GENERAL WAR NEWS.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume 7, Issue 243, 3 July 1915, Page 7

GENERAL WAR NEWS.

SSNKING THE ARMENIAN. THE CAPTAIN'S STORY. (Red 1.35 p.m.) LONDON, July 1. The Admiralty announces that a mine or torpedo damaged the destroyer "Ligthning" off the East Coast last night. The boat is now in harbour with fourteen of th e crew missing. Capt Trickery, captain of the Armenian, interviewed,, said the submarine signalled us to stop by putting a couple of gunshots across our bows when

four miles off. I put ray stern to him, and ran for it. He shelled continuously and shrapnel killed several of the crew and precipitated some into the

sea. I realised that the enemy was gaining, but struggled on till a shell knocked the steering gear out of order and another fell on the engine room. A third carried <away the Marconi House, and a fourth cut down the funnel and disabled the men in the stokehold, and prevented m© getting steam. Th e ship was on fire in three places when I decided to surrender. I had resisted an hour, and twelve or thirteen men were lying dead on the k deck. The submarine Commander made me iciear the ship, and th e Armenian sank. After this they picked up som e of the crew floating ion life belts; most members of the crew perished were Americans.

THE EOLL OF HONOUR. NEW ZEALAND PORCES. SICK, ROW CONVALESCENT, DISCHARGED PROM HOSPITAL. WELLING/TON BATTALION. Private E. J. Beckett Private J. E. Davison Private J. Swarbrick Private G. A. J,. Mel .can OTAOO MOUNTED*. Privates W. H. Burrows Private O. J. Hill Private S. Henry WELLINGTON MO I' N TEDS. Troopers J. Fernandes i Trooper W. E. Hawke AUCKLAND MOUNTED®. Troopers A. Wright Trooper R. E. McClure FIELD ARTILLERY. Gunner S. Hain VN Gunner G. G. Dec-Drury Driver W. J. Nelson FIELD ENGINEERS. Sapper J. Ross Sapper J. A. Logan ARMY SERVICE CORPS. Private P. B. Hill Private J. Osborne AUCKLAND BATTALION. Private J. C. Ledez Private M. M. Sullivan Private J. Martin ! Private G. S. Wilson I Private W. C. Coy CANTERBURY BATTALION. Private L. A. Ashworth ! Private H. H. Saunderson j Private W. F. W. Freeman ( I Private S. McDonald | OTAGO BATTALION. \ Private A. W. Grant Private J. Stockbridge ! Private H. Woolford Private A. Foster ADMITTED TO ANGLO-x\MERICAN HOSPITAL, CHEZIERES. 5 CANTERBURY MOUNTEDS. Major P. J. Overton RIFLE BRIGADE ((Attached to Headquarters) ARTILLERY. Lieutenant J. G. Jeffery N.Z. ROYAL ENGINEERS. Lieutenant M. G. R. Newbould R. R. Newbould EMBARKED FOR ENGLAND. OTAGO BATTALION. Private A. Stewart