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Horowhenua Chronicle, 10 June 1915, Page 3

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This Afternoon's War \ News. lt.LiS.<Jl.iilC tELBUUAI'U —COl'jrUlUHI.; J.i'iiiH I'utas AasaciAHONl ■SICK AN'D WOUNDED NOT PR.EVI.OUBLV REirOitTKD. . "Auckland Battalion. I'iiivaoe U. Delaney. Private J. fe>. Loo. L'rivate l>. Davicß. I'rivate X. Lasy. l'rivate €'. ..McDonolil.. Private G. .Ellis . Private D. R. McNicoi. Privato S. Wuin. I'i'ivate G. Gkillrill. Private G. T. Allaiway. Private W. G. Nairn. Privato I). Bowler. Auckland 'Mounted.' Trouper \V. Sharplin. : Wellington Battalion. Private E. Greenwald. ; Private STR. Ball. .-... ■ ■ i Private J . Henderson. ; ' . Private F. J. Hu-i'rip. Private R. 1. Moll. C a liter bury B attalipu. Private W. G. AlcKenzie. Private F. W. Luke.Vr , • ' Corporal H. Andrew. ■ Private S. C. Black. Private. JO O. Beach. Private J. It. Reeves. . Privcrto W. D. MoClymont. Private A. S. Private R. H. Livingstone Otago Battalion. Private G. R. Rcberteon. Private J. Greenfield. Private C. O'Hara. Private L. W. Talke. Private S. Walters. Private A. W. Martin. Private B. James. Private D. W. McDougall. Private W. J. Hughes. Engineers. Sapper T. I'eddio. Cantenbury 'Mounted. Trooper C. F. Terry. O'tago Mounted. Trooper W. Finty. Trooper B. Dixon. Trooper W. Wtenton. .field Artillery Brigade. Gunner U. W. Verner. Gunner J. Partridge. Gunner G. W. Gutnrie. Trooper R. E. Ainswortn. Divisional Tram. Private h. E. Pink. Private P. Hansom. Driver F. F. Field, l'rivate W. N .Burt. Engineers. •Sapper W. H. Mason. Divisional Headquarters. Private A. W. Thomson. (Received This Day U. 30 a.m.) RUSSIA'S OFFICIAL REPORT. ■Pefcrograd, June 9.

•Official.—ln. the region at Shavli the Germans took the offensive with further .reinforcements and made a persistent attack in the direction of Doufcil. The llussians evacuated this village and have concentrated before Shavli. On the loft hank of the Vistula, north of ftawa, the Germans are using gas. In Galieia there "was stubborn fighting on the left bank of theWdsznia, where we captured 2000 men. i>ll the -Dniester front at Zliedatchon we captured six (sEcers 300 men and two maxim guns. The Germans near Siwfca fell into a 'trap and our bayonet charge killed 200.

THE 'RUSSIAN SUBMARINES. The newspaper Army .Messenger-re-ports that Russian, submarines attacked * German fleot of ten battleships bebwoon "Wimlau and Gothland and fired several torpedoes. As the fleet divided there was a, ioud explosion. Tiie German fleet recently was active near Riga, but when convinced Hi at at present our submarines and mines make an efficient barrier it sailed westerly. A German second-class cruiser struck a mine off tho town of Libaiv. A .Russian submarine sank the steamer Hindenbcrg near Fapenese. GERMAN SUBMARINE SUNK. •London, June 0. The Rt. Hon. A. J. Half our, in the HoTise ol • Commons, said that a German submarine had been sunk and six officers aiid twenty-one men taken prisoners. ANOTHER HONOUR. Paris, J une 3: On General Jofl'ro's recoinmendation. the Cross of the Legion of 'Honor has been conferred on Flight lieu/tenant WarneFord. COLLIER SUNK BY TOKPEDO. London, Tune 9. The British collier, Lady Salisbury, was sunk by a torpedo off Harwich. ■Srx'leen of the crow were saved and two are missing. CONCENTRATING AT~ THE DARDANELLES. ■ Tho Echo de Paris , correspondent at (Salonika represent that owing to tho attitude of Koumania and the stubborn attacks at Gallipoli, the Turkish Commilfee of Union and Progress, with tho German officers' approval, hae decided to pibandon operations against Egypt and Persia and concentrate all the Turkish forces at the Dardanelles. tiULTAN WILL RESIGN. Constantinople, Jiwie 9. The Suftan declares that he will resign wlien requested fo leave the country.

A DANGEROUS JIATC. Geneva, June 9. An Austrian spy was at iDomodossola in possession of a large loom!) and a plan of the Simplon tunnel. FRUITLESS ATTACSK. An Austrian aeroplane "bombardeU Fodgoritzs but did no iiarm.