MISCELLANEOUS NEWS
THE SAVAGES' "Times" and Sydney "Sun" Sources. Press Association—By Tel.—Copyright. LONDON. Nov. 12. Germans shot the Mayor of Ilandzaerne f<y defending his daughter against* an assault by soldiers. A GENERAL MADE PRISONER. It is reported that in tho battle of Sieradz the Russians captured General Von Makengo witfli his staff. GERMAN SLIMNESS. A CAifP-FIRE STORY. An observer with tho Indiana gives an exampl® of Genuan slimness. A! figure silhoutted in tho moonlight, wearing a Gurkha uniform, approached tho end of fi trench and said to the Gurkhas "You are to move further up." As another Gurkha contingent was advancing to support them tho officer was puzzled and asked "Who are you?'' Tho answer, in good English, was a repetition of the order. The officer, still suspicious, said: "If you are a Gurkha, by what boat did. you cross?'' The figure instantly turned and fled and within a few yards was riddled with bullets.. Germans wore ready fyo swarm tho trenches had the ruso 'succeeded. THE GOEBEN DAMAGED. PETROGRAD, Nov. 12. A message from Constantinople states that the Goeben was seriously.damaged. A shot ponetrated at the waterlino curing tho Anglo-French bombardment of the' Dardanelles.
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Timaru Herald, Volume CI, Issue 15504, 14 November 1914, Page 9
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