CROWD WATCHES AIR BATTLE.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLI, Issue 9988, 26 January 1915, Page 5

CROWD WATCHES AIR BATTLE.

TWO GERMAN MACHINES BROUGHT DOWN. NINE DEATHS AT DUNKIRK. DUNKIRK. Jan. 25. I hero ware nine deaths as a result of the German air raid, including three members of the hospital staff. Two of the enemy's aeroplanes were shot down and two aviators captured wearing British military caps. The other two aviators were killed. Ihe British and French aircraft waged a forty five minutes' Untie, and crowd* watched it undeterred by the falling bombs, thereof two struck the Norwegian Consulate. A German aeroplane dropped four incendiary bombs in the town on Saturday, which did no damage. prematureTir raid. (Delayed Cable.) LONDON, Jan. 17. Ihe air raid on Dunkirk was due to the German belief that President Poin-t-are would be visiting the citv on Sunday. The Germans mistook the date of arrival, and carried out the raid prematurely. WANT TO SHOW THEIR METTLE. NEW ZEALANDERS IMPATIENT. ti it mi. LONDON, Jan. 25. lne Hon. T. Mackenzie crossed Franco within sound of the thunderous roar of the euns behind Soiseons. He declares that the New Zealander? were bitterly disappointed when they learned that they were to 'l aV "1 they are impatient to show their qualities in Europe. They bucked up when thev learned that they will soon bo sent to France. The contingent is in exceUfnt fettle. Sir George Reid is delighted with the type of the Australasian contingents, and says their presence in Egvpt i* working an oven greater effect than if they were in the fighting line. SHUFFLING THEIR FORCES. Received January 26. 9.0 a.m. . . . ' ROME. Jan. 25. Advices from Austria state that AustroGerman troops are traversing Austria for Trane\ I\ania. while the Austrian remnant jp. in Serl>ia will proceed to France and Flanders for' the second line of defence as reserves and for guarding communications. A BIGGER CROWN FOR ALBERT. BELGIUM'S HERO KING. Received Januarv 26, 8.25 am VANCOUVER, Jan. 25. Ihe newspaper Dailv Province in a n editorial paying tribute to King Albert's bravery and chivalry, adds: "It may be that he will be called to rule a far larger country. It is whispered that France is enthused by his gallantry and is anxious to honour him. France mav offer him a crown."

RESTLESS AND DISTRESSED. HUNGARY WANTS PEACE. (Tims ANn Sydnit Sun Skbviou.) Received January 26. 9.0 a.m _ , „ LONDON, Jan. 25. Basle (Switzerland) reports that the police forcibly prohibited hundreds of meetings arranged to be held on Sunday throughout Hungary, to protest against the war and the high cost of living.

VARIOUS ITEMS. LONDON. Jan. 24. Sir Frederick Treves, in pointing out the value of inoculation. say 6 there were onlv 212 cases of typhoid among the British Expeditionary Force, including eleven inoculated, and of the twenty-two who died none were inoculated. The American exports of foodstuffs in December were valued at £11.172.000, against £2,229.000 last December. The wheat export increased 500 and flour 68 per cent.

COPENHAGEN. Jan. 24. The Frankfurter Zeitung advocates a State monopoly of corn to provide a daily allowance for the people. LONDON. Jan. 25. A (;ibin<*t Committee, Mr Acquith presiding, is considering food supplies and the rise in prices.

M. Millerand. the French War Minister, inspected the troops at Aldershot, conferred with Lord Kitchener, and had audience from the King.

CAPETOWN. Jan. 25.

A movement is on foot to induce Belgian farm labourers to immigrate here. A representative has been sent to Europe.