AMERICA.

Taihape Daily Times, Issue 220, 9 October 1917, Page 5

AMERICA.

AMERICA AND AUSTRALIA. Received 8.45. NEW YORK, Oct. 8. Mr. H. C. Syple has announced that Australia will be able to assist the hew (American (industries, especially dye, as she has the essential minerals, wherewith Germany built up her huge trade therein. He advocated organisation to promote mutual interests was better than transportation facilities. These matters should not be postponed until after the war. LOOKING FOR LUXBURG. Received 10.25. MONTE VIDEO, Oct 8. A British cruiser held up a Spanish steamer, presumably seeking Count Luxburg. IT IS TO BE HOPED SO. Received 8.45. MEXICO CITY, Oct. 8. / It is believed that a foreign journalist, M. Palavicini, who is a strong friend of the Allies, is to become Foreign Minister, and there will be a radical change in the foreign policy of Mexico TO DECREASE WAR’S BITTERNESS. THE POPE’S EFFORTS. > Received 8.45. ROME, Oct. 8. ,The Pope is striving to decrease war’s bitterness, and is making efforts through the Nuncios at Munich and t ienna to end the Austrian and German aerial raids on open towns. MESOPOTAMIA. THE RAMADIE VICTORY. DETAILS OF THE FIGHT. LONDON, Oct 7. Mr Edmund Candler, describing General Maude’s victory at Ramadiyeh (Ramadie) on September 29th, says: The British moved in two columns right and left from the Euphrates camp, attacking Mishaid Ridge at dawn. The first objective was to clear a ridge across the Habbaniyeb canal. The first knolls were quickly occupied, the canal dam affording a crossing. When the ridge was, bombarded we found that the Turks had evacuated. As soon as the infantry carried the ridge the cavalry made a wide detour till astride the Aleppo road, cornering the Turks who bad no bridge and were cut off from reinforcements and supplies. The Turks counter-attacked at dawn on the 30th and tried to escape between the cavalry and the river. The action continued for two hours. A small detachment of Turkish cavalry swam the river. Meanwhile the infantry stormed the ridge, exposed Ao machine-gun and rifle fire from the front and right, and enfiladed by artillery from the left. The British and Indians hung on, digging themselves in. Our second infantry columns seized the Agiziya bridge, trapping the Turks between two canals, the cavalry preventing their retreat. Guns and pompoms from river barges attacked our infantry until reply fire from our guns sank them. Intense bombardment of the enemy was maintained until the Turks walked forward with white flags hung out. The whole force surrendered in a body. GENERAL GABLES TAXING BACHELORS. THROUGH INCOME TAX. Received 9.35. LONDON, Oct 8. In consequence of the Sputh Wales miners demanding a revision of the income tax ? Mr Bonar Law offers an abatement of £25 on account of a wife, thus practically taxing bachelors. DESTRUCTIVE TYPHOON IN JAPAN. Received 5.45. TOKIO, Oct. 8. The typhoon caused damage to the extent of a million sterling in Tokio alone, including 200 boats sunk, 1346 houses destroyed. The number of dead throughout the country is at least 1000 including the 300 drowned. By the submerging of a small island tens of thousands of houses were overwhelmed