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Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXV, Issue 68, 23 March 1915, Page 6

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bOMINION’S OAT SUPPLY. fflacr*"UTTER FOLLY TO ALLOW EXPORT." • ■/_ ■ { . Pee Press (Association. Wellington, March 23. "It would be ufter folly to allow our oats to be exported from New Zealand, seeing that we will have to face a shortage of some three or four million bushels,” said the Premier, Mr Massey, to a “Post” reporter today, in answer to objections against the prohibituln of "the "export of oats, k. Mr Massey added; "I don’t know from what source we could make up the deficiency, but I hope there will be a larger area sown this season than last.” ■ , .’/-v ■ u -r -■ Asked what was going to be done tc counteract-the shortage, Mr Massey expressed the opinion that maize would be largely used as, a substitute. DEATH OF TWO TROOPERS. IN EGYPT AND WELLINGTON, Wellington, March 22. , Advice, has been received from the Defence headquarters of the death on March 21 with the Main Expeditionary Force in Egypt of No. 12-947—Private Douglas Selwood Hewett, 16th (Waikato) Company, Auckland Infantry Battalion, The cause of death was pneumonia. Deceased’s next of kin is Mr S. Hewett, residing at Bombay, India. Private Adolphus Michael Brennan, Otago Infantry Company, 4th Ileinforcements, died in the Welliatgou hospital to-day from Hemorrhage. He was admitted to the hospital on February 12th. His next of kin is James Brennan, of 'North East Valley , Dunedin.

OFFICIAL NEWS. ■ | V' p■ ' The High Commissioner reports from LoJidon on 22nd Match)? 2.50 p.m. Petrograd reports that the troops reached Merael on Thursday evening, after crossing the frontier, at Gordshady, beating the Germans and capturing their machine guns and motor cars laden with stores. Memel was defended by two 'regiments of Landsturra, which, after being driven back, mingled with the population. Russian troops entering the town received firs from the houses and barricades, the civil population taking part in the fighting. The Russians then withdrew and bombarded the town with shells, ending the resistance, and the town was evacuated, the inhabitants fleeing to Konigsberg along the Baltic coast. London, 22nd March, 5.35 p.m. The Army officers killed number 10, and the wounded 9.; the men killed numbered 85 and the wounded 263, missing 193. Paris reports that at Notre Dame de Lorette, a German counter-attack re-took sections of the trenches on Saturday and the Allies re-captured them on Sunday. The Laboiselle mine-war continues. An enemy gallery was exploded and the Allies Occupied the greater part of the ground. Fifty shells were fired at Rheims on Sunday. In the Argohne two serious defeats were inflicted oti the enemy. Near •Bagatelle three mines were exploded aiuj two French companies carried by assault* a German trench, which was maintained despite strong counterattack. Five hundred metres distant, the enemy exploded two mines and bombarded the trenches. They made an attack after hot hand-to-hand fighting, and were driven back despite Germau.Vdinforrements. ; During th-

treat, very heavy German losses resulted from French artillery. London, March 22, 5 p.m. •British official information has been received that the fortress of Przemysl has fallen, and that the garrison surrendered to the Russians.