Late War News

Horowhenua Chronicle, 28 July 1916, Page 2

Late War News

(Received This Day u.GO a.m.) UN HAI'PV POLAND.

London, July Ji

\ tecount Grey, replying to the American appeals to all belligerent Governments to arrive at an . agreement for re>.ef of Poland, said the Uritish Government desirixli to settle once and for al! the whole question of importations of foodstuffs. The proposal of the Germanic Governments must reserve the wholly-civil populations of these territories the entire produce of Uie boil; all live-stock and foodstuffs; and place the distribution and control witli neutral nominees of President Wilson. Ihe British Government theil wouldi admit imported food (supplies to such territories to supplement the native stocks. This proposal, il accepted, must be carried out before the forthcoming harvest was gathered.

SO REVlCiteiE. (United Service.) London, J uiv 27. The ur Office denies the statement as to m reverse at Katin, which we hold. BRITISH PRISONERS. Lordi Robert Cecil, in the House of Commons, said that the American Consul at Baghdad telegraphed ou : Julie 2.; th that 10U0 British war prisoners still were in the city, too ill or weak to proceed. The lion. -Mr i orster slated that the 'lurks held about (JOO oiiicers and S3/0 men. including prisoners taken at tlio Dardanelles campaign ; albo Indian audi Egyptian native troops. GEH..MA.XIC TITLE-HOLDERS. ( tie lit. Hon. H. H. Asquith announced that the King would be advised to take steps regarding tlie honours hci,! by the Dukes of Cumberland and j Albany, and by Prince Albert of | Sdili'swig-Holstpin also. ECONOMICS. I Discussion of the Paris Economic ('iinlerencc resolution will take place <>:i Wednesday. ruksiax svcvesses. Potrograd. July 27. A communique Bays that fighting c. iifinues for possesion of a crossing at the river Slonevki. Boldverovka. a depot for war material. has been captured. At Erzhigan we arc pursuing the retreating Turku.