LATE WAR CABLES.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume IV, Issue 242, 26 September 1914, Page 6

LATE WAR CABLES.

FROM THE THREE CRUISERS. ONLY 777 SAVED. The High < ’omin;-'lom r reports that the .vir,lirr.lry .■ nnm*actthat the number of pel< fficer- and men saved iron: the Hogue is 3.54. from the am! f-.om the ( less,. i". CRUISER KRON PRINZ WILHELM. SINKS A BRITISH LINER. (Received 26. 5.55 a.in.) Rio de Janeiro. Sept. 24. The cruiser Kron Prinz i helm sank the steamer Indian Prince. The crew were landed at Santos on the eoast of Brazil, about 2W miles south of Rio de Janicro. jThe Kron Prinz Wilhelm is probably the 15.G*)0 ton liner owned by the Norddeutscher Lloyd. She was built in 1901 and is now acting as an armed cruiser. She was reported to

have been captured by the cruiser Eses in the early stages of the war but the report was afterwards denied.] [The Indian Prince was an iron steamer of 1912 tons, btiilr in 1893 by Messrs. Short Bros., Sunderland, for the Prince Line. Ltd. Her di mensions were: length 275 feet. | breadth 3S feet, and depth 19 feet.]

IMPOSSIBLE TO FIX PRICES TO-DAY. ~ Wellington. Sept. 26. The Prime Minister states tha certain matters relating to the price; of wheat and Hour still require re adjustment and it will be impossibk to issue a proclamation to-day. KAISER WILHELM S LAND. CAPTURE OFFICIAL!. . ANNOUNCED.

(Received 23, 11.10 a.in.) __ Melbourne, Sept. 26. It is officially announced that troops occupied Kaiser Wilhelm Land on the 24th August without opposition and the British Flag was hoisted. The principal officers of the German administration were absent. Four officers and 13 others surrendered and subscribed the oath of neutrality. These officials will be temporarily engaged to assist in idministraticn. Others are planters, aiissioriaries. and business men. Forty German fighting men left a fortnight ago for the purpose of reinforcing German troops at New Britain but arrived after its capitu‘ation. They are now prisoners at Simpsonhaven. The health of our troops is excellent. The message has been delaved by censor. EXPEDITIONARY FORCES. POSTPONEMENT OF SAILING. PUBLIC NOT TO BE ANXIOUS J fBY TELEGRAPH— SPECIAL. ! Wellington. Sept. 25. The delay in the departure of the: troops has created considerable dis-! appointment among:! the men. The. horses will Be brought off the ships: and the men required to look afte r thene will go into tamp v.ith them | at Trentharn and probably another J camp. Dismounted tin-n will not got into camp- i T'.v will come off the | ships, every day probably until their i departure, for the purpose of exercise. but v.ill shop and take meal.-: on the 'hips. The Premier made the following statement lasi night : "There Hei d be no uneasiness on the part of the public regarding our | transport'. Th*- postponement of I the day of sailing has been made: under direct instructions from the | Jmvcrial authorities, anti I havei reason to believe they are similar to J instruct ions ;s.'tud to some of tnej other dominions of the Empire. The pubk'* may be quite satisfied that a strong < sc*-it Las been arranged to 8 .-r.,.Hpitiy the transpoi ts."