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Horowhenua Chronicle, 15 November 1915, Page 3

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(Received This Hay 6.50 a.m.) HIGH COMMISSION M'B REPORT. London, Nov. 13. The Admiralty announces that thu submarine E2O, detached for service in the Sea of Marmora, lias not been communicated with since October 30th, and therefore it is Team! she has bsen sunk. An enemy wireless announces that three of her officers and, six of the crew are prisoners. (Received This Hay a.35 a.tn> PRESS TRIBUTES. London, Noj. 14. Striking tributes have been paid by the Observer and other new; .j x'hwh to the lit. Hoii. W. Winston Ohurcnill's administration, especially for «e----curing the conimaud of the sea from the outset. SARCASM. The Observer accepts Mr Zangwill's explanation of his article published in America to which exception was tak-m, as being sarcastic. It also was misunder stood and lie complains of contortione made in it by the American "press.

ZEEMtUGGE HARBOUR CHOKED. Amsterdam, Nov. 14. Owing to the British bombardmenl tlie Germans are inialllc 10 dredge the Zoebvugge harbour, which therefore if choked.

IN THE BALKAN®. Salonika, Nov. 14. The cruiser Pieinonte nas arrived. The Serbians captured letove, putting to flight tnvo Bulgarian regiments; some guns were taken. Tlio total Sorbian casualties from tlie outset of the present campaign (including prisoners) is 30,000 men. The main army is concentrated northwards of Tetovo and in the Tnountflixis towards Old Serbia. Novibazar, Mitrovitza audi Prishtina will be able to offer a stubborn and prolonged defence. The French routed the Bulgarians or. tho Strumitza sector, inflicting heavy losses. Paris, November 14. A message from Athens, describing the unrest in Greece, mentions the arrival of a powerful Anglo-French squadron of cruisers from Malta. SITUATION IN PERSIA. Teheran, Nov. 11. The Shall is remaining here and the prospect of a favourable issue of the pourparlers with Russia lias somewhat reaesured the natives. The German and Turkish Embassies av Teheran have combined. GERMAN EAST AFRICA. Capetown, Nov. 14. General Smuts hopes to command 2i/,UOO men iu tho invasion of German East Africa.