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August 8, 1916,

7425 日十初七

TELEGRAMS.

CONDENSED.

BRITISH EXPORTS INCREASED DURING JULY BY £IL601.546. BRITISH IMPORTS INCREASED DURING JULY BY £1,048,804," GERMANS ATTACKING THIAUKONT WORK WERE THROWN BACK.

A GERHAN ATTACK ON VAUX WOOD COMPLETELY FAILED, FURTHER SUCCESSES ARE REPORTED FROM EAST AFRICA.

THE BRITISH TOOK 45 OFFICERS AND 8,100 MEN IN KATIA DISTRICT. THE BRITISH RETAIN THE GROUND WON ON SUNDAY IN FRANCE:

A FURTHER SUCCESSFUL BRITISH RAIDING OF TRENCHES IS REPORTED. THE FRENCH HAVE FELLED THREE HORE GERMAN AEROPLANES. THE SINKING OF SIX MORE STEAMERS IS REPORTED.

A DECLARATION PERMITTING MECCA PILGRIMAGE IS EXPECTED. THE ULEMA HOPES GRAND SHERIF WILL PROCLAIN HIMSELF CALIPH. THE RUSSIANS ARE WITHIN 14 MILES OF TARNOPOL-LEMBERG RAILWAY. THE AUSTRIANS ARE REPORTED AS FALLING BACK FROM TARNOPOL ENEMY ACTIVITY NORTH OF CARPATHIANS IS FOR POLITICAL PURPOSES. THE EGYPTAINS ARE MOST ELATED AT THE ROUTING OF THE TURKS. GENERAL JOFFRE STATES THAT VICTORY IS NOW CERTAIN.

* GENERAL JOFFRE SAYS THE ENEMY IS USING UP LAST RESERVES. ̧*

TWO-THIRDS OF THE GERMAN ARMY IS STILL ON THE WESTERN FRONT.

[All telegrams appearing in large type are the latest having been received during the course of the day. Those in small type have come through over-night.]

THE ALLIED OFFENSIVE.

No Change on British Front.

[Renter's Service to the "Telegraph."]

August 7, 8.40 p.m. General Sir Douglas Haig reports that the ritustion is un- changed.

We retain the ground won yesterday, The hostile bombardment between the Antre and the Somme against our front line and back areas continmou,

We repulsed amali counter-attacks to the cast of Pozières. We successfully raided trennhes to the east of Neuville St. Vaset. Last evening the enemy endeavoured to raid dare to the south-east of Bois Grenier, but he was driven back with lows.

Fruitless Enemy Attacks.

August 7, 4.50 p.m.

A Paris communique states:-There has been violent artillery firing in the region of Chaulzes,

Germans attacking the Thiaumont work were thrown back to their own trenches by our curtain of fire.

An enemy attack on Vaux wood completely failed.

Tures German seroplanes were felled on the Somme front and

three others wara foroed to land within their own lines.

Our air squadrons bombed the railway stations at Metsablons and Thionville; su well as factories at Rambach and bivonses at Etain.

MORE STEAMERS SUNK.

August 7, 1.20 p.m.

The following steamers have been sank:-Tottenham and Favonian (British), Triconpis (Greek), Sienė (Italian), Jangaraborg (Danish), and Commerce (Swedish).

THE MECCA PILGRIMAGE.

August 7, 1.20 p.m.

A message from Cairo states that a declaration permitting the Pilgrimage a momentarily expected..

CAUSE OF ARAB REVOLT.

August 7, 1.20 p.m. `-

A message from Constans says the Ulema and the Bhoik-ul- Islam attribute the Arab revolt to Enver's pro-Geraan policy and sati-lalamic tendencies. They sympathise with the Grand. Sherif and hope he will prooisim himself Caliph and obtain the recogaiton of Islam.

GOOD NEWS FROM EAST AFRICA.

August 7, 3,40

p.m. General Smuls reports that naval men accopied the minor port of Badani on the let inet. alter alight opposition.

Other naval operations are progressing at various pointa on the -coast-line,perti

Major General Van Deventer is pursuing the enemy towards Mpapna from the Kilimatinds, Dodoma and Kikombo aras,

Brigadier General Northey has reached Nadibira, in the direction of Irings,

TUESDAY,

AUGUST

1916.

TELEGRAMS.

THE EGYPTIAN FRONT.

Another British Success.

[floater's Service to The "Telegraph.”],""

Angust 7, 205 p.m.

General Murray reporte, in reference to the fighting in the Katia district, as follows:--Our fire was most effectirs, and the Turkish loses in killed and wounded appear to be very heavy. The pursuit has been continued for eighteen miles.

The Tarks are now wall clear of the Katia Umaisha, basin, We have taken prisonern 45 ‹fficers and 3,100 men, unwounded.

Egyptians Elated.

August 7, 200 p.m.

À message from Cairo states that the Egyptians are most elated at the Turkish roat. Hundreds of prisoners, moet diesy and most | diereputable in appearance, have been brought in sufering from

thirst, and more are expected, including German officer.

THE RUSSIAN SUCCESSES.

Nearing the Tarnopol+Lemberg Railway.

August 7, 7,25 p m. Beuter's correspondent et Petrograd states that the successes to the south of Brody bring the Russians within fourteen miles of

August 8, 1928,

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TELEGRAMS.

STEAMER SUNK.

[Router's Service to The "Telegraph."]

August 7,44 steamer Mount Coniston has been sună.

A PESSIMISTIC PUBLICIST.

August 7, 4.45 a.m. The German publicist Maximilian Harden, in an article on the second year of the war, says "that it has been # remarkable revelation. In chastened mood he pessimistically warns his readers that Germany is fighting for her life. A period of untold suffering is ahead. Nothing can be hoped- for until the favour of Heaven, or accident, smashes England, " which is still unassailable.

*COMPANY MEETING.

*Ural Caspian Oil Corporation. Limited.

*****$35 PEE ANNUM

STRANGE TALE,

Our Air Service. There is a generai impression ↑ that orities of those who co trol the Air Bet view have not beet very fortunate in their prooted- |ings, and that, whether their slagations be true or not, they ha va buen apt to allow, muupicion and their private convictions to take the place... of proofs. No such charge car boʻlavell- ed at the extraordinary story told by Lord Montagu ja tha Hasee of Lords, for Led Carson, spesking on behalf of the Govezament,, admitted that be -was-unible-to-trúvorno any perTM of it. There may be some points - in it which are controversial bat, taken a whole, the socount of what happened ia plainly correct,

tity. Almost all the oil produced and we do not think we are wrong had been cisposed of, as well an public as much as it astonished

in saying ft will astonish the ... ́ the large stocks held at the com-the House of Lords. A brand new mencement of the year. The

tcoke at the end of the year and very valuable F. E. 3D co- amounted to only 8,549-tone, and was needed for service în plane had just been completed, against 37,120 tour at the begin-France. At Farnborough it ning of the year. In this conne placed in charge of a pilot who

The fifth ordinary generation he thought the question of was unaoquainted with the - part?

price called some Corporation was held on June 21 the field was a new one, and across the ssa, and who had only As the shareholders kaus, at Winchater House, London,

it was fitted, who had never flown E.C. The Hon Reginald Parker from other Russian oilfelde bean gasstied to the Royal Flying was situated hundreds of milea

sided. (chairman of the Company): pre- The only way of disposing of their Corps ains days before. H

outpat was by the Caspian Sea, of the front, which is sufficiently entirely ignorant of the geography

the Tarnopol-Lemberg Railway, in consequenos of which the The Chairman said that theland, owing to the fact that all difficult to passie even the most

Austrians are reported to have began to fall biok from Tarnopol in the direction of Ziotoloff,

According to prisoners, three divisions of German reinforce ments have been sent to Zlotchoff and Pomorjany, further mouth.

The enemy activity northwards of the Carpathians is regarded sa being chiefly for political purposes, with a view to inßaencing Rumanis,'

GENERAL JOFFRE INTERVIEWEO. ·

Victory is Now Certain."

eandry creditors showed an in: Isadadjicant was very little abova oreans of about £10,000 on that level, the shallow waters experienced at times, and he seems of last year, the whole of which extended some miles from the for the task. Despite hie protest to have urged his own unfinew represented a reserve made for coast, and delivery of oil could he was ordered to proceed, and of English Government taxes, the only be effected by very shallow di [exict assessment of which had not draught boste.

Under these yet been settled. On the other conditions they had been cm his way, descended near Lille, What was the result? He lost side of the accounta it would pallad to contract at telling and within the hours or so of be noticed that farther ad pro about & copacks below being tarned cut of the fackey Vances hari. been made 10 the Biko price. That condition, how the new and valuable madaise, of Bucsian Company of about ear, was cot peculiar to the Ural which he had been placed in £85,000, bringing the total of Company, e other fields were in charge, was handed orec intact their indebtedness up to £158,500. aleo Eving to allow rebites owing

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This amount had been expended to difficulties of transport. Still, to the Germans, whose communi- August 7, 100 p.m.

in the development of the field. he thought shareholders would que rastically indicated that. According to Reuter's correspondent at Paris, General Jufre, By these advances and the pay allow that the prices shown it would be found very ussful. It (ie not suggested that any blamá on being interviewed, states that the enemies are showing signs of ment of dividende, fands in the report of the directors were what

to the weakening and of using up their last reserves. Victory, he said, London had been reduced from not at all unfavourable. However, i The

a new factor had arisen, because of Admiralty would not con- strictest art is now certain,

the Government had

fired a demas newly joined ap...

£215,000 in the last sear to

item in the profit and lose account

General Joffre mentioned that two-thirds of the German, Army - £78,000. There was only.cnemaximum price for erade oil torentine if he were suddenly

are still on the Western front.

BIG RISE IN BRITISH EXPORTS.

August 7, 4.50 p.m. British trade returns show that, compared with July of last year, there were increases during the past month as follows Exports, 211,601,546; imports, £1,048,604.

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{la the event of talegrams arriving too late for lasertion on this page they will be found on Page 8 or on Extra].

EARLIER TELEGRAMS.

LORD WIMBORNE RE-APPOINTED.

August 6, 10.55

p.z..

It is officially stated that, Lord Wimborns. has been ro-appointed Lord Lieutenant of Ireland.

THE FIGHTING IN THE WEST,

German Artillery Busy.

August 7, 1.00 am,

A Paris communiqué states: The Gerinaas are violently bombarding Thiaumont, Fleury, Chapitre and Chenois. Their infantry did not attack

Enemy Trenches. Raided.

August 7, 1.00 a.m. General Bir Douglas Haig's communique stales: East - of Pozieres we progressed in the direction of Martin Pujch. The enemy twice attacked the ground we gained north-wast of Porieren. One attack, helped by liquid fire, temporarily foroad us back from one of the captured trenches, but later we recovered all except forty yards. · The second attack was repulsed with loan. There has been considerable" activity at Carenchy, Loos and St Eloi. We rided enemy trenches, causing many camaltine. Our artillery, zastabed by aeroplanes, destroyed 'several gun emplacomer34,

to which he desired to call at 45 copecks at Biku-that was tention, but it was an important practically at the roll; and, mach placed in command of a veselbe ons. The dividend declared by the disadvantage of the Ural his way in the intricacies of the had never seen before, and lost the Russian Company of B Company, had fixed the same Walay Archipelago. The kaak eet 980,000, if the rate of exchange price for Rakashs, which this unlucky airman was prob-

normal, would

this Company's shipping portably, if anything, rather more give the English Company abont

It cost something like 3 copecks dificult than that, and, with alt £103,800; taken, however, to pump the oil from the DosHOT

respect to Lord. Ourson, it is

were

at the rate ruling at the end of the old to Rakusha; consequently ridiculous to say that this is "one | Company's fiusncial year, it only quiteapart from the disadvantages ¦ „t the risks which must be ran

amounted to.666,770, the loss on se Company otherwise suffered

exchange being £38,830, bat this zom, they really bad 3 copecks aerial warfare." It is not a fair was only s book lost, as no moneys cost upon the oil over the risk of warfare at all; it is trast- had been remitted.

Bank producer. The Board wers at ing to blind, blundering lack However, that sum represented over 34 per maximum price had been fixed, who knows nothing whatever of lows to understand why that to ask a pilot who has never flɔwn scross the ses before, and cent on the ospital of the Com- pany. Since then the exchange the result was, notwithstanding the peculiarly confusing mili had gone against them still far- the enormously increased cost in ther, and to-day was 15.69 roubles bour and steril, to say try topography of Flanders, to to the pound, which made it very thing of hesty taxation, they Where he landed could be nothing take a machine into our lines. difficult to remit to England there prevented from resping the

profits earned in Russia. He benefit of their labours. As but a matter of chance, and we called particular attention to that regards the financial position of cannot admit that no responsi- point in order to show that, at the Russian Company, the Ural bility for his failure rests upon though in paying the shareholders Company, had a large sum of the authorities who sent him. If about 10 per cent for the year money there on deposit and in- they blandered through some they were paying over 3 perated in Humian Government error in their information their cent more than last year, this ac necurities, and the fascial defenders had better say so, and make the amende ip their behalf. did not really represent the position of the Company was a improvement in the profite of the most satisfactory one. He con- Bat if they really knew all the Russian business attained. The claded by moving the adoption of facts about the pilot and, in face of them, aged as they did they production for the year showed the report and accounts. |an advance of 33,500 tons over Mr. H. W. A. Dsterding must be held guilty of almost in-

credible carelesenses or fally. the corresponding twelve months("conded the motion, which was

Globe. of 1913-14, but this was the reaaltjegreed to unanimously.

of working a mnoh larger namber

of wells namely 33 against 19,

and showed shat the average per

Wife's Letter:From " Dead".

Husband:

DON'T FORGET.

TO-DAY.

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well had considerably fallon off.. Bash falling of was the natural result of boring a larger number A pleasant surprise has come of wells on a limited nena, which to a. married woman of "Beth, rendered it imperative to look Mra. Payne, who on June 1 re-Police Reserve-Opening of further afield for fatare supplies ceived official notice that her Headquarters Club by H. E, the Preparatione had been made to husband, a private in the 2nd Governot; noon, bu that end, and a` drilling pro Dorsets, had been killed in solion gramme was now in progross, on May 10, Mrs. Payna huu just which provided for deepdrilliógin bad a letter from her husbin), other parts of the concession ares, written from a hospital in. Monov Arrangements and also now been potamia, saying that he has been made for dealing with the outpat ill, but is now getting well. In the 45 Government from the Market Field, which, mountime Mes. Payao had gone De Suurda scopeding to the Tatact adviosa, into mourning and had”

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