ITALIANS TIGHTENING THEIR GRIP.

Gisborne Times, Volume XLV, Issue 3982, 15 July 1915, Page 5

ITALIANS TIGHTENING THEIR GRIP.

REMARKABLE FEAT BY THE ALPINI. SCALE PRECIPITOUS PEAKS. GREAT PROGRESS IN THE ADIGE VALLEY. (Times and Sydney Sun Services.) LONDON, July 13. The Alpini accomplished another remarkable feat. They scaled precipitous peaks and dropped on the unsuspecting Austrians, driving them out or the trenches and taking as prisoners twenty. It seems impossible to choose a position safe from the flank attacks of these wonderful mountaineers. It is clear the Italian grip on the Lower Trentiiio is tightening. They have gained ground both east and west of the Adige Valiev bv taking Galgasarta, a height of 4380 ft, dominating the Terragnolo valley. The Italians have begun a. fight lor the second road from Venetia to Rovcreto. VENICE BOMBED. DOGE’S PALACE ALMOST HIT. ROME, July 13. Ail aeroplane bombed Venice on Sunday, damaging two houses and injuring two women arid a child. A bomb almost hit the Doge’s Palace. The aeroplane dropped darts and one pinned a woman’s foot to the pavement. AUSTRIAN CAMP SUCCESSFULLY BOMBED. ROME, July 14. Official: A squadron of our aeroplanes effectively bombarded- a largo enemy camp in the. neighborhood of Gorizia. BRITAIN’S REGISTRATION BILL. SECOND READING IN HOUSE OF LORDS PASSED. “ GO-AS-YOU-PLEASE SYSTEM HAS BROKEN DOWN.” LONDON, July 13. Tail’d Lansdovne, in the House of Lords, moved the Registration Bill. He said the country realised that the old go-as-you-please system had broken down. He believed wo had twenty-two to twenty-three divisions in thd European theatre at the present moment.. Prodigious efforts had been made to overtake past errors in order to provide- equipment. The efforts were attended with considerable success. There was not a word regarding compulsory service in the present Bill, hut he did not believe the country would tolerate the voluntary service with its present anomalies and injustice much longer. The Bill would greatly assist compulsory service because it. would shorten the intervals elapsing - between decision to resort to it and absolute compulsion. The Bill was read a second one.

REJECT’S TO RE-VOLUNTEER FOR HOME DEFENCE. (Received July 14, 11.55 p.m.) LONDON. July 14. The War Office has invited rejected recruits at Birmingham to ro-vohiu-teer. Doctors have been instructed to accept all organically fit. overlooking slight defects of eyesight and teeth, and to enrol for home defence those unfitted for the Front. bill introduced in AUSTRALIA. RETAILS WANTED OF WEALTH AND POPULATION. (Received July 15. 1.20 a.m.’) MELBOURNE, July 14. In the House the AYar Census Bill has been introduced providing for the registration of all males from seventeen to sixtv and obtaining particulars of the wealth and population generally.