HIGH COMMISSIONER’S REPORT.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume 7, Issue 226, 17 June 1915, Page 5

HIGH COMMISSIONER’S REPORT.

FROM VARIOUS FRONTS. j . ANOTHER ZEPPELIN RAID.. j DESPERATE FIGHTING IN , 6ALICIA. j ITALIANS OCCUPY DOMINATING | POSITIONS. LONDON, June 16. Army officers gas killed, 2; killed 10; wounded, 19; men gas killed 1; killed 428; wounded 1498; gassed 17; missing 249; prisoners 1. "Dardanelles: Navy officers killed 1; wounded 3. On Monday night the infantry actions at Lorette. Neuville, and Toutvent, all German counter-attacks were ' repulsed, j The French gains were maintained j and some of the enemy's observation points were captured. | In reprisal a German bombardment j of open English and French towfcs, . an order was given to bombard this morning th e capital of the Grand Duchy of Baden. Twenty-three airmen set out for Karlsruhe and dropped 130 bombs on the Castle arms factory, and the railway station. There were many fires and a great panic at the Ralway Station from whence the trains started precipitately eastward. We were evidently fired at but all the machines returned except two. LONDON, June 16 3.15 p.m. On Tuesday the British took a line of trenches west of Labasse. LONDON, June 16, 2.30 p.m. The Italians are gradually proceeding with th e occupation of dominating points in the Tyrol and Trentino. frontier ami at Cadore. Except for artillery firing and two fruitless attacks on Sunday against Picdevalone in the Upper Piave Valley the enemy has given no sign of activity there. j At Carnia the enemy is more active, 1 and repeated attempts to break through have been made near the Scssis Pass, "which is still strongly held by the Italians, chieflyy along tre ridge of Mount Avostaris and the Monte Croce Pass. Here the enemy made a vigorous attack on Monday morning prepared by severe artillery firing. The enemy was repulsed at the point of the bayonet. Som e of our wounded...show .proof that the enemy use explosive projectiles. In the Shavli District fightnig con-. toiiucs without substantial change. On the Narew front on the night of Sunday, the enemy made an unsuccessful attack in the direction of Mishenetfc. in the Vaks Region several enemy attacks were repulsed so.rth of Przasaysz. In Galicia the Germans are are bringing up new forces, supported by strongartillery . They advanced on Saturday in the Jaroslav district on .the right of the San. . ■ • • ■ After three days'* desperate lighting the Russians retreated some distance to the right of the Liusaczewk and Wiszniai rivers'. On the Dheister on Sunday f to the left of Tismenica arid Stryj the Russians captured "1200 prisoners, 29 officers and 7 machine guns. For some days the Germans attacked in the district south of. Zydaczow, and occupied the village of Roguzno. At dawn of the following day the Russians retook the village of Zurawko, capturing 1 gun and several machine guns. Germans fired after showing the white flag; they were killed in subsequent . bayonet fighting. On Sunday the -enemy continued their attack on Niesdniow with considerable forces and numerous guns. I The Russians repulsed all attacks and captured 1500 prisoners.

Between the Dneister and the Pruth, from Czernowitz the Russians retired across the State frontier. LONDON, June 16, 1.50 p.m. The Admiralty announces that a Zeppelin visited the north-east coast last evening and dropped bombs. Some fires were started but were overcome. Fifteen deaths ar e reported and fifteen wounded. VICTORIA CROSS HERO. KILLED IN ACTION. LONDON, June 16. Captain Johnston, who won a Victoria Cross in November, has been killed in action. . NORWEGIAN STEAMER TORPEDOED. THE CREW LANDED. LONDON, June 16. The Norwegian-steamer Davager was submarined off Lewis. The crew was landed at Storonoway. |. ' TO NULLIFY GAS FUMES. ;V A VICTORIAN DISCOVERY • >MELBQ*JRN*2/ Jttfcft 16, - -; -Mrlßv J. : ;gtet«]ttetf" efc wdfks to ( ravodiseove?ed -iarispeetfic ~for "nullify--IrU? poisonous _Rases,: It M /understood *bat his discovery, solidifies the gases, , rendering them innocuous. : ~'■'•';■