HEALTH OF MR LYONS

Timaru Herald, Volume CXXXVIII, Issue 19960, 19 November 1934, Page 7

HEALTH OF MR LYONS

RECOVERY PERMITS DEPARTURE FROM HOSPITAL United Press Association—By Electric Tel eg-aph—Copyright (Received November 18, 6.30 p.m ) SYDNEY, November 18. The Prime Minister (Mr J. A. Lyons) has sufficiently recovered to be able to leave the hospital. He has returned to Canberra where he will possibly take part in the trade and shipping discussions with the New Zealand delegation, Mr Coates and Mr Masters.

banks of a river, reports reaching Asuncion said that Paraguay had taken 1000 prisoners in a smashing victory. It is considered that the biggest of the war forts that fell with Fort Ballivian included Chachalla, further up the river, which earlier reports indicated might provide the retreating Bolivians with their second line of defence. Bolivian troops were reported to be fleeing in wild disorder toward Villa Montes, a major Bolivian army base. Paraguay’s Sweeping Victory The Paraguayan troops swept into Ballavian at 7 o’clock in the morning on Saturday after an all night forced march from the small fort of Independicia which their surprise counter offensive, coming with the rainy season already overdue, captured on Friday from Bolivia’s defenders. Their communications were severed by the Paraguayan advance. In Canadaelcarnen the sector had already evacuated the fort after setting fire to the ammunition dumps and supply warehouses. They attempted no resistance, the war office said. REPORTED SUCCESS DENIED “VOLUNTARY ABANDONMENT” OF FORT BALLIVIAN United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph —Copyright (Received November 18, 11.50 p.m.) LA PAZ (Bolivia), November 18. The Bolivian high command on Saturday night denied Paraguay’s claim that her soldiers had captured Fort Ballivian. “The report that Ballavian fell in consequence of enemy attacks is false. The abandonment of the fort was ordered because it no longer had any military importance. Nothing was lost in the evacuation,” said the high command in a statement. Another statement said that the Bolivian advance in Picuiba on November 17 and the Piquirenda sectors continued while the War Ministry asserted that Bolivia continued to dominate the situation in the Chaco.