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REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
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THE BIG: BATTLE. --
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THE BIG BATTLE,
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London, Jane 6..
London, Jane 6.
THE BIG BATTLE.
Enemy "Pressure Unrelaxed.
London, May 31, (daarred.)-
Beuter's correspondent at the French Headqalers, tale- graphing on May 31; says :---There is no sign of relation in the that
GERMANY AND HOLLAND.
Attempts to Prevent Supplies.
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LADY RAN
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Lady Randolph Unuroa. W German pressure. The enemy on the right, in spite of the most reagePULTİN The inventions of the enemy are clearer from the married today at Paddington gallant resistance, has been able to push out his line north and south attempt to face westwards and paph on to Paris. We yielded some Bagistry office to LisaMont at Soissons astride the Aisne in the centre. His advance parkiem sie ground before this new poen but, we hold 'fast on the Aisne sud Parch. Thons present insuded The battle has not diminished the suzisty for the strategic still progressing. Along the whole front detsahments of German Onreq Vigorous counter attacks are a prelude to an arrest of the Mr. Winston Churchill, the bride's xitustion of the conflict which is developing into a second Battle of infantry are steadily filtering through the woods along the valleys enemy advance. There was snimation in the Labbies yesterday, son. the Marne and of far greater intensity than the first. The news wherever there is a weak spot in the thinly held French line. The the Deputise commenting most pleasedly on the news brought by papers frankly recognise the extraordinary nature of the German roads are filled with refugees carrying household goods and pushing Delegates from the front. The detais cannot be published for military feste, but point out that the Allies have the advantage to-vehicles of all descriptions. They all wear brave faces and seem military reasons but the Delegates had an excellent impression of day as compared with 1914. There is no question now of the war smaeed sad interested by the sights. The enemy has been able to the moral of the reserves who are about so hurt themselves at the ending by a single stroke in the enemy's favour. With resources maintain daily progress by constantly feeding his froutwith fresh invader. and resolation those who would protect Westera Civilisation are tropa. Orez forty German divisions have already been identified confronting the Germane. There is abandsut evidence that the and a larger number must have been-engaged. The heaviest fight- moral of both armice and the public of Great Britain and France, ing yesterday was along the valley of the Crise and tucks and are unshaken and it inspires confidence that the situation is in no counter-attacks alternated scross the valley from dust to west.
London, June B. The division attacking this morning dashed across the way past retrieving.
A Mass of Allied Reserves:
valley and recapta:ed Baray-le-Seo end pushed as far as Moyart, Beater learns that the Germans are doing everything posible on the east side of the river. The Germans counter-attacked in to prevent Holisad from securing the supplies which the Allies Beater's correspondent at Paria etstes that the evening news: craat strength and re-established the line after mast bitter fighting: have placed at her disposal consequent upon the taking over of papers do not deny the extent of the danger, but are confident the Farther south in the region of Hartennes another battle is raging Datch shipping. As an instance, in connection with the offer for enemy's farious efforts to shake the position of the flanke will isit. They sad the Germans are supported by numerous tanks Wherever the steamer Kennemerland to go to Holland with supplies on con expect there will shortly be a change in the situation when the Ger- there is a chance of success we do not hesitate to counter-attack dition that another vessel mile from Holland. Germany actually mane endeavouring to extend their battlefront will be forced to tara against superior numbers, even though the atmost hopes to delay refused to allow say Batch merchant see traffic to continue. Thus, aside from the central objective to engage the Allied reserves, only a the enemy. On the extreme right the Franco-British se gallantly owing to German threats. the Dutch Government have had to portion of which have up to the present been employed. A great holding the line in front of Rheims. Yesterday the French atormed prohibit the sea-going of all Datch vessels, except sailing and fishing maas of reserves have been placed in positions which will enable and captured a group of hills north of Rheims on the back of the vesela The Allies per good stes for Datob-vesesis taken over, them to mike s violent counter-stroke. The newspapers point out Aisne, known as the Courey Horsemen. The French were later but Germany refuses to allow any seaborne trading, thereby not only that there are mountain positions south of Eheime and if the railway is driven out by a German counter-attack, but they achiers the object raining the Datch shipowner bar endeavouring to safe the Dutch cut it on he replaced by roads, while as regards the contingency of of gaining precious time. One of the most memorable stories of population. the advance to Paris by the easier way of the Oise Valley, the enemy the battle is of three French battalions which were surrounded in would have been forcibly checked at all points where he might the Ailette Valley on the morning of May 27 and cat c from the attempt it.
army. From the first their position was hopeless for they could "Torrent" of Enemy Men and Material,
neither be relieved nor helped. They sent a carrier pigeon saying London, Jane 6. that they would fight to the last. Trey must have held out for A Havas correspondent on the French front states that the Garforty-eight hours for the last message was received on the afternoon mans are ceaselessly bringing ap reinforcemente. Torrents of men, of May 28 and repeated the assurance that they would fight to the material and cupplies are pouring along threads and railways. Bat end. the Allies with eapreme heroism are holding the flanks, fighting every foot of the ground, launching repeated counter-attacks and infisting heavy losses. Numerous positions have frequently been taken and retaken and only finally given up when the ground was strewn with German corpses. The correspondent says that the next two days should fir the character of the battle,
The Crown Prince's Advance,
London, June 8. According to Renter's correspondent at Amsterdam the Nord Deutsche Allgemeine Zeitung, esys the Orowa Prince's advance is alosely related to the previous wedge driven towards Amiens and the north, which General Foch'e main army is waiting. With the revival of the offensive the artillery battle is growing stronger in Picardy, Flanders and Artois. Who can say "aake the journal,
whether General Foch is right "?
Progress by Allied Troops.
A French Manoeuvre,
Landon, June 1 (delayed).
THE AERIAL ATTACK ON ZEEBRUGGE. --
London, Jane 7. According to Realer's correspondent at Amsterdam the Telegraaf's Flashing and frontier correspondents report a long and heavy serial attack on Zeebrugge on the night of Mar 30 31. A great explosion was heard at one o'clock in the morning attributed to the blowing up of the poæder magazine. The entire surround- ings and the sky were brilliantly lit up. High smes were obeerved. Similar occurrences were observed from Ramsgate cliff..
· PROPOSED · REFORMS IN INDIA.
Reuter's correspondent at the French Headquarters says Our retreat from the Ailette lins on to the lins north of Blerancourt and Epargny is far more a manoeuvre by the French then a fresh German success. The German advance from Soissons lift us with. sa awkward salient exposed to a fisak attsok from the new Garman
London, Juns Ļ According to Binter's correspondent at Simia the Government line between the Ailette and the Aiens. Consequently, when the enemy pressure began we retired gradually, fighting rearguard actions to the new line of defence, indicting the greatest possible of India has framed a resolution outlining a policy for more com- lower and wideriranosise, and extended financial and administrative lose. The operation, which widens the base of the enemy salient, plete local self-government, including an increased elective element, was effected practically without a casualty. Our troops to the right powers. Other recommendations are foreshadowed to embrace the of the enemy's main advance are stoutly holding the plateaux west Indian Station of Services and Constitutional E-forme. of the Cries Valley, between Soissone and Hartensee. The Germeas in the centre have not seriously progressed for the last twelve hours. On the right we are still holding firmly west and north, of Rheims, sround which the Germans now hold almost a complete semi-circle. On the whole the enemy has gained nothing of importance on the whole battlefield during the laat twelve hours. We are still holding by inferior numbers the enemy on the whole front,
The Huas* Treachery.
London, May 31, (delayed),
London, June 7. A French communique states:-Isolated notione continue in the day time. At several points our troops, supported by tasks, progressed and took prisoners weet of Longpont. An attack by Franco-British between Onreq and the Marne advanced the line a kilometre in the region of Neully-Lapotine, taking 270 prisoners. The Germans between the Marne and Rheims delivered a series of
In compliance with a British promise there were no allied local attacks. A violent attempt at Champlat completely failed. Farther north the Germans captured the village of Brigny and serial attacks made yesterday throughout the Rhineland, but the the Hill, south of the village. The British counter-attacked and festival of Corpus Christi in Paris, which city as the Westminster recaptured the Hill. We also recovered a little of the ground Gazette remarks is certainly not less devoat, patting its claim as the which the Germans took in the morning south-west of St. Euphraise.loweet, than Cologne, was celebrated under a bombardment by the There has been nothing noteworthy elsewhere. Nineteen enemy long range guna Shells were falling in the city all day, achieving aeroplanes were felled and forced down on Jane 5. Twenty-five tones direct hit on a church and during the day cansing eighteen to be of explosives were dropped during the night in an enemy zone,
Aviators Active.
London, June 7.
killed and wounded. This is yet another illustration of the German contempt for the most sacred engagements, The least that could be expected was that Germany would observe towards Paris the same consideration she solicited on behalf of Cologne. Following the day time bombardments, it is typical of the Huns that they follow-
The Abyss Between Britain and Germany.
London, Jans 6.
Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig reporting on aviation states: We dropped twenty tons of bombs on June 5 on targets, including dumps, railways and billets, also at Armentieres and Baye Railwayed up the treachery by an air raid at night. stations and Zeebrugge sesplane baas. Long-distance day-bombers heavily attacked the railway station and barracks at Treves, the All our railway station at Merzsablon and railways at Karthenus.
The Times, in commenting on the bombardment at Pacis on machines returned. We brought down seven hostile machines and Good Friday and on Corpus Christi Day, when the Germans hit a drove down three during the day. Four British meobines ara churob, killing or wounding eighteen persona sad contrasting this missing. During the night bombers dropped thirteen tons of bombs with the British sequiescence to the Archbishop of Cologne's on St. Quentin, Busigny, Cambrai and Armentierea railway stations. request not to bomb Cologne on Corpus Christi Day, says that the All the machines returned. Long distance bombers the same simple narration of these facts reveals the abyss that divides the night dropped five tone of bombs with good results on Metsablon English and German conceptions of what the Yatiosa orgen recent- railway stations and Thionville railway sidinge. In the morning of ly called " respect towards religious convictions and the rights June we heavily attacked Coblenz railway station with good results. attached to them." It indicates also what Allied nations are inevit We observed barete on a railway line. All the machines returned.ably tending to feel in regard to the bearing of the Vatican towards
→ Germans Bomb Another Hospital. ·
these incompatible conceptione. The British people are grateful for London, May 31 (delayed). the humane efforts of the Pope on behalf of their prisoners, and they Renter's correspondent at the British Headquarters, telegraph. note also that the Vatican disclaims all part-in and previons know Sing on May 31, says: The Germans have bombed another British ledge of the recent motion of the Irish Catholio Episcopate, but they hospital, inf.oting numerous casualties. The scene of the latest are uncertain whether the Vatiosn is not neutral towards the high attack is the neighbourhood of a little town many miles from the moral and religious issues underlying the war inanes, in regard front and is an isolated group of buildings. It has been a hospital to which they regard neutrality as inadmissible. They feel eince the outbreak of the war and upon every roof and every wing that this war is assentially a contest between right and wrong, the Red Cross is painted. The bombing occurred at half past between organised devilry and the principles of Christian civilisa twelve on Wednesday night. The weather was most fine and clear tion. Hitherto they have seen no unmistakeable sign that the Holy and the landscape was flooded with moonlight. Four bombs were Bee is unreservedly with the right and against the wrong, they dropped in the immediate viointy of the hospital from machines have seen to their regret many signa in many constries that the flying at a low altitude. A fifth fell on one of the wings in which a Roman Catholic hierarchy has been with the wrong and against the number of the staff were sleeping and in the operation room of which right, and now they see that when, through the good offices of the an officer was andergoing surgical treatment. The explosion wrecked Pope, their Government secades on religious and humste grounds the building, burying many people.
to a request of the German Prizes of the Boman Church that British airman shall refrain from certain sote of war: so se pot to disturb the celebration of a great Roman Catholic solemnity by German
A German Report.
London, May 31 (delayed).
A German communiqas says :-We have crossed the Soissons- Catholics, the German Government eactions and commits sota of Hartenner Road. Bonth of Fere-en-Tardenois we have renched the war against defenceless French Catholics on the occasion of that Marne. Bonth of Neele and west of Rheims we have captured very solemnity. Therefore, they await some clear condemnation.by Germigos, Gueux and Thillois. The total number of prisoners the Holy See of this latest German ontrage End of the front, is exceeds 45,000, We have also taken over four hundred guns and implies to Elead of the Roman Church. Otherwise, their Ind gment one thousand machine guns.
will be irrevocably fixed..
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TELEGRAMS.
MORE GERMAN BARBARITY.
Horrible scenes at Bombed Hospital,
Paris, May 31 (Delayed). The newspapers unarmonaly condemn the fresh sacrilege by the Germans in bombarding Faris similarly as on Gove...” Friday and Easter Dunusy, regardless of the generosity of the Britan un agreeing to the request of the Cardinal of Cologne to respect the Corpus Christi celebration it i smpussized that girl commum.cante knelt to receive the Dacred Host anus the nowe of explosi008.
- A Berne message sisica coat Lus German action has produced a paint pression throughout Switzerand
London, Ju
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Correspondents at Headquarters describing the bombing - of a Biztash hospital on Corpus Christ morning says a Ger- -man airman lit a fare to make sure of the target. A bomb smashed the upper storey of the hospital and timbers and Inasonry, crashed to the lower tidors killing and burying the patients, including an officer who was being operated upon. A doctor describing the scene says that nothing more ter rible could be imagined than that of the nurses and suİ- goons gathered round the unconscions patient. All were buried in the ruins and icilled almost immediately, The whole how- pital wing was ablaze. The staircase to an adjoining building was destroyed and the patients here had to be rescued, with Ladders. While the rescue work was in progress another raider dropped five bomba in the vicinity, fortunately harm- lessly. Then a long range gun started shelling the adjoining village. Several "Wancs" were killed in a shelter. The bombed hospital stood isolated, in a conspicuous position, and no military establishments were near it.
THE ITALIAN FRONT,
Enemy Concentrating.
-Renter's correspondent at. Ite
London, June 6. Headquarters, reporte
ing on May 31st, says the opinion is that enemy action is imminent Beinforcements have arrived from Russia and their artillery which was sent to the Western Front has returned. There in every sign of a formidable concentration of men and material. The Emperor Karl visited the front and prosided at an Army Council.
THE DERBY
London, June 4
The Derby resulted: Gainsborough, 1; Blink, 2; Treciare, Thirteen starters. Won by a length and a half with two lengths between second and third. Betting 8 to 15 Qatar borough, 100 to 8 Blink, 91 to 1 Treciare, fil
St. John's Cathedral, Hongkong-.
2nd Sunday after Trinity, 9th Jude, 1918. Holy Communion (7.50 am.) Service: Merbecke, Hymns: 238, 317, 208, 551. Matina (11 am). Responses:
44 Türle Te Deum': Woodward, Ferial. Venite: Bavare Psalms Smart, Turle Benedious: Garrett Eymos: 21L (T. 150, 540 God Save the King N B Psalm 44, verses 1, 2, 5, 6, 8, 16′′ 17. 23, 26, in unison, Hymns, -211, verses 1, 4, 6, in unison. Hymn: 540, verats 1,4 in unison Holy Communion (12- noon.) Evensong ``(6 p.m.) Responses: Ferial. Psalms: 47 Davy, 48 Pymar Middie Voluntary: Romance, Guil- mant Magrificat: Cooke (16th), evening). Nuno Dimittis: Rim bault (16th moming). Hymns: 266, 162, 22. NB.-Psalm 47. verses 1, 2,5 6, 9, in unison. Psalm 48, verses 1, 5, 9, 13 in unison Rymn 266, verses. 1,9 in noison Hymn 162, verses 1, 3,5, in unison. Hymn 22, verses -1,4, in unison.
St. Andrew's Church, Kowloo¤.*** 2nd Sunday after Trinity, 9th June 1918. Holy Communion at 8.15 am Morning Prayer 11 am. Responses; *Terial. Venite: Savage. Psalm : 44, - Chants 86 and: 87. Psálm 45, Chanti 94 and 95. ·Fasim 46, Chant 90. Te Deum: Oakley in F. Benedictus : Langdou. Hymns: 6, 568, 865-and 552. God Save the King. Evening Prayer 6p.m. Responses: Ferial. Psalm: 47, Chant 180 W.A. Psalm 48, Chant 98 (Cath. Psalter,) Psalm 49. Chant 99 (Coth Psalter.) Magnificat: Smart. Nune Dimittis; Wesley. Hymns: 23 (Tone iz A. & M.) 315, 16(une 62) and 71 (second tune). Vesper Hymn. God Save the King. Union Church, Kennedy Road,
Sunday Services, June 9th, Morning JL Pealm: 121, Hymns: 574, 109, 267. Evening 6. Hymns: 17,, 128. 388, 317. Preacher: Rev. - J. Kirk Maconachia...
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St. Peter's Church, West Polat.- Sunday, June 2.1918. 8 a.m. Holy Communion. 11 am Morning Prayer and Sermon. The Gospel Hall-(No: 10 and - 12 Pedder Street). Weekly Bervices:-Sunday, Breaking of Bread, 11 am, Gospel Meet ing, 8p.m. Tuesday, Exposition of Scripture, 8 p.m. Thursday, Bible Class, p.m. Friday, Bible Class for Ladies, 5.30 p.m.
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Wesleyan Methodist Church, Winchal, -- Sunday Morning Service 10,15 am, Sunday Evening Service 6 pm. Soldiers" Hand Sallors Home
Arsenal Street.—Sunday Even- ing, Gospel Services 8 p.m. St. Joseph's Church, Garden
Road.-Mass and. Sermon at ̈ 10 am, followed by the Bexe-i diction of the Blessed Sacra- ment.
Roman Catholic Cathedral, Gien- caly-Low Masses at 6, 7, and 9.30 am, High Mass at 8 am, 9.5.30 pm Benediction of the
Blessed Sacrament, re First Church of Christ Scleatlet. MacDonnell Road. Sundays, 11.15am.Wednesdays,5.30 p.m.
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