BRITAIN'S ARMY.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume 7, Issue 132, 6 February 1915, Page 5

BRITAIN'S ARMY.

..OVER THREE MILLION MEN. . (United Press Assn.™ Copyright) (Reed. 8.45 a.m.) LONDON, Feb. 5. The Army estimates that there are three million men of the Home and Colonial forces exclusive of those serving in India. GERMANS EVACUATE ANGOLA. MANY NATIVE RISINGS. (Reed. 8.45 a.m.) LONDON, Feb. 5. The Germans have evacuated Angola. There are many native risings and several Europeans were killed. GERMANY'S RETALIATION. (Reed. 8.45 a.m.) LONDON,, Feb. 5. Newspapers regard Germany's blockade of British coast* will be farcical. Also their fantastic attempt at pros pective retaliation at Britain's pre venting imports of eornstuffs into Ger. many, because the latter's state of centred and blockade must be invalid unless it is effective. A BERLIN REPORT. GREAT GERMAN SUCCESSES. THOUSANDS OF RUSSIANS CAPTURED. (Reed. 8.45 a.m.) AMSTERDAM, Feb. 5. A communique from Berlin states that strong Russian attacks on the position eastward cf Borimoff was re pulsed.We captured four guns, twentysix officers and six thousand men.