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THE WAR..
TO-DAY'S
TELEGRAMS.
Service to the China
AIR RAID ON ENGLAND,
ONE BOMB DROPPED IN LONDON.
THE WESTERN FRONT
MINOR ACTIVITY.
LONDON, Feb. 18. Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Hig
AGG BLONDDY, Feb. 17, The Press Bureau announces that hostile afreraft crossed the Kent reports: Coast "and the Thames Estuary at
towards London....
The Lancashirea carried out
{10 o'clock last night and proceeded successful raid in the neighbourhood of the Ypres Staden railway and took eleven prisoners. Our casualties were alight.
One bomb was dropped in London,
GENERAL ROBERTSON
RESIGNS.
LONDON, Feb. 16, General Sir William Robertson has resigned, and General Wilson has been appointed Chief of the Imperiai General Staff.
The hostile artillery was active to the north of Lens, opposite In Basee and at Wytschacte..
SHARP FIGHTING IN ENEMY RAIDS.
Losos, Feb. 17.- -Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig
[Lieut-General Sir Henry Wilson reports
K.C.B., D.S.O., in December war Enemy raids at La Vacquerie and appointed British Military Repro- Cheriny led to sharp fighting. We sentative with the Supreme War inficted a number of casualties and Council, with the rank of General while so employed.]
"BRITISH POLITICS,
THE RÉCENT REGRETTABLE
DEMONSTRATION.
LONDON, Feb. 142)
A few British are missing.
Hostile artillery was more active in the Cambrai, Lens and Passchen daale neighbourhoods-
Our aeroplanes, last night, bombed Menin railway station and sidings and also aerodromes and billets. A
The Times Lobby Correspondent German machine landed intact be states that the Lobby, yesterday, hind our lines and the occupants wer was generally disposed to forget taken prisoners. All our machines Tuesday's regrettable demonstration returned. in the House of Commons. The Lisa) House was naturally in a bad humour on Tuesday but there was a shorp reaction when the members reflected upou the possible consequences of the revival of political opposition:
THE DEFENCE OF THE REALM
· REGULATIONE.
LONDON NEWSPAPER EDITOR PROSECUTED,
The Times, in an editorial, urges.
Lobos, Feb. 16- the Government to make a plaio
Colonel Repington (the military statement about the military, reor writer) and Mr. Gwynne, Editor of ganisation involved in the Versailles the Morning Post, were charged at decisions in order to prevent unneces- How Street Police Court to-day with sary excitement and mischievous in contravening the Defence of the triguing.
The article declares that Realm Regulations in respect to an there is no question of appointing a article relating to the Versalles Generalissimo and concludes by Conference. claring that Fiek-Marshal Sir Dout glas Haig. ressesses the unstinted confidence of the Armies, the Govern ment and the people, largely owing to his complete sloofness from the recent petty quarrelling.
SUBMARINE BOMBARDS
DOVER
The Solicitor-General recalled. private warning sent the Pres
in the on February 4th prohibitin public interest, references to a cer tain topla in connection with tha- War Council ab. Versailles. On the 10th ist. Mr. Gwynne submitted to the Press Bureau o long article by Colonel Repington dealing with the proceedings at Versailles. The Presăr THIRTY ROUNDS IN THREE
Bureau returned the article stamped TES.
"Not to be published," and direct LOYDON, Feb. 18.ing the Editor's attention to Ragula
tion 18 of the Defence of the Realar The Press Bureaut announces that
Act which the publication of toe an" anteny.
rine bombarded
article would contravene. The Prese Dover, at ten minutes past twelve
Bureau received at midnight on the this moming, and dijabarged thirty 10th inst: a letter from Mr. Gwynne Frounds in three minutes.
dying that he was publishing the One child was fed and three article in a modified for The mey, one woman and three chic Solicitor tieneral affirmed that thr werd injured.
article as publish on the 11th instv cont
had been
to give
Sight damage was done to houses.
THE CHANNEL RAID
A GERMIN EFFORT DEFEATEDE
FONDOS, Feb. 15
decisions
drifterDonging
was set on fire by shell frame Two survivors of the crew entered a boat und lay to. When the Coased they returned
Keveryo
the
The case
and extinguished the fire
her into harbour
- There was 0.7
the bodies were landed
in motor lorrice
the traw mine swee