RUSSIANS CLAIM SUCCESSES IN GREAT CAMPAIGN.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLII, Issue 13697, 29 May 1915, Page 3

RUSSIANS CLAIM SUCCESSES IN GREAT CAMPAIGN.

GERMANS ADMIT ONE SET-BACK. / ALLIES CARRY TRENCHES AND TAKE PRISONERS. THE PRINCESS IRENE EXPLOSION: 400 LIVES LOST. DESCRIPTION OF FIGHTING AT DARDANELLES. AERIAL RAID ON GERMAN POISON-GAS CENTRE. (Press Assn.—By Telegraph—Copy right.)

CAPETOWN, May 28. Official: The Government is considering sending a South African contingent to Europe. h LONDON, May. 28. Lord Desborough's heir (Hon. J. F. Grenfel) has died of wounds m France. A German wireless message says the Germans are unmoved •at Italy's intervention, being convinced' that the Aus-tro-Germans will be able to cope finally with the new adversary. ; ACT OF TREACHERY. [ Tbe Times' Buenos Aires correspondent says resentment is felt at American coal being carried m British ships and delivered to a German coal company coaling German cruisers. Eight Austro-German ships have beeu provisionally sold. RACING CURTAILED. Epsom has decided that there shall be no Derby this year. The Race Course Association intend deputationising Mr Runciman, urging that a stoppage pf racing* will interfere with horse breeding. The Irish Turf Club is continuing its meetings for the present. ; ANOTHER INDUSTRIAL CRISIS. The operative Spinners' ' Amalgamation of, Lanchashire has demanded a general 10 per cent, advance, despite their agreement not to change their wages before July: A hundred thousand are affected.' The Master Cotton Spinners' Federation threaten to close the mills.

"^TRAWLER DRIVES OFF SUBMARINE. (

LONDON, May 28. The Jacqueline, a Belgian 'steam trawler, observing a submarine attack the Morwenna, attempted to ram her. The submarine's second shot sank the Morwenna and m a few minutes the Jacqueline picked up the crew and again '■■ attempted to ram the submarine. After firing fifty shots at the Jasqueline the submarine disappeared.