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Horowhenua Chronicle, 19 October 1915, Page 3

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Chronicle Oiiico .Mii.iu. CASUALTY LIST. Disembarked at Malta, slightly wounded. Otago Mounted Rifles.—LanceCorporal PoTven. Field Artillery;.-—Killed in action : Gunner 11. Mcltao. Wellington Mounted Rifles. —Previously reported died of wounds, further reported convalescent,—Trooper A. J. McDonald. Divisional Train.-Died of Enteric. —Driver N. K. Houghton. Wellington Mounted Rifles.—Died i.-l Woundti.—Sergt. it, Foerg. Auckland Uattalion. — Previously- reported wounded, 1 urther reported rn joined regiments. —Private J. Gleesou. Wellington Battalion.—Prisoner of War in hospital at Constantinople.--Private tY. C. Lumber. L\ THE BALKANS. London, October !8. TLq Bulgarians did not resist t'u? landing at Enos. Tv.enty thousand additional AngloFrench troops left Salonika on .Sunday for Macedonia. Further transport* are arriving. TJio Bulgarians have evacuated the Struniitzft district. King Ferdinand announced his intention of proceeding to the Servian front, but abandoned the idea at the eleventh liour in consequence of numerous anonymous threats 011 his life. Turkey recently offered Bulgaria troops to garrison Burgas. Varna, Dedeagatch. M. Radoslavoff formerly was desirous of Turkish co-operation, but note hesitates to accept as the B'i ! - ga.riatis are likely to hotly resent the intrusion of foreign elements into thenar my. A FRENCH COMMUNIQUE. Paris, October 18. A communique states that wo repulsed three fresh attacks on Bois en Hachc. north-eastward ol Souchez. Jho German attempts to advance north of Verdun were repulsed. WISH TO HELP SERfIA. The Greeks -in Maastnct and Marseille sent messages to King Constantine and M. Zaimis urging Greek assistance tor iServia. ROUMANIAN PCKSITIOX. Bucharest, October 18. There is great diplomatic activity ami the Fntento Ministers Have conferred with M. Bratiano, the Prime' Ministo' - . Despite Roumania's declaration of neutrality the newspapers belieTC that an important decision soon -will be pronoiinoed, ay the result of fresh Russian victories. The recent Russian advices indicate that the Russians aro re-in-rading Bukovina and are threatening to invade Transylvania. The Russian left army has no-w been reinforced b> six ii"w army corps-