The Lyttelton Times. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1916. ANNIVERSARIES.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXVII, Issue 17286, 29 September 1916, Page 4

The Lyttelton Times. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1916. ANNIVERSARIES.

\yS2O London Metropolitan Tolies first of.

duty. IS6B Flight of Queen ef SpAin; country generally in hands of revolutionists. 1854 Departure of Lord Wolsclcy from Cairo for relief of Khart-oum. 1533 Queen of Denmark, mother of Queen Alexandra, died;

TO-DAY’S v NEWS. lilO British ond Pronci made fnrfhor progress on the Somme. (Pag© <•) Correspondents .-state that the German re- < sistunce is greatly weakened. (Pa~e 5.) General Brussi'.ofl says that the armies in front of him are badly shaken. (Page 6.) It is that King Constantino Las been persuaded to join the Entente. (Pago h) The Russians record a minor success in v Persia. (Pago 6.) Eulgaj attacks on tho Kojmackalan front wore repulsed heavily. (Page 5.) A largo body of unionists in York have struck in sympathy with the traction cm- , r.loyecs. • (Pago —.) A Butch telegram says that it is roported (hat the Bremen had arrived in America. (Page 5.) The official report of the El Bcmani fight. East of tho Suez Canal, last month, is published. (Pago 5.) A .heavy list of caeualtioa of the Kerr Zcaland forces woo received yesterday. (Page

Tea enlistments were recorded in the city chie-e yesterday. (Pago 7.) thick and wounded soldiers who arrived by the 'Wiliocbra reached Christchurch last \ evening. (Page 7.) The annual meeting of the Citizens’ Defence Corps was held last night.. (Page 9.) Lister E. hi. Lewis, who returned to New Zealand by tho Willochra, underwent somo ... startling experiences during tho Serbian rttroafc (Page 8.) _ At tho Y.M.C.A. Rooms last evening Mr W. Martin delivered an address on "Mature ;> Study.’’ (Page 9.)