LATE CABLES.

Auckland Star, Volume XLVII, Issue 235, 2 October 1916, Page 7

LATE CABLES.

TERRIBLE SLAUGHTER ON THE GREEK FRONTIER. DRINK-CRAZED BTJXCARS. TWO THOUSAND KttlED. i i.The "Time-.") (Received 2 pan.) LONDON", October 1. Mr*Calvert, the "Times" correspondent on the Salonika front, witnessed an attempt to * recapture Mount E_ajmakalan, north of Fiorina. The Bulgarian co_L'ma_ider did not Use his artillery, hut attacked at night with troop; well primed with raw spirits, t&eir impetuous rush carrying tha first line, wiping out the/occupanta. lie remaining Serbians held firm, and mowed down the intoxicated B_lg_tre. After three hours' most horrible fighting the trenches were retaken, the Serbs finally winning the battle. Sunrise revealed a 6cene oi bestial savage slaughter. Groundbetweeu the first and second lines was covered with corpse-, and it ■_"__. impossible to step without trampling on them. A thousand Serbs and two thousand Buigars were killed or wounded- Many ofthe wounded Serb officers were massacred. WAR FEVER IM GREECE. DEMAND FOR INTERVENTION. CRUISER JOINS THE ALLIES. (Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.) (Received 2.50 p.m.) ROME, October 1. The Greek cruiser Oneroff has arrived at Salonika, and has been placed at the Allies' disposal. Crowds made a demonstration on the outside of King Constantine's palace, demanding war. ON THE FRENCH FRONT. BOMBING THE ENEMY OUT. (Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.) (Received 2.50 pjn.) PARIS, October-1. A French communique reports:— : "The_ artillery is active on the Somme front. We made progress with, grenades.southwest of Slorval and along the - Somme south-east of Clery. ITALIAN PROGRESS. ENEMY DRIVEN FROM ENTRENCHMENTS. (Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.) ' (Received 2.50 pjn.) LONDON, October 1. An Italian communique says: "Th&. Alpini attacked Teanvenanzis Valley and : drove .out the enemy from the entrenched . slopes of Mount Lagazuoi, also from , Pizzo di Fanis. The enemy 'bombarded , Me'rna and Vertoiba,_and a few shells fell in Gorizia." HEAVY RAIN IN SYDNEY, f BLACK OUTLOOK FOR RACES. (Received 2.40 pjn.) 7 .?' SYDNEY, this day. It is raining heavily, and the outlool for the A-J.C. races at Randwick i ' black - ' " ' " •--■:-■