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SONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 8 1917.

BUSINESS NOTICES

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THE WAR.

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THE WESTERN FRONT.

"NOTHING TO REPORT.""

THE OPERATIONS IN EAST AFRICA.

PRESSING BACK THE ENEMY.

Toxdos “August 7. Field-Marshal Sir. Douglas Haig atutes that there is nothing to report,

LONDON, August 19 An official dispatch from East LATER.

Afrion states: After occupying the Field Marshat Sir Douglas Haig reports:-

enemy's advanced positions to the There has been the usual recipro attacked the main positions on south-west of Lindi, we indecisively cal artillery activity: }}

ANOTHER GERMAN ATTACK FAILS.

LONDON, August 7.

A French communiqué reports:

Mihinihin. After severe fighting. with considerable losses on both sides, we renched the Mandyer Hiver.

In the Kilwa area we are pressing

strong force is being engaged to the south of that place.

There was a lively artillery struggle back the enemy, towards Mahenge in Belgian, particularly on the Bisschote sector, to the north of the Aisne and on the Hurtebise ind Crone Front.........

After a lively bombardment, the Germans, this morning, attempted to attack between. Avocourt Wood and the Hill, A violent and well-directed" fire forced the assailants to retum mediately to their own trenches, suffering appreciable lassen.

LATER

THE FIGHTING ON THE RUSSIAN FRONT.

ENEMY THROWN BACK.

PETROGRAD, August 7.

It is reported that the enemy ha

front of fifteen verst.

AN OFFICIAL REPORT.

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A French communiqué states:been thrown back from Khotin, on In Belgium, the artillery assumed a certain violence in the night..

On the Meie the enemy attack pur position: Cauriers Wood. small party gained a footing in our froat/live, but were immediately ejected.

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The interalittent cennouading was more lively to the west of Cerny WEATHER MORE TROUBLESOME THAN COUNTER-ATTACKÉ.

A Russian othicial message, tainas nitted by wireless, states;

There has been interme enemy artillery activity to the south-west of Brody

The enemy is gathering in the Harvest in the Sereth and Suezavy valleys.

The enemy 'continues his pressure,” necupying Vaskovey, Satalmiry

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We retired a few versta in thy region of the Distritza river.

LONDON, August 7. Reuter's Correspondent at Hend- Burla and Glit and also the heights quarters, telegraphing to-day,, states to the north of Molit, in the dee that the Boches have much to Betion of Kimpoling. We beat off grateful for. The weather is causing several attacks in this region, foreing the British and French more troible the eaviny to retire in disorder. than any conceivable counterattack. We repulsed attuels to the west

A French officer atates that the of Dzelin.→→→→→ French troops have been holding uût in shell holes full of raud and water, soaked to the skin. Attempts to Owing to the voluntary retirement connect the shell emiters produce of two ruginents, the enemy looks miniature cutals. The men lived for the offensive in the direction of four days on the food they carried, Focsani, and pressed us back scans but these men are from Jaille and the Eyrlandeses river. „Tourcoing and other towns which are mler the heel of the Huu,” and neither fire, nor water will quench their anlour while the Gerimins rernuiu in Flanders,

GERMAN REPORT.

LosDos, August 7,

A German official message, by wireless, utes:-

GERMAN REPORT,

A German, official mes wireless, states

We continue to advance in the

Sereth, and Suezawa valleys, and in ile mountains, despite the stubbor resistance.

Renewed Rubanian attacks in the The enemy bombarded Hulluch and Putna valley severely," broke down. the Scarpe sector. We gained booty The Prussians and the Bavaria and prisoners, to the north of the stormed the Russian positions to the Laon-Scissons Road, near Berry-au-north of Focsani taking 1,300 pri- Bue,

sogers and thirteen gurs,

GERMANY AND BELGIUM.

A FORGOTTEN PROMISE.

LowDos August 7

GERMANY AND HOSPITAL SHIPS.

RESULT OF SPANISH REPRESENTATIONS,

MADRID, August

THE FIRST STANDARD SHIP.

In the Home of Commons, Lard. Robert Cecil stated that us for as A result of Spunish representa he was aware, the German Govern. tious Germany has agreed to guar- ment had been careful not to remind -antee wife conduct to hospital clups the world that in expressly promised; provided that Spamsh naval office in 1914, to Great Britain that not are aboard and that it should be under any pretence whatever would guaranteed that only ack Germany - annex Belgian territory, | wounded should be carried but from the tenor of the con munications, emanating from sourLEA apparently inspired, this was & PгO- mine which, if Gennany could affe proposed to repudiate RG Replying to the suggestion that the new German Government should be asked whether it adhere to this pledge, Lord Robert Cecil said that theBritish Government had no menus of com nicating with thes German Government.

LONDON Augint

In Hie House of Commone, L. Chiazza Money stated that the first ataniard khip would he com pleted this month. It would have deadweight.capucity of 8,000, Ionsk It would not be desirable to give

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