THE WAR

Horowhenua Chronicle, 25 February 1915, Page 3

THE WAR

Latest Cables icIiKGXKIG XELKOaAPH—COI'YUIGHT.] [I'KU ritKSS ABSOCIAIION. 1 (Received This Day 8.50 a.m.) ANOTHER STEAMER SUNK. London, Feb. 24. The steamer Oakloy was sunk in the Channel. The crew was saved. TRANSPORTS RETURNING. The transports whic-li brought the Second Contingent are discharging as I quickly as possible and are preparing to return to Australia. The congestion oi cargoes on the docks is very great. GERMAN LINER SUNK. Tlie Daily Mirror pictures the Orient Company's -Grama, sinking the Gorman armed liner Navorra after an engagement. THE ALLIES' REPLY. Paris, Fob. 24. The Journal states that ?ne Allies ~ofce declares that all German property Ts lialfle to seizure umder any flag, and every cargo destined for Germany .a good prizo. The strictest measures for identification are guaranteed. IN THE WAR ZONE. Amsterdam, Fob. 24 The American steamer Cavil, cottonladen, was mined and sunk off the German coast. "A semi-official communication from Berlin states that the Orkney and the Shetland Islands are included in the war zone. The passages between the Faroe Islands are excluded. The Rhino steamer Hanua, her skipper, proprietor and others have been arrested at Rotterdam for having five buns of copper, including three thousand bullets, found hidden under a cargo of phosphate. THE SOUTH AFRICAN CAMPAIGN. Capetown, Feb. 24. . The British troops, under Colonel Dives, occupied Garub and Luderitzland unopposed. It is an important point as it has plentiful water supply. Captain De Meillon, with a small force scoured the countryside and attacked a German train. AcoompanTetl by fifty mounted men he brought iiown several of the enemy. De Meil7on was--'wounded, but continued firing until again wounded. Eventually uhe British troops retired to Garub. De Meillion and another were taken prisoners. A STEAMJSR'S REPORT. A Swedish steamer reports seeing the sinking of a vessel off Mandal- It is believed she was a German submarine. Ohristiania, T'ob. 24. (Received This Day 10 a.m.) GERMANY'S FOOD SUPPLY. Amsterdam, Feb. 24. A number of the wealthiest people liave left Germany for Scandinavia or tlie sake of obtaining pure bread. Riots occurred yesterday in several cities, "u»* there is much discontent. At Magdeburg, where there is insufficient "Dread, the women, and children endeavoured to loot the sEops. The police suppressed the outbreak. RUSSIAN B&TONETS? xi German wireless reports that further Tiindrances have arisen to the :n----va.sion of Russia. (Received This Day 2.20 p.m.) ARMED MERCHANTMAN LOST. London, Feb. 24. The Admiralty states that the armed merchant cruiser, Clan McNaughtwn, and her crew of 280 is "missing since tlie third. It is feared that she has been lost in a gale. THE BLOCKADE. The collier Royparana was torpedoe<] near Eastbourne. Thirty-one of the crew were saved. AVIATORS MISSING. The Press .Bureau reports that Flight-Lieutenant .Kigali and the Honourable O'Brien T. Spencer, who toois: part in the Ostend raid, have not returned HIGH COMMISSIONER'S REPORT. (' London, Feb. 24, 1 35 p.m. Petrograd reports in a communique referring to the restreat from East Prussia that it applied to General Bulkoff's command. Communication between him and the Tenth Army being broken, it found itself surrounded between Goldap and Su'waLki by increased numbers of the German Army. Fighting heroically against forces several times outnumbering it", for three days thoy- marched thirty-two miles, fighting "tne whole time, and forcing a passage south-east to the forest Augustowo. from the accounts of prisoners heavy Tosses' were inflicted on the German forces Sarring the way, especially near trhita. It is reported that the corps fmiglit to the Inst , cartridge and until Tt was completely exhausted; valiantTy repelling attacks on four fronts; holding its artillery and ta.king along many German prisoners.

There was a continuance of the stuibl)orn fighting on the right "banks of bho llobr and Narew on the 21st and German detachments were thrown back by tlie fire of the fortress guns at Oscwec Fighting is in progress on the roads to Radzilow, Arzuzina and Kolno. Notwithstanding the enemy's attacks in strong forces we held Jedwubno. The German attack was supported by armoured automobile* and was particularly intense. The German offensive is

I continuing in Przosnysz region, and i t3iree attacks oil the town were repulsed, the .Russian armoured automouiles contributing to our success; the iire decimating tko Germans at 75 paces. The roads near iMonsk and soino oi the villages changed hands several times. On the left bank of the Vistula, south from ±\ozelz three mines wero exploded beneath a German tronoh, after which we occupied the remainder of the German trenches, and captured three machine guns and a mortar with bombs. The prisoners captured from the Germans after the explosion in their lines numbered 500. report.