LATEST WAR NEWS.

Sun (Christchurch), Volume I, Issue 221, 22 October 1914, Page 10

LATEST WAR NEWS.

CAPTURE OF COMET, GERMANY'S EXTENSIVE PLANS. HIGH-POWERED WIRELESS. By Cable. — Press Association.—Copyright. (Received October 22, 11.20 a.m.) SYDNEY, October 22. Further news of the capture of the . Comet, the German gunboat seized at the capture of Rabaul by the Australian forces, is to hand. It appears that the vessel cleared from Rabaul - upon the approach of the Australian forces. After the seizure of the wire- ' less station messages were constantly * tapped, indicating that the Comet was dispatching news to the German squadron concerning the occupation. Eventually news of the hiding place vras gleaned, and armed forces under Lieutenant Jackson, accompanied by Colonel Paton and a detachment of infantry, led by a Native guide, proceeded to' the north coast of • New Guinea, -where they discovered the Comet: warped to the bank of a river and completely covered with greenery. The Germans were greatly surprised when the ( party sprang aboard and seized the boat. They- found a powerful wireless, in-, stallation, capable of transmitting long distance messages. RED CROSS ASSISTANCE. MONEY FROM AUSTRALIA. ,/. HOSPITALS FOR THE FRONT. \ (Received October 22, 12.20 p.m.) MELBOURNE, October 22. | The Council of the Australian branch ] „' of"the Red Cross Society, has decided to cable £12,000 to London for hospitals proceeding to the front. ■"* . ~"~~"~ TALUNE NEARLY CAUGHT. A NARROW ESCAPE.' - WIRELESS V . <3E INTER- . , . ■>' &res& Association. AUCKLAND, October 22. •' The ILS.S. Co.'s Talune arrived from , the'Eastern-Pacific this morning. On - one occasion she had a narrow escape from meeting the enemy's 'cruiser. A German * warship called at an island in ■ .the Society Group at which the Talune • was due, and made enquiries when the • Talune would be expected. The information imparted was not quite accur- . ate, with the result that the Talune . never came within the danger area. ■< - .The Talune arrived at'Rarotonga en September 29,' and was due at Raiatea .on October 3, but on the night of Oc- - /tober -2 the wireless operator intercepted '"commxmications between German -. cruisers wßhin a hundred miles radius,

and the Talune doubled back' to Eard- . tonga at top_ speed. .:,":>.' j .Subsequently the Talune completed, her usual itinerary without incident. j JEWISH "iiFUGEESi efforts fob Belief. The Jewish congregation in Christfchurch held a meeting yesterday to consider a telegram from, Mr A. M. Myers, M.P., of Auckland, stating that he.had received information that 5000 destitute Jewish refugees had arrived in England.from Belgium, and asking for help for them from their co-religion-ists in New Zealand. -' It -was pointed out at the meeting that Loudon Jews had given liberally to the national funds, Bothsctiild and Sous having given £IO,OOO to the Prince of Wales's Fund, and others had subscribed as liberally, while the Jews in Christchurch had also contributed large- ' ly to the local war funds, including the fund for the relief of the poor of Great Britain, Ireland, and Belgium. A sum of £2OO was subscribed in the room, and it was resolved to make a canvass of the members of the Jewish faith in Christchurch for further contributions. The total Dominion collection will be forwarded to Mr Myers for transmission to the treasurer of the fund in England, Mr Leopold Bothsshild. BELGIUM RELIEF FUND. At a meeting of the Christclmrch Master Butchers' Association, held on Tuesday evening, the sum of £25 was voted to the Belgium Fund. At the Addington saleyards yesterday, Messrs Pyne and Co. sold, on be- , half of Messrs W. C. Bridson and W. C.Davie (Hawarden), a fat steer for £8 15/-, the proceeds to be devoted to the Belgium' Fund, 1 Mr C. J. Ward (of the firm of Messrs Einsey and Co., Ltd.), Acting-Consul t- for Belgium at Christchurch, acknowledges with thanks the receipt of £SO, being the second contribution from the Greymouth Belief Committee towards

the Belgium Relief "Fund. In the first contribution from- the Greymouth Committee an amount."of £7O was contributed by Pollard's Pictures, being the proceeds of a benefit performance given at Greymouth. FOOD FOR BRITAIN AND BELGIUM FUND. RANGIORA. The following additional contributions have been received by the Mayor of Eangiora: — £ s. d. Proceeds of Masonic concert (first instalment) .. 33 13 0 Miss Buby Jennings, sale of badges 0 13 0 Mrs G. Hills 0 10 0 Proceeds Sewing Bee \. 3 4 0 Proceeds of Fernside,Social 16 4 0 Eangiora Brass Baud Social 11 18 6 Eangiora Friendly Societies ;" 0 0 E. Kinley .... .... 10 0 0 Collection Messrs Withy and Verrall's debate .. 13 0 Total to date .... £391 14 6