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Horowhenua Chronicle, 26 October 1916, Page 3

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(Received This Day 2 p.m.) Australia-New Zealand Cable Service. ALI.KGKD BREACH OF FAITH. London, October 25. I n the House of Commons members complained that the War Office is calling up attested men who have readied forty-one before -June 24, and declaring this action a breach of faith. The Rt. Hon. D. Lloyd-George denied that there was a breach of faith. Tn any ense circumstances had changed. The first consideration was the supily of men. Tf these men were not taken the army would lose two army corps. THE GRAVE OF THE GERMAN London, October 2-3. T''ie T):iily Grapliic'p Petrograd correspondent, summing up the situation on General Brusiloff's front, describes it as the grave of the Germany army. General Brusiloff has accounted for '100.000 Germans in three weeks. Von HindenburgV experiment of standing firm and trying to hit back is nearly as costly and quite as unsuccessful as the earlier Austrian tactics. The Kovel front is now a second Verdun or Soinme front—a running isore in

Germany's side. Since the catastrol- - defeats of June Germany has been sending from the north and the interior division after division and hurl.ng

thirdl-rate troops aigainst shrapnel, rifles and bombs, and the Russian field fortifications. The principal fighting is towards Yhtdimir-Vdynski, where the Germ mis va inly are attempting to drive General Kaledin back towards Lutzk.

WOOD-VILLE BAOOX COMPANY Woodville, This Day.

Twenty-four delegates of the co-op-erative dairy oompa>nies met the directors of the Woodville Bacon Company to consider the offer of the works. After considerable discussion a sub-com-niittee was formed consisting cif 15. Law (Shannon), A. Eddv (Mangaliao), Lawson (Rixdale), MciFarlane and Harding (Woodville) to go into details, circularize the companies and report at a further meeting. It is probable that if the offer is not accepted the works will close down. GISHO'RiXE RACES. Gisbornej This Day. The Gisbornc meeting opened to-day •in fine weather. There is a good attendance . R esu Its: — Jimotion Handicap.—Ca rlysian 1, Gasique 2, Mistic 3. Won by half a length. Time lmin 3sec.