MISCELLANEOUS

Greymouth Evening Star, 3 July 1915, Page 6

MISCELLANEOUS

BRITISH AEROPLANES. TROOP I'IiAINS BUM LED. PRETORIA, July 2. Official.—Two British aeroplanes successfully bombed the enemy's troop trains at Otavi on the joal/. THE ARMENIAN, IN ADMIRALTY BUSINESS. WASHINGTON, .inly u. Dr. Page cabled, elating that (lie Admiralty had notified liiin thai I lie Armeiiiaa was engaged in then- business. WAR NEWS. THE CENSORSHIP. LONDON, July 2. Jii the House of Commons (Sir J. B. Markham askd why Britain had to get the truth about the war from' American newspapers. Would the Government affirm that Lord Kitchener was afraid to trust the public witli facts. He demanded to be specifically informed whether German official reports were censored in England. Sir John Simon replied that the reports were only censored when they contained obviously false news. AMERICA'S ATTITUDE. HAMBURG! DISAPPOINTED. AMSTERDAM, July 2. The "Hamburger Nachrichter" is disappointed at M. Gerhard's views of the American attitude, and delares that there is no evidence of Americans opposing the delivery of supplies of ammunition to the Allies. Therefore the submarine war whereto the Lusitania was a victim, is a powerful and indispensable part of German warfare. STEAMER SUNK. NO WARNING. LONDON, July 2. The Sardomine, from West Australia, was torpedoed and sunk unwarned on the Cork coast. Two were killed, and several wounded or missing. Seven were saved. LLOYD-GEORGE'S SPEECH. GERMAN PRESS ATTACK. BERLIN, July 1. The whole of the German press is attacking Hon D. Lloyd George on account of his speech in introducing the Munitions Bill. The "Cologne Gazette" accuses him Of lying. The "Deutsche Tags Zeitung" has a, most insulting article and the unanimity proves that the attacks are inspired. ALBANIAN QUESTION. OCCUPATION OF SCUTARI. i::, . ;'■";'.. , ROME, July 2. Italy has'protested against the occupation of Scutari. r • The Triple Entente lias assured Italy that Scutari and all Albanian questions will bo definitely settled after the war.

ITALIAN CAMPAIGN. ATTACKING WHOLE FRONT. GENEVA. July 2. The Italians are attacking the whole front. Fifteen thousand Austrians attacked the Platja-Gradisca front, boirtf were repulsed, leaving twelve hundred dead or wounded.. The Italians attacked our front at Segiado and Montecosich and entered our trenches near Selzao and Verrnig liant, but .were repulsed . Italian corpses are covering the Monte Cosich. ridges. LONDON, July 2. ■Geneva reports that the Italians captured the mountain fortress of Conizuna, in Trcutino, under audacious? circumstances. ' ', A captain and a hundred men climbed a i;teep slojie- and demanded the surrender and clearing of the fortregsv wjiich was surrounded. This was bluff, but the garrison surrendered. SEVERE FIGHTING. AT ISONZO. VIENNA, July 1. Official.—Severe lighting i s proceeding at Lower lsonzo. EURTLKR GERMAN SUCCESSES. RUSSIANS RETREATING. GERMAN STATEMENTS. BERLIN, July 1. .A • communique states that General von Linsingen, on Wednesday, stormed Russian positions east of Guilalipa, capturing 232 S Russians. General Mackensen continues to advance, and the Russians west of the Vistula are also retreating, after obstinate fighting. The total booty for June by General Linsingen and General Mackensen was 40!) officers, 150,051) men, eighty guns, and 20u machine guns. ENEMY'S OPERATIONS. SUCCESSES CLAIMED. AMSTERDAM, July 2. Ausui.ll Official.—Tie Austro-Ger man troops, after stubborn fighting, readier the eastern bank of Rohatyn and occupied' Zarnose. Attacks on the Kamionka Haliz i'ront were repulsed. We inflicted great losses and made prisu-u • s of a 'thousand . CERTAIN SHELLS. CAX i:E MADE IN DOMINION. WELLINGTON, July 2. It lets been demonstrated that shells at-least of a certain type, can be made in I'lic Dominion. Considerable interest has been taken in the question, and to-day a pressman elicited tho following facts: — Recently a Blenheim firm received an eigliteen-pounder shell, and, after one or two attempts, succeeded in mamifactur ing what appeared to be. a satisfactory missile. This was sent to Wellington, and, in'the presence of the Defence authorities'was exploded in,the shell testingbox at one of the forts, and it was found to be thoroughly efficient, and quite as satisfactory as the model from which it' was made. It is stated that no arrangements June been made by the Defence Department, for a supply. Various questions, such as the cost of the local article, the. speed at which it can be made, and the probable capacity of the output have to be considered before any definite contract can be entered into. The opinion of engineers and ironfounders seems to be born out, viz., that the casings of sliells can at last be made in this country, the main difficulty beiug the supply of experienced workmen.