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Lospos, May 17.

AFTER-WAR TRÅDE.

GROWING GERMAN FEARS.

Loxoox, May 17.

The big industrial paper, the

A correspondent as Italian Boud quarters states that the Italian n<l r&sst was highly spectacular. Rheinisch Westfuelische Zeitung: Crossing the precipitous isenzo gorg publishes an on narrow bridges, regardless of

article showing the clouds of shrapnel, the first line ter sprend of the scure regard. trenches fell inmediately; then the per-war trade which started in the fertnu barking press, includ- Italians made the steep ascent, at Monte Kuk to the Austrian sebulanzeiger, and the Frankfurter ing the Berliner Tageblatt, the

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There seems

Do be a deliberate intention to prepare the German

line, 900 feet above, which consisted of bristling machine guns. Th battle nged all day and all-night

1 the Itrians quittarikod and Expation for the surrender of all poli- tured the whol position. Mouter

ticul claims it only peser is obtain Kuk's smania 1900 feet (beyond "able on pre-war trade conditions. were captured later. A furious The article is specially apprehensive

counter-attack on both terests Pol-

lowed, but after heavy fighting the g the effects of the Imperial

Conference which it drends far more, ́eneny "wewe repulsed and Kuk was than the Paris Conference? It say defaitely won.

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INTER-ALLIED COMMERCE

CONFERENCE.

PETROGRAD, May 17, At a meeting of the Provisional Government; and the Excentive of the 'Workmen's und "Wolliers' Dries gates, the Premier, M. vol. declared that the defent of Russin and her Allies, would be a national disaster. Hence, the Government Lord Gainford, on behalf of the was confident that the revolutionary British Delegates emphasised Great nemy will not allow the Germans to Britain's desire thuit the resources of be victorious.

RUSSIAN GENERALS HOPEFUL

ROME, May 17....... The fiter Allied Commercial Con- ference lius opened.

| the Allies" should be co-ordinated; tbo The Conference approved of resolutions relating to trade marks,

· the application of science indus PETROGRAD, May, 17.

trially, for the, health of munition. Generala, Alexieff, Dragomiroff, durko and "Bruxiloff declare that soldiers, a system of police to pro- workers, the employment of disableď the Coalition Ministry will restore teet trade after the war scheme

the discipline of the army which is enthusiastic over the appointment

for an inter-ullied insurance union and measures to crush the Germat..

of M. Kerensky as Minister-of War. system of tzaile exploringe and cor. STRIKES AND MUNITION MAXING,ruption.

Lostos, May 17.

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THE WAR CABINET.

LONDOS, May 18.. The Timer, alter describing Generi Smuts" speech as worthy

In the House of Cormous, dix." casing the engineering strike. Dr. Addison, Minister of Munitions emphasised the vital importance of

of the great occasion, comments on a Munitions Amendment Bill in view

his references to the War Cabinet of the tremendous programme for as follows: Certainly the meet- aeroplane engines, guns and shipings of the past few weeks have been building. It was absolutely neces marked by an immense advance on" Hury to take skilled men from private the Imperial Conferences of past firis and the dilution of labour was days. They have had, for one thing, the only way of maintaining such the excellent result of establishing firins

the position of India as a partner Dr. Addison said that he stood nation in the British Commonwealth. not firmly to his Bill, but he was No man knows better than General. prepared to discuss details with the Smuts, the dangers which lurked in Societies and whoever they brought. Dominions and Indin. He, as we representatives of the Amalgamated

the anamalous relations of the

but be declined to receive directly as any statesman of the Empire, the representativ of the Strikers...

THE IRISH PROPOSALS.

ATTITUDE. OF THE TWO PARTIES.

LONDON. May 17: Mr. Redmoud, in a letter to Mr. Lloyd George, refuses the proposit

must rejoice at the better promise implicit in the representation of India" ut, the Imperial Cabinet, and he had, We may conjecture, his full share in the happy establishment of condial relations between the representatives of the Dominions and India.. General Smuts did not enter into the possibility of more complete constitutional, developments for the Empire. He agreed to a special con ference after the war to settle the

problem and he, feels that there is

of inedite Home Rule exclusive now no doubt that it may be left there for the moment. We are DOL of Unter, but necepty the alterna disposed to quarrel with this di tive of Convention. Sir John cretion. The people of this country Brownlee Lonsdale, on behalf of will do well to reserve their judg the Ulster Unionista, undertakes to ment in that matter and to par submit the proposals for the Ulster grave attention to what General Smuts arid about the future security. Council's careful consideration; but, of the Empire. There is real need according to the Pread. Association. | for his reminder to bear in mind not the Ulster leader in the House of merely Central Europe but the Commons stated laet evening that British Empire when the pears. they would not submit the Couvet settlement condes.Thang is a ten- dency here to concentrate on the f-proposal to the Cooncit, finor

problezns of Europe and to themselver surve on such a body.

rest of

pire to shif less for

THE SILVER MARKET

longer

This will not do hay Smuts is ablos