ARGENTINA.

Taranaki Daily News, 26 September 1917, Page 5

ARGENTINA.

NAVY MOBILISED. UNUSUAL MILITARY ACTIVITY. I Renter, Service. Received Sept. 20, 2.20 a.m. Buenos Aires, Sept. 25. The mobilisation of the navy has been, ordered, the rendezvous being thirtyseven kilometres from the city. There is unusual.,notary activity, SWEDISH AND GERMAN TELE--GRAMS. '■ TO BE DECODED AND BtIBLJSHED. Wireless, per Admiralty Press.' ' Received Sept. 25, 8.30 p.m. Buenos Ayres, Sept. 25. The Government has sequestrated all telegrams sent and received by the Swedish and German Legations since May, and is decoding them for publication. "N '' GERMAN ENGINEERED STRIKE. Buenos Ayres, Sept. 24. A general strike hns been started by two hundred thousand railroad employees. German influence is hinted at. The Argentine Minister in Berlin hatcabled that the satisfaction is ample arid definite, and there is no doubt that Germany condemns Count Luxburg's duct. Germany will certainly faitniully keep her promise. It is not tiae that the Kaiser approves of Count Luxburg's conduct. EAST AFRICA. HUN BARBARISM. SHOCKING TREATMENT OE s PRISONERS. LADIES GIVEN DISGUSTING TASKS. Aus< and N.Z. Cable Assoc, and Router. Received Sept. 25, 9.30 p.m. London, Sept. 25. A White Paper has been issued which gives shocking details of the treatment of 'British prisoners by the natives oi German East Africa. Sworn depositions proved that civilians, including mission* aries and ladies, were compelled to carry out disgusting tasks in order to humiliate them in the eyes of the natives and | undermine British -prestige. Several missionaries were confined in vermin-infested cells for most trivial offences. Women were treated with scandalous indecency in the presence of tho native guards. . The natives were continually beaten with hippopotamus hide whips. The victims would be laid in the centre of the prison camp. Ave natives holding the limbs and head, while a sergeant applied twenty-live lashes. After a parade at Boraa, sometimes as many as a quarter of the native solt dicrs, many of whom had'been pressed into the service, were tilogged for mistakes at drill. ROLL OF HONOR.

CASUALTY LIST. By Telegraph.—Press Asaociatiou,- ; Wellington, Last Niglit. KILLED IX ACTIOX. Gribbin, E. L., Gunner Lack, J. R. Private Napier, D. G., Temporary Captain Deblois, W. J., Lance-Corporal McKenzie, D., Sergeant Warden, J. 8., Lance-Corporal, RESULT OP COURT OF ENQUIRY—PREVIOUSLY REPORTED MISSING, BELIEVED KILLED; NOW REPORTED KILLED IX ACTION: Kingdom, F. G., iPrivate. REPORTED DIED OF WOUNDS. Healy, J,, Sapper f Pierce, E. H., Private A. Kirker, Privates C. E. Prendergrast, J. P. O'Brien, Drivers A. E. Haxell, W. A. Kirker, Privates C. E. Pramlnrgaet, C. F. Rea, G. T. Gutsell, R. M Kimmer, Captains X. J. Reed, G. Kelly, Sergeant ft. Job,: Riflemen W. E. Clarkson, A. T. Smith, G. Woodward, 0. J. Panting, X. Stanial], V. J. Arcott, A. C. E. Cammopk, X. H. Davey, S. Pepper, 11. T. Waller, 0, M. Wilson, G. A. Eraser, A. R. Lean, ,1, F. R, Kiiiderson, C, 11. Reynolds, K. T. Roughan, F. Weir, J. Lav'n. Wounded, admitted to hospital.— L.» | Corporals Dj.Stpw, J. Blssee, F. I). Clark, A. Sutherland, Privates H. Roller, P. F. j J, Edwards, 0. V. Harris, T. F. Lees, R. Loveridge, A. Hears, E. B. Murray, W. M. Xuttall, G. Eobertson, R. Ryan, 0. W; Bieknell, A. R. X. Clittwin, C. Garlick, C. W. Maxton, M. S. Ramsay, K. E. Ross, botham, S, A. Cunningham, Sergeants J. T Jarvis, G. Cbristis, T. C. Hodgson, Driver J. F. Spear, Corporal W. u Smith, Riflemen C. Kirven, <P. Small, J. T. Burrows, R. Currie, R. Gardiner, T Priestley, D. Smith, R. McKonzie, F. Steers, J. Ryan, Trooper F. G. Gumming. Slightly wounded, remaining with unit.—Gunner L. F. Broad, Driver W. D. Burrows, Lance-Corporal H. Queleh, Frivato L. Watkins, Sergeant A. L. Iliilier, Riflemen S. P. Hutton, 11. C. Crawford, J. Green, <T. A. Press. H. G. Sl-ep-liord, R. J Sims, A. V. Dixon, A. J. 0. Hanson, F. J. May, T. Hart, H. Vans, D. Hildreth.