Late War News

Horowhenua Chronicle, 26 September 1916, Page 3

Late War News

(Atmlrnlia-Xew Zealand Cable Service.) (Received 'Tliib Day !).50 a.m.) NEW ZKALAX'D CASUALTIES LV A UiS'i'ltALlA'iS AI{MY. , Sydney, This Day. Casualty T/'.nt 220 contains the names ot the following Xew Zealandors :—Killed in action. Private W.-H. •Morris; wounded. .Scrgt. AV. Watel lorn. Privates J. Armstrong, J. E. Grinlinton, J. W. "Wells, T. Murray, H. 10. Genet. A. S. Cullon, H. Cair, H. Hreakspenr (tin* last two severely); missing, PrivatcH A. McLennan and C. G. Lynch.

RUMAXIA IX THE WAR. New York. .Sept. 25. At. Shuvafl, the Russian AVar Minister. in a special cable to the XS-w York World. comments on the Rumanian position. He say« the Germans /(now quite well that Transylvania will he lent, irreparably: that already it is plainly deterniined by- tin; occupation by the Rumanians of the entire Alt Valley from Heremannstndt and Kronsta<lt to Szereda and C'liik. Germany lias realised the menace to the communication between Horlin and Constantinople. and that it is too <»ro:ifc for her to resist. She also under-

stands the tremendous political effect that will result if the Rumanians conquer Transylvania. • ) (Times Service). INCREASING SUPPLY OF MUNITIONS. Paris. September 2~>. M. Thomas, Munitions Minister of State, states that the necessary measures have been taken to still further increase the output of munitions. He said: "We must intensify our winter output. Mv scheme is gigantic, and three bundled thousand women already have responded. Mountains of ' shells will arise." M. Pierl'c Dupiiy, Director irf the Technical Committee, states England now is driwing to a level with France in the formidable output. It is impossible to publish the figures, hut a constant stream of heavy artillery in all the allied fronts i.s guaranteed.