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Horowhenua Chronicle, 17 December 1915, Page 3

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Uieceived This Day ii.iiO a.m.)

MOSTiA' ABOUT SOUP

*. udon. Dec. 1 6 A K'lvigu Ollice White Paper st<ui-» tlmt the German authcr'ties 'lnoimci that Vandeleur (.wliose case was ruftrred tu : h ji cablegram on 10th Apul), was made to travel in a cattle-truck owing to his ill-bred behaviour in refusing to sjb Jx to Ger in officers The Uritish soldiers ol the standing army uoie tit for 110 particular employment except the care of horses and farm work; they were frequently lazy, obstinate .audi arrogant. There were many tights between the English and other prisoners who mutually avoided each other. The German authorities deny allegations that "the soup" is deadfuliy unappetising. The Germans say it is possibly less palatable than England's extravagant tare.

Mr Speaker Lowther, in presiding at the Parliamentary Association's meeting said the inter-Parliamentary bonds with the dominions and states overseas were rath ex flimsy and should) be drawn closed. Lord Islington hoped the Association would prove to "be the foundation of closer political organization ill different parts ot the empire.

ESPIONAGJS

Paris, December 1(5

Official.—During the war 1125 people were arrested in France for espionage within tlie military zone. Fif-ty-five were executed. Of 635 arrested behind the military zone, nine wcrey executed. THE ANCONA CASE Amsterdam, Doc. 16 Austria, in reply to the United States query about the Ancona destruction, states that m view of the sharpness of America's note, and the {irnincss of her demands, it might have been expected that America cleanly would give the circumstance whereon the Note was founded, and name of th? person to who it attributes a highe*regree of trustworthiness than to the commander of the Imperial and RoyaJ navy; moreover, America's representation of the circumstance is said to be open to doubt. She could not give

the names in detail of Americans win* wore believed to be lost, but as America positively declares tmu United States subjects came to in tne above-mentioned incident. Aus tro-llungary is prepared to oxchango opinions, but Austria cannot understandi why America will not give her reason for the demand and place thereof. „Tiie United States mentions correspondence which she had with another Government about another mutter. Austria had no knowledge of such correspondence, and in any case the two affairs were dilferont. America had thought necessary to point out Germany's attitude in the affairs above- mentioned, but Austria foundi no support for this but in her highly esteemed Note, and if America contended that a precedent Miad keen established thereby, Austria, declares she must preserve her liberty and place her own legal interpretation upon the case during the Ancona discussion. The Government fully sympathiseswith the victims.