GENERAL WAR NEWS.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume 8, Issue 34, 10 February 1916, Page 6

GENERAL WAR NEWS.

IN THE CAMEROONS.

MADRID, February 8. A steamer bas been ordered to •proceed to Muni to embark a thousand fugitive Cameroon Germans and bring them to Spain for internment, THE AIR RAID MENACE. GOVERNMENT TO BE QUESTIONED. LONDON, February 8. When Parliament re-opens on Tuesday, an amendment to the Address will be moved emphasising the importance of precautions against air-raids. It is expected the Government will face a very critical House. ANOTHER GERMAN LIE. ADMIRALTY DENIES A REPORT. LONDON, Feb. T. The Admiralty denies the German report that a Zeppelin bombed the Caroline in the Humber, sinking her with great loss. DEATH OF PRINCE YUSSUF. AN OPPOSITION VIEW. UNDOUBTEDLY MURDERED. LONDON, Feb. 7. In the Paris Journal, Emille Galli, former manager of an Anglo-French newspaper at Constantinople, and who was imprisoned by the Turco-Germans for IS months, says that the friends cf Tussuf have no doubt that the latter was murdered. He refused to receive Von Sanders when Enver Pasha introduced him. Enver proceeded to the Palace the day after the Goeben had bombarded Russian ports in the BlacV Sea, to report to the Sultan. The -

ment Tnver announced it the Sultan stood up, exploding with anger, and thundered: “Am I nobody, that the Russians should be attacked without authorisation? Are the Germans masters in Constantinople?” Enver coolly stated that the Russians had "first attacked us.” The Sultan shouted: "It is a lie! It was aggression! ’ ’

Enver was surprised at the Sultan’s uncharacteristic attitude, begged leave to postpone explanations, and hastily departed.

Yussuf followed, and said: "Listen, you and your accomplices are ruining Turkey. Beware of the people.’s wrath. ' You will die like dogs.” Yussuf continued to vigorously protest, and that was his death sentence. —(Times and Sydney Sun Special Services.

SOME SHELLING. SURPRISE FOR ENEMY. SINKING SUBMARINES. NEW YORK, Feb. 6. The New York Times states that when Britain tackled the submarine menace, it was found impossible to hit submerged submarines, ordinary shells ricocheting on the water like tennis balls. Experiments revealed that alterations in the shape of the nose of the shell would cause them to dive under water. It was also found that lyddite was powerful when exploded under water.

Pin ally, the fleet devised a new fuse. Then the ships went cut into the North Sea and tackled the submarines. The big ships boldly advanced. The submarines, thinking them mad, came in droves in order to destroy them. The battleshisp let fly with their big guns, the new shells peppering a wide area. The shells sank and blew up the submarines.