AUSTRALIAN PRISONERS IN TURKEY.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume 8, Issue 107, 6 May 1916, Page 6

AUSTRALIAN PRISONERS IN TURKEY.

MEAGRELY SUPPLIED WITH FOOD. MONEY ASKED FOR. SYDNEY, this day. A fire destroyed six business premises at Alstonville, the damage being £12,000. MELBOURNE, this day. Mr. Pearce has received a communication, through the American Ambassador at Constantinople, from prisoners interned at Kiangui, in Asia Minor, including 45 Australians and New Zealanders, asking for regular supplies of money in order to augment the meagre food supply. GERMAN ZEPPELIN CHASED. BY" FRENCH CRUISER. CHRISTIANIA, May 4. A French cruiser closely chased Zeppelin L2O at Stavanger, Norway. LAST TUESDAY’S ZEPPELIN RAID. GERMAN ADMISSION OF FAILURE (Reed. 8.50 a.m.) LONDON, May 4. Reports from Stavanager, Norway, state that Zeppelin men declare that the raiders, on Tuesday,, were compelled to relinquish their attacks. They explain that L2O, owing to lack of benzine, w 7 as unable to accompany the others homeward, ythe wund driving her to the eastward. THE SHAKESPEARE TER- . CENTENARY. CELEBRATIONS IN ENGLAND. LONDON, May 4. Yesterday was th e actual tercentenary of Shakespeare’s death. Old style celebrations were held in primary schools. Th e morning was devoted to lectures on Shakespeare’s works, special natural prayers, and a holiday in the afternoon. The celebrations occupy considerable space in newspapers, but grave national happenings ar e distorting public attention. ZEPPELIN RAID ON ENGLAND. A BIG FLEET. LONDON, May 4. Official: Tuesday’s Zeppelins numbered six. Reports from Rattray Head to Norfolk indicate that a gr'eater number were off the coast. A hundred bombs were dropped. The casualties w T ere six men and three women killed, and twenty men and eight women injured. Eighteen houses were damaged. The raiders only twice -were within the range of anti-aircraft guns. A north-eastern country correspondent states that on e Zeppelin on Tuesday seemed out of control. It was probably damaged by gun-lire. GERMANY PREPARING REPLY TO AMERICA. BERLIN, May 3, Herr Yon Jagow, in the Reichstag, said the reply to th e American Note is being prepared at the main headquarters, where Couut Von BethmannHolhveg still remains.. Its completion is imminent. LONDON, May 4. j The Central News’ Washington correspondent says President Wilson dediner the Kaiser’s proposal to arbitrate on the submarine question with King Alphonso of Spain as the arbitrator. VOLUNTARISM’S LAST CHANCE. DOMINANT NOTE AT 'AUSTRALIAN RALLIES. SYDNEY, May 4. At largely attended recruiting rallies in tlio 'city and suburbs the dominant note sounded by the speakers is, “This is the last chance for voluntaryism. ’ ’ Mr. Toucher, a Victorian M.L.A., referring to Mr. Asquith’s announcement, told a meeting that if Britain declares for conscription it is certain Australia and New Zealand will not stand out. ■ ANTI - CONSCRIPTIONISTS ROUGHLY HANDLED. MELBOURNE. May 4. There were wild scenes at a public meeting at the Town Hall, held under the auspices of tli A.N.A., in favour of conscription. A number of returned soldiers resented interjections from a group of auti-conscr.iptionists, and several wore roughly handled and 'ejected, tier ions trouble was averted by the speakers singing the National Anthem, which had a magical effect, A motion was finally carried to the effect that in. the opinion of the meeting "he needs of th e war can no longer be

met by voluntary services, and urges the Federal Government to take steps to fully utilise the service of every citizen and the resources of the Commonwealth until the conclusion of the war. BRITISH MERCANTILE MARINE. LOSSES MADE GOOD. LONDON, May 4. Lord Curzon, in the House of Lords, said an encouraging fact was that the number of merchant ships sunk by the enemy was exactly balanced by the new ships launched during the war. It was surprising that th e mercantile marine had stood the strain so well. CAUSE OF REBEL FAILURE. GERMANS’ PROMISED AID FAILS. LONDON, May 4. Tjie Times correspondent, analysing the failure of the insurrection, said: One cause is the lack of German support. The leaders told th e rebels that if they 'could hold out for four days the Germans would land a strong force. If the Germans did give such an undertaking the British fleet frustrated theplans. The chief cause of failure was Ireland ’s refusal to fulfil the expectations of the leaders. They expected troops to be hurried to Ireland, but thought they would be scattered throughout the country, and only a regiment or two would be spareable for Dublin. Patrick Pearce, the leader of the rebels, was 30 years old. He was of English descent, and was born in Dublin. VICTORIAN EX-PREMIER’S DEATH. MELBOURNE, May 4.

Obituary —The Hon. John Murray, formerly Victorian Premier, He was driving a buggy when the horse bolted and collided with a motor-car. Mr. Murray alighted, but dropped dead. N-S.W. POLITICAL CRISIS. HOLMAN GOVERNMENT REMAIN IN POWER. SYDNEY, May 3. The Holman Government will remain in office. After the. delegation’s explanations the Conference passed a motion that, having heard that the Government agreed to accept the Conference’s proposals regarding the abolition of the Legislative Council, it expresses confidence in the ability of the Holman Government to carry out its promises. SYDNEY, May 4. The restoration of political harmony is regarded as a diplomatic triumph on the part of Mr. Griffith, who, after ai? attempts to bring about a settlement had failed, successfully interceded. WANTED. —Let it be known that PHENYLE Disinfectant is good. Use it against Infantile Paralysis. Get it at BENNETT’S.