THE WAR

Evening Star, Issue 16092, 18 April 1916, Page 4

THE WAR

SUBMARINE VICTIMS,

Pi ess Association—By Telegraph—Copyright.

LONDON, April 17. (Received April 18, at 12,55 p.m.) The Norwegian ship Glendon lias been sunk by gunfire. The British steamer Harrovian has been sunk.

THE DUE WOES' ESCAPE.

LONDON, April 17. (Received April 18, at 12.55 p.m.) Tho British .steamer Duondes escaped a submarine through her captain's skilful handling. She was under fire for 2k hours. Her captain saw a. Scandinavian barque hove-to, and suspected that a submarine was lurking behind her, Twenty minutes later tho submarine appeared and fired at the Duendes. Shells struck her nine times, and her decks were strewn with shrapnel, but no one was injured.

DOUBLE INCOME TAX.

LONDON, April 17, (Received April 18, at 12.55 p.m.)

The Chancellor of the Exchequer (Mr B. M'Kennapsaid in the House of Commons that ho was willing to consider a request to receive a deputation after Easter on the double Income Tax,

SIEGE OF KUT.

LONDON, April 17. (Received April 18, at 12,55 p.m.) R-eplying to a question in Parliament as to whether tho Indian Government or the British Government had authorised the advance on Bagdad, Mr Austen Chamberlain, Secretary of State for India, said that the .then -Commander-in-Chief in Mesopotamia (General Nixon) had made the proposal after the battle at Kut. General Townshend has sent from Kut the following reply to the King's message : —"All ranks are inspirited bv yarn* Majesty's message, and the knowledge, of our Sovereign's sympathy will be our sheet anchor in this defence."

RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE AT DVENSK.

AMSTERDAM, April 17 (Received April 18, at 12.55 p.m.)

A German communique states: hi France we brought down a British biplane north-west of Ferouue. hotji pilot and observer being hurt!" The Russians have developed great activity at Uk" inkigdieud at ilvinsk.

AfVIERtGA INDICTS VON PAPE'N.

WASHINGTON, April 17 (Received April 18, at 2.15 p.m.)

The Federal grand jury returned indictments against Captain Von Papon, accusing him of participation in the conspiracy to blow up the Welland Canal, in Canada. Captain Hans Taucher and others were also indicted in connection with the same plot.

VICTORIA LEAGUE

The secretary of the Otago branch of tho Victoria League has just received the following letter of appreciation from a returned soldier:—" Pleaso convey to all members of the Victoria League 'in Otago a_ returned soldier's cordial appreciation of the splendid work done by them to benefit men serving in the Expeditionary Force. Also, one can never forget the League Cjub in London, England. Mauy men of the colonial forces who were sent to England to recuperate made use of the building in Regent street, and one would often see men waiting for the club to open at 10 o'clock in tho morning. Personally J visited it frequently, and everything possible was done by the ladies helping there to make one comfoitable. Thru there*were New Zealand, Australian, Canadian, and South African newspapers and magazines, billiards, etc., refreshments, and one could obtain almost any information about London and district that one needed. Above all, there was an air of homeliness about the whole place which aided_ one to forget in some measure the experiences of Gallipoli. I shall always look back with very pleasant memories of hours spent in the club. Let me widi you every success in the future, and rest assured that your efforts are thoroughly appreciated by the men for whom °vo'u have done so much."

WALTON ON-THAMES HOSPITAL. Supplementary Fund for Comforts, Etc.— Previously acknowledged ...£27 6 0 D. K. Theomm 5 t n Dr A. J. Hall [[[ 5 5 q Mrs J. Colin Campbell 110

A SOLDIER'S DEATH

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WELLINGTON-. April 18. Invate Herbert Crawford (Mam Body) who returned last September, died in the Victoria Hospital yeslerdav from complications and heart failure. He- was -i native of Addaid*. 25 years of a <*c