Second Edition THE WAR Latest Cables

Horowhenua Chronicle, 12 May 1915, Page 3

Second Edition THE WAR Latest Cables

This Afternoon's War News. I*U4CIKIC TBUtGUAITII—UOPITIUUHT J i>KK FKKbS ABSOCtA'iION. I (Received This Day l ti.55 a.m.) FABRICATION. London, May 11. *<■ The l'rese Bureau quotes a Berlin official statement professedly based on British naval officers' letters mentioning a naval battle off Bergen on the night of the 7th or Bth April, and alleging that the Superb and -Warrior were sunk and that the iLion was damaged. Other disasters also are detailed but the German navy did not suffer any loss; Berlin adds that the German navy did not participate m any fight on the night mentioned, and therefore the British ships must have been in conflict with each other in the darkness. The Rt. Hon. Winston Churchill describes, the above as an absolute fabrication which shows the Germans' anxiety at the present moment to impress neutral states. THE GERMANS IN BELGIUM. The Pall Mall Gazette says that after half-a-year's enquiry Viscount Bryce's committee has prepared a report on German inhumanity and outrages in Belgium. The country must be prepared for a narrative of officially sanctioned murder and brutal acts on unarmed men, women and children, com- , parable only to the brutal excesses of the Kurds in the Armenian massacres. BRITAIN, JAPAN AND CHINA. Sir Edward' Greyi, in reply to a question, said that there was no understanding between Great Britain and Japan regarding spheres influence, minerals or railway rights in China. BOMBS ON ST. DENIS. Paris, May 11. A Taube dropped several bombs on St. Denis. They caused much damage and many were injured. Our aero-planes drove it off. A FRIESH DECORATION. Amsterdam, May 11. The Kaiser has conferred a fresh decoration on General -ilackensen for breaking the Russian front. He savs it is one of the feats of the war. THE AUSTRALASIANS' FEAT. Melbourne, This Day. Lieut.-Colouel Simmens, who was invalided from Egypt, states that General Birdwood told hiin the Australasian* were about to attempt that which be believed had never before been attempted in the history of the world—landing a big force in the fnee of a strongly posted enemy. He was sure they would do what would oe asked of them. This opinion was based in watching them closely for many weeta. He praised their keenness and said he never had seen such a large body of men so physically fit. -He was proud of them. END OF WAR EXPECTED. Fremantle, This Day. Bishop Sadliers, of Nelson, is a passenger by the Osterly. he stated that many prominent men at Home though! the war would end suddenly because of the economic collapse of Germany. II would be necessary to see that such a collapse was not a German subterfuge. Referring to the submarines he said that Germany lost inore than generally was known, owing to the secret British preventative messages. . GERMANS NOT WANTED. London, jVlny 11. The metal exchauge committee Into urged Germans to remain away during the war. MINERS ALSO OBJECT' TO THEM. Capetown, May 11. A majority of the men at Brakpan power station are serving. Many Rand miners have resolved to strike unless naturalised and unnaturalisod Germans are discharged. KAISER'S APPEAL. Rome, May 11. The Kaiser has appealed to Quean Margharita to strive to avert a conflict. She replied: "In the House of Savoy only one reigns at this time." 'HIGH COMMISSIONER'S ftEPORT. > * —~ London, May 11, 6.5 p.m. The Allies captured on Monday the cemetery in the eastern portion of the village of Carency. which was invested on three sides. They took .230 prisoners and several machine guns. Four German counter-attacks were broken down. The enemy lost heavily at Loos, Notre Dame 0e Lorette. Southee. and St. Vaast. We gained ground at Nolville and captured' 100 priosners, and more than '"0 officers. The Germaas shelled Sergues ■nd killed twelve and wounded eleven. The Allies' batteries silenced the enemy. An .aviator bombarded and fired a hangar at Mauiberge. Near St. Georges the enemy's night attack to retaSe the position was unsuccessful. North of Arras the Allies are progressing. (Received This Day 12.5 p.m.) A SETT-BAOK FOR THE GERMJTNS. London. May 11. A communique states tlfsit the enemy sustained during the night a fresh setback : his counter-attacks were repufsed completely with very heavy losses.

The German guns, after shelling Dunkirk harmlessly, threw eleven shells into llergues, killing twelve and wounding eleven persons., Our batteries stopped their bombardment. A French aeroplane fired at the Zeppelin shed at Maufoeuge. The Germans brought down a British aeroplane and the.British brought down two Germans. Latest Casualty List. FURTHER CASUALTIES. NEW ZEALAND EXPEDITIONARY FORCE. Missing (New Zealand Staff Corps). —Capt. A B. Morton. Canterbury Battalion. Second Lieutenant W. G. Skelton, killed in action. Otago Battalion. Lieut. J. S. Reid, killed in action. Lieut. J. H. Richards, wounded and missing. Capt. W. Fleming, wounded. Major John Mitchell, missing. Lieut. D. J. A. Eyttle, wounded. Lieut. R. E. Egglesome, wounded. New- Zealand Engineers: Capt. F. Waito, slightly wounded. Capt. T). Simpson, wounded. — —