Harbin, March 16.
The Constantinople correspondent of the Petrograd Agency states that in consequence of the bombardment of the Dardanelles a Council of Ministers held a conference at the Palace in which General von der Goltz, General von Sanders and other high officials participated.
General von der Goltz, in a lengthy speech, said that it was necessary to act cautiously. The German military mission were exerting all their means and applying all their skill to prevent the Allied Fleet from entering the Sea of Mariners.
Tf, in spite of all efforts, the Fleet did enter the Sea, it was useless to resist at Constantinople, the loss of which would have no practical significance. It would merely be necessary to remove the capital to the interior as other countries had done, The forcing of the Straits of Dar-dandles did not signify the end of Turkish participation in the war.
The fate of Governments would cruiser Orama and H.MS. Kent caught the German cruiser Dresden near Juan Ferdandez Island. An action ensued.
'After five minutes' fighting the Dresden hauled down the colours and displayed 8 white flag, She was much damaged and set on fire. After some time the magazine exploded and she sank. The crew were saved.
There were no British casualties and no damage was done to the British ships.
The third-class cruiser Dresden, 1908. She pal salve 4.lin., &e tons, was completed at Hamburg in. an jer wes rae twenty-seven knots and compictent ated glad ted
The Kent is an armoured cruiser with fourteen 6in. guns. The Glasgow has two ind ten guns.—Ed.
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