DEFENCE OF WARSAW.

Gisborne Times, Volume XLV, Issue 4001, 6 August 1915, Page 5

DEFENCE OF WARSAW.

EVIL DAY STAVED OFF. HEROIC RUSSIAN RESISTANCE. “FOR SAKE OF THE POLES.’’ , DETERM IN ED EIGHT ING CONTINUES. (Received Aug. (j, 12.20 a.rn.) PKTKOGRAD, Aug. 5. For the salve of the Poles the Russians have been doing their best for a week to save Warsaw, but the military authorities f"or the evil day is only being sieved off. rSo far, General Von Gallv, \\-a lies; not succeeded in establishing himself in great force on tin? left- of the Nurew, where his effort is entailing enormous losses, due to bis inability to convey *h is artillery to. the southern bank. An official message skates that the Russians; on the Ostrolenka. sector fought* stubbornly, la ving retreated to their new trout. 'the Russians on tlm iihmie line, according to instructions, passed to their new positions unopposed. The Russians on the f von go rod passage are gradually shortening their front on l lie leftbank of tim Vistula. A large force of tlie enemy on. the road between Cholm and Valodava on Tuesday attempted to break the Kus--sion front. Tlie lighting attained a pitch of exceptional intensity the Russians counter-attacking most successfully. AU£ 7R A LIAM CELEBRATIONS. I ) !-;A IUN-'l RA'I iON- TIJ it Oi• f; H') UT ; AM J-; COMMON WEALTH. | -CFNFN OF DETERMINED ENTIi US! A.-M. (Recei\ed Aug. [>, 3.0 p.m.) S'YDN EY, Aug. o■ Thm-e were enthusiastic demonstrations throughout the Common wealth. 1 ro celebrate the anniversary of the j declaration of war and to pledge that ■ tiler** shall he no stopping tel com]dote ; victory is .secured. ih'urol'.s held ]>os- j session of the si reels and hoi's, pud'- ' ing tlm reeni!ling campaign with : Pent results. !':i New .South Wales at 10 o’clock j work Mopped and Trains and .trams: I were held up for five minutes, which j >.va< devoted to singing (lie "National i Aiit!i".m' : am!, other oat riot-ie acts. i Tie feeling; everywhere is one of j evident, and' determined hope ini'! ; loyalty. NEW ZEALAND- FORCES. THE NEW JI.VITA LTOX-S. ’! OTA I* MEN ! X TRAINING. 12,000 IN DEG EMBER. By Telegraph—Spotiai Correspondent. ' WELLINGTON. Aug. 5. Boner information about the two new battalions of infantry recently offered by New Zealand to the Imperial Government. comprising a total strength of 22-30, and about the numbers of men to be in camp during tlncoming nionths, was given by the Do- | fence Minister (Hen. J. A!!• n) to-day. j "If the- Imperial authorities will r-c- ! r.-opt* them,” said .Mr. Alton, "they j will ga into camp in Octob :r, and they j will sail for the Front early in Febru- j ary. Their training will be I dent-: cal i with that- given to the Trentham It - j gimont, and. w itli the Trentham bat- • talions. they will make up a now In- 1 gade of infantry. The raising of this ; extra fpree means that by December j next we. shall have to get* in camp j nearly 12,000 more men. • | •‘ln October, after the Trentham i Regiment; have gone, we shall have m ; camp >750 nr n. and, in D< ermix-r. ; the nmi’ber will ri.-e to 1 J270._ Ih:s will i be th-r hi 1 -' 1 : water Inark. m Febru- ; ary. when the new battalions getaway. the number will fail to about 7000. and the number will stand atabout.. 7000 until June, when it will get down to 6725. In June the winter is coming' on, and there are. difficulties in the way of training a large : force. Wo do not intend to provide for all the men at the- two permanent camps at- Trentham and Tauhorenikatt. These two camps will accommodate 7500 men. and the remainder of the force will be out in other camps, as most of the men are now. 'this arrangement- will, ..We hope, be very con- : voiiient for our training. Every force will be brought- into Trentham for | equipment-, preliminary training, arm j musketry, and, this done, they will be - sent to camps in the country ior in- i si ruction in field operations and the more advanced branches of their training.

••I have no recent-Tigures about- recruiting. Wo Jiave the eighth re.niforcomonks ready to come in, and there is a balance left- over or vet still available. Our experience is that iocruiting always does slacken off v a contingent goes into camp. AYe si ail ascertain after the eighth iuive gone into camp what the number of .'non still available is. and, if it- is necessary then to stir things 'up. wo shall let this bo known. I think that possibly it may bo necessary to stimulate recruiting when we ask for the two new battalions, which will bo required about the same time as the ninth contingent.”

WHAT THE NEW OFFER MEANS.

ANOTHER 300 MEN PER MONTH

WELLING TON, Aug. 5 The effect of the Government's decision to enlarge tne Now Zealand. infantry force by two new battalions will be to raise the strength of the infantry section of tho forces in the field to two full brigades, or 8000 rifles. New Zealand originally sent away one infantry brigade ot four battalions. In April last, it- was decided to send another two battalions or half a brigade, which have since been named the Trent-ham Regiment (the Earl oi* Liverpool's Own). The raising of the two now -battalions, plus Ist reinforcements, will mean the calling up of 2200 men. ami .thereafter 300 men per month to reinforce them throughout the duration of the war. The now battalions, to establish ami maintain thorn in the field, withus reottiro 5800 for the first- twelve months "and thereafter 3600 meat per annum. '] ho now battalions, in a i probabilitv. will not be called up until after the' Trenthnni Regiment, leaves New Zealand. This will enable the authorities to provide proper accommodation. and equipment tor them. In. the meantime, New Zealand when tho new units go into camu. will then have some 11,080 men in i-raimnga.mi will have despatched some 20,0tK3 t the front.