VERDUN.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 11686, 1 May 1916, Page 1

VERDUN.

EARLY RESUMPTION EXPECTED. j TO FORCEOECiSION. " Times " and Sydney " Sun " Services. (Received May 1, 9 a.m.) PARIS, April 30. Reports forecast an early resumption of the Verdun offensive. The Germans are rushing troops and munitions through Belgium, and German deserters are stating that it is intended to make a new offensive v.-ith half a million men in order to force a decision bofore Whitsuntide: BRITISH FRONT. EULOGISTIC REFERENCES. " Timos " a::-J Sydney " Sun " Services, i (Received -May 1. 9 3 -. mA j PARIS, April 30. ; Pressmen visiting the British, front i eulogise the development and i of the organisation. j The.''Petit Pari&iVn " recalls that | whou the Verdun attack commerced, i General Haig wished to mnke a div;r- ( sion but General Jodie requested hirs ; not to move. The Paris :; Journal 1 ' say? that Gen- , eral Haig is only waiting for the mo- '■ ment to throw his army forward. I INDIA'S PART. I LOYALTY MANIFEST. NGRTH-WEST QUIET. i i By Telejrrr.nh.—Pr<??« Association.— ; j (Received May 1. 10 a.m.) j SIMLA. April 80. j i The output of mu:i;uons :.- increasing, and many shipments have ; already been made. The development ] of existing factories i< receiving ilili- i gent attention from the Government. i * I An interesting fact, having regard to | ! the world-wide unrest, is that the re- ' cent v.inter lias been the quietest for ' the. last live year* on the Xortli-west Frontier. i In a recent speech, reviewing the po- j litical condition of the Punjab. Sir j Michael O'Dwyer, the Lieut-enant-Gov- | ernor, said that last year's dangerous ! revolutionary movement teas dead, | ; thanks to the splemTid work of the po- . \ lico and the spontaneous, support of the 1 people, while the province lately sup- j j plied 70.000 out of I'JO.OOO recruits to . die Indian army. ,