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ADMIRAL KANNURA, OF THE JAPANESE ADMIRALTY, IS DEAD. THE LIFE OF THE NEW ZEALAND PARLIAMENT IS EXTENDED A YEAR.. PORTUGUESE CONGRESS HAS APPROVED OF MINISTERS' ACTS IN LONDON. PORTUGUESE PREMIER PAVOUES PORTUGAL'S PARTICIPATION IN WAR. THE ARMY ACT AMENDMENT BILL HAS BEEN READ A THIRD TINE.
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WEDNESDAY,
AUGUST 9, 1916.
TELEGRAMS,
THE ALLIED OFFENSIVE.
"The Butidy and Pozleres Pintanum
[Renter's Service to The "Telegraph."]
August 8, 1.00 p.m.- Reater's correspondent at Peris, states that the importance which the enemy attached to the reospture of the plateau at Foxierna GEEKANS HAD GREAT HOPES OF FUTILE ATTACK ON POZIERES PLATEAU may be gauged from an Army Order which was circulated on the eve of the furions counter-attack. This Order stated that the posi tion must be regained, whatever the price.
ALL THE GERMAN TRICKS FAILED IN THE TURKISH ATTACK ON BOYRI. BRITAIN IS UNABLE TO ASCERTAIN WHEREABOUTS OF KUT PRISONERS. WHILE BRITISH ATTACKED GUILLÉMONT, FRENCH ALSO ADVANCED. THE FRENCH HAVE REPULSED FURTHER STRONG ENEKT ATTACKS. BRITISH MOUNTED MEN ARE IN CONTACT WITH TURKISH REARGUARDS. AEROPLANE ATTACKS ON PORT SAID AND SUEZ DID LITTLE DAMAGE. MR. ASQUITH WILL INTRODUCE BILL PROLONGING PARLIAMENT ON 14TH. TEN ENEMY AEROPLANES WERE SCATTERED BY FOUR BRITISH PATROLS.. GERMANS ARE MAINTAINING A HEAVY BOMBARDMENT ON BRITISH FRONT. THE BRITISH HAVE PUSHED FORWARD TO THE EAST OF IRONES WOOD. AT GLASGOW A CHINESE SAILOR WAS FINED £50 FOR OPIUM-SMUGGLING. LIKUT.-GEN. SIR E. POLE-CARÈW IS RETIRING FROM PARLIAMENT... MAJOR LESLIE CHEAPE IS MISSING AND BELIEVED KILLED. THE RUSSIANS SCORED A GREAT VICTORY SOUTH OF THE DNEISTER.
·MR. HENDERSON, PRESIDENT OF BOARD OF EDUCATION, HAS RESIGNED,
(Afl telegrams appearing in large type are the latest having been received during the course of the day, Those in small cype have come through over-night.]
THE ATTACK ON BOYPT.
All German Tricks Fall..
[Heater's Jerrice to the “ Telegraph."}
August 8, 1.00 p.m. Special correspondents, in describing the last phase of the Turkish attack in Egypt, state that all the German trisku failed.
A Turkish officer who was captured admitted that our machine- guns were terrible and that they out down the man like resping oorn. He marvelled that any escaped.
The Tarks were scattered far and wide in small parties. The brunt of the fighting was borns by mounted Auzace, who bare done splendidly.
in Contact With Turkish Rearguurds. ‹
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Details of the futile attack show that there were to be successive waves at intervalá of a hundred yards, and that individuals or détach. ments not resisting to death would he immediately court-martialled,
British Pushing Forward.
August 8, 4.30 p.m.
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TELEGRAMS.
ITALIAN SUCCESSES,
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TELEGRAMS.
OBITUARY.
Admiral. Kamimista.
(Reuter's Bervice to The "Talograph”
Lendon, Beoelrad August â' Reater's correspondent: Tokyo ́reports the death; admin Kamimara, Ba
August 8, 10 00 p.m. An Italiën communique sayu:—The bridgehead" at Gorizia: is in our handa an a result of the osptare of commanding mountain strongholds.
One of our airships dropped a ton of high explosives on the railway junction at Optins. Aufi-aircraft batteries and seiplanes Concoillor at the Admiralty hotly attacked the airship, but the latter reached home,
took a prominent part in this The captures made on Sunday and Monday are so far estimated Russo-Japanoss War. st-8,000 prisɔuare, eleven guns and a hundred machine-gune.
PERSIAN AFFAIRS.
August 8, 2:00 pm... Renter's correspondent at Petrograd states that the Anglo- General Sir Douglas Hsig, in a communique, says:—Last night| Russian sgreement on military organisation will be effected in the British pushed forward to east of Trone's wood, and fighting Northern Persia by a development of the Purrin Brigade and in Southara Persis by the formation of enficiently strong contingents. On the outskirts of Guillemont is proceeding.
The enemy did not renew his fruitless attacks to the north and the east of Posieres, but he is maintaining a heavy bombardment on this front and also on other portions of the battle area.
We drove back a bamb attack to the east of the Leipzig salient Parties raided the Germsa lines and blew up dag-outs to the north of Rolizeoart. ́ ́.
Ten enemy aeroplanes, while endeavouring to cross our lines. on a bɔmbing expedition, were cut off and scattered by four of our patrole. Two of the enemy were forced to descend..
French Resist Strong Enemy Attack.
August 8, 430 p.m.
CABINET MINISTER RESIGNS.
Angan 8, 11.30 p.m. The Right Hou, Arthur Henderson, President of the Board of Education, has resigned.
August 8, 11.25 p.m. Mr. Henderson's resignation does not mean that thera has been any trouble between himself and the Ministry. He has resigned simply because Labour work prevents his devɔting his time to education..
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A Paris commusique states:—A strong enemy attack from Fleury to the north of the Thisumont work was checked on the way [fa the event of teingrams arriving too late for insertion on this to Fleury with heavy losses, but the enemy gained foothold in the Thisumont work after autubborn fight, which is still proceeding. The communique continues:-While the British were attacking Guillemont we advanced on their right to the east of Hill 139, north of Hardrocurt,
An attack on the trenches which we asplaced pomerday to the east of Monson farm was repulsed with heary loss.”-
French Confidence.
August 8, 10.45 p.m. The French War Minister, replying to Mr. Loyd George's message on the occasion of the second saniversary of the "war, eaid "Decisive battles are progressing. We are attacking the Aagasi-8, 2.20 p.m. . enemy in perfect unity at a moment selected by us. The enemy will General Murray reports that mounted troops are coming in soon see his dream of domination vanish, and he will fall back on contact with the Tarkish rearguards six miles to the east of Katis, every front." where the enemy was entrenched at the beginning of his advanos.
The work of olearing the battlefield is proceeding. A quantity, of rifles and other war material is being brought in, and so far 2002 of the enemy's desd have besu buried in the ares over which the counter-attack passed on the 4th tomb.
An astopisne homàstiack on Port Said sad Snes did little domsge. The ozsualties were alight.
PORTUGAL AND THE WAR.
August 8, 2.20 p.m. Renter's correspondent at Liebin states that at an extraordinary -woerion of Congress, Sənhər Costa (Minister of Kinsacë) and Binhər Soares (Minister of Foreign Affline narrated the results of their visit to London, from whence they had just returned,
The Premier, in au incisive speech, eulogised, the Alliss and spoke in favour of Portuguese participation in the war,
▲ resolution was adopted approring of what the Ministers bad done in London.
the new zealand parlamENT.
Aazast 8, 4.00 p.m. Beater's correspondent at Wellington, sta on that both Houses hare passed:s Bill extending the life of Parliament for a year.
NOŊNEWS, OF KUT PRISONERS.
August 7, 4.50 p.m. In the House of Commons, Lard Riberi-Gedit stated shat, not withstanding repeated enquiries through the United States Embassy, the Government had not been able to asosrtain the whereabouts of the Kas prisoners. The failure of the Parte to reply was most maliste ory and inspired considerable misgivings sa the prisoners were compelled to oross the desert at this aɛnsɔn of the year.
THE LIFE OF PARLIAMENT,
August 8,4.50 p.m.
In the House of Commons, Mr. Asquith promised to introduos Bill on the 14th inst, prolonging the life of Parliament, and to sanovace the Government's proposals in regard to registration.
TROOP TRAIN, DISASTER.BEr w
Hon of Com USODE, phildren of
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*Anglo-French Ale Raid,
August 8, 9.50 p.m.
The Admiralty announces that British and French naval aeroplaces raided Malheim on July 30 zad successfully bombarded beazol stores and barracks, despite most heavy fire from anti- sirornit guas. Ail returned home again.
Sir Douglas Haig's Report.
August 9, 12.05 a.m.
Sir Douglas. Haig, in a communiqus, says:—south-west of Gaillemont, our line has advanced four fiandred yards. The enemy made four attacki north-west of Pares; three failed, while the other sashled him to occupy £fty yards of a trench.
The Germans, in their atraske north-west of Foxieres, ned flammenu #fer. Toe enemy has shelled Longusval, High Wood and P. siaras kasvily, and also the vicinity of Mámets. The day has been quiet elsewhere.
A GREAT RUSSIAN VICTORY,
August 8, 6.55 p.m. ̈ ̈
A Petrograd official announcement asya :-m å grøst Bankinn vistory has been soured wonth'of the Dasister, where we broke the enemy on a front of over six een milon,"
We got astride the Kolomon-8-anistan Railway, capturing the heights beygid,
The prisoners include 2000 Germans, We are pursuing the enemy,
who held their hinde op. Allamian Battalion Commander was shot "The official mesange reonauta traschary by a party of Austrisno down as he appranohed to take the surrender, whereupon the whole party was slaia.
The enemy rout to the sonili of the Dasister has developed into a disorderly flight
Tauro aen davarai mannan among the booty: Prisoners continus to flow to ia big batches, but the total osunot yet be astartained...
THE ARMY ACTI-P
Aogam 8, 1.00 pin, The Houes of Commons h x passed the third reading of the Army, hot Amendment Bill.
FAMOUS
PATE.
EARLIER TELEGRAMS.
THE ALLIED OFFENSIVE.
The Attack on Pozieres Described.
[Router'e Service to Tus“ lētograph.")
August 7, 2.45 pm, Bouter's Special Correspondetit says that the stack at ľuzieres was delivered at the moment of suusęt. Enddenly over a trout of 2,000 yards the Australiang and Britishers speedily cleared out the latcriosond mass was was the German's second 'I'bc Bur- line. The whole performance was most successful prise operations occurred at a moment when the Germans were beug reieved. Some were packing up and others takug off equipment. All bolted for the dugouts, in which many were bombed. The German artillery opened, killing numer ous German prisoners. Three heary night counter-attacks were heavily punished by a barrage of fire. Our men were clated at securing a commanding position enabling then to see the "Promised Land"
French Brillinatly Carry á Line.
August 8, 12.55 a.m.
A Paris communique says the French, in the afternoon, brilliantly carried a line of Gernas trenches near Item wood, cast of Monacu Farm, capturing 123 prisoners and a dozen machine guns. The French further progressed south of Thiaumont, capturing machine guns. Numerous dead were found in the German trenches. The French carried more houses in the western part of Floury.
Enemy's Détermined Counter-Attacks.
August 8, 12:55 a.m. General Sir Donglee Haig, in a communiqup says North and north-east of Fozieres two enemy-attacks, after a heavy bombardment, were repulsed.
North and north-east of Pozieres, after a heavy bombardment, the enemy delivered determined attacks on our new lines at four in the morning. They entered our trenches in some places, but were driven, out with many... casualtion. Two strong attacks delivered at nine in the morning were likewise repulsed. A further feeble attack was repulsed at four in the afternoon. More prisoners were captured in minor encounters elsewhere, in which our bomb- ere were KROCOssful.
ITALIANS CAPTURE-MANY PRISONERS.
August 7, 10.15 p.m.
A Rome communique' says artillery activity continuer between the Adige and the Upper Isonzo, In the Monfal- cono eres we captured three guns, several dozen machine. guns, a quantity of rifles and ammunition, and 3,000 pris- oners, including a hundred officers. The Bernagalieri cyclists, after flere hand-to-hand fighting, took a hill and repulsed violent counter-attacks,
RUSSIANS STILL PROGRESSING,/«
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[Admira! Kamimura was born- lin 1850 at..Satsuma. He took part, as Captain, in the Chimo Japanese War of 1894 95. und visited Australia with a training" gandron in 1903, in which your he was promoted Vice-Admiral. Oa the catbreak of the Bueno-
renees War he was appointed Commander-in-Chief of the 2ad |Squadron,~the chipe of whichTM eak the Barik and seriously damaged the Gromoboi and the Bossia in an encounter iŒ1 the eastern coast of Korea on August 14, 1904, and inter forged the Novik aground on Saghalien.]
SOLDIER-M.P., RETIRING.
London, Bacalvad. Augort 2. Lieut. General Sir Reginald Polo-Carew, Unionist M.P, for the Bodmin Division of Cornwall, in reticing from Parliament owing to " |ill-health.
́OPIUM SKUGGLING · AT GLASGOW.
London, Received Augnai 1. A Chinese sailor was fined £50, with__the_slisenstive of - thres" months" imprisonment, at Giss | gow, for attempting to smuggle
apium.
The Procurator Fiscal said the authorities regarde 1 opium- smuggling as an extromaloly, and the shipping trade is also anxious to suppres it owing tɔ | the heavy fnss imposed on shipm
carrying opium, N
Several other opium proseon- tions are panding in Glasgow.
AUSTRALIAN ZINC.
British to take the place
· of -Germans,
The Prime Minister of Au- tralia, Mr. Hughes, introsaced a deputation of xico producers in. | Aug'ralia" to Mr. Bonar Law to lay definite proposala involvinga wide avenue of employment before the Governmrat.
Mr. Baghes explained that the deputati n owned and controlled- all the zino ores produced in Australia. The proposal he desired to lay before the Minister was Imperial in its Foops and objects, and at the ame time rested on sound business lines. It covered a pro- posal for the erection of amelting works in B.itwin, and involved. the exolation of German apaltar after_the"war. The schema,- 28 ready for adoption, provided for the preferential treatment of Empire's produate, kini salas allot- ted a fair share of raw materia to France an 1 Bilgines.
The details of the sabems will be annónnoad later. Mr. Bone Law in to consider the prope with a view to “patting ital the Givarnment.
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TO-DAY. Bijon Thestie, Victoria Theatre- Palisade Theatre
Sumphrey
August 3, 3.50 à mà,
Fetzograd communique says the Russians
aok drove out the Austrian and
Blokbod
oil that the