LORD KITCHENER DROWNED.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume 8, Issue 132, 7 June 1916, Page 5

LORD KITCHENER DROWNED.

\ WENT DOWN IN THE HAMPSHIRE. EIGHT O’CLOCK MONDAY NIGHT. t' - ALL ON BOARD LOST. THE GREAT NAVAL BATTLE. GERMANY LOST 22 SHIPS. A BRILLIANT BRITISH VICTORY. GERMAN ACCOUNT FROM GERMAN LIPS. 'lord kitchener drowned.

an UNPRECENDENTED BRITISH CALAMITY. BATTLESHIP HAMPSHIRE MINED OK TORPEDOED. TWO OP THE WAR MUNITIONS COMMITTEE LOST. NO LIVES WERE SAVED. LORD KITCHENER WAS GOING TO RUSSIA. . (Press Bxtrordinary). (Reed. S.a.xn.). v - LONDON, June 7. . • T nrri Kitchener, his secretary, and two was lost oft the Orkney Islands, •while on the way to Russia. No lives were saved, IThe Hampshire is an armoured cruiser -of TTteots °nT car Peers' r^p” 6 inches. Her armament consists ot four 7.5; six 6 inch and twenTy 3 pounders, besides two Maxims and two torpedo tubes.] another report of the catastrophe. THE HAMPSHIRE WAS SUNK ON MONDAY. ABOUT EIGHT O'CLOCK AT NIGHT. "> ’ SEARCHERS ARE SCOURING THE SEA. ,2V*,'' o (Reed. 8.40 a.m.). , . 2 ; , LONDON, June 6. & Lord Kitchener, it is feared, was drowned on Monday evening; he was aboard the Hampshire going Russia-wards, west of the Orkneys. Later Admiral Jellicoe reported that the Hampshire with Kitchener •and his staff, was sunk on Monday night, at 8 o’clock, west ot the Orkneys, either by mine or torpedo. Four observers on shore saw four boats leave the ship in heavy seas. • , 2 A patrol vessel and destroyers immediatly proceeded to the spot, n searchers up to the present have only found some bodies ana a capsized boat.

THE OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT. HIGH SEAS WERE RUNNING. ONLY BODIES AND CAPSIZED BOAT FOUND. NO LIKELIHOOD OF SURVIVORS. (Reed. 9.15 a.m.). LONDON, June 7. The Admiralty announces that the Commander-in-chief of the Grand Fleet reports that His Majesty’s ship Hampshire, with Lord Kitchener and his staff on board was sunk last night, west of the Orkney s either by mine or Torpedo. Four boats were seen by observers to leave the ship. The wind was north-northwest with heavy seas running. Only bodies and a capsized boat have been found up to the present. There is little hope of survivors The Hampshire was on her 'way to Russia.

WAR OFFICE ANNOUNCEMENT. ♦KITCHENER ACCOMPANIED BY PRIVATE MILITARY SECRETARY, (Reed. 9.18 a.m.). LONDON, June 7. The War Office announces that the party with Lord Kitchener on H.M.S. Hampshire included his personal military secretary, Brigadiei Lllershav Ohierne, of the Foreign Office, and two representatives of the Ministry of Munitions. LORD KITCHENER'S PARTY. ON BOARD THE HAMPSHIRE. (Reed. 9.30 a.m.). LONDON, June 6. The W T ar Office announces that Kitchener’s party consisted of Lieut.Colonel Fitzgerald, Military Secretary; Brigadier-General Ellershaw; Lieut. Macpherson; S. O’Beirne. of the Foreign Office; Sir H. Donaldson; L. Robertson, of the Ministry of Munition; Detective McLaughlin, of Scotland Yard; five personal servants and clerks. LORD KITCHENER WAS GOING TO RUSSIA. ON A VISIT TO THE CZAR. (Reed. 10.45 a.m.). LONDON, June 7. Lord, Kitchener, invited by the Czar, had left England on a visit to the request of the Government he was to have discussed inrYportant Unitary and financial quest mis. OBJECT OF KITCHENER’S VISIT TO RUSSIA. IS OFFICIALLY CONFIRMED. (Reed. 11. a.m.). LONDON. June 7. A Reuter’s mesages states that it is officially announced that Kitchener was en route to Petrograd to discuss important financial and military questions with the Czar.