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TELEGRAMS.

CONDENSED.

BRITAIN PROHIBITS EXPORTS TO SWEDEN EXCEPT UNDER STRICT LICENCE. SWEDISH IMPORTERS CANNOT DISCLOSE DESTINATION OF GOODS. SR. BOSELLI SAYS ITALY MUST MAINTAIN AGREEMENT WITH ALLIES. ITALIAN ASPIRATIONS WILL BE SECURED KY DEFINITE CONQUEST- IF ELECTION IS ON OLD REGISTER, LIFE OF PARLIAMENT WILL HE LIMITED. HOSTILE AEROPLANES HAVE BOMBKO VENICE AND THE GRADO LAGOON. THE BRITISH LINE HAS BEEN ADVANCED AT GUILLEMONT,

[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,]

BRITAIN ANd sweden.

An Export Prohibition.

[Bouter's Service to The “Telegraph."]

August 16, 11 30a.m.

Rentar nanounces that the Grerament hay decided to prohibit all exporta to Sweden, except under the most stringent licence.

The Cause Explained.

August 17, 4.40 p.m.

The reason for the probibition of exports to Sweden is that a now Swedish law prohibits importara, giving any information re- garding the ultimate destination of imports, which information in omvential under the British Customs War Powert Act.

ITALY'S POLICY.

August 17, 2.00 p.m.

Beatar's correspondent at R‚me says that in a speech S ́gnor. Boselli, the Prime Minister, declared that they must moura Italian aspirations by definite conquest, and must closely maintain their agreements with the Allies.

THE LIFE OF PARLIAMENT.

August 18, 1.00 ...

Before the Parliament Bill was read a third time, the Govern ment undertook specially to limit the life of the new Parliament in the event of an election on the old Register.

AERIAL RAID ON VENICE.

August 17, 11.55 p.m.- According to Benter's correspondent at Rome, it is officially announced that artillery actions have not been marked by special features.

Hostile aeroplanes bombed Venice and the Grado Lagoon last night. The damage was slight and there were no casualties.

GOOD NEWS FROM EAST AFRICA.

August 17, 400.p.m: General Smute reports that his troops are closing in on the on- tral railway in the vicinity of Kilosa from the north and the west, while naval forces have occupied the important Arab town of Dagamojo, capturing s asval four-inch gas.

THE ALLIED OFFENSIVE.

British Line Advanced.

August 17, 4.10 p.m. General Sir Douglas Baig, in a communique, ssy-Our line has been advanced both west and south-west of Guillemont,

French Organising New Positions.

August 17, 4.10 p.m. Beuter's correspondent at Paris quotes a communique, which says:-The enemy has not attempted a counter-attack at Homme. We are organizing the positions won.

There was violent artillery firing north of Maurepas and in the esctor of Belloy-en-Banterre. It is calm elsewhere.

(in the event of telègrams arriving too late for Insertion on this

page they will be found on Page 8 or on Extra),

EARLIER TELEGRAMS.

MRS. BESANT'S INDIAN JOURNAL.

August 16, 9.45 am... In the House of Commons, in reply to Mr. P: Snowden (Blackburn) Mr. Chamberlain said he was not prepared to interfere with the action of the Government of Madras re- garding the paper "Now. India." He was not aware that every Indian paper of standing had protested, or that the action bad created indignation throughout India..

À FOREIGN OFFICE APPOINTMENT.

August 16, 2,20 p.m.

Bir Ralph Paget, Assistant Under Secretary for Foreign Affairs since 1913, has been appointed British Minister in Denmark.

THE LIFE OF Parliament.

August 16, 9.25 p.m. In the House of Commone £he bill for the extension of the life of Parliament and the Registration Bill passed the second readings o

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FRIDAY,

AUGUST 18. 1916.

TELEGRAMS.

THE RUSSIAŃ DRIVE.

́Enemy's Three Lines of Retreat.

[Renter's Service to The “ Telegraph.”]:

August 16, 12.20 p.m. According to Beuter's correspondant at Petrograd, military experts indicate that there are three lines of "enemy retreat from Galicia, namely the left wing along the Taroji Lemberg road, the centre to Brjezany and the right wing to. Halicz. The Russians are only six miles from the last named place. General Bochm-Ermolli is vigorously resisting General Sakharoff's flanking effort on the Sereth. The Russians are still held up by General Bothmer on the middle course of the Zlots Lipa, but farther south they hold both banko for 16 miles and are continuing to cran.

Changes in Northers Command.

August 17, 1.30 LIL Beuter's correspondent at Petrograd anys General Rusaky has been appointed Commander in Chief of the north, ern atinies ifi Succession to General Kuropatkin.

ARE PRO-GERMANS CONCERNED?

August 16, 12.20 p.m.

Three cases of bubonic plague have occurred at Bristol. The Medical Officer of Health has hinted at the possibility of rats having been deliberately infected.

THE SUBMarine camPAIGN,

August 16, 12.20 p.m. The following steamers have been sunk-Pagasarri (Spanish), San Giovanni Battista. (Italian); and severaḥ sail; ing ships:

JAPANESE PRINCE VISITS PETROGRAD.

*August 18, 12.20 p.m. Reuter's correspondent at Tokyo states that Prince Tanin is proceeding to Petrograd to return the recent visit of the Grand Duke.

CANADA'S PART IN THE WAR,

Interview with an Ontario Statesman.

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Mr. Rowell mentioned that Canads hoped to finance the whole of its own war expenditure from now.

August 18, 1915,

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TELEGRAMS.

THE ALLIED ADVANCE.

Qulet British Froat.

(Bester's Service to sha “Telegraph."]

August. 17, 12,05 1.m.

General Sir Douglas Haig's evening communique says there

is nothing special to report.

French Resume Offensive.

August 17, 1.45 a.mm. à Paris communique says the French resumed the offen. sive on the Some this afternoon, after an intense cannonad- ing, making important gains. They captured on the north of the Somme, in conjunction with the British, the whole line. of German trenches on a mile front. Simultaneously the- French south of the Somme captured in one rush a system of powerfully fortified German trenches on a front of twelve kundred metres south of Belloy-en-santerre. After capturing a mile of trenches north of Maurepas, the Anglo-French at certain points reached the Guillemont-Maurepas Road. Moreover, south of Maurepas, all the German positions east of the Maurepas-Clery Road were captured on a front of twe kilometres to a depth of from 300 to 500 metres, after a fierce fight in which the enemy lost most heavily. Both operations were brilliantly conducted and rapidly executed. Many prisoners were taken in addition to the sixty captured south of the Somme.

BRITAIN AND THE VATICAN

August 17. 4,80 a.m.

•Count de Salis has been appointed special Envoy to the Vatican in succession to Sir Henry Howard,

NO CHANGE IN MESOPOTAMIA.

August 17, 12.05 a.m.

It is officially announced that the situation in Meso- potamia is quite unchanged.

THE 'BERWICK ELECTION RESULT:

August 17, 1.45 p.m.

The Berwick bye-election resulted: Sir Francis Blake (Coalition) 3794; Dr. Turnbull (Independent) 821,

[The bye-election was caused through the elevation to the Peerage of Sir Edward Grey, whose majority at the last election wne 1,686.]

VANCOUVER.

A Great Future.

In a brief bat pointed address

$3 PER ANNUM.

TELEGRAMS.

EARLIER TELEGRAMS.

LADY HELEN BRASSEY MARRIED.

(Reuter's Service to The "Talagraph”)

London, Beceived. August 17 The wedding has tukwa place of Lady Halon Brassey to Major Joha -Marrsy, son of the "welle †known publishinė: **

TEUTON LOSSES.

Some Striking Figures.

New York, Aug. 2.—Esporta from London state that the pre- sence of a Turkish Army Corps in the Austrian lines' near Lambärg is regarded by military experts na giving the measure of the Aust- [tians' dire distress

One expart, reviewing the

enemy's losses during the two yaurs of war, says the GermSUB admit-casualties amounting to 4,000,000. The cautions estimate of Britials and French statisticians adds. 900,000 to this total, and adding the lossen for a portion of Jane, and the whole" "of July, which have not yet bean par iicularised in German raportu, the total German loman to date zamek, it in believed, total over 5,000,000.

The Austrian coraalties during the first 14 months of the war wers 2,500,000. General Ivanoff 100gnated, for. 45,000 between September, and November - last, besides "paiting" "anotbar 50,000 ont of action in December. “

In thin-cfensive fivement now being carried out by the Ramiane, General Brnonball has taken 300,- 090 Austrisa prisasiers, and put the same number hors de bombas. "A conservative estimate pata the Austrian loses since Septem~- ber at 680,000, so that the and af the second year of war, which began with Anatria's offensive in Serbis, brings Austria's Tonnen approximately up to 2,500,000.

The total Austro German losses, therefore, cannot be less than 8,000,000,

develops. We wish to' attract trade. If ws

Austria had 6,000,000 men OLD develop available for military servios at trade it is going to show the as the outbreak of war, but the of the harbour commissioners, and Russian oscupation of Galicia sdd to the general welfare of the

For all industries desiring to

Of this sumber a large number word absorbed for munition

and other esential dutieë.

“We have, se you know," he said, 'been responsible for paying ind victaelling

community. We must also develop interfered with the piss of our to the members of the Rotary incoming trade, and than 4,500,000 men being called | mobilisation,~, preventing: mors distinguished Canadian men, and we are to pay our Olab at their regular weekly industries. In respect to the latter Parliamentary leader, Mr. N. W proportionate amount for muni lancheon at the Hotel Vancouver while they propose to secure

several sites have been secured, ap. Bowell, K.O., the head of the tone. We reckon that

our recently, Mr. H. B. Stevens, M. Pothers. This will be leased to Liberal party in the Ontario military expenditure is roughly outlined the scheme for the individuals at ground lease rates making and working the railways Legislature, recently arrived on

million dollars a day, Out of development of the Vanepaver visit te England.

[our estimated home revenus of barbour, which is now 200 million dollars (which may worked out by the harbour com-

being come to Vancouver, we proposs Allowing for young and "old Some time ago, the Ontario be exceeded) we shall have 35 iionere and Mr. Stevens himself to eliminate forever the content at an garrison duty Legislature established War millions, most likely mors, to- Committee to deal with recruit-wards this, and the rest will be of the harbour sa proposed, Mr. said.

Referring to the development tion that they cannot get a site, "Austria's present military or in training, it is estimated that "It is also proposed ta ing, labour, and after-war prob-found in other ways. lems, and Mr. Rowell, who is of

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organize traffic conditions. In this ength in thoroughly effective

men is only about 500,000.- vice-chairman of the committee,

connection & terminal railway from Already we have been helping me weary when schemes are has come to England to study the to finance the Imperial Govern advanced, and instead of taking Kitsilano to Cedar Cove, also on handling of similar probleme here.ment purchasers in Capads, to in the good points the weak- the north shore from Capilano

the extent of 126 million dollars, eat paint is picked out in so to the approach of the Sisond would have to be done, and with with Daily Chronicle representa increased by the end of the year.

Discussing Csands in war-time and this may be subtantially attempt to destroy the scheme. Narrows bridge is proposed. We comparative case docks could be

He stated that Vancouver had want to see more railways hare.secured for large yousels. " "I think that one of the most tive, Me. Rowell said:-

grown frems population of 25,000 One company had many thousands Mr. Stevens also explained why "We confidently expect that the to about 100,000, from a sawmill of tons of cargo being shipped they proposed to acquire property welcome things I can say to the amount of the Imperial Govern town to a great natural port. The from San Francisco, which they st Port Moody, and said that it public here is that Canada is ment'e expenses "financed in tonnage coming into Vancouver would have willingly shipped was just as necessary to develop tanding the strain of the war far Canada during the present year almost eqasiled that of Montreal, from this port if we would have that part of the harbor am Van- better than even the moet will materially exceed the amount "That's going some," he said given them docks at advantageous conver, sanguine expected. Before the of the financial assistanos Canada

rates. The terminal scheme will Concluding his remarks, Mr. war there was a certain financial tcsives from Grest Britain during

"It beliovos Vancouver to set remedy this."

Stevens said Vancouver' will not stringency and our trade was not the same period.'

ber, house in order," said the as it might have bean. Thare)

spesker. "Map out a fature in he arrived at the lascheon that to suppress little personal and The speaker was told just before get along aulem we are willing

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was an adverse balance against As showing the confidence with stead of dealing with the present. the O. P. R. was now active in individual advantages for the bat now it is on the other side, which Canada's position is rs-Do not always think of the pre-regard to locating on the north advantages we will secure in a "From the industrial stand-that Canadian securities are find- those that come later...

garded, Mr. Rowell cited the fast sont and disregard the interest of shore. He liked to see the O. P. B. few years hence by the proper point war ban even" been aning a ready market in Amerion.

motive, but he thought that other sad erstematic developosant of advantage; the large war expend Regarding Canadian opinion on make Vancouver the greatest pori Vancouver, and hoped to see

The object of the soheme is to lines should be able to come into the Port of Vancouver. itare have greatly stimulated in the war itself, Mr. Rowell remark in Canada. Nature has done any in the fature. "Why dustry. Last your's magnitioented: "Up to June 1 we had enlist lot for Vancouver," he said, "but should we stand beck and allow

DON'T FORGET. harvest helped to pat things right, ed 334,299 men. Every one's de we used in addition certain one railway to take everything in and although manufacturers and sermined to see the thing through. Facilities that can only be placed sight?" he said. farmers are now experiencing Like England, we are peace- here by organized effort. One of some difficulty over labour owing loving, and we do not wish to see the objects of the sobeme is to the properties they proposed to Mr. Stevens also gave a list of to the rearailing, this is being our abildren involved in another increase facilities for the rapid acquire, including the Kitsilano mu adjusted..

and even more hideous war in the handling of freight. Oar domestic loan of 50,000,- future. The end of the war wili Vancouver in destined to be the deep son shipping. “It is one of Indian Reserve. This will be for 000 dola. was mabaoribed twice inevitably bring to us, as also to loading city of Canada," said Mr. the soul advantageous points in over public deposits in banks the rout of the Empire, serious Stevens," and one of the leading the whole harbour, "has for the last 12 months ending in industrial and financial problems, porta in Canada, bat it behoves A. D. Bris, an engineer April increased by 117,000,000 but wa ary preparing to fson thera,ture to ses into the inture and smined the dola.; and for last May Long the mud torkakaos

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