THE WAR

Horowhenua Chronicle, 27 March 1915, Page 3

THE WAR

Latest Cables

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(Received This Day 8.45 a.m

IKE GERMAN REPLY

Amsterdam, March 26

The I'elegraaf says that®the country interpreted the sinking of the Meda as the German reply to Holland's request for au explanation -of the seizure ol the Batavier and laanstroom.

THE CAPTURE 01'' AIEMEL

Berlin, March 26

Official.—The Kaiser's son, Joachim, With strong forces expelled the Russians from Meinel. The Russians lost 150 killed and 500 prisoners and three

cannons. The Russians traversing-the coast of Poland suffered severely from the German cruisens' gunfire.

GERMAN# WANT MARITZ

Capetown, March 26

A German officer, a prisoner, declared that Maritz escaped towards Central Africa. The Germans longed to seize him.

(Received This Day 9.25 a.n;

THE DARDANELLES

Athens, March 26.

Fort C'hanak is manned almost entirely by Germans, one thousand of whom are in the forts on both sides oi the narrows. The Allied Admirals have decided to use special warships to sweep the coast line yard by yard owing to the danger from torpedo tubes. The Turks, fearing a Bulgarian onslaught, are hastily fortifying the Marikene-Lule-Burgas line.

Forty-eight thousand Turks are concentrated on the Asiatic side of the

Dardanelles and ten thousand near Galipoli under German officers. Bad weather enabled the Turks to effect important repairs to the Dardanelles forts and replace the damaged guns.

C'HILI PROTESTS

Santiago De Chile. March 2G,

The Government ha.s protested to Great Britain and Germany against the violation of neutrality occurring , in Chilian waters.

INDIA'S FINANCIAL POSITION

Delhi, "March 2(3 111 concluding the financial debate before the Imperial Legislative Council, the Viceroy said the Finance Minister's review shows convincingly the

inherent soundness of t-he strengt the Indian financial position.

country had undertaken heavy financial responsibilities, but after eight months of war these were fully discharged and they were prepared to meet further burdens. There was every sign of an

unusually large surplus available fo.

export.

Referring to the recent visit to the Persian Gulf -the Viceroy stated that the province of Basrah had immense potentialities. It had suffered greatly under Turkish misrule. At email e-

pense the city of Basrah would became the port of exit for all the trade of Mesopotamia and Northern Persia.

TURKS SETZE BARLEY

Despite the protests of the Italia Consul at Jedda. the Turkish authori ties seized a cargo of barley intende tor Pilgrims.

HIGH COMMISSIONER'S

REPORT,

London. March 26. 4.35 p.m. Army : Men killed 110. wounded 97 missing 13, prisoners 174.

Sir John French reports nofchin new.

Paris reports that the German t'lefc.s aI. N'of re Dame De T/<>rrett-e <

ed. On tho Meuse and on the Moselle the Gorman ntenipts to attack wore easily repelled. There wore two on the "oocl at Consenvoye, two on the wood at Lencauree. three ,nn Eparg«> and one on the wood at Lepretre.