DENMARK.

Taranaki Daily News, 6 October 1917, Page 5

DENMARK.

EFFECT OF BLOCKADE, IIANY FACTORIES CLOSED. Received iSept. 5, 7.30 p.m. Copenhagen, Oct. 4. Tlie stoppage of supplies of raw material consequent on the stricter blockade luis greatly increased unemployment, many factories being closed. The Guvernment lias introduced an Unemployed National -Relief Bill.

ON THE SEA.

BRITISH WARSHIP SUNK. Aus. and N.Z. Cable Assoc. and Router. Reecived Oct. 0, 1.30 a.m. London, Oct. 5. The Admiralty reports that tlie war'ship Drake, Captain RedclilTe, was torpedoed on Tuesday on the north coast of Ireland. She reached harbor and then sank in shallow water. Tho explosion killed one officer and IS men, the remainder being saved. FRENCH LOSSES. London, Oct. 4. The French Admiralty reports as follows on the losses from submarines during the past two weeks:— This Last week week Arrivals 998 995 Sailings 989 1010 Sunk over 1600 tons 5 7 Sunk under 1600 ton 3 .... 4 5 ITALY. ENEMY ATTACKS .BROKEN UP. Received Oct. 5, 9:3 p.m. Rome, Oct. 5. Italian official: We broke up repeated enemy attacks on the western slopes of .Monto San Gabrielle. BALKANS. SUCCESSFUL AIR RAID. . Received Oct. 5, 9.5 p.m. London, Oct. 4. A British Salonika message states: Our aeroplanes carried out a successful raid on the most extensive scale, bombing camps and dumps on the Belassitza plain, machine-gunning the scattered troops. They brought down hostile aeroplanes. Cavalry drovo out an enemy detachment at Jenimah, southward of Seres, pnd destroyed an observation post.

AUSTROGEEMANY. KARL CONGRATULATES HINDENBURO. Berne, Oct. 4. The provisional Budget passed the first reading in the Austrian Chamber of Deputies. This denotes a slightly improved political situation. The Emperor Karl's personal nide-dc-ramp has arrived at German main headquarters bringing Hindenburg the Emperor's autograph letter congratulating him on his birthday.