RUSSIA'S "SECOND HOUSE"

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3056, 17 April 1917, Page 5

RUSSIA'S "SECOND HOUSE"

i ROLE OF THE SOLDIERS' AND WORKERS' COMMITTEE Petrograd,, April 15. 'He Council of Soldiers and Workers' Delegates declares its intention of retaining its position as a sort of Second House in the temporary Government's conferences. Its proceedings suggest that separate peaco is infinitely less possible than before, the revolution.— Aus.-N.Z. Cable As.sn. CHINA'S METIER IN THE WAR CONFERENCE TO DECIDE BASIS , OF ACTION . Peking, April 15. A- conference of the provincial military governors will be hold on Monday to decide China's attitude in the war. I Parliament favours joining the United States, and the' Cabinet and military leaders the Entente.—Renter. "SPAIN AND THE HUNS STATEMENT OF POLICY. ' . > . Madrid, April 15. The Government denies that there has been any modification of Spain's international policy. It declares that the Note to Germany is as energetic as tho oircumstances domand, and states that Germany is facilitating Spanish imports from America, provided that the contraband imported remains, in Spain. —Aus.-N.Z. Cable Asen. THE. "NELSON TOUCH" IN THE AIR . MAGNIFICENT DISPLAY OF . . HEROISM. ■ (Rec. April 16, 11.15 p.m.) ' London, April 16. The "Times" correspondent at British Headquarters relates one of .the most gallant 'deeds of the war. "A solitary airnian, returning from a distant trip, was attacked by a large party of the enemy's machines. He fought until his ammunition was exhausted, and himself and his machine almost shot to bits, • One eye was literally shot out, he had a bullet-in liis body, and his\foot was smashed!. Despite all this, he made his report and apologised for making a rough landing, because of his smashed foot and impaired machine controls! .Then; his duty done, he died'. ' . "No honour, whether of the Victoria Cross or anything else,,can adequately measure such a deed," says the correspondent.—The "Times." HOW THE HUNS TREAT THEIR DEAD : FRANK ADMISSION OF CALLOUS UTILITY. (Rec. April 16, 7 p.m.). '-. London, April- 15. '■■ The "Lokal''Anzeiger's" war correspondent publishes the-first German admission regarding the treatment of their dead. He says: "As we passed through Evergnicourt there came a dull .smell like burning lime; It was the great corpse exploitation establishment of the Champagne Army group. Here the bodies are -Created. The fat of one is turned into lubricating oil's! Everything else is ground down in the bone mills into powder for pigs' foods and manure. Nothing must Be wasted.'!— The "Times? , PRACTICAL GRATITUDE TO THE NAVY SOUTH AFRICA , GRANTS ONE MILLION STERLING. '-~ . ■■'.■- Gape Town, April ]5. At the South African Party Congress, Mr. Nolan announced that tie Union Government had decided to grant the Imperial Government a million sterling in recognition of the protection afforded by tlio Navy, under.which South African exports proceeded as usual.— Beuter. ." '.i' PEACE MEETING WRECKED TWO PACIFISTS HURLED OVER THE RAILINGS. . (Rec. April 16, 11.15 p.m.) ' . ■ London, April 16. A peace meeting in the East End was wrecked 1 , and the peace flags tern up by indignant crowds. Two pacifists were burled over the railings. The proceedings concluded with a meeting in aid of discharged soldieTS, and a large sum /was realised.—Renter.