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MUMSTA Japanese--Photographers

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All kinds of Photographic

Work done in latges stylon

also Passport Photos.

Developing and Printing fo

Amateuras Speciality...

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-TE 201.

No 17 350.

The China Mail.

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1843

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THE GREAT BATTLE.

ALLIES OCCUPY BAPAUME AND UOYON,

·(Router's Service to the China Alai)..

BAPAUME TAKEN.

Loxtos, Alg. 29. leuter learns there is no shinge

north of Bapaume.

We have taken Bapaume audi

reached the Bapanne-Beat:leneourt

road and our troops are approuching the latter village,

We retched the high grand to The gortif-must, of Gondscourt and live nearly réuched Le Translog.

THE PROGRESS OF THE FRENCH ARMIES.

ENEMY COUNTER-ATTACKING TO FACILITATE HUNTHER RETIREMENT.

Losnos, Ang.. 90.

On Thursday evening Reuter's “ arrespondent at the French Hend- starters telegraphed t

Tody the Germans have been

Our patrols me reported, to toe in unter-attacking along the whole Des Beoufs and Morvat and to have. They are "bolding stoutly the takon Gively and culpiunt andy, places with a view to further reached the western outskirts of Fetirement at a fixourite moment. Maurepas.

sport Dubeney'sunny south- bard of Neslea is progressing in the regor of Meyerhacourt and Bresil also towards and along the unfinish-

Nestes-Noyou canal.

J

THE NEW LINE. We have renchef the Stuur between Peronne and Happliconit.

the Laffaux

from where the line follows the river)

General Humbert's army has cup from Cizancourt southwards

tured Beaurains and Sermaize, Rouy-le-Grund, and thence past the Somme-Oise canal to Cochy and from by a long rampart of hills from Mont

General Mangin's army fuc there east of Beaulieu and Ecuvilly! St. Simect to Clauny. This army following the canal from Cotigny los fimnly stablished of Nogon which the French have cp-plotant has captured "Tartiers tured.

fand is chee to Juvigny," The French hold Morlincourt, cast!

The next step in the development of Noyon, and are reported to have for the battle depends upon the captured Juvigny, but have lost advance of the aniles north of the "Chavigy.

Somuk.

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OLD SOMME BATTLEFIELD. FRENCH CONTINUE TO PROGRESS.

ENEMY BEING FORCED CUT OF IT.

BRITISH OCCUPY BAPAUME.

Field-Marsha Sir Douglas Holg | reports --

The successful attack since the 8th fast delivered by the Fourth, Thi and First British Armies men-

NOTON TAKEN BY SHEER FIGHTING.

LosDay, Aug. 30,

A Pinch conimo'qué states:- During the day, we progressedł which we skirt on its whole lengti, in the region of the Cunal-du-Norrl

dered the enemy's positions on the except towards Catigns and "Ser-

oll Somme battle-field untenable. The enemy has been feread on the

mater

We captured Bok-du-Quesnoy,

rains. "

Southwards, the battle became bitterly violent.

whole front frisa Tupune southporth-east of Feurilly and Bean wards to abandon with great loss of prisoners, guns and "riaterial, as well skilled and wounded, the ground which he gained at such heavy cust in March and April this year.

We have reached the west bank

We curied Now "by aheer fight- ing and rechind the southern edge": of Huplincourt

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of the Somme, opposite Brie and East of Noyon we gained a foot- Peronne and love captured Hein.

ing on the southern slopes of Mont

Northward of Hem we are vune-St. Simon and took Lavdrimart and Morlincourt, and several hundreds of ling on the general, line -Combles-

woners, Morval-Beaulincourt-Fremicourt.

We crossed the Ailette between

Sharp fighting occurred on this front where we inflicted many casual the One and the Aisne at sevenil: tis on the enemy who attempted

points norti:, and south of Champs, And despite resistance captured Cuny und Pont St. Mard

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The New Zealanders took posses sion of Bapatung this inorning, driv ing out the enemy rearguards.

Northward of Bapaume the enemy

| is still endeavouring to maintulo

positions.

We alter har fighting about Vrauecurt, Ecostamein and Headi court - les · Cagnicourt," "progressed, taking many prisoners.

Northward of the Scurpe we re established our positions oui Green- lund hill, frog which chefý förved. us back on the 27th Inst.

We further progressed stride the Lawe river north of Bethune and eastward" of Neppo Forest.

Heporting on aviation, Sir Douglas Haig says: Low clouds and rain interfered with flying on the 28th we dropped six tons of explosives and fired many machine-gun rounds

"PROGRESS BY AMERICANS.

Losnovy Aug. 30,

An American official communiqué stutes:-

North of the Aisne we progressed". in the region of divincourt, despite strong eneing resistance

Our parols along the Vesle and in Woeuvre broughs in prisoners.

GERMAN REPORT

LONDON, Aug. 30.

A wireless German otelil message:

We repulsed fire Eaglish attacks between the Scarpe and the Sensee.. We thrice requptured Boy Notre Dumo but the enemy's evening attack retook it..

on enemy troope and transport" in We repulsed, deven attacks astride. the battle zone Aeroplanes at vuri the Arrus-Cammi road and attacker ous points delivered small arm au- southward of Croailles and south- munition by parachute and destroyed ustward of Mory,

two, enerny naropane -

The enemy advanced", "beyond Two Brits ich nes are moniperro Belloy, Nesle, Beaulieu Our night-fiere dropped 1 tum and Suzy

of hornts mainly on Cambrai jung-

Noyon now lies in front of

tion and in gelodrome enstward of } "battle-front. Ed St. Quentin.

Special courses on Bussin are to bo started in every German coiversity"

The Thine cities: no longer hoki steady. yublin bilees prer the bombing of London and Peris, Boston Herald!

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