NEWS SUMMARY.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LIII, Issue 16300, 5 August 1916, Page 6

NEWS SUMMARY.

Auckland :

The Arbitration Court yesterday awarded compensation to a workman who was injured in the course of his employment at ManunuL

A public reception will be extended to tho Corinthic's contingent of sick and wounded soldiers at the Queen's Wharf at noon on Monday.

Six men enrolled at. the citv recruiting station yesterday, and of that number tour were accepted, one was deferred, and one v. as rejected.

The Prime Minister yesterday made a statement regarding the withdrawal of the clause vesting the Mount Eden site in the Auckland University Council.

A boy named Claude Henry Waddel, aired 14J was found dead from a pea rifle wound, at Devon Street, Eden Terrace, yesterday. Indications point to suicide. New Zealand : The cost to the Dominion of the occupation of Samoa to March 31 last was £270,185. The annual meeting of the New Zealand Automobile Union was held at, Wellington yesterday.

Mr. R. B. Ross, a former member, and Mr. D. Macfarlane, a Labour nominee, are announced as candidates for the Pahiatua seat.

A special report on railway rolling stock, presented to Parliament yesterday, says the stock is in a high state of efficiency.

The Commissioner of Taxes shortly will visit different centres for the purpose of affording information to payers of excess profits tax.

The Minister for Finance stated last night that the Government required to borrow £8.000.000, or possibly more, within the Dominion this year.

The Prime Minister yesterday issued a statement regarding- the division of the Dominion into recruiting areas as a preliminary to the enforcement of the Military Service Act. British and Foreign:

Orders for a further supply of large calibre shells are being placed in America by Great Britain.

The King has made a gift to the nation of £100,000, which is to be devoted to general war purposes.

The War:

The sis Zeppelins which raided British coastal towns did very little damage.

The British have gained further ground on the Sorame front, north of Bazentin-le-Petit.

The Russians forced the Turks back from a fortified position on the right bank of the Euphrates.

Twenty thousand Albanians in various centres revolted and attacked the AustroBulgarians, burning a barracks.

A German attempt to advance in the Smorgen region was frustrated by the Russians, •who inflicted heavy losses*.

British warships bombarded the Asia Elinor coast, 50 miles south of Smyrna, and a force was landed which repulsed the Turks. *

Another submarine outrage involvinz, it is believed, the loss of, a number of lives, in an attack on an Italian mail steamer, has been perpetrated bv the eaemv.

The French have achieved important successes on the Verdun front, capturing the village of Flenry on the right hank of the Meuse and all German trenches beIX'cen south-east of Thiaumont and Hill