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Horowhenua Chronicle, 18 October 1916, Page 3

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Australia-N'ew Zealand Cable Service. . (Received This Bay 2 p.m.) ALLIES IN GREECE. London, October 20. The Daily Chronicle's Athens correspondent states that 150 Allied seamen and two machine guns landed at Piraeus and went to Athens. Tliey; occupied a municipal theatre in the centre 'of the city. A GERMAN RUSE. Amsterdam, Oct. 17. The Germans seized Antwerp municipal councillors and placed them as hostages in buildings in German occupation. This is a sequel to a warning as to Allied air raids on vital points of the Belgian railway system. THE BREMEN. The Pommersclie Tagepost has beenu suspended for having published an account of the British destruction of the German .submarine Bremen. ANOTHER NOTE FOR GREECE.' Athens, October 17. Admiral l>u Fournet has delivered a fresh Note, of grave character, to King Constnntine, who is hastening from Tattoi. SUBMARINES BY NORWAY PROHIBITED. Excited articles have appeared in the German press declaring that Norway is acting in the Entente's interest in prohibiting submarines from entering her harbours. CATTLE FOR GERMANY. Basle (.Switzerland) October 17. There are eighty thousand head of surplus cattle owing to bad harvests and scarcity of fodder, and they probably will bo sold to Germany. CHI' RC H 1i El 7IS~M EI .TED DOWN. The German authorities commandeered and melted 132 Prague church bells. FR IiNCH WOMEN "REPATRIATED. Amsterdam. Oct. '17. The Germans have repatriated the first batch of Lille women after their employment at agricultural work, and they now are at laundry work on. the western front. A MURDERER DEAD. Rerovic, who was serving a life inipriu'imient for murder of the Archduke Ferdinand, died in Mocllendorff military prison. NUMBER OF WOMEN WORKERS. (Renter Telegram). It is officially estimated that the i number of women workers have increased by nearly 900,000 since the beginning of the war. SIR DOUGLAS HAIG'S REPORT. Sir Douglas Haig reports- that we' entered the enemy's trendies west ot Sci re, otherwise there is nothing to report. RUMANIA'S REPORT. A Rumanian communique says the enemv violently attacked our troops on the frontier in the Oituy Valley, but were driven back. We repulsed attacks at Talgyes Pass. We occupied positions near Ruttertinam Pass, hut were compelled to withdraw a little •southward and east of Taeryburger Pass. BELGI ANS MUST WORK. Amsterdam, October 17. The Telegraaf says the Germans are compelling the Belgians to work for them, especially on the railways. Hundreds a-(j Ghent were imprisoned and some shot for refushing. POSITION IN GREECE. Athens, Oct. 17. It is officially explained that the purpose of the Allied occupation is to reinforce the police. The Cabinet has hastily asesmbled. The Allies' crews took possession of the warships Averoff, Kilkish and Lembos. The Greek crews were landed ami eent to Athens-