ITALIAN ADVANCE IN CARSO.

Sun (Christchurch), Volume III, Issue 858, 9 November 1916, Page 10

ITALIAN ADVANCE IN CARSO.

AUSTRIANS LOSE 25,000 MEN. PILES OF DEAD FOUND IN TRENGHES. ! JOJTRE HOLDS CONSULTATION WITH CADORNA. By Cable. —Press Assocwtim.-~'Co>pyiright. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. (Received November 9, 11.20 a.m.) LONDON, November 8. The '"Daily Chronicle's''' Milan correspondent reports that it is semi-official] y estimated that last week Is battle in .the Carso cost Austria 25,000 combatants disabled. It is significant that the Austrians have not attempted vigorous countex-attacks, which testifies to the gravity of their losses. Although the Austrian Staff offers tempting money prizes for ■ftxarj Austrian leorpse saved from the foe, piles of dead Austrians hame hwn found 'abandoned in the trenches and on the open , battlefield. A fresh artillery .battle is proceeding in the southern Carso and -the JuJfeno sector, where a further advance is imminent. General Oadorna held a conference with General Joffre yesterday,, near Mbdane.

SWEDEN SPEAKS STRAIGHT TO GERMANY.

ATTITUDE TOWARDS NORWAY RESENTED. BERLIN CLIMBS DOWN AT ONCE. Australian and N.Z. CabVc Association. (Received Noveniber 9., 11.30 a.m.) MILAN, November 8. The "Gorriere d'ella Sera'? states that the recent German maiaee to Norwegian neutrality has contributed to bind together the .Scandinavian nations. Sweden informed Germany that she will fee benevolently neutral towards Norway in the event of hostilities between Germany and Norway. Berlin thereupon >climbed down, being wimble to face the prospect ; of the loss of iron from Sweden.

KORWAY MAINTAINS FIRM ATTITUDE.

WILL NOT HAVE SUBMARINES ABOUT. Eeutter'is Telegrams. (Received November 9, 11.'30 a.m.) COPENHAGEN, November 8. The .Norwegian reply to Germany insists upon the prohibition! .of belligerent -submarines entering Norwegian waters, but it is moderate iia tone. Further negotiations are probable.

THE KAISER CRITICISED.!

DESCRIBED AS WEAK-KNEED. COUNT REVENTLOW'S OUT- , BURST. Australian and N.Z. Cab'e A •""nation (Received November 9, 1.25 p.m.) LONDON, November 8. A Berne wireless message states that Count Reveivflow, at a pan-Ger-man tonfarewce in Berlin, declared; that the Kaiser was weak-kneed. | "We must force him to energetic j action hi dealing with America," adied GouiDt Reventlow. "Sometimes the Kaiser thinks more of the HohcnKollern dynasty than of the fortunes «f Greater Germany."

M ILLUMINATING SEARCH.

GREEK DUPLICITY INCRIMLNA' * TERS DI3- , COVERED. Australian and N.Z. Cv-ttU' Association. (Received November 9, 1.25 p.m.) LONDON, November 8. The "'Daily Chroniicle's" Athens correspondent reports that il is officially stated that the search of M. | Kalamasiotis's house was made in the King's name. Further letters prove that Kala-I masiotrs took an active part in sup-; plying German submarines, while it is believed that he arranged coal supplies for the Goe'ben and Bresian when they were fleeing to the BospboTiis. Other letters icotrnpirornSse represent tativtfs of dlw Central Powers and Greece.

THE VENIEEUST ARMY.

TOTAL REACHES 3000. TWO TVIORE BATTALIONS. Australian nniJ A'.'Z. OoWfe Association. (Received November '!), 11.30 a.in.) ROME, November 8. Two farther battalions of revolutionaries haw .betm formed, making the total Vcnizclist army 3000.

FRENCH CCMMUNQUE.

SEVERAL AIR RAIDS. A. .and N.Z. Oable Association ami Renter. (Received November 9, 1.20 p.m.) PARIS, November 8. A communique states-:—The enemy merely bombarded our new positions in the Ablnineourt sugar refinery seetor-. Eight of our aeroplanes dropped a ton of bombs on the aerodrome at Frascatty and tlie military railway station at Chambley. Bulgarian attacks on the Serbians in the loop of the Cerma were repulsed with heavy losses. Our aeroplanes bombed military camps north of Monastir.

THE WESTERN FRONT.

GERMAN RAIDS REPULSED. , A. and N.Z. Cable Association and Tieutcr. {Received November 9,1.20 pan.) LONDON, November 8. General Sir Douglas Haig reports: The enemy heavily shelled our positions west of Beaumont Hamel. The Germans unsuccessfully attempted to raid our trenches during a .storm.

POLISH INDEPENDENCE.

GERMAN SINCERITY DOUBTED. EFFECT OF THE PROCLAMATION. Renter's Telegrams. '(Received November 9, 11.30 a.m.) PETROGRAD, November 8. Prominent Poles say that they look 'to Russia, not to Germany, for their independence. It is probable that the German proclamation will greatly advance the settlement of the Polish question by bringing it into an international sphere.