Late War News

Horowhenua Chronicle, 30 November 1916, Page 3

Late War News

(Reecived This Day 9.20 a.m.) A FRENCH COMMUNIQUE. (A.-N.Z. and Iteutor Service) London, (Nov. 29 A French communique states there was fairly great reciprocal artillery firing south of the Sonlrne aad on the sectors of Biachee and Pres6oire. The Serbians brilliantly carried a height north-west <o£ Gruaista and eaet of the Cerna and maintained -themselves thereon despite the furious attacks of the Germans andi Bulgars who suffered heavy losses. The Zouaves' stormed a. height east of iHill 1050, no'rtli of Moinastir, north-west of wlilch violent fighting is progressing. We xare advancing towards Hill 1218' which the enemy is obstinately defending. The Italians also are advano.ng in the mountainous region of Czernastena. THE AIR RAID. Amsterdam. Nov. 29.

•Aiiisc/eruuiij, zv. A Berlin official report on the airraid says Britain's defences are extraordinarily strong. One airship was brought down by hostile aircraft near Scarborough. A second has not returned and must be considered lost. (Received This Day; 9.40 a.m.) PROMOTIONS FOR, ADMIRALS. London, N\>v. 29. Official.—Admiral Jellicoe has been appointed 'First Sea Loi'd and Admiral Beatty commander of the Grand ■Fleet. THE INVASION OF RUMANIA. Paris, lNovember 29. Marcel Hutin, in the Echo de Paris, says the Rumanians have constructed defences south-west of Bucharest. The 'Ministers, Legations, and banks have proceeded to Jassy. GERMAN,Y AND NORWAY.

Amsterdam, "Nov. 29. Apparently through an inspired -Vote the 'German newspapers foreshadow the possibility of Germany yielding to some of Norway's demands. They do not mentl.lom the XorwegduiK order prohibiting aubmar.ues brom entering territorial waters but promise that the commanders will take precautions to save the crews belonging" to ships which they are obliged to sink. 'RETURLMKNG 'HOME. Berlin messages state that Germany is gradually sending the people who were deported from Lille back to the town in accordance with her promises. It is anticipatedl that all wishing to return will be repatriated by Christmas. BULGAES AaNNOYKD. Home, iNov. 29. There is anti-> German indignation I i'n Bulgaria owing to tlie abandonmet of Monastir by the Germans in order to pursue their own interest in Rumania.

Two fine pictures are promised by Jflajrland's pictures fori to-morrow 14,glit (l'"'rid;iy) and Saturday night: one is entitled "The Fireman" which character js sustained by the inimite&l'ipee" all" hie previous performances in this one. The second is ''Her Triumph" played by Miss Gaby Deslys with wonderful power andi dramatic elfect. The two pictures total nearly 1.0,000 teet of film and thaiundoubted excellence accented by the lull orchestra music will provide picture patrons with a tine evening's entertainment. On Wednesday, December tith the first films of the great Uattle of the Somme will be shown. The battle of the Somme ranks as the greatest the world has ever seen and proved that given sufficient artilleiy and' ammunition the allies are more j than a match for the Germans. - The picture shows graphically the unpar- j alleled pounding to which the German trendies were subjected, the advance of the all'.es and the doom of

the machine .gunners. The picture enables people to 'form a more, just appreciation of th,e heroism and 1 dej vot'ion of our men in overcoming unprecedented obstacles. The royalty on this film goes to the Red Cross Fund. Something was heard about the earnings of munition workers during the heiui.lng of an appeal at 'Enfield by a machinist named Horton, employed by the local munition factory. Asked by the chairman if he did not earn good wages, he said he only received) £3 15s a week—a labourer's wage— while women workers were earning £10 a week on machines. Mr D. "YVes•uii, J.P. (chairman), in granting conditional exemption on domestic grounds said he could not understand what tlie man had to grumble at. It was,however, very surprising that women were ea'rning such big wages.