PFLANZER'S ARMY SURROUNDED.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume 8, Issue 147, 24 June 1916, Page 5

PFLANZER'S ARMY SURROUNDED.

RUSSIA VICTORIOUS ALL ALONG. GERMANS RENEW VERDUN OFFENSIVE. UNINTERRUPTED CANNONADE. INFANTRY ATTACKS ARE EXPECTED. BRISK WORK ON BRITISH FRONT.

ALLIES FIRM STAND

GREEK DEMOBILISATION DE HANDED.

chamber dissolved

NEW GENERAL ELECTION

DISMISSAL OF HIGH OFFICERS

Received this day at 9.10 a.m. ATHENS, June 22,

Semiofficial: The Allies by note have demanded a general demobilisation and an immediate dissolution of the Chamber, a general election, and the replacement© f certain iigh authorities. It is understood that the latter include police agents under German influence.-

GERMANS ROUND VERDUN .

SOME DESPERATE FIGHTING THE ENEMY REPULSED Received this day at 9.10 a.m. - PARIS, June 22. A communique states that desperate fighting is progressinghT-?9o9rtascm fighting is proceeding on the west and south of Vaux Fort. A powerful German attack penetrated a small wood southeast of Fumi-hwcod, but our counter attack immediately expelled enemy.' Gerinans at midnight, attacked from Feminwood to Chenois. wood; tbey were repulsed with terrible losses in bot M-woods, but penetrated our ad-yaJp-pn:sitions' between* tli6 Ayodds; ' * Ah attack north of Hill-321 failed.-.; .-

* ' THE NEW EMPIRE

• ,-M .WHAT IS EXPECTED r,fi ’ THE IRISH PROBLEM * Received this day at 9 a.m. LONDON, June 22. ' The Hon Thos. Mackenzie, interviwd said the Empire's permanencyw as contingent upon giving effect to a wider imperial government. It was absurd to leave the whole foreign poicy, Ipossiby involvingwar and trade treaties, in the hands of an executive of a parliament elected in one portion of the Empire. The Dominions did not desire to make suggestions concerning Ireland, but he always held that the solving of Imperial conception ought to settle the Irish problem. If a great Imperial body, as representative as it should be, would give Ireland a proportionate voice in retaining for her as for the rest of the Empire subjects to modification, control of -her own affairs. In any reconstruction of Empire oversea dominions wovnd undoubtedy require a proportionate voice in foreign affairs, but, he added, the Motherland would still dominate the situation.

THE DYE PROBLEM

AN ASSOCIATION FORMED LONDON, June 22. An associtiaon of British chemical ■works and Allies’ manufacturers was formed to-day to provide products for flye industries. It was pointed out that Switzerland was our salvation since the war and it wsa only able to sinpply a small proportion. Many manufacturers were ready to start new 7 works if a guarantee was forthcoming. British Dyes Limited is progressing at Huddersfied, Manchester and Leeds.

GERMAN (OFFENSIVE RESUMED.

BOMBARD- < ' ' MBNT Received this day at 9 a.m. ) PARIS, June 23. | The Germans have renewed their hig offensive and are uninterruptedly bombarding all’ positions on both banks of the', Meuse. Twenty-four hours bombardment on the right bank is interpreted as a striving to capture Iprts Sonville and Tauannes so as to spare reinforcements for other fronts.

PASSENGER SHIP MINED

EIGHT HUNDRED ABOARD Received this day at 9 a,m. PETROGRAD, June 23. The steamer Mercery, with 800 passengers aboard, was mined near Odessa and sank in a few minutes. The majority were saved.

GREEK ENFORCED ELECTION

GERMANOPHILES RAVING

THE YENEZELIST REPLY

Received this dav at 9 a.m. ATHENS, une 28

Germanophile newspapers vemently declare that the enforced eleticn s are intended to secure a Yenezelist majority and plunge the nation in war. Yenezelist organs reply that the Entente is compelled to use violence to save Greece from Government tyrants and restore popular liberteis.