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Horowhenua Chronicle, 19 August 1915, Page 3

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(Received 'liiia Daj 8.45 a.m.) A.NOTHM ZEPPELLN RAID. London, Aug, 1». Another Zeppelin raid iu the Easton Counties killed ten and injured thirty six civilians. Some houses and '<■ church were damaged. AUSTKALIAiX WOUNDED. The Australian wounded in Urea Britain total 23 officers and 2084 men AT GALLIPOLI. Sir lan Hamilton reports that re p6a ted attacks on the Bth were re pulsed. On the night of the 14th tli British advanced at Suvla under cob giderable lire for 500 yards. KOVIsO EALi^S. Ued'lin, August 18. . Official.—Kovno fell last night, HIGH CWLMISSIO.NM'S REPOIIT. London, August IS. Zeppelins visited the Eastern Couu ties last night and dropped bombs. Uu anti-airuralt guns camo into actioi and it is believed that one Zeppeii was hit. Our air patrols were activi but owing to the difficulty caused b the atmospheric conditions the Zeppi lint .were able to escape. A hous< and other builaings, 'including Church, were damaged. The casuia ties reported are: iiillcd: Seven niei two women and 1-child; injured: ii teen men, eighteen women and thr< children. All the killed and injurt were civilians. .Received Uhis Day, i. 25 a.m. GERMAN SPY SYSTJOM. jNew York, August IS. The Providence Journal lias furniu ed the Seeretaryi ol the iNavy with ' series of facts proving the activity the German spy system prior to t war. It states that the Telefunk Wireless Company,, under the Germ foreign Office's instruction, endeavoi ed to instal for'the American Govei nient a station at the Ph'jflippinoß oti .position mapped out by the Germ Foreign Service. The Telefunken I also, In 1912, attempted to gain )< trot ot >>e -wireless plants of Smith « . ;;Cent'h! America, -and trnd in, 1911 -- vii< imi/i in thfl ntiifflxb)

hootl of Nicaragua which would beojno valti.il-V in the event of the I'urwua Car a! being fortified. GERMAN INTRIGUES. Amsterdam, August 18. New York revelations concerning the German intrigues has created a sensation. Berlin, August 18. The Foreign Office organs do not deny the intrigue charges; they simply insinuate that the documents were stolen.