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TUESDAY, JULY 25, 1916.

THE

LATEST

WAR.

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BRITISH COMMERCIAL

POLICY.

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AFTER THE WAR.

THE BRITISH ADVANCE. THE FIGHT FOR POZIERES.

Tempos, July 24. General Sir Douglas Baig, in A communiqué, states-Some ground has bee gained near Highwood and towards Guillemont. A large portion of Pozieres is dog in our possession.

Apart from continuous shelling by both sides, during the night comparnis to consider the industrial" and tive calm followed yesterday's right-commercial policy to be, followed

ing.

LONDON, July 24, In reply to a series of questions by Sir Owen Philippe and others. regarding the representation of the Dominions on the Committee which

by the country, after the war, Mr.

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"EARLIER TELEGRAMS.

THE RUSSIAN FRONT, FOUR DAYS OF UNINTERRUPTED

FIGHTING. “

DISCHARGED SOLDIERS AND SAILORS.

Loxos, July 33*

LORD KITCHENER'S TACT-

EARL OF CROMER AND FASHODA..

Writing in the Times," Lord Chmor states

Elis Majesty the King has spproved the issue of a silver badge to the odicers and men in the British, Indian and Overseas forces who have served, at In the summer of 1997, when Lord home or abroad in the present war, and Kitchenor was about to proceed up the who have relinquished commissions of Nile with the almost certain prospect al GERMANS REPELLED FROM

been discharged on account of age, yor IKSHULL TO GULF OF RIGA.

through wounds or sickness caused by merling Captain Marchand, I was. In London. For obvious ronsona, the situa Military service. PETROGRAD, July 24,5 After four days of uninterrupted ISCOUNT - GREY OF FALLODENtion required very delicate handling. The question of what instructions should fighting on the Rigs positions the

be sent to Lord Kitchener was anxiously struggle has abated, the Russians

LONDON, Jaly 23. requiring to consolidate the ground

The King has permitted Earl Grey, debated. I held that it was impossible gained, and the Germans neading for personal and family reasons, to for anyone sitting in London to judge reinforcements from other sectors.

of the local situation which Lord Kitchener would find in existence when ho reached Fashoda.

The Russians have ropelled the assume the dignity of Viscount with Germans from Takull to the Gulf of the title of "Grey of Falloden," in lieu Riga Their subcess was most important of an Earldom. in the Kentera region where the Rusalin advanced twelve miles,

THE BRITISH OFFENSIVE, «

POZIERES LARGELY IN BRITISH

POSSESSION.

?

I urged that he was fully aware of all REDRAWING THE MAP OF EUROPE: the general facts of the caso, and of the amiessity of "acting with great caution, and In an article on "A Programme for moderation. I therefore, advised this no Fence, which has appeared in "The detailed instructions of any kind should Edinburgh Review," Mr. H. Wickham Steed anticipates and meets the argument be gens to him and that reliacco should. that before skinning the bear it is be placed upon his discretion. Lord advisable to kill him. He urgen, says the Salisbury, who then praaided as the Our troops secured important advan-Review of Reviews, that is le advisable Foreign Offee, endorsed this view, which despite a stubborn defence.

A large portion of the village is now Wa captured hers two guns sad in our hands. sixty prisoners.

LONDON, July 23.“ General Sir Douglas Haig reports:

Repented rouuter-attacks by the Asquith read a telegram sent by Mtages in the neighbourhood of Pozieres for the Allies to draw up a sound scheme I was, in fact, eventually adopted.

Caomy

between Highwood and Guillement yesterday gained, no advantage.

Our artillery and machine-guss indicted very heavy casualties.

VICTORY ASSURED.

MR. LLOYD GEORGE'S SUPREME CONFIDENCE.

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THE FRENCH FRONT. AIRCRAFT, BOMBING AND

FIGHTING.

PARIS, July'?.

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KITCHENER A MASON.

It is now a matter of history that Lord al generul pesca conditions before hostilities end, because the longer the war Kitchener amply justified the confidence Benar Law to the Dominions in May

lasts the more exhausted will all the which was placed in him. The whole of belligerents become and the more eager this nafortunate and most regrettabio stating that the Bovernment desired. as soon as practicable, to convene a

will certain sections of public opinion in indident has now to the great advantage | the Allied countries be to secure à rapid cf both the British and French nations Imperial Conference to consider the commercial policy to be adopted after

settlement without overmach haggling a passed wholly into oblivion, but it ought the war and intimating its intention,

40 terms; another reason is that Germany, to be renmembered that we owe it largely when she aces herself besten, will almost to Lord Kitchener's tact and judgmont, hata solution was found of a question prior to the conference, to form a

certainly manouvre to induce neutrals to coremittee in Engisud to discover

clamour for peace, say by voounting which had it beer injudiciously handled, the whether

Among agreement

cozsequences. British parties on the fiscal question A communiqué states:-There has beenBelgium; and a final and cogent one is might conceivably bave led to very serious

hard task, and that" were the work to is possible under the clanged condi- fairly lively cannonade north of the that the reconstruction of Europo will be

Somme. LONDON. July 24.tion caused by the war, and assuring

French aircraft on the 21st it. bombe left entirely to a diplomatic congress- Mr. Churchill in the House of Com the Dominions that the appointment baried the station at Vigneulles, and sitting in secret after the strain of wear

In all the Kitchener memoirs published mons complained that Mr. Asquith had of this Committee, whatever the on the same night they bombarded the has passed away, the Allied peoples.

results, would not unduly delay the stations of Thionville, (where three great might ind themselves confronted with a not rariowed the military situation.

Mr. Lloyd Livorg (Secretary of holding of the Imperial Conference fire broke out), Arraville, Laon and series of accomplished facts hardly didez-uo mention seems to have been made of Sainterme. On the following nighting in quality from the grotesque hiq Mascate connection. Yes he has held State for Wary: You cannot review or interfere with the free discussion they again bombarded Thionville. The abominations perpetrated by the Congress some of the highest odiers in the graft, the military prospect in the middle

total number of bomby dropped was of Vienna Having thus leared the Strangely enough, though he has filled ground. the writer proceeds to draw up important offices in England, there are of battle. The prospects are

On the morning of the 22nd instaut a list of what he deems to be the essential for Masons who can give you the name Our frenerals are more that

twelve French airerait bombed the postulates of a insting peace. These wo of his mother ledge. As s'raatter of fact, good aatiafie with the

progress maile

station and barracks at "Mulheim. and are proud of the valour of our men

Mr. Macmaster, K.C. in view of Returning to their base they encoun- that the Allies win the war so thoroughly Kitchener was initiated into the order in tered and fought a squadron of German as to be able to dictate their own terms; Egypt, and there is in sustente i photo Great as the valour if the British

the fact that the principle of representa aircraft, bringing down four.

Two that as a preliminary step the Britishraph of him wearing Masonic regalia. infantry has been in the past, it was never greater than more. One thrillson of the Dominions was recognised at Fretch machines were forced to land people forta a real War Government; that This picture was taken in Egypt. with pride to belong to the same race the Paris Conference, is it not possible within the German lines.

in working out the details of the scheme Our citizen army is hurling back, the most iramidable of foes Whatever that the Dominions shall be represented? Mr. Asquith Mr. Hughes went to this battle, I am happens in

ns. the Pairs Conference to represent the confident victory is I feel beyond everything confident, Empire, not any particular Dominion.

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because numbers and all other resources are on our side and the soldiers have proved that British resourcefulness and intelligence is going to match victory in a few months over what appeared at one time an invincible military power.

RUSSIAN PROGRESS IN THE CAUCASUS.

PETROGRAD, July 24.

of problems with the Oversea repre- sentatives. The Dominion Governments. had concurred and a committee had accordingly been appointed.

THE IRISH QUESTION.

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German artillery-aircraft bombarded

damage. Belfort, but there was only material

TWO ENGAGEMENTS WITH DESTROYERS.

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the co-ordination of Allied effor be carrieri much farther than it has been; that as

has been formed a polies of Imperial soon as Great Britain's War Government conomic alliance by formulated that the British Empire as a whole should then scheme for concert with its Allies economie defence against Germany and her ailies both during and after the war; and that, S.

Simultaneously with the formulation of an allied economic policy, there shall be taken in hade the establishment of a The enemy were repeatedly hit, but definite scheme of Furopean recruitue they aucceeded in reaching the Belgination, territorial and political, such

(s) The restoration of Alsace Lorraine to France:

LONDON, July 24. - The Admiralty announces that some of our light. forces at midnight on the 2nd inst, sighted three of the enemy's destroyers near the Noordbinder Light

STATEMENT BY MR. ASQUITH.ship

LONDON, July 24. Replying to an interrogation on the Irish Question, Mr. Asquith said :--

In this connection two questions

coast.

Our casualties were an officer and one man alightly injured.

Subsequently the same force engaged off Seloueven Basic

scheme to include:-

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A KITCHENER STORY.

CAPE TOWN GIRL'S KISS.

Astory of Lord Kitchener which has! not hitherto been told was related at the British Imperial Council of Commerce conference by Mr. J. A. S. Watson,, of Cape Town

When Lord Kitchener passed through

accepted the invitation to luncheon of Cape Town after the Boer War he the Cape Town Chamber at Commerce. After lunch a young lady slipped into the room and tapped him on the shoulder. Lord Kitchener turned round, and the lady audaciously kissed him. Steps were

sented Lord Kitebener with a bouquet of Cape flowers, and asked him if he would write hir name in her birthday, book

A communiqué states: The Cavernezyed-Firstly the form in which in a running fight with six. enemy in recordance with Belgian requirements: taken to hire bar removed, hat she pre-

sus offensive continues.

the exclusion of Ulster should be Six guns wero captured when provided for. All parties agreed that inclusion should not be automatie Yumishkhanepas tuken

Two hundred Turks were taken and the Government could not do Second- prisoner on the heights of Balaban-more than make that sure.

examination, the ly, after full dalan, west of Gumishkhanen.

There have been some "skirmishes Goverment could not themselves with Kurd in the direction of agree, and could not expect the Bagdad.

DUTCH STEAMER MINED.

House to agres, that the full aurabër

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destroyers

(b). The adjustment of Belgian territory

(e) The constitution of an ethnically

States of Ingesluvia p

We sustained m damage and no complete Serbia in the form of a United casualtion

(d) The constitution of a unified self, zoverning Peland under the Finis sceptre; 4

INTOLERABLE CONDITIONS AT

RUHLEBEN.

· INDICTMENT AGAINST GEK-

MAN CRUELTY.?

(e) The constitution of an independent, or at least autonomous, Beberais, inclus ing Moravia and the Slasok country of north-western Hungary:

The allotment to Roamatis of the amaze region of Hungary and the ovina. provided that Rumanis skail are helped effectively to liberate those regione from Austro-Hungarian rule; --

(g) The establishment of the freedom of the Bosphorus and of the Dardanelles shipping, after Russia has scoured, or has been gives, possession of Constantinople. (The completion of Italian unity by the inclusion within the frontiers of the

LONDON, July 31. A report signed by the. American of Irish members should be retained Minister at Berlin. Mr. Gerard, on the THE DESTRUCTION OF SHIPPING, in the House of Commons after on Fousing of the prisoners of war in the Euhleben Camp, constitutes another election, except where the considera-indictment against German eraelty. tion of the Home Rule Bill or on The report states:-"It is intolerable that educated people should be herded AMSTERDAM, July 21. ameuding Bill is concerned."

Mt. Asquith then stated that the six in a hore-stall The conditions of The Dutch steamer. Maas struck a

the lofts are worse. Here the floor space mint and sak near the Noord Hinder Government did not intend introduc-is 25 feet by 30 feet for the accommod lightship. A Government veseel hasing any Home Rule Bill unlees with ation of 6+ prisoners. The roof slopes, to

the substantial agreement of "aft 56 inches from the floor. The semi- Kingdom of Italy of all Italian districts darkness is probably the cause of the in the Trentino and the Carnis Alps, on -left to render nasistance."

parties.

depression and mental trouble. The the Triesting littoral and the Istrian cost; GERMAN SUBMARINE ATTACKS

Mr. Asquith's announcement was in prisoners have nowhere to dry their the establishment of Italian naval cou- reply to Mr John Redmond, who asked wet clothes, and they are not provided trol in the Adriatic by the possession of if the Government intended to depart with soap. The present conditions are Ten of the crew of a Dutch lugger, froin the terms of the agreement based impossible during another winter." which was attacked by a Germanan Mr. Lloyd George's proposals or

abmarine, were

to insert proposals at variance with the agreement without consulting the DARDANELLES AND MESOPOTAMIA,

Nationalists 1

DUTCH LUGGER.

THE HAGUE, July 24" /

drowned.

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LONDON, July 24.

Mr. Asquith pointed out that the Mr." Asquith has introduced & Bill to agrement was subject to the approval

or revision by the Cabinet

éonstitute the Commisalous who are to Inquire into the Dardanelles and

Mesopotamia operations.

A SCOTCH MILLIONAIRE.

LONDON, July"24"

The late Sir James Caird, of Dundee, left a million sterling

Ipoh menga mys its rumoured that coal has been discovered at Enggo, near Kuala Kangsar, Perak. The Government Geologist is making an investigation. No definite pronounce ment has been made. Enggor is on the main railway line

BLAZON TYPE NOT NECESSARY, Cholers and weedy nd glaring lic eveThi

YON DER GOLTZ'S MURDERER.

Itis absolutely certain that. Marshall Von Der Goltz was baseinated, at Bagdad by Keimel Bey, a staff officer. As soon as the crime was committed Keimal Boy, was killed by a German official From the

PRIZE COURT AWARD TO I SUBMARINE CHEN, HA

LONDON, July 24.

The Prize Court bas awarded £3,500

to Lieut. Commander Holbrook, and ships company of submarine 8 11 for sinking the Turkish battleship Marulie in the Dardanelles in December, 1914, after diving under five lines of miner

Pols, Lissa, and Valons.

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To small special constable sented there... him comes up the steps the girl eon- ductor. You are a special constable,

Lord 'Kitchener was rather nonplussed," bat he turned round and asked for apes. One was supplied him, and he quietly signed his same in the book, the isdy. who was the daughter of a well-known Dutch doctor in Cape Town, being than

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