THE WAR

Horowhenua Chronicle, 24 February 1915, Page 3

THE WAR

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NORWEGIAN STEAMER SUNK

London, Feb. 23

Tho Norwegian steamer Rogin was blown up and sunk oft' Dover. A British destroyer rescued the u. o.v. FROM HEADQUARTERS. Sir John French's report states that there is considerable activity at Ypres. Tho enemy on the 21st mined and blew up a troncli. We had prepared and still ho'd a new trench close behind the former one. We blow up the enemy's trench at Givenchy and repulsed an attack along the La Basseo Canal. In the increased artillery and rifle fire south of the Lys we showed marked superiority.

(Received This Day 8.55 a.m.)

The R-egin was bound from the Tyne to Bordeaux, coal-laden. She was torpedoed and sunk in ten minutes.

BOMBARDMENT OF RHEIMS Paris, Feb. 23. A communique states that 1500 shells fell in Rheiins on Sunday and Monday and the interior and roof of the cafthedrnl was further smashed, whilst twenty houses were ignited and twenty civilians killed. TURKS THROWN BACK. Petrograd, Feb. 23. *A communique states the Turks were thrown back across the Itch Khalsu river in the Thans-Ohorck region. (Received This I>ay 11.20 a.m.) A MILITARY RIOT. London, Feb. ' 'Hie Press Bureau states th? dissatisfaction at the promotions res rted in a riot among .a portion o! the 50tii'' Light 'Infantry at Singap.ne. Tim riot was quelled after .serious trouble, in which a number of officers and men were killed. (Received This Day 12.55 p.m.) THE MUTINY AT .SINGAPORE. London, Fob. 23. The Press Bureau states that local volunteers at Singapore, the 30th Sikhs and landing parties from the British and Allied ships assisted in quelling the riot. Some of the rioters were killed. All is now quiet. There was no destruction of property. Three captains, two lieutenants and fourteen British soldiers and sailors, three natives, and fourteen civilians were killed, and ten soldiers were wounded. Router's Tokio correspondent states that Japanese and Froncii Marines were landed. After the fighting half the < rioters surrendered and a later disturbance was completely quelled. Some of the Japanese were wounded. HIGH COMMISSIONER'S REPORT. London, Fcbrua'7; ■ 1-35 p.in. The bombardment of Rheims reported yesterday was extremely violent. The first one Listed six hours and the second .five hours. Fifteen lnundrcd shells were thrown in all parts of the town. What remained at flic Cathedral was specially aimed at and suffered seriously. The interior roof, hitherto resisting, is now pierced. Twenty houses were burnt and twenty civilians killed.