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Horowhenua Chronicle, 15 February 1916, Page 3

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(deceived This Day ( J. 50 a.m.) NORWEGIAN STEADIER SUNK. London, Feb. 14. The Xuiwegian ship Alabama lias been sunk by a torpedo or a mine. The crew u ere picked up. TALE OF A DUTCH .MOTOR BOAT. Amsterdam, Feb. 14. Tiie Dutch motor boat Speculant, laden with lubber, wasLe, margarine, and I'nseed oil ostensibly for Amsterdam moved oil' towards Uroningen. Siio was suspected ol smuggling and was followed by a patrol boat. She dodged about the Zuidor Zee and finally was deserted, on lire. RUSSIANS KEEP THE TURKS AWAKE. Pc.trograd, February 1-1. A communique says we are progessing in the passes near Erzeroum. through d-eep snow. We captured seven guns besides machine guns and ammunition waggons. A violent explosion 'was observed at one of the Ersseroiun forts after our bombardment. We dislodged the Turks at Khuyss and occupied the town of Kho*p. We occupied Buastebad in the Hamadan region. A naval communique says that our fleet silenced a portion of the shore batteries* at Vitao, south-westward of .Batoum and destroyed six bridges on the coast road, and also sunk eight sailers. (Received This Day 11.10 a.m.) THE ARETHUSA SIJjNK. iLondon, Feb. 14. Official.—The warship Arcthusa has been mined off the East Coast, and it is feared that she is a total wreck, 'leu lives were lost. The Secretary to the New Zealand Post Office telegraphed to The Chronicle, at noon to-day, as follows:—The Admiralty announce that the ligln j cruiser Arcthusa struck a mine off the ' East Coast. It iB feared she mil become a total wreck. About ten" men j were drowned. I