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Horowhenua Chronicle, 23 February 1916, Page 3

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(Received This Day, 8.5 a.m.) AEROPLANE RAID IN FRANCE. London, Feb. 22. Sir Douglas Haag reports that twen-ty-seven aeroplanes attacked the enemy depots at Don and (lid extensive damage to» stores and the railway. The enemy aircraft recently made several night attacks oil various towns" in our area with 110 military results. A few civilians "were killed. THE BRITISH (TSTCOMS TAR IF K. Opinions in the lobby exepCt that a tnrthcr extension of the customs tariff will be an important feature of the next Budget, and that ninny articles now exempt will be added. The Rt. -Hon. R. McKenna will aim at striking luxuries, but will have regard to future trade with the dominions and Allies. THE BLOCKADE OF C.BRM'ANY. A It ie understood that Cabinet contemplates making a single Minister responsible for the enforcement of the German 'blockade, exercising the powers

| now distributed between the .Foreign ; Office, the Admiralty, the Board ot 1 l'rade and. elsewhere. It is likelv that Lord llobert Cecil will be appointed to trie new position. MANY AIR RAIDS AND BATTLES. Communiques show that yesterday the record was uroKeti in aeroplane attacks. Apart from the destruction of a Zeppelin, a great raid was made on Don. Air raids and fighting are reported from all theatres, including Austrian raids on Brucia and Milan. They did small damage. I.he Russian's raided Buczacz and Manasterjisk and the French brought down a Fokker, Albatross, and a third machine in various sectors. Seven macnines also fought four aeroplanes over Hattonchatel. Two were brought down and the others fled. A French chaser squadron attacked fifteen German machines and forced the squadron to fight over Revigny and (brought down one. A squadron of seventeen dropped seventy bombs of heavy calibre on the aerodrome of the Habsheim goods station, and at Mulhouse a ; squadron of twenty-eight bombed tlv enemys munition factory at Pa.gny- | surmozelle. All the imacJTfiies returned safely. A Zeppelin was reported in flames at Brabantleroi. It was shot through by an I'ricen<fia;\v shell. (Received This Day, 8.20.- a.m.) . j LORU KITCHENER'S CONGRATULATIONS. . Jjondon, Feb. 22. | Lord Kitchener telegraphed to the Grand Duke: "Heartiest congratulations from the British ifrmy and myself on the brilliant feat of arms of our l{ust>ian comrades at JSrzeroum." The Grand Duke Nicholas repliedi thanking Lord Kitchener and the brilliant British army. 'I CIIKKSII CLAIMS rtEFUTEO. la the House of Commons The Rt. Hon. A. Chamberlain referred to the Turkish claim that the Turks had an nihilatcd a British force, said that the light look place on January 12th between a reconnoitring party from Aden and the Turkish detachment. One British officer, four Indiian soldiers, were killed and four British officers ami live Indian soldiers wounded. There were two hundred enemy casualties. The British neither were annihilated or defeated.

I ALIENS AT LARGE IN BRUT AX. The Rt. Hon. H. Samuel stated that j.2,14<j alien males and 10,500 females remain in the country not interned. The majority belong to iriendly races. TREATMENT IX A GERMAN PRISON GAMP. Lord Robert Cecil announced that the statements or returned prisoners from Wittenburg camp in Germany have been fully corroborated. The reports show that the conditions have been deplorable and the treatment oi interned people, scandalous. Recently there has been a improvement. ZKPPELLN iSHEiDS DAMAGED. Paris, Feb. 22. Reports in Swiss papers state that a hurricane partly demolished the Zeppelin sheds at Fredrichshafen. EAST OF SUEZ CANAL. Cairo, Feb. 22. Official: A British aviator made a reconnaisance on Sunday over the enemy's advanced posts eastward ot the Suez Canal. He descended low and dropped a hundred pound bomb and the power station at Llhassena.. FIGHsIIXG IN EAST AFRdOA. Capetown. Feb. 22. Official: General Suiuts reports that nn the eighteenth an enemy force nuinoenrig two hundred attacked Kachumbe on the Uganda border. It was driven off and tlie enemy lost four Europeans and fifty-three natives, also a quantity of machine guns and, rifles and ammunition. We had no cesnalties. AT WALTON HOSPITAL. London, Feb. 'J2. At Sir Thomas Mackenzie's invitation the Rt. Hon. A Fisher visited the Walton hospital. The 250 patients mostly are able to take daily outings, only the most stubborn oases, notably of rheumatism being unable to get about

The following have been in Walton hospital since it opened in August: Privates Moc Burney (.Cuckland)' and -UcLiahev (Wellington) ; Sergt. Black 'Canterbury); and Bugler iOhegwid<len (Auckland). There are no serious cases. One 01 the cheeriest men is a .Maori, named John Morgan. Ho lost both legs. There have been no recent arrivals except a<n occasional accident case Artliui; Sanders (Wellington) sustained concussion on Saturday'while playing football. I'acly Mackenzie accompanied, the Rt. Hon. A. Fisher, who was much impressed by the excellence of the organization. He admired the system of putting the men on their honour-, this resulting in their not breaking the rules. The buildings are extremely comfortable and have delightful surroundings. The militaßy regard ; t as a model hospital. There are constant •visits from high officials who give it their unanimous appiuval. THE DEFENCES OF SALO- . NTKA. 1 he Daily Chronicle's Salonika eorlespondent says that at the invitation

| of General Sarrail, the Greek generals ' inspected the Allied fortifications at Salonika. They were astonished* at the ! strength of the forte. 'l'lie Greeks were agreed that the enemy will need to attack in great force, and with l >rmidable artillery. Deserters state that there is serious famine a Monastic THE KiLNG OF SERBIA. Athene, February 22. The King of Serbia, who has been taking the sulphur baths at Edepsos, is rapidly recovering and is now looking many years younger. He is delighted to find himself so soon again tit to lead his army. INCENDIARY .SHELLS FOR ZEPPELINS. London, Feb. 22. Apropos the loss of the Zeppelins it is stated to be possible to make incendiary non-explosive shell plainly visible at night during the whole flight. It develops so terrifice heat that it will inevitably set tire to a Zeppelin if it is struck.