"UTTERLY INADMISSIBLE"

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3165, 17 August 1917, Page 5

"UTTERLY INADMISSIBLE"

BRITISH PRESS OPINION. (Rec. August 16, 5.20 p.m.) London, August 15. The newspapers declare that the Pope's Note is strongly marked by German inspiration. The proposals are utterly inadmissible, besides betraying a lamentable ignorance of opinion in the Allied countries.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.VATICAN ANNOYED. OVER PREMATURE PUBLICITY. (Rec. August IG, 8.30 p.m.) London, August 15. The "Daily Telegraph's" Rome correspondent states that the Vatican is annoyed at tho premature publicity that has been given to the Pope's Peace Note, which was intended to bo issued without any earlier announcement, thus avoiding adverse comment. Tho Papal nuncios of every belligerent country have been for months making secret inquiries regarding the attitude of tho belligerents. Their investigations attracted attention, causing the Vatican repeatedly to deny rumours regarding tho issuo of a peace manifesto—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. HARDEN'R PAPER ON THE QUESTION. Amsterdam, August 15. Herr Maximilian Hardeu's paper the "Zukunft" has reappeared after its suspension. It advocates tho surrender of Alsace and Trieste, if thereby a dumb e peace is obtainable.—Aus.-?«.H. Cable Assn. AUSTRALIAN AIR FLEET SERVICE Melbourne, August 10. In the House of Representatives Mr. J. Cook announced 'the inauguration! of an air fleet service within tho Commonwealth.—Press Assn. BRITISH WAR LOAN BILL PASSED (Rec. Augußt 10, 5.20 p.m.) London, August 15. Tho "War Loan Bill has been read a third time.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. RAISING MONEY BY PREMIUM BONDS London, August 15. Mr. Bonar Law (Chancellor of the Exchequer) has announced that he is appointing a Select Committee to consider the raising of money by means of premium bonds,—Aus.-N.Z, Cablo, Assn,