, 1915-04-28
KILOGRAMS.
ST. CROIX
Censored ut Jamaicn.)

London, April 24th-Lutest reports from
the P,reiun Gulf state that the defeut OF
tile Turks at Shniba was m,re e mp'efe than
was expected. They abandoned THEN motor
cars, guns and IN nunition wagons, Their
retiIemtnt beng a lout, mud they were mo-
Tested bv turncout AIHhs and tnbefmen.
There are reIsiteut IumCurs that Suielman
Ackeri, The TuIkish Commander-m-CAlet,
has committed suicide. l. is estimated that
the enemy's cas- unIties Oh the 9Th and l5th
inst. we've 5000. The Turks ae now all
north of Khamsieb, over 80 miles from Bnsro.
Paris Cficial &C mnun'Que states: "Near
Lnngemarcb, north of Ypres, the British re-
pulsed Two attacks at Hill go, near ZwnIto-
len. German counter attacks, whose vio-
leuce is explicable by the desire 10 repnlr the
defeat that has been denied by an official
communication from the lmperial General
Staff, bnve definitely failed. The losses to
the enemy were higher than indicated yes
terday."
A despatch from Aberdeen states that the
British traWler "Fuschia' has ariv,d there
with the crew oil the truWIer Envoy. Ii is
repolted that the l0tter was sDelled by q
submarine off the East Coast and thot the
crew, upon leaving her in Il boat, We're also
shelled by the submarine.
Advices from Amsterdam state that nm
OITCluI DOIlc6, lSSucQ On be!Idl - LIZ l'l9
Government, announces that all shil ping be
tween Holland md the United Kingdom has
been stopped for the time being. No ships
would leave the United Kingdom for Hol-
land after Thursday, nor would ships from
Holland be admitted to ports OF the 7 Tilted
KINGDOM after that date. 1t is hoped that
a limited cargo and passenger traffic may be
resumed soon, and special arrangements
have been made for the transfer Of mails"
The foregoing, taken in connection with
the Conan Admiralty report yesterday Of
the activities OF British sui marines in the
bleht Of Heligoland and elsewhere, is be
lieved to fol esLadow inn ottaut events.
Deaputches from Copenhagen state that
the presence of an Anglo French squadron
north Of Stuvapger, Norway, has been re-
lorted Ivy vessels coming into Copenhagen,
and d Norwegian coastal steamer a1iyirg
from those waters says tLat She was stopped
md inspected by a British woIshiP. Re
ports have also been received OF German
wnrships in the North Sea.
The Times" in its Fridays issue express
es doubts regarding the reported sinking of
a British submarine by CONAN destroyers
il the blight of Helieoland, aId declares that
such reports are untlustWorthy unless the
nun bers Of the boats ole given.
The "Daily Mail's" correspondent ct Sofia
states that Euos hns been bombarded for
reconnaissance purposes by the Allied fleet,
according to a statement by Bu'gaIiuns who
say they Witnessed the attack.
FugitiYeS from Enos arriving at Dedoa-
Catch say that the British have landed
troops al Eno6 and thnt the Turkish Com
m0uduut has oldeled It's evacuation.
Paris advices state that the best mems
Of Fastening the passage Of The DadanelIts
WAS the principal subject of a conference
between NJ. Augaeneur, the French Minis
ter Of Marine, and Mr.. Churchill, in the
north of France. On his return to Paris nj.
Au9agueur told the Havn's Agency that the
public were wong m thinking that opera
tons HAD been suspended. The French
navy had never thought that the Straits
could be forced without a long preparation,
and lie was convinced that tie undertaking
was perfectly feasible and before long would
be attained.
A Vienna official statement says: Con
the Culpathian front fresh attacks against
our positions on both sides of The Uzsok
Pass have been repulst d. The violent at
tncks were stopped partly Ivy our artillery and
partly by counter attacks aud bv Our own
Infantry, the enemy suffering heavy losses