THE RUSSIAN CRISIS

Gisborne Times, Volume XLV, Issue 4010, 17 August 1915, Page 5

THE RUSSIAN CRISIS

GERMAN ADVANCE STILL

HELD. OUR ALLY’S NEW LIKE. cv i NOVO GEORGIEVSK IN--1 VESTED. f i - EXPECTED TO PUT UP A BIG b r FIGHT. ! EVERY ATTACK REPULSED. (Received Aug. 17, 12.15 a.Hi.) RETROD RAD. Aug. 16. Tim Russian front reaches from Kovno through tlu> Smvalki. region, along the Rohr, across the WarsawPetrograd railway and the Bug to 50 miles westward of Brcstlitov.sk, and is now almost straight, with a slight outward 1 curve. Novo Georgie-vsk js invested, but experts arc confident it will give a good 1 account of itself. An official communique repor is that fighting in the direction of Jaeobstadb and Dviu.sk increased in intensity on Friday surd Saturday. Persistent German attacks between the Narow and the Brig were successfully repulsed. The enemy, on Friday and Saturday, strengthened hi.s offensive against our position along the Sianilitz-Lu-kow railway, but wo ■ stopped the movement and captured 600 AustroGormans and some machine gums. The enemy bombarded the fortifications of Novo Gcorgievsk with heavy guns and made a series of partial attacks against different sections of the fortress. These, generally speaking, were repulsed. Our advance guards captured two lines of Gentian trenches southward of Dunaomv. on the Zlntalipa, killing tho defenders. LONDON WOOL GLUT. Tll E DOCKS" CONG ESTi ON. RE-EXPORTATION TO ALLIES SUGGESTED. (Received Aug. .16, 9 p.m.) (Times and Svdnev Sun Services.) ' RON DON, Aug. 16. The congestion at the Loudon docks has seriously affected wool shipments. Since the war began London has been practically the only port receiving British imports of wool, which for the first seven months of 1915 total 719.700,0001 bs as compared with 5 Ki,7o(k994H>s last. year. The exports decreased enormously, thus precipitating the congestion. The Home tieman, despite the huge requirements of the military authorities is insufficient to relieve the congestion and, in consequer.ee. the Government has notified the Bradford Chamber ol Commerce that unless traders remove their wool from the docks’ warehouses the Government will remove i; regardless of cost. The wool traders consider this harsh treatment. Then? are huge quantities of crossbreds available, and if the AYar Office does tint want it immediately, exporters urge that they ought to be allowed to export to Allied manufacturers.

America wants crossbreds, and it is reported that the Japanese authorities are advocating the granting of export licenses.

BRITAIN-’8 STOSK-TA K IW Q.

NATIONAL REGISTER IN PROGRESS.

( Received Aug. 16. t 0.50 0.m.) LONDON, Aug. 16

A hundred thousand •voluntary helpers are collecting the National registration forms. .in .London, which is subdivided into hundreds 1 oi enumeration districts, women have proved skilful enumerators. Many Irishmen, anixous to avoid registration, quitted the Clyde ports amid demonstrative taunts and jeers. Some of the intending passengers were hustled and returned to their trains.

A number of public men, including Lord Denman, the. Bishops of Birmingham and Llandaff, the Bishop of Wellington, and S.'r John Kirk, have signed a manifesto on behalf of a new organisation named. “National Service.” They declare that it- is designed to assist the Government by menas of public .meetings andi resolutions proving that the country is ready to support a resolute policy on a- basis of equality of sacrifice and concentration of tlio national effort.

ITALIAN AIR RAID.

TRIESTE DOCKS DESTROYED

LONDON, Aug. 15

Advices from Venice state that fugitives report- that daily Italian air raids have resulted in the complete destruction of the military docks at Trieste, and damage to the Governors palace.

REO CROSS WORKERS.

ST AND A RISING THE UN f.FORM

(Times and Sydney Sun Services.) LONDON, August 15.

Legislation is proposed in France for standardising the Red Cross uniform to avoid impostion by women posing as Red Cross workers in order to steal money and presents intended I'm soldiers at tlio front. It is estimated there are ten thousand of these imposters in Germany.

AUSTRALIA’S WHEAT CROP.

A H RANGEMENTS FOR EXTORT

Tll E INTER-STATE CONFERENCE

(Received Aug. 17, 12.45 a.m.). MELBOURNE, Aug. 16

The Inter-State Conference approved of an arrangement whereby the Commonwealth, in co-operation, with the States, will exclusive! v control and charter steamers for the export of the forthcoming wheat crop. The conference also approved of the arrangements already made by the Commonwealth with certain shipping linns in the matter.

BRAN AND BOLLARD PLENTIFUL

(Received Aug. 17, 12.-5 a.m.) SYDNEY, Aug. 16. The Millers’ Association has reduced the price of bran to £7 and pollard to £7 'lOs, which is £1 10s below the prices fixed by the Commodities Commission. , w * Mr Huglies has decided to lift Hie embargo placed on. the export of bran and pollard.