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我四月二十一年七十登百九千登英

SONGKONG, TUESDAY, DROGMBER 4, 1917.

巳丁次歲年六國民華中

THORNE 8

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LONDON, Dec. 8. Field-Marshat Sir Doughs. Haig report 1

We repulsed attugke after sharp fighting, in the neighbourhood of Miben res.

of prisoners, in the heighbourhood of Bourlou.

THE ITALIAN FRONT.

LULL IN THE BATTLE.

LONDON, Dec. 3. Reuter's Correspondent at French Headquarters in Italy

on December states

For the moment there seems to be

a truce in the battle between the The London Regimente captured Brenta and the Piave, the reasons twelve machine-guns and a cumber being that the Austro-Germans are forced to pause for breath, after many days of unsuccessful and costly attacks.

This interlude of calm, bowever, must not deceive us. Heavier and still heavier enemy attacks must be expected.:

There has been considerable re ciprocal artillery activity on the southern battlefront.

THE GREAT GERMAN AFTACH.

Lossos, Dec. 3.

The Germans and Austrians have profited by the fine dry weather Reuters Correspondent at Head-during the last ten days by bringing quarters, telegraphing to-day, says up-reinforcements" of artillery, and It looks as if the German ellors round constantly the Italian airmen are A Cambrai his temporarily spent itself, locating new. enemy battery pesi although they are showing aggressive ticns, which come under the fire of activity this moming, round the the Italian guns and already, before region of Vacqueries.

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THE December.

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deep catacombs, with which the posicold and the endurance of the ticop tion is believed to be honeycombed. fighting in the mountains is sub- The recent attack was one of thejected to a severe test, after the well greatest, if not actually greatest, organised comfort of France, even the Germans bave ever launched chin the war zone. A few days in the Western Front, the anly possible claimant to its equal in magnitude Italy brings home to one what the being the second battle at Ypres. Italians have land to endure sneg I corapute that twenty division, they entered the war. Only by the utmost economy can, the supplice of were employed against us, which,

fuel be made to fill the passing day a aten at the diminished strength of

needs in the winter. The food is suficient, but careful husbandry is necessary. Nevertheless, neither Our troops thie morning were

cold nor ratidning nor military mis- cheerful at the situation, and think fortune has avalled to damp the the results of the great offensive so resolution of the Italian people. fr constitute a notable British They face, with entire calm, the military and economic problems of

the present German divisions, would represent 200,000, infantry.

If a sum total of Gennany z lowes the coming year;

in the Beld will win the war for us, then we have taken a substantial step in tais direction, during the past four days.

GERMAN REPORT.

LONDON, Dec. 8. A German official feesage states: We beat off, yesterday, "strong Englial attacks, to the north of Passchendaele.

The firing increased in violence in the evening.

We repulsed Inchy and Bourlön

utback between

We have taken, since Friday, 6,000 prisoners and 100 guns.

A WAR OF PEOPLES.

ARTILLERY ACTIONS.

LosDos, Dec. 8)

An Italian official inesauge states There were intense and prolonged artillery actions in the Pasubio and

Melette regions, and also to the north of Mount Grappa.

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MORE THAN DOUBLY SUBSCHIBEDZ

Ottawa, Dec. 8. Canada's Victory - Loun $150,000,000 has been more than doubly subscribed..

Commenting on the Loan, fir Thomas White, the Minister Finance, said: The overwhelming steess the Victory. Loun is a

INTERVIEW WITH GENERAL YON great national triumph for the Caus

LUDENDORFF.*

dian people, While it will be a week cr zuore before the final re- AMSTERDAM, Den 8 turns are assilable, I should not be "During the course of a courezsa-

surprised if the aggregate eest sub- tion with the representative of u

scriptions amount to $800.000,0 Vienna nev

aper, General von

from 500,000 subscribera Can da Ludendorf maid the war would not

bus certainly gone over the top? end in a draw, but in favour of the On u svet, our person in evrty Central Powers Regarding the Russian mistice, he said it: nust be for the security of Austri Germany that the. 2359|| possesses the power

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