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The following Gables wars received.

Saturday night and issued in our Early morning Betra yesterday.

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TAROTOE REUTER'S AGENCY.]

ATTACK AND COUNTER- ATTACK.

THE FIGHTING ON THE YPRES MENIN ROAD.

LONDON, August 25th.

Sir Douglas Haig reports that fresh enemy troops counter-attacked positions in the neighbourhood of the Ypres Menin road. Repeated assaults forced back our advanced troops. -

The feres fighting at Invernous Copse, and Glencore Wood continues. Our artillery dispersed concentrations in this Are The enemy's losses are heavy.

We advanced slightly to the south-east of St. Julien.

We drove down one Geruman heroplane and brought down one. Three of ours are missing.

PRAISE FOR THE CANADIANS,

SIR DOUGLAS HAIG'S TRIBUTE TO GENERAL CURRIE.

Orrawz, August 24tb. Sir Douglas Haig has sent his congratu lations to General Currie on the complete and important success achieved by the The Canadians under his command. message says that the Canadians on the 15th inst., totally defeated four German divisions whose losses are reliably estimat ed to exceed double the Canadian losses. The skill, bravery and determination shown in attack and in maintaining the positions won against repeated heavy counter-attacks were in all respects ad- mirable.

A RECORD WEEK FOR THE FRENCH.

ESTABLISHED ON THE MEUSE HEIGHTS.

LONDON, August 25th.' Correspondents state that the capture

COMPAÑIA GENERAL DE TABACOS of Hill 204 was a brilliant operation.

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The history of the war does not hold u better week's work for the French, who are now established in the most advan tageous positions on the Meuse heights.

The battle was notable for the French -gun fire and the enemy's poison, gas,

The Germans had seven divisions Eight. ing on the front line and five in support. Two-thirds of the total prisoners were taken on the left bank of the Mease. The longest advance was on the right bank due to the strength of the front lines: held, contrary to the enemy's custom.

General Pershing witnessed the assault on the 20th inst.

The German sixth reserve division. facing Deadman Hill, lost 2,500 pri

AUGUNT AIK

GERMAN ADMISSION// |

LONDON, August 28th.

German "official wireless massage, says.......... We'recaptured. Brawokes south of the Ypres Main Road and destroyed On Wodnesday we re- twenty-one tanks

bed the Canadians attempting to enter Lens: There is intense artillery, fring on both sides of the Mouse. We evacuated Bill 304. Our fire prevented trope, which were massing for an attack north if Louvemont, Trom leaving their.

trenches.

LENS.

PORTUGUESE REPULSE TWO

RAIDS.

The Portuguese repulsed two raids to the north-west of La Bassee.

General

(THROUGH ZHUTER'S AGEHUT.) PRISONERS CAPTURED DURING THE VAR BRITISH AND GERMAN TOTALS.

LONDON, August 24th. A British official message states that since April 9th the Britsk have opptarela

The French have 46,155 Germans.

The British have taken 131,776 prisoners in all the theatres during the war period, excluding African natives. Our enemies during the war period have taken a

ORDER OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE.

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FIRST LIST OF HONOURS,

LONDON, August 24th. Lang liste of the first recipients of the Order of Companions of Honour and various classes of the Order of the British Empire bave been issued.

The men and women chosen for the distinction are drawn from every walk in life whose services, during the war, have won particular notice.

FIERCE FIGHTING AROUND tured 43,723, the Italians 40,681, che

Austrians, and the Russians have cap

One class of the Order of the Britis tured 37,221 chiefly Austrians again,

The British have taken 102,918 German Empire consists of a medal and is award- prisoner during the war period. Theed for services by men or women qugaged in manual and other war work and for Germans have taken prisoner approxi

acts of great courage, self-sacrifice, high Sir Douglas Haig reports feros fight-mately 43,000 including Indians.

example. initiative, perseverance, skill, ing to the south of Lens. We hold the German trenches to the north-west of

The announcement foreshadows tha Greencrassier. The enemy's losses are

resource and invention.

particularly-heavy-

recommendations by fellow workers of

it is further announced that the Govern worthy recipients will be considered, and ments of India and the Dominions have agreed that lists of recipients of the Order of the British Empire shall appear subsequent datok. Civil Service, Military and Naval awards are being similarly deferred.

The Order of the Companion of

has been Honour

conferred seventeen. prople of both

German artillery is active to the north.proximately 56,500 prisoners, excluding east of Ypres.

Italian Front

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(SHROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.}

ITALIANS PROGRESSING,

PRISONERS STILL FLOWING IN.

LONDON, August 24th.

African, natives.

GRAIN SHIPMENTS TO HOLLAND.

AGREEMENT WITH U.S.A.

WASHINGTON, Anguss 95th. An agreement with Holland bag been reached, permitting grain shipments to the Netherlands conditionally on a por

The Italian offensive is progressing all along the line. The attacks are unslacktion being used for the relief of the

Belgians. ing. Prisoners are still flowing in.

The numbers bulletined do not include those sent to hospital and these are

autnerisits.

Sweden has agreed to release 600,000 tonɛ of wheat in American ports to the Belgium Relief Commission.

On the northern rim of the Carso, com- prising a stairway of peake, one of the most important positions between Gorizia | ANOTHER AMERICAN LOAN and the sea, picked troops of the enemy are resisting furiously but they are.losing ground.

NEW POSITIONS CARRIED. An Italian official message states:-The battle is continuing. We have carried positions and repulsed violent counter-attacks. The prisoners now num- her 20,000 men and 300 officers, while we have captured sixty guns. Our aeroplanes bombed massed troops and dropped fifteen tons of bombs on communications. The enomy persists in fruitless attempts at Trentino.

Russian bront.

{TEROSON REUTER'S LOZNOY.]

GERMANS ATTACK NEAR RIGA.

RUSSIANK RETIRE SLIGHTLY.

FOR

RUSSIA.

WASHINGTON, Angust 9th.

A further twenty millons have been loaned to Russia, making a total of fifty-five millions sterling, the credits to the Allies being increased from hundred to one hundred and twenty millions sterling monthly.

Replying to M. Tereschenke's note of the 2nd inst., the Government has sent a message of encouragement, and says that President Wilson fully appreciates the task confronting the Provisional Govern ment, but does not doubt the final triumph of a regenerated Russia founded on prin. ciples of Democracy.

RAILWAY CONGESTION IN

GERMANY.

AMSTERDAM. Angust 25th

The Governor of Celogue has ordered all male and female citizens to assist in loading and discharging railway trucks to relieve the congestion.

LONDON, August 24th. Besides driving back the Russian advanced cavalry posts in the region of Mukkum to Keimmern, the Germans are attacking from Kalvitsem, twenty miles STREET CORNER AGITATORS LIVELY ARTILLERY DUEL. west of Riga, along the road to Riga vid

Shiok.

Kopara.

Loxos, August 25th. A French communiqué states that in Champagne there is a rather lively artil lery duel in the region of Teton.

On the Verdun front hostile artillery, which was energetically countered, bou barded the French new first line, especial ly north of Hill 304 between Samagnets and Chambrettes Farm.

. A hundred prisoners were taken Hill 304.

A FINE OPERATION COMPLETED.

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LONDON, August 25th. Reuter's correspondent at the French Headquarters telegraphs that the taking of Hill 304 completes the operation begun on the 20th inst. It was the lust Boebe stronghold marked down for capture, The value of the hill lay chiefly in the menace it offered to the French positions

at Morthomme.

TREMENDOUS GERMAN

Between the River Aa and Tirul Marsh advanced they have captured Russian positions.

The Russians have retired one or two It is too early yet to miles to the north. say whether the offensive may develop on a vast scale, as recently foreshadowed by General Korniloff.

ROUMANLANS REPULSE ENEMY.

LONDON, August 25th.

WASHINGTON, August 25th. The Major of New York has announced agitators will be that street-corner promptly arrested if they speak against the Allies.

THE NEW HONOURS LIST,

LONDON, August 25th. The Honours List bas been well strived A Russian official wireless message There is a unique absence of any favour states:-The Roumanians repulsed enemy of political or other favouritism. attacks to the north of Grodestchi and north-east

Suveja. The exenry occupied the part of a trench in the direc. tion of Bozen, but a counter-attack drove him out.

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LONDON, Augnee 2 th

A German official wireless message states:-Our troops have reached the Aa River and some places on the coast. They repaised attacks near Soveja and the Susita Valley.

Aerial Activities.

(THROUGH BRUTER'S AGENCY.]

THE AIR RAID OVER RAMSGATE.

LOSSES. WHOLE DIVISION WIPED OUT. LONDON, August 24th. Correspondents with the French Army state that the operations begun on the 20th inst., have now resulted in the posses sion of the whole line of the assigned objectives, depriving the enemy of his last offensive positions before Verdun. The whole three regiments of one enemy divi-

LONDON, August 24th. sion were killed or taken prisoner. The ancrey's losses are not confined to the The Daily Mail announces that the front lines. The French heavily shelled hospital bombed at Ramsgate was a an unusually numerous mass of reserves, Canadian military hospital crowded with

HOSPITAL DELIBERATELY

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RUSSIAN

OF RESIGNATION

WAR MINISTER.

PETROGRAD, August 25th. M. Savinkoff, the acting Minister for War, has resigned owing to a military and political difference with M. Kerensky It is stated that General Korniloff shares the views of M. Savinkoff.

STOCKHOLM CONFERENCE

ATTITUDE OF THE SAILORS WIDELY ENDORSED

LONDON, August 25th. Mr. Havelock Wilson has stated to the Trades Unionists that the refusal to carry delegates to Stockholm is now supported! by the seven chief seafaring societies, re- presenting 200,000 seamon,

Norway, Denmark, Sweden, Holland. Italy, France and Russia, endorsed the

BAGS of USED HONGKONG POSTAGE two-thirds of its effectives, and in azother Gothas deliberations show that the embargo.

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General South and includes Sir Henry Babington Smith, K.C.R.. Sir Frant Swettenham, K.C.M.G.. the Marchiones of Lansdowne, Miss Violet Markham, Mr. Wardle M.P. Mr. Wilkir. M.P.. Lord Buraham and five ladies.

The Grand Cross of the British Empire is headed by Queen, Mary and includes Lady Lawley.

Thirteen Knights Grand Cross include the Duke of Connaught, Lord Emmott, Lord Gladstone. Tord Sydenham. Sir Eric Gedder, and Sir Arthur Pearson.

There are five Danes Commander and these include the Dowager Marchioness of Dufferin and Mrs, Alfred Lyttleton.

There are forty-three Knights Com- mander of the Order comprised of administrators and advisers to various Government bodies.

Beventy-nine Commanders of the Order include Mr. Appleton, the Secretary General of the Federation of Trades Unions. Mr. Havelock Wilson, the Secre tary of the Seamen's and Firemen's Union, the matrons of the leading London hospitals and Red Cross Society officials. Seventy Officers of the Order" include a number of Trades Union officials.

Firty-three members of the Order in- clude distinctions for members of war institutions.

A first list of 12 medalists describes the | gallant deeds they performed in the course of their duties in explosives and other factories, and includes a septuagenarian munition worker.

CHINA AND THE WAR,

PARIS, August 25th. The Chinese President, replying to M. Poincaré, declares that the Central Powers -

Chine are the enemies of mankind. spontaneously entered the war in order to baster peace-

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THE COTTON OUTPUT.

LONDON, August 25th. The operation of, the cotton output restriction scheme has been postponed until September 10th.

SOLDIERS DROWNED WHILST BATHING.

LONDON, August 25th. Eight soldiers were drowned daring bathing parade at Blyth. There were number of thrilling rescues.

SHORTAGE OF TEA IN ENGLAND.

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LONDON, August 24th.

It is announced that there are only six weeks' supply of tea in the United Kingdom The issue of tea tickets is foreshadowed.

AUSTRALIA'S NEW WAR TAX.

MELBOURNE, August 94th,

The Finance Minister has .. nounced that the reserve from the single men's and childless widowers' tax will. he utilised for the repatriation of return INd soldiers.

DISASTER AVOIDED FOR THE MOMENT.

instance when a heavy counter-attack was being prepared the enemy were decimated. be clearly seen at an altitude of twelve THE POLITICAL CRISIS

thousand feet and the Gothas were not A DASHING FRENCH ATTACK.

flying so high. The amputation ward of LONDON, August 25th. fifty beds was wrecked but fortunately the

patients were sight-seeing outside. GRACA & CO. A French communiqué states-A

dashing attack this morning between LOSS OF ZEPPELIN ADMITTED Avocourt Wood and Mort Homme" A German comuniqué admits the loss wont considerably beyond the object of a Zeppelin as cabled on the 21st inst. tives We carried the formidable Hill Referring to the Zeppelin raid, of which 304 in a single rush and also Bois Cam details were cabled on the 2nd inst., the mard, westward of the line of fortifica communiqué claims that a Zeppelin effec. * MONTSERRAT" tions north of the Hill. We reached the tively pelted Hull and Lincoln,

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OVERSEAS GIFTS OF AIRCRAFT

LONDON, August 24th

The National Zeitung says that the It is officially announced that since the Chancellor at the Reichstag received beginning of the war generous contribu eleven Alsace Lorraine members who sub- tions for the provision of aircraft have mitted wishes for transforming Alsace and been received from all parts of the Empite Lorraine into a Federal State

and from British subjects in neutral and

These are much appreciated Servico momentarily in warding off disaster but aeroplanes and seaplanes so provided depth of the advance was over two kilo-The Admiralty reports that yesterday Dr. Michaelis has apparently succeeded Allied countries. The number of gift both by the Government and the air ser metres. We took more prisoners. -

him A vigorous offensive to the east of the dropped many tons of bombs on the there is no cessation in the attacks against total 437, Esnes Behincourt road enabled us to Middlekerke Dump, the Raversyde Dump widen our positions north of Mort Homme and on the Houttave aerodrome.

machines safely returned. to a depth of about one kilometre.

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A Labour paper demands the inclusion vices as evidence of the public interest

in their work. of two Socialists in the Cabinet.