LATE NEWS

Sun (Christchurch), Volume II, Issue 438, 6 July 1915, Page 10

LATE NEWS

LATEST WAR NEWS. SINKING OF THE ANGLO-CALIFORNIAM LONDON, July a. The submarine shelled the Anglo-Cali-fornian lor an hour, all the time manoeuvring lor a torpedoing position. Captain Parslow, with great skill, outwitted them. The crew endeavoured to launch the boats, but the men Avcre blown from the davits. The submarine's crew kept tip a continuous rille lire. Four boats were launched before assistance arrived. Meanwhile a shell hurled the captain from the bridge with an arm and leg severed. FRENCH LINER SUNK. PARIS, July 5. Official: A submarine sank the French liner Carthage (5001 tons) oil Cape Helles. Six of the crew are missing. AVIATOR'S MISHAP. AMSTERDAM, July 5. Two British aviators in a French biplane landed on the frontier. They burned their machine, believing they were in Belgian territory. SENSATION IN AMERICA. WASHINGTON, July 5. The police have ascertained that Holt, the man who shot Mr J. P. Morgan, was responsible lor placing a timed bomb, which exploded with destructive effect, in the Senate wing of the Capitol. No other details are available. NO COALITION. OPPOSITION CAUCUS. [From our own Parliamentary Reporter.] WELLINGTON, July G. The Opposition caucus resolved today:— "That Mr Massey be informed that the Opposition considers his offer constituting a National Cabinet "with six Government members and three Opposition members unfair, seeing that the Opposition is practically equal to the Government party in point of numbers. The Opposition is desirous of assisting the Government in Avar matters, and as an alternative to Mr Massey 's proposal suggests that such assistance could be better rendered if the powers of the Secret Defence Committee were extended during the Avar, and in connection therewith to enable the Administrtion to more effectually deal with the present crisis." A ROYAL COMMISSION. WELLINGTON, July ti. Mr Massey promised in the House today to set up a Eoyal Commission and enquire mto the Trentham camp conditions.