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Southland Times, Issue 17469, 25 March 1915, Page 6

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situation in Serbia DISEASE RAMPANT BEYOND CONTROL (By Telegraph—Press Assn —Copyright) LONDON. March 21. Received March 21. 11.30 p.m. Sir Thomas Ltpton lias returned from a visit to Serbia. Ho said that a tiro was needed to clear Serbia of typhus and houses and clothing must lie burned. *Sc»rccly enough people remain to dig graves for the dead, whoso bodies arc lying exposed in tin- cemeteries. Tin- situation lias got beyond control. One source of Infection is that black bread Is tho only ration supplied to hospitals and tills tiic patients place beneath their pillows. Peddlers buy the unused loaves and sell them to tho people outside, thus •preailing the disease. FORCES AVAILABLE STUPENDOUS EPPOST REQUIRED. LONDON, March 21. The Daily Alall declares that Austria and Germany have at least six million men available. The Allies’ losses at Neuvo Chapelle provides the gauge for the stupendous effort required to force the enemy out of Belgium and France. Conscription alono supplies tho men necessary to till tho gaps in tho enemy lines. Tho Daily Graphic declares that when viewed in perspective a few months hence Neuvo Ciiapcllo will appear a minor struggle in a terrific conllict. Tho people must steel themselves for casualty lists of far more lamentable proportions. "The time Is surely approaching," ■ays the journal, "when, if the nation falls to realise the gravity of the situation. Britain will receive a harrowing ■hock." Desperately sad days arc coming, ami it behoves everyone to strengthen the position by feeling that each is doing IxU part. EXPELLED SVEN KEDZN BARBED. LONDON. March 21. Received March 25, 1.30 a,m. Sven Hedin. the noted explorer, has been expelled from tlio Royal Geographical .society. (It was lately announced that Sven ilcdin had enemy proclivities.) LABOUR AND THE WAR LONDON, March 24. Received March 25, 1.30 a.m. The South Wales and Bristol Channel engineers and shipyards have accepted the principle of settling disputes without stopping work. Advisory Boards are being formed in the principle industrial areas of the United Kingdom to carry out a speeding up process. A NEW ZEPPELIN LONDON, March 21. It is believed that a new Zeppelin left Freidrickshafen, and that another is almost completed. MYSTERIOUS EXPLOSION OPP SUPPOLX COAST LONDON, March 21. A ferritic detonation alarmed the Suffolk coastal towns on Tuesday morning, and there was some gun firing afterwards, At present this is not explained. Then- was a loud explosion oft Eastbourne on Tuesday night, when lurid Haines weiv seen, followed hy a minor explosion. A lifeboat is Investigating the matter.