THE WAR.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 28 May 1915, Page 2

THE WAR.

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IN THE DARDANELLES. BATTLESHIP TOBPEIDOM). London, May 2(5. Official.—A submarine- sank the bafr) tleship Triumph at Uallipoli. The captain and most of the officers and crew were saved. The Triumph was operating in support of the Australasians. Destroyers chased the submarine until dark. A report received at Amsterdam from Turkish headquarters states that the Triumph was torpedoed and sunk in the Gulf of Saros, off ariburna. (The Triumph was a battleship of 11,985 tons, liorse power 12,500, gu«s t lOincJi, 14 1.7s inch. 14 14 poundei'6. and 4 (j pounders.) (Received This Day U a.m.J NURSES FOR EImOPE. London, May 28. The Empire Parliamentary Association entertained the New Zealand nurses at the Houses of Parliament prior to their departure to Egypt. "HANDS-UPPERS.' 7 Amsterdam, May 27. An official statement from Berlin denies the British "Eye-witness's" reports that the German artillery fired into the Saxon troops who wished to surrender, and also denies that Germans use British uniforms and endeavour to approach the British fines in disguise. THE SINKING OP THE TRIUMPH. Constantinople, allay 27. A telegram slates that Triumph was torpedoed at noon on the 25th. There was a terrible explosion; and the vessel turned on her side within a minute. Seven minutes later she overturned, floated a while keel upwards, and then sank rapidly. CASUALTY LIST. DIED OFWOUNDS. Auckland Battalion. Private R. A. Munro. DANGEROUSLY ILL. Otago Battalion. Private H. Braithwaite. Private W. Morrissey.

The following is the nature of tii« injuries sustained by the undermentioned. All are doing well, happy, and contented. Private G. A. It. McJvoy (sick, not wounded). Private E. A. Soper (.amputated right leg below knee). Private 11. Carroll (suffering from shrapnel wound. Private H. L. Reid (bullet wound in chest). Lieut. G. P. Myers (bullet wound in foot;. Pi'ivate D. Mcliurney (wound in cTiest) Private A. H. Hartley (.lost right eye by bullet). Private J. G. Jackson (bullet wound in body). Private It. J. Kemp (bullet through head). Private T. It. Buchanan (bullet wound in leg). Private H. S. Larking (flesh wound in leg, now out of hospital). Private G. A. Mclntyre (bullet wound in thigh). Private W. O'C'annell (shrapnel wound in knee). HIGH COMMISSIONER'S REPORT. London, May 27. Two Zeppelins raided Southend, in •iCsses 011 WecTiietday night. One ladyi was killed and several persons injured, but there was little other damage. The Admiralty announce that late last uiglit a Zeppelin dropped bombs on Southend. The casualties were two women and a child badly injured. Little material damage was done. Aeroplanes and seaplanes chased a Zeppelin which succeeded in escaping in an easterly direction.

lighting continues in the Shavli region, near Cesowich, on the outskirts of the village of Sousnia. An attempt by the Germans to attack the Russians was repulsed by fire from the fortress. In the direction of iConga certain sections wei - e under violent artillery fire. Oil the left bank of the Vistula duiring Monday and Monday night, the Russians repulsed several attacks, which were not marked with much energy. There was a very desperate battle on both banks of the San, in the region between "Jaroslav and Przemyel, which j continued all day Tuesday. Between Przemysl and the great marshes of the Dniester the enemy continued to develop a perfect hurricane of artillery , fire. The enemy still is bringing into battle important forces on Gussakuva- .■ KrukenTlz section.