IN MESOPOTAMIA

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2706, 28 February 1916, Page 6

IN MESOPOTAMIA

CHEERY REPORTS.FROM KUT By Telcgrop'E—Press /.seoeiation—Copyright (Red. February 27, 5.5 p.m.) London, February 26. There are cheery reports from Mesopotamia. Artillery fij-e by day and sniping by night' have continued for a month. A spell of settled weather has set in, though the Hood season due to meltiny snows is expected shortly. General Townsheisd states by niireless messages that he has ample supplies, and is sowing vegetables. Ho asked for gramophone needls, and these were dropped in the camp by an aeroplane. CATECORICALLY REFUSED. TURKEY'S' REPLYTO GERMANY. ' Rome, February 25. Turkey' categorically refuses to cooperate in the Bagdad, campaign unless Germany sends one hundred. thousand men to Constantinople. MAKING MUNITIONS AN IMPORTANT MOVEMENT By Telegraph—Press Association-Copyright _ ;i Sydney, February 26. An important movement is reported to be afoot to co-ordinate the Commonwealth efforts m connection with munitions making. An endeavour <«ill be made to obtain co-operation of the Imperial authorities. It is suggested that Mr. Holman (State Premier) will. possibly be appointed president of the proposed Commonwealth Munitions Council, with headquarters in London. RUMOUR DENIED. (Rec. February 27, 5.5 p.m.). ■ Sydney, February 27. Mr. Holman denies the munitions rumour,'and says that he.has no intention of relinquishing the Premiership of New South Wales for the job. GERMANY'S LATEST HERO A NAVAL AIRMAN By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright (Rec. February 27, 5.5 p.m.) Amsterdam, February 25. The hero of the hour in Germany is the naval airmail Christiansen, who has received the Iron Cross because of his deathless deed in bombiug Ramsgate, "which astonished the whole of England."-