MONDAY

Kaipara and Waitemata Echo, 2 December 1915, Page 3

MONDAY

Some Gains in Servia — Strong British Reinforcements — Further Note to Greece — Germans in Bulgaria * The news from the Servian theatre of war is uniformly good. The Servians have recaptured Krushevo, 23 miles north and west of Monastir. They are "Concentrating in new positions, parallel with the Albanian frontier, and have established communication with Durazzo, the capffal of Albania, on the J^jls reported from a Bulgarian 4!cmrce that the allies are cooperating with the Servians in a vast enveloping movement on the Monastir front. Important British reinforcements have • reached Salonika.

The allies have presented -a further Note to Greece, suggesting practical measures for the application of the agreement in principle recently arrived at.

Austrian and German troops are passing through Bulgaria for Constantinople.

Austrian counter-attacks near Gorz have been repulsed, and the Italians have consolidated their gains.'

Earl Kitchener is visiting Italy and has gone to the front to meet the Italian King.

The British forces which a fewdays ago defeated the Turks at Ctesiphon, about 20 miles from Bagdad, are in possession of the battlefield. The Turks are reported to have retired haltway to Bagdad.