LATEST WAR NEWS.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume IV, Issue 430, 9 August 1915, Page 6

LATEST WAR NEWS.

THE RUSSIAN CAMPAIGN. A RETREAT NEAR JARA. Berlin. Aug. 8. The Russians east of Poueviezh. south-east of Shavly, retreated be hind the Jara. THE COAL OUTPUT (Received 9. 8.50 am.) London, Aug. s. The coal output from Northern England has been satisfactory since Mr. Lloyd George's appeal. Twentyfive per cent of the miners have enlisted. nevertheless 425,00 Otons are produced weekly, compared with 003.000 for the corresponding period of 1911. LACE-MAKERS’ LOSSES AT WARSAW (Received 9, 9.5 a.m.} London, Aug. 8.

Some of the best known Nottingham lace-makers possessed large factories in Warsaw valued at £500,000. CEREALS TO BE COMMANDEERED (Received 9, a.m.) Paris. Aug. 8. The Chamber of Deputies, by 417 to J 3, adopted the Bill authorising tli<? Government to requisition oats, wheat and corn. A HERO OF FESTUBERT THEN A BI LLET KILLED HIM. (Received 9. 8.35 a.m.) London, Aug. 8. A comrade describe's Hardy’s death at Festuberl. He says that while throwing bombs suddenly advanced coolly; towards the enemy trenches, oblivions of the shells falling. Shrapnel blew off half of bis hand, but, he still pushed for wan! throwing bombs. Anotlmr olfieer called <o him to come back, and he replied, “My place is at the front : nothing makes any difference to me.” and he went on bomb throwing. Tlimi a- bullet killed him.

RE-ORGANISING THE FORCES SUBSTANTIAL NAVAL PROGRAMME. (Received 9. 9.5 a.m.) Washington, Aug. 8. The following is a forecast of the naval programme : -Four superDreadnoughts, probably of the Queen Elizabeth type, two battle cruisers, 100 submarines, and many destroyers. The naval personnel is to be increased by 18,006. The Army programme proposes 420,000 regulars and militia, with an equipment for 1,000,000 men. A SUCCESSFUL RAIDER (Received 9, 10. 20 a.m.) Paris, Aug. 8. Aviator Nongesser brought down down a Taube at Nancy. Nongesser has participated in 53 air raids.

THE GERMAN BLIGHT REMOVED (Received 9, 8.50 a.m.) Pekin, Aug. 8. China and Japan have signed an agreement re the opening of the Chinese Customhouse at Tsing-tao, permitting the resumption of trade which has been dead for years. PROFESSOR VON ZEIDLITZ. NOT TO BE INTERNED.

Wellington, Aug. 9. The Aliens Board has submitted a report in the case of Professor von Zeidlitz. of Victoria College. As a result of the board's inquiry it has been decided not to take steps for his internment.

C EREBRO MENINGITIS. ANOTHER DEATHWellington. Aug. 9. Trooper ( ronhurst. aged 20 years, who was removed from Trentham. died at the Wellington Hospital iast night from eerebro spinal menigitis. His relatives reside in the Auckland district.