NEWS SUMMARY.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LIII, Issue 16310, 17 August 1916, Page 6

NEWS SUMMARY.

Auckland: Another land dispute occupied the civil sessions of the Supreme Court yesterday. Good progress is being made with the construction of the tramway extension work in Queen Street. A meeting of the newly-formed Auckland division of the British Red Cross Society was held yesterday. The Salvation Army institution at Russell, for the orphaned sons of soldiers, was' officially opened yesterday. j Twelve recruits enrolled at the city recruiting station yesterday, and 01 that number fire were accepted, five were deferred, and two were rejectedFat cattle sold under k-en competition at last week's rates at the Westfield fat stock sale yesterday. She*>p were penned 'i full numbers, but many of them we ; <-! inferior quality. Pigs came forward '.n j .axre numbers and sold at last week = > nigh rates, I Sew Zealand: The sixteenth reinforcements paraded in Chriirtchurch yesterday. burgeon General Henderson ha* issued a bulletin regarding the cases of sickness at Irentham camp. The Wellington Meat, Export Company ha; purchased' the Wangar.ui Freezing Works at Castiecliff. Sir .Trsc-ph Ward stated yesterday that the outick for she Dominion war loan was decidedly hopeful. The New Zealand forces in the field n>w comprise a full division, numbering over 20.000 men. They occupy part of the Ypres salient. The Minister for Finance has given in- | structions that interest be allowed in full j on war loan applications up to £20.0-00. dating from September 1. on certain conditions. The Canterbury Sheepowners" Union appointed a deputation to wait upon Mr. M&ssev regarding the discrepancy between the prices of Argentine and New Zealand meat in London. British and Foreign: The epidemic of infantile paralysis in New York is growing worse. The Danish Lnwer House has sanctioned the sale of the Danish West Indies to the United States. The War: The sitting of the Dardanelles Commission has commenced. The French have captured several trenches north of Verdun. The Russians have captured a strong Turkish position in Persia. Germany is sending all available reinforcements to the western front. The commercial treaty entered into by Britain and Italy has "been signed. Since August 1 the Italians have captured 22,000 prisoners. The British have recaptured the trenches north-west of Pozieres which were lost or Sunday. The Italians have captured furthei trenches on the Isonzo front, taking 141! prisoners. The Russians have captured Jahlonitza in the Carpathians, and several smal towns on the River Prutb, with 100£ prisoners.