Late War News

Horowhenua Chronicle, 28 September 1916, Page 3

Late War News

(Australia-fcew Zealand CaT>le Service.) L it ('Received This D.ar 9.20 a.111.) fl by y P KILLED IX ACTIOX. fcl n London, Sept. 30. Cedric Graham Durham, of tlio - ins caorj news appearing in this issue accredited to the Times hae been published in that journal, but only whero expressly stated is such news the editorial opin- j ion of the Times). (

Light Infantry, formerly of Auckland, has been 'killed in action. POURPARLERS. The Daily Chronicle's Athens correspondent states that King Constantino h-'s opened communications with M. Venizelos. e •* ] THE RECENT ADVANCE. r ™ Correspondents at British Headquarters opine- that the very small cost of S the -actions and great success are due to the excellence of the artillery nnd the real collapse of the defence. The fighting of the German infantry on ' UHiesday was markedly weaker than on Monday. The artillery fire was spasmodic. The Anglo-French attack failed nowhere, and several , important points were taken without opposition. The whining tons of the German communique emphasises the imprssion of failure. In addition to the capture of Thiepval and Combles, the French on the south reached a canal running northeast of the Somme, along Torbille A7alprevious sales - , the principal operators, the defence works of Mont St. Quentin. Thus Mont S. Quentin is receiving the treatment so .successful at Combles. and the break across the Bapaume-Peronne road has been considerably enlarged. BRITISH CAVA LI? Y IN ACTION Hritish cavalry is in action beyond Ruedecourt. i AGAINST THE BULGARS. .' vy (Times Service). London, Sept. 27. Prior to leaving Athens. M. A r eni- ( zelos made a special statement to a , Times' representative. He announc- ( ced that he was going to the Greek island to lead a movement against the \ Bulgarian invader who is over-run- ~ ning Greek Macedonia and maltreat- ) ing, taking prisoner, and -murdering , unprotected Greeks whom the Greek ] army had left at their mercy. He could no longer resist the cry of his compatriots calling to him to save them. He had -recently sent a message to King Constantino, urging biro to rescue Greeks, -and offering to retire if ho would make the path easier. M. A'enizelos hesitated about taking t the supreme step until he became con- y vineed that those now controlling |] Greece's policy did not intend to arm l, to drive the enemy out. The patri- ~ otic movement- was not intended N against the King or dynasty, but was smade by those unable longer to stand a | aside : also it was the last effort they a could make to induce the King to come ti iorth as King of the Hellenes, and to w follow the path of duty, protecting lii.st subjects. M. A'enizelos feels siuv ho u can count on the goodwill of the free i< English people in the mission he is d now setting out to accomplish. The d movement he and 31. C'oundoiiritis i.s a leading is purely national, and they a have exhausted all the legal means to secure integral national action. If f Athens moved in the right direction the Venizekst.y would assist in everv z possible way. ' ci

i j (Received This Day 10.30 a.m.) | XhTTRALITV PROBLEMS. N'ew York, Sept. 27. Major Arthur Humpireys and Lieut. Hugh Lovick. en route to Camada, have been detained by th© immigration authorities at Ellis Island because they were regularly serving with belligerent forces. They were released after theBritish Embassy had protested. The State Department now is considering whether a Hritish commercial attache who addresosd the N'ew York financiers and bankers, at a private Junehoou, on the subject of the British black ,'ist, -committed a breach of neutrality. A TICIvLTSH^LVTTE'R. ' New York, Sept. 27. The United States provided a convoy of twelve warships for two -German interned auxiliary cruisers which are leaving Norfolk for Philadelphia. The cruisers will be obliged to pass beyond the three mile limit, "and the Germans fear the All es will capture them, THE GERMAN PARLIAMENT. Berlin, September 27. A correspondent states that the. stormiest sesssion of the Reichstag since the beginning of the war is foroshad- ! owed by members arriving for the opening of. the session to-morrow. Dr Goerthing, the industrial leader from Hanover, will move a vote of No Confidence in Count A r on Bethniann-Holl-weg. The absence of the Socialist leader. Herr Liebnicht, who recently was imprisoned, will not contribute to the calming <?f the session. Count A r on Rcthuiann-Holhveg will address the Riechstag at 3 p.m. The voting of AVer Credits, and the discussion of the Features of the policy towards England will be the chief topics for the three-weeks' session. The Conservatives profess to be highly pleased at the results of the recent Zeppolin rai '-s, and intend to demand a- severe ant i-English campaign.