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THE WAR.

GREAT ALLIES OFFENSIVE.

DAY GOES WELL FOR ENGLAND

AND FRANCE.”

3.500 GERMAN PRISONERS.

MANY ENEMY POSITIONS CAPTURED.

FRANCO-BELGIAN FRONT.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] ENGLAND AND FRANCE ATTACK THE ENEMY. BRITISH BREAK THROUGH DEFENCES.

LONDON, July 1st.

{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENOT.]

AERIAL WORK PROMINENT There was much successful aerial work yesterday, despite the high wind, and numerous hombs were dropped on enemy depots and railway junctions, batteries, trenches, etc.

There was considerable aerial activity during to-day's battle, the details oỀ which have not yet been received. Our machines attacked a train between Donai and Cambrai. One descended to below 000 fort and exploded a truck Other pilots saw the whole train in flames and

The British Headquarters at noon Locny report that the British are attack ing in conjunction with the French north the Somme, and that the British have broken into the German forward defences on a front of sixteen miles. Fighting con- tiņnes, and the French attack on our in- | heard other explosions Imediat right is proceeding equally satisfactorily:-

Raids elsewhere on the British front ar penetrating the enemy defences at many points, inflicting losses and taking. prisoners.

LABOISELLE TAKEN BY THE

BRITISH

We are also holding the ground north of Fricourt, the village itself being still in German hands. We are attacking Beaumonthamei, and have taken Laboi- selle · Our troops are fighting in the most gallant manner, and have made many pri- soners on the front lines.

FRENCH CAPTURE CURLU. The French are advancing on our right with great steadiness and gallantry. After the assault they quickly covered two kilometres beyond the enemy front line, capturing Curlu and Faviere Wood Up to the present the day goes well for England and France. HEAVY FIGHTING BETWEEN SOMME-ANCRE.

LONDON, July 1st. General Sir Douglas. Haig, in a com- 2 states: The heavy fighting continned all day between the rivers Song and Anere, and north of the. Ancre to Comment inclusive,

BRITISH OFFENSIVES":

ON TWENTY MILE FRONT.

THI HONAKANG DAILY PRESS. MONDAY JULY 31, 1916.

(THROUGH REUTER BAGINOY.]

GERMANS REGAIN AND AGAIN LOSE,

PARIS, July lat. The Fronen communiqué states ---On

the left of the Mouse the enemy made four violent attacks in the different sectors on either side of Hill 304. Three were repulsed with bloody enemy losses, and in the fourth the Germans retook the fortified work we recaptured yesterday and also the trenches vast of Hill 304, but by our immediate counter-attacks we regained everything.

On the right bank of the Meuse there was a desperate struggle for the posses stor of the Thiaumont redoubt. After a series of furious assults the Germans penetrated the redoubt, which is now & complete wreck. We established ourselves in the immediate approaches. ENEMY BOMBARDS HILL 304 AND MORTHOMME

On the left of the Mouse there was a violent bombardment of Hill-

304 and Morthomme. Our infantry

the right of the Mouse at ten in the morning assaulted and recaptured the Thiaumont work. In the afternoon, there was a marked recrudescence of the bombardment. In this region French air-squadrons on Thursday and Friday nights successfully bombarded Nes les

LOYDON, July 1st, Beuter's correspondent at Headquar- | Roye and other points. fers reports that a British offensive along. A front of twenty miles, north of the Somine, has commenced.

The assault was preceded by a terrific bombardment lasting for half an hour. The fighting is developing in intensity.

The British have already occupied à German front line, and have taken many

prisoners.

The mesange is dated to-day.

FRICOURT SURROUNDED.

BRITISH HOLD MAMETZ.

LONDON, July 1st, Reater's correspondent at Headquarters.

AULA further reports-The progress of the battle was marked by steadily increasing intensity. Throughout the day the fighting north of this River Anero was particularly severe. The enemy in several villages made a strenuous resistance, hut

MAVAL ACTIVITIES.

[152070H REFTEE'S AGENCY.]

NAVAL ACTION IN THE BALTIC.

RUSSIAN VERSION OF THE ENGAGEMENT.

Peredoran, July 1st.

The version given here of the naval action in the Baltic says that a Russian squadron of craisers and torpedoers en gaged n German flotilla of torpedoers and submaries between Gotlined and the Swedish worst, and that the Germans

were driven off.

GENERAL.

THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] EAST AFRICAN CAMPAIGN. BRITISH CAPTURE UBENA

LONDON, July Jet

NEW THRUST-FROM-

RHODESIA.

EXPLORERS AND THE GREAT LAKES.

STORY OF BRITISH ENTERPRISE.

(FROM A CORRESPONDENT TO THE TIMES.

AUSTRIA UNDER GERMAN

TUTELAGE,

SYMPTOMS OF DECAY.

The Times has received from well- informed Correspondent the following decount of the political and economic disintegration which is in progress in Austria-Hungary:

An advance into German East Africa The political situation is entirely con- from the direction of the Gront Lakes trolled in Austrin by the War Burveil- lance Office (Kriegsüber-wachungsamt), was to be expected, and a short time ago at the head of which a German from news came of the invasion of Ruanda by Germany has been placed, and by the Hangarinn Premier, Count Tisza. The the Belgians. This has now been followed War Surveillance Offer, however, domi- up by a more important operation, 21 nnten Tisza Hungarian attempts to advance of British forces along the linn pursue a policy of their own are Iraa between Lakes Tanganyika and Nyasa, effective than noisy. All the other poli- Thus, apart from the Portuguese operatical authorities of the Dual Monarchy, tions near the Rovema river, the Gor including Count Stürghk, the Austrian mans are being pressed in three direc. Premier, and Baron de Burini, the Aus tions--from the north-east by General tro-Hungarian Foreign Minister, bavo, Sants, from the north west by the Beto dance more or less to the tune of the gians, and now from the south-west by War Surveillance Office. The Germans the Rhodesian and Nyasa forers under have got things so completely in hand Brigadier-General Northey

that the great majority of the Austrian population believes that it is impossible. for Austria to tread her own path, and that, whatever happens, she will have to follow Germany.

While much of the contral part of Ger man East Africa is barron and unattrac tive, fow quarters of the continent rival in beauty and grandeur its western

The economic situation grows daily An official communiqué states: -The fringe: In the south-west the unbroken

wall of the Livingstone Mountains towers worse. The plight of the masses in the British troops dislodged the Germans precipitously 6,000ft, above the shores of large towns la almost desperate, True, there is bread. It is even cheaper and from the important centre of Ubens, Lake Nyasa; due west lies Tanganyika better than it was last year. But, on: rock-bound ribbon of water 30 to 45 miles the other hand, numbers of other things north-east of Lake Nyassa, capturing wide and over 400 miles long, and to the are lacking coffee, fats, oils, and stores, and inflicting appreciable losses worth there opens the vast expanse of leather Chocolate costs és Sd a lb. Victoria Nyanza, Between that inland and macaroni as, a lb. Meat is becoming sea and Tanganyika is a land of wonder dearer and dearer. There is little milk, amongst the Germans, who fled north-

and mystery, dominated by the lofty and mfant mortality is very high. Ger- cones of a series of active volcanoes--the many continues to increase this distress Mfumbiro Mountains. East of the vol- by scraping together everything she can canoes a maze of rivers, the most remote lay hands on. Harvest prospects are not hend-streame of the Nile, gathor into one, good for in some provinces, especially and through the Kagera flow into Vic-in Bohemia and in Croatia, only one- toria Nyanza; south of the volcanoes fifth to one-third of the cultivated area nestle Kivu, most picturesque of African has been sown. This was done, particu lakes; and from Kivu issues a foaming larly in Bohemia, by way of passive

resistance to the warber torrent, the Rusizi, branking ita way through great gorges as it races towards Tanganyika

wards.

ENEMY DISLODGED.

HANDENI, July 1st. General Vandeventer, on June 25th, dis- lodged the enemy from Kondo Niangi, taking many prianners and inflicting the heaviest losses. Our losses were slight

AMERICA AND MEXICO. WAR THE LAST ALTERNATIVE.

NEW YORK, July 1st,

leaders were present, made it plain that there would be no war with Mexico unless

STUBBORN AVIATOR. French pilot while reconnoîtring was

President Wilson, addressing the mean attacked by a Fokker and wounded, butbers of the Press Club, at which political he felled his adversary. The Frenchman, returning, was reattacked and again wunnded by an enemy biplane, but he escaped and returned safely. ALLES CAPTURE 3,600 GERMANS.

The official communiqué states: The French cooperating with the British forces captured 3,500 prisoners.

The French recaptured the Thiaumont work.

SOUND OF BRITISH GUNS

HEARD IN PARISH

HIGHLANDERS' GALLANTRY TALK

OF THE ARMY.

LONDON, July 1st.

The British activity is the theme of

the gallantry of our troops resulted in Pari The sound of the gass were dis the gradual surrounding, of various tinctly heard in the suburbs, thrilling strong points.

Fricourt is now nearly surrounded, Further north our forces are on both sides of the Commecourt salient. Mametz Fighting on the whole of this front cois completely u our hands. A German tinues with intensity.

LABYRINTH OF TRENCHES

CAPTURED.

We captured on the right of our attack airman labyrinth of trenches on. front of seven miles with a depth of thousand yards, and we stormed and

counter-attack at Montauban WAS SUCCESS- fully repulsed The number of pris

prisoners hitherto captured here is 1,500, and others are coming in...

The operations have been favoured with fine winter...

In the Northern area, Lille station

the Parisians.

A Fronch officer who fought in the great offensive in Champagne in Septem. ber says that the appearance of the German prisoners then was nothing com-

there was no other alternative,

CASEMENT TO APPEAL::

LONDON, July 1st. Roger Casement has appealed against the sentence of death passed upon him

for high treason.

The disaffected populations livo under a reign of terror. It is no longer nos- To the British the region has a par- sible in Austria to travel from one town ticular interest. It was first made known to another without a passport, which is hy British explorers, and through it the only given for serious reasons. Railway all-British route from the Cape to Cairo stations cannot be approached without a was planned to pass, Livingstono dis- military permit and a railway ticke coforod. Nyasa; its shores were first bought in advance. Contact between settled by Scotsmen, and the first road soldiers and civilians is rendered as across the high plateau which separates difficult as possible. The patriotic mani festations which are constantly organized another Briton and still bears his name vinced that Austria is overywhere vic Nyasa from Tanganyika was made by leave the people cold. Everybody is csn- the Stevenson Road Burton and Spekts torious, but also that she is not mistress following the route opened up by Tippos of her own fate. In the rural districts Tib and other Zanzibar Arabs, Journeyed torpor prevails while in the towns the to Tanganyika, and at Ujiji-a minia middle-classes, led by the Viennese, give ture Zanzibar first of white men viewed themselves up to debauch. Moral deca- the lake At Ujiji, too, Stanley met dence is rapidly increasing among all Livingstone, and together they explored classes. Though military defeat in hot the waters of the lake. Spoke discovered | expected, there are everywhere signs of the great Nyanza, which be named after an approaching tonomic catastropho Quien Victoria, and Speke also was the and of a social cataclysm, Papor money, first European to see Mfumbiro. Kivu which is abundant, is at a 50 per cent. alone owes its discovery to a German discount Foreign money can only : bó Coppt von Götzen bought at the War Exchange Office

First in the field as explorers, the Bri- tish wero also first in what is now German East Africa as missionaries, traders, settlers, and treaty makers. But the treaties made in the district north of LONDON, July lat. The House of Lords, on appeal, have Tanganyika were rendered void by Mie Anglo-German agreement of July, 1899 reversed the decision of the Appeal It extended the German sphere in East Court in the case of the Daimler Con- Africa to the frontier of the Congo State, Can and thus defeated for a time--the design pany cerrus the Continental Tyre Rubber of Cecil Rhodes, Sir Harry Johnston, Sir Company, that a company registered in Edwin Arnold, and others for the England of which the directors and British route to Egypt The shareholders Aaru alien chemies, are en titled to sue in the British Courts. WAR OFFICE AND MR. LLOYD GRORGE.

Losion, July 1st, The Daily Chronicle gives details to

IMPORTANT APPEAL CASE, ALIEN NEMIES IN BRITISH COMPANIES.

pared to that of the prisoners he say the effect that Mr. Lloyd George's, ap Mengende rought back by the Highland Lightpointment to the War Office is settled, *--and that à perlout understanding exists between Mr. Lloyd George and the General Staft. The appointment will involve changes in the Under Secretaries at the War Office, and a new Minister

Infantry. One non-com, his face, livid with terror, said it is an inferno," He also described the effects of the new

British gases a being most terrible and

are exceptional.

timed the strongly fortified villages was successfully hombed by our aviators, destructive; and the powers of the grams

Montauban and Mametz.

who returned

safely, although they were

of Munitions will be appointed. It is now hoped that ford Lansdowne and Mr.

1861 of the magnificent volcanic region *anon glimpse which Speke obtained |

3d, however, to the saving of a portion - that territory for Britain. Kiliman jaro had been gracefully given to Ger many, and Lord Salisbury claimed Mfum biro in return.“Tell the Emperor,” Alexander Bruc, one of the founders of the British East Africs Company, and la son-in-law of David Livingstone, is re- ported to have said, “that there is a

Scotsman in Edinburgh interested in the

Germaus, xaore than half believing that fora and fauns of the mountain. The Mfumbira had only a mythical existence, agreed to Lord Salisbury's demand. Later on Spike's Mfumiro was found to be fail så miles west of its supposed position, and was claimed by Belgium to be in Congo territory,

which wells, but small amounts, and then only when purchasers give valid reasons.

ta

Immense quantities of arms and amma nition have been produced. There is no vinces every men, fit and anfit, from 16 shortage of soldiers. In the Slav pro

Those who are not sent to the front are 60 years of age has been called up. organized in labour companies. bureaucratic class is doing its utmost to keep alive enthusiasm for the wai Military men, on the other hand, are depressed, because they see no end to the war, in spite of all their success and vit-

tories.

The

There has latterly been great activity in the port of Fiume, which no civilians are allowed to approach. Home 150 steamers are employed in maritime tran port. They go as far as Durazzo, and it appears that they carry to Albania large quantities of provisions, ammuni- tion, and artillery of all calibres. It it reported that the Austrians are deter mined to drive the Italians from Aviona at all costs, and in case of need to lend

hand to the Creeks,

WHAT THE NAVY MEANS TO ENGLAND.

STRIKING AMERICAN TRIBUTE

In the course of an article

United States to strengthen her feet the New York World pass the following tributes to the British Navy:-

In the centre of our attack on a front attacked by twenty Fokkers, two of which A Highlander said that 259 Germans Walter H. Long will remain in the others of the great explorers of Africa, With Navy that can command tha

of four miles we gained at many

were driven down in flames.

corpses were found huddled in ono tronel

We continue to make many raids on The Highlanders pushed on to the second string points, while the enemy are still

line and found a few s holding ost at others, and the struggle the northern front line.

surrendered.

is still sovore. The battle is equally vio-FRENCH CAPTURE SEVERAL Work of the Highland lagar ta fent north of the Anere to Commecourt,

and in this arba wa were unable to retsin certain portions of ground gained in our first attacks, while other portions remain. in vpr possession..

TWO THOUSAND GERMANS PRISONERED.

VILLAGES,

PARIS, July 1st. communique states:-North and south

the Somme, following. artillery preparations and recon naisances on the previous day, the British and French troups this morning took the offensive on a front of twenty five miles The Allies on the whole front attack in the course of the morning and afternoon captured the first German praition, and SUCCESSFUL AERIAL EXPLOITS, the French north of the Somme establish

The large number of enemy dead founded themselves at the approaches to the Y the hattlefield indicates that the Ger- village of Hardecourt and on the out-

Up to the present time over 2,000 Gor- man prisoners bave passed through our llecting stations, including two regi- nental commanders and the whole of one

gimontal staff.

an casualtica were most severe, especi-skirts of the village of Curlu, where fight- ly in the vicinity of Fricourt.

GERMAN TRENCHES

PENETRATED.

ing continues.

POINTS TAKEN BY FRENCH.

fantry is the talk of the British Army,

which is most anxious for details.

Another fierce episode was a savage battle for an hour in the early morning. fought by the Oxford and Bucks raiders on the enemy's parapet. They, killed a great number with bombs, and they them- scive Also suffered many, but dispropor tionate, casualties,

ITALIAN FRONT,

ĮSURDUGH BETTER'S 'AGHNOTĄ]

ITALIAN ADVANCE ON

POSINA.

ROME, Jaly Isl..

Government.

SCIENCE AND TRADE.

LONDON, July 1st, At a meeting of the Imperial College of Science, Earl Crewe said that the Government were appointing very trong special committer to enquire into the teaching of science, especially with a view to its application to commercs and industry,

Earl Crewe will be Chainman.

The caravan route opened up by thị Zanzibar Arals from the coast to Tangan vika, and traversed by Barton Spake Grant, Lovett Cameron, Stanley, and now supplanted by the Central Bailway which was completed in February, 1914, few months before the war broke out. The railway reaches the lake at Kigoma, im mediately north of Ujiji. Tabora, rough- ly midway between the sea and the lakes, fees on the centrul tableland, and was chosen by the Arabs who beautified it with groven of the date palm-as a depot for their slaves and other merchandise. From it the Germans have made good roads running north to Mwanza, their chief port on Victoria Nyanza, and the centre of a pazcent goldfield; north-west to Kiva and to the thickly populated and fertile country of Ruanda, with its vast herds of cattle; south-west to the southern ports of Tanganyika, to Rhodesia, and to Lake Nyasa, The roads in the Nyssa region-whore the Germans have many Mr. Buucunan has appointed a Complantations--made noroes difficult country mittee to prepare a detailed scheme for will we may assume, facilitate the ad meeting the financial needs of British vance of General Northey's force. firma after the war, especially in connec tion with large overscas, contracts.

Lord

will be Chairman, Faringdon

AFFAIES IN CHINA.

PROVISIONAL CONSTITUCION

RESTORED. ZARGE

PERING, July 1st.. The Provisional Constitution of 1912 has been restored pending the convocation of Parliament on August 1st, and the promulgation of a permanent constitu-

AFTER THE WAR

FINANCIAL NEEDS OF BRITISH

FIRMS

LONDON, July 1st

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sea Great Britain has been able to raise and equip at leisure an Army of 4,000,- 000 men, and not an enemy soldier has set foot on British soil except as 2 prisoner of war. Had it not been for the necessity of helping her Allion Great Britain's Edvantage over Germany would have been still more imposing.

In a war confined to Germany and Great Britain Great Britain could have hung out the sign of Business as Usual and left the issue to her incomparable Navy Germany would have been bottled up. The German Army would have been powerless, and the British people could have gone about their affairs andistur- beul, except by an occasional air raid or submarine operation, neither of which could have brought any important milie tary advantage to the Germans,

because Britain

obliged to help. France, Belgium, and Russia that a huge British Army s needed at all, and even with this dis- ability from the military point of view. it is the British Navy that has made MAORIS DEMAND COMPULSION. everything else possible for the Allies. With Germany in control of the sea the During the Compulsion Bill, debate in war would have ended within three the New Zealand Parliament Mr months and Germany would he master Ngata said that the Maoris were dying of Europe. With Great Britain in con- out for lack of fighting during half control of the ven German victory has long tury. He believed the war would reinvi- ago been made impossible. gorate the race, and said that the self- respect of the Maoris demanded their in- clusion is the Bill. prio

An official communiqué, states t→The Italian advance continues along the The villages of Dompiere, Becquinhole Posina line. Despite heavy fite, the Parties of our troops yesterday evening court, and Bussu Tay, south of the Taliane are now in contact with the top. Cabinet has been formed with that the enforcement of compulsion

otrated the German trenches at vari- points between Souchez and Ypres, inflicted casualties on the garrisons re withdrawing. One party secured

BD Prisoniera,

6omme, have fallen into our hands.

3,300 GERMAN PRISONERS.

enemy on the Sette Comuni plateau, where there was severe hand-to-hand and The German unwounded

grenade fighting. There as artillery taken by the French alone exceeds 3,500. I activity on the Isonzo front,

Prisonera

Tuan Chi-jui as Premier. The majority

Mr. Massy, the Prime Minister, said would probably be unnecessary, and he of the Ministers are Southerners was confident that New Zealand would

[Telegrame received on Saturday, and

fulfill every Imperial obligation. He

published an an "Extra on Sunday, until we could dictate peace after Fwill be found on page 6.

#knock-out blow,

condemned any attempt at peacemaking

NEW KRUPP FACTORIES.

According to the Munich Nourate Nachrichten, Kropp's bre buying vast tracts of land round Munich, where, It be established. The Arm has also pur- is expected, large cannon factories will

chased two collieries adjoining the muckt- ing factories near Duburg.