ANZACS' DARING WORK.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLII, Issue 10113, 22 October 1917, Page 5

ANZACS' DARING WORK.

AUSTRALIAN PADRE BLOWN TO PIECES’. Australian-New Zealand Cable Association. LONDON, Oct. 19. Mr Gilmour reports: The fine weather of the past two days has caused great air activity. There Is little liveliness elsewhere, though all along the Australian and New Zealand front the Germans are dropping many gas shells, which, however, are causing little trouble to the. experienced troops. The Anzaes are doing some daring night patrolling, and are securing valuable information about the enemy’s dispositions. Our sharpshooters are keeping the. enemy s snipers well down, and are also making a sorry moss of his ammunition carriers and wiring parties. Mr Gilmour instances a case where an Australian padre, after several hours of the heaviest work dressing the wounded at a regimental aid depot, stepped outside for a breadth of air, and was immediately blown to pieces by a shell. NO SEPARATE PEACE FOR FRANCE. Australian-New Zealand Cable Association. _ PARIS, Oct. 20. M, Painlove’s speech in the Chamber concluded by his declaring that the idea of a separate peace had never presented itself to the Government. He believed in the power of the Allies, when wholly co-ordin-ated, would bo crashing. No opposition leaders spoke, but despite the largeness of the majority, the newspapers appear to, expect a reconstruction of the Cabinet. j