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Horowhenua Chronicle, 9 October 1915, Page 3

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(Received Tlus 'Day d.oi) a.m.) HIGH COMMISSIONER'S lliSrOltT. .London, October 8. There lias been a violent cannonade of most portions of the western iront. Active lighting has been continued in the communication trenches, south-oast ot Laliure towards the Musuicl heights. IK THE BALKANS. London, October 8. Serbia has handed passports to the Bulgarian Minister. The Times says that Ureece is about, to issue a declaration oi 'benevolent neutrality towards the Entente. A DAIITXG FEAT. The Admiralty stales that the commander of a submarine in the Sea oi -Marmora, reported that Lieut. Doyle Hughes volunteered to attack the railway. He proceeded in a small boat and dropped into the water and pushed a raft carrying a charge for the demolition of tho line, and weapons to use on shoro. He clinibe'd up tho ci ff blew up the line 150 yards distant from three men seated beside tho railway. Though the fuse was muffled the men were aroused and followed him with shots. The charge exploded as lie entered the water and fragments fell (between a quarter and half a- mile distant. As he swam seaward ho blew a whistle, which was not heard as his boat was behind the cliffs. After resting on some rocks he swam at daybreak round the last point, and tho whistle then was heard. Simultaneously came shouts from the cliffs overhead, and rifle fire was opened on the boat. Lieutenant Hughes finally was picked up n an. extremely exhausted condition after swimming a mile in his clothes.

STRIKE AT MARSEILLES. I Paris. October 8. Tile "workmen in an oil refinery it .Marseilles struck Because tho products 'were Doing sent to Switzerland and suspected of being re-exported to Germany. (Received This Day, 'J.lO a.m.) THE BALKAN EERMENT. Paris, October 8. The Allied airmen in Servia report that only 150.000 Austro-Germans arc massed northward of Servia. Tho Bulgarians are short of munitions, especially for artillery. Petrograd, October 8. Russia is preparing a fresh two million army for the spring campaign. •Events in Bulgaria hare caused especij ally resentful anger in Russia, coupled With a grim resolve to make those turning against Russia bitterly repeni their mistake. The Russian* are also deeply moved by the prospect of a flow of Gorman troops into Turkey, making the operations harder and postponing the fall of Constantinople. . . . .