LATE WAR NEWS.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 144715, 25 June 1915, Page 7

LATE WAR NEWS.

SCOTTISH FISHING BOATS*. SUNK BY SUBMARINES. BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. —COPYRIGHT. (Received June 25, 1.50 p.m.) LONDON, Juno 24. A submarine sank Bevon fishing Ixms oft the Shot-lands last night. Nineteen men of the crews were rescued. AUSTRIA NS TAKE OFFENSIVE. BUT SUSTAIN REPULSE. (Received Juno 25. 1.50 p.m.) ROME. June 24. The Austrians have boon reinforced and have ;issurno<i tin* otiensivc along the whole front, hut have everywhere been repulsed with heavy losses. PART OF LEMBERG BURNED. GERMANS ACROSS THE DNIESTER (Received June 25, 1.50 p.m.) AMSTERDAM, Juno 24. Gorman papers sumo that the western quarter of Ixunberg was burned. Tho Russians ignited the benzine and petroleum refineries before leaving. A German communique states that Genera) von Linsingcn has crossed tho Dniester between IJalicz and Zurawno and is engaged in a violent battle. NOTES FROM LONDON. INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL BOYS AT THE FRONT. THE RUSH OF MUNITION ■WORKERS. (Received June 25, 2.20 p.m.) • LONDON, Juno 24. Lord Robert Cecil, in the House of Commons,..said the Government had decided to prohibit trado with the enemy in China and other countries. Ho promised to inquire into tho statement in China and other countries. There are 19,043 boys trained-in reformatory and industrial schools serving with"the military and naval fonw, and during tho war three have won Victoria Crosses, 25 distinguished conduct medals, 20 have been mentioned in dispatches, three decorated by tho French Government, eight havo received commissions, 592 havo been killed, and 1540 wounded. Tho Home Secretary has written congratulating the schools.

Forty Loudon town halls, where munition workers’ bureaux have been established, art* besieged with inquiries*. Recruiting begins to-night. Tho National RaUwaymen’s Union has decided to admit as members women employed on the railways.

Mr. MTvonna, addressing a representative meeting of employers, urged them to provide facilities to supply war loan vouchers to workmen. Some firms propose to purchase vouchers and permit workers to acquire them by small weekly instalments.

NEUTRALS’ TRADE. BRITAIN’S EFFORT TO PREVENT INJURY. . (Received June 25, 2.20 p.m.) LONDON, Juno 24. Tho Government has communicated a memorandum to Mr. Page, American Ambassador, which is not a reply to the American Note respecting contraband, but a general statement showing the Government’s efforts to minimise the inconvenience to neutrals’ commerce. The memorandum shows that considerable shipments of cotton had been dealt with. The Board Trade had paid over £450,000 to various American claimants. The claims paid were considerably in excess of the amounts which would have been realised by the sale of tho goods. Tho Government is convinced that an impartial review of the facts will show there has been no arbitrary interference with American interests. NEW INVENTION. A AVIRELESS TORPEDO. (Received Juno 25, 10.30 a.m.) SYDNEY, June 25. A. Roberts claims that his invention of an aerial wireless torpedo, which ho is submitting lo the Government, is so perfect that he could, from a captive oalloon, control it anywhere within a range of thirty or forty miles and explode it at any point desired. He states that it is now impossible for an enemy wireless operator to interfere with the control. THE ROLL OF HONOUR. A FURTHER LI§T. PER PRESS ASSOCIATION. WELLINGTON, Juno 23. KILLED IN ACTION. AVellington Battalion. Private M. H. Fetors. Private A. L. Simpson. Artillery. Gunner FI. B. Richardson. DIED OF AVOUNDS. AVellington Battalion. Private R. Bethune. Canterbury Battalion. Lance-Corporal G. H. Bishop. Private A. F. Patterson. Sergeant A. J. Bennington. AVOUNDED. Engineers. Sapper F. Graham. Sapper AV. Benson. Lance-CorpofM B. L. Joll. Wellington Battalion. Corporal R. Glasgow. Divisional Train. Sergeant H. Field. Otago Battalion. Private W. A. Benfell. Private S. W. Flora. Otago Mounted. Trooper J. Baird_. Trooper R. F. AVclsh.

Canterbury Battalion. Private J. Wilson. Private XL G. Barry. Private G. Long. ADMITTED TO HOSPITAL AT ALEXANDRIA, JUNE 22, 1915. Artillery. Sergeant R. J. M‘Loan. Engineers. Sapper E. A. Hodges. DANGEROUSLY ILL. Now Zealand Medical * Corps. Lance-Corporal W. J. Sloan. Auckland Battalion. Private E. Johnstone. Canterhury Battalion. Private W. Murray.