THE WAR.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 27 May 1915, Page 2

THE WAR.

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ITALIANS ADVANCE,

Rome, May 26. The Italians are advancing a hundred kilometres. The point of the first contingent penetrated two to four miles, thus annulling the frontier imposed in 1866. They have captured Cormons and Ceriojnano, which are important to the Italians. The Austrian® are destroying prop-erty-axid burning public buildings. Part of Trentino is likely to fall into Italian hands. A RAID ON THE COAST. A destroyer bombarded Oarletter. She flew the British flag. The castle was hit several times. The X'taliatt squadron pursued and seriously damaged tiie destroyer. - The Giornale d'ltalia urges Italian* to accustom themselves to raitls on-th?, Adriatic coast but, says vh« Italian fleet is sufficiently strong tn ehglli fired at unfortified towns. v GERMAN ANTICIPATIONS -Berlin newspapers opine tliAt Italy will send 40,000 men to the Dardanelles, and a force will be sent to Montenegro to assist in the capture of . Cattaro. AEROPLANES AT WOItK. Amsterdam, May 26. The Allies bombarded and practically destroyed Saint Pierre station in Ghent. " THE RUSSIAN REPORT. Petrograd, May 26. Official.—Sharp fighting continue on the whole Dubissa front. "We repulsed the enemy in Opatow region, despite reinforcements, inflicting heavy losses. There was desperate Uniting on both banks of the San. Our artillery scattered great forces and in repeated attacks we took 20 officers And 1000 men prisoners and captured several machine guns. It is unofficially stated that thft Germans are endeavouring to encircle Przemysl, and claim to iiave captured, positions within seven miles of th« inner fortress. The Germans across the San have a. front of fifteen miles and the Russians are holding the bottle-neck between Przemysl and the Dneister marthes, where the Russians advance and captured some villages. CASUALTY LIST. Engineers: Sapper l'\ G. Pearson. DIED OF WOUNDS. Otago Battalion: Private R. G. Taylor. Private John Lloyd. DANGEROUSLY ILL. Canterbury Battalion. Private M. -McGillan. Otago Battalion. Private D. O'Donnell. PROGRESSING FAVOURABLY Otago Battalion: Private T. Davis. KILLED IX ACTION' (British Section) Private R. "\Y. Patterson (May 8). N.Z. HIGH COMMISSIONER'S REPORT. London, May 26. North of Arras the Allies' attack* yesterday made important progress. North-east of Angres, opposite Fo«secalonne the Allies took ah enemy redoubt, and in the same region carried »

another very strongly fortified German work. Father south, eaet of the road Aixoulette-Souchez, the Allies took, on a front of one kilometre, the whole of a large trench, where the enemy existed for the last fortnight. West of the same road we progressed considerably in the Fonddebuval ravine which the enemy's artillery from Angr&s hitherto prevented the Allies reaching, and where the defensive organisation was particularly strong.