LATEST WAR NEWS.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume VI, Issue 166, 27 June 1916, Page 6

LATEST WAR NEWS.

THE RUSSIAN

LATEST PETROGRAD REPORT

(Received 27, 3.13 p.m.) Petrograd, June 20.

A communique states: An enemy offensive at Gorodivshee. northwest of Bara novi t die, was repulsed. We also repulsed an attack fbe versts south-west of Lipsk. Th" Germans on the front Kolki lo Sokal bombarded and carried out several local offensives. All were repulsed. We drove off repeated massed attacks at Linevka on the Stockhod.

Don Cossacks crossed the Styr, south of Buczacz, overthrew the enemy’s advance guard, and occupied two villager. The cavalry occupied positions near Posoenitta. ten versts west of Kampolung. We have approached the passes it. the Carvathians leading to Transylvania. ,

THE VERDUN BATTLE

INTENSITY OF BOMBARDMENT

DIMINISHING

[HIGH COMMISSIONS!’/S MESSAGE.j (Received 27, 3.26 p.m.) London, June 26, 11.10 p.m. North of Verdun there has been m. infantry action during the course «>f the day. Ths bombardment is diminishing in intensity on both banks of the .Meuse. . Artillery action is uninterrupted, ;• nd lively iu the region of Hill No. 301.

CAUCASUS AND MESOPO-

TAMIA.

THE ENEMY ACTIYI

(Received 27, 3.15 p.m.)

Petrogracl, June 26. V.'c repulsed many Turkish night irttackh. on the Trebizond sector. The enemy in Northern Mesope tamia carried some sectors near Revanduza. Ultimately our counterattack drove them out.

We checked the offensive in the direction of Baghdad and inflicted severe losses. .

THE ITALIAN VICTORY

RETREAT OF THE AUSTRIANS.

(Received 27. 3.26 p.m.) Rome.. June 26.

A communique states: We drove in the enemy to the head “of ravines at Mont Pruehe. On the PosinaAstico line we began to advance down the Posina Valley The. enemy along the whole front, finding themselves incapalile _of overcoming our defences, and being forced by our offensive, began to retreat. We captured Castelcomberto and M alette. AUSTRIAN GUMDIGGERS. INTERNMENT OPPOSED. Dargaville, June 27. At a meeting of the Kaipara Chamber of ■ Commerce, presided over by Mr. A. E. Harding. cx-M.P. it was resolved to ask the Government to submit its proposals in regard to the removal of unnaturalised single aliens from Jhe gunidiggers to Parcnga district, "to the Chamber before enforcement.

Mr. Harding, interviewed, said the Government had been hoodwinked by guin-sharks. The whole business had been worked to further enhance the fortunes of a wealthy absentee syndicate. The interning of the Austrians would decrease the product of the gurnfields by two-thirds. The agitators for the internment little knew of the disastrous effects the removal of the gumdiggers would have on many country settlements.