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Even in these dark days a bright spirit still prevails in London. This amusing notice was seen on the back of a car the occupants of which were on their way to the South Coast. (Copyright, By Air Mall).

ON THE

JAPANESE

WESTERN AND WAR FRONT

IN EUROPE

Paris, To-day. Communique number four states: "Our troops have made contact everywhere at the outlet of the French fron- tier between the Rhine and Moselle....

"There is reason, to recall that on the Rhine permanent fortifica- tione run along both banka of the river."-Router."

London, To-day.

From Paris yesterday evening came word that the French troops had

Shanghai, To-day. "Far Eastern nations will not in-

terfere in the European situation, therefore European nations must not

extend their Influence into Oriental

problems," declared a Japanese of ficial to the press yesterday. at Tokyo, according to messeges received here this morning.

The declaration was seen as a veil- ed warning to Britain, France and America to leave the China problem In the Japanese hands.-Our Own Correspondent.

established contact at all points be- | states that the operations of the army. tween the Rhine and the Moselle, navy, and air forces are proceeding where the frontier does not follow normally.

the river-line.

The brevity of this communique, it-

There are permanent fortifications goes on, must not cause surprise. on the banks-Reuter.

PROCEEDING NORMALLY,

London, To-day.

An official communique in Paris

The Great War started with open warfare; in the present case, the post- tions are fixed. Hence, operations are proceeding normally-Reuter.

GERMAN RAILWAY DEPOT BOMBED

Brussels, To-day.

THE NEIGHBOURHOOD of Aachen is reported to

have been bombed yesterday morning.

The sound of sirens and explosions was heard from a number of points on the Belgian frontier, ac- cording to the correspondent of "Le Soir.' Reuter.

Aachen is better known as Aix-la- Chapelle, and is in Germany near the frontiers of Belgium and the Nether- lands.

is a

Aix has a large coalfield and railway centre for Cologne, Brussels, Antwerp and Liege.

HUNGARIAN

R.A.F.

AGAIN

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RAID WITH

THRONE FOR LEAFLETS

CAROL?

London, August 26.

A sensational rumour is reported

London, To-day.

It is officially announced

from foreign press circles in Buchat- that on the night of Septem- est, according to which King Carol of ber 4 and 5, a further exten- Rumania has been offered the Throne sive reconnaisance was car- of Hungary by a group of influential ried out by R.A.F. aircraft politicians in Budapest, as a desperate attempt to wrest Hungary from the

over the Ruhr.

Over 3,000,000 copies of a note to the German people were dropped.

Our aircraft were not engaged by enemy fighters,

clutches of the Rome-Berlin Axis..

The rumoured plan is said to pro- vide for a personal union between the crowns of Rumania and Hungary, the two kingdoms retaining their inde- In this and on the previous occa- pendence and self-government.-Oursion, all our aircraft returned safely. Own Correspondent.

-Reuter.

HAVE AN H.B.-

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AND THEN TRY!