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August 22, 1916.
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TUESDAY,
AUGUST 22 1916.
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GERMANY HAS NOT OFFICIALLY SUGGESTED PEACE TERMS, ME. ASQUITH SAYS BRITAIN HAS NOT INFLUENCED ENTENTE ON PEACE. A POWERFUL GERMAN ATTACK ON FLEURY WAS REPULSED WITH LÖSS. THE PRINCH HAVE TAKEN SEX FIELD-GUNS IN À CAPTURED WOOD.
THE RUSKANS ON TAR STOKHOD TOOK 1,350 PRISONERS IN TWO DAYS.
GENERAL VAN DEVENTER HAS OCCUPIED KIDETE, IN GERMAN EASTAFRICA. MR. GEORGE JAMIESON IS GOVERNOR OF SCHOOL OF ORIENTAL STUDIES.
LIEUT. Q.T. BOYD IN AWARDED THE THE MILITARY CROSS.
TER SINKING OF THE BRITISH STRANER SWEDISH PRINCE IS ANNOUNCED. WHOLE OF THE JAMAICA BANANA CROP WAS DESTROYED BY A HURRICANE. THERE IS A MARKED DECLINE IN CASUALTIES ARRIVING FROM FRANCE.
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THE RUSSIAN DRIVE,
Thirteen Hundred More Prisoners.
[Renter's Service to the "Telegraph."]
August 21, 4.40 p.m. According to Beuter's correspondent at Petrograd, su official MOange sinker :--Wa are advancing in the region of the Stokhod, WE, OR August 18 and 19, we made 1,350 primers and captured eighteen machine gens sad other war material,
Capture of Jablonitze.
August 21, 5.50 p.m. · Reuter's correspondent at Petrograd esates that the following
miles south east of the Jablonitza Pass.
THE DEATH IS ANNOUNCED OF MAJOR GENERAL SIR FREDERICK BENSON. oficial announcement has been made;-We captured Jablonitzs 28
THE MESOSOPOTAMIA COMMISSION HAS HELD A FORMAL SITTING. *TEMPS" ESTIMATES THE ENEMY TROOPS ON SOMME FRONT AT 1,500,000. GENERAL VON MACKENSEN IS SAID TO BE IN COMMAND ON SOMME FRONT.
AN EXPLOSION HAS OCCURRED IN A YORKHIRE MUNITION FACTORY.
SERIOUS LOSS OF LIFE IS FEARED IN KUNITION FACTORY EXPLOSION, THE BRITISH SUCCEEDED IN REPULSING HOSTILE ATTACKS ON HIGHWOOD. BRITISH HAD TO WITHDRAW COVERING PATROLSJAT HIGHWOOD, RUSSIANS CAPTURED JABLONITZA, SOUTH-EAST OF JABLONITZA PASS,
[All telegrams. appearing in large type are the latest "having been received during the course of the day. Those in small type have come through 'over-night.]
THE ALLIED OFFENSIVE.
Fewer British Casualties.
[Beuter's Service to The “Telograph."]
August 21, 1.40 p.m. It is noteworthy that the casosition arriving in England from France are not a quarter what they were at the opening of the British offensive.
Enemy's Hage Army.
August 21, 2.05 p.m. According to Renter's Paris correspondent, the Tempe staten that the enemy has a million and a half men on the Somme front, aud that Genersi von Mackensan is in command.
Powerful German Attack Repulsed.
Augant 21, 3.45
p.m.
A Paris communique says:—A powerful German attack on Floaty was repolaed with serious losses. The stick wat 85- companied by liquid fire and was checked by our curtain of fire and rifle fire.
There was violent artillery firing on the Somme.
We took six field guas in the wood which we carried yesterday between Maurepas and Guillemont*.
army,
Operations are proceeding on the entire front of the eastern
British Patrols Withdraw.
August 21, 5.00 p.m. General Sir Douglas Heig, in a communique, states:-Hostile attacks on Highwood were repulsed, and north-west of Highwood soms British patrole withdrew. The enemy was unable to make
say progress.
Three Enemy Bombing Attacks.
August 21, 5.40 p.m. General Sir Douglas Haig reports as follows: - After a heavy bom. bardment, three bombing attacks were made on Highwood, but all were easily repaleed.
We withdrew some of our covering patrole balore strong enemy «detachments, but the latter were unable to progress when they
came under our fire to the went of the wood.
GERMANY AND PEACE.
August 21, 5.00 p.m.
BRITISH STEAMER SUNK.
August 21, 1.40 p.m. The British steamer Swedish Prince has been enak.
EAST "AFRICAN CAMPAIGN.
Occupation of Kidete.
August 21, 3.55 p.m. Renter's correspondent at General van Deventer's Headquarters. wires:We have occupied Kidete, near Kilosss, after a determined stand.
The Move Towards Dar-es-Salaam.
August 21, 9.50 p.m. General Smute reports officially as follows: We are moving towards Dar-es-Salaam supported by naval operations along the coast, An engagement began at night-fall on the 18th inst, against- strong enemy forces holding the crossings of the river to Nrogoro, and fighting continued till the evening of the 17th., when the shemy
retreated.
General Van Deventer inflicted heavy losses on the enemy near Kidete.
MESOPOTAMIA COMMISSION MEETS.
August 21, 2.05 p.m. The Mesopotamia Commission held a formel sitting in the House of Lorda to-day,
EXPLOSION IN YORKSHIRE MUNITION FACTORY,
Feared Heavy Loss of Life.
August 21, 9.10 p.m.
It is officially announced that an explosion has occurred in a munition factory in Yorkshire.
It is believed that there is serious loss of life, but no detaile are available yet.
EMPLOYMENT OF NATIVE TROOPS.
August 21, 10.40 p.m.
August 22, 1915,
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THE MESOPOTAMIAN-ENQUIRY.
[Baster's Service to the "Telegraph."}
August 20, 10,80 p.m:
It is officially stated that General Sir Beauchamp Duff, Commander-in-Chief in India, has been recalled to give evidence before the Mesopotamia Commission. Monro succeeds him.
THE FIGHTING IN THE WEST.
General
Sir Douglas Haig's Report.
August 21, 2.25 a.m. General Sir Douglas Haig reports: At noon on Sunday the enemy delivered a strong attack on the new line we have established for about half a mile from the western corner of Highwood. He succeeded in reaching this line at certain points, but was driven out again by our infantry. who immediately re-occupied the trench. Subsequent hostile attacks broke down under our artillery fire. North of Bazentin-le-Petit we to-day gained a further portion of the enemy's trenches.
The enemy hoavily shelled different portions of our front, more especially Highwood, Hamel and Mailly.
Elsewhere there is nothing of importance to report. Despite low clouds our air-raft performed very useful work yesterday by communicating with the advanced infan- try.
One came down low from a height and opened very effec tively on the enemy's infantry and front line trenches as also on hostile reinforcements,
French Airman Killed.
August 21, 7.00 a.m.
The aviator Bria de Jone Moulinaise has been killed in an accident at Verdun.
THE NORTH SEA “FIGHT.”
A Scrap Between Patrols.
August 21, 5.10 a.m. The North Sea fight was mainly a scrap between patrols, .. the big ships apparently never getting into contact, since the Germans retired when warned by their screen of patrols.
The German Version.
August 21, 7.00 ׂm. The official German version of the ses fight is that "aubmarines on 19th August sank on the English east coast a bostile small cruiser while a destroyer, a small cruiser "and a battleship were heavily damaged,"
DAMAGED CARGO CASE, must succeed on the law.
proceeded to argument.
Judgment Against Singapore Shipplag Firm
Es
$36 PER ANNUM
TELEGRAMS.
SCHOOL OF ORIENTAL)
.STUDIES.
Mr. George Jamieson Appointed A Governor.
at.
(Reuter'a Service to The "Telègraph.”)
**Loadas, Beösired. August 2 Mr. George Jamieson, O.M.G formerly Consul General Shanghai, has been appointed a Governor of the School of O.isntal Studios, on the nomination of the China Association.
[Mr. Jamieson, who is a Director of the British and Chinees. Corporation, the Chinese Central Esifways and the Yangizze Valley: Company, entered the Consular Service in 1864 and was called to the Bar at the Middle Temple in 1880. He was Consul and Judge of the Supreme Court at Shanghai in 1891, and from 1897 to 1899 he was Consul General there. He bee written varions essays on the Berenue and Statistics of China and is the author of a priss essay |on Bimetalļiem. He is 73 years'
of age.]
JAMAICA BANANA CROP DESTROYED.
London, Received August 22.
It is officially announced that the whole of the Jamaica banana crop has been destroyed by the burricans. Twelve people were killed.
OBITUARY.
"Major General Sir F. Bensen.
London, Reostved August 2. Beatar's Montreal reports the death of Major General Sir Frederick William Benson, K.O.B. (retired).----
[Deceased, who was born at 84. Catherine's, Canada, in 1849, had a distinguished military career, He was Colonel of the 21st Lanoers and Hon, Colonel of the 19th St. Catherine's Esgiment, Canadian Militia. He had held. among others posts, those of Garrison Instructor at Bengal, Commander of Egyptian Cavalry, Inspector General of Rsmonate, Director of Transport and Bs- mounts, and Major General in charge of Administration.)-
{CHENG CHIA TUNG INCIDENT.
The Chinese Contentions, ..
Mr. Greenfield next spoke at some length and in the course of of his speech he declared that In the House of Commons, replying to Lisut-Commander J. C.
London, Received, August 22, Wedgwood, (Liberal M. P. for Newcastle-under-Lyme) Mr. Lloyd
the case was a simple question of Renter's Peking correspondent George expressed his willingness to convey privately the results of Court on August 15 before Mr.with the points of law'rained.
In the Singapore Civil District the facts. He dealt exhaustively asys the Chinese contend_that the Chang Chia Taog the communications with the military authorities in Africa on the Ralph Scott, the hearing wai con- subject of the employment of native troops for garrison purposes oluded of the action in which suit
fincident was entirely due to the His honour giving indgment, Japanese troops unnecessarily in Egypt and at Äden,and for active servios in Mesopotamis.
TRIBUTES TO INDIA'S NEW COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF.
| was brought by S. V. Pitobay and observed that the circumstances robing into the Chinese bar- Co. against Meners. Paterson, were such that the defendente racks. They point out that the Simons and Co., as agents for the more band to come into court. Japanses were not within their He referred to the contradictory Fushimi. Mara, for $362.25 for lows suffered by the plaintiff, nature of the evidence, but asid right in stationing troops at owing to their goods being that the case did arrive in Singa threatened the Japanese polio
that he had come to the conclusion Coeng Chis Targ, The Japanese assert that Chinese soldiers damaged and loer on board the The 7imes remarks, in connection with the appointment of General leamer between Feb. I and Karch pors in a damaged condition, and Sir H. T. Manro as Commander-in-Chief in Ladia, that General 27, whilst thom goods were being to the law, after having are ware zent to protect him.
that the goods were damaged. Am, and that Japanese soldiers Manro has won great distinction in the present war, and that his carried from L ndon to Singapore fally considered the arguments of sound and soldierly qualities have placed him among the foremost The particulars of damage repro-
August 21, 1.40 p.m.
Judgment was given by his lordship for the plaintiff, for the full amount claimed with costs, Mr. Greenfield asked that a "refresher" be also allowed,
of our Generals. Perhaps," says the journal," he can ill be spared seated were that 184 straw hits ounsel he be was of opinion from the Front, but there are strong reasons why the Imperial Gov- were in a damaged condition that the bill of lading did not erament should send to fadis st this janature the ablest man at and five missing. Mr. A. P. exempt the shipping company
from liability for damages. In the House of Commons, Mr. Byles drew attention to state of the Ira perial Government, and we believe that this sppointment tile and Mr. T. J. M. Greenfield their disposal. General Manro deservedly enjoys the full confidence Robinson appeared for the plain- menta by Herr von Z mmermann, German Under Secretary for will give great eatisfaction in India,"
for the defendants. The bearing Foreign Affairs, that Germany had often declared her readiness to negotiate for peace, but that Britain had prevented the Entente from Doff was not retoraing to India, it was open to the Imperial daya.
The Daily Chronicle states that as General Sir Beauchamp had ooongied three previous half responding.
Mr. Asquith replied that Germany had not yet shown any dis- instead to appoint as his successor General Munro, a soldier of wharf clerk for Mesare, Paterson, citing as the required special
Government to nominate a locum tenene, but they had decided The last witness cilled was a position to agree to pesos except on terms which were intolerable or great distinction, who had won now laurels in this war, in France Simone and Co. who held the grounds after mentioning that the humiliating to some of the Allie-(Ohsers). The suggestion that and the Eastern Mediterranean, and who was responsible for the survey of the cargo in question, hearing had been a protracted Britain was influencing the Entente was quite untras, Mr. Atquith successful withdrawal from Gallipoli most diffieals operation, He had power to allow or disallow one, that the defendants had added that no peace terms had been suggested officially.
performed with the utmost skill and judgment.
damage, the amount of damage, raised the point of law, and his where say, being, fixed in the clients had been involved in office. His evidence as to what expenase in the working up of took place at the survey, in con- what was a very interesting point neation with the goods concerned of law, a point of great interest in the notion, was in decided con- to merchants in the Colony, Hm fist with the testimony of the
His honour agreed that the witneems for the plaintiff,"
point which had been raised was Mr. Robinson, addrowing his an important one, and he allow- honour, anbmitted, that, right or ed a "refresher
A GALLANT AIRMAN.
August 21, 1.40 p.m.
The Gasette sanonnoes that the Military Cross has been awarded
THE LIFE OF PARLIAMENT.
August 21, 10.40 p.m.
La the House of Lords the Parliament Bill has passed its second
to Lieutenant O. T. Boyd for conspicuous gallantry during a reading. bombing raid. In unfavourable weather he descended below 1,000]
best and tombed a train armed with machine-game, despite heavy [In the evant of telegrams arriving too late forinsertion no this
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TO-DAY.
Bijou Theatre-9.15 p.m. Victoris Theatre--9.15 p.m. Palisade Theatre--9.15 p.m.
TO-MORROW.
* Bijua Thestre-9.15 p.m. Victoria Thestra--9.15 p.. Palisade Theatre-9.15 p.m. Thursday, August 24, Entertainment; 9,15 p.m.
Peak Club, Cinematogr
Friday, August 25. Gorsinment Lecture by Mr. Frederio Coleman, F.LLG.S.—-9.20 p.m. 7
Saturday, August 26: Peak Club,War Lecture by oleman, F.R.G.8.