GENERAL WAR NEWS.

Bay of Plenty Times, Volume XLIII, Issue 6274, 4 January 1915, Page 3

GENERAL WAR NEWS.

ITALIAN COMMERCE.

Feeling Against Allies.

I Rec Jan d, 9 50 a i_. London, Jau 3 . The Chronicle's Rome correspondent states ~that Italian irritation over the Allies' restriction of Italianbound commerce is rapidly growing." The Giornale dTtalia and the Tribuua complain of the excessive zeal iof warships, inflicting great losses on Italian traders, and demand that the Government should insist that abuses be terminated. Albanians Occupy Berat. Athens, Jan 3 The Albanian insurgents have occupied Berat and ;irc inarching ou Dibra. Turkish Forces for Suez. Athens, Jan 3 It is stated that tho Turks have sent large forces, commanded by Germans, with a-tillery and pontoons in sections, towards Suez. Greece Ready. Athens, Jan 3 During the discussion on the Budget the Premier said all the necessary measures to assure national defence had been taken since the outbreak of war and Greece was ready to mobilise ut any time in every poiut of her territory, Belgians' Allegiance. Amsterdam, Jan. 3 .Cardinal Mercier, in a pastoral letter, says the occupied provinces are still unconquered. The Belgians owe allegiance to King Albert only, but he appeals to citizens not to commit hostile acts. Discomforts in Camp Lender, Jan 3 Heavy rains are causiug great discomforts at Sa isbury ancl othei training camps African Rebel Captured Capetown, Jan 3 Commandant Jack Rienar, a rebel, was captured near Labasi, Bechuanaland Battleship Commander Suicides Poire, Jan 3 During the attack on Pola a fort shelled and badly damaged a battle ship. Radetzikjr tho commander, committed suicide Intercession Services London, Jan 3 Crowded intercession aervice3 were held on Sunday in the Protestaut, Roman Catholic, and Russian churches aud chapels throughout Britain German Chicanery New York, Jan 3 The authorities detained a Gerimn ofHcer, three reservists, and a lawyer for alleged conspiracy to secure a passage as German reservists, in a Norwegian steamer by moaus of fraudulent p-issports taken out by naturalised Germans