The Lyttelton Times. MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1917. ANNIVERSARIES.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXVII, Issue 17586, 17 September 1917, Page 4

The Lyttelton Times. MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1917. ANNIVERSARIES.

ISS2 Battle of Antietam Creek, Sharpsburg, Maryland; Confederate! defeated: by Federate;, very hoiwy losses on both •: sides. BS7I Mont Cenis tunnel opened. 1001 British troops under Major Gough. surprised by Boers under Botha at ' Utrecht; three guns captured by Boers. 1011 Submarine E 0 sank German cruisor Hela. TO-DAY'S NEWS. Slight progress has been made by tho British in Flanders. (Page S.) ffhe Germans were temporarily successful on " the Verdun front] (Pagoo.) Gains in the north and in Galicia are reported by the Russians. (Pago 5.) d'he Italians improved their positions north of Gorizi*. (Pago 5.) Kornilov and his generals havo been arrested. (Pago S.) Argentina has dismissed the German Minister.' (Pago 5.) Uruguay haa taken over German vessels at Monto. Video. (Pago 5.) In the Caucasus the Turks pressed the Russians book. (Page E.) The reports of British overtures to Germany are officially denied. (Pago o.) y publio meeting last night protested against tha Government's proposals respecting the closing hour of hotels. * (Pago 4.) >,.Qiarden Crops and How to Grow Them" was tho subject of an addresa delivered by ■ Mr D. L. Freeman at tho Technical College on Thursday evening. (Pago C.) Football competitions concluded on Saturday. '(Page 2.)