TABLE TALK.

Auckland Star, Volume XLIX, Issue 147, 21 June 1918, Page 1

TABLE TALK.

Rose Day postponed. ■Heavy gale last night. Shortest day in the year. On official British report from Italy; states that the: situation is unchanged. Captured Austrian officers are unanimous in declaring that the offensive has failed. . . . Twenty-one enemy destroyers and several submarines are still shut up in Zeebrugge. Captured Austrian officers admit that their losses at the crossing of the Piave were appalling. The Dutch I/abour delegate Troelstra, who is a pro-German, will not be allowed to land in England. It is stated that ' 40,000 peasant armed and organised, are taking part in the Ukraine revolt. ■< ..-, Te A'wamutu is conducting a dfreetgiving Red Cross campaign, which has so far produced £2000. • Mr. Ward Price states that the Austrians are freely using explosive bullets, which make most ghastly wounds. '_■ The. Austrian carnage at 'the Piave was horrifying, the current, carrying away thousands of. corpses and bloodstained baTges. The British'on- the Piave front have now captured over 1000 prisoners, five mountain guns, 72 machine-guns, and 20 flame throwers The British Government 'lias asked Holland to explain- .the 6uspicious railway traffic between Germany and Belgium, via Limburg. The position of the Austrians who. crossed the Piave is most precarious,-as they are surrounded by Italians and are cut off from supplies. - . ... :..- It is reported as evidence of demoralisation in the Austrian army -that. Czechs and Slovaks, 'behind the lines are blowing up munition dumps. '. • ■'. ."- ; • Twenty enemy, aeroplanes were .destroyed on the. British front in France on Tuesday,'and 29 ton's "of bombs dropped on enemy works. The Government has decided to distribute £3,000.000 advanced- by the Imperial Government against meat in cold storage in New Zealand. Renter's ■■ correspondent at British . Headquarters 'in France says that aH: unnatural and deceptive etilhress continues on the whole British front. A representative .conference held,: at Palmerston North made arrangements to form a league- for promoting hydroelectric development in the North Island. The' British forces on the Italian frotti counter-attacked -so - gallantly that a high Italian officer • remarked: "They art slamming the gates of Italy in the face' of the invader." .- , I Reuters correspondent gives brilliant instance- of the- wise, distribution of reserves along , tiie ItaKan -front, being one of the most, successful, features .of the general organisation. / ..- - ■ There has been' a' heavy fall of ex»change "(rate in Tokyo as the/Tesult of a •rumour..ithat a epecjal .session .of the ' Diet 'is to be held to". discuss Immediate action against. Germany.. ;. ... ..." "■ ..Correspondence ■:. reveals that Sir Joseph: Jonas and "his accomplice, Vefrion, have.'beenisupplying information to a Berlin armament . firm about the Vickers-Maxim new armament works at Sheffield. . ' "The Mayor, as chairman of the Auckland and Suburban Drainage Board, has asked Mr.' Massey. by cable. to. secure a quantity of piping required to enable the low-level pumping-stations in the city to ~ start work. W. Monks, Boot Manufacturer, haa / opened-a retail branch at the foot of Wellesley Street (Ponsonby car stop), where you can get a pair of men's chrome boots for 14/9. Ladies' glace shoe, 15/9. (Ad.) ; The men come back.. They will always come back when such.. great value is being given, in men's footweaT as that at Pearson's Boot' Stores, Karangahapa Road, Newton.—(Ad.) ■ ' Ladies, we are specialising in extra high, high-leg boots,' black and tan, at 35/.—0b0rn,240, Hobson Street—(Ad. >;.