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HONGKONG, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 191S.

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THE GREAT BATTLE.

NEW ALLIED SUCCESSES AFTER VIOLENT FIGHTING.

(Reuter's Service to the China Mail,}'

THE BRITISH FRONT.

BRILLIANT DASH BY AUSTRALIANS,

THE CAPTURE OF MOST ST. QUENTIN,

Losbos, Sept. 1. 12.20 a. Fiokl-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig

reports

progressed towards

Transloy and cleared out the ener at night from Lougatte and Edou St.. Mei, taking 100 prisoners.

We emptured 50 prisoners north the Arms Cantini road ina suCTEN - ful minor operation eust at Hanedust. In the hys sector mur advanco "core" tinues. We cressed the Lawe river, and are nearing the Ta. Bur Estaires roul

BATTLE IN LIR.

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BRITISH" AVIATORS BEING DOWN 17 MACHINES.

LONDON, Aug. 31. Field-Marshal Siz, Douglas Hig reporting on aviation, says

The Australians with great dash and enterprise curried out a daring and brilljandy executed night opera- [tion, sözing the hill and village of Mont St. Queatin, north of Peronne, thereby being in possession of un important tactical feature commotal ing Peronne and the angle of the Sonne river, and capturing Feuillu court and over 3,500 prisoters. Our casualties were light.

We dropped 25 tons, of bombs hen The English, on the Australians Bruges doces, the Zeebrugge incl left, attacked in the morning with being heavily attacked, besides a Fomplety

captured ommiber of selected targets in the

succuss

and

We destroyel velve enemy sezDE planes and dose down five out control. Finn British machines & missing.

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The Air Ministry reports

east and north of it, taking a con- siderable, number of prisoners.

Our aeroplanes on the night of time. We sugcessfully repulsed counter-s0th attacked the aerodrome at attacks oughout the day. We drova Boulay, and so bombed "anotlur ff, with heavy enemy loss, strong aerodrome: Very gonil results wA hostile attacks astride the Bupaun-secured sixi u fire was started-in the Chuubrai roid, und in this neigh | Bouluy nerodrome.

hourhood we completed 'the cupture- Ten tons of bomb were dropperhi of Rien-les-Bapaume, taking a mimOne British machines is mising. bers of prisoners and capturing a few

THE WEEK'S PROGRESS.

Suits.

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We slightly improved our posi- tions at certain points between. Vavis Vrungeurs and Bullecourt, securing prisoners

BRITISH TAKE IMPORTANT POSITIONS.

CONFIDENCE...

A SPIRIT OF CATÁL

Loxtos, Sept.: 15:

Reuters Correspondent at British

eon-

Strong hostile counter-uttacks, on Headquarters, reviewing the week's this sector; led to hard fighting. The Progress, say "the inapimous spirit.

the Fropp be one" of,

calm situation has not "materially changed.

Further northward, the Canadians,fidence. Everything has gone exe in' successful operation immediate-pellently well and the great men ly south of the Arrus-Carsbrui road,ry of our initiative has continued to inflicted many casualties and cap-work perfectly smoothly. The wuy' in which transport facilities "creep tured fifteen thachine-guns.

forward in the wake of our advanc

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EXEMY EXHAUSTING HIS

RESERVES. -

BRITISH GASUALTIES LIGHT.

Considering the extent and import-

ing line is a marvel of organisation. Today broad guage trains are curry-" Between the Sansce river and thing troops and stores into places Surpe, we advanced our line 100 which, a week ago, were in enemy Yards towards Trinquis river.

occupation. The increasing demand upon nens reserves in due firstly to his enormous casualties, incurred in his

used attacks during the earlerance of the operations the usualtiess part of the year and secondly, to live been very light. Some fe the heavy casualties in killed, wound units undoubtedly had considerable cil and prisoners indicted upon blosses, But taking our achievements armies since July 18th by the Allies in the past as a standard, it can' truthfully be said that the toll of "GERMAN RETIREMENT FROM-

victory, has been very light; mon THE LYS SALIENT.

over, great proportion of the casual ties are clean. bullet wounds caused mainly by machine-gun fire.

to

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A series of successful attacks Ins compelled the

enemy withdraw from the Lys salient and yield, without a blow, positions of high tactical importance which he at least a thousand being captured-

sron at great cost.

E

The Germans.at Mont St. Quentin ant Feuillacourt surrendered freely,

1

The victory" was complete by eight

We took possession of Kimmel o'clock in the morning, the Austru

lians breakfasting on the ground

We have reached the general line of Voormezeele-Lindenboek-Ducre- che-Boulieu and are approuching Estuires.

We are closely pressing the onetny in his retirement and have taken d number of prisoners.

FIERCE AND FEPEATED ENEMY, ATTACKS REPULSED,

BRITISH ADVANCE. IN LYS SECTOR.

LONDON, Sept 1;

1.20 p.m. Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig

report

The enemy in the evening repeat. eally counter-attacked our positione at Mont. Quentin. He was re- pulsed on each occasion after severe eliting, leaving prisoners in our hands.

WOD.

FRENCH TRIBUTE TO BRITISH" ARTILLERY.

LONDON, Sept. 11 French experts pay a tribute to the smurtons of the British artillery in bringing up heavy guns over ap- palling country and entering into action tárold Gertar positions with amazing rapidity.

(Continued on Page T.)

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