NEWS SUMMARY.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LII, Issue 16024, 16 September 1915, Page 6

NEWS SUMMARY.

Auckland:

The Victoria will now sail for Sydney to-morrow.

Several prisoners -were sentenced in the Supreme Court yesterday.

Members of the Maori contingent -were entertained at the Soldiers' Club last night.

The Herald Hospital Ship and Wounded Soldiers' Relief Fund now totals £14.087 19s sd.

The Mayor's fund for the relief of sick and wounded soldiers now amounts to £37.704 4s Bd.

The 10 returned invalided soldiers in the Auckland Hospital are reported to be progressing favourably.

The public will be given an opportunity to say farewell to the second Maori contingent at the Grey Statue at 2.15 p.m. to-morrow.

New Zealand:

Hie censorship t,i" moving pictures is endorsed by the Otago Education Board.

The operations of the Stat* coal mines and depots last year resulted in a loss of £14.152.

The annual report of the New Zealand Employers' Federation expresses dissatisfaction with recent decisions of the Arbitration Court.

The Minister for Defence states that the increase in the number of reported cases of sickness at Trentham is due to the stricter medical examination.

The despatches in connection with the occupation of Samoa by the first New Zealand Expeditionary Force have been submitted to Parliament.

The exports for the nine months ended May 51 last totalled £20,187.744, an increase of £2,353.797 over those for the corresponded period of 1914.

At the adjourned conference of representatives of New Zealand Patriotic Societies, held in Wellington yesterday, a resolution was carried affirming the desirableness of establishing a, national association for the purpose of administering the various war relief funds. The War: The British casualties up to August 21 totalled 581.982. of which over 75.000 were killed.

Private advices show that- the German attempt, to recapture Rabaul was more formidable than supposed.

A squadron of French torpedo boats, ■while patrolling between Tenedos and Mitylene, sank a German submarine.

The Bulgarian Minister for War has ordered to the colours all refugees who have not hitherto served with the army.

The correspondent of the London Times at Mitylene says that the signs of internal discord at Constantinople are multiplying.

The Press Bureau report* that the Russian success in Galicia continues. Further important captures of prisoners are reported.

A Zeppelin again visited the eastern counties of England on Monday night. There were no casualties, and no damage •was done.

Speaking in the House of Commons, Mr. Asquith said'he was not prepared at present to make a statement regarding national ' service.

A Rome message states that General von Littingen's Austrian armies in six days in Galicia lost 32.000 prisoners and 60,000 killed and wounded.

The correspondent at Sofia of the.London Times states that relations between Rorrm3nia and Austria and Germany have reached a critical stage.

It is believed that the Turks are destroying the coast tennis of Asia Minor, and retiring into the interior, in anticipation of the fall of the Dardanelles.

The Federal authorities Have decided to Bend a committee to India to inspect the arsenals and make recommendations for similar establishments in Australia.

Allied warships effectively bombarded • the Asiatic batteries of the Turks. It is anticipated that the allies' encampments in Gallipoli will be more secure in future.

Refugees confirm the reported accident to a Zeppelin over Brussels a few days ago. It is stated that as the airship was about to land, it struck a chimney stack.

Speaking at Broken Hill, the GovernorGeneral congratulated the workmen of Australia on having had no strikes interfering with the manufacture of munitions.

The Petrograd correspondent of the London Dailv News states that experts are of opinion that the Germans have given up hope of surrounding the Russian armies.

. The Anglo-French Financial Commission startled Wall Street by suggesting the advance of a loan of £200,000,000, covered solely by the British and French Governments' notes.

Time is of the utmost importance to the Germans at the present moment, and) captured Germans complain that they have been obliged to fight continuously for 80 hours.

In a recent Note the German Government demanded permission for the passage of Austrian and German troops through Roumanian territory. More than 2000 German .waggons filled with war material are waiting on the Roumanian frontier.