Second Edition THE WAR Latest Cables

Horowhenua Chronicle, 13 April 1915, Page 3

Second Edition THE WAR Latest Cables

[>1.1,L.1.1U(; ikXliUitAl'ii —UUrXIUUUT. I L L'EU I'uiiss ASHOWAIIOM. J (Received This Day 8.50 a.m.; i' HUNG AT SEA. Loudon, April 12. Heavy cannonading at sea was heaxu at BriviJington. On Saturday night the liner Wayfarer was torpedoed and is now being toned to Quuenstown. GERMAN CRUISERS iN THE NORTH SEA. Copenhagen, April 12. Further arrivals ol Scandinavian vessels conlirin tlie presence oi German ■\arships in tile North boa. A Norwegian steamer reports that a British cruiser warned her to keep as close to ihe coast line as possible. WAR DEMONSTRATIONS. Fifty persons were arrested on account of a pro-war demonstration. Tlie police prevented the crowd marching on the Austrian and German Embassies. Thirty were injured. There u ere similar demonstrations throughout 'ta ly on Sunday. COTTON DESTROYED. By a lire at Naples 6000 bales of cotton, valued at £80,000, was destroyed. DIPLOMATIC SMUGGLING. Paris, April 12. A Bucharest telegram states that German and Austrian diplomatic couriers wore found to be smuggling spare gun parte and ammunition into Turkey. availing themselves ot tlie regulations exempting their baggage from Customs examination. The Government is taking severe measures to stop the practice. HIGH COMMISSIONER'S REPORT. The Bourse Gazette (Petrograd) reports that Austria has opened negotiation with Russia for a definite peace, and that England and Franco are agreeable, provided that all Russia's demands are agree dto. It is stated that Russia demands the .surrender of Galicia and also other territory, the lull extent of which is unknown. HIGII COMMISSION ER' S REPORT. London, April 12. 8.5 p.m. Official.—"Eye Witness" says: "It is significant thitt although a month has passed since the action at Neuvechapelle. the enemy has made no attempt to retaliate in any quarter, but lias remained inactive, while we have established ourselves securely on the ground won. Looking back over the past four months, it is instructive to note that there is a gradual weakening of tho German resistance along our front. Formerly, any offensive action on our part was met with an immediate coiHiter-attack. This is the first occasion on which the euem.v has made no reply. The Germans have admitted that with troops at their disposal on this front they are unable to avenge their defeat. Apparently a marked change began in general demeanour of the German troops soon after Christ mas. Till then they Tiad been absolutely confident. This feeling is steadily decreasing. SINCE NEUVECHAPELLE. (Received This Day 11.30 a.m.) London, "April 12. "Eye-witness" states that the Belgians brilliantly drove out the Germans on April sth Troni a redoubt constructed on the nest bank of the Yser. Most of the garrison were killed or drowned while attempting to escape across the river, i (Received This Day 2 p.m.) LATEST WAR NEWS. Paris, April 12. Official.—The Germans made their eight attempt to re-take Beausejour. After a violent cannonade the infantry attcked in force (led by volunteers Jmm all the regiments concerned) on Ihe east and west salients to the north ol the fort. Our machine guns and artillery caught tliein in the flank and 'iterallv mowed them down, and few regained their trenches.