BRUSILOFF'S BIG SUCCESS.
REVOLUTIONARY ARMY'S FIRST OFFENSIVE. GOOD (RESULTS ANTICIPATED. PLAUSIBLE GERMAN EXPLANATION! Received July 4, 5,5 p.m. London, July 3. Newspapers give .pvommenco to General Brusiloff's big success in Galicia, and his splendid method of commemorating the opening of the tattle of the Soinme. The news was first given in l'etrograd by M. Kerensky telegraphing Prince Lvoff (Premier) that the Russian revolutionary army commenced its offensive on July I.*' Details are eagerly awaited. The Germans admit General BrusilofTs initial success at Koniuchy, but claim that tlie well organised artillery in the subsequent fighting took heayy toll. Their latest communique registers the development of a battle further north. Previous German reports had prepared their own public for a general Russian attack, also that the lines which were being focussed on certain points iwere not of strategic importance, .being a mere threat of a movement, designed to maintain largo German forces in the eastern theatre who might otherwise bo playing an important part elsewhere. The revolution has naturally weakened Russia's striking power, Ibut the renewed bitter struggle on the front will douibtless harden the troops and emphasise the need of subordinating internal politics to military necessities. SUCCESS CONTINUES. ;• HAULS OF PRISONERS. Received June 4, 8 p.m. Petrograd, July 4. A Russian official message announces the successful continuance of the offensive in the direction of Zolochev, and records tho capture yesterday of 6300 officers and men, twenty-one guns. Prisoners continue to come in. South-eastward of Brzezano 53 officers and 2200 men were captured on Sunday. LHMBERG THE OBJECTIVE. j Received July 4, 5.5 p.m. Paris, July 3. Major Decripiene, writing in March, said that the Russian demonstration at Lnc.k and Brody, between the Strypa and the Zlota Lipa, were all aimed at. I.emberg. General Brusiloff was prepared to resume carrying out his great concentric manoeuvre, which was interrupted (by tho advent of winter and the revolution. ANARCHISTS DEALT WITH. Received July $, HI p.m. Petrograd, July 3. Armed anarchists surrounded Cresty prison and liberated a numlber of prisoners, including ttvo charged with espionage, and another with inciting soldiers against the office. A body of -Cossacks surrounded Bournevo Palace, The defenders threw bomlbs, but they did not j explode. All the conspirators were arrested, except one anarchist, who was found dead inside. It is believed he committed suicide. The C'ossaciks did not use arms. , I DOMINION'S PART. PAYMENT FOR SUPPLIES. Wellington. July 4. The Imperial Supplies Department paid out to June 30 for meat £1,739,003, for cheese £3,745,103, wool freezing companies for slipe > 'fiol £,1,aW,414, scheelite £75,009, skins £103,085, hides £302,898, other business £'l36,3o3—total £33,877,814. The average net value per bale of the greasy wool .purchased was £22 os lOd for tho Dominion. The highest average value was Wellington £23 13s 9d, and the lowest Southland £l9 2s 2}d. "" i. EFFICIENCY BOARD. 'Wellington, July 4. A letter from the chairman of the National Efficiency Board to tho Technical School Board last night stated that the suggestion had s>een made that the school holidays should bo shortened in spring and autumn and correspondingly lengthened at midsummer, in order to "enable senior pupils to undertake work in the country at the shearing and harvesting seasons. The letter stated that it had been ascertained that the employment of the senior girls 'was not approved by mistresses, and the suggestion relating to j their employment in the country had therefore been dropped. Inquiries had shown that there was no need to alter the dates of university and other examinations or interfere with the holiday arrangements, as in the case of the older pivpils they already had extended summer holidays, while those in the primary schools were hardly of an age to (be of any use in the country, and in the case of country schools the boys there were always engaged in useful work. 'Replies to the circulars issued by the Efficiency Board having shown that the scheme of utilising schoolboy labor was feasible, it only remained to make tho necessary arrangements. It was decided to supply the information to the Efficiency Board as to the number of boys under control of the technical school who were suitable for country work. NEW ZEAIAMDEPjS-' VALOR HONORED. Wellington, July 4. The. following five soldiers of the New Zealand Expeditionary Forces and one officer of the Royal Flying Corps have had awards conferred upon them as under: — The Order of the Crown of Italy, and silver medal for military valor:—SecondLieutenant Geoffrey Gordon Callender, R.F.C. (next-of-kin, W. Callender, Bank of New Zealand, Wellington); SecondLieutenant (temporary Lieutenant) Mervyn Roy Walker, 2nd BattaJion, C.I.R. (Thomas Walker, 136 Lieut Street, Dunedin) ; Corporal Francis Roy Martin, N.Z. Pioneer Battalion (Mrs. C. A. Martin, Wyndham); Private Henry Benny, 2nd Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment (Mrs, H. Benny, Broadifield, Canterbury); Private Samuel John Patterson, No. 2 F.A., N.Z.M.C. (Mrs. I. (Patterson, Vermont Street*, Auckland); • Private Cecil Miller Wells, 2nd; Battalion, Wellington Begiment (J.- Wells. Madras Street, Rhristphurchji..
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