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LESSONS IN CHINESE.

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South China Morning Post,

Results to Date, The Runaish stocessos: in the Gumbinnen distriot are bound to causo concern in military head- quarters at Berlia and may lead

to the diversion of troops who

would otherwise be employed gainst the allied forces. It woul Bom Bathough Germany has held Bussia rather cheaply hitkarto, and has concentrated her affors upon the invasion of France. After three weeks of the hardent fighting, having lost many men and weakened her forces by the moet grublling work, she has at last set foot upon French soil in the border town of Luneville, sho former residence of the Dukes of

Lorraine and where, oariously,

the treaty of pesce was signed between Germany and France in 1801; On the other hand, the French have made great headway in the provinces of Alszoe and Lorraine, and the Russians are masters of German territory for over fifty miles from the frontier, The position at the moment is therefore that Germany has lost a great deal more than she has gained.

Daily Press.

Lord Kitchener's Speech, The British Empire is excep tionally fortunate in having at the War Office in the precant crisis.6 man of Lord Kitchener's soldierly qualities, great military experi ence and capacity for organis tion. The Empire reposes in him the most implicit confidence, sid, as we have seen, is - ready to respond to every call he may dem. it necessary to make upon their patriotism. The

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China day.

The War:

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trying, in every conceivable man- ner, to enter French territory they have been completely unsuccess ful. The Allied Forces have encountered the German troops, which are numerically much superior, and though they have not been successful in getting through the German lines, they have put an effectual check to the enemy's advance. But the French and the British soldiers fought with splendid courage and effect ed tremendous havoo among the German troops, That the soldiers of qur country distingarhed themselves so well during their first encounter with the enemy is. matter for much satisfaction though it is, of course, what was only to be expected from British soldiers, The German Imperial Ganrdih select troops of the German Empire appear to have been practically beaten to a standstill, and so great was the Onslaught of the Allied Forcer that the French Algerian troops, engaged in hand to hend fight with the enemy, creating, great havoo among the German troops. In the words of Estl Kitchener, all hoping for the suocess of the arms of the Allied Forces will say We are proud of the m

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