OFFICIAL NEWS

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2261, 22 September 1914, Page 6

OFFICIAL NEWS

HIGH COMMISSIONER'S CABLES London, September 19, 3.15 p.m. An official report states that at ■ 3 p.ni. the situation remains unchanged. A counter-attack against tho First Divinion, delivered during the night, was driven back. ■ The weather. is bad. It is.'rai.iung continuously. London, September 19, 1 p.m. K' The Government has now received information.that the German Government is 7 prepared, to communicate lists of', . prisoners of war who. are in their,hands in rtturn for similar information as to German prisoners of war interned -in this country. Suoh lists, .which ■ will include information as to the physical condition of prisoners, will be interchanged periodically. Relatives of British officers and men who may bo included hi such lists will receive im- " mediate Information of the fact. No lists have yet been received through this channel/- Arrangements are being mado foFv.the transmission to Germany ofr.letters .intended for. British prisoners of war. .. '••■"•. • '■'.''.' ... According to reliable information, Russia how 'has 6.000,000 men under arms. Only. 2,000,000 men are engaged . in Galicia and East Prussia, 900,000 are advancing across Poland, with a reserve further back amounting ','to approximately 200,000.' Troops from Siberia, ' the Caucasus, and Turkestan are gradu- . ally-reaching.the front.' Fully'2,ooo,ooo men are being held back with the object of replacing casualties."'-. ■_ The "Vorwaerts," a Socialist paper in Berlin, has the courage to protest -• against the distribution of Austrian reports of victories which are purely mythical/: It warns part of the German Press against publishing stories' against their'better knowledge. ,- The Italian Press is urging a general mobilisation of the army. Italy's navy is already completely mobilised. Noth- : ing.so'far justifies her participation in'/the conflict. : London. September 19, 1.5 p.m. Reliable—An Austrian cruiser and six torpedo boats attempted to destroy the wireless station at- Antivari, which was repaired by the British and French after the last bombardment. _ Warships cruising in the Adriatic captured an Austrian steamer flying the.

Greek flag, laden with arms and ammunition destined for Albania. Tho Austrian Government announces its intention of granting facilities for exchanging information about prisoners of war in their hands. The German Government indicate their intention of permitting <jbirespoudenoo between the British prisoners of v<ar and their friends in this country.