THE ANTI-GERMAN RIOTS

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2465, 19 May 1915, Page 5

THE ANTI-GERMAN RIOTS

WHOLESALE ARRESTS

London, May 17. Mr. M'Kenna, Home Secretary, in 'the House of Commons, stated that 150 civilians and 107 constables had been injured, and 886 persons arrested during the anti-German riots.

INTERNMENTS "IN SOUTH AFRICA. (Rec. May 18, 6.35 p.m.) London, May 17. The South African Government is interning all adult alien males.—("Times" and Sydney . "Sun" Services.) "UNJUST ASPERATIONS ON HIS LOYALTY." SIR EDGAR SPEYER, ANGLOGERMAN. (Rec. May 18, 9.15 p.m.) London, May 18. Sir Edgar Speyer offers to resign his Privy Councillorship and baronetcy. He declares that it is hard to bear unjust aspersions on his loyalty.

Sir Edgar Speyer (first baronet), was born ill Frankfort-on-Main, and was resident partner in the Frankfurt Branch of Speyer Bros, till 1887, when he assumed control of the London branch. He is' Chairman of the Underground Railways; Chairman of the Queen's Hall Orchestra; President of Poplar KfLpital; one of the founders of the Whitechapel Art Gallery; Member of King, Edward's Hospital Fund; Member of Hip Company Law Amendment Committee. Ho was made a haroficif in 1916, and a Privy Councillor ia ICC9 ANTI-GERMAN FEELING IN AUSTRALIA A QUESTION OF NATURALISATION. Sydney, May 18. In connection with the movement against Germans, a well-known German resident writes: "It is not a fact that every naturalised German owes allegiance to his native country. Up to the age of seventeen a lad born in Germany can renounce his nationality, conditionally on his emigrating, aiid the German Government in its turn renounces him as a national and all claims to his military service or allegiance."

The writer adds that lie, like manv others, availed himself of this law. "

GERMAN CLUB OFFERED AS A HOSPITAL.

Melbourne, Mav IS. The committee of the Deiitscher Turnversen, one of' the closed German clubs, has offered the Federal Government the premises as a hospital for Wounded noldiors. ALIENS FROZEITOUT OF THE MINES. „ . . Sydney, May IS. the miners m the Newcastle and luaitland districts brought pressure to bear resulting in German and Austrian employees leaving the pits. THE ORDER OF:THE GERMAN [ BLACK EAGLE. (Reo. May 18. 6.30 p.m.) "London, May 17. Keports from Amsterdam state that the Kaiser is striking off British' i, rmc e? fro ™ fie roll of the Order of the Black Eagle,—("Times" and Sydney Sun Services.) A PREY TO TURKISH DEVILTRY AWFUL PATE OF ARMENIANS , (Hre. May 18, 6.35 p.m.) London, May 17. The Armenians in Zeitun (Asia Minor, Taurus Region), have risen and aro engaging two divisions of Turkish Reserves. Turks and Kurds invading TransCaucasia, massacred two thousand Armenians, carried off three hundred women. and killed at Alashgert Armenian. males rantiing in ages from eleven lo sixty.—("Times" and Sydney "Sun" Services.)

■1000 PEOPLE MASSACRED London, .Mav 17. Thfi Russian Consul at Urniialc. Armenian Persia, states t-Kat 15000 Armenians wer» massacred at. Tan, 145 milos oouth-esili of Erzenuu,