THE WAR

Horowhenua Chronicle, 29 January 1916, Page 3

THE WAR

1 ijtiJLIMITIiU. TKDSCiUAL'U —COX'rt»«Hr., i'-JiU i'ltfcSH ABaOUIA'IiOM.J ON THE WESETRN FRONT. Amsterdam, Jan. 26. A German communique says The enemy aru 'bombarding our positions with monitors, sheiling \\ ostencde ineffectively.. 1 lie enemy subjected Lout, to a heavy lira. AT AUSTRIA'S MKIUJY'. London, Jan. 2ii. 'J lie Times'is eorresiiondent at Home says all available inlorination in regard to Montengero is contradictory, but the Montenegrins are clearly at the mercy of the Austrians. The majority oi Montenegrins have peilorce gven up arms. The Austrians liave occupied San Giovanni. Another mixedi column of unitarians and Albanians are coining down the Matja valley. Numerous Serbs and Croats, pretending to take refuge in Montenegro Irani Herzegovina, have been piepariuy Montenegro tor tho Austrian's -RUSSIAN SUCCESSES London, .) .i The High Commissioner reports;— i'etrograd reports that south-west of j.ake Naroth a German detachment were routed and many prisoners taken. Repeated enemy attacks on tlio "Russian trenches north of Bojan were all repulsed. THE KING'S MESSAGE London, Jan. 25. His .\fajesty the King, in proroguing I'arliament for eighteen months, saidl:

"My arrriy and navy lias been engaged in concert with our brave and steadfast Allies in defending the common liberties of the public law ot Europe against the unprovoked encroachments of the enemy. 1, sustained by the retermination of the people at Home ind the overseas will carry the flame of n final and decisive victory in this struggle which lias been forced npon is bv those who._ho!<i in li'_rht. esteem the liberties anil covenants which wo ■egard as sacred. We shall not down mi r a nils until wo have vindicated a •anse which carres with it the future >f civilization. I rely with confidence >n the loyal and united efforts of all ny subjects who have never failed me. pray to Almightv'God that He will ;ive us His blessing." ANT f-CONSCRIPTION London, Jan. 27. The Labour Conference by 1,796,000 otes to 219,000 votes adopted the zoici'Stor Labour party's reslution, emhatienlly protesting; against conseripion in any shape or torrn, conrai'y to the spirit of democracy and nil of danger to the liberties of >tlie eople.

LATE WAR NEWS. (.Receved This Day 8.5 a.m.) DEIVENCES OE SALONIKA. Milan, Jan. 28. Signer .llagnnu says that the defences of Salonika are extraordinarily strong. The Bulgarian army is pervaded with malcontents and is wearied of the strife ami always "see he spectre of another Balkan war. Til 111 CAMPAIGN l.\ MESOPOTAMIA. llie .Morning l'osi, ill suiniiiiug up the situation 111 Mesopotamia, says thai 1 .. ie.J' lighting on liie am tile luiks le treated eight amies to a pusitioli imdn.iy between Snelksiinad, and a right-angled beud of wie 'ligris near Elowa&a. IHe position is described as near tile Wadi, wnicn is a dry river bed joining the 1 igrs ou tue left bank. General Aylnier, advancing 011 botli banks made a- frontal attacK. on tile 12th, combined witii an outflanking movement on tlie north. The Turks retired in tiie night to a position as tride the river at a great right angle, bend, whereol the northern flank is covered by marshy ground. The result of the lighting ou l'Tulay was indecisive, but General Ayluicr was forced back 1300 yards lrom the position. There is little prospect 01 progress uutu the weather improves ana tlie country drained. General Townshend evidently is too rigidly beleagure<l to co-operate with the relieving column. The British loree is advancing along Snattelhai which joins the Tigris at Ivutclainara, and probably another force occupies the Euphrates Valley in order to prevent a Turkish advance on Jtiasra. General Aylnier yesterday reported 110 change in the situation. THE LABOUR CONI EIIENCE. London, Jan. 28. At the Labour Conference Mr A. Henderson M. P. appealed', to the conference in this crisis not to incite the men to take a course that would bring about the most lamentable defeat this country or its Allies could ever experience. Mr G. H. Roberts M. P. said they could not take the responsibility or reI using assistance to those charged ' the country's cause. If the Rt. Hon. H. £i. Asquith had repudiated his pledge to the married men the conference would justly have denounced him. The coulorence. while declaring against military service, -rejectd a motion by a majority oi 30.000 to agitate for its repeal if the Bill becomes law. 1 ; London, .Tin. '2%. I The conference by 1,074,000 to ! 00.• poroved of the executive • ac* ; in t in allowing Labourites to enter th: j Coalition Povernment. "TWO ACCURSED NAMES. ' Pane, Jan. '28. M. Barthou Sordonne says that the Kaiser had invoked the help of God., of ' -whom lie proclaims hniiself apostle Atilla was more sincere when he called hi nisei 1' the "Scourge oFGofl." History will couple in obliqny its abhorrence of their accursed names.