AIR RAID REPRISALS

Taranaki Daily News, 5 October 1917, Page 5

AIR RAID REPRISALS

BRITISH PEOPLE ANCRY AT DELAY ITALY'S GREAT OFFENSIVE fcwj i * ii ; . ■ * SECOND PHASE ABOUT COMMENCING AUSTRIAN REINFORCEMENTS HURRIED FORWARD » ■ ■ ?»i ■« By Cable.—Prtig Association.—Copyright

m THE - SEA. i THE WEEK'S LOSSES.' JOT IMPROVEMENT RECORDED. Received Oct. 4, 10.55 p.m. London, Oct. 4. 'A British. Admiralty report on the submarine campaign during the week ended September 30 gives tba following figures, those iu last week's report being also fivtiu This Last week week SUflvab 2680 2775 Bailings 2742 2691 Sunk over 1600 tons 11 13 Sunk under 1600 tons .... 22 Unsuccessfully attacked ... 16 10 The following table shows the total losses for the 32 weeks since the regular teport was first issued: Over Under Unsuc--1600 lflOO Total cessful tons tons sunk attacks

; AUSTRO-GEBMANY. NO MORE PEACE TALK. UNTIL BLOODY WORK HAS BEEN DONE. Amsterdam, Oct. 8. Hindenburg, replying to birthday congratulations, said the watchword of the German people must be no more peace talk until bloody work hat been, done and victory is ours. - - -■ - * THE "CONOMiC BOYCOTT. GERMAN ANXIETY. London, Oct. 3. A remarkable article in the Bremen Weser Zeitung • ridicules England's threats at, an economic boycott. It declares that Britain cannot economically expand without German co-operation. If Germany resorted to economic retaliation the foolish British people would speedily be brought to reason. A SEPARATE PEACE. . GERMAN DENIAL. Amsterdam, Oct. 3. A Berlin message states that Herr von Kuhlmann denies the Russian report that Germany proposed a separate peace either with France* or Britain.

PRESS ANNOYED. AT GERMAN CHANCELLOR'S' ACTION. • Amsterdam,. Oct. 3. The Austrian press is angry at the German reply to the Vatican and Dr. Michaelis's speech on the Papal suggestions. Austrian papers denounce Dr Michaelis as an empty pedant for refusing to define German aims regarding Belgium. . HIXDENBURG'S BIRTHDAY. Amsterdam: Oct. 3. In celebration of Hindenburg's birthday the Kaiser called at Hindenburg's house and presented him tfith a bust oi the All Highest War Lord. The road to the house was lined with children strewing flowers, while airmen dropped flowers and laurel leaves. GERMAN OFFICIAL CLAIMS. Aus. and N.Z. Cable Assoc, and Reuter. Received Oct. 4, 7.50 p.m. London, Oct. 3. A wireless German official report states: We repulsed an attempt to recapture the ground northward ,>f the Menin-Ypres road, and captured French trenches on a width of 1200 metres on the northern slope of Hill 344. Counterattacks at night were driven back. Our airmen on Monday night bombed with I good effect London, Margate, Sheerness, and Dover.

SMALL ITALIAN LOSSES. £. and N.Z/ Cable Assoc;and Reuter Received Oct 4, 10.55 pjn Borne, Get. 4. For the week ending September 30, • His arrivals were 48a, and the sailings 430. Two sailers above 100 tons and three below were lost. SHIPWRECKING PLOTS. GFJOtAN MASTER-SPY ARRESTED. Reuter Service. Received Oct. 4, 7.80 p.m. San Francisco, Oct. 3. Conschirmnn, a chemist, described 'as it German master-spy, has been Arrested. It is stated that he had organised plans to place bombs on shfps. «o<r had attempted to bribe an officer of the Dutch warship Zealand to carry messages to German consuls in Holland. A FRENCH BARQUE DESTROYED. Renter Service. ' Received Oct. 4, 8.53 p.m. Rio de Janeiro, Oct. 3. A Brazilian ship has landed the crew Df the French barque Barritz, whicn v,■■ burned at sea, as the result of an exp'oswi among the cargo. CANADA. THE LIBERAL LEADERSHIP. \ PARTY UNDECIDED. V Received Oct. 4, 7.05 p.m. -• Ottawa, Oct. 3. f The Liberal party is undecided whether, to accept Sir Wilfrid Laurier's resignation of the leadership. Col. Ballantyne, a Liberal and a conueriptionist, has been swprn in as a MinJjter of the Coalition Government. Ottawa, Oct. 3. Sir Wilfred Lanrier has resigned the leadership of the Liberal Party. SWEDEN. *.". 188 SOWS INTERVENES.

EAST AFEICA. THE FINAL STAND. NET DRAWN TIGHTER. London, Oct. 3. Reuter'? correspondent in East Africa writes:—The Germans are now confined in a corner of the colony and are concentrated as if for a final stand. The net is daily being drawn closer. The difficulty in feeding our troops, which was so great during tfie early portion of the campaign, is now obviated by our possession of the sea bases at Kilwa and Linde. There is no longer any shortage of food. VIGOROUS WORK. INDIAN CAVALRY'S INVALUABLE WORK. Received Oct. 4. 5.5 p.m. London. Oct. 3. Reuter's correspondent at Ossundinge, East Africa, says the rounding nip of Germans is proceeding vigorously. The Indian cavalry are doing invaluable work, outflanking the enemy and destroying many of the German food depots. The Nigerians captured MaIwerenge, killing the largest number of Germans in any engagement in the camjpaign. A German officer sjamboked his platoon in face, of machine guns, and per- , ished with them. I The post captured pn the Portuguese .border is important because it is the [only remajninjjr aour.ee of the enemy's 'tttt.sttjpljr.

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