LATE WAR NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 28 August 1917, Page 1

LATE WAR NEWS.

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IN CULTIVATION

LONDON August 27

There are now 388,000 acres in England and Wales under cultivation in excess of 1916. The total is apart from the officially estimated decrease of 250,000 acres when the food production campaign was launched. The movement resulted in an equivalent of five weeks’ extra, breadstuff for tbe whole population. The figures do not include garden allotments.

IN ABYSSINIA

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ADIS ABEBA, August 27

Tbe ex-Emporor Lidjinssu lias escaped from Magdala:, . where he has been surrounded for six months. After defeating 300 Government troops, he succeeded in_ taking refuge .in the neighbouring mountain. T)he Prime Minister lias- been arrested and put in chains for conspiring to overthrow the Government. \ V. r

DEAD RAIDERS. Received, this day at 8.45 a.m.) . LONDON, Aug. VSY. Three German air raiders were buried with military honours at Margate.' GERMAN STEAMER SUNK.

AMSTERDAM, Aug. 2(1

The German steamer Renatelonhardt stranded near Helder hut was refloated. She continued her voyage, but on quitting Dutch territorial waters she was torpedoed arid sunk. The crew wore rescued and wore, landed at Holder.

THE GERMAN CASUALTIES

CHRISTIANIA, Aug. 26

One thousand five hundred and fifty nine lists of German casaulties contain; ing 19,802 names printed in three-cob umned pages with ninety names to the column have arrived during the war. The total sufficiently explains the Germans cessation of .the publication of lists.

STRIKE AT PRAGUE

ZURICH, Aug. 27

Four thousand smiths struck at a munitions’ factory at Prague. Troops arrested 300 and compelled them to resume work.