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Horowhenua Chronicle, 22 October 1915, Page 3

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(Received This Day U. 40 a.m.; - COMMISSION FOll SICILY. Malta, October 21. A commisison has gone to Sicily to consider the establishments of hospitals lor the convalescents and the slightly wounded from the Dardanelles. HIGH COMMISSIONER'S REPORT. London, October 21. Following yedtjerday's bombardment east of B-heims, on a front of eight to nine kilometres, extending between Butt de Tire and Prunay, the Germans ■renewed an attack which failed miserably on the previous day. Despite the violence of the preparatory artillery fare, and the still increasing density oi clouds of asphyxiating gases 'the enemy sustained a fresh repulse. On three occasions the assailants attempted to

penetrate our position, out were decimated uy Liio Hie ol our machine-guns I'liU tile hurricane ot lire ol our artillery. iho eneniv finally stopped" beloro cur wne entanglements, unaule bo gain a footing at any point on our first line oi trenches. In tilis course of tlio might wo also repulsed a German attempt at attack at Bois-Givencliy. In Lorraine a surprise attack of the enemy on our listening a tut ions laileu completely.

(Received This Day 10.20 a.m.) I'HE GERMANS' LATEST CRIME). London, October 21. The Bishop ot London in a Trafalgar Lay sermon to a crowded congregation .a cJt. Mar tin'a, in tlio iields, said thai. in former times cmvalry lightened tho lurrors of war, but it was otherwise v.nil our present enemies. Tlieir lollies t and latest crime was the murder in t old blood of a poor Uoiencelecs Jiaiglish girl. 'llio crime \Uii dwelling oven Unit of tno Lusitania. What would A elson have dono in suen a caso as Miss Cu veil's murder'? Ho would not have resorted to diplomatic enquiries. ilo would have made enquiries with tlio tliunder of tlio fleet's guns. Nelson's spirit was dead in our young men il they did not want to know why this i'nul crime was committed. KING ALBERT AND PEACE. Router's Rome correspondent states that tlio Pope, in an autograph letter, begged King Albert to initiate steps towards peace. The King answered in the negative, thanking Benedict lor his promise to use all his influence to obtain the evacuation of Belgium as a conuiton of peace, lie concludes by emphatically declaring that he never will lay down his sword while his country is in slavery. The Pope ia greatly disappointed at the resultf (Received This Day 11.10 a.m.) IN THE BALKANS. Paris, Ootobor 21. The Servians counter-attacked and defeated the Austrians south-westward cot inflicting terrible losses, and capturing many prisoners and machine guns. The Petit Parisian's Athens correspondent states that the Bulgarian invaders in Servia are massacring civilians, and burning the towns and villages; also they mutilated the 'wounded prisoners. The Bulgarians have not occupied Vranji, but the railway northward ol Vranji. The great hattta oontinues. A Bulgarian communique claims tlio seizure of Important strategical (positions near Sultantepeh, on the Stradzin front, and the capture of 2000 Servians, twelve guns and ammunition waggons. Bucharest, October 21. Tliu Servian Minister nas protested to the American Minister against the German excesses at Belgrade, where the i:.ale population was exterminated, ' while women were subjected to tlio most frightful violence. PARDONED. Madrid, October lii. The Kaiser telegraphed to King Altoiiso announcing the pardon of de Belleville, Thuriz and other Eranoo-Bel-gians.