ITALIANS PUSHING AUSTRIANS BACK.

Taihape Daily Times, Issue 151, 29 June 1916, Page 5

ITALIANS PUSHING AUSTRIANS BACK.

Austrians refugeeing in roumania. REMARKABLE RUSSIAN ARTILLERY. SUSSIAN ADVANCE GOING STRONG. DESPERATE CONTEST FOR KOVEL. BRITISH BOMBARD WESTERN FRONT. A LITTLE QUIET at VERDUN.

DRIVE NUMBER TWO.

LAN AUSTRIAN FLIGHT. . "BEFORE THE ITALIANS. Received June 29, 8.45 a.m. Rome, June 2S. A communique states: Between the Adige and Bretna the enemy reached a commanding position, strongly organised. His defences are largely increasing his resistance; nevertheless, we progressed considerably during the whole of Tuesday. We took trenches near Malgazunga, and captured position at Monte Gaimondo, northwards of Fusine and Monte Caviojo, and occupied the southern edge of the Asiago plateau, also the Assa valley. We reached the slopes of Mounts Rasta, Interrotto and Mosiagh, which the enemy's rearguard strongly held. We carried the position at Mount Colombara, further north, and began the aproach on Calbiarara valley, capturing the upper portion, all but some redoubts and trenches in the . neighbourhood of Freikoefel. We took 363 prisoners at Isonzo.

AUSTBIAN REFUGEES

DISARMED IN ROUMANIA. r ;•SUPERIOR. RUSSIAN ARTILLERY. o'Ktfe;; Received June 29, 8.45 a.m. ' r Bucharest, June 28. ! '^i? ee hundred aTL & ten Austrians .toJB; refuge in Roumania. They were disarmed. An Austrian officer remarked that the Russian artillery is superior -;tp the Austrian, and it is impossible to withstand the Cossacks.

AUSTRALIA'S ENTERPRISE.

*2ff> F'f '■■■'Received June 29, 5.45 a.m. London, June 28. The Maneuver Crardian states: "As Australian shipping is free from most of the taxes imposed on British lines, Mr. Hughes' investment promises to be very successful and will rouse -envy among English shipping competitors." Mr. Hughes supervised the dea? personally, and so quietly "was it done that it came as a complete surprise in the City.

NEW ZEALAND'S HIGH COMMISSIONER.

Eeeeived June 28, 9.15 a.m. London, June 27. Sir Thomas Mackenzie spent the week-end visiting New Zealand woundted in hospitals in the Midlands.