WAR NOTES

Southland Times, Issue 17483, 26 July 1915, Page 5

WAR NOTES

BRITISH: CASUALTIES. 77 OrnCQtE; 574 MEN. (By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright) LONDON, July 24. The casualties reported to-day are: 7T officers and 574 men. STRANGE AEROPLANES OVER OTTAWA. CAUSE SOKE ALARM. AVIATORS’ BASE NOT KNOWN. OTTAWA, July 24. Alarm has been caused by repeated reconnaisances, apparently by foreign aeroplanes, which have been prohibited from entering the district. The military authorities have failed to locate the bases from which the aeroplanes are operating. GERMAN SOCIALISTS. AN IMPORTANT MOVEMENT. COPENHAGEN, July 24. Received July 25. p.m. The German Socialists are arranging a meeting in Beilin to formulate the party’s policy. The newspapers indicate the creation of a new party, which Dr Liebknecht and Herren Eersteen, Hoose and Kauthky will loin to oppose the Social Democratic Group. The incident is creating much interest in Germany. APPROACHING THE CLIMAX. THE WAR AND AUSTRALIA. THE RACE FOR NEW ARMIES. SYDNEY, July 25. Received July 25, 2.40 p.m. Speaking at the commercial travellers’ annual dinner, Mr Holman (State Premier) said that we were approaching the climax of the war. There had been a race between Britain and Germany to bring into existence new armies. The German authorities must know they will he outnumbered, but they had still another choice, that of bringing up their reserves force before Britain could. Apparently Germany had beaten Britain in the race, and for the moment was holding greater forces than even the Allies, reinforced by Italy, were able to place in the field. The moment had arrived when German generalship was falling back on the last hope, and the trial was now to be made with the utmost tensity of the concentration of the German Empire. The struggle our men would have to make must entirely eclipse anything that had yet occurred. The hour of crisis was upon us, not past, as some optimists tell us. He was confident of the ultimate result, but if there is any doubt, lie said, it is better that wo all perish in the trendies than contemplate succumbing in the struggle. Sir Gerald Strickland (State Governor) who presided, declared that those who did not go to war had a continuous duty to perform—that was to forward the Empire. Senator Gardiner,, responding to the toast of the l-’ederal Government, said that people should not lie led away by rumours. The Government knew no more than the public. Mr Joseph Cook CX.eadcr of the Opposition in the I-'ederal Parliamentt hoped that when the war was over the British Empire would trade with the Allies only. GERMAN WRECKAGE. POUND BY A FISHERMAN. COPENHAGEN, July 24. Received July 25, 4.4 0 p.m. A fisherman on Mono Island found wreckage from a German steamer, and ammunition boxes, which apparently blew up a few days ago, when a terrific explosion shook the houses in many places. I