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THE SUBMARINE QUESTION.

An Uptimistic French View.

Paris, May 2 The French Chamber has discussed the submarine question

The Minister of Marine agreed with Mr. Lloyd George and Lord Milner that the submarines will not beat na Win captured tonnage and tonuage purchased and constructed, the sled and neutral tonnage at the beginning of 1917 wao about the same at the commencement of war. The total losses in the first four montas, of 1917 might be put at 21 milhon tous. Taking into account the rate of construction, without being unday optimusic our losses for the year, 11 submarine warfare continued with the same intensity, would be 4 aulion tons, while our total shipping is over forty million With the Albes restricting unports we can, with .our preseor tonnage, meet the requirements of the county

and resume the hausport of war material

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The Minister pointed out that the sinkings up to the rd aust had markedly decreased, being only 290,000 tons. He also gave statistics showing that the Gernian bjockade bas tiever been 'cflective sance French ports had received all the ships they could accommodate and these had brought everything aceded by the country. During March 4,200,000 tons of goods had entered Freach ports and 4,300,000 tons in April. Un the contrary, practically nothing bad entered Ger. man porta. Therefore it was untrue to assert that submarin- ism would end the war. The Minister described the defences against submarines, including the improved armament of patrols, the training of merchant officers as gunners, and the establishment of wireless and aviation stations on the coasts. He also said that all French merchantmen would be armed by Oftober.

MR. BALFOUR IN CANADA.

All North America at One."

London, May 25.

Mr. Balfour received an ovation in Toronto. A strong desire has been expressed that Mr. Balfour should visi Alberta, Saskatchewan and British Columbia,

Reuter's correspondent at Toronto states that Mr. Bai- four met with the dearuest reception there. Thousanda greeted him at the railway station and lined the streets to queen's Park where a reception was given by the aty and the province.

Replying to addresses from the Premier and the Mayor, Mr. Bakour saki he had left on the other side of the border anation of friends and had come to Canada, a great free country. composed not only of friends but of countrymen. The humpire had been brought closer together by the cors- ciousness that for two and a half years they had been cogaged in a great struggle, in which, thank God, all North Aerzen way now at one.. The whole Empire felt profoundly the magnitude of Canada's effort and valued it for itself and for its evidence to all pusterity and all the world of what the Empire really means,

THE COTTON WEAVERS' WAGES.

London, May 27.

Cotton manufacturers in Lancashire, Yorkshire, Cheshire and Derbyshire booked orgers in Manchester to-day for both foreign and bome trade at prices based on a ten per cent. increase of wages to 230,000 cotton weavers on the assump tion that the weavers will to-morrow accept a ten per cent. increase instead of holding out for twenty per cent.

GREAT FIRES IN GERMANY,

Amsterdam, May 26.

Great fires continue to break out in Germany. The latest include the gutting of Moabit goods atation, Berlin, in which tanks of petrol" hydrogen, etc., exploded, the destruction of part of Vilna and the township of Osjory, nour Grodno, and the couttagration of the station and basket factory of Halle. Incendiarism is suspected.

ADDITIONAL SHIPPING CONTROLLER.

London, May 25,

A Glasgow ship owner, Mr. Hector McNeal, has been appotted controller of coasting shipping and will arrange "for the trauchtpuunt, of cargoes from large uners arriving as their are home ports with cargues destined for other destinations, It is anupated that the new arrangement will save much shipping trom the submarines.

AUSTRIA'S INTERNAL TROUBLES,

Amsterdam, May 26.

The German papers ascribe Count Tisza's fall to the new policy aiming at a triple administrative system in Aus- tria, whereby the third State will be Slav, namely Polish or Polish-Czech. They declare that Austria-Hungary will" thus become overwhelmingly Slay, which will seriously dam ego Germany.

AMERICA FOLLOWING SUIT.

Washington, May

A Government Trading with the Enemy Bill has been introduced in the House of Representatives. The measure

ia largely modelled on the British law.

IMPROVED MORALE OF RUSSIAN TROOPS.

Petrograd, May 26.

General Bussky has arrived after relinquishing his com- mand. He spoke hopefully of the improving morale of the troops and said that fraternising with the enemy had stopped.

FIVE SWEDISH SHIPS CAPTURED.

Petrograd, May 28. German submarines captured five Swedish shape in the Gulf of Bothnis in two days.

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THE ITALIAN OFFENSIVE.

Further Important Victories:

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THE WESTERN FRONT.

London, May Field Marshal Sir Dougle Haig

Dealing with the submaring monave the Fremier said: Machine gun fire drove off

London, May 27.

Mr. Balfour, taking farewell of more difficult for me to give aid in the neighbourhood of An Italian official ocmmunique says: We extended our posi. the American people, said that what public answer on this than on the Armentieres.

Aerial activity in tions to the south part of the plateau on the fourth day of the the United States but socomplish other topics. It is very dificult to creased on Wednesday, five Gere farious Carso battle. We maintained our positions and captured ed in the forty days since her entry sive information without to a cerman machines being brought down nother sector. All day long there was artillery Bring along the into the war was most remarkable,tain extent revealing things which and six driven down. Three of

"I came with high hopes, and they We had better keep to oumelves jours aro missing. By a brilliant ault we reached a point beyoad the Monfsloane have been far surpassed by realities all I can say is we are making sub. and Daino Bailway. To the north-west of San Giovanni we The Mission was received with a

London, May 25 G stantial progress, "(Cheers). Dur. A French communique says —At carried Hill 145, and to the south-west of Medessss we caglared a welcome that none of the members ing the last three weeks or a month Chemin des Dames there. bas field battery of ten gune and ammunition, as well sa 812 prisoners, will ever forget.

It is confident we have dealt more effectively with been great mutual artillery activity of whom thirty-four are officers,

that Congrem will not refuse to submarines than during any corn the region north west of Brayn To the north of Jamiano, after a series of violent attacks and give the President and Government responding period of the war. That en Leonnois, and especially towards counter-attacks, we reached and passed Castagna Vizzi, but con-all the powers absolutely necessary is true of this week as well as the Pantheon. To the east we centrated enemy artillery compelled as to eveouste. We maintain for the successful prosecution of of preceding weeks. There is no ed our bold on the western boundary,

carried out a completely successful zi

We brilliantly carried the heights at the head of the Palliora Valley, in the Plava sector,

treach

We took 458 prisoners, captured one gun sad two

mortars.

IRON DISCIPLINE IN RUSSIA,

"London, May 23.

powers will be used to the utmost manifestod in a considerable reduce Wood, despite an energetic the war: also, when given, the doubt that that effect has been operation against a portion of Oberst "They believed that the weight of tion in our shipping losses. It is resistance.

We discovered many America would be decisive and in true we are not through the month corpses in shelters which our heavy that belief they would make a re- of May, but if the ratio of losses artillery had destroyed. port to the Allied Governments. during the last twenty-five days in The dawn of a happier day was not exceeded then the reduction coming, not merely to the kindred upon April figures will be very con communities, but to all mankind siderable indeed. There does not

Reuter's correspondent at Petrograd says that M. Kerensky, in who love liberty and pursue rights seem to be any reason to anticipate of the Scarpe and in the neighbour.

a striking message to the fornes, again insists on the need of fron discipline, declaring that if the soldiers and sailors do not defend their country, their names will be cursed. They must rid the coun try and the world of viclatern and usurpera,

An Order of the Day stipulates that soldiers cannot be punish- ed without trial, but commanders have the right to employ armed force against inenbordinate men id war time.

NOT TORPEDOED.

London, May 27,

"SERIOUS AIR Raid on EAST COAST,

A Large Number of Casualties.1

London, May 26.

An official report says: A large squadron of enemy air- craft, about sixteen in number, attacked the south-east of England between 5.15, and 6.30. yesterday evening, when bombs were dropped in a number of places Nearly ali the damage occurred in one town where the bombs fell in the streets causing a considerable number of casualties among aïribans, Shops and houses were seriously damaged

Seventy-six were killed, of whom twenty-seven, were women and twenty-three children. One hundred and seventy- four were injured, of whom forty-three were women and nineteen children.

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Our aeroplanes pursued, and naval aeroplanes from Dunkirk engaged the retarning, raiders.

The Admiralty reports that three enemy aeroplane were thot down.

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THE SITUATION.

any worse figures in the coming week. Arrangements for dealing with submarines are increasingly

Mr. LLOYD GEORGE REVIEWS efficicat We owe a very consider

able debt of gratitude to the great American people for the effective the craft they have placed at our assistance they have rendered and

nation is in the war it is easier to disposal. Now that the American

London, May 25. Field Marshal Haig reports: The artillery of both sides has been active, particularly on the left bank

hood of Loos. There was much air sighting on Thursday, Seven Ger- man aeroplanes were brought down five driven down. Six of ours are missing.

THE SUBMARINE MENACE,:

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Paris, May 25.

totalled 991 and the sailings 1,016. It is officially stated that for the

The sinkings were: week-ending 20th May the arrival

two; unsuccessfully attacked, three. 1,600 tons, one; below 1,800 tons Ships above

London, May 25. In the House of Commons Mr. Lloyd George announced that

GENERAL SMUTS' SPEECH.

London, May 25. In the House of Commons, on the motion for the Adjournment for Whiteantide, Mr. Lloyd George said that he could not at present definite- According to Renter's correspondent at Madrid, the ownere of Convention, but that the Govern before. I think the nation has very ly state the composition of the Irish arrange for the protection of our the Begona deny that the Begona has been torpedoed. They statement had lost no time in keeping good reason to congratulate itself mercantile marine than it was that the vessel is safe in harbour.

in touch with the various Parties with a view to securing a basis of and, 1 may say, an unexpectedly upon the substantial improvement representation which would carry early improvement in dealing with out the batime of the Government the submarine menace. The mouth sabeme as explained to the house of May has been a considerable im on May 21. It was very important provement pot only upon April but more effective blows had been de- that the representation should be upon the anticipations of the Ad Evered against submarines during such as to command the confidence miralty regarding what would occur. the past three weeks than in any of the people of Ireland. It was Turning to the question of food-previous corresponding period of not an easy matter to do eo. A supply Mr. Lloyd George said: the war. good many interests must be con- There is a distinct improvement aiderea, and

It was very desirable

on our food prospects as a result of that the Convention when it was the improvement in the submarine summoped should be of a character position. It is very difficult, bow- that would make the people of ire- land feel that the Government had which would not be mischievous. a favourable answer ever, to give mado a sincere and gentne effort i I were to say there is no danger

London, May 25, General Smuts, continuing his to secure real representation of all of starvation people would be say speech at the dinner given in his the views and aspects of the ques-ing "What's the good of cutting up honour at the Savoy-Hotel, zaid Gion It would be a great mistake our grass land and what's the good that he had been much amused on if in order to be able to make of our rationing ourselves People visiting a certain announcement to-day the Gorern must not rush from one extreme camp to find South Africans who South African ment were to take unnecessary risk another. We must appeal to the could not speak a word of English and by that means alienate impot commonsense of the nation. tani bodies of opinion in Ireland,

Iit was difficult, for them to under- Therefore they had come to the com

after taking counsel withstand words of command When my advisers and after going into they considered these difficulties it clusion that it was better that no statement should be made to-day, nation economises and is not guilty splendid service they had rendered the figures very carefully, if the was truly wonderful to think of the seeing that the negotiations had not of waste, if those who have got lands to the Empire. To him it was a been completed, but he sincerely favourable for production of food wonderful thing to see English, Dutch trasted that there would be no pro- make the best use of them, if work and South Africans uniting in or longed delay in-making this neces- ing man turn out tractors to enable der to lay on the alter the best. In fact, delay us to plough, if the Army helps us they could give for the good cause, would be fatal and might not only with men available, in fact it se It was a great privilege to live in create unnecessary suspicion and all behave like reasonable human such times and to take part in this distrust, but might give the impres beings who want to save their coun- great struggle for humanity (cheers). alon that the Government did not try from disaster, privation and die- mean business; and he therefore treas the submarine menace is not appealed to all sections in Ireland one which need cause us say fear to assist the Government in coming that the war is going to be lost for to a speedy decision. For that rea-

that reason. (Cheers). sun be very much regretted that in. portant leaders of Irish opinion had are depending mainly upon U-boat I see today that the Germans been compelled, for vary important warfare for success. All I can say reasons, to return to Ireland Re-is that, if that is their hope of suc garding Mr. Redmond, they all knew zoss, it is doomed to disappoint too well the reason why he had been mens. compelled to go to Ireland.

I say with a full sense of prevailing in Kiangrei, Hea Blis responsibility health, although happily restored, Government, after the most careful there being an increase in the and on behalf of the clowfu and Haichowiu, sod required rest and recuperation. The consideration of the whole facts-Bomber of sufferers, has asked Prime Minister again appealed to that does not mean that people the Vice-President to instruct the Irish leaders to do their best need not economise, that farmers General Pai Pao-ahan, the Com- to assist the Government in coming need pot plough up their land, it missioner of Defence of Esichow, to speedy decision upon these far-

means that if everyone does his to check any rioters. Lous questions,

duty--then the German hope of Mr. Lloyd George, dealing triumph in the war based upon sub- the labour situation, said marines is to be the greatest mis-

The Raiders Engaged at Sea.

London, May 26. The Admiralty reports as follows: Nava, aeroplanes attacked the aerodrome at St. Deniswestram yesterday morning, dropping many bombe,

Our machines in the evening engaged over the sea several enemy aircraft which were returning from a raid on England. In an engagement between 'cne British and three hostile aeroplanes in mid-Channel, one of the latter was destroyed. Two large twin-engined hostile machines were shot down in the course of several encounters off the Belgian coast.

All of ours returned safely,

A Busy Thoroughfare Bombed.

London, May 28. The air raiders few at a great altitude and crossed the town in formations of five, bombing continuously.

Much damage was done to property in the residential part, while the shops of a butcher and a bootmaker were demolished, the occupants of the latter being killed. The worst damage was done in a busy businese thoroughfare thronged with people, where a very large number of bombe were dropped, these killing sixteen women, eight men and nine children and injuring forty-two,

It is estimated that fifty bombs were dropped. The departing raiders were severely engaged over the Channel.. An eye-witness heard beavy firing and saw two peculiar-looking aeroplanes maneuvring at a great height with chells bursting around them. One machine nose-dived suddenly as though hit.

Later, heavy firing was beard to sexward,

Other reports indicate that the raklers covered a wide area, penetrating some distance inland and scattering bombs promíseriously.

THE RUSSIAN FRONT.

London, May 28

A wireless Russian official report says: We have frus- trated Turkish attempts to dislodge us from the heights to the south of Van.

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GENERAL NEWS.

Drought In Kiangsu, Yach Jin, the Civil Governor of Nanking, 16th May.-Chi Kiangen, eeing the drought

British Industries Fair. In spite of all atficulties, the

he trusted that as far as the calculation in the whole series of British Industries Fakta: fund- engineers' dispute was concerned miscalculations of that fated Empire.tion which is designed to rival the matter was happily ended, but Mr. Lloyd George hoped that the great Leipzig exhibitionTM there had been great unrest in oer members of the House of Commons bas been successfaly held under tain quarter. The Government in commenting upon his speech the auspices of the Bard of have their views regarding how that would raske it clear to the people Trade. In London the Fair wa had been fostered, but at the same that their co-operation waS"

an confined to fancy goods and toys, time so there were some genuine essential part of this statement, and the progress made by British. grievances which had assisted the this policy and this confidence. In manufacturers of the goods designs of those who had ulterior future, il everybody does his duty the majority of which were prac motives, the Government had there patriotically and contributes cash in tically Ge man monopolies-is fore appointed & Commision to en- his own way to the common stock, gratifying in the extreme, and, quire into the industrial unrest and then I say the submarine is not in feet, astounding. Another Chen, the editor of the Peking Owing to the fact that several to report upon the operation of war going to defeat us. (Lond cheers), branch of the Fair was held in Fanette, was arrested early this instances have been brought to labour. It was proposed to divide emergency measures in regard to morning for the publication of an light in which paper exported to

Glasgow, where, textiles, eld. THE GERMAN AIR RAID. woro ebowa, article in yesterday's issue head- Switserland from Japan has again the country into seven areas sad to ed "Selling China" in which he been exported to Germany for appoint a separate Commision of

London, May 25. alleged that a secret compact ia material to make explosives, says Enquiry to investigate the ususe of

A Berlin official message gives sa At present ander negotiation the "Japan Advertiser," the De- the unrest. In each of these areas

imaginative account of an air raid Left at the Post Office. between Premier Taan Ohi jai partment of Agriculture and Com the Government hoped to secure the the fortified places of Sheerness, brella bave recently been left on on May 25. It says "We attacked- Two canshades and one thos and the Japanese Government, meres has issued regulations avions of & labour representative. Harwich and Norwich successfully, the Public counter of the General one result of which will be to strictly prohibiting the exports and an employer, and an impartial, All our airships returned undama Post Office. Our ere can have- place Chinese Amay under tion of paper from Japan to Swit third person to opustitute each Co-ged despite the perfected enemy same by applying at the G. P. Q.- Japanese control.

serland hereafter.

inquiry counter.

Peking Editor Arrested. Peking, May 19.-Mr. Eugene

defences"