AT DAMASCUS

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 7, 3 October 1918, Page 6

AT DAMASCUS

'AMOUS CITY SURROUNDED BY THE BRITISH FRENCH CAVALRY MOVING ON BEIRUT, MORE PRISONERS AND BOOTY ' Now York, October 1. The British have reached the »utjirts of '. Damascus. The French ivalry are advancing, on Beirut. (■."": .■"'/..■ ' Later. ! The' British -. havesurrounded Damanis.- The British and Australians capired a thousand Turks and five guno a-.the road to Damascus.—Aus.-N.Z. able Assn. .'..'■ f. THE OFFICIAL REPORT. ' ;',,. (Rec. October 2, 8.55 p.m.) ''%: London, October 1. '.-An official report , from Palestine |ates:'"By the evening of September 3 our cavalry had established themjlves northward, westward, and southard of Damascus. From Turkish rearGards which were'disputing our ndance throughout the day ,we took puo iousand prisoners and five guns. — ius.-N.Z. Cable Assn.-Reutor. ■■ ■ . ! THE LEAGUE OP NATIONS HOW -GERMANY MUST QUALIFY ;.,: FOR MEMBERSHIP. ' (R«c.- October 2, .7.35 p.ni.) ; x London, October 1. |Mr. 'A. J. Balfour (Foreign Minister) iid that, a League o'f Nations, or some ich scheme, must be created if our f'jours and sacrifices were to bear i-uit. Germany could never enter the iague until she had been reformed pon wide and enduring lines, and renl■,ed the fallacy of dreams of world omihion. There was. no ' chnnco of jcuvity for our ifuture peace unless we tilised the moment of victory for jrming machinery which would render ;ar impossible.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. |new war bonp campaign '■'■MR. BONAR LAW APPEALS TO J / THE PUBLIC. ;•■■ (Rec. October 2, 7.35 p.m.) ;', London, October 1. ■ 'At the opening of the New Year's! Sfar Bond campaign at the Guildhall Ir. Bonar Low (Chancellor of the Exhequer) said that tho year's contribuions were £1,120,000,000, He felt ure that there would bo no further pig-loan during the war peripd, and in he case <H a war loan subscribers could onvert. No higher rate of interest rould be paid in future. He appealed o tho public to withdraw their money rom deposit and current accounts and end direct to the State.