THE WAR

Horowhenua Chronicle, 30 December 1915, Page 3

THE WAR

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Sydney, Dec. 2u

The "Times states that the Cabinet has decided to compel the exibstment ox

unmarried men.

Minor resignations from the Cabinet uj o tiu ealeued. '

London, Dec. 2y

The Cabinet meeting to discuss compulsion lasted two and a hall hours. AVi Asquith immediately afterwards held a War Council meeting, Lord Kitchener, Sir Jhkhvardi v*rey and Mi Balfour being present.

There was a full attendance of Ministers at tile Cabinet nieetiug. ifou crowd in tlio street was so great thai the .police cleared Downing street. -Mr Lloyd. George was heartily cheered.

THE FlfcENOii FRONT,

London, Dec. 28

The 4igh Commissioner reports:— In the Vosges there is intense artillery activity on tlie whole front. Ai rfartananswedlerkopf and on "ftie slopes of the hill ait Rehfelsen an attempt by the enemy to leave liis trenches was stopped by the French curtain of fire.

The Germans state that the French advanced early this morning to Hilztein.

ON GA'LLIPOLI

London, Dec. A Turkish communique states:—Artillery severely bombarded our ri^':

wing at Seddul Jialir. There was au incessant 'bombardment wifh machine 21111s, bombs aud ■ aerial torpedoes on our left wing. Our artillery replied, silencing the enemy and Tlestroying a portion of his trenches. Allied transports wore wrecked 011 the coast of Biyukkimikli.

IN MESOPOTAMIA.

London, Dec. 29,

A Turkish communique states: Eastward of Ivutelniara we drove book a detachment with tiwo machine gu.l3 and a large body of .horsemen protected by two monitors coming to .he the assistance of the British at Kutelmara. POSITION AT SALONIKA.

Amsterdam, Dec. 28 The special correspondent of i

Vossische Zeitung, after a visit to Sal onika, state** that 210,000 troops have landed whereof 90,000 arc English. Twenty-seven thousand sick and wounded men havo already been sent back. Twelve hundred guns also have

)eun landed.

The Entente has completed the first lines of defence a.round Salonika and are preparing the second lino.

THE .RUSSIAN FRONT,

Pans, Dec. '16

M. Naudea.ii, LLc J'Vciicii war correspondent, writing from PetrograO, states that the Germans have fortified tho entire front ' between Vilna and Dvinsk. The Germans nro also lormidiably ror tifying the whole of the frug lino with concrete platforms and heavy guns. Villages interfering with tlie line have been pitilessly razed.

Tho enemy possess an extraordinary number of machine guns and automatic rifles.

iMOHTING THK ARABS

Auckland, Doc. 2 ( >

The following ca.blu message, dated Cairo, December 28, was received this ulternoon by tho Prime Minister from Mr-Malcolm Ross, New Zealand's ;var correspondent-

"One cf Earl of Liverpool's Battalions liadl its baptism of fire on Xmas Day, when it engaged an Arab forco 011 the weßton: front near Mersa Matruh. The 15th Sikhs participate.! Tlie enemy was driven west of Wacfi Majid. Our casualties were slight. G0:1 oral Godley arrives here to-mor-ow.

"After tlie evacuation of Anzac :he Turks shelled the beach and trendies, tliinking our forco was still there. On Tuesday they swarmed down in considerable numbers. Our ships then returnedi and shellod them effectivsly. A .mine was exploded on Russell's Top after our departure, and this greatly alarmed the Turlts wh"o brought down heavy artillery and machine gun and rifle firo to bear on our eiTipty trenches. The authorities here consider the evacuation a wonderful feat."