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REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.

THE BATTLE IN FRANCE.

FRENCH THREATEN ENEMY COMMUNICATIONS.

Enemy Thrown Back by Counter-Attack.

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REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.

FOODSTUFFS FOR HOLLAND."

Haid Up in the United States.

London, Juas 13. French experts point out that the French left wing threatens sommy communications in the centre mare immediately than thement's measures for the relief of Holland's immediate urgans food German left wing threatens Compiegne, while the Germans et shirty Divisions in obtaining a maximum advance of aight kilometres, The experts admit that there will probably be more hours of anxiety, They point out that the driving in of the enemy's centre has always been a favourite tsotio of General von Hindenburg, hence the region of the Aisne must be carefully watched.

French Positions Consolidated.

London, June 1S.

▲ French communique state-The enemy did not renew the attack between Montdidier and the region of Antheail. We on solidated our positions. On our right, a counter-attack enabled us to throw back the enemy. On the right bank of the Matz, we reoccupi: ed the heights of Croix-Bicard and Melicceq. We took a hundred prisoners and same machine guns,

Fighting contioned violently between the Atene and the forest of Villers Cotterets. The Germans progressed as far as the ravine est of Lavarsine, and, after a desperate straggle," gained a footing in Ccentres and St. Pierre Aigle. The enemy violently attacked the front of Boureaches and Bellesa Wood. ~ American troopa shattered {the sttack," inflicting heavy losses on the enemy, and entirely maintained their gain.

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London, June 14 Heater's correspondent at Washington states that the Datch etsamers Stella and Java, which some time ago were authorised toi load cereals for Holland, have completed their sargoes and are ready to sail, but the owners, for some ressou, have instructed them not to sail. This action unfortunately delays the Araedican Govern shortage, owing to which the American Government and rick to semble bread and cereals at convenient parts of embarkation so that he shipments could be made without delay. Besides the cargoes of the Stells and Jars, fifteen thousand tone more have been awaiting transport to Holland at American ports for ten daye and as much more has since been arranged to be ready whenever steamers arrive to load it. The War Trade Board to-day authorises the Dutch stemmer Ceylon, ander contract to return from the Dutch Indies to the United States, to make a trip from Java to Saigon and return with a cargo of rice to Java before fulfilling her engagement. This concession is mada at the request of the Netherland's Charge de Affairs, de Beaufort, owing to the shortage of foodstuffs in Jays. The War Trade Board hae also considered the interest of another Datoh Colony and has agreed to facilitate the shipment of a cargo of flour from the Argentins to Datch Guians, This is in addition to shipments of four which have already been authorised from the United States to Datoh Gaisua and Carseao.

BRITAIN'S FOOD SUPPLY.

What Sound Organising Has Done.'s

London, Jane 13

"The Hardest Hours of the War.

London, June 13.

On the eve of the completion of Lord Rhondda's first year sa According to Bacter's correspondent at Paris, on the occasion Food Controller, Mr J.N. Olyass, the Assistsat Food Controller, in a of the anniversary of the arrival of the first American troops in statement made to Press representatives at the House of Commons, France, President Poincare telegraphed President Wilson sa fol- said that although in the fetare a shortage of certain articles which lows: The Allies are at present paesiog through the hardest hours must be transported long distances might occur, the country would of the war, but the rapid formation of the new American units. end never again have to undergo a period of trial and suffering like that the incessant increase in maritime transport, is unfailingly conduct of laat antama sad winter. Ia none of the belligerent countries were ing us towards the day when the equilibrium will be re-established the civil popalations so composed and assured as regards the food and the balance will swing in our favour. The Allied armies will situation as Britain. We had done very much better in half a year take a decisive revenge on the enemy and by a common victory lay than Germany, with all her boasted organising ability, had done in the foundation of pesce corresponding with your solemnly Isid down two years. prinsiples."

THE PRUSSIAN PARLIAMENT,

A Triumph for Conservatism.

London, June 13,

Yesterday's suffrage vote in the Prassian Diet signifies the triumph of Conservatism and the death-blow to the promised democratisation of the Prassian Parliament. The Socialist Deputies derided the Government's talk of dissolution; mying that the Govern- ment was merely Hindenburg's puppet.

GERMAN WAR OFFICE CRITICISED.

War Correspondents' Nonsensical Reports.

London, June 13. Beater's correspondent at Amsterdam says that in the Reich- slag much criticism was levelled at the War Office. The practice was denounced of affording eabsoribere to the War Loan favoured treatment with regard to military leave. Waz correspondents' re ports were ridiculed and it was asserted that the soldiers at the front have written that correspondents' nonsense is intended for home comsumption and is becoming intolerable.

EXCHANGE OF PRISONERS,

An Important Point Raised.

London, June 13. In the House of Commons, the Bight Hon. Evelyn Cecil saked: As exchanged prisoners are liable to fight again, will the Govern- ment refrain from concluding any agreement with Germany on the basis that starved British prisoners in Germany are a man-for-man equivalent for the better-fed Germans in Britain, especially as such on arrangement would not only be unfair, but would encourage further cruelties to fature British prisoners in Germany?

Mr. Hope replied that the British Delegates at the Hague were fally alive to these considerations.

NO WINTER RACING.

London, Jone 13.

The Government has decided, in view of the strain on the „railways, not to allow reoing during the winter.

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TRANSFERENCE OF RUSSIAN WARSHIPS,

London, June 13.

A wirsler Russian official message says that, in compliance with Germany's demand, all Bassian warships at Novo Rossijek have been ordered to be transferred to Sebastopol, Germany promising not to use them before a general pracs and then to return them to Russia. This was a fundamental condition for the cessation of hostile action on the Ukrainian front and also for all further Busso-German negotiations and agreements,

WORK FOR RETURNED AUSTRALIAN "SOLDIERS,

London, June 13, According to Beater's correspondent at Melbourne, the Federal Repatriation Department's expert committees are inquiring into the question of starting new industries for returned soldiers, including the construction of cement houses and the manufacture of telephone instrumente.

THE AUSTRALIAN WHEAT CROP.

London, June 13,

Benter's Melbourne correspondent anys the Acting Premier, Mr. Watt, has informed the Stats Minister of Agricultara that the Commonwealth will be unable to undertake to guarantee the 1919- 1920 wheat crop, but guarantón 4/1 per bushel on the 1918-1919 стор.

SUNK WITHOUT WARNING,

London, Jana 13.

Better's correspondent at Ymuiden states this the Daich |lagger Helena was torpedoed and anak without warning by s German submarine. Three men were killed in a boat by shall splinters after they had left the lugger.

BRITISH BOARDING STEAMER SUNK.

London, June 13. The Admiralty announces that an armed, boarding steamer was torpedoed sad sank on June 5. Seven persons, including four of the mercantile crew, are missing

A RECORD WOOL PURCHASE.

London, June 13.

A telegram from Melbourne states that the Imperial Govern ment has purchased the whole of Australia's wool clip for the period of the war and a year after. The first two clips will involve a sum of a hundred millions sterling. This is the largest wool transso tion in the history of the world and ensures the financial stability of Australia,

.. FRENCH TRIBUTE TO BRITISH COLONIES.

London, June 13. According to Beater's correspondent al Paris, commenting on. the War Cabinet meetings, the Edair says:-"Everyone in France SPpreciate the heroism and devotion with which the British Colon is, including Africa, Canada and Australis, bare contributed in grey shape and form their material and moral assistance, to the other Country, in the Allies' struggle against Germanic power. measures sa may be adapted with a view to giving farther force to The French people accordingly will ananimously approve such new the importance to this assistance."

EARLIER TELEGRAMS.

COUNTER-REVOLUTIONARY PLOT IN RUSSIA.

London, June 13.

It is semi-officially declared that the counter-fevolutionary plot includes both the Minimalists and Monarchists The latter are favouring the restoration of the monarchy by an under- atanding with Germany, and the Minimalists are wishing for s resumption of the alliance with the Western Powera. Notwithstanding the divergence of views both parties are agreed to a common platform, with the object of overthrowing the Soviets. The central figures in the plot are Generals Dovgnert and Savinkoff. The plot aims to isolate the Ural region from Central Russia, compelling the Soviete to capitulate owing to lack of supplies. The Cossacks, who are under reactionary officers, are halding themselves in readiness in the East.

SINKING OF AN AMERICAN STEAMER.

London, June 13.

A telegram from New York states that the survivors of the Pinar del Rio state that a German submarige mak her while accompanied by a 8,000 ton single-funnelled steamer.

THE HOME RULE PROBLEM.

London, June 12. The Daily News' says that the Government's Drafting Committee of the Home Bale Bill is making no progress. The draft bill prepared at the outdel of the Commside a pro- ceedings has not been accepted by any pasty and the GơT- emment bas no proposals to offer.

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EARLIER TELEGRAMS.

THE STRUGole in FRANCE,

Germans Sustain Heavy Losses,

London, June 13. Bouter's correspondent at the French Headquarters, writing on June 12, says: Our counter-attack yesterday be tre Courcelles and Belloy was delivered just as the Germans were assembling for an attack. Consequently their positions were held most strongly. The fighting was most“. bitter, but the French infantry, supported by Tanks and British and French sir-squadrona overmatched a numerically superior enemy. Battle-planes flew in front of the infantry spraying the Germans with bullets from a height of a few sanes yards, while bombing machines attacked enemy concentrs. tions in the rear. The losses of the Germans owing to the overcrowded front were most hasvy. Their strength. is indeed remarkable fohr divisions being identified on a front of 2,500 yards.

The enemy in the centre continues at heavy cost to patski his way yard by yard down the Matz Valley, where an abundance of small woods and broken "ground afford a maximum protection against machine gun and artillery- fre. Our troops further west pursued their progress on the platean into the valley below this position wherein the enemy belfered himself firmly established 48 hours ago. It was most important for his advance in the centre sa it overlooks Matx Valley and commands the junction of the main roads from Montdidier and Beauvragues at Gavilly through which enemy troops and supplies for the front line in the river valley - must pass, and also the junction of the Senlis and Com- piegne roads wherson he depends for his advance southwarda. Thus we overlook the German centre and must already havO greatly embarrassed the enemy. The Germans east of the Oise developed a new attack on both banky of the Aisne,. starting from the line Moulin-sous-Tourent, Amflexy, Cutry and Dommiers and fronting the Oise. Evidently the enemy intends to march on both banks of the Aisne akirting Villers Cotterets Forest on the north and drive the French, not merely out of the wooded salient north of the old Franco-German front of 1916. and also from Ourscamp, Carlemont and Montagne Forests, but also out of the much larger Aigle Forest between the old front and the Aisne and possibly out of the still larger Compiegne Forest immediately south. There is no indication at present that he will be able to

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A Fruitful British Rald..

London, June 13. Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig reports: A successful daylight raid on June 12 south-eastward of Arras inficted heavy enemy casualties. A trench mortar was brought back and two others destroyed Local operations at night-time advanced our lite a short distance at little cost, with the capture of a number of prisoners south-westward of Morris. The French eastward of Dicksbusch Lake improved their posi tions in the neighbourhood of Ridge Wood, and prisonered. thirty.

Situation Well Hand.

London, June 13.

There is a growing tone of optimism in the newspapers as it becomes clearer that the Germans have been checked. They have certainly compelled the French to withdraw from the northern end of the salient on the left bank of the Oise, including Carlepont, Wood and plateau, but the French have retained the strong belt of territory north of the Aime and it is to threaten this from the rear that the Germans have ・・ launched a new attack south of the Aisne on a not very wide front. At the same time the Germans have been baulk- ed in their efforts to reach Compiegne frontally and hope to attain that objective by this outflanking attack. Com- piegne is still eighteen miles west of the scene of the new. operations with the Forest of Compiegne, intervening. A. already pointed out the limited success of the German offensive on Sunday, the enemy's heavy loss and the vigour of the French counter-attack, sharply distinguish the pre- sent from the March battle. A favourable feature in the new development is the general tendency of the fighting to rivet an increasing proportion of the German resources in the south., Three is now no talk of a more formidable German stroke in another direction. The German War Minister in the Reichstag yesterday boasted that the battle was already won and that General Foch's reserve was wiped out, but this is not supported by facts, for there are still great obstacles like Villers Cottereta Forest to be overcome, while the line of the Allies is stabilised and the character of the fighting is apparently changing in their favour. General Foch indeed. appears to have the situation well under control.

A New Aerial Achievement.

London. June 13, Renter's correspondent at the French headquarters writ ing on June 12 says: The importance of the role of our air service in the battle is daily increasing. During today's fighting our light bombardment squadrons performed the un- precedented feat of attacking German heavy gun battéries" in action and silencing them by killing or scattering the gunners. In the Picardy offensive our fighting planes re- peatedly attacked fieldgun batteries with machineguns, but Bilancing heavy batteries by bomb attacks from the air is à. new achievement in war.

A DANGER TO HOLLAND.

Paris, June 14. The "Temps" in an article headed “Holland's Danger" Bays that with German trains running on the Roermond line and the concessions the Germans possess in the Venlo dis trict, together with other means of invasion at Germany's disposal, the Dutch are never sure when they go to sleep that they won't wake up to find a German army encamped in their midst. It was to France's greatest, interest to see the independence of Holland respected and her prosperity given every opportunity.of free development after the war.

ENEMY MINES, DESTROYED.

Wellington, June 12. Two enemy mines have been destroyed ten miles from North Cape,

DUTCH LUGGER TORPEDOED, ~gu

Ymuiden, June 14 The Dutch lugger Heléns has been submarined on Dogger Bank, three of the crew being kited.

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3rd Sunday after Trinity, 1 June, 1918. Holy Communio (7.50 am.) Mation: (115) Responses: Feriale: Kampton. Psalms:.79 Weldo 80 Rambault Te Deum : OK ley in F. Jubilate:"Oujil (23rd morning). Hymns: 291, 317. God Save the King. N.B. — Psalm 79, varson 1, 5, 6, 9, 14 in unison. Psalm 80, verses 3, 7, 14, 19, în unison. Hymn : 291, verses 1, 3, 5, in unison. Hymns $17, verses 1. 3, 5, in unison. Holy Communion. (18-noon) Evensong (6 p.m.) Responses : Ferial Paalms: 82 Turls,, 1, 85 Cooke. Magnificat: Smart. Nuno Dimittis: Felton. Hymns: 576, 281, 274. NE-Psalm 88, varsen 1, 5, 5, In unison, Psalm 83, verses 1, 2, 9, 10, 18 in un- isan. Hymn 376, verses 1. 4, la unison. Hymn 281, verses 1, 5, în unison. Hymn 274. verses 1, 4, 6, 8, in unison. Organ recital on Monday next at 6 p.m. St. Andrew's Church, Kowloon.-

3rd Sunday after Frinity, 16th June 1918. Holy Communion at Morning Service. Morning Prayer 11 am. Besponses: Ferial." Venite: Kempton. Psalms: As set. N.B. The following in unison:-Fsalm 79, Verses 1, 5, 8, 14. Past 80, Verses 1, 2, 19. Psalm 81, Verses 1 and 2 Te Denmi Woodward. Smart and Turle. Jubilate: Hayes. Kyrie: Thorne.. Hymn: 566 (last verse in un- fson). Hymn: 329 (Tune 133) First six verses only. Hymn 366. Hymn 311. Evening Prayer 6 pm. Responses: Ferial. Paalms: As set, NB-The following in unison:--Pesim 83,- Verses 17 and 18. Psalm 85, 14 47, 12 and 13. Magnificat: Stainer, 318 W. A. Nuno Dim- ittis Stainer. $76 W. A. Hymn: 537, Hymn': '48 (Tune 234 A. & M), Hymn: 178. Hymn: 359 (Tune 31. A. & M.) Vesper Hymn. God Save the King,

Union Church, Kennedy Road,-

Sunday Services, June 16th, Morning 11.` Hymas: 393, 554. 459, 249. Evening 6. Hymas: 229; 386, 405, 370. Preacher Rev. J. Kirk Maoonachie.

St. Peter's Church, West Point-

Sunday, June 16, 1913. 8 a.m. Holy Communion. - 11 Morning Prayer and Sermon The Gospel Hall.-(No. 10 arti 12 Pedder Street). Weekly Services: Sunday,Breaking of Bread, 11 am. Gospel Meet- ing, 8p.m. Tuesday, Exposition of Scripture, 8 p.m. Thursday, Bible Class, p.m. Friday, Bible Class for Ladies, 5.30 p.m. Saturday, Prayer Meeting, 8

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First Church of Christ Scientist. -MaaDonnell Road, Sundays, 11.15 am Wednesdaya, 5,30 paời :

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