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Evening Star, Issue 15606, 24 September 1914, Page 4

LATEST FROM EUROPE.

It is believed tha* 7C3 men were saved from the torpedoed cruisers. Nearly 400 have been landed in England. German troops eroded the frontier into Russia, but their advance was checked. «. ' The Times' says that the signs all along the Alsna line are hopeful. " The German war loan (£50,000,000) is said to * have been subscribed. The humblest Invested their sav* ings. The money is to be paid back out of the war Indemnity to be collected from France. The German Humanity League (Rotterdam) have issued an appeal to the civilfsed world. It says that the end of the war must be the deposition of a despot. After what is described as "terrific lighting" the French turned the German right. The Germans were driven back at the point of the bayonet. Savage street fighting fallowed, and the enemy abandoned St. Quentin. They are now endeavoring to retake it. LAST TRAIN OUT. NEW ZEALANDER'S HURRIED EXIT An interesting account of a hurried exit from Germany on the outbreak of war is given by Mr Bruce Mackenzie, son of the High Commissioner for New Zealand, in a letter to his brother, Dr Mackenzie, of Auckland. Writing on August 4, MiMackenzie says:— I have just arrived, after an awful rush back from Pforzheim. We left on Saturday at 12.15 in the morning. The train was crowded, and we had great difficulty in getting ourselves and our baggage on board. We at length came to rest on top of our luggage, and reached Karlsruhe in the same uncomfortable manner. At Karlsruhe we had the first of a long series of wearisome changes, and there, of all people, we met Nell [Miss Nellie Mackenzie] and Miss Brown, who were going back to Pforzheim. We speedily dispelled thenideas of returning, and they came on with us. 'Die train was crowded all the way, and station staffs were shorthanded and wrathful, and we had to carry, our own luggage. We arrived at. Rotterdam dead beat, having had no sleep for over 38 hours, and only a miserable sandwich and biscuit in 24 hours. The refreshment places were fleecing the refugees, and charged two marks (about 2s) for a sandwich. Everywhere along the line were signs of feverish activity and rapid mobilisation. We got a. good dinner at Rotterdam, and then looked for our luggage, which was lost. Wc embarked for Tilbury on the Batavia, which was filled with a pauperised crowd. Cabins and berths were out of the question, but fortunately the trip was calm and dry, or the deck might have been unpleasant. All the way we could see British destroyers patrolling the North Sea—■just moving, but quite ready and alert. The North Sea had been mined, and we carried a special naval officer to pilot us through the danger, areas. At London W6j were put through a very strict examination as to nationality, and even Americans were not allowed to land. Money was very tight on the Continent, aud we were paying heavily for everything. However, we may consider ourselves extremely lucky, as the train we came by was the last to run, and our boat was almost certainly the last. Our German landlord was very good to us, and we really owe it to his trouble that we are not in Germany now. The fears for the safety of Miss Mary Mackenzie, who was reported by cablegram to be missing, proved to be groundless. Dr Mackenzie was afterwards advised that his sister had returned safely to England. She was sketching in an out-of-the-way village in Belgium, and her relatives could not get into touch with her. The news of the outbreak of wai was late in reaching her, but she had no difficulty in getting back to England. Mi Bruce Mackenzie, at the time of writing, had volunteered for service in a medica' corps.

The. first consignment for the poor of Great Britain and Belgium from the Overseas dub, consisting of clothing, etc., has been forwarded to Wellington, and is being shipped by the Remuera for distribution from headquarters in London.

The Bucharest papers express satisfaction, at the success of the Allies.