WAR NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 1 June 1917, Page 1

WAR NEWS.

[Pee Press Association.—Copyright.] AIR BATTLES Many Encounters. anu Ranter,) , LONDON, May 31. Correspondents on the Western Front give graphic details of a recent air battle at a height of three miles. The Britishers whose mastery in indisputable have frequont encounters with hostile groups, numerically superior but which however are easily downed. The mosit extraordinary feature of the latest fighting is that many German machines thus harried and out-manoeuvred fall suddenly to pieces, through faulty construction or defective repairs. This is attributed to enforced haste to make good the serious losses or me past few weeks. • The Dailyi Chronicle’s headquarter, correspondent forwards details of marvtllous air-fighting on. May 27tli. show ing how the German machines were brought down. Fifteen were seen to crash down or be hopelessly afire. Fourteen were driven dowir entirely out of control. Only one fell by gunfire.because so few of the enemy ventured over our lines.

Austrian Parliament. n (Australia & N.Z. Cable Association) -"7* ROME, May 30. A Zurich win. less message repot ',o that the Reichstag met for the first time since the war commenced. The oldest deputy presided, pending the election of a president. Many members were absent. Thirty-five are undergoing imprisonment for political offences. Tributes were paid to the memory of the late Emperor, Fran/, Josef, followed by a formal demonstration of loyalty to the Emperor Karl. Prince Windescligractz presided over the House of Peers.

Austr ai Slipping.

AMSTERDAM, May 00.

At the annual meeting of the Austrian Lloyd Shipping Company at Vienna it was announced that .flie Company’s losses during 1916 were over 3,000,000 krolner, and tha)fc amount had already been exeeeueu during the present year. The directors considered the ships interned in America as lost.

American Taxes

WASHINGTON, May 30. Unreyt is evident in Congress owing to the Senate Finance Committee appaTently seeking to tax consumers, and allowing the wealthy to es'cape. It proposes heavy taxes on sugar,/ cocoa, and coffee, but there is not any tax on amusements, jewellery, picture, films, or chewing, gum. The representatives intend to restore the latter to the Revenue Bill when the measure reaches the House. ,

Kesianed

LONDON, May 31. The Daily Mail states that Lord Devonpofit (Food Controller) has .esigned. Captain Bathurst will carry on his duties until a successor is appointed Official Re. ort LONDON, May ou. Sir Douglas ITaig reports: We repulsed raiders near Eontaincless and Croiselles westward of Lens. We raided trenches southward of Nouve Chapells. LONDON, May 30. A French communique reports fairly violent artillery struggle south of St. Quentin. Special unity trying to reach our trendies at Mokbrond were smashed.

h Prediction

LONDON, May 31

The Gorman Press predicts an early renewal of heavy fighting on the West Front. The Air Fteid j LONDON, May 30. General French replying to a Folk© stone deputation said it was impossible to absolutely prevent aeroplanes attacks butt the scheme of defence has been reconsidered in the light of the. experience gained in the recent raid. Ho hoped that the measures to be taken would make any repetition a risky operation involving heavy loss. I.Wf ERNdD. A Female DoctorWELLINGTON, May 28. A mild sensation was caused in the city on Saturday when a rumour, went round to the effect that Dr. von Danneville. of the Lahmann Health Home, Miramar, had been taken across to Somes Island, and interned for the duration of the war. Unlike tlio many rumours' which have been in circulation lately, this report lias tlie advantage of being absolutely correct.' Dr. von Dannevill©, under the escort of two detectives, was placed on the island on Saturday morning. It i s not known why this step was taken, but the woman is interned as an alien enemy. Dr. von Danneville attracted considerable attention whenever she appeared in the streets of Wellington on account of the eccentricity of her dress, which usually consisted of masculine carl) (man’s hat, collar, coat, cuffs and hoots), with a woman’s skirt. Her hair way always close cropped. She has hitherto called herself Danish, but it is stated that she has openly expressed admiration for Germans and Germany, and scorn of Britian.