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Horowhenua Chronicle, 24 January 1916, Page 3

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♦ CO-UALANIMiU tiA AAis JiAJ.IKiJ!*S". London, Jan. lio. Commander .Evans, ot seutts AntaxeUe expe-dition, vvai> maiued ill 'London to -biaa Audvord, imown as tile "bulk- ot Ihristiania. TO DlbAiiAl J JLiii jiOJN J i.Nii.GlilNS. Aiiisterdiaui, Jan. 23. Austria proteoses to regard the Montenegrin suirender us a iact and has notified the Montenegrin commanders that the Austrians have begun their march inland to disarm Uie people us a preliminary to further peace negotiations and threatens penalties on ail registers The Cologne Gazette, winch recently haugiitaly leoinmeuted ojii iiiiigland's efforts do (starve an empire stretching from Ajras to Baghdnd-, says that tiie ot Montenegro will find men compiling his rebellious soldiers to ■acqtfiesec in their surrender, and adds that an effectual auxiliary J» starvation, however modest the .Montenegrins' claims may be in me mailer ot food.

AGREEMENT RKGAH DING Tiir; NEAR EAST. Numerous <. aliinet conl'ereneeh marked the Grand Duke Alicliaeiovuch'.s stay aiwli responsible newspapers atnte that a definite agreemnt relating in future to the Near East, shortly will be aunounced.

otf tho British Emipre (occupied by I Europeans is the cost of living so low as in New Zealand. Care must be taken not to intertere witli production in our own country or with supplies liom abroad:. The aim oi the Government, iuid been to keep the countryprosperous, and see people liad not to pay more for commodities than they were in a position to do. So far no serious pinch had been experienced and he believed that if we had fewer croakers we would correspondingly have a smeller number of shirkers

The Rt. Hon. \V. ]•'. Massey was asked whether in the event ol the British -Military Compulsion Bill being passed, his attitude towards the securing ot' reinforcements in the dominion would be affected, replied "Not a bit; iny attitude is perfectly clear; it all depends on the supply of men. To tlio present there has been sufficient to meet our obligations. 1

AsKed whether the adoption of the Compulsion Bill in England woe likely to modify the considered policy of tho Cabinet, ho said he was not m a position to express any opinion. WELLINGTON I! VCES. Trentham, This Day. The weather is fine but hot for the third day of ti11• 'Wellington llaeing Club's meeting. 'llie track is in good order. Results:— Wnllaeleville Welter. Comely I, Tango 2, Mouhi 3. Time 1.27 3-5. Melrose Welter. £sea Jjord 1, Com bust-ion 2. Botanist 3. Time limn. 27 4-osecs. Hopeful Stokes.—Tino .Una 1. Hyi--lus 2. OarloToiir 3. Time, 48 2-5 sees.