THE WAR

Horowhenua Chronicle, 26 January 1915, Page 3

THE WAR

Latest Cables I EIiKCTUIO TEIiEGIIAPH— COPI BIGHT. ] [PER PRESS ASBOOIAIION.] (Received This Day 5.45 a.m.) THE NEW ZEALAND'S PART. London, Jan. 25. .Mr T. Mackenzie telegraphed "Well done, Halsey." Mr Mackenzie, interviewed, eaid that lie was proud that the New Zealand was in the front rank again. Now Zealanders were prouder .than ever >ot their connection with the Mother Country. It will stimulate them to further efforts to shatter the mad idea of the Bernhardt school that the outlying portions of the Empire are not heart and soul with the Motherland. The new conditions after the war will require new management and each portion's voice in the Empire Councils will be proportioned by the parj each is performing. THE ESSEN IIAID. Amsterdam, Jan. 25. The Handelsblad states that the raid <jn Essen wrecked a motor car repairing shed and 400 care. THE GERMAN VERSION. The German official version of the naval battle sfcites that British broke off the* engagement when 70 miles from Heligoland an<l retreated losing a battle cruiser. It admits that the Blucher was sunk. (Received This Day 1.45 p.m.; WHAT A DUTCH CAPTAIN SAW. Jiondon, Jan. 25. The captain af the Dutch trawlei Erica states that 9.30 a.m. when 121) miles from Heligoland, six Jarge Gerliiai,. ships appeared accompanied by 20 tojpedoers. Simultaneously the British came up and the Germans immediately wont right about face. The British opened tire and the projectiles fell like rain. We saw a German battleship sink and the rest retired fighting. There was damage done to the British ships though ji-ut serious. The Germans were sooii out of sight with the.British in pursuit. ALLIES REPORT. Paris, Jan. 21. A foniniuni(|iie states that we made slight progress east of Saint Georges and repulsed- a counter-attack at Berryaubac. Our artillery completed the destruction of the bridges at .St Mihiel.