THE WAR

Levin Daily Chronicle, 26 May 1917, Page 3

THE WAR

9 ' 3 (Australia-New Zealand Cable Service; 5 - . 1 > (Received This Day 9 a.m.) BRITISH MISSION EST CANAJDA Ottawa, May 25. Th'e British Mission has arrived in t Clanada. . Mr Balfour will address the .Canadian Parliament. "ON® IN; ALL IN." New York, May 25. Judge 'Gray has predicted that Spain, Scandanavia, China, Holland, Switerland' and the Central and the South: American Republics are li'kely to enter the war against Germany. Tha enemy's war. effectiveness; . he said, wasi greater than, anyone realised, U.S.A. TRANSPORTS AT FRONT. , ' Paris, May 35. The third. section of tlie United States' Munition Transport Service has arrived at the front. WHEN 1 WERE THEY BOUGHT? i ' " London, May 25. ■While speaking at the luncheon to Sir Edward Carson given at the Savoy, Lord Beresford held up a plate— displaying the manufacturers' name: "Bauscfhen. Made in Wei den."—and exclaiming disgustedly, "Here's a| pretty state of affairs; we actually are dining off German plates!" A] majority of the guests smashed their plates on tlie floor. Lord IBeresford I added, "I couldn't have 'enjoyed my luncheon if I had known of these German .plates; the Empire Association must see that this does not occur again." TO HELP THE EMPIRE. (Reuter Service). London, May 2-5. . The Hon. Walter Long, at the annual meeting of the Overseas Olub, handed a cheques to the Flying Corps for the purchase of thei hundredth" aeroplane of the Overseas Imperial Aircraft Flotilla, subscribed by Britons overseas. > IMPERIAL CONFERENCE DEBATES. "(Australia-New 75ealan<i Cable Service! London, 'Mp.y 25. A Blue Book dealing with' the Imperial Conference minutes shows that the Bon. Walter Long, in hla opening address, said he was satisified that Germany was making complete preparations for. competition after the unprepared; he hoped we would not war. In battle we had .been found again be caught unprepared in the peaceful which 'would come after the war, wherein we ought to." do something more than hold iooxr! own. Therefore he believed that the Conference must be helpful. General Smuts thought that matters of the war should be settled fey this Conference, but Sir Joseph Ward disagreed, saying h-e thought that the Conference ■ should discusss matters that would ! affect the Empire after the "war; if we began twelve months after the war ended we would begin twelve months too late. iHe hoped to see proposals 1 to circumvent. /the enemies' insidious attacks concerning vital trade interests. There should be 'discussion concerning the value of the Pacific to the Empire; also subventions to British shipping should he discussed. Tlie conference should deal with the subject of naturalisation of aliens after the war and maike action uniform. There were lengthy discussions on the care of soldiers' graves, the constitution of the Empire and douible income tax. The R.t. -Hon. W. F., Massey took exception to. the draft of the . charter for. care of the graves on the ground that it did not mention Gallipoli. ~Mr Borden, K. 0., Canada, thought the charter should make .reference to "all theatres of the war. , Mr 'Massey contended fthat other places were not in. the same position because Gallipdli was. in enemy country. . . Other members pointed out that COUGH MEDICINE FOR CHILDREN. Never give a child a-cough medicine that contains opium in any form. When opium is given, : other and more serious diseases may follow. Lon£ experience has demanstrated that there is no better or safer medicine .for coughs, colds and croup in children than Chamberlains Cough Remedy.- It is equally. valuable for adults. Try it. It contains no opium or other harmful' drug. Sold eVer.ywhere. Advt. Keep colds away by inhaling "NAZOL.!' .• Pleasant, penetrating, efficacious.: Carry a Nazol Inhaler in your pocket or purse. Get the genuine—Ad.

Palestine, Salonika and Mesopotami; were in the same category at Gal lipoli. The conference ultimately adoptee the resolution as cabled ; also a mo tion that the maintenance of graves be made a national charge. SIR DOUGLAS HAIG. London, iMay 25. The High Commissioner reports:—Sir Douglas Hlaig reports that during last night there was a local hostile attack on one of' our posts on the Hindenburg line, south-west of Fon'taine-leshCnoiselles. It was driven off. A German raiding; paHy, nortli-eiast oif Earlux was repulsed with heavy loss, we having no casualty. South-eastwards of -Loos we i carried out a successful minor operation this morning capturing a further portion of the enemy's front trench system in the' neighbourhood, i taking twenty-eight prisoners. Southj wards of Armentieres and westward fof Messines, we were successful in I raids, taking' a few prisoners. | u ■pyiinwwHj.il .mxiw-ii-n* .•*'