LAST OF THE KARLSRUHE

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2433, 12 April 1915, Page 5

LAST OF THE KARLSRUHE

BLOWN UP IN CARIBBEAN SEA

(Rec. April 12, 0.15 a.m.)

Copenhagen, April 11. The German ocean raider Karlsruhe was in the Caribbean Sea on November 4" last. . White part of the crew were taking tea in the fore part of the ship, no enemy being then visible, a terrific; explosion suddenly broke the vessel in twain.

Three hundred men, including the commander, went down in the fore part oE tlio ship,' while 120 succeeded in boarding a collier and leached Kiel after gieat hardships, hugging the American coast, thence over to Iceland, and finally down the Norwogian ccast to avoid tha British.; ...

WAIRARAPA GENEROSITY

RESPONSE, TO RELIEF CALK. (By Telegraph.—Special Correspondent! Masterton, April .11.

During the past week; or twoiconcorts and sales of flags have been held in various townships of the Wairarapa in aid of the Belgian and Allies' Relief Fund. These have resulted in a - sum of approxinntely £5000 being gained, and tlier* is i probability, of; another £1000 being added to this amount. The Kum of £1000 lm been subscribed voluntarily in addition, winch, brings ~the total to over £10,000. TJiis is apart from 1200 carcasses of ;• mutton and many cases of clothing, tho latter estimated at £2000 in value. For the War Fund the Wairarapa. subscribed ab6ut £22,000 making in all over £35,000.f0r the district. At a meeting of tho executive on Saturday it was decided to [vote £1000 to tho relief of the Servians and Montenegrins, to he followed bv £300 per- month to tho same causa. A' vote of £400 monthly was made to the Belgian Fund, and £100 and one hundred carcasses of mutton to ths LBakian Refucea Eoad in London,