OFFICIAL MESSAGES.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLI, Issue 13491, 21 September 1914, Page 3

OFFICIAL MESSAGES.

The Government bulletin issued today states: — . ' On the Oise and Meuse the Germans occupy a prepared position, armed with . heavy artillery ; consequently the Allies' progress is slow. The vigor and entnusiasm ' of the troops is unabated. The Allies v successfully repulsed a German xjounter-attack. , The situation generally is unchanged,. The \ enemy continues to fortify lis positions. It is 'reported .that Cologne, Dusseldorf, Wesel and Duisburg are strengthening their fortifications and preparing their defences.

.Many German;, regiments traversed Liege m the direction of France. The German's are preparing strong reinfforcements outside Liege to. prevent attacks. from the north and north-west.

Military operations m the north-east of vßelgium are imminent. There hare been many demonstrations m the large bitles of Italy, insisting on Italy's participation on the side of the Triple Entente. The Austrians' are evacuating Galicia m a state of complete rout. The German corps whioh reinforced the Austrians is now retreating. There are indications, that the ' shattered Austrians are retreating towards Cracow, hoping to make a stand there until reinforced by fresh German troops. It is reported tb,at the damage to the German, warships recently arrived at Kiel was due to a flotilla engaged m hunting passenger ships •m the Baltic mistaking its own ships for Russians.

The Australia^ submarine A.E.I is missing,

The High Commissioner reports : — LONDON, Sept. 18, 8.35 a.m. Official : There is no particular change m the situation. There is some activity by the Allies' cavalry, without a$ present any definite result. On September 16th Commander Samson, with a small armoured motor car force attached, to the, Naval Flying Corps, encountered a .patrol of five Uhlans, near Doullehs, Wiling four and wounding and capturing a fifth, T^e. British force suffered nc* ca^uajti^

September 19th, 10.20 p.m. Official : The casualty list published includes twenty officers killed and forty . wounded. Eighty men wounded have been admitted to London hospitals. The officers killed include Lord Guernsey, Lord Hay, and Captain Lucas-Tooth, of tho Ninth Lancers, late of New South Wales. ihe loss of the Australian submarine is officially announced. There are no details. t L ° r^ Guernsey was 31 years of age. Tn 1907 he married the Hon. Gladys *ellowes, second daughter of Baron de Ramsey He was AJS.C. to the Gov ernor and Commander-in-Chief at Malta. The High Commissioner reports- — Tho rs- 0^ Sept. 19, 1 p . m . ihe German Government proposes th© exchange of lists of prisoners ©T war £ o?^ the PVsical conK tion of the prisoners. Arrangements have been made for th© transraiEn to Germany of letters intended for British prisoners of war. nwsn 2 0^ S S,^ S a o ?'- 000 "S" 1 unde * a "»s. ; an« yuo.OOO advancing across Poland Troops -from Siberia &c Ctain,7S ' Turkestan are gradually reaching the wont Russia has reserved 2,000,000 men to replace casualties. A Socialist paper m Berlin protests against the distribution of Austrian re ports of -victories. It says th c German ti.S 3^ *** llrgin § a S eneral mobilisaliSl* fc^ a f?y. a 2j."»^ already mobiJised. So far nothing justifies Italy's participation m the conflict -■ ■* - torpedo boats attempted to destroy the wireless station at A^ntiyari. repaired by Warships cruising m. the Adriatic captured a „ Austrian steamer flying the Greek fla#, laden with arms and ammunition destined for Albania. ;*3 c * A _ , . strian , Government announces its intention of granting facilities for obtaining information about prisoners of war. „

Official : A reportat 3-p.m. states that tn© situation remains, unchanged A counter-attack against the first division, back the night, was driven The weather is bad. It is fairiih- continuously. . ..':•■■• °