GENERAL WAR NEWS.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume 7, Issue 263, 6 August 1915, Page 8

GENERAL WAR NEWS.

SEQUEL TO WARNEFORD'S FEAT. ' ZEPPELIN'S BEING RE'MOD- .,.-.■ ' . ELLED. "".:,-■ ,„ PARIS, August 5. Since the feat of Lieut. Warneford, che Canadian aviator who destroyed a Zeppelin, and who A\as subsequently killed when f.ying near Paris, Zeppelins hav c . been withdrawn from Beli'um. Experiments are. being: carried •ut to secure highsr and greater ;peed. As a result,., extra, motors, have been added, increasing; th e speed by 25 pe)r cent. . An apparatus has been installed. for distributing a Hertzian wave, enabling operators to control,.the direction of aerial .torpadoes for a distance- of -wo. miles, ,The number of machineruns on top. of the dirigibes has been ;uignv"vnted-. Experimnets have failed to add. armour on top, so the number of interior compartments have been increased in order that .each breach may cause; less loss. It is expected that I the .raids ..will recommence wh.en the present rain and thunderstorms end. THE ROLL OF HONOUR. ..KILLER IN ACTION, . Field Engineers: Sapper B, J, Gib-

son ..... ■■,;.. .. ■-•'..'■ . Auckland Battalion,: Pvt L. . Legallis '.SENT TO ENGLAND. Pvt D. A. McDonald. ;. ~... .. WOUNDED DISCHARGED AND CONVALESCENT. Pyt A. H. Goyder, Pvt R. McKinney Auckland Mounted: TpJ* F. Kee,ley DIED OF WOUNDS. Canterbury Mounted: Tpr T. E. Currie, D, Jenkins DIED OF DYSENTERY Canterbury Battalion:. Sergt M. M. Bell WOUNDED DISCHARGED AND CONVALESCENT. | Lieut E. ' Dobson," Pvts H. Lodge* J. jA. Godfrey, A. A. King I DIED OF WOUNDS. Wellington Battalion: Pvt E, J. Carr SENT TO ENGLAND. Pvt T. W. Nslrbey DIED OF WOUNDST " ; Wellington Mounted: Tpr N. Mai&ey Otago Battalion: Pvt J. Regan* WOUNDED. SENT TO ENGLAND. [ Kaior W. ¥»G. Tnrnfcull, Pvt I. C:. Macrea. I Otago Mounted: Tpr D. B. Waddejl | DIED OF TYPHOID ' Field.. Artillery: Gunner E. R. Kirk J SENT TO ENGLAND/. . .. ArtiEery: ". Gunnel? ' N. Mulli- ] gan, Gunner 07 H: Benge, WOUNDED. Divisional Train: Drive? C. Drearer. WOUNDED DISCHARGED CONVALESCENT. Otago Battalion: Corpl J, L. O'Brien, Pvt W. Ramage Wellington Battalion: Pvt W. J. Young. Field Artillejry: Gunner R, C. Sinclair, Driver L. A. West. Wellington Mounted: Tpr D. H. Se.inglis, SICK, DISCHARGED CONVALESCENT. Canterbury Battalion: Pvt G. Jamieson. Pvts J. EL R. H. Garrett, A. E. Borley. Wellington Battalion: Pvt J. H. Hastie Divisional Headquarters: Tpr 0. D. Lynch. Otago Mounted: Tpr E. D. LmyiS, | Tprs il.: ■Da-vd-KOii, M. Gc-een, W- TrcssMf>.

Wellington Mounted: Tprs T. E. Wilson,. C. R., v Plolm ; es. ; Veterinary Corps: Lance-Ccrpl G. N. Witsell. ' ; ' Field Ambulance: Sergt R. E. Lindsay. Field Artillery:'- Gunner C, H. D. ■Dalkema.de, Gunner T. C. Warfej. Gunner R. Drabble, Lieut J. G. K. Jeffery Field Artillery: Gunnejr H. Hathere'l, Gunner J. F. S. Brown, ~.Q.M. Sergt W. Tanner, Gunner W_ Terry. Army Service Cctps: Pvt .1. Bessan, Pvts C. Harts, W. C.'Haultain, F. W. Hawkins. Field Engineers: Corpl A. McWhirter, Sapper T F..Steeler, Sergt C. H. Taylojr, Sapper C. Jonejs.-