THE WOUNDED NEW ZEALANDERS.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 6 February 1915, Page 2

THE WOUNDED NEW ZEALANDERS.

L'awrence, Feb. *5. The Minister of Defence lias receiv■d the following message from ihe Wsistant-Adjutant of the Expeditioniy Force "The following are the casualties -

'welfth (Nelson) Company— Sergt. A. Williams. slightly wounded in the shouler; Private W. A. Ham. dangerously "•"funded in the necE. Williams's parents live in Loudon, nd Ham's people, belong to Motue&a, Nelson. The Hon. Mr Allen has sent a mesage to the Tatter's parents informing ! hem of the nature of the casualty to i heir son. THE DARDANELLES FORTB. Petragrad, Feb. t. Arrivals from Turkey allege that the Allied fleets' bombardment of the Dardanelles smashed four of .the principal forts. There is much alarm in Constantinople and the Ministry has been transferred to the Adriatic shore. THE AUSTRIAN VERSION. Amsterdam, Fob. J. An Austrian official message says \ttj evacuated Tarnoff owing to the J. iissian bombardment. A decisive battle is proceeding in the -Dukl-a region niiere we are feeling strong Russia a pi assure directed towards Bukeba and the neighbouring passes. THE BRITISH INTENTION. London, Feb. •>. llie i'oreign Office's announcement, issued prior to the receipt of the German Admiralty's statement, says—The German decree makes it evident that ad grain and ilour passes into the control of the Government. If the WilliL'huina is intercepted therefore she »ill bo submitted to a JL'rize Court in order to examine the new situation. J lie owners of the Willi elmina will be indemnified for any delay, and stoppers of cargo will be compensated. It is untrue that Britain is seizing other consignments. No decision has been toadied. But it is the apparent decision of German to sink merchant shpis without biiuging them to port or pro-V viding accommodation for thair creivs l . yu I he loss of civil life in the attempt to torpedo ;! hospital ship has seriously raised tli■ ■ question whether Britaiu should ret.'iliate against Gorman tradi. taking care not to inflict loss on ne tral ships which have sailed before warning was given. GERMANY'S THREAT. i Tlio German Admiralty warns neutrals that after the 18th every hostile merchantman ship on British" seas will bo destroyed regardless of danger to the crew or passengers. AUSTRIA'S DESPAIRING EFFORT. Petrograd says the last despairing effort of the unhappy Austriana to obey their Prussian masters and pmh back the Russians in the Carpathian was more unsuccessful than earlier attempt*?. The Austrians were not numerous enough and were not provided with sufficient artillery for th© diffi

cult task of advancing in the maintains, in the depths of winter against a foe prepared and anxious to moot them. lighting is hotly progress!as on the 80 miles front of the Dukh, Pass and S.yshov Pass. No anxiety is now felt in Warsaw. A FURTHER WARNING FROM GERMANY. Amsterdam, Feb. 5. "i The German Admiralty further warns neutrals not fco trust passengers crews or goods on British vessels that neutral ships will incur Jango r owing to Britain's misuse of noutral flags. Accidents in naval warfare cannot always he avoided, b'it traffic around tho Sh«i,lands and tho oast jin-rt (if the North Sea and a jjtrip .*■ at len.st 30 knots along the coast V^Sof Holland will not he endangered. SPOILS OF THE VICTORS. Sydney, Feb. 5. The Herald's Tok'io correspondent says that Baron Kate, replying to questions in the Dirt as to whether Japan, was committed to the restitution of Tsingtao to China, gave an emphatic negative. He- declared' that when the ultimatum to Germany was - issued the solo object was to take j. Tsingtao from Germany, and thus <n- ' sure peace in the East. Restitution afte»- the campaign was not thought of or. referred to in the document. The question had been taken up I>y the authorities on International law who held that the proposal to restore- TCa'ofhau was made to Germany condition 11 on its being handed over without force or compensation. These conditions lost their validity when Japan -nra«. obliged to declare war on Germany. Ho insisted that fcn retsoro Kaiocoau now would render Japan's sacrifice of men and money of no effect since- Cliina might cede it again to Germany ■■.•• some- third party, whereas Japan >ra« determined never again to romo up der the jurisdiction of n third Powt. Thus he claimed that the uTtimato .lis- ' position of Tsnigtao was a matter solely between China and Japan.