THE PRISONERS OF WAR.

Colonist, Volume LVI, Issue 13594, 8 October 1914, Page 5

THE PRISONERS OF WAR.

MILITARY AND ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICIALS.

BRITISH CONSUL MISSING

(Received Oct. 7, 9.55 p.m.)

Sydney, Oct. 7. The "Sun's" special correspondent gives a list of 36 Germans, mostly military and administrative officers, who are included among the prisoners captared during the operations in German New Guinea, and sent to Sydney. Many others have since been captured or have surrendered. !

The captures include 150 armed natives, who remain at Herbertshoe.

CABLE NEWS.

[Press Association—Co* rumor, j

A number of British subjects held- on parole by the Germans, including Mr. Louri, a New Zealander, joyously welcomed the arrival of the releasing force. The whereabouts of Mr.'Jolley, British Consul at Rabaul, is unknown. It is supposed that the Germans spirited him away.

The New Ireland expedition captured three German steamers.