News has arrived of some casualties aboard the Philomel, the thirdclass cruiser 'borrowed from the Imporial Government to serve as a Xew Zealand training ship and restored at the outbreak of war. Apparently the Philomel is a unit in the Franeoliritish squadron which assisted to defend the (Suez Canal against the Turkish attack. Though an old ship, completed in 1892, the Philomel is quite capable of useful service in such circumstances.
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Horowhenua Chronicle, 12 February 1915, Page 4
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71Untitled Horowhenua Chronicle, 12 February 1915, Page 4
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