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Horowhenua Chronicle, 14 June 1916, Page 3

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(.Received This Day S.oo a.m.; THE WESTERN FRONT. Amsterdam, June '<5. The Telegtaaf gays tiita the (iermlaus concentrated I^O,UOU men around Zonnebeke and Ghelvelt, and further j south, and thus reduced the garrison iu Buofcium, and to ;i smaller extentalong the western front. The british with heavy guns are constantly bombarding tlio positions at tLoo&e. TIHJD PAPAL FLAG. Home, June 3. The Pope, intending to safeguard the Holy See's diplomatists from war risks, has bought the steamer .Kuncius. - The Government permits it to remain in Civitia Veceliia Imrbourage. Xho vessel is painted white and yellow and flies the Papal flag. - This i& the first time it had been flown here since the loss of temporal power. The vessel conveys the new nuncio to Buenos Ayr*. AUSTRALIA'S PREMIER. Paris, June Ik. The Hon. W. M. Hughes, in an interview, with Le uYLatin, touohed on the question concerning some pessimists' prediction that within a decade Germ'an trade W'ould be as flour isfllng as ever. He replied indignantly, that those entertaining sucH a thought were traitors, and added tfiaTwhatever our business transactions with (iermany might 'be, they would be those we desired, not which Germany imposed. Her pre-wfer activity consisted not only igjiending us products, but especially in greatly disorganizing our nat-

ionial industry, and largely seizing control of othera? She acted the vampire and it behoved us to oreak down her tyranny forever. (Received This Day y.30 a.m.) LORD KITCHENER MEMORIAL SERVICE. London,, June 13. Despite helavy showers, enormous crowds were present at St. Paul's tor a memorial setrvice tor Juord Kitchener. The King andi Queen drove from Buckingham Palace, Queen Alexandra joining them at Charing Cross. There was a large diplomatic assembly, and the army and navy were very fully represented. Nearly all the members of the Cabinet wore present, and also many wounded Australians andi 'New Zealianders and nurses. The band of the Royal Engineers, of whom Lord Kit<&fener was colonel commandant, pjayed. the dead march from "Saul,'' and the buglers of the regiment sounded the last post. Triumph was the keynote oi the memorial service, lalmost reaching a note of thanksgiving for the great man whose memory was being honoured. A youthful navi? commander, destined to bear his unclee'e great name, sat near the king.