THE WAR

Levin Daily Chronicle, 28 July 1917, Page 3

THE WAR

A — (Australia-New Zealand Cable Service) (Received This Day 9 a.m.; THE RUSSIAN REBELS. London, Julv 27. The Daily Express Berne correspondent telegraphs from Buda Pest that Russian prisoners narrate that War Minister Kerensky was severely wounded in the arm at ILyson's Hill near Brzezany. An infantry division refused to fight, and the artillery, furious at this desertion, turned thenguns on the deserters. Mr Kerensky, in liis motor car, drove between the cross fire and succeeded in stopping the fratricidal slaughter, but he was wounded.

The Austrian Staff witnessed the scene through telescopes.

(GERMAN GOLD. Tokio, Juliy 27. Germans spent £300,000 in suborning the Chinese (Navy. The defection makes it difficult for the Peking Cabinet to declare war against Germany. THE GERMANS' NEW GOVERNMENT. Dr Michaelis had a series of conferences with the party leaders, the longest 'being with the Socialists. Deputies representing a majority of the Socialists adapted a resolution allowing members of party to accept posts under the Government. THE KITCHENER MYTH. -London, July 27. Mrs Parker, the lato Lord Kitchener's sister, in opening a • bazaar at Hastings, said she did not share th<i general belief that he brother went down in H.M .8. Hampshire; her firm belief was that was alive and would return. This was the first time that she had publicly announced her opinion, but ever since the loss of the Hampshire she had been trying to find out what had happened to her brother.

ESPIONAGE. Paris, Julv27. A court-martial 3ias sentenced to death a Finnish officer named Michalsen, and Marguerite Zello (wellknown as a Japanese danseuse under the stage name of Mataliari) on charges of espionage. EXCHANGE OF PRISONERS (Renter Service. London, July 27. In the House of Commons the Hon. J. . Hope announced that Great Britain and Germany had ratified a "War Prisoners Agreement providing for the application of more .lenient mledlical qualifications for repatriation, and internment in a neutral country. There are some 7500 sick and wounded An-glo-German combatant prisoners; also 6500 officers and non-oommissioned officers who are imprisoned for eighteen months, all whereof would bo eligible for internment in a neutral country. Holland would also provide for 2000 civilian prisoners, preferably invalids.

GERMAN SUMMAJRIiNIB A GROUND. Paris, July 27. A German submarine grounded west of Calais. The crew landed and! was taken prisoner after it had fi'red the vessel. The petrol tanks had been opened nroviously. CHINESE REBELLION. Shanghai, July 27. Troops are fighting at Szechung. The city 1 is aflame and the population is fleeing. The following have kindly consented to act as a committee for the naming competition of the new picture theatre in Levin, which is to be opened on Wednesday next: Messrs K. Aitken and C. S. Keedwell. The competition closes this evening. The National Council of th Australasian Y.M.C.A., prompted by.. their recognition of the need, and by their appreciation of the very manniificent support which the Jews of Australia have given to the Y.'M.C.A. war work, have appointed Mr Harold Boas, son of a Jewish Minister at Adelaide, Jewish representative of the Association for special service to Australian Jewish soldiers at home and abroad.