LATEST DEVELOPMENTS.

Pahiatua Herald, Volume XXI, Issue 5357, 15 February 1916, Page 5

LATEST DEVELOPMENTS.

MORE RUSSIAN SUCCESSES.

BY TROOPS AND NAVY

ATTACK ON KRZERLM FORTS

(Received this tiny «t D.fiO a.tu.) Petrogrud, This Day.

A communique states; We are progressing in the Basses near Ergcrum despite the deep snow, an<l captured seven guns besides machine guns and ammunition waggons. A violent explosion was observed itt one of the Ery.erum iforts. After our bombardment, we dislodged the Turks at Khnyss and occupied the town of Khop. We occupied Buiustchad. in the Hfimodnn region. A naval communique slab's; Our fleet. silenced a portion of the shore batteries at Vitze, so-uth-wi'stwnrd of Battoum, and destroyed six bridges <>n the fVinst road. W e also sunk eight sailing vessels.

| DUTCH BOAT SMUGGLING. FOLLOWED BY PATROL BOAT. (Received this day at 9.50 a.m.) Amsterdam, This Day. The Dutch motor boat, Speeulant, laden with rubber waste, margarine and linseed oil, ostensibly for Amsterdam, (Iron ingen -wards, and suspected of smuggling, was followed by a patrol boat. The Speeulant dodged about the Zuider Zee and finally deserted afire. NORWEGIAN SHIP SUNK. (Received this day at 9.50 a.m.) London. This Day. The Norwegian ship Alabama was torpedoed or mined. The crew were picked up. ARETHUSA MINED. OFF THE EAST COAST. (Received this day at 11.10 a.m.) London. This Day. Official : The Arethusa was mined off the East Coast, and it is feared she is a total wreck. Ten lives were lost. AIR RAID ON MILAN. Subjected to a hot fire. (Received tins day at 11.30 a.m.) Rome. This DayEnemy aeroplanes which bombed Milan were subjected to a hot fire from the anti-aircraft guns. Squadrons of Italian aeroplanes counterattacked and the enemy fled. Six civilians were killed «*d some injured. The material damage was slight. ROUMANrA MOBOLISED. LAST CLASS CALLED UP. FOR ARMED NEUTRALITY. (Received this day at 11.10 a.m.) Paris, Uhh Day. The “Daily Review'’ states that the mobilisation by Roumania has been completed with the calling up of the last class. The General Staff is completing the defences in the Carpathians and on the banks of the Danube. The Bulgur Minister at Bucharest endeavoured to show the Premier that he ought to unite with Bulgaria him! Germany in an attack on Russia but M. Britiano maintained that armed neutrality was his course to adopt.