THE RUSSIAN TASK.

Oamaru Mail, Volume XLII, Issue 12823, 15 April 1916, Page 5

THE RUSSIAN TASK.

Ilcc»:ivtti April 1!, at -'.j p.m. April 11. An oiikial communique says:— ■•After ;i violent bombardment, the eneinv do'>ouclicd Jit Mokrida, strong columns of artillery dispersing the Ger. many, who fell back on their trenches. The Turks on the Caucasus front failed in their attempts to recapture important sectors whence they had recently been expelled. _ The enemysprayed our troops with poisonous liquid. HOLLAND REASSURED. deceived April 15. at 8.15 a.m._ The Hague, April 14. The Minister for Foreign Affairs has announced that the French Minister in Holland, on behalf of France, has given an assurance that neither Frnncq nor her Allies ever contemplated cither directly or indirectly attacking the neutrality of Holland or tile inviolability of her territory. The Minister added that the Paris Conference did not consider matters relating to Holland at all. DAILY MAIL ENTERPRISE. Received April 14, at 8.45 p.m. London, April 13. Mr Middle toji, the Daily Mail correspondent, has been remanded in custody for a week. He was formerly a member of the lioyal Naval Air Service, and came to Dover only yesterday. He invited two officers to lunch, saying lie liad come to do a bit of spy. ing on behalf of Mr Pcmberton Billing, whom the Doily Mail is running. The police appeared in the middle of the lunch and Middleton was arrested. THE GOVERNOR'S BROTHER KILLED. Received April 15. at 9.5 a.m. Loudon, April 14. Captain Jocelyau Foljanibe, brother of-Lord Liverpool, has been killed iu action. FRENCH MUNITIONS OUTPUT. Received April 15, at. 1.5. a.m. London, April 14. The output of French monitions shows a thirty-fold increase over the pre-war normal output-. TURKS CLAMOR FOR PEACE. Received April 15, at 1.5 a.m. London, April 14. It is reported from Geneva that advices from Constantinople state that two licavy Austrian batteries have arrived there, replacing Germaai T)at u teries. The Turks arc clamoring for peace, and have made a petition to tlic Sultan. There is also a similar petition from Anatolia. Tlie Germans, fearing a revolt, have ordered their naval officers to remain on board ship in readiness for emergencies.

ROUMANIA'S RELATIONS.

Received April 14, at 8.45 p.m. Copenhagen, April 13. The Berliner Tageblatt declares that the agreement between Germany and Rotmtania is most important. Rounia-uL-i will not attack Aiistro-Gcrmauy unless the Allies progress either eastward or westward of Salonica, or other Balkan countries join the Allies. The newspaper adds: Roumaiiia docs not intend to join Germany. Only necessitous circumstances forced Roumania to enter a commercial agreement with Anstro-Gerniany.