THE WAR.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 30 April 1915, Page 3

THE WAR.

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London, April 29

The .spccial correspondent with the Canadians cables: "Never Beaten" is the motto the Canadians can now wear It was Canada's battle. The Allied troops are now thinking of the only revenge.lor the bloodiest 'battle of the bloodiest war in history. Estimates of the Canadian casualties vary between 8000 and 10,000, but it nnist be remembered that hundreds were overcome by gas. 'Officers on the extreme left- of the Canadian lines state that the advancing enemy bayoneted scores of Unconscious men. THE DARDANELLES. London, April 2U. The War Office states that the Turks' preparations against landing included entanglements on land and sea,- and deep pits with spiked "bottoms /EWe amongst the obstacles overcorns., , - JjPfOWS OF NO CASUALTIES. \ Dunedin, April 29. tji, the course of his speech to-day the H(?n, J. Allen said he knew of no casualties in connection with New Zealanders at the Dardanelles. Hy. also stated that the New Zealanders left Egypt three weeks ago for the Dardanelles, but the information had Jo be kept secret till to-day. ; fHE ALLIES ' OPERATIONS. Paris, April 28. A communique states:—The Germans suffered severe losses. Over 600 dead •we^e'Counted at a single point on the Yser i&inal. Official.—French airmen on the 27th bomJbarded stations at Balhviller. Chaube-ley. Arnaville, Leopoldshohe. They ignited an ammunition store at Chaubley and a dirigible shed at Fredrichshaven. They also downed and destroyed four German aeroplanes. One French aeroplane was lost. The Leon Gnmhetta was cruising in the Straits of Ontranto when submarine 5 fired two torpedoes at night and she was sunk in ten minuses. ENEMY ACTIVE. Petrograd, April '28. Official. —The enemy is intensely active on the Upper Nieinen, also west of the Niomen, north of Narew, and west of M'alawa railway.

(Received This Day 8.55 a.m.) RESPIR.ItORS~I , OII THE TROOPS. London, April 29. The public has already suplied the "War Office's demand for respirators. REPLIES TO QUESTIONS. The lit. Hon. H. L. Samuels, in roply to a question in the House of Commons, 6aid there are 180,000 Belgian refugees in England. Many were' r employed in the munitions factories. The Rt. H<yi. T. J. MacNamara. replying to a question, declared that the crews of the German submarines wore not kept in solitary confinement. They received similar treatment to other prisoners of war, except that they were kept separate from other prisoners.

Mr W. Joynson-Hleks declared that he hoped the answer would be forwarded to America for publication in Germany.

ALLIES ADVANCING

Paris, April 2f)

A conmnique states that we continue to advance on the. rigftt bank of the Yser, and captured 150 prisoners and two mitrailleuses. The enemy'n aviators dropped incendiary bombs on Epernay, which is exclusively oecu>pied by hospital unite.

Kitchener war stories are rare now The great soldier who lias performed the wonderful feat of creating a new British Army of millions of men in a few months is far too husy a man to talk much, or to be talked to; as a matter of fact, hie Tiabtiiial taciturnity and reserve of temperament are stated to be'even more prounced than ever. and he always had a pronounced dislike of the limelight. But one good story about him is now going the rounds of London. The taciturn War Secretary had been dining' with a civilian friend at his club, and during the dinner the talk ranged over a wide variety of topics—every topic. in fact, excepting the one which the civilian was itching to mention. He screwed his courage to the sticking place, however, on the club steps as they were about to depart. "And how about the- war?" he asked with brave timidity. Lord Kitchener tmiiled. "Ah the war!" he replied. "Capital idea. Let's buy an evening paper."