NEW FRENCH CHIEF OF STAFF --- GENERAL PETAIN

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3068, 2 May 1917, Page 5

NEW FRENCH CHIEF OF STAFF --- GENERAL PETAIN

Paris, April 30.. General Potaui, the hero of Verdun, has been appointed Chief of tho Trench General Staff. The appointment is likely to be followed by various strengthening changes at headquarters.—Router.

ANOTHER STORY OF THE AUSTRALIANS AT LAGNICOURT

(Rec. May I, 7 p.m.)

London, April 30. Mr. Philip Gibbs writes: "Sunshiny spring weather has replaced the cold and wet, and the mud has become dust." Describing the Australians' fight at Lagnicourt, ho says: "In counter-attacking they found many Germans in the dug-outs, and great stores of beer, cigars, and food, a find for thirsty men. This 'mopping up' battalion, as it is technically called, mopped up the beer arid the fat cigars, and with the mouth of a bottle of beei: in one hand and a bavonet in the other continued thoir hunt for prisoners. Two hundred Germans who attempted to surrender under the- white flag were shot down by their own machine-gunners. The Australians inflicted appalling casualties. Three thousand Germans were caught behind thoir own cutanglementß. Five Australians found themselves cut off, and hid in the German Hues, where they remained for five days -without food or water. Then they found a. gap in the entanglements and escaped."—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. THE FOOD CRISIS IN BRITAIN SECRET SESSION OF PARLIAMENT PRIME MINISTER STUDYING SUBMARINE PROBLEM London, April 30. A meeting of Liberals, including Mr. Winston Chjircbill, passed a resolution welcoming a secret session, and asking the Government .to make statements regarding , the supply of-men for the armies in relation to other needs and the loss of mercantile, tonnage, and also the resultant prospects for the. food supply. ~-..-, It is understood that the whole question of-the. submarine campaign as ■receiving Mr. Lloyd George's personal attention.—Aiig.-N.Z. Gable Assn. A DISCUSSION ON NAVAL MATTERS. London, April 30. Mr. Bonar Law stated that an opportunity for discussing naval matters would be afforded at a secret session to be held next week.—Router. MR. LLOYD GEORGE TAKES STOCK OF THE SITUATION — A LONG DAY AT THE ADMIRALTY. : . (Rec. May 1, 11.50 p.m.) •■■■■' London, May 1. The "Times" states that at the request of the War Cabinet and his colleagues, Mr. Lloyd George spent the wholo of yesterday at the Admiralty in connection with the submarino menace. He hold a thorough stocktalcing of our anti-submarine organisation, and conferred with -the officials I concerned.—-Tho "Times." . .VALUABLE POOD CARGO LOST. ; , ' , Sydney, May 1. Tho Australian transport Ballarat (which was sunk by a submarine at tho entrance to the English Channel) had a largo cargo, including 1)25 bales of wool, 978 tons of wheat, 19,566 crates of rabbits, and 4200 pieces of beef. —Proas Association. . . . AMERICAN OIL SHIP SUNK. Washington, April 30. The American oil ship Vacuum has been torpedoed and sunk. The naval gunners who were on hoard are missing.—Ausi-N.Z.' Cable Assn. DECREASE IN CHANNEL SHIPPING LOSSES BUT LOSSES GENERALLY HAVE INCREASED. London, April 30. Speaking in tho House of Common s, Sir Edward Oarson, First Lord of the Admiralty, stated that owing to the increaso in tho number of submarines in other areas and the increaso of patrol boats iii the Channel, tho loss of shipping in tho Channel in April was less than in any of tho preceding three months. He admitted that tho shipping losses generally were increasing.—Reuter. , . • . . . . ■ . PRINTING THE BREAD TICKETS London, 'April 30. The "Daily Telegraph" learns officially that bread tickets _aro being printed in readiness for immediate introduction if consumption. is. not reducctl !■■■*' Five thousand tons of Australian wheat parcels, in passage, were sold at 83s, and two thousand parcels of Australian in passage were soldi in Dublin at 84s. Gd.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. • • ■ ■ MEATLESS DAYS MIGHT HAVE TO BE ABANDONED. ■ •/ . ■ ■ . ' ' / London, April 30. Iα the House of-Commons, Mr. C. Bathurst said that meatless" days might have to' be abandoned, becauso they involved a strain on tho consumption of bread. Ho added that the prohibition of horse-racing applied to Ireland. An order providing for tho rationing of thoroughbreds would be issued shortly.—Reuter. . . ■ ' GUARANTEED SAFE CONDUCT CONTINENTAL STEAM SERUU VICE INAUGURATED. ; (Rec. May 1, 11.10 p.nu) London, May 1. A Continental steamship service Hwcen Holland and Southwold, under i guaranteed safe conduct by Germany, was inaugurated yesterday.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. . ' , ;