THE FINAL SCENES.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 16545, 19 November 1915, Page 5

THE FINAL SCENES.

HEROIC EFFORTS AT RESCUE. SPLENDID DISCIPLINE AMONGST SOLDIERS. NURSES YIELD UP THEIR LIVES. LONDON, November 18. (Received Nov. 19, at 0.25 a.m.) The tragic loss of the Anglia within sight of land adds a bright page to the brave story of the British race. Like the heroes of the Birkenhead, wounded and hale, with splendid courage, calmly awaited the end. The crew of the London collier Lusi= tania witnessed the explosion and saw the soldiers emerging from below, assembling on deck, and awaiting their turn to enter the boats as though at a quay. There was no crowding. The slightly wounded gave preference to the most seriously injured, including 200 cot cases. The nurses—of whom only three are known to be saved— worked splendidly, devoting them* selves to assisting the wounded. The Anglia, though mortally wounded, surged forward in a vain effort to reach the shore, sounding her siren the while. The rescuers kept pace with her, and worked with the utmost difficulty. As the decks got steeper many slipped off, and were picked up in the water, the AnsJlia's crew diving and rescuing many. The end came with dramatic sudden* ness. The Anglia stood on her bows for an instant, wounded, nurses, doctors, and sailors clinging on, and then disappeared. The Lusitania lowered her boats and participated in the work of rescue, but was herself soon afterwards mined, all her hands being saved. The Anglia's masts, flying the Red Cross, are still visible. SUGGESTED PEACE TERMS. AN EX-MINISTER'S SPECULATIONS. SEVERE CONDITIONS OUTLINED. LONDON, November 17. Mr C. F. G. Masterman (formerly Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster), in an article in the Daily Chronicle, under the title ''The Only Possible Peace Terms," says : Mr Asquith's ideals, interpreted unofficially, are that: (1) Belgium should be restored to complete independence, Germany paying an indemnity adequate for rebuilding the ruined cities, bringing about the revival of destroyed industries, and paying compensation to disabled' men and relatives of the dead. (2) France should receive Alsace-Lor-raine, an indemnity, and a natural defensive boundary, rendering a repetition of Germany's attack for ever impossible (3) Denmark should receive Sehle3wig. (4) German, Austrian, and Russian Poland shall be united under the Czar or his nominee. ,- (5) Italy should get the Trentino and the whole Italia Irredenta. (6) The Turkish Empire should be torn to fragments, and Armenia, Syria, Palestine, Mesopotamia, and Thrace should bo divided among those who develop the countries. The Turks should Ix 3 penned in Central Anatolia, where they should be compelled to learn to work instead of to massacre. (7) Serbia should be restored, with the payment of a heavy indemnity from Austria-Hungary, and should receive Bosnia and Herzegovina, with adequate access to the Adriatic, and should also receive all of Serbian Austria. (8) The German fleet should be surrendered, and divided among the sJUed nations; the Zeppelins and hangars should be burnt. (9) The German colonies should remain as trophies to the nations which conquered them. SURRENDERING GOLD TRINKETS. AN AUSTRALIAN SCHEME. SYDNEY, November 18. The suggestion that old gold trinkets and ornaments should be put to practical use has been adopted, and a depot has been opened. Large quantities have already been received. The money raised goes to the war funds. ANOTHER STEAMER SUNK. LONDON, November 18. (Received Nov. 19, at 0.25 a.m.) The British steamer Treneglos (3886 ' tons) has been sunk (whether by mine or submarine is not stated).