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Horowhenua Chronicle, 11 September 1915, Page 3

Nominations for all events at Horovhenua Racing Chub's September meeting (except the Hack Sourry ) ck>6e tonight (Saturday) with club secretary (Mr R. D. Wallace) at o o'clock. With an. ample thiokness of rubber, such as is on the tread of a "Dunlop" coyer, it m ! ust be admitted that for all-round practical purposes the modern cover is puncture proof. This means that, on the average, about 2,000 miles should be covered before the exceptional puncture oooura. ; - ~ Lki .

STOP PHESS NEWS Chronicle Offico ,3 u.m. THE GERMAN COMMUNIQUE. Amsterdam, Sept. to. A German communique says that von dlindenburg, in some battle near Vilkoinierz took prisoner some hundreds otherwise iho position is unchanged between the Baltic and the Aieinen. iho battle continues at Skidel. We stormed Preski heights upon the Zelwiaca, capturing liliU. Prince Leopold .'S attacking the Upper Zclwianka, and •alsjo to the cast ol Kozan&a, where he •captured Ulyszancku. Uoiieral Mackeusen's pursuing columns reached ivusov, ami are advancing 011 ootli sides of the railway towards Priusk. no repulsed the Ittissiams at Tobrueiiiov eastward of 'iarnopol. All tihe aiiissiaii attacks hereabouts havo ueeu crushed. London, Sept. 10. Official.—A man couri-martiailed at Louuon lor espionage arid sentenced to death, was executed to-day. Iho English steamer -uora w-as sunk ( jjy a submarine. ihe crew was laud- j e i at Rochelie. { The Trade Lnioii Congress has pro-; tested against tho rise 111 tiio cost ol living due to private speculation, and j urges the Government u> control supplies ol necessaries o.i Ine. and to appoint a committee (.inciuuiiig labour reptesentatives to us retau prices. ihe Congress urged women employed 111 war services to join trade unions and demand equal pay ior equal work. Mr Ramsay Mac Donald conveyed to the ■congress i'rateriial greeting 011 uelialf ol the Parliamentary Labour party and said they all were agreed that it was a, citizen's duty to upnold the national

honour. At Uie present moment the nation demanded the best they could dj. Ho concluded oy appealing fo the Congress to regard any present differences merely as transitory and leading to greater mutual respect and loyalty. Regarding the Zeppelin raid 011 < til September, it is reported that the bodies of three musing people have been found. Four people who were seriously injured have dieu. The total deaths are live men, six women and six children. Rome, Sept. 10. Cabinet considered the control of 103 conquered townships; also the organisation of a winter campaign and the production of munition and tho question of fuller participation in the war. The War Munition Minister announced that til'* Government would lully equip the trenches for winter use and the huts would bo fitted with stoves. The Italians had conquered fifteen communes, and the Trentino populations were talcing refuge in Italy, where they received a brotherly reception. Prisoners declare that Austria has exhausted all her reserves and that the last have been sent to Galicia, where ui/,000 recently were lost. An entire aruiy corps needed in Galicia was re-called from the Roumanian frontier.