Twenty-Five Years Ago
A squadron of British and French battleships in combination bombarded the Dardanelles forts for two days.
The forts on the European side were silenced, while those on the other side were greatly damaged. Germany’s new blockade measure of sinking at sight claimed its third victim, the Cambank, which teas torpedoed without warning off Holyhead. German losses on the Eastern Front were estimated by Petrograd at 200,000 for the month. Germany called up for service all men between 50 and 52. At the International Socialist Conference, French cund Belgian delegates introduced a motion holding Germany responsible for the Belgian atrocities. Messrs Keir Hardie and Ramsay MacDonald opposed tfie motion, insisting that the atrocities had not been proved scientifically. New Zealand shipping companies, for the first time, were advised not to mention sailing dates of their vessels, although those prepared to take the risk were allowed to do so.
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Northern Advocate, 22 February 1940, Page 4
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