WAR NEWS

Taihape Daily Times, Volume 7, Issue 83, 7 December 1914, Page 4

WAR NEWS

CANNONADING AROUND NIEUPORT. MORE RUSSIAN SUCCESSES. 200 PRISONERS AND SIX MACHINE GUNS. The following cablegram, dated December 5 has been received by his Excellency the Govern >r from the Secretary of State for the Colonies: Sir John French reports to the Government that the enemy is keeping up a lively cannonade round Nieuport and Ypre s and on tlie right bank of the Moselle. At Les Meuel and Dexon the signal station was occupied. The Russians report that on December 2 during the German offensive movement west of Lodz and Bartfeld, beyond the Carpathians they captured 1200 prisoners and six machine guns. On December 3 obstinate fighting took place on the front at Grovno and Lowiez and on the western roads towards Lodz and Piotrkow and also on other fronts. No essential modifications have taken place.

THE RHINE CLEARED

POWERFUL DEFENCES PREPARED

WANTON DESTRUCTION AT YPRES

(Received 10.50 a.m.)

Private letters from Germany state LONDON, December 6. that foreigners have been expelled which is being prepared for powerful

in the eastern banks cf the Rhine, defence. An eye witness with the British headquarters confirms wantonness and vindictiveness of the bombarament of Cloth Hell Cathedral at Ppres. which began rftor the failure clothe final effort to capture the city, and ceased immediately the building was destroyed. It served no military purpose whatever.

ANGLING FOR ITALY. GERMAN EX-CHANCELLOR APPOINTED AMBASSA DOR. ROME, Dec. 5. A sensation has been caused by Von Budlow’s appointment as Ambassador. Being the German ex-Charcellor it is obviously intended to influence Italy’s policy . •

QUEEN MOTHER’S TIIOUGHT-

FULNESS,

LONDON, Dee. 5,

Some of the wounded Indians lost their puggarees when on route to England. Queen Alexandra therefore despatched 400 yards of muslin. The Indians were delighted, but instead of making puggarees they carefully parcelled the treasure to carry home. — Times and Sydney Sun Special Cable.

GERMANY’S ENORMOUS RESOURCES.

LONDON, Dec. 5

Lord Selbourne, in a speech, said: Wo must not mistake the enormous powers of united Germany which a; present is holding its own against the. combined pov. er of Russia France, and England. WASTING MONEY LONDON, Dec. 5. The New Zealand war contingent fund is now £(5000. The committee is spending one-sixth on artistic souvenir Christmas cards addressed individually to the troops in Egypt. Twelve bags of New Zealand letters have been forwarded to Egypt.

THE FOLLY OF THE CENSOR,

LONDON. Dec

Amusement was caused among Australasians in London by the suppression of the news o ffche arrival of the troops in Egypt. Anxious relatives besieged officials, who iiad been instructed to remain dumb. They protested ignorance, but suddenly the wife of an officer burst in and informed everybody that her husband had cabled her that he had disembarked in Egypt.

GLORY FOR AUSTRALASIA.

LONDON, Dee. 5.

The Pall Mall says the Commonweath has already reached a special glory of its own in the war. This is et only the beginning for the New Zealanders as well as the Australasians. The Motherland is proudly confident and proudly grateful.

ADVICE TO THE GOVERNMENT.

LONDON, Dec. 5,

The Times, in a leader urging the Government to advise citizens clearly as to their conduct in the event of invasion, although invasion is improbable. It mentions a piece of news which the whole world outside of Britain is acquainted with, and which was published in American and German newspapers, but is still concealed by the Government. Excellent reasons for suppression eon be no longer obtained. The Government has placed the press of the country in an exceedingly difficult position. We fear that the Government has ceased to understand that it must keep in touh with the British public. A IN ALSACE LORRAINE. FRENCH CAPTURE GERMANS. PARIS, December 5. Official.—We took 991 prisoners in the northern region on . Wednesday, and progressed towards Altkirch today.