GERMANY’S LOST SUBMARINES.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume 7, Issue 310, 2 October 1915, Page 5

GERMANY’S LOST SUBMARINES.

54 NOT RETURNED. (Ree. 12.40 a.m ) COPENHAGEN, Oct. 1. The German Admiralty has not re ceived news of 57 submarines. It ii supposed that they have been lost. Tin real number is believed to be 54.

AT THE DARDANELLES.

TURKISH REPORT. (Rcc. 1.15 a.m.) A Turkish communicpie states: — Ac silenced, on Tuesday, batteries near Seddul Bahr. ATHENS, Oct. 1. I Mitylene reports a fierce day-long j naval bombardment in the straits o- < Tuesdav.

STRENGTHENING CHATALOJA.

(Rec. 1.15 a.m.) SALONIKA, Oct. 1. The Germans are employing thirty thousand men to strengthen the Chataloja forts in four parallel lanes. Railways connecting the forts have also been constructed, and ditches and canals to enable the flooding of the plains outside if necessary.

(TURKS COMPLETELY ROUTED.

LONDON, October I. Official: After three days’ fighting we dislodged the Turks from a position on both banks of the Tigris seven miles below Kutulamara. The northern defences were caried by a gallant assault. The Turks fought with tlic greatest tenacity, and were dislodged trench by trench. Their losses in dead were severe. The Turks fled to Bgahdad and we occupied Kutulamara. We took 1,650 prisoners. The enemy trenches were elaborate, and extended for miles, with an extensive mine system. Our casualties were 500, mostly slight wounds.

TURKISH REGIMENT MUTINIES.

LONDON, Oct. 1. The Times’ Salonika correspondent has received a report from Mitylenc that the 7th Regiment of the 20tfi Division of the Turkish army corps stationed at Karaburnu mutinied anc fled to.the mountains. The division was ordered elsewhere and the commander dismissed. There is undoubted despondency .and demoralisation in the Turkish army.

BRITISH IMPORT DUTIES.

LONDON, Sept. 30. In the House of Commons, the Hon. E. McKenna defended the import duties on the ground that they would favourably affect the exchange, which is now against us. He repudiated the contention that the duties would prejudice Freetrade. The whole case for the Government was that while the Freetrade policy was the best in normal times, they might have conditonof war when they could not retain Freetrade. The Government as a whole had no intention of adopting or discarding one theory or the other. Mr. Sonar Law repudiated the Impression that the import duties were the result of pressure on the Govern--pien by the Unionist members of the Cabinet. What would happen to the tariff after the war none could say, bur the change would not affect the fiscal controversy. The Hon. McKenna promised to exclude motor tyres and chassis parrs, used for trade purposes. The House adopted the sugar duty.

CONSCRIPTION.

KITCHENER’S SOLUTION. PROPOSED MILITIA BALLOT. LONDON, Oct. 1. •- The Manchester Guardian says Lord Kitchener, in addressing ' a Labour Conference on the 28th, he preferred the voluntary system, but the present rate of recruiting was inadequate. There was n question of raising trie army to the required size. That liac already boon done. The problem was to fill the gaps. e His own plan—whicn had not yet been submitted to the Cabinet—was a militia ballot, by wide-, every district would furnish a quota, voluntarily if possible, otherwise by ballot. After hearing Mr. Asquith the conference decided to organise a purely Labour campaign for recruiting.

COMPULSORY SERVICE.

OPPOSED BY LABOUR. COUNCIL. SYDNEY, Oct. 1. The Labour Council opposes any form of compulsory service of life, health, or limb that does not first of all bring wealth under conscription. The Council resolved: “As the British Government had not deemed it advisable to introduce conscription, we see nu reason for the action of the Universal Service League in advocating its adoption in Australia.