THE WAR.

Taranaki Daily News, 30 June 1915, Page 6

THE WAR.

NEWS FROM ENGLAND. ACTIVITY IX rurxmoxs. AX IXDISCHEKT COMUuXKIi. London, June "JS. Lord llaldane, in Liu- course of an appeal ior recruits, said: "This is 110 ordinary war. Tiie nation is threatened as it has not been since Napoleon. The struck', is for freedom and life, and it is the sacred duty of eViTyou,' to throw, himself into the struggle.'' T'.ie iiisiiop of Durham state-, on excellent authority, that the Kaiser ev preised a desjv to lay waste Tyneside, from Newcastle to the pea, and added: "If [ can do that J shall not have fought in vain." Lord Kitchener will attend the: closing conference of the colliery masters and Miners' Federation, which meets at Cimliif to-morrow. The munitions bureaux Lave proved such a success that tliev were closed on .Vuida-v. Mr. Lloyd Ocorge asked for 3100 skilled workers, and it is expected that nearly 100, COD have enrolled. The surplus will be placed 011 tlti' waiting list. In lite ITouse of Commons Sir A. B. llarkham repeated his question as to whether Lord Kitciic'.ier was responsible for .Mr. As'.iuith's statement at Newcastle that t'ae supply of munitions had been adequate, adding that it was a grave slur on Sir John French if it wa- not answered, as Sir John French was the only other possible authority. .Mr. Asqu'ith said it was most undcs:r.iUe in the interests of tlif public service to raise such a question. Mr. Lynch interjected: 'is it of 110 interest to the nation that young soldiers should be sacrificed to incompetents.;" There was angry dissent at ill". Lyneli's question.

AUSTRALIAN COtfCMXtRATRS. Received June 29, 5 p.m. London, .June 28. Replying; to n question caning attention to the large, quantities of Australian zinc concentrates accumulating

owing to insufficient smelting capacity, Mr. Lloyd George said, tils Ministry of Munitions was carefully examining the factors affecting supplies and will take tlic necessary, steps. THE WESTERN FRONT. DUEL IX THE AIR. FEELIXG AMONGST GEKMAXS. London, June 2S. Eye-witness ut headquarters relate a duel at four thousand l'eet, at I'oe'.capellc, between a British aeroplane, manned by t.v.'o ollieers, and a great German biplane driven by a pair ot engines. The Germans used a machinegun fruitlessly, and the British fired fifty round-' at two Imndred yard.,' run;:e. Tlie Herman engines stopped ami the biplane was forced to dive two thousand feet. German anti-aircraft pun-; pierced the

Britishers' petrol tank, and the oil ig- . nitcd and exploded the remaining rounds in the n/achine-gun, hut the pilot- kept' control. ' A large part of the framework of tl:e machine was destroyed, and the propeller blades were badly damaged. Both officers were severely Jiurned, but landed safely. Eyewitness gives an illustration of the lack of cordiality among the Germans. . The official German account, -ca'hled on June Ul, gave all the credit for resisting the British to the Westphalians and the, Prussian Guards. It did not mention the Saxons, who fought bravely. It is difficult to understand this spite on the part of tlie predominant partner against one section of the (Jernian nation. It is certainly not due to'a lack of fighting quality in the Saxons, but may possibly be due to their tendency to wage war on civilised lines more than the Xortli Germans approve.

DARDANELLES. BRITISH SDBMARI-NE ACTIVE. GALLANT COLO-VIAL DEEDS. Athena, June 28. A British submarine caused fresh damage to Turkish shipping in the Sea of Marmora, and forced the Turkish fleet to take refuge at the Golden Horn and in the Bospliorus. The French artillery, did splendid work in preparing for a fresh infantry' attack. Paris, June 28. General Ganeval, commanding the Second French Brigade at Gallipoli, in watching the effect of fire, exposed his head above a trench and was immediately shot by a sniper. General Sir lan Hamilton 'attended the funeral at Sedd el Bulir. Sydney, June 2!). i I A wounded Australian 'relates the j

landing of the gallant four hundred at' 1 the Dardanelles. Everything got mixed; the officers were killed and the men were at a loss how to proceed, when a New Zea lander with previous experience of war shouted, "I'll take command. Til get vou hack.'' A bullet hit him in the mouth. The New Zealander signalled I for paper ;uid pencil as he lay dying, and managed to scrawl "Are we downhearted';" The others cried "No." The brave chap then fell back dead. Of lour lain-| tired only thirty were unscathed and only eighty wounded returned. London, June "28. A neutral officer in Athens states that the Turks have lost 113,000 at the Dardanelles, out of 170,4)00. Of the troops still there only 00,0(11) are wortanything. The Mesopotamia!! army, originally consisting of a corps of regulars with '.10,009 Arabs, has lost its morale, and the Arabs are practising brigandage. The Black Sea ports 'have been emptied of troops as reserves for the Bospliorus and Constantinople, whither 50,000 have proceeded. The Turkish fleet is entirely out of action. German bribery in the Balkans is rampant, and neutrals are lavishly salaried to advocate pro-Germanism. THE "WOUNDED IN ENGLAND. Received June 29, 5 p.m. London, June 28. The Hon. Thomas Mackenzie, High Commissioner for New Zealand, during the week-end -visited the New Ztealand wounded. All are progressing favorably.