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Barometer 29 TO.
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September 27, 1916, Humidity
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TELEGRAMS.
CONDENSED.
THERE HAVE BEEN FORTY-SEVEN AERIAL FIORTS ON THE SOMME FRONT,
FRENCH AIRMEN BOMBED IMPORTANT POINTS BEHIND THE ENEMY LINES. SEVERAL MOREGERMAN AKROPLANES HAVE BEEN FELLED AND DISABLED.
NUMEROUS BRITISH AWARDS FOR GALLANTRY ARE ANNOUNCED.
-THE GERIANS OFFICIALLY ADET ALLIED SUCCESSES ON THE SOMME
IL. VIILIKILOS HAS ARRIVED AT SUDA, IN CRETE AND LANDS TO-MORROW,
·M. VENIZKLOS SAYS THE MOVEMENT HE IS LEADING IS PURELY NATIONAL--
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FOR
VALOUR.
{Reutar's Servios to The "Telegraph."}
September 26, 3.15 pm.. The Gamette announces that twelve Victoria" Cromes, thirty-six Distinguished Service Orders and many Military Crosses have been awarded. Amongst those who have received the Victoria Cross are:- Army Chaplain the Rev. William Addison, for rescuing a wounded soldier, under heavy fire.
Temporary Captain Eric Norman Bell, Inniskilling Faciliază. Captain Bill abot a machine gunner who was holding up our frost line. He advanced alone on three occasions when our bɔmb-throwers were unable to advance, and bombed the enemy. When he had no zors bombe, he stood on the parapet and used rifle fire with the greatest ecolness and most effectively; he fically killed the gunner, Ta rallying and re-organising officerlose infantry parties he gave his life in supreme devotion to duty.
A splendid achievment was that of a dying officer named Albert Bill, who has already been awarded the Military Cross and has now been awarded the Distinguished Service Order and a bar theretɔ. Ön several occasions he attacked a number of enemy machines bringing down nine sltogether. Once he dived amongst twelve enemy aeroplanes and fired drum into the rarest, which went down out of control. On several other hostile machiner approaching, he fired and drove down another, and then returned with his machine greatly damaged.
The Distinguished Service Ordere include Captain Frederic Belone, the famous game-hunter.
THE ALLIED OFFENSIVE.
Forty-Seven Aerial Fights on the Somme.
September 28, 5.25 p.m.
▲ Paris communique ́says:—There were forty-seven ser:al fights on the Somme. Five enemy aeroplanes were brought down and three, badly damaged, were compelled to alight. Another fell disabled. An enemy three-soster was brought down at Woevra.
Our sir squadrons bombed many important points behind the enemy lines, including the railway station at Metasabions, the Meta-Thionville railway, and blast furnseen at Dillingen and Bomber; also as sarodrome at Hervilly,
Germans Admit Allied Successes.
September 26, 9.40 p.m. Beater's correspondent at Amsterdam states that striking passages in the Intest German official smoconcement testify to the -effectiveness of the Anglo-French operations on the Somme. One of these is as follows :—“The sacoesses #bich our enemies have schieved east of Bancourt l'Abbaye, sud through the cccupation of villages in line with Guendebourg and Bonghaveanos, are admitted. Above all, however, we must remember our herois troops, who are here faced with the combined "Anglo-French main forces and a great mass of material prepared daring many months by the war industry of the entire world."
IN THE BALKANS.
A National Movement.
September 27, 1.15 a.m. Router's correspondent at Athens says M. Venisslos has arrived at Soda, in Crete, and will land to-morrow.
In the course of a statement, he said the movement which he and M. Coundouriatis are leading is purely national. They had exhausted all legal means to secure astional nation, and if Athens moved in the right direction the Vedizalists would sveist in every possible way.
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EARLIER TELEGRAMS.
STEAMERS SUNK.
September 25, 2.30 p.m.
The British steamers Peari and Dresden have been sunk.
SCARCITY OF FACTORY GIRLS.
September 25, 2.30 p.m.
Much machinery in the Manchester cotton mills it idle
owing to the scarcity of female labour.
Hundreds of young womita, are leaving the factories to Esome tram conductors ka' the city.
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TELEGRAMS,
THE ALLIED OFFENSIVE..
A Small Enemy Attack.
(Reater's Service to The “Tolograph.”]
September 25, 1.40 p.m. General Sir Douglas Haig reports that a small enemy. attack east of Courcelette was repulsed.
Violent Artillery Activity.
September 25, 3.40 p.m.
A Paris communique states:—
There has been violent artillery activity on the Somme. German attacks on Vaux wood were easily repulsed.
Esemy Trenches Raided.
September 25, 4.15 p.m.
General Sir Douglas Haig reports:—
We exploded mines last evening north of Neave Chapelle and north of Bulluch, considerably damaging the shemy's worka.
We raided the enemy's trenches at several points north of the battle front.
Splendid French Successes.
Septemuci 26, 2.15 2.mi.
A Paris couunique states - North of the Somme the violent battle was renewed to-day on the Anglo-French front.
French intaniry at noon simultaneously attacked Ger- man positions between Combles and Rancourt, and the de fences the enemy has accumulated between Rancourt and the Somme.
The French carried the fortified ground between Fregi court hamlet and conquered all the fortified ground between Fregicourt and Hill 148, captured the village of Hancourt, extended their positions east of the Bethane roads on depth of a kilometre from the Combles rond to Bouch..... avennes, stormed a hill north-east of Bouchavesion, reach- ed Hill 130, and captured further south several systerns of trenches in the vicinity of the northern canal between the Bethune road and the Somme.
The unwounded prisoners so far captured exces
Combles la Danger.
September 20, 2:15 am.
General Sir Douglas Haig reports :-
South of the Ancre we attacked to-day and were every- where successful. We stormed caemny dispositions on a front of six miles between Combles and Martinpaich, to a depth of over a mile, and captured the fortified villages of Morval and Les Boeufs, together with several lines of trenches.
Morval stands on the heights north of Combles, and with its subterranean quarries, trenches and entanglements constituted a formidable fortress. The possession of these two villages is of considerable military importance. It practically severs the enemy communications with Combles. A large number of prisoners, machine guns and war material have been taken, and heavy losses inflicted on the enemy. Our kisses were comparatively small.
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Six enemy aeroplanes were destroyed in sir fights yes- terday, and three others were driven down damaged, Three of our machines are missing.
A Magnificent Drive,
Doylemver 20, 0.10.01. Reuter's correspondent at Amiens states that the fresh British advance of luu Zetu mat, completes the success of the 15th inet. Advantage was takeri of "The recent tino-weather to consolidate the conquered ground and prepare for an attack on a broad front. The British made their effort north of Flers and south of Ginchy, while the French directly at ́ tacked Fregicourt and Rancourt. After two days artillery preparation the British infantry at 12.30 yesterday leapt out, supported by a magnificent cannonade. They captured the first German lines in one rush, and began to climb the slopes of Hill 120, in front of Fiers, Severe fighting all the afternoon brought them to the outskirts of the village of Goudecourt..
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The results on the right wing were decisive. After capturing a whole series of trenches at Hill 150, to the left of Les Boeufs, the British developed their zuccess with rare vigour, and at 3 o'clock in the afternoon The patered the village, which they occupied entirely. spirit of the troops in capturing the villaga is boyond praise. The British front at Ginchy was confronted with the task of storming"“Old Telegraph" Hill, where the Germans were very strongly entrenched and commanded an excellent field of fire. They were thus able to hamper the movements of the British in the adjacent villages. It was most difficult to leave the trenches facing the hill, but the British attack- ed with such fire that the Germans were hustled and com. pelled to bolt from the trenchos after heavy loss. The pursuit immediately began, and fighting reached the out- skirts of Morval, at 2 o'clock in the afternoon. The strongest part of the village was captured at 4 o'clock, also a part west of the Fregicourt-Lon Boeufs road. It was then evident that the whole of Morval would speedily fall.
The British took numerous prisoners.
The airmen were active, patrolling and fighting through- out the battle:
CANADIAN WAR LOAN, SUCCESS.
September 25, 2,30. p.m.. Bouter's correspondent at Ottawa states that the second Canadian War Loan of $100,000,000 kaï been oversubscribed by sighty millions,
* There were 20,000 subscribers, distributed threaghout the Dominion
allotted to the banks
No subscri
subserfbed
September 23,915.
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TELEGRAMS.
'IN THE BALKANS.
Allied Co-Operation.
[Reuter'a Servios to The "
"Givoče:ast
Reuter's Agency statos gard the Greek notes to Ge and to favourably impa
Router's-bor
that M. Yonizažos Jef Cobdouroligend probably bound and Balonion,
The situation
Important Russian
September 25, 11.50 p.m.
A Petrograd message states that Odessa reports an Two thoumpď important Russian success in Dobrudja. prisoners were taken,
Greek Chief of Staff Resigns.
Sptember 26, 1.40 a.m. "Router's correspondent at Athens' states that General Moschopoulos, Chief of the General Staff, has résigned.
A Diff cult Campaign..
Sāptember 28, 1.30 a.m. Beuter's correspondent at Faris reports that a Salonica 'message compares the enormous work necessary behind the Balkan Lines with the comparatively easy work on the western front. One single line of railway alone is available, and in some parts only mule team transport can be used.
Reuter's correspondent at Salonica states that the Allian " Logan a vigurona offensive in the neighbourhood of Florins on Sou- day, which has continued all day, with most astisfactory results,
The Russian captured an important hill, The French occupied a village.
The Serba crossed the frontler north of Krusograd but are encountering fierce opposition at Verbeni.
MINES AND MINERALS.
September 25, 2.30 p.m..
A memorial has been signed by the Presidents of the Institutes of iron, steel and metals, mining engineers, and others in the mining and metallurgy field, urging the im- mediato establishment of an Imperial Department of Mines and. Minerala.
THE EGYPTIAN CAMPAIGN.
September 25, 2.45. p.m.
A despatch from General Murray, dated June 1st., deal- ing with the operations of the Egyptian Expeditionary Force from the date on which he assumed command to May, makes a large number of recommends- tions, including the following of the Indian Army :-Lieut- Col. C. N. Mac Mullen, Major M. H. Henderson, Captain H. 0. Ward, Lieut, C. O. Harvey.
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TURKISH GARRISON SURRENDERS.
September 25, 6.10 p.m. Bouter's correspondent at Cairo states that the Sherif
at Mecca reports that the Turkish garrison at Taif bas surrendered.
Fifty officers and 1,800 men, ten guns and large mili tary stores have been captured.
NEEDLESS EXPENDITURE CONDEMNED.
September 25, 8.00 p...
The London Appeal Tribunal has granted a short exemp tion to the manager of a firm of decorators which has contracted to decorate an Indian Prince's palace at a cost of £90,000; but the Tribunal deprecated such expenditure at the present time..
VALUABLE ITALIAN SUCCESS.
September 25, 1.30 a.m. An Italian semi-official message emphasizes the im- portance of the capture of Gardinal, which is one of the principal peaks attainable beyond the rough precipitous ridge between the Aviso Travignolo and Vanoi Cismon valleys. The value of the gradual occupation of this mas sive outwork depends on the fact that is opmmands the Dolomite road, which Austria bails to connect the Trentino with Cadore, The Austrians obviously attach great import- anon to this region, as they concentrated large bodies of their best troops to oppose the Italian advance, Novarthe- Doman the fallians are progr
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THE BAST INDIES REVOLT,
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RETURNING TO HONGKONG.
́Old Queen's College Boy's
Mission.
Ediave of the Manila Chinese daily, Man Ho Po, de- parted on the Tayo Maru on September 22, bound for Hong- kong. He is travelling in s semi- official ospacity, mays the Manis Bulletin, having received a special commissioɑ from the rivola- tiozary board in Hongkong to con» salt Dr. San Yat Sen at Shanghai, on very important matters." H+ is also appointed a representativa of the Chinese revolutionary party in the Philippines, the Man Ho Po being the organ for said. party.
Daring his stay in porthern Chins he is to makes thorough study of industry, mining and farming conditions of that part of Chins, and he is also to look into the pressot political con ditions and outlook of China,
The revolutionary party in the ¡Philippines for which the Man Ho Po ir the spokesman counts very near 15,000 members,
Daring his last stay in the Philippines Mr. Love has visited mosi of his party membera in the provinces and has in all paris "been docorded great welcome. He fought near- ly, one year in the revolution=" Bry
and reached in army that sho:t time the rank of lisutenant colonel. He is a pro- mising young man of good education, having a graduated. from Queen's College, Hongkong, adde the Manila Bulletin."
Besides being a soldier and editor he has filled the important position as scoretary of the Chi- nosa national party under Wa Hoa man. He is a very patriotic man and seon a great- future för Obica
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