Late War News

Horowhenua Chronicle, 16 October 1916, Page 3

Late War News

(Auetialia-New Zealand Ouble Service.) BRITISH MAKE IMPORTANT ADVANCES. London. October 15. Sir Douglas Haigh reports:— We made an important advance northward ntid westward of Schwaben redoubt, and successful trench raids were made elsewhere. FRENCH HOLD THEIR GAINS. A French communique savs:— "We smashed counter-attacks and held yesterday's gains. SUBMARINE OFF NANTUCKET. New York, October 15. The captain of the Bo vie reports that he saw a submarine twenty-eight miles south-east of Nantucket, and two miles away, following the Heligoland, hound east. The Uovic raced to port, and later, in response to a wireless message, the Heligoland, reported she was safe. AMERICAN NAVAL ""OFFICER'S BELIEF. ■Naval officers believe that Great Britain ie building forty-thousand-ton battleships. The guns will he larger than sixteen ancliea. TO RELIEVE FRENCH ORPHANS.

Washington. Oct. 13. The American relief scheme to assist French war orphans plans to raise 130 million dollars.

(Received This Day 9.15 a.m.) PARLIAMENTARY TRIP TO 1NU)I PROJECTED.

(United Service). London, Oct. 15. The Parliamentary Association i* forwarding invitations for a Parlimentary trip to India, including representatives of the Dominions and 'British Parliaments. It is believed the 'India Office encourages the project hut representatives of the domininons in London, including the 'Rt. Hon. W. F. Maasey and Sir Joseph Ward do not favour it.

CURTIN'S STORY.

(Times Service). London, October 15. C'urtin states that Germany is sendiin:» criminals to the front where they ar ■ chained to machine-guns, and given a chance to fight for their tliven at the most dangerous spots. The Kai- . ser still i« wonderfully popular and re--1 reives a great reception everywhere. He looks older, hut otherwise is un- ' eba"i<:ed. H:< personal entourage has | spread tin' statement that he m strongly oppoff! in f rightfulness hy means of siib-"*r'nr; and Zeppelins, but it is woll-kp'.wn the Kaiser is seriously alarmed at the threat that he will be deported like Napoleon in the erent of defeat.

THE DEPORTATIONS FROM FRANCE.

(Renter Service). Amsterdam, Oct. 15. The committee of the Reichatag da'scussed tho Lille deportations. Br. Helforrich and representatives of the 'Home and Foreign! Offices, contended that the deportations were internationally legal as there was a shortage of workmen in Germany .and idle foreigners could not be allowed to burden relief funds. It was admitted there were blunders; these were unavoidable.