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FRIDAY, AUGUST 24, 1917.

TELEGRAMS.

(Continued from Page 1)

THE RUSSO-RUMANIAN FRONT,

SUCCESSFUL WORK BY THE RUMANIANS.

!

GERMANY REACHING OUT

“FOR PEACE.

ILLUMINATING SPEECH BY NEW FOREION SECRETARY.

COPENHAGEN, "Aug, 28,

In the Reichstag. Dr. Kuehlasi

THE CHINA MAIL.

EARLIER TELEGRAMS.

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THE BRITISH FRONT.

FURTHER ADVANCES

LONDON, Aug. 23. Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig the new Foreign Secretary, in au reports-There were successful opera illuminating speech. pleproente

ations this morning eastward and north polley based on Kale, castward of Ypres for the capture of the faivinted a policy based on justive as stride the Ypres-Menin Road, and series of strong points at fortified farma well as upon force. He orphasises between the Yprue Roulers railway and the importance of studying fie Langemarcke. opinion in enemy" countries, so that a peace offer should not be unde untinely be a sharp worth attorist when a conciliatory spirit is appear The enemy pretested street. Hadiriged that the last your

od the war avas probably beginning.

Lösney, Aug 23, 1 A Russian official message, trans- mitted by wimless, staleri

We retired, under pressure, in the dirisetion of Tukkum.

at Zbysh, but a cintyrettnek saltova" him out.

The curing sepiod a hyight, tra the northwest of Karlovetz, Jung di eodixiterattack restored the positions.

Fighting contigues in the direction: of De

The Humanists repulsed attacks HE "Soreja....

The Germans insuredly" at fucked in the diretion of Forssani.

A Ruijadni - coumadinujne states

that on August 11 1 2ist, th eneng attacks to the north of Susita, valley, slightly forevik us "back, Cut

THE AIR RAID.

. BRITISH SQUADRONS GIVING

SATISFACTION.

EIGHT ENEMY, MACHINES BROUGHT DOWN.

LONDON, Aug. 23,

The fact that the last effort of the Gotha machines resulted in eight enemy aeroplanes, raiders and escorters being brought down and the continued fin nchiovements at Dunkirk shows that four squadrons are giving satisfaction.

Ten Gotha machines first attacked Ramsgate and were met by a tremendous Susits gun fire. Soon at Gotha was hit in the

very behing counterattacks drove taich the sing

valley and Saturni, to the ath.petrol tank and fell in flames, the pilot Past of Pancin

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descending on an even: keel "A second was shortly afterwards hit and, in a

Up to the present time we have spectacular manner, hurtled from

gfest altitude to the sea shore."

Taken 300 prisoppers,

7- vivmay attacks between Slavin and Tirguocan Were driven back, abipost everywhere,

border.

"KING GEORGE CONGRATULATES

RUMANIANS.

Lisnox, Aug. 29"

JAPANESE TROOPS FOR

Crowds of bathers watched the battle in the brilliant anushine and were thrilled by the Archies" shooting and

THAT

airmen's intrepid attack: one, despite the shelling, diving in and out among the enemy,-whore-formation was entirely broken up.

A bomb killed four men who were taking refuge in a store on the seashore and an aerial torperto lemolishes a hospital building, killing a patient am wounding several others.

Twenty-four Gotha machines were

and the enemy repeatedly counter- There was bitter fighting at all points attacked, our artillery and machine gun fire indieting heavy losses.

high ground in the neighbourhood of the The struggle was most fierce on the Ypres Menin read, where we advanced to a depth of 300-yards on a mile front. We captured an important observa- tion position, also the western portion of Inverness Copse. Our line further north was wiranced to a maximum depth of over half-a-mile on a front of two-and-a- balf miles. The enemy resisted most stubbornly.

We captured 250 prisoners. Owing to the obstinate nature of the fighting these are unusually small in proportion to the enemy's total lessen. We took

ENEMY GAS RESERVOIRS DESTROYED,

LONDON, Aug 23.

A French communiqué states-The | artillery daols were somewhat violent in the regions of Brays and Cerny.

Our batteries in Champagne carried enemy gas reservoirs.

to an effective drs and destroyed mere

On the Verdun front the enemy reacted in the course of the day with artillery, especially on the loft of the Meuse.

attack our new

The enemy did not attempt to positions. Six enemy aeroplates were destroyed in aic Sights, and five others fell damaged.

GERMAN REPORT.

LONDON, August 2

Artillery fire on the const and from A German-comuniqué states:- Bixschoote to Warneton was again intense.

THE GERMAN CHANCELLOR. AND THE PAPAL NOTE.

London, Aug. 29. Continuing his statement before the Main Committee of the Reich- stag, Dr. Michaelis denied that the Pope's proposat was inspired by the Central Powers and declared that it was the spontaneous decision of the head of the Catholic Church." The Churelior,though ouming attitude of reserve, with regard to details, asserted that the note cor- risponded with the position of the teinn policy taken up sinco December. 12 last, that Germany sympathetically regarded every ut- tempt to inspire pence thought famong the peoples. Germany purti- which the Pontif has endeavouri Pularly greeted the Pope's netion!

to base on impartiality and justice. Hegarding the answer to the note. Gorrang was communicating with Negotiations were not yet completed and he would discuss the subject further when the answer was ready.

Fresh fighting is developing at Lons. court Wood and Samognent.

The French mined ground at Avoher allies,

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THE--ITALIAN FRONT.

MÁNY NAW SUCCESSES.

LONDON, Aug. 22. An Italian official report states:-

194 priners yesterday at Leas, making The battle is raging on the whole front. addition, machine guns and 21 1,378 since the 13th inst, and in trench-mortars.

We are overcoming the resistance northward of Gorizia and gaining new

EMPLOYMENT IN THE EAST FOR DISABLED SOLDIERS."

There facce air-fighting. We successes along the whole line of battle. Stute for Indiu, states, in connection

brought down twelve and drove down five enemy aeroplanes. Twelve of ours are missing-

GERMAN REPORT,

Lesbos, Avg. 4,

A German official report, transmitted by wireless, states:-British attacks eastward of Ypres on a 15 kilometres front failed with heavy losses.

THE FIGHTING AT LENS.

BOILING--BATTLE

LONDON, August *_ Renter's Correspondent at British Headquarters, telegraphing this after

noon, says there was a ferocious battle the whole of yesterday around Lens.

The latest news is that the Canadians. are holding their gains on the western railway the situation is not clear oing icinge of the eity, but north of the to the sway of the great fight. It is increasingly clear that the enemy, possibly with the idea of retaking yesterday, bal organised a big attack,

Our prisoners have now reached

13.311.

We aptured 30 guns and a great quantity of booty,

Our aeroplanes held the mastery of the air. They bombarded enemy troops and caused conflagrations in the com- munications everywhere..

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We repulsed attacks in the Trenting and Caruia. The enemy's bigger attack in the Ledro Valley failed after a lively struggle.

AUSTRIAN COUNTER-ATTACKS

REPULSED.

LONDON, Aug. 23. Correspondents state that the Austrian counter-attack on the Carso front with 120 battalions was repulsed in fliserter.

broker, menacing the whole left flank.

The enemy centre on the Carso is

A deserter revealed the whereabouts of a cavern bokling a detachment, which was wiped out. Numerous machine

San Marco fell in, wiping out whole suns were captured..

---Several caverns at Monte Santo and

battalions."

are operating against the Italians."

It is state! that a million Aratrians

AUSTRIAN REPORT.

Lexbos. Aug. 23. Sir Edwin Montagu. Secretary of with the employment of disabled other in India, that banks and fitas having branches in the East Who are in a position to offer such | employment, Jave been invited to connateate with "the-India Office, when they will be placed in decet communication with approved, ap- plients, with all the essential information, regarding them.

It is not anticipated, however, that many such candidates are likely to be inmediately available.

HONGKONG VOLUNTEER

RESERVES.

Major Wakeman, Commanding H.K.V.R.

DETAIL.

m daty from the morning of Sunday, 8th August, to the morning of Sup- day, the 2nd Sept.; " & " Coy. H.K.V.R, Orderly Officer: Lieut. E. Evan Jones. Next for duty: H.XF,C,

PLADES FOR NEXT WEEK. Monday, 27th instant-

Hercijs on the Cricket Ground at 5,154kipan. - Tunder Instructor Sergt.

70. Its synchronisation with the re- newed Canadian offensive upeat his whole plans, hat the enemy is putting up a formidable fight with fresh troops Canale we abandoned the village of Tarracks at 5.16 pini, and the heaviest artillery fire retrh. Enemy attacks southward of fatigue." experienced.

mitted by wireless, states: Eastward of i

An "Austrian official message, trans- Oberry, Drew: Drill order.

Machine Gan Section" at Wellington Dress: Clean

The Press Burne annomjers that the King is tegniled to the King of Banana expressing his adminution of the magnificent Wedel, via Deal, where the Archies" Eight of the othas afterwards pro in which the Rissoudain drove them of, to Dover, and dropper fighting. His Majesty said that the six bombs, killing three people and in British peoples were chmely fellow-juring several. The damage done was ing the starse of the great battle light. and the French and the British were striking hard at the comme energy.counted.

User the Isle of Thanet, heroic lights, and - will continue tui morder übe

every posible amidst heavy shelling, were witnessed, Assisinture.

At Lens the First Prussian Guards Deacla and eastward of Gorizia and Mounted Section' at Polo Ground at OFFICIAL CASUALTY LIST.

Reserve Division is the latest to be Bigla" failed. After a most severe 3,30 p.m. Dress: Drill order." The Press Bureaut announces that the thrown in to try and retrieve the sitna struggle at Carso we undertood minor The" Italiaus total casualties due to yesterday'! airtion Between two and three o'clock defensive retirements.

te-attacked this inorning yesterday afternoon the battle was midon Ramsgate and Dover is elever. simply boiling. The Germans launched killed and 26 injurest.

two counterattacks north of the railway, and streams of men emerged from cellers and the heart of ruined mounds where kouses once stood. When the last of these bui been fought to, a finish, the Canadians at one place counted over 100 Prussian corpses on a hundred yards of by wireless, states: The Germans took in at mophiment 5,30 p.m. IITAM front. It is mainly a soldiers battle, the offensive at lukkum and drove back Clean fatigue. and methods of frightfulness are impos-our cavalry advance posts."" sible owing to endangering one's own people equally with the adversary. Few are in the Dviask and Brody regions

There was a vigorous German artillery prisoners were taken last evening. It The enemy attacked south-westward appears that the Boche barrage started of the town of Sereth, and occupied a five minutes before ours yesterday morn fortified height. ing, but luckily our infantry had been formed for the attack. The German trenches were packed, and our artillery inflicted heavy alanghter...

RUSSIAN FRONT..

"A GLORIOUS DAWN."

Paling, Aug, 23.

Le Petit Journal amounes that the ditulis in the way of Japanese intervention in Europe have been rotisovest and a glorious dawn will be symbolised by the appearate of ghe Japanese Fing on the Basin Front."

"THE SILVER MARKET."

LONDON, "Aug. 23. The Silver Market is frin.

ZEEBRUGGE BOMBED.

Foxbox, Aug. 23.

AMERICAN WAR MEASURES.

FOOD FOR BELGIUM.

Wasmsores, Aug. 23: The Food Control Board is nego thing to divert lood stuffs, con signed to neutrals and held up in America. to Belgiuh, where food is urgently needal,

INCREASING THE INCOME TAX.

A 67 PER CENT. TAX ON AMERICAN MILLIONAIRES.

"Th Senate has adopted in amendment to the War Tax-Bill,

It looks as if the Germana realise they must retake Hill 70 or quit Lena. What further price they are prepared to pay for this effort remains to be seen.

The Adusindly announces that the | greatly increasing surtaxes on in- Naval Air Service bombed, yesterday goes over £100,000. If the Bill VIOLENT morning, the shipping olid batteries becanes, law, the incomes. of the

at Zeebruggy and also Tiistelles and fan wohvimane at Machles. " """

All the machines returned safely.

AMSTERDAM, Aug. 23.

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The Telegraaf slates that British ships bombarded Zeebrugge.

THE GREAT FIRE AT ́BALONIKA.

SALONIKA, Aug. 23. 'The fire was most awe-inspiring; an avenue of flame a mile wide devouring everything in its course.

The entire business quarter and the whole of the sca front have been des troyed, and the loss is enormous. ' It is estimated that the insurance loss is bo- tween two and three millions sterling.

The Allied military authorities gare their utmost assistance, though the Scarcity of water was a tremendous

drawback.

Each Allied Army is caring for the destitute, the British alone tending 30,000.

While the rear burning thres enemy aaroplanes dropped bombs.

THE RUSSIAN ELECTIONS,"

Aug 23.

PETROGRAD, The elections for the Constituent Assembly have been postponed from September 30 to Sovember 25.

The Assembly will meet on Decem-

leading ngillionaires will be taxed up

to 67 per cent.

THE SUBMARINE" PIRACY.

FRENCH SHIPPING REPORT.

Pants, Aug. 22.

The French shipping returns for the week ending August 19 state:- * Arrivals.

1,040 Departures...... 1,012 Vessele Bunk (over 1,600

tons) "Vessels sunk (under 1,600

tons)

3.

Уеняем insuccessfully

attacked HÍ ITALIAN SHIPPING REPORT."

Roma, Aug. 22.

The Italian shipping returns for the week ending August 18 state:

Arrivals

400 457

2.

Departures Vessels sunk (stesmens) ... Vessels sunk (sailing ships) 8 Unsuccessfully attacked.

{atesincra)

2

Two steamers and one suiting vessel were damaged, but reached

port.

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THE RUSSIAN FRONT.

VARYING SUCCESSES.

LONDON, Aug. 25.

Signalling Section: The following will attend. Volunteer Headquarters at 5,30 pain. Prom: Clean latigue For Heleo. graph Instruction: D.-Cpls. Goldsmith and Mayes and Ptes. Higginbotham and Cossart. For Flag Drill: Prow Matting- ley, Wilson and Gompertz. Beminder. will parade at Happy Valley for Station

A Russian official report, transmitted Work inder Le..Sergt. Prawford. Fall

Fighting continnes in the direction of Okna with varying success.

THE AIR RAIDS ON ENGLAND.

'HOSPITAL DAMAGED.

Teaday, 28th instant:

PA" und "R" Coys... Recruits and Machine Grm Section ou the rond outside the orderly Room at 5.13 p.m. Kowloon

Dock. Section at Kowloon Docks at 5,15

pan. for Tests of Elementary Training, Musketry. Dress Drill order except Kowloon Dock Section which may parade in plain clothes, Officers and N.0.0.s will continue conducting the tests laid down in Puras. 297-290 Chap. IV. Mus- ketry Regulations Part I. 1900 (reprint 1914). Copies of the paras. referred to According to British official an- IUKY be"obtained en application at the nouncement this morning a riders drop Orderly Room. Every man including ped bombs over Dover, Margate and

LONDON, Aug. 22.

THE FRENCH FRONT.

Bamagate. Mleven were killed and exempted, members must attend this ATTACKS REPULSEDA number of houses and a hospital were Thursday, 30th instant

thirteen injured at Dover and Ramsgate parade.

dinmaged. One enemy pilot was rescued Recruits on the Cricket Ground at LONDON, Aug. 22. slightly injured.

3.13 p.. under Instructor "Sergt. A French communiqué atates-The

Une or at the most two, of the airxberry. Dress: Drill order. enemy at night time violently bombardships which were miding the Yorkshire Mounted Section at Polo Ground at ed different points of our first-line on cost last night ventured overland... Dress Drill order.

Twolve high explosive and thirteen Signalling Section: The following, will The Germans made several strong incendiary bomb were dropped on thres attacks in the region of Mennejcan taru, villages near the coast wreckings chapel stend Volunteer Headquarters at 5.30 east of Braye, south Le Bovelle, between and damaging several houses. Oge P. Dress: Clean fatigue For Heleo- raph Testruction: Le-Cpl. Goldsmith Ailles and the Hurtebise Monument person was injured and the California Plateau

and Mayes and Ptes. Higginbotham 'and FIVE ENEMY MACHINES DRIVEN Cossart. For Flag Drill Ptem. Matting-

DOWN,

the Alme...

We entirely maintained our positions everywhere and took prisoners."

We repulsed a violent counter-attack yesterday evening between Bill 304 and Morthomme.

A brilliant counter-offensive drove out the enemy from elements in which he had gained a footing on our new front line

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We captured 80 prisoners. Our reconnaitrera rushed on as far as the edge of Forges village

ley, Wilson wad Compertë. “Remainder LONDON, Aug, 25. will parade at Happy Valley for Station Three machines from Dunkirk in Work under Le-Sergt. Crawford. "Fall decisively engaged twelve Gothea 35 In at moment 530 p.m. Dres: miles northward of Nieuport and chased Clean fatigue.

them to Zeebrugge. Another patrol of Friday, Slat instant

ten machines engaged 25 of the enemy" and 13 Coys. and Eecraits on while the escorting scouts waiting the the road outside the Only Room at raiders from England drove down st

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least five completely out of control. 3. Kowloon Dock Section st Accurate counting is impossible owing Kowloon Docks at 6.15 p.m. for Tests drive on bark from the positions we won machines returned.

The enemy made several attempts to to the close fighting All of our of Elementary Training Musketry, Drose:

Drill order except Kowloon Dock Section

which may parade in plata clothes.

on the right bank of the Meuse, notably GOTHA MACHINES ATTACKED. Every man including exempted members north of Mormant Farm and Hill 344.

Our fire broke up, with great lossen, The Admiralty announces that Naval most attend this parada

the attacking waves, which did not aeroplanes attacked ten Gothus in the reach our lines at any point N

vicinity of Ramsgate at a height of

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Since the 30th inst, we have captured our pilots fired 300 rounds of ammuni: No. 847 Pte. W. J. Hodge is permitted 6,116 unwounded prisoners, including tior at one enemy machine in which to resign on leaving the Colony, 154 officers (uot including the prisoners both gunners appeared to be killed as taken yesterday), also 000 wounded they did nit retum the fire even at prisoners from dugouts. We also twenty yards Captured important booty, especially in the dressing stations with their electrical three tuanels at Morthomme, where

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LINDON Ang 23. which will be parantos were found intact. We A German official mounge, trans

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