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Horowhenua Chronicle, 29 April 1916, Page 3

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j London, April 21*. i ilio Daily Exiirtvis and ouher Unxonj ist newspapers, other than tuose ol ! Lord iS'ortliciiffe's, censure the lit. Hon. A. Birrell or demand, his resignation. ) Tlio Daily Graphic buys that- dip public will not tolerate the Rt. Hon. ; A. llirrell's remaining in olheo. The Hon T. .Mackenzie,. 111 an article in .Reynolds' WeeTdy, urges that consideration be given after the war to the propo&als lor emigration to the Dominions, including .New Zealand. He advocates that a board, of practical men, representing business men, tanners and labour formulate a plan. tie declares that the Dominions do not want to deal with. Germany; she is stained by foul crimes against civilisation. Official.—A Gorman submarine was sunk 011 the east coast. Her crew surrendered. Rear-Admiral i' romantic's flagship Russell was mined and blink in tli» Mediterranean. Of the view 12-1 are missing. Captain William BowdieuSuiith, 24 officers and OT6 men worn saved. A German submarine sank the British steamer Industry. bhe wa.s unarmed and bound for America. Tht> ciew were left- adrift in lioate, which traversed 120 miles before the lino-r Finland picked, them up. Amsterdam, April 28. A Gorman communique runs:.—Our warships destroyed a (large British guard vessel off the Dogger Bank. Paris, April 28. A communique says:—Several aerial battles have been fought against German craft. Ail aeryglane was brougnt- down in. the Tomezey district, '.Hid two others seriously damaged, one near l)ouaumont and the other near Muntfaucon wood. A Fokker also fell iunidc the German lines at Nestles. |nea.r Cliaulnets. The French air squadron dropped eighten bombs on La Morche railway station, near Woevre. New York. April 28. Count- Hernstorff admits that Von [gel's papers were unofficial, but lie claims them on the ground that they they wore embassy attaches' belong- i ing.s. and therefore immune from soiz- I ure. The Department of Justice re- j fuses to surrender them on Tgel's demand, arguing that any documents relating to plots against the safety of the State are not immune. I