ITALY AND THE WAR.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume 8, Issue 78, 31 March 1916, Page 2

ITALY AND THE WAR.

Italy is doing her share at present towards herself and her Allies by fi- v nancial and military efforts which deserve special notice, writes the Milan correspondent of the London Daily Telegraph. Italy’s expenses in connection with the war have been approximately as follows: —Her preparatory expenditure from ' August, 191.4, to .Tune, 1915, was roughly £71,000,000, and her average expenses since June Ist have boon about £17,000,000 per month in cash, and an equal or larger sum devoted to purchases on credit. From the military point of view she has, at stated intervals, called out fresh categories, and last month three new classes for service in artillery were summoned. Finally, what in some respects is most important of all, she has boon training carefully a large number of young officers at military schools. On January 10th a ceremony in connection with the pro mo Hen of 3,500 cadets took place at the Military School' of Modena, in the presence of the young Duke cf Bergamo and representatives of the military and civil authorities. After a review of the newly promoted young officers, General Rossi delivered a stirring address. “Italy,” he said, “is now about to complete her unity—that marvellous work begun by heroes and martyrs 60 years ago. The heriditary enemy is about to be driven from Italian lands in the. north, and from the Italian shores of the Adriatic. For this war of regeneration and Italian unity the young officers promoted to-day wall keep their oath of fidelity and do honour to their King and country.”