THE ITALIANS

New Zealand Times, Volume XL, Issue 9174, 14 October 1915, Page 6

THE ITALIANS

BOLD ATTACKS ENEMY REPULSED WITH HEAVY LOSS. By Telegraph—Press Association— Copyright (Received October 13, 8 p.m.) ROME, October 13. A communique states; “Our bold attacks between tho Adige and Bostna (? Botzen) broke through tho entanglements and damaged the defence works. Tho enemy’s night attacks against Monte Maronia and Malgagiovcrna were repulsed with heavy losses." (Received October 13, 11 ji.m.) ROME, October 13. The Austrians are exerting great pressure on the Monte Nero frontier, but were repulsed with heavy loss at Grabow, on the Drina. A - communique states : “Wo stopped enemy attacks on a wide front east of Vormcgliano and Monte Seibusi, inflicting heavy losses. We made further progress in the upper Val d’Ossa.” IMPROVED^PERISCOPE A SYDNEY INVENTION. By Telegraph—Press Association— Copyright (Received October 13, 8.30 p.m.) MELBOURNE, October 13. The military authorities have accepted an iihproved periscope attachment for rifles, and a supplementary stock, invented and presented by a Sydney resident. Tb© experts’ Tecommendati6n that the expeditionary forces be supplied with the invention has been adopted; < GERMAN TRADERS MATTER FOR NEW ZEALAND. By Telegraph—Press Association— Copyright (Received October 13, 8.20 p.m.) SYDNEY, October 13. Referring to a firm of German planters alleged to be. doing business in Tonga land Samoa, Mr Hughes said he had not received any official intimation of the existence of any case. He was unable to deal with a firm operating between Tonga and New Zealand. Until they try to do business -with Australia, it is entirely a matter for the New Zealand Government. * BRITISH SUBMARINES PRONOUNCED ACTIVITY. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright ♦ (Received October 13, TO p.m.) COPENHAGEN, October 13. The "Politikcn” states that the British submarines’ activity is very pronounced. They have sunk five German steamers, the crews of which were saved. Swedish and Danish traffic to Germany has been suspended. LINEITJJUNK By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright (Received October 13, 9.50 p.m.) LONDON October 13. The liner Halizones hajs beer, sunk. The crew were saved. UNITED STATESJND GERMANY PROTECTION OF AMERICAN LIVES. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright WASHINGTON, October 12. In a further Note on the William P. Frye case, the United States requests that Germany, if she finds it necessary to destroy American ships carrying contraband, will first remove the passengers and crew to a place of safety in small boats.

The State department has decided not to ask Germany to withdraw von Papen, • the German military attache and author of the jdirase “those idiotic Americans.” Von Papen, it is understood, has gone to Mexico. TREATMENTJJF PRISONERS RETALLIATION NOT ADVISABLE. By Tolegrapb—Press Association—Copyright' LONDON, October 12. . In the House of Commons Mr H. W. Forster (Under-Secretary for War), replying to a suggestion that there should be less generous treatment of German prisoners, said we must take regulations in accordance with o'Ur own ideas. A policy of retaliation had been already tried with results not altogether, happy. 'METAL WORKERS’ DISPUTE 1 STRIKE THREATENED IN MELBOURNE. Pjr Telegraph — Proas Association —Copyright MELBOURNE, October 'l3. The Metal Trades Federation has notified the employers that if the differences, including increases in wages, ranging from 120 to 25 per cent,, are not settled by Saturday, the workers will strike on Monday. Several thousand men are affected. . THE CAMEROONS WUMBIAGAS CAPTURED. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright LONDON, October 12. Tho Press Bureau states: Reports from the Cameroons state that tho British, under Lieutenant-Colonel Haywood, captured Wumbiagas on Saturday after a thirty hours’ engagement, and are now energetically pursuing considerable enemy forces. The enemy’s losses were not ascertainable. GERMAN SENT TO GAOL SENDING A REVOLVER THROUGH THE POST. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright SYDNEY, October 13. A naturalised German named Becker has been sentenced to six months’ imprisonment for sending a revolver through the post. His defence was that the revolver belonged to a friend and he was returning it, and ignorance of the law. Becker had been previously convicted of contravention of the War Precautions Act. The magistrate, in sentencing Becker, said: “My reading of yonr nationality is that you are ignorant of noticing that is hurtful to other people.”