EASTERN THEATRE

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXVII, Issue 17286, 29 September 1916, Page 4

EASTERN THEATRE

RUSSIAN ADVANCE.

PATROL SKIRMISHES

Aufltralian and N.Z. Cable Association. LONDON, September 27. A Russian communique says that patrol skirmishes took place on the west front. The most serious were at Tirul.

BRUI'SILOFF CONFIDENT.

ENEMY’S ARMIES SHAKEN

Reuter’s Telegrams

PETROGRAD, September 27. General Brjussiloff is most confident He declares that the period has beet reached when success is no longer estimated in territory captured but in the number of the-enemy placed hors da combat. Russia has deprived the Austrians and Germans of 800,090 in lour months. “When the jropittom moment arrives,” lie says. “wc sh-.l! make new big bounds forward and easily oveuv-mo the shaken armies. Final victory will then be nbar. ’