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SATURDAY, JULY 24, 1915.

BY TELEGRAPH.

THE PROGRESS OF

THE WAR.

FRENCH OFFICIAL REVIEW OF THE DARDANELLES

OPERATIONS.

SEVENTEEN AEROPLANES BOMBARD CHANAK

AUSTRIA SHORT OF COPPER.

"LATEST NEWS FROM THE EAST AND

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THE DARDANELLES OPERATIONS,

A FRENCH REVIEW.

LONDON, July 23, -4,50 aan. An official review, issued in Paris, of the operations in the Dar lanelles fová June 28th to the 9th us, and of the British attack on June 28, says ther was no stopping the infantry ones they started. It also says that two days prior to the Turkish general attack on July 5 úbsorvers reported the arrival of ten thousand Turkish reinforcements. The attack was characterised by display of resumes hitherto

unifusted. A Turkish battleship shared in the Narrows participated with the artillery in the preparation and aeroplanes bombed the Allied lines, but the infantry assaults were lifeless und spasmodic. There was no sign of the previous ardour, wiped out by ride and maxim fire. After the failure of the attack, seventeen Allied arroplanes bouthed Chanak.

SPLENDID WORK BY BRITISH ARMOURED MOTOR CARS.

LONDON, July 23,

A dispatch from Mytilene says that the British armoured actor-cars have been most successful against the enemy in Gallipoli and the recently captured trenches was due to their help. They darted towards the entanglements and grappled the wires with iron hooks, attached the cars by short chains and thea, at fall speed to the rear, tace down the entanglements for a length of 150 yards. The infantry quickly tilled the gap.

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GENERAL BOTHA AT CAPETOWN.

RECEIVES AN. OTATION.

LONDON, July 2 General Botha has arrived here. He was accorded an ovation, and the Town Council presonted him with an Adstroms of admiration and gratitude and a sword of honour, subscribed for by the citizens.

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General Latba, replying to the Address, paid a tribute to the wondertal work of bis troops, which would contribute to the development of a greater Suth Africa. Ho sald South Africa could never be sufficiently grateful for the assistance of the British Navy.

THE GERMAN "BLOCKADE."

London, July 29,

The Admiralty have issued a statement that no British merahantmen or fishingbenta wers sank by submarines in the week ending Wednesday.

REPORT FROM SIR IAN HAMILTON,

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LONDON, Jung 22.

General Sir Ian Hamilton reporta to-night frasli progress. The good marksmanship of the artillery hitting the enemy's guns, the British in the northern theatre successfully surprised and rushed a trench.

The Frenchmen in the southern theatra exaily repulsed a Turkish altack. on the 18th inst.

The British make daily progress in consolidating and extending their tranches and have captured a redoubt with insignificant loss.

The enemy's artillery fira has been active in both theatres.

ON THE WESTERN FRONT.

FRENCH CHASSEURS (NFLICT HEAVY LOSSES.

LONDON, July 20

Calm prevalle over most of the front but a local battle of almost incredible dierceness has taken place at Little Reichackerskopl.

The communique siga the battic opened on Tuesday night and raged all Wednesday. The Germans made nine consecutive counter-attacks. Despite the extrame desperation cf the Germans, the French Chasseurs held every enemy effort and inflicted on them very heavy losses. All the positions were maintain- ed and some, progress was mode.

The French northward of Munster have organised the positions captured st Linge.

French aviators dropped twelve heavy bombs on the station at Antry, north-west of Binarville.

ON THE EASTERN FRONT.

THE BATTLE FOR WARSAW,

Russians Giving A Splendid Account Of Themselves.

Lesbos, July 20,

A relegan from Austerdam states that the battle for Warsaw con- times with urabuted fury is shown by to-night's Berlin commuique, from which is say he also gathered that the Russians are holding successfully very vital point on the whoc front, all the fortesses repelling the Ger ans, while the essential railways are, up to the present, infort.

The Germans claim successes in the Baltic Provinces, but regarding their great attack on the Russian fortruss line along the Nuruw river the conmunique only ays that the eneng has discontinued useless counter. attacks.

Further south, the Russians are offering the stoutest defence before" Warsaw itself, and the whole tract westwred of Warsaw. The huge bridgehead position is packed with Russin trips.

The Germans claim that they urs savusting Tangorod and have stored the bridgeboud at Lagow, but the Austrians are admitted to be still only westward of the Vistula to the worth of the fortress.

The communique claims that the Germans have taketi-8,000 pri soners, and 'Ll nachine-guns

The only reference it makes to Genend Mackensen's anus is that

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IMPORTANT TAXES ADVOCATED.

LONDON, July 23.

BREACH OF PROMISE.

They Army Officer's Love Letters to an

In the House of Commons Mr. Asquith: received an important i foputation advocating the need for greater National economy. urgel the taxation of importer goods and alan that a tax be placed ou lower grade incomes.

« Mr. Asquith replied that the lund long been of opinion that the laster should be proposed, while he thought an inquiry shall be 'institutel on the subject of the taxation of imports which needed serious corsiden tion in the present exceptional circumstances. The Government anel Mr. M'Kenna would give these matters their curly attention.

AUSTRIA IN NEED OF COPPER.

LONDON, July 23.

A telegram from Amsterdam states that an Austrian Cardinal has issued

Actress.

to respondeos in the Dissed Court, and had had to pay £1,000 damages. ...

The phiotir then gave evidence in sup. port of this opening statement. In cruan- examination, she stated that she brought the action for damages so far as they could compensate bar for the low of her dignity and of her positum among her friends.

Miss Lily Exton Jones, musio-hall

No evidence was called for the defence. artist, known on the stage as Lily Eyton,

The jury returned a verdict for the plain recovered 50 damages for branch of Ladlow Porter. of the Worcester Regiment | above. promise of marriage from Captain Edwardiff and assured the damages to pata in an action before Me Justice Atkin and

a common jary, 1ecanup.

Mr.

. O'Connor, for the plaintif, said that

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Loxpoy, July 23.

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OBITUARY.

LONDON, July 2 The death is nunonaced of Sir Sand- forl Fleming.

THE STANDARD OIL STRIKE

Long July 24

A telegram from New York statos that two strikers were killed and eight wounded at Bayouno in attacks upon the guards at the Standard Oil Works. One of the wounded is an ex-Austrian soldier.

SERIOUS FIRE AT DUNROBIN CASTLE

New Wing Involved.

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A Golspie correspondent telegraphs that americas fire broke out yesterday morning la Dunrobin Castle, the Highland residence. of the Duke of Sutherland, and was still raging at sixsaeinck last night, (says the, {**Daily Telegmpli” of June 3222). Et originat-" ed in the top floors of the south and woss pertions of the castle. aided by a strode. easterly wind the flames soon, obtained a 8rm hold. The Dunrobin üre brigade werS summoned, and directed their afforss to confining the outbreak to the Eachod

part but the conflagration rapidly aprond to the east wieg ned also to the north tower over the

trancu. grand For three hours the dre was restricted to the 1

|_ upper" Roots, but then spread to the second and third Late in the afteroot is was feared that the per part of the castle would bo destroyed completely. Ter- ritorials ender training in the district rendered

assistance, Enluable

Same sounded soldiers in the castla Wors removed, and the Territorials transferred tea place of safety most of the valuables in the castle, including a priceless collection of pictures.

The Duke and Duchess wore on the scene directing helpora. An unfortunate accident occurred. to Lieutenant Liddell, 2nd-5th Sanforths, who was controlling a section of operations. He was standing on a roof when a portion of it gave way, and the

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Lieutapant Liddell was badly injured. Dri Simpson, the dako's family doctor, fortunately, was on the scene, after attend- ing bin ordered his removal to the Lawson Memorial Hospital where he lies in a critical condition.

Although nothing latinite is known, it is thought that the Urs might have been cated by the fusing of an electric wire

A Dornoch correspondent, in a messag? received after midnight, added that at 7:30 p.m. the main tower of the building fall in. It was then Trupe: that the uhl part of the esstie might be preservad, but nothing maid ave. the modern and farger part.

HISTORY OF TILE CASTLE.

The old Highland castle of Dunrobin.

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the stronghold of the Clan Sutherland. Large Stocks of "Gandy" Belting and Belt Fasteners.

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As a residence it has low equals north of the Twood, and it is claimed to be the aldent inlshited building in the British Tales. Robert, or Rubin, sixth Earl of Sutherland gave in the thirteenth century bia namo to the original fortress, of which but the kernel survives in the presentetto. ly pila. The ancient portion dates from Rabin's time, square structure Hanked by toes at each corner, almost hidden now by the modern building. in which French and Scottish styles are blended sfter the fashion of architecture iD.Queru Mary of Scotland's reign.

лn order for the return of the amount of copper available from the roots of hoped with confidence to achieve a xuc \(London). He was complaining of the chief characteristics are raceful turrets,

churches for the purpose of amunitions.

RUSSIA. MASTER OF THE BLACK SEA,

LONDON, July 23. A telegram from Athena says that Russian submarines have practically stopped the navigation of enemy ships in the Black Sea and consequently! the out put from Zonguldak colleries is cut of

A FRENCH NATIONAL REGISTER.

the parties fret mat eight years ago. The plaintiff was than a girl of considerable beauty, charming unoget, and 83eb watked ability in her calling that she might have cessful and happy career. The defendant adaired the plaintiff, adiniration grew into friendship and friendship developed into love, and on August 13. 1913, the parties bocamo ongaged. Captain Porter course of bis relations with the plaintiff had written about 1,000 love od on behalf of the Government since the Alexandra anchored of Daaroon lettera,

Connel described those letters as outbreak of war reflection, indeed. on September, 102, and visited the castle gems." Bo said that he did not suppose nur lack of enterpries and another tribute to from the'r yacht. that there had ever been an amatory corres-German method. But while our own mans- pondent who surpassed Captain Parter infacturers are not allowed to export

electrical appliances for fear Fbrasing ideals of afection nos os of should reach the enemy, Siemens Bros., constancy

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way in 1866, sad to the designs of raised by Mr. Loon Bryce in the debste on the Vote of Credit, says the "Globe Leslie, thn the new work was added. Its discouragement of exports, particularly in the towers with extinguisher-shaped, ronis the form of electrical apparatus, and hamachicholsted

parat and corballed made special mention of the firm of

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Queen Victoria pccupied apartments Siemens Bros. As we all know, this flim, whase capital, according to Mr. Bryco, is named after her on the side next the s02 King Edward and QreeD entirely Gorman, has been actively employ-in 1872.

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Counsel road some of the letters sent by

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Mr. Eryce declares, are now using their

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defendant to the plaintiff. Continuing business over the world. Orders are taken from coal-tur, petroleum, or any other name in this country as a means of retain regnded as absolute contraband:-Toluol. ing and holding together the whole of their and maixzures of toluol, whether derived for said that the case was a singular one ba..

can there was no grafual waning of

Losbox July 23. A telegram from Paris states that a National Register Bill has been intro duced in the Chamber with a view to the better utilisation of workshops munitions

RECOGNITION OF SERVICES OF INDIANS.

Losnos, July 2 In the House of Lords, Lari, Sydenham asked whether the Raj were preparing a post-war scheme for granting lands to officers and men dis Minguishing themselves in the field, and whither Government posts wou he milable for non-agriculturists.

How true

now, in the name of Simmens Bros, af Lon.

tion! All at once the defendant declared dea. They are not supplied from Tondon, source: Lathes and other machine or that he had changed his mind. In Febestose the Committee of the Chancellor machine tools capable of being employed rimary, 1916 Captain Porter was invalided of the Exchequer would probably not give in the manufacture of monitions of was; me from the front. Op-February 10, 11, them licence to export but they take the Maps and plans of any face within the and 12, be wrote to the plaintiff forters in orders in the name of Siemens Eros.: and affectionate terms, On, the next day, they supply the noda from Germany, territory of any belligerent, or within the And this is in the cleventh month of war i are of military operations, on a scale of February 13, came the death knell -

My Dear Little Girl.--This letter is

four miles to one inch or on any larger. going to be the very hardest one I have

scale, and reproductions on any scale" by over written in my life, since it is to ball Lord Islington warmly concurred in the tribute to the Indian troops, you, child, that try hard as I will. I don't The fullowing is an extract from a photography or otherwise of such maps ence I did, not as much as I later received by bir. 8. Tweedia regarding or plans. Linseed oil is to be regarded as and declared that the Baj was fully alive to the importance of recogni- love you

the death of his brother Aloc. as the front, tion of this services of the Indians. He pointed out that the Raj had thoughed so hunt in banan ali thongs of mys the Central China Post Hankow conditional contraband,

hare sa haid to banish entrendy instituted enquiries concerning available lands, but there were every one but you but I have was written by Alec's captain, and ranat

A corresponden of the Barlin Lo many difficulties to overcome before the adoption of a satisfactory scheme realized now that there is anothar and that the story of thousands of our young would be possible. The question of Government posts was likewise sure that other has got what I thought was in 3as aow *** I very much regret that anzeiger, who recently visited Freysi,

bare to inform you that after who actionates and Fort No. 10. he m rounded with condemble difficulty. He would only say that the Rajyou keeping for over a va

of May 25 your brother's name was amongst pales of Howdan cerpen with crows hover: thews of the missing. From what I can log over thari. «Russian prisoners wa giving his close attention to the whole problem."

And to läve or not, we are

find out I understand that he was soon to employed to bury their comrades.

The nomoto freo Then a ripple to? fall during the charge. I am very grieved German siege guns reduced the concrete rise and leave the poin that I am unable to gire you any defuite foundations of the fort to powdet. Most Oh! Lay, if you only know what a cruel nows, and that I am unable to hold out of the dead man had no wounds. They died LONDON, July 28.

reach it is to have to write like this bo och ope for the future I do act from the Air pressure of the explosion. AVetrograd, communique records desperate fighting west of the you I think you would be a little worry

think I should be justified in doing so. If Many of the Russian beary guns had been Niemen and on the Narew rivers, and says that the Russians occupy the even though you despise me. I don't ask or brother was filed it is possible that blown to moc The bodies of men and outlying defences of Ivangorod. The kati anawer the Vistula anda to forgive me, ched I only at you be could have been horied that being horse lay together in ghastly orifusión.- the Bug river was again most desperate, several villages on the heights tremitaber that antil a short time a identified as the killed were bored at night did love you with an earnestness that I ander leavy fre and you will realize the changing bands repeatedly. AMMA

difficulty of antibipation." never thought crald-be exceeded. I am miserable for having chased much pain to the truest and heat of mortals. Good-bye, Lily. I would rather have been killed at the front than have had to write a letter like this to you God grant that in time you may be able to forgive

RUSSIANS' SUCCESSFUL ON THE RIGHT BANK OF THE BUG.

The Russians on a wide front nbote Solcul denred the right book thi Bug capturing 1,500 prisoners.

ENEMY CLAIMS TO HAVE PIERCED RUSSIAN LINES.

An Austrian communique, says an Austenkaly, 23 m

that the German troops broke through the main Rusan position wast and wouth of frangorod, the fussian routing to Fingered, and the right bank of the Vistula. They were under fira as they crossed the bridge The Russians are stubbornly resisting esat of the Vistnia, where fighting continues,

ize Russian Ines wore sled piorted at soverei points on the Bug.

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