THE WAR

Levin Daily Chronicle, 17 May 1917, Page 3

THE WAR

(Australia-Neil Cabin Service/ (Received ThisDaljr 9:30-a.m.)' BOATS, i

London, May 16.i An , : Am'ericaii torpedo "boat 'iflotilla has arrivec} to., co-operate with the British" feei." • • MOMMY FOR RUSSHAt Washington, May 16.i The United States has lent- twenty millions sterling to Russia. tl « . .EXPLOSION > •: i j

- New York,- .May 16.; Four'- peoplei were killed, and three | fatally injured in ■an ; explosionat Sault St. Marie,. Michigan. The explosion was int&nded 'to' destl-oy-locks and interrupt - navigation. ■ The''explo- : sion wrecked the pier hut the locks escaped. '" Pfb-G&rmaris are suspected! SHIPS AM)" MEN FOR U.S.A. 'Washington, iMay 16. The Urgent Deficiency Bill has been reported from the Senate Committee. It provides for eighty'million sterling to be spent on merchantman construction and forty million on the army.

(Received This-Day 9:5 a.m.) GERMAN REICHSTAG. Amsterdam, iMay.. 16. A fuller report on the recent doings in the Reichstag shows that Herr Roesicko complained of the uncertainty of Germany's war aims, and said .■ it seemed the Government was not convinced that the country was determined to win a victory. ■ It would be terrible if the Chancellor went to a Peace Conference with a plan to abandon everything. He demanded the abandonment of all ideas of an international renunciatory peace.

H'err Scheidemann said: "We also Want ■ Something " definite; We oppose all policy of..conquest; the Conservatives! want to conquer the world. Thousands were being slaughtered against the people's will; Germany could not achieve its purpose by throttling other nations. Herr Schiedemann aroused a tumult by dieclaring that the (German policy of conquest had resulted in Germany being regarded as a nation of robbers and a gang of thieves. Loud protests were raised, many demanding Herr Scheid'emann's removal. Herr Ledebour (subsequently in the debate) caused a sensation "in the House by declaring that "things must happen in Germany as in Russia; we must soon introduce a republic; " we shall ipropose a Constitutional (Reform Committee to tako preparatory action to that end."' lit is noteworthy that the German censorship deleted from the ioffilci ! al wireless message* the following extract from Herr Holhveg's speech "I will not be,diverted from my proper ' path by 'Herr Scheidemiann'e threat of a" revolution; the [German people will show that they do not understand such a word. I am not going to tolerate a suspicion that I side with the Social Democrats." •I/at est reports give Herr iScheidemann's' actual word's: "If tFrance and Great Britain renounce annexations, and Germany insists thereon, we shall have a revolution in the land." BRITISH BREWERIES. London, May 16. Thef Hon. A. Bonar Law, in the House of Commons, denied that tlie Government [had jreached a decision regarding breweries. " BRITISH TRADE .BANK.

A "White Paper dealing with the British Ti-ade Bank states that it will, be called the British Trade Corporation. Its general objects will bo to assist in the development of British trade and industries, to procure orders for manufacturers, to connect new overseas undertakings and finance contracts in connection . therewith. Seven

; , ... ._ . , ._ _ .... , directors will be appointed, with Mr Faringdon as chairman. ' The charter status that the corporation is to be established for sixty years, to act as agents for any governments or authori- - ties, bankers, bankers' manufacturers, merchants and others; to carry. : on business as contractors, merchants, etc., acquire railways, docks'^'factories and oth.ef -concerns, sources in any part of the world, including Great Britain, and obtain concessions, charters, monopolies, and establish information bureaux fdr ness-.and financial propositions,, and to;• undertake experimental. research worki - . :