THE WAR

Horowhenua Chronicle, 22 September 1915, Page 3

THE WAR

« [KLKnTUIC TKLKGHAI'U— COI'IKiaHT.I . ]'KI( I'Kr.»n AdW'tiUUOK. i London, Sept 20. ' Sir lan Hamilton issued a special order as follows on September tho Seventh: I desire to record a lino feat of aims by General Birdwood's command during the battle of Saribair. It was the fervent desire of all ranks to close the enemy and the impetuosity of their onset, and the steadfast valour wherewith they maintained their long struggle: those surely appeal to the fellow country men the world over. The gallant capture ot the almost impregnable Lone l'ine trenches by the Australian division and their equally line defence of that position against repeated counter-attacks, are exploits which will live in history. The determined assaults carried out from other parts of the Australian division's line were ia'lso of inestimable* eontfhco u preventing movements of large reinYortcmonts to tho northern flank. RUSsfefc\VNS TAKE 70,000 PRISONERS.

Petrograd, Sept. 21. Official.—The Russians took prisoner 70.000 on the front south of Polesnee from the lasti days of the Russian August to the beginning of September. A communique says:—We re-ocei'i-pied our former trenches at Steidcru, south-wowst of Illutsk, seizing a quantity of rifles and material. We returned eastward in the Vilna region after much lighting at the middle Villa fords. Fighting continues for possession of the Vilia fords north-west of Melodechno. Our troops show high military virtues and maintain coolness and assurance under circumstances of extreme gravity. Our cavalry pursued tho retreating enemy in Luzk region, sabring many, and capturing a large supply column. Unofficial.—The dlussians stripped Vilua of all metals, including the church bells and defended the city to tho last possible moment. They are now fighting between the Viia and the Vilua-Lida railway. I'ROM VIENNA AND JiER'LIN. Amsterdam, Sept. 21. A Vienna communique says:—We repulsed a strong Russian attack east of Lutsk. There was hand-to-hand fighting at many points. Russian columns attacked Ozernievce. and reached the west bank of the lkwa. Our reserves sopedily repulsed them. The Austro-Germah batteries bombarded the Servians on the south bank of the Save and the Danube, also .Belgrade. We surpnsed and destroyed Serbian advanced detachments on tho Drina os tuary. London. Sept. 21. A Perl in wireless message states that the German artillery commenced the bombardment of the Servian positions on the south bank of the Danube near Semendrin, driving off the Servians and silencing the batteries.

IS OMB ARDMENTS IN ERANUE 'Paris, Sept. 20. A communique recording heavy bombardments mentions the hampering ol tho enemy's supply -arrangements : n Artois, also shelling the enemy's re-viet-ualling routes in Lorraine. AUSTRALIA'S LOSSES. Sydney. Sept. 3D. To-day's list brings the casualties to Officers Men [Dead 268 ,'3802 Wounded 538 13,932 Missing Jo 1532 Total—2o,ll7, Latest Cables (Received This Day 9 a.m.) BIG INCREASE L\ INCOME TAX. London, Sept. 21. The Ht. Hon. li. MoKenna. Chancellor ot the Exchequer, "will ndd 40 per oent increase to the Income Tax GRENADE THROWERS AND TRENCH MORTARS. The Rt. Hon. H. J. Tennant, in •e----ply to Mr J. C. \Vedgewood, said that the supply of grenade-throwers and trench mortals iu some weeks exceeded Sir lan Hamilton's demands, but there Jiad beep instances where mortars were below the number required. STEAMER. SUNK. The steamer Linkmoor was sunk. The crew was Bared. i'TRIE IN A COLLIERY. i'iro broke out in the shaft of !£xhall colliery, ati Nuneaton. Two hundred and fifty men were below and two Ti'ere cut off, but the majority $tvas rescued. Ten todies have been recovered. GERMAN AEROPLANE CAPTURED Athens, Sept. 21. A Gorman aeroplane flying over Bulgaria was forced to descend and the crew interned. IRON CROSSES FOR BULGARIANS. Amsterdam, Sept. 21. The King of Bulgaria has received the Iron Cross of the first class, and each member of tho Cabinet the Iron or<*6 of the second class.

Received This Day. 10.30 a.m. BIIITALVS EINANOE. London, Sept. 21. In speaking of the great and unprecedented burdens occasioned by tho war the lit. Hon. Mr McKenua said that on tho existing basis of 272 millions per annum the expenditure of 1490 millions would save the country if the people would courageously and confidently face the outlay. Every section must contribute to make groat sacrifice*, and it was estimated that at the end of this year the dead weight of the debt would be 2-200 millions. This in nowise would cripple our resources. We had a navy costing 100 millions, and an army costing 715 millions, while external advances amounted to 423 millions. It was estimated that the daily rate of expenditure on all services from now to the end of the financial year would be upwards of four and a half mill ions, possibly rising. towards the close of the iinaucial year, to upwards of live millions daily.

The Rt. Hon. R. McKcnna continuing said that the expenditure for the current year included £3(j,U00,000. £1,000,000 ot pre and post nioritorium bdls and £170.000,000 on ordinary national services, excluding tho army and navy. There was no record of any nation voluntarily accepting liabilities bearing so high a proportion to the total income, wherefore provision must made within a single year. In regard to new taxation both tlio strict freetrader and scientific tariff reformer must temporarily put their lical theories aside and look at the condition ot the foreign exchanges and discourage imports. They also would have to pay strict regard to the necessity for reduction in consumption besides an increase in the income tax. Improved machinery would be passed assisting employees and giving special relief toi reduced incomes.

.Forty per cent of the increase 'would be for a lull year, making a 20 per cent inerea.se lor the remaining .six monthr,. The exemption limit would bo reduced to (say) one hundred and thirty, and the abatement to one hundred and twenty, and the tax would be payable hall yearly. The proposed changes in the Income Tax would yield an increa.sse of 1'11.074,000. realizing in a full year £44,400,000. Ho proposed to tax war prolits, and also to raise the super-tax scale, r-o that a mail without children earning COs weekly would pay 18s lid quarterly, and a man similarly circumstanced earning 90s weekly would pay 56s quarterly. The revenue from excess on war profits was estimated to yield £30,000,000 in a full year, but only iXi.OOO.OOO would be collected before 31st .March. Under the inland revenue it was estimated that Ci > ,000,00 would be raised, and it was proposed that the sugar duty increases would be |d per I b, yielding £11.800,000 per year. Fifty per cent, increase on tea, cofFe. dried fruits and tobacco would he made, and the increase oil tea and produce would be £1.500,000 a year, and on tobacco £5,100.000. The increase on motor spirit duty would be Hd per gallon, and the patent medicine duty would be doubled. There would be no alteration on beer or spirits I HIGH COM M ISSION'EIt \S RErOR-T London," Sept. 21, On the riyht- bank ol tlio Canal from tho Ai.siie to the Maine, the Allies have gained a footing on both sides of the of Sapingrienl. In 'die Vosges sensible progress has been made by means grenades in the trenches. At Hai'tnianiisweiliMkopt a dirigible of tho Allies bombarded the .junction at Am-agne-Luczuv, east of Hotliel, during the night. There liar? been an effic lent artillery action on the rest • f the front