SUBMARINE CAMPAIGN.

Taihape Daily Times, Issue 220, 9 May 1917, Page 5

SUBMARINE CAMPAIGN.

SUNK AFTER COALING AT FIRST PORT. LONDON, May 7. In the House of Commons, Mr Chiozza Money {admitted that another) food ship had had to leave her port of arrival owing to lack of facilities for unloading, and had been torpedoed enroute to another port. Mr. Banbury asked: Do not the Government consider the safe arrival of food sufficiently important to provide facilities at the nearest port for vessels arriving in England. Mr. Chiozza Money: "The whole subject is very serious, and is beingconsidered. IMPERIAL CONFERENCE LONDON, May 7. In reply to Mr. Hcwin's question as to whether the question of preference was taken out of the hands of the Imperial War Cabinet, the Hon. Walter Long said the impression that the Conference was not wholly satisfied with its treatment would be wholly incorrect. The resolution was debated in the Imperial War Cabinet., and the Dominion 's representatives accorded it hearty support. It was moved by Mr Massey,

and carried unanimously. The Confer- ; ence desired it recorded that the reason why it did not speak lengthily to the resolution was that the question had been already fully debated by the War , Cabinet. Mr Long added: "Any suggestion that the Imperial War Cabinet could take the matter from the hands of the Conference would show an imperfect appreciation of the powers of the Conference, and be warmly resented by the Dominions."