LATE WAR NEWS.

Evening Star, Issue 16093, 19 April 1916, Page 8

LATE WAR NEWS.

STOP PRESS ITEMS,

(Press Association—By Telegraphs-Copyright.) n , T , » r4 n 6 , r • WASHINGTON, April 18. : Count Jaernstorli told beereta.ry Lansinir-- that under no circumstances •would Germany give up her submarine warfare, which was retaliating for the British food blockade, Germany was, however, he said, willing to make amends for any violutions'of international law. President Wilson has decided to Lay the whole submarine issue before Congress immediately. A breach of diplomatic relations with Germany is now believed to bo unavoidable. „ „ _ t LONDON, April 18. At the Guildhall Mr W M. Hughes was presented with the freedom of the City of London. In responding, Mr Hughes dwelt entirely on the Empire question. Ho referred to the urgency of creating conditions under ■which tho population of Great Britain and the Dominions might rapidly increase and develop our enormous resources. He said the war had plunged civilisation into an inferno, had saturated the earth with the blood of our sons, and had brought sorrow to their homes: but it had welded the scattered nations of the Empire into a united people. Wheu he spoke of the Empire ho did not speak of territorial expansion nor increase of wealth, but of our wider opportunities' for developing free government and economic and social conditions worthy of a great people and compatible with the integrity of the Empire, which would ensure the peaceful nations of the earth absolute security from disturbers of tho world's peace. That was what the Empire and its maintenance meant. Ho concluded by emphasising the necessity for de-feuding the Empire, as the responsibility* for the world's peace ami of civilisation and future democracy depended* on our ability to \lo so. The Loudon; Liverpool; Manchester, and Glasgow butter traders are requesting the- Foreign Office to receive a deputation to point out the seriousness, of stopping the importation of Siberian butter. The impression is that Russia may grant licenses to export it. The Government have prohibited the holding of a " stop the war " meeting arranged for Trafalgar square next Sunday, on the ground that it would bo likely to lead to grave disturbances. There was a large attendance of members of Parliament at Westminster in anticipation of Mr Asqnitli's statement on compulsion. Mr Lloyd George was, however, a notable absentee. The Finance Bill was passed by the Commons. Lord Milner's motion favoring general compulsion without delay was debated in the House cu Lords. Lord Miluer said he thought the "atte limit, might advantageously ho raised, to 45. (Jur lack of men had been a permanent and -ambiguous, cause of weakness and a- very heavy handicap. 'l'; ;• time had come to put our last measure of strength' into trie struggle.—Lord Crewe said the Government hoped to make a statement on Wednesday. The,/ had to view tho question from every possible angle.—The debate *was adjourned. 1 . COPENHAGEN, April 18. A number' of persons were killed or wounded by an explosion at tho new torpedo works at Wilhelmshayeru, £ATE TELEGRAMS, » (Per United Press Association.) -vr ~. t T ~ , , ~ ' . AUCKLAND, April 19. Mr Justice _ Hoskmg to-day gave his decision appointing' the New Zealand Congregational Union trustees in a bequest bv the late John Bout- of the reversionary interests of his property, valued at £5.000. bequeathed to his daughter as a lite interest. The original bequest named the Congregational Home Missionary Society of Auckland as'the trustees, but there "is no such Mir-,My. His Honor raised the question as to whether the bequest was limited to (lie pmvmee of Auckland. He said it might be necessary in further proceeding.* to add the Attoruoy-Geueral to the parties. Paul Hansen, a .well-known land and estate agent, and ex-Danish ViceConsul at Auckland, was apprehended by detectives this morning and escorted to the tort'at Devouport. The Superintendent of Police, beyond stating that he was acting on orders from Wellington, declined to give any explanation. ° J t . ■ . . „ TAUMARUNUI, April 19. At a meeting or the Taumarumu Borough Council last evening a resolution from a ratepayers' meeting-calling on the Mayor and councillors to resign was considered. It was resolved, by four votes to three, not to resign. I .wo were absent. The Mayor explained that when tho r-;iiancc-.H.;eet came out it would show that the council were in a good fiuan-e-HvP'ni-'"'"- ' ''" °'' ;y U '' J ' :W '' ; " vc ' s Si,at UiL> vates > otc -> v ' el '° ll " 1 ' collected "'V"" l '"' , ~. ~., , April rj. A young_ man named Artiiur r.dward Tronson was sentenced to six monlns imprisonment for obtaining by false pretences £3 10s, also a cameo ring, ( valued'at £5, from a young woman whom ho had promised to marry on Easter Saturday. Tronson, who is married, his wife residing at "Hamilton, admitted that ho was previously convicted of the same class of'offence.