Commercial

Horowhenua Chronicle, 23 June 1915, Page 2

Commercial

WAIKANAE STOCK SALE. Messrs Dalgety and Company iLamitod report having held tb«r usual montSij 1 v sale in the Waikanae yards on Tuesj day, 15th inst., when they offered A3 exceptionally good. yarding of sheep ! and a small yarding of cattle to' a good I attendance of the public. The special entry of sheep advertised iby us oil ao--1 count of Mr H. .Bond came forward *i i excellent order and condition, and to* j a line oil-tooth to f.f.in, breeding ewes exceptionally been competition took place, the line eventually being di»I posed of at the satisfactory figures ot I 20s. Other sales were as- under.—'J and 4-tooth wethers 20s, medium shorn lambs 10s 2d, cull lambs 6s Id, failing ; mouth breeding ewes 16s Id, fair condition empty ewes 14s, small 2 year old steers £4 2s, weaner steers 265. j !

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(KLKLIIUC "sIkouaph—COPXUIOHT.I ! I'KU rIIJiSH i .SBOtUi.TION.I _ SITUATION A'FARRAS. Paris, Ju/ne 22. Official The situation at Arras is unchanged. •Our air squadron "bombarded a German aviation depot and set fire to •. four hangars, and hit two aeroplanes and a captive balloon. The Germans in the western outskirts of Argonne violently attacked on Sunday eveiling with asphyxiating gas and our lines were bent back at some points, two French companies being buried in the wrecked trenches, but immediate counter-attacks enabled us to'recover almost the whole position RUSSIANS RETIRE. l'otrograd, June 22. : Official.—Tlie enemy offensive in Ra•wasuszka region continues. We retired on Saturday night front Grodek Lakes on Lemberg. ■ A GERMAN REPORT. Amsterdam, June 22. "■ ■ • •A German communique claims to have "repulsed an "attack at Souchea, but admits that they withdrew before a superior force at Gordrezon. It also flays they evacuated Metzeral according to a prearranged plan. It says Mackensen's army is fighting for Lem- ■ berg. Also, "We captured Zolkrim and Kawasuszka." (Received This Day 8.55 a.m.) BEN TILLET'S APPEAL. London, June 22. , -After seing President Jt'oincare, Sir Jo'rfn French and other generals, and after visiting the trenches, Ben TiTTet . made stirring appeals at the Palladium for more men and ammunition. GALLIPOLI BOMBARDED. , Paris, June 22. A despatch to Le Journal says'that the Allied Fleets on Monday bombarded Gallipoli. 'Immense flames rose from different parts of the town.* It is believed that war munition stores, the docks and several military l warehouses are on fire. GERLYIANS MADE AN ERROR Copenhagen, June 22 Germany ' admits that the Verdandi was struck by a torpedo in error, a>'i is willing to pay full compensation