Official News.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 103, 24 September 1914, Page 8

Official News.

HIGH COMMISSIONER'S CABLE.

London, Sept. 21 (0.15 p.m.) Reliable.—'fiie Germans again bombarded Rlicimg.

A Berlin message states that the whole of Khcims was within the area of battle, and the Germans were compelled to fire on it. They regret that the city was damaged. Official .—Madras olfers a fully-equip-ped hosiptal ship of 300 bods for the use of the Indian expeditionary force. Wellington, September 2,1. The High Commissioner reports, under date London, September 22 (11.50 a.m.) :

Koliable.—lt is probable that a battle is being fought with unparalleled fury and will continue for some days. A new step in the constant progross'of the extreme left wing is marked by its presence at Wassigny, situated ten miles west of Xoyon. This movement <is of extreme importance, and explains why the Craonnc region has been the centre of violent conflict and bayonet charges. The Qcrmana arc making desperate efforts to diminish the pressure on the extreme left wing, but everywhere have been forced to give way.

Little is said about the happenings in thrt centre, hut the French have completed a line running from Alsace to the Argonnos; thus the German centre, between Rhoims in the west and Lorrainein the east, no longer has scopo for movement.

September 22 (3.30 p.m.) Reliable.—The Servians and Montenegrins have occupied Sarajevo, which was abandoned -by the Austrians after an overwhelming defeat. London, Sept. 22 (1.35 a.m.)

Reliable. —Authorities in France say that the position of the Allies is favorable. Seven, lighting has occurred in the Crnonni; district. The enemy has been repulsed in all quarters.

The (iermans are bombarding Ter.monde, taking up a strong position between Wavre and Lonvain.

Seven hundred (lerman prisoners have been landed at Southampton. Turkey has decided to partially demobilise.

The High Commissioner reports, under date London, September 23, i.'il) n.1i1.:

Official.—The Berwick, operating in Xorth Atlantic waters, reported that she captured the Herman Hamburg-Amerika liner Spreewald, known to be fitted as an armored merchant cruiser. At the same time two colliers were raptured with coal in Atlanlii: waters. The vessels had between them 0000 tons of coal, and ]C\) tons of provisions. The totai number of (lonium vessels captured by British vessels at sea or by British po-t authorities now amounts to I)'2, in addition to US Herman vessels detained in British ports on the outbreak of war, making a total of IS7 (lerman vessels m our possession. Seventy British vessels were detained in German ports on the outbreak of war. Since then VI British oca-going vessels have been captured and sunk at sea, out of 4000 British vessels carrying overseas trade. f.ord Kitchener sanctions the formation ui a Welsh army corps, The Capetown Press unanimously condemns the action of Cen-ral Hovers, emphasising the fact that he deferred his resignation until be was in possession of the Covoinmeut plans of campaign.