TABLE TALK.

Auckland Star, Volume XLVIII, Issue 120, 21 May 1917, Page 1

TABLE TALK.

The International Socialist Conference) has opened its sittings at Stockholm. Correspondents report that all is quiet for the time being at Bnllecourt. There were 206 male and 17 female prisoners in. Auckland Gaol on Saturday last. The Austrians admit that the Italians extended their bridgehead at Plava by, a mile and a quarter. An Italian communique states that the prisoners taken in their new offensive now number 6432. One American division will be sent to France under the leadership of General Pershing as soon as practicable. The British troopship Cameronia was torpedoed in the Eastern Mediterranean, on Tuesday last, 140 of those on board being missing. Some excitement was caused on the ferry steamer Peregrine on Saturday; night by a man failing overboard. Uq was rescued by another passenger. A young man named McCarthy wag killed at Masterton on Saturday night, as the result of colliding with a horso vehicle when he was motor cycling. The Inter-Allied Conference at Rome passed a resolution demanding "that the peace treaty should require Germany to replace ships illegally sunk. The British light cruiser of 5250 tons, was torpedoed by a submarine while chasing the Austrian: raiders, but returned to port 6afely. •.. A motor car backed over a band C Paekakariki Hill, Wellington. The occupants were not very seriously injured, but had a marvellous escape from death. ■' "Our objective after the war must be. a self-contained Empire," declared tha Hon. A. M. Myers in a speech at tha Commercial Travellers' Club on Satur« day. The president of the Socialist fonference declared that it was the duty of neutrals to work, not for a peace at any price, but for a just and durable peace. A explosion occurred in the benzine cargo of the 6.6. Arahura, when the ship was near Gisborne, but the damage dona was not serious enough to delay tha voyage. A youth named Roberti Higgins was, committed for trial at Christchurch on Saturday, on a charge of stealing postal packets containing £114, the property: of the DXC. Departmental officers, giving expert opinion, have advised the Minister for Public Health against the substitution of "standard" flour .or the present patent white flour. In spite of furious c.unter-attacks by the Austrians, who arc striving to preserve their last stronghold commanding the Middle Isonzo, the Italians arc steadily advancing. TV© Christcliurch. newspapers, tha "Canterbury Times" (weekly), and tha "Evc.J'ng NeW," a daily .evening appanage to the "Christchurch Press") are to; suspend publication during the war. The" Prone Minister; of Canada announced in the House that the system: of the selective draft would be adopted in Canada to provide' from 50,000 to 100,000 men to reinforce the divisions at the front. Austrian light cruisers and destroyers 'raided an Allied drift line iv the Adriatic on Tuesday, and sank- 14- British, drifters. The raiders were chased by. Allied warships, two enemy cruisers being badly damaged. As the result of a conference between the Government and the Amalgamated Society of Engineers, the executive has advised the strikers to resume work pending negotiations With, the Government about grievances. The question of whether suppliers td a co-operative milk factory, having shares", but not supplying for a full season,' are entitled to a bonus on the . ear's working, is the subject or a. Supreme: Court action at New Plymout'a. Every bag of Bycroft's "Snowdrift* flour bought on trial means a permanent; new customer. "Snowdrift 3 * sells iteeß, Order it by name. —(Ad.) - ...;