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AMERICAN LIBERTY LOAN.
London, Jane 10. Renter's correspondent at Washington says that the Liberty Loun has been over-subsoribed by many hundred million of dollars. Mr. W. G. McAdoo, Secretary to the Treasury, in a statement,
•mid :—“It is impossible as present toʻstate the exset amount of over- subscription, but the figures are being-pablished na rapidly sa they are received. The success of the Loan, is a genuine triumph for democracy and is an unmistakable expression of America's deter mination to carry on the war for the protection of American liberty throughout the world to a swift and sucossaful conclusion.”...
THE WESTERN FRONT.
London, June 18.
Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig reports:-This morning we stlacked and captured a further portion of the sector of the Hinden barg Line to the north-west of Ballecourt. The hostile garrison stubbornly resisted, and suffered heavily. We took forty-three prisoners. -
Successful raids were carried out to the east of Loos, and in the neighbourhood of the Lys River,
There has been reciprocal artillery firing all day long to the north of the Scarpe, and also at numerous points between Armen tieres and piss.
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We brought down yesterday four German aeroplanes and drove down three. Two of ours are missing.
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FIGHTING IN THE BALKANS.
London, June 16.
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A French eastern communique from Theeraly says:--The balk of our froops establimbed around Larisen have advanced.
Elements occupied Demirli Kardites, on the Volotrikala railway. H. K. & S. Banks 3.
THE SILVER MARKET STEADY.
Silver is steady, and the market is featureleus. -
IRISH POLITICAL PRISONERS.
London, Jane 15.
In the House of Commona, Mr. Bonar Law. eaid that the Gov- ernment had long and anxiously considered the position of the Irish political prisoners, and they had arrived at a decision which it was Douglases Bow his duty to announce. Toe Government felt that, after sare- Steamboats fully omsidering the approaching session of the Irish Convention, in Indos (Def.) which lishmen thee selves would meet to settle the diffisait problemados (Pref.) of the fatore administration of their country, this great experiment Ferries
| Shells would mark a new era in the relations between Ireland, the United Kingdom, and the Empire.
It was therefore beyond measure desirab'e that the Convention Sugars should meet in an atmosphere of harmony and goodwill, in which Malabons all parties could unreservedly join. There was nothing more regrettable thao that the work of the Convention should be Kallans prejudiced at the outset by embittered associations which might, Langkats even hinder that settlement to which we have, all looked forward Raubs with hope.
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In the circumstances, the Government decided that they cannot Urals give a better earnest of the spiri: in which they approach the Convention than by removing one of the main cause of London, June 16.
mienndersteading on this subjset with whichit ja in their power H. K. Wharves b. Reater understande that replies have now been despatched to now in confinement in connection with the recent rebellion in Ireland. Shai Docks
to deal. They have decided, therefore, to release all the prisoners Kowloon Docks $+ the Note of the United States regarding China, and, while agreeing in general principle with the view of the United States, soms of ful consideration of two aspects of the case which it is impossible to They have not, however, arrived at this decision without care- thether powers will not find it possible to act in the manner ignore. They have eatiefied themselves, in the first place, that the Centrals suggested by Washington.
public secarity will not be endangered by such an sot of grao, and, H. K. Hotels. secondly, that in nons of the cases concerned was participation in Land Invest. the rebellion accompanied by individual sets which would render H'phreys Est. such a display of clemency impossiblɔ.
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FRENCH TRANSPORT TORPEDOED,
Loudon, June 18. Renter's correpondent at Paris states that the transport, Annam, of six thousand tous, was torpedoed and soak in the Ionian Sen or June 11, while being escorted.
Bombe were thrown at the submarine, which did not re-appear,
There are no casualties.
SUCCESSFUL NAVAL AIR RAID.
London, June 16. The Admiralty announces that naval aeroplanes dropped a large number of bomba on, the aerodrome at St. Denis Westrem. Many direct hits were observed. Danae colamas of smoke" and flimes were seen arising.
All the machines returned.
THE GREEK SITUATION.
London, June 18. Beuter'e correspondent at Salonies, wiring on June 14, asys that the news of she abligation of King Constantine was received most enthusiastically, especially by the Greek camps on the out- skirts of Balonica and the troops at the front, all of them cheering
the Entente. and M. Venizelos.
The inhabitants of the liberated districts of New Greece beld Impromptu meetings, singing anthems in praise of the Eatente.
It is believed that the Venizelist Government will shortly go to A beas where it will convoke the Chamber elected on April 21, 1915, which King Constantine dissolved.
It is expected that the removal of King Constantine and the reunion of the two halves of Greece will prove to be the turning point in the Balkan campaign.
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London, June 18.
Reater's correspondent at Athens, wiring on June 15, says thas it is now arranged that King Constating and his family will embark at Oropos, on board the Royal yacht. In the mesawhile they are residing at Tatoi.
In recommending His Majesty to grants general amnesty to the prisoners in question, the Government are inspired by the sanguine hope that their action will be welcomed in a spirit of cagasaimity, and that the Convention will enter upon its ardacas undertaking in circumstances that will constitute a good sugary for the recon ciliation which is the desire of all parties in every part of the United Kingdom sod Empire. (Loud cheers.)
Mr. Davlin expressed the gratitude of the Nationalists at the Government's action, which the representatives of the Liberals and the Labour Party cordially approved.
Later.
In the House of Commons, Mr. Bonar Law announced that the Government were releasing all the Irish prisoners without reservs tion.
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There remain the possibilities river had already begun. Last of allied cffensives concerning year was Austria's turn and the which some fairly definite hints offensive from
the Trentino from Italy have been published. opened on the 14th May.
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THE SITUATION IN RUSSIA.
London, Jane 18. Reuter's correspondent at Petrograd says that at the Municipal elections the Socialists polled 507,972 votes, of which the Extremists polled 117,760, and the Bourgeois parties 166,309.
London, June 16. Benter's correspondent at Petrograd-eye that the town of Kirsano, in the Province of Tembor, has proclaimed itself an satanomone republic,
A collision between the partisans of the President and the Provisional Government resulted in a fight. Several were wounded.
The President has been arrested.
Troops have been sent to Kirsanoff.
TROUBLOUS TIMES IN SPAIN..
London, June 16.
The dearth of news from Spain is exciting comment. After a silence of three days two massages have been received from Beuter's correspondent at Madrid, dated Jane 15. One denies! that the Bilboa regiment refused to go on s ronte maroh, and the other states that a group of Deputies has issued a manifesto protect- that the Constitution has been violated, sicco Parliament his prevented from intervening in grave questions, and calling Deputies to restore the sovereignty of Parliament. Statements, published in London, declare that the discontent Zhe Spanish army led to the formation of Committees to demand forma in pay and treatment, and the success of this military strike resulted in an intresse of pro German and reactionary intrigues, bich are taking an anti-dynastic form.
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