MISCELLANEOUS

Taihape Daily Times, Volume 7, Issue 65, 16 November 1914, Page 5

MISCELLANEOUS

(Times and Sydney Sun Cables.) LONDON, November 18. A petty officer, when leaving Lie Niger, noticed that the ensign was stiil floating at Hie stern. He said: “ Hold on, mates,” scrambled aboard the sinking ship, hauled down the flag and rolled it round iiis neck. Then, saying “Good-bye, old Niger,” lie jumped into a waiting boat just in time. An eye-witness of vhe sinking of the iferaschug asserts that the Emuen approaching Penang under false odours, replied to the Russian cruiser’? challenge with signals “Yarmouth; coming to anchorage.” Before the officer of the watch could reply, the Emden swung stern on to the Jemschug, fired a torpedo and poured broadsides. There was scarcely a single survivor on the Jem sc hug. A correspondent who escaped from Brussels has arrived in London. He says extraordinary interest is taken by civilians in Brussels in the Times war news. Single copies fetched 180 shillings. Remarkable business was done in duplicated typewritten copies especially relating to the operations in Belgium. These wore sold and circulated by stealth and bought 40s. Customers smuggled away precious sheets and road them with delight. The Austrians crossed the Danube and entered Servia, near Semendria. Servians attacked and defeated the invaders. Many were drowned when endeavouring to swim the Danube. The Servians captured 2000. The Kaiser offered the marble palaco at Corfu at a low price to a German hotel syndicate, which fears it will be confiscated if Greece joins the Allies. Rotterdam reports that the Gerj ; ::s are preparing defensive works j v a a large scale *:i the environs of j Bruges and the coastal region, rei lacing the bridge,?, they previously [ destroyed. j Rome says the Germans’ greatest 1 anxiety will shortly be a shortage of ammunition, as a result of the British ’fleet preventing the delivery of copper to Germany