NEWS SUMMARY.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LII, Issue 16007, 27 August 1915, Page 6

NEWS SUMMARY.

Auckland: The Auckland Land Board met yesterday. The 18 sick and wcundedi soldiers still in the Auckland Hospital are making good I progress. • ; An appeal ; * Fein;: made for funds to j nivivido leather wv)i.K<-oa.ts for on ! a. live service. : Evidence its .-.-.rui<( tion with the Fder. i Torra/.-o :iir.at>;A-m;ition proposal was closed : ■■.•■-.-tcrd.r. . and the proceedings concluded. ;

There i.- tin i,w or meningitis in the Maori trnituni: . amp the only ewe in Auckland \>. n 2 tli.it.'! a ' <am«T " from '.•<■ Woi'idi..i<» .amp. the ninnin; i f the tramways service '»<■ Mount Aibcrt ■••i.iv awaits n.'tiiieanon by lie i':,i, : .. '(■!;.-■ Department- to tilt" ; ~..,'.,! ' logC ~t :,. has re fiv«>-i ;'.;o '"•••\ •■li Mr.• .- ;n.'i:tuv. New Zealand: A ma- Titr-ievj'-.-'i;; imprisonment in >>"•-;>■ P.v .i.-.u'Ji -.- : "■;..- !"iin<i dead in his r-il. Appointments t- < the New Zealand Motor Service Corps ; motor- '.'it section! have, been gazetted. The Dermiston Miners' Union has passed a series of resolutions, protesting about a considerable number of subjects. A Gisborne minister has resigned in '•onse<'|nen''e .-!* his < i..ngre;jation < ritii Cing a -•■!!ii'-!< bo pi ■-.-.. ln*l mi " Tho Here-J1 l«T '■: lliv .-l.i;':. ' ["I • ■t. v. ■-: Victoria, en route from Mi:,-!.., t... Au khm-1 and Sy..m*y. ha> been ,|.-!.-i ■-!•<!, . ;•:;..: t" the crew demand--1 _: a higher rate <>{ wage?. i. deputation protested to the "Ministei f.iv Internal Affairs yesterday against the n!:« ■-<■-[ immoral influences ft certain classes of books and moving pictures. The Financial Statement, presented ir the House of Representatives last night riir.vs that New Zealand's war bill is ' already _ £3.500.000. The Budget eon- j tabled interesting new taxation, which ' •'"ill have currency during the war. ; The War: ; A hospital ship arrived at Melbourne i <-■•: Thursday with '100 wounded on board, j Servian papers are in favour of nn I «:rppm-Mit being entered into with Bub ; , .- :. r in. A thousand Welsh mir.rr.s are striking : a-. .■ pre!:-.-: against 1 ■«■ tar-.h - ■ tlenient-! -:•: the dispute. It i.« eta-ted in official circles in Romp that .i general mobilisation of the Greek • forces i.- imminent. j A Petrograd telegram states that the! -■]f-M--nt output of munitions is double j ' 'i.t.- at tire beginning of June. • A Copenhagen message states that Ger- ; many possesses 58 submarines, while the - Baltic tleet consists or 50 ships. Rumours current in Finland assert that- ! the Russian Government is contemplating I tjreat changes in the government of Fin- i land. j Last week a British submarine sank four large sloops transporting- troops j from the Asiatic shore, of the. Dardanelles to Gallipoli. ; Germany has apologised to Denmark | for the torpedoing of the steamer Betty ' in the North Sea on May 26, and offers i compensation for the damage and loss. j -r- 11- 1 • " ' I wo allied cruisers penetrated the Dar- 1 danelles on Sunday, and successfully bombarded the batteries at Eatbanea. Desperate fighting continues in the sector round Ari Burnu, north of Gaba Tepe. The London Times, referring to the ( magnificent courage and audacity of the j New Zealanders and Australians, pojjUs I out that very little news is forthcoming I about the definite results of these fierce j combats. " j A report issued by the British Press I Bureau states that the allied forces have! rot yet gained their objectives at SavJa, Bay or Anzac, though they hare made] decided advance towards them, greatly' increasing the area in the allies' posses- i eion. * I