THE WAR.

Hokitika Guardian, 31 May 1917, Page 2

THE WAR.

(Per United Press Associationj KAISER’S HEAVY HEART. Fight for Victory. (Australia & N.Z. Cable Association,) (Received May 31, at 10 20 a.m.) Amsterdam, May 30 The Kaiser addressing tbe Western troop 3 said —“l speak with a heavy heart, but we will continue the until a complete victory those attacking ns is secured ” BRITISH MINORS ITERATIONS In Gulf of Trieste. Miian, May 31 Later particulars of the operations of the British monitors in the Gulf of Trieste, show the bombardment battered the Austrian defences from Prosecco to Opicino, There was much air fighting until tbe Italians achieved the mastery.

The monitors have resumed the bombardment attacking tbe mil ‘ary works on the southern shore of the Gulf. Loss of Cruiser at>d Destroyer. Wellington, May 30 Tbe High Commissioner reports, London, 29th May, at 9 p.m, : lhe armed mercantile cruiser “ Hdlandy ” was torpedoed and sunk in the North Sea, Four persons were killed by the explosion. A British destroyer has been sunk by a collision. There were no casualties.

Sending of Mails. (Received May 31, at 92u a.m.) London, May 30 The British Post Office has adopted the system of sending originals and duplicates of letters, posted together, to be sent to Australia and New Zealand by successive mails. Treated as Deserters. London, May 30 Mr Shepherd, writing from Petrograd, states that fromjio-morrcw, soldier absentees will be punished as deserters. Not Wanted. Washington, May 30 It has been deoided not to allow the importation of Chinese labourers on a big scale. Haig’s Report. Wellington, May 31' The High Commissioner reports, London, 30uh May, at 1 pm.: Sir Douglas Haig reports that in the neighborhood of Oroiselles and westward of Lens, hostile raiders wera repulsed during the night. Southward of Nsuve Chapella our patrols entered the enemy trenches, inflicting casualties.

Probable Resignation (Received May 31, at 8.55 a.m.) London, May 30 There are renewed report} that Lord Devonport is resigning bis position as Food Controller, owing to illhealth. His resignation is regarded in some quarters as a foregone conclusion, and that a Labour member will succeed him. Against Alcohol. London, May 30 Mr Kerenski has issued an order against alcohol, saying that unless soldiers abstained, Russia wonll go down in a pool of alcohol with the accompaniment of incendiarism and outrages. Greek Harvest Problem London, May 30^ Advices from Syria disclose a lively Venizelos alarm, due to the prospeot of King Constantine securing the harvest in Thissaly.

It is pointed out that the harvest is almost ready and Government have prepared a decree for the requisitioning of the crops. Venizelos declares it is essential that the Allies shonld occupy Thessaly and control the distribution of the harvest. Claim to Gibraltar. London May 28 The speeoh of the new Prime Minister of Spain, Senor Maura, in which, addressing a crowd of 25,000 people at Mpdrid, he declared that the retention of Gibraltar by Great Britain “ undermined the independence of Spain," and that Germany had done nothing to deserve a breaking off of diplomatic relations, has called forth a response in Germany. The newspaper Vossiache Zeitung referring to the speech, says : “ Germany has hitherto refrained from offering to restore Gibraltar to Spaia in return for her aid, but she must now declare that the surrander of Gibraltar is necessary in order to secure that equilibrium in the Mediterranean for whioh Germany is fight* „ ii ing. John Parkhill was somewha* shy at first about “Wo Rubbing" Laundry Help, but now he is one of its staunches supporters and sells a lot of it at the low prioe of 1/ per packet witkjThiuker Note Book given free.