WAR NEWS.

Taihape Daily Times, Issue 160, 7 September 1916, Page 3

WAR NEWS.

ROUMANIAN REPLY TO BRITAIN. — FINE SENTIMENTS. LONDON, September 5. M. Bratiano telegraphed Mr Asquith: Your message has profoundly stirred all Roumanians, who are closely united around their beloved sovereign, fighting for just the object whose attainment they have awaited for generations. They are happy and proud to find themselves comrades in arms of the great nation which was the first to give modern States an example of political liberty, and is now fighting for the freedom of nations. THE BREMEN. WILL SHE EVER RETURN! . COPENHAGEN, Sept. 5. Travellers from Germany say the Gormans are doubting if the Bremen will ever re-appear. BORIS OF BULGARIA. IS NOT A RUSSO PETROGR VD, Sept. .0. Petrograd newspapers deny that Bori£ of Bulgaria is Russopbiie.

ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES, SUICIDE.

DUNEDIN, Sept 5. An inquest was held concerning the death of Mrs Matilda Bardsley, of N.E. Valley, aged 70 years, who died at the hospital this morning. The evidence showed that her husband was proceeding to the back yard at 5.30 p.m. on Saturday, when he found the deceased sitting on a box with a cut in her throat She suffered from throat trouble, and had to sit up at night, owing to being unable to breathe when lying down. Medical evidence showed that the deceased had been mentally depressed by the dath of her son, who was killed in action. A verdict was returned that death was due to injuries self-inflicted, while th e deceased was in a depressed state of mind.

LABOUR CONFERENCE. A LABOUR MINISTER WANTED. LONDON. Sept. 5. 'At the Trades Union Congress Mr. Bowerman stated the authorities bad gtiven satisfactory assurances regarding the civil employment of so;diets. Mr Smillie insisted that soldiers so employed should hare Tull cLilian rig-hts. A resolution iu favour of the appointment of a Lab mr Minister was carried.