SWEEPING- UP.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 17067, 27 July 1917, Page 5

SWEEPING- UP.

ENEMY IN EAST AFRICA, Australian and N.Z. Cable Association and Eeuter. LONDON, July 25. East Africa official : In an action at Narongombe on July 19 in difficult hilly country the enemy's losses were heavy. They were driven out of all their positions! Their main body retreated towards tho Umbekuru Valley, while a small detachment retreated in a south-westerly direction. A small German column in the northern area was reported on July 20 to be upon the north shore of Lake Manyara, westward of Arusha. One of our columns, from Songea, on July 21 came into contact with tho retreating enemy 28 miles south-west of Mahengo, and we are pursuing them. In Portuguese East Africa enemy detachments from Southern Nyassaland are hastily retreating towards the Rovuma River. CORRUPTION AND CONSPIRACY. RETIRED PUBLIC SERVANT CHARGED, Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. LONDON, July 25. (Received July 26, at 8.5 p.m.) # William Casson, a retired civil servant, is charged with corruption and conspirine with Wing-commander Porte and Lyman beely respecting large sums paid to Porte who was the Crown agent in connection with contracts between the Admiralty and the C/urtis Aeroplane Company of New THE QUARTERN LOAF. PROTECTING CONSUMERS. AN ESTIMATE OF COST. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. LONDON, July 25. (Received July 26, at 8.15 p.m.) In'the House of Commons, Mr J R Olynes, Secretary to the Ministry of Food, outlining the Ministry's policy and the steps being taken to protect industrial workers, not only in war but in peace, said that all flour mills would be taken over and flour sold to bakers at a uniform price, enabling them to sell the quartern loaf at a maximum of 9d; if the purchase price did not equal the sale price the ™ ,eq £ er wonlc[ d . efra y tix& difference. ihe Daily Chronicle says the estimated subsidising of the loaf may cost the Treasury £15,000,000 per annum, LEATHER FOR BRITAIN. AN AUSTRALIAN OFFER. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. MELBOURNE, Jnl y 26 (Received July. 26, at 9.55 p.m ) The Farmers' Association has offered to supply Great Britain witih finished leather at Is 9d per lb, as against the existinjr price in Britain of 3s 9d per lb. BRITAIN'S FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. TO ALLIES AND DOMINIONS. Renter's Telearama. LONDON, July 26. (Received July 27, at 0.30 a.m.) Mr Bonar Law's statement in the House of Commons on Tuesday as regards the loans to allies and dominions should have read that the total advances to the Allies were £1,025,000,000, in addition to £146,000,000 to the dominions, the total thus being £1,171,000,000.