mair stir in positions in the rear, and that they all frota Paris than in Inveraray
it requiring immediate action, as every Machine Gun Section at Wellington Bar thing pressing had been attended to.
racks under Instructor Serpt, Bowles at The War Office was carefully examining Tuesday 20th A Co. on the
5.30 p.m. Dress: Clean fatigue. the Report. Every demand for medicalCricket Ground at 5.30p.m. Muskotry, stores had been met, and any further Instruction Dress Drill order. Mount. demand, bowover large, would be quickly ed Section on the Polo Ground at 5.30 supplied. Orders bad been given forp., under Instructor Q.Sergt. Talbot. the provision of the necessary river Dress: Drill order transport, but it would be impossible to Wednesday, 30th, faserate on the The
The British Commander at any French gentleman would like 3 remedy all the defects until at least the Cricket Ground 5.15 p.at. miler. Saloniks reports tillers, activity end of October.
Instructor Berkt. Oxberry Dress Drill order on the Doirds front. Our artillery 2. Thursday, Ulat, Recruits on the Cricket dispersed Bulgarine entrenched Ground, at 5.15 pm under Instructor the left bank of the river. Bergs Oxberry Dress Drill order Machine Gun Section at Wellington at 5:30. p. Dress: Clean fatigue. Barracks under Instructor Bergt. Bowles. Friday, let, Co. on the Cricket Ground at. 5.30 Pin Musketry Instruc tion. Dress Drill order. Signalling
M. Bularel went the British Embassy and formally aptlogised for beacurrilous article mentioned in yesterday's "telegrama, and withdrew all the allegations against Great Britain. Sir George Buchanan accepted the apology GERMAN SHIP LEAVES NEW YORK ship
*HARBOUR..
New York, Aug. 23. It is announced that the North German Lloyd steiner Filled spils oday for New London, using the Canal route and inside the three-mile limit. It is alleged that the object of the move is to obtain better docking facilities.
THE DARDANELLES COMMISSION.
LONDON, Aug 24. The Dardanelles Commission ant pri vately to examine General Moni.
THE YORESHIRE EXPLOSION
In the House
Lobos, Aug/24
mmous, Dr. stated that the" mize of the
SHIPS SUNK
LONDON, Aug. 24. The latest shipe sunk include the Italian steamer Eris and several sailing
AN ACTOR-SOLDIER KILLED.
LONDON, Ang. 42. Mr. Basil Hallam, a well-known actor, Commander of Kite Section of the Flying Corps, has been killed.
EAST AFRICA.-
BRITISH AT KILOSSA.
Loxton, Apg. 24.
מס
WHO'S WHO IN THE CASUALTIES.
back to Bandi
agreed that these positions, if they can from Bombar. This divergent position be taken at all, can only be taken by the lids resulted in the curtailment of trane most sefere sicrifices. The prisoner 4000 bales. Toul sales during
actions which only reach the tale Lasat-Col, H. Trotter, D.S.O., are made to add that further attempte night: 6,065 bales, Sold and Col Grenadier Guards, commanding a service will revertheless be made because the stocks in godowna 58,000-Bales bat the Liverpool Regt, killed, was the political situation requires it'
Kajor-General Siz TIA 2017 CONDESINED Henry Trotter, G.CVO of Morton Hall, Mid-Lothian, men d
The cue for the propaganda was given
Headquarters lost Thum
Captain James Kerr, Highland Light the German Head article issed from Infantry, missing, is a Dundee man. He
is in the main s rhetorical appeal to
Bection on Lae Cricket Ground at Router's Correspondent at General was in the service of the International with the title Faith in Victory in your hand, laggage when going o
pra under Instructor Sergt. E. V. Mitchambre. Drees: Clean fatigue,
PROMOTION
Lance-Bergt. A. G. Graham is promoted Sergeant with effect from 24th July, 1016.
TRENGT
Pie, L. T. Neodhara, having bean per THE CHINO JAPANESE INCIDENTitled to resign is struck off the strength
AT CHỐNG CHIA TUNG
from 16th August, 1915.
HOW JAPANESE SOLDIERS
CAME TO BE THERE
TOKYO, Aug. 24
Van de Venter's Headquarters cables
that the South African Horse hava entered Kilosa
ARMED YACHT LOST.
ARE YOU GOING ON A JOURNEY
HAMBERLAIN'S Colic, Cholers and
Diarrhoes Romedyshould be packed. Journey Cimage of watery diet, and Banking Corporation of London, and the German public not to believe the temperature all tend to prodika bowel was in turn located at Bombay, Calcutta enemy cornuuniques. The writer de trouble and this modicite cannot be
clares that the namry has abused the secured on board the train or steamship Singapore, and Yokohama, leaving the German practice of publishing all enemy It may save much suffering and fadon- last named place for home last summer. reports, and proceeds
See Lieut. Maurice L Adamson, Since the beginning of their offensive by all, Chemists and Storekeepers
renience if you have it maly. For sale, Soota Failiem, attached Iriab Rifles, the English sond out a dispatch every killed, was the older sun of Bir Harvey two hours (le). Every one of these Adamson, KC.SL, late Lieutenant publications is two or three times as long
with military brevity su sim
LONDON, Aug 24"."
Governor of Burman M. ALLDA our daily report Adel (bey real To-day's Advertisements The armed yacht Zaids, engaged an Aberdeen (son of the late Bes, Alexander written in style which has nothing in a-petrol store, hing boon destroyed in | Adamson, of Kinnermit),
And his they are were fantastini SKRYJDERE the Gulf of Alexandretta and give up
-- OBITUARY, for lost
THE THING CHILDREN.
TEETHING klem
Tess liaren
The Turk Jave more or of the crew..
can be conf
g
presence of Japanese troops at trolled by giving Cheng Chat Tang was due to permission Chola and Diarrhoe granted by the Chinese Governor of that is necess
dose after each oper Mukien and also by the cazzentere phon natura
At Poku Cudnitions Jazzer
a is no longer the lam of the soldier. hymns of victory and their peride of the Sir Stair Agno, K.CB For close names of conquered villages and woods port the capture of 23 on halts century, he told important and stormed positions and the num
Public appoi caspta and until 1909 of captured gun and tens of thousa www Deputy egister and Re of prisoners is mockery of the truth. giatra Veneri
Why Is all this form ? Is it only tended to restore the wearing confi Age of their own stmies and peoplorand the
Sowk tottering faith of the 233es 151,
fended to bit
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