THE WAR

Horowhenua Chronicle, 31 May 1915, Page 3

THE WAR

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This Afternoon's War News. [elkctbic teleokaph—copyuiuuxj [PEll PRESS ASSOCiiIJON.") Received This Day. y.15. a.m. PORTUGAL'S NEW PRESIDENT. L'isbon May 30; Tiio National Congress at its first ballot elected Senor Braga president of the Republic by ninety-eight votes to one. Senor Braga is a historian and litterateur, being the author of one hundred volumes. ;■ ' THE FIGHT IN G ALICIA: " Petragrad. May 30. Official.—The enemy, has made prodigious efforts during the last few days to encirile Przemysl. The enemy on the San made a change ot front on the twentieth, constructing fifteen bridges and General Maokensen on the twentyfourth hurled his armies between the rivers Limutalclieveka and San. Simultaneously the enemy's left flank, with one hundred thousand infantry and one thousand guns attempted to' turn on the left bank of the San on -a fifteen mile front in the direction of Radymo and Drogotchov. The AustroGerman armies which should have aided General ' Mackcnsen to turn the Przemysl position from the south were decimated noaV GuseaKow while General Rimanof, the hero of Port Arthur, crushed the garrison at Liabisiseeo be*' himl General Mackensen. General Mackensen is repeating on a mudh larger scale Kis manoeuvre of last November. His present manoeuvre still is incomplete, ana though some of his infantry regiments have lost" three-quarters of their effective strength" it is premature to speak yet as to the results despite favourable signs. The Observer at Petrograd states that the Grand Duke Nicholas has , again proved the superiority of his strategy. The German battering ram, because of its battering, became immobilised for a week, was heavily hammered and then ' attempted to tackle manoeuvres, but their - development was slow going, and the distance from the railway made it impossible to repair the battering ram's failure. HORSES FOR" CAVALRY. j Rome, May 30, The King has given eighty-four hunters and carriage horses for cavalry purposes; the aristocracy are following his example. ANOTHER~GIDRMAN EFFORT. Prince J)erdel, the Germans' special envoy, has arrived at Bucharest to make a last effort to prevent Ronmania joining the Allies. TURKS REPULSED. Athens. May r 3O. . The Turks, strongly reinforced, attempted' to regain positions at Gabat'epe, but were repulsed.

ITALIANS PUSHING ON. Rome, May 3D, Correspondents at the front state that- the Italians captured .Pasubo,' dominating the valleys of the Vicenza. AVe are advancing along the banks of the Adige. We captured Pilcante, which was protected by several rows of trendies. Our losses were slight. We routed two companies near ilissuna. Our dirigibles dropped numerous bombs and did severe damage along the Fruili frontier. We 'Brought (town an aeroplane near Valdega. GERMANY'S REPLY. The Exchange at Washington states that the German Note in reply has been received. It is friendly 'but refuses America's demands. ITALY AND GREAT BIUT3IN. Condon, May 30. King Victor Emanuel telegraphed to King George: "The ancient and traditional friendship between the Italian and English people now is strengthed by a bond of blood against the common enemy." He also expresses ardent hopes for victory. King George replied cordially reciprocating the sentiments conveyed 'in King Emanuel's telegram- and expressing deep gratification at being allied so -closely with Italy in a great and noble cause. He felt complete confidence in the success, of their countries' united efforts. FIJI ICONTINGKNT'S LOSSES. Suva, "May 30. The Fiji contingent in Belgium had six men killed in action, three died of "wounds and twelve werel wounded out of forty-three in the tranches. PROGRESS REPORT. PROCEEDING TO ENGL VND Otago Battalion Private D. G. McCarthy (convalescent). Auckland Battalion.—; Private G. N. ■ Hart, Private W. J. Baskerville (convalescent). Canterbury Battalion.—Private H. N. Jarvis, Private S, Sinith (convalescent). Field Troop Engineers.—Cbrporal L. Montzson. London, IvTay 30. A Blue Funnel steamer -from Baftirla with a valuable cargo escaped l 'splendidly from a submarine? in the Channel., She was shelled ttvice, butreached I'lyniouth witli one o£ fhe crew wofiridcrl.

The - steamer Tnlloclimore was tor- j] pedoefj. off Usliant. Tho crew "was land- l] ed at Barry. ' !