TELEGRAMS.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 17 July 1916, Page 3

TELEGRAMS.

("I'En PRESS ASSOCIATION.! BUTTER IX STORE. Wellington, This Day. Butter in cool store in the Dominion on July loth, totalled 35.363 boxes, compared with hist yo:i r: 15..'>78. and previous year: 15.055 boxes. STOP i-EESS NEWS NOTTiIM; IMPORTANT DOING. .London, July 1(5. Sir Douglas tJai>£ leports heavy Ijonibardmeiits on both .-ides. otheiwi.se there i.s nothing important. The British coiilinne to find huge quantities of armament and other abandoned war material in the positions raptured including fire heavy howitzers and four se\enty■soven millimetre guns. Copenhagen. July 16. The ominous monotony <>t' the AngloFrench success is reflected in the new tone of the Genua preiss. Long significant articles appear in the Berlin newspapers exhoiting not l> listen to tliose who are campaigning the country demanding a general strike with a view to ending the slaughter. The prtf-fr appeals to the for single-minded loyalty, and not to hamper the military organization by compelling it to deal with enemies at home, while the British, i'renrh and Russians standing on vast front*, are threatening to penetrate the Fatherland in the autumn. The enemies are said to outnumber Germany two to one. and Japan is sending th'em enormous quantities of food olid ammunition, while Germany depends on 1 her own produc-

tion. The British "bombardment for seven days was - murderous. and our staff admits inferiority of artillery. Have we nnv surety tTiat furious attacks on the gateway of our empire will fail? Therefore we must be united. STARVATION [X BELGIUM. Paris. July IG. The Belgian Politiken publishes a letter from relatives in Belgium describing the starvation conditions and the ruthlesKiiess of the Germans. Starving people in many towns in Flanders demonstrated ,in ftie streets, with placards bearing the word* "Bread or Death!" There were many riots. The Germans sabred the demonstrators, and are forbidding demonstrations under the penalty of five years' imprisonment. hut the demonstrations continue on an extensive scale. The requisitions do not conceol the intention to pursue a systematic policy of starvation, to compel Belgians to raise their voice in favour of peace. IRISH PRT.SONiRRS RELEASED. London, July 1(3. One hundred Irish prison ere who were released arrived in Dublin this morning. Elaborate precautions wore taken to prevent any disturbances. They landed quiefl.v and dispersed with their waiting relatives. NATIONALIST CONVENTION MOOTED. It is believed that a great convention of Nationalists is being arranged to meet in Dublin this present week. Tt is unknown whether the military will permit it.

'TUltfiS SAY RUSSIAN TRANSPORTS | SUNK. A Turkish communique says their submarines ennk three large Russian transports and forced another ashore. JAPANESE PAPERS SATISFIED. Pekliit. July 1(3. Japanese newspapers express keenest satisfaction an the Anglo-French attitude over the Russo-Japanese agreement, Parisians HAPPY. Paris. July l(j. /Tile city was never in such joyous spirits; large Sunday crowds are swarming in the streets. Voluble tributes were paid to the Hritish troops, and it wji.s Frequently temarkel ''John Bull has the Bosches on the run." Sir Douglas Haig's name was affectionately mentioned. All agree that the British fought with unequalled courage, dash, and vigour. Tne result- were remarkable because the Germans had prepared a must strenuous resistance. THE SURVIVORS. London, July 16. Eleven survivors from the three sunken trawlers iitided at Aberdeen. WAP SAVINGS WEEK. The Rt. Hon. R. McKenna, in' a letter states that he was glad that the Wiar Savings Week has been chosen for ;i date when the thoughts of the nation are directed across the, Channel ivliere we are making the greatest military effort ill our history. Jt would nor be a battle of a few days, hut the beginning of a. long, pntienf and ardu. ju>- offensive, demanding the soldiers' leioic exertions and unimaginable sac•ifices. Are the lVome-stayers content be mere spectators? The greatest inaiici il effort in our history is needed. imu extravagance nnd waste are treason, and indifference is a crime. The Exchequer bonds are the heavy artilery, and the smaller bonds equa« to ■ifl.s and grenadeß. -MOW RUSSIAN RAILWAYS. Copenhagen. July 16. Russia has decided to construct 25 lew railways of a total length of thirty>no thousand kilometres..

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THE HARVESTERS. Hall' a million Austrian prisoners have gathered the enormotis Russian harvest in the southern districts. / POLICE R AID IX A.MEIUOA. iNew York, July 16. A great raid, designed to clear the city of criminals, took place at Philadelphia to-day, when 1700 arrests were effected. The charges range ifrom drug selling to highway robbery. The roundup was carefully planned and cleverly carried out. The majority of the arrests were made in tlie "tenderloin" district. After the police stations had overflowed the prisoners were taken to the public halls. More wnrarnts are being served. The raid i.s a (sequel to tho house and highway robbery wave of crime. RETURIXET) SOLDTER K 11-1.750. Grc\y.mouth, This Day. S discharged soldier named John Mah'er, who fought at Gallipoli, met his death yesterday while hunting a bullock. He waft recently employed as stockman at the local abattoir. The evidence points that lie fell from Ills horse. When piclted up be 'had a broken neck. A stirrup was attached to one foot. He was 34 years of age. A GENERAL STRIKE SUffGTCSWm The Port, Watersiders Union, at a meeting yesterday, received a letter from the Federation of Labour, aski iir whether the locaf union was .11 favour or a general strike as a protest against the National Service Bill. It v/as do girled to reply with an emphatic negative, mid that any fnrtlier onnrmunfcation from the Federation bo plncl i'l tho waste paper baslret unread.