Late War News

Horowhenua Chronicle, 27 November 1916, Page 3

Late War News

(Received This Day 9.5 a.m.) OKI (MAN FLO lIIJLA OFF THE ENGLISH COAST. | London, usov. 26. Lloyds' Weekly correspondents at Margate audi Ilamsgate agree that there was a J.ttlo exctement on Thursday night when t'he German destroyer flotilla was off the coiust. It is calculated tliat the gunfire was ten miles off. Vivid flashes lit the horizon and many quit ted their 'beds and joined tlie crowds oil the sea front. The gunfire was heard at Dover apparently in the direction o'f the Jull lightship on the Goodwin shoals. There were thirty or forty flashes and then the commotion ceased as abruptly as it began. THE OBtiERVEII'S IDEAS. The Observer states that the employment of an additional quarter of a million British troops i'ii. the Near East would do more to shorten the wat than the employment of thrice that number in any other theatre. Victory in the west would thus be certainly advanced more than by any other nietiicd. Tmrkey Ls the strength and the stand? for the cohesion of the whole enemy forces—even for the German western armies. It is therefore a- base vital l and easily assailable. Were the Balkans once mastered and the straits to the Bliek Sea, Te-ope-ned Russia would be able to make a more rapid mobilisation and increase her supplies of munitions and her man power could subsequently assume the entire Balkan business, and jointly with Italy the whole war in the eastern s/tle of Europe. Austria then would be doomed. With the Berlin-Bagh-dad connection broken the German staying power would be irretrievably shaken to its 'foundations. T'he French and British army could .return to tlie west while the relief of fflor*chanit shipping would be an immense gain in connection with food supplies. A . proportionate but pre-requisite would be the organisation of our whole resources including the employment of black and yellow labour on a large scale. (Austral. a-New Zealand Cable Service) (Received This Day 10.5 a.m.)

London, Nov. 26. There is some excitement in South "Wales 'regarding the pacifists' conference to be held at 'Methyr Tydvil on December 9th, tire outcome of the conference that broke up at Cardiff. It is stated that the pacifists hare engaged 250 lusty stewards. The miners in the Rhonda Valley have warned Wins-tone that the pacifists' meeting will not be tolerated l and have asked Mr Stanton, M.P., to request the Rt. Hon. H. Samuel, Home Secretary, to prohibit the proceed! fngs. MORE VIGOR WAITED. .. The Channel raids have stimulated the demand' far a more vigorous Admiralty policy and the arming of ail ■merchantmen. WAR OX BULGARIA. Athens, Nov. 26. Tlie Venizelos'. Government has declared war oil Bulgaria to prevent the enemy treating Greek forces co-oper-ating with the Allies as - franc tireuis. Received This Day 9.20 a.m. THE LATE EMPEROR'S WILL. Amsterdam, Nor. 2G. The late Emperor Francis Joseph's will thanks the nation for its faithful love in times of happaness and hardship and also the navy and army. He was proud of their victories whilst their luid'eserved nuisfortunes caused him bitter pain. The will was written in 1914 after the Archduke Franz Ferdinand's death. It bequeaths the bulk of an enormous fortune to the members of the family principally to 'his daughters Valerie and Gisella. Besrirea the Kaiser, the Kaiserinc and all the German sovereigns, the King of Bulgaria, the dowager queon IT'oie.— canie news appearing in mis issue accredited to the Times has been published in that journal, but only where expressly stated is snch news the editorial opinion of The Times).

of Spain and one of King Alfonso'* children arc expected at the funeral. AUkSTR lAN PARLIAMENT TO MEET. Vienna, Nov. 2G. Following Count Koerbc|r's advice tlie Emperor Charles will summons the Austrian parliament in January, reversing the late Emperor 'Francis Joseph's policy erf persistently refusing to convene it. Vienna telegrams state that Charles assumes the supreme command of t'litf army. SVVEOEW DEXOUXOE GERMAN TACTICS. Swedish papers of all shades of opinion denounces the German tactics of sinking neutral vessels. The conservative papers •consider the 'latest tactics due to Hen- Ziinmormais appointment as foreign secretary. HINDEXBURG'S TRAVELS. Rome. (Nov. 26. Von Hi mien burg shortly will visit the Austro-Italian' front. The enemy ministers expelled from Athens were welcomed with great enthusiausm at Sofia. CONST A XTIIX E WEEPS. According to the Idea X'azionale the Austrian Minister stated that Iving Con.stanjtine wcpD when fareWelJing hiiim 1 . "WE SHALL MEET AGAIN." The German Minister told the newspapers' representative that 'King Cons-tantirie greeted/ him at a farewell audience with the words: "We shall meet again soon!"