PRESENT SITUATION.

Timaru Herald, Volume CIII, Issue 15742, 28 August 1915, Page 9

PRESENT SITUATION.

IS NOT ALARMING. LONDON, August 26. "The Times 7 ' correspondent at Petrograd states: Wo shall probably continue to hold Grodno, which is strongly fortified, until the hulk of our armies assume their appointed positions eastward of Vilna. There is no reason to modify hopeful estimates of the situation. Until our northern front is turned by sea we may view the military outiook, calmly. REORGANISING THE CABINET. PETRO GRAD, August 27. Twenty-four, leading members of the Duma and the Council of the Empire dissented from the reorganisation of the Government,, holding that it needs a strong a,nd energetic Premier. The name of M. Krivoshein is mentioned. Hitherto M. Krivoshein declined the position considering the guarantees of support insufficient. WESTERN CAMPAIGN CONFIDENCE IN GOVERNMENT. Received 6 p.m., August 27th. PARIS, August 26. The Chamber by 539 to 1 carried what is equivalent to a vote of oonfidenco in the Government. CHEERING STATEMENT. Received 7.55 p.m., Aug. 27th. PARIS, Aug. 27. M. Viviani, addressing the Cliamber, praised the silent work in committee, by which the Chamber had rendered great services to the country. Some branches of the War Department had achieved great efforts. In others mistakes had been made, but these had been made good. This should banish pessimism and uneasiness. If there, were divisions of opinion tliey wero of the essence of Parliament, but there should not be division among us until Belgium is restored and Alsace-Lorraine reconquered. The Chamber unanimously passed a resolution that M. Viviani's speech be placarded throughout the country. GUN AND GRENADE FIGHTING. PARIS, Aug. 27. A communique reports a violent bombardment of Rheims, and heavy petard and grenado fighting along the whole of the Argonno front. STEALING BELGIAN RAILWAYS. AMSTERDAM, August 26. The Germans have officially announced that eight hundred kilometres of Belgian railroads will be broken up and sent to Russia.