LATEST DEVELOPMENTS.
COUNTER- ATTACKS BROKEN. ARTILLERY ACTIVE AT LENS. (Received this day at 10.30 a-in.) v London, This DaySir Douglas Haig reports: "We broke up a hostile counter-attack last evening against positions at Zonnebeke. We cleared up isolated strong points southward of Tower Hamlets and Polygon Wood. ~ We carried out successful raids south-eastward of Cherisy. There is considerable hostile aiinactivity southward of Lems.
'ytioc; REQUISITIONED 1 "”N>N hr (Received e. „„ , W? day at 10-30 a.m.) After loth dJwngton, This Day. requisitions eveffr the Government ohamtmen over 25fK-^ rnf,rK ’dT merwill be operated Hy'ons. The ship c Government supervising owners the THREE BILLION (Received thfc day at 10.30 a . Washington, This fjk Mr McAdoo announced a new L ertv Loon of three billions at fon per cent. UNREST IN FATHERLAND. INTERNAL TROUBLES.
(Received this day at 8.40 a.m.) Amsterdam. This Day. Only smuggled German newspapers are arriving in consequence of the serious internal trouble. Travellers leaving Germany are searched for news-papers. COAL MINERS’ WAGES. BIG AGGREGATE INCREASE. (Received this day at 8.40 a.m.) London, This Day. A conference of the Miners’ Federation at Bruaf decided to accept the Coal Controller’s offer of an increase of Is 6d daily for workers over sixteen. and ninepence for workers under that age. It is estimated that the offer involves an annual increase in the miners’ wages of twenty million pounds. MEDALS FOR NEW ZEA LANDERS. (Received this day at 10.30 a.m.) London This Day. A bar to military medals lias been awarded to Sergeant P. A. Gordon (Wellington), and Private C. Quinn (Auckland). Thirty-eight military medals have been n wards! to Now Zealanders.
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Pahiatua Herald, Volume XXII, Issue 5854, 29 September 1917, Page 5
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