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Auckland Star, Volume XLVII, Issue 236, 3 October 1916, Page 1

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Russia, is reported to have 8,000,000 trained or partly- trained men in reserve^ To-day is the" 52nd anniversary of the removal of the capital of Sew Zealand to Wellington. Two more islands have been taken, over by the Greek revolutionary provisional Government. 1 The Russians are continuing their advance in Bukowina, and have captured , a further series of heights. During July, August, and September, the British took nearly 27,000 Germaa prisoners in the Somme region. ; The United States 5 wooden sword ta again to be shown threateningly," is the latest German gihe at America. General Foch has been retained in the command of the Army of the Somnie, although he has- reached the retiring age of 65. Another ZeppeHn has been brongit down in flames near London, making the «nth destroyed this yeax, and the fifth; in Britain. The opportunities for men serving at the front to obtain commissions are being extended, states the Hon. Jaa. Allen (Defence Minister). Sir Douglas Haig reports further successful attacks on the Somme, in. which, thu "tanks" assisted materially to gaia considerable ground. A portion of the Bulgarian line on the Struma front has been captured by the British, six counter-attacks being broken up by heavy artillery fireThe German Chancellor has been asked, for further information on the military situation, and has offered to give it a£ a secret eitting of the Reichstag. Emily" Jane~" Mason (38), a married woman, fell when alighting from a tramcar yesterday, and was fatally injured, the base of her skull being fractured. Since March 3, 33 enemy merchant* men -have escaped from Dutch porta, heading for German ports, and keeping as far as possible in territorial waters. A private soldier near Thiepval met a party of two German officers and 22 men. He chased them and killed or wounded all but one, whom he took prisoner. A report that the Imperial Government will probably pay this season, an increased price for frozen meat reqaisitioned in New Zealand emanates from Chrisichurch. "V A German newspaper declares that the Allies on the Somme are "over-muni-tioned," but admits that sacrifices of money as well as of men are required from both sides. ? A verdict of, manslaughter in the highest degree has been found by a Wellington Jury against Ernest Devoitt, charged with the murder of Louisa White at Wellington in May last. Patrick Hefferon, a deckhand on the s.s. lonic, was severely crushed between two derricks as the vessel was berthing at Auckland yesterday, and suffered injuries that caused internal hemorrhage. Three Australians, two of them, -wounded, had to spend nine daya in a, shell crater in. "No Man's lend,** taking rations and water from dead Germane, They/were "rescued in a Canadian a&» vanceA German, paper mas ieea led Tby sfe. Xloyd George's recent utterances -to remark that apert from Germany's ovu allies -there are very few. in the whole world who would not be delighted t» witness her defeat. Ladies' Leather Gussett Slippers foe 3/11 pair at Pearson's Boot Stores, Karangahape Road, Newton.—(Ad.)