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Horowhenua Chronicle, 30 November 1915, Page 3

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(Received This Day B a.m.; lilE ATTACK ON THE MERCIAN. I London, Nov. '2'J. Regarding the Geiman buljmarniis'ri attack oil tho transport .Mercian ill uic .Viediloinuiei.ii, reportcii un the lOth, a Lincolnshii e V comani y corporal states that the submarine attacKed her cn the 3rd Novembir, firing iUu shells, itio st'c: nd shell demolished the 'wireless. Ille troops sheltered unerever possible. The captain manoeuvred the ship wondvriully am! some of the boats were picked up alter two day's privations. 'LOIID KITCHEN ER lN ITALY. llome, .Nov. 2U. 'Lord. 'Kitchener and Ueneral Cardoriia visited the Isonzo front, and witnessed the bombardment of • Gorizia. Lord Kitchener then visited the Italian headquarters and conierred British decorations 011 Generals Cardorna and Porro, andi King Emanuel decorateu Lord Kitcliener who has lel't for home. THE SENUySI AND' EGYPT. Cairo, Nov. 29. Official.-—The Sherif-d-isemißsi continues to .maintain a friendly attitude towards the Government, "but cortain hostile agencies have induced some ot the western Arabs to commit minor acts of aggression against the frontier posts. We, tlierelofe, are concentrating smaller posts at Matruiu SUBMARINE HELPS IN THE RESCUE. I New lork, Nov. 25. A Turkish submarine stopped the British steamer Burufos. After twen-ty-five were drowned, it assisted many of the "250 passengers who had jumped overboard. Mrs Egan, wfio has arrived- here, states thail a panic occurred when the submarine was sighted, una the passengers and crow, mostly Greeks,, j made for the boats, three of which cap-

sized. The submarine then launched a collapsible boat, and an ofiicor shouted: "Be calm, we are not murderers.' After standing by forfivo nouns and assisting in tho rescue the submarine disappeared. COMMANDEERIN G WHJSA'T ELEVATORS. The Government lias commandeered all high-grade wheat elevators from Fort William to the Atlantic, under the \Viar Act. The Gram'(Joinmissionera have revised their estimate of the wheat- harvest -and now place the amount at 20,000,000 bushels. .DlfcSTl N G UISHEJD CONDUCT MEDALS. Lonuon, Nov. 2 ( J. Distinguished Conduct Medals havo been awarded to the following New Zealanders:— Field Artillery men.—O. Hill, E. Edr wards, Driver N. Clark, Fitter D. lnglis, Bombardier J. Tliomson and Gunner J. Rankin. Mounted Rifles.—SergtTj. A. Atkins, Canterbury troopers JD. O'Connor ana 11. Pidgeon. Can fcerh ury B attal ion.-Lance-Co rporal H. Skinner. •Otago Battalion.—Privates C. Becker and F. Mahoney. Wellington Battalion.—Privates Edwards and Clark. At Hjll 60 these latter volunteer<d to carry water under sliell-liro to «>xtinguish a fire found in a pit containing fifty high: explosive shells, and. accomplished the task. Inglis and Thompson, when three guns wore put out of action, repaired them and got them into action again under heavy fire. Rankin, under a continuous fire, laid a wire over a broken telephone section, enabling the battery commander to resume control. Caselburg, at Hill 60, went out several times under heavy hre and guided a number of detached/ parties who had scattered in darkness and had lost their ■ •bearings. Atkins led his section and captured and lveldi a strongly defended enemy post, which was directing a heavy fire on the head of an advancing column. O'Connor, though slightly wounded, entered the shell-swept zone, and carried in two wounded men. He went out again and helped a wounded officer to safety. Pidgeon stuck fo his post though wounded, until again wounded, andalso did gallant work in rescuing wounded men under heavy fire. Skinner, although seriously wouncled, delivered! important messages under heavy fire. Barker did valuable service in supplying 'the firing line on the mountaintop of Ohu'nuk Balir witli ammunition and water, also guiding a reinforcing regiment and bringing in a wounded man. Mahoney volunteered to rescue men isolated near the enemy's lines. For fifteen days tlieiy had been missing. It was a task of great difficulty and', dangel's. but his coolness and "knowledge of scouting led ultimately to the men's rescue. Medals also have ueen awarded to nineteen Australians. IN THE CAMEROON'S. The British in the Oanioroons have reached bhc I'uge river. The French have occupied Makoiido with heavy losses to the Germans.

(Received This Day 1U.5 a.m.) GREECE AND THE ENTENTE. London, Nov. 29. The Exchange Company's Athens correspondent states that Greece is ready to discuss the Entente's propositions and satisfy all demands which will not compromise her neutrality. '* TAKING THE CAMEROONS. The Press Bureau states that General Dob ell's Franco-British forces are gradually drawing a ring round the Germans in the Cam croons. The Allies have inflicted heavy losses on the enemy, whose centre of resistance is around Jaunde, while the Germans in the north of the Cameroons are now broken into stale parties, wliicli Brigadier C'unliffe 'is pressing. The 'French in approaching Jaunde, accomplished a remarkable feat iu African warfare, by fighting their way across the German Cameroons from French Equatorial Africa. AEROPLANE BOMBARDMENTS. Paris, Nov. 20, A communique states that four German aeroplanes bombarded Verdun, but did little damage. Five French aeroplanes, in reprisal dropped 20 bombs on the railway station of Brieulles. south of Stenav, and cut up, the line, causing a train to turn liafck hurriedly-