EARLY REJOICING IN GERMANY.

Gisborne Times, Volume XLV, Issue 3996, 31 July 1915, Page 5

EARLY REJOICING IN GERMANY.

BERLIN BUILDING'S ALREADY BEELAO(TKR GIGAMTiC BATTLE PREDICTED. PRESS SNEERING AT BRITAIN-

(Times and Sydney Sun Services.) (Received lulv ; H). i .20 P-tn.) LONDON. _ Tuly 00. The German anthoritie.s have ordered official rejoicing events on. the eastern fronts and buildings are. heffaegef . vv i e the press is asserting that Russian power will shortly be bjoken by the most gigantic battle in history and are sneeringl.v declaring tliat Britain can make no effort to redress the situation, though England will endeavor to avert front herself the terrible fate threatening Russia. German reports shite that the Gzai has call.'<l to the colors in o n born in 1890.

THE TURKISH DELEGATES.

LOYAL SOUTH AFRICA.

NOT PLEADING FOR PEACE

ORGANISING THE EXPEDITIONARY FORCE. (Times and Svdnoy Services.) "LONDON, July 29. Sir Lewis Mitelmll, of South Africa, has arrived in London. Ho states that the authorities are busy organising the expeditionary force for service overseas. Men are _ coining m worn all parts of the Union, mostly Africanders,. A number who had been serving with the forces in German South-West Africa, recently disbanded, would not wait for the formation of a contingent, but took the first ship and landed in England with Sir Lewis Mitchell. Ho did not think General Botha would command, though lie might make a short visit to, England.

(Times and Sydney Sun Services.) LONDON, July 29.

Petit Parisioii” states that the supposed Turkish peace missicners to Switzerland deny that they entreated peace. Their mission, they say, rvas to affirm that Constantinople ran hold out tor a long time. They. admitted that the veto on the transit of war material through Roumania is a serious inconvenience to Turkey, but state the loss is made up h.v local factories.

INHUMAN AUSTRIANS,

WO ENDED D F.LIBERATELY FIRED ON.

Semi-official: While a column or wounded were leaving the battlefield at Isonzo to reach motor ambu.ances, an Austrian aeroplane descended, to three hundred metres, where the bandages were clearly visible, and openvigorous machine-gun fire upon the wounded, and continued for some time. Fortunately little damage was done.

the Roumanian'Harvest

BOON FOR GERMANY. BUCHAREST, July 29. The harvest is very abundant. The Government will probably remove, the embargo on the export, and as. the Dardanelles is closed some three million tons will go to Germany.