, 1916-06-07

in the neighbourhood yesterdays CIhurs-
day. communication the Germous began an
intense and sustained bombatdment at 9.l5
a. M. which extended not only over the
fronts mentioned but on the area behind.
London, June 2nd-The 'Daily News"
will say editorially to-morrow; the naked
facts contained in the Admiralty announce
ment reveal the naval battle Oft The
Danish Coast as by far the heaviest sea
engagement of % months of war. To that
must uuhappily be added that the result of
action has been the glavest disaster sus-
tanned in that pc iod by a British naval
force. Assuming that the Admiralty state
ment is substantially accurate, we cannot
put our own losses at less than twice those
of the enemy. In point of fact the actual
ratio is almost certainly even less ta7oura-
BILE than that. 1t is not the way of the
Navy, and it is not the way of the British
nation to endeavour 10 explain away hard
facts however bitter their unqualified re-
cognition may be. The defeat OF the Gut
land" engagement must be admittel, and we
can face it with greater fortitude for the
knowledge that dispute this unlocked for
reverse the general predominauce OF the
British Navy and it's power to play the vial
role in The strategy OF the War remains un-
shaken and unimpaired.
LOItlOUy y uu0 Guu- 10 WASH - -
north-easterly district of German East AfricH
is making progress, according to an Official
statement issued tonight recording a Ger
man retirement. The statement says: The
enemy has been driven from the lice as
tribe the railway between the south Pare
mountains and Pangani ION the coas) and
retired to Mhomasi, one column has reached
Buko station and our letl column reached
the Mkomasi river on May Bis.
Paris, June 2nd-The War Office to-
night issued the following communication
On the left bank of the Meuse, there has
been great activity on the part of the two
artilleries in the sector of Hill 300 and be-
tween Dead Mans Hill and the Mouse. On
the right bank of the Meuse, the Germans at
tempted against our positions between the
Vaux pond and the village of Damloup q
powerful offensive action which lasted The
whole of the day. Continuous attacks carried
out by compact masses followed one another
in this region. The magnificent resistance
of our troops withstood the efforts of the enc
nv. To the west of fort Vanx, our counte =
attacks against every German attack stopped
all progress by our adversary IN front OF the
Vaux fort, which the Germans were bent on
carrying at any price. The fighting reached
unprecedented violence. The attacking col
umns were moved down by our guns and
machine-guns, and suffered enormous losses.
The German masses, which were coming to
reinforce the battalions engaged in the fight
ing, were caught under the fire Of our heavy
batteries. They retreated i'll disorder as far
as Dieppe. In the sector of Damloup at the
foot of the Cote de Meuse, the enemy sue
ceeded in penetrating a village, the largest
part of which is in our hands. The artillery
fighting continues very violently on the
whole of The right of the Meuse.
London, June 3rd-The following birth
day honours for the West Indies have been
announced: The Hon. A. Ell. Miles, $50,
Collector General, Jamaica, and G. CLEMENT
ESQ.,, Government Secretary of British
Guiana, have received the C.M.G aud His
Excellency E. j. Cameron, C.M.G., Governor
of Gambia, KONG.
London, June 3rd-Rear-Admiral Horace
Hood probably lost his life when the battle
cruiser s'Invincible' was sunk III the Jutland
battle, according to the Chimes. Admiral
Hood was flying his flag Cd the "Invincible"
as second il command of the battle cruiser
squadron.
London, June 3rd-A despatch to the
Exchange Telegraph Go. from Copenhagen
saws: During the retreat of the German
fleet large numbers of mines were thrown
out. To-day friday several German float