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Horowhenua Chronicle, 12 August 1915, Page 3

Mr E. H. Saint, Ohau, notifies that he has laid poison for dogs on his property. The Lyric Assembly will hold their weekly dance on Tuesday next.

STOP PRESS NEWS. Chronicle Office ,3 p.m. GALLANTRY w AUSTRALIANS AND NEW ZEALANDERS. London, August 11. Sir la.n Hamilton Deports that the gallantry and dash of the Australians and New trobled tiio are* held.

THE GERMAN REPORT. Berlin, Auigust 11. A communique states that General Von Hindenburg easily re-pulsed strong Russian advances along Riga-Mi'tau road. 'l»here is no change northward of the Nicai'un. A strong Russian attack from Kovno failed. We captured (here 212(j men since the Bth. Wo are advancing east of-Lomza in the direction of the Bobr-Narev line. The enemy still holds tne bridgehead at Vyzua The entire Russian lino is retreating. Our puirsuing troops crossed the Oaervony and Brok rivers and are advancing eastwards. We captured the railway junction south-east oi Ostrov. The Russians evacuated Benjaminov iortress eastward of Novogeorgievek. Our airships bombarded Noyogeorgievsk and Brestlitovsk. Prince Leopold's left wing, pursuing, reached Kaluezyn. Von iWoyrsoh, iiipon the light wing, stormed the rearguard positions on both sides of the Olenka, westward of Lukov, capturing 1000.

HARBOUR EMPLOYED KILLED. Dunedki, This Day. Thomas Jainieson, age<i 28, employed by the Harbour Board, was crushed between the dredge aHd a pile last nigh*. The apjuries he 'received! terminated fatally to-day. j GRAND NAtIwAL IoiETING. . CHRISTOHUROH,'This Day. | 'Sumner Handicap^—NTcomar 1, DorIby Day 2, Prince .Laddo 3. All started j Won by a head. . Time lmin 43 3-& sec.