RUSSIA'S TASK.

North Otago Times, Volume CIII, Issue 13655, 24 August 1916, Page 3

RUSSIA'S TASK.

ON THE KOVEL FRONT. . CAVALRY ON THE STOK'HOD. ■ (Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.) LONDON, August 23. .A.'German : communique, says:.; Our cavalry repulsed the enemy on the Stolehod. ■• The;.'Eiissians 'penetrated our trenches on the Pienaki-Zwedyn line. RUSSIAN AND AUSTRIAN REPORTS ■ "NOTHING DOING;" (Australian and M. Gable Association,) Received August 23, 9.45 p.m. PETROGRAD, August 23, A communique says: The situation is unchanged. An Austrian communique says: We fought successful eiigaem'ents.. south of Zielonn. Renewed attacks on the Pienisky sector, except on a small portion of'the trench, were repulsed. We captured some advanced trenches on 1 the Sarne>Kovel railway and at Smolary. AMNESTY TOR EXILES, RUSSIA'S NEW OUTLOOK, (Australian and N.Z, Calilc Association), Received August 2,1,9.45 p.m. PETBOGEAD, August M. M; Rhvostoff, the new Russian Minister of'the Interior, has released 120 exiles from Siberia mid elsewhere. It is believed.the Czar will shortly issue an extensive amnesty decree.