ITALY.

Taranaki Daily News, 12 June 1916, Page 5

ITALY.

FIERCE FIGHTING CONTINUES. ENEMY LARGELY REINFORCJiX ITALIANS RETIRE BEFORE ARTILLERY. Received June 10, 5.5 p.m. Rome, June 9. ' A communique state; that fighting of extreme violence continues on the Seticonumi plateau. The battle for our positions east of Compo Mulo raced desperalelcy until eleven at night. Our i-ifantry made hetacombs of their assailants, 20.) bodies being counted in front of a single company, The enemy received enormous reinforcements yesterday, and after an intense bombardment the infantry ra- / newed their attacks east of Asiago and Compo Mulo. We repeatedly repulsed them and courageously counter-attacked with the bayonet, but «t the end of the day fell back one hundred metrei to avoid the enemy's incessant artillery; TECHNICAL GOVERNMENT i DEFEAT. A SITUATION PRECARIOUS Received June 11, 5.5 p.m. Rome, June The Government was feated on a motion granting votes, on account of tho fusing to insert words expressing fidencc in the Government; The Daily Telegraph says the Parliamentary situation is. serious. Several Liberal deputies proach the Government with ing from Parliament information ing military and diplomatic and also with isolating themselves the opinion of the nation and the Allies. H

UNITY OF ALLIES INCREASING. 4 t COMMENTS BY THE PREMIER. Received June 11, 6.6 p,m. Rome, June 10. Signor Salandra had previously par* tieipated in the discussion. He said the discussion wns specially important in view of the gravity of the present.moment, which demanded an explanation of international military situations, whereon the attention of the Parliament and country was anxiously fixed. He declared that the unity of the Allies was increasing, and instanced Italy's resistance, thus enabling the Russians to advance victoriously., Signor Salandra said the 'same ec operation \v*uld be seen in economic and financial measures, notably at t"he forthcoming- Paris conference, though no definite engagements would be taken, and future action would be reserved for Parliament. ~