STOP PRESS NEWS

Horowhenua Chronicle, 25 July 1916, Page 3

STOP PRESS NEWS

A NAVAL BATTLE. (Received This Day 1 p.m.) The Admiralty announce that at midnight on Saturday at Northhinder Lightship some of our light vessel sighted three enemy destroyers which retired.

I We subsequently engaged six enemy

destroyers off Schouwcn Bank in a running fight. We repeatedly hit the enemy vessels which reached the Belgian coast. One British hoat was hit and one man slightly wountledi. THE I'UIENOH OOMMUNIQUE. Palis, July 2-1. A communique states :—The night was calm on the Somme front. The weather conditions are bad. Our reconnaissance parties northward of the Aisne penetrated trenches and took prisoners. There are only local actions in the Chapejde->Steffi region. Our total prisoners during the past ten days .number 800. German aeroplanes bombed Luneville, woundiing nine persons. Lieutenant Chipert brought down eight German machines in the Fresnesen-Woevre sector. Our aeriinl squadrons dropped eight bombs on the railway stations at C'onflans.

forty 011 the barracks at Vigneulles, and twenty-fire on the aerodrome at Dieuzer. AT POZTERES. Pari*, July 24. An epic struggle goes on at Pozieres. Th.- Australians are fighting terrifically on both sides of the vi 11a ge. The British hnve attacked frontaWy. ami hand-to-hand fighting continues in the streets and houses, which must be captured step by step. The village is a veritable fortress. The Germans, strongly reinforced, recaptured a portion of the village. AT SUEZ. Amtserdam, July 24. A Turkish communique enys:—Skirmishes with enemy cavalry occurred eastwards of Suez town. The oik* my fled towarcte the Canal, leaving some Killed.

VICTORY A7SSTHED. New~York, July 2T4. The Hon. D." Lloyd-George, in the House of Commons, said the British generals w«re satisfied that, victory was assured. THE SUBMARINE TRADE. There are conflicting reports as to why the submarine steamer Deutchland lias not yet left America tor her return journey to Germany. It is slated: she is endeavouring to insure a large shipment of bullion, and also is awaiting th© Bremen, which is raoie than a week overdue. Some anxiety is feit as to the fate of the Bremen. BRITAIN AND u.»S.A. The State Department or the United States will inform Great Britain that her reply re mails is not consideied aa adequate response, aiid the Department will request a reply on principles involved. BRITISH LIVES. Hie Berlin War Office states that the engagement at Pozierce oost the British heavily in dead amdi wounckt'd.