Great Britain

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVII, Issue 37, 14 June 1915, Page 5

Great Britain

M2 WINSTON CHURCHILL. Times and Sydney Sun Service. (Received 8 a.m.) London, June 13. The British Weekly predicts thai. Mv Churchill, when the Dardanelles catr.paign is finished, and when he has made a few more speeches, will go to the front, preferring the soldier's life. The paper adds; It is doubtful whether Britain permits it to be believed that Mr Churchill and driving energy are inseparable. (

THE LtQUQR TRAFFIC. BOARD'S CONTROLLING POWERS. t'mvwTi Pitwwi A«forT*Tion. (Received 8.5 a.m.) London, June 13. The powers of the Hoard to control the liquor traffic include the prohibition, sale, and establishment of refreshment rooms. The Board may make provisions for prevention of the practice of treating in any area; the maximum penalty being 6 months' imprisonment or £SOO. ENGLISH BY-ELECTION. NATIONALIST BEAT LABORITE. (Received 9.10 a.m.) London, June 13. Mr Augent (Nationalist) was elected for College Green, Dublin, vice J. A. Xanetti (deceased), beating Mr. Farreri (Labourite). This is the ni>t contested election since the war. (College Green was previously a Nationalist seat). MONEY FOR THE BELGIANS. (Received 9.10 .a.m.) London, Jane 13. The Belgian Committee received £IOOO from the Otago Patriotic Association and £4OO from Wairarapa. THE CLYDE ENGINEERS.

THOROUGH ORGANISATION, (Received 9.10 a.m.) London, June 13. All the skilled men in the Clyde have been stopped froiu enlisting. It is estimated thav sixteen thousand Scottish engineers have already onlisted. The organisation of the Clyde munition workers is proceeding with thoroughness. THE SICK AND WOUNDED. POPE'S PROPOSAL FINDS FAVOR (Received 9.10 a.m.) Rome, June 13. The French, German, and Russian Governments have notified their formal consent to the Pope's proposal that sick and wounded prisoners should be interned in Switzerland.

OFFICIAL NEWS. ' The High Commissioner reports:— London June 12 (12.35 p.m.). On Thursday and Friday determined German attacks west of Shavli, on the front Koujilacerakivo—Einroitsky, ac .some points reached our barb-wire back, leaving piles of killed and wounded. On the left bank of the Dubissa, on the Shavli-Anybetigola front, the Russians assumed the offensive, gaining on Thursday an important success, and making five hundred prisoners and capturing guns, mitrailleuses, and other booty. On the right bank of the Dniester on Wednesday and Thursday, the Russians continued to press the enemy between the rivers Tismenica and Sivka, capturing prisoners, quick-firers, and other booty.

An enemy armoured train, and five armed motor cars supporting the infantry in the direction of Stryj, General Mikolaieff was compelled to retreat, and the whole fc>f the fifth company of the seventy-ninth Austrian regiment were made prisoners. On the Golchove-Bdukoezovtoy front, the enemy was completely defeated and thrown across the Dniester, losing severely, including ten guns and eighteen mitrailleuses, as well as prisoners. Rome, June 12. The Italians made progress at certain parts on Friday. Prisoners stated that the enemy endeavoured to take the Italians in the rear in the Montenero region, but their efforts were rendered unsuccessful. The town of Gradisa (near Monfalcone) is solidly in the possession of the Italians.