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Horowhenua Chronicle, 4 December 1915, Page 3

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(deceived This Day d.30 a.m.) GERMAN WOMAN EMPLOYED BY WAR OFFICE. London, Dec. 3. There is a newspaper outcry agaiust the lit. Hon. H. J. Teimaut'B admission in the House of Commons that Mrs Savile, who is oi German birth, and the wife of the rector of an East Coast parish, is employed by ETio War Office. iNotico of further questions has been given. The lady is a cousin of General Bothnie, the German commander on tho river Strypa against the Russians in Galicia. It also is reported that Admiral von Tirpitz's son was Mrs Savile's guest prior to the war. AUSTRIANS RETREAT. > A communique says that after a sharp light at Fotchi the Au.strians retreated in disorder.

CONDITIONS IN I<\LANDEIIS. Rotterdam, Dec. 6. Wounded German soldiers at unenc say that the Allies' guns do not give thorn a moment's rest in Flanders. The roads, owing to the frost, are • 1niost impassable, and great discomfort prevails in the trenches. The shells pour in like hailstones and they iiave been outfought and outranged in artillery. The Germans are making great elforts to drain the' iser. MONASTIR CAPTURED. London, Dec. 3. Retitei leports that the Austro-Ger-nians entered Monastir yesterday, anu hoisted the Austrian flag. The Bulgarians enter to-day. ' A TUIIKIBH REPORT. Amsterdam. Dee. 3. A Turkish communique reports fierce lighting with bombs at some points on the front. The enemy ranged two cruisers near Anafarta, and j two near Ariburnu and Sedd.ul Balir; these supported the lire of the laud ' batteries. Our artillery-replied damaging the trenches and destroying a machine gun position at Anafarta and some bomb throwers' positions at j* Ariburnu. Our artillery hit j, i cruiser off Seddulbahr forcing it to j. retreat. An aeroplane bombarded j' ui enemy torpedoer off the ' 'nothem >liore of the Gull of Saros. SUBMARINE REPORTED SUNK.

Madrid. Dec 3. 'Ihe newspapers give prominence to a rumour that the batteries, on Europa point sank a German submarine traversing the Straits of Gibraltar.

FOUND GUILTY. New York, Dec. a. The Federal District Court found three high officials, and one subordinate officer of the Hamburg-America line guilty of having violated the Jaws of the United States by supplying Uerman cruisers in the South Atlantic with coal and other supplies, early in the war. The jury returned a verdict of guilty on each of two indictments on a specific charge of conspiracy to deceive and defraud the 0 niterl States. The maximum penalty for each indictment is two yearn imprisonment and h fine of ten thousand dollars. The fine and sentence will not be imposed until to-morrow when the judge will hear a formal motion of the defence to set aside the verdict and arrest the judgment. The date of passing sentence will be designated then.

1 Received This .Day. 10,10 a.m. THE FALL OF MONASTIR. 1 London. Dec. 3. Salonika telegrams detail the last agony of Monastir. Dor days clic Allied commanders telegraphed t> Colonel Vassitcli asking if all was welt and he invariablj' replied that he still was holding out. On .Monday after--1 noon however he showed unaccountable delay in replying, and it was midnight before ho telegraphed; "We are holding a position on the Cerna." Other telegrams from the frontiei showed that the end had come. The Bulgarians had advanced south-east for fifteen kilometres beyond iMonastir, threatening to surround the little army and Colonel Vassitcli's only chance was a precipitate retreat to Uclirida, Six thousand men arrived/ from the north at the last moment, and it was thought they would, enable Col. Vassitcli to prolong the defeuce, but they were worn out and had been foodless for 48 hours. Their uniforms were in rags and they had hardly any boots after their 17 days' march on mountain roads. They lost 120 by cold audi hunger; these were left to die on the mountains. hen they marched in they seemed haggard spectres more fit for the hospital than the firing line, but were imI Mediately ordered to join sat tie outside the town. They fought like tigers. CAPTAIN BOYD NOT WANTED. Washington, Dec, 3. Mr 11. Lansing informed Count Bev istorfF that Captain Boyd is personanoli grata at Washington because of his connection with the HamburgAmerican case. It is understood Hi at Boyd's recall has oeen demanded.