SECOND EDITION

Taihape Daily Times, Issue 219, 18 December 1916, Page 5

SECOND EDITION

THE ROUMANIAN CAMPAIGN. GRAND DUKE NICHOLAS. IN COMMAND OF' ROUMANIANS. Received 9.30. PETROGRAD, Dec 17. The Roumanian retirement is being conducted under the Grand Duke Nicholas' advice. The latter has taken over the command of operations in Roumania. COMMERCIAL INVASION OF AUSTRIA. Received 9.30. ZURICH, Dec 17. It is stated from a well-informed source that Koerber's downfall marks the triumph of the Prussian-Magyar plan to exploit Austria renewing Aus-tro-Hungarian customs and commercial agreement with Germany, thus securing the free admission of German manufactures into Hungary, and farm produce into Austria. There are indications that Germany is especially desirous of crushing the Czech economic organisation, which threatened control of Austria, and even invade Germany. NEW MINISTRIES CREATED. Received 9.10. LONDON. Dec 17. A B'ill has been drafted establishing Ministries of Labour, Food, and Shipping, and fixes the salaries at £2OOO. The Ministries of Food and Shipping , terminate twelve mouths after the war. ■ GIFTS FROM THE POPE. Received 10.10. The Pope is sending 20,000 Christmas hampers, containing two pounds bread, tinned meats, tinned sardines, chocolates, and dried fruit to Italian prisoners interned.