CENTRAL POWERS.
APOLOGISING FOR ERZEROUM. AUSTRALIANS VILIFIED BY GERMAN PRESS. "Times'- and Syaney "Sun" Servloet. Press Association—By Tel.—Copyright. LONDON. March 3. The "Vossische Zeitung" declares that the indescribable joy over Erzeroum is due to England's knowledge that her cause in the Near East is shaky, because her forces mainly consist of Australians aud Canadians—the very riff-raff of humanity, descendants of murderers, thieves, and drunken hordes, who despise the very thought of discipline and decency. This applies particularly to the Australians, who are worthy descendants of criminals.
The '•Vossische Zeitung" proceeds to vilify the Australians* in the filthiest terms, regretting that Germany's heroic sons are doomed to fight such filthy liuman refuse.
The "Hamburger Naehrieluen." on the other hand, praises tho Australians' fighting, saying "Australia will not consent to remain shut out frcm German markets."
THE NEW WAR, LOAN. HEAVY INVESTMENT BY KRUPPS Received 11 p.m.. March sth. ZURICH, March 4. Krupps headed the fourth German • war Joan with a subscription of forty , million marks. ' FEARS AS TO AMERICAN SITUATION. German newspapers publish wireless messages from Washington emphasising the gravity of the Gennan-Anieri-can situation. FRANKFORT BOURSE PANICKY.
The Frankfort Bourse on Friday ended in panic.
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Timaru Herald, Volume CIV, Issue 15903, 6 March 1916, Page 7
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