TELEGRAPHIC.

Lake Wakatip Mail, Issue 3121, 6 April 1915, Page 4

TELEGRAPHIC.

(From Our Own Correspondent.) Duijeuin this day. Mr Massey visits Cheviot on Thursday and delivers a speech there. It is probable tie will hold a conference at Christ-church with representatives of frozen meat interests. ;

LATEST WAR NEWS.

Following his appeal to citizens ihrousfh the press to write him if they favoured absolute prohibition, the first mail reaching Lloyd George brought 15,000 letters. It is stated that po'ifical leaders agree that financial considerations need not hinder the most drastic, action on the drink question. The demand for absolute prohibition comes principally from business and professional men desiring to partitapate in the great national sacrifices, while many temperance leaders believe that i lee attempt to Torc.o absoluteism would create a dangerous reaction after the war.

Tin' Times writin? on the surrender of iYyemsl, says the captured garrison consfsted of 131,000 men, 4,000 officers. 40,000 civilians. When the food pinch came the situation was acute. All horses except officers' cavalry and transports were consumed. Cats sold at 8s and dogs at £1 each. While the garrison became thin and half starved o'fficers filled cafes and played cards and oiliiards and led the life they had led in Vienna. They did" not share the hardships of the men .but had every luxury though their own orderlies and servants begged for a slice of bread. Soldiers fell in the streets from weakness and hunsrer. A Russian officer states that when, he- pilfered the town lie saw half crazed Austrian and Hungarian soldiers tearing horses' bodies and their faces and hands were >meared with blood and they were devouring raw flesh. When it wis impossible that they could hold out any longer Austrians destroved with enormous

charges of dynamite three bridges over th'e San. the force of the explosion breaking all windows in that part of the town. Ammunition and military stores were dumped into the river, guns and forts well demolished ana stocks of ritles broken. When the aestruction was completed the Ausasked that, three members of Parliament be sent to discuss and accept terms of capitulation which were those of unconditional surrender.

There is no fresh news from Europi

SPORTING.

CHBISTCHURCH HACKS. Kildare Hurdles.- -Daylight Bill. Time 3mi.it 45sees. Champagne Stakes.—Flyinj; Start. Time Imin 12 3-osecs. Easter Handicap.—Empirador. Time Time lmin. 27 2-ssecs.

RIVEKTON HACKS. Trial Stakes.—Conrol)in. Master Jim Kim. Time train 4Sisee.^. Otaitai. Steeples. The Jew. Ghent Ironsides. Time 4niin 40.seos. First County Hack.—Buller, Giralda, Peerless. Time lmin 35seos.

Hiverton Cup.—Hesioue, Wild Pil u'i'ini, Directoirc. Time 3min iase'cs. Pourikino Stakes- Redowa, Variau ian, Hornbeam. Time lmin.49 4-ssecs

Great Western Steeples. - Golden Grape, Tommy, The Gunner. Time 7min 37 3-sseos.

Flying Handicap.—Golden King. 'eeter, Soldiers Chorus. Time lmin

8 4-ssees

Wallace Hack Handicap.-—Neuroma, Master Jim, Floraiine. Time lmin 48 4-osecs.