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Horowhenua Chronicle, 29 March 1916, Page 3

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This Day 8.10 a.m.) GIEiRMAXS B'ENT ON DESTROY - ING VERDUN. Park, M a rob "2e>. Mr Sinuns, the correspondent or tlic United Press of America, visited Verdun. He says that the Germane are bent oil the destruction of the city. Daily, they hurl 350 of the largest incendiary slieids into the business anil residential districts and several iires are raging. Verdun is becoming another Hhoinis. The scene is gripping in its awfulness. The conflagration in the city is accompanied by a cieatenirrg roar from the crest Douaumont, which the French are sheMng, resembling Mount Vesuvius, while the German shells, exploding on the southern slapes, flaahedi out like huge geysera of smoke. The officers say they ask for nothing better tli-an that the Germans continue their attacks, as each attempt increases their losses- The Verdun sector is like a gigantic anthill, whereon men and transports swarm unceasingly. Jhe French guns and munitions seem unlimited. - • MFEBE'LTS ON THE SUSSEX- - USELESS. London. March An American gave evidence at the inquest on the victims ot the Sussex • $2* many of the lifebelt tapes were rotten and useless.

! AUSTRALASIAN MAIUS LOST. The mails on board the Sussex (haiit is believed to have been lost) included j Ausralian and New Zealand mails. GROWING DISGUST AMONG NEUTRALS. There is growing disgust in the United States, Holland, Denmark, and Scandinavia at the revelation of Germany's intet'ions to stop British trade regardless of the rights of neutrals. THE NEW GERMAN SUBMARINE. 'Danis!i telegrams describe a Gorman submarine of a size and speed hitherto unknown, seen in the lltsire after torpedoing the Norwegian barque Landfield. She took the crew of thirty aboard and kept them lor four Hays until another Norwegian barque was sighted and the crew of the Liniield <pl ! ac«l x aboard. The submarine's cre-w numbered eighty. SCANDINAVIAN VESSELS LOST IN THE WAR. Scandinavian newspapers point out that Germany has destroyed 96 Norwegian s tea mere during the war, whereof twenty were sunk by submarines. Germany only compensated Norway m respect' of four. Sweden has lost 40 ships and 128 Swedes have lost their lives. The indignaitoii is increased by the reports of rejoicings in Germany on trie ground that it is the first time a submarine has penetrated that part of the channel and escaped. A QUESTION FOR PRESIDENT WILSON. The Paris edition of the New York Hera,l|:l asks President Wilson respectfully how many Americans must ue killed before the United States declares war on Germany? It urges the immediate seizure of German ships interned! in United States ports. MORE VESSELS SUNK. The Danish sailer, the Harriet, has been sunk. The orew was landed. The steamer 'Manchester "Engineer has been torpedoed and sunk. The crew was savedi. THE SINKING OF THE GRBIF. Andes, on the Alcantara's consorts, participated in the recent fight. The Andes was dex-teiuously handled and evaded the torpedoes and rained shells on the raider. When the latter was beaten a British light cruiser appeared at a long distance and picked up the range with precision. The raider soon was atire fare and oft and blew up, it is supposed through the cargo of mines abroad. A 111 DEF ENCE BOARD AD VOGATiED. Lordi Sydenham in the Times advocates an air defence board on the lines of the old ordinance board. The air service should be able to act as a separate arm and develop own school of Scientific thought and systems of Strategy. THE PARIS CONFERENCE. Ministerial circles declare that all along it was intended that the Rt. Hon? A. Bonar Law should attend the Economic Conference at Paris. The misapprehension arose through the Rt. Hon. D. Llydi George stating that Kit. Hon. D. Lloyd George stating trnat the principal delegate. SUNK BY A GERMAN, TORPEDO. Amsterdam, March 28. The experts have conclusively proved that the Tuhantia was sunk by a German torpedo.