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Horowhenua Chronicle, 3 November 1915, Page 3

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(Received This Day, 0 a.m.) THE KING IMPROVING. London, Nov. -. The King had a 'better night. There is no fever. Although the effects oi the accident arc slowly passing off lie will be sometime longer confined to his bed. illoceiml This Day 8.45 a.m.) TORPEDO .BOAT SUNK. London, November '2. The Admiralty states that the torpedo boat UU was .sunk yesterday at Gibraltar, in a collision with a mercantile auxiliary vessel. Two officers and nine of the crew are missing. IN THE BALIvANS. Amsterdam, Nov. 2. The Tagcblatt states that AngloFrench transports with troopS"have appeared off Kavalla. Salonika, Nov. 2. "When the Bulgarians attacked the French at Ivrisvolak the Bulgarians wers caught bliquely by gun fire, and subjected to a furious bayonet charge, and thrown back to the right hank of the Vardar, which was swollen witli the heavy rains and many were drowned. An extremely violent Bulgarian attack MAY SAVE A LIFE. 1 Chamberlain's Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy is just what its name implies. For pains in the stomach and diarrhoea i A has no equal, During the summer months, when stone fruit is plentiful and, as often happens during a dry spell, good drinking water is hard to f obtain in country places, bowel com- - plaints are very plentiful. You cant %iot do better than keep a bottle o- . ''Chamberlain's Colic and Diarrhoea - Remedy always on hand. It will save , much pain and suffering and may-even l save a life. For sale everywhere.—• t Advt. , -

at Strumitza was easily repulsed, tihaiuks to the superiority 'of the French positions. The French casualties were one thousand, and the enemy's enormous. The .Bulgarian attacks on tlie whole Frenoli front failed miserably.

GERMAN COAT FOR POLAND. Rome, Nov. 2. When the kaiser was at Warsaw, relying to a deputation, he declined to liscuss Poland's future, saying that the natter was entrusted to his son. He vas asked to preserve the art treasures. -Ie replied that Poland's ancient treasires were small material things. "You mist/ not complain if they disappear, jermany -will flourish a coat far .more ■oraplete than.any of your old rags." (Received This Day 1i.50 a.m.) • KEEN DISAPPOINTMENT. London, November 2. The Rt. Hon. H. H. Ascjuith stated hat the non-success of the Dardanelles >perations was a keen disapisomtment. i.; success would have prevented the 'iitry of Bulgaria on the enemy's ide. We are holding up 200,000 urks. and the situation at Gaflipoli i receiving anxious consideration. AMERICAN VESSEL SffIZET). New York, November A protest against the seizure oi tlie American steamer Hooking, by a Jritisli warship, which icarried Tier ritli a. prize crew to Halifax, has ueen jdged with the State Department by tichard G. Wagner, the president oi lie American-Atlantic Steamship Co., lie owners of the vessel. Wagner sserted that the officers 'and sharelolders in the company were all native unerie-aii6, and lie knew of no reason ,'luitevor for the tseiziut). He stated hat he had trouble in obtaining Amer:*an registry, chiefly owing to his Gernaii name, but this was overcome atei long investigation. Washington Nov. 5. The officials have informally indiated their displeasure at the seizure f the Hocking, and it is considered kely that a protest will be submitted o the British Foreign Office in « Tew ays. It will insist that the nationlity of an American ship must be deernuned by the flag and not by the wnership. Halifax, Nov. 2. Proceedings have been started in lie Admiralty Court for the issue ol ■•arrants of confiscation of the arrestd American steamer Hocking and the hitch steamer Hamborn, which were roiiglit in by prize crews. The AdniraLtjy officials give no information egarding the seizure. (.deceived This Day 1U.15 a.m.; Hi'. HON. H. H. ASQUiTH'S ADDRESS. Loudon, Nov. t. 1 lie IU. lion. ii. H. Asquith, ad[resting the House ol Commons, said hat there were nearly ouie miilioii 3riush troops in I'ranee. Ho believed hat Lord Derby's recruiting plan would uake conscription probably iinuecesary. Alluding to General Joffre's visit k. said there was a complete agreenent as to the ends and means by vhich Serbia might be assured of iier ndepondenco. ify was 'iregarded as in essential object that the cominitee of the Cabinet concerning strategy >hould consist of not less thin three ior more than live members. l'he Cabinet's responsibility for large changes iu policy would be preserved. The jpoecli occupied ITO minutes. ■eanin wiwm—