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LONDON, Jung 15.

Field Marshal Sir Douglas Hag

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KING AND QUEEN INSPECT SHIF

YARDS. AND MUNITION WORKS,

CHEERED BY GERMAN PRISONERS."

4

Tannox, Junó 16. Their Majesties had a busy day. yesterday huspecting the North-

We attackes, yesterday evening, eastern shipyard and inunition works. to the southeast of Messities and! "They saw"nuny of the standardised astrid the Ypres Comites ennal ship der goustruction.

We quickly overcute the resistance German prisoners in the Teop and gained the whole objective in

Valley cheered their Majesties.

| bestia loculities. We took over 150°) prisoners, one howitzer and soren

As a result of these operations and the constant pressurs since June 7, we occupy the Germany front line trenches from the Lys river to the Warme river, and have dvanced our line from 6 to 1,000 yards on the whole frent from the Warnic river of Klein Zillebeke, u distance of seven miles..

We successfully carried out a mid yesterday night, to the forth of

Zeus

THE VICTORIA CROSS.

FIVE NEW RECIPIENTS.

Loxnox, June 15. There was stirring stories in con peetin with the awarding of Aya new Victoria · Dresses,

One example is that of Sergeant Deputi Brown, of the New Zealand Infantry, who showed the mostí conspictions bravery and determina- tion in an attack when the Company to which he belonged bad suffered -very-hour casualtii in officers and THE CAPTURE OF INFANTRY HILL., Ex machine-gun Bre. As great personal risk, Sergeant Browni Lexnos, June 13.

advanced with a comrade, and suck Reuter's Correspondent at Heudi - ¦

| ceeded in reaching a point to within. quarters states time the capture of yards of the enemy gune, and Infantry, Hill was the result of the

ne preparation and forethought,|

| killed "four" of the gun's crew und

fanu sadden and irresistible onslaught ptured the gi

Subsequently,

of the infantry following the batter when the Company was again held

ing by the guns, that characterised

the other recent kiccersex,

up by machine gun fire, Sergeant Brown rushed to the gun and killed The infantry swarmed up the Knoll the crew. After this second position. before dawn, and despite a hot rifle had been won, the Company ema and machine-gun fire, the whole pluri under very heavy shell fire and, with was executed by half past seven..

an utter contempt for danger, and The German casualties are cons with great coolness, Sergeant Brown siderable, but, what is more import lid much to keep up the spirit of the ant, is that we have strengthened. amen.

weak link in our line.

In a subserent attack. Sergeant Further to the north, the entay Brown again showed most conspion- shows signs of falling back from the

qus gallantry, and attacked, single positions which the victory at

hunded, muchine-gun which was Mesines has rendered unhealthy.

It is significant of the enemy's holding up an attack. He killed the changed view point that the prisoners n's crew and captured the gun: no longer speak of a drawn war, but This very gallant soldier was killed merely way that the Germans army later whilst sniping at the retreating will hold on till the sul marines bring enemy.

ths to our knees.

BRITISH CAPTURES.

IN PRISONERS AND GUNS,

BRITISH REGAINED 800 SQUARE

MILES IN A YEAR...

LONDON, June 15.

In the House of Commons, Mr. Muupherson stated that to the end of May the British had taken 76,067 prisoners on the West front, to which at least 8,000 must be added for June

He also stated that since July 1 last year, we had captured: 434 guns

BRITISH MERCHANT CRUISER SUNK,

LONDON, June 15 The Admiraly announces that the armed merchant cruiser Avenger was torpedoed in the North Sea, on the night of June 18-14.

She subsequently sank.. One of the crew, was killed by the explosion; the others were saved.

FRENCH SHIPPING RETURNS.

PARIS, June 15. The French Adiniralty's shipping

1,034

1,010

on the West front. We had tuken report for the week ending June 10, 10,000 prisoners in Flesopotamia is us follows and 8,739 in Egypt where we also") captured 18 gune. Also, since the

Ships above 1,000 tons war, we had captured 132 guns. inaunk-

Mesopotamia, excluding the guns. Jost

at Kut and subsequently recaptured.

Since July 1, last year, the British had regained about 600 square miles on the West front.

PRINCE AWAITING THE AMERICAN ARMY.

Ships arrived Ships departed

Ships under 1,600 tons

~

sunk.

Fishing boats sunk

Steamers

attacked

100,000 AEROPLANES.

NEW YORK, June 15. The Feening Pos Washington corres pondent states that the Council of National Defence has decided on the immediate construction of 100,000

THE AMERICAN LIBERTY LOAM.

Pars, June 15, Replying to the demand for a dis cussion and to interpelistions regard ing the French offensive from April 16 to April 20, the Minister of War aeroplanes. Buid:

It is our duty to remove delusions regarding the offensive, which certaur people believed was going to be decisive. It is sufficient to east one's eye on the map to see the progress made by were fighting against

ermans, released by the

the

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