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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 91, 12 September 1914, Page 8

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AI'STUALIAX PATHS']}'.. Jioeeivcd H t (i.-i() p.m. Times and .Sydney Sua .Services. I OtUwa, iSeiitcniVi- U). ' Tile (Joveruuient is awuiting the Ini'.pwiiil decision (before suspending Oer-■roan-Austnilian patents. 11l GIL COAIMi.S.SIOXEir.S tAULE. The Ccmmissioncr reports: London, .September II) (7.4."> a.m.) Tile Admiralty states that yesterday and to-ilay strong and numerous squadrons and flotillas made a complete sweep of the North .Sea, up to and into the. Heligoland ljight. The {ionium' licet made no attempt to interfere witlil oar movements, and no (ierman .ship «;f' any kind was seen at sea. I The War Olt'iee issues further returns up to September 7th, and eorrecting totals given in the previous summariexl The nci addition to the figures prev-l viou.sly published is: Killed, JO oflieors I «1 11*11: wounded, '»>:) officers, i.Sß,'i men.' Umdoii, September 10 iO.IO p.m.) j The t.'overnor of Xya.ssaland reports' that, on the Sth September the .main lintish force advanced with tin; intention of driving back the enemy across the frontier. The enemy apparently tour hundred strong, evaded rli'i: I'.riti-ii f.-n/cs. On September oth they attacked'Xaronga. Alter three hours' resistance a 1 eoltunn from the JiritUli force arrived and drove oil' the enemy, win, fought ! with great determination. They nie.ro' dislodged by repented 'bayonet charges, and ultimately driven toward., .Songwo. the JSritish being tiro exhausted to pursue. The. enemy lost iseven oll'icei's kil-l led and two wounded. The rank and lile casualties were unascertained, but were' heavy, 'the P.ritLsli captured two -field and two machine gnus. Tim Ilnti-ii loss of white, was four I'll'h.vrs killed and, seven wounded: the iank an-.l lile ea-s- ' u.-'.lties were iml ai-ccrtaiin'd. I London. Neptemlior 11. Ani]i'e continuation is tortile, ming cf I lie disaster which has .befallen 'the | main Austrian armiea The centre is in full retreat. The attempts to as- ' sumo the ollVusive againstl the Jtusskins proved calamitous. Poland is reported clear of Aiishiaus, und, tin; dermaiis' | fall tit llroslaii is immineir,,. ' .Japan ntemilies Jier.-.tif with the;' agreement between Jirilaln, franco ami, [ Jiii-sia. ' In appealing for mnrit.s. Air. lleu--1 dor.son (Labor .M.P.) defines the position of the j.a.or party. Jle urges r, , : -pecial income tax cf sixpence in the;' •pound in order to ntalie move generous' payments to the families of the men in '.he fighting line. I ■Tom Ceneral French's despatches it'' seems as though tin; J.'romili (Jcue/al I Stall' imperfectly understood the sjtua-i thin as it existed on tlie in- ruing of ■ August -I'M. and conse.|Uentlv they al-1 lowed the P.ritvdi to bear til',- force, of a blow disproportionate to their nr-ni- I hers. ,

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