WAR TELEGRAS
(Continued from
SINKING OF S.S. PERSIA.
AMERICA'S ATTITUDE,
January 2, 12.5 s.m
A menings from Beuter's correspondent at Washington states that the torpedoing of the ss. Paris has created a most unpleasant impression in the State Department, which wis inclined to take
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ficient time had elapsed to enable Austria to forbid submarines torpedoing ships without removing non-combatants. There is little doubt that the sinking of the Persis will mean new diplomatic action and the American Consul at Alexandria, has been instructed to send immediate information.
NAMES OF PASSENGERS,
The passengers booked by the Fersia wars--Sisters Adesma. Molhout, Bankia, Scholar; Rev. A. Terant, Mesar, Bachmann, M. N. Bauaji, Beer, Beharilal, Behran, La. J. Brown Bargoes, Barna, Czzlaw, Carman, Clark, "A. M. Coleman, F. L. Coleman. G. M. Cooper, Derenzy, Dickie, Dikthit, Dyke, Edgecombe, Gascoiger, Gakharkar, 0. H. Grant, Graves, Gribble, Harkness, Hasluck, H-238, Hilmy. Boggan, Hopking. A. H. Johnson, Jonaje, H. King, E Kaight, C. Lal, Mallesanti, Mehardy Mcleod, Meneeley, Orr, Papssian, Peterson, Fichird, Padumjee, Purchase, Quinnall, Ram, Rigg, Ross, Boxburgh, Ram, Bussell, Bama, Sabaž, Salisbury, Scrint, Shilston, B. H. Singh, B.D. Singh, M. Smith, William Smith, WE Smith, Thorston, Tamer, Waller, Warmer, P. Williams, Woodward, Zammit, Mesdames Benson snd her two daughters, Boileau, Brierley child and infant. Browne, Burgess, Burns, Castellar, Codrington, Deacon, Dancan, Edgecombe, Fletcher, Gaskell, Gandillon, Gilbert, Graham, Grant, Gribble, Hoyle and infants, Hutchison and child, infant and narsa, Lanes and two înfants, Jarvis, Keddy and two children, Nagus and four children, O'Reilly, Page, Paull Quinnell and infant, D. M. Robinson, Ross and infant, Bass, Sariai, Sasuke, Shilston, Smith, M. E. Smith, Smyth, Spreckley and infant, Stoehr, Thomas and child, Tigest and child. Tresham and infant, Wallsed, and Woodward and two infants. Dosters Missed Cook, Impey, Misses Breath, Bilby, Birch, Bowden Smith, Ball, Bosk, Davidson, Deroget, Devonshire, Fladgata, Gibson, Hall, Hallomn. Halpin, Lees, Macdonald, Maclean, Mark- wick, Mason, Mitchell, Niebolle, Ormrod, Quinnell, E. Smith, Wesley, White, Mestra Benna, Cooper, Creswell, Ellicott, C. and J., Lyons, Mootgomery, Quinnell, Settle, and Worboys.
Colonela Teed Montague of Bealien, Nethersole and E. R Ssiney.
Lieut-Colonel E. A. Hovell
Major W. O. Dawson, W. Hesketh, G. Eachson and C.M. O'Reilly.
Captains H. L. Ainsworth, M. G. Bean, E. A Berrymao, E. A Fell, J. P. Gilbert, J. T. Lodwick, A. C. Lyell, E. W. Marsh, J. J. Nelson, J. E. Tarkington and A. H. Wilson.
Lieutenanta W. C. Cooper, G. L. Fisher, O. Cough, H. R. Las rence, A. F. Pegg, J. A. Robertson, A. T. Roch and H. Smith,
Second Lieutenants J. M. Gardner, J. M. Hallett, W. A. Robert- son, C. W. Scott and N A. Tibba
Commander W. H. Dickson. Sub-Lieutenant Marton.
Staff Sergeant Keddy.
Sergeant Hancock.
THE AMERICANS.
January 1, 4.45 p.m..
The Americans on board the Persis were Mr. McNeeley, American Consul at Aden, the fissacer Mr. Grant, bound for Bombay, and a schoolboy named Rose who expected to land at Gibraltar.
The vessel was heavily laden with the parcel post but had no
war materiala.
LORD MONTACU'S MISSION.
Lord Montagu was going to Bombay as inspector of mechanical transport vehicles in India:
THE RESCUED.
January 2, 12.30 p.m.
It is officially stated that 158 of the Parsis survivors have arrived at Alexandris. They include passengers and crew, the former believed to be about 60,
Unless more survivore are picked up the death roll of the Persis
January 2, 12.50 p.m. will appear to be between 250 and 300. It is understood Colonel the Honourshie Charles Olive Bigham, C.MG., is among the saved.
Later.
Lloyd's gives the following as the Persis survivors: 59 pasen gers, of whom 17 are women, 35 of the white crew, and 59 Lascars.
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