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September 12, 1916, Humidity

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TUESDAY,

17455 日五十月八

TELEGRAMS.

CONDENSED.

FRENCH AEROPLANES HAVE BOMBED IMPORTANT ENENT, POINTS. THE ALLIED ARTILLERY IS PLAYING HAVOC ON THE WESTERN FRONT. “THE BRITISH HAVE BEATEN OFF COUNTER-ATTACKS ON GINCHT.

THE BRITISH HAVE ENTERED ENEMY TRENCHES AT SEVERAL PLACES, FURTHER PRISONERS HAVE BEEN TAKEN BY THE BRITISH.

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[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.

British Bater Enemy Trenches.

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[Beater's Service to The "Telegraph.”] ~

September 11, 2.15 pm. General Sir Douglas Haig, in a communique, #aye:-Two: obemy counter-attacks on Gineby were repulesd.

Émall hostile detsabmente attempted to attack near Mouquet Farm and in the vicinity of Pexieres, but were driven (f.

We entered enemy tranches at several places between Neuville Si, Vasst and La Baume Canal and took prisonere.

French Aeroplanes Bomb Important Polats.

September 11, 4 20 p.m.. **A Paris communique says:-Several enemy attacks were accompanied by liquid fire.

Our aeroplanes bombed important military factories south of "Bruges most effectively and exatonments and ammunition depots north of Sommepy, causing violent explosions. They also bombed barraoks and an serodrome at Sarrebourg, doing serious damage:

́Allles' Terrible Artillery Fire.

September 11, 5.20 p.m.

A message from New York siates that the Associated Press correspondent with the German armies cables from the Somme front to the effect that the Allies' artillery fire preceding the latest attacks shook the windows of houses in Cambrai,

A realisation of what this inferno means may be obtained from the fact that the troops going into the first line are prepared to hold out for a week without communication, while pigeon carriers have THE replaced telephones from the front to the rear, owing to the lines being regularly amashed up. Occasionally even the pigeons fail.

IN THE BALKANS.

Large Enemy Forces at Turtukai.

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SEPTEMBER 12, 1916.

TELEGRAMS.

EARLIER TELEGRAMS.

THE ALLIBED OFFENSIVE.

Enemy Beaten Off.

[Renter's Service to The "Telegraph."}

September 11, 1.55 p.m. General Sir Douglas Haig reports that counter-attacks

on Ginchy were beaten off.

Enemy Trenches Entered.

September 11, 3.05 1.m. General Sir Douglas Haig reports: An enemy counter- attack north of Ginchy was repulsed.

The enemy's treaches south of Neuve Chapelle were entered and severe casualties inflicted.

French Air Squadron Busy.

September 11, 3.05 a.m.

A Paris communique states: Two German attacks south- west of Berny completely failed.

The French air squadron on Saturday fought forty actions, inflicting heavy losses.

On Saturday night the squadrons dropped 480 bombs on stations in the region of Chauny, also Hem and South ol Peronne. Namerous fires were observed.

AERIAL ACTIVITY AN ALL FRONTS.

September 11, 5.20 s.m.

A feature of the communiques is the increasing serial activity on all fronts, developing literally into "was in the air."

There has been fighting at close quarters on the French front, wherein machine guns took a prominent part,

Many of the French aeroplanes attacking Chaulnes made two journeys to replenish their supplies of bomba

Seven aeroplance raided the Kovel-Rojistche railway. A Russian aviator tackled two, which fled.

There were numerous air fights at Riga, the Germans always being beaten off.

Rumanian aeroplanes bombed Turturkai.

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IN THE BALKANS.

BulgariansTM Evacuating Varna.

{Beuter's Servios to The “ Telegraph.”]

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September 11, 2.10. .m.

Reuter's correspondent at Petrograd states that the Bulgarians are evacuating Varna,

Heavy Fighting in Maros Valley.

September 11, 4.50 a.m.

A Bucharest official report of 10th inst. states: Heavy fighting continues in the Karon Valley, west of Toplites.

We occupied Chiksereda.

The enemy is bombarding Giurgevo. Our aviators bombed Rustzhuk.

Rumanian Artillery Active.

September 11, 5.40 a.m.

A Bucharest official message states that the Rumanians

are bombarding Widin, Lompalanka and Babove, which in aflame.

GERMANY ON SEIGE RATIONS.

September 11, 6.40 a.m. Reuter's correspondent at Amsterdam reports that the German Food Dictator, Herr Batocki, replying to criticisms against the cutting down of the food allowance says: "It is false to imagine that the harvest is a record one. That is impossible, owing to shortage of labour and manures."

Bations in Berlin at present consist of half a pound of meat and nine pounds of potatoes.

RUSSIAN GENERAL'S PROPHECY.

September 11, 5.40 s.m.

The "Daily Chronicle " publishes an interview with General Brussiloff, who says "The game is already won. The end will come next August.”

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FLAMMENWERFER. until it had almost, or quite, dow for some time cold, oni CROWN COLONY POLICY

Liquid Fire as a Weapon.

reached its objective. Not only the entire objective region is would aseless consumption of the salarated, then, turning on the fuel be thus avoided, but the kindling jet, to produce a holo-

A contributor to the Scientific creased, and the effects of the "The method of expulsion of

vios as follows:

ATTACKED.

TO-DAY.

Helens May Institute; opening osremony st 5.30 p.m.

El jou. Chanton---0.16

Victoria Theatre 9.15 p.m. Palisade Theatre-2,15 p.m. New Hongkong)

-9.15 p.

TO-MORROW. Elijou Thestre 98.10 p.m. Victoria Theatre....-9.15 p.m. - Palisade Theatre-9.15 p.m. New Bongbong Ginsestograph -9.15 p.

Saturday, September 18.- Boxing at the City Hall.—9.15. Tuesday, September 25, 2 Dɔngiss Steamship Co., Ltd.-- Meeting of Shareholders; noon.

be thought the proposal would be detrimental to the nativer.

Mr. Bosar Law's Defence. Mr. Bonar Law argued that the natives would not suffer, but it ¡they did their grievanse would | be redressed. Be impressed the Heure by stating that Sir Fred- erick Lugard, Governor of Nigeria ****whose osnosen for the walkaen of the native population is wall- known-thinks that in the long ruo the natives will benefit from the new policy, Sir Frederick stipulates; however, that if they don't they must be compensated. The Oolonial Secretary's haps in that the loss of the German märkat will be made up by the growth of inter-imperial trade. He justifies the export duty on the ground |that the-existing mille now EX-- panding in this bountry will need protection after the war from the German mills,

A furore was created by Mr. Bonar Law's action in reading a latter written by the representa- tive of a firm of margarine makera ia a neutral country. In thin letter the writer expressed his intention of bringing premurs to beer in the House of Commons against the export duty.

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terms of the letter Were read, indignaat

H. Bentinck, Mr. Molteno, Bir

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ffective range would be in-caust throughout that region. Heated Debate in the Commons: disclaimers come from Lord American Bupplement describes instrument, at a given range, the jet from the apparatus, as well Westminster, August 3-To George Tolmin, and Mr. Ramay the German flame-throwing degreatly heightened.

se means of combustion, has been day a very lively debate took Macdonald, all of them passionate- "To meet these demands, a greatly improved. As indicated pison on the action of the Gloveraly protesting against the suggon- Among the many scientific double-barreled liquid-gun was above, in the earliest Flammen-ment in imposing duty of 22 tion that their action in opposing tools of destruction employed in devised, having the upper barrel werfers devised by the Germans, per ton on all palmkernels 62 the export daty was das to sinister the war, the ec-called Flammen much smaller than the lower, and the inflammable liquid was driven ported from West Africa to places motivos. Mr. Bonar Law declarad werfer of the Germans more or pivoted so as to turn independent from its reservoir by pressure of outside the British Empire. It is that he made no insinuation of less homelike apparatus for hurl, ly. The faid is shot from the two carbonic acid or other gas. Batis familiar story how these palm the kind. "A mean trick," called Renter's correspondent at Bucharest save that the enemy force is jete of flaming liquid-holds barrels simultaneously, but only on account of the extraordinary kernels, the raw material

out Mr. Macdonald; "I demand by virtue of the moral effest automatically. This small, bara-fiented toward all an important place, as much that from the upper one ignites powers of absorption man-margarine and of a valuable oil the production of the letter.” Mr. gases by cake for feeding cattle, were be-Law's statement that he only read produced as by say material ing stresm is so directed that it the hydrocarbons best adapted fore the war exported in large the letter to show that vested damage achieved, even though anites with the larger, non- for use as the basis of liquid fire, quantities to Germany and Holi interests will use whatever pron- the latter may be considerable, burning one

When at any desired the beat part of the expulsive ind.

war came the sure they can, was hailed with Contrary to the generally accept point, and then, of course, gases was merely dissolved in the West African producers lost ironical cheers. ed notion, this idea of projecting ignites the large jet. The liquid. Not only did this cause the German market. Nor apos the adverse trenches and small stream is then shat of, the direct and serious dimination did

the growth of the

September 11, 7.20 p.m.

at Turtukai are 25,000 Germans, 40.000 Bulgarians and 10,000 Tarks, The defenders nambered 250,000.

Rumania's Prospects.

September 11, 720 p.m.

Reaser authoritatively states that the present enemy foross ars quite inadeqaste for a serious offensive against Romania, and more over, the Ramanianu still hold the Danube.

The Randans have severed the railway to Dobrudja, while the Bassian foot have bombarded the place.

SUBMARINE WARFARE.

September IL. 7.20 p.m.

The following vessels have been sank:-The British steamer Lexie and some Greek merchanímea,

PRESENT EARI: KITCHENER'S SON MARRIED.

September 11, 7.20 p.m:

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their occupanta a rain of liquid large one continuing to flow. in pressure, but it led to mixing trade with the British Empigoted by Mr. Bouar Law is a

It is believed that the doonment

photographie reproduction of a fre was no sudden afterthought The flames do not spresa back-of liquid and gas; so that as the compensate for the lose. 4 Com-letter intercepted and scanned in of the German mind. It was ward along the jet toward the non-finid isesed from the nozzle it no misses appointed to investigate the Censors' department, conceived, studied, and perfected zla, but are carried forward to the longer exhibited the uniform and the conditions of the trade report- for several years before the war, target, and, striking the ground, compact structure necessary for ed÷Mr. Wiles, P., being the and its history may be traced in forma veritable sheet of fire, accurate aiming and efficient only dissentientin favour of the the German patent alios;

which continues to ignite the combustion, bai was composed imposition of the export duty of

Quarantins Restrictions,"

In the earliest models, the flaid as fast and as long as it falls. of a frothy, bubbling mixture of 52, the ides being to encourage The Colonial Secretary informa combustible liquid was propelled

Liquid and gas, which, putting the kernel-crashing industry in by a gas-condenser out of a port- "Ouly at this one point in the forth but feeble opposition to the this country daring the war and as that Dairen has declared: able or fixed reservoir, and warge in contact garantine against Canton and lighted by some automatio device All combustion, therefore, takes

all South Chins ports.

The Palisade,

range materially shortened. All Germany after the war. The it escaped from the nozzle of place at the spot where it will do these difficulties are obristed by Coʻonial Office at occs adopted the projecting instrument. Sabes the most good-or hirm; and at the abatitution of a mechanical this recommendation; and now quant improvement have been that point a very severe confiagra pump, or, if safety or convenience for some time we have had before The cool moonlight nights made with the sola objsot of over- tion takes place," mech more demand that the reservoir shall our eye a working model of the during the past few days buye coming certain disadvantages severe than is possible when the eat a considerable distance from Paris economic resolution. proved just the kind of wosther inherent in this model.

combustible flaid wasten its anb the firing-line, several pumps is This new departure in Orown to invite patrons of the Palisade "With the instrument described, stones upon the air between gan the flaming jet can make its effects and target. It is especially to be series as motive power in the ex clony policy was attacked to-day at Kowloon to indulge more, than felt at a distan op of forty or forty-noted that flxibility of fire i palsion of the liquid from the gas, ty several Liberal speakers and ever in watching cinema diper "The liquids most commonly one Conservativ-Lord Henry under such ideal conditions, and five yards, but is not capable of not aorificed. By gradual

employed in these Flammen Bentinck. The most rowerful the quality of the piotarse shown exceeding that range effectively, change in the trajectory, the merlers are the low coal-tar oile speech osme from Mr. Hamasy has been an added inducement in | ·because of the consumption of the objective

be shifted resulting from the distillation of Macdonald,-

who

thundered attend. This avoning the 18th. Viscount Broome, only son of the present Earl Kitchener, has liquid in transit, Farther, with without interracting the conti- tarala peassure of wizationpheres against the Government for and 11th. episodes of the married Adole, daughter of Major Monins, of Ringwould, Dover.

the main jot thus in ignition at nuity of the ignition; so that the or more. The particular com sacrificing to profit-mongers st Boz' Mystery will be abaira, Lord George Bamilton, in a speech at the reception, mentioned the mouth of the apparatus, field may be developed in any pound most used by the Germans home the interests of native pro-a splendid -Vitagraph the fact that the bridegroom's father, although a septuagenarian, enough heat is given off to embar direction desired, and a rain of a mixture of gasoline and pitch, ducers in West Africa, Bir Owen two parks will also 'was doing good work in East Africa,

ram seriously the operator. fire of any sort whatever pro Under combustion this gives off a Philipps, the shipping magasts, of the programme,

These facts made clear the duced. Farther, Instead of lek, grayish smoke, which not who signed the Committee rein wasted desirability of a method of allowing the liquid to burst into merely obscure the vision of those port, and who has large Weit Haunt and F ignition whereby the infiammable flame at the moment of impact, marie fire, but has an intolerable Afrioso interests, said he would her of good o fald would nek begin to burn3it is often advantageons to be it

never have signed the fspor

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