THE WAR

Horowhenua Chronicle, 30 March 1915, Page 3

THE WAR

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CAPE 6. Amsterdam, -March 29.British destroyers chased a big German submarine between Maas lightship and Sihouwen. The submarine dived and escaped. ITALY'S PREPARATIONS. Home, -March 21). The Cabinet has forbidden the publication of news regarding war preparations. AN OTHER STEAMER TORPEDOED. London, March 29. The l'alaba was torpedoed at Miltord Haven, 1-10 passengers and 112 of the crew were saved. The Germans laughed at them and did not attempt to rescue them. The captain, two stewardesses and live others were drowned. INDUSTRIAL RESERVE AND BONUS .SYSTEM. An industrial reserve is forming for tlie men working in ammunition and other factories wherever its services are acceptable to assist in relieving ordinary workers of the strain. Where possible they will bo paid market rates. The dockers at Swansea accepted the war bonus representing 15 per cent advance. The steel workers at Dowlais and Workington also receive bonuses. The bonus system is spreading. OFFICIAL NEWS FROM RUSSIA. - I'etrograd, March 29. A communique states that the Germans are in disorderly flight from the • 'iiitza and abandoned a quantity of soldiers' correspondence, showing immense losses and starvation in the trenches. The Russian Fleet bombarded the Bosphorus batteries and the aviators successfully dropped bombs on the batteries. We drove back destroyers endeavouring to emerge from the Straits. GERMAN HEADQUARTERS. Amsterdam. March 29. The remainder of the German headquarters have arrived at Tournai. (Received This Day 10.45 a.m.) THE SUBMARINES ACTIVE. London, March 29. The steamer Aquila. was sunk by a submarine off the cost of Pembrokeshire. The crew was landed. The submarine signalled the Falaba to get out her boats, but- tTie engineroom was torpedoed berore tKis could be done. Three boats were swamped and the passengers and crew thrown mi the water. The submarine circled round, its crew jeering at the struggles of those in the water. The liileen Emma, a steam drifter, rescued the majority. Ten soldiers and several medical officers were aboard. A lieutenant and corporal were killed. The steamer was bound for West Africa. The Falaba had 147 passengers and Do of a crew, of whom 96 passengers and 46 of the crew were saved. It is feared that the remainer were drowned. Many were probably killed by the explosion. Twenty-six are missing from the crew of the Aquila. A .SUCCESSFUL RUSE. Amsterdam. March 29. The success oF the Hoboken raid was largely due to the Englishmen mounting a captured Taube and pretending to chase two Allies' aeroplanes. VON KLUCK WOUNDED. Berlin, \Mareh 29. General Von Ivluck was slightly injured by shrapnel while inspecting the trenches. We captured Taurogen. MINED. The Admiralty announces that the Dutch steamer Amstel was mined and sunk off Flaniborough. The crew were saved. TURKS REPULSED. I'etrograd March 29. A communique states that we repulsed the Turks in the vicinity of Artuin. The enemy set fire to the town.