AUSTRO-GERMANY.

Taranaki Daily News, 7 February 1917, Page 5

AUSTRO-GERMANY.

RIOTS IN GERMANY. | TURKS QUELL OUTBREAK. London, February a. The Daily Chronicle is informed that riots recently occurred at Kiel, Lubecl; and Munich. The German troops refused to fire on the Munich rioters, and the authorities summoned Turkish troops who are undergoing training there. These quelled the disturbance, DISEASES IN GERMANY. FALKENHAYN ON DUTCH BORDER. Amsterdam, Feb. 4. Certain skin and blood diseases are developing in Germany owing to the excessive lue of jams made with preservatives instead of sugar. j , Submarines which recently returned to Germany reported that they had sunk twenty-one' vessels of 30,000 tons in all. German reports state that the Central Powers took 2*1,000 prisoners in January. SOLATIUM FOR'CROWN PRINCE. j Amsterdam, February 4. The Kaiser has promoted the Crown Princo to the rank of General of Infantry, in recognition of his joyful, inI defaligable and loyal fulfilment of duty, earning the confidence and love of th> troops under his command. 350,000 FED IN BERLIN. London, February 5. Reports bave been received that 3">0,O.Tf) are fed daily at the Berlin municipal dinners. RUSSIA. SEVENTY DEGREES OF FROST. Pctrograd, February 5. Extraordinarily severe weather continues at ihe front, 70 degrees of frost ! being recorded. MEAT FOR THE ARMY. Pctrograd, February 4. At a conference of twenty southern and central Zemstvos to consider the j supply of cattle for the army, the chairman said there was enough meat I to supply the army, not only in the present year, but in all succeeding years. ' ENEMY ATTACKS REPULSED. London, February 4. A Russian official message says:— We repulsed several ■ attacks on the east side of the Tirul swamp and between the Tirul swamp and the Aa river The Germans broke into our trenches eastward of the Raingem road. Our counter-attack restored the position. THE GERMAN VERSION. London, February 4.. A German official report says:—We repulsed several Russian attacks on the rtiver Aa. DOMINION'S PART. FAILING TO REGISTER. V CASE DISMISSED. Napier, Feb. 0. Magistrate Reid delivered judgment in the case against E. G. Watt, a wellknown farmer and horse-racer, for failing to register as a member of the First Division of the Expeditionary Force. Defendant claimed that he was a resident of Australia. The Magistrate said there ws.s very little doubt that defendant was not a resident of New Zealand. Watt admitted '"' was born in New Zealand, but the evidence clearly showed he bad transferred his interests to Australia several years ago, and had since voted at the election in Queensland. The police had offered no evidence to prove that Watt wa c . liable to register in New Zealand, and the information would therefore be dismissed. . i