... had had to refer to the death of Lance. Corporal Hugh Roberts, of The Rigg, who had made the supreme sacrifice at the battle of the Somme on Ist July. Now he was called upon to speak of the loss they had sustained in the passing of Mrs. Thomas Gordon. Church ...

... Soldiers Fund. The utmost enthusiasm was manifesto& The receipts will make this fund alone Over £300,000. 1 this The battle of the Somme (says the Times) hes not slackened, but it, character has undergone • temporary modification. Just now the conflicts ...

... frontier between Germany and Bwitaerlant has been completely closed for week. I What fresh developments, The Timm, the battle of the Somme may still reveal we do not know, but we are convinced that the nation reposes complete confidence in the judgment and ...

... British army has yet to enter the field and deal strokes more terrible even than those of the immense and terrible battle on the Somme. sew events daring the course of this vsr have stirred such bitter indignation as the cold-blooded shooting of the ...