LATEST DEVELOPMENTS

Pahiatua Herald, Volume XXI, Issue 5445, 31 May 1916, Page 5

LATEST DEVELOPMENTS

NEXT BIG ATTACK AT VERDUN.

EXPENDITURE ON PROJECTILES

HEAVY BATTERIES AND GUNS

(Received this day at 6.50 a.m.) Paris, This Day. Professor Hntin, writing in the “Echo Do Paris,’' says that some idea. of the expenditure on projectiles prior to the next big German attack towards Verdun, may to gathered from the bombardment of the 7 1 miles front, between Avoeourt and Ouinieores. where there are one hundred heavy batteries, and an unknown number of light guns. BULGAK lANS CON( \ EN TK ATI N G BOMBARD LNG FRENCH LINES INHABITANTS QUIT DEMIRHTSSAR. (B oeoivod this day at 8.50 a m.) Salonika, This Day. Important Bulgarian forces arc concentrating at Nevrokop. Tile Greeks stil] hold the town of Demirhisour hut the inhabitants have left.. The enemy ore bombarding the French advanced lines at V.trdar. SUBMARINE AND TRAWLERS. BRITISH ENG A (\ EM ENT. (Received t.hs day at 8.50 a m.) Stockholm, This Doy \ .submarine between llafrige a.ml Landsort had a brisk engagement, with! German armed trawlers conveying ore to steamers. Details ate awaited. AVIATION SHEDS DESTROYED. MANY AEROPLANES BURNED (Rceeivtsl this day at. 8.50 a m.) Copenhagen. This Day Aviation sheds at Dresden and N<vu- ( stodt. ha ve I eon burn.si along with I wentv-four aeroplanes. FOOD GIFTS FROM AMERICA. FOR. THE POOR POLES. ( (Received this day at 8 50 a m ' r’opetiliagi n Tlii.' Day. The Danish newspaper “Da yens

Hyheter” states that the Allies will permit the population of Poland, in. Austro-German ocouxiation. to receive food from America, the- Central Powers guaranteeing that it will only be distributed to the poor and will not reach the soldiers or the ordinary civilians. As the American Relief Committee’s food gift will not arrive before July, Norway is sending four thousand tons of grain, provided America will refund the sam,e quantity. It is believed Sweden and Denmark will respond similarly.

WOUNDED BRITISH PRISONERS

RECEPTION IN SWITZERLAND

(Received this day at 8.50 a.m.) JBeme, This Day. The lirst contingent of hve hundred wounded British prisoners from Germany has arrived at Chateauxdoex. to sojourn in the hotels and boarding houses, under Swiss supervision, in return for siiniliar facilities to Germans from England. The British residents are making great preparations for the men’s reception.

INDULGENCE IN LIQUOR

EFFECT ON SOLDIERS

SIX O’CLOCK CLOSING

(Received this da* at 9.25 a.m.) Sydney This Day.

The Secretary of the Federated Liquor Trades Unions claims that six o'clock closing will mean the throwing out of employment of three to hve thousand men and women. The New South Wales Alliance replies that there will be employment in other avenues of work from the carrying of six o'clock closing, which will absorb any of those thrown out of work. The Alliance asks: ‘‘Would the Political Labour League Conference have carried a resolution in favour' of six o’clock closing if the cause of the workers would suffer thereby?”

The “Sydney Morning Herald.” in a leader accepts the referendum as a war precautionary measure and advocates six o’clock closing straight our. The “Herald ’ says it has been proved to demonstration that the free use of liquor saps discipline, weakens renomtion. and undermines the constitution of those going to the front. A sharp distinction must la- drawn between what is fair and proper in times of peace and in-.times of war. While so serious a struggle is now raging in Europe, we cannot afford to run unavoidable risks.

TO DO BETTER WORK

SOME REC X)MM KNDATIO X S

(Received this day at 9.35 a.m.) Melbourne, This Day. 1 lie report made by the Secretary ol Labour to the State Premier regaromg the Industrial unrest and the promotion ol efficiency, recoin mends a moie general adoption ol piecework in iraming the determination ol Wages Bo aids as a corrective for “slowing down and profit-sharing as an incentive to do good work.