BRITISH CASUALTIES

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2483, 9 June 1915, Page 5

BRITISH CASUALTIES

London, June 7, 6.10 p.m. Officers tilled, 11; woonded, 29; injured by gas, 3. _ Men killed, 417; wounded, 2089; injured by gas, 4; asphyxiated, 14; missing, 56. London, June 8, 7.5 p.m. General and naval casualties.—Men killed, 32; wounded, 76; missing, 12; asphyxiated, 1 officer and 4 men. HIGHLAND REGIMENTS SUFFER SEVERELY. (Rec. June 8, 11.30 p.m.) London,' June 8. There wero 3221 casualties in France and Flanders on May 22, these included the Black Watch, 119 killed, 403 wounded, and 120 missing; and the Seaforth Highlanders, who had 164 killed and 77 wounded. ' E MISCELLANEOUS PRISONERS OF WAR IN GERMANY. (Roo. June 8, 6.15 p.m.) . London, June, 7. Germany claims that she has 900,000 prisoners of war, distributed over 247 camps.—("Times" and Sjduoy "Sun" Services.) i OHESS PLAYERS AT THE FRONT. >< (Rec. June 8, 8.15 p.m.) j London, June. 8,, Amongst the number of leading chess , players who have enlisted ,aro .»«, i champion of Australia. arid M Arthur, j champion of Now South Wales'. TENNIS PLAYER LOlfeS A LEG. • (Rec. June 8, 8.50 p.m.) j London, June ,7. ' Hope Crisp, lawn tennis player, wjib j wounded at Hill GO, and bis leg had' to * bo amputated.. .. . . j Statistics of tho nation's drink bill in j war time are furnished by the United i Kingdom Alliiinco. Mr: George B. Wil- < has compiled the return, ssti- i mates that the amount expended oii in- 1 trwjrut.iiip liquor in 1014 ys« £164,463,- c . 000, as.agunrt «w.iBAB«, -li