Official News.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 266, 20 April 1915, Page 5

Official News.

— , — , HIGH COMMISSIONER'S REPORT. Wellington, April 10. The High Commissioner reports, under date London, April 17, I\>.9> p.m.:— Army officers 'killed 5, wounded 12; men killed 92, wounded 152, missing 30. Canadians killed 13 t wounded 15.' The Admiralty reports that the British transport 'Manitou, carrying troops, was attacked by a Turkish torpedo-boat \in the Aegean Sea this morning. The Turk fired three torpedoes, but all missed. The Turk was chased "by the 1 British cruiser Minerva and destroyers. She ran ashore and was destroyed on the coast of Chios, and the crew were, made prisoners. It is reported that a hundred men on the transport were drowned, tat full particulars have not .been received.

The actions in the vicinity of Shaiba on Tuesdayi and Wednesday were crowned with complete success. Ord, Basrah, Zobcir, Bargisikeh and Shwehda a?:e clear of the enemy, who is retreating beyond Nakkhailah. In the hurried retreat, the Turks abandoned large quantities of tents and equipment. 'i "O Prime Minister has received the following from the High Commissioner at Umdon, dated April 19th, 1.20 a.m.: In the Carpathians fighting is concentral.ud in the Koslok direction. The enemy, notwithstanding enormous los.ses, made sixteen resultless attacks in twenty-four hours on the heights occupied by the Russians oast of Telepoch. On Saturday night the Russians captured a height south-east of Polen, taking numerous prisoners. Three counterattacks were repelled. From March (il to April 12 on the Carpathians front the Russians took unawares seventy thousand prisoners, including nine hundisd officers, thirty machine-guns, and two hundred maxims.