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SUNDAY'S CABLES
THE GREAT STRUGGLE IN FRANCE.
FIERCE ENEMY ONSLAUGHTS.
(Reuter's Service to the China Mail)
BRITISH OFFICIAL ·
REPORTS,
FIERCE BATTLE ON THE WHOLE FRONT.
PRESS CORRESPONDENTS REPORTS
· SITUATION · SERIOUSLY WORSE.
KEMMEL OUR BEST OBSERVATION POST Y
Lobos, April 37,
THE ZEEBRUGGE ÈXPLOIT
“HIDH IN THE ANNALS OF ROYAL NAVY."
THE ADMIRALTY'S THANKS.
It is admitted that the situation in the north has become seriously
Losgos, April 27. Worse is a result of the past two
The Admiralty has issued the days fightings as the enemy has following order to the Fleet- not merely hald Kemmel Hill the Their Lordships express to all best observation post on the British concerned in the gallant and success, Front, but has spread westwards ful enterprise on the Belgian Cass while he has crept nearer Ypres on their high admiration of the perfect both sides of the canal and south-o-operation And single-minded deber- FIGHTING AT GREAT ODDS.
set of the town. Northwards,mination to achieve the object. The MAGNIFICENT STAND OF THE however, in the neighbourhood of disciplined daring and singular con-
FRENCH.
La Clytte and Scherpenberg the at-terapt of death exhibited by those Losos, April 26, tacks have been held and the position assigned to pests of the greatest
10.-10 p.m. Tosos, April 28.
has not yet been stabilisel. What anger places this exploit high in the Renter's Correspondent at British 11.45-p.m. Headquarters, telegraphing on the ppened to Villers and Hangard was antals of the Royal Navy and the Field-Marsha! Sir Douglas Hagvening of the With, myas
not impossible in the ease of Kem-Royal Marines, and will be a proad The French have borne the brunt mel. The severity of the German, memory for the relatives of the reports:-
of today's fighting. Their angni kwees hra not yet been compensated Milan. The battle is coatinating fercely feent resistance to the great numeri by any stratagical success! Even if on the whole front from the neigh-cal superiority of the enemy has further withdrawal from Ypres is bourbrod of Dranoutre to the Ypres caused the enemy failure to ut considered advisable, this will not
ENEMY CAPTURES DEAN- OUTRE AND MONT KEMMEL..
Condes Cunal.
The enemy captured Pranoutre, Keminel Hill and the village.
The energy's attack yesterday was made in great strength by uine Divisions
Early this morning the French and British counter-attacked and succeed as first in making some progress and eupturing prisoners Later in the dus the engang renewed his astucks, particularly against post tions froth 1.'Dere to La Clytte and astride the Ypres-Canines Canal.
We held all the attacks in the
neighbourhoods of La Clytte and
Ta decisive result. lo an officialmaks an immediate difference to the report their aim was declared to be Channel ports. The Ypres salient the capture of Mont Kennel. The
was chiefly valuable as a jumping of cerny get a substitial footing upon the conuuanding position of Kemmel ground for the recovery of the Hill, but the French are attacking | this morning and furious battle a still raging
Further north the Germans attack
this moning on a front extending from Laclytte to Bluff on the Ypres Comines Canal. No particulars are available. By successfully filling in the gap' at Inclytte this morning, we completed the restoration of the line
rastwards of Villers Bretonneux.
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The British and French launched attack this morning from south
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Flernish court.
As this objective is at prescut unreliable, the value of Ypres is now only secondary. It is important to remember that though the Germans have apparently reverted to attacks. with limited objectives, as they did at Verdun, their main effort will probably still be made between Arris and Amiens, and against the British.
والی خور
These local offensives ara conducted stated that cine Divisions were used in great strength. For example, it is on Thursday to capture Kemmel, but
Scherpenberg, but, alter" "deverest of Villers Bretonneux to DD on the Somme and farther south hugo)
fighting in which we repulsed a series of determined attacks with heavy losses, the enemy succeeded in pressing back our line in the direc tion of 'Oere. He also progressed astride the Ypres-Coniices Canal,
The French und British this morning attacked the enemy's posi- tions in the neighbourhood of Hun- gent and Hangard Wood and ad- vanced their line at certain points by heavy fighting
-AERIAL WARFARE.
posite Hangard. It is reported that German forces were waiting in the the operation has muude sotne pro-hope that the Allied strength may
be dissipated.
gress.
FRENCH BEAR BRUNT OF THE-
FRAY.
BRITISH TROOPS DISTINGUISH; THEMSELVES.
Lesbos, April 27. 6.5 4.m.
THE RAID ON OSTEND.
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FRUITFUL RESULTS EXPECTED.
LONDON, April 27..
It is authoritatively stated that though the shifting of the wind and smoke - clouds interfered with the Ostend operation conditiona, still these may have been attended with fruitfal results.
Official photographs clearly show that a complete blockage has been effected of the Zeebrugge Canai.
The grand total of the casualties on the mole will be much below the com-
plegent of a battleship.
GERMAN PRESSURE.ON HOLLAND.
NETHERLANDS TIELDS
CONDITIONALLY.
DUTCH ARMY "AND NAVY LEAVE SUSPENDED.
Elsewhere, the object of the enemy is to use up the Allied reserves. He has still failed to separate the British and French Armies, but a more formid- able thrust than any so far launched will probably be planned in the dirde-
AMSTERDAM, April 27. on of Amiens and the Somine estuary with zwiew to cutting off the British A telegram from The Hague staten from the main French forces. Hence that Holland has yielded to the the repulse of the enemy at Villers is en- very important shewing that the
German demands fx ruilway facili- Alles are straining every nerve to ties across Linburg, provided the
Correspondents state that four German mountain Division veloped the French defenders on the
AUSTRALIA'S AID TO MOTHER
COUNTRY.
FIRMS DISCHARGING UNMARRIED EMPLOYES.
SYDNEY, April 28.
Motors, Maanay Harris and Cop's large manufacturing firm, are discharg.
THE NAVAL RAID ON
ZEEBRUGGE.
THE ADMIRALTY STATEMENT.
This prevented the blockships Hading. the entrance, and as they were soon iz a sinking condītian they were compelled to sink themselves about 400 yardim east- of the piers, motor launches removing their crews.
LONDON, APH 25. The following in the continuation of The difficulty of operation may be "the Admiralty narative of the raid on guaged from the fact that the enemy
number at least 120 beary gups which
ing their unmarried employes, declaring Zeebrugge and Ostond, which appeared batteries from Zeebrugge to Ostend
that they feel bound to release them for in our issue yesterday
Meanwhile the lower deck had he would be able to concentrate on the the service of the Empire,
come a thambles. The crew of the retiring ships during daylight to a It is reported thas other firms are howitzer mounted forward had all been distance of sixteen miles. This imposer nating similarly,
`AMERICA'S "UNFALTERING
DETERMINATION.
The Australian Navy was ropre
killed, and a second crew had been as a condition of success that the opera- likewise destroyed, but a third crew tion must be carried out at night-time took over the gun. The Daffodil, which but not fate in the night it must take wis engaged in pressing the Pindiction place at high water with the wind from THE WAR MUST BE WON."
against the mule, only lost one killed the right quarter and a calm sea for
New York, April 26.
and eight wounded. Meanwhile the small "oraf. Such an operation cantots Iris, which was attempting to make fast be rehearsed beforehand, since the At the scual banquet of the American Newspaperi Association, Mr. Daniels, to the mole ahead of the Findiclite, was essenes of it is secrecy Secretary for the Navy, declared that in trouble as ber grapnels were not AUSTRALIAN ASSISTANCE the war must be won, even if it required large enough to span the parapet. Two the calling up of boys under 21 or aller climbed nahers and bat astride seated in the raid on Zeebrugge by an the parapet trying to fasten the grapnel officer and eleven men who were mostly Mr. Baker, the Secretary for War, till anch was killed. The Iris's coop the ships that entered the anal referring to his recent visit to Europe, mander had both his legs shot off. A Six landed and fought on the mole firmed that the Entente civilians were single shell piercing the upper desk All awolre escaped, boing the only supremely confident of the outcome of exploded among 56 marines, killing 49 section of their own ship that was
and wounding T. Another exploded in without casualty, the struggle.
th the wardroom used as a hospital FORTHCOMING IMPERIAL WAR ling officer and 26 men. Altoget her, the frie Icot 17 killed and 105 wounded**
men under 70.
CONFERENCE-
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INDIA'S REPRESENTATIVES.
LONDON, April 26. The Press Bureau states - 4 The Viceroy of India bas nominated Sir Satyendra Nath Sinha to represent India in the forthcoming sessions of the Imperial War Conference and the War Cabinet.
The Maharaja of Patiala representa
the Indian States at the War on
ference.
Sir Satyendra Nath Sisha also repre- sented India on the last Imperial Coafer ence at London.]
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THE AIR MINISTRY.
SIR WILLIAM WEIR APPOINTED,
LONDON, April 26., The Press Bureau states that Sir William Wair succeeds Lord Rother
mere..
NAYAL FIGHT IN STRAITS OF OTRANTO.
AN AUSTRIAN VERSION.
A wireless Austrian official report, issued or the night of the 22nd. Our destroyers advanced, into the Otranto Stfits and seriously dam- engagement with light forces. †
GERMAN WOUNDED, RETURN TO
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THE TITANIC STRUGGLE.”
ENEMY GAINS FURTHER GROUND.
Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig reports:
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Drancatre Kemmel and Vie:strant continned.
The storming and demolition parties on the mole met no resist sce apart from interse and unremit ting fire, the Germans having on the
After severe fighting throughout the approach of the ships retired to the shore end of the mole. The demoli- day on the Bailleul-Hollebeke frant carried out the work inginst a greatly superior fore, the tion parties perfect order, destroying building ground and the enemy gained a fopting Allied troops were scompelled to give
ships were stealing to the mouth of Fighting in the eighbourhood of piter building Meanwhile the block
on Kemmel Hi
the cunal. The Thetis came first, steaming into a tornado of shells. from the shore batteries The bulk
We carried not a minor operation at of the crew had already been taken night-tins westward of Merville and of. Unfortunately her propeller captured 50 prisoners. found the pet defence and this rene Hostile artillery is sötive from the Lys deed her unmanageable. The bat-] to Givensby?, teries pounded her. She found her We cleared the enemy out um posts, self sinking still hundreds of yards south-eastward of Villers Bretonneux. from the mouth of the canal. After
The enemy gas.shailed this area.
signalling invaluable infomation her commander drew the charges and Bank her.
GERMAN OFFICIAL REPORT.
A wireless German official message.
states:---
Kennel crest and gained it by beavy maintain the line astride the Sonime. traffic is not nilitury and that the aged an energy destroyer in an arrangement, one on the eastern bank tenneux. Our infaztíy, sapported by
saterifice. The enemy is now strik. So long as this is achieved the retire ing towards Scherpenberg, the nextments in the worth are not irreparable.
SEVENTEEN ENEMY PLANES in the clin. Although the
FELLED.
Losnos, April 27, . 1.25 ..
·Field-Marslul Sir Douglas Haig, reporting on aviation, says:
Mist and thunder-storms yester day compelled our aviators to within a few feat of the ground.
There was reconnoitrine in the neighbourhood. of Kemmel. dropped 650 boiebe on Menin,
Houlers, und Anmentieres.
We
We brought down ten and drove down two machines.
Anti-aircraft gun brought down four others, while the infantry shot down another.
Two of ours are missing.
FRENCH RAID GERMAN POSITIONS.
LONDON, April 26.
A French communique states. There was violent artillery struggle math of the Bomare at night-time.
We carried out numerous, raide, notably in the region of Lusigny between Miette and the lane and towards Bezouvaux and Eparges.
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GERMAN OFFICIAL REPORTS.
THE FALL OF ST. ELOI
LexDox, April 27,
1.23 1.m.
Frerich bote the brunt of the attack, the British heavily engaged the enemy on either side. One body of thew British left Reinmel Hill and; were apparently surrounded in the first hour of attack, the fog edubling 6,500 PRISONERS CLAIMED. the Germans to eteep up at night. The Royal Scots, the Camerons and the Black Watch fought throughout the day, inflicting very heavy losses. I The French defenders of Kemmel) were ordered to hold out till they states:-- died rather than retreat. The com- mund was implicitly obeyed. Hand to hand fighting continued long after the gurrison was isolated by the enemy swarning round the base.
BRILLIANT ATTACK BY AUSTRALIANS.
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food tmnsported is destined for the
civilians.
Leave has been stopped to the Dutch Army and Navy.
DUTCH MINISTER ARRIVES FROM BERLIN.
THE HAGCE, April 26. The Dutch Minister has arrived from Berling
A wireless German oficial report BRITAIN'S POST-WAR INDUSTRIAL
We captured Mount Kemmel" and threw out the English from their position at Wytschaete and Dran-
outre.
We advanced as far as Keznoel- brook, captured St. Eli, Damontre and the height north-westward of Vleugelhoek.
LODON, Apri 26, 4.25. p.m. “ Reuters correspodent at British | Headquarters, telegraphing to-day says:
We took over 6,500) prisoners, Yesterday's brilliant enunter-attack principully French. was by the Australians, who passed
The weing re-cuptured Villera through sturdy British troops who were containing four times their own number Bretonneux. and restored the situation in our favour. at Villars Bretonneux, but the weight of yesterday' attijks was between Wyts. chaste and Metera, the heaviest effort istward of the village and being directed against the French Hangard failed hear the French are counter-attacking Be this morning Prisoners taken in the
AUSTRIAN TROOPS IN THE HEST, Hector state they were foudicas for two
A NEWSPAPER DENIAL
AKSIKEDAN, April 26.
för three days owing to our artillery
preventing supplies coming up.
Our long-range gună sare particularl active on the enemy's back arose, hat where they are doing great executien
The North German Gazelle denies that among heavy columns of transp large masses of Austrian trope have moving along the acluive Cheln been sent to the Westeru Front.
Read
counter attack
POLICY.
FINAL REPORT OF THE
BURLEIGH COMMITTEE.
THE FRONT.
TWO AND A QUARTER MILLIONS
AMSTERDAM, April 201
A motor-launch rescued the crew of the Theling which Iost five killer and
A strong French counter-attacle wounded. The Fairtail and against the height of Vleugelboks failed five Iphigenit were more successful. Ther heavily. steered straight into the canal and We attacked. the British and Frenab beached themselves, according tear and southward of Vilers Bre- where they were blown up with their Tanks, broke through the enemy a sterna stretching well out across the
chine-gun vests, t canal They are now lying across the canal in a V position, and it is probable that the work they set out to do has been accomplished and the canal effectively blocked, A motor-lanno brought away the crews,
Officers describe the explosion of the In the Reichstag, General, von old subbarice as the greatest they had Schultze stated that so far 21 milever seen. It tore the jetty in balf and lion wounded had been able to retum left a gap of over a hundred feet. to the Front, while 620,000 were The claims of one of the launches to discharged as unit for service, I have sunk a torpedo boat alongside the cluding 70,000 cripples.
jetly are supported by many observers, including the officers of H.M.S. Vindictice, Who had seen her mast and funnel
HOLLAND AND GERMANY.
GERMAN ADVICE
AMSTERDAM, April 26.
Captain von Salzmann, writing to
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We captured Hangard.
We advanced our lines on the heights. north-westward of Castel
ter attacked throughout the day filing The enemy's reserves violently coun-
sanguinarily. Fitter fighting, lasted throughout the night.
We captured 2,000 prisoners and took four gues
INTER-ALLIED NAVAL COMMITTEE.
Panis April 28
The Inter-Allied-Naval Committee
the mole and noticed them pues this morning, the French, Minis- disappear. The North Star, one of the ter of Marine presiding. France, three destroyers which guarded the Britain, the United States, Italy the Pomale Zeing on the subject of Vindicire from enemy destroyers while and Jupunswore represented. the attack on Zeebrugge, describes it as alongside the male, lost her way in the damned plucky but proceeds to smoke screen, but addonly-emerged address a remarkable threat to Holland into the light of the star shells and was na the ground, that the attack clearly unk
THE SILVER MARKET.
LONDOS April 20
Logos, April 28. The final report of Lord Balfour of Burleigh's Committee on Coin mercial and Industrial policy after indicates that neutrals are greatly The statement in a German come the war says in view of the abort menaced by the British
munique that only for of the crew Silver is quoted at ind. There He states that Holland can still keep could be mayed by the Germans isoliness of supplies and the age of the world tonnage any policy out of the war, but, must realise that
anusual security for the Phoebe, tending to check the use of the parts there is an end to German patience and soother, of these destroyers, came up
market is firm. by foreign shipping is inexpedient when her existence is at stake there
cannot be hesitation. "Let Holland under heavy fire and rescued pearly nable to in
the crew. Throughout the operation, although it may be
reflect it. In these critical hours on the monitbra and siege guns in Flanders pose restrictions on enemy shipping policy cannot deviate. There is Do
heavily bombarded the enemy a batteries. temporarily.
way out
chan The fiendelsblad urges the Govern
wind st Ostend served Prisoners from this battle area The Committee do not think that meat to adhere to its demand that's te oven, ore than t="7sabrugge.
pulber 2,400,
any attempt to make the Empire Dutch Commission shall investigate the Motorboat had already lit the approa part of the Island.
of the piers with German evening othcial report well-supporting in respect of all townse to which sand and gravel are patches to andr
ilde's moke cload in Belgium before allowing their transit, materials is practicable or economicThe fact that new facilities are being which affectiv The eveny unter stacks at all sound, but a selective polley is seked for when an offensive la In fall enemy Mount Femmel and south af Villers Becessary, with due regard to prou swing shod Bretonneux failed heavily
able muitary needs.
Further enemy
AGEDA
states:
make the Government revealing a
estir
hid this face from the
ther
Find abged rying to the enemy her this-fares with gunkra.
STROMBOLI” IN ERUPTION.
Roxx, April 2673 Stromboli is violently erupting and t bas set fire to the vineyards on the East
ÞUNGARIAN CANINET CRISIS.
AMSTER Coint Ezterenvika attempt to form
arian Cabinet has
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