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A Very Pleasant Piece Of Naval News Reached London On

Thursday morning. H.M.S. Cumberland,' Captain Cyril Fuller, has captured no less than nine German liners (eight belonging to the Woermann Line and one to the Hamburg- Amerika......

All Britain And All The Empire Have During The Week

been congratulating Lord Roberts on his eighty-second birthday. His vigour, physical, intellectual, and moral, is marvellous. In spite of his years, he is able to give an......

On Friday Came The Excellent News That The Indian Troops

had actually landed at Marseilles. The Times correspondent in an undated letter or telegram describes the historic event in stirring terms:— " The haze that betokened s hot......

Friday's Daily Telegraph Gives The Text Of The Messages Sent

by the King to greet the British and Indian troops at Marseilles. Like all the King's public utterances, the two messages are in every way worthy—simple, dignified, gracious,......

There Has Been A Good Deal Of Speculation Of Late

as to the total sum of German casualties. It is clear that they are very much greater than the official returns acknowledge. The best way to estimate them is by our own. These,......

The German Cruiser I Emden' Has Captured And Sunk Four

more British steamers in the Indian Ocean. The crews were transferred to a fifth captured ship and sent to Colombo. The total value of the four ships, apart from their cargo,......

It Is Curious To Note How The Germans Are Living

down their illusions. Mr. Roosevelt was at one time a special favourite not only of the Kaiser but of the whole German public. Nothing was too good for him. He was loaded with......

It Is Announced From Cape Town That Liideritzbncht, In...

South-West Africa, was occupied by the South African Defence Force on Saturday, September 19th. The expedition anchored off the town on the previous evening and demanded its......

We Are Told How, Hour After Hour, Fully A Score

of steamers discharged their cargoes, and how the perfect equipment of the men won the admiration of all who saw them :- "Not the least extraordinary feature of this wonderful......

The Message To The Indian Troops, Which Is In Urdu,

is translated as follows :- " I look to all my Indian soldiers to uphold the Izzat of the British Raj against an aggressive and relentless enemy. I know with what readiness my......

If We Turn To The Eastern Theatre The Indications Are

dis- tinctly good. The Petrograd correspondent of the Times sends to Friday's paper a most interesting account of the attempt which the Germans lately made to force the passage......