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KATTOWITZ SENSATION.
WAZAW, September 4th.
It is reported that the Allied search of the German prefecture of police at Katto with resulted in the discovery of a consider.. able secret store of atus' and ammunition
and confidential documents. The search of the headquarters of the German militants (re) likewise, led to a find of “astound-
It is announced in telegrams from Viege, Switzerland, that Mr. Lloyd George has declared that if a guarantee is given that the murders of police in Ireland will cease he believed the Government would be prepared to Jing" documents, release Mr. McSwiney and the other hungerstrikers, adding that telegrams from Ireland. proved that the unconditional release of the Lord Mayor - would have a disastrous effect on the moral of the Irish police and make government in Ireland impossible.
TRADES UNION CONGRESS RESOLUTION,
LONDON, September 6. The Trades Union Congress passed a resolution expressing its in dignation at the Government's decision to allow the Mayor of Cork to die We, in the name of the whole of the organised Labour movement, will hold the Government responsible for the death of the Mayor, and remind them that such blind-stupidity will reader reconciliation between Ireland and England almost impossible."
AMERICA CANNOT INTERFERE.
New York, September 6. The State Department has sent a letter to Mr. McSwiney's brother saying that it is not in a position to protest to the British authorities against the arrest and imprisonment of one who is not a citizen of the United States.
NO GRANT FOR DUBLIN'S CORPORATION.
LONDON, September 7. The Government's decision to withhold grants owing to Dublin's corporation's allegiance to the Republican Parliament has resulted in the corporation recommending in order to meet the grave financial position created that the salaries of its employees be reduced by 25 per cent, for nine months and that the sanatoriura, dispensary, and home be closed.
MESOPOTAMIA.
ANOTHER REGRETTABLE EPISODE REPORTED.
A GALLANT RIGHT.
LONDON, September-6.
Another regrettable episode, involving the overwhelming of the British crew of an armoured train after a gallant fight, is narrated in to-night's War Office Mesopotamia communique.
THE POLISH SITUATION. '
LONDON, September 4th. The Polish-Lithuanian situation is most confusing.
Berlin persists in announcing fighting and publishes Lithuanian semi-oficial communiqué declaring that the Lithuan
na speceeded in driving back the Poles 2.350,versts on the entire Grodno-Suwali front and gives the name of various plans captured.
AMERICAN MINERS.
Loxpox, September 8th, The Tina Washington correspondent says kepes are entertained that the anthrs. eie workers' strike will end during the present week. The men are reported to bo following the advice of their Union leaders who have zot sanctioned the strike.
The American Federation of Labour an nounces that any subsidiary organisation joining the unauthorised strike will be
truck off its lists,
AMERICAN HOUSING CRISIS.
Loxmox, September 6th. pondent says that the approach of October The Doily Chronicle's New York corres it, the general annual moving day, aces New York faced with the most serious housing crisis. It is estimated that 160,000 families are moving voluntarily,
thousands other, who have been given notice to quit, are unable to find new quartersy It is ex pected that altogether nearly half a million persons will be homeless. Matters base been complicated by a strike of faraitare
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BRESLAU CONTRETEMPS.
PARIS, September 5th. A Havas message says: -- The German Minister of Foreign Affairs
It appears that the garrison of the camp at the Samawah railway and the Prussian Home Minister called per- station was being withdrawn to the town when the armoured train coveringsonally upon the French Ambassador to offer
apologies for the Breslau happenings, giv.. the operation broke down and was rushed by some 4,000 insurgents. It is ing also an amurance that the French "de- reported that the crew put up a resolute defence and inflicted 500 casualties, mands will receive full satisfaction. but were finally overpowered. Forty men, including two British officers, are reported missing. The insurgents captured with the train one 13-pounder gun, one Lewis gun, three Hotchkiss guna, machine gups, and 40 boxes of ammunition.
Reports from other parts of Mesopotamia show that the assistant political officer at Hit, on the Upper Euphrates, has withdrawn by armoured car to Raiadi, while the north Bagdad train attempting to reach Reled from Samarra was fired on and compelled to turn back. The 85th Brigade Division reached Museyis on the Middle Euphrates and found the bridge across the river partly destroyed.
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SAFETY OF A CAMP CONFIRMED. **
LONDON, September 7. Replying to numerous anxious enquiries" with regard to the safety of the camp at Kirind, in Mesopotamia, where British women and childron are quartered, the War Office announces that both General Haldane and the Civil Commissioner consider the camp quite secure and that operations are about to commence which will render feasible the withdrawal of its occu- pants from the country soon..
TRADES UNION CONGRESS.
SAD COMMENTARY ON OUR SOCIAL SYSTEM,
LONDON, September 6. The Trades Union. congress -adjourned until tomorrow without touching the coal crisis.
Mr. Thomas gloomily foreshadowed a break in the trade boom. He said that all the evidence tended to show that the coming winter would be in many respects the hardest experienced for a great number zi years. He declared that it was a sad commentary upon our social system that while the whole world was requiring goods, food, clothes and houses, people anxious to provide them were prevented from so dolag
HOME RACING.
LONDON September 6. The St. Leger beiting is 9 to 4 on Spion Kop, 9 to 2 on Orpheus, 8 to 1 on Slivern, 100 to 9 on Black-Gauntlet, and 20 to 1 on Allenby and Abbotstrace.
LONDON, September 6./ Additional St. Leger probables are Manton (Lane), Caligula (A. Smith) Double Bed (Piggott), and Stronghold (Slade,) Prince Galahad, Celestial and Attilius have scratched.
NEW FLEBIDENT OF MEXICO.
MEXICO Erry, Septer Obregon has been elected President of Mexico," (Obregon, who was formerly Misistie of War, saged the comp which led to the overthrow of Carranza.]||
TİLDEN CHAMPION OF,
ember 6,
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BATTLE OF THE MARNE.
PARIS. September 5th. A Haras message saya;- M. Millerand, Marshal Joffre, Marshal Foch and Marshal Fetair, also the Minis for Wer and many civil and military officials attended the Bfeaux ceremony com memorating the Marne victory.
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M. Millerand, in a speech, eulogized the seldiers of 1914, winding up with a ringing appeal for concord and harmony to over come the present great dificulties, iz re- organisation and re-construction.
A CORRECTION-
Losnos, September sik In the Simla message announcing the of the Crown forthcoming visit Prince of Siam" to India; read "Prince Amaradhat of the Siamese General Staff instead of The Crown Prince."
FAMOUS ENCYCLOPAEDIA.
BRITANNICA. UP TO DATE.
TWELFTH EDITION NEXT YEAR. The twelfth edition of the Encyclo- paedia Britannica, it is announced will. be ready for publication next year.
Hugh Chisholm, who has been editor of the great reference work since 1904, has a large staff at work in London and New York upon the three volumes which will supplement the last edition. Mr. Chisholm estî- mates that almost 70 per cent. of the new matter will be devoted to ques». tions connected with the war, although every subject needing fresh treatment is being brought up to date..
Aviation, automobiles, moving pic- tures and other subjects of industrial social and economic advances, that have been made are receiving special: attention.
Like the last edition, published in 1911, the twelfth will be printed in two distinct forms, the Cambridge University Issue, with large type and broed margins, and the Handy Volume Issue, with a smaller page. smaller type and raffover margins.
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