JOHN BULL AND GO

Gisborne Times, Volume XLV, Issue 3989, 23 July 1915, Page 5

JOHN BULL AND GO

THE EMPIRE AND THE WAR. DOMINIONS TO BE CONSULTED IN WAR TIME. IMPORTANT STATEMENT IN HOUSE OF COMMONS. THE CANADIAN PREMIER’S VISIT.

(Received July 22, 5.5 p.m.) LONDON, July 22. Mr Stesl-Maitland (Under-Secre-tary for Colonial Affairs), speaking in the House of Commons, said it was intended to take the responsible Ministers of the Colonies into the Imperial Government’s confidence on every matter, during the war and at the end in the peace settlement. That was the reason Sir R. L. Borden (Canadian Premier) was present at a recent Cabinet meeting. That was not an isolated phenomenon, but part of the general trend of events. THE DOMINIONS’ CLAIMS. VIEWS OF THE “MORNING POST.” (Received Julv 22, 11.45 p.m.) LONDON, July 22. The ' 'Morning Post,” commenting on Mr. Bonar Law’s speech, says the fighting in the outer-Empiro lias been largely done by the self-governing peoples, and when, a settlement comes it is right that they should be consulted. This would be best effected by an Imperial Conference while the war is proceeding. We trust the Government will reverse its decision against this. Mr. Bonar Law won’t- be deterred by conventional excuses from permanent officials wlu> want to save themselves the trouble. Since Mr. Chamberlain left the Colonial Office it has fallen out‘of touch with colonial sentiment and has played the usual role of wet blanket with depressing assiduity. Wo have not much faith in the grandiose scheme of a Parliament for the whole Empire, but the Dominions and the Mother Country might discuss the foundations of true union in the way of common trade unions designed' to keep Germany out of the British Empire.- We also recommend to Mr. Bonar Law’s attention schemes whereby the Dominions will absorb some of the fighting men after the war.

GENERAL ITEMS.

BRITISH SUBMARINE HERO

LONDON, Julv 21

President Poincare welcomed wounded French soldiers from Ger- , many who were returned under a mutual exchange of disabled men. m the House of Commons, Mr Bellairs asked for the name of the officer commanding the British submarine which sunk the battleship Pommern in the Baltic on July 2nd. Mr MafrXamara said lie had no official report, but a Russian semi-official report- gave ilie name of Commander Mux Horton. There are three thousand strikers at Ktupps. Tlie commandant, at Essen threatens to imprison them if they do not return by Saturday. Official : Austrian prisoners state that the Germans shot 5000 Russian prisoners at Rawarusska. A Copenhagen message report states that the Turkish Government has issued an official statement to neutral Governments, announcing that tlie Turkish general staff is removing Europeans throughout Turkey because they are supporting Russia at every opportunity. The Germans in Belgium are- having to attend lectures on history and political economy. A Landsturmer complained that lie was examining peasants’ passports for eternity, and bad not scon even a dog-fight, and now had to go to school again. A submarine torpedoed and sank the Russian steamer General Itadelyky, timber laden, off the Shetlands. The crew of 22 landed at Peterhead. Tlie French Ministry for Agriculture’s census shows that on July 1 the total number of cattle in France was 12 286,84-9," compared with 13,120,649 at the end of 1914. .Sheep totalled 12.483,189, a decrease of 10 per cent. Owing to payments in full, about three hundred millions has already been received of the British war loan. Li it. the English international Rugby player, has been killed in action in France. Mr Snowden, in the House of Commons, asked whether the Premier was aware of a growing peace movement among Social Democrats in Germany and would he keep an eye on tins aim encourage any movement to bring the war to an early and satisfactory conclusion. (Cries: No, no.) Mr Asquith replied that he bad nothing to add beyond the statements he had previously imido._ (Received July 22, 5.5 p.m.) Lord Newton, in the House or Lords stated that 606,600 married Regulars and 237,000 married Territorials were granted separation al pu..nees to their wives since mobilisation at a cost of £25,000,000, exclusive of allowances to other dependents. A Constantinople, message states that Enver Pasha is suffering from cholera. „ . , A Berlin semi-official message contradicts tlie report that the Kaiser predicted peace in Octobei. IT - Kaiser has telegraphed congratulations to Generals HiiidenJbui g a Gallwitz on their recont successes. British, Japanese, and other Allied military officers lunched at Moscow with the Grand Duke, who paid a. tribute to the splendid spmt of the Russians, all of whom were confident in final and complete victory. The Atrocities Commission reports that the Germans are using irou-nosec shells weighing 10 pounds and filled With nrussio acid . Owing to Greek complaints that t-hc Allies’ prevention of contraband i» impeding Grcxk trade, the Bntish Location has n ado a proposal to allow imports if the Greek Government provides guarantee that the goods shall not reach the enemy. There is growing opposition in tno House 6 of Commons to the seven weeks’ recess, as Mr Asquith proposes.

GERMANY’S BIG GUNS.

AN INGENIOUS DEVICE

(Received- July 22. 10.50 p.m.) 1 ROTTERDAM, July 22. It is reported that tlie discharges of the 17-ineh German howitzers s-o affected the gunners’ hearing nerves that the Germans have invented am automatic loader with-an endless carrier, which convoys the shells through a tunnel from a depot.