THE DRESDEN'S END

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2427, 5 April 1915, Page 6

THE DRESDEN'S END

CHILIAN GOVERNMENT IN PROTEST (Reo. 'April 4, 3.30 p.m.)' Washington, April 3. Details of the attack on the Dresden at the Chilean island of Juan Fernandez " have been received by the State Department. 'They indicate that the Dresden / tvas about to be interned for over-stay-ing her allotted time at Ju?n Fernandez, when the British cruisers arrived and opened fire. The''.German commander thereupon blew up the Dresden. The Chilean Government detained the German sailors on the ground that a breach of neutrality had been committed by the Dresden, and lias also made representations to Great Britain against the attack oil the Dresden in Chilean territorial waters. It is understood that Great Britain has offered reparation. ANTI-DRINK CAMPAIGN - THE KING'S LEAD WIDELY , FOLLOWED BY PUBLIC MEN. London, April 2. Tha King's example is resulting in a remarkable : anti-drink uprising. A majority of. the shipyard workers in Glasgow are refusing to enter publichouses, and aie crowding the tearooms. Mr. Lloyd George says that all the Cabinet Ministers now in London have intimated their intention to follow the King's example. ' Lord Brassey; Lord Sydenham,, Sir Charles, Macara, Lord Cowdray, and many leading men have made similar announcements. Earl Grey suggests that disinterested .management.should be applied to publichouses in areas where munitions of war are manufactured. The - publichouses might be taken over for the duration of i the war, the holders being compensated to the amount of their average profit for three years. ' Labour leaders, while insisting that the decline'in'the output is mainly due to the men being oyerworked and unable to sustain the strain, assert that they •will quite welcome "total prohibition if it is necessary. for. the beating of the Germans. " AUSTRALIAN MOVEMENT. Sydney, April 3. , Temperancei bodies are gratified at the example of the King in supporting the anti-liquor movement, and the success of the early closing in South Australia. A Movement has been started in Tasmania to emulate South-Australia: Temperance leaders claim that the war J3 doing much to disillusion, the community on the liquor question. SUNDAY SCHOOL • TEACHERS' ' 1 . RESOLUTION. : • Marton, April 3. At a meeting of the Conference of Sunday School-Teachers at Marton, 120 dejegates passed a resolution:—"That this conference views with delight the lead shown to the Empire by the King and leading statesmen in banishing intoxicants from their, respective households, and. expresses the hope that Mr. Lloyd George will be, successful in his proposal for national abolition of the drink traffic during the war, believing that such traffic is a greater menace than German guns." GENERAL REFORM URGED. (Rec. April 4, 3.30 p.m.) London, April 3. Temperance reformers have forwarded a memorandum to, Mr. Asquith urging that the time is opportune for' a reasonable measure of reform in the direction of Sunday closing, with a vigorous curtailment on other, days, compulsory closing in the vicinity of camps and barracks, and the refusal of new licenses during the war. The memorandum says it is considered that total immediate prohibition is impracticable, but it is believed, that if the principle of compensation is accepted it will'be to obtain drastic temperance legislation by general agree- .- ment. . The signatories include many leading 'Anglican churchmen and representatives of the Free_ Churches, and physicians, artists, musicians, and society leaders. FRANCE MAY SUPPRESS ABSINTHE (Reo. April 4, 5.5 p.m.) / London, April 3. "The Times" correspondent in Paris writes that ia view of the magnificent result which the abolition of vodka haß produced in Russia, the prohibition of absinthe may be expected in France. It is a significant and interesting manifestation of the new. spirit'which has arisen that the prospect of suppression has excited no opposition amongst the public and little amongst the trade.