Special Telegraphic.

Cromwell Argus, Volume L, Issue 2646, 27 October 1919, Page 4

Special Telegraphic.

DUNEDIN, This Day. The steamer Kaku was beached ab Whangaro, Chatham Islands. Thirteen passengers and thirteen of a crew were landed safely. As the result of heavy seas the steamer sprung a leak ou Thursday in the engine-room aud the water put out the fires. By .hard work with bucket-bailing the water was lowered, the fires started, and the engine got to work. On locating the position the captain ran the vessel ashore. The lonic, with troops and women aboard, reached Wellington ou Saturday. The Rerun era reached Auckland yesterday. The Victoria Cross winner, Lieut John Gilray Grant, Hawera, is ou board. An impressive memorial service for the nurses who died at the front or during the influenza epidemic was held in St. Pauls Cathedral. A number of nurses saved from the Marquette were present.

At the Gore races on Saturday the results were : First Hack Handicap : Silver Peak 1, Blue Admiral 2. Otuma Trot; Rangitata Lass 1. War kaia Handicap : Tin Soldier 1, Claverhousc 2. Dominion Hack : Silver Peak 1. Balfour Trot; Ridicule 1. Stewards Handicap : Glenspon.se 1, Redshirc 2. Wantvvood Hack: Calauria 1. Charlton Handicap : Red Admiral 1, Benefit 2. Wellington races : Rimutaka Handicap ; Pals tall* 1, Wellington Handicap ; Kilrnsb 1. Wellesly Stakes : Moorfowl 1.

GABLE N E W S. London, October 25th. The deaths through the Levant mine disaster total 31. The last victim was still breathing when reached. President Wilson’s progress is satisfactory. The Bolshevists and General Yudenitch claim successes at Petrograd. Lenin is said to have been recently wounded by a bomb. Trotsky’s stall* were captured at Tsarkosclv. Trotsky escaped in a motor car to Petrograd, .where he is conscripting every man. The city is being ravaged by fires and disorders. Thypus is raging in East Galicia, and there are five thousand victims daily.

A writ of habacs corpus has been secured to prevent the deportation of Father O’Donnell, the Australian padre, arrested in Ireland.