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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1916.
THE WAR.
LATEST
TELEGRAMS.
(Reuter's Service to the China Mail.}
THE ANGLO-FRENCH OFFENSIVE.
ENEMY ATTAGE ON LEUZE WOOD
FAILS.
LONDON, Sept 7. Sir Douglas Haig reportathat ancuemy counterattack on Leuze Wood was driven back after hand-to-hand fighting, leaving officers and 17 men prisoners In our hands..
Fighting at Cinchy gentinues.
There has been considerable mutual Artillery work, the enemy using
chrymatory shells. →→→→
The enemy exploled ja Neuville St. Vanat. »
Tuine KE
We carried out most effective bombardment of enemy trenches at Lans.
ALLIES WITHIN REACH OF THE GREAT ROAD.
LONDON, Sept. 7. A German communiqué states that there are twenty-eight British and French Divisions" attacking in the Formé region."
-The Allies are 300w within reach of the great youd linking up Bapaine. Peronne and Boye, the three medin Göran bases in the Somme ron.
..
The Frenih, with fue pariorum ances, r
steadily pushing 'despite fog and rain inder cover of the artillery...
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The Germans at Barleux ten times urled themselves forward with the reverse fortune of war. They alwa melted before famous fire.
FRENCH ATTACK IN YERDUN REGION.
FIRST LINE TRENCHES OCCUPIED.
Parts, Sept. 7.
A lonmuniqué staten: On the right bank of the Meuse yesterday we attacked un-n front of 1,500 metres on, the Vaux-Chapitre Le Chesnis line, occupying the enemy's first-line tronches and capturing pri- soners and machine-guns.
Strong enemy attacks at Hospital Farm, south-west of Bellay-en-Santeres and youth of Barleux were repulsed with
very heavy lower.
of
Our aeroplanes were active on the Bomme watching the movements the enemy infantry, Lombing the rear of the enemy lines, and machine. gunning marching troops. hur gun seroplanes repeatedly bombarded the "enemy trenches. Two enemy aeroplanes
HALICZ IN FLAMES.
RUSSIANS BOMBARDING THE TOWN,
LONDON, Sapt. 7.
A Russian communiqué states that the Russians have occupied the railway line running from Haliez to Semiortae and Wodneki and are bombarding tha toen of Halics which is now in flames. RUMANIANS EVACUATE
TURTUKAR
CASNIERED OFFICER REINSTATED.
20
RECOGNITION OF GALLANTRY.
LONDON, Sept. 7.
THE CHINA MAIL.
THE IMPERIAL HOUSEHOLD.
MR. ASQUITH'S SPEECH TO OVERSEA DELEGATES
..
The cuse of Captain Smart of the The Prime Minister presided recently. Indian Army is recalled by an at a dinner at Lancaster House given announcement in the Guselfe of the by the Government to the. Oversen de -instatement of John Fari Elking-legates of the Empire. Parliamentary ton in the rank of Lieutenant-Association. Colonial of the Warwicks with his The Prinia Minister, in proposing the previous seniority, in consequence of toast of "Our Guests," said those whom bis gallant conduct while serving in they were naked, to toast that evening belonged to the legislatures of the the ranks of the French Legion. various Dominions of the Crown overman The Gazette of October 10th, 1914,-Australia, Canada, South Africa, and
Newfoundland. He proceeded announced that Lieutenant-Colonel Elkingtor had been cashiered by sentence of Court-martial. When, after thirty years' service, he left the Ariny, be joined the Foreign Legion,
STEAMER SUNK.
THE COCAINE HABIT IN AMERICA,
OVER LOG OUNCES BOLD EVERY MONTH IN ONE DISTRICT.
Much attention has been aroused lately, over a growth of the cocaine habit in England, and a London paper says there
is unfortunately little doubt, in the minds
the police and the military authorities. that the cocaine habit was largely intro duced in England by members of the Canadian contingent.
The wathe in this drug has grown to amazing proportices in America, where drastis legislation has been found poses. katy to copo with it.
An authority who has enjoyed excep. ivaal opportunities of studying the drug habis in the United States writea
**I was not until the year 1885 that the properties of cocaine became generally known, though it had previously been known to and used by the South Ameri can.Indians as a nerve stimulant, Since then its use and shies have become so extensive in America that is suriously threstens the nation's morality and wall being. From 1998 to 1902: cosa leaves were imported into the United Stated to the value of 80,314 dols. From 1903 to 1907 the value of the imported leaves had grown to 1,000.690 doku. !
They hare spent the month of July the guests of what I may eel the parent association in order to see for themselves the efforts that are being made for the prosecution of the war the Mother Country, and to obtain information on home or other questions arising out of the war. They have spent here in this part of the world, vary strenuous month. I have read the LONDON, Sept. 7. diary of their doings, and to me it is a The British steamer Torridge has very appalling, document. They have been sunk. Nineteen of the crewbeen to France, to Paris, and they want to the front and saw the grand efforts saved: the remainder are which are being made by the French Army in the prosecution of the war. They have seen something of the strategic kill and tactics and the regimental smartness and individus courage of our Armies which have been particularly noticeable on the Western Front during the last fortnight, a greated; in New York 850 times as gould be period of the war.
legitimately used: in San Francisen 730 tittes; and 12. times; in Chicago $25.
These figures Washington 0 times. speak for themselves.
were
Under superior Teuto-Bulgar pre-missing. sure the. Rimanians evacuated Tur-
takar,
THE BALKANS,
BRITISH ACTIVITY ON STRUMA AND DOIRAN FRONTS.
LONDON, Sept. 7.
A British official report from Salonika states that on the Struma front,, our patrols made several raids on the
enemy's trenches.
...
The Navy successfully shelled a bat- talion of the enemy concentrated opposite Nedkort:
The artillery was active on our Doiraa froat.
Hostile gaas shelling Vladoja incel
were
An enemy heroplane was shot down and fell in flames ip Doiram:
PARIS, Sept.
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EARLIER TELEGRAMS.
THE WESTERN FRONT.
FRENCH CLOSE IN ON CHAULNES.
PARIS, Sept. 7. The French advance bas almost closed in on Chaulnea.
Since the 1st of July, 22 French localities have been freed by the British
and French forces.
HOW THE ZEPPELIN WAS DESTROYED.
LONDON, Sept. 7
I believe they visited not merely the actual fighting line but other parts of the front, and particularly that famous alient, pres, which will always be remembered in history not only for the lives it has cost, the blood that has been shed, but for the magnificent, determined, and successful struggle which has been continued there with true British tenacity. Then they have been to sao the Fleet, passing on the way through the great munition works at Sheffield, Birmingham, and Newcastle
IF
850 Totas xoRE THAN LEGALA
"In Philadelphia 600 times as much
cocaine was sold as could be legitimately
-“. According to a. Government reprice of 1910, coesins was sold so freely in New York City that, in the neighbourhood of Nott-street alone, over 1,000 ounces of the pure drug were sold monthly. As an sunce contains 480 grains, there were sold in this district no fewer than 480,00€ doses of pure cocaine every month-a truly appalling Egure. But this estimate is exceeded by the actual fact, since cocaine, especially when sold in the form of sunt. is easily and almost impercepti by adulterated with substances' like bi, carbonate of potassium.
the Tender.
A comrade of Lieut Robinson, who-the great shipyards of the Tyne and brought down the Zeppelin near London, the Clyde which are the uusean but the who was likewise chasing a Zeppelin essential providers of the resources by gives a thrilling sccount of the duel. At which maintain on British an altitude of 12,000 feet, the Zeppelin supremacy.
I ask you apor consideration of these A druggist in one of the large cities "was frantically trying to shake of its pursuara, emitting clouds of smoke, and proceedings a question which I am told me that he usually sold about 11 wildly firingmachine-guns, Lieut. ayself going to answer The question ounces of evening for stuffing every A Salonika muimunipad states that Robinson, who was dying at a terrific isWhat is the net result of your Saturday. His store wis
Then there visit What are you going to take loia district, and his errand boy called speed, charged the rider. the enemy violently bombarded Porojwas us outburst of fames, vividly home with you to all those outlying each day at buses for orders for the. and Doldzeri.
colouring the clouds beneath. A second parts of the British household in every drag- Zeppelin, seeing the fate of its corner and quarter of the globe? I am
glad your visit should have been rimed COCAINE CHER'S short Le companion, turned tail and'fied.
as it has been at the moment when the The habit, like-thost drug habite, is DAMAGED ZEPPELIN RETURNS TO tide of land warfare, after being for generally formed by accident. The great GERMANT IN SECTIONS.. some time stagnant, has taken an active norobert patent medicines sold for the and decisive Turn. You were at the roles of catarr, most of them contain front in Frine and in Flanders whening a sinall percentage of cocaine, are the great offensive which is now Wing Bargely responsible. A cocaine user does pushed home bad already begun. Ist ally live for inore than six or told that most of you have been enderreicht genes after contracting the hable. shell fire. After that experie Fes-fil a are its effects upon whites, the reminded you a moment ag you mdrup works terribly on the coloured race. the Grand Fleet, after giving subtil July 1911 there was practically splendid account both of itself and, the enemy in the Jutland battle
A British cruiser silenced Bulgarian batteries in the direction of the Lower Strura
GREEK TROOPS SEIZE KAVALLA FORTS.
SALONIKA. Sept. 7.. Colon Christodoulos and the garrison at. Serres have reached Kavalla and are said to have seized two forta. Volunteers are joining
hini.
THE DESTROYED ZEPPELIN.
AIRMAN'S OWN ACCOUNT.
LONDON, Sept. 7. Flight-Lieutenant Robinson was born at Tolidetta, South Coory. fie few in France and was wounded at Lilla is
in
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AMSTERDAM, Sept. 7. The Echo Belge states that a Zeppelin which raided Engined landed at Sfons badly damaged.
The airship was sent to Germany in sections.
Several of the crew were wounded.
RUMANIANS CAPTURE ORSOVA.
COPENHAGEN, Sept. 7." It is reported from Vienna that the Rumanians have captored Orsova and Herkule bad..
CAPTURED GUNS FOR USE, NOT FOR EXHIBITION.
LONDON, Sept. 7. It is officially announced that the guns May last year. He had been "up" in all captured by the British, forces on the the London aida since last September Somme front will not be exhibited, but £3,500 for being the first airman to He is entitled to rewards amounting to will be used against the Germans
Ering down a Zeppelin in England.
Describing His achievement himself, beglich
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AMERICAN INVITATION
LONDON, Sept. 7. Because they do not wish to
bestraint in Ee United States on the sale of cocalve bought 95 per cent. obat
In's word, you havá stðn, what it has been the privilege of few of our fellow citizens and subjects to see Fot have seen the actual realities of war, and you will take home with you across the acas a far more vivid picture of that this codeine, or chloral may be sold"pson by war really means and is than the most prescription, and, none without a pre expert pencil could paint or the west | seription.
sold. illegitimately In that year the} Berau Anti-Drag, Act, came into fores By is only cebu limited quantities of opium, morphine, cocaine, heroin,
graphic pen could describe. You wet prescription calls for now, thaw here at home, the enthusiast of the most fixed quantity of the drug must, bet peace-loving and peace-pursuing people verised by direct communication Infuges in the whole world, all classes and both doctor and duigint. Every parcel post sexes in the militant service of the State. bar & label, setting out the name, and
hope I may add that you will take bome
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The sale of any of these drugs without label is a punal offenc
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to your own people the message of the address of the prescribing physician, the GOD STYLES FOR SMALL MEANS. Motherland to her, further off children Cate of safe, and the came of pur and kindred-children and kindred chaser. both by birth and by adoption-that rist and terrible as is the ordeal of war, she and they have been called upon to take their stand in a supreme struggle for freedom and for justice, and the blood which in that struggle we bare shed together mide by side will
were brought down' and others forced and she escaped. "I attacked her at long parley with the enemy, the Trade give new life and the promise of an
to descend damaged.
THE FIGHTING AT GUILLEMONT.
LONDON, Sept. 7 Reuters Correspondent at Head quarters says the result of the fight
at Guillemont is that we occupy:s long creat commanding the ridge. The Germans are now at a great dieadvantage
this very important, sphere of opera tions.
The enemy is sheltering in shell- koles or hastily-made trenches withous
range, but the airship" made off before I could see if she had suffered apy damage.
する
INTERNAL CONDITIONE IN
GERMANY.?
Union Congress now in session at immortal future to the Imperial house- Birmingham, has rejected, by a majority hold to which we all belong. of two to one, a recommendation I met the second airshit just after of the Parliamentary Committee to a'clock, at 10,000 ft. Soon she appeared accept the invitation from the American Federation of Labour to participate in to catch fire in the petrol tank The International Labour Congress to be fames spread rapidly. She made of east held at the same time and place as the
ard, but in a few minutes she dipped Peace Conference. her note and divad slowly to earth in flames. I was so pleased that I looped cease firing and returned to the nero- the loop several times and then signalled
TURKISH FOREIGN MINISTER.
GOES
|_ TO BERLIN.".
118 SUICIDES IN MUNICH.
Japan
vay banques
• with WBY MODS frilled
people still dress well There Bright muslum in delicate tones fresh mor jerseys in bright shades, linen hata put on rakishly, mest tailor-mades in cloth Hor.cold days, and hats of the
some in untrimmed kind, some in felt poo (BY A CORRESPONDEST OF THE TIMES)sik, some in straw and some in a rougis Fashion is now being studied by indefinite and pliable when in felty Those The shapes aru stringy abrt of wool the scenes. Large tronks full of pretty":
one side smart bar tur things have been transported all over straw are one
ay be widayajors Etek Those in silk quay be the world from the Paris workshops, and the clever women who have made them or
black velvet are resting. They too have
Ye Kone with modest trunks full of nice things, toque is the most
in Paria ing almost and some aro wearing ther
them in where their brief holiday is being spent some show magnificent buckles, others
light They are
and tops, some are all black; some hare ver Reinach has advised the Department of the favourite suburbs of the city high heels, others are more resona State that an American company is the There is a girl about 20 is a dark blue Boots are still worn in all their high pioneer in North China in building dress bowing a line of white piqué and fightuesa, Brown boots with
the ofge
ankles and neat look out of place. and passenger-motor line from Peking black shoes with straps A white piqué Jerseys ay important our country o to the Summer Palace Dr. Reinsch's front and collar lightens the long-sleeved suside visit; though popular, they are report says:lace
bodice and the waisthand is a narrow much worn by the well-dressed. The
A NEW HIGHWAY AT PEKING....
to be seen in them on
or wing becoming, but is grow
too populars for shoes
"A Washington, report saye, that Dr. up the Champs Elysées, in the days merely strap, some have
read for the operation of a "hiotor-truck white By of the kirt, below, which Fail dresses aTC 8
nea
cloth
seen; but they
Under the terms of an agreement band of material, allowed to fall in two silk ones are always charming, and mor for road construction just consummated straight ends a little way down the skirt women have several in different colouri with the Governor of Peking and if at the back. The hat is amell and of Violet and merve Are, unfortunately,
white
more in fashion than any others decept return for furnishing a loan of 100,000
with a drooping brim and a Monica (854,600 United Stater gold at chin straps There is another tri figure white. Grey is very subtle and become Foked skirt and ing if the shade is well chosen and in black talletas with 'i present exphauga in China) an American full bodice made of Chillon and taffetas: there are somequíte exqulate shaden in
toque pale goldamber, and rich orange franchise for 20 years to operate matorut #bito violta covered with towing suit the very fair and the very fare froight and passenger service upon the face vel Quite nead is a simmer inilor Thess useful garments keep their old
A Constantinople telegram states that Augant. 23rd, says: company, has been granted an exclusive zogether/On the lead is a sinl
LONDON, Sept. 7. Halil Bey, the Turkish Foreign Minister, has gone to Be
to Berlin,
THE AMERICAN REVENUE BILL
AMENDMENTS" INDICATE,
rond to be constructed.
mada
20 CHILDREN ABANDONED IN THE STREETS.
anan, dateil A London telegrant to drome.
News from the Continent indicates simt MILITARY HOSPITALS IN INDIA
a grave, kitnation exists throughout Ger many owing to the misery of starvation. LONDON, Sept. 7.
In Manich alone there were 118The highway will extend from the sticides during the past week, most of City of Peking to the Western Hills Mr. Chamberlain announces" in re- dug out and are exposed to our gunfireference to paragraphs in the Pres
them women. Ono-the mother of thres (Summer Palace) by way of the Marco children shot herself before the gates Polo Brides and it is expected that would not be easy for the Germans regarding the condition of the military
of the Roysi Paines, and on her brasat its construction by making the Hils to day to shorten the line, but the question is hospitals at Coonoor that similar reports
directly and readily accessible to Peking, WASHINGTON, Sept. was found a placard with the "inscap had reached him in the middle of Augusticated in amendments that the man I connets understood that the building of Mr. Lansing, Secretary of State, has tion Your Majesty. Feed my child will land to the development of sal Chenen urban residence areas in that region..... He then immediately telegraphed to Revenue Bil will not be nude effectiveIn Berlin at Sunday 32 children were this highway is only the fire tep in an the Roy, who replied that an exhaus unless the diplomatic efforts to remove efb shandoned in the strecte, while the extensive plan of public road construe tive inquiry showed no overcrowding the Allied restrictions upon American police picked up altogether 200 children tion in Chilli Province except of a temporary character on the trade failed."
act now one of occupying territory, but
killing Bockes
THE EGYPTIAN FRONTIER
LONDON, Sept. 7
An Egyptian communiqué states - arrival of convalescenta from Mesopos Two of our acroplates yesterday dropped tamis without kit. This caused a brief twelve bomba on the Turkish serodrome shortage of rockery and other small at El Arish with apparently good results inconveniences which were promptly Enemy planes attacked our attended to The invalids are happy "machines," but only
range, and | and contented.
altimately aban
returned undamaged.
BRITISH TRADE RETURNS.
PAW, LONDON, Bept., fa The trade returns show an increase
brt of £10,281,468, and in im
£6,715,915 as compared with last vesz
RHEUMATISM.
AVE you ever tried Chamberlain's
you are wasting time, as the longer this ¡disease runs on the bardér 3 to core
Got a bottle today App vigorous massage to the and you will be surprised and at the relief obtained For le Cheurstaand Storekeepers
H Pair Balm for rheunstism 1 I not
INTENTIONS....
COTTON CROP IN” EGYFT.A
Cáró, Sept. 7. It is officially stated that the average condition" of the cotton crop is 90 per dent
CHRONIC DIARRHOE
you subject
Keep ab
your diet and
this med
who had been abandoned in various towns along the Faroe
WAR: HOSPITAL GIFTS":FROM
The workers of Our Little Bit Society Kowloon, have forwarded, through the kindness of Messrs Showan Tomes and Co., the following articles to Mins Eden, Jackanapes Work
$4 Mariborough - Mansions, Hampatend, WANGANU be 2592 Bagdago Roll
Flannel
CLOSING SHIRE, QUỢT TIONS/
780
"white "alpaca worn with a form-ratlier long with sashes ATUR lingerie, blouse in pale pink and pale tevore, thrown open to show the dainti
ink, sailors hat with a very wide brimness of the blouse beneath. The galang uld be better than those three womit still wears wool, and there are la costumes and there are hundreds some very pretty light woollen models good in a holiday crowd in Paris for the winter which are trimmed with mahout. But wool is now more of a A MATTER OF EXPENSE
luxury than aille, and women dialized weating what abould go to the soldiers. The perfection of the dress of the Wpal that cost 10%, now costa 201,, und it majority makes the eccentricities all the is not easy to get any that is soft-snd
more noticable. It is useless with comfortable to the touch. soil means to attempt sik dress. The cost of the material be yandes modest purse, and imitation is doonted to disaster. It is equally foolish to covet for trimmed garments unless there he pien
blenty of money to spend Better far to be atisfied with silk and
chiffon which coeta For to Have plain, doth, which lasts a long time. Not - wage earning women consider only must these things, but the women of all clames Now that there are so many ware of spending money, otherwise than in dirver and plesaure women
£17.000%GIFT.
SIR THOMAS LIETON FULFILS PROMISE TO LIPTON'S ID
Sir Thomas Lapton, in fullment of voluntary agreement, into which he had
every now 928 Loz ne, entered, has paid to Lipton's, Lig
every one must spend
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