A QUESTION FOR PRESIDENT WILSON TO ANSWER

Nelson Evening Mail, 29 March 1916, Page 5

A QUESTION FOR PRESIDENT WILSON TO ANSWER

TURKS AND THE SUEZ GANAL SUCCESSFUL BRITISH RAID. AIRMEN USE MACHINE GUNS. (Rec. March 29, 10-5 a.m.) CAIRO, March 28. There was a highly successful raid against the Turkish advanced base -it " Bir-el-Hassanah, a hundred miles from the CanalSix machines dropped forty bombs on temporary reservoirs and military buildings. One,airman descended to 200 feet beTurkish infantry and opened a machine gun fire. The Turks bolted. Ati aviator, attacked the officers' marquee. * The officers also bolted. It has -become the practice of our airmen to disperse the enemy's patrols in the desert by machine guns • STRIKES IN MUNITION WORKS SIX RING-LEADERS REMOVED BY THE MILITARY. TRADE UNION EXECUTIVE ' AGAINST THE STRIKE. (Rec. March 29, 1.35 p.m.) LONDON, March 28. A sensation, occurred' in the House of Commons when Mr Addison announced that the Government had removed six strike leaders owing to a recrudescence of trouble on the Clyde, where there was a'grave crisis. The dilution policy had been- successfully inaugurated in January with the co-operation of the- " Union leaders and employers. Last week a number of strikes were organised in '-" some -■ Of the, most important munition ' works.- . The strikers proceeded _ systematically to .bring out a succession of - workers. The Trade Union Executive repudiated the strike, and urged the men to return to work, but they were unsuccessful. It was evident on Friday tbat the situation called for immediate . action. Mr Lloyd George then request- .. Ed the military to remove six ring-lead--~*ers. (Cheers)." THE NAVAL ENGAGEMENT GERMAN DESTROYER SUNK. The High Commissioner reports: — London, -March 28, 7.55 p.m. The Admiralty reports that all ships engaged in the operations on the Hoi- , .- sten coast returned,. with~ the exception " -of the Medusa, which sank, all the crew being saved. A division of German destroyers was, . encountered on Saturday night by British light cruisers. . One German de- . stroyer" was rammed and sunk by the Cleopatra. - All the German crew .were lost. . .'{The Medusa, it- will be- remembered, collided with another British vessel.)

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