Hello! Are you there? Oh, no, it's not nearly finished yet, and Haig's simply pouring shells across into the Hun positions north of the Somme..
Hand grenades, too, are the order of the day, and our boys. do REALLY GOOD WORK with them.
Eh! What's that? What do they cost? Well, a £100 EXCHE- QUER BOND repre- sents about 800 hand- grenades, and these in the hands of a bowler....
fast
you
won't need my help to draw a mental picture. Lively picture, eh ? Yes, the Hongkong Bank gets the Bonds for you. Think it over. I'll ring off now. Bye-bye.
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THE WAR. THE BALKANS,
The following Cables were received on Saturday night and issued in otr Early Morning Extra yesterday,
FRANGO-BELUTAN FRONT
[IKROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
FRENCH AIR RAIDS,
Á BIG FIRE.
(TEBOUGH REUTIE'S AURKOV.)
THE FIGHT FOR TARTUKAI. ELEVEN ATTACKS REPULSED.
LONDON, September 8th.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
AMERICAN REVENUE BILL.
PASSED BY HOUSE OF REPRE- SENTATIVES,
WATHINGTON, September 8th. The Revenue Bill was been passed by
WHAT IT AUTHORISES..
A Bucharest message dated September the rouse of Representatives. šta, says there is terrific fighting at Tur-Am A tukai. Eleven Bulgarian attacks were repulsed with heavy losses,
A ROUMANIAN RUSE.
LONDON, September 8th.
Com
WASHINGTON, September 8th. The Revenus 1711, as passed, still au- thorises the President to withhold the clearance of vessels belonging to nations diserummating against Amerier mercy, and empowers him to retaliate
embargoes on American goods. NO RETALIATION, RE
WASHINGTON. September 8thi
the
A conference of both Houses struck out the amendments on the Revenue-isiil em-. powering
President. to rolaliste against belligerents for interfering with American mails.
In consefplence of air raids, the Ron- manian Government is arranging to in PARIS, September 7th.
tern well known enemy subjects in hotelsgainst and private bosses in the centre of PLA communique says:--Sixteen aero-Bucharest, where they will be exposed to
planes bombed railway stations, bivou es, danger from, bombs, and enemy stores on the Some. A big fire was caused?
ENVELOPMENT THREATENED.- VIENNA, September 8th. An official message admits the with PARIS, September 8th.
drawal of troops near Olahtoplicza, on A communique says:-nemy counter the Roumanian runt, in order to evade attacks at Berny, to the south of Chaul a threatened envelopment. Des were repulsed with considerable i eneury losses. We have entirely main- tained our gains everywhere.
GAINE MAINTAINED,
BOUND FOR KAVALLA,
ATHENS, September 8th. for Kavalla. The notorious Baron von Schenck has
A German attack on Vaux Chapitre left Wood was repulsed.
Between Yerman d'Ovillers and Chauf nes, the enemy made four fruitless grossed attacks Earn was preceded by an tense bombardment. Two hundred more prisoners wero taken here.
IMPORTANT RAILWAY HELD BY FRENCH:
PARIS, Septeinber sili.-
To the south-west of Chaches the Fresch hold two-and-a-half miles of rail way from Roye to Peronne, which is the enciay's principal line of communien tion behind the Somnie front.
The French ave intensely bombarding huge depois of munitions and war material at Chaulnes station.
ACTIVE ARTILLERY DUEL.
PARIS, September 9th,
THE STRUMA FRONT,
SONIA, September 8th.
a violent artillery fuel on the Struma, A communique ways:There has been
the Belesh Mountins, and Lake Doiran."
There is a comparative calm on the Serbian front.
QUIN PRO QUO,
DANISH WEST : INDIES,
· DENMARK DILATORY.
4 WASHINGTON, September 8th. The Senate has agreed to the purenase of the Danish West Indies, but the Janish Parliament has not yet ratified
HON UR FOR NIGERIAN OFFICIAL.
LONDON, September 9th. The K.C.M.AJ: "decoration has been conferred on Mr. John E. Eaglesome, Works in Director of Railways and Nigeria
LONDON, September 8th." Simultaneously with the Roumanian pcial mention that the enemy had veen | MESOPOTAMIA pied Turiokaj a Vienna communiqué ad- mijs that the Austrians have withdrawn Before superior Roumanian attack
against Bargit.
.
ARTILLERY ACTIVITY,
LONDON, September 9th. A British official message from Salonica An official communight states-states-Artillery activity continues un artillery duel continues on the wholl
the Doiras front. Somme front...
LIVELY FIGHTING ON THE SOMME,
PARIS, September 9th: An official communiqué states:-South of the Somme we advanced in the village of Vermand Ovillers and took 50 pri
soners.
On the right of the Meuse several ene my attacks were launched and the enemy captured positions in the Vaux Chapitre and Esenois regions. The momentary success was millined and we captured a hundred prisoners and several machine
Kuns,
}} yells of
We advanced south-east of Thiaumont by grenade fighting.
HIS FIFTEENTH AEROPLANE. After a livdy bombardment in this sector Lieutenant Guynemer brought down his fifteenth enemy aeroplane.
THE VERDUN BATTLE. GERMANY HAS LOST ALL HOPE.
PARIS. September oth The battle of Verdun Las now lasted two hundred days.
The enemy's admission of the loss of ground on the north-east of Souville Fort on Thursday indicates that he has lost all hope of seeing the situation turn ing to his advantage.
CONTINUOUS FLOW OF
PRISONERS.
The flow of prisoners continues bundred and fifty more were taken The Somme and a hundred at Verdun.
RUSSIAN FRONT.
{THROCOA EZOTER'S AGENCY.)
RUSSIAN SUCCESS.
OTHER 3,000 PRISONERS.
Loxtos, September 7th.
took 5,000 prisoners, including 3,000 A Russian official message says:-We Germans, in the Halice region.
GERMAN ATTACKS AT KOVEL
REPULSED.
LONDON, September 8th,
A Russian communique states: Ger man attacks, succeeding heavy bombard imente, north, of Dvinsk and in the direct
tion of Kovel,, have been repulsed.
The enemy is stubbornly resisting our advance in the region of Halicz. AFRICA
(TEROVOS REDIER'S AGENDY.) GEN. BOTHA ON THE WAR.
MUST BE PROPERLY FINISHED:
has
COMMISSION,
Losnux. September 71k. The Mesopotamia Commission heard the evidence of Surgeon General Krogh Captain the Hon. Aubrey ter |bert, M.P., Captain Cross, of the Indian Medien! Service, and Sir Wilhoor Garstin,
INDIAN CIVIL SERVICE.
· LONDON, September 7th. About Afty candidates, half of whom were Indians, competed for the Indian Civil Service Examination, the reanits of which are expected to be ammaced very shortly. The examination applies to India along ax no vacancies are being filled in the Home Civil Service until Further noti
POLITICAL CLUBS TAKEN OVER.
LONDON, September 7th. The Ministry of Munitions is taking over the Constitutional Club, and the Government has taken over the National Liberal Club.
GERMANY AND PEACE.
GA, LONDON, September 8th, A Zurich feller says that during a fortnight » August 161 peace meetings, convened by Socialists in different parts of Germany, were prohibited.
LIEUTENANT-COLONEL ELKINGTON,
A DEBT OF HONOUR WIPED OFF. KLERKADORF, TRANSVAAL, Sept. Oth. General Botha, in the course of a speech, emphasised the fact that General announced, yesterday to have been re
Lieutenant-Colonel Elkington, who was Smuts now opied three-fourths of instated in the Royal Warwickshire German East Africa and that the lines Regiment, with previous seniority, after of communication had been shortened by having been cashiered in October, 1914, a thousand miles. Though the end was has been interviewed by Reuter's rorre- in view it was necessary to keep up the spondent. He said he was afraid his forces at full strength. The over-sea career in the field was ended, as his knee Two contingent must also be maintained, and had been shattered by maxim gun fire on the war properly finished. He was a while in the Foreign Legion, in which he man of peace, but peace was impossible had served twenty-two months in Cham- fill the enemy was beaten. It was better pagne, gaining the Medaille Afilitoire to fight for two years more than have to and the Groz de Guerre. for distinguish fight it all over again in the next ten ed conduct in the field. He had enlisted
ON THE BRITISH FRONT.
ENEMY SHELLS ARMENTIERES.
LONDON, September 8th, General Sir Douglas. Haig, in a com | nuniynt, says: The enemy shelled Ar- Linentieres. There is nothing else of ani ¡portance to report,
THE KAISER AT COMBLES,
LONDON, September sth. It is stated that strong German rein- forcements have arrived at Combles to defend themselves against the British at all costs. It is believed that the Kaiser} himself is on the spot,"
CAPTURE OF GUILLEMONT,
GALLANT IRISH.
Losnox, September th..
years.
THE NEAR EAST.
THROUGH BRUTER'S AGENCY.]
MESOPOTAMIA.
NO DEVELOPMENTS,
Loxox, September 8th, A Mesopotamia oficial message states -There have been no developments on the Tigris and Euphrates.
ĮNAVAL ACTIVITIES.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
BRITISH STEAMERS SUNK,
LONDON, September 8th, The following British steamers muniqué says:-Irisit regiments parlicis ¦ Pbported", to hove been sunk pating on the 3rd inst, in the capture. Tagus and the .. Strathay. of Guillemont behaved with the greatest dash and gallantry. They took her
General Sir Douglas Haig, in a com
i small share the successsihen gained.
Yesterday teh uerodromes were beabed effectively
}
There were many aerial combats. There has been intense artillery on
bardiment ou both sides.
The general situation is unchanged
ITALIAN FRONT.
{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
RUDYARD KIPLING'S VISIT TO ITALIAN FRONT.
GENERAL.:
are
he
(THROUGH REUTZE'S AGENCY.] CHINESE SEAMEN ON BRITISH SHIPS.
LONDON September 8th.
· The Trade Union Congress, at Birming- bam has passed a resolution expressing alarm at the steady increase in the nune her of Chinese working on British ships.
FRENCH SHIPPING BILL.
PARIS, September 8th. The Matin says that a Bill has Ross September 8th been introduced into the Chamber The keenest interest is being displayed authorising the Minister of Marine 15
undertake the construction of fifty-thou in the fortheuning visit of Mr. Rudyard. Kinling to the Italian froui, He will coasters to traus-Atlantic boats.
sand tons of merchant shipping, from · welcomed by His Majesty the King. and General Cadorna, will be laken overywhere and given an absolutely free. hand.
THE SHIPPING AGREEMENT,
LONDON, September 8th.
ENEMY ATTACK REPULSED,
A meeting of shareholders of the Pen- LONDON, September 8th.
insular and Oriental S. N. Co. has un- animously approved the confirming of a. Italian communiqué saya:--An conditional agreement with the New enemy attack . Civarou, in the Sugaus Zealand S. 8. Co, valley, bas koea repulsed.
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