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Warsaw, Aug. 20. Describing the Polish counter-attack, Renter's correspondent says

In the course of the past month, the Poles, after allowing the Bolsheviks to approach the outer forts, writes, Mr. A. G. Gardiner, late counter-attacked both wings, one from Ivangorod in the direction of editor of the Daily News, I have Brestlitovsk ander Pilsudski and the second from Norogeorgievah travelled many hundreds of miles developing northwards along the Narew, Meanwhile a third attack in all parts of Germany. I have was launched along the Warsaw-Danzig railway in the direction of moved in every sort of society. I Malawa. Pilandaki repulsed the enemy along the whole line between have met politicians and profes Wipra and Narew to a depth of forty-eight kilometres. The objec-sional man, University dons and University students, trade union tives were rapidly reached. The right bank of the lower Narew was

workers and labourers on theland. cleared, and the forts at the confinence of the Bug and Narew were re-taken, re-establishing a natural line of defence for Warsaw. The waiters and cab drivers, journal- Poles attacking the Warsaw-Danzig line advanced beyond Echenow,ists and schoolbors, business cien and ex-diplomatists. I do not South of Maiawn the Bolsheviks hurriedly retreated.

An official review of the situation confirms the defeat of the Bol pretend that this justifies any ahevik designs on Warsaw and describes the Bolsheviks as deeing in dogmatic expression of opinion panic. It also enumerates captures of prisoners and material in the about the post-war mind of Ger many. The thought and spirit hurriedly abandoned camps.

of a great country cannot be London, Aug. 20.

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The Poles are now basily engaged in collecting isolated Bolshevik detachments left high and dry after the subsidence. The main food general impressions that may is believed to be broken. The Bolshevik forces 'number one hundred help to form opinion on the thousand. The Poles, by their advance on Brestlitorak, seem to threaten the main Bolshevik forces; nevertheless it cannot yet be said that Warsaw is completely out of danger as the tatal armed man- power of the Bolsheviki is an unknown quantity. For the moment there seems a possibility of total annihilation of the Bolshevik army

that a single false step might completely change the outlook.

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A Message from Minsk dated the 17th says: At to-day's sess. of the Peace Conference the Soviets informed the Poles that they are eager for peace and do not desire to interfere with the integrity of

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MESOPOTAMIA POSITION UNCHANGED.

Leadon, Aug. 20.

BEATEN BUT NOT BROKEY. The most emphatic general im- pression, I think, is that this is not a broken people. By this I

beaten people, or that they do not know that they are a beaten people. They know it very well. They are reminded of it in all the impoverished circum- stances of their lives, in their vanished mercantile marine, their stagnant industry, their hungry conditions, the crashing burden of prices and taxation. But they are not broken in spirit A War Office report from Mesopotamia says that there is little as the Austrians are broken. change in the situation. The Bakubah area, as far as the neighbour. They are not hopeless. They still hood of Khanikin, is still in revolt. Defences have been established 1eep a stiff upper lip, and are a: Bakubah railway-bridge. A column sent to clear up the situation (confident in their future. at the British post at Sakiya, twenty-five miles south of Neilri, is "The old life is ended for ma invested west of Niaghdad, on the middle Euphrates. An armoured and my generation," said the car section which was fired on es route from Fellujab succeeded in President of one of the Chambers reaching Baghdad. The Baghdad-Fellujah railway was tampered of Commerce to me, after talking with, but not seriously. The railway from Hilla to Baghdad will of former English friends whom be secured at both ends by lines of blockhouses. Defences are in he had net in the, polo field course of construction around Baghdad. The operations are consi. in England, at Murren,

and other places derable impeded owing to the heat. The unusual lowness of the riser |ERFPI, rendered communications and supply services by water most difficult where the rich disport them- "The old life is ended The India Office annonces that it will receive applications from selves.

We have motor-cars, but the Indian Army Reserve of ex-temporary Indian Army officers for for us. temporary service with the Indian infantry expeditionary forces. The we cannot use them. We cannot announcement is apparently the cutcome of the serious situation in even play tennis. My daughters used to buy a dozen good balls Mesopotamia.

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shall work for our children. W shall pay off our debts. We shall begin afresh at the bottom. We have a big task before us, but we trade even in Germany as soon shall do it if we are allowed to as Americans and English begin work. But we must be permitted to come, and secondly because I to work. We cannot both be idle want to go to America." and pay."

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TEACHERS' TROUBLES IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS.

New methods of teaching chit- were discussed at the dren London Teachers Association Conference in Essex Hall Strand. recently, when Miss C. R. Robin- son proposed a resolution main.

"And not to England?" "No, hot to England. No Ger- A semi-hcial avebant of the disturbances at Kattowitz says the |

That. I think, represents the man can dare to go to England. crowd insisted on forcing way into a street, where a cordon of police general frame of mind. It is sub The English hate us too much. French cavalry wax stationed and demonstrated before the duel, but it has not lost its morale. England wants to keep Germans quarters of the later-Allied Commission. The French troops drew It is occupied with the bard facts always on the ground. their cabres and dispersed the crowd, which immediately re-assembled of life, and has neither time nor different with America." on the arrival of a precession of High School students who forced the disposition for external politics. "Do you hate England?"

1 like the Englishmen who taining that the new opportunities Shots were fired, whereupon the crowd! There is only one topic, and that crowd against the cordon.

fis "bread and potatoes." The come bere, but since their coun-for training older children in schools and the scattered.

Paris, Aug. 20. problem of food bas obliterated try hates mine I cannot be elementary

development of the scholarship The French Government take a serious view of events at Kat- the war. There is little talk of re-expected to like it."

system, would depend for their towitz and are of opinion that the German Government encouraged the venge, and little apparent bostil

success on reduction in the size agitation. The matter will be placed before the Ambassadors' fority. Nowhere have I experienced

of classes, more teachers, batter ference and most rigorous penalties demanded

materials, and opposition to on> educational promotions.

THE OLYMPIC GAMES

Antwerp, Aug. 20.

the war.

Miss Robinson pleaded for free- dom for the teachers. The newer methods required the development of the young on their own lines, she said. Teachers most claim that they were the best judges of what suited the class.

The seconder of the resolution insisted that L.C.C. school mater- ial instead of getting better was getting worse. It was not only meatre in quantity but was worth- less in quality.

"And France?" "Ab. everyone hates France. anything but civility, and this. Even the working-men bate believe, is the universal experi-France ence of Englishmen, and equally "Do many people in Leipzig of Americans. So far as bitter-learn English?" ness exists, it is directed against "Lots are doing so, Many boys the French. and this Dot and girls attend the English Antwerp, Aug. 20.

to the war, bot to classes at the night schools. They In the Graeco-Roman wrestling finals middleweights) - Johans- [owing

I do think it will be useful to them minates thirty-two events since sen of Sweden beat Sint of Heiland in even

incident bas later. All the ander wailers and seconds and heavyweight) Lindfors of Finland beat Ahlgren of not think any

planted so deep a barb in the many of the page-boys in this Sweden.

heart of Germany as the French hotel are learning English."

THREE DINNERS A WEEK. The final of the three thousand metres steeplechase was an easy floccupation of Frankfort with

black troops. One of the ebief "And the maid servants?" win for Hodge (Britain), whose time was 10 mins. 0.25 seconds.

"Fazer of them but there are Final of the 200 metres fat race.-1, Woodring (America); 2,officials of the trade unions at

Berlin told a representative of the some who are." Paddock (America): 3. Edward (Britain). Time 22 seconds.

Do you find it difficult to live

The resolution was carried. Final of the 10,000 metres fat race-1, Nurms (Finland); 2,American Relief Mission that

Mr. E. A. Halford moved the Guillemot (France); 3, J. Wilson (Britain;; 1, Maccario (Italy: 5, J.that calculated insult had done on your wages?"

infinite mischief among the work- "A great struggle. I can only Hatton (Britain). Time 31 mins. 45 +5 secs.

ing men, who are wholly anti-afford three dinners a week. And regret of Conference that the militarist, but who have been then I must pay at least six marks London Education Committee stung by is to thoughts of for a dinner. I get potato soup, should bare associated with a fish, or an egg. For breakfast Irecent memorandum a suggestion revenge.

have two pieces of bread and with regard to a minimum stand- LESSON OF THE LIFT-BOY. Something of the mind of the coffee, and for supper two more ard of attainment for children over eleven. That system, when young Germany of the poor about pieces."

in force in the old days, he said. the future was disclosed to me

unsound. When they bad at one bad proved to be educationally end of the scale in the class room something amounting to ganica.

Fical of the 400 metres--I, Rudd (South Agrica): 2. Butler (Britain): 3. Eugdhal (Sweden): 4, Shea (America). Time: 40 3-5

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THE PRINCE'S TOUR.

Sydney, Aug. 29. H.R.H. the Prince of Wales, aboard H.M.S. Kenowa, departed for England amid scenes of the greatest enthusiasm, being farewelled Ly flotillas of watercraft of every description, while all the headlands were thronged with people waving a farewell.

FRENCH ANARCHISTS SENTENCED.

---Paris, Aug, 20.. -- Eleven anarchists have been sentenced to terms ranging from four to twelve months for inciting soldiers to disobedience.

THE BALTIC STATES.

London, Aug. 20. Reuter learns that the Baltic States Conference has adopted a convention whereby Finland, Eathenia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland agree to submit all disputes to arbitration

HOME CRICKET.

London, Aug. 20. Middlesex beat Somerset by seven wickets. Susses beat Surrey by 228. Warwick beat Worcester by nine wickets, Lanes beat Gloucester by ten wickets. Yorks beat Essex by 123, Kent y. Notts was drawn.

"And at midday on the days

"Then I have only bread:" by the lift boy in the hotel when you cannot afford dinner?" "Never mind, better times will stayed at in Leipzig. He was a bright youth in buttons, who was obriously eager to try bis few come. A little more patience."

"More patience? That is what and, at the other end, virtual words of English on anyone who

The level of came to hand. In reply to the wo have beard for 18 months. A imbécility, it was impossible to question how he was learning German can no longer lift his fix standards. English, he said he was taking head. Our homiliaticos are too education in London to-day was far higher than under the old lessons twice a week, sod the great."

some. The lift-boy's pursuit of know-system.

Is of English Miss E. Murray, seconding. and ledge conversation proceeded thing like this:

symptomatic of young Dermany, said they should have no finger bes stimulated in that iniquitous whipping up" The rather than checked the trad-of certain standards in arithmetic, itional enthusiasm for learning. spelling, etc. That was I met in succession three Univer-education; it was in line with

and discovered "noughts and crosses." sity studente,

The resolution was carried. incidentally that each of them "Yes, it is a lot of money, bat was taking en English thesis for

"Who teaches you?

"An Englishman who bas lived in Leipzig for 20 years."

"What do you pay him?" "Six marks & lesson or 12 marks a week."

"That is a lot of money."

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pot

I think it is worth it. I get 70 bis degree one the philosophy the country, is extraordinarily marks a week, out of which I of Hobbes; ons the teaching of high. But if any country can be must feed and clothe myself and William Morris; the third the said to be popular, it is America, into disrepute pay for lodgings. I spend 10 period of Cromwell, Intellectual It had fallen marks & week on my washing." Interest in England was never owing to the failure of the Wilson "Why are you learning Eng-greater and its prestige, though paaco policy at Paris, but its Bangle Eadly hit by the post war blockade enormous relief work has 16- light

"For two reasons, firstly be and the "English sickness" that stored respect for its heart f cause it is necessary in the hotel has devastated the child He of not for its head.