ON THE ITALIAN FRONT

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 89, 8 January 1918, Page 7

ON THE ITALIAN FRONT

AN ENEMY COLUMN DISPERSED London, January 6. An Italian official report states: "Our batteries' dispersed an enemy column in the Seren Valley. There is increased reciprocal artillery' work along the Middle Piave. Our airmen dropped IAJU kilogrammes (over a ton) of bombs on Levico Station, adjacent to the enemy s magazines." —Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.Reuter. THE ITALIAN ARMY OYER FOUR MILLION MEN. (Rec. January 8, 1.50 a.m.) — Paris, January 7. The "Matin" says that in an interview the Italian Finance Minister stated that there are 4,320,000 Italian troops, after allowing for reduction by losses among those now in the field. —Reuter. FIGHTING IN ARABIA SUCCESSFUL ARAB RAIDS. (Rec. January 7, 8.5 p.m.) London, January 6. The War Office reports that the Arabs of Hedjaz successfully raided a railway southward of Ma'au, and also took prisoner the garrison of an important post furthor south.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.-Ileuter. ("Ma'am is 84 miles south-east of Jerusalem, on the road to Mecca.] BRITAIN'S MAN-POWER ATTITUDE OF THE LABOUR PARTY. (Rec. January 8, 0.10 a.m.) London, January 7. The Labour Party is distinctly favourable to the Government's outlined man-power proposals, and is almost unanimous. A series of sectional trade conferences will folloWj at which details will be discussed with Sir Auckland Geddes, Minister of National Service—United Service. / CHINA AND THE WAR SENDING OF TROOPS TO EUROPE TO BE CONSIDERED. (Rec. January 7, 8.5 p.m.) Peking, January G. A Chino-French Commission is about to consider the question of sending Chinese troops to Europe. Tuan Cliiiui, Director of the War Bureau, has requested the Government to allocate the Boxer indemnity fund for the purpose. —Aus.-N.Z. Cnblo Assn. FIGHT FOR SERBIAN PORK VIENNESE CROWD FORCE ENTRANCE TO THE MARKET. Berne, January G. The "Arbeiter Zcitung" reports the sale of forty thousand pounds of Serbian pork 111 Vienna. A crowd of twenty thousand people overcame the police, and forced an entrance into tho market, where they fought for the moat, and many wero injured.—Router.