ITALY'S PART.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXVII, Issue 17192, 12 June 1916, Page 7

ITALY'S PART.

THE AUSTRIAN OFFENSIVE.

VIOLENT FIGHT IN THE SETTE

COMUNI.

MANY ASSAULTS REPULSED,

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ROME, June 9,

A communique states:—Fighting of extreme violence continues on the Sette Comuni plateau. The battle for our positions east of Campo Mulo raged desperately until eleven at Our

infantry made hecatombs of their a* saiiants, 203 bodies being found in front of a single company. The enemy brought up enormous reinforcements yesterday, and after an intense bombardment their infantry renewed their attacks east of Asiago and Campo Mulo. 'We repeatedly repulsed and courageoue]y counter-attacked with the bayonet, but at the end of the day we fell back a. hundred metres to avoid the enemv a incessant artillery fire.

ITALIANS ADVANCE. (Received June 12, 12.25 a.m.) ROME, June 11. A communique states:— Wo progressed in the Upper Va! Arsa, in the Monte Negro sector, the Astico valley and on the western slopes of Monte Cengio. We continue to advance in Upper Botte and Arsio valleys.

ENEMY CLAIMS

FURTHER CAPTURES REPORTED.

AMSTERDAM, June 10.

An Austrian communique states:— We captured Mrnte Sisenol. north of Monte Meletta, and Monte Castel Gomr berto, both strongly defended.

RECALLED TO VOLHYNIA.

EFFECT OF RUSSIAN ADVANCffI.

ROME, Jan© 9.

Messages from Switzerland state that the news of Russian successes has caused a panic. Of four Austrian archduke* who had come to witness what they expected to be the reconquest of the Italian plains, three have hurriedly r»> turned.

BERNE, June 9. The Austrian commander in the Tren tino has received orders to send all vailable divisions to Volhynia.

GOVERNMENT REPROACHED.

DISCUSSION IN ITALIAN PARLIAMENT.

ISOLATED FROM ALLIES

LONDON, June 10. The "Daily Telegraph's" Romo correspondent says that the parliamentary situation is somewhat serious. Several Liberal deputies reproach the Government with withholding from Parliament information regarding the military and diplomatic relations, and with also isolating themselves from the opinion of the nation and the Allies. Signor Salandra,' who previously had participated in the discussion, said that the discussion was specially important in view of the gravity of the present movement, which demanded an explanation. Referring to the international and military situations on which the attention of the Parliament and country was anxiously fixed, ho declared that the unity of the Allies was increasing, instancing Italy's resistance, enabling the Russians to advance) victoriously. The same co-operation waa seen in the economic and financial measures, and notably forthcoming at the Paris Conference; though no definite engagements would be taken and future action would be reserved for Parliament.

GOVERNMENT TECHNICALLY DEFEATED. 4 (Received June 11, 0.0 p.m.)

ROME, June 11

The Government was technically defeated on a motion granting the monthly voteSj on account of the Chamber refusing to insert words expressing confidence in the Government.

TROOPSHIP TORPEDOED.

MANY ITALIAN SOLDIERS LOST.

ROME, June 10,

Two submarines attacked three Italian transports in the lower Adriatic and torpedoed the Prinicipe Uniberto, which sank in a few minutes. About half the soldiers were drowned.