LATEST DEVELOPMENTS.

Pahiatua Herald, Volume XXI, Issue 5360, 18 February 1916, Page 5

LATEST DEVELOPMENTS.

A GENERAL OFFENSIVE

CONTEMPLATED BY ENEMY

ACHIEVE VERY LITTLE

(Received this day at 9 a.m.l Paris, This Day

The bulk of tho military opinion believes the del-mans’ activity in the wot foreshadows a general offensive. In nearly every ease attacks were made on the sulients apparently to test the Allied lines. Practically all the enemy achieved was the occu]>ation of a few craters prepared at infinite expense in high explosives and labour. A ZEPPELIN WRECKED. CARRIED AWAY BY A STORM. (Received this day at 9 a.m.) Amsterdam, This Day. A storm in Belgium carried a Zeppelin adrift and Landed it at Venalo, where the machine was wrecked and interned. SOUTH AFRICAN PROPOSAL. TO RAISE FORCE FOR EGYPT. (Received this day at 9 a.m ) Capetown, This Day. General Botha declined the Labourites’ suggestion to raise an Egyptian contingent and level the pay. Tho East African contingents threatened to resign if a division was forced on racial line*. Smurtt. while dis liking tho decision, declined to pr<>. cipitnte a. crisis, and moved tho previous question. AIR DEFENCE NEEDS. THE CIVILIAN CLAMOUR. (Received this day at 9 a.m.) London. This Day. Tho “Daily Telegraph” and “Chronicle” declare that the needs of tho fighting services in tho matter of aeroplanes must come first. Tho tpapers deprecate civilian clamour, weakening tho military effort. “The “Daily Mail,” while doubting that all sources of supply, have been properly utilised, says that if the civilian claims mean the withdrawal of machines and air craft guns from the fronts then the civilians must go undefended. THE ERZEROUM ACHIEVEMENT FIRST VICTORY IN 191(5. (Received this day at 9 a.m.) London, This Day. The “Daily Mail” says the brilliant feat nt Erzeroum is the first, victory for the Entente in 1910. VITAL TURNING POINT. TO RUSSIAN ADVANCE (Received this day at 11 a.m.) Sydney, Th is Day. Mr Aslnnead Bartlett considers the importance of tho capture of

Erzeroum cannot be overestimated It formed the vital turning point in the Russian advance. There wias every probability now, though a year later than hoped for ,of finding the Allied armies en route to Constantinople.

RESTRICTION OF IMPORTS

PAPER REDUCED ONE-THIRD

(Received this day at 9 a.m.) London, This Day. Imports of paper-making materials are to be cut down one-third.

MUNITIONS FROM AUSTRALIA.

WORKING SIXTY HOURS. (Received this day at 10.50 a.m.) Sydney, This Day. The Amalgamated Engineers have offered to work sixty hours weekly at Walsh Island to .facilitate the making of munitions. The commandant has arranged to issue to soldiers railway .season tickets at one shilling a week.