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NOTICE:

ANY EUROPEAN. Non ASIATIC

INDIAN desiring to leave the Colony should apply in person at the Central Police Station between the hear of 9 A.M. B 1 x. and 2 p. to 4 Par. daily.

Applicants will be required to producn Passports or identifiention papers. All persing with certain exceptions, who remain in the Colony for more than days are required 1 Rister them- selves under the REGISTRATION of PERSONS ORDINANCE. Forins of Registration giving the particulars quired may be obtained at the G.F.O. and at all Pilice Stations

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THE WAR.

THE OFFENSIVE BEGUN.

(Reuter's Service to the China Mail.)

ANGLO-FRENCH

OFFENSIVE RESUMED.

BRITISH ATTACK IN BELGIUM AND GAIN FIRST OBJECTIVES.

ATTACK SATISFACTORILY PROGRESSING.

Toston, July BE... Fiski-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig. reports:--

fu wujunction with the "French [eporating en car left, we attacked at 3,50 this morning on a wish front to the aurth of the lýs River,

The All capturer their first, objertikes dur the whole front attack

el, and it reported that they are. satisfactorily progressing at all! peints,

20 easilerable number of prisonOTA

have already heen, taken.

BIGGEST BATTLE OF THE WAR.

but there are many concrete cupolas": touring miniture forte. The enemy barnage is becoming lighter and erratic, which augur well

Batcles of prisoners are coming In but, where big hauls are expected" the fighting is too thick toget particulars.

La Basses Ville is now in our Mangls,

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The weather & humid and un- vourable for gingen. The serial work in the past few days has been For the time being, magnificent.

have established complete preracy in the matter of aerial

offensive.

SUCCESSFUL FRENCH ATTACK.

Ludus, July 31.

A French assamaniqné states: We attacked, yesterday evening. on a front of 19500 metres, to the

Reuters Correperlent at Head south of Royery and to the west of Chevringny Spur. We were entirely

quirters telegraphs

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successful and reached all our objec tives. Wohroke up a ccanto attuck and took 167 prispness including two officers and Afteen-to-commissioned others belonging to three different regiments."

The tension of the past few days stingped as the clock this mom ing. Everyone know what the tremendous itay dúels pertended, but, the secret clite was well kept

The artillery struggle, followed by and the Huns the reeling-uterinfantry actions, continued most terrike blows and may even yet be lively on Corny-Hurtelise sector. crying to housure the extent of the onslaught. All I can say at present is that the British Army has taken the field in what I believe will prove

one of the biggest haitles of the war

An enemy coup de main, after w violent bombardment, to the north- West

of Prosness in Champagne, wuN lefeated by our rigoris rifle fire and guae fur.

THE GERMAN REPORT:

The German official report, tras mitted by wireless, stabend

1 1 front, exteiking from Tys, to Bosingle. The guns ace blazing

and booning as I write more heavily

We repulsed the first British than we have ever experiencestic on a twenty-five kilometre

I cannot give the Exact proportion, front ustride, the Ypres [Cumal]; But leam on the best authority that The energy, despite superior forces,

we have a

vely great superiority of | merely gained posession of the eniter: guns, on this front, The earth position, rocked under the drumlike tempest prexluced by weapons ranging by as many tons.

We gained an important height on? Chemius-des-Duvies, and took 1,50 prisoners.

BELGIUM

THE LATEST TERRIBLE INSTANCE.

LONDON, July 81. The latest and most terrible

example of the Iron Hand in Belgium is reported from Lege, where the authorities arrested, tried and sentenced to death, within three- days, an influential merchant named frroneret and wife and, two daughters, the latter aged 20 and 18 year respectively,

charge of espionage..

The night was damp and the THE "IRON HAND" IN visibility low. A torusenting bori For as luridly "reflected in the murky sky. The eneiny was prompt with bis barrage. The attackers wore gas maska, as rumour said they might be needed. Incidentally it may be said that nothing the Ger- mune have yet invented, in the way of chemical frightfulness has proved effective aguinat odr respiratory

The Fourth Army of the group canminded by the Crown Prince Rupprecht is bearing the brunt of The two daughters were forced to the offensive Severul Divisious are witnows the execution of their pare ents and then an officer told the known to have been badly knocked

girls that they might save their own about; indeed, I believe one lives if they revealed their accom- recently had to be withdrawn A plices. Both refused and the elder big proportion of these troops con girl was immediately shot filling sist of mere bow. For example, over the corpece of her parents. The one regiment whose normal strength younger girl was pronised a free pardon if she would betray, ber is 2,400, recently received a refit friends, but upon refusing the wor draft of 600 Inds of the 1916 classi tortured and outraged and knally This indicates the extent to which shot Germany is feehng the drain on her

man-power

We have got through the front linu. Our artillery

moving up with wonderful promptitu and the uning deadly work

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