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NOPAL FUNDS AT BEST DECKERen, 1914,
TOTAL
£93.370,367.
I-Authorised Capital £8,000,00
Subscribed Capital £4,500,000 Paid-up Capital ......................
11-The Funds
£437.500
3,837,047
128,230
£23.970,367.
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Binking Fund Amount ......
Ravens Fire Branch.
£2,981,466 Life and Annuity
2,141,593 Branche Revenue Marine Department... 337,239 Other Receipta kame
478.9411
~£5,339,228:
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PEAT TRAMWAYS COMPANY.
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FLANDERS.
DESPERATE FIGHTING CONTINUES.
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BRITISH OFFICIAL
-REPORTS.
PRESS CORRESPONDENTS REPORTS:
-FIGHTING IT NEUYE EGLISE HOPES OF A TURN OF THE TIDE
BRITISH COMPELLED AGAIN TO WITHDRAW,
SEVEN ENEMY ATTACKS REPULSED AT MERVILLE,
LONDON. April -15.
LONDON, April 15 While the crisis is not yet past, the fact that like a stone wall, France has successfully held the German onslaught for 1 hour gives hopes of a turn of the tide.
Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig The Germans are still bringing up' reports:-
reserves, and are heavily concentrat There was severe fighting through-ing between Arras and Albert. The out the day yesterday around Neuve roads are blocked by unending sat- Egliae.
like processions of men and guns,
After beating of numerous ston whom tons of bombs are being tacks, wo were finally compelled to dropped. withdraw a second time from the All the Correspondants testify to the magnificent tenacity of the
village.
There were strong enemy attacks Allies, some of whose units have in the afternoon at a number of other been continuously in action, since points of the battle front
March 21st.
.
There was fierce fighting north- AWE-INSPIRING SCENE ON westward of Merville, German in- THE BATTLE FRONT. fantry being driven back with great
Mr. Percival Phillipe says: loss.
The enemy can no longer hope to Hostile infantry advancing along break, through. The men are very the northem tank of the Lya Canal cheerful. The scena in the battle were caught by our artillery fire and fold is awesome. A pall of smoke were unable to develop an attack.
overhangs for 40 miles and the plain There were no fewer than seven is covered by aming villagan. eremy, attacks during the day in the Shells are breaking on others, like Marrilla sector.
white-topped waves which break All were repulsed with heary against rocks, gradually crumbling
enemy loss...
In one case the energy ivanced
to the assault-in five waves Under
them
The atmosphere is heavy with the
through the rourk which is stabbed flashes of innumerable guns. Mr. Ferry Robinson, another Fress Correspondent, says:--
The enemy's attacks lave lost
the weight of the attack our line acid fumes of explosives. The ton lines of Khaki are hardly visible was bent back slightly, but a counter-attack completely restored it. Parties of the enemy south-west ard of Bailleul ternpoturity pene trated our positions, but were driven out and the line 'war restored. There were successful miner operations at their original momentum. They night-time eastward of Robecq, and he suffered terribly by our gun
There may still be surprises, but the we took 150 prisoners.
Fighting occurred this moming in second German blow has definitely failed. The driginal plan was to the neighbourhood of Hungard, where
break through the British Army and we improved our position, capturing:
to smash number of prisoners... Hostile artillery was active in the attack, was only to be shifted to another part, in the event of failure. neighbourhood of Buequoy.
FRENCH OFFICIAL REPORTS.
MINOR OPERATIONS,
LosDos, April, 15.
A French communiqué: stater: We captured ten prisoners in a perfectly icenseful minor operation in the region of Hangard, where we have taken: 150 prisoners since the 12th instant
We made several raids between Montilidier, Noyon, south of Mont Totu and Champagne and brought
a way to the Coast. The
Therefore, the attack on Armentieres? was itself
a
A confession of failure. GALLANT FRENCH TROOPS,
HOW A RETIREMENT WAS CHECKED.
LONDON, April 15. 1.30a.m.
Reuters Correspondent at French Headquarters, writing on the 121 inst., saye
The recent tactical withdrawu
back prisoners the line of the Ailette B (
Enemy attempts north of Chemin, dea-Dumes and south-east of Corbens were unsuccessful..
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complete succcm. It was cote worthy for the gallantry of the troops in covering a difficult movement, which was effected without the loss of a single cannon or machine-gun, The village of Bandishes in the middle angle of the territory which was evacuated. The dominating. A wireless German official report point was a hill crowned by the states:N
castle of Coucy-le-Chateau, the finest
A GERMAN COMMUNIQUE.
LONDON, April 15,
12.26 ..
On the battle field of the Lys we European specimen of - Medinial- gained ground and penetrated the
While the enemy position south-westward, of military architecture.
troops were retiring the defenders Wulvergham,
We stormed and captured Nieu- of this castle were ordered to hold wekerke after a desperate struggle on at all posts. Smell parties of the with the English --counter-attackrag enemy advanced into the gully load- troops.
ing to the height of Coucy le We took possession of the height: Chateau, denss waves - following westward of Nieuwekerke.
them. The French machine- Fighting took place with variable lined both sides of the gully, 86 of results near Bailleul.
them firing, continually for 48 hours
We captured Merris and Vieux from the 8th to the 9th April, Berquin.
Enemy fare:6” pushah
Over a
French towards the battle-field sustained with heavy lossen
pany Commander, ordered
⠀⠀ an attack by several French batta as the Germans were dangerously kons against Hamvillere sangumnerily, ou va
collanged
Wo.carried out a succes
appinst the camericans northward of