REVIEW OF THE SITUATION

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XLII, Issue 11633, 7 September 1918, Page 8

REVIEW OF THE SITUATION

THE AUGUST TAKE OF PRISONERS OPERATIONS IN RUSSIA. THE AFRICAN FRONT-

Receive 1 September 7, 11.40 a.m. Loudon, September 6. From August Ist the British |have taken prisoner approximately seventy thousand, £and the FrancoAmericans about forty thousand. Generally speaking there is no evidence that the German command has not kept the situation in hand, although it has [made demands on the troops which cannot be continued indefinitely without grave risk. The enemy front has generally been maintained intact:, and the withdrawal, even if bastj’, is carried out fairly methodicall3 r , although with the loss of an enormous amount of material. The situation in the East is still obscure, but the Czechs have probably obtained control of the whole Traus-SibeHan railway. The Allied forces, including Russians, are pushing down the "Vologda railway. The feeling in Finland is against fighting the Allies, and appears to be growing. The Finn army is full of mutiuv and discontent but the Germans are still pushing forward communications northwards towards Petcheuka, and eastwards toward the White Sea Much bitterness prevails in Finland against the Germans exploiting the country. Our efforts in East Africa continues successfully. Von Letow appears to be working northwards. His total force is now reduced below two hundred whites and two thousand Askaris.

MR MASSEY OX NATURALISATION. PROPOSED EMBARGO ON THE HUJN. Loudon, September 6 The Hon. Mr Massey, in an article in the Pall Mall Gazette, urges a radical amendment of the Empire’s naturalisation law with a view of preventing peaceful penetration under cover of which G-rmany’s spies and agents sunned admission to the Empire’s public financial, commercial and industrial life Mr Massey suggests that Germans be barred out for a loyg period, and denied naturalisation much lunger. Legislation should- be uniform throughout the Empire. On the other hand * entry, naturlisation and trading and kindred privileges should generously be grauted to the Allies.