A VICTORIOUS CHARGE

Waikato Times, Volume 84, Issue 13067, 7 January 1915, Page 5

A VICTORIOUS CHARGE

LED BY COLONEL GARIBALDI.

Received January 7, 11.3-") a.m. PARIS, January 6. A communique states that Colonel Garibaldi with an Italian regiment made a victorious charge at Coutechausse, in the Argonne, into a trench which bad lioen breached by sappers. He took 120 prisoners. The colonel's brother Consiantine was killed during the attack. GERMANS REINFORCED. ANOTHER ATTEMPT, TO BREAK THROUGH. Received January 7. 12.30 p.m. AMSTERDAM, January (5. Great German reinforcements at Court rai district foreshadow an attempt to pierce the Allies' line north-west ol Ypres. RECRUITING IN CANADA. GREAT ENTHUSIASM MANIFESTED. Received January (>. 7..">•"> p.m. OTTAWA, January (5. There is great recruiting enthusiasm in Canada, where 12.").(KK1 are now training, while recruiting for the third contingent has not yet started. AN AUSTRALIAN'S STATEMENT.

SEEN HUNDREDS OF CASKS

Received January 7. !*.4(l a.m. SYDNEY, Januarv 7

.Mr Charles Brooks, who recently returned from England, expressed surprise at the scepticism in Australia in regard to the German atrocities. He Kays that when in England he saw with his own eyes Belgian girls with hoth hands chopped off, hundreds «l men, women, ami children with the right forefinger hacked off, and hundreds oi men and hoys mutilated in a manner scarcely printable. IN SORE STRAITS. GERMANY'S COPPER SUPPLIES. Received January 7, 12.30 p.m. AMSTERDAM, January li. The Germans at Liege and other towns are requisitioning the copper from doors, pumps, and other articles. NATIONAL RESERVE. A POPULAR PROPOSAL. Received January 7, !>.40 a.m. SYDNEY, January 7. Mr. Carmichacl's proposal to establish a national reserve is receiving wide public support, including many ex-Tm-perial soldiers. "NO THOROUGHFARE." BELGIAN MINISTERS REQUEST REFUSED. Received January 7, 1.40 p.m. PARIS, January (>.

De Butsserers, the Belgian Minister at Petrograd, asked permission to traverse Germany to visit his wife, who was seriously ill in Brussels, but was *efused. He arrived at The Hague via Scandinavia, when he learned that his wife* was dead, leaving six young chil-

OUR MEN AT TRENTHAM. When tlic call iui reinforcements for tin l Kx|H'<litionni v Force was made last inontli it Has considered urgent, ami many of the men were hurried off to Trentham, leaving many matters of business in abeyance. Now that things have sett let 1 down somewhat, leave has heen granted to a number of tlieni to return to their homes to settle up details of business prior to their departure for the front; hut the authorities, while insisting that the men shall travel in uniform, also insist that they must pay full return raihva\ lares. This, we think, is an injustice. The men left their homes at short notice at the call ((♦their country, and it savours of parsimony that they should be penalised for so doing. We think the matter only requires to he brought under the notice of the authorities in order to he put right. This morning Mr A. K. .Manning, chairman of the Patriotic Committee No. -1 group, forwarded the following telegram to the .Minister for Defence. We hone it will I>ear fruit in future cases, and further, that those men who have already made th«' trip will have the amount of their fares refunded:—

"Patriotic Committee, who assisted in recruiting third reinforcement middle December, urged troopers to leave immediately. Some men returning to fix up business matters. Railway Department charging full fares. Respectfully request you to arrange for passes for men." THE MAORI CONTINGENT. GALA DAY IN CAMP. AUCKLAND, Thursday. Yesterday wa.s a gala day at the camp of the Maori Contingent, when a large number of friends of the men under canvas assembled by invitation to see the progress made by the troops now in training. Various military manoeuvres were gone through very creditably. Speeches of welcome and replies were delivered, after which all were entertained at a feast, the food being propared in hangis.