THE WAR

Horowhenua Chronicle, 12 March 1915, Page 3

THE WAR

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(Received This Day 8.35 a.m.)

SUBMARINE IN TROUBLE

London, March 10.

The Westminster Gazette states that a German submarine ,on February 23rd attempted t-o dive under the the trawler Alexander Hastie, in the North Sea, and fouled the trawl. Later she reappeared lying on her side having overturned. (She remained so lor twenty minutes and then sank. Much oil rose to the surface.

REBELLION IN BORNEO.

Singapore, March 11

The Rajah of Sarawak defeated five hundred rebel Dyaks. Thirty rebels were killed. THE HUNGARIAN ARMY. Paris, March 11. The official lists show that half the Hungarian army is out of action, and many regiments have lost 80 per cent. A GREAT RECEPTION. • Helsingfors, March 11. The Czar received a great reception. He is visiting the warships also the Protestant Cathedral. OLYMPIC GAMES. Stockholm, March 11. Germany is organising an Olympiad to be held in Germany in 1916 for her Allies and neutrals. GERMAN REINFORCEMENTS. Amsterdam, March 11. Do Maasbode states that the Germans are making active preparations to prevent the British landing in Belgium. Tho garrison at Knocke and at Heyst have been increased and strong reinforcements have arrived at Bruges. THE ALLTES PROGRESS. Paris. March 11. A communique states that the British attack on Neuechapelle resulted >n the capture of 2500 metres of trenches in and before tho village. Our progress in the direction ot Aubers and Boisdebiez amounts to two kilometres. RAILWAY ACCIDENT. Madrid, March 11. A train was derailed between Vigo and Orense. Fourteen people wove killed and eighteen injured. SEVEN SMALL STEAMERS SUNK The names have been posted at Lloyds of seven small steamers sunk yesterday. BRITISH ADVANCE. London, March 11. The Press Bureau states that the Fourth Corps and the Indians advanced yesterday three-quarters of a mile on a front of four thousand yards and captured all the intervening hostile positions and trenches; and took 700 prisoners. British aircraft bombarded and destroyed the railway junction at Courtrai and Menin. (Received This Day 11.30 a.m.) BUTCHERS' KNIVES. Copenhagen. March 11. Another hundred tons of butchers' knives, destined for Germany, have been seized at Trelleborg on the ground that they could be adapted as bayonets at a trifling cost. GERMAN PAPERS WANT REPRISALS. Berlin, March 11. Newspapers are angry at the treatment d the captured crews of the sunken submarines and demand reprisals. (Received This Day 2.10 p.m.) RECRUITS IN THE DOMINION. .London, March 11. Replying to a question in the House of Commons as to whether arrangements could not be made to utilise the services of the dominions who were

anxious to serve, the Rt. Hon Louis Hareourt said that all the self-govern-ing Dominions had put largo forces in the field, and wore maintaing thorn with ever increasing strength. The Government considered that the arrangements for dealing with available recruit*? were best left to the Dominion Governments.