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IN THE STRAITS. BRITISH DESTROYER'S GREAT RUSH. 1 RTHARD BREAKS DARDANELLES' "FARTHEST YET" RECORD. I I ——— RUNNING THE CAUNTLET. (Press Association War Telegram.) Tenedos, April 1:3.ILI. destroyer 7ti natd yesterday entered the Dardanelles on a scouting mission. She ran ir$<he" iM rait^ at, a. high speed for over ton mi Irs, penetrating probably further than any ot our ships has yet done. A heavy fire was direetca at her, hut she was not. hit. H.M. London entered thp, Straits after her and drew must of the enemy's tire. I'ho bakeries on the Asiatic side, especially the howitzers behind Erenkeui. active, but those on the European side were quiescent. It is possible that the Turks have with- drawn part of their artillery from there in order to mass it quickly at any spot the Allied Armies may choose fur land- A battery ?as bombarded by H.M.S. ?"S. I)oui b ar d p d by Triumph on Saturday. It lias appar(?ntly been permanently put out of action. The weather is rainy and murky, hindering aerial reconnaissance. The Loss of the Bouvet. Malta, Tuesday.— I have had an oppor- tunity o:; conversing with a man who served in the, attack of March 18th on the Dardanelles torts, resulting in sinking of the three Allied ships. The first ship to go down was the Bouvet it is incorrect., my informant told me, to fray she sank in ninety second s as reported. I cannot exactly tell how long she re- mained afloat after striking the mine, but mi rely not more than a very few seconds. It is rather d ifficul t to say that the whole thing happened in ai winkling of en eye, but we saw the Bouvet retiring and immediately afterwards w-e saw a puff of smoke and the BouvetJiad com- pletely disappeared, I thought I w-a." dreaming, until a few strugglers in the tWatcr convinced me that it was a reality." A Gallant Officer. I Referring to Commander Verner, of the Inflexible, who died of wounds, my in- formant said that the Service had lost a truly gallant officer. Commander Yerirei was hit t trice. He was struck in the head, and his left hand was shattered. It was at" once seen that the wounds were mortal, the commander remained cool and continued to smoke his cigarette. When my informant left the Darda- nelles, mine sweeping was actively pro- reeding by day and night under the war- hip. protection. The batteries ashore did not attempt to fire in order not to dis- close their position.—Press Association Spe<'Ïa 1.. W ar Special.

SULTAN'S BADGE OF BONDAGE. Amsterdam. Tuesday.—A telegram from Berlin says that Field-Marshal von 4_ 1 4_r (7 dor Goltz-was received yesterday hy the Sultan, to whom he handed the Iron (Cross of the first class.—Renter.

SIGNIFICANT OLD PROVERB. A sixteenth century proverb, well knftwn in the North of France, is re- called in lite l,in-erpool Courier," which runs as follows:— Quami Fhomme volera Dix Nations s'en iront en guerre- lis partiront. avec la moi-sson Et reviendront avec Iffi vendanges. T)? tT-aDslation is:— When man flies Ten Nations wiU go to war: They will go out with ilhE' harvest And return with the vintage?. It will lie noted thit t. only the last line of this significant proverb remains to be tnlfillAd by the victory of the Allies in It he autumn. r 'J

I SITUATION IN GREECE. Brindisi. Monday. Extraordinary Treasures were taken by t'he new Government at Athens to check all popu- lar expression of feeling in favour of M. Y eneaelos, the ex-Premier, at the cathe- dral ceremony on the. occasion of the (Jreek national feat of Annunciation. Zalaeost-ftfreet. where the ex-Premier lives, was closed at. 11 o'clock at both ends by soldiers with fixed havonet06. who prevented (ven the inhabitajifs ml- tering or leaving. Members of Parlia- ment wishing to call on M. Yenezelos were turned back. Men were hrough t from the provinces to cheer tbe new Government, and ter- rorise persons cheering M. Venezelos. Many arrests were made, including ""mtOn who expressed disapproval of the Government's measures. These were charged with contributing to the public disorder. M. Venezelos was away from home, having gone to Kephesia with the Mayor of Athens. Independent opinion is unanimous that the Government acted I very unwisely.

OVER 2,500 MEN KILLED. I The latpqt. casualty list from the Army 5n the Continent if much shorter than the immediately preceding six have been. It contains just under seven hundred nemes of mn-commissioned officers and yr.(,n. and appears to record mainly looses at Neuve Ghapelle. The grand tMa.1 is now brought up to 8,126, the number killed and died of wounds beiit £ £ .512. and the wounded and missing 5.814. The principal figures in to-day "s liat are: Killed 1M. died of wounds 29. miss- ing, believed killed lftj, wounded 361. and missing 11. The regiments with the heaviest losses are the East Lancashire, 70 killM. and the Rifle Brigade, 66 killed, while the King's Royal Rifles have JO-i missing who are believed to be killed- IT) tbe latest ondatol) list of officers appears the narna of Lieut- General S. H. Loma*. C.B.. who h36 died of wounds. T'tvder date April fHh, two officers wen Inlled and si x wounded, and two are re- ported wounded iu the undated list.

I CABINET'S PLANS I NO DECISION REACHED YET AS TO THE DRINK PROBLEM. I I SIR. ALFRED MOND'S ACTION. We understand that the Right Hon. Sir Alfred Mond. Bart.. M.F., and all the members of his household have taken the war-time pledge. All alcoholic, liquors hav? been abolished from his establish- ments for ih? duration of the war. The work of ?curing patriotic pifdgps in Swansea is proceeding apace. Many prominent business bouses have invited the pledge-takers to visit their premises* and talk with the assistants. 'Swansea dock men have taken up the f pledge movement with their usual zest. We understand that, a meeting of t,he Chamber of Commerce will he held shortly, when consideartion will lie given to a proposal for putting the pledge bc- fore every business man at the docks, and the belief is entertained that a ready response will he given, and many sig- natures obtained. No State Monopoiy. It is understood that the Cabinet were largely occupied on Tuesday with the con- sideration of a scheme of factory orga- nisation. under which it is hoped greatly to increase the output of munitions of war. Under this plan the powers conferred on the executive by the Defence of the Realm Act No. 2 passed just before Easter. will be put into full operation. Measures further restricting the sale of intoxicating liqollr are to be considered an essential part of the scheme. There is no authority, says the Press Association, for the statement that the Government are contemplating the conversion of the trade in alcohol into a State monopoly, and severe limitation on the hours of sale in manufacturing districts and probably an increased duty on spirits are to be ex- pected. Warship Repairs. The evidence a little inquiry in Glas- gow (says the Daily News") and its immediate neighbourhood provides takes tlie shape of flivil cases as these: A warship urgently needed for the Fleet is hung up and delayed in de- livery through the slackness of one particular claws of worker. 11.M.S.——. in for repairs, has such work put in to! her that on inspection it is condemned as dangerous, with the comment that i it "ouId not have been done by sober j IIwn. Builders are repeatedly com- j polled to inform the Admiralty they, cannot keep most essential dates for de- livery, owing to lost, and broken time, In one shop, figures chocked over seven consecutive weeks 1>how an avcrH?c o? t])irty to forty p?r cent. of hands ab- sent up to midday. j Further than this, figures are addur<>d to show that the output per man has most materially decreased. A table covering the whole, (If II)e men in a par-j ticular yard purports to show that it' takes the average man from a day and a third to a day end a half to do what was a day's work a year ago. -J

GERMAN LOAN TO BULGARIA. j 'ERMAN LOAN TO BULGARIA. i ]' 'r 1- 1''L. H]") t't ]' Paris, Tuesday.—The "Petit Pa mien" I learns from Sofia that Germany has failed to poy up the instalment of loan to Bulgaria due on April 1st. This is considered significant, of tho German suspicion-, regarding Bulgaria's attitude. I

TURKS IN PERSIA. Petrograd, liiesday .-A Teheran tele- gram saye, according to advices from Kermanthal, the Turks having occupied Tvaeri-Shirit, surrounded the Governor s house, and are now advancing in the direction of Kermanshal. I Small detachments of the Persian Regulars stationed at Kirma.nshah and Senneh are retiring lriwai-fis Ramadan. j I-

? EMORIAL TO CREA T QUEEN. I; FAEMORIAL TO GREAT QUEEN. I Paris, Tuesday.—A little ceremony took j. place yesterday at Cimiez to commemorate the unveiling of the statue to Queen Vic- toria in 1912. The Duke of Teck repre- sented the Royal Family. The General commanding the garrison of Nice and all his officers were present, as well as the Prefect of tJw Department, At. de Joly, and a number of' French and British otfi- eel." who arc in convalescence at Nice. God Save the King." and the Mar- l. seillaise" were sung at the foot of the statue, and M. Jean Aieard, of the French Academy, recited a poem which he had written specially for the occasion.

•J EXPENSIVE PHOTOGRAPH. At Newcastle yesterday Lancelot Ed- mund Hendry, employed in a turbine f;hop at the Elswick works, was fined £W. or in default ordered M days' imprison- in-ent. for infringing the Defence of the Realm Art by having, without, permis- ion. taken photographs of certain nava l or military works. On Saturday a work- Diall saw the accused climbing some pipes which crossed the turbine shop. Tie asked him what, he was doing, and thei man replied, "I have just been taking «. I' photograph of the shop." The workman told him he would "get six months if he 11 were caught. and the man retorted, I perhaps."

GUARDING AGAINST BLIND ALLEYS. I; The After Care Committee in connection with the Swansea Education Committee are now arranging to hold a series of meetings so as to bring the work of the Juvenile Employment Exchange and Bureau to the T'otiooof all parents, and especially to those 1 vrhose children are leaviny school at an early date. i' lu connection with the campaign a meet- I' ijiv will lie L-elri at the Fiasmarl Council if Schools on Thursday evening at 7.30, when. I J the choice of employment scheme will be !< fa?y "Tp?ained b? the mpmb?r? and ofbeials !< of tie sub-committee, Mf?crs. H. t!. Wa?c- l nf? and B. Abraham (loc?I (') ?ill ali?o < b° t.. J1

HAMBURG NOW SUCCESSFUL AERIAL RAID. DUTCH SOLDIERS BRING DOWN CERMAN AVIATORS. THE MORAL EFFECT Copenhagen, Tuesday .—A neutral tra. veller who has just arrived at the Danish frouth. i* Jutland from Hamburg states that two hostile airmen had dropped bombs that morning in the lemerbutter Strasse (Eimsbutteler Strasse) in Ham- burg. The barrack s were hit and a great fire broke out as a consequence of the explosion. Many soldiers were wounded. After tins successful raid the aero- planes continued in the direction of Cux- haven The traveller says it. will be impossible for him ever to forget the moral effect caused among the population by the ap- pearance of the hostile aircraft. The weather was bright and fine and the ap- pearance of the aeroplanes set the popu- lation almost in a condition of panic. It is generally believed that the airmen wore French. Hamburg, the imperial free city of the Elbe, is about 330 miles from the nearest point on the Allies' western front- namely Belgium. Over Dutch Territory. Rotterdam, Tuesday—A German bi- plane which, with an officer and a pri- vate, flew over Dutch territory this after- noon was brought down by rifle fire from Dutch soldiers. ii- ,i, fir,f at The warplane was first sighted at 1:?:-11 p.m. circling over Middelburg and Flushing in an uncertain fashion. When fired upon j he pilots turned landwards, but were compelled to deseed near Goes (capital of the island Zuid Beveland). The oiffcer said he went np this morn- ing from North France with a letter for the commandant of Brussels. He lost his way, also the letter, which was enclosed n a leaden case. The machine was damaged by rifle bullets over Flushing and had to descend. The pilots, who stated they were happy to be in Holland, were interned.

BREAD COJNC UP I Further Increase Predicted at Swansea. We are informed by a well-known Swan- sea baker that an advance in the price of bread is almost inevitable, owing to the inerrasedcost of production. Swansea master-bakers decided at a meeting held last night to grant & war II bonus of 3s. per week per man to the local operators. According to our informant, the fib. loaf in Swansea is a id. cheaper than a loaf of the same weight sold in many other towns at present. Another rise in the price of bread in London is announced by the London Master Bakers' Protection Society, who yesterday gave notice that next Monday the price of broad will be SJd, a quartern. This means that; since the war the price of the quartern loaf has risen from .51d. to R'd.-niorp than a fifty per cent, increase. The steady advance in the price of the quartern loaf since last August may be roughly estimated as follows:— August 1911 5,i d. December 1914 61d. January 1915 7.1d. February 8d. April 8Jd,

CONGREGATIONAL UNION CHAIRMANSHIP I The Rev. R. J. Campbell and the Rev. withdrawn from the list of those nominated for the chair :)f tli.(, Congregational Union of England md Wales, a ballot will now take place between Dr. K. Griffith Jones and Dr. Bur ford Hooke.

"A PIANO FOR A PENNY." I The Mayor of Swansea. seen by a repre- sentative of the Cambria Daily Teader to-day, regarding the Rev. Mr. Weston's letter on the Piano for a I'c-Tiny scheme—now said to be under Art Union Rules." -aid that he had nothing to state on the question at present.

AEROPLANE ATTACKS STEAMER. i Amsterdam. Wednesday.—The Tele- I"àaf reports from Rotterdam that the Cork steamship company's steamer Imber was yesterday morning attacked by a German aeroplane near the Noord Hinder Lightship. The machine was flying at a height of about KOfl feet, and dropped five bombs which did no damage.

BELGRADE AGAIN SHELLED. Nish. Tuesday.—It is officially stated that on the morning of April 10th, an enemy gunboat hred several shells at Bel- grade .slightly wounding two women and damaging a house. On April 8th, at about nine o'clock in The evening, firing was heard in the direc- tion of Pantchevo. Apparently the Aus- trian troops were fighting among them- selves.

GERMAN OFFICERS ESCAPE Christiania. Tuesday.—Captain rfund- keller. of the interned auxiliary cruiser Berlin. escaped on March 23rd from Frondhjein and managed to reach Sweden under a false nam?. The captain has not ?v?B a parole, as the German Gov<>rn-¡ ment forbids ottK?rs to do so. Six other )fhT8 of t)w Berlin had pr?nousiT fonnd ?n opportunity to <?ap< the watch ov?r ?h?m. says a TroHdhjfin n??spaper. "i- ¡ iently not b?ing su?h as it should have been.

I, MOVING ON I d o AUSTRIANS FAIL TO CHECK RUSSIAN ADVANCE. MANY PRISONERS TAKEN < The following was officially communi- cated yesterday afternoon:— Petrograd, Tuesday.—The official com- munique says:—Tb e battle in the Car- pathians developed on the lltli and 12th between Bartfield and Stry with great intensity. Our troops progressed on both banks of the Or lava, capturing several heights north of-'Vlepotch, and gaining • victory in ibe direction of Ursok after desperate fighting, several heights falling to us, with 2.700 prisoners, including 53 officers and 20 machine-guns. On the heights south of Yolosate, especi- ally in the region of Kozsiowa, the enemy delivered impetuous attacks in great strength. All were repulsed, with enor- mous losses to the enemy. In the Bukowinu, on an extensive front in the direction of Zalestchiki, the enemy on the night of the 11th made furious attacks in torrential rain and impene- trable darkness, but everywhere our in- fantry, using the bayonet effectively, held the upper hand. On the front west of Nienien we repulsed several German attacks. In other sectors on the whole of our front collisions between reconnoitring de- tachments have become more frequent. I Not a Genuine Offensive. j Petrograd. Ttj?day.-In the opinion of military observers, German activity now being displayed on the front contiguous to East Prussia floes not foreshadow the assumption of a genuine offensive there at present. On the other hand, large German rein- forcements are arriving in the Carpathi- ans, and the direction of the operations there is entirely in German hands. In the Strvj direction the enemy is suffering colossa l losses. He succeeded in occupy- ing height 992, but in the opinion of mili- tary experts this episode cannot affect the general situation in the Carpathians. Fighting in the Strvj direction does not represent an Austrian offensive against Lwow. or an attempt to effect a junction with the German army in the Cracow re- gion, but merely a fierce counter-attack with the object of checking our adyance in the Carpathians. The general situation in the Carpathifint-, r.emains favourable, and the enemas growing resistance here is attributable to his recognition that the very existence of Austro-Hungary is at stake. We now hold all the heights ot the principal Be- skid range, in other words, we have already one foot in Hungary.—" Times" War Telegram.

ROYAL GIFTS FOR BELGIANS. non-commissioned officers and men of the Belgian Army have each received as an Easter present from King Albert and Queen Elizabeth a housewife." containing sewing materials. On the outside of them is the signature of the King and Queen and the date, Alpril r i, 1915.

CANADIAN FARMERS' OPTIMISM. Toronto, Tuesday .—According to 10fo1'-I, mation received by 1 hf Government, sowing is already in progress throughout the Western i'mvincp?. The land is in splendid shape, and there is an enormous I. increase in acreage. Mr. W. J. White, Inspector of Immig- ration, states that sowing is 10 days earlier than last year, and the farmers are very optimistic.

WILL ONLY OBEY THE SULTAN. -1 Buenos Aires, Tuesday—An incident has occurred between Herr Luxburg, the German Charge d'Affaires, and Arslau Bey, the Turkish Consul-General. Herr Luxburg sent a note to the latter requesting him in tho name of the Ger- man Government to hand over to liim the Consular archives and property. Arslan Bey declined indignantly, and the German Charge d'Affaires having ° re- peated his request, he returned his note, saying that he would obey only the Sultan.—Reuter.

AN IMPORTANT INNOVATION. I What promises to be a very important I innovation in the methods of raising loans for national purposes is contained in an announcement in last night's London Gazette." The notice is to the effect that as from I to-day until further uotiee the Lords Commissioners of the Treasury will issue treasury bills at fixed rates of discount, which rate of interest will be .subject to I variation from time to time without previous notice.

SWANSEA IN SHADOWS. I The. Home, Office lighting order has had some curious results in Swansea—where by the way, it has been loyally obeyed, For instane, last night a man who took a Turkish bath, found himself compelled to dress in the.dark, a light in the Baths, which faces the bay, being prohibited. He did not like the experience. A T,eiider representative walked around the outskirts of the town last night, and noted the curious results of the partially darkened street lamps. Seen from the hill-side, the lights of the town appeared as usuaj—although, perhaps. fewer in number, but from the beach the effect was weird in the extreme, the dotted terraced lights which characterises Swan- sea as viewed from the MM. being con- spicuous by their absence. A walk along Terrace-road towards Sketty. after night- fall, proved a novel experience, the black shadows caused by the lamps contrasting with the bright but limited patches where the light fell. Practically all the houses on the higher levels had thick curtains over the windows which faced the sea. Mumbles-road appeared equally trans- formed, and it was interesting to note the care with which motor and other vehicles were driven along H road rendered decep- tive by the shadows. tive by the hadou-s.

IDEFFETT FRANCIS I COLLECTION. I THE LIBRARY RATE. i I ARE RATEPAYERS SACRIFICED FOR FEW MEN'S AMBI I ION ? THROWING Y,200 AWAY The control of the Defett-Franeis collec- tion was raised at a meeting of the Swttn- sea Public library Committee which met last night for the purpose of dis- cussing the Library estimates for the coming year, and he request of the Cor- poration to keep their gross expenditure down to £ 2,000. The T'uhlic Library Com- mittee's share of the rate amounts to i'L',057. and in addition to this they have a.n income uf about £]50 from various sources. The delic-it on the Libraries ac- count at March 31st, VJH, was the estimated excess of expenditure over income for next year was t282. The amount spent on the Art Galleries during recent years led to an animated discussion between the Borough Treasurer and some of the members of the com- nlittee, over which Mr. E. G. Protheroe presided. Mr. 1J. Macdonell (chairman) and Mr. W. W. Holmes (.vice-chairman), of the Finance Committee, were presell. A Deficit. I The Chairman explained that a request had been made hy the Corporation for that committee to reduce their estimates. It was admitted there was a deficit on the Libraries account. Mr. W. H. Ashmole (Borough Trea- surer) said the Corporation wanted to Rmpnasise the point that ?his dehcit had been growing year hy year in spi te of the fact that the Library Committee's atten- tion had been called to the matter. The Corporation felt they could not allow it to go on growing, and that it must stop. It placed them in a very awkward posi- tion, and it might place them in a very serious position in. case of certain eventualities. The rate was allo- cated by law and the Finance Committee had decided that the Library Committee must keep their gross expenditure down to I = £ 2,000 in order that this deficit might be I wiped out. The Chairman asked if the Council had any right to retain any portion of the penny rate. Mr. Ashmole: There is no doubt about it. Mr. May Evans: I beg your pardon. Mr. Ashmole: 1 beg your pardon. There is not a shadow of doubt about it. Mr. Ashmole pointed out that the Public Library rate was not only for library pur- poses. but it was for Art Gallery purposes I as well. If the Corporation liked they couId spend the whole of the penny rate for the Art Galleries. No Jurisdiction. [ Mr. Moy Evans gave it as his definite opinion that the County Borough Council could do nothing of the kind. The Court would decide that they had no right to do it. Mr. Ashmole: It could not come before the Court. Mr. ioy Evans: 011, yes. Mr. Ashmole: How could it? Mr. Moy Evans: By mandamus. M r. Ashmole contended that the Court had no jurisdiction. The Chairman: We don't want to dis- cuss it. There is a difference of opinion. Mr. Ashmole said he wanted them to appreciate the position of the Finance Committee. They wanted to keep the finances of the Corporation in order. The Council, rightly or wrongly, had de- cided upon certain things, and it was their business to see that they were carried out. They wanted to get rid of this deficit. Deffett-Francis Collection. I Mr. Moy Evans read a resolution which had been passed by the sub-coiumxttee suggesting to th' 1'ublic Library Com- mittee tho advisability of offerit-g to take over the control of the Devfett-Francis art collection, and that they should have full control of the penny rate. Under these circumstances they would under- take to effect a saving of £4:00 per annum until the deficit was cleared. He thought tho Deffett-Francis collection should be entrusted to the caro of the Public Library Committee, and not to the care ot the Art Committee. Not only did Mr. Deffett-Francis give the Library Com- mittee that collection of engravings, but he gave t.hc'm a large number of Ixjoks, which now formed part of their Reference Library. They had the control of the btoks. and they should have the control of tbe engravings. Mr. Moy Evans went on to show how the Deffett-Fraiicis collection might be controlled at an expenditure from S;501 to -9,100 per annum, whereas the last year I or two they saw its administration had involved an expenditure of £ 700. Of course, he admitted that a good deal of that had been spent in frames. lie suggested that in these times it was absurd that they should go on sfpending large sums of money on what he might i call luxuries. There was no necessify tihat any single engraving should be framed at the present; time. The only expenditure which would be justified at all was the cost of the caretaker, whirh would not exceed more than 30s. a week. Why, then, he asked, should the Deffetif- Francis collection be credited with the sum of ^825? If they had tJie control of the Deffett-Franois collection, as was, intended by the donor, they, a.s a Public Library Committee, would undertake to bring down their est i n i a.t os to >32,000 next year. Mr. J. Lewis pointed out that by reso- lution of the Council they allowed the (Tlynn Vivian Art Gallery to take over the Deffet Francis collection, and that re- solution would have to be rescinded before it oould be taken over by the Public Lib-I rary Committee. Mr. Moy Evans: I do not know that we did anything of the kind. Continuing, Mr. Evans said to allocate £ 325 to the Deffet Francis gallery was a wrong thing to do. and then they asked them to cut down their expenditure. The administration of the r'effett-Francis col- lection ought not to cost more than £lO() I a year. I (Continued on Page Six).

AN ADRIATIC PORT, II SERBIA'S CLAIM RECOGNISED BY POWERS. I I ITALY COMING IN Rome. Tuesday.—A Cabinet Council was held yesterday following Baron Sonnino's long conference with the King on Sunday evening. Important military measures were decided upon, the nature of whch is withheld, but they were undoubtedly con- nected with intervention, which any Austro-German effort is now absolutely powerless to avert. Negotiations have been successfully initiated between the Allies aad Italy preluding the settlement of various ques- tions which it is necessary to decide before intervention. The most important ques- tion is that of a Serbian port on the Adriatic, and this has been practically soh'ed. Italy's right is fully recognised and the accomplishment, of her aspira- tions guaranteed and the protection of i her interests assured. The time w hen Italy will join the Allies j is not far distant and is unlikely to be pro- longed beyond the beginning of May. It. is possible that intervention will be an- nounced when Parliament reopens on May 12, although according to the Constitution the King is entitled to declare war, Par- liament's approval not being necessary. While Italy's future at-titude is now irrevocably decided. Germany and Aus- tria, fully realising the hopelessness of the task of averting Italy's intervention, are seriously considering the expediency of peace, but even the possibility of peace will, not alter Italy's decision.

COVERHOR OF BANK OF ENGLAND. Lord Cunliffe was yesterday re-elected Governor of the Bank of England, and Mr. Brien Cokayne Deputy-Governor. I

NO QUESTIONS WILL BE ASKED. I Sixty thousand young German recruits are said at this moment to be in training in Belgium. They are intended for most perilous p6sts. They are all orphans who have beeu picked in order to avoid I fathers and mothers a^kiug questions.

NOT THE TIME FOR PEACE PRAYERS Boston, Monday.—Dr. Eliot. President', Emeritus uf Ilavard University, told a meeting of clergymen that this was no | time to pray for peace, especially for peace at any price. A too-c»peedy ter- mination of the European conflict would. he considered, .set civilisation back for several 'centuries. Ministers should 1101: remain neutral when the ideals of civili- sation had lyc-<,n si-aaslied.-Reuter.

DRIFTING MINES IN NORTH SEA. I Copenhagen. Tuesday.—A ('onidprablf' I number of drifting mines of different con- struction were found and partly destroyed yesterday in the North ea. ifear the West Coast of Jutland. The Danish steamer Uiiion alone observed five near Hirtshals, where three more were washed ashore. Four uthers were seen drifting at Lons- trup, and at Lokken several more were observed.

MORE ARMY DOCKERS. It was decided yesterday to increase the Liverpool Dockers' Batitalion from 350 to nearly 1,000. Five new companies of 122 men each are to be formed. Two companies will be composed of Cnnard dockers to work for the Govern- ment on Cunard ships, and two oom- pa-nies will he recruited from White Star men jl) work on the ships of that line. The 5th Company will be made up ex- clusively of porters for quay labour. Lord Derby, the commanding officer, has decided to limit the scheme to one battalion until sniffieient experience has been gained.

TYPICAL GERMAN ACTION. I A Berlin telegram, forwarded by Reuter's correspondent, at Amsterdam, states that the treatment acoorded to prisoners belonging to German sub- marines has induced the German Gov- ernment to take reprisals. For each prisoner of su bmarine crews and for the duration of his harsh treatment, which it is alleged is conti-aziv.to international law, the German Government is re- solved to treat an English oiffcer, with- out respect of persons, in similar fashion. Accordingly. on Monday thirty-nine English officers have been placed in im- prisonment in military detention bar- racks."

KAISER'S VISIT TO BRUSSELS. I Boulogne, Tuesday—I learn from an exceedingly reliable source (says the "Daily Telegraph" correspcndent), that JaMt Saturday morning the Kaiser visited Brussels, and, by all accounts, he is due to retirn there on a flying visit to-day. All the streets in the vicinity of tlie headquarters of the town have been carefully barred and guarded by picked and triiste-I men of the German secret police. The Crowr. Prince accompanied the Kaiser last Saturday, but. had a very poor reception. Aiter spendirg a few hGçrs. in Brussels the Prince drove tu Antwerp, and inspected the submarine works at Hoboken. Since the last air raid of the Allies the Germans have in- stalled large guns on the outskirts of the place, and also in the Cockerill works themselves. At Etterbeck the roofs of all the buildings have been covered with straw, and by this means the Germans hope to giv the enemy airmen the idea H at tij. works axe only innocent farm buildings. 1

(For Late News, Finance, and Sporting, see Page Seven). j Drink Facilities in the Hou-.1 In Ithe House of Commons this afternoon, Mr. Aequith j undertook to give facilities for I discussing a motion with re- gard to prohibiting the sale of intoxicating liquor in tbo Palace of Westminster. :Y BONALD 1, BROWN BO?? A LP 3, VELOUB &-M,-ren rtc J 4 r i r. ■ > :>. 1: t" "tilt   c-J v.v. •« ■ *•- f t r b i .1 ¡