STOP PRESS NEWS

Horowhenua Chronicle, 6 November 1915, Page 3

STOP PRESS NEWS

Ciu'onicle Office ,3 p.m. I'HE UiiaiAuj.-ifa jl> ;.Ki.UiLV. Geneva, xSov. o. I ho Journal de Geneva states that inv Geunans wa&sa<.\red won, u'onien and iMiluivu at Ducieha .boutliwardti oi i'onarevatz. Ail eye-witneefc declines LliaL iihe Germans apparently went mad xi.iiuijs wiiiwui Knowing why. Also tucic was a general aiassaci« aL oulevatz, southwarU oi Seniendiia. ilelpkss old men and invalids wei'e laiion irum ineii , beds to the publiu square ana executed in tne pxesence oi uie populatiun. Old women and; oiriiuren weie bayoneted at tiopot, *o miles south-eastwai-d ot jbelgrade, ana tne nouses tired. Those attempting to escape were shot down. The German allegation that civilians tired %t them is absolutely ial&e. tturiSlAA GENERAL'S Jj'ATE. I'eu'wgrad, Isuv. o. General Gregonen, iormer comnianuani at ivovno, was coui-tmartaailcd au'Ji sentenced 10 iiiteon years' hai'd laoour uxtii tiie Jots oi all rights lor not taking adequate .measure* for the delenco ol tne fortress, beins absent durnijt tiit iigiituig. LORD KITOHJfiNER HAS iNCKI , London ; Nov. o. Lort Kitchener, and the Rt. Hon. li H. Asquith conferred this moxning. Aitorwards the War Council met. The Press Bureau states that the Rt. Hon. H. H. Asquith is carrying on the I War Office diuring 'Lord Kitchener's temporary absence. It is untrue that Lord Kitchener has resigned. i inPLANiES COLLIDE. ; Paris, Nov. u. Two biplanes collided and ignitefl at a great height over a suburb of i'aris. • The four oocupants were killed. imENOfl OFFICIAL NEWS. : j . Pens, Nov. o. i ' A comaaupjpteWdyn'Jiiie Bulgarians are entrenching opppelte Krivolak, 200

t . metres xrom out outposts. Tho !Seruiaus lorcuu a uattio on ueueral Bojaujett, soutn-eastvvarcl oi iNisii, and compelled him to retimt. ihe Serbians tooli many prisoners. The Britisn troops junctionedi with tno I'-renoix at btrunutza, and tne l'rench front now is extended as tax , as tne Babouna range and .eastward of ivrivolak. Serbian army corps is stationed in Albanian Lumtury to suppress any hostile movement. iUIiPUL^EiD. London, JN'ov. u. iveutor states that it omcially is re--ported that the Allies repulsed lour Turkish attacks yesterday on a position at the Dardanelles..

AMERICA'S DEFEiNOI!) PROGRAM. Washington, JNov. u. Mr W. J. 13ryau denounced! l'residout Wil&on'u national defence program as a departure ijrwm tiie American and a reversal oi the American policy, iinu a nicuucu to peace, it was a challenge lo tne spini/ oi Christianity, wiiicli leaciios us to influence others by example, rather than uy exciting tear. America, was nut tnrcatened I'rom any quarter, and it was absurd to attempt ti. carry a pistol or ciuu when lollaw- ' ing an upright and Honorable couree 01 action which was enough to ensure ilie country against attacis. Ho could uoi see why it should; ho abandoned.. t \lAl'UL.ilJivA tiTiUlvkiS A ROOK .Nelson, This ±>ay. iiiL' .UapouriKa swucii on Liay roini near I , rencii I'ass early tliia morning uuiing me electrical storau. .ilie ueils wore auuuded and tUo boats swung out and liiebelte issued in preparation iu: Uio worst. A sounding allayed anxiety, as the steamer was making little water, and alter eleven minutes came oil the rocks and proceeded on to .Nelson. She was inspected, on arrival and some piates in the uow found r<) nc slightly .started, but the injury was so alight that the vessel wan allowed to sail to Wellingou, leaving at ten o clock. A preliminary inquiry wiiJ lx> hold before the Collector of Customs and the evidence will be forwarded on to Wellington. M. ZAIMIS DECLINED I'REMIEUSHIP. j-roudon, Aov. o. lung tonstauline again offered, tiie I'leniKTship to Ai. daunts, who declined. A council oi Ministers has uoen loallea. -UlilTlSii TltJuNiSroiM , SU.NK. The l'ress Uureau states that a summarine sauk the transport Rainzan m the Aegean /Sea by shell-lire on iDtii September. Three hundred Indians, wore aboard and seventy-nve were saved. SI'ORTIxNU. SuckiAiiu, liiis l>ay. ihe cauLcroury Ciiiu s spnug meeting opened to-day in une n eatjher. ihe ir.icK and atteiulaute is good. ispiing iluro.uei. —.vLoiUUto 1, Art -, iNaupata 3. Vv un uy two lengths. Tiuie, Smins ■Wsecs. Auckland, This Day. Jor tiie Auckland Racing Club's ispiiiig meeting there is line weather ior th< .second day. Results.— •■ i-iiuiteiti 7 Steeplechase.— Anibassadoi i, Advancer 2, Iransrer 3. Won by i i:e and a half lengths. Time u'min yysecs. Gordon Handicap.—lUa-mukau i, 2, Heino -i, \\ on by a head Time liuin. 3secs.