RUSSIA.

Taranaki Daily News, 12 February 1917, Page 5

RUSSIA.

RECENT RUSSIAN SUCCESSES* CALATZ OUT OF DANGER. Pctrograd, February 9. The .\ord nnd Sud Agency states that. recent Russian successes, resulting in ; ' the enemy's withdrawal from Braila urn Focsani, have placed Galatz out of danger. One of Germany's latest ruses is to; leave caudles in the abandoned trenches! which explode when half-burnt. Many liii.siispeoting Russians have suffered. ' STRONG FINANCIAL POSITIONLARGE INCREASE IN SAJVDB3J BANKS. Received Feb. II 1 , 3.5 p.». - Pctrograd, February 'l9. The Treasurer, addressing editors ofnewspapers, said that the revenue exv reeded the estimates by 800 million rm*! bis, and that the savings banks number.' ed 12,000, as compared with 8000 before the war. Many depositors had transferred part of their savings to the ww)j loan, which was extremely successful, RUSSIAN 1 GENERAL KILLED, ' v, Park, February ft, 1 A Russian official message stcHf that in the region of Manoiva, Qener«| Kardinalovski woe killed by ft rifle Ml* let. •The enemy bombarded Stanislas nitlil I2in shells. #! AUSTRALIA. ■ Recouping war expenses. A SIXTY MILLION ASSET IN ONE OF THE SEIZED ISLANDS! Received Feb 11, 6.5 p.m. Sydney, February ItThe Sunday Times, dealing with tiM| question of recouping Australia and Nevr Zealand for their war expenses, points out that Naru, one of the islands seiaed from the Germans, contains guano worth £00,000,000. FEELING THE FINANCIAL PINCtt deceived Mi. 11, 5.5 p.m Sydney, February M>. Tho City Council is feeling the effects of the financial stringency, and finde ft impossible to raise tiio necessary money on anything like favorable terbs, Leanj times are apparently ahead, GERMAN INTERESTS IN SWISS HANDS. Received Feb. 12, 12.10 &M. Sydney, Feb. IS. The American Consul-General has beOj officially advised that the German eminent desires its interests in Axus-t tialia, New Zealand, and the South Seas placed in the hands of Swiss Consuls, A PATRIOTIC COUNCIL^ Received Feb. 12, 12.10 tun". ' Sydney, Feb. VL The Electric Lighting Department of tho City Council paid last year £lo£Ui " to make up the difference between tb<| military pay and the former pay pj fttf enlisted employees. EGYPT. CLEARING OUT THE SBNOBSJ, Received Feb. 11, 7.40 {un. Egypt, official.—Saycd Ahmed, wttJt the Scnussi's main force, fled southward lo (lirbn. We occupied Siwa and also Munsib Pass, and captured an enemy convoy. Wo ambushed a leading party from Oirba. The Senussia' casualties were 200, including several Turkish offi* cers.' ■ ■ " ;' 'ii BOXING, m EDWARDS KNOCKS OUT McKOTTi AustralianN.Z. Cable Received Feb. 11, .">.5 p.m. Sydney, February 11., in tho contest for the light-weig!tt championship of Australia Llew. Ed* wards knocked out Herb. McKoy in tin', eighteenth round.