NEWS OF THE WEEK.
THE capacity to " come again after a heavy gruelling," in the languageof the prize ring, is a proof of courage and tenacity and strength of will. Italy has earned the admiration not only of her Allies but of the whole world by her display of these qualities in withstanding, bravely and devotedly, and with a well-merited success, the widely extended and intense Austrian offensive which opened on June 15th. That offensive, when we write on Thurs- day, is still being maintained, though there is reason to believe that it has passed its climax, and that failure may now be inscribed upon the attempt of Austria to crush her former ally. Austria has probably shot her last military bolt, and economic stress and food dearth will prevent further campaigning on the grand scale. In Vienna the bread ration has been cut down by one-half.
