Great Britain

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXX, Issue 66, 13 November 1914, Page 5

Great Britain

McNAB’S UNTIMELY DEATH.

OUTRAGE ON THE RED CROSS,

United Press Association. (Received 8.30 a.m ) London, November 1.2

A despatch rider states that McNab was bayonetted before the eyes of the London Scottish while oauJaging two wounded. It was bright moonlight, and McNab was unarmed, wearing a blue tunic with a Red Cross on his arm. When the, Scotch saw the foul deed they gave orders to take no p: isoners, arid drovb' back the Germans, giving no quarter, ;and receiving none. j i ■ ■ ; [;! n I • T I ITI i* ( , I 'i, ■' ... THE OTWAY, COMMANDEERED. f T i\ l ! .

(Received 9.10 a.m ) ? : London, November 12. ~ Tlie Government has commandeered the Otway, and there will be no direct mail to Australia next week.. ..,. (The Otway is one of thb' Orient; .lipri of' ‘ Royal mail steamers ' trading between Australia and the United? Kingdom, of 12,000 tons.) INDIAN LOYALTY AFFIRMED. Times and Sydney Sun Sbbyiom. London, November 12. The process of passing resolutions affirming complete loyalty;To;;tU - o British cause proceeds Steadily throughout India. ’ \ ?, vH.' ' •'T'? l: i iKAKSspji VJL •>, J. X.£ MAKING PROVISION’FOR WOUNDED NEW ZEALANDERS', ; ; L . ■ .o. • United Press Association. , (Received 12.10 p.m.) , ; |~| London, November 12. i Lord Plunket presided at a meeting of.’ the New Zealand Expeditionary Committee. The Hon. T. Mackenzie (High Commissioner) announced that Sir George Pragnell had given the committee the use of his firm’s new residential club with 150 bedrooms at Blackheath as a convalescent home for New Zealanders. The War Office will provide the necessary hospital accommodation. Lord Islington was appointed chairman of the Imperial Advisory Committee, vice Lord Emmott.

CORDON WILSON’S MEMORIAL.

(Received 9.20 a.m.) London, November 12. Queen Alexandra was represented at Gordon Wilson’s memorial service at Christchurch, Mayfair. Many notables attended. THE ALLIES’ LOSSES. SLIGHT COMPARED TO THE MILLIONS UNDER ARMS. (Received 8.55 a.m.) Paris, November 12. It is estimated that France, which has four millions under arms, has lost 400,000 killed, wounded, and taken prisoners, while Britain, with 180,000 under arms, has lost 50,000. AN ADMIRAL COURT-MARTIAL. LEb BUT ACQUITTED. (Received 9.20 a.m.) London, November 12. The Globe states that a court-mar-tial acquitted Admiral Troubridge respecting the .Goeben’s escape. NEWS OF THE UNITS FROM THE FRONT, (Received 8.55 a.m.) London, November 12. Captain Leroy Burnham was wounded and has been invalided home. The Bishop of Perth’s son, Lieut. Riley, of the Wiltshire Regiment, is a prisoner, but was not wounded, in Germany.