OFFICIAL NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2230, 17 August 1914, Page 6

OFFICIAL NEWS.

THE GOVERNMENT BUDGET S ALLIES HOLD THEIR OWN os--1 "n'ffi • t L l on < l<m ' August' 15, 1 o.m. , Oinoial.—Epmonis of returned worn ed British and ;of disabled ships are ba: | B . "To-day the. French 'surprised the & ■■ mans ten : railes,.north.of Namuir, and ca tUTed.caniion.and machine guns. !r. „if e *W forts are holding out. lie ,-J-Ue British captured the 'Germi ed steamer Von Wissman on- Lake Nyassa or • E ™ SSl «>' /«is mobilised tiro million m< id on the German frontier, and the sar number on the Austrian frontier; half million on tho Turkish frontier, and he a' million on the Rumanian frontier t ready to act", . . . '• .'«n« ••, Lo ll on ' Au^st p.m. Official—The enemy's' offensive h n been momentarily arrested in Haut-Alsac riicro are indications of French projrrc ra the Vosges Valley. They eX* :■ oaales; dnpiig tie Germans before' the '• and collecting abandoned kit." „ "rvm i , Lo " don ' August 15, 7.30 p.m. n , Pfßcial.-The Turkish Government ' io placing Turkish officers and crews on tl •e 'Ooebea and Breslau. l{ •■ "The Germans are endeavouring to e a velop the extreme left of the iallied force ' Insurances on cargoes to the Atlaht nnd iar East .are lower." T «n« • i L ? nd „ on ' Au & ust 15 - W P-m' .Umcial.—A German surprise attac ; was originally contemplated in tho dire •'■ & oa T? *t fr. owin? te tho strength < ■■' ml 6 • l 'i renc ' l . '1 115 advance was abandonoi ; The resistance of the Belgian forts resul ed in tho detention of the Germans ; f( eight days on tho line of the Meuse. Coi sequently the French 1 were ablo to mobi . is. and concentrate without hindraho r Fears_ that weTo entertained as to confi l sion:in the concentration of the Franc t forces have been definitely dispelled." "Reliable.—Earl Kitchener pfcras the '. the 1 Territorials who volunteer, and tt Dominion contingents, will be used abroa if needed. Other Territorials will be use for Home defence. A new army of 100,0 C • is, now being recruited for Home defena A second and a third army will be forme [ if necessary." I ['. London, August 14. Reliable. Two minor Belgian ■ have been reported. The' German advance guard is withi ten miles of Naimir. German Dragoon' 3 regiment was dec; mated nt Spincourt. THE LATEST'BUDGET. • ■ . (Rec. August 17, 0.5 a.m'.) London, August 15, Evening. Tho Pross Bureau says there is no rea . son to doubt that Turkey has replaced th crews of the Goeben and Breslau wit] Turkish crews. • Router's Agency has suggested that th Dominions' proposals should not be final ly determined- without reference to th High Commissioners, in order to avoi< possible embarrassments. A Copenhagen message says BcrKn ad vices state that a document signed by'th Tsar is being; distributed among Russiai Poles, promising Poland Home. Rule afte: the war. Haifa, states that British warships'chas ed the Goeben and Breslau until they en tered the Dardanelles. IN AUSTRALIA EXPEDITIONARY FORCE. BIG TRANSPORT FLEET SECURED, '~ Melbourne, August 15. ■The; transport fleet for the Australian Expeditionary Force. comprises twenty vessels, including the Euripides, Medic, Cevic, Ascanius, Geelong, Pera, Hymettus, Hawkes Bay, Aorangi, Berrima, Grantala, and Kanownn. ■ (Rec. August IG, 5.5 p.m.) ' Melbourne, August IG. The steamers Orvieto and Onirah have been chartered as troopships. PATRIOTIC FUND MOUNTING UP. Molbourne, August 15. The Howard Sniith Shipping Company lias donated-fire thousand guineas to the Lord Mayor's Patriotic Fund, which now t0ta15.,£33,000.' . '' (Rec. August IG, 5.5 p.m.) Melbourne, August IG. Mr. Edward Wilson, ono of the trustees, on tho part of the owners of the "Argus," has. donated'.£lo,ooo for the alleviation of distress in Victoria. ■ Brisbane, .August IG. The Queensland Turf Club has voted ,£IOOO to tho Patriotic Fund IMPERIAL RESERVISTS" PAT. Perth/ August 15. The Labour , .Federation is i'asking the Federal Government to provide for tlic wives and families- of-Imperial Reservists who have been called up, owing to tho low they r,qceive.