THE DOMINIONS

Otago Daily Times, Issue 16754, 24 July 1916, Page 5

THE DOMINIONS

OMISSION OF REPRESENTATIVE. THE BRITISH COMMITTEE. Australian and N Z. Cable Association. LONDON, July 21. In the House of Commons, Air MacMaster has given notice of his intention to question Mr Asqnith why the dominions are not represented on the committee appointed to consider the Paris Conference report on after the war cond'tions He suggests their omission. CANADIANS READY. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. OTTAWA, July 21. Ten thousand Canadian soldiers are ready to proceed to Europe. EARLY CLOSING FOR CLUBS. SYDNEY, July 21. The Governor-in-Council has withdrawn the club exemptions from the sale of liquor. Clubs must now close their bars. SOUTH-EAST AFRICA. SUCCESSFUL OPERATIONS. SOME NOTABLE CAPTURES. Reuter's Telegrams. , LONDON, July 23. (Received July 25, at 11.5 p.m.) The War Ofnro states that General Smuts, on the 21st, reported that enemy forces, endeavouring to interfere with his communications west of Tanga, were driven routhwards over the Pangani River. Muhetza and Amani had been occupied, and he now had effective posses-' sion of the whole of the Usambara railway, which he was repairing. A Belgian official report states that a strong enemy force was dislodged by the British occupation of Bukoba-Kaitw a;e, and found its reti eat barred by a weaker Belgian force at the south-west corner of Victoria Nyanza. The Germans and' other Europeans wero killed or captured, and the remnant fled in the direction of Maviahilf. The German commander was captured. Wo found the German steamers Nwauza and Otto Ileinrich scuttled, but the Studlmann was sound Quantities of arms, and munitions and 40 boxes of specie were captuied The vessels are easily raisable.