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TELEGRAMS.
CONDENSED.
THE F. AND O. CO. INTENDS INCREASING ITS CAPITAL TO £5,744,855. BRITISH AREESTABLISHING THEIR HOLD ON GROUND BY BOMBING ATTACKS BRITISH TOOK A BARRICADE BETWEEN DELVILLE WOOD AND HIGHWOOD, THE BRITISH HAVE FURTHER PROGRESSED TO THE EAST OF THIEPVAL, AN ENEMY ATTACK ON THE WEST OF THE STOKHOD HAS BEEN REPULSED. THE RUSSIANS ARE ADVANCING FROM KYGHI AND LAKE VAN. THERE ARE NO FRESH DEVELOPMENTS ON STRUMA AND DOIRAN FRONTS. THREE MEMBERS OF THE GREEK GENERAL STAFF HAVE RESIGNED. IT IS BELIEVED IN BERLIN THAT GREECE WILL JOIN THE ENTENTE.
FRENCH HAVE RECAPTURED GROUND SOUTH-EAST OF THIAUMONT WORK. GERMAN ATTACKS ON THE FRENCH WERE REPULSED WITH HEAVY LOSSES. THE SINKING OF THE GREEK STEAMER LEANDROS IS REPORTED."... IMPERIAL SERVICE COLLEGE MAY BE RENAMED KITCHENER COLLEGE. GERMANS ARE ORDERED TO BAYONET, NOT TO TAKE, PRISONERS. GERMAN TROOPS TRIED TO SUPPRESS PRO-RUSSIAN MOVE IN BULGARIA. THE POSITION OF THE 'BULGARIAN CABINET IS SAID TO BE CRITICAL
[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 BALKAN SITUATION.
Trouble in Bulgaris.
[Renter's Service to the "Telegraph.”)
August 29, 1250 p.m. The Times correspondent at Bakharsat elsies that a German Division was called out to suppress pro-Raajian movements in Philippopolis, Yamboli and Sisraz igora,
The population sttacked the soldiers, who fired, killing and wounding many,
The position of the Radoslavol Cabinet is critical.
Greek General Staff Members Resiga.
August 29, 1.20 p.m. Beater's correspondent et Athens states that three members of the General Staff have resigned. They are apparently of pro-German eympathies.
Berlin's View.
August 29, 1.20 p.m. According to Benter's correspondent at Copenhagen, a Berlin telegram says the changes in the Greek commands are regarded as an indication of Greece's intention to join the Entente.
No Developments on Battle-Fronts,
August 20, 8.45 p.m.
The British commander at Silonica raports there are no developments on the Strums and Doiran fronts.”
THE ALLIED OFFENSIVE,
Minor Enterprises on British Front,
August 29, 6.50 p.m.
General Sir Douglas Haig, in a communique, says: -The weather is unfavourable. Operations are onlined to misor enterprises and Icoal bombing attacks. By these means we are gradually setablishing a hold on the ground between the western outskirts of Guillemont and Ginaby.
We os plared a hostile barraonde between Delville wood and Highwood,
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We further progressed to the east of Thiepval.
We bombarded selected points of the enemy's line between Neuve Chapelle and south of Armentieres.
French Recapture Ground,
August 29, 4.45 p.m.
A Parie communiqus says:-Wo recaptured ground east of the Thisumont work. Enemy attacks on Fienry and near the road leading to Vaur Fort were repulsed with heavy losseN.
THE RUSSIAN ADVANCE,`-
Enemy Hurled Back.
August 29, 4.45 p.m.
A Petrograd communique says:-An enemy attack in the
Toboly district, west of the Blokhod, was repulsed.
We advanced everywhere on the front from Kyghi to the weat of Lake Van, hurling back the enemy to near Oggot, to the west of which a Turkish attack was repulsed with heavy losses.
P. AND O. AMALGAMATION SCHEME.
August 29, 8.00 p.m.
An extraordinary general meeting of stockholders in the P. and O. Company is to be held on September 7 to consider, a resolution confirming the conditional agreement between the New Zealand Shipping Company and the P. and O. Company, and providing for an increase of the latter Company's ospital to 35, 44,863 by the creation of #206,720 additional Deferred stock.
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TELEGRAMS.
GREEK STEamer sunK.
[Bouter's Service to The “ Telegraph."]
August 29, 12.50 p.m. The Greek steamer Leandros has been sunk,
A COLLEGE APPEAL.
August 29, 12.50 p.m. Prince Alexander of Teck appeals on behalf of the Imperial Service College, Windsor, for ene, or other descendante, of 100,000 in memory of Earl Kitchener and to change the name of British officers and civil servante. It is intended to raise fund of
the College to the Kitchener College.
· GERMANY'S LATEST DEVILRY.
August 29, 1250 p.m.
The Timer correspondent at Headquarters states that a pri- soner's letter reveals the fact the Germans have been ordered not to take British prisoners, but to despatch them all with the bayonet.
BRITISH CONGRATULATIONS.
August 29, 10.55 p.m. Congratulations have Lean telegraphed by Viscount Grey to the Italian Foreign Minister on Italy's Istest step, and by Mr. Asquith to the Ramaniau, Premier on Rumania's decision. The latter recalls the long-etseding matusi astional friendship.
BULGARIA'S SUCCESSES."".
Angust 29, 8.35 p.m.
A French communique iesnod at Salonica says:—An "ariation park was destroyed near Doiran.
It is pointed out in reference to the Balgarian claims of successes, that the enemy has only cocupied undefended Greek territory or suffered heavy losses, in fruitless attacks, at the hands of the Serbians,
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EARLIER TELEGRAMS.
THE ALLIED OFFENSIVE.
Troop Traffic Shelled.
August 28, 11.55 p.m. General Sir Douglas Haig, in a communique, reports: Our long range guns successfully fred on the troop traffic at different places between Bapaume and Miraumont,
More German Prisoners Taken.
August 29, 12.55 8.m. General Sir Douglas"Haig reports: The enemy's artillery shelled our trout intermittently during the day, more especi- ally between Pozieres and Thiepval Wood. Our artillery and trench-mortars have been in action on other parts of the front, especially opposite Calonne and Neuve Chapelle, Auchy and Hohenzollern, also west of Wytechnete. One hundred and thirty-seven prisoners have been taken in the past six hours.
A heavy storm overtook eight aeroplanes on the evening of the 20th inst., and five of them have not returned.
A Fruitless Enemy Attack,
August 29, 1.05 m.
A. Paris communique reports artillery activity on the Somme front. The Germans on the right of the Meuse fruit- lessly attacked cash of Fleury and bombarded the trenches at Vaux-Chapitre. The day was quiet elsewhere.
ROUMANIA'S INTERVENTION.
Troops Already-ia Action.
August 29, 1.25 8.m.
The Rumanian troops are already in action. An ̈Âna--- trian communique mentions an engagement, at Rod Towor pass, south-west and south of Brasso,. It says "On the south-eastern and eastern Hungarian frontier ramparte, our new Ramanian enemy exchanged, in treacherous surprise, his first shots with our frontier posts.".
Effect on Wheat Prices.
August 29,2,55 a.m: ...Wheat fell a quarter at Liverpool on Rumania's de- claration of war, the market closing at slightly above the lowest polni resched.......
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ROUMANIA'S INTERVENTION.
A Historic Stroke,
[Beuter's Service to The "Telegraph.”]
August 29, 2.55 s.m.
The declaration has evoked the most jubilant comments in Paris and Rome, where it is described as a historic stroke of justice, marking the beginning of a phase of great tribu- lation for the enemy. One of its most important consequences will be the final enclosure of Germany in a most formidable blockade, supplemented by cogcentric advantes from all military fronts.
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It is pointed out in Rome that the war has returned with the greatest intensity to the Balkans, where it originat- ed and where, perhaps, it will find a solution. The wisdom of the Allies in holding Salonics is now recognised as a "stroke of genius, and it is not doubted that Greece is also bound to come in,
What Intervention Means.
August 23, 6,20 1,22... Rumania's intervention is regarded by the papers as the greatest "bull point for the Allies since the beginning of the war. Apart from its military consequences, whien will probably mean the shortening of the war by many months, the moral effect-will-be-trenienaeus-Rumania's intervention has fallen on Europe with the force of the final verdict of the war. The tact that Germany is beaten has probably long since been known by the German" higher com- mand, but the opinion of the most astate, most interested neutral, that the Germans' doom is sealed now reveals the fact to the German nation. The striking military fact is that a large force of fresh, enthusiastic, thoroughly trained and equipped troops is thrown into the struggle at a time when and at a strategical point where they will be most helpful to the Allies.
The Austrian report of the fighting shows that Hungarian Transylvania will be Rumania's immediate ob- jective. The Rumanians here are confronted with a barrier a hundred miles broad. The conquest may not be rapid, but the operations will immediately improve the stragetic situation, as the Russian left in Bukovina is now linked up with the Rumanian right, while the Teutonic right flank is. now completely in the air. It hitherto rested on the Ruman. ian frontier near the south-east corner of Bakovina and must now be prolonged 400 miles along the Carpathians to the Danube at Verciorora. It has been reported that a large Russian force is concentrating on the Danube close to the Rumanian frontier. The Iron Gate may again be the scene, of a struggle, as in the time of the Romans.
It remains to be seen which front the Central Empires will denude, or whether the German Staff will decide to shorten the fronta by a retreat. Apart from the prospect of wholesale invasion of Hungary, the Rassians are now able to march on Bulgaria through Rumania, employing important railways and utilising as their base Odesas. In this connection an interesting statement comes from Petro- grad that Russis has armed and trained very considerable forces of former Austro-Hungarian subjecte, for use in the Balkans, officered partly by their own and partly by Serbian officers. These bave taken the oath of allegiance to the Tsar.
Rejoicings in Italy,
August 29, 8.25 a.m. Reuler's correspondent at Rome reports rejoicings, in honour of Rumania. A huge procession demonstrated at the Rumanian Legation. The Minister and his Staff, who ap peared on the balcony, were given an oration. Similar de- monstrations took place in all the towns of Italy..
Consteraation la Berlja.
August 29, 2,05 p.m. Reuter's correspondent at Copenhagen quotes a Berlin telegram which states that Rumania's declaration of war came like a thunderbolt. There was indescribable conster nation and indignation, as the Teuto-Rumanian commerial agreements wero signed only a few days previously, and had lulled everybody into the belief that the storm had blown over; and great quantities of ammunition from the Germans had been delivered to Rumania in exchange for grain. These will now be hurled back on their own heads..
Changed Opinion in Greece.
August 29, 4-05 p.m. Signs are multiplying of a profound change of opinion in
• Greece in favour of the Allica.
King Constantine Condemned,
August 28, 4.05 p.m. According to Renter's correspondentatAthena, Mr. Venexelos, in a speech, boldly condemned the Constantins policy. He declared the King to be a victim of ill-informed military authorities, also of his own admiration for Germany, through whose victory he hoped to weaken the constitution and con. contrate the power of the monarchy, Thousands cheered the speech.
ILLNESS OF THE KING OF UREECE.
August 29, 6 25 m. Reuter's correspondent at Athens reports that the King is suffering from infiammation of a wound. A small, operation was performed yesterday. His Majesty was pon soquently unable to receive a deputation of Liberais.
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A TEA PLANI PEST,
Tes plantations at Uji, which is one the leading to producing districts in Japan, are affected with loopers and the damage is daily increasing in spite of strong efforts on the part of the local- authorities and tea plantation owners, reported the Japan. Times on August 17.
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The insects, which are spotted on their backs, were first noticed in April this year. Because of their rapidity of increase, all the plantations were soon infested to sa enormous extent, when the local authorities and the plants- tion proprietors began their campaign against the dangerous insects.
Already 9,000 men have been employed and over Y.10,000 han been spent in destroying them, bat so far the preventive measures have been futile and at present the devastated aren amounts to considerably more thin 100 chohu. In view of the gravity of the situation,-the-Kioto Prefectural- Offics has decided to take action. and recently appointed a com mittes for the exterminating of these spotted loopers, with the Director of the Administration' Section as its chairman, at the [usme time saking for advice from
the experts in the Department of Agriculture and Ocmmares.
Thongh the damage from the loopers in grave they must not ba viewed with alarm, for Uji doo not grow any of the late crops and the first picking has been siready finished. The only souros of anxiety is that plante which are very old in Uji, some being 100 years in fact, threaten to dis on account of those insects eating into the stalke.
Births in War-time.
Paris, July 2.-The mysterious wisdom of nature, who makes good what man has destroyed, is being shown here remarkably in the birth statistics. It has been said that the proportion of male births to female increases rapidly in war-time: Paris statistics give remarkable support to this argument. In pesos time in France about as many boys are born na girls.' Now that the". Anwer of the French you h is giving its life for the country, male births, for the first time since the few years following 1870, greatly outnumber female births. For example, on one single day Jast month in a Paris maternity hospital, ont of twenty-shroo babies born in one- ward twenty- (one were boys, and out of seven- teen in an adjoining ward sixteen. were boys. This is the bigbost proportion of males recorded. Statistics show, in general, that this year in France the namber of males at birth greatly exceeda the number of females.
U. S. Catholics and Mexico,
Washington, August 22 –Asso- cistions and societies throughout the United States representative. of the Catholic church have GINO out simultaneously and strongly in condemnation of the Mexican policy enunciated and followed by President Wilson during his- term of office.
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