LATEST DEVELOPMENTS.

Pahiatua Herald, Volume XXI, Issue 5447, 2 June 1916, Page 5

LATEST DEVELOPMENTS.

THE ONSLAUGHT AT VEROUN-

enemy hurling biggest SHELLS.

NEARLY A MILLION MEN

BROUGHT UP SINCE FEBRUARY

(Received this day at 8.55 a.m.) Paris, This Day.

The Germans are hurling 300,000 shells <>: the largest calibre daily on the narrow section between the west bank of the Meuse and a point north-east of Mart Homme. It is computed that since the 21st February the Germans have brought up to the Verdun front nearly a million men.

ABANDONING FORTTFTED ZONE. GERMANS SEEK FRESH PASSAGE. (Received this dav at 8.55 a.m.) Paris. This Day Semi-official: The Germans are apparently renouncing all hope of taking the fortified zone* between Avonoourt Wood and Hill 301. and they now seek another passage through the Chattincourf district. We have eased the »nemv’s pressure at Mort Homme.

WHAT THE AUSTRIANS CLAIM.

CAPTURE IN MEN AND GUNS

(Received this day at. 8.55 t..) Amsterdam, This Day. An Austrian ('ommunique states: The Archduke Eugene’s troops captured Asiaco tnd Arsiero. M e stormed the height northward fmlhoand seized Montebaldo and Montefiara. \Ye have captured since the outset 30,388 Italians and guns.

CAPTURE BY AUSTRALASIANS. drove the enemy eastwards. INFLICT (XANSIDER ABLE LOSSES (Received this day at 11.40 a.m.) London. Tins Day. Official : The Australian and New Zealand Mounted Brigade, on the morning of the 31st. captured an enemy camp at Birsalraana. twenty miles east, and north-east ol Mafia. They drove the enemy eastwards, inflicting considerable loss. Aeroplanes continued the pursuit, inflicting further casualties.