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WEDNESDAY. SEPTEMBER 1, 1915.

BY TELEGRAPH.

THE PROGRESS OF

THE WAR.

ALLIED AVIATORS SPLENDID

ACHIEVEMENTS..

LARGE HANGAR AT GHENT DESTROYED.

ALLIES INTENSE ARTILLERY ACTION.

SOUTH WALES MINING ORISIS SETTLED.

SOCCESSFUL FLOTATION OF COMMONWEALTH WAR LOAN.

(Renter's Service to the China Mail)

LARGE GERMAN HANGAR DESTROYED,

Lossos, Aug. 31, 1.40 p.m.

A telegram from Ansterlaan states that according to news from ustangent an aviator at 3 o'clock on Saturday morning hombed and abestruped a large hunger at cher,

ALLIES INTENSE ARTILLERY ACTION.

LONDON, Auz, 31, 4.35 p.m. A Paris message reports that a noteworthy and intenso artillery action by the Allin is proceeding on the western front,

The communique says the bombarriment continued during the night without notable incidents in its constant and effective fire against the enemy's Arenches, shelters and cantonments.

AUSTRALIA'S WAR LOAN.

FIRST INSTALMENT OYER-SUBSCRIBED.

LONDON, Aug. 1, 525 p.m.

A telegram front Melbourne states that £5,000,000 of the first instal ment of the Commonweidth War Lean of £20,000,000 has been over- subscribed.

SOUTH WALES MINING CRISIS SETTLED.

Losung. Aug, 31, 433 p.m. “A conference of the Government and the South Wales miners settist the cent grisia.

ON THE EASTERN FRONT.

FIERCE ATTACK ON GENERAL MACKENSEN'S ARMY.

LONDON, Aug. 3.

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de Amsterdam telegram states that interest in the Fastern theatre of the war to-night centres around Riga and a herce Russian attack on General von Mackensen's Army eastward of Brestlitovsk.

A Berlin conontaigne says that General von Balow, belonging to General o Eliadenburg's group, is still fighting for the bridgehead at Friedrichstarit, on the river Dwins, some thirty miles southeastward of Riga:

This is evidence that the Tassions are making a great resistance.

STUBBORN FIGHTING CONTINUES.

LONDON, August 30,

A Petrograd communique Baye; Stubborn fighting continues west of Friedrichstadt.

The Germana delivered simultaneous attacks at Eckan, on the Neuhut rail- way, and on the village of Birthalen.

The Russian assumed the offensive at some pointrin the Dvinsk district. Fighting continues before Viloa, the front being approximately unchanged. The Russians continue to retreat on the Nieren- Pripet front, covered by rearguarda which repulsed a series of attacks at Lépek, inflicting heavy losses.

The rear-guards likewise blocked big offensive on the Prujany-Gorodets Kont

The enemy has changed the dispositions of his troops in the Valemir Volynek region, making a big offensive

Fighting.la cccurring on both banks of the Stys.

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LONDON, August 30 The British Ambasador, says a telegram from Washington, has informed the State Department that Great Britain is prepared to allow the passage through the blockade of certain good purchased in Austria and Germany, destined to, America for the Christmas trade.

MAKING MUNITIONS IN AUSTRALIA.

LONDON, August 30. Splendid work is being done in the production of munitions in Australia, ays a telegram from Sydney. The Commonweath Small Arms Factory is working double shifts and increasing the already large output.: The South Wales Government workshops, ore practically converted into arsenale, manufacturing machine-guns which are believed to be the equal of any in the World.

GERMAN TRENCHES, WRECKED,

LONDON, August 31. Last night's Paris communique reports artillery actions at Artois and Juennevieres, where the fire wrecked German trenches and searched the German cantonments,

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ITALIANS NEARING TRIESTE.

IMPORTANT MOUNTAIN POSITION GAINED.

Losnoy, August 90.

A Rome communique states that Italian, patol pushed towards the sumrait of Monte Cista, 7,000ft, high, daniñating the Italian positions" at Monte Sulubio.

They found the summit crowned with an infantry defachmont with machine-guns.

The Italians captured the position despite desperate resistance. Thò enemy, after a long period of inactivity, made a fierce onslaught. on the Italians at Camia but were ropulsed.

The Italians pushed beyond the important village of Plozzo barring nevess through the Prodil Piss.

«. In Upper Isonzo the Italians further alvafheed in the Tolmein see- tim and cleverly outmanœuvred thə Austrians on the Curso plater, capturing trenches which were full of dead and «quipment.

Italian aeroplanes ontinue to be busy near Trieste, bombing rail-

way stations,

THE AUSTRIANS IN FULL RETREAT AT TWO POINTS.

Losnos, "August 31. The operations in Poland have tempomrily eclipsed events in the Italian theatre, which, nevertheless, are of grent importance,

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The Austrians, seemingly, are in full retreat at two points. One în Valsugam, where they are blowing up bridges and viaducts and destroy- ing roads us they retire to safety within the virole of the nearest defences. of Trent. The other point is in the region, of the Upper Isonzo, where the Alpini wrested an important mountain suntinit from their grip. This Italians did not occupy Plezzo, which was entirely at their mercy" but pushed rapidly eastwards in order to seize further heights.

A correspondent opines that flar entire line of defences in northern | Isonzo are seriously menaced, and the Austrians" nee in a procurious position from here, to Tolmino, Gorizia and Sugar. In addition, there has been the loss of a series of stcut defences at Sugana..

RUSSIA'S VICTORY IN THE CAUGASUS. ·

Loxoox, August 31.

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|(Router's Service to the China Mail,

BRITISH TRAINING-SHIP'S CUTTER SUNK.

Many Lives Lost,

"LONDON, Aug. 31.

A river disaater is reported from Purfleet A cutter from thu tesining- ahip Cormicall was cut in half by a tug and sank immediately, one officer and sixteen boys being drowned. Caly four were saved.

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WAR OFFICE CHANGES.

Lavros, Aug. 31. Kaung Kwai. Tai, the General st Jebel, ma been summoned by the Generalissimo's office to go to Peking,

AN APPOINTMENT.

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THE FAR EAST IN PARLIA-· MERT.

The China Merchants" 9. N. Co.

(July 21) Mr. Lynch asked whether, in view of the importance of the Fanćtazu' to British trade, the Fereign Secretary had any official information to the effect that the Chim Merchants' Steam Navigation Company would shortly pass under föreign control, direct or indirect.

Lord Robert Cecil The answer is in the negative,

Busala's recent victory in the Caucasus was necompanied by vost booty, says n Petrograd telegram. A communiqué records the "captors of 5.213 Turkish prisoners, while the parsing Cossacks killed over 2000ght hon. gectleman has not the informa

of the enemy. Also, twelve guns, sixteen nutchine-gurs, and quantities

of animunition were captured.

AIR RAID NEAR GHENT.

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LONDON, Aug. 31.

An Amsterdam telegram states that the Telegraaf correspondent as Ghent, in a graphic version of the air raid by Allied aeroplanen, states that they appeared on Thursday night above the narodome at St. Denis, Outsida the city there was a terrific din caused by wild gun-6re. The explosions of bombs were.audible to the citizens, and these were followed by a lurid glare

a the sky from the burning sheda.

Offein Telegram from Britiah Poreign Offer.).

SOME · EVENTS OF THE PAST WEEK.

LONDON, Aug. 30.

The following are some events of the past week:-Mr. Balfour answers a correspondent complaining of the reticence of the, British Preas regarding nir raids and suggests that unpleasant trutha are being concealed. Zeppelins, saya the First Lord of the Admiralty, prefer moonless nights when mavigation is dificult and errors of a surprising magnitude are possible. Why muke“ further voyages easier by emphasising past mistakes, Doubtless much suffering is entsad inaccent person, though rumour magnifies this out of all proportion, To date 71, civilians and’ls children have bood killed süd 120 civilians and 31 children wounded. Judged thus, the cumulative result of the muccessive crimes does not equal the single, effort of a submarine which; to the unconcealed, German's pride but to the world's borror, murdered 1198 innocent civilians on the Lusitanis. It is easy to reckon the airships military successes. No soldier or sailor was killed, only seven. being injured and only on occasion could the damage inflicted, by any stretch of imagination, be des- cribed as of military importance.

The Germans have published a statement in which it is alleged that they have taken from an English corporal prisoner a statement to which General Sir Charles Ferguson is quoted as advising troops befors battle to give Germans no quarter. General Forgasson emphatically donies attering.any.. thing hearing any snch interpretation. ;

The Munitions Minister announces that 190 fresh establishments bare been declared controlled under the Munitions Act. -- An outstanding feature of the market has been a drop in the price of home grown wheat which now. comes to the market with freedom..

The increased supply of wheat is mainly responsible for the lower values. but exceptionally large crops are now harvesting in Canada, and the United States which, will be available in October. There has also been a further considerable reduction in the price of bread.

The bodies of the craw of E13 were brought back to England amid a striking manifestation of Danish sympathy.

(Hazās Service.) ·

A FRENCH AVIATOR'S ESCAPE FROM INTERNMENT.

Patis, August 29,

In order to avoid misunderstandings with Switzerland the French Govern mest bar authorised the French aviator Gilbert, who je, ulleged to have broken hie parole, to retara to Switzerland

DEATH OF A FRENCH SENATOR.

Paris, August 20.

The death is snnounced of Senator Rene Berenger.

RECRUITING IN COURT.”

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Placed in the dock at Lunden Sessions, on July 8 sa an incorrigible rogue, William George Morley, 34, stated in reply to the Judga (Mr A. J. Lawrie) that he begged for coppers because he was out of employ ment. The following dialogne onated r

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It is stated by the British War Office, sape a New York wise, that about a dozen suspected spies are, undor arrest. Four have confessed, and all' were trapped before they had time to do any danitaage.”“” One apy, who came into the country with a false American passport, declares the: document was fabricated by Captain Schlitzer, of the German Secret Service at Antwerp-

Several newspapers at home are urging the use of ballet proof breastplates by the troep Many men in the French army are using such protects. Sir Arthur Coran Doyle advocates artiɓcial protection, and says that when the bushringor Ned Kelly walked unharmed before the polica rites in his own mad-mide armont be was in object lesson to the world. If amooklaw 140,000 CANADIAN. RECRUITS, cuid do it, why cannot a noʻdiet i

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LOST OF THE PEAK.

Recruiting is again stalactory The To-day's Advertisements home defence and versen, service. Eighty per cent of these lister been furnished by Ontario and the four Western provincer. Ontario has provided 62,000 men, Manitoba and Saskatchewan 31,007, Alberta and British Columbia each. 16,900, Quebec 17,000, and the thres Easters maritime provinces 8,000.--The Times.

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