THE WAR

Levin Daily Chronicle, 21 July 1917, Page 3

THE WAR

(Australia-New Zealand Cable Service)

(Reuter Service.)

(Received This Day/ 12.45 p.m

EAST AFRICA

■London, July 20,

In the House of Commons, Mr Mo!teno, asked what was the cause of the sickness and casualties among the native carriers in East Africa, which was stated to reach a monthly average of ten to fifteen per thousand.

The Hon. 'Mir MacPherson replied that the causes were malaria, pneumonia, cerebrospinal fever, and dysentry. Fifty-two medicial officers had been posted to temporary hospitals, and additional help for South Africa was being obtained. 'RUSSIAN POLITICS. 'Petrograd, July 20. The Minister for Justice, M. Pelveuzeff, has resigned. AMBIGUOUS. "Amsterdam, July 20. The Dutch Goverment lias declared its readiness to leave the safe channel granted by Germany. ANIZAOS' REST HOUSE. ' (Times Service). Zjondon, July 20. An Australasian bureau has been established at the Place de ILopera, Paris, to help Anzacs and to provide a rent-room, tea and guides. ((Received This Day 11.15 a.m.) BRITISH AEROPLANES. London, July 20. The £ir Board has decided to increase the output of aeroplanes by using the same methods of standardisa- • tion (on a large scale) which the Hon. D. Lloyd George applied to shells. By this means the Allies in 1918 will be enabled to victoriously dominate the German lines

GERMANY PREPARED FOR PEACE. Amsterdam, July: 20. The Reichstag session was crowded. Midhaelis mentioned that the submarines were doing all that was expected, though hasty predictions that they would end the war by a certain date had created disappointment. Germany did not want any (violent increase of power; if she could obtain an honorable jpeace she would' not continue the war a day longer, but Geirmany oould not negotiate while the enemy demanded portions of Germany's territory; Germany must obtain guarantees concerning her continental and overseas interests; also oceanic freedom. The Government supported people's armies and the leaders had decided that if the enemy abandoned plans of conquest and honestly wished to (negotiate for peace the Government would lieair' what they had to say. The last few months had been hard on Germany; the last month in respect to food, but he was hopeful of improvement. (Reforming of the internal policy could be based on the Kaiser's declaration of July 11th.

'Stehiedmann (Socialist) declared against the submarining policy) saying that it had don© more harm than good. Hie expressed dissatisfaction with the references to internal ireform andi demanded Idebknecht's (?) Liebknecht's release. The peace resolution was carried by 224 to 116.

(Received This Day 12.1 o p.m.) ANOTHER WHITE ELEPHANT. [London, July 30. It is evident that the National Service scheme is a oomplete 'failure, and it will shortly close. It has been H great expense, and the are negligible. The functions relating to control and substitution of labor will be transferred to labor exchanges. TH® «R>ISIH QUESTION. In the House of Lords, Lord EDunraven asked, whether, in view of the political Situation in Ireland, the Government would undertake not to legislate in accordance with the Convention's proposals until the proposals i were submitted to the Irish people. IHe said that the Government's attitude towards the Convention was not iquite clear; !ho understood that the ! Government proposed to legislate in the event of the Convention reaching a substantial agreement, and that it must mean a substantial agreement! outside the Convention, because the Cb'nvenion did not consist of delegates in the ordinary aceptane of the term. •Lord Curzon, replying, said he-could not eay what was the Governments attitude towards the Referendum. The Government did not intend to take advantage of the Convention to force any scheme on Ireland in order to get the 'Government out of its difficulties at the cost of Irish discontent. The Government would sanction' a scheme only if that scheme might iteasonably receive Ireland s support.

THE REVOLT OF LABOR. ' The Federation of Trades Unions is inviting members of both iHouses of Parliament to confer with the Trades Unions at tho House of Commons on August Ist, to consider soldiers' and sailors' pay. t The Federation states that the price of articles that the men needj iis enormously ilncr)eas|bg, and where the British battalions are brigaded alongside colonials, the British can only look at the commodities and curse the parsimony which gives him one-sixth of the pay of the Australian and New Zealander. The Federation says that it is not decent for "stay-at-homes" to' talk of patriotism while this scandal is continued. BULGAR AND GREEK. Athens, July 20. Before the departure of the Greek Minister from Sofia, the Bulgarians arrested the IFirst Secretary, the Minister's attache, and several other officials of Greek families. RUSSIA THE RED. Petrograd, July 20. Aln attempted assassination of Mr Keirensiky, the ißussian 'Provisional Minister of War, failed.