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* LONDON LEADS” GALLANT CONDUCT OF LONDON TERRITORIALS.

SY PHILIP GIUD.}

In the offensive la Territorials hure proved themselves great soldiers--great in attack and great in resistance. The Queen's Rifles, Westminster Rifles, Queen Victoria's Hides, Loudon Rifle · Brigade Rangers, and London Scottish Regimeals performed great deeds. In the advance at Gommecourt they renched the German line half walking and half running over a sea of earth with solid waves which our artillery had churned a. The Lou doners sprang upon the enemy hidden in the dug-outs who came up with machine- The guns to challenge the invaders. Londoners, to the shout of London Leads, captured the network of treaches with amazing speed. The enemy artillery put up a barrage of high explosive shells, through which no living thing could

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DARDANELLES CAMPAIGNS, COMMISSIONS OF INQUIRY, In the House of Commons on July 28th the Prime Minister suggested that the composition of the Dardanelles and Mesopotamia Commissions should be us follows:-- MESOPOTAMIA-Lord George Hamilton (chair), Lord Donoughmore, Lord Hugh Cecil, M.P., Sir Archibald Williamson, M.P., and Mr. fehn Hodge, M.P. DABANELLES-Lord Cromer (chair), Mr."

Andrew Fishier and Thomas Mac kenzie (High Commissioner for Aus tralia and New Zealand), Bir Fre derick Cawley, M.P., Mr. J. A. Clyde, M.P., and Mr. Stephen Gwynn, M.P.

There was an interesting, though quite informal debate on the second reading of the Bill constituting these Commis sions,

SCOTTISH HIGHLANDS IN WAR TIME.

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Those who know the glens and straths of Scotland in the piping times of peace only would be surprised were they pay ing a return visit to the Highlands PURE DOW. Some of the depleted clachans would be the first thing to grasp their attention. The fighting men have gone. In the Highlands--the ren Highlands-- where the Seaforths and the "Cameron Highlanders first sprang from--one will not find the conscientious objector: The Highlanders were the first to respond to the all of the blood," and their women folks were as keen as the men to send the brave ellows forth to meet the foc

These women do not wear their hearts on their sleeves. All the more do they feel the severance, and in many a lonely.

ottar's hut, in the shieling in the glan, will be found women in the long nights trying to drown the wild thoughts that will come up about the bonnie men who' went forth with Loch el, with the gallant colonel of the Seaforths or are away with Tullibardine, that dashing leader who knows how to get the best out of bis mountain-bred Highlanders.

In

"The Londoners knew that they were in a death trap with their escape cut off, and their salient enclosed within enemy's barrage, which bad smashed up our front trenches and communication trenches, preventing supports reaching the men in the captured salient. They had no means of reseve, hut their own courage. Their comrades made desperate efforts to send up ammunition, hat suffered heavy loss. One party of 60 men, with hand greuades, set out, but only three came back. Single men went forward with a few grenades, and fell dead or wounded before they reached ADMIRAL of the FLEET SIR HEDWORTH their goal. Meanwhile the enemy had Marx asked the Prime Minister to add organised a series of counter-attacks.

a naval man to one of the Commissions, With great courage the German grenaMe, Hour said that the Dardanelles dis diers crept down the communication

patches virtually charged one trenches under our heavy artillery are, generals with the offences for which Ad- even crossing on top of the trenches,miral Byng was shot. There ought to be until they were close enough to throw bombs. Other parties came down on the Londoners from a northern position Also from this direction began a nucline gun enfilade.

BI HENRY Datzist objected to the nomination of Lord George Hamilton, on the ground that, as the holder of a political pension, he was under an obliga thetion to the Government. The Prine MINISTER emphatically dissented from this view. SiR HENRY DALZIEL also pres-

Aye, the Scottish Highlands have sed the Government to extend the scope

Gone are the of the inquiries so as to cover the initia change in many ways. tion of the two campaigns, and to fix bulk of the deer stalkers and ghillies. a time limit in the proceedings. Mn. The forests and moors and lochs have been Ditson was anxious that the Mesapo-left with but few to overlook them tamia Commission should be instructed the recent months, when the deer for to make a full report within two months want of food took to coming down to the on the provision of medical supplies and trofter townships, any a sweet haunch food to the troops.

of venison was broiled in the humble, thatched huts of the billmen. And the proprietors made no objection in than great majority of cases. For two season now the deer have not been killed in suf. ficient numbers, and when this happens there is always the danger of disease get- ting into the herds and decimating them.

or two

a public trial of any person guilty of. professional incapacity and slothfulness, and he urged that there should be no indemnity for such men,

REGIMENTS THEIR SIRES DIED IN.

The moors have not been properly shot over either for some length of time, and MR. AUBREY HERBERT made the best the old-time poacher, with his shaggy London Scottish on the right were speech of the debate. He suggested Bir lurcher, has had the time of his life. He holding un to redoubt, building Willian Garstin, Lord Lamington, and has led mountain, moor, and loch to barricades and beating off German Lord Sydenham as possible members of

run upon with very little risks. On a re- bombers. As the hours passed ammuni- the Commissions. He insisted that the tion grew scarce, and bombs were almost good effect of the appointment of these cent run up to the Highlands 1 came cross tu: descendants of men who had exhausted. The Londoners gathered bodies would be felt at once. There were the German bombs and these served for

a great many men in high places now fought with the great Wellington, with some time, though they were insufficient trembling in their shoes, and they would Colin Campbell, and other great generals to maintain an effective fire, and the put in such work as they had never put and when I asked where all their men position became uglier, but the men did in before. The bends of red tape would be folks were, one of woman turned almost not lose heart,

loosed and the pigeonholes would be less, savagely round and remarked: "Where "In those bad hours there were many glutinous than in the past. The Meso-would the lads be you be asking? They who showed great courage. One officer potamian campaign, he declared, had are where their fathers were before them, was splendid to his men as things became been fought on lines of heroism by the They are with the regiments that their worse. He took over command when the soldiers and conducted on lines of pausires lied in and what better death could senior officer was killed, kept his men inperism by the Administration. Mu. T. one wish" Turning sharply, while ber good heart so that they organised a M. HEALY wanted the scope of the in- wisp of grey hair which had escaped from defence against counter-attacks.

hexquiry extended to include are fear her white mutch was blown into her were surrounded by German grenadiers Goeber and the Breslau from the eyes, she made this parting shot: "Yes. and suffered heavily from artillery,Straits of Memina

indeed, for wo Highlanders do not wait machine-guns, and sniping fire, The The PRIME MINISTER was in a receptive to be forced to go." In one humble house wounded steadily increased. All the and even expansive mood. He declared I was shown old war relica which dated bombs

had gone and there were not many that the Government challenged inquiry back to the Peninsula days. There were rounds of ammunition left. The officer over the whole Geld; the wider is scope, als medals for battles in some of the rallied six good men and ordered the

the mure satisfied they would b He others to retreat with the wounded, and argued against special naval and mili- ground on whield our troops and take their chane across No Man's Land, tary representation on the Commissions, Allies are now fighting while he put up the last fight. He stuck and did not, think it desirable to can 42.10 to the barricade until all but two of his plicate matters by bringing in the escape men were killed, He was, the last to of the Gocure and the Brestan.As for leave, and by a miracle came back un-Mr. Holt's demands for somebody's head wounded except for a few scratches.

on a charger, the Prime Minister con- His courage saved many lives,

teaded, amid murmurs of dissent, that Gradually the Londoners withdrew, civilians, including crities of the Govern straggling across No Man's Land underpent, had a share in the responsibility a great shell fire. All the ground was

The Government, in any case, did not strewn with our wounded. Here is what desire that the operation of the Bill an officer said: I must pay a tribute should exclude from subsequent investi- to the entry, and that is that we had | gation and punishment anybody who was white men ngainst us. They let shown to be responsible for what hat collect the wounded unhindered when the happened.

It was difficult enough fight was over." to get them. Many stayed in the field suffering great anguish for days and

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The old clan spirit is far from being dead in the Scottish Highlands. One, hig only to listen to the talk in one clachan of the deeds of the Seaforths, and then go to another district and relate some of them and then you will get what the brave Camerons have done and how they have covered t' emselves with glory. The Highlanders are very indignant, how

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EXPLOIT OF ITALIAN MOUNTAINEERS.

The mighty Cimone has again returned to its Italian masters (writes The Times Correspondent on July 25th). The Italian forces occupy its crest and peak, and are pushing forward their occupation along the Tonezza tableland,

It is amusing and pathetic at the sume fime to listen to the views of some of the old Highlanders on enseription, espe cially of neu who have borne arms in

The Germain manufacturer in days

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that their ago debars them from joining Their alti regiments. One. old shaggy- ket to push some particular line, well informed as to the conditions, and the The importance of this victory is not browed Highlander remarked, “ And you goods and prices of other manufacturers to be measured in ailes, but by the fact tell me that men have to be forced to he will have to nel in competition. that it secures the freedom of the highlight. They will be strange ton, what Moreover, he has laid plus for his ways of the Posina and Astico Valleysovet, who would not be willing to go to scheme of operations before he starts, and by the fact that it takes from Aus fight the cruel for. But, of course, the Basenach has no true love of the battle. and, if he finds it worth while, will spend tria her last observatory looking down.org

a comparatively considerable amount of the plan. Above all this victory mustWe used to go singing our old elan songs the history of to the fight. I was with the Camerous money in the effort to establish himself. remain memorable in

He does not expect to make an iome-taly's third war of liberation for theat Telel-Kebir, and at Athara and On- Africa: diate profit, but he does expect to create extraordinary audacity of its plan, and durma", and was in South

bit of then. And it a demand for his goods, and having been the execution of it resulted in such a though I was in the position to study in Germany the battle as is dear to the hearts of English; I would be a great day for me to-morrow possibilities of trade with Canada, hemen battle in which coolness and if I was told to put on the old uniform usually succede when he does visit the courage win against every obstacle of again, for I would as well die in the Dominion in making the business pay for natore and of military art. the outlay incurred.

Freight rates from German ports to Canada have front time to time been lower than rates from British ports, but it remains to be seen if they will be so in future. At any rate, cheap rates are a. serious factor. for the British mana facturer to compete with, combined, as they are, with an extensive use of such aids to commerce as the German Cartels and Banks, and subsidies.

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wild fight with the bayonet as die at home. One has got to die, What better way of going out than dying for one's country -Glasgow Necord..

Monte Cimone is formed like an oblong table, the top of which (the Tonezza table land) slopes up to Spitz Tonezza, one of the strongholds of the present Austria main line of defence. The two sides of the platenu are more or less covered with undergrowth and abound in gulleys. The which started on the summit of Cimone end of the plateau is a straight wall. It

and ran down by rope-ladders to the was up this wall that the Alpini climbed Italian positions, formed a chain of on Sunday morning.

Since the recupation of Cimone by the battle. Those lower down, in a slow, as always harmonious, passed to those higher up bonbs and stones, which were Austrians on May 26th two altem had rhythmic motion which witnesses describe

The

had to come to terms with the German been made to arrive on the top from the

Sooner or later the British company Always overhanging the former was the sides. The enemy with machine-guns as surely and steadily hurled on to the threatened entry of German shipping dominated every fold of the mountain Austrian positions. When a man fell the iato British ports with offers of cut rates, here, and their sharpshooters had a magline moved up one. That was all. and in such a case the position of the nificent range down the galleys, which British companies, in view of the condi-alone gave access to the top. The summit Alpini worked with disconcerting tran without exploding were quietly handed tion of public opinion prevailing before of the mountain rises some 400 feet above quillity. Enemy bonus which fell on them on to have a better effect on the return would not have been promising. the tableland at its near end, and the Moreover, it was understood that when Austrians here held a strong armoured the stupping companies of the two coun redoubt from 2 o'clock on Saturday after trip.

AM3 o'clock in the afternoon the re- tries had come to an agreement, the Gernoon until 4.30 the following morning,

doubt was, theirs. By 7, p.m. they had mans could not be relied upon to keep it. The Italian artillery concentrated a

extended their occupation across the German intentions as regards Canada heavy fire on the crest must be judged from the fact that, just During the last two hours of the bon-crest, and the infantry was able to climb prior to the war. the Hamburg America hardment the fire was lengthened, and np the paths under the protection of the Line opened an office in Montreal, and, two companies of Alpini sealed the face summit. A 7 o'clock a first and extreme- Ryear previous to the war, four large of the mountain on rope ladders, arrivingly violent counter-attack resulted in the German forwarding agent firms had one by one under its overhanging brow, slaughter of the Austrians. Two others established organisations right through under which they squatted, hanging on during the night were repulsed with the Dominion. As customary with the somehow to the rock for seven long such success that the Italian Command Germans, they commenced by quoting hours. The enemy meanwhile, aware of was able to announce that by daybreak rates which left them with little or no their presence, bombarded them from the on Monday Cimone was in Italian pos- profit, and a serious feature of the cam- edge with hand grenades and stones. At session. After the occupation, various paign was that they obtained thereby the 10 a.m. the Alpini broke through the other columns ascended the slopes, and names of the Canadian customers of such cherins de frise and other barricadis, the work of reinforcement and advance British shippers as entrusted them with and made a first assault on the redoubt, is now in progress. business, which information they utilised but were driven down to the tableland. in the Geriaun manner by suggesting the: Here began such a battle as our prosaic names of German manufacturers able to age has seldom witnessed. A line of men,

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