THE ALLIES PROGRESS.
GERMAN A&TJSLLEI.IY BEGTRES. ALLIES' PRISONERS RELEASED. GERMAN OFFICERS DEJECTED. LONDON, October 21. The AllieiS made excellent progressin Belgium. B'ritLsh riaval guns, finding- the ruu<re marvellously, shelled the enemy along the Djke and German ■airti.ll cry was -forced to retire. Tlie- Allies ■■•made a general advnu-e and many {JeruvaTU* were taken pr'soaiers. • A large numbs** of Belgum ancl French troops have bean released. German cfficeis are dejected at thr defence of-trie .armies. In -France and Belgium. 17 rra:. T};/;,t'-l-- of Germp.n vvovnidod ha.vc- j-cacheo Erujres.
Tho Huii'tly disaster was nyrp-in-dble foi" the death of the supprirterudesnifc, nssisjfcainit, a,tid several teachers of the Methodist Sunday School in the town. The Evening' News reports the discovery of 3ieavy concrete fo-undaitiorus in a. German factory dominating Turbay. \Vo are pleased to record the saeciess of a local constable at the recon.l' police examiwatiotis qualify'iiur). Constable iWi. J. Tayi(.-r, -of the local force, who is stationed in th,e Tairua district, has? succeeded in %pa.s-smg tli c exa.ni. for a sergeant afud li's miainry friends here will -.varin.lv cougimfculate hdm. ■ —'— ■■ —- -I
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Thames Star, Volume XLVIII, Issue 14430, 23 October 1914, Page 2
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178THE ALLIES PROGRESS. Thames Star, Volume XLVIII, Issue 14430, 23 October 1914, Page 2
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