THE WAR

Horowhenua Chronicle, 13 December 1915, Page 3

THE WAR

Latest War News i*LKOTttIO lICLKUHAI'tt—COFKKIUH r. I mm I'UKSS ASKiUAlluti. : : Received This iDay B.<lo a.m. THE ItEOIUMTiN'G iJOOM. .Loudon, Dec. iz. The recruiting office closed at midnight to enable the exhausted officials to snatch a few hours rest before tho final rush. It was an utter impossibility to attest iill tiie applicants audi the extension was fully justihed as bo many remained unattested, Today promises to rival Saturday, which easily broke all records. Alost of the officers attested mon at the rate of throe hundred per hour. fcjouth London enrolled eleven thousand! during the day. At L,anibeth the .officials were over worked and were forced to send five hundred in one batch to Gauiberwoli whore tho total was three thousand. Other districts also showed excellent results.

The Iving has set an example to employers. Many or tho iloyal servants enlisted long ego, but he announced yesterdiay that all eligible men in the Koyal Service would be attested and placed in their respective groups.

.Mr J. o'Grady i»abour member lor East Leads, and a membor of juord Derby's Committee declares that something like u miracle has been perrormed. Me never was prouder ol his country. He pays tributes to Lord Dorby's influence, and ail concerned with the scheme, and their cheerfulness and undaunted courage in smashing red tape and over coming difficulties also tributes to the newspapers tor their loyalty, iirespective or tneir views on conscription, in backing the scheme.

The Weekly Lespaten ,warns the public not to imagine that the final rusn settles the question. 10 points out that success depends primarily on the single men whose response before uisi week was disappointing. London, Dec. The close of Lord. Deruy's campaign was marked by momoraoie scenes. UiVery recruiting office was thronged tor several nights, and nndinignt on Saturday witnessed an extraordinary display of enthusiasm and a long queue stretched into the darkness. r rom seven o'clock on Saturday morning long crowds were waiting in the rain. .Lord derby's report was presented on bunday, Out in order to facilitate enrolment, lie issued a statement on Saturday, entirely dispensing with the modical examination queries at the Central offices at Whitehall. llie recruits comprised every class audi profession: top-uatted city men mingled with liast End costers and Thanieside workers. I 1 or days it was noticeable that the recruits wore silent and in earnest realising their responsibilities audi the dreau winter, but on Saturday night Llie crowds cheerediand re-cheered the newly enlisted men.

A feature of the recruiting in Scotland is the tremendous enthusiasm, file cllergy, including many i'resbytenan Ministers, have enrolled), and the divinity colleges and theological halls are almost empty. ihe Jfress Uureau jius issued a statement that owing to physical impossibility to attest all offered a has oeen decided to call men to offer 'for llie army reserve. uu Sunday these instructions were telegrapheu throughout the United Kingdom. An officer was instructed! to make a list ot applicants for attestation under the group system on Saturday and Sun day, when it was impossible to attest before Sunday midnight; such to included, in the lists ii they attest up to Wednesday night. ilie -Bureau urges citizens to attest well, us the volume' is evidence of tiie determination of the country resolutely to prosecute the war to a victorious conclusion. CO UN AIMS AM) VENIZELOte. The Observer's Athens correspondent says that M. Gouruarie wnose hatred of AL. \ enizelos knows no uounds, was so incensed at M. Venizelos's recent manifesto, that he proposed to arrest him on the groundi that ne was disrespectful to the King. His colleagues rejected the idea fearing to increase cU. venizelos's prestige.

THE BEitblN IUOTS

Copenhagen. Dec. 12,

.Fifty thousand participated in Thursdays riotous outbreak in Berlin. ike police charged and killed and woundedJ many. The Crown i'rince arrived ai Berlin and was subjected to insults.

(Received This Day D.'/O. a.m.;

STEAMER dUiVlv BY A ISUBMARIN 1

Athens, Dec. 12. Official.—A German submarine torpedoed the Crook steamer Dimitrois Goulatidria, bound lor jwigland, lot) miles from Alexandria. The crew took to tho boats and were picked up by a British steamer bound lor Alexandria. .Both crews took to the boats, ajid another British steamer picked them up and landed them at Alexanddria.

Lloyds report that the British steam i er Busiris was sunk and that the crow has been landed at Alexandria.