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Horowhenua Chronicle, 1 May 1916, Page 3

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I At.ALSiST LOiii' Li LbOK I biliit- ! VICE. London, April 3(J. After an animated debate the Scottish Trades Congress at Glasgow !>y (ii' votes to 4(3, declared i,ts opposition to compulsory service, and summoned tho Labour Tarty to press the Govorn mem- to repeal tlio Military Servijo Act, THE DEFENDERS OF KUT-EL-AMARA. The newspapers depLore the loss ol i tho brave garrison at L.ut-el-Ama/a, but pout, out that the defenders Uis charged their task of holding up a considerable Turkish force, thus assisting tne Urititsh at the Suez Carial and. the Russians in Armenia. AUSTRIAN'S v. GERMANS. Petrograd, April 3(3. Enemy deserters state that when the flooding of the Austro-German trenches at Pinsk necessitated the withdrawal, tho Germans retired first, 10-iviag the Austriaiis to Hold the trenches. Tho Austrians were so incense:! that a bloody hand-to-hand fight followed, and; about, one hundred wero killed and wounded. German and Austrian troops hurried up to help their comrades and the fight became so isenous that the German StafT sou 1ded the alarm for a Russian attack. Tne ruse was successful in stopping tli _■ A GERMAN SUCCESS. A communique states that the Tier* mans attacking in close formation recaptured the trendies they previously had lost Boutb of Lake Narocz. INDIA AND THE WAR Simla, April JO. The output of munitions is stead Iv increasing and "many shipments already j liwve. been made. The developm.-iit i of the existing faotorica is receivng diligent attention from the Government. An interesting tact, having regard to the world-wide unrest, is that tho recent winter has been the quiefcssst in the last five years on the northwest, trontier. In a recent speech, reviewing the political condition in the Punjab, -Sir ■Michael O'Pwyer, Lieut.-Governot, sad that last year's dangerous revolutionary movement was dead, thanks lo the .splendid work ot tne police and 1 lie spontaneous support of the people. The province lately had sup plird 70,000 out of 120,000 to the Indian army recruite. AN APPEAL FOR, HER BROTH Iv ER'S LIFE. Washington, April 30. Sir Roger Casement's sister appeals tn President Wilson to save her d "otiler's life-. SIR ROGEI! CASEMENT'S MENTAL CONDITION. Melbourne, This Day. A relative, who constantly was in communication with Sir Roger Casement during the hitter's connection with the late Sir H. M. Stanley s Congo expedition, says that tho letters .••howell signs "of a lack of mental balance although there never was any sign of disloyalty. Tile relative considers that tho years spent in 'ho treacherous African climates affected Sir Roger Casement's mind. (