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THE WAR.
The fallowing Cables › were received on Saturday night and issued in our Early morning Extra yesterday, Franco-gjelgian Front
[THOUGH REUTER'S LONNOY,} BRITISH ADVANCE IN THE WEST
NEW FOOD CONTROLLER.
LORD BHONDDA AFPOINTED,
LONDON, June 15th. The kewapapera“ state that Lord Rothermere has declined the Food Con trollership.
LONDON, June 15th, In the House of Commons, Mr. Bonar Law announced that Lord Rhondda had been appointed Food Controller,
South Wales.]
RELEASE OF IRISH POLITICAL PRISONERS.
[Lord Rhondda was appointed President of the Local Government Board under the LONDON, June 15th. new Lloyd George Administration. Ho has 810,75 812.75. 11.50 13.50
Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig Test on a Liberal for Merthyr and Cardiff, 12.00 14.26 ports:We attacked last night to the and is Managing Director of the Cambrian 12.75 15.60 cast and south of Messines, sutride the Combine and other colliery companies in
Ypros-Comines Conal. We quickly over- 3,50 15.75 came the resistance and gained the whole of our objectives in both localities, taking In a superior quality asiting prisoner over 150 men. We also captured Fine mesh. This notting will. keep cut and fles and very one howitzer and seven machine-guns,
As the result of these operations and strong..hen ordering the constant pressure since June 7th, pe
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now occupy the German front trenches from the Lys River to the Warnave River We have advanced our line from five hundred to one thousand yards on the whole front from the Warnave River to Kleinzillebeke, a distance of seven miles. We successfully raided last night to
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GERMANS TALLING
BACK LONDON, June 15th. Reuter's Correspondent at the British Headquarters says that the capture of Infantry Hill was, the result of the same preparation, forethought, sudden and irresistible onslaught of the infantry, following gun-battering, characterising the other recent successen. The infantry swarmed up the knoll before dawn, and, despite a hot rifle and machine-gun fire, the whole plan was executed by 7.30. The German casualties were considerable, but, what is more important, we strengthened the weak link in our fine.
LONDON, June 15th.
In the House of Commons, Mr. Bonar Law Raid that the Government had long and anxiously considered the position of the Irish political prisoners, and they had arrived at a decision which it was how his duty to announce. The Government felt that, after carefully considering the approaching session of the Irish Conven- tion, in which Irishmen themselves would meet to settle the difficult problem of the fature administration of dicir country, mork this great experiment would a new era in the relations between Ire- land, the United Kingdom, and the Empire.
THE GREAT EXPLOSION. AT
ASHTON-UNDER-LYNE
STREETS RESEMBLE A SHAMBLES.
London, June 15th. Beuter's Correspondent at Ashton- under Lyne, describing the terrife explo sion which occurred there on Wednesday afternoon, says it hurled fragments of boilers, bricks and the framework of gas holders in all directions over an area of #mile.I
BOXING IN THE REF.
Consciously or unconsely Kipling excluded the boxer from hi diatribe against British games. He may perhaps regret his "Dannelled fools" addy "muddied oafs," when he realizes now. how nobly the games men trooped to the Colours; but he must be glad he did not also inveight against our most English sport, hoxing; for, so popular is boxing among our troops across the Channel, that when peace is declared practically A fire followed the explosion and every man will have at least a smattering spread, destroying a cotton mill and a of the noble art and a desire to study it corn mill. Many children going home further. from school were among the victims.
A member of the firm owning the munitions factory, seeing that an explo sion was inevitable, ran round the works warning the employés, His mutilated body was found in the debris.
Tho streets in the immediate vicinity resembled & abumbles
Sporadically and spasmodically, box ing has been with the Service battalions (it was always with the old Expeditionary. Force) since their first creation, but it is....
The west ond of the town was practical. only recently that it has come into per- ly demolished.manent existence in every unit of thứ Two gasometers were blown up, and B.EF. It came with the advent of the fragments damaged the adjacent towns Recreational Training Scheme, which wa of Dukinfield and Stalybridge.
Barrels of burning tac hurtling launched in the winter, and camo ak through the air set fire to the gas works blessing, when the mud and frost of
Northern France made outdoor sports. at Dukinfield,
impossible. It is now an irresistible. attraction. Gloves come and come in. thousands, but still the clamour 18 for more. In rest camps and arcus they are. used until one would think their last THE HAQUE, June 16th. Jontheer Jonge has been appointed stage of usefulness was past; but, cara Minister for War, he being the first civifully treasured, they are carried to the trenches to be put on again when the regiment comes out to rest, lian to hold the post.
NEW DUTCH WAR MINISTER,
It was therefore beyond measure desir uble that the Convention should meet in
The number of tournaments must bo an atmosphere of harmony and goodwill,
SILVER MARKET,
legion, from the little meeting of t in which all parties could unreservedly
hours at which the Prince of Wales was: join. There was nothing more regrettable
EFFECT OF CHINESE UNREST.
once a spectator, to the big affairs of threer than that the work of the Convention
days, which draw all the officers and men should be prejudiced at the outset by
LONDON, June 14th.
from miles around. It is exhilarating to embittered associations which might even
Messrs. Montagu's report on the silver attend one of these larger gatherings. hinder that settlement to which we have
trench on all looked forward with hope. - market says that the market has at length The onlookers, usually
troops, forget their weariness. The lass Further north, tot enemy shows signs In the circumstances, the Government left the doldrums in which it had re- of falling back from positions which the doolded that they cannot give a better mained for over a month. The change tude, born of inaction or overwork, drobu Messines victory has rendered unhealthy earnest of the spirit in which they ap was accompanied by su abrupt upward from them as if by magic and in a twink It is significant of the enemy's changed proach the Convention than by removing movement in price. The disquieting newsing of an eye they regain their old eagor viewpoint that the prisoners no longer one of the main causes of misunderstand. Erota China aggravated the firmness of fighting spirit. Men meet who have not met since the outbreak of war: boxera speak of a drawn war, but merely saying on this subject with which it is in the market.
encounter boxers whose last meeting was that the German Army will hold on till their power to deal. They have decided,
in the old Army championships. the submarines bring us to our knees. therefore, to release all the prisoners now in confinemeat in connection with the. BRITISH CAPTURES. recent rebellion in Ireland.
LONDON, June 15th.
THE GREEK ABDICATION. ROYAL FAMILY DEPARTS BY BRITISH WARSHIP.
"What," it has been asked, even in France, has all this boxing to do win- bing the war The answer is twofold. First and foremost, it creates the com bative spirit, without which millions are useless. Secondly, it provides a welcome and congenial relief from the monotopy of trench and training. Generals and com- uanding officers have praised the spirit
They have not, however, arrived at this decision without careful consideration of In the House of Commons, MT.
two aspects of the case which it is impos,
ATHENS, June 15th pherson stated that up to the end of sible to ignore. They have satisfied them. May the British had taken 78,076 pri selves, in the first place, that the public
The King's departure was not followed soners on the West front, to which at security will not be endangered by such, by any disorders. The Royal Family left least 8,000 must be added for June. have an act of grace, and, secondly, that in the Palace, eluding a crowd of ten thou
Also, since July 1st last year, we have none of the cases concerned was participa sand, and proceeded aboard a Britian of the bayonet, for, although the bayonet captured 484 guns on the West front, tion in the rebellion accompanied by in-warahip. taken 10,000 prisoners in Mesopotamia dividual acts which would render such and 8,730 in Egypt, where we had also captured sighteen gone.
Since the beginning of the war, we have captured 132 guns in Mesopotamin, not including the guns lost at Kut and sub-e
quently ecaptured.
Mr. Macpherson, continuing, said that aian January 1st last year, the British bad been able to regain about six hundred square miles on the Western front
Naval Activities.
{THEITEN RENTOE'S AGRNOT.)
MERCHANT CRUISER SUNK.
LONDON, June 15th. The Admiralty announces that the arm ed merchant, cruiser Avenger was tor pedoed in the North Sea on the night of June 13/14, and subsequently unk
One person was killed by the explosion, but the remainder on board were saved. FRENCH SHIPPING RETURNS.
PARIS, June 16th,
Daring the week ended the 10th inst., the arrivals of vessels numbered 1,034 and the departures 1,013.
Four steamers above 1,600. tone, one under, and three fishing boats were unk Six steamers were unsuccessfully at tacked.
General.
{THROUGH KRUTER'S, AGENCY.]
A GALLANT NEW ZEALAND SOLDIER.
LONDON, June 15th. Stirring stories are published of the deeds of live recipients of the Victoria Cross. The following is an example
Bergeant Donald Brown, of the New Zealand Infantry: For woost conspicu
ous bravery and determination in attack when the Company to which he belonged suffered very heavy casualties in officers and men from machine-gun fire. At great personal risk, Brown advanced with a comrade and succeeded in reaching a point within thirty yards of the enemy guns. Ha killed four of the gun crew. and captured a gun. Subsequently, when the Company was again held up by machine gun fire, Brown rushed a gun and killed the crew. After this second Position had been won, the Company came under heavy shell-fire, and, with an utter contempt for danger, and with coolness, Brown did much to keep up the spirits of the men. In a subsequent attack, Brown again showed most con spicuous gallantry, when he attacked single handed a machine-gun which was holding up the attack. He killed the gun crew and captured the gun.
This very gallant soldier was killed Jater whilst sniping the retreating enemy.
KING AND QUEEN INSPECT MUNITION WORKS.
LONDON, June 15th.
Their Majesties the King and Queen have been busy to day and yesterday, inspecting the north eastern shipyards and munition works. They saw many standarised ships being constructed
German prisoners in the Tees Valley cheered their Majesties.
may not account for so many Cermang d
M. Jonnart has informed the Govern- bullet and bomb, it is the spirit which bayonet training inculcates that is help ing us to win upon the only field on which war can be won. Behind the bayonet is the boxing glove. Not a single-
a display of clemency impossiblement that commodities held up at Salamis
In recommending His Majesty to grant will be delivered immediately a general amnesty to the prisoners in Ships bound for the Piraeus with question, the towerment and spired by what, coal, and five have been ordered the sanguins hope that their action will to proceed to their destination bar welcomed in a spirit of magnasimity
NA and that the Convention will enter upon AMERICA'S NOTE TO CHINA. its arduous undertaking in circumstances that will constituto a good aagury fon the reconciliation which is the desire of all parties in every part of the United Kingdoin and Empiru. (Loud cheers.)
Mr. Devlin expressed the gratitude of the Nationalists at the Government's ection, which the representatives of the Liberals and Labourites cordially ap proved,
RELEASE WITHOUT RESERVATION.
LATER.
trick of fence practised by the skilled bayonet fighter but has not been borrowed...
from the boxing ring.
How many quaint rings have I seen in France. Anything and everything JAPAN ANNOYED BY A BOGUS
constitutes a ring, even to four men DOCUMENT.
corner posts, each holding up his section of the rope in church rooms, Y.M.CA. WASHINGTUX, June 15th. huts, mairies, cireuses, hotels de ville, Mr. Lansing has announced that any cow sheds, and barns, rings have been. irritation in the Japanese Press over the erected, with anything solid, from barrack American Note to China was dus entirely tables to sandbags, for a platform. Even
to the publication of a bogus Note. The shell crates has been borrowed to form correct text has since been published, and the boxing-ring, empy Ke has removed suspicione;
Military historians may ignore the part
The State Department explains that the which the boxing glove has played in the American Note was inspired simply by war: but their contemporaries will not be In the House of Commons, Mr. Bonara desire to aid the rival Chinese: factions Labte to ignore its ultimate effect. Will it Law announced that the Government to conte together. were releasing all the Irish prisoncre without reservation."
AUSTRIA AND THE WAR.
-- SOCIALISTS DEMAND PEACE.
*^1H$ 7-
AMSTERDAM, June 15th. During the Budget debate in the Aus trinn Reichsrath, the Socialiste demanded that the Government should proclaim a desire for peace on the basis of No annexations and no indemnities."
INDIAN WRANGLERS.
LONDON, June 14th.
The list of Wranglers include the names of D. E Reuben (Poona), S. B., Bavoor (Madras), and, in the Senior Optimes class, S, P. Prasard,
FRANCE AWAITING THE
AMERICAN ARMY.
multiply the halls in which a few pro fessionals are permitted to display their THE U.S. LIBERTY LOAN.Powers for dubious purecs, and acquire twice the income of a victorious General ? Hardly; because in the B.E.F. proles- DELAYED SUBSCRIPTIONS POURsionalism-boxing for money for prizes.
ING IN.
WASHINGTON, June 15th.
or for pecuniary gain is extinct. An order has forbidden money, krizs alto- gether, and cups, shields, and medals are
Grst time for years. Delayed subscrip their own is the very spirit which
tions are pouring indone
The last twenty-four hours subscribing now distributed for the conventi is! to the Liberty Loan was ushered in at purse. The amatour spirit of the ni noon by bell ringing and whistle-blowingversities and the public schools has laid The Liberty hold upon the Army Men box now, throughout the country. Bell was rong at Philadelphia for the either for boxing's sake or to win a point or two towards the team match which is contesting with another. The team spirit the Service battalions need. They have no century old traditions behind them, for these belong to the Regular, butta- tions; and, though the new min are wifi- ning laurels on the field of battle, it is. doubtful whether they prize these inteng ible awards so much as the cup or shield
,100,000 US AEROPLANES TO BE
CONSTRUCTED.
NEW YORK, June 15th The Council of National Defence has eidd upon the immediate construes tun of a hundred thousand aeroplanes.
SPEECHES IN FRENCH CHAMBER
GENERAL PERSHING ATTENDS.
at a boxing mecting or football match. Besides, be all the Arnly knows qne may not brag of victories in hatle but no law forbids a man saying, Any- how we whacked you at football," or boring, or running
Will this athletic spirit continue after the war The young man who has unico PARIS, June 15th.
PARIS, June 15th. tasted the joy of physical fitness and the General Pershing was present in the fierce delights of the scrum or the ring, Replying to the deanand for a discus-
Chamber and listened to speeches by M. will not be content to be one of 30,000 sion and to interpellations regarding the Bibot and M. Viviani. The former de spectators. He will demand gymnasia French offensive from April 18th to April fended the action of the Powers in restorand playing fields, and if Parliament is 20th, the Minister of War said I sing the Greek Constitution praised M. wise it will see that he gets them. our duty to remove delusions regarding Venizelos, and said that Jonnart's Will the amateur spirit remain 3 When
spectators become players, there will b no demand for highly specialized pro- fessionals, still less for the promoter. whose interest in sport is circumscribed,
the offensive, which certain people be action in Greece proved that the best way lieved was going to be decisive. It is of curbing German insolence and of suficient to cast one's eye on the rap baulking German tricks was to act de
who were fighting against muusses of Gar- M
to see the progress made by the French citibot paid a tribute to the inter by the revenue it affords. There will be
THE PETROGRAD
* CONFERENCE.
BETLY TO A RECENT PROTEST.
conquer.
M
mans relcased by the momentary passive-vention of the United States, which he thousands of boxing clubs and hundreds ness on the Russian front, and it is characterised as one of the greatest events of thousands of football grounds needed against them that the French will have in history. He quoted President Wilson's in England when the men come home to stand until the arrival of the "Ameri- ; message to Russia, reciting the aims of | And with no enterprising paid managers can forces."
the war, as a justification for France's prowling around village pitches on the claim to Alsace-Lorraine, and concluded | look-out for talent, no promoters by saying, "We will, not yield, we will searching for travesties of “ white hopes" temptations to professionalism will Viviani
ani described his visit to vanishe America and said America entered the There are at least, grounds for ich war determined that there should be no optimism. Not long ago, in aulage peace without victory. He added behind the line, a General was asked to
There will be no peace till the sanguin-
present the prizes at a boxing tonina- aryautocracy whica has alreadyre.
ment: The Order, mentioned before had ceived deadly blows does not exist.
not then been promulgated, and the win- ners were entitled to ico Lanes, apicee. But the General was not in love with forward, he asked, Which would you prefer, this 100-franc note or a medal to Preserve as a souvenir of your success? Two-thirds of the winners were ex-pro- fessionals yet prery man of thera, chose the medal
PETROGRAD, June 15th.
The Soldiers and Workmen's Delegates, replying to the protest by Mr. Arthur Henderson, M Thomas and M. Vander- velde, mentioned on June 6th-declares INCENDIARISM IN GERMANY that the Forthcoming International So cialist Conference can easily reach an understanding regarding Alsace-Lorrine and other regions, as the members have already recognised the rights of nations to dispose of their own destiny.
AMSTERDAM, June 15th
A fire, has destroyed miles of forest near Cassel, making the twentieth forest fire in Germany in two months. Incen diarism is suspected.
money prizes so, as each victor came
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