THE WAR.

Hokitika Guardian, 1 May 1917, Page 2

THE WAR.

(Per United Press Association)

Kaig’s Report

Wellington, May 1 The H ; gh Commissioner repo ts, London April 30, at 12.40 p,m.:— General Haig reporfs between Monchy, Lepreux and Scat pe, in small 1)0*1 operations, a fa -v were prigor.ered end the position improved. At night of Ypres a successful raid was curried out, 18 being prisonered and a machine gun captured. ‘ 0 French Promotion (Received May 1, ar 8.35 a.tn,) Paris, April 30 General Petain, the hero of Vtr inn, has been appointed uffief of the General Staff. * French Report (Australian & N.Z. Cable Aesocia ion and Reuter). London, April 30 A French communique r porta there was energeuc reriptoe 1 artillerying and grenade fighting in the various seniors. For the Front Washington, Apr.l 30 A scheme is afoot for sending a thousand surgeons to the front. Dentists are also mobilising for war service with the Allies.

Reforms Urged

Amsterdam, April 30

Count Dernberg, ex-Ca!oni&l Minister, has warned Government not to delay reforms because the popular movement is so deep-rooted that it oannot be stifled, He also urged Count liollweg to publish Germany’s war aims. v The Ballarat’s Cargo (Received May 1, at 10.5 a.m.) Sydnet, May 1 The transport Ballarat, snnk in tbe English Channel, carried a large cargo, including 325 bales of wool, 978 tons of wheat, 19,560 crates of rabbits, 2,100 each of bides and cases of beef, Still Closed. Zorich, April 30 The German-Swiss frontier is still closed, presumably ia order to bide the movements of troops harrying west, for the reorganisation of the shattered divisions.

French Air Report - Paris, April 30 Between the sth and 15uh the French downed 25 aoropla ie@, in addition to 36 seen to fall, whcb we e probably destroyed. They dimed out 1*449 fl gh's b - tween tbe 12th and 16 n. Socialist Conference. Copenhagen April 30 The Socialists of all countries ate mvited to a conference at Stockholm on May 15th. Spain Must Not Madrid, April 30 M. Maura, the Premier, addressing 20,000 people, emphasised Spain’s neutral affinity to England aod Franco, bat said that Britain’s retention of Gibraltar undermined Spain’s independence, Germany bad done nothing to deserve a rapture, and Spain mast not, and could not enter the war. Conservativss’ Demand Amsterdam, April 30 German Conservatives passed a resolution demanding that Government suppress the Social Demomacy’s in-

creasing influence, lhoy declared that peace without annexations and indemnities wonld lead Germany into an abyss. Austrian Feeling Amsterdam, April 30 The Journal at Geneva publishes an interview with an American from Vienna, who states the discontent against the Government has decreased owing to the Emperor proving himself a peaoß advocate. His dismissal of hundreds of bureaucratic parasites has won popular approval. At Salonika. (Australian & N.Z, Gable Association and Reuter.) (Received May 1, at 11 a.m.) London, April 30 British offioial—At Salonika we beat off with heavy losses, an enemy attack on the Dairan-Vardar front, on Saturday night. Submarine Losses. [ REUTER’S SERVICE.—COPYRIGHT.! London, April 30 In the Commons, Sir E. Caison Btated that owing to the increase of submarines in other areas and the increase of patrol boats in the Channel, the loss of shipping in the Channel in April, was less than in any preceding three months. He admitted that shipping losses generally wore in. sreasing.