, 1915-05-08

have been engaged in the protection Of the
lunding parties and have consequently been
subjected to a heavy sbrapnel fire. The
Australian and New Zealand troops have
fought magnifcently against The determined
and well equipped army Of the enemy.
Among the prisoners taken by the British
are Greeks who were forced to serve, but
deserted at the first opportunity. On Mon
day from Tenedos a heavy pail of smoke
twenty miles long was visible hanging over
the Straits.
A despatch from Athens, dated Monday,
says that advices from Dedengatch report
that the bombQrdmeut of the Dardnuellos
was incessant all Friday, during he ni.ht
and throughout Saturday. Many Turkish
prisoners, together with some German officers,
have been sent 10 Malta. One wounded
Turk said that he had been shot by n
German officer.
Recent victims of the German submarines
are the Norwegian steamers "American" and
"Balowiu' and the British trowlers "Snu-
ray, "AIercury" and 'NIarkban". The Brit
ish steamship "AIiuterne', from Cardiff for
the River Plate, WINS toIpedoed off the Sciliy
Islands on Monday. The explosion hurled an
engineer through an aperture IL the ships
deck, thus saving his life, but two hremen
were killed. The crew, who have been
landed at Penzauce say that the strk-
ing of the torpedo was the first init
nation they had of a submarine being
in the neighboulhood. She was the one
hundredth victim Of the submarines,
there having been eighteen in February,
thirty in March and thirty-cight in April.
The names # some THIS month are as
yet unknown but there is "a progressive
increase.
The DAILY MoiI'' says the German ofic-
ers shot their sailor struggling in the wa
ter to prevent their rescue by the British
after the action in the North Sea on 5utur-
day, and that one officer, believed to be n
cnptaiu, committed suicide after being cap
tured.
A German official bulletin states: Near
the North Hinder ljghtsEip an engage
ment occurred on Saturday between two
German patrol boats and several armed Brit
ish steam t~rQWlers, one Of the latter beng
destroyed A division of British destroyers
thereupon entered the action and the Ger
man patrol boats were lost, but the Brush
Admiralty declares that The minority Of their
crews were saved"
The crew of the American oiltunker
"Gulfight' have been taken to Penzance by
the British steamer "Lyonnesse". They say
they sighted the submarine, which disup-
peared, and. that twenty-five minutes later
they were torpedoed without warning while
between two patrol boats which were escOr-
ting them on either side.
The m"inesweeper "Mauri' in a duel with
a German destroyer exchanged many shots,
finally ramming the destroyer, which then
fed, Abandoning five of her crew who jump
ed overheard.
The DAILY Mail" says Tint a recent cas-
uaity list, remarkable for the number Of Off
Ger losses, there being in all two hundred
and two. was made up of ninety eight in
France and 104 Mt The Durdanelles, the let
ter comprising II australians and 60 British
officers of the Mediterranean force.
The death is announced Of The Rt. Hon.
John Moriurty, a Lord Justice of Appeal ia
Ireland.
A Reuters despatch from Copenhagen
states that an attempt to smuggle n ship
load of copper into Germany nom Denmark
has been discovered. and two Danish Cap
tains, brothers pamed Christensen, have
been sentenced to 3 years each i'll a house Of
correction and the cancellation of their
masters certificates.
London, May. 5lb-Mr. Reginald Lobb,
Colonial Secretary and Registrar General
of Bermuda, Inns been appointed dminjs
traitor of St. Vincent.
Sugar in stock on the LIST inst. was 125,