ITALIAN ACTIVITY.

Gisborne Times, Volume XLV, Issue 3987, 21 July 1915, Page 5

ITALIAN ACTIVITY.

NAVAL AND AERIAL EXPLOITS. SPLENDID WORK REPORTED. ITALIAN CRUISER TORPEDOED. (Received Julv 20. 9.35 p.m.) ROME, July 20. Official: Since July 7 there lias been much activity among Italian ships and aircraft on the Adriatic. Our warships destroyed ail Austrian ro-victmilling base for torpedoers on tile Dalmatian Island. An Italian dirigible caused fires in important works in Trieste which were visible for 25 miles. Our waterplanes drooped bombs on Austrian destroyers concentrated in tin- Fibana Canal, near Bola among oilier noteworthy aviation feats. The cruisers Mares, Francesco Forrucio. General Garibaldi and Ye Tlor Bisani bombarded the railway on July IS near Cat taro, where a number of Austrian battleships were refuging. The enemy staved in the harbor with steam up until the Italians retired and submarines then attacked the General Garibaldi, which avoided the first attempt, but was later struck. The crew showed the utmost calm and discipline, the men shouting “Long live the King!” several times before jumping into the sea in accordance with orders. (lb ■reived July 20, 8.5 p.m.) Official: A'submarine torpedoed and sank the General Garibaldi in the Adriatic. Most of the crew were saved. [The General Garibaldi is an old armored cruiser of 7234 tons, built m 1899 and armed with one 10-inch and two S-ineh guns.] ON THE ISQNZG FRONT. ■SPLENDID ITALIAN SUCCESSES. (Received Julv 20. 11.5 p.m.) ‘ ROME, July 20. Official: We had marked successes on the Isonzo front on Sunday, and there was a resolute and sanguinary action on the Carso plateau. We captured several lines of armored trenches, 2000 prisoners, six machine guns. 1500 rifles, and munitions. The attack was renewed with redoubled energy on tho entire Isonzo front on Monday. THE AUSTRO-ITALIAN STRUGGLE. TWO AUSTRIAN SUBMARINES LOST. HEAVY LOSSES OF AUSTRIAN OFFICERS. ROME, July 19. A refugee from Pola reports that two Austrian submarines which were reconnoitring on the Italian coast have not returned and are behoved to have been lost. Since tho beginning of the war with Italy 12.000 Austrian officers, including three generals, have been 'killed. THE K/USER’S VOICE. ORATIONS IN GALICIA. WAITING FOR GERMANY'S HOUR, (Received Julv 20. 11.5 p.m.) ZURICH, July 20.

Telegrams from \ ienna show that the Kaiser delivered a series ox bombastic orations in Galicia and East Prussia. He has been travelling up and douVi. in the rear of the German armies advancing against. Russia, exhorting greater exertions. Speaking at Lemberg, he said that victory, complete and overwhelming, was in sight-, and then the Germans would reign supreme in the glory of liberator of Europe and guardian of “kultur.” Speaking at Cracow, he said Gormanv was fighting to overcome a world conspiracy to blot her out from her place in civilisation, but Germany could not be defeated or extinguished. •• Jhe Almighty a mission for Germany to achieve. The loval and useful support of Austria and Turkey will not be forgotten by Germany in her supreme triumph. A CHEERFUL PRISONER. ONLY 770 SUNDAYS! (.Received July 20, 11.55 p.m.) LONDON, July 20, Lonsdale has written to Ins wife stating that his sentence lias been commuted to fourteen years’. He ends: “Cheer up. It is only oO Sundays!”