Late War News

Horowhenua Chronicle, 26 August 1916, Page 3

Late War News

(A - istralia-New Zealand Cable Service) (Received Thi* Day I J. 10 a.m.) THE STORY Ol 1 ' AN CXNAMED BRITISH CAPTAIN. New York. August 24. The City News Association quotes an unnamed 'British captain arriving in •New York from Groat Britain, as saying tli'at the Bremen was captured m the English Channel. Thirty-three of the crew were taken prisoner and two accidentally The Mhemon was caught in a net. GERMAN SIOCRKT MAIL SERVICE. The Jv'ew York Wold says arrests have boom made in connection with a plot alleged to exist for the purpose of smuggling 5000 dollars worth of jewellery into the United State", and have ■revealed the existence of private shipping express company, whereby Ueru.nns in New York regularly havi* sent ami received letter to and from their agents in Copenhagen ! >. v Scandinavian vessels. It is said the system violates the United States statutes and has defeated the British censorship. The World says further that a representor vo of the Deutsche Bank admits giving as much as a hundred dollars for the conveyance of a letter to Copenhagen. The extent whereto the system w-ns used will 1 investigated. THE GERMAN UNIDTCR SI I '. A COMPANY. The "YYiriehad which has been chartered by the Gnrmaji T T nder Sea vSompam for a Fast dash has been docked at Nov London. To-day a cargo of nickel an< rubber is being loaded aboard a barge at Baltimore for transportation to New London. It is understood it- will foiu the Bremen's return cargo if she ar rives. (Received This Day 11 a.m.} NEARiING TRIKSTff:

London. August 2->. Hio Exchange Telegraph's Roino correspondent states that the Italians are

fourteen milets from Trieste. T!u. hold all the enemy's second line and portions of tho third to Monfaloone. The combatants occupy opposing linos of height. The Italians continue to slowly advance.

(Received This Day 8.50 a.m.) R.HWA 15 I) FOR TIIIC BRAVE. London. Aug. 25. The military cross has boon awarded t;> l,i"iit. Richard Riddiford, of X'o-v Zealand. When his comnnaiuler was wounded ho took elisi 1*450 of ;i raid and organized and lod a covering party. During tlie withdrawal ho remained i!< "Xo Man's" land until every man was back. THE [/I Uili OT7TR AGIiS. .Madrid, August 25. Tho Kin« presided at a meeting of liis Cabinet, when it was agreed to seriously consider tho French Note regarding flio Lille outrages and consult other neutrals, and also to ascertain Genuany's views. 'Tho newspapers support Franco's representations. GERMANS PROTE.ST OVER LIKBKNECHT' SENTENCE. Amsterdam, Aug. *25. Demonstrations, protesting against tho increased sentence, on Pr Liebknoolit, occurred at ''Berlin and C'emitz. Rioting and shop-looting followed the Liepzig demonstration. CASHIERED. ■Berne. August *25. General Riodel and two colonels of the Austrian Army, have been dismissed the army, for having been absent from Gorizin during tho first fortyeight hours of the Italian attack on that place. -- t - - u- itfW.** WT4 *JW K