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DISMISSED THE ARMY. AUSTRIAN COMMANDER. AT GORTZIA. ■ -J (Australian and N.Z. Cable Assn.). Received August 2G, 8.50 a.m. . BERNE, August 25. General Riedel, the Austrian commander at Gorizia, and two of his colonels, have been court-martialled for being absent on a pleasure trip during the first 4ft hours of the Italian attack on t he city, and dismissed the army. LIEBKNECHT'S SENTENCE. DEMONSTRATIONS OF PROTEST. Australian ami N.Z. Cable Assn.) Received August 26, 8.50 a.m. BERNE, August <25. Demonstrations protesting , against the increased sentence on Dr. Liebknecht were made in Berlin and Chemnitz. Rioting and shop looting followed a Leipzig demonstration. THE LILLE OUTRAGES. CONSIDERED BY SPAIN. (Australian and N.Z. Cable Assn.) . Received August 2G, 8.50 a.m. ' '* MADRID, August 25. '■ 'I he King presided at the meeting of tlii' Government when it was agreed to seriously consider the French note regarding the Lille outrages and to consult other neutrals in order to ascertain Germany's view. The newspapers support France's representations.
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Waikato Times, Volume 87, Issue 13269, 26 August 1916, Page 5
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162GENERAL ITEMS Waikato Times, Volume 87, Issue 13269, 26 August 1916, Page 5
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