BRITISH AND CONTINENTAL NEWS

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LXVIII, Issue LXVIII, 11 December 1914, Page 8

BRITISH AND CONTINENTAL NEWS

A FRENCH PRIVATE'S WAR

SOUVENIR

EXPERTS IN THE AIR.

ALLIES' DARING AVIATORS.

fa oabiiE— paabA association—cojybighi (Received Dec. 11, 12.30 p.m.) LONDON, Dec. 10. Lance-Corporal Dobson of the Cold--dreams received the Victoria Cross for twice rescuing wounded under heavy fire a\ the Aisne. PARIS, Dec. 10. i The Kaiser, at Getz Hospital, presented a French private with a red .toso, saying: "Take this souvenir, 'soldier." He refused, and throwing lack the bed cover, revealed an amputated leg, saying: "That is war souvenir enough for me." A.Belgian aviator dropped bombs on A.German transport column at Ostend, destroying, three . motor lorries and 'throwing the column into confusion. Thence he went to Bruges and dropped Immbs on a detachment of cavalry, doing much damage. The Germans fired, cutting the control wires, and tie aviator volplaned and landed in a Hood at Ramscappelle, waded ashore, and escaped. A German aeroplane dropped bombs nm Hazebrouck, killing six civilians and seven soldiers, and wounding a dozen.. • A"x. 0 English aeroplanes pursued and brought down a Taube aeroplane at Ypres. The officer and pilot were riddled with bullets. AMSTERDAM, Dec. 10. A German at Bruges shot a Frenchman accused of furnishing the Allies with the location of petrol depots. Aviators recently have developed -amazing skill in dropping bombs on depots of the Germans. These have l»een shifted hither and thither, but -are never safe from aeroplane attack.

. The Hamburg-American Company staes that it does hot intend selling the ships interned in America.