NEWS FROM GERMANY

Timaru Herald, Volume CIII, Issue 15741, 27 August 1915, Page 7

NEWS FROM GERMANY

GERMAN NUMBERS. (IN YESTERDAY'S ISSUE.) "Times" and Sydney "Sun" Services. Press Association —By Tel. —Copyright. LONDON, August 25. Colonel Repington, commenting on the German numbers, says the estimate is useful because it serves to correct extravagant statements, but the figures omit the proportion of those constantly sick and the numbers detained in Germany for military work, railways, etc. . It is also rash to. assume that only the men in the fighting line are. equipped and armed.

Veterinary Corps—Trooper P. 'lfnft den. - '\ J Medical Corps.— -JAeut.-GoL C. "B£*f Begg. -y^' Field Engineers.—Sapper* N. ""Mjfls calm, W. Fanhall. ' '>■> ""'"' Army Service Corps.—Corporal'3j; Clarp, F. J. Adept, N. F. Golden.tfl. N. Dixon, M. Daley, E. S. Mos»,'G.' Norman. • Canterbury Battalion.—Privates J. Meaney, F. A. Symes, B> H. Kember. Wellington Batalion.—Private F.~£. Keighwan, A. J. Duffel, S. G.-Hin-oock. , ' ]'/„ N.Z. Field Artillery— Gunner ,X Birnie, Corporal R. L. Skinner. .~'V ! WOUNDED AND SICK. V RETURNING BY THE TAHITI?*.] UNITS. Canterbury Battalion.—-W. Anderson, E. H. Bracey, J. W. Bond, M. E. Barrowclough, W. Brown, F.'- B. Brown (?), Beattie, H. B. Oiwey/A.' S. Cochrane, C. W. Cock, C. O .Colo-, man, H. Crosby, F. Conn, 0. *T.' Oumings, F. L. Cheeseman, O. "A. Cameron (P), G .H. (?) Cuimuudtaaw W. (?) Clarke, T. A. (?) <Kw Davidson, J. L. Douglas, Geo. English J G. Erwin, Foster A. Esbioh, W. M. Fraser, W. Grey, C. H. Graham;* A." W. Gracie, W r . Glanville, G. A. Gibbs, W. R. Gibbin, Hodgeman, W. Hunt, C. A. Head, W. Heatch, H. R. Haiti*. F. J. Hunter, P. HoulSah, K. H: Harre, A. B. Hoy, W. J. Inghs, W. Irvine, A. E. Inster, J. Jackson, Johnston, H. N. Jarvis, A. T. Kelly, B. V. Kennedy, E. R Lloyd (Floyd P), H. Lodge, It. Lee, P. B. Lamb, J. A. Laird, Low, E. AV. Leeder, R. Munro, A. Marsden, 0. A. Marialaw, I. H. McMillan, J. D. McKenzie, H. E. Moore, J. Morrison, J. Murray, T. K. McEvoy, A. MePherson, J. McPheraon, E. A. March, J. T. McHaffie, A. Mitehell, P. Mclntyre, J. J. Marlonv, R. 0. Mason, T. Miller, C. E. McLean, J. M. (P) McGregor, E. B> Norman, J. Nash, C. W. Oliver, O'Connor, P. O'Connor, L. Peatling, Pryoe M.> Jones, J. Pagan, C. L. Pauling (?), A - *!• £ pe £ <**»**&, »• bla' mc.ad, H. Readchffe, It. G. Smith; A. T Smith, A. V. SHvae, E. Scotieyj'E. Shaw, E. V. Spear, R. G. Stammers, H. H. Saunderson, W. J. Smith, A. Sharp, J. A. Sootfc, J. Sowarth (Southworth ?) J. T. Shannon, E. G. Sheddan, G. F. Taylor. L. 4. Tall, E. L. lozer, L. G. Wood, R. Walsh (Watt?), H. A. Wmsett, A. H. Whitaker. A. d! Watts, S. Walker S. Waggs, Vilwn, J • W. Young, A. Young. Canterbury ILR.-A, E. Cameron, |- °- 5- t ? > Carter > J- Olarke, J Frew, T. .Fnckelson, J. Gibson, J.. Hodgson, H. J. Horgan, O. E. Hooper, N. J. M. Lester, W. J. Moore, 0.A.McQuarne, J. McMillan, Puttrick, R. O. Raynes, L. Robinson, H. Rid-' der, Rammant, W. C. Shilton, H. ' Smith, W. J .Woodhouse. HEE.OES OF, THE DARDANELLES^ REMARKS BY MR MAS&EY.' , (Pec Press Association.) ,; w WELLINGTON, Aug. 26. In moving the adjournment oi the House, the Premier .said ho desired "-,10 say a lew wowla on the subject Upper-, most in the mm da of ail. The new* of the past few days had brough > t- lsorrow to almost every home m tiie •Dominion. Even the House had noi;*k caped. Oniy a few days ago "stagera? members had received information that their sons had,fallen. The iatest'of these was Mr Sykes, member for Masterton, who to-day nad been informed of the death of his son. Last week Mr Jennings received this isad" intelligence. Mr Statham had heard ot 'the death of his brother, and only a week Or pwo ago the Minister of Defence' had had to bear the loss, of his aon. The relations "of these victims, - however, had the comfort of knowing thaiii they died for us, for their country, and for the Empire. When we sent these young men way a few month* go, we regarded them as ordinary beings, "but now we must look upon them as heroes. The men who have gone down in the. glorious assaults at Gallipoli were amongst the best of their racte. The-' Maoris had greatry distinguished themselves; and we were just as, proudiof them as of our own white spite of the sad happenings to which-we were now being accustomed, he felt sure that all were determined to carry on the war until an honourable peace was concluded, -which would make a repetition of the events which had' been taking place during the past twelve months impossible. The Premier/concluded by expressing his sincere sympathy with the relatives of the fallen. * "7" ' Word has been received thai Joseph McGowan is seriously ill with pneumonia and has been in hospital At Malta since the end of June. It-will be some time before he will be back m the firing line. He is the younceet son of Mr Joseph McGowan, Albury, ' and left with the Fourth rnents. He has a brother with the I'irsfc Australian Force. • i