GERMAN CALLOUSNESS
SINKING OF THE BELLE OF FRANCE ;■ By AssoolatioD-Copyilalil 1 ' i London, February 27. Captain Oargill, captain of the Liverpool steamer Belle of France, 3876 tons, , has arrived 'Home. He tells a tragio story of German callousness. The Bteamer was torpedoed without warning when twenty-one miles from Alexandria. A lifeboat containing twenty-four j men capsized. The men swam to the I.' submarine «nd were allowed to clamber • / on; to the decks. Captain Cargill took ! the other lifeboats, intending to- take off the men, but the German commander ■threatened with a revolver and went off I ot full speed.' Suddenly ho submerged his vessel, leaving the rren to drown. Captain Cargill rowed to the spot with the/utmost speed, but only saved I ' five. ?'\ GENERAL KUROPATKIN receives. a command. By Tteiegraph—ProEs : A6sociation— Copyright PBtrograd, February 27. General Kuropatkin has been appoint- ' ed Commander-in-Chief on the northern . front. * ■ ■ WAR TRADE COMMITTEE . THE NEW CHAIRMAN. '
ft By Telegraph—Preee Association—Copyright
• . London, February. 27. i Sir .Francis Hopwood suceeds : the i Marquis of Crewe on the chairmanship ; .of the new War Trade' Committee.' PELHAM WARNER RECOVERING By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright London, February, 27. Mr. Pelham "Warner, the cricketer, is recovering. An operation is not .deemed .- necessary.
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Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2707, 29 February 1916, Page 6
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200GERMAN CALLOUSNESS Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2707, 29 February 1916, Page 6
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