THE ARABIA CASE.

Sun (Christchurch), Volume III, Issue 884, 9 December 1916, Page 2

THE ARABIA CASE.

ENGLAND CONSULTED. Itutralian and. -V-?- P*VU IsaicMi>n. I (Received December 9, 1.40 p.m.) NEW YORK, December 8. The State Department Is forward-j ing to England Germany's reply to. America's Note regarding the sinking I of the Arabia, with the request that; England shall furnish the fads re-j garding the Arabia's status. This will nocossitnU, Uaja ; delay before America's attitude can I be determined. BLOCKADE OF GREECE.; COMMENCED YESTERDAY. Australian and V.Z. Call* Association. j (Received December 9, 12.55 p.m.) 1 PARIS, December 8. J The blockade of Greece, begins this] morning Ships belonging to other Powers,! will be allowed until 8 o'clock on | Sunday morning to leave the block-j aded ports. CASUALTIES. LIST ISSUED THIS AFTERNOON The following casualty list was'' issued this afternoon:— ( ! KILLED IN .ACTION. Private E. F. Crump. .Private A. S. Corbelt. Previously reported missing, believ-'i • ed killed, now reported reason-; able to suppose dead: Corporal C. IT. Davies. Previously reported missing, now re-J ported killed in action:— Private P. N. Bartlett. Rifleman A. Home. Previously reported tnissirtg, believ-; ed wounded, now reported killed in action:— Rifleman J. 11.. V. Taylor. Previously reported wounded, now reported killed in action:— Rifleman A. E. Congdon. Rifleman W. M. C. Hair. Rifleman E. J. llarrop. ,| Rifleman J. 11. McGinn. :> Rifleman F. J. McLeod. Rifleman 11. 0. Wisely. DIED OF WOUNDS. Driver A. (j. James. Private J. Hancock. Private P. S. Johnston. Private L, G, Harvey. - DIED OF SICKNESS. Private D. G. Guild. WOUNDED ACCIDENTALLY. Private I). Gumming. Private J. Shand (previously reported wounded). HOSPITAL REPORT. Dangerously lll—2nd Lt. A. 11. S. Harper, Pie. W. 11. Mason. Seriously lll—Rifleman C. T. Ambridge, Pic. J. Barlow, Rifleman J. F. McCarthy. Slill Seriously lit, but Improving— Pte. P. A. liloomlield, Pte. A. Croft, Pte. A. Godfrey. Removed from Seriously I!l List Rifleman W. 11. S. Taylor, Rifleman A. J. Yearbury. Severe Cases— Pte. 11. N. Agnew, Pte. T. Bingar, Driver E. J. Cruick-

shank, Gunner J. A. Foster, Pte. G. Gale,'Pte.. W. Gletlliill, Pte. A. Jackson. L-Cpl.. T, Karetu, Pte. G. A. McAllan,. ,Pte. A. Munro, ActingBomb. A. Robb, Pie. E. G. Bundle, Pte. C. D.,Mc.G. Scott, Pte. B. L. Scott, Gunner A. W. Smith, Pte. J. Smith. Pte. R. S. Stechmnn, Re. v R. W. Stewart, L-Cpl. B. W. Welch, Billeinan J. R. Young. Not Severe Cases—Lieut. S. Bongard, Lieut. F. L. Chapman, Trooper F. L. Alley, Rifleman TV Andrews, Pte. C. S. Appleby, Pte. A. H. Aitken, Pte. 11. Aitken. Pte. IF. Alsweiler. Plp B. Armstrong,-Pte. .T. Armstrong, Pte. A. Bassett, L-Cpl. L. F. Bell, Sergt E. Blake. Lieut. I. A. Bristol, Rifleman J. Clark; Pte. H.< L. Clements. Biileman J. Close, Pie. G. Collins, Pte. W. J. Conling, Rifleman J. E. Coulson, Pie. H. W. Culpitt, Rifleman W. 11. Davidson, Pte. G. M. Dave, Rifleman D. Doran, Pte. J. Fahey, Pte. J. Farrell, Pie. 11. Fen lon, Rifleman C. P. Einlav; L-Cpl. A. Fletcher, Pte. G: Graham, L-Cpl. H. 11. Hansson, Pte. 11. A. Hawken, Corpl. V. H. Hawthorne, Pie. B. Hurford, Pte. J. Ingram, Pie. C.i B. James, Sergt. F. Jones. Pte. 11. K. Kippenberger, Pte. W. Lee, Pte. G. E. Lepelit, Pte. J. McGonville, L-Cpl. G. F. McEvoy, Driver J. A, McWhirtor, Sergt. M. B. Marsden, Cpl. J. B. Mathcson, Pte. J. P. Milner. Pie. J. J. Mooney, Pte. 11. J. Morgan, Pie. J. L. Murray, Pte. \V. H. Ncame, Pie. Gustava, Pte. G. Neilson, Tpr. C Nivard, Pie., C. Nissen, L-Cpl. 11. V. Norris, Cpl. B. J. Patterson,- Pte. J. B. Perry, Pte. W. S. Bamson, Pte, J. A. Bei'd. Pte. A. Hidings, Pte. A. B. Sanderson, Pte. I). Scannell, Pte. E. Scott, Pie. F. J. Selway, Pte. F. Skelton, Pie. G. T. Silk, Rifleman 11. 11. Smith, L-Cpl. S. L. Smith, Pte. L. G. Sellars, Riflcman F. Sullivan, Trooper W. Turnbull, Pie. G. E. Wahlsirom, Pte. C. IT. Wainwrighl, Sergt. J. B. Watt, Pie. W. IT. Went, L-Cpl. B. L. While, Rifleman E. Whvte, Pte. J. Williams, Sergt. J. Wilson, Pie. G. E. Williams.