CANADIANS

New Zealand Times, Volume XL, Issue 9041, 12 May 1915, Page 6

CANADIANS

IKES3UE SERVICE l iy Telegraph—PrttO Ascociation—Cr>p**r : 'r' (ISecci vtnl Xt< iy 11, 11.20 p.m.) LONDON, May 11. A memorial service to tho Canadians was held in Saint Paul’s Cathedral, which was crowded. Mr Ifudyard Kipling, Air Bonar Law, Mr Tlarcourt, and Lord Lanadownn were present, and many soldiers in khaki, a considerable proportion of them wounded. ' The “Dead March” in “.caul” was played and bugles sounded tho “Last Post.” The Canadian National Anthem was sung, and thero were thrilling episodes. Tho Bishop of London quoted passages from the record officer’s account si the battle of Ypres. 1 in Persian aruenia TURKISH ATROCITIES. 1 MASSACRE AND PILLAGE. By Telegraph—Press Association— Copyright LONDON, May It). An American missionary in Urmia, ll town of Persia, in the Province of .Vzerbiiah, in a letter dated April Bth, says;—All the Christian villages have been plundered and burnt by the Turks and Kurds. Two thousand persona Rave been massacred and two thousand have died of disease. Two hundred Turks are carrying on the massacres. The Russian Vice-Consul at Salmas con the north-west side of Lake Urmia) lias reported continual murders, outrages. and abductions at Salmas and Gilloa.sban. On the Turkish Consul’s orders, twenty-five prominent men were conveyed to a graveyard at Gulpashan. and butchered like animals in tho presence of their relatives. One minister was crucified and then burnt alivo. A bishop was hanged. Refugees in the Catholic _ Mission wore taken before the Turkish Consul, and sixty-four beheaded. Several parties of Christians at Salmas' were massacred with their arms tied together, ihere were other instances where the victims were tied to ladders, with their heads sticking .through the rounds, and beheaded. REPORTS TIKELV TO CAUSE ALARM TWO HEN CHANGED IN SYDNEY. By Telegraph—Press Association— Copyright - SYDNEY, May 10. The first case under tho war emergency legislation is before the Courts, t*wo men, Bmhn and Simon, being charged with bringing letters other than written , communications from Germany., and elsewhere. They attempted in writing to spread repqits Ijkelv to cause alarm among the civil population of the Commonwealth. “Bail was refused. to gapturTgermn trade ■ADVERTISING BRITISH INDUSTRIES. fly Telegraph—Press Association— Copyright LONDON, May 10. Queen Mary visited the British Industries Fair at tho Agricultural Hall, organised by the Board -of Trade as part of a scheme to advertise British manufactures and capture German trade. There is a splendid display, especially •of the china, glass, cutlery, stationery, and printing trades. BRltlsijiaSUilTlES The High Commissioner reports:— LONDON. May 10, 5.30 p.m. Army casualties.—Officers, killed 15, wounded 27 .; men, killed 107. wounded 280. The High Commissioner reports::— LONDON, May 10, 10.25 p.m. Dardanelles;—Naval officers lulled one. wounded three. Belgium; Missing. seven. BRITISH PRISONERS REPORT OP TREATMENT. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright (Received May 11, 11.50 p.m.) LONDON, May 11. A White Paper has been published which 'contains reports by United States officials who visited the camps of British prisoners and interned civilians in Germany. The reports indicate an improvement in the treatment of prisoners, but there are many complaints of the quality of food, tho accommodation, and sanitary arrangements. SAMOANJJARRISON HEALTH OP THE TROOPS. Uolonel Logan, Administrator at Samoa, telegraphs tho Defence Department as follows: — “The health of the troops is good. The following are suffering from complaints named, and are all doing well: —Headquarters—Captain J. G. Roadie, enteric fever. Samoan Relief Force —- Sergeant R. .Oliphant, lacerated ' fingers,; Corporal W. J. Heasley, dengue fever; Private G. Morrissey, colitis; Private R. T. Nelson, mentitis; Private R. T. Robertson, tonsilitis; Private T. GL Risk, dengue fever.”