OFFICIAL REPORT.

Taranaki Daily News, 23 January 1917, Page 5

OFFICIAL REPORT.

RUSSIANS STATED TO EE THROWN BACK. Admiralty, per A\ T jt'closs Press, Received Jan. 22, 5.5 p.m. London, Jan. 21. A German official report states:—We < captured on Friday, in nddition to Nanesti, the whole of the bridge-liead."- We stormed several lines, capturing tlie town after a violent house-to-house struggle The Russians were thrown back across the Scretli. The bridges suffered 1 heavily from our fire. TROUBLE WITH INLAND SHIPPING, (Router). ] Amsterdam, -lan. 21. The Skippers' Union has declared a 1 general strike on inland waters. It is ! supposed the reason is dissatisfaet'on 1 with the Government conditions of char- ' tering ships. ! It is reported that the famous Pi!senger lager works are closed. KRUPPS PREPARING FOR SPRING. (Times). , .. London. Jan. 21. ' A neutral traveller states that Krupos ore working continuously providing tanks and other novelties and surpr's-j? wliich may appear in the offensives. Tanks require at least six months to built} RESTRICTIONS OF EXPORTS. The Hague, Jan. 21. Germany lias prohibited the export <>• 1 luxuries to Austro-Hungary and warned travellers that jewellery is liable to seizure on the frontier. Owing to the shortage of horses in Berlin the police have authorised cart 9 tiiawniby oxen. A TERRIBLE HOLOCAUST. (Times). Jassy, Jan. 21. Refugees from the railway accident on the Sereth ltiver state that it was the most terrible in lystorv. There were 374 killed and 758 injured.