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Horowhenua Chronicle, 20 August 1915, Page 3

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Ulcccivcd luus Day 0.-U u.ui.; LxLA\ 1 iaUiili.Nu Ai UALLii o^i. JL.oni.loU, Allgll&t IIJ.l I J. fcjir lun Hauiiiton icports noavy iiguling at Anzac. with Heavy casualties ou both aides. liie enemy's reiuluicenieuts were biought to a standstill by our advance from bctviu. Tile Fress .Bureau states that tlie recent operations consisted of attacks along tiio southern and Anzac fines, iucluding a fresh, landing of a strong torce at .Suvia fiay. i'risoners statements show that the Turks received considerable reinforcements with a viewto making heavy attacks, but our attack forestalled the enemy s by twentylour hours, consequently the liglitmg was very severe and both sides buttered heavy casualties. 'iiie lauding at ibuvla was well planned and earned out "by the navy, but owing Uj tne • luiiks developing their greatest strength, at Anzac, our troops troin Suvla were unable to niaKo satisfactory progress beiure the enemy hud moved up considerable forces ironi liis reserve, which brought to a standstill our advance. \\ithiu tho past week we consolidated the position won. The spirit of the troops is excellent. (Tho High Ooniniissiouor's report confirms this). UKJiAT AOI'IVUTI" AT iilUTi'S'. Athens, August f'J. There is great activity at Jvrupp's works at Constantinople which arc turffiiig out 2000 shells per day. ~ V MAILS Jj'OU JSNULANI) SJfIIZED. Christiania, August 19. A submarine stopped the mail steamer -Haakon, bound for England, and seized the mails, 'ine .Norwegian Government lias protested to Berlin. The 'commander or tne'""submarine Uiok all letters and remittances from tho steamer" and ordered all printed matter and parcels, to be thrown overboard. The mails included seven bags from Denmark. MOMS fcTEAAIiSRS .SUNK. London, August 19. The Wilson liner lirodon has oeen sunk; The crew was rescued. The mi to Star liner Arabic, 10,002 tons, was struck by a torpedo oil" r'astnefc and' sunk. All tile passengers were saved. The British steamer Thornfield and the Wilson liner Serbinch hare been sunk an 3 the crews landed.

UNDER GOVERNMENT CONTROL. London, August lit. lo tlate, 02u munition establishments have been brought under Government control. THE ERENOH REPORT. Paris, August l'J. A communique states that oiw at- , lack made us masters oi tlio junction oi Bothune-Arras and .Ablain-Angres roads, whore the Uornuui position formcd a salicnriii our Irout lino. Wo repulsed several enemy eminter-uUack<s. (Juj- 'artillery overcame Uio Herman batteries and bomb thro worts near La Eontaine-uux-Charmes. There was violent and continued lighting at Linge...ol. Wβ. captured anothor treucli on the crest oi Schratznianoll, and took a nuinbor oi prisoners. Received This Day 10.25 a.m. AUSTRALIAN WOUNDED IN ENGLAND. London, August ID. Arrangements are being made lor the transfer of many of the Australian wouuded from Manchester and other provincial hospitals, to lour main centres at Htirelit'ld, Epsom, Denmark 11 ill and Wands-worth, and thus (secure a (similarity of treatment and administration. GERMAN SOUTH WJ&f AERIOA. Amsterdam, August it). The .North Uerinan Gazette declares that the Governor of South West Africa never negotiated with Marita to create a Boer rising, nor did the liaise,: send a telegram guaranteeing the country , !* independence. The Gazette adds that the mobilisation order in fSoutii West Africa expressly prohibited aggressive action against the Union. it quotes the Uritish Colonial Secretary's telegram to Viscount Buxion, as proof that the Union began the hostilities. THE KAISER'S TELEGKAM Soiia, August lU. It is stated that the Kaiser telegraphed to King Constantino urging Greece not to make any concession to .Bulgaria in regard to Kavalla, adding that the Central Toners will energetically support the Greek cause. THE ARMENIAN OUTRAGED. Requiem services were held throughout .Bulgaria for the Armenian victims ol the Turkish outrages. Speeches were made execrating the Turks. Armenian refugees appealed to Bulgaria to protest to the I'ort against the ouitrages. (Received This Day 1i.30 a.m.; iorpedoed. London, August llh The Arabic had htteen or oixteeir boats, which were launched, and tho euinpany is hopeful that there was no loss of life. Now lorji, August iS. A London message states that ac- ~ cording tu repuru> mere wore 370 passengers saved from tiie Arabic, leaving j '•)& unaccounted for. The British steamer Dunslee huts been torpedoed.