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Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXI, Issue 10, 10 August 1916, Page 2

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Press Association—Copyright, Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. (Received 1.45 p.m.) Loudon, August 9. Mr Asquith, in the House of Commons, intimated that Lord Wimbourne’s position as Viceroy of Ireland had been modified in order to enable the duties of the office to be discharged to the greatest advantage, although the ultimate authoriy and re'sponsibiliy of the Irish Administration would necessarily remain with the Minister answerable to the House. L..A German firm sought to compel an Italian firm which contracted lor the surplus British coal to fulfil a contract. The Italian refused on the ground that it had bought the coal under agreement not to sell to an enemy firm. The Supreme Court ruled that the contracts made with Peru were unaffected by the British Trading Enemy Act. The Russian official report states: West of Grumueh Khod we drove off the Tui’ ks commanding the height and captured a village south Kegi. Owing to enemy pressure we retired north in the region of Mush and Bitlis.

j The German official report states: Fya'nco-British attacks north of the Somme were broken. Ihe British attack on Ovillers and Ba/.entin le Petit failed, also the French attacks on Thiaumont, Fleury and Chapitie. Our aerial losses in July were nineteen and the Franco-British 81, of which forty-eight are in our hands. At the northern corner of Courland (Russia) we damaged many enemy torpedoers, steamers, and sailers. The Russian attacks on the Stokhod salient, east of Kovel, were repulsed. The Austrians regained positions south of the Dneister and the Allies have withdrawn over the Niznsow-Tosmienica-Ottymia line. Press Association— Copyright. Published in “The Times.” The Press Bureau states that at daybreak, under heavy fire, naval aeroplanes bobarded the airship sheds near Brussels from a height of two hlindred feet. Eight bombs were, observed to hit, and heavy columns of smoke arose. The machines returned | ‘ Press' Association— 31 United, Service. ■’ t London, August o,t Justice Pickford has been added- to the Dardanelles Commission;' ‘ In the House of Lords Lord Lansdowne stated that the Government was conferring with the highest commercial and banking authorities on the.' question of the confiscation of German property as retaliation toi the outrages. ' ! Rome, August 9. Official. —The Austrians were completely routed at Gorizia and ahandr, oned large quantities of war matcnaL Cavalry pursued them beyond the Isonzo- ' „ , . Press Association— Copyngn t. Reuter’s Telegrams ( Amsterdam, August 9. The Telegraaf says: By a tremendous fire at. Aeroschot, grfg, of war material were,; dest.rq^cd-, ijR/d* details are available. Vancouver, AugustNewspapers show keen dissatis'fac'® tion that there have been less than, four thousand enlistments in Canada during July.. Sir Robert Borden (Premier) had given a pledge of halt a million by the end of the year, and at the present rate the pledge will hot be fulfilled till the end of next year. Newspapers demand that strong measures be taken. i